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Trouble with Solaris x86 (1/06).
This problem might be easy or difficult to fix; I'm stumped ether way. I have a GF FX 5700 Ultra installed in my x86 system. The NVIDIA drivers install and work great with the 3/05(GA) release of Solaris 10. With the 1/06 (U1) release, fresh install or updated, the system freezes while starting X with the nvidia driver.
It looks like all the devices and links where created and configured correctly (I don't see any difference between GA and U1) and the module is reported as being loaded. I don't have a lot of information about what's happening because the log files are incomplete and don't show any errors.
I've tried every solution that I could find that seemed even remotely related and I'm still stuck. If anyone has any ideas I would be most grateful.
Re: Trouble with Solaris x86 (1/06).
Sorry to say I have the same problems. Installation of drivers
and rebooting with reboot -- -r caused some problems and
I was told to go into failsafe mode (which I didn't have so
I updated the OS).
Anyway, when the driver is loaded and X starts to load
the system is completely frozen. The Xorg log file will
either be empty or have lines showing pci devices.
Checking I found the device in question (pci10de,1e8) is
my AGP slot.
So I reckon the problem is there but why I don't know.
I've since uninstalled the driver/packages.
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SunOS Solar10E 5.10 Generic_Patch_118844-30 i86pc i386
X Window System Version 6.8.2 (Sun Xorg Release 1.1 for Solaris 10)
SUNWxorg-server package version: 126.96.36.199.10.7400,REV=0.2004.12.15
SUNWxorg-server patches applied: 118966-11 119062-01
Re: Trouble with Solaris x86 (1/06).
The transition from Solaris 10 3/05 to 1/06 introduced ACPI support
which may have issues with some BIOSes. Search through your BIOS
options and disable items that sound like:
USB legacy support
Re: Trouble with Solaris x86 (1/06).
The solution in post #5 to thread "8762 still locks up like 8756" by marcdw fixes the problem I was having. I just had to disable NvAGP with:
Option "NvAgp" "0"
Turns out the problem was easy to fix, it just took a while to figure it out. Though, I was sure I tried this before without success.:o
Re: Trouble with Solaris x86 (1/06).
Heh, I thought I had tried it too but what I think is that I was trying NvAGP
options 1 and 3 (being in the Linux mindset). But when I looked through
the README I found out that there's only two options, NvAGP or nothing.
Option "NvAgp" "0" ... disables AGP support
Option "NvAgp" "1" ... use NVAGP, if possible
Option "NvAgp" "2" ... disables AGP support
Option "NvAGP" "3" ... use NVAGP, if possible
I wonder what hardware NVAGP supports. Having an nForce mobo I was sure
there wouldn't be a problem.
Well, we went through a lot of hassle and wind up with a simple solution. :)
Re: Trouble with Solaris x86 (1/06).
Hello, everyone,
I'm building a new box for Solaris 10. It will be a dedicated box
Mobo A8n-SLI Delux, AMD64 3700+ CPU, MSI 6600 GT Card, 1GB RAM, Native (on board) network, sound. NEC ND-3540a DVD Drive.
Understanding that you have some knowledge and experience installing and running solaris 10, AM I looking for trouble with this hardware. I have Solaris 10, built 3/05 DVD Installation set.
Thanks for an advice.
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The following is a brief description of each matter submitted to a vote at the Annual Meeting, as well as the number of votes cast for, withheld or against, the number of abstentions and the number of broker non-votes with respect to each matter, as applicable. For more information about these proposals, please refer to the Company's proxy statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") on April 7, 2014.
The number of shares of common stock entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting was 37,872,682. The number of shares of common stock present or represented by valid proxy at the annual meeting was 29,735,682. Certain matters submitted to a binding vote of stockholders at the Annual Meeting were approved as described below.
Proposal No. 1: Election of Class III Directors Rusty Ray and Wendell Wierenga, Ph.D. were elected to serve as Class III directors. Mr. Ray received 12,792,515 votes for and 3,148,665 votes withheld, and Dr. Wierenga received 14,783,172 votes for and 1,158,008 votes withheld. There were 13,794,502 broker non-votes regarding the election of directors.
Proposal No. 2: Ratify Selection of Auditors
Stockholders ratified the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2014. The results of the voting included 26,420,737 votes for, 2,973,660 votes against and 341,285 votes abstained. There were no broker non-votes regarding this proposal.
Proposal No. 3: Conduct an Advisory (Non-Binding) Vote on Executive Compensation
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Proposal No. 4: Change of the Company's Corporate Domicile from Nevada to Delaware
Stockholders did not approve the Company's proposal to change the Company's corporate domicile from Nevada to Delaware, which required a majority of the total outstanding shares of common stock in order to pass. The results of the voting included 13,758,029 votes for, 909,394 votes against and 1,273,757 votes abstained. There were 13,794,502 broker non-votes regarding this proposal.
On May 15, 2014, the Company provided an update to its corporate presentation. The presentation is currently available on the Company's website and filed herewith as Exhibit 99.1.
The information set forth in this Item 7.01, including Exhibit 99.1, is being
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Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that Section, and it shall not be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or under the Exchange Act, whether made before or after the date hereof, except as expressly provided by specific reference in such a filing.
By filing this Current Report on Form 8-K and furnishing the information in this Item 7.01, the Company makes no admission as to the materiality of Item 7.01 in this report or the presentation attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1. The information contained in the presentation is summary information that is intended to be considered in the context of the Company's filings with the SEC and other public announcements that the Company makes, by press release or otherwise, from time to time. The Company undertakes no duty or obligation to publicly update or revise the information contained in this Item, although it may do so from time to time as its management believes is appropriate. Any such updating may be made through the filing of other reports or documents with the SEC, through press releases or through other public disclosure.
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In this talk given at The San Francisco HTML5 User Group on March 29, 2012, Boris Smus will cover his experiences writing real HTML5 apps for the cross device web.
He will dive into code sharing across different form factors, layout considerations using the flexbox model, hardware accelerated positioning, scrolling, simulating :active pseudo-state, multi-touch gestures and other best practices.
You can find Boris's slides here.
This event was organized by Marakana and Kaazing, and hosted by Trigger.io. If you're interested in learning more about HTML5 development, check out some of Marakana's HTML5 training courses.


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In trading on Friday, shares of Heico Corp. (HEI) crossed below their 200 day moving average of $40.92, changing hands as low as $40.76 per share. Heico Corp. shares are currently trading up about 0.2% on the day. The chart below shows the one year performance of HEI shares, versus its 200 day moving average:
Click here to find out which 9 other stocks recently crossed below their 200 day moving average »
Looking at the chart above, HEI's low point in its 52 week range is $34.01 per share, with $47.65 as the 52 week high point — that compares with a last trade of $41.41.
According to the ETF Finder at ETF Channel, HEI makes up 1.63% of the iShares Dow Jones U.S. Aerospace & Defense Index Fund ETF (ITA) which is trading up by about 0.7% on the day Friday.


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Global Science Report is a weekly feature from the Center for the Study of Science, where we highlight one or two important new items in the scientific literature or the popular media. For broader and more technical perspectives, consult our monthly "Current Wisdom."
As promised, we report here on yet another published estimate of the earth's equilibrium climate sensitivity that is towards the low end of the United Nations' Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) range of possibilities.
Recall that the equilibrium climate sensitivity is the amount that the earth's surface temperature will rise from a doubling of the pre-industrial atmospheric concentration of carbon dioxide. As such, it is probably the most important factor in determining whether or not we need to "do something" to mitigate future climate change. Lower sensitivity means low urgency, and, if low enough, carbon dioxide emissions confer a net benefit.
And despite common claims that the "science is settled" when it comes to global warming, we are still learning more and more about the earth complex climate system—and the more we learn, the less responsive it seems that the earth's average temperature is to human carbon dioxide emissions.
The latest study to document a low climate sensitivity is authored by independent scientist Nic Lewis and is scheduled for publication in the Journal of Climate. Lewis' study is a rather mathematically complicated reanalysis of another earlier mathematically complicated analysis that matches the observed global temperature change to the temperature change produced from a simple climate model with a configurable set of parameters whose actual values are largely unknown but can be assigned in the model simulations. By varying the values of these parameters in the models and seeing how well the resulting temperature output matches the observations, you can get some idea as to what the real-world value of these parameters are. And the main parameter of interest is the equilibrium climate sensitivity. Lewis' study also includes additional model years and additional years of observations, including several years from the current global warming "hiatus" (i.e., the lack of a statistically significant rise in global temperature that extends for about 16 years, starting in early 1997).
We actually did something along a similar vein—in English—and published it back in 2002. We found the same thing that Lewis did: substantially reduced warming. We were handsomely rewarded for our efforts by the climategate mafia, who tried to get 1) the paper withdrawn, 2) the editor fired—not just from the journal, but from Auckland University, and 3) my (Michaels) 1979 PhD "reopened" by University of Wisconsin.


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Lenny Kravitz Gossip
Lenny Kravitz gossip, latest news, photos, and video.
Smutty Social Media, Tuesday May 26, 2015
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Mindy Kaling and B.J. Novak are not writing a tell-all – but it will tell some, right? Thanks for asking about the book @bjnovak & I are working on! It's not a tell-all, sadly. I can say it's going to be really funny and cool.. — Mindy Kaling (@mindykaling) May 26, 2015 Full Story
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I love this dress on Uzo Aduba. A photo posted by Uzo Aduba (@uzoaduba) Full Story
Lisa & Lenny: Best MET Parents
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Their daughter will be seen in the upcoming Mad Max: Fury Road, due out in a couple of weeks. So they decided to come together, the entire family. Although, generous, understanding parents that they are, Lisa Bonet and Lenny Kravitz were OK with not posing with Zoe on the carpet. They walked together instead. Full Story
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It seems like all the famous people decided to go on vacation this week – here's Brit in Hawaii with one of her sons (I can't tell them apart). Did you see her PEOPLE Magazine cover? I really like Charlie for her. AL-O-HA! 🌴 Full Story
The only combination
This must be how some people feel about Jennifer Aniston and Brad Pitt. It was certainly how I felt about Brad Pitt and Gwyneth Paltrow. That I could never see him with anyone else…until Angelina Jolie happened. And now, with Brange, there is no other combination. Which is kinda how I feel about Lisa Bonet and Lenny Kravitz who stepped out together in Hollywood the other day. Full Story
So here's a cool dinner
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You in the mood for some Celebrity Friend Envy? Denzel Washington and Lenny Kravitz had dinner last night in LA. Look exactly as cool as you'd expect them to look together. Denzel and Lenny. Do you think they talked about whether or not to share the brussel sprouts? I will always order brussel sprouts on a menu. Full Story
Lenny, Zoe, and Drake
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Zoe Kravitz accompanied her father Lenny to the Catching Fire LA premiere last night. Is this the hottest father-daughter combination in the history of everything? Jesus! It's TOO MUCH. Zoe's wearing Balenciaga. It's the same dress Kristen Wiig wore in white last week. Click here Full Story
Lenny in The Butler and Minka & Chris's staggered exit
They're pushing The Butler as an award contender possibility, opening strategically at the same time of year as The Help and hoping for a solid box office to carry it through fall and the long season. My colleague Traci Melchor was just at the junket last weekend. She loved it. She said it was Lenny Kravitz's performance, among all those BIG NAMES, that really stood out. Full Story
Nicole, Keith, and Lenny!
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Remember when Nicole Kidman dated Lenny Kravitz? For that matter, remember when Nicole Kidman dated Q-Tip?!? Right?! You totally forgot! Nicole Kidman and Q-Tip! Yes. Before Nicole found Keith Urban, she was with Q-Tip and she was with Lenny. And last night, as she accompanied Keith to the CMT Awards, they all ran into each other backstage and posed for a photo. Full Story
Self Promotion? Civic Duty? It's a Two-fer.
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Almost everything I've read on Twitter or Facebook today begins with the line "To My American Friends…" and is followed by some instruction on voting smart, or voting for the right guy, or voting at all. We have some envy here, is what you need to know. Canadian elections are…not like yours. Full Story
I know my Mimi who wants her Lenny
As reported yesterday American Idol is apparently negotiating with Nicki Minaj to replace Steven Tyler. The people who run American Idol obviously don't know my Mimi. Here's what I wrote in the original post yesterday - click here for a refresher - in response to the news: Did they even consult with Mimi? Never mind the actual show, how will they even get through the seating arrangement process? Does Mimi seem to you like she plays well with girls? Girls who are younger than she is? And mouthy ones who like to stunt as much as the Minaj? TMZ Full Story
Photo Assumption: What Lenny thinks of Shelfy
On Wetten Dass in Germany the other day...Lenny Kravitz looks thoroughly depressed that a girl as gorgeous as Jessica Biel can be so f-cking boring. You see how he seems much more engaged when talking to everyone, ANYONE, else? There are a couple of shots involving Shelfy that totally crack me up. More on the way, and then a post about the food thing. Full Story
The Hunger Games posters: cause for optimism
We are just about 5 months away from The Hunger Games movie in March. So far it's been one step forward, one step back, particularly as it relates to casting. Lionsgate has released 8 character posters to start building momentum. There's a lot of photoshopping and skin doctoring happening here. And still, I don't hate it. Full Story
He wears it better than you
And me. All of us. And it's not just the boots, you know. It's the entire outfit. Which is a really, really cute outfit. You just don't notice the rest because the boots, well, they're obviously the piece de resistance. The wedge, the shape of the toe, how they stop at exactly the right spot below the knee – it's a great, great look, one that only he and Prince can pull off. Full Story


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Tirupur: Minister for Labour T.M. Anbarasan inaugurated the District Employment Office and a new academic block in the Government Industrial Training Institute (ITI) here on Tuesday.
Official sources said that the district employment office for the newly formed Tirupur district had been constituted by a Government Order with the staff core comprising District Employment Officer, two Junior Employment Officers, four assistants, one junior assistant, one record clerk, two typists and an office assistant.
On the day, A. Jyothimani assumed charge as the first District Employment Officer.
Mr. Anbarasan said that a total of 92,892 (47,957 male and 44,935 female) job seekers figured in the 'live register' at the employment exchanges in Coimbatore and Erode district and who originally hail from areas presently under Tirupur district, were relocated into the 'live register' created under the control of District Employment Office here. Of them, 47,623 (24,135 male and 23,488 female) candidates were regrouped from Coimbatore employment exchange while the rest from Erode District Employment Office.
Regional Deputy Director (Employment) A. Latha said that an 'employment mela' would be conducted on second Friday of every month at the Distirct Employment Office situated on Collectorate premises to help the unemployed youth get jobs in the private sector. Besides, study circle opened at the District Employment Office would offer free coaching to youth who were aspiring to take competitive examinations conducted by bodies like Union Public Service Commission and Railway Recruitment Board, among others.


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'Pen putting signature on Astros' campaign
Chemistry of unit a factor, but talent and depth going a long way for Houston
HOUSTON -- Despite having the best record in the American League, the Astros aren't a team without flaws. They strike out too often, they probably rely on home runs too much and their starting rotation isn't as deep as you'd like for a contender.
All those issues might lead to sleepless nights for manager A.J. Hinch, but he can rest his head comfortably each night when he thinks about his bullpen. Houston's relief corps, the source of so much angst the past few years, has lived up to preseason expectations and has emerged as one of the best in the game.
Brian McTaggart is a reporter for MLB.com and writes an MLBlog, Tag's Lines. Follow @brianmctaggart on Twitter and listen to his podcast. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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Best Of The Beatles (Alto Sax). By The Beatles. For Saxophone. Chart. Classic Rock, Britpop and Psychedelic Rock. Difficulty: medium. Solo Songbook. Transposed melody. 96 pages. Published by Hal Leonard (HL.847219).
ISBN 0793521440. With transposed melody. Classic Rock, Britpop and Psychedelic Rock. 9x12 inches.
89 of the greatest songs from the legends of Liverpool, including: All You Need Is Love * And I Love Her * The Fool on the Hill * Got to Get You Into My Life * Here, There, and Everywhere * Let It Be * Norwegian Wood * Something * Ticket to Ride * and more.


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SPLC Releases Fall 2006 Issue of Teaching Tolerance Magazine
The Center has released the Fall 2006 issue of Teaching Tolerance magazine, which includes an article about children adjusting to life and school in Houston after being displaced by Hurricane Katrina.
Teaching Tolerance, published twice a year by the Center and mailed free to 600,000 educators throughout the nation, contains 64 pages of articles and resources to help teachers promote respect and tolerance in their classrooms.
The new issue includes:
- "New Orleans, Texas," about two schools whose teachers are helping children from New Orleans overcome the trauma of Hurricane Katrina and its aftermath;
- "Learning Lakota," about educators on the Rosebud Reservation in South Dakota who wrestle with a culturally responsive curriculum;
- "2-4-6-Hate," which reports on what happens when sports chants go foul and provides expert guidance for teachers and administrators;
- "We Were Still the Enemy," a daughter's recollection of her father's imprisonment in Japanese American prison camps during World War II.
- "Connecting Through Technology," featuring a Teaching Tolerance grant to schools using innovative technology to help New York students learn about immigration, disabilities and, ultimately, each other; and,
- a parenting column about the stigma of mental illness.
In addition, the magazine introduces educators to Rhinos and Raspberries: Stories & Activities for Young Peacemakers, Teaching Tolerance's newest teaching kit.
Teaching Tools reviews the best multicultural books, films, posters and CDs available. And Activity Exchange provides classroom activities for early, middle and upper grades.
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Arrival port of Santander
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Cargo Vessel FIDELIO, assisted by tugs, entering the lock Zeebrugge Harbour.
Taken from Battery Point, Portishead
Passing Portishead inbound for Royal Portbury Dock from Koper.
FIDELIO alongside at Autoport,Halifax,N.S. on 11.07.12.
Fidelio Outbound passing Portishead Point.
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Port of Gdańsk - Gdańsk Shiprepair Yard "Remontowa" - floating dock No.6
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Turkey bans entry to thousands of Syria-bound militants
Published on Jun 24, 2014 11:24 PM
ISTANBUL (AFP) - Turkey on Tuesday said it has banned entry to more than five thousand foreign jihadists suspected of seeking to head to Syria to join radical Islamist groups fighting the Syrian regime.
Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan said his Islamic-rooted government was taking "all the measures" to stem the flow of jihadists from abroad, who were "using Turkey as a transit point" to enter war-torn Syria.
"We have banned entry to more than 5,300 people from abroad who were planning to join the radical groups in Syria. We are detaining suspected terrorists and deporting them. We have deported more than 824 people since 2012," Mr Erdogan said during a televised address to EU ambassadors in Ankara.
His comments came amid mounting concerns in Europe about the growing national security threat posed by jihadists returning home from Syria.
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Our local strawberry patch will be opening in a few weeks, and I can't wait. Sure, you can buy them from the supermarket, but sun-ripened strawberries are simply the best. In keeping with my excitement for strawberry season, I came up with a recipe that combines strawberry jam and Hodgson Mill Apples & More Muesli in an easy to fix, healthy breakfast. Read More »
Sometimes you just need a cookie. Not any old cookie, a really good one; crispy on the outside, tender in the middle and loaded with goodies. Gluten Free Brown Butter Oatmeal Scotchies are all that and gluten free, thanks to Hodgson Mill Gluten Free Multi Purpose Baking Mix. Filled with Hodgson Mill Thick Cut Rolled Oats, crunchy pecans, and butterscotch morsels, these brown butter delights will undoubtedly satisfy your cookie craving. Read More »
Looking for something special to share with your sweetie this Valentine's Day? How about a batch of Gluten Free Chocolate Covered Strawberry Bars? Chocolate covered strawberries are always a winning choice on Valentine's Day and now you can have them in a delicious, easy to fix, gluten free bar cookie. Read More »
January is one of my favorite months; not because of the weather (it's much too cold!), but because the pace is slower and more relaxed than the hustle and bustle of November and December. No parties. No shopping. No holiday prep work. Just plenty of time to sit back, enjoy a good book, drink hot tea and of course, nibble on a few cookies. Read More »
It's mid-December and we're in full-blown baking mode. You name it and we're making it. Biscotti? Yep- . . Read More »
Halloween is all about tricks and treats and these Halloween Whole Wheat Brownie Bars definitely fall under the treat category. Rich, fudgy brownies covered in chocolate, loaded with sprinkles and served on a stick - what could be better? Well, what if I told you these delicious brownies begin with Hodgson Mill Brownie Mix with Whole Wheat Flour & Milled Flax Seed? Read More »
I can usually tell how much my family likes a new recipe by how quickly it gets eaten – and boy did these Brown Butter Whole Wheat Snickerdoodle Blondies disappear fast! Brown butter, cream cheese swirl, crunchy cinnamon sugar topping –they're like snickerdoodles, but taken to a whole other delicious level. And guess what? Read More »
Cookies are a great idea any time of year, but these Whole Wheat Apple Butterscotch Oat Cookies are the perfect way to kick off fall baking. Yes – fall baking. That slight nip in the morning air means that the seasons are changing and fall is knocking at the door. As much as I love summer, there's a lot to love about fall - cozy sweaters, campfires, football, comfort food and apples – lots and lots of apples. Read More »
Every spring when I'm planting my vegetable garden, I prepare four mounds of dirt and put five zucchini seeds in each one. Most of the time, about half of the seeds germinate, a few seedlings get eaten by bugs and one or two die for some reason or another, leaving me with around six plants – still a lot of zucchini. It just so happens that this summer ALL of the seeds grew into huge, prolific plants that are producing enough zucchini to feed a small army. Read More »
Freshly picked blueberries are my husband's favorite summertime fruit. Each time we go to our local blueberry patch, we make sure to pick an extra pailful of blueberries, so he has plenty to snack on. Because these berries are so prized, whatever I make with them needs to be top-notch. Read More »


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Engineering students are fully engaged in the Tufts community through their housing, activities and clubs, and cultural activities. Engineering students are seamlessly integrated into campus life for a rewarding and enriched campus experience.
From student services to course electives to roommates - engineering students share the vibrant campus life at Tufts.
In the slideshow above, hear Leiny Garcia, E14, one of the
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Will Langford, E'12, (center) uses his
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IncGamers Podcast #178 with Solarix Producer Mark Gregory
This week the IncGamers Podcast team increases by one, as we're joined by Solarix producer Mark Gregory to discuss the game's continued development following the unsuccessful Kickstarter campaign.
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UIG Entertainment is apparently proud to announce that Kick-Ass 2 has just hit Steam, which is silly, because it's terrible.
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A new trailer shows that the Kick-Ass 2 game tie-in I laughed at last year isn't dead: it was just delayed until May 2014.
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Bass Strait Central Zone Scallop Fishery
Ministerial Decision
Ian Cresswell, Delegate of the Minister for the Environment and Heritage, 24 September 2004
Mr Tony Rundle
Australian Fisheries Management Authority
PO Box 7051 Canberra Business Centre
Dear Mr Rundle
I am writing regarding letters received from Mr Johnson and Mr Ryan of the Australian Fisheries Management Authority (AFMA) dated 7 July 2004 regarding proposed amendments to the Bass Strait Central Zone Scallop (BSCZS) Fishery Management Plan 2002 and the Wildlife Trade Operation declaration for the BSCZS Fishery. As you are aware, the fishery and management plan were assessed in 2002 under Parts 4, 10, 13 and 13A of the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (the Act) and changes to the management plan have implications for decisions made regarding the fishery.
I understand that, in essence, the proposed amendments to the BSCZS Fishery Management Plan involve a minor editorial correction to the description of the fishery area; allow AFMA to set the dates for the fishing season annually; and increase the minimum legal size for Commercial Scallops.
I consider that the proposed amendments should improve management of the fishery. Providing AFMA with increased flexibility in setting the dates for the fishing season on an annual basis will allow improved timing of the fishing season with the reproductive cycle of scallops, offering protection at critical times such as during spat settlement. Increasing the minimum size limit of Commercial Scallops from 80 mm to 90 mm will allow scallops to undertake two major spawnings before being available to the fishery and this will have a positive affect on recruitment and the long-term ecological sustainability of the fishery.
The Department of the Environment and Heritage's (DEH) assessment continues to be that actions taken in accordance with the management plan are unlikely to have an unacceptable or unsustainable impact on the environment, that the management plan requires that all reasonable steps are taken to ensure that protected species are not injured or killed and that the level of interactions with such species in the fishery is not likely to adversely affect the conservation status of protected species or the survival and recovery of listed threatened species. The plan of management for the BSCZS Fishery continues to provide for the fishery to be managed in an ecologically sustainable way.
I have considered the amended management plan, AFMA's original submission, the DEH assessment report of June 2002, AFMA's progress in implementing the agreed recommendations arising from the original assessment and advice on the proposed amendments.
I have reviewed the management plan, including all of the proposed amendments, and consider that the amendments are likely to lessen the impacts of the fishery on the environment. On this basis, I am satisfied that the amendments do not alter the outcome of the original assessment of the fishery conducted in 2002.
I commend AFMA, ScallopMAC and industry for the progress made in implementing the 2002 assessment recommendations. In particular, the considerable progress in meeting the requirements relating to bycatch and protected species interactions through the review of the Bycatch Action Plan for the BSCZS Fishery. As the original assessment of the fishery remains unchanged, the recommendations made in 2002 remain largely unchanged and must still be addressed prior to the next review of the fishery. I have agreed to amend the recommendation regarding spatial management in the fishery, to align it with the South-East Regional Marine Planning Process which is being undertaken. I have included the revised spatial management recommendation, along with the other recommendations that remain unchanged, at Attachment A.
Recognising the excellent progress in implementing the assessment recommendations, I also intend to vary the original WTO declaration conditions to bring them into line with other fishery WTOs and to extend the declaration to 21 April 2006. I have included a copy of the revised conditions at Attachment B.
I am satisfied that the amended management plan would satisfy the requirements of Parts 4, 10 and 13 of the Act. Accordingly, I have agreed to endorse the amended BSCZS Fishery Management Plan 2002 under Part 10 and table a Notice of Intent (NOI) to accredit the plan under section 33 of the Act. I have also agreed to accredit the amended plan under the protected species provisions of Part 13 of the Act. I am also satisfied that the amended management plan continues to satisfy the requirements of Part 13A. A new decision under Part 13A of the Act is not required and the 2002 decision will remain valid until 2006, after the WTO declaration has been varied.
I understand that the management plan amendments have not yet been tabled in Parliament. I suggest we aim to table the NOI at the same time as the management plan amendments and align the disallowance periods. I ask that you provide a full copy of the amended management plan as soon as possible as I am required to table this at the same time as the NOI. Upon closure of the NOI disallowance period, and unless disallowed, the management plan will be accredited under section 33 of the Act.
Yours sincerely
Ian Cresswell
Delegate of the Minister for the Environment and Heritage
24 September 2004
Attachment A
Recommendations for the Bass Strait Central Zone Scallop Fishery September 2004
- AFMA to review the current limit reference point applying in the fishery to establish whether it is sufficient to ensure long-term stock viability and allow scallops to fulfill their ecological function.
- AFMA to develop and implement actions to build and maintain stocks above the current limit reference point to ensure a higher limit reference point can be implemented if necessary.
- AFMA to analyse the vulnerability of the byproduct species, Doughboy Scallops, to overfishing and, if this analysis concludes that Doughboy Scallops are vulnerable to overfishing, actions to remedy this impact will be implemented as a priority.
- AFMA, in cooperation with Tasmania and Victoria, to review the current spatial management system within the Bass Strait Central Zone Scallop Fishery to ensure that it takes account of:
- High risk impacts of fishing identified through the Ecological Risk Assessment (ERA);
- The ongoing recovery of overfished stocks;
- Important juvenile/spawning/refuge grounds identified for target, key byproduct and protected species; and
- The impacts of fishing on benthic habitats.
- This spatial management system will be integrated with the regional marine planning process for the South East region already underway and will ensure that the entire fishery area is taken into account.
- The Bycatch Action Plan for the Bass Strait Central Zone Scallop Fishery includes a number of actions to collect data on bycatch. If an impact on a protected species is indicated, AFMA to develop and implement measures to reduce interactions to a level that does not threaten the conservation status of the impacted species.
Attachment B
Conditions on the declaration of the Bass Strait Central Zone Scallop Fishery as an Approved Wildlife Trade Operation
September 2004
- Operation of the fishery will be carried out in accordance with the Bass Strait Central Zone Scallop Fishery Management Plan 2002.
- AFMA to inform DEH of any proposed amendment to the management regime for the Bass Strait Central Zone Scallop Fishery to enable DEH to evaluate any impact on the ecological sustainability of the fishery.
- AFMA to report annually to DEH on:
- The extent to which the performance criteria of the Bass Strait Central Zone Scallop Fishery Management Plan 2002 were met in the year; and
- The progress of AFMA in implementing the recommendations for the Bass Strait Central Zone Scallop Fishery.
- This declaration expires on 21 April 2006.


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The present invention relates to universal liner assemblies for use during hip joint replacement surgeries, kits providing a plurality of universal liners, and methods of manufacturing and implanting the universal liners. The universal liners allow the surgeon a greater degree of selection of liners and shells, without being tied to typical liner/shell connections based on material connection constraints.
1. A universal liner assembly, comprising:
(a) a shell having an inner surface;
(b) a liner component having an outer surface;
(c) a band integrally formed around a portion of the outer surface of the liner component such that, in use, the band is adapted to interface with the inner surface of the shell and lock the liner component within the shell, regardless of the material of the liner component.
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14. A universal liner kit, comprising:
(a) a plurality of liner and band assemblies, each assembly comprising a liner component with a band integrally assembled around a portion of the liner component, wherein the liner components are provided in a plurality of materials selected the group consisting of metal, cobalt-chromium, surgical steel, surgical steel alloys, diamond coated metal, ceramic, diamond coated ceramic, polyethylene, biocompatible polymers, or any combinations thereof; and
(b) one or more shell components adapted to receive one of the plurality of liner components.
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20. A universal liner assembly, comprising:
(a) a polyethylene liner component having an outer surface;
(b) a band having anti-rotation features adapted to cooperate with the outer surface, the band integrally formed around the outer surface of the polyethylene liner component such that, in use, the band is adapted to interface with and secure the universal liner in a shell that was initially designed for use with a ceramic or metal liner.
21. The universal liner assembly of
22. A method of manufacturing a polyethylene universal liner, comprising:
(a) providing a polyethylene liner component;
(b) cooling the liner component to cause it to shrink;
(c) fitting a circumferential band around the liner component;
(d) allowing the liner component to warm to cause it to expand, causing the band to lock to the liner component.
23. A method of performing a joint revision implant surgery, comprising
(a) leaving a shell from a previous surgery in place in the patient's socket;
(b) placing a universal liner in the shell, the universal liner comprising
(i) a liner having an outer surface;
(ii) a band integrally formed around the outer surface of the liner such that, in use, the band is adapted to interface with the shell and lock the liner within the shell, regardless of the material of the liner.
This application claims priority to U.S. Provisional Patent Application Ser. No. 60/552,296, filed Mar. 11, 2004, the entire contents of which are hereby incorporated by reference.
The present invention relates to universal liners that are particularly useful in joint replacement surgeries.
Orthopaedic implants are becoming increasingly prevalent as millions of patients have been treated for degenerative diseases and other conditions that affect proper hip, knee, shoulder and other joint function. Surgery to replace a joint that articulates in a socket often involves removing the damaged parts of the relevant joint and replacing them with prosthetic components.
For example, consider the hip. The hip joint is often called a ball-and-socket joint because the spherical head of the thighbone (femur) moves inside the cup-shaped socket (acetabulum) of the pelvis. To duplicate this action, a hip replacement implant typically has a stem, which fits into the femur and provides stability; a ball, which replaces the spherical head of the femur, and a cup, which replaces the worn-out hip socket. The cup typically features an acetabular shell and a liner.
Each component of the implant is typically provided in various sizes in order to accommodate different body sizes and types. In some designs, the stem and ball are one piece; other designs are modular, allowing for additional customization in fit. Typically, for cementless applications, a shell is implanted into the socket and a liner is implanted into the shell. A modular prosthetic stem is then implanted into the patient's intramedullary canal and a head (or ball) is positioned on the stem. The head is also adapted to be positioned in the liner, so that the prosthetic is allowed to articulate in the liner, just as a bone would articulate within a natural socket.
In choosing the joint implant components to use, a surgeon takes into consideration many factors, such as the patient's age, weight, and activity level, as well as relevant factors relating to the implant itself, such as the type of liner to be used (e.g., ceramic, cross lined polyethylene, ultra high molecular weight polyethylene, metal, and so forth) in conjunction with the type of shell (and thus the locking connection featured by the shell) to be used. The liner and shell are typically chosen together because connections between liners and shells are material-specific and design-specific.
For example, ceramic liner to metal shell (and metal liner to metal shell) connections typically use a Morse taper connection, which means that the outer surface of the liner is tapered slightly in order to cooperate with a corresponding taper on the inner surface of the shell. This allows the liner to lock in the shell via a secure connection formed by the tapers.
By contrast, polyethylene liner to metal shell connections typically use a non-Morse taper connection because of the low push-out force resistance of polyethylene. In other words, a Morse taper connection may not secure a polyethylene liner to a metal shell because a tapered polyethylene liner wants to "push" itself out of the shell. Polyethylene liner to metal shell locking connections will vary, but two common examples are axial locking features and rotational locking features.
However, there may be instances in which the surgeon would prefer to select the liner and the shell independently from one another, e.g., a particular shell may have a preferred bone in-growth feature or a certain implantation feature, or a particular liner may have properties that will be advantageous to that particular patient. A surgeon may not want to use the type of liner that is adapted to cooperate with the particular shell chosen and vice versa. One work-around method that has been used by some surgeons is to apply cement to the pre-existing shell to secure a polyethylene liner. However, there is not currently a system available that provides such flexibility.
Additionally, although many advancements have been made to prolong the life of implants, joint implant surgeries may need to be repeated due to the wear experienced by the artificial joint over prolonged periods of time due. Wear debris can be generated from the articulating movement of the components against one another, the components may loosen, ceramic inserts may fail due to fracture, recurrent dislocation may occur, and so forth. During revision surgery, which is a surgery that replaces a current implant with a new one, the surgeon often needs to remove the shell, liner, and implant and replace them with new components.
One of the problems experienced with revision surgeries is that the shell, which may be have integrated into the patient's bone over time, has to be removed because the liner being used does not have connecting features that correspond to those of the current shell and/or because the connecting features of the current shell are going to be damaged during removal of the current liner.
For example, if the surgeon is planning to use a non-tapered liner, but the currently-implanted shell is tapered, there is no way to create a secure connection. For instance, if a surgeon is removing a ceramic liner and chooses to replace it with a polyethylene liner, the surgeon will have to remove the entire shell and replace it with a shell having a different connection mechanism because the polyethylene liner likely will not engage properly via a Morse taper. There is nothing to hold the polyethylene liner in place, particularly because as polyethylene warms up (e.g., due to body temperature), it expands and tends to pop out. As discussed above, one alternative method of securing a non-fitting polyethylene liner in place during revision surgery is to cement the liner to the cup, but that is not optimal.
Another example of why the shell often needs to be removed during revision surgery is because when the surgeon removes the initial liner (the one implanted during the primary surgery), even if the replacement liner has a connection that corresponds with the current shell, there is often a threadform on the inner surface of the shell that is deformed or damaged during removal of the initial liner. Although this threadform may have helped to secure the initial liner, it will no longer be operable to secure the replacement liner due to its deformation. This is particularly a concern if the surgeon wishes to use a ceramic liner during the revision surgery because the deformed threadform may create a raised edge when the initial liner is removed, preventing a new ceramic liner from being properly received by the shell. A ceramic liner being replaced is at risk of either (a) being cracked or fractured on the raised edge of the threadform during replacement or (b) causing a higher risk of fracture during prolonged use from cyclic fatigue against the deformation.
Thus, it would be advantageous to provide a universal liner that can cooperate with a currently-implanted shell to cut down on trauma to the patient due to removal of the shell. (Many shells are provided with a bone in-growth material (such as a porous coating or a biological material) that has encouraged the patient's bone to fuse with the shell. Accordingly, removal of the shell can cause unnecessary trauma to the patient and removal of extra bone, neither of which are optimal.)
It would also be advantageous to provide a universal liner that gives the surgeon more choices of liner to shell connection pre-operatively.
Accordingly, there is a need in the art for a more universal liner connection.
The present invention comprehends various embodiments of universal liner assemblies which may be employed, among other things, for use during hip joint replacement surgeries. It also comprehends various kits providing a plurality of universal liners, as well as methods of manufacturing and implanting the universal liners. It is beneficial for various implant components used in connection with joint replacement surgeries to be interchangeable, i.e., for liners of various materials to be able to be used with different types of shells. Additionally, because revision surgeries are common, it is particularly beneficial for a surgeon to be able to choose between universal liners of various materials that can be implanted into a currently-implanted shell.
Embodiments of the universal liners described in this document provide a band assembly and a liner component that are assembled together and provided as a one-piece universal liner. One of the benefits of such universal liners is that the band portion interfaces with the inner portion of the shell, taking the specific material of the liner component (and thus the material-specific connection required for it to interface with the shell) out of the equation.
The band portion may have one or more features that cooperate securely within the shell, such as a tapered slope that interfaces with a tapered shell, anti-rotation features on the band that interface with the liner or an inner portion of the shell, or other feature. The concept is that the band of the universal liner cooperates with and secures the universal liner within the inner portion of the shell.
FIGS. 5A-C show side perspective views of further embodiments of band portions of a universal liner according to various embodiments of the invention having anti-rotation structures and asperities.
Shell 50 may be made from any biocompatible material that has sufficient strength and wear resistance properties for prolonged use, such as titanium, titanium alloys, cobalt-chromium, surgical steel alloys, or other desired material. It may be press-fit (such that it fits in the prepared socket without cement) or it may be intended to be secured with cement. Shell 50 may have attachment structures 54 that may also receive fasteners used to secure shell 50 in place. Many shells 50 for use with ceramic or metal liners have an inner surface 58 that is slightly tapered, such that it can receive a liner with a corresponding outer tapered surface. Alternatively, shells intended for use with liners of other materials, such as polyethylene, have other locking mechanisms. Shell may have bone in-growth features, such as a porous coating 56 or mesh holes to allow bone to grow into the mesh and essentially "become part of" the bone.
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Inner surface 58 may also feature a threadform 60, often a very thin circular or spiral protrusion within shell, which can be used to engage a liner.
Embodiments of universal liner 12 have two primary components, band 20 and liner component 40. Band 20 and liner component 40 are manufactured together to provide universal liner 12 to the end-user as a one-piece assembly 12, shown in
In use, the outer surface of the band portion interfaces with the inner portion 58 of the shell 50, making the specific material of the liner component 40 (and thus the material-specific connection required for it to interface with the shell) irrelevant. The band is adapted to cooperate with the shell, regardless of the material of the liner component. As described in more detail below, the band portion may have one or more features that cooperate securely within the shell, such as a tapered slope that interfaces with a tapered shell, asperities on the band that interface with an inner portion of the shell, or other feature. The band may also have anti-rotation features that prevent its rotational movement with respect to the shell 50.
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Liner component 40 may be comprised of any biocompatible material, although common bearing materials include metal, cobalt-chromium, surgical steel, surgical steel alloys, diamond coated metal, ceramic, diamond coated ceramic, polyethylene (e.g., cross linked polyethylene, ultra high molecular weight polyethylene), biocompatible polymers, combinations thereof, or any other type of material having sufficient biocompatibility, strength and wear resistance properties for prolonged use.
The inner seating surface 32 of the band may also have a mirror-like polished surface. In this embodiment, the shiny polished surface faces the liner so that any relative motion between the liner and band will generate minimal liner debris. The polished surface has a roughness of preferably less than eight (8) micro inches.
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In certain embodiments, there may be instances when the band 20 would benefit from further rotational stabilization with respect to liner component 40. This is particularly useful with polyethylene liners. During formation of universal liner 12, the band and liner components are manufactured together to provide a one-piece unit 12. If, however, the connection is not rigid enough, there is a chance that band could "spin" or rotate slightly with respect to the liner, preventing a secure connection of universal liner 12 in shell 50.
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Examples of alternate anti-rotation feature embodiments within the scope of this invention include J-lock features (where either the band or the liner has a protrusion and the other component has a J-shaped groove that engages and locks with the protrusion), keyed slots and corresponding keys, dovetail locking mechanisms, ball and detent mechanisms, and any other features that will prevent one component from rotating with respect to another component. Embodiments of anti-rotation features secure rotation of the liner component 40 with respect to band 20, 120, 220, 320.
Asperities 24 can engage threadform 60, which may spiral within inner surface 58 of shell 50. Threadform 60 provides a series of edges for the asperities 24 to "grab" onto. (Note that the threadform may be deformed due to removal of the previous liner in a revision surgery. Although this deformation could present a challenge to liners that are currently available, certain embodiments of the universal liner 12 described herein can use deformed threadform 60 as a securing ledge.) It is understood that asperities 24 may also be mashed inwardly as universal liner 12 is locked within shell 50, causing a resistant securing force.
Asperities 24 can also be used in conjunction with the taper embodiment (shown in phantom on
Although asperities 24 are shown as cheese-grater-type asperities 24 in
Asperities 24 may be provided in rows (as shown in
Asperities may also be provided at any angle. The asperities 24 shown in
Once the polyethylene liner component 40 is sufficiently cooled, band 20 (or any of embodiments 120, 220, 320) is fitted over the cooled polyethylene liner component 40 to form universal liner 12, one embodiment of which is shown in
Alternatively, band may be a long strip that is applied to the outer surface of liner by any appropriate method, such as welding, sealing, chemical adhesion, laser etching, etc.
The description will now turn to how the universal liner is implanted. During a hip replacement surgery, the surgeon makes an incision over the hip joint. The ligaments and muscles are then separated to allow the surgeon access to the bones of the hip joint. If this is a primary surgery (i.e., not a revision surgery), the femoral head is dislocated from the acetabulum. The natural femoral head is typically removed by cutting through the femoral neck. After the femoral head is removed, cartilage is removed from the acetabulum. The reamer or drill used to remove cartilage may also be used to form the bone in a hemispherical shape to fit the metal shell portion of the acetabular component.
Before implanting the actual shell component, the surgeon will typically use a trial component (a duplicate of the hip prosthesis) to ensure that the intended prosthesis is a good fit. The acetabular shell is then inserted into place using one or more of an impactor, bone screws, or cement.
If the surgeon is conducting a revision surgery, it may be necessary to remove the ball and stem prosthesis and/or remove the liner from the shell. If the surgeon is using a universal liner according to embodiments of the invention, it will not always be necessary to remove the shell from the patient's bone socket because the universal liner is adapted to cooperate with many if not all commercially available shells, regardless of what type of liner it was initially designed for use with.
One particular embodiment of the invention provides a polyethylene-type universal liner that can be installed into an implanted shell that was designed for use with, and originally implanted with, a ceramic liner. Another embodiment provides a ceramic or other non-polyethylene-type universal liner that can be installed into a shell that is currently implanted in a patient.
Once the proper universal liner is chosen, the surgeon will place the universal liner inside the metal shell, typically using an impactor. One of the advantages of this procedure is that the surgeon is able to select the metal shell to be used independently from selecting the universal liner.
To begin replacing the femoral head, rasps are used to shape and hollow out femur to the exact shape of the metal stem of the femoral component. A trial component may be used again to confirm the correct size and shape of the prosthesis chosen. The surgeon will also test the movement of the hip joint.
Once the size and shape of the canal exactly fit the femoral component, the stem is inserted into the femoral canal. If an uncemented femoral stem is to be used, it is held in place by the tightness of the fit into the bone. If a cemented femoral stem is to be used, the femoral canal is rasped to a size slightly larger than the femoral stem. Then epoxy-type cement is used to secure the metal stem to the bone. Finally, the metal ball that replaces the femoral head is attached to the femoral stem. As a final step, the surgeon will typically check the location of the prosthesis with an x-ray or C-arm image.
Changes and modifications, additions and deletions may be made to the structures and methods recited above and shown in the drawings without departing from the scope or spirit of the invention and the following claims.
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