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An improved refrigerator is provided with a freeze tolerant valve for the water tank assembly in the refrigerator. The valve includes a body with an internal plastic spool which minimizes the volume of water within the valve, and which provides a space in the valve to accommodate freezing water in the valve. The valve will not crack or fail in the event of a temperature control problem in the refrigerator which results in frozen water within the valve.
1. An improved refrigerator comprising:
a water tank for storing water, the water tank having an inlet line and an outlet line;
a valve in the outlet line to control flow of water from the tank, the valve haying an inlet and an outlet; and
an annularly shaped compressible spool within the valve, the spool being compressible to absorb expansion forces in case of water freezing within the valve to thereby prevent the valve from cracking, the spool having an axial passage for allowing flow of water from the valve inlet to the valve outlet.
2. The refrigerator of
3. The refrigerator of
4. The refrigerator of
5. The refrigerator of
6. A valve for controlling a flow of water to an ice maker, the valve comprising:
an inlet portion for receiving water, the inlet portion including an inlet passage;
a body portion located below the inlet portion, the body portion having a hollow interior in communication with the inlet passage;
a spool within the hollow interior of the body, the spool having an axial passage for providing water from the inlet portion to an outlet portion; and
an enlarged space in communication with the inlet passage and the spool axial passage to allow for expansion of freezing water in the spool axial passage.
7. The valve of
8. The valve of
9. The valve of
10. The valve of
11. A method of preventing failure of a waterline valve in a refrigerator, the method comprising:
directing water into a valve that includes a compressible spool with an axial passage, the axial passage permitting flow of water from a valve inlet to a valve outlet; and
allowing water in the axial passage to freeze and thereby compress the spool without cracking the valve.
12. The method of
directing water from a storage tank through a filter before directing water into the valve.
13. The method of
14. The method of
This application is a continuation application of U.S. application Ser. No. 11/329,569 filed Jan. 11, 2006, which is a continuation-in-part application of U.S. application Ser. No. 11/139,237 filed on May 27, 2005, which is a continuation-in-part of U.S. application Ser. No. 11/131,701 filed May 18, 2005.
Ice and water dispensers are common in household refrigerators. Typically, the water system components, such as a tank, valves, a filter and tubing are located in the refrigerator throughout the cabinet and base pan areas. This arrangement is prone to service calls to repair leaks and water restrictions due to the large number of connections or fittings for the components. The multiple connections in various tubing lengths also adds to the manufacturing costs. Also, while the water system components are not intended to be subjected to freezing temperatures, refrigeration control problems can cause freezing temperatures to occur which can lead to further problems. For example, if the water inside the valve freezes, the frozen water expansion will cause the valve to crack. Then, when the freezing temperature is eliminated, the frozen water will thaw and leak from the valve.
Therefore, a primary objective of the present invention is the provision of an improved valve for the waterline in a refrigerator.
Another objective of the present invention is the provision of a freeze tolerant waterline valve for a refrigerator.
Still another objective of the present invention is the provision of a method of preventing failure of a valve in a refrigerator waterline due to freezing temperatures.
Yet another objective of the present invention is the provision of a refrigerator waterline valve having a spool in the inlet barrel of the valve to displace water out of the barrel upon freezing.
Another objective of the present invention is the provision of a refrigerator waterline valve having an air space within the valve body so as to accommodate expansion of freezing water in the valve.
A further objective of the present invention is the provision of an improved valve for a refrigerator waterline that does not subject the body of the valve to the direct mechanical force of expanding ice.
A further objective of the present invention is the provision of an improved valve for a refrigerator waterline which is economical to manufacture and durable in use.
These and other objectives will become apparent from the following description of the invention.
The refrigerator of the present invention includes a water tank for storing water, with a water inlet line and a water outlet line. The improved valve of the invention is placed in the outlet line to control flow of water from the tank to the icemaker and/or water dispenser. The valve has a body or barrel in which a plastic spool is mounted. The spool has a passageway and is there through with a diameter approximately the same as the diameter of the waterline, so as to minimize the volume of water within the valve. If a control problem arises in the refrigerator which reduces the temperatures below freezing, the water in the spool will freeze and expand, but the plastic spool will absorb the expansion forces of the freezing water so as to prevent cracking and failure of the valve. The spooled geometry also provides air space within the valve body to accommodate expansion of freezing water without subjecting the body of the valve to the mechanical force of the expanding ice.
The present invention is directed towards a freeze-tolerant waterline valve for a refrigerator. The valve may be used in any refrigerator having an ice and/or water dispenser, including a bottom mount refrigerator, a top mount refrigerator, or a side-by-side refrigerator.
In the drawings, a bottom mount refrigerator is generally designated by the reference numeral 10. The refrigerator 10 includes a fresh food compartment 12 and a freezer compartment 14. Doors 16 are provided for the fresh food compartment 12 and a door 18 is provided for the freezer compartment. An ice and/or water dispenser 20 is provided in one of the doors 16.
The fresh food compartment 12 includes a recess or cavity 22 in the rear wall adapted to receive a water valve and tank assembly 24. The assembly 24 includes a mounting bracket 26 which is secured in the recess 22 in the back wall of the fresh food compartment 12 in any convenient manner. A water tank 28 is mounted on the bracket 26 and includes a water inlet line 30 and a water outlet line 32. A cover 34 attaches to the rear wall of the fresh food compartment 12 so as to hide the water tank 28 from view when the door 16 of the fresh food compartment 12 is opened. The water system 24 is pre-assembled in a single module that can be quickly and easily installed. The module 24 has less tubing runs and connections between components as compared to prior art water systems.
The water inlet line 30 is connected to a conventional water supply line. The water outlet line 32 is operatively connected to a filter 36. Preferably, the filter 36 is pivotally mounted in the ceiling of the fresh food compartment 12, as disclosed in Applicant's co-pending application Ser. No. 10/195,659, entitled HINGE DOWN REFRIGERATOR WATER FILTER, filed Jul. 15, 2002, which is incorporated herein by reference.
The water filter 32 has an outlet line 38 which is connected to a water solenoid valve 40 mounted on the bracket 26. The valve 40 has a first outlet line 42 leading to the icemaker fill tube 44 and a second outlet line 46 leading to the water dispenser of the refrigerator 10. Line 46 has a fitting 48 which provides a quick connection with a simple � turn, without threads, to the water dispenser line in the door 16.
In prior art refrigerators, the water tank is normally located downstream of the water valve and filter, so as to prevent subjecting the water tank to inlet water supply pressures. In this invention, the tank 28 is designed to withstand inlet water supply pressures. The location of the tank 28 in the recess 22 allows greater fresh food storage capacity. Also, the location of the tank 28 upstream from the filter 36 and the valve 40 will reduce the service call rate. The downstream location of the filter 36 also removes plastic tastes associated with the plastic tank 28, and allows chlorinated water to be stored in the tank 28, which reduces microbiological growth on the interior of the water tank 28.
The valve 40 includes a body or barrel 50 in which a flexible, plastic spool 52 is received. The spool 52 includes a longitudinal passage 54 having a diameter substantially equal to the diameter of the waterline 38. The spool 52 substantially fills the volume of the body 50, occupying at least 60% of the body volume. The body 50 and spool 52 define an internal space 56 in the valve 40 to accommodate expansion of freezing water within the spool 40.
The structure of the valve 40 minimizes the volume of water within the valve. Therefore, in the event of a temperature control problem in the refrigerator 10 which results in freezing temperatures, the mechanical forces of expansion of the small amount of water within the valve 40 are absorbed by the spool 52. A space 50 within the valve 40 also accommodates the increased volume of the freezing water within the valve 40. Thus, the freeze-tolerant valve 40 will not crack or fail in the event of freezing water within the valve.
The invention has been shown and described above with the preferred embodiments, and it is understood that many modifications, substitutions, and additions may be made which are within the intended spirit and scope of the invention. From the foregoing, it can be seen that the present invention accomplishes at least all of its stated objectives.
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Many people understand the mystery of life as they wish. Some of them explain it through science, others by supernatural. Some are religious, and multi necessarily want to introduce here and factor X. rather, alien influence in the evolution of humanity. Paleoastronautice These theorists believe that at one time, aliens have visited us and we have learned what civilization. Then they went back into space. How true and verifiable are their sources? In this article we will see that they are disparate, fragmented and not use logical arguments. It is based on science, but use only one who can understand and that favorable.
Theory tends to rely on coincidences, games and similarities between different civilizations shadows taken from the studies of the history of religions and comparative mythology. A Zeitgeiest as the planet is manipulated by ET Daniken was among the first to launch this hypothesis and show Ancient Aliens on the History Channel is the one who popularized it excessively.
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We know for sure that in our galaxy there are 50 million stars. But could support a more evolved form of life? It is possible that our planet at some point in the past have had visitors from 50 million stars? World expert in rocket Wernher von Braun claimed: believe in the existence not only of animals and vegetation in infinite space but of intelligent beings. Professor Hermann Oberth, the father of interplanetary travel, said this: I think intelligent beings visited our planet in the past.
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I use basil and bell peppers from my herb and vegetable garden to make this dish. It's so easy to prepare and so rich and delicious.—Sheryl Little, Sherwood, Arkansas
- 1-1/4 pounds boneless beef shoulder top blade or flat iron steaks
- 1/2 pound whole fresh mushrooms, quartered
- 1 medium sweet yellow pepper, julienned
- 1 can (14-1/2 ounces) stewed tomatoes, undrained
- 1 can (8 ounces) tomato sauce
- 1 envelope onion soup mix
- 2 tablespoons minced fresh basil
- Hot cooked rice
- Place steaks in a 4-qt. slow cooker. Add mushrooms and pepper. In a small bowl, mix tomatoes, tomato sauce, soup mix and basil; pour over top.
- Cook, covered, on low 6-8 hours or until beef and vegetables are tender. Serve with rice. Yield: 4 servings.
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Disciplinary actions – grounds for discipline. (1) The board has the power to deny, suspend, revoke, or refuse to renew the license and certificate of licensure or enrollment of, limit the scope of practice of, or place on probation, any professional engineer, engineer-intern, professional land surveyor, or land surveyor-intern for:
(k) Failing to report to the board any malpractice claim against such professional engineer or professional land surveyor or any partnership, corporation, limited liability company, or joint stock association of which such professional engineer or professional land surveyor is a member, that is settled or in which judgment is rendered, within sixty days of the effective date of such settlement or judgment, if such claim concerned engineering or land surveying services performed or supervised by such engineer or land surveyor.
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4.10.3 – Malpractice Report Forms. Reports filed by architects, professional engineers and professional land surveyors pursuant to Sections 12-25-108(1)(k), 12-25-208(1)(k), and 12-25-312, C.R.S., shall be submitted on forms as provided by the Board.
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A patient activity level recorder and a patient therapy adjustment recorder are provided to obtain an historical representation of patient activity levels and therapy changes in the form of profiles which are stored for later retrieval. The patient activity level profile and the therapy adjustment profile may be used to objectively interpreting subjective patient information. The activity level recorder may include an accelerometer, the output of which is processed by a signal processor, programmed to interpret the sensor raw signal as one of a plurality of predetermined activity levels. In a preferred embodiment, data for rest, moderate and vigorous activity levels for each day in a recording period are stored for later retrieval and use by a physician, or possible by the patient where therapy is self-administered. The therapy adjustment recorder may include a processor for interpreting signals from a patient control interface to a pulse generator of a spinal chord stimulation system.
1. A spinal cord stimulation system capable of obtaining objective patient data comprising:
a recorder for recording an historical representation of patient activity levels, the recorder including:
a sensor for generating signals corresponding to respective levels of patient activity;
a signal processor for generating a patient activity level profile from the signals, the patient activity level profile including a historical representation of activity levels in a plurality of predetermined categories of activity and the relative amounts of time that a patient has engaged in each of the categories of activity;
a storage for storing the patient activity level profile; and
a reporting interface for permitting a physician to retrieve the patient activity level profile;
whereby the retrieved patient activity level profile may be used by a physician to objectively interpret subjective patient information and determine whether the spinal cord stimulation is adequate or needs to be adjusted.
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7. A method of obtaining objective patient data in a spinal cord stimulation system comprising the steps of:
providing a recorder for recording an historical representation of patient activity levels;
recording a historical representation of patient activity levels as a patient activity level profile, including a plurality of predetermined categories of activity and the relative amounts of time that a patient has engaged in each of the categories of activity;
retrieving the historical representation; and
utilizing the historical representation to objectively interpret subjective patient information and determine whether the spinal cord stimulation is adequate or needs to be adjusted.
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providing a sensor for generating signals representing respective levels of patient activity;
providing a signal processor for generating the patient activity level profile from the signals;
providing a storage for storing the patient activity level profile; and
providing a reporting interface enabling retrieval of the stored patient activity level profile from the storage.
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This is a continuation of application Ser. No. 09/070,348, filed Apr. 30, 1998, U.S. Pat. No. 6,120,467, for which priority is claimed. This parent application is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety.
This invention relates to systems for obtaining objective patient data, for example, by monitoring patient physiologic and metabolic activity and adjustments to patient therapy. More particularly, the invention relates to a system and method for obtaining objective information about patient activity levels, activity patterns and patient-activated changes in Spinal Cord Stimulation (SCS) therapy and using such objective information to interpret subjective patient responses to physician inquiry.
SCS therapy is a relatively recent development in which electrical stimulation is applied to the central nervous system in the spinal cord area for the relief of pain of the trunk and/or limbs. Presently, there exist no known techniques for objectively determining the efficacy of an SCS system. Typically, efficacy determinations for SCS systems rely on empirical methods which are based on information conveyed from the patient to clinicians. For example, to assess efficacy a physician will interview a patient and ask simple questions relative, for example, to the level of pain that the patient is or has been experiencing after SCS has been implemented.
Currently, the practice of adjusting or optimizing post-implantation parameters in SCS systems relies exclusively on patient-reported feedback. Patient reporting is subject to the patient's own perception of symptoms. This prevents objective determinations of symptomatic conditions and leaves diagnostic procedures prone to inappropriate assumptions about the existing or potential efficacy of SCS in a given patient. To illustrate the problem, one can imagine a patient being treated with SCS who experiences significant pain reduction. As a result of the reduction in pain, the patient becomes more active, and takes part in day-to-day activities that were not undertaken before SCS treatment. That increase in activity actually causes the patient to experience more pain which may not necessarily be due to the condition treated with SCS, but instead may be the result of the heightened activity level. When asked whether pain has decreased, the patient may very well respond that it has not, even though the SCS may actually be mitigating the pain level. Thus, present efficacy evaluation techniques do not allow for a objective qualification of patient reported data.
It would therefore be desirable to provide a system which enables objective interpretation of subjective information regarding the efficacy of an SCS system. In particular, it would be desirable to provide a system which permits storage and retrieval of an historical representation of objective patient data, including patient activity levels and therapy adjustments to provide a physician with an objective reference to subjective patient information.
The invention achieves the aforementioned objectives by providing, according to a preferred embodiment, a system for monitoring and obtaining an historical representation or profile of the activity level and/or therapy adjustments of a patient. An activity level recorder, which is preferably incorporated into the structure of an SCS implantable generator, senses, according to output from an accelerometer and possibly other sensors, the amount of activity a patient is experiencing. The activity recorder is provided with a processor which is programmed to translate and categorize sensor output data into a number of predetermined activity categories. A patient activity level profile includes data about the activity undertaken by the patient in each of the different activity categories and is stored for later retrieval. A physician may then retrieve and review the activity level profile use it to objectively interpret subjective information obtained by interviewing the patient.
According to a preferred embodiment, activity levels for rest, moderate and vigorous activity are stored in daily profiles, which provide values for the amount of time that a patient has experienced each respective activity level. A physician viewing the daily profiles may determine whether a particular day included a significant amount of vigorous activity, for example, or whether a particular day was generally sedentary. Thus, an advantage provided by the present invention is that information obtained by interview regarding pain experience for a particular day may be objectively interpreted with regard to the activity level for that day or preceding days.
According to another feature of the invention, a therapy adjustment recorder is provided for storing one or more profiles representing the type and time of various patient therapy adjustments. Such adjustments may include adjustments to the pulse width, frequency and amplitude of an SCS signal. The patient therapy adjustment profiles may be stored in the therapy adjustment recorder for later retrieval by a physician. Therapy adjustment profiles provide another objective standard by which physicians may evaluate subjective patient data.
Other objects, advantages novel features, and the further scope of applicability of the present invention will be set forth in the detailed description to follow, taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, and in part will become apparent to those skilled in the art upon examination of the following, or may be learned by practice of the invention. The objects and advantages of the invention may be realized and attained by means of the instrumentalities and combinations particularly pointed out in the appended claims.
The accompanying drawings which are incorporated into and form a part of the specification, illustrate several embodiments of the present invention and, together with the description, serve to explain the principles of the invention. The drawings are only for the purpose of illustrating a preferred embodiment of the invention and are not to be construed as limiting the invention. In the drawings, in which like numbers refer to like parts throughout:
FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a device for obtaining a historical representation of patient activity levels according to a preferred embodiment of the invention;
FIG. 2 is a flow diagram illustrating the steps of a process for generating patient activity level profiles according to a preferred embodiment of the invention;
FIGS. 3A and 3B are illustrations of activity level profiles according to a preferred embodiment of the invention;
FIG. 4 is a schematic illustration of a therapy adjustment recorder for obtaining a therapy adjustment profile according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention; and
FIG. 5 is a flow diagram illustrating the steps of a process for adjusting patient therapy according to a preferred embodiment of the invention.
FIG. 1 depicts in block diagram form an activity level recorder 10 for obtaining an historical representation of patient activity levels according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention. In the presently preferred embodiment of the invention, a sensor 12 is provided for generating a signal corresponding to activity undertaken by the patient. Sensor 12 may utilize a piezoelectric accelerometer for measuring changes in movement of the patient, patient's limbs or both. Preferably, sensor 12 is installed as an accelerometer mounted on the electronic circuit board inside of an implantable SCS generator.
Sensor 12 provides a raw electrical signal to a signal processor 18, which may include an analog-to-digital (A/D) converter 14 for converting the analog raw signal from sensor 12 into digital form, a filter 16, which may be a bandpass filter, for screening background noise from the sensor output signal, and a central processing unit (CPU) 17 for executing a sequence of processing instructions stored in RAM 22 and/or ROM 24 in a manner described below. It will be recognized that A/D converter 14 and filter 16 may be interchanged to obtain desired signal processing characteristics. CPU 17 is provided with an internal clock and calendar maintaining temporal orientation with respect to the processing of the sensor output signal. A power supply 26 is provided, preferably in the form of a battery, for supplying electrical energy to CPU and other system components which require it.
Those of ordinary skill will recognize that the invention contemplates alternative devices for sensing patient activity. For example, sensors which give a reading of certain metabolic activity could be substituted for or used in conjunction with the accelerometer. Conventional devices for sensing heart rate, respiration and body temperature, for example, could be employed to replace or augment the data output of sensor 12.
FIG. 2 illustrates a flow diagram depicting the process steps accomplished by signal processor 18. It will be recognized by those of ordinary skill in the art that FIG. 2 represents an iterative process which may be executed many times per second or may be executed, for example, once every 10 seconds. At state 30, the current value of the sensor output signal is obtained by the signal processor 18. At state 32, a long-term average value for patient activity level, LTACTLEV is obtained. The value for LTACTLEV is computed by time-averaging the sensor output signal level over a time period corresponding preferably from one to four hours. As will be recognized, the process depicted in FIG. 2 would have to be initially executed for such a duration in order to determine the value of LTACTLEV. For each iteration, a running value of LTACTLEV may be determined by adding the value corresponding to the sensor output signal to a running sum of previous values over the four-hour interval and dividing that sum by the total number of processor clocking intervals corresponding to four hours.
At state 34, a short-term value for patient activity level STACTLEV is determined. STACTLEV is computed by time-averaging the sensor output signal level over a time period corresponding preferably to between 2 and 60 seconds. At state 37, a comparison is made to. determine the relative values of STACTLEV and LTACTLEV. If it is determined that STACTLEV is much greater than LTACTLEV, for example, if STACTLEV exceeds LTACTLEV by a factor of 3, the signal processor branches to step 38. At step 38, a vigorous activity register, which may be defined as a location in RAM 22, is incremented with a time value corresponding to the clocking cycle of the depicted process. For example, if the process is programmed to occur at one-second intervals, then the vigorous activity register would be incremented by a value of one.
If the condition defined in step 37 is not met, the process continues to step 40 to determine if the sensor output signal corresponds to moderate activity level. At step 40, a determination is made as to whether STACTLEV exceeds LTACTLEV by, for example a factor of 2. If so, the process branches to state 42 where a moderate activity register is incremented. If the condition defined in step 40 is not met, the process continues to step 44 where, logically, the sensor output level must correspond to a resting condition and a rest activity register is incremented.
As shown in FIG. 2, each of states 38, 42 and 44 branch to a decision block 46 where a determination is made as to whether a 24-hour daily period has expired. Such a determination may be implemented, for example, by a running counter the value of which is checked at state 46 to determine if it corresponds to a 24-hour period. If it is determined that the daily clock has not expired, the process returns to state 30 for another iteration. However, if it is determined at state 46 that the 24 hour clock as expired, then the process branches to state 48 where daily values are stored in appropriate locations in RAM 22. The daily values for the vigorous and moderate activity levels and the rest activity level will correspond to the values stored in the respective registers. Thus, state 48 may be implemented by simply reading the value of the activity registers and writing that value to an assigned memory location corresponding to a particular day.
The process proceeds to state 50 where the day counter is incremented to signify the start of a new 24-hour period. Appropriately, the three activity level registers described above are reset to zero values at state 52 and the process returns to state 30 to begin monitoring activity levels for the next day.
FIG. 3A illustrates a patient activity level profile that may be stored in RAM 22 and later retrieved in a manner to be described below. The data may be stored in the form of a matrix which is visualized in the form of a table 50 that contains corresponding activity levels for each day of monitoring. For example, DAY 1 is assigned corresponding values for rest, moderate and vigorous activity levels of 14, 8 and 2 hours. DAY 2 corresponds to respective values of 20.3, 3.7 and zero. Referring again to FIG. 1, a reporting interface 26 is provided to CPU 17 to enable retrieval of the patient activity level profile stored in RAM 22. Reporting interface 26 may be provided in the form of an input/output bus or serial port, the details of which are well known to those of ordinary skill in the art. It will be recognized by those of ordinary skill that the number of activity categories may be varied such that, for example, five activity categories instead of three are provided. Similarly, while daily reporting intervals are described with respect to FIG. 3A, the duration and number of reporting intervals may be varied.
FIG. 3B illustrates another form of an historical representation of patient activity level data that may be stored in RAM 22. Here, a curve is represented for a 60-day interval for one of the activity level categories, in this case, moderate activity, as a percentage of daily activity. Such an activity level profile provides a physician with a readily-apparent indication of activity trends.
FIG. 4 illustrates a block diagram of a therapy adjustment recorder according to a preferred embodiment of the invention. Several commercially available SCS systems have functions that allow the patient to alter the parameters characterizing the therapy delivered to the patient. For example, the ITREL3 system manufactured by Medtronic, Inc. of Minneapolis, Minn., permits patient altering of the pulse frequency, pulse amplitude and pulse width in an SCS system. Settings are altered via hand-held radio frequency which communicates via telemetry with an implanted SCS pulse generator. Such a system is schematically represented in FIG. 4 along with the therapy adjustment profile generator according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention. SCS generator 62 is in electrical communication with an implanted lead (not shown) for delivering electrical stimulation to excitable tissue in the spinal dura. Through a radio frequency link 66, SCS generator 62 communicates with a patient control interface 64 for permitting a patient to adjust various parameters of the electrical stimulation applied to the excitable tissue. In accordance with the present invention, a therapy adjustment profile generator 80 comprises a data bus 82 which conveys data indicating the various parameters to a processor 68 which includes an internal clock 69 and timekeeping functions. Time and parameter data are periodically stored in storage 70 which is a memory device. Thus, particular parameter settings and changes therein may be correlated with particular times and days to form a therapy adjustment profile stored in storage 70. Processor 68 operates according to pre-programmed instructions to permit on-demand exporting of the therapy adjustment profile and retrieval by a physician. Once the information is stored in storage 70, the patient control interface 64 can send that information via RF to a physician control interface 90. This instrument can then display or print the information in several different formats. Reporting interface 72 provides an interface to processor 68 for enabling retrieval of a stored patient activity level profile.
FIG. 5 illustrates the process steps according to a preferred embodiment of the invention by which a physician may adjust patient therapy based on the objective data provided by the patient activity level recorder and the patient therapy adjustment recorder described above. In this example, it will be assumed for simplicity that only two therapy settings where undertaken by the patient, settings "A" and "B". At. steps 100 and 101, respectively, the physician retrieves the therapy adjustment profile and activity level profile through respective reporting interfaces. At step 102, the patient is interviewed to determine whether setting "A" offered more beneficial therapy. In the event that the patient characterizes setting "A" as better, the method proceeds to state 104 where the activity level profile is reviewed to determine if ACTLEVEL(A)—the general activity level corresponding to therapy setting "A"—was much less than ACTLEVEL(B)—the general activity level corresponding to therapy setting "B". If not, the physician selects therapy setting "A" as represented at state 106. If, on the other hand, ACTLEVEL(A) is much less than that ACTLEVEL(B), the method proceeds to state 108. This step would indicate that the patient undertook generally much less activity under setting "A". Thus, at state 108, the physician considers whether therapy setting "B" is more beneficial to the patient, despite the patient's indicated preference for therapy setting "A". Further inquiry may be undertaken to reconcile the increased activity level corresponding to setting "B". Thus, the patient activity level data and patient therapy adjustment level data are utilized to objectively qualify the patient's subjective preference for setting "A".
Still referring to FIG. 5, in the event that the patient, at state 102, does not indicate that therapy setting "A" is preferred, the method continues to state 110 where further inquiry is made as to the patient's preference for therapy setting "B". If such a preference is indicated, the method branches to state 112 where the activity level profile is analyzed to determine whether ACTLEVEL(A) greatly exceeds ACTLEVEL(B). If that condition is met, the physician proceeds to step 116 where consideration of therapy setting "A" is made and further inquiry is conducted to reconcile the increased activity level corresponding to activity level "A". If the condition at state 112 is not met, the physician selects therapy setting "B" at state 114.
As denoted by state 118, if neither condition at state 102 or state 110 is met, the method requires analysis of the activity level profile to determine whether ACTLEVEL(A) is greater than ACTLEVEL(B). Such a condition would indicate that the patient undertook more activity under therapy setting "A" than under therapy setting "B". In that case, therapy "A" is selected at state 120. If the condition at state 118 is not met, the activity level profile is analyzed to determine whether ACTLEVEL(B) is greater than ACTLEVEL(A) at state 122. If that condition is met, therapy setting "B" is selected at state 124. If no difference between the activity levels corresponding to respective therapy settings "A" and "B" is noticeable, then either therapy setting may be selected as denoted at state 126.
Those skilled in the art will recognize that the preferred embodiments may be altered or amended without departing from the true spirit and scope of the invention, as defined in the accompanying claims.
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With the new M5 just around the corner, alot of members are probably thinking about the details such as what options to get, and most importantly, what color! 5Post member, Weird Side Effect, proposes the question, what color should he get his M5 in?
Here are some new photos of an Alpine White FEP prototype. Looks to the M5 concept for a good idea of what the camouflaged parts will look like on the production M5, although the mirrors and sideskirts will be the versions seen on the test prototypes.
Expected to debut at the M Festival at the Nurburgring in just over a month, the F10 M5 will feature the S63 Twin Turbo V8, rumored to produce more power and torque than the equivalent X5/X6M unit while producing 25% less … CONTINUED
Southern California appears to be a hotbed for FEP stage F10 M5 prototype testing, as multiple test cars are spotted each week. Another black F10 M5 prototype was just spotted last week (video/photos inside). The chase car was no slouch – an E39 M5, and it still had problems keeping up in the beginning of the video.
Although it remains clad in camouflage, we already know what the production F10 M5 will essentially look like by referencing the F10 M5 Concept, albeit with the mirrors and sideskirts … CONTINUED
The guys over at M5Board got their hands on the first picture of the upcoming F10 M5 Engine Bay! This motor is at the heart of all the M5 speculation at the moment. What is known is that this motor is based on the Twin Turbo V8 unit currently motivating the X5 and X6 M. However, it has undergone modification for use in the M5 and BMW is clutching onto the exact power and torque figures, keeping us all in suspense.
The S63 Twin Turbo V8 is … CONTINUED
Here is another video from a recent sighting on the LA freeways of the F10 M5 in Silverstone color. Even with the camouflage tape, the presence that the F10 M5 has on the road is undeniable.
Now that the BMW Concept M5 has been shown to the public, BMW has basicly unwrapped their test fleet of M5s– because we all know the shape. The benefit of that for us is that we get a preview of the M5 in a variety of colors, and so far we've gotten to see the car in Silver and White. Other popular colors such as Monte Carlo Blue have been shown off in the past, but unfortunatly with the body cladding still on the … CONTINUED
M-Power.com has just published a new video of the F10 M5 at BMW's own racetrack in Miramas, France. BMW gives us another glimpse at the testing procedures they perform, including high speed (> 300 km/h or 190mph), launch control vs. smoky burnout, wet handling course and general performance testing. They have obviously also reworked the launch control function of the M DCT and gives us a neat demonstration. The BMW engineers are optimizing the new BMW M5 even for extreme conditions. This video documents the testing … CONTINUED
With the production M5′s likely reveal next month, F10 M5 FEP-stage prototypes are out testing in force. We bring you the best photos yet of an Alpine White FEP F10 M5 testing on the streets of Germany. Although there's never been any suspense as to which car we've been spying, the M5 badge has finally been affixed to the prototype, giving it a more final-form feel and signaling just how close we are to seeing the production version.
Not much camouflage remains on the prototype M5s. … CONTINUED
A 5POST member spotted this FEP-stage F10 M5 recently and was able to capture video and photos. According to him (and a BMW master technician family member), he believes he possibly witnessed a F10 M5 manual transmission and ceramic brakes. What do you think? View the video and photos inside.
According to Autocar, BMW official have now acknowledged that a 4-wheel-drive model of the new F10 M5 is being prepared for eventual production. The AWD F10 M5 will join the standard RWD M5 as an additional model and should be good news for those who live in snowy climates.
BIMMERPOST faithful Roger Lighterness has rendered a touring concept of the upcoming F10 M5. While this car is still pure fantasy, there have been a few little peeps coming out of BMW M suggesting that this car may become a reality. Heres to hoping that BMW produces such a car!
We've reported before about the M Festival taking place at the Nürburgring from June 23rd through June 26th 2011. It's a four day event comprising of many highlights like the M Night on Thursday evening, an M parade on the Ring on Friday and of course the Nürburgring 24h race on Saturday and Sunday.
What caught our attention in a recent interview about the M Festival is an announcement that they "will be taking the opportunity to exclusively present two brand-new M automobiles for the very first … CONTINUED
EVO has posted a great video review of a preproduction F10 M5 by Chris Harris, filmed in the Swedish winter. If you'll recall, EVO previously posted a bit of a teaser clip and article in which it was confirmed that the new M5 will have at least 555hp (that's the output of the X5 M and X6 M) and that "there's a seven-speed DCT dual clutch transmission with three different shift speeds and a fully automatic mode.
This video gives us a better sense of the visceral … CONTINUED
Here is another video featuring the BMW Concept M5. Some weeks after the Unveil in Garching, BMW is currently showcasing the Concept M5 at the 2011 Shanghai Motor Show, and M-Power.com has just released a video of the VIP preview event, featuring some M enthusiasts prediction and then reaction to the M5 unveil.
Here it is – the pre-production F10 M5 with as little camouflage as we have ever seen it with. With most of the front bumper exposed, it's easy to see that it will basically mirror the front fascia of the concept F10 M5 revealed last month. These sleeker (than concept) side mirrors were not revealed on the concept F10 M5, but should debut on the production F10 M5 in Frankfurt later this year, at the production M5′s world reveal. Expect these wheels to be production intent.
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We had a chance to sit down and interview the gracious Matt Russell, M Brand and Alpina Manager for the US, at the 2011 New York International Auto Show. Like us, Matt is a BMW enthusiast through and through. He races BMWs and describes himself as the biggest manual transmission purist he knows. We posed to Matt some commonly asked questions among our forums and members, and are able to share with you the following insights.
Here are the first ever photos of the F10 M5 Concept's interior. Clearly seen is the tachometer's redline, DCT with Drivelogic, and unique M fixtures such as the M tri-color stitching and textured trim.
The 2011 Shanghai Auto Show kicked off yesterday and this year's show highlights the importance BMW now places on the Chinese market. The F10 M5 concept and the 2012 6-series coupe both made their world public debuts. Also being shown for the first time was the F10 5-series plug-in hybrid prototype.
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Design student is Paris-bound after winning top prize
EILEEN MCCLELLAND, Copyright 2007 Houston Chronicle | February 25, 2007
Photo By MELISSA PHILLIP/CHRONICLEVi Hua won the grand prize at Fashion Group Foundation of Houston's 2007 Project Career Day.
Photo By Vi HuaGray and magenta stripes and a slight train add flair to a strapless knit gown.
Photo By Vi HuaThis empire-cut, layered strapless gown has a ruched bodice and a flowing train.
Photo By Vi HuaA houndstooth jacket trimmed with black beads is paired with a high-waisted pencil skirt.
THOUGH Vi Hua is casual at heart, she has a designer's eye for the elegant.
Nothing showy or splashy. She finds beauty in simply cut evening gowns. Bold color in unexpected combinations, an asymmetrical line or a delicate snippet of embroidery make her classic designs pop.
Her instructors at Houston Community College say she has real talent. Her creativity is combined with practical sewing skill and a business sense. It's a rare combination.
Still, Hua, an unassuming, 20-year-old fashion design student, was surprised when she won the grand prize at Houston's Project Career Day this month: a scholarship to study fashion at the Paris American Academy this summer.
"Are you kidding me?" she thought. "Are you serious?"
Her brother may have been even more excited. A University of Houston student, Van Hua stopped by the event just as Vi's name was being announced. "He was screaming like crazy," his sister says. "Everyone thought he had won."
More than 900 high school and college students attended Project Career Day, a one-day seminar sponsored by the Fashion Group Foundation of Houston and co-chaired by fashion designers Gloria Pearson and Jane Carlton Hall. Scholarships worth $10,000 were awarded to 29 contestants. The students came from 63 high schools and 11 colleges and traveled from as far as Lafayette, La.
"Vi has an innate creative design instinct," said judge and fashion designer Gayla Bentley. "I was so impressed that she knew exactly how to blend the fabrics and textures together. She had the right placement for all the embellishments, and her designs looked just as good on the inside as on the outside. Vi is not afraid to take a risk — blending different fabrics, colors and textures. Her finish work is exquisite."
Afentra Allen of Afentra's Creations also participated in the judging. "When I saw her portfolio, I was amazed at her detailed work, colorful designs and brilliant style lines," Allen said. "I knew immediately her clothes would be very exceptional. Her garments display the pride and passion she takes in her work and creativity."
HCC instructor Ken Simmons said he was especially impressed with Hua's merchandising talent. "Usually, people who are very creative are so loopy," he said.
"She is so down to earth. We've had our eye on her from the beginning," agreed Kay King, chair of the fashion department.
Chloe Dao, the Houston designer who won Season 2 of Project Runway, was the event's keynote speaker.
Kay said HCC's fashion design program has been booming as a result of the show, attracting a younger crowd than the midlife students of years past. "Suddenly, being a fashion designer is a sought-after career," King said. "It's more attainable than movie star or supermodel."
Hua, the daughter of Nhan Hua and Dung Nguyen, is a graduate of Kempner High School in Fort Bend County. Her family has influenced both her design style, her technical skills and her aspirations. Her mother and her aunts are all expert seamstresses with a creative flair.
"We're very simple and very laid-back," she said. "I've always been into gowns, but I like to keep it very simple and elegant — the old Hollywood glamour." She's also fascinated by 1920s flapper-era dresses.
Hua said she had planned to study fine art but reconsidered to focus her creativity.
"It is a form of art," she said. "I had always been sketching bits of designs here and there, and I had a family sewing background. So here I am. I've always been taught to pursue my dreams."
She's looking forward to the Paris trip to put her knowledge in an international context. But she hopes to use what she learns in Paris back in Houston, possibly starting a wedding-planning business with her family.
"Everyone's starting to notice Houston for fashion," she said. "I'd like to stay here."


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Mike wrote:Christ is King indeed, in the heavenlies as you say. Yet we must ask:Is he now ruling the nations with a rod of iron? Nope, not yet, coming soon. Has Satan been bound and sealed in a bottomless pit in such a way that the nations are no longer being deceived? Nope, hasn't happened, not even for a day
This fallen world has a place in God's plan and purpose.
If we were in Christ's kingdom now then we would be perfect and so would the world. The reason we still wait for His kingdom is the number of God's elect is not yet filled. So seek ye first the Kingdom of Christ but don't expect it to be this fallen world.
Satan bound and sealed? Who is the Prince of this world? John 12:31.
The "thousand years" is now simply a figurative use of language.
As I have said before God and Christ do not need a second period of time to make any decisions re the elect. There is NO point to Jesus coming back to quote "rule" for a thousand years. Eternity is the future and comes immediately after Judgment day on Christ's next appearance.
PreMill rapture and millennial theory is not correct Bible interpretation.
Give it your best shot wrote:There are passages that are clearly allegorical, the thousand year reign clearly is not one of them
The elect were chosen before the foundation of the world.
probably at the counsel of redemption.
Amillennialism Is Biblically accurate.
True Christians like the Reformers were were Amill.
pennned wrote:Kingdom of God has already begun as Christ reigns on His throne today
This means that in our study of the vision in Revelation 20 of the millennium, we have every reason to believe that the millennium it describes is now." (The Millennium is Now by Cornelis P. Venema)http://www.graceonlinelibrary.org/eschatology/revelation-20/revelation-20-part-ii-the-millennium-is-now-by-cornelis-p-venema/
Unprofitable Servant wrote:Nope, just have to believe the Bible. See Rev 20:1-7
If you are a premillennialist, whether dispensational or not, there are several things with which you must reckon:
⢠You must necessarily believe that physical death will continue to exist beyond the time of Christ's second coming.
⢠You must necessarily believe that the natural creation will continue, beyond the time of Christ's second coming, to be subjected to the curse imposed by the Fall of man.
⢠You must necessarily believe that the New Heavens and New Earth will not be introduced until 1,000 years subsequent to the return of Christ.
⢠You must necessarily believe that unbelieving men and women will still have the opportunity to come to saving faith in Christ for at least 1,000 years subsequent to his return.
⢠You must necessarily believe that unbelievers will not be finally resurrected until at least 1,000 years subsequent to the return of Christ.
⢠You must necessarily believe that unbelievers will not be finally judged and cast into eternal punishment until at least 1,000 years subsequent to the return of Christ.(Sam Storms)
Michael Hranek wrote:No, your word was NOT directly from the Scriptures HOWEVER Scripture speaks of the thousand year reign of ChristRev 20
Premillennialism is error and bad interpretation of Scripture.
The Bible teaches Amillenniallism!!!
God and Christ do not need to do the whole thing over again to check out their first predestinated election was accurate.
When Christ returns it will be Judgment Day - the book of life ..... etc
and then New Earth.
"What's a Thousand Years among Friends" www.sermonaudio.com/sermoninfo.asp?SID=7120617344
by Tony Warren
"The essential reasons for our holding to what is called the Amillennial position, is that even apart from it being Biblically validated and declaring nothing more than what the scriptures themselves state, is that it is the only consistent exegesis of biblical text. It is the testimony of the faithfulness of the early Church in the teaching of Christ concerning the kingdom. And it is in complete agreement with the testimony of scripture that was handed down by the Apostles. While I make no judgments concerning the Spiritual well being of those who hold to the other millennial views, the truth is, Amillennialism is the only view that is totally supported with scriptures that cannot be denied (some of which I have posted in this essay). It is the only view that consistently gives an understanding of Revelation chapter 20 that is in "total" agreement with all other passages."
PreMill floating Christians must be from Disney!!!
Dopey wrote:It is the characteristic of the age we live in as we draw nearer to the Rapture, The Great Tribulation, and coming of the Lord Jesus Christ to stop the world wide carnage going on during The Great Trib
Sermons on SA:~Amillennialism Described and Defended
Whats a Thousand years among friends?
ConclusionPremillennial Dispensationalism is a deceptive teaching. Those who promote these views and fill the minds of God's people with this nonsense are perpetrating a hoax."The Great PreMill HOAX!!
Jim Lincoln wrote:The Unscriptural Theology of Amillennialism and Postmillennialism
"Those who defend premillennialism can do so only by disregarding the many passages which teach that the resurrection, final judgment, and delivering up of the kingdom to the Father occur at the end of time. The rise of premillennialism in evangelical churches coincided historically with the rise of unbiblical pietism, Arminianism, dispensationalism and retreatism." (B.Schwertley)
Dopey wrote:My friend if you cannot tell the difference between the contexts in which I referred to King David and Scofield then I am sad for you.
BTW You really need to find out what "context" really means when using the Bible. And no it is not - this life is the same as that life, therefore God working in them is going to create the exact same result.
May the Lord bring you to receive the truth.________
Dopey wrote:AMill, did I not point out to Frank that King David was all the things you like to tell us Scofield was? Must I tell it to you to?:
The Lord used David in such a way that none of us today dare compare ourselves with these men of God, recorded in God's Holy Writ.
Do you say for example that the Book of Psalms is the same as Scofields modern conviction about Rapture and millennialism?
I am getting very worried about your discernment between truth and fiction.
Psalm 25:5 Lead me in thy truth, and teach me: for thou art the God of my salvation; on thee do I wait all the day.
Psalm 132:11 The LORD hath sworn in truth unto DAVID; he will not turn from it; Of the fruit of thy body will I set upon thy throne.
Psalm 18:50 Great deliverance giveth he to his king; and sheweth mercy to his anointed, to DAVID, and to his seed for evermore.
Psalm 89:3 I have made a covenant with my chosen, I have sworn unto DAVID my servant"
May God bring you into His Truth.
Dopey wrote:AMill, and everyone else"The Scofield Reference Bible
Good advice for you - Ditch the criminal and keep the Bible.
May the Lord bring you into all truth.
Frank Fureter wrote:The pre-trib rapture of the church is a farse, unbiblical theology promegated by the Roman Catholic church theologians. It is a new theology only about 150 years old. The old creeds of old never taught this heresy. Scofield abandoned his wife and kids; could you trust such a theology coming from such a man? Dispensationalism needs to dumped in the trashcan of secular human ideology.
These Christians who are convinced of floating Christians and an "eternity" only lasting a thousand years have to pitied.
Nothing in Rev 20 REALLY alludes to the so called thousand year reign. It is Darby and Scofields make it up as you go along - (Floating presumably) - modern doctrine.
Where did all this dispy hypothesis come from the poor misguided Margaret MacDonald and her "visions" and utterances???
Who would build a "doctrine" out of this sad case??? The PreMills did.
The PreMill Deception
Ruth wrote:It would seem the vial judgments shall be complete before the millennium
Lurker wrote:you would have realized that I am neither premill or amill.
I noticed you whipped the ref to "postmill" from the post. I was just about to give you a blast about how the "golden age" theory is baloney too.
Lurker wrote:which obviously must follow after the temporal "1,000 year reign".
All that God requires to do is being done now thus there is no point of a special period at the conclusion of time as we know it. There is nothing else that God needs to do with man to have an effect on eternity. All that was required was completed on the Cross. Anyway the promise of Scripture is eternity - Not a mere 1000 years.
ScriptureWritersDispensational wrote:The Apostle PAUL Was An Estute & Strict DISPENSATIONALIST; As His Very Writings Prove This.Observe:
"Dispensationalism is a Protestant evangelical tradition based on a biblical hermeneutic that sees a series of chronologically successive "dispensations" or periods in history in which God relates to human beings in different ways under different Biblical covenants. As a system, dispensationalism is rooted in the writings of John Nelson Darby (1800â1882) and the Brethren Movement."
Mazin what you's learns around here bro.