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Working in physical education
Blond teacher had a realisation
Spotting a young boy alone
Standing all on his own
Her curiosity, frustration
Young man, why are you all on your own
To the others, why are you disowned
Well, I'm not the teams sweeper
I'm their bloody goalkeeper
Please Miss Coach, it's time you went home
There once was a teacher from Crete
Whose foot size was very petite.
But her students did plot
And to high school they brought,
Some shoes for oversize feet.
In arithmetic, he wasn't strong.
This math quiz was taking so long.
It was hard to divide.
Still, he tried till he cried,
but the answers kept coming out wrong.
He would solve and immediately doubt
if he'd taken the most proper route.
He'd retry, but alas,
by the end of the class,
his eraser was simply worn out.
The bell rangThe quiz was now due,
but his sheet was a sad sight to view.
There was nothing but air
in assorted spots where
the eraser wore all the way through
The tests were collected and sent
to the teacher for gradingShe went
through each page in the stack
and then handed them back.
He saw his grade: ninety percent!
He pondered his luck with a frown...
To the head of the class from class clown?
Was he smart? Well not quite,
every one he got right
had shown through from the next paper down!
When Jill was asked to create a "Pie Chart"
She believed her teacher meant a la carte
Using a Lego set
Jill felt her goal was met
When she finished, there was not one spare part
Her project resembled a Ferris Wheel
Huge peach pie in the center of the reel
And her passenger carts
Were scrumptious cherry tarts
But Jill's effort had an Achilles' heel
She took care bringing the pie wheel to class
Some oohs and ahs her project did amass
But the wheel in motion
Caused quite a commotion
Pies flew to faces with a forward pass
Kids didn't mind as they ate the remains
But most of Jill's friends had custard for brains
A class pie fight ensued
And Miss Bigbutt so shrewd
Gobbled crumbs citing eminent domain
*October 11, 2014
My grammar teacher did my eye disturb,
Her cadence sublime - her arse superb!
I asked her out just by chance,
She said..."sure! wanna dance?"
No Miss, I quickly replied...wrong verb!
At 6 AM the alarm clock screams
interrupted from beautiful dreams
A frowning teacher screaming in your face
shouts with anger and says "you're a disgrace"
no free time at home , there is homework to do
teachers inventing new ways to torture you
at the end of the day ,if you learned nothing you're a fool
this is why a school is not cool
BY: Mostafa Zaki
8 line challenge poem
The story of school starting is here
It began with a bell and a cheer
Bob brought a talking chicken
My, my, what the sickens
Harridan Teacher silenced them with fear
A game that my wife and I played
To teacher I would be an aide
My best I applied
To pass test I tried
And at breakfast I'd wait for grade
Once there was a teacher by name Jenish Anthony "the Holy"
represented success by the simple equation "E=C2" coolly
"E" success in any endeavor of value
"C" uncompromising pursuit of a value
Bloody this hypothesis of Jenish"the great teacher" is no folly!
There was a bad gym teacher of Gott
Whose belly was becoming a pot.
He avoided exercising
Which wasn't surprising
Because he didn't give a squat.
There once was a teacher from Trenton
who tried, but he couldn't keep his belt on,
His pants they would fall
on his knees he would crawl,
And the children, they all paid attention.
A school teacher named Miss Shaw
Though well-endowed wore no bra.
Things slipped and jiggled
Bounced and wiggled
Pupils are still awed by what they saw.
A High School teacher took delight in calling the roll,
Leaving jaws wide open he sure took a toll
on the brothers Ness, named Peter and Arthur,
In the class causing such incredible laughter,
A.Ness, P.Ness, they wanted to fall in a hole.


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So, i'm getting old and find myeslf not really keen on throwing myself down a mountainside as much as I used to be.
Years of riding/road racing and just getting old has left me with a new hip and a bunch of injuries etc.
Long story short, getting rid of my XR-R Adv bike and moving to a 800gs, either a '12 or a '13, but leaning to a '13 for no particular reason other than it's newer and has "some" improvement's over the '12. Looking forward to being able to do more slab miles before I go numb.
I've been lurking this part of the ADV world for a few weeks, and I have to say, I thought the thumper world of ADVrider had a high noise to bandwidth ratio...I was wrong, you guys are good at filling up the rest of it! ;) I kid I kid!
Anywho, looking at the '13, it looks like any new model, teething problems (minimal) and aftermarket parts company needing to catch up. The main things i'm going to change right away are as follows:
Tires: covered, know where i'm going there.
Seat: covered as well
SUSPENSION: ???? Ohlins? etc (Know that WP is the new thingy)
Suspension is normally the first thing I ever change, i'm 6'4 and 225 with gear on. I've NEVER bought a bike that works for me out of the box, that's just reality.
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Christendom College
|Christendom College
Official seal for Christendom College
|Instaurare Omnia In Christo (Latin: To Restore All Things in Christ)
|September 14, 1977
|Private; Lay-run Catholic
|Roman Catholic Church
|US$10 million
|Timothy T. O'Donnell, STD, KGCHS
Academic staff
Administrative staff
|421 (2014)[1]
|Front Royal, Virginia, USA
38°57′7″N 78°8′45.9″W / 38.95194°N 78.146083°WCoordinates: 38°57′7″N 78°8′45.9″W / 38.95194°N 78.146083°W
|Rural, 100 acres (.40 km²)
|Warren H. Carroll
|The Crusaders
Christendom College is a small Catholic liberal arts college in Front Royal, Virginia, United States, which is located in the Shenandoah Valley. It is endorsed by the The Newman Guide to Choosing a Catholic College.
- 1 Educational mission
- 2 History
- 3 Academic degrees
- 4 Rome Program
- 5 College presidents
- 6 Basic Statistical Data for the 2012-2013 Undergraduate Academic Year[5]
- 7 Campus
- 8 References
- 9 External links
Educational mission[edit]
Christendom College is a Catholic coeducational college institutionally committed to the Magisterium, or "teaching authority," of the Roman Catholic Church.
The College provides a Catholic liberal arts education. The stated mission of Christendom College, both at the undergraduate and graduate levels, is "to restore all things in Christ".
Christendom College was founded by Warren H. Carroll in 1977 in Triangle, Virginia, with $50,000.[2] The original campus was an abandoned elementary school in Triangle, housing a total of 26 students[2] and five faculty. The founding faculty consisted of Carroll, William Marshner, Jeffrey A. Mirus, Kristin (née Popik) Burns, and Raymund P. O'Herron.
In 1979, the College acquired its new campus in Front Royal, Virginia, overlooking the Shenandoah River.[2] It still occupies this site today.
In 1997 Warren Carroll acknowledged the debt Christendom College owed to L. Brent Bozell, Jr. and Triumph magazine in his obituary for Bozell:
"Christendom College was gestated in the womb of Triumph magazine and the Society for the Christian Commonwealth, Brent Bozell's creations. All of our original five faculty were long-time subscribers to Triumph and three had attended the program in Spain. Our current president and his wife and our executive vice-president had attended the program in Spain. Two of the three original major donors who enabled our College project to be launched financially had attended the program in Spain, and the third had seen his son attend it. Many of the original members of our Board of Directors were Triumph readers. In a very fundamental sense Christendom College was a Triumph enterprise, and always will be."[3][4]
Academic degrees[edit]
Christendom College has two schools offering graduate and undergraduate degrees.
Undergraduate students combine a liberal arts core-curriculum with eventual upper-level courses in their major field (or fields) of study.
Graduates can choose from three theological concentrations: Systematic Theology, Moral Theology, and Catechetics
Undergraduate college[edit]
Patrick Keats, Dean
All graduates of the undergraduate college are awarded the bachelor of arts degree. The fields of study are:
- Theology
- Political Science and Economics
- Philosophy
- History
- Classical and Early Christian Studies
- English Language and Literature
- Mathematics
- Science (minor only)
- Music (minor only)
Notre Dame Graduate School of Christendom College[edit]
Kristin Burns, Dean
- Master of Sacred Theology
Rome Program[edit]
The Rome Program includes a continuation of the College's core curriculum program for juniors (THEO 301 Moral Theology during the Fall; and THEO 302 Apologetics in the spring), as well as courses in Italian, Roman Art & Architecture, and a general catch all course that highlights Rome as a center of culture. The Program also includes a week's pilgrimage to Assisi and Sienna.
College presidents[edit]
- Dr. Warren Carroll 1977 - 1985
- Dr. Damian Fedoryka 1985-1992
- Dr. Timothy T. O'Donnell 1992 - current
Basic Statistical Data for the 2012-2013 Undergraduate Academic Year[5][edit]
- Total Undergraduates: 388 (from 45 States and 5 foreign countries)
- Male/Female Ratio: 42:58
- Freshman Class Stats: 105 freshmen:
- 48% are siblings of either current Christendom students or alumni,13% are legacy students,
- % Students Living on Campus: 95%
- % Students receiving need-based financial aid: 51%
- % Students receiving need-based or merit-based aid: 75%
- Acceptance Rate: 80%
- Yield Rate: 51%
- 47% attended one of the College's Summer Programs, from 33 US States, UK, Canada, Greece, and Ireland,
- 35% of them are on academic scholarship.
Freshman SAT Midranges:
- Reading: 560-700
- Math: 510-640
- Writing: 570-690
- Average SAT score: 1820
Tuition: $21,000
Room & Board: $7,970
Freshman Retention Rate: 83%
Graduation Rate: 69% 4 years 70% 6 years
Course Information:
- % Courses with fewer than 20 students: 59%
- Student/Faculty Ratio: 14:1
- % Courses Taught by Graduate Students: 0
- 3 Most Popular Majors: History, Philosophy, Political Science
Residence halls[edit]
Men's dormitories:
- St. Benedict Hall
- St. Joseph Hall
- St. Francis Hall
- St. Pius Hall
- St. Augustine Hall
Women's dormitories:
- St. Edmund Campion Hall
- Blessed Margaret Hall
- St. Theresa Hall
- St. Catherine of Siena Hall
Academic buildings[edit]
- St. Thomas Aquinas Hall
- Aula Magna Mariae (Chapel Crypt)
- St. Lawrence Commons
- St. John the Evangelist Library
Other buildings[edit]
- Crusader Gymnasium
- Regina Coeli Hall
- Madonna Hall (aka The CWOD)
- John Paul the Great Student Center
- Christ the King Chapel
- ^ http://www.princetonreview.com/ChristendomCollege.aspx
- ^ a b c The Founding, the Building, and the Glory of Christendom College by Warren H. Carroll (2002).
- ^ http://www.catholicsocialscientists.org/CSSR/Archival/1997/1997_323.pdf
- ^ http://www.christendom.edu/news/archives/archives02/origins.shtml
- ^ http://www.christendom.edu/about/quickfacts.php
External links[edit]
- Christendom College official site
- Universities and colleges in Virginia
- Roman Catholic universities and colleges in the United States
- Educational institutions established in 1977
- Universities and colleges accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools
- Christendom College
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One of the drivers -Mike- came back with a funny story.
He'd dropped some people off at the course and a guy he knew walked past. Mike said hello and asked how he was. The guy replied I'm OK, how are you? Mike was surprised that he had an American accent and couldn't place him, but knew he'd seen him around. Another VIP walked past and said "Hi George, how are you?"
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Trike-A-Thon at St. George's
St. George's Episcopal Preschool has held an annual Trike-A-Thon fundraiser for St. Jude Children's Research Hospital for 17 of the 23 years the preschool has been in existence. This year's event added to the $36,422.94 that the preschool has raised over the years.
All of the St. George's children participated by attending tricycle safety lessons, learning safety rules and signing up family and friends to sponsor their rides.
This year, 85 children between 2 and 5 years old participated in the event. Toddlers and 2-year-olds rode on an indoor course in the church's activity center.
The 3- to 5-year-olds brought their trikes and helmets from home and rode an outdoor course in the church parking lot.
The purpose of the Trike-A-Thon is to teach bike safety and to ride for a good cause. St. George's Episcopal Preschool has received commendations from St. Jude for its fundraising efforts.
The Trike-A-Thon is one way, in addition to food drives and other activities, in which the preschool parents and staff are involved with and contribute to the community.
St. George's Episcopal Preschool recently completed its annual assessment by the Tennessee Department of Human Services, renewing its three-star rating with an Excellent rating and the highest score earned to date.
St. George's Episcopal Church is very proud of the excellent staff, facilities and early childhood development curriculum of the preschool which consistently earns the highest state awards. Registrations for the 2012-2013 school term areunder way.
There are still a few spaces available in the toddler classes, and if your toddler will be 15 months old by September 2012, call director Sarah Bettendorf at 901-757-2675 or e-mail email@example.com to sign up. Limited places are available in other age groups too.
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New rules regulating garbage disposal in La Crosse appear to be on the way. The city council has given preliminary approval to an update to La Crosse's garbage codes that involve mandates for increased use of dumpsters by rental properties, increased restrictions on scavengers, and limits on numbers of large items that can be thrown out at any one time. The city's public works board has been working on revising the city's current garbage rules for more than a year. Several landlords have resisted the new rules, saying that they would be costly and ineffective.
Kwik Trip Deal Gets First Approval by Council
A deal for Kwik Trip to expand in La Crosse appears headed for approval. The city council has overwhelmingly agreed to a development agreement that would have the company adding significantly to its footprint in the city's industrial park. Great, says Mayor Matt Harter. Except for that one part in the agreement about returning a portion of property taxes generated by the project in a form of a cash grant
Harter doesn't believe that companies like Kwik Trip should receive substantial financial assistance to expand in La Crosse while smaller companies do without.
State Agent Who Quizzed Koula Gives Answers On Witness Stand
A three-hour video of a cop questioning a possible murder suspect was a key piece of evidence on Tuesday at the Eric Koula trial...
The video showed state agent John Christopherson asking Eric about things that could link him to the 2010 murders of his parents. The agent told Eric that his parents would want him to do the right thing. Defense attorney Keith Belzer said that sounded like Christopherson was trying to get a confession from Koula, and the agent said that was 'a goal.'
The prosecution is expected to call a few more witnesses in the next day or two before the defense begins its case.
Sen. Klobuchar Expects DC To Avoid New Debt Crisis
Last summer, the threat of a federal government shutdown lingered for several weeks.
What are the chances of that happening again this year? Not as severe, says Minnesota Senator Amy Klobuchar. Speaking in Winona this week, she said that other leaders in Washington don't want to come that close to a crisis again.
Klobuchar voted last year to support a debt limit increase to keep the government from going into default. Republicans who have run against Klobuchar in this year's Senate race have criticized how Washington handled its economic problems.
Burger King Robber Gets Prison, 2 Years After Holdup
A 21-year-old man from Holmen gets 12 years in prison for his role in a fast-food holdup...
Samuel Wing was sentenced today, more than two years after he and another man stole money from an Onalaska Burger King. While Wing's attorney suggests that the robbery was a crime of impulse, Judge Elliott Levine says much planning was involved, because the robbers had to know where to go in the building to find the money, and what time of day to commit the holdup.
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Error Configuring Mail Proxies
I'm having a trouble configuring my PGP Universal Gateway Email server to proxy email traffic with the error "host or domain name not found". The server is still in Learn Mode, but it gives the errors as shown in the attached files (screenshot1 & screenshot2). Below are some info:
- Gateway placement
- Placed in the DMZ next to the Exchange Server 2010 Edge Transport role
- Active Directory, DNS and Exchange Hub Transport are all in the internal network protected with firewalls
- PGP server can communicate with the internal network over the ports 389 (LDAP), 53 (DNS) and 9000 (administration)
- Operating in Learn Mode, with Mail Proxies feature properly licensed
- See configurations of my mail proxies in screenshot3
I'm sure this is a famous issue and I hope someone out there can assist me!
Many thanks in advance.
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Hi Mohammad,
it looks like you´ve an DNS Problem.
Try to resolve one auf the MX entries, which the PGP Universal Server can't find via the same DNS server which ist configured in the UN.
For example(windows):
nslookup -type=mx investbank.jo <IP of the configured DNS Server>
What result did you get?
Also double check, if the Universal Server can reach the DNS-Server.
Thanks for the reply Skuehn! Most likely it is an internal issue with name resolution, since none of the emails in the queue could reach their destination and they are in different domains, as the first screenshot shows two domains (this is in addition to another domain for an email that was queued after I took this screenshot!!)
I've already opened access to the internal network through firewalls over port 53 which is for DNS, is there anything else to do or look at?
Disable Learn mode; it blocks lots of email features.
Most likely its related to this, you can read more in the administrator´s guide:
When you consider the issue resolved, please click Mark As Solution on the post that best provided the solution.
Thanks Julian! As far as I know, Learn Mode does the following:
- Create keys for internal users
- Try to verify/decrypt incoming emails when possible and if configured to do so
- Organize internal and external users into groups as per group membership settings
Though I'm still operating in Learn Mode, it does not say it has to do with anything related to name resolution and emails being accumulating in the queue.
How could I know if my server is really licensed for Mail Proxies feature? And if I have a licensing issue, could this be the cause?
Thanks everyone...
Hi Stephan,
I shutdown PGP UN and connected a Windows laptop to the same LAN point and gave it same TCP/IP settings of PGP UN. It was unable to resolve names! The reason was because we allowed DNS communication through the firewall only via TCP (and not UDP). After allowing for UDP DNS traffic, it became able to relay emails.
However, another problem appeared. After being able to resolve domain names and relay the first set of outbound emails, it started to queue emails due to "connection timed out" errors. I believe it is a performance issue, but my server has 6-core processor and 8 GB of RAM!
See the screenshots...
- Mohammad
Hi Mohammed,
Please check the following:
1. Telnet from another client to one of the timeout servers, port 25:
telnet aspmx3.googlemail.com 25
Are you able to establish a connection?
2. Have a look at the Postfix logs in Universal Server
Reporting -> Logs -> Choose "Postfix"
Which details can you see for the connection attempts?
Hi Stephan
I hope you would be able to make anything out of these logs. Thank you!
- Moh
Hi Mohammed,
there some "host or domain not found" errors. Seems to be correct, because these domains doesn't exist nor have a MX record.
Also there are many "connection timeout" errors.
Please check your at your firewall (external) if the PGP Server is allowed to connect to any host in the internet at port 25 (SMTP).
(Also see check 2 at my last post)
Thanks Stephan. You're correct about the "host or domain not found" errors, because those email addresses/domains are currently not valid.
Regarding "connection timed out" errors, the reason I'm doubting server's performance is that when I first configured Exchange to relay through PGP UN, I sent a test email to a Yahoo! account and it went through normally. Later when I noticed emails were being queued up I sent another email to Yahoo! but it didn't pass.
- Moh


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If there is one player among the 40 in Calgary this week for the 2014 BMO CHL/NHL Top Prospects Game who can relate to the wintery first day of festivities here, it's probably Haydn Fleury of the Red Deer Rebels. Fleury, who will celebrate his 18th birthday in July, is a prairie boy from Carlyle, Saskatchewan.
Calgary Saddledome readies for 2014 BMO CHL/NHL Top Prospects Game
With 40 of the top junior players from the Canadian Hockey League arriving in this bustling National Hockey League city in wintery western Canada, there is a very solid chance this annual all-star game of sorts will capture plenty of attention from Calgary and area sports fans when Team Cherry faces off against Team Orr in the 2014 BMO CHL/NHL Top Prospects Game on Wednesday night.
Beyond Tomorrow: Jackson making a case for first round potential in 2015
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The invention concerns a staiblizing device (150) designed to link two vertebrae, comprising at least two chambers (156, 158, 186, 188) arranged proximate to said vertebrae, said chambers containing a shock absorbing fluid. Means (192, 194) are provided for providing fluid communication with controlled flow between said two chambers, thereby adequately damping the patient's movements.
1. An apparatus for engagement relative to two vertebrae of a spine, comprising: a dampening device effective for placement in close proximity to the two vertebrae, the dampening device including a rigid vessel, the vessel including:
a first inner wall opposite a second inner wall;
two chambers each extending between the first inner wall and the second inner wall, the chambers each containing a fluid and at least one conduit in fluid communication with each of the chambers to control the flow of the fluid therebetween, the fluid in each of the chambers being in contact with the first inner wall and the second inner wall,
a mobile separating member extending from the first inner wall to the second inner wall to divide the vessel into the two chambers, the mobile separating member being positioned between the two chambers, and the mobile separating member being in contact with the fluid in each of the two chambers;
a screw connected to the mobile separating member to move therewith relative to the vessel; and
wherein the dampening device is responsive to relative motion of the two vertebrae when engaged therewith to selectively change an amount of fluid in one of the chambers relative to an amount of fluid in another of the chambers by passage through the at least one conduit, and to cause motion of the mobile separating member relative to the vessel along the first inner wall and the second inner wall, the mobile separating member being structured to maintain separation of the two chambers during the motion.
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The above referenced application is based on PCT Application PCT/FR00/03727, filed on Dec. 28, 2000, having the same inventor, which claims priority from French Patent Application No. 99/16662 which was filed on Dec. 29, 1999 also having the same inventor.
The present invention relates to a device and an assembly for intervertebral stabilisation.
Such a device is usually intended to replace all or part of an intervertebral disc, when the latter has been destroyed by surgery or disease.
The invention proposes to produce a stabilising device which ensures a relative movement between the two vertebrae that it connects, which is sufficiently close to the movement allowed by a natural vertebral disc for no major dysfunction to appear at the level of the whole of the vertebral chain.
To that end, it has for its object a device for intervertebral stabilisation, designed to link two vertebrae, characterized in that it comprises:
The invention also has for its object an assembly for intervertebral stabilisation comprising at least two intervertebral stabilisation devices such as defined hereinabove, at least first and second devices being arranged on either side of the principal axis of the vertebral chain.
The invention will be described hereinafter with reference to the accompanying drawings, given solely by way of non-limiting examples and in which:
The damping member 20 comprises a rigid cylindrical vessel 22, made for example of metal, plastics material, or ceramics. This vessel receives, in its internal volume, a piston 24 which is mounted to pivot on the head 19 of the screw, which screw extends through an opening 26 made in the vessel 22. The lateral walls of the piston are separated from the opposite inner walls of the vessel via two O-rings 28. Furthermore, the lower end of the vessel 22 is connected to the head 19′ of the lower screw 18′.
The end walls 30 of the vessel 22 define, with the opposite end walls of the piston 24, two respectively upper (32A) and lower (34A) chambers. These latter are placed in communication by a conduit 36A, extending in the principal direction of the vessel 22. This conduit, which is for example made of metal or plastics material, is connected to the vessel 22 by crimping, screwing or clipping. The cross-section of this conduit 36A is substantially smaller than the cross-section of each chamber 32A, 34A. This conduit 26A presents, for example, a diameter for passage less than 2 mm, advantageously included between 0.2 and 0.9 mm.
The end walls 30 of the vessel 22 are in addition provided with stops 38, made of a supple material such as a polymer. Each chamber is filled with a damping fluid. This fluid comprises at least one liquid, such as water or oil.
Functioning of this damping member 20 is as follows: When the patient leans forward in the direction of arrow F, this has the effect of moving the vertebrae 2, 2′ and therefore the pedicular screws 18, 18′ away from one another. Consequently, the mobile piston 24, for separating the chambers, is directed towards the upper wall 30 of the vessel 22 and thus drives the fluid out of the upper chamber 32A, in the direction of the lower chamber 34A. This flow, which is produced through conduit 36A, is materialized by arrow f.
It will be appreciated that the speed of displacement of the fluid through the conduit 36A, which determines the speed of displacement of the piston 24 in the direction of the upper wall 30′ is adjustable as a function of the section of the conduit, of the length of the latter and of the viscosity of the fluid employed. The presence of this fluid which must be driven out of the chamber in question in order to allow a given movement of the patient, gives a satisfactory component of damping to this movement.
During a movement of great amplitude of the patient, the upper stop 38 makes it possible to limit the afore-mentioned movement, by abutment of the opposite wall of the piston 24 against this stop 38. The elastic nature of the latter gives an additional component of damping. In a variant, it may be provided that at least one chamber contains a hydrophilic body, such as hydrogel. As the piston continues its stroke, the latter abuts on the hydrophilic body so as progressively to release the fluid which was contained therein.
Inversely, when the patient leans backwards in the direction of arrow F′, the piston 24 is directed towards the lower wall 30′ of the vessel 22, with the result that the fluid is driven from this chamber 34A through the conduit 36A, in the direction of arrow f′.
In this embodiment, it employs an additional conduit 36B linking the two chambers 32B, 34B. Moreover, each conduit 36B, 37 is provided with a corresponding non-return valve 40, 42. Consequently, the conduit 36B allows only a transfer of fluid from the upper chamber 32B towards the lower chamber 34B, in the direction of arrow f, while conduit 37 ensures a movement of the fluid only from the lower chamber 34B towards the upper chamber 32B, in the direction of arrow f′.
The transverse dimensions of the conduit 36B for passage, ensuring the flow towards the lower chamber, are advantageously larger than those of the conduit 37 ensuring passage towards the upper chamber 32. This makes it possible to give a greater component of damping in the direction of intervertebral extension. In other words, the movements of forward bending of the patient are damped to a lesser extent than those of rearward extension.
This implant comprises a bag 54, made of a deformable but substantially non-extensible material. This bag 54 defines two respectively front (56A) and rear (58A) chambers which are joined by a conduit 60A, or constriction, placing the internal volume of these two chambers in communication. This conduit 60 presents transverse dimensions substantially smaller than those of chambers 56A, 58A.
The implant 52 also comprises a coating formed by two shells 62. Each of the latter, which presents a cross-section substantially in the form of an arc of circle, is made of a rigid material, such as titanium. These shells 62, which are placed on either side of a median plane of the bag 54, are intended to come into contact with the vertebral bodies 4, 4′. They are fastened to the bag 54 for example by gluing.
Each chamber 56A, 58A is filled with a fluid, similar to that contained in the aforementioned chambers 32, 34. Once the implant 52 is in position, when the patient leans forwards in the direction of arrow F, this has the effect of compressing the front chamber 56A and therefore of driving the fluid which was initially contained therein, in the direction of the rear chamber 58A. This flow of fluid, which is effected through conduit 60, is materialized by arrow f.
Inversely, when the patient leans backwards in the direction of arrow F′, there is produced, by a similar phenomenon, a flow of fluid along conduit 60, materialized by arrow f′. The intensity of the damping thus given during the movements of bending and of extension of the patient, depends on the section of passage and on the length of the conduit 60, as well as on the physico-chemical characteristics, in particular the viscosity, of the fluid admitted in chambers 56A, 58A.
The transverse dimensions of the conduit 65 are advantageously larger than those of the additional conduit 66, with the result that the fluid is more easily able to flow in the direction of the rear chamber 58C, which corresponds to the movement of forward bending of the patient. In other words, this forward bending movement is damped to a lesser degree than the inverse movement of rearward extension.
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The presence of this gas 72 is advantageous insofar as it induces an elastic effect during compression of the chamber 56C. In effect, when the latter is compressed, it is firstly the air 72 which is driven therefrom, with the result that the corresponding movement is damped only to a very small degree.
Once the air is driven out, it is then the fluid initially contained in the chamber which flows in conduit 65, which gives a much greater damping component. Consequently, during movements of low amplitudes, only air flows through the conduit 65, with the result that these movements are only slightly damped. This is not detrimental as, due to their low amplitude, such movements cannot harm the physical integrity of the patient. On the other hand, when the afore-mentioned movements have a higher amplitude, fluid also flows through the conduit 65, with the result that such movements are damped to a greater degree.
The movement of the piston from rear to front of the implant 52 is limited, in two opposite directions, by stop means 78. This piston 76 defines, with the opposite walls 74, two front (56D) and rear (58D) chambers.
During movements of flexion or of extension of the patient, the mobile piston 76, for separating the chambers, moves from rear to front of the implant 52. This induces a compression of one of the chambers 56D, 58D, with the result that fluid escapes therefrom in the direction of the other chamber, via the pores of the piston 76.
A conduit 88 traverses the cover 82, so as to place the internal volume of the chamber 56F in communication with the outside. As a function of the pressure conditions exerted on the chamber 56F, fluid escapes therefrom or is admitted therein, with the result that the edges of the cover 82 rise or descend, slidably, along the lateral walls of the vessel 84. This embodiment is advantageous, insofar as it guarantees a very satisfactory tightness, being given that such tightness is ensured both by the deformable walls of the bag and by the rigid walls of the vessel 84.
As shown in dotted lines in
Each element 104, 106 comprises two respectively front (108, 112) and rear (110, 114) chambers. The two front chambers 108, 112 are placed in communication by a front conduit 116, while the two rear chambers 110, 114 are connected by a rear conduit 118. The different chambers contain a fluid similar to one of those described hereinabove, with the result that, as a function of the pressure conditions exerted on these chambers, a fluid communication is established therebetween.
The chambers of the same element are separated by means of respective membranes 120, 122 which may be tight, or porous like the membrane 64 described hereinabove. Consequently, the two chambers 108, 110 and 112, 114 of an element in question may possibly be placed in fluid communication.
In a variant, the front right chamber 108 may be placed in fluid communication with the rear left chamber 114, the front left chamber 112 being in that case placed in fluid communication with the rear right chamber 110. These additional fluid relations may be made additionally to the relations allowed by conduits 116, 118.
The implants 102, 102′, described hereinabove, induce an additional component of damping, when the patient leans towards the sides, being given that they employ chambers disposed on either side of the axis A.
The device 150 also comprises a damping member 170, arranged similarly to that, 20, described previously, namely to the rear of the intervertebral space 12. This member 170 comprises a rigid vessel 172 inside which is disposed a piston 174 which comprises a head 176, forming upper end, whose transverse dimensions are similar to those of the vessel. An O-ring 178 is mounted between the opposite walls of the head 176 and of the vessel 172.
The head 176 of the piston extends from a vertical rod 180 which traverses the lower wall 182 of the vessel 172 tightly, with the interposition of an O-ring 184. The lower end of the rod 180, opposite the head 176, is pivotally mounted on the head 19′ of the lower screw 18′.
The head 176 defines respectively upper (186) and lower (188) chambers of the vessel 172. The upper chamber 186 receives a spring 190, working in compression, which extends vertically between the upper wall of the vessel and the opposite wall of the head 176. The use of this spring 190 allows the piston 174 to be returned into its low position, which corresponds to a physiologically advantageous lordorsic posture of the patient.
The front chamber 156 of the implant 152 is placed in fluid communication with the upper chamber 186 of the member 170, via a conduit 192, while the rear chamber 158 is placed in fluid communication with the lower chamber 188 via an additional conduit 194. Consequently, when the patient leans forward in the direction of arrow F, fluid is driven from the front chamber 156 in the direction of the upper chamber 186, which contributes to causing the piston 174 to descend in the vessel 172, opposite the upper screw 18. This rise induces a displacement of fluid, through the conduit 194, from the lower chamber 188 towards the rear chamber 158. This movement of bending is therefore damped by these different flows of fluid
The amplitude of such damping may be modulated as a function of the characteristics of the fluid admitted in the different chambers and of the section of passage of the conduits 192, 194. It will be readily appreciated that, during a movement of extension of the patient towards the rear, there are produced both flows of fluid and a movement of the piston 174, in directions opposite those mentioned above.
In a variant, it may be provided to add two additional conduits to each of the conduits 192, 194, the four conduits thus formed being provided with non-return valves ensuring the flow of the fluid in one direction only. It may also be provided that the membrane 196 separating the front (156) and rear (158) chambers be porous, so as to allow a flow of fluid between these two chambers. It may also be provided to eliminate this membrane 196, so as to form a single intradiscal chamber, placed in communciation with the lower chamber 174 by the conduit 192, the other conduit 194 in that case being eliminated. It may also be provided that the head 176 of the piston 174 be porous, like the one, 76, described hereinabove.
It may also be provided that the two upper (186) and lower (188) chambers be placed in fluid communication by a conduit, similar to that, 36, described hereinabove. These chambers 186, 188 may be placed in communication by a plurality of conduits extending in the wall of the vessel 172. These conduits may be disposed below one another, with the result that the head 176 of the piston, as it moves, successively obturates the openings of these conduits. At the end of movement, there therefore remains, in a chamber in question, a volume of residual fluid which cannot be driven out and constitutes a damping volume. The vessel may comprise a double wall defining an annular housing for reserve of fluid. The vessel may also be partially made of a porous material such as a ceramic.
The use of a rod 180 of piston 174 traversing the walls of the vessel 172 is advantageous. In effect, this rod 180 and therefore the piston 174 may be connected to the screw 18′ while providing that the latter lie outside the vessel 172. This is interesting in terms of tightness, insofar as it is necessary to provide solely one sealing member in the vicinity of the opening of the vessel, through which the afore-mentioned rod extends.
It is also advantageous to provide a device for intervertebral stabilisation, comprising a discal implant and a damping member, disposed to the rear of the intervertebral space. In effect, the intervertebral implant makes it possible to restore the height of the disc. Moreover, being given that this implant contains a fluid, it is adapted to give the two adjacent vertebral bodies a certain mutual freedom of movement. Furthermore, the extra-discal damping member makes it possible to regulate the movements allowed by the discal implant.
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An additional device 150′ may be associated with the stabilising device 150, placed on the other side of the axis A and the plane P, so as to form an assembly for intervertebral stabilisation. This device 150′ shown in dashed and dotted lines, may be similar to that, 150, it being understood that it is possible to give it different dimensions, in particular concerning the height of the implant 152′, so as to compensate a slight asymmetrical collapse of the disc, viewed from behind.
The invention is not limited to the examples described and shown. In effect, it may be provided to connect two vertebrae which are not adjacent, via a device for intervertebral stabilisation according to the invention.
The means for placing in fluid communication described hereinabove control the flow of the fluid as they induce a limitation of the flow of this fluid, during flow thereof between the chambers thus connected. This may be effected by giving these communicating means reduced transverse dimensions, or a considerable length. These means induce a restriction, a slowing down of the fluid and/or a pressure drop of the latter. The flowrate of fluid between the chambers is conserved at a value less than a limiting value, which guarantees that the passage of the fluid from a first chamber towards a second chamber is not too rapid. A certain damping of the movements of the patient's column is thus created.
It is particularly advantageous to provide that two adjacent chambers be separated by a mobile member, such as a piston. In effect, this makes it possible to make extradiscal and/or intradiscal objects which are efficient, take up little room and which are subjected to problems of tightness only to a small degree.
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|Table of Contents
|Vol. 70, No. 1, 2001
Issue release date: January–February 2001
|Section title: Regular Article
Body Image and Psychopathology in Male BodybuildersMangweth B.a · Pope Jr. H.G.d · Kemmler G.a · Ebenbichler C.b · Hausmann A.a · De Col C.a · Kreutner B.c · Kinzl J.a · Biebl W.a
Departments of aPsychiatry and bInternal Medicine, Innsbruck University Clinics, and cInnsbruck University, Austria; dBiological Psychiatry Laboratory, McLean Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Cambridge, Mass., USA
Published online: 1/3/2001
Issue release date: January–February 2001
Number of Print Pages: 6
Number of Figures: 1
Number of Tables: 3
ISSN: 0033-3190 (Print)
eISSN: 1423-0348 (Online)
For additional information: http://www.karger.com/PPS
Background: To compare male bodybuilders to men with eating disorders and control men regarding body image, psychopathology and sexual history. Method: We compared 28 male bodybuilders, 30 men with eating disorders (anorexia nervosa, bulimia or binge eating disorder defined by DSM-IV), and 30 controls, using a battery of questionnaires covering weight history, eating behavior, body image, lifetime history of psychiatric disorders, and sexuality. Eating-disordered and control men were recruited from a college student population and studied during the course of an earlier investigation. Results: Bodybuilders exhibited a pattern of eating and exercising as obsessive as that of subjects with eating disorders, but with a 'reverse' focus of gaining muscle as opposed to losing fat. Bodybuilders displayed rates of psychiatric disorders intermediate between men with eating disorders and control men. In measures of body image, the bodybuilders closely resembled the men with eating disorders, but significantly differed from the control men, with the former two groups consistently displaying greater dissatisfaction than the latter. Sexual functioning did not distinguish the three groups except for the item 'lack of sexual desire' which was reported significantly more often by both bodybuilders and men with eating disorders. Conclusion: On measures of body image and eating behavior, bodybuilders share many features of individuals with eating disorders.
© 2001 S. Karger AG, Basel
Number of Print Pages : 6
Number of Figures : 1, Number of Tables : 3, Number of References : 29
Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics
Founded 1953 as 'Acta Psychotherapeutica et Psychosomatica' by E.A.D.E. Carp and B. Stokvis, continued by Th. Spoerri (1964–1974) and P.E. Sifneos (1974–1991)
Vol. 70, No. 1, Year 2001 (Cover Date: January-February 2001)
Journal Editor: G.A. Fava, Bologna
ISSN: 0033–3190 (print), 1423–0348 (Online)
For additional information: http://www.karger.com/journals/pps
Published online: 1/3/2001
Issue release date: January–February 2001
Number of Print Pages: 6
Number of Figures: 1
Number of Tables: 3
ISSN: 0033-3190 (Print)
eISSN: 1423-0348 (Online)
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Marvel's newest entry into the comic book-to-movie genre puts writer turned director James Gunn ("Slither," "Super") at the helm of "Guardians of the Galaxy."
Although I'm not a nerd, I am not totally ignorant to the World of Geeks, but, quite honestly, I had never heard of this comic book.
It did not help that the Powers That Be have cast a relative unknown (at least to me) in the lead role. Chris Pratt ("Parks & Recreation," "Everwood," "Moneyball") does a very good job as Peter Quill, yet the movie would probably benefit from a more well-known actor.
Then again, Harrison Ford and Carrie Fisher were not exactly A-listers when the first "Star Wars" movie arrived.
The casting also suffered when Zoe Saldana ("Avatar," "Star Trek") was given way too little to do as Gamora. Hollywood rules usually state that the second banana (even sexy, jumpsuit clad hotties) be more than just an eye candy Sancho Panza to the show's Don Quixote. Not a big fan of Saldana, I still felt bad that she was delegated to background furniture.
The other stars were not physically seen (as such) as Vin Diesel ("Riddick," "Fast & Furious") was merely the voice of Groot, a rather cute tree with ten times more charm than Gamora, and Bradley Cooper ("Silver Linings Playbook," "The Hangover") who was cast as the voice of Rocket, the homicidal raccoon. Professional wrestler Dave Bautista, who I also had never heard of, was cast as Drax, the muscle bound Igor of the group.
One decent second-tier role went to Michael Rooker ("The Walking Dead," "Cliffhanger") as Yondu Udonta, scavenger/villain who stole a few of the scenes that he appeared in.
John C. Reilly ("Step Brothers," "Talladega Nights") appeared as Corpsman Dey for the Nova Corps, which was led well by an over-the-top Glenn Close ("World According to Garp," "Mars Attacks") as Nova Prime.
Benicio Del Toro ("Fear & Loathing in Las Vegas," "Traffic") also flitted through as The Collector, a small humorous bit, with hardly any connection to the main plot.
But in truth, the actors could have been anyone, as the true star of "Guardians of the Galaxy" is the action sequences. Everything about the visuals screamed graphic novel, and it was all done with awesome CGI work.
The fact that the ending credits listed about two million CGI artists and their related craftsmen attests to the fact that this was darn near an animated film.
Yes, the plot was stable and the dialogue was very well written (by Gunn and Nicole Perlman), but the wham and the pow stole the show.
For all of the faithful watching it was total A+ material, and for those of us who were unfamiliar, it still became a fun ride through a fantasy world of death and destruction.
Gunn did not bore us with a huge backstory, but just enough details to bring us up to speed (as well as a teaser for more unexpected backstory in the next episode, which is due out in 2017), and then let us ride the ride.
The 3-D was dark (as usual) but seamless enough to make us believe that what was happening was for real, and the humor throughout was excellent, with so many 1980s references that it would be hard to sit and list them all.
After two viewings I still found cute little barbs from decades past and smiled with every one.
If you were born after 1985, you may not enjoy this movie as much, but you will still enjoy it. By itself, it is a very good space opera, but if you are a comic nerd, a sci-fi geek or a fan of just plain "fun movies," this is a solid pick.
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QB Tom Brady The last time he faced the Bills, Brady scored roughly a billion points. The last time he took the field, the offense scored on every meaningful drive. This one isn't rocket science. He's the top fantasy QB in the league this week, and it's not close. Expect something approaching 300+ yards and 3+ scores as a floor, with a ceiling of … a billion? WRs Wes Welker, Brandon Lloyd Welker continues to pile up catches and yards, and the week off surely helped some of his bumps, bruises, sprains and strains begin to heal. I'd say he's a safe bet for 100 yards and a 50-50 shot at a score this week. Lloyd showed improving chemistry with Brady in London, and that should translate to appreciable numbers against a porous Bills secondary. Pencil him in for 75 and a score. RBs Stevan Ridley, Danny Woodhead, Shane Vereen This is an excellent matchup for Ridley, and I think it's safe to pencil him in for 125 and at least one score. Bolden did not practice ...
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Iran welcomed Wednesday Russia's approval of a ten-year nuclear cooperation program, despite the repeated protests from the United States that such cooperation could help the Islamic republic develop nuclear weapons, IRNA said.
"The development of bilateral relations in all domains between Iran and Russia is aimed at promoting peace, stability, and regional economic development," Foreign Ministry spokesman Hamid-Reza Asefi said. "The declaration of the Russian government to go ahead with ten years of cooperation in the scientific, industrial and economic domains is in line with this," Asefi added.
Additionally, he said a visit from Russian President Vladimir Putin to Tehran in return for a visit made by Iran's President Mohammed Khatami to Moscow in 2000 would strengthen and develop bilateral relations.
In the meantime, on Wednesday, United States Energy Secretary Spencer Abraham and Russian Atomic Energy Minister Alexander Rumyantsev held talks in Moscow, with a US State Department spokesman saying the US was "disturbed" about the program and would bring the matter up during the meetings. (Albawaba.com)
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