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A supply of lancets for a multi-use lancing device are carried by a tape and sequentially brought from a storage position to an activating position by advancing the tape around a bend. The lancets are non-circular in cross-section along their longitudinal lengths, and in their activating position they extend from the tape such that their sharp tips are available for lancing tissue. The carrying tape can be arranged in reel-to-reel format in a housing having a lancing opening. The lancets can be integral with the tape and activated to move the lancet through the lancing opening by moving the tape along its tape path or by translating a dedicated service loop of the tape. The lancets can also be independent from the tape and activated through the lancing opening by a separate lancing actuator. A test media can be included on the carrying tape and the housing can contain a sensor to yield an integrated lancing and testing device.
1. A multi-use lancing device for sampling a bodily fluid comprising:
a carrying tape having a length and defining a supply section, a storage section, and an activating section between the supply and storage sections, wherein there is at least one bend in the activating section of the carrying tape;
a plurality of lancets carried along the length of the tape, each of the lancets having a proximal portion, a distal portion, and a lancet length, wherein a substantial portion of the lancet length is non-circular in cross section, and wherein the distal portion includes a sharp tip that is uncontaminated with the bodily fluid when in the supply section of the carrying tape; and
a removable cover over the lancets that are in the supply section of the carrying tape;
wherein the lancets are oriented on the carrying tape such that their proximal portions precede their sharp tips as the lancets are carried from the supply section to the activating section by advancement of the tape.
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10. A multi-use lancing device comprising:
a housing having a lancet opening and containing a supply reel and a storage reel;
an elongated flexible carrying tape configured for reel-to-reel transfer from the supply reel to the storage reel;
a plurality of lancets sequentially positioned along the carrying tape and each having a lancet length and a distal portion defining a sharp tip;
a sterile removable cover over the lancets in the supply reel; and
a take-up reel for removing the cover from the lancets as the lancets are advanced from the supply reel to the storage reel.
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17. A supply of lancets in reel-to-reel fashion comprising:
a supply reel, a storage reel and a carrying tape configured for reel-to-reel transfer from the supply reel to the storage reel;
a first lancet wrapped around the supply reel and flexed into a non-linear orientation;
a second lancet on the carrying tape between the supply and storage reels and in a generally linear orientation; and
a removable cover over at least the first lancets and not over the second lancet.
18. The supply of lancets of
19. The supply of lancets of
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24. A multi-use device for sampling a bodily fluid comprising:
a housing defining a lancing opening and containing a carrying tape configured to sequentially carry a plurality of lancets from a supply reel containing lancets uncontaminated with the bodily fluid to an activating section of the carrying tape adjacent the lancing opening; and
a removable cover over the lancets on the supply reel;
wherein the lancets each include a distal portion with a sharp tip
wherein a substantial portion of the length of each lancet is non-circular in cross section; and
wherein the lancets are positioned on the carrying tape to have a proximal portion thereof lead the distal portion from the supply reel into the activating section.
25. The multi-use sampling device of
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29. A method for obtaining a bodily fluid sample comprising:
providing a reel-to-reel tape carrying a plurality of lancets that are non-circular in cross section along a major portion of their lengths;
removing a sterile cover from a first lancet;
advancing the tape to position the first lancet adjacent a bend in the tape with a sharp tip of the first lancet spaced from the tape;
piercing tissue with the sharp tip of the first lancet; and
after the piercing, advancing the tape to bring the sharp tip of the first lancet closer to the tape.
30. The method of
after the piercing, positioning a second lancet adjacent the bend in the tape with the sharp tip of the second lancet spaced from the tape; and
piercing tissue with the sharp tip of the second lancet.
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34. A method for obtaining a bodily fluid sample comprising:
removing a sterile cover from a first lancet carried by a tape;
positioning the first lancet adjacent a bend in a service loop portion of the tape;
relatively translating the service loop portion of the tape to lance tissue with the first lancet.
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after the relatively translating, advancing the tape to positioning a second lancet adjacent the bend in the service loop; and
lancing tissue with the second lancet.
37. A device for lancing tissue comprising:
a supply of sterile lancets carried by a tape along a tape path defining at least one bend, wherein at least a tip of one of the supply of lancets is under a sterile cover;
wherein the lancets have a length and a non-circular cross section along their lengths such that each lancet has substantially different degrees of flexibility in different directions relative to their length;
wherein a lancet adjacent the bend extends generally linearly from the tape for lancing tissue;
wherein a lancet not adjacent the bend is flexed into a non-linear orientation for compact storage.
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43. A method comprising:
providing a multi-use lancing device having a supply of lancets on a tape, wherein at least a tip of at least one of the supply of lancets is under a sterile cover;
bringing a first lancet from a flexed orientation to a generally linear orientation;
lancing tissue with the first lancet in the generally linear orientation; and
bringing a second lancet from a flexed orientation to generally linear orientation for a subsequent lancing.
44. The method of
The present application is a continuation-in-part of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 10/836,578, filed Apr. 30, 2004, which is hereby incorporated by reference in its entirety.
The present invention generally relates to bodily fluid sampling and more specifically, but not exclusively, concerns bodily fluid sampling devices having a supply of sterile lancets carried by a tape.
The acquisition and testing of bodily fluids is useful for many purposes, and continues to grow in importance for use in medical diagnosis and treatment, and in other diverse applications. In the medical field, it is desirable for lay operators to perform tests routinely, quickly and reproducibly outside of a laboratory setting, with rapid results and a readout of the resulting test information. Testing can be performed on various bodily fluids, such as blood and/or interstitial fluid. Such fluids can be tested for a variety of characteristics of the fluid, or analytes contained in the fluid, in order to identify a medical condition, determine therapeutic responses, assess the progress of treatment, and the like.
The testing of bodily fluids begins with obtaining the fluid sample. One method of acquiring the fluid sample involves inserting a hollow needle or syringe into a vein or artery in order to withdraw a blood sample. However, such direct vascular blood sampling can have several limitations, including pain, infection, and hematoma and other bleeding complications. In addition, direct vascular blood sampling is not suitable for repeating on a routine basis, can be extremely difficult and is not advised for patients to perform on themselves.
The other common technique for collecting a blood or other bodily fluid sample is to form an incision in the skin to bring the fluid to the skin surface. According to this technique, a lancet, such as a needle, knife or other cutting instrument, is used to form the incision in the skin. The resulting blood or interstitial fluid specimen may then be collected in a small tube or other container, or placed directly in contact with a test strip or otherwise analyzed. Because lancets are necessarily sharp, lancing devices are typically constructed to protect the lancets when not in use to avoid injuries and contamination.
However, many existing lancing devices are generally designed to hold a single lancet and after lancing require manual replacement of the lancets before performing a subsequent lancing. Particularly where an individual needs to obtain multiple samples per day, it can be inefficient and inconvenient to carry a separate supply of lancets or to use a separate device for each lancing event. A self contained multi-use lancing device could avoid the problems of manually replacing a used lancet, but there are challenges in designing a multi-use lancing device that can safely and reliably handling the lancets yet is compact in design and simple for a lay operator to use and which is also economical to manufacture. Accordingly, there is a need in the art for a multi-use lancing device that meets some or all of these challenges. In one form, the present invention addresses this need and provides a multi-use lancing device that is simple and safe for a lay operator to use and that is cost-effective to manufacture. In other forms the present invention provides other advancements in the art.
The present invention provides novel systems and techniques for lancing tissue either alone or in combination with testing of the resulting bodily fluid. While the actual nature of the invention covered herein can only be determined with reference to the claims appended hereto, certain aspects of the invention that are characteristic of the embodiments disclosed herein are described briefly as follows.
According to one aspect, the invention provides a novel supply of lancets on a tape.
According to another aspect, the invention provides a novel systems and techniques for obtaining bodily fluid samples.
According to still other aspects, novel methods of supplying lancets on a tape and of lancing tissue are disclosed.
These and other aspects are discussed below.
Although the characteristic features of this invention will be particularly pointed out in the claims, the invention itself, and the manner in which it may be made and used, may be better understood by referring to the following description taken in connection with the accompanying figures forming a part thereof.
For the purposes of promoting an understanding of the principles of the invention, reference will now be made to the embodiments illustrated in the drawings and specific language will be used to describe the same. It will nevertheless be understood that no limitation of the scope of the invention is hereby intended. Alterations and further modifications in the illustrated devices, and such further applications of the principles of the invention as illustrated herein are contemplated as would normally occur to one skilled in the art to which the invention relates.
In one form, the present invention provides a compact supply of lancets for sampling bodily fluids. The lancets have a non-circular cross section and are arranged on a carrying tape such that the lancets can be sequentially brought from a storage position to an activating position by advancing the tape around a bend. In the activating position, the lancets extend from the tape and their sharp tips are available for lancing tissue, whereas in the storage position the lancets are generally aligned with the carrying tape to facilitate compact storage of the lancets. The carrying tape is contained in a housing defining a lancing opening, and during lancing, the sharp tip of a lancet in the activating position is rapidly advanced and retracted through the lancing opening to pierce adjacent tissue and obtain the bodily fluid sample. After lancing, advancement of the tape brings the used lancet back into a storage position and also positions the next lancet in the activating position to be ready for a subsequent lancing.
As will be described more fully below, there are a variety of mechanisms that can be employed for advancing and retracting the lancets to cause the lancing motion. For example, in certain embodiments the lancets are integral with the tape and rapid movement of the tape results in the lancing motion of the lancet. In one form, the entire tape is moved along its tape path, while in another form only a service loop of the tape is actuated in a lancing motion. In other embodiments, where the lancets are not integral with the tape, a separate actuator can be used to engage the lancets and move them in the lancing motion independent of any movement of the adjacent tape.
Turning now to
As mentioned above, in this embodiment the lancets 28 are integral with the tape 32. More specifically, the proximal portions 30 of the lancets 28 are integral with the tape 22 whereas the distal portions 29 are free to extend from the tape 22 when the lancet is in its activating position (described more fully below). This can be accomplished by forming the tape 22 and lancets 28 from the same piece of tape stock by etching, punching, or otherwise removing portions of the tape stock to form the profile of the lancets 28. In the
Both the lancets 28 and the tape 22 are thin and sufficiently deformable to permit the reel-to-reel transfer of the tape 22 carrying the lancets 28 from the supply reel 24 to the storage reel 26. The lancets 28 (and tape 22) are constructed of material having sufficient shape memory or resiliency to allow the lancets 28 to return to a generally linear orientation upon being unwound from the supply reel 24. As a result, when the lancet 22 is positioned adjacent the bend 39 in the tape 22, its sharp tip 31 is spaced from the tape 22 and available for lancing. This position is referred to as the activating position, and as depicted in
Referring to
In a preferred form, the movement of the tip 31 through the lancing opening is a rapid back and forth motion generally along the line defining the longitudinal length of the lancet. This is referred to as a lancing motion. The knobs 44 and 46 may each be configured to include a clutch and appropriate spring biasing to provide for this rapid lancing movement by moving the tape 22 rapidly back and forth along its path. As an alternative to achieving the back and forth lancing motion by the back and forth movement of the tape 22 along its tape path, the entire device 20 can be mounted in the housing 40 such that the entire device 20 is translated in a back and forth movement. In a still further embodiment, only a portion of the tape 22 is moved during lancing. An embodiment providing for the lancing motion via relative movement of only a part of the tape 22 is depicted in
The multi-use lancing device 120 of
More specifically, the activating portion of tape 122 passes around a pair of wheels 112 and 114 that are freely rotatable but whose longitudinal translation is tied together by tie rod 110. Referring to
A further variation on the use of a service loop is utilized in the device 220 of
The device 220 is configured for two-button operation. A cocking button 238 serves to drive the piston 230 downward in the
It is to be understood that after lancing, the bodily fluid can be collected and analyzed for a variety of properties or components, as is well known in the art. For example, such analysis may be directed to hematocrit, blood glucose, coagulation, lead, iron, etc. Testing systems include such means as optical (e.g., reflectance, absorption, fluorescence, Raman, etc.), electrochemical, and magnetic means for analyzing the sampled fluid. Typically, a test system contacts the bodily fluid to be tested with a test media and takes advantage of a reaction between the bodily fluid and a reagent present in the test media. For example, an optical test strip will generally rely upon a color change, i.e., a change in the wavelength absorbed or reflected by dye formed by the reagent system used. See, e.g., U.S. Pat. Nos. 3,802,842; 4,061,468; and 4,490,465.
While the embodiments of
Turning now to
A test media layer 260 carries at least one test media 262 for each of the lancets 266, and it can be formed by printing or inking the appropriate reagent(s) onto an appropriate tape stock. The test media layer 260 is then mounted onto the lancet layer 264 with the test media 262 facing the lancet layer 264 so as to sandwich the test media 262 between layers 264 and 260. The test media 262 are generally aligned with the base of the capillary grove 268 so as to receive the bodily fluid conveyed down the grove 268, as described more fully below.
Referring now to
During assembly of the tape 270, care is taken to assure that the lancets 266 of the lancet layer 270 are able to separate from the base layer 250 and puncture through the test media layer 260 when the tape 270 is placed around a sharp bend. Accordingly, the tape 270 is utilized to sequentially provide a lancet 266 and to activate the provided lancet 266 through the lancing opening 282 in accordance with the embodiments described above.
Once the tissue is lanced, the bodily fluid sample is captured in the capillary groove 268 of the lancet 266 and capillary forces drawn the fluid sample to the test media 262. Additional capillary forces may be provided by a flap of the test media layer 260 that is formed when the lancet 266 punches through the test media layer 260. This flap (corresponding to microperforations 263) will contact the lancet 266 after the lancing and rest against at least a portion of the capillary grove 268, providing additional wicking forces for conveying the fluid along the capillary groove 268 to the test media 262. Test media layer 260 can be constructed of a material that enhances the wicking force, for example one that is hydrophilic.
Having contacted the bodily fluid to the test media 262, the test media is next positioned by the optical sensor 290. After the appropriate time interval, the sensor 290 reads the test media 266 through the test media layer 260. An output representing at least one property of the bodily fluid may then be presented to the user on a display (not shown), such as a LCD screen.
In a variation, rather than or in addition to having the lancets 266 on the outside of the lancet layer 266 (i.e. the side facing the test media layer per the
Another variation is depicted in
A still further variation involves capturing the bodily fluid directly from the tissue, i.e. without using the capillary groove 268. For such direct capture, the tissue that has been lanced and is now expressing the bodily fluid can be directly pressed against the test media 262. An appropriate place for such a test media 262 would be at a location on the uppermost surface of tape 270 (per the
In a further embodiment, a lancet and its associated test media are provided on the tape in the form of an integrated lancing test strip as described more fully in commonly owned U.S. application Ser. No. 10/767,522, filed Jan. 29, 2004 and titled Integrated Lancing Test Strip.
A common medical test, and one for which the present invention is particularly but not exclusively applicable, is the measurement of blood glucose level. The glucose level can be determined directly by analysis of the blood, or indirectly by analysis of other fluids such as interstitial fluid. Diabetics are generally instructed to measure their blood glucose level several times a day, depending on the nature and severity of their diabetes. Based upon the observed pattern in the measured glucose levels, the patient and physician determine the appropriate level of insulin to be administered, also taking into account such issues as diet, exercise and other factors.
In testing for the presence of an analyte such as glucose in a bodily fluid, the test system 300 can take advantage of an oxidation/reduction reaction which occurs using an oxidase/peroxidase detection chemistry. In this form, the test media 262 is exposed to a sample of the bodily fluid for a suitable period of time, and there is a color change if the analyte (glucose) is present. Typically, the intensity of this change is proportional to the concentration of analyte in the sample. The sensor 290 can be an optical sensor such as a reflectance spectrophotometer operating a selected wavelength, which serves to compare the color of the reagent to a known standard to determine the amount of analyte present in the sample. Electrochemical and other systems could also be employed. It is to be appreciated that, where the dry reagent chemistry employed renders it appropriate, the test media tape 263 serves to keep the underlying test media 262 sterile and substantially free from moisture prior to use.
While the embodiments illustrated in
Referring now to
To facilitate the direct transfer of bodily fluid from the tissue 350 to the test media 362, the opening 370 can be constructed as a flexible cone that is mechanically deformed by the user's finger to allow the finger to contact the test media 362. Alternatively or in addition, the optical reader 366 can be adapted to displace the tape 322 towards and/or into the opening 370 (i.e. upwardly in the
In still other forms, the sample may be collected via a capillary groove (not shown) on the lancet 328. In this embodiment the activator 360 may hold the lancet 328 while the tape 322 is advanced, and then the activator 360 may position the lancet 328 to transfer the captured bodily fluid to the test media 362. For other mechanism of collection or after the lancet is no longer needed, the activator 360 can optionally fully remove the lancet 328 from the tape 322 and move it to a discard location, or the activator 360 can replace the lancet 328 under the retaining material 330 for storage in the storage section of the tape 322.
The embodiments described herein can be incorporated into a battery powered handheld device wherein some or all of operations described herein are automated. Such an automated device could include appropriate electric motors or solenoids for advancing the tape and for cocking and/or firing the lancet, along with the appropriate controllers and user interface (such as one or more buttons) as would occur to those of skill in the art.
For example, using the
In a preferred form, an entire acquisition and testing cycle is automated and is initiated by the user turning on the device, and after being prompted, pressing a button. The acquisition and testing cycle also can provide for user intervention throughout the cycle, for example to repeat a step or to stop the process altogether. For example after lancing, the automated cycle can prompt the user for another button press before continuing to test the sample. In this way, if the lancing was unsuccessful, the user can avoid wasting the test media, and the device can provide the option of re-lancing using the same lancet.
It is to be understood that many conventional lancets are generally cylindrical needles, i.e. they are circular in cross section along their longitudinal length. This type of construction generally results in a lancet of generally uniform rigidity, i.e. that resists flexing equally in all directions. It is to be understood, however, that while lancets useful in the present invention can generally take any form, advantages can be achieved when the lancets are constructed such that there is a noticeable degree of flexibility in at least one direction, such that the lancets can be flexed while in the storage position and generally linear while in the activating position. One mechanism for achieving this flexibility is to construct the lancets such that at least a portion of their length is non-circular in cross section. More specifically, the cross-section along the lengths of lancets according to certain embodiments of the invention can be substantially non-circular, and more preferably of high aspect ratio, e.g. having an aspect ratio of at least 3.
As a particular example of this high aspect ratio cross-sectional construction, the lancets illustrated herein are generally planar, or rectangular in cross section along their length. For example, the lancets 266 of FG. 6 have a length L and a width W that are about equal, but both the length L and the width W are substantially greater than the thickness of the lancets (and of the tape). Likewise, the lancets 28 depicted in
However, in one form, any such substantial deviations from planar are absent, at least along a substantial portion of the lancet body, i.e. at least about 25% of one major surface is substantially planar. In other forms, a major portion of the lancet body, i.e. at least about 50% is substantially planar. In other forms, planar portions make up at least 70% of at least one major surface of the lancet.
The lancets and the tape can be constructed of any suitable material or combination of materials. For example, a lancet tape can be constructed from a hardened stainless steel, such as the commercially available 316 stainless steel full hard shim stock, or any other suitable thin foil constructed of metal, plastic or plastic composite. A suitable thickness for the tape stock may be between about 1 and 10 mill. The lancets can also be constructed of a shape memory alloy or other superelastic material. A suitable shape memory alloy is a nickel titanium alloy or nitinol, for instance supplied by the company DYNALLOY, INC, of Costa Mesa, Calif., USA, under the trade name FLEXINOL. In one form, the nitinol is approximately 55% nickel and 45% titanium.
Stamping, photoetching, laser cutting, and/or other methods can be employed to produce the lancets from a tape blank and to achieve sharp and/or beveled edges on the lancets and the optional capillary channel therein. Alternatively, the lancets can be formed by metal deposition onto a suitable carrier tape. In one embodiment, the lancets are created from two different materials, for example by affixing sharp metals tips to plastic lancet bodies. The lancets are preferably constructed to avoid significant distortion from being wound up in the supply reel so that they will be not have significant curvature when in their activating positions. Material property choices, such as the use of shape memory alloys and hardened stainless steel, are one mechanism to reduce or avoid unwanted curvature. Alternatively or in addition, means can be provided to correct for any residual curvature prior to lancing. For example, the tape could pass through a pair of flattening rollers and/or the lancing opening (42, 142, 242, 282, or 370) can be shaped to guide the lancet into a generally flat orientation as the lancet passes therethrough.
As discussed above, it is desirable to keep the lancets sterile before use. One useful mechanism for maintaining sterility is the use of a sterile cover, such as sterile cover 332 described above with respect to
By covering the lancets in the supply reel 24, the cover 422 protect the sterility of the lancets before use. Additionally, by covering the used lancets in the storage reel 26, the cover 422 provides protection from the spread of any contamination in the device 420. It is to be appreciated that, while there are design efficiencies in using a single continuous cover 422 to serve both these functions, different covers may also be used. More specifically, in one variation, the cover 422 is not routed from the take up reel 424 to the reapplication reel 430. Rather, two separate covers are used, with a first cover being removed with the take up reel 424 and a second different cover being applied with reel 430
Cover 422 can be constructed of any material that is suitable for sterility protection and should be strong enough that it is not damaged by the sharp tip 31 of the lancets 28.
Suitable materials for cover 422 include synthetics and plastics such as P.E.T., polyester, polypropylene, nylon, or a combination of different plastic, paper, and/or metal sheets.
Preferably, the cover 422 does not have any holes or cutouts nearby the lancet tips 31. In the illustrated embodiment, the cover is formed as a substantially continuous tape without any holes or cutouts along a majority of its length.
It is to be appreciated that, while the use of a sterility cover 422 that is peeled away to expose lancets before use and/or that is applied to cover used lancets after use has been explicitly illustrated in connection with the lancet configuration of
While the invention has been illustrated and described in detail in the drawings and foregoing description, the same is to be considered as illustrative and not restrictive in character. Only certain embodiments have been shown and described, and all changes, equivalents, and modifications that come within the spirit of the invention described herein are desired to be protected. For example, while a combination lancing and testing device has been described where the test media is integrated on the same carrying tape as the lancets, the test media can be separate from the lancet carrying tape, for example configured as a cassette of test strips as described in commonly owned application Ser. No. 10/164,828, Pub. No. 2002/0188224.
Any experiments, experimental examples, or experimental results provided herein are intended to be illustrative of the present invention and should not be considered limiting or restrictive with regard to the invention scope. Further, any theory, mechanism of operation, proof, or finding stated herein is meant to further enhance understanding of the present invention and is not intended to limit the present invention in any way to such theory, mechanism of operation, proof, or finding. Thus, the specifics of this description and the attached drawings should not be interpreted to limit the scope of this invention to the specifics thereof. Rather, the scope of this invention should be evaluated with reference to the claims appended hereto. In reading the claims it is intended that when words such as "a", "an", "at least one", and "at least a portion" are used there is no intention to limit the claims to only one item unless specifically stated to the contrary in the claims. Further, when the language "at least a portion" and/or "a portion" is used, the claims may include a portion and/or the entire items unless specifically stated to the contrary. Finally, all publications, patents, and patent applications cited in this specification are herein incorporated by reference to the extent not inconsistent with the present disclosure as if each were specifically and individually indicated to be incorporated by reference and set forth in its entirety herein.
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· the act of applying force to propel something; "after reaching the desired velocity the drive is cut off"
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Hypernym(s): mechanism
3. drive - noun
· a series of actions advancing a principle or tending toward a particular end; "he supported populist campaigns"; "they worked in the cause of world peace"; "the team was ready for a drive toward the pennant"; "the movement to end slavery"; "contributed to the war effort"
Synonym(s): campaign, cause, crusade, movement, effort
Hypernym(s): venture
4. drive - noun
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Synonym(s): driveway, private_road
5. drive - noun
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Hypernym(s): trait
6. drive - noun
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Synonym(s): driving
Hypernym(s): golf_stroke, golf_shot, swing
7. drive - noun
· the act of driving a herd of animals overland
Hypernym(s): transportation, transport, transfer, transferral, conveyance
8. drive - noun
· a journey in a vehicle (usually an automobile); "he took the family for a drive in his new car"
Synonym(s): ride
Hypernym(s): journey, journeying
9. drive - noun
· a physiological state corresponding to a strong need or desire
Hypernym(s): physical_condition, physiological_state, physiological_condition
10. drive - noun
· (computer science) a device that writes data onto or reads data from a storage medium
Hypernym(s): device
11. drive - noun
· a wide scenic road planted with trees; "the riverside drive offers many exciting scenic views"
Synonym(s): parkway
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· (sports) a hard straight return (as in tennis or squash)
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14. drive - verb
· travel or be transported in a vehicle; "We drove to the university every morning"; "They motored to London for the theater"
Synonym(s): motor
Hypernym(s): travel, go, move, locomote, transport, carry
15. drive - verb
· cause someone or something to move by driving; "She drove me to school every day"; "We drove the car to the garage"
16. drive - verb
· force into or from an action or state, either physically or metaphorically; "She rammed her mind into focus"; "He drives me mad"
Hypernym(s): thrust
17. drive - verb
· to compel or force or urge relentlessly or exert coercive pressure on, or motivate strongly; "She is driven by her passion"
Hypernym(s): coerce, hale, squeeze, pressure, force
18. drive - verb
· cause to move back by force or influence; "repel the enemy"; "push back the urge to smoke"; "beat back the invaders"
Synonym(s): repel, repulse, force_back, push_back, beat_back
19. drive - verb
· compel somebody to do something, often against his own will or judgment; "She finally drove him to change jobs"
Hypernym(s): make
20. drive - verb
· push, propel, or press with force; "Drive a nail into the wall"
21. drive - verb
· cause to move rapidly by striking or throwing with force; "drive the ball far out into the field"
Hypernym(s): throw
22. drive - verb
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Synonym(s): tug, labor, labour, push
23. drive - verb
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24. drive - verb
· have certain properties when driven; "This car rides smoothly"; "My new truck drives well"
Synonym(s): ride
25. drive - verb
· work as a driver; "He drives a bread truck"; "She drives for the taxi company in Newark"
26. drive - verb
· move by being propelled by a force; "The car drove around the corner"
Hypernym(s): drive, travel, go, move, locomote
27. drive - verb
· urge forward; "drive the cows into the barn"
28. drive - verb
· proceed along in a vehicle; "We drive the turnpike to work"
Synonym(s): take
Hypernym(s): traverse, track, cover, cross, pass_over, get_over, get_across, cut_through, cut_across
29. drive - verb
· strike with a driver, as in teeing off; "drive a golf ball"
Hypernym(s): hit
30. drive - verb
· hit very hard, as by swinging a bat horizontally; "drive a ball"
Hypernym(s): hit
31. drive - verb
· excavate horizontally; "drive a tunnel"
Hypernym(s): excavate, dig, hollow
32. drive - verb
· cause to function by supplying the force or power for or by controlling; "The amplifier drives the tube"; "steam drives the engines"; "this device drives the disks for the computer"
Hypernym(s): power
33. drive - verb
· (hunting) search for game; "drive the forest"
Hypernym(s): hunt, run, hunt_down, track_down
34. drive - verb
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By Navy Petty Officer 3rd Class William SelbySpecial to American Forces Press Service
WASHINGTON, March 23, 2009 New systems and procedures within the Iraqi Interior Ministry have decreased corruption and increased professionalism in several divisions, a Navy officer said.
Navy Cmdr. John Muth, director of special staff for the Ministry of Interior Transitional Team, discussed the ministry's progress with bloggers and online journalists March 18 during a "DoDLive" Bloggers Roundtable.
Muth touched on the ministry's four divisions -- internal affairs and security, office of inspector general, human rights and the court system.
"The main mission of the internal affairs and security directorate is to arrest bad cops," Muth said. The directorate also has missions related to counterterrorism and security background checks.
Muth said that when he arrived in April 2008, security was lacking, but steadily improving. Internal affairs visited locations in Basra, Diyala, Mosul and Samarra where the police were not functioning well, he explained. Their visits resulted in police officers either being fired or disciplined.
"From an operational point of view, I've seen improvements in the police force because bad elements within the police force have been removed," Muth said.
The Iraqis are building the office of inspector general "into something that can look at financial corruption, look at different procedures that are being utilized, and standard operating procedures," he said.
"So now you have systems that are being followed, procedures that are being followed," he continued. "You have a greatly increased level of professionalism by the police and how they conduct their business."
The increased professionalism has created a domino effect and is now reducing corruption and improving the rule of law, he noted.
Muth also discussed human rights for prisoners in pretrial detention centers, which is under the ministry's responsibility.
"There was a human rights case in Diyala where a family of Sunni complained to internal affairs about the death of one of their family members while in police custody," Muth said. "It was addressed by internal affairs."
This case was significant, Muth said. While there was some political interference, the major general who handled the case was very professional and was not deterred from his job.
The ministry's court system also has improved, the commander said.
"We've seen good progress in that [court] system and we think that it'll have large effects in improving the discipline of the police and holding them accountable," he said.
In the past, the police were not held accountable for their actions, Muth said, but the number of cases brought against officers has more than doubled since 2007.
"We've seen a large increase in the total number of cases that have been opened by internal affairs and that are being closed," he said. "And in 2008, we had … 1,500 or so policemen fired and some 2,000 be disciplined."
Now, Muth said the transition team is shifting its emphasis to advanced training.
"Since October, we've trained 500 or 600 people in the inspector general's area," Muth said. "And as we get the population of the IG trained in those basic concepts, we've also gone to advanced investigation training."
In the future, Muth said he believes the coalition will be involved with specialized training rather than basic concepts training.
Muth acknowledged that corruption remains a problem within the ministry, but said he is seeing a positive trend in eliminating it.
"I've been personally rewarded in terms of dealing with the Iraqi people," he said. "I can tell you that they are working very hard to improve their organization. While there's a lot of friction and things don't always move smoothly, there's definite progress forward."
(Navy Petty Officer 3rd Class William Selby is assigned to the Defense Media Activity's Emerging Media directorate.)


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Philadelphia, PA (SportsNetwork.com) - Martin Brodeur doesn't seem interested in pulling a Brett Favre.
While Favre drifted back and forth from retired to un-retired over the last few years of his NFL career, Brodeur is approaching his twilight years as an NHL goaltender much differently.
Unlike the aforementioned gun-slinging quarterback, Brodeur isn't even the one bringing up the word retirement. When the "R" word comes up regarding the longtime New Jersey Devils goaltender it's usually because Brodeur is being asked the question.
Never one to dodge the media's queries, Brodeur has spoken on the subject of retirement quite a bit, but the 42-year-old goaltender's primary focus is still to play in 2014-15 even though that almost certainly means leaving the only NHL team he's ever known behind.
But here we are a month since the NHL's free agency period began and Brodeur's still in need of a home for the upcoming season. With Cory Schneider recently signed by the Devils to a seven-year, $42 million contract extension and Scott Clemmensen and Keith Kinkaid expected to challenge each other for the backup spot, it's become apparent Brodeur will have to look outside the Garden State for his next NHL gig.
Earlier this week New Jersey general manager Lou Lamoriello all but confirmed that notion when he described how the Devils and their longtime franchise backstop decided to mutually part ways.
"I think it's time to move forward, but never negate what Marty has brought (to the Devils), nor was the door ever shut," said Lamoriello. "It was a mutual understanding of what was best for both parties."
While the Devils are turning the page on Brodeur and the three Stanley Cup titles he helped bring to Jersey, it's hard to gauge what interest the rest of the league has for the aging goaltender. The fact that the future Hall of Famer did not have the best showing in 2013-14 is not helping his case.
Brodeur posted a 2.51 goals against average and .901 save percentage in 39 appearances last season. Schneider, meanwhile, logged a 1.97 GAA and .921 save percentage while seeing action in 46 games for the Devils. By the end of the season it was clear New Jersey needed to hand the keys to their 28-year-old netminder, particularly after yielding the ninth overall pick of the 2013 NHL Entry Draft to acquire the former Vancouver goalie.
Although the numbers -- both statistically and in terms of age -- are not in Brodeur's favor he does have the right attitude to get another shot to play in 2014-15. Speaking via email with the Bergen Record earlier this month, Brodeur's agent, Pat Brisson, is willing to wait until after the season begins to fid an opportunity that suits him.
"Marty has a lot to offer, but it will be the right fit and this may come later this summer or even early in the season," Brisson told the newspaper. "He is in no rush until the right fit appears. In the meantime, he is getting ready the same way he has the past 20 seasons."
Since last season's trade deadline, rumors have been swirling that Brodeur eventually will wind up with the Minnesota Wild. The club could need the depth between the pipes considering it went through a slew of goaltenders last season. Playing for the Wild would also give Brodeur a chance to be close to his son, William, who is entering his final season with hockey factory Shattuck-St. Mary's School in Faribault, Minnesota.
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There is one other major difference between Brodeur and Favre outside of the one previously mentioned. It seems that while the quarterback was stepping towards retirement he was constantly being chased by NFL teams trying to squeeze the last bit of magic out of Favre's big arm. As recently as last season, the St. Louis Rams attempted to lure the QB out of retirement, but this time Favre turned down their advances.
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Sailing Schedule - SS Southern Cross, Shaw Savill Line, circa 1955 Reg. No: HT 2622
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- Folded pamphlet giving sailing schedule for the S.S. Southern Cross, issued by Shaw Savill Lines circa 1955. The scheduled lists dates of sailing for routes from Sydney to Southampton from 1955-1956. It is part of a collection of 175 items of post-war ship memorabilia collected by John McKay. John began collecting shipping brochures as a boy through an interest in travel and later used some of the material in his professional capacity as a Geography and Social Studies teacher. He finally made a voyage himself in 1957-1958, to England to attend a scouting jamboree, although he ended up staying for 18 months. He remembers lots of Australians going over at that time, and references to Earls Court as 'Kangaroo Alley'.
The Southern Cross was in service from 1955-1972 and made four world voyages each year from Southampton to Australia. It could accommodate up to 1160 tourist class passengers.
- Description:
- Folded, double-sided pamphlet on gloss paper. Front cover missing, pamphlet has green border with black text on white background. Text in English.
- Acquisition Information:
- Donation from Mr John McKay, 2003
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|Inside of schedule: "SOUTHERN CROSS SAILINGS . 1955-56"
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|Shaw, Savill & Albion Co. Ltd (Shaw, Savill & Albion Line), England, Great Britain, circa 1955
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Modelity Technologies is steadily carving out market share in the structured products sector with its range of analytics and modelling tools that can allow providers to entirely outsource their IT requirements.
The key for Modelity has been to move the structured products technology market on from its traditional focus on pricing tools, towards a broader appreciation of the economies that can be obtained from purchasing external technology services to improve the design, testing, marketing and post-sales support of structured products.
Its client-facing system Modelity/Structures is aimed at both issuers and distributors of structured products. The aim is to demystify the complexities of these products by providing solutions that enable advisors and clients to fully understand the logic of product, and the benefits and risks across its lifetime.
This is especially important in an era of increased regulation, when a whole range of directives from the European Union, and within individual jurisdictions, are calling for greater transparency on pricing and risk.
This is putting distributors under pressure to ensure that their sales forces fully understand the products that they are selling - something that was not always the case during the market boom from 2005 to 2007. "By ensuring that our system is intuitive and may be used by financial professionals with no programming skills, we have stimulated demand for structured products technology beyond pricing tools," says Eran Elad, product manager at Modelity Technologies.
Interactive Flash presentations can be generated with voiceovers, and clearly presented and colourful graphics make the system easy to use. "The aesthetics are important, since they are telling the sales people not to fear the product, or think that it is too complex," says Elad. "A distributor may have thousands of sales people across a region, and if they only fully understand two out of 10 products they will only sell those two."
As part of the regulatory compliance process, most providers now set up tests for each product to be taken by their in-house sale forces and offered to third-party distributors. Modelity provides a simple question-and-answer format in which a salesperson can find out the most interesting points of a product's structure and payoff, and the risks it represents to investors under various scenarios.
Banks report that they have been able to improve both their speed to market with new products and the timeliness of their reporting processes. "We are using Modelity to handle the reporting on our entire product back catalogue," says one banker in London. "Its systems have already allowed us to increase the frequency of our deal reporting. We are heavy users of the firm's programs and we intend to make even more use of them in the future."
As the structured products industry is characterised by constant change, one of the key factors in gaining a competitive edge is to be the first to introduce innovative ideas into the market. Therefore Modelity/Structures provides a technological platform that allows the definition of new products, the modelling of new payouts, and the generation of interactive rich internet applications that can reflect the new features of innovative products.
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An example of innovation over the past year has been its automated generation of Flash product presentations ending with an interactive performance simulator. The client provides the basic term-sheet parameters of a product, which are then input into a Flash-producing product family template that immediately generates a Flash presentation explaining the product. It ends with an interactive performance simulator including future scenarios, which again are created extremely quickly.
The system exports not only the product explanations, but also the logic into the Flash object, which is therefore independent and can be embedded into other websites, whether in-house or public, as well as laptops, smartphones and other applications, without the need for cumbersome integration.
Modelity has steadily built up a roster of high-profile clients in the structured products industry, including Royal Bank of Scotland and Barclays Capital in the UK. It also has large bank clients in France and Italy, and is very strong in Scandinavia with clients including Danske Bank Sweden and Nordea in Finland. The company has offices in Milan, Delft in The Netherlands, New York and Tel Aviv.
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Heritage Hall, which sits in the middle of the University of Southern California campus, houses the University�s athletic department and celebrates the glorious Trojan athletic heritage. USC has produced 396 Olympic athletes, won 117 national team championships and developed 51 NCAA Post-Graduate Scholarship recipients.
Originally 48,000 square feet and built at a cost of $2.8 million, the 3-level brick and concrete colonnaded building opened in 1971. Heritage Hall was designed by Grillias, Savage and Alves of Santa Ana, Calif. Myers Brothers Construction Company, Inc., of Los Angeles was the general contractor. Initial construction began in Feb. 5, 1970. It has been expanded three times: in 1984 (a 6,000-square foot addition to the weight room), in 1992 (a 13,500-square foot expansion that houses the Academic Resource Center) and in 1998 (a 3,000-square foot addition to the Jess Hill Weight Room). A major renovation of the facility is expected to begin in 2013. Heritage Hall is located close to USC�s various athletic practice and competition on-campus facilities.
Between the north and south wings on the building�s ground level are some of USC�s numerous athletic trophies, including various NCAA team championships, 6 Heisman Trophies and the jerseys of Troy�s winners (Mike Garrett, O.J. Simpson, Charles White, Marcus Allen, Carson Palmer, Matt Leinart), swimmer John Naber�s Sullivan Award and updated displays honoring recent successful Trojan athletes. There are also busts of USC athletic directors Willis O. Hunter and Jess Hill, football coaches Howard Jones and John McKay, and track coach Dean Cromwell, as well as one of actor John Wayne (who played football at USC in the 1920s under his real name, Marion Morrison). Wall plaques acknowledge special financial contributors to the USC athletic program. The north wing houses a 150-seat auditorium and a formal lounge, while some coaches and administrators have offices in the south wing. A patio area extends outside to the west (placed in the patio floor are plaques commemorating the members of USC�s Athletic Hall of Fame).
Heritage Hall�s upper level is the home to many administrative and coaches� offices (located on the south �Jess Hill Wing� and north �John McKay Wing,� respectively). The Honors Rail, which encircles the open-air foyer above the first floor lobby, has bronze medallions saluting every Trojan who won an Olympic gold medal, captured an NCAA individual championship or was named a first team All-American in an NCAA sport in which there are no individual champions (i.e. football, basketball, baseball, volleyball, water polo). Also on the second floor are busts of USC football running backs Morley Drury (�The Noblest Trojan of Them All�) and Ricky Bell. Like on the ground floor, tucked in alcoves on both ends of this floor are other athletic trophies and team displays.
The underground lower level of Heritage Hall houses various locker rooms, plus the equipment room.
USC�s swimming and water polo coaches are located in the nearby Kennedy Aquatics Building (they will move into the soon-to-be constructed Uytengsu Aquatics Center), while the baseball staff has offices at Dedeaux Field (the baseball stadium),the track and field staff has offices in Loker Stadium and the men's and women's basketball and volleyball staffs have offices in the Galen Center.
Outside the northwest corner of Heritage Hall, the $3-million Galen Dining Center--a popular sports-themed dining center--opened in early 1999.
The USC football team practices at nearby Howard Jones Field, which was expanded in the fall of 1998 to include Brian Kennedy Field. In early 1999, Goux's Gate--named after the late popular long-time former assistant coach Marv Goux--was erected at the entrance to the practice field.
USC's other on-campus athletic facilities include the McDonald's Swim Stadium (site of the 1984 Olympic swimming and diving competition) that will soon be renovated into the Uytengsu Aquatics Center, Marks Tennis Stadium, Cromwell Track and Field (which includes the 3,000-seat Katherine B. Locker Stadium), the McAlister Soccer Field, the 1,500-seat Lyon Center (a campus student recreation center which has hosted some Trojan intercollegiate events) and the Physical Education Building (housing the 1,000-seat North Gym).
The 10,258-seat, $147-million on-campus Galen Center (and adjoining practice facility), completed in August of 2006, is the luxurious home to the Trojan basketball and volleyball teams, as well as various cultural events.
Directly west of Heritage Hall is the John McKay Center, a $70 million, 110,000-square foot facility that opened in the summer of 2012. It houses meeting rooms, coaches offices and a locker room for the football program, as well as the Stevens Academic Center (which features tutoring, counseling, study and computer rooms for USC�s student-athletes), a weight room, an athletic training room and a state-of-the-art digital media production facility for all of USC's sports.


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Join Polylines in AutoCAD
Sometimes when you import an AutoCAD DXF file into StyleCAD, an object's polylines are not joined. This means that each line on that object is its own line, and is not joined to the rest of the object. This happens when an object is created in AutoCAD using lines rather than polylines. This can easily be fixed by following the directions below:
2. Select the polyline to modify.
3. If the selected object is a line or an arc, AutoCAD prompts:
Object selected is not a polyline. Do you want it to turn into one? : Enter y or n, or press ENTER.
If you enter y, the object is converted into a single-segment 2D polyline that you can edit. You can use this operation to join lines and arcs into a polyline.
When the PEDITACCEPT system variable is set to 1, this prompt is suppressed, and the selected object is automatically converted to a polyline.
4. Edit the polyline by entering one or more of the following options:
Enter j (Join) to join contiguous lines, arcs, or polylines.
Join Polylines in StyleCAD
StyleCAD now allows the user to do this within StyleCAD itself without having to go back into AutoCAD and running this procedure. This is useful when files have already been imported into StyleCAD, and the user does not want to re-import the files. In fact, StyleCAD's new method of joining polylines is more intuitive than AutoCAD's own method.
Step 1: Importing AutoCAD DXF
2. Select File ¢> Import External File -> Import DXF File to initiate the import process.
3. Select the required DXF file and click the "Open" button.
4. Select the correct DXF format and click the "OK" button.
5. Select the correct layer (usually the OUT layer, but may be different) and click "OK".
6. When the window asking "Process Internal Line detection?" appears, click ōYesö.
7. When the detection has completed, the "Rearrange Patterns?" window appears. Answer NO (in case the lines were not joined in AutoCAD).
8. Turn on the Fill option in the View Filter. If the shape is not colored (filled) , this means the lines are not joined.
9. Move the disconnected lines as a complete object by holding down the space bar and dragging with the left mouse button. This will move the lines into the best working position.
10. Zoom in and out as required.
11. Continue to Step 2: Joining the Polylines below.
The selected points turn red.
2. Then right-click on one of the points to bring up the pop-up menu, and select "Join Polylines".
3. The polylines are joined, and consequently the shape becomes a temp pattern.
4. Convert the temp pattern into a normal pattern by right clicking anywhere inside the temp pattern and selecting "Convert to Pattern". The pattern now becomes filled just like any other pattern.


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Step 1: Make a Graham Cracker Crust
Here's what you need:
6 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted
1 1/2 cups crushed graham cracker crumbs
2 tablespoons sugar
Pinch fine salt
Preheat your oven to 350 degrees.
All I did was place the goldfish grahams in the food processor and pulsed it until I had my crumbs. Once you have your crumbs you can mix in the sugar, salt and butter. Mix well until the mixture holds together.
Press your mixture into your brownie pan. Bake for 10 minutes.
Step 2: Brownie Time
Once your crust comes out of the oven, you can pour in your batter. Even it out and bake your brownies according to the directions in the recipe you used. In my case, I used a 9x13in pan and it took 27 minutes.


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Manufacturers Set To Push Prices Up
2010 does not look like its going to be the year of the tyre. All across the world - from different sources - we're hearing news that tyre manufacturers are set to push up their prices.
Just yesterday Michelin North America announced its intentions to raise the prices on both consumer and commercial vehicles by 1st February 2010. Other companies across the pond have already/are planning on doing the same. These include, BFGoodrich, Falken, Toyo, Nexen and Uniroyal.
Unfortunately this is not just a US problem. Just this month Continental predicted an increase in the prices of tyres sold within the EU for 2010, as the market struggles to cope with reduced demand.
Arthur Gregg, sales and marketing director for Continental commercial tyres, said earlier this month: "At the start of 2009 we saw the cost of raw materials and oil rise, which forced us to increase prices by 3% and then a further 6% in March to compensate. We've forecast that the pound will decline further against the euro and the cost of raw materials will invariably go up, so for that we've forecast a price increase of between 3% and 5% in the second quarter of 2010."
It does indeed sound disheartening for the consumer. However, there is one thing you can be sure of. At times like this when the industry is pushing the prices up, no matter what other retailers are charging - Blackcircles.com will strive to offer the same tyres at the lowest prices.


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Northern Kentucky University is leading the push for a new way Kentucky colleges could compete for state dollars that would tie at least some funding to performance rather than politics.
And in the process, the supporters hope to graduate more people in fields with high demand and bring university funding on a more level playing field.
Convincing other schools who fear losing money, however, might pose a challenge, lawmakers said.
The amount each college gets from the state is up to state lawmakers when assembling the biennial budget, something lawmakers have started this summer.
Leaders from NKU and other colleges will push to change that in the next year. Instead, they want college funding based on merit, meeting goals set by the state, though the amounts and goals have yet to be determined.


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Welcome to the CORE Facilities homepage
This is the central site for Hopkins researchers who wish to get information
about the latest CORE services offered by the Department of Oncology facilities.
Our linked services include:
The GMP Facility - for the production of clinical products indended for gene therapy and cellular therapy in patients.
The Graft Engineering Lab (GEL) - for the processing of all stem cell grafts used for transplantation in the Oncology Center, including bone marrow, peripheral blood, and umbilical cord blood.
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Maci Bookout's New Tattoo: What Do the Fans Think?
Although most of the Teen Mom's sport some sort of ink, it is Maci Bookout who by far has the most tattoos. Over the weekend, she got some ink and fans were anxious to see what she got done. She shared a few pictures where the tattoo is visible and revealed that it is the start of a sleeve!
Maci already has a large back tattoo and also added a new part to the already massive work of art. Soon, she will have an entire right sleeve, but is it too much? Fans think so!
WetPaint recently asked fans if Maci's tattoo's are "hot" or if they are "too much." With 85%, fans overwhelmingly voted that the ink is "too much." Only 15% find them "hot."
Even though Maci Bookout's fans may not be fond of her tattoo's, Maci made it clear yesterday that the only opinions who matter to her are those of those with whom she is closest. Love them or hate them, Maci's tattoo's are here to stay! What do you think of the Teen Mom's ink?
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"AMESBURY, (or Ambresbury), a parish in the hundred of Amesbury, in the county of Wilts, 7 miles to the N. of Salisbury, and 78 miles from London, or 104 miles by the South Western railway. The town is situated in a valley, on the river Avon, and includes the hamlet of West or Little Amesbury. It was formerly a market town, but the market has been discontinued. It is a place of considerable antiquity. Its name is derived, according to some authorities, from Ambrosius, a Roman and a descendant of Constantine, who became the sovereign of Britain; but according to others, from Ambrius, or Ambrosius, a British monk, the founder of a large monastery, which was destroyed by the Saxons; but both derivations are purely conjectural.
During the reign of Edgar, a synod met at Amesbury for the arrangement of disputes between the monks and the clergy. Towards the close of the 10th century, a mitred Benedictine nunnery was founded here, by Elfrida, the widow of Edgar, who hoped, perhaps, thereby to expiate the assassination of her son, at Corfe Castle. The nunnery was dedicated to St. Mary and St. Melorius, a saint of Cornwall. Henry II. expelled the inmates, in 1177, for incontinence, and in the same year placed in it a prioress and nuns from the abbey of Fontevrault, to which it was made a cell. Eleanor, Queen of Henry III., was afterwards abbess in this convent, and died here, in 1291. The establishment continued till the Dissolution, when its revenue amounted to £496. In 1540 it was conferred, with the manor of Amesbury, on Edward, Earl of Hertford. A mansion was erected on its site, by Inigo Jones, for the Duke of Queensberry. This mansion was occupied for some years by a company of nuns from Louvaine, refugees in this country, after the French revolution, in 1789. It is now called Amesbury House, and is the seat of Sir E. Antrobus, Bart."
[Description(s) from The National Gazetteer of Great Britain and Ireland (1868) - Transcribed by Colin Hinson ©2003]
- St Mary & St Melor, Church Street, Church of England
Church Records
- Amesbury Baptist Church, Butterfield Drive, Baptist
- All Saints Chapel, Ratfyn, Church of England
- Holy Angels, Church of England
- Priory Church, Church of England
- St Mary & St Melor, Church Street, Church of England
- Amesbury Methodist Church, High Street, Methodist
- Primitive Methodist Chapel, Primitive Methodist
- Wesleyan Methodist Chapel, Wesleyan Methodist
- Christ the King, Lords Croft, Roman Catholic
You can also perform a more selective search for churches in the Amesbury area that are recorded in the GENUKI church database. This will also help identify other churches in nearby townships and/or parishes. You also have the option to see the location of the churches marked on a map.
Common to all parishes is a Key to Abbreviations and a description of Church Records and Indexes for Wiltshire, including a complete Marriage Index for the county.
Indexes and registers of the parish church of Amesbury, The Virgin & St Melorius:
- WSRO registers: Chr 1579-1960, Mar 1599-1987, Bur 1599-1949
- VRI Chr 1579-1930, Mar 1599-1906
- White Horse Baptisms 1579-1840
- Wiltshire Index Service Burials 1752-1837
- A transcription of the section for Amesbury from
the National Gazetteer (1868).
- The entry for Amesbury from
A Vision of Britain through time.
- Ask for the gazetteer for a calculation of the distance from Amesbury to another place.
- The entry for Amesbury from British History Online.
- View maps of Amesbury and places within its boundaries.


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Some boots are designed for perching on a bar stool and channeling an out-of-this world aura of perfection and sophistication. Other boots are designed for actual life and those are the ones I put together on this Polyvore board. They're still sleek and sophisticated, but they're also practical and flat. Pair them with skirts, dresses, skinny trousers, long sweaters, let your imagination run wild. But most importantly, don't let your shoe choice get in the way of kicking butt as you go about your regular routine. These boots are made for living. Divide and conquer and look good doing it, ladies, the world awaits.


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