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Conflict is a part of everyday life; whether it's someone cutting you in line at Starbucks, an argument with your spouse about what to eat for dinner, or a disagreement with a co-worker about how to prepare for a zombie attack. In these instances, the conflict isn't really that big of problem. But, what about disagreements over pricing for a new product or departmental funding? These situations can have major ramifications among team members and some organizations will try to avoid conflict at all costs. But is that healthy? Should conflict be eliminated?
In many cases the answer is no, opposing opinions and ideas are crucial to the success of an organization. Continually questioning what is right allows organizations to stay ahead of trends and adapt to market changes. In fact, in his recent HBR blog article Mark de Rond states that "rivalry within a team helps weed out inefficiencies and – however uncomfortable it may feel at times – also keeps people at the top of their game."
If Isaac Newton had not questioned gravity or Steve Jobs not questioned the use for a personal computer where would we be today? The highest performing teams are usually composed of a diverse group of people; different backgrounds, different specialties, different ways of thinking. With so many differences, conflict is bound to happen. The difference between a high-performance team and a low-performance team is how the conflict is handled.
According to Donald Brown in An Experiential Approach to Organizational Development there are five different ways to deal with conflict. These are based on two dimensions; the desire to satisfy others and the desire to satisfy self.
- Avoiding: people who have a low desire to satisfy themselves and others and are passive aggressive or draw away from conflict.
- Obliging: people who like to satisfy others and smooth over conflict despite their opposing views.
- Dominating: people who care more about their personal objectives and ignore the needs of others.
- Compromising: people who seek out a compromise between all parties leaving everyone only partially satisfied.
- Integrating: people who seek to examine differences in opinion by sharing information to reach a consensus or win-win situation.
Teams that consist of mainly avoiding, obliging or dominating members will typically have a lower performance because one or two people will dominate the ideas within a group. Important points may be overlooked because members who like to avoid conflict or smooth things over are afraid to upset the harmony of the group.
On the other hand, teams that consist of members who approach conflict with an open mind are more likely to come up with a well-rounded and sustainable solution. Potential holes or flaws are openly discussed and the solution is adapted to address many of these points.
Constantly challenging one another forces everyone to stay at the top of their game. Team members will research and educate themselves more before putting forth an idea in order to answer the team's constructive criticism. More importantly, if everyone is working towards a common goal, that zombie attack will be a lot easier to fend off at the end of the day. For example, Kim's idea of commandeering an Army tank sounds great, but when you run out of ammunition and the gas tank is empty, you will be glad that Barry insisted on also bringing a samurai sword.


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The first images have been released of Qantas's A380 cabin interior.
The pictures, published on the website of the Australian newspaper Herald Sun, show that the airline has followed the trend set by Singapore Airlines by installing the first class cabin on the main deck, with the business class section located on the upper deck.
The first class section appears to have cradle-seats arranged in a mix of positions with some facing forward and some at an angle. The business class seats are in a six-abreast layout.
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Ben Hubbert, co-owner of Champion AC, is a former member of Special Operations in the Air Force, who's now committed to helping San Antonio reduce our community's demands on the energy grid. Visit championac.com or twitter.com/championac or call (210) 699-0022 for more information.
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Setting Your Thermostat During the Summer
Setting the thermostat during the summer months can be a touchy subject. One spouse can be burning up while the other is under covers. Customers ask us all the time for the "right" temperature setting for June, July and August. There is no easy answer. As we said, everyone has a different level of comfort […] [Read More]
Getting Your AC Ready for Spring/Summer
It's kind of hard to believe, but March is already here. Winter (if you can call what we experienced this year "Winter") will be out the door soon enough. That means it's time for a friendly reminder to get your air conditioner in shape for Spring and Summer. First, the warmer weather means your AC […] [Read More]
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How Exercise Affects Diabetes
Regular Physical Activity
Exercise helps control blood sugar levels, increases energy levels, improves heart health, and promotes emotional well-being. Barring other medical complications, the majority of people with type 1 and type 2 diabetes can participate in, and benefit from, at least 30 to 60 minutes of physical activity most days of the week. Always consult your healthcare team before starting a new exercise program.
Type 1 Diabetes
Exercise has many positive health benefits, including short-term blood glucose control, and is recommended for most people with type 1 diabetes.
Because exercise typically has a blood glucose lowering effect, people with type 1 diabetes need to pay particular attention to their blood glucose levels before, during, and after exercise. They should also take certain measures to prevent blood sugar emergencies.
It's important to note that although exercise generally has a blood glucose lowering effect, for some people with type 1 diabetes an intensive workout can actually cause hyperglycemia, or high blood sugars, particularly if blood glucose levels were high prior to the workout. Monitoring blood glucose levels before and after working out and logging your glycemic response to different physical activities are important tools for safe exercise with type 1 diabetes.
Type 2 Diabetes
Leading a sedentary (or inactive) lifestyle is one of the major risk factors for developing type 2 diabetes, and the high incidence of obesity and overweight among people with type 2 is also highly correlated with inactivity. Starting a workout program can lower body mass and consequently decrease the insulin resistance of type 2 diabetes; studies have shown that people with type 2 diabetes who exercise regularly have better A1c profiles than those who don't. Along with medical nutrition therapy, exercise is one of the first lines of defense in type 2 diabetes control.
In addition, exercise is a key tool in preventing one of the leading complications of type 2 diabetes—cardiovascular disease. Studies have shown that regular activity lowers triglyceride levels and blood pressure.1
1 American Diabetes Association. "Physical Activity/Exercise and Diabetes: Clinical Practice Guidelines." Diabetes Care. 27: 58S-62S.
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As the thoughts of adoption cross my mind, I have a nagging on my heart that reminds me that I am not alone in this. Not alone in a positive way that I have the support of my husband and I'm building a great medical team to help me tackle any fertility challenges that come along. But not alone in that it's not just my emotions and desires that dictate how, when, or if I have children. Yesterday, I was chatting with a volunteer at work. He and his wife have a two year old and we...


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No. 64 Wolfpack Returns Home to Face Winthrop
March 5, 2014
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RALEIGH, N.C. - The No. 64 ranked NC State women's tennis team will play its final non-conference matchup of the season as it welcomes the Winthrop Eagles to the J.W. Isenhour Tennis Center on Thursday, March 6th for a 2:30 p.m. tilt.
The match will be the first of five straight home matches for the Wolfpack (6-3, 1-2 ACC) after a three-match road swing in which State faced three ranked teams, including two top 15 opponents.
Both NC State and Winthrop share one common opponent this season, the College of Charleston. Winthrop dropped a 5-2 decision at home to CofC on Feb. 9th, while the Pack defeated the Cougars 7-0 in Raleigh on Feb. 16th.
Last year, NC State defeated Winthrop 4-3 at home on Feb. 22. in a match that lasted a season-long six hours. The Pack holds a 7-2 advantage all-time versus the Eagles.
NC State Notes:
• NC State is a perfect 6-0 this year at home, with all six victories coming from inside the friendly confines of the J.W. Isenhour Tennis Center. Dating back to last year, the Wolfpack has won 10 straight matches at the J.W. Isenhour Tennis Center.
• Following today's match, 10 of State's next 11 opponents are nationally ranked by the ITA. The grueling schedule also includes the No. 1 and No. 3 teams in the nation.
• Wolfpack senior Joelle Kissell is seven singles victories away from setting the all-time NC State record for career singles wins with 60.
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• Winthrop holds a 2-2 record on the year, with wins over Charlotte and East Tennessee State.
• The Eagles are coming off a loss in its last match, dropping a 4-3 decision to Furman on Saturday, March 1.


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Since we've been gone, a lot of things have changed, but one thing stays true, Subway is still pumping out "new" monthly gimmick sandwiches that aren't really new. This sandwich debuted back in June of 2009, but Subway's hoping that their target market isn't coherent enough to remember that far into the past.
While I admit, if you ask the average person walking down the boulevard if they remember this Tuscan two stepper I'd be willing to bet they wouldn't have a clue. But regardless, I remember it like the back of my eye lids. Regardless, it's still being pushed for a couple more days as Subway's featured $6 footlong for October. As you may remember, we're not the biggest fans of Subway, but due to it's pricing and reasonable health factor, find ourselves going here all the time.
The tastes of Tuscana are influenced by a seemingly herbified chicken as well as balsamic vinaigrette. Remember Subway doesn't have to do much to change or alter their sandwiches and create a gimmick. Sprinkle some spices here, dash a couple of oils there and you have a brand new sub. Enough to fool the general public though. But this sandwich is also considered an 8 grams of fat per 6 inch "melt" which means cheese is included in the nutrition facts, something most people don't even realize whenever they eat their "healthy" subs, because we all know everyone gets cheese on their sub whether it's advertised as well.
Subway subs photograph worse than Justin Bieber's random tattoos. The photography for Subway ads should win an Emmy. Subs are fluffed out and puffed out with every single fragment of meat bulging out of the sub like it's packed to the gills. Every shred of lettuce has been manicured to the finest detail. But once you unravel your sleeve in the comfort of your own chair, you get this: smushed, pushed, and pulverized. If you look closely you might be able to see some chicken and a smudge of cheese. One thing you can definitely see is the bath tub full of balsamic saturated throughout.
Overall, taste was decent for a Subway chicken sandwich. The Tuscan spice was somewhat mild but still provided a general zest that fragmented itself from the regular chicken breast. The balsamic was rather weak and really didn't have that strong of a flavor. Disappointing that a gallon of dressing can't provide a flavor that worth remembering. The Tuscan Chicken Melt gets a 2/5 star review.
Tuscan Chicken Melt: 2/5
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CALGARY, Alberta, April 16 (UPI) -- The Canadian government said 2.7 million barrels of oil per day were exported in February, a modest increase year-on-year.
For the first two months of 2014, Canadian oil exports were 1.5 percent higher than the same period in 2013.
Nearly all of Canadian oil exports head to the United States. Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper has tried to add a layer of diversity to the export economy by courting Asian consumers.
Last month, NEB said U.S. oil imports from Canada have increased from 16 percent of total U.S. imports in 2005 to 32 per cent in 2013.
NEB's latest set of data, published Tuesday, didn't include export destinations.
The Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers said crude oil output is expected to reach 3.9 million barrels per day in 2015, a 500,000 bpd per day increase from previous levels.


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The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) will host its inaugural MOCS 101 on campus on Wednesday, Sept. 5. This event will be held from 11:00 a.m. (E.D.T.) to 1:00 p.m. at Heritage Plaza in the heart of UTC.
"Our SAAC leadership has really been aggressive in trying to come up with ways to get more involved with campus," stated Interim Director of Athletics Laura Herron. "I think they have come up with a very unique and innovative way to accomplish their goal. There is a lot of excitement around the program about it and it will be a fun event for everyone."
Students, faculty and staff at UTC are encouraged to come out and learn more about the sports involved with Chattanooga Athletics. An idea created and implemented by the SAAC leadership, MOCS 101 is designed to give the campus community a chance to meet the Mocs and test their skills in many different sports.
There will be a variety of give-a-ways, including posters, schedule cards and t-shirts. There will also be some raffle items available to participants, including a chance to sit in the Athletics Director's box at a home football game, sit on the team bench during a men's or women's basketball game and a chance to win an autographed hat from 2012 US Amateur Champion Steven Fox.
The SAAC is made up of student-athletes assembled to provide insight on their experiences to the UTC campus and athletics administration. The SAAC also offers input on the rules, regulations and policies that affect student-athletes' lives on the campus of UTC. Each Mocs team is represented on the SAAC and this year's leadership is made up of Irvin Hernandez (Football), Paula Passmore (Volleyball) and Jordan Britt (women's golf).


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ATLANTA - Boston rested Kevin Garnett, but showed off its depth as Glen Davis filled in with 19 points and 12 rebounds to lead the Celtics past the Atlanta Hawks 99-93 on Friday night.Davis matched his career high in rebounds, and Ray Allen led Boston with 22 points. Boston coach Doc Rivers held out Garnett, who's still experiencing soreness after missing 13 games with a right knee strain. Garnett played a limited role in four games after returning from the injury but now could miss more time as Rivers attempts to have the high-scoring forward healthy for the playoffs. Rivers said Garnett, averaging 15.8 points and 8.5 rebounds was 'just not feeling great,' but would've been in uniform for a playoff game. Atlanta took three home wins over the Celtics before falling in Game 7 in last year's first-round playoff series, but Boston has won three straight over the Hawks this season, including two at Philips Arena. Boston twice led by 20 in the final quarter, the last time at 89-69 with 6:07 remaining. Flip Murray scored on a drive with 1:38 remaining to cut the lead to 93-88. Joe Johnson, who scored 22 points, hit a 3-pointer with 1:11 left to pull Atlanta within four at 95-91.
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July 13, 1965 SHU-LIEN LIOU FASTENING MEANS FOR SHOE LACES Filed March 26; 1963 INVENTOR. SHU- LIEN L|OU 3,193,950 FASTENING MEANS 1 R SHOE LACES Shir-Lien Lion, Tsushan-tsen, Nantao-hsien, Taiwan (Formosa), China (195 Chungking N. Road, Sec. 3, Taipei, Taiwan, Republic of China) Filed Mar. 26, 1963, Ser. No. 268,082
, 1 Claim. Cl. fad-5%) This application relates generally to wearing apparel and to equipment for quickly and easily applying and removing such apparel with a minimum of effort and in a minimum of time.
The application relates particularly to the applying and removing of shoes or the like and to a method and apparatus for applying and releasing the tension on the shoe laces without the necessity of untying such shoe laces.
Heretofore various means for fastening shoes have been in use and these have included shoe laces, buttons, zippers, buckles and the like, and of these the shoe lace has been the most commonly used even though it has been necessary to untie shoe laces each time the shoe is removed and to retie the laces when the shoes are again put on.
It is an object of the invention to provide a method and apparatus which is used in cooperation with shoe laces and which permits the shoes to be quickly and easily applied and removed from the feet without the necessity of untying the shoe laces.
Another object of the invention is to provide shoe laces which give added support to the ankles.
A further object of the invention is to provide a method wheerin the shoe laces are tied at the lower portion of the tying flap of the shoe instead of the top.
Other objects and advantages of the invention will be apparent from the following description taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawing in which:
FIG. 1 is a perspective of an athletic type shoe illustrating one embodiment of the invention in an open position;
FIG. 2, an enlarged fragmentary top plan illustrating the shoe of FIG. 1 in closed position;
FIG. 3, a perspective of the fastening device per se;
FIG. 4, a perspective illustrating the fastening device applied to a work style shoe;
FIG. 5, a perspective illustrating the invention applied to a boot type shoe;
FIG. 6, a perspective illustrating the application of th invention to a low-cut athletic shoe;
FIG. 7, a perspective of a modified form of fastening device in use;
FIG. 8, a perspective of the fastening device of FIG. 7; and,
FIG. 9, a perspective of a shoe utilizing the fastener of FIG. 7.
Briefly stated the present invention is a method and apparatus for use on shoes having shoe laces and includes a clip or other fastening device which permits such shoe laces to be quickly tightened and released to allow rapid application and removal of the shoes without untying the shoe laces. The preferred form of the invention is a relatively small clip adapted to be attached to a loop in the shoe lace and which has a hook portion for releasably engaging a loop on the opposite side of the shoe.
With continued reference to the drawing, a shoe 10 is provided having a tongue 11 and a pair of flaps 12 and 13 which normally overlie the tongue and which are connected by a shoe lace 14 received within a series of eyelets 15 in each of the flaps 12 and 13 to close the front portion of the shoe. The shoe laces may be constructed of any convenient material such as woven fabric, leather, plastic or the like, and if desired may have metal tips or fer-rules 16 on each end to assist in threading the shoe laces through the eyelets 15.
3,l93,95 Patented July 13, 1965 Normally the central portion of the shoe laces connects the bottom of the flaps 12 and 13 and the shoe lace i then crossed back and forth between such flaps and the free ends are located at the top of the shoe so that when the shoe lace is tightened the flaps 12 and 13 will be closed over the tongue 11 and the ends of the shoe laceare tied in a bow to secure the shoe on the foot of the wearer.
In the present application the central portion of the shoe lace is disposed at the top portion of the flaps 12 and 13 and one or more loops 17 are formed in the shoe lace by passing such shoe lace from the inside of an eyelet on one of the flaps to the outside thereof and back in through the next lower eyelet in the same flap. If desired, the shoe lace may then crisscross to the opposite side and additional loops may be formed in the manner illustrated in FIGS. 1 and 4; or, as illustrated in FIG. 5, additional loops may be formed on the same flap without crisscrossing the ends of the shoe lace. The free ends of the shoe lace are then joined at the bottom front portion of the flaps 12 and 13 and may be secured together by a bow or knot 18.
The loops 17 which have been formed in one of the flaps are adapted to be connected to the corresponding loops in the opposite flap and in order to do this a clip 20 is slidably attached to one of the loops by an eye 21. The eye 21 is formed with an arc 22 so that the shoe lace 14 will not engage a sharp corner which would eventually sever the shoe lace. The opposite end of the clip 2t) is provided with a hook 23, the bight portion of which has an arcuate portion 24 adapted to engage the loop 17 of the opposite flap.
As illustrated in FIG. 1, clips 20 are applied to the loops 17 of the flap 13 and when the shoe 10 is applied to the foot of the wearer the loops 17 of the flap 12 are engaged by the hook 23, as illustrated in FIG. 2, to close the flaps 12 and 13. When it is desired to remove the shoe it is only necessary to remove the loops of the flap '12 from the hook portion of the clips 20 whereupon the loops will provide sufficient slack to easily remove the shoe from the foot without the necessity of untying the ends of the shoe lace.
Relatively tall high-cut shoes which project upwardly about the ankle of the wearer may have an additional eyelet 26 located adjacent to the top of the shoe and in spaced relation to the uppermost of the eyelets 15 so that the shoe lace 14 may extend around the upper portion of the shoe and give added support to the ankle of the wearer.
With reference to FIGS. 7-9 a shoe 30 is provided having flaps 31 and 32 and each of said flaps has a series of eyelets 33 for the reception of a shoe lace 34. In this modification the flap 32 is provided with one or m re projections 35 on which a button 36 having a stem 37 is fixed. The shoe lace 34 is provided with loops 38 as described in the previous modification, and in order to tighten the shoe lace after the shoe has been applied to the foot of the wearer, the loops 38 of the flap 31 are first placed around the stem 37 of the button 36, after which the loops 38 of the flap 32 are placed about the same stern.
In the use of the device when the shoe is applied to the foot of the wearer the loops 17 or 38 are drawn through the eyelets to tighten the shoe laces and draw the flaps toward each other, and such loops are then engaged with the clips 2% or the stems 37 to maintain the shoe laces tight. When it is desired to remove the shoe it is only necessary to disconnect the loops from the attaching members and the loops will provide sufiicient slack to permit the shoe to be easily removed without untying the shoe laces.
It will be obvious to one skilled in the art that various changes may be made in the invention without departing ing and described in the specification, but only tion is not limited by that which is illustrated in the draw,- as indicated in the accompanying claim. g
What is claimed is a 2 a 1 Apparatus for fastening a shoe having a'pair of spaced generally parallel flaps connected 'by a shoe lace having opposed loops, saidapparatu's comprising a clip having a thin relatively small body, an integral tubular eye aton end of said body, said eye extending entirely across said body and being formed on a transverse arc, said eye-being slidably mountedon one loop of one of said flaps with-' I out cutting the same, an integral hook at the -opposite a tang, said big-ht portion extending entirely across said body and being'formed on a transverse are, said light portion being of a size to selectively receive an opposed loop on the other flap without cutting the same,v.said tang overlying said body and having a portion extending to- .ward said body and terminating in an upwardly curved portion to facilitate insertion of the shoe lace, said hook and said eye being substantially in the same plane when in use, whereby said fi-aps will be in close generally parallel position and the shoe laces will bettight when the apparatus. is connecting opposed loops of the shoe lace and will provide sufficient slack to remove the shoe from the foot of the wearer when the hook is'detached trorn one of the loops. i I n References (Zited by the Examiner UNITED STATES PATENTS, W 146,913 1/74 Keith 24-140 21,469,661 10/23 Migita 24-140 1,995,243 3/352 -Clarke 24-140 2,109,751 3/38 Matthias r al. -7 36-'-50X 2,266,083 :12/41 Rzepaf. 24- -1411 2;611,940 9/52 Cairns 24-140 7 2 V FOREIGN PATENTS 525,166 1/54 Belgium. r 173 ,099 1/05 Germany.
JORDAN FRANKLIN, Primary Examiner.
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Jameleon is an acceptance-level automated testing tool that separates applications into features and allows those features to be tied together independently, creating test-cases. These test-cases can then be data-driven and executed against different environments. Even though it would be possible to write unit tests using Jameleon, Jameleon was designed with integration and acceptance-level testing in mind.
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PSU Portland Farmers Market
when: every Saturday at 8:30 am to 2:00 pm
where: Downtown, PSU, SW Park Ave and SW Montgomery St., Portland, Or
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Fresh food, farmers, friends—the Portland Saturday Farmer's Market at PSU is back!
Plenty of spring goodies will be on display. Relish in radishes, people watch, grab a bite to eat.
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Over the past five years, Dr. Drew has helped countless people, famous or not, battle addiction. After this latest season of Celebrity Rehab, Dr. Drew and Bob Forrest went back to check on the cast ninety days after they left the Pasadena Recovery Center to find out how they've fared after rehab, and this month we'll finally be revisiting the patients from the first four seasons of Celebrity Rehab as well. Starting on November 20 at 9 p.m. ET/PT, Dr. Drew and Bob will catch up weekly with some of the most infamous patients they've dealt with over the first four seasons, from Marey Carey to Andy Dick to Heidi Fleiss and Tom Sizemore. The full schedule and cast listings for Celebrity Rehab Revisited is after the jump.
One-Hour Specials Revisit Patients from the First Four Seasons of
"Celebrity Rehab with Dr. Drew"
"Celebrity Rehab with Dr. Drew Revisited" Premieres
Wednesday, November 20th at 9pm*
LOS ANGELES, CA – November 8, 2011 – For the almost five years, the genre-defining reality series "Celebrity Rehab with Dr. Drew" has enlightened viewers about the painful and trying path to recovery for people with alcohol and drug addictions. Anyone familiar with the treatment process for addiction knows that recovery is a lifelong process and some succeed where others fail. Life outside the protective environment of rehab is rough as patients can fall into old routines and potential relapse. "Celebrity Rehab with Dr. Drew Revisited" is a series of four, "where are they now" specials with Dr. Drew and his head councilor Bob Forrest visiting patients from the first four seasons of "Celebrity Rehab with Dr. Drew." Featuring new interviews and home visits with Andy Dick, Rodney King, Seth Binzer, Tom Sizemore, Rachel Uchitel, Leif Garrett, Janice Dickinson and many more of the most infamous 'celebrity rehabbers' to date, these specials will offer a frank look at life months and, in some cases years, after rehab. While many participants on the series have been successful with recovery, viewers will see that in some instances, not even Dr. Drew's patients are immune to the perils of relapse. "Celebrity Rehab with Dr. Drew Revisited" premieres Wednesday, November 20th at 9pm*.
Specials are each week at 9pm* with airdates and featured patients as follows:
· "Celebrity Rehab with Dr. Drew Season 1 Revisited" – November 20
(Features Seth Binzer, Marey Carey, Jessica Sierra and Jaimee Foxworth)
· "Celebrity Rehab with Dr. Drew Season 2 Revisited" – November 27
(Features Rodney King, Amber Smith, Andy Dick and Nikki Mckibbin)
· "Celebrity Rehab with Dr. Drew Season 3 Revisited" – December 4
(Features Heidi Fleiss, Joey Kovar, Kari Ann Peniche and Tom Sizemore)
· "Celebrity Rehab with Dr. Drew Season 4 Revisited" – December 11
(Features Rachel Uchitel, Leif Garrett, Frankie Lons and Janice Dickinson)
Dr. Drew is the host of the nationally syndicated late night radio show Loveline as well as a respected practicing MD, board certified in internal and addiction medicine, who is staff at Huntington Hospital and assistant clinical professor of KECK USC School of Medicine. Additionally, he is hosting a new primetime show on HLN called "Dr. Drew" and is hosting a daytime talk show "Dr. Drew's Lifechangers" on the CW. He is the author of the New York Times best seller The Mirror Effect: How Celebrity Narcissism is Seducing America (Harper Collins) and Cracked: Putting Broken Lives Together Again (Harper-Collins.) Dr. Drew co-authored the first academic study on celebrities and narcissism that was published in the Journal of Research in Personality (Elsevier) in September 2006, and is the first systematic, empirical scholarly study of celebrity personality. Dr. Drew hosted VH1's "Sober House" and "Sex Rehab with Dr. Drew" and can be seen on MTV's "Teen Mom" and "16 & Pregnant."
"Celebrity Rehab with Dr. Drew Revisited" is produced by Irwin Entertainment. Executive producing for Irwin Entertainment are John Irwin, Damian Sullivan, Joel Rodgers and Rob Buchta. Dr. Drew Pinsky and Howard Lapides also serve as executive producers. Jill Holmes, Noah Pollack and Jeff Olde are executive producers for VH1.


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2014 winners announced!
At a fabulous evening in the Great Hall at Manchester's prestigious Town Hall, the winners were announced.
Young Achiever of the Year: Blackley Volunteer Police Cadets
Business in the Community: Manchester Cathedral Employer Partnership
Creativity in the Community: Leah Cavanagh
Clean City: Upping It! Steering Group
Unsung Hero: Kirsty Taylor
Community Force: Lisa Minott
Community Project of the Year: The Cheetwood Centre
Neighbour of the Year: Patricia Lesley
Blossoming Communities: Eat Green (UK) Ltd
Volunteer of the Year: Roger Smith
Pride of Manchester Award - the overall winner selected after a separate re-judging of all the category winners, was the Upping It! Steering Group
Congratulations to all our winners and a big "well done" to our finalists too:
- Blossoming Communities: Old Moat Greenies and Friends of Angel Meadows
- Business in the Community: John Falder and Sidney Street Café
- Community Force: West Gorton Youth Partnership and Mediation Service Volunteers
- Community Project of the Year: The Booth Centre and Wythenshawe Community Farm
- Creativity in the Community: The Community Leadership Programme and Jessica Loveday
- Clean City: Junior Wardens and Greenbank Residents Association
- Neighbour of the Year: Maria Carabini and Emma Armitage
- Unsung Hero: Joanne Kelly and James Field
- Volunteer of the Year: Steve Buckley and Kathryn Harrison
- Young Achiever of the Year: Micheal Delany and Grant Lopo
Each year, the Be Proud Awards attracts companies from across Manchester wanting to be a part of this brilliant event. We'd like to say a huge 'Thanks' to all the sponsors supporting it this year.
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We're back on our own home turf this episode as we feature our own automotive event: MCC Autofest '98 at Roberts Stadium in Evansville.
Dennis and our producer both took to the track at the Bondurant School of Driving in Phoenix.
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The Morning Brew: Thursday, 1.28
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Animal rights group infiltrates dairy, releases undercover video of animal abuse. (ABC News)
Mayors place Superbowl food bets. Guess who's wagering spicy shrimp. (Indianapolis Star)
A firing and a lawsuit over one slice of cheese. (BBC)
Germain-Robin Distillery's long history of small batches. (New York Times)
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CRM: Does your business need customer relationship management?
Here's an interesting article by Cindy Vanegas of Fox Business News who interviewed me for the story. Does your business need customer relationship management? It may seem like a creepy invasion of privacy, but having a system to track everything from a customer's purchase history to birthday or how they heard about a product or […] [Read More]


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Video:Tips for Picking an HTML Editorwith Matthew Brown
Choosing an HTML editor depends on how you're most comfortable working. This video from About.com will go over some tips for choosing the best HTML editor for you.See Transcript
Transcript:Tips for Picking an HTML Editor
Hi, I'm Matt from the site LordMatt, and I am here today for About.com to share some hints and tips on choosing an HTML Editor.
HTML Editors for Different Operating Systems
First thing is to know which operating system you are using. A Windows-only HTML editor is not going to work on Linux or on a Mac. If you are in a hurry and quickly need to edit some HTML, then most operating systems include a text editor, such as Notepad for Windows and it's drop-in replacements, Notepad 2 and Notepad +++, which are available for free online and on Linux Gedit. But you are not going to experience any integrated code support or any validation or FTP, or pretty much anything that you get from more sophisticated editor.
WYSIWYG Editors
You will need to know what you're looking for. For example, do you need WYSIWYG, which stands for "what you see is what you get." Some editors are WYSIWYG driven, whereas others are IDE, which stands for "Integrated Development Environment" and is better for code writing, such as NetBeans or Komodo IDE.
Specific HTML Editor Suggestions
If you are complete beginner, I will recommend that you use a WYSIWYG-based HTML Editor, which will take care of the actual coding for you and allow you to focus on design. If you are using JavaScript, you may wish to consider Aptana Studio or Bluefish, but if you are focusing more on HTML design, you may wish to consider Dreamweaver or Komodo Edit.
Some HTML editors include an FTP program, whereas for others you will need an external FTP program. As you answer these questions, you'll more easily home in on the best HTML editor for you.
My name is Matt, thanks for watching. And for more, please visit About.com.


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So I got the progress bars working again, shame I broke a few other things.
Cocoa's auto-release of memory makes using threads a little more
interesting than I like, as objects frequently get released in the middle of a
child thread run.
Bindings do not play nicely with threads either, I have to force the main window to update at the end of the threads to bring the flame list up to date
after adding a new flame.
The good news is that everything bar the breeder window now renders multithreaded
with updating progress numbers (I took the bars out, and need to put them back).
The breeder window is next, it should be another
After that, I've got a few bugs raised on Sourceforge to fix, then it's
release time.
Monday, August 07, 2006
So I got the progress bars working again, shame I broke a few other things.
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Sounds great, I'm looking forward to the next release!
Now I only need to save up another $4500 for one of those shiny new Mac Pro Quad Xeons... :) I've been playing around with Oxidizer quite a bit, but my trusty old single-G5 becomes painfully slow when trying to render some HD animations. I'm going to need a bigger boat..
- Dave said...
You should have tried it on my 800mHz G4, rendering stills from some of Electric Sheeps flames used to take hours at any decent res. The Dual Core iMac was so much betters, especially since the multi-threading code was added.


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By twhalliii | THE BACK ROW MANIFESTO by Tom Hall September 27, 2010 at 11:50AM
Last week, Xavier Beauvois attended The New York Film Festival to participate in a press conference for his new film Of Gods and Men. After the conference was over, Beauvois was urged to pause for a photo, but instead took a moment to light a cigarette on the stage of the Walter Reade. A small panic ensued, with Richard Peña graciously and briskly escorting the director out of the theater and into the exterior courtyard, where I finally caught up with him for a quick photo. On the way out, Walter Reade staff were seen rolling their eyes; "That's two; he and Catherine Deneuve are the only two I've seen light up in here..." Oh, the hazards of being an international film festival...
Xavier Beauvois
September 23, 2010
Walter Reade Theater
New York, NY
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Ian Jones is Professor of Physical Metallurgy. He has co-authored ~200 papers and written two textbooks. He is an electron microscopist and directs the University's Centre for Electron Microscopy. His major research grants are from EPSRC, HEFCE and AWM.
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Ian Jones came to Birmingham in 1969. Birmingham was one of three universities to be awarded a high voltage (1 MeV) electron microscope and Ian was one of the first students at Birmingham whose PhD research involved using the microscope. Electron microscopy has remained Ian's principal research interest through the whole of his professional life, which has been conducted at Birmingham, with regular spells as a visitor in the USA, Japan and China.
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Six local art collectives invite art lovers to enjoy a day trip through the beautiful country side to view and purchase the works of area artists from their respective galleries. The participating Galleries are Alton Mill, Caledon; Beaux Arts, Brampton; Dragonfly Arts on Broadway in Orangeville; Elora Centre for the Arts in Elora; Wellington Artists' Gallery and Art Centre, Wellington Rd 29, Fergus; and Williams Mills, Georgetown.
Arts Milton creates community with the arts by encouraging and promoting visual, literary and performance artists, as well as supporting heritage groups in Milton and the surrounding area. In conjunction with our members, we support and encourage the many professional, amateur and emerging artists in the Milton area.
Butcher Furniture, located in the village of Hillsburgh is the home of quality Canadian made furniture for every room in your home. Butcher Furniture also has an amazing array of fine accessories which includes a Gallery of select art from Wellington Artists' Gallery and Art Centre. Butcher Furniture has a second location in Orangeville
Eden Mills Art Festival Members who number close to twenty exhibit annually in the village. Some exhibit from their own studios, others from the Community Hall which is the nucleus of the show, providing directions, information etc about the Festival. This well attended event showcases work in many media and is a very popular event.
Elora Centre for the Arts is grounded firmly in the belief that involvement with contemporary art, in all of its various forms, supports those living, working, and visiting here. Music, Dance, Theatre, Literary, Visual and Media art forms provide cultural equity for our audiences. The Elora Centre for the Arts provides educative opportunities and transformational opportunities for all ages.
Your Gateway to Arts and Heritage in Guelph and Wellington County
Year- round not for profit arts Organization, Gallery & 3 Week Long Annual Autumn Arts Festival.
Located in the beautiful Historic Alton Mill building in Alton, Ontario. Come and enjoy your days in the lovely outdoors of the countryside while experiencing the fresh and lively arts
Located at the intersection of Wellington Roads 124 and 29, Knapps' Country Market welcomes you to fine dining, bakeshop, organic produce, homemade conserves, ice cream parlour, craft shop and an exhibition from our Gallery. A fine establishment for dining and shopping.
Riverbend Artists of Grand Valley
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The "wayward bistro" mantra designated to the food truck Pot Kettle Black makes for cute copy.
If you go
What: Pot Kettle BlackWhere: Changes dailyFor more: 817-FOOD (817-3663) or www.pkbfoodtruck.com
True, PKB's travels may be unpredictable, but the food is far from indiscriminate.
The Southern-inspired sandwich board deals deeply in pork, fried green tomatoes and creativity.
Find Pot Kettle Black out and about at food truck rodeos, business complexes during the week and at all points in between.
Check www.pkbfoodtruck.com or call 817-FOOD (yes, that's a real number — a real awesome number) for an updated calendar.
Chef Jon Caton and his wife, Laura Carone, started the food truck in April 2011, helping pave the way for a mobile federation that now probably includes more than 20-plus entries.
Pot Kettle Black rides high among the bunch, secured to a frame featuring sandwiches with titles like the Spider Pig BLT ($9) and the Bodacious Hamacious ($8).
That's a lot of flavor just in the names.
By melding fried green tomatoes, pimiento cheese and bacon, the Spider Pig achieves a tasty, crunchy mix of tartness and saltiness. Grilled sourdough bread provides the foundation, capably sustaining the classic character of the sandwich.
Then there's the Bodacious Hamacious, which translates roughly to "oh, my goodness, I must have several more of your fine sandwiches prior to the conclusion of the fortnight."
Thinly sliced portions of cooked capicola ham and roasted garlic give the sandwich its signature spiciness. Melted provolone cheese and the Kaiser roll add a soft, finishing touch.
Pot Kettle Black's road menu also can feature crab croissants, chicken or hickory-smoked pulled pork tacos, and duck confit sandwiches.
Just look wayward, and you'll find them.
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From 14th June 2009, our Chart Comparison features the only real-time chart from "The Big Top 40 Show", which replaces Hit40UK on the UK Commercial Radio Stations!
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To mark the 8th year of UKPopCharts, our "requestable" Retro charts now cover 36 years!
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Amazingly, it's a year since the "Retro" and "Year End" charts switched to becoming available by e-mail request. Starting 7th September 2008, we are introducing "Guest Chart", which will feature one of the current week's "Retro" charts for 1974, 1979, 1984, 1989, 1994, 1999 or 2004.
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Our 10,500-square-foot Chest Pain Emergency Room (ER) at Palmetto Health Heart Hospital is designed to rule out cardiac events for individuals experiencing chest pain. This special ER unit includes 20 observation rooms and four treatment beds for special outpatient procedures. Each room is fully monitored with telemetry monitors and each room has a television and a stretcher designed to keep our guests comfortable.
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Patients in our Emergency Department with chest pain can be transferred to the Chest Pain ER for up to 23-hours of observation after consulting with a cardiologist. Cardiac events are ruled out using a rapid rule-out protocol. All varieties of stress tests are available seven days a week to help increase the speed of this protocol. The average course of treatment is 12–18 hours, which is necessary to fully rule out a cardiac event. Once the protocol is completed, the cardiologist will read the stress tests and decide if further work-up is necessary.
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How to Turn an Afro into Straight Hair
How do you turn an afro into straight hair? Read the following steps to learn how. Results vary.
1Get a really good shampoo product. Make sure it does not have any constituents ending with -cone. Simethicone and Dimethicone have been known to dry out Afro hair, so avoid them.Ad
2Wash your hair. Scrub your hair with your hands in the shower until clean.
3Use conditioner of your choice. It's best to leave the conditioner on for at least 15 minutes so that it penetrates the hair shaft. Place a plastic cap over your hair to promote penetration into the shaft.
4Rub clear aloe vera lotion into your hair. When you get out of the shower, apply the aloe vera. Use a handful, as afro hair is pretty thick. Comb your hair until it is nice, sleek, and tangle-free.
6For even straighter hair, try rolling lightly oiled hair taut with very large rollers. The results are best if you sit under a hooded dryer for 20 minutes.
- You can also try using a flat iron to make your hair straighter. Read the instructions that come with the hair iron so you don't burn or damage your hair.
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- If nothing else works, go to a hairstylist. You'll get professional hair straightening without a lot of mess and hard work.
- You might also try keratin or frizz reduction hair products.
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The Assembly Monday night let a Docks and Harbors Board decision stand, increasing the potable water fee by a $1.32 per 1,000 gallons.
The fee only applies to ships that tie up at the Cruise Terminal and Alaska Steamship berths.
The city's drinking water fees have remained the same since 2005. The fee goes from $3.35 to $4.67 per 1,000 gallons.
Juneau sells about 27-million gallons of drinking water annually at the downtown berth.
Skagway is the only other Southeast port that sells metered water, at a fee of $4.20 cents per 1,000 gallons.


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This time in India's Vaunted IT Outsourcing Industry, which has contracted with much of the Fortune 500, as well as the World Bank, and in which an even greater premium is put on trust than is the case with most other industries. From the Financial Times:
Satyam lifts the lid on Indian corporate fraud
By John Elliott
Financial Times
Published: January 8 2009 10:43 | Last updated: January 8 2009 10:43
I have often mentioned to businessmen visiting India how remarkable it is that many of the appalling business practices of the country's traditional old family-controlled companies do not seem to have spread to the booming software sector–and then add that I wonder whether there are some skeletons in unopened IT cupboards.
If I am talking very privately, I have mentioned Satyam, rated till today as India's fourth biggest software and outsourcing company, as one whose governance has been frequently questioned.
This week's resignation and confession of fraud–vastly inflating company results for "several years"–by Ramalinga Raju, Satyam's founder and chairman, means the company can now be openly named for dubious business practices that have concerned (some) investors in the past. (It also means that Satyam is presumably not India's fourth largest IT company and should not have been rated along with the other market leaders Infosys, Wipro and TCS.)
Raju has admitted inflating the figures–for example by well over $1bn in September –and has admitted that his attempt to merge the family's Maytas construction companies into Satyam last month "was the last attempt to fill the fictitious assets with real ones". (The Maytas attempted merger, aborted after about ten hours triggered a series of events that culminated in today's news).


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LEXINGTON, Ky. -- Havre de Grace will only enter the Breeders' Cup Classic on Monday, and will not also be entered in the Ladies' Classic, trainer Larry Jones said Saturday afternoon at Keeneland.
Havre de Grace was pre-entered in both races this past Wednesday. Since those races are run on different days, she conceivably could have been entered in both on Monday at Churchill Downs. But Jones said that after speaking to owner Rick Porter, they decided to only enter the Classic, against males next Saturday. The Ladies' Classic is Friday.
"Mr. Porter was worried about drawing the one hole in the Classic, but I told him that with no more than 14 horses, it's not like the Derby where they need room for an auxiliary gate. The one hole won't be right up against the rail," Jones said.
"It doesn't look like the weather will be a factor. It's not like it's going to be like it was today at Belmont on Friday, and like it is today at Keeneland on Saturday."
Belmont Park on Saturday had to cancel after three races because of snow. It was a delightful fall day at Keeneland.
Havre de Grace was sent by van from Keeneland to Churchill Downs on Saturday afternoon. She is scheduled to gallop on Sunday at Churchill, and have her final workout there on Monday.
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Experienced shooter who spent time with the USA Junior National Team … hard work has paid off on the national stage … had a strong junior season… consistently counts toward team's scores … excels in the classroom… attending grad school this year.
At West Virginia in 2013-14
• WVU Nominee for 2013-14 Big 12 Male Sportsperson of the Year
• NRA All-America Second Team Smallbore
• All-GARC Second Team Smallbore and Honorable Mention Combined Team
• Capital One Academic All-America Men's At-Large Second Team
• Capital One Academic All-District At-Large Men's Team
• CRCA All-Academic Team
• Academic All-Big 12 At-Large Team
• Tied for third in air rifle (587) at Navy
• Shot a program-record 200 prone against NC State
• Shot season-high 586 smallbore and 1179 aggregate against Alaska-Fairbanks
• Shot a career-high 594 air rifle, placing fifth, and tied for second in smallbore (585) against Kentucky
• Placed fourth in smallbore with a 586 mark at the 2014 GARC Championships
• Placed sixth in smallbore at the 2014 NCAA Championships, shooting 584 in the relay and 412.6 in the final
• Tied for third on team in smallbore with a 580 average, also ranked No. 6 on the team with a 1165 combined score average and 585 air rifle average
• Placed seventh in the men's open relay at the USA Shooting Winter Air Gun Championships
• Shot at the 2014 USA Shooting National Championships
At West Virginia in 2012-13
• NRA All-America Second Team Smallbore
• GARC Scholar-Athlete
• All-GARC Second Team Smallbore
• Capital One Academic All-America Men's At-Large Third Team
• Capital One District 2 Academic All-District At-Large Men's Team
• Academic All-Big 12 At-Large Team
• CRCA All-Academic Team
• Tied for the smallbore win in the season opener at Army with a career-best 591; also finished second in air rifle with a 591 score, giving him a career-best aggregate total of 1182, good enough for second place
• Shot a season-best 592 air rifle on the first day of competition at Alaska-Fairbanks, good enough for fourth place
• Finished second in smallbore against Nebraska with a 581 score
• Placed fourth in smallbore at the 2013 GARC Championships with a score of 684.4, finishing second in the open relay with a 587 mark and shooting 97.4 in the final
• Competed as an individual smallbore qualifier at the 2013 NCAA Championships and finished seventh with a 675.9 score; shot 580 in the open relay and 95.9 in the final
• Ranked No. 4 on team with a smallbore season average of 580.79 and No. 6 with a combined score season average of 1163.31
• Tallied a three-day score of 1734 at the 2012 USA Shooting Winter Air Gun Championships
• Placed 11th in the men's 50m rifle 3 positions (2318), 27th in the men's 10m air rifle (1215.6) and 47th (1224.0) in the men's 50m rifle prone at the 2013 USA Shooting National Championships for Rifle and Pistol
At West Virginia in 2011-12
• NRA All-America Second Team Smallbore
• GARC Rookie of the Year
• GARC Scholar-Athlete
• All-GARC Honorable Mention Smallbore and Combined Score
• CRCA All-Academic Team
• Opened Mountaineer career with a second-place smallbore showing (582) against Air Force at the NU Rifle Range
• Finished second at Nebraska with a score of 1171; also finished second in air rifle (590) and smallbore (581)
• Finished second in win over Army with a 1169 combined score; also finished second in smallbore with a personal-best score of 583
• Shot 582 smallbore and finished second against Murray State
• Finished second against Akron with a personal-best score of 1174; also shot a personal-best 594 in air rifle and finished second
• Tied for first in win over Alaska-Fairbanks with a score of 1170; also won air rifle (590) and finished second in smallbore (580)
• One of five Mountaineers to compete at NCAA Championships and shot 579 air rifle and 569 smallbore
• Ranked No. 3 on team with a smallbore season average of 576.7 and No. 4 with an aggregate season average of 1160.7
• Placed 30th in the men's 10m air rifle competition at the USA Shooting Team Air Rifle Trials with a two-day total of 1163 (583, 580)
At West Virginia in 2010-11
• Redshirted
• Won the junior men's 50m 3 position at the 2011 USA Shooting National Championships; also placed third in the junior men's 10m air rifle and the men's 50m rifle 3 positions and ninth in the junior men's 50m rifle prone
• Successful outing at the 2010 USA Shooting Winter Air Gun Championship, earning a Silver medal on day two in the junior men's 10m air rifle with a final score of 687.7 (586, 101.7)
In High School
• Member of the USA Junior National team
• Represented the USA at the 2008 Shooting Hopes match in Pilzen, Czech Republic, and finished eighth in junior men's 50m 3 position and ninth in junior men's 50m prone
• Finished second overall in smallbore at the 2009 Junior Olympics
• Finalist and high J2 in smallbore at the 2008 Junior Olympics
• Junior finalist in smallbore at the 2008 USA Nationals
• Valedictorian and Bucklew Scholar at Brooke High
• Son of Mark and Mari Kyanko
• Birthday is July 22
• Has one sister
• Enrolled in the WVU Honors Program
• Majoring in computer science
• Hopes to obtain a PhD in computer science
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Air Rifle
594............................................................................. vs. Akron, Jan. 14, 2012
……………………………………………………………vs. Kentucky, Feb. 8, 2014
591............................................................................. at Army, Oct. 7, 2012
Year Matches Avg. High
2014 13` 584.92 594
2013 13 582.46 592
2012 15 584.00 594
Year Matches Avg. High
2014 13 579.76 586
2013 14 580.79 591
2012 15 576.70 583
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A device for sealing an opening or puncture in the wall of a blood vessel or other percutaneous openings. The device includes a shaft section of a small diameter, with an expandable balloon and atraumatic tip at its distal end. The proximal end of the device has an inflation/deflation port which is utilized to inflate the balloon once it is in place within the blood vessel or other body cavity. The entire device is typically placed through a vascular sheath, which is used during invasive percutaneous vascular procedures. The balloon is inflated and withdrawn until it engages the inner surface of the blood vessel or body cavity. The sheath is withdrawn from within the blood vessel or other body cavity to the outside of the body. A fixation collar loaded onto the shaft of the device allows for securement in place, within the blood vessel or other body cavity.
1. A vascular sealing system for closing a percutaneous puncture in a patient's vasculature, comprising:
(a) a hemostasis valve-type vascular introducer member having a thin, substantially straight body with central lumen of a predetermined inside diameter; and
(b) a vascular sealing member adapted for insertion into and retraction from said central lumen of said vascular introducer member, said vascular sealing member comprising:
(i) a thin, straight elongated conduit having an outside diameter slightly less than said vascular introducer member central lumen inside diameter, and a central lumen, said conduit having proximal and distal ends, said outside diameter being uniform from said proximal end to said distal end whereby said vascular sealing member is slidable in said vascular introducer member internal lumen throughout its whole length for proximal withdrawal of said vascular introducer member over said vascular sealing member without splitting of said introducer, said conduit distal end being insertable into the patient body aperture and having an inflation segment including an external orifice which is communicatively connected to said lumen, said conduit proximal end having a cylindrical configuration of a uniform outside diameter;
(ii) an expandable member sealingly disposed at said conduit distal end inflation segment, said expandable member being inflatable to a predetermined diameter; and
(iii) a seal consisting of an elastomeric material continuously and adhereingly disposed in said conduit central lumen along a predetermined segment at said proximal end thereof, said seal permitting ingress and egress of fluid to and from said conduit lumen via a syringe.
This is a Continuation of application Ser. No. 08/303,088 filed Sep. 8, 1994, now abandoned, which in turn is a continuation of application Ser. No. 08/067,213, filed May 25, 1993, now U.S. Pat. No. 5,383,896, issued Jan. 24, 1995.
1. Field of the Invention
This invention relates to medical devices in general and, more particularly, to hemostatic devices. The device is particularly useful for arresting the flow of blood or hemorrhage from punctures of the vascular system.
2. Background Art
Various surgical procedures are performed by medical specialists such as cardiologists, utilizing percutaneous entry into a blood vessel or body cavity. Examples of such procedures include different techniques to recanalize atherosclerotic blood vessels, such as balloon angioplasty or atherectomy. Recently, both the types and number of procedures performed utilizing the above mentioned percutaneous access to blood vessels have increased greatly.
These procedures generally involve the percutaneous puncture with a thin walled needle into a blood vessel. Following this, a guidewire is placed through the needle into the blood vessel and the needle is withdrawn. An intravascular sheath of variable size is then advanced over the guidewire, percutaneously, into the lumen of the blood vessel. The introducer sheath is then used as an ingress/egress means during the procedure. Following completion of the procedure, the introducer sheath may be removed, but this requires the application of prolonged manual pressure over the puncture site by a physician or other suitably trained medical personnel. The time involved here is frequently extensive since patients are often treated with a variety of anticoagulant and thrombolytic agents, particularly in the setting of a heart attack. Alternatively, the sheath may be left in the puncture site for a prolonged period of time until the patient's coagulation status has returned to normal. Depending on the size of the vascular sheath, there may be an increased risk of bleeding to the patient, which may require blood transfusion. In addition, there is a significant risk for injury to the blood vessel upon removal of the sheath, particularly if the sheath has been in place for a prolonged period of time. This includes the possible development of an pseudo-aneurysm or severe hematoma. The current technique for removal of introducer sheaths is also painful to the patient and requires prolonged bed rest after removal. This adds to the discomfort for the patient, as well as prolonging hospitalization and costs.
Many of the intra-vascular procedures are performed in patients who are clinically unstable or who have the potential to become so, following completion of the procedure. Following removal of the vascular access sheath, it could be cumbersome and sometimes difficult to re-enter the blood vessel if necessary. Thus, with the current technique for removal of the sheath following the procedure, no easy, reliable method is available to allow reaccess to the lumen of the blood vessel, if necessary.
In the past, various devices and methods have been used and proposed in an attempt to seal punctures in blood vessels by injection of a resorbable hemostatic plug into the puncture site. U.S. Pat. No. 4,744,364 (Kensey), U.S. Pat. No. 4,852,568 (Kensey), and U.S. Pat. No. 4,890,612 (Kensey) disclose such a method and device. These prior art devices and methods have a number of shortcomings and problems. Specifically, they involve injection of a foreign pharmacologic material into the vasculature to induce hemostasis. Once the prior art device is employed, it cannot be removed without surgical intervention and, if it has not been placed correctly or has been injected into the vascular lumen, it could cause complications such as vascular occlusion. The prior art devices do not provide the capability of reentry into the blood vessel lumen, when necessary, if a change occurs in the patient's clinical status. The prior art does not teach the use of simple nonsurgical means for effecting the closure of a puncture in a blood vessel by using an expandable balloon to plug the opening, and without requiring sutures or the application of prolonged manual pressure.
Despite the need for a device and method in the art which overcomes the limitations and problems of the prior art, none insofar as is known has been proposed or developed. The present invention is specifically directed to overcoming all of the problems previously enumerated regarding the performance of invasive vascular procedures through a percutaneously placed sheath.
This invention provides a device for sealing an opening or puncture in the wall of a blood vessel. The device includes a shaft section of small diameter, with an expandable balloon and guidewire tip at its distal end. A fixation collar loaded onto the shaft of the device allows for securing of the sealing device in place, within the blood vessel or other body cavity. The proximal end of the device has a low profile port which is utilized to inflate and deflate the distal balloon once it is in place within the blood vessel.
The entire device is placed through a vascular introducer sheath of the type which is typically used during invasive percutaneous vascular procedures. The distal balloon is inflated and withdrawn until the balloon hemostatically engages the inner surface of the blood vessel. The sheath is withdrawn from within the blood vessel to the outside of the body. The introducer sheath is further preferably a "peel-away" type device. The fixation collar is preferably side loaded onto the shaft of the device and advanced until it is in contact with the skin surface, and tension is placed on the balloon within the blood vessel to secure it in contact with the inner surface of the puncture site.
These and other benefits of this invention will become clear from the following description by reference to the drawings.
FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a vascular sealing device of the present invention, with segments enlarged to show details of the distal and proximal ends thereof.
FIG. 2 is a view of the vascular sealing device inserted through an introducer sheath and into a patient's vascular system, which is shown enlarged and in section.
FIG. 3 is a view of the vascular sealing device inserted through a vascular sheath, and being inflated.
FIG. 4 is a view of the vascular sealing device with its balloon portion inflated, and further showing removal of the vascular sheath.
FIG. 5 is a view of the vascular sealing device with the balloon inflated and being pulled firmly up against the inner surface of a vascular puncture.
FIG. 6 is a view of the vascular sealing device with the balloon inflated and pulled taut against the inner surface of the vessel wall, and with placement of the external fixation device against the patient's skin surface.
FIG. 7 is a view of the vascular sealing device with the balloon deflated and being removed from the blood vessel.
FIG. 8 is a crossectional view of the vascular sealing device taken along line 8--8 of FIG. 1.
Referring to FIG. 1, a preferred form is shown of the vascular sealing device 10 for effecting closure of a puncture or other opening in a blood vessel, or other body cavity, which has been entered through percutaneous techniques. The device 10 is useable with a standard percutaneous vascular sheath or introducer. The vascular sealing device 10 is shown to have an elongated thin, generally tubular body or conduit 15 with proximal and distal ends 11 and 12, respectively. Basically, the proximal end 11 of the device 10 is for physician manipulation and connection to associated medical apparatus described further below, while the distal end 12 is for insertion into the patient's body. Located at the proximal end 11 of device 10 is an inflation/deflation port 14.
The body member 15 has a tubular structure constructed of hypotubing or a similar material. This structure also has a cylindrical and thin outer body wall with a central, continuous, and longitudinally extending lumen 28. The body member 15 has an outside diameter preferably not greater than 0.038 inches (0.965 mm.). The body 15 is semi-flexible and, importantly, has a predetermined rigidity such that central lumen 28 integrity is maintained. This is particularly important during longitudinal translational manipulation by the physician, through vascular introducer means (described below), into a percutaneous puncture in the patient's skin. The hypotubing of the body 15 is preferably constructed of a metallic material such as stainless steel, for example. Alternatively, the body 15 may be constructed of a polymeric material. The body member 15 is shown to have a length preferably of at least 11.79 inches (30 cm).
The proximal end 11 of the lumen or hollow interior 28 is sealed with elastomeric material, preferably silicone, to form an inflation/deflation port 14. The seal forms the inflation/deflation port 14 by adhering to the internal wall surfaces of the proximal end 11 of body 15. The seal is of sufficient strength to maintain a pressure difference between the internal lumen 28 and the proximally disposed exterior of the seal. This pressure difference is of a magnitude sufficient to maintain inflation of the balloon 34, which is in continuity with the lumen 28. The inflation/deflation port 14 is utilized by piercing its proximal face, preferably with a syringe needle, to a depth which allows the needle lumen to be in continuity with the lumen 28. An external syringe, attached to the proximal end of the needle, provides a piston means by which a gas or liquid is pumped into the balloon 34 for inflation, or out of the balloon 34 for deflation. Removal of the needle from the inflation/deflation port 14 causes the seal to re-establish the pressure differential barrier.
The structure of the proximal end 11 also allows the user to later slide a standard vascular sheath over the device body 15 and then to advance it to the puncture site for positioning within the blood vessel lumen. This allows reentry into the blood vessel, if necessary, for a further interventional procedure.
The bottom or distal end 12 of the device body 15 is shown to have a distal tip 29. The distal tip 29 further has an inset segment 32. The inset segment 32 has a tubular configuration and is oriented coaxially with respect to the distal tip 29. The inset segment 32 preferably has a diameter which is less than that of the distal tip 29 and a length equivalent to that of the wall of the balloon 34 when deflated. Thus, an inset with respect to the distal tip 29 is formed by this structure. The lumen 28 extends into the inset segment 32 and is communicatively connected to an orifice 33, which is disposed in the side wall of the inset segment 32. The orifice 33 is shown to have a circular configuration.
As is best shown in FIG. 1, exploded portions A and B, the balloon 34 is disposed about the inset segment 32. In an uninflated state, the balloon 34 has a tubular configuration and is sealingly secured at each of its ends to respective ends 30 and 31 of the inset segment 32. Sealing securement may be made by various methods, including adhesives, ultrasonic welding, and compression fitting. The uninflated diameter of the balloon 34 is such that it is disposed substantially within the recess space formed by the difference in diameter of the inset segment 32 and the distal tip 29. This provides a low profile device diameter which reduces vascular trauma and puncture site diameter upon removal. In an inflated state the balloon 34 preferably assumes a rounded configuration, for example elliptical, with a minimum inflated diameter of two times the french size of the introducer sheath puncture hole teeing sealed. In addition, the height or thickness of the inflated balloon 34 is preferably less than one half the diameter of a typical blood vessel being sealed, so as to minimize obstruction of flow through the blood vessel. The balloon 34 is preferably constructed of an expandable material such as natural latex.
A flexible atraumatic extension 37 is shown disposed at the distal end 12 of the vascular sealing device 10, extending from the inset segment 32. The extension 37 preferably has a tubular structure with a diameter equivalent to that of the distal tip 29. Importantly, the extension 37 is formed of a flexible material such as guidewire as known in the art. The extension 37 is shown to have an end portion which is preferably curved in its inoperative state. This structure decreases the level of trauma to the vessel wall during insertion and manipulation of the device 10.
Referring to FIG. 1, 81 refers to a distance marker upon body 15 for the purpose of indicating to the user that the balloon 34 is distal to the sheath taper end 48 shown in FIGS. 2 and 3. By alignment of marker 81 at the top of the hemostatic valve opening at cap 45, proper location of the balloon 34 with respect to sheath tapered end 48 is assured.
Referring generally to FIGS. 2-7, in use, the vascular sealing device 10 is inserted into the input end 45 of an introducer or vascular sheath device 43 which has been previously positioned within the lumen 58 of a blood vessel 56. The typical introducer 43, as is well known, comprises a body structure 46, an elongated sheath 47 with a tapered end 48, a hemostatic ingress/egress valve 80 within a cap 45, an auxiliary tube 44 and a suture connector 49 which may be used to maintain the introducer 43 in an operative position on the patient's skin surface 55 for prolonged periods of time and to thereby permit reaccess to the patients vascular system 56. The body 46 of the introducer 43 remains on the exterior of the patient's body at all times, while the sheath 47 extends through puncture 60 in the skin surface 55, tissue 59, and vessel wall 57.
The vascular sealing device 10 is first inserted through the valve or gasket 80 of the introducer 43, distal end 12 first, and is advanced by physician manipulation of the body member 15, primarily, until the distal end 12 extends just beyond the distal tapered tip 48 of the sheath 47. Next, an inflator such as a syringe (not shown) pierces the inflation/deflation port 14 of device 10. Fluid or gas is advanced into the device 10 until a predetermined amount of balloon 34 inflation is attained. Then, the inflating means is removed. Next, the inflated balloon section 34 is pulled up against the vessel wall 56 at the puncture site 60, by manipulating the body member 15. At this point in the procedure, a hemostatic seal is effected at the puncture site 60. Next, the introducer sheath 47 is withdrawn by manipulation of the introducer body 46 and sheath 47 proximal end. The balloon section 34 remains abutted against the inner intraluminal surface 56 of the puncture site 60.
Referring to FIG. 6, the vascular sealing device 10 further comprises a fixation member 66 to hold it in an operative hemostatic orientation for a prolonged period of time. The fixation member 66 topically comprises a top member 67 and a bottom member 68 which interface at point 70. Preferably, the fixation member 66 has a side loading longitudinal channel 69. Also, the bottom member 68 has a surface which contacts the patient's skin surface 55. The fixation member 66 applies tension to the balloon 34, stabilizing it against the puncture site 60. Referring to FIG. 7, after a medically sufficient time period, for example upon an improvement in the patient's coagulation status following the intravascular medical procedure, the balloon 34 is deflated by again piercing the inflation/deflation port 14. The fixation member 66 is removed, and the remainder of the vascular sealing device 10 is removed from the puncture site 60. A small residual lumen remains. At this point, the use of normal compressive techniques will effect a complete closure of the puncture site 60. Due to the extremely low diameter of the device 10, a shortened period of manual compression is necessary to achieve hemostasis at the puncture site 60.
As many changes are possible to the embodiments of this invention utilizing the teachings thereof, the descriptions above, and the accompanying drawings should be interpreted in the illustrative and not the limited sense.
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