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A device for stabilizing a long bone combines an external fixator with a locking nail implanted in the medullary canal of a long bone. The external fixator has fixed bone pins at each of its ends and movable bone pins intermediate its ends. The fixed bone pins extend through transverse bores at each end of the bone nail and the movable pins extends through a slot in the bone nail intermediate its ends. By this method a fracture can be compressed and stabilized while healing.
1. A device for stabilizing long bones comprising:
an external fixator comprising a longitudinally extending support rod to be spaced from and parallel to said long bone, at least three pins transversely mounted in series to said support rod along the length thereof, at least one of said pins located on said support rod intermediate two of said at least three pins being movable in a longitudinal direction; and
a locking nail for mounting in the medullary canal of said long bone which has at each of its ends at least one transverse through bore for receiving at least one of said at least two pins, and having between the ends of said nail at least one elongated longitudinally extending transverse through slot for receiving said at least one movable pin.
2. The locking nail of claim 1 wherein said at least one elongated slot includes two transverse slots provided adjacent the ends of said nail, said slots separated from each other by a solid nail portion.
3. The locking nail of claim 1 wherein said through bores and said at least one elongated slots through said nail extend transversely through said nail parallel to each other.
4. The locking nail of claim 3 wherein said locking nail has a hollow body which comprises a circumferentially extending wall and said slot extends through opposite sides of said circumferentially extending wall.
5. The device of claim 1 wherein said two of said at least three pins are in a fixed position on said rod and extend through holes in said rod, said at least one movable pin is mounted on said support rod and extends through said elongated longitudinal slot in said locking nail.
6. The device of claim 1 wherein at least one of said at least two pins are fixed with respect to said longitudinally extending support rod.
7. The device of claim 1 wherein each of said at least two pins are fixed to said longitudinally extending support rod.
8. The device of claim 1 wherein said longitudinally extending support rod has a threaded portion.
9. The device of claim 8 wherein said at least one moveable pin is mounted on a threaded support element operatively engaging said threaded portion so that rotation of said support rod causes movement of said pin between said at least two fixed pins.
1. Field of the Invention
The invention relates to a device for stabilizing long bones, especially after the removal of a bone segment.
2. Description of the Prior Art
Locking nails for the stabilization of fractured long bones have been developed in many different embodiments. They are proximally or distally driven into a long bone and, in most cases, comprise transverse through bores for a bone screws at their ends. This allows both sides of the fracture and any bone fragments to be connected to the locking nail with the aid of bone nails or screws to provide rotational stability.
DE 39 28 460 shows a locking nail where the distal through bore of the locking nail is defined as an elongated hole. In addition, U.S. Pat. Nos. 4,281,649 and 4,875,475 teach to form the through bore as an elongated hole or slot within the proximal area and to put a pressure on the bone nail with the aid of a threaded pin screwed into the proximal end so as to in this way obtain a compression.
WO 91100065 also shows a similar compression device in connection with a locking nail. There it is shown that the hollow locking nail receives an inner part so as to be secured against torsion. The inner part is longitudinally displaced and can be axially moved from its proximal position. A through bore is provided which cooperates with an elongated hole in the nail. A corresponding bone screw can be led through the bore within the inner part. The device described is used for an osteotomy and allows the edges of the osteotomy to move apart from each other by a longitudinal displacement of the inner part.
DE 35 37 318 relates to a sliding slotted nail which has proximal and distal slots in a cloverleaf-shaped nail profile. The nail profile comprises an open through slot of a Kuntscher-type nail. Using such a nail it is possible to drive in the locking screws without using any aiming devices and image converters.
U.S. Pat. Nos. 4,877,019, 4,475,545 and 5,034,013 relate to locking nails which include an elongated hole or slot on one side only.
Furthermore, it is known to use an external fixator for stabilizing bones. It comprises a support element adapted to be provided at the outside of the bone and includes a plurality of adjustable pins which can be driven transversely across the bone. Such an external fixator can also be used for an osteotomy, ie., where a bone segment is removed. With the aid of a suitable structure, a pin arranged on the support element can be moved in parallel so as to realize a compression or displace a bone segment.
It is the object of the invention to provide a device for stabilizing long bones, especially when an osteotomy is performed, which particularly advantageously combines a locking nail and an external fixation device.
According to the present invention, the marrow area locking nail which at its ends is provided with through bores in a known manner comprises at least one elongated through slot for receiving bone screws. This slot receives at least one pin of an external fixation device. In this way, the pin of the external fixator is externally stabilized and can move only within the area of the nail with the slot. In addition, the slot acts as a guide for the pin of the external fixator in case of any movement of the bone segment.
In one embodiment two slots which are located in series at opposite ends of the nail are slightly spaced apart from each other. Thus, the weakening of the locking nail which automatically occurs as a result of such an elongated through slot in the center area is slightly reduced. Preferably, the slots are provided on approximately the same plane as the through bores for the bone nails so that the slot and holes extend in a parallel direction.
According to a further embodiment of the invention, a hollow locking nail may be used. It includes a circumferentially extending wall and comprises a cloverleaf-shape cross-sectional profile. The cloverleaf-shape profile gives the locking nail a very high geometrical moment of inertia which means that it has a high transverse stability and/or rotational stability. This can compensate for the weakening caused by the slot. Preferably, a cylindrical tube is used as the basic material for the locking nail which at circumferential distances of 120� is radially pressed inwardly so as to obtain the cloverleaf-shape profile.
These and other objects and advantages of the present invention will become apparent from the following description of the accompanying drawings, which disclose several embodiments of the invention. It is to be understood that the drawings are to be used for the purposes of illustration only and not as a definition of the invention.
In the drawings, wherein similar reference characters denote similar elements throughout the several views:
FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the combination of an external fixation device and a locking nail according to the invention after implantation of the nail;
FIG. 2 is a side view of the locking nail according to FIG. 1;
FIG. 3 is a second side of FIG. 1 rotated 90� with respect to the side view of FIG. 2; and
FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view of the nail according to FIG. 3 taken along line 4--4.
The fixation device 10 shown in FIG. 1 comprises a threaded spindle 12 on which a first centrally located supporting element 14 is displacably mounted. First supporting element 14 supports two bone pins 16, 17 which may be displaced in a proximal-distal direction by moving the knurled nuts 18 and 20 respectively. The displacement is shown by a double arrow 46 in FIG. 1. A second and a third supporting element, 22 and 24 respectively, are mounted at opposite ends of spindle 12. Each supporting element 22 and 24 supports a pair of bone pins 26, 28 and 30, 32 respectively. The mounting of bone pins 16, 17, 26, 28, 30 and 32 may be in any known manner used in the external fixation art which allows the pins to be fixed in any angular position whatever.
Also referring to FIG. 1, a locking nail 36 is shown driven into a long bone such as tibia 34 usually from a proximal position. In the preferred embodiment both the proximal and the distal end of the locking nail have transverse through bores 26a, 28a, 30a and 32a for receiving bone screws or the threaded pins 26 to 32. The insertion of the threaded pins makes the use of a suitable aiming device necessary which often includes an image intensifier. Such aiming devices are well known and are not shown in FIG. 1. In the preferred embodiment adjustable bone pins 16, 17 extend through a longitudinal slot 56 of locking nail 36 into bone segment 42.
As shown in FIG. 1, a bone segment 42 has been separated by a pair of cuts 44 and 47. Furthermore, the bone 34 had been distracted so as to form a recess 70. Thereafter, as a result of the downward movement of the support element 14, bone segment 42 is moved downwardly in the direction of closing recess 70. This is done by the rotation of knob 20 as will be better described below. This movement causes the bone pins 16, 17 to move within the area of the slot 56 of the locking nail 36. The free space which opens up at cut 44 above the segment 42 may be filled with bone graft substance.
In use, rod 36 is driven into the canal of a long bone which is either fractured or from which a cancerous section of bone has been removed. Threaded pins 26 to 32 are then placed through holes 26a to 32a in rod 36 by any known method. External fixation device 10 is then mounted adjacent to nail 36 on pins 26 to 32.
Threaded pins 16 and 17 are then threaded through slot 56 in nail 36 into bone segment 42. The location of pins 16 and 17 and thereby the location of bone segment 42 can be adjusted by moving the first supporting element along thread rod 12 by adjusting nuts 18 and 20. The resultant gap at cut 42 and the recess 70 may be filled with bone graft material to promote healing.
Referring to FIGS. 2 through 4 there is shown a locking nail designed for use in the femur which is similar in construction to the locking nail of FIG. 1. It, therefore, has been provided with the reference number 36a. The hollow nail 36a at the proximal end comprises an included through bore 48 and at the distal end includes two circular spaced through bores 50, 52 for the threaded pins mentioned in connection with FIG. 1. Moreover, in the center area the shaft comprises two longitudinal slots 54, 56 which are separated from each other by a relatively narrow space 58. The lengths over which both slots 54, 56 extend approximately correspond to half the length of the complete nail 36a with the distance between the distal end of the slot 54 and the distal nail end being smaller than the distance between the proximal end of the slot 56 and the proximal nail end. The width of the slots 54, 56 is slightly larger than the diameter of the bores 50, 52.
As shown in FIG. 4, hollow nail 36a includes a circumferential wall 60. The nail is first formed of a cylindrical tube as shown by the dash-dot line 62. It then is radially pressed inwardly in positions being offset by 120� as shown at 64 so as to get a cloverleaf-shape profile which increases the stability of the nail 36a in transverse and circumferential direction. Such a nail, of course, could be used in any long bone in the manner described in connection with the implantation of the nail shown in FIG. 1.
While several examples of the present invention have been described, it is obvious that many changes and modifications may be made thereunto, without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention.
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Answers to some of the common newlywed financial questions from the guys at TheManRegistry.com!
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Statistics say that finances are the number one topic that married couples argue about (think about some of the couples that you know and you'll realize that this is probably accurate). Money is always a very touchy subject, especially if you don't have a lot of it. This is generally the case for newlyweds who are just starting out.
The best way to align yourselves for financial success and avoid arguing over money is to discuss some financial topics before you take the walk down the aisle. Here are a few of the major issues and some quick recommendations from us on each one.
Should we combine our finances after getting married?
Not every couple combines their finances after getting married, but our answer to this question is yes. First, determine who the money manager is going to be in the family or if you're going to split that duty. From there, we recommend creating joint checking and savings accounts and keeping personal checking accounts for each of you. By doing it this way, you can split common bills and still have "mad money" to spend on your own things.
It takes every couple awhile to get used to the "my money is your money mindset" that comes along with marriage, but if you can stay organized – it won't be a difficult transition.
How much should we be saving from our paychecks?
If you haven't noticed, our economy hasn't been the most stable over the past year. The recovery has been nice, but we all have learned just how important saving for rough times can be. Depending on incomes, 30% is a great amount of net income to put away in savings/investments each month. Obviously, every couple isn't going to be able to put aside that amount, but you're doing yourself a huge favor even if you can only do 10% each month.
We both are bringing debt into the marriage, how should it be tackled?
Don't freak out if you're bringing debt into marriage. More couples do than don't and there are ways you can tackle the debt together. The first and most important step is to be upfront and honest with each other about how much debt you each have. We recommend creating a chart of spending habits (it's lame, but it works). This chart will help you both identify places you can cut back each month. If it's an option, we highly recommend speaking to a financial planning professional. A financial planner can look at your debt and interest rates and help you plan where to begin paying down.
What should we do with all that cash we get as wedding gifts?
Who doesn't love cash? You'll definitely be seeing green after the wedding as cash remains the most common wedding gift that couples receive. There's nothing wrong with splurging a little with the new found greenbacks, but this might also be a great time to create that joint savings account we talked about earlier. The wedding cash would be a great first deposit. Depending on how much you get, you could always pocket a few hundred for honeymoon drinks and save the rest!
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Houston went out and got Berkman some help in that lineup at a awfully crappy price, but it's working. Berkman is struggling but Carlos Lee is actually tearing it up. Where is Dunn's help? Griffey is getting old, no offense. Edwin is an slump, Hamilton's a rookie who I really hope does keep his pace up. Ross is crap and won't get much better than where he's at now. Phillips is struggling with learning plate discipline.
So whom steps up? Do we try to trade for a right handed bat to back up Dunn much like Berkman and Lee? Would that make sense? I don't see the rhyme or reason behind putting all the Reds struggles on Dunn's shoulders when there are other guys in the line up doing worse. And yes, whomever said Dunn is getting treated like A-Rod is exactly correctly.
This is getting old with the hatred for Dunn. If he's traded right now, this team loses the only real threat in the line up. Then we seriously do lose 90-100 games.
And you want to bring up his strike outs? He's trying to actually put the bat on the ball this year. I am not hating that fact that he is striking out swinging when he's trying to drive the ball. Many made that agruement for Ryan Howard last year, who hits in a much better lineup then Dunn does.


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Welcome to the joys of pcs
Just FYI, Im using a crt, and I havent had any blackouts since my upgrade
Im guessing because, 1 - the A64 uses less power than my previous Varton, and 2 - this 7800 may use less power than my previous 5900XT (not 100% sure on this). Also my blackouts only happend when my pc was idle also, hense taking a guess that our problems maybe the same. Im taking a guess that my problem was due to the PSU, never looked into it though as I dont have any quality PSUs just laying around but I am defently upgrading my PSU when I go SLi as I dont want to take any chances. Are both PSUs you have tried no name? Do you know anyone that has a good quality PSU that you can try? I wouldnt want you to go and buy a new PSU only to find out that it wasnt the problem. The reason that Im thinking that it isnt your card, is that I havent read many people having this problem, and with the amount of nvidia cards sold, you would think that if it was that card, you would see more people posting about it.
Trouble shooting pcs can be a pain at times, one time I thought I killed my Barton 2500+, left it out of my pc for a couple of months, put it back in and it worked! Sometimes it can be as simple as a bios setting, like wake-up on LAN being enabled etc. Have you tried the card itself in a different pc yet? I would do that before sending it back.
Also, just noticed that you are overclocking, try running everything at stock just to see if it helps, as usually when OC'ng the cpu we raise the voltage, but not so when OC'ng the videocard, unless you flash the cards bios.
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yea I just set my bios back to default so its not overclocked now..the problem is I can just test parts of my sisters computer since I gave it to her a while back but where im from my friends etc.. dont have computers they just hang out in the streets rather then be on the PC so its always hard for me to test other things as in gettin a mainboard, ram, cpus , graphicards and so on Im using PCs since 5yrs and whenever i had a problem the only way find out what was causing the problem was to save money n buy a new mainboard lets say..oh have a small doubt in me about the grahpic card jsut because of what u said above i had a similar thought but I just cant explain it to myself that ever since 3weeks ago I had money to get a new graphiccard that my computer messes up I just have to blame the graphiccard lol..but I run the cpu now at 166FSb (1500mhz) and the RAM at 200mhz eventho its better to run both same speed but just to make sure everything is at default settings..the problem is this that I just can see it that nothing happens e.g. no blackouts and jsut when its time when the shop closes (where i want to return the card) the blackout comes..it was like that today aswell..i thought ok it runs fine like that but then it was 8pm the shops closed and 1 hour later i get a blackout lol..so I just wanna give it back tomorrow but I was readin of a similar problem somewhere a guy had with a 6600GT n he returned it n same thing happend again..then he bought a new PSU..same thing happend again n then he bought an ATI n same thing happend lol..so he said he is going to buy a new mainboard...so Im frustrated lol because if i give the card back n the new one acts up aswell it means to buy a new mainboard..and that said I would need to buy a 64bit board because its pointless buyin a non 64bit board because sooner or later i need it anyways for a better CPU..so that in mind im frustrated already because it takes me like 6months to save up money for a new board and then I would need a new cpu aswell since i just got a 32bit sempron..oh well I will give it a few hours testing running some benchmarks now n this n that n tomorrow I just follow my gut feeling n either return it or not..lets see I keep u guys informed tho!
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I had 2 9800pros that died whilst idling over night, I didnt believe it was the cards as I would expect them to have died whilst under load, as stated earlier, welcome to PCs! I would try a board and if it still blacks out "take it back and say you bought it for someone for xmas and they've already got it or something like that" then return your card, if it works keep the board, have you tried a mainboard bios flash?
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yep the board is flashed to the latest version.. I returned the card today in the shop..there was a broken corner on of those black things (dont know the english word for it) n I just noticed it today after lookin at it properly in the shop the guy said normally he cant take it back then since it has a piece broken off but he returned it anyways but I noticed now that black thing where a corner was broken off the card I got now that black thing has a few scratches on also u can see the card has been "used" because the golden stripes for the AGP slot show marks..Im thinkin that the shop might bought the cards from the manufactur directly but those cards where "used" cards which have been returned but tested n they worked..thats the only way i can explain it to myself..but either way I just could exchange it so lets see if it works..i was talkin with him about it n he said he cant imagine its the graphic card but n my feelings tell me it really isnt but I just blame it right now since its the only part I upgraded lately so I can atleast make sure that the graphic card is ok if the blackouts still occur then its most likely the motherboard or the PSU (eventho I tried 2 different ones)..rams i tested the other day with memtest86 n they were fine..ok lets what happens if it still has blackouts then it wasnt the card n I can start saving money for a new mainboard n CPU... @ leekirlew u know what ever happend to the computer shop? they seemed to have closed down all their shops in the UK over night? I used to shop there but now I just go to maplin..Im going back to london in january so im going to send my PC over there via mail so by the time I arrive my PC arrives there aswell but thank god I have and old crt in london otherwise I would have to send my crt via mail n that would be too expensive lol..
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ok so far no blackouts but Im not sure if thats because of the new graphiccard or just simply because im running my CPU / RAM at stock speed...thinkin about it that running my PC at stock speed might give me more power for my graphiccard and so it doesnt blackout or crash..im gonna let it run now for a couple of days with stock speeds n then i overclock it back to where they were before and if its gonna crash then I either need a new PSU or maybe the motherboard is not "strong" enough for the card + the overclocked CPU / RAM at once..just sucks because now I run at 1500mhz again so I lose alot of performance while gaming..
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CHARLESTON — West Virginia's unemployment rate continues to creep higher, increasing its profile as an issue in the combative race for governor.
When adjusted for seasonal hiring trends, the unemployment rate rose from 7.5 percent to 7.6 percent in September. That's the fifth monthly increase since April, when the rate had dropped to its lowest level in more than three years at 6.7 percent.
Republican Bill Maloney has seized on last month's uptick as further evidence that voters should replace Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin in November.
"Earl Ray Tomblin proves he's been an utter failure on jobs," Maloney, a Morgantown drilling consultant and business owner, said in a statement.
Tomblin argues that West Virginia's business climate is steadily improving and headed toward long-term gains. The Democratic incumbent cites ongoing business tax cuts and an estimated $6 billion worth of investments by employers over the past two years.
"Internationally respected companies such as Macy's and Gestamp already are hiring, but Gov. Tomblin knows there is more work to be done," said campaign spokesman Chris Stadelman, referring to two employers attracted to the state with incentives such as tax breaks.
Economist Eric Bowen sees both good and bad in West Virginia's employment picture. Bowen and his colleagues at West Virginia University's Bureau of Business and Economic Research have been scrutinizing the state's jobs figures for the bureau's much-anticipated annual economic forecast.
The researchers will detail their findings Nov. 15 at the Charleston Civic Center, on Nov. 27 at the Martinsburg Holiday Inn and in February at the Capitol when the Legislature begins its regular session.
Bowen said employment was improving at the beginning of the year. West Virginia's labor force, chronically anemic when compared to other states, was growing as its economy added jobs.
By April, the state had 11,600 more jobs than it had the year before, and 8,300 fewer people were seeking unemployment benefits as they looked for work, according to figures from WorkForce West Virginia.
"Things were looking pretty good up until the first quarter of this year," Bowen said. "Most of the sectors had been improving. ... Then, things started to take a turn."
Bowen said losses in the mining sector, which includes other natural resources but is dominated by coal, have played a major role in the downturn. He estimated that sector has shed 6,300 jobs since January.
While mining represents between 4 percent and 5 percent of total employment, those jobs tend to be high-paying, Bowen said. For that reason and others, the mining sector accounts for as much as 15 percent of the state's economic performance, he said.
"In terms of overall economic output, it's more substantial," Bowen said. "When you have declines in that sector, it tends to have a ripple effect across the economy."
Among other factors, coal production has slowed as power plants switch to cheaper natural gas as their fuel source. Bowen noted that in April, natural gas generated as much electricity as coal did.
"That's just unheard of," he said.
West Virginia also produces natural gas, including in the rich Marcellus shale reserve deep underground that's attracted much interest from the drilling industry. But among other differences, those jobs don't pay as well as coal jobs.
"The gas sector certainly has been growing, and will probably continue to grow, but it won't be offsetting the losses in the coal sector," Bowen said.
Other areas of the economy will, however, said Bowen, citing the upcoming forecast. He said construction, health care, professional and business services jobs are among those expected to rebound.
"Things are continuing to look pretty good for the next several years," Bowen said. "The job losses that we've seen in the energy sector are concerning, but overall that will be outweighed by gains in other sectors. ... There are a lot of other areas of the economy that are doing pretty well right now."
West Virginia weathered the Great Recession and the fragile recovery better than a number of other states. Its monthly unemployment rate has never equaled or exceeded the U.S. rate since the recession hit in November 2008 — though September's rate is as close as it has come, just two-tenths of a percent lower.
The national unemployment rate dropped last month, from 8.1 percent to 7.8 percent. West Virginia's 7.6 percent rate was higher than that of 23 other states. Among its neighbors, West Virginia's rate was lower than Kentucky's or Pennsylvania's but higher than that of Maryland, Ohio or Virginia.
West Virginia's September rate is also lower than it was a year ago or when Tomblin narrowly defeated Maloney in the October 2011 special election for an unexpired term as governor. Their rematch is for a full, four-year term. The state had 4,700 fewer people filing unemployment claims last month compared with September 2011 and more people employed — though only 400, according to the seasonally adjusted figures.
But West Virginia has yet to return to pre-recession levels. Unemployment stood at just 4.5 percent in October 2008, the month before economists believe the meltdown hit the state. Around 36,100 people received unemployment benefits then, compared with 60,800 last month. While the labor force had just 4,000 more people then than it did in September, it also had 28,700 more jobs.
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5 minute tasks to Keep You Organized
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Got 5 minutes? Then you can stay organized!
Here's my list of quick things I do to stay organized and manage my time:
- Put incoming mail into a basket
- Sort laundry as I put things in the hamper (whites-colors-jeans)
- Use a paper recycle basket in the room where I read newspapers & magazines
- Make my bed as soon as I get out of it
- Review my calendar every night
- Set things in family room that can be done while watching TV
- Just before bed, I quickly pick up the main area of the house
- Religiously use my tickler file!
- Have a birthday calendar and set up cards to be sent out for the entire month, in one sitting
- Have a tote bag packed for each of the groups I belong to so I can grab and go
- Separate bulk meat purchases into smaller freezer bags after grocery shopping
- Have a designated donation container so I can purge & have a place for thing s to accumulate before donating
- Label, Label, Label
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Last Week: 1-3
About that… Two of those losses were by a single point. It's not a moral victory, but it's kind of like a moral push. And most importantly, we're learning. Take these nuggets to heart before losing more money this weekend.
1. The Jets and the Titans are undefeated against the spread. That's weird and unnatural. Do not bet on this game, and if you do, be drunk.
2. That thing I said about the Raiders finishing above .500 ATS is moot as long as Matt Flynn is tasked with anything beyond recapping Breaking Bad for his far busier teammates.
3. The undefeated teams aren't all that great. Also, winless teams aren't all that bad, except for the Jaguars. And the Giants, hopefully.
Overall: 4-8
Onward, friends.
Stupid Ass Single-Game Parlay of the Week
Denver Broncos -11 vs. Philadelphia Eagles, OVER 57 points.
This is the highest line of the week and the highest over/under (by ten points). That's because the Broncos have been unstoppable, despite giving up 24 points per game through three weeks. Sorry, this is all very technical. What I'm saying is that they are good at offense and bad at defense. Isn't that right, noted NFL expert, Bill Barnwell?
"Coaches who don't go for it on fourth and short are stupid."
Road Favorite of the Week
Indianapolis Colts -9 at Jacksonville Jaguars
The Jaguars score touchdowns in 33% of their games. You know who has shown an ability to lead his team to a touchdown in more than a third of his games AND will put butts in the seats? That's right, Brett Favre. And Tim Tebow. Hey, the Jaguars should sign Tim Tebow. How has no one put this together?
Home Dog of the Week
Houston Texans +3 vs. Seattle Seahawks
Let's see how you guys do without the benefit of UNFAIR ACOUSTICS. Speaking of which, that stadium is awesome. Even if it wasn't as loud as I thought it would be, any stadium that sells west coast microbrews for less than the cost of a Miller Lite at FedEx Field is good with me. Also, it's not in neighborhood that isn't just a megachurch and low-rent strip mall.
Road Dog of the Week
Chicago Bears +3 at Detroit Lions
Kevin from The League is the worst. Jay Cutler should steal Jenny right out from under him.
Literal Dog of the Week
This dog has it all figured out.
Special Prop Bet of the Week
Mike Shanahan will not be the coach of the Washington Redskins in Week 1 of 2014 (EVEN)
RGIII finally lives up to his coach killer potential. Make him a player-coach and see if goes full Ouroboros.
Fantasy Matchup of the Week
Here is Ryan explaining his submission.
Well I know this looks bad, but I swear this isn't a klan league. We even have a Middle Eastern guy in our league: hurray equality!
Some of his best fantasy players are black!
Pro Tip of the Week
Try as I might, I'm probably not going to be able to help you make any money. However, I can offer tips that will help you out in other walks of life. It could be a recommendation on something to read, advice on lighting for your home, something useful I learned on the internet, or, more likely, something about food.
You should probably know this by now, but don't replace your incandescent light bulbs with compact fluorescent. It's not a question of if fluorescent lighting will kill you, but when. The answer: soon. Buy LED instead. Use Cree to replace traditional A19 bulbs and Philips to replace PAR or BR bulbs in ceiling fixtures. Enjoy never changing another bulb until you move.
Send me an email if you would like to submit a Fantasy Matchup or a Pro Tip for future consideration.


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Coach Bill O'Brien Teleconference
Oct. 31, 2012
Q. Bill, now that you have had a chance to review the film, why do you think your team committed so many penalties against Ohio State?
Q. Bill, you talked a little bit about Purdue yesterday. What's the bigger challenge in your mind? Dealing with the size of their defensive tackles or just getting ready for their multiple offense?
We have a big challenge ahead of us. Offensively they're a varied, multiple offense. You're going to have to defend the field both horizontally and vertically, you've got to do a great job on third down, so it's a big job for our defense.
Special teams - we've got to play better on special teams than we have in the past. Especially last week, so that's what we're trying to do is shore up some things on special teams and it's a big challenge for us.
Q. Bill, for your seniors, they're down to four games left. After everything they have been through, and how will that affect them this final month?
They understand that they have four shots left, and it's been really neat to come to practice this week and watch these guys practice with great effort, with passion, compete against each other. Yesterday's practice, the pads were poppin' and that was really good to see. Again, that's all because of our senior class and their leadership.
Q. Bill, could you provide a quick update on Kyle Carter, and also with regard to the tight end, how long has that been important to you as an offensive coach, and what do you expect from the guys that play that "F" spot?
That tight end position, really, we've always thought that the tight end was a big part of what we've done, whether it was Georgia Tech, whether it was Maryland. Georgia Tech we had guys like J.P. Foschi, Maryland we had guys like Vernon Davis and Jeff Dugan. And obviously, New England the past couple of years with Rob (Gronkowski) and Aaron (Hernandez). So we've always felt the F tight end and the Y.
What people have to understand is those positions are interchangeable. That F guy can be a Y and that Y guy can be an F, depends on the personnel group you called and what you're trying to do with your personnel groupings. Those are two difficult positions in our offense to learn, second only to the quarterback position, because you're involved in all facets of the game. You're a route runner, a blocker, all the things that go into playing that position, so it will always be an important part of what we do here at Penn State.
Q. Yesterday you mentioned how you know you need to improve the kickoff return game. Do you think the issues are with the guys with the balls in the hands, the returners themselves, the guys in front of them block and go how close do you think you are to fixing the problems?
Again, when you're starting drives inside the 20-yard-line, inside the 15-yard-line, in the Big Ten it's hard to drive the ball consistently 90 yards, 85 yards. It's easier to play on a shorter field, so hopefully we can show the improvement that we think we have seen in practice, hopefully we can show that in the game on Saturday.
Q. I was wondering how Sam Ficken was looking in practice lately and is your confidence with him to the point where you will put him in in a tough situation the rest of the season?
He was able to go in Saturday and kick off and I thought he had some nice kickoffs. I went for it on fourth down, and I think it would have been a 37 yard field goal and again, that was more because I felt good about the play call and had nothing to do with my lack of confidence in Sam. I have confidence in Sam, I just felt we needed to get a first down and get in for a touchdown on that drive, so that's where we are right now.
Q. Earlier today in his interviews, John Urschel said that he thought that you got a little the team got a little too excited for the game, and they need to calm down and stay collected. Did you see any of that?
Q. Alex Kenney, can you talk about his progress and why his role has decreased as the season has gone along and also would he be a guy that you might be looking at for kickoffs, since it sounds like you're going to open up the competition this week?
You have to know your assignments, you have to catch the ball, you have to run good routes, you have to block properly in the running game. That's what we're striving to do with every position and at the end of the week we determine who plays based odd how they have practiced so that's what we would say for every position on the team.
In the return game we're looking at a few different guys this week and by the end of the week we will make a decision on who is returning kicks.
Q. At the risk of hitting you with another John Urschel question, he mentioned that they have been working on improved communication between the linemen and between Matt (McGloin) and the linemen. Do you think that's an important thing and how do you go about working on that in practice?
We've also met about it, I've sat down with Stank (Matt Stankiewitch) and Matt McGloin about it, two great kids, bright guys, and, again, I think it starts with me, with coaching, so we have tried to coach it better and be more detailed about this week and hopefully it will be better this week.
Q. The NASCAR offense is exceptionally demanding. How much of that can be credited to the stuff that Fitz (Craig Fitzgerald) is doing with his new strength and conditioning program?
I think that does have a lot to do with the off season conditioning program of Fitz, and that helps in the up tempo way we play. I think we practice fast, we run from drill to drill, a lot of you guys have been at practices and you can see we go from stretch to sprint to the next drill and we try to practice at a fast pace and I think that helps the level of conditioning.
Q. What do you think of Fitz' pregame routine with the worm and all that?
Q. Bill, in your three losses you've been outscored 42 3 in the third quarter. Does that concern you, and what do you have to do to play better in that quarter?
I think in some games, like you said, that's our three losses but obviously in our five wins we have done a better job of coming out at halftime, but that's a fair criticism and we have to make sure that starting this week we do a better job at halftime.
Q. On Fitz, Mike Hull said earlier today when he was asked about the craziest thing Fitz has done, he said he licked the floor. Is he a different kind of guy?
They enjoy lifting in there, conditioning with him, they enjoy going in there and talking to him. As far as, like, licking the floor and things like that, you'll have to get him over here and you can ask him. I don't know about that.
Q. What type of defensive end has Deion Barnes been for you this year and what has his relationship been with Sean Stanley? What type of relationship do they have?
He and Sean Stanley, that whole defensive line, that's a close group. Offensive lines and defensive lines are always close with each other and with their coaches, because that's a very, very physical position that they play. It's a different deal playing those positions, offensive line, defensive line, and you're getting hit on every play and it's just different. So they have close relationships with each other and with their coach.
Q. I'm wondering if there are challenges in practicing through the storm this week. I know you were inside for a lot of it, was it hard to get everybody together? Was that difficult for you guys?
We're going outside today for at least part of the practice, if not the whole practice.
Q. Are there risks practicing on a wet field?
Q. You have some players from New York and New Jersey, any of them have impacts in terms of the storm and the flooding?
I think right now all of our players' families are doing okay. Again, our thoughts and prayers go out to all those folks in New Jersey and everywhere that you're seeing on the news, it's a brutal deal, but I think our players haven't been necessarily affected by it.
Q. You were pretty hard on yourself last week after the loss. Are there one or two areas you are trying to improve on going against Purdue?
Q. What have you seen out of Purdue's secondary on film, particularly their safety, Landon Feichter leading them in tackles, what stands out?
Q. Is there an art to building a coaching staff? Do you lean on your contacts more or is there recruiting gamesmanship on keeping an eye on what good assistants are doing a good job around the country and at some point looking at bringing in outside guys.
When it comes to coaching, are they guys, in my opinion, that I have worked with before or that I trust somebody that I know that's worked with them before and trust their opinion of them. Things like that.
We have an excellent football staff of coaches that communicate well with the players, that are smart, that have been in a lot of different situations football-wise that are good teachers and excellent recruiters, so this is a staff that can hopefully stay together for a while.
Q. In terms of balancing, retaining assistants, young assistants oftentimes have desires to move up the coaching ranks. How do you balance stability versus bringing in new coaches for fresh ideas so that your product doesn't become stale over time.
I've been only a head coach for nine months; I just was there. I always wanted to be a head football coach. I think you want guys on your staff that aspire to those things, too, and some guys are older, and they don't necessarily want to be that; they just want to do the best job they can for Penn State and in their role on the staff. But this is a smart staff, a good teaching staff, a good recruiting staff, a staff that gets along together and a creative, bright staff.
So I don't see the word "stale" being used for quite a while with our staff.
Q. You were just talking about getting better every day and always wanting to improve with your coaching. What are the biggest challenges that you've encountered as a head coach eight games in now at this point?
The one thing that I've tried to do every single day is work extremely hard and be organized in my work. That's what I'll always try to do here and the other thing I've tried to do is be open, honest with our staff, with our players, and to make sure that everybody has an idea every single day of where they stand, what do they you can't stay the same, you have to figure out ways to get better.
Hopefully I've done that every day. Other than that there has been a lot of challenges, just being a first time head coach there is a ton of challenges. We would have to be here all day for me to tell you exactly all that there are, but there are challenges on the field, off the field, everywhere.
Q. Has anything been different than what you expected?
I can't tell you how much I enjoy these players. I've had the most fun coaching that I've had compared to any year. I had a ton of fun last year, we went to a Super Bowl, that was great, and this has been just as much if not more fun and rewarding, coaching this team and being around these players.
Q. Can you describe your adjustment and satisfaction to the Big Ten officiating process not specifically the officiating but the process. Obviously there is going to be a couple of calls per game, do you break that tape down, send it to them? In particular, the call at the end of the half, the hold. I'm curious whether that came up in terms of questioning.
And we do send if we have questions on certain calls that were made we do send it in, but that will be one of my questions, okay, what happens when we send 'em in? We get a response, but what's done about that?
Do we try to fix the problem, do we just, okay, that was the answer, all right, next game? So those will be things I will try to address after the season, but I have a lot of respect for the Big Ten officials, they're good at communicating, and I'm sure they haven't had a lot of fun with me, certain crews haven't had a lot of fun with me, and I'm going to fight for my staff and for Penn State and that's the way I'm always going to be.
Q. You have talked about your seniors. You're not going to have a bowl game, are you seeing junior leadership develop and particularly how important for the next month or so?
Q. You talked about Sean Stanley, he had a nagging back problem earlier in the season but Saturday he had arguably his best game of the season. How have you seen him develop over the season?
He almost blocked a punt the other nature and we were only in punt safe and he came close to blocking a punt because of his own effort, his own work ethic.
Q. Kyle Carter, how surprised are you with his success? Is there a tight end in New England that he most reminds you of?
Rob Gronkowski is 6 7, 275 pounds with a low percentage of body fat, Aaron Hernandez is 6 4, 245, 250 pounds that runs a :4.5 40, so you're talking about totally different players, all thee of these guys, and Kyle being a college player, those guys are professional athletes, but they have different skill sets, and I haven't been surprised at all with the production that Kyle Carter has this year.
Q. I know you like to focus on what you have going here but with Danny Hope on the hot seat and Purdue needing a couple of wins to be bowl eligibility, is there any doubt in your mind that your team will be able to match their intensity on Saturday?
You only like baseball plays every other day, sometimes every day, basketball plays every other day. We only play once a week. We play once a week. We practice five times very hard for that one opportunity to play a game.
So, you know, regardless of whatever is going on with any team that you play, and vice versa, we've got to go out there and our players, I believe, understand that we have only four more opportunities. We only play once a week, that's all we have. So we're going to put it all out there hopefully on Saturday.
Q. If Kyle can't go, how does that impact your personnel sets and are there particular guys that you think will have to step up?
Q. Adrian Amos got the first interception for the secondary, Saturday night. Do you and Ted (Roof) pay attention to turnovers, and are there specific practice drills that you guys work on to increase that?


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The CSD will host the family law panel on Tuesday, February 12th from noon until 1:15 pm in Room 550.
The panel will consist of 5-6 local practicing attorneys who will discuss the day-to-day activities of family law and how they found their job.
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The Florida Bar Foundation has awarded Miami Law a $22,500 grant to support the Children and Youth Law Clinic and the Health and Elder Law Clinic. These two clinics provide in-house and live client legal services to the community.
"We're delighted that the Florida Bar Foundation has proven once again that they are a big supporter of our work," said Miami Law Professor Bernard Perlmutter, Director of the Children and Youth Law Clinic. "We're very grateful for their support, generosity and confidence."
The Children & Youth Law Clinic provides legal services to children in the foster care system and former foster youth who have aged out of the system. CYLC uses a holistic approach, representing clients on a wide range of legal issues including dependency, mental health, disability, education, independent living, immigration, public benefits, landlord-tenant and other general civil matters. CYLC also engages in law reform litigation, as well as legislative and policy advocacy on issues impacting low-income children.
The Health and Elder Law Clinic assists low-income clients who are referred through the clinic's partnerships with healthcare providers including the UM School of Nursing and Health Studies and Leonard M. Miller School of Medicine. Students represent clients in federal and state administrative hearings and in a variety of courts on health-related legal matters. They also prepare wills, durable power of attorney documents and guardianship documents. In addition, students engage in policy and impact work on a variety of topics related to healthcare including HIV and confidentiality issues and immigrant eligibility rules. In addition to legal services, the Clinic coordinates community outreach initiatives, conducting "Know Your Rights" presentations to client groups and teaches healthcare professionals and social workers how to make a difference in a client's legal case.
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House Speaker John Boehner, Majority Leader Eric Cantor, Majority Whip Kevin McCarthy, National Republican Congressional Committee chair Pete Sessions, Chief Deputy Majority Whip Peter Roskam and Leadership Chairman Greg Walden were invited to the kickoff, the Fund announced today.
"To compete against those on the liberal left who are organizing to undermine the historic gains Republicans made in 2010, the Congressional Leadership Fund is the tip of the spear to re-elect Republican incumbents and build on the Republican majority won in 2010," said Fund president Brian Walsh.
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Women's Tennis to Compete at Tennessee Invitational
Oct. 25, 2012
RALEIGH, N.C. - The NC State women's tennis team will travel to Knoxville, Tenn., this weekend, Oct. 26-28 for the University of Tennessee Fall Invitational. The Wolfpack will send singles and doubles players to the courts in the team's fourth and final tournament of the fall season.
NC State will join host Tennessee, Kentucky and Ohio State to comprise the four teams participating in the tournament.
The tournament will not feature draws that are locked in, but matches will be selected randomly based on each coach's choice. Players will be awarded numbers by their team (1-8) and will play against the numbers matching each opposing team's players.
Last weekend, the Pack competed in the 2012 ITA Carolina Regionals, where sophomore Elisha Hande cruised through two rounds of singles qualifying to reach the tournament's main draw. The Cheltenham, England native grabbed a straight-set victory in the first round, extending her winning streak to seven in a row, before falling in a three-set heartbreaker in the second round. Hande is 8-3 this fall.
Despite falling to a top-25 player in the first round, freshman Rachael James-Baker was able to rebound and win back-to-back matches in consolation action.


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Anselm Reyle for Dior Collection for Spring 2012
Anselm Reyle for Dior Collection for Spring 2012
Christian Dior once worked as a gallerist and kept art close to his heart throughout his career as a visionary couturier. In tribute to this history, Dior has collaborated with German artist Anselm Reyle to create the limited edition Anselm Reyle for Dior Eyeshadow Palette ($110.00). This striking palette features a camouflage pattern in shades of silver, grey, charcoal and violet. In addition, there will be five limited edition Reyle-inspired shades of Dior Vernis ($23.00 each) available: Ultra Violet, Pink Graffiti, Electric Blue, Metallic Silver and Untitled Black.
Anselm Reyle was born in Tübingen, Germany in 1970 and currently lives and works in Berlin. Reyle's stripe paintings are instantly recognizable as responses to the formalist vocabulary of Clement Greenberg that defined the art of the 1950s and 1960s. Reyle references iconic abstractionists ranging from Kenneth Noland to Otto Freundlich. Reyle's "objets trouvés," a reference to his multi-media installations that include sculpture and found neon lights, are in constant dialogue about the role of modernism today. He is one of few contemporary German painters examining the lessons of abstraction and their place in contemporary painting at a moment when figurative painting has gained critical momentum.
The palette and Vernis shades are part of a larger Anselm Reyle accessories collection—featuring bags, shoes, and jewelry—which will launch worldwide as well in January. Reyle immersed himself in the heart of Dior and was given cart blanche in the design process. He played with colors, shaking up the codes of the mythical Avenue Montaigne Couture House, which offered all its savoir-faire to serve its imagination.
"Most of my work builds on object that already exist, which I then transform. I applied the same philosophy." — Anselm Reyle
availability: January 2012 at Saks Fifth Avenue and Dior.com. It will also be available at Dior Boutique Art Basel.
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Delaney will hold talks about potential targets in the next few days, but has not ruled out early favourite Martin O'Neill - or a return for Mick McCarthy.
"In terms of the next man all we want is the best manager," Delaney told Sky Sports News. "It does not matter whether he is Irish, English, continental or whatever.
"We want the best man in to get the best out of our players and get the team to the Euros in 2016. That's what the Irish public want, that's what the Irish soccer supporters want, that's what the Irish association wants.
"There is plenty of speculation and plenty of names like Chris Hughton, Martin O'Neill, Roy Keane and Mick McCarthy; all those names have been mentioned as have many, many others.
"We will sit down in the next couple of weeks and put together the type of job description we want, the type of process and the timings we will put towards that.
"Ideally we would like to have a manager in place for the games in October but that's not a must, because we have 12 months before we play our first qualifiers next for Euro 2016 and I think it's important we get the right man in so we have the best chance to qualify for France in 2016.
"The players will have their views and the public will have different opinions too. It is going to be a mix of everybody's views. My board members will speak to the grassroots too.
"But ultimately the FAI board will decide in the next week or so how we go about making the selection. Last time Ray Houghton, Don Howe and Don Givens helped us make the decision. We may use a similar process this time, we may not.
"It's something that is very open and now is time for a short period of reflection about the job description, the process and the timing."
O'Neill is the current bookmakers favourite for the job but Delaney would not be drawn on his, or any other candidates', chances.
He said: "Roy Keane would be an interesting appointment but it would be inappropriate for me to start talking about individuals because as soon as I start talking about one then he will be ruled in or out. That wouldn't be correct of me.
"Mick McCarthy managed us before he was our second most successful international manager and Giovanni Trapattoni would be our third. Jack Charlton was our first. Mick is a good man and has done well both at international level and at club level.
"This morning, my phone was ringing and names were being put into the hat and that is the way the process works. We must be as confidential as we can. If you remember last time, Trapatonni came out of nowhere and there were six or seven different favourites through the whole process."


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Deformation refers to the changes in volume or shape of a body of rock
Strain is the response of a rock to stress. It generally involves a change in shape or volume of the rock.
Types of stress:
Rock Behavior
Stress is the FORCE acting on a body of rock.
Deformation refers to the changes in volume or shape of a body of rock
Strain is the response of a rock to stress. It generally involves a change in shape or volume of the rock.
Types of stress:
Rock Behavior
Garden of the Gods, Colorado Springs, CO.
If we examine a small area of a layer of rock, we can describe its orientation in space using two directional components:
For instance, in the image below, the rocks dip to the right at approximately a 45o angle.
Eldorado Canyon, south of Boulder, CO
To determine the strike direction, it is necessary to find the compass direction of an imaginary horizontal line on the surface of the bed of rock (also called a bedding plane).
The direction in which the imaginary horizontal line trends (with respect to north) is measured with a compass.
The direction is described as "so many degrees to the east (or west) of north", or in a more condensed version, "N degrees E" or "N degrees W" .
For example, N20E would refer to a horizontal line on a bedding plane that trends 20 degrees to the east of north,
when plotted on a map.
As another example, N65W would refer to a horizontal line on a bedding plane that trends 20 degrees to the east of north, when plotted on a map.
In addition to the strike, the dip angle (and general direction) is also noted.
Dip angle and direction are written such as "45oE" or "5oW".
Note that a 5o dip is nearly horizontal, and an 85o dip is nearly vertical.
When the orientation of a layer of rock is plotted on a map, the strike direction is perpendicular to the dip direction. If the rock dips due East, its strike will be due North (may also be described as north-south).
Dip and strike are recorded on maps using special symbols that resemble a "T" with an elongated top bar.
The top bar of the "T" is oriented on the map in the precise orientation of the strike of the rock unit.
The short vertical bar of the "T" points in the direction of dip.
There is almost always a number accompanying these strike and dip symbols, and that number refers to the angle of dip.
See examples in your textbook. You may also see these symbols on geologic maps in the laboratory or in the lab manual.
Basic types of folds:
Fold diagrams used with permission of Bruce E. Herbert, Texas A & M University, Big Bend Virtual Field Trip
Chilhowee Group Quartzite
Mountain City Window
Chevron folds in shale
North Carolina or Tennessee
Folds in the Precambrian Baltimore Gneiss
Towson Dome, near Towson, Maryland
Hartley Mill Road, off Glenarm Road
Wills Creek Formation (Silurian)
North of Hancock, Maryland, Rt. 70-522 exit ramp
Syncline, eastern Tennessee
Vandeveer Formation, Crab Orchard Mountain Group,
near Ozone, Tennessee, Route 40/75 eastbound
Cambro-Ordovician Limestone,
Charleton, MD (near Clear Spring) along Railroad Tracks
Parts of a fold:
Fold shapes:
Orientation of the axis of the fold:
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