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In maintaining organs in a viable condition during transport and subsequently in a hospital, the organ is placed in a cassette of a transport module, the cassette having an organ receiving chamber, a venous reservoir, an oxygenator, a pulsatile pump head and a heat exchanger. After transport the cassette is removed from the transport module and placed in an in-hospital support module. Each of the modules has a pulsatile pump chamber, a gas source for supplying oxygen, a cooling source to furnish a cooling fluid to the heat exchanger, and pressure, temperature and pump rate controls.
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United States Patent Burton et al.
METHOD OF TRANSPORTING AND STORING ORGANS WHILE RETAINING THE ORGANS IN A VIABLE CONDITION Inventors: Thomas A. Burton, Rochester; Allen W. Moberg, Minneapolis, both of Minn.
Assignee: Waters Instruments, Inc.,
Rochester, Minn.
Filed: Sept. 26, 1973 Appl. No.: 400,713
Related U.S. Application Data Division of Ser. No, 201,739, Nov. 24, 1971, Pat. No. 3,777,507.
US. Cl. 19511.7 Int. Cl C12k 9/00 Field 01' Search 195/1.7
References Cited UNITED STATES PATENTS l/1972 Belzer et al l95/l.7
3,772,153 11/1973 Roissart 195/l.7
Primary Examiner-Sam Rosen Attorney, Agent, or Firm-Dugger, Johnson & Westman [57] ABSTRACT In maintaining organs in a viable condition during transport and subsequently in a hospital, the organ is placed in a cassette of a transport module, the cassette having an organ receiving chamber, a venous reservoir, an oxygenator, a pulsatile pump head and a heat exchanger. After transport the cassette is removed from the transport module and placed in an in-hospital support module. Each of the modules has a pulsatile pump chamber, a gas source for supplying oxygen, a cooling source to furnish a cooling fluid to the heat exchanger, and pressure, temperature and pump rate controls.
10 Claims, 11 Drawing Figures PJJENIESW 61875 3.881.990
snzer am 4 H m? m s FIEIE PATENTEDHAY 6197s SHEET [if 4 METHOD OF TRANSPORTING AND STORING ORGANS WHILE RETAINING THE ORGANS IN A VIABLE CONDITION CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION This application is a Divisional Application of our copending US. Pat. Application Ser. No. 201739, filed Nov. 24, I971, now U.S. Pat. No. 3,777,507, granted Dec. 11,1973.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION Apparatus for maintaining an organ in a viable state for transplantation.
in the prior art it is old to provide units for maintaining organs in a viable state, see for example US. Pat. Nos. 3,406,53l and 3,545,221. However, prior art units are large, bulky and expensive to manufacture. Further, in organ transplant procedures, frequently the donor organ, for example a kidney, is obtainable from a hospital a considerable distance from the location of the hospital where the transplant operation is to take place and it is necessary to transport the organ to the transplant hospital. Prior art organ preservation machines are so large that usually they are carried by special trucks and require a technician to monitor them continuously. In order to overcome problems such as mentioned above, as well as others, this invention has been made.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION For use in combination with a transport or larger inhospital support module containing a pump, gas under pressure and cooling apparatus, a cassette having an organ receiving chamber, a venous reservoir in gravity liquid flow communication with the organ chamber and in part defined thereby, an oxygenator chamber below the venous reservoir, a static membrane in the oxygenator chamber to have liquid flow by gravity therethrough and having an inlet in gravity liquid communication with the venous reservoir and an outlet in gravity liquid flow communication with an arterial reservoir, and a pump tube and heat exchanger in series for conducting liquid from the arterial reservoir to the organ chambers.
One of the objects of the invention is to provide a new and novel disposable cassette having a complete circulatory system usable with a transport module or an in-hospital console for maintaining organs such as kidneys in a viable state. In furtherance of the abovementioned object, it is a further object of the invention to provide a cassette that may be transferred between a transport module and in-hospital console without need to disturb the organ once placed in the circulatory system.
An additional object of this invention is to provide a new and novel cassette of a generally box like shape that has a membrane oxygenator, arterial and venous reservoirs. a heat exchanger, a pump head and a bubble trap that may be transferred between a transport module and an in-hospital console merely by disengagement and reengagement of the pump head with the respective pump chamber, changing connections for the cooling fluid of the heat exchanger and changing sources of oxygen and carbon dioxide. In furtherance of the above objects, it is a still further object to provide a cassette that is nearly entirely made of plastic materials.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS FIG. I is a side view of a transport module having a cassette therein, portions of cover being broken away and the control panel closure being shown in an open condition;
FIG. 2 is a side view of the cassette of this invention, said view being generally taken along the line and in the direction of the arrows 2-2 of FIG. 3;
FIG. 3 is a transverse crosssectional view generally taken along the line and in the direction of the arrows 3-3 of FIG. 2 and additional diagrammatically showing portions of a module used with the cassette;
FIG. 4 is an enlarged, fragmentary, transverse crosssectional view generally taken along the line and in the direction of the arrows 44 of FIG. 2 to more clearly illustrate structural features of the organ receiving chambers and the venous reservoirs;
FIG. 5 is an enlarged, fragmentary horizontal cross sectional view with portions of the organ support plates broken away, said view being generally taken along the line and in the direction of arrows 55 of FIG. 4;
FIG. 6 is a horizontal cross-sectional view generally taken along the line and in the direction of the arrows 6--6 of FIG. 2;
FIG. 7 is a horizontal cross-sectional view generally taken along the line and in the direction of the arrows 7-7 of FIG. 2 with portions broken away to, in particular show the arterial reservoir;
FIG. 8 is an enlarged, fragmentary cross-sectional view generally taken along the line and in the direction of the arrows 8-8 of FIG. 6 to more fully show the mounting of the oxygenator;
FIG. 9 is a vertical cross-sectional view of a sample port member and adjacent line portions;
FIG. 10 is an enlarged fragmentary cross-sectional view of the membrane oxygenator that more clearly shows the filter therein; and
FIG. 11 is a perspective view of an in-hospital support unit having the cassette of this invention mounted thereon, said view schematically showing various component parts of said unit.
Referring in particular to FIGS. 2-5, the cassette of this invention includes wnd walls designated II and 12 respectively, and side walls generally designated 13 and 14 respectively which are joined together to form a generally rectangular box that is opened at the top and bottom. The upper part of the box is provided with organ receiving chambers 19 and 20. Chamber I9 is formed by a vertical partition 21 mounted in grooves 18 of side walls I3, 14 to be in parallel relationship to side walls 11 and 12, side wall portion 22 of side wall 14, side wall portion 23 of side wall portion 13, and upper wall portion 24 of end wall 11, a generally horizontal organ support plate 17 forming the bottom of the chamber, and a closure member 27 that is slidably mounted by horizontal grooves 15 in a wall portion 22, 23 to be moved horizontally to provide access to the chamber. Horizontal ledges 16 are joined to the lower parts of wall portions 22, 23 to removably support the bottom plate 17, it being understood that the bottom plate could be otherwise suitably mounted at the position it is mounted by the ledges. Chamber 20 advantageously is of the same size and shape as chamber 19 and is formed by top wall portions 22, 23 and 26 of walls I4, I3, and 12 respectively, a horizontal organ support plate 33 removably supported by ledges l6,
vertical partition 21, and closure member 27. Organ support plates 17, 33 extend horizontally and advantageously are located in a common plane. Further, organ support plates [7, 33 have a plurality ofdrain apertures 36, 37 respectively and may be of slightly smaller dimensions than the spacing of partition 21 from the re spective end wall portions and the spacing of wall portions 22, 23 whereby liquid may drain from the organ support plates to the venous reservoirs 40 and 41 respectively that are vertically below the support plates.
Venous reservoir 40 is formed by the organ support plate 17, partition 29, and wall portions 42, 43 and 44 of walls l3, l4 and 11 respectively, plate portion 46a of a bottom planar plate 46 that inclines downwardly from wall 12 toward wall 11, a generally horizontal top wall 48 of a fluid passageway, generally designated 49 for the venous reservoir 41, and a vertical wall 50 of passageway 49. The venous reservoir 40 is located directly beneath the organ chamber 19, plate 46 having a drain aperture 51 in the corner portion thereof that is adjacent the juncture of wall portions 43 and 44. Wall 48, which is joined to wall portion 42, is vertically between support plate 17 and plate portion 46a, extends from partition 29 to wall portion 44 and preferrably is inclined downwardly in a direction toward wall portions 43, 44 whereby any fluid draining onto said wall will drain onto plate portion 460.
Partition 29 is joined to plate 46, wall portion 43 and the adjacent edge ofwall 50, and is horizontally spaced from walls 11, 12 to be directly below partition 21. Although partition 29 does not extend up to the level of partition 21, it may, or could be formed integral therewith.
Passageway 49 opens through an opening 53 formed by partition 29, plate 46 and wall portion 56 to place the passageway in fluid communication with the venous reservoir 4]. The venous passageway includes side wall portion 56 that is a part of wall 13 and a bottom wall 460 that is integrally joined to plate portion 460 to form a continuation thereof. Thus walls 48, 50, 56 and 46: form a passageway that is closed other than for opening 53 and a drain aperture 58 that is located in the portion 46c adjacent wall 11, the end of the passageway opposite opening 53 being closed by a portion of wall 11. The drain aperture 58 opens through the top wall of the flowmeter tank, generally designated 63, which is formed by parts of plate portions 46a, 46: (see FIGS. 3 and 6). Tank 63 has a side wall 66, a side wall 65, bottom wall 64, an end wall 67, and an end wall 68. Wall 68 could be formed by extending wall 11 further downwardly and wall 65 could be formed by part of wall 13. Drain aperture 51 drains through the top wall of a second flowmeter tank 74 which is formed by plate 46, tank 74 including side walls 65, 66, a bottom wall 64, and end walls 67, 68. Thus the tanks 63, 74 are located within the confines of walls 11-14 of the cassette or the downward extension thereof, the end walls 67 of the tanks being located substantially more closely adjacent the wall 11 then the horizontally spacing of the partition 21 from wall 11. A plurality of vertically spaced indicia (not shown) are provided on the walls 68 of the tanks to indicate the volume of fluid contained in the respective tank.
One end of a flexible plastic tube 80 opens through the lower part of walls 66 to the interior of tank 63 while the one end of a tube 81 opens through wall 66 of tank 74, the opposite ends of tubes 80, 81 opening to the adjacent end portions of a T-coupling 82. Tubes 80, 81 are of sufficient flexibility that they may be readily clamped to block fluid flow therethrough when a flow rate measurement is to be taken. With the indicia provided on the tanks and the blocking of the respective tube 80, 81, the rate of flow into the respective tank can be determined by using a stopwatch.
A plastic tube 83 fluidly connects coupling 82 to the inlet 45a of a generally rectangular, generally flat, static membrane oxygenator 45 which is inclined downwardly in a direction toward wall 12 to have plasma flow therethrough by gravity flow. The outlet 45b of the membrane oxygenator (end adjacent wall 12) is fluidly connected to a conduit 84.
The oxygenator 45 has a top membrane wall 45c and a bottom membrane wall that are joined to edge members 45d. A reversely bent filter 179 is provided between the top and bottom membrane walls and has edges joined to edge member 45c whereby liquid entering port 45a has to flow through the filter prior to flowing through outlet port 45b. The filter is made of nylon or silk fabric of a mesh to filter out particulate particles in the liquid flowing through the oxygenator.
Located beneath the flowmeter tanks is an inclined planar plate 88 which is joined to the side walls to extend substantially the length thereof and is inclined downwardly in a direction from wall 11 toward wall 12 to provide the bottom of an oxygenator chamber 90. The top of chamber 90 is formed by wall 46, and the sides of the chamber are formed by wall portions 92, 93 of walls 13, 14. in this connection it is to be noted that inclined plate 88 is spaced from and is in part directly beneath the flowmeter tanks.
A mounting member, generally designated 97, is pro vided for supporting the oxygenator membrane in a generally planar condition, member 97 having a bottom plate 98 that is slidably positioned on plate 88, an upstanding wall portion 91 joined to one end portion of plate 98 and an opposite upstanding wall portion 94 joined the opposite edge portion of plate 98. In a normal operating position, wall 94 forms one end of the oxygenator chamber and wall 91 the opposite end whereby the oxygenator chamber is closed other than for the gas discharge ports 95 in wall 94, the wall portion of wall 94 that defines a close fluid fit with the duct 83 that extends therethrough, and the wall portions of wall 91 that form a close fluid fit with the conduits 84 and 96 which extend therethrough. In the normal operating condition, wall 91 forms an openahle portion of wall 12, i.e.. located directly below wall portion 26 while wall 94 is horizontally between the tank walls and wall 91, spaced from the tank walls, and substantially more closely adjacent the tank walls than wall 91.
Referring in particular to FIGS. 6 and 8, adjacent each side of plate 98 and joined thereto is an upright flange 99 that mounts a plurality of horizontal bolts 100 which in turn are threaded into a longitudinal bar 101, each bar being between flanges 99 and closely adjacent the respective flange. Bars 101, which are parallel to flanges 99 and spaced therefrom, mount a plurality of upright pins 102 that are extended through apertures in the adjacent side edge portion of the oxygenator that is above the bar to support the oxygenator in a generally flat condition vertically between plates 98, 46. Bolts 100 may be rotated to varying the spacing of bars 101 and thereby the tautness in a side to side direction of the membrane oxygenator. The discharge end of conduit 96 is preferrably bifurcated with one leg discharging beneath the oxygenator and the other leg above whereby the discharged gas can flow both above and below the oxygenator to wall 94.
It is to be understood that the structure for mounting the oxygenator may be varied. For example the plate 98, bars 99 and bolts 100 may be dispensed with. In such a case the wall 94 is joined to plate 88 and/or the side walls l3, 14; wall 91 integrally joined to wall portions 26, 105; and bars 101 secured to plate 98 to mount the oxygenator in spaced relationship to plate 98.
Referring in particular to FIGS. 6 and 7 located vertically below the discharge end portion of the membrane 45 is an arterial reservoir. generally designated I04, that other than set forth below is enclosed by wall portion I05 of wall 12, a bottom wall 106, an end wall 107 opposite wall portion 105, side wall portions 108, 109 of walls l3, 14 respectively and portion 88a of plate 88. Conduit 84 has an outlet port opening through wall portion 105 to the interior of the arterial reservoir while wall portion 106 in the lower part thereof has a discharge port 107a fluidly connected by a conduit 110 to one end of an elongated flexible pump tube 112. A bar 111 secured to wall 13 acts in combination therewith to provide a fluid passageway 11 la that opens to the top of the arterial reservoir and to chamber to maintain the same pressure in each.
Located in the pump tube are spaced, one-way valves H3, the valves advantageously being of the construction described in U.S. Pat. No. 3,525,356. The opposite end of the pump tube is fluidly connected to a transverse tube 115 that in turn opens to the inlet end of the heat exchange coil [17 of the heat exchanger generally designated "8. Coil [I7 is coiled about a large diameter tube I22 that is located within the heat exchanger housing 119 and joined to one end wall 119a thereof to be supported in spaced relationship to the remaining walls of housing H9. The heat exchanger housing has a right angle bracket 1 16 secured thereto that in cooperation with the U-shaped bracket 114 secured to wall I3 removably mounts the heat exchanger adjacent wall l3 to extend beneath the oxygenator chamber. That is bracket 116 has a horizontal leg extended through the opening formed by bracket 114 and wall 13 to be supported by said bracket while permitting horizontal removal of the housing in one direction.
The heat exchanger includes an inlet port 121 that opens through wall 119a to the interior of tube 122 adjacent wall 119a and an outlet tube 120 that extends through wall 119a to terminate adjacent wall 11% and open to the space between tube 122 and the housing 119. The inlet port 121 is connectable to a suitable source of cooling fluid under pressure whereby the cooling fluid is forced through the housing in contact with the cooling coil to the outlet port 120.
The end of the cooling coil 7 remote from its inlet is fluidly connected by a conduit 124 that extends transversely from housing 119 and through sidewall 14 to have an outlet port that is fluidly connected to the lower end of the conduit 125. The upper end of the conduit 125 is fluidly connected to the inlet port in the bottom wall of the bubble trap generally designated 127 that is mounted on the exterior surface of wall 14. One ends of conduits 128, 129 are connected to outlet ports in the lower parts of the opposite end walls of the bubble trap. The opposite ends of the conduits 128,
129 extend through wall portion 22, of wall 14 to extend into chambers 19, 20 respectively for conducting plasma under pressure into kidneys 126 placed in the respective chamber.
Suitable divider walls 136 are provided in the lower portion of the bubble chamber to prevent direct flow of fluid from the inlet port of the chamber to the discharge ports thereof. whereby air in the liquid flowing into the bubble chamber is separated out of the liquid, i.e. flows into the space in the bubble chamber above the liquid in the chamber. A metal sheath 137 extends into the bubble chamber, the sheath being of a shape to have the probe (not shown) of a temperature sensor mounted therein for continuously indicating the temperature of the liquid in the bubble chamber. Further, a pressure sensor tube I38 is in part mounted by the bubble chamber, one end of tube 138 being adapted for connection to a pressure sensor for continuously providing a pressure reading of the pressure in the chamber and the other end being located in the bubble chamber adjacent the top of the chamber to be located substantially above the normal level of liquid in the chamber.
At a location exterior of the chamber tube 138 extends through a sample port member generally desig nated 141 (see FIG. 9). Member 141 includes a block 139 through which the tube extends, block I39 having a bore 1390 that at one end opens to the ambient atmosphere and at the opposite end opens through an aperture in the tube to the interior of the tube (or the tube 138 could be two separate tube portions having adja' cent ends mounted in block 139 in spaced relation). A Silicone rubber plug I40 is mounted in the bore l39u in compression to block fluid flow from the tube through said bore. but at the same time permit a syringe needle being extended through the plug whereby the contents of the syringe can be injected into the tube. or fluid in the tube can be withdrawn. Due to the plug being mounted in compression, upon withdrawing the needle, the plug material expands to close the opening made by the needle when it was extended through the plug.
As an example of an advantage of providing port member 14], in the event the liquid level in the bubble chamber drops beneath (or is below) a level desired, a syringe needle may be extended through plug 140 to withdraw air from conduit [38 and thereby reduce the gas volume in the chamber; or if the liquid level is too high. the syringe may be used to inject air into the tube and thereby increase the volume of gas above the liquid in the chamber.
A sample port member, generally designated I42, of the same construction as member 14!, is mounted by conduit at a location exterior of the cassette and the bubble chamber in the same manner member MI is mounted by conduit 139. By inserting a syringe nee dle through the plug of member I42, a sample of the perfusate may be withdrawn from conduit 125, or if an injectable drug is contained in the syringe, the drug may be injected into the conduit 125.
Advantageously the joints 96a, 1250, 128a, [29a of the conduits 96, 125, I28, I29 respectively may each have a bore opening to the fluid passageway of the respective conduit and a plug of silicone rubber in the bore whereby a liquid or fluid may be withdrawn from. or injected into the respective passageway.
The cassette of this invention is used in conjunction with a transport module, generally designated 145 (see FIG. I), or an in-hospital support module (see FIG. 11). The transport module is of the size that may be manually carried and includes a main body M6 to which there is removably secured a cover I47 that may be locked in a closed position by lock mechanism 148. Within the main body there is mounted a battery-motor driven pump l50 which has an elongated plate 151 and an adjustable, stationary plate 152 forming a pump chamber to have the pump tube extended therebetween when the cassette is mounted on the main body 146 in position of use. The plate [51 is cam driven, and through conventional adjustment mechanism, the stroke thereof is adjustable to control the prefusion pressure.
Further, within the main body 146 there is mounted a reservoir [55 for containing ice water, a battery operated, motor driven pump 156 for pumping the ice water from the reservoir through conduit 164 to the heat exchange cooling fluid inlet 12] and a return tube 157 for conducting fluid from the heat exchange cooling fluid outlet to the reservoir. The motors for the pumps through appropriate electrical components (not shown) are optionally powered from a power cord connectable to a conventional AC power source, for example an electrical llV socket in a building. Additionally within the main body there is provided a chamber for containing a cylinder 160 of a mixture of oxygen and carbon dioxide (preferrably about 80% oxygen and carbon dioxide), and conduits and a valve (not shown) for fluidly connecting the cylinder to the gas inlet conduit 96 ofthe cassette and controlling the rate of flow thereof. The main body has a control panel 170 with control elements for the pumps, and gas flow, and pressure and temperature guages, and a closure 17] that may be opened when the cover is latched in place on the main body there being provided latch mechanism (not shown) for releasably retaining closure 17] in a closed position.
The cassette is removably held in place on the main body by, for example, brackets 154 secured to the module frame, and the brackets being secured to the cassette by screws 153 extended through the brackets and threaded into the cassette walls to removably clamp the cassette to the main body. With the cover 147 open, the cassette may be readily detached from brackets 152, the couplings for the cooling fluid, oxygen and carbon dioxide mixture, and the pressure and temperature sensors disengaged and then the cassette lifted.
The cassette may be then readily positioned on the top wall 181 of an in-hospital support console, generally designated 180, that is provided with motor driven pulsating pump I82 of the same construction as pump 150, pump I82 having elongated plates extending above the top wall to form a pump chamber to receive the pump head of the cassette. Brackets are provided on the top wall for clamping the cassette thereto. Also console I80 has an electrically operated refrigeration unit 183 having lines 184, 185 that are adapted for connection to lines 120, 121 of the heat exchanger for supplying and circulating cooling media through the exchanger. Also within the console are carbon dioxide and oxygen cylinders 188, 187 that are connected through lines 189, 190 to a line 191 that is adapted for easy connection to line 96. Within lines 189, 190 there are provided shut off-flow control valves I92, 193 respectively. Additionally the console includes temperature and pressure sensors and gauges, controls for automatically controlling the operation of the refrigeration system to maintain the perfusate within the desired temperature range, and controls for the pulsatile pump.
On being placed on the support console, the cassette is clamped in place and the connections made for conducting the cooling fluid between the refrigeration unit and the heat exchanger inlet and outlet, carbon dioxide and oxygen under pressure from lines 192, 193 to conduit 96, and the pump head placed in position between the stationary and cam driven plate of the support console, i.e. the pump head llZ placed in the pump chamber. A rectangular cutout 163 is provided in wall 14 to facilitate placing the pump tube in the pump chamber. The support console is of much larger size than the transport unit and is of the construction to be used in the hospital.
In using the cassette when in place with either transport console 145 or a support console, the appropriate fluid connections made, including a cannula connected to conduit 128 and inserted in a blood vessel of the kidney 126, and the pumps operating to pressurize plasma in the bubble trap, the perfusate (plasma) is perfused through the kidney in chamber 19, flows through the apertures 36 into the venous reservoir 40, and under gravity flow, flows along plate portion 46a to drain through the aperture 51 into the flowmeter tank 74. Likewise, as to a kidney placed in chamber 20, the plasma flows under pressure through conduit [29 and is perfused through the kidney, drains through the drain apertures 37 to the venous chamber therebeneath and thence along plate portion 46b to the inlet 53, and therethrough to flow through the passageway 49 to drain through the aperture 58 into the flowmeter tank 63.
Assuming that neither of tubes 80, 8] are clamped off, the plasma in tanks 63, 74 flows through said tubes to and through tube 83 to the inlet of the membrane oxygenator. It is to be noted that a proper mixture of can bon dioxide and oxygen under pressure is discharged by conduit 96 into the oxygenator chamber and subsequently through the discharge openings in wall 94. Since the membrane oxygenator is suspended in the oxygenator chamber, the gas mixture in the chamber flows in contact with the top and bottom surface of the oxygenator in a direction generally opposite to the direction of flow of fluid through the oxygenator. As a result the plasma in passing through the oxygenator gives off carbon dioxide and takes on oxygen. The plasma in flowing through the oxygenator under gravity flow, flows to conduit 84 and thence into the arterial reservoir 104. From the arterial reservoir, plasma is drawn into the pump tube 112 and thence pumped under pressure through the cooling coil, the rate of flow of cooling fluid through the heat exchanger being such to maintain the plasma exiting from the cooling coil at the desired temperature. From the cooling coil, the plasma is forced under pressure through conduit 124 and conduit [25 into the bottom of the bubble chamber. The pressure of the plasma in the bubble trap is controlled by controlling the stroke volume of the pump. Thus. the plasma in the chamber is forced under pressure through the conduits I28. 129. One of the conduits I28, 129 is clamped to block fluid flow from the bubble trap through the conduit that extends into the respective chamber 19, 20 in which no kidney is located.
it is to be noted that with this invention, the cooling coil, arterial reservoir, oxygenator membrane, flowmeter tanks, venous reservoir, and organ receiving chambers are in a selfcontained unit. Further, from the time the liquid (perfusate) passes through the kidney until it flows into the arterial reservoir, the flow is gravity flow. Additionally. the overall size of the cassette is reduced in view of the general zigzag plasma flow path. That is, the plasma perfused through the kidney generally flows in a direction toward the end wall 11, then downwardly into the respective flowmeter tank, thence flows through the oxygenator membrane generally in a direction toward end wall 12 thence downwardly into the arterial reservoir, thereafter from the arterial reservoir it flows generally in a direction toward the downward extension of wall 11 to a location adjacent such downward extension, and then transversely to the inlet of the cooling coil. Thereafter it flows generally in the direction toward end wall 12 to the outlet of the cooling coil and thence upwardly to the bubble trap. It is to be noted that advantageously the bubble trap is located about midway between the walls II and 12. Even though this invention has been described with reference to perfusion of kidneys, it is to be understood that by using appropriate sized cassettes it can be used for perfusion of livers and hearts, or other organs of a body.
As one example of the cassette of this invention that is suitable for perfusing kidney weight up to 600 grams with effective oxygenation up to 600 ml./min. plasma flow, the height of the cassette from the top of closure 27 to the bottom edge of wall 13 is nearly inches, the length dimension between the exterior surfaces of walls ll, I2 is approximately I2 inches and the width dimension between the exterior surfaces of walls l3, I4 is approximately 7 inches. A transport module of the type illustrated in FIG. 1, including gas cylinder, cooling liquid and other elements thereof together with a cassette weighs about 80 pounds; and can be used to keep kidneys alive up to about l2 hours without recharging the batteries, provided the supply of ice is maintained; and with changing the gas cylinder, replenishing the ice supply and maintaining the source of power for about 48 hours. When the cassette is used with an in-hospital support console, it can keep a kidney alive for about 48 hours.
The walls 11-14 and the other walls and plates forming the various chamber, tanks and reservoirs, the heat exchanger housing and closure 27 are preferrably made of a plastic material such as plexiglass.
Further, advantageously all other members of the cassette, other than the bolts 100 and pins 102 are made of plastic.
The transport module can be powered by batteries, a car or aircraft electrical system or the electrical system ofa building. Further, it is small enough to fit in an airplane seat, and can be manually carried, for example, one model with the cassette therein weighs about 80 pounds. Thus the transport module may be readily transported to a donor organ site, have the donor organ placed in the cassette circulatory system and the module controls operated to keep the organ viable and then transported to a remote transplant site where the cassette is removed from the transport module. At the transplant site the cassette is clamped on the in-hospital support unit and connected to the unit sources of gases and cooling fluid and the unit pump actuated to pump plasma through the kidney or other organ without removing the organ from the cassette.
What is claimed is:
l. in the method of preserving and maintaining an organ in a viable state in a cassette that has a perfusate circulatory system that includes an organ chamber, a venous reservoir, an oxygenator, a heat exchanger, and an arterial reservoir, placing the cassette in a manually portable transport module that has a cooling fluid source for supplying cooling fluid to the cassette heat exchanger and an oxygen source for supplying oxygen to the cassette, transporting the combination of the eassette and transport module to the site of a donor organ, placing the donor organ in the organ chamber, and connecting the organ in the circulatory system to perfuse the organ, transporting the combination of the eassette and transport module to an organ transplant site that is remote from said site of the donor organ, removing the cassette with the organ therein from the transport module at the transplant site, and while the organ is connected in the circulatory system, manually transferring the cassette from the transport module to an inhospital support unit that has sources for supplying cooling fluid and oxygen to the heat exchanger and oxygenator respectively.
2. The method of claim I further characterized in the step of pumping perfusate to the organ during the transport step from the donor site to the transplant site, discontinuing pumping perfusate during the transfer step and resume pumping perfusate to the organ in the cassette after the cassette has been transferred from the transport module to the in-hospital unit.
3. The method of claim 1 further characterized in that during the step of transporting said combination from the donor site to the transplant site, the step of supplying a mixture of carbon dioxide and oxygen in contact with the oxygenator from a single source of a mixture of carbon dioxide and oxygen in the transport module.
4. In the method of maintaining an organ in a viable state, placing an organ in a cassette at an organ donor site including connecting the organ in the cassette perfusate circulatory system that includes a venous reservoir, an oxygenator and an arterial reservoir, transporting the cassette with the organ therein in a manually transportable transport module that has sources for supplying oxygen and cooling fluid to the cassette from the donor site to a remote in-hospital transplant site and at the transplant site transferring the cassette from the transport module to an in-hospital support unit that has a source for supplying cooling fluid to the cassette and a source for supplying oxygen to the cassette including supplying cooling fluid and oxygen to the eassette from said unit sources, the last mentioned transferring step including retaining the organ connected in said circulatory system.
5. The method of claim 4 further characterized in that the transporting step includes applying a pump pressure to the perfusate in the circulatory system from a source contained in the transport module and supplying oxygen and cooling fluid to the cassette from the transport unit, and that after the transferring step, applying a pump pressure to the perfusate in the circulatory system from a source in the in-hospital unit.
6. The method of claim I further characterized in the steps of conducting oxygen from the transport module oxygen source to the oxygenator and cooling fluid from the transport module cooling fluid source to the heat exchanger while the organ is in the circulatory system and the cassette is in the transport module; discontinuing the conduction of oxygen and cooling fluid from the respective transport module source to the oxygen ator and heat exchanger prior to the transfer step and after the transfer step conducting oxygen and cooling fluid from the respective support unit source to the oxygenator and heat exchanger respectively.
7. In the method of maintaining an organ in a viable state in a cassette that has an organ perfusate circulatory system, including an organ chamber; at an organ donor site, placing the organ in the organ chamber including connecting the organ in the circulatory system. transporting the cassette with the organ connected in the circulatory system in a manually transportable transport unit from the donor site to a remote inhospital transplant site, including circulating an oxygenated liquid through the circulatory system to the organ; and supplying oxygen from the transport module to the circulatory system to replenish the oxygen in the system; at the transplant site while the organ is still connected in the circulatory system. transferring the cassette from the transport unit to an in-hospital support unit; and while the cassette is in the support unit. circulating an oxygenated liquid through the circulatory system to the organ and supplying oxygen to the circulatory system to replenish the oxygen in the system.
8. The method of claim 7 further characterized in that the transporting step includes cooling the liquid in the circulatory system by using a source of cooling medium external to the cassette and in the transport unit, and that while the cassette is in the support unit, cooling the liquid in the circulatory system by using a source of cooling medium external to the cassette and in the support unit.
9. The method of claim 7 further characterized in that the transporting step includes applying a pumping pressure to the circulatory system from a source external to the cassette and in the transport unit to force liquid to flow through the system to the organ; and after the transferring step, applying a pumping pressure from a source external to the cassette and in the support unit to force liquid to flow through the system to the organ.
10. The method of claim 7 wherein the support unit is of a much larger size than the transport module.
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If we're friends on Facebook, you might have already seen my "waffle-panini." Here's the story:
Greg and I own a waffle iron and a panini press that look identical when closed. About a week or so ago, I asked him to heat the panini press. He accidentally grabbed the waffle iron and preheated it. Since I was busy assembling sandwiches, I didn't notice his mistake---until I opened the iron to make our sandwiches.
Since I was hungry. Wait. Let me clarify. I was HUNGRY. The kind of hungry that I call "grumpy hungry." Oh, you know that hunger? Since you do, you'll understand what I did next: I decided to put our sandwiches into the waffle iron since I didn't want to wait the, oh, five minutes to heat the panini press! You know what happened?
A delicious sandwich happened! The cavities of the waffle iron left crispy, toasty squares all over the sandwich! What I thought would be a mistake sandwich, turned into a great success. If you have a waffle iron, you must try this!
This got me thinking. Have you experienced any "happy accidents" in the kitchen? Tell me your story in the comments and you could win a copy of my new book, "How to Cook Gluten-Free."
Gluten-Free Waffle Panini
I'm sure this would work with any panini. That night I made turkey paninis with provolone and artichoke hearts. Here's how to make 'em. Adjust the ingredient quantity to suit the number of folks you are feeding.
Artichoke hearts, quartered (You can buy the quartered or do it yourself.)
Gluten-Free Bread
Sharp provolone, sliced thin
Smoked turkey bread, sliced thin
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GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (KKCO) - A Grand Junction High School senior is bringing professional grade combine testing to the area.
Austin Lewis organized and participated in the second annual Western Rockies Sports Combine at CMU's facility Saturday morning.
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We took a trip to the 100 Acre Wood with Pooh and his friends!
Our spring break spree continued in the Children's Room today with a Fancy Nancy book party.
We kicked off our week of spring break fun with a magic show!
We've got a new page in the Children's section of the library website!
On Tuesday evening, the Children's Room celebrated superheroes!
We celebrated the books of Laura Ingalls Wilder in the Children's Room Tuesday night.
Thanks for joining us for a great series of family story times this winter.
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Prince Harry Is Dating Cressida Bonas Again: New Couple Alert
Prince Harry and Cressida Bonas (great name!) reportedly started dating last May after they were introduced by Harry's cousin, Princess Eugenie. But then Harry's naked Vegas scandal hit, and that's the kind of thing that can irritate a girlfriend.
Fast-forward several months and they seem to be back together. The Daily Mail has photos of Harry and Cressida getting cozy at a ski resort in Switzerland. The two also supposedly "kissed like lovestruck teenagers in the back of a cinema" while at dinner with Prince Harry's family.
Like Prince Harry's ex-girlfriend, Chelsy Davy (another long-haired blonde), "Cressie," 24, studied at Leeds University. Her older half-sister is Isabella Calthorpe — a good friend to Prince William and fiancé of Richard Branson's son Sam.
Do you think "Cressie" could be The One for Harry? He's 28, which isn't ancient, but this is right around the time that Prince William and Kate Middleton got hitched. Will the "spare heir" wait much longer?
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Discussion in 'Houston Dynamo' started by El Naranja, Nov 14, 2008.
I think I must have been thinking the Champions Cup three yrs ago.
Your thinking about Pachuca vs Dynamo in OT in Pachuca, away goals don´tcount in OT if I recall correctly.
There was no away goal rule at all in that tournament. That was the last year of the Champions' Cup.
CONCACAF makes so many changes so often that it is hard to keep up with them, how do I envy leagues in CONMEBOL and UEFA.
That is not true, we were eliminated by Saprissa in the CCC the next year.
Not trying to offend other leagues, but seeing Pachuca scoring 3 goals and almost scoring 5 more playing crap and seeing Cruz Azul right now winning 4-1 in Costa Rica, just proves that many MLS teams are not even half trying.
cruz azul 6, herediano 2... ownage!!!
seems like the mexican teams are taking this very seriously... unlike the mls teams.
It's called being damn good
I agree with this. I see Dom as a loyal servant to the league. I respect him for that.
You know, as soon as I typed that I thought, is that right? But I didn't fix it.
Results from Thursday, July 30:
W Connection (TRI) 2-2 New York Red Bulls (USA)
Herediano (CRC) 2-6 Cruz Azul (MEX)
Olimpia (HON) 2-1 Arabe Unido (PAN)
anybody want to bet against an all Mexican final again?
tell me you just didn't say that. you jinxed that sorry excuse for a team. They have given up on the MLS season like Mitsubishi on the WRC tour a few years back, focusing only on CCL and you had to go an jinx them.
Dom has specifically said that when the team gathers for the first day of training camp, their #1 goal is winning MLS Cup. why he says that, I'm not sure. you can say it's because he's a shill for the league and the FO, I would disagree. if you keep that in mind, the decisions he's made while dealing w/fixture congestion the past couple yrs make sense.
Anything can happen in a tournament like this, specially when you get to the 2 leg, loser goes home phase, look at the UEFA Champions League, the obvious outcome during the semifinals was to think that an English team was going to win the tournament, and Barcelona not only wnt to the championship game and won it all but in a convinving way.
Right now I also think that the obvious outcome is a Mexican team winning the tournament, but you never know, Spain and the world wasn´t expecting a defeat against the US, but that is the beauty of soccer, you just never know.
Not sacrificing a CCL game for a reserve game. That doesn't make sense. No sirree. Again -- I've focused my point not on all the decisions -- but on that decision only. Sending the reserves to SLV OK. Playing them 50 hours before hand in a reserve match makes no sense unless you give no value to CCL. I was at that reserve game -- there were third string players who sat the bench who could have played that game.
Frankly -- I think Dom Kinnear was just fine with not qualifying out of CCL group stages -- and was just fine with losing to Atlante.
This is exactly what I´m talking about, we just don´t get it, specially the league, either they don´t get it at all or they think the fans are stupid, this is from the MLS webpage:
Galaxy impress?, really?, a game they lost in their own city (not their own stadium, but you get my point.), in midseason form against a team that is in their preseason, playing their stars for only a few minutes and on tour is impressive?
It is not only that we don´t get that friendly games do not buy credibility, we sell, we tell everyone that our league is so limited, that to us losing a game against a preseason team in our turf playing mor ethan half of the game with their B and C team is impressive.
No wonder we don´t take CCL seriously, I´m just about to give up trying to explain to everyon ethat listens how important CCL is, the only thing I can do is attend the CCL games and support.
It is a joke that LA impresses v Barca. C'mon now....it's a friendly.
What would you expect MLS to say "....the LAG sucked it up big time in front of a huge, disappointed crowd that came expecting LAG to blow out the world champions..." Come on, it's just a press release.
2nd leg of the Preliminary Round. Current goal margin in BOLD.
Tuesday, August 4
Puerto Rico Islanders (PUR) +1 vs. Toronto (CAN) 7 p.m. FSC/Galavision
Jalapa (GUA) -3 vs. Pachuca (MEX), 9 p.m. Galavision
Firpo (SLV) +0 vs. D.C. United (USA), 9 p.m. FSC
Wednesday, August 5
New York Red Bulls (USA) +0 vs. W Connection (TRI), 7 p.m. FSC
Cruz Azul (MEX) +5 vs. Herdiano (CRC), 9 p.m. TeleFutura
Thursday, August 6
Arabe Unido (PAN) -1 vs. Olimpia (HON), 7 p.m.
San Juan Jabloteh (TRI) -2 vs. San Francisco (PAN), 7 p.m.
Real Espana (HON) -3 vs. Liberia (CRC), 9 p.m. Galavision
Just say that in a friednly game, Barza won 2-1 and that fasn had a great time.
My problem is that those press releases reflect how the league and the majority of fans see real international games and friendly games, we think that friendly games are a true thermometer of MLS and our teams and they do think that losing 2-1 against a pre-season Barza is impressive.
My problem is that it is easier to find the friendly game between LA and Barza on TV than the CCL games (at least if you are an English speaking fan).
My problem is that our teams use all of their starter for a friendly game against a team using subs for the majority of the game but use our reserves to play CCL games.
Very well said. I feel the same way.
Let's face it. The highlights of the summer are international friendlies rather than meaningful games. What does this say about the American footy fan? That they're kinda plastic.
Does anyone have the latest schedule of the CONCACAF Champions League 2009-10 ..(which include time, venue & TV listing )
You mean the whole thing? Not just the 2nd round of the preliminaries?
I don't think a schedule like that exists yet. Not all in one place.
If somebody was watching the PR/Toronto game tonight, could you explain why the Islander got sent off in about the 85th minute? I didn't see anything he did, they replayed it and there was nothing at all, if anything it looked like maybe Serioux fouled him, that's what I thought before they gave the red. Then amazingly Nick Garcia shows up to help the guy find the way off the field, how helpful. Seems Nicky is always around red cards, huh? The guy who got redcarded was the one who scored against Toronto in the first game, he will probably be missed in the next game.
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Effects of landscape features on the distribution and sustainability of ungulate hunting in northern Congo
Mockrin, Miranda H.; Rockwell, Robert F.; Redford, Kent H.; Keuler, Nicholas S. 2011. Effects of landscape features on the distribution and sustainability of ungulate hunting in northern Congo. Conservation Biology. 25(3): 514-525.
Understanding the spatial dimensions of hunting and prey population dynamics is important in order to estimate the sustainability of hunting in tropical forests. We investigated how hunting offtake of vertebrates differed in mixed forest and monodominant forest (composed of Gilbertiodendron dewevrei) and over different spatial extents within the hunting catchment around the logging town of Kabo, Congo. In 9 months of recall surveys with hunters, we gathered information on over 1500 hunting trips in which ungulates were 65% of the species killed and 82% of harvested biomass. Hunters supplied information on animals killed and the hunting trip, including the area visited (i.e., hunting zone; 11 separate zones within a 506 km2 catchment or commonly hunted area). Over 65% of all animals were killed in monodominant forest, which made up 28% of the hunting catchment, and zones with small amounts of monodominant forest were used most frequently by hunters. Given the large offtakes from monodominant forests, we suggest that animal dispersal may be maintaining high, localized harvests in these areas. We believe hunters preferred to hunt in monodominant forest because the understory was accessible and that areas with small amounts of monodominant forest and large amounts of mixed forest were more productive. The variation in hunting pressure we found between and within hunting zones differs from past examinations of spatial variation in hunting offtake, where entire hunting catchments were considered population sinks and areas with low to no hunting (no-take zones) were outside hunting catchments. Future use of no-take zones to manage hunting should incorporate variability in offtake within hunting catchments.
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Jackson Public Schools bus drivers are taking to the street to state their case against potential privatization of their jobs.
Ten JPS bus drivers picketed on N. West Avenue between Monroe and North streets at around 12:30 p.m. on Wednesday, June 5. Another picket is planned for a similar time on Thursday, June 6 on Wildwood Avenue in front of the JPS administration offices, said Lori Grantham, a bus driver and vice president of the Jackson Education Support Personnel union, which represents bus drivers.
"We're trying to gain as much public support as we possibly can," Grantham said "This is our way to get our side out. We don't believe our voices are being heard."


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Where Do the Teen Moms Live?
Time to unleash your inner internet stalker! If you're dying to know where your favorite Teen Moms and their adorable kids are shacking up, you've come to the right spot.
Just keep in mind that this crowd moves in and out of apartments (read: they get evicted) faster than the speed of light!
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Maci Bookout: Maci is from Chattanooga, Tennessee, where her parents still live! She and her boyfriend, Kyle King, moved to a town just outside Nashville — and when we last checked in on Maci, she was having a hard time commuting back and forth for her college classes.
Farrah Abraham: Farrah is from Council Bluffs, Iowa, and raised her daughter in a house close-by to her parents. She recently moved to Ft. Lauderdale, Florida to attend culinary school and live life to the fullest.
Catelynn Lowell: Catelynn and her boyfriend/baby daddy, Tyler, are from Port Huron, Michigan. This sweet-as-pie couple moved in together last season, but stayed close to home in Marine City. Apparently, they were evicted from their apartment after filming of season 3 wrapped, and there's no word on their current living situation.
Amber Portwood: Amber is from Anderson, Indiana and has moved in and out of different apartments since having her daughter Leah. Last we checked, Amber and Leah were living in a house together close to her baby daddy, Gary Shirley, but things change so quickly in Teen Mom land — who knows what these two are up to!
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Jenelle Evans: Jenelle is from Oak Island, North Carolina, where she lived with her son, Jace, and her mother, Barbara. Jenelle was kicked out of the house by her mom during season 2, and even had to sleep in her car for a while! Last we heard, Jenelle had picked up the pieces of her life and was living with roommates in her hometown.
Chelsea Houska: Chelsea's from Vermillion, South Dakota. She lived with her parents for a while, but now she's shacked up in her own place about an hour away from her dad's house.
Leah Messer: Leah's from Elkview, West Virginia. She's moved around a lot since the beginning of Teen Mom, and most recently packed up her bags (and twins) and moved into a three-bedroom house with plenty of room for her boyfriend Jeremy Calvert.
Kailyn Lowry: Last time we checked on Kailyn, she was still crashing with her mom in her hometown of Nazareth, Pennsylvania, but she's currently living in her own apartment with her baby and a roommate!
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Portsmouth meth bust nets arrest
PORTSMOUTH, Ohio -- Responding to a complaint, a Portsmouth police officer found an active meth lab in the 2100 block of Grant Street, according to a news release.
Gregory Baker Jr., 35, was charged with manufacturing methamphetamine within 100 feet of a juvenile and illegal assembly or possession of chemicals for the manufacture of methamphetamine. He also was served with an outstanding warrant from an indictment charging similar drug offenses.
He was arrested Tuesday night. Baker is being held in the Scioto County Jail without bail, according to the release. The new case will be presented to an upcoming grand jury, according to the release.
An active one-cook meth lab was dismantled with the assistance of Portsmouth firefighters.


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If you haven't done it already you should head on over to 5 Minutes for Mom and check out their great Christmas giveaways. They've just extended their deadline for entries until Saturday, December 4th at 8pm EST so you've still got time to get in on all those great prizes. Some things were too young for Miss Muffin and some we just had no use for (no wii = no wii games) but I still found several great giveaways to enter:
- Epson Stylus NX625
- dB Logic Earphones
- Superstructs
- Keurig Single-Cup brewing system & a sampling of Millstone and Folgers Gourmet Selections K-Cup portion packs
- BISSELL Steam & Sweep
So head on over, check all the giveaways out, and put in your entries for some great prizes.


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In honor of Star Trek: The Next Generation's 25th Anniversary, Talking Tom, the "wisecracking tom cat with six hundred million adoring fans worldwide" will become part of Starfleet.
Talking Tom is an app that repeats everything said to him with a funny voice. He is one of Outfit 7's Talking Friend series apps. Talking Tom has appeared on ABC's Modern Family.


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Query: Cain
11/26/2012 21:02:35
R H Mewbourn
"From Alabama..searching for the exact burial location of Bernice and husband Charles:
Bernice Virginia Harvey CAIN, 82, died in her sleep Sunday Morning, July 28, 2002, in Orlando, Florida, where she lived. She was born on Straight Mountain near Oneonta, the second child and only daughter of Elder and Minnie Elizabeth Tidwell HARVEY. She left home to study cosmetology in Montgomery, where she met and married Charles Franklin CAIN of West Virginia. During World War II, Charles CAIN was stationed in Tampa. As an aerial photographer in the Air Force, he served over Burma. After later working in construction in Miami, he retired, and the couple spent some years in Blount County, where he researched and wrote books on the HARVEY and TIDWELL families. Bernice CAIN was buried by her husband at Chapel Hill, North Carolina. She is survived by children Charles Alan CAIN and his wife, Peggy, Ann Arbor, Michigan, Frederick Norman CAIN, and Vicki Elizabeth Cain CHAMBERS and her husband Gene of Orlando; nine grandchildren and five great- grandchildren; and sisters-in-law Geniece, Juanita, Marguerite, and Myrtle HARVEY. Besides her husband and parents, she was predeceased by brothers Arlin, Johnny Mack, Neal, and Wayne HARVEY.
[Blount Countian, August 7, 2002]"
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Bernice Cain is not buried in North Carolina. She is buried with her husband, Charles F Cain at Chapel Hill Cemetery in ORLANDO
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50 Cent Starts A Petition Against Diddy
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50 Cent's war on Diddy continues..
Last night he tweeted a petition to stop Diddy from using BIGGIE's name for profit. The petition states "Enough is Enough, Biggie's name should never become Diddy's black card. Let Diddy know to let B.I.G Rest In Peace. When was the last time Diddy really was "biggin' up his brother", not bigging up his bank account.
This comes a few weeks after Diddy subliminally called 50 Cent a "hatin' azz crab" on the BET Post-Awards special. 50 responded by calling him a "B*tch" in an interview with DJ Semtex. He also went in on Dirty Money "You know how an ugly b*tch always got like pretty friends. He wanna be the hot b*tch in the group. He wanna get all the attention. He wanna make sure all the n**gas holla at him"
He also said someone sent him explicit pictures of Cassie. Not the ones that leaked online but penetration pics and he could have leaked them via This is 50.com if he wanted to…
50 Cent is officially going for blood. smh..
Necole, Can you post the WHOLE story for once?
50 made it clear that he saved the pictures of Cassie from being leaked when he could have leaked them himself. He called Diddy and gave the pictures to Diddy to stop them from ending up on the net, he helped the girl out. And Diddy started this beef when he hooked up with Ross, named their crew the Supreme Team after the people who tried to kill 50, and made youtube videos throwing subliminal shots at 50. It's crazy how you bloggers tell/post half a story and people reading it still have no clue what's going on.
Well to elaborate more on this person's beef with me not telling the whole story. 50's beef with Diddy started after Diddy created a rap super-group named "The Supreme Team. The group consists of Busta Rhymes, Rick Ross, DJ Khaled and Red Cafe. The Supreme Team is also the name of the gang who allegedly attempted to murder 50 Cent. Diddy has since changed the name of his group to "The Dream Team".


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Gil Troy: Yes, we need more civility in our politics. But no, we should not use one crazy gunman's random fixations and horrific violence to trigger the kind of reform modern political culture needs.
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Ed Ruscha's Los Angeles: When Los Angeles Got No Respect
Kicking the Can Down the Street
What's Up with the Democratic Congress?
by Jack A. Smith — During the month of June the Democratic-controlled Congress in the U.S. voted to fund the Iraq war deep into next year, to support a compromise version of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) that endangers civil liberties, and, in effect, eliminated the possibility of impeaching President George W. Bush.


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Over one hundred tons of recyclable materials are being sorted annually from the waste stream and diverted from the local landfill in Death Valley, California, due to this partnership between NPS, DOD and a private NPS concessioner. Ainsley Holeso, Roads and Trails Supervisor at Death Valley National Park, Craig Peterson, Chief of Engineering at Death Valley's AMFAC Parks and Resorts, and Lloyd Crabtree, Recycling Coordinator at China Lake Naval Air Weapons Station combined efforts, as the Death Valley Sustainability Committee, to create a successful model for reducing costs while increasing the rate of recycling.
Five thousand dollars in landfill fees are avoided annually through this work; however, money is not the only thing being saved. These efforts effectively extend the lifespan of the local landfill and recover valuable resources. The accomplishments of the Death Valley Sustainability Committee demonstrate the power of partnerships. Interior bureaus, private individuals, and other government agencies can support each other to achieve a mutual goal.


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By Jim GaramoneAmerican Forces Press Service
WASHINGTON, May 15, 2008 Calling civilian government agencies a "combat multiplier," Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates said last night that he's encouraged by moves to bolster the support agencies can provide to fight the war on terror.
Speaking at the Academy of American Diplomats here, the secretary said there is bipartisan support on Capitol Hill to devote more resources to the State Department and other civilian agencies.
Since the war on terror began, President Bush, defense officials and military officers have stressed that all parts of the federal government must work together to combat extremists -- that the military can put in place conditions for security, but civilian agencies are the repositories of expertise on governance, economics, agriculture and so on. Countries like Iraq and Afghanistan need these skills to cement progress in place.
"There is a need for a much greater integration of our efforts," Gates said. "There is clearly a need for a better way to organize interagency collaboration."
Defense personnel have always worked in the State Department, but now State Department personnel are assigned to DoD, especially with the combatant commands. The newly formed U.S. Africa Command, for example, has a large number of State Department personnel assigned to the organization. U.S. Southern Command also has a large number of personnel from civilian agencies as integral members of the command.
The civilian expertise is especially needed "when we're being out-communicated by a guy in a cave," Gates said.
The problem with the civilian agencies providing the personnel has not been a lack of will, but a lack of capabilities, Gates said. The State Department has about 6,600 Foreign Service officers. To put it in perspective, that's barely enough to crew one carrier battle group in the Navy, the secretary said.
The upshot is that when civilian agencies cannot deploy personnel, servicemembers step in to take up the slack. The provincial reconstruction teams in Afghanistan and Iraq are primary examples of this, Gates said. The teams, which have slots for officials from the departments of agriculture, commerce, treasury, justice and so on, were staffed by military personnel so they effort could get up and running quickly.
"There aren't deployable people in agriculture and commerce and treasury and so on that are prepared to go overseas," Gates said.
And these skills are desperately needed, he emphasized. "My view is we are not properly structured to deal with the challenges of the 21st century, which are very complex and have to do not only with security issues but economic development, rule of law, governance and so on," Gates said.
The State Department has asked for a further 1,000 Foreign Service officers and a significant increase in budget for fiscal 2009. Legislation on Capitol Hill would establish a Civilian Reserve Corps. The proposal is in three parts: a couple of hundred full-time people ready to respond at a moment's notice, a cadre of civilians in agencies around the federal government who could be called up to serve anywhere in the world, and civilians in private life who could -- like the National Guard -- serve when "federalized."
"The military calls it a force multiplier when they get these civilians on the ground," Gates said.
The national security organization is essentially unchanged since it was enacted in 1947. DoD has let a contract to see what a new National Security Act would look like if it were enacted this year, the secretary said.
"I, frankly, don't have the answers," he said. "We've got a contract out … to some academic institutions and think tanks to see if we can't come up with some ideas."
He said he hopes the results from the study will give the new administration some options to pursue in the challenging security environment.
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Or Maybe a NASCAR Fan?: Back to the Future Tattoo [Geeky Tattoo]
By Great White Snark | January 27, 2011
Well, I presume this "88 MPH" tattoo means that this gentleman is a fan of Back to the Future.
But of course I imagine it could also be the speed his daddy was going when he hit the wall at Daytona. From what I've heard, rednecks like to memorialize these things with tattoos. And beer. Lots of beer.
Via Whitney Matheson, who doesn't think it's cool to generalize about NASCAR fans. Unless we're making jokes about illiteracy. In which case, it's all good.
Topics: Tattoos | 2 Comments »
Tags: Back to the Future, Geeky Tattoo, Tattoos
2 Responses to "Or Maybe a NASCAR Fan?: Back to the Future Tattoo [Geeky Tattoo]"
Cartman Says:
January 27th, 2011 at 7:45 am
YEAH I like NASCAR because I'm poor and stupid!
Great White Snark Says:
January 27th, 2011 at 11:21 am
Exactly, Cartman! Now you're getting it.


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Daily Tip: How to add/remove individual calendars from Google Sync
Have a lot of different calendars arranged in your Google Calendar, and curious how to manage which calendars display across the different devices you sync to? Perhaps you use an iPhone primarily for work and an iPad for play? If you're syncing both devices to the same Google account, then knowing how to tell Google which devices should see which calendars is a necessity. Follow us after the break to find out how to do just this.
The default calendar app for the iPhone lets you only show certain calendars, but this often doesn't extend to 3rd party App Store apps that pull calendar data from iOS. Fortunately, Google has provided an easy and straight-forward way of doing this if you're set up through Exchange ActiveSync.
- After you setup Google Sync on your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch, you'll want to go into Safari and point it to m.google.com/sync in order to manage your devices.
From here you'll need to select your desired device. If you've ever synced other devices (including but not limited to previous iOS devices) you'll see them all displayed here with a time-stamp of your last sync.
Tap on the device you'd like to manage and you'll have the ability to select any calendar you want synced to your device. De-select any calendar you'd like your device not synced with.
4) Finally, tap 'Save' at the top and you'll be taken back to your device selection. Once you've saved the calendars you'd like to have synced, open up your calendar app and allow it a moment to sync up your new calendars. If you'd like to verify that only the specific calendars you selected have been synced, tap 'Calendars' at the top-left to see a list of all calendars.
That's it! Now you have full control over which calendars are synced to your iDevice from Google Calendar. Let us know if you have any questions in the comments below!
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Daily Tip: How to add/remove individual calendars from Google Sync
Sometimes I've had difficulty getting the calendar app to update right away after I first set up google sync on a new phone, so I go into the multi-task menu, go into "giggly" mode and kill the calendar app. When I relaunch it automatically resync all calendars and pick up the sync changes.
I wish Google would give me the ability to remove devices from this menu and/or name the devices. I have an original, 3GS and 4 all on this list but no way to tell which is which since they all say "iPhone."
Wow! ... Thanks for this, I failed to remember that you can set up google calendars as Exchange, I just had it set up under the stock gmail settings. I am loving it! ... Thanks!
I hate aol .com their all junky
Once again TiPb comes through...was looking for a way to do this, and knew it had to be possible! Now I can maintain some semblance of order on my Google calendar, and have those same "categories" synced to my iPhone!
OK - hopefully this will help someone avoid the hours of frustration I encountered. So I did every step listed in this thread, multiple times and dated/old/shared Gmail calendars were still showing up in my iPhone calendar.
Login to Gmail on a PC/browser
Go to Calendar
Select the drop down arrow next to "other calendars"
Select "settings"
Unsubscribe from offending calendars
Delete Gmail account/all data from iphone
Re-add Gmail account allow sync
Viola calendars gone.
Apparently "hiding" calendars on Gmail does nothing on the iPhone - you have to actually unsubscribe from the calendar, which will permanently remove any and all history/notifications/visibility for that calendar.
Hope this helps at least one person avoid the hours of wasted time struggling for an answer.
Also will add my voice to those calling on Apple to add a "delete" function. Calendars should be able to be side swiped and deleted like most other items in iPhone.


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Friday, August 15, 2014
Century 21 Properties Plus is pleased to announce Reba Cole has joined its firm as a sales associate.
She will specialize in residential property sales in the Charleston area.
Cole received her Bachelor of Arts degree from the American Military University in Charles Town, W.V., where she studied Human Resource Management.
She has a strong background in property management, having worked for Greystar in Charleston and as the owner of Cole Residential Property Management.
After spending time overseas, Reba now lives in Summerville with her husband, Billy, and their son, Tucker. She is looking forward to using her experiences here and abroad to help others.
Cole states, Im so excited to be joining the reputable and well established team of Century 21 Properties Plus. I look forward to learning from and being a part of a nationally recognized real estate brand.
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HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (WHNT) – The University of Alabama-Huntsville Hockey team will host a hockey tailgate party.
The tailgate will take place Friday, March 7, starting at 5:30 p.m. and ending at 6:45 p.m. outside the Propst Arena at the Von Braun Center.
The tailgate is free and will feature food, entertainment and parking. Huntsville's food truck merchants will be on site.
The first 100 students will receive a free cupcake or taco.
UAH's number one hockey fan, the school president Bob Altenkirch, and his wife are expected to attend this event.


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Solid roster to welcome new coach
EL PASO, Texas -- Nobody knows how many games the Marshall Thundering Herd men's basketball team will win next season.
Nobody, except maybe athletic director Mike Hamrick, knows who will be coaching the team either.
What is known is that Marshall should have a solid group of players returning, barring defections following a head coaching change.
"We relied on so many new guys," now former head coach Tom Herrion said Wednesday night after a Conference USA tournament loss to Old Dominion.
Marshall announced Herrion's resignation Friday with two years remaining on his deal. He'll be paid a $571,000 buyout. Herrion didn't win enough games to keep his job. His record in four seasons was 67-67 overall and 28-36 in the conference.
The Herd finished 11-22 this season and was 13-19 in the 2012-13 season. Those 41 losses were a school record for a two-year span. The two seasons before that included a run to the C-USA tournament finals, a National Invitation Tournament berth and 21-14 record in 2011-12 following a 22-12 record and CollegeInsider.com Tournament appearance in 2010-11.
Hamrick said he has higher expectations for the program.
Assistant coaches Mark Cline, Josh King and Dino Presley are under contract until June and will be holding the fort.
This season's slide actually began in spring 2013 when all-conference guard Dre Kane and Herrion decided it was time to part ways. Kane completed his degree in summer school and transferred to Iowa State where he is leading the Cyclones into the NCAA tournament.
Throughout all the losses, the players stayed positive and tried to get better. The team lost 16 times in games decided by five points or less while winning just five of those.
"They showed unbelievable character day in and day out," Herrion said. "We had a lot of opportunities where we could have folded.
"There was a lot of heartbreak, disappointment and frustration."
Marshall began the season with just two seniors on the roster, and forward Elijah Pittman was dismissed after playing in nine games. Yous Mbao averaged about six minutes of action in 22 game appearances.Herrion said without Pittman, who averaged 21.4 points in his nine games, the Herd became the least experienced team in the country.
Problem areas to be addressed by the new coaching staff include free throw accuracy (62.2 percent), field goal shooting (43.2 percent), scoring defense (72.0 per game) and rebounding (minus-1.4 per game).
Freshman point guard Kareem Canty was an all-conference third-team selection. Canty was fifth among C-USA players in scoring with a 16.3 average and also averaged 5.5 assists, ranking third in the conference. His 538 points represented the third-most by a Marshall freshman all-time.
Canty and forward Ryan Taylor were awarded positions on the C-USA All-Freshman Team. Taylor scored 12.8 a game and averaged 7.2 rebounds. Taylor had seven double-double performances, but also fouled out of nine games.
Sophomore guard Chris Thomas, a junior college transfer, posted a 12.7 scoring average and led the squad with 38 steals. Shawn Smith provided 7.6 points and 4.1 rebounds per game. The junior college transfer forward ended his first NCAA Division I season with a 15-point, 10-rebound game.Tamron Manning and DeVince Boykins are slated to return as junior guards who produced 4.1 and 3.2 points per game respectively. Cheikh Sane was a starting forward as a 6-9 junior college transfer. Sane averaged 3.2 points and 5.0 rebounds. His 27 blocked shots led the team.
"They have laid a foundation with the youth we have -- talented newcomers like Shawn and some of the other guys that we have," Herrion said after the season-ending loss. "Now we've got to build off this and add some pieces."
An NCAA eligibility issue sidelined 6-9, 244-pound junior J.P. Kambola for the entire season. Junior Justin Edmonds took a redshirt year to rehab a knee injury. The 6-4 guard came to the Herd from Owens Community College in Toledo, Ohio. Freshman academic non-qualifier Jaylen Brantley sat out the year. The 5-10 guard from Springfield, Mass., enrolled after playing at Notre Dame Prep in Fitchburg, Mass.
Marshall's recruiting class includes three players who signed in November 2013. Shane Hall, a 6-foot-8 forward, averages 17.5 points and 10.8 rebounds for Johnson Central High School in Paintsville, Ky. The 15th Region champion Golden Eagles (25-6) begin the Kentucky Sweet 16 state tournament with a Thursday game in Lexington at Rupp Arena. The Herd also signed 6-7 junior college forward Jay Johnson out of John A. Logan College in Carterville, Ill. Johnson, who is from Versailles, Ky., had averages of 7.0 points and 5.6 rebounds for a 20-11 team.
Benin City, Nigeria, native Henry Uwadiae is a 6-11, 235-pound center project from Kirkwood Community College in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Uwadiae is still developing and has three years of Division I eligibility. He averaged only 1.6 points and 1.8 rebounds in four minute a game for the Eagles (21-10).
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Financial Aid
There are federal and provincial government-funded loan programs that provide financial assistance to students, regardless of what province you choose to study.
Remember to apply through your home province to receive student loans and to attend the university of your choice.
One application qualifies you for both types of assistance. The government pays the interest on the loan while you are studying and you don't have to start making principle payments until six months after you graduate or cease to be a full-time student.
Payments suited to your life
The Repayment Assistance Plan is available for both federal and provincial student loans. Under this plan, your monthly student loan payments will be based on how much you earn, how much you owe on your student loans, and on your family size.
New Brunswick Tuition Tax Credit
Open to students from any province who stay and work in New Brunswick after graduation. Qualified students are eligible for a non-taxable rebate of 50% of their tuition costs with a maximum lifetime rebate of $20,000.
Rewards for timely completion
Also offered through the New Brunswick government is the Debt Reduction for Timely Completion plan. Through this program, students with loans totaling over $26,000 will have up to 100 per cent of their excess debt forgiven. For example, if a student borrows $10,000 in federal and provincial funds per year in a four year degree, they will have $14,000 of the provincial funds forgiven bringing their debt down from $40,000 to $26,000.
This only applies if a graduate finishes his or her program in the allotted amount of time, i.e. finishing a Bachelor of Arts in four years.
Questions? We can help
We'd love to help if you have any questions. Contact the Fredericton or Saint John Financial Aid office to help you successfully work through the application process whether you are a current or prospective student.


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Wynonna aboard the 67th annual Santa Train that rolls Saturday
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Ashland native Wynonna Judd will join Santa Claus aboard the 67th annual Santa Train this Saturday, Nov. 21, kicking off the holiday season for thousands of families in Appalachia.
Wynonna, along with her two children, will join Santa Train volunteers from the train's sponsors CSX, Food City and the Kingsport Area Chamber of Commerce to distribute more than 15 tons of toys and gifts to thousands of people gathered at scheduled stops along the train's route from Shelby, Ky, to Kingsport, Tenn. tracks. Riding the Santa Train marks Wynonna's return to the Appalachian region after having grown up near the train's route in Ashland, Ky.
"I decided to ride the Santa Train this year because I wanted to bring my children home to Appalachia for the holidays," Wynonna said. "It is important to me for them to experience the joy of Christmas giving."
Wynonna, winner of five Grammy awards and eight CMA awards, recently celebrated 25 years in the music business and will kick off her third annual 'A Classic Christmas' tour the weekend following Thanksgiving.
"The Santa Train is such a special way to begin the holiday season, and we are thrilled to have Wynonna join us for this wonderful event," said Tori Kaplan, director of corporate citizenship and special events for CSX.
Judd first gained fame as part of one of the most successful musical duos of all time, The Judds, selling over 20 million records. On top of that amazing feat, she also holds multiple gold, platinum and multi-platinum certifications from the RIAA in excess of 10 million units sold for albums released throughout her illustrious solo career. In 2005, Wynonna became a New York Times best-selling author with the release of her long-awaited autobiography, Coming Home to Myself, released in conjunction with her live CD and DVD Her Story: Scenes from a Lifetime; the latter of which having been certified Gold.
Wynonna will release her first novel "Restless Heart" in April of 2010. Scheduled for release by Penguin books, it's a story about of love, sacrifice and putting your heart on the line. Its main character is an ambitious, hard-driving, but big-hearted young woman from Kentucky who is committed to making herself a star. Written with the experience and wisdom of a true superstar, Wynonna's debut novel is a celebration of family and friends, love and loss, of success and surrender, and one woman's path to self-discovery.
Wynonna recently released her seventh solo studio album, "Sing: Chapter 1," an eclectic assortment of standards paying homage to all the different genres and songs that have formed the soundtrack to her life.
For the third year in a row, Wynonna will present her tour, A Classic Christmas. Combining her hits and holiday favorites, the tour begins Nov. 28 in Hershey, Pa., and ends in Las Vegas with a two-night stand scheduled for Dec. 19-20.
Go online at www.wynonna.com to learn more.


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Welcome to the Information Website for the Cathode Ray Tube (CRT) Antitrust Litigation
(All Indirect Purchaser Actions: 07-cv-05944-SC, MDL No. 1917, USDC, N.D. Cal.)
CLICK HERE to see the Detailed Notice, the Settlement Agreement with LG Electronics, Inc. and other important case documents.
Overview of the Certified Class
On September 19, 2013, the US District Court for the Northern District of California certified plaintiff classes in 21 states and the District of Columbia, of individuals and businesses that indirectly purchased any CRT Product from the Defendant Companies or any co-conspirator (collectively "Defendants"), for their own use and not for resale, from March 1, 1995 through November 25, 2007 (the "Litigated Class"). "Indirect" means that you did not buy the CRT Product directly from any of the Defendants.
The lawsuit claims that numerous Defendants conspired to fix, raise, maintain or stabilize prices of CRT Products resulting in overcharges to consumers who bought CRT Products such as televisions and computer monitors. The Defendants deny that they did anything wrong. The Court has not decided who is right.
Overview of the Class Settlement with LG Electronics, Inc.
A Settlement has been reached with LG Electronics, Inc.; LG Electronics USA, Inc.; and LG Electronics Taiwan Taipei Co., Ltd. ("LG"). On December 9, 2013, the Court preliminarily approved the LG Settlement and certified a nationwide (excluding Illinois, Oregon and Washington, which are bringing their own separate cases) settlement class of individuals and businesses that indirectly purchased any CRT Product from the Defendants, for their own use and not for resale, from March 1, 1995 through November 25, 2007 (the "Settlement Class"). The litigation is continuing against the remaining Defendants.
The Settlement provides for the payment by LG of $25 million in cash, plus interest, to the Settlement Class. It also provides that LG will furnish information about the case, including other Defendants' involvement in the alleged conspiracy, to Class Counsel. Money will not be distributed to Settlement Class members yet. See the Detailed Notice for further information on the Settlement.
Class Member Options
|Do Nothing
|You will remain a member of the Litigated Class and the Settlement Class.
|Exclude Yourself
|The deadline to exclude yourself (opt out) from the Litigated Class or the Settlement Class is March 20, 2014.
|Object or Comment on the Settlement
|The deadline to file objections or comments to the Settlement is March 20, 2014.
Consult the Detailed Notice for further information on Class Member Options.
Settlement Hearing
The Court will hold a Fairness Hearing at 10:00 a. m. on April 18, 2014, at 450 Golden Gate Ave., 17th Floor, Courtroom One, San Francisco, CA 94102. The hearing may be moved to a different date or time without additional notice, so it is a good idea to continue to check this website for updated information.
For more details, call toll free 1-800-649-8153 or write to:
CRT Indirect Settlement
c/o The Notice Company
P.O. Box 778
Hingham, MA 02043