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2008 has seen another bumper year for remarkable images;with this year's most popular images ranging from new nose designs to crash pictures, with some unusual shower designs mixed in too:
- Virgin Galactic unveils Dyna-Soar style SpaceShipTwo design and twin-fuselage White Knight II configuration
The first images of Virgin Galactic's SpaceShipTwo (SS2) proved extremely popular this year, showing the continued interest in this pioneering idea. Created by Scaled Composites, the design harks back to the NASA/USAF Boeing X-20 Dyna-Soar glider of the 1960s.
Our first spy picture of Virgin Galactic's SpaceShipTwo under construction at Scaled Composites in Mojave added fuel to the fire as SpaceShipTwo came closer to reality.
The BA Boeing 777 Heathrow crash in January was an significant incident in many ways, with pictures from the scene showing how lucky we were that there were no fatalities in the incident.
Emirates became the first A350 customer to release images of the XWB with the revamped nose and cockpit window arrangement adopted by Airbus as it refined the aircraft's design from the original 2006 concept.
Hong Kong's Cathay Pacific Airways fired a senior pilot for carrying out an unauthorised low-level flypast in Seattle during the delivery flight of a Boeing 777-300ER in February
The incident took place on 30 January at Everett Airport immediately after Cathay took delivery of the new 777-300ER. After take-off for Hong Kong the Captain – Chief 777 pilot Ian Wilkinson -returned the aircraft to the airfield and made a low-level flypast with the landing gear up.
6. PICTURE: Airbus goes public with A350 XWB design
Airbus inadvertently went public with its new A350 XWB design when it initiated a new A350 XWB publicity campaign that featured an illustration of the amended nose design of the twinjet.
Boeing sent a team of specialists to Saudi Arabia to assist with investigating an incident in March when a Saudi Arabian Airlines 777-200ER suffered damage to its starboard wing during a service to Riyadh last week. This illustration showed where the damage took place.
Airbus released pictures of the first Airbus A380 destined for Emirates as it was being rolled out of the paint shop at the airframer's plant in Hamburg.
Middle Eastern carrier Emirates revealed the first images of the interior features on its Airbus A380 aircraft, showing that shower-spas will be among the facilities installed for first-class passengers.
Emirates Airline welcomed its first Airbus A380 this year with the unveiling in Hamburg.


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Man Found Dead With Head Trauma In The Bronx
Autopsy Planned To Determine Cause Of Death August 10, 2013 9:49 AM
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — A man was found dead with head injuries early Saturday in the Bronxwood section of the Bronx.
The 25-year-old man's body was found after police responded to a 911 call at 4206 Paulding Ave., around 12:39 a.m. Saturday.
The man was unconscious and unresponsive, and had suffered trauma to his head, police said.
The New York City Medical Examiner's office will conduct an autopsy to determine the cause of the man's death, police said. Police did not indicate whether foul play was suspected.
The man's identity had not been released as of mid-morning Saturday.
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The 180th Milan derby played at the San Siro in front of over 70,000 spectators ended in a 1–1 draw on Sunday as Inter equalized in the second half after AC Milan took the lead in the first.
Milan, who defeated Barcelona 2–0 in Champions League last week, dominated the first half and took the lead in the 21st minute with a wonderful goal from the "Pharaoh" Stephan El Shaarawi.
Inter returned to the field determined and compact, and got level in the 26th minute of the second half with a header from 23 year-old ex-Atalanta player Ezequiel Schelotto. The youngster was in tears after his first goal of the season.
"I think this draw was the right result. Milan played a great first half, but we were able to return, wanting to recover, and then we finished better. And thanks to the formidable interventions of [Samir] Handanovic," said Inter coach Andrea Stramaccioni to Sky.
"Our goalkeeper put on a stunning performance," Stramaccioni said. Smiling, Handanovic said, "The saves are all complicated, there are no saves harder than others."
Milan striker Mario Balotelli didn't score despite two golden opportunities in the first half thanks to Handanovic, the star of the evening.
"Do not forget that he is 22 years old and was playing for the first time against his former team, the one in which he grew up," said AC Milan coach Massimiliano Allegri. "It was normal that Mario could feel the pressure, but it was very good, he did not react. I am very happy."
With Balotelli and El Shaarawi up front, and just behind them Kevin-Prince Boateng, Milan showed an explosive trident. Ignazio Abate on the right wing offered great initiative.
On the left Mattia De Sciglio is proving to be a wonderful surprise in Italian football. Only 21 years old, not even a year in Serie A, he is unrivaled and dominated a distracted and submissive Yuto Nagatomo. The Japanese redeemed himself only in the second half, providing the assist for the head of Schelotto, who earned Inter the draw.
Milan's midfield benefited from the withdrawn position of the former Viola Riccardo Montolivo, who sent an impressive number of balls with a high success rate. His direct opponent, the Uruguayan Walter Gargano, made life even easier for Milan. Dazed and confused for most of the match, he lost a lot of balls, triggering Milan's counterattacks that made the hearts of Inter's fans rise up in their throats.
Stramaccioni pulled a surprise using playmaker Ricardo Gabriel Alvarez in the beginning together with Antonio Cassano and Rodrigo Palacio. But none of them could replace the pragmatic nature of the offensive bomber Diego Milito. Ten days after his terrible accident, his absence is felt more and more.
Milan Steamroller
Inter started well. They pressurized the Milan defense. Fredy Guarin and Alvarez gave quality support to the duo Cassano-Palacio and for the first 15 minutes Stramaccioni's team was more resourceful and effective.
But it didn't last long. Milan's steamroller set off soon and blunted the initial sparks of Inter and took over the game. At first, Balotelli in the 15th minute didn't convert a great opportunity to score, trying to control a cross from the left from De Sciglio.
Six minutes later came the Pharaoh's masterpiece. Primed in the area by a perfectly weighted pass from Boateng, El Shaarawi, very quickly anticipated the return of the defender and stuck the ball into the net.
Inter got confused. The game plan was off, the midfield collapsed, and Milan took the advantage. Only the impassable Javier Zanetti held well in one-on-one battles, but could not contain alone the Milan attack, which broke through on the left with embarrassing ease. Inter looked scared.
Balotelli called on Handanovic to make two more saves. First in the 26th minute with a powerful header at close range, the Slovenian goalkeeper parried in two stages. In the 40th minute, Handanovic exceeded himself again, rejecting a Balotelli chance on a free kick.
Milan did a lot of running and spent lots of energy, but they appeared much more compact and precise.
Inter Revival
In the second half, Inter emerged tactically more ordered and less fragile on the wings; the team found "brio" in the game and began to trouble Milan's goalkeeper.
In the 54th minute, Christian Abbiati made a great save as Guarin was served by a great cross from Palacio. Inter gained mental strength and moved forward with more conviction, taking advantage of Milan's decline.
The equalizer came in the 71st minute when the substitute Schelotto, left alone in the area, took a cross from Nagatomo and headed into the corner to the left of Abbiati.
The final minutes saw Milan press forward. The team didn't accept the draw, but could not find the victory. Inter didn't have great scoring chances, but fought with a lot of heart until the draw finally arrived.
Serie A still has three matches to play from the 26th round. Bologna and Fiorentina will play Tuesday. Lazio will play Monday at home against Pescara. Meanwhile, Juventus is enjoying the 3–0 victory over Siena and is at the top of the standings, seven points ahead of Napoli, which faces a difficult away match against Udinese on Monday.
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Ocean Power Technologies Inc. announced that it has completed the first-ever grid connection of a wave energy device in the United States at the Marine Corps Base Hawaii, in conjunction with the U.S. Navy.
The connection demonstrates the ability of OPT's PowerBuoy systems to produce utility-grade, renewable energy that can be transmitted to the grid in a manner fully compliant with national and international standards, a press release states.
The PB40 PowerBuoy is part of OPT's ongoing program with the U.S. Navy to develop and test the Company's PowerBuoy wave energy technology.
The PowerBuoy has been in operation since deployment in December 2009 – including surviving significant storm conditions – and has produced power from over 3 million power take-off cycles and 4,400 hours of operation, a press release states.
The grid interface was certified in 2007 as compliant with national and international standards.
The project also underwent an extensive environmental assessment by an independent environmental firm in accordance the National Environment Policy Act (NEPA) that resulted in a Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI).
Recently, Ocean Power Technologies Inc. announced that its subsidiary, Ocean Power Technologies Ltd, based in Warwick, England, was awarded a GBP 1.5 million (US$2.3 million) grant from the South West of England Regional Development Agency for the development of its next generation PowerBuoy wave power system.
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What a puss boy for killing himself. Only a coward would pull suicide to prevent being captured and evade justice. Hopefully, she's smarter than him but I wouldn't count on it.
I agree with ErinE. Morals and religion are two different things. I grew up most of my life without religion and I have yet to get in trouble. Now, I started buddhist studies on my own accord not because someone forced it on me.
As for the article, this boy is in massive trouble. Circumcision would be a good idea. I feel for the young girl. No one, female or male, should have to go through that.


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|Candidates for President-Elect and Board of Directors
UCGIS is pleased to announce the slate of candidates for our upcoming elections. Their brief bios and statements can be found at our candidates' webpage.
|Shekhar Selected for 2015 Education Award
UCGIS is pleased to announce that Dr. Shashi Shekhar, Professor of Computer Science at the University of Minnesota, has been selected to receive its 2015 Education Award. Professor Shekhar received this award for his myriad contributions to GI science education over the past twenty years.
|Miller Receives 2015 Research Award
UCGIS is pleased to announce that Dr. Harvey Miller, the Bob and Mary Reusche Chair in Geographic Information Science and Professor of Geography at The Ohio State University, has been singled out for recognition as the recipient of its 2015 Research Award. Dr. Miller has been a pioneer in research related to space-time GIScience.
|Deadlines Extended for Submitting Lightning Talks and Student Presentations
The deadline for submitting an abstract for a lightning talk, and for student research presentations, has been extended to Sunday, March 22, 2015. All decisions will be announced by Friday, March 27.
|Nyerges Selected as UCGIS Fellow
UCGIS will be awarding Fellow status to Dr. Timothy Nyerges at its upcoming May 2015 Symposium in Alexandria, Virginia. Fellows are individuals who have contributed significantly to the advancement of geographic information science education and research.
|UCGIS Calls for Student Research Presentations, Lightning Talks
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Growing debt and increasing competition are threatening the success of Foxwoods Resort Casino in southeast Connecticut, according to the New York Times.
But in the Midwest, cities and states are rushing to build more casinos, even though they're far from a sure bet.
Our Changing Gears public media project tallied up the places that are adding, or want to construct more casinos, and they cover a Midwest map, from Chicago to Cleveland.
Why are so many of these places living on a prayer, to quote the Bon Jovi song? A lot of it has to do with the region's troubled economy. Here's a look at the Midwest list.
Michigan: No fewer than 22 projects are under consideration, according to the Detroit Free Press. Six organizations want in on the game, said the paper, including four Indian tribes and two investor groups. The state already has casinos scattered across the state, including three in Detroit. Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder and Detroit Mayor Dave Bing oppose more expansion.
Ohio: Toledo and Cleveland are getting the state's first casinos. Both are expected to open in May. The Horseshoe Cleveland Casino will be based in the historic Higbee's Department Store, right downtown.
Illinois: Even though Gov. Pat Quinn doesn't want them, Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel hasn't given up on a casino for his city. The dispute is one of the few sore points in Emanuel's first year in office, according to a profile in The Atlantic Monthly by Jonathan Alter.
The key for all these casinos isn't attracting local residents: it's to convince visitors to come and gamble, as the Federal Reserve said in 2006.
"In general, whether a casino will benefit or harm a local economy hinges on whether the casino is likely to attract tourists to the region … Casinos that cater to a local market generally do not bring outside money into the economy through the spending of their patrons. In fact, such casinos may have no net ancillary economic impacts. Residents patronizing such casinos may simply substitute gambling for other goods and services."
But these states aren't deterred. As Bon Jovi put it, "you live for the fight when that's all you've got."


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(Guest Post by Matthew Ladner)
Public school officials have come to resemble the kids at college football games holding up the sign "Hi Mom! Send More Money!" Public school officials constantly call for additional resources, a call that lawmakers have answered. Nationally, inflation adjusted spending per pupil nearly quadrupled between 1959 and 2004. Unfortunately, there was very little evidence of increased student learning during that period- NAEP scores have been largely flat since the late 1960s despite the increase in funding.
One state, however, has figured out how to utilize the insatiable appetite of schools for additional funding as a carrot to improving student performance.
Florida education reforms not only have improved early childhood literacy, but have also prepared a higher percentage of minority children for college work. Governor Jeb Bush pushed a One Florida Initiative, which sought to replace race based affirmative action with more effective instruction: better preparation rather than lower standards. The results have been impressive.
Working in partnership with the College Board beginning in the year 2000, the One Florida plan sought to increase the academic achievement of Florida's students, particularly underrepresented in universities. The comprehensive plan included professional development for teachers and counselors and free PSAT exams for students. Florida officials created AP Potential – a web-based tool to identify promising students for AP coursework.
The program relied heavily on incentives, creating an AP Teacher Bonus – $50 for every passing score, up to $2,000. The program also created an incentive for the school, paying the school an additional bonus of $650 per student passing an Advanced Placement exam. Florida officials carefully wrote this bonus into the funding formula so that it went to the school, not to the school district.
The reformers didn't stop there, however. Florida's A-Plus reform plan assigns letter grades to schools based upon student performance. The One Florida plan provided an additional school bonus of $500 per student passing an AP exam for schools rated "D" or "F." The idea was to set high expectations and to reward success.
The National Math and Science Initiative recently collected data on the number of students passing AP exams, broken down by ethnicity. Figure 1 presents the number of Hispanic students having passed an AP exam per 1,000 junior and senior Hispanic students. Florida not only leads the nation in Hispanics passing AP exams, they do so at a rate nearly 8 times greater than that of my home state of Arizona.
Do schools respond to incentives? Judge for yourself: between 1999 and 2007, the number of Florida students passing AP tests increased by 154%. Figure 3 below shows that the number of Florida Hispanic and African American students passing an AP exam more than tripled between 1999 and 2007.
Florida's education reformers achieved these results for what ultimately amounts to a tiny portion of the Florida K-12 budget. Floridians should not be satisfied with these results, but should be proud of this level of progress- and work to extend it.
The next time the public school establishment calls for additional resources in your state, the question should not only be whether they should get them or not. The question should also be "in return for what?" Pay for performance is an excellent idea for education funding.
In Florida, high-schools get more money the old fashioned way- they earn it.


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What is the distance from the point (-5,4) to the origin ?
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We'll create a right angle triangle, whose hypotenuse is the distance from origin to the point and one cathetus is its abscisa and the other cathetus is the ordinate.
We'll note the distance as d:
We'll note the abscisa as x:
x = -5 units
x^2 = 25 square units
We'll note the ordinate as y:
y = 4 units
y^2 = 16 units
We'll calculate d using Pythagorean Theorem:
d^2 = x^2 + y^2
d^2 = 25 + 16
d^2 = 41
d = sqrt 41
We'll reject the negative value since the distance is always positive
The distance from the point (-5,4), to the origin is: d = 6.4031 units approx.
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This book has so many creative do-it-yourself ideas that range from necklaces and faux-fur vests to embellished heels and chic handbags. I was instantly hooked and as soon as I got home, I started making all kinds of pretty projects such as bracelets made with lace, necklaces made with ribbon, and scarves made out of an old t-shirt. It's easy to follow the instructions because they are clear, and it's even easier because it includes pictures for every step, along with a picture of the finished product.
Another great reason why I love this book is because I can make gifts for my friends and family for any occasion and save a lot of money! Every D.I.Y. will tell you what you need, and most of what I needed were simple things that I already had, like scissors, glue, ribbon, etc.The author, founder and creator of this genius book is Erica Domesek. Erica has been seen crafting on Martha Stewart, NBC, E!, and CBS. Her work has been featured in publications like Teen Vogue, Glamour, Lucky, InStyle, Self, Italian Vogue, Vogue Nippon, The Wall Street Journal, and more. Erica also has her own website where you will find videos, a D.I.Y. gallery, and more!
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By Capt. Steve Alvarez, USAAmerican Forces Press Service
MAITLAND, Fla., Aug. 23, 2005 Not many people have heard of the sleepy town of Maitland. But the central Florida borough where I live has been in the news recently because 11 boys from here have advanced to the Little League World Series, in Williamsport, Pa.
Watching these boys from my town play, I was reminded of Little League legend Wilbert Davis.
In 1975, Davis was a 12-year-old pitcher and outfielder for a Tampa, Fla., Little League team. Davis, one of eight children, grew up poor and in "the projects," raised by his widowed mother. His youth league produced baseball greats Dwight Gooden and Gary Sheffield.
Like the Maitland boys, Davis's team advanced to the Little League World Series. His team played in the championship game that year, an objective now in the sights of the Maitland team.
Davis had to win 13 games in a row to get his team to the World Series. In the process, his mother said at a 2003 ceremony inducting Davis into the Little League Hall of Excellence, he threw his arm out. The team finished second.
Years later Davis joined the Army, and in April 2003 he was a staff sergeant with the Army's 3rd Infantry Division when he was killed in Iraq after his Humvee went into a canal near Baghdad.
Little League Baseball said Davis was "eager to make a contribution to the effort" in Iraq. In published reports, his family said he was dedicated to the military and to his mission in Iraq. He had two passions in his life: Little League and the Army.
As professional sports are in upheaval, it is nice to watch the game being played not for money, but for fun; not for contract posturing, but simply for the love of the game. It is sportsmanship purity: competition and goodwill.
On the Little League fields here in central Florida, dugout conversations tend to focus on video game strategies and post-game pizza. Losses hurt, but coaches make them less painful. Kudos are given for games well played and even for efforts that fail to be fruitful. Games are won and lost, but all the boys and girls ultimately win as they learn humility, fairness and resiliency, all building blocks that will some day make these good boys and girls become good men and women.
What you don't see on television are the lessons these coaches impart on the kids, how their words dry a player's crying eyes after a critical loss or how to explain to 12-year-olds that they need to be pulled from the game "for the good of the team" -- a hard lesson in selflessness.
Many of these kids will take the bonds forged on these playing fields and the lessons of teamwork with them as they participate in the game of life. Their coaches are like noncommissioned officers, the backbone our military, carefully molding children into adults.
Remarkably, the coaches pull it off. The kids are humble, good sports, and supportive of each other, despite international media attention and praise from fans. They do what they have to for each other --hitting sacrifice fly balls and bunts, trying to play the best game they can to go home with a trophy.
As I watch the Maitland kids, many of whom are my neighbors, I can't help but think about Sgt. 1st Class Davis (he was posthumously promoted). I think about the fortitude he had at 12 that empowered him to win 13 consecutive games, and I wonder what other sacrifices he made as a boy out on the baseball diamond.
Davis's selfless service embodies what servicemembers continue to do today for the cause of liberty throughout the world. Davis went from the ball field to the battlefield, and although he outgrew his Little League uniform and traded it for an Army camouflaged uniform, he took his Little League values with him to Iraq.
In Iraq, Davis made "the ultimate sacrifice." It was the last thing he would do for a team.
And even though Davis played in the same Little League as Sheffield and Gooden, and although he is part of noteworthy group by being inducted into the Hall of Excellence with the likes of Cal Ripken Jr., Tom Seaver, and Nolan Ryan -- to me, he is in a league all his own.
And since I wear the same team uniform that Davis wore when he died, I find it fitting that he be remembered today, two years to the day after he was inducted into the Little League Hall of Excellence.
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GRAFTON, Mass.- Rachel Sibley, a Grafton resident, was selected to become a "Rev Girl" for the professional soccer team The New England Revolution.
According to a press release, the Rev Girls serve as the Revolution's official promotional team, making appearances throughout the year at home games, community and charity events, photo shoots and the like.
Sibley was selected after a three-round audition that consisted of Revolution trivia, a Q&A session about each finalist and crowd giveaways to judge fan-interaction skills.
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Sonos and whole house audio config questions
I have a number of questions about configuring a Sonos system to be at the heart of a whole house audio setup. I have searched the threads and am still not sure how this should be done given what I've got.
What I have is a house that is prewired for 2 speakers in each of 12 locations. Speakers are on a home run to a corner of my basement. Each location also has Cat5 run from a box in the wall on a home run to the same corner of the basement. The speaker wire is not run through the cat5 location. This was run when the house was built with a different system in mind.
What I want is to put a few ZonePlayers in the basement and divy the rooms into zones but maintain the ability to control volume at the room level not just the zone level. I have a number of questions:
- Is this a realistic configuration?
- assuming yes, does it make sense to use a Z100 and run it though some type of distribution box without amplification or use a Z80 and run it though an amplifier.
- Do you foresee conflicts between multiple volume controls
- If not, any reccomendations on basic volume controls and other required hardware.
- Is there a range problem with keeping the ZonePlayers stacked in basement. Will I be able to control it from the opposite corner of the 2nd floor? I can get my wireless connection on my laptop throughout the house.
- Can 1 zone player support multiple sets of speakers without additional hardware? there are several rooms that could be tied together that would always play together (i.e master bath/master bedroom or kitchen/dining room.
I suppose in an ideal world I would have 1 zonePlayer = 1 room and be able to use the Sonos controller to adjust a rooms volume but I just don't have that kind of budget.
I apologize for all the questions, but I appreciate any and all direction.
SONOS RF range is similar to that of the WiFi used for your wireless computer. You can test the situation in advance by moving your wireless access point to the proposed ZonePlayer cluster location (be sure to close all of the cabinet and closet doors), then walk the house with your laptop and make a map of signal strength and throughput.
This an approximate test, but if you have good solid computer performance at a location, the SONOS handheld controller will probably work OK too.
A ZP100 will support two pairs of 8-Ohm speakers, but since there is only one volume control, you'll need external volume controls or areas that don't need any provisions for individual room level matching.
SONOS is designed as a distributed system. Placing all of the ZonePlayers in a single cluster in the basement is not what the designers had in mind.
Since you have CAT-5 wiring everywhere, you can easily create network connections for remote ZonePlayers. With a little bit of digging and some imagination you should be able to scatter a few of the ZonePlayers. All you need is a concealed location with power and access to a pair of speaker wires. Network connections are optional, but highly desirable.
I have hidden ZonePlayers on top of kitchen cabinets, in closets, under the sofa, under the bed, under the desk (along with an ugly mess of computer gear -- you'll never find the ZonePlayer in that mess), and in a basket.
Hi Buzz-
Thanks for the info. I realize that the system wasn't designed to be centralized but I'm trying to understand the issues with making it a centralized system. I prefer (and my wife insists) that I use wall or ceiling speakers and not clutter every room with more wires. Also the cat5 I ran for volume control is right next to the light switches so it doesn't lend itself to plugging in Zone players.
I know there are any number of systems designed to be centralized, but to be honest none of them offer the ease of use and nice control over my library that you guys do. Aside from range of the controller, do you see any other issues with making it a central system that I am missing?
Thanks for your help.
Assuming that you have a network connection at the central point, the only real issue is RF coverage for the handheld controllers.
If there is an attic, have the speaker wires and CAT-5 been run up there? If so, it is easy to place a ZonePlayer on a shelf in a closet, interrupt the wires and pull them into the closet through the wall or ceiling.
If you need better RF coverage, adding another room can work well too. A small pair of speakers and a ZP100 can disappear in a bookcase.
I've never liked the central systems and the wall mounted keypads are never in the right spot.
I'm about half way into making my Sonos install as you refer to. If you're willing to just let the existing Cat5 alone and not worry about it, there's no reason you can't do a Sonos install and have it all behind the scenes. That's what I'm doing. I've got ceiling speakers in the kitchen and dining room already, more to go in the play room and master bedroom. We have outdoor speakers mounted above the rear patio and the front porch, more to come later at the pool area. Two of my Zone Players are in my coat closet by my front door, I ran electricity in there and pulled all the speakers, ethernet, etc.. into that closet that I needed. In fact, I ended up putting my cable modem, wireless router, and switch into the closet too - its nice to get that stuff out from underneath my desk. The next ZonePlayer I install will be at a far end of the house to help extend the wireless range.
I do have a ranch style house with crawl room in the attic space which makes this something I can do myself.
When you play the zones that I've got setup now, all you see are the ceiling speakers inside, or the outdoor speakers outside, and the controller, no wires are visible, it's all out of the way which was a requirement of mine.
Btw - I wired my front porch to the same ZonePlayer as the rear patio, the front is on a volume control so I can turn them off. Ditto for the dining room, it's wired to the Kitchen ZonePlayer. That worked out well for me to get 4 areas instead of two, it's no problem having the same source in dining and kitchen as they are adjacent, and outside is ok on the same zone too. We had to wire volume controls to do this, but saved on more ZonePlayers.
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I have a similar set up to yours and was also leery about the range of the controller. However, my ZP's are all centrally located on the main floor and I get good reception with my controller in the basement as well as upstairs. I was very pleasantly surprised with the great range on the controller.
But out by the pool the strength meter goes to red... So the next ZP I install will be on the far end of the house which is nearest the pool area. That should give me good coverage everywhere.
When the ZP's eventually go 802.11N, that should really extend range for people.
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if i was buying the met-pro looks pretty damn good to me.
i got a primary arms and i like it pretty well--so far no issues --but it only had RED optics--no green--
i do like the ACOG series --i liked them better when uncle sam was paying for them though.
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Many of us already know the drill. When you see a dog you do not know, you politely ask the dog's guardian two questions: "Is your dog friendly?" and "May I pet your dog?" If the guardian says "Yes," you approach slowly, crouching down to Fido's level and holding your hand out in front of you with your fingers tucked under so that he can sniff you and get to know you a little bit. If he seems to like you, you may pet him under the chin or on the side the neck—but never on top of the head.
This, or some semblance of this, is what parents and grandparents have been teaching their children for generations, or at least I hope it is. "Never approach strange dogs" and "Always ask if they are friendly first" are precious nuggets of good advice for all kids.
But what if the kids are out playing and they see a stray dog or cat who needs help? What do you tell them about that? Or maybe they spot a wild animal in trouble, and there is no adult around; what should they do?
There is definitely a dual dilemma here. On the one hand, you want the child to be safe and not put him- or herself in danger. But on the other hand, you want to teach your child to help animals in need and not ignore the plight of a lost or injured animal. So how do you teach them to do both?
If children are knowledgeable about canine or feline body language, they should be able to discern whether the animal is a threat. Teaching children to recognize body language is crucial to their being able to handle a situation involving a stray dog. You can't always tell a friendly dog by the way the tail is wagging; sometimes that wagging is meant to warn you to stay away (in this case, the tail is actually flagging, not wagging). A flagging tail is held low and straight out and is moving slowly back and forth. The dog will be staring straight at you. A wagging tail, on the other hand, is fast and moves in a circular motion, and the dog's face is relaxed and trusting. When cats are friendly, they will approach you with their tails held high, but most cats, especially if they are feral, will skedaddle.
If children come across a stray dog who appears to be friendly, teach them to call the dog over and try to get him or her to go into a fenced yard. Then, once the dog is secure, the young person can call an adult to take charge. If the dog won't follow or is clearly unapproachable, then instruct the children (or grandchildren) to note the dog's description and the direction in which he or she is running and to find an adult who can call the local animal shelter or animal control right away. For a cat, children should learn to try to keep the animal engaged while someone else goes for help. Playing with a twig is preferable to petting, as that might make some cats fearful, causing them to bite or scratch.
If a young person comes across any other type of animal outdoors, such as an injured squirrel or raccoon, it's best that they call their local wildlife services. Make sure that they call a wildlife rescue or rehabilitation center and not a commercial wildlife-removal service. Children should be taught never to touch wild animals without an expert around and that some animals, such as raccoons, are nocturnal. If they spot a raccoon during the day, he or she may very well be ill, and it's crucial that children stay clear of the animal. Birds on the ground or other small animals are best just left alone, because there is a good chance that the parents are nearby, and you don't want to interfere. Here's a helpful guide that Ingrid E. Newkirk wrote about how to handle various types of animal emergencies. It's a great resource for all of us, adults and kids alike.
If you teach children that dogs and cats who are running loose are not free but in danger, they will understand that to ignore animals in need is to miss an opportunity to do a good deed. Children who are empowered with the knowledge and the skills to take charge will be confident and secure and will be leaders. Teach them that it's about respecting animals—and the children won't let you down.
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A system and method for creating a medicated atmosphere in an organ, or body cavity is disclosed. The system includes a flexible aerosolization catheter, a device for introducing of the aerosolization catheter, a medication delivery apparatus configured to control delivery of a medication to the catheter, a gas delivery apparatus in communication with the catheter, a gas pressure relief apparatus configured to relieve pressure in the organ or body cavity, and a central controller in communication with the medication delivery apparatus, gas delivery apparatus, and gas pressure relief apparatus. The method includes providing insufflation gas and an aerosol of medication to an organ or body cavity while controlling overall pressure in the organ or cavity. The method may also include re-entering a patient through at least one port to apply gas and an aerosolized medicament, in either a post-operative procedure or in a chemotherapy context.
1. A system for providing a controlled environment in a body cavity of a patient, the system comprising:
an insufflator adapted to provide a supply of gas to the body cavity via a gas line;
a nebulizing catheter in communication with a source of nebulizing gas and a source of fluid for nebulizing, the nebulizing catheter having a distal end positionable in the body cavity and configured to generate an aerosol at the distal end within the body cavity;
at least one pressure relief valve in communication with one of the gas line or the source of nebulizing gas, the at least one pressure relief valve for maintaining a pressure in the body cavity; and
a central controller in communication with the insufflator, the source of nebulizing gas, the source of fluid and the pressure relief valve to coordinate delivery of fluid and gas, while maintaining a desired pressure in the body cavity, wherein the central controller is configured to monitor and adjust delivery of fluid by the source of fluid to the nebulizing catheter.
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5. A system for use in a minimally invasive procedure to deliver a substance to a body cavity of a patient, the system comprising:
a fluid dispensing controller in communication with a gas supply and the substance;
a catheter configured for insertion into the body cavity, the catheter comprising:
a gas delivery channel configured for delivery of gas from the gas supply to the body cavity of the patient, wherein the gas delivery channel comprises an only source of gas provided to the body cavity; and
a substance delivery channel configured for delivery of the substance to the body cavity of the patient; and
the gas delivery channel and the substance delivery channel extending separately into, and terminating within, a distal end positionable in the body cavity, wherein the distal end is configured to cause gas from the gas delivery channel to mix with the substance from the substance delivery channel outside the gas delivery channel and substance delivery channel and within the body cavity to form an aerosol;
at least one pressure relief valve in communication with one of the gas and substance delivery channels for maintaining a pressure in the body cavity; and
wherein gas delivered to the body cavity via the gas delivery channel both distends the body cavity and nebulizes the substance.
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This application claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Application 60/509,733, filed Oct. 7, 2003, the entirety of which is incorporated herein by reference.
The present invention relates to a system and method for delivering a substance to a body cavity. More particularly, the present invention relates to a system and method for delivering a substance to a body cavity in conjunction with a minimally invasive operative procedure or for therapeutic treatment unrelated to a surgical procedure.
Among problems that physicians have encountered during diagnostic or surgical procedures, using both "open" techniques, and minimally invasive (laparoscopic) surgical techniques, are numerous post procedural complications. These complications can consist of, but are not limited to, post operative pain, infections, tissue adhesions, and tumor formation. Numerous products, such as medications and associated delivery systems, addressing these issues exist on the market to improve the surgical or invasive experience and patient outcomes. Among these products are suction and irrigation wands that are used for flushing tissue sites with sterile water or saline and removing blood. There are medications, which are spread over exposed organs, to coat or provide a barrier between tissue and organs for prevention of adhesions. These materials may be in gel form, sheet form, spray (liquid) form, or aerosol form to coat organs or tissues, or to provide thin layer deposition to the organs in the operative site. Some of these materials may be used in both open and minimally invasive surgical techniques.
The problems with these materials, and their application as related to laparoscopy, are their inability to be used easily and effectively in a minimally invasive laparoscopic environment. Among the difficulties associated with spraying of liquids, is the pooling and lack of containment of the fluids used with irrigation and aspiration wands. It is also difficult to cover large areas (greater than several square centimeters), and do so without using much more medicament than is necessary. This contributes to the cost of excessive medication, and adding to the cost and time of the surgery.
Materials used in sheet form are not practical to apply to the organs when using laparoscopic minimally invasive techniques, due to the difficulty in getting the material through standard trocars, and then spreading the material out over the affected area, and keeping it in place once positioned. The liquid spray technique has many of the same problems as the irrigation approach. These devices normally force a liquid through a cannula like device under pressure. The introduction of additional fluid into the body cavity can cause increases in pressure and do not include a means for pressure relief. Without a means for directing the spray, it is difficult to control where the medication is deposited, and in what amount. Also, the precise disposition of the medication as to amount and location is difficult to control.
Compound materials are sometimes mixed prior to being aerosolized by a hand held syringe device, and then by applying an air stream to the mixed medication as it is being dispensed, to create an aerosolized stream that is used to "paint" the organs. This method also ignores the problem of the creation of additional pressure in the organ with no relief mechanism. Creating an aerosol "cloud" contends with the problem of how to effectively coat all the surfaces required, but also introduces the problem of increasing abdominal pressures uncontrollably inside an insufflated body cavity or organ, such as the peritoneum.
All of the above methodologies, while focused on applying substances in different physical forms for the purpose of treating or coating tissues and/or organs, have not been optimized for use in the laparoscopic, minimally invasive environment. The term "substance", as used in this specification, includes, without limitation, a liquid, powder or gas, or any combination thereof.
In order to address the deficiencies in the prior art, a system and method for providing a substance to a body cavity is discussed below. According to a first aspect of the invention, a system is provided that will allow the application of a substance, such as an aerosolized medicament to a distended body cavity that will allow for the efficient, safe, and effective application of any number of substances, such as aerosolized liquids, which can be used for pain management (analgesics), infection prevention (prophylactic antibiotics), tissue adhesion (any number of formulations can be used including naturally occurring lubricious medications such as hyaluronic acid, or any number of other medicaments such as heparin, glycerin or glycol medications, or even humidity), and tumor prevention (using targeted or prophylactic chemotherapy drugs or methods). A pressure relief or maintenance device controllably keeps the pressure within a desired range, compensating for the introduction of substances into the body cavity that can build up unwanted pressure. A central controller in communication with a substance introducing device and an insufflator may coordinate all of the parameters of pressure, flow, temperature and so on.
According to another aspect of this invention, a method for providing continued or postoperative application of a substance, by re-instituting an environment in the patient in which subsequent applications of medication may be administered, is disclosed. The method includes providing a patient with a port or other device that will fasten to the outer abdomen wall and the interior abdomen wall to provide a passage into a body cavity of a patient. A supply of insufflation gas is provided through the port and a substance is introduced, for example in aerosol form, into the body cavity through the port. In one embodiment the substance is introduced via a nebulizing catheter. In one embodiment, the method may relate to a therapeutic treatment for cancerous tumors and the substance supplied to the body cavity may be chemotherapy medication. In another embodiment, the method may be related to post-operative pain or infection treatment, such as the application of analgesic or antibiotic substances, respectively.
In yet a further aspect of this invention a method and system are disclosed that improve upon typical methods of applying medications to an insufflated organ by controlling and coordinating the requirements of pressure maintenance and relief within the organ, coordinating the application of the aerosolized medicament within the patient (including the amount, rate of application, timing of the administration of the medicament, and control of the direction or formation of an optimized aerosolized laparoscopic medicated environment), maintaining proper distention for visualization and operative manipulation of instruments, and providing feedback (visual and or audible) on the information or data required for controlling the operative, diagnostic, or post operative treatment of a patient.
Further aspects and advantages of the invention are discussed below in conjunction with the preferred embodiments.
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An aerosolization gas supply, preferably separately controllable from the general insufflation gas sent through the gas delivery line 18 to the nebulization catheter 22, is also supplied by the insufflator 14. This aerosolization gas supply is directed through a gas line 18 connected to a nebulization catheter 22 inserted into the peritoneum through another trocar 23 or other suitable needle. Although the system 10 may operate with a single pressure relief control valve positioned anywhere along the components making up the insufflation gas supply chain, a separate and independently controllable pressure relief valve 25 may be positioned on the nebulization gas supply, such as at the trocar 23 for the nebulization catheter 22. The nebulization catheter receives a medicament in fluid form from fluid supply line 26 connected with the pump 16. The gas provided to the nebulizing catheter is mixed with a fluid medicament supplied by the pump 16 and generates a nebulized medicament for deposit on specific organs, on the peritoneum cavity wall and other locations within the patient 12. The system of
The insufflator 14 may be any of a number of insufflators, such as the OMNIFLATOR Model 6620 available from Northgate Technologies, Inc. of Elgin, Ill. Examples of suitable insufflators are described in U.S. Pat. No. 6,299,592 and U.S. application Ser. No. 10/829,485, and the entirety of each of these references are incorporated by reference. The insufflator may include a pressurized source of insufflation gas. Examples of insufflation gases include, but are not limited to, carbon dioxide, nitrous oxide, argon, or helium. The insufflation gas is typically reduced in pressure by the insufflator to approximately 45 to 55 millimeters of mercury (also know as a "push" pressure), although the pressure may be changed depending on the insufflator in use and any regulations that may be in force. While the push pressure may be in the range of 45-55 millimeters of mercury, the actual pressure maintained in the peritoneum or other body cavity is preferably less than 25-30 mm of mercury and, in the case of many laparoscopic surgeries, most preferably in the range of 12 mm of mercury.
The pump 16 may be a peristaltic pump, syringe pump, hydraulic (air over liquid) pump or any other mechanism capable of controlling the dispensing of medication. Controllable pump parameters may include the rate and volume, as well as the timing, of delivery. It is contemplated that continuous and periodic pumping may be desired. Delayed pumping of medication, such as the transport of medication to the nebulization catheter 22 at predetermined times for predetermined intervals is also contemplated. In one embodiment, the pump may include a heating mechanism to heat the fluid to a controlled temperature prior to delivery to the fluid line 26 and nebulizing catheter 22.
The gas and fluid lines 18, 26 may be constructed from disposable polyvinyl chloride tubes, although in other embodiments any suitable materials may be used. For example, the tubing may be made of a silicone material that is reusable. The diameters of the tubes may be varied depending on flow rate requirements and any regulations that are in force. Also, the inner diameter of each of the tubes may be different from each other. A filter (not shown) may be located in each of the tubes used for the gas lines 18 to provide a particulate barrier. In one embodiment, the filter may be a glass-fiber hydrophobic filter that provides a particulate barrier of approximately 0.2 microns and operates at a ninety-nine percent rate of efficiency. In other embodiments any number of commonly used filters, with different filtering capabilities, may also be used.
The pressure relief valves (PRV's) 24, 25 associated with the insufflation and aerosolization gas supplies, respectively, may be located within the gas supply lines 18 or the catheters 20, 22. In other embodiments the valves 24, 25 may each be a discrete valve such as commonly available from Pneutronics, a division of Parker Hannifin Corporation of Cleveland, Ohio. Any of a number of types of valves may be used. For example, the valve may be operated electrically, pneumatically, or hydraulically. In other embodiments, the valve may be a mechanical pressure relief valve preset to relieve pressure once a preset maximum has been reached. For example, when the pressure of the insufflation gas reaches a preset pressure, a spring operated valve opens and provides pressure relief. Preferably, the valve is operated by a signal generated by a controller associated with the electronics of the insufflator. An example of such a controller is contained within the control circuitry of the Northgate OMNIFLATOR 6620 Insufflator, and an example of such a valve is a pinch valve. The signal is generated via feedback due to the monitoring of flow restriction or back pressure sensed by a central controller 130 (See
The nebulizing catheter 22 preferably includes a combination of at least one fluid lumen and at least one gas lumen oriented to mix the gas and fluid to generate an aerosol mist inside the peritoneum. Any of a number of nebulizing catheters may be utilized, such as those described in U.S. Pat. No. 5,964,223, issued Oct. 12, 1999 and entitled "Nebulizing Catheter and Methods of Use and Manufacture", the entirety of which is incorporated by reference herein. Some examples of nebulizing catheters are shown in
The additional lumen 40 also carries a pressurized gas which is directed in a proximal direction by the orifice 46 against the direction of the aerosol plume generated by the gas and liquid exiting the orifices 36 and 38. The gas from the additional lumen 40 presents a counterflow to the gas from these orifices thereby slowing down the velocity of the particles generated from these orifices. In a preferred embodiment, the distal tubular extension 42 may be formed of a suitable material such as stainless steel needle stock.
In another embodiment of a nebulization catheter arrangement, the catheter may include three lumens, two gas and one liquid, where the second of the two liquid lumens is utilized to sense pressure and/or provide pressure relief to the body cavity.
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A more detailed diagram of an embodiment of a regulated liquid and gas dispensing controller 150 incorporating a syringe pump, independent CPU and optional active pressure relief mechanism as shown in
The pressure of insufflation gas supplied to a patient generally needs to be at a lower pressure and so the gas from high pressure manifold at, for example, 150 p.s.i. is then processed through a low pressure manifold 158. The low pressure manifold includes a low pressure regulator 160 configured to further reduce the gas pressures. In this example, the gas pressure is reduced from 150 p.s.i. to 100 p.s.i. This pressure translates to a flow rate of 2-3 liters per minute actually introduced to the body cavity due. The pressures discussed above are merely presented as examples and the various pressure settings in the high and low pressure manifolds may be user adjustable, or may be preset at the manufacturer with no manual settings necessary, at any of a number of pressures. The low pressure manifold also includes a passive pressure relief valve (PRV) 162 set to mechanically release pressure above a predetermined threshold which, in this example, is 0.9 pounds per square inch gauge (p.s.i.g.). An electrically controllable output valve 164 meters the gas output sent on to a catheter. Pressure monitor lines connect a central processor (CPU) 166 to the low pressure manifold via high pressure sensors 168. When used in an insufflator arrangement, at least one of a passive pressure relief valve 24 (See
An actuator 192 may be connected with the controller 150 to initiate one or more actions by the controller 150. For example, the actuator 192 may send a signal to the CPU 166 that will start or stop the production of insufflation gas, the dispensing of fluids or other activities. In one embodiment, the actuator 192 may be a foot pedal or some other form of actuator that allows a medical practitioner to keep both hands free. Push buttons, levers, touch-screens or any of a number of actuation input means are also contemplated.
An optional portion of the regulated liquid and gas dispensing controller is an active pressure controller 194 that, in addition to the mechanical, passive pressure relief valve 162, can provide a mechanism for limiting pressure supplied to the patient. Although optional, the active pressure controller 194 can provide more precise pressure control by taking a pressure measurement supplied from a sensor via an external pressure sense line 196 at the patient's body and allowing the CPU 166 to actively regulate the pressure. Pressure data may be provided to the CPU 166 by way of low pressure sensors 198. The active pressure controller can reduce the pressure supplied to the patient through one or more active pressure relief valves electrically controllable by the CPU.
Some operative and post-operative therapies may require a mixture of more than one fluid. The fluid mixture can be achieved through a number of minor modifications. One embodiment of a regulated liquid and gas dispensing controller 150 with multiple fluid sources is illustrated in
Upon a signal from the CPU 166 and motor controller 170, each motor 178, 180 will move its push plate a certain metered distance and cause the syringe to eject a measured amount of fluid into the fluid mixing chamber 172. Each motor 178, 180 may be instructed to move the same or different amount depending on the desired mixture of fluids. Check valves 186, 188 may be included on the input ports of the fluid mixing chamber as added protection against back flow into the same or different syringe. In order to provide sufficient pressure to eject the mixture of fluid from the fluid mixing chamber, such as a 20 p.s.i. or other low pressure regulator, supply of gas from the low pressure manifold 159 is taken after the low pressure regulator 160 and further processed through a mixing chamber pressure regulator 190 down to, in this example, 20 p.s.i. The gas is then transmitted to the fluid mixing chamber to propel the mixed fluid to the catheter for nebulization in a body cavity, for topical application or other application. Using this embodiment, the different fluids can be administered in combination or consecutively, where a single fluid is sent through, and evacuated from, the mixing chamber before the next fluid is dispensed.
Another embodiment of a controller 202 configured for fluid mixture is shown in
In addition to providing configurations of a controller for providing a single type of fluid, or multiple types of fluids, embodiments of the present invention include configurations and methods for accommodating multiple different gases. In one embodiment, shown in
In another embodiment, the fluid pump assembly of the regulated liquid and gas dispensing controller, which includes the motor controller 170, motor 178, and push plate 182, may be adapted to work with a disposable catheter, syringe and tubing set 226. As shown in
Utilizing the integrated system or separate system components described above, a method of providing a substance, such as a nebulized medication, to a body cavity during a minimally invasive procedure is now described. Although a laparoscopic procedure is specifically identified below, the applications of medication using this system can include administration of nebulized substances onto or into specific organs and lumens in the body, as well as topical applications. Additionally, the systems and methods described herein are applicable to minimally invasive procedures generally. In many normal laparoscopic procedures, such as for gall bladders, hernias, bowl resections and etc., a patient is placed in the prone position and sedated. A verres-type needle is placed in the patient to transport gas to the patient and this verres needle is connected to the insufflator to pump up the peritoneum. One suitable verres needle or, more generally, insertion device is disclosed in U.S. application Ser. No. 09/841,125, filed Apr. 24, 2001 and published on Dec. 5, 2002 as Pub. No. US 2002/0183715, the entirety of which is incorporated herein by reference. The verres needle may then be removed and a trocar inserted through the needle hole already made, while maintaining a supply gas in the cavity. Using the opening provided by the trocar, an endoscope is inserted so that a physician may see inside the body. At this point, several other smaller trocars may be inserted into the body for instruments to be used as needed for the particular procedure.
Utilizing the system described above, the insufflation gas is preferably heated and humidified, and an appropriate medicament treatment is applied. For example, to avoid adhesion problems which may often occur in laparoscopic procedures, an aerosol can be provided via the aerosolization catheter to cover the exposed organs and wall of the abdomen. This anti-adhesion treatment may be repeated multiple times during a surgical procedure and be preprogrammed into the central controller 130 of the system. During the procedure, the parameters relating to the delivery of gas and fluid may be displayed and individually controlled. The parameters may include humidity, temperature, pH, volume, rate, pressure, and duration of any of the fluid or gas being injected into the patient. The pH may be adjusted by, for example, the introduction of acid or buffer solutions to the fluid. While any of a number of catheters may be used with the various embodiments of the regulated liquid and gas dispensing controller to apply a medication, or supply both the insufflation gas and a medication, two suitable catheters are disclosed in U.S. Pat. Nos. 6,379,373, issued Apr. 30, 2002, and 6,165,201, issued Dec. 26, 2000. The disclosure of both of these U.S. patents is incorporated herein by reference.
With the system and method described above, a physician may apply an aerosolized medicament to a distended body cavity that will allow for efficient, safe and effective application of any number of potentially aerosolized liquids which can be used for pain and management (analgesics), infection prevention (prophylactic antibiotics), tissue adhesion (any number of formulations can be used including naturally occurring lubricious medications such as hyaluronic acid, or any number of other medicaments such as heparin, glycerin or glycol medications, or even humidity), and tumor prevention (using targeted or prophylactic chemotherapy drugs or methods) or to control bleeding or blood clotting. Although laparoscopic procedures are specifically discussed above, the systems and methods disclosed herein are contemplated for use in any endoscopic or other minimally invasive procedure.
With reference to targeted or prophylactic chemotherapy, according to another aspect of this invention, the system may be used for general continued, and post-operative applications of a substance by re-instituting an environment in the patient in which subsequent applications of the substance, such as an aerosolized medication, may be administered. This may be accomplished by leaving a port device in the patient after a surgical procedure, or by surgically placing a port in the patient in preparation of a non-surgical treatment regimen. The port may be any device capable of providing a sanitary access point to a body cavity, where the device is a resealable mechanism that attaches to the exterior of the abdomen and the interior wall of the abdomen. One example of a suitable port is an enteral feeding tube port. The port permits the device for applying a substance to the body cavity, in this instance a nebulizing catheter, and the remainder of the system 10 of
Alternatively, independently of any post-operative pain or infection, a patient may be provided with such a port for the purpose of allowing an effective chemotherapy treatment. In this situation, a patient would be provided with the port so that the organ or organs affected by a cancer may be directly treated with aerosol treatment customized for that particular patient or tumor. In either situation, post-operative reentry or chemotherapy application, treatment may be accomplished without an endoscope. In some embodiments, an endoscope may be used to allow a medical professional to properly apply the aerosol to the desired region and so that a distal end of a nebulizing catheter may be oriented to provide optimal aerosol placement. During the re-entry into the peritoneum, the pressure relief valve or valves (active or passive) are used to maintain a safe cavity pressure. By maintaining proper pressure within the peritoneum, any additional pressure introduced by the gas used in the aerosolization of the medicine, or pressure from the introduction of fluids or other substances from outside the body cavity may be accounted for.
As discussed above, a method and apparatus for creating a medicated atmosphere in an organ or body cavity has been disclosed. The method permits a creation of an aerosol cloud allowing for the deposition of a substance comprising a medicament on all or a selected number of interior surfaces. The apparatus comprises an aerosolization catheter that can be manipulated during use, a device for the introduction of the aerosolization catheter, a medication delivery system linked to a control means for the control of rate, amount, and time of delivery of the medication, a system for providing pressure control of a gas to the catheter which is also controlled as to pressure, timing and rate of gas flow, a means for monitoring and relieving the pressure of the gas, alone or in conjunction with an insufflator, and a means of integrating the control of the various gas and fluid supplies for complete system control. Additionally, means for reentering the peritoneum or organ post-operatively to recreate a medicated environment for a post-operative treatment is disclosed. The insufflation and nebulization may both be performed through a single gas lumen in a catheter, or multiple gas lumens, using the same regulated liquid and gas dispensing controller.
It is intended that the foregoing detailed description be regarded as illustrative rather than limiting, and that it be understood that the following claims, including all equivalents, are intended to define the scope of this invention.
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I agree with you when it comes to Atletico.. Probably got some new good players for the money they got from Torres? Do you know who they signed?]]>
That is the way AC Milan should do it! Silvio should spend some of his cash on new and GOOD players and not only bring in veterans on loan!]]>
AC Milan haven't realy spent a lot of money on new players in recent years either.]]>


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Champlain The members of Knights of Columbus Council 3525 are banding together to help feed the less fortunate in the Northern Tier.
The local council will host its first Northern Tier Food Drive next Friday, Oct. 14, through Monday, Oct. 17, at the Price Chopper located on U.S. Route 11. Council members behind the effort are hoping to fill a tractor trailer with nonperishable food items collected at the supermarket during the four-day period.
It's an idea that member Tom Trombley said he borrowed from another organization the other side of Lake Champlain.
"I was at a Price Chopper in Derby, Vt., and they were able to fill a tractor trailer there with a three- or four-day event," said Trombley, who serves as a manager at the Champlain Price Chopper. "I felt if they can achieve that, we should be able to do the same for our community."
Trombley then approached the Golub Foundation, which owns the Price Chopper supermarket chain, asking for approval for the fundraiser. And, donning his hat as a member of the Knights of Columbus, he worked with his fellow members to organize the event for the first time, with the idea of it benefitting the Mooers Food Pantry.
The pantry — housed at the Mooers Wesleyan Church on Maple Street in the town of Mooers — has been struggling in recent months to meet demand. What many don't realize, said pantry volunteer Darcy Castine, is that the pantry serves not just Mooers, but more than 400 families throughout northern Clinton County, including the communities of Mooers, Mooers Forks, Altona, Chazy, West Chazy, Sciota, Champlain, Rouses Point and Ellenburg.
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Rogers State University's Pryor campus will be hosting an April 26 Spring Fling event to celebrate the end of the school year.
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Empire State shooting injures at least 8 in workplace dispute; gunman dead; Bloomberg can't refrain from gun control politics; some victims may have been shot by NYPD
Another mass shooting this morning — this time in NYC, where gun control reigns. Please keep all the victims and their families in your thoughts and prayers.
Twitchy has full, continuing coverage here. Nanny Bloomberg will speak shortly at a press conference…live coverage here.
Update: Bloomberg acknowledges that some of the victims may have been shot by NYPD, and closes his public statement by touting NYC public safety record and invoking leftist gun control politics: "…we are not immune to gun violence."
Bloomberg says tape shows the perpetrator pulled out a gun and tried to shoot at police. Two officers opened fire and took him down. They ID'd him after a construction worker witnessed shooter murdering ex-co-worker and followed him, then notified NYPD.
Good news: City says bystanders who were shot will all survive.
Bloomberg's last words: "There's an awful lot of guns out there."
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PART I: ANCIENT CIVILIZATIONS, 3500-500 B.C.E. 1. The Earliest Human Societies. 2. Mesopotamia. 3. Egypt. 4. Warriors and Deities in the Near East. 5. India's Beginnings. 6. Ancient China to 500 B.C.E. Worldview I: Ancient Civilizations, 3500-500 B.C.E. PART II CLASSICAL MEDITERRANEAN CIVILIZATIONS, 500 B.C.E.-800 C.E. 7. The Greek Adventure. 8. Greek Humanism, 800-100 B.C.E. 9. Rome: City-State to Empire. 10. Imperial Decline and the Birth of Christian Europe. Worldview II: Classical Mediterranean Civilizations, 500 B.C.E.-800 C.E. PART III: EQUILIBRIUM AMONG POLYCENTRIC CIVILIZATIONS, 500-1500 C.E. 11. The Americas Before Columbus. 12. Africa from Kush to the Fifteenth Century. 13. Islam. 14. Mature Islamic Society and Institutions. 15. Indian Civilization in Its Golden Age. 16. Empire of the Middle: China to the Mongol Conquest. 17. Japan and Southeast Asia. 18. The European Middle Ages. 19. The Mongol Intrusion. 20. Late Medieval Troubles. 21. The European Renaissance. Worldview III: Equilibrium Among Polycentric Civilizations, 500 C.E.-1500 C.E. PART IV: DISEQUILIBRIUM: THE WESTERN ENCOUNTER WITH THE NON-WESTERN WORLD, 1500-1700 C.E. 22. A Larger World Opens. 23. The Protestant Reformation. 24. The Rise and Fall of the Muslim Empires. 25. Foundations of the European States. 26. China from the Ming Through the Early Qing Dynasty. 27. Japan in the Era of European Expansion. 28. From Conquest to Colonies in Hispanic America. Worldview IV: Disequilibrium: The Western Encounter with the Non-Western World, 1500-1700 C.E. PART V: REVOLUTIONS, IDEOLOGY, AND THE NEW IMPERIALISM, 1700-1920. 29. The Scientific Revolution and Its Enlightened Aftermath. 30. Liberalism and the Challenge to Absolute Monarchy. 31. The French Revolution and the Empire of Napoleon. 32. England's Industrialization and Its Social Consequences. 33. Europe in Ideological Conflict. 34. Advanced Industrial Society. 35. Consolidation of National States. 36. The Islamic World, 1600-1917. 37. Africa in the Era of Informal Empire. 38. European Imperialism and Africa During the Age of Industry. 39. China and Southeast Asia in the Age of Imperialism. 40. Latin America from Independence to Dependent States. 41. Modern Science and Its Implications. 42. World War I and Its Disputed Settlement. Worldview V: Revolutions, Ideology, and the New Imperialism, 1700-1920. PART VI: EQUILIBRIUM REESTABLISHED: THE TWENTIETH-CENTURY WORLD AND BEYOND, 1920-PRESENT. 43. A Fragile Balance: Europe in the Twenties. 44. The Soviet Experiment to World War II. 45. Totalitarianism Refined: The Nazi State. 46. East Asia in a Century of Change. 47. World War II. 48. High and Low Cultures in the West. 49. Superpower Rivalry and the European Recovery. 50. Decolonization and the Third World. 51. The New Asia. 52. Africa's Decolonization and Years of Independence. 53. Latin America in the Twentieth Century. 54. The Reemergence of the Muslim World. 55. Collapse and Reemergence in Communist Europe. 56. A New Millennium. Worldview VI: Equilibrium Reestablished: The Twentieth-Century World and Beyond, 1920-Present.