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Head to Steak 'n Shake's store locator and type in any Inland Empire zip code.
The closest location will be 9777 Las Vegas Blvd. South (inside the South Point Hotel, Casino and Spa).
That will soon change.
Head to Steak 'n Shake's store locator and type in any Inland Empire zip code.
The closest location will be 9777 Las Vegas Blvd. South (inside the South Point Hotel, Casino and Spa).
That will soon change.
Their first appearance was a huge success, so our friends from Where's the Fire Gourmet Pizza are returning to Oak Hills Brewing Company.
The truck will be serving beginning at 3 p.m. Saturday (January 5) at the brewery, 12221 Poplar Street, Unit 3, Hesperia, just off Highway 395.
The brewery is open noon to 9 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays.
For more information, click here.
Want to spend Christmas Eve with your family, but don't want to cook?
Then pack the kids in the car and head to John's Incredible Pizza, for another incredible holiday buffet deal.
How does $6.99 for an all-you-can-eat buffet and beverage sound?
Slaving over a holiday ham is quickly losing its appeal, huh?
John's Incredible Pizza Co. has scared up a incredible deal for Halloween diners.
Anytime today (October 31), you can indulge on John's all-you-can-eat pizza, pasta, soup, salad and dessert buffet with a beverage for only $6.
If that weren't enough of a deal, you'll also receive a $5 Fun Card.
John's has three Inland Empire locations:
To get the coupon, click here.
The Inland Empire brewing scene continues to grow, with new breweries seemingly opening every week.
In addition to the recently-opened Donkey Punch Brewery and the currently-producing Ritual Brewing Co., both in Redlands, Sons of Liberty Aleworks opened in mid-September in Norco.
The brewery, at 1780 Town and Country Drive, Unit 101, is open noon to 4 p.m. Sunday; 4 to 9 p.m. Monday, Thursday and Friday; and 1 to 9 p.m. Saturday. It's closed Tuesday and Wednesday.
For updates from the brewery, "Like" 'em on Facebook and follow 'em on Twitter.
High Desert folks will get their own brewery when Oak Hills Brewing Company finally opens its doors on November 16.
The brewery is at 12221 Poplar St., Unit 3, Hesperia.
For updates, "Like" 'em on Facebook and follow 'em on Twitter.
For more information, click here.
High Desert foodies, you can stop feeling left out!
The first-ever High Desert food truck festival will be part of this year's Stater Bros. Route 66 International Festival (not to be confused with the Stater Bros. Route 66 Rendezvous, duh), which takes place this weekend.
The Taste of 66 Gourmet Food Truck and Wine Festival is rolling into the San Bernardino County Fairgrounds from noon to 6 p.m. Friday (August 10) and from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Saturday (August 11).
The event will also include a visit from celebrity chef Ingrid Hoffmann from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday.
Tickets are $5 at the door. Kids five and under are admitted free.
The event is being put together by our friends at I.E. Gourmet Food Trucks, who have 18 trucks scheduled for Friday and a whopping 32 trucks scheduled for Saturday.
It's looking to be a pretty good lineup…click here for more information.
Follow the jump for a list of scheduled trucks.
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Regular followers of this blog know that Original Tommy's celebration of it's 65th anniversary has been continuing with a string of Tommy Tuesday events throughout the chain.
This week it returns to the Inland Empire!
If you're driving to Vegas tomorrow, you're in luck, 'cause it's at the Tommy's in Barstow, at 2610 Fisher Blvd.
The deal today (October 25) is in honor of founder Tommy Koulax's birthday, which is tomorrow.
Just say the phrase "Happy Birthday, Tommy" at the Barstow location and you can get up to five chiliburgers for just 99 each.
And if you happen to be in the Hollywood area today, the special price at the location at 5873 Hollywood Blvd. is just 65!
The deal is good from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. and is available at three other locations.
For more information, click here for the Facebook event page.
The Rotary Club of Apple Valley is hosting the 10th Annual Happy Trails Chili Cook-off, presented by Valley-Hi Toyota Scion and Victorville Motors, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. today (October 22) at the Lenny Brewster Sports Center is at 21024 Otoe Road, Apple Valley.
In addition to chili tastin', the event will feature live music by Main Stream Band, a kids' area with a bounce house, a car show and horseshoe tournament.
Over 40 cooks will compete in the International Chili Society sanctioned cook-off, with the winner qualifying for the World Championships to be held in West Virginia in 2012.
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Calling all High Desert hot dog aficionados!
The Wienerschnitzel at 12951 Hesperia Road in Victorville will be celebrating its grand opening from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. tomorrow (August 20).
They'll be offering buy-one-get-one-free chili dogs during the grand opening.
They'll also have a ribbon cutting ceremony, a hot dog eating contest (winner gets free chili dogs for a year and an iPod), raffles and a prize wheel, a bounce house, a DJ and free cake!
I happened to do a check of Five Guys Burgers and Fries' locations map earlier this week and discovered something.
In addition to previously-known planned locations in San Bernardino, Moreno Valley, Mira Loma and Corona, they've also listed two future restaurants in the High Desert.
One is in Victorville, at 15655 Roy Rogers Drive. The other is in Hesperia, at 12795 Main St.
Both are set to be open 10 a.m. to 11 p.m. daily.
Both are right off the 15 Freeway.
No word on a time frame for when they will open. Five Guys typically waits until restaurants' opening days before announcing them via Twitter and Facebook.


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Novell Open Enterprise Server will allow current customers to run a mixed network of NetWare and SuSE Linux servers and use a common management tool. With one component of the offering, called Novell Nterprise Linux Services 1.0, Novell has rewritten common NetWare functions, such as file- and printer-sharing and security, to run on SuSE Linux.
Included in the package are the NetWare operating system kernel and the SuSE Linux Server 9 Enterprise Edition. Based on the 2.6 kernel, this distribution also includes high-availability software for preventing server crashes and end-user productivity tools iFolder and Virtual Office.

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It's a good thing, then, that it's come to a download store that people are willing to admit patronizing (the iOS App Store). And the virtual controls work well enough that you'll be able to enjoy the game, though you may find yourself occasionally pining for the luxury of a d-pad you can both see and feel.
Developer WayForward began the series back on the Game Boy Color, featuring its original character, a half-genie who attacks by whipping her hair and can transform into animals with some very fancy dancing. In this Metroidvania-esque sequel, Shantae works to protect her town from the mischievous pirate Risky Boots (that's really her name), chasing after her in an attempt to get a stolen lamp back and getting into battles with three "Barons" who are bandits, con artists, and also monsters. It's quirky and adorable, in a manner reminiscent of classic 8- and 16-bit platformers.
Unlike the DS version, I can tell you without hesitation to go try it out -- as a demo version is offered in the App Store as a free download. To get the full game, you'll have to pay $2.99 as an in-app purchase (or 1200 DSi Points if you choose the DSiWare version).
For better or worse, you'll never forget this is a DS game: the display is windowed, and looks a lot like a slightly blown-up DS game. The animation and sprites are still notably lovely, but would look a bit nicer in native resolution. On the upside, the windowed display helps keep the virtual controls out of the way. You'll also have to find save points to make sure you keep your progress, which is annoying on a platform in which you frequently have to shut a game down to take a call. So it's possible that playing the iOS demo might inspire you to pick it up on DS. It still technically works as a demo, though!
Shantae: Risky's Revenge is available on iTunes for free, with a $2.99 in-app unlock, and on DSiWare for 1200 DSi Points. We're always looking for new distractions. Want to submit your game for Portabliss consideration? You can reach us at portabliss aat joystiq dawt com.
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text: VICTORIA - The Northern California (NorCal) Youth Rugby Association Varsity squad will scrum down against British Columbia's Under-17 men's provincial team on Thursday evening in the second leg of the TrueBlue NorCal Cup. The match is set for 5:30pm at UVic's Wallace Field and will be preceded by the NorCal Junior Varsity versus the BC U15 Island Selects. Match Info 4:00pm, June 21st: BC U15 Boys vs NCYRA Junior Varsity (at Wallace Field, UVic, Victoria)5:30pm, June 21st: BC U17 Men vs NCYRA Varsity (at Wallace Field, UVic, Victoria)TrueBlue NorCal CupA BC U17s roster made up of Lower Mainland Selects took the first match on Tuesday evening, edging NorCal in a 36-34 thriller in Vancouver. On Thursday the BC U17 Island Selects will look to hand NorCal their second straight defeat before the three match series wraps up in San Francisco on July 27th.NorCal Varsity are a physical team with plenty of depth, drawing from a player base of over 90 clubs in the Northern California region. Their heavy forward pack and hard-running back line will be a stiff challenge for the BC U17 Island Selects.BC will feature several Cowichan and Shawnigan Lake School rugby products, many of which represented Canada on the recent U17 tour of England in March. The front row will include standout prop Randall Barton who has been a powerful scrummager at the club, provincial and national level this past season. The BC U17s will be coached by Jeff Williams and Doug Tate. BC U17 (Island) Roster: Name (Club / School)1. Randall Barton (Cowichan Rugby Club / Shawnigan Lake School) 2. Noah Dobson (Cowichan Rugby Club / Shawnigan Lake School)3. Jenner Teufel (Cowichan Rugby Club / Shawnigan Lake School)4. Guiseppe du Toit (Cowichan Rugby Club / Shawnigan Lake School)5. Chris Miles (Velox RFC / Shawnigan Lake School)6. Spencer Soltan (Capilano RFC / Shawnigan Lake School)7. Evan Cambridge (Castaway Wanderers RFC / Oak Bay Secondary)8. Kyle Bodnarchuk (Velox RFC / Spectrum Secondary)9. Morgan Tate (Castaway Wanderers RFC / Oak Bay Secondary)10. Connor McDirmid (Castaway Wanderers RFC / Oak Bay Secondary)11. Brock Gowenlock (Cowichan Rugby Club / Cowichan Secondary)12. Tyler McDirmid (Castaway Wanderers RFC / Oak Bay Secondary)13. Oliver Nott (Shawnigan Lake School)*14. Daniel OFlynn (Castaway Wanderers RFC / Oak Bay Secondary)15. Jack Nyren (Castaway Wanderers RFC / Oak Bay Secondary)16. David Pratt (Velox RFC / Spectrum Secondary)17. Jordan Dives (Shawnigan Lake School)*18. Liam Bristar (Cowichan Rugby Club / Shawnigan Lake School)19. Wesley Wong (Cowichan Rugby Club / Shawnigan Lake School)20. Tyler Beselt (Cowichan Rugby Club / Shawnigan Lake School)21. Chris Kalhs (Shawnigan Lake School)*22. Jonathan Norris (Cowichan Rugby Club / Shawnigan Lake School)*Currently Unattached to BCRU ClubCoach: Jeff WilliamsCoach: Doug Tate U17 Referee John BuxceyNorCal Varsity Roster1. Nico Bedoya Dixon2. Josh Short Vacaville Christian3. Marshall Godfrey - Ponderosa4. None Vailea Luther Burbank5. Austin Middleton - Dixon6. Teki Polaulu Luther Burbank7. Nick Bonovich - Dixon8. Pepe Semeraro - Dixon9. Kyle Garlick - Dixon10. Aiden Flynn CK McClatchey11. Alex Brewer El Camino12. Tim Dallosta Rio Amsricano13. Chris Rico - Dixon14. Doug McKinley - Miramonte15. Anthony Salaber - Dixon16. Gavin Moscone - Piedmont17. John Warnock Independent Learning18. Val Lee-Lo - Dixon19. Moni Tongauiha - Oakland20. Cameron Drake - Miramonte21. Ryan Adair Oak Ridge22. Nate Ansbach Rio Americano--NorCal's Junior Varsity (U16 age grade) were impressive in their first outing of their BC tour, handing BC's Lower Mainland U15s a 91-5 defeat on Tuesday evening. To ensure Thursday's match is more competitive, BC U15 Island coach Ian Hyde-Lay has enlisted the services of several U16 players to match the physicality of their visitors. Captaining the side will be flanker Zachary Kahn, a product of the Castaway Wanderers and St. Michael's University School programs. The bulk of the U15s roster is made up of Lower Island players with the exception of Brentwood College's Keaton Armstrong and Nanaimo Hornets standout Lucas de Vries. Kickoff is scheduled for 4:00pm at UVic's Wallace Field. BC U15 (Island) Roster:Name (Club / School)1. Keaton Armstrong (Brentwood College)2. Dante Morandin (Castaway Wanderers RFC / SMUS)3. Jansen Gibbs (Velox RFC / SMUS)4. Noah Pryce-Baff (SMUS)5. Abrahim Kharaghani (SMUS)**6. David Boroto (SMUS)**7. Zachary Kahn (Castaway Wanderers RFC / SMUS)** - Capt.8. Tyler McDiarmid (Castaway Wanderers RFC / Oak Bay)**9. Carson Smith (SMUS)10. Graeme Hyde-Lay (Castaway Wanderers RFC / SMUS)11. Mackenzie Valentine (SMUS)12. Mitchell Newman (SMUS)13. Max Pollen (Castaway Wanderers RFC / SMUS)14. Alex Carrion (SMUS)15. Jack Nyren (Castaway Wanderers RFC / Oak Bay)**16. Aidan McLeary (Velox Valhallians)17. Norris Wass-Little (EMCS)18. Gavin Kratz (Castaway Wanderers RFC)19. Cameron Graham (Castaway Wanderers RFC / Glenlyon-Norfolk)20. Joshua Graffi (Velox Valhallians)21. Simon Gray (Castaway Wanderers RFC / SMUS)22. Lucas de Vries (Nanaimo Hornets RFC)**Denotes U16 player Coach: Ian Hyde-LayCoach: Wes PlaterManager: Spencer RobinsonPhysio: Michelle JonesU15 Referee Dan BeattieNorthern California Youth Rugby AssociationMuch of the BC Rugby U17 and U15 activity for the 2012 summer season is centred around a partnership with the Northern California Youth Rugby Association, a perennial powerhouse at all USA Rugby National Championship youth events. The NCYRA is comprised of more than 90 clubs, 200 teams, 4,000 players (boys and girls) all playing in 13 youth divisions. For more information on NorCal rugby visit www.norcalrugby.com-30-


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Step 1: Selecting Lumber and Getting Tools
Purchase a bundle of lumber. I choose to buy 48"x1.5"x0.25"pine due to the low cost. Select 32 pieces that are straight and lay flat. I used a small diameter drill bit for predrilling holes, and 0.5" length screws #2 diameter for fastening the wood.
Step 2: Forming the Criss-Cross Pattern
Using a square, or a block of wood with square sides, align the ends of two pieces of wood and fasten them together orthogonal one to the other. Then, moving down the piece of wood on the bottom with gap spacing of 3.5" between the pieces of wood, attach 9 pieces of wood so that there are 9 total. You will need to align one side of your trellis against a wall or something straight to keep the wood pieces at the correct angles.
Note, my block of wood had a width of 3.5".
Step 3: Flipping Over the Trellis and Attaching Complementary Pieces
Grab hold of the main piece of wood that has 9 other pieces attached to it. Carefully turn over your trellis. If some of the pieces rotate you will need to adjust them back to the correct right angles. Attach the 8 pieces of wood needed so that both sides of the trellis have 9 complementary pieces. Keep the gapping at 3.5". You will know if you are doing this correctly if you are producing 3.5" square shapes in the trellis design.
Step 4: Filling In the Gaps on the Ends
To make you trellis long enough you need to add 3 pieces of wood to each end. Then you will need to flip over the trellis and add 3 pieces of wood to each end. That is a total of 12 pieces of wood. As you are attaching the wood mark the existing corners of the trellis so that you know where to chop the wood to make a straight side. This is also a good time to add strength to the main body of the trellis by inserting additional screws in the middle.


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Direct from Gerry Anderson's 1970 UFO Series.. A project to craft a UFO interceptor. These spacecrafts were based on the moon and were the first line of defense against "the aliens" - humanoids that extract body parts from abducted earthlings.
Dedicated to craftsmen around the world (specially followers of the popsicle mini-models series), the project was a little more difficult due to the less angular design of the spacecraft, not to mention tiny struts for the landing gear....
Step 1: Materials
Step 2: Tools
Dremel minimite with the following really usefule bits:
- Drum sander (course & medium grade)
- Disc Sander (fine grade)
- #125 High Speed Cutter
- Grinding Stone (Cone shaped & drum-shaped)
- Olfa Handsaver art knife (w standard blade/s)
- Elmers multi-purpose white glue
- handy clamps
- fine tweezers
- ruler and mechanical pencil
Step 3: Schematics
I would like to thank the foundation3d.com folks for the attached schematics. You guys render it and I'll try to craft it!!!
Here is the link for the image: URL: http://www.foundation3d.com/forums/showthread.php?p=221436
Excellent job.
I had an official Dinky toy version that fired the huge missile about 3".
I had to go and have a look at a clip of the series.


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ole bobby ain't looking to stay in BR. those plans were well laid out long before he took the oath.
you must not be following the "real" news. your little gov. that ran a campaign on ethics reform has proven himself to be as big a liar as anyone in BR.
Why insult McCain over this lieing jerk?
he never had any, just fooled a lot of people into thinking he did.
Stupidity at it's best. Thanks jindal for showing your true colors....again. jerks.


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Dunham's Sports opens to fanfare, large crowds
A cold rain didn't stop nearly 100 people from lining up Friday morning for the grand opening of Dunham's Sports, Sanford's first major sporting goods store and one of the last tenants to reopen in Sanford's Southside Plaza.
"I know what happened here with the tornado last year, and the way it ripped through here at the Southside Plaza," Store Manager Ken Coral said Friday in between greeting customers streaming into the store. "I'm just glad we were able to come in to this space and this town, and I'm so happy to see that people are excited to support a store that wasn't here before."
But the fact that a store like this wasn't here before is actually the reason many people turned out, which Coral and several local officials recognized.
"I heard that prior to us opening, the closest place people could go was Fayetteville, Cary, Aberdeen, places like that," Coral said.
Local brothers Ronnie and Kirby Johnson said they had been driving out of town to shop for hunting gear for years. But while shopping for themselves and for family on Friday, they said they planned to stay in town from now on.
"I had no idea it would be so nice in here," Ronnie Johnson said, gesturing around the large store. "This is just really great."
Coral said his store, which stocks sports, hunting, fishing and other outdoor gear in addition to clothing and indoor amenities like poker tables, will continue with grand opening specials — including sales, giveaways and prize drawings — through Saturday and Sunday. The store, located at 3000 S. Horner Blvd., will be open Monday through Saturday from 9 a.m. to 9:30 p.m. and on Sundays from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.


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Instead of weaving the platter build it up, layer by layer.
Here are some of my designs where I used this tutorial:
Tutorial: Bite and snap a sturdy twig
This is my ongoing creative workbook to research and capture design projects and techniques. You will mostly find ideas for floral art but I will also include some other projects such as gift packaging, cards and even cake decorating with a few lifestyle projects arranged in between.
Everything you see in this workbook was designed, made and photographed by me, unless specific credit is given to another designer.Hana , Kubari and Kenzan . Watch them as they follow your mouse hoping you will feed them by clicking the surface of the water.


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TechShop San Jose's vinyl cutter and media blaster made this gift possible.
Step 1: Make a stencil using the vinyl cutter
Step 2: Weed the vinyl and apply transfer paper
The transfer paper helps to hold everything in place while you position it. I made a horizontal line above the letters to help align it on the flask.
Step 3: Apply the vinyl sticker
Step 4: Sandblast the flask
The media blaster doesn't photograph well, so all I have is an "after" photo.


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Donna and Pam bet on Liam's wedding, Quinn comes up with a plan, and Hope is disappointed by Rick's decision.
At Forrester, Liam and Hope discuss her trip to Mexico. Liam asks if Wyatt came onto her. She says he was a gentleman. Talk turns to the amazing diamond. Hope is stoked to wear it in the fashion show. Liam says Steffy sent the digital signature, and they decide to get married at the Malibu house. They also agree on no Father Fontana. In Rick's office, he and Caroline discuss the diamond. She talks seductively about bringing it to his office after the fashion show. They kiss and cuddle in the chair. They enjoy their 'us' time and talk about what they missed when they were apart. After, they discuss whether to change the date of the fashion show. In the corridor, Pam and Donna check out the hot bodyguard and speculate whether he's married. Donna says, "Speaking of married men..." and they take bets on when Liam will marry Hope. They go find Liam and ask. He says they'll be wed soon. Pam offers to bake their wedding cake, leaving Liam momentarily speechless. Once they've secured invitations, Pam and Donna are told to keep their schedules open.
In the outdoor restaurant, Quinn expresses frustration that Wyatt is giving up on Hope. Wyatt says she's consistently insisted she wants Liam - he has to respect that and won't keep pushing himself on her like an obnoxious jerk. Quinn is proud that he's a gentleman, but doesn't think he should take himself out of the running. Wyatt scoffs that she's getting married in a few days! Quinn says Liam is rushing her into marriage because he can see their connection. She encourages Wyatt to give Hope a reason to fight that. Quinn asks about the trip. Wyatt says Hope 'gets' him and she was great with Ricardo. Quinn seems to twig on an idea. She asks if Hope and Liam have set a wedding date yet, and says they have to go see Rick and Caroline.
Wyatt and Quinn arrive in Rick's office and Quinn asks him about the date for the fashion show. She pushes to have it right away so the diamond will be a surprise. Hope enters and says the fashion show must wait until after her wedding. Rick tells Hope he's sorry, but this is how it has to be. Everyone else sides with him. Hope grudgingly agrees. Quinn hides a smile. Later, Quinn tells Hope taking a little more time before getting married might not be a bad thing. She says Wyatt loves her. Hope reiterates that she's committed to Liam. Quinn picks up the diamond and says it speaks to her - she can see the future - and she and Wyatt are fated. "Something magical beyond your wildest dreams."
Spoilers for Tomorrow on The Bold and the Beautiful:
Liam thinks Quinn and Wyatt are behind things going wrong.
Carter discusses his plans for his wedding with Rick and Caroline.
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A vascular filter comprises an emboli-capturing portion having a set of helical filter-wires joined at a central region and extending in a given direction along the blood vessel in a diverging relationship to the axis of the filter, the wires terminating in free ends constructed to engage the walls of said vessel. A major mid-portion of the length of the free ended wires are of generally helical form, cooperatively related to form an effective emboli capturing array. Anchoring is accomplished by a separate assembly formed of struts and anchoring devices. A parallelogram supporting strut assembly and other means for providing linear engagement with the wall of the vena cava are shown. The parallelogram structure is shown to have filter capability by itself as well.
1. A vena cava filter comprising:
an emboli capturing portion; and
an anchoring portion;
said emboli capturing portion including a plurality of elongate filter wires extending from an apex and diverging therefrom in a first direction in a helical arrangement to define to a generally conical surface having an open end; said wires terminating at said open end
said anchoring portion including a plurality of elongate struts extending from said apex in a second direction, said filter wires of said emboli capturing portion having a length longer than the length of the struts of said anchoring portion.
2. A vena cava filter of
3. A vena cava filter of
4. A vena cava filter of
5. A vena cava filter of
This application is a continuation of U.S. Ser. No. 09/195,182, filed on Nov. 17, 1998 now U.S. Pat. No. 6,126,673, which is a continuation of U.S. Ser. No. 08/901,126, filed on Jul. 28, 1997, now U.S. Pat. No. 5,836,969, issued Nov. 17, 1998, which is a continuation of U.S. Ser. No. 08/704,843, filed on Aug. 28, 1996, now abandoned; which is a continuation of Ser. No. 08/131,203 filed on Oct. 1, 1993, now abandoned.
This invention relates to blood filters, and more particularly to filters designed to be implanted in a human vena cava and the like.
Vena cava filters are designed to capture emboli and prevent them from migrating via the blood stream into the pulmonary arteries. A vena cava filter is typically placed via a catheter inserted through a puncture in a vein. For insertion, the filter is collapsed within the catheter and is released after the catheter has accessed the vena cava.
Known vena cava filters in collapsed form have required relatively large diameter catheters and correspondingly large puncture openings which has limited the access point generally to the largest veins, i.e. the femoral and jugular veins. The relatively large puncture wound has at times produced complications.
The present invention provides filters of small collapsed construction that are self-centering in the human vena cava over the considerable range of diameters of vena cava that exist. The invention also provides a high degree of consistency and repeatability in placement of the filter and secure anchoring of the filter to the vein wall to ensure no movement, particularly during the acute phase, until tissue growth over the anchors occurs to make the filter more secure.
The invention has various aspects which individually contribute improvement, and which, in select combinations, enable a smaller collapsed form and improved performance to be achieved.
Specifically, in one important respect, a vena cava filter is provided which, by separation of the filtering and anchoring functions into two or more sets of legs or struts, enables small diameter collapse of each set, in a construction which is desirably short and in which the axially spaced wall contact of the sets achieves self-centering over a wide range of vena cava sizes. Secure anchoring is also achieved at a precise location against movement in either direction as a result of firm engagement of the anchoring devices.
According to one principle of the invention a set of filter-wires is provided, which is to achieve the clot capturing function, capable of deploying over a wide range of cone angles dependent upon the size of the vena cava. These filter-wires extend generally upstream from a central region of connection, to wall-engaging free ends. The filter-wires of the set desirably have a general helical matching configuration that presents an effective clot-capturing aspect, in a construction that is readily collapsible into a small compass. From the axis also extends a collapsible strut structure which supports wall-engaging anchors or projections that securely engage the vessel wall at a location or locations spaced axially from the region of contact of the free ends of the filter-wires. Because nearly all of the filtering action is accomplished by the set of helical filter-wires, the design of the strut structure need not deal with its filtering aspect. While other cross-sections are operable in certain circumstances, the struts are preferably of rectangular transverse cross-section, i.e. of strip form, the long dimension of this cross-section arranged circumferentially, and the struts extend at, effectively, a steeper angle relative to the longitudinal axis than do filter-wires. This steepness favorably affects their force-applying capability at the vena cava wall. Other strut cross-sections including oval and even circular can, however, be employed under certain circumstances.
The strut structures in certain preferred embodiments diverge to their wall-contacting points in the opposite axial direction to that of the filter-wires in order to achieve the self-centering effect. Because of the strip-form construction they can readily support multiple anchors or projections along their respective lengths in the outer regions to provide firm anchoring capability in both small and large vena cava. In another preferred form, the strut structure extends in the same axial direction as does the filter wire structure, but at a steeper effective angle to achieve firm anchoring at a location spaced axially from the wall contact region of the filter-wires. Again this structure achieves a secure self-centering function over a wide range of vena cava sizes. The self-centering performance of preferred embodiments is assisted by employment of linear axially parallel wall-engaging elements supported by the strut structure. These are particularly beneficial in embodiments in which the strut structure diverges in the same direction as the filter-wires, but also have applications in a "ski-like" single support point configuration in which the strut structure diverges in the opposite direction from that of the set of filter-wires.
A parallelogram-like strut support of opposite ends of linear wall-engaging elements is an important feature in certain preferred embodiments. It enables the linear wall elements to maintain their parallel relationship to the axis of the filter, thus centering the filter over a range of sizes. This novel parallelogram support, while contributing significantly to the performance capability in combination with one of more sets of helical filter-wires, also has merit in its own right in which the support struts are constructed and arranged themselves to have a filtering function, or in which such strut structure is combined with other filtering arrays.
While presently preferred to be constructed of elastic metals such as nickel titanium alloy operating in the linear portion of the stress/strain curve, other materials can be used to advantage. Other materials of metallic or polymeric nature, including super-elastic metal, shape memory metal, and newly developing materials, may be used to advantage. Surface treatments of the filter-wires and supports can contribute to their effectiveness. Following the concepts provided herein, it becomes possible to form vena cava filters sufficiently small that in certain cases they may be introduced less invasively through smaller veins when access to the femoral or jugular vein is not possible.
These and other objects and features of the invention will be understood from the following summary of certain specific features of the invention and from the detailed description of presently preferred embodiments in connection with the drawings.
According to one aspect of the invention, there is provided a vascular filter for placement in a blood vessel for preventing the movement of emboli in the blood stream of a human. The filter includes a set of filter-wires that diverge from a central region in a given direction along the blood vessel forming an emboli-capturing array, the filter-wires having portions that engage the vessel wall, and an anchoring assembly defined by at least one set of struts joined centrally with said set of filter-wires. Portions of the anchoring assembly are constructed and arranged to engage the wall of the blood vessel in a manner anchoring the filter in position, the region of the anchoring being spaced from the region of contact of the set of filter wires with said vessel wall.
In preferred embodiments, the anchoring assembly includes anchoring formations supported by the struts and disposed for engagement with the walls of the blood vessel, each of the formations comprising at least one pointed projection to engage wall tissue and anchor the strut thereto.
In certain preferred embodiments each anchoring formation comprises at least a pair of pointed projections, the projections of the pair being oriented in opposite directions along the blood vessel, each being angled to penetrate wall tissue, the pair being effective in resisting dislodgement of the strut in either direction along the vessel. Also, in preferred embodiments the wall-engaging formations supported by the struts are constructed and arranged to maintain generally linear contact with the vessel walls.
In preferred embodiments of this aspect of the invention the filter-wires of the set are helically configured and arranged to form an effective clot-capturing array that can be radially expanded and contracted to adapt to vessels of different sizes.
According to another aspect of the invention, there is provided a vascular filter for placement in blood vessels for preventing the movement of emboli in the blood stream of a human, the filter comprising an emboli-capturing portion having a set of filter-wires joined at a central region and extending in a given direction along the blood vessel, and terminating in free ends constructed to engage the wall of the vessel, the wires having a diverging relationship to the axis of the filter. The filter features at least a major mid-portion of the length of the free ended wires of the set being of generally helical form, cooperatively related to form an effective emboli-capturing array.
Preferred embodiments of these aspects of the invention have one or more of the following features.
The filter-wires have substantially less transverse cross-section and are collapsible into a small size bundle. The filter wires are comprised of elastic metal of round cross-section, their helical extent being curved at a radius of the order of � inch to � inch and the struts are comprised of flat strip-form material arranged with the direction of thickness of the strip oriented radially.
The filter wires are comprised of elastic material, the wires being cooperatively related, upon compaction, to elastically straighten and to meet closely with each other, enabling into a small size, and enabling radial compaction of the set into an introducer catheter of about 9 French or less outer diameter for insertion into a blood vessel. The wires when released from the catheter into the blood vessel are constructed to expand to form the effective emboli-capturing array.
The filter is constructed for placement in blood vessels over a range of sizes, portions of the filter-wires adjacent the free ends being relatively straight, enabling, substantially end-contact of the wires with the walls of the blood vessel over the range of vessel sizes.
Preferably, all of the filter-wires are curved in the same general helical direction. Alternatively, the wires of the set of filter-wires may comprise multiple subsets, the wires of one set being curved in the opposite helical direction from the helical direction of curvature of wires of another subset.
For anchoring the filter, an anchoring assembly provides anchoring formations distributed about the filter. The anchoring formations are provided with parallelogram-like supports arranged to adapt to the walls of vessels over a range of sizes while maintaining substantially the same attitude with respect to the walls of the vessel. Preferably the parallelogram-like supports are constructed and arranged to expand from a collapsed condition without change in the overall length of the filter.
In certain preferred embodiments of above mentioned aspects of the invention the struts diverge from the central region in a direction opposite to the direction of divergence of the filter-wires, the struts terminating in portions that engage the wall of the blood vessel, with the spacing of the regions of contact of the filter-wires and struts with the vascular wall being selected to stabilize the filter in the vessel in a generally centered relationship. In such embodiments, preferably the wall-engaging formations supported by the struts are constructed and arranged to maintain generally linear contact with the vessel walls, preferably the wall-engaging formations being linear elements each supported in its mid-region by a strut of the set.
In other preferred embodiments, the struts are short relative to the filter-wires and diverge in the same direction as the filter-wires, but at a greater angle relative to the longitudinal axis of the filter. The spacing of the regions of contact of the filter-wires and struts with the vascular wall are selected to stabilize the filter in the vessel in a generally centered relationship.
In such embodiments, preferably the outer, wall-engaging formations supported by the struts are constructed and arranged to maintain generally linear contact with the vessel walls, the wall-engaging formations being linear elements each supported in its mid-region by a strut of the set.
In preferred embodiments, wall-engaging formations are linear elements, the linear elements being supported at one end by a strut of the set, and the other end of each of the linear elements is joined to and supported by a respective strut of a second set of struts of the assembly, each of the linear elements comprising an integral extension of at least one of the respective supporting struts. Preferably, the struts of the second set are centrally joined to each other at a location spaced axially from the region at which the struts of first set are joined, providing effectively parallelogram-like support to the linear wall-engaging elements to assure substantially linear contact with the vessel wall over a range of sizes of the vessel.
In other preferred embodiments, the struts have free end portions constructed to engage the wall of the vessel, there being a plurality of anchoring formations on the strut. The formations are arranged so that one formation is relatively more effective for anchoring in walls of blood vessels of relatively large size and the other formation is relatively more effective for anchoring in walls of smaller size vessels.
Preferably, the anchoring formations comprise at least one pointed projection. In certain preferred embodiments, each anchoring formation comprises at least a pair of pointed projections, the projections of the pair being oriented in opposite directions along the blood vessel, each being angled to penetrate wall tissue and effective in resisting dislodgement of the strut in either direction along the vessel.
In certain embodiments, preferably the filter wires are of round cross-section and the struts are of rectangular transverse cross-section, the thin dimension of the strut cross-section being arranged in the radial direction.
In certain embodiments, preferably a surface treatment is included on the struts and/or wires that enhances their effectiveness. In certain embodiments the treatment is a biocompatible polymeric coating and in other embodiments it is a metal coating.
In one particular aspect of the invention there is provided a vascular filter for placement in blood vessels for preventing the movement of emboli in the blood stream of a human, the filter including an anchoring assembly comprising anchoring formations distributed about the filter and mounted on parallelogram-like supports arranged to adapt to the walls of vessels over a range of sizes.
Preferred embodiments of this aspect of the invention may have the following features.
The parallelogram supports themselves form at least part of an emboli-capturing array. The outer wall-engaging elements are constructed and arranged to make generally linear contact with the vessel wall, one end of each of the wall-engaging elements being joined to and supported by a strut of a first set of struts, and the other end of each of the wall-engaging elements being joined to and supported by a respective strut of a second set of struts. The second set of struts are centrally joined to each other at a location spaced axially from the region at which the first set of struts are joined, providing effectively parallelogram-like support to the outer, linear wall-engaging elements. Preferably each of the linear wall-engaging elements comprises an integral extension of at least one on the respective supporting struts.
FIG. 1 is a front view, partially cut away, of a human with a preferred embodiment of the invention in place.
FIGS. 2-8 are side views of respective preferred embodiments of the invention implanted in vena cavae.
FIGS. 2a-8 a are transverse views, respectively, looking in the direction of the longitudinal axis of the embodiments of FIGS. 2-8.
FIGS. 2b-8 b are side views, respectively of the embodiments of FIGS. 2-8 implanted in vena cavae having smaller diameters than those shown in FIGS. 2-8.
FIGS. 2c-8 c are transverse views respectively looking in the direction of the longitudinal axis of the embodiments of FIGS. 2b-8 b.
FIGS. 9 and 9a show, for comparison, transverse views in the direction of flow of filters having helical and straight wires interacting with emboli 16 travelling in vena cavae.
FIG. 10 is a two-dimensional side view of a filter wire which has a straight end-portion and a curved portion.
FIG. 10a is an end view of the filter wire shown in FIG. 10.
FIG. 11 is a, front view of an end portion of a strut showing a preferred pointed projection design.
FIG. 12 is a side view of the pointed projection design of FIG. 11.
FIGS. 13 and 14, 15 and 16, 17 and 18, 19 and 20, 21 and 22, and 23 and 24 are pairs of views similar to FIGS. 11 and 12, respectively illustrating alternative pointed projection embodiments.
As shown in FIG. 1, vena cava filter 10 is implanted in the inferior vena cava 12 of human 14, and is designed to capture emboli 16 formed in the leg veins 18. If vena cava filter 10 is not implanted, emboli 16 may be transported by blood flowing through the veins, (arrows represent direction of blood flow) through heart 20, and into the pulmonary arteries 22. Because pulmonary arteries 22 have smaller diameters than vena cava 12, an embolus 16 may become lodged and restrict the blood flow to one of lungs 24. This may result in the body's oxygen supply being partially or wholly cut off and may possibly result in death.
Referring now generally to FIGS. 2-7, vena cava filter 10 is comprised of emboli capturing portion 26 and anchoring portion 28. Emboli capturing portion 26 is comprised of a set of filter-wires 30 which are joined at common apex 32 and extend in a diverging manner in a given direction to conform to an imaginary cone surface 36 (shown as the dashed lines in FIG. 10).
Emboli capturing portion 26 is comprised of filter-wires 30 extending in a helical fashion to form spirals when viewed axially. This shape will cause an embolism to be channeled into central apex region 34 of the filter. Because the filter is placed concentrically in the vena cava, the filter will hold the trapped embolism near the center of the vena cava where the blood flows fastest. It is important to trap the embolism in a current of fast moving blood to allow the body's natural lysing process to efficiently dissolve the embolism. Cross-sectional views of filters employed in different size vena cavae are shown in FIGS. 2a-8 a and FIGS. 2c-8 c. The apparent curvature of the filter-wires is greater in the smaller diameter case (FIGS. 2c-8 c) because of compaction of the emboli capturing array.
FIGS. 9 and 9a show that a helical filter-wire pattern (FIG. 9) provides a greater capturing aspect for emboli 16 travelling in the vena cava than does a straight wire arrangement (FIG. 9a). Thus, the spiral shape of the wires allows favorable interaction between emboli and filter-wires, resulting in favorable emboli capture without significant impedance of blood flow.
At the same time, the helical shape of filter-wires 30 further facilitates implantation with small catheters because the curvature of the wires may be straightened to a great extent without causing the wire to undergo permanent deformation, thus enabling collapse of the structure into a small package for insertion.
It is presently preferred that filter-wires 30 all spiral in a single direction, as shown in FIGS. 2, 4, 5, 6 and 7. Effective emboli-capturing array can be achieved with relatively few wires and the structures made of fine wires can be collapsed to fit inside a small introducer catheter, e.g. of 9 French outer diameter. Filters shown in FIG. 3, with filter-wires 30 spiraling in opposite directions may, however, be employed in certain circumstances.
In preferred embodiments the mid-portions of the individual filter-wires are helically curved while outer portions are less curved or even completely straight. The straight and curved portions of such an individual filter-wire 30 extending from apex 32 are shown in FIGS. 10 and 10a. In the preferred embodiment, the initial portion of the filter-wire near the apex (shown as the initial segment of L1 in FIG. 10a) is also approximately straight. The mid-portion (the middle segment of L1) is curved with an approximate angle of 30 degs. relative to the longitudinal axis of the cone 36, and the outer end-portion (L2) is again straight. The straight outer end-portion prevents the outer tip of filter-wires 30 of an inserted device from bending inward toward the center of the vena cava and potentially impeding blood flow when the filter is inserted in very small lumens.
Adequate emboli capturability is achievable in single direction helical filters by using six filter-wires, and in double spiral filters by using eight filter-wires. Filter-wires 30 are preferably formed from nickel titanium alloy, although titanium, titanium alloy, stainless steel, or any other biocompatible material with elasticity may in certain circumstances be employed to advantage. In the preferred cases of use of nickel titanium alloy, the wires are operating in the linear portion of the stress/strain curve of the alloy, though it is possible to employ wires operating in the super-elastic region while obtaining benefits of the invention. Likewise, thermally responsive shape-memory metal can be employed with the geometric and spatial constraints provided by the invention. It is also anticipated that new materials, as they are developed, will be useful. Coatings, such as biocompatible polymeric coatings, and surface treatments, such as metallization with a noble metal can be applied to the wires and struts to advantage.
We have found that the diameter of the helical wires can be determined by two considerations: the wires must be stiff enough to retain the generally, helical and conical shape, and must be small enough to collapse to fit within the desirably small introduction catheter. The presently preferred filter-wire diameter is between 0.008 and 0.020 inch, and preferably between 0.012 and 0.016 inch. While in presently preferred embodiments the wires are of round cross-section, other shapes are also-functional.
Anchoring portion 28 is comprised of a set of struts 38 which are joined at common apex 32 and extend in a diverging manner in a given direction. In FIGS. 2, 3 and 6 the anchoring portion extends in a direction opposite to the filter-wires extension, while in FIGS. 4, 5 and 7 the anchoring assembly and filter-wires extend in the same direction, each construction having certain important advantages. As will be discussed more fully below with reference to FIGS. 11-24, pointed projections 40 are preferably disposed on struts 38 to engage the vena cava wall 42 and hold the filter in place.
The struts or devices to engage them to the lumen wall form a ring of contact points or regions which is of generally the same diameter as, and spaced axially from, the ring of contact points between the filter-wires and the tissue.
The struts 38 thus act to resist tilting and center the vena cava filter and also to hold it in place so that it will not migrate toward the heart or legs. The ability of the vena cava filter to self-center upon insertion enables highly effective filter performance over a wide range of lumen configurations and placement techniques.
To adequately hold the filter in place, struts 38 exert a radial force normal to the vena cava walls. Struts 38 are also sufficiently resilient to be compressed into the introducer catheter and to regain their original shape after being released. In presently preferred embodiments, wire having a rectangular or strip cross-section is employed, though oval-shaped or round cross-sections can also be employed. In the case of rectangular or oval cross-section, the wire is preferably oriented so that the long dimension is parallel with and adjacent to the vena cava wall, with the narrow direction arranged radially. The thickness of the strut wire preferably is between 0.003 and 0.015 inch and more preferably between 0.005 and 0.009 inch. The width of the strut wire preferably is between 0.020 and 0.045 inch and more preferably between 0.025 and 0.035 inch.
Strut wire may be made of the same material as the filter-wires, such as nickel titanium alloy, titanium, titanium alloy or stainless steel, or any other biocompatible material having appropriate physical properties.
Strut wires 38 in the embodiments shown in FIGS. 2-4 preferably are shorter than filter-wires 30 because there is a limited amount of space inside inferior vena cava 12 to implant the filter 10. Additionally, the use of short strut wires provides greater stability to the filter because a greater radial force may be delivered to the vena cava wall.
The length of contact between the strut wire 38 and the vena cava wall 42 may depend on the vena cava diameter. FIGS. 2 and 2b illustrate how multiple pointed projections can be utilized to maintain contact with the vena cava wall in various diameter vessels.
As shown in FIG. 5, in a preferred embodiment, anchoring portion 28 is comprised of two sets of struts 38 a and 38 b which are joined at anchoring apex 44. A first set of struts 46 are joined to each other along the axis for part of their length to form central stem 48 which extends from anchoring apex 44 to common joint 32 with diverging filter-wires. From this region struts 46 diverge in a parallel relation to struts 50. The divergence of the struts from the central axis is much steeper than the divergence of the filter-wires and the struts are much shorter. Both struts 46 and 50 have generally "s" shaped curved portions. An outer integral extension of struts 50 then turns and straightens to run parallel to the axis to joint 52 with the outer ends of respective struts 46. The straight portions of struts 50 are parallel to the vena cava wall, exposed for linear engagement with the wall with the ends of struts 46 and 50 pointing in the same direction as the ends of filter-wires 30. The struts overlap the filter-wires to a limited extent. Pointed projections 40 are disposed on the linear portions of strut 50 for engagement with the vena cava wall. Struts 46 and 50 thus form a stable "parallelogram" shape in the anchoring assembly. Filter-wires 30 joined to first set of struts 46 at common apex 32 are of helical form similar to the other described embodiments.
In FIG. 5 the parallel extension 50 a of strut 50 is shown to be in linear contact with the vena cava wall. The contact between vena cava wall 42 and the parallel extension 50 a of strut 50 is preserved in the case of smaller diameter vena cava shown in FIG. 5b, due to the action of the parallelogram supports when the assembly is compressed. Although the anchoring portion 28 is compressed in the small diameter case, it merely increases the overlap with the filter-wires and the overall length of the filter unit remains basically unchanged.
In alternative embodiments, shown in FIGS. 6 and 7, wall-engaging bars 54 are disposed on the ends of struts 38. The linear contact of bars 54 with the vessel wall provides stability to the filter unit 10 and assures that the filter will be self-centered once placed within vena cava 12. Preferable cross-sectional dimensions for bars 54 fall within the ranges given for struts 38.
Preferably, strut 38 and pointed projection 40 are attached to the bar 54 on opposite sides in the same vicinity so that the radial force from the strut is imparted directly on the pointed projection, causing it to securely lodge in vena cava wall 42. Preferably these points of attachment are in the mid-region of bar 54.
As shown in FIGS. 8 and 8b, the anchoring portion of FIG. 5 may be used alone as a vena cava filter. Because struts 46 and 50 are not helical, the number of struts in each set can be increased from what is shown to ensure adequate clot capturability. The view of the anchoring portion in the direction of the longitudinal axis of the vena cava is shown for the large (FIG. 8a) and small (FIG. 8c) diameter cases. As can be seen, the struts of the two sets are circumferentially offset from one another in this embodiment to increase the clot capture aspect presented to the blood stream.
Referring now to FIGS. 11-24, pointed projections are preferably placed on anchoring portion 28 to engage vena cava wall 42. For the filters shown in FIGS. 2-4, the vena cava wall contacting region is the end of the strut 38. In filters employing the "parallelogram" shaped double attached strut construction (FIGS. 5 and 8), or the bar-type strut construction (FIGS. 6 and 7), the pointed projection is preferably centrally located on the parallel strut extension 50 a or bar 54. Various types of pointed projections may be used to anchor the vena cava filter, however, the pointed projection should be of limited length to avoid complete penetration of the vena cava walls.
FIGS. 11-24 show pairs of front and side views of the wall contacting region "A" of anchoring portion 28 which are of magnified scale to illustrate the position of the hooks. As shown in FIGS. 11-14, 19-22, a pointed projection is formed by cutting a strip of metal (or other suitable material) partially from the edge of the wall contacting element "A," while allowing it to remain integral at one end, and permanently bending it upward and inward. Pointed projections made in this fashion, pointing in either direction, are formed in either edge of the wall contacting element.
Alternatively, as shown in FIGS. 15 and 16, the wall contacting element "A" may be slit in two places and a separate piece woven into the slits to form hook 40.
Another method of forming a pointed projection is by sharpening the end of strut 38 or bar 54 and bending it back upon itself, as shown in FIGS. 17 and 18. If the tip is bent slightly outward, a stable and reliable hook may be formed. Still another method is to bond a parallel portion of separate hook form member face-wise to a wall contacting element "A" as shown in FIGS. 23 and 24.
It is preferable for the projections to point in both directions, as shown in FIGS. 11-16, 23 and 24. Vena cava filters should offer resistance to migration in either direction within the vena cava. Projections pointing in both directions may provide better protection against migration for this effect. Individual projections on adjacent struts may be oriented to point in opposite directions, or pairs of projections extending in opposite directions may be employed.
Still other embodiments are within the following claims.
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I just got my MBP and I am more impressed than I could have possibly imagined! The speed, ease of use, sleakness, and overall useability has just blown me away. I have however come in contact with a slight problem. With my ISP...(www.cableone.net)...I can only choose from a limited number of email clients that they support. I dont think however that Mail is one of them. Outlook Express is though. How can I get Outlook Express on my Mac for my email. I tried Downloads.com and tried to download it there from the MAC Software section and it downloaded fine, I just couldn't open a .bin file or something like that. I need Stuffit Expander maybe? Or is there an easier way to get around this with Mail??? Any help would be great people! You've been a great help so far and you have converted this past PC lover into a MAC DIE HARD!!! Thanks again.
Outlook Express is made for the older Mac OS's and not for OSX. Mail will work fine no matter what Cableone says. You can use the basic set up instructions and apply them to Mail but it will be different. Mail will work with any standard POP3 Email or IMAP based email. If you give me a URL to Cableones setup page I could tell you what to do in Mail.
Edit, I just found their setup page, Looks easy to do in Mail. Let me know and I can give you step by step instructions with screen shots if necessary.
Well, as far as setting up my email for Mail, I know which incoming POP address I should use. I have a domain of yahoo.com....so that incoming POP address is pop.mail.yahoo.com. Now for the outgoing, I'm going to have to use Cableone's SMTP outgoing address, I'm just not sure how to go about putting that in? When I was using Outlook Express, my incoming address was pop.mail.yahoo.com and my outgoing was mail.cableone.net. Will it be the same now? Thanks for the quick replies, I knew I could always count on this forum for answers!
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It should be "smtp.cableone.net" for the outgoing server.
says on their site mail.cableone.net. Some ISP's I have worked with used mail for both POP and SMTP. This is straight out of their instructions for setup.
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"Science is telling us very clearly that post fire habit, espicailly the the heavily burnt areas is some of the best wildlife activity in our forests," said Chad Hanson, an ecologist.
That's the view of nearly 250 scientists who recently co-wrote a letter to members of congress explaining why burnt timber must stay in place.
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NBC 5 news obtained a letter written by the commissioners last month showing support to lawmakers to salvage the burnt timber.
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"Protecting the privacy of online consumers is a serious law enforcement matter," Harris said in a statement today. "We have worked hard to ensure that app developers are aware of their legal obligations to respect the privacy of Californians, but it is critical that we take all necessary steps to enforce California's privacy laws."
The California Online Privacy Protection Act dictates that all apps must post a privacy policy notice that lets users know what personal information is being collected and how that information is being used. It also requires that users be given the opportunity to read the privacy policy before downloading the app. The goal of this law, which is one of the strongest consumer privacy laws in the nation, is to safeguard users' private and personal information.
According to the Los Angeles Times, some of the popular app developers to receive the Harris' letter are United Airlines, Delta Airlines, and Open Table. Both United and Delta told the Times that they are actively working to make sure they are in compliance with California's law.
In February, Harris announced that Apple, Google, Microsoft, Amazon, Hewlett-Packard, and Research In Motion had agreed to improve mobile privacy protections , starting with requiring privacy policies in apps. Facebook joined the roster in June.
If the 100 companies on Harris' list don't post a privacy policy notice on their app within the next 30 days, they could face fines of up to $2,500 every time their app is downloaded.


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Von Speyr gives us inspirational spiritual commentary on passages from Scripture relating to Mary Magdalen, Mary of Bethany and the woman who was a sinner.
Adrienne von Speyr was a contemporary Swiss convert, mystic, wife, medical doctor and author of some 70 books on spirituality and theology. She entered the Church under the direction of one the greatest theologians and spiritual writers of the 20th century, Fr. Hans Urs von Balthasar, who became her spiritual director and confessor for the last 30 years of her life. Her writings, recognized as a major contribution to the great mystical writings of the Church, are being translated and published by Ignatius Press. Among her most important works are Book of All Saints, Confession, The World of Prayer, Handmaid of the Lord, and The Passion from Within.


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- Philanthropist Monterey County Honoree (2009)
- CALI Excellence for the Future Award for Evidence (Santa Clara University School of Law)
- Legal Research & Writing Outstanding Oral Argument (Santa Clara University School of Law)
Christopher Lavorato is a Principal at Cotchett, Pitre and McCarthy, LLP, where he practices civil litigation. He focuses on a variety of complex civil matters including claims of commercial fraud, business torts, catastrophic injury, products liability and commercial transit accidents. Mr. Lavorato received his B.A. in Communications from the University of San Francisco in 1992. He graduated as the Distinguished Military Graduate from ROTC and was commissioned in the United States Army, serving as an Aviation Officer and UH-60 Blackhawk pilot until 1998. After his military service, Mr. Lavorato earned his J.D. from the University Of Santa Clara School Of Law in 2002.
After law school, Mr. Lavorato practiced in Monterey County focusing on civil litigation and criminal law. He has a broad range of courtroom experience, including both bench and jury trials, representing individuals, as well as corporate and governmental entities.
Mr. Lavorato is one of our aviation accident litigators bringing real world experience to our team as a prior U.S. Army Blackhawk pilot. Mr. Lavorato has the expertise in the acquisition of key evidence related to aviation accident investigations, processes and procedures of regulatory agencies, including procedures of the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) and Federal Aviation Administration (FAA).
Some examples of his cases have been the protection of female rights in the workplace, ensuring a safe living environment for the elderly or special needs patients, and the protection of consumers from defective products and unsafe conditions on property. Most recently, Lavorato worked with Frank Pitre in connection with the sudden unintended acceleration lawsuit against Toyota Motor Company which settled for $1.3 billion dollars.
Mr. Lavorato has served on numerous non-profit boards to the betterment of our communities and has provided vigorous pro-bono representation to those in need. Mr. Lavorato is a firm believer that education is a vital ingredient of freedom and has served as an adjunct professor at the collegiate level in the area of Administration of Justice. He recently co-founded a non-profit organization known as "Veteran Lawyers of San Mateo County" serving as its President. The organization provides pro-bono aid to U.S. Service Members/Veterans in need of certain legal services.
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A Secret Worth Dying For …
Jac L'Etoile has always been haunted by visions of the past, her earliest memories infused with the exotic scents that she grew up with as the heir to a storied French perfume company. These worsened after her mother's suicide until she finally found a doctor who helped her, teaching her to explore the mythological symbolism in her visions and thus lessen their painful impact. This ability led Jac to a wildly successful career as a mythologist, television personality and author.
When her brother, Robbie—who's taken over the House of L'Etoile from their father—contacts Jac about a remarkable discovery in the family archives, she's skeptical. But when Robbie goes missing before he can share the secret—leaving a dead body in his wake—Jac is plunged into a world she thought she'd left behind.
Traveling back to Paris to investigate Robbie's disappearance, Jac discovers that the secret is a mysterious scent developed in Cleopatra's time. Could the rumors swirling be true? Can this ancient perfume hold the power to unlock the ability to remember past lives and conclusively prove reincarnation? If this possession has the power to change the world, then it's not only worth living for . . . it's worth killing for, too.
The Book of Lost Fragrances fuses history, passion and suspense in an intoxicating web that moves from Cleopatra's Egypt and the terrors of revolutionary France to Tibet's battle with China and the glamour of modern-day Paris. This marvelous, spellbinding novel mixes the sensory allure of Perfume with the heartbreaking beauty of The Time Traveler's Wife, coming to life as richly as our most wildly imagined dreams.
My Review:
While I read quite a few different genres, thriller is not one of them. As a Christian, I don't typically read books that deal with other religions (as this deals with Buddhism). So, I'm probably not the best blogger to review a book with those factors. However, I LOVED this book!!! MJ Rose had me pulled in right at the beginning. While this book is part of a series, I didn't feel that I had missed out from not having read the first book in her series. Instead, this book is a great stand alone!!
While I don't believe in reincarnation, M.J. Rose shares an interesting perspective and gives interesting facts about China and their relationship with the Dalai Lama. There is a lot of mystery, details about the past and present regarding different people in search for a particular scent, and somehow it all comes together in the end beautifully. I was up all night reading this book and read this book rather quickly. It is an excellent story and the characters all have their different challenges, who are brought together on a mission to save Jac's brother. While this is a work of fiction, M.J. Rose weaves it with factual details as well, which results in a story that will transcend generations and have you wondering if it could actually happen.
Having read and seen movies about Coco Channel, I was absolutely fascinated that M.J.'s book inspired a fragrance to be developed based on the scents she describes in the book. How cool is that??? I am sure that was an absolute honor for her and I have been so fortunate to receive 2 samples.
This is a book I highly recommend to those who love a great mystery, are fascinated with how fragrances are conceived, and don't mind a little reincarnation sprinkled throughout.
*A copy of this book was provided through NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.
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Country residents deserve road repairs
Oftentimes, the people in the outskirts of the county are left to fend for themselves. Why has the city of Crestview been able to repair all of their roads and dams but the county has not?
Money has been allocated from FEMA months ago (confirmed by FEMA). Here's an idea: Fix the road! County residents deserve more.
Todd Lawrence
Crestview Lowe's needs a neighbor
All that wasted space next to Lowe's where the old flea market used to be — you think something would have been built there by now.
John Luberto
Longleaf pine is critters' habitat
Longleaf pine forests are home to critters like woodpeckers, toads and snakes. The tree needs controlled burns to regenerate. Restoring longleaf is really important. Thanks to Gulf Power and NFWF!
Mike Smith
Missing Roger Berry
Roger was a standup guy! He was consistently working to make CHS football better and give the players better opportunities on and off the field. He'll be missed.
Thomas Gordon
Praising Baker youth groups' home repairs
These caring youths will be the future leaders of our little community. They already have loving, thoughtful, caring hearts for others.
God will bless them for sharing a part of their summer helping others. For God is good, all the time.
Margaret Driggers Sasser
Bravo for Do Something camp
What a wonderful thing to do. Bravo to our youths!
Silvia Clem Womack


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Logger loses license over Coonskin Park cleanup
CHARLESTON — A logger accused of illegally timbering in a Kanawha County park has lost his state license.
The Division of Forestry suspended Dave Bowen's license in July and ordered him to mitigate the damage from an unauthorized cut at Coonskin Park. The county had hired Bowen's company, Russell Trucking, to remove debris from the park after the 2012 derecho.
Division of Forestry director Randy Dye tells the Charleston Gazette that Bowen's license has expired and won't be renewed. Dye says Bowen has had numerous violations over the past two years.
Bowen says he had permission to cut trees in the park and he did what the county told him to do.
Park officials say Bowen also cut logging roads and cut and sold as much as $66,000 worth of timber.


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A module and a method of making the module is disclosed. The module is fod from a semiconductor and a silicon carbide chip for high temperature applications. The module is designed to be compatible with current silicon IC processes.
1. A module comprising:
(a) a semiconductor substrate having a top surface;
(b) a first insulating film positioned on said top surface of said semiconductor substrate;
(c) a carbide chip having a bottom surface;
(d) a second insulating film positioned on said bottom surface of said carbide chip;
said first insulating film and said second insulating film further positioned so as to contact one another; said substrate and said chip thereby forming said module.
2. The module as recited in claim 1 wherein said semiconductor substrate is selected from the group consisting of glass and <100> orientation 1.3 ohm-cm n-type silicon wafer.
3. The module as recited in claim 1 wherein said carbide chip comprises silicon carbide.
4. The module as recited in claim 1 wherein said first and second insulating films comprise silicon dioxide.
This invention pertains to bonding ceramic parts onto silicon substrates for high temperature use. The high temperature process is designed to be compatible with current silicon IC processes. This bonding method and the resultant module have pertinent application in sensing or control circuitry, particularly for development of tank engines, rocket engines and reentry vehicles.
High temperature circuits are becoming a reality with the advent of silicon carbide substrate. Recent developments include a circuit that can withstand temperatures of up to 300° C. for short periods of time. These circuits generally comprise silicon carbide transistors, resistive and capacitive elements and metallic interconnects mounted on an aluminum oxide substrate (ceramic). While ceramics can withstand high temperature, the material used to bond the discrete device to the substrate can not. Subjected to these high temperatures, the bonding material melts, breaks down, or degrades. Alternate bonding mediums can be cumbersome to use and do not have high temperature properties.
Currently, bonding silicon carbide to a substrate is conducted in a bond and etch back technique for fusing two silicon waters together, leaving a silicon dioxide layer in between. While this process produces a carbide/substrate module, these cannot hold up to the high temperature applications as our instant invention.
U.S. Pat. No. 5,098,494 to Arnold Reisman discloses a process for bonding first and second ceramic parts which may be bonded by forming bonding layers of silicon dioxide, silicon, metal or metal oxide on the parts, placing the bonding adjacent layers next to each other and heating in an oxidizing atmosphere to form an oxide bond therebetween. A layer of silicon dioxide may be formed on the first and second ceramic parts prior to bonding first and second ceramic parts. Reisman's bonding technique is used for bonding two ceramic parts at temperature lower than their melting points.
U.S. Pat. No. 4,352,120 to Kurihara et al. discloses a method of bonding silicon carbide to silicon carbide by forming silicon dioxide on at least one of the surfaces to be bonded. A conductive layer, for example copper, is then evaporated on one silicon dioxide surface and the two surfaces are solder-bonded together.
It is an object of the present invention to provide a process for bonding or attaching together a ceramic part to a semiconductor substrate that is capable of withstanding high temperatures in its working environment.
It is also an object of the present invention to provide a bonded module or structure of ceramic and semiconductor substrate that is capable of withstanding high temperatures in its working environment.
It is yet another object of the present invention to provide a method and structure for bonding or attaching a semiconductive substrate to a silicon carbide chip which employs known bonding processes that were heretobefore not used for bonding a semiconductor substrate to silicon carbide chips.
FIG. 1 illustrates the invention prior to bonding.
The invention is directed to a high temperature process for bonding together a ceramic part to a semiconductor substrate which is compatible with current silicon IC processes. The process is more selectively fabricated with silicon carbide circuits on semiconductor substrates and produces a module capable of withstanding temperatures of 600° C. and above, in its functioning environment.
Referring to FIG. 1, module 1 of the instant invention, is fabricated from carbide chip 2 and semiconductor substrate 3. A first insulator film 4 is grown or deposited on a top surface 3a of substrate 3. A second insulator film 5 is grown or deposited on a bottom surface 2a of carbide chip 2. First film 4 is positioned in contact with second film 5 and brought to a temperature suitable to bond films 4 and 5 together thereby bonding semiconductors substrate 3 to carbide chip 2 thus forming module 1. Uniquely, module 1 experiences stronger bonding between films 4 and 5, when exposed to the high temperatures prevalent in its working environment. Thisnovel method is useful for producing multi-chip modules or wafer scale integrated circuits for high temperature applications.
The method of producing module 1 includes the steps of (a)depositing first insulating film 4 on top surface 3a of semiconductor substrate 3; (b) depositing second insulating film 5 on bottom surface 2a of carbide chip 2; (c) contacting first insulating film 4 with second insulating film 5, and (d) bonding first insulating film 4 of semiconductor substrate 3 to second insulating film 5 of carbide chip 2 thereby forming module 1.
Carbide chip or chips 2 are bonded or attached to the semiconductive substrate as mentioned above and connected to the circuit with conductive interconnects (not shown).
According to the invention, carbide chips 2 may be made of silicon carbide, substrate 3 may be of the <100> orientation 1.3 Ω-cm resistivity n-type silicon wafers or glass. Insulator films 4 and 5 may be of silicon dioxide.
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August 5, 2015
2-11-05 – Official charges are expected to be filed Friday for the murder of an Antlers man. Four teenagers are now accused of robbing and killing a well-known landlord at the Rock Apartments Wednesday night.
55-year-old William Varner was described as a trusting man who never locked his doors.
Police arrested a 19-year-old suspect identified as Jonathon Earl Johnson Thursday afternoon. Daniel James Sustayta, an 18-year-old, was arrested a few hours later. Friday morning, officials identified the third suspect in custody as 19-year-old Justin Ray Musick. An 18-year-old girl has also been arrested
Police say the robbery happened around 11pm Wednesday - the suspects beating Varner in the head with a bat.
It is unknown how much money was taken, but the robbery is believed to be the motive. Varner died while being transported to a Tulsa Hospital.
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text: Video: Sly Roosevelt to release album June 1 May. 29, 2012 @ 03:47 PM Loading the player Here's the video "Lion" by Sly Roosevelt. The Huntington-based indie rock unit will release their debut full-length album "Animal Tracks" at the V Club at 10 p.m. Friday, June 1, with Love Culture and AC30. Cover is $5. Since forming in 2008 with the nucleus of singer-guitarist Sean McDaniel, bassist Alexander Durand and drummer Matthew Marshall, and after welcoming lead guitarist Jyoshua Sanders and Megan Durand on keyboards a year or so later, Sly Roosevelt has been making a name with their highly charged version of indie rock. To help promote the album, Sly Roosevelt has been putting out a series of "Meet the King" episodes on YouTube, with a drinking, cursing Michael Bradbury dressed as a lion, and recently debuted the official video for "Lion." Sly Roosevelt is performing an out-of-state string of shows in June, taking their music to an unfamiliar audience spanning nine states. Find out more about Sly Roosevelt in Thursday's Weekend section of the H-D. Go online at www.slyroosevelt.com for more info.