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Trever Cartwright, Partner
"Trever seems to think he should be the teacher." — Mrs. Cooper, Trever's 3rd grade teacher
Trever's work focuses primarily on helping client organizations get clear, get focused and get moving on their most important strategic, organizational and operational challenges. He also facilitates high-stakes, issue-based discussions with diverse stakeholder groups where reaching a common ground is imperative in order to move forward.
Trever works across multiple industry categories, including Healthcare, Energy, Legal and Government. His clients have included Oregon Health & Science University, Port of Portland, Perkins Coie, Sacramento County and San Francisco Travel Association.
The founding partner of Coraggio Group, Trever's diverse background includes nearly 10 years as co-owner of an advertising agency, and the leader of the national sales force for a Fortune 50 company. He is a published author and has been a guest lecturer at Harvard and Stanford Law schools, University of Oregon, Portland State University and for numerous professional associations, including the Association of Legal Administrators, Society for Human Resource Management, and the International Quality and Productivity Center.
Michelle Janke, Partner
"We are all faced with a series of great opportunities brilliantly disguised as impossible situations" — Charles R. Swindoll
Michelle advises leaders on strategy, marketing and organizational development. Her areas of expertise include strategic alignment, business planning, leadership development and marketing strategy. Michelle's work centers around helping organizations to establish a strategy, communicate it well and align organizational systems and processes to make it happen.
Michelle joined Coraggio after six years as a management consultant in Europe. Prior to this she was an Engagement Manager with McKinsey and Company in San Francisco. She has worked internationally with top executives at retail, consumer goods, logistics and technology companies on a broad range of strategic, marketing, organizational and operational topics. She also spent more than 10 years in finance and marketing management roles at The Walt Disney Company, Bertelsmann and Deutsche Bank.
Michelle has an M.B.A. from the Haas School of Business at the University of California, Berkeley and a B.A. in International Relations from Mount Holyoke College. She is fluent in German.
Craig Trames, Principal
"Believe nothing, no matter where you read it, not even if I have said it, unless it agrees with your own reason and your own common sense." — Buddha
Craig is a leader in facilitating effective change, strategic planning, brand clarity and business innovation. Over the past 20 years, Craig has taken on a wide range of roles with an emphasis on marketing, sales and product development, 11 years of which were spent at Nike. Afterward, Craig served as CEO of Pacific Crest Outward Bound School where he oversaw the complete brand overhaul for Outward Bound USA.
Holly Valkama, Principal
"Start by doing what's necessary; then do what's possible; and suddenly you are doing the impossible." — Francis of Assisi
Holly works with organizations to establish and redesign business processes and organizational structures to align with their strategic direction. Holly has worked at an executive level for over 10 years, across a broad range of industries in both the manufacturing and services sectors. Throughout her career, she has led numerous successful implementations of Lean and Six Sigma in global organizations. She is passionate about integrating continuous improvement into organizational cultures and strengthening the competitiveness of organizations by linking process and strategy. Holly has an M.B.A. from The Wharton School in Operations Management and Strategy and a B.B.A. in Finance and Economics from Loyola University.
Matthew Landkamer, Principal
"What you get by achieving your goals is not as important as what you become by achieving your goals." — Henry David Thoreau
Matthew helps clients think through, better understand and then take action on their most important strategy, organizational change, and brand challenges. His art and design background, combined with hands-on business experience, allows him to bring a unique balance of creative design thinking and strategic rigor to each of his client engagements. He is a skilled facilitator and problem solver with an impressive ability to start the conversations that need to be had inside organizations, and among organizational leaders—
the kind of conversations that lead to valuable insights, bold thinking and needed results.
Matthew has spent 15 years leading marketing and strategy initiatives for organizations of all sizes from large companies to small, entrepreneurial ventures. Before joining Coraggio, he was a leader of the marketing group at a Seattle-based global design firm.
Matthew is a dedicated painter and exhibits regularly in the Pacific Northwest.
Susan Kerosky, Principal
"The best way to predict your future is to create it." ― Abraham Lincoln
With an emphasis on helping our clients to capture opportunities and adapt to new business environments, Susan helps leaders think through critical strategic decisions and implement complex organizational change initiatives.
As a self-declared "transformation junkie", she has led large-scale transformation efforts as an internal corporate leader and as a trusted advisor to clients across a wide range of industry sectors. During Susan's career, she has provided expert guidance and counsel to CEOs and senior leaders, helping organizations to achieve new levels of effectiveness through new work processes and systems, culture transformations and by creating high performing teams.
Susan has more than 25 years' experience in finance, operations management and organizational development. She spent more than seven years as an internal change leader at Nike, most recently as the lead for Nike's Global Procurement organization where transformation efforts under her leadership quadrupled the value delivered to the company.
Susan has a business degree from Purdue University and is a Certified Management Accountant (CMA). She is also Certified in Financial Management (CFM).
Greg Netzer, Principal
"It is better to know some of the questions than all of the answers." — James Thurber
Greg brings a unique mix of pragmatic business understanding and creative problem solving to clients, and excels at helping organizations gain clarity on their strategy, stakeholder outreach, and brand issues. He has over 20 years experience leading and managing organizations, with extensive work in strategic communications, sustainability and social responsibility engagement, stakeholder relationships, and strategic planning in both corporate and nonprofit settings.
Greg has worked with leaders at some of the world's most recognized companies, such as Microsoft, NBCUniversal, Hasbro, Nike, and Tiffany & Co., to help engage with their key stakeholder groups. Greg is also an award-winning writer who has covered business, sports, and culture for a variety of regional and national newspapers and magazines, from The New York Times Magazine to Portland Monthly to Parenting, as well as thought leadership, essays, book reviews, investigative journalism, and fiction.
Greg has an M.F.A. in English from the University of Michigan, and a B.S. in Finance from the University of Missouri.
Lisa Ard, Senior Consultant
"The gap between what we are, and what we want to be, can be filled by the belief in what we can do." — Tasmeen Hahmeed
A Lean Six Sigma Master Black Belt, Lisa's primary area of focus is designing and implementing comprehensive process improvement solutions to help organizations realize their full potential. Lisa guides organizations in identifying the right steps to improve quality, decrease cycle time, eliminate costs and ultimately, to exceed customer expectations. Lisa's work emphasizes the important role of leadership in creating and reinforcing a culture of continuous improvement inside their organizations by linking strategy and behaviors to needed change.
In addition to working several years as an independent consultant, Lisa brings 15 years of corporate experience, in the areas of finance and quality, working with companies such as Kodak and Ceridian. Her process improvement work has targeted back-end and customer-facing processes, particularly in the finance, legal, sales and marketing areas.
Lisa has a Masters in International Business Studies (MIBS) from the University of South Carolina and a B.A. in German Area Studies from the University of Washington.
Slater Swan, Business Analyst
"If you are not willing to risk the usual you will have to settle for the ordinary." -- Jim Rohn
As a Business Analyst with our firm, Slater dives in to fully understand each project through methodical and thorough research and analytics. Using a myriad of techniques, he collects data in order to conduct in-depth market, competitive, strategic and organizational analyses. After interpreting his findings, Slater communicates his insights to our consultant teams and our clients in a clear, straight forward way that helps with strategic decision making, prioritization and implementation work.
Prior to joining Coraggio, Slater worked closely on consulting projects that focused on developing marketing and operational strategies for several nonprofit and social enterprises. He also brings nearly 10 years of leadership experience in the outdoor education industry, the last three of which were spent as the director of a summer camp program in Oregon.
Slater has an M.B.A. from Portland State University and a B.S. from Oregon State University.
Angela Swensen, Associate
"With courage you will dare to take risks, have strength to be compassionate and wisdom to be humble." — Mark Twain
Angela helps to keep all of us and our many client engagements coordinated and running smoothly, plus our internal processes and systems on course. An excellent communicator, Angela brings a solid background in client relations and project management to the firm. With a BA in Journalism, and double minors in Business Administration and Communication Studies from the University of Oregon, how people think and why they do the things they do have always interested her. She successfully completed the Hertz Management Training Program and then went on to apply her natural talent for people development at a Portland-based communications training firm.
John Childers, Senior Consultant
"Man's mind, once stretched by a new idea, never regains its original dimensions." — Oliver Wendell Holmes
John earned his JD at UCLA and began his career practicing law at a national firm. He has been a strategic advisor to law firms and organizations for nearly 15 years and is listed in Lawdragon's 100 Legal Consultants You Need to Know.
John completed the top advanced degree program in the US that combines strategy and leadership development—Pepperdine University's Master of Science in Organization Development. While there, John wrote his master's thesis on culture clash in mergers. After helping to build McMorrowSavarese, the top law firm consulting practice in California, John opened the Los Angeles office for Hildebrandt International. At the time, Hildebrandt was the largest global consulting firm focused on law firms.
John understands the decision-making challenges within organizations of all sizes and offers his clients a highly developed expertise in group facilitation. In any consulting engagement, John helps firms put the most critical and challenging issues on the table and deal with them constructively.
John is adjunct faculty at the Justice Leadership Institute at the U.S. Department of Justice and is often a featured speaker and facilitator at retreats and industry events.
Susan Dunn, Senior Counsel
"A leader is someone you choose to follow to a place you would not go by yourself." — Joel Barker
Susan helps organizations build their effectiveness through strategy, organization and leadership development.
She began her consulting career at McKinsey & Company where she partnered with various Fortune 500 organizations as they developed their strategic plans. Susan left McKinsey to sharpen her expertise in implementing and engaging leaders in strategy. She worked as a Director of Customer Satisfaction at Mazda Motors and as an organization development specialist at People Tech consulting. Prior to joining Coraggio Susan was a partner in the talent practice at Mercer where she worked for 12 years as a specialist in leadership and front line development.
Susan is also an active researcher. She has published articles on the measurement of leadership quality, has conducted research on millenialization and has developed a leadership development game for which she has a patent in her name.
Susan has a BSc in Computer Science, a Masters in Public Administration, a Masters in Organization Development and a PhD. in Human Development.


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San Antonio Aquarium on schedule to open in December
By Kolten Parker : August 26, 2014 : Updated: August 27, 2014 11:51am
Photo By courtesyThe San Antonio Aquarium in Leon Valley will open December 2014 and will be located at the former Fiesta Dodge dealership, which has been vacant since 2008.
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This 3D rendering shows the floor plan for the San Antonio Aquarium in Leon Valley, which will open December 2014.
Photo By courtesyWorkers prepare the San Antonio Aquarium.
Photo By courtesyWorkers prepare the San Antonio Aquarium.
Photo By courtesyWorkers prepare the San Antonio Aquarium.
The Texas State Aquarium in Corpus Christi was named the second best aquarium in North America.
Click through the slideshow for the 20 best aquariums on USA Today's list.
Photo By JORDAN STEAD/SEATTLEPI.COM(Honorable Mention) Seattle Aquarium -- Seattle
Photo By PETER HALEY(Honorable Mention) Point Defiance Zoo and Aquarium -- Tacoma, Wash.
Photo By AP(Honorable Mention) Oregon Coast Aquarium -- Newport, Ore.
Photo By Mario Tama/Getty Images(Honorable Mention) New York Aquarium -- New York City
Photo By S. Cheng(Honorable Mention) New England Aquarium -- Boston
Photo By Dave Martin/Associated Press(Honorable Mention) Audubon Aquarium of the Americas -- New Orleans
Photo By Damian Dovarganes/Associated Press(Honorable Mention) Aquarium of the Pacific -- Long Beach, Calif.,
(Honorable Mention) Aquarium of the Bay -- San Francisco
Photo By Mel Evans/Associated Press(Honorable Mention) Adventure Aquarium -- Camden, N.J.
Photo By Associated Press10. National Aquarium -- Baltimore
Photo By Contributed photo/Abigail Pheiffer8. Mystic Aquarium -- Mystic, Conn.
Photo By Jeff Larsen/Seattle Post-Intelligencer7. Vancouver Aquarium -- Vancouver
Photo By Steve Johnston6. Monterey Bay Aquarium -- Monterey, Calif.
Photo By Maura Friedman/Associated Press5. Tennessee Aquarium -- Chattanooga, Tenn.
Photo By Shedd Aquarium/Keith Pamper4. Shedd Aquarium -- Chicago
Photo By Courtesy Texas State Aquarium2. Texas State Aquarium -- Corpus Christi
Photo By DON EMMERT/AFP/Getty Images1. Georgia Aquarium -- Atlanta
The Texas State Aquarium in Corpus Christi was named second best aquarium in North America.
Click through the slideshow to see other aquariums in Texas.
Photo By Fred R. Hight/Chronicle archivesDallas World Aquarium, 1801 N. Griffin St.
Photo By Courtesy SeaWorld EntertainmentSeaWorld San Antonio, 10500 SeaWorld Drive
Photo By Courtesy Texas State AquariumTexas State Aquarium, 2710 N. Shoreline Blvd. in Corpus Christi
Photo By Mayra Beltran / Houston ChronicleDowntown Aquarium - Houston, 410 Bagby St.
Photo By ROBERT MIHOVIL/PhotographerMoody Gardens, 1 Hope Blvd. in Galveston
SAN ANTONIO - The Alamo City is getting its only stand-alone aquarium this winter.
Construction of the enclosures at the 50,000 square-foot aquarium in Leon Valley began last week at the former Fiesta Dodge dealership and city officials and developers say the location will open in December. The San Antonio Aquarium will feature sharks, hundreds of species of exotic fish, sting rays and interactive exhibits.
"It is a big deal for Leon Valley because the old dealership has been vacant since 2008 and is pretty central in the community," said City Manager Manny Longoria. "The building has been -- for the lack of a better word -- an eyesore. We believe this project will bring people into our community and help out other businesses like restaurants."
The largest exhibit will be a 125,000-gallon tunnel tank with various sharks and tropical fish, which may not be completed until March 2015, according to a news release.
The aquarium, located at 6320 Bandera Road, just outside of Loop 410, also will feature an exhibit where guests can touch stingrays and a Jump Jungle, where kids can enjoy multiple bounce houses and trampolines, the release said.
General admission for children under 12 is $11.95, seniors and military members pricing is $12.95 and pricing for customers older than 12 is $16.95, according to the website. Children under 2 are free.
SeaWorld and the San Antonio Zoo feature aquariums.
The 13-acre lot was attractive to investors because of the ample parking available, said Claudia Mora, the city's economic development director.
The developers also have opened aquariums in Austin, Portland and Boise but the San Antonio location will be the largest.
"We continue to identify new ways to create more interactive and more exciting exhibits, so we decided we had better Texas-size this one," said Alui Cleaver, San Antonio Aquarium COO.
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Full detailed profile on Tom Pelphrey playing Mick Dante on As the World Turns Daytime Soap Opera.
Tom Pelphrey as Mick.
Tom Pelphrey
Birthday: July 28 1982
Born in Howell, NJ, Tom attended Howell High School specializing in performing arts. Receiving a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Fine Arts in 2004 from Rutgers University, he landed the role of troublemaker JB Randall.
Pelphrey received his first Daytime Emmy Award nomination for Outstanding Younger Actor in a Drama Series in 2005, recently attended the Mason Gross School of Arts at Rutgers University. There he participated in several school productions such as Two Gentlemen of Verona, Bus Stop and Pursuit & Perception. In London's Shakespeare's Globe Theater, Tom was cast in the Taming of the Shrew & Richard III. He remains highly active in the theater scene.
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Critics Consensus: Despicable Me 2 is Certified Fresh
Plus, a strong cast can't mask The Lone Ranger's faults.
This week at the movies, we've got an army of minions (Despicable Me 2, with voice work by Steve Carell and Kristen Wiig) and a legendary masked man (The Lone Ranger, starring Johnny Depp and Armie Hammer). What do the critics have to say?
Despicable Me 2
Those jovial, irrepressible minions are back. Critics say Despicable Me 2 isn't as fresh as its predecessor, but it's goofy, colorful, and often very funny. This time out, erstwhile bad guy Gru (voiced by Steve Carell) is recruited by the Anti-Villain League agent Lucy Wilde (Kristen Wiig) to stop a criminal mastermind. Gru takes a shine to Lucy, and the minions make plenty of mischief. The pundits say the Certified Fresh Despicable Me 2 should delight the kiddies, and though it isn't particularly deep, it's sweet, silly, and energetic.
The Lone Ranger
Bad news, Kemosabe: critics say Gore Verbinski's big-budget adaptation of The Lone Ranger is bombastic, overlong, and altogether misguided, stranding its strong cast in a plot that succumbs to jarring tonal shifts. Tonto (Johnny Depp) narrates the tale of the Lone Ranger (Arnie Hammer), a lawyer-cum-masked vigilante who vows revenge after a murderous psychopath kills his brother; what follows is a series of shootouts and chases against the picturesque backdrop of the old West. The pundits say Depp and Hammer are charming leads, but they're surrounded by a film that can never decide whether it's an action flick, a comedy, or a revisionist drama.
Also opening this week in limited release:
- Big Star: Nothing Can Hurt Me, a documentary about the influential and under-heralded power pop band, is at 100 percent.
- The Way, Way Back, starring Sam Rockwell and Steve Carell in a dramedy about a lonely teenager who befriends the manager of a water park, is at 85 percent.
- The Look of Love, starring Steve Coogan and Anna Friel in a biopic of British porn mogul Paul Raymond, is at 67 percent.
- Stuck in Love, starring Greg Kinnear and Jennifer Connelly in a dramedy about a once-celebrated writer who still pines for his ex-wife, is at 56 percent.
- Kevin Hart: Let Me Explain, a concert doc featuring footage from the comedian's sold-out Madison Square Garden show, is at 50 percent.


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The THEL ACTD was initiated in April 1996 after the Administration announced that the United States and Israel would undertake a joint effort to evaluate the effectiveness of a THEL against the threat posed by Katyusha rockets to populated areas in northern Israel. Paul Kaminski, at that time the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Technology, and retired Maj. Gen. Ilan Biran, director general, Israeli Ministry of Defense, signed a memorandum of agreement, formalizing the agreement in July 1996. The MOA provides for development and functional testing of a THEL demonstrator, consisting of a laser; pointer-tracker; and command, control, communications, and intelligence (C3I) subsystems.
The United States Army Space and Missile Defense Command is the executive agent of the joint THEL ACTD program for the Department of Defense. The Israeli Ministry of Defense has also designated a program office to oversee the joint development effort. TRW Inc. was selected as the primary civilian contractor to design, build, and integrate the THEL demonstrator. Program developers have driven the ACTD weapon system development from start to hardware completion and have achieved laser first light in three years by utilizing mature beam generation and beam pointing technologies to develop a THEL demonstrator.
Under the current schedule the laser and pointer-tracker subsystems will be transported to White Sands Missile Range, N.M., to be integrated with the C3I subsystem later this summer. This ACTD has demonstrated the ability to cut through the traditional weapon developmental processes to provide a limited operational capability to the user in a very short period of time.


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For me, it's more important to be with someone that I can have a great time with no matter what we're doing...and to be able to laugh all along the way. I definitely like to do a variety of fun activities and I would like to ultimately have someone to share fun events and experiences with as we build our relationship.
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The College of Staten Island is offering students tours of its model dorm as workers near the finish line on building the school's first on-campus housing.
The two buildings are set to open in August and will house 454 students. CSI will be the fourth City University of New York campus to offer dormitories. City College and Hunter College in Manhattan and Queens College added dorms in recent years.
The model dorm is a four-bedroom, two-bathroom unit. It will rent for $6,060 per person, per semester. The private company American Campus Communities will manage the buildings.


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Tom Hayden: Russell was a reminder that the wars against indigenous people, and the conquest of their resources, are far from over, and that we cannot be fully human until remorse with our eyes wide open allows the possibility of reconciliation.
Iraq: The Coming Train Wreck
We Don't Need a War on Terrorism
Many opponents of the Bush administration's invasion and occupation of Iraq have always argued that this conflict is an irrelevant and even counterproductive sideshow to the real "war on terrorism" in Afghanistan. In fact, Barack Obama led the parade to initiate a troop surge in Afghanistan after having opposed it in Iraq.


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I'm an avid reader of Shop-Eat-Surf because it's really the only online newsletter that I have found that is not only industry related, but also because it's not so "guy-centric." I find that a lot of the information I read on the site pertains to my business (as a swimwear designer) and keeps me up to date on what other companies and other women in the industry in general are doing which is not only inspiring but also helps me gauge the future direction of my business as well.
I feel privileged to read the Executive Edition because I know I am getting insider industry information before it hits the mainstream media channels. And it's always good to know what my friends are up to in the industry.- By Monica Wise, Founder, L*Space
If you're not plugged into Shop-Eat-Surf.com daily, you're out of touch with our business!- By Peter "PT" Townend, The ActivEmpire
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SIA: Cooling down NYC with annual Summer Snowdown media event.
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HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif. – Chuck Linnen, one of the original 'HB Boys of 55' and an iconic member of the local surfing community, will have his hand and footprints immortalized in cement on Friday, August 5 at 10:00 a.m. in front of Huntington Surf & Sport (corner of PCH and Main).
Famed sports announcer/commentator David Stanfield and five-time U.S. Surfing Champion Corky Carroll, a mentee of Linnen, will serve as Masters of Ceremony. Detailed information is available at http://hsssurf.com/shof.
The Surfers' Hall of Fame induction ceremony pays tribute to those individuals who have made an indelible mark on the sport, industry and culture of surfing. Annually, tens of thousands of visitors to Huntington Beach's downtown area literally walk in the footsteps of surfing superstars and legends from several eras including Laird Hamilton, Andy Irons, Jack O'Neill, Corky Carroll, Robert August, Bob Hurley, Sean Collins, Kelly Slater, Lisa Andersen, Pat O'Connell, Al Merrick, Shaun Tomson and Rob Machado who are already immortalized.
A longtime Huntington Beach surfer, Chuck rode his first wave in 1954, was a men's finalist at the 1958 Oceanside Invitational and competed in his first U.S. Championships in 1959, held in his hometown.
Linnen was among the first wave of California surfers to travel to the North Shore in the early 1960s and was a finalist at the 1961 world contest held at Makaha. He also competed at the 1964 world contest in Peru and was runner-up at the Malibu Masters event in 1973.
Linnen helped shape the culture and character of Huntington Beach as a mentor and role model to local surfers—teaching future legends like Corky Carroll how to "shoot the pier." "The first time I saw Chuck was the first time I surfed the pier in about 1957," said Corky.
"I was too chicken to shoot the pier. Chuck saw this and coached me on how to do it. I didn't know who he was and I asked somebody else in the water and they said, oh, that's Charles. He is one of the best guys out here."
The "surf king" as many called him was a member of the Huntington Beach Surfing Association and 'The Boys of 55' surf club. Back before there were surf contests at the pier, surf magazines, surf movies and surf shops in Huntington Beach, a bunch of surfers including Chuck, who loved the waves at their Huntington Beach pier got together to form the HB Pier Surf Club.
They were the pioneers of "Surf City" long before Jan & Dean sang about it and they laid the groundwork for Huntington Beach to become one the greatest surf communities in the world.
"Chuck Linnen is a home grown Huntington Beach Surfing legend, former lifeguard and a friend to many in our great city," said Surfers' Hall of Fame founder Aaron Pai. "We are honored and extremely excited to induct him into the Surfers' Hall of Fame."
A retired Irvine high school teacher, Linnen most recently held the NSSA Senior Champ and WSA Grand Master titles. The Surfers' Hall of Fame induction ceremony is open to the public, free-of-charge. Further information is available at http://hsssurf.com/shof/.


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Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 LTE arrives on the FCC
Samsung's Galaxy Note 10.1, also known as the SHV-E230S, made an appearance on the FCC today, sporting an LTE logo and 16GB of storage. The device won approval for the use of WCDMA bands II and V, GSM band 850 and 1900, dual-band WiFi and Bluetooth. Interestingly, although the device bears an LTE logo, above, FCC filings for the SHV-E230S did not include approval for the use of LTE bands. Not to worry, these filings are likely to come later.
Check out Samsung's FCC filings for the Galaxy Note 10.1 here.


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Jul. 7, 1967
Greater London, England
Actress. After finishing her primary education she decided to pursue acting at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art when she was 18. For the next few years her career consisted of stage work and small film roles. In 1937 her first marriage with Leigh Holman was dissolved and she took up residence with actor Laurence Olivier. It was in that same year she starred in "Dark Journey" with Conrad Veidt and "Fire Over England" with future husband Olivier. It was the latter film that brought her to the attention of David O. Selznick who in 1938 was searching for the leading lady in "Gone With the Wind" (1939). She auditioned for the role and was cast as 'Scarlett O'Hara', the role in which she garnered her first Academy award. She would often be out of the public eye for months and even years at a time since she refused to be part of the Hollywood publicity machine. She instead chose to spend time with Olivier, whom she married in 1940. In the next few years she would make only a few films including "Waterloo Bridge" (1940), "Cesar and Cleopatra" (1945) and "Anna Karenina" (1948). In 1951 she played opposite Marlon Brando in the film "A Streetcar Named Desire" earning another Academy award for her performance as 'Blanche DuBois'. Diagnosed with severe bouts of manic-depression (now called bipolar disorder) and other health related problems due to a tubercular patch on her left lung her performances then became few and far between as she began suffering emotionally and physically from the problems. She was divorced from Olivier in 1960. Despite her health she was able to turn in two more well received performances in the films "The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone" (1961) and "Ship of Fools" (1965) which would be her last film. After that she performed in various stage performances including "La Contessa" and "Ivanov." Vivien Leigh was found deceased in her London apartment by Jack Merivale, an actor and longtime friend that become her love interest in her later years.
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- Do you like planning a vacation? Do you book the flights, reserve the hotels, and look at the restaurants?Does having that plan lock you in, or cut into your flexibility?
- Do you like planning a party? Do you plan the meals, drinks, entertainment, and who's coming? Does having that plan lock you in, or cut into your flexibility?
- In your business, do you plan events? Marketing? Product launches? Meetings? Does planning these things improve them? Does it improve the results?
- Are you in business for yourself because you like what you do? Is your business supposed to make you happier? Do you like working in your business?
If you answered yes to some, most, or all of those questions, then let me ask you these two related questions:
- Do you think about your business a lot? Do you care about doing it better, improving it, making it better?
- Do you plan your business?
The disconnect here is that too many people think of "the business plan" as a daunting unpleasant task, and its results as a document. I say planning your business is something you should like to do, but it shouldn't be as hard as the big document. It should be about strategy, milestones, activities, responsibilities, and projected sales, profits, and cash flow. It's not a document, it's what's going to happen.
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Man awaits sentencing in murder cover-up
WAYNE -- A Wayne County man awaits sentencing next month for his involvement in covering up last summer's killing of Julius Davis.
Wayne Daniel Kilpatrick, 51, pleaded guilty two weeks ago to accessory after the fact to murder, the sole count of his indictment, according to court records.
Wayne County Prosecutor Tom Plymale said Kilpatrick faces a punishment of one to five years in prison. Sentencing is set for July 18.
Kilpatrick and co-defendant Erica Dawn Streets, 32, were arrested in October 2013, months after Davis' disappearance. Authorities found his body buried in a shallow grave approximately 300 yards from Streets' mobile home.
Criminal complaints charged Streets with killing the father of her children that summer with a gunshot wound to the head as he lay in bed at the family's mobile home along Little Lynn Creek. The documents further allege Streets called Kilpatrick and left with her children when he arrived to clean up the crime scene.
Kilpatrick pleaded guilty without an agreement to do so, Plymale said. The prosecutor still expects to subpoena him to testify at Streets' trial, which is scheduled to begin Oct. 27.
Authorities believe Streets and the children returned home soon after Kilpatrick finished cleaning. They lived at the residence until the October arrest, while the father's body lay in the backyard, according to reports at the time.
Meanwhile, a marriage certificate indicated Streets married another man Oct. 1 before a circuit judge in New Martinsville, West Virginia. State troopers said Streets, her new husband and her children were at the Little Lynn Creek mobile home at the time of her arrest.
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George Cowcher: business prospects for 2014
Posted: January 08, 2014|
George Cowcher, chief executive of the Derbyshire, Nottinghamshire and Leicestershire Chambers of Commerce, talks about the progress made in 2013 and business prospects for 2014.
LOOKING back over the past 12 months, we can say that 2013 was a year in which confidence returned to the business community.
This renewed sense of optimism reflects a steep increase in business activity over the past year, along with the continuing orders and inquiries firms are reporting for the start of 2014.
The chamber gets regular feedback from local businesses – through its survey work and other engagements – about the state of the economy and the message on the ground at present is clear: things are looking up.
Following the rapid rise in growth experienced in the third quarter of 2013, quarter four saw a consolidation in economic activity, with the upturn in sales and orders which began in quarter two continuing. As a result, more businesses have started to revise their investment plans upwards for the coming year, reflecting the overall feeling that confidence has returned to the region.
This success was hard won by businesses, which demonstrated again their resilience and commitment to growth. However, 2014 will hold challenges for businesses to ensure that the growth experienced can be sustained and built upon further.
The "cost of living" debate rumbles on in Parliament and in the media, with a focus on steep rises in energy prices and competition among the "big six" providers and these concerns are not unfounded.
Energy prices and security are among the biggest issues businesses will face in 2014.
We also know that firms are still concerned about accessing finance, dealing with ever-burdensome red tape and recruiting staff with the right skills, experience and attitude to work.
As national unemployment continues to fall, we get closer to the 7% figure that Bank of England Governor Mark Carney identified as being a marker in the sand for when the Bank would consider raising interest rates.
While inflationary pressures eased slightly at the end of 2013, these still need to be watched closely, with any significant changes having implications for future economic policy.
Businesses need to know that interest rates will be held low for as long as possible.
When they do eventually rise – be it this year or next – businesses need assurance that this will happen in a managed manner.
Shocks to the system, or importantly the prospect of shocks, would risk undoing much of the good work done over the past 12 months.
The British Chambers of Commerce recently raised its gross domestic product growth forecast for 2014 from 1.9 per cent to 2.2 per cent.
While these revisions are travelling in the right direction, it is important to recognise the figures are still low.
We must also be mindful of difficulties in other markets, with the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development recently revising down its global growth forecast for 2014 from four per cent to 3.6 per cent.
But I don't want to end on a negative.
Nothing should take away from the great performance that local businesses registered in 2013, which means we can get the new year off to a positive start.
Confidence is high and businesses are resolute in their determination to drive the recovery ever forward. Firms across the board believe they can create jobs, invest, and export.
As the 2015 General Election looms ever closer, the Government cannot afford to get distracted by short-term political infighting.
Long-term growth strategies must be delivered with a strong national consensus. Only then will we have an environment which fosters enterprise and an economy which meets its true potential.
The Chamber – along with its partners in Derby and beyond – is committed to working with business and Government to ensure we can take the growth experienced in 2013 and raise the bar again in 2014.
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Most Kids love to eat paneer in the form of cubes or pieces rather than eating in a scrambled form. My kids too are like that. When I made the Paneer Fried Rice with crumbled paneer, my kids did not like it and it went to the bin twice. So I make it in a different way with paneer cubes. I marinate them else it tastes bland. Sometimes, I make with sauces too just like the Chicken Tikka Fried Rice, it turns great.
However I do not prefer sauces much so today I made the paneer tikka on stove top and then made the fried rice with them. This paneer tikka fried rice can be made either way with sauces or using the paneer tikka marination. If you wish to use the sauce version, pls check at the end of this post, I have mentioned the right quantity of sauces. Either way this fried rice makes a perfect one for a lunch box.
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- 1 cup of uncooked long fragrant rice (any)
- ¼ cup of thinly sliced peppers / capsicums (red and green)
- ¼ cup of carrots and Spring onions (separate white and greens)
- ½ to ¾ tbsp. vinegar (optional)
- 2 tbsps olive oil (can reduce)
- 1 tsp oil for frying paneer
- Marination
- ½ to ¾ cup of paneer cubes
- 2 to 3 tbps of yogurt
- red chili powder as needed
- salt to taste
- Jumbo pinch of turmeric
- ½ tsp ginger garlic paste (optional)
- ¼ tsp garam masala
- Marinate paneer with the marination ingredients and set aside for atleast 15 mins
- Soak the rice for 15 to 30 mins and cook in lot of water till it is done. Do not overcook and make the rice mushy. Drain off the water and set this rice aside. if you are using a sticky variety of rice, add few drops of oil to the water while cooking rice
- Heat a wide pan with 1 tsp oil, add the paneer along with the marinade and cook on medium high till the paneer turns crisp. This step takes only 3 to 4 mins, try using a wide pan, else the yogurt will take long time to evaporate and paneer could turn hard. set these aside
- Add olive oil to the same pan, add carrots and white part of spring onions, sauté till carrots are half done
- Add bell peppers and sprinkle some salt and fry till capsicums are almost done
- Add fried paneer and green onions, toss everything well.
- Add rice, pepper powder and vinegar, mix and fry on high for 2 mins
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The Bachelorette Recap of Episode 2: Emily Brings Ryan Home, Shy Jef Gets a Rose
The time has come for us to take a journey to Emily's World, a terrifying place where people blink way too much (albeit sweetly) — and herds of eligible bachelors frolick shirtless by the pool while rubbing oil on their chests.
Most of Emily Maynard's menfolk get along with each other (though we're sensing some major tension between Boombox Stevie and Kash Money Kalon), and, this week, two lucky dudes get to go on solo dates!
Country Strong
Give a round of applause for Ryan, who scored Emily's first solo date of the season! It's basically like The Sorting Hat gave him Gryffindor without even thinking about it. Ryan's super pumped about his big date with Em, but little does he know that he has to bake cookies for Ricki's soccer team while wearing an apron. Whoa, gender roles, guys. We might need to write a thesis about this.
Obviously, cookie time is just an excuse for Em to eat carbs without Chris Harrison yelling at her, but she and Ryan bond during a romantic dinner, wherein they have a beautiful chat about how she isn't a prize (minus the fact that she actually is. No, literally).
But wait, what's that we hear? The dulcet tones of country music? Oh, it's just Gloriana, a band you've never heard of that totally (epically) c*ck blocks Ryan as he tries to mack on Emily. Well in your face, Gloriana, because Ryan earned himself a rose and dipped Emily at the end of their dance. There's no stopping him!
A Muppet Bachelorette Carol
In the words of The Spice Girls, if you wanna get with me, you gotta get with my friends. Emily only has a handful of friends (who say things like "Just be yourself and everything will fall into place" — yeah, okay, this is national television) and her own sweet girl, Ricki, but whatever. Emily needs a man who isn't afraid of having fun, which is why she forces all her prospective buddies to battle it out during a group date with The Muppets! So what's on the agenda? A performance with Miss Piggy herself, AKA Emily's arch nemesis.
Em forces her bachelors to divide into groups, and then makes them suffer the horrible humiliation of "acting." Unfortunately, Charlie gets a severe case of performance anxiety because he has a disability (you guys, his brain), but don't worry — the gang put on a great show, complete with slam poetry and a makeout session between Emily and Kermit! Oh, also Ricki was at the show, but don't worry — everyone completely ignored her, except the limelight.
So, who got the Group Date Rose? None other than Jef With One F Holm, who spent most of the evening with his feet up, all, "Whatever, I'm gonna chillax in my desert boots and enjoy all these candles that surround me." Well played.
Love Clockdown
Time for solo date number two! This time 'round, it's Joe who has the pleasure of being swept off his feet by Emily, and they hit up her favorite resort in West Virginia for dinner in a fabulous ballroom. And by fabulous, we mean totally awkward. Emily and Joe read each other inspirational notes under a "Love Clock" — which is basically like Cogsworth from Beauty and The Beast only not as fun — and then sit down for the worst convo ever.
Unfortunately, Emily isn't impressed by Joe's charms, possibly because he seems totally horrified when she mentions wanting to have more babies. More importantly, Joe doesn't give Em stomach butterflies, which is almost as bad as him not giving her stomach unicorns. Sigh, looks like this guy isn't getting a rose, and Emily's once again left all alone with a fireworks display as her only friend.
PS: Doug and Kalon got into a fight while Em and Joe were on their date, but fist-pumping wasn't involved, so.... next!
The Rose Ceremony
It's that time of the month again, ladies. Emily has to choose five men to deflower — but first comes copious binge-drinking and flirting. Most of Em's suitors have been waiting hours for a face-to-face, so she hits up Arie, reads a 7-page tome from Ryan, and has a brief moment with Tony The Lumberjack before picking up her roses and taking lives breaking hearts.
So, which unlucky gents head home? Aaron The Biology Teacher and Kyle The Possible Virgin. Sayonara, studs! Tune in next week to find out who will be booted out of Em's love nest, and more importantly, whether Jef will show up in Chucks or Jacks.


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27-6 bama
27-6 bama
What else? ND 24. #2: 23
I may do another prediction. The teams that ND beat are atrocious. I may just stick with my last one 40-6.
27-17 Bama or thereabout
I'm sticking with 20-10, Bama. And as I stated in the earlier prediction thread, if Bama averages more than four yards per carry on the ground, I think the score will be worse.
I'll be a lil more realistic than my previous prediction of 100-0. 'll go with 41-13
Former 1st LT US ARMY
Hmm...I'm now going with 31-13, Alabama.
"Sometimes the juice is worth the squeeze." - Marcus Luttrell, 'Service - A Navy SEAL at War'
After watching the team Georgia beat 42-10 beat the team the Domers beat 22-13 by 2 touchdowns I will say we win 35-10 with the TD coming late in garbage time.
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Alabama 31
Notre Dame 10
Bama 35-10
I'm going with 31-3 Bama wins!
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Fundraising is the very heart of all charity institutions and ways to implement such activity are in an enormous manner. With the help of the widest and broadest technology, the internet, different sites can be accessed providing prevalent answers on any of your inquiries. What you are reading now is just one of the infinite things you can probably browse. To help you raise fund for school, let this article be one of the tools to guide you.
1. Know its profile more
It is necessary to be knowledgeable on what type of school or charitable institution you will raise fund for. Fund raising activities shall be done in accordance to the needs and the type of the institution. The different types of charities include animal charities, environmental charities, health charities, and arts and culture charities. Assuming that you will be working for a charity of arts and culture, you must first, dissect each and every area of their needs, from basic to complex then come up of an ideal activity to launch.
2. Start from the basic
Don't rush things up. Start from the primary needs of the charity. Before heading to the secondary needs, settle the basics first. Identify them, and then think of the possible activity or project that is in relation to it.
3. Be original and mind your purpose
It is better to be original, educative and informative so, the benefactors will also gain, aside from collecting good deeds in helping you. You may help them in return with this approach. Mind your purpose (the basics) so that you will be consistent with your objective, and pass through it.
4. Allocate reasonably and properly
After the success of your first project, there comes the fund. Remember that these funds are purposively for the basic needs of the charity, nothing more nothing less. If ever that the fund gone short, you may recover the shortage through pursuing another sensible activity.
5. Go on and never stop
It is a reality that fundraising activities are hard to put up. The chances are you succeed or you are left with nothing. But optimism is the key. For whatever untoward incidences happen during unexpected time, you shall not be disturbed. Go on with the positivity and never stop chasing it.
6. Keep on track
If you have staged (since it is for arts and culture) many types of activities, never lose track on the step-flow system: start from the basic before moving to the complex. Keep your focus on your objective and vision so your path will stay on plane.
7. Market your project
Raising funds for the charity entails hard work and passion. The longer and the older your charity gets, the more benefactors and connections you will need. There are too many charities out there; working with the very same thing you are doing so you must be able to market your project intensely. Use all the available resources yet mind the budget. Internet is the fastest way to spread a talk so, use it. But a closer society will be more helpful and reliable.
8. It's good to rest but keep moving
This means "it is good to rest from busy and shady days but, still move for more." Over using of your capabilities is 100% not advisable since it may result to a lousy outcome. So, rest for a while and regenerate your body and mind for a more productive fund raising project.
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Make your charity acquainted to different sectors in the widest range you can. Make it noticeable and intriguing (but never controversial). Be careful on every step you make. Benefactors are always happy to help only those who deserve to receive some. Acquaintances make the world smaller and simpler to deal with. Your benefactors may have a common friend, in capacity and willing to help. Then, grab the chance for a better and broader connection.
10. Keep the passion burning
Surpass your excellence to reach higher and bigger goals. Remember that passion is the fuel that will keep you going on and on. Regardless of the hindrances that might come across your way, passion must always be there to keep the fire burning and your ball rolling.
Charity will not function without fund; fund will not be on hand without hard work and hard work requires passion. No matter what your field is, keep in mind your purpose and will. There won't be any good result if you are controlled by your own interest. And a charity does not exist to serve one. It serves innumerable people from many areas in life in the years to come. Mentioned above are just guides which must not serve you to control. Keep on producing your own ideas and better strategies for "Homemade always tastes best".


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Iran has asked India to pay for oil partly in yen as the two nations seek an agreement on how to maintain trade amid tightening global sanctions, according to three people with knowledge of the matter.
Wen was plainly dismissive about Western media reports that he was scouting for GCC oil to replace Iranian oil. "Some people think I have come for the oil. I think they are too narrow-minded. It should be said that I have come for the friendship. The biggest harvest of my trip is the enhanced mutual political trust."
Simply put, the UAE and Qatar are creating a cushion from exchange rate volatility. But the geopolitical reality is also that the renminbi will look great sitting in their vaults. The big question is when Saudi Arabia might make its move.
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Saudi Arabia unplugged their Riyal from our Dollar and also said they were no longer accepting US Dollars for oil.
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Here are some links to others reporting this,
Being a 'Settlement' currency is not quite the same as being a 'Reserve Currency' like the dollar, but it a major step in that direction. It is, in fact, a very large step. Which currency large international trades are done in matters. It is a fact that in 2000, Iraq signed an agreement to sell its oil, all its oil, in Euros. Iran was contemplating doing the same at around the same time. The Iraq decision involved the large French bank PNB-Paribas. France was not one of those who supported the war and Washington led a hate campaign vilifying the French. The worry was that a switch from dollar to Euro settlement might gain momentum. Any major move away from dollar settlement would cripple the US.
In January of this year the India Times reported that India was talking to Iran about moving out of dollar settlements so as to be able to buy Iranian oil despite a US embargo. India said it was discussing settling in Gold. Remember, India has just signed a settlement agreement with China to use the Yuan.


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KALAMAZOO, Mich. — Not many fans of the Komets actually get to experience playing in Kalamazoo and Toledo, cities known for their hockey history and for their hatred of Fort Wayne.
Lincoln Kaleigh Schrock, who grew up in Fort Wayne and is in his fourth season as a member of the team, has finally been getting to experience that, though.
�I had never been here for a game (before this season), if you can believe it,� Schrock said, after the Komets� 6-5 victory at Wings Stadium on Saturday. �I had heard a lot about it, and I had heard (Bob Chase) announce games from here on the radio. But I had never seen it in person and it�s a fun place to play.�
Schrock helped the Komets to the IHL championship in 2010, but that was the season after Kalamazoo abruptly and controversially defected to join the ECHL, leaving the closely situated rival Komets behind.
Fort Wayne and Kalamazoo had played from 1972 to 1999 and 2000 to 2009.
�I had missed out on this rivalry my first three years on the team, but now it�s fun,� said Schrock, whose Komets are 1-1-1 against Kalamazoo, including 1-0-1 at Wings Stadium.
Schrock and the Komets played in the CHL from 2009 to last spring, when they won the championship and then decided to join the ECHL, which also had Toledo, a hated rival of the Komets from 1952 to 1986 in the original IHL.
The Komets won the only meeting so far this season between the teams � 4-3 on Friday night at Toledo � which conjured up some memories for Schrock, who played his junior hockey for the Toledo IceDiggers of the North American Hockey League.
�We played in a much smaller building than (the Huntington Center) or the (now-razed) Toledo Sports Arena; it was called the Ice House, the �Bryan Smolinski� Ice House,� Schrock said, referring to the former NHL player who grew up in Genoa, Ohio.
�And I played alongside (future Komets) Eric Giosa and Bobby Phillips, actually, in Toledo.�
Schrock has one assist and 24 penalty minutes for the Komets (5-2-1), who are on their first three-game winning streak in the ECHL and play Wednesday morning at Toledo in a school appreciation game.
Fort Wayne�s Colin Chaulk is on a five-game point-scoring streak, while Brandon Marino was tied for fifth in the 23-team ECHL with 14 points heading into Sunday.
The Komets, who are 3-0-1 on the road, trail Cincinnati (6-0-2) by three points for first place in the North Division.
Notes: Former Komets forward Justin Hodgman is one of the leading scorers in the Kontinental Hockey League, the Russian circuit stocked with NHL players because of the lockout. Despite limited ice time, he has eight goals and 19 points in 22 games for Metallurg Magnitogorsk. Hodgman scored the triple-overtime Game 7 winner in the 2008 IHL finals and was named Playoff MVP.


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This is a divisional application of U.S. Ser. No. 09/416,994, filed Oct. 13, 1999, now abandoned, and entitled Non-Foreshortening Intraluminal Prosthesis.
1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to intraluminal prostheses for implantation into a mammalian vessel, and in particular, to intraluminal stents that do not experience foreshortening in the longitudinal direction when the stent is deployed to an expanded state.
2. Description of the Prior Art
Intraluminal prosthesis, such as stents, are commonly used in the repair of aneurysms, as liners for vessels, or to provide mechanical support to prevent the collapse of stenosed or occluded vessels. These stents are typically delivered in a compressed state to a specific location inside the lumen of a vessel or other tubular structures, and then deployed at that location of the lumen to an expanded state. These stents have a diameter in their expanded state which is several times larger than the diameter of the stents in the compressed state. These stents are also frequently deployed in the treatment of atherosclerotic stenosis in blood vessels, especially after percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty (PTCA) procedures, to improve the results of the procedure and to reduce the likelihood of restenosis.
U.S. Pat. No. 5,733,303 (Israel et al.) and U.S. Pat. No. 5,827,321 (Roubin et al.) describe the problems associated with the foreshortening of intraluminal stents when such stents are expanded. In addition, U.S. Pat. No. 5,733,303 (Israel et al.) describes stents that have struts whose longitudinal length decreases when the stent expands, thereby causing the overall longitudinal length of the stent to foreshorten. These struts are connected by flexible connecting members, each having an area of inflection that functions to compensate for the foreshortening experienced by the struts during expansion of the stent.
Unfortunately, there are certain drawbacks associated with providing flexible connecting members that have areas of inflection. First, to accomodate the areas of inflection, these connecting members often create segments within the stent where the aperture or opening defined by these connecting members have a large size. Such increased aperture size may allow increased ingrowth of tissue (also known as "in-stent restenosis"). Second, curved areas of inflection on these connecting members may cause distortion of the lumen of the stent when the stent is twisted or experiences angulation in the longitudinal direction. Third, the connecting members form an area of weakness in the stent structure which may encourage kink of the stent at the site with flexion or angulation, or which in extreme circumstances may lead to stent breakage after experiencing repetitive stress. In other words, the provision of the connecting members decreases the amount of support that the stent can enjoy.
Thus, there still remains a need for an intraluminal prosthesis that maintains a consistent length in both its fully compressed and fully expanded states, while avoiding the disadvantages set forth above. There also remains a need for a stent which can accomodate body vessels having varying lumen diameters, different anatomies, and different disease states.
It is an object of the present invention to provide an intraluminal prosthesis that maintains a consistent length in both its fully compressed and fully expanded states.
It is another object of the present invention to provide an intraluminal prosthesis that provides increased support throughout the prosthesis while minimizing the potential for stent kink or breakage at certain regions along the stent.
It is yet another object of the present invention to provide an intraluminal prosthesis that minimizes the potential for in-stent restenosis.
In order to accomplish the objects of the present invention, there is provided a stent having a plurality of cells disposed about the circumference of the stent, with at least one cell having a plurality of struts that are connected together to form the cell. At least one strut has a portion that compensates for foreshortening of the struts during expansion of the stent.
In another embodiment, the present invention provides a stent having a plurality of cells disposed about the circumference of the stent, with at least one cell having a plurality of double-struts that are connected together to form the cell.
Thus, the stent according to the present invention maintains a consistent length in both its fully compressed and fully expanded states, and in all states between its fully compressed and fully expanded states. As a result, the stent according to the present invention facilitates accurate sizing and deployment, thereby simplifying, and possibly reducing the time needed for, the medical procedure.
The following detailed description is of the best presently contemplated modes of carrying out the invention. This description is not to be taken in a limiting sense, but is made merely for the purpose of illustrating general principles of embodiments of the invention. The scope of the invention is best defined by the appended claims.
The intraluminal prosthesis according to the present invention is a stent, although the principles of the present invention are also applicable to other prosthesis such as liners and filters. The stent is delivered to a desired location in the lumen of a body vessel in a compressed state, and is then deployed by expanding it to its expanded state. The stent maintains substantially the same length in both its fully compressed and fully expanded states.
The stent according to the present invention can be a self-expanding stent, or a stent that is radially expandable by inflating a balloon or expanded by an expansion member, or a stent that is expanded by the use of radio frequency which provides heat to cause the stent to change its size. The stent may also be coated with coverings of PTFE, dacron, or other biocompatible materials to form a combined stent-graft or endovascular prosthesis. The vessels in which the stent of the present invention can be deployed include but are not limited to natural body vessels such as ducts, arteries, trachea, veins, ureters and the esophagus, and artificial vessels such as grafts.
A stent 20 according to the present invention is illustrated in
As shown in
The struts 24, 30, 36 and 42 would normally experience foreshortening when the stent 20 is expanded. Therefore, any of the struts 24, 30, 36 and 42 can be provided with a compensating portion 60 that functions to compensate for the foreshortening experienced by the struts 24, 30, 36 and 42 during expansion of the stent 20. As shown in greater detail in
As best shown in
Referring to
As another example, it is possible to also provide the compensating portions 60 for the first and second struts 24 and 30, in addition to or in lieu of the compensating portions 60 for the third and fourth struts 36 and 42. For example,
The compensating portions 60 function to compensate for the longitudinal foreshortening experienced by the struts 24, 30, 36, 42, thereby maintaining the stent 20 at substantially the same length at all times. This is accomplished by providing the compensating portions 60 with a natural bias and a springy nature, which together with its alternating segments, combine to shorten its length l1 (see
This effect is illustrated in
Although the compensating portions 60 have been described in
Each compensating portion 90 b of each cell 22 b is longitudinally (i.e., along a row) connected to a compensating portion 90 b of an adjacent cell 22 b by a straight connecting member 80 b. The compensating portions 90 b function in the same manner as the compensating portions 60 to compensate for the longitudinal foreshortening experienced by the struts 24 b, 30 b, 36 b, 42 b. In this regard, the generally circular curved configuration of the compensating portions 90 b has one area of inflection 95 so that each compensating portion 90 b has a shortened longitudinal length L2 when compressed, but has an increased longitudinal length L1 when allowed to expand so as to compensate for the foreshortening experienced by the longitudinal component of each strut 24 b, 30 b, 36 b, 42 b. This effect is illustrated in
The principles illustrated in
In addition,
Similarly, in
It is not necessary that the struts 24, 30, 36, 42 be straight. In this regard, the present invention provides cells having curved struts that provide at least one area of inflection to provide the compensation needed to avoid foreshortening according to the principles set forth in
The cells 22 j in the stent pattern in
Providing double struts to make up the desired cells 22 j can provide certain benefits. First, the double-strut structure may increase the strength of the stent by providing radial and longitudinal resistance to compression and other changes in shape. Second, the resulting stent may have an increased expansion ratio. Third, the double-strut structure may reduce the tendency of the stent to recoil. Fourth, the resulting stent may have increased stent coverage and cells that have smaller sizes, thereby minimizing tissue in-growth. The double-strut embodiment of
In addition, as best shown in
While the embodiments illustrated hereinabove illustrate stent patterns that are made up entirely of cells 22 that have compensating portions 60, it is also possible to intersperse cells that do not have any compensating portions 60. These principles will be illustrated in
A number of materials can be used to fabricate the stent 20 (including its struts 24, 30, 36, 42 and connecting members 80), depending on its method of deployment. These materials include, but are not limited to, Nitinol (which is a shape memory superelastic metal alloy whose use in stents is well-documented in the literature), stainless steel, tantalum, titanium, elgiloy, gold, platinum, or any other metal or alloy, or polymers or composites, having sufficient biocompatibility, rigidity, flexibility, radial strength, radiopacity and antithrombogenicity.
The stent 20 can be made from one of a number of methods, depending on the material of the stent 20 and the desired nature of deployment.
In a non-limiting first preferred method, the stent 20 is fabricated from a solid Nitinol tube with dimensions that are identical to the stent 20 when it is in the fully compressed state. The pattern of the stent 20 (i.e., its cells 22) is programmed into a computer-guided laser cutter which cuts out the segments between the struts and the connecting members (if any) in a manner which closely maintains the outside diameter and wall thickness of the stent 20.
After the cutting step, the stent 20 is progressively expanded until it reaches its fully expanded state. The expansion can be performed by an internal expansion fixture, although other expansion apparatus and methods can be used without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention. The overall length of the stent 20 must be consistently maintained throughout the expansion of the stent 20 from its fully compressed to its fully expanded states.
Once the stent 20 has been expanded to its fully expanded state, it is heat-treated to "set" the shape memory of the Nitinol material so that it will fully return to its expanded dimensions at a temperature that is near body temperature. The stent 20 is then cleaned and electro-polished.
The next step is to compress the stent 20 again into a dimension which allows for delivery into a vessel, either through percutaneous delivery or through minimally invasive surgical procedures. Specifically, the stent 20 must be compressed into a smaller state so that it can be delivered by a delivery device to the desired location of the vessel. Any conventional delivery device could be used, such as but not limited to a tube, catheter, or sheath. This compression is accomplished by cooling the stent 20 to a low temperature, for example, zero degrees Celcius, and while maintaining this temperature, compressing the stent 20 to allow the stent 20 to be inserted inside the delivery device. Once inserted inside the delivery device, the stent 20 is held by the delivery device in the compressed state until it is released within the lumen of a vessel, at which time the stent will fully re-expand to its "set" dimensions as it equilibrates with body temperature.
In a non-limiting second preferred method, a balloon-expandable stent 20 can be fabricated by connecting a plurality of wires that have been bent or formed into the desired shapes for the struts 24, 30, 36, 42 and connecting members 80. The connection can be accomplished by welding, tying, bonding, or any other conventional method. Alternatively, wire electro-discharge machining or a computer guided laser cutter can be used. The wires are capable of experiencing plastic deformation when the stent 20 is compressed, and when the stent 20 is expanded. Upon plastic deformation of the stent 20 to either the compressed or the expanded state, the stent 20 remains in this state until another force is applied to plastically deform the stent 20 again.
While certain methods of manufacture have been described above, it will be appreciated by those skilled in the art that other methods of manufacture can be utilized without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention.
The stent 20 can be deployed by a number of delivery systems and delivery methods. These delivery systems and methods will vary depending on whether the stent 20 is expanded by self-expansion, radial expansion forces, or radio frequency. These delivery methods are well-known in the art, and shall not be described in greater detail herein.
Thus, the present invention provides a stent having struts that include portions that compensate for the foreshortening effect. As a result, connecting members can be omitted from the stent designs according to the present invention, leading to at least the following benefits. First, cell sizes can be decreased so as to minimize "in-stent restenosis", and to provide better support to the vessel. Second, the stent can be provided with a more uniform structure that distributes any angulation or flexion of the stent more evenly along the full length of the stent, so that the stent can experience a more gradual curvature at bends rather than experiencing undesirable kinking at such regions. This further minimizes breakage or other damage to the stent. Of course, connecting members can be optionally added to increase the flexibility of the stent at certain desired areas.
While the description above refers to particular embodiments of the present invention, it will be understood that many modifications may be made without departing from the spirit thereof. The accompanying claims are intended to cover such modifications as would fall within the true scope and spirit of the present invention.
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This document explains about Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP)
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The Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) is an application-layer
protocol that facilitates the exchange of management information between
network devices such as nodes, routers, and so forth. As part of the TCP/IP
protocol suite, SNMP enables administrators to remotely manage network
performance, find and solve network problems, and plan for network growth. It
is part of the Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol (TCP/IP)
protocol suite.
An SNMP-managed network consists of three key components: managed
devices, agents, and network-management systems (NMSs).
A managed device is a network node that contains an SNMP agent and
that resides on a managed network. Managed devices collect and store management
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managed device. An agent has local knowledge of management information and
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for network management. One or more NMSs must exist on any managed network.
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Liverpool are reportedly confident of signing Radamel Falcao this summer after opening talks with Monaco over a deal.
Falcao has been widely tipped to depart Monaco during this transfer window as the French club look to balance out their spending - and Real Madrid and Manchester City have both been linked with moves.
However, Liverpool now appear to have entered the race for the striker as they look to sign a world class replacement for Luis Suarez following his exit to Barcelona.
Italian journalist Mina Rzouki says the Reds have already held positive negotiations over Falcao and are now hopeful of being able to lure him to Anfield.
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