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A disposable aerosol inhalation device for use in producing properly sized radioactive tagged particles. A mouthpiece is attached to a wye connector containing a valving system for inhalation of the radioactive aerosol and exhalation to an entrapping filter. Conduits are respectively provided by flexible tubing to a nebulizer and to the filter. The optimum range of particle sizes is generated by producing an aerosol from the nebulizer having an internal baffle. For ease of handling and to minimize radiation exposures, an entry is provided to add radioactive solution directly into the baffled nebulizer. To further reduce radiation exposure, the baffled nebulizer and entrapping filter are housed in a leaded enclosure.
1. An aerosol inhalation apparatus for supplying an aerosol mist containing radioactive tagged particles and air to a subject, comprising a reusable lead-shielded container having lid means, whereby the contents of the container are readily accessible, and a disposable radioactive aerosol inhalation device, the device including first and second conduit means in said said container and passing therethrough, mouthpiece means connected to the first and second conduit means externally of said container, valve means for controlling inhalation from said first conduit means and exhalation to said second conduit means, respectively, a nebulizer within said container and connected to said first conduit means, means positioned at least in part within the container and in fluid communication with said nebulizer for allowing introduction of radioactive solution from outside said container into said nebulizer, means associated with said nebulizer for generating an aerosolized mist carrying airborne radioactive tagged particles, means in fluid communication with a source of air and with said nebulizer for introducing a mixture of air and the mist into said first conduit means, and entrapping filter means in said container and connected to said second conduit means for removing the aerosol exhaled whereby the container may be reused and the device may be discarded after each use.
2. The aerosol inhalation apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said means carried by said container for allowing introduction of a radioactive solution into said nebulizer comprises a one way valve means in fluid communication with said nebulizer and with said first conduit means for permitting entry of atmospheric air into said nebulizer and into said first conduit means.
3. The aerosol inhalation apparatus according to claim 2, wherein said one way valve means includes an observable movable member to permit observation of inhalation frequency of a subject.
4. The aerosol inhalation apparatus according to claim 3, wherein said moveable member is a diaphragm of a one-way valve.
5. The aerosol inhalation apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said means for allowing introduction of a radioactive solution is an angulated valve part allowing a needle to extend into said container at an angle with respect to vertical to minimize exposure to radiation.
6. The aerosol inhalation apparatus according to claim 1, including a settling baffle in said nebulizer to generate properly sized aerosol particles of less than substantially two microns.
7. The aerosol inhalation apparatus according to claim 6, wherein said nebulizer includes a diffuser and gas orifice, said settling baffle being positioned above said diffuser and said gas orifice for permitting aerosol particles larger than substantially two microns to remain in said nebulizer.
8. An aerosol inhalation apparatus for supplying an aerosol mist containing radioactive charged particles and air to a subject, comprising a reusable generally cylindrical walled container having a closed bottom and an open top, lead shielding means within said wall and bottom of the container, the container having first, second and third openings formed therein, respectively, said openings being at the top portion of said container and being circumferentially spaced from each other, lead shielded lid means covering said container top portion, and a disposable pulmonary inhalation device including nebulizing means in said container, entrapping filter means within said container, means received in said first of said openings and including a conduit connected to said nebulizer means for introducing a radioactive liquid into said nebulizer means, means associated with said nebulizer means for generating an aerosolized mist having a plurality of radioactive tagged particles, inhalation conduit means received in said second of said openings and connected to a source of air and to said nebulizer means for receiving a mixture of air and the mist, and exhalation conduit means received in said third of said openings and connected to said filter means, whereby the container may be reused and the device may be discarded after each use.
This is a continuation of application Ser. No. 360,370, filed Apr. 30, 1982, abandoned.
This invention relates to a radioactive aerosol inhalation apparatus which includes a disposable pulmonary inhalation device that is comprised of a means to generate properly sized radioactive particles for subsquent inhalation, and to a method which generates the particles and uses same. For various types of diagnostic testing and treating, it is necessary to have patients inhale radioactive materials in order, for example, to perform ventilation studies of the lung. In addition, it is well known that the hospital staff who handle radioactive materials need protection against the problems associated with ionizing radiation exposure and this apparatus provides for adequate shielding to meet this requirement. For flexibility, the apparatus is portable, the device is disposable, and the apparatus is inexpensive. The apparatus provides the capability to easily and safely add the radioactive solution to the nebulizer, for aerosolizing the radioactive solution to the proper particle size, and to collect the radioactive particles in a properly shielded filter.
This method of administering a radioactive aerosol is an improvement over existing modalities in that the radiation dose to the patient is less, the probability of radioactive contamination within the hospital room, as compared to other methods is diminished, and the flexibility to obtain images of various anatomical positions of the patient is increased.
Relevant prior art United States Letters Patents are:
______________________________________Number Inventor(s) Issue Date______________________________________3,762,409 Lester 10/02/723,881,463 LeMon 05/06/753,695,254 Blum 10/03/733,769,967 Jones et al. 11/06/73.______________________________________
The present invention relates to a new and improved aerosol inhalation method and apparatus that generates properly sized radioactive particles for performing ventilation studies of the lungs. A radioactive solution is added to a baffled nebulizer and the solution aerosolized using air or oxygen. The aerosolized radioactive particles are then breathed into the lung and data for assessing lung function may be recorded by means of a radiation particle counting device such as a scintillation camera and associated software. The radioactive aerosol is administered to the patient through a mouthpiece or face mask via a conduit of valved flexible tubing, the valving being in close proximity to the mouthpiece to minimize the volume of the passages from the valve head to the mouthpiece.
It is, therefore, a principal object of the present invention to provide an apparatus which includes a disposable radioactive aerosol inhalation device capable of allowing pulmonary ventilation tests that deliver proper-sized particles to lung areas, controlled delivery and recovery of radioactive aerosolized particles and shielding to minimize exposure of personnel to problems associated with ionizing radiation.
Another object of the invention is to provide an apparatus that incorporates a valve which is activated during the breathing cycle of the patient to assist in permitting the patient to inhale with the minimum of effort during the generation of radioactive aerosol from within the system.
Another object of the present invention is to provide a shielded portal to permit the safe and rapid addition of radioactive solution into the baffled nebulizer. The injection site is through a valve diaphragm that is positioned at an approximate 45 degree angle from the top of the baffled nebulizer.
A still further object of the invention is to provide an apparatus of the character described which will minimize the radiation exposure to the patient and technician administering the diagnostic test. Adequate shielding in the form of lead surrounds the baffled nebulizer and entrapping filter, reducing the problems associated with exposures to ionizing radiation.
Another object of the invention is to provide an appartus of the character described in which images or pictures from various anatomical positions can be taken further increasing the usefulness of this diagnostic method of evaluating diseases of the bronchus, the bronchioles, and the alveolar sites of the lung.
A further object of the invention is to provide an apparatus of the character described which will cause to reduce the radioactive contamination of the facilities, the equipment, and most importantly, the attending medical personnel.
An additional object of the invention is to provide a method of generating sized aerosolized radioactive particles and using same.
Other features and advantages of the invention will become more readily apparent from the following detailed description, when taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings.
FIG. 1 is an elevational diagramatic perspective view of the aerosol inhalation apparatus constructed in accordance with the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a fragmentary perspective diagramatic view of a portion of the apparatus of FIG. 1 illustrating the angulated wye and valve through which radioactive solution is added to the baffled nebulizer.
FIG. 3 is a fragmentary perspective diagramatic view of a portion of the apparatus of FIG. 1 illustrating the modified nebulizer with its internal baffle.
FIG. 4 is a fragmentary perspective diagramatic view of a portion of the apparatus of an apparatus which includes FIG. 1 illustrating the shielded container for the nebulizer and the entrapping filter.
Referring to FIG. 1, there is shown a disposable aerosol inhalation device for use in producing radioactive tagged particles in accordance with an embodiment of the invention. A patient (not shown) breathes through a mouthpiece 12 having flanges 11 to permit a tight fit in the mouth. The mouthpiece is attached to a tubular extension 10 of a wye 20 containing two one way valves, inlet valve 22 to the device and exit valve 23 from the device. The valves are positioned to effect the proper movement of radioactive particles through provided conduits 30, 31. As shown in FIG. 1, when the patient inhales, the diaphragm 28 of valve 23 opens and permits the radioactive particles to enter the mouthpiece and ultimately to deposit in the lungs. During inhalation, diaphragm 21 of valve 22 remains closed due to the pressure differential across valve 22. At exhalation, valve 23 closes and valve 22 opens to permit the exhalant to pass valve 22, travel through conduit 30, and into an entrapping filter 40 (FIG. 4).
FIG. 4 shows the operational technique as follows: The radiopharmaceutical liquid to be aerosolized is added to the system through the diaphragm 18 of valve 24 contained in wye leg 27. The wye leg 27 protrudes through shielded container 50 at portal 25, a downwardly extending slot being provided in the sidewall of the container 50 for this purpose. The entrance portal 26 to wye leg 27 is set at an angle to minimize direct radiation streaming from the solution of radioactive liquid contained in the baffled nebulizer 60 when the apparatus is in operation. The injected radioactive solution deposits in baffled nebulizer 60 at approximate level 69. Oxygen from a tank (not shown) is directed into the system at approximately 10 liters per minute via a flexible tube 63 which is connected to the bottom of nebulizer from the tank 62. The oxygen mixes with radioactive solution to form airborne particles. The airborne particles then traverse through conduit 31, through valve 23, and into a patient's lungs. The exhaled air, including aerosol passes through valve 22 to conduit 30 and into a filter 40, via tubular extension 32, and the aerosol becomes entrapped in the filter 40. The patient breathes the aerosolized radioactive particles until enough radiation from the patient's lungs is externally detected by sensing with radioactive detectors.
FIG. 2 illustrates entry port 26 of radioactive solution that enters the baffled nebulizer 60. The radioactive solution to be aerosolized is carried to entry port 26 in a shielded syringe to minimize radiation exposures to the administering technician and patient (both not shown). The entry port 26 and leg by 27, shown in FIG. 4 protrude from side 25 (FIG. 4) of the lead shielded container 50 at an approximate angle of forty-five degrees. The angulation of the entry port reduces the amount of radiation exposure to the administering technician due to streaming, once the radioactive solution has entered the nebulizer system. The solution enters the system through diaphragm 18 of valve 24. The needle of the syringe containing radioactive solution (not shown) pushes diaphragm 18 aside and while the orifice of the needle (not shown) protrudes past diaphragm 18, the radioactive solution is injected into the nebulizer system. Check valve 24 is approximately 22 millimeters in diameter. To ease patient's breathing, valve 24 also acts as an inlet valve in that each time the patient inhales, he receives a portion of air from the atmosphere. In addition, valve 24 acts as monitor to the patient's breathing function. The administering technician observes valve diaphragm movement 18 each time patient inhales to insure patient is breathing normally.
FIG. 3 illustrates nebulizer 60 fitted with an elongated conical baffle that permits proper sized radioactive particles to enter a patient's lungs. Oxygen enters nebulizer through stem 62. The oxygen gas passes through a nozzle assembly 72 extending into the container. The nozzle assembly 72 includes gas nozzle 64 and solution nozzle 71 with approximately perpendicular positioned orifices. Extending above the nozzle assembly is an elongated conical settling baffle 65 formed of plastic and having a volume of approximately three cubic centimeters. The settling baffle 65 reduces hyperdeposition of large particles typically greater than two microns from entering the patient's lungs. The aerosolized radioactive particles enter the baffle area at the diffuser orifice of the gas nozzle 64 and through sedimentation, impaction, and turbulence within the baffle 65, particles greater than two microns settle to the interior bottom portion 68 of the nebulizer 68, and particles typically less than two microns enter conduit (FIGS. 2, 4) above the nebulizer and are inhaled by the patient (not shown).
The top of the conical baffle has a symmetrical opening 67 of approximately three millimeters in diameter that permits entry of conduit tubing 66 that carries radioactive solution from the nebulizer reservoir to orifice 71. The radioactive solution exiting orifice 71 mixes with incoming oxygen and is aerosolized through orifice-diffuser arrangement which includes a diffuser 74. The particles are properly sized while engaging in turbulent action within the baffle 65.
FIG. 4 illustrates shielded container 50 which houses entrapping filter 40, baffled nebulizer 60 and supporting inserts 52. The container has an approximate volume of three liters and consists of outer plastic laminate 53, and lead shielding 51 comprising average thicknesses of two to four millimeters. The lead shielding is necessary to minimize radiation exposure to the administering technician and patient during the ventilation studies of the lung. Plastic or equivalent material insert 52 sets entrapping filter 40 in a fixed position using filter end portion 41 as a seat. Baffled nebulizer 60 is seated in similar fashion using reservoir end portions defined by level 69 and stem 62 thereof. Openings 32, 33 of approximately 25 millimeters in diameter are made through shielded container 50 to allow conduits 30, 31 and oxygen tube 63 to exit container. The additional opening 25 of approximately five millimeters is made through the container exposing entry port or injection site of the radioactive solution. The angle of opening 25, with respect to the horizontal in 90° and is made to minimize radiation streaming from shielded container 50. Cap 54 constructed of plastic laminate and lead of the previously described thickness together are of the plastic laminate 53 and lead shielding 51. The cap 54 is removable to permit easy access and exit of the disposable apparatus at commencement and termination of diagnostic procedures.
From the foregoing it will be seen that the pulmonary inhalation device of the present invention provides for a disposable device that generates properly sized radioactive particles having provisions for proper valving, proper shielding, and ease of operation. Further, the invention has been described with reference to particular embodiments, but it will be appreciated that variations within the spirit and scope of the invention will occur to those skilled in the art. For example, in FIG. 4, the oxygen tubing 63 could exit from another port in the shielding 50.
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By: Abigail Bleck
AMSTERDAM - Organizers at the Montgomery County SPCA say they were struggling to stay afloat as it was.
This week's burglary makes running the no-kill shelter even more difficult.
A sheriff's investigator says this could be an inside job.
A crime committed by someone at least somewhat familiar with how the business is run.
The Montgomery County SPCA takes in stray and homeless animals. But earlier this week, someone took from the non-profit.
A crook or crooks broke into the shelter one night after closing. According to the director, a safe with a thousand dollars is now missing as is a donation box filled with fifty dollars. Not an enormous amount of money, certainly, but money the shelter needs to run.
"It definitely is a lot. It's spay neuter money. It's money for bleach laundry soap stuff we use every day that people don't think of," says Lisa Mundell, Shelter Director.
According to an investigator with the sheriff's department, employees told them a front window was ajar and when they came in for work, the front door was unlocked.
"It's absolutely shocking and makes us sick to our stomach that someone would steal from a non profit that puts the money back in to the shelter. We don't make any money," says Mundell.
It seems the community is stepping up its donations, but more are needed - especially since investigators say there are no leads in this case.
"I couldn't believe someone would do that to an organization that's trying to help," says Kyle Inman, who is making a donation.
If you have any information, the Montgomery County Sheriff's Department asks that you contact their dispatch center.

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On the Move with Barbara VanMatre
Educator sees value in staying the course
Stephen VanMatre has plenty of praises for his wife, Barbara, a 45-year-old teacher, author, consultant and "the smartest and most dedicated human being I've ever met." He says the community has a treasure in Barbara, a dedicated educator with a weakness for boots.
Family: Husband Steve; son Leo Mendez, 22; daughter Andreza VanMatre, 16.
Hometown: Benavides.
Outside interests: Reading about natural history, arts and crafts, writing children's literature, playing with my cat and dog.
Memorable romantic evening: This past Christmas Eve, my husband and I took a romantic walk around the block while it was snowing. It sounded like a good idea at the time until a flash of lightning and loud clap of thunder made us run back home. So much for romantic!
Shopping haunts: I love to shop for silver jewelry and southwestern decor. I've bought many beautiful pieces in the quaint shops and American Indian reservations around the Albuquerque/Santa Fe area in New Mexico.
Can't live without: Boots! I have 27 pairs on clip hangers in my husband's closet.
Biggest flaw I'd like to change about myself: My husband is an awesome public speaker. He can speak to hundreds without being nervous, without any notes, and he almost always gets a standing ovation. I'm terrified when I have to do a presentation.
Most marked characteristic: Kindness. I treat everyone I meet with respect and kindness and always try to find the good in people.
Best way to relax: I do water aerobics every day, sometimes twice a day. The music and the water are very relaxing to me.
Favorite snack: I've been know to buy cases full of World's Finest Chocolate bars and hide them all around the house so nobody eats them. The other day I was cleaning out a drawer in the closet and found three lost chocolates. It was like finding gold, and the motivation suddenly rose to clean out more drawers.
If I had the money: I'd give it to my family, my friends and the Juvenile Diabetes Foundation. My son was diagnosed with the disease when he was 11, and they need to find a cure.
What drives me crazy: A messy house and classroom. My house needs to be clean and clutter-free for me to be able to relax, and my classroom needs to be organized and neat for me to function at school.
Rewards of job: Working as a kindergarten teacher with CCISD for the past 25 years has been my passion. It's incredible how much a 5-year-old can learn in one school year.
Best vacation: Being married to an avid sports fan, I am vulnerable to planning family vacations around major sporting events. One spring break after arriving home with a car full of groceries, my husband announced we would be leaving for Los Angeles within the hour. The West Virginia University Mountaineers had just made it the Sweet Sixteen. Without hotel reservations or tickets to the game, we unpacked the groceries, packed up the kids and got on the road. Though quite spontaneous, it was the best vacation ever.
Best advice and who gave it to me: My grandmother always said this Spanish saying that translates to "Never stray from the main road to take an unknown path or shortcut." In my words: Set your goals, don't stray, and everything will be OK.
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How many times do you have to fail before you give up? While it is clear that Demba Ba has reached the top when it comes to football clubs, the road to success has been anything but smooth.
Under the Spotlight is a feature series that focuses on the rising stars and trends of tomorrow, and those which have achieved success beyond the limits of their respected field. The series will be run by Urban Times editor Christian Julal.
How many times do you have to fail before you give up? For Demba Ba, that question doesn't exist. On January 4th 2013, Demba Ba joined current European Champions Chelsea F.C. at the age of 27. While it is clear that Ba has reached the top when it comes to football clubs, the road to success has been anything but smooth.
The Senegalese striker has been one of the most prolific scorers in the English Premiership for the past two seasons, which warranted a transfer from Newcastle United to Chelsea. While he may seem like an overnight success, Ba's struggle and dedication to football is something to be admired.
During his teenage years, rejection and Ba were synonymous as he traveled from club to club looking for a team to play on. He traveled all over France trying out for clubs such as Lyon and Auxerre before heading to England, only to be rejected by clubs such as Barnsley and Swansea.
In an interview with the BBC, Ba recalls the difficulties of trying out for different clubs while having no money:
"We had no money, we didn't know what to do. We contacted an agent who was able to send us some money to pay the £500 bill. In those days, we were eating only crisps and drinking water."
After numerous rejections from English clubs, Ba returned to France where he played for Rouen. In order to play for Rouen however, Ba had to completely transform his style of play by changing positions. Ba changed from a defensive midfield to a striker, which proved successful as he scored 22 goals in only 26 appearances. Success seemed imminent until a serious injury forced him to sit on the sidelines, and thus he was transferred to second division German club, Hoffenheim.
Ba, however, wouldn't let an injury prevent him from achieving his dreams. Not only did Ba help Hoffenheim regain a strong hold in the Bundesliga, but also helped them achieve 7th place the following season. After a few seasons with Hoffenheim, Ba caught the attention of many English Premier League managers, including Alan Pardew and Newcastle United.
In two seasons with Newcastle, Ba had scored 29 times, and had proven to be a consistent threat upfront. He had not only become Newcastle's top scorer, but has also become one of the Premier League's finest. It was only a matter of time before a top flight club such as Chelsea took notice:"You know when a club like Chelsea want you the decision is going to be easy" Ba explains after the deal was finalized just a few days ago.
With injuries behind him, Ba is at the peak of his career both physically, and financially, playing for the current European Champion. With the odds against him, Ba has transformed, adapted, and succeeded, something that very few thought possible. Ba's journey has been one with many road blocks, but his dedication and hard work has allowed him to persevere in even the most brutal conditions. If we are to take anything from this story, it is that our dreams are within our grasp, if only we dare to reach.


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Internet Information Server/Services provides a number of formats to gather data in the form of web logs. For busy sites, these text-based flat files sometime become too much of burden to review and are ignored. A better way to review the data would make these logs a better resource for administrators and web masters.
This article describes a method to import IIS logs in World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) Extended Logging format into Microsoft SQL Server to facilitate the review of the IIS log files. The techniques provided can also be altered for other log file formats.
Web logs are delimited text files as specified by RFC 2616, "Hypertext Transfer Protocol -- HTTP/1.1" (http://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc2616.txt
In W3C Extended Logging format the fields are somewhat self explanatory: data and time are just what they seem; [c-ip] is the IP address of the client; [cs-method] is the HTTP method for the request that was met; [cs-uri-stem] is the document that has been requested; [cs-uri-query] is the query string that was sent as part of the request being logged; [sc-status] is the status code returned by the server; [sc-bytes] is the number of bytes that have been returned to the user; [time-taken] is the time in milliseconds that it took for the server to complete the processing of the request; [cs(Cookie)] is the cookie, or persistent data in the request; and [cs(Referer)] is the URL of the previous site visited by the user. For the W3C Extended Logging format, there are a number of additional fields that can be chosen, which are described in IIS Help and at the following Microsoft Web site:
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms525152.aspxThe logs are formatted as follows:
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The header of the log files corresponds to the fields chosen in the Properties of the Web site, on the Web Site tab, and in the case of W3C Extended Logging, the Extended Properties tab. If your web logs are already in a table in Microsoft SQL Server, it is likely because of ODBC logging. However, when you are using ODBC logging the fields are not configurable. IIS Help has instructions on setting up ODBC logging, which includes using Logtemp.sql to create the table in the expected structure.
You could use Enterprise Manager to create the table, but to make it faster and to aid in the automation of the process, instead use the following script in Query Analyzer to create the table:
Note that some of these fields are quite large and may not be necessary for reviewing your particular log files.
Once the table has been created, you can import the data by using the Import Wizard, mapping from the *.log file to the database and table.
Using the Wizard can be tedious, so the following can be used to expedite importing the web logs:
Note that the bulk insert will fail when it encounters lines that start with "#". For web logs, this includes the first four lines, as well as any other instances when the server is stopped and started, since the header lines are written when the service is restarted. The following Microsoft Knowledge Base article provides a utility and source code to remove these lines and prepare the log for the bulk insert to SQL Server:
296093When the import has completed, you can use Query Analyzer to run queries to organize the data. For example:
(https://support.microsoft.com/kb/296093/EN-US/ )FILE: PrepWebLog Utility Prepares IIS Logs for SQL Bulk Insert
This query will display the names of all the pages that took more than 20 seconds to process and that were processed between 4:30 and 5:30 PM, along with the process time (in milliseconds) for each.
Note that by default web logs are recorded in Greenwich mean time, so unless the changes have been made to record the logs in local time, you must adjust for local time when you review the logs.
Another sample query:
This query finds the average [time-taken] for each entry in the log file, and then selects the [cs-uri-stem] and the [time-taken] and organizes this in descending order by [time-taken]. Adding a "time between" clause could further isolate the results of this query.
NOTE: Bulk insert will not work with SQL Server 7.0, but it does work with SQL Server 2000. For additional information, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
272292For more information on LocalTimeRollover for the IIS logs and the LogFileLocaltimeRollover setting:
(https://support.microsoft.com/kb/272292/EN-US/ )BUG: Error 7399 When You Bulk Insert into Table with Column Default on a NUMERIC or DECIMAL Column
Article ID: 296085 - Last Review: November 21, 2006 - Revision: 3.3
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Fort Wainwright DOL
Home of America's Arctic Warriors
Hours of Operation:
Upon arrival at Fort Wainwright, please contact INBOUND at (907) 353-1108/1193/1155/1125 and provide them with a good contact phone number.
Scheduling delivery of household goods – To schedule delivery of your personal property, you will need an address and a date for delivery.
Requesting Tracer Actions – We will not initiate tracer actions of personal property until the day after the Required Delivery Date (RDD). The RDD can be found on the Government Bill of Lading (GBL, block 8).
Extending Temporary Storage – The entitlement for temporary storage is 90 days. A 90-day extension may be granted for:
To extend your storage, you must provide a DD Form 1857 and any supporting documentation. The form must be submitted prior to your current storage expiration date. This form can be found, or obtained, from the INBOUND Section, Fort Wainwright.
The following information was extracted from a Department of Army Message disseminated to the field and concerns household goods (HHG) shipment/storage in connection with Operations Noble Eagle and Enduring Freedom.
TDY Weight Allowance
a. Operation Noble Eagle: Authorized when orders state "on active duty for a period greater than 200 days."
b. Operation Enduring Freedom: Not authorized.
Special Storage of HHG
During TDY/deployment for 90 or more days or an indefinite period when no PCS is involved, Special Storage is authorized for:
Storage of POVs
Use of the TCS orders accounting classification to fund POV storage is not authorized.
Storage under the Department of Defense Global POV Contract is not authorized.
Please don't wait until the last moment to come to the Personal Property Section to schedule for pack and pick up of your personal property. Waiting until the last moment could jeopardize your chances of having your personal property packed and picked up on the dates you specify. To schedule your appointment with a household goods (HHG) counselor, it is best to come into the office as soon as you are in receipt of your orders.
Detailed counseling will be provided at time of appointment.
Service members who are separating from the service are entitled to shipment of household goods (HHG) to their home of record (HOR) or Place Entered Active Duty. If HHG are shipped to an alternate destination, service members may be liable for excess costs.
HHG may be shipped via a government-arranged move, a DITY move, or a combination of both moves.
Entitlement to HHG transportation terminates on the 181st day following separation from the service unless a written application for HHG transportation is turned in before the expiration of the 180th day. When a HHG transportation application is made within 180 days, HHG must be turned over for transportation as soon as practicable after the submission. The Transportation Office will determine "practicability" based on the facts and circumstances in each case.
In hardship cases, an extension of the time limit may be authorized/approved for a specific additional period of time. The request for extension must be in writing, addressed to the Transportation Officer, and submitted to the Personal Property Section at least 30 days in advance of the expiration date. Supporting documentation must accompany the request.
Any excess costs (if applicable) associated with shipment of HHG will be collected in advance of the HHG being shipped.
Excess Costs: To avoid excess weight charges, make sure you stay within your JFTR weight allowance. When estimating weight of HHG, a good rule of thumb is to estimate 1,000 lbs per room (excluding bathrooms). During the pre-move survey, you can also ask the pre-move surveyor to give you his/her estimation on what your HHG weigh. If there is a chance you will be over your weight allowance, it may be in your best interest to have a garage sale and/or make a generous donation to your favorite charity.
The "It's Your Move" (www.usapa.army.mil/pdffiles/p55_2.pdf)pamphlet provides excellent information on preparing for your move.
The following list is designed to supplement the "It's Your Move" pamphlet by addressing the most common customer service concerns.
1. Be Prepared - You or your releasing agent must be present between 0800 and 1700 on the day(s) scheduled for pack and pick up. Do not negotiate with the carrier or agent to deviate from this responsibility. Also, you should not schedule appointments during your HHG move or request last minute schedule changes, as this often disrupts service for other members. You should not leave your residence during packing or pick-up services. Otherwise, the carrier will terminate services and charge waiting time at your expense. Ensure your residence is clean and organized for the move. Carriers can refuse to pack and pick-up your items if your HHGs and home are not clean and organized. Attempted pick-up charges will be your responsibility. Be sure to secure valuables, i.e., currency, jewelry, credit cards, and other expensive items under lock and key and separate from your household goods.
2. Carrier Personnel - The number of packers and loaders assigned to your move is usually determined by the weight of your shipment; however, no set industry standard is mandated through any contractual provisions. When you have packing and loading concerns associated with allotted manpower for your move, please work with the pre-move surveyor and the local agent.
3. Special Requests - Premium packaging requests, bubble pack, shrink-wrap, double packing, and other specialized packaging requests should be addressed with the pre-move surveyor during the pre-move survey. These types of requests will be your responsibility, and all financial arrangements must be negotiated with the carrier. Please keep in mind the carrier has already contractually agreed to protect your property with packaging procedures most commonly used throughout the household goods industry. All interior crate requests must be approved in advance and requested by the carrier/agent. The crating of furniture, to include antiques, is not approved at government expense. The value of an item does not mandate crating, as mirror packs and clock boxes provide more than ample protection. The Quality Control Inspectors will conduct on-site inspections before approving crates, so please discuss your concerns with the pre-move surveyor during the pre-move survey.
4. Line Haul Equipment - The government's contract with carriers to provide line haul service is based on weight. Since we do not own the rights to the truck, but only that portion dedicated to the estimated weight of your shipment, do not anticipate an empty truck exclusively for your shipment. If all of your property does not fit on the truck, the carrier must find additional carriage, which results in a split shipment. This situation is often unavoidable and does not violate any contractual agreements. Further, there may be circumstances when the local agent must pick-up your HHG. Again; this is not a contract violation as long as your shipment arrives prior to the established date.
5. Inventories - During the inventory process, it is imperative you understand the exception codes. In an effort to mutually agree, you should work closely with the carrier's representative preparing the inventory. Do not wait until the truck is loaded to disagree with the exceptions, as this situation is best handled when the inventory is being prepared. It is routine for the carrier to use "MCU" (mechanical condition unknown) on all electronic items. Use the remarks section of the inventory for disagreements. Further, it is your responsibility to ensure professional books, paper, and equipment are specifically identified.
6. Crating or Vaulting - For shipments going into non-temporary storage, contractors are not required to crate or vault your household goods at your residence. Although shipments are routinely vaulted at the member's residence, certain items are usually segregated, stored separately, and vaulted at the contractor's warehouse. On international moves, the carrier will crate your property at residence and apply seals on the exterior door of the container. If approved by the member and/or the transportation office, leftover or overflow items are routinely transported back to the warehouse for crating. Be sure the inventory is marked appropriately to identify those items not crated at your residence.
7. Real Property Damage - If your residence is damaged during the move, it is considered real property damage and is not covered through normal HHG claims processes. To arrange for repair or compensation, you should contact the management of the local company picking up/delivering your household goods. If arrangements cannot be arranged quickly, ensure you obtain a signed written statement that real property damage occurred. Please feel free to contact the Quality Control Inspectors for assistance.
8. Deliveries - Upon delivery of your household goods, ensure your items are unpacked and reassembled. Once you sign block 14b of the DD Form 1840\1840R, your move has been completed and no additional services are required of the contractor, including box and debris pick ups. During the delivery, you may be asked to sign a DD Form 619-1 certifying additional services were performed, i.e., stair carries, long carries, shuttle services, and other unusual requests. Before signing, please ensure these services were performed.
9. Third Party Requests - For safe transport, some complex household goods items (i.e., unusual clocks, German shranks, etc.) beyond the scope and expertise of the carrier/agent may require a specialist to disassemble and reassemble items. The carrier or designated representative is responsible for contacting and arranging approval for these services.
10. Claims - It is very important that you list an estimate of damage and/or loss on the DD Form 1840. The estimate will help Quality Control evaluate the carrier's performance for your shipment. Also, to substantiate subsequently found loss/damage claims against the carrier and facilitate increased reimbursements, remember to contact your local claims office and forward the DD Form 1840/1840R within 70 days of delivery.
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1. PCS Weight Allowances (IAW Joint Federal Travel Regulation)
Grade w/Dependents w/o Dependents
O-6 to O-10 18,000 18,000 Exception: Entitlement is limited to
O-5/W-5 17,500 16,000 2,000 pounds or 25 percent of HHG
O-4/W-4 17,000 14,000 weight allowance, whichever is
O-3/W-3 14,500 13,000 greater, when shipment is to/from
O-2/W-2 13,500 12,500 an overseas station that has been
O-1/W-1 12,000 10,000 designated by the military service
E-9 14,500 12,000 concerned as a place where public
E-8 13,500 11,000 quarters or private housing is
E-7 12,500 10,500 furnished with government-owned
E-6 11,000 8,000 furnishings.
E-3 to E-1 8,000 5,000
2. Weight Allowances for Unaccompanied Personnel Going Overseas
Grade Short Tour Long Tour
O-6 to O-10 1,000 4,500 NOTE: Alaska is considered
O-5/W-5 1,000 4,000 an overseas tour, therefore
O-4/W-4 1,000 3,500 unaccompanied soldiers are
O-3/W-3 1,000 1,500 restricted to these weights.
O-2/W-2 1,000 1,400 (This does not include the
O-1/W-1 1,000 1,400 unaccompanied baggage
E-9 1,000 1,600 weight allowance.)
E-3 to E-1 500 700
3. Unaccompanied Baggage Weight Allowances
General Officers (O-8, O-9 and O-10) 1,000 Dependents of military members
General Officers (O-7) 800 adult/child 12 years and older 350
Colonels (O-6) 800 Each child under 12 175
Other Officers 600
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Ideally, you ought to be able to fill malloc's backing keg with allocations from mmap permitting MAXDSIZ to be left alone. (phk reports that mmap is x5 slower than brk--see: http://lists.swelltech.com/pipermail/squid-users-archive/1996-August/000666.html http://lists.swelltech.com/pipermail/squid-users-archive/1996-August/000663.html --but this could be made up by simply going to the kernel less frequently--see further:)
Moreover, it may even brk for every additional 4K of allocation via malloc.
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National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases
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Hirschsprung's disease treatment. UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital website. Available at:
https://www.ucsfbenioffchildrens.org/conditions/hirschsprungs%5Fdisease/treatment.html. Accessed June 27, 2013.
What I need to know about
Hirschsprung's disease.
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Report to the Congress on Government-Administered, General-Use Prepaid Cards, July 2015
This annual report provides details on the prevalence of use of general-use prepaid cards in federal, state, and local government-administered payment programs and on the interchange fees and cardholder fees charged for use of these services.
Annual Performance Report 2015
This report describes planned projects, initiatives, and activities during 2015 that will contribute to achieving the Federal Reserve's long-term objectives under its Strategic Framework 2012-2015. The annual performance report for 2014, summarizing the Federal Reserve's accomplishments in 2014 toward achieving these 2012-15 objectives, was also recently published.
Report on the Economic Well-Being of U.S. Households in 2014
This report analyzes results of the Board's second Survey of Household Economics and Decisionmaking, conducted in October 2014, and compares them with results from the previous year's survey.
Quarterly Report on Federal Reserve Balance Sheet Developments
The Federal Reserve prepares this quarterly report as part of its efforts to enhance transparency about its balance sheet, financial information, and monetary policy tools, and to ensure appropriate accountability to the Congress and the public.
Federal Reserve Banks Combined Quarterly Financial Report (Unaudited)
This quarterly report presents summary financial information on the combined financial position and results of operations of the Reserve Banks.
International Journal of Central Banking
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New DVD Releases - July
DVD's that are due to be released that the Jerseyville PL may or may not be purchasing. To find out more about any of these titles, just click on the title for a description.
Tuesday Jul 7
Good friends reunite for the funeral of a college pal. During the weekend that follows, they compare their 60's ideas with the harsh reality of their lives in the 80's, and discover that in a … More »Starring: Glenn Close, Jeff Goldblum, Kevin Kline, Tom Berenger, William Hurt
Sixty years after she fled Vienna during World War II, an elderly Jewish woman, Maria Altmann (Helen Mirren), starts her journey to retrieve family possessions seized by the Nazis, among them … More »Starring: Charles Dance, Daniel Brühl, Elizabeth McGovern, Helen Mirren, Jonathan Pryce, Katie Holmes, Max Irons, Ryan Reynolds, Tatiana Maslany
'71 takes place over a single night in the life of a young British soldier (Jack O'Connell) accidentally abandoned by his unit following a riot on the streets of Belfast in 1971. Unable to tel… More »Starring: Charlie Murphy, Jack O'Connell, Paul Anderson, Paul Popplewell, Sam Hazeldine, Sam Reid, Sean Harris
Workaholic attorney Alex (Mary Elizabeth Winstead) is forced to reinvent her life after her husband suddenly leaves. Now faced with the humdrum and sometimes catastrophic events that permeate … More »Starring: Chris Messina, Derek Luke, Don Johnson, Mary Elizabeth Winstead
Two documentary cameramen are embedded in an army unit in the most hostile place on earth, an outpost surrounded by the last remaining fighters (Heavies) of an invading alien force. The world … More »
A child therapist enters the mind of a comatose serial killer in the hopes of saving his latest victim.Starring: Jennifer Lopez, Vince Vaughn, Vincent D'Onofrio
Aging 1970s rocker Danny Collins (Al Pacino) can't give up his hard-living ways. But when his manager (Christopher Plummer) uncovers a 40 year-old undelivered letter written to him by John Len… More »Starring: Al Pacino, Annette Bening, Bobby Cannavale, Christopher Plummer, Jennifer Garner
While home alone under house arrest, a teenager undergoes a terrifying brush with the supernatural.
In post-Civil War Texas, two neighboring families are grieving tragic losses while they struggle to survive in this rural drama. The cattle-ranching McCluskeys have lost both a son and their e… More »
A couple stuck in a lackluster marriage treat their dog like a baby. Working the grind in Los Angeles they leave little time for each other and what free time they have they spend doting on th… More »
Human Capital begins at the end, as a cyclist is run off the road by a careening SUV the night before Christmas Eve. As details emerge of the events leading up to the accident, the lives of th… More »
An elite search and rescue team transport onto an off-world mining-facility to rescue Whit Carmichael (Daniel MacPherson), the lone survivor of a biological outbreak.
A mercurial assassin (Simon Pegg) discovers he isn't the only person trying to kill the siren (Alice Braga) of a sun-drenched surfing town. In this darkly comedic thriller, the hitman finds hi… More »Starring: Alice Braga, Luke Hemsworth, Simon Pegg, Sullivan Stapleton, Teresa Palmer
A jewel thief named Frank Stone (William Forsythe) is a very deeply disturbed, anti-social, milquetoast who finds no joy or humor in anything—until he awakens from a deep coma with a changed p… More »
Unfolding across multiple centuries and continents, this breathtaking epic time travels to 18th century India and beyond to tell a sweeping saga of treachery, betrayal, and a love that defied … More »
Inspired by the acclaimed book by Naomi Oreskes and Erik Conway, Merchants of Doubt takes audiences on a satirically comedic, yet illuminating ride into the heart of conjuring American spin. D… More »Starring: Naomi Oreskes, Sam Roe
A noir thriller about an auto theft police detective (Jackson) who tries to help a friend find his missing daughter.Starring: Milla Jovovich, Samuel L. Jackson, Stellan Skarsgård
Vincent (Robert Sheehan), a young man with Tourette's Syndrome, just lost his mom. As his symptoms get worse, his dad (Robert Patrick), a frustrated politician, sends him to a behavioral clini… More »
65 years after a masked serial killer terrorized the small town of Texarkana, the so-called 'moonlight murders' begin again. Is it a copycat or something even more sinister? A lonely high scho… More »
A man takes refuge at his aunt's home for pregnant teenagers but gets caught in a love triangle between one of the girls and her delinquent boyfriend.
He's a composite of some 200 personalities, each and every one a notorious killer. He's Sid 6.7, a virtual reality creation designed to put L.A. police officers to the test. But Sid isn't play… More »Starring: Denzel Washington, Russell Crowe
Friday Jul 10
The year is 1755, and the English colonies are being ravaged by the atrocities of war. Opposing European powers have clashed over the fertile Ohio valley, and entire families are devastated by… More »
Tuesday Jul 14
Caleb Smith (Domhnall Gleeson), a programmer at an internet-search giant, wins a competition to spend a week at the private mountain estate of the company's brilliant and reclusive CEO, Nathan… More »Starring: Alicia Vikander, Domhnall Gleeson, Oscar Isaac, Sonoya Mizuno
For 19-year-old Jay (Maika Monroe), fall should be about school, boys and weekends out at the lake. But after a seemingly innocent sexual encounter, she finds herself plagued by strange vision… More »Starring: Bailey Spry, Daniel Zovatto, Jake Weary, Keir Gilchrist, Lili Sepe, Linda Boston, Maika Monroe, Olivia Luccardi, Ruby Harris
Based on the bestselling novel by master storyteller Nicholas Sparks, The Longest Ride centers on the star-crossed love affair between Luke (Scott Eastwood), a former champion bull rider looki… More »Starring: Alan Alda, Brittany Robertson, Scott Eastwood
Security guard Paul Blart heads to Las Vegas to attend a Security Guard Expo with his teenage daughter Maya (Raini Rodriguez) before she departs for college. While at the convention, he inadve… More »Starring: Daniella Alonso, David Henrie, DB Woodside, Eduardo Verástegui, Kevin James, Loni Love, Neal McDonough, Nicholas Turturro, Raini Rodriguez
Now that The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel is full up with its long-term residents, co-managers Muriel Donnelly (Maggie Smith) and Sonny Kapoor (Dev Patel) have a dream of expansion, and they've … More »Starring: Bill Nighy, Celia Imrie, David Strathairn, Dev Patel, Judi Dench, Maggie Smith, Penelope Wilton, Richard Gere, Ronald Pickup
A boy forges a special friendship with a wild stallion after both are shipwrecked on a deserted island. (MGM)Starring: Kelly Reno, Mickey Rooney
After the brutal murder of his beloved brother, a small-town surfer seeks revenge against the gang of merciless thugs he holds responsible. However, when another tragedy brings him face to fac… More »
When his wife unexpectedly informs him that she wants a divorce, well-meaning but oblivious husband Otto Wall (Paul Schneider) finds himself thrust back into bachelorhood. Cue a hilarious sequ… More »Starring: Amy Sedaris, Anna Camp, Heather Graham, Melanie Lynskey, Paul Schneider
When a deadly zombie virus sweeps the nation, a father (Arnold Schwarzenegger) will stop at nothing to save his infected daughter (Abigail Breslin).Starring: Abigail Breslin, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Joely Richardson, Laura Cayouette
For the last 40 years, the photographer Sebastião Salgado has been travelling through the continents, in the footsteps of an ever-changing humanity. He has witnessed some of the major events o… More »
Tuesday Jul 21
Forty years ago, artist Alex Carver (Morgan Freeman) bought a run-down apartment in a sketchy part of Brooklyn with his wife, schoolteacher Ruth (Diane Keaton). Today, their neighborhood is no… More »Starring: Cynthia Nixon, Diane Keaton, Morgan Freeman
The Diving Bell and the Butterfly is the remarkable true story of Jean-Dominique Bauby, a successful and charismatic editor-in-chief of French Elle, who believes he is living his life to its a… More »Starring: Emmanuelle Seigner, Marie-Josée Croze, Mathieu Amalric
A vicious serial killer is targeting top martial arts masters, and convicted criminal and kung-fu master Hahou (Donnie Yen) is the only one with the skills to stop him. Released from jail and … More »
The stunning sequel to new horror classic The Pact ups the ante on terror. When a series of brutal murders lead authorities to believe the Judas killer is back, Annie, (Caity Lotz), returns ho… More »
Based on true events, John Malcolm Brinnin (Elijah Wood), an aspiring poet in 1950s New York, has his ordered world shaken when he embarks on a week-long retreat to save his hell-raising hero,… More »Starring: Celyn Jones, Elijah Wood, Kelly Reilly, Shirley Henderson, Steven Mackintosh
Set in 1992, during the growing conflict between Georgia and Abkhazian separatists in the wake of the Soviet Union's dissolution, this compassionate tale focuses on two Estonian immigrant farm… More »Starring: Elmo Nüganen, Giorgi Nakashidze, Lembit Ulfsak, Misha Meskhi, Raivo Trass
Follow the lives of Viago (Taika Waititi), Deacon (Jonathan Brugh), and Vladislav (Jemaine Clement) - three flatmates who are just trying to get by and overcome life's obstacles-like being imm… More »Starring: Cori Gonzalez-Macuer, Jemaine Clement, Jonathan Brugh, Taika Waititi
Texas Ranger Samantha Payne reopens a 15-year-old missing person case, and uncovers evidence that suggests that the boy was likely murdered on a ranch belonging to wealthy family man, Scott Br… More »
Thursday Jul 23
Tuesday Jul 28
16-year-old Billie's reluctant path to independence is accelerated when her mother reveals plans for gender transition and their time together becomes limited to Tuesday afternoons. [Kino Lorber]
At the peak of her international career, Maria Enders (Juliette Binoche) is asked to perform in a revival of the play that made her famous twenty years ago. But back then she played the role o… More »Starring: Chloë Grace Moretz, Juliette Binoche, Kristen Stewart
A down-on-his-luck former boxing champ is forced to make a choice between friendship and ambition when he is framed for murder.
Born out of the 1977 British punk scene, the Mekons progressed from a group of socialist art students with no musical skills to the prolific, raucous progeny of Hank Williams. Joe Angio's docu… More »
In 1919, Australian farmer Joshua Connor (Russell Crowe) goes in search of his three missing sons, last known to have fought against the Turks in the bloody Battle of Gallipoli. Arriving in Is… More »Starring: Isabel Lucas, Jai Courtney, Olga Kurylenko, Russell Crowe


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Michael A. Cooper, PA-C, MPAS
Assistant Professor, Site Director, University of Kentucky Physician Assistant Program at Morehead State University
Mr. Cooper is a 1991 graduate of the University of Kentucky Physician Assistant Program and was named The Outstanding Graduating Senior of the College of Allied Health (now known as the College of Health Sciences). In addition, he was the recipient from our College of the Omicron Delta Kappa Award for leadership and achievement in 1991. He earned a Masters of Physician Assistant Studies from the University of Nebraska in 1997. After graduation, he practiced General Internal Medicine at the University of Kentucky for 10 years before specializing in Cardiology. While on staff at the Gill Heart Institute from 2001 to 2005, Mr. Cooper performed cardiac stress testing, practiced outpatient Cardiology and served on the inpatient Cardiology Consultation Team. In 2005, Mr. Cooper was one of 10 Physician Assistants nationwide selected for a prestigious postgraduate Fellowship in Hepatology (Liver Disease). The Fellowship was sponsored by the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases and completed at the University of Kentucky. Since that time, Mr. Cooper has practiced Hepatology in the Division of Digestive Disease and Nutrition, as well as serving on the Liver Transplantation Team.
Commissioned as an Army Officer upon graduation, he served for 3 years in the 103rd Forward Support Battalion, 35th Infantry Division (Mechanized), Kentucky Army National Guard as a Physician Assistant. He transferred to the United States Air Force Reserve in 1995 where he continues to serve as a Lieutenant Colonel and Chief of Clinical Services in the 445th Aerospace Medicine Squadron, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. In 2004, Mr. Cooper deployed to Iraq where he was assigned to the 332nd Expeditionary Medical Group and provided care for wounded troops and enemy combatants during the peak period of casualties. This included the Battle of Fallujah where he was instrumental in the care of over 385 wounded troops in one 5 day period while his tent facility was under enemy mortar and rocket fire.
Mr. Cooper is the Site Director of the University of Kentucky Physician Assistant Program at Morehead State University.
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Design News Flash: October 2007
Chic new restaurants, hotels, and shops
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A New Hotel Is Giving The Titanic Another Shot At Glory
The Titanic Beach Lara is designed to resemble the doomed ship. But don't worry, there's no chance it'll run into any icebergs.
5 Clever Housewares That Help Beat The Heat
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Comment Re:on a live computer system? (Score 1) 171 171
Canadian ISP Hijacking DNS Lookup Errors 225 225
Comment Re:RAID5 is stupid, RAID 10 or no RAID (Score 1) 621 621
Enough is enough.
You can either join BAARF. Or not.
RAID-5 Write Penalty
"...If you later modify the data block it recalculates the parity by subtracting the
old block and adding in the new version then in two separate operations it
writes the data block followed by the new parity block. To do this it must
first read the parity block from whichever drive contains the parity for
that stripe block and reread the unmodified data for the updated block from
the original drive. This read-read-write-write is known as the RAID5 write
penalty since these two writes are sequential and synchronous the write
system call cannot return until the reread and both writes complete, for
safety, so writing to RAID5 is up to 50% slower than RAID0 for an array of
the same capacity. (Some software RAID5's avoid the re-read by keeping an
unmodified copy of the orginal block in memory.)"
RAID-5 Drive Failure
"Now if a drive in the RAID5 array dies, is removed, or is shut off data is
returned by reading the blocks from the remaining drives and calculating
the missing data using the parity, assuming the defunct drive is not the
parity block drive for that RAID block. Note that it takes 4 physical
reads to replace the missing disk block (for a 5 drive array) for four out
of every five disk blocks leading to a 64% performance degradation until
the problem is discovered and a new drive can be mapped in to begin
Raid-5 Failure Rate Increases
As the number of disks in a RAID 5 group increases, the Mean Time Between Failures (MTBF, the reciprocal of the failure rate) can become lower than that of a single disk.
Why RAID 5 stops working in 2009
Submission + - Microsoft aims to double PC base
I'd like to know why the rest of us have to pay so much, seeing as fta: "This is not a philanthropic effort, this is a business"
Submission + - Review of Ubuntu 7.04 Feisty Fawn
Submission + - Why should you despise geeks?
From the article:
"If you observe him closely, you will find that a geek approaches non-computer avocations in a fanatical way and always with the certainty (in keeping with an outsized opinion of himself) that he can master any subject with a dilettante's effort. In fact that seems to be the whole point of the rare excursion into non-computerized activity. Once his shallow sense of mastery is satisfied he ceases to progress in the avocation because really hard work bores him.
This is the geek as you might find him on Slashdot and in other forums arguing about Firefox or Linux or whatever his latest petty obsession is, and as I find him walking past my office day-in and day-out acting like a child. I tell you these people make feminists seem charming.


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Duke, UNC men host NCAA lacrosse openers
Classes and exams are over. It's all about lacrosse now for North Carolina, which is exactly how senior Marcus Holman likes it.
"He lives (lacrosse); he breaths it," UNC coach Joe Breschi said. "Every waking moment, he's excited to have a stick in his hand and make himself better."
The attackman from Baltimore scored an ACC-best 74 points in the regular season and is the program's all-time leading scorer with 207 points. Holman was named the ACC Championship MVP as the Tar Heels won their first title in the four-team tournament since 1997, and on Thursday he became the school's second Tawaaraton Award finalist, joining Jed Prossner (2004).
Now comes Holman's biggest challenge yet — leading the team to its first NCAA title in 22 years. That quest starts today when No. 5 UNC (12-3) starts its NCAA Tournament against Lehigh (12-4) at Fetzer Field (noon, ESPN2).
Seeking it seventh consecutive trip to the NCAA Tournament semifinals, Duke also opens the NCAA Tournament at home. The No. 7 seeded Blue Devils (12-5) play reigning national champion Loyola (Md.) on Sunday (5:15 p.m., ESPNU).
The Tar Heels are the top-ranked team in both the media and coaches polls and are riding a nation's-best nine-game winning streak. But a lack of marquee wins seemed to hurt UNC when it came to seeding the tournament.
"I'd be lying if I said we weren't a little shocked," Holman said. "But that shock quickly turned into anticipation and preparation because we know we're facing a good opponent and we have to earn respect, because it's not handed out to you."
Lehigh has the country's second-longest winning streak, having won seven in a row. The No. 10 Mountain Hawks are second in scoring defense at 7.44 goals a game and beat UNC 9-8 at Fetzer during the 2012 season.
"I think it's exciting to be at home, but at the end of the day, it's not going to get you a win," Breschi said. "Nor is the seeding. What's going to get you the win is going out and executing the gameplan."
Duke will play the 10th NCAA Tournament home game in its history on Sunday, having won eight of the nine at home.
Duke already owns a win over Loyola (Md.) this season when the teams met March 8 at Koskinen Stadium. Loyola was ranked No. 4 in the country at the time, while Duke, having lost four of its first six games of the season, was unranked.
But the Blue Devils slugged out a 9-8 win, which started a nine-game winning streak that didn't end until an 18-17 ACC Tournament loss at North Carolina on April 26.
When the Blue Devils and Greyhounds hit the field Sunday, two of the past three NCAA Tournament champions will be represented.
"I think there's an excited nervousness because you are playing the defending national champion from last year," Duke coach John Danowski said. "They have a lot of guys back from last year's team. It's a team we've beaten already during the season. It's very difficult to beat a team twice."
Duke has shown a solid offense capable of carrying it to another deep NCAA Tournament run. The Blue Devils are No. 3 in the country with a 14.06 goals per game average and have scored at least 15 goals in nine games, including seven of the past eight.
That offense will be tested against defensive-minded Loyola, which has allowed 10 goals only three times this season.
Duke has scored more than 10 goals in 10 consecutive games. The last time the Blue Devils failed to reach double-figures? Its 9-8 win over Loyola.


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The University of Virginia offers the very best in specialty medical care through telemedicine-facilitated consultations at many partner locations throughout the Commonwealth. The UVA Center for Telehealth offers over 45 specialty services and connects with hundreds of sites throughout the Mid-Atlantic region.here.
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Your local physician or health clinic and your UVA specialist will work together to decide on the best treatment plan for you. Your medical data, x-ray images and other important information will be sent directly to the specialist at UVA Health System who will review your information before your appointment. An appointment will then be scheduled for you at your local medical center for your telemedicine consultation. During your appointment you will talk to the physician using a TV screen, camera and broadband internet technology. After the appointment, your healthcare provider will be faxed a report with follow-up information.
By using telemedicine, you can enjoy timely access to specialty health care without the burden and expenses of long distance travel. Instead of having to make a lengthy trip to a medical center such as UVA, you can have a shorter journey to your local clinic for your UVA telemedicine appointment and receive world-class specialty medical care.
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We know that saving travel time, decreasing your number of days away from work, and reducing transportation costs will allow for you to receive care more easily. Telemedicine does this while giving you the same quality of care.
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Currently we offer appointments in a number of specialties including: Cardiology, Child & Family Psychiatry, Dermatology, Endocrinology, High Risk Obstetrics, and many more. To view the full list of available specialty services, click here.
If you have any questions regarding the services we offer, please feel free to contact us toll-free at 1-855-TMEDUVA (1-855-863-3882) or (434) 924-5470 or firstname.lastname@example.com .
Many insurers including Medicare and Virginia Medicaid cover the cost of telemedicine.
As of January 1, 2011 most of the private insurers throughout the state of Virginia are mandated to reimburse for telemedicine services.
Virginia Medicaid reimburses for telemedicine services provided anywhere in the Commonwealth. Patients with out-of-state Medicaid can still be scheduled, but must have authorization for services from their Medicaid program. It is best to check with your individuall insurance provider regarding coverage for telemedicine services.
Medicare reimburses for telemedicine services provided to patients from rural areas (designated as Health Professional Shortage Areas.)
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Registering as an AYSO Volunteer
Every year every volunteer must register at AYSO. If you volunteered to be a Referee during your InLeague registration, that information is provided to the Regional Referee Administrator. However, your volunteer registration is not complete until you have registered on the eAYSO website (www.eayso.org).
Note for new volunteers, you will be asked for the name and contact number of a personal and work reference, so be prepared. For returning volunteers, the information you entered previously will be available.
Logging on to eAYSO
Go to the eAYSO website (www.eayso.org).
If you have previously logged in to the system, enter your login email address and password; if this is your first time registering as a volunteer, select the fourth button ("I am new to AYSO and want to volunteer") or click here.
If you have volunteered previously, please do not create a new profile. If you cannot remember your login information contact the Regional Referee Administrator (email@example.com).
Please do not register your child through the eAYSO system; that process is completed automatically through Region 70's InLeague system.
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If you are a new volunteer, click on the "Apply as a new adult volunteer" link
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Friday, September 7, 2012
Katherine Ann Davis of Charleston and John Sullivan-West Lemmons of Charleston were united in marriage on June 16, 2012.
The wedding ceremony was held at Mount Pleasant Presbyterian Church.
The ceremony was officiated by the Rev. Thomas C. Herrington.
The bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Willie Kirby Davis Jr. of Nashville, Tenn.
The groom is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Harry Hoyt Lemmons of Mount Pleasant.
The bride is the granddaughter of John Joseph Archer and Myrtle Ann Meires Archer both of Nashville, Tenn.; and Mr. and Mrs. Willie Kirby Davis Sr. of Nashville, Tenn.
The groom is the grandson of the late Mr. and Mrs. John Oliver West of Charlotte, N.C. and the late Mr. and Mrs. Harry Hoyt Lemmons Sr. of Charlotte, N.C.
The bride was given away in marriage by her father Willie Kirby Davis Jr.
The bride's gown was trumpet style with a sweetheart neckline and all cotton lace. The sash was attached with a broach from the bride's grandmother.
The bridal bouquet was a natural combination of white and creamy hues of peonies, hydrangea, ranunculus, lisianthus, freesia, parrot tulips, butter garden roses and cascades of white lilacs, framed with dusty miller.
The Maid of Honor was Laura Wakefield Davis of Nashville, Tenn. Matron of Honor was Amy Baron Montgomery of Nashville, Tenn.
Bridesmaids included Sarah Lemmons, Mary Claire Zibart, Keeley Wamp, Kristen Hibbett, Eliabeth Stewart and Allison Phipps.
Junior bridesmaid was Samantha Grace Ruccio.
They wore a short, ruffled-neck dress in creamy yellow.
The flower girls were Ellie Davis and Wynne Davis.
The ring bearers were Marit Davis and Reed Ruccio.
The best man was the groom's father, Harry 'Chuck' Lemmons.
Groomsmen included Justin Smith, Justin Reed, Harrison Price, Eric Jones, Matthew Jones, Allen Lawhad, Dorian Lawhead, Tomas Jokl and Taylor Buckley.
Davis Ruccio was the Junior Groomsman.
Rehearsal Dinner was given by the groom's parents, Jo and Chuck Lemmons, for the families and all out-of=town guests at Alhambra Hall on Friday, June 15.
The reception was held at The Lighthouse.
The Bridesmaid's luncheon was given by the brides maternal grandmother, Myrtle Ann Meiers Archer at the Post House on Friday, June 15.
A Bridal breakfast for the families and all out-of-town guest was given by Mr. and Mrs. Willie Kirby Davis, Sr and their family at Vickery's on Saturday morning.
The coupled honeymooned in the Dominican Republic and will reside in Charleston, S.C.
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ITT Receives Air Force Contract to Install Field Replaceable Connector System
ITT Corporation has received a contract from the U.S. Air Force to deliver Field Replaceable Connector System (FRCS) weapon umbilicals for the F-15E Strike Eagle.
ITT Corporation has received a contract from the U.S. Air Force to deliver Field Replaceable Connector System (FRCS) weapon umbilicals for the F-15E Strike Eagle.
Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC) has been awarded a contract by the Army's Biometrics Task Force (BTF) to provide biometrics support services in support of the Biometrics Operations and Support Services Unrestricted (BOSS-U) program. The contract has a total ceiling value of $497 million.
American Science and Engineering (AS&E) has received a $67.1 million order from the U.S. government for a significant quantity of ZBV military trailers. The ZBV military trailer will be deployed by the U.S. government for counterterrorism applications in harsh environments.
Northrop Grumman Corporation has received a $374 million cost-type contract award for construction preparation of the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier CVN 79. The carrier, which has yet to be been named, is the second ship of the Gerald R. Ford class. The company's shipbuilding sector will perform the work, which includes design efforts, planning and the procurement of long lead-time material such as propulsion machinery.
BAE Systems has been awarded a $70 million contract to finalize the development of the Archer artillery system for the Swedish and Norwegian armed forces. This order consists of final development of the self-propelled gun and development of ammunition handling system and modular charges.
Lockheed Martin has received a $6.3 million contract modification from the U.S. Navy's Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) to provide engineering support services for MK 41 Vertical Launching System (VLS) work on the Navy's Ticonderoga Class guided missile cruiser modernization program and the Turkish navy's MEKO Track IIA and IIB frigates.
Raytheon Company has been awarded a $12.2 million contract by the U.S. Air Force to study the feasibility of increasing power and adding a data link capability for the Miniature Air Launched Decoy-Jammer (MALD-J). The contract requires Raytheon to integrate a data link and more powerful jammer amplifiers into the baseline MALD/MALD-J vehicle.
Northrop Grumman Corporation's Sperry Maine business unit has been selected to supply integrated bridge systems (IBS) for six fast patrol craft being built by Austal Shipyards in Australia for the government of Trinidad and Tobago. The IBS will be based on Sperry Marine's new generation VisionMaster FT technology. The scope of supply includes radars, electronic chart display and information system, high-speed autopilot, heading and speed sensors, echosounder, differential global positioning system (DGPS) receiver and voyage data recorder.
Verizon Business will provide NASA with audio, video and Web conferencing services to help the agency collaborate more effectively. Under a new agreement valued at more than $108 million if all options are exercised, Verizon Business will be the primary conferencing services provider to NASA centers and facilities as well as select contractor locations.
Parsons has been selected by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Baltimore District, to provide environmental restoration services for sites contaminated with munitions and explosives of concern under a five-year military munitions services program. Not only will Parsons' restoration services support the Army's mission to protect the environments of military installations and surrounding lands, but it also will support the Army's Military Munitions Response, Formerly Used Defense Site and Operational Range Assessment programs.


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Wednesday, February 5, 2014
Scenes from a Marriage
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cotton floss on cotton/linen
Made for the 2014 Textile Biennial in Philadelphia, this "greatest hits" piece will be exhibited at the Snyderman-Works Gallery, opening March 7th.
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I like very much!
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Sam (a shamus canine) and Max (a hyperkinetic rabbity thing) are Freelance Police and are based on the comics created by Steve Purcell. Hit the Road is their toughest case yet as they have been hired to find an escaped Bigfoot from a carnival. You then control Sam and Max as they work their way around locations to find and solve clues to what's happened to Bruno, the escaped Bigfoot.The game interface is a simple one to get the hang of. You click on things to interact with them, but what you do ...2 out of 2 found this review helpful.
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Sam & Max has been in my hands in both floppy disk and CD form. It's been one of my favorite childhood games for a while, since my family really liked playing point and click adventures together. I've been playing this game almost annually since the early 90's, and this new millennium didn't change a thing.The game features Max, a rabbit with a horrific attitude (yet so cute), and Sam, a K-9 with a suit. Both of these animals are Freelance Police. They live and work out of a run down office...0 out of 0 found this review helpful.
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A deal to purchase a sprawling property in exchange for kickbacks to school officials was making its way to South Carolina State University's board for approval, according to a letter by former lawyer Edwin Givens, which the university released today.
In the Oct. 31, 2011 letter to Richard Zahn, owner of the 121-acre Sportsman's Retreat, Givens stated the university officially intended to purchase the property for $2.8 million contingent on the approval of the school's Board of Trustees, the state Budget and Control Board and the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
Givens was one of eight high-level university employees that former president George Cooper fired in February 2012. He could not be reached for comment this afternoon.
Charleston attorney Peter Wilborn, who currently represents the university, said the proposed purchase of the Orangeburg County property never came to the university's board for approval because it was quashed by law enforcement officials conducting a public corruption probe that involved the university.
School leaders, however, are "very unhappy about the letter," Wilborn said. The school has policies and procedures in place for land purchases that he hopes would have prevented the purchase from going through if it had come to the board, he said. "But it went too far."
Federal authorities have said more indictments are likely in the public corruption probe.
Zahn, head of Longwood, Fla.-based ZMG Construction, pleaded guilty earlier this month to conspiring to defraud the U.S. government. He is accused of conspiring on the land deal with former S.C. State Police Chief Michael Bartley and the university's former board chairman, Jonathan Pinson. Bartley pleaded guilty in the case last month and is said to be cooperating with investigators, while Pinson has pleaded not guilty to all counts of the indictment against him.
Pinson and Bartley were allegedly tasked with convincing the school to buy the property, according to court documents. In return for his help, Pinson was to get a $110,000 Porsche Cayenne, while Bartley stood to receive a new all-terrain vehicle and $30,000 in cash, authorities said.
U.S. Attorney Mark Moore has said Pinson and Zahn also were involved in unspecified business ventures in Columbia and Atlanta that also included Greer businessman Eric Robinson, who has been indicted with Pinson in another alleged kickback scheme.
Robinson pleaded not guilty to all counts of the indictment.
Nancy Wicker, chief of the U. S. Attorney's Office criminal division, said at Zahn's hearing last week that in October 2011, S.C. State board members gave conditional approval to the land purchase. But Zahn withdrew from the agreement after he was approached by the FBI, she said.
But in the letter released by the university today, it appears that Givens, and not the board, gave the conditional approval.
According to documents previously released by the university, Givens and the other seven terminated employees were let go for "conduct unbecoming of a state employee that substantially affects your fitness to perform assigned duties and that reflects unfavorable on the university, and your substantial failure to follow university rules, policies and procedures."
Wilborn said Givens was let go "as soon as we became aware there were questions involving him." Givens served as general counsel, Wilborn said, where "even the appearance of conflict is a big problem." The university took immediate action, he said. "We acted appropriately and swiftly."
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Passions Galen Gering Welcomes New Son.
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ending, Galen Gering (Luis Lopez-Fitzgerald) certainly won't be short of a hectic schedule. The thirty-seven year old actor recently welcomed another child into the world. Around July the 17th, his wife, Jenna, gave birth to a son they have named Jensen. He reportedly weighed in at 10 pounds and 12 oz. This is the second son for the couple following the birth of Dillon Phoenix two years ago. Galen and Jenna eloped in Las Vegas in 2000.
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Dramatic renovation with new construction will nearly double space for the Baldwin Wallace University Conservatory of Music, making it a world-class facility for students, faculty and the community.
Scheduled for completion in fall 2011, the 15-month project began in July 2010. The plan includes full renovation of buildings formerly owned by the First Congregational United Church of Christ. It also includes renovation of the Conservatory's current home -- Merner-Pfeiffer and Kulas halls.
Visually Impressive World-Class Facility
Central to the design is a new four-level connector building that will link the church facilities to Merner-Pfeiffer and Kulas halls. A sleek and spacious lobby will serve as a hub in the new building, placing visitors, students and faculty in the midst of practice and teaching areas.
The four-building complex will incorporate bright and open spaces designed for faculty-student and peer-to-peer interactions. It also will have new and updated rehearsal halls, performance areas, classrooms, teaching studios and practice rooms, among other amenities.
When completed, it will have a seamless blend of historic architecture that respects the style and historic significance of each building. In addition, it will create a "front door" to the campus for the 300-plus undergraduate Conservatory students and thousands of participants enrolled in its popular outreach programs.
"The Conservatory renovation and expansion plans will provide a world-class facility for our students, faculty members, guest artists and audiences," said Peter Landgren, director of BW's renowned Conservatory of Music. "It will bring them together in a Conservatory that mirrors the excellence they bring to the study, teaching and performance of music."
Exceptional Opportunities for Learning, Practicing, Performing
Throughout the years, the Conservatory's renowned Bach Festival, music theatre, music and arts-focused programs have garnered national and international attention. Dynamic teaching, exceptional opportunities and professional results have made the Conservatory a proven choice for students aspiring to the best graduate schools, orchestras, operas and theatres, as well as for individuals seeking careers in teaching, arts management and music therapy.
"BW has always had an exemplary record of preparing students for careers in the arts," said BW President Richard Durst. "Now we will have facilities that match the quality of our programs. This is another step forward in providing our students with the types of experiences that enable them to have successful careers in the arts."
The Conservatory renovation and expansion will include:
- Doubling of Conservatory square footage through acquisition of First Congregational United Church of Christ buildings.
- Creation of dedicated rehearsal spaces for choral, instrumental and percussion ensembles.
- Addition of a new rehearsal space/performance hall.
- Creation of sound-proof practice rooms and teaching studios.
- Increased number of classrooms.
- Expansion of current library facilities.
Historical Complex Bridging Past with Present
On-site of the original Lyceum Village, Kulas, Merner-Pfeiffer and the church have a rich history. Lyceum Village was the geographic center of the Lyceum movement in the mid-1820-40s in Berea. Though the movement died out, its emphasis on education was a precursor to the establishment of Baldwin Wallace University.
Today the three buildings with a shared history rooted in education will create a unified, impressive and aesthetic gateway for the campus's southwest entrance. Each one reflects a different architectural style and character. Together with the new building they'll create a dramatic cluster whose complementary and individualistic styles provide backdrop to the ingenuity and artistry of the students, faculty and guest musicians utilizing the complex.
In July Lyceum Square was designated as the Baldwin Wallace University South Campus Historic District by the National Park Service and placed on the National Register of Historic Places. The recognition qualified the College for tax credits related to historic preservation.
Environmentally Friendly Geothermal Heating, Cooling
Committed to its leadership role in sustainability, BW has installed 54 geothermal wells for the Conservatory complex. The wells, buried 520 feet underground, will provide energy efficient heating/cooling through the use of the earth as a source of energy.
Installation of the geothermal system for the two Conservatory buildings will provide an annual energy cost savings of over $28,000 and an annual energy saving of 804 million BTU.
A $500,000 grant awarded by the Ohio Department of Development as part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act's State Energy program will fund geothermal heating/cooling for two Conservatory buildings. The grant is one of only 15 Ohio projects funded. Selection was based on a competitive review process.
"As a teaching institution, we have a responsibility to our students, to the community and to future generations to be a leader in sustainability," said BW President Richard Durst. "We are committed to being educators as well as practitioners on our own campus. This grant is an affirmation of the progress we are making."
Transforming Lives Through Campaign Commitment
Funding of the Conservatory renovation and new construction was a collaborative effort filled with vision and commitment. Part of Transforming Lives: The Campaign for Baldwin Wallace University, the project brought together corporations and foundations, public initiatives, and support from thousands of BW alumni and friends.


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its fun seeing cody in the balloons but since he will be on the right hand side of every banner it might be overkill.I think this has reached an important point.
Wouldn't it be possible to have the globe with cody on the right, the sliver in the middle, and the rest of the banner on the left?
I think that would be just perfect.
that would probably be better done with the world (or whatever) becoming part of the gif/png that cody is made out of on the current live website - this would allow it to overlay the banner underneath.
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