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Teach Your Children Well: Parenting for Authentic Success, by Madeline Levine, Ph.D.
It's natural for parents to want the very best for their children.
They encourage hard work in all areas so their children will be on track from a young age to get accepted to the most prestigious universities. To that end, they support rigorous academic schedules, run from baseball practices to theater rehearsals to private piano lessons and often sacrifice sleep and family time in exchange for perceived success.
But in her book, Madeline Levine, Ph.D., questions whether this intensity is really what children and teenagers need to thrive. She gives examples of teenagers who are pressured from all sides, leaving them feeling compromised if they don't follow an expected path. At one point, Levine says, "the cost of this relentless drive to perform at unrealistically high levels is a generation of kids who resemble nothing so much as trauma victims." Is it really worth it if the end result is a child who is sleep-deprived, stressed and at risk for emotional or psychological problems? She also points out that by shuttling kids all over town for various activities, parents are sending the message that family time should disproportionately be given to them, instilling a sense of entitlement that could lead to additional problems.
Levine proposes that parents encourage children to nurture their true potential, rather than pushing them to succeed in everything. This will make them more inclined to grow up as well-adjusted individuals who know themselves. Children thrive when they do something well and get a sense of accomplishment, not when they're told they do everything well or are encouraged to be competitive in all areas. "Our kids are much more complex, interesting and unique than their grades, their SAT scores, or the colleges they ultimately attend," Levine says.
Her book takes the reader through various stages of development – from the elementary school child who is excited about learning yet still sees the world as very black and white, to the middle school student who is learning to be more independent while balancing physical and emotional maturation, which are not always in sync, to the high school student who is building a sense of self in preparation for heading out into the world on his own.
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My Kind of Crazy, by Janine Crowley Haynes
Janine Crowley Haynes takes the reader inside her mind – one she freely describes as crazy.
In fact, she goes one step further and calls herself an expert on being crazy. She believes embracing that label, which many would view as a stigma, is what has actually allowed her to heal and spread the word that mental illness is just as serious, real and uncontrollable as physical ailments.
Throughout her tale, which takes the reader from her suicide attempt to her latest stay at an inpatient psychiatric treatment center, she manages to infuse humor into the serious topic of her bipolar disorder. Throughout the short book, she vacillates from mania – dancing and singing to entertain those who are also spending time in the psychiatric facility – to depression, whether in outlining her suicide attempt or describing her initial reticence to accept electroconvulsive therapy (ECT).
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Thanks in large part due to a career night from junior running back David Fluellen and three interceptions from the Rockets' defense, UT rolled to a 37-17 road victory over WMU last Saturday for its fourth-straight win this season.
"I think it's really hard to win football games—especially in this conference—on the road," UT head coach Matt Campbell said. "And my hats go off to our leadership of our football team and our coaches. I thought we played two really good quarters in that football game."
Toledo (4-1, 2-0 Mid-American Conference) reeled off 17 points and racked up 258 yards of total offense in the first quarter alone to help propel the Rockets past the Broncos (2-3, 0-1 MAC) for the third-straight season.
Fluellen, who entered the game averaging 71.8 rushing yards per contest, exploded for career-highs of 213 yards and three touchdowns on 21 carries against WMU.
"Our coaches put together a good game plan [that] we had," Fluellen said. "[Junior center] Zac Kerin, watching film with him earlier in the week, he showed me a couple things we could take advantage of and it's been successful so far."
And while Western Michigan was without senior quarterback Alex Carder, who was out with an injured throwing hand, UT's secondary saw three players each record their first interceptions of the year. Senior free safety Mark Singer, junior linebacker Vladimir Emilien and sophomore cornerback Jordan Haden all registered picks that translated into 17 points for Toledo.
Emilien made his first career start for the Rockets against the Broncos, while Haden returned his interception 63 yards for a touchdown. Both players' interceptions were the first of their careers for a defense that is yielding an average of 306.6 passing yards per game in 2012.
"I think it's crucial because now we know as a secondary we can be the ones that make the big plays," Singer said. "We know our d-line's going to get after them, and we can make the plays we have to make to change the momentum of a game because [WMU] got that safety, and then Jordan picked that ball off and it just swung back around in our favor.
"It's just great to know we have guys that can come on the field and just make those big plays in the secondary."
UT will need more big plays from its secondary on Saturday when the Rockets host Central Michigan (2-2, 0-1 MAC) at 3 p.m. for their 81st Homecoming Game as the Chippewas have a prolific passer in senior quarterback Ryan Radcliff.
A Sherwood, Ohio native who played at Fairview in high school, Radcliff is the second quarterback in Central Michigan history to have consecutive seasons with 3,000 yards passing. Currently No. 7 in the MAC with an average of 239.8 passing yards per game this season, Radcliff has thrown for 555 yards with two touchdowns, two interceptions and a completion percentage of 62.3 in his career against Toledo.
"I've had a chance to watch him and see his career blossom, and he's playing like a fourth-year senior quarterback should play in a system," Campbell said of Radcliff. "I love watching him because he's a great competitor. I think offensively, right now this Central Michigan team comes in and may be the best offense we've played to date."
In the Chippewas' 32-31 upset at Iowa on Sept. 22, Radcliff completed 26-of-35 passes for 283 yards and two touchdowns with no interceptions as CMU put up 394 yards of total offense.
"He has a good arm," Singer said of Radcliff. "He has some talented receivers, and he has a nice running back and a good o-line. So I mean, him running the show back there, it's going to be a challenge, but we'll be ready for him."
Defensively, Toledo will also have to be mindful of CMU's rushing attack. The Chippewas are averaging 159.2 yards per game on the ground, while running back Zurlon Tipton ranks fifth in the MAC with 95 rushing yards per game.
The Rockets, who are giving up an average of 161 yards per game on the ground this year, lost senior defensive end and Perrysburg grad T.J. Fatinikun for the remainder of the season after he tore his Achilles tendon against the Broncos.
Meanwhile, junior defensive end Christian Smith suffered a knee injury at WMU and could potentially be unavailable against CMU as the UT medical staff determines the severity of his injury. Toledo's defensive line has also been without senior defensive tackle Danny Farr, who injured his knee against Wyoming in week two.
"I know T.J. and all them wish that they could step out there with masks and strap up," Haden said of homecoming. "So I'm really going to go out there and just play for them and just show them that I'm down."
Fun facts: Toledo is 19-18-3 all-time vs. Central Michigan. UT won 10-straight over CMU from 1995-2004, while the Chippewas won five-straight over the Rockets from 2005-09. UT is off to its best start since 2005.


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Industry first iPad applications give access to beauty and business opportunities at your fingertips
Oriflame is leading the way in digital innovation for beauty enthusiasts. Oriflame consultants – and those who are curious about the business – will have access to two new iPad apps. This will make the Oriflame catalogue and business opportunity presentation available at any time and in any location. With this development, the direct selling industry is set to go truly digital.
Oriflame has always offered a compelling business opportunity to the millions of people around the world who enjoy unlimited earnings and career growth by selling its range of high quality beauty products. Now it is making the bold step of expanding this opportunity to the digitally-savvy, with the launch of two new applications. The two apps Oriflame will launch offer a convenient way for consultants, consumers and everyone interested in beauty to stay up-to-date with the Oriflame business and the latest beauty and fashion tips.
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"The launch of these apps marks a major step forward in the way Oriflame is engaging with its consultants and consumers worldwide. These handy assistants will give them instant access to the latest Oriflame news." Michael Cervell continued, "The Oriflame Catalogue app will eventually be available in 33 languages, starting today with 14 countries in the EMEA region. Inside Oriflame Business Opportunity app, we have developed eye-catching, dynamic functions, which we expect to attract consultants and prospects alike."
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(AP) BERLIN - German officials say the government will hold off seeking a ban on the country's biggest far-right party.
Chancellor Angela Merkel's Cabinet had been split over whether to back a legal bid by Germany's 16 state governments to ban the National Democratic Party, or NPD.
A government official told The Associated Press on Monday that the Cabinet won't make a separate request to Germany's top court. The official spoke on condition of anonymity because the decision won't be formally announced until Wednesday.
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The invention is directed to a method and a device for cleaning teeth wherein a variety of cleaning tools are coupled to a common handle section for the individual cleaning of teeth. It relates in particular to a handle section of an electric dental cleaning device, with a coupling section for coupling various cleaning tools thereto, as well as said cleaning tools. According to the invention the handle section detects a coding provided on the respective cleaning tool attached. In dependence upon the respective coding detected, various functions of the dental cleaning device are controlled.
1. A method of using an oral-care system, comprising:
transmitting a coding from a coding device associated with a first brushing surface;
receiving the coding from the coding device with a coding-detection device associated with a handle; and
displaying information on a display in response to the coding-detection device detecting the coding, wherein the information is selected from the group consisting of application pressure, a tooth-cleaning time period of about 2 minutes or about 3 minutes, a time interval between cleaning operations, and any combination thereof.
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This application is a continuation of U.S. Ser. No. 11/890,083, filed Aug. 3, 2007, now U.S. Pat. No. 7,774,886, which is a continuation of U.S. application Ser. No. 10/872,016, filed on Jun. 18, 2004, now U.S. Pat. No. 7,770,251, which is a continuation of U.S. application Ser. No. 10/662,237, filed on Sep. 15, 2003, now U.S. Pat. No. 7,024,717, which issued on Apr. 11, 2006, which was the National Stage of International Application No. PCT/EP01/02844, filed Mar. 14, 2001.
This invention relates to a method for cleaning teeth by means of an electric dental cleaning device having coupled to its handle section various cleaning tools for the individual tooth cleaning of the users of the dental cleaning device. The present invention further relates to the handle section of an electric dental cleaning device, in particular toothbrush, which possesses a coupling section for the coupling of a variety of cleaning tools, a drive mechanism for driving the respective coupled cleaning tool, and a control device. The present invention finally relates to the cleaning tools, particularly brush attachments, for such a handle section.
Dental cleaning devices such as electric toothbrushes or electric oral irrigators customarily have a grip or a handle section to which a variety of cleaning tools such as brush attachments are attachable, thus enabling several users to use the dental cleaning device with their own, user-related cleaning tools. Such electric toothbrushes are known, for example, from DE 19627752 A1 or EP 0624079 B1. To meet the users' wishes and requirements with regard to the cleaning of their teeth, the respective user has the possibility of individually adjusting dental cleaning parameters as, for example, the strength of the water jet of oral irrigators or the speed of the brush attachments of electric toothbrushes.
From DE 299 15 858 U1 a dental cleaning device is known in which each of the different toothbrushes can be inserted only into its assigned receptacle in a console. This then starts the program provided for this particular toothbrush. Particularly children find it however difficult to locate the individual opening for insertion of their personal toothbrush and for mating engagement of the plug. Furthermore, this console involves high complexity of manufacture, considering that it requires the provision of a plurality of different receptacles and each of the toothbrushes has a different plug assigned to its own receptacle.
In a further device disclosed in U.S. Pat. No. 5,184,959, each hand toothbrush is assigned its own accommodating slot in a housing, so that each toothbrush can be assigned an individual brushing time signal via the housing. This arrangement is very elaborate from the manufacturing point of view without providing for the detection and storage of user-specific data of the tooth cleaning operation.
Such dental cleaning devices are capable of improvement on many counts. In particular it is desirable to further improve the possible adaptation to the users as well as the user friendliness.
It is therefore an object of the present invention to provide an improved method for cleaning teeth, an improved handle section of an electric dental cleaning device and/or improved cleaning tools therefor, which further develop the cleaning of teeth relative to the prior art and afford further advantages. In particular, the invention aims to further improve the adaptation to the individual users as well as the user friendliness.
With regard to the method aspects, according to the invention this object is substantially accomplished in a tooth cleaning method of the type initially referred to in that a coding provided on the respective cleaning tool used is detected by the handle section preferably automatically and that, in dependence upon the detected coding, the handle section controls dental cleaning parameters preferably automatically and/or detects user-specific dental cleaning data preferably automatically. Preferred embodiments of the invention are the subject-matter of the subclaims.
With regard to the device aspects, according to the invention the object referred to is substantially accomplished in a handle section of an electric dental cleaning device of the type initially referred to in that the handle section possesses a coding detection device to detect an individual coding of the particular cleaning tool attached to the handle section, as well as a control device for the control of at least one function of the dental cleaning device in response to the detected coding. With regard to the cleaning tool of the type initially referred to, the object is substantially accomplished in that it possesses a magnetic, electrical, capacitive, electromagnetic and/or mechanical coding device or a combination of such coding devices. Preferred embodiments of the invention regarding the device are likewise the subject-matter of dependent claims.
Accordingly, the handle section detects the cleaning tool just attached and controls, in dependence upon the detected cleaning tool, one or preferably more functions of the dental cleaning device. Assuming, of course, that each handle section user uses his or her own, user-related cleaning tool, the control device of the handle section in particular is capable of establishing automatically, by referring to the coding detected on the cleaning tool, the identity of the user currently using the dental cleaning device. There is no need for any user input as, for example, a fingertip pressure and the like to inform the dental cleaning device of its current user. Hence an automatic adaptation to the respective user can also be made. This results in a maximum of user friendliness.
In particular in a further feature of the invention the control device is capable of adapting operating parameters such as cleaning frequency, cleaning speed and cleaning time or threshold value or desired range of application pressure automatically to the individual user identified. A variety of user profiles can be set and stored, one of which is put to use by the control device after the coding of the cleaning tool being used has been detected at the beginning of the cleaning operation and, hence, the respective user has been established. To this effect the coding detection device issues a corresponding signal to the control device. Where electric toothbrushes are used, it is possible, for example, for the motor speed to be reduced from the usual speed for adults when a child is the user, so that a gentler tooth cleaning operation is performed for the child. In addition, the control device may vary, responsive to a signal from the coding detection device, the duration of a timer according to the user identified, setting the timer to two minutes for children and to three minutes for adults, for example. The type of timer signal could also be modified, as by selecting a tune for children and a buzzer tone for adults.
In a further aspect of the invention it is also possible to store, process and indicate as on a display user-specific data such as cleaning frequency, cleaning speed, cleaning time, time interval between cleaning operations or application pressure automatically in response to a corresponding signal from the detection device. This too results in enhanced user comfort.
The handle section hence detects, i.e., identifies, the individual user indirectly by referring to the cleaning tool used or its coding because each user is assigned to one or more cleaning tools of his or her own. For this purpose the cleaning tools, which otherwise may be of identical construction, may have user-specific coding elements.
Provision may also be made for a specific function control in dependence upon the particular type of cleaning tool used. For instance, operating parameters of the handle section may be varied automatically when a brush attachment with specific properties such as high or low hardness is used. Equally, another operating program may be run when a cleaning tool of different type as, for example, an interproximal cleaning tool, a tool for gum massage or a tongue cleaner is attached to the handle section. Rotational speed, desired cleaning time, driving motion, cleaning frequency, cleaning speed, application pressure threshold value, etc. can be suitably adapted in response to the individual cleaning tool and/or user.
Still further, by identifying an individual cleaning tool it is possible to establish its state of wear, for example, by determining and evaluating the time of past uses or cleaning operations of this particular cleaning tool. Where cleaning tools with chemical additives are used, their "use by" date can be identified by the date of manufacture hidden in the coding. Predetermined cleaning or maintenance intervals can also be indicated.
A variety of approaches are possible for the detection of the coding provided directly on the cleaning tools as well as the coding of the cleaning tools.
In particularly simple manner the cleaning tool is coded by its shape. It may possess one or several shaped bodies which are connected to the body of the cleaning tool fixedly or formed integrally therewith and lie in the range of detection of the coding detection device of the handle section when the cleaning tool is coupled to the handle section. The coding may embody a specific geometrical outer contour and/or a specific spatial arrangement of the shaped body relative to the coupling section of the cleaning tool and ultimately to the coding detection device on the handle section. Detection of the shaped body or bodies may be performed in noncontacting fashion using, for example, light barriers or the like.
In an embodiment of the invention the coding device of each cleaning tool is brought into mechanical contact with the coding detection device, enabling it to read the coding. This results in a particularly straightforward construction.
The handle section may include a scanning device for scanning the coding provided on the respective cleaning tool being used.
Preferably the handle section may include a movable or deformable sensing element which is moved or deformed by the mechanical coding of the cleaning tool as the latter is being seated onto the handle section. Depending on the coding, the sensing element is moved or deformed by a predetermined amount or in a predetermined direction. The sensing element produces a signal responsive to the movement or deformation so that the coding can be detected. The sensing element may also be configured in such manner that it senses a force that the coding exerts as the cleaning tool is being seated onto the handle section. This can be accomplished, for example, by a piezoelectric design of the sensing element in which the sensing element is active itself to deliver a signal. To obtain a particularly simple configuration the sensing element may be constructed as a preferably electromechanical contact member. This member, upon being correspondingly deformed or moved by the coding of the cleaning tool, then opens or preferably closes one or several contacts so that a corresponding signal is produced.
The sensing element may be configured in such a manner that it is deformed to different degrees or moved in different directions responsive to the coding of the attached cleaning tool, correspondingly closing different contacts or a different number of contacts.
In a further aspect of the invention provision is made for several sensing elements so that different codifications of the cleaning tools cause different sensing elements or a different number of sensing elements to be actuated.
The sensing element or the sensing elements may be arranged so as to be freely accessible. In this arrangement the sensing element may be brought into operative association directly with a corresponding coding element of the cleaning tool. In an advantageous embodiment of the invention the sensing element is indirectly actuatable. The sensing element may be disposed in the interior of a housing of the handle section which may have a deformable portion, for example in the form of a soft plastic portion, through which the sensing element can be actuated. This enables a sealed, in particular fluid-tight construction of the handle section to be obtained.
In another advantageous embodiment of the invention the coding detection device may include a movable probe element which is moved by the coding of the cleaning tool during its seating engagement with the handle section. The coding detection device includes a motion sensor that detects the movement of the probe element advantageously in terms of amount and/or magnitude. The different coding of different cleaning tools is preferably designed so as to effect movements of the probe element of different magnitude and/or in different directions as the cleaning tool is being attached to the handle section. Provision may be made for several probe elements so that individual probe elements or different combinations of probe elements can be actuated by differently arranged coding sections of the cleaning tools.
Various configurations are possible for the motion sensor. It may operate optically, for example, in the manner of a light barrier. It may also detect the force exerted on the probe element by a respective coding. Preferably a sensing element of the type described in the foregoing may find application, which in this case is actuated indirectly, that is, through the probe element.
A particularly advantageous embodiment of the invention resides in that the probe element is the drive shaft of the drive mechanism arranged in the handle section for driving the cleaning tool. The drive shaft may be mounted in longitudinally displaceable fashion so that it is pushed into the interior of the handle section by the coding of the cleaning tool as it is being seated onto the handle section. The use of the drive shaft as probe element obviates the need for any specific additional arrangements with regard to the sealing of the handle section.
As coding the cleaning tool preferably has an actuating surface, in particular a pressure application surface, which is constructed and arranged such as to make engagement with an engagement surface of the coding detection device when the cleaning tool is seated onto the handle section, exerting a defined effect on said surface. The actuating surface and the engagement surface thus form interacting surfaces. Provision may be made for actuating surfaces of different coding to exert different effects on the same engagement surface, moving it, for example, a greater or lesser amount. Provision may further be made for different actuating surfaces to act on different engagement surfaces, thereby enabling the coding to be read. The engagement surface on the handle section may be disposed directly on the sensing element previously described or, alternatively, on the probe element likewise described in the foregoing or like reacting member, in particular on the drive shaft of the handle section. In the last mentioned instance the actuating surface is preferably provided on a drive shaft section of the drive shaft provided in the cleaning tool. This arrangement is particularly advantageous because it makes use of the already existing coupling sections provided for the coupling of cleaning tool and handle section to detect the respective cleaning tool, thus obviating the need to provide and process additional mechanical coupling sections. The coupling section on the cleaning tool is coded by means and in the form of an actuating surface or coded differently to exert a defined effect, particularly a defined actuating motion, on the coupling section of the handle section, which for this purpose is provided with a corresponding engagement surface.
In another advantageous embodiment of the invention the coding detection device is of the noncontacting type. This has the advantage of avoiding malfunctions due to contaminated contact surfaces or wear resulting from frequent attachment and disengagement operations.
According to a further aspect of the invention the handle section may include a signal receiver or reacting member for receiving a coded signal from the cleaning tool. The handle section may also possess a signal transmitter or acting member emitting an interrogation or activation signal to the cleaning tool which responds by sending the coded signal back. The emission of the coded signal by the cleaning tool may take place actively by a corresponding signal transmitter. The possibility also exists for passive reflection to take place on the cleaning tool, which produces a corresponding coding of the signal.
The coding of the cleaning tools and the corresponding detection of such coding may be implemented in a further variety of ways. According to a preferred embodiment of the invention provision is made for a magnetic sensor that detects a magnetic coding of the respective cleaning tool attached to the handle section. The magnetic coding of the cleaning tool may take place by introducing an individually different number of magnetic particles as acting member into a portion of the cleaning tool. The magnetic sensor may be of different configurations. According to a preferred embodiment of the invention the handle section includes as reacting member a Hall sensor that provides an electrical signal corresponding to the magnetic coding of the respective cleaning tool. According to a further preferred embodiment of the invention the handle section may include an LC oscillator which is detuned by the magnetic coding of the attached cleaning tool, thus supplying different frequencies assignable to the individual users.
Another advantageous embodiment of the invention resides in the provision of reed contacts on the handle section which are actuated individually when the cleaning tools are attached to the handle section. Depending on the combination of contacts actuated, a specific user can be identified. In accordance with an advantageous embodiment of the invention provision may be made for an optical sensor for detecting an optical coding of the respective cleaning tool attached to the handle section. As optical coding a color code may be provided on the cleaning tool which is identified by a color sensor.
Advantageously the handle section may also be equipped with one or several optical waveguides exiting from the handle section and emitting an optical signal. The light signal delivered to the cleaning tool is coded by the tool and returned to the handle section which receives this coded signal by means of a corresponding sensor or detector and converts it, receiving it by means of corresponding optical waveguides and transmitting it to a corresponding sensor. The coding may take place by defined interruption or partial obstruction of the optical waveguides exiting from the handle section. Moreover, the light exiting from the handle section through the optical waveguide can be reflected differently by the toothbrush. A specific user can be identified depending on the intensity of the reflection.
According to another preferred embodiment of the invention provision may be made for a capacitive sensor for detecting a capacitive coding of the respective cleaning tool attached. In particular the handle section may have two or more capacitor plates whose capacitance is varied by the introduction of a dielectric provided on the cleaning tool. The coding of the cleaning tools may be performed by different dielectric portions on the respective cleaning tool. A specific user is then identifiable in accordance with the variation in capacitance.
In a further advantageous embodiment of the detection device provision is made for a preferably electrically operating sensor for detecting an electrical coding of the respective cleaning tool attached. The cleaning tool sends a coded electrical signal to the handle section, meaning to a signal receiver provided thereon, thus enabling the respective user or the respective cleaning tool to be identified. It is also possible for the handle section to send initially an interrogation signal to the cleaning tool, which signal is coded by the cleaning tool and subsequently sent back.
In a further aspect of the invention provision may be made for a radio device for detecting the respective cleaning tool attached by means of electromagnetic waves. In particular a transponder may be associated with the cleaning tool. The handle section initially emits electromagnetic waves for energy supply to the transponder. The transponder stores the energy and sends an individual identification back to a detector in the handle section which detects it and correspondingly identifies the respective user or cleaning tool. The characteristic features of the cleaning tool thus include the provision of a magnetic, electrical, capacitive, electromagnetic and/or mechanical coding device. Another characteristic feature may include the provision of a signal receiver for receiving a signal from the dental cleaning device and a signal transmitter for transmitting a coded signal to the dental cleaning device, with a coding device being inserted between the signal receiver and the signal transmitter for coding the received signal.
The coding device is preferably constructed as an integral part of the cleaning tool. However, it can also be designed as a separate component suitable for detachment from the remaining part of the cleaning tool or for replacement. This affords the advantage of requiring only a single mold for the manufacture of the cleaning tool. By mounting the separate coding device the cleaning tools are coded on an individual basis and assignable to a particular user.
The coding device is arranged preferably in the area of the connection between the cleaning tool and the handle section. This facilitates the reading of the coding by the recognition device on the handle section. In particular the coding device may be integrated in a ring arranged at the end of the cleaning tool close to the handle section, being in particular snap-fittable thereto by positive engagement therewith. The various configurations of the recognition devices may be provided singularly or in combination. The same applies to the various configurations of the coding device on the cleaning tool.
In summary, the present invention provides an electromotive toothbrush comprised of a handle section and one or more user-specific attachments as, for example, brush attachments or the like, with the handle section and the brush attachment fitted to the handle section communicating with each other. The brush sections or cleaning tools may be of various designs including, for example, a child's toothbrush with soft bristles, an adult's toothbrush with hard bristles, an interproximal brush or the like, with each of these cleaning tools of different design for the intended application being assigned to a specific user. Hence a handle section usable by each user is provided, onto which user-specific cleaning tools of like or different design are plugged in order to care for or clean the respective user's teeth by means of the user-specific cleaning tool(s). The cleaning tools have an acting member or a coding communicating with a reacting member or a coding detection device in the handle section. Thus, by suitably designing the acting member(s) or coding device in the cleaning tool it is possible to inform the handle section, by way of communication between the coding device and the coding detection device, which user-specific cleaning tool, be it an interproximal cleaning tool, a toothbrush or some other cleaning tool, is currently plugged on the handle section. This possibility of detecting the user-specific or cleaning-tool-specific data of the particular cleaning tool attached to the handle section provides the prerequisite for the handle section to be able to operate the attached cleaning tool on a user- or cleaning-tool-specific basis. Thus it is possible to set, for example, the cleaning period, the cleaning speed or similar cleaning-specific parameters on a user- and cleaning-tool-specific basis by means of the handle section. Furthermore it is possible to detect user- or cleaning-tool-specific data in terms of the cleaning operation, which data can be stored, for example, in user- or cleaning-tool-specific memories of the handle section or can be indicated on a display. The present invention not only protects a method of detecting the respective cleaning tool attached to the handle section of the electric toothbrush on a user- or cleaning-tool-specific basis, but also the handle section of the electromotive toothbrush as well as the related cleaning tool, with each of the last-mentioned items being considered singularly.
Further objects, advantages, features and application possibilities of the present invention will become apparent from the subsequent description of several embodiments illustrated in the accompanying drawings. It will be understood that any features described and/or represented by illustration, whether used singularly or in any meaningful combination, form the subject-matter of the present invention, irrespective of their summary in the claims or their back reference.
In the drawings,
The electric toothbrush shown in the Figures has a handle section 1 with a closed housing 26 accommodating, among other components and as illustrated in
To identify the individual brush attachment 2 when attached, provision is made on the handle section for a coding detection device 5. According to
The electric toothbrushes according to the further embodiments illustrated in
For enhanced response of the reed contacts, the magnetic ring 8 and the reed contacts 10 have their respective ends in relative opposite arrangement.
The embodiment of an electric toothbrush illustrated in
In the embodiment of an electric toothbrush illustrated in
The coupling sections have complementary mating surfaces 51 and 52, preferably in the form of a flattening on the drive shaft 28 and a corresponding bore secant surface in the recess 53 of the drive shaft portion 54 of the brush attachment. A spline or a splined-shaft profile may also be provided for torque transmission.
The brush attachment, in particular the coupling section 48, has as coding an actuating surface 55 which in coupled condition is in engagement with an associated engagement surface on the handle section 1, in particular on the coupling section 30 of the drive shaft 28. The actuating surface 55 mates with the engagement surface 56 in such manner that a predetermined interaction occurs between these two surfaces in coupled condition. In particular the actuating surface 55 is arranged and aligned so as to exert a predetermined pressure on the engagement surface 56. To be able to read or scan the configuration of the actuating surface 55, the associated engagement surface 56 is formed on a movable probe element, producing as interaction a predetermined movement of the probe element. It will be understood that it is also possible to detect a force, but a movement can be detected with greater ease. Different configurations of the actuating surfaces 56 are translated into different movements of the associated engagement surface 56 of the probe element.
As probe element the drive shaft 28 of the handle section is advantageously used. The drive shaft is mounted longitudinally displaceably and preferably biased into protrusion from the handle section by means of biasing members. When the brush attachment 2 is seated down on the handle section the brush attachment's actuating surface 55 urges the drive shaft 28 a predetermined distance into the interior of the handle section 1. The displacement is detected by a motion sensor which may embody a variety of configurations, being operable for example as a light barrier. Other displacement sensors may also be employed. Preferably provision may be made for an elastically deformable sensing element with electromechanical contact of the type previously described with reference to
Alternative embodiments of the actuating and engagement surfaces 55 and 56, respectively, are possible. In a further aspect of the invention provision may be made for conical mating surfaces. Other configurations may also be contemplated.
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Air Force Trio Named to USTFCCCA All-Academic Team
Kobi Rex became the first Falcon in program history to earn USTFCCCA academic honors all four years.
Rebecca Esselstein, Grant Hamilton Earn Academic All-District Status
Esselstein is the first athlete in Academy history to claim three straight academic all-district awards.
Grant Hamilton Named Air Force Athlete of the Week
Hamilton was Air Force's first men's outdoor champion in the shot put and discus throw.
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Hamilton recorded a conference-leading throw of 183'1" in the discus at the Rock Chalk Classic.
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The junior broke his own Academy record in the shot put, en route to his first Mountain West title.
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SOPHOMORE YEAR | 2013-14: Earned the team's Most Outstanding Competitor Award...also shared the team's High Point Award...participated in the shot put at the NCAA Outdoor Championships (West Preliminary)...broke 13-year-old Academy records in that event during both the indoor and outdoor seasons...two-time all-conference honoree...recorded an Academy-record throw of 60'8" to take second at the Mountain West Outdoor Championships...that mark is a new Sophomore Class Record...first broke the program's 15-year-old Class Record with an Academy-best indoor throw of 58'11¼" at the Air Force Collegiate Open...named the Air Force Athlete of the Week following that meet...won the shot put at the Air Force Holiday Open (54'10¼")...tossed a 58'2½" to finish second at the MW Indoor Championships...claimed additional second-place finishes at the Rocky Mountain Classic and Air Force Team Challenge...competed in the weight throw once, finishing second at the Holiday Open (53'8¼")...became the first Air Force thrower to surpass the 60-foot mark in the shot put (60'8" outdoors)...that distance was ranked 41st in the nation at the end of the regular season...won the shot put at the Air Force Twilight Open (58'1¼") and finished second at the Jim Click Shootout (then career-best 59'10½")...finished 19th at the NCAA Championships (West Preliminary) with a toss of 57'2¾"...also scored for the Falcons in the discus throw at the MW Championships, finishing sixth with a career-best distance of 171'11"...added top-three finishes in the discus at the Jim Click Shootout and Air Force Twilight Open...earned the team's Field Athlete of the Week award four times...named to the USTFCCCA All-Academic Team...academic all-conference selection.
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While quitting smoking is a personal decision that requires a lot of will power and focus, there are certain environmental factors that can inhibit or increase your chances of long-term success. Knowing how your environment affects your habit is a critical component that can help you put down cigarettes for good.
Our environment has a direct influence on our behaviors. A study at Dartmouth College found that children who had at least one parent who smoked were four times more likely to buy cigarettes as children who lived in a smoke free household.
There are environmental "triggers" that can lead people to take up the habit and eventually become addicted. Many people began smoking regularly by casually smoking when drinking alcohol or going to parties when they were younger. Eventually they were exposed enough to these environmental triggers that smoking crept its way into their everyday lives.
It's clear how detrimental the wrong environment can be in your battle to quit smoking. But the flip side is also true: just as the wrong environment can cause you to stumble—the right environment can help you in your efforts to succeed.
Environmental Cleanup
When you first decide to stop smoking, it's essential to identify what aspects of your environment can trigger cravings. Environmental triggers can be certain people, situations, locations, behaviors, and things. It's important for you to identify and eliminate these triggers to the best of your ability. Most people are triggered by the same types of things. Below are the most common environmental factors that can trigger you to smoke.
Driving in the Car
Many people habitually light up when they drive. This is where you need to develop some new driving habits. Using a smoking cessation aid like nicotine gum can replace your habit of smoking in the car. Instead of lighting up, chew a piece of nicotine gum. Clean out your car and get the smoke smell out of it too. Remove ashtrays if you have them in your car.
Drinking Coffee
Some say coffee and cigarettes go together like peanut butter and jelly. You don't need to give up coffee, but you'll have to make some changes. If you drank coffee out of your favorite cup while smoking, then get another cup. If you had coffee first thing in the morning before work, try waiting until you get to work to have your first cup. Aim to change things up.
After a Stressful Event
There are certain stressors that will make you want to smoke — an argument with your spouse, a hard day at the office, or that driver that cut you off in traffic. Instead of smoking after a stressful event, try going for a short walk or listening to some music. Developing new habits is the key to success.
Work Breaks
It seems that work breaks were invented for (and maybe even by) people who smoke. You can keep taking your break, but seek out those who do not smoke and hang out with them. Go for a walk around the block, and avoid people who smoke on their break at all costs.
Your decision to quit smoking does not have to ruin your social life. You can still go to parties and other places where people may be smoking, but be prepared to have your guard up. Avoid going outside where people are hanging out smoking. Stay inside with the non-smokers.
Your defenses and willpower may drop after having a drink or two. When you first decide to stop smoking, you should also consider cutting way back on the alcohol if it serves as an environmental trigger.
After Eating a Meal
You may be someone who enjoys a smoke after a nice meal. Again, the key is identifying the environmental trigger and either removing it or changing your behavior. Since you can't avoid eating, you'll need to create a new habit. Some people have been successful by getting up from the table right away and engaging in a new activity like a walk, chewing a piece of nicotine gum or having dessert.


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I used to pull books off my parent's shelf to read when the kids' books got dull. I saw the title and thought it was some faerie tale.
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I was 12 years old (!) when I read the short story and it forever latched me onto Stephen King and horror in general. Of course I viewed the story from the viewpoint of a child when I read it. My sister was a bright child and a year older than me. She read the story too. And I want to say that neither of us ever considered killing an adult.


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Position is responsible for the overall architectural guidance and technology selections for the Porch Technology Stack. You will work with executives and product management leaders to develop a deep understanding of the Porch business & mission. You'll be accountable for the selection and adoption of new technology and our engineering practices/patterns. You will be deeply involved in product planning and road-mapping exercises to stay out in front of the business, deriving new solutions that maintain and extend porch.com product delivery capabilities. You'll need to organize and manage our software quality metrics, provide visibility to leadership and champion a sustainable balance of quality, cost and speed. Qualified candidates must be expert in agile methodologies (We Practice SCRUM @ Porch). To be selected, you'll need to demonstrate excellent leadership abilities, strong technical acumen and experience as a leader in consumer product delivery environment.
- Responsible for creating/maintaining positive engineering culture in a fast paced startup environment where ambiguity is embraced rather than managed
- Responsibility for working across teams and with other technology leaders that result in coherent approach/execution of suitable technologies and system architectures
- Encourages and fosters ongoing professional development with direct reports and other technical individual contributors
- Provides feedback to other engineering leadership with respect to performance feedback for individual contributors during annual personnel reviews
- Empowers teams to meet the product and project objectives using agile software development methodologies and good engineering practice
- Coordinates with other engineering leaders to ensure minimize inter-team dependencies
- Champion Porch's evolving standards for DevOps, code quality, and service orientation
- Contributes individually or in pairs to general coding effort
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- Expert in Java, J2EE and JDBC
- Minimum 12 years' experience in software engineering/development
- Minimum of 5 years practical experience designing and building service oriented enterprise architectures in Java
- Demonstrable thought leadership/experience with Enterprise Architecture and specifically Master Data Management
- Experience with Credit Card Processing Gateways
- Experience integrating content management systems
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text: LDL Program Medical Management Toolkit for Implementing the Chronic Care Model in an Academic Environment On October 12, 2006, Philip E. Johnson, Pharm.D., made a presentation during the Academic Chronic Care Collaborative (ACCC) site visit to Vanderbilt University Medical Center, entitled LDL Program Medical Management.This is the text version of Dr. Johnson's slide presentation. Select to access the PowerPoint Version [ - 468.5 KB] Slide 1LDL Program Medical ManagementPhilip E. Johnson, Pharm.D.Vanderbilt University Medical CenterSlide 2Disease ManagementA strategy of delivering health care services using interdisciplinary clinical teams, continuous analysis of relevant data, and cost-effective technology to improve the health outcomes of patients with specific diseases. It includes self-care management techniques, patient education, and provider training. Disease management provides individualized care plans based on clinical guidelines to manage individuals with treatable chronic diseases.Medicaid Disease Management and Health Outcomes, sponsored by National Pharmaceutical CouncilSlide 3A Collaborative ApproachPhysician.Nurse.Clinic Assistant.Data Manager.Pharmacist.Patient.Slide 4Focus—HyperlipidemiaBackground—ATP III Guidelines.Focused Patients—Adult APCC patients with hyperlipidemia likely to be responsive to oral therapy.Concept—Agree on a treatment protocol by type rather than specific medication.Goals—Goal of 100 per ATP III Guidelines.Consensus of faculty by March 1.Conduct patient interventions March 15-October 15.Slide 5What are the Evidence-Based Guidelines?Slide 6The trials support these facts: ATP III treatment goal of low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) remains <100 mg/dL.Patients with diabetes are in the high-risk category and benefit from lowering of LDL.Older persons benefit from lowering of LDL-C.A major recommendation for modifications is the following: In high-risk persons, the recommended LDL-C goal is <100 mg/dL, but when risk is very high, an LDL-C goal of <70 mg/dL is a therapeutic option.Grundy SM, Cleeman JI, Merz CN, Brewer HB Jr, Clark LT, Hunninghake DB, Pasternak RC, Smith SC Jr, Stone NJ; National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute; American College of Cardiology Foundation; American Heart Association. Implications of recent clinical trials for the National Cholesterol Education Program Adult Treatment Panel III guidelines. Circulation 2004 Aug 10;110(6):763.Slide 7The Plan-Do-Study-Act (PDSA) Cycle—PlanUse ATP III Guidelines.Improve LDL monitoring.Focus on optimal LDL control.Apply life style changes.Utilize medication.Slide 8The PlanLearn ATP III Guidelines.Identified 120 patients with LDL over 100.Base LDL value within one year.Evaluate history of the patient.Eliminate terminal patients.Collect baseline information.Slide 9Screenshot of a computerized dashboard for a patient with diabetes. It has the patient's name, birthday, and other patient information. It shows blood pressure rate, Hgba1c rate, LDL cholesterol, Ur Microalb rate, and whether the patient has an ACEI/ARB, foot exam, and is self-managing aspects of care.Screenshot also shows information on medications ad adverse and allergic drug reactions.Slide 10Flowchart outlining Statin Use GuidelinesLDL greater than 100 mg/dl: If no, then: LDL, HDL, and TG should be measured annually. If yes, then: Is LDL greater than 130 mg/dl?If no, then: Make lifestyle modifications to reach LDL goal less than 100 mg/dl. Recheck in three months. Is LDL greater than 100 mg/dl after three months of lifestyle modifications? If no, then: Continue lifestyle modifications and recheck every 6 months. If yes, then: Initiate statin therapy along with lifestyle modifications. Does patient tolerate statin without liver enzyme elevation? If no, then: Refer to physician for alternative treatment.If yes, then: Continue statin modifications and recheck every 6 months. Is LDL greater than 100 mg/dl after six months? If no, then: Continue and recheck annually. If yes, then: Consider increasing dose or consulting physician for alternative.Slide 11Initial Patient InformationPatient between 101 and 105: 24Patients to be assessed: 120Number at Goal: 0Average LDL: 126.7Slide 12Proper Medications for PatientsClick icon to add contentSlide 13The PDSA Cycle—DoRecommend plan to PCP.Pharmacist handles changes.Evaluate from 3/06 to 9/06.Slide 14Project ProcessReview medical record and determine therapy recommendation.Inform PCP of plan.Wait on answers.Act on or amend the plan.Call and advise patient.Send patient letter.Prepare lab sheet.Send education.Call a new prescription.Follow up.Medical Record Updates.Slide 15Interaction with PCPRecommendations with a yes response: 128Recommendations with a partial yes response: 2Recommendations with a no response: 5Recommendations with an alternative response: 1Total: 136Note: Patients may be counted more than once.Slide 16Actions Agreed UponPatients Receiving Calls: 105Patients Receiving Letters: 33Other (saw with PCP): 3Patients Receiving Call and Letter: 2Total Actions: 143Note: Patients may be counted more than once.Slide 17Actions InitiatedPlans Developed: 120Information Given: 107New Drug Dose: 46New Drug Started: 45Drug Refills: 2New Lab Ordered: 201Note: Patients may be counted more than once.Slide 18Action ResultsNew Appointments Made: 20New Prescription Ordered: 59Lab Drawn: 181Slide 19The PDSA Cycle—StudyNumber of interventions.Percent accepted.Time to decisions.New interventions.Number at goal.Is this effective?Are physicians accepting?Slide 20Action ResultsPercent of Recommendations Accepted: 94.1%Time in Days to Receive PCP Response: 0.68 (0-9)Time in Days to Complete New Plan: 2.45 (0-24)Slide 21Change in LDLLine graph showing LDL rate on the left and time span on the bottom (ranging from when the program began, through March, April, May, June, July, August, September, and October). The line shows the LDL rate starting at 125 and remaining there until April. It then drops to below 120 in June and July, and below 115 in August and dropping just above 110 in September and October.Slide 22Patient NumbersMarch-October 2006A line graph showing the total number patients on the left and time span on the bottom (ranging from when the program began, through March, April, May, June, July, August, September, and October).The top line indicates that the number of patients began at 120 and dropped below 120 in April and dropped slightly again in July where it held steady through October.The bottom line indicates the number of patients at goal over the same period. Beginning at zero before March, the number steadily increases to 20 in June and continues rising steadily until it reaches over 40 in September and October.Slide 23The PDSA Cycle—ActActivity can be continued.For other diseases and other.Begin in other clinics.Protocols can be implemented.Slide 24Effectiveness and EfficiencyActivity can be continued.Pursue other diseases.Involve other clinics.Implement new protocols.Are evidence based.Are cost effective ($5-10 per patient).Outcomes are measurable.Methods are reproducible.Return to Document Page last reviewed October 2014 Internet Citation: LDL Program Medical Management: Toolkit for Implementing the Chronic Care Model in an Academic Environment. October 2014. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD. http://www.ahrq.gov/professionals/education/curriculum-tools/chroniccaremodel/chronic3ldltxt.html


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Matt Andersen's practice focuses on commercial and business related litigation. He is admitted at all levels of state and federal courts in Washington and Idaho. He has appeared in matters in Montana, Oregon, Alaska, and California, as well as before the U.S. Court of Federal Claims and U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit.
He has extensive experience in disputed business transactions, construction claims, products liability and employment issues. Within those areas, Matt advises clients in numerous matters involving contracts, banking practices, municipal law, employment agreements, retaliatory firings, and discrimination.
Disputed Business Transactions: Represents clients in cases involving breach of contract, securities disputes, partnership and joint venture dissolutions, business negligence, lending relationships, foreclosures, and collections.
Construction Claims: Clients seek counsel on a variety of issues, including bid disputes, extra work claims, changes, delays, unforeseen conditions, changed conditions, and equitable adjustment claims.
Product Liability: Represents clients in cases involving defective products.
Contract and Employment Issues: Represents clients in cases involving business contracts, including employment claims and labor disputes, retaliatory firings, employment agreements, and discrimination issues.
A Principal in the firm, Matt joined Winston & Cashatt after serving three years as a prosecutor in the United States Army Judge Advocate General's (JAG) Corps. He is a frequent lecturer on business, banking, and employment issues, and taught UCC Article 2 at Gonzaga School of Law as an adjunct professor.
Before attending law school, Matt was employed as a research associate with Braddock, Dunn & MacDonald, a defense contractor, from 1971 to 1973.
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Learning to Serve, Serving to Learn
By James Riley, Manchester College. Read stories about everyday people depict what it takes to experience the joy of giving service to others. It presents the first steps for leaving the selfish life and becoming a servant leader. It is particularly appropriate as the basic text in a course on service learning or servant leadership.


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Scandal leads to calls to reform House of Lords
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Maddy, 8, missing in Santa Cruz is found dead in a dumpster
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Cecil the lion's 'purist' killer says it was all legal
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text: R.A. Long defeated Washougal 54-48 to advance to the boys 2A District tournament. The Jacks will play at River Ridge tomorrow night at 7 pm. Mark Morris will host Tumwater at 7 pm Saturday. The boys 1A tournament slate at Kelso tonight features Castle Rock against Woodland followed by Toledo versus Kalama…..Columbia River defeated Kelso 46-39 in girls 3A District play. The Lassies advance to Bi-District at 2:45 pm Monday at Clover Park HS. The Mark Morris girls begin post season defense of their State title with a 7 pm District home game tonight against Centralia…..The boys District swim meets begin today with the 3A at Kelso and the 2A at MM…..The LCC basketball teams host Tacoma in a day double header Saturday at MM. The women at 1 pm and the men at 3 pm.


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When you stay at Camping Village Cavallino in Cavallino-Treporti, you'll be on the waterfront and within the vicinity of San Francisco del Deserto and Cathedral of Santa Maria Assunta. This 4-star caravan park/campground is within the vicinity of Aqualandia and Golf Club Jesolo.
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Mickie, Olympia, Wa
20 February 2011
This is to let people know what good experiences I've had both times when ordering from Buckaroo Leather. The first was over a year ago when I ordered a bridle made with harness leather and lined with chap. I highly recommend harness leather. You'll never want anything else. It was so soft and pliable. Eventually, I'd like to order the trail reins, but a breast collar was next on my list.
That was harder than it sounds since my trainer had specific recommendations as well as my determination to have the same harness leather that I liked so well on the bridle.
The customer service gal talked to John and John called me personally. He was so helpful and wanted to make sure I had exactly what I wanted, and that it didn't cost the earth to get it.
So thanks to John and the Buckaroo gang. I'm one happy gal and so's Romeo. Mickie