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Family Science Night (Ages 6-14)Posted on Wednesday, January 30th, 2013
Wednesday, January 30th from 6:30pm to 8:00pm
The purpose of Family Science Night is to make science more accessible to families by using a hands-on approach to learning scientific processes and concepts. Science night, under the direction of Ms. Louise Pascale, MANJ's middle school science and math teacher, and Ms. Pamela Keller, will be a cooperative learning environment where skills of problem-solving, questioning, and communication will be addressed. The evening will be divided into science openers and a main Read More
Admission Open HousePosted on Monday, January 28th, 2013
Tuesday, January 29th at 9:00am
Come See The Montessori Difference!
To ensure adequate seating, please call 856-461-2121 to RSVP. This event is for adults; children may visit at another time.
National School Choice Week – Sunday, January 27th to Saturday, February 2ndPosted on Monday, January 28th, 2013
MANJ Celebrates National School Choice Week–Sunday, January 27th to Saturday, February 2nd.
Today, our afternoon primary and lower elementary students are exploring the Adventure Aquarium, (warmly wrapped in the bright yellow National School Choice Week scarves!).
Look for more event news as the week progresses!
Café le MANJPosted on Thursday, January 24th, 2013
Visit Café le MANJ, Friday, January 25th from 7:45-8:45am. On the Menu this week: Vegan Banana Bread & Coffee Cake Squares
Admission Open HousePosted on Thursday, January 24th, 2013
Tuesday, January 29th at 9:00am
Come See The Montessori Difference!
To ensure adequate seating, please call 856-461-2121 to RSVP. This event is for adults; children may visit at another time.
Martin Luther King, Jr. DayPosted on Monday, January 21st, 2013
School closed
Visit Café le MANJ 7:45-8:45amPosted on Friday, January 18th, 2013
On the Menu this week: Vegan Lemon-Filled Oat Bran Muffins Cinnamon Chip Scones
Pretzels & Pump It Up®Posted on Thursday, January 17th, 2013
Pretzel Sale: The upper elementary and middle school students have organized a Pretzel Sale which will take place during Noon dismissal today. Proceeds benefit the upcoming MMUN trip.
Pump It Up®: The Parents Association has a great way for kids to stay active and enjoy an afternoon together outside of school. This afternoon from 4:00-6:00pm, join fellow MANJ families at Pump It Up in Marlton, New Jersey for a bouncing good time! Admission is $12.50 per child, Read More
Parent Conferences Tuesday 1/15 – Friday 1/18Posted on Tuesday, January 15th, 2013
Noon dismissal; ADM & ECP in session.
Parents enter the school through the main entrance where they will be directed to the appropriate classroom by a staff member.
Open House lawn signs will be located in the main entrance. After your conference, please see the staff member stationed there for your sign and display instructions.
Parents Association MeetingPosted on Tuesday, January 8th, 2013
Please join us in the MANJ Elementary Suite at 6:30pm for social and mingle time. Parents Association Meeting begins at 7:00pm. Ms. Julia, MANJ Middle School directress, will be our presenter/speaker. PJ Party provided. To RSVP, please respond to the invitation sent to each parent and indicate if you will need babysitting.


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Alzheimer's disease is a brain illness that can happen in older adults. It is the most common cause of dementia. It is a progressive disease. This means it gets worse over time.
Alzheimer's causes a series of changes to nerves of the brain. Some nerves form into clumps and tangles, and lose some of their connections to other nerves.
Doctors don't fully understand what causes Alzheimer's disease. But they think these may be some of the causes:
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The disease causes changes in behavior and thinking known as dementia. The symptoms include:
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No single test is able to diagnose Alzheimer's disease. Instead, health care providers use a series of tests to rule out other health conditions. The tests may include:
Mental status test. This is a simple test of memory and thinking skills.
Blood tests. These are done by putting a needle in the arm to draw some blood.
Lumbar puncture (spinal tap). A hollow needle is put into the lower back to take some spinal fluid.
Urine tests. Urine can be tested for cells, chemicals, and bacteria.
Chest X-ray. X-rays use a small amount of radiation to make images of the body.
Electroencephalogram (EEG). This test uses electrodes on the scalp to record the brain's activity.
CT scan. This test uses a series of X-rays and a computer to make detailed images of the body.
MRI. This test uses large magnets and a computer to make images of the body.
Alzheimer's disease has no cure. Instead, health care providers can help lessen some symptoms. This can make a person with Alzheimer's more comfortable. Treatment can also make it easier for their caregivers to take care of them. These medications may only work for a short period of time. They don't stop the disease.
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For a person with Alzheimer's, it's important to stay healthy. Good nutrition and physical and social activity are vital. A calm and well-structured environment will help. Make sure to keep up with health care appointments and managing other health conditions, such as diabetes.
A person with Alzheimer's will need increased caregiving over time. Talk with your health care provider about caregiving resources.
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Sky Deutschland still sees a "a small operative minus" in 2012 before achieving "a positive pretax profit" in 2013 and "a bigger profit" in 2014, the German newspaper reported. It was quoting Sky Deutschland Chief Executive Officer Brian Sullivan in a preview of an article to be published tomorrow.
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This piece maybe too late to mourn for Cory Aquino, she died 01 August 2009 after a long battle with cancer, but at the least she will be remembered by multitudes of Filipinos, including me. She was the first female president of the Philippines and the first female president of any country in Asia. She and I never have personally met or talked, but if circumstances were different, I know that I could have kissed her hand to thank her, if she would have let me.
TIME (1987) chose Corazón Cojuangco-Aquino as its Woman of the Year for 1986, recognizing her central role in one of the most compelling dramas in recent history — the widowed housewife who avenges her husband's death by overthrowing the regime widely blamed for his murder. She was the first woman to be designated TIME's Person of the Year since Queen Elizabeth II for 1952. When the January issue of TIME hit the streets, every Filipino was smiling like they have each won a million-dollar sweepstakes. That was a time when every Filipino was truly proud of being a Filipino.
After a popular uprising, People Power, that forced Ferdinand and Imelda Marcos from power, Cory Aquino was sworn in as the 11th President of the Third Philippine Republic on 25 February 1986, the same month and year when I was scheduled to graduate with the Sinagtala Class of 1986 from the Philippine Military Academy, Baguio City. Two years before that, however, I together with five other third-class cadets were charged with maltreating a plebe, a fourth-class man—a first year student. By the time Cory was being installed to the presidency, I was already back in my home city trying to complete my Electrical Engineering degree. This was one of the times when people could clearly remember the small details what they were doing then. When it was telecast live on TV, Cory Aquino took her oath, administered by Supreme Court Associate Justice Claudio Teehankee, in the morning of that day at the Club Filipino in San Juan, I was stepping out of my parents' front door going to my engineering class. I had to back track my steps and sat down to watch and listen to her inauguration speech and first proclamations. In our family of five eligible voters, except our youngest sister who was only 16 then, we all voted her into office.
Months in her Presidency, one mistah, a PMA classmate, wrote to her about our 1984 serious physical injuries or hazing case and throwing in conspiracy by a military tribunal, which meted out three to six years incarceration with hard labor for the six of us, the infamous "Lords of Discipline" of PMA. The letter was a re-written version of our earlier plea for help, having been incarcerated with a number of the officers and men of the Armed Forces of the Philippines implicated with the Ninoy Aquino-Rolando Galman Murder Case in Camp Aguinaldo. This latter tidbit was incorporated in the revised version. Our first letter of plea for help was brought to her attention in December 1985 and we received an immediate reply promising a look-see from her private secretary, Maria Elena ("Ballsy") Cruz, once Cory was elected into the presidency. Cory announced earlier in October 1985, while delivering a lecture on "My Role as Wife, Mother and Single Parent" at a University of the Philippines sorority, that she would stand for the presidency — provided that Marcos called a snap election and that 1 million people petitioned her (Time, 1987). Marcos called a snap election held on 07 February 1986. Four of my PMA colleagues, who remained in Manila, actively campaigned for her presidential bid. The six of us were among the 1 million, as my mistah claimed that they added by proxy two of us who went back to the province, me included. One of my mistahs even joined the force which raided Malacañang, hoping somewhere in the debris of shoes and chaos our acquittal papers were signed before the Marcoses fled for Hawaii.
The six of us were acquitted and was offered to go back to PMA. I begged off because going back would be repeating the second year in a four-year stint; meanwhile, I only had one year to finish my Electrical Engineering degree, which I did on 04 April 1988. All of us six never went back to PMA to become cadets again. Three became engineers—chemical, electrical and civil. One remained a military operative, one is now in the trucking business; one is presumed dead.
Only three are in constant touch. One even visited me in my home city one night, while I was still a graduating student; and we drank gin (never a drinker, but he wanted a taste) and reminisced the days (when everything was bars around us) till the wee hours the next morning. He was then connected with Fuller Paints, a chemical engineer, overseeing a boat paint job. He is now assigned in Singapore, married with two kids. The trucker became an NSC employee, too, but based in Makati, while I was Iligan based. When I went for an official business there, I was surprised when somebody called me mistah and found out that he had been with the NSC's marketing department after graduation and a short stint at another firm. He and his wife visited my family during the feast of St. Michael Archangel in 2006. As usual, we re-told stories we never thought we would be telling again. The civil engineer is assumed to have been working abroad.
With Cory Aquino on our side, we knew then that life would be all right, our supposed serious crimes were demoted into misdemeanors, with already served jail time as punishment. The hard labor part was excised. Our case became a showcase because of the waning popular support for Marcos then. Every major television news and even local radio broadcasted our hazing case. My father even asked for the transcript of the radio report from the local news anchor, his friend.
When Cory Aquino died, I felt like my second mother died. Not only did she helped vindicate us; she became the "Mother of Democracy" not only of the Philippines; but she served as a shining beacon for similarly oppressed people all over the world. Says Congressman Stephen Solarz, chairman of the House Subcommittee on Asian and Pacific Affairs (Time, 1987): "I have found that from Poland to Pakistan and from South Korea to South Africa, those who are committed to democracy see in Aquino a sense of enduring inspiration."
One Cory quote I always bear in mind, even today: "One must be frank to be relevant." I hope I am living up to her requirement. Cory Aquino not only deserve to be recognized as a national hero (Salaverria, 2009) as Congress and various city councils across Metro Manila filed resolutions to that effect. A modern Gabriela Silang. Maybe, we—Catholic Filipinos—should appeal to the Pope to have her as a candidate for sainthood. All the qualities of saints: devotion to God, tenacity, determination, humility, honesty, sincerity, patience, courage, determination, moral leadership, advocacy to peace and good governance, among several others are personified by Cory Aquino. A patron saint of presidents?
Salaverria, Christine Avendaño Leila (2009). 'Declare Cory Aquino a national hero'. Manila: Philippine Daily Inquirer, 05 August 2009. back to text.
Time Magazine (1987). Woman of the Year. New York: Time, 05 January 1987. back to text: 1 | 2 | 3.
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Most know Brittney Griner as the basketball player changing the women's game because she can dunk. She did so to much fanfare 18 times as a Baylor University Lady Bear. She also finished her college career as the second all-time scorer in women's NCAA history, with 3,283 points, and became the top shot-blocker ever, shattering both the men's and women's college records, with 748.
That athletic prowess wrapped up in her impressive 6-foot-8 frame and 7-foot-4 wingspan is why the WNBA has been salivating to get her into their league. As predicted Griner went No. 1 on Monday night in the draft, to the Phoenix Mercury.
Now she and two other highly visible rookies, Elena Delle Donne from Delaware drafted No. 2 to the Chicago Sky, and Skylar Diggins from Notre Dame who went No. 3 to the Tulsa Shock, are highly anticipated to breathe new life in the league that is entering its 17th season, trying to re-brand itself with a new logo and an extended $12 million a year television deal with ESPN through 2022.
So for those who don't know Griner, get ready to; those who do, get ready for more. She is set to be a game changer off the court as well.
Her idea of femininity — including her love of her longboard (she's a skateboarder who idolizes Tony Hawk), her playfulness on current fashion (her Pinterest account shows her love of on-trend oxfords including a pair with lilac laces and soles, and another two-toned pair in this season's color mint), her fresh faced look (she's been described as having baby smooth complexion and enviable high cheekbones), her confidence in her ability to be friends with her female competitors (she and Elena Delle Donne swapped encouraging tweets through the NCAA tournament) and to sincerely compete with men (she and Mark Cuban recently caused a stir when he said he would take a chance on her and she said "I'll hold my own"), and her open acknowledgement that her sexuality is just part of who she is (despite headlines today, her interview with SI last night was not a ceremonial coming-out) — is a refreshing twist on the archaic ideals of beauty imposed on female athletes. Accordingly, she is likely to earn coveted endorsements that have typically eluded female team-sport athletes.
"Brittney is powerful because she is true to herself. She embraces what makes her unique and in doing so, empowers everyone around her to do the same," said her agent, Lindsay Kagawa Colas.
"She's incredibly inspirational and for forward leaning brands that are interested in connecting with consumers emotionally, she has the potential to be very, very compelling."
Nike agrees and just signed her to a multi-year deal. She joins the brand's current roster of female brand ambassadors, all solo athletes, including tennis stars Serena Williams and Maria Sharapova, who earned $27.9 million last year to rank as Forbes' highest paid female athlete.
Despite all the hype, expectations and judgments, Griner is incredibly humble and authentic. It showed when she welled-up when her name was called at the draft, even though hell was set to freeze over before she was passed on being called first. Forbes caught up with her the day after the WNBA draft at the league's offices in New York to talk about her career, that little thing with Cuban, and how she wants to play on and off the court.
Christina Settimi: It was interesting to see you last night after everyone, including you, knew what would happen — you were drafted first by the Phoenix Mercury. What did the tears stem from then?
Brittney Griner: I finally got caught up in the moment. I kind of froze, my mouth froze, my mind froze up and I just couldn't say anything. It was just like when I met Tony Hawk [earlier in the day on the ESPN campus]. I just froze up. It was overwhelming.
CS: What are you looking forward to most with joining your new team?
BG: A new start in a new city. But I don't want to say a new city like I'm just visiting there. I'm looking forward to a new home. But I also can't wait to play with Diana Taurasi, Candace Dupree, DeWanna Bonner, Penny Taylor. And Corey Gaines is an awesome coach. So I'm definitely looking forward to meeting up with all of them.
CS: That was quite a frenzy that surrounded the Mark Cuban situation when he publicly said he would draft you and you responded to him asking when you should show up for tryouts. Did you anticipate that at all?
BG: No, I didn't think it was going to be that big. But it was definitely good. It got people talking. People on the NBA side that really don't talk about the women's game started talking about it. I've had a lot of people respond to say they are going to start watching me. I had a Phoenix fan tweet me today, saying he lived in Phoenix his whole life and never been to a game and now that I'm there, he's buying tickets. So it got people interested in the league that never had one and that's awesome.
CS: But did you anticipate your response to Cuban would have been as scrutinized as it was?
BG: Regardless of what I would have said, it would have been scrutinized. If I had declined and said "no, I don't want to take you up on that offer" people would have said "she's scared" or "she can't do it". And as it was, I said yes, I do want to take you up on that offer and people jumped to the conclusion that I don't care about the WNBA. I do care about the league. The league is first. Then if the opportunity still is there to present itself in the NBA, I will give it a shot. Either way though, someone was going to have something negative to say. A lot of the fanbase thought I was going to skip the WNBA draft and just focus on Cuban. But no, I was living for this draft. When I started playing basketball the dream was always the WNBA. It wasn't to make it to the NBA. Our league is what has always been special to me.
CS: Had you thought about it though, ever playing in the NBA?
BG: No, to be honest it never crossed my mind. I'm a fan, I watch. But I never thought about playing there.
CS: Do you take the constructive criticism that the women's and men's games are different?
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Scientific Opinion on Flavouring Group Evaluation 10, Revision 3 (FGE.10Rev3): Aliphatic primary and secondary saturated and unsaturated alcohols, aldehydes, acetals, carboxylic acids and esters containing an additional oxygenated functional group and lactones from chemical groups 9, 13 and 30
The Panel on Food Contact Materials, Enzymes, Flavourings and Processing Aids of the European Food Safety Authority was requested to evaluate 63 flavouring substances in the Flavouring Group Evaluation 10, including additional two substances in this Revision 3, using the Procedure in Commission Regulation (EC) No 1565/2000. For one substance [FL-no: 10.170] a concern for genotoxicity could not be ruled out. The remaining 62 substances were evaluated through a stepwise approach (the Procedure) that integrates information on structure-activity relationships, intake from current uses, toxicological threshold of concern, and available data on metabolism and toxicity. The Panel concluded that the 62 substances do not give rise to safety concerns at their levels of dietary intake, estimated on the basis of the MSDI approach. Besides the safety assessment of these flavouring substances, the specifications for the materials of commerce have also been considered. For four substances evaluated through the Procedure, the stereoisomeric composition has not been specified sufficiently.
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The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) asked the Panel on Food Contact Materials, Enzymes, Flavourings and Processing Aids (the Panel) to advise the Commission on the implications for human health of chemically defined flavouring substances used in or on foodstuffs in the Member States. In particular, the Panel was requested to evaluate 63 flavouring substances in the Flavouring Group Evaluation 10, Revision 3 (FGE.10Rev3), using the Procedure as referred to in the Commission Regulation (EC) No 1565/2000. These flavouring substances belong to chemical groups 9, 13 and 30, Annex I of the Commission Regulation (EC) No 1565/2000.
The present revision of FGE.10, FGE.10Rev3, includes the assessment of two additional candidate substances [FL-no: 09.951 and 10.170].
The flavouring substances are alcohols, aldehydes, acetals, carboxylic acids and esters containing additional oxygenated functional groups and lactones.
Thirty-six of the candidate substances possess one or more chiral centres and eight can exist as geometrical isomers due to the presence and the position of a double bond. For five of these substances [FL-no: 10.038, 10.040, 10.059, 10.063 and 10.170] the stereoisomeric composition / composition of mixture has not been specified sufficiently.
Fifty-five candidate substances belong to structural class I, six belong to structural class II, and two belong to structural class III according to the decision tree approach presented by Cramer et al. (1978).
Fifty of the flavouring substances in the present group have been reported to occur naturally in a wide range of food items.
In its evaluation, the Panel as a default used the "Maximised Survey-derived Daily Intakes" (MSDI) approach to estimate the per capita intakes of the flavouring substances in Europe. However, when the Panel examined the information provided by the European Flavouring Industry on the use levels in various foods, it appeared obvious that the MSDI approach in a number of cases would grossly underestimate the intake by regular consumers of products flavoured at the use level reported by the Industry, especially in those cases where the annual production values were reported to be small. In consequence, the Panel had reservations about the data on use and use levels provided and the intake estimates obtained by the MSDI approach.
In the absence of more precise information that would enable the Panel to make a more realistic estimate of the intakes of the flavouring substances, the Panel has decided also to perform an estimate of the daily intakes per person using a "modified Theoretical Added Maximum Daily Intake" (mTAMDI) approach based on the normal use levels reported by Industry. In those cases where the mTAMDI approach indicated that the intake of a flavouring substance might exceed its corresponding threshold of concern, the Panel decided not to carry out a formal safety assessment using the Procedure. In these cases the Panel requires more precise data on use and use levels.
The candidate substances which have been assigned to structural class I have estimated European daily per capita intakes (MSDI) ranging from 0.0012 to 1500 microgram. The candidate substances from structural class II have MSDIs ranging from 0.0012 to 1.2 microgram and the two candidate substances assigned to structural class III have estimated European daily per capita intakes of 0.011 and 1.2 microgram (Table 6.1). These intakes are below the thresholds of concern of 1800, 540 and 90 microgram/person/day for structural class I , II and III, respectively.
The combined estimated daily per capita intake as flavourings of the 55 candidate substances assigned to structural class I is 1600 microgram, which does not exceed the threshold of concern for a substance belonging to structural class I of 1800 microgram/person/day. Likewise, the combined estimated daily per capita intake as flavouring of the six candidate substances assigned to structural class II is 1.2 microgram, which does not exceed the threshold of concern for a substance belonging to structural class II of 540 microgram/person/day.
For 5-pentyl-3H-furan-2-one [FL-no: 10.170], the flavour Industry informs that the commercial product is a mixture of two structural isomers – 2/3 is the named compound (5-pentyl-3H-furan-2-one) and 1/3 is the structural isomer - 5-pentyl-5H-furan-2-one. This latter isomer is identical to [FL-no: 10.054], which is an alpha, beta-unsaturated alcohol (after hydrolysis of the lactone), allocated to subgroup 4.1 of FGE.19 (FGE.217). The Panel concluded that 5-pentyl-3H-furan-2-one [FL-no: 10.170] should not be evaluated through the Procedure until the additional gentoxicity data for [FL-no: 10.054] are available, as stated in FGE 217.
The Panel reconsidered the fact that 1-hydroxypropan-2-one [FL-no: 07.169] is an endogenous metabolite of acetone. Acetone is endogenously formed from the degradation of body fat/fatty acids and occurs in the blood of healthy humans not exposed to external sources of acetone in amounts of approximately 4 - 12 mg/person, corresponding to 0.7 to 2 mg/l blood. Under these conditions, the majority of the acetone in blood would be metabolised to 1-hydroxypropan-2-one, which is rapidly further metabolised to endogenous compounds (methylglyoxal, pyruvate and glucose) in the methylglyoxal pathway. The estimated exposure of 0.22 microgram/capita/day is considerably lower than that resulting from the metabolism of acetone and would not significantly add to the internal exposure to 1-hydroxypropan-2-one in the body and would not perturb the normal catabolism of the compound to innocuous endogenous products. The Panel therefore decided that further genotoxicity data are not required and that the substance could be taken through the Procedure.
For the remaining candidate substances, the genotoxic potential cannot be assessed adequately, however, from the limited data available there were no indications that genotoxicity for these substances should give rise to safety concern. So, 62 substances are evaluated through the Procedure in the present revision of FGE.10.
It can be anticipated that, at the estimated levels of intake as flavouring substances, 59 of the alcohols, aldehydes, acetals, carboxylic acids and esters with an additional oxygenated functional group and aliphatic lactones included in the present FGE are generally hydrolysed and completely metabolised to innocuous products, many of which are endogenous in humans. For three of the flavouring substances [FL-no: 02.242, 06.097 and 09.824], it cannot be concluded that they are metabolised to innocuous products. Adequate margins of safety could be established for these three substances in step B4 of the Procedure.
It was noted that where toxicity data were available they were consistent with the conclusions in the present Flavouring Group Evaluation using the Procedure.
It was considered that on the basis of the default MSDI approach that the flavouring substances, to which the Procedure have been applied, would not give rise to safety concerns at the estimated levels of intake arising from their use as flavouring substances.
The mTAMDI for the flavouring substances, for which use levels information is available, range from 800 to 5100 microgram/person/day. For 58 of these substances the mTAMDI is above the threshold of concern of their structural classes and for three substances the mTAMDI is below the threshold. The three flavouring substances which have mTAMDI intake estimates below the threshold of concern for their structural class are also expected to be metabolised to innocuous products. For two flavouring substances use levels have not been provided and no mTAMDI could be estimated. Thus, for 60 flavouring substances, further information is required. This would include more reliable intake data and then, if required, additional toxicological data.
Thus, in conclusion, 62 of the 63 flavouring substances were evaluated through the Procedure (based
on the MSDI approach), as one flavouring substance, 5-pentyl-3H-furan-2-one [FL-no: 10.170] could not be evaluated through the Procedure until adequate genotoxicity data become available.
In order to determine whether the conclusion for the candidate substances evaluated using the Procedure can be applied to the materials of commerce, it is necessary to consider the available specifications. Specifications including complete purity criteria and identity for the materials of commerce have been provided for 58 flavouring substances. For four substances [FL-no: 10.038, 10.040, 10.059 and 10.063] information on composition of mixture and / or stereoisomerism has not been specified sufficiently. For one substance [FL-no: 10.063] an identity test is missing.
Thus, the final evaluation of the materials of commerce cannot be performed for four substances [FL-no: 10.038, 10.040, 10.059 and 10.063], pending further information.
For the remaining 58 candidate substances [FL-no: 02.132, 02.198, 02.242, 05.149, 06.088, 06.090, 06.095, 06.097, 06.102, 06.135, 07.169, 08.053, 08.082, 08.090, 08.103, 08.113, 09.333, 09.345 - 09.354, 09.360, 09.502, 09.558, 09.565, 09.580, 09.590, 09.601, 09.626, 09.629, 09.633, 09.634, 09.644, 09.683, 09.815, 09.824, 09.832, 09.833, 09.862, 09.874, 09.916, 09.951, 10.039, 10.045, 10.047 - 10.049, 10.052, 10.055, 10.058, 10.068 and 10.168] the Panel concluded that they would present no safety concern at the estimated levels of intake based on the MSDI approach.
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Posted at: 01/09/2013 10:41 PM
Updated at: 01/09/2013 11:45 PM
By: Steph Crock
(ABC 6 News) -- The small community of Dodge Center is morning the loss of a Triton High School graduate police say, was murdered by her husband up in St. Paul. 34-year-old Manya Johnson was killed Sunday, and we warn you, the details of her death are very disturbing.
Investigators say her husband, 34 year-old Steven Johnson admits shooting her in the head, dismembering her body, and hiding the remains in plastic bins in a friend's garage. Johnson is behind bars tonight charged earlier Wednesday with Second Degree Murder.
Manya's childhood friend calls it, horrific. She'd known Manya since the second grade and talked with her just days before the murder.
"She's been my best friend since I was 8 years old," cried Katy McNeilus. She has known Manya Johnson since they were little girls and the two kept in touch as they grew older. "I just talked to her last Thursday and she was saying how happy she was, so I was shocked," she said.
Three days later, she got another phone call. This one saying Manya had been murdered.
"We are following through and putting together the pieces in the trail that happened moments before, during, and after," said Sgt. Paul Paulos with the St. Paul Police Department.
Katy says Manya never expressed to her any worries with her husband Steve, the man who's now being held responsible. "I don't want anyone thinking negatively of her because she was with him. She was a wonderful person, she's smart. I'm sure she saw the best in him and everyone," said Katy.
She says that's just who Manya was, a loving person and a light in her life. "I mean no matter how bad your day was, you would talk to Manya and you would feel happy. She had a way of making everyone feel wonderful," said Katy.
She was tearing up thinking of how much Manya made her smile. 'When I was around her, I would just laugh so hard it would hurt, every time," said Katy. She says Manya made others happy because of her own love for life. "She has a baby and he's wonderful and she has a good job, just everything. She was so happy," said Katy.
Which is why her sudden death is something Katy may never understand. "I don't know... Manya would want us to move on and be happy, so I'm going to try..." she said.
Manya graduated from Triton High School in 1998. Her parents and sister still live in Dodge Center. We talked with them, but they were too distraught to go on camera.


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Jungle Island hosts Wounded Warrior project
Jungle Island is hosting about 50 wounded veterans for a Wounded Warrior Project in Miami.
The group will arrive at the attraction on Wednesday for a ceremony and celebration to kick-off their annual Soldier Ride, a long-distance bicycle ride stretching from South Beach to Key West. The group will also be given a guided tour of the attraction and the veterans will be able to interact with animals such as kangaroos, capuchin monkeys, tiger cubs and more. The bike ride takes place Thursday morning.
Based on its website, The Wounded Warrior Project provides programs and services to severely injured service members during the time between active duty and transition to civilian life.


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Senior Punter Honored by Rivals.com
May 12, 2011
LEXINGTON, Ky. – Kentucky senior punter Ryan Tydlacka has been named to the "All-Spring Team" by Rivals.com in recognition of his notable performance during spring practice.Tom Dienhart handled the assessment for Rivals, selecting just 24 offensive players, defensive players or specialists who had played extremely well and/or made huge progress during spring drills. Here is what Dienhart wrote:"P Ryan Tydlacka, Kentucky. Tydlacka, a senior, has improved his punting average each season and continued the trend during the spring. In the Blue-White Game, he punted four times for a 55.5-yard average, including a 70-yarder."Tydlacka averaged 43.8 yards per punt last season as a junior. He was named Southeastern Conference Special Teams Player of the Week after UK's win over No. 10 South Carolina, as he helped control field position by placing three punts inside the 20-yard line.Tydlacka, who came to UK from Trinity High School in Louisville, averaged 37.1 yards per punt as a freshman. He improved to an average of 40 yards during his sophomore year. Tydlacka also has been diligent in the classroom. He completed his degree in business management last week and plans to work toward a second major in marketing during the fall semester.


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ABC 6 NEWS) -- If you were to tell most high school coaches that they only had three seniors, they would probably tell you that a losing season was in store.
Not so, for the Blooming Prairie softball team.
"Us three seniors, I think we've all helped lead the way," senior shortstop Jenna Krell said.
There's ace pitcher Shelby Swenson, catcher Sam Ivers, and shortstop Jenna Krell.
"Jenna has really grown up. Ultimately, I knew as I was moving her around her sophomore year that she would be our shortstop," Blooming Prairie coach Ali Mach said.
Krell took over before her junior season, and hasn't looked back.
"It's never dull. I'm always moving on every play, so that really helps. I like it a lot," Krell said.
You can check out her sparkling defense, or the fact that she's hit .387 this year, but ask Mach about Krell, and she's sure to mention that senior leadership.
"Jenna wants to win more than anyone else, and she definitely puts the time in on the field and off the field," Mach said. "She's really good at leading these young kids, and relating to them, and bringing them along, as well."
All that's left is to help those young teammates capture a state title.
"Since we've gotten a taste of it, we want it even more," Krell said. "So to get back to that championship game would be awesome."
Just don't tell her coach that this week is her high school finale.
"It's going to be tough replacing these three girls, but they've definitely left their mark," Mach said.


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A mouthguard which has a generally U-shaped intra-oral portion for placement in a patient's mouth and a generally U-shaped extra-oral portion which is placed outside the patient's mouth. The intra-oral portion may be shaped for bilateral placement between the upper and lower anterior teeth or the upper and lower posterior teeth, or for unilateral placement between the upper and lower canine teeth. There are narrow indentations between the arms of the extra-oral and intra-oral portions.
1. A mouthguard for a patient, comprising a single planar piece of compressible flexible material, said piece comprising an intra-oral portion and an extra-oral portion said intra-oral portion comprising one curved arm and the extra-oral portion comprising two curved arms which extend in mirror image on either side of a line in the center of said extra-oral portion, said extra-oral portion having a W-shaped edge with a central indentation to allow flexibility of the mouthguard, wherein one arm of said extra-oral portion is generally curved around said curved arm of said intra-oral portion, wherein said arm of said intra-oral portion is of a size enabling said arm of said intra-oral portion to fit in the mouth of said patient, and the arm of said intra-oral portion is separated from the extra-oral portion by side indentation, wherein when said mouthguard is placed in the mouth of the patient, the side indentation receives a corner of the mouth and the extra-oral portions extend along the cheeks of the patient on each side of the patient's face.
2. The mouthguard according to claim 1, wherein the extra-oral portion has a hole extending through each arm for attachment of a linear fastening means to the mouthguard.
3. The mouthguard according to claim 2, further comprising a linear fastening means fastened to the mouthguard.
4. The mouthguard according to claim 3, wherein said linear fastening means comprises matable pieces of interlocking material, wherein one of said matable pieces of interlocking material is threaded through each of the holes.
5. The mouthguard according to claim 1, wherein said compressible flexible material is polyethylene foam.
This application is a division of Ser. No. 08/253,099 filed Jun. 2, 1994, now U.S. Pat. No. 5,469,865.
1. Field of the Invention
This invention relates to oral devices, appliances, mouthguards and mouth props used to prevent oral injuries of the soft tissues, i.e., lips, cheeks, tongue, and of the teeth in comatose, decerebrate and generally anesthetized patients as well as dentally anesthetized patients.
2. Description of the Related Art
Uncontrolled, uncoordinated biting, chewing, grinding and clenching movements of the mandible may cause damage to oral soft tissues, such as the tongue, cheek, mucosa, and lips, if these tissues become entrapped or impinged between the upper and lower teeth. Uncontrolled, uncoordinated biting, chewing, grinding and clenching movements of the jaws can also cause teeth and dental restorations to fracture and break. These consequences of oral injuries can precipitate the introduction of blood, debris and other material in the oral cavity and present a risk to the respiratory system of the injured patient.
Persons who are comatose, heavily anesthetized, or decerebrate can unconsciously display powerful oral movements which are extremely difficult to control and often cause traumatic lacerations and mutilation of the tongue, lips and cheeks. Persons whose mandibular nerve, lingual nerve and/or mental nerve is locally anesthetized for dental procedures, i.e., dental restorations and extractions, have a period of altered sensations to pain and pressure in their tongues, cheeks, and lower lips. Children and the developmentally disabled frequently chew and bite these anesthetized oral soft tissues causing lacerations and mutilation of tissues which may lead to permanent disfigurement.
Several oral devices have been tried in attempts to prevent further oral trauma in patients who have bitten themselves. The devices for the patients whose conditions are considered long-term, i.e. the comatose and decerebrate are of a more permanent nature. One device uses intermaxillary fixation with arch wires in conjunction with hard oral acrylic devices. Some of the problems which can occur when the maxilla and mandible are wired together in this fashion include the inability of the patient to breath through his oral cavity, the inability of the patient's caregiver to maintain a patient airway by suctioning mucus and oral secretions from the patient's pharynx and the inability of the caregiver to deliver adequate oral hygiene measures to the patient. Tongue blades padded with gauze and wrapped with tape, hard and soft rubber and plastic mouth props, and flexible and inflexible metal and plastic airways have been used. Some problems which occur with these devices include an inability to keep them in their intended positions, between the patient's upper and lower teeth, unless a caregiver is managing the placement and positioning of the device at all times. If the patient opens wider than the device, as when yawning, the device may move into his throat or airway. If the patient thrusts his tongue forward against the device, he can push it out of his mouth. If the patient grinds his mandible from side to side he can also work the device out of his mouth or into his throat or airway. Customized soft and hard acrylic biteguards which cover the occlusal, facial and lingual surfaces of the upper and lower teeth have been used. In order to customize the acrylic biteguards to fit the patient's teeth and oral structures, impressions or imprints of the patient's dental arches must be obtained. The dental impression procedure can present risks to the patient's airway should the soft puttylike material be aspirated by the patient. The customized soft and hard acrylic biteguards can be dislodged from the teeth with tongue movements and grinding movements and create foreign body risks to the patient's airway and throat.
The protection used in the patients whose sensations to pain and pressure have been temporarily altered as a result of local mandibular dental anesthesia is frequently in the form of gauze padding or cotton rolls placed between the teeth on the non-anesthetized side of the mouth. By propping the teeth opened, oral tissues are not easily bitten. This protective procedure does not work well with patients who are unable to understand the logic of the instructions nor with those who are unable to comply with the instructions, i.e. children and the mentally handicapped. Therefore, the gauze padding and cotton rolls are frequently displaced, expelled and occasionally aspirated or swallowed.
Many different mouthguards have been designed to prevent mouth injury to patients. Some of these guards also have features particularly useful in keeping the throat of a patient under general anesthesia from becoming obstructed. Many of the prior mouthguards have complicated structures to accomplish these purposes.
The early patent of Freedland (U.S. Pat. No. 2,459,273) is for a shock therapy mouthguard with a rubbery pad mounted between the ends of a rigid handle. A longitudinal passage is formed on top of the handle on the pad. The lower teeth of a patient are placed between two arcuate projections on the lower surface of the pad. The disclosure of this patent and all other patents and publications cited herein is hereby incorporated herein by reference.
Other devices are simpler in form, being essentially a single U-shape (U.S. Pat. No. 4,867,147 of Davis) or Y-shape (U.S. Pat. No. 2,694,397 of Herms for a mouth prop with a flat handle having a recessed area between the handle and the arms positioned so that the upper front teeth do not touch the handle when the molars are positioned on the arms of the prop and having optional pads added to the top surface of the arms).
Even simpler is the disposable BITE™ jawlock of U.S. Pat. No. 3,971,370 which is simply a tongue depressing stick with a polyethylene pad at one end. For use in soft tissue oral protection and jaw positioning, a BITE™ jawlock is placed on one or both sides of the oral cavity. Because the BITE™ jawlock does not fill the oral cavity, it is often difficult to keep the two jawlocks in the correct place to prevent patient injury.
The patent of Ross (U.S. Pat. No. 2,833,278) is for a mouthguard comprising an upright "H" form in multiple planes. The teeth of the patient rest on the one portion and do not rest on the portions that extend above and below the top and bottom of the portion on which the teeth rest.
Many teeth protectors have a horizontal surface for the teeth to bite upon and a vertical surface extending upward from the front of the horizontal surface. See, for example, Brown (U.S. Pat. No. 1,302,004).
Some of the tooth guards have elaborate molded flanges for protection of the front teeth and an attached breathing tube (See U.S. Pat. Nos. 2,669,988 of Carpenter; 2,521,084 of Oberto; 2,882,893 of Godfroy; and 4,112,936 of Blachly).
Another standard type of teeth protector has a channel which surrounds the teeth, and in some cases also assists in treating the teeth. See, for example, Newman (U.S. Pat. No. 4,944,947: a device with recessed areas between surrounding side areas in which to place the teeth; Grossberg (U.S. Pat. No. 3,124,129); Martin (U.S. Pat. No. 3,385,291: the device has an upper and lower channel which partially surrounds the teeth with a rubber like material in the channels molded to conform with the gums and sides of the teeth); Hoef (U.S. Pat. No. 3,416,527: a U-shaped channel fabricated from a substance which will retain a liquid, with a liquid impermeable backing); Riddell (U.S. Pat. No. 3,060,935); and Castaldi (U.S. Pat. No. 5,031,638).
Other mouthguards are particularly designed for use by athletes, and are primarily made to surround and protect all of the player's teeth, for example, U.S. Pat. Nos. 3,496,939 of Gores and 5,082,007 of Adell. Other mouthguards are designed for use by persons undergoing operations requiring intubation, for example, U.S. Pat. No. 3,513,838 of Foderick, or to firmly depress and hold a patient's tongue, for example, U.S. Pat. No. 4,041,937 of Diaz.
Some of the devices are also designed to keep the tongue, lips and cheeks away from the teeth. See for example, Lee (U.S. Pat. No. 2,614,560) and Davis (U.S. Pat. No. 4,867,147).
It is important that mouthguards used for patients be both inexpensive to construct so that they can be disposable; be able to fit all patients, i.e, with different sizes of oral cavities or different numbers and arrangements of remaining teeth using a minimum number of mouthguard models; provide sufficient cushioning to minimize tooth damage; be resilient so as to withstand compression or perforation under biting forces; be flexible so as to allow contouring or bending of the planar single unit to adapt to the intra-oral and extra-oral surfaces; be nontoxic and non irritating to the oral mucosa or skin of the patient; and allow the anesthetized patient to be ventilated or the conscious patient to breathe through his mouth while the mouthguard is positioned in the oral cavity. It is also important that the device prevents the impingement and laceration of oral soft tissues, i.e., tongue, cheeks, and lips.
The mouthguard used should be able to be securely positioned in the oral cavity so as to neither be dislodged posteriorly which could compromise the patient's airway or throat or dislodged anteriorly which could expel the mouthguard from the patient's oral cavity. Additionally, the mouthguard should allow normal oral movements much as speaking, yawning and lateral movements of the mandible. The prior mouthguards generally are deficient in one or more of these aspects.
Minneman's mouthguard (U.S. Pat. No. 5,235,991) has a thin, stiff, generally triangular planar portion capable of deflecting mouth and cheek tissues, with arms along one side of the triangular plane and a single handle at an opposite end of the planar portion from the arms; and a compressible portion located on each arm and extending above and below the planar portion. This mouthguard is designed to prevent tooth and soft tissue injury in patients who are receiving ECT, but does not address the problem of self-inflicted trauma in the conscious patient or mechanical retention of the positioned mouthguard in the oral cavity of the conscious or unconscious patient so that constant supervision and management of the device by a caregiver is not necessary.
It is therefore an object of this invention to provide a mouthguard which can be manufactured inexpensively.
It is a further object of this mouthguard to have a minimum number of intra-oral shapes and sizes in order to be able to fit all patients, i.e., with different sizes of oral cavities or different numbers and arrangements of remaining teeth.
It is a further objective of this invention to provide a mouthguard which is effective in minimizing tooth damage and oral soft tissue damage to tongues, cheeks and lips.
It is a further object of this invention to provide a mouthguard which allows a patient to breathe through his mouth or to be ventilated while the mouthguard is in the patient's oral cavity.
It is a further object of this invention to provide a mouthguard which is resilient and able to withstand compression and perforation under biting forces and be flexible so as to be bendable and adaptable in order to contour to the intra-oral and extra-oral surfaces.
It is a further object of this invention to provide a mouthguard which is non-toxic to intra-oral tissues as well as non-irritating to extra-oral tissues.
It is a further object of this invention to provide a mouthguard which will not obstruct resuscitation or mouthbreathing.
It is a further object of the invention to provide a mouthguard which can be mechanically secured into its position in the oral cavity by a headstrap so as not to be displaced more posteriorly in the oral cavity or expelled out of the mouth.
Other objects and advantages will be more fully apparent from the following disclosure and appended claims.
The mouth guard of the invention has two main portions: a smaller intra-oral portion and a larger extra-oral portion for placement outside the mouth.
The smaller intra-oral portion is presented in three forms: a first embodiment places the biting forces bilaterally upon the upper and lower anterior teeth, a second embodiment places the biting forces bilaterally upon the upper and lower posterior or molar teeth, and a third embodiment places the biting forces unilaterally upon the upper and lower canine teeth. The intra-oral portion and the extra-oral portion form bilateral narrow indentations at their common connection. These U-shaped spaces receive the corners of the mouth bilaterally.
The invention is flat and relatively thin (approximately 7 mm in thickness) yet the placement of the intra-oral portion between the chewing surfaces of the teeth which correspond to the selected intra-oral embodiment or model prevents the other teeth from coming into contact with one another. The mouthguard is made of a compressible, resilient, flexible material in its preferred embodiment. This flexibility of the material allows the mouthguard to be bent into a 45°-75° angle at the connection between the intra-oral and extra-oral portions to contour the extra-oral portion to the shapes of the lower lip and the cheeks. The central area of the extra-oral portion deflects the lower lip away from the lower anterior teeth.
The extra-oral portion is much larger than the intra-oral portion. This larger surface area aids in the stabilization of the mouthguard and the length of the extra-oral arms makes the movement of the extra-oral aspect intra-orally very difficult.
Oval shaped holes are placed bilaterally in the most distal aspects of the arms of the extra-oral portions. These holes receive a preferably non-elastic head strap which serves to maintain and stabilize the mouthguard in its proper position in the oral cavity.
FIG. 1 is a front perspective view of a first embodiment of the mouthguard of the invention which places the mouthguard's intra-oral aspect bilaterally between the upper and lower anterior teeth, i.e. canine to canine.
FIG. 2 is an elevational side view of the first embodiment of the mouthguard of the invention.
FIG. 3 is a back perspective view of the first embodiment of the mouthguard of the invention.
FIG. 4 is a front view of the first embodiment of the mouthguard of the invention showing its location in an oral cavity.
FIG. 5 is a plan view of the first embodiment of the mouthguard of the invention which may be used in a small oral cavity, with a size for a larger oral cavity shown in dotted lines.
FIG. 6 is a perspective side view of the end of a preferred linear fastening means for the mouthguard of the invention, which places the intra-oral aspect bilaterally between the upper and lower anterior teeth.
FIG. 7 is a side view of a head of a patient with whom the first embodiment of the mouthguard of the invention is being used.
FIG. 8 is a front perspective view of a second embodiment of the mouthguard of the invention which places the mouthguard's intra-oral aspect bilaterally between the upper and lower molar teeth.
FIG. 9 is an elevational side view of the second embodiment of the mouthguard of the invention.
FIG. 10 is a back perspective view of the second embodiment of the mouthguard of the invention.
FIG. 11 is a front view of the second embodiment of the mouthguard of the invention showing its location in an oral cavity.
FIG. 12 is a plain view of the second embodiment of the mouthguard of the invention which may be used in a small oral cavity, with a size for a larger oral cavity shown in dotted lines.
FIG. 13 is a side view of a head of a patient with whom the second embodiment of the mouthguard of the invention is being used.
FIG. 14 is a front perspective view of a third embodiment of the mouthguard of the invention which places the mouthguard's intra-oral aspect unilaterally between the upper and lower canine teeth.
FIG. 15 is an elevational side view of the third embodiment of the mouthguard of the invention.
FIG. 16 is a back perspective view of the third embodiment of the mouthguard of the invention.
FIG. 17 is a front view of the third embodiment of the mouthguard of the invention showing its location in an oral cavity.
FIG. 18 is a plain view of the mouthguard of the third embodiment of the invention which may be used in a small oral cavity, with a size for a larger oral cavity shown in dotted lines.
FIG. 19 is a side view of a head of a patient with whom the third embodiment of the mouthguard of the invention is being used.
Mouthguard 20 of the present invention provides a means of placing a cushioning pad between certain upper and lower teeth in the oral cavity thus preventing other opposing teeth in the oral cavity from contracting one another. In particular, the mouthguard's structure provides protection for the teeth and oral soft tissues, i.e., tongue, cheek, and lower lip during forceful closure, biting, clenching and grinding of the jaws in the patient who unconsciously or consciously produces these mouth movements (comatose, decerebrate, generally anesthetized patients or those who have altered sensations of pain and pressure following local dental anesthesia of the mandible). As used herein the words "up" and "down" (and derivative words such as, upper and lower, respectively), and "left", "right", "front", and "back" refer to the mouthguard 20 or one or more parts thereof when oriented for use in the mouth of an upright person.
Mouthguard 20 of the invention is preferably planar (FIGS. 2, 9, 15) with an intra-oral portion 22 which is shown in three embodiments having arms 26, 46 and 48 (FIGS. 1, 3-5; FIGS. 8, 10-12; and FIGS. 14, 16-18, respectively). All three embodiments have an extra-oral portion 24. Intra-oral arms 26 and 46 (FIGS. 1, 3-5 and FIGS. 8, 10-12) as well as the extra-oral portion 24 of the first two embodiments are left side/right side mirror images of each other about line A as shown in FIGS. 1 and 8. Therefore, these two models of the mouthguard of the invention may be used with either flat side as the upper side for a particular patient.
As shown in FIGS. 1, 3-5, 8, 10-12, 14, and 16-18, mouthguard 20 of the invention is generally "U" or "V" shaped. The actual shape of the mouthguard, and of each of the two main portions thereof, while being generally U-shaped, broadens out at the "top" of the each "U" (or "V").
There are two opposite indentations 44 (one on the left side and one on the right side of the mouthguard 20) which together form a central constricted area 34 which divides the mouthguard 20 into the two main portions, intra-oral portion 22 and extra-oral portion 24. Constricted area 34 is a very narrow area extending between the intra-oral portion 22 and extra-oral portion 24 of the mouth guard.
Intra-oral portion 22 is generally a broad "U" in shape (FIGS. 1, 3-5, 8, 10-12). Two arms 26 or 46 of the intraoral portion, in the first and second embodiments, respectively, extend an equal distance on either side of line A at the center of the constricted area 28 of the intra-oral portion 22. Arms 26 and 46 are of a sufficient width and length to accommodate most or all of the anterior teeth (canines and incisors) in a person's mouth, so that when the mouthguard is in use the canine and incisor teeth rest upon arms 26 while the other opposing teeth in the oral cavity i.e. premolars and molars, are held apart from one another. The width of arms 26 is sufficient to extend beyond the teeth in order to deflect the lip tissues and depress the tongue away from the teeth. The interior aspect of arms 46 (FIGS. 8, 10-12) is hollow with the exception of the most posterior or distal aspect of each arm which is a solid cushion. The solid cushions at the most posterior aspect of arms 46 accommodate the molars in a person's mouth, so that when the mouthguard is in use the molars rest upon the cushions while the other teeth in the oral cavity, i.e. premolars, canines and incisors, are held apart and rest in hollow space 50. The area surrounding hollow space 50 maintains the integrity of the shape of the intra-oral portion. The back border 52 of this area depresses the tongue, while the front area deflects the cheeks and lips.
Hollow space 50 extends through to central constricted area 34 and into central portion 32 of the mouthguard. The central portion 32 then forms the front border and aids in maintaining the integrity of the shape of the intra-oral portion.
Intra-oral portion 48 of the third embodiment shown in FIGS. 14, and 16-18 is a unilateral arm shaped as a bent-finger-type projection. The tip 54 of the projection extends past the midline A. This unilateral projection is of sufficient width and length to accommodate the upper or lower canine teeth on one side of the oral cavity. The mouthguard may be flipped over to accommodate the upper and lower canine teeth of the opposite side of the mouth. When the mouthguard is in use in a person's mouth, the upper and lower canine teeth on only one side of the mouth rest upon this unilateral arm and the other teeth, i.e., molars, premolars, other canines, and incisors are held apart from one another.
Extra-oral portion 24 in all embodiments is also generally in the shape of a "U", as is shown most clearly in the solid lines of FIGS. 5, 12 and 18. Arms 30 extending in mirror image on either side of a line A in the center of central portion 32.
The shape of the preferred embodiment of extra-oral portion 24 of the invention varies slightly from a simple "U" shape. Preferably there is a slight indentation 36 in the outer edge of extra-oral portion 24 so that the edge of extraoral portion 22 appears like a shallow "W". The reason for this indentation is to allow flexibility in movement of the device when adapting extra-oral arms 30 to the contour of the chin and cheeks of the user. Indentation 36 also designates the midline of the mouthguard, thus aiding in the proper placement and alignment upon insertion of intra-oral portion 22.
The relative position of each arm 26, 46 or 48 of intraoral portion 22 and the corresponding arm 30 of extra-oral portion 26 deflects the inner surfaces of the cheeks away from the teeth or edentulous ridges to prevent impingement, and intra-oral arms 30 stabilize the position of intra-oral portion in the patient's mouth.
Preferably each extra-oral portion 24 has a hole 38 in each arm extending therethrough as shown in FIGS. 1, 8 and 14, for attachment of a linear fastening means 40 to mouthguard 20. A preferred linear fastening means is made of two matable pieces 42 of interlocking material, such as VELCRO™ (FIG. 6). One piece 42 of the interlocking material is preferably threaded through each hole 38 and adjusted to the appropriate position in hole 38 to hold mouthguard 20 in the desired position on the patient. The other piece 42 of interlocking material is then mated with the first piece so that mouthguard 20 is held in the correct position between the mated interlocking pieces 42.
Alternatively, the linear fastening means may be made of a non-elastic fabric with adjustability for example, by means of snaps, buckles, hooks and eyes and the like, threaded through each hole 38 for placement around the back of the head of the patient to hold mouthguard 20 on the patient.
Mouthguard 20 is preferably made in one piece of a material having the compressibility, durability and flexibility of polyethylene foam, rubber or other sturdy but compressible material, and most preferably is made of polyethylene foam. Mouthguard 20 preferably is of uniform thickness throughout, preferably about 5-10 mm thick, and is preferably made in a series of sizes for persons of different mouth sizes. Thus, there are preferably at least two sizes, one for children and one for adults as shown in FIGS. 5, 12 and 18 by the solid and dashed lines, respectively. Mouthguard 20 is also preferably made in several models for persons with different medical conditions and oral behaviors as well as different numbers and arrangements of remaining teeth.
Thus, with mouthguard 20 held generally horizontally with either flat side of mouthguard 20 uppermost, the invention is used as follows: the medical practitioner holds mouthguard 20 by extra-oral portion 24 and places mouthguard 20 in position in the patient's mouth so that arms 26, 46 or 48 are located inside the mouth along the sides of the mouth, and the flat side of each arm 30 is located outside of the mouth along the cheeks. When the patient's jaws clamp together, the teeth press into each intra-oral portion 22, 46 or 48, respectively, in the three embodiments at the point where they contact mouthguard 20 (see FIGS. 4 and 7). The firmness of the preferred compressible material keeps other teeth from contacting one another thus preventing oral soft tissue from becoming impinged, lacerated, perforated or torn.
Preferred relative dimensions of the invention for a small oral cavity and a larger cavity are shown in FIGS. 5, 12 and 18. Thus small mouth guard 20' has shorter arms 22' (or 46' or 48') and 24' than in the standard adult model shown in dotted lines. In the preferred dimensions, for example, in the first embodiment of the invention the width of each arm 26 at its widest point is about 2-5 cm and the width of each arm 30 at its widest point is about 3 cm. The width of the mouthguard 20 from outermost tip of one arm 30 to the other arm 30 is preferably about 12.5 cm. The width from back to front of the device in the central area is preferably about 5 cm and the width of the arm 44 varies from about 1.5 to 4 cm.
While the invention has been described with reference to specific embodiments thereof, it will be appreciated that numerous variations, modifications, and embodiments are possible, and accordingly, all such variations, modifications, and embodiments are to be regarded as being within the spirit and scope of the invention.
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...Also, for fans of
Ships of the Star Fleet
, the
represents a TOS era vessel initially upgraded to lesser specs than Kirk's original vessel (the so-called
Constitution (II)
standard, a name chosen by the book's authors for the Phase II interpretation of the Star Trek hero vessel). It would make a great deal of sense for Starfleet to refit that ship one more time, now that the Klingon threat was peaking and budgets would allow for all the bells and whistles that had not been affordable when the
Constitution (II)
refit was implemented in the early 2270s.
Having had a partial refit already,
USS Yorktown
would still be in pretty modern shape in the 2280s, so not everything would need to be brought to the latest standard in the second refit - hence the TOS style shuttlebay, the exposed GNDN tubes etc. Some time after the second refit, the Whale Probe would fry much of the computer system, though, and installation of the replacement would entail installing the most modern interfaces as well. Thus, three layers in evidence: TOS interiors, TMP exteriors, modern computer interfaces.
Something built for the purpose would be far less likely to demonstrate layering of that sort...
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Situated in Himeji City in Hyogo Prefecture, Himeji Castle is also known as the White Heron Castle because of the way that its soaring, white stucco walls resemble a graceful heron taking flight. The castle sits atop a hill called Himeyama, or Mt. Hime, at an altitude of 45.6m. The very top of the main castle tower, with its five stories and six levels, is 92m above sea level. The first castle at Himeyama was constructed in 1346. Hashiba Hideyoshi later added a three storey tower. The castle in its current form was completed by Ikeda Terumasa in 1610. The castle is full of defensive features, such as narrow passageways that prevent large numbers of attackers from entering en masse, and loopholes through which bows and muskets could be used to repel invaders. However, in its four hundred year history, the castle was never attacked and has survived to this day in its present state. The castle was designated a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1993.


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Embraer Posts Quarterly Loss on Provision for AMR Plane
March 21 (Bloomberg) -- Embraer SA, the world's fourth-largest airplane maker, rose the most in a month after reporting sales that exceeded analysts' estimates.
Embraer gained 3.7 percent to 14.16 reais at 3:56 p.m. in Sao Paulo after rising as much as 5.2 percent earlier, the most since Feb. 15. The benchmark Bovespa index lost 0.4 percent.
Sales rose 9.7 percent to 3.67 billion reais ($2 billion) in the fourth quarter, beating the average estimate of 3.36 billion reais among three analysts surveyed by Bloomberg. The Sao Jose dos Campos, Brazil-based company posted a loss of 171.6 million reais in the quarter after booking a provision of 662.6 million reais for losses related to the possible return of 216 regional jets it sold to AMR Corp.
"The AMR writedown was unpleasant, but it's wise for them to do this because I believe they'll get a lot of those aircraft back," Ray Neidl, an analyst at Maxim Group LLC, wrote in an e-mailed response to questions. "The outlook for commercial aircraft is still bright, and they have the AMR negative now taken care of." Neidl rates Embraer a buy.
Embraer booked the provisions after AMR, the parent of American Airlines, sought bankruptcy in November. Of that total, 583.2 million reais are directly related to the likely return of the regional jets and 79.4 million reais are additional provisions related to other regional jets from Embraer's ERJ-145 family, including planes operated by Mesa Air Group, which filed for Chapter 11 in January 2010.
The possible return of AMR planes may lead to an oversupply on the used-plane market, which led Embraer to increase provisions for the regional jets operated by Mesa, according to the earnings statement.
Embraer delivered 82 commercial and business jets in the fourth quarter, down from 92 a year earlier. The company's order backlog was at $15.4 billion, according to the filing yesterday.
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Artists Peter Bjorn and John, Rusted Root, Phish
October 26, 2010
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Ten tracks including music by People Under The Stairs, Nas and Childish Gambino.
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By Sgt. Sara Wood, USAAmerican Forces Press Service
WASHINGTON, Sept. 7, 2006 The American Legion is focused, as always, on fighting for veterans' rights, but also on supporting the troops serving today in the war on terrorism, the Legion's two new leaders said here yesterday.
"We strongly believe that a nation who forgets its veterans is a lost nation, so we won't let that happen on our watch," Paul A. Morin, the newly-elected national commander of the American Legion, said in a Pentagon Channel interview. "We'll continue to do battle for the children of our nation and the American way of life. That's what we do as an organization."
Morin and his counterpart, JoAnn Cronin, the national president of the American Legion Auxiliary, took office Aug. 31 at the American Legion National Convention in Salt Lake City.
The American Legion has launched a new program, called Hometown Heroes, that encourages local American Legion units to support troops as they arrive home from deployments, Morin, a Vietnam veteran, said. This program is important because it links troops to their hometowns, and guarantees they will receive a more welcome homecoming than that given to U.S. troops coming home from the Vietnam War, he said.
"We do not want to see any veteran ever returning to what we did, so we'll be there to be welcoming them home with open arms," he said. "We truly are a grateful nation."
As a supporting organization to the American Legion, the American Legion Auxiliary is also focused on supporting America's veterans and current servicemembers, Cronin said in the same interview. The auxiliary sponsors a creative arts festival for veterans that helps many former servicemembers with their therapy and rehabilitation, and also adopts units overseas and sends them needed items, she said.
"We're very active with both the veterans and our troops, supporting them, working right alongside the American Legion in any way we can, supporting the hometown program also," she said.
As the daughter of a World War II veteran, Cronin said, she understands the needs of military families. The American Legion and the American Legion Auxiliary are there to support these families in many ways, she said.
"There's always somebody that you can turn to for help and support, much more now than there was during World War II," she said. "They're there to help you, and you just have to find them. The American Legion Auxiliary units are there to help and support in any way we can."


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It's the first time the company is building offices for itself rather than occupying an existing structure, and Google has promised to break new ground in environmental sustainability.
The goal of the complex is "to provide the healthiest environment possible," said David Bennett, head of Google's Green Team Operations and Innovations, in an interview.
The proposed campus of boomerang-shaped structures will occupy a 42-acre site called Bay View.
The design is by NBBJ of Seattle, a prolific but not notably innovative firm.
It has produced 9 ordinary-looking, glass-clad buildings of three-to-five stories. They snuggle around a network of intimate but messily arranged courtyards.
Though the buildings seem to wander aimlessly, their narrow ends face west and east to minimize heat and glare from the morning and afternoon sun.
Google hopes staffers will hatch new ideas while communing with elements of native habitat reintroduced by local landscape architect Cheryl Barton. She will also restore eight acres of bayside salt marshes that Google will open to the public.
The company has said it will clean all of its storm-water runoff as well as some waste water before releasing it into the bay. It's a low-lying location. I hope they are thinking about rising sea levels.
Google's New Campus Has Light, Fresh Air, Low Power Use
Read more: Google's New Campus Has Light, Fresh Air, Low Power Use – Source: Bloomberg


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Former Duke pitcher, Toronto relievers deal one-hitter
John Gibbons wasn't exactly happy to see rookie Marcus Stroman lose his no-hitter. Still, it saved the Blue Jays manager from making a tough decision about how long to stick with his young star.
Stroman and two relievers combined on a one-hitter, Juan Francisco drove in four runs and came within a double of the cycle and Toronto beat the Boston Red Sox 8-0 on Thursday.
Stroman's no-hit bid ended when Shane Victorino blooped a single to center to lead off the seventh. One out later, Victorino was erased on Mike Napoli's double-play grounder.
Stroman (6-2) only allowed two other baserunners on walks and matched a season-high by striking out seven in seven innings. The rookie right-hander is 5-1 with an 1.54 ERA in seven home starts.
"He's pitching like a veteran who's been around a long time and he's been very successful," Gibbons said. "He shuts down good-hitting teams, he's a great competitor."
Fifteen games into his big league career, Stroman said he's achieved more than he expected so far.
He was the 22nd overall pick out of Duke in the 2012 MLB draft.
"I knew if I came up here and got settled in, I could pitch well and help our team win every game," he said. "But yeah, I'd definitely say I've surpassed (expectations). It's definitely been a ride so far."
Stroman hasn't thrown a complete game since his call up in May, so Gibbons was wary of overworking his pitcher as long as the no-hitter remained intact.
"That was going through our minds," said Gibbons, who yanked Stroman after 97 pitches. "I don't know if 'relieved' is the word, but it didn't hurt."
Todd Redmond worked the eighth and Rob Rasmussen finished.
Red Sox slugger David Ortiz felt back spasms on a swing in the ninth and was replaced by Jonny Gomes, who flied out to end the game.
"I don't think it's anything serious," Ortiz said.
Francisco tripled and scored in the second, hit a two-run homer in the third and added a two-run single in the fifth as the Blue Jays won for the fifth time in six games.
"Hopefully he's heating up at the right time," Gibbons said.
Blue Jays outfielder Melky Cabrera went 3 for 4 with a walk and two RBIs. Cabrera scored a run and doubled three times.
Boston set season-highs in runs, hits (18) and home runs (four) in Monday's 14-1 rout, their fifth straight win, but managed just seven runs over the final 27 innings of the series.
"We were behind the eight-ball right from the first or second inning, and were never really in this one," Red Sox manager John Farrell said.
Red Sox right-hander Rubby De La Rosa allowed seven runs, six earned, in a season-low four-plus innings, raising his ERA from 2.64 to 3.54. De La Rosa (3-3), who lost for the first time since June 11 at Baltimore, walked two and struck out one.
Phillies 2, Giants 1
PHILADELPHIA — Cole Hamels used an amped-up fastball in his latest dominant performance.
Hamels pitched eight strong innings and Chase Utley had a tiebreaking RBI single in the fifth inning to lift the Philadelphia Phillies to a 2-1 victory over the San Francisco Giants on Thursday.
Hamels (5-5) got the better of Tim Hudson in a matchup between starters who have combined for seven All-Star appearances. The Philadelphia left-hander gave up six hits while striking out 10 and walking one.
More noted for his changeup, Hamels has found an extra gear for his fastball over his last two starts.
After using it to shut down Atlanta in a 2-1 win last Saturday, Hamels frequently featured a heater that again touched the mid-90's.
Athletics 13, Astros 1
OAKLAND, Calif. — Brandon Moss hit a grand slam and the Oakland Athletics gave Jeff Samardzija more run support Thursday than he has had all season in a 13-1 victory over the Houston Astros.
Jed Lowrie had three hits and drove in a run for the A's, who have the best record (63-38) in baseball and are a season-best 25 games over .500.
Chris Carter hit a home run for the Astros, who fell to 2-4 since the All-Star Break.
Samardzija (2-1) gave up a leadoff single to Jose Altuve and then retired 10 straight before Carter's 20th home run put Houston on the board. He did not walk a batter and struck out six.
He retired 12 of 13 following Carter's blast. Carter was the lone Astro to venture past second base against Samardzija.
Yankees 4, Rangers 2
NEW YORK — Brandon McCarthy threw six more solid innings, fellow newcomer Chase Headley delivered another timely hit and the New York Yankees beat the Texas Rangers 4-2 Thursday for their sixth win in seven games.
Brett Gardner doubled, scored a run and drove in one as the Yankees kept up their push since the All-Star break.
Texas fell to 3-17 in July and dropped 22 games under .500 for the first time since the final week of the 1988 season.
McCarthy improved to 2-0 with a 1.45 ERA in three starts since the Yankees got him in a deal with Arizona earlier this month. He was 3-10 with a 5.01 ERA at the time of the trade.
McCarthy limited Texas to one run and four hits. He struck out five, and fanned Alex Rios to finish off an 11-pitch at-bat that ended the first inning.


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January 23, 2014
NILES, MI – Faced with impeachment, Richard M. Nixon resigned the presidency forty years ago. Lake Michigan College History Instructor Tim Moore says that the resignation and the Watergate scandal were a touchstone, and have had long term effects on the US political system. He will present a lecture on the subject on Saturday, February 15, at the LMC Bertrand Crossing Campus.
"The long-term effects of Watergate have been positive and negative," stated Moore. "On the positive side, for example, the media are much more likely to scrutinize political candidates and officeholders at every level of government than they were before Nixon's presidency. So the media have served as a vital watchdog over our governments. On the negative side, however, reporters feel obligated to be the first to expose some type of wrongdoing, even acts that pale in comparison to Nixon's abuse of power."
Moore will present more insights into the Watergate scandal that brought down Nixon's presidency, including the role the media played, in this course that is free and open to the public.
Watergate RememberedDate: Saturday, February 15, 2014Time: 9 – 11 amLocation: Bertrand Crossing CampusRoom: 116Cost: FREE
To learn more about this and other community education classes at the Bertrand Crossing Campus, call (269) 695-1391 or visit www.lakemichigancollege.edu/ce.
1 (800) 252-1562 or (269) 927-1000