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Does anyone have a Luxeon I Star they could take some measurements from for me ?
Does anyone have a Luxeon I Star they could take some measurements from for me ?
Best bet is order one of these triple cree optics from cutter in aussie. For road riding get the 3way narrow, off road the medium.
New helmet, weight: 303 grams.
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New Headlight from ebay (strap removed) - I have since discovered they are cheaper elsewhere...
Good points - size, weight, price, self contained enclosure with switch and power lead (and a luxeon)
Bad points - 3 x AA alkaline, large heavy battery case, switch = LUXEON - OFF LEDs - OFF
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Headlight claims to be 3 Watt side emitting focusable luxeon
It isn't 3W, it isn't focusing or side emitting, though the main LED looks like it could be a luxeon.
Power test on 3 AA Alkaline cells
Power at battery using luxeon = 4.55V x 0.25A = 1.14W
Power at battery using 5mm LEDs = 4.55V x 0.2A = 0.91W
Power at luxeon after resistor = 3.2V x 0.25A = 0.8W
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Note the damaged leads discovered on disassembly.
Can anyone say if the main LED is a luxeon ?
Option 1) I could change the luxeon resistor to up the voltage/current
but more power in = more heat and the heatsink is somewhat nominal
Also, I don't know what spec the luxeon is.
Option 2) Increase the input voltage to increase the voltage across the luxeon - unfortunately this would also increase the voltage across the 5 mm LEDs.
As I don't want to remove the circuitboard/switch to allow fitting of a larger heatsink, I'd rather not run the luxeon at higher watts.
The obvious solution is a full rebuild with a higher power LED, new optics and big heatsink - this would also need more mAh to run it, where I want to keep this lightweight and self contained.
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After examining the switch, circuitboard and LEDs there is no easy way to rewire the switch as the 5mm LEDs hold the whole thing together.
After some thought I cut part of the plastic mount away, being careful to leave the spacer legs intact.
This allowed access to the back of the switch where it was possible to wire both outputs together.
The modified switch now give four settings = LUXEON & LEDs ON - OFF - LEDs & LUXEON ON - OFF
So I now have more light without the Luxeon needing more heatsink and without having to modify the board and resistors overly.
Also, my switch is now a simple ON/OFF.
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4 x AAA battery clips from Maplins
4 X AAA Nimh gives appr. 4.8 volts.
The 3 x AA alkaline cells gave 4.55 volts under load.
However as the luxeon is under driven the extra voltage won't be a bad thing....
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Battery Carrier assembled and ready to fit.
4 individual AAA lips allow the joining leads to be fitted, if I had used 2 x 2 AAA carriers the carriers would only have had tags on one end.
The JST connector allows easy upgrade replacement of battery pack or headlight and also allows me to charge the pack on the helmet, either a slow trickle charge or an intelligent fast charge.
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Circuit board with JST plug fitted and heatshrink added.
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Because I want the light to be self contained the battery pack will be fitted into a recess in the side of the helmet.
This means I can just pick up the helmet and go, and not have to plug it into a separate pack in my pocket, frame/handlebar mounted or in a rucksack.
This is one of the reasons for using 4 x AAA and not 4 X AA.
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Final assembly.
Works quite well, light output is reasonable, better than my sigma halogen and nearly as good as my Hella 6V Luxeon.
The beam is very much a cone and lights up the hedgerows in narrow lanes, which my other lights do not do.
Bright enough to use on it's own, but not enough light for high speed on windy roads.
Runtime should be just over 3 hours, I've got some higher capacity AAAs in the post that should increase the runtime to 4 hours.
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Original weight = 303g
AUW = 409g
Low weight, reasonable output and runtime, ON/OFF, weatherproof, easy to charge and hopefully reasonably good looking at not too much expense.
Also, it was important that the mounting bracket was adjustable and stable - fortunately this one is very good.
I would have liked a bit more light output and a longer runtime, maybe next time....
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No one likes my helmet light then ?
I think it looks very nice. I may have to tap into the knowledge you gained if I ever get around to building one.
Clarity to Agreement (Dennis Prager)
alot? a lot.
Great light , your battery placement opens the doors for a whole new design line of helmets with built-in battery holders. Noticed you ended using a different light housing from your original post. What made you switch and do you have a link for the housing you used?
but a larger diameter. I measured the inside diameter of the pipe cap to be 35.00mm I think this is the size for an MR11.
Anyone have an idea where to get that board (w/ or w/o leds)? Cutter doesn't have it anymore.
I built a dual Q5 using this design and it works good.
The original triple-led light is still undergoing construction, I'm having problems finding a suitable mount/mounting point that I am entirely happy with.
I bought the salt & pepper pots from a fairly local cookware shop.
I got sidetracked by the helmet light
The triple-led has 3 x star LEDs, a stainless case and a fairly large aluminium heatsink, so it's a bit heavier than I would like on a helmet.
The experimental aluminium heatsinks I'm using I cut by hand (each one is a different thickness), so I'm having some more made by an engineering company.
I'll update soon.
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of 'Antihypertensive therapy and progression of nondiabetic chronic kidney disease in adults'
Time-updated systolic blood pressure and the progression of chronic kidney disease: a cohort study.
Anderson AH, Yang W, Townsend RR, Pan Q, Chertow GM, Kusek JW, Charleston J, He J, Kallem R, Lash JP, Miller ER 3rd, Rahman M, Steigerwalt S, Weir M, Wright JT Jr, Feldman HI, Chronic Renal Insufficiency Cohort Study Investigators
Ann Intern Med. 2015 Feb;162(4):258-65.
BACKGROUND: Previous reports of the longitudinal association between achieved blood pressure (BP) and end-stage renal disease (ESRD) among patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) have not incorporated time-updated BP with appropriate covariate adjustment.
OBJECTIVE: To assess the association between baseline and time-updated systolic blood pressure (SBP) with CKD progression.
DESIGN: Observational, prospective cohort study. (ClinicalTrials.gov: NCT00304148).
SETTING: 7 U.S. clinical centers.
PATIENTS: Patients in the Chronic Renal Insufficiency Cohort Study (n = 3708) followed for a median of 5.7 years (25th to 75th percentile, 4.6 to 6.7 years).
MEASUREMENTS: The mean of 3 seated SBP measurements made up the visit-specific SBP. Time-updated SBP was the mean of that and all previous visits. Outcomes were ESRD and the composite end point of ESRD or halving of the estimated glomerular filtration rate. Analyses investigating baseline and time-updated SBP used Cox proportional hazards models and marginal structural models, respectively.
RESULTS: Systolic blood pressure was 130 mm Hg or greater at all visits in 19.2% of patients. The hazard ratio for ESRD among patients with SBP of 130 to 139 mm Hg, compared with SBP less than 120 mm Hg, was 1.46 (95% CI, 1.13 to 1.88) using only baseline data and 2.37 (CI, 1.48 to 3.80) using time-updated data. Among patients with SBP of 140 mm Hg or greater, corresponding hazard ratios were 1.46 (CI, 1.18 to 1.88) and 3.37 (CI, 2.26 to 5.03) for models using only baseline data and those using time-updated data, respectively.
LIMITATION: Blood pressure was measured once annually, and the cohort was not a random sample.
CONCLUSION: Time-updated SBP greater than 130 mm Hg was more strongly associated with CKD progression than analyses based on baseline SBP.
PRIMARY FUNDING SOURCE: National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases.
Angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors and progression of nondiabetic renal disease. A meta-analysis of patient-level data.
Jafar TH, Schmid CH, Landa M, Giatras I, Toto R, Remuzzi G, Maschio G, Brenner BM, Kamper A, Zucchelli P, Becker G, Himmelmann A, Bannister K, Landais P, Shahinfar S, de Jong PE, de Zeeuw D, Lau J, Levey AS
Ann Intern Med. 2001;135(2):73.
PURPOSE: To examine the efficacy of ACE inhibitors for treatment of nondiabetic renal disease.
DATA SOURCES: 11 randomized, controlled trials comparing the efficacy of antihypertensive regimens including ACE inhibitors to the efficacy of regimens without ACE inhibitors in predominantly nondiabetic renal disease.
STUDY SELECTION: Studies were identified by searching the MEDLINE database for English-language studies evaluating the effects of ACE inhibitors on renal disease in humans between May 1977 (when ACE inhibitors were approved for trials in humans) and September 1997.
DATA EXTRACTION: Data on 1860 nondiabetic patients were analyzed.
DATA SYNTHESIS: Mean duration of follow-up was 2.2 years. Patients in the ACE inhibitor group had a greater mean decrease in systolic and diastolic blood pressure (4.5 mm Hg [95% CI, 3.0 to 6.1 mm Hg]) and 2.3 mm Hg [CI, 1.4 to 3.2 mm Hg], respectively) and urinary protein excretion (0.46 g/d [CI, 0.33 to 0.59 g/d]). After adjustment for patient and study characteristics at baseline and changes in systolic blood pressure and urinary protein excretion during follow-up, relative risks in the ACE inhibitor group were 0.69 (CI, 0.51 to 0.94) for end-stage renal disease and 0.70 (CI, 0.55 to 0.88) for the combined outcome of doubling of the baseline serum creatinine concentration or end-stage renal disease. Patients with greater urinary protein excretion at baseline benefited more from ACE inhibitor therapy (P = 0.03 and P = 0.001, respectively), but the data were inconclusive as to whether the benefit extended to patients with baseline urinary protein excretion less than 0.5 g/d.
CONCLUSION: Antihypertensive regimens that include ACE inhibitors are more effective than regimens without ACE inhibitors in slowing the progression of nondiabetic renal disease. The beneficial effect of ACE inhibitors is mediated by factors in addition to decreasing blood pressure and urinary protein excretion and is greater in patients with proteinuria. Angiotensin-converting inhibitors are indicated for treatment of nondiabetic patients with chronic renal disease and proteinuria and, possibly, those without proteinuria.
Department of Medicine, The Aga Khan University, Stadium Road, PO Box 3500, Karachi, Pakistan.
Lowest systolic blood pressure is associated with stroke in stages 3 to 4 chronic kidney disease.
Weiner DE, Tighiouart H, Levey AS, Elsayed E, Griffith JL, Salem DN, Sarnak MJ
J Am Soc Nephrol. 2007;18(3):960.
Hypertension is a risk factor for stroke in the general population, whereas in hemodialysis patients, higher systolic BP (SBP) may be protective. Therefore, this study evaluated the relationship between SBP and stroke in individuals with and without chronic kidney disease (CKD) to assess whether this altered relationship exists in earlier stages of CKD. A secondary evaluation of two community-based, longitudinal, limited-access data sets was performed: Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities and Cardiovascular Health Study. CKD was defined as estimated GFR<60 ml/min per 1.73 m(2). The primary study outcome was definite or probable incident stroke. We used Cox proportional hazards models to assess the relationship between CKD and stroke, focusing on the role of SBP. Among 20,358 individuals studied, 1549 (7.6%) had CKD. During a median duration of 111 mo, 1029 (5.1%) individuals had a stroke. CKD and elevated SBP both independently predicted incident stroke (hazard ratio [HR]1.22 [95% confidence interval [CI]1.02 to 1.44]and HR 1.18 [95% CI 1.14 to 1.21]per 10-mmHg rise, respectively). Individuals with CKD had a J-shaped relationship with stroke outcomes such that those with SBP<120 mmHg were at significantly increased risk compared with individuals with CKD and SBP 120 to 129 mmHg (HR 2.51; 95% CI 1.30 to 4.87); risk increased for BP>130 mmHg in CKD. This J shape was not seen in individuals without CKD. CKD and elevated SBP are independent risk factors for incident stroke. In CKD, individuals with the lowest BP are at increased risk for stroke. This pattern is not seen in the general population.
Division of Nephrology, Box 391, Tufts-New England Medical Center, Boston, MA 02111, USA. email@example.com
Renal function and requirement for dialysis in chronic nephropathy patients on long-term ramipril: REIN follow-up trial. Gruppo Italiano di Studi Epidemiologici in Nefrologia (GISEN). Ramipril Efficacy in Nephropathy.
Ruggenenti P, Perna A, Gherardi G, Gaspari F, Benini R, Remuzzi G
Lancet. 1998;352(9136):1252.
BACKGROUND: The Ramipril Efficacy In Nephropathy (REIN) study found that in patients with chronic nephropathies and proteinuria of 3 g or more per 24 h, ramipril safely reduced the rate of decline of the glomerular filtration rate (GFR) and halved the combined risk of doubling of serum creatinine or end-stage renal failure (ESRF), as compared with placebo plus conventional antihypertensive drugs at the same level of blood pressure control. At the end of the core study patients continued on or shifted to ramipril and were formally enrolled into the REIN follow-up study.
METHODS: 97 patients entered the follow-up study. Patients originally randomised to ramipril continued with the same daily dose (n=51), whereas those originally on placebo plus conventional antihypertensive drugs switched to ramipril after the first visit of the follow-up study (n=46). Ramipril (1.25 to 5.00 mg/day) and conventional antihypertensive therapy were targeted at achieving diastolic blood pressure under 90 mm Hg. The main efficacy variables were GFR decline and ESRF (need for dialysis). Analysis was by intention to treat.
FINDINGS: During the follow-up study the mean rate of GFR decline per month decreased from 0.44 (SD 0.54) mL/min per 1.73 m2 in the core study to 0.10 (0.50) mL/min per 1.73 m2 in patients originally randomised to ramipril (p=0.017), and from 0.81 (1.12) to 0.14 (0.87) mL/min per 1.73 m2 in those originally randomised to placebo plus conventional antihypertensive therapy (p=0.017). At the final visit, mean absolute GFR values were 12 mL/min per 1.73 m2 higher (33% better) in patients randomised to ramipril than in those assigned placebo (n=26 and 17, respectively: 35.5 [19.0]vs 23.8 [9.4]mL/min per 1.73 m2, p=0.01). 19 of the patients originally on ramipril versus 35 switched from placebo to ramipril progressed to ESRF (p=0.027) during the whole observation period; of these, six (8%) versus 14 (16%) reached that endpoint during the follow-up study; and the risk ratios were 1.86 (95% CI 1.07-3.26) over the whole observation period and 2.95 (1.13-7.68) during follow-up. Beyond follow-up at month 36, the incidence of ESRF was zero in patients originally randomised to ramipril but 30% in patients on placebo plus conventional antihypertensive therapy.
INTERPRETATION: In patients with chronic nephropathy and high risk of rapid progression to ESRF, ramipril reversed the tendency of GFR to decline with time. Moreover, a treatment period of sufficient duration (>or =36 months) eliminated the need for dialysis. Even patients previously treated with antihypertensive drugs other than angiotensin-converting-enzyme inhibitors benefited from shifting to ramipril.
Mario Negri Institute for Pharmacological Research, Clinical Research Centre for Rare Diseases Aldo e Cele Daccò, Ranica, Italy.
The effects of dietary protein restriction and blood-pressure control on the progression of chronic renal disease. Modification of Diet in Renal Disease Study Group.
Klahr S, Levey AS, Beck GJ, Caggiula AW, Hunsicker L, Kusek JW, Striker G
N Engl J Med. 1994;330(13):877.
BACKGROUND: Restricting protein intake and controlling hypertension delay the progression of renal disease in animals. We tested these interventions in 840 patients with various chronic renal diseases.
METHODS: In study 1, 585 patients with glomerular filtration rates of 25 to 55 ml per minute per 1.73 m2 of body-surface area were randomly assigned to a usual-protein diet or a low-protein diet (1.3 or 0.58 g of protein per kilogram of body weight per day) and to a usual- or a low-blood-pressure group (mean arterial pressure, 107 or 92 mm Hg). In study 2, 255 patients with glomerular filtration rates of 13 to 24 ml per minute per 1.73 m2 were randomly assigned to the low-protein diet (0.58 g per kilogram per day) or a very-low-protein diet (0.28 g per kilogram per day) with a keto acid-amino acid supplement, and a usual- or a low-blood-pressure group (same values as those in study 1). An 18-to-45-month follow-up was planned, with monthly evaluations of the patients.
RESULTS: The mean follow-up was 2.2 years. In study 1, the projected mean decline in the glomerular filtration rate at three years did not differ significantly between the diet groups or between the blood-pressure groups. As compared with the usual-protein group and the usual-blood-pressure group, the low-protein group and the low-blood-pressure group had a more rapid decline in the glomerular filtration rate during the first four months after randomization and a slower decline thereafter. In study 2, the very-low-protein group had a marginally slower decline in the glomerular filtration rate than did the low-protein group (P = 0.07). There was no delay in the time to the occurrence of end-stage renal disease or death. In both studies, patients in the low-blood-pressure group who had more pronounced proteinuria at base line had a significantly slower rate of decline in the glomerular filtration rate.
CONCLUSIONS: Among patients with moderate renal insufficiency, the slower decline in renal function that started four months after the introduction of a low-protein diet suggests a small benefit of this dietary intervention. Among patients with more severe renal insufficiency, a very-low-protein diet, as compared with a low-protein diet, did not significantly slow the progression of renal disease.
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Md.


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I just posted what I'd consider more of an "article" this morning on my blog (which was way off the track of my normal blogging) for the "Speak Out' event that's going on out of Australia. The blogger that put it together is Kristin who has a site called Wunderlust. Bloggers all over the world are speaking out against domestic violence.
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The first time I saw "BioShock Infinite," I was blown away. The team at Irrational Games had re-imagined the franchise from the ground up, setting the game in the early 1900s, in a floating city known as Columbia. And while I was impressed with the presentation (which you can watch in its entirety here), there was a nagging feeling in the back of my head that we weren't looking at an actual game. Sure, it was in-engine and "interactive," but it felt more like a target video rather than a game. The second time I saw "BioShock Infinite" was last Friday. This time, it was absolutely a game.
Calm Before The Storm
The demo began in a large souvenir store located somewhere in Columbia. It played from the perspective of the game's protagonist, one Booker DeWitt, who has been tasked to find a girl named Elizabeth and bring her back to the mainland. In this scenario, Booker had already managed to find Elizabeth, as she accompanied him through the store.
Two things you should know about Elizabeth: She's tremendously powerful and she's been locked in a tower all her life. Her isolationist upbringing causes her to act much more naive and child-like than her mid-20s age would imply. At one point, she yelps, "Gold! Look Booker!" and rushes over to grab a cheap gold-painted bust for sale in the store. Moments later, she grabs a comically-large mask of Abe Lincoln and starts reciting the Gettysburg Address. She's basically an overgrown child.
But she's also tremendously powerful. For some reason, Elizabeth has the ability to open "tears" in space-time, letting her bring objects from one reality to her own. In a combat scenario, this might involve porting in a machine gun turret at the right time or a trolley car for extra cover.
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But Elizabeth is just starting to learn her powers, and she has very little control over them. Shortly after the souvenir shop, Elizabeth stumbles upon a dying horse. She's deadset on saving it, opening a tear to another dimension where the horse is alive and well. Booker warns her against this, but she attempts to pull it off. At first it seems to be succeeding and then…
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The rest of the demo was focused on showing off the combat of "BioShock Infinite." We had seen sky rails in the first demo, where they were used as a means of transport. In this second demo, however, they became crucial combat elements. Booker can latch onto these rails with a handheld hook. Once on, the action becomes lighting fast, as Booker can fire at enemies and jump from rail to rail using a simple targeting system. It's not "on rails," though, as the route you take is completely up to you. You can even fall hundreds of feet, but if there's a rail below you, you'll be fine. It's more frantic and intense than anything I've seen in a "BioShock" thus far, and it goes a long way to show just how different this title is.
The demo wrapped with Booker battling a massive zeppelin. Like most Irrational titles, there are several ways to accomplish this. You could blast away at it with rockets (though this will diminish your ammo supply), you could have Elizabeth port in an anti-aircraft battery (though she's need time to warm up her abilities), or you can do the dirty work up close, taking the sky rail directly into the heart of the flying machine, blowing up the engine, and then skydiving to safety at the very last minute.
Just The Surface
To be honest, it's hard to do "BioShock Infinite" justice in words and screenshots. There's so much detail and depth to the world of Columbia (and specifically this demo) that I'm really hoping Irrational decides to release the gameplay footage like they did for the first demo.
Even if they don't, though, you can be sure that "BioShock Infinite" will be a special experience. I've seen about 30 minutes so far, and I'm ready to book my first flight to the city in the sky.


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I was asked to provide a view of how I have this attatched at this time just using the Picatinny Rail
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Do you have any issues with it rotating since its held with just one screw? Or do you have it braced underneath in some way?
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Not at this time. I still have my telrad on the other side but this sits lower so may go with it. I tightened it pretty good and just a rough align, it seems secure. I am able to push and make it move but my mount is on a jmiwheely bar, so it just rolls in and out of garage. I used a 4" rail and it takes some push to get the rail to turn if you secure it tight, just don't pull threads by using a 3/4" impact LOL... If you have a rail try it out, it seems good to me. I did order the shoe and block from Astro Agena as will have two OTA's. May not need to use it if this works good, Kasey


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Well, I did it. I decided to increase my part time job which I like to almost full time. My PRN jobs were giving me the runaround and not giving me days. So I took my part-time job's offer to go almost full time which is 7 days every 2 weeks. Remembering that my days are not 8 hours day but more like 9-10. Doing the 7 days allows me to not have days back to back. And they are being so nice and working that out for me. They were so happy on the phone.
Last night I did a 12hour shift at one of my PRN jobs (7p-7a) and dealing with the nurse aids running the show was making me nuts. Everytime I turned around the nurses were going outside smoking. And they were just not very pleasant. I think that I am spoiled at my part time job because everyone is serious and on task. No fooling around. When I come home from my part time job I feel good about the job that I have done. Where as at my PRN job the nurse said to me, "hey Keith, don't sweat it, it's easy money". That made me realize that a lot of people go into nursing for the money. And someone like me where money has nothing to do with my career as a nurse makes money nurses very uncomfortable. I never realized that before. I am not sure that I am making a lot of sense. But my part time job soon to be full time is a place where people are there to really take great care of people. And so far, nurses that have started there the same time as me, quit or just didn't show up because they thought the work was too hard and were only there for the money. Truthfully, I really get a kick out of caring and making a difference in my resident's lives. I know it sound sappy but it's true. I used to be made fun of in nursing school because I gave some much of myself. And that was by the teachers. They used to call me the "kodiak moment" because I actually listened to my patients and held their hand. I have been this way all of my career and I am proud of the difference I have made. Only now am I realizing that this might have made money nurses uncomfortable because they just wanted "easy money". Sometimes when you are doing something right other people will tell you you are doing it wrong because of their own lack of compassion. Cheers, Keith
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I think that is just great that you are getting full time hours at a place that is a good fit for you. And don't apologize for caring so much!! That is what makes you an outstanding nurse. I think you will be very happy going full time there and giving up the prn job which does not sound like a very nice environment. It is what makes us happy and content in life that is really the important thing!!!
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You make complete sense. It's a shame nowadays that so many of the people that are actually employed are there only for the paycheck and you can easily tell it in their bad attitudes.
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Good luck, Keith. Sounds like you're making the right choice. I would be very reluctant to work many hrs. for the PRN job with nurses who have that attitude. That would make me furious. I'd be taking more hrs. w/the part time job, too if I needed to work a little more.
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Good for you. I have nurses in my family and they truly care about their patients before the money. I can really tell the difference when a family member has been hospitalized lately and the difference in attitudes of the nursing and or other staff members.
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Wow! What an epiphany! I could hug you right through the screen! This is exactly what has been missing all along for you -- appreciation and true dedication like you've always had! This is fabulous! Just be sure that you don't burn yourself out!
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Road Tour 2001 -- Back To BasicsWritten on July 23, 2003 A 5,700-Mile Shake-Down Cruise
Over the past several months you have already noticed that this year's Road Tour car, our beloved Kobalt Tools/STREET RODDER '36 Chevy, is more a "build what you have" approach rather than from the ground up. We figured it was about time to build a ride in the same manner that most rodders do. We found an old car and by adding and modifying we came up with a great-looking, reliable, and fun-to-drive street rod!
With help from Brent VanDervort of Fatman Fabrications in Charlotte, North Carolina; Jim Swan's CarFab in Concord, North Carolina; Leon Brown's Custom Auto Upholstery, also of Concord; and Wade Hughes' Hot Rod Flames shop in Cincinnati, Ohio, a winter's worth of work resulted in a '36 Chevy two-door sedan that will be the perfect summer "office" for the Road Tour 2001.
Initially, "Back to the Basics" was referring to the street rod itself. After our long 5,700 mile initial trip out to Bakersfield and back, I now realize that "Back to the Basics" refers also to the entire philosophy of street rodding. We rediscovered the basics of youthful enthusiasm, breakdowns, and rodders helping fellow rodders as well as the thrill of seeing our great nation from behind the wheel of a street rod. Get comfortable and read along--this first trip was a long one!
My journey started with a trip to Cincinnati, Ohio. Actually I was "pony expressed" to Cincinnati. Mary Ann took me to Columbus where friend and fellow rodder Bob Oney picked me up for the rest of the drive to Wade Hughes' Hot Rod Flames shop in Cincinnati. Wade and his crew had been working very long hours for the three weeks to get our Road Tour '36 ready for our trip.
The staff at Fatman Fabrications built the suspension and chassis, while Jim of CarFab installed the P.A.W. 350 Chevy engine and the Jet Performance 700-R4 as well as the wiring, and Leon and his staff stitched the interior. Wade's initial job was to paint the sedan and heat it up with some signature "Ohio flames." As is the case with any street rod project, there were a number of loose ends to tie up at the end and Wade and his crew rose to the occasion to meet our deadline. It was a study in teamwork as everyone pulled together to get the job done!
A few weeks prior to our maiden voyage, Wade had called and asked if anyone was traveling with me out west. While Mary Ann does take a few trips each year, and occasionally someone rides along, I had no one who was traveling on board for this particular trip. Wade stated that a young fellow who worked at his shop had said that he would like to ride along. My immediate reaction was apprehension. I really was not sure if I wanted to make a two-week run to the coast and back with a young kid who I had never met before. This was not Boys' Town and we were not going to Disneyland! This was the Road Tour! I could not have been more wrong.
I then met 25-year-old Joshua Shaw. Joshua combines youthful enthusiasm with the skills, talents, and experience of a 50-year-old veteran rodder. He is an incredible designer, artist, mechanic, and fabricator. For the last two seasons he was also the series champ at the local dirt track. I had a co-pilot! I learned very quickly that I had not made a mistake in letting Joshua ride along.
The Cincy Street Rods Club and Wade Hughes had organized an NSRA Appreciation Day at Wade's shop and it coincided perfectly with the send-off of our maiden voyage. It also gave us an opportunity to have the sedan safety inspected by an NSRA Safety Team. We passed all 23 requirements and received a 23-point pin and our completed safety inspection sheet. This is a very worthwhile program that is promoted by the NSRA at all of their events and at many Appreciation Days around the country and is provided free of charge to all NSRA members.
At 10 a.m. on Sunday the 22nd of April, Joshua Shaw and I waved to the crowd, got in the sedan, and headed West. The 2001 Kobalt/STREET RODDER Road Tour 2001 was officially under way. Our sights were set on Little Rock, Arkansas, for the first night's stay. Since we did not leave Cincinnati until mid-morning, I felt that 650 miles was enough for our first day out. I had also decided that we would take the southern route to Los Angeles. This would take us through Dallas, where we would pick up Rt. 20 to El Paso and then I-10 to Los Angeles. It would be a little further but the smooth roads would be worth it. We would save the bumps and traffic of I-40 for the trip back to Knoxville.
Our first 500 miles went very smoothly. The sedan handled great with the Mustang II front suspension and Chassis Engineering parallel leafs in the rear. From Cincinnati we traveled past Louisville, south to Nashville, and then on toward Memphis. At 5 p.m. in the afternoon, about four miles before the bridge over the Mississippi River, our good luck changed. When you hear noises and feel vibrations your first reaction is to blame the road surface. That usually works for a few minutes and then you realize that you've got problems. We had problems.
The rear axle bearing on the passenger side was shot and the seal was leaking fluid. We had used an 8-inch Ford rearend from a salvage yard and had made the mistake of not replacing the old bearings. Hindsight is a wonderful thing! The reality was that we were broken in Memphis and it was a Sunday afternoon.
It was time for a "Back to the Basics" lesson. If you need help with your street rod, call another street rodder. In this particular case I did not even need to refer to my NSRA "Fellow Pages." I knew that we were about 10 minutes from a street rodder who had just what we needed, a service station in his backyard! Head of the National Street Rod Association and Walker Radiator, Vernon Walker and I had become friends over the past 10 years. We shared a love of gas station memorabilia and a few years ago he constructed a genuine 1961 Texaco gas station on his property! It is fully functional with lifts and tools and I had visited it on a number of previous trips. I made a quick call and, as my luck goes, Vernon was back in the station working on his own Chevy sedan! He said to "limp it in" and we would see what needed to be done.
Joshua and I stopped at an auto parts store and got the bearing and seal just 15 minutes before they closed for the day. When we arrived Vernon was ready for us. We got the rearend off the ground and Joshua removed the axle. The only thing we needed was a bearing press. No problem. Vernon made a call to fellow street rodder and NSRA Field Director Jake Moran. Jake said that Memphis Street Rod Club member Tommy Boran had a bearing press. Another call and Joshua, Vernon, and I were on our way to get the bearing pressed. By 10 p.m. that evening the rearend was put back together and we were on our way! It was a great example of street rodders helping fellow street rodders.
We did not quite make our destination of Little Rock that night but considering what we had been through we were really not too far behind schedule. The next day we drove through very heavy rain the entire morning. By the time the Dallas skyline came into view, the skies were blue and the sun was shining. We almost made El Paso, but after 950 miles we stayed in Van Horn, Texas, only about 100 miles short of our original goal.
We were up before dawn the next day and ready for our assault on Los Angeles via Interstate 10. I really believe that I-10 is the greatest stretch of Interstate highway in the United States. Due to excellent weather conditions year round, the road surface does not suffer from the expansion and contraction of other areas. It was a great day in the southwest. Temperatures reached about 85 degrees as we passed through Tucson, Phoenix, Palm Springs, and then on to Los Angeles, all the while the Southern Air unit kept us cool. By 8:30 p.m. we pulled into our hotel in Placentia, California, next to the STREET RODDER editorial offices. Joshua and I and the '36 had made it!
The next morning Joshua cleaned up the Chevy and I had a meeting with Editorial Director Brian Brennan and some of the advertising department. By 2 p.m. we were on our way to Chatsworth, California, to the home of California Car Cover Company (CCCC). Our friends at CCCC had invited us to again stop by on our way to Bakersfield and the West Coast Nationals. As usual, they put out a huge spread of food and beverages, which were appreciated by all the street rodders who met us there. I always enjoy seeing the new items that Jim DeFrank and staff have added to their selection of goodies. At 6:30 p.m. we jumped into the '36 and headed north across the mountains to Bakersfield. The ride up and down the Grapevine is always a thrill and at 8:30 p.m. we arrived at the host hotel for the NSRA West Coast Nationals.
On Thursday we had a Road Show open house at Goldeez Hot Rod Products on Easton Drive in Bakersfield. Bruce Goldsmith and staff greeted us and the many other rodders who were in town for the rod run. STREET RODDER Photo Editor Eric Geisert arrived around 4:30 p.m. and we went to a small airport outside of town where he spent about two hours doing the photo shots for the feature coverage of this year's Road Tour '36 Chevy.
It was a great weekend in Bakersfield at the West Coast Nationals. Everyone was enthused about our new "Back to the Basics" Road Tour 2001 sedan. The weather was very comfortable and dry. On Sunday afternoon Joshua and I left Bakersfield and headed east across the Mojave Desert. We had three days to get to Knoxville, Tennessee, the site of the NSRA Street Rod Nationals South.
We stayed in Laughlin, Nevada, on Sunday evening. The annual River Run Motorcycle Rally had just ended and 65,000 motorcycles had just left town. By all accounts it had been a wild weekend. We got up the next morning and continued our trek east on I-40. We decided that we could take a slight detour and do a little sightseeing. It does not get any grander than the Grand Canyon. I had stopped there a few years ago in the Tour Tub, but Joshua had not been there since he was five years old! It is awe-inspiring every time you see it.
We spent Monday evening in Santa Rosa, New Mexico, and the next morning (just west of Amarillo, Texas) we made another tourist stop. While not as famous as the Grand Canyon, the Cadillac Ranch is a must-see for anyone involved in car culture. Do not try to explain it--just stop and check it out. Tuesday evening was spent just west of Memphis.
Up and rolling on Wednesday morning we began to see street rods making their way across Tennessee toward Knoxville. The NSRA Nats South is a huge event that attracts rodders from all across the country. On Wednesday afternoon we pulled into Chilhowee Park in Knoxville. We had made the 2,400-mile trip from Bakersfield in three days. The sedan performed flawlessly!
On Thursday afternoon we drove to Lokar for their annual open house. There were more than 600 street rods in attendance, and Debbie and Skip Walls again put on a great afternoon filled with food, fun, and door prizes. The gates at the Nats South opened on Friday morning and 3,648 street rods covered the grounds.
The weather was picture-perfect and, as usual, the Knoxville event was fantastic. By Sunday afternoon the rods began their trip home. Carol and Wade Hughes had driven down from Cincinnati in their '34 Chevy sedan. Wade wanted to do a little touch-up on the '36 so he handed me the keys to his rod and he took the '36 back to Cincinnati. I will get it on my way to Springfield, Missouri, and the Mid-America Street Rod Nationals.
It was a thrilling two weeks. Joshua and I covered 5,700 miles in that time and attended two shows. We had a minor problem in the beginning, but with the help of other street rodders, we made it through okay. Joshua turned out to be a great traveling companion. (Never judge someone by his or her age!) There are a lot of great young rodders out there. While you may not prefer the style of rod that they do, that's what makes our hobby so unique. We have a common bond of street rodding.
With two events in the books we have nine more in front of us. If you get a chance to stop by our Road Shows or tour stops, please come up and say "hi." And be sure to follow along each month in SRM as I "see the USA in my Road Tour Chevrolet."
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The first leg of our long 2001 Road Tour began at Wade Hughes' Hot Rod Flames shop in Cincinnati, OH. My traveling companion for this long run to the west coast and back was artist and fabricator Joshua Shaw, also from Cincinnati.Wade Hughes (kneeling at the front of the car), with a lot of help from these other fellows, did an amazing job of finishing and painting our '36 Chevy sedan. Wade's specialty is the hot Ohio-style flames. They look great on our Road Tour ride!Cincy Street Rods and Wade had organized an NSRA Appreciation Day to coincide with our send-off. Our sedan passed the 23-point inspection with no problems.Our first night on the road we experienced a problem: the passenger-side rear axle bearing went out. Road Tour luck would have it that we were only about 10 miles from Vernon Walker's home. We used his restored '60s Texaco station to make the repairs.Sunrise was a beautiful sight outside of Van Horn, TX. We had traveled 950 miles the previous day and had come up just a little short of our goal of El Paso.We made our first Road Show stop of the 2001 season at our friends shop in Chatsworth, CA: California Car Cover Company. Jim DeFrank and his staff always roll out the red carpet when we stop. The food was excellent!The folks at California Car Cover Company (CCCC) have built a beautiful showroom to display their wide range of products. Besides their famous car covers, dusters, and water blades, CCCC carries a line of truck and SUV accessories and very cool automotive collectibles.
At the counter at Goldeez is owner Bruce Goldsmith, Dusty Colvard on the left, and Andrew Tabangcora on the right. Goldeez offers just about anything you could need to build and service your street rod right!We made it! The 2,400-mile trip from Cincinnati to the West Coast Nationals had its share of adventure but with some help we arrived safe and sound. We were busy all weekend long as everyone was anxious to sign up to win our '36 Chevy sedan at the end of the season.As soon as the awards ceremonies came to a close on Sunday in Bakersfield, Joshua and I headed back east. Near Edwards Air Force Base on Rt. 58 between Bakersfield and Barstow, the Amargo Cruisers Car Club had set up a refreshment stop at a rest area for folks traveling from the West Coast Nationals. Great idea!Things were going well and the '36 was running smoothly. We decided to take some time out for sightseeing. About 70 miles north of I-40 is the big ditch known as the Grand Canyon. No matter how many times you see it, it always takes your breath away!With a NASCAR race in California the previous weekend and the next race in Richmond, VA, the following weekend, our travelling companions across the country were the big rigs of the NASCAR Series. These truck drivers have a Road Tour of their own each season.You have probably heard the song or the stories, but if you get a chance stop and see the Cadillac Ranch (just west of Amarillo, TX). There are no hours, no admission, and graffiti is encouraged. Don't ask why because I don't think there is an explanation. It is just 10 Cadillacs buried in the ground.I have stopped here before and this is one of the greatest old gas stations I have ever seen. Located just off I-40 in Shamrock, TX, just west of the Oklahoma State line, this old Conoco gas station is soon to be restored with a grant from the State of Texas.Always a huge gathering, the Open House at Lokar before the Nationals South has become a Knoxville tradition. More than 600 street rods were in attendance for this year's festivities.


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Pacific Sand Perch, Diplectrum pacificum
The Pacific Sand Perch, Diplectrum pacificum, whose common Spanish name is serrano cabaicucho, is a species in the Family Serranidae, the Sea Bass, known as serranos in Mexico. Globally, there are twelve species in the genus Diplectrum, of which ten are found in Mexican waters, two in the Atlantic and eight in the Pacific.
The Pacific Sand Perches have long slender bodies with an overall tan coloration, a white belly, and a head covered with orange spots. Their head has a narrow bony cheek spur (preopercle) with five to eight long spines (pictured below); the shape of their head is a key to identification. They have a series of nine dark bars along the lower half of their body. Their caudal fin has five rows of spots; the top border is red and the lower border is white. Their dorsal fins have two rows of spots. Adults have a large pink blotch on their abdomen above and just in front of their anus, a large purple spot on their gill covers, and a black spot at the base of their tail. They have yellow anal and pelvic fins.
The Pacific Sand Perches are found over sandy bottoms at depths up to 400 feet. They reach a maximum length of 28 cm (11 inches), as documented by a fish that we caught. In Mexican waters they are found from Magdalena Bay south along the Pacific side of Baja, throughout the Sea of Cortez, and along the coastal mainland south to Guatemala. They are a small and rare deep water species and very little is known about their behavioral patterns.
The Pacific Sand Perch is difficult to correctly identify because there are eight very similar Sand Perches, all of the Diplectrum Genus, living in Mexican waters of the Pacific. The key to correct identification is the unique shape of their peropercle as presented below. Sand Perch Preopercles – for an interesting look at some fish anatomy of some very similar looking fishes of the Diplectrum Genus you can see the preopercles of seven Sand Perches found in the Pacific side-by-side.
The Pacific Sand Perch is too small and too rare to be of interest to most.