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Home List of Titles Haemodynamic analysis of coronary artery bypass grafting in a non-linear deformable artery and Newtonian pulsatile blood flow
Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: http://hdl.handle.net/1959.3/46855
- Title
- Haemodynamic analysis of coronary artery bypass grafting in a non-linear deformable artery and Newtonian pulsatile blood flow
- Author(s)
- Kouhi, Esfandyar; Morsi, Yos S.; Masood, Syed H.
- Abstract
- Three-dimensional (3D) computational model of stenotic coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) system with fluid-structure interaction (FSI) using realistic physiological conditions is introduced. Unsteady Pulsatile blood flow is applied to the wall of non-linear deformable arteries over the systolic period. In the analysis, the arbitrarily Lagrangian-Eulerian (ALE) formulation is used to couple the fluid region and solid domain. The method couples the equations of the deformation of the artery wall and applies them as the fluid domain boundary condition. The flow distribution and haemodynamic forces are presented in terms of velocity profiles and temporal and spatial wall shear stresses (WSSs) at the distal area. Rapid changes in the flow fields are observed in the early stages of the cardiac cycle, which alters the location of the recirculation zone from the toe to the host bed and then to the heel. The migration of the recirculation zone, considering the effect of deformability of the artery wall, indicates the same trend as the rigid wall model according to the location of low and high WSSs. However, the WSSs in the critical areas such as toe, heel, and suture lines are found to have dramatic drops in magnitudes in comparison with those of the rigid wall model. This could initiate the promotion of intimal hyperplasia (IH) and may cause an early graft failure in CABG.
- Publication type
- Journal article
- Research centre
- Swinburne University of Technology. Faculty of Engineering and Industrial Sciences
- Source
- Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers: Part H: Journal of Engineering in Medicine, Vol. 222, no. H8 (Nov 2008), pp. 1273-1287
- Publication year
- 2008
- Keyword(s)
- Cell proliferation; Coronary artery bypass grafting; Deformable artery; Fluid-structure interaction; Haemodynamic analysis; Hyperplasia; Internal mammary artery; Intimal; Mass-transfer; Newtonian pulsatile blood flow; Plaque rupture; Spatial gradients; Temporal gradients; To-side anastomoses; Wall shear-stress
- Publisher
- Professional Engineering Publishing
- 0954-4119
- Publisher URL
- Copyright
- Copyright © 2008 IMechE.
- Peer reviewed


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The Department of Transportation has launched the planning phase for a cross-county highway that would bisect N.C. 107 somewhere between Sylva and Cullowhee with an overpass and freeway interchange. The news came as a surprise last week to elected leaders and residents who thought the new highway was on hold pending a comprehensive transportation plan.
The Southern Loop has been on the DOTŌĆÖs ŌĆ£to-doŌĆØ list for years. The recent development marks a significant bump in its status, however. The DOT had been quiet on the Southern Loop for more than two years, downplaying the new highway in the wake of public controversy that spanned several years.
ŌĆ£They kept telling us there is no money for this, donŌĆÖt worry about it, itŌĆÖs not going to happen,ŌĆØ said Jason Kimenker, owner of Soul Infusion Tea House and Bistro in Sylva. Kimenker helped form a local group called Smart Roads Alliance in 2002 to fight the Southern Loop.
The DOT corralled the many voices clamoring over the Southern Loop ŌĆö most of them opponents ŌĆö into a transportation task force in 2003 with the mission of developing a comprehensive transportation plan. Many opponents put their faith in the task force to develop alternatives to traffic congestion on N.C. 107 and Business 23 that didnŌĆÖt include a new cross-country expressway. The task force frizzled out shortly after it was initiated, however.
Local leaders were unaware that planning for the Southern Loop had been launched. They said they would like to be involved as the process moves forward.
ŌĆ£I certainly think the community needs to be involved, and I have faith DOT will do that,ŌĆØ said Sylva Mayor Brenda Oliver.
Jackson County Commissioner Tom Massie said the Southern Loop would have a big impact on the county, and the commissioners should be kept informed.
ŌĆ£This board of county commissioners has been concerned with growth management issues and roads are part of that. We need to be consulted on this and have some input because it affects what we are trying to do,ŌĆØ said Massie.
Kimenker said he always suspected the DOT was moving forward with the Southern Loop on the side, but is disappointed nonetheless that the planning phase has been launched.
ŌĆ£This is absolutely not what the public wants. This is what DOT wants,ŌĆØ said Kimenker.
Kimenker said there is a spirit of activism in Jackson County right now to protect the rural way of life and the mountains. The county recently passed a moratorium on new subdivisions and is writing development regulations poised to become the most protective of any in Western North Carolina. Kimenker anticipates the same movement will rally in opposition to the Southern Loop.
ŌĆ£So many people are concerned and care ŌĆö people who have grown up here their whole lives and the newcomers alike,ŌĆØ Kimenker said.
Others are pleased the DOT has started the planning phase, such as Jackson County Commissioner Joe Cowan, who lives in Webster.
ŌĆ£I think it is good news for the county,ŌĆØ Cowan said. ŌĆ£The traffic jams are starting to happen at times of day when you just wouldnŌĆÖt expect it. I donŌĆÖt think we have an alternative. We need a new highway. I think it will help tremendously.ŌĆØ
Cowan said he doesnŌĆÖt prefer one route over another, but hopes the DOT doesnŌĆÖt spend too many years in the planning stage.
ŌĆ£I just want them to get on with it,ŌĆØ Cowan said.
No other solution
Joel Setzer, the head of the DOT for the 10 western counties, said the construction of a new highway is the only solution to traffic congestion on N.C. 107. In addition to fast-food joints and big-box stores like LoweŌĆÖs and Wal-Mart slowing down the works on N.C. 107, it is the only artery serving a large portion of the county.
ŌĆ£There isnŌĆÖt an alternative that can accommodate the traffic on 107,ŌĆØ Setzer said. ŌĆ£It is like trying to get a certain amount of water through a four-inch pipe. It comes a time when you have so much water you canŌĆÖt force it through.ŌĆØ
Setzer said if someone does have an alternative, they can bring it forward at any time.
ŌĆ£Anybody that has an idea that is feasible that will carry the traffic projected for 107, we will listen to it,ŌĆØ Setzer said. ŌĆ£Give me an idea of something that will handle that growth and we would look at it.ŌĆØ
The Smart Roads Alliance actually tried that. They hired a national traffic consultant who specializes in techniques for unclogging five-lane roads and brought him to Jackson County to see N.C. 107. His verdict: it was possible to unclog without building a new by-pass. The techniques are known as access management. (See ŌĆ£What is access management?ŌĆØ on page 10 for a description.)
ŌĆ£These are traffic techniques that are being used all over this country and are working. They absolutely work,ŌĆØ Kimenker said.
But Setzer disagreed, saying it would not work on N.C. 107.
ŌĆ£They have offered an alternative, but they have not offered an alternative that will accommodate the growth,ŌĆØ Setzer said of the Smart Roads Alliance. ŌĆ£We are open for alternatives. But what is smart roads? Their plans about access management for 107 ŌĆö and thatŌĆÖs really the only idea I have heard ŌĆö that wonŌĆÖt accommodate the growth.ŌĆØ
Kimenker questioned how Setzer knows this since the DOT has not developed any models that show whether the techniques would work or not.
ŌĆ£They havenŌĆÖt even studied it. They havenŌĆÖt even looked it,ŌĆØ Kimenker said.
ŌĆ£They are glancing over any possibility of a fix because they already have a solution in mind. They have been letting this road get so bad so people will throw their arms up and say, ŌĆśI give up we need a new road.ŌĆÖŌĆØ
Jeanette Evans, owner of the Mad Batter Caf├® in Cullowhee and a member of Smart Roads Alliance, doesnŌĆÖt think the Southern Loop will be a magic bullet for alleviating traffic back-ups on N.C. 107.
ŌĆ£The solution should come from many different sources. There isnŌĆÖt going to be one solution, but many incremental solutions, lots of small solutions instead of one big solution that is going to come and fix everything,ŌĆØ Evans said.
Public involvement
The planning phase for the Southern Loop will be coordinated in Raleigh. Setzer said the planning could take 10 years, and even that is an optimistic timeline. During this prolonged planning phase, Setzer said there will be opportunity for public input.
ŌĆ£Anyone that is against this endeavor needs to make their voices heard, and we will listen as we proceed with the planning,ŌĆØ Setzer said.
Exactly how the public or local officials can make their voices heard at this stage is unclear, however. There will be public hearings, but only after the planning phase is well under way.
The first step for DOT is picking routes to study. Routes that make the study list will be assessed for their pros and cons ŌĆö from environmental impacts to costs. It is not certain whether alternatives to a new freeway, such as extra lanes on N.C. 107 and better intersections, will be included in the study list.
Public input typically doesnŌĆÖt come until after DOT has selected the routes and alternative solutions ŌĆö if any ŌĆö that will be studied. If a route or alternative doesnŌĆÖt make the list, it doesnŌĆÖt get studied, and the public canŌĆÖt chose it as their preferred option when itŌĆÖs finally time for the public to weigh in.
Sylva Mayor Brenda Oliver encouraged DOT to look at the big picture when developing its study list.
ŌĆ£I think we have to look at the whole thing and take everything into consideration,ŌĆØ said Oliver. ŌĆ£I think we have to look at all the roads in and around Sylva that feed into the major thoroughfares, as well as the thoroughfares themselves, to get some indication where the bottlenecks are.ŌĆØ
Despite SetzerŌĆÖs assertions that the Southern Loop is the only solution, the DOT project engineer in charge of the planning phase said alternatives will make the study list. Traffic solutions that donŌĆÖt involve a brand-new highway will ŌĆ£absolutelyŌĆØ be studied in the planning phase, according to Ryan White, a project planning engineer with the DOT in Raleigh.
ŌĆ£We would take a hard, solid look at improving existing roads,ŌĆØ White said.
White said the DOT has a congestion management team that could examine techniques for improving traffic on N.C. 107 and Business 23.
ŌĆ£We want to make sure we get the best bang for our buck and make sure we are accomplishing the purpose and need of the project,ŌĆØ White said. ŌĆ£We would definitely look at improving the existing roadways, which sometimes can be a better answer. We will look at trouble spot areas in the town that could be improved.ŌĆØ
If the DOT didnŌĆÖt include a viable alternative on the study list, it could give opponents to the Southern Loop legal fodder to challenge a decision to build the highway.
ŌĆ£That would move us all the way back to the beginning,ŌĆØ White said.
What about 107
Opponents to the Southern Loop question how much a cross-county expressway would improve traffic congestion on N.C. 107. Some suggest it will actually dump more traffic on N.C. 107. When drivers get off the Southern Loop, they will still take N.C. 107 to get where theyŌĆÖre going, whether thatŌĆÖs Western Carolina University, downtown Sylva or Wal-Mart.
ŌĆ£It is going to dump traffic on the same stretch everybody is complaining about it,ŌĆØ said Jim Aust, SylvaŌĆÖs town planner who has studied the issue extensively.
The DOTŌĆÖs feasibility study of the Southern Loop predicts that even if the Southern Loop is built, traffic will get worse on N.C. 107 between now and 2025. The study claims the average delay at the intersection of N.C. 107 and Business 23 during peak afternoon hours will double from 52 seconds to 108 seconds ŌĆö even with the Southern Loop.
Without the Southern Loop, DOT predicted back-ups of more than 6 minutes during peak times at the intersection of N.C. 107 and Business 23 by the year 2025. The public will likely get to see if the DOTŌĆÖs predictions play out. Setzer predicted at least a 10-year planning phase. Right-of-way and construction could take another five years or more, pushing up against the year 2025.
ThatŌĆÖs why Kimenker said traffic management on N.C. 107 should be studied.
ŌĆ£It is very important that Highway 107 be addressed by itself, parallel to or before anything is done about the consideration of an additional roadway,ŌĆØ Kimenker said. ŌĆ£For long enough this road has been a festering wound in this county. We know its broken, and we as municipalities and citizens have asked for a repair.ŌĆØ
For starters, the DOT should figure out exactly where traffic is going to and from along N.C. 107, Kimenker said.
ŌĆ£Right now we are guessing,ŌĆØ Kimenker said.
Currently no plans for examining traffic solutions on N.C. 107, other than the Southern Loop, are on the DOTŌĆÖs to-do list.
ŌĆ£There is nothing planned for 107 other than resurfacing,ŌĆØ Setzer said.
By the wayside
The idea for a Southern Loop has been on the books since the early 1990s when it first appeared in a long-range thoroughfare plan by the DOT. In 2001, the DOT announced that it would conduct a feasibility study. A feasibility study is the first sign the DOT is getting serious about an idea, spawning an organized opposition movement against the Southern Loop.
Residents formed a group called the Smart Roads Alliance, while the elected leaders of Sylva, Webster and Dillsboro passed resolutions against the Southern Loop. The opponents collectively called for a new, more holistic strategy to transportation for Jackson County.
The DOT corralled the numerous voices into a task force to do just that. The task force would partner with the DOT in creating a comprehensive transportation plan ŌĆö one that would possibly identify alternatives to the Southern Loop.
Jeanette Evans, a member of the task force and Smart Roads Alliance, said the creation of the task force and its mission seemed encouraging at the time.
ŌĆ£I thought there was a lot of community support. We thought we built a lot of great momentum,ŌĆØ said Evans. ŌĆ£The transportation task force was starting to meet and we felt like we would really be doing things. We still had to push it and keep the momentum going, but we felt that we had really built something.ŌĆØ
That was nearly four years ago, however. Today, the task force exists only on paper and the comprehensive transportation plan has yet to be started ŌĆö thwarted by several forces along the way.
The first hurdle came after the first couple of task force meetings.
DOT policy required a growth plan before developing a comprehensive transportation plan. The growth plan would identify where future growth would occur and how much. So the county and towns retreated to their respective drawing boards and spent about a year developing growth plans.
ŌĆ£It did give us some guidance,ŌĆØ Setzer said of the growth plans. ŌĆ£It gave us some hints as to whatŌĆÖs coming.ŌĆØ
The growth plan has actually fueled the DOTŌĆÖs argument in favor of the Southern Loop. Setzer repeatedly cited future growth predicted in the countyŌĆÖs growth plan when talking about the need for the Southern Loop.
The towns and the county turned in their growth plans in early 2006, anticipating the work of the task force to gear back up. But it didnŌĆÖt.
This time the DOT coordinator for the transportation task force had taken another job. The lack of a coordinator for the task force left it dead in the water. Meetings would occasionally be scheduled, but then canceled and new date never picked.
Evans is disappointed the task force has fallen by the wayside.
ŌĆ£I think the transportation task force still needs to meet. The community is the best one to decide what their transportation solutions need to be,ŌĆØ Evans said. ŌĆ£I donŌĆÖt feel like it is a conspiracy. I just feel like this community wants to be part of the solution and help formulate something. I think there are a lot of resources in this community to come up with a great solution.ŌĆØ The task force had representation from Sylva, Webster, Dillsboro, Forest Hills, Jackson County, WCU, SCC and Smart Roads.
Not over yet
Kimenker, on the other hand, doesnŌĆÖt trust the DOTŌĆÖs motives in creating the task force then watching it flounder.
ŌĆ£IŌĆÖm not surprised we havenŌĆÖt heard anything since,ŌĆØ Kimenker said.
Kimenker said the transportation task force was led to believe it would have a voice in shaping a comprehensive transportation plan for the county ŌĆö one that may or may not include a Southern Loop.
ŌĆ£The municipalities and the county did what was asked of them. The public did what was asked of them,ŌĆØ Kimenker said.
But it appears the DOT never intended to give up its Southern Loop plan, regardless of anything the task force came up with. Kimenker questioned whether the exercise ŌĆö including the delays ŌĆö was intended to distract those who were demanding more accountability for the DOTŌĆÖs road building machine.
Once a new highway is on the DOTŌĆÖs ŌĆ£to-doŌĆØ list, it moves along in the queue, inching closer toward the top as other projects are finished and crossed off. The Southern Loop hit the first milestone in the queue several years ago when money was allocated for a feasibility study. The feasibility study determined the new highway was both feasible and needed, according to the DOT.
Just this year, the Southern Loop cleared another big hump. It graduated from an ŌĆ£unfundedŌĆØ project to ŌĆ£fundedŌĆØ ŌĆö albeit for the year 2013. The funding would allow the DOT to buy or condemn right-of-way for half the highway ŌĆö the half connecting N.C 107 to U.S. 23-74. The other half ŌĆö from N.C. 107 to U.S. 441 ŌĆö is still ŌĆ£unfunded.ŌĆØ
Just because funding for right-of-way buyouts are listed on paper for the year 2013 doesnŌĆÖt mean it will actually happen that year, Setzer explained. But now the mere designation as ŌĆ£fundedŌĆØ allows the DOT to start the planning phase, Setzer said.
Opponents to the Southern Loop have wanted to get the Southern Loop nixed from the DOTŌĆÖs to-do list so the highway would never reach this stage. Every town in the county passed a resolution opposing the Southern Loop and calling for it to be removed from the list, Kimenker said.
ŌĆ£They said ŌĆśWe donŌĆÖt want it on there. We want it off,ŌĆÖŌĆØ Kimenker said. ŌĆ£Each year it still stays on. It is going through the back door.ŌĆØ
Sarah Smith, a transportation planner with the DOT in Raleigh, said the Southern Loop could have been removed from the list if the comprehensive transportation plan recommended another solution. But that is less likely now that the highway has graduated from ŌĆ£unfundedŌĆØ to ŌĆ£funded.ŌĆØ
ŌĆ£If a project is unfunded, there shouldnŌĆÖt be a problem altering the description or removing it from the (list),ŌĆØ Smith said. ŌĆ£If it has funding and it has been going through the planning process, that might be a little harder.ŌĆØ
While it might be too late to influence the Southern Loop, the impetus to develop a comprehensive transportation plan appears to have been rekindled.
The DOT recently assigned a new coordinator to work on a comprehensive transportation plan for Jackson County. The new coordinator, Elisabeth Reddic with the DOT planning division in Raleigh, said she is still brushing up on background and formulating a strategy to get started. Reddic said she is not sure what role the transportation task force will play, but that the ŌĆ£community will be engagedŌĆØ in some form or fashion.
ŌĆ£We are not exactly sure how we are going to go about doing it,ŌĆØ Reddic said.
Ryan Sherby, a transportation planner for the six western counties with the Southwestern CommissionŌĆÖs Rural Planning Organization, will work with Reddic to coordinate the work.
Sherby said he would like to see the task force play a role.
ŌĆ£Personally I think we need to involve the transportation task force. I think it provides more of a vehicle for public input,ŌĆØ said Sherby, who is based in Sylva. Sherby said the comprehensive transportation plan should be driven locally rather than out of Raleigh.

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VERMONT PRESS BUREAU | June 19,2014A new federal report shows Vermonts economy grew at a slower rate than the rest of the nation in 2012.
The report from the Office of Advocacy for the U.S. Small Business Administration shows Vermonts gross state product increased by 1.2 percent in 2012, compared with the nation-wide average of 2.5 percent.
I would say were not growing quickly, said Darcy Carter, SBA director in Vermont. Were growing at a pretty slow rate, and thats the way its been the last few years.
The report also shows that private-sector employment rose by 0.7 percent in 2013, compared with growth of 2.1 percent for the country as a whole.
Slow growth among small businesses defined by the SBA as businesses with fewer than 500 employees is particularly troubling for Vermont, which has more small businesses per capita than the national average.
According to the report, approximately 157,000 or 59 percent of workers in the state are employed by small businesses, compared with the national average of 49 percent.
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With two part-time employees, Bridgeside Books is among 23 percent of businesses in the state that employ less than 20 people. This group makes up the largest percentage of small businesses in the state, with 20 percent having 20-99 employees and 16 percent having 100-499 workers.
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Springfield, Ill. – The Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE), Illinois State Police (ISP) and the Illinois Terrorism Task Force announced today they are teaming up to improve local school security by training all ISP Safety Education Officers (SEO) to be multi-hazard instructors for their local school districts. The training is part of a larger effort to better prepare Illinois schools to plan for and manage a variety of possible hazardous events.
"Schools are supposed to be safe havens for our children, but the reality of today is that we must be vigilant in planning for any and all types of hazards, whether it's a tornado, terrorism or something else," said Interim State School Superintendent Christopher Koch. "Working together both locally, and within state government, we're preparing our schools and first responders to better deal with any hazardous incident that may arise."
This week, the Illinois State Board of Education, through a grant funded by the Illinois Terrorism Task Force, will be training ISP Safety Education Officers to become instructors in "Multi-Hazard Emergency Planning for Schools." The course is designed to provide the SEO's with the skills and tools they need to develop effective emergency operations plans for a wide variety of potential critical incidents that a school may experience. The SEO's will then be able to serve as instructors and advisers providing training and technical assistance to schools within their region.
"Our SEO's will be able to provide updated training and technical assistance to their local schools. Having these trainers located throughout the state ensures that ISP can deliver broadbased training related to important safety issues," said ISP Director Larry Trent. "This is yet another resource that we can provide throughout our communities in order to improve school safety in Illinois."
In total, 25 SEO's in 21 districts are undergoing the "Multi-Hazard Emergency Planning for Illinois Schools" to become local instructors. The training includes how to instruct local school personnel about emergency operations management, hazard analysis, critical incident response procedures and testing emergency response plans. The "Multi-Hazard Planning for Schools" initiative began in December 2004, and has since trained more than 2,600 participants from nearly 700 public schools districts. Having additional trainers stationed throughout the Illinois State Police district offices will allow for ongoing and updated training.
"The most successful emergency planning starts at the local level, that is why it is so important to have trainers available as additional resources on a regional basis," said Mike Chamness, Chairman of the Illinois Terrorism Task Force. "State coordination is making it possible for better local planning; giving schools the tools they need in order to manage an emergency until first responders arrive."
The training supports the School Safety Drill Act, which Governor Blagojevich signed into law in August 2005 as part of his vision aimed at providing better protection for the state's school children during emergencies. He directed ITTF, ISBE and the Office of the State Fire Marshal to work with schools and first responders to ensure that schools drill effectively and address the hazards facing schools in today's world. Under the School Safety Drill Act schools must work closely with emergency first responder agencies in conducting annual reviews of emergency and crisis response plans, as well as conduct three evacuation drills, one bus evacuation and one severe weather drill each school year.


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You've bought the best child seat you can afford and know that it can be fitted securely in the car, but where's the best place to put it? Up-front with you where the child can see what's going on, or behind you in the back seat?
Children are best carried in the rear. The most common type of accident involves an impact to the front of the car which means that the back seat is a safer place to travel.
The centre rear seat is the safest place of all - assuming the child is properly restrained in a suitable child seat - because here they are less likely to hit or be hit by deforming, intruding structures in the most common frontal and side impacts.
Having said that the back is the safest, if it's just you and one child in the car then it might be best for the child to ride up-front - as long as they use an appropriate child restraint. The closer contact may be more reassuring for the child and less distracting for you, therefore reducing the risk of an accident.
If the child is still in a rear-facing seat then this will have to be fitted in the rear if the front passenger seat is protected by an airbag that cannot be switched off. An active airbag will cause severe injury or death to a child lying with its head so close if it fires in an accident.
If you want to use a forward-facing restraint on the front passenger seat check the car handbook for advice first. If there is no specific advice given then in general we would recommend moving the car passenger seat well back on its runners to increase the distance between the child and dashboard/airbag.
You as the driver are responsible if a child is being carried and not wearing an available seat belt or restraint.
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It's no secret that it's much easier to write a column when things aren't going smoothly. That being said, this column kind of writes itself.
A few weeks back, many of us looked at this past road trip as a way to put some distance between the Phillies and the competition. Sadly, it did, just not the way we figured. The Phillies now find themselves 2.5 games behind the Braves.
Where to start?
During Jimmy Rollins first absence, the rest of the lineup was hitting and the Phillies seemingly didn't skip a beat. The second time around has not gone nearly as smooth. Nobody is hitting. At all. In the least.
Wilson Valdez, for some ungodly reason has been hitting in the number two hole, meanwhile the team's on base leader, Carlos Ruiz continues to hit seventh or eighth. Go figure. While it looked awful on paper, there hadn't been a specific moment that I could point to that could really help show the general public how terrible this idea was.
Then Wednesday afternoon happened. With Jayson Werth in the leadoff hole, Charlie Manuel kept Valdez in the two spot. Fast forward to the eigth inning. With a man on third and first base open, Bobby Cox makes the easiest move in the history of baseball, walking Werth to get to Utley. Manuel, sticking by his oldschool ways let Valdez hit for himself, keeping Shane Victorino on the bench, and thus blowing the late inning opportunity that would be the team's last for the game.
Manuel later decided it would be a good idea to pinch hit Shane for Raul Ibanez in the ninth. I doubt there is a Phillies Nation reader who doesn't know of my disdain for Ibanez, but seriously? Going with Valdez over Victorino, only to go with Victorino over Ibanez an inning later made zero sense.
The Valdez move isn't the only lineup move that has led people to question the skipper.
Monday's one-two combination of Russ Gload and Greg Dobbs was wildly laughed at by baseball experts throughout their collective websites, twitters and such. The duo combined to go 0-5, getting on base once as Dobbs walked.
The only solace for Phillies fans is that its not just the top of the lineup that isn't hitting. However, when a team is marred in a slump like this, the in-game managing will be brought to question along with everything else. The in- game stuff has never been Manuel's forte, but the team hasn't been in a rut like this in years. Manuel has never had a problem reaching the team, and I'm not calling for his head by any means.
But somebody in his inner circle, has to be able to help steer Charlie in the right direction. Hitting Valdez in the two-spot just after they had decided to send him down sends question marks to the fans.
Perhaps some home cooking is what the Phils need. The friendly confines of Citizens Bank Park welcome the Phillies for seven straight this coming week.
Maybe Ryan Howard will find his power stroke that made Ruben Amaro sign him to that massive contract extension.
Maybe Chase Utley will find what many think to be one of the sweetest swings in baseball and get a multi-hit game.
Maybe Jayson Werth will get back to hitting like the guy we all so desperately wanted the front office to lock up for years to come.
Maybe Charlie Manuel will stick with a lineup that makes sense and not lead us to question the guy who has delivered the team back-to-back pennants.
And maybe, just maybe Jimmy Rollins will return healthy sooner than later, kick some ass in the locker room, and get back to leading the team that is in such dire need of a verbal asskicking right now.
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I get it now. It's all Charlie's fault!
I'm Ted Bell.
What are the chances of the slump ending against the Padres' pitching rotation?
The chances of the Titanic making across the Atlantic without hitting ice…
When everyone slumps at once its a pretty ugly thing. When they come out of it, they'll gonna be some teams in the N.L. that will be getting their asses kicked in. Charlie has no control over what is going on right now and it doesn't matter what the lineup is. He can bat Valdez 4th. It'll all be OK, its just that getting there is turning out to be somewhat painful.
The Dipsy
Statistically speaking, the titanic probably HAD a pretty good chance of making it thought the atlantic without hitting ice, but it was thwarted by the crew carelessness in wanting to make good time. We've put it to good pitching before and can do it again. The armando gallaraga call was ridiculous. I think that umpire needs to lose his job, but that will never happen.
I just wanted to make a note and thank Griffey Jr. Its hard to know what to say when you see one of the true greats retire. Thank you Jr
Just wanted to note that Valdez was/is the only Phillie not in a complete funk:
Last 7 days: Avg: 320 Obp: .346 Slg: .400 Ops: .746
Not setting the world on fire, but he's the only guy not Jeltzing it. Totally cool with CM going two hole with him in that situation.
Love Phillies Nation and the Asburn/Jeltz award idea.
The Phils have to be pragmatic in getting back to playing at the level thats expected. It's clear the guys are pressing and are probably so over-focused on trying to get a result in every AB that its become counterproductive.
The reality is as bunched up as the NL East is the Phils are by far the superior team and are in what is likely to be the worst period of the season, although not this bad, it happens every year that the Phils look lost in and around June before returning to being the best in the NL. Look at the Red Sox this year, you can put the team and the manager under a microscope and demand changes or trust that the recent history of the team is evidence enough they can turn it around be it now or going into next season.
The Phils have been decimated with injuries, the fact that both Valdez and Castro are both starting shows that. We have to remember Rollins, Lidge, Happ, Madson and Blanton have all had serious injuries as well as Polanco, Ruiz, Castro, Schneider. It is incredible to have literally half your core missing time as well as the support guys and still be in a position you can pretty much run away with it once the team turns it on.
The bigger issue for discussion to me right now is what happens to Moyer and Kendrick when the team get healthy, both considering their roles are pitching above and beyond. Moyer I firmly believe has been the second most consistent pitcher on the staff and Kendrick is coming on leaps and bounds… Is it too late for both of them?
Yeah….Asburn/Jeltz is a great idea. I love it. Or……should I say I USED TO before whoever chooses the award decided to hand out these bogus selections like "The Offense". C'mon…..pick ONE player that deserves it for each game like it always was done. Just seems like a lazy, thoughtless selection. My opinion.
Charlie can't be blamed for what is going on. I wondered too about the Gload leadoff thing a few days ago. But hitting Valdez…..who is getting some hits….hitting him second….isn't the worst thing.
Charlie HAS to try something….ANYTHING….to get it going. And….he's been somewhat limited with J-Roll out and Polly being unavailable. It is no coincidence that this team's offense is scufflling right now with it's leadoff hitter AND #2 hitter not in the lineup.
Thank God for the pitching. I mean…..lost in the discussion is Kendrick's performance yesterday. He gave up ONE run. That's it. If the Phils score 4 or 5 runs….which is pretty average…..then Kendrick is hailed as the hero and is the story of the game.
Chuck, until further notice, "The Offense" stays as the Jeltz award. If this so called "offense' cannot score more than a run a game, it deserves to be placed there for being the goat. This has been a team slump. Everyone has stunk it up.
Just to add to the discussion- I believe innings is your primary goal with your back of the rotation pitchers. Through 10 starts Moyer has pitched the same number of innings as Cole 63.1 (Cole currently on 11 starts and 1 more inning with his rain delay start) and Kendrick has pitched only an inning less… The two have pitched more innings than a guy considered to be having a career year in Carlos Silva.
Thanks for the explanation, Pat. I understand your thinking even if I don't fully agree. Some guys that are "stinking it up" are more responsible than others for each game.
Can't think of a specific example right now, but let's say Chase Utley (this is just hypothetical) comes up twice in a game with RISP and grounds into two double plays. And maybe he strikes out twice as well. And let's say he throws in an error in the field that leads to a run or two for good measure.
Wouldn't he be the best guy or one of the best to receive that award if it is deemed that with better play from him that the Phils probably win the game?
Why should the entire offense get penalized in that particular game when one player really stands out as the reason for the loss?
I guess from your perspective with this argument, the offense as a whole really does stand out right now as the reason for the losses….so I do get it.
Just like the individual awards, I guess.
You want a specific example? How about Werth in a game over the weekend, when he struck out four times in four at bats, all four of them being the third out of the inning, and three of four with two men on base. Yes, the whole offense was nothing to brag about, but Werth's performance in that game was particularly Jeltz-worthy.
The shining light through all this, is that they are still only 2.5 games back.
I don't think the human element is being fully appreciated, granted the slump is a little more than the usual bad run but I think we're underestimating the impact of facing Tim Wakefield and Dice-K at the top of their games. The Phils bats are so used to seeing for the most part really good pitching, but ones they can make adjustments off. Those guys with unpredictable pitches like Wakefield and then his protege RA Dickey and guys who pitch backwards or just nip away can really throw off really good hitters for a couple of weeks.
Just look at Polanco, he's having a GREAT season yet he gets hit on the elbow and all we know is he wasn't getting it done, not that he was playing the very definition of hurt for a month. I'm not going to speculate on Ibanez, Utley and Werth's health but lets just say it's a long season.
I'd expect Ibanez to finish with a decent season (probably not enough to appease his critics) and Werth, Utley, Howard to be bang around their career numbers as the Phils ease into the playoffs.
Criticism is warranted, the offense has been TERRIBLE, that said lets not jump into the lifeboats quite yet.
when "Your comment is awaiting moderation" does it actually show up or out or context the next day…?
Howard, Utley and Werth, the middle of the batting order, and Victorino too, are the big reason for the current slide of this team, for the numerous times they failed at the plate to drive in key runs and Howard and Werth for committing vital errors which led to runs for the opposing teams. It is a team game; you win as a team and lose as a team but these four players failed to produce in most of the losses in the current losing trend. Watching Utley play, the usually clutch player that he is, makes one wonder if he is injured or is weak and has not completely recovered from that flu.
The Phillies lineup that "makes sense" is what got us into this slump in the first place. If Rhino/Utley/Werth are all slumping at once, Carl Sagan and Stephen Hawking couldn't come up with a formula for a good lineup.
Chase Utley must really be stinking it up. All around the city, people are speculating that Utley is injured/ sick/ pregnant/ body has been infested by aliens. Golden Boy could not possibly be in a slump. He must be fighting through an injury and does not want to let down his teammates.
Ohh yea, Utley deserved the Jeltz yesterday. His double play on a 1-0 pitch with the bases loaded was a back breaker. Could have changed the whole complexion of the game.
Hello good friends.
I had a nightmare last night that Roy Halladay hurt his knee and had to miss the next two months. Wouldn't that be awful for you Stepfords ?
Anyway, think positive.
Bart Shart
Utley's hip is bothering him again. This was discussed on ESPN by an analyst who examined his swing of late. He may be done. Trade him for Roy Oswalt.
Bart Shart
So I assume people aren't willing to throw 18 million per year to Werth anymore??
This may be a better forum for the article I read about Dan Haren and the hapless D'Backs, losers of 10 games in a row. The Dodgers just beat them in the bot of the 10th on a walk off HR. Haren had pitched with awe going 8 innings striking out 7 and allowing 7 hits. The D'backs have been mired in this slump longer than the Phils – Here is what Haren said post loss –
Haren was asked to describe the level of frustration in the clubhouse.
"I've been answering this question for a week or two now," he said. "It's not fun. It's hard to come to the field. It's impossible not to hang your head. You look around here and it's been quiet for nine days. It's not any fun. This group in here has to find a way. We have to find a way to win a game and go from there.
"It's embarrassing," he added. "Everyone is embarrassed with the way we're playing. The amount of talent we have and the way we've started the season off is embarrassing."
This is on the sleeve stuff here, Haren put it all out there. We're pissed and embarrassed.
Our management insist that nothing wrong. Something has to be bothering these guys – it is embarrassing.
Typical. First everyone calls on Charlie Manuel to "shake things up." Then, when he tries a new lineup to do precisely that, everyone says he's not doing his job properly!
You complain about Ruiz batting seventh? The man has no speed, so you can't bat him first or second. He has limited power, so you can't bat him third, fourth, or fifth. At least seventh or eighth, there's a chance he'll turn over the lineup. And, by the way, he's been in the same slump as everyone else.
Keep thinking 10 rbi between Howard & Werth… May 17th
Most potent offense in either league it will explode on the NL again, I hope I'm there.
Do what has to be done to keep Werth, we will never duplicate the level of pitching that the Phils enjoyed in 08. But we know this IS the scariest offense in baseball today, when healthy.
Hey all… it has been a while since I've posted. Vacation, work, etc… anyway, I'm so thankful for this post because there were too many head scratching moments in yesterday's game to recap on my own and with all the talk being about non-Phillies stuff (blown call in 9th inning of perfect game bid, Flyers and Junior), I just haven't had a chance to try to rationalize anything that happened. So I'm thankful to read that my knee-jerk reactions to yesterday's debacle were spot on. Charlie is trying to out-think this slump and that ain't going to end well. So without further adieu, here are a few tips for filling out Friday's lineup card:
Valdez is a career .229 hitter (he's there for his defense)… since we can't use a DH for him, he should be hidden as far down the lineup as possible.
No offense to Uncle Ben Francisco but he's not protecting anyone…
When Valdez comes up in late innings with a man on third when we're down by a run, you pinch hit for him… end of story. Further, with RH Derek Lowe pitching, wouldn't it make even more sense to pinch hit given the fact that Valdez is RH? Worry about defense when you have the lead… Castro is on the bench if need be.
With our offense struggling, changes and juggling are understandable but abandoning baseball logic is just plain stupid.
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This belongs in the womans section..
Ok so today I got bloodwork in that I had drawn 4 weeks into my cycle. The cycle is
50mg tren ace ed
30-40 mg test prop ed
Prami .5 mg ed
Adex .35mg eod
Anyway my results came back and total estrogen is 998!!!! Total test serum is 2376!! I didn't have estradiol checked but I plan to. Anyway, y the heck is my estrogen so crazy? I have letro on hand and I took .75mg of it today because I freaked out. Should I take letro instead of adex from now on?? Thanks in advance
This belongs in the womans section..
There is something seriously wrong between that cycle and those numbers..
Is this your first cycle??
Lol ikr I have enough estrogen for 2 women haha.
No not my first cycle. Lots of successful cycles in the past. Do you think CEM adex is bunk? That's what I was using but I'm seriously considering letro now
Your using about 280 mgs of test a week, even if you ran no ai your e2 levels should not be that high. Please post a pic of the results.
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Ok I will post a pic when I get home. I swear though it says estrogen, total 990 and my friend got his test back from the same lab (labcorp) and his total estrogen is over 6000.... He takes 200mg test weekly. Do you think maybe labcorp just fucked up and these numbers are BS?
Its over 6000!!!! Lol your friend would have transformed into a group of school girls at that level... Yes somethings wrong.
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The tren could be skewing the estro results.
Are you experiencing any gyno related problems?
I know man we were blown away by these numbers. Even the fact that I'm over 2000 test serum on 30mg prop ed....
And I did get slight gyno lump in one nipple at the start of the cycle but when I bumped the adex up to .35 or .4 eod the gyno calmed down so I thought estrogen was under control.
Not to be off topic, but is CEM adex known to be bunk or what?
Labcorp has screwed up 2 of my estradiol tests in the past, could be your issue.
Test is wrong. As someone else mentioned even with no AI you wouldn't be that crazy high. On 150mg EW I am around the upper 40's without an AI.
Sorry I originally quoted the numbers a little off because I was basing off memory. The test serum is 2291 and estrogen total is 990. Please let me know what you think of this pic. If you can't see it, the "normal" estrogen range says 10-115 pg/ml
i would get new lab work done. I dont think tren will affect est levels. I may be wrong, but i know it fucks lipid results up. I would get new labs done and also try swapping over to a different RL. that just seems crazy high I have seen 500 before but on crazy amounts of test.
The main reason I agreed to rep for CEM is the quality and constituency of their products.
With numbers that high, there has to be something skewing the results.
I can't imagine any amount of Test aromatizing into that much estro.
You both should be out trying on bras if your numbers really are that high.
I'd complain to Labcorp and demand new tests.
Just my opinion.
Ok thanks guys I'm going to get retested.
ONE MORE BIG QUESTION. I'm wondering, is it safe to just gauge your estrogen levels and how much adex to take based on how u "feel"? I mean, I get night and morning wood hard as hell and constantly horny, I feel good, not getting gyno anymore.... So can i just kinda go off of those indicators that my estrogen is ok despite what the test says? I mean if I had high estrogen I should be having libido problems right? That's NOT an issue lol. So am I ok?
You can base a lot on how you "feel" but each person is different.
If you're not experiencing symptoms of gyno my guess is the test was wrong.
Of course I am not a doctor and nothing I say is a substitute for actual medical advice.
Get retested in a few weeks, see how it goes.
Keep us posted.
best bet it to go get another test to confirm
Thanks to everyone for all the help and input!! Like I said I took letro today because I freaked out but now that you guys are saying my lab results look false, I think I'm actually just going to continue my doses and CEM adex for the rest of the cycle because I actually only have 4 weeks of cycle left. Like I said, erections and "feeling" is great and no gyno issues so I can't help but think estrogen is somewhat "ok", right? Anyway, by the time I took another test in a couple weeks and got results back, it wouldn't matter because I will be finishing cycle then anyway. So thank you all for the help and reassurance. You guys are great
I'm pretty sure someone else on this board had super skewed estro numbers while running Tren, their name escapes me right now...dammit
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Keepin Green.
Well my buddy isn't running tren. I love with him and know exactly what he takes and he's only on trt doses of test and his total estrogen is 6703. That's absurd. So I'm thinking there's something really messed up with the lab, or our ug gear is WAYYYYYYY over dosed haha which I seriously doubt
Tren is giving false Labcorp estradiol reading. I proved it by retesting two days later at Quest, where Estradiol came back mid normal for male. Labcorp reading two days earlier showed 649.
Maybe your gear isn't test.
Maybe they sold you estro instead.
Stop when you get to 36C.
Tren may present a false high on Estrogen or you may be administering Estrogen without knowing it. Years ago guys were removing the Estrogen from Synovex Tren implants and injecting it. Sometimes they were unable to remove all the Estrogen from the pellets. Tons of gear was made this way for years.
I don't think my gear is the problem at all because my source has been #1 rated on eroids for a long time and has nothing but the best reviews so I'm almost 100% positive my gear is what it should be. This source is supposed to be the absolute best out there besides actual pharmacy perscription drugs.
to be honest, if I doubted any of my meds, I'd doubt the CEM adex. But you guys seem to think it's legit so im gonna trust you on that and keep using it over letro
In a weird way my high Labcorp E reading confirms my Tren E was legit. AND, the subsequent Quest normal E reading confirms my Natco Xtane is good. All is good.
If the tren was made from finaplex-h pellets and they didnt seperate the trenbolone from the pellets then you could be injecting estrogen....but that still doesnt explain those test numbers on that low test p dose...
Even if the CEM AI was not dosed correctly...and I'm not saying and doubt its the issue...you still won't have e2 numbers like that...
Labs have to be screwed up...
Its a false positive! Trrn always does this. Drop the tren and I GUARANTEE your estrogen will show lower. No matter how much AI or SERMS you take it will appear high.


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Let's Get Physical
I'm an awful friend because I'm not in support of Doug and his less-than-sexy fling with a doctor even though it's not technically a fling. It's more of a professional relationship that morphed into a one sided date the instant the doctor's finger made contact with Doug's butt.
"I know. I shouldn't read into it," Doug shares over a drink. "But he smiled when he tickled my prostate. That has to mean something, right?"
I shed him a peculiar look. "He's a professional. He probably fingers buttholes all day long."
"Yes. But he felt me up four times this year. Isn't that special?"
"Not when you're the one setting up the appointments."
He flinches, hand to his heart. "I have a reoccurring itch down there. OK?"
The itch is due to lack of sex. That's why Doug's been feigning illnesses since the beginning of the year. He has an offshoot of Munchausen Syndrome but is on the market for sex rather than attention. He says it beats online dating and jacking off at a computer screen. Plus, he has great insurance, so why not?
"It just seems wrong to get off on having a doctor grope you," I later admit. At the mall he combs the H&M underwear section, telling me he needs to trim 'down there' for his next appointment. "Is the bald eagle still in?"
I wince. "What?"
"My bush. Do you think I should shave? What about a Mohawk?"
"No. No Mohawk. You don't want your dick looking like some boy band from the 80's."
He laughs, getting excited. "I have a testicle exam scheduled and I'm not going to make it easy. That way, we have time for small talk." A few days later he phones to state things didn't go as planned. The doctor was curt, bordering rude. He failed to exhibit proper bedside manner, telling Doug to focus on the testicle pain when Doug began to talk about his favorite restaurants. "I thought he might take the hint and ask me out. But he was all business, saying 'does this hurt, does this hurt.' I was like, get a new line, you dirty masochist."
"He was doing his job."
"Whatever. If he's going to grab my balls he can engage in mindless chitchat. It's the little things."
"I don't think you have to worry about it. It's over." I haven't the heart to add it actually never began. Two weeks later, Doug confesses he's doctor shopping again. Some clients desire a doctor willing to distribute pain pills. Doug wants one with a 'ready, willing and able' penis. He feels karma's on his side because he only signs up for single doctors. He doesn't want to break up families. He wants to start off on the right foot. That's why he's keeping his pants on this time.
"I'm going to wait until the second date before I undress," he says, calling me before the initial visit with a new doctor. The doctor came recommended because of the special attention he gives to individual clients. "He's known to actually hold your hand if he has something bad to say," Doug boasts. After the visit, he calls me upset because the doctor asked about his sexual history. "It was a little presumptuous, if you ask me," he says. "You're not supposed to talk about past relationships on a first date. Everyone knows that."
"But you weren't on a date."
"Really? Then what would you call it?"
"A physical."
"Pfft," he says. "Call it what you want. He wants to see me again. That's more than I can say about other guys." Growing upset he says he's going to drown his pain in a vat of coffee ice cream.
"I'm really concerned about you," I say. "This isn't healthy."
"Please. Would you rather have me date men who insult my pic on Grindr? Or should I go on Manhunt and talk to insecure guys who want someone straight and manly? What is healthy? I'm running out of options so I'm getting creative. So what?" He hangs up the phone, and I wonder if I'm overreacting. He's not hurting anybody. He's going after what he wants, finding new avenues to locate a man. It may be a tad outside of the box, but he's not harming anyone. Is it different from joining a gym or a social club in hoping of bumping into a potential partner? Sometimes loneliness makes the looniest notions noteworthy. I once had a friend tell me his mother would linger in the aisles at Wal-Mart, praying someone would say hello. It prompts me to consider what other measures people have begun to take in order to meet someone or simply have someone listen.
"Are you there?" Doug asks, phoning the next day. "I wanted to say I'm sorry. I shouldn't have hung up on you. I'm just so frustrated with trying to meet someone. You think I'm crazy?"
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- Undergraduate engineering project work
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- Blicblau, Aaron S.; Richards, David J.
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- This work sets out to investigate the possible relationship between project results at first and final years of an engineering course. Although first year projects are introduced into the engineering curriculum, major project or research work by the students is not undertaken until they reach their final year. The results of a cohort of final year students, who finished in the minimum time, were tracked backwards to their first year. A multiple linear regression analysis was conducted in an attempt to predict final year project outcomes from first year projects only. The quantitative results showed that there is no direct predictability in grades from first year projects to final year projects. However, results from a survey of these students indicated the importance of their project work in the engineering environment.
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- Proceedings of the 21st Annual Conference of the Australasian Association for Engineering Education (AaeE 2010), Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 05-08 December 2010 / Anne Gardner and Lesley Jolly (eds.), pp. 490-495
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- My friend (L) talked to an LC yesterday and she told her she'd need to pasturize it before giving it to baby. Is this necessary? I know they do it for milk bank milk, but this is a one donor, one baby situation so I wasn't sure why it would need to happen. L isn't too concerned about pasteurizing it and was more concerned about any potential loss of nutrients/live substances that might happen as a result. Also, we'll be freezing it, at least in the beginning, so wouldn't that take care of bacteria?
- I've never frozen my milk, do I need to test it ahead of time to see if there are any lactase problems or is that something that isn't all that common and we'd just deal with it if it comes up? She's not due for a month so any milk I get between now and then will need to be frozen.
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Freelance Writer (with SmartFinds Marketing) Mike Trudel has written great automotive articles for Delphi. Here is a sample of his work:
Automotive Safety Features Go Green
By Freelance Writer – Mike Trudel
Every year, millions of drivers are injured in automobile accidents. It's no wonder, then, that experts recently confirmed the automotive market is driven by three major demands: fuel efficiency, environmental responsibility and safety features.
All of this seems straightforward enough. Meeting market demands, however, can be complicated. Adding safety features may mean adding more weight to the vehicle – which can lead to lower fuel economy. Reducing weight in the wrong places could leave passengers' safety in jeopardy. But leading automotive engineers are somehow finding ways to do it all.
The importance of many advanced safety features lies in their ability to utilize electronics in ingenious ways. Lane departure warning systems, for instance, can use forward looking cameras, which – through advanced technological adaptations – signal an audio or visual alert to drivers when they travel out of their respective lanes. Similarly, infrared side alert systems help drivers become aware of vehicles in their blind spots when making turns or changing lanes with audible and/or visual alerts.
Night vision systems integrate near-infrared illuminators into the headlights and are used with an infrared-sensitive camera and a head-up display to improve drivers' nighttime visibility without blinding oncoming traffic. The adapted headlights illuminate the road ahead, the camera captures the image, and the head-up display provides an enhanced version of that image to the driver.
While night vision helps give drivers a clearer view of what is happening on the road ahead, smart cruise control with headway alert and stop-and-go actually responds to traffic conditions by reducing the need to manually adjust speed, apply the brakes or disengage cruise control. This type of advanced system can also warn drivers of slower traffic ahead.
Even more exciting, multiple vehicular systems can be integrated – "talk" with each other and create a cocoon of safety around the vehicle. In the future, vehicles may even be able to "talk" to each other through wireless communication. Such technology carries with it the hope of eliminating accidents altogether. Imagine a world where roadway accidents simply aren't an issue.
Developing the technology for each of these advanced safety features is only one part of the puzzle. Weight, space and environmental challenges must also be met in order to actually apply these technologies. Integration of multiple vehicular systems is one way that automotive engineers are able to find space for the addition of new technologies, while also minimizing added weight. For example, one radar can be used for both Adaptive Cruise Control and Pre-crash sensing. Another strategy is to develop and utilize materials that are lighter and smaller than those already being used on a vehicle.
Achieving high-tech, fuel-efficient cars with a green environmental consciousness is complicated, but today's automotive engineers are up to the challenge. As the automotive industry continues to find creative ways to reduce the weight and size of new and existing automotive technologies, they can fit more of these innovations into the same space while improving fuel economy. More safety features can mean a less hazardous ride. Combined with better fuel economy and an elevated environmental consciousness, that means a better product. It creates a win-win situation – for both the consumer and the environment.
Automotive technology has created possibilities, and with possibilities come hope and expectation. Consumers have big goals and high standards. It's not enough for vehicles to look good and guarantee a degree of safety. They need to have high-tech safety features, be environmentally friendly and promise fuel efficiency. All of this is possible, and it's the little changes along the way – like better system integration, smaller components and computer chips, and technical innovation – that will help make it happen.
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Milwaukee Film Festival pick: Day Five
Start the first full week of the Milwaukee Film Festival with a daytime screening of "Band of Sisters," a documentary that Journal Sentinel faith and spirituality reporter Annysa Johnson says offers a different view of nuns than the cloistered-women-in-black-habits stereotype.
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Present Music opened Saturday evening's performance with a Vogel Hall stage filled with percussion curiosities.
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Estonian ensemble weaves vocal tapestry in Early Music Now presentation
A haunting selection of Estonian folk hymns and liturgical melodies filled the air at St. Joseph's Convent Chapel Saturday afternoon, thanks to the Early Music Now presentation of the Estonian vocal ensemble Heinavanker.
The singers, five men and two women, sang their liturgical melodies in Latin, switching to the Estonian language for the folk hymns. The hymns were traced to specific areas or parishes in the Estonian language, which is similar to Finnish. »Read Full Article
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J. Cole told the capacity crowd at the Eagles Ballroom Saturday night that his show was not actually a show.
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FAQs about Peace Corps in Armenia
|FAQs about Peace Corps
For information see Welcomebooks
- 1 How much luggage am I allowed to bring to Armenia?
- 2 What is the electric current in Armenia?
- 3 How much money should I bring?
- 4 When can I take vacation and have people visit me?
- 5 Will my belongings be covered by insurance?
- 6 Do I need an international driver's license?
- 7 What should I bring as gifts for Armenian friends and my host family?
- 8 Where will my site assignment be when I finish training and how isolated will I be?
- 9 How can my family contact me in an emergency?
- 10 Can I call home from Armenia?
- 11 Should I bring a cellular phone with me?
- 12 Will there be e-mail and Internet access? Should I bring my computer?
How much luggage am I allowed to bring to Armenia?
Most airlines have baggage size and weight limits and assess charges for transport of baggage that exceeds those limits. The Peace Corps' allowance is two checked pieces of luggage with combined dimensions of both pieces not to exceed 107 inches (length + width + height) and a carry-on bag with dimensions of no more than 45 inches. Checked baggage should not exceed 100 pounds total with a maximum weight of 50 pounds for any one bag.
Peace Corps Volunteers are not allowed to take pets, weapons, explosives, radio transmitters (shortwave radios are permitted), automobiles, or motorcycles to their overseas assignments. Do not pack flammable materials or liquids such as lighter fluid, cleaning solvents, hair spray, or aerosol containers. This is an important safety precaution.
Because of heightened security since the events of September 11, 2001, do not pack items such as scissors or pocketknives in your carry-on luggage.
What is the electric current in Armenia?
It is 220 volts, 50 cycles. Because power surges and cuts can put a strain on voltage converters and appliances, make sure that what you bring is of good quality. The Peace Corps does not provide transformers. We recommend tape players that use "D" batteries because "C" batteries are a little harder to find. "AA" and watch and calculator batteries are easy to find.
How much money should I bring?
Volunteers are expected to live at the same level as the people in their community. They are given a settling-in allowance and a monthly living allowance, which should cover their expenses. Often, Volunteers wish to bring additional money for vacation travel to other countries. Credit cards and traveler's checks are not widely accepted in Armenia, but you can obtain cash (in dollars or drams) from ATM machines in the capital if your ATM card has a Visa logo. If you choose to bring extra money, bring the amount that will suit your own travel plans and needs.
When can I take vacation and have people visit me?
Each Volunteer accrues two vacation days per month of service (excluding training). Leave may not be taken during training, the first three months of service, or the last three months of service, except in conjunction with an authorized emergency leave. Family and friends are welcome to visit you after pre-service training and the first three months of service as long as their stay does not interfere with your work. Extended stays at your site are not encouraged and may require permission from your country director. The Peace Corps is not able to provide your visitors with visa, medical, or travel assistance.
Will my belongings be covered by insurance?
The Peace Corps does not provide insurance coverage for personal effects; Volunteers are ultimately responsible for the safekeeping of their personal belongings. However, you can purchase personal property insurance before you leave. If you wish, you may contact your own insurance company; additionally, insurance application forms will be provided, and we encourage you to consider them carefully. Volunteers should not ship or take valuable items overseas. Jewelry, watches, radios, cameras, and expensive appliances are subject to loss, theft, and breakage, and in many places, satisfactory maintenance and repair services are not available.
Do I need an international driver's license?
Volunteers in Armenia do not need to get an international driver's license because they are prohibited from operating motorized vehicles. Urban and rural travel is by bus, van, or taxi.
What should I bring as gifts for Armenian friends and my host family?
This is not a requirement. A token of friendship is sufficient. Some gift suggestions include knickknacks for the house; pictures, books, or calendars of American scenes; souvenirs from your area; hard candies that will not melt or spoil; or photos to give away.
Where will my site assignment be when I finish training and how isolated will I be?
Peace Corps trainees are assigned to individual sites during pre-service training. Most Volunteers live in small towns or in rural villages. Some live in a town with other Volunteers, and most are within one hour from another Volunteer. Some sites require an eight- to 10-hour drive from the capital.
How can my family contact me in an emergency?
The Peace Corps' Office of Special Services provides assistance in handling emergencies affecting trainees and Volunteers or their families. Before leaving the United States, instruct your family to notify the Office of Special Services immediately if an emergency arises, such as a serious illness or death of a family member. During normal business hours, the number for the Office of Special Services is 800.424.8580, extension 1470. After normal business hours and on weekends and holidays, the Special Services duty officer can be reached at 202.638.2574. For non-emergency questions, your family can get information from your country desk staff at the Peace Corps by calling 800.424.8580, extension 2423.
Can I call home from Armenia?
International phone service to and from Armenia is good relative to that of other developing countries. However, at times (especially on weekends and holidays) the phone system is easily overwhelmed, and phone service may be disrupted. You may want to bring AT&T, MCI, or Sprint calling cards to minimize costs of international calls. You can purchase international calling cards in Yerevan and in towns/cities.
Should I bring a cellular phone with me?
You may, if your mobile device is not locked to any specific network and it supports Armenia's GSM band frequencies (900 and 1800). If it is locked to a network prior to arrival in Armenia, it will not be able to connect to Armenian networks. This may be circumvented by visiting Armenian shops that offer unlocking services that cost money. However, if the cellphone is incompatible with 900/1800 GSM band frequencies, it will not function.
Will there be e-mail and Internet access? Should I bring my computer?
A growing number of businesses offer Internet access in the capital and some of the larger cities. Because of the weaker infrastructure in outlying areas, Volunteers posted to rural sites may be limited to sending and receiving e-mail on their occasional visits to the capital or regional hubs. Before leaving the United States, many people sign up for free e-mail accounts, such as Yahoo or Hotmail, which they can access worldwide. Peace Corps/Armenia suggests that you obtain a free e-mail account with www.freenet.am, as it is easier to access in Armenia than other services.
Some people bring laptop computers, but they are responsible for insuring and maintaining the computers themselves. Note that you probably will not find the same level of technical assistance here as you would at home and that replacement parts can take months to arrive. Also note that having Internet access via your laptop is only a remote possibility because very few Volunteers have adequate telephone lines in their homes or in their place of work. The Peace Corps office in Yerevan has three computers available for Volunteers to conduct project research. If you bring a laptop, be sure to buy a high-quality surge protector; power lapses and surges are common. Volunteers who have computers also significantly increase their risk of becoming a victim of crime. The Peace Corps will not replace stolen computers and strongly encourages those who bring them to get personal property insurance.


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U.S. News Ranks Regent University Online Bachelor's Degree No. 10 in Nation
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Regent University's online bachelor's degree programs have been ranked in the nation's top 10 by U.S. News & World Report in its 2013 rankings of online programs at colleges and universities released Tuesday, Jan. 15. This marks the second year that U.S. News assessed online bachelor's degree programs, as well as master's programs in several academic disciplines.
Regent's online MBA degree program tied for first in the nation in the criteria of faculty credentials and training, and was ranked in the top third overall. Regent's online graduate education program was the highest ranked Virginia school, coming in at number 43 overall. Graduate-level programs were scored using similar categories to the bachelor's degree programs.
"Our goal at Regent is to deliver the highest quality, top-ranked, best-value Christian education possible," said Regent president, Dr. Carlos Campo. "Receiving a top 10 national ranking among online universities from U.S. News & World Report helps quantify our commitment to educational excellence. We are certain that as prospective online students become more savvy and selective about their online school of choice, more and more of them will turn to Regent University to fulfill their academic goals. At a time when online education continues to evolve, Regent has invested in a comprehensive curriculum and holistic approach intended to match the demands that employers say is needed from today's graduates. And, we've taken care to deliver our programs at a high value for tuition dollars invested."
Regent ranked number 10 overall in online bachelor programs. U.S. News ranked the bachelor degree programs based on faculty credentials and training, student engagement and assessment practices, and student services and technology.
Among the other universities ranked in the top 10 was St. John's University in New York. Other notable colleges in the top 20 include the University of Nebraska, Omaha; Penn State; Marist College and the University of Illinois, Chicago.
Regent's online programs offer the same courses taught by the same on-campus faculty, on both undergraduate and graduate levels. More than 4,500 students—approximately 75 percent of all students—take at least one class online. Included in this number are about 80 percent of Regent's military students.
Currently, Regent offers 11 bachelor's degrees completely online, including business, leadership and management, criminal justice, and psychology. Components of other degree programs are also offered online.
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Insert says no no while BF but OB and my sons Ped say OK?
I so conflicted.
Insert says no no while BF but OB and my sons Ped say OK?
I so conflicted.
In an effort to cover their hiney's, drug manufacturer's always put that disclaimer in the drug packaging insert. Mainly because none of them do any testing of their drug in nursing women. But Dr. Thomas Hale does a lot of pharmacology research and he publishes a book called "Medications and Mother's Milk" that lists hundreds and hundreds of drugs and their relative safety (or lack thereof). It's possible that your OB and son's pediatrician have consulted this book and that's where they're getting their information from.
That said, if you will post the name of the drug, I can look it up in Hale's and tell you what Lactation Risk Category it is. Sarafem is not shown so it might be listed under a different name (or not researched at all which is why it's not showing up).
Dr. Hale also has medication's forums where you can look up the drug and see what he has to say directly about it. http://neonatal.ama.ttuhsc.edu/cgi-b...s&access=guest If that doesn't work, just go to the main link, click on "Medications Forums" and enter as a guest. Then do a search for your specific drug.
It's Prozac-however I did read stuff on his site and it is conflicting too....Some cases he says OK and some he says to use Zolft because it barely passes into milk????
Zoloft is Dr. Hale's preferred antidepressant, yes and for the reason you mentioned above. Prozac is a LRC L2 in older infants and a L3 in neonates while Zoloft is a L2.
If you are uncomfortable with the Sarafem/Prozac, could you ask your doctor for Zoloft instead?
I could but I think cause I'm not "depressed" rather hacve a severe case of PMDD that Sarafem is preferred or know to worl better. You had mentioned in older infants it was a L2 just as Zoloft is and my son is 9 months old now. So I wonder if there both just as safe being he is older?
According to Hale, your son would be considered "older". He defines an older infant as one who is 4-6 months or older. This is what he says about the age of baby being important when taking Prozac:
You might want to call your doctor and discuss your concerns with him about this. He may be able to show you literature that will set your mind at ease.Use in older infants (4-6 months or older) is far less hazardous because they can metabolize and excrete the medication more rapidly.
Thank you so much Carol. Have you know personaly women who have taken Prozac successfuly for PMDD?


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