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"How did she know about that?" Sam muttered, her eyebrow raised.
"I don't know." I replied, mortified. "I didn't tell her."
"Happy Birthday sex machine!" Lexi called, appearing to give Sam a hug. "You enjoy it then?"
"Lexi… did you tell Anna about my dream?"
Lexi's cheeks went red.
"Might have mentioned that I'd managed to stop you just before anything like that happened, yeah."
"Lexi…" Sam began but Myra interrupted, appearing next to Lexi.
"She'll be punished Sam, don't worry." Lexi pulled out a puppy dog face but Myra ignored her. "You two look after yourselves. And I'll see you to discuss about the Christmas show in a week Sam."
"Yeah, see you then Myra. Make sure she pays." Sam said, giving Myra a hug and elbowing Lexi in the process.
"Ow! It was innocent! Sorry!" Lexi played the child and made me giggle. Sam grinned and slipped her arm around my waist.
"Go on you two. Home to your punishment Lexi." She smirked and Lexi pouted.
"Meanie." She said before grinning. "See you soon guys." We got a double hug and then they were gone. The last of the guests. I bit my lip and looked up at Sam. She grinned.
"I know that look."
"What look?" I asked innocently.
"The look that means my dreams are about to come to a reality." She said dramatically and I giggled, wrapping my arms around her waist and looking up at her lovingly, laying my head on her shoulder. "Of course, the most important one has already." She added as a whispered afterthought, smiling at me.
"Cheesy." I commented, pretending to taste the air. "With a hint of sucking up."
"Shut up you." She laughed, going to tickle me.
"Noooo!" I cried, trying to escape her and failing. She caught me in her arms to pull me close and I fell in to her arms, wrapping mine around her neck. "Don't tickle me." I pouted.
"Fine." She consented. "Shall we go… um…"
"… make your dreams a reality?" I quoted her and earned her wry smile.
"Exactly." She took my hand and we walked over the gallery floor and through the door to her office.
"So how exactly did this dream go?" I asked as she turned to grin at me. Her cheeks went pink and I stepped up, intrigued. "Tell me."
She sighed and leant on the wall so that to follow her I was almost pressing her again it. Her fingers stroked my arm gently and she smiled.
"I was working in the gallery and there was a problem; I forget what. I was talking to Gina at the desk, looking at the computer screen and there were no customers in. It was fairly late. We'd basically shut up and there were only a couple of lights on. Then the bell on the door went and I glanced up, and it was you." I smiled and kissed her.
"And then?"
"Mmm… and then," She shifted, smiling, "then you smiled and asked if we were still open. Gina went to say no but I stopped her, and asked if you needed any help. You said you were just browsing. I went back to work but I kept watching you walking round and it was distracting. So I told Gina to go home and that's I'd wrap up. When I went to look at you again when she'd gone you weren't there. I looked around a bit and then came in here, and you were looking at this." She pointed to the painting she kept near her desk, one of her favourites, of a woman reclining in the arms of her androgynous lover in the shadow of a tree. "And you looked all innocent and startled when I came in, and asked if you shouldn't be in here. I said I didn't mind…" She trailed off and smiled at me. "Why am I telling you this?"
"Because I want to know."
"I could show you what happens next?" She suggested.
"Tell me." I grinned, releasing her and stepping back to lean on the other wall. Her eyes flashed, even in the dim light I could see them.
"I went over to you and you said you liked the painting. You thought the man was intriguing and I said it was a woman. You were surprised and I thought for a moment that you weren't gay… I was disappointed and I went to lean on my desk. You asked if I knew for sure it was a woman and I said it was my friend who had painted it, so I knew. You just stood there looking at it so I asked if you wanted a leaflet with her work in it. You said yes and I went to get one from the cabinets. When I came back you were looking at something on my desk and I coughed behind you and you knocked my pencil pot off. You were apologising and we were both picking them up and when we stood up and you were still apologising I leaned across you to put the pot back on the desk behind you and you went silent. So I glanced at you when I was coming back and you were watching me so…" She shivered and smiled. "Intensely. I stroked your cheek and you didn't complain and then we were kissing and I was fucking you over the desk… it was the most intense dream I've ever had." She finished and I grinned.
"You want to do that again?"
"What? Tell you again?"
"No silly." I grinned, stepping forward and taking a bit of her shirt in my hand to play with while I kissed her chastely on the lips. "Do you want to offer me a leaflet again?"
"Role play?" She raised an eyebrow grinning.
"Mmm… go on. Go outside. I think that painting is very interesting…"
"Fuck Cara…" She groaned as I flicked my tongue against her lips.
"Go." I whispered and let her pull away. She threw me a last hot look over her shoulder before she went outside. I grinned and allowed myself a moment. Tomorrow, everything was going to change. Tonight would be perfect. Perfect.


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I feel like I have a lot going on right now. I have been putting in quite a bit of time outdoors - out of habit, out of mental necessity - but it seems like my mind is usually somewhere else. There is a little voice of reason that is starting to shout: Training! Focus! Training! It's early November. I need a plan, I really do. And yet, when I'm out on my bike, aiming for miles or speed or a few bumpy turns on the ice-crusted snow, I'll find myself gazing blankly at the horizon, legs spinning on autopilot, focus elsewhere.
By this time last year, I had a pretty good plan for Iditarod training. It centered mainly on hours of exercise and time in the saddle - valuable, but in hindsight, only a small part of what I needed to actually be ready for the race. This year, I know I need more time on my feet, more weight on my bike, more impact, more upper-body everything. And that's just the physical fitness part, which only amounts to about 20 percent of being ready. After that there are gear decisions and testing, food planning and testing, weather conditioning, sleep deprivation, bicycle maintenance practice and mental preparations. And even if I get all of that right, that only factors in to about 20 percent of my probability for success. Everything else is luck and willpower. That's why I love this race.
But yes, training is still important, and my inability to focus right now may become a concern if it lingers much longer. There remains the option of soliciting the help of a coach. For anyone who knows me, the very idea would make them laugh out loud. "But Jill," they'd say, "Coaches are for people who race, you know, more than once a year. Coaches are for people who enjoy structure and who chose activities based on fitness value, not on how many pretty pictures they can take along the way. Coaches are for people who enter races that aren't based 80 percent on luck. Coaches are for, you know, athletes. Real ones."
And yet, any coach who says he's interested in the abstract discipline of "ultra-endurance" has my attention. Would such a coach share my view that success in this arena has as much or more to do with mental landscape as it does with physical conditioning? Or would the coach defer to what may actually be more useful knowledge, encouraging me to buy a heart-rate monitor and stick to my planned 15-minute intervals even when I think the weather that day calls for six hours of long slow distance and a few dozen pretty pictures? There is a chance I would never see eye to eye with a coach, but it certainly is worth some dialog, at least.

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Kayli rushed back with a torch in her hand and meandered through the rubble to find her hole again. It was hard to miss considering it's size and Kayli found it quickly. She shined the torch down the tunnel just to make sure there was nothing there for she slid down the tunnel.
The air below reeked of gravel and was already getting somewhat musty even though it had only been a week. Kayli inspected the tile and already, she knew where she was. She was quite a ways off from the entrance to the library and she sighed, thankful for this stupid yet useful tile system.
Kayli rushed through the darkness, holding the torch in front of her. The building hadn't collapsed completely, leaving a low hanging, but spacious cavern to walk through.
Kayli felt slightly worried. If the building didn't completely collapse, then did that mean the people there were still alive? Did that mean that she might still meet one of those men in black?But then Kayli shook that thought away from her mind. Of course not, it had been a week, they would've all died of hunger if not thirst. Unless they resorted to eating each other.
Kayli prayed that they were all dead. She was not ready to deal with some crazed cannibals yet. Kayli reminded herself to make sure to seal off her hole after she left with the book. It was best the leave this dead place in peace. There was nothing else much that she could do about it.
The steps of down to the library were littered with gravel. Kayli made sure not to slip and the darkness of the library made her feel out of place. She was not accustomed to the place being so dark and so barely lit. There was no light except for her torch which barely shone anything anywhere. She could see almost nothing and it bothered her deeply.
Lack of light had never been a huge problem for her, but now, it could only remind her of how she failed to protect this place. How she stupidly trusted a spy for years. How she thought that they had been playmates, best friends. And now? He just disappeared and almost killed her as well.
Kayli slammed her fist against the wall and winced as it brought up a billow of dust. She coughed as she waved the dust away. Now where was that book?
Ryan said that it had been filed under the pottery section, but Kayli had forgotten to ask him if he had moved it over along with the others books about the robot. Kayli sighed. She would have to look over each book one by one and in a library this size, she was just glad that both sections that she had to inspect were some of the smaller sections of the library.
So Kayli began.
The search was long and tedious and her eyes began to tire already from scanning the bookshelves in the dimness of the torch light. She rubbed her eyes and pushed forward. She was starting to get a headache as well from all the dust that had gotten down here.
Kayli coughed again and was about to give up. She was tired and spending anymore time down here would just be wasting her time and everyone else's precious time. She might as well go back and ask Ryan where he had put it. She sighed and rubbed her temples tiredly. She had just been too eager and excited about things again. Why hadn't she just had sat down and thought through what she was going to do and what she needed for it? It would have saved her so much more time instead of what she was doing now.
Kayli got up from a dusty seat and brushed the dust off of her pants. She gave the shelves one last quick scan before she left. She turned to leave when suddenly, she thought she saw something. She glanced back and scurried back to the shelf.
She pushed her hand in between two huge volumes and grabbed the corner of a small book that had been barely sticking out of the shelf.
It was terribly tight and she had trouble squeezing it out without causing a ruckus, but the book finally slid free, (of course along with a landslide of dust and other pleasant things) and Kayli looked upon the cover with excitement.
The cover was blank.
She frowned, but she continued to open it and found it to be a notebook. Tight but neat words were scrawled throughout the pages of the thin book and diagrams of something... something seemingly important were drawn neatly into the book.
Kayli sucked in her breath as she realized that this had been what she was looking for. She hadn't realized that it was actually the journal of the original found who came up with this system. Kayli's heart pounded as she rushed out of the library, keeping her head low. But the inevitable came anyways.
A heavy thump of the ground warned her of approaching people and when she finally looked up, she was faced with a horrible sight.
Men stood before her, their eyes dim from hunger and dehydration. There was blood on their clothes, clearly they must had eaten the dead and sacrificed the injured. But they were still barely alive.
One of them bared his teeth as if lunch were nearby and lunged at her.
Kayli froze, turned and ran.
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Free-Lunch Debate Reignites as Obama Touts Higher Minimum WageLorraine Woellert and Victoria Stilwell
The debate over President Barack Obama's proposal to raise the minimum wage turns on the credibility of an economic tenet popularized by Milton Friedman: "There's no such thing as a free lunch."
Since states began raising their wage floors two decades ago, economists have focused on the patchwork of laws in a debate about the impact -- or lack thereof. Some studies argue that moderate increases have little or no ill effects on hiring and therefore will boost household income and spending. Others call the laws job killers that hurt unskilled and low-paid workers, the very people they're meant to help.
The sides square off again as Obama and other Democrats push for an increase in the $7.25-an-hour federal minimum. In his annual State of the Union address this week, Obama announced a wage increase for the lowest-paid federal workers and contract employees, and prodded state and city governments to take similar action if Congress doesn't.
"To every mayor, governor, state legislator in America, I say, you don't have to wait for Congress to act," Obama said. "Join the rest of the country. Say yes. Give America a raise."
The subjects of the discourse are the lowest-paid Americans. While they would benefit from a pay raise, the trade-off could be fewer jobs, shorter workweeks and less incentive to acquire skills and get better positions, say analysts such as John Silvia.
"There is no free lunch," said Silvia, chief economist at Wells Fargo Securities LLC in Charlotte, North Carolina, and a former chief economist of the Senate Banking Committee under Texas Republican Phil Gramm, channeling Friedman. "The money has to come from somewhere, and that's the big problem."
Wage Advocates
Others, including Alan Krueger and Arindrajit Dube, challenge the supply-and-demand principle that higher wages lead to fewer jobs. Raising entry-level pay to $10.10 an hour, the target sought by Democrats, would lift millions of workers out of poverty, lower employee turnover, boost consumer spending and inflict minimal pain on the economy, they say.
The economic duel took off in 1994 with a paper from Krueger, currently an economics professor at Princeton University in New Jersey and a former economic adviser to Obama, and David Card, now director of the Labor Studies Program at the National Bureau of Economic Research. They compared employment at fast-food eateries in New Jersey and Pennsylvania after New Jersey raised its hourly minimum wage to $5.05 from $4.25 in 1992.
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"The increase in the minimum wage increased employment," the two found. Job prospects even improved for low-wage workers in New Jersey, they concluded. This month, that state raised its minimum to $8.25 an hour.
The surprising finding was both widely hailed and criticized. And it handed a talking point to politicians on both sides of the aisle.
Conservatives and libertarians latched on to Friedman's free lunch. A famed free-market economist and Nobel laureate, Friedman advocated minimal government intervention in markets, and said every action had an explicit or implicit cost. Democrats and their allies pointed to examples of places where minimum wage laws had little obvious adverse impact.
In 2004, San Francisco became the first municipality to set its own minimum wage, increasing it to $8.50. A 2007 study led by Dube, an economist at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst, compared restaurants in the city and the adjacent East Bay before and after the increase. The researchers found no significant effects on employment or hours worked.
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Dube said so few people earn the minimum that the macroeconomic impact is minimal.
"For moderate increases in minimum wage, the earnings increase fairly substantially at the bottom with fairly small effects on employment," Dube said in an interview. "Good or bad, you wouldn't expect to see the effects of minimum wage on overall unemployment or overall inflation."
San Francisco Mayor Ed Lee is sold. Lee, a Democrat who sat with First Lady Michelle Obama during last night's speech, wants to boost the city minimum wage to $15 an hour from the current $10.55.
Work from Krueger and Dube has been answered by David Neumark, an economist at the University of California at Irvine, and Federal Reserve economist William Wascher.
The evidence shows that increasing the minimum wage hurts low-paid workers, Neumark said. The trade-offs, including higher prices by companies trying to make up the added expense, aren't worth the benefits, he said.
Costs, Benefits
"The most honest folks acknowledge there is some job loss, but suggest that other potential benefits more than compensate for this," Neumark said in an e-mail. "The debate should be about whether there are benefits that potentially offset the disemployment effects, and whether there are better ways to deliver those benefits."
Analysts at the Cato Institute in Washington, which supports limited government, found that just 4.7 percent of minimum-wage workers are poor adults. Many live in families with incomes above the poverty level, they said.
"It has a very limited impact on poverty," said Michael Tanner, a senior fellow at Cato.
To its supporters, that isn't important.
"There are a lot of reasons why we should care about the earnings of low-wage workers beyond simply as an anti-poverty strategy," said Melissa Kearney, director of the Hamilton Project at the Brookings Institution in Washington. "There's something to be said for supporting low-wage workers even if they're not below the poverty line."
Political Debate
Politicians have joined the debate as they prepare for congressional elections in November. Five years into the economic recovery, the unemployment rate at 6.7 percent remains almost two percentage points higher than when the recession began in December 2007. Some evidence suggests that many of the long-term unemployed have abandoned the job search altogether. The gap between rich and poor is widening and Obama has made redressing inequality a centerpiece of his domestic agenda.
The federal minimum wage doesn't buy what it used to. When Congress first established it in 1938, it was 25 cents an hour. Since then, it's been increased 22 times, most recently in July 2009. In the interim, its buying power has fluctuated, according to a Jan. 8 study from the Congressional Research Service.
That 25 cents in 1938 would be worth $4.06 today, according to the report. Adjusted for inflation, the value of the wage peaked in February 1968, when the then $1.60 rate was worth $10.69, about 47 percent higher than the current $7.25 an hour.
At Minimum
As of January, 21 states and the District of Columbia have a higher floor. Brookings estimates only 2.6 percent of American workers actually earn the local, state or federal minimum.
Brookings' Kearney said the potential ripple effects of a higher minimum are much broader. Almost 30 percent of employees, as many as 35 million workers, earn 150 percent of the minimum in their state. Those workers also are likely to see a boost in pay, she said.
"If you have the lowest-paid workers in your staff making a certain amount, and then you bump them up, you don't want to change where people are on your wage ladder, so people get bumped up," Kearney said in an interview. "We can't dismiss this policy lever as being essentially irrelevant just because not so many people make exactly that amount."


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|Application number
|Publication date
|Jun 26, 2001
|Filing date
|Jan 20, 1998
|Priority date
|Jan 20, 1998
|Fee status
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|Publication number
|Katherine S. Tweden
|Original Assignee
|Heartstent Corporation
|Export Citation
|BiBTeX, EndNote, RefMan
|Patent Citations (12), Non-Patent Citations (10), Referenced by (29), Classifications (11), Legal Events (7)
|External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, Espacenet
1. Field of the Invention
This invention pertains to an implant for passing blood flow directly between a chamber of the heart and a coronary vessel. More particularly, this invention pertains to a flexible transmyocardial implant.
2. Description of the Prior Art
Commonly assigned and co-pending U.S. patent application Ser. No. 08/882,397 filed Jun. 25, 1997, entitled "Method and Apparatus for Performing Coronary Bypass Surgery", and filed in the name of inventors Mark B. Knudson and William L. Giese, now U.S. Pat. No. 5,944,019 teaches an implant for defining a blood flow conduit directly from a chamber of the heart to a lumen of a coronary vessel. An embodiment disclosed in the aforementioned application teaches an L-shaped implant in the form of a rigid conduit having one leg sized to be received within a lumen of a coronary artery and a second leg sized to pass through the myocardium and extend into the left ventricle of the heart. As disclosed in the above-referenced application, the conduit is rigid and remains open for blood flow to pass through the conduit during both systole and diastole. The conduit penetrates into the left ventricle in order to prevent tissue growth and occlusions over an opening of the conduit.
Commonly assigned and co-pending U.S. patent application Ser. No. 08/944,313 filed Oct. 6, 1997, entitled "Transmyocardial Implant", and filed in the name of inventors Katherine S. Tweden, Guy P. Vanney and Thomas L. Odland, now U.S. Pat. No. 5,984,950 teaches an implant such as that shown in the aforementioned '397 application with an enhanced fixation structure. The enhanced fixation structure includes a fabric surrounding at least a portion of the conduit to facilitate tissue growth on the exterior of the implant.
Implants such as those shown in the aforementioned applications include a portion to be placed within a coronary vessel and a portion to be placed within the myocardium. The implants disclosed in the above-mentioned applications are rigid structures. Being rigid, the implants are restricted in use. For example, an occluded site may not be positioned on the heart in close proximity to a heart chamber containing oxygenated blood. To access such a site with a rigid, titanium implant, a very long implant must be used. A long implant results in a long pathway in which blood will be in contact with the material of the implant. With non-biological materials, such as titanium, a long residence time of blood against such materials increases the probability of thrombus. The risk can be reduced with anti-thrombotic coatings. Moreover, a rigid implant can be difficult to place while achieving desired alignment of the implant with the vessel. A flexible implant will enhance placement of the implant. Unfortunately, flexible materials tend to be non-biostable and trombogenic and may collapse due to contraction of the heart during systole.
According to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, a transmyocardial implant is disclosed for establishing a blood flow path through a myocardium between a heart chamber and a lumen of a coronary vessel residing on an exterior of the heart. The implant includes a hollow conduit adapted to be inserted into and retained within the heart wall of a heart chamber containing oxygenated blood. The conduit is in blood-flow communication with blood contained within the chamber. A natural blood vessel graft is secured to the conduit for blood from the chamber to flow into the graft. The graft is secured to the coronary vessel in blood flow communication with a lumen of the coronary vessel. The conduit and graft define a blood flow path between the heart chamber and the vessel.
FIG. 1 is a side sectional view of an implant according to the present invention; and
FIG. 2 is a side sectional view of an implant according to the present invention shown in place in a human heart wall with the implant establishing a direct blood flow path from a heart chamber to a coronary vessel.
With initial reference to FIG. 1, an implant 10 is shown including a hollow, rigid cylindrical conduit 12 and a natural tubular graft vessel 14. The conduit 12 may be formed of titanium or other rigid biocompatible material such as pyrolytic carbon or may be titanium coated with pyrolytic carbon. The material of the conduit 12 is preferably a rigid material in order to withstand contraction forces of the myocardium. While the conduit 12 is described as a solid, rigid cylinder, the conduit 12 can be any structure (e.g., an expanded stent) suitable to hold open a path through the myocardium during both systole and diastole.
The conduit 12 is sized to extend through the myocardium 80 of the human heart to project into the interior of a heart chamber 82 (preferably, the left ventricle) by a distance of about 5 mm. By way of non-limiting example, the conduit 12 will have an axial length L of about 25-35 mm and an outside diameter DO of about 3 millimeters and an internal diameter DI of about 2 millimeters to provide a wall thickness of about 0.5 millimeters. The conduit 12 extends from a first end 16 to a second end 18. While not shown, the second end 18 of the conduit 12 may be provided with a flange to stop insertion of the conduit 12 into the myocardium 80. Such a flange will insure penetration of the second end 16 into the left ventricle 82 and will provide a convenient location for a surgeon to suture the conduit 12 to the myocardium. Adjacent to the lower end 16, the exterior wall of the conduit 12 is provided with a circumferential groove 22, the purpose of which will be described.
As discussed more fully in the afore-mentioned commonly assigned and co-pending U.S. patent application Ser. No. 08/944,313, the conduit 12 may be provided with tissue-growth inducing material 20 to further immobilize the conduit 12 within the myocardium 80. The material 20 is positioned adjacent upper end 18 and spaced from lower end 16 and groove 22. The material 20 surrounds the exterior of the conduit 12 and may be a polyester woven sleeve or sintered metal to define pores into which tissue growth from the myocardium 80 may occur.
The natural vessel 14 graft has first and second ends 30, 32. The first end 30 of the graft 14 is inserted through the interior of the conduit 12. The first end 30 is wrapped around the first end 16 of the conduit 12 such that the first end 30 of the graft 14 partially covers the exterior of the conduit 12 adjacent the first end 16 of the conduit 12 and covers the groove 22. The first end 30 of the graft 14 is secured to the conduit 12 by sutures 34 tightly placed around the exterior of the graft 14 overlying the groove 22.
The conduit 12 and attached graft 14 are placed in the myocardium 80 with the first end 16 protruding into the left ventricle 82. The implant 10 thus defines an open blood flow path 60 having a first end 62 in blood flow communication with the left ventricle 82. A second end 64 of the blood flow path 60 communicates directly with the lumen 84 of the coronary vessel 86 lying on an exterior of the heart wall 80. To bypass an obstruction in a coronary artery, the end 32 of the graft 14, is anastomosed to the artery 32 with sutures (not shown) as is done in conventional coronary artery bypass procedures. The end 32 is secured to the artery 86 distal to the obstruction.
With the above-described embodiment, the implant 10 permits revascularization from the left ventricle 82 to a coronary vessel such as a coronary artery (or a coronary vein in the event of a retrograde profusion procedure). The use of an elongated, flexible graft 14 permits revascularization where the vessel 86 is not necessarily in overlying relation to the chamber 82. For example, the implant 10 permits direct blood flow between the left ventricle 82 and a vessel 86 overlying the right ventricle (not shown). The use of a natural graft 14 results in blood flowing through path 60 being exposed only to natural biological material thereby reducing risk of thrombosis. As shown in FIG. 2, the graft 14 is wrapped around the conduit 12 so that no portion of the conduit 12 is in contact with blood within the left ventricle 82.
Any suitable graft may be used. For example, the graft 14 may be an artery or vein harvested from the patient. Such harvesting is common in traditional bypass surgeries. The present invention permits harvesting a much shorter length of vessel than would be otherwise required in conventional bypass surgeries. In addition to grafts harvested from the patient, other grafts could be used. These include cryo-preserved grafts or bovine or umbilical vein glutaraldehyde treated vessels.
Certain veins, for example the saphenous vein, include natural valves 70. In the event such veins are selected as graft 14, the graft 14 is aligned so that the valves 70 are positioned to provide unobstructed flow from the left ventricle 82 to the vessel 86 as illustrated by arrow A in FIG. 2. The valves 70 act to obstruct reverse flow to the left ventricle.
Having disclosed the present invention in a preferred embodiment, it will be appreciated that modifications and equivalents may occur to one of ordinary skill in the art having the benefits of the teachings of the present invention. It is intended that such modifications shall be included within the scope of the claims which are appended hereto.
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|International Classification
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|Apr 12, 1999
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Prince Peter's Castle
A pale blue castle. It could have been carved from the cloudless sky above. Four turrets - one at each point of the compass, the structure facing north-west so the turrets align like a square.
A castle for fairies. See the blue ribbons streaming from the roofs of the turrets whose tiles are a slightly darker blue than the smooth stone used to create this magnificent building. Hear a soft wind sighing as it passes over the turquoise sea of grass on the south-west side and its excited whisper as it explores the forest of firs to the south-east. Inhale the scent of the lavender which lines the spotless cream-coloured patio leading to the wooden doors to the right of which is a glass fountain with its smooth and polished sculpture of an angel. Bathe your fingers in the warm pool of this fountain, in the glowing green waters lit from the basin by sparkling gems. Step through the doors onto white marble: you are in the entrance hall. Tiny creatures flit around you, their wings buzzing quietly: the fairies the castle is so appropriate for. In the background, you hear the beautiful sound of women singing. Footsteps inform you of the prince's presence. Descending the glass staircase before you is a warm and lovely creature. Peter. Prince Peter of Le Pays Romantique.
"Welcome," he says, in his gentlest tones.
You kneel on the marble, your head bowed respectfully. The marble beneath you is so clean that you can see your face reflected in it. Peter approaches and lightly touches your right shoulder, bidding you to rise. You stand and before any business is discussed, he invites you to the parlour for a cup of tea, coffee, hot chocolate - whatever your heart would delight in - and a slice of freshly-baked cake.
Every room in that castle radiates warmth and security and the courtyard is a place of serenity, an area dedicated to the thinkers, the readers, the silent writers, and every type of person can find a room where they can feel content.
Such is the home of our wonderful prince.
I arrived on a sunny day at my beloved's castle. It is always springtime there, though a certain magic in the air means that every species of flower may grow in the gardens. Peter walked out of the castle to greet me, playfully tugging me inside where we waltzed across the marble tiles; he led me to the chamber which he told me belonged to me - it was a circular tower and had a window facing west and the hues of the wall and the bedcovers made me feel light-hearted and like a young child; he kissed me beneath a ceiling decorated with coloured paper chains which sparkled gold and silver when they caught the sunlight; he showed me a cat and her kittens on the bed which were to be mine to care for as I was Peter's to care for. Next, he led me to a grand library, a noticeable spring in his step as we walked, and he told me that if I didn't find what I was looking for, he would order it specially or have one of the castle staff write the story I desired to be immersed in.
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It was in the forest that we shared another kiss. The kiss was slow and the feelings behind it intense as the wood took on a mystical atmosphere and the surroundings grew quiet with awe at the perfection of our togetherness. When we drew apart there was dew on the forest floor as if forest-dwelling spirits had cried during the embrace.
Peter took my hand and we walked silently to our next destination - the courtyard of the castle. We sat beside each other on a bench near a circular duck pond. Tiny mallard ducklings paddled through the water as their mother watched protectively from the banks. Peter absently stroked my hair as we watched, his aura of unadulterated love enveloping me and producing the same delight in my soul as the blissful touch of his lips.
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"You're the perfect princess, Tia," he murmured. "A dream come true for any prince."
"Though only yours," I replied, moving into his lap and nestling into him.
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"It should be me giving it to you then," I told him as he leant away, smiling his quiet but thrillingly intense smile. I leant up and kissed him, stroking the rose petals as if they were Peter's heart.
"Oh, Tia, you make my heart complete," he murmured afterwards, as if he had felt the caress of my fingers along the surface of his soul.
"I love you," I told him.
"I love you too."
Behind the gardens was a copper-coloured river. Willows, horse-chestnut trees, oaks and sycamore trees lined its bank. We lay side-by-side, fingers brushing, on the grass which sparkled like emeralds. We closed our eyes and surrendered to the contentment produced by the other's mere presence, our thoughts floating away as the music of the rushing water filled our ears.
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An investigation is underway after a New Jersey high school football player was caught on video ripping the helmet off a player of the opposing team and hitting him with it.
During Friday night's game between Linden and Immaculata high schools, Linden's defensive lineman grabbed the helmet off his opponent and hit him in the head, causing him to get 10 stitches.
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The Linden player was flagged for unsportsmanlike conduct but was not ejected from the game. "The Today Show" reports that player has since been suspended from the team.
Linden school officials released a statement about the incident:
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The Juvenile Bureau of the Linden New Jersey Police Department is investigating to decide whether charges will be filed.
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Chapter One- Part twoMature
"Hey, girl!" The girl, Penny, called out after seeing us. And she grabbed the guy, Ethan, with her, and hurried over to join us. "I'm so glad you came!"
"Hey, is this your best friend you're always going on about?" The boy, Ethan, asked. His short red hair, combed viciously highlighting his tawny eyes. He was tall, but a boney thing. His arms couldn't be much bigger than mine, and the way his suit fit it seemed loose in certain areas. Almost as if it was two sized too big for him. "Damn, I can't believe you're real. We were all starting to think Bekah was making you up." He laughed and hearty chuckle.
"Ethan, that's so rude." The girl, Penny, frowned at him through thick lashes. Her expression exasperated, as she leaned over the table and gave me a hug. "Ignore him. " She scoffed. "I'm pretty sure he was dropped on his head when we were kids."
After we hugged, she moved on to Bekah before finally sitting back in her seat. It was then I noticed the similarities among the two, my inner mind rolling her eyes that I hadn't noticed in the first place. Like him her hair was red only more tamed, and accented with a few low lights. They had the same eyes, too, and the same slender frame. In fact, the only thing even remotely different about the two was their nose. Whereas Penny's was more short and bubbled at the end. Ethan had the nose of an aristocrat, which I found oddly suited him. "It's nice to meet you, too." I said.
In my mind, I let myself go back to the conversation I had with Bekah on the drive up here. Her words of advice replaying in my mind like a broken record as she went through the list of everyone she couldn't stand that worked at SMASH. Ethan and Penny, ranking high on that list. They're absolutely nuts! She called them. No manners, no boundaries, and they'll steal your tips, too! Sitting back, I observed her alongside them, laughing and whispering about some latest gossip about someone named Wesley? She could have fooled me with the act she was putting on. And immediately I felt ashamed for the twins, it wasn't right the things she had said about them. Even if what she said was true, then she shouldn't be acting as if she felt any different.
"Yeah, I heard he might stop by tonight, too!" Bekah cooed along with Penny. The two of them huddled against each other, their arms wrapped as if it helped to contain their obvious excitement. "That means you know who might actually make an appearance for once."
"You know who?" I asked, curious as to who had them so suddenly worked up.
"Who?" Ethan pushed back in his seat then, and folded his hands behind his head. "Mr. Sutton, of course."
"What's the big deal about Mr. Sutton being here?" I asked confused. "Isn't this his club, and an event he is throwing?" I shrugged. "Wouldn't he have to come?"
"No. Not necessarily." Penny answered honestly. "He throws them yes, and he owns the club but, he owns many other businesses, too, and rarely has time for anything else."
"It's silly, I know." Bekah turned to me, and tucked a section of her short auburn curls back behind her ear. A sure tell sign that this wasn't something she wanted to go into detail about. Either because it was an overly long story, or because it wasn't that of importance. "I'll explain later." Ah. So it's a long story, I say to myself. Rolling my eyes in my head as to how the matter of one man showing up to an event, could really be too long of a story for her to tell.
"So, Raelyn." Ethan started after a minute. He apparently didn't care much for this particular course of gossip, and I made a mental note to ask Bekah more about why later. "I hear you're going to be starting with us soon? What are your future goals here?"
Goals? I asked myself. What the- "What do you mean?"
"I mean, people only come to work here for the purpose of putting themselves out there. To be seen, and hopefully discovered." He grinned, rolling his eyes at my lack of understanding.
"I don't have any "goals" for why I am coming to work here." I shrugged.
"So you don't aspire to be an actress?" Ethan scoffed.
"A model?" Penny through out there as well.
"No. I am just trying to finish paying for my degree." I said, a smiled escaping my lips before I could reel it in. I didn't want them to think I was making fun of their ideas.
"See, I told you." Bekah nodded her head, and crossed her legs. "This is what I've been forced to live with the past few years. A realist instead of a dreamer." I rolled my eyes as Bekah and the others broke out in a fit of laughs. "No. But for real, Raelyn here is going to be a serious journalist someday." Bekah said, her expression oddly proud. "You should read some of her stuff, it's really quite good."
"Sorry, but I'm not much of a reader." Penny said.
"Me either," Ethan cleared his throat. "But good luck with it all."
From the corner of my eye, I could see Bekah scolding the two with her death stare. "Thank you," I said, and forced a smile. Then standing up, I searched the back wall of the club until I found what I was looking for. "Excuse me, I'm just going to run to the ladies room for a minute."
"Do you need me to show you where it is?" Bekah asked, her face laced with an apology.
"Oh, no." I smiled. "I promise, I'll be right back. I'm fine."
"Okay, but call me if you get lost."
Lost? I asked myself. How could someone get lost in a club? Turning away from the table, I slowly moved to push through the sea of people gathered along the dance floor. The instant I reached the halfway point, I seriously started debating calling Bekah to claim defeat. As sure as she said it, with the room so dimly lit, and with all the hustle of everything happening at once. I highly underestimated just how big this place was. Standing on tip toes, I tried with little luck to find my way back. .
The club itself was split into six different sections. The largest being the dance floor, which sat nestled in the center of all the chaos. Next there was the Private lounging areas, which you could find along the length of the largest wall. Three almost alcove looking booths sitting in the actual wall itself. A heavy red curtain in the place of where a door would might be. Off beside that there was the bar, where a massive mahogany bar top stood a good two inches taller than me. The final section, the VIP section, sat adjacent to the Private lounges, rose three stories high. Each one packed with a finer assortment of couches and tables, reminding me of more stadium style seating in the sense how they sat back within the wall. Giving them a perfect view of the dance floor like a field at a Baseball game.
Each wall was painted white, and periodically throughout the rooms hung massive chandeliers I found to be an odd choice for lighting in a club. I expected disco balls, and flashing neon lights with a DJ and a stripper pole. Glancing around I noticed even the glasses used for cocktails were made with a heavy glassware you wouldn't expect either. What happened to plastic cups, and bendy straws? "Hey, watch it!" A voice bellowed out at me, from my right. In the chaos which is my inner thoughts, I had completely forgotten where I was, and had run right into a couple. The woman dress head to toe in a black ball gown. Her blonde hair pulled up into a bun, and the soft blue of her eyes almost predator like as she scowled down at me.
"I am so sorry." I immediately offered, embarrassed by my lack of attention I had shown.
"You're sorry?" The woman was in an outrage now. Throwing her arms down, and causing a scene. I blushed at her comment, my cheeks burning. "You completely rush into me, and what? You're just sorry?"
I opened my mouth to answer, my heart racing as more and more couples turned to face what was turning out to be an event all its own, but froze. I didn't know what to do. "Is there a problem here?" A voice broke through the crowd then, and all eyes dropped at the sound of it. The voice itself, deep and rich, and demanding. Had I been smart, I would have fallen suit with everyone else but, instead I turned and came face to face with its owner. The lure of suspicion winning out over my better judgement. "Shall I ask, again?" He asked, his toned annoyed.
"No." I answered him. The knots in my stomach back from before, only this time they were twisted so tight I thought I might be sick.


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Improving Knowledge Sharing through Measurement
Wednesday, 7 December 2016
Knowledge sharing systems, intranets, and social platforms have long been used by firms to improve communication between their employees. In spite of this, creating a viable, encouraging system remains an elusive goal for many companies. Jim Martin, our Chief Information Officer, presented about Shepley Bulfinch's experience with knowledge architecture, and how we ended up with our current #AskFinch knowledge sharing framework at the KA Connect Conference in 2016.
The journey began in 2015, roughly a year after we launched our intranet, Finch. At the time, technical knowledge passed between employees in conversation or remained ...[more]


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Canada Says It Regularly Audited Montreal, Maine RailwayTheophilos Argitis
The Montreal, Maine & Atlantic Railway Ltd., which is at the center of Canada's worst rail accident in 27 years, had undergone "regular" inspections, according to an official from Transport Canada.
"We had been doing regular inspections and audits of this particular company," Gerard McDonald, assistant deputy minister for safety and security at the department responsible for rail regulation, told reporters today in Ottawa.
Canada's Transportation Safety Board is investigating how an unmanned train carrying 72 carloads of crude operated by the Railway crashed early Saturday near the center of Lac-Megantic, about 250 kilometers (155 miles) east of Montreal. About 50 people are either missing or confirmed dead, police said.
Over the past year, regulators have inspected 514 miles of the company's tracks, 37 crossings and 20 locomotives, Luc Bourdon, director general for rail safety at Transport Canada, said at the same briefing. The company is inspected "the same as any other company," he said.
The cars of the train were inspected on Friday when it came into Montreal from North Dakota and no defects were found, Bourdon said, adding while it was "rare" to have a locomotive unattended on the mainline, the practice didn't violate rules.
Edward Burkhardt, the chairman of Montreal, Maine & Atlantic, said in an interview today the carrier will stop leaving locomotives unattended overnight.


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-Contribute to the evolution of Omnia Media's development slate of Originals properties.
-Identify talent within Omnia's existing talent network to develop and produce original content for both digital platforms and global channels.
-Connecting the dots between network talent and original concepts directly correlating to their point of view and distinctive voice.
-Regularly brainstorm ideas, leaning heavily on the talent roster.
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The Great Basin Rangelands Research Unit Soils Laboratory is a complete lab to characterize soil physical and chemical properties. The lab is specifically set up to perform rapid analyses of soil biological and chemical attributes that can change with storage. We often perform analyses the same day as samples are collected from the field or greenhouse. Major areas of research include plant-soil relationships of invasive weeds, understanding how perennial grasses suppress annual weeds, and genesis and morphology of Great Basin soils.
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Holy red carpet batman!! Is it me or has the red carpet been extremely, um, red, lately? Seems some of our favorite fashionistas are trading the LBD for the LRD. Dare I say it? Red is the new black?...
Holy red carpet batman!! Is it me or has the red carpet been extremely, um, red, lately? Seems some of our favorite fashionistas are trading the LBD for the LRD. Dare I say it? Red is the new black?...
Is there a better most fabulously cool and stylish starlet to take a cue from this summer than Kate Bosworth? Kate's had quite the fashionable couple of weeks and some of her looks are down right covetable and actually quite easy to knock off... Let this serve as our week's worth of style inspiration - at least 5 perfect outfits to get you through your weekly fashion needs!
Imagine my shock and awe when I came across this pic of the lovely Kate Bosworth walking around NYC last week. Not only have I been way too obsessed with the oversized "boyfriend" button down trend lately and was happy to see I'm not the only one, but Kate's wearing the EXACT same shirt I had worn a week earlier in an attempt to perfect this trend for a dinner out with my most favorite ex co-workers. Somehow I managed to wear the same item as one of the undeniably best dressed celebs out there even before she wore it!
Let's just start off by acknowledging the cool factor of our (mine and Kate's obv) mutual Topshop shirt.
Needless to say I didn't come anywhere near close to Kate's chicness with this look. First off her blonde hair did more for the taupe color than my very dark curly hair. Second of all she paired it with skinny jeans which kept it lighter, while I paired it with black skinny pants and a fair isle sweater (it was one of those unexpectedly cold days we've had in NYC lately).
First Camilla Belle, now this. My celebrity dressing 6th sense is really on a roll.
Get mine and Kate's look after the jump. more, more, more...
Author and contributing editor for all of fashion, Mr. Derek Blasberg held a rather classy to do for his new handbook on how to live life with class (and no doubt soon to be NY Times Bestseller) - Classy: Exceptional Advice for the Extremely Modern Woman. After launching the book at Barney's in NYC with the likes of Chloe Sevigny, Blasberg took his new book out west to celebrate with even more famous people at the Missoni boutique last night.
Kate Bosworth, Nicole Richie, Mischa Barton and Margherita Missoni were all in attendance and exceptionally fashionable. Yes, I said Mischa Barton.
Pick up your copy of Classy and start being, well - Classy at amazon.com
Nothing like a smidgen of celebrity street style to get our Spring/Summer juices flowing. Earlier today, Kate Bosworth, poster girl of the oh so casually cool movement, joined the legions of lovely ladies (god I love alliteration) sporting J Brand's 'Houlihan' skinny cargos on the NYC streets. Kate kept her trademark California girl cool in a tie dye Proenza Schouler tank, aviators and that "I just stepped out of the shower so my hair is still wet but I look better than you do after 2 hours at the salon" bun. Ok maybe all of that wasn't going through her head, but she still managed to look effortlessly chic as always.
These are apparently THE pants to covet for the summer, and the sight of Ms. Bosworth in them only makes them that more fantastic. If you're into that whole "I wear the genuine article no matter the cost" thing, rush over to singer22.com for your pair of the season's hottest pants.
Need further proof that the J Brand Houlihan skinny cargos are the IT pants of summer 2010? Read on...
Forget the Oscars, Hollywood's truly most fashionable night is officially the Costume Institute Gala. I can only say Holy amazing red carpet Batman!!! I've never seen so many incredible dresses on so many insanely stylish women all in one place. Doesn't hurt that the inspiration was American style through the ages. I think all the ladies seemed to conquer it. Keep reading for some of my favorites. I don't think there's one that I can say did this year's MET Ball any wrong. It's unbelievable!
It's no secret we are strong supporters of Kate Bosworth's sartorial choices. The blonde beauty always seems casually cool and put together, yet super on trend without over doing it. Of course our eyes were on her as the Coachella style pics started rolling in.
Kate solidified her place in the music festival hall of fame at last year's Coachella in her yellow See by Chloe jellies. For 2010, with new boyfriend in tow, Kate did it again. Ms. Bosworth managed to trump the other hippie chic festival goers in all three of her outfits of choice for the 3 day concert. First was the teal tie dyed Suno dress with Joie's Picasso sandals, the perfect start to a 3 day fashion extravaganza. Next she focused on one of Summer's biggest trends in a very tight bodycon crochet dress (from Topshop of all places!). Is it me or did crochet seem like the trend of choice for Coachella attendees this season? For day three Bos went a bit more casual in a lace tee and cuffed J.Brand shorts, adding a little edge to her look with really low Isabel Marant booties.
Love Kate's Coachella looks as much as we do? Find out where to get them after the jump...
a little bit more glitz, glam and fun at the Vanity Fair Oscar after party.
Not even the threat of a blizzard could keep the gliteratti from heading to many a party last night. after all, the headliners were the likes of Chanel, Hermes, Interview Magazine, Full Frontal Fashion etc etc... Let the NYFW madness begin...
sure the main event of globes night is the awards red carpet itself. but that didn't keep some of our favorite (uninvited to the big party) ladies from styling it up on the after party circuit...


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Energy saver. The PS3 slim because of its smaller and lighter built thus making less power usage. Its new cell which is smaller is colder making it more power efficient consuming 34% less power than its previous models. Much more it runs quieter and has an automatic standby functionality found on the front compartment of the unit.
New Look. This is what perhaps sets the newest PS3 higher because of its compact look. This is 33% smaller with a 290 x 65 x 290 mm dimensions and 36% lighter weighing only 3.2kg compared to its predecessor thus making this slimmer and lighter. There is also a change in the official all caps PLAYSTATION 3 name to PlayStation 3. It is also furnished in an all black and is more compact compared to the fat PS3 making the new frame truly a stand out.
No Linux operating system
No backward compatibility. If you are hooked up with your PS2 games don't expect that this can also be carried out in PS3 slim. It would be better to stick with your current model than to buy a whole new game set for this. Much more it has no IR port and former extras like built-in memory card and even extra USB ports.There are a lot of specifications and features that you must weigh the odds before purchasing this newest PlayStation 3. Make sure to contemplate much as to which one would you go and which features you would go and prefer.
Similar features. If you are hoping for new features with this newest released model, then you are definitely wrong. It still is containing the same like Wi-Fi connection, Profile 2.0 Blu-ray player with BD-Live capabilities, supports MPEG video and even JPEG images and image viewing
Only some XMB™ features can be used during game-play.
HDMI output for 1080p resolution (cable sold separately)
The Xbox 360 was released before the PS3. This means you have a better selection of new games and accessories than you do for the PS3.
The Xbox 360 is cheaper than the PS3. The machine generally sells for $299 while the PS3 sells for $499.
You can buy wireless controllers for this machine as well. This makes game play so much easier. The receivers run at around $20 and will work up to four headsets and four wireless controllers at the same time. The headsets run about $60 and have a battery power that will run up to eight hours. The wireless controllers run about $50 and have a battery life of about 40 hours.
Many people will agree that the graphics on the Xbox 360 is great. Are they better than the graphics on the newer Playstation (the PS3)? That question is debatable. Most people will say that the PS3 is better. Yet, most will still agree that it has better graphics that the popular Nintendo Wii.
The Xbox 360 has a graphics chip like none other. It boots some of the most beautiful games on the market, including Call of Duty 4, Mass Effect, Gears of War, and Burnout Paradise. It also runs a processor that makes most PCs look like nothing but a big metal box. This system has some of the fastest loading times among games, and it can project the most jaw-dropping and stunning games ever created by man without skipping a beat. You won't find cheap graphics or slow, choppy loads here., link, http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/1253622/pros_and_cons_xbox_360.html?cat=46
If you buy the extra HD-DVD drive for the X-Box 360 you can watch DVD movies on it. It usually runs at around $199.
The Xbox 360's power source is ugly and heavy. It doesn't really go with the sleek look of the machine. You also have to be careful where you place it. You don't want to sit it close to other objects because it can overheat and become a fire hazard.
The console is quite loud when it is turned on, so if you're watching a DVD, you might hear a whirling sound throughout the film. The easy solution may just be to pump up the volume.
The power supply is almost the size of a brick, so while the console may look sleek and stylish, you will need to find a nice hiding place for its ugly appendage. Furthermore, the "brick" shouldn't be stuffed into a tight space or else it could overheat.
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Online Fees, link, http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/1253622/pros_and_cons_xbox_360_pg2.html?cat=46, It can cost close to $40 a year to be able to play games online with the Xbox 360. Whether or not it's worth it is up to you, but for many people, this is going to be a major turn off. The system does come with free Silver membership, but there are very limited things you can do with it. You can't play games or download demos with only silver. You can pay $8 a month, $15 for 3 months, or $40 for a year., Hardware You Have To Buy If you buy the cheapest model 360, the Arcade bundle, then it comes with a memory card that will most likely last you about a month at the most, assuming you don't download anything from the Xbox Live Marketplace. You will eventually have to buy a $50 20GB hard drive ($100 if you get a 120GB) to save games, demos, and downloads. You will also have to buy a wireless adaptor for $100 if you don't have a way to connect your 360


text: Northwestern's Bluhm Cardiovascular Institute Cardiac Rehabilitation program paved the way CHICAGO, April 1, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Amar Vakil seemed to have it all: A rapidly growing management consulting business and a loving and supportive family. Vakil, 49, is a first-generation immigrant from India and was determined to take full advantage of the American Dream. He became so motivated and obsessed with taking his business to the next level that it began to take a toll on his health. He was traveling five days a week, sleep was a low priority, and as a young businessman, he thought he was invincible. In March of 2010, Vakil and his family decided to take a trip down to Charleston, S.C. Vakil was already suffering from exhaustion, but he desperately wanted to take this trip to spend some quality time together as a family. On the drive down to Charleston, his exhaustion quickly turned to severe chest pain and discomfort in his neck and entire body. At the time he didn't know it, but Vakil suffered his first heart attack. Only weeks later, everything came crashing down when he suffered another heart attack. "This was the ultimate wake-up call," said Vakil. "I was lucky to be alive and had an opportunity to make things right. Others don't always get that opportunity." After several weeks of recovery, Vakil was referred to Northwestern's Bluhm Cardiovascular Institute Cardiac Rehabilitation program, a supervised program of exercise and education for cardiovascular patients. Exercise is done under the direct guidance of a doctor, specialized nurses and exercise physiologists. "Amar was committed to doing the work and putting the time in to make sure he decreased his risk factors for any future cardiac events," said Rita Szymanski, BSN, RN, clinical coordinator at Northwestern's Bluhm Cardiovascular Institute Cardiac Rehabilitation program. "He was on a mission." Cardiac rehab is an intervention for individuals who have experienced a heart attack, with research indicating the mortality rate is 34 percent lower for people who go through the program. Participation in the cardiac rehab program gives patients the confidence they need to recover and move forward with their lives.