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While programs like Photoshop can now take your photos to the next level, you don't have to rely on post processing software to make some truly memorable shots. In fact, some of the most creative photo ideas are the ones you can do with a few basic tools and just your imagination.
Belle Rempert of Lamb + Lark is behind this romantic long exposure photo that involves the couple being very still as a person runs around them with a sparkler.
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I have had a previous surgery over 20 years ago. The long scar that was left behind has always been a big insecurity of mine. In addition, I have a large amount of stretch marks from pregnancy. If I go with a tummy tuck, I don't like the idea of having a new horizontal scar on top of what I already have. Decreasing my amount of stretch marks with the least amount of scarring is my main concern. If I could also improve the appearance of my current scar that would be phenomenal. Thank you.
With Previous Large Vertical Scar, What Type of Tummy Tuck Do I Need?
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Vertical scar and tummy tuck
Normally the vertical scar is not needed for a tummy tuck. Revision of the scar can be done along with a tummy tuck or alone. In your case you already have it so it should be used to some degree. If you don't have much skin under your belly button then revision of the scar can be done with some removal centrally. If there is a pooch when you sit, then a horizontal scar will be neeed. Thanks to your midline scar, your belly button can be placed anywhere. Best wishes,
Learn more: http://www.doctormeade.com/plastic-surgery-procedures/tummy-tuck/
Tummy tuck
You look like you may be an excellent candidate for a tummy tuck that would get rid of many stretch marks and keep the larger portion of yoru incision in the bikini line. A portion of your vertical scar will stay.
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Tummy tuck with old vertical scar
Based on your picture, a standard tummy tuck with a low incision in your bikini line would be a good start. However, you do have very loose skin and the old vertical scar. In your case, it may be reasonable to use a vertical scar with the standard abdominoplasty to remove more stretch marks and loose skin. The trade-off is more scars and with your dark skin type, the scar may stay darker for a long time. Your surgeon may also need to revise your old scar at the time of the tummy tuck since it may prevent your abdominal skin from being pulled down.
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Supporting people to manage their health
Patient activation can be used to reduce health inequalities and deliver improved outcomes, better quality care and lower costs. Drawing on US and UK-based evidence, the paper describes the robust patient-reported measure – the PAM – used to gauge patient activation. PAM measures an individual's knowledge, skill, and confidence for self-management. Research shows that appropriately designed interventions can increase patients' levels of activation, with associated health benefits. The paper explores how this is being achieved in practice and offers recommendations for extending early use of the PAM in the United Kingdom.
Key findings
- Patient activation is a better predictor of health outcomes than known socio-demographic factors such as ethnicity and age.
- People who are more activated are significantly more likely to attend screenings, check-ups and immunisations, to adopt positive behaviours (eg, diet and exercise), and have clinical indicators in the normal range (body mass index, blood sugar levels (A1c), blood pressure and cholesterol).
- Patients who are less activated are significantly less likely to prepare questions for a medical visit, know about treatment guidelines or be persistent in clarifying advice.
- Patient activation scores and cost correlations show less-activated patients have costs approximately 8 per cent higher than more-activated patients in the baseline year, and 21 per cent higher in the subsequent year.
- Studies of interventions to improve activation show that patients who start with the lowest activation scores tend to increase their scores the most, suggesting that effective interventions can help engage even the most disengaged.
Policy implications
- Used in population segmentation and risk stratification, patient activation can provide new insights into risk that go beyond those using traditional socio-demographic factors.
- The PAM provides a simple, evidence-based mechanism for establishing the capacity of individuals to manage their health – and then using that information to optimise the delivery of care.
- Given the links between low levels of activation and poor health outcomes, the role of the PAM in addressing health inequalities in the United Kingdom should be considered further.
- It would be beneficial if the Department of Health and NHS England echoed calls for use of patient activation in England.
Read Judith Hibbard's blog: How do people become good managers of their own health?
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I think this a great idea. Indeed any scheme that actively attempts to draw the patient intellectually and practically into the activity and flow of their healthcare can only be positive. However, there are two sides to this, the Patient and their Practitioners. So what do you do in my recent visit to a practice nurse? My GP has suggested I keep regular checks on my BP, which I now do. Noticing an abnormal pattern with large swings from too low to high I made an appointment with a nurse. The nurse was disinterested, almost tore up my data sheet before I asked for it back. She measured my BP, said it was OK and further told me to stop measuring and said if I needed to know my BP I should ask her to measure it!
The consequences of this are you don't visit that nurse again, you doubt yourself and might even be reluctant to bring information to a, so called, "professional".
Keep up the good work.
A good report. However, i found the section on how to improve PAM insufficiently detailed. Has there been a systematic review on this?
The report is an introduction to patient activation and the measure. With over 140 papers published on this, it was impossible to provide comprehensive detail in all areas. In practice the PAM it is not an intervention in itself but a tool to support the tailoring and delivery of interventions to 'meet people where they are'. There have been a number of randomised controlled trials using PAM to tailor interventions but I am not aware of any systematic reviews to date.
Interesting report - below is an example of patients activating themselves through social media.
SCAD survivors are a closed Facebook group, made up of people who have survived a rare form of heart disease call Spontaneous Coronary Artery Dissection (SCAD). This condition is rare and little is written about it academically and nothing useful is available to the people who have had one Because of this, a woman in America started a Facebook page looking for others to help her, share her experience, ask about treatments, management and long-term prospect etc. Amazingly in 3 years the group has grown to 578 people across the globe. They have all had at least one SCAD some have had more.
A number of this group are from the UK. Together we have persuaded a Cardiologist to undertake research into SCAD with the hope of finding answers to some of our questions and obtaining informed views of long-term management. A SCAD is not caused by "normal heart disease related lifestyle issues" such as smoking, weight, exercise, cholesterol etc. To date cardiologists can only guess as to why it happens to seemingly healthy people (often young women postpartum). As individuals we wanted answers and were frustrated by the lack of any. Together through social media we have a voice and influence and with funding from the British Heart Foundation we now have hope.
We believe in order to make this work there has to be involvement from local voluntary and community organisations. We have created a website http://www.useyourcommunity.com which is about enabling people to find their local community organisations and connect with them for services and support. We believe that GPs and other professionals should link patients up with local organisations so that support to patients can be maintained. In our experience, it is the patients that cost the NHS the most in medication that are least likely to take part in their care because they have no understanding or support. Local organisations are critical because they can provide local and consistent support to patients
This will not work for people with an ABI whose major problems are not managing their health but rather their social and behavioural problems.
Governments have totally failed to implement the Select Committee recc of 2001 for people with LTC and head injury. Mental health services are being cut whilst guff emits from DH about choice of service for users. The word for these policy initiatives is simple: cant.
Turning Point are currently delivering a pilot service to support people with Long Term Conditions to better self-manage. The service is commissioned by Bradford City and Bradford District CCGs. The aim of the service is to support patients with low levels of activation to increase their confidence and capacity so that they become more "activated". We are using the Australian Health Education Impact Questionnaire (heiQ) to provide a measure of activation at commencment of engagement with the service and then at completion. The heiQ measures activation by scoring patient responses in 8 domains, a richer picture than PAM, we believe.
Fascinating subject and a really interesting set of presentations. Do you have the slides available - particualry interested in the charts showing uptake of care related to PAM status.
It looks great - a tool to use for Making every contact count but it also carries a hefty price tag
It's great to see so many people interested in this area. In terms of patient activation, it is one element in the wider arena of patient involvement. Although it is tempting to think of lots of activities of involvement as 'activating' in practice patient activation is a specific concept, that captures a person's self concept of themselves as having the requisite knowledge, skills and confidence to manage their health. The strength of patient activation is that it has been robustly related to health outcomes as well as behaviours over up to 18 months post intervention.
great report, where is the actual scale and is there a charge to use it in practice?
It is a very compelling report and the potential to apply the PAM in the NHS is clear. I have two questions:
1. What costs would be associated with using the privately licenced PAM?
2. What alternative measures are available?
Interested in using PAM but unable to find out if there is a charge for the licience . Can anyone help with this ?
I find this interesting but not good enough because the authours continue to give importance to theoretical idealism and looks as if they have not understood the practical reality of offering comprehensive healthcare solutions. To improve patients persuption we (doctors) must give importance to foundation on which the castle of modern medicine.
I have collected data, compiled a list of common symptoms and developed a tool called MAYA (Medical Advice You Access) This was designed to help reduce patients access emergency care. The reason I developed this tool was to help reduce cross infections and antibiotic use. Standardisation of healthcare is a must to help move forward.
I am trying to source some training for my staff who will shortly be using this tool. Does anyone know where I can get this?


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Felonies - Initial Proceedings Before Judge
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Upon the defendant's initial appearance, the judge shall inform the defendant of the felony charged, the right to retain counsel, the right to request the appointment of counsel if the defendant is unable to retain counsel, and the right to remain silent. The judge shall also inform the defendant that any statement made by the defendant may be used against the defendant.
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THE sun may not be shining all day but there's lots to do in south and west Dorset this weekend – but don't forget your raincoat just in case.
The odd shower is expected this afternoon but it will remain warm.
The Jurassic Rocks music festival is now underway at the Grove playing fields on Portland and runs until 11pm.
The Wurzels are headlining the event, which features three different stages.
Also performing are the Skimmity Hitchers, Guns of Navarone and Devil's Rejects.
Adult tickets are £20 but there's an evening only ticket for £15.
Find out more at jurassicrocks.co.uk The Tolpuddle Martyrs Festival continues today. The main event is tomorrow which includes the procession, wreath-laying, speeches and live music.
Tributes to festival stalwart Tony Benn, who passed away earlier this year, are expected from MPs Dawn Primarolo and Kerry McCarthy, and from his granddaughter Emily Benn.
See tolpuddlemartyrs.org.uk for details.
There's something for everyone at this weekend's Ecover Blue Mile on Weymouth Beach, with open water swims, water sport races and taster sessions, an Olympic gold medallist, and Octonauts activities for fans of the hit CBeebies show.
The event kicks off the Dorset Festival of Sport and is on today and tomorrow.
Star of the show is one of GB's 2012 heroes, Tim Baillie, who will be at the event throughout the weekend. Tim will be on the beach signing autographs and chatting – and he'll be taking part in the stand up paddleboarding (SUP) and kayak racing.
Lyme Lifeboat Week kicks off today and runs until Saturday, July 26.
On Thursday, the Red Arrows will arrive in the town at about 6pm.
Friday's programme includes the grand duck race and ends with a fireworks display.
The 48-page Lifeboat Week programme, with full information and timings of all events is now available at the lifeboat shop at the harbour and throughout Lyme Regis and Charmouth.
Meanwhile, you can decide which is the scariest scarecrow at Piddlehinton Church Fete tomorrow.
It is held in the grounds of The Old Rectory, Piddlehinton, from 2pm and there will be a hog roast and BBQ from 7pm.
For the children there will be a bouncy castle, ice creams, |children's races, pony rides. Also there will be a dog show and a scarecrow competition, both to be judged and rosettes awarded.
Admission is £1 for adults and children under 16 go free.
Wykefest continues today and tomorrow at the Wyke Smugglers pub in Weymouth. There is free entry and there will be a range of different ales and ciders to try.
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Ryan Kesler scored twice and Roberto Luongo turned aside 24 shots as the Vancouver Canucks defeated the host Ottawa Senators for the eighth time in nine meetings, cruising to a 4-1 win Saturday night.
With Vancouver already ahead 2-0, Kesler capped his first multi-goal game of the season on a power play near the midway point of the second period. The veteran power forward converted a Henrik Sedin feed moments after he was hit hard by Ottawa's Nick Foligno, giving him five goals and nine assists over his last 10 games.
Alex Edler and Dale Weise had the other goals for the Canucks, while Colin Greening countered for the Senators.
The Canucks' power play needed just four seconds to strike, opening the scoring 1:10 into the game. After Vancouver won the offensive zone faceoff, Edler's shot from the point eluded Ottawa netminder Craig Anderson over his left shoulder.
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, (ANI): Jennifer Lawrence has revealed that she loves junk food and reality TV in the recent issue of Marie Claire South Africa.
The 22-year-old American actress has admitted that she is a couch potato and prefers sitting at home all day than heading towards the gym or going out partying with friends, the Huffington Post reported.
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Lawrence admitted that the only thing she thinks about when she is out is her couch and stressed about missing the episode of reality TV 'Dance Moms.'
The 'X-Men: First Class' star also revealed that she loves to call her friends to have a get together in her two-bedroom apartment in Los Angeles, Calif, where she serves up bowls of junk food.
Lawrence also asserted that junk food and reality TV are the two important things which makes her feel better at the end of the day. (ANI)


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Subject: Re: [GENBOX] Controlling layout and editing in Everyone chart
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>> One option that you might want to consider is running a query first or
>> creating a saved list for only those individuals that you want in the chart.
>> Then when you make the chart, the unknown spouses wouldn't be included
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My immediate problem was solved, but I tried to take a look at how this solution would work since it sounded like a generally useful approach for other purposes. I dont know anything about using lists or queries in Genbox but I've gotten the impression that they are powerful tools.
So I tried reading the help files for lists and trying different menu options. Now, my brain was already fried from 4 hours of messing with Everyone charts, but I couldnt figure out how to make any kind of list at all. Which brings back my current main complaint about Genbox - it is a very powerful program with many options and the help file may be very useful when you have some clue about how the program works but it is not useful for the total beginner.
So far, I've only figured out the options needed to get input some people and print out an everyone tree. What should I do next? I have the link to the FAQ page. I've been reading this list for a couple months but most of the postings just go over my head. I've read that printing out the entire help file is a good idea. How many pages are we talking about? Do I need to buy another package of paper first?
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The Angelicum Great Books Program is designed to be the central, generalist part of a student's whole education. The liberal/learning arts taught in the elementary grades are put to use here on the finest materials that exist – the Great Books. After completing the Great Books courses and the Theology Online courses to go deeper into the Catholic faith, students may then complete their education and specialize in whatever majors they wish at any of the hundreds of colleges and universities that accept credits that have been recommended for college credit by the American Council on Education credits (including online ones such as Holy Apostles College and Seminary, Thomas Edison State College and Harrison Middleton University). [Scroll down for FAQs.]
Students may earn their Bachelor's degrees online from a top-notch, accredited Catholic college for under 1/4th the average, private, nonprofit college on-campus costs. Excellent, experienced moderators; lively class discussions; personalized student assistance and supportive faculty; rigorous, yet profoundly interesting, great readings – these all add up to the Ignatius-Angelicum Liberal Studies Program, of which the Angelicum Great Books Program forms an integral part.
For example: students taking online courses with the Ignatius-Angelicum Liberal Studies Program may earn up to 60 college credits and then complete one of three fully accredited Bachelors' degrees by earning their final 60 college credits (in two years), also online, from Holy Apostles College and Seminary. Students may begin the online Liberal Studies Program Great Books courses at age 14 and up.
WHAT IS THE IGNATIUS-ANGELICUM LIBERAL STUDIES PROGRAM? It is 12 college-level courses coordinated jointly by Ignatius Press and the Angelicum Academy. Eight of the courses constitute the Angelicum Great Books Program; four of the courses constitute the Theology Online courses by Fr. Joseph Fessio. All 12 courses (60 total credits) have been recommended for college credit by the American Council on Education (ACE CREDIT). The Great Books courses are each 6-credit hour courses (48 total credits, usually completed in eight semesters/four years), and the theology courses are each 3-credit hour courses (for 12 total credit hours).
WHAT IS THE GUIDING VISION OF THE LIBERAL STUDIES PROGRAM? The central idea behind the Ignatius-Angelicum Liberal Studies Program was to provide an online, generalist/liberal education using the Great Books as the primary texts – hence the Angelicum Great Books Program, combined with a deeper, more systematic concentration on the Catholic Faith using the four theology online courses developed by Fr. Joseph Fessio, himself a student of Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI, who is generally regarded as the finest Pope-Theologian in the history of the Church.
The importance of the study of the Great Books is discussed in several articles on this website, and they are best studied using the dialectic or Socratic method, which is a live, focused, conversational approach, discussing the profound ideas raised by the greatest authors of all time, under the guidance of experienced moderators, many of whom are also professors at Catholic colleges and Fellows of the Adler-Aquinas Institute. The theology online courses are best taught didactically, using lectures by Fr. Fessio and selected readings, since they generally involve Revelation and Magisterial teachings, not the subject of debate (in fact, one of the courses is on Revelation). 80% of the credits (48 credits) are part of the online, live, Angelicum Great Books Program courses, and 20% (12 credits) are the Theology Online courses. Combined, we believe this represents the very finest Catholic liberal education available, online or otherwise.
The 60 college credits just described represent ½ of the typical bachelor's degree curriculum in the US. College students typically take 15 credits per semester on campus, for four years, earning a total of 120 credits. The vision of the Ignatius-Angelicum Liberal Studies Program was to provide the first 60 credits towards a bachelor's degree (BA) online, and to allow students then to transfer those credits into colleges and universities of their choice towards their chosen majors. More and more colleges and universities accept all of these credits, which have been formally recommended by the American Council on Education for college credit to its 1,600 affiliated colleges and universities.
Following the strong recommendation of our late, great, friend the Catholic philosopher convert, Dr. Mortimer J. Adler, we have been offering the Angelicum Great Books Program to students as young as 14 (9th grade) and up, since 2000 A.D., with great success (our oldest student was 87!). Young students need a couple of years of the Great Books Program before taking the four Theology Online courses, so we do not recommend them for students younger than 16 (11th grade). In this way, by the time they graduate from high school or homeschool students will have earned 60 credits towards their BAs, in a top-notch, Catholic, online program designed to expose them to the broadest and deepest horizons of human intellectual activity, moderated by world-class Catholic Professors and Moderators who have conducted literally thousands of these classes over the last 15 years. Parents and students may wish to read some of the testimonials by our students posted online to get a sense of how effective and really life-changing these courses can be. This becomes especially evident around the first semester of the third year of the Great Books Program. To our surprise, we have found the younger students profit more from the Great Books than the older ones – with exceptions of course – as they are more open to the great truths contained therein and generally have been less harmed by the radical skepticism and relativism rampant in modern culture.
This Online Program is helpful to students in three ways at least: 1.) it assures them of fixed, certain paths to degrees from accredited colleges which have agreed to accept all or part of their studies in the Liberal Studies Program courses for college credit, some of which are clearly set forth in formal agreements without the ambiguity often attendant upon transfers or changing institutions of higher learning; 2.) it allows students to begin college-level and college-credit-earning studies while homeschooling or in school, as early as age 14 (or 9th grade), and up; 3.) it dramatically reduces college costs in two ways: a) by spreading the costs of college out over a longer period, beginning as early as the student's 14th year (or 9th grade); b) because the costs of online, distance education do not have to include unnecessary costs of maintaining extensive buildings and maintenance staff nor does it include expensive room and board for students away from home it is much less expensive (by nearly 77% on average as compared to private, four-year, nonprofit colleges), yet numerous studies confirm the equal or superior quality of distance education.
The Seven Liberal Arts – from the Hortus deliciarum of Herrad von Landsberg (12th century)The Seven Liberal Arts – from the Hortus deliciarum of Herrad von Landsberg (12th century)
WHAT DOES "LIBERAL" MEAN? A few people have, rather understandably, wondered at the meaning of "liberal" as used above. It has nothing – or very little – to do with contemporary politics, nor with the conservative vs. liberal political meaning. Rather, the root word is from the Latin "lyber" meaning "free." Related is the Latin word for book: liber. Books, or what they contain – knowledge – free us from the darkness of ignorance. Any learning art that aids us in gaining that liberty we call a liberal art.
Liberal Studies is merely another term for liberal education. The liberal studies or liberal arts denote a curriculum that imparts general knowledge and develops the student's rational thought and intellectual capabilities, unlike professional, vocational, or technical curricula emphasizing specialization. In classical antiquity, the liberal arts denoted the education proper to a free man (Latin: liberus, "free man"), unlike the education proper to a slave. In the 5th century AD, Martianus Capella academically defined the seven liberal arts as: grammar, dialectic, rhetoric, geometry, arithmetic, astronomy, and music. In the medieval Western university, the seven liberal arts were divided into the trivium (the three): grammar, rhetoric, logic; and the quadrivium (the four): arithmetic, geometry, music, astronomy. Contemporary liberal studies retains the notion of "general studies" or "humanities" resulting in a well-rounded, well-educated, humane individual – the best grounding for the specifically Christian virtues.
WHAT DO I NEED TO START? The ability to read well, a PC, a $10-20 microphone or headset with microphone, a phone line, and tuition (Great Books and Theology Online courses courses available in monthly payments). If you have high speed internet that's great, but only dial-up is necessary. Yes, Macs are fine. The software is provided via free download. Our online classroom software works on Android phones or any wireless PC or laptop.
MAY I START FROM HOME? Yes. Most of our students start from their homes.
HOW OLD DO I HAVE TO BE TO START? We accept motivated students from age fourteen (9th grade) and up. As with AP, dual enrollment and the other early college credit programs, it is primarily intellect, interest and motivation that limit success in studies, not age.
WHY THE EARLY EMPHASIS ON THE "GREAT BOOKS" OF WESTERN CIVILIZATION AND THEOLOGY? Because the list or canon of what are generally (almost universally) considered the greatest masterpieces of our civilization contain brilliant insights, profound truths and wisdom. Wisdom is generally acknowledged to be the highest good of the human mind, whether this be recognized as knowledge of first principles and causes or as a contemplative gaze at Wisdom itself. How does one obtain wisdom? The means is primarily conversation with great and wise persons who have already advanced far along the paths of knowledge and understanding to wisdom. As the philosopher Dr. Peter Redpath succinctly puts it when addressing audiences of young people interested in understanding why they ought to read great books: "If you wish to become wise, learn from wise people."
"Contact with writers of genius procures us the immediate advantage of lifting us to a higher plane; by their superiority alone they confer a benefit on us even before teaching us anything….they accustom us to the air of the mountaintops….In that world of lofty thought the face of truth seems to be unveiled; beauty shines forth…" -A.G. Sertillanges, O.P., The Intellectual Life
Because persons of great wisdom are rare and generally unavailable to us due to distance or death, we enter into conversation with them through their books, which record their thought. In doing so we soon discover how all the authors of great books used this same method of study themselves—conversing with or reading the great books of the sages of earlier generations as their starting point. In so doing they avoid having to re-invent the wheel each generation; they avoid mistakes already dealt with and build on existing foundations. Indeed, what would be the point in studying mediocre works by lesser luminaries or beginning all thought over from square one every few years, when great books by the wisest people – the great sages of civilization – are now readily available? No education worthy of the name can neglect the greatest works of literature.
"The reading of all good books is indeed like a conversation with the noblest men of past centuries who were the authors of them, nay a carefully studied conversation, in which they reveal to us none but the best of their thoughts." – Descartes, Discourse on Method, I
Several articles on this subject link on the banner above. Similarly, theology is the queen of the sciences, leading to wisdom. Because it is studied only here and there in the Great Books courses, we thought it important to add the systematic study of theology due to its importance and profundity. Fr. Fessio has recorded approximately 100 excellent lectures in total for the four theology online courses.
DOES LSP ACCEPT INSTALLMENTS FOR TUITION? Yes. Great Books tuition may be made in as many as ten installments of 1/10th each. Students may take longer to complete the asynchronous theology courses, but the maximum payment plan length for them is 5 months/payments.
WHEN WILL THE INSTALLMENT PAYMENT BEGIN? The first installment payment of 1/10th the tuition selected for the Angelicum Great Books Program or 1/5th for the Theology Online courses is charged at the time (on the date) the order is placed, then monthly until paid in full. Once made, entered or processed, payments are nonrefundable. Installment payments for the Great Books Program ordered after August 31st will be calculated based on the number of months remaining in the semester (or remaining in the year if the enrollment was for the entire year) (please feel free to email us for further clarification if needed). "Year" as used above refers to one academic year (i.e., two semesters, September-December, January-May, 15 weeks of class per semester plus subsequent oral exam online. Any tuition balances outstanding after the May payments will be charged the last week of May.
MAY I DISCONTINUE INSTALLMENT PAYMENTS? Yes, you may discontinue Installment Payments. If you wish to discontinue installment payments we need to be notified of this in writing (email is fine) at least three days (72 hours) prior to the next charge date. This gives us time to make that change in the payment system for the remaining installments. Notice less than 72 hours prior to the next charge date will not be effective until the next following payment (i.e., a full month later).
IF I DISCONTINUE INSTALLMENT PAYMENTS WILL I BE RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY BALANCE OR REMAINING PAYMENTS? No. Students may attend class or view recorded material until the last day for which they have paid tuition, they will not be responsible or obligated to pay for any tuition not yet due. However, if they are in arrears (i.e., if they owe money for classes already taken), the amount due ("in arrears") will of course be due and the student/parent will be obligated to pay any such sum.
IF MY STUDENT FINDS THE GREAT BOOKS COLLEGE-TRACK TOO DIFFICULT, MAY HE OR SHE SWITCH TO THE HIGH-SCHOOL-TRACK? Yes. The College track requires completion of weekly answers to question in the Great Books Study Guides and longer essays. This is not required in the high school track. A student who desired to switch tracks would need to do so by notifying us in writing (email is fine) at least 72 hours prior to the next installment payment date in order to obtain a tuition reduction for that payment. But there is no difficulty in changing tracks.
HOW AND WHERE DO I BUY THE BOOKS FOR THE LSP? If you wish to purchase any books, please visit the bookstore and do so. Allow sufficient delivery time for weekends and shipping. Most of the Great Books are available for free online or at libraries.
HOW MANY HOURS DO COLLEGES REQUIRE FOR BACHELOR'S DEGREES? In the 1920′s the Carnegie Foundation offered to fund college teachers' retirement plans in the US if their institutions adopted a four-year, 120 hour minimum for bachelor's degrees. This strategy worked and that is the norm in the US, though there are exceptions. In Europe, Australia and other countries three-year bachelor's degrees (90 US credit hours) are still common.
HOW MANY HOURS OF COLLEGE-LEVEL CREDIT DID THE AMERICAN COUNCIL ON EDUCATION RECOMMEND FOR THE ANGELICUM GREAT BOOKS PROGRAM AND THE THEOLOGY ONLINE? 60. The American Council on Education's College Credit Recommendation Service (ACE CREDIT) evaluated and recommended college credit for 8 courses (6 per semester; 12 per year, totaling 48 hours) of our Great Books Program, which may be begun as early as age 14 (9th grade), and 3 credits for each of the four Theology Online courses (a total of 12 credits), for a grand total of 60 credit hours – the equivalent of two years of college.
MUST A STUDENT COMPLETE ALL OF THE GREAT BOOKS OR THEOLOGY ONLINE COURSES? No. Students may take any or all of the courses offered.
BESIDES THE HIGH SCHOOL OR COLLEGE CREDIT, WHAT SERVICES ARE INCLUDED IN TUITION? Included: Access to our weekly two-hour Great Books online classes and/or the Theology Online lectures for each course enrolled in; generally two online moderators per Great Books class; Two semester Great Books essays graded by our tutors; Semester oral exam online; transcript maintenance by the Angelicum staff; and in addition, for the College-track: Great Books Study Guides (no s/h fee); Weekly grading service for our Great Books Study Guides; Recommended college credits for successful completion of each semester of the Great Books courses or the Theology Online courses.
WHAT IS FATHER FESSIO'S ROLE IN THE LIBERAL STUDIES PROGRAM? Renowned Catholic educator, Father Joseph Fessio, S.J., Th.D., is the founding Chancellor the Ignatius-Angelicum Liberal Studies Program and the instructor in each of the four Theology Online courses and the 100 or so total lectures for those four courses.
WHAT IS THE ORIGIN OF THE LIBERAL STUDIES PROGRAM? The origin of the program was rooted in the educational insights of Dr. Mortimer J. Adler (1902-2001), educational philosopher, author of over 50 books in philosophy, Catholic convert and Editor-in-Chief of both Encyclopaedia Britannica and Britannica's Great Books of the Western World. For most of the twentieth century, Dr. Adler was the leading voice in education advocating the importance of not wasting the high school years in mediocrity and trivialities, but rather of elevating them to accomplish the critically important general or liberal education of young people before they missed the opportunity due to the pressures of earning a living, supporting a family or paying student debt. Dr. Adler wrote:
"If I had any hope that in the foreseeable future, the educational system of this country could be so radically transformed that the basic liberal training would be adequately accomplished in the secondary [i.e., high] schools and that the Bachelor of Arts degree would then be awarded at the termination of such schooling, I would gladly recommend that the college be relieved of any further responsibility for training in the liberal arts… if we are going to have general human schooling in this country, it has to be accomplished in the first twelve years of compulsory schooling…it would be appropriate to award a bachelor of arts degree at the completion of such basic schooling. Doing so would return that degree to its original educational significance as certifying competence in the liberal arts, which are the arts or skills of learning in all fields of subject matter."
WHEN MAY I BEGIN? Students may enroll now and begin the Ignatius-Angelicum live, Great Books courses the first week of September. The Ignatius-Angelicum Theology Online courses may be begun any time as they are asynchronous. Simply enroll online – there is no application fee.
Students may also take advantage of Holy Apostles' tri-semester calendar for the HACS courses, studying in any or all of the three annual 15-week semesters for accelerated program completion. Work on your studies at any time, day or night. Access the online portions of your classes at any time to complete your assignments, participate in class discussions, and communicate with your professors. Take up to six years. You may choose to complete your M.A. within two years or stretch it out over six years. Such flexibility lets life's priorities stay priorities.
IS THE PROGRAM COMMITTED TO UPHOLDING ITS CATHOLIC IDENTITY? Approved by the Cardinal Newman Society: The Ignatius-Angelicum Liberal Studies Program and H2014oly Apostle's commitments to fostering a strong sense of Catholic identity are recognized in The Newman Guide to Choosing a Catholic College as a Recommended Catholic College Program and Catholic College, respectively.
IS THE PROGRAM ACCREDITED? All HACS degree programs are accredited by the New England Association of Schools and Colleges (NEASC). Holy Apostles College and Seminary has been accredited for over three decades. The New England Association of Schools and Colleges is the oldest regional accrediting agency in the United States, evaluating more than 250 degree-granting colleges, universities and other institutions in the six-state region. In 2006 Holy Apostles was re-accredited by NEASC for the maximum of 10 years.
Accreditation means that our programs, operations, finances and objectives have undergone a thorough peer review and been found to meet or exceed the minimum standards set for academic institutions. All degrees offered by the school, from the on-campus A.A. in Religious Studies to the online learning graduate degrees are accredited.
All Ignatius-Angelicum Liberal Studies courses are recommended for college credit by the American Council for Education (ACE CREDIT) and are accepted by Holy Apostles College and Seminary and by numerous other colleges and universities.
And: avoid the college loan huge debt trap; private, non-profit college costs on-campus now average over $42,000 per year (avg. $169,676 for a bachelor's degree). The entire cost of any of the three BA's offered online by Ignatius-Angelicum & Holy Apostles is only $34,515, which is 1/5th of the average on-campus private, nonprofit college cost and less then even the average residential community college costs (which now exceed $11,000 per year; figures per College Board).
Charted below is how students can earn their accredited bachelor's degrees (BA's) entirely online from established Catholic institutions, for a total of $34,515 (not per year, that's the total cost). [Prices are subject to possible future changes.]
|Online Courses
|Cost Per Credit Hour
|Ignatius-Angelicum Great Books Program
|48 credit hours x $250 =
|These 8 courses are 6 credits each, 48 total.
Theology Online w/Fr. Fessio
|12 hours x $250 =
|These four courses are three credits each, 12 total.
|Holy Apostles College and Seminary ("HACS") for the final 60 hours (120 credits required for a BA)
|60 credit hours X $320 per credit hour =
|Students may take individual 3-credit online courses of their choice from Holy Apostles for $960 per course.
|HACS Application Fee
|One-time fee
|HACS Registration Fee
|$35 per semester x 4 semesters
|HACS Graduation Fee
|One-time fee
|120 Credits = BA*
*The foregoing applies to four accredited HACS's bachelor's degrees in: English in the Humanities, Philosophy, Theology, and History in the Social Sciences. Students may begin the Ignatius-Angelicum live Great Books courses the first week of September. The Ignatius-Angelicum Theology Online courses may be begun any time as they are asynchronous/recorded.


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|Grattan, S
|Grieve, Catherine
|Poss, James
|Suarez, Donald
Submitted to: Agricultural Water Management
Publication Type: Peer Reviewed Journal
Publication Acceptance Date: 1/15/2010
Publication Date: 6/1/2010
Publication URL: http://www.ars.usda.gov/Services/docs.htm?docid=10135
Citation: Smith, T.E., Grattan, S.R., Grieve, C.M., Poss, J.A., Suarez, D.L. 2010. Salinity's influence on boron toxicity in broccoli: I. Impacts on yield, biomass distribution, and water use. Agricultural Water Management. 97(6):777-782. Interpretive Summary: Boron (B) is essential for crops, but the element has a narrow concentration window between that which is nutritionally adequate that which causes B toxicity symptoms, plant injury and subsequent yield reductions. Excess B often are associated with saline soils and waters in many regions of the world including Chile, Saskatchewan Province in Canada, India, Australia, and western Fresno County, California. It is important, therefore, to evaluate B uptake by plants under saline conditions inasmuch as B toxicity may be confounded with the associated problems of salt accumulation. This study was conducted in greenhouse sand cultures with broccoli as the test crop. Broccoli is rated as moderately tolerant to salinity, but moderately sensitive to boron in the rootzone. Plant response to two irrigation waters was compared: (1) chloride-dominated salinity and (2) saline-sodic waters typical of drainage waters present in the San Joaquin Valley of California. Treatments were three irrigation water salinity levels (2, 11, 18 dS/m) and three boron concentrations (0.5, 12, 24 mg/L). Regardless of the type of the irrigation waters applied, increases in both salinity and boron concentration reduced shoot growth and broccoli head yield. Broccoli, however, was more tolerant to boron when the plants were salt-stressed. The combined effects of salinity and excess boron appears to be antagonistic, that is, the outcome of the two factors, applied together, is less than the sum of the effects of either boron or salinity applied separately.
Technical Abstract: Research addressing the interactive effects of the dual plant stress factors, excess boron and salinity, on crop productivity has expanded considerably over the past few years. The purpose of this research was to determine and quantify the interactive effects of salinity, saltcomposition and boron (B) on broccoli (Brassica oleracea L.) biomass distribution and consumptive water use. A greenhouse experiment was conducted using a sand tank system in which salinity-B treatment solutions were supplemented with a complete nutrient solution. Chloride-dominated salinity and salinity characteristic of California's San Joaquin valley (SJV), or sulfate-dominated, were tested at ECw levels of 2, 11 and 18 dS m-1. Each salinity treatment consisted of boron treatments of 0.5, 12 and 24 mg L-1. Plant head yield and shoot biomass were significantly reduced by both salinity and boron. Moreover, there was a significant salinity-boron interaction where increased boron was relatively less detrimental under saline conditions. These results occurred regardless of the salt solution composition (chloride or SJV). We found that an 'interactive model' better described our growth response than did a 'single stressor yield model'. Salinity and boron also affected the distribution of shoot biomass. Regardless of salt type, as salinity increased, the fraction of biomass as leaf tissue increased while the biomass fraction as stems and particularly heads, decreased. However, an increase in B at low or high salinity with the SJV composition, decreased the head biomass fraction. This was not observed at moderate salinity, nor on any plants treated with Cl-dominated salinity. Cumulative evapotranspiration (ET) was also reduced by increased salinity but water use efficiency (WUE) was not. WUE was reduced by increased boron, but only at the low and high salinity levels. Using an isotopic method to separate evaporation and transpiration, we found the vast majority of the water lost from the tank system was by transpiration (> 90%) regardless of treatment.


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Rapper Andre Johnson Used Steak Knife to Cut Off Penis While on Drugs
More shocking and gruesome detiasl surrounding Andre Johnson have been revealed.
E! News learned from a source close to the situation that the rapper affiliated with Wu-Tang Clan was under the influence of the drug PCP when he jumped off the second story of a building.
The source also told E! News that Johnson used a serrated steak knife to cut off his penis before jumping.
The rapper cut off the tip of his penis first, then removed his testicles and the remained of his genitalia
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The incident happened Wednesday morning in North Hollywood. The 40-year-old was found lying on the sidewalk with critical injuries and was rushed to Cedars-Sinai Medical Center.


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Ashley's Mocha Madeleines
There are classic madeleines (a la Proust) and chocolate ones, but Ashley Ristau takes hers a step further, with a mocha-flavored batter and an espresso glaze. "It's a marriage of sweet and bitter," which makes the cookies an excellent choice at the end of a meal, she says.
- Yield: Makes 2 dozen
Source: Martha Stewart Living, December 2009
For the Madeleines
- 3 large eggs
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- 3/4 cup all-purpose flour
- 1/4 cup cake flour (not self-rising)
- 1/4 cup best-quality cocoa powder, plus more for tins
- 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 tablespoon ground espresso (not instant)
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 4 ounces (1 stick) unsalted butter, melted and cooled, plus more for tins
For the Glaze
- 2 1/4 cups confectioners' sugar, plus more if needed
- 1/4 cup brewed espresso or coffee, plus more if needed
- 1/2 teaspoon ground espresso (not instant)
Make the madeleines: Beat eggs, granulated sugar, and vanilla with a mixer on medium speed until frothy, about 4 minutes. Whisk together flours, cocoa powder, baking powder, ground espresso, and salt.
Fold flour mixture into egg mixture in 2 additions using a rubber spatula. Fold in melted butter until incorporated. Refrigerate overnight.
Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Butter madeleine tins, and dust with cocoa powder, tapping out excess. Refrigerate prepared tins until ready to use.
Fill each mold with 1 heaping tablespoon batter. Bake until a cake tester inserted into centers comes out clean, 7 to 8 minutes. Immediately turn out madeleines onto a wire rack.
Make the glaze: Whisk together confectioners' sugar and brewed espresso. Stir in ground espresso.
Once cooled, dip half of each madeleine into glaze at an angle; let excess drip off. (Glaze should be opaque when covering madeleines. If too thick, add more brewed espresso. If too thin, add more confectioners' sugar.) Transfer to parchment paper, and let dry until glaze is set, about 30 minutes.


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A Braselton boy was killed Monday evening in an accident on Davenport Road.
Between 7:30 and 8 p.m., Michael Samples, 7, was riding in his parents' yard in an all-terrain vehicle with his brother, 5, and a female relative, 10, said Maj. David Cochran, Jackson County Sheriff's Office spokesman.
As the girl drove the ATV beneath a semi trailer, Samples, who was sitting in the passenger seat, struck his head on part of the trailer, causing severe trauma.
When emergency personnel arrived on the scene, people at the house were attempting CPR, but the child was already dead, according to the West Jackson Fire Department.
Samples' parents were nearby at the time of the accident.
Cochran said he doesn't expect any charges to be filed.
Unlike many states, Georgia has no minimum age requirement for ATV drivers, nor is there a law requiring ATV riders of any age to wear a helmet.
Mark Bellows, sales manager at Gainesville Motorsports on Browns Bridge Road, said ATV manufacturers and dealers in the U.S. have voluntarily agreed not to sell a full-size vehicle for use by anyone younger than the age of 16.
He said there are two categories of scaled-down models designed for ages 12 and older and ages 6 and older.
"There's nothing available for children under the age of 6," Bellows said.
Bellows said people tend to underestimate the power of an ATV. "There's a false sense of security because it's more stable than a motorcycle," he said. "It's easy to go too fast."
Kim Martin, coordinator of Safe Kids Gainesville/Hall County, said her organization does not recommend ATVs for children younger than 16, period.
"It's not a toy; it's a motor vehicle," she said. "Kids lack the physical strength, cognitive ability and fine motor skills (to safely operate an ATV)."
Martin notes that the American Academy of Pediatrics also opposes the use of ATVs by children younger than 16.


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How bad is police corruption in Victoria? The short answer is that we don't know. The little that Victorians do know, however, is worrying. The latest in a series of revelations of escalating seriousness is that a police intelligence report that identified an informer and his significance in investigations was leaked to the underworld before he was murdered. This appears to be, as Opposition Leader Robert Doyle hastened to point out, a "smoking gun" - evidence of a link between police corruption and gangland murders that Premier Steve Bracks and his Government had repeatedly insisted did not exist. The Government's own actions this week have confirmed that it knows it faces a corruption crisis. The extended powers it has given the Ombudsman and the Chief Commissioner of Police are significant, though not without deficiencies, and Ombudsman George Brouwer has made an impressive start by appointing Tony Fitzgerald as special investigator to pursue the matter of the murdered informer's file. The history of the Fitzgerald inquiry in Queensland shows how this new inquiry, which touches on core issues of police corruption in Victoria, might yet grow irresistibly from a modest beginning. Should a person of Mr Fitzgerald's standing unearth other matters and wish to pursue them further, it would be hard to say no.
This is not to say the Government has, under weight of public pressure, suddenly come up with a wholly adequate response. It contends that its approach will have the same effect as having police integrity and crime commissions, but there is a difference between having such powers and having the capacity and freedom to use them. The Ombudsman says he has been promised "unlimited" resources and has plans to hire up to 100 staff (which undermines the Government's cost argument against The Age's preferred option, a standing body dedicated solely to issues of corruption). But even with its earlier, smaller workload, his office had a record of being under-resourced. Its increased budget is still less than a third of the NSW Police Integrity Commission's.
Despite attacking other states that "swept problems under the carpet", the Government has neglected crucial lessons from the inquiries that NSW, Queensland and Western Australia were all compelled to hold. All three inquiries concluded that relying on police to investigate police - as the Ombudsman must to some extent - does not work. This does not mean Victoria should simply adopt the interstate model; on reflection, The Age may yet be persuaded that there can be effective alternatives. But the nature of corruption means someone has to be entrusted with "joining all the dots" before it can be defeated. In our view, the best way to restore public confidence is a broad, fully independent inquiry. That should include consideration of what institutional model and powers are needed to deal with whatever police corruption the inquiry might find. Victorians should not be content with less from a government that has to take responsibility for an insidious development.


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Overall, practice went decent. I caught a lot of fish, but quality fish were hard to find. I have a feeling there are going to be a lot of fish caught during this event. It's going to take some decent weight to win this thing. Hopefully, I learned just enough to give me a solid foundation to build upon during the tournament.
Conditions are about what I expected. The water is in the mid-40s, and overall the weather has been about as good as can be. We did get some snow the night before the second day of practice. Yesterday was really nice with temperatures hitting a high of about 65.
There are a few storms rolling through here today, tomorrow and Wednesday. It's supposed to rain pretty good on Wednesday and then stay cold until Friday. Competition days are shaping up to be exactly like the practice days, which should help guys know what to expect.
Today is rest day, but I doubt any of us are resting. I've spent most of the day working on tackle and getting everything ready. The thing about the Classic is that time is very scarce, and I need to use every available second to make sure I'm ready. The closer we get to the Friday morning launch the less free time we have.
Tonight I'm joining Randy Howell and Alton Jones at the Grove Civic Center for a get together with a community church. Tomorrow is registration and check in. I'll report back tomorrow on how things are shaping up.


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As Australia holds its breath waiting for the election, our mind turns to how the next government is going to bring the country back into budget surplus.
The generic medicines industry in Australia is ready to work with the new government to deliver important savings with no impact to the health of Australians.
If that sounds far fetched, consider this: in Spain last year, in a move designed to save $3.4 billion a year, the government passed a law demanding doctors prescribe, and pharmacies dispense, generic medicines rather than the more expensive brand names sold by pharmaceutical companies.
In France, administrative hurdles have been imposed on patients who demand the more expensive original brands over the equally efficacious generic medicines.
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development countries now have in place policy levers to drive patients towards buying generic medicines. It makes good economic sense that patients should be able to have access to more affordable, equally safe, high quality medicines.
In Brazil, generic medicine entry saved about $5.5 billion for the healthcare system between 2001 and 2007.
In Canada, the prescription of generic medicines saved about $3 billion in 2008, and further savings of up to $800 million a year have been estimated if more generic competition can be encouraged.
In Ireland, a three-year agreement on medicine prices between the pharmaceutical industry and the government is expected to yield savings of more than $570 million.
What do the leaders of these nations know that we haven't yet worked out?
These administrations know that their citizens have the right to access the best and most affordable medicines they can. Neither their respective economies nor their people can afford to subside expensive branded pharmaceuticals any more. By comparison, Australians are missing out.
You can walk into any pharmacy and ask for the generic version of a medicine. Indeed, we have all had a pharmacist or their assistant offer a more affordable brand.
But despite the fact that the nation banks significant savings every time a generic medicine is dispensed, if you are a concessional patient (and 80 per cent of Australians are), you pay the same over the counter regardless, whether you opt for the generic medication, or the branded medication.
This makes no sense to the healthcare community. It makes no sense to patients and shouldn't make any sense to the Prime Minister or the Leader of the Opposition.
Australian voters support an incentive to choose generic prescription medicines.
Every generic medicine industry policy initiative is aimed at saving the economy millions of dollars - money that can be better spent on other areas of health.
We are not talking about a seismic change to the way we fund our medicines. If we replaced just 4 per cent of branded medicines on the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme with their generic equivalent, it would reap an ongoing annual saving of about $205 million.
We have put these policies to the various parties and will share their response, in a non-partisan way, with consumers.
Already the Greens have recognised the benefits of having policies that drive the uptake of generic medicines. They have written to us to declare that they support policies that break open significant savings simply by encouraging patients to opt for the more affordable generic medicines.
We will wait to see if the next Australian prime minister has the same sense as leaders in other developed countries.
Mark Crotty is the chairman of the Generic Medicines Industry Association and vice-president of Hospira Australia and New Zealand.


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A festive double feature. An unlucky boy named Santa who happens to be born on Christmas Eve has it tough... He feels like he falls between the cracks of everyone's holiday happiness, and even his parents don't seem to care! There might not be any mistletoe, but good cheer comes down the chimney with a kiss from the crazy young Santa-in-Training named Mai! She has been sent to show sad-sack Santa the true joy of the season. And if he can quit acting like a bummed-out bump on the Yule log long enough to surrender to her considerable charms, the festive fireworks between the two might be hot enough to light up the tree!
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4x4 & & getting torque to all 4 wheels answers
Since questions about the frequently misunderstood subject of 4x4 and how torque is delivered to the wheels is a common one, I thought I'd make this a "Sticky". :)
All four tires are driven equally by the 4x4 system and all four pull equally if they all have equal traction. If all four wheels have equally good traction, then all four will pull equally well. So even if your Jeep does not have a locker or limited slip differential, each of the four wheels will receive approximately 25% each of the torque from the engine, when traction is equal under each of the four tires.
A standard open differential always (always!) splits the torque 50:50 between both sides. The problem is that when one tire starts spinning due to poor traction, that reduces the amount of torque seen by either side by an exactly equal amount. So if one side starts slipping, the other side's power (torque) is reduced by an equal amount which usually means insufficient power to keep you moving.
The engine can develop no more torque than the tire with the least amount of traction can accept before spinning.
So the short answer is 'yes', all four tires pull in 4wd. But the moment one side starts slipping, neither side gets enough power to keep you moving even if the non-slipping side still has traction.
Why does the power (torque) get reduced to both sides and not just the side that is slipping? Again, because the differential always (!) splits whatever torque it receives 50:50 to both sides. Why does the amount of torque get reduced at all? Because the engine only develops torque when it is working into resistance. Run an engine with a torque meter connected and watch what happens to the amount of torque produced as resistance to the engine is varied. When the engine is working into zero resistance and just running free, it produces nearly zero torque. Apply a braking force to the engine and the amount of torque will increase in direct proportion to the amount of resistance the engine is working into. The more braking force applied to the engine's output shaft, the more torque the engine produces.
So because the engine only produces torque when working into resistance, a spinning tire reduces the amount of power (torque) the engine produces because the engine is working into less resistance caused by the spinning tire. This works the same way with 2wd and 4wd, it's just that with 4wd, you have more of a chance that at least one of the two axles will have enough traction to allow the engine to produce enough torque to keep you moving. Which is why you get stuck in the first place... when one side is spinning, there is insufficent power being delivered to the other side to get or keep you moving.
And all of this is why a limited slip differential (LSD) can help since it helps to "couple" (via a clutch or a gear-based device) the resistance the side with good traction is seeing to the other side with poor traction, increasing the amount of resistance seen by the engine... thereby increasing the amount of torque delivered to both sides. Which is why the simple technique of stepping on the brakes a little when a tire is spinning can often get you unstuck... because it too increases the resistance the engine is working into which increases the amount of torque that is delivered to the wheels. Or if a rear tire is spinning constantly, pulling the parking brake up a couple clicks can often help by acting as a poor-man's limited slip differential. Pulling the parking brake up a few clicks when you already have a limited slip differential will help improve its operation. A key drawback to a LSD whether it be clutch or gear based is that when one tire is spinning up in the air, it doesn't help create enough torque for the other tire still on the ground to keep you moving. Without you helping it by stepping on the brakes or pulling the parking brake handle up if it's a rear tire that is spinning, a LSD doesn't do much for you. On flat terrain they help a lot, but on uneven terrain when both tires can't always be on the ground, a LSD is not very helpful. That's a situation where a locker reigns supreme over a LSD.
What does a locker do? It mechanically locks the left and right wheels together so when one turns, they must both turn at the same speed. This arrangement prevents one side from spinning uselessly while the other side does nothing. Automatic lockers are always locked but they unlock automatically to allow the outside wheel in a turn to 'ratchet' faster as the outside tire must do through the turn. Once the turn is completed, the locker re-locks both sides together. A manual locker is one that doesn't lock the left and right sides together until it is actuated either via a push-button or lever. An ARB Air Locker is air-pressure actuated, others like the Detroit Electrac are electrically actuated. The Ox Locker is actuated via a lever and cable. Manual lockers have an advantage for on-road driving in that when unlocked, they act like an "open" axle... i.e. one without a locker or limited slip differential... which means it drives like an unlocked vehicle until the locker is activated via the push-button or lever.
Part-Time and Full-Time 4x4 systems...
A part-time 4x4 system called Commandtrac is in all Wranglers together with low-end Cherokees and Liberties. A part-time 4x4 system locks the front and rear driveshafts together inside the transfer case so they drive the front and rear axles together in lock step. Because they are locked together, the front and rear tires must rotate at the exact same rpms. However, the front tires must rotate faster than the rear tires during any turn so a part-time system fights that... which makes a part-time system inappropriate on a paved road because the high level of traction on a paved road prevents the tires from slipping which would otherwise allow the front and rear tires to grudgingly rotate at different rpms. Offroad this is not a problem since the poor traction of an offroad trail allows the tires to slip as needed. But when they try to slip/rotate at different rpms on a high-traction surface, the entire drivetrain is stressed which is bad for it. This problem is called "wind-up".
In reality however, the front and rear axles really don't even turn exactly the same RPMs when you're in 4wd so you still get "wind-up" if you drove in 4wd on the street even if you drove in a perfectly straight line. Why? Because 1) you can't drive in a perfectly straight line and 2) the front and rear axle ratios are usually .01 different from each other. Like a 3.73 and 3.74, 4.10/4.11, etc.. Why the .01 ratio difference between the front and rear axles? Because the front and rear axles usually have different ring gear diameters which makes it nearly impossible for the gear manufacturers to economically make the front and rear axle ratios exactly the same. And no, they are not made .01 different on purpose to make the front or rear pull more when in 4wd, that is an old wive's tale.
Finally, a full-time 4x4 system like Selectrac is available on Grand Cherokees, Cherokees and Libertys couples the front and rear axles together, but they are not mechanically locked together like they are with a part-time 4wd system. The front-to-rear axle coupling can be done via either a differential like the Selectrac system uses (just just like what is in the center of an "open" axle) or a fluid (viscous) coupler. The benefit to a full-time 4wd system is that because the front and rear axles are not mechanically locked together, the front and rear tires/axles can rotate at different rpms from each other. This allows a vehicle with a full-time 4wd system to drive in 4wd "full time" on a paved road without problem since there is no 'wind-up' problem to harm the drivetrain. You cannot get a full-time 4x4 system in a Wrangler from the factory.
Hope this helps! :)
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Great post Jerry!!
I have a question, what happens when my left front tire is turned 13 degrees N by NE, toward a 27 degree incline on a slippery slope. OH yea, its a Tuesday and I am alone in the woods so no one can hear me..... :D :rolleyes: :D :D
I know...I know...I can hear you now......shut up...just shut up and go away! :rofl:
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Great explanation. I'm going to show this sticky to some friends that I've had touble explaining what spider gears and lockers do. Thanks
Now hang on..If both wheels are always getting 50% torque, and you can't change that, why can you grab one tire on a jacked up vehicle and the other keeps spinning...try to stop that one and one person is going for a ride. One wheel gets between 0 and 100%, but the ratio between the two always adds up to 100%. With a locker, each wheel gets 100% torque when it's locked in. I'll get some info if this needs a better explaination then I can provide off the top of my head.
edit: this is all assuming a locked center diff (not full time 4x4)
Questions answered- use this for equipment pictures- like which rear end do I have.
We can add to this as we go - there are lots of questions about which rear end do I have - what does this or that look like. Use this to post what different units in question look like.
This is a Dana 44 rear end
and this is a Dana 35
Dana 44 cover
If one side is spinning, it has no resistance against it which is what the engine will see so the engine is producing very little torque... so now the other side is spinning but it is spinning with very little torque. Now if you are holding one side but the other is spinning, it is the one now presenting very little resistance to the engine, so the side you are holding gets very little torque. Now if you and a friend grab BOTH sides at the same time, then the engine is seeing a lot more resistance so both rear tires will suddenly see an increase in torque... which is why both of you, not just one, will be going for a ride.
Go to http://auto.howstuffworks.com/differential6.htm which is page 6 of a great explanation of how differentials really work. Starting at page one is a great way to really get it explained in an easy to follow explanation.
Here's an excerpt from page six of How Stuff Works: "The open differential always applies the same amount of torque to each wheel. There are two factors that determine how much torque can be applied to the wheels: equipment and traction. In dry conditions, when there is plenty of traction, the amount of torque applied to the wheels is limited by the engine and gearing; in a low traction situation, such as when driving on ice, the amount of torque is limited to the greatest amount that will not cause a wheel to slip under those conditions. "
There is plenty of information there that will more clearly explain what I have been saying and why each wheel truly gets 50% of the torque, not some variable number that adds up to 100%.
that is one thing i love about jeeps they have the best 4x4 out of any vehicle i have ever driven. they are so fun
Lockers -
These are the ones I have used - anyone else - add to the list.
ARB - air powered lockers - need a compressor, switches, solenoids - AWESOME
Pros - able to turn them on and off as needed - no adverse on road effects.
Cons - may leak, get a air line broken or snagged if not secured -
Dectroit Electrac Lockers - Has a big solenoid off the back that is prone to breaking if you are into the rock thing. I ran one of those- no two of those - I ran into lots of problems and would not recommend getting one.
Cons - mine didn't work very well at all- Customer service is the worst!!!!
Lock rite - A lunch box locker - Easy to install - works great -
Pros - easy to use - automatic
Cons - you know it is there when on the road - makes noise, binds pulls to the side on acceleration and deacceleration- excessive tire wear (rear installed).
Ok; with the above said. If you had a stocker Wrangler X that sees mostly mud and sand (no rock climbing); would you recommend an LSD front and rear or lockers on both?
What is the best bang for the buck on each system?
Jerry, I have always understood how an open differential works but, this is the best explanation I have ever heard as to why. Thanks for the post.
Wow, You are good!
Can I test you on my WJ's qudradrive?
It has a PC not a VC and LSD's front and back. Jeep claims it can trasfer the power to any of the wheels it wants... Now I have seen this... a WJ on a steep rock incline at moab is losing momentum and eventaully comes to stailmate with the incline. Then you see the power shifting from one wheel to the next untill it finds the best combonation of power and the Jeep continues up the rock... HUH? how'd that happen???
That is a loaded question Wellslaw
Best Bang for the buck locker wise
In my case a Detroit would have been the best from jump street
I could have saved the 400$ I spent on the Powertrax No-Slip
And used it towards my Super 35 That I ended up getting
There is no one upgrade that will improve your Jeep offroad more then a locker
Except 2 lockers
I run a selectable up front and a tried and true full carrier Detroit out back.
Best bang for the Money locker wise
The best locker you can afford :thumbsup:
If the best you can afford is a Lockright in the rear :thumbsup:
Keep tire size down
32's or less
Or if your like me and you have to have 36's
Build your axles 1 time to meet the need
2 lockers
4340 shafts :cool:
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The Spencer Hastings depicter on 'Pretty Little Liars' opens up about her self-harming tendency when she was a teenager, saying, 'I didn't know what was right and what was wrong.'
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A motorcyclist is facing intoxication manslaughter charges this morning following a wreck that killed a woman on Interstate 35 Sunday night.
Juan Alcala, 54, was driving the motorcycle too fast as he tried taking the Frio Street exit on Interstate 35 and lost control along a curve about 10 p.m., said Officer Alison Tamez with the San Antonio Police Department.
The woman who had been riding with him fell over along the side of the highway, landing about 20 to 25 feet below on the ground, Tamez said.
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The Labor government expects to lock in GM Holden's car manufacturing and design operations in Australia for the next few years with an estimated $100 million federal taxpayer subsidy in return for job and local content guarantees on Australian-made vehicles.
But GMH has hedged on whether a new Commodore or a different vehicle will be made after the next Commodore model stops being sold from about 2016.
The move comes as Ford pledged to invest another $103 million – matched by $34 million in federal funds from the existing new car plan – at its operations in Melbourne and Geelong. The Ford plan to improve vehicle fuel efficiency does not guarantee local production of the Falcon beyond 2016.
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Some in federal cabinet are concerned about such spending at a time of budget cutbacks.
"We are now in a situation where Holden, of course, wants more money; that is the only thing they want is more money to keep us here, but it is going on and on and on and there is no end in sight," he said.
There is also some concern about any rising protectionism. But with the resources-driven high dollar hurting the car industry and other manufacturers, Labor hopes deals with Ford and GMH will lift its jobs credentials.
The deals may also force the Coalition to support aid for the car industry even though it promised last year to cut $500 million in assistance.
The agreement being negotiated by Senator Carr in Detroit covers the successor to the Commodore.
Observers believe the new model could cost upwards of $400 million.
Using the model of the now defunct green car innovation fund, Canberra could be expected to put in $1 for every $3 of GMH cash.
Senator Carr refused to give time frames or details on taxpayer funding, but he expected it would take a "very short period of time" to work through the details. "My view is that we will have a decision on these matters quickly," he said in Detroit.
Other assistance could come from the South Australian and Victorian state governments. SA Premier
But he also said an agreement with GMH was "certainly likely".
Mr Weatherill refused to nominate the amount sought by the company but told The Australian Financial Review it was essential that the "substantial" funding was made available to keep the company in Australia.
"They do want to continue making cars in Australia if they can find a viable business case for doing so. Which they are saying is dependent on a co-investment from the state and Commonwealth."
A spokeswoman for the Victorian government would say only that the state was involved in negotiations with GM Holden.
GMH chairman and managing director Mike Devereux said he was confident there was a "path forward" for the Australian operations, which now produces the Commodore based on an Australian-designed vehicle platform. Derivative models are manufactured in China and the US.
By contrast the company's Cruze four-cylinder car is a fully global platform manufactured in Adelaide and six other countries.
Ford and GMH make up most of car manufacturing in Australia which employs 60,000 directly and supports 400,000 jobs and 200 supplier companies. The industry is highly influential in politically sensitive areas of Melbourne and Adelaide and gains more clout as the biggest exporter of high value goods worth $4.3 billion in 2010.
Senator Carr argued that the days of developing "orphan" models such as the Commodore and the Falcon that were made and sold in one country were over, as car makers slashed development costs by using global platforms.
The switch towards making global models will be pitched as a boost for Australian component suppliers because they would have greater export opportunities, even though they would still be squeezed by the high Australian dollar.
"The fact remains that global platforms are a reality," Senator Carr said. "I can give you a proposition that says I give you 100 per cent local content . . . but 100 per cent of nothing is nothing."
In 2011, the Commodore lost its position as Australia's top-selling car for the first time in 15 years, in favour of Mazda's Mazda3. Sales of the smaller Cruze are on track to eventually overtake those of the Commodore in coming years.
Mr Devereux believes that GMH needs to produce two vehicles at its Adelaide plant to be viable to 2020 and beyond. "We'd probably be stupid not to build a small car there because we have good volumes of small cars," he said.
"We have to build what people want to buy. One of the frustrating things for me . . . I understand the focus on the Commodore but we sell other cars. For the first time ever, we built two of the top selling cars in Australia. Would we have preferred to win again? Yes. But the large car segment is a niche in Australian market."
Mr Devereux said large cars amounted to only 7 per cent of the market, which limited the future prospects of the Commodore, but that GMH still had a very solid business plan and was profitable.
The government and Holden are working on co-investment schemes to help build the business case for the US parent to approve further capital investment in the face of strong competition from GM operations in other countries.
But it is unclear whether this involved extra funding on top of Labor's existing car industry plan, which involved $5.4 billion from 2008-2009 through to around 2020.
In Detroit, Senator Carr said the car plan still had about $3.5 billion in funding over a decade, which was mostly through the Automotive Transformation Scheme.
"The [ATS] entitlements are legislated so we are not talking about reductions in entitlements to fund new investment," he said. "We are talking about drawing upon a range of initiatives . . . to allow for a co-investment strategy to be pursued."
Yesterday the federal opposition repeated its commitment to a successful car industry but gave no policy details. Acting industry spokesman
Mr Spurling said the government needed to place much stricter conditions on any funding that did go to the industry, to ensure it was not a wasted investment when the companies decided to close which, he predicted, would be much sooner than they were admitting.
The government should also shift the focus of manufacturing away from cars towards servicing other areas of the economy such as mining or defence which would benefit from picking up skilled workers from the automotive industry, he said.
The $103 million investment by Ford Australia will focus on clean technology and safety upgrades that will secure Ford's assembly plant in Melbourne, which produces the Falcon and Territory sports utility.
It comes on top of $232 million in previously announced investment by Ford that includes the introduction of a diesel-powered Territory and the introduction of a four-cylinder Falcon in 2012.
Ford Australia's president and chief executive, Bob Graziano, said the new investment would provide direct employment for around 300 people during the design and engineering stage and would reduce the CO2 footprint of the Falcon by another 5 per cent.
Ford was hit by a 36 per cent fall in sales of the Falcon in 2011, but he said the Australian operations could remain viable through improved product, despite the challenging large car market segment.
The federal government will contribute $34 million from within its existing car industry funding to the Ford updates, while the Victorian government will contribute an undisclosed amount.
But Senator Carr said the Commonwealth was also looking for the state government to contribute to secure further investment by GMH.
The third Australian car maker, Toyota, is pushing ahead with a new $330 million engine plant in Melbourne which locks in production of new petrol and hybrid Camry models. But its exports to the Middle East have been dent by the strong $A and gloomier economic conditions.
Speaking in a personal capacity, the federal government's automotive envoy,
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