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A decorator's dream getaway condo, the local realtors called this their Martha Stewart condo. With a contemporary colors, tasteful decorating, and ultra comfortable furnishings, this is perfect for the romantic couple or for a family of four! Ideally located In the Swiss Mountain area of the all-season 7 Springs resort you will be just across the street from country club level golf and a 5 minute free shuttle ride or drive to ski slopes, ATV trails, tubing, an indoor pool, and the new Trillium spa, zip lines, mountain biking, horseback riding, fishing, sporting clays, an alpine slide, indoor miniature golf, and an extensive arcade for the kids. From this condo, you can easily walk to the free outdoor swimming pool and tennis courts. And, from the resort it is a short drive to hiking and lake activities in Laurel Hill State Park, to Frank Lloyd Wright's "Fallingwater" and "Kentuck Knob" houses, to the quaint town and historic fort of Ligonier, to the Flight 93 Memorial, and to white water rafting in Ohiopyle. You can choose to relax in this condo in the mountains or drive into Pittsburgh for all of the cultural experiences that this reborn city has to offer. Of course, all linens, towels, cookware, dishes and silverware are provided. Even though the fireplace is not to be used, the heating system will keep you warm and cozy in winter, while the fan and A/C unit work well in summer. You will want to make this your vacation destination again and again!
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A Muslim Celebration Of Sacrifice and Sharing
By DONATELLA LORCH
Published: July 14, 1989
An Islamic celebration of sharing began yesterday, as Muslims filled mosques in the New York area with prayers and holiday greetings.
At the Al-Faruq Mosque in Brooklyn, where crowds of men greeted each other with backslaps, handshakes and hugs, women and children waited to be given neatly packed bags of meat - a customary holiday gift to the needy.
''Today the mosque gives it to us,' explained Hadijan Ocasio, a Muslim housewife from Brooklyn, lifting a bag of lamb chunks. ''This is enough for my family. We are eight people. This is for those who can't afford their own sheep.''
A man entering the mosque said, ''It is a way of showing that I care for those less lucky.'' Feast of Sacrifice
The distribution of meat, the warm exchange of greetings, the mosque prayers and the exchange of gifts are all part of the Muslim celebration of Id-al-Adha, or the Feast of Sacrifice, one of the most important feasts in the Islamic calendar.
Central to the three-day holiday is an individual family's sacrifice of a sheep, cow, goat or even a camel and the sharing of the meat with the needy and the poor of the community regardless of their religious beliefs.
The feast started with 9 A.M. prayers at mosques throughout the New York area after rain canceled meetings in Prospect Park and Flushing Meadows in Queens. The Al-Faruq Mosque, a six-story Art Deco-style building at 552-554 Atlantic Avenue in downtown Brooklyn, could not accommodate all its congregation at once and held three prayer shifts -each with more than 1,000 people.
Many dressed in traditional garb -men in long flowing white robes or shirt-like tunics and checkered head scarves, and women in bright embroidered ankle-length Palestinian dresses and shawls. Others came in jeans, and several wore tuxedos. Politics of Palestine
Politics was also present. As crowds crunched their way out the door, they received postcards of a child sitting on rubble. ''Id in Palestine without toys while I'm an orphan and I don't have a home,'' it read.
Living in New York City has forced certain changes in the ritual of sacrifice. The sacrifice of the chosen animal - a commemoration of Abraham's sacrifice of a ram as a substitute for his son, Ismael - is traditionally performed by the male head of each household.
But legal and physical hurdles involved in keeping a goat or cow in a city apartment have created a boom for New Jersey's slaughterhouses, said Mohammad Awad, 26 years old, who owns a supermarket. Community groups place wholesale orders, and only one or two people go to the slaughterhouses and preside over the sacrifice - facing Mecca, uttering the appropriate ritual along with the name of the persons on whose account the sacrifice is being made.
The slaughterhouses do well over the Id weekend. Prices range from about $1,200 for a cow to $250 for a lamb and $160 for a sheep depending on weight. Most meat is turned over to the mosques that will redistribute it among the poor, said Abdul Malik, who oversees distribution at the Al-Taqwa Mosque near Prospect Park.
Mr. Awad said he missed the simplicity and ease with which the ceremony was performed in Egypt. ''In Egypt, everyone got their own animal and killed it in the backyard,'' he said. For the holiday, Mr. Awad closed the store yesterday and went with his partner to a Trenton slaughterhouse to collect more than 100 slaughtered goats and lambs.
In accordance with tradition, Mr. Awad will keep a third of his lamb for his family and give a third to his relatives and another third to the poor. ''It's very easy in Brooklyn to find poor people,'' he said. ''Most of the people I give to are not Moslem.'' He said he planned to distribute his share personally. ''To me Id means happiness for all. That's why we give to the poor. We give meat because we all work and struggle to eat.''
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Cardiff Blues head coach Danny Wilson has withdrawn from the Wales coaching staff for their summer Tests against Tonga and Samoa.
He was named in December as one of Wales coach Robin McBryde's assistants for the Tests in June, being joined by Matt Sherratt and Stephen Jones.
But the Welsh Rugby Union says that Wilson has pulled out due to what it describes as "increasing commitments at the [Blues] region."
The Blues recently announced that their rugby general manager, Billy Millard, will leave the region at the end of the season, and Wilson has opted to focus his attention on them.
McBryde said: "It would have been great to have Danny on tour with us but we fully appreciate and understand his position.
"It was a tough decision for him to make but we would like to thank him for doing so at an early enough juncture for it not to hinder our preparation for the tour."
McBryde is due to name his squad for the tour games next Tuesday.
Wales play Tonga in Auckland on June 16, followed by Samoa in Apia eight days later.
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Heather and I went on EXTRA, the internationally syndicated news show, to talk about why we teamed up to create THE MODEL TRAINER METHOD. I cooked a day's worth of food to give viewers an idea of what they might expect to eat on the plan, and Heather picked a few moves from THE PROGRAM for us to demonstrate. A special thanks for New York Sports Clubs, which graciously provided us with studio space for the shoot.
It's always fun filming and especially fun when Heather and I get to film together. Since we are so busy (she with her clients and me with running the site and my kids) we actually don't get to see each other that often. We text and email every day and talk on the phone a few times a week (about more than just work–we're good friends!), but our schedules don't allow us to meet IRL (in real life) as often as we'd like.
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By Brooke A. Masters
Washington Post Staff Writer
Thursday, March 17, 2005; 6:00 PM
NEW YORK, March 17 -- Now that Martha Stewart is out of prison, she also wants out of home confinement.
Stewart, 62, has asked the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit to remand her case for a possible resentencing in light of a U.S. Supreme Court decision that found that federal sentencing guidelines were unconstitutional. Not only that, but Stewart's lawyers also told a three-judge panel of the Second Circuit Thursday that her conviction should be reversed, because prosecutors relied on perjured and inadmissible testimony, and a juror allegedly lied on his screening questionnaire.
If granted, the resentencing request would give trial judge, Miriam Goldman Cedarbaum, the option of shortening Stewart's sentence. Stewart completed five months in prison earlier this month and is now serving five months of confinement in her Bedford, N.Y., home. Her sentence also limits the hours each week she may work at the corporate empire she built on the image of domestic perfection.
Under a February ruling by the Second Circuit, cases on appeal can be sent back to the trial judge, who has the option of imposing a different sentence now that the guidelines are purely advisory.
Cedarbaum said last fall that she was giving Stewart the minimum permissible sentence under the guidelines, adding, "You have suffered and will continue to suffer enough."
At Thursday's hearing, Stewart's attorney Walter Dellinger argued that, under a second new Supreme Court ruling, Stewart's constitutional right to cross-examine the witnesses against her was violated when prosecutors played tapes from her former broker Peter E. Bacanovic's 2002 interview with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Bacanovic, 42, who was tried alongside Stewart, did not take the stand.
Bacanovic's lawyer Richard M. Strassberg followed Dellinger to the podium and told the appeals court that Bacanovic's rights were similarly violated by the use of Stewart's statements to investigators. Both lawyers also decried the testimony of a government ink expert who was later charged with perjury.
"These errors mattered," Dellinger said.
And Strassberg asserted: "What this process is about is making sure that justice is done and fairness occurs, and that will lead you to reverse this conviction."
Stewart and Bacanovic were convicted in March 2004 of conspiracy and lying to authorities about the circumstances surrounding her December 2001 sale of ImClone Systems Inc. stock just before ImClone announced its leading cancer drug had run into regulatory trouble. Prosecutors said she sold because Bacanovic had his assistant tell her that ImClone's founder was dumping his shares, but the defendants said they had a previously reached agreement to sell when the price dropped below $60, as it did that day.
Assistant U.S. Attorney Michael Schachter defended the conviction, arguing, "There was no error. . . . There was no violation of the defendants' sixth amendment rights" because the Supreme Court made an exception to the confrontation requirement for co-conspirators.
But Schachter faced sharp questioning from one of the judges, Richard C. Wesley, on whether the court should hold a hearing to find out why juror Chappell Hartridge allegedly lied about prior brushes with the judicial system on his screening form.
"When you have a juror who lies, don't you think the court has an obligation to take a look at it?" Westley asked.
The judges seemed less receptive to the defense's arguments based on the ink expert's alleged perjury, noting that Bacanovic was acquitted of making a false document, the charge most closely related to the ink evidence.
Stewart, who attended Thursday's hearing in long pants that made it impossible to see whether she is wearing the ankle monitor required as part of home confinement, did not comment after the hearing. Bacanovic is serving his five-month prison sentence and did not attend. He also has asked have his sentence reconsidered.
It is not clear when the Second Circuit will rule on either the request for resentencing or the validity of Stewart and Bacanovic's convictions.


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By Dana Milbank
Tuesday, May 2, 2006
"The job of a president," George W. Bush used to say almost daily during the 2004 campaign, "is to confront problems, not to pass them on to future presidents and future generations."
Astute observers may have noticed he's been saying that a bit less frequently these days. Yesterday showed why.
The president was over at the Washington Hilton, speaking to the American Hospital Association about his Medicare Modernization Act of 2003. "When I came into office I found a Medicare program that was outdated," he announced. Seeing this "not very cost-effective" program, he continued, "I decided to do something about it. And I worked with the Congress, and we passed critical legislation that modernizes Medicare."
An hour after Bush finished his speech, Treasury Secretary John W. Snow kicked off a news conference announcing the latest on Medicare's financial standing. The "modernized," cost-effective program is forecast to go belly-up in 2018 -- two years earlier than previously forecast.
Somebody stop us before we reform again.
Snow also announced that Social Security -- reform of which the Bush administration abandoned last year -- will become insolvent in 2040, a year earlier than previously projected.
The Treasury secretary warned of "a looming financial crisis for our nation."
Medicare and Social Security trustee Thomas Saving chimed in, "Either government is going to have to be a lot smaller, or these programs are going to have to be dramatically changed."
Bush himself, while talking about the success of his addition of prescription-drug coverage to Medicare, acknowledged that both programs are, as he put it, "going broke." He added, "It's time to set aside politics and restructure Social Security and Medicare for generations to come."
Then again, what's the hurry?
In his State of the Union address, the president called for a bipartisan commission to study Medicare and Social Security. Lawmakers immediately recognized that as a punt. Now it seems the punt is being followed by a delay-of-game penalty. More than three months after Bush proposed the commission, there is no commission and no commissioners; he has mentioned the idea only twice since January.
"Well," Snow ad-libbed yesterday when asked about the commission, "it's being worked hard." Asked to elaborate, he said, "there's outreach by the White House."
Congress Daily's Keith Koffler wasn't satisfied. "It's been three months -- why haven't you been able to get a commission together?" he pressed.
"I think it's important to get this done right," Snow ventured.
Treasury spokesman Sean Kevelighan didn't like the direction this was taking. "One more question," he called out.
Accepting the Republican presidential nomination in 2000, Bush chided Bill Clinton: "So much promise, to no great purpose." By contrast, Bush vowed to put Medicare on "firm financial ground" and said of Social Security, "I intend to fix it." Six years later, the president is floating some of the bite-size policies he once criticized Clinton for doing.
The jumbo TV screen in the Hilton ballroom before Bush entered proclaimed this "Cover the Uninsured Week" and pointed out that "Today, 45 million Americans have no health insurance."
Bush opened with a bold vow: "a comprehensive health care strategy that will make health care more affordable and available for all our citizens." Then he outlined a five-point program: medical malpractice reform, pooled insurance for small businesses, tax-free health savings accounts, better medical information technology and more "transparency" in medical pricing.
The hospital administrators liked all the ideas, particularly the malpractice bit, which prompted an enthusiastic ovation. But they didn't see Bush's proposals (a plan to have doctors display their fees just as restaurants post menus) as all that comprehensive. "It will help, but it won't solve the problem," said Thomas Nickels, the hospitals' top lobbyist, after the speech. "Not to be critical, but we need to look at this as one element of a broad package."
Broad package? At the moment, the administration and Congress can't even agree on who should be a trustee of Social Security and Medicare. The chairman and the ranking Democrat on the Senate Finance Committee wrote to Bush last week calling for the resignation of the two public trustees he recently reappointed. At yesterday's news conference at the Treasury Department, one of the trustees devoted his remarks entirely to rebutting the two senators.
Snow and his administration colleagues, for their part, sought to celebrate the prescription drug plan. "A success," pronounced Snow, in front of a money-green backdrop. "Enrollment has so far exceeded the expectations the administration put forward earlier this year."
That line fell apart when the first questioner pointed out that the trustees had, in fact, found lower enrollment in the drug plan "than was expected a year ago." Enrollment had exceeded expectations because the administration had lowered the expectations.
But not to worry: Even with yesterday's bad news, we still have a dozen years before Medicare collapses.
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| gal22 chapter 17 . 8/1/2015
i wanted to read all of your stories before saying my full judgement but i couldn't wait any longer :) so here it is : also sorry for horrible English XD ( everything i said here was my personal opinion and if you don't like it or find it too judge mental you may ignore them completely ) these are the point or things i thought you could have done different :
For once i wanted to see delilah and aedan spend a night together to see the impact it would have for it was visibly clear that aedan still felt something towards delilah even if he told her he loves leliana. What choice he made or you for that matter he would have deal with leliana because of the baby i think that if you have chosen leliana in that case that would would have enhanced the story and there relationship (that is the way i feel anyways ).One more alternative path i wondered about is if delilah wouldn't die from the joining because i felt you just got rid of a aedan and delilah relationship and the problem it have brought for leliana and aedan love to easily which felt like bit of a dodging on your part (again my personal view and i mean noting at all about your way of writing )
Secondly, i wandered what have happened if luke would have died i was curious how aedan would react would he fall into madnes (which would have been my personal choice because ever since you described hows murder and the mood aedan plunged into while in prison in fort drake i wanted to see how you will describe other situation such as these because i really enjoyed your way of describing those dark moments and those are really are my favorite moments in your writing dose far) I wanted to see how leliana and aedan will make through the lost of there son.
One more thing before i continue to say how much i enjoyed your stories so far. I wished you would have made your stories open for more of the mature audience in the form of described love scene (to some extent) as well as the fighting scene with more gore perhaps as well as aedan personnel age moments in more dark details . overall i really enjoyed your writing to this point and i am going to continue fallowing your stories if you ever make more
| gal22 chapter 10 . 8/1/2015
i have been waiting for a dark chapter for along time. aedan will lose his jaw when he comes back from orzammar
| Piceron chapter 17 . 9/4/2010
I finally finished this story. I greatly enjoyed it, especially all the anguish over Luke. I look forward to reading the rest of your stories in this series.
| todd360 chapter 17 . 4/8/2010
And yet again another stellar story from you. Really like the father son dynamic between Aedan and Luke and the turmoil they went through after he got infected. I also liked the fact that you kept the Zevran chaps out of the main story. Left a bit of mystery surrounding the even so you were about as in the loop as everyone else lol. At least until you finish the companion piece anyway haha. Looking forward to more!
| WarGod356 chapter 1 . 4/6/2010
One of the best dragon age fanfics out there, its one that really gets the charcters and the love between the warden and leliana but the one thing I don't like about this is the choice of weapons for the warden, duel swords? I always throught a hero like him would use a two handed sword but thats just me. Great job you get a cookie!
| Snafu1000 chapter 14 . 3/25/2010
This continues to be a fantastic tale. Aedan's agony over making Luke a Warden was palpable, and I was glad that the boy survived it (and that Oghren survived, so Felsi didn't have to kill him).
I liked the humor at the opening of this chapter; it rings incredibly true. People who deal with life and death up close and personal frequently develop that gallows humor approach. It's either that or go nuts.
And once again, love the relationship between Aedan and Leliana and the way you manage to keep it ever present without being overwhelming.
| bloodtallow chapter 13 . 3/24/2010
What a great chapter, Sisimka! You didn't pull any punches, and your tale is even stronger because of it. As always, this installment was an engrossing read, but you also dealt with the terrible choices Aedan is forced to make as a father and a Grey Warden very well. Aedan has grown so much since the first days we met him, and it has been a very enjoyable experience to see him mature.
| Hetekos chapter 11 . 3/21/2010
heh the kid gets his wish after all. how old is he?
| nobrandonme chapter 11 . 3/21/2010
Why is it that your stories don't get many reviews? This is amazing! By far my favourite FF.
| nobrandonme chapter 10 . 3/21/2010
I love this story..keep up the excellent work.
| Snafu1000 chapter 6 . 3/15/2010
Nice job with another cliffhanger.
Isolde's response was pretty much spot-on, but geez, what a bitch...
Keep up the great work!
| J. E. Talveran chapter 5 . 3/14/2010
I'm enjoying this story, and I loved the first one set in this same storyverse with your Aedan and Leliana. Heck, I'm even chuckling at Alistair (who I hate, actually)
However, my spirits dipped when Anora's name came up as a potential enemy. I think I'm the only person who actually likes her character '
| Snafu1000 chapter 5 . 3/14/2010
I started reading this expecting a much lighter story, but definitely not complaining. You're creating a very naturally evolving continuation of the game storyline with a plot that doesn't feel contrived or forced.
Very good job with the characterizations of the companions. The core personalities are there, but you can sense the growth and changes that have taken place over time. Alistair is more confident, Oghren has mellowed a bit. The relationship between Aedan and Leliana is well depicted: the love between them is palpable, as is the mutual support and respect. I'm looking forward to seeing Brenna's character fleshed out; she definitely seems like the kind of girl Alistair would fall for.
| Madcat Capers chapter 3 . 3/11/2010
I've been enjoying your various stories, particularly the original (post-Blight) material (plus, I'm a Leliana fan, so you get automatic bonus points). You've done a great job of capturing the NPC personalities and writing believable characters. I'm bad about reviewing, but I do keep up on reading and have been looking forward to your postings.
| Freckles04 chapter 1 . 3/8/2010
A very sweet opening chapter. Babies and marriages and friends...I have a big smile on my face. It's nice to see some happiness in Ferelden, at last.


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This invention relates generally to a new device for use in orthopaedic surgery and more specifically to a new sub-trochanteric intramedullary rod system for use in fixation of fractures surgically for the purpose of maintaining the fractured portions of long bones together, and principally useful in fractures of the femur involving the sub-trochanteric and proximal shaft areas.
In the field of orthopaedic surgery, it has become common practice in many situations to use as a fracture fixation means an elongated rod or nail commonly known in the art as an intramedullary rod. Such a rod is driven into the marrow cavity or medullary passage longitudinal in a fractured bone after lateral reduction and serves to hold the severed parts thereof in longitudinal alignment incident to knitting and healing of the bone. Such nails or rods are used in treatment of long bone fractures, for example in the treatment for fracture of the femur. The nail or rod in such cases is driven percutaneously longitudinally through the tip or trochanter and into the medullary canal, and therefore serves to bridge the area of fracture in the stem on either side thereof.
Intramedullary rods are known in various forms but it has proven most satisfactory in obtaining a solid and secure joinder of fractured bones to use a rod or nail which is not subject to twisting or turning within the medullary passage of the bone. The ideal function of an intramedullary rod is to secure the proximal and distal fragments of the bone which has been fractured in correct alignment during the healing process. It should be noted that several types of loads must be transmitted from the distal to the proximal fragments. These include: compression, bending, and torsion. The compression loads are transmitted generally directly through the bone surface, while torsional and bending loads are transmitted, at least in part, by the intramedullary rod itself. In order to properly transmit torque, the rod or nail must be capable of securely gripping both the proximal and distal fragments. Additionally, the nail must be sufficiently rigid to prevent excessive bending motion at the fracture site.
The invention disclosed herein is a modification of that shown in the Burstein et al U.S. Pat. No. Re. 28,502 and has been specifically designed for fixation of sub-trochanteric femoral fractures, that is, those fractures distal to the trochanter and the femur, but proximal to the junction of the middle third and proximal third. It is recognized that sub-trochanteric femoral fractures generally occur in an area of the femur which, under normal load applications, is subjected to extremely high bending loads. The bending loads and the extremely large torsional loads present when the femur is fractured today present one of the most difficult surgical management problems in fracture fixation. Any internal fixation device to be employed for stabilizing these fractures until healing occurs, must be sufficiently strong to resist these bending loads while maintaining proper axial alignment of the bone segments.
In general three types of internal fixation devices are in use today.
While historically many of these common hip nail devices have been used, there has recently been a move to the use of stronger or built up versions of this type device. Attention is directed to the well known Holt nail. In all of the known devices of this type, the method of insertion and the short-comings are similar. The nail portion of the device is generally inserted into the neck of the femur with the plate portion attached to the femoral shaft with bone screws. Thus, the proximal fragment is held by the nail portion and the distal fragment held by the plate portion. In this regard, attention is directed to the patent to Collison U.S. Pat. No. 2,612,159 and the patent to Price U.S. Pat. No. 2,627,855, which are typical examples of devices of this type.
In many cases, the plate portion will of necessity be quite long in order to enable a sufficient number of bone screws to be attached to the distal fragment. Depending upon the type and location of the fracture, and particularly the type of device to be used, it may not always be possible to place any screws in the proximal fragment even though the plate is in contact with the femoral shaft.
Among other shortcomings of devices of this type are (1) that it is limited to an open surgical procedure and requires a large operative exposure; (2) the final rotational stability depends on the major involvement of a nonfractured element, namely the neck of the femur; (3) there are inherent weaknesses of devices of this type in the nail-plate junction; and (4) plate bending or failure is quite common and inevitably occurs either at or near a screw hole in the area of maximum stress, and hence union of the sub-trochanteric fracture is typically slow. Additionally, the typical flat plate section is not well adapted for resisting the torsional forces usually present in sub-trochanteric fractures treated with this type of device. Later removal of the device of course requires another open procedure and a similar operative exposure, and the removal of the bone screws frequently will seriously weaken the bone at each of the screw holes.
The patent to Zickel U.S. Pat. No. 3,433,220 is typical of another form of intramedullary rod used for treatment of femoral fractures and consists of a two piece device which is wholly intramedullary. The longer component is inserted into the medullary canal of the femur and the shorter component is inserted through a cross opening in the longer component and into the neck of the femur. A set screw is then inserted into the top of the longer component to lock the shorter component in place. Devices of the Zickel type are limited to an open procedure which, though requiring a somewhat smaller operative site than that disclosed above, involves the precise and laborious use of jigs or other fixtures to correctly align the two components and to lock them together. Here again, the device requires the major involvement of a nonfractured element, the neck of the femur, in order to provide rotational stability. It should also be noted that the longer component of the Zickel rod, while providing axial alignment, is not capable of providing sufficient rotational stability, and at best provides only marginal bending strength.
The third solution to treatment of femoral fractures of the type noted involves the use of long, heavy and sometimes complex compression bone plates to span the fracture site. In order to accommodate the low density cancellous bone in the proximal fragment, cancellous or lag type bone screws are used in the proximal plate section and normal or cortical bone screws are used in the distal section. Typically, plates employed for this purpose are of necessity rather long so that a sufficient number of screws can be used both proximally and distally to the site of the fracture. If the plate is not prebent in the proximal section, the surgeon may do so and could thereby compromise the original fatigue strength of the plate. Plates are also limited to an open procedure requiring an extensive operative site and removal would require a similar procedure and exposure and of course as noted above the large number of screws can, when removed, seriously weaken the bone. Single plating may provide sufficient bending strength in one plane, but an even more extensive procedure and a large number of bone screws must be used in double or right angle plating, that is, laterally and anteriorly, in order to develop greater bending strength and torsional stability.
The new fluted sub-trochanteric nail system or rod disclosed herein is designed to provide an entirely intramedullary device for the fixation of sub-trochanteric fractures which can be inserted via a closed or "blind" procedure, or via an open procedure without the necessity of X-ray surveillance, with only a minimal surgical exposure and not requiring the use of jigs, fixtures or other special instrumentation via either procedure, which provides both sufficient stability at the fracture site and resistance to high bending and torsional loads common in such fractures so that the fracture will heal as quickly as possible, and thereafter is removed with only a minimal incision being necessary and without affecting the fracture site or any portion of the femur itself.
The new sub-trochanteric rod is of generally hollow internal construction in the preferred form and is provided with a two-diameter stepped cylinder designed to entirely fill the medullary canal of the femur both proximal and distal to the fracture site. The rod or nail has two different diameter portions, each possessing its own set of flutes. The number of diameter combinations of the nail or rod is not limited but the difference between the two diameters and each nail should be preferably at least 1.5 mm. Means are provided on at least one end portion of the rod, namely the distal portion, to collect and accommodate bone chips to permit the flutes of the rod to cut grooves in the medullary canal.
An important object of the present invention is to provide a sub-trochanteric intramedullary rod having extremely high strength in bending and torsion comparable to the strength of the normal femur to thereby permit early mobility without fear of bending the nail.
It is a further object of the invention to provide a sub-trochanteric rod having a stepped or multiple diameter construction.
Yet a further object of the invention is to provide a fluted sub-trochanteric rod having cutting surfaces on the advancing edge of the longitudinal flutes of the rod to cut through the bone to prevent splitting or wedging.
It is yet another object of the invention to provide an intramedullary rod of the subtrochanteric type that has the advantage of being able to grip all about the endosteal surface of a bone without completely filling the endosteal volume.
A further object of the invention is to provide an intramedullary rod which requires minimum force for insertion since material is being cut.
A further object of the invention is the provision of a novel hollow sub-trochanteric intramedullary rod which is of generally simple construction and which is safe and efficient in use.
The above and additional objects of the invention will become apparent from a consideration of the following disclosure.
FIG. 1 is a side elevation of the sub-trochanteric rod in place in a typical femur shown in dotted outline;
FIG. 2 is a side elevation of the distal component of the sub-trochanteric rod of the present invention;
FIG. 3 is a sectional view taken on the lines 3--3 of FIG. 2;
FIG. 4 is a side elevation of the assembled sub-trochanteric rod shown rotated 90� from the position of FIG. 1;
FIG. 5 is an end view of the cap;
FIG. 6 is an enlarged partially sectional view of the proximal component of the rod showing its method of attachment to the distal portion of the rod; and
FIG. 7 is an elevation of the extractor cap.
The sub-trochanteric nail of the present invention is shown generally at 10 and includes a smaller diameter distal portion 11 and a larger diameter proximal portion 12. In the preferred embodiment of the invention shown in the drawings, the distal and proximal portions are formed separately and joined into assembled relationship, however it should be understood that if desired, the entire nail or rod system may be formed of one piece.
The distal portion 11 is preferably curved so as to follow the natural curvature of the femoral canal. It has been found that an appropriate radius for this curve would be about 127 cm in most cases, and the curve preferably commences about an inch below the junction of the proximal and distal portions of the nail. The curvature is best seen in FIG. 4.
At the open end of the distal portion 11, a guide nose or tip means 13 is provided which may be generally cylindrical with rounded edges as shown in FIG. 4, or rounded and of two piece construction as shown in FIG. 1. The nose serves to guide the nail during insertion.
It will be seen from FIG. 3 that in the preferred form, the distal portion 11 is hollow throughout. This hollow construction allows the use of guide wires during the insertion and provides pressure relief during insertion. The distal portion 11 is provided on its surface with a plurality of longitudinal flutes 15 throughout its length. The flutes terminate in pointed cutting ends 16. In order to effectively transmit both bending and torsional loads from the proximal fracture fragment to the distal fracture fragment, the nail or rod must fit closely in the medullary canal to allow the flutes to engage the cortical bone. It is for this reason that the distal portion of the nail is provided with flutes 15 and the pointed cutting tips or ends 16 which cut their own mating grooves in the medullary surface of the cortical bone during the force of insertion. A plurality of apertures 17 are drilled below the cutting tips 16. These holes preferably lead rearwardly at approximately a 45� angle and provide clearance room for bone chips and marrow to pass and to be collected within the cannula 14 of the nail.
Although the nail need not be cannulated through its entire length in the preferred design, cannulation carries throughout so that insertion may be facilitated through the use of a guide wire. In particular, the use of such a guide wire permits insertion of the nail by means of a "blind" technic without an operative incision being necessary at the fracture site. Thus, a sub-trochanteric fracture is not converted from a closed or sterile type of fracture to an open and possibly contaminated fracture. Hence the incidence of infection is much less than those procedures utilizing open technic which involve direct operative intervention at the fracture site as compared to the closed procedures.
The flutes 15 terminate in a rearwardly sloping portion as shown at 18 in FIG. 6 and a cylindrical extension 19 is directed rearwardly and longitudinally of the distal portion 11, and serves for interconnection with the hollow interior of the proximal portion 12.
Proximal portion 12 is formed with a bore 20 at its forward end terminating in a shoulder 21 which receives the cylindrical extension 19 of the distal portion 11. The proximal portion is hollow throughout and includes a cannula 22 and a somewhat larger diameter bore 23 at its rearward end. The proximal portion is typically straight and is also provided with a plurality of longitudinal flutes 24 which are designed to cut mating grooves in the cortical bone as well as in the less dense cancellous bone found in the flared or wider portion of the medullary canal of the proximal femur F. It will be noted from FIGS. 1 and 6 that the flutes 24 of the proximal portion are provided with a similar pointed cutting end and an undercut portion 25. This undercut portion provides sufficient room beneath and around the cutting edges to permit bone chips to accumulate therein without affecting the cutting function of the edges of the flutes. In effect, the undercut portion provides a function similar to that provided by the apertures 17 on the distal portion 11. If desired, however, similar apertures could be provided in the undercut portion.
It will be noted that in order to enhance the gripping characteristics of the nail in the proximal femur canal, the proximal portion 12 is formed with a larger diameter than that of the distal portion of the nail. The various diameter combinations of the nails are not limited as noted previously, however it has been found that the difference between the two diameters in each nail should be at least 1.5 mm. In use, actual ratios of 16:11, 16:13; 18:13 and 18:15 have been found to be practical.
A cap member 26 closes off the open end of the proximal portion 12 and is provided with an internal bore 27 which is tapped as shown at 28 for the reception of auxiliary instruments and tools. A flange or shoulder 29 is also provided on the cap and serves to prohibit distal migration of the nail during insertion. The flange is of course of a diameter greater than the greatest diameter of the proximal portion of the nail and its inner or distal surface is adapted to rest in the trochanteric notch of the femur thereby preventing the distal migration noted. In FIG. 1, T designates the trochanter of the femur and N shows the neck thereof. Both the cap member 26 and extension 19 of the distal portion may be secured within the proximal portion 12 of the nail in any known manner, however it has been found that electrobeam welding applied at W in FIG. 4 is an ideal means for rigidly and securely joining these elements.
A conventional extractor cap 30 shown in FIG. 7, having an eye 31 and a threaded stub shaft 32 may be inserted in the tapped bore of the cap 26 to aid in removal of the nail.
The sub-trochanteric rod set forth above may be formed of any known compatible metal that has been approved for implantation in the human body.
Preferably a small incision is made in the region of the greater trochanter T and then the cortex is pierced. A guide wire may be inserted through the incision and the proximal bone fragment across the fracture FR and into the distal fracture fragment. In the usual process of insertion, reaming of the proximal fracture segment to a larger diameter than the distal fracture segment using individual different diameter reamers or a one piece stepped diameter reamer is preferred. Although it is not absolutely necessary to ream the medullary canal to use the nail, it is the preferred method of insertion, for by reaming one fills the reamed medullary canal with the nominal or root diameter of the nail permitting larger flute diameters to engage the cortical bone. A cannulated or a stepped reamer is then passed over the guide wire and the medullary canals of both the fracture fragments are reamed. Following removal of the reamer, an appropriate sized sub-trochanteric rod or nail is selected and inserted over the guide wire and is driven in with conventional instrumentation to the appropriate depth as limited by flange 29. Preferably an impact hammer is used and may be directly attached to the proximal end of the nail or to another implantable or non-implantable appliance directly attached to the proximal portion of the nail. The impact instrument and guide wire are subsequently removed. If desired, an implantable extraction appliance of the type shown in FIG. 7 is attached in the bore 27 of the cap member 26. This device will permit subsequent removal of the nail with conventional extraction instrumentation.
While I have described the new sub-trochanteric rod in specific detail, it will be apparent that the rod may be modified or varied in many respects without departing from the invention. Other variations and alternatives may come within the scope of the following claims.
|Cited Patent
|Filing date
|Publication date
|Dec 27, 1948
|Jan 9, 1951
|Puy Mfg Company Inc De
|Surgical appliance and method for fixation of bone fragments
|Oct 27, 1972
|Jan 8, 1974
|Sampson Corp
|Intramedullary rod
|Jan 9, 1974
|Jul 1, 1975
|Vestby Gunnar W
|Hip nail
|Title not available
|"Fluted Intramedullary Rod System" by Sampson, pamphlet by The Sampson Corp., Printed July, 1974 in U.S.A.
|Citing Patent
|Filing date
|Publication date
|Jul 27, 1979
|Jun 30, 1981
|Zimmer Usa, Inc.
|Intramedullary fixation device for fractured tubular bones
|Apr 28, 1980
|Jan 25, 1983
|University Of Florida
|Method for strengthening a fractured bone
|Jul 8, 1986
|Nov 15, 1988
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VINITALY – Verona, April 9th/12th 2017 - Hall 7 Stand A2
Type of wine: Red, dry, made from a blend of wines obtained from separately fermented grapes.
Producer: Fernando Pighin & Figli S.agr. a r.l.
Grape varieties: From a selection of red grapes typical of our region.
Zone of production: Fraz. Risano, Pavia di Udine (UD), Italy.
Soil: Moderately loose-packed.
Training system: Single Guyot with 4,000 vines per hectare, short pruning which limits grape production, making it more complex and structured.
Yield per hectare: 60 quintals of grapes per hectare.
Harvest: During the period of optimal ripeness, at the end of September.
Vinification: With the technique of maceration on the skins at the controlled temperature of +10° to +28° C for a period of 10 days. Wines kept in stainless steel vats for approximately 6 months.
Ageing: 3 years in oak barrels of various origins (Allier, Limousin and Slavonia) to complete malolactic fermentation, 6 months in the bottle before being marketed.
Alcohol content: 13% by vol.
Residual sugar: 2.00 g/l.
Total acidity: 4.80 g/l in tartaric acid.
Extract: 29.50 g/l.
Colour: Intense ruby red, bright with excellent hues.
Bouquet: Complex, good balance and delicacy with prevalent hints of wild berries, vanilla and spices.
Taste: Velvety, dry without being harsh, with strength and quality, harmonic balance, extended aromatic length and great delicacy.
Pairing: Pairs well with grilled red meats, game, poultry and aged cheeses.
Serve: At the temperature of +18° C to +20° C. Uncork the bottle half an hour before serving or decant to capture all of its unique subtleties.
Consumption and ageing potential: Wine with characteristics which can be aged for 6 - 8 years if kept in optimal conditions.
VINITALY – Verona, April 9th/12th 2017 - Hall 7 Stand A2
Dusseldorf, March 19th/21st 2017 - Hall 16 Stand B51
VINITALY – Verona, April 10th/13th 2016 - Hall 7 Stand A2
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Pernod Looks To Revive Jacob's Creek
Steve's breakdown: This ex-client of mine is launching a new line called Double Barrel in 10 markets. That's going to need a new campaign and they do not have a AOR in the United States.
SANTA ROSA, CA: With sales of Jacob's Creek flagging in recent years, Pernod Ricard USA is aiming to revitalize the brand with a new range called Double Barrel, which features wines finished in former whisk(e)y casks. Thus far, the Double Barrel series includes a Barossa Valley Shiraz finished for three months in Scotch whisky barrels and a Coonawarra Cabernet Sauvignon finished in Irish whiskey casks.
The new Double Barrel wines (both $20) are positioned between the Jacob's Creek Reserve ($15) and Heritage ($35-$40) tiers. Double Barrel is now launching across 10 U.S. markets ahead of a national rollout.
Pernod is currently producing about 30,000 cases of Double Barrel for the global market. Jacob's Creek chief winemaker Ben Bryant tells SND he's aiming for an increase to 100,000-150,000 cases within a few years, potentially including new expressions. "We're continuing to explore and play with other blends," he says.
Like the Australian wine industry as a whole, Jacob's Creek has been retrenching in the U.S. lately. Its volume hit a high-water mark of 1 million cases in 2007, but has since receded, slipping to 585,000 cases by 2015, according to Impact Databank. Jacob's Creek has long been Pernod's biggest wine brand in the U.S., just ahead of Kenwood, which is at around 450,000 cases.
Along with Double Barrel, Pernod is also looking to spark growth for Jacob's Creek with its Two Lands tier ($12), which debuted a year ago. The Two Lands wines are crafted to have a more California-esque taste profile. Bryant says he will also be cultivating Jacob's Creek's high end, with Chardonnay and Barossa Shiraz representing key opportunities to show off Australia's ultra-premium potential.


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There Is No Partiality With God
Though we may declare ourselves Christian, if we aren't walking in faith, God isn't with us. "The goodness of God leads" us to repentance but sin pushes us away from Him. The Lord never wants to leave us but our sins distances us away from Him. If we continue to live only partially for the Lord than our faith will be in vain. "For there is no partiality with God". We are either for Him or against Him. Many say that they believe in Jesus Christ but few live what they believe. Their hearts aren't in it fully for God and therefore their salvation is in jeopardy. They are treasuring up the wrath of God in the life to come. His love and mercy will not always strive among us if we continue to cast Him out. Falling and falling back into the same rut will lead our prayers into deaf ears. The Lord knows our true intentions. When we let sin enter our doors we are no longer walking in faith. We are giving ourselves up to our own personal cravings even if it is contrary to God. If there is lust in your heart, cast it out.
God is looking for a change within us. He is looking for those that desire to do good. Those people that are willing to take a leap of faith. He will lead the hearts of many that give their lives to Him. Please take a look at the life you are living. If it isn't for God than reach for Him. Give Him your undivided attention. No longer let sin rip the Holy Spirit away from you. This loss you are feeling in your heart is not what Jesus desires. Repent and forsake your sins. Cry out for His forgiveness. Let Him heal your hearts. As you love the Lord, His forgiveness will fall upon you. His mercy will give you comfort. He will free you from your sins. Though we have been so wretched in His sight, He will wash us clean. Oh Lord, I need You. You give me hope for a new day. Teach me to always rise to You. My desire is eternal life in your Kingdom. I will no longer live part way for You but with my whole heart. Take everything I am. Lead me to do good. I trust in You. I love You.
Romans 2:4-11 (NKJV)
4 Or do you despise the riches of His goodness, forbearance, and longsuffering, not knowing that the goodness of God leads you to repentance?
5 But in accordance with your hardness and your impenitent heart you are treasuring up for yourself wrath in the day of wrath and revelation of the righteous judgment of God,
6 who "will render to each one according to his deeds":
7 eternal life to those who by patient continuance in doing good seek for glory, honor, and immortality;
8 but to those who are self-seeking and do not obey the truth, but obey unrighteousness—indignation and wrath,
9 tribulation and anguish, on every soul of man who does evil, of the Jew first and also of the Greek;
10 but glory, honor, and peace to everyone who works what is good, to the Jew first and also to the Greek.
11 For there is no partiality with God.
Artist: Chris Tomlin
Album: Passion: Here for You (2011)
Song: Lord, I Need You


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Wednesday, April 30, 2014
Dear God, my Father, please stir me to live with my faith in Jesus as THE most important thing in my life. Help me to know how to better discern and to more fully integrate all the other significant things into my life. May Jesus be the center of my life, my hope, and my faith. Amen.
The next day came. Some people had stayed on the other side of the lake. These people knew that Jesus did not go with his followers in the boat. The people knew that Jesus' followers had left in the boat alone. And they knew that it was the only boat that was there. But then some boats from Tiberias came. The boats landed near the place where the people had eaten {the day before}. This was where they had eaten the bread after the Lord (Jesus) gave thanks. The people saw that Jesus and his followers were not there now. So the people got into the boats and went to Capernaum. They wanted to find Jesus. The people found Jesus on the other side of the lake. They asked Jesus, "Teacher, when did you come here?" Jesus answered, "Why are you looking for me? Are you looking for me because you saw me do miracles that prove my power? No! I tell you the truth. You are looking for me because you ate the bread and you were satisfied (full). Earthly food spoils and ruins. So don't work to get that kind of food. But work to get the food that stays good always and gives you life forever. The Son of Man will give you that food. God the Father showed that he is with the Son of Man." The people asked Jesus, "What are the things God wants us to do?" Jesus answered, "The work God wants you to do is this: to believe in the One that God sent." So the people asked, "What miracle will you do to prove {that you are the One God sent}? If we can see you do a miracle, then we will believe you. What will you do? Our fathers (ancestors) ate the manna (food) God gave them in the desert. This is written in the Scriptures : 'God gave them bread from heaven to eat.' " Jesus said, "I tell you the truth. Moses was not the one that gave your people bread from heaven. But my Father gives you the true bread from heaven. What is the bread of God? God's bread is the One that comes down from heaven and gives life to the world." The people said, "Sir, give us this bread always." Then Jesus said, "I am the breadthat gives life. The person that comes to me will never be hungry. The person that believes in me will never be thirsty. I told you before that you have seen me, and still you don't believe. The Father gives me my people. Every one of those people will come to me. I will always accept every person that comes to me. I came down from heaven to do what God wants me to do. I did not come to do what I want to do. I must not lose any person that God has given me. But I must raise up those people on the last day. This is what the One who sent me wants me to do. Every person that sees the Son and believes in him has life forever. I will raise up that person on the last day. This is what my Father wants."
This is what God told us: God has given us eternal life. And this eternal life is in his Son (Jesus). The person who has the Son has {true} life. But the person who does not have the Son of God does not have life. I write this letter to you people who believe in the Son of God. I write so that you will know that you have eternal life now.
Even if I am able to trust in myself, still I don't trust in myself. If any other person thinks that he has a reason to trust in himself, then he should know that I have a greater reason for trusting in myself. I was circumcised eight days after my birth. I am from the people of Israel and the family group of Benjamin. I am a Hebrew (Jew), and my parents were Hebrews. The law {of Moses} was very important to me. That is why I became a Pharisee. I was so excited {about my Jewish religion} that I persecuted the church (the believers). No person could find fault with the way I always obeyed the law {of Moses}. At one time all these things were important to me. But I decided that those things are worth nothing because of Christ. Not only those things, but now I think that all things are worth nothing compared with the greatness of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord. Because of Christ, I lost all those things {I thought were important}. And now I know that all those things are worthless trash. This allows me to have Christ. It allows me to be in Christ. In Christ I am right with God, and this being right does not come from my following the law. It comes from God through faith. God uses my faith in Christ to make me right with him.
I don't care about my own life. The most important thing is that I finish my work. I want to finish the work that the Lord Jesus gave me to do—to tell people the Good News about God's grace (kindness).
What Jesus Did is a one-year devotional guide through the gospels, using one short passage each day and following the Gospel in consecutive order. Each devotional consists of a passage, reflection and a prayer which opens up the day's scripture and shows how it challenges you to live for Jesus.
What Jesus Did! is written by Phil Ware.
Easy-to-Read Version copyright © 2001 by World Bible Translation Center. All rights reserved.


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First day of my last period was the 1st, it lasted about 2-3 days. I have been having pain in my left ovary (not sure if you can feel ovulation or not but that is my best guess) and today I have been having white discharge...not alot but a tiny bit when I wipe. Does this sound like I will be ovulating within the next few days?
Sorry, I know its a dumb question but I haven't had a period in over 5 years so I dont know what to expect!
Asked by Anonymous at 1:16 PM on May. 12, 2011 in Trying to Conceive
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Try to use this ovulation calendar tool http://www.ovulationcalendarsoftware.com/ to trace your cycle and find the date of ovulation.
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