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- Introduction
- Replacing the transfer roller
- Replacing the Tray 1 Pickup Roller Assembly and Separation Pad Arm Assembly
- Replacing the Tray 2 Pickup Roller Assembly
- Replacing the Tray 2 Separation Pad Assembly
- Replacing the fuser assembly
These seven regular maintenance items are available in the HP Laserjet 2100 maintenance kit (PN C4170-67901, H3974-60001)
This kit includes:
- (1) New Fuser Assembly [RG5-4132-000]
- (1) Transfer Roller [RG5-4164-000]
- (1) Tray 1 Pickup Roller [RB2-2900-000]
- (1) Tray 1 Separation Pad Arm Assembly [RB2-6348-000]
- (1) Tray 2 Pickup Roller [RB2-2891-000]
- (1) Tray 2 Separation Pad Assembly [RB9-0695-000]
- (1) Pair of Rubber Gloves (PR# S5800)
Required tools: a small flat-blade screwdriver (PR# T4700), a medium-sized flat-blade screwdriver (PR# T4710), a #2 Phillips screwdriver (PR# T4590), and a pair of needle-nose pliers (PR# T1420).
Replacing the transfer roller
Open the toner cartridge door and remove the toner cartridge. Locate the transfer roller's black bushing (Figure 3C), which is on the left end of the transfer roller (Figure 3A) shaft and just behind the gear (Figure 3B).Toner Cartridge Door
Squeeze both of the black bushing's tabs (Figure 4, Item 4A) and then lift the transfer roller's shaft to the left (Figure 4, Item 4B) to remove the transfer roller.
Put on rubber gloves, then install the new transfer roller by performing steps 1 and 2 in reverse order.
Replacing the Tray 1 Pickup Roller Assembly and Separation Pad Arm Assembly
Remove the Tray 2 Paper Cassette, then press and hold the release button on the right side cover. Grasp the front and rear of the right side cover and swing it out from the printer.
Open the rear output bin until it stops. Pull it again so that it rests parallel to the floor.
Remove the two rear cover screws. Pull the rear cover down and then out to remove it.
Release the swing arm* from the toner cartridge door (Item 11A), then push it down into the opening (Item 11B).
Remove the front and rear top cover screws.
Open the Tray 1 door. Use a small flat-blade screwdriver to release the top cover latch.
Lift the top cover off to remove it. Release the left cover latch (Figure 17A) then lift the cover up and outward (Figure 17B).
Using needle nose pliers, disconnect the Tray 1 Support Springs and Pivot Arms.
Remove the Tray 1 bottom piece by sliding it to the left. Rotate the pivot arms to the upward position.
Remove the Tray 1 top piece. Rotate the pivot arms downward, and remove the pivot arms.
Disconnect the ribbon cable (Figure 24, Item 24A) and the power cable (Figure 24, Item 24B). Remove the four screws (Figure 24, Item 24C) from the metal RFI shield and carefully remove the shield.
Remove the screw (Figure 25) from the Formatter PCB and remove the Formatter PCB. Disconnect the ribbon cable (Figure 26, Item 26A) and the main motor cable (Item 26B).
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Remove the black right bushing by pulling out its lever and rotating it clockwise until the tab clears the keyed opening.
Turn the printer around and remove the white left bushing by pulling out its lever and rotating it counter clockwise until the tab clears the keyed opening.
Slide the Pickup Roller Shaft Assembly to the right until the left end of the shaft clears the opening, then slide the assembly back to the left to remove it. Slide the two black guide rollers away from the Pickup Roller.
Press the release tab on the Pickup Roller and remove it from the shaft. Press the Separation Pad Arm Assembly slightly to the left (Item 34A), then rotate the Separation Pad Arm Assembly forward (Item 34B).
Squeeze both brackets inward (Item 35A) on the Separation Pad Arm Assembly, then remove it from the printer (Item 35B).
Put on rubber gloves, then install the new Tray 1 Separation Pad Arm Assembly and Pickup Roller by performing steps 1 through 18 in reverse order.
Replacing the Tray 2 Pickup Roller Assembly and Separation Pad Arm Assembly
Turn the printer top-downward with the front facing you.
Tilt the white bushing lever to the left (Item 36A), then rotate the lever until the tab is aligned with the opening on the carriage (Item 36B).
Slide the white bushing to the left and grasp the black bushing with needle nose pliers and rotate it until it points straight up.
Slide the black bushing to the right and remove it. Slide the Pickup Roller Assembly to the right and remove it.
Slide the two white guide rollers off of the Pickup Roller.
Install the new Pickup Roller by performing steps 5 through one, starting with step 5 and ending with step 1. Use rubber gloves during this procedure in order to prevent damage to the Pickup Roller.
Replacing the fuser assembly
Remove the right side cover and remove the rear cover.
Disconnect the left wire by pulling it straight out and disconnect the right wire by pressing a flat blade screwdriver on the connector and then pulling the connector straight out. Remove the two grounding plate screws.
Remove the two screws that hold the Fusing Assembly to the printer and remove the Fusing Assembly from the Printer.
Replacing the Tray 2 Separation Pad Assembly
On the top front section of the Tray 2 paper cassette, pry the right and left lock tabs (Figure 47) with a small flat-blade screwdriver as you rotate the Cassette Face section forward, pivoting at the bottom edge (Figure 48) until the Cassette Face section comes loose.
Remove the Cassette Face section and press the Paper Lift Plate down until the side latches "click" and the plate locks in a downward position.
Remove the Paper Level Indicator Lever and release the Paper Lift Plate by pressing the trigger release arm on the left and right side latches .
On the underside of the tray, press the release catch on both the left and right side latches so they can pivot freely. Rotate both the left and right side latches upward (Item 54A) then slide them inward to remove them (Item 54B).
Rotate the Paper Lift Plate upward, then lift it straight up to remove it. Turn the tray over, and using a flatblade screwdriver, release the two lock levers for the Separation Pad Assembly.
Press the Tray Lifter Spring down (Item 57A), then rotate the Separation Pad and metal Support Arm upward, then slide the arm left to remove it (Item 57B). Using a small, flat-blade screwdriver, carefully press the two lock levers to release the Separation Pad Assembly from the metal Support arm.
Slide the Separation Pad Assembly off of the metal Support Arm. Install the new Separation Pad Assembly by performing steps 9 through 1 in reverse order. Use rubber gloves in order to prevent damage to the Separation Pad Assembly.Note: Save the spring and connect it to the new Separation Pad.


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The following is the letter from the chair that appeared in the Summer 2001 edition of Psychology Now
Letter from the Chair
Hello to all our alums and friends of the Psychology Department at UW. We are launching our Psychology Department Newsletter and hope you enjoy our first issue. We'd like to use this newsletter as a way of keeping you informed about the department, as well as bring you news and information about former classmates. We hope you enjoy this issue and that you'll take the time to send us a letter, fax, or e-mail to let us know what you are doing. We'd love to include your information on our new alumni web page and in our next newsletter. But I'm getting ahead of myself. Let me tell you of all the things that have been going on in the department.
First, some of you may be surprised that I'm the chair of the department. This happened in a sneaky way. First, I agreed to serve as interim chair for one year while we tried to hire someone for the position. We weren't successful in getting someone for the position and I was asked to go ahead and be the actual chair....not the interim chair. In a moment of weakness I said yes. Seriously, its been a fun but challenging job. In many ways, being chair is like being in Public Relations. Our department and its graduates have been successful in so many ways. My job is to make sure everyone, from the University President to the potential undergraduate major, knows it. One of the ways we are improving our "image" is in the redesign of our departmental web page.
As you all know web pages have become an important advertising tool in today's world. This year, we took a good look at our web pages and realized that our page didn't show off the best features of the department. Hopefully you remember those features; friendly faculty, opportunities for one-on-one mentoring, and the great outdoor opportunities to name a few. Notice I didn't mention anything about the wind or the bad weather. Anyway, we hired a local firm to help us develop a new web site that would more accurately represent the department. We've added an alumni page so we can post information about our alums. If you are getting married, having a baby, landing a new job, we would love to hear from you and include your information on our page.
Other news from our department includes the departure of one of our long time faculty. Gary Levy was offered an administrative position at the University of Utah and has left the department. The job sounds like an exciting opportunity for Gary but we're sorry to see him go. Any of you who had any of Dr. Levy's classes know what a UW Cowboys fan he was. I can't help but wonder which sweatshirt he'll be wearing at future Cowboy vs Ute games. If any of you are at one of those games and spot him, let us know what he was wearing.
This letter wouldn't be complete if I didn't tell you of some of the psychology graduates the I've run into over the year. First, one of the graduates Merit Thomas (Gilbert, '79) was recently named to the position of Director of Protective Services for the State of Wyoming. I used to run into Merit in her former position as Supervisor for the Division of Juvenile Services for the state, but haven't seen her since this appointment. I guess the job is keeping her very busy. Valerie Seidel (Geringer, '91) is the new Development & Human Resources Coordinator at Frontier Corrections in Cheyenne. She has two children and it sounds as if she's doing very well. Christel Andersen ('99) e-mails me occasionally from half way across the world to let me know how she's doing. Christel is in the Peace Corps and is serving in Turkmenistan. It sounds like she has a challenging job, but is learning to love the area food, which according to Christel consists mostly of potatoes, bread, and squash. Finally, I had the pleasure of running into two former students at a recent conference. I had the pleasure of talking with Carol Cheatham ('99) and her daughter, and heard that she's enjoying her graduate work at the University of Minnesota. The other student was Patty Davies ('95), one of our Ph.D. graduates. Patty is on the faculty at CSU after having spent some time in New York. It sounds as if she and her husband Bill are happy to be back in the Rocky Mountain region and are doing well. One student I didn't run into at the conference...though she was there is Leigh Shaw (Stokes,'94). Leigh is completing her Ph.D. at the University of Utah and was offered a position as a faculty member at an upstate New York University. Leigh decided not to accept that position and she and her husband Garth will stay in Utah for an extra year.
I could tell you so much more about the department, our plans
for next year, etc. But I'm running out of room in this letter. I
guess I'll have to sign off and say, hope this newsletter finds you in
good health and that we'll hear from you soon.
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Dear Rhonda and Dr. Cheri,
I have three best friends from when we were all little. We grew up together and now we are seniors and they have all treated me so badly this year!
It started around Halloween. I couldn't decide what costume I wanted to do. So I sent pictures to one of my friends, Jane, with different outfits like an Egyptian, then one like Taylor Swift (they always say that I look like her). Then I sent a picture of me looking kind-of like a sexy clown.
Jane made fun of all of them and sent them to my other two friends. She showed the sexy clown to my mom.
My mom got mad at me and told me "You should know better than that" right in front of Jane. So she started saying that to me every day in front of everyone. She started showing that picture to the whole school. It was embarrassing! I didn't want to go to school, but my mom made me.
And now, Jane told a guy I'm dating and in love with, that he should watch out, because I'm very insecure and needy.
Then she also told him that he better make sure I don't get pregnant because he would be "stuck" with me forever (we don't even really have sex). He told me all of this! He told me to stop worrying about Jane and we should just have fun with graduation and stuff.
He doesn't understand. I just want to die and forget about everyone. I don't trust anyone.
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We know you are hurting and you aren't alone. Too many kids feel unloved and not liked. In fact, you may have heard that 160,000 kids stay home from school every day because someone is bullying them.
Jane has her own problems with how she feels about herself. She is not ready or doesn't want to take a look at herself and decide who she is. She is envious of you and focusing on bullying you.
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Bargaining- Bargaining is trying to avoid changing and growing outside of your victimhood. It doesn't work.
Depression- Start rewarding yourself for getting through Denial, Anger, and Bargaining! Do nice things for you!
Acceptance- Forgive and serve others with random acts of kindness. Write notes of gratitude or take treats for your family. Focus on others and you will start feeling good about who you are. Define yourself through our 5 C's –Civility, Courage, Confidence, Creativity, and strong Carriage. Stand tall!
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- Nose 1.72"
- Tail 5.55"
- Avg. Weight: 3.95 lbs.
Original artwork created for Byron Essert by Jonathan Gonzalez
Release date: 2016
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- Rigid, lightweight and extremely durable Review by Jason
Seriously my favorite board all time. Absolutely weighs next to nothing and verified the manufacturing description of 3.95lbs myself, weighing in at 3 lbs 13oz! Awesome quality and thinking about picking up another! (Posted on 12/4/2017)
- Best longboard and strongest longboard ever! Review by Marlon
Best longboard ever ridden, fast light and durable. The carbon holds strong and is good! Good job Byron Essert and the makers of the board at PP. You're now my second favorite rider of Powell Peralta! Keep the nice decks coming. Love from the Netherlands :D! (Posted on 8/16/2017)
- Super light and stiff Review by Sasquatch
This deck is very light and stiff, best in that regard of what I've ridden. The shape is really nice for what I like to do as well, it has deep concave with out the sharp bends, I don't like that, it's more comfortable and controllable for me with the gradual concave. The shape also gives you a nice feel of where your feet are at without looking down and locking you in when you do checks and go sideways. The wheel flares are really mild to non existent and combined with the micro drop it gives you a nice place for your back foots' toes when going back side, no need to look down to check your feet, which boosts my confidence naturally because my eyes are up. Also gives your front foot a really ergonomic locked in feel, also nice for keeping the back foot in place in tuck. Having said that it still gives you lots of room to put your feet where you want, this is nice for pushing and other stuff, you can get pretty techy as well with the kick tail and makes it nice for lower speeds and tighter spaces, helps with obstacles and whatnots, I can't really Ollie on it, but a little pop. It kick flips nicely though, not high for me but maybe you could get it high. My hope is that the carbon will keep it from warping and increase life, but I'll get back to that after some time. Top mount with really nice control and stable feel. My favorite deck for what I like doing to date. I really like the urathane bumpers as well I think they will really help with longevity. Can't say enough good things about this deck, love it. Awesome job by everyone at skate1, Kam is an awesome dude as well. Don't be afraid of asking questions, he'll help you out (Posted on 8/22/2016)
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This year for Christmas (yes, Christmas! Catching up on my posts) I tried a S'more Cheesecake. As I mentioned in the past, it is hard to please everyone with a flavour, but I do try! I figured, who doesn't like a S'more? There was only one iffy person, who doesn't like marshmallows, but they are easily picked off.
I did not follow any specific recipe or see this idea anywhere, I just kinda cake up with it on my own. I used my classic go to cheesecake recipe and
S'more Cheesecake:
Graham Crust
2 cups Graham Crumbs
1/4 cup sugar
1/3 cup melted butter
1. Combine sugar and Graham crumbs
2. Add melted butter and stir until combine
3. Pour into spring form pan and firmly press. Bake for 10 min and set aside to cool
3 sticks of cream cheese, 8 oz each (total of 24 oz) room temperature
1 cup / 210 g sugar
3 large eggs
1 cup / 8 oz heavy cream
1 tbsp. lemon juice (When using chocolate I omit)
1 tbsp. vanilla extract (or the innards of a vanilla bean)
8 oz of Semi sweet Chocolate
1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F
2. Using a double boiler melt the chocolate and set aside to cool.
3. Combine cream cheese and sugar in the bowl of a stand-mixer (or in a large bowl if using a hand-mixer) and cream together until smooth.
4. Add eggs, one at a time, fully incorporating each before adding the next. Make sure to scrape down the bowl in between each egg.
5. Add the cooled chocolate and stir
6. Add heavy cream and vanilla, blend until smooth and creamy.
7. Pour into your prepared pan
And this is where things went a rye.
I always bake my cheesecake in a water bath. Today I was in a rush, I wasn't really focused and decided to just throw it in the oven, like others do. Everyone tells me, 'why bother, it's just another step, it will be fine'…
8. Bake 45 to 55 minutes, until it is almost done – this can be hard to judge, but you're looking for the cake to hold together, but still have a lot of jiggle to it in the center. You don't want it to be completely firm at this stage. Close the oven door, turn the heat off, and let rest in the cooling oven for one hour. This lets the cake finish cooking and cool down gently enough so that it won't crack on the top.
Well, it fell and cracked! Never again! Always a water bath!!!
After one hour, remove cheesecake from oven and lift carefully out of water bath. Let it finish cooling on the counter, and then cover and put in the fridge to chill. Once fully chilled, it is ready to serve
Thank goodness I was covering the top, because this was one ugly cheesecake!
The next day..
1. Cut large marshmallows in half and cover the top of your cheesecake
2. Drizzle with melted chocolate
3. Top with Graham crackers
Looks pretty good!
This cheesecake was OK. I would not make it again
Everyone said it was good, but they never say and different. (one day I wold like to completely ruin a recipe and not let on and see if anyone said anything, I don't think they would)
It definitely was not as ooey and gooey as I had hoped. See, it looks a little dry.
Oh well. Lessen learned!


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IT'S the fictional Leith pub run by the infamous Sick Boy, where petty crooks rub shoulders with drug dealers and other ne'er do wells.
But the Port Sunshine - which is thought to be based on former dockers' bars found in and around the capital's Great Junction Street - has been brought to life by movie producers in another famous port town.
Director Danny Boyle and the team behind the eagerly-anticipated Trainspotting 2 have taken over a hotel in Clydebank, where filming is expected to commence over the next few days.
New signage was added to the building's exterior yesterday and film crew have been busy preparing it for filming.
The Port Sunshine is one of the key settings in Porno, Irvine Welsh's 2002 novel which was written as a sequel to Trainspotting.
In the book, Sick Boy returns to Leith from London after being offered the pub tenancy by his aunt.
He views the run-down bar as a business opportunity given its proximity to the Victoria Quay office complex used by civil servants, but quickly reverts to his bad habits.
The script of Trainspotting 2 is said to be "loosely" based on Porno, according to screenwriter John Hodge, who adapted Welsh's first novel into the 1996 smash hit.
Fans of the original film have been eagerly following where exterior scenes of the sequel are being shot.
Robert Carlyle has revived his role as hard man Begbie and was spotted filming in Glasgow's Pollokshields district last month.
Meanwhile, his fellow stars Ewan McGregor and Jonny Lee Miller were seen in action at the Scottish Parliament last weekend.
Trainspotting 2 is due to be released in UK cinemas in January 2017.
READ MORE: Begbie spotted in Glasgow for Trainspotting 2 filming


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After the PTCA procedure you will be returned to your room or ward, after which your heart will be carefully monitored. This will be done by frequent blood pressure tests, and you may also be attached to an ECG machine for constant monitoring of your heart function. If the insertion point was in the groin area you can expect to stay in bed for several hours.
The introducer sheath is normally removed after the procedure and when it is removed a nurse will apply pressure to the puncture site for 20 to 30 minutes, or until there is no bleeding. Bleeding is unlikely after this time, however if you do experience sharp pain or bleeding, call the nurse at once. Stay laying flat and press on the puncture site with your fingers. You will be asked to walk within 12 to 24 hours of the procedure.
The dye, which was used to visualise your arteries, ends up in your kidneys, and you will need to urinate frequently to get rid of the dye. You will also be asked to drink lots of fluids to help your kidneys get rid of the dye more easily.
Mild chest pain is common after the procedure, but this should gradually disappear within a couple of hours. If your chest pain increases, additional x-rays may have to be taken. After a successful PTCA and stenting procedure you should be sent home from hospital within one or two days. It is likely that the physician will advise you to avoid strenuous activity for at least a week.
For more information on heart health please see: www.heartfoundation.co.za


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CARROLLTON, Ga. - With the open of official practice for the 2018 volleyball season less than two months away, University of West Georgia head volleyball coach Jon Moseley announced his first recruiting class this week, as he will add eight players to the roster for the coming season.
This year's recruiting class includes five freshmen, two transfers and one player who was on campus at West Georgia during the 2017-18 academic year. The newest Wolves come from three different states and one is an international student. Four of the newcomers are from the state of Georgia, two are from Tallahassee, Fla., one comes from Brazil and another is from Alabama.
"We are very pleased to welcome eight outstanding newcomers to the West Georgia volleyball program in 2018," said Moseley. "They are all winners who have had outstanding training in their high school and club programs. It is also evident that they have had great training at home, and they will be excellent students and representatives for our program and for the university."
The 2018 UWG Volleyball Recruiting Class
Anna Metzler
5-7 ♦ Outside Hitter/Libero
Vera - Mato Grosso, Brazil
Colegio Regina Pacis (High School)
Montverde Academy (Fla. - Senior)
Previous School: Dalton State
Talented and experienced player joining the Wolves for her final collegiate season ... played collegiately at Dalton State College ... Earned SSAC All-Freshman Team in 2014 ... named Second Team All-Conference as a junior in 2016, and was named to the SSAC Champions of Character Team ... Earned All-Academic Team honors in 2015 and 2016, and was named as the FSG Bank Scholar in 2015 ... Named as a Daktronics NAIA Scholar in 2016 and earned honors at the Keiser University Volleyfest All-Tournament team ... earned academic distniction as a Beta Gamma Sigma Honor Society member and graduated from Dalton State Magna Cum Laude in the spring ... she will be a graduate student in search of an MBA in the classroom at UWG and a senior on the floor ... prepped at both Colegio Regina Pacis in Brazil for her first three years of high school, then finished her high school career at Montverde Academy in Florida ... led her team to the Regional and State Championship as a sophomore, then returned for a regional championship as a junior and a state runner-up spot ... daughter of Carlos Renato Marzola de Andrade and Claudia Metzler de Andrade.
Coach Moseley on Anna Metzler
"Anna started for three years at outside hitter at Dalton State before they dropped their program. She could play as a hitter for us, but the areas that we feel she will help the most are in serve-receive passing, defense, and leadership. We feel very fortunate to add a player with Anna's combination of skills and maturity, and we expect her to immediately make us a better team."
Hannah Flack
6-0 ♦ Outside Hitter
Trinity, Alabama
Morgan High School
Club Team: NASA
Solid hitter joining the Wolves for the 2018 season ... prepped at West Morgan High School under head coach Alesha Hutto and transfers to UWG from Shorter University as a junior ... played in 87 sets for the Hawks in 2017, starting in 20 matches ... picked up 113 kills, 51 digs and 46 blocks for the Hawks last season. High School: led her team to the Alabama 3A semifinals in all four years of high school ... won the Morgan County Tournament and the Area Tournament in 2015 ... Named 3A Area 15 MVP in 2015, All-Area team, Decatur Daily 1st Team All-Area in 2015, Huntsville Times 1st Team North Alabama in 2015, 3A Area 15 All-Area team in 2014 ... also played basketball for West Morgan ... scored 1,000 points in her basketball career and was a First Team All-County honoree in 2014 and 2015 ... majoring in Biology ... daughter of Joseph and Cynthia Flack.
Coach Moseley on Hannah Flack
"Hannah is a transfer who played for me at Shorter. She started for two years on teams that won a total of 28 Gulf South Conference matches. Hannah will redshirt in 2018, but she will have an impact on our team in practice. She has the ability to be a terminal hitter who is also low-error. Hannah will contribute defensively as well due to her imposing block."
Jesse Echols
5-7 ♦ Defensive Specialist
Peachtree City, Georgia
Starr's Mill High School
Club Team: Upward Stars South Atlanta
Talented defensive specialist beginning her collegiate career in Carrollton ... prepped at Starr's Mill High School in Peachtree City, Ga. under coach Walt Ellison ... Led her team to the 2017 GHSA State Final Four ... named All-County and All-Area in 2017, earning spots in the AVAC Phenom College Prep Program and on the Under Armour All-American Watchlist ... named 2017 Most Valuable Defensive Player ... Played tennis as well, helping Starr's Mill to win the GHSA 5A Director's Cup in 2015, 2016 and 2018 ... helped her team to the 2018 State Elite Eight in tennis ... Outstanding on the academic side as well, earning her way into the National Honor Society, the National Technical Honor Society, the Beta Club and she graduated from Starr's Mill with honors ... daughter of Randall and Lisa Echols.
Coach Moseley on Jesse Echols
"Jesse is another player who will help us in the back row. She is a strong serve-receive passer and a smart server. I was also impressed with the glowing recommendations from her volleyball and tennis coaches at Starr's Mill as well as her coaches at Upward Stars Volleyball Club."
Kaylyn Buchanan
5-9 ♦ Middle Hitter/Defensive Specialist
Tallahassee, Florida
Lincoln High School
Club Team: Tallahassee Juniors Volleyball Club
Multi-talented player joining the Wolves in 2018 ... played both middle hitter and defender at Lincoln High School in Tallahassee, Fla. under coach Katie Johnson ... 2018 Club Nationals Qualifier ... named the Lincoln High School Female Trojan of the Year ... earned All-Big Bend honors in three of her four years of high school ... played on Lincoln's undefeated 2016 and 2017 beach volleyball teams ... helped Lincoln place high in district weightlifting ... 1st Team All-Big Bend in flag football ... varsity captain for Lincoln's record-setting indoor volleyball teams in 2016 and 2017 ... set a school record for blocks as a junior ... named an Esmark High School All-American and an AAU Academic All-American ... majoring in Nursing ... daughter of Burke and Lynn Buchanan.
Coach Moseley on Kaylyn Buchanan
"Kaylyn originally committed to a Division 1 beach program, but fortunately for us she decided that she preferred to play indoor. She is a tremendous athlete who excelled in five different sports at a large high school. Kaylyn plays with great speed, effort, and energy, so she will command the attention of opposing middle blockers. We expect her to become an impact player, both offensively and defensively."
Anjelica Webb
5-3 ♦ Defensive Specialist
Fayetteville, Georgia
Whitewater High School
Club Team: A5 South
Talented defensive specialist joining the Wolves in 2018 ... prepped at Whitewater High School under coach Sandi Stein ... sister of UWG sophomore outside hitter Anjelina Webb ... Named second team All-County as a junior in 2016 ... earned Academic Honor Roll status at Whitewater ... daughter of Cedric and Fran Webb ... majoring in Speech Pathology.
Coach Moseley on Anjelica Webb
"Anjelica was already here as a student, and she approached us about playing volleyball shortly after we arrived. She practiced with us part of the spring and showed the skills and personality to be a contributor. I expect Anjelica to be one of the strongest servers on the team, and with enough time back in the gym, another player who is pushing for back row playing time."
Eldonna Steffen
5-9 ♦ Defensive Specialist
Tallahassee, Florida
Maclay School
Club Team: Tallahassee Juniors
Strong athlete joining the Wolves in 2018 ... played volleyball and basketball at the Maclay School in Tallahassee, Fla. under head coach Erica Bunch ... led her squad to the Florida High School Final Four as a junior ... helped her team to the Junior National in Club Volleyball as well ... Named Honorable Mention All-Big Bend Team as a sophomore and junior and earned Third Team All-Big Bend honors as a senior ... outstanding in the classroom, earning National Honors Society, Treasury of National Honors Society, Spanish Honors Society and was on the Maclay Honor Roll throughout her high school career.
Coach Moseley on Eldonna Steffen
"Eldonna is Kaylyn's teammate at Tallahassee Juniors Volleyball Club. Every time I watched Kaylyn play, Eldonna also stood out to me for her talent and for her infectious personality. We feel that she will help us primarily with her ball-control skills, but she is dynamic and strong enough that she could also contribute in the front row."
Emilee Harris
5-10 ♦ Oustide Hitter
Canton, Georgia
Woodstock High School
Club Team: A5
First year freshman coming to West Georgia to begin her collegiate career this fall ... prepped at Woodstock High School in Canton, Ga. under coach Anita Dodd ... led her squad to the state playoffs in all four years ... earned All-County Second Team honors in 2015 as a freshman ... as a sophomore in 2016, named Woodstock High School offensive player of the year, Cherokee Tribune player of the week, All-County First team, Region 5-6A All-Area 1st team, AVCA Phenom ... as a junior in 2017, named Woodstock High School varsity captain, Cherokee Tribune player of the week, Varsity MVP, All-County First team, 4-7A All-area 1st team, AVCA Phenom ... as a senior in 2018, named Woodstock High School Varsity Captain, Cherokee County Athlete of the Month, Woodstock High School 1,000+ kills and 1,000+ digs awards, Varsity MVP, All-County First team, Region 4-7A All-Area First Team ... a member of the National Honors Society, se received the Woodstock High School Academic Lamp of Knowledge for 2017 and 2018 ... choosing between Environmental Science and Business ... daughter of Sam and Melissa Harris.
Coach Moseley on Emilee Harris
"Emilee is a dynamic outside hitter who has the potential to be a six-rotation player for us. As a hitter, she has the full repertoire and is comfortable on both the left and the right side. Emilee also has solid ball-control skills and loves to play defense. Her all-around skills and versatility will be very valuable for us."
Sam Jones
5-7 ♦ Setter/Defensive Specialist
Marietta, Georgia
Walton High School
Club Team: A5
Talented setter and defensive specialist joining the Wolves in 2018 ... prepped at GHSA power Walton High School in Marietta, Ga. under coach Suzanne Fitzgerald ... helped lead her team to the Georgia State Championship in 2015, 2016 and 2017, and to a Region Championship in all four years ... Walton was recognized as National Team of the Year by MaxPreps and PrepVolleyball after a third-straight GHSA championship ... named a GVCA Volleyball Senior All-Star in 2017 and her club volleyball MVP in 2014 and 2015 ... Majoring in Secondary Education History ... daughter of Bill and Anita Jones.
Coach Moseley on Sam Jones
"Sam is a skilled and athletic setter who could also contribute as a defensive specialist. She runs an unpredictable, diverse offense, which is exactly what we want to do here. Sam is a great teammate who lifts her team up with a demeanor that is relentlessly positive and encouraging."


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A brief Summary
Doctor Maria Montessori was one of the pioneers in developing the early childhood educational theory. Montessori methodology places strong emphasis on many educational aspects, though some concepts of learning are missing. A major critic of the Montessori method is failing to acknowledge available digital tools due to the fact that digital devices could be applied to improve efficiency in learning.
Montessori argues that objects are the best teachers where activities are done entirely indoors; however, children need to be involved with nature to comprehend the meaning of hope and future which results in improving their sense of optimism in future. As a practical indoor activity, this framework could be improved by utilizing a computer and a video projector to introduce and demonstrate the change of seasons as well as nature to children.
A drawback of the Montessori concept is that her approach is based on repetition. She did not believe in teamwork and the experiences could be interoperated to be personal. However, Yelland and Kilderry (2005) state that we could use a computer with Kidpix which not only use visual presentations but also audio ones. In addition, each tool has its own characteristic sound. These kinds of programs make the counting activities more practical and visual compared to those with pre-design algorithms with no pictures, numbers or sentences in flat papers.
Many computers and applications in digital era enable early childhood educators to change the educational landscape to be more relevant and inclusive for young student. This could be performed through facilitating the education of mathematical ideas or operations.


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Whitney Larsen is the registrar at Southern Virginia University.
She received her bachelor's degree in English from Southern Virginia University in 2006. Since then, she has worked in the Registrar's Office. Larsen currently serves on the Retention Committee and the Academic Affairs Council (ex officio). She is also a member of both the American Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers and Southern Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers (AACRAO & SACRAO).
B.A., Southern Virginia University, 2006
Southern Virginia University
One University Hill Drive
Buena Vista, VA 24416
106 Main Hall office
1-540-266-3554 fax


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According to federal regulations, a student who has received Federal Financial Aid and has been granted a leave of absence by the school is NOT considered withdrawn from school. A school may approve a leave of absence to a student provided:
- The student has made a written request to be granted a leave of absence, signed and approved by their advisor.
- The leave of absence involves no additional charges by the school to the student.
- In any 12 months, the student can have no more than one leave of absence, and the leave of absence cannot exceed 6 months.
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Unseen Dummy Award 2017: Announcing the Shortlist
by Unseen September 02 2017
In collaboration with Lecturis and Wilco Art Books, Unseen Amsterdam designed the Unseen Dummy Award to showcase the work of exceptional artists from around the world, publishing the winning dummy.
We thank everyone who submitted their photobooks to the 2017 Unseen Dummy Award! We received 192 submissions, and 34 of these were selected for the shortlist by a committee of four individuals, who spent eight hours studying the books, going through each of them individually before collectively discussing their final selections. Each member had a number of criteria in mind - an interesting angle on a particular theme, the quality of the image material at hand, and a thoughtful consideration of relationship between content, form and overall layout. As the award celebrates books-in-progress, the committee respected a certain degree of rawness, including an 'unfinished' look and feel. In short, the committee kept their selection as diverse as possible in terms of subject matter, atmosphere, approaches to image sequencing and layout, text-image relationships, book design and different stages of development.
The 2017 shortlist selection committee was comprised of: Head of Programme Photography & Film (Bachelor) AKV | St.Joost Karin Krijgsman. She is also a founder of Fw:Books - an independent experimental platform for photography-related publications, projects, and encounters between artists, writers, and creators.
Writer and researcher Taco Hidde Bakker, whose writings about art and photography have been published in conjunction with various artists, publishers and periodicals, such as Foam Magazine, The PhotoBook Review, Camera Austria International, EXTRA and Unseen Magazine.
Writer and researcher Raymond Frenken, who has written, edited and consulted for a number of independent artists, and on behalf of Mediafonds (Dutch Cultural Media Fund), Frans Hals Museum | De Hallen Haarlem, Cobra Museum voor Moderne Kunst, de Brakke Grond, Witte de With, De Appel, Virtueel Platform, Stichting Behoud Moderne Kunst, Sandberg Instituut, and De Melkweg, among others.
The Head of the Unseen Book Market and Unseen Dummy Award Daria Tuminas.
After a long deliberation, the shortlist committee has made the selection. Congratulations to the following:
Dasha (Darya) Abibok - TRASIANKA
Terje Abusdal - Slash & Burn
Francesco Amorosino - Il Libro del Comando
Jasper Bastian - A Road Not Taken
Stephan Bögel - Scenic Utah
Olivier Brossard - Abnormally Jade
Mario C. Girela - The Roots and the Ruins
Arunà Canevascini - Villa Argentina
Marina Caneve - Are they Rocks or Clouds?
Valentin Cernat - 4m3
Enrique Escandell – Subterraneans
Miki Hasegawa - Internal Notebook
Alex Kemman - Whispers of War
Dmytro Kupriyan - Fragments of War
Anton Roland Laub - Mobile Churches
Simon Lehner - Men don't play/ Men do play
Irminia Lentjes - Pauwen Sterven Niet
Lilia Luganskaia - Investigation of Love
Dara McGrath - Project Cleansweep
Lukasz Michalak - Floating in John's Universe
Anne Müchler & Nico Schmitz - Encounter — Truth Construction
Richtje Nijhof - Searching for Juldi
Hiroshi Okamoto - We do not need you, here./ If I could only fly.
Nicolas Polli - Ferox, The Forgotten Archives
Tony Proechel - 26 Feet 8 Inches
Stéphanie Roland - Event horizon
Łukasz Rusznica - Subterranean river
Bianca Salvo - Time and Again
Valentina Sestieri - SUSY NUDA / naked Susy
Senta Simond - Rayon Vert
Sandra Singh - Kalaallit nunaat/grønland/greenland: transparency of change
Malgorzata Stankiewicz - cry of an echo
Daniel Stier - Physis
Eva Tol - Ik ben er één van fam. Tol
On Friday the 22nd of September, an international jury will come together at Unseen Amsterdam to select one photobook dummy from the shortlist as this year's winner, who will be announced at 16:00 on the same day in the Living Room.
This year, the international jury is comprised of Paul van Mameren (Managing Director, Lecturis), Ann-Christin Bertrand (Curator, C/O Berlin), Rémi Coignet (Editor-in-Chief, The Eyes Magazine), Delphine Bedel (artist, designer and publisher, Meta/Books) and Dieter De Lathauwer (winner of the Unseen Dummy Award in 2016).


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|Artwork by Antonio
All photos Marilyn Kirschner
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On Monday evening, El Museo del Barrio (www.elmuseo.org) held a champagne reception in celebration of the life and work of Antonio Lopez, and their new exhibition, Antonio Lopez: Future Funk Fashion (June 14 – November 26). It was made possible by generous support from Tony Bechara (who told me he had fought for this exhibition for years),
|Tony Bechara
The Colby foundation, and through public support from New York City Council Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito. The late Puerto Rican born artist and fashion illustrator pushed the envelope, heralded a new canon of beauty in the 1970's and 1980's, and routinely explored race, ethnicity, body, and gender. He died of complications related to AIDS on March 17, 1987 at the age of 44.
|Museum Director Jorge Daniel Veneciano
The timing, one day after the Puerto Rican Day Parade, and more poignantly, the senseless massacre of 49 innocent souls (and the wounding of over 53) at a nightclub frequented by gay Latinos in Orlando, Florida, was not lost on me. And it was not lost on Museum Director Jorge Daniel Veneciano. When he made his welcoming remarks during the course of a press preview, he was quick to say, "Make no mistake about it, this is an LBGT event".
|Antonio protege Alvaro in a jacket of his own design
|Photograph of Pat Cleveland, Karl Lagerfeld and Antonio Lopez
Also on hand to make their remarks were the curators, Aranda-Alvardo and scholar Amelia Malagamba-Ansoltegui, who have focused on Lopez's prolific three decade career on the New York fashion scene and more specifically, his working relationship with lifelong business partner Juan Ramos who died of AIDS in 1995. The duo moved to Paris where they worked with Karl Lagerfeld, and many other designers and there was one room filled with fabulous photos and memorabilia from that era. A quote from Karl Lagerfeld was on the wall, written in large print for all to see: "In 1969, when they moved to Paris, they brought something to Europe and to Parisian fashion that was not there before. They brought sparkle." Sparkle they did!
|Drawings made for The New York Times "Fashions of the Times"
1961- 1964
There are over 150 works represented and they are divided into thematic sections: his relationship with particular models, his shoe and jewelry designs, images of people he came to know from the streets of New York, his high fashion illustrations. Antonio illustrated fashion for Women's Wear Daily, Vogue, Harper's Bazaar, Elle, Interview and The New York Times among others.
|Antonio Lopez inspired design made of paper
by Parsons students 2016
His sketches and ideas are still being referenced to this day by art directors and photographers. In addition, he collaborated with Charles James and illustrated all his collections in the 70's; inspired Anna Sui's spring summer 2012 fashion collection and Marc Jacobs' "One Thousand and One Nights" party. His close circle of friends included the photographer Bill Cunningham; in 1966 Antonio introduced him to photographer David Montgomery who gave him his first camera and the rest is, well, history.
|Pat Cleveland
He discovered Jerry Hall, Marisa Berenson, Grace Jones, Tina Chow, and Pat Cleveland (referred to as "Antonio's Girls"), the latter of whom was on hand last night. I enjoyed meeting her in-laws, the Van Ravensteins, who came all the way from Amsterdam to be at last Thursday's soiree in celebration of Pat's new memoir "Walking with the Muses". They are owners of an eponymous high end women's boutique, located in Amsterdam, which sells Dries Van Noten, Junya Watanabe, Ann Demeulemeeter, Vetements, Bernhard Wilhelm, J.W. Anderson etc
|Mrs. Van Ravenstein in a vintage Balenciaga shirt
|Narciso Rodriguez, Maria Eugeny Maury, Isabel & Ruben Toledo
-- Marilyn Kirschner


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Believe it or not, oranges are winter fruit! This is a great way to use some of the seasons best produce and give your guests a yummy way to quell their sweet tooth.
6 cups all purpose flour
2/3 cup sugar
5 teaspoons baking powder
2 teaspoons salt
1 teaspoon baking soda
3 tablespoons grated orange peel
3 sticks unsalted butter, cold, cut into bite-sized pieces
2 cups dried, unsweetened cranberries
2 cups chilled buttermilk
1 1/2 cups confectioners sugar
1 tablespoon light corn syrup
1 teaspoon lemon juice
1 to 2 tablespoons water
Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Line two sheet pans with parchment paper and lightly grease.
Combine flour, sugar, baking powder, salt and baking soda in a large mixing bowl. Stir a few times to make sure it's well combined. Mix in the orange peel and combine well. Add the butter and using your fingertips rub until the mixture has a course texture and the butter is the size of peas. You can also do this with an electric mixer if you have one. Stir in the dried cranberries. Slowly add in buttermilk until the mixture is moist and stir several times with a spatula to combine.
Lightly flour a workspace and turn the dough out onto it. Gently knead the dough for 8-10 turns and form the dough into a large 1-inch thick disk. Use a lightly floured knife or bench scraper to cut the dough into 16 even pieces. Transfer to the prepared baking sheets and cook for 30 minutes until they are golden brown. Cool for 10 minutes on a wire rack.
Whisk together confectioners sugar, corn syrup, lemon juice. Add water 1/2 tablespoon at a time unitl the mixture reaches a silky consistency.
To apply the icing to the scones, dip a fork in the mix, allow excess to drip off, and the drizzle in a zig-zap pattern over the scones.


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- Research article
- Open Access
Evaluation of a pig femoral head osteonecrosis model
© Zhang et al; licensee BioMed Central Ltd. 2010
- Received: 22 September 2009
- Accepted: 6 March 2010
- Published: 6 March 2010
A major cause of osteonecrosis of the femoral head is interruption of a blood supply to the proximal femur. In order to evaluate blood circulation and pathogenetic alterations, a pig femoral head osteonecrosis model was examined to address whether ligature of the femoral neck (vasculature deprivation) induces a reduction of blood circulation in the femoral head, and whether transphyseal vessels exist for communications between the epiphysis and the metaphysis. We also tested the hypothesis that the vessels surrounding the femoral neck and the ligamentum teres represent the primary source of blood flow to the femoral head.
Avascular osteonecrosis of the femoral head was induced in Yorkshire pigs by transecting the ligamentum teres and placing two ligatures around the femoral neck. After heparinized saline infusion and microfil perfusion via the abdominal aorta, blood circulation in the femoral head was evaluated by optical and CT imaging.
An angiogram of the microfil casted sample allowed identification of the major blood vessels to the proximal femur including the iliac, common femoral, superficial femoral, deep femoral and circumflex arteries. Optical imaging in the femoral neck showed that a microfil stained vessel network was visible in control sections but less noticeable in necrotic sections. CT images showed a lack of microfil staining in the epiphysis. Furthermore, no transphyseal vessels were observed to link the epiphysis to the metaphysis.
Optical and CT imaging analyses revealed that in this present pig model the ligatures around the femoral neck were the primary cause of induction of avascular osteonecrosis. Since the vessels surrounding the femoral neck are comprised of the branches of the medial and the lateral femoral circumflex vessels, together with the extracapsular arterial ring and the lateral epiphyseal arteries, augmentation of blood circulation in those arteries will improve pathogenetic alterations in the necrotic femoral head. Our pig model can be used for further femoral head osteonecrosis studies.
- Femoral Neck
- Femoral Head
- Osteonecrosis
- Proximal Femur
- Ligamentum Teres
Osteonecrosis of the femoral head and neck is one of the major orthopedic diseases of bone degradation in the hip joint [1–4]. It can lead to collapse of the femoral head, resulting in permanent deformity and premature degenerative arthritis. Osteonecrosis usually affects individuals with a mean age in the 30's [5], but it can also affect children. Many etiologies such as trauma, radiation, exposure to corticosteroid use, alcohol intake, and various chronic diseases are considered to be associated with femoral head degeneration [6]. One of the primary pathomechanisms is, however, interruption of blood supply to the proximal femur.
Currently, various invasive and non-invasive treatments are used to prevent femoral head collapse [7]. Operative treatment options include core decompression, bone grafting, osteotomy and vascularized fibular grafting [8, 9]. Despite those treatments, the femoral head tends to eventually deteriorate and collapse over time, leading to hip joint arthritis. Many such patients receive total hip arthroplasty in its late stage. Although total hip arthroplasty is an established surgical procedure, there are potentially serious risks involved with the procedure including deep venous thrombosis, pulmonary embolism, bone fracture during and after surgery, limitation of motion of the hip, and loosening of the prosthesis.
A number of non-operative treatments have been proposed and some of them have been clinically tested [10]. They include restricted weight-bearing [11], lipid-lowering agents [12, 13], anticoagulants [14], vasodilators [15, 16], bisphosphonates [17–19], shock-wave therapy [20], and application of pulsed electromagnetic fields [21, 22]. The results of joint-preserving procedures are, however, less satisfactory than the results with total hip arthroplasty. Clinical studies support the notion that bisphosphonate can retard disease progression by suppressing osteoclastic activities. Further investigations are, however, needed to evaluate efficacy of bisphosphonate-based therapy for its long-term usage.
For development of a joint-preserving therapy, it is important to establish a suitable animal model and determine the primary cause of induction of avascular osteonecrosis of the femoral neck [23–25]. In the present study using an osteonecrosis model of Yorkshire pigs, we addressed the following questions: What arteries serve as major sources of blood circulation to the femoral head? Furthermore, are there transphyseal vessels that allow circulatory linkage between the epiphysis and the metaphysic [26, 27]? Through transection of the ligamentum teres and ligature of the vessels surrounding the femoral neck, we examined the role of various vessel networks in blood circulation to the femoral head and induction of avascular osteonecrosis. To evaluate blood circulation in the proximal femur, a radiopaque agent (microfil) was perfused for optical and CT imaging.
Surgical Procedure to Induce Osteonecrosis
Preparation of Microfil Casts
At 3 and 48 h post induction of ischemia, microfil was perfused for detection of blood circulation. Following pre-medication and general anesthesia, a midline incision was made to expose the abdominal aorta and the inferior vena cava. A needle (#18) was distally inserted, and the cannula was used to inject 60 ml of heparinized saline (10,000 units in 0.9% sodium chloride) with pressure at 100 mmHg via the abdominal aorta. A radiopaque, lead-containing liquid, low-viscosity polymer (Microfil MV-117 or MV-122, Flow Tech; Carver, MA) was then infused with an external pressure of 100 mmHg. The infusion volume was ~60 ml, and the agent flowed freely through the inferior vena cava. After perfusion, the sample was placed at 4°C overnight to allow polymerization of the polymer [28].
CT Imaging
In order to evaluate blood circulation in the necrotic and control proximal femora, CT imaging was performed on the microfil casted samples. The three-dimensional geometries of the vascular systems together with femoral structures were reconstructed with a resolution of ~400 μm in a transverse direction and ~700 μm in a cranial caudal direction [29, 30]. To evaluate the radiodensity of microfil casted samples, we determined image density in Hounsfield Units (HU, standard CT density unit). In the present study, a higher image density indicated greater blood perfusion (circulation) and bone density. Four particular regions of interest included a femoral head and neck, a whole femoral head, a proximal end of the femoral head, and a base of the femoral head.
Optical Imaging of Vascular Anatomy
After CT imaging, the bone samples including the surrounding tissues were harvested using a surgical microscope (Series SSI-202/402, Seiler Instrument Microscope Division). Blood circulation to the proximal femur was traced from the vascular branches in the femoral artery system towards the femoral head and neck. A mid cross-section of the femoral head (~500 μm) was removed, and microfil casted blood vessels were imaged using a Nikon E4500 digital camera [31].
The animals used for induction of avascular osteonecrosis of the femoral head tolerated the procedures, and no abnormal behavior was observed.
Vascular Anatomy
We first observed the gross arterial networks of the femoral head and neck using the microfil casted samples with surgical microscopy. Multiple branches stemmed from the medial femoral circumflex artery (MFCA) and the lateral femoral circumflex artery (LFCA). They were located under the ligatures on the periosteal surface of the femoral neck, and blood circulation from those branches was physically blocked. The lateral epiphyseal arteries and the extracapsular arterial ring were attached to peri-osseous tissues that surround the femoral head and neck. The arterial network associated with the ligamentum teres was surgically detached, but no major arteries linked to the femoral neck were identified.
Angiogram of a Pig Lower Body
Estimation of Blood Circulation in the Femoral Head
Comparison of image density in the proximal femur
control (HU)
necrotic (HU)
reduction (%)
head and neck
whole head
proximal head
head base
One of the major causes of induction of avascular osteonecrosis is a lack of blood supply to the femoral head. Using the pig avascular osteonecrosis model we investigated the routes of blood circulation to the femoral head. Optical and CT imaging revealed that the effects of two ligatures in the femoral neck were responsible for reduction in blood supply to the femoral head. Collateral circulation from the metaphysis to the epiphysis through transphyseal vessels was not observed. That is, a complete lack of microfil perfusion was recorded. The results obtained from the microfil casted samples described herein are consistent with those derived from an earlier, microsphere-based detection technique [32].
Among several routes, MFCA contributed supplying blood to the femoral head through the extracapsular arterial ring. MFCA normally arises from the posteromedial aspect of the deep femoral artery, but it occasionally arises from the common femoral artery. It has multiple branches that enter the capsule of the hip joint along the femoral neck towards the femoral head. Besides MFCA, LFCA also supplies blood to the femoral head through the extracapsular arterial ring.
The current pig osteonecrosis study revealed a strong similarity in vascular patterning to the vascular anatomy of the human femora head [26, 27]. In humans, vessels such as the extracapsular arterial ring, the artery of ligamentum teres, and the ascending femoral neck vessels are present in the proximal femur [33–35]. In the study, we identified the same vessels in the pig model with variations only in exact locations of arterial branches. Thus, the current pig model can be useful to evaluate blood circulation and pathogenetic alterations of avascular osteonecrosis of human femoral head. We also note that blood circulation may differ depending on age of animal, individual differences between animals, and differences between species, as well as variations in surgical procedures. It has been reported that the vessels of the ligamentum teres in the human femoral head do not contribute to the circulation of the femoral head during the early stage of growth period (from birth to the age of 4). Those vessels do, however, contribute after the age of 8 or 9 [26]. Since the 5-week old pigs used in this study are in the early stage of growth period, the findings obtained from the current pig model are referable to vascular anatomy of the human femoral head during growth.
Because of its relevance to clinical problems, the current animal model is suitable to understanding of pathological mechanisms for femoral head osteonecrosis. Perthes' disease, for instance, is avascular necrosis of the femoral head in a growing child [36]. It is known that blood circulation to the femoral head is reduced, but the exact cause of the reduction remains unclear. For fracture-linked osteonecrosis of the femoral head, our model may provide a useful tool for evaluating the effects of vascular damage near the femoral neck fracture site on progression of osteonecrosis of the femoral head [37].
In summary, the current study with avascular osteonecrosis of the pig femoral head demonstrates a critical role of blood vessels around the femoral neck. Augmenting blood flow around the femoral neck region could be a therapeutic target for an enhancement of blood supply. For instance, application of shock waves or pulsed electromagnetic fields might be useful to stimulate blood circulation.
Optical and CT imaging revealed that the ligatures tightly tied around the femoral neck were responsible for the blockage of blood circulation and induction of osteonecrosis in the femoral head. Blood circulation to the femoral head is contributed by MFCA, LFCA, the extracapsular arterial ring, and the lateral epiphyseal arteries. Thus, enhancement of blood flow in these arteries may represent potential therapeutic strategy for avascular osteonecrosis.
The authors appreciate Q. Lou and G. Malacinski for critical reading of the manuscript. This study was supported by grants from the National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases Grant R03AR55322 (to P. Zhang) and R01AR52144 (to H. Yokota).
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