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Whats the latest on control valves? Editor in Chief Walt Boyes takes a look at the current marketplace for the final element that all control stuff is aimed atthe control valve that produces the end result.
By Walt Boyes, Editor in Chief
Consider the control valve. We write about controllers, about networks, about distributed control systems, PLCs, programmable automation controllers, advanced control strategies, field sensors and transmitters all the time, but we seem to sometimes forget the final element that all that control stuff is aimed at—the control valve that produces the end result.
"The notable thing," says fieldbus guru Dick Caro of CMC Associates, "is that so few of them are smart. The clear majority of control valves do not have Foundation fieldbus, Profibus-PA or even HART."
The reason for that is partly the installed base of valves, which dwarfs that of most types of sensors. Valves usually last a long time and are difficult to replace. Even actuators, where the "smarts" reside, are long-lived devices.
Yet, Caro continues, "I have read many user papers on the value of smart valves when used with predictive maintenance. Most control valves are used until they fail or are finally discovered to be the source of VERY bad control loop performance."
Most suppliers agree and are focusing their development efforts on asset management, rather than improving valves and actuators themselves.
"The hottest topics are not on the design side," says Eric Fillion, of Metso Automation. "They center on the gains to be achieved through supply chain management and ROI. Another big area—the way data is handled—tying asset management systems into enterprise management."
But Fillion goes on to talk about some new developments that aren't software-related. "Big news right now in valves is around materials—seat materials and surface coatings—and using better materials," he says. "The focus is on looking at better ways to achieve tighter shutoff with materials."
This of course is due to the worldwide crackdown on fugitive emissions. Valve packing and seals are one of the premier sources of fugitive emissions in a process plant environment.
But if we're not talking about materials, what else is there?
According to control guru Terry Blevins of Emerson Process Management, "As an integral part of our adaptive technology development we did quite a bit of work in the area of valve diagnostics. In particular, Dr. Willy Wojnis (also from Emerson) developed a technique for automatically quantifying valve resolution and deadband based on normal operating data…i.e., no special plant tests required."
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Greg McMillan, Control columnist, responds: "The valve resolution and deadband are the major contributors to valve dead time (dead time is resolution or deadband divided by the rate of change of controller output). Resolution creates limit cycles in all loops, and deadband causes it in cascade loops and integrating processes, whenever the controllers have reset action."
He continues with an example. "The resolution limit in pH control sets the number of neutralization stages needed. For a large valve, it would be good to know the per-stroke dead time associated with trying to move air in and out of the large actuator. The ability to identify the installed valve characteristic online is another important step forward," McMillan says, "because you can use this to linearize the valve or at least know the contribution of the valve gain to the process gain."
Sandro Esposito of Masoneilan reports that asset management using a variety of fieldbuses is the future of control valves. At the Yokogawa Tech Fair in 2006, he showed a variety of valve actuators, including some intended for safety instrumented systems, and noted that proper asset management can improve the ability of valves to operate, and even lengthen the period between required partial stroking in safety system applications.
So while suppliers continue to trumpet asset management and smarter valves, and end users continue to not buy them, quietly these same suppliers continue to improve the mechanical performance of valves.
George Gassman, senior principal technologist at Emerson Process Management's Fisher Division, notes, "Valve mounted position controllers will continue to evolve with increased emphasis on safety system compatibility and online detection of valve performance. Valve health will be indicated at the valve with a visible beacon or display, and also communicated to the host system using HART, fieldbus or wireless communications."
Gassman believes that there are a number of mechanical or physical changes coming. None of them are by themselves earthshaking, but taken together they will provide better valves.
"We will see a turn from mechanical position feedback linkages that have been subject to wear, corrosion and the effects of severe mechanical vibration to linkage-less plus non-contacting position feedback designs," he says.
He also thinks about fugitive emissions. "Quiescent pneumatic consumption at the valve-mounted instrument will continue to be reduced as valves and controllers, especially those operated on natural gas supplies, will be improved to minimize emissions and operating costs."
And what about what's inside the controller? Gassman predicts, "Application-specific firmware for the valve controller will become more prevalent as the full capability of the onboard processor is optimized for specific valve functions. One example is the pressure control mode currently available in Emerson's Fieldvue digital valve controllers. On spring-assisted actuators, where the valve controller has detected that the stem travel feedback is bad, the position controller is automatically replaced by an actuator pressure controller that allows the actuator pressure to track the set point without the benefit of stem position feedback. This type of override can keep the valve in service and avoid a costly valve shutdown."
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I purchased a bag of four tri-tips (roasts) at the restaurant supply house. I placed a rub on them (Santa Maria style rub) and smoked them with alder and mesquite.
I smoked them on my Brinkmann electric, that usually maintains a temperature of 275.
My issues:
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2. After four hours, the highest temp in the roasts was 140 degrees, I pulled two roasts off at that point, and foiled them, and gave them to friends. I did cut off 2 inches from the end of one roast, and it was well done and dry.
3. The third roast stayed on for a total of 5 1/4 hours. The instant read thermometer read 144 degrees.
I did not calibrate the thermometer, but I had one digital and one dial instant read, and both recorded the exact same temps.
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So, I took this week off work and made it a 'staycation' to catch up on things I've been meaning to do around the house, and get lots of barbecuing practice in. I have done lots of smokes already (and thank you all for your opinions and experiences as they help a lot and are a great sounding board for ideas), but this was the first one I documented from beginning to end. I even noted all the temperatures and charted the results. You can clearly see where I plateaued too.
A few things to note:
- Used a picnic as opposed to a butt because I wanted to try out cooking with the skin and having that much fat to baste
- Started cooking skin side down to create bark on the exposed meat, then flipped it halfway through the cook, to baste the meat during the plateau period
- Did not season the skin as I thought that seemed pointless, though I may try scoring it next time and seasoning it
- I cook strictly with hickory chunks. I understand that smoke absorption is done after the first 2 - 3 hours, but I feel it makes a bit of a difference and I like to cook with wood. Call me old fashioned
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Our "fantastic" SafeBet campaign to improve safety conditions for betting shop workers has been raised in Parliament.
Chris Evans MP, who represents a constituency in Wales and is a former betting shop worker, raised SafeBet during a Westminster Hall debate into the practice of allowing betting shops to operate with just one member of staff.
A judge called problem gambler Shafique Aarij a "cool, calm and collected" killer
We launched the SafeBet campaign last year after the murder of Cheam father of three Andrew Iacovou as he worked at a bookmaker in Morden.
Mr Iacovou was alone in the shop when killer Shafique Aarij bludgeoned him over the head with a hammer in a bungled robbery in May last year. Aarij was jailed for life in November.
The SafeBet campaign was launched to make sure something positive can come from Mr Iacovou's death and we are calling on the betting industry to improve conditions for its workers.
SafeBet has been backed by Mr Iacovou's widow Anita as well as local MPs Paul Burstow and Tom Brake.
Mr Brake raised the issue with Islwyn Labour MP Mr Evans who raised it in front of Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport Helen Grant during a debate last week.
He said: "I left the betting industry some 14 years ago and had assumed that the practice of single staffing had ended.
"I was therefore shocked to learn that it is still going on, which I why called for this debate.
"Over the past few weeks and months, I have read about an increasing number of cases where betting shop workers have been attacked, assaulted and tragically even murdered.
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"The Sutton Guardian recently launched its SafeBet campaign to fight for safer conditions for betting shop workers.
"Campaigns such as that are extremely important if we are to get the betting industry to respond positively to the problems."
He said he wanted the betting industry to come up with a self-regulation programme to make sure workers are not placed at risk.
The call was backed by Mrs Grant who said: "I expect all bookmakers to properly assess the appropriateness of single staffing as part of their business operations."
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HOUSTON - A mother who was found to be responsible for her 4-year-old daughter's death was sentenced to life in prison on Monday.
Maciel Sandoval, 28, was found guilty Friday of assault and injury to a child, and jurors decided sentencing on Monday after noon.
Houston police said Sandoval's 4-year-old daughter, Betsabeth, died on June 3, 2011.
Investigators said Sandoval went to work that morning and left her daughter in the care of her roommate, Judith Herrera-Garcia, 36. Herrera-Garcia reported finding Betsabeth unresponsive about noon. Betsabeth was rushed to Memorial Hermann Northwest Hospital, where she died.
Betsabeth's father was in court Monday to see Sandoval punished.
"I'm sad because I will never get my daughter's life back again, but I'm pleased with the jury's decision," father Hector Horacioramos said. "What I believe would be justice for my daughter would be at least life sentence because someone like that, that hurts their own kid, they deserve to be in prison for the rest of their life."
According to the Institute of Forensic Sciences, Betsabeth also had old injuries, including broken bones, that indicated that she had been hit with a hand, object or belt. She may have also been thrown against a wall, investigators said.
Sandoval and Herrera-Garcia were later arrested and charged in the girl's death. Prosecutors said the women starved the girl.
Several months before Betsabeth's death, Children's Protective Services were notified about allegations of abuse. Officials said they investigated, and spoke with the girl's doctor, and did not find anything out of the ordinary.
Sandoval admitted that she did not tell CPS the truth about what was happening with her daughter. She just told them that her daughter was sick, but she said she did not tell them that her daughter refused to eat.
Defense attorneys said Sandoval is from Nicaragua and did not trust the government.
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Birth Surprise in Jerusalem
by Chaya Raizel Breger
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[Editor's note: This article first appeared in Midwifery Today Issue 54, Summer 2000.]
Our twins remained in the breech position for months before their due date. We were unable to find a midwife or doctor willing to let me birth naturally unless at least the first baby turned head down. I had already tried doing special exercises, which didn't work, and no medical people would risk attempting to turn them externally.
Our other three singletons were born at home so of course we preferred to be at home this time as well. My last birth, three years ago, followed a fifteen hour labor, five hours longer than usual. Our midwife was ill and unable to be with us at home so I packed a bag and planned to go to Misgav Ladach, a well-known birthing center in Jerusalem. But because my contractions stayed at ten minutes apart until the very end, I didn't realize I was almost in transition until our baby started to come out. As it turned out, my husband Baruch caught our baby daughter and cut the cord.
I had reached the thirty-eighth week with both twins still head up under my ribcage, much to my amazement. I was eating enormous amounts of protein, calcium and calories, resting and waiting for the big event. Neighborhood girls were taking turns helping out with our kids and my husband was doing a hundred percent overtime as mom and dad while I lay like a beached whale on the couch.
Our local family doctor was surprised that I still had not contacted a surgeon. "Don't you want to know who will hold the knife?" he asked bluntly. Reluctantly I realized he was right, so I called the doctor who was with us when our first set of twins was born five years ago. I had also wanted to birth them at home but they had both been transverse and were born a month early. Thankfully they had turned head down during labor and were born half an hour after I reached Hadassah Hospital—a story in itself! I had discovered they were transverse only a week before they were born, so unlike this twin pregnancy, I didn't have much time to worry.
Baruch and I finally decided to visit Mayan Sataf, a much acclaimed special spring located on the outskirts of Jerusalem. I had heard that the spring was known to help turn breech babies and ensure an easy birth. Our last chance! So we sought the advice of three special Tzaddiks (holy people) regarding this segula (spiritual remedy). One told us to drink the waters in a specially prescribed order. A different Tzaddik said to say certain Tehillim (Psalms) while looking at the spring, and the third rabbi said to follow both suggestions! We also had the assurance of a blessing from an especially beloved rabbi who we always spoke with before each of our children's births. Many people were praying for us to have a safe delivery. I had asked all who knew our situation to keep us in mind.
When we reached the site of the ancient spring, my husband and I first drank from the spring then sat beside a tree, read Psalms and davenned (prayed), feeling both the sanctity of the place and the intensity of our request. "Please let them be born without complications, healthy and whole! Please G-d, let the babies turn!"
It was a strenuous climb back up to the parking lot, not an easy feat for someone with an oversized watermelon for a belly and who had barely walked to the corner store for the last two months. We reached the car and drove back home, nervous but hopeful that we had made our hishtadlus (efforts to help oneself). Like everything, the way they would be born was up to G-d.
I definitely did not want a c-section, especially since I had already had an abdominal laparotomy and numerous small operations over the last twenty years. Cesareans may be very common but unless you have one, you don't realize how much a woman can suffer from it. I wanted to avoid having to recover from surgery while taking care of newborn twins and our other young children. I knew, however, that I would have to accept the fact that the risk of complications was too great to take any chances delivering naturally.
I had not had any Braxton Hicks contractions that entire week, which is quite unusual for me in my ninth month, especially with twins. I had already been hospitalized during the thirty-fourth week because of contractions that would not stop. Fortunately an IV hydrated me and the pregnancy had continued normally. Now, six weeks later, I felt like I would be pregnant forever.
We made it home safely from the springs, but I didn't feel the babies turn. That Friday night after our Sabbath dinner, when all the kids were asleep, I walked outside with our guest, Chaya Miriam. My friend Sara Rifka had invited her to come for Shabbos. "Just in case Chaya Raizel needs you," she had told Chaya Miriam. I protested to both of them that I wasn't ready to give birth! When I returned home, it was already after midnight and as usual, my large size and the summer heat made it impossible to sleep. I restlessly read all night, finally dozing off at around 5 a.m.
At about 6:30 a.m. Shabbos morning I was suddenly awakened by one very intense contraction, the kind I usually feel at the end of my typical ten hour labors. I could feel my pelvis separating. I rolled out of bed and stood, wavering, then immediately felt the need to use the bathroom. Once there I realized what I really felt was a baby coming out. I panicked—two breech babies! No time to think. I rushed back to the bedroom and told my husband, who was instantly awake, that I felt I needed to push. He remained calm and collected, which was a good thing because I certainly was not.
I had had no labor, no warning. I couldn't fight the urge to push, so I quickly put a towel on our bed, lay down on my side and simply let my body work. Out came a large bubble—the amniotic sac. Then it popped, and meconium stained water streamed all over. Baruch ran for the phone and called the ambulance. He explained that I was not having any contractions, but my water had broken and there were two breech babies inside. Then we called the obstetrician who was supposed to do the cesarean. "I won't make it to Ein Kerem" I yelled into the phone.
"Don't worry, I will make sure a top physician is at Mount Scopus to receive you," he answered calmly.
As soon as we hung up the phone, Baruch asked me if I could get off the bed and squat. "No!" I shouted, but after only a moment of hesitation, almost by instinct, I rolled myself off the bed as quickly as possible, grabbed the top of the radiator for support, squatted, pushed, and out came our son's bottom. A frank breech!
"It's a boy!" Baruch shouted. Another push and out came his arms. One more push and his head was out. Baruch gently moved him out of the way. Thank G-d our baby was red and crying!
The fourth push was our daughter emerging, miraculously turned head first. Another push and she was out and wailing. Everything happened so fast. Baruch had barely moved her aside when I was already pushing out the two fused placentas. Just minutes after we had called the ambulance the driver arrived, burst into the room, and was greeted by our relieved, awed and amazed announcement, "Everything's OK now!" Baruch was already busy cutting the cords.
"What? Why didn't you call me?" the ambulance driver shouted, his eyes wide with shock.
"We did! Right away!" we answered.
Just then our nine year old ran in and said, "Imma, I hear a baby crying!" Within moments all our children were wide awake and running in to greet the new arrivals to our family. The ambulance driver insisted on whisking us away to the hospital to check the babies and me and make sure everything really was OK. One of our five-year-olds ran to get Chaya Miriam to watch everyone as I was carried out to the ambulance, with Baruch and another paramedic carrying the twins. Smiling broadly, I glanced up at our building and noticed our neighbor's children staring open-mouthed from their window. They certainly were shocked to see me carried out with two babies!
Observant Jews do not use the telephone on Shabbos except for life-saving emergencies. That Shabbos the news about our babies' births traveled by word of mouth faster than email. That a birth with such a high potential for life-threatening complications had gone so smoothly was considered nothing short of a miracle.
A week before I gave birth, when I was still a nervous wreck about how things would turn out, I whispered, "G-d, can't I just have a nice dream that tells me the babies will be born fine? A nice dream that will make me feel relaxed about the future?" The very next morning I dreamed our two babies popped out head first, one right after the other, while I squatted on the grass in our backyard at dusk. I woke up feeling great and wishing it would be so simple.
G-d arranged things so that the only one in all of Israel who would allow me to birth breech twins naturally was the one who was with me—my husband. Everyone who heard was shocked that my bearded, "ultra-orthodox" Rabbinic husband was the only one there to help me.
"So tell us how you learned your midwifery technique?" he was questioned half-jokingly. But Baruch and I knew that the real midwife was G-d Alone.
Chaya Raizel Breger lives in Jerusalem with her family. She is a labor coach.
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Corn prices are 1 to 3 cents lower early Friday morning. Friday morning trading continued the minor sell-off that started Thursday. Most of the selling was by noncommercials closing out contracts ahead of the weekend. In generally, market fundamentals are still strong. Forecasts call for more wet weather in Argentina which will further delay corn planting. The trend in the corn market is still up, with resistance for the March contract near $7.70 per bushel.
Soybean prices are down by 10 to 12 cents Friday morning. As is the case for corn, the lower prices are caused by speculators closing out long positions. The wet weather in Argentina – and the forecasts say more rain is on the way – is a bullish factor for the soybean market. Some relief is forecast for the dry areas in Brazil. Commercial traders are still buying, suggesting that more export sales are in the works. The January contract has been moving higher since bottoming out November 16.
Wheat prices are about 5 to 7 cents lower early Friday. The lower wheat prices are due at least in part to spill over selling from corn and soybean markets. The underlying fundamentals have not changed, with drought conditions in the hard red winter growing areas supporting prices, and relatively weak export sales providing pressure. There is growing concern that the wet weather in Argentina will cause disease problems for the wheat crop and lower the quality of the crop.
Live cattle futures are trading 10 to 20 cents lower Friday morning. There has still been essentially no activity in the cash market. It appears that packers need to buy cattle, so cash prices for the week will probably be close to those reported last week. Beef cutout value has increased, which could make buyers a little more aggressive, but margins are still tight. Live cattle futures have moved sideways at best this week and feeder cattle futures have been weak.
Lean hog futures are about 15 to 40 cents lower Friday morning. Hog futures faded near the end of the session on Thursday and the weakness continued overnight. While cash hog prices continued to move higher Thursday, the pork cutout fell. Packer margins were just okay before the squeeze that resulted from yesterday's price moves, but packers still plan a high slaughter day on Saturday, so cash bids may continue to move higher at least for another few days.


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2011 Alumnus of the Year, Honorary Alumni Named - Sandy Carra
Friday, 29 July 2011
Sandy Carra, honorary alumna of the year
Sandy Carra started working for Trinity in 1996 as the administrative assistant for Ginny Carpenter, currently vice president for student development. After retiring in 2003, Carra returned part-time and substituted as an administrative assistant in various departments until 2008.
As a charter member of the College's Staff Council, Carra served as chair, helping pass official bylaws, researching job positions and salaries of other institutions, and advocating for staff professional development.
"The experience of working at Trinity enriched my life in a spiritual sense," said Carra. "I appreciated working with fellow Christians and people who live the Gospel, because it is so embedded in their everyday lives."
Her contact with students through her position was what Carra most enjoyed, and she hopes to be remembered by alumni as a "listener," someone who knew where students were from and what they hoped to achieve.
Carra has 12 grandchildren, and she and her husband John are members of Saint Elizabeth Seton in Orland Hills, Illinois.
From Ginny Carpenter, vice president for student development
"Sandy Carra became the assistant in the student development office during a time when there was much transition in the department. Besides her excellent organizational skills and attention to process, planning, and perfection, Sandy brought her deep care for others and an infectious sense of humor to an office that was seeking to be student-centered. Sandy was like a magnet—students stopped by just to say hi and in return received a hearty laugh and a heaping dose of encouragement. In looking back, I'm reminded of how instrumental Sandy was in fostering a friendly, caring community for Trinity students, staff, and faculty."


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The Yale athletics department does not have special medical insurance coverage for student-athletes participating in intercollegiate athletics. All Yale degree candidate students receive primary care services at the Yale Health Services. All students are also required to have hospitalization coverage, either through their private insurance, or through Yale Health Plan. Students are given the option of purchasing YHP hospitalization and specialty services coverage. Yale Health Plan has sent you more complete information regarding YHP services.
This document outlines the Yale University policy on medical
insurance. We understand that this is a very important issue for
our student-athletes and their families. Please do not hesitate to
contact our head athletic trainer if you have any questions or
Part One - Medical Insurance
I. The Yale Athletics Department DOES NOT provide medical insurance coverage for athletic injuries.
- All medical expenses incurred (including deductibles, co-payments and other charges) for treatment of athletic related injuries are the responsibility of the student-athlete. This includes all expenses related to x-rays, MRIs, bone scans, lab tests, hospitalization, physical therapy, surgery, emergency room services, emergency transport service and professional fees associated with those services.
- This applies even if the injury was sustained in formal practice or competition while representing Yale.
II. Yale Health Plan Coverage and Options
- The Yale Health Plan (YHP) provides primary care services to all degree candidate Yale students at no additional charge. Primary care services and departments include: athletic medicine, student medicine, internal medicine, mental hygiene, urgent care, inpatient care facility, gynecological and on-site laboratory tests.
- All degree candidates have the option of purchasing additional coverage which includes hospitalization
and specialty services (YHP Care Plan) or maintaining private insurance. Specialty services include allergy, audiology, dermatology, ear, nose and throat, general surgery, off-site lab testing, neurology, obstetrics, ophthalmology, orthopedics, physical therapy, radiology and urology. These services are fully covered by the YHP Care Plan if purchased for the selected fiscal year.
- Example: Eli Yale, student-athlete, sprains an ankle during practice. Eli will be referred by the athletic
trainer to the team physician at the YHP. Eli needs x-rays, and also needs to see an orthopedist.
Scenario 1: Eli has private insurance. There is no charge for
the visit to the team physician (YHP
primary care service). Eli's insurance will be billed for the x-rays and for the visit with the orthopedist
(radiology and orthopedics are YHP specialty services). All deductibles and co-payments are Eli's
Scenario 2: Eli has YHP Care Plan. There is no charge for the
visit to the team physician (YHP
primary care service). YHP Care Plan will cover the radiology and orthopedic visits with no additional
III. Personal Insurance Coverage for Specialty Services
- If you choose to waive the YHP hospitalization/specialty care coverage, you will be responsible for all expenses including deductibles, co-payments, out-of-network charges, etc.
- If you are a member of an HMO or PPO, your insurance may not provide coverage out of their prescribed service area. Determine if you have higher co-payments for services rendered outside of the service area.
- Investigate whether you need a referral form from your primary care physician at home in order to see a specialist (e.g., orthopedist, cardiologist, etc.) This may be required by your insurance company.
- Investigate the policies and procedures maintained by your insurance for expensive services such as MRIs, bone scans, dental injuries, knee braces, etc. These are common sports medicine services.
IV. Summary
We are confident that the Yale sports medicine team will provide excellent care for your son/daughter. We do recommend that our student-athletes purchase the YHP Care Plan (hospitalization/specialty care coverage) in order for our sports medicine team to provide the most expedient care to your son/daughter. We understand that this is a family decision and courage you to carefully review your personal medical insurance policy prior to making this important decision regarding medical insurance.
Part Two - Dental Insurance and Outside Services
I. Dental Coverage
- All dental injuries must be reported immediately to the athletic training staff. In addition, student- athletes who participate in football, lacrosse, ice hockey and field hockey are required to wear mouthguards in order to be eligible for dental benefits.
- If an injury to sound natural teeth is sustained or a post-operative appliance is required as a result of an injury sustained in direct participation in Yale athletics, the Yale athletics department will cover charges not covered by the YHP or other insurance company to the maximum of $600 per fiscal year. In other words, Yale athletics will pay $100 deductible + 20% of $2,500 (or $500) during July 1 through June 30.
The athletics department is not responsible for deductibles in excess of $100; any co-insurance other than 20% of $2,500 and any expense over $600 per fiscal year.
These limits apply to all major programs including private insurance and YHP Prescription/Supplemental Benefit Plan. The deductible and co-payment for these services and appliances will not be covered unless you have private dental insurance or the YHP Prescription/Supplemental Benefit Plan.
II. Other Services
- The athletics department will not reimburse or cover any expenses related to physical therapy rendered outside the YHP, chiropractic care, acupuncture, or other alternative treatments, lost corrective lenses or medications to treat injuries, illnesses or other medical conditions.
Part Three - Acknowledgment Form and Emergency Information Card
- We require that all student-athletes and their parent/guardian return the completed acknowledgment form regarding Yale University medical insurance policies prior to participation.
- We also maintain insurance and emergency information in our training room for all student-athletes. This card also must be on file prior to athletic participation.


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- SPIL to restart backend services for DRAM
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- Tsinghua Unigroup chief pledges firm support for Spreadtrum against mobile chip rivals
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- Apple Watch 3 launch likely at year-end 2017, says report
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- Brisk graphics card demand to buoy inductor firms in 3Q17
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When Wounds Won't heal
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A wound that just doesn't heal can be uncomfortable, painful or even embarrassing. It may interfere with everyday mobility, a person's ability to work and enjoy leisure time– and sometimes, it's just plain frightening.
Fortunately for our community, there is the FMH Center for Wound Care & Hyperbaric Medicine. This department of Frederick Memorial Hospital is staffed by healthcare professionals who specialize in treating chronic or non-healing wounds, and is equipped with state-of-the-art equipment and technology to help even the most severe wounds heal.
What causes chronic wounds?
"Circulatory diseases and conditions like diabetes can damage nerves in the feet and legs, reducing feeling and sensation," says Shay Ward, RN, BSN, one of the FMH Center's Certified Wound Care Specialists. "This can cause patients to either injure themselves unknowingly, or be less aware of a wound's severity."
In addition, a diabetic's high blood sugar can impair white blood cell function, making wounds more susceptible to infection. A combination of these factors can lead to the development of potentially serious chronic wounds.
Defined as wounds that do not improve significantly in a month, or heal completely in two, chronic wounds—if left untreated—can grow larger and more complicated, causing significant pain, infection and– in the worse cases—lead to amputation.
Unlike some programs that follow strict protocols for treatment, care plans developed at the FMH Center for Wound Care & Hyperbaric Medicine vary widely depending on individual needs.
"Each person receives a 90-minute initial exam, which looks at medications, nutrition, living conditions and other factors that could affect healing," says the Center's Medical Director Dr. Ryan Kulkarni. "After the preliminary diagnosis is made, treatment options are discussed with the patient, and a care plan is implemented and closely monitored. Specialists teach patients how to examine their skin, and suggest ways to prevent new wounds from occurring. Our priority is to find out exactly why the patient is experiencing slow-healing wounds. We don't just treat the symptoms; we investigate the root causes, and identify any barriers to healing."
According to Dr. Kulkarni, wound care specialists have several options for treating chronic wounds. One option is to use a process called debridement, whereby unhealthy tissue that can interfere with healing is dissolved with enzymatic treatments. Because wounds won't heal properly if they are too moist or too dry, adds Dr. Kulkarni, he and his colleagues at the Center are careful to regulate a wound's moisture level to promote healing.
Another effective therapy for treating severe chronic or non-healing wounds is called hyperbaric oxygen therapy. During these treatments, the patient breathes 100 percent oxygen inside a see-through, pressurized chamber, increasing the number of oxygen molecules entering the blood stream. This improves circulation to the hands and feet, enabling oxygen to reach tissue that is normally not accessible to red blood cells — facilitating healing and enhancing the infection-fighting power of white blood cells.
Healing a chronic wound isn't fast or easy, but the results of treatment can be dramatic. In some cases, amputation can be prevented, long-standing infections cured and pain eliminated.
"We have so many options available to treat chronic and non-healing wounds," says Center Director Blair Hughes, MHS, PT, CWS. "Patients can refer themselves to the Center for care or may be referred by a physician."
Hughes said patients shouldn't be afraid to ask their doctor for a referral if a wound isn't healing, even if it's already being treated at the doctor's office.
For example, it was a small, mildly painful spot on her leg that brought Ms. Vera-Clay Wright to the Center last spring.
"It just wouldn't go away," she said, "so my doctor and I decided to have it treated here. After I concluded my series of treatments at the Center, it completely disappeared. In fact, if you looked at the site today, you wouldn't even know that something was ever there."
"Our comprehensive approach can heal wounds that have resisted other treatments," says Dr. Kulkarni, "and can help patients avoid serious complications, reduce incidence of recurrence, and get their lives back."
"Our team members work closely with the patient's primary care physician, so we know what treatment has been attempted and can take the next step," Hughes adds. "Sometimes seeing a wound care specialist is absolutely necessary. The sooner you get treatment, the sooner you'll heal."
"There's just no reason to suffer."


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- Health & Sexual Violence
- SANE Recruitment
SANE Recruitment
- Child Sexual Assault Prevention
- Engaging Bystanders in Sexual Violence Prevention
- Healthcare Initiative
- Know Your Rights
- Lifespan
- Multilingual Access
- National Sexual Assault Conference
- Preventing Sexual Violence in Disasters
- Raliance
- Rape Prevention & Education (RPE)
- Rural Training Project
- SANE Sustainability TA
- Sexual Assault Demonstration Initiative
- Sexual Assault Demonstration Initiative
- Sexual Assault Response Teams (SART)
- Sexual Violence & the Workplace
- xCHANGE Forum
Recruiting new Sexual Assault Nurse Examiners (SANEs) is one of the biggest challenges for many struggling programs who feel they cannot maintain adequate numbers of nurses to provide 24/7 coverage. What follows are some basic concepts to keep in mind when planning for recruitment and some suggested strategies to make your recruiting efforts more successful.
Recruiting Basics
- Your best recruitment tool is a good program in a decent, caring organization. No amount of slick recruiting technique can cover up a bad program for long. Word gets around and the SANE community is a small one.
- Avoid the numbers game. Quality counts. Recruitment needs to be about more than amassing bodies on a schedule. Recruiting nurses without considering their level of commitment, their ability to positively contribute to a team environment, and their competency will ultimately cost you money in educating and orienting. This tactic may also deplete collaboration capital you have built in the community, as stakeholders become less confident or comfortable with your program following negative experiences with staff.
- Be aware of your language; consider the message it sends. Some people may not respond to desperate or anxious language (i.e. "We're dying with so few nurses on the schedule"), but may be more amenable to join a group that is "rebuilding" its team or "expanding its base".
- Create a formalized recruitment plan and know what your program needs are ahead of time (i.e. experienced SANEs, education dollars to educate new SANEs, etc.). You never know when someone in a position to assist you may ask the question, "What do you need?" Being able to provide a definitive answer reflects well on you as a leader and manager.
Suggested Strategies
- Each-one-reach-one is an effective recruiting strategy if you have a program with a good reputation. Build in incentives for SANEs who bring in new nurses for training or identify other educated SANEs in the region who might be available to join your staff.
- Is there someone on your team who can be the face of your program? Identify someone who can speak at your hospital's nursing orientation program. This is an effective and simple way to get the message out that your program is looking to bring on new staff.
- Learn how to sell the merits of SANE practice beyond its monetary benefits. This isn't a guaranteed source of income for most SANEs, since the work is usually unpredictable, so think of ways to couch its benefits in terms other than financial ones.
- Consider cooperative recruitment: Do you belong to a large regional health system with multiple SANE programs in different communities? There may be opportunity to identify prospective SANEs for multiple programs using fewer resources and combining educational offerings. Is your SANE program housed in an advocacy agency? Volunteer recruitment drives can also be excellent vehicles for identifying nurses with an interest in working with victims of violence.
- While not foolproof, media recruiting can be effective if it's targeted and specific to the job. Media recruitment may be less effective if SANE positions are advertised along side openings for L&D or critical care.
Adapted from Attracting People To Your Cause: Otherwise know as Volunteer Recruitment The Center for Creative Community.
Online Resources
The following resources support staff recruitment and retention efforts.
Job Descriptions
Sample Job Descriptions for SANE Programs
How to Hire Great People--Every Time
65 interview questions for nurses
Cost Benefit Analysis for Retention
The Costs and Benefits of Nurse Turnover: A Business Case for Nurse Retention
The Business Case for Work Force Stability
Management Issues
The relationship between effective nurse managers and nursing retention (ABSTRACT)
National League for Nursing Healthful Work Environment Tool Kit
Time for Realistic Job Previews in Nursing as a Recruitment and Retention Tool
Better prepared workforce, better retention
The Effects of Mentoring on Minority Nurse Recruitment
New Research Provides Solutions to the Nursing Shortage: Improving Retention of Older and Experienced Nurses in the Workforce
What equality law means for you as an employer: when you recruit someone to work for you.
This project was supported by Grant No. 2006-WT-AX-K052 awarded by the Office on Violence Against Women, U.S. Department of Justice. The opinions, findings, conclusions, and recommendations expressed in this publication are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the Department of Justice, Office on Violence Against Women.


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JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - Michael Dunn, the man accused of shooting into an SUV and killing 17-year-old Jordan Davis last month after an argument over loud music, has been indicted on a charge of first-degree murder. Dunn was initially charged with second-degree murder.
A grand jury also handed down three counts of attempted first-degree murder because there were three other occupants in the SUV, and a charge of shooting into an occupied vehicle.
Dunn is scheduled to be arraigned Monday on the new charges. He's being held in the Duval County jail without bail.
Police said Dunn fired into the SUV that Davis and three of his friends -- Tevin Thompson, Leland Brunson and Tommie Stornes -- were sitting in at a Gate gas station in Baymeadows. Dunn's lawyers are considering using a "stand your ground" defense because they say the boys pointed a gun at Dunn. Police have not confirmed that claim.
DOCUMENT: Michael Dunn indictment
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Davis' father hopes a vigil Saturday at Friendship Fountain downtown will spread his message that gun laws are too loose in Florida, and had they been stronger, he says his son may still be alive.
"People that will come out and remember him, talk about him, they're able to do so, kind of get in touch with other people that feel the same way that this was a senseless shooting," Ron Davis said in a phone interview Thursday.
Davis's death has garnered national and international attention, but his friends and family say they feel the pain the worst.
"A lot of friends will be at the vigil, a lot of people say they'll be at the vigil on Saturday," said Aliyah Davis, Jordan's classmate and friend.
She organized a barbecue and said she'll be at the vigil and rally. It's not only to honor her classmate, but to help cope with his death.
"It's been a really tough time, so us getting through this together through a vigil and a cookout is really helping us cope with this," Aliyah Davis said.
Ron Davis's lawyers say this weekend's event will mark the kickoff of a new campaign called "Kill Guns, Not People."
"Guns are being used in ways that they're not supposed to be used," said Fadi Chakour, a Davis family lawyer. "That's what Ron wants to emphasize. The rest of his life he'll probably dedicate to repealing the 'stand your ground' law. He wants to have 'Jordan's Law,' which forbids people from using guns the way Mr. Dunn used his gun."
"To me, that changes the community," Ron Davis said. "And if my son can do something like that and create a Jordan's Law and help change society, the way we think about people shooting and putting our kids in harm's way, then I'd be happy with that."
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text: This is a question I get a lot – "How do I prevent certain hotkeys from being issued by the user using the Acrobat SDK?". Well, quite frankly, the answer is – you don't. The Acrobat SDK does not provide any mechanism for trapping keys in the Acrobat interface, and these features have been left out for a good reason; your platform APIs already have a mechanism to do this, and they provide much greater control than anything the SDK could provide (which would need to be limited in scope to the active application window). You can use these platform APIs in your plug-ins, using your plug-in as a proxy to these interfaces, and doing whatever you want with the resulting responses from the platform APIs.


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Trade name: Rabecid
Strength: 20 mg
Type: Tablet
Active ingredient: Rabeprazole
Category: Proton pump inhibitor (PPIs)
Pregnancy category: Rabeprazole belongs to FDA pregnancy category B.
Uses: Rabecid 20 mg tablet is used to treat GERD, Zollinger-Ellison syndrome, ulcers, H pylori infection.
How to use: Take Rabecid 20 mg tablet with or with out food with glass of water. Duration of treatment is depend on the condition to be treated. Generally for h.pylori infection it is given for one week and for other conditions like GERD, Zollinger-Ellison syndrome it is given for 1 to 2 months. Take the tablet as a whole. do not crush or chew.
Side Effects: Headache, nausea, vomiting, constipation, stomach pain, gas, sore throat
Dosage: Adult dose for Duodenal Ulcer, Erosive Esophagitis, Gastric Ulcer, Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease, Helicobacter pylori Infection is 20 mg once daily after the morning meal. Adult dose for Zollinger-Ellison Syndrome is 60 mg orally once a day after morning meal.
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Date last updated: January 20th, 2016
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You still need a strong constitution or a taste for gallows humour to read most eurozone economic statistics, as today's release of the preliminary Q1 gross domestic product
growth contraction data shows.
The bloc is now in its longest recession since the birth of the single currency, beating the post-Lehman Brothers slump in duration, though not in the depth of the downturn. Read more


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Hail to the ChefLogic Grid puzzles come with a handy interactive grid that will help you solve the puzzle based on the given clues.
Larry and four of his friends recently completed a creative cooking course. They were so confident of their new skills that each man hosted a dinner for the other four and their wives. On each night Monday through Friday, one of the men prepared a main course and a dessert, and no two made any of the same dishes. For each evening, determine the full name of the chef, the main course and the dessert he served.
First Name - Larry, Harry, Barry, Gary, Terry
Last name - O'Rourke, McKee, O'Neil, Owens, McPhail
Main courses - chicken, ham, pork chops, bacon, steak
Desserts - strawberry shortcake, pistachio parfait, cherry cobbler, mocha mousse, raspberry ripple
1. Mr. O'Neil hosted dinner later in the week than the man who served chicken & cauliflower and earlier than the one who served cherry cobbler for dessert.
2. Harry hosted dinner before Mr. Owens, who hosted before the man who prepared pork chops & peppers.
3. Mr. McPhail's dinner was later in the week than the one which included strawberry shortcake and earlier than Terry's.
4. The chicken dinner (which wasn't prepared by Harry) wasn't served with strawberry shortcake.
5. McPhail didn't serve the raspberry ripple, which was served the day before the bacon & broccoli main course.
6. Mr. Owens prepared neither the chicken dish nor the strawberry shortcake.
7. Gary (who didn't make the cherry cobbler) was the chef the night after Barry.
8. Terry (who isn't McKee) didn't prepare the steak & scallions main course.
9. The mocha mousse dessert wasn't served with the ham & hominy.
10. The pork chops weren't served by McKee or O'Rourke (who didn't make the cherry cobbler).
11. Harry isn't Mr. McKee or Mr. O'Rourke.
AnswerMonday - Larry McKee, chicken, raspberry ripple
Tuesday - Harry O'Neil, bacon, strawberry shortcake
Wednesday - Barry Owens, steak, cherry cobbler
Thursday - Gary MacPhail, pork chops, mocha mousse
Friday - Terry O'Rourke, ham, pistachio parfait
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