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This Sunday, April 14, the final season of Game of Thrones will premiere. The hit HBO series, which debuted in April 2011, will (let's hope) answer who will finally take their seat on the Iron Throne.
The show has garnered legions of viewers who pledge their allegiance to the house of Stark, Targaryen, or even Lannister. If you're a superfan, you now have the opportunity to literally drink in the experience with these Game of Thrones-inspired beverage and food offerings.
Shake Shack's Dracarys Burger and Dragonglass Shake. Starting Friday, April 12, the burger restaurant is offering a special GOT menu. The Dracarys Burger ($10.99) is a double Monterey Jack cheeseburger "sourced from the finest head of cattle the Seven Kingdoms has to offer." In keeping with its dragon namesake, the burger is "griddled by the fires of Drogon and Rhaegal," then topped with a fiery ShackSauce and bacon. The burger, available only at the Miami Beach location through April 21, comes with a warning that it might be too hot for non-Targaryens.
If the burger gave you a bit of dragon breath, cool down with Shake Shack's Dragonglass shake ($6.79). The treat, called "a prime example of the Wall to table movement," features frozen custard made with "packed snow harvested beyond the Wall and hand-churned by members of the Night's Watch." The shake is then garnished with shards of "Dragonglass" that kinda resemble chocolate and served in a reusable souvenir cup. The Dragonglass shake is offered through May 19 at all South Florida Shake Shacks (excluding stadiums, ballparks, transit centers, and airports), but supplies are limited.
Ommegang for the Throne Beer. New York's Brewery Ommegang continues its GOT beer series with the release of For the Throne. This co-fermented beer, often called a "oenobeer," is a 9.5 percent ABV-strong golden ale co-fermented with Pinot Grigio and Viognier grape juices and then bottle conditioned with champagne yeast. Aromas of honeysuckle and toasted grain mingle with notes of pear and apricot, with a clean and dry finish. The beer is available for purchase at Total Wine & More stores throughout South Florida, Vintage Liquors, and other establishments. It's also available on tap at the Butcher Shop, Gramps, the Mach House, Barracuda Bar & Grill, and others. For a complete list of locations, use the Ommegang Beer Finder.
Johnnie Walker Whisky. This Scotch whisky company has released a limited-edition collection of rare spirits based on the series. The most intriguing is the White Walker, created and blended by whisky specialist George Harper, which comes in a bottle that changes color when exposed to extreme cold like Winterfell or your typical Miami freezer. Other expressions in the limited-edition, Westeros-themed bottle series include Greyjoy's Talisker distillery and the Cardhu Distillery representing House Targaryen. Each blend is unique, like a honey and fig profile for House Stark, and orange and clove for House Tully. Prices for the special Johnnie Walker GOT bottles range from $30 to $65.
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GOT Oreos. It's common knowledge that a White Walker can be defeated with Dragonglass, but who knew you could dunk one in milk and devour it? These limited-edition cookies have an insignia of the Targaryens, Starks, Lannisters, or White Walkers and are available at Target for $2.99 a package.
dBakers Sweet Studio's GOT Cakes. This Edgewater shop is making elaborate, custom cakes with Game of Thrones themes. Order a small GOT cake that serves ten by Friday for pick-up Sunday (around $150), or GOT-themed mini cakes ($12)). Orders for the small and mini cakes must be placed by Saturday for Sunday pickup.
There is also one limited edition custom GOT cake ready and available for purchase this weekend ($400). The elaborate cakes cost $400 for two tiers and $170 for one tier and must be ordered in advance. Orders placed by this Friday (April 12) for the larger cakes can be picked up Sunday (subject to availability).
In addition, the shop will have an assortment of GOT-themed cupcakes available for pick up in store Saturday and Sunday or to order online. The cupcakes represent each house (Stark – lemon cake, Targaryen – dragon's breath (spicy chocolate), Lannister - lion's blood (raspberry chocolate), and White Walker – winter is coming (vanilla mint). Cupcakes are $15 for four and $3.25 individually. 3501 NE Second Ave., Miami; 786-310-8763; dbakers.us.


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Commons Testing
This project sets up the organizational standard testing libraries and utilities. The focus of this library is unit testing. Integration testing with tools such as Selenium is out of scope of this project.
Normally, library versions are dependent on the project, but testing code tends to have several common functions that are not available in other popular projects such as JUnit, Mockito or Apache Commons. However, like Mockito and Selenium, this project does not introduce any dependency to the project.
This project implements the following utilities:
- Utility class validation
- SSL certificate check bypass.
- equals() and hashCode() validation.
- Resource loaders for testing.
The SSL certificate check bypass code can also be used to bypass certificate checks in JAX-RS.
From version 2.0.0 and above, Java 7 is required for the library to function. The older version of this artifact which works with Java 6 can be obtained with the following dependency.
<dependency> <groupId>net.trajano.commons</groupId> <artifactId>commons-testing</artifactId> <version>1.0.1</version> </dependency>

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Wednesday, October 6, 2010
For the past two days I've felt this compelling need to go to the local thrift stores. One in particular, even though it's not the cheapest one around. But more than once I have found overwhelmingly amazing goodie bags of sewing supplies. Such as an entire bag of zippers (in the picture below). I'm still using those. Same with an entire bag of bias tape. At another thrift store I found two small bolts of lace. I had some things (washing diapers) that really needed to get done yesterday, so I withstood the urge, but today the diapers are washed and I think the hankering may be too much for me. And then of course Jess of Craftiness is Not Optional goes and posts these amazing shirts she made for her daughter and one of them is made out of a thrifted shirt. I mean, seriously. Aren't they adorable? Looking at her pretty blog always makes me want to make clothes for the big O. So, anyway, I might be sneaking away to do a little thrift store shopping today. Wish me luck in withstanding the urge to buy everything.
Posted by Katie Lewis at 10:28 AM
Labels: blogs, buying things, cool links, random
2 comments:
- Beth said...
A bag of Zippers! Awesome! I wish I could find stuff like that at our thrift stores, I just find cute little wall hangings that aren't worth the price they're trying to sell them for. Good luck at the thrift store
- October 6, 2010 at 11:05 AM
- Lisa Lou said...
I love the pan. I love thrift stores. So fun. Let's have a party.
- October 6, 2010 at 2:28 PM
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Dr Deepika Garg's blog
Are You a Candidate for Bariatric Surgery?Submitted by Dr Deepika Garg on Sun, 02/05/2012 - 06:44
Bariatric surgery encompasses many different kinds of surgical procedures that are performed to vanquish obesity. All these types of surgical procedures involve modifying the size and/or shape of the stomach by either removing a part of it, dividing it with a band or by folding it to make it smaller. According to an article published in The New York Times, the number of bariatric surgeries performed in the United States rose by more than 800% between 1998 and 2004.
Types of Bariatric Procedures
Some of the types of bariatric surgeries are:
Sleeve Gastrectomy – Also known as gastric sleeve surgery, this procedure involves the surgical removal of almost 75% of the patient's stomach. The open end of the stomach is closed with staples or surgical sutures. The reduced gastric space helps the patient feel satisfied after eating smaller portions of food.
Adjustable Gastric Banding - A silicone band is placed around the stomach to create a smaller gastric pouch. Again, the reduced stomach size allows patients to feel satisfied after eating lesser quantity of food than he/she is used to. This surgery is commonly known as lap band surgery.
Side Effects of Crash Dieting - Do Crash Diets Work?Submitted by Dr Deepika Garg on Tue, 11/08/2011 - 15:20
Crash dieting is only a temporary solution for those who are overweight. While some people are able to shed excessive weight rapidly by adhering to crash diets, the weight that is lost is usually regained quickly. This type of yoyo dieting can cause several health problems, which, in some cases, spiral out of control.
Firstly if you're thinking about crash dieting, you become obsessed about the foods you can consume. Ultimately, you start feeling guilty if you allow yourself to eat even a little more than you think you can afford to. Because you have to avoid eating certain foods as part of your diet, you build up the urge to eat those very foods and this can put you through a lot of emotional stress. But stress is not the sole health problem that accompanies crash diets. The list of adverse effects runs long.
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2. D got to ride his new bike this morning. It's definitely more what he needed, and I think he'll enjoy riding more now. E is playing with her video-cam and also enjoying herself. It's always nice when you see your kiddos happy with their new 'toys.'
3. We finally took down the Christmas tree yesterday, and we'll spend the weekend cleaning (yippee)...but then, our house will look like a home again instead of a disaster area, right?
4. I'm trying to find the motivation to begin revising my NaNo novel...I just need to get back into that mindset, I think. Maybe when school starts again (of course, then I'll have no time, ha).
Happy first weekend of 2013!


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Mario Kart: The Movie Trailer Races Around the Internets [VIDEO]
Who's that climbing up the YouTube charts? It's-a-Mario!
A trailer for the allegedly forthcoming fan-made live-action film based on Nintendo's classic Mario Kart franchise is making the rounds on YouTube and Twitter. Featuring hastily-applied facial hair and a few memorable wigs, the trailer tells the secret and shocking tale of Mario's past life.
A production of comedy troupe DrCoolSex, the film counters the myth that Mario lacks narrative appeal. We find out that plumbing was actually the mustachioed man's second career after racing, a sport he is called back "to race one more time" in order to avenge the death of his brother Luigi.
Check out the video below with a bonus video of Mario Kart In Real Life after. Let us know what you think — is the Mario Kart Movie destined to be a blockbuster hit?


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Students who choose this major learn to design, build, program and work with robots, particularly mobile ones, for use in all sorts of environments (sea, land and air).
Career prospects
Graduates can pursue engineering careers (consulting, R&D, design, etc.) in research laboratories or large groups and startups.
Course content
- Mechanics
- Automation
- Artificial Intelligence
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Program Strengths
Numerous robotic curricular and extracurricular projects
- Students get to work on numerous applied projects both as part of the training program and for the robotics club. Projects focus on designing and building robots, robot coordination, etc. ENSTA Bretagne students compete in numerous robotic competitions in France and abroad.
Earn a double degree
- Students in this major can choose to simultaneously follow the Dynamic Systems and Signals track of the Master in Complex Systems Engineering of the Université d'Angers (all courses are taught in Brest). This double degree is recommended for students who wish to pursue a PhD.
A multidisciplinary training program, from designing mobile robots to testing them for use in specific missions.
The disciplines studied are :
- Automation (designing control laws),
- IT (algorithms, languages, middlewares),
- Perception (vision, machine learning),
- Artificial Intelligence (Prolog, logic),
- Modeling/Simulation (realistic computer-based robot simulation through virtual and augmented reality),
- Navigation (observers, Kalman filters, interval analysis),
- Mechanics (3D printers, digital mockups),
- Guidance (path planning, avoiding obstacles, coordination)
- Experiments (preparing and conducting field experiments involving robots).
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Medical Careers--Medical Lab Technician
What are my career options with a Psychology degree as far as being a Medical Lab Tech?
Your Psychology degree can lead to a career as a Medical Lab Tech. The job description for a Medical Lab Tech includes conducting research concerning different aspects of health and medicine. In this job, you will ll work under the supervision of a supervisor (often a Medical Doctor) to perform tests that help to diagnose and treat diseases. You may be asked to prepare samples for analysis, record measurements from various tests, analyze the chemical content of liquids, and test for drug levels in blood.
Salary Information
The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistiocs the yearly median wages of a Medical Laboratory Technician at $52,000.
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Click here to read important steps to a Medical Career with a Bachelor's Degree in Psychology
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Hat Trick Design Consultants produces a London Schools Resource Pack
Hat Trick Design Consultants has produced a London Schools Resource Pack for property developer Land Securities, offering 14-18 year olds business related learning. The pack includes an interactive DVD and CD-Rom designed with Bounce Digital and is produced under the Government's Enterprise Learning scheme.
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RPS Vs KKR Prediction: Who'll Win Today Match Between Pune and Kolkata?
IPL 2017 Prediction: RPS Vs KKR. Who'll win today's match between Rising Pune Supergiant and Kolkata Knight Riders at Pune on the 26th of April, 2017? Check today's match prediction, playing 11, toss prediction and match preview.
Rising Pune Supergiant
RPS Vs KKR Prediction: First Innings Score
The batting is clicking for Pune and one gets the feeling that a big knock for Steve Smith is around the corner. As per our IPL 2017 Prediction: Pune will be aiming 150+.
RPS has got into the winning ways
Coming from an epic win against the table-topper in Mumbai Indians, the RPS has found some winning momentum at last in IPL 2017 and there couldn't be a better time as we're now heading towards the serious end of the tournament. Pune batted first against the Mumbai Indians and managed to score 159 in their 20 overs; with Tripathi yet again shining with the bat with his 45 off 31 balls. The real star of the match though was Ben Stokes – whose 2 for 21 in his 4 overs and a ripping catch at the off-side boundary to dismiss Hardik Pandya in the last over was instrumental in Pune's victory over Mumbai Indians. They will come into the match with a great deal of confidence, having beaten the top side of IPL 2017.
RPS Vs KKR Playing 11 Prediction: Rahane, Tripathi, Smith*, Dhoni (WK), Stokes, Tiwary, Christian, Washington Sundar, Thakur, Unadkat & Tahir.
Kolkata Knight Riders
IPL 2017 Prediction: First Innings Score
It appeared in the last match that the Kolkata Knight Riders batsmen failed to capitalize on a good start laid down by their openers but it was, in fact, a very tricky surface at Eden Gardens that made reaching a high score very hard, this we don't expect in Pune. 150+ is achievable.
A dominant KKR looks set to bring down RPS
In the 10 years of the Indian Premier League, there have been very few performances as dominant as shown by KKR in their last match. The KKR batsmen did wobble in the middle overs and perhaps didn't capitalize on the start given by Narine with a quick-fire 30+ as the final score was only 131. Yet, the KKR bowlers made 131 look like a mammoth total and it's fair to assess that the bowling performance from KKR against RCB was a perfect lesson on how to extract perfect usage of conditions that support swing bowling. 3 of KKR's bowlers grabbed 3 wickets- CoulterNile, Woakes & Grand De Homme. The KKR side is looking threatening and the last match only goes to show how strong and devastating their bowling on the opposition can be.
KKR Vs RPS Playing 11 Prediction: Gambhir*, Narine, Uthappa (WK), Pandey, SuryaKumar, Y Pathan, C De Grandhomme, Woakes, Coulter Nile, K Yadav & U Yadav.
RPS Vs KKR: Who'll win today's match?
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RPS has had 2 consecutive wins under their name but KKR remains the clear favorites for this one, due to the sheer dominance they showed in their last match.
IPL 2017 Prediction: Key Player
Steve Smith – the Pune captain will be keen to take on the speedy swing bowlers of KKR. Smith has shown signs of good form in the last few matches but a big knock is due; this might just be the match. 30+ is what we predict.
Accurate predictions for Previous IPL Matches By PredictX
- We had accurately predicted a win for KKR against RCB. Check that prediction here.
- We had accurately predicted that Delhi Daredevils will give a tough fight to the Mumbai Indians but will not be able to beat them. Check that prediction here.
- We had accurately predicted that KXIP will beat GL. Check that prediction here.
Also, check the IPL points table which shows the top IPL team as of writing this.
What do you say now? Who'll be the winner tonight? Vote below and see the result.
Who will between RPS and KKR?
- Kolkata Knight Riders (54%, 52 Votes)
- Rising Pune Supergiant (46%, 45 Votes)
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p>To quote the Instruction Manual: "Neverwinter Nights is an epic roleplaying game that uses the 3rd Edition Dungeon & Dragons rules and is set in the Forgotten Realms". The dedicated server can be run as a Windows Service using FireDaemon Pro, which lets you start the application automatically at boot prior to login, start multiple instances of the application and more. This HOWTO will show you how to set it up. You can also use Fusion to manage FireDaemon and other Windows services via a web browser.
The Neverwinter Nights Server is configured via the command line or .ini file. The Neverwinter Nights Server executable is: nwserver.exe. This file is found in your Neverwinter Nights installation directory. We recommend that you test all options at the Command Prompt (Start/Run/cmd.exe) prior to attempting to convert the Neverwinter Nights DS to a service with FireDaemon Pro. A complete list of NWN Server command line options can be found here.
Configuring Neverwinter Nights Dedicated Server
First, install Neverwinter Nights and patch up to the latest release. For the purposes of this HOWTO, we installed Neverwinter Nights into C:\Program Files\NWN. Modify this path to suit your installation.
Neverwinter Nights server options take the form of:
-option valueIf an option value contains spaces then it should be enclosed is double quotes. The options that you are most likely to be interested in are:
- -module "module name": Loads and runs the specified module. The module name is the name without the extension of a module file from your "nwm" or "modules" directory. Enclose the module name in double quotes if it contains spaces.
- -publicserver 0|1: Whether your server registers with GameSpy (0 = No, 1 = Yes).
- -servername "server name": Sets the name that your server will display in the mulitplayer game listing. Enclose the server name in double quotes if it contains spaces.
- -servervault 0|1: Whether server or local characters are allowed (0 = Local, 1 = Server)
- -dmpassword "password": Sets the password required by DMs to DM the game. Enclose the password in double quotes if it contains spaces.
- -autosaveinterval n: Sets the autosave interval in minutes. For a persistent server set n to greater than 0.
All of the options (with the exception of -module and -load) can also be specified in a file called nwnplayer.ini. The format of this file is the usual Windows 3.x INI file (ie. [Section] followed by name=value pairs). This file can be found in the top level Neverwinter Nights installation directory. Placing the options in this file improves server stability. A template sample can be found below:
[Server Options] Server Name= Game Port= Max Players= Reload Module When Empty= GameSpy Enabled= Game Type= PVP Setting= PauseAndPlay= Disable AutoSave= Auto Save Interval= AllowLocalChars= Game Region= ServerDownTimer= One Party Only= Enforce Legal Characters= ItemLevelRestrictions= DMPassword= ServerAdminPassword= Suppress Base Servervault= [Game Options] Difficulty Level=2 CodeWord=hacktastic Memory Level=1 Memory Access=1 [Banned IPs] 0= [Banned Players] 0= [Banned CD Keys] 0=
Neverwinter Nights Dedicated Server Setup Under FireDaemon Pro
Download and install FireDaemon Pro into the directory of your choice, typically C:\Program Files\FireDaemon.
Next start the FireDaemon GUI from the desktop shortcut. Click on the "Create a new service definition" button in the toolbar (or type Ctrl+N) and enter the information into the fields as you see below. Adjust the paths to suit your installation. Note the required parameters.
Executable: The path to your nwserver.exe file. For the purposes of this HOWTO, the path is C:\Program Files\NWN\nwserver.exe.
Working Directory: The directory containing your nwserver.exe file. For the purposes of this HOWTO, the path is C:\Program Files\NWN.
The Parameters field is quite long and not fully visible. The parameters that we supplied are:
-module "Chapter1" -publicserver 0 -servername "Server" -servervault 1 -dmpassword "password" -autosaveinterval 1
Click on the Settings tab. Set the Show Window drop down to Normal and check the Interact with Desktop checkbox.
Click on the OK button. Your Neverwinter Nights Dedicated Server will be installed as a system service and started automatically.
If you have a variety of server settings for differing modules, you can either edit your service definition (Service/Edit), create multiple Neverwinter Nights server instances (ensure that you only run one at a time OR stipulate different Saves directories), or save multiple configurations to differing XML files via the Save button on the toolbar in the New/Edit Service Definition Dialog.


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Hotels and hostels can be highly susceptible to problem species such as bed bugs due to the transient nature of the customer base.
Outbreaks are easy to get, and very difficult and expensive to solve, and they cause great distress to customers, and serious damage to brand and reputation.
Our system allows you to protect your beds by fully encasing them, taking away the key harbourage and egg laying points for bed bugs and meaning that if you do get an outbreak, you should not have worry about throwing your mattresses and bed bases away.
The Sure-Guard waterproof mattress encasements are silky soft, cool and breathable, but are fully waterproof. They thus keep the mattress pristine underneath by stopping unwanted stains, spillages, accidents etc ever getting through to the mattress, directly saving you money by extending mattress life.
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Putting rocks or gravel in the bottom of a koi pond is probably one of the most common mistakes new pond builders make. Admittedly, they do look beautiful at first. Here is the problem with rocks on the bottom of a pond.
- Rocks prevent fish waste from getting to the bottom drain. Any fish waste that falls to the pond's bottom is trapped in the rocks. Now, instead of being swept away into your pond's filter where it can easily be removed, this waste sits there, creating a sludge on the bottom of your pond. This sludge can degrade your water quality and provide a home for harmful bacteria and parasites. The only way to remove this sludge is to remove and store the koi, drain the pond and vacuum the sludge out of the rocks on the pond's bottom. As you can imagine, this is not an easy job.
- Additionally, rocks will trap leaves and debris on the bottom. As they decompose, most leaves give off tannin acid. Tannin acid will not bother the koi, but it will turn the pond water a root beer color. You see this often with a pond or a stream that has rocks or gravel on its bottom. You can perform a 100% water change, but within a week or so, the water will return to the root beer color. Just as with fish waste, the only way to alleviate this problem is to drain the pond and thoroughly wash the rocks.
You can avoid all these problems by keeping rocks off of the bottom of the pond. Creating a shelf around the sides of the pond extending 12 to 18 inches below the water surface and then installing rocks on this shelf can create a beautiful effect. After filling the pond with water, the shelf gives the illusion that the rocks extend to the pond bottom. Now, if you keep the pond bottom free of rocks or gravel, you contour the bottom so that the bottom drain is at the lowest point of the pond, and there is a gradual slope leading to it from all sides of the pond, you will have the best of both worlds. You will have a beautiful looking pond while at the same time, a pond that is easier to maintain.
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The chase is on for the final FedExCup Playoff berths this week as the PGA Tour wraps up its regular season in Greensboro, North Carolina for the Wyndham Championship. Sedgefield Country Club hosts the event for its 12th consecutive time and 33rd time overall. In recent years Wyndham has taken on the feel of a wildcard playoff tournament with a sense of urgency because players know they don't have any tournaments left to punch their playoff tickets. Here are five things you need to know about the 79th edition of the Wyndham Championship.
Inside the FieldWyndham's field of 154 players includes five FedExCup champions, eight past champions, and a host of players hungry for FedExCup points and a chance to crack the top 125 and make it into the playoffs. Defending champion Henrik Stenson is the highest-ranked player in the OWGR in the field. Sergio Garcia (131st) joins former FedExCup champion Bill Haas (147th), and major champions Graeme McDowell (142nd), Retief Goosen (146th), and U.S. Ryder Cup Captain Jim Furyk (171st) as players needing points to move up and continue playing next week. Notable sponsor invitations include U.S. Amateur combatants Doc Redman and Doug Ghim, as well as Haskins Award winner Norman Xiong.
Bursting the Bubble
This week is the last chance for players to earn their way into the FedExCup Playoffs or earn full Tour exemption for the 2019 season. It's an awkward nervousness playing for your job, not to mention the courtesy cars, free dry cleaning, and gigantic paychecks. The top 125 on the FedEx Cup Points List qualify for The Northern Trust next week at Ridgewood Country Club, and will also be fully exempt on Tour next year if they aren't already. Players just inside and just outside the top 125 will be jockeying for position all week, and being on the bubble makes for some of the greatest drama on the season. In the 11 years since the FedExCup debuted, an average of almost three players punch their playoff ticket in Greensboro.
History of WyndhamWyndham is the sixth oldest event on Tour, and this year marks the 12th consecutive time it acts as the last event of the regular season. Sam Snead won this championship eight times, including the inaugural event in 1938 when he earned a first place prize of $1,200, and in 1965 when he became the oldest player to win an event on Tour at the age of 52. The list of champions at Wyndham is a distinguished roll call of legends. In addition to Snead, Ben Hogan, Byron Nelson, Gary Player, and Seve Ballesteros all won in Greensboro.
Inside the Course
Sedgefield is currently the only Donald Ross course to host a Tour event. The 7,127-yard, par-70 track dates back to 1926 with small, undulating greens as its primary defense. Hole Nos. 6 and 14 are the two most difficult holes on the course and usually provide the biggest challenge during the week. A creek crosses the fairway on the 423-yard, par-4, 6th leaving players with a tricky uphill approach shot. The 501-yard, par-4, 14th meanwhile requires two long and accurate shots to navigate through the dogleg left and into the large, undulating green. The finishing hole is a 507-yard, par-4 brute with a downhill shot off the tee and an uphill approach to an elevated green well-guarded by four bunkers.


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What's Behind the Lost of Our Religious Freedoms
Posted on May 6, 2020 by Doula Faith
We hear so many times how the phrase, "Separation of Church and State" is used to prevent someone from exercising their religious rights. What they are referring to is the 1st Amendment of our constitution. But did you know there … Continue reading →
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Design Shanghai 2018 Buzzes and Delights
Record year for design exhibition and showcase event in Shanghai
Bustling, frenetic and back for its fifth edition, Design Shanghai brought together a global consortium of over 400 designers and brands showcasing their latest creations. The giant Shanghai Exhibition Centre played host to key headliners from 14-17th March 2018.
It was a crush to get in, with queues snaking their way along the venue gates. Day one opened to over 10,000 people – a record number for Design Shanghai. Inside, the show was divided into five design categories; Contemporary, Collectible, Kitchen and Bathroom, Classic and Luxury, and finally Workplace. Speaking at the fair were a host of design celebrities and visionaries from China and beyond, including Humberto Campana, Noé Duchaufour-Lawrance, Kelly Hoppen, Yabu Pushenberg, Michael Young, Rabih Hage, Lim + Lu and Paolo Pininfarina.
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First on our list was an interview with interior design star Kelly Hoppen. Long recognized for her East-meets-West merging of balance, Hoppen creates designs focused on equilibrium using classic lines and timeless colors. On display was Hoppen's Retrospective collection, a collaboration with Resource Decor reflecting on the last 40 years of work. The line combines her favorite colors and materials, featuring rose gold, bronze delicately balanced with wood and other natural materials.
We also met with Hong Kong based product designer Michael Young so stay tuned for our interview! His latest collection of Dynasty Vases is a series of limited edition aluminium foam vases created for Gallery All, who also showcase designs from Trent Jansen and Zhipeng Tang. We also met with architect and interior designer Rabih Hage, to talk about his Rough Luxe Hotel and advice for how to design a small apartment.
You can see in our video there were a host of different brands on show; some of our favorites included the lighting from Taiwanese SEED Design, the Wes Anderson-esque blush pink bathroom from Jacob Delafon, and delicate metalwork pieces from Enamel Shi. There were also classic designs from Andrew Martin Home, Swarovski, Carl Hanson and Son, and Qeeboo through to Zaha Hadid Design. With over 1,000 new product launches at the event it's hard to name them all!
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What can be done to remedy the longstanding policy failure of the US's counterproductive war on terrorism?
The War on Terrorism's Middle East focus, from Bush, to Obama and now onto Trump, is not working. Civil wars and conflicts in Libya, Iraq, Yemen and Syria are but a few instances that illuminate this failure.
Furthermore, terrorist attacks in the U.S., Europe and throughout the world are largely the result of 'blowback' to Middle East policy and, since 9/11, to the War on Terror. This is the same blowback that led to the bombings of Algiers' pied-noir cafés in the early 1960s and, more recently, has evinced in attacks on Parisian nightclubs and in San Bernardino, California.
We have tried the military and regime change response to terrorism for 15-plus years. That reaction has drastically amplified terrorism throughout the world and exponentially multiplied 'those who hate us.' Ramping up the War of Terror, as Trump has begun to do, will only further increase blowback. The result is increased global privation in the Middle East, the West and elsewhere throughout the world.
What can be done to remedy this longstanding policy failure?
A good start would be to develop a new, more realist policy towards actors and regimes that are involved in Middle Eastern conflicts. For one, this would mean developing an agnostic stance towards regime survival. It would also entail not allying with states or stateless actors in conflicts, for taking a side in a civil war tends to fuel and prolong conflict. Conflict prolongation is magnified when it is the world's most powerful actor, the United States, that distributes weapons, money, military advisers and special forces to a conflict participant. The resultant protracting of conflicts not only exacerbates suffering and multiples casualty rates, but fosters stateless vacuums from which terrorists thrive and multiple.
The second step in substituting out the War on Terrorism's Middle East focus is to work with key stakeholders that are currently on the West's bad side: Russia and Iran. Together with all principal stakeholders in the Middle East's conflicts, the West, Iran, Hezbollah, Turkey, the Kurds, Russia and Sunni majority countries, the U.S. can actively pursue policies that support state building and counterterrorism. The primary stakeholders hold a shared interest in diminishing the threat of violent Sunni extremist groups, which are chiefly from the Islamic State, Al Qaeda, al-Nusra (or, Jabhat Fatah al-Sham, as they now refer to themselves) and Ahrar al-Sham. Through cooperation, common security threats can be reduced and the vacuums through which these threats emerge can be plugged.
Once this necessary rapprochement with Iran and Russia is reached, many of the conflicts in the Middle East can be pushed towards resolution. The focus will then turn towards ensuring conflicts do not recur, which would likely include moving UN troops from neutral countries into post-conflict regions. As the insecurity of conflict regions diminishes, the appeal to join a terrorist group will also subside. Additionally, when Russia and the West come to be seen as the arbiters of peace and stability, as opposed to their opposite (which is now often the case), terrorist recruitment will further wane. While vacuums proceed in their slow and difficult evolution towards functioning states, principal stakeholders can work on targeted actions against the aforementioned terrorist groups.
Certainly, none of these policy changes will come easily, due to the entrenched interests of military-industrial, fossil fuel and AIPAC lobbyists, compounded by a strictly-fixated, media-backed narrative that myopically frames our perception of the world. Nevertheless, ending the U.S.'s Middle East-concentrated part of the War on Terrorism is a necessary course to reduce terrorism, its appeal and the mutual security threats that the world faces. It also will decrease privation across the globe and free the West from our post-9/11 security mindset that, too often, cowers in fear of terrorism and of the other.


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consistently wrongHitchens has a platform from which to address the world - to influence people, shape public policy. Most of us don't have this opportunity, so we must demand a reasoned approach (sanity) from those who do. Eg - we don't want our Pope saying - "yeah, I've said a lot of stupid things before, but how 'bout this?"Hitchens has consistently debased Clinton (a secularist leader) in favor of unlimited praise for Bush (a born-again lunatic) and his lovely war. Thus Chrissy can never re-establish any credibility or validity no matter how hard he says - "yeah, I've said a lot of stupid things before, but how 'bout this?"As Santayana said - being consistently wrong doesn't make you right, 'cause we remember your past mistakes.
There's another blast from the past -- and again, too much past and not enough blast -- when Katherine Dieckmann reviews KinFolks: Falling Off the Family Tree: The Search for my Melungeon Ancestors, Lisa Alther's non-fictional follow-up to her great Kin-Flicks (a 70's classic that I recently raved about). Dieckmann gripes about various flaws in the new work and fails to demonstrate a sense of why anybody might care about Lisa Alther in the first place. At best, this review serves as a notice to curious readers that the new book exists.
The issue gets better with a strong cover piece by Michael Kinsley on Christopher Hitchens' entry into the religion-bashing game, God Is Not Great: How Religion Poisons Everything. Kinsley is a good choice to consider this book by his contemporary and peer, and I agree with Kinsley's decision to analyze Hitchens the way one would analyze a poker player, by pointing out his bluffs, tells and power plays. Kinsley considers Hitchens' entire career to be a masterful series of feints, which is not to say that Kinsley does not admire Hitchens for his slyness in attacking popular religion at just the point in his career when one would expect this contrary political thinker to declare himself a born-again Christian. As for the book itself, it appears to be a more substantial effort than the recent similar book by Richard Dawkins.
Christopher Hitchens hasn't much use for God, but the great Elizabethan poet John Donne saw it differently, and Thomas Mallon's approving summary of John Stubbs' new John Donne: The Reformed Soul is a brisk and informative read.
I'm underwhelmed by Terrence Rafferty's praise for Michael Chabon's The Yiddish Policeman's Union, which leaves me unstirred to read Chabon's book (which I've been contemplating but haven't yet managed to become captivated by) despite the critic's professed enthusiasm. I'm sure I'm being unfairly cynical here, but sometimes when I read a favorable review of a trendy book I suspect that the critic is just pretending to love it to avoid the hard work of debunking it. This is one of those times.
The usually impressive Liesl Schillinger comes up short with a review of Cathleen Schine's doggy-tale The New Yorkers, which Schillinger strains to depict as interesting. But "It's a dog thing: you wouldn't understand" is a tired gag, and when she compares this illustrated novel to a James Thurber/E. B. White satire and comes up with no better description of Thurber's drawing style than "intentionally sloppy yet resonant", I have to conclude that this is just an off-week for the critic.
I'm more pleased by Jess Row's intelligent analysis of Benjamin Markovits's Byron/Polidori fantasia Imposture, and I'm also satisfied by Jascha Hoffman's introduction to the apparently weird How I Became A Nun by Argentina's Cesar Aria.
There's a cameo appearance in today's Book Review by Walter Isaacson, who comes up with a good opening sentence in evaluating Are We Rome? The Fall of an Empire and the Fate of America:
The only sure thing that can be said about the past is that anyone who can remember Santayana's maxim is condemned to repeat it.
And, sadly, a piece by David Grossman in the New York Times Magazine about the death of his son in last year's Israeli-Lebanese war puts it all in perspective. This essay, adapted from the keynote speech Grossman delivered at the recent PEN World Voices festival, is one for the ages, and I hope it will be well-anthologized.
Schillinger on ThurberI think "intentionally sloppy yet resonant" is a fine description of Thurber's drawings.
I think that Thurber's drawing style was greatly influenced by his being nearly blind. Great stuff, though.
Hacky ZacharekHoly cow. Who in their right mind would let that hack Zacharek write a book review? Her movie reviews for Salon are only barely just this side of literate and her tastes are profoundly mediocre. I guess she's qualified to review some books, especially those which been adapted to screen (which is probably why she short-shrifts the book she's actually supposed to review - there's no movie out yet!). Her idiocy is revealed in her observations about teen smoking: unable to see depth, Zacharek focuses on the surface, picking up on something as obvious as smoking, and even then failing to offer any intelligent analysis of it. (Ponder some of her work at Salon: she is always this shallow, which at least gives mer marks for consistency.)Yet another sign that the NYTBR is racing hellbent-for-leather downhill. Next thing you know, they'll have pie chart graphics, a weekly column by Mary Cheney, and all reviews will be blurbs you can read while sitting on the toilet.
HallelujahHi Levi,Sounds like an NYTBR with some things to read. So often none of the reviewed books seem of any interest.Way back when (probably Junior High) I read the Outsiders as did just about everyone I guess and if you'd asked me if the characters in the book smoked I'd have said I don't remember at all. I have no recollection of them smoking. That didn;t stick with me but the scene when one of them almost gets drowned in the fountain, how they save some people from a burning building and how they are referred to as angels and Pony Boy responds, "Angels!!?? This guy is wanted for murder and so and so has a record as long as his arm". The fascination with cigarattes is a weird thing but is all over now. Just the other day the MPAA decdied that if a movie shows people smoking it will be rated R. So I guess Pinocchio now has to be rated R. etc... This is the sort of thing the top echelons of the literature and entertainment business care about today I guess.As far as Hitchens, there is a connection I think. I've been thinking of this Hitchens book as his commercial potboiler -- a guy has to make some dough, doesn't he? I don't mean to say he is insincere, I'm sure he hates religion as much as he pretends to. I mean isn't he the guy who hated Mother Teresa? And these hate religion books are all the rage. Instant best seller. So what's a political writer to do? Yes, do the commercial book and make some jack, Jack.But these series of books by Dawkins et all are to me like the obsession with cigarattes. These guys Dawkins, Hitchens, whomever else it is, obviously have issues. You wrote :"If this critic is so fascinated by cigarettes, I think she ought to go buy a pack and have a thrill."Exactly! Hitchens and Dawkins should just get over it an go down to the rivival meeting and start shaking and singing Hallelujah. You know that's what they really want to do.And now Michael Chabon. Take a look at this link to a reviewing the review discussion here of almost two years ago.I still got it stuck in my craw how Chabon slandered for no good reason the writer who wrote the classic "Strangely Enough". I wanted to really dislike him for that. I went and downloaded some first chapters that are avaiable thanks to our friends at the NYTBR web site and was hoping to really think his work was horrible. But it wasn't. I read a short story and the first chapter of a book of his called Kavalier and Klay. I thought they were well done and compelling enough (the latter had, BTW, a youthfull character who smoked -- the horror).I still have not actually read a Chabon novel. But, it seems he might have some talent. I doubt though he will ever match the elegant simplicity of "Stangely Enough"
That would do it. I either never knew about that, or forgot. I remember sitting in a classroom in middle school and thinking I was going to get in trouble for laughing so hard at "The Night the Bed Fell."


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BLOGS OF THE DAY: I was ashamed to be a scientologist
Paul Haggis speaks out about his former religion
Oscar winner Paul Haggis quit the Church of Scientology after 34 years because he was ashamed of becoming part of an organisation he now considers a cult.
The Crash writer/director has become the most famous and one of the most vocal former Scientologists, and on Thursday night he opened up about his time with the Church on news show Rock Centre.
In his first TV interview about his former faith, he told newsman Harry Smith he walked away from Scientology because he was embarrassed by his links to the Church.
Haggis said, "I was ashamed of my own stupidity, of how I could have been so purposely blind for so many years."
And the filmmaker admits sitting down to talk about his feelings on TV is "incredibly stupid".
Church of Scientology officials released a statement to news show Access Hollywood before the the program on Rock Centre aired.
It read: "It is common knowledge in Hollywood that Mr Haggis is one of the most arrogant and self-important persons that people have ever met."
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Hewitt to go nude on TV
Jennifer Love Hewitt is going to strip completely nude for the new season of her television drama, The Client List.
The actress plays a masseuse who likes to make a little extra money by having sex with her various clients in the series shown on the Lifetime network.
Sources have revealed that the 33-year-old is prepared to show of all her body for the second season.
But for fans of the I Know What You Did Last Summer star, Lifetime will be forced to blur out some areas, though Jennifer will be completely nude on camera. - inquisitr.com
'Straight' kid for Rylan
Clark wants to have a "straight child". The flamboyant former X Factor singer made the revelation during a conversation about gay adoption with his Celebrity Big Brother housemate Ryan Moloney when he explained how he wants to have children in the future.
He said: "Personally, I'd rather have a straight child." While the homosexual star admitted he is happy with himself as a person, he said being gay is "not a choice" and he would have pushed the "straight button" if he had the option to choose whether to be homosexual or not. - contactmusic.com
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Jade sees the dead in mirrors. When a serial killer targets young homeless girls, she must enlist the aid of the police. Spider Demarcus is the detective she confides in. He has his own special talents his partner calls his spidey senses. When Jade shows up to offer information, Spider is suspicious of her motives. Jade knows the handsome detective doesn't believe her, but he's at least willing to use what she's given him. When she tells him there are four more buried near an abandoned building, Jade can tell he's worried and a bit angry with her, but she isn't sure why. Their intense and instant awareness of each other both binds them closer and drives them apart. Sparks fly with their near hatred, but love and hate are two sides of the same coin.
It never got easier, not the kids. Spider Demarcus gazed out over the murky waters of the Mississippi River. The early light of dawn crept across the river chasing the swirls of mist rising to meet the new day. Early fall and still the days were too hot even though the nights were chilly, especially along the river. Spider drew in a deep breath and sighed, jamming his hands in his pockets. The knot in his throat didn't ease as he turned back to where the body of a ten or twelve year old little girl lay in the tall grasses as if sleeping.
Only she wasn't asleep and would never sleep again. Her bruised throat, a sharp contrast to the pale alabaster skin of her face screamed to Spider how large brutal hands squeezed the life from her. Whoever killed her had taken great pains to close her eyes, placing small pink stitches in each eyelid to hold them closed. He'd probably used the pink thread to match the pink dress. The frilly dress seemed more appropriate for church than a murder.
The child's hands lay folded across her abdomen where a delicate porcelain doll rested beneath them. She seemed to be a typical child in her pretty pink dress and matching shoes. Only there was nothing typical about the dark purple bruises at her neck.


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Valve prosthesis
An improved valve prosthesis for mitral and tricuspid heart valves, the valve prosthesis being configurated as an open ring and covered with a double velour fabric having a laterally projecting fabric appendage for simultaneously facilitating suturing the prosthesis in place and improving tissue infiltration.
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The bicuspid or mitral valve is located in the left atrioventricular opening of the heart. It is encircled by a dense fibrous ring and consists of two valve leaflets of unequal size. The larger valve leaflet (called ventral or anterior cusp) is placed adjacent the aortic opening. The smaller leaflet is the dorsal or posterior cusp. The leaflets are composed of strong fibrous tissue which is thick in the central part but thin and translucent near the margin. The valves are constructed so as to pass blood unidirectionally from the left atrium to the left ventricle of the heart.
The tricuspid valve is located in the right atrioventricular opening and comprises three leaflets sometimes referred to as the anterior, posterior and septal cusps. The leaflets are roughly triangular in shape and attached to a fibrous ring with the apices projecting into the ventricular cavity.
Both the mitral and tricuspid valves are intended to prevent regurgitation of blood from the ventricle into the atrium when the ventricle contracts. In order to withstand the substantial back pressure and prevent regurgitation of blood into the atrium during the ventricular contraction, the cusps are held in place by delicate but strong fibrous cords which anchor the valve cusps to the muscular wall of the heart.
In some well recognized instances of heart disease, however, valve leaflet prolapse is evident. Prolapse of the valve leaflet appears to result from a dilatation or elongation of the posterior two-thirds of the valve annulus. A number of circumstances may cause the valve defect. The result of the defect, however, is the failure of normal apposition of the leaflets. When the leaflets fail to close completely during ventricular systole, the leaflets become damaged, the cords ruptured and the atrioventricular annulus distended. The result of the valve prolapse is a syndrome often associated with chest pain, cardiac arrythmias, dyspnea, and other adverse clinical symptoms.
One obvious solution to a serious valve prolapse is total valve replacement. It is generally agreed, however, that total valve replacement is too radical except in the most advanced cases. Accordingly, treatment of valve prolapse by techniques of annuloplasty have become more commonplace.
One of the more common annuloplastic techniques is schematically illustrated in FIG. 1 of the drawing and consists of suturing (plicating) the two valve leaflets together at the commissures so as to reduce the size of the opening through which blood can pass. The purpose of this suture is to draw the anterior and posterior cusps sufficiently close together that normal apposition will occur during ventricular systole. Experience has proved, however, that plication of the annulus at the commissures places extreme stress on the tissue adjacent the sutures with the unfortunate result that the sutures tear from the tissue damaging the leaflets and recreating the conditions susceptible to prolapse.
A valve prosthesis for mitigating the serious valve insufficiency described above is suggested by Carpentier in the Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery Volume 61, No. 1, January 1971. The prior art valve prosthesis described therein consists of a rigid circular or oval ring covered with a Teflon fabric which permits the ring to be sutured in place. The Carpentier ring was an improvement in many respects over earlier techniques. However, two inherent disadvantages in the Carpentier ring have become apparent. First, in order to secure the ring in place, suture placement is required along the anterior section of the annulus adjacent the aortic valve. Not infrequently, sutures are inadvertently passed into the aortic valve so as to interfere with the valve function. Moreover, to secure the rigid structure adjacent the largest (anterior) leaflet has the effect of interfering with mitral valve function. Second, with the passage of time sutures used for securing prior art prostheses may be subject to degeneration as a result of continual heart and valve action. Suture degeneration can result in separation of the prosthesis from its secured position causing at least partial failure of the prosthesis and risking interference with valve function.
Accordingly, it would be a significant improvement in the art to provide a heart valve prosthesis which restores valve function without interfering with adjacent valves and which would promote tissue adherence through natural fibroblastic growth and endothelization through natural processes so as to maintain the prosthesis securely in place. Such an improvement is disclosed and claimed herein.BRIEF SUMMARY AND OBJECTS OF THE INVENTION
The present invention comprises a uniquely shaped open ring valve prosthesis having a special velour exterior for effecting mitral and tricuspid annuloplasty and for overcoming valve incompetence. The surface of the valve promotes a surprising degree of tissue infiltration and adherence.
It is, therefore, a primary object of the present invention to provide an improved heart valve prosthesis.
It is another valuable object of the present invention to provide a valve prosthesis for the mitral and tricuspid valves which are configurated in the form of an open ring.
Another important object of the present invention is to provide a heart valve prosthesis having an exterior coating of velour fabric.
Another object of the present invention is to provide an open ring mitral valve prosthesis constructed to leave at least the anterior valve completely without rigid support while at the same time contracting the valve annulus in the vicinity of the posterior leaflet and valve commissures.
Another object of the present invention is to provide a tricuspid valve prosthesis configurated as an open ring, the open portion of the ring being constructed to leave most of the posterior leaflet mobile while securing the tricuspid valve annulus.
These and other objects and features of the present invention will become more fully apparent from the following description and appended claims taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawing.BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWING
FIG. 1 is a schematic illustration of the prior art technique of effecting annuloplasty through plication of annulus at the commissures.
FIG. 2 is a presently preferred mitral valve prosthesis embodiment.
FIG. 3 is a cross section taken along lines 3--3 of FIG. 2.
FIG. 4 is a schematic illustration of a presently preferred tricuspid valve prosthesis.
FIG. 5 is a cross section taken along lines 5--5 of FIG. 4.
FIG. 6 is an illustration of the mode of implantation of the mitral valve embodiment of FIG. 2.
FIG. 7 is a schematic illustration of the mitral valve embodiment of FIG. 2 sutured in place upon a mitral valve.
FIG. 8 is a graphical illustration of the surprisingly improved tissue adhesion effected through the use of the double velour fabric utilized by the prosthesis embodiments of this invention.
FIG. 9 is a schematic plan view of a flexible valve prosthesis embodiment, the broken line portion representing the configuration into which the prosthesis will be bent upon securement to the mitral valve annulus.
FIG. 10 is a schematic cross-sectional view of the embodiment of FIG. 9 in a state of partial disassembly to reveal interior construction.DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS
The present invention, as represented by the presently preferred embodiments disclosed herein, provide a valve collar prosthesis which restores valve competence and at the same time promotes a surprising degree of fibroblastic growth and endotheliazation to assure that the prosthesis will remain in place and continue its function even if the sutures should degenerate over time.
Referring now to FIG. 1, a schematic illustration of one widely recognized prior art technique for valve annuloplasty is illustrated. In FIG. 1, a mitral valve generally designated 12 is illustrated. The mitral valve has an anterior leaflet 14 and a smaller posterior leaflet 16. For convenience, the left atrium 18 is illustrated schematically.
At the commissures 20 and 22, the leaflets 14 and 16 are secured together with sutures 24 for the purpose of reducing the enlarged opening between the leaflets 14 and 16. It is the stretched and enlarged opening between the leaflets which permits prolapse of the valve under pressure from the blood. Unfortunately, however, the sutures 24 tend to tear from the delicate tissue forming the leaflets 14 and 16 under the significant back pressure exerted by the blood.
In accordance with the present invention, one preferred embodiment of which is illustrated in FIG. 2, an open ring valve prosthesis generally designated 26 can be used to effect annuloplasty of a distended mitral valve. Referring now more particularly to FIG. 2, it will be observed that the valve prosthesis is shaped as an open ring having an elongated central member 28 and integral, coplanar ends 30 and 32 which are bent each toward the other. As shown best in FIG. 3, the prosthesis 26 preferably includes a spine comprising comparatively stiff interior rod 34, preferably formed of metal such as titanium. Clearly, other suitable stiff or semirigid materials could be used to form rod 34. The exterior of the rod 34 is encapsulated in a sheath 36 of double velour fabric. The term "double velour" fabric, as used herein means fabric having a velour nap on both front and back surfaces. The ends of the double velour fabric are joined together and project laterally away from the rod 34 to form an appendage 38 of fabric. While any suitable velour fabric could be used, a double velour knitted material formed of Dacron polyester has been found highly effective.
The velour fabric has two significant advantages. First, it provides a convenient medium through which suture can be placed to secure the prosthesis 26 to the surrounding fibrous tissue. Second, the velour fabric has been found surprisingly effective in encouraging endotheliazation. In order to adequately fill the desirable criteria for a valve prosthesis, the encapsulating fabric should be strong, durable and biocompatible and at the same time permit long term healing and incorporation into sorrounding tissues. The "velour" construction has tiny loops of polyester fabric presenting a soft surface with high pile and more pliable consistency which facilitates passage of the suture. Notably, the velour surface of the fabric is present entirely around the rod 34 to permit tissue infiltration from any direction. It was determined that the double velour fabric exhibited surprising resistance to separation from the infiltrated tissue (adventitia). These surprising results were evidenced in part by laboratory investigations comparing double velour, warp knitted fabric and woven Dacron fabric of the low porosity type (see FIG. 8).
In conducting the investigations, anesthetized dogs were intubated endotracheally for respiratory support and the abdominal aorta was exposed by a midline laparotomy. The aorta from just below the renal arteries to the trifurcation was removed and replaced by grafts of the double velour, knitted and woven types. Anastomoses were made with 5-0 polypropylene continuous sutures. The peritoneum was closed over the graft and the abdominal incision was repaired. Intramuscular streptomycin was given for prophylaxis against infection. The dogs were well attended, fed and exercised during the ensuing six weeks and then sacrificed.
The grafts were opened longitudinally and examined. Peel tests were performed using a modified Instron tensile strength testing device to ascertain the degree of adherence of the three graft types to the surrounding external tissue. The results of the investigation are illustrated in FIG. 8. The double velour fabric proved to be strikingly more adherent to the surrounding tissue demonstrating more than ten times the force of adherence of the non-double velour fabrics. It is believed that the profound adherence of the double velour grafts to surrounding tissue is the result of rapid fibrous tissue infiltration.
Insertion of the mitral valve prosthesis, as will be understood by persons skilled in the art, is performed by using a standard midline sternotomy. Temporary cardiopulmonary bypass with hemodilution is employed and the mitral valve is exposed through an incision medial to the right pulmonary veins. The distance between the peripheral extent of the commissures or the actual width of the anterior leaflet is measured or estimated and a prosthesis 26 of appropriate size is selected. Typical of adequate sizes for the prosthesis 26 would include 25, 30, and 35 millimeters maximum diameter.
The prosthesis 26 is positioned such that the anterior leaflet 12 of the mitral valve is situated in the free zone between the ends 30 and 32 of the prosthesis 26. As shown best in FIG. 6, mattress sutures are symmetrically placed around the prosthesis 26 and through the fabric 36 to maintain proper spacing. A double-needle suture of braided 2-0 polyester is used with a Teflon felt pledget 40 attached individually to the ends of the suture 42.
Use of alternating colored sutures facilitates identification and separation of the suture for tying. The sutures are placed carefully into the fibrous portion 44 of the annulus but not deeply enough to encircle or injure the underlying circumflex branch of the left coronary artery or the coronary sinus. When all of the sutures are tied, the distended annulus is constricted to its normal size and the mitral valve has renewed competence with free action of the anterior leaflet 14. FIG. 7 illustrates the prosthesis in its fully implanted position.
Another valve prosthesis embodiment generally designated 50 is illustrated in FIGS. 4 and 5. This collar ring prosthesis 50 has a configuration which differs from the configuration of the embodiment of FIG. 2 primarily to accommodate annuloplasty of a tricuspid valve. The prosthesis 50 has an enlarged coplanar ascending portion 52 which turns inwardly at 54 and terminates at end 56. The opposite end 58 traverses a slight bend which, by contrast to the embodiment of FIG. 2, is significantly less than the angle traversed by the end 56. The prosthesis 50, as shown in FIG. 5, has a spine comprising an interior rod 60 which is circumscribed by a velour fabric 62. The rod 60 is preferably formed of titanium metal, however, any suitable biocompatible stiff or semirigid material could be used. The ends of the fabric are joined together to form an appendage 64. Thus, the entire exterior surface of the prosthesis 50 is covered with velour fabric. Preferably the velour fabric is a double velour having nap on both sides thereof.
The tricuspid prosthesis 50 is secured in essentially the same manner as that described in connection with FIG. 6. In the prosthesis 50, however, the ends 56 and 58 are positioned on either side of the posterior or septal leaflet such that the septal leaflet is situated in the free zone between ends 56 and 58 of prosthesis 50. As with the mitral valve prosthesis 26, the prosthesis 50 does not interfere with leaflet function.
Referring to FIGS. 9 and 10, still another presently preferred heart valve prosthesis generally designated 70 is illustrated. The prosthesis 70 differs from the embodiments illustrated in FIGS. 2 and 4 primarily in that the prosthesis has a more flexible construction. With particular reference to FIG. 10, the prosthesis 70 is interiorly provided with a flexible interior spine 78 preferably formed of braided dactron tape. The flexible spine 78 is sutured at 79 to a second velour fabric 80. Preferably, the fabric 80 is a double velour fabric for maximizing the advantages of early endotheliazation.
The first fabric spine 78 is desirably folded axially and rolled into the velour fabric 80. The velour fabric 80 is sufficiently greater in lateral dimension that the entire spine fabric 78 is sheathed within the velour fabric 80. The velour fabric 80 is then sutured as at 77 along the forward edge of the prosthesis 70.
The flexible prosthesis 70 thus constructed, can be easily configurated in any one of a variety of suitable heart valve configurations including both of those illustrated in FIGS. 2 and 4. The broken line position illustrated in FIG. 9 represents the configuration into which the prosthesis would be configurated upon placement during mitral valve annuloplasty. The length of the prosthesis 70 is specifically constructed such that the ends 72 and 74, when displaced into the proper configuration, will be spaced so as to correspond essentially to the arcuate distance between commissures of the mitral heart valve leaflet. Clearly, the length of the prosthesis 70 may be varied to correspond to any selected heart valve subject to valvular annuloplasty. This flexible prosthesis embodiment has been found highly effective in restoring valve function by constricting the valve annulus without interfering with leaflet mobility.
The invention may be embodied in other specific forms without departing from its spirit or essential characteristics. The described embodiments are to be considered in all respects only as illustrative and not restrictive and the scope of the invention is, therefore, indicated by the appended claims rather than by the foregoing description. All changes which come within the meaning and range of equivalency of the claims are to be embraced within their scope.
1. A mitral valve prosthesis comprising in combination:
- an essentially symmetrical, elongated open ring comprising a spine having opposed ends, the ends being spaced one from the other a distance which is selected to permit unencumbered movement of the anterior leaflet of the mitral valve between the ends when the prosthesis is in place in the mitral valve annulus; and
- a double velour fabric sheath substantially encapsulating the spine, the double velour fabric being joined to the spine and extending laterally away from the open ring to form an appendage, both top and bottom of said appendage presenting double velour fabric so as to come into direct contact with surrounding tissue when the prosthesis is in place within the mitral valve annulus.
2. A tricuspid valve prosthesis comprising:
- an asymmetrical, elongated open ring comprising a stiff spine having opposed ends, one of the ends bending through a greater arc than the other end and the ends being spaced one from the other a distance which is selected to permit unencumbered movement of the septal leaflet of the tricuspid valve between the ends when the prosthesis is in place in the tricuspid valve annulus; and
- a double velour fabric sheath substantially encapsulating the spine, the velour fabric being joined to the spine so as to come into direct contact with surrounding tissue when the prosthesis is in place within the tricuspid valve annulus.
3. A heart valve prosthesis comprising a spine portion comprising:
- a flexible fabric, initially straight though bendable into an open ring configuration, the length of the spine portion approximating the arcuate distance between commissures of a selected heart valve leaflet; and
- a velour sheath encapsulating the entire fabric spine portion.
Type: Grant
Filed: May 16, 1977
Date of Patent: Aug 14, 1979
Inventor: Denton A. Cooley (Houston, TX)
Primary Examiner: Ronald L. Frinks
Attorneys: H. Ross Workman, J. Winslow Young
Application Number: 5/797,107
International Classification: A61F 122;


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Nottingham Forest manager Billy Davies was bitterly disappointed with his side's 1-1 draw at home to Blackpool this afternoon.The Reds found themselves a goal down in the first-half thanks to Ludovic Sylvestre's opener, and Isiah Osbourne's red card after the break, for a foul on Greg Halford, barely changed the pattern of a Blackpool side who limited themselves to playing on the counter-attack.
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Marbel School of Science and Technology is an institution accredited by TESDA that offers Technical and Vocational Education and Training Programs (TVET) under the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) and the Commission on Higher Education (CHED).
Marbel School of Science and Technology
Address: Upper Valley, Bo.2, Korondal City, Philippines
Telephone Number: (083) 2289447; 2283147; 09164498194
TESDA Approved Programs
Here is the list of available TESDA registered programs and short courses offered in "Marbel School of Science and Technology" in the Province of South Cotabato.
List of Tesda Courses Offered / Registered Programs
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|Bartending NC II
|286 hours
|Bread and Pastry Production NC II
|141 hours
|Caregiving NC II
|786 hours
|Commercial Cooking NC II
|436 hours
|Computer Hardware Servicing NC II
|256 hours
|Food and Beverage Services NC II
|552 hours
|Front Office Services NC II
|444 hours
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|996 hours
|Housekeeping NC II
|436 hours
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|271 hours
|Programming NC IV
|252 hours
|Security Service NC I
|170 hours
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|223 hours
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- At least 18 years of age
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Goodeve po, available paba ang caregiving course nyu ngayun po? Magkano ang tuition fee? Then saan ako pwedi kag inquire po? Please response. Salamat…
Offer pa po ba ang caregiver NCII?
Offer pa po ba ang caregiver NCII?
Anung school po?