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These tables are magnificent. Just look at the proportions. Beautifully figured Northern Elm (yu mu), picture frame molded top above a waist with cuffed feet. What is particularly nice about these tables are the remnants of the original laquer. These tables are Ming style. What does Ming style really mean? To me it means that the style is over 500 years old, yet is so simple that it fits in with quite modern furniture. There is nothing cluttered about the design. They are not in the least ornate. One of the feet has been ended out - a gentle reminder of the absence of hardwood floors in China. I try to estimate age conservatively. I believe these tables to be well over 150 years old, and they may be much older than that.
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|28th October 2006, 07:18 AM
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2nd Board
Hi Roger,
Could you please help me to choose my second board? I followed your advice to buy F-type 148 before and I'm really happy with the choice. Now I'd like to get something that would work better on lake Michigan in cross shore and onshore conditions, wind 15-20 knots chop about 2-3 feet.
The board would be most likely used with Hucker 6.6 and maybe Retro 8.0. I haven't really started any wavesailing or freestyle but I love to watch guys who mastered these and would like to learn myself.
The candidates are:
S-type 115
Kombat-Aero 117
Carve 111
Isonic 111
Could you please compare and suggest would might work for me in the above mentioned conditions?
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RE: 2nd Board
Hi Stefan,
OK, of the boards you've put on your "short list" it's going to be a little hard to determine which suits your needs the best.
If you had a little less chop (I've seen the photos of the lake on big days) the Isonic 111 would be good, and if you stayed in more flat water (Wolf Lake) etc. it would be great, but out in the big lake in onshore/sideshore conditions, I'd take it off the list as being a little more "flatwater" oriented than what it sounds like you want.
Any of the other 3 would be very good.
Actually, for the big chop and for semi wavesailing or big freestyle moves, I'd put the Kombat Aero at the top of the list, but a 107, not the 117 which is a little big for the conditions you describe.
The 117 will work, but once the winds get to around 18 knots, it's going to start feeling big, very quickly.
Actually the Kombat Aero 97 would be even better, but I don't think your feel you can go quite that small at your skill level.
The S-Type would be a little faster, and works pretty well for freestyle and choppy conditions, but it's a little to "directional" for the conditions you describe.
The Carve 111 would also be a good choice, but it's not quite as turny as the Kombat Aero.
Hope this helps,
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Less than a year ago, Annie Mist returned to Iceland with a world championship title to her name. It was only her second time competing and yet she beat the reigning champion, Kristen Clever, through hard work and determination to succeed.
On Saturday, I had the pleasure of attending the Icelandic Crossfit Games where four to five hundred contestants competed in front of a large crowd, cheering for their individual favorites.
My personal favorite was my sister, who registered to compete in the group's division. Her team, the Valkyres, finished in good time, competing next to Annie Mist's group.
For my sister, competing next to someone so accomplished was an honor in its own right. Nonetheless, she did very well and we were proud of her. She was inspired to compete out of sheer enjoyment for the sport and perhaps curiosity to see where she stands. She trained hard and was well prepared for the competition. The other four to five hundred contestants came in all sizes and shapes, some new to the sport, others not as new.
What they all had in common was their passion for a sport that up until a year ago had mostly gone unnoticed.
For a long time I was bewildered what all the fuzz was about. Last fall, my sister told me she had signed up for a four-week long Crossfit basic training course. Upon completion, she could attend the open WOD (workout of the day) classes held five to six times a week in the gym to which we both subscribe.
Since then, she hasn't stopped going. She encouraged me to give it a go as she was convinced I would love it as much.
After months and months of struggling to find the willpower to go to gym, I decided I might as well try crossfit. After all, during the basic training course participants only attend practice three times a week, an hour at the time.
I figured that in worst case scenario I would simply not find the sheer enjoyment my sister seemed to find in crossfit, but could nonetheless use the technique taught in basic training.
After two weeks of attending crossfit classes, I got it. It seems my little sister knows me better than I do myself.
I dreaded the first session. I was worried I'd be the unfit one in a class of 27 participants, that I wouldn't be able to do half the workout asked of us and would probably embarrass myself in a class of super-fit people.
But I wasn't. And we come in all sizes and shapes in my class. What we have in common is the need to find an exercise that is not only good but also fun to do.
I can't explain it. It's not just the mad rush of adrenaline that often is a companion a good workout. In Crossfit, I compete with only one person and that person is I. I strive to rise to the fitness level I want for myself and along the way, re-discover my athletic self.
For now my goal is to be in the best physical shape I can be without drastic changes to my eating habits or excess gym attendance. I am after all, a relatively disciplined sweet tooth who loves nothing more than indulge on Coca Cola with mouthwatering steaks and Madras curry on weekends and when the occasion rises. And I certainly don't have the time to go to gym more than four times a week.
For now, my focus is simply to learn the correct technique so that I may join my sister (and brother-in-law too) in the open-to-all WOD classes.
I am a firm believer in practicing moderation in all areas of life, and it seems to me crossfit is the kind of exercise where deprivation of good food and daily workout sessions in the gym are not a requirement to succeed.
I know for sure my dedication to Crossfit will never equal that of Annie Mist and that I won't be participating in the Icelandic Crossfit Games in a year's time as my sister did this year, but I have at least found an exercise that I enjoy.
And I am not the only one. Based on the huge numbers of contestants who signed up for the Icelandic Crossfit Games, I am pretty certain many more have taken up Crossfit for the same reason.
It brings diversity to the mundane exercise programs of previous attempts to achieve the desired fitness level, and more importantly, teaches participants to apply themselves correctly in pursuit of a healthy lifestyle. It's also great basic training for most sports.
If the popularity of crossfit continues to grow, it wouldn't surprise me if Annie Mist will only be the first of many Icelanders to achieve the desirable world championship title.
She made us proud. So proud in fact, that people like myself, who cares very little for 99 percent of all eligible sports was upset when she was not voted Athlete of the Year 2011. Instead it went to one of very few Icelandic soccer players who are competitive on an international level.
Nonetheless, he has never been on the receiving end of a world champion title such as Annie Mist. The National Olympic and Sports Association of Iceland (NOASAOI) argued she was not a valid member of the organization and therefore not eligible for the reward, because Crossfit is not acknowledged as a sport by the organization.
I bet if the largely mono-gendered members of NOASAOI gave it a go, they'd see that it's real sport, even without the presence of a rounded ball.
For my sister and me, Crossfit is a great way to stay in shape and a pretty great way to stay warm in the cold winter climate. And who knows, I might even sign up for a 10 km run in the summer, maybe even a half-marathon...
And this time around, I might actually be fit enough to do it.
Júlíana Björnsdóttir – [email protected]


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The best thing to do is to send a nice TY for the unexpected gifts you received. That's about all you can do at this point.
We got together with my sister's family just after Christmas. My partner and I exchange gifts with my sister and her boyfriend every year. This gathering had both sister's adult kids and her boyfriend's adult kids in attendance, and would be the big "Christmas gathering" because we couldn't all get together on the actual day.I thought I understood that, as in other years when we had similar gatherings, we'd all just give presents to those we usually did. Everyone would have presents to unwrap that way. We aren't very close to any of the adult children.Imagine my surprise when my spouse and I got gifts from most of the adult children! We hadn't brought anything for any of them, since we'd never exchanged in past years. I managed to not show my dismay, and did enjoy the gifts.What do we do? Send them belated gifts? And what to do next year? Our budget isn't up to spending another $100 at Christmastime on gifts for people we barely know! I'm not sure why this happened or why we weren't warned. I'd actually rather not exchange gifts with them, but I don't know how to say that gently.
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|Blood pump
|Rotary machine with non-positive displacement usable as a pump, compressor, propulsor, generator or drive turbine
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This is a continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 08/083,405, filed Jun. 28, 1993, now U.S. Pat. No. 5,368,438.
a housing defining an inlet, an outlet, and a flow path extending between the inlet and outlet for communicating a flow of liquid through said housing;
a rotor member journaled in said flow path, said rotor member impelling said flow of liquid in response to rotation of said rotor member, said rotor member including:
(a) plural helical fluid transport flutes defining an entrance recess and each helical flute extending axially from said entrance recess, said helical flutes cooperatively defining a like plurality of helical pumping channels opening radially outwardly and helically from said entrance recess;
(b) an axially extending bore defined by said helical flutes within said rotor member, said bore having a central axis;
(c) a core member rotating with said rotor member being received into and extending through said bore of said rotor member along the central axis of said bore, said core member being separate from said helical flutes; and
(d) wherein the liquid flows from said entrance recess axially down said helical flutes to said outlet.
a housing defining an inlet, an outlet, and a flow path extending between the inlet and outlet for communicating a flow of liquid through said housing;
a rotor member journaled in said flow path, said rotor member impelling said flow of liquid in response to rotation of said rotor member, said rotor member including:
(a) plural helical fluid transport flutes defining an entrance recess and each helical flute extending axially from said entrance recess, said helical flutes cooperatively defining a like plurality of helical pumping channels opening radially outwardly and helically from said entrance recess;
(b) an axially extending bore defined by said helical flutes within said rotor member;
(c) a core member rotating with said rotor member being received into and extending through said bore of said rotor member; and
(d) wherein the liquid flows from said entrance recess axially down said helical flutes to said outlet;
wherein said rotor member further includes a like plurality of radially extending vane portions extending radially outward of said helical flutes.
(a) providing a rotor member comprising:
(i) a plurality of helical flutes, said helical flutes having an upper portion defining an entrance recess, said helical flutes extending axially from said entrance recess and cooperatively defining a plurality of helical pumping channels opening radially outward and helically from said entrance recess,
(ii) an axially extending bore defined by said helical flutes within said rotor member, said bore having a central axis and
(iii) a core member received into and extending through said bore of said rotor member along the central axis of said bore, said core member being separate from said helical flutes;
(b) using viscous coupling between said entrance recess and said liquid to pre-spin the latter as it approaches said entrance recess and before entry of said liquid into said helical pumping channels; and
(c) flowing the liquid axially down said helical flutes.
1. Field of the Invention
The present invention is in the field of liquid pumps. More particularly, the present invention is in the field of combined axial and centrifugal pumps for pumping liquids. Still more particularly, the present invention relates to a combined axial and centrifugal pump having a centrifugal-flow section and an axial-flow helical inducer section conveying liquid flow to the centrifugal section. The present inventive pump has particular utility for pumping blood with minimal damage to the formed cells and other constituents of the blood.
2. Related Technology
Blood is a complex and delicate fluid. Blood is essentially made up of plasma, which is a pale yellow liquid containing microscopic materials including the formed constituents of the blood. These formed constituents include the red corpuscles (erythrocytes), the white corpuscles (leukocytes), and the platelets (thrombocytes). These and other constituents of the blood, as well as the suspension of the formed constituents of the blood in the plasma, are affected by the manner in which blood is physically handled or treated. Moreover, blood is susceptible to damage from a variety of physical effects. These include depressurization, shock, shear, impact, other forms of physical stress, as well as turbulence, and sudden changes in cross sectional area of a flow path which causes eddy currents, and which may cause small clots to form in the blood.
Further to the above, it is well recognized that the conventional type of positive-displacement roller pump which has many uses in the medical field, and which employs a length of flexible tubing squeezed in progressive sections between a housing and moving rollers is hard on the formed constituents of the blood. These formed blood constituents become caught in the moving nips formed as the rollers move along and squeeze the flexible tubing. When so caught and squeezed, the formed constituent cells are ruptured and destroyed.
During many major surgical procedures, such as open heart surgery, or cardiovascular-respiratory support, the need to pump blood arises. This blood pumping necessity arises in connection with the requirement to move blood for the patient through heart-lung systems which filters the blood, removes impurities, oxygenates the blood, and controls its temperature to a level which reduces the patient's metabolism during the surgery. However, as pointed out above, pumping of blood is a particularly difficult problem. Such is the case because blood is not a simple liquid which can be pumped as though it were water or oil, for example. As explained above, blood contains many cells, such as red and white corpuscles, and other constituents which are living tissues of the body. These living blood tissues are particularly susceptible to damage and destruction by pumping actions which squeeze the blood, as do roller type pumps. Also, pumps which subject the blood to sudden changes in direction or velocity, which excessively stir the blood, which subject the blood to high relative velocities, or which submit the blood to excessive levels of shear, all impose damage on the blood, and impose a trauma on a living tissue of the patient undergoing the surgery or medical procedure.
Many attempts have been made to provide dynamic pumps which avoid the deficiencies of the conventional roller pump and other conventional pumps. One of these conventional blood pumps is known in accord with U.S. Pat. Re. 28,742, reissued 23 Mar. 1976, to E. H. Rafferty, et al. The Rafferty reissue patent is believed to teach a dynamic blood pump based on the forced vortex principle. That is, the pump is based on the principle that a spinning chamber forms therein a spinning volume of liquid which is pressurized at its outer periphery and flows radially outwardly. The Rafferty pump defines one or a successive plurality of such spinning chambers, the walls of which may be smooth with the exception of strut members or other such structural features arranged to connect the walls together for rotation in unison, or which may include radially extending and perhaps forwardly or backwardly inclined or swept vanes. In this context, the terms forwardly or backwardly inclined or swept vanes refer to the circumferential direction in which the vanes extend with respect to the normal direction of rotation of such a pump rotor. When so equipped with vanes extending into the pumping chambers from the rotating wall surfaces, the pump configurations of Rafferty are more akin to centrifugal pumps than to strict forced vortex pumps, the latter which rely on viscous coupling between the rotating walls of the pump and the liquid to effect spinning and pressurization of the latter.
As may easily be appreciated, the struts and other structural features of the pumps of Rafferty, and particularly the vanes of these pumps which are of centrifugal configuration may impose severe damage on formed blood cells. That is, the struts are spaced outwardly from the axis of rotation and sweep through the blood with a high relative circumferential velocity. Similarly, the vanes of the centrifugal versions of Rafferty's pumps have edges which may result in abrupt changes in cross sectional area of the blood flow channels, in turbulence and in shock to the formed constituents of the blood.
Another series of dynamic pumps which are based on the forced vortex principle and viscous coupling of the blood with the pumping rotors are seen in U.S. Pat. Nos. 3,864,055; 3,647,324; 3,970,408; 3,957,389; and 4,037,984. Considering particularly the first-listed one of these patents, it is seen that the pumping elements are based on forced vortex principles with the pumping chambers being of disk-like, semi-spherical, conical, or trumpet-shaped configurations. The pumping chambers include a pair of axially spaced apart rotating end wall members, and may include intermediate wall members which are matched in shape to the end wall members.
Experience has shown that with blood pumps made according to the teachings listed immediately above, the pumped blood experiences a higher than preferred level of damage. Also, some of these pump configurations are rather complex and expensive to manufacture. In the present medical environment with concerns about Hepatitis and AIDS mitigating toward a minimization of contact with a patient's blood, and the disposal of blood wetted equipment, the discarding of such pumping devices after a single use constitutes a significant expense.
Still additional conventional dynamic blood pumps are seen in U.S. Pat. Nos. 4,625,712, issued 2 Dec. 1986; and 4,846,152, issued 11 Jul. 1989, each having R. K. Wampler as a sole or coinventor. The blood pumps of the Wampler patents are small, high-speed, axial-flow designs of single or multiple stages, and the single stage design includes a slight increase in inner diameter of the flow path so that some centrifugal pumping effect is asserted.
The Wampler pumps have been found by experience to impose severe damage on the formed constituents of blood. It is believed that the high rotational speed which are required for the Wampler pumps to achieve significant volumes of pumped blood against ordinarily head pressures encountered in the use environments of such pumps is a significant factor in the great damage these pumps impose on the pumped blood.
Finally, another conventional blood pump of novel design is shown in U.S. Pat. No. 5,040,944, issued 20 Aug. 1991, to E. P. Cook. The Cook teaching includes a pump with an elongate central ribbon-like member which is helical and stationary. Around this central member rotates an elongate helical rod-like member which has a direction of helix opposite to the central member and which also rotates in this direction.
While the blood pump according to the Cook patent is believed to offer advantages in pumping volume and developed head pressure in comparison to other conventional blood pumps, the rotational speed required of this pump is still much higher than desired. Consequently, the Cook pump also imposes somewhat more damage on the pumped blood than that which is considered minimal and acceptable.
In view of the above, a primary object for the present invention is to provide a blood pump which results in significantly reduced damage to pumped blood.
Yet another object for the present invention is to provide such a blood pump which is economical to manufacture.
Another object for the present invention is to provide such a blood pump which avoids bluff or sharp-edged moving through the blood at excessive relative velocities.
Additional objects for the present invention are to provide a blood pump which is dependable, reliable, durable, and fully effective to accomplish its intended purposes of pumping blood with significant head pressures and volume flow rates without the level of damage to the blood which conventional blood pumps would cause.
Accordingly, the present invention provides a liquid pump with a housing defining an inlet, an outlet, and a flow path extending between the inlet and outlet for communicating a flow of liquid therebetween; a rotor member journaled in the flow path for impelling said liquid flow in response to rotation of said rotor member; the rotor member including a circumferentially continuous ring portion defining an inlet end for said rotor member and defining an inlet recess receiving therein said liquid flow from said inlet; a helical auger pumping section including plural helical flutes extending from said ring portion and cooperatively defining a like number of helical pumping channels open radially outwardly toward a circumferential wall portion of said housing and extending axially and circumferentially toward said outlet; said helical channels opening radially, axially, and circumferentially from said inlet recess; and a centrifugal pumping section including plural vane portions like in number to said helical flutes and each extending radially outwardly into a circumferential chamber of said flow path to cooperatively define circumferentially extending chamber sectors therebetween, each of said helical auger flutes merging with a respective one of said vane portions, and each of said helical pumping channels communicating with a respective one of said chamber sectors.
An advantage of the present inventive pump is that it avoids sudden changes in cross sectional area of the developed fluid flow area through the pump. Consequently, sudden changes in fluid flow velocity, turbulence, and impacts to the fluid, are also avoided. Also, the present inventive pump does not require the high rotational speeds of some conventional blood pumps in order to pump significant quantities of blood against the head pressures commonly encountered in such uses of the pump. As a result, the present inventive blood pump does not whip the blood like some of the conventional blood pumps.
As will be further elaborated hereinafter, actual comparative tests of several conventional blood pumps, and of blood pumps made according to the teaching of the present invention, have shown significant advantage for the present pump. That is, the rotational speeds required for the present pump are significantly lower. The damage imposed on the pumped blood per unit of time at a given pumping volume and head pressure, or per unit of blood pumped, is significantly lower for the present inventive blood pump than for the best of the conventional blood pumps discussed above. When it is remembered that the formed constituents of blood are living tissues of the patient, and that damage and destruction of these tissues results in necrotic factors which must be eliminated from the patient's system by the liver and kidneys for the most part, the burden on the patient's system from this cell damage must be minimized. In addition to slowing the patient's recovery, the damaged blood cells must eventually be replaced by the patient's system, which is another factor in patient recovery. These recovery-slowing burdens and trauma to the patient can be minimized by the use of the present inventive blood pump.
These and additional objects and advantages of the present inventive pump will be apparent from a reading of the-following description of a particularly preferred exemplary embodiment of the present invention, taken in conjunction with the following drawing Figures, in which:
FIG. 1 provides a fragmentary elevation view, partially in cross section, and somewhat schematically presented, of a pump embodying the present invention;
FIG. 2 is a fragmentary cross sectional view taken along line 2--2 of FIG. 1, and with parts of the structure omitted to better depict salient features of the invention;
FIG. 3 is a fragmentary cross sectional view taken at line 3--3 of FIG. 1;
FIG. 4 is a cross sectional view taken at line 4--4 of FIG. 1;
FIG. 5 is a cross sectional view taken at line 5--5 of FIG. 1;
FIG. 6 presents an isolated perspective view of a component part of the inventive pump depicted in FIG. 1;
FIG. 7 is an enlarged fragmentary cross sectional view taken at line 7--7 of FIG. 1; and
FIG. 8 is a fragmentary elevation view partially in cross section like FIG. 1, but showing an alternative embodiment of the present inventive pump.
Viewing FIGS. 1-6 in conjunction, it is seen that a pump 10 includes a housing 12. The housing 12 includes an inlet port, generally referenced with the numeral 14, plural outlet ports, each referenced with the numeral 16, and a flow path 18 communicating the inlet port 14 with the outlet ports 16. More particularly, the housing 12 includes a wall portion 20 which is circumferentially and axially extending to define a cylindrical bore 22. The cylindrical bore 22 at its upper end defines inlet port 14, and communicated downwardly to a larger diameter bore portion 24. Cooperatively, the bore portions 22 and 24 define a somewhat tapered shallow conical shoulder 26 on the housing 12. A circumferential wall portion 28 of the housing 12 cooperates with the shoulder 26 and with a planar back wall portion 30 to define a circumferential chamber 32 in the flow path 18. The wall portion 28 defines plural outlet ports 16 opening circumferentially outwardly from the chamber 32.
Below the back wall 30, the housing 12 includes a boss 34 which defines therein a stepped bore 36. In this stepped bore 36 at an upper larger diameter portion 38 thereof are received a sealing member 40 and a next adjacent upper bearing member 42. The bearing member 42 rests upon an upwardly disposed shoulder 44 formed on the bore 36 by cooperation of the portion 38 thereof with a smaller diameter bore portion 46. This smaller diameter bore portion 46 also cooperates with a lower larger diameter portion 48 of the bore 36 to define a downwardly disposed shoulder 50. In the bore portion 48, a second bearing member 52 is disposed in engagement with the shoulder 50.
As is seen in FIGS. 1 and 6, a rotor member, generally referenced with the numeral 54 is rotatably journaled in the flow path 18. The rotor member 54 includes an elongate shaft portion 56 having an upper seal runner 58 disposed in the sealing member 40, and a smaller diameter stem portion 60 rotationally supported by the bearing members 42 and 52. The seal runner portion 58 bears on the upper bearing member 42. Below the bearing 52, the stem portion 60 of shaft 56 includes a circumferential groove 62 in which is received a retaining ring 64. The retaining ring 64 bears on bearing 52 to capture the sealing member 40, bearings 42 and 52, and shaft 56 in the boss 34. Consequently, the rotor member 54 is rotatably journaled and axially constrained in the flow path 18. In order to rotationally drive the rotor member 54, a lower drive portion 66 is hexagonal in cross section to drivingly engage with a driving motor 68, which is schematically depicted. Rotation of the rotor member 54, when viewed from the stem end 66 is clockwise, as is indicated by arrow 68a.
Viewing FIGS. 1-6 in conjunction with one another, it is seen that the rotor member 54 includes an elongate central core member 70, which includes a conical portion 72 having a tip 72a confronting the inlet port 14, and leading to an elongate cylindrical portion 74. Circumscribing the core member 70 at the conical portion 72 thereof is a circumferentially continuous ring portion 76. This ring portion 76 defines an axial entrance end 78 for the rotor member 54, and also defines an opening into a conical and annular entrance recess 80. The conical entrance recess 80 includes conical surface portions 82, which are best seen viewing FIGS. 2, 3, and 6. It will be noted that in FIG. 2, the wall portion 20 and shoulder 26 are omitted to provide a better view of the rotor member 54 in the chamber 32. The inner diameter 84 of the conical entrance recess 80 is slightly larger in diameter than the cylindrical portion 74 of core member 70, and is about coextensive with the upper end of this conical core portion, to define a radial clearance 86. As is seen in FIGS. 1, 3, and 6, the conical portion 72 of the core member 70 extends out of the recess 80 toward the inlet port 14 so that upon liquid flow approaching the rotor member 54, the cross sectional flow area of flow path is first gradually decreased by the conical portion 72 of the core member 70, and then is additionally gradually reduced as the liquid flow enters into the conical entrance recess 80.
Extending axially and circumferentially from the ring portion 76, the rotor member 54 includes three helical flute portions 88. As is best seen in FIGS. 1 and 6, the ring portion 76 includes transition sections 90 connecting the circumferentially extending body of the ring member 76 with the axially angulated helical flutes 88, and the flutes 88 are equally spaced apart circumferentially. Each flute portion 88 includes a radially extending pressure surface 92 disposed toward the chamber 32, and an axially opposite radially extending suction surface 94 which is disposed toward the inlet 14. Circumferentially successive ones of the flutes 88 cooperate with one another at their surfaces 92 and 94 to define a like plurality of radially extending helical channels 96, which open radially outwardly toward the housing wall portion 20. An outer circumferential and helical surface 98 is spaced from the wall portion 20 to define a radial gap 100. Preferably, the gap 100 is in the range from about 0.025 to about 0.040 inches (about 0.6 to about 1.3 mm).
Viewing FIGS. 2 and 6, it is seen that each of the channels 96 opens radially outwardly, axially, and circumferentially from the entrance recess 80. Consequently, when viewed in axial view as is seen in FIG. 2, the channels 96 each define what appears to be a tear drop shaped entrance opening 102 opening outwardly from the entrance recess 80 into the helical channels 96. Still considering the axial view of FIG. 2, it is seen that what appears as a floor of these entrance openings 102 is the suction surface 94 of the next preceding flute in the direction of rotation. Also, a circumferentially extending and helical leading edge 104 for the pressure surface 92 of the respective flute 88 is spaced axially toward the viewer of FIG. 2 with respect to the viewed portion of surface 94.
FIGS. 1 and 6 illustrate that the flutes 88 each proceed through slightly more than one complete turn around the core 70 and then define a termination end 106 on an axially disposed surface 108 on a respective one of plural centrifugal vanes 110. That is, the number of vanes 110 is equal to the number of flutes 88. Viewing FIGS. 2, 4, and 5, it is seen that the vanes 110 are generally radially extending, but are offset slightly in the circumferential direction of rotation to define a larger radially and axially extending pusher surface 112, and a smaller follower surface 114. In other words, viewing FIG. 5 more particularly, it is seen that the vanes 110 are of generally constant width, extend generally radially, and are circumferentially offset in the direction of rotation with respect to the rotational axis of the rotor member 54 which is defined at the stem 60. As a result, the pusher surfaces 112 would be tangent to a larger circle about the rotational axis at stem 60 than would the follower surfaces 114. This result of the circumferential offset of the vanes 110 can easily be seen by reference to the dash circle 124 of FIG. 5 because the pusher surfaces 112 are outside of this circle, and would not intersect with it if projected inwardly. In contrast, an inward projection of the follower surfaces 114 would intersect with the dash circle 124. Considering FIGS. 1 and 6 again, it is to be noted that each of the channels 96 opens smoothly into a respective circumferentially extending sector of the chamber 32 between the vanes 110, which chamber sectors are referenced with the numeral 116.
Viewing FIGS. 1, 6, and 7, it is seen that the vanes 110 have rounded surfaces, and define an outer end 118 which is spaced radially from the circumferential wall 28. Additionally, these vanes taper radially outwardly as they extend into the circumferential chamber 32. FIGS. 1 and 7 depict that the vanes 110 are also tapering axially toward the inlet 14 on their back surfaces 120. That is, the vanes 110 cooperate with the generally planar back wall 30 of the chamber 32 to define an axially extending and radially outwardly increasing gap 122. It will be noted that between the vanes 110, the gap 122 virtually does not exist because the chamber sectors 116 extend radially inwardly close to the seal runner 58. However, viewing FIG. 5, it is seen that around the seal runner 58 there is a circle denoted with dashed line 124, within which the gap 122 is circumferentially complete.
FIG. 7 shows that at the seal runner 58, the sealing member 40 includes a resilient polymeric cup seal 126, having a radially outer lip 128 which sealingly engages the housing 12 at bore portion 24. This cup seal 126 also includes a radially inner lip 130 which forms a dynamic seal with the rotational seal runner portion 58 of shaft 56. Between the lips 128 and 130, the cup seal 126 defines a circumferentially extending axial groove 132. Disposed in the groove 132 is a low-friction blood compatible polymeric filler member 134, which defines a planar upper surface 136 disposed toward and in closely spaced relation with the back surface 120 of rotor member 54. Importantly, within the circle 124 (recalling FIG. 5), the filler member 134 substantially fills the gap 122.
Having observed the structure of the pump 10, attention may now be turned to its operation. With the flow path 18 filled with liquid (the pump 10 not being self-priming) rotation of the rotor member 54 by drive motor 68 as indicated by arrow 68a, impels liquid flow along the flow path 18 toward the entrance end 78 of rotor 54. As this liquid flow approaches the rotor member 54 it first encounters the conical end portion 72 of core member 70. Shortly thereafter, the liquid flow encounters the entrance end 78 of ring portion 76 leading to entrance recess 80, and flows therein. Considering the experience of the liquid to this point, is seen that abrupt changes in cross sectional area developed in the flow path 18 by the cooperation of housing 12 and rotor member 54 are avoided. Additionally, the ring portion 76 and core 70 with its conical end portion 72 extending axially into the approaching liquid flow are spinning. Consequently, a pre-spin is provided to the approaching liquid by viscous coupling therewith.
Once this pre-spun liquid is in the entrance recess 80, it encounters the circumferentially swept leading edges 104 of the entrance openings 102 into the helical channels 96. These leading edges 104 are rounded so as not to impose impacts on the formed constituents of blood pumped with the pump 10. Further, the leading edges 104 lead radially outwardly and helically to the channels 96. Consequently, the spinning liquid in entrance recess 80 has a tendency to move by its own centrifugal force into the helical channels 96.
Once in the helical channels 96, the liquid is subjected to a greater level of viscous coupling with spinning rotor member 54, so that the liquid has a tendency to spin more and more with the rotor member as it moves along channels 96. However, the channels 96 open radially outwardly toward and are bounded generally by the outer wall 20. Consequently, the viscous drag provided by the outer wall 20 keeps the liquid from merely spinning with the rotor 54, and causes the liquid to advance along the channels 96. Importantly, the outer wall 20 is spaced from the outer circumferential surface 98 to define the radial gap 100. This gap is sized to be sufficiently small that back flow leakage is not excessive and does not result in excessive churning of the pumped liquid (recognizing that pumping inefficiency appears as work dissipated in the pumped liquid which does not appear as pressure or flow energy, and resulting in damage to formed blood constituents). On the other hand, the gap 100 is chosen to be sufficiently large that formed blood constituents which do pass through this gap with the back flow liquid are not subjected to excessive levels of shear. Recalling the explanation above of how conventional pumps damage and destroy the formed constituents of blood, it is easily appreciated that the size of gap 100 is best determined experimentally for each size and operating speed of pump 10. However, the liquid in the channels 96 does accelerate circumferentially as it moves along the channels 96 so that its circumferential velocity approaches that of the adjacent surfaces of the rotor member 54, as will be further explained.
As the channels 96 open into the chamber sectors 116, the respective pressure surface 92 leads to and blends into the pusher surface 112 of the chamber sector 116. Similarly, the suction surface of the channel 96 leads to and ends on the axial surface 108 of a respective vane 110 immediately adjacent to the respective follower surface 114. Consequently, at the transitions from the helical auger pumping section which is represented by the helical flutes 88 and the centrifugal pumping section which is comprised of vanes 110, the liquid flow is not subjected to any turbulence or pressure shock. Additionally, as noted above, the liquid has been circumferentially accelerating along the channels 96 so that by the time the liquid is discharged from these channels into the chamber 32 its circumferential velocity is nearly that of the adjacent surfaces of the rotor 54, and no subjecting of the liquid to surfaces moving through it at high relative velocity is experienced.
In the chamber 32, the liquid is radially and circumferentially accelerated by action of the vanes 110. The fact that these vanes have pusher surfaces 112 which are enlarged by the circumferential offset of the vanes relative to the shaft 56 is considered an important feature in the interest of minimizing damage to the formed constituents of blood pumped with the pump 10. Importantly, the vanes 110 terminate at radially outer ends 118 spaced radially from the circumferential wall 28 so that the pump 10 includes an element of forced vortex pumping in the chamber 32 outwardly of the vanes 110. From the chamber 32, the pumped liquid exits via plural radially extending outlet ports 16.
Recalling also FIG. 7, it will be seen that the filler member 134 performs two beneficial functions in the use environment of the pump 10. First, this filler member 134 fills the circumferential void created in the cup sealing member 126 between the lips 128 and 130. Consequently, the creation of a substantially stagnant void volume in this seal member is avoided. Those ordinarily skilled in the pertinent arts will recognize that such a stagnant void volume could cause blood clots to form, possibly to subsequently be sloughed off and to cause embolisms for the patient. Secondly, it must be recognized that the area between the back wall 30 and the back surfaces 120 of the rotor member 54 in gap 122 is an area of very high potential shear. This shear is aggravated as the space between relatively moving surfaces is decreased. Accordingly, adequate spacing is utilized, and the filler member 134 prevents blood from entering the area of high shear where the formed constituents of the blood would be damaged or destroyed.
FIG. 8 illustrates an alternative embodiment of the present inventive pump, which is the same in all respects except one, to the pump depicted and described by reference to FIGS. 1-7. In order to obtain reference numerals for use on FIG. 8, features which are analogous in structure or function to those depicted and described above are referenced on FIG. 8 using the same numeral used above, and having a prime added thereto. Viewing FIG. 8, it is seen that the pump 10' includes a housing 12' journaling a rotor member 54'. In contrast to the embodiments of FIGS. 1-7 however, the bore 22' is not truly cylindrical. This bore 22' is slightly tapered to enlarge from the inlet port 14' toward the chamber 32'. The housing 12' is made of a sterilizable injection molded polymer material, such as polycarbonate. Consequently, the bore 22' must be slightly tapered to allow withdrawal of a injection molding core therefrom. In fact, FIG. 8 illustrates the taper of bore 22' as being greater than that which may be required. However, this drawing Figure also illustrates that the rotor member 54' is similarly tapered so that the outer helical surfaces 98' taper to match the bore 22'.
The applicant has built and tested several sizes of pumps according to the present invention. Particularly, pumps of three different sizes having respective inlet conduit sizes of one-forth, three-eights, and one-half inch were tested. These pumps had sizes for the rotor member 54 measured at the outer diameter 98 of flutes 88 of three-forth, one, and one and three-sixteenths inches. At rotational speeds in the range of from 3500 to about 6000 rotations per minute, these pumps moved blood at respective volumes of 2, 4, and 7 liter per minute. Also, these specified blood movement volumes were achieved at respective head pressures of 150, 300, and 500 mm of mercury. In each case, the centrifugal pumping section of the pumps was the same three-armed member, of approximately one and three-quarters inches diameter. Very importantly, each of these actual embodiments of the present invention achieved the above specified pumping effect with human blood while realizing about a ten percent improvement (reduction) in the damage to formed cells of the blood in comparison to the best commercially available conventional dynamic blood pump.
While the present invention has been depicted, described, and is defined by reference to particularly preferred embodiments of the invention, such reference does not imply a limitation on the invention, and no such limitation is to be inferred. The invention is capable of considerable modification, alteration, and equivalents in form and function, as will occur to those ordinarily skilled in the pertinent arts. For example, instead of the mechanical drive from motor 68 to rotor 54 which is depicted in FIG. 1, this drive can be effected with a magnetic coupling, preferably of the hermetic type. Alternatively, a flex shaft can be used to transfer driving power to the rotor 54. The depicted and described preferred embodiments of the invention are exemplary only, and are not exhaustive of the scope of the invention. Consequently, the invention is intended to be limited only by the spirit and scope of the appended claims, giving full cognizance to equivalents in all respects.


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David Beckham has warned Manchester United that Cristiano Ronaldo's first return to Old Trafford in opposition next week will "inspire" the Portuguese as he seeks to ensure Real Madrid's progress into the Champions League quarter-finals at his former club's expense.
The former England captain, who spent nine glittering years in the first team at United before joining Real in 2003, returned to face United while on loan with Milan three years ago and left the pitch that night with an anti-Glazer yellow and green protest scarf draped around his neck.
Real remain very much alive in the last-16 tie following the 1-1 draw at the Bernabéu. "It will be an exciting game, and a special night for Cristiano going back to Manchester," said Beckham, who started his first game for Paris Saint-Germain in Wednesday's 2-0 French Cup success over Marseille.
"United has a special place in his heart. The fans love him and it will be a great occasion. You enjoy going back [to your former club] and I am sure it will inspire him. Many things inspire great players and him going back will be a special night.
"United did very well at the Bernabéu. It will be a great game to watch. They are two great teams with great players, so it's difficult to call."
Beckham has been registered by PSG for the Champions League and will be involved in the squad for next week's return leg against Valencia at Parc des Princes, with Carlo Ancelotti's side having already claimed a 2-1 victory at the Mestalla. Zlatan Ibrahimovic will be suspended for their next two European ties following his sending-off in that win in Spain, though the French club remain favourites to progress into the last eight.
That has opened up the remarkable possibility that, should United and Arsenal – who trail Bayern Munich 3-1 going to Bavaria for the second leg – both exit the competition, then Beckham, at 37, will be the only remaining English interest in the Champions League. The game at Old Trafford remains his last involvement with Europe's elite, with the veteran keen to make up for lost time.
"It's exciting to be back and this will be a big game for PSG," he said. "We've got ourselves in a good position by winning away but that doesn't mean it will be easy here. As long as we play well and work hard, we'll be OK.
"The competition still has the big guns and it is nice to be in it. People are talking about a shift in power with Barcelona having lost their first game [2-0 against Milan], but no one should ever doubt their players even now. They have a home game to come and it doesn't matter if they're two or three down … I know what it's like to play against them when they're up against it and it's not easy."
This article was written by Dominic Fifield in Paris, for The Guardian on Thursday 28th February 2013 22.30 Europe/London
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Chicago Tribune: Preserving an independent judiciary
By Nancy Pelosi
The consideration of Judge John Roberts Jr.'s nomination for chief justice raises the fundamental issue of checks and balances, the separation of powers that protects the rule of law and thereby the rights of every American. From the very beginning of our nation, power was apportioned among three co-equal branches of government: legislative, executive and judicial.
An independent judicial branch was integral to our founding fathers' inspired design of our government. They established the judiciary to be free from manipulation and intimidation by Congress and the president, so that our Constitution and individual rights are always safeguarded. Alexander Hamilton wrote that courts must be independent to protect individuals, including the minority, from the "ill-humors" of the majority and the legislature. The separation of powers ensured that courts could protect our individual rights, even at times when such protections are unpopular.
Our nation's leaders should cherish these principles that Americans live by and promote around the world. Yet as retiring Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor recently noted, "In our country today, we're seeing … a desire not to have an independent judiciary."
House Majority Leader Tom DeLay's (R-Texas) starring role in last month's "Justice Sunday II" telecast represents the latest effort by the radical right to undermine the independence of the judiciary and our separation of powers. Sadly, this is part of a disturbing pattern. In the Terri Schiavo case, some Republicans threatened to impeach federal judges for their judicial decisions; and recently some House Republicans sought to cut the funding for the U.S. Supreme Court in response to a decision they did not like. These actions do not represent the American mainstream and they violate our constitutional traditions.
Especially menacing to our system of government are ongoing efforts in the Congress to violate the separation of powers by taking away the power of the courts to decide which cases they can hear. This idea, known as "court stripping," is a dangerous notion that threatens the rights of every American.
Under these court-stripping proposals, federal courts would be denied the ability to review certain claims affecting individual rights or acts of Congress for their constitutionality. Republicans want to pass unconstitutional bills and then ensure that there would be no right of courts to review them. In effect, they want to rewrite the Constitution by simple majority.
Court stripping violates the principle of judicial review that has been a central feature of American government for more than 200 years, since Chief Justice John Marshall declared in Marbury vs. Madison that "it is emphatically the province and the duty of the judicial department to say what the law is." The late Chief Justice William Rehnquist called this precedent unquestioned. Yet the Republican leader of the court-stripping effort, Rep. John Hostettler (R-Ind.), has suggested that Marbury was "wrongly decided" and that an independent judiciary is an "absurd notion."
While not yet considered by the Senate, court-stripping bills have been passed by the House in recent years in response to decisions on controversial topics such as gay marriage, the pledge of allegiance and religious references. But the real danger is to our system of government and our system of checks and balances.
O'Connor has criticized court-stripping bills, but Roberts actually condoned court-stripping efforts in the 1980s. He even disagreed with former Solicitor General Theodore Olson, a noted conservative, who contended that a school prayer court-stripping bill was "impermissible under the Constitution."
That is why Roberts' record warrants great concern, especially now that he has been nominated to be the leader of the entire federal judiciary; he must clarify in his confirmation hearings where he stands on court stripping.
The stakes in preserving an independent judiciary are profound. For more than two centuries, an independent judiciary has served as guardian of our Constitution, our individual rights, and the rule of law. It is a model for the world, and a model we cannot allow to be dismantled here at home.


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Recent signee Jose Carlos Thompson has been invited to Major League Camp where, according to Zach Levine, he'll be considered for 2B/SS jobs in the minors. Where could the 23-year old play this season?
Oklahoma City:
It's reasonable to assume that whomever doesn't win the 2B1/2B2 or SS1/SS2 jobs (Matt Downs, Tommy Manzella, Oswaldo Navarro, Wladimir Sutil, etc) will be in Triple-A. So it's fairly unlikely that Oklahoma City is his destination.
Thompson would be a little young for Corpus (last year's average age for position players: 24.7), but last year's GP leader at 2B was German Duran. And he was recently released, and the primary starter at 2B for Lancaster in 2010 was Albert Cartwright, who was traded to Philadelphia. Jose Altuve saw some time towards the end of Lancaster's season, but I imagine that the Astros will want to see him in a full season at High-A (with him being 21 this season). Corpus is our pick for Thompson.
The lowest level I can see Thompson playing at, but Brandon Wikoff will likely get another year at Lancaster at SS, and we've already talked about Altuve in Lancaster.
Monday, January 24, 2011
Jose Carlos Thompson to Major League camp
2 comments:
- tpack said...
So what level is he ready for? $250k is a lot of money...why would the organization slot him behind a non-prospect like Sutil, Navarro, Downs, etc., if he's ready for AAA or above?
- January 24, 2011 at 4:14 PM
- Astros County said...
That's a decent point, and while the Astros have shown that they're willing to aggressively promote players, they still haven't seen him play in the organization. It's possible that he could make OKC out of Spring Training, but it's our guess that he goes to a level closer to his age group and is given his first crack there.
- January 24, 2011 at 4:59 PM
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"This is my grandma's recipe," writes Paula Ptomey of Porterville, California. "My mother makes this salad just about every year during the holidays. It has a spicy cinnamon taste that is really good. Even my daughter, who is a picky eater, likes it."
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- 1 package (3 ounces) cherry gelatin
- 1-1/2 cups boiling water, divided
- 1/4 cup red-hot candies
- 1/4 cup plus 1-1/2 teaspoons cold water
- 1 cup chopped tart apples
- 1 cup chopped celery
- 1/2 cup chopped walnuts
- In a small bowl, dissolve gelatin in 1 cup boiling water. In another bowl, dissolve red-hots in remaining water; stir into gelatin. Stir in cold water. Refrigerate until slightly thickened, about 1 hour.
- Fold in the apples, celery and walnuts. Pour into a 4-cup mold coated with cooking spray. Refrigerate for 2 hours or until firm. Yield: 6 servings.
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April 7, 2010
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. -
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Glen Scher and Tyler Sterk each shot 7-over par 217s as the UC Santa Barbara golf team recorded a solid seventh-place finish out of 24 teams at the Wyoming Cowboy Classic in Scottsdale, Ariz.
Scher shot 1-under par 69 in the first and third rounds while Sterk shot a 69 in the first round en route to 217. Russell Boring finished one-shot back of the duo at 8-over par 218. He carded a 66 in the first round.
With the trio of under-par performances in the first round, the Gauchos as a team shot a 275 and actually led by four shots over Oklahoma and Colorado. UCSB, however, struggled to a 302 in the second round, dropping to ninth-place.
In the final round at the Walking Stick Golf Club, Santa Barbara recorded a 288 and pulled back into a tie with Old Dominion for seventh-place.
Andrew Gunson shot a 9-over par 219 to tie for 44th, and Brian Hollenbeck shot 13-over par to tie for 65th, rounding out UCSB's fivesome.
Cal State Northridge shot a 1-over par 841 to claim the team title. The Matadors easily outdistanced the University of San Diego, which finished 10-over par. Western Carolina was third, followed by Oklahoma and Colorado which tied for fourth.
San Diego's Gunner Wiebe carded a 7-under par 203 to earn individual honors, two shots ahead of Northridge's Jeff Freund and five shots in front of Oklahoma's Ben Blundell. They were the only three players to finish under par in the tourney.
UCSB will now take nearly a month off before returning to action at the Big West Championships. The Gauchos will compete for the league crown at Tijeras Creek Golf Course in Mission Viejo, Calif.


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ADDED: Here's what the Governer said today when asked about his plans "to release more information regarding President Barack Obama's birth certificate":
I got a letter from someone the other day who was genuinely concerned about it; it is not all just political agenda. They were talking on Olelo last night about this; it has a political implication for 2012 that we simply cannot have.... It was actually written I am told, this is what our investigation is showing, it actually exists in the archives, written down... What I can do, and all I have ever said, is that I am going to see to it as governor that I can verify to anyone who is honest about it that this is the case. If there is a political agenda then there is nothing I can do about that, nor can the president.Wow.


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- Former Soap Stars Bassett & Weiss on Broadway
Even though it took this lame Holden "dies" again storyline to bring back Aaron and Seth, I'll be glad to see them again.ReplyDelete
Will Iva be too busy taking care of should-be-SORASed-to-21-by-now MJ or will she just be unable to catch a flight out of DC? Aren't there other Snyder sibs too that should be returning?
Oh and Abigail as well. Lets see how they mention their absences this go around.


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DeKALB – Pat Fletcher clearly remembers the day, 12 years ago, when her son Matthew announced that he wanted to be a soldier.
"He was in fifth grade when 9/11 happened, and we watched it that night on television, and he looked at me and said, 'When I grow up, I'm going to join the Army and get the bad guys.' And he did," she said.
Matthew Fletcher was recently discharged from the Army after serving four tours in Afghanistan as an infantryman with the 2nd Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment. His parents organized a welcome-home celebration for him because, according to Pat Fletcher, "Rangers don't usually get any of the glory and the parades and the send-offs and the welcome homes."
Many of the details of Army Rangers' operations are classified, and Rangers themselves tend to shy away from the spotlight. Rangers' duties include airborne and air assault operations, airfield seizure, special reconnaissance, personnel recovery, clandestine insertion, destroying strategic facilities, and sensitive site exploitation.
Matthew Fletcher sat down with MidWeek reporter Curtis Clegg to discuss Ranger training, his tours of duty in Afghanistan, and his post-Army plans.
MidWeek: How was the welcome-home surprise?
Matthew Fletcher: It was really good. It was surprising. I didn't see that coming.
MW: When and how did you decide to join the Army?
MF: I joined the Army when I was 18. It was right after the football season and I realized I wasn't going to get a scholarship or anything, so I was looking at other options of how I could go to college, and the military seemed like a good challenge. I wanted to do the hardest thing the military had to offer, and that's why I ended up joining the Ranger regiment.
MW: What is a Ranger?
MF: You do special operations and direct action raids. If you need to get a high-value target, the Rangers are who you'll send.
MW: The Army's website says that as a Ranger, your country expects you to "move further, faster and fight harder than any other soldier." Do you agree with that statement?
MF: Yes, that's from the Ranger's Creed.
MW: Were you in-country when Special Forces captured Osama Bin Laden?
MF: I think I had just gotten back from my first deployment when we got him.
MW: How did the Rangers and other troops react to his capture?
MF: I remember it really wasn't that big of a deal. Him being so far up there (in the chain of command) didn't make a difference. He was just another target.
MW: When you read the details of the capture of Bin Laden, can you picture in your mind all the little details?
MF: It's funny seeing that movie they made about it ("Zero Dark Thirty") because it's pretty accurate. I think a lot of people said a lot of things they weren't supposed to say to make that movie.
MW: What were the Afghani people like? Did you have a lot of interaction with them?
MF: Yes, we had a lot of interaction with them. They are just not educated at all, which makes it hard to work with them because they can't read, they can't write, and they can't understand what we're trying to tell them half the time. ...They are just kind of empty people. They don't have a lot going on, and they fight among each other constantly. ...It's definitely surprising to see how the Afghan people lived. It reminded me of how I would imagine people in the Bible living.
MW: Ranger Sgt. 1st Class Leroy Petry was awarded the Medal of Honor for grabbing a live grenade and throwing it away. He saved two of his fellow soldiers but lost a hand in the process. Does that sound typical of something a Ranger would do?
MF: Yes, definitely. Anyone from the newest private all the way up to sergeant major at any point during any mission, you're ready to do that. You almost want that opportunity to do that. That's the mentality before you go out – you want to go above and beyond. That's why I chose to be in the Ranger regiment, because I know every single person is like that and everybody's got your back when you go out.
MW: What was Ranger training like?
MF: You go through the infantry basic training, and then right after that you go to airborne school, and after that you go to the Ranger Assessment and Selection Program. The first four weeks is where they really beat you down and a lot of people quit. They weed out everybody who doesn't really want to be there. The second four weeks is individual training, where they teach you demolitions, breaching, and all that good stuff you're going to do when you get to the regiment.
MW: What was it like jumping out of a plane for the first time?
MF: It was terrifying. The very first jump, I could barely stand up. When the part comes to stand up and hook up, I hooked up and my knees were shaking. I wanted to just sit back down, I wanted to quit, I wanted to throw up. The people just started walking (toward the plane's open door) and you follow them and the next thing you know, you're flying through the air and you go, "That's it?" Every single time I feel that way. I did more than 20 jumps and every single time it's, "Oh man, I [expletive] hate doing this."
MW: I read that you went to Master Breacher school. What did that entail?
MF: It shows you things like explosives and different ways to gain entry, like mechanical breaching, thermal breaching and ballistic breaching.
MW: How many people who apply to be Rangers actually become Rangers?
MF: For the Ranger Assessment and Selection Program, there were 185 people who started the class and only 35 graduated. In my Ranger School class, I think we started with 300 or 400 people and I think only about 150 ended up graduating. ...I went from 220 pounds down to 180 pounds for both times for the assessment program and Ranger school.
MW: How was the food over there? Did they feed you well?
MF: My first and second deployments were pretty good, but then the last two were extremely bad. I was only eating maybe once a day. One day we'd have a good meal so we'd grab extra "to go" plates and eat those for the next two days. The chow hall is on day hours and we were working night hours so you're sleeping while the regular Army is eating so you miss a lot of meals like that. If it's (a choice between) food or work, we always have to work.
MW: Are you home for good now?
MF: Yep, I'm home for good. I'm going to College of DuPage and I'll play football there for a year, maybe two. Then I plan on transferring, hopefully to (Northern Illinois University).
MW: Are you a lifelong resident of DeKalb?
MF: I'm from Rochelle, but we moved to DeKalb my freshman year of high school.
MW: How often did you get back to DeKalb to visit while you were in the Army?
MF: I came back for two weeks every six months.
MW: Were you able to call home often?
MF: It was kind of hard calling home so I didn't do it very often. There, your entire focus is on violence. You wake up, you check everything, you make sure everybody is doing stuff, and if they're not doing it you are yelling at them and you are mad. You go violently work out, you do MMA (mixed martial arts) training, you're hitting each other, you're hitting bags, you go do a mission, you're constantly aggressive 24/7. And then when I'd call home I'd start to miss someone, and I'd just want to get off the phone.
MW: You can now grow your hair, eat fast food and do everything else civilians do, but do you feel like you are a real part of civilian life?
MF: I feel like I'm on vacation now. It hasn't really set in that I'm home for good. It feels weird not being in charge of anything anymore. I went from training men constantly and being in charge of people, and now I'm just here.
MW: What are your plans for Veterans Day?
MF: We don't have any plans, I don't think. We usually go see Grandpa's grave in Byron and put flowers on it.
MW: Do you expect winter to be tough?
MF: Oh yeah, I don't even remember what winter is like. I'm going to buy a coat today.


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ST. MARYS — A local senior citizen organization has been helping veterans share their war experiences for the past year.
The Auglaize County Council on Aging's Vet-2-Vet program allows local veterans to talk with fellow veterans the first Friday of each month. Trena Chiles, outreach specialist and wellness coordinator for the ACCA, said the program started from interactions with her own father.
"He (my father) always talked about the war and what he did," Chiles said. "My husband's father, you would never hear him talk about it. But when they got together, they had something in common so they could relate and then we would talk about it."
That interaction spurred the creation of the program.
"I found out with talking with some of our other clients, they would talk about what they went through and some wouldn't," Chiles said. "I thought that I would get them together and Doug Howard from the VA comes at the same time. They can come here and just talk about their experiences, what they did and how long they served. Some of their stories are amazing. I want to get them documented so people know what the guys in this county have done."
The first year of the program started slowly. Chiles said veterans trickled in as she started to build the program's base.
"We went through the first year and not too many people knew it was here," Chiles said. "I've been trying to get things out to the VFWs and any clients we have are getting mailings out to them so they know when the meetings are. Word is getting out now and it's growing."
Chiles said she believes the program is a benefit to local veterans because it allows them to share stories with people who understand what they went through in battle.
"This is for any veterans in our area," Chiles said. "We have World War II mainly and some of them have gone on the Honor Flight so we encourage that if someone hasn't done that, to do it."
The next Vet-2-Vet program is scheduled for 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. Nov. 4 at the Auglaize Council on Aging, 610 Indiana Ave., St. Marys. The December program will be held from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. Dec. 2.
For more information, call Chiles at 419-394-8252.


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Bulldogs Look to Wrap Up Strong Season
NEW HAVEN, Conn. – The Yale men's swimming and diving team will head to Providence, R.I., this weekend for the Ivy League Championships. The three-day meet begins Thursday, March 7 and ends Saturday, March 9. The meet will take place at the Katherine Moran Aquatics Center in Providence. The Elis will be looking to improve upon last year's team performance and for individual 'A' or 'B' times, which qualify the competitors for the NCAA Championships which take place March 28-30 in Indianapolis, Ind.
The Elis are coming off a home victory over Brown on Feb. 16. Yale defeated Brown 213-86 at Robert J.H. Kiphuth Exhibition Pool. On that night seniors Mike Dominski, Jared Lovett and Aaron Seriff-Cullick were honored for their commitment to the Yale men's swimming and diving program.
The home victory against Brown gave the Bulldogs an 8-2 record for the 2012-13 season, their best record since the 2003-04 season. The Bulldogs' only losses on the season came to Harvard and Princeton, who figure to be the team's primary competition for this weekend's Championship meet. However, Columbia, Cornell, Dartmouth and Penn all offered admirable competition against Yale this season. Yale defeated Columbia 170-130 on Nov. 10. The Bulldogs defeated Cornell 176-124 on Jan. 7 and Penn by the same score on Jan. 12. Yale narrowly defeated Dartmouth 154.5-145.5 on Jan. 12.
While the team hopes to perform well, several swimmers are looking to swim 'A' or 'B' cut times this weekend to qualify for the NCAA Championships. Divers hope to meet the NCCA zone qualifying standards for a chance to compete at the NCAA Zone Championships.
Sophomore Andrew Heymann recorded the seventh fastest time in the Ivy League this year in the 100-yard breaststroke. Heymann swam a 55.87 against Brown on Feb. 16. The NCAA 'B' standard time is 55.39. Heymann also swam the sixth fastest time in the 200-yard breaststroke this season. He finished with a time of 2:01.34. The NCAA 'B' cut is 1:59.79.
Heymann holds the seventh fastest time in the Ivy League in the 200-yard individual medley, a 1:49.46. The time is just behind the NCAA 'B' standard of 1:49.09. Sophomore Alwin Firmansyah swam a 1:49.69 in the same race on Nov. 16.
Firmansyah swam a 49.10 in the 100-yard butterfly on Nov. 2 against SCSU. The time is the 11th fastest swam in the Ivy League this season. The NCAA 'B' standard cut is 48.29. Firmansyah also swam the fourth fastest time in the 200-yard butterfly this season, 1:47.48, which is just ahead of the NCAA 'B' cut of 1:47.99, making him eligible to qualify for the NCAA Championships.
Junior Paschall Davis swam a 20.88 in the 50-yard freestyle on Feb. 2. The NCAA 'B' time is 20.19.
Sophomore Rob Harder swam the 13th fastest time in the Ivy League this season in the 200-yard freestyle on Nov. 16. Harder swam a 1:39.63. Freshman Victor Zhang swam the 16th fastest time in the same event with a 1:40.03. The NCAA 'B' cut in the 200-yard freestyle is 1:37.99.
Freshman Kevin Stang swam a 1:49.41 in the 200-yard backstroke on Feb. 2, which was the 11th fastest time in the Ivy League this season.
Competition begins Thursday, March 7 and ends Saturday, March 9. Prelims will begin at 11:00 a.m. and finals at 6:00 p.m. each day.
Report by Charles Tuggle, Yale Sports Publicity.


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An anonymous reader writes: Valve Software has sponsored some interesting improvements developed by LunarG for the Mesa OpenGL library on Linux for deferred and threaded GLSL shader compilation. What these changes mean for users of the open-source Linux graphics drivers when running their favorite games is that OpenGL games now load a lot faster. As an example, the time from starting Dota 2 until the time actually being within the game is reduced by about 20 seconds on an Intel system. While Direct3D has offered similar functionality for a while, OpenGL has not, which has given it a bad reputation with regard to game load times until all shaders are compiled and cached — fortunately it's now addressed for OpenGL if using the Mesa Linux graphics drivers on a supported game.


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Kirby's Epic Yarn wove itself into gamers' hearts this year with its syrupy-sweet fabric-based visuals and decidedly unpunishing difficulty. Bead-collection, hidden items, and creative level-design help keep more experienced gamers engaged, but young kids and those who don't usually game will also find themselves hard-pressed not to have tons of fun with the little pink hero. Kirby's shape-shifting abilities keep the action fresh, and optional mini-game-based levels do a lot to extend the experience.
Some might see the game's completely nonthreatening nature as somewhat of a detractor, but we think that's really one of Epic Yarn's best qualities. Rare is the game that is inviting to both long-time gamers and newcomers, and that spans generational appeal. Kirby's Epic Yarn's wide appeal, accessibility, and unique visual style are a few of the main reasons why it gets our best Wii game nod for 2010.
Runner-up: Super Mario Galaxy 2
Super Mario Galaxy 2 had to meet some pretty high expectations in order to dethrone its predecessor. Luckily for gamers, Mario's latest galactic adventure was able to take its winning 3D plat-formula to new heights with the introduction of some new game mechanics, and oodles of levels in which to utilize them. Sometimes, it's better to just straighten out some spokes than try to reinvent the wheel, and Super Mario Galaxy 2 iterates on Mario's prior outing enough to outclass most of its competition.
Nominees: Tatsunoko vs. Capcom, Donkey Kong Country Returns, Monster Hunter Tri, No More Heroes 2: Desperate Struggle, and GoldenEye 007
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Denny Ford is sixty-three years old and, according to him, supposed to be retired. "You know how it is, you stop working and then you get busier than ever." Yes I do, Denny! Denny's days are full of things that he really enjoys and that primarily includes working on cars. "I loved cars as a kid, and I was able to turn my hobby into a job." Actually it was more than just a job, it was a life-long vocation, because for almost forty years Denny ran his own automotive business. "I sold that about two years ago and since then I have been able to go back to my hobby, and that is working on cars." As we spoke he had a 1969 Camaro and a 1979 Corvette in his garage and both were getting that special Denny Ford touch. "I do a lot of work on carburetors, transmissions, differentials and things like that," he said. "The Camaro is a 19,000 mile frame-off restoration, so as you can imagine it's a pretty nice car."
The Camaro that he had not only ran for a long time it ran very well. "Yeah, we had some success with it," he said modestly. That success included the final round at numerous divisional races and a win at Beech Bend in 1986. It also included his only trip to a national event final round at the 1990 Gatornationals. "I've been close several other times including once when I made the quarter-finals at Indy, but I have a great time racing the car and have met a lot of wonderful people." And he's going to meet more now that he has the 409 in competition. "It does get a lot of attention, and that's nice. It's a fun car." That "fun car" as he calls it runs very well and Denny was two-tenths under his index at the recent Maple Grove race. "The car has
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Twenty-five year old Virgil Newton Joslin did just that in 1916. Tired of working for other men he was determined to have a place of his own. He took up homesteading in west-central Mellette County, South Dakota, almost on the eastern edge of The Badlands. His first abode on the homestead was a dugout in the side of a hill. About the same time or shortly thereafter, his parents Luther and Phoebe (Elliott) Joslin joined him on the homestead. Two years later Virgil married Mary Matilda Hutcheson and he built what he called a "tar paper shack." It was 12x16 feet, constructed of boards and covered in tar paper that was normally used for covering a roof before the shingles are put down.
Soon a son, Irwin, was born. In 1922, the tar paper shack was replaced by the beginnings of a "real" house - a concrete basement. A few years later a daughter was added to the family and then two more sons – Ruth, Jim, and George were all born in the nearest "large" town, White River.
A barn was built. A dam was constructed across a stream and a pond was dug. Virgil and Mary worked hard on their homestead. His parents helped as much as they could. Virgil still had to work for other men to help feed his growing family.
The dream house was never built. The family was caught up in the wrath of Mother Nature. It started with a prolonged drought. Irwin tells about the conditions in the early 1930s in his memoirs:
"For two or three years there was not enough rainfall to produce crops. Then the wind, which always blows in South Dakota, began picking up the dirt from the dry fields and we had dust storms. They might not have been as bad as in the Oklahoma dust bowl, but I recall them lasting for 2-3 days and the fine dust was everywhere...It literally blew all the dirt out of the fields as deep as it had been plowed."
"In addition to the drought, depression and dust storms we had plagues of insects. Beetles overran the place once and ate anything green that was growing. Another year it was grasshoppers – the big kind that fly. They were so thick that, at times, when they flew over they made a shade like a cloud. they ate everything – even the dried bark off fence posts that had been in the ground for years. They also ate pitch fork handles because of the salty taste of perspiration from our hands."
"During these times my father did as everyone else did, and kept borrowing money from the local bank and giving livestock and farm implements as collateral. The taxes on the land couldn't be paid in these years either. Everyone hoped for a better year – next year. but it came too late for most of them – their resources ended. My father finally had to just turn it all over to the banker and let the land go back for unpaid taxes. Then we left the homestead."In 1928, Luther and Phoebe Joslin had moved to Missouri where a daughter lived. Virgil and his family remained on the homestead until sometime in 1934 when they moved to Martin, South Dakota. A Sheriff's sale held at the homestead in May 1936 raised $2219.31 all of which went to the state. Soon thereafter, Virgil and Mary and the four children moved to Turkey Ridge, Pulaski County, Missouri not far from where his sister and parents lived.
In October 1986, 50 years after the family left Mellette County, South Dakota the four children of Virgil Joslin "revisited" their homestead. Over the years they returned several more times. George and his wife Lorene made a visit there in September of last year and learned that Mellette County was going to have its Centennial Celebration this year. Descendants of the early homesteaders were invited to return. George and Jim began planning the trip and invited me to join them. I'd heard so much about "The Homestead" that I just had to see it for myself!
I was standing a ways south of where the basement house was located, looking to the north. George was trying to determine where the barn had been – he's standing a little right of the center of the photo.
Hardly a trace of the buildings remain – just a few pieces of concrete where the basement house was dug out. Fred is walking down into the hole where the basement was. It is partially filled with debris and junk. When they were here in 1991, they could still see the square walls of the basement, which have begun to cave in.
I was quite surprised to see so much green grass, especially this late in the summer, but it has been an unusually wet summer in South Dakota this year, unlike some areas of the country that are experiencing a prolonged drought. It does look inviting. Coming from a land with an abundance of trees and lakes and streams, I enjoy visiting these "desolate looking" places but I would find it difficult to live here. The folks that do have my admiration even if I do think they are a bit crazy!
The Joslin Clan – standing - Richard (descendant of Luther's daughter Phoebe), Me (descendant of Luther's sister Malissa), Tim (son of George), Babs (daughter of Irwin), Joann (daughter of Ruth), Fred (husband of Sue), Sue (daughter of Ruth). Seated are George, Ruth and Jim (children of Virgil). Irwin passed away in 1990. Ten people came from six states: Alabama, Colorado, Indiana, Louisiana, Missouri and Virginia!
Photographs taken August 20th and 21st.
Update August 30, 2011: Sue has additional photos of the visit to White River on her blog. Also, see her post The Homestead Tour.