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Electromagnetic Release Process for Flexible Electronics
G. Coryell[1][,][2]
[1]School for Engineering of Matter, Transport, and Energy, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ, USA
[2]Chemistry Department, United States Naval Academy, Annapolis, MD, USA
Flexible electronics are temporarily affixed to a rigid carrier such as glass or silicon prior to device fabrication to facilitate robotic handling of the device, but also to allow optical lithography to stay within overlay design registration budget; without the rigid carrier, a freestanding flexible substrate such as polyimide would distort unacceptably during even minor temperature excursions ...
Applied Multiphysics in Thermoresistive and Magnetoresistive Sensor Models
R.W. Pryor
Pryor Knowledge Systems, Inc.
COMSOL, Certified Partner
Efficient, effective, and functional operation of autonomous systems requires a comprehensive real-time understanding, by those systems, of the embedding environment. This paper presents a brief overview of the multiphysics considerations involved in the development of models for thermoresistive and magnetoresistive sensors systems.
Finite Element Sensitivity Analysis
M. Perry
London School of Economics
In this presentation we study a PZT Distributed Mode Actuator. In particular, we cover the modeling strategy, the governing equations, modeling setup, the solution and validation. The presentation also gives a comparison between the usage of different Numerical Methods for solving the Partial Differential Equations for this particular type of ...
Fluidmechanical Damping Analysis of Resonant Micromirrors with Out-of-plane Comb Drive
T. Klose[1], H. Conrad[2], T. Sandner[1], and H. Schenk[1]
[1]Fraunhofer Institute Photonic Microsystems (FhG-IPMS), Germany
[2]TU Dresden, Semiconductor and Microsystems Technology Laboratory, Germany
Damping is the liminting factor for the reachable maximum deflection. Thus, it is a very important issue for resonant microsystems. In this paper, we present a damping model for out-of-plane comb driven resonant micromirrors. The basic concept of this model is to attribute viscous damping in the comb gaps as the dominant contributor of damping moments. The model is extended by findings from a ...
Micro Cooling of SQUID Sensor
B. Ottosson[1], Y. Jouahri[2], C. Rusu[1], and P. Enoksson[2]
[1]Imego AB, Gothenburg, Sweden
[2]Chalmers University of Technology, Gothenburg, Sweden
The objective of this work has been to realize a feasibility study of a cooling device for a SQUID sensor using liquid nitrogen flowing through micro channels. The design consists of an epoxy cylindrical vacuum vessel skewed by a silicon microchannel heat sink. The SQUID sensor is situated directly on top of the microchannel heat sink. The device is used at room temperature and should be able to ...
Design of Novel Recirculation System for Slow Reacting Assays in Microfluidic Domain
N.N. Sharma, and A. Tekawade
Mechanical Engineering Group, Birla Institute of Technology & Science, Pilani, Rajasthan, India
A simple design for a microfluidic flow system for use in mixing or reacting assays with limited sample availability has been proposed and analyzed using COMSOL\'s multiphysics simulation package. The design is based on differential electroosmotic flow concept which has facilitated a number of interesting flow phenomena in micro-domains. For an average potential drop of about 86 kV/m in the ...
A Methodology For The Simulation Of MEMS Spiral Inductances Used As Magnetic Sensors
S. Druart, D. Flandre, and L.A. Francis
Université catholique de Louvain - ICTEAM, Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium
In this paper, a methodology to simulate the electric behavior of spiral inductances is presented and discussed. All the methodology is built with the COMSOL software used with the Matlab scripting interface and then allows performing fully parameterized simulations. The program architecture is explained and is used to simulate two applications. The first calculates the voltage induced by an ...
Zone sculpting using partitioned electrokinetic injections
Narovlyansky, M.1, Squires, T.M.2, Whitesides, G.M.1
1 Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, U.S.A.
2 Departments of Physics and Applied Mathematics, Caltech, Pasadena, CA
In electrokinetic separations, the narrower and more homogeneous the initial sample plug, the higher the ultimate resolution of the separation. Here we describe a general and versatile method to sculpt low-dispersion, high-fidelity sample zones in microfluidic devices for high resolution electrokinetic separations. In a simple channel intersections microfabricated partitions act to reduce each ...
Effect of Mass Adsorption on a Resonant NEMS
J. J. Ruz Martinez
Instituto de Microelectronica de Madrid
Tres Cantos
Madrid, Spain
The motion of a resonant NEMS has been widely studied for many different applications such as structural mechanics in engineering, ultra sensitive mass spectrometers or the well known Atomic Force Microscope. The study of the eigenfrequencies of such structures is very important, and nowadays there are good theoretical methods to accurately predict such eigenfrequencies. When a little mass is ...
FEM Study on Contactless Excitation of Acoustic Waves in SAWDevices
A. K. Namdeo[1], N. Ramakrishna[2], H. B. Nemade[1,2], and R. P. Palathinkal[1]
[1] Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati, Assam, India
[2] Centre for Nanotechnology. Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati, Assam, India
In this paper a finite element method(FEM) study of a surface acoustic wave (SAW)device excited by electrostatic coupling method is performed by using COMSOL Multiphysics. We have modeled a Rayleigh wave type SAW device by choosing YZ Lithium niobate as the substrate. The effect of external radio frequency (RF) field to the SAW device is analyzed. The effect of distance between the contactless ...


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Virginia delegation all about bipartisanship
WASHINGTON - You could call it a case of the political odd couple or an example of Virginian bipartisanship.
But in a rare form of camaraderie during President Barack Obama's State of the Union speech late Tuesday night, new U.S. Sen. Tim Kaine crossed the aisle to sit with longtime Congressman Randy Forbes.
Kaine, a Democrat, joined, Forbes, a Republican, during the president's address.
"While we may differ on a number of issues, Sen. Kaine and I both love Virginia, we love the United States and we have mutual respect for each other." said Forbes, who represents part of the Tri-Cities in the 4th District. "That foundation will enable us to find areas of agreement to help protect the national defense of the US and jobs in Virginia."
Forbes and Kaine serve on their respective chamber's Armed Services committees, where they will be confronted with Pentagon cuts in a state with a heavily military presence.
In his own show of bipartisanship, Kaine released a statement concerning Democratic and Republican efforts to avert sequestration.
"We can reach a bipartisan agreement to avert these cuts in the short-term," Kaine said. "But it's our responsibility to find solutions for the long-term as well. The good news is that we have the opportunity to return to an orderly budget process right now - one that takes a balanced approach to solving our fiscal challenges through smart spending cuts, smart revenue and smart investments."
Rep. Bobby Scott, D-Va.. whose 3rd District includes Petersburg, also stressed bipartisanship in dealing with sequestration.
"[Obama] focused on the importance of getting through sequester in a balanced way by investing in our future, improving the economy and being fiscally responsible ... It's all achievable if we work together," Scott said.
Despite this show of togetherness, both parties have areas where they fail to reach a consensus.
Forbes said one of those areas appeared to be immigration.
Forbes advocates "partial citizenship" through "some sort of visa" for illegal immigrants that would allow them to stay in the country.
"We've got a lot of people here that may not have proper documentation and that are hard-working and good people. We are not asking them to leave the country," Forbes said.
Democratic Sen. Mark Warner had a differing opinion.
Warner said he supported President Obama's Dream Act. The goal of the legislation is to allow the children of illegal immigrants to obtain citizenship through a six-year process that requires the completion of a college degree or two years of military service.
To demonstrate his support, Warner invited a young woman whose family came to the U.S. illegally when she was 12 to be his guest at the address. Nineteen-year-old Ambar Pinto of Fairfax now attends Northern Virginia Community College and pays out-of-state tuition.
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"Christopher White's Skipjack, which chronicles the Chesapeake life history and impending death of our nation's last fishery under sail, is a colorful, comprehensive, and valuable piece of Americana" – Peter Matthiessen
"The world has almost run out of fish, as modern technology strips our oceans bare. Christopher White's Skipjack is a compelling story about how the wisdom of the past can help us protect the future of our fisheries. If you savor seafood, White's chronicle of the gritty life aboard America's last sailboat fishing fleet is a tale you need to hear." —Trevor Corson, The Secret Life of Lobsters and The Zen of Fish: The Story of Sushi
"Men who take their livings from the sea have their own language to reinforce kinship and keep strangers at bay. Only rarely is an outsider accepted into their inner circle, and then only when he knows how to listen and is willing to work. Even more rarely does such an adopted son capture the cadenced ebb and flow of watermen's speech. Herman Melville did it for New England whalers: Christopher White has now done it for the oystermen of Maryland's Eastern Shore. Just as Melville documented something greater than a whale hunt, White's account helps us understand how much all our lives will be diminished when the last oyster drudger sailed in from the Chesapeake… Skipjack is a masterpiece." – George Reiger, author of Wanderer on My Native Shore
"Well written, and carefully researched … . Chris White's brilliant use of the waterman's vernacular and his intimate knowledge of multiple generations of watermen combine to make this an excellent treatise on a culture that is clearly disappearing." —Gilbert M. Grosvenor, former editor and Chairman of National Geographic Society
The Story of America's Last Sailing Oystermen
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First of all, you don't come across anything that gives you an opportunity to gather 5 CP at least until lvl 20. If you want to finish mobs off quickly, learn at how many CP you can smack'em down and kill them. Eviscerate is cheap and deadly. Learn to use it.
A good way to stay in control of your fights at the early levels is to use your preferred opener (Backstab from stealth works nicely if you've found a good dagger) and wait until you have full Energy again. Pop a Gouge and jump in behind your target. Look at that, another opportunity for a backstab! If you have an addon that displays the timer on your stun, you can time your backstab perfectly. Whoopa, dead target. This does require that you have a dagger, though. At lvl 10, you can get a decent one with your class-quest.
Another skill you'll thank me for later is to learn to time your opener to your energy ticks. Get an addon that displays it (Pitbull unitframes does by default, but there are others out there). Why? Energy ticks back by 20 every 2 seconds, right? Here's the deal, it keeps on doing this even when you are at full Energy. Thus, if you time your opener so that you engage your enemy just before a tick, you will regain 20 Energy almost instantly, and be prepared for that finishing move so much faster. Two seconds may not sound like a lot but believe me, when you don't have the Energy for a move, two seconds is a lifetime. Especially in PvP.


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Florida Gov. Rick Scott didn't endorse Republican presidential contender Mitt Romney until last month, after rival Rick Santorum dropped out. It was a tardy and lackluster show of support. "Mitt Romney will be our party's nominee, and it is critical that all Republicans coalesce," Scott said in a written statement, as if forced to acknowledge the inevitable, like it or not. The two former corporate executives, who could probably spend all day swapping success stories, have never campaigned together.
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Just when you thought it was safe to go back outside, it turns out the campaign lull we thought had just begun hasn't occurred at all.
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With Rick Santorum out of the GOP race, Mitt Romney and President Barack Obama are gearing up for the general election. But recent comments about Romney's wife, Ann, have caused controversy over gender politics. Plus, a look at the fragile ceasefire in Syria. Joining Gwen: Dan Balz, Washington Post; Beth Reinhard, National Journal; John Harris, POLITICO; Doyle McManus, Los Angeles Times.
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Rick Santorum announced Tuesday that he is suspending his presidential campaign, all but bringing to a close the 2012 GOP presidential contest and effectively handing the nomination to Mitt Romney. "We made a decision over the weekend that, while this presidential race for us is over — for me — and we will suspend our campaign effective today, we are not done fighting," Santorum said at a campaign event in Gettysburg, Pa., the site of the historic and pivotal Civil War battle.
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Latasha Harlins was 15 when she entered the Empire Liquor Market on South Figueroa in Compton in 1991. She had two dollar bills in her hand to pay for a bottle of orange juice that cost $1.79, but when store owner Soon Ja Du saw her put that juice into a backpack, Du assumed Harlins was shoplifting.
The fisticuffs and the shooting that followed are now at the center of an excellent and methodically researched new history by UCLA scholar Brenda Stevenson, "The Contested Murder of Latasha Harlins: Justice, Gender, and the Origins of the L.A. Riots."
Latasha Harlins: An Aug. 4 review of the book "The Contested Murder of Latasha Harlins" said that then-15-year-old Harlins attended Westminster High School; she attended Westchester High. Also, the book and review incorrectly said that the Empire Liquor Market is in Compton; it's in Los Angeles. —
Early in her book, Stevenson offers this concise and compelling description of the young woman who entered Du's liquor store that fateful Saturday: Harlins was "a girl at heart, with the body of a young woman and an edgy attitude, she was a complex blend of naivete and maturity, strength and vulnerability … anger and heartbreak all wrapped up in a facade of quiet street savvy."
The Zimmerman trial, of course, featured a similarly complex and ultimately unknowable dead teenager. Watching the coverage of that trial, one longed for storytelling with the kind of perspective and compassion that Stevenson displays in pulling apart the events that ended with Du, a Korean immigrant, shooting Harlins in the back of the head.
There are no villains in "The Contested Murder." There is just history of the complicated and messy variety that Americans seem to specialize in creating, involving painful issues of race and social class.
Eight months after shooting Harlins, Du went to trial. She claimed self-defense, but a jury found her guilty of manslaughter. Du faced a possible 16-year prison term, but rookie judge Joyce Karlin sentenced her to probation and a suspended prison term. As several media outlets pointed out, Du's jail time for shooting Harlins was less than the 30 days that another Korean immigrant received for shooting his dog.
African American L.A. was outraged and took to protests, chanting "No justice, no peace." Five months later, when the LAPD officers who were videotaped beating Rodney King were acquitted, Los Angeles erupted in rioting — with many arsonists chanting "No justice, no peace!"
For Stevenson, these events become the vehicle for a work of deep historical introspection as she untangles the story of the generations of forbears whose striving helped shaped the three female protagonists in the case of the People vs. Du — Harlins, Du and Karlin.
Stevenson's book takes on topics as diverse as slavery in the American South, the stultifying patriarchy of South Korea and the exodus of Jews from the Russian Empire (Karlin's great-grandparents emigrated from Kiev to the U.S.).
"Contested Murder" is an academic book. It's thoroughly footnoted and also begins with the author making theoretical statements typical of such works, with Stevenson asking in her preface what role "race/ethnicity and culture, class, age or gender" or any combinations of these "variables" had on the case of the People vs. Du.
Quickly, however, Stevenson gets to the gritty work of the historian. Her portrait of the Harlinses' family roots in Alabama and East St. Louis and the family's eventual journey to Los Angeles is filled with tragic and poignant turns. Time and again, young women in the Harlins family are abandoned by the fathers of their children. We see East St. Louis burn — its black neighborhoods set on fire by whites in 1917.
In L.A., Latasha is 9 when her mother, Crystal, is shot in a bar. In an eerie foreshadowing of the trial, Crystal's killer — the new girlfriend of Latasha's father — is given a light sentence. Raised by her grandmother, Latasha is at once lonely, bright and angry. She's an honor student in junior high but starts missing school when she transfers to the more middle-class Westminster High.
When Harlins enters the Empire grocery, it doesn't take much to set her off. She will never know it, but she's crossing paths with a woman who's also angry and whose family has also made an epic journey.
Like the Harlins family, the Dus story is also told by Stevenson in "Contested Murder," relying entirely on historical documents and contemporary media coverage. Her book feels as evenhanded as such a work could possibly be.
Du was a member of a rural middle-class family in Korea. Her father was her town's only doctor, and she grew up relatively privileged. But her ambitious husband brought her to California, where Du and her husband worked in garment factories and other hard jobs to save the capital to become entrepreneurs.
After opening one store in Valencia, Du's husband opens a second one in Compton, working insanely long hours and commuting 50 miles between stores. Du's adult son has repeated run-ins with Compton gang members — so his mother decides she'll fill in for him one Saturday morning.


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Worcester, MA — Tobias Rieder scored twice, tying Andy Miele for the team lead in goals with 26, but the Worcester Sharks never relinquished their lead, defeating the Pirates 3-2 on Tuesday night. Andy Miele tied Benoit Gratton for 10th in Pirates history in assists by adding two in the loss.
The Pirates fell behind early. Travis Oleksuk, the Sharks' leading scorer against the Pirates this season, gave Worcester a 1-0 lead at the 7:44 mark of the first period, his 6th goal against the Pirates this season. The Sharks thought they had scored again after a penalty to Ethan Werek, but the Pirates defense was able to clear the puck off the goal line to keep the deficit at 1 goal. Worcester outshot Portland 11-6 in the first period.
Worcester extended their lead in the second on the power play. After Joel Hanley and Brandon Yip took penalties, Freddy Hamilton doubled the Sharks lead with 16:17 left in the second. Tobias Rieder answered for the Pirates just under 5 minutes later. Rieder took a feed from Miele and snapped it past Troy Grosenick for his 25th goal of the season. Joel Hanley picked up the secondary assist on Rieder's goal. Portland nearly tied the game with 10 seconds left in the period, but Cade Fairchild's shot rang off the post and out, and the Sharks took a 2-1 lead into the third.
Matt Pelech gave the Sharks a two goal cushion again 6:32 into the third period with his third goal of the season, but Tobias Rieder struck again for the Pirates. Just 2:59 after Pelech's goal. Rieder tapped the puck past Grosenick on the third attempt for his 26th goal of the season, tying Andy Miele for the team lead. Miele and Jordan Martinook picked up assists, with Miele's assist the 113th of his career, tying him with Benoit Gratton for 10th all-time in Pirates' history. The Pirates ratcheted up the pressure on Grosenick, but he was able to stand strong in net and keep the Pirates off the board for the remainder of the game.
Worcester finishes the season series with an 8-4 record against Portland, but Andy Miele finishes with the most points against Worcester, as he tallied 7 goals and 7 assists in 12 games against the Sharks. Tobias Rieder added 6 goals against Worcester during the season series.
The Pirates return home tomorrow to face Hershey in the Bears' lone visit to the Androscoggin Bank Colisee this season. Tomorrow's game is set for a 7 pm start and can be heard on the Pirates flagship stations WPEI 95.5/95.9 FM as well as WEZR FM 105.5/AM 1240 in the Lewiston/Auburn area and WTME AM 780/1450 in Oxford County. The game can also be heard online at portlandpirates.com by clicking "Listen Live" and can be seen live on AHL Live at ahllive.com. The pregame show starts at 6:40 with Jeff Mannix.
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Some customers eat at a restaurant, then go online and post a review. Now, one restaurant has started to review some of its customers--but only a very special batch of them.
In L.A., the Vietnamese fusion place Red Medicine heaped a 21st century serving of wrath on people who made reservations for last Saturday night, then did not show up. Not only did they not show up, they didn't call to cancel. So, the restaurant's manager and co-owner Noah Ellis went on Twitter and called them out.
His first tweet said: "Hi Kyle Anderson in the 323 area code. I hope you enjoyed your girlfriend's birthday and the flowers that you didn't bring when you no-showed for your 8:15 reservation. Thanks."
Next said: "Also, big thanks to Carlos Macmanus, Colin Rolfs, Allison Joyce, Sam Java, Daniella Brown, and Matt Lopez for no-showing between 7:30 and 9:30."
Finally, he said: "All the nice guests who wonder why restaurants overbook and they sometimes have to wait for their reservation should thank people like those."
An influential blog just named Red Medicine the 48th best restaurant in America, so it can afford to have swagger, but since Saturday nights are a restaurant's busiest, keeping every table full can make or break their chance at a profit. The restaurant is small and works off reservations--not walk-ins—so the tables sat empty.
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The 100th Grey Cup Playoffs got off to a roaring start on TSN, as the CFL's Eastern and Western Semifinal games delivered impressive audiences on Sunday.
The Western Semifinal, featuring Saskatchewan at Calgary in a game punctuated by a wild finish, attracted an average audience of 1.6 million viewers on TSN, marking a 32 per cent increase compared to last year. Audience levels peaked at 2.6 million viewers when Calgary receiver Romby Bryant caught a 68-yard touchdown pass with 20 seconds left in the game.
Earlier in the afternoon, the Eastern Semifinal with Edmonton at Toronto was watched by an average audience of 1.1 million viewers on TSN, up 5 per cent compared to last year. The audience peaked at 1.6 million viewers on TSN as the clock ticked down in the fourth quarter to seal the Argos' victory.
Overall, more than 5.6 million Canadians tuned in to watch some of the 100th Grey Cup Playoffs on TSN on Sunday.
The road to the 100th Grey Cup continues on Sunday with live coverage of the Eastern and Western Finals beginning at Noon et/9am pt on TSN and TSN Mobile TV. The Eastern Final has Toronto at Montreal, while the Western Final features Calgary at B.C.
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Defense attorney Monroe Whitesides has handled his share of federal clients.
In the case of former Charlotte Mayor Patrick Cannon, Whiteside's says Cannon's defense lawyers may seek what is known as a Bill of Information.
Patrick Cannon resigned his position as Charlotte mayor on Wednesday night, nearly eight hours after he was arrested by the FBI on charges of theft and bribery concerning programs receiving federal funds, honest services wire fraud and extortion under color of official right.
"In light of the charges that have been brought against me, it is my judgment that the pendency of these charges will create too much of a distraction for the business of the City to go forward smoothly and without interruption," the Democrat Cannon said in a statement on Wednesday night.
"Usually with a bill of information, the defense lawyer has already tendered to the prosecutor what his client will plead guilty to," he said.
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Defense Attorney Noel Tin would not talk about the specifics of the Cannon case, but says a bill of information generally keeps things out of the hands of a grand jury.
"A bill of information is a way for the parties to come to an agreement for a case that's not going trial," he said. "A jury trial does involve an awful lot of openness that a Bill of information plea may preclude."
It could mean that Cannon's case may never make it to a grand jury, but Whitesides contends that the government was deliberate in its strategy of what could stick.
"You see small amounts of money at the first [in the affidavit]," he said. "They call it seed money and it gradually gets bigger and bigger up to $20,000 in the briefcase, and once you have 20-grand in a brief case it's game over."
Whitesides said that one strategy that Cannon could use is that he was the victim of entrapment. But when it comes to the Bill of Information, deals are cut before cases are presented to a grand jury.
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TRAM Flap
TRAM stands for transverse rectus abdominis, a muscle in your lower abdomen between your waist and your pubic bone. A flap of this skin, fat, and sometimes part of the muscle are used to reconstruct the breast in a TRAM flap procedure.
Overall, TRAM flaps are the most commonly performed type of autologous reconstruction, partly because TRAM flap tissue is very similar to breast tissue and makes a good substitute.
There are two main types of TRAM flaps:
- Free TRAM flap: In a free TRAM flap, fat, skin, blood vessels, and some muscle are cut from the wall of the lower belly and moved up to your chest to rebuild your breast. Your surgeon carefully reattaches the blood vessels of the flap to blood vessels in your chest using microsurgery. There is also what's called a "muscle-sparing" free TRAM flap. This means that your surgeon tries to use only a small part of the rectus abdominis muscle for the flap, instead of a large portion of the muscle. Because only a small part of the muscle is used in a muscle-sparing TRAM flap, most women recover more quickly and have a lower risk of losing abdominal muscle strength.
- Pedicled TRAM flap: In a pedicled TRAM flap, fat, skin, blood vessels, and muscle from your lower belly wall are moved under your skin up to your chest to rebuild your breast. The blood vessels (the artery and vein) of the flap are left attached to their original blood supply in your abdomen. (The artery and the vein are the "pedicle.") Pedicled TRAM flaps almost always use a large portion of the rectus abdominis muscle and are known as "muscle-transfer" flaps. Recovering from a pedicled TRAM flap can take longer than recovering from a muscle-sparing free TRAM flap because more muscle is used.
Tissue can be taken from your belly for breast reconstruction only once. So if you're thinking about prophylactic removal and reconstruction of the other breast, you might want to make that decision before you decide on reconstruction. If you have TRAM flap reconstruction on one breast and then later need reconstruction on your other breast, tissue for the second, later reconstruction will have to come from your buttocks, inner thighs, or back. Or you can have reconstruction with an implant.
Because skin, fat, muscle, and blood vessels are moved from the belly to the chest, having a TRAM flap means your belly will be flatter and tighter -- as if you had a tummy tuck. Still, a TRAM flap does leave a long horizontal scar -- from hipbone to hipbone -- about halfway between the top of your pubic hair and your navel. In most cases, the scar is below your bikini line. After the skin and fat are removed from your belly, your navel may be in the wrong place or distorted in some way, so your surgeon may have to reshape your navel.
While it's the most popular autologous breast reconstruction procedure, a TRAM flap isn't for everyone. It's not a good choice for:
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The upcoming Mercedes Viano has been caught testing again in the snowy condition of North Sweden, but this time the prototype has switched from a white exterior paint finish to a black one. The new Viano will come as a competitor for models like the Volkswagen Multivan/Caravelle, so expect it to have more of a car feeling as opposed to feeling like a transporter.
As previously reported, the new Viano will feature a raised hood and a bigger grille - signs for the addition of new engines and cooling systems. It has been rumored that Mercedes will be offering an AMG version, but we won't be able to confirm this until 2013-2014 when the new Viano debuts.
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Can't refinance? Try this optionApril 28,2013Do you have refinance envy? Come on, you can admit it. You've been at an event or having lunch with co-workers and someone brags about the interest rate she just got when refinancing her mortgage.
You stay silent, grieving that you can't take advantage of the low interest rates for mortgages.
You grumble when you read news stories like this one from The Associated Press on April 18: "Average U.S. rates on fixed mortgages fell closer this week to their historic lows, making homeownership more affordable and refinancing more attractive. ... The average rate for the 30-year fixed loan dipped to 3.41 percent from 3.43 percent last week. That's not far from the 3.31 percent rate reached in November, which was the lowest on records dating back to 1971."
The rate for 15-year fixed mortgage was 2.64 percent, not far from the record low of 2.63 percent posted last November.
As mortgage rates fall, people are rushing to refinance. But what if you can't refinance because you don't qualify or your home is worth less than what you owe, meaning you are underwater?
Or maybe you are 15 or 20 years into a 30-year mortgage and you don't want to stretch the payments out again. Still, you can't stand it that you are stuck at a 5 or 6 percent interest rate.
But there is a way to cut the amount you'll pay in mortgage interest to achieve savings as if you refinanced. HSH.com, which publishes mortgage and consumer loan information, has created two calculators for homeowners who are unable to refinance at today's low interest rates.
The company's "PreFi" and "LowerRate" calculators help homeowners figure out how to attain a lower effective mortgage interest rate through prepaying their principal.
The PreFi calculator will help if you have a specific dollar amount available for prepayment each month. It calculates your interest savings over the remaining loan term and your effective interest rate as a result of making extra payments. The LowerRate calculator can be used if you want a specific interest rate.
"If you can't refinance your mortgage but can afford to pay some additional money each month, that prepayment might save you as much as an actual refinance," said Keith Gumbinger, vice president of HSH.com.
Gumbinger said he got the idea for the calculators because he was contemplating whether he should refinance his own mortgage. But he's so far along in paying the mortgage down and the amount is so small, he wondered if it was worth the time and cost of refinancing.
"It's hard to achieve measurable savings when you are in my situation and not interested in restarting the mortgage," he said.
Let's say you took out a $200,000 mortgage two years ago at 4.5 percent, which was the average 30-year fixed rate in mid-June 2011. You have an extra $200 a month you could apply to the principal.
Without prepayment, you will pay off your loan in 337 months (28.08 years). Total amount of interest you'll pay: $147,819.88. With prepayment, you will pay off your loan in 244 months (20.33 years). Total amount of interest you'll pay: $102,216.80. Your effective interest rate over those 244 months: 3.843 percent.
Here's an example of how the LowerRate calculator works, using the same information. You want that 3.41 percent interest rate. So in the calculator, you would enter 3.41 to find out exactly how much extra you'll need to pay each month.
To get the equivalent interest cost of a 3.41 percent refinance over a term of 28.08 years, you would have to prepay $167.10 every month — or just a little over $2,000 a year.
Of course the assumption is that you have the extra money to pay down your mortgage. But many people want to refinance because they want to lower their payment. In this case, it may be worth considering a refinance, if you can qualify. Aside from savings, refinancing does free up cash you might need.
If you're not well positioned financially - you're not saving for retirement or college for your children, paying down other debts, such as credit cards - then prepaying your mortgage may not make sense, Gumbinger said.
Still, try out the calculators and prepay on your principal. The next time someone is bragging about the lower interest rate they got, you won't have to be envious.
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How do we get students to adopt specific classroom procedures without the use of negative consequences (punishment) or rewards?
This is the continuation of a discussion I posted previously. In response to the initial posting several respondents suggested changing the system to involve more student choice in terms of what is studied. Others suggested that the classroom model is the root of the problem. While we could debate both of these issues, the fact remains that the system in which my students and I work is one that requires students to show a given level of mastery in a given set of skills that neither they or I select. Students who do not show the required level of mastery will still be moved on to the next course in the sequence, however they may also be required to concurrently take a support class to help them acquire mastery in the previous set of skills. This support class comes at the expense of taking an elective which they would probably find more interesting. Given these conditions, it is my goal to help as many as possible acquire mastery of the required skills during the initial class.
With that clarification in mind, I would like to again pose the initial question: I have an interest in having my middle school students use a particular organization system for their class materials. Having a uniform system allows peers to more readily help each other stay organized, allows parents to more easily check on their child's progress, and allows the class to more efficiently move through our daily transitions. The question, how do I get all students on board without the use of if-then rewards or punishments? I know from my experience (12 years at middle school) that some students will be oppositional and some will be unmotivated. While these represent the exception, not the rule, they are often the students most in need of the organizational structure. Additionally, it is the parents of these students who most often need a simple to follow structure for supporting their child's educational process.
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Nancy L. McMillanFebruary 05,2013Nancy L. McMillan
JAFFREY, N.H. Nancy Lynn McMillan, 47, of Jaffrey, passed away suddenly and unexpectedly on Monday, January 28, 2013, at her residence.
She was born on December 4, 1965, in Rahway, New Jersey, daughter of the late Charles and Anne (Norton) McMillan.
Nancy graduated in 1983 from Springfield High School in Vermont and received her bachelors degree from the University of Vermont in 1987. She then went on to work in the food service business.
Nancy had been a longtime resident of the Monadnock area.
She had a passion for food service work and was employed with Sodexo Inc. at Franklin Pierce University in Rindge, where she worked for 27 years in the Dining Commons. She had a strong passion for helping others and used her knowledge of food catering as a hobby.
Nancy had a great love for animals, including her horses and her beloved cats, and was an avid collector and recycler.
Nancy will be dearly missed by all who knew her.
She is survived by her brother, Jim McMillan, of Norwalk, CT; her sisters, Jamie McMillan of San Antonio, TX, Kathleen Walseth and her husband, Jim, of Portland, OR, Jeanne Sharretts and her husband, Bret, of Morristown, NJ, Barbara Young and her husband, Peter, of Orwell, VT, and Cindy L. Perkins and her husband, Matt, of Laurel, MD; many nieces, nephews and friends.
She was predeceased by her mother in 2010 and her father in 1984.
Family and friends will honor and remember Nancys life by gathering on Saturday, February 9, 2013, from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. at the Cournoyer Funeral Home and Cremation Center, 33 River St. (Route 202 South), Jaffrey, N.H.
A brief service will be conducted in the chapel of the funeral home at 3 p.m.
Burial will take place in spring at the convenience of the family.
The family has requested that you honor Nancys memory with a contribution, in lieu of flowers, to the NH SPCA, SOS Fund, PO Box 196, Stratham, NH 03885.
To view an online memorial, send a condolence to Nancys family or for more information, please visit www.cournoyerfh.com.MORE IN Obituaries1002 RH Obits Ruggiero paid photo no flag Full Story1002 RH Obits Parker brief no photo no flag Full Story1002 RH Obits Miles edited no photo no flag Full Story
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The Quest of Donal Q
By David Ashton
Based on the template of Don Quixote, The Quest of Donal Q, is the story of two rival brothers who journey through Scotland in search of a childhood sweetheart. Specially written for and starring Brian Cox and Billy Connolly.
DONAL (Billy Connolly) and SANDY (Brian Cox) have been separated as kids in an orphanage. Donal adopted by a rich couple and taken off to grow up in sunny California, Sandy never chosen and left to live all his life in not quite so sunny Dundee.
It's ten years since the brothers last met and at that time they had a fierce falling out. Now Donal is back - turning up out of the blue at Sandy's tobacconist shop, "Paterson's Inferno", to demand that his brother drop everything and travel on an urgent mission.
The Quest is to find a girl they were both in love with at the Orphanage; Jeanette, red haired, fair skinned and beautiful. An ideal princess. Donal claims she has written to say that she's in dire straits and needs a knight in shining armour to come to her rescue.
And so begins a journey - a journey that will make or break both brothers as conflict breaks out between past, present and future.
Donal ....................... BILLY CONNOLLY
Sandy ...................... BRIAN COX
Hamish/Mr Quigley.... JOHN KIELTY
Jeanette/Leonora ...... SANDY McDADE
Fergus/Mungo .......... FORBES MASSON
Mother/Maybelle ....... LINDY WHITEFORD
Mary ........................ HELEN MACKAY
Margo/Mrs Quigley.... TRACY WILES
Gilchrist.................... CARL PREKOPP
Prester John/Ernie .... DAVID ASHTON
Candy ...................... VICTORIA INEZ HARDY
Producer/Director.......David Ian Neville.
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