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10 Things Never to Say to a Woman Trying to Conceive
Bethany Sanders: There are the "Fertile Myrtles" (women who get pregnant with ease). And then there are the rest of us.
Conceiving our first child wasn't easy. A year had passed since we'd started trying, and it seemed like everyone around us was getting pregnant. Scratch that: Everyone around us was getting pregnant, and even though I was happy for them, it hurt.
Whether it's due to infertility or just bad luck, failing to conceive can be stressful. It's hard enough to face that lonely pink line every month without having friends and family rub it in with well-meaning "advice." If you know someone who is trying to conceive, here are 10 things you should never say to her -- and one thing that you probably should.
10 Things Never to Say to a Woman Trying to Conceive
Just Relax!Don't Think About it and It Will Happen
While it's true that stress may contribute to infertility, the fact is that it's a medical issue that can't be solved by taking a bubble bath.Besides, have you ever tried to relax on command?Here, try it:RELAX.Feel better?Told you.
Maybe You're Doing it Wrong
Huh.Well, maybe you're doing it wrong.Once you get passed a certain age, the mechanics of baby making just aren't that mysterious, people.You just made your infertile friend feel like she's too stupid to figure it out.
Everything Happens for a Reason
Or it's God's plan. If God had a plan that you should suddenly become unemployed, would you not go out and look for another job?People with no sensitivity meter think this statement is comforting, but it's actually quite hurtful.We all -- those of us who believe in God, anyway -- want to believe that God wants the best for us.
There Are Worse Things That Could Happen
Infertility is emotionally, spiritually, and, often, physically painful.Don't negate another person's pain by pointing out that there are others out there who hurt more.There are no winners in the Pain Olympics.
At Least You're Having Fun Trying!
Studies show that more than 50 percent of couples report a loss of interest in sex while dealing with infertility, so ... not so much.Ever have to pee on a stick to find out if it's time to have sex?Or had to check your cervical mucus?Romantic.
My Kids are Driving Me Crazy. Why Don't You Take Them?
Your friend wants to be a parent, not a babysitter.And inside, she's quietly hating you for rubbing your fertility in her face.
You're So Lucky.You Get to Sleep In/Travel/Stay Out Late
This is the perfect way to minimize your friend's pain and daily struggle with infertility.Morning sickness, weight gain, sleepless nights, empty bank accounts -- these are things your friend is actively looking forward to, because they are part of the joy of being a parent.
It's Simple. Just Adopt!
Though an infertile couple may eventually turn to adoption, there's nothing simple about coming to that decision, and the adoption process itself is often long, expensive, and complicated.
I Think You Should (insert unsolicited advice here)
Alternate title:My friend got pregnant by drinking Mountain Dew. Infertility is a complex issue that doesn't have one single cause. Your friend is probably already being seen by a doctor who knows far more about fertility than you ever will.
My Husband Just Walks in the Room and I Get Pregnant!
That sounds like a serious problem.You better have that checked out. Another issue you might want to take a look at:Making every conversation about you.
Many people say the wrong thing because they don't know what to say, so I'll make it easy for you.
What every woman who is trying to conceive wants to hear: "Congratulations! You'll be a great mother."
What every woman who is trying to conceive -- and failing -- wants to hear: "I'm sorry. I love you. What do you need from me?"
What's the worst thing someone said to you when you were trying to conceive?
We did get pregnant (after a year of fertility treatments) & then had a miscarriage. I was SO devastated & several people said "at least you know you can get pregnant". Yeah, that helps a LOT. Also, another favorite was "if you just relax/don't think about it, it will happen".
We tried for 2 years before I got pregnant with our beautiful baby boy. A few weeks before I discovered I was pregnant, my mother-in-law said to me (on Mother's Day) that I shouldn't count on something that might not ever happen.
The title is 10 things never to say, but I only see the 3 things you're supposed to say. As a "fertile Mrytle" with friends who are struggling, I really want to know what to say.
The just adopt was very hard to hear. It can take years.
The best thing to do for your friends is be a concerned pal. Let them open up to their heartache and fears and just be there to listen. Tell them that you are supportive of whatever they decide to do. Luckily we live in a time were there are so many options, but how to confront infertility is still a very a personal decision.
Aw, you can't conceive. How sad. Instead of selfishly "continuing your genes" and popping out a baby no one wants or needs, why not adopt a kid that NEEDS it? Or foster? People who breed disgust me. "I need to have a kid that came from ME because NO ONE ELSE IS GOOD ENOUGH."
By far my favorite so far: "Do you think you are too skinny to get pregnant?"
@Ash: Not everyone can afford the up-front costs of a private adoption, and not everybody has the emotional stamina to care for an abused or neglected child with such intense psychological scars as those who frequently end up in the foster care system. For those who do/can, it is a noble option that many will pursue. But it is not for everybody.
How about "So you still got your period, huh? I thought you were trying to conceive." YES WELL IT DOESN'T HAPPEN OVERNIGHT FOR SOME OF US, if it will ever happen at all. We don't need to be reminded that every month that our period shows up is another failure in TTC.
Great article and thanks for posting it.
I had to have a complete hysterectomy at 19 years old (it was either that or bleed to death). My husband (boyfriend at the time) comforts me as I still have a hard time with this - All I ever wanted from the time I was 4 years old was to become a 'Mom' & there are still some nights that I cry myself to sleep. My husband has been in the Navy for 13 years now (doesn't make enough for us to even foster). We don't have the money to adopt & fostering still costs money (more than if we did have any kids of our own). So, while I don't feel the pain of someone trying to conceive, I definitely feel the pain of wanting to me a 'Mom' & instead having your heart literally hurt every time you see a pregnant woman.
@ Ash & Anon; Grow a heart!
Mistakes are a part of being human. Appreciate your mistakes for what they are: precious life lessons that can only be learned the hard way. Unless it's a fatal mistake, which, at least, others can learn from.
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I can remember hearing "It takes older women longer to conceive" and "It takes an older woman longer to adjust to going off the pill". NOT what a woman who just turned 33 wants to hear. The second time I heard "At least you have one." "You have a boy, any child now would be a bonus", "You're choosing not take fertility treatments, what do you expect?" and once my 36th birthday passed "Some women stop having babies once they turn 35". After 18 months we stopped trying and gracefully accepted that God wanted us to only have one child.
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With the Paris shows officially under way, our one burning beauty question has been answered: Yes, nineties minimalism has in fact made the trip from Milan, where it was a carryover effect from both London and New York. Despite a few dips into sixties hair territory at Rochas and Giles yesterday, barefaced looks reigned at Nicolas Andreas Taralis and Limi Feu—not to mention Dries Van Noten, where makeup artist Peter Philips has perfected the no-frills face over the past few seasons. But leave it to Philips to stake his claim on the familiar territory for Fall by adding a dash of extraordinary to what has become a general trend toward the ordinary. Like Linda Cantello at Armani, Philips chose to make his statement with the brow, adding an extra element to an otherwise plain approach by penciling in a sharp, short black line and blending it seamlessly into the natural curvature of models' arches. You could barely see the precision of his handiwork on the runway, where the additional step served to bring a subtle strength to the face, without detracting from the clothes. And that's what's great about Philips' work: Even his simplest ideas have impact.
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We've heard it before: family ministry is where it's at; you should team up with parents and develop a family friendly youth ministry.
This is easier said than done. Making student ministry more family friendly is many times difficult. Still, one element of "family friendly" youth ministry is obtainable: parental involvement.
So how can you get parents more involved in your ministry? Perhaps the secular world can offer some guidance.
In a 2005 study conducted by Deslandes and Bertrand, researchers attempted to determine what motivated parents to get involved with their children's school activities. After studying almost 800 parents of adolescents, they discovered that parents became more involved in their teenagers' school work if a) their child invited them to get involved, b) if the parents felt they could be helpful in the process, and c) if the teacher invited them to get involved.
Applying these results to youth ministry would compel the wise youth minister to:
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While there are many other things one can do to promote a family enriched youth ministry, parent involvement is a critical key to a "family friendly" youth ministry.For more information on "Family Friendly Youth Ministry," attend the Youth Ministry Summit and hear Mark Devries speak on the issue.


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Woman Mauled to Death by Her Pet Bullmastiff Is Chilling Reminder of the Truth About ALL Dogs
Just one week ago, Dawn Brown -- a 44-year-old firefighter and owner of two other dogs -- brought home a Bullmastiff to add to her family. Two days ago, in a disturbing scene straight out of a horror movie, the dog killed her.
According to previous owners, the dog had no history of being aggressive. When Brown's husband came home Monday afternoon, he found his wife dead at the bottom of the stairs. But she hadn't fallen. The couple's new dog, who weighed about 140 pounds, had attacked her neck and killed her.
For dog lovers, this news is chilling. For someone considering a new dog, this news may mean not getting a dog at all. But the reality is, dogs are animals.
Friends of the couple say that they didn't have children, so they thought of their three dogs as their kids. Clearly, these people knew and loved dogs. It wasn't like they were new at the task of caring for a dog and didn't know how to handle it. Perhaps the dog was stressed in his new environment or spooked. Maybe we will never know what happened. But it's not really the dog's fault.
When people have dogs, they need to recognize that they are animals, not humans. In no way am I blaming Brown for what happened. This may have just been a fluke and something spooked the dog. But I do see this with other people.
Their dog bites a person and they think, "Oh he just didn't like that person." A dog bites a child and they think, "Oh that child was just in his face."
The fact is, an aggressive dog -- a dog that bites humans -- shouldn't be living in a home at all. Even if it's only every once in a while or only when it's spooked. It's not the dog's fault, but it IS the human's fault for not taking care of the situation at the first sign of trouble.
From all accounts, it sounds like the dog in this case had NOT shown aggressive tendencies, which makes it even more imperative that dogs that DO show such tendencies be properly dealt with. I have a dog. I love him like a family member. But if he bit someone? He would have to go.
Humans come first.
This story is a very sad one because Brown clearly loved dogs and never could have imagined being killed by one. It's downright horrifying to think a beloved pet could turn on us like this. But it's also a grim reminder that no matter how well we think we know our dogs, they are still animals capable of great hurt.
Does this make you think about your dog differently?
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We got a one year old German Shepherd, which is still a puppy, but when she came in the door I realized how large she was and I would need to take extra precautions with her. But she is a very submissive German Shepherd and my 6yr old is able to climb all over her. She has become very loyal in the few months we have had her
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I've always been cautious around dogs. I was bitten by my german shepherd mix when I was 2.5 years old. It was an accident, I was unsupervised by my father for a second, and I asked my dog if his food was good. We had 2 other dogs and he reacted as a dog would and bit me. He shook once and realized it was me, and let go. I had to have OVER 500 stitches in my mouth alone, and plastic surgery to fix my face. My parents kept the dog separated from my by a big fence, but they understood it wasnt the dogs fault. I'm not terrified of dogs but I am cautious and I dont like them around my face. I also NEVER leave my children unsupervised with our Brittany, not even for a second.
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nicoleeoleeNovember 16, 2012 at 9:58 AM
Big dog=big bite. If your dog EVER happens to (sadly, unfortunately) lose his mind and attack, what size of jaws do you want your dog to have? :( I do love large dogs, but I have also been bitten by a dog, as have too many people close to me. I will opt for a smaller dog for my family.
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tbrucemomNovember 16, 2012 at 10:02 AM
My beloved Rottweiler was killed by a bullmastiff so I don't have a very high opinion of the breed. Obviously a Rottweiler is also a large dog with big teeth and if it was able to kill it I'm not surprised it would kill it's owner.
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deLaLynnNovember 16, 2012 at 10:48 AMI love pitbulls and I have a black lab. I always hear that a black lab can bite to much as a pitbull but a black lab isnt going to do the damage a pitbull can afflict. if there are bad people, why cant there be just bad dogs?? they have personalities like us, is it possible for a dog to just be crazy or mean by nature??
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lissalynn83November 16, 2012 at 10:54 AM
I've always been terrified of dogs...probably because I didn't grow up with any as pets. I always had a cat as a kid, and you don't typically hear about house cats mauling people or killing them. I know that most dogs are perfectly fine and wouldn't hurt a hair on anyone, but I just keep hearing stories on the news about people being attacked by dogs, especially dogs that they just "knew" were nice dogs with no history of violence. I would like to love dogs, but I will stick to cats just because of my paranoia. Maybe someday I will get a small breed dog, with small doggie teeth.
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Stefanie AnnNovember 16, 2012 at 11:40 AMA Bullmastiff is bred with an english bulldog and a mastiff. The one in the article is a mastiff ,two very different personalities. I have a bullmastiff male and he is a giant baby. what i'm thinking is that the mastiff was not treated right by the previous owner. I'm not saying it was right but dogs don't just all of a sudden get nasty unless of illness or abuse.
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JenniferNovember 16, 2012 at 11:44 AMI have an English Mastiff and she is sweet as can be at 160lbs. Research a breed before buying it, and research the rescue dog as much as possible before bringing it home. It is true that bigger dogs have a bigger bite, but that does not mean they are more likely to bite you than a smaller dog.
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Tony BussertNovember 16, 2012 at 11:54 AMI have a bullmastiff, and this is not typical for the breed. They were bred as a "Nightwatchmen's Dog". They are bred NOT to bite. Their role was to chase down poachers at night. They would alert the nightwatchmen with a big barrel bark, chase down the poacher, knock him over and sit on him and wait for the nightwatchmen to arrive. They are pain resistant with a boxy head so they are hard to knock out. The pain resistant part makes them good with kids since a kid can pull on them and they don't seem to mind. They are a loyal family companion, but do have issues with strangers at times. Personally I don't think I would get a rescue bullmastiff as they are stubborn and smart and it takes a long while to earn their trust and loyalty. The breed is great, but you have to do your research and know what you are getting yourself into.
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the4muttsNovember 16, 2012 at 12:15 PMNo, I still love all 4 of my dogs. 2 small, 1 medium, 1 large. I don't just bring random dogs, especially large ones, into my home. I get them from SPCA or local rescue organizations while they are under a year old. That way, I can train them, learn their mannerisms, and see any progression of agression before they get too big for me to overpower. I have gotten rid of agressive dogs before, given them away to people with no kids for example. While this family had no kids, they brought in a full grown large dog, that they honestly had no idea how it behaved in certain situations. The pevious owners aren't going to say "oh, yeah, he was super agressive" after it just KILLED someone.
I love dogs, but yes, they're animals, and need to be evaluated before being brought into any home as adults.


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For Mara Hoffman's F/W '13 collection, TIGI lead stylist Nick Owen and Maybelline lead artist Charlotte Willer conjured up a runway full of what they called "mystic gypsies." For the hair, Owen used TIGI Catwalk Session Series Styling Cream to create "shiny, really polished hair on the top." Next, sections of hair from the bottom were twisted with TIGI mousse to create "a rope-like texture." Once hair set, sections were pulled apart and a chain was added from ear to ear.
Willer used gel liner on the eye to create a modified cat eye—pulling the liner straight out from the middle of the eye. She combined concealer and Color Sensational Lipcolor in Totally Toffee for a muted beige lip.
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Chris Benz always does something unexpected at his shows, but we would never in a million years been able to predict the two main beauty inspirations for his spring presentation. "Chris spends a lot of time in Japan, so there's this Japanese schoolgirl element," explained lead stylist Nick Owen of TIGI. "We also talked about zombie-esque girls; girls who were a bit vacant." So how exactly does this come together? If you're Owen, that means styling the hair with plenty of texture and a topknot.


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Sarah Sharp is a talented songwriter, music supervisor, and the lead singer of the Austin-based Jitterbug Vipers. I chatted with her about music licensing, marketing tactics, and standing out in Austin's crowded music scene. [Read more...]
How to Ace Your Music Business Meetings
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If you've ever had a corporate day job, you know how terrible meetings can be. The worst meetings can be mind-numbingly boring wastes of time. Just because the music business tends to be on the creative end of the spectrum doesn't mean it's immune to bad meetings.
Given the swift pace of the industry, no one can afford to burn time on an unproductive music business meeting. You may land only 15 minutes in front of an important decision maker, so every minute counts.
But don't stress. There are three components of a successful meeting: preparation, the meeting itself, and the follow up. Here's how to pull off each one so you'll ace your next music business meeting.
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We've all heard about musicians playing concerts for charity. Boston's own The Blind Woods takes that idea to the next level with a charity tour.
I spoke with vocalist and frontwoman Andrea Belanger about how The Blind Woods combines touring with cause advocacy and volunteerism on their Action and Music Tour.
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The following is a guest post for digital music distribution company Ditto Music.
The music business is a tricky industry. There are plenty of career hurdles that lack easy, clear answers. Countless musicians get lost in the woods searching for answers, and many never find the formula for success. No music success story is the same, after all.
But you're dedicating your life to music, and you're not going to quit without a fight. Good! That's the attitude you'll need. I'm not going to hold your hand and lead you down the path to prosperity, though. I will give you a big, sharp machete to clear your own way.
Concert Ticket + Album Download Bundle: Already Doomed?
There's a trend emerging of artists bundling album downloads with concert tickets. After purchasing a show ticket, the fan receives a download link with their receipt.
Seems like a great value add, right? Well, yes and no.
The first time it happened, I didn't expect it. The surprise made me feel special. Like the band appreciated my commitment to see them live and support their art.
I also see how bundling downloads and tickets can enhance the live experience. By giving the latest album to fans in advance, the audience will know the new songs better. Instead of being bummed an artist didn't play a track from the last album, more people will be glad to hear new favorites.
So this sort of bundle is a pretty cool thing. Here comes the wet towel.
For me, streaming music makes offering these bundles the equivalent of getting a gift card to a restaurant I never go to.
I sincerely appreciate the thought. Really. I do. I just never go to that place anymore because it's out of the way, and I already have plenty of other great places to eat across the street from my home.
This is frustrating, because the marketer in me loves the concept of packing extra value into the live experience. But as a consumer, album downloads are starting to fall flat because of streaming services.
Is there anything that can keep the concert + music download bundle alive? I'm not sure. Perhaps if artists offer rarities or provide live recordings of events after their conclusion. As innovative as the ticket + album download bundle seems on the surface, it looks like its days are already numbered.
Summer NAMM Public Day Offers Networking, Retail, and Educational Opportunities
The Summer National Association of Music Merchants convention took place in Nashville, TN July 12-14. NAMM conferences are member-only events to show off the latest music retail and technology, but July 14th was open to the public.
NAMM Public Day is well worth the $15 price of admission for independent musicians. Make no mistake: this is a trade show focused on music manufacturers. Musicians can still benefit from plenty of networking opportunities, gear sales, and educational sessions.


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The Buzz Swanky Sweater Christmas Jam is just days away. Jared Leto stopped by The Daily Show with Jon Stewart on Tuesday night to discuss his role in the new movie "The Dallas Buyers Club." He discussed the amount of weight he had to loose for the part in 3 weeks. And he also discusses the documentary that 30 Seconds To Mars did about their lawsuit they were involved in with their old record label.
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Relationships normally take hard work but when someone's heart still belongs to their ex it can only make it harder. Is Andrea willing to fight for Joel?
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The 41-year-old underwent successful sex-change surgery over the last few years, and will shortly face a court to ask for his gender to be legally changed to male.
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KALAMAZOO (WKZO) -- It's still in the planning stages but, Kalamazoo Valley Community College has partnered with Kalamazoo Community Health Services to build a new campus near Crosstown Parkway and the New Bronson Hospital Campus dedicated to healthy living, healthy eating and healthy minds.
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An inline check valve having a piston member and a seat in a valve body having a larger diameter at the end thereof away from the piston. The seat is retained within a groove by a seat retainer which prevents removal of the seat from the groove without deformation of the seat.
FIELD OF THE INVENTION This invention is in the field of check valves which allow free flow of fluid in one direction and prevent flow in the opposite direction and is particularly suited to area ruled check valves in which the cross sectional area exposed to flow of fluid through its passage through the valve is unchanged so that resistance to flow is minimized. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION Check valves are commonly made in the swing check style where a disc or flapper is tilted to allow flow of fluids beneath the flapper in one direction, but the flapper swings shut tightly when flow is reversed. Such a prior art valve is shown schematically in FIG. 1. Because swing check valves often do not close quickly enough, or because the flow pattern through a swing check is not smooth, other styles are sometimes used. The inline check valve shown and described fully in U.S. Pat. No. 4,911,196 is an example of a valve that has superior flow and faster closing characteristics. An inline or area ruled check valve generally has five principal components. Sometimes these components are made of several pieces, but the combined intent is the same. A body is the main component that holds together all other parts, fits against or between line flanges, and forms the basic conduit through which fluid flows. A piston is mounted within the valve body and is constrained to move only in a lateral direction. The piston moves under urging of the flow away from the seat and fluid flows smoothly through the valve body around the piston and out the downstream end of the valve. When flow is reversed the piston moves under urging of the fluid and also urged by the spring mechanism against the seat and stops all flow. A cage is usually installed to guide the piston in its movement between positions. A seat is usually installed near the upstream end of the valve where the piston will mate easily with it when the flow is reversed. A spring is installed between cage and piston to urge the piston toward the closed or reversed position. SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION This application is directed only to an inline type of check valve and is particularly directed to a superior method of making such a check valve. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS FIG. 1 is an orthographic view of a prior art swing type check valve; FIG. 2 is an orthographic view of the proposed inline check valve showing closed and open positions; FIG. 3 is a detailed view showing a portion of the inline check valve seat; FIG. 4 is a portion of the inline check valve showing a preferred method for machining close-fitting, sliding surfaces. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Referring to the drawings, FIG. 1 shows a prior art check valve in the reverse flow or stopped position in the left view and in the normal flowing position in the right view. A swing check valve comprises body (10), swing check (12), and seat area (14) where the swing check (12) makes contact to stop flow. Flow lines (16) indicate the flow of fluid beneath the swing check. FIG. 2 shows an inline or area ruled check valve. The left view of FIG. 2 shows the valve in the stopped or reverse flow condition and the right view shows the normal flow condition. The inline check valve comprises a body (20) and a piston (24) which moves between open and closed positions. Spring (26) helps force the piston (24) into the closed position on the left side of FIG. 2 and contracts to allow the piston (24) to move to the normal flow position shown on the right side of FIG. 2. A seat (28) makes contact with the piston (24) when reversed flow condition occurs. Cage (22) guides the piston (24) between open and closed positions and serves to constrain the piston (24) from radial movement while allowing it to move freely in the longitudinal direction. Flow lines (29) indicate the generally smooth flow of fluid through an inline style valve.
Inline check valves generally require a seat installed at the upstream end upon which the piston member closes when flow is reversed. The manufacture of this seat is often difficult as a plastic sealing member must be trapped and held firmly in position. In my design the seat is in two pieces. Referring to FIG. 3, seat member (34a and 34b) is made of elastomeric material having a modulus of elasticity less than 1 million pounds per square inch per inch. This member is made with a reentrant design that can be installed only because of the low modulus of elasticity. Seat member (34b) is shown in the free position whereas seat (34a) is shown installed. The OD of seat member (34a) designated as (36) is larger at one end than the other and fits in a mating recess and can only be compressed into that recess because the seat is made of the relatively low modulus of elasticity material. The OD (40) of seat retainer (32b) is essentially uniform in diameter and fits in a recess (38) of uniform diameter in body (30). The diameters must be very close to each other because seat retainer (32a) and body (30) are made of relatively high modulus of elasticity materials which will not allow significant compression. Seat retainer (32b) shows the seat retainer in the uninstalled position and seat retainer (32a) shows it as installed. The seat retainer (32b) is made from a material having a modulus of elasticity more than 10 million pounds per square inch per inch and often more than 25 million pounds per square inch per inch. The seat retainer (32b) is pressed into a mating recess (38) in the body (30) and will stay in place because of its high modulus of elasticity. Seat retainer (32b) has a generally uniform outside diameter as it can be compressed only very slightly as it is installed in body (30) because both have a very high modulus of elasticity. Once the seat retainer (32b) is in position (32a), seat member (34a) cannot move because of the reentrant nature of the design. The seat member (34a), while of low modulus material, is nevertheless essentially incompressible and cannot be removed until the seat retainer (32b) is first removed. Another manufacturing difficulty is maintaining close clearances between mating parts that must slide relative to each other. Referring to FIG. 2, for instance, piston (24) slides relative to cage (22). Frequently the clearance between two such sliding parts is as little as 0.001 to 0.060 inches. Machining tolerances as close as +/-0.0005 inches as is necessary to maintain such close clearances is understandably difficult. Further there is the possibility of particles becoming lodged between the mating parts which can cause scoring and binding. An unusual method of maintaining a close clearance while also providing for a place where particles can be trapped without causing difficulties has been built into this inline check valve. Referring to FIG. 4, members (52) and (50) slide relative to each other. At least one of the surfaces is machined with a thread or series of grooves that is purposely made a few thousandths of an inch to as much as 20 thousandths of an inch oversized causing an interference. Then a second cut is made at the desired diameter by truncating the surfaces of the thread and maintaining clearance (58) between surfaces (57) and (54). Machining surface (56) is easier because the cut is intermittent and provides for automatic chip breakage. In addition the surface now has sizeable grooves to absorb particles which may be substantially larger than the actual clearance. If desired, both surfaces can be made as a series of grooves providing only that the grooves do not match each other so that clearance (58) can be maintained. While preferred embodiments of the present invention have been illustrated in detail, it is apparent that modifications and adaptations of the preferred embodiments will occur to those skilled in the art. However, it is to be expressly understood that such modifications and adaptations are within the spirit and scope of the present invention as set forth in the following claims.


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Former BJP chief Bangaru convicted for taking bribe
He was convicted by Additional Sessions Judge Kanwaljeet Arora. Laxman was taken into juidicial custody and arguments on sentencing will be heard Saturday.
The case dates back to 2001, when newsportal tehelka.com carried out a sting operation that caught Laxman on camera receiving money from an undercover journalist posing as an arms dealer. He later resigned as the BJP chief. Accepting the charges of the Central Bureau of Investigation, the court said it has established its case against Laxman for accepting bribe from a fake arms dealer.
"The CBI had been able to establish its allegation, so accused is convicted and punishable under section 9 of Prevention of Corruption Act," the court said. Tehelka had released CDs showing Laxman accepting money for awarding a contract to a fictitious Britain-based company M/s West End International, for the supply of hand-held thermal imagers to the Indian Army.
A Delhi court May 2011 framed corruption charges against Laxman. The CBI, in its chargesheet, said that Laxman accepted Rs.1 lakh from the representatives of the purported firm in 2001 at his office for pursuing their proposal to supply certain products to the army.
"Tehelka portal scribes, impersonating as representatives of West End International, had held eight meetings with Laxman between Dec 23, 2000 and Jan 7, 2001, projecting themselves as suppliers of defence-related products," said the chargesheet.
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Support schemes for renewable electricity in the EU
AbstractThis paper discusses the level and design of support schemes used to promote renewable electricity in Europe. A theoretical model is presented to determine optimal renewable energy policies. Policies that solely aim to address environmental externalities and energy security risks are unlikely to make renewable power technologies competitive. Learning effects and spillovers are necessary to justify the need for support schemes. The analysis suggests that feed-in premiums guaranteed in addition to the electricity market price should be preferred over feed-in tariffs, which provide the eligible power producer with a guaranteed price. The premiums should be time limited and frequently reviewed. Once the technology becomes competitive, tradable green certificates would be a more suitable support instrument. As regards wind energy, the available estimates of externalities suggest that levels are probably too high in many Member States. In addition, the current promotion of photovoltaics could possibly be more cost-efficient if it targeted technology development more directly.
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Bibliographic InfoPaper provided by Directorate General Economic and Monetary Affairs (DG ECFIN), European Commission in its series European Economy - Economic Papers with number 408.
Length: 61 pages
Date of creation: Apr 2010
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Handle: RePEc:euf:ecopap:0408
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Related researchKeywords: european union; eu; setzer; wolff; van den Noord; euro area; money; heterogeneity; money holdings;
Find related papers by JEL classification:
- Q42 - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics - - Energy - - - Alternative Energy Sources
- Q48 - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics - - Energy - - - Government Policy
- H23 - Public Economics - - Taxation, Subsidies, and Revenue - - - Externalities; Redistributive Effects; Environmental Taxes and Subsidies
This paper has been announced in the following NEP Reports:
- NEP-ALL-2010-05-08 (All new papers)
- NEP-ENE-2010-05-08 (Energy Economics)
- NEP-ENV-2010-05-08 (Environmental Economics)
- NEP-EUR-2010-05-08 (Microeconomic European Issues)
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- Larsson, Simon & Fantazzini, Dean & Davidsson, Simon & Kullander, Sven & Hook, Mikael, 2013.
"Reviewing electricity production cost assessments,"
MPRA Paper
50306, University Library of Munich, Germany.
- Larsson, Simon & Fantazzini, Dean & Davidsson, Simon & Kullander, Sven & Höök, Mikael, 2014. "Reviewing electricity production cost assessments," Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, Elsevier, vol. 30(C), pages 170-183.
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