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USight.com Testimonials in their T.V. ads are BOGUS!! consumer ripoff Orem Utah
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Obituary for Freda Kerrick Miller
22 April, 1896 - 13 October, 1930
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I have been to dozens of caves\tombs\dungeons more than once, and they definitely do not respawn after you've cleared them.
For a good portion of the game I did not mark the caves on the map that I had already visited because I was too lazy to do it. The way that I knew I had been to one before was because it would be empty of creatures. I finally started to mark the places I had been about 30-40 hours into the game, never once did I ever return to one of those places and find it repopulated.
There might be some special places that do respawn for whatever reason, but the average cave\dungeon did not.
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When a child misbehaves, or needs to change and shift their behavior, the adult in charge puts them into a time out for one minute for each year. After the time is up, the adult tells the child why they were put into time out and asks for an apology. Once received, the adult allows the child to continue on with their day.
Why, as adults, do we not use this practice on ourselves? Did we suddenly become so perfect? Of course not! As a child, our parent or guardian kept us accountable for bad behavior. Today, we are the accountable adult that keeps our behavior in check.
How can you, an adult, use the techniques of a time out to improve your bad behavior?
(1) Recognize when you are not being productive or when you are engaging in bad behavior. This can mean anything — bad behavior can include eating bad foods, yelling at someone, surfing the internet at work, or not being productive at the office.
(2) Write down your bad behavior on a piece of paper, ideally in a ‘time out’ journal. By writing down your bad behavior, you’ll be able to remind yourself later of why you put yourself in a self imposed time out. By putting it into a journal, you can elaborate later about how you got to that mental place to begin with, and see if you have a consistent pattern of putting yourself into a time out for the same thing. It will help you identify if a patterned ‘time out’ is a habit you need to change.
(3) Take your time out. As an adult, though, you don’t have to stand in a corner. Ideally, go for a walk, sit on a park bench, or take a bath for one minute for each year of your age. You can also opt to go for a jog or a power walk if your schedule allows. During your time out, you are not allowed to watch TV — that part hasn’t changed! 🙂 If time constraint is an issue, your time out should be a minimum of 15 minutes. The most important thing is that you find a change of scenery.
(4) Read your note from step 2. After your time out, read the note about why you put yourself there in the first place. Reflect now, with a clearer head, what you feel you were doing wrong or what your changed perspective is. Write down your thoughts below the quote.
(5) Apologize to yourself and do a five second ‘self hug.’ Reward yourself for recognizing your ‘bad behavior’ with a self hug. Embrace yourself and close your eyes for five seconds. Then, put your journal away and move on with your day!
You will feel refreshed, have an altered shift of personal energy, and be empowered to conquer the rest of your day. Enjoy!! Kpl 🙂


Why Buy Healthy, Non-GMO Pet Food?
There are always dangers to the health of any living creature that eats food created in a science lab. Studies have found that rats fed GMO corn showed significant kidney and liver disease after only 90 days had negative effects on other organs as well, including the heart and spleen. The FDA has not posed the strict regulations on genetically modified foods that they have with other drugs and consumed products. Therefore the full extent of the necessary research has not been conducted.
Keeping our pets healthy is our responsibility, and the choices we make will greatly affect them. Unfortunately, today there are many pet food products that are unhealthy and can actually be toxic over time to our beloved pets. These products are marketed and labeled as “natural” and “healthy” but are actually not healthy or natural at all.
When shopping at GMOFreePetFood.com you can rest assured that you are buying your pet some of the most nutrient-dense, toxin-free and GMO-free food available for your pet.


So much for all that huffing and puffing about Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson not adding new events to their schedules. Or half-events, as the case may be. With both missing the cut last Friday at The Greenbrier, the hidden-appearance-fee reverberations have lasted well into this week.
One published report has Woods hauling $1.8 million to show up in West Virginia. Mickelson supposedly got $1 million, so it’s fair to figure the 3-year-old tournament didn’t get its money’s worth. Of course, the paid-to-play talk had to get louder once the game’s two biggest needle-movers skipped town after 36 holes.
Just wondering: Are there even enough people within driving distance of The Greenbrier to justify $2.8 million as it relates to the box office? Some tournament hosts can blow their noses with a $100 bill. If money is no object and you’re looking for a better spot on the PGA Tour map, there are sillier things to do with your cash.
Never mind that appearance fees are either illegal or taboo on the Tour, depending on who’s getting paid, who’s doing the paying and how discreetly the transaction is made. This particular case would seem to make sense. When a U.S. player is paid to go overseas and compete against his own tour, however, he is weakening the product that made him rich to begin with. That’s not healthy.
Camp Ponte Vedra can’t do much to stop those excursions. Only top-tier players are compensated for appearing in international events – resistance from headquarters wouldn’t be good for business, either. The independent-contractor shingle goes a long way toward protecting a star’s best interests, and though everybody from Woods down needs a release from the Tour to play in a conflicting event, that process is a mere formality.
The reality? If you’re one of the world’s best golfers, there will be money on the side. A couple of years before the Doral Tour stop turned into a World Golf Championship, the game’s largest management agency worked a deal that had several of its players come to Miami early for a clinic. I remember Retief Goosen making $150,000 to hit a few-dozen golf balls on a Tuesday morning.
No big deal, but the arrangement did raise a few eyebrows, and the Tour tends to look the other way on such matters. “It’s not something I’ve ever heard discussed [in meetings],” says one veteran player. “The thinking is, if nobody has a problem with it, there’s no reason to [prevent] it.”
Some rules are best left unenforced. With The Greenbrier folks committing to the Tour through 2021 and looking for more than a glorified minor-league tournament, there’s no reason to oppose any proactive attempt to upgrade a field. We’ve got enough meaningless events as it is – and dozens upon dozens of faceless pros who have no bearing on the actual success or failure of the product.
Back in his prime, Woods would go overseas, pocket the check for a couple million and still break out the game face by Friday afternoon. Mickelson is more of a homebody, but when it comes to performance-driven alpha males, these two wouldn’t know how to dog it for the dough if they tried. To think that either wasn’t playing hard at The Greenbrier is simply blasphemous.
On the other hand, we’ve seen John Daly receive a fee to show up, then stink up the joint or walk off in surrender, his obligation to those who compensated him conveniently forgotten. There is an obvious downside to appearance fees. In a perfect world, you wouldn’t need them, but with all those bloated purses has come a form of competitive stratification.
The rich get richer and don’t need to compete nearly as often, which is hardly a perfect world at all. In a star-driven enterprise such as pro golf, it is the chilly reality.


Deonte Burton was named the MW preseason media team.
Oct. 22, 2012
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. - The Mountain West released its men's basketball preseason media poll and all-Conference team today, as selected by a voting panel comprised of Conference media.
University of Nevada junior point guard Deonte Burton was selected to the Mountain preseason media team. Burton, the 2012 Western Athletic Conference Player of the Year and Associated Press honorable mention All-American, led the Wolf Pack in scoring at 14.8 points per game.
In its first season in the MW the Wolf Pack are picked to finish fifth behind San Diego State, UNLV, New Mexico and Colorado State. The Pack received 89 points in the poll. SDSU garnered 10 first place votes and UNLV eight.
Defending Mountain West co-regular-season champion San Diego State edged UNLV as the preseason favorite to win the MW men's basketball regular-season title in 2012-13. The Aztecs received 10 of 18 first-place votes and 153 points to garner the top spot in the poll. The Runnin' Rebels claimed the remaining eight first-place votes and 151 points for second place. New Mexico garnered 122 points to finish third, followed by Colorado State, who collected 106 points for fourth place. Mountain West newcomer Nevada earned 89 points to finish fifth, followed by Wyoming (70 points) in sixth, MW newcomer Fresno State (49 points) in seventh, Boise State (43 points) in eighth and Air Force (27 points) in ninth to round out the poll.
San Diego State amassed a 26-8 overall record in 2011-12 en route to capturing a share of the MW regular-season crown with a 10-4 mark. The Aztecs made their third consecutive NCAA tournament appearance last year, receiving an at-large bid, and enter the 2012-13 campaign ranked No. 20 in the preseason USA Today/ESPN Coaches' top 25 poll. Four of five starters return among seven letterwinners for 14th-year head coach Steve Fisher, led by the 2011-12 MW Player of the Year Jamaal Franklin (Jr., G) and fellow all-MW performers Chase Tapley (Sr., G) and Xavier Thames (Jr., G).
UNLV turned in a third-place effort (9-5) in regular-season Conference action a year ago and closed out the 2011-12 campaign with a 26-9 overall mark. The Runnin' Rebels made their sixth straight postseason appearance, receiving an at-large berth to the 2012 NCAA tournament. Six letterwinners, including two starters, return under the direction of second-year head coach Dave Rice. The Rebels, who enter the 2012-13 campaign ranked No. 19 in the preseason Coaches' poll, are led by 2011-12 MW Newcomer of the Year Mike Moser (Jr., F) and all-MW senior guard Anthony Marshall.
Defending Mountain West tournament champion New Mexico returns three of five starters among eight letterwinners from a 2011-12 squad that compiled a 28-7 overall record and earned a share of the MW regular-season crown (10-4). The Lobos ended the season ranked No. 21 and 23 in the final AP and Coaches' polls, respectively, and made their sixth straight trip to the postseason, advancing to the third round of the NCAA tournament. Headlining UNM's cast of returnees for sixth-year head coach Steve Alford are all-MW junior guards Kendall Williams and Tony Snell.
One senior and four juniors representing four institutions were chosen for the 2012-13 preseason all-MW team. San Diego State's Jamaal Franklin received Preseason MW Player of the Year honors, while San Diego State's Dwayne Polee II and UNLV's Bryce DeJean-Jones shared Preseason Newcomer of the Year accolades. UNLV's Anthony Bennett earned Preseason Freshman of the Year kudos.
The Mountain West will begin its 14th season of basketball competition on Friday, November 9.
2012-13 MW MEN'S BASKETBALL
1. San Diego State (10), 153
2. UNLV (8), 151
3. New Mexico, 122
4. Colorado State, 106
5. Nevada, 89
6. Wyoming, 70
7. Fresno State, 49
8. Boise State, 43
9. Air Force, 27
PRESEASON ALL-MW TEAM PLAYER PROFILES
Preseason Player of the Year: Jamaal Franklin (6-5, 195, Jr., G, San Diego State)
Named a 2012-13 preseason third-team All-American by Sporting News. Selected the 2011-12 Mountain West Player of the Year. Also received first-team all-MW honors and Associated Press All-American honorable mention last season. Led the MW with 17.4 points per game while also ranking among league leaders with a team-best 7.9 rebounding average a year ago.
Deonte Burton (6-3, 190, Jr., G, Nevada)
Named the 2011-12 WAC Player of the Year. Also received first-team all-conference and Associated Press All-American honorable mention accolades last season. Led the Wolf Pack with a 14.8 scoring average in 2011-12. Has started all 67 games at Nevada, collecting 261 assists and 79 steals for his career.
Kendall Williams (6-4, 185, Jr., G, New Mexico)
Named second-team all-Mountain West in 2011-12 after earning MW Freshman of the Year and all-MW honorable mention accolades the previous season. Led the Lobos in assists (142) and steals (46) a year ago. Ranked second on the squad in scoring (12.1 ppg) in 2011-12. Converted 39 3-pointers last season.
Chase Tapley (6-3, 185, Sr., G, San Diego State)
Three-year starter who enters 2012-13 season having started 43 consecutive games. Was a 2011-12 all-Mountain West second-team selection. Second-leading returning scorer (15.8 ppg) in the Mountain West in 2012-13. Shot 45.5 percent (200-of-440) from the field a year ago.
Mike Moser (6-8, 210, Jr., F, UNLV)
Earned Associated Press All-America honorable mention last season. Named the 2011-12 MW Newcomer of the Year and was a first-team all-MW selection. Also was named to the MW all-defensive team. Led the Runnin' Rebels in both scoring (14.0 ppg) and rebounding (10.5 rpg) last season. Top returning rebounder in the MW in 2012-13. Shot 45 percent from the floor and led the league with 68 steals last season.
Preseason Co-Newcomer of the Year: Dwayne Polee II (6-7, 195, So., F, San Diego State)
Sat out the 2011-12 season after transferring to San Diego State from St. John's. Played in all 33 of the Red Storm's contests as a freshman in 2010-11, making 27 starts. Averaged nearly 15 minutes of action while contributing 4.4 points and 2.5 rebounds per game. Shot 45.6 percent from the floor. Nearly a third of his rebounds (26-of-81) were on the offensive end.
Preseason Co-Newcomer of the Year: Bryce Dejean-Jones (6-5, 200, So., G, UNLV)
Sat out the 2011-12 season after transferring to UNLV from USC. Played in 18 games as a freshman in 2010-11 for the Trojans, starting the first 10. Averaged nearly 21 minutes of action while contributing 7.6 points and 2.6 rebounds per game. Also recorded 28 assists and 20 steals.
Preseason Freshman of the Year: Anthony Bennett (6-8, 240, G, UNLV)
Named a McDonald's High School All-American his senior year at Findlay College Prep. Averaged 16.3 points and a school-record 10.1 rebounds last season while helping Findlay Prep to a 32-1 record and the championship of the National High School Invitational, earning Tournament MVP honors. Shot 62.6 percent from the field during his two seasons at Findlay Prep, including 40 percent from 3-point range.
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there is a easter egg at the end just letting you know thats all.
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The 1st Tuesday of each month from 5:30pm-7:00pm we will be hosting the Prescott Tri-City Ostomy Support Group at our store. This group is free to attend for people who have had ostomy surgery; Spouses, children, parents, caregivers, etc. are also invited to attend. Meetings consist of informative speakers, new products, sharing of feelings, and discussion of the management of an ostomy.
The next meeting will be Tuesday, Sept. 1st and the speaker will be Jan Randall, WOCN nurse at YRMC.
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|Publication number||US4952214 A|
|Application number||US 07/308,257|
|Publication date||28 Aug 1990|
|Filing date||8 Feb 1989|
|Priority date||20 Aug 1981|
|Publication number||07308257, 308257, US 4952214 A, US 4952214A, US-A-4952214, US4952214 A, US4952214A|
|Inventors||John E. Comparetto|
|Original Assignee||Ohio Medical Instrument Co., Inc.|
|Export Citation||BiBTeX, EndNote, RefMan|
|Patent Citations (15), Non-Patent Citations (1), Referenced by (63), Classifications (8), Legal Events (8)|
|External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, Espacenet|
This application is a continuation-in-part of my co-pending application Ser. No. 06/841,948, titled "The X-Osteoguide, and Arcuate Bone Cutters", filed Mar. 20, 1986, now abandoned, which was in turn a continuation-in-part of application Ser. No. 06/749,475, titled "Electronic Guidance for Bone Wedge Excision", filed June 27, 1985, now U.S. Pat. No. 4,664,102; and of application Ser. No. 06/721,640, titled "Arcuate Bone Cutter and Wedge Guide System," filed Apr. 10, 1985, now U.S. Pat. No. 4,708,133; and a continuation in part of application Ser. No. 667,424, filed Nov. 1, 1984, now U.S. Pat. No. 4,632,102, issued Dec. 30, 1986, which was in turn a division of application Ser. No. 294,653, filed Aug. 20, 1981, now U.S. Pat. No. 4,501,268, issued Feb. 26, 1985.
This invention relates to the making of cuts in the bone of a patient for the purpose of correcting an angular bone deformity.
Curved osteotomy cuts have been made with great difficulty by the use of oscillating saws and various types of blades. One prior method was to use a template having a series of holes that described a desired arc. The template was used to position a series of drill holes in bone that were then connected by sawing in connect-the-dots fashion.
Reese Pat. No. 4,627,425 discloses an apparatus with two separate guides for removing a straight-sided wedge of bone, wherein a first cut is made with a first guide, the cut being through the full thickness (depth) of the bone, a follower is placed in the first cut and a second guide is positioned at a desired angle to the follower and a second cut is made to free a wedge shaped section. The bone is not cut across its complete width; and no arcuate osteotomy is performed.
Broadly, the objective of this invention has been to provide an improved cutting blade, a more precise and more easily used guide apparatus, and an improved method of performing an osteotomy.
More specifically, an object of the invention has been to provide a stronger, more controllable, and more accurate bone cutting blade for use with a reciprocating saw.
A further object of the invention has been to provide a blade cutting guide for making straight and/or arcuate cuts in performing an osteotomy, and which will enable such cuts to be made more precisely.
A still further object of this invention has been the provision of a better method for making cuts to remove a wedge-shaped piece of bone to correct an angular deformity.
The osteotomy saw guide of this invention presents two intersecting slots. The main slot is arcuate and is used in making a curved cut in a bone; the other slot may be either straight or arcuate and is used in cutting out a wedge-shaped section from the bone. The two slots cross or intersect, like an "X". The slots guide a saw blade, which may be either be straight or curved and which passes through one or both slots, to make arcuate and/or straight cuts in a bone.
In making an osteotomy in accordance with the method of this invention, an arcuate cut is first made which extends from one side of the bone across part of its width. A wedge-shaped section, extending from the arc to the side of the bone, is then cut out and removed. The two segments of the severed bone are articulated about the arc, to close the gap left by removal of the wedge. The abutting arcuate surfaces provide a larger load-bearing area and improve regrowth of the bone (further discussion of the arcuate osteotomy technique is set forth in my prior Pat. No. 4,501,268, issued Feb. 26, 1985).
To facilitate making such cuts, the guide of this invention is preferably positioned on the bone by a bone pin which passes through a pivot hole offset from the slots. With the guide secured to the bone, the arcuate cut is made by guiding a blade along the main slot; a first wedge-forming cut is made by moving a blade along the second slot, to intersect the arcuate cut. The first wedge-forming cut is made only partially through the thickness of the bone; it should not cut the entire thickness of the bone, which would completely sever the bone across its width and thereby make it much more difficult to precisely define the wedge angle and accurately position the second wedge-forming cut. A zero locator or marker is placed through the guide where the two slots intersect and into the bone at the intersection of the cuts. The guide is then rotated about its pivot point to reposition the second slot a desired angular distance from its initial position over the first wedge cut; this angle should be selected to correspond to the degree of crook or deformity to be removed from the bone. A second wedge-forming cut is then made by guiding the saw blade along the second slot in its thus shifted position. This second wedge cut is made through the thickness of the bone; the bone is thereby completely severed into two segments. The first wedge cut is then completed by sawing through it to sever the wedge. The bone segments are then articulated about the curved cut to "close" the wedge-shaped gap and thereby reposition the bone segments in a new, straightened position for regrowth.
An arcuate saw blade is also provided, for use with or without the guide and method of the invention. The blade has a body which is cylindrically curved (like a segment of the wall of a cylinder, on an arc having a specific radius of curvature) and which presents bone cutting teeth along an edge thereof which is transverse to the radius of curvature. A driving shank, narrower than the blade, is affixed to the blade parallel to and preferably directly in line with the cutting edge. This configuration provides improved resistance to twist and deflection of the blade in cutting. The body of the blade trails behind the cutting edge and tracks in the arcuate slot as it is being cut, to form a curved cut of radius corresponding to the curvature of the blade. The shank may have a non-circular geometrical cross-sectional shape, by which it can be confined in a given orientation in a swing arm, for cutting arcs of different radii and with surfaces which will tightly mate for regrowth.
FIG. 1 is a diagrammatic fragmentary plan view of a portion of a bone in which an arcuate cut and first and first second wedge-forming cuts are being made;
FIG. 2 is a perspective view of one form of X-guide apparatus in accordance with the invention;
FIG. 3 is a diagrammatic plan view of the guide on a bone, and shows how the guide is positioned for making cuts;
FIG. 4 is a diagrammatic perspective view of a zero locator being inserted at the juncture of the arcuate cut and the first wedge-forming cut;
FIG. 5 is a perspective view of an arcuate saw blade in accordance with a preferred embodiment of the invention, having a shaft which is in line with the toothed leading edge of the blade;
FIG. 6 is a side elevation of a double swing arm for guiding a saw blade perpendicularly along an arcuate path;
FIG. 7 is a bottom view of the swing arm shown in FIG. 6;
FIG. 8 is a plan view of a another form of swing arm, for making arcuate cuts of various predetermined radii and for aligning wedge-forming cuts at acute angles to the arcuate cut;
FIG. 9 is a perspective view of an arcuate bone cutting blade mounted to a reciprocating saw drive, on a swing arm;
FIG. 10 is a perspective view of an electronic angular displacement reading apparatus, and means for securing it to the zero locator;
FIG. 11 is a diagrammatic view of a bone showing the removal of a simple wedge or pie-shaped segment, without an arcuate cut;
FIG. 12 is a diagrammatic view showing the use of the X-guide in the layout and cutting of a simple wedge;
FIG. 13 is a plan view of a guide in which both slots are arcuate, the guide being positioned on a bone; and
FIG. 14 is a plan view of a bone in which the wedge has been formed by arcuate cuts.
FIG. 1 shows how an arcuate osteotomy is made. The bone 10 has an angular deformity, as indicated by its crook or bend. To correct this, an arcuate cut 11 is made which extends partially across the width of bone 10 (i.e., from left to right in the figure). The arc extends from one side (the left side in FIG. 1) across about 1/2 to 1/3 the width of the bone. Alternatively, the arc can be centrally located in the bone, and extend from a separate cut to the left side of the bone as shown in FIGS. 10 and 12B of my previous Pat. No. 4,502,474. A wedge 12 of the bone is cut, adjacent the arc 11 and extending to the other (right) side of the bone, along two wedge-forming cuts 14 and 15. (The width of the kerf in the bone is exaggerated in the drawings for purposes of illustration.) The second wedge-forming cut 15 not yet made, is indicated by the parallel phantom lines. The width of the cuts is exaggerated in FIG. 1. After wedge 12 has been removed, the two segments of bone (the portions above and below the cut in FIG. 1), are realigned by closing the gap left by removal of the wedge so that the faces of the cuts 14 and 15 are facially engaged with one another, and the bone is permitted to knit in this new orientation for correcting the angular deformation.
The amount of deformation to be removed depends, of course, on the extent of the deformation in the particular case. It can be seen by reference to FIG. 1 that the apex angle 16 of the wedge-shaped piece 12 directly controls the degree of realignment of the bone segments. In practice, the physician measures the degree of deformation of the bone, e.g. 7° , and cuts out a wedge-shaped piece having that same angularity, as nearly as possible. The apex angle 16 of the wedge-shaped piece 12 should correspond closely to the amount of deformation it is desired to remove. Thus it is important to determine the angulation of the wedge in advance, and to make the cuts 14 and 15 so that they exactly form a wedge of that angle. Once arc 11 and cut 14 have been made, the bone is severed, which would make it difficult to position the second cut 15 exactly.
The guide 18 of this invention, shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, makes it possible to make the cuts more accurately. The guide 18, called an X-guide because of the X shape that is formed by two intersecting slots, comprises a body 19 having a pivot leg 20, an arm 21 extending from leg 20, and a cross arm 22 which extends transversely across arm 21, roughly at its midpoint. A slot 24 in cross arm 22 is a main, arcuate slot; in the embodiment shown, the slot 26 in arm 21 is a second, straight slot. As shown in FIGS. 13 and 14, the second slot can if desired be an arcuate slot, in order to form "wedges" having arcuate rather than straight sides, as in FIG. 14. As used herein, the word wedge is intended to mean the excised section of bone whether or not its sides converge.
The arcuate main slot 24 is used to guide a saw blade to form arcuate cut 11; the second slot 26 is used to guide a saw blade in making the first and second wedge-forming cuts 14 and 15. Arcuate slot 24 is formed at a specific radius of curvature about a pivot opening 29 in pivot leg 20. Thus each guide is specific for making a cut of given radius of curvature. Different sizes of guides must be used to make arcs of different radii. A scale 28, which may be calibrated in degrees, is provided on cross arm 22 to indicate the angular distance about pivot point 29, from slot 26 to points along cross slot 24.
FIG. 3 illustrates the manner in which the X-guide 18 is used to perform an arcuate osteotomy. The guide 18 is positioned on bone 10 and a bone pin 30 is inserted through pivot opening 29 so that the guide will swing about that point, and arcuate slot 24 overlies the position at which the arcuate cut is to be made. (A cap or stop, not shown, may be provided on the bone pin to prevent the guide from jumping off the pin.) The blade used to make the arcuate cut may be an oscillating saw of the type known per se, or a thin straight saw of the type known per se, or preferably a curved saw having cutting teeth along its leading edge as best shown in FIGS. 5 and 9 and described hereinafter.
The blade is passed through the arcuate slot 24, and the saw is engaged with the bone to cut it. This cut may be made completely through the bone. After the arcuate cut has been formed to the desired circumferential length, the cut is stopped and the blade removed.
The first wedge cut 14 is made using second slot 26. If this slot and cut are straight as in the FIG. 3 embodiment, a straight or planar blade will be used for the straight cut. For this purpose the saw blade is guided along straight slot 14, from the side of the bone opposite arcuate cut 11, into that cut. To make this first wedge-forming cut it is desirable that the saw not cut completely through the bone to sever it, that is, that the cut be only a partial cut and the bone remain joined rigidly by a web of bone below or at the inner end of the cut.
Once the first wedge cut partially through the bone has been performed, the guide is then swung the desired angular distance (number of degrees) around pin 30, so that slot 26 overlies the position intended for cut 15, and that second wedge cut is made. In order to position the second cut exactly, it is preferred to use a zero locator pin of the type shown in FIG. 4. The zero locator consists of an elongated locator pin 35 which has a flag 36 projecting from it. The flag may be planar, curved or flexible to be received in the first wedge cut 14. The lower end 37 of pin 35 is inserted through the intersection of the two cuts, through slots 24 and 26, and into the end of the first wedge cut 14, as shown in FIG. 3. Flag 36 is elevated either above or below the guide so that the pin can track in slot 24 as the guide is swung past it. The flag thus indicates the position of the end of the first cut (which otherwise might not be visible). As the guide is rotated about pin 30, the angular movement of slot 26 relative to the first wedge-forming cut is indicated on scale 28. The guide is clamped, pinned, or held in this position and the second wedge-forming cut 15 is made by guiding the saw blade along slot 26.
Unlike the first wedge-forming cut, this second cut can be a through cut (if the first cut had been a through cut the bone would have been cut in two and it would be much more difficult to lay out and cut a wedge of predetermined angle). Once the second wedge cut 15 has been made, the guide can then be removed, the saw reinserted in the partially sawn first cut 14, that cut completed through the bone, and the wedge 12 removed. The two bone segments on opposite sides of the cut are then repositioned for knitting in accordance with known techniques.
Conventional arcuate osteotomy blades are toothed along the curved lower edge, and cut downwardly into the bone. While the method and guide described above do not require the use of a particular type of blade, I have also invented a blade which is especially convenient for making an arcuate cut such as that shown at 11 in FIG. 1. This blade 40, shown in FIG. 5, includes an elongated shank 41 for gripping by a linearly reciprocating saw 50 (FIG. 9), and a thin, arcuately curved blade 42. Blade 42 is cylindrically curved and has a radius of curvature which is perpendicular to its curved surface. The teeth of the blade are formed along the leading edge as designated at 43, that is, parallel to the axis of lade curvature.
This configuration is especially effective because the reciprocating movement of the blade lifts chips out of the cut, moreover, the cutting action and the arc of the cut itself is readily visible to the surgeon, yet the blade tracks accurately in the cut.
Referring to FIG. 5, it should be noted that the shank 41 is positioned directly in line with the toothed leading edge 43. The driving force of the saw motor, applied through shank 41, is thus directly in line with the teeth. This untoothed shank portion is preferred because it provides better rigidity and minimizes the tendency of the blade to bend, twist or buckle in cutting, although the shank can alternatively be circumferentially offset from leading edge 43. The shank can be set rearwardly of the blade, for example at the midpoint of the upper edge 46.
As mentioned previously, the blade is passed through the arcuate slot of the guide to make the cut 11. The engagement of the saw teeth and the saw guide would of course tend to cut or at least abrade the guide as well as the bone. For that purpose it is desirable that there be an untoothed portion 48 along the leading edge, between the shank 41 and the teeth 43, wherein the blade will pass through the guide without cutting.
The amplitude of blade reciprocation is small, e.g., about 0.10-0.13 inches. Reciprocating motor drives specifically made for osteotomies, as designated at 50 in FIG. 9, are available commercially, having a stroke with this approximate range. The toothless blade portion 48 should be slightly greater than the amplitude of the reciprocation.
In order to provide a positive indication as to where the teeth are in relation to the guide and to avoid abrasion of the guide, a stop or limit 51 is preferably secured to or provided on the blade just below the guide. This may comprise a stop in the form of a U-shaped clamp 51 which is secured onto the blade over the cutting edge, or a band of resilient material (such as an elastic), placed on the blade once the blade has been inserted through the arcuate slot 24. Alternatively, the stop may be a crimp, detent or bump formed in the blade or shank.
FIG. 6 shows another aspect of the invention, in which a reciprocating saw blade (which may be but is not necessarily, of the type designated by 40 in FIG. 5) is held at vertically spaced positions by parallel swing arms, to swing along an arcuate path. This arrangement can be used instead of an X-guide 18, for cutting an arc to a specific radius. The guide 55 comprises a main body post 56 from which vertically spaced arms 57 and 58 project parallel to one another, to provide upper and lower guides. (The guides can alternatively be provided in a continuous body rather than on spaced arms.) Post 56 has a socket 59 in which the head 62 of bone pin 30 is seated and secured as by a set screw 63, or the post 56 can have an elongated axial bore to accommodate a long bone pin 30. The saw blade used in this embodiment should have a rectangular or other non-circular shaft portion at 64 (see FIG. 7) which is received and guided in correspondingly shaped sleeve bearings in the arms 57 and 58. The non-circular shape of the blade shaft portion 64 prevents the curved blade from turning in the arms. The distance between the pin 30 and the blade 40 should correspond to the radius of curvature of blade 40. The provision of spaced bearings or guides maintains the blade in a constant vertical position so that a vertical, uniform curved cut such as arcuate cut 11 in FIG. 1 can be formed, which will provide closely mating faces for bone regrowth.
FIG. 8 shows a related type of guide for forming arcuate cuts, which has "starter" slots for forming straight wedge-forming cuts at predetermined angles in relation to the arcuate cut. The guide 68 in FIG. 8 has a pivot hole 69 for bone pin, a straight main slot 70, and non-circular cutouts 71 (in this instance, triangular in cross section) for receiving non-circular shaft of a saw blade. Wedge-forming cut locator slots 72 project angularly at each shaft guide. This guide does not guide the blade along the entire length of the wedge-forming slots, but rather merely indicates their orientation with respect to the arcuate cut around pivot 69.
Alternately, one can use a reciprocating saw motor 50 mounted on a swing arm 75 which at its opposite or fixed end is secured to a bone pin 30. As shown, the motor is fitted with an arcuate blade 40, having a triangularly sectioned shaft 76. The arc is formed as the blade swings around pin 30.
If using the X-guide 18, the angular displacement between the first and second wedge-forming cuts 14 and 15 is measured, for example by reference to scale 28 on the guide (FIG. 2). It is also contemplated that the angular displacement can be measured electronically and digitized or displayed on a screen. This can be done by use of a potentiometer 80 or similar transducer having a rotatable shaft 81 which is mounted coaxially with bone pin 30 at pivot point 30 in FIG. 1, as described in my Pat. No. 4,664,102. An end 83 of locator pin 35 is secured to the body of the potentiometer as by a strap or band 85. The radial distance between the center of potentiometer shaft 81 and the center of locator pin 35 proportionately corresponds to the radius of arcuate slot 24.
FIGS. 11 and 12 show diagrammatically how a conventional wedge osteotomy (having no arcuate cut) is formed by use of the X-guide 18. The pivot 29 of the guide is fixed to the bone as at pivot point 88 by means of a bone pin, and a first cut is made to demarcate one side 90 of a wedge by guiding a saw blade along the slot 26 of the guide. This cut can be made completely through the bone, with a thin portion or web 89 of bone at the inner end of the cut to hold the bone together against separating. The guide is then pivoted the desired number of degrees around point 88, as indicated by a zero locator, and a second side 91 of the wedge is cut. The two cuts intersect at an apex 93, thereby freeing a wedge-shaped piece 94 which is removed. It should be noted that the apex 93 is offset from pivot point 88; this is desirable because the hole for bone pin 30 does not tend to undercut or further weaker the bone at the apex, an area that tends to fracture on closing the gap made by wedge removal. FIG. 12 illustrates the position of the guide for making the first cut in the wedge osteotomy of FIG. 11.
As already noted, the wedge-forming cuts can be arcuate rather than straight. FIGS. 13 and 14 show the formation of such a wedge. For this purpose the second slot 95 of the guide is arcuate, as is the first slot 24. The first cut 11 preferably is extended so that it begins to return toward the left side of the bone 10, as seen in FIG. 14, thereby forming an undercut as at 97. This tends to prevent bone separation during regrowth. At least one of the wedge-forming cuts extends to the end of the undercut on arc 11.
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Montréal - The Autorité des marchés financiers (the AMF) today announced the names of the latest recipients of university scholarships, which are being awarded for the third time, under the excellence program of its Education and Good Governance Fund.
The purpose of this program is to increase knowledge in all areas associated with the AMF's mission and enhance AMF visibility. In addition to a scholarship, recipients will be offered a six-week paid internship at the AMF in their respective areas of expertise.
Doctoral scholarships ($10,000)
Wafa Ben Yedder, Doctorate in Administration with a major in accounting sciences, University of Québec at Montréal
Audrey Létourneau, Doctorate in Law, Laval University
Dominique Mannella, Doctorate in Law, Laval University
Octave Niamé, Doctorate in Administration, University of Québec at Montréal
Léopold Yodjeu, Doctorate in Administration with a major in finance, University of Sherbrooke
Master's scholarships ($5,000)
Jean-Phillippe Day Michaud, Master's in Actuarial and Financial Mathematics, University of Québec at Montréal
Franckel G. Badoussi, Master's in Applied Finance Sciences with a major in financial engineering, University of Québec at Montréal
Xavier Hamel-Lapointe, Master's of Science in Finance, University of Sherbrooke
Mélanie Rivest, Master's in Business Administration, University of Québec at Trois-Rivières
Lily Ruffet, Master's in Information Technology Sciences, University of Québec at Montréal
Our program not only recognizes the excellence and commitment of these recipients, it also gives them an opportunity to increase their knowledge and acquire professional experience through an internship at the AMF, explained AMF President and Chief Executive Officer Louis Morisset.
The excellence program
For details regarding eligibility criteria, terms and conditions of grants, selection criteria and the application procedure, please consult the Project Application Excellence Scholarship Guideline. An on-line brochure about the program is also available. To apply for the program, applicants must fill out the scholarship form and return it by e-mail no later than the March 30 or September 30 application deadline.
The Autorité des marchés financiers (the AMF) is the regulatory and oversight body for Québec's financial sector.
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Perception, Attention, Decision-making
Visuospatial attention may facilitate neural processing of the selected stimulus through two mechanisms: either by influencing perceptual sensitivity or by altering decisional bias. We seek to study the putative causal contributions of areas in the prefrontal cortex, and the posterior parietal cortex to sensitivity and bias modulation during spatial attention. We will apply non-invasive Transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) to focally interfere with the activity in these regions.
The results will provide important insights into the mechanisms by which these key regions in the frontoparietal cortex, and their associated brain rhythms, contribute to visuospatial selective attention.
Similarly, we will be using transcranial alternating current stimulation (tACS) to entrain brain oscillations and understand neural correlates between frontoparietal cortex and selective visual attention.
PI : Dr.Sridharan Devarajan (Webpage)


If you work in the hospitality industry you’ve probably debated the degree of influence user-generated review sites have on travelers’ decisions. The kinds of questions we most often hear from our travel clients go something like this:
- Is there a way to manage negative reviews and leverage positive ones?
- Which reviews do consumers consider most trustworthy?
- Do consumer-generated review sites have as much influence as travel magazines?
How can hotels tap into this digital referral source?
When leading consumer-generated travel review site TripAdvisor launched Friend of a Friend as a way to bridge the gap between marketers and consumers, the questions about the value of consumer-generated reviews only increased. Here’s how it works in a nutshell: for users of TripAdvisor, Friend of a Friend highlights reviews posted by people in that user’s Facebook network. The idea is that consumers will be more likely to trust reviews from people in their own network when making travel decisions.
Most people do trust family and friends for initial word of mouth recommendations but then go on to use consumer-generated review sites to research their options and validate their decisions, according to our recent marketing survey on influence. TripAdvisor’s move to combine Facebook’s social network with online travel reviews seems likely to be incredibly effective at leveraging the influence of consumers’ friends and their associates in the decision-making process.
But what does all this mean for hospitality marketers?
To alleviate some of the hand-wringing hoteliers have about all this, we sat down for a Q&A with the person we trust most for our travel recommendations, Jon Paul Buchmeyer, VP of Digital Engagement at Metaverse Mod Squad. Jon Paul walked us through the ways consumers are making travel choices now and how hospitality marketing directors can reach them in the future.
What is TripAdvisor’s Friend of a Friend feature?
TripAdvisor continues to find innovative ways to integrate with Facebook—the latest is called “Friend of a Friend.” If you connect your Facebook login with TripAdvisor and then search for reviews of a particular hotel property, “Friend of a Friend” prioritizes the reviews you are served up—first with anyone in your Facebook friend network, and after that, reviews from friends of your friends. In essence, tapping into a broader network of people’s reviews that you’re most likely to trust. What that means for hotels is that it’s now more important than ever to first boost their number of fans on Facebook, and then turn those fans into reviewers.
Do you believe that consumers will trust the opinions of their friend’s friends?
For years savvy travelers have always questioned, “who’s writing those reviews and should I trust them?” Now, with friend of a friend, you have much more reason to pay attention to those reviews.
For example, if I see that my friend Stuart’s friends have reviewed a hotel, I’m more likely to think those comments are valuable and trustworthy.
How important is TripAdvisor and other user-generated review sites to a hotel’s business?
User-generated reviews are extremely important—they are often the tipping point for which hotel wins the reservation. Even in the affluent and luxury travel market they are making an enormous difference. Earlier this year, Four Seasons released its Luxury Trend report. It showed that more than 33 percent of its customers consider TripAdvisor reviews to be extremely important.
Are consumers relying more on the advice of friends than on travel magazines or daily newspapers?
Consumers have so much information at their disposal today, and I think everything is part of the mix. So while they might hear about a new hotel in a travel magazine, they are going to trust a recommendation of a friend. Word of mouth has always been the number one driver for hotel bookings and that hasn’t changed. It’s just gotten easier and fasters to tap into a larger network of word of mouth recommendations.
What most influences a consumer’s decision to stay at a particular hotel?
Primarily, travelers are swayed by word of mouth recommendations from friends—that hasn’t really changed over the years. Then depending on the situation, there are a number of other factors—location, price, amenities. But a good recommendation or experience from a friend can tip the scales in a hotel’s favor.
Do consumers rely on their friends’ recommendations to book travel?
In every circle of friends, there’s usually someone who’s known as the ultimate traveler, the one who has great taste and has traveled all over—the one at the party you’re always asking for advice about where to go next.
How do you find out about awesome hotels to book? (Aside from the 50,000 PR people pitching you.)
Personally, I pay attention to reviews in Condé Nast Traveler and the New York Times. Both of those publications I know send reporters unannounced, paying their own way so I can pretty much trust the reviewers. Then I pay a lot of attention to friends and their experiences. There are a couple of friends in my network who are extremely well traveled and I’m always tapping into their advice.
TripAdvisor has had a Facebook map application with all of the places your friends visited, and the most popular destinations. Has this been helpful to consumers?
The TripAdvisor Facebook map application is definitely useful to consumers when planning a trip to a new or unusual location. It’s great to easily see which of your friends might have advice on a trip. Who doesn’t want to brag about their last vacation?
Thank you Jon Paul. As always, it’s been a pleasure.
Want to leverage social media to get more reservations for your hotel’s restaurant? Watch our slide show on The Dining Decision Ecosystem to see how it’s done.


Have you seen your friends wear loom braids and are you wondering how to make a fishtail braid yourself? You can learn how to make a three pin fishtail with a rainbow loom!
1Take one of your rubber bands, make a figure eight and put one end on the first pin and the other end on the second pin on the loom.
2Take another rubber band and put it on top of the two rubber bands on the loom. Then put another rubber band on top of that.
3Now it is time to use your hook. Take your hook and grip your bottom rubber band then pull it over the pin on the loom where it is on the top rubber band.
4Grip the other side of the bottom rubber band and pull it over the pin on the loom so it is also on the top rubber band.
5Put another rubber band on that.
6Keep on doing this until you get to the forty eighth rubber band.
7When you are done, put a C OR S clip on it.
- There you have it, a fishtail with rubber bands!
Things You'll Need
- A hook
- A loom
- 48 rubber bands


RURAL Cotswold schools fear they could be at risk following a decision to expand and move a Cirencester primary school.
Gloucestershire County Council has agreed to relocate Watermoor Primary School to Kingshill and increase pupil numbers by 50 per cent to 210 places by September 2016.
The project, to be completed by September 2014, will cater for additional families moving into new estates in the area and will be part-funded by developers.
Governors at Ampney Crucis Primary School said the move could have an impact on the future financial viability of rural schools in the area.
All state schools receive government funding per pupil and several rural schools already have spare places available.
Ampney Crucis Primary School has 30 per cent of its 84 pupils coming in from the Beeches and Cirencester area and a significant drop in numbers could put the school in a "critical" position.
Chairman of Ampney Crucis governors, Andrew Lazenby, said there was already around 175 surplus primary spaces across the local area and building a bigger school at Kingshill, which would create even more spaces, made no sense.
"We’re doing really well here and haven’t got any surplus spaces at the moment, but who knows in the future," he said. "About five years ago we dipped in numbers to the late 50s and we had to lose a teacher.
"Rural schools have a really tight budget. When numbers drop you have to look at restructuring your staff and classes and that can impact on the level of teaching."
Mr Lazenby said primary schools were a key part of local communities and the loss of a school would not only impact on children, but people who used the facility and worked there.
He added: "We were disappointed with the council’s decision. I don’t think they listened to the points that we made. It seems they’d got their money and they’d made their mind up to spend it."
During the consultation process, several Ampney Crucis parents voiced their concerns over the proposal and the impact it could have on all rural schools in the area.
Tony Wells, commissioning manager at Gloucestershire County Council said: “When the new Watermoor School building opens in September 2014, the increase in its admission number will be phased. This will ensure that the number of school places available is kept in line with demand from families moving into the new housing development and will help protect other schools in the area.
"There are surplus primary school places in the area, but these are not in the part of Cirencester where the new housing is being built. Parents will still have the right to apply for a place at any school and they will continue to have choice between town and rural schools in the area.
"All representations received during the consultation period, including the submission from Ampney Crucis school, were included in the reports to Cabinet and were fully considered before the final decision was taken to proceed with the expansion and relocation of Watermoor School.”


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CFCI organized it’s first ever program exclusively for the men of our community titled ‘Knights Of the Cross‘ from 1st – 3rd April 2016 at St. Joseph Vaz Spiritual Renewal Center, Old Goa.
Around 30 single boys along with their male household servants and formators attended the program. The service team comprised of Tito’s from the Bangalore community along with a few singles and youth from Goa.
We learnt about God’s plan for us, that we are called to be pastors, protectors, providers and procreators in our families.
We found out that as men, we cry too. Violence, delinquency, hyperactivity, pleasure seeking, addictions and suicide to name a few- are some of our cries as we search for love.
Through a deeply personal one-to-one session, we were able to delve into our lives and bring to the light the various hurts we had suffered and their entry points. Along with our group facilitators, we used the 5 keys taught to us: Repentance and Faith, Forgiveness, Renouncing the enemy, Standing in Christ’s authority and Receiving the Father’s blessing – to experience a new freedom in Jesus.
What’s a knight without his armour?
Next, we were given some tools to overcome temptations, be victorious daily on the battlefield and to strive towards Christian perfection. These included: the sacraments, scripture reading, holy rosary, adoration, prayer and mortification.
We also learnt about vocation and discernment and how we need to approach making important decisions in our life.
We pledged to live up to what we learnt during the program and be there for our brothers by being supportive, loving, caring and always available to lend a listening ear and a helping hand.
KOTC was an incredibly amazing weekend. Something above and beyond anything we could ever dream of. Not forgetting the amazing barbeque and jam session on the second night, on the whole, it was a wonderful time of brotherhood, bonding and getting ready for battle.
The words of St. Josemaria Escriva made a profound impact on my life during this conference:
“Don’t say, ‘That’s the way I am – It’s my character.’
It’s your lack of character. Esto vir! – Be a man!”
For further reading on the different topics discussed at the program, you could check,
- Unbound: A Practical Guide to Deliverance by Neal Lozano
- How to Discover Your Vocation: Marriage, Priesthood, Consecrated Life, Permanent Diaconate, Single Life (Youth) by Fr. Stephen Wang
- Theology of the Body for Beginners: A Basic Introduction to Pope John Paul II’s Sexual Revolution, Revised Edition by Christopher West
- Behold the Man: A Catholic Vision of Male Spirituality by Deacon Harold Burke-Sivers (Audio)
- Pure Manhood by Jason Evert (Audio)
- Mulieris Dignitatem by St. John Paul II
- Chastity Project by Jason and Crystalina Evert
- What’s My Vocation? by Fr. Mike Schmitz
- How To Discern by Fr. Mike Schmitz
- You are Precious to Me by Fr. Augustine valooran
If you were a part of this program then do share your experience in the comment section below.


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On top of it all, polka dots. Polka dots!! Mr. Bun clearly considers all of these to be very, very unfortunate choices, for which someone will pay dearly. I foresee a week of bunny butts, *THUMPS," and foot-flicks. Ideas have consequences.Hope Mr. Bun is okay, though...
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We did a lot more and it was a really good workout!
If you follow me on Instagram, you’ll know I took the scenic route to town in the afternoon… love Cornwall in the sunshine.
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My daughter was just the Disney target age for HSM so it was nostalgic and weather appropriate.. we have no shame in remembering the words. 🤣
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Pros: The wide, flat section on the front of the grips helps fill up a golfer’s hands, which can add stability to their stroke and help relieve tension. The pistol-style backing provides more “reminders” for hand placement than SuperStroke’s round-backed putter grips.
Cons: The grips come to a point in the back that is very noticeable in the fingers. Some golfers will love it, others will hate it. The Flatso (100 grams) and Flatso Ultra (85 grams) are also a bit on the heavy side, which could cause swing weight problems.
Bottom Line: They’re still non-tapered, but the Flatso family has a shape that’s much different than… anything else, really. They come in three distinct sizes that should cover the needs of most interested golfers. While they won’t be as popular as SuperStroke’s round-backed grips, plenty of golfers are still going to dig them.
The Flatso grips build on the platform established by SuperStroke’s extremely popular line of round-backed grips, the Ultra Slim 1.0, Mid Slim 2.0, Slim 3.0 and Flatso 5.0. Like those grips, the Flatso grips are non-tapered, but they have wide, flat section on their fronts that are designed to place goflers’ hands farther apart to help them make a more shoulder-driven stroke.
From top to bottom: SuperStroke’s Flatso, Flatso Mid and Flatso Ultra putter grips.
The back part of the Flatso grips form a pentagon-shape, giving them a pistol feel that many golfers prefer in their putter grip. They come in three different sizes, the largest being the Flatso, which has a 1.7-inch diameter and weighs about 100 grams. The Flatso Mid has a 1.4-inch diameter and weighs 60 grams, while the smallest model, the Flatso Ultra, has a 1.1-inch diameter and weighs 85 grams. All three grips measure 10.5 inches in length, and a 17-inch Flatso “Arm Lock” grip will also be available.
The Flatso and Flatso Mid grips will cost $24.99, while the The Flatso Ultra will cost $19.99. The Flatso 17-inch grip will maintain the company’s 2013 graphics (more on that in the Looks and Feel section) and will cost $29.99. All four grips will hit stores in April 2014.
SuperStroke’s Flatso putter grips are exactly what the company intended them to be: oversized putter grips with a shape that makes them feel much different than the company’s round-backed putter grips.
The wide, flat front sections of the grips helped move their edges into the lifelines of my hands, making them feel more stable on the putter. I also enjoyed the very “feelable” seam on the back of the grip, which served as a nice reminder of where my fingers should rest.
The largest grip in the series, “Flatso,” will most likely be preferred by players with larger hands or by those who want their hands as far apart as possible on the putter grip. For a lot of golfers, Flatso will feel way too big, however, like they’re gripping a pop can. But for some golfers, like K.J. Choi, who has used SuperStroke’s Fatso grip for nearly a decade, it has the potential to kill off the small twitches that can make 3-footers miss the cup.
Most golfers will probably gravitate toward the Flatso Mid and Flatso Ultra grips, which are a much more manageable size. Like SuperStroke’s “Slim 2.0″ round-backed grip, the Flatso Mid is a nice middle ground between a conventional-size putter grip and the company’s largest grips. It gives a feeling of splitting the hands without making them feel like strangers.
The Flatso Ultra, played by Jordan Spieth, will probably be the model liked by most better players because of its more conventional size. But it’s still a very unique-feeling grip thanks to its firm underlisting, which maintains the grip’s crisp pentagonal lines that act much like a reminder rib in a club grip.
The 2014 Flatso Mid (red) and Flatso Ultra (silver)
Personally, I did not care for the Flatso Mid or Flatso Ultra as much as the Flatso, because I could not seem to make the three distinct ridges on the back of the grip fit properly in my hands. But I have very large hands, and know that my preferences will be in the minority.
The Flatso (100 grams) and Flatso Ultra (85 grams) are a little heavier than most models, which gives them the counterbalancing effect that is trending right now in the world of golf. The Flatso Mid, 60 grams, should not affect swing weight on most golfers’ putters.
A note about installation: The Flatso grips were easy to install and remove using the “blow on method.” All three versions of the Flatso were installed with one piece of build up tape and stayed secured throughout the testing process. Aligning the grip was easy and hassle free thanks to the wider flat sections of the grips.
Looks and Feel
SuperStroke’s “CrossTraction” grip texture is used on all three Flatso putter grips. It debuted on its 2013 line of putter grips, and was well received for its improved performance in the rain and hot, humid weather. What’s best about the new grip texture is that it did not change what originally attracted most golfers to SuperStroke’s putter grips in the first place, the tacky polyurethane material that balances a soft feel with a firm underlisting.
In 2013, the company launched the Flatso grips with “split graphics” that were a slight departure from the company’s cleaner design on its round-backed grips. For 2014, the cleaner graphics have returned, with a dual-color thumb-placement design that’s new for the company’s retail grips.
2013 Flatso graphics
2014 Flatso graphics
Each of the 2014 grips have their own unique colorway, with the Flatso available in white/black/green, the Flatso Mid available in white/black/red and the Flatso Ultra available in white/black/silver. The new graphics will help differentiate the models being used on the professional tours, and will also make the grips appear smaller because of the removal of the center line on the middle of the flat front section.
The new Flatso series of grips are a great addition to the company’s product line. They’re a niche product, and for that reason they won’t sell like the company’s original round-backed grips. But players who like them are going to love them, growing SuperStroke’s notoriety in the serious golfer community.


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To celebrate its wedding anniversary, Google paid tribute to the renowned French director by developing a 360-degree Virtual Reality doodle. This interactive doodle is cooperation in between Google Spotlight Stories, Google Arts & Culture, as well as Cinématheque Francaise.
Deliveroo introduced a Regina Phalange Pop-up that sells Rachel's trifle from Pals
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The term UX (which means 'User Experience') is rather worn-out and at risk of becoming a buzz word. On one hand, it's fantastic that even more companies are currently starting to take note of UX-- but do they really comprehend exactly what it means and exactly how crucial it is to the success of their service?
According to Don Norman and Jackob Nielson's definition of UX: "Individual Experience incorporates all aspects of right here the end-user's communication with the company, its services, and its products."
Basically, UX includes every little thing from the actions you take to the way you really feel when you use a product and services.
Individual experience is all over us
Typically, we think of UX in the context of internet sites or electronic applications. Before I sat down to write this going here short article, I made a coffee and consequently I had a 'user experience'.
UX is anywhere in our lives, though we could not associate it with regular tasks. As well as it's also rarer for us to quit and also reflect on whether we have actually had a excellent or poor user experience.
If the pot had taken 10 minutes to boil, or it splashed water everywhere while I was putting my coffee, my general user experience would certainly have been a poor one and consequently my understanding of the pot's brand would have ended up being unfavorable.
If the kettle had been incredibly quick and played my favorite track while it steamed, it would have left me with a great customer experience, which develops brand name commitment as well as a positive assumption.
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Let's put the kettles apart and also return the web. The next time you see a website, ask yourself these concerns:
Does the site strike you away with its style?
Have your requirements been fulfilled?
Does it clearly inform you of who the brand is and also what services it supplies?
Did you wait at any type of factor while making use of the site?
Would certainly you see this site once more?
If the solution is 'no' to a number of these inquiries, it's likely there are problems with the site's overall user experience.
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The method a site looks is frequently one of the most important point to stakeholders, as well as I could understand why-- after all, it's the fun and also glamourous end of the procedure. A visual layout requires structure.
Any designer can produce as well as redesign a web site something that looks flawlessly great, however without context they are merely papering over the fractures and also doing little to improve the customers' experience.
While the visual design definitely adds to the individual experience, your very first top priority ought to be addressing the demands of the individual. The only method to do that is to study both qualitative as well as measurable aspects.
For me, this is one of the most interesting part. Coming down to the core and also understanding all the finer information around points like audience kinds, customer goals, and usability issues (to call simply a couple of) all assist me formalise a style plan that will certainly lead to a successful product and services-- and also a fantastic user experience.
In recap: Yes, you should be bothered about UX
UX is very important as well as it definitely shouldn't be neglected. The world of customer experience is permanently changing, as are your customers' expectations, which is why it's vital to begin on the right foot and also continually improve your UX to create brand loyalty as well as retention.
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nevertheless, MSHA undertakes area investigations, laboratory experiments, and cooperative investigation activities on wellness and safety troubles in assistance of its inspection and specialized assist functions. Further, MSHA evaluates new products and materials for use in mines at its acceptance and Certification Centre. Additionally, it supports point out miner training activities via its state grants plan.
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This part provides information on employee earnings and weekly hours. the most up-to-date market averages of hourly earnings and weekly hours are shown. On top of that, recent hourly and once-a-year earnings are shown for occupations commonly located in oil and gas extraction. Earnings and hrs of All workforce
 Whilst most Victorian goldfields have been fatigued by the top from the nineteenth century, and Despite the fact that Significantly in the gain was sent back to the UK, adequate wealth remained to fund substantial improvement of field and infrastructure.
There are also many little mining and mineral exploration companies stated within the Australian inventory Trade (ASX). Overall, the methods sector signifies Pretty much 20% of your ASX industry by capitalisation, and Just about just one third of the companies shown.


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