A needle-free injection device. The injection device includes a user-grippable housing and a syringe assembly movably secured to the housing. The syringe assembly is configured to expel injectable fluid out of a nozzle upon application of pressurized gas to the syringe assembly. The injection device also includes a pressurized gas delivery mechanism disposed within the housing and configured to selectively apply pressurized gas to the syringe assembly. The pressurized gas delivery mechanism is at least partly actuated by pressing the nozzle onto an injection site so that the syringe assembly moves relative to the housing.
The invention relates to needle-free injection systems that employ pressurized gas to deliver injections of injectable fluid.
Needle-free injection systems provide an alternative to standard fluid delivery systems, which typically use a needle adapted to penetrate the outer surface of a target. Typically, needle-free injection systems are designed to eject the fluid from a fluid chamber with sufficient pressure to allow the fluid to penetrate the target to the desired degree. For example, common applications for needle-free injection systems include delivering intradermal, subcutaneous and intramuscular injections into or through a recipient's skin. For each of these applications, the fluid must be ejected from the system with sufficient pressure to allow the fluid to penetrate the tough exterior dermal layers of the recipient's skin.
The invention provides an improved needle-free injection device. The injection device includes a user-grippable housing and a syringe assembly movably secured to the housing. The syringe assembly is configured to expel injectable fluid out of a nozzle upon application of pressurized gas to the syringe assembly. The injection device also includes a pressurized gas delivery mechanism disposed within the housing and configured to selectively apply pressurized gas to the syringe assembly. The pressurized gas delivery mechanism is at least partly actuated by pressing the nozzle onto an injection site so that the syringe assembly moves relative to the housing.
FIG. 1 is a sectional side elevation view of a needle-free injection system according to the invention, and depicts the system in a primed position.
FIG. 2 is a sectional side elevation view of the system of FIG. 1 that depicts the system in a charged position.
FIG. 3 is a sectional side elevation view of the system of FIG. 1 that depicts the system after it has been fired.
FIG. 4 is an exploded view of the system of FIG. 1.
FIG. 5 is an isometric exploded view showing structures that may be used to connect a fluid supply to the injection device depicted in FIGS. 1-4.
FIG. 6 is an isometric view of a fluid supply adapter that is also shown in FIG. 5.
FIG. 7 is a bottom view of the fluid supply adapter shown in FIGS. 5 and 6.
FIG. 8 is a top view of a locking ring that is also shown in FIG. 5.
FIGS. 9A, 9B and 9C are top views of a rotatable key member that is also shown in FIG. 5, and show the rotatable key member in three different rotational positions relative to the injection device of FIGS. 1-4.
FIG. 10 is a top view of a base member that is also shown in FIG. 5.
FIG. 1 depicts a needle-free injection system 20 according to the invention, including an injection device 22. FIG. 1 shows injection device 22 in a first position, which will be referred to as the "primed" or "priming" position. Typically, the device is also placed in the position shown in FIG. 1 for storage and/or shipping. FIG. 2 depicts device 22 in a position which will be referred to as the "charged" or "charging" position; FIG. 3 depicts device 22 in a position which will be referred to as the "fired" or "firing" position. FIG. 4 is an exploded view depicting various components that may be used to construct injection device 22.
As will be explained in more detail below, injection device 22 is configured to inject a dose of a drug or other fluid into a subject animal. This is accomplished by using pressurized gas to expel fluid from the injection device. The pressurized gas may be supplied from a tank, cartridge or other source, and typically is delivered through device 22 and vented via operation of various valve structures. System 20 may include a fluid supply 24 that may be coupled with injection device 22 in order to supply the injection device with fluid, such as drugs, vaccines or other injectable fluids.
As shown, injection device 22 may include an outer housing 26, which typically is adapted to be comfortably held in a user's hand. The depicted housing is formed from injection-molded plastic, though various other materials and fabrication methods may be employed as desired.
Injection device 22 typically includes a fluid expulsion mechanism, such as syringe assembly 28, that is configured to draw in and forcibly expel drugs or other fluids. As shown in the figures, syringe assembly 28 may be disposed at least partially within housing 26 toward a forward end of the housing. Syringe assembly 28 includes a nozzle 30, which is affixed to an end of a fluid cylinder 32 and sealed thereon with an o-ring 34. A plunger 36 is slidably disposed within fluid cylinder 32, thereby defining a variable-volume fluid reservoir 38. When plunger 36 is advanced (i.e., moved to the right in FIGS. 1-3), fluid is expelled out of fluid reservoir 38 through a discharge outlet 40 provided in nozzle 30. Retraction of plunger 36 (i.e., moving the plunger to the left in FIGS. 1-3) draws fluid into fluid reservoir 38 through inlet 42, which typically is coupled with fluid supply 24. It should be appreciated that syringe assembly 28 is presented as an illustrative example only, and that other variable-volume devices may be employed. For example, a squeezable bulb or elastomeric bladder may be used to expel fluid from injection device 22.
In the depicted syringe assembly, outlet 40 and inlet 42 typically are provided with check valves to prevent backflow. Various types of valves may be used, though ball-type check valves have proved useful in the depicted embodiment. Specifically, as indicated in the figures, an outlet check ball 44 is disposed within an outlet check ball chamber 46. Outlet check ball 44 is held against a valve seat 48 as plunger 36 is retracted, to prevent fluid or contaminants from being drawn into fluid reservoir 38 through discharge outlet 40. A spring (not shown) may also be provided to urge the check ball to the left into the closed position. As plunger 36 advances, check ball 44 moves forward, away from engagement with seat 48, allowing fluid to pass around the check ball and out of nozzle 30 through outlet 40. Inlet 42 may also include a similar ball-type check valve 52, including a check ball (not shown) urged upward into a closed position against a valve seat. When plunger 36 retracts, check valve 52 opens, allowing fluid from fluid supply 24 to be drawn through the check ball valve into fluid reservoir 38.
As indicated, a piston 60 may be secured to plunger 36. In the depicted embodiment, piston 60 is slidably disposed within a piston cylinder 62, and creates a substantially sealed interface with an interior wall 62 a of the piston cylinder. As will be explained in more detail below, when a poppet valve 64 opens, as shown in FIG. 3, pressurized gas from a gas reservoir 66 is allowed to escape past a gas bulkhead 68 through a bulkhead opening 70. Gas reservoir 66 is contained within a gas cylinder 72, which is fixedly secured relative to bulkhead 68 and piston cylinder 62. Upon the opening of poppet valve 64, the pressurized gas exerts upon operative surface 60 a of piston 60, causing piston 60 and plunger 36 to advance forward and expel fluid from syringe assembly 28 through discharge outlet 40. The area between bulkhead 68 and piston 60 created by the advancement of piston 60 will be referred to as piston chamber 74 (FIG. 3). As indicated, a return spring 76 may be provided to urge piston 60 back toward bulkhead 68 upon venting of pressurized gas within piston chamber 74 and gas reservoir 66.
Syringe assembly 28 may be configured with an adjustment capability to allow variation of the maximum amount of fluid that may be drawn into and expelled from fluid reservoir 38. Specifically, as indicated, the outer circumference of fluid cylinder 32 may include threads 80 configured to interface with corresponding threads on piston cylinder 62. Rotation of the fluid cylinder then varies the plunger's permitted range of motion, by adjusting the maximum amount by which plunger 36 may be withdrawn from fluid cylinder 32 before being blocked by bulkhead 68. This adjusts the maximum volume of fluid reservoir 38. A locking nut 84 may also be provided to retain fluid cylinder 32 in place relative to piston cylinder 62 once a desired volume has been selected. Indicia 85 may be provided on the outer surface of the fluid cylinder 32, or in another suitable location, to indicate the selected volume and/or the relative position of fluid cylinder 32 and piston cylinder 62.
As indicated above, piston cylinder 62 typically is fixedly secured to gas bulkhead 68 and gas cylinder 72. Toward the rear half of housing 26, a slidable valve structure 90 is fixedly secured to gas cylinder 72. Piston cylinder 62, gas cylinder 72 and slidable valve structure 90 collectively form a reciprocating structure 92 which moves back and forth relative to housing 26 along axis 94. Syringe assembly 28 is secured to the forward end of reciprocating structure 92, and thus also moves relative to housing 26. The forward end of reciprocating structure 92 is held within an aperture in housing 26, such that at least part of syringe assembly 28 sticks out of the forward end of housing 26. A wiper seal 96 may be provided within the aperture to contact the reciprocating structure (e.g., the outer surface of piston cylinder 62). Toward the rear of reciprocating structure 92, slidable valve structure 90 is slidably supported within a valve body 100 that is fixedly secured within housing 26.
During operation, reciprocating structure 92 is progressively pushed into housing 26 from the position shown in FIG. 1, to the position shown in FIG. 3. Normally, this occurs as a result of pressing nozzle 30 against an injection site while manually gripping housing 26. Spring 102 is compressed as reciprocating structure 92 moves in a rearward direction relative to housing 26. Upon removal of the compressing force, spring 102 urges reciprocating structure 92 back toward the position shown in FIG. 1.
An adjustment bolt 104 or like device may be provided to adjust the degree to which reciprocating structure 92 may be pushed into housing 26. Specifically, as seen at the rear or left end of FIG. 3, the head of bolt 104 abuts the rear portion of the interior of housing 26 to prevent further rearward movement of reciprocating structure 92 relative to housing 26. Rotation of bolt 104 thus adjusts the available range of rearward travel of reciprocating structure 92.
As depicted, slidable valve structure 90 may include an inner valve sleeve 110 and an outer valve sleeve 112. In the depicted exemplary embodiment, outer valve sleeve 112 includes a first set of holes 114 which fluidly communicate with a bore passage 116 defined through the center of inner valve sleeve 110. Bore passage 116 fluidly couples with a poppet reservoir 118 defined in part by poppet 120. In the depicted embodiment, poppet 120 is slidably movable back and forth on the end of slidable valve structure 90. When poppet 120 is in its forward-most position, as shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, poppet 120 seats into a valve seat in bulkhead 68, thus sealing off gas reservoir 66 from piston chamber 74. Fore-and-aft movement of poppet 120 typically is controlled by gas pressure existing in poppet reservoir 118 and gas reservoir 66.
Outer valve sleeve 112 may include another set of holes 130, which fluidly communicate with a cylindrical passage 132. As indicated, passage 132 may be defined between the inner and outer valve sleeves. Cylindrical passage 132 fluidly couples with gas reservoir 66 via holes 134.
A gas fitting 140 may be provided into housing 26, to enable the injection device to be supplied with compressed air or some other pressurized gas via a gas hose (not shown). The delivery of pressurized gas through the device typically is controlled via a supply valve assembly 142, which is actuated via operation of a trigger 144. As shown, supply valve assembly 142 may include a valve 146 biased into a closed position by a spring (not shown), a supply valve plunger 148 secured to supply valve 146, and a supply conduit 150 through which pressurized gas is provided upon opening of the valve.
Trigger 144 is pivotally movable relative to housing 26 via a hinge 147 provided toward its rear end. Pushing the forward end of trigger 144 inward (or upward as depicted) causes valve plunger 148 to move upward. Upward movement of valve plunger 148 moves supply valve 146 upward into an open position, allowing pressurized gas to pass beyond supply valve 146 and be delivered to other parts of device 22 via a supply conduit 150.
Trigger 144 may also be used to operate a locking mechanism 160, which, when in the locked state shown in FIG. 1, prevents reciprocating structure 92 from being pushed into housing 26. Locking mechanism 160 includes a latch 162 pivotally connected within housing 26 and biased into the locking position by a spring (not shown). In addition to opening supply valve 146, pushing trigger 144 upward rotates latch 162 into an unlocked position, allowing reciprocating structure 92 to be moved rearward from the position shown in FIG. 1.
Valve body 100 includes a forward section 170, a rear section 172, and two intermediate sections 174 and 176. A spring 102 extends between and urges against forward section 170 and the rear end of gas cylinder 72. Three U-cup seals 180, 182 and 184 are provided between the pieces of the valve body. The area of intermediate section 176 between seals 182 and 184 provides a supply chamber 186 that is fluidly coupled with supply conduit 150 of supply valve assembly 142. The area of rear section 172 to the rear of seal 184 vents to atmosphere, as does the area of intermediate section 174 forward of seal 180.
Accordingly, it will be appreciated that moving slidable valve structure 90 backward and forward relative to valve body 100 (e.g., by pushing reciprocating structure 92 into housing 26) controls pressurization and venting of the various passages in slidable valve structure 90. Referring to FIG. 3, for example, valve structure 90 is positioned so that holes 114 in outer valve sleeve 112 are aligned slightly to the rear of seal 184, allowing bore passage 116 and poppet reservoir 118 to vent to atmosphere. In FIG. 1, holes 130 are aligned slightly to the front of seal 180, allowing cylindrical passage 132 and gas reservoir 66 to vent to atmosphere. In FIGS. 1-3, holes 114 and/or holes 130 are at times aligned with supply chamber 186, such that the respective passages and reservoirs are equalized in pressure relative to the supply chamber. Accordingly, in such a state of alignment, opening supply valve 146 would pressurize the respective passages/reservoirs.
As seen in FIG. 1, injection device 22 may also include a dye marker 200. Dye marker 200 includes a dye reservoir 202 and a dye outlet 204. A pressure inlet 206 is coupled with a pressure source via a hose 208. Dye marker 200 is configured to apply a metered amount of marking dye to an injection site upon application of air pressure through hose 208. Typically, the pressure source is provided by the residual air pressure in gas reservoir 66 and piston chamber 74 as those areas are vented. Specifically, hose 208 may be coupled to an exhaust port in housing 26 to fluidly couple dye marker 200 with venting passages within injection device 22.
The operation of injection device 22 will now be described with reference to FIGS. 1-3. Injection device 22 is prepared for initial use by coupling a hose (not shown) from a compressed air tank or other supply of pressurized gas to fitting 140. Injection device 22 is then primed by firing the device one or more times, in the manner to be described below, in order to expel air from fluid reservoir 38 and draw a full metered dose of injectable fluid into the fluid reservoir. Operation of the injection device will be described assuming the device has been fully primed and is in the position shown in FIG. 1.
First, the operator grips outer housing 26, and presses trigger 144 inward, which releases locking mechanism 160 to allow reciprocating structure 92 to be pushed into housing 26. Depressing trigger 144 also opens supply valve 146, which causes pressurized gas to flow through supply conduit 150 into supply chamber 186. In the priming position shown in FIG. 1, holes 114 are aligned with supply chamber 186. Bore passage 116 is thus pressurized by the opening of supply valve 146, which causes poppet 120 to move forward and close the poppet valve, sealing off bulkhead 68 between gas reservoir 66 and piston chamber 74.
Trigger 144 is held depressed while housing 26 is pressed by the operator against the injection site, causing reciprocating structure 92 to be pushed into housing 26, such that device 22 moves from the primed position shown in FIG. 1 to the charged position shown in FIG. 2. In FIG. 2, holes 114 are still aligned with supply chamber 186, but the slidable valve assembly has moved far enough rearward so that holes 130 are now also aligned with supply chamber 186. Thus, gas reservoir 66 is pressurized (charged) via holes 130 and cylindrical passage 132. Poppet reservoir 118 remains pressurized in FIG. 2, such that poppet valve 64 is held closed and no gas escapes into piston chamber 74. Plunger 36 thus remains in its fully withdrawn position. Though FIG. 2 shows trigger 144 un-depressed, it should be appreciated that the trigger is held depressed long enough to allow air delivered through supply valve 146 to charge gas reservoir 66.
As the operator continues to push housing 26 against the injection site, reciprocating structure 92 is pushed further into the housing. At some point, slidable valve structure 90 slides far enough rearward so that holes 114 pass beyond U-cup seal 184, as seen in FIG. 3, which shows the injection device in the firing position. When holes 114 pass beyond seal 184, poppet reservoir 118 is allowed to vent to atmosphere through bore passage 116. At this point, there is a high pressure differential between gas reservoir 66 and atmosphere (e.g., 800 p.s.i. or greater), which causes poppet 120 to move rapidly away from bulkhead 68 and into its rearmost position.
This opens poppet valve 64, which causes the pressurized gas that was contained within gas reservoir 66 to act upon operative surface 60 a of piston 60, causing injectable fluid to be rapidly expelled from fluid reservoir 38 through nozzle 30. The expulsion of the injectable fluid forces outlet check ball 44 forward, and the injectable fluid passes through check ball chamber 46 around the outside of the check ball. Check ball 44 and check ball chamber 46 should be sized so that there is sufficient clearance around check ball 44 when it is in its forward position toward nozzle 30. In the depicted embodiment, there is approximately 0.007 inches of clearance around all sides of check ball 44 when in its advanced position. The expulsion of injectable fluid out of fluid reservoir 38 also aids in maintaining inlet check valve 52 closed, to prevent injectable fluid from flowing back into the fluid supply.
As seen in FIG. 3, poppet 120 may be sized so that it covers holes 134 when in its rearmost position. This closes off channel 132 to prevent unnecessary waste of pressurized gas, by preventing further delivery of gas into gas reservoir 66.
FIG. 3 shows piston 60 in its fully advanced position, and reciprocating structure 92 in its rearmost position relative to housing 26. At this point, gas reservoir 66 and piston chamber 74 have not yet vented, and those areas remain at a substantial pressure differential above atmosphere. Piston 60 thus remains advanced. As housing 26 is withdrawn from the injection site, spring 102 urges reciprocating structure 92 forward relative to housing 26. This in turn causes slidable valve structure 90 to move relative to valve body 100. Eventually, gas reservoir 66 and piston chamber 74 are vented when holes 130 of valve structure 90 pass forward beyond U-cup seal 180. As the pressure is released, spring 76 urges against piston 60, causing it to return from its advanced position to its retracted position against bulkhead 68, as seen in FIGS. 1 and 2. As indicated above, the exhausted gas may be used to actuate dye marker 200, by fluidly coupling the venting chamber and dye marker with hose 208.
As piston 60 retracts, plunger 36 is retracted from its advanced position within fluid reservoir 38. The retreat of plunger 36 opens inlet check valve 52 and draws a new dose of fluid into fluid reservoir 38. The outlet check valve remains closed, due to its spring and the vacuum pressure created by the retraction of plunger 36. Eventually, the device returns to the primed position shown in FIG. 1 and is ready to deliver another injection of fluid in the manner just described.
It should be appreciated that many different types of fluids may be used in connection with the embodiments described above. For example, the device may be used with more than one type of injectable drug. In medical and veterinary applications, it will often be critical that the device is cleaned between uses with different types of injectable fluid. Alternatively, even where one type of injectable fluid is repeatedly used, it will often be desirable and/or necessary to periodically clean the injection device. For example, when a multi-use device is repeatedly used with the same injectable fluid, the fluid can crystallize in the channels and valves that form the fluid path, clogging and obstructing the flow. Accordingly, it will often be desirable to clean the device every time that a container of injectable fluid is exhausted, prior to coupling a new container to the device. Typically, a cleaning fluid is used to clean the device.
FIG. 5 depicts a fitting assembly 300 for connecting a fluid supply to syringe assembly 28. As will be explained in detail below, fitting assembly 300 may be configured to ensure that cleaning fluid is used between different types of injectable fluid. This is accomplished through use of two different types of adapter structures: one for injectable fluids, and a second for cleaning fluid. After an injectable fluid adapter is disconnected, another injectable fluid adapter cannot be coupled to the fitting assembly until a cleaning fluid adapter has been used.
Referring more particularly to FIG. 5, exemplary fitting assembly 300 is shown in an exploded view. FIGS. 6-10 depict different components of the fitting assembly and an adapter 302 that may be used to connect a fluid supply to the fitting assembly. FIGS. 6-10 also illustrate an exemplary method of operation. Fitting assembly 300 includes a locking member 304, a base 306 and a rotatable key member 308. These components are fitted together and secured to fluid cylinder 32 so that they are centered over inlet 42. A collar 310 may wrap around fluid cylinder 32 and connect to the underside of base 306. Collar 310, base 306 and locking member 304 are fixed relative to fluid cylinder 32, while rotatable key member 308 is rotatable about axis 320.
FIG. 5 also partially depicts a fluid supply, including adapter 302, which is configured to couple with fitting assembly 300. When adapter 302 is coupled to fitting assembly 300, fluid may be drawn from the fluid supply into fluid cylinder 32. Referring specifically to FIG. 6 (an isometric view of adapter 302), the adapter includes a cylindrical fitting 322 that fits over a corresponding fitting 324 provided on base 306. Fluid is drawn through a hose 326, through passages defined through fittings 322 and 324, and through inlet 42 into fluid cylinder 32.
The underside of adapter 302 includes a key structure having two protruding legs 340 and 342. Legs 340 and 342 have a generally L-shaped cross section, and are adapted to be received in corresponding L-shaped slots provided through rotatable key member 308. Specifically, as seen in FIGS. 9A, 9B and 9C, rotatable key member 308 includes two opposed pairs of slots: (1) slots 344 and 346, and (2) slots 348 and 350. The spacing between slots 344 and 346 differs from the spacing between slots 348 and 350. Depicted adapter 302 is sized so that its legs fit only into one of the pairs of slots. A second type of adapter is used for the other pair of slots.
Referring now primarily to FIGS. 8-10, the operation of the fitting assembly and adapters will be described. In each of FIGS. 8-10, a leftward pointing arrow (labeled "F") indicates the orientation of the depicted structure relative to the front of injection device 22 (FIG. 5 also shows F near fluid cylinder 32, indicating the front of the injection device). Adapter 302 is first inserted through aperture 360 provided through locking member 304. Aperture 360 is formed to have a number of widened cutout areas 362 (individually designated with letters a, b, c and d) located symmetrically around the aperture. The legs of adapter 302 are sized so that they must be aligned with an opposed pair of cutout areas 362 in order to fit through aperture 360.
Specifically, leg 340 is aligned with cutout area 362 a and leg 342 is aligned with cutout area 362 c. The legs are then inserted through aperture 360 so that the legs are received within the corresponding slots on rotatable key member 308. In particular, leg 340 is received within slot 346 and leg 342 is received within slot 344, as seen in FIGS. 9A, 9B and 9C. Also, tab 370, which extends from the bottom of leg 340 (FIGS. 6 and 7), extends into and is received within an arcuate slot 372 provided in base 306 (FIG. 10).
Once adapter 302 is fitted onto fitting assembly as just described, the adapter may be rotated clockwise up to ninety degrees from its initial inserted position. The corresponding rotational position of rotatable key member 308 is progressively shown in FIGS. 9A, 9B and 9C. FIG. 9A corresponds to the initial position of adapter 302 just after it is mounted onto fitting assembly 300. The corresponding position of tab 372 within slot 370 is designated 370(9A) in FIG. 10.
FIG. 9B shows the orientation of adapter 302 and rotatable key member 308 after they have been rotated 45 degrees clockwise from the orientation shown in FIG. 9A. In this position, the adapter is locked into place and the fluid supply is ready to deliver fluid to fluid cylinder 32 (FIGS. 1-5). The corresponding position of tab 370 within slot 372 is designated as 370(9B) in FIG. 10. Adapter 302 is retained in place by edge portions 380 of locking member aperture 360. Specifically, edge portions 380 are held within slots 382, which are defined in part by the legs of adapter 302, in order to prevent the adapter from pulling upward off of fitting assembly 300.
After use, adapter 302 is rotated another 45 degrees in a clockwise direction, so that rotatable key member 308 and adapter 302 are rotated into the position shown in FIG. 9C. The corresponding position of tab 370 within slot 372 is designated as 370(9C) in FIG. 10. In this position, legs 340 and 342 align with cutouts 362 b and 362 d, allowing the adapter to be pulled through locking member 304 and decoupled from fitting assembly 300.
In FIG. 9C, rotatable key member has been rotated 90 degrees from the position shown in FIG. 9A, such that slots 350 and 348 are aligned with cutout areas 362 a and 362 c. As discussed above, adapter 302 does not match with slots 350 and 348, because of the different spacing between the slots. Therefore, if the user attempts to insert the adapter through locking member 304 by aligning adapter legs 340 and 342 with cutout areas 362 a and 362 c, rotatable key member 308 will obstruct the adapter and prevent it from being fully mounted on fitting assembly 300. Instead, a second type of adapter must be used, having legs that are configured to be received within slots 350 and 348.
Fitting assembly 300 typically is configured to constrain rotation of rotatable key member 308. As seen in FIGS. 5 and 10, base 306 may include depressible structures 384, which each have a nub 384 a that is resiliently urged toward rotatable key member 308 (upward in FIG. 5). The facing surface of rotatable key member 308 includes a plurality of detents 386 in which nubs 384 a may be received, depending on the rotational position of rotatable key member 308. Detents 386 have an asymmetrical shape, in order to produce a ratchet-type effect, in which a given detent can only move in one direction (e.g., clockwise rotation of rotatable key member 308, as in the depicted embodiment) past a nub.
Typically, depressible structures 384 also extend into the slots in rotatable key member 308, to lock rotatable key member in various different rotational positions relative to base 306. For example, when rotatable key member 308 is in the position shown in FIG. 9A, nubs 384 a extend upward into slots 344 and 346. Specifically, as shown in FIG. 9A, slots 344 and 346 each have an outer-most rounded leg portion adjacent the edge of rotatable key member 308. When rotatable key member 308 is in the position shown in FIG. 9A, the depressible structures extend upward into these rounded leg portions to lock the rotatable key member in place and prevent it from rotating. Rotatable key member 308 is unlocked by inserting an appropriately sized adapter, as explained below.
The interaction described above between depressible structures 384 and rotatable key member 308 may be used to require alternating use of different types of adapters with fitting assembly 300. For purposes of illustration, a fluid supply adapter with legs sized to fit into slots 344 and 346 (e.g., adapter 302) will be referred to as a "Type A" adapter. An adapter with legs sized to fit into slots 348 and 350 will be referred to as a "Type B" adapter (not shown).
Beginning with FIG. 9A, prior to insertion of the Type A adapter (i.e., adapter 302), depressible structures 384 extend into slots 344 and 346 to rotationally lock rotatable key member 308 in place. To unlock rotatable key member 308, the Type A adapter is inserted, as shown in FIG. 9A, so that the adapter legs depress nubs 384 a and force them out of their inserted positions within slots 344 and 346.
With rotatable key member thus unlocked, Type A adapter 302 and rotatable key member 308 are free to rotate 45 degrees clockwise into the operational position shown in FIG. 9B. In this position, depressible structures 384 are received within an opposed pair of detents 386. This prevents counter-clockwise rotation of rotatable key member 308 back into the position shown in FIG. 9A, requiring the user to rotate the device clockwise into the position shown in FIG. 9C in order to remove type A adapter 302.
Accordingly, when the operator desires to remove Type A adapter 302 (for example, after emptying a container of vaccine), the adapter and rotatable key member 308 are rotated into the position shown in FIG. 9C. In this position, depressible structures lock into slots 348 and 350, to prevent any further rotation of rotatable key member 308. At this point, a Type B adapter must be used to unlock rotatable key member 308, because the spacing between slots 348 and 350 differs from the spacing between slots 344 and 346.
This requires the user to alternate between Type A and Type B adapters. After using and removing a Type A adapter (e.g., with a particular vaccine), another Type A adapter cannot be used until a Type B adapter is connected to and removed from fitting assembly. This can be advantageously employed to require use of a cleaning fluid between different types of injectable fluids, or before replacing a spent fluid supply, such as a vaccine container, with another supply of the same type of injectable fluid. Also, a storage cap may be provided in the form of a Type A adapter, requiring the operator to clean the device (e.g., with a Type B adapter and cleaning fluid) both before and after using the storage cap.
While the present invention has been particularly shown and described with reference to the foregoing preferred embodiments, those skilled in the art will understand that many variations may be made therein without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as defined in the following claims. The description of the invention should be understood to include all novel and non-obvious combinations of elements described herein, and claims may be presented in this or a later application to any novel and non-obvious combination of these elements. Where the claims recite "a" or "a first" element or the equivalent thereof, such claims should be understood to include incorporation of one or more such elements, neither requiring nor excluding two or more such elements.
when moved from the charging position to the firing position, the slidable valve assembly causes the gas reservoir to be fluidly coupled with the syringe assembly, enabling pressurized gas from the gas reservoir to act upon the syringe assembly.
2. The needle-free injection device of claim 1, further comprising a pressure-activated valve coupled between the gas reservoir and syringe assembly.
3. The needle-free injection device of claim 2, where when the slidable valve assembly is in the priming position, the slidable valve assembly fluidly couples the pressure-activated valve to the pressurized gas supply conduit, such that the pressure-activated valve closes to seal off the gas reservoir from the syringe assembly upon delivery of pressurized gas through the pressurized gas supply conduit.
4. The needle-free injection device of claim 3, where when the slidable valve assembly is in the firing position, the slidable valve assembly fluidly couples the pressure-activated valve to atmosphere.
5. The needle-free injection device of claim 1, further comprising a spring configured to bias the slidable valve assembly into the priming position.
6. The needle-free injection device of claim 1, further comprising a housing, where the slidable valve assembly includes a valve body fixedly mounted within the housing, and where the slidable valve assembly also includes a sliding structure slidably supported within the valve body, and where relative fore-and-aft movement of the sliding structure and valve body defines the priming, charging and firing positions of the slidable valve assembly.
7. The needle-free injection device of claim 6, where the syringe assembly is fixedly connected to the sliding structure of the slidable valve assembly.
8. The needle-free injection device of claim 7, where syringe assembly includes a nozzle end that extends away from the housing, such that the needle-free injection device is configured to allow a user to grasp the housing and press the nozzle end onto an injection site so as to cause the slidable valve assembly to progressively move from the priming position to the firing position.
9. The needle-free injection device of claim 8, where the needle-free injection device includes a spring configured to return the slidable valve assembly to the priming position upon withdrawal of the needle-free injection device from the injection site.
10. The needle-free injection device of claim 1, further comprising a locking mechanism configured to prevent the slidable valve assembly from moving from the priming position toward the firing position.
11. The needle-free injection device of claim 10, further comprising a user-actuable trigger configured to unlock the locking mechanism.
12. The needle-free injection device of claim 11, where the user-actuable trigger is further configured to open a supply valve and thereby permit delivery of pressurized gas through the pressurized gas supply conduit.
13. The needle-free injection device of claim 1, where the syringe assembly includes a plunger movably disposed within a fluid cylinder.
14. The needle-free injection device of claim 13, further comprising a piston movably disposed within a piston cylinder, where the piston is secured to an end of the plunger, such that advancing the piston causes the plunger to advance within the fluid cylinder and thereby expel fluid from the fluid cylinder.
15. The needle-free injection device of claim 13, where the syringe assembly includes an adjustment mechanism configured to adjust how far the plunger can be retracted from an end of the fluid cylinder, to thereby adjust a maximum volume of injectable fluid that can be expelled from the syringe assembly with a single injection.
16. The needle-free injection device of claim 15, where the syringe assembly includes indicia adapted to provide quantitative indication of the maximum volume of injectable fluid.
17. The needle-free injection device of claim 1, further comprising a fitting assembly configured to couple a fluid supply to an inlet of the syringe assembly, where the inlet includes a check valve to prevent backflow through the fitting assembly.
18. The needle-free injection device of claim 1, further comprising a marking device adapted to place a mark on or near an injection site to indicate an injection has occurred.
19. The needle-free injection device of claim 18, where the marking device is pressure-activated, and where the marking device is fluidly coupled with the needle-free injection device, such that the marking device is activated upon post-injection venting of the needle-free injection device.


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CTA Gray Line Feb 24, 2014 6:12 AM
CTA moves up Blue Line rehab
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/c...2203386.column
Jon Hilkevitch
The four-year overhaul of the CTA Blue Line O'Hare branch will be getting underway a few months early, the transit agency will announce Monday, with sections closing over 10 weekends between late March and August........
wierdaaron Feb 24, 2014 10:59 PM
Interesting proposal for protected intersections for cyclists. http://www.protectedintersection.com/
The video explains it pretty well. This would probably be very welcome here, and we've got wide enough streets that we could probably pull it off, but I don't see us being too innovative in the field considering how long it took to get any kind of bike lanes.
emathias Feb 25, 2014 12:10 AM
It's already the recommended way to do turns for cyclists, however it also means cyclists will often have to wait through two light changes for a left turn, which is obnoxious. I don't really support this sort of system
BVictor1 Feb 25, 2014 5:48 AM
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/l...,7253433.story
Improving portion of high-speed rail corridor could cost $1.5 billion
By Jon Hilkevitch
Tribune reporter
3:58 p.m. CST, February 24, 2014
Improving passenger service on the slowest portion of Illinois' emerging 110-mph rail corridor, between Chicago and Joliet, will cost an estimated $1.5 billion, officials said Monday.
It's roughly the same amount the state is spending so far to develop the rest of the high-speed corridor south of Joliet to St. Louis, according to data from the Illinois Department of Transportation.
No funding has been secured yet to modernize the Chicago-to-Joliet segment, where trains often creep along due to heavy congestion and rail slow zones.
And officials said it's too soon to know whether 110 mph trains are feasible on any portion in the Chicago area.
hygge Feb 25, 2014 7:23 AM
Seem like the retaining walls are taking forever on that flyover. On the south end they actually had to move a street, including all of the utility lines underground. Hopefully the work will accelerate once the weather warms up.
This project should allow for an increase or at least a rescheduling of Amtrak service to Michigan and points east, relieving the Norfolk Southern line of heavy freight congestion. It's a crying shame that we aren't ready to start work on the next pieces of CREATE... 75th St Corridor, Grand Crossing, etc.
The two projects that you mentioned, are they they work that will be done between Porter, Indiana and the Englewood flyover? Are those the official names? Do you have any information on the status of the Porter Junction work and the additional siding between Porter and Illinois? I believe that once that work is done Amtrak will see a large increase on all three lines from Michigan as reliability is increased and total trip time is reduced.
untitledreality Feb 26, 2014 3:39 AM
Originally Posted by CTA Gray Line (Post 6465383)
The four-year overhaul of the CTA Blue Line O'Hare branch...
Maybe I missed it before, but I am excited to hear of the turn-back tracks being built at Jefferson Park and UIC-Halsted. More service where it is currently needed, better ability to manage rush loads, and the ability to manage future ridership spikes.
ardecila Feb 26, 2014 4:18 AM
Uh, there are already holding tracks at these locations... that's why you occasionally see UIC or Jefferson Park as the destination of a Blue Line train. I think the UIC one needs to be moved west of Western to increase service to the busier part of the Forest Park branch.
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chiguy123 Feb 26, 2014 3:05 PM
Just did this! I really tried to focus on reinvesting in what we have and improving inter-neighborhood travel (i.e. Ashland BRT).
Count me as somebody with planning fatigue. We don't need more wish lists and magical thinking; we need political will, cooperation, and resources.
It's pretty well-known where the needs are. We've got failing railcars and buses, crumbling viaducts, and ramshackle stations. We've got agencies that won't even talk to each other, let alone cooperate and share ideas. We've got prominent Metra executives accused of rampant corruption and incompentence. How is one more planning exercise gonna solve any of it?
Do you know the Tale of Admiral Hyman Rickover Ardecila? Look him up.......
Chicago's Big Bet on the Bus
This article was posted in the Chicago subreddit and it's interesting to see the opinions of people who are less urban/transit nut balls (like we are). Seems like a lot of people are in favor of this, which is good. I'd give it a 70/30 split.
Thought some of you may be interested in seeing the discussion over there!
There's definitely some SSP/Reddit overlap... but yeah, the masses are not as uninformed as it appears sometimes.
The most vocal people at community meetings are often those with the most to lose and the most time on their hands (semi-retired Boomer property owners). In real life, though, these people are a minority. For obvious reasons, not a lot of these people use Reddit.
wierdaaron Feb 28, 2014 2:40 AM
I guess you could look at it one of two ways:
"More money for the busses? Why would they do that? The bus system is terrible."
"More money for the busses? Finally! The bus system is terrible."
Which camp you fall into probably depends a lot on whether you use the bus system to go places.
killaviews Feb 28, 2014 4:12 AM
Originally Posted by chiguy123 (Post 6472054)
The article is accurate in that Chicago has a split-personality regarding transportation. I know a lot of people without cars and a lot of people that couldn't imagine living here without a car.
People here think they have a right to drive and park anywhere. With our transit, car ownership rates should be much lower. We're behind Baltimore, Philly, Boston, and D.C. in car free households.
And the number of people that drive to work drives me mad. Maybe the parking meter sale was a bad deal, but I'm all for the price increase. I can't believe people drive to work downtown.
Every single development meeting seems to be like 85% about cars and traffic.
The BRT fight is a real defining moment for the City. Are we really going to block mass transit because people want to drive to Costco? That fact that that is even a legitimate consideration in the city is insane.
Fucking Costco!
the urban politician Feb 28, 2014 1:28 PM
I've had planning fatigue for years. I don't visit this thread very often for that reason. While other cities are building, here in Chicago we're just performing a perpetual mental masturbation about "the possibilities". For example, we've had enough meetings about the BRT plan. What's the surprise that a certain faction is against it? Just move the proposal forward and get started. Fuck everybody.
killaviews Mar 1, 2014 6:06 AM
Re Chicago's split personality:
Exhibit A: if you have a kid in the car you can do anything.
http://www.dnainfo.com/chicago/20140...chools-support
I lived near a school, a private one, with a ton of drop offs and pick ups. They caused more problems than any delivery trucks.
A magnet school with families that don't live in the neighborhood could veto a grocery store because parents want to drop their kids off without hassle.
Insane.
the urban politician Mar 1, 2014 1:57 PM
^ Should be pretty easy to coordinate delivery times outside of the usual drop off/pickup times for the school.
But yeah... it's kind of annoying. I actually realize now that I could never be an Alderman for the simple fact that I couldn't stand the obnoxious complaints day in/day out from community members about every little issue.
By the way, shouldn't this be in the 'General Developments' thread?
Mr Downtown Mar 1, 2014 8:20 PM
we've had enough meetings about the BRT plan. What's the surprise that a certain faction is against it? Just move the proposal forward and get started. Fuck everybody.
You seem like an unusual kind of politician. The kind usually known as an unelected dictator.
ardecila Mar 1, 2014 9:41 PM
^ In your position as a community leader, I hope you realize that not all opinions within a neighborhood are reflected by its most vocal representatives.
The people with the time to attend community meetings and protest things are not the people who are slogging to work on the bus day in and day out, or struggling to afford housing amid rising prices and stagnant supply.


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Is Sustainability-Oriented Investing Being Taken Seriously by Wall Street?
EarthTalk®: From the Editors of E – The Environmental Magazine
Dear EarthTalk: Are climate change and other environmental issues affecting or informing mainstream (Wall Street) investment strategies, or is sustainability-oriented investing still just a do-gooder niche? — Mary S. New York, NY
It wasn't long ago that so-called "triple bottom line" investing—factoring in not just financial returns but also social and environmental impacts—was purely the domain of a small set of outliers willing to forego profits for the sake of proving that investing could be used as a tool to drive change. Just two decades ago, the only real way to have an eco-friendly investment portfolio would be to put your money with one of a handful of mutual funds focused on "Socially Responsible Investing" (SRI)—or research and invest in often speculative individual "green" companies directly.
Green and Sustainability-Oriented Investing
But in intervening years, many investors' perspectives have changed. It turns out that "green" investments are not only safer than their conventional counterparts given the actuarial risks of rampant climate change, but they also tend to perform better. Generation Investment Management (GIM), founded in 2004 by former VP Al Gore and ex-Goldman Sachs exec David Blood, was one of the first well-heeled firms devoted exclusively to sustainable investing—and shocked analysts 10 years in by how profitable they were. GIM's 12.1 percent annual average increase over its first decade ranked it second in profitability of over 200 competitors, including many of the biggest names in conventional investing. The lesson is that those companies prepared for and even poised to profit from a warmer future are most likely to succeed.
When Will the Large Investment Firms Go Green?
Al Gore's Generation Investment Management is one of the firms that has revolutionized investing by showing what good returns sustainability-oriented investments can yield. Photo by Seb Daly/Collision via Sportsfile
A 2019 report by BlackRock, the world's largest investment firm with more than $7 trillion under management, confirms what GIM's founders claimed all along: Going green pays. Not only has funding/investment in the environmental, social and governance (ESG) space almost doubled over the last five years, but these investments outperformed non-ESG bets overall. ESG-focused equity benchmarks in the U.S. yielded an annual return of 14.5 percent, compared with 14.4 percent for non-ESG investments. Meanwhile, globally ESG-based investments also bested non-ESG antes 8.1 percent to 7.7 percent.
Perhaps this new reality is why BlackRock recently announced a sweeping new set of policies aimed at making sustainability the "new standard for investing." The firm plans to launch new active and passively-managed SRI-based funds in the short term and will look into other ways to align the rest of its investments according to its investors' increasingly pro-environment values.
The Elephant in the Room: Divesting From Fossil Fuels
The BlackRock Fund invests globally at least 70% of its total assets in the equity securities of mining and metals companies whose predominant economic activity is the production of base metals and industrial minerals such as iron ore and coal. (Representative photograph)
Environmental advocates are glad to hear about BlackRock's plans, especially given the need for the private sector to step in and take an active role in carbon drawdown in lieu of federal action. Ben Cushing of the non-profit Sierra Club considers BlackRock's shift "a major step in the right direction and a testament to the power of public pressure calling for climate action."
But he would like to see BlackRock—still the world's largest investor in coal, oil, and gas—go a giant step further and divest entirely from fossil fuels. "BlackRock should expand on its commitments and other financial institutions should follow suit."
EathTalk® is produced by Roddy Scheer & Doug Moss for the 501(c)3 nonprofit EarthTalk. See more at https://emagazine.com. To donate, visit https://earthtalk.org. Send questions to: question@earthtalk.org.
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Carleton College, B.A., University of Illinois, Chicago, M.F.A David Lefkowitz teaches painting, drawing and the Jr. Seminar: Critical Issues in Contemporary Art. In his own work, Lefkowitz combines Western traditions of representational oil painting with the flotsam and jetsam of consumer culture to draw attention to the complex relations between image and object, past and present, and nature and culture. His work can be found in the collections of the Walker Art Center in Minneapolis, the Miami Art Museum, and The Langen Foundation in Neuss, Germany. He is represented in Minneapolis by Thomas Barry Fine Arts and in Chicago by the Carrie Secrist Gallery.
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Amherst College, B.A., Rhode Island School of Design, M.F.A. Stephen Mohring teaches sculpture, woodworking, and critical theory. He runs the college sawmill program which he developed in collaboration with the Arboretum, producing sustainably harvested lumber for the art department. He also works as the resident set designer for Ten Thousand Things a Twin Cities based company that brings lively, intelligent theater to people with little access to the wealth of the arts. Previously Stephen helped found and direct The Soap Factory, a Twin Cities nonprofit organization that supports emerging artists. His sculpture has been exhibited nationally, internationally, and has received numerous awards.
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University of Minnesota, B.F.A., Cranbrook Academy of Art, M.F.A. Linda Rossi teaches photography, digital photography and the Junior Seminar Critical Issues in Contemporary Art. Her work is primarily in large-scale photo installation including video and sculpture to illuminate both historical and current issues. She has received numerous Jerome, McKnight and Minnesota State Arts grants. Her work has been exhibited nationally and internationally including the Strogonvo Palace, Russian Museum in St. Petersburg, Russia and the Tehran Museum of Contemporary Art in Iran. Her work can be viewed in the permanent collection of the Minneapolis Institute of Art. View an exhibition of her work at Carleton: Sound Suspended
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So there's this guy in Berlin. He has a Bullitt cargo bike from Larry vs Harry. He equipped it with speakers, a karaoke system with microphone and a laptop. He started showing up in Mauerpark in Berlin and got some people to sing. It's now become a cult classic in the city. On nice days you'll get 1000 people sitting there in the amphitheatre, staring down at the Bullitt and listening to crap karaoke.
Copenhagenize.com is not responisble for the song quality of the above video.
Here's a little video about the next generation of Bullitt karaoke bikes. Perfect for bike geeks and music freaks, showing how a sound system was made for the Bullitt. The karaoke will still be crap, I'm sure, but the sound quality will be much better. The new Bullitt karaoke bike will premiere this Saturday in Mauerpark in Berlin. 14 June 2009.
If only the guy in Copenhagen who delivers cocktails on his Bullitt could make the trip to the German capital.


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Two months after his arrival in New York he borrowed money to buy his first Bolex camera and began to record brief moments of his life. He soon got deeply involved in the American Avant-Garde film movement. In 1954, together with his brother, he started Film Culture magazine, which soon became the most important film publication in the US. In 1958 he began his legendary Movie Journal column in the Village Voice. In 1962 he founded the Film-Makers' Cooperative, and in 1964 the Film-Makers' Cinematheque, which eventually grew into Anthology Film Archives, one of the world's largest and most important repositories of avant-garde cinema, and a screening venue.
During all this time he continued writing poetry and making films. To this date he has published more than 20 books of prose and poetry, which have been translated into over a dozen languages. His Lithuanian poetry is now part of Lithuanian classic literature and his films can be found in leading museums around the world. He is largely credited for developing the diaristic forms of cinema. Mekas has also been active as an academic, teaching at the New School for Social Research, the International Center for Photography, Cooper Union, New York University, and MIT.
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Acivico Group News Leafy milestone for Centenary Square
Leafy milestone for Centenary Square
The redevelopment of Birmingham's Centenary Square reached a leafy milestone as work began to plant the first of the site's trees.
More than 50 trees will be planted over the next few months, including 17 Silver Birch, 12 Ginkgo, 12 Cherry and 12 Acer Rubrum, which will be complemented with some low-level planting.
The first tranche of trees have been planted close to Centenary Way, near the Hall of Memory and Baskerville House, with the remainder being planted in phases.
Councillor Sharon Thompson, Cabinet Member for Homes and Neighbourhoods at Birmingham City Council, said: "The transformation of Centenary Square into a world-class public space for Birmingham is progressing well, and it was a privilege to be involved in putting one of the first trees into place."
Chris Hall is Interim Deputy Chief Executive at Acivico, the delivery team acting as project manager on behalf of Birmingham City Council, said: "Centenary Square has always been one of the most well-known parts of Birmingham city centre, which is why we are so excited about helping to create what will become an iconic space for the public to enjoy."
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Former Canadian defence minister Paul Hellyer says aliens will help humans if we stop wars
Matthew Coutts
Daily Brew January 7, 2014
A former Canadian defence minister is urging humanity to abandon its warmongering ways and turn its back on atomic weaponry with the promise that advanced aliens will reward a more peaceful Earth with technological marvels and advancements in agriculture and medicine.
And while it is hard to take seriously a message that appears to be a mash-up of every science fiction trope to be dreamed up since Gene Roddenberry was in short pants, let's give the message a moment of thought.
In a widely-shared interview with Russian Today, former defence minister Paul Hellyer said that he believed aliens were real, that they are present on Earth and that they would be more willing to help humanity if we stopped warring and polluting.
"We have a long history of UFOs and of course there has been a lot more activity in the last few decades since we invented the atomic bomb," Hellyer said.
"They are very concerned about that and that we might use it again, because the whole cosmos as a unity, and it affects not just us but other people in the cosmos, they are very much afraid that we might be stupid enough to start using atomic weapons again."
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Hellyer, now 90, was a Canadian defence minister in the Lester B. Pearson government during the 1960s. He is described in by Russia Today host Sophie Shevardnadze as the "first cabinet-level politician from a G8 country to publicly state there is extraterrestrial life present on Earth."
Hellyer first publicly declared his belief in aliens in 2005, long after he retired from politics. He says he has never met an alien, but has seen a UFO near his cabin on Ontario's Lake Muskoka. While Hellyer's public belief in aliens is not new, it garnered fresh attention this week due to the overly descriptive and in-depth details he outlined on Russia Today.
Hellyer's beliefs include the following details:
Most aliens come from other star systems, although there are some living on Venus, Mars and Saturn's moon.
There have been four species of aliens visiting our planet for thousands of years.
Most alien species have benevolent intentions toward humanity, although a handful have ulterior motives.
One alien species, known as the "Tall Whites" is working with the U.S. air force in Nevada and has been known to pass for humans in public.
The "federation" of alien species has vowed not to intervene in human affairs unless they are invited to.
The federation is disappointed in the way humans have treated the planet.
Aliens technology is far more advanced. They have given us LED lights, microchips and Kevlar vests, but would be far more helpful if we weren't warmongers.
There are between two and twelve total species of aliens (although some place the number closer to 80). Some look just like humans, while others appear more like the creatures portraying in popular culture.
"We spend too much time fighting each other, we spend too much money on military expenditures and not enough on feeding the poor and looking after the homeless and sick," he said in the interview with Russia Today.
"They would like to work with us and teach us better ways but only, I think, with our consent. They don't think we are good stewards of our planet. We are clear cutting forests and polluting our rivers and our lakes. We are dumping sewage in the oceans. We are doing all sorts of things which are not what good stewards should be doing and they don't like that."
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Such an uninhibited declaration of belief in alien life is hard to ignore. It is also sadly hard to take seriously. It will leave most of us snorting in derision or guffawing out of incredulity.
But let's pretend for a moment that there is a 0.0005 per cent chance that Hellyer is right. That advanced alien life is here, that is it living among us and it is waiting for humanity to clean itself up before swooping in and sharing with us marvels of advanced medicine and agriculture (and, presumably, space travel). Would that be worth it?
There is a simple logical exercise we should consider (borrowed from this video on climate change). Either Hellyer's synopsis on alien life is correct, or it's not. If it is correct and we abandon our warmongering ways, we are rewarded. If it is correct and we maintain our flawed course, we are left behind.
However, if we abandon our warmongering ways and it is proven that he was totally wrong about alien life, we still find ourselves ahead of where we otherwise would have been.
So, sure. We should be skeptical of the source and the details and the, erm, science fictional details. But at the core, the former defence minister of a G8 country is calling for an end to war.
Humanity can either buy in to Hellyer's interpretation of a Star Trek-ian alien federation and come together now, or wait for an evil genius to unite us by teleporting a giant squid into the heart of New York City, a la The Watchmen.
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Russia Calls UK Decision to Allow Assange Extradition 'Shameful'
Supporters of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange hold placards and take part in a march in London. Alberto Pezzali / AP / TASS
Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova denounced as "shameful" a London court's decision that will allow the extradition of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange to the United States.
"This is a shameful verdict in a political case against a journalist and public figure, another manifestation of the Anglo-Saxon alliance's cannibalistic worldview," the outspoken Russian diplomat said on her Telegram channel Friday.
The U.S. on Friday won an appeal in London's High Court against a January court ruling that said he could not be extradited due to concerns over his mental health.
Assange is wanted in the U.S. over allegations he broke espionage law and conspired to hack into government computers. He faces a possible prison sentence of up to 175 years in jail, his lawyers have said.
Russian Officials Condemn Julian Assange's Arrest in London
Commenting on the ruling, Wikileaks editor-in-chief Kristinn Hrafnsson said in a statement: "Julian's life is once more under grave threat, and so is the right of journalists to publish material that governments and corporations find inconvenient.
His supporters, including Russia, cast Assange — who had sought asylum in the Ecuadorian Embassy in London from 2012 until his arrest in 2019 — as an anti-establishment whistleblower being hunted by the United States since WikiLeaks started revealing classified U.S. military documents alleging the country's misconduct in Afghanistan and Iraq.
"If there is a democracy, it must be a real one. Why did they jail Mr. Assange? Is that democracy?" Russian President Vladimir Putin said shortly after Assange's arrest in London in 2010.
U.S. politicians have previously accused WikiLeaks of cooperation with Russian security services to interfere in its 2016 presidential elections, allegations the Kremlin has repeatedly denied.
A U.S. Senate report said that WikiLeaks "likely knew it was helping Russian intelligence" when it released hacked emails from the account of Hillary Clinton's campaign boss John Podesta in the run-up to the 2016 U.S. presidential election.
Fellow whistleblower Edward Snowden — himself wanted in the U.S. on espionage charges and who has been living in exile in Russia since 2013 — previously said he hoped Britain's earlier refusal to extradite Julian Assange would mark "the end" of attempts to see Assange face trial in the U.S.
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Denison, TX – Accident on W Crawford St Results in Injuries
Denison, TX (January 21, 2020) – A motor vehicle accident on Monday resulted in injuries
At around 4 p.m., on January 20, authorities responded to the scene of a motor vehicle accident on West Crawford Street. Reports indicate that two vehicles collided along the roadway at the intersection of South Armstrong Avenue.
At least one person involved in this collision was transported to an area hospital with injuries.
Police in Denison are currently investigating the cause of the crash.
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What Is Equilibrium Analysis?
Ralph Wright
The determination of equilibrium quantity and price, known as equilibrium analysis, can be achieved in two different ways: by simultaneously solving the algebraic equations for demand and supply or by combining the demand and supply curves in a single graph and determining the equilibrium price and quantity graphically …
What is equilibrium approach?
What is meant by equilibrium in economic analysis?
Why is general equilibrium analysis important?
What is an example of equilibrium in economics?
What is equilibrium in a person?
What is equilibrium and its types?
Does the equilibrium model work?
What are the types of general equilibrium?
Who gave general equilibrium theory of it?
What is the meaning of general equilibrium?
What are the advantages of equilibrium?
Is general equilibrium Pareto efficient?
What is equilibrium condition?
What is the importance of equilibrium in economics?
How can you tell if the economy is in equilibrium?
General Equilibrium Theory is a macroeconomic theory that explains how supply and demand in an economy with many markets interact dynamically and eventually culminate in an equilibrium of prices. The theory assumes that there is a gap between actual prices and equilibrium prices.
What is Economic Equilibrium? Economic equilibrium is a condition or state in which economic forces are balanced. In effect, economic variables remain unchanged from their equilibrium values in the absence of external influences. Economic equilibrium is also referred to as market equilibrium.
The general equilibrium analysis is also useful in explaining the functions of prices in an economy. … These decisions are made by individual producers and consumers because each commodity and service they want to produce, sell and buy, have a price that reacts to changes in their demand and supply.
Economic equilibrium – example
It is the only place in Littleland where you can buy and sell groceries. Potato sellers price a bag of potatoes at $5. However, nobody comes and buys any bags of potatoes. Therefore, demand is way below supply.
1 : a state of balance between opposing forces or actions. 2 : the normal balanced state of the body that is maintained by the inner ear and that keeps a person or animal from falling. equilibrium.
There are three types of equilibrium: stable, unstable, and neutral. Figures throughout this module illustrate various examples. Figure 1 presents a balanced system, such as the toy doll on the man's hand, which has its center of gravity (cg) directly over the pivot, so that the torque of the total weight is zero.
Does the equilibrium model work? Nobel Prize winner Vernon Smith conducted experiments testing this model and found that time and time again, the model did indeed work.
Static equilibrium is of three types:
Dynamic equilibrium is of two types.
(1) Convergent Cob-web.
(2) Divergent Cob-Web.
(3) Continuous cob-web.
General equilibrium theory, or Walrasian general equilibrium, attempts to explain the functioning of the macroeconomy as a whole, rather than as collections of individual market phenomena. The theory was first developed by the French economist Leon Walras in the late 19th century.
General equilibrium in economics is a perfect state when demand and supply are equal to each other. In other words, supply and demand are in balance, i.e., in perfect harmony. We also use the term Walrasian general equilibrium. … Walras developed the theory to solve a controversy among economists.
The main advantage of the partial equilibrium approach to Market Access Analysis is its minimal data requirement. In fact, the only required data for the trade flows, the trade policy (tariff), and a couple of behavioral parameters (elasticities).
The first welfare theorem of general equilibrium. states that any equilibrium of the price system is Pareto efficient. The second welfare theorem of general equilibrium. states that any Pareto-efficient point is an equilibrium of the price system for some endowment.
The equilibrium condition of an object exists when Newton's first law is valid. An object is in equilibrium in a reference coordinate system when all external forces (including moments) acting on it are balanced. This means that the net result of all the external forces and moments acting on this object is zero.
Equilibrium and Economic Efficiency
Equilibrium is important to create both a balanced market and an efficient market. If a market is at its equilibrium price and quantity, then it has no reason to move away from that point, because it's balancing the quantity supplied and the quantity demanded.
Economic equilibrium is the state in which the market forces are balanced, where current prices stabilize between even supply and demand. Prices are the indicator of where the economic equilibrium is.
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A year ago today, I posted this photo on Instagram & Facebook. I had finally finished editing my novel, Chasing Hope. This novel, set in beautiful Beaufort, NC, had taken me far too long to write. Over the years, as I grew and changed, the novel did too. In many ways I'm thankful for that.
However, there is one primary way I would change things if I could. It is this . . .
I would not have let anything stop me from writing every day (or starting the foster care/adoption process sooner). I take on too much. I put things off in the name of my job. It was always, "Later. I'll get to it later," with me. I am sensitive – sometimes too sensitive. The way people treat me deeply impacts me. I take those burdens home.
Or, I am burdened by other's hurt, trials, etc. On one hand, this is not a bad thing. I don't want to change who I am. However, I didn't do such a great job separating out my own life from my career or the organization that employed me.
When you're weighed down by the extras, it tends to hold you back from what it is you actually want to be doing. At least that's true of me. I'm sure there are many others out there like me, however. Especially those of you that are sensitive, artists, or just generally don't believe in yourself.
Even after publishing Chasing Hope (read an excerpt by clicking the link) last summer, I have done what I did for so many years – I put off writing the second book and stopped working on promotion of the first one.
There is an extra person in my house that impacts when I can write. But that's really not the biggest impediment to me holding fast to and pursuing my dreams.
It's the way I let my day job impact my personal life. Here's the thing. I love what I do. I love the people that I have been working with since 2010. I truly do. I wouldn't trade these 8 years.
What was so badly needed, was for me to learn sooner, how to leave work at work. The truth is, after all this time, the Marine Corps has made major changes to the program I love. And though I won't lose my job (this time), in an instant, they'll part ways with me, without a second thought.
A wise man, who knows this organization so well, once told me that it will do what is best for itself. No matter what. So . . . I probably should just go ahead and do what's best for me and be who God has called me to be, right? Why silence, hide, or put other things first?
I do not regret for one second the two units I have invested so much of my heart in. Not even for a second. What I do regret is that I forgot to do that at home. That was my choice. No one else's.
In the last two weeks, I've come to face some hard truths about myself and the organization I love. I've come to realize how patient God is with me as I put off the me He created me to be.
Waking up this morning to that post was a reminder of what I want so badly for my life. In the book "Draw the Circle," Mark Batterson talks about "circling" people, situations, dreams, etc., in prayer. Essentially that just means pray without giving up. I have a 3×5 card of the main things I want to circle in prayer.
On that card is my dream to write full time. Now that I have a little guy living in my house, this has grown in importance. Every time I pick him up from childcare and I'm reminded of what I wanted to be true of my life, I know that I need to throw everything I have at being home full time with him and whomever else joins our little family.
This is the dream. It may not be your dream, but it has always been mine.
For those of you sitting on your dreams, don't do it any longer. Maybe that dream is your side hustle right now. Maybe you can't begin to imagine how you'll make it all come together. I understand.
You know what they say? Where there's a will, there's a way.
Here's the thing, I can pray until I'm blue in the face. But if I'm not out there doing my part, how exactly do I think doors are going to open for me and my family? If I'm not hustling, how exactly do I expect this dream to happen?
So, my friends . . . hold fast to your dreams. If you're a pray-er, pray.
I'll get to work with you.
What dream of yours has been languishing, as you put other things first? Care to share? Maybe it's time to share and speak that dream out loud?
This makes me so so so happy.


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Asia, Nepal, Chamlang East
Chamlang East. Our Netherlands women's expedition was composed of Dr. Annet Boom, Myra de Rooy, Janka van Leeuwen, Gerda de Groene, Marjolein Meere and me as leader. Two Sherpas helped us to carry loads to Camp I. Base Camp at 4850 meters was established on April 17. There being no water, the Sherpas carried it from the glacier some 100 meters below. We set up Advance Base on April 20 at 5465 meters at the foot of the Lower Barun Glacier. This was mainly a depot. Camp I was placed at 5750 meters on April 23. One tent in this windy camp was destroyed by rockfall. Camp II was set up at 6130 meters on April 29 on the north face just below the hardest pitch of the face. Camp III at 6720 meters had only one two-person tent; we all five slept in it on May 10. Doug Scott, who had made the first ascent in 1982, had told us about rockfall and ice avalanches between Base and Advance Base. Below the north face, there were no technical difficulties but many crevasses. On the face there was hard, steep ice up to 80° with little or no snow on it. We used 26 ice screws and left four of them with the fixed ropes. Apparently we had more difficulty on the face than Scott, but less on the southeast ridge. It took five or six hours to climb to the east summit (7235 meters, 23,737 feet) and three to descend. We used one of Scott's slings and fixed two ropes on the steep, crumbly, icy snow on the ridge. On May 10, de Groene, Meere and van Leeuwen reached the summit and on May 11, de Rooy and I. Both days were fine but windy. After May 12, the weather turned so bad we could not have made it.
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