For our final Atrium Show of the semester we have work by Benito Tyjeski.  Below are some photos of the exhibit, but seeing it in person is a whole lot better, so check it out!

Heart Valve Repacement or repair surgery in India

Heart Valves and it Role
Blood is pumped through your heart in only one direction. Heart valves play a key role in this one-way blood flow, opening and closing with each heartbeat. Pressure changes on either side of the valves cause them to open their flap-like “doors” (called cusps or leaflets) at just the right time, then close tightly to prevent a backflow of blood. Heart valve disease occurs when a valve doesn’t work right. A valve may not open all the way. Or a valve may have problems closing. If valve doesn’t open all the way then less blood moves through to the next chamber or if a valve doesn’t close tightly, blood may leak backward. These problems implies that the heart have to work harder to pump the same amount of blood. Or, blood may back up in the lungs or body because it’s not moving through the heart as it should.

There are 4 valves in the heart:

Tricuspid valve (located between the upper–right chamber (right atrium) and the lower–right chamber (right ventricle) of the heart.Pulmonary valve (located between the right ventricle and the pulmonary artery, which is the main artery that carries the oxygen–poor blood from the heart to the lungs for more oxygen).

Mitral valve (is located between the left atrium and the left ventricle and is the most common valve to be repaired.)

Aortic valve (between the left ventricle and the aorta, which is the main artery that carries the oxygen–rich blood from the heart to the rest of the body).

Medical datas reveals that Mitral and Aortic valves of the heart mostly requires for repair or replace. These valves are on the left side of the heart, which works harder than the right. They control the flow of oxygen-rich blood from the lungs to the rest of the body.

What is Heart valve surgery?

Heart valve surgery is used to repair or replace diseased heart valves. Repair means that the valve is mended, while replacement means the diseased valve is removed and a new valve is inserted in its place.There are a number of approaches physicians can take to repair defective heart valves. The best approach depends on the nature of the valve problem, and the condition of the patient suffering with valve disease.If valve damage is mild, doctors may be able to treat it with medicines. If damage to the valve is severe, surgery to repair or replace the valve may be needed. In some cases, existing heart valves can be repaired, If they cannot be repaired then they are needed to be replaced.

What is Heart valve repair and what are the procedures?

Valve repair can usually be done on congenital valve defects that is defects that the patients are born with and has a good success record with treating mitral valve defects.

Here are some procedures surgeons may use to repair a valve:

Percutaneous balloon valvuloplasty : This is a nonsurgical procedure to treat stenosis. In this procedure, local anesthetic is used by the cardiologist to numb the area of the body generally the groin. From where catheter( a thin flexible tube) in inserted into the blood vessel and fed all the way up to the heart. Once the damaged valve is reached, a balloon at the tip of the catheter is inflated. The inflated balloon stretches, widens and separates the narrowed valve. This procedure is suggested for patients who cannot undergo open–heart surgery because of failing health or other reasons. However in some cases there is a risk that the repaired valve may re–narrow (restenosis) or that it may no longer be able to close properly, allowing blood to leak back in the wrong direction (regurgitation).

Valvotomy : A valvotomy (also known as a valvulotomy) is a type of open–heart surgery in which the surgeon cuts into a valve to repair valvular damage. In this procedure narrowed valve leaflets are widened by carefully opening the fused leaflets or commissures with a scalpel.This is a procedure to strengthens the leaflets to provide more support and to let the valve close tightly. This support comes from a ring-like device that surgeons attach around the outside of the valve opening.

Decalcification : In this process the calcium buildup is removed from the leaflets. Once the calcium is removed, the leaflets can close properly.

Reshaping : Here the surgeon cuts out a section of a leaflet. Once the leaflet is sewn back together, the valve can close properly.

Patching : In this process the surgeon covers holes or tears in the leaflets with a tissue patch.

Repair of structural support : In this process the cardiologist replaces or shortens the cords that give the valves support (these cords are called the chordae tendineae and the papillary muscles). When the cords are the right length, the valve can close properly.

What is Heart Valve replacement and what are it’s type?

Severe valve disease means that the valve cannot be repaired, then it is need to be replaced. Valve replacement is an open-heart surgery and is mostly used to treat aortic valves and severely damaged mitral valves. It is also used to treat any valve disease that is life-threatening. . This type of procedure is typically used on heart valves that leak or on those that have thickened, hardened or stretched. Sometimes, more than one valve may be damaged in the heart, so patients may need more than one repair or replacement.

There are 2 kinds of artificial valves used for valve replacement:

Mechanical valves : These are usually made from materials such as plastic, carbon, or metal. Mechanical valves are strong, designed to last about 30 years, so they are often used if all other factors are equal. Because blood tends to stick to mechanical valves and create blood clots, patients with these valves will need to take blood-thinning medicines (called anticoagulants) for the rest of their lives.

Biological valves : This type of valve may be an autograft (from the patient’s own tissue), a xenograft which are made from animal tissue (a pig or cow) or an allograft or homograft (taken from the human tissue of a donated heart ). Patients with biological valves usually do not need to take blood-thinning medicines. These valves are not as strong as mechanical valves, though, and they may need to be replaced every 10 years or so. Biological valves break down even faster in children and young adults, so these valves are used most often in elderly patients.The Question that must be striking in our mind is why To Select India for such Treatments ?

India offers World Class Medical Facilities, comparable with any of the western countries. India has state of the art Hospitals and the best qualified doctors. With the best infrastructure, the best possible Medical facilities, accompanied with the most competitive prices, you can get the treatment done in India at the lowest charges. People from different walks of life cut across the entire span of the globe come to India to have their treatments done with peace of mind. India’s excellent education system is not only churning out computer programmers and engineers, but an estimated 20,000 to 30,000 doctors and nurses each and every year. The list of India Best Hospitals includes Apollo, Fortis, Max Healthcare, Escorts, AIIMs, Wockhardt, etc. A few top Medical tourism providers are Malaysia medical, IndiaHeals- medical tourism in india. With time more and more visitors will flock to this part of the globe for their treatment and relaxation needs.

This Atrium Show will be up until the 11th of December.  The works is by students of the photography group Focus.  Below is a sample of the show which is located here.

Jantung orang dewasa kira-kira sebesar kepalan tangan orangnya dengan berat sekitar 340 gram. Semakin besar tubuh kita, maka semakin besar pula jantung kita. (Paus biru yang panjangnya 30 m dengan berat 100 ton, memiliki jantung seberat 500 kg).

Setiap menit jantung kita berdenyut sebanyak 72 kali. Jika berdenyut kurang dari 72 kali selama 1 menit, maka kondisi tubuh kita sedang fit. Tetapi jika berdenyut lebih dari 72 kali maka kondisi tubuh kita sedang tidak fit atau usia kita masih sangat muda. Jika dihitung-hitung, jantung kita berdenyut sebanyak 38 juta kali selama setahun.

Jantung kita sangatlah menakjubkan. Coba bandingkan dengan otot bisep lengan atasmu. Cobalah kalian mengangkat beban seberat 2 kg selama 1 menit dengan cara menekuk naik turun sebanyak 72 kali. Lama-kelamaan bisep kalian akan semakin lelah bahkan bisa menimbulkan nyeri. Kemudian bagian lengan tersebut akan gemetar dan tidak mau mengangkat beban lagi untuk sementara waktu.

Berbeda dengan otot jantung kita, meskipun berkontraksi dan mengendur sebanyak 72 kali dalam semenit, namun jantung tidak berhenti untuk beristirahat dan tidak terlalu lelah untuk bekerja. Subhanallah.

Jantung bertugas untuk memompa darah ke seluruh tubuh. Dengan setiap kerutan otot jantung, darah beserta oksigen dan nutrisinya akan didorong sampai ke ujung kaki dan lengan yang jauh dan ke organ vital seperti otak dan hati. Dalam waktu 1 jam (dengan aktivitas duduk sambil membaca atau menonton TV) saja, jantung kita sudah mengedarkan sekitar 285 liter darah melalui bilik-bilik dan pembuluh darahnya.

Untuk lebih jelasnya, berikut penjelasan cara kerja jantung :

Jantung merupakan otot berongga yang memiliki empat ruang (bilik). Jalan masuk darah dari satu bilik ke bilik berikutnya dikendalikan oleh empat pintu yang disebut katup jantung.

Bilik atas sebelah kanan (atrium kanan) mengumpulkan darah yang sudah terpakai dan sudah kehabisan oksigen yang mengalir masuk ke seluruh tubuh. Kemudian darah turun menuju bilik yang ada dibawahnya yaitu ventrikel kanan. Ventrikel kanan berfungsi memompa darah ke paru-paru. Disini darah mengambil pasokan oksigen segar dari udara yang kita hirup.

Paru-paru mengirimkan darah yang sudah disegarkan itu kembali ke jantungmenuju bilik kiri atas (atrium kiri). Kemudian darah diturunkan ke bilik kiri bawah (ventrikel kiri) yang nantinya akan mengirim / memompanya ke seluruh jaringan dan organ tubuh yang sudah menunggu, termasuk dinding otot jantung.

Jantung bisa menjaga ritme aktivitasnya dikarenakan adanya sebidang kecil sel-sel khusus di otot jantung yang bertugas sebagai alat pacu yang membangkitkan impuls listrik untuk menjaga jantung tetap berdenyut dengan irama yang teratur.

Maka nikmat manakah yang kamu dustakan?

It’s the last week of school now. Somehow, i dun really miss SP but i miss being a student. Sometimes i really wonder what will happen if i am a JC student instead. Perhaps my results will be better and i won’t be too confused about where to go next then.

Last sat was an eventful day. After I had my piano lesson in the morning, I met Kai and we went cityhall shopping. It’s really nice to shop with him because we will always ended up chatting and walking along the cityhall link without going into any shops. Chatting with him make me feel like a grown up and it makes me feel stressless. After that, we walked to Marina and I ate my late lunch at the foodcourt there. Didn’t really eat much since Kai and I would be going somewhere special to have our afternoon tea. To know where the special place is, you just got to read more to find out*wink*

Later, i received a missed call and I decided to call back to see who was looking for me. A lady picked up the phone and declared that it is the Pan Pacific Hotel calling. As usual, i introduced myself and asked if there’s anyone who called me just now. The lady interrupted my sentence before I could even finished and said something very fast that I couldn’t catch what is she saying. I repeated my question and this time round, she interrupted again and said “Sorry, we could not track the caller.” in a very irritated tone. I was kind of pissed off for her attitude but I juz said “Is okay, thanks” and I put down the phone. I was pretty upset with her service. I understand she couldn’t track the caller but must she kept interrupting my sentence and used such an irritated tone to answer me? She even raised her volume. I always thought Pan Pacific hotel is a high class hotel in singapore with excellent customer service. But is this all they could give? I went to other countries and their services are much better even though they are not as high class as Pan Pacific. They couldn’t even handle a phone call, what has it got to say about the hotel services?

Anw, despite the anger, I still went to Pan Pacific for the afternoon tea because I had a one for one voucher and I had already made an appointment. I suppose the hotel just called to confirm the appointment. Once i stood at the entrance, i somewhat guessed who have answered my call just now. However, I tried not to be biased cos my guess might be wrong. We waited at the entrance for a few minutes and expected someone to come and serve us. However, all the waitress just stood at the counter and stared at us as if we are out of position. (And for god’s sake, kai n I dressed quite properly. I wore a dress and high heels whereas Kai wore and collar long sleeved top with jeans and black shoes) I got irritated with their stares and I just walked in, holding kai’s hand. Then finally, a lady, i supposed is the manager, came forward to serve us with a smile and directed us to a two-seater. I would say that’s a start of good services.

Below are some pictures taken while dining:

See the stick with a lump of white crystals above the cup of tea? That’s sugar and i seriously think is super cool. i’ve never seen it before and the quantity are just right enough. Kai and I ordered fruit tea since those are more special.

A tray of pastries! 2 person share!!! it consists of chicken pie, beef pie, opera cake, blueberry custard puff, chocolate cake, scones, smoked salmon sandwiches, whole meal bread with tuna sandwiches, and many many more=)

4 different jams for scones. personally, i only like the strawberry jam. the others taste weird to me.

My favourite cake of all time. it tastes like kinder bruneo and is not very sweet, unlike the opera cake.

Blueberry custard puff is another favourite of mine. Although the pic doesn’t looks nice bt it’s really very very nice.

Together, i had 2 cups of tea and a cup of coffee(free flow) and dun see that these pastries are small, they can actually make youvery full. And with the 1 for 1 voucher, it costs us less than $30 for the both of us!

After the food, we rushed off to CCK’s cc to see Kai’s mum perform. His mum actually went for a singing course and that night, the students had a so called “review concert” and kai’s mum did very well! I really got to applause for her cos it was her first time singing on stage yet she presented herself well and sang with confidence. =) Here are some pics i took.

I told Kai’s mum that she was very beautiful that night and according to Kai, her mum was very happy and kept smiling the whole night. lol. Well, but i am not bootlicking, she’s really pretty.haha.

And that marks the end of my eventful day. i went home at around 11plus cos I was waiting for kai’s dad to drive me home.lol. It was really a nice day.and i hope to go back to the restaurant again!!!

Shortly after my previous post regarding the ambiguous and very internal decision-making process on the 5th Floor Atrium project, the school took a rather drastic move. Whilst not implying any correlation, here’s what I wrote on Friday last week :

Now, the school finally has had the guts to show everyone the design, of what has been publicized as an atrium, in the most nonpublic way possible – Posting it on a notice board in the foyer.

Shortly there after, in the middle of last week, the school choose to move the notice board from the side of the foyer to the center, blocking up two of the four entrances along the way.

Whilst a major disruption to the heavy flow of traffic that ought to have been considered, it’s certainly a step forward in that at least more people will know about the existence of the abstract photos.

If the school truly intends to get our ‘true’ opinion on this issue, perhaps it would act on these suggestions :

There doesn’t seem to be a mechanism to comment or give suggestions on the design, nor did it appear that any student opinions were even involved in the creation of the design.

As of now however, it’s a one way communication. No details, no consultation, no questions, just some rather obscure, abstract and vague artist impressions created solely from the thoughts of the school leadership team.

Possum of Rock On Altitude recently conducted an interview with MÖTLEY CRÜE drummer/METHODS OF MAYHEM frontman Tommy Lee at Lee’s recording studio called The Atrium in Calabasas, California. Watch the chat below.

MÖTLEY CRÜE’s new “greatest-hits” collection, suitably titled “Greatest Hits”, is available for streaming in its entirety at this location. Released on November 17 via Eleven Seven Music/Mötley Records, the package features the following track listing:

01. Too Fast for Love
02. Shout at the Devil
03. Looks that Kill
04. Too Young to Fall in Love
05. Smokin’ in the Boys Room
06. Home Sweet Home
07. Wild Side
08. Girls, Girls, Girls
09. Dr. Feelgood
10. Kickstart My Heart
11. Same ‘Ol Situation
12. Don’t Go Away Mad (Just Go Away)
13. Without You
14. Primal Scream
15. Sick Love Song
16. Afraid
17. If I Die Tomorrow
18. Saints of Los Angeles
19. The Animal In Me (Remix)

More here: MÖTLEY CRÜE’s TOMMY LEE Talks ‘Crüe Fest’ - Nov. 19, 2009

Here’s a great Eichler designed by Anshen & Allen from the book Ranch Houses: Living the California Dream by architects David Weingarten and Lucia Howard, photographed by Joe Fletcher. (Please forgive the messy patch in my scan of the two-page spread above. I don’t have Photoshop.)

I love the pops of white against the mahogany paneling. Houses like this make me seriously consider putting terrazzo floors in our house, despite my association of terrazzo with elementary school buildings.

The white terrazzo floors, white painted wood beam ceilings, and dark mahogany paneled walls create the perfect contrast of materials and colors. The photo on the right shows the view down a hallway to a typical Eichler atrium. We have a similar (though narrower) vista from our living room to the master bedroom, also interrupted by a sculptural chair. (Our chair, however, is IKEA Vibbyn, no longer available.) The location of the chair has always disturbed the sight lines in our house for me; maybe if the chair were of a smaller scale and more interesting provenance I could actually get behind it.

More information
Ranch Houses: Living the California Dream by David Weingarten and Lucia Howard
Photographs by Joe Fletcher
Published by Rizzoli 2009.

It took a carefully worded email of mine to kick start a process whereby the school leadership began to consult the student council regarding the project to renovate the 5th floor, the minimum that could have been expected of them. Right through to the end of the last school year, I attempted to prod the school leadership into publicizing the project given that they had all but ignored the negative opinion on the project within the school community. With the project due to go forward despite strong opposition, I requested endlessly for more openness with regards to the project, suggestions that fell on deaf ears. During focus week, large cranes proceeded to tear down the canopy as many students have since realized.

Now, the school finally has had the guts to show everyone the design, of what has been publicized as an atrium, in the most nonpublic way possible – Posting it on a notice board in the foyer. There doesn’t seem to be a mechanism to comment or give suggestions on the design, nor did it appear that any student opinions were even involved in the creation of the design.

The design appears reasonable bar the carpet like flooring that was rejected by Student Council well ago, the lack of interior design and complete absence of chairs and tables. The refectory is built into the side, however no means of queuing appear to have been considered.

It’s time to at least see what the school is using our millions on. So stop by the notice board on your way in to school and see the design for yourself.

A new show is up in the Atrium for a couple weeks featuring some of Drawing and Painting major Francesca Cozzone’s most recent work.  Here are a several samples of her work, of course not as good as the real thing.  Go check it out!

Vortrag: Professor Wilfried Krings sprach über die wechselvolle Geschichte des Bamberger Bahnhofs.

Bamberg – Links ist ein Regal mit Kopfkissen, rechts steht der Schriftzug „Bettwäsche für Singles“. Es ist ein ungewöhnlicher Ort für einen Vortrag zur Geschichte des Bamberger Bahnhofs, in die Karl Martin Leicht, Geschäftsführer vom Betten-Friedich, seine zahlreichen Gäste lud. „Wir feiern das 50-jährige Jubiläum unserer Räumlichkeiten und als Mitglied der Aktiven Mitte organisiere ich hier gern öfter solche Veranstaltungen“, erzählt Leicht.

Dann tritt der Ehrengast und Bahnhofsexperte Professor Wilfried Krings ans Katheder: „Der Bahnhofsplatz gilt heute als wenig attraktiv – noch weniger als der Maxplatz. Wenn man das Gebäude verlässt und auf dem Vorplatz steht, sieht man nichts mehr vom Weltkulturerbe.“ Doch es gab Zeiten, in denen das anders gewesen sei. „Wo heutzutage die Autos fahren, drehte früher die Straßenbahn ihre Runden“, erklärt Krings.

Die wechselvolle Geschichte des Bamberger Bahnhofs begann bereits vor über 160 Jahren. Schon im Jahre 1844 erhielt die Stadt einen Eisenbahnanschluss. „Das kam daher, dass Bamberg früher ein wichtiger Verkehrsknoten zu Land und zu Wasser war“, so Krings. Das Bahnhofsgebäude unterteilte man damals noch in drei Klassen. Wo früher die Angehörigen der zweiten und dritten Klasse auf ihre Züge warteten, „da gibt es heute Fast Food und Taxis“, scherzt der ehemalige Prorektor der Universität Bamberg. Auf die Frage, warum der Bahnhof so weit von der Innenstadt entfernt liegt, hat er eine einfache Antwort: „Die Verkehrsstation wurde dort gebaut, wo keine Hochwassergefahr bestand.“ Um die Haltestelle an das Stadtzentrum anzuschließen, wurde schließlich eine „Schneise“ zum Schönleinsplatz geschlagen. So entstanden die heutige Luitpold- und Willy-Lessing-Straße.

Für den Bahnhof in seiner heutigen Form hat Prof. Wilfried Krings hingegen wenig übrig: „Das Konzept der Stadt, den Bahnhof als Nebenzentrum zu etablieren, ist nicht nachhaltig.“ Ein Shoppingzentrum, wie das Atrium, sei kein vernünftiges Konzept. Das sei von vornherein „verkorkst“ worden. Die Stadt solle sich stattdessen auf die Funktionen der einzelnen Stadtteile konzentrieren. „Der Bahnhof ist ein Mobilitätszentrum. In dieser Funktion sehe ich Potenzial.“, so Krings. „Investitionen die mit Verkehr zusammenhängen, wie ein Fahrradparkhaus oder ein Busstation, wären vernünftig.“ Der vom Aufsichtsrat der Stadtwerke vor kurzem getroffene Beschluss, ein Parkhaus für Fahrräder und Autos zu bauen, sei ein erster Schritt in die richtige Richtung.

Erschienen am 30. Oktober im Lokalteil des FT.

Atrium Plan 2 Exterior Architecture

On Saturday, October 10th, the SoCal Awards were announced.  Design Line Interiors took home two awards — one in the category of ‘Best Interior Merchandising of a Model Home’ for our interior design at Atrium Plan 2, a Davidson Communities model home located in Eastlake Vistas. 

Living Room & Dining Room

The Palm Beach inspired facade of this home, shown above, set the stage for the ‘Villa de Moderne’ theme, a look of streamlined sophistication, boasting great appeal to the affluent buyer.  A breathtaking, detailed floor of rich wood inlayed with marble makes a memorable statement upon stepping into this home.  A soothing color palette of silver, soft yellow, and crisp white contrast with the dark, graceful lines of furniture and mirrored accents, portraying a glamorous lifestyle. 

The Master Bedroom’s architecture is accented by bright white crown moulding and wainscot paneling.  The dark wood four-poster bed is layered with luxurious and elegant tonal bedding.  Romance is eminent with a cozy seating area nestled up to the fireplace, and crystal chandelier.  This home continues throughout to evoke the feeling of success and appreciation for the finer things in life.

Atrium Plan 2 Master Bedroom

Clark Stamm is a Milwaukee based artist whose drawings and paintings are inherently stunning in color, form, and craft. A selection of his works are currently being shown in the University of Wisconsin Milwaukee Union Atrium space. His work will be up until the 30th of october. Here is a sample of the work on display:

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With the foundation package of the main parking deck complete, we are moving forward with foundation work for the building entrance atrium area and adjacent stairwells. This location will be the primary means of access to the parking deck and elevators, escalators and Cartveyor™. With the anchor retail establishment located on the third level of the parking deck, there was some question in regards to how to get shopping carts to-and-from the store.  This issue was resolved with the design of a conveyor system that will transport shopping carts from any level of the parking deck, to the desired location. The Cartveyor™ will be conveniently located adjacent to the escalators so that all purchases will remain in the purchaser’s sight when moving from one level to the next.

In addition to atrium foundation activities, we are also conducting inspection and testing procedures which will continue throughout construction. These procedures help to ensure that quality is maintained in each area. Currently, we are testing the compaction and thickness of the dense grade of stone that was completed last week, as well soils and concrete testing.

We have Inspectors from Buchanan County, ECS and S&ME who ascertain diversity in quality control. Our goal is to provide Grundy an establishment that is solid and will stand the test of time; therefore, each process that goes into the building of this structure will maintain the highest level of excellence that can be offered.

The building pad operation for the Grundy Town Center is now complete.  At the close of last week, crews unloaded and spread the final loads of granular (crushed stone) base.  This process required a total of over 4,000 tons of local granular material to cover in excess of a 110,000 square foot area.  

Now that weather protection of the pad is in place, we are moving ahead with our next phase of operations, footing installation for the atrium and adjacent atrium stairwells.