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The Fire and Emergency Services Authority is warning against the use of sparklers and flares on Australia Day.
FESA says two boys playing with sparklers started a bushfire which threatened homes in Ballajura this week.
Perth is expecting a maximum temperature of 30 degrees on Monday and Phil Cribb from FESA says people need to be aware of the fire hazard.
"There are a number of precautions that people need to take," he said.
"They just need to think that the use of sparklers, the use of flares, candles, lighting fires to cook, really should be done very carefully."
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William Kirkpatrick was born in Newton County, Georgia in 1839, one of eight children of John and Liddy (Hall) Kirkpatrick. His father appears to have been a farmer who received land in the land lotteries in Georgia in the 1830's. William and his siblings are listed among the children attending the "poor school" in Newton County in the 1850's. The family moved from Newton to Calhoun County, then on into Alabama. When the Civil War began, he enlisted in Abel's Artillery at Bainbridge, Georgia, in May of 1862, and was wounded at the Battle of Ocean Pond, Florida. After the war he married Sarah Carter and they settled in Shelby County, Alabama where he had a farm, and later in life, was a mail carrier. He and Sarah had thirteen children.
On September 29, 1913, Billy's two youngest children, brothers Jesse and Connie, had an argument over a crop jointly owned by them. The clash was heated enough that Jesse left the family home and went to his brother Joe's house to spend the night. Connie apparently went to a neighbor's house and borrowed a shotgun to protect himself in case his brother returned. The next morning Jesse, learning that Connie had a gun, also secured a shotgun and walked home. As Jesse approached the house, Connie appeared on the porch and opened fire. Just as Jesse fired back, Billy ran from the house and got in between his two sons in an effort to stop them from shooting. Jesse's shots struck his father in the abdomen and chest, and he died several hours later.
Jesse and Connie were both arrested, Jesse being charged with his father's death, although it was eventually ruled an accident. Jesse remained in Shelby County, marrying and fathering at least one son, and working at what appears to be odd jobs until his death in 1940. Family stories say that Connie left Alabama for Texas after his father's death, although there is little evidence to back that up beyond a 1920 census record in Tarrant, Texas for C.B. Kirkpatrick, born in Alabama in 1894, living in a rooming house. In fact, there is a wanted poster for Connie (for assault with intent to murder) that is dated more than a year after his father's death in Shelby County - is this for his role in Billy's death or some other incident? He is said to have come to his brother Joe when he returned to Alabama, cash in hand, hoping to persuade his brothers and sisters to forgive him. No further records have been found for Connie, so I don't know if he was arrested and imprisoned or where he ended up. One of the family mysteries that I would love to solve. I have to believe there was bad blood between the brothers prior to this incident for them to be willing to actually shoot (and possibly kill) one another.
Billy was buried in an unmarked grave at Pelham Cemetery in Pelham, Alabama. Sarah lived until 1928; she is also buried in an unmarked grave at Pelham Cemetery.

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"Trigger" (トリガー Torigā) is a card effect included on "Trigger Units", cards colored yellow. There are four trigger effects, and all tournament-legal trigger units are grade 0. During the deck construction, your deck must always contain 16 trigger units, and among them, you may only have up to four heal triggers (even if they have different card names).
Keywords involving Trigger check
How it Works
- A trigger effect activates in either of these two situations, during a "drive check" or a "damage check". A trigger check is done by putting the top card of the player's deck into his or her trigger zone, and if that card is a trigger unit, its "trigger effect" will be applied immediately. After resolving all effects activated by the check, if the card is still in the trigger zone, it is put into its owner's determined zone, regardless of whether it has a trigger effect or not (this does not mean draw a card).
- Damage Check: Put that card face up into your damage zone.
- Drive Check: Put that card into your hand.
- When the player must check for more than a trigger, resolve the currently activating trigger effect first before checking for the next.
- To activate a trigger effect, the player who activate it must have at least 1 vanguard or rear-guard with the same clan as that trigger unit.
- Trigger effects always must be activated if possible. Therefore, if a heal trigger is activated, you must heal one damage if you fulfilled the condition, even if it causes an effect to disappear, such as a [CONT] Limit Break.
- Each trigger has two effects; "Power+5000" and another one depending on the trigger. The effects from the trigger can be applied on two different units, regardless of the clan of them.
- If "Battleraizer" is revealed, and the player only has "Nova Grappler" units present, the trigger effect activates, choosing the rear-guard "Brutal Jack"- Standing it and give it +5000 power until end of turn.
- If "Grim Reaper" is revealed by "Alfred Early", if the player has a "Blaster Dark" rear-guard, the trigger effect activates since a Shadow Paladin unit is present- giving to "Blaster Dark" +5000 power and "Alfred Early" an extra critical until end of turn.
- If "Dragon Monk, Genjo" is revealed by Mr. Invincible, but the player does not have any Kagero rear-guard present, the trigger effect cannot be activated as a result.
Trigger Effects
All triggers share the effect of increasing a unit's power by +5000, which lasts until end of that turn, and this effect is independent from the other trigger effect so it can be given to different units if the player wants to. Every trigger effect is resolved in the order the player likes.
- "Draw Trigger" : The player draws a card. It is noted by the color red.
- "Critical Trigger" : The player chooses one of his/her units and gives it critical+1 until the end of that turn. It is noted by the color yellow.
- "Heal Trigger" : The player chooses a card from his/her damage zone and puts it into his/her drop zone (This action is called "heal"). This can only be done if the player has equal or more damage than his/her opponent. It is noted by the color green.
- "Stand Trigger" : The player chooses one of his/her rear-guards, and changes it from rest to stand . It is noted by the color blue.
Frequently Asked Question
- Question: If I reveal a heal trigger while I have one damage and my opponent has two damage, can I heal?
Answer: No, since the heal trigger is in your trigger zone while its effect is being resolved.
- Question: If an effect causes that a card is put into a player's damage zone, is it a damage check?
Answer: Unless otherwise specified in that effect, it is not a damage check.
- With the introduction of Booster Set 11: Seal Dragons Unleashed, there are triggers that you can have up to sixteen copies in a deck, bypassing the usual rule of up to four copies in the deck. Currently, the only cards than can do this are Mass Production Sailor and Machining Cicada.
- In the Cardfight!! Vanguard Anime Season 1, Episode 2, It is shown that Aichi's Yggdrasil Maiden, Elaine has 6000 [Power]. This was either an accident, or Bushiroad was still considering at that moment whether a trigger should have the same power as normal Grade 0 units. It is also possible that the mistake was intentional, as Elaine's boost would allow Gallatin to reach 16000 [Power], enough to force a 10000 [Shield] by Kai when Dragonic Overlord was attacked.
- Starting with Booster Set 6: Breaker of Limits, every booster pack comes with one trigger per pack. However, this does not apply to any extra boosters that are released.
- In the manga, when the card revealed by a check is not a trigger, it is called "blank trigger".


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The Vikings looked great on the opening drive today. Matt Asiata didn't quite break free on his runs, but eventually he found the end zone.
And that, my friends, would be the highlight of the game. For Vikings fans, anyway. The truth of the matter is that you're not going to stand a chance of winning a game when your QB's passer rating is 39.1. The harsh reality is that 4 interceptions are going to lose you the game. Now that we've all returned to earth from our trip into the stratosphere of excitement after the Vikings stomped the Rams, we must acknowledge that beating the Rams last week is probably going to be an anomaly. Especially if the NFL rightly suspends Adrian Peterson and Matt Cassel remains our starting quarterback.
The Good:
Since I am hard-pressed to find anything good about today, here are some funny quotes from Cassel's presser.
"We… I… I can't turn the ball over." (Captain Obvious in the house!)
"I thought the safety did a good job getting over to that ball." (On the Patriots' safety Devin McCourty)
"I have to do a better job. And I will." (Should we ask the Chiefs fans about that?)
"After that first drive, we never got back into rhythm."
I'd highlight Zimmer's press conference as "good", too. Per his usual approach, he was quite candid. He started by shutting down any talk about Adrian Peterson and the blight he has brought down upon the team. My favorite quote, "You know what affected the team? Throwing interceptions, getting a field goal blocked, not tackling well enough and having penalties on defense. That's what affected the team."
By Odin, I really like this guy. Another zinger when asked about bringing in Bridgewater… "I hold the quarterback position to the same level of expectation as any other position. Matt needs to play better, it's pretty obvious… we all need to play better. And I need to coach better."
"It's a team game and we all have to step it up." Praise Odin, Zimmer. Thank you for your candor.
The Bad:
Cordarrelle Patterson had just 4 receptions and zero rushing attempts. With his performance in 2013 and his performance in the season opener, how the heck could Norv Turner completely ignore him in the game plan for today. Understood that Turner was likely planning for Peterson's presence. Why not try a few end-arounds with Patterson instead of expecting Matt Asiata, who is a serviceable running back, to try to replace the "star" RB? That doesn't make any sense to me at all.
Speaking of game planning… why can the Vikings never seem to adjust as other teams do? If Belichick is over on the other sideline, adjusting away, why isn't the Vikings coaching staff doing the same? These are the days I really miss Bud Grant. I'll just say this… I am so far not overly impressed with Norv Turner. I know people think he's an offensive mastermind… but I'm just not seeing it yet.
Other bad things…
Dropped passes by Rudolph and Jennings. 19 total rushing plays. 2 fewer rushing plays than Peterson had all by himself last week.
Penalties – 7 for 58 yards. Total return yardage – 11 (Patriots had 126). Tackling fundamentals appeared to go out the window and the team displayed a general lack of urgency and no heart. No heart! The whole outing was completely uninspired and an absolutely unmitigated disaster.
The Ugly:
4 Interceptions by a quarterback who could not mentally recover after the first one. Cassel displays a general lack of intestinal fortitude when the chips are down. He fumbled, too.
Brian Robison had one tackle today. Add that to the 2 from last week, he's got 3 on the season. He's a very good defensive end. Where is he???
The defense was able to manage ONE whole sack today. Where was the defense from last week? Where was the blitzing? Where was the pressure? Brady could have made flapjacks on a griddle back there – he had that much time to find a receiver! "Order UP!" <ding>
Blocked field goal. I'll repeat that. BLOCKED FIELD GOAL. Nice job, Special Teams.
Oh, there are probably 900 other terrible, ugly and atrocious things I could call out that happened during today's game. If I had more energy, I might even talk about 3rd down efficiency. Or maybe I'd mention that the Patriots had almost 3 times as many rushing yards on us as we did on them. Anyone concerned those Patriots racked up 150 rushing yards today? I think that's disturbing.
So much ugly in one game. It's amazing how this team in particular has the ability to take us on an emotional roller-coaster every season. It's not a ride I'm currently enjoying. Now, I'm not going to do anything stupid – like trade my beautiful purple secondary color to pair with gold for a truly butt-ugly green secondary color to pair with what Packer fans pretend is gold (hello mustard yellow!). But I was really hoping a complete coaching change would bring about some consistency in performance from our team.
It'd be easy to blame Peterson and the ugliness he has brought to the team for this loss; however, I think all the current situation has done is highlight the fact that the Vikings are not mentally resilient and they have a number of flaws that need to be addressed as quickly as possible.
That's it for today, Vikings Nation. I'll leave you with a Skol and let's see what next week brings.


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|The year is 4003 and the borders on planet Earth looks nothing like they used to.
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OK map, I don't really see the point i thought i would have risk 2210 layout instead you moved borders and changed names, original yes but not much more then that
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Good small map for developing technique. The surroundedness of of the territories makes it hard to establish a stable strategy through an entire game.
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Review by Chevvy on 5/28/2013.
confusing to begin with but once the flow of the game had began highly engaging and entertaining, i won after being nearly elimated in the first 10 rounds, so this map allows chances of success where others dont.
Try it and see what you think.
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Review by Matthew Jabez Nazario on 8/24/2013.
I cleaned Planet Earth back into a greener planet!
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"I went to school, but it did not interfere with my education!" – Mark Twain.
The students these days are not as lucky! The school just interferes with every aspect of their education to such an extant that all they can do after 14 years of rigorous schooling is increase their memory 'capacity'! Are the students some kind of RAM,ROM(or)HARD DISKS?
"As long as education is synonymous with cramming on an organized plan, it will continue to produce mediocrity" – H.E.Gorst in 'The Curse of Education'.
Its been a while since I left school, but I can say confidently that the majority of the students do just that – Memorizing, Mugging Up and Cramming to get 'good marks' in the exams. Notably, this practice is fully encouraged by teachers, parents, 'tutions' and the so called educators! In fact, I know of one school in our vicinity that keeps the board exam students till 10 PM in the night and makes them mug up whole text books! Of course, other schools make them do it at 'tuitions' and home.
"Education is what is retained in your mind after you finish writing the examinations!"
The wisdom of the above quote is obvious, but we (students, parents, teachers, 'educators', etc) are blind to such quotes! How many of us remember what we studied and apply what we have studied? That's why in my opinion, higher education is a terrible waste. Higher education is everything that comes after 8th Standard.
"Spoon feeding, on the long run teaches nothing but the shape of the spoon"
I don't have to even tell about 'tuition classes', and what they do. The worst part of my 'educational experience' came with the State Board Syllabus in 11th and 12th Standard, where we had to memorize every problem in mathematics!! Can you believe that? Till then, I couldn't even tell which problems were from the text book, and which were not because we never followed the text book for Maths in CBSE. We only memorized the formulas, and found out later that even formulas would just stay in our mind after good amount of practice.
"The principles of logic and meta-physics are true simply because we never allow them to be anything else!" – A.J.Ayer
I don't want to say that the CBSE system was 'so better'! Except for Mathematics and English, the 'educational methodology' adopted with all the other papers were hopeless, to say the least. Meaning, we had to mug-up. In the tenth standard syllabus, there was a separate 'two volume' refresher which we had to memorize, as if memorizing the text books were not enough!
"I discovered early in life that lessons are often to be learnt outside of school, than inside it" – Sohrab.P.Godrej.
I believe that an educational system ought to test the understanding of the subject, and not how much a student is able to reproduce from the text books. During our primary and immediately after, we used to even mug-up questions/answers in English! In fact, when 'oral questioning' was done in the class, one student asked the question number so that he can reproduce the right answer!! Heights!!!
But a lot changed with English during my 8th, 9th and 10th Standards. Hats off to NCERT which brought about a new method of learning back then. There were simply no direct questions (from the text books or even otherwise from the syllabus) in the English paper. Of course, we had text book for prose, poetry and grammar but that was more like a guide. If someone had memorized the text book or the questions in it, they would have surely failed. None of it came in the examinations!
Sample this – There was a story of one farmer who later on settled in the city. He had three/four brothers in his native village and they were involved with agriculture there. After their father died, all of them got together in the village to split their wealth. This guy, who was living in the city gives his share of land to his eldest brother, as it was the elder brother who was taking care of it all, till then. The story ends there.
The question asked in the board exam was like this: "If you were that farmer who moved to the city, write a letter to your wife explaining why you gave away your part of the land?"
Do you get the wisdom contained in such a question? To answer that, you had to know what happened in the story (the situation) – so you should have read it once or twice. Next, you need to critically analyze the situation as you had to justify your actions. Third, you were allowed to think out of the box! This was a perfect 'extrapolative' question which tested your analytical skills and without your knowledge, your presentation as well as sentence forming skills too! Can anyone answer this question if they had mugged up the story?
The grammar questions were like this: Identify the mistake in the following sentences, etc. This way, ones understanding of grammar is tested and more importantly, there is no need to memorize all the rules of English grammar and reproduce them there to get marks!
Actually I asked my English teacher how one could score marks in such a system. She gave me the best advice – She asked me to read a lot of story books. It was because of that, I started to explore Enid Blyton and other such wonder authors, and learnt the language better in a fun but effective way!
"You can buy Education, but not Wisdom"
Contrast this with Social Science. There were stories there as well. Entire history was composed of stories! But the authors of the social science text books had developed a unique talent to represent history in its most dullest form! 🙂 To those authors – Have you people read 'Rise and Fall of Third Reich' by William Shirer? It was nothing short of a thriller based on the true account of World War II. Contrast this with your own tasteless representation of some of the most important events of the last century!
What made all this worse was the fact that the social science teacher would mark the portions that we needed to memorize and we just blurted it out on the exams! Later on during my college days, I would develop a lot of interest for history and historical events, and I was fortunate to read many well written books.
"Few teachers realize that the purpose of teaching history is not the memorization of some dates and facts, the student is not interested in knowing the exact date of a battle…. To study history means to search for, and discover the forces that are the causes of those results which appear before our eyes as historical events…. The art of reading and studying consists in remembering the essentials and forgetting what is not essential" – Adolf Hitler in 'Mein Kampf'.
Is it so difficult to introduce an examination system modeled on the testing pattern introduced by NCERT for English? I have no idea of the current state of education in India as its been 13 years since I was out of school. If any of your kids are in school now, please let know in the comments section if there have been any improvements, and the state of current educational system.
"Your mind is like a parachute, it works only when it is open"
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ReviewIt's a Very Good car overall. It's powerful and handles well. Its Roomy inside and the leather feels nice. I had some problems the dealer cannot fix. Brakes squeak in the morning when backing out of the drive way, Complained 6 times and the dealer really try to fix it but cannot. Another problem is when fueling. The pump shuts itself off because the tank does not have "air return"?? The dealer know of this problem and has ordered a new tank. The dealer said its the fuel pump inside the gas tank. About the squicky breaks, dealer said its the type of material Nissan uses on the breaks, no solutions.
Best FeaturesStereo sounds great, Leather seats feels good, Seat cushions are nice and thick, Love the rear camera, Powerful, Handles well, AWD, Doesn't eat up the tires as much
Worst FeaturesThe vents should be able to close all the way. Need to be able to fix the squicky breaks. Need to let everyone know the problem about the gas tank, need to offer more cars with nav. system. Get rid of the metal accents in the interior
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Athens man arrested for family violence at Ingles
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An Athens man was arrested recently after he allegedly struck his ex-girlfriend in the face during an argument at Ingles.
David Michael Sewell, 51, 305 Noketchee Creek Road, was charged with one count of battery FVA.
According to the incident report, the couple had been separated two weeks prior to the incident, when Sewell came to the victim's place of work and began to argue with her after she refused his cell phone calls. When he became confrontational about a TV, she reportedly asked him to walk outside of the store with her so as not make a scene in front of customers. While walking outside, Sewell allegedly struck her in the face.
In another arrest, a Comer man was taken into custody after a fight with a woman at their residence.
Sylvester Riden Jr., 48, 143 Kudzu Road, was charged with one count of battery after he allegedly struck the victim and choked her.
Others arrested by law enforcement officers in Madison County recently included:
•Rodney Jerome Ballard, 35, 265 Caltalpa Drive, Athens, probation violation.
•Marvin Bolds, 47, 831 Wadell Street, Athens, probation violation (original charges: DUI, speeding, failure to maintain a lane).
•Nicholas Lee Bray, 37, 2149 Dusty Road, Bowman, speeding in excess of maximum limits, open container and DUI/alcohol. (Comer PD)
•Bobby Burden Jr., 56, 670 Allman Street, Elberton, probation violation.
•Cesar Gabriel Cortez, 33, Hallmark Trailer Park, 705 Spring Valley Road, Athens, hit and run – failure to stop and render aid, DUI/alcohol, driving without a license and driving on the wrong side of the road. (GSP)
•Samuel Thomas Cunningham, 53, 59 Charles Hart Road, Colbert, failure to appear.
•Kenneth Duane Davis, 26, 111 Chandler Road, Danielsville, failure to appear and probation violation.
•Donald Wendell Gantt, 47, 313 Farm Road, Colbert, burglary.
•Rufus Lee Kelley, 50, 351 Farm Road, Colbert, burglary and order to incarcerate – child support.
•Jonathan Andrew Norris, 25, 3026 Kellogg Creek Road, Acworth, financial transaction card fraud.
•Hoyt Wesley Patterson, 48, 102 I Street, Anderson, S.C., public drunkenness.
•Noe Sanchez, 23, 113 Tallassee Road, Athens, driving without a license and operation of a radio from a motor vehicle at level audible at distance of 100 feet or more. (Comer PD)
•Rodney Kenneth Scarborough, 36, 390 Winter Creek Way, Commerce, probation violation.
•Prescilla Shelton, 45, 2193 Cruise Road, Lawrenceville, failure to appear.
•Joshua Ryan Sheppard, 19, 9050 S. Hwy. 106, Lot 4, Hull, burglary.
•Travis Simmons, 58, 2910 Friendship Church Road, Danielsville, driving while license withdrawn. (GSP-Athens).
•Aunwar Sedonta Smith, 30, order to incarcerate.
•Greta Bea Smith, 43, 641 Piedmont Road, Hull, probation violation and public drunkenness.
•Jason Edward Smith, 25, 806 D Williams Road, Commerce, speeding in excess of maximum limits, child/youth restraint not used properly, DUI/alcohol and endangering child under 14 while DUI. (GSP)
•Victoria Faith Strickland, 18, 164 Hwy. 98 East, Danielsville, simple battery FVA.
•Kimberly Jo Warwick, 34, 120 Crows Nest Court, Athens, probation violation.
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Find out more about the public transportation San Francisco options including BART, Caltrain and other transit options for getting into and out the city.
There are three great ways for getting into and out of the city by public transportation. This section provides some tips and information on these three options. You can also learn more about the options for getting around San Francisco on the SF public transportation page.
BART is the Bay Area Rapid Transit system. It's a light rail train that services most of the bay area. This is a great public transportation San Francisco option for those traveling in from SFO or the east bay.
BART runs from the east bay, through San Francisco and south to one of the main airports. BART also travels to and from the city to Berkley, Oakland, Walnut Creek and other east bay locations.
It runs mainly underground in the city along Market Street. You can also use BART to get to and from Union Square to the Mission.
The BART map below is the official map from their web site. It shows all of the routes and many of the main stops along the way. You can also plan your trip by visiting the official BART web site.
The prices for BART vary from the location you board the train to the location you get off. You are automatically charge a set amount based on where you enter and leave. Fares range from around $1.75 to $11 per person.
CalTrain is another train system with two stops in San Francisco. It's mainly used for those traveling to and from the peninsula and all the way down to San Jose.
It's a great option for those coming to and from AT&T Park for games. It's also used by those commuting in from San Jose or from SF down to San Jose.
The train station in the city is located in the South of Market area at 4th and King Streets. The trains run about once an hour both north bound and south bound on the weekend. They run a little more frequently during the week, specifically around the morning and late afternoon commute times.
CalTrain charges rates by zones and each station is listed in a specific zone. If you take the train from Zone 1 to Zone 6, the cost is around $11.25 per person one way. If you stay within one zone, the cost is only around $2.50 per person one way.
You are also required to buy your ticket before you board. CalTrain does not sell tickets on board and someone always comes around to check tickets to ensure people have paid before boarding. There are usually one or two kiosks in each station where you can purchase your ticket by cash or credit card.
Another option for getting into and out of the city is the Golden Gate transit system. This public transportation San Francisco option focuses on people wanting to get to and from Marin County, north of the Golden Gate Bridge.
Golden Gate Transit runs several buses to and from Marin County. They also have their fares set up in zones, so it makes it easy to see what it will cost you to get around. Golden Gate transit also services a couple of stops in Sonoma County.
To get from the city to the furthest station in Sonoma, the cost is around $9.70. To get from stops in Sausalito or Tiburon, the cost is $4.15 one way, per person.
These are three great public transportation San Francisco options that will get you in and out of the city with ease.


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|Publication number
|Publication type
|Application number
|Publication date
|Dec 1, 1992
|Filing date
|Feb 27, 1991
|Priority date
|Feb 27, 1991
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|Publication number
|Wendell V. Arndt, Carl J. Berendt
|Original Assignee
|Arndt Wendell V, Berendt Carl J
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|BiBTeX, EndNote, RefMan
|Patent Citations (16), Referenced by (35), Classifications (10), Legal Events (3)
|External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, Espacenet
The invention relates generally to a nickel-titanium palatal expansion arch having a generally "M-shaped" configuration for simultaneous expansion of the bicuspids and expansion, rotation, torquing or intruding of the maxillary molars.
Maxillary palatal expansion appliances have been used by orthodontists for many years to create additional room for developing permanent teeth and to correct aberrations of the first molar positions. Conventional orthodontic palatal expansion devices rely on jack screws, springs and heavy helix wires to accommodate the range of movement required by the clinician. The screw-type devices require patient involvement through the treatment period in which the patient is required to adjust a jack screw which is embedded in an acrylic palatal device. Spring devices are used with coiled springs placed between a sliding rod and sheath to deliver a low extended range force to the parallel planes which begin at and are attached to a welded band device affixed to the first molars. The rods or legs parallel the teeth toward the midline. The spring rod and sheath lie in place away from the palate, becoming an interference to occlusal functions. Examples of such prior art devices are found in U.S. Pat. Nos. 4,037,324 and 3,792,529.
Each prior art appliance was painstakingly crafted each time a new patient was treated since there were no commercially standardized appliances available in any of these configurations. Thus, the clinician was involved in the time-consuming making of the appliance for each patient. Whether the clinician utilized a soldered jack screw, helix or spring device, these appliances had a very limited ability to rotate, upright, or torque malaligned or biased first molars whose proper position is all important to the orthodontic treatment objectives. In each case, additional and sometimes complex procedures were necessary to complete the molar movement.
The 3-D quad helix prior art appliance consists of a 0.036 inch wire having a "W"-shaped four loop system, laser-welded to twin vertical posts which plug into vertical lingual sheaths affixed via spot welding to the first molars. The portion of the device in contact with the cuspids and bicuspids bilaterally are called extenders and have been reduced to 0.025 inch wire for increased flexibility. If upon insertion the molar is biased in any dimension from the normal, the appliance in turn is distorted in the way it is positioned on the palate, i.e., the extenders become skewed out over the tongue when the appliance is inserted in the malpositioned molars and irritates the tongue. The appliance is fabricated in different sizes so that the clinician can select the appropriate one for the patient.
Clinicians using the 3-D expansion arch see their patients at three to four week intervals, at which time the arch can be reactivated. New force moments can be incorporated into the archwire during each visit so there would be new forces imparted to continue the movement of the teeth to a desired position. Over the course of a few weeks, the round stainless steel 3-D archwire gradually loses its ability to impart force to the teeth so that at the end of the three or four-week period, it is necessary to remove and reshape the various components.
All of the forgoing described appliances with each activation produce very high initial pressure between the maxillary teeth and palatal suture producing pain and undesirable bone responses.
Vertical post appliances remain unpopular with orthodontists because they depend on a friction grip which is immediately put under strain by any activation of the appliance. The moment that any additional force from the tongue occurs, the two forces combine to dislodge the appliance. The laser welded posts impart strain into the extenders that makes even modest adjusting predisposed to breakage.
Another prior art removable appliance used to reciprocally rotate, expand, contract, intrude and/or torque the upper molars, but does not have the capability to expand the bicuspid segment, is disclosed in U.S. Pat. No. 3,792,529.
The prior art also includes U.S. Pat. No. 4,037,324, which discloses the use of an archwire having a specific chemical composition wire which causes the archwire to return to a preset shape or length after being deformed and then heated. The mechanical memory of the wire will tend to restore the wire to a preset shape upon heating in order to level or torque malposed teeth. The prior art wires are formed of a Nitonol alloy, which is a known near-stoichiometric alloy of nickel and titanium. The alloy may also include cobalt substituted for nickel on an atom-for-atom basis so that the composition is NiTi; CO: 0.935, 0.065.
The orthodontic archwire, according to the invention, is a pre-formed wire having a generally "M-shaped" configuration and is comprised of a near-stoichiometric alloy of nickel and titanium which possesses memory-retaining characteristics. The mid-point of the "M-shaped" archwire is centered with the mid-point of the palatal concavity near the two front anterior teeth and extends bilaterally along the palatal concavity to crimp tubes which unite segments composed of stainless steel or another bio-compatible material having length adjustment loops and ending in rectangular lingual sheath inserts. The archwire is connected to lingual sheaths mounted on the molars and adapted to receive the end portions of the archwire. The archwire, due to its memory-retaining characteristics, when stressed, will attempt to return to its pre-formed configuration, and in so doing will provide a low and continual force to the teeth, thereby moving the teeth to their desired location.
Two features of the present invention, prefabrication and removability, represent a giant step forward for clinicians. Since our invention is prefabricated, labor intensive laboratory procedures are eliminated in constructing an arch device for each patient. The removable feature makes it possible to control molar positions better than any previous device mentioned.
It is an object of the present invention to provide a removable pre-formed palatal expansion arch with memory-retaining characteristics to expand the bicuspid and molar segments bilaterally to a pre-determined shape in order to make more space for the anterior teeth and thereby permit the latter to assume their proper position in the maxillary arch.
It is a further object of the invention to provide removable palatal expansion arches that are prefabricated in several sizes having a specific configuration and which are comprised of a near-stoichiometric alloy of nickel and titanium so that after mounting in the lingual sheaths of the molars, the alloy will impart counter-moment forces to expand the bicuspids and rotate, expand, intrude, and/or torque the molars.
It is also an object of the invention to provide a removable maxillary palatal expansion arch that possesses a set mechanical characteristic with low constant mechanical forces at ambient and below mouth temperatures for ease of insertion, and would apply a greater sustained constant force when at mouth temperature through treatment until the desired change in palatal width and molar rotation is achieved.
These forces approximate the optimum, light continuous force described in the prior art for physiological expansion of the maxillary teeth and palatal suture.
It is another object of the invention to provide a removable palatal expansion arch which may be removed and adjusted by the clinician or at the manufacturer's laboratory to a different shape by a re-heat treating of the Ni-Ti segment while holding in a newly-formed shape.
It is another object of the invention to provide a removable palatal expansion arch of a specific configuration and composition so that the forces applied when in use are transmitted in parallel planes, mesial to distal, and can be regulated by different diameters of Ni-Ti wire.
It is still another object of the invention to provide a removable palatal expansion arch pre-formed so as not to exceed a desired palatal dimension at the end of treatment in order to prevent over expansion of the arch should the device be left in beyond the scheduled treatment.
It is another object of the invention to provide an improved orthodontic system for intermittently varying the load applied to promote orthodontic movement of teeth more effectively.
It is a further object of the invention to provide an improved orthodontic system wherein intermittently varying orthodontic loads are applied in response to the temperature of the patient's mouth.
Another object of the invention is to provide an improved method of promoting orthodontic movement of teeth.
A further object is to reduce tedious laboratory procedures and to reduce the pain engendered by the patient by application of other prior art devices having very high moment forces at the beginning of treatment.
These and other objects are not meant in a limiting sense and will be pointed out and described in further detail hereinafter.
In the accompanying drawings, the same reference numerals designate the same or similar elements in all of the views:
FIG. 1 is a plan view of the improved Ni-Ti palatal expansion arch;
FIG. 1A is a side view of the Ni-Ti palatal expansion arch of FIG. 1;
FIG. 2 is an inferior plan view of a maxillary dental arch showing the Ni-Ti palatal expansion archwire inserted in position on the patient's upper first permanent molar;
FIG. 3 is an enlarged plan view illustrating the Ni-Ti palatal expansion arch abutting the constricted malaligned bicuspids bilaterally and inserted into the lingual sheaths of the mesially, lingually, rotated maxillary first molars;
FIG. 4 is a similar plan view showing bilaterally expanded bicuspids and distally rotated maxillary first molars;
FIG. 5 is a side elevational view of a patient's upper first permanent molars with attached sheaths biased inwardly. Insertion of the upright lingual sheath insert, produces a counter-moment force in the Ni-Ti wire, the counter-movement of which torques the tooth toward its proper position;
FIG. 6 is a side elevational view similar to FIG. 5, illustrating the upper first permanent molars after uprighting;
FIG. 7 is a side elevational view similar to FIG. 5, but showing patient's upper first permanent molars with attached sheath biased outwardly. Insertion of the upright lingual sheath insert produces a counter-moment force in the Ni-Ti wire, the counter-movement of which torques the tooth toward its proper position;
FIG. 8 is a side elevational view of the upper first permanent molars illustrated in FIG. 7 after said molars have been uprighted;
FIG. 9 is a plan view of one embodiment of the M-shaped Ni-Ti archwire wherein the entire archwire is composed of Ni-Ti; and
FIG. 9A is a side view of the Ni-Ti palatal expansion arch of FIG. 9.
Referring now particularly to FIGS. 1 and 1A of the drawings, illustrated therein is the removable Ni-Ti maxillary palatal expansion arch partially composed of a near-stoichiometric alloy of nickel and titanium extending bilaterally along the palatal concavity uniting end sections made from stainless steel and terminating with lingual sheath inserts. Archwire 1 is preferably made of a near-stoichiometric alloy of nickel and titanium having memory-retaining characteristics. As will be observed, archwire 1 is bent to provide a general "M-shape" which provides the counter-forces necessary for moving teeth as will be further described herein. Connected to archwire 1 is first stainless steel end 12. The stainless steel ends 12 and 13 have a pair of unitary length adjustment loops 14 and terminate with lingual sheath inserts 2, 3. The stainless steel ends 12 and 13 and adjustment loops 14 are united by crimp tubes 15 to the "M-shaped" Ni-Ti archwire 1.
Archwire 1 may be formed of 0.036 inch diameter nickel-titanium wire that is crimped to 0.036 inch diameter stainless steel which form end segments 12 and 13, although other equivalent materials and diameter sizes could be utilized and the invention is by no means meant to be limited in this respect.
In one embodiment of the invention, archwire 1 is provided in a variety of widths designated as line A, to fit each particular patient's palatal arch. The width dimension of line A is determined by the measurement in millimeters from the first bicuspid on one side of the maxillary arch and following the concavity of the palate transversely to the first bicuspid on the other side of the maxillary arch. For most purposes, four different archwire widths, such as 25, 30, 35 and 40 millimeters, will provide an adequate variety to accommodate the majority of patients. The width of the archwire is not a critical feature of the present invention due to the posterior adjustment loops. Thus, other dimensions relating to the archwire of line A are contemplated and the widths that are disclosed are not meant to be limiting, but are offered only as examples.
As appears in FIGS. 2-8, in the installation of archwire 1, on a patient's upper first permanent molars 6, 7, a metal band 5 is first fitted on and surrounds each of the molars. In accordance with the present invention, metal bands 5 are provided with lingually-projecting sheaths 4, fixed thereon by any conventional means such as brazing. Sheaths 4 are rectangular in cross-section and adapted to receive the end sections 12 and 13. In installing the Wire ends 12, 13, lingual sheath inserts 2, 3 are inserted into sheaths 4 and retained by a locking indent provided on the lingual sheath inserts or by another means known in the art. The lingual sheath inserts have a spring-like quality which causes wire ends 12 and 13 to be firmly retained in the sheaths. Moreover, with the wire end portions firmly retained within the sheaths, there is minimal twisting of the wire end portions within the sheaths, thereby promoting the torquing, expanding and rotating actions of the archwire. When it is desired to remove the arch wire, however, it is an easy matter to remove the wire ends from their retaining sheaths.
Referring now more particularly to FIGS. 2-4, when it is desired to expand the maxillary bicuspids 8, and to rotate the upper first permanent molars 6, 7 to the buccal (in order to make more space for the anterior teeth 9 and thereby permit the latter to assume their proper position during the alignment procedures), the Ni-Ti palatal expansion arch 1 is fitted into sheaths 4 and abutted against bicuspids 8.
The counter-moment force imparted to the Ni-Ti palatal expansion arch expresses itself twenty-four hours a day to produce the changes seen when comparing the arches depicted in FIGS. 3 and 4, and it requires little adjustment by the clinician. As can be appreciated, the degree of rotation, expansion, and torque force imparted to the molars, and the expansion force acting on the bicuspids bilaterally, is directly proportional to the mass and stoichiometric characteristics of the Ni-Ti alloy. Archwire 1 has inherent temperature and memory-retaining characteristics that are a result of a beginning transition temperature from twelve to twenty degrees centigrade.
From time to time, during the course of the palatal alignment and molar arch correction which ordinarily only takes a few months, it may be desirable to change the counter-moment forces acting on the palate. This can be accomplished by increasing the spread dimensions of the "M-shaped" segment of the Ni-Ti arch. This is accomplished by reheating the Ni-Ti alloy segment at 1200 degrees Fahrenheit while under six percent strain. This force adjustment feature is unique in the art when the alloy cools to its martensitic phase it may then be again plastically deformed to the patient's pre-treatment dental arch configuration for easy insertion.
Another force adjustment feature of this invention is the super flexibility of the Ni-Ti maxillary expansion arch in its martensitic phase at ambient temperatures. The archwire possesses a set mechanical characteristic with low mechanical forces in its martensitic phase at ambient and below-mouth temperatures for ease of insertion and when the archwire is subsequently heated by the mouth to a transition temperature, the archwire attempts to return to the initial configuration set in its austenitic phase and applies a greater sustained force when at mouth temperature during treatment until the desired shape or change in palatal width is achieved by the clinician. The nickel-titanium section can also be made from a super elastic grade of Ni-Ti with a minus "0" degrees Fahrenheit T.T.R. This means that the appliance may be distorted and torqued beyond what would be the elastic limit for stainless steel devices and still be inserted effortlessly.
In addition to the rotation of malaligned first permanent molars, in order to position the permanent first molars with the shortest mesial-distal diameter in the maxillary dental arch, thereby eliminating the crowding of the more anterior teeth 9, it frequently occurs that the molars are biased at an angle as shown in FIGS. 5, 7 which requires torquing forces to straighten them. The present invention can also be advantageously utilized for this function without interim treatment adjustments to accomplish the movement. As mentioned, if the roots of upper first permanent molars 6, 7 are deflected outward into the buccal plate of bone as shown in FIG. 5, the rectangular sheaths attached to the molars are biased at the same angle. Upon insertion of lingual sheath inserts 2, 3, the inserts impart forces such that superior members 17 are moved inwardly and inferior members 18 outwardly as shown in FIG. 5. Conversely, if the roots of upper first permanent molars 6, 7 are deflected inwardly into the palatal floor as shown in FIG. 7, rectangular sheaths 4 attached to the molars are biased at the same angle and lingual sheath inserts 2, 3 are turned in such a manner that superior members 17 are moved outwardly and inferior members 18 inwardly as shown in FIG. 7.
One of the features of the present invention is that the temperature and memory-retaining characteristics of the Ni-Ti palatal expansion arch makes possible simultaneous rotation, expansion and torque of the upper first permanent molars, thereby reducing chair time for the clinician as well as providing comfort for the patient. Once the patient's bicuspids 8 have been expanded and the upper first permanent molars 6, 7 have been rotated, expanded intruded and/or torqued into the proper aligned position, archwire 1 can be removed merely by withdrawing end portions 12, 13 from sheaths 4. However, it is advantageous to leave the wire in the patient's mouth for a sufficient period after the desired movement of teeth in order to allow the alveolar bone to stabilize around the roots of the aligned bicuspids and upper first permanent molar.
Once the alveolar bone stabilization has been accomplished, any tendency of the teeth to relapse to their original position is diminished. This is an important feature of the invention since other devices using Ni-Ti wire with memory-retaining characteristics have continued to expand, creating malocclusions. This invention has a self-limiting feature which prevents over expansion. This means the invention may be retained in the maxillary dental arch to stabilize bicuspids and upper first molars during the banding and alignment of the anterior teeth. While it has been mentioned that it ordinarily takes only a few months to expand the bicuspids bilaterally to their proper position, this time frame can vary, depending on such factors as the age, health, anthropology of the patient, lip structure, bone structure, how much pressure is applied and how far the maxillary teeth have been shifted.
A further important characteristic of the Ni-Ti palatal expansion arch 1 is the elimination of unsightly and undesirable face bows used for aligning and extruding the upper first permanent molars. With the present invention, such extrusion of the molars is minimized, thereby further enhancing and facilitating the correction.
From the foregoing detailed description it can be seen that the Ni-Ti removable palatal expansion arch, composed of an alloy with memory-retaining characteristics, is an improvement over the devices heretofore used and is a definite advancement in the art.
In another embodiment of the invention, as depicted in FIGS. 9 and 9A, "M-shaped" archwire 1' is composed of a near-stoichiometric alloy of nickel and titanium as previously described. This embodiment differs from the previously described embodiments in that the Ni-Ti portion of the archwire extends along the palatal arch to the molars and terminates in doubled-over ends 12', 13'. The archwire has length-adjusting loops 14' located approximately at first molars 6', 7'. Lingual sheath inserts 2', 3' are inserted into sheaths 4' so that "M-shaped" archwire 1' is securely mounted as heretofore described. This embodiment eliminates the need for crimped tubes and the use of a second material, such as stainless steel, in the end portions of the archwire. One advantage is that this embodiment comprises a unitary archwire which eliminates the manufacturing step of crimping two pieces of wire together.
Certain changes may be made in embodying the above invention, and in the construction thereof, without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention. It is intended that all matter contained in the above description and shown in the accompanying drawings shall be interpreted as illustrative and not meant in a limiting sense.
It is also to be understood that the following claims are intended to cover all of the generic and specific features of the invention herein described, and all statements of the scope of the invention which, as a matter of language, might be said to fall therebetween.
Particularly, it is to be understood that in the claims, ingredients or compounds recited are intended to include compatible mixtures of such ingredients.
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|Oct 6, 1998
|Ortho Organizers, Inc.
|Palatal arch expander assembly and method of adjusting
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|Oct 20, 1998
|Vogt; William
|Folded orthodontic spring
|Feb 21, 1997
|Nov 3, 1998
|Razdolsky; Yan
|Osteodistraction device for use in mandibular distraction osteogenesis and a method of making the device
|Mar 18, 1998
|Dec 8, 1998
|Lewis Klapper
|Orthodontic device for correcting overbite and underbite
|Feb 26, 1998
|Jun 8, 1999
|Acme-Monaco Corporation
|Archwire with posts
|Dec 9, 1998
|Oct 19, 1999
|Gray; James B.
|Orthodontic anchor system
|Jul 19, 1999
|Oct 24, 2000
|Tp Orthodontics, Inc.
|Spring loop retainer and method of making same
|May 5, 1999
|May 29, 2001
|Davitech, Inc.
|Niobium-titanium-zirconium-molybdenum (nbtizrmo) alloys for dental and other medical device applications
|Sep 29, 1998
|Oct 9, 2001
|Implant Sciences Corporation
|Orthodontic articles having a low-friction coating
|May 11, 2000
|Aug 13, 2002
|Velton C. White
|Orthodontic archwire
|Aug 17, 2001
|Aug 20, 2002
|Donal P. Inman
|Orthodontic appliance and method
|Apr 26, 2001
|May 27, 2003
|William J. Clark
|Lingual arch developer
|Aug 10, 2004
|Nov 22, 2011
|Inman Donal P
|Orthodontic appliance and method
|Jun 4, 2012
|Apr 28, 2015
|Justin Parker
|Orthodontic appliance anchoring method and apparatus
|Jun 23, 2015
|Apr 11, 2017
|Sue S. Lee
|Apparatus for applying corrective forces to shape palate
|May 1, 2003
|Jan 15, 2004
|Clark William J.
|Lingual arch developer
|Aug 10, 2004
|Mar 31, 2005
|Inman Donal P.
|Orthodontic appliance and method
|Jan 2, 2007
|Jul 5, 2007
|Hilliard Jack K
|Method for localized heat treatment of orthodontic wires
|Jun 23, 2015
|Oct 8, 2015
|Sue S. Lee
|Apparatus for Applying Corrective Forces to Shape Palate
|Jan 27, 2011
|Jun 15, 2011
|Tongue force mediation apparatus for orthodontics
|Jan 27, 2011
|Jan 23, 2013
|Tongue force mediation apparatus for orthodontics
|Jan 3, 2007
|Oct 15, 2008
|Jack Keith Hilliard
|Method for localized heat treatment of orthodontic wires
|Jan 3, 2007
|Mar 6, 2013
|Jack Keith Hilliard
|Method for localized heat treatment of orthodontic wires
|Jun 19, 1996
|May 1, 1997
|Ortho Organizers
|Palatal arch expander assembly and method of adjusting
|U.S. Classification
|433/7, 433/20, 433/18
|International Classification
|Cooperative Classification
|European Classification
|Oct 1, 1992
Owner name: ARNDT, WENDELL V., KANSAS
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Effective date: 19920922
Owner name: LANCER ORTHODONTICS, INC., CALIFORNIA
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Effective date: 19920904
|Aug 24, 1993
|Reissue application filed
Effective date: 19930629
|Sep 29, 1995
Owner name: VICTOR COMPANY, L.L.C., KANSAS
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It's a first: as of this afternoon, I have officially seen each of the eight films nominated in the best picture category for the 2016 Oscar ceremony…before the ceremony takes place. It's been a gluttonous time for this movie-goer.
Last Saturday I saw four {4! FOUR! f o u r!} of them in one sitting with my college bestie Shara and her mom. So fun. So much popcorn. So many junior mints. So many kleenex.
Because it's me, you know I have thoughts on each for you:
The Martian
It's weird to me that it was in the comedy category at the Globes. It is not a comedy. It's funny at times, yes, because even in trying times – such as being abandoned on the planet Mars – we need humor, but it's no comedy! Matt Damon just keeps getting it right, doesn't he? He really transformed himself for this role. In the beginning, some said it was like Castaway on Mars, but it's not. Damon's character has a lot more to work with than Hanks' character did, fo' sho'. And Jessica Chastain? She is amazing in every role always.
I learned so much about science by watching this – and that is thanks to the author, Andy Weir, who took his time to do his research. This story was a true labor of love for him, and, as a writer, I salute him.
The Revenant
Not gonna lie: this was my favorite of the eight. Leo had better finally get his Oscar, because he was amazing. When I first saw the preview, I had decided there was no way I'd go see it. It looked too brutal. I thought it would tank because the previews weren't giving enough enticement to get people to the theater {people like moi}. Boy, was I wrong! My brother and I went to see it one chilly January night, and I left just feeling frigid – it was all so real that I felt like I was in the middle of a Wyoming winter. My feet were so cold!
This was quite possibly the most beautiful movie I have ever seen in my life. I am not lying when I say this. It was stunning. Even though it was about loss and vengeance, it felt like a tribute to the triumph of the human spirit. There were so many quiet scenes of twilight and dusk that just left me in awe and quieted my soul. In case you haven't heard, the entire thing was filmed in natural light. No shiny reflectors, nothing. Just real light. So it was hard – things had to happen at exactly the right times to catch the perfect light or to keep consistency. Amazing! And when they ran out of snow in Canada {they couldn't film in the American west where it takes place because the terrain is too altered due to the damming of rivers} , they finished up in Argentina, where the terrain is much like that of the American west. What?!
And in the middle of all that survival was my favorite moment: Glass {Leo's character} and a Pawnee sitting under a bush in a snowstorm, catching snowflakes on their tongues and smiling shyly at each other.
So, yes, Glass was a real man. This is not his completely true story, but it's based upon it. That's a fancy way of saying the screenplay could veer from the truth without having people get mad. And, yes, it was a very violent film, but all of the brutality was warranted given the situation and the time period.
Given that this is a film about the Boston Globe's Pulitzer Prize-winning journalists who broke the truth open about the Catholic Church's history of covering up priests' acts of child molestation, I figured this would be really difficult to watch. It wasn't. From a writer's perspective, the process of investigative journalism and the dedication that this team showed to their story was beyond impressive. It was inspirational.
Mark Ruffalo's performance was so nuanced – his character had tics and subtly distinct physical characteristics that even the journalist whom he was playing did not notice about himself. Ruffalo deserves an Oscar for his work here. He is one of the most talented actors of our time, and I feel like this is his best work. Why Rachel McAdams was nominated is beyond me. Her character did not stand out to me at all.
One thing I really enjoy about films that are non-fictional is that they truly teach me about their subject matter. I learn well in this visual manner. When this story about the Catholic priests broke, I wanted to bury my head in the sand. This film sort of jerked me back by the hair. The level of cover-up was disgusting. The number of victims {probably way more than we will ever know} ALL OVER THE WORLD is also disgusting. This film really sheds light on something we should all be aware of.
Bridge of Spies
Tom Hanks, I love you. I mean, need I say more than "Hanks and Spielberg" for you to see this film? They did it again, man.
This is cold war espionage at its best, but Hanks' character is an unlikely spy. The film takes us from New York during the Red Scare to behind the Berlin Wall just as it was getting sealed up. Hanks plays a lawyer who becomes a tool for the government in securing a prisoner swap with the Soviet Union {based upon a true story}. Along the way, he befriends his client, a captured Russian spy, and the way in which they manage to see one another's humanity during this time in history really touched me.
Plus, I loved the simple spy tactics: "Memorize this phone number, then I am going to burn it," or sitting on a park bench and reaching beneath it for a message…that kind of thing. I was on the edge of my seat, but crying by the end. I can't wait to get to Berlin again this summer – I will see it in a new way.
Ugh. Very difficult to watch both as a woman and as a mom, but very well done. The Oscar buzz around Brie Larson is warranted. She plays a mom to a 5-year-old son. Her character was abducted at 17, and this boy is her child with her captor. She has been locked in a crude garden shed for seven years. It has a small sky light, a bed, a sink, a toilet, a bathtub, a tv, and a makeshift kitchen. It also has a digital keypad for opening the door; a keypad to which she does not know the code.
To protect her small child, she raises him to think their situation is normal. He thinks everything from tv is fake, that their room is the only thing that exists. It's heartbreaking. Eventually, she uses him to escape, but in a way her harrowing experience just takes on a new chapter.
It was crushing to watch. We cried all the way through. It kind of takes your breath away by making you think about all the things we don't like to think about as parents.
Mad Max: Fury Road
{SPOILER ALERT!! WARNING! IT'S COMING!} I just don't get it. This movie sucked. It sucked worse than the first Mad Max movies, and those sucked pretty badly. This is just not my kind of film. It has freaky characters, boring scenery, and terrible music.
Just when I felt like there was nothing to grab on to, Tom Hardy's Mad Max rinsed off with some water, and I was like, "Hello, Tom Hardy! Nice to meet you. You are a handsome fella." But that was it. Even the fact that Elvis' granddaughter was in it couldn't keep my interest. And just when the characters reach their destination…THEY TURN AROUND AND GO ALL THE WAY BACK. What the Dickens?! I have a co-worker {a dude} who has been talking about this all school year. He loved it. We do not understand each other's opinions on it at all. I am convinced he is from another planet. That, or everyone who likes it is full of crap and part of some kind of weird conspiracy to see if such a terrible movie can dupe people into giving it some awards.
The Big Short
Awesome. The ensemble cast thing is a big draw for me. You've got Ryan Gosling playing a fake-and-bake banker, Steve Carrell looking like a spokesperson for Sun-In, Brad Pitt as a Wall-Street-guru-turned-tree-hugger, and Christian Bale as a math whiz who doesn't understand why people are idiots. The best part? They're all based upon real people – the people who first saw the 2008 housing crisis and "economic downturn" coming. They bet on all those bad loans, and they made a killing. Which is a pretty crappy thing to do when you think about it, so don't think about it.
I learned so much. It was explained perfectly for someone like me who hates to think about economics. I had a lot of moments of, "Ooooh! So THAT'S why my friend lost his job," and, "Dang! I am so glad I did not let that builder of my dream house swindle me into actually going for it on a house that was way more than I knew we could afford, just because he said we could get a great sub-prime mortgage and have really low payments for a while before they started to balloon {but we could save for that, he said! haha!}" Sadly, though, I was left with this thought, "It is going to happen again." It left me feeling dirty and uneasy, but oddly kind of high on the fact that this story is getting out there.
This was just a lovely, lovely film, with a layer of complexity that I didn't see coming, but sure did appreciate. It follows a young Irish immigrant as she journeys to Brooklyn to start a life for herself in the 1950's. She lives in a boarding house, works at a department store, takes night classes in book keeping, cries because she is so homesick, and she meets a nice Italian boy who sort of makes you wish you were younger so that you could hold hands with him, too. Is she going to make a go of it in America with him, or will guilt bring her back to Ireland?
It was a beautiful story to watch unfold because it was very real. It's a true coming-of-age story; Eilish learns that the simple things in life really aren't all that simple. And she does it all in a gorgeous 1950's wardrobe.
This was the first time I took Annabelle to see a more grown-up movie. I figured, PG-13 for a mild sex scene? No biggie. She knows about this stuff, and we could talk about it on the way home. I felt some guilt when she looked at me with those big brown eyes as our main character, Eilish, lost her virginity. So on the way home I asked her why she looked scared during that scene — soooo glad I asked, because it was not at all why I thought. She said she has read so many science fiction and fantasy books where the boy the girl falls in love with can't be trusted that she thought for sure the reason why our main character was breathing so hard was because she was worried she would be knifed or something by this boy whom she thought was the one. Wow. Just, wow. I couldn't have seen that answer coming if I'd tried. Thank you, fine literature, for making my daughter think this way. Kidding.
There you are. I'm hoping this helps you put these films into some sort of order on your Netflix. I'd say skip Mad Max unless you are one of those people whom I really do not understand. Don't watch Room without a lot of tissues. And be careful with any new mortgages you are about to acquire.
Have fun watching the Oscars!


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The global composite bearing market is anticipated to grow at a CAGR of 7.88% during 2016 to 2023. The market has generated the revenue of $3460 million in 2016 and is anticipated to reach up to $5890 million by 2023.
A composite bearing is employed in governing friction and maintaining separation between two moving parts. Composite bearing is made by a resin reinforced with fibre, plastic and comprise friction reducing ingredients and lubricants. A composite bearing is a Polytetrafluoroethylene bearing in a carrier. The composite bearing is having lightweight design. No heavy metals are employed in its production. It is almost one-tenth of the weight of the conventional rolling element bearing.
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Northern Lights Holidays to Iceland
For an Aurora Zone experience, Iceland is quite simply unique.
As well as brilliant Northern Lights opportunities, Iceland is a country which offers an abundance of natural wonders from lava fields, to black sandy beaches, to lagoons to spectacular national parks, geysers and glaciers.
The rich history of the island is evident all around you, from the Icelandic language which remains relatively unchanged from the 12th Century to evidence of the Vikings, traders, adventurers and armies who have made this island their base.
Our Northern Lights Holidays to Iceland enable you to appreciate both the natural sites of the island as well as gain an insight into its culture and history. This is alongside the chance to spend time in the capital of Reykjavik, the flourishing capital which exudes modern architecture, cutting-edge attractions and internationally renowned restaurants, quirky shops and a neighbourly friendliness.
An Aurora Zone trip to Iceland will allow you to see this starkly beautiful country at its very best, from city, to scenery, to skies alight with Auroras.Read more
Locations you will enjoy on our trips include the south coast of Iceland as you visit one of the country's most well-known Hotels, Hotel Ranga. The south coast is full of some of the island's most renowned geographical wonders such as the breathtaking waterfalls of Skogafoss and Selfoss as well as the famed volcano Eyjafjallajökull. Here you can also witness the incredible glacier Myrdalsjokull in all its ice-topped glory. Here in the southern part of Iceland, given the minimal light pollution and open spaces, your opportunity for witnessing a Northern Lights display is particularly high and Hotel Ranga offers a brilliant Aurora wake up service should the lights be spotted dancing in the night sky.
Another location which you can enjoy on our Aurora Zone experiences is Reykjavik, the most northerly capital in the world. The city boasts an excellent range of fine dining restaurants known for their imaginative cuisine and fresh local ingredients. Galleries, museums and theatres also offer guests an insight into a vibrant and sophisticated artistic culture. We love Reykjavik as it is a delightful and charming city with plenty to do as well as having stunning Arctic wilderness just at the doorstep.
A trip to Iceland will also likely incorporate the chance to appreciate the island's famed Golden Circle – made up three of its most important geological and cultural sights. The first of these is the ancient Viking site of Thingvellir, a vast lava field and lake-filled National Park where the first parliament met in 930 AD. This site of national consciousness, as it is known, is also the site of the meeting point between the Eurasian and the American tectonic plates. The second part of the circle is Gulfoss, a spectacular double-drop waterfall, which is topped with snow and ice in the winter and is an astonishing site to see. The last part of the circle is Geysir, an area of hot springs, the main one of which, Strokkur, spurts boiling hot water in the air every 15 seconds or so in a dazzling display.
Iceland is a country which is sure to capture your imagination, with its vast array of natural sites and its epic potential for Northern Lights displays alongside its cosmopolitan capital and warm friendly people.
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Map of Los Angeles, CA including Orange & LA County
This map shows Los Angeles, California and Vicinity. Area of Coverage: North: to Willow Springs and Lancaster; South: includes Laguna Beach and Mission Viejo; East: to Corona and Ontario; West: includes Fillmore and Malibu. Details include major streets/all highways, ZIP codes/boundaries, latitude/longitude lines, county lines/names, parks/golf course/amusement centers/stadiums, water features, government buildings/federal penitentiaries, military installations/airports, hospitals, cemeteries, mileage circles, and points of interest. Markable and washable laminated surface in color. Click here to read details on the finishing options available for our wall maps.
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Rochelle WinfreyDanville, Indiana, US
I have a BA in Performing Arts with a concentration on vocal performance, I have worked in live theatrical and musical performances as well as taught vocal classes. I have yet to try voice-overs and I am excited to work with you!
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Papa Johns Pizza Bacon Cheeseburger Pizza Reviews and Complaints
My name is mary and i use to eat papajohns every week but it got to the point where i was so displease so i stop gettin my pizza from papa johns so on 5/26/16 my husband text me when he got off if work and ask if i want pizza and i said yes that sounds good so we gave...Read more
Papa Johns Pizza Bacon Cheeseburger Pizza
Papa Johns Pizza Bacon Cheeseburger Pizza Review
Advertised large bacon cheesrburger pizza for $10. Pizza had no hamburger and little bacon. Tasted terrible and charged me $12.99. Will NEVER purchase another pizza from Papa Johns again. And oh by the way...their guarantee, if you aren't satisfief will give another pizza free? Are you kidding? Who would want another sub- par pizza anyway? Done with Papa Johns