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This invention relates to closure members for closing the open end of a pipe section which is so arranged that it will allow the connection of a pipe having a diameter less than that of the pipe section. The closure member itself comprises a plug which has means incorporated therewith to limit axial movement and thus the depth of its passage into the open end of the pipe section and also resilient joint means for application to the internal wall of this open end. The plug also includes diaphragm means composed of an easily cuttable material so that a pipe can be passed therethrough that has a diameter less than that of the open end of the pipe section to which it is to be connected.
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United States Patent Gramain [451 Apr. 11, 1972 [54] CLOSURE MEMBERS FOR PIPE 2,956,822 10/1960 Kates ..285/139 x SECTIONS 3,048,911 8/1962 Almon ..l38/89 X 3,254,153 1966 K hl 285 137 X [72] Inventor: Jean Charles Marie Gramaln, Paris, 891 109 21908 g zg 1343/89 X France [73] Assignee: Pneumatiques, Caoutchouc Manufacture et FOREIGN PATENTS OR APPLICATIONS Plmiques Haber-6910mm, (3919mm, 550,250 12/1942 Great Britain ..13s/s9 Frame 496,407 9/1953 Canada ..l38/89 2 Filed; June 1 1970 982,159 1/1951 France 1,398,064 3/1965 France 1 1 Appl- N91 42,308 1,568,765 4/1969 France ..2s5/137 Related Application Dam Primary Examiner-Herbert F. Ross nuation-impart of Ser. No. 73.7 ,500, J Attorney-Holc0mbe, Wetherill & Brisebois 1968, abandoned.
[57] ABSTRACT [30] Foreign Application Priority Data I This invention relates to closure members for closing the open June 25, France ..l 1 end of a section is so arranged that allow the Oct. 12, 1967 France ..l243l0 connection of a pipe having a diameter less than that f the pipe section. The closure member itself comprises a plug [52] US. Cl ..138/89, 285/137 which has means incorporated therewith to limit axial move [51 lllt. Cl ..Fl6l 55/19 mem and thus the depth of its passage into the open end of the [58] held of 1 pipe section and also resilient joint means for application to l 1 the internal wall of this open end. The plug also includes diaphragm means composed of an easily cuttable material so that a pipe can be passed therethrough that has a diameter less [56] References cued than that of the open end of the pipe section to which it is to UNITED STATES PATENTS be connected- 2,596,182 5/1952 Sosaya ..138/89 X 2 Claims, 22 Drawing Figures j 1 l 27/; m [32 PATENTEDAPR 1 1 I972 SHEET 1 [IF 7 PATENTEUAPR 11 I972 SHEET 2 [IF 7 CLOSURE MEMBERS FOR PIPE SECTIONS This application is a continuation-in-part application of my copending application Ser. No. 737,500 filed 17th June, I968, now abandoned.
The invention relates to closure members for obturating the open end of a pipe section in a sealed manner and has for an object means whereby pipes of a diameter less than said open end may be connected to the pipe section.
The invention consists in a closure member for obturating the opening end of a pipe section but which will allow the connection of a pipe having a diameter less than that of said pipe section, said closure member comprising a plug to plug the open end of the pipe section, said plug havingaxialmovement-limiting means to limit the depth of its passage into the open end, resilient lateral joint means for application to the internal side wall of the open end, and said plug including diaphragm means of a material which is easily cuttable for passage therethrough of a pipe of a diameter less than that of the open end.
In order that the invention may more clearly understood, reference will now be made to the accompanying drawings which show certain embodiments thereof by way of example in conjunction with an illustration of prior art practice, and in which:
FIGS. 1 and 2 illustrate the practice of sealing pipe sections as used in the prior art,
FIGS. 3 and 4 show in axial section two simple embodiments of the invention located on the open ends of pipe sections, respectively of different type,
FIGS. 5 and 6 show similar views of two further embodiments,
FIG. 7 shows a plan view of the plug of the closure members of FIGS. 5 and 6,
FIGS. 8 and 9 show axial sections through two modifications of the plug,
FIG. 10 is a plan view of the stopper of FIG. 9,
FIGS. 11 and 12 show axial section and plan view respectively of a closure member derived from that of FIG. 6,
FIG. 13 shows an axial section through a further embodiment,
FIG. 14 shows an axial section through the basic plug of the member of FIG. 13, before removal of the pipe-admitting portion,
FIG. 15 shows a plan view of the plug of FIG. 13,
FIG. 16 shows an axial section through the sealing sleeve of FIG. 13,
FIG. 17 shows a modification of the plug of FIG. 13,
FIGS. 18 and 19 show sections through another embodiment,
FIG. 20 shows a plan view of the member of FIG. 18,
FIG. 21 shows an axial section through a further simple embodiment located on the open end of a pipe section and FIG. 22 shows a section on the line XXII of FIG. 21.
Referring now to the drawings, FIGS. 1 and 2 illustrate closure members of the prior art, where it is required to seal off the open end 2 of a branch pipe 3 projecting from a down pipe 1, with the proviso that it may subsequently be desired to pass through the open end 2, a pipe 4 of a diameter less than that of said open end 2. To seal off the end 2, a metal stopper 6 is used, as shown in FIG. 1. In order to connect the pipe 4, the metal stopper is removed and the space between the pipe 4 and the wall of the pipe end 2 is filled with plaster 5 (FIG. 2.). The method is fairly rudimentary, and produces a joint which is not very tight after the plaster has aged. In addition, the joint is rigid and transmits mechanical and sonic vibrations. In order to avoid these disadvantages, the invention proposes a closure member, various embodiments of which are shown in FIGS. 3 to 20, for obturating the open end of a pipe section 12 and to allow the connection of a pipe 15 of diameter less than that of said open end. Similar parts are indicated in different embodiments by the same numeral in association with a different letter. The closure member according to the invention is of the type comprising a plug 10 suitable for fitting to the open end of the pipe section 12, but in accordance with the invention, the plug is associated with means 13 for limiting axial movement into the opening of the pipe section and has a resilient lateral joint means 16 applied to the internal side wall of the-open end of the pipe section in order to efiect a seal and form an axial stop for the plug. The plug comprises a diaphragm 14 made of a material which may easily be cut in order to allow a pipe 15 to be passed therethrough of a diameter less than that of the open end. FIG. 3 shows a simple form of the closure member.
A closure member according to the invention may, therefore, be used either solely for ensuring the obturation of the open end of a pipe section, in which case the diaphragm 14 is not cut through, or both for obturating and connecting the pipe section to a pipe of less diameter after the diaphragm has been cut, in order to allow passage of the pipe therethrough. The diaphragm is preferably made of a relatively supple material such as rubber or supple plastics material and it effects sealing and promotes insulation against mechanical and sonic vibration.
In all embodiments, the member is instantaneously fittable to the pipe section and, if necessary, it may be replaced without difficulty.
The member may be produced in one moulded piece or may comprise a plurality of elements connected together. Thus, it may be produced in the form of two separate elements, namely a seal washer and a plug of complementary shape assembled one inside the other.
The member as shown in FIG. 3 consists essentially of a plug 10 comprising a cylindrical body 1 1 which passes into the pipe section 12, an external flange 13 limiting the axial movement of the plug, by abutting the end face of the pipe section, and a diaphragm 14. The whole is made from a relatively supple material such as for example a rubber having a Shore A hardness of the order of 80, or a plastics material having a similar degree of suppleness. In addition, the diaphragm 14 of the plug has an external face which is reduced in thickness by at least one notch or a groove 27 to form, for example, a circular shape. This enables a hole of suitable diameter to be easily cut in the diaphragm 14 so that the end of a pipe 15 to be connected to the pipe section may be passed therethrough. The diameter of this hole will preferably be slightly smaller than that of the pipe 15 so that the edge of this hole resiliently squeezes the pipe 15 and effects a good seal.
The plug 10 has in addition a lateral 16 constituted by a resilient washer fixed to the outside of the body 1 1 and applied to the inner side wall of the pipe. This joint 16 has, in the rest position, an external diameter which is slightly larger than the internal diameter of the pipe section, taking into account the manufacturing tolerances thereof, so as to effect the seal and also act as an axial stop for the plug, when it is inserted in the pipe section. The joint 16 is preferably more supple than the body of the plug. It may be made of a rubber having a Shore A hardness of the order of about 40 to 45. It may be attached to the plug or may be moulded therewith.
Whilst in the case of FIG. 3 the shape of the closure member is suitable for adaptation to a cement or stone pipe whose end is internally of cylindrical form, the shape of the member of FIG. 4 is suitable for adaptation to a pipe line 12a made of cast iron, the end of which has a flange 17a. In this case, the supple washer of the sealing joint 16a is adhered or moulded to the end of the body 11a of the plug and it has a profile matched to that of the adjacent groove at the flange 17a. The diaphragm 140 also has at least one circular notch or groove 27a having the diameter of a pipe which may be desired to be connected to the pipe section 12a.
In the case of FIGS. 5 and 6, the closure member is composed of two separate parts:
a. a lateral sealing joint 16b, 16c of the type such as those used for fitting pipes and comprising a supple washer 22b, 22c fixed to a flange 13b, 13c supported on the end of the pipe section 12b, in order to limit the axial movement of the joint. The supple sealing washer 13b, 22c is applied to the internal lateral face of the pipe section. In the case of FIG. 5, the flange 12b is rigid, for example, made of metal, whilst in FIG. 6, the flange is made of rubber which is harder than the sealing washer 220. The external shape of these joints 16b, 16c is matched to the shape of the end of the pipe sections to which they are to be adapted but in the two cases their internal shape is similar, having a tapered part 22b, 220 which is normally intended for facilitating the passage of the part of the pipe to be fitted in the end of the pipe section 12b, 120.
This identity in the internal shape of these joints of known type is profitably used for producing the second part of the device which is indicated hereinafter.
b. an obturating plug 10b, 10c fitted in the joint 16b, 16c and has for this purpose, a tapered lateral face which is applied to the internal tapered lateral face 23b, 23c of the washer 22b, 230. This tapered fitting ensures the seal of the assembly at the same time as it limits the axial movement of the plug in the washer. The axial stopping of the plug in the joint against the effect of the internal pressure is ensured by a flange 25b, 25c made on the internal end of the body of the plug and having an external diameter larger than the internal diameter of the supple washer of the joint. This flange 25b, 25c clears the washer by resiliently repelling it and abuts, after assembly, on the face of the internal end of the washer.
The plug 10b, 100 has, as in the preceding embodiment, a diaphragm 14b, 140 which may easily be cut in order to permit a pipe 15 of smaller diameter to be connected as explained previously. However, in the present case, the diaphragm has on the outside a plurality of notches 270 having the different diameters corresponding to those of the pipes which are most currently used (FIG. 7).
The advantage of these two latter embodiments resides in that only a single plug shape 10b, 10c need be provided for a predetermined pipe section diameter, whatever the shape and type of pipe section, the junction between the plug and the pipe section being ensured by a joint 16 of known type, this being easily available since it is already used moreover for conventionally fitting pipe sections. This enables both the manufacturer and the fitter to carry a smaller stock of plugs 10. FIG. 8 illustrates a modification of the plug 10 which is more especially suitable for the joint 16b of FIG. 5. It presents the particular feature of having concentric notches 27d and, at a certain distance below the diaphragm 14d, sealing lips 28d moulded thereto, having a diameter slightly smaller than the diameter of the notches 27d of the diaphragm and located in the same axis.
When a pipe 15 of small diameter is connected, after the diaphragm 14d has been cut through, the pipe which passes through the hole in the diaphragm resiliently repels the lips 28d. The pipe 15 is therefore doubly held by the diaphragm 14d and the lips 28d.
FIGS. 9 and 10 illustrate another modification similar to the preceding embodiment but in which the plug 102 has an external flange 13e intended to cover the flange 130 of the sealing joint 16c according to FIG. 6. Provided that this flange 13e limits the axial movement of the plug in the joint, the tapered part 23e on the plug may be replaced by a cylindrical part. So as to be made from a supple material such as rubber, the plug 10d, le according to FIGS. 8 or 9 may be combined in a single member with its joint 16d, 16c so as to exhibit an outer lateral surface similar to that of FIG. 4. The modified plug can be inserted directly in the pipe like that of FIG. 4.
FIGS. 11 and 12 show a closure member derived from that of FIG. 6 and constituted by a plug f and a sealing joint 16f which are separate but assembled one inside the other. In this case, the plug 10f is made of a rigid material, for example, cast iron, hard plastics material, ebonite or the like, and after manufacture, has a plurality of holes therein which have a diameter slightly larger than the diameter of a pipe which is to be connected to the pipe section 12f. Each of these holes is normally closed by a sleeve 32 made of rubber or similar supple material, the central part of which forms a diaphragm 33 therethrough of the pipe 15. This cutting may be facilitated by the presence of the circular notches 34 on the upper face of the sleeve. On the inside, the sleeve has a supple sealing lip 35 and is retained on the plug 10f by engaging the flange 31 of the hole of the plug in the annular groove of the sleeve. FIG. 11 shows that the sleeve 32 may form, once cut, a sealing joint around the pipe 15 of smaller diameter passing through the plug 10f.
In the case of FIGS. 13, 14, 15 and 16, the plug 10g has, as in FIGS. 3 to 6, a relatively thin continuous plug 14g (FIG. 14) having notches 27g (FIG. 15). This plug 143 may be made of a relatively hard material although itcan be cut by the fitter and its notches 273 have a diameter D slightly larger than the diameter d of the corresponding pipe 15 to be connected. After a hole has been cut in the plug, a resilient sealing joint 36 with groove 37 and with lip 38 is mounted on the edge of this hole so as to fill the gap between the plug 10g and the pipe 15 to be connected.
FIG. 17 shows a modification of the preceding plug. In this case, the plug 10h is relatively thick but it has, opposite the notches 27h, blind holes 39 opening on the internal face of the plug and leaving only fairly thin diaphragms 14h inside the notches. When one of these diaphragms is cut, a joint 36 is matched to the edge of the hole and the pipe to be connected is engaged. The side surface of the hole 39 then forms a support on which the sealing lip 38h of the joint rests, as may be seen in FIG. 11, where this latter characteristic is also found. Finally, FIG. 17 shows that the flange 25h of the plug 10h is rounded in order to facilitate the engagement or removal of the plug from the sealing joint 163.
Of course, the invention is not limited to the above described embodiments, of which other modifications are conceivable. In particular, the washer 16 may have shapes other than those shown, for example, it may have a flange fitting in a circular internal groove of the pipe section in order to limit the axial movement in the pipe section. When these washers have an internal surface of shape different from the tapered surface 23, the plug has a corresponding external lateral surface in order to be fitted to this washer.
FIGS. 18, 19 and 20 show yet another embodiment of closure member according to the invention. The member of this embodiment is constituted by a plug l0i which, as in the case of FIG. 4, comprises a cylindrical body lli of supple material, such as rubber, having a part 161 that constitutes a side joint in the form of a circular lip insertable directly into the pipe section so as to make sealing contact with the lateral inner wall of the said pipe section. The diaphragm 14i, as in the case of FIGS. 8 and 9, has a plurality of concentric cut-away portions 27i and at a predetermined distance below the diaphrgm sealing lips 281' moulded so as to have a diameter that is a little less than the smallest diameter of the corresponding cut-away portions and located on the same axis. These sealing lips are intended to be elastically applied to the small diameter pipe 15.
In this embodiment, the plug l0i has a circular collar 13i exteriorly extended towards the base by an elastic skirt 40 of a length substantially equal to that of the joint 16i. The skirt 40 and the joint 16i have opposed surfaces which are tapered in such a manner that they leave between them an annular space 41 which narrows towards the extremities of the skirt and joint. This annular space has at its end a size which is a little greater than the thickness of the wall of the pipe section 121 and at its exit as a size which is a little less than this thickness.
When the plug is put in place in the pipe section l2i (FIG. 19), the wall adjacent the extremity of the pipe section will be elastically gripped between the internal lateral joint 16i of the exterior skirt 40 whilst the end of the pipe section will abut the end of the annular space 41 on the circular collar 13i to limit the penetration of the plug. The plug l0i thus ensures an hermetic sealing of the pipe section. If it is desired to effect sealing for greater pressures, the fixing of the plug may be completed by a locking collar located around the skirt 40. An external neck 42 may be provided for this purpose in the skirt which may easily be cut through in order to allow passage 40 for locating the locking collar. The larger size provided at Referring to FIG. 21 there is shown a closure member com- I prising a circular body llj made of a unitary molded member of a resilient material. The plug has two circular chambers A and A having different diameter and a sidewall 16 adapted to fit the internal sidewall of a pipe l2j. A flange l3j extends from the body and abuts the end of the pipe 12j thereby limiting the axial movement of the body llj in the pipe. Each of the chambers A A is closed at its upper end by a diaphragm 14j. A circular groove 27 j in the outer surface of each of the diaphragms 14 reduces the thickness of the diaphragms on a circle defining a circular portion of its respective diaphragm. The diameter of each of the circular portions is less than that of its corresponding chamber. The depth of each of the circular grooves 27] is such that each of the circular portions may easily be removed to leave a sealing lip for sealing a pipe of smaller diameter than that of the pipe 12j, as indicated by the dash-dot lines. A second sealing lip 28j, axially spaced from its respective diaphragm, extends radially in each chamber and is coaxial with the circular portion of its respective diaphragm l4j thereby to provide a second sealing lip for the pipe of smaller diameter. The lips 28j are at the lower extremities of their respective chambers.
Referring to FIG. 22 it is possible to see clearly that the body llj is largely solid and that the diameters d and d of the pipes of smaller section sealing with the lips 28j and passing through the chambers A, and A are less than the diameters D, and D of the respective chambers.
I claim:
1. A closure member for obturating the end of a first pipe in such a way that a pipe of smaller diameter may be connected thereto, the closure member being a unitary molded member of a resilient material and comprising a circular body, a sidewall on the body adapted to provide a seal with the internal sidewall of the first pipe, flange means projecting radially from the body to limit the passage of the closure member into the first pipe, a diaphragm closing one end of the body, a plurality of concentric circular portions in the diaphragm, corresponding to a pipe of smaller diameter and each being defined by a circular groove providing an annulus of reduced thickness in the outer face of the diaphragm and of a depth such that one of said circular portions may be removed to provide a first sealing lip for a pipe of smaller diameter, and second sealing lip means axially extending within said body and coaxial with said concentric circular portions of the diaphragm to provide a second sealing lip for the respective pipe of smaller diameter.
2. A closure member as claimed in claim 1 wherein the diameter of the second sealing lip means is no greater than the diameter of the smallest of said concentric circular grooves.
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So I think I'll write about something that I never talk about here, since the subject is a person and the person knows how to find this blog, since I told him about it before. And the main problem is, it's a cause of severe humiliation, which I like to avoid like most humans, so I don't tend to talk about this subject. But the thing is, it's a major part of my life, and I can't avoid it by not talking about it. It's a problem that other people with Schizophrenia might be able to relate to.
So, there's this guy and I've known him for a number of years. I've only known him through the internet though, and the phone. We have never met in person, although we have known each other since 1997, which, as you might notice, was a long time ago.
When I first met this guy, online, the guy and I had a short romantic relationship over the phone where we ended up saying we loved each other and stuff like that. That did not last long though. The guy figured, quickly, that this was silly since we had never met in person, and the guy basically stopped talking to me for some time. Then we would talk again, but only as friends. So we have remained friends, on again and off again, but mostly on, since that time.
The thing is, I have delusional thoughts that have bothered me the whole time I've known this guy, about how he's my soulmate and I'm meant to be with him and live with him and marry him and all sorts of silly things. I call these delusional thoughts, because:
1. Never met the guy
2. Guy has no interest in me whatsoever as a romantic partner
3. Guy lives with his girlfriend and their child now
So, as you can see, my thoughts that we're going to live happily ever after, were never based in reality.
The problem is, whenever I end up lonely or feeling the need to connect with someone, I turn to this person. I do that because t his is the only guy I've ever known who truly seems to understand me as who I am, and accept me for it. The only one. My boyfriend of two and half years did not know key information about me, because I never told him. But I did tell this guy. I told this guy a lot of things I never talked about with anyone.
Sometimes, the guy will call me, and sometimes, we chat like old friends on the phone. Mostly, however, our relationship consists of emails, and mostly, those emails are written by me.
It occurs to me that the guy probably thinks I'm a joke. He knows all about my mental illness, and he has his own troubles in that arena, so to some extent we can relate. But he's not Schizophrenic, and he does not relate to most of my problems like delusional thinking. So he doesn't understand why I come up with the idea in my head that he is Mr. Wonderful.
I tell myself that the whole thing is silly. That nobody is Mr. Wonderful, but that there are many wonderful people out there, and I just have not met most of them. I tell myself that this guy has never shown (in the past ten years) any interest in even MEETING ME FOR COFFEE ONCE. You would think that would set my mind straight.
But I have Schizophrenia, and I am prone to delusional thinking. This person, apparently, is a "stuck" delusion that I can't get rid of. It doesn't help that I talk to him almost every day because that, of course, probably makes it impossible to stop having the delusoinal thoughts.
THere have been, however, times when I did not have these delusional thoughts. When I was with my boyfriend, and I was not lonely, I was able to view this person as my friend, and just an internet friend (which is all this person wants to be to me), and things went fine. I could email him every so often, and he could email me, and it didn't get wacky or out of control.
Other times, however, I think about this person and I think, this is the ONE person that I am meant to be with, and I think, I'll never be happy without him in my life. I know how ridiculous this sounds, considering, I've NEVER MET the guy. But you have to understand, this is the person who I send poetry to that I never show to anyone else after I write it. This is the person I trust more than I trust you or anybody else reading this. This is the person who I think of as my closest friend in the world.
And that's the problem. So I finally told my therapist, today, that this has become a problem for me again, lately. I told her this person is not the least bit interested in ever even meeting me, that this person lives with his child and his girlfriend and they are about to have another baby together, and this person and I have absolutely no communication that would indicate this person is interested in ME at all (not in the past ten years anyway). I told her that, despite these facts, I think about this person every day and I think things that are delusional.
My therapist told me to stop writing to him. I find that EXTREMELY difficult to do, because, as has been mentioned here previously, I have not a lot of people in my life who I talk to about things, and I get very isolated and lonely. However, I think my therapist is giving me wise advice, which, I am going to try to take.
What I would like to know from you is, if you can relate to this problem at all, and if so what have you done about it? Any feedback is appreciated!
So, for now, I might end up writing more here, because I no longer have the person I can talk to about anything with, and that makes things harder. I am already having some troubles with not sleeping, and that makes things harder too. I am getting really behind in my college coursework, and basically failing my Algebra class. That is distressing me. And I haven't managed to find a job. So that's a problem. Then today, of all days, my menstrual cycle hit, for the first time in like six months (I have Endometriosis), so my hormones are out of wack too. So this is a precarious time for me, and to be quite honest with you, I am not sure how I am going to manage it without having my friend to talk to about things. I already feel very alone. But thanks for listening.
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#216623 Will Smith is a f-cking scum bag! [VIDEO EVIDENCE]
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#221499 A message from Jeff
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#216633 Will Smith is a f-cking scum bag! [VIDEO EVIDENCE]
Posted by Hero1 on 08 July 2012 - 07:09 PM
Ugh. Has the moron not figured it out yet? Oh wait, he's black...that's why.
Translation: I'm a racist, so I must be right.
America created and continues to support my nauseating and disgusting celebrity, even though my films kinda' profited more in foreign markets, lol, that's why I do press junkets in all these other sh-thole countries, lol, but whatevs! Ammuuuuurica!
Translation: I have never been to a country outside of america, so I am completely ignorant and have no understanding about the world. I couldn't even comprehend that a little boy in a "****hole country" would be happier than my own pathetic self.
Ugh. Sickening. More of the good ol' liberal celebrity bit "any taxes are fine as long as I can still be me(a smug celebrity)!". Yeah, implying that raising taxes and/or creating new ones(like through this new healthcare mandate) is good...what a moron. Hell, even if you do pay more out of your rich ass, what would that do to help cut wasteful spending on failed programs and policies? America already spends more on education and healthcare than anyone else, oh, but they need more!!! Nah, it can't be because they run it inefficiently, it's 'cause there's not enough money! Let's just keep feeding the machine!
Translation: How dare someone protect young children and the poor by offering them healthcare, even though most of the world is able to do this, see if we spend less money somehow that will solve all our problems.
Oh, and that f-cktard Brolin...
Says the liberal elitist scumbag.
Translation: Anyone who disagrees with me must be a scumbag, and I am so outraged by this I need to go on to a fan site and post my tirade anonymously to make me feel better.
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10th Prince, has anyone ever told you that you're an absolute and utter douche bag? Cuz you are.
AJ, we might not have agreed on much during the last 10 years, but thanks for this one
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#222488 Kelsey Grammer & Martin Lawrence FX Sitcom
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BEVERLY HILLS, CALIF. - If you combine Martin Lawrence's fan base and Kelsey Grammer's fan base, Partners could be the biggest show in the history of TV. It's simple math.
"In the best-case scenario, we would hope for that," Lawrence said with a laugh. "As long as we get enough to hopefully get five years with the people on TV, that would be good.
"His humour and my humour, if it's smart comedy, if it's understandable comedy, if it resonates with the people, it could be anybody's audience. He has a certain brand of comedy and a certain way that he does comedy. I would say he got the white audience and I got the black audience. But you put those two together ... you know it."
Partners debuts in Canada Aug. 7 on Global, which is three days after its debut in the US on channel-of-origin FX. Lawrence and Grammer star as Chicago lawyers from different backgrounds who form a partnership after meeting in court on the worst day of their lives.
Lawrence's Marcus Jackson is a community activist whose good works can't save his own marriage. Grammer's Allen Braddock is a hotshot who nonetheless manages to get himself fired from his father's firm.
"(Grammer's character) is for the money, he's about getting the money by any means necessary," Lawrence said. "I'm a morally grounded guy, I do pro bono cases, they cook for me and bring me food, things like that.
"As we mesh our two kinds of comedy together, our characters kind of teach each other. We try to find out what is the right way to be principled and correct, to do the right thing. And ultimately, it's all for our clients."
Hmmm, that sounds like a pitch from one of those ambulance-chasing lawyer teams that advertises on late-night TV. But since Lawrence's character is the do-gooder in this scenario, we'll take him at his word.
Partners is working on the same business model that Charlie Sheen's Anger Management had when it debuted in 2012. Specifically, 10 episodes will be made, and if those 10 episodes hit certain ratings goals on FX, it triggers a clause by which 90 more episodes will be made, guaranteeing a total of at least 100.
"I was involved with Lionsgate, they were interested in doing something with me," Lawrence said. "And then I got a call from Kelsey Grammer's people, and they said he had a nice little deal with Lionsgate and what did I think about hooking up with Kelsey to do a show. I said, 'Wow, that's a little different, we are the kind of odd couple here, that might be worth a try.' And once I met Kelsey, I was like, 'We could really make this work.'
"(The first scene together) probably was a little bit cold, feeling each other out or whatever. But Kelsey was so good off the top, man. Some people you could see from afar and think they're good, but it's different when you see somebody up close and you couldn't imagine they were that good. I knew he was good, I knew he was funny, but to work with him and see how truly talented he is, I didn't know all that."
While Grammer is best known for his TV work on Cheers, Frasier and Boss (not to mention being the voice of Sideshow Bob on The Simpsons), Lawrence hasn't been a regular on a TV show since Martin, which aired five seasons from 1992 to 1997. But in between then and now, Lawrence became a big-time bankable movie star, filling the multiplexes with Big Momma's House and its sequels.
"It's just the right time," said the 49-year-old Lawrence of his return to TV. "I was able to take some time off and spend it with my family. But everyone was still talking about the Martin show. It's still running (in syndication) and my family was like, 'Hey, we'd love to see you back in TV.' So I thought I'd give it a try. I love the response you get from TV. I love the fact that it's free TV for the people. They can tune in and see you for free.
"I do look at Kelsey and myself and think, 'Yeah, we're bringing people together, this is kind of big.' "
Like, biggest-show-ever big? Do the math, Martin Lawrence.
"You know what?" a smiling Lawrence said. "From your mouth to God's ears."
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Man, that f***ing translator is annoying as f***.
Great video though!
Agreed! I had to turn it off a quarter of the way in because it was unbearable for me.
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#222065 Will Smith Wins Rap Male Artist at the World Music Awards (Monte Carlo, Monac...
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Man, that f***ing translator is annoying as f***.
Great video though!
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#221827 Finally got my collection up!
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After finally moving into my new place the OH agreed to let me have the spare room, finally got part of my collection on the wall....
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Highly recommended for so many reasons - first and foremost to skip the astoundingly long queues. Guide was very pleasant and very knowledgeable. The Vatican Museums have an incredible number of priceless art, and 4.5 hours is scarcely enough, but because the place is jammed with visitors going through the circuit that will end up at the Sistine Chapel, this is a good compromise - it is more difficult than at other museums to take your time to appreciate all the important pieces. The guide did her best - and she was very good indeed. Of the hundreds of painters exhibited, she focussed on Michelangelo, Raphael, Carravaggio and da Vinci, providing a linked narrative (if she were to cover every important painter, this link would be lost, and we won't have enough time anyway). You could go on your own for your other favourites after the tour. Just before the Sistine Chapel, there are surprises - moderns like Francis Bacon, Cezanne, Dali, etc. Explanation of Raphael's inclusion of Michelangelo in his pivotal School of Athens in the Papal Apartments was especially touching. Bramante Staircase was a great privilege - no other tours offer this - entry is barred to everyone else.
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Hamlin, who has never won a Sprint Cup race at CMS, was one of eight drivers to top the previous record of 193.708 set last October by Greg Biffle.
It is Hamlin's 14th career pole.
Four Toyotas will start in the top five. Hamlin will start alongside Kurt Busch on the front row, followed by Matt Kenseth, Mark Martin and Clint Bowyer.
Kasey Kahne will start sixth, Biffle seventh, Kyle Busch eighth, Jamie McMurray ninth and Ryan Newman rounds out the top 10.
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For people without medical insurance — and that includes about 20 percent of Oklahomans — preventive care often is ignored. Instead, chronic conditions are left untreated until they become urgent and require emergency room visits. This is a recipe for overcrowded emergency rooms and saps resources needed for emergencies.
Good Shepherd Clinic offers free care to uninsured southern Oklahomans
Many uninsured go without essentials such as eyeglasses and properly fitting dentures.
In southern Oklahoma, the Good Shepherd Community Clinic in Ardmore offers the indigent, working poor and other uninsured people a chance to manage their health in a proactive rather than reactive manner.
"We provide same-day appointments and medication either for free or for a $4 donation. Sometimes our patients don't even have that," said Rena Tibbits, development director for the clinic.
To help pay for its services, the nonprofit clinic will host a fundraising art show and sale Nov. 30-Dec. 1 in Ardmore featuring cowboy poet Baxter Black and others.
The clinic offers free medical treatment from nurse practitioners and volunteer medical doctors, dental and optometry care. Additionally, pharmacists provide prescriptions to patients who qualify for care at the clinic. The clinic serves mostly adults who are without documentation, people leaving or entering the prison system, veterans and disabled people.
"There is always going to be a need for free clinics," Tibbits said. "There will always be people who are going to fall through the gaps."
The clinic's primary goal is to help manage chronic disease, said Mendy Spohn, administrator of a group of Southern Oklahoma County Health Departments, counties that Good Shepherd Community Clinic serves. About 80 percent of the clinic's patients have diabetes, Spohn said, but most would have no access to the medication, treatment and education needed to successfully manage the disease without the clinic.
"If they do not sustain long-term care somewhere, you're going to see them in the hospital for renal failure and amputations," Tibbits said.
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Designed by Frank Lloyd Wright's son, the distinctive Sowden House in L.A. has been a setting for TV shows, including some investigating its suspected link to the so-called Black Dahlia murder case in 1947.
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The storied Sowden House, in the Los Feliz neighborhood of Los Angeles, is listed at $4.888 million.
Set behind gates and obscured from the street by heavy foliage, the unusual-looking residence has sometimes been called the "Jaws house" for its facade, which looks like either a Mayan temple or the open jaws of a shark.
Typical of Lloyd Wright designs, beyond the original copper entry door are stairs and a tight hallway, creating a feeling of compression before opening up to the living spaces within.
The 1927 structure is made of so-called textile blocks, patterned concrete blocks also favored by the architect's father, Frank Lloyd Wright. The designs depict water, earth and air.
A later addition to the five-bedroom, six-bathroom house is a pool in the long center courtyard. The living room near the front of the house and master bedroom at the back make the most of this inward-looking garden view.
Seller Stephen Finkelstein has enjoyed the 5,600-square-foot house for his personal use and rented it out for photo shoots and low-key events. "It earns enough to pay for itself," he said.
The distinctive house has been used in the film "Ruby Sparks" and the series "Californication."
Suspicions that the house could be the site where 22-year-old Elizabeth Short was killed in 1947 have brought reality shows and a few kooks to Finkelstein's door.
The so-called Black Dahlia case also has drawn "Paranormal America" and "Ghost Hunters" crews.
Finkelstein bought the house as an investment in 2011 for $3.85 million, with a three- to five-year horizon in mind before selling.
Seeing the market heat up for high-end historic properties, the industrial hygienist decided the time was right to put it on the market.
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He's getting married! Okay, I know, it's not like he was single or anything, but Boricua Luis Fonsi is finally tying the knot with Agueda Lopez, the mother of his child.
The wedding will take place much earlier than expected and it'll be a very private celebration. The singer revealed details of the much awaited event, so make sure to keep on reading to find out. Plus, you're going to melt when you hear him talk about Mikaela, his almost 3-year-old daughter.
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In an interview with People En Español, Fonsi confirmed the wedding would take place this year. "It's coming. That's coming. I'm never going to hide anything. It'll be this year, it'll be soon," he said. "It'll be very private. It'll be beautiful, but it'll be a family affair."
The relationship between the 36-year-old artist and the 31-year-old model is more than cemented and I seriously doubt that a piece of paper will make a difference in their relationship, but I'm sure his fans are still very happy about the news.
Fonsi said his main inspiration is his daughter. "She's a little person who's there saying: 'Let's go to work, dad.' She depends on me. She's given me a different type of energy that I didn't have before. That keeps me focused," he confessed. And he's definitely been working hard lately. He's on tour and he recently announced he'll be a judge in Telemundo's new reality show Yo Soy el Artista.
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Hitler's Children (1943 film)
|Hitler's Children
|Directed by
|Edward Dmytryk
Irving Reis (resigned; uncredited)
|Produced by
|Edward A. Golden
|Written by
|Emmet Lavery
Gregor Ziemer (book)
|Tim Holt
Bonita Granville
Kent Smith
|Russell Metty
|Distributed by
|RKO Radio Pictures
|Release dates
|Running time
|82 minutes
|United States
|Box office
Hitler's Children is a 1943 American black-and-white propaganda film made by RKO Radio Pictures. It was directed by the Canadian-American director, Edward Dmytryk, from an adaptation by Emmet Lavery of Gregor Ziemer's book Education For Death.[3]
The film stars Tim Holt, Bonita Granville, and Kent Smith. One of the most financially successful films of RKO Studios, the film is known for portrayal of brutalities associated with the Hitler Youth, represented particularly by two young participants. A line from one of the movement's songs is featured in the film: "For Hitler we will live and for Hitler we will die" (translated from German).[citation needed]
In 1933 Berlin, Professor Nichols (Smith) runs the American Colony School. It is next to the Horst Wessel School, where young Germans are indoctrinated in Nazism. During a brawl between the student bodies, Karl Bruner (Holt), a German youth born in the United States, objects when Anna Muller (Granville), a US citizen born in Germany, smacks him with her baseball bat. The students are attracted to each other despite this beginning. Anna's parents had sent her to their homeland to be educated, although they allowed her to go to the American school. Soon, the professor, Anna, and Karl become good friends, though they do not agree politically. After a while though, they lose touch with each other.
Six years later, as war looms in Europe, Karl Bruner, now a lieutenant in the Gestapo, removes students of the "wrong" nationalities from the American School. Anna is taken out although by then she is working as an assistant teacher. As she was born in Germany to German parents, the German government classifies her as German despite her US citizenship.
Nichols tries to find Muller, but the U.S. consulate has no power and Anna's German grandparents are too frightened to help. Nichols' friend Franz Erhart (Lloyd Corrigan) suggests that the professor get permission from the Ministry of Education to inspect a certain labor camp, where Muller is likely being held. Nichols happens to meet Gestapo Colonel Henkel (Otto Kruger) and his aide and protégé Bruner. Henkel approves Nichols' request to visit Muller but, in private, the young Bruner tries to dissuade Nichols. He says that Muller has become "a model German." Nichols cannot believe this and finds he is right when he speaks privately with Muller at the camp. She discourages Nichols from trying to rescue her, as it would be too dangerous and stands little chance of success.
Bruner recommends Muller for an advanced "Geopolitik" course at a German university but, when interviewed by Henkel and Dr. Graf (Hans Conried) of the education department, Anna turns down the opportunity, fearing they intend her to become a spy against the US. She is sent back to the camp and demoted from the staff to a laborer. Learning that she has engaged in anti-Nazi behavior, Henkel orders her to be sterilized. When Bruner learns of this, he tries to persuade Anna to pretend to be a good Nazi and bear his child to prove her usefulness to Germany, but she refuses.
She runs away from the camp and reaches Berlin, where she hides in a Roman Catholic church. A search party finds her and takes her away over the protests of the bishop (H. B. Warner). Henkel orders her to receive ten lashes and sends Bruner to witness her punishment. After she is whipped the second time, Bruner stops the action, although he knows he has doomed himself and Anna.
Bruner pretends to have realized his mistake and recants. Henkel however arranges for a national radio broadcast of the trial of Bruner and Muller. He promises Karl full honors at his funeral. Professor Nichols is ordered to leave Germany immediately or he will be arrested as an accessory to treason. At the airport, Nichols hears Karl use his opening statement to denounce Hitler's Germany before the young man is shot and killed. Anna is shot and killed as she rushes to Karl.
- Tim Holt as Lieutenant Karl Bruner
- Bonita Granville as Anna Muller
- Kent Smith as Professor Nichols
- Otto Kruger as Colonel Henkel
- H.B. Warner as The Bishop
- Lloyd Corrigan as Franz Erhart
- Erford Gage as Dr. Schmidt
- Hans Conried as Dr. Graf
- Gavin Muir as Nazi Major
- Nancy Gates as Brenda
The film was a massive hit and earned RKO a profit of $1.21 million.[1] It was the fourth-highest grossing film of the year and RKO's most successful movie of the year. The writer and director were each given $5,000 bonuses for their work.[4] The film is also one of Granville's most recognized performances other than her Nancy Drew films.
So successful was this film that RKO used Edward Dmytryk to direct other war films. He directed Back to Bataan, starring John Wayne; The Young Lions, and the smash hit of the 1950s, The Caine Mutiny. The last war film he made was Anzio (1968).
See also[edit]
- Education for Death, the Disney cartoon based on Ziemer's book
- Hitler – Dead or Alive
- The Strange Death of Adolf Hitler
- The Hitler Gang
- ^ a b Richard Jewel, 'RKO Film Grosses: 1931–1951', Historical Journal of Film Radio and Television, Vol 14 No 1, 1994 p41
- ^ "WHICH CINEMA FILMS HAVE EARNED THE MOST MONEY SINCE 1914?.". The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848–1956) (Melbourne, Vic.: National Library of Australia). 4 March 1944. p. 3 Supplement: The Argus Weekend magazine. Retrieved 6 August 2012.
- ^ Bosley Crowther (February 25, 1943). "'Hitler's Children,' Fictionalized Version of 'Education for Death,' Makes Its Appearance at the Paramount Theatre". The New York Times.
- ^ Richard Jewell & Vernon Harbin, The RKO Story. New Rochelle, New York: Arlington House, 1982. p181
External links[edit]
- Hitler's Children at the American Film Institute Catalog
- Hitler's Children at the Internet Movie Database
- Hitler's Children at the TCM Movie Database
- 1943 films
- English-language films
- American films
- American World War II propaganda films
- Anti-fascist propaganda films
- Black-and-white films
- 1940s drama films
- Films based on non-fiction books
- Films directed by Edward Dmytryk
- RKO Pictures films
- World War II films made in wartime
- Sterilization in fiction
- Films set in Germany


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PLANS to restore a former landfill site and create a country park have been backed by the Thurrock Thames Gateway Development Corporation.
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LONDON Welsh head coach Justin Burnell praised Gordon Ross's resilience after his dramatic late penalty clinched a Greene King IPA Championship play-off spot.
Fly half Ross struggled with the boot for much of the match, but came good to clinch Welsh's 29-20 victory over Leeds Carnegie at the Kassam Stadium yesterday.
The penalty sealed a pulsating 60-58 aggregate win for the Exiles, who will now face Bristol in a two-legged final for a place in the Premiership, with the first game in Oxford on Wednesday, May 28.
"He is a quality player – everybody has a bad day." said Burnell of Ross, who missed five kicks worth 13 points.
"You don't get 30-odd international caps and play the length he has without being good.
"He was always going to kick that last penalty.
"People around me were saying should we kick for the corner, but I said 'no he'll kick it'. And he did."
Ross's penalty completed a great comeback from Welsh, who trailed 20-14 and by 13 points on aggreggate with 20 minutes left and looked down and out.
Asked what went through his before the kick, Ross said: "I can't miss this one, Justin will kill me.
"It was disappointing personally from the boot, but fortunately we got through it by the skin of our teeth.
"It showed fantastic team spirit and effort and the culture that Justin Burnell has created here."
Ross added: "Leeds probably got to 20-14 and thought they had done enough.
"We never gave up and scored a try when we only had 14 men on the park, which gave us a huge boost.
"The only decent kick I had all day got us back to six points.
"That gave us the confidence to score another try.
"We got there and even though I missed another kick, we knew one score would get us back into it.
"To get from our own 22 and keep possession up to the far 22 to get the three points was excellent.
"In those conditions, the skill levels from some of our players in the second half, was exceptional."
The match was watched by a crowd of 2,324, which was the Exiles' best of the season.
"What a fantastic atmosphere today," said Burnell. "It was good to see the stadium coming to life.
"When we rocked up before the game, to see all the kids enjoying themselves, it shows what we can achieve in Oxford."
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FOOTBALL: Banbury boss Davis threatens to wield the axe
7:00am Friday 28th November 2014
Banbury United boss Paul Davis says his players have to step up to the plate or risk being shown the door.