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Cutting head usable equally well with "head mixed" blowtorches (1) as with "premixed" ones, comprising a male part (6) and a female part (7), and characterized in that:
(a) the end of the male part in contact with the blowtorch has a flange (20) the diameter of which is less than that of the chamber (5) into which open conduits (3 and 4) for the heating oxygen and gas of a "head mixed" torch, or the conduit for the heating mixture of a "premixed" torch, and which is crossed by at least two diametrically opposed holes (21);
(b) between the male part and the female part is provided an annular passage (22) for the heating oxygen/gas mixture; and
(c) in communication with the holes (21) are hollows (21a) provided in the lower protruding part of the flange, or assemblies provided in the female part, which make possible the aspiration of gas, said hollows or assemblies being in communication with the annular passage (22).
1. Blowtorch cutting head, particularly for oxygen cutting, usable equally well with "head mixed" torches (1) and "premixing" torches (10), comprising a male part (6 or 6A) and a female part (7 or 7A), and characterized in that:
(a) the end of the male part in contact with the torch (1 or 10) has a flange (20 or 20A) the diameter of which is less than that of the chamber (5 or 14) into which open either the conduits (3 and 4) for the heating oxygen and gas for a "head mixed" torch, or the conduit (12) for oxygen/gas mixture of a "premixed" torch, and which is traversed by at least two diametrically opposed holes (21 or 21A);
(b) between the male part (6 or 6A) and the female part (7 or 7A) is provided an annular passage (22 or 22A) for the heating oxygen/gas mixture; and
(c) in communication with the holes (21 or 21A) are either hollows (21a) provided in the lower protruding portion of the flange (20) or assemblies (24, 25) provided in the female part (7A), with said hollows (21a) or assemblies (24, 25) communicating with the annular passage (22 or 22A).
2. Cutting head of claim 1, characterized in that:
(a) the male part, or inner nozzle (6), has a slight cylindrical protrusion (18) serving to center it within the female part, or outer nozzle (7), while leaving said annular passage (22) between said nozzles for the heating oxygen/gas mixture;
(b) two opposing flat surfaces (19) are milled onto this protrusion and engage a section of said flange (20); and
(c) said diametrically opposed holes (21) are provided within the axis of each flat surface (19) and correspond with said hollows (21a), enabling the aspiration of the gas.
3. Cutting head of claim 1, characterized in that:
(a) the female part, or outer nozzle (7A), has a flange (16A) the free end of which is provided with two hollows (25) parallel to its upper surface for the intake of combustible gas, followed by two hollows (24) perpendicular to the first and communicating with the annular passage (22A) which separates the outer nozzle (7A) from the inner nozzle (6A) and through which the heating mixture flows;
(b) the male part, or inner nozzle (6A), has a flange (20A) into which are bored said diametrically opposed holes (21A) located opposite said hollows (25) and enabling combustible gas to be breathed in, or aspirated.
4. Cutting head according to any of claims 1 through 3, usable with soldering or heating torch, and characterized in that the male part (6 or 6A) does not comprise an axial bore (8, 8A).
Various cutting heads exist for oxygen cutting blowtorches.
Some are designed to operate on "premixing" torches, meaning that the gas mixture is made in a mixing system located above the head.
Others are meant to operate on "head mixed" torches. As the name implies, the gas mixture is made in the head, and in this case the injector/mixer system above the head is no longer needed.
The present invention concerns improvements in existing heads for "premixed" torches, so as to enable them to operate equally well on "head mixed" torches.
The invention is specifically designed to improve heads comprising a male part, or inner nozzle, and a female part, or outer nozzle.
Two sample embodiments of the invention will now be described with reference to the attached drawings, in which:
FIG. 1 is a longitudinal cross-section of a head according to the teachings of the invention, joined to the head-holder of a "head mixed" torch.
FIG. 2 is a cross-section analogous to FIG. 1 but showing a head according to the teachings of the invention joined to the head-holder of a "premixed" torch.
FIG. 3 is an external view of a portion of the inner nozzle, and FIG. 4 is a partial cross-section of this nozzle in a plane perpendicular to that of FIG. 3.
FIGS. 5 and 6 are cross-sections through lines V--V and VI--VI respectively of FIG. 1.
FIG. 7 is a cross-section analogous to FIGS. 1 and 2 but showing a second embodiment of the nozzle of the invention, with the head-holder.
FIG. 8 is a cross-section through line VIII--VIII of FIG. 7.
FIG. 9 is an external view of the set of nozzles of FIG. 7.
FIG. 10 is a partial cross-section of the inner nozzle, and
FIG. 11 is a partial cross-section of the outer nozzle, which together form the cutting head of FIG. 7.
FIG. 1 shows a cutting head under the invention, joined to the head-holder of a "head mixed" blowtorch. Head-holder 1 of the torch has a bored conduit 2 for the cutting oxygen, a conduit 3 for the heating oxygen, and a conduit 4 for the combustible gas. These three conduits open into a chamber 5 into which may be introduced an inner nozzle 6 and outer nozzle 7 which work together to form the cutting head of the invention. These nozzles will be described below, but it will be indicated immediately that nozzle 6 has an axial bore 8 aligned with conduit 2 of head-holder 1, the upper end of which bore has a truncated shape 8a whose role will be explained further on, and that a coupling 9 screwed into chamber 5 of head-holder 1 ensures the retention and correct positioning of outer nozzle 7.
FIG. 2 shows the cutting head of the invention, to be described hereinafter with reference to FIGS. 3 and 4, joined to the head-holder 10 of a "premixing" torch. This cutting head has a bored conduit 11 for the cutting oxygen and a conduit 12 for the heating mixture. The lower section of head-holder 10 has an axial protrusion 13 containing the end of conduit 11 and located in chamber 14, into the top of which opens conduit 12 and into which the abovementioned nozzles 6 and 7 may be introduced. A coupling 15 screwed over head-holder 10 ensures the retention and correct positioning of outer nozzle 7. Bore 8 of nozzle 6 of the invention is aligned with conduit 11 for the cutting oxygen, and its upper, truncated end 8a enables protrusion 13 of head-holder 10 to be received, thereby maintaining separation between the cutting oxygen and the heating mixture.
The make-up of nozzles 6 and 7, their assembly, and their connection with chamber 5 or 14 will now be described in greater detail.
The upper end of outer nozzle 7 (FIGS. 1 and 2) has a flange 16 equipped with a throat groove 16a which receives a toroid gasket providing a seal with respect to the outside, while the seal between conduits 2 and 4 or 11 and 12 is provided by metal-against-metal contact, flat in the case of FIG. 1 and between a sphere and cone 8a in the case of FIG. 2.
FIGS. 3 and 4 reveal the shape of inner nozzle 6. This nozzle comprises a flange 20 which separates the gasses as described above and positions the inner nozzle longitudinally within the outer nozzle. It also comprises a flange 18 (FIG. 3) which centers nozzle 6 within nozzle 7. On the flange, two opposing flat surfaces 19 formed by milling engage flange 20 and form hollows 21a (FIGS. 1, 2, and 4). Two opposing holes 21 pierced in the axis of each flat area 19 allow for the passage of oxygen coming from conduit 3 (FIG. 1) and of the mixture coming from conduit 12 (FIG. 2), and communicate with aforementioned hollows 21a provided in the lower protruding part of flange 20, which makes possible, in the case of FIG. 1, the aspiration of combustible gas and the mixing of the gasses, which are then sent into annular space 22 (FIGS. 1, 2, and 6) between nozzles 6 and 7.
In the variant of FIGS. 7 through 11, a second embodiment of the invention can be seen. In these figures, the parts corresponding to those of FIGS. 1 through 6 are designated by the same numerals, followed by the letter A.
The end of inner male nozzle 6A in contact with head-holder 1 or 10 of the blowtorch (not shown in FIGS. 7 and 9) has a flange 20A the diameter of which is the same as that of flange 20 of FIGS. 1 through 4 and which is also pierced with two opposing holes 21A. Nozzle 6A likewise has a central bore 8A identical to bore 8 of FIGS. 1, 2, 4-6, and the upper end of bore 8A also has a truncated shape 8aA. Below flange 20A lies another flange 18A the role of which will be explained below. The upper end of outer female nozzle 7A for its part possesses a flange 16A equipped with a throat groove 16aA intended to receive a toroid gasket (not shown) like gasket 17 of FIGS. 1 and 2. It further possesses two hollows 24 at the upper ends of which are provided passages 25 (FIGS. 7, 9, and 11) perpendicular to hollows 24, through which can be established a connection between conduit 4 of FIG. 1 or conduit 12 of FIG. 2 and annular passage 22A separating nozzles 6A and 7A. Above-mentioned flange 18A makes possible a tight and definitive fitting of nozzles 6A and 7A, and provides for the correct orientation of passages 25 with respect to holes 21A, in the case of both a "head mixed" blowtorch or a "premixed" one.
It will be emphasized that in contrast to the embodiment of FIGS. 1 through 6, the variant of FIGS. 7 through 11 requires precise alignment of passages 25 with heating oxygen injection holes 21A, a requirement that prevents this embodiment from being disassembled.
It is understood that the embodiments described and represented have been provided solely as examples and might undergo numerous modifications without thereby departing from the scope of the invention. In particular, the principle of the invention is equally applicable to soldering or heating torches. It is enough to eliminate axial bore 8 or 8A for the cutting oxygen located in the center of inner nozzle 6 or 6A.
The invention has numerous advantages over existing systems:
(a) The head is polyvalent, since it can be mounted on blowtorches of different designs (premixed or head mixed);
(b) Though polyvalent, the head makes possible the aspiration of combustible gas in the case of FIG. 1, which makes for additional safety.
(c) Construction is simple and economical;
(d) The head can be disassembled, since nozzles 6 and 7 are free mounted, making for easy cleaning. (Note: Some variants may not be disassemblable.)
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Coyotes chronicle to end Tuesday
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One way or another -- this will be over on Tuesday night.
The Phoenix Coyotes will either remain in Glendale at Jobing.com Arena or they will be packed up stick by stick and player by player and shipped to Winnipeg and a new home at the MTS Centre.
No more Mayor Elaine Scruggs. No more Goldwater Institute.
Finally, resolution for this community in regards to the Coyotes and their possible return to Winnipeg.
Now the Atlanta Thrashers and their future -- well that's another story. But let's get one saga out of the way before we begin a new one in earnest.
Glendale council will vote to cover Coyotes' operating losses for one more season and the team will remain where it is. Or they won't and NHL commissioner Gary Bettman will switch from saviour mode to relocation mode. Bettman will move so fast he might be the guy behind the wheel of the Mayflower truck leading the caravan north to Winnipeg.
The resolution is expected to pass, as council member Phil Lieberman called the arrangement an "excellent deal."
Lieberman, however, told the Globe and Mail he doesn't think the team will sell to Matthew Hulsizer.
"We do not have a signed deal with Hulsizer -- and there is some discussion as to whether we will ever get one or not get one. I don't personally want to give him $110 million," said Lieberman. "In my mind, this (proposal) will give us a year to find somebody else who may be willing to buy it and come up with much more money. Real money -- instead of city money."
When asked where the league would turn should Glendale vote against the resolution, NHL deputy commissioner Bill Daly offered little.
"Not prepared to say at this point. Let's see what happens on Tuesday," said Daly.
Glendale struck an agreement with the NHL last spring to cover losses while a new owner was sought and recently forwarded the league a cheque for $25 million. Despite countless man hours and more cracks at "creative financing" than a mob-run strip joint -- the NHL and Glendale could not come to terms with a buyer willing to keep the club in Arizona.
So, here we go again. If at first we don't succeed, flush, flush millions again. Or something like that.
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One has to hand it to Bettman and the league. They said they would exhaust every option to keep the team in Phoenix and they found a way to buy more time.
Good for the NHL.
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This article appears in the February 2012 issue of HealthLeaders magazine.
Smooth working relationships among nurses and physicians are seen as vital to increasing value in healthcare delivery, but there is a vast divide in the perception of how doctors treat nurses, the HealthLeaders Media Industry Survey 2012 reveals.
When asked how pervasive physician abuse or disrespect of nurses is, there was a clear disconnect between the two. While 42% of nurse leaders said it was common, only 13% of physician leaders said it was common. Likewise, 58% of nurse leaders said it was uncommon, while 88% of physician leaders said it was uncommon.
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Pam Kadlick, RN, BS, MBA, MSN, vice president of patient care and chief nursing officer for 112-staffed-bed Mercy St. Anne Hospital in Toledo, OH, says she is surprised at what she cited as a high level of disrespect reported by the nurse leaders.
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AZ Nurse Amanda Trujillo was not only disrespected for her routine patient education and advocacy, she was also fired and her license has been in limbo for a year now. Her education led a patient to seek information regrading hospice, at a potential cost to her employer (Banner Health) of hundreds of thousands of dollars in revenue. The Board of Nursing considering Banner's complaint against Amanda includes at least three members who work for Banner Health. In response to this corruption and the attack on Nurses' ability to advocate and educate patients free of retaliation, we have put up a Change.org petition to boycott Arizona until we see some BON changes - please check it out & help us spread the word, next Hearing is 3/19 and AZBON reauthorization is still in the Legislature - we're running out of time on this unusually opportune time for positive change. See http://www.change.org/petitions/governor-state-of-arizona-address-corrupting-factors-in-the-arizona-board-of-nursing and/or http://wp.me/p278fi-iV Thanks, Greg Mercer, MSN
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"Women are from Venus, Men are from Mars." I would love to see the survey responses separated by gender. I suspect male nurses do not feel disrespected; and female nurses working with female physicians have a lower level of disrespect than when working with male nurses. If we have trouble making the communication work in intimate relationships, why do we expect the perception to be different at work? As a female physician I often feel disrespected by male colleagues, until I watch their interaction with other docs, I get the same treatment they do...no disrespect meant. Dr. B
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I agree that there is a disconnect between what nurses perceive and what doctors think they they are communicating in their interactions with nurses. If nursing education included a rotation with physician residents, nurses would understand that increasingly demands on physicians require that they are given vital information and patient assessment quickly and accurately. What a nurse may perceive as rudeness or arrogance is simply a necessity in delivering the right care at the right time. If nursing education included a rotation with physicians and house staff (which podiatrists, chiropractors, and oral surgeons have all done at my teaching institution) nurses would have a much better understanding of why we do what we do. We are not arrogant, just overburdened.
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Oh lawdy, I didn't know what I was missing out on until I bought my PP! I'm anxious to see what happens when it starts running low... but so far, I absolutely love it. (However, it would also probably be helpful to know that I've tried no other primers besides this one!)
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Works great, not worth the price because of the horrible wasteful packaging. I will be trying Too Faced Eye Insurance soon, and hopefully it works as well as UDPP.
This product worked really well. It kept on my make up and worked as a great base. However, it was fairly expensive. There are other products such as plain foundation that works just as well as this.
But, overall, it is a great product. I would recommend this.
Alright I'm in love with this primer! I love the way the packaging look a cute little purple potion but as most of you know you'll have to open it up to get the rest of the product. I have yet to come to that point but so far to me it's so worth the time to get to the rest product. My eyelids are grease pits that made it imposible to wear eyeshadow no matter what quality it would crease in a hour. But now my eyeshadow will last at least 10 hours and at the first sign of a crease I go over it with a brush and problem fixed for at least a couple more hours. Wow great product I'll buy it for the rest of my life I hope urban decay never stops making this heavenly primer.
What should I say? This stuff is amazing!
I have tried various types of primers until now - although I still have to get my hands on the Too Faced Eyeshadow Insurance - and I must say: UDPP is the way to go.
Not only it prevents the e/s from creasing - it also makes its colour much more vibrant. I got an oversized bottle, so I cannot comment on the products lasting power yet. But I'm loving it.
Im giving it 4 lippies, because my e/s does crease after some time. And I am not a big fan of the packaging either. But I am definitely not complaining - I don't think I'm going to find a better primer any time soon :))
Although this is a spectacular product that resulted in almost zero creasing in about 12 hours (I have extremely oily skin and shadow will literally crease on me in less than 1 hour), I just think that $16 is too expensive for me to imagine repurchasing. Yes, I know I'm a cheap skate. Also, you do NOT get a lot of product for the money. It literally starts running out after you've just started using it. I've heard about people who have cut open the jars and scooped the primer potion into little jars and bottles to get every last bit out... you can watch instructional videos on how to do that on youtube.
So would I recommend it? Yes, it really and truly works. But would I buy it again? Well, no, because of the ridiculously high price and annoying packaging. I've pretty much given up wearing eye shadow also.
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I like this potion, but I can't really understand it's popularity, since there are many things on the market doing the same job (at least for me).
I own/ed Artdeco primer, Yves Rocher primer and Alverde primer as well.
I use Clinique Touch Tint as a primer as well.
I can't say anything bad about the package of this Primer Potion because I own the sample size - and it's really fine.
I don't like the sponge though - I prefer the tube.
When I compare it with other primers I own, I can say that it is better than Artdeco (this primer starts to crumble after a certain period of time), and almost the same in effect as YR & Alverde (German brand).
Yes, the packaging could use some tweaking, but the product is AMAZING. I've converted my BFF to using this and she's more of an addict than I am now! Applies smooth and has a creamy consistency. In a moment of insanity I purchased the Too Faced Shadow Insurance to compare, and that was a big mistake. TFSI is oily and goopy. It was like slime on my eyes and my eye shadows were not too happy about it. UDPP has a cult following for good reason - it prevents creasing, eye makeup doesn't budge, and it makes eye shadow colors more true and vibrant. HG!
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I finally broke down and made the switch from Too Faced Shadow Insurance. I'm so glad I did. Since buying UDPP, I've had absolutely zero problems with creasing. SI would crease a little after a couple of hours, but not UDPP! It keeps your makeup looking as fresh as you first applied it all day long.
I like the tube with applicator because it makes applying the correct amount on each eye easier than with the squeeze tube. I can see how getting the last bit of product out of this tube is going to be a problem, but I'm not going to worry about that now.
I'm so happy with this purchase!!!
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Myeong Soo Lee, Ph.D., of the Korea Institute of Oriental Medicine in Daejeon, and Edzard Ernst, M.D., Ph.D., of the University of Exeter in the United Kingdom, assessed published systematic reviews (SRs) of tai chi for any improvement of medical conditions or clinical symptoms. Data were extracted from 35 SRs pertaining to conditions including cancer, ageing, Parkinson's disease, musculoskeletal pain, osteoarthritis, RA, muscle strength and flexibility, aerobic capacity, cardiovascular disease and risk factors, resting blood pressure, osteoporosis or bone mineral density, type 2 diabetes, psychological health, fall prevention and improving balance, or any chronic conditions.
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- 2 whole brown potatoes
- ¼ cup nondairy milk
- 2 tbsp garlic powder
- 1 tbsp onion flakes
Bring a large pot of water to a boil. Meanwhile, cut potatoes into 1-inch cubes, leaving the skin on (optional). Add potatoes to the boiling water, cover and cook until fork tender, about 8 minutes. Drain potatoes and return to the pot. Add a splash of plant-based milk and spices. Using an electric mixer, whip the potatoes until fluffy. Add additional plant-based milk as necessary to achieve desired consistency. Taste, adding more garlic, onion, plus salt and pepper as desired.
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An 83-year-old man is in custody after he shot at another driver in a road-rage incident in South Florida.
Miami police said the driver of a white Acura driven by Miguel Garcia was leaving a tire shop and turned into traffic, cutting off a red Volkswagen Beetle driven by 83-year-old Mario Perez-Tano.
Witnesses told WPLG-TV the two drivers began to argue when Mario Perez-Tano got out of the Volkswagen and fired two shots -- once at the Acura's tire and a second time through the driver's side window.
Garcia wasn't shot and immediately sped off, only to be pursued by Perez-Tano. Both were stopped by a draw bridge.
Henry Laurido, the owner of the tire shop, was with his two daughters when they witnessed what happened.
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Testimony at inquiry reveals more of Dziekanski's life in Poland
If most Canadians remember Robert Dziekanski as the panicked, out-of-control figure who died in RCMP hands at Vancouver's airport, Wojciech Dibon might tell them about the Dziekanski who acted as a father to him, taking him camping and teaching him about geography.
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VANCOUVER – If most Canadians remember Robert Dziekanski as the panicked, out-of-control figure who died in RCMP hands at Vancouver's airport, Wojciech Dibon might tell them about the Dziekanski who acted as a father to him, taking him camping and teaching him about geography.
But Dibon wasn't able to tell the inquiry into Dziekanski's death about the man he knew.
Dibon, the son of a woman Dziekanski was living with, was 17 when he died and he remains so distraught over the man's death that he was unable to testify at the inquiry sorting out what happened at the airport early on Oct. 14, 2007.
"He and Mr. Dziekanski were very close," says Walter Kosteckyj, the lawyer for Dziekanski's mother.
"This young man didn't have a father figure, Mr. Dziekanski took him camping, taught him the skills of manhood, spent time with him."
Dibon was one of the last people Dziekanski saw before he made his fateful trip to Canada, coming along for the two-hour ride to the airport on Oct. 13, 2007.
Upon arriving in Vancouver more than 20 hours later, Dziekanski spent hours lost in the airport, unable to connect with his mother who was frantically searching for him in another area of the facility.
RCMP were called after Dziekanski, sweating and exhausted, started throwing furniture in the international terminal. Within seconds of arriving, the four officers stunned the man several times with a Taser, and Dziekanski died on the airport floor in the minutes that followed.
The amateur video of Dziekanski's chilling screams and his encounter with police will be the epitaph left for most Canadians, but his friends and neighbours recall a different man, kind and friendly but also with his own share of flaws, eager to start a new life.
Dibon was hospitalized shortly after Dziekanski's death.
"He's had a hard time dealing with that," says Kosteckyj.
Dibon's absence, along with the inquiry testimony last week of others who knew Dziekanski in Gliwice, Poland, adds depth to the man Dziekanski's supporters have angrily accused government and police lawyers of trying to vilify.
He loved geography and read many books about the country that was to be his new home, the inquiry heard.
He played chess and gardened.
He may have had some trouble with the law as a teenager. He smoked and drank.
He was terrified of flying.
"Like a normal person," says Iwona Kosowska, offering a simple explanation when asked to describe her former neighbour.
"He was a very, very good man."
Dziekanski was born in the town of Pieszyce in southern Poland and later moved with his mother to Gliwice, a small industrial city not far from the borders with Slokavia and Czech Republic.
He lived in the same apartment with his mother, Zofia Cisowski, for much of his life, until she moved in 1999 to Kamloops, B.C., where she found work as a janitor.
After Cisowski left, Dziekanski lived with Dibon's mother, Elzbieta, although it's still not clear whether they were romantically involved, and if so for how long.
While he was trained to typeset in a print shop, by the time he left for Canada he was mostly doing odd jobs, heavy labour or handy work. Without a full-time job or much money, his mother would send home cash from B.C.
He planned to learn English when he arrived and find a job, possibly working with his mother.
And he also wanted to travel across Canada to see a place he had only read about in the many books and atlases he had collected about the country.
His hobbies included playing chess and bridge with friends and working at a nearby garden plot given to him by a family member.
"I would play quite often chess with him and just before he left he gave me a gift of portable chess board," said Ryszard Krasinski, Dziekanski's friend of eight years.
"He had a huge collection of atlases and other geographical material and he had very deep knowledge of geography."
When he left for Canada, Dziekanski, who only spoke Polish, had barely been outside the country and never overseas.
His long trip to Vancouver was his first time flying, and the thought of being on a plane terrified him.
When a friend arrived to drive him to the airport, Dziekanski was in a panic, clutching a radiator, vomiting and refusing to leave.
The scene brings to mind the video of Dziekanski's final moments the next day in Vancouver, the would-be immigrant pacing around the international terminal, throwing furniture and rambling in Polish about smashing the area around him but also asking for help.
Dziekanski's neighbours insisted he didn't anger easily and was never aggressive – a description echoed by border agents and airline staff who said he was calm and co-operative when they dealt with him.
RCMP lawyers at the inquiry have made much of Dziekanski's apparent legal troubles stretching back to an incident more than two decades earlier.
Dziekanski may have spent time in a reformatory school following a robbery when he was 17, but details have been foggy because it didn't result in a criminal record.
Police and prosecutors in Canada have also suggested Dziekanski was an alcoholic, but his neighbours say he was only a social drinker and had rarely, if ever, seen him drunk.
Whatever his problems, they weren't too much for Canadian immigration officials, who approved him to enter the country.
"He was talking about it quite often – he told me he was going to Canada, where there is milk and honey," says neighbour and family friend Magda Czelwinska.
"He was very happy because he loved his mother very much and he couldn't wait to meet her."
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Tara Cressida Frances "Finty" Williams (born 24 September 1972) is an English actress.
Born in London, Williams trained at the Central School of Speech and Drama there, graduating in 1994. She has appeared in a number of British films, coincidentally nearly always alongside her mother, Dame Judi Dench. Her picture appears in the opening credits of As Time Goes By (1992).
She had a recurring role in the TV series Born and Bred, and voices the title character in the animated children's series Angelina Ballerina. She has also worked in the theatre in plays such as Party Piece with Richard Harris, and in audio book narration, such as Sophie Kinsella's I've Got Your Number.
She is the daughter of actors Judi Dench and Michael Williams.
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Williams became a [single] mother when her son, Sam Williams, was born on June 6, 1998. Sam Williams is the only child of Finty Williams, the only grandchild of Dame Judi Dench and Michael Williams.
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First marathon, that is (get your mind out of the gutter). After season one of TnT and my very first marathon, the Suzuki San Diego Rock 'n' Roll in June 2001, I wrote a long review of race weekend and race day. I wanted to remember every little thing, every nuance, every feeling. As you'll see from the length I included all of that. This may get boring, but hang in there! On June 3, 2007 I'll run my 26th full marathon, my 5th RnR-SD. The routes may change but the feelings are still the same.
I now present "Memories of Amy's First!"
I DID IT! On June 3, 2001, I crossed the finish line of the Rock 'n' Roll Marathon in
Saturday morning I arose very early to make certain my trip to
We went to the expo at the convention center to pick up the race packet and tee shirt (and try to spend some money!). Parking was impossible and the expo was very crowded. I got my number, my tee shirt and goodie bag. I bought a souvenir timing chip to tie on my shoe and a tyvek marathon jacket with pictures of previous years' marathons. I also preordered a video of the race and finish line photos. We tried all the different gels, bars and drinks, getting samples of some of them for the race.
My pre-long-run training meal had always been sushi and I didn't want to change that so we stopped at Benihana's for a quick lunch. We sat at the sushi bar and had a wonderful snack, then went to check in at my hotel (Red Lion Hanalei). That went smoothly, my room "down the hall, out the door, down the steps, around the pool, through the door, up the elevator and down the hall to the left". Unfortunately my non-smoking room wasn't; despite an open porch door there was a heavy lingering smell of smoke. Yuck. Mom said goodbye and I unpacked my racing stuff and set it up for the morning.
I met up with Ellen, Mike, Julie, Denise and Brian and we took the bus back to the convention center for the pasta party (Denise had a walking cast on her stress fracture and was attending for support – ours and hers!). This was held in an enormous room, with the tables coded for the different teams. We finally found a table with enough empty room and sat to eat our pasta. In the center of each table was a large bowl of fruit (apples, oranges and bananas) and small bags of pretzels. Then the presentation began. There were large video screens hung around the room, which was a good thing since I couldn't see the stage (too far away!). There were awards given to the largest fundraisers (including a Suzuki motorcycle!) and talks by different people. John "the Penguin" Bingham gave a talk but I don't remember much of what he said, only that he was very funny. The closing speaker was a woman whose young daughter was diagnosed with leukemia a couple of years ago, and after lots of treatment is doing ok. The woman was a TnT runner, doing her first marathon. Her talk was very moving and most of the audience (including me) could be heard sniffling.
The line for the bus back to the hotel was endless. I sat next to woman who was the mentor for a walking team from some southern state. She had run 2 marathons, her first one with TnT. She told me how wonderful and close her group was. We had a great chat.
We finally got back to the hotel and went to our rooms. I double checked all my stuff for the morning, called the desk for a wake-up call, read for a while, watched a bit of tv, read for a while, then put out the light. Then I actually fell asleep!
Sunday morning June 3 rd started for me with a 3am (this is not a typo) wake-up call. First I couldn't find the phone. Then I realized that the phone next to the bed wasn't working. The bedside light didn't work either. By the time I stumbled out of bed to the other phone it had stopped ringing. Two minutes later it rang again and I received my computerized wake-up message. The day begins!
I took a quick shower to wake up, and then methodically started to dress for the run while trying to eat my oatmeal (not terribly tempting at that time of morning) and drink water. Shorts, sports bra, racing singlet with my race number pinned to the front (17769), honoree bracelets (dad's on my left wrist and the other on my right), bus bracelet, heart rate monitor and chest strap, sunscreen, body glide, socks, gloves, sweatshirt, wrist sweatband, shoes with racing chip on one foot and id tag on the other, hat, sunglasses (even though it won't be light for hours yet). I double checked my water bottle belt to make sure it contained gel, lip protectant, ibuprophen, tums, kleenex, mixed ultima in the bottle, my room key. I opened and read the card from my dearest friend Ellen, wishing me luck in the hours ahead.
I made it downstairs to our 4am meeting (this is not a typo either) with a few minutes to spare. Most of my team, and the other teams staying at our hotel, were assembled in the courtyard by the pool. Coach Al gave us a few final words of wisdom and inspiration, we did a few cheers (and woke everybody else in the hotel, haha) and we got in line for the bus to the start area.
So there we were at the start area. Two hours before the start. It's dark out. We stood around. We sat around. We felt nervous and giddy. We hydrated. We used the porta-potties (no lines yet!). We sat some more. It started getting light. More people arrived. We got a bit anxious. We used the porta-potties again (still no lines!). We sat some more. I noticed the indelible ink writing on my honoree bracelets was rubbing off (good thing I knew what was supposed to be written there). Finally at about 6:15 we walked over to our starting corral (we were starting waaaaay back at the 18 th corral, about 1000 people in each). Stood in line for the porta-potty. Said good-bye to our teammates who were in earlier corrals. Took some pictures. Got really excited. After what seemed like hours (oh wait, it really was hours) we heard a distant noise that must have been the start.
Seven minutes after the official start we crossed the start line and our race began. I was running with my teammate and training partner Ellen, and with our teammate Julie who had lost her training partner Denise to the stress fracture she got during our 16 mile training run. Our goal was to take it slow and steady and to concentrate on finishing in good health. As in our training we walked through water stops to make sure we hydrated frequently. We sucked down lots of gels. We listened to the bands along the route, slapped palms with the cheerleaders and marines, and talked with other runners and walkers.
We saw Julie's family before mile 6 but didn't really stop to see them. My good friend Tom, along with friends Gloria and Frank (all wearing tee shirts with "Amy's TnT Crew" on the front and "You Go Girl!" on the back) and Ellen's boyfriend Mike were supposed to meet us at mile 6 with fresh drinks, gels and whatever else we needed. We saw Mike, but where were the others? The black tee shirts with yellow lettering should have stood out in the crowd. Oh. There they are, goofing off with the cheerleaders! Not paying attention to whether we were passing or not. I wasn't too thrilled and I unfortunately let Tom know that. Sorry Tom! But we got our goodies and ran on.
There's so much about the run I don't remember, and strange things that I do. After the first mile we saw a runner lying on the ground, never found out what was wrong with her. We ran around
We kept running. We got tired, and kept running. Somewhere between miles 10 and 12 we kept running past "The Motivator". This was a woman in jeans and dreadlocks who walked slowly along loudly shouting encouragement to everyone. We couldn't figure out how she kept getting ahead of us (we finally saw her sprint past us one time when we had our heads turned).
Our friends met us at mile 13, just before the half marathon mark. About mile 16 I saw my mom's car, then saw my mom sitting on the ground with a "Go Amy" sign. I yelled and waved to her, she got up and walked a bit with us, took a few pictures. We kept running. Our friends met us for the last time at mile 19. I wearily told Tom that he should run the rest of it instead of me (he ignored me). Somewhere during the 20 th mile another runner joined us. She and Julie pulled ahead and finally ran out of our sight. That was fine, Ellen and I were used to being among the slowest runners. We kept running.
At some point we stopped bopping to the bands, stopped slapping hands with the cheerleaders, stopped smiling. But we kept on running. We slowed down to drink, and sped up again after. We knew the finish line had to be close. More running. Even this far along the route and late in the day we see lots of Team in Training runners and walkers. The TnT supporters were along the road with bags of pretzels, crackers, jellybeans, lifesavers. It was too much work to chew so I passed, even though the food would have been good nutrition.
Somewhere around mile 23 we both started getting choked up and emotional. I told Ellen and myself that crying took too much energy and to save it for the finish. I kept singing stupid little positive jingles through my brain ("I feel good, I feel fine, we're getting close to the finish line" "I feel great, I feel good, I'm getting close to the neighborhood") to keep the pace and keep my spirits up. I thought a lot about my dad, what he had gone through, and how much I wished I could tell him about the race. I was cheered by thinking of how excited he was when I told him I was doing this and what it meant to him.
Still more running. We stopped responding to all the great people cheering us on; no extra energy to thank them or wave. We slowed to a walk to drink but walking hurt more than running so we'd quickly start running again. We ate sharkies and they seemed to give a bit of strength. It felt like we were going really fast (we actually were; our last two miles were among our fastest). Finally we made the last turn and saw that glorious finish ahead.
We crossed the finish line side-by-side at an official time of 6:17:07. We gave each other a hug and walked along the finish area. I was pretty choked up with emotion and exhaustion and couldn't catch my breath. We were too tired to hold the water being passed out, and luckily the children handing out the medals put them directly around our necks. We were given mylar blankets but we were already overheated and just hung onto them as souvenirs. We waited while they cut the chip off Ellen's shoe.
We found our friends and hugged and took pictures. We searched for the Team in Training tent to get our special "26.2" pins and sign out. We hung around the finish area for a while, but were too tired to see what was there, look at the displays, look at the booths. We had to stand in line for the bus back to the hotel, but at least they had water for us there. I sat next to a woman from the
Mike drove Ellen and me to the party; no waiting in line for a bus tonight. We went back to the convention center, under the flags. The party was huge! We ate, we drank, we danced and we took pictures. I didn't understand why I was so hungry until I remembered this was my first meal of the day (other than oatmeal and gels). Either the food was excellent or I was starving. And although not recommended, I had three beers (hey, I was rehydrating). There were no speeches, just a party. And we deserved it!
The party was over early, about 8pm. I hugged and thanked my "Amy's Crew" and my mom, and Mike drove us back to the hotel. We said goodnight, and I went to my room.
It was over. Four long months of training, six days each week. Focused and intent on a goal that was successfully completed. I'd made many new friends, seen lots of new places. It's impossible to describe the feelings I had and have.
There were about 3700 purple-clad Team In Training runners and walkers participating in our marathon representing The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, 320 from our
2007 afternote:
When I finished that marathon I was sure it would be my one and only; I had no need to do it ever again. Within the week I had decided to mentor for the next season. I thought I'd run a second marathon just to make sure the first wasn't a fluke. I had no idea that marathon running would become my life, that I would travel throughout the country for races, that I'd have such marvelous friends who shared my obsession. Thank you TnT! Thousands of miles run (and thousands of dollars spent) later, this race remains special to me. I'm glad I took the time six years ago to write it all down.
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