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SALT LAKE CITY — Scott Howell has pounded the pavement, knocked on doors and made speeches in all of Utah's 29 counties in his effort to oust longtime Sen. Orrin Hatch.
The former Democratic state senator holds weekly news conferences to lay out his ideas and plans for the economy or education, though most haven't attracted much media attention. He hasn't appeared in any TV ads.
Still, Howell has persisted in getting his message out, including a campaign blitz Saturday to distribute fliers to 27,000 homes. Howell said its time send Hatch home in favor of new blood and fresh thinking in Washington.
"This is a great man who's from the '70s and '80s and '90s," Howell said. "We don't need people back there who don't understand what's going on in modern America."
Hatch, meanwhile, has played hard to get, jetting back and forth between Utah and Washington. Incumbency in an overwhelmingly Republican state allows him to pick and choose his campaign spots. Last week, he teamed up with GOP congressional candidate Mia Love to meet with senior citizens and students.
In answering a question about technology at a recent debate, Hatch seemed to say time has not passed him by.
"I have my iPhone 5 and I really enjoy it. I gotta tell you, I use it all the time. I use my iPad all the time. I get on the computer even, believe it or not," he said.
The two candidates have had one face-to-face debate so far. Doug Wright is scheduled to host another one at 9 a.m. Friday, Oct. 26, on KSL Radio.
Hatch holds an enormous money advantage over Howell. He raised $604,000 in the past quarter, more than twice what Howell has pulled down for the entire campaign. Hatch spent $1.5 million the past three months, bringing his re-election bid total to $11.7 million.
Howell has raised $243,000 and had $91,000 on hand as of Sept. 30.
Hatch is the 23rd longest serving senator in U.S. history and the Senate's third most senior member. He defeated Howell in 2000 by a 2-to-1 margin.
The 59-year-old Howell has made an issue of Hatch's age, saying at one point during the campaign that, at 78, the six-term senator could die in office. The Hatch camp denounced the comment as crass.
Howell said the Founding Fathers never intended for someone to stay in public service for 42 years, which would be the case for Hatch if he's elected to what he said would be his final term.
"We continue to elect the very same people, and we wonder why we get the same results," Howell said. "We cannot perpetuate a seniority system that generates this 10 percent approval" rating of Congress.
Both Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell both need to go as part of a change in leadership, he said.
As a state senator, Howell said, he retired after three terms because that's what he said he would do. If elected to the U.S. Senate, he said he would serve no more than two terms.
Hatch said voters already have a way to limit terms, "and that's the ballot box." He said he could live with term limits if every state had them. Utahns, he said, keep electing him because he's effective.
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A semi-rigid sterilizable biomedical article for use in handling vital fluids comprising a blend of about 20-50% medical grade radiation-stabilized polypropylene by weight, the balance being a copolymer of ethylene and a comonomer selected from the group consisting of (i) vinyl esters of saturated carboxylic acids having up to 8 carbon atoms in the acid moiety, and (ii) alkyl esters of α,β ethylenically unsaturated carboxylic acids having from 3 to 8 carbon atoms in the acid moiety and from 2 to 8 carbon atoms in the alkyl moiety said comonomer comprising about 1-15 mole percent of the copolymer, said article having been irradiated to a dose of ionizing radiation ranging from about 1 to 35 Mrad.
1. A semi-rigid biomedical article for use in handling vital fluids consisting essentially of a blend of about 20-50% medical grade radiation stabilized polypropylene by weight, the balance being a copolymer of ethylene and a comonomer selected from the group consisting of (i) vinyl esters of saturated carboxylic acids having up to 8 carbon atoms in the acid moiety, and (ii) alkyl ester of α,β ethylenically unsaturated carboxylic acids having from 3 to 8 carbon atoms in the acid moiety and from 2 to 8 carbon atoms in the alkyl moiety said comonomer comprising about 1-15 mole percent of the copolymer, said article having been irradiated to a dose of ionizing radiation ranging from about 1 to 35 Mrad; steam sterilized; and heat-sealed; said blend being free of toxic amounts of migratable components and possessive of flexibility, tensile and impact strengths suited for handling vital fluids.
2. The article of claim 1 wherein said ethylene copolymer is selected from the group consisting of ethylene/ethyl acrylate and ethylene/vinyl acetate.
3. The article of claim 2 wherein said comonomer content ranges from about 3.5 to about 6.5 mole percent of said copolymer.
4. The article of claim 3 wherein said radiation dose ranges between about 10 and 20 Mrad.
5. The article of claims 1, 2, 3 or 4 wherein said blend comprises 25% polypropylene by weight.
6. The article of claim 4 wherein the dose is about 12.5 Mrad.
This is a continuation of application Ser. No. 65,411, filed Aug. 10, 1979.
The invention relates to irradiated blends of ethylene copolymer and radiation stabilized polypropylene suitable for use in fabricating biomedical articles for handling vital fluids and to articles and components of articles made from such blends.
The following are definitions and/or explanations of terms used here for purposes of clarity.
The term "toxic" means having a cumulative toxicity index (CTI) of more than 100, as measured in the Materials Science Toxicology Laboratories Acute Toxicity Screening Program, University of Tennessee Center for the Health Sciences, Memphis, Tenn. Conversely, "non-toxic", as used herein, indicates a CTI value of less than 100.
The term "biomedical" means suitable and/or adapted for use in biological, medical and physical science. The term "vital fluids" includes but is not limited to physiological and parenteral solutions such as blood, anticoagulated blood, blood products, other body fluids, drugs, medicines, nutritive materials, and injectable grade substances such as dextrose solution, anticoagulants, or water. Therefore, "articles and containers for the handling of vital fluids" includes bags for the storage of medication, blood bags, catheters, tubes, food wraps etc.
The term "radiation" shall mean, and shall be used interchangeably with, the term "ionizing radiation."
It is well known that ethylene copolymers retain their mechanical properties, especially their flexibility, at temperatures below -50� C. It is also well known that polypropylene retains its mechanical properties, especially its modulus, at temperatures well above 100� C. Blends of ethylene copolymers and polypropylene are also known. For example, U.S. Pat. No. 3,433,573, issued on Mar. 18, 1969 to Holladay et al. broadly discloses compositions comprising blends of a polypropylene polymer and a copolymer of ethylene. The propylene polymers envisioned contain a major amount of polypropylene and the ethylene copolymers contain a polar comonomer such as vinyl acetate, vinyl halides, vinylidene halides, vinylene carbonates, methyl methacrylate or alkyl acrylates. Within this broad compositional range blends ranging from very flexible and tough to rigid and tough may be made depending on the atactic content of the starting polypropylene and the amount of ethylene copolymer in the blend.
U.S. Pat. No. 3,433,573 further discloses that ethylene vinyl acetate/polypropylene blends have improved low temperature brittleness properties without sacrifice of the high temperature properties of polypropylene. The blends of U.S. Pat. No. 3,443,573 may be cured to induce a controlled amount of crosslinking either by incorporation in the blend of a compound which releases free radicals when heated, such as peroxide, or by subjecting the blends to irradiation with a high energy electron beam. However, these blends are not suitable for fabrication of steam sterilizable articles because unless they receive radiation doses significantly higher than those commonly used for curing, they still suffer severe distortion upon exposure to steam sterilization conditions: a temperature of about 121� C., for 30-45 minutes. Furthermore, it is well known that irradiation causes the chemical degradation of polypropylene which results in discoloration accompanied by a significant reduction in its mechanical properties. Finally, addition of peroxide as a curing agent is not permissible when the plastic is to be used for biomedical articles.
A use such as the handling of vital fluids requires the material which is to be in contact with such fluids to have inter alia the following properties:
(i) it must be substantially chemically neutral to and biologically compatible with vital fluids, it must not contain toxic amounts of potentially migratable components and it must be structurally stable;
(ii) it must be steam sterilizable i.e. it must retain its structural stability and mechanical properties and withstand steam sterilization without suffering significant distortion or significant dimensional shrinkage;
(iii) it must be heat (or radio-frequency) sealable and it must have sufficient seal strength so that it does not suffer seal failure either during steam sterilization or during the intended use of the article embodying the material; more particularly, it must be sealable to films commonly used in the manufacture of biomedical articles and components such as polyethylene, ethylene copolymers, poly(vinyl chloride) etc.;
(iv) it must possess flexibility, tensile and impact strength and other mechanical properties sufficient to protect the vital fluids during storage and other handling over the entire use temperature range of the article; for instance an article used in coupling of blood transfusion operations must have sufficient impact strength so as to be puncturable without fragmenting, and it must retain its flexibility and strength at use temperatures often as low as -80� C. or below down to temperatures of liquid nitrogen.
Polyvinyl chloride has been extensively used in the fabrication of biomedical articles. However, it requires use of a plasticizer, a component leachable into vital fluids, it is not adequately chemically neutral to such fluids, and it becomes brittle at temperatures below about -28� C., which makes it inappropriate for low temperature blood transfusion operations. Therefore, there is a need in the art for biomedical articles made from a material having all of the above properties.
In addition, it is desirable that the material remain sufficiently transparent at the desired thickness to permit convenient eye inspection and it is also desirable that it be moldable and with an outer surface receptive of inks for identification, especially when used for couplings in blood transfusion operations.
Accordingly, it is an object of this invention to provide a semi-rigid and tough plastic article suitable for use in handling vital fluids. Another object is to provide a material suitable for fabrication of a biomedical article which retains its mechanical properties over a wide use temperature range, which is heat sealable yet steam sterilizable without significant distortion or dimensional shrinkage, said material comprising a blend of ethylene copolymer and polypropylene.
Another object is to provide a formable ethylene copolymer/polypropylene blend suitable for fabrication of a steam sterilizable biomedical article comprising a blend of ethylene copolymer and polypropylene. Still another object is to provide ethylene copolymer-polypropylene blends which can easily deform to make a tight aseptic seal and which have sufficient impact resistance as to be readily puncturable without fragmenting when used for couplings in blood transfusion operations.
It is an object of this invention to employ radiation to crosslink the polymer blends to a degree sufficient to reduce distortion, yet preserve formability of the blends, heat seal strength and cohesive seal failure of articles made from such irradiated blends. Another object is to provide fabricated biomedical articles or components which can be heat sealed to polyethylene, ethylene copolymer, or vinyl polymer film.
A further object of this invention is to provide biomedical articles comprising ethylene copolymer/polypropylene blends which do not require the use of a mold-release agent when produced by conventional injection molding procedures and which do not contain toxic amounts of migratable components.
These and other objects and advantages of the invention will be apparent to those skilled in the art from the following description.
A semi-rigid sterilizable biomedical article for use in handling vital fluids comprising a blend of about 20-50% medical grade radiation-stabilized polypropylene by weight, the balance being a copolymer of ethylene and a comonomer selected from the group consisting of (i) vinyl esters of saturated carboxylic acids having up to 8 carbon atoms in the acid moiety, and (ii) alkyl esters of α,β ethylenically unsaturated carboxylic acids having from 3 to 8 carbon atoms in the acid moiety and from 2 to 8 carbon atoms in the alkyl moiety said comonomer comprising about 1-15 mole percent of the copolymer, said article having been irradiated to a dose of ionizing radiation ranging from about 1 to 35 Mrad.
A blend comprising from about 20 to 50 percent radiation stabilized polypropylene, the balance being a copolymer of ethylene and a comonomer selected from the group consisting of (i) vinyl esters of saturated carboxylic acids having up to 8 carbon atoms in the acid moiety, and (ii) alkyl esters of α,β ethylenically unsaturated carboxylic acids having from 3 to 8 carbon atoms in the acid moiety, and from 2 to 8 carbon atoms in the alkyl moiety, said comonomer comprising from about 1 to 15 mole percent of the copolymer, said blend being capable of receiving a dose of ionizing radiation from about 1 to 35 Mrad.
More specifically this invention relates to a semi-rigid, formable, translucent, steam sterilizable, heat sealable irradiated article suitable for processing, storing and/or transferring blood, blood components and products, parenteral and biological solutions, and injectable grade substances. The article comprises:
(a) a copolymer of ethylene and a comonomer selected from the group of
(i) vinyl esters of saturated caboxylic acids having up to 8 carbon atoms in the acid moiety, and
(ii) alkyl esters of α,β ethylenically unsaturated carboxylic acids containing from 3 to 8 carbon atoms in the acid moiety, and from 2 to 8 carbon atoms in the alkyl moiety,
the comonomer comprising from 1 to 15 mole percent of the copolymer; blended with
(b) radiation stabilized medical grade polypropylene, the blend containing 20-50% polypropylene by weight.
The polymers comprising the blends of this invention are irradiated to a dose of ionizing radiation up to 35 Mrads.
The radiation dose must be sufficient to reduce dimensional shrinkage during subsequent steam sterilization preferably to 10% or less, but it must not be so high as to cause significant degradation of the polypropylene. At the same time, the polypropylene content must not be so high as to make the effect of any degradation which may occur (it is well known that polypropylene degrades spontaneously over time) manifest in inferior mechanical properties and in particular, unacceptably low heat seal strengths and/or adhesive seal failures.
Preferably, the articles of this invention should be irradiated, or receive the bulk of irradiation dose, after forming. Irradiation at doses such as described above, before forming, impedes melt processing of the blends especially in molding operations, and results in articles with poor heat sealability.
Sterilization of the articles of this invention may be conveniently accomplished by steam sterilization thereof at 121� C. for 30-45 minutes. Examples of biomedical steam-sterilizable articles which can be fabricated according to this invention are catheters, shunts, cannulae, blood collection sets, containers and coupling devices, infusion sets, extracorporeal tubing sets and the like.
The articles of this invention may also be radiation sterilized if, when sterilized, they contain no substances which would be adversely affected upon exposure to ionizing radiation (e.g. radiation of anticoagulant solutions causes formation of ethylene glycol, a toxic substance). In the case of radiation sterilization the radiation dose required is much lower than that required for crosslinking usually less than 5 Mrad, and it depends on the initial microbial count in the article.
The irradiated steam sterilizable article of this invention can be further characterized as
(1) having good resiliency and a melt index of zero;
(2) being heat sealable to its constituent ethylene copolymer and to other polymeric film materials commonly used for biomedical articles with only cohesive failure of the seal;
(3) having an elongation at break greater than 100%;
(4) having a modulus of elasticity between 15,000 and 100,000 psi and preferably between 15,000 and 50,000 psi, at room temperature;
(5) having no toxic amounts of migratable components and being biocompatible with blood components and living tissue;
(6) having good aging characteristics and a shelf life of about 5 years.
Another embodiment of this invention involves novel compositions comprising irradiated blends of an ethylene copolymer with a radiation stabilized medical grade polypropylene suitable for use in biomedical applications. Such compositions must be structurally stable and not suffer substantial degradation upon irradiation. Therefore, the polypropylene must contain a biocompatible, Food and Drug Administration approved, stabilizer to improve its irradiability and its aging characteristics, and the polypropylene content of the blend must not exceed 50% by weight. An example of a suitable commercial product for this purpose is ARCO-J-008* radiation stabilized medical grade polypropylene.
The blend must be able to withstand steam sterilization temperatures. Therefore, its polypropylene content must be no less than 20% by weight. A particularly preferred polypropylene content for this invention is 25% by weight. A polypropylene content greater than 50% results in an irradiated blend with reduced low temperature characteristics, and impaired seal strength and clarity. The radiation dose must be sufficient to render the blend melt index zero and to significantly reduce shrinkage upon exposure to temperatures as high as 125� C. The blends of this invention show no further improvement in properties with additional irradiation once they have received a dose of about 35 Mrad. By contrast, heat seal strength continues to decrease with increasing radiation dose.
Suitable ethylene copolymer resins include copolymers of ethylene and a comonomer selected from the group consisting of vinyl esters of saturated carboxylic acids having from 2 to 8 carbon atoms in the acid moiety and alkyl esters of α,β ethylenically unsaturated carboxylic acids, having from 3 to 8 carbon atoms in either the acid moiety and up to 8 carbon atoms in the alkyl moiety.
Examples of suitable ester monomers include methyl acrylate, ethyl acrylate, butyl acrylate, isobutyl acrylate, methyl methacrylate, ethyl maleate, methyl fumarate, vinyl acetate, vinyl propionate and the like. Preferably, the copolymer contains one of the following ester monomers: ethyl acrylate and vinyl acetate. An especially preferred copolymer is ethylene/ethyl acrylate copolymer.
Preferred ester monomer contents are 1 to 15 mole percent of the copolymer, but copolymers with an ester content up to about 50 mole percent can be used, if the requirements for end product properties are somewhat relaxed. The upper limit of 15 mole percent corresponds to that comonomer content at which the lipid solubility of the ester becomes sufficiently high as to increase the risk of potential extractables in biological fluids to an undesirable degree. The lower limit of 1 mole percent is a function of achievable heat seal strength, i.e. it is the lowest comonomer content with which an acceptable heat seal to a film comprising the same ethylene copolymer films can be practically achieved. For articles comprising ethylene copolymer films and for the ester content dependent properties of such films suitable for handling vital fluids in the form of blood packages and containers, see copending U.S. patent application Ser. No. 36,694 filed on May 7, 1979 entitled "Flexible, Sterilizable, Irradiated Plastic Articles for Handling Vital Fluids". Some comonomer content is desirable also because it increases the efficiency of the radiation crosslinking process.
For the preferred polypropylene and ester comonomer contents of the blend, the preferred radiation dose range is about 10-20 Mrad. In this range shrinkage can be limited to below 15 and even below 10%, the mechanical properties reach optimum values, especially at high temperatures, while strong heat seals are still practically feasible.
Suitable starting materials for the blend are:
(a) low-pressure, high-isotacticity polypropylene having an atactic content of less than about 10% (such polypropylene must be medical grade and possess radiation stability); approval of a particular polypropylene resin for blends of this invention depends on its exhibiting good long term storage stability, low ash- and trace metal content and resistance to radiation; and
(b) an ethylene/ethyl acrylate resin containing preferably about 15% ethyl acrylate by weight, and having as many of the following properties as possible: low hexane extractables (down to 3% or less), low percentage of low molecular weight polymer chains, low volatile components, good clarity and heat sealability, and low ash metal content; an example of a suitable commercially available material is Union Carbide DPDA-6182 ethylene/ethyl acrylate copolymer resin.
Suitable blending procedures include all blending procedures involving use of shear force (Banburry-type mixers, extruders, roll mills etc). Blending procedures involving use of additives should be avoided as one of the most important aspects of the irradiated biomedical article of this invention is that it comprises a material which can be additive-free, i.e. which need contain no toxic amounts or species of plasticizers, antioxidants, lubricants, stabilizers filters or mold-release agents which might extract into the vital fluids to be handled by the article.
Thus, it is possible to fabricate an article of this invention by mixing suitable amounts of an ethylene copolymer and polypropylene by shear force to create a blend, by molding the blend into an article, or component thereof, without use of a mold-release agent and, if desired, by heat sealing said article or component onto another article, e.g. a film, the latter article preferably comprising the source ethylene copolymer. An alternative forming step may involve extrusion or another such forming technique.
After forming, the article is irradiated to the desired dose level and then steam-sterilized.
The invention is further illustrated by the following examples:
Blends of ethylene/ethyl acrylate (EEA) containing 12-18% ethyl acrylate (EA) by weight* and radiation stabilized medical grade polypropylene (PP) were prepared by mixing, extrusion into 1/8" strand and chopping of the strand into 1/8"�1/1" pieces, and repeated extrusion and chopping to insure uniform blending. The blends were then injection molded into small pieces (transfusion ports for use on a blood storage bag, approximate dimensions 3�1/2�1/4 inches) without incorporation of a mold release agent. The pieces were irradiated to a dose of 20 Mrad, using a Van de Graaff electron generator and subsequently they were steam sterilized in a steam autoclave. The results are summarized in Table I, below. Mechanical properties are depicted in Table II and the relationship between steam sterilization, distortion and dose of radiation is shown in Table III. Except for transfusion ports for use in biomedical fluid containers such as blood transfusion bags, the molded articles included an injection needle housing and a one use valve, also to be used in connection with a blood transfusion bag.
TABLE I______________________________________ Dis- tortion % % % EA duringSample EEA PP IN EEA Steam# by by by Steril- *Flexi-10465-38 weight weight weight Mrad ization bility______________________________________1 25 75 18 20 None Stiff1A 25 75 18 0 None Stiff2 50 50 18 20 None Stiff2A 50 50 18 0 None Stiff3 75 25 18 20 Very Mod. Small Flex.3A 75 25 18 0 Very Mod. Small Flex.4 90 10 18 20 Moderate Very Flex.4A 90 10 18 0 Severe Very Flex.5 95 5 18 20 Severe Very Flex.5A 95 5 18 0 Severe Very Flex.6 50 50 12 20 None Stiff6A 50 50 12 0 None Stiff7 75 25 12 20 None Mod. Flex.7A 75 25 12 0 None Mod. Flex.8 87.5 12.5 12 20 Moderate Mod. Flex.8A 87.5 12.5 12 0 Severe Mod. Flex.______________________________________
TABLE II__________________________________________________________________________#10465-41-1 #10465-41-2 #10465-41-3 #10465-41-415% PP 20% PP 15% PP 20% PP85% (EEA 80% (EEA 85% (EEA 80% (EEA18% EA) 18% EA) 12% EA) 12% EA)__________________________________________________________________________Tensile 5960 9170 15,800 16,500Modulus(psi)Tensile 810 1120 1320 1110Modulus(psi)Elong- 585 640 615 490ationat Break(% Wt.)Pend. 383 390 348 368Impact(ft. lb./in.3)__________________________________________________________________________ *The flexibility characterizations "stiff" "moderately flexible" etc. are of course subjective. They represent the judgement of one skilled in the art of plastic devices and they are only provided to show a variation of flexibility with polymer content and/or irradiation dose.
TABLE III______________________________________ Irradia- tion Dose % EASample (Mrads) % PP % EEA in EEA Distortion______________________________________10465-38-3 0 25 75 18 Moderate10465-38-3 5 25 75 18 Small10465-38-3 10 25 75 18 None10465-38-3 15 25 75 18 None10465-38-3 20 25 75 18 None10465-38-7 0 25 75 12 Moderate10465-38-7 5 25 75 12 Small10465-38-7 10 25 75 12 None10465-38-7 15 25 75 12 None10465-38-7 20 25 75 12 None______________________________________
Blends of ethylene vinyl acetate (18% vinyl acetate by weight) and radiation stabilized medical grade polypropylene were prepared in the same manner as in Example 1. The blends were injection molded without use of a mold-release agent into the port assemblies described in Example I. The molded ports were crosslinked with varying amounts of ionizing irradiation using a Van de Graaff electron generator, then steam sterilized. The amount of distortion suffered during sterilization was noted. The results are shown below:
______________________________________ IrradiationSample % PP % EVA Dose (Mrad) Distortion______________________________________11035-2 25 75 0 Severe11035-2 25 75 5 Small11035-2 25 75 10 Small11035-2 25 75 20 None______________________________________
40 ml thick plaques of ethylene ethyl acrylate/polypropylene blend material of different proportions were heat sealed to 12 mil ethylene/ethyl acrylate film (15% ethyl acrylate by weight). Heat seal strengths were tested after sealing, after irradiation and after steam sterilization. The results are reported below.
______________________________________ % PP/EEA Peel Strength FailureSample No. by weight lbs/in Type______________________________________(a) NON-STERILIZED-NON-RADIATED25-1 25/75 8.75 Cohesive25-2 25/75 9.50 Cohesive35-1 35/65 7.20 Cohesive35-2 35/65 8.11 Adhesive50-1 50/50 6.95 Adhesive50-2 50/50 7.30 Adhesive(b) NON-STERILIZED-RADIATED TO 12.5 MRAD25-3 25/75 11.3 Cohesive25-4 25/75 16.8 Cohesive35-3 35/65 7.79 Cohesive35-4 35/65 7.20 Cohesive50-3 50/50 7.30 Adhesive50-4 50/50 6.80 Adhesive(c) STEAM STERILIZED-RADIATED TO 12.5 MRAD25-5 25/75 9.40 Adhesive25-6 25/75 10.00 Cohesive35-5 35/65 6.70 Adhesive35-6 35/65 6.95 Adhesive50-5 50/50 5.50 Adhesive50-6 50/50 6.20 Adhesive______________________________________
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A stately, powerful version of "Carl Perkins' Cadillac" set the tone, and immediately erased any fears that the band's current six-piece lineup would be too much for the small space. All of the instruments and vocals came across warm and clear, and by the third number, "Birthday Boy" from 2010's The Big To-Do, both the band and the crowd could sense that something special was building.
That was confirmed when things were slowed down for "Used to Be a Cop" and the title track of the band's latest album Go-Go Boots, with vocalist/guitarist Patterson Hood squeezing every drop of drama out of both songs. However, the advantage in the first half of the show went to the Truckers' other frontman, Mike Cooley, who turned in excellent renditions of the more familiar "Where the Devil Don't Stay" and "Gravity's Gone," which both got the crowd into a frenzy.
Perhaps the only point of contention was that bassist Shonna Tucker only got one chance to show off her increasingly impressive lead vocals on the Go-Go Boots track "Dancin' Ricky." Yet there were no complaints about the subsequent acoustic portion that saw them dig deep into their catalogue for "Wife Beater" from 1998's Gangstabilly and "Too Much Sex (Too Little Jesus)" from the follow-up, Pizza Deliverance.
Hood took over from that point on, finally acknowledging the spirit within the room and turning it into full-on celebration, beginning with Eddie Hinton's "Everybody Needs Love" and ending with main set closer "Hell No, I Ain't Happy."
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Politicians have put forward a proposal partially separating the Norwegian Church from the State.
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All Parties have backed the constitutional modification, which would mean the government would no longer appoint Deans and Bishops.
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Moreover, an amendment to the proposal would remove the present requirement for 50 percent of government ministers being members of the Lutheran Church, if passed, an information officer at the Parliament informed The Foreigner.
Politicians are scheduled to debate and vote on the matter at 12:00 on 21 May.
Earlier this year, a priest in Drammen slammed council proposals to make the multicultural municipality more "religion neutral".
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released an app at Shuttles & Asteroids , back to the ballistics!
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This month Upcoming version 5.0 with all Player and AI DOD animations including prone. New Fire Control Code allowing AI to fire all weapons at proper Rates of Fire (ROF) with full Audio
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Engage in ultra realistic fire fights with AI and/or players in 6 Game Modes: Death Match, Team Death Match, Fallback, Surge, Hold and Control. Play with 3 possible Combat Profiles: Hollywood, Regulation or Realism. The ongoing mission of the OccupationCS Development is to capture the realistic dynamic, destructive nature of the Bullet in a fast paced dynamic combat environment.
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The latest Orange Box version of OccupationCS: Source has been released.
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OccupationCS: Source 3.03 is the most efficient, stable version of OccupationCS to date. It captures the reality of armed conflict in a fast paced Single, Coop and Multiplayer First Person Environments. FPS Combat will never be the same again.
The latest version of OccupationCS: Source has been released, incorporating a range of updates and most importantly support for the updated Orange Box engine.
Most noticeably different is the updated spawn menu and weapon selection. Players can now select a class which has access to a particular range of weaponry. Once a weapon is chosen, players can select from a range of different ammunition types for the weapon.
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This is actually apparently inferior to the 5.0.0 sneak preview patch that OccupationG released a while back. It's certainly a lot less stable. What exactly is changed between this version and 4.1.1, or the 5.0.0 patch?
So, the real question is: Where we can get the 5.0.0 patch? If the mod is dead, which I hope it's not, having the last version, aviable would be greatly appreciated.
Thank you in advance ^^
EnterpriseG released it a while back, it's still on the comments page - maybe 4 or 5 pages back, but here it is for you anyway : Mediafire.com
This was released as the "5.0.0 sneaky preview" by EnterpriseG. It's a lot more stable and contains more features (albeit broken ones) than the release from elemetsup.
Thanks for the fast response, I will try it as soon as possible ^^.
And also sorry I haven't saw it, I haven't check this page for a long time, so I didn't noticed it ^^u.
Have fun ^^.
How comes this page isn't updated then?
Try using an american proxy,worked for me.
Sorry guys,but chances are it's dead...
OccupationG hasn't logged in on steam for 118 days today...
its singleplayer?
Who wants 4.9.9
Hey, don't you talk **** about the guy who made this. In comparison to most modders he actually did something nobody has done before on this engine, and made it work.
They didn't forget about this mod, but they're probably very busy with other things and life in general. I can imagine that after working on this project for so long they'd take a break. It's basically working, just downgrade to a version that didn't crash so much. I don't have problems.
Last update was 10 months ago. Either too much attention is on WW1 Source at the moment or this mod is dead.
Will u upload 5.0? because the current version is really broken now...
Yeah, it keeps freezing when I want to change classes sometimes. The author really needs to get off his *** and get this game fixed because this is starting to **** me off. I can deploy but sometimes it won't let me deploy a certain class sometimes unless I change class.
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George Zimmerman ~~~ Another deranged gun toting Democrat.<quoted text>Hey... "man who shoots boy with skittles" you are lying again... There are certainly no shortage of crazies in florida are there?...
Barack Obama, our next President
#863289 Feb 23, 2013
""Luke...... I'm your father!.."
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#863290 Feb 23, 2013
You tell me "Man who shoots unarmed boy with skittles?"... Ask yourself where did those guns come from?... they certainly didn't make them in the innerclties... nor the magazines, we certainly need the jobs... Ask yourself... they didn't make the drugs and the crack nor do they grow it in the black community neither you harvard genius... lol... and how did they get into those communities... there are no gunstores there for the most part and not a single gun manufacturer... there are no plant crops to grow poppy fields in the ghetto... To think about it, there are tons of liquors stored in liquor stores throughout the inner cities yet there are no liquor manufacturers there neither... Ummmmm?....
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#863291 Feb 23, 2013
Nor a boyloving rightwingfaggot with a AR15... but Obama and Biden and the progressive America damn sure will try... So, get prepared stupid one who can't spell surprise... it's going to happen...
#863292 Feb 23, 2013
A cop entered my home uninvited. Can I hurt him?
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#863293 Feb 23, 2013
DUUUHHH!... DA'RE GO DAT WOR'D AGAIN... DERANNGADED... LOL... Excuse me evowee boddies... im fom florida... home of da hanging chads and little boys widt hoodies on widt skittles in da're poc-kkk-ets... and neo- conservative nuts... where is my guuns...
#863294 Feb 23, 2013
I have no idea who the CEO is, I don't eat fast food, or Denny's or any of that deep fried poison
""Luke...... I'm your father!.."
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#863296 Feb 23, 2013
LOl.... LMAO... Zimmerman and his court judge father were conservatives..., He is as conservative as the asses that tried in vain to hide him and paint him as innocent... he's done...
HE WAS NOT A D-E-M-O-C-R-A-T... you liar....
Do you even know the differences?..
#863297 Feb 23, 2013
Check out the New York gun law.
But you're right; there won't be any gun legislation period on the federal level because Obama has overplayed his hand, perhaps intentionally.
Plugs Biden will take the blame for Obama's failure.
#863298 Feb 23, 2013
Everybody is giving you the thumbs down just to piss you off.
"My Life Is A Shell Game"
Since: May 07
#863299 Feb 23, 2013
Good. Now go away.
"My Life Is A Shell Game"
Since: May 07
#863300 Feb 23, 2013
Experiencing Dementia, you are irrelevant.
Having no teeth, you are harmless.
Get away from the keyboard and go watch The Bachelor.
Since: Nov 09
#863301 Feb 23, 2013
Excuse me for interrupting the lesson you are giving to No Surprize but since you appear to be new here there's a couple things you should know. First, No Surprize is one of waxturd's sock puppet names, he's got a ton of them, a new one every day. He's such a coward he needs TWO levels of identity to protect his fragile ego. Every time he gets bitch slapped he loads in a different alter ego.
Second, I know it appears he's extremely ignorant, but we pretty much ignore his lack intellectual skills as they are dwarfed by his mental health problems.
There's even more weird shit about this moron but I won't spoil all your fun.
#863302 Feb 23, 2013
Don't know the law in New Mexico.
However, if a cop enters your home without clearly announcing himself, he is open game.
"My Life Is A Shell Game"
Since: May 07
#863303 Feb 23, 2013
Location hidden, eh?
That's funny. We can easily tell where your head is stuck.
Hee, Hee. I guess you could still call that "Location hidden"
Since: Nov 09
#863304 Feb 23, 2013
Load in the negatives, they are a badge of honor! You losers are the ones with the ego problem.
Why don't you admit the real reason you're upset with me for exposing the waxturd judge-it fraud? This is the only thing you losers are winning! And on top of that you have to cheat to do it. Here on this Topix site you have everything you say smothered in brilliant judge-its and everything that you disagree with covered with peanuts and I'm exposing your fantasy world. In the real world even your own party considers you freaks and is trying to disown you.
You air heads need an exorcism more than waxturd's smoke and mirrors
#863305 Feb 23, 2013
The Chairman and CEO of Darden's is Clarence Otis Jr., an African-American securities attorney from Stanford with a long history in the financial industry.
lily hates him because he strayed off the plantation and is poisoning people.
P.S. Darden's is not fast food or Denny's, for the benefit of you low-information voters.
#863306 Feb 23, 2013
Did he have a warrant or were there exigent circumstances?
Since: Nov 09
#863307 Feb 23, 2013
Since I dumped waxturd I'm looking for a new bitch. You might work out. I like the way you jump when I pull your strings. You're not very bright but after a little schooling you might at least learn to fetch me some judge-its.
#863308 Feb 23, 2013
If all mentally-ill folks like you were in mental hospitals where you belong, mass murders would cease.
""Luke...... I'm your father!.."
Since: Aug 08
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#863309 Feb 23, 2013
Excuse me genius... Al Qaeda deosnt' exist... its only a software program created by the Al CIAda... he uses there info to tell the American people about an organization that doesn't exist... Go straight to hell you idiot...
The Al Qaeda is a figment of the CIA's creative, merderous imagination... But Osama was real... I don't think he knocked down those toweres but he existed... Thanks to the conservative Bush Family...
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Open kitchen to window seat so that you can rest and read a book in the kitchen window light
Love double the space for flatware
always like a large foyer with room for a round table, and this stairwell is fabulous
would like a few stairs down into family room
lighting, subway tile, and marble tops. also fauxet over stovetop
awesome idea
love the style of this home, and the lighting over front door (though seems too big for this particular porch)
great space saver feature
yes! tall cubes for really tall heels
LOVE the ceiling and double island. pendant lights good for another area
another great pantry
need this for master and guest bath
tresses great, as well as royal curtains (like we saw at Lowe's/Home Depot)
fabulous! like counters, mirrors, "B" (have a D), white towels under storage space. the cupboards would need a bit of storage, though. faucets excellent. tub is WOW.
like the floor in here, and that the mudroom/laundry/sink is combined
end drawers neat with wood on top
love a round sunroom and a fire pit
these lounge chairs and stairs like this down to pool are excellent
ceiling is amazing--maybe even for kitchen? need a sitting room in bedroom
tray celingings, massive fireplace/mantle
lighting for bedroom is great
like these cabinets since very worn looking, but in gray
AWESOME! pool looks natural, not too turqoiuse or cheesy
discussed this tile for bathroom floor
love the french doors off the bedroom--maybe even off family/sunroom?
definitely storage in the window seats off the breakfast nook
need these hooks for bags, and like the shleves for shoes better than the cubes
like the idea of cubbies for clothes baskets
like as much hidden storage as possible for best use of space!
french doors with windows above and elevated curtain rod
floor is great--lots of knots
love how bright this closet is, the chandelier, and the fact that there is a private sitting area
like the see-thru doors/wine cabinet, though don't need that big
hate all the lighting in this pic, but love the colors--white, taupe, sea-blue with red highlights in the rug
like the floor color with so much texture and the over-island lighting
love the ball lights and flooring
like the 2 mirrors above the bed
love the chrome fixtures, flooring, counters, whites
like this shade of gray for cabinetry, but needs to be a little more distressed
love the mini chandeliers
like the flooring paired with white, the marble, the chrome, and the shape of the base and back of the toilet
lights are great and gray cabinetry
love the rustic table
like the shape of this tub, that it sits against a window at the end of the BR, and that the knobs are in the center of the tub
love the flooring texture and the freestanding fireplace
i flag every pic of this kitchen because I love the marble, fixtures, tile
i love this basement (except the leather couch)--stairs, especially
love the style of the house, the pavers, and the outside fireplace
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Are their any benefits to having a slab foundation? We have planned on having a conventional, but several GC's have asked why we aren't doing a slab. They have said it would be much cheaper to do a slab.
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A slab is not usually a foundation. There needs to be a footing to support the exterior wall unless you are building on stable rock or the slab is 10 inches thick. The perimeter footing might be poured integral with the slab but typically it is the footing that is the foundation.
Would a "conventional" foundation be a perimeter wall with a framed floor over a crawl space or a framed floor over full basement?
Having lived on a slab for the last 30 years, I hope I never have another one. Despite being in FL, they are cold in the winter. They are also hard on you feet, legs, and back, since there is no give at all. Professional dancers won't dance on concrete. The other problem is servicing plumbing, and anything else under the slab. If a pipe fails, or you want to move things around, the only way to fix it is cut up the floor. With a crawl space or basement, you just work on it from underneath. They are cheaper- the only advantage I can think of offhand.
mavc-i guess i never thought of the slab having footings...i don't know why because it totally makes sense. it would have a crawlspace.
flgargoyle-those were our exact thoughts...every single one. we have lived on both, and enjoyed the conventional much more...i was just second guessing.
Macv, when someone refers to a slab foundation, they mean a monolithic combined footer/slab.
It's the preferred foundation throughout the mid-south region and into Tex. Wherever there is only a few inches of frost, and the terrain is table-flat, or can easily be made so. It's advantage is speed, minimal excavation, and economy of material. Cons are: second chances to fix or modify plumbing; house sits very low, less than a foot above grade; Only is aesthetically suited to ramblers/ranches. Two-story houses have a very squat appearance (not that they aren't built in spite of this).
macv-i was questioning whether there was any advantages (besides cost) of building on a at grade monolithic combined footer/slab as opposed to having a crawl space.
thanks for everyone's input. we wanted a crawl space, but i was wondering if i was missing something wonderful about an at grade slab.
We built a crawlspace with a slab. We are in the country and have been plagued with the invasion of critters in the past. The crawlspace is dry, clean, and keeps the destructive rodents out. Decent storage space. Our furnace is there and DH has ease of access to run whatever lines, cables or pipes.


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- Bachelor in Software Engineering, Computer Science or a related field
- Fluent in French and English, both spoken and written
- Mobile to complete local and international projects that require 100% travel
- Legally entitled to work in Canada
- Responsible
- Intuitive
- Resourceful
We wish to thank all applicants for their interest and effort in applying for this position, however, only candidates selected for interviews will be contacted.
Visit also this offer on the Accenture website at : http://careers.accenture.com/ca-en/jobs/Pages/jobdetails.aspx?lang=en&job=00240619&carsec=10003