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DULCE (right) got nervous when she found out that Celeste Legaspi was watching last week's performance of "Katy." Celeste was the original Olivia, the character Dulce plays in the revival. "I saw Teteng (Celeste's nickname) on her feet, clapping," Dulce recalled. "I've always looked up to her. When I saw her at the lobby, I got emotional." Celeste said she and Dulce share a special friendship. "We were both extremely overjoyed to share the role and the special song 'Minsan ang Minahal ay Ako.'" Bayani San Diego Jr., Photo by Aaron Ching
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CAS Hanwei SH1001 Shinto Katana
The Shinto Katana has a hand-forged T10 high-carbon steel blade with Bo-Hi. The blade is differentially hardened using the traditional claying method.
The Shinto is mounted in black and the tsuka-ito is made of premium black Japanese cotton. The saya is finished in a deep black lacquer with a black cotton sageo. A finely rendered dragon, detailed in gold, with true front-and-back detail, forms the black iron tsuba. The fittings are superbly antiqued adding to the aesthetics of the piece. The Shinto is supplied with a protective cloth bag and traditional maintenance kit. Key Features * Forged high-carbon steel blade * Built for cutting * Traditional construction Specifications: Overall: 39 1/2" Blade Length: 27" Handle Length: 11 1/4" Weight: 1lb 14oz Thickness at Guard: .260 Specs will vary slightly from piece to piece.
Hanwei SH2269 Adam Hsu Jian
a beautiful and practical taiji sword
Designed by world-renowned Chinese martial arts master Sifu Adam Hsu, these Chinese straight swords (Jian) are becoming the weapon of choice in the Tai Chi community. Functionality, weight and balance are paramount considerations in Sifu Hsu's designs, while Hanwei's quality and workmanship give the swords a graceful and pleasing appearance. The blades are crafted in high-carbon spring steel and have a pronounced center ridge and distal taper, producing exactly the right degree of stiffness and a very audible hiss in the cutting stroke. The Ming-style steel guards have an embossed Dragon symbol, while the open-ended pommels facilitate the fitting of a tassel. A unique feature is the "duck-bill lock" in the bottom of the scabbard that securely holds the sword in place. The single-hand sword is available in four blade sizes. All of the Hsu Jian are available with a choice of fiberglass (for durability) or wood (for the traditionalist) grips and scabbards. Made by Hanwei. Specifications Overall: 35″ Blade Length: 28"-34″ Handle Length: 7″ Weight: 1lb 4oz Point of Balance: 4″ Width at Guard: 1.03″ Width at Tip: .70″ Thickness at Guard: .32″ Thickness at Tip: .15″ Specs will vary slightly from piece to piece. Product Details / Options * SH2269A – 28″ blade (sold out) * SH2269B – 30″ blade (sold out) * SH2269C – 32″ blade (sold out) * SH2269D – 34″ blade (sold out) Key Features * High-carbon spring steel * Ming-style guard * Fiberglass Handle
United Cutlery UC1401 Sword of the Daywalker
designed directly from the actual movie prop sword
Direct from the blockbuster motion pictures Blade and Blade II, starring Wesley Snipes, comes this offically licensed, authentic reproduction of "The Sword of the Day Walker". This magnificent piece was designed by Factory-X directly from the actual studio sword supplied by prop maker Tony Swatton. Factory-X supplied some of these very swords for the actual filming of the sequel! Every detail has been expertly duplicated to please even the most serious collector. The sword features full tang construction, a polished 420 stainless steel blade with "false edge", a powder-coated zinc alloy handle, and measures over 35 inches in length. (No moving parts or boobytraps though!) A black enameled wooden display stand with a metal logo plate is included. The Factory-X version (FX19991) with sharpened edge is now sold out. Fortunately, the United Cutlery version (UC1401) is identical except for the "false edge".
United Cutlery GH2025A Eye of Drakonus – limited edition, autographed
by Gil Hibben and Kit Rae, for the 2003 Annual Fantasy Knife Series
Master knifemaker Gil Hibben teamed up with the talents of fantasy artist Kit Rae for this 2003 edition of the Hibben Annual Fantasy Knife Series, and together they created a brilliant work of art surpassing all boundaries in the knife industry today! Eye of Drakonus is produced using the finest grade materials and workmanship. Features include solid metal handle parts and dragon scale grips with the "Eye of the Dragon" in the textured design. Four unique 420 stainless steel blades complement the handle design and the main fantasy style blade bears the precision laser-etched signatures of the fantasy knife designers. This beautiful Gil Hibben original, with its curved blades and intricate styling, looks as though it comes from another world and another time. It would fit just as perfectly in the hands of a warrior fending off a horde of lizard men or goblins as it would hanging on your wall or sitting on your desk.
- Overall Length: 16-3/4″
- Blade Length: 9-1/4″
- Blade Thickness: 3/16″
- Blade Material: Tempered 420 J2 stainless steel
- Handle Material: Solid metal handle parts, polished black chrome finish, textured acrylic handgrips, antique red finish
- Display Stand Included!
Hanwei SH2065 "Lowlander" Two-Handed Scottish Great Sword
the swords of choice for 16th century Scottish mercenaries
Wielded with untamed ferocity on many a Gaelic battlefield, the massive Lowlander sword vividly illustrates the might of the Scots of old. Known as "Slaughter-Swords" in the 16th century, these were the swords of choice for Scottish mercenaries of the period, and at close to six feet long the Lowlander faithfully replicates a surviving museum piece. Though by far the largest sword ever offered by CAS Hanwei, the Lowlander is beautifully proportioned and balanced. The typically Scottish quatrefoils in the ring guards attest to the heritage of this imposing piece. The grips of the Lowlander are leather-covered with an overlaid leather binding. A wall mount is provided to allow the transplanted Gael to display his sword with pride. Key Features: * Almost 6′ long * Fully functional * Wall mount included Specifications: * Blade Length: 48" * Overall Length: 68 1/2" * Weight: 6lb 14oz * Handle Length: 21" * Blade Length: 48" * Point of Balance: 9″ * Point of Percussion: 30″ * Width at Guard: 2.3″ * Width at Tip: 1.19″ * Thickness at Guard: .32″ * Thickness at Tip: .22″
Atlanta Cutlery 500430 US Marines NCO Saber
Military issue, detailed and appropriately etched according to government specifications.
Thanks to a contract overrun, we are able to offer this military issue sword to you at an exceptional price! The US Marine NCO sword is made of high-polished stainless steel. Detailed and appropriately etched according to government specifications. We are especially proud to bring you government spec dress and drill sabers and swords. Atlanta Cutlery knows our fighting men ask for and deserve the very best, that's why they have been chosen by the government to produce the NCO saber for the U.S. Marine Corps. Each fine saber and sword is manufactured according to exacting government specifications. All blades are high polished stainless steel, detailed and appropriately etched according to government specifications. Please specify blade length- 28″, 30″, 32″ or 34″. Atlanta Cutlery is proud to be the largest official supplier to our elite fighting corp. The Marine NCO sword comes with the government specified scabbard. Made by Windlass Steelcrafts®.
CAS Hanwei SH1013 Damascus Jian
The Damascus Taiji (SH1013) sword is built around a hand-forged Damascus steel blade.
Crafted by CAS Hanwei to a completely different standard of quality than most pieces available, the Damascus Tai-Chi (SH1013) sword is built around a hand-forged Damascus steel blade, profiled to produce a fast, well balanced sword for the martial artist and an authentic piece for the collector of Oriental weaponry. The matching rosewood grip and scabbard with solid bronze fittings, decorated in the traditional Chinese motif, are meticulously finished in this heirloom quality sword. Made by Hanwei. Specifications Overall: 37 ¼" Blade Length: 28 ¼" Handle Length: 6 ½" Weight: 1lb 11oz Point of Balance: 5.16″ Width at Guard: 1.07″ Width at Tip: .69″ Thickness at Guard: .37″ Thickness at Tip: .17″ Specs will vary slightly from piece to piece. Key Features * Damascus steel blade * Meticulously finished * Traditional Chinese motif
CAS Hanwei SH1098 Practical Rapier, 43″ blade
a beautiful swept-hilt rapier, with a 43″ Schlaeger blade for tournaments and sparring
The Schlaeger Rapiers utilize a popular swept hilt, modified to accommodate our schlaeger blades in 37" (SH1099) and 43" (SH1098) lengths. These tapered blades provide a superior balance compared to the traditional parallel-sided schlaegers, making for a faster sword. Our Renaissance-style Rapiers trace their origins to early 17th century Europe, where swordplay with the Rapier was considered an essential part of a gentleman's education and was often used in resolving gentlemanly disagreements. Blades generally originated in one of the blade making centers such as Toledo or Solingen, but many differences in styling and hilt materials resulted from the local manufacture of hilts all over Europe. The Main Gauche, or left hand dagger, was often used with the rapier, providing an added dimension in both offense and defense, and the "Schools of Fence" which proliferated in Europe during this period taught the use of the two weapons in combination. The Main Gauche would often match the Rapier in styling, while incorporating features which maximized the effectiveness of the piece.Replacement blades, both live and blunt (for sparring), are available for most of the Rapiers and Main Gauches. Made by Hanwei. Key Features * High-carbon steel blade * Excellent balance * Button-tipped Specifications Overall: 49 1/4" Blade Length: 43" Weight: 2lb 5oz Specs will vary slightly from piece to piece.
Hanwei SH2066 Dark Sentinel
CAS Hanwei SH2066 Dark Sentinel
Combining the slashing power of the Samurai Katana with the agility and thrusting ability of fine European dueling swords, the Dark Sentinel is a handsome sword with a bite. Light and quick enough for single-hand fencing but with the ability to turn on awesome two-handed power, the Dark Sentinel will guard the castle gates against all would-be usurpers – without draining the Royal treasury! The forged high-carbon steel blade is complemented by a studded leather-wrapped grip with a stylized tsuba-like guard. A leather-covered scabbard with steel fittings completes the package. Made by Hanwei. Specifications Overall: 47 3/8" Blade Length: 31 1/2" Handle Length: 10 1/2" Weight: 2lb 3oz Thickness at Guard: .230 Specs will vary slightly from piece to piece. Key Features * Forged high-carbon steel blade * Studded leather-wrapped grip * Fully functional
Oklahoma Leather OH1038 Back Scabbard
A heavy black leather baldric that allows large swords to be worn in comfort.
The Back Scabbard is crafted in heavy black leather to allow a sword to be drawn with the scabbard in place. The built-in versatility of the scabbard allows adjustment for blade lengths up to 41", at the same time providing for shorter swords by allowing their belt scabbards to be mounted to the back scabbard. Sufficient fitting adjustment is provided to accommodate chest sizes up to 48". Sword, kilt and model not included.
CAS Hanwei SH1029 Main Gauche
This main gauche is typical of an early 17th-century piece.
The main gauche ("left-hand" dagger) was used in combination with the rapier, providing an added dimension of both offense and defense. The CAS Hanwei SH1029 Main Gauche (1029-GT) is typical of an early 17th-century piece, with strong quillons for parrying, a ring guard for hand protection and a wire grip for secure handling.
- Blade length: 14 1/8″
- Overall length: 20 1/8″
- Weight: 1lb. 2oz
Hanwei SH2009A Practical Tai-Chi
The SH2009A has lacquered natural wood and copper plated brass fittings and scabbard, and a 28 1/4″ fullered more flexible blade, yet weighs only 1 lb 1 oz.
SA3104 Carlos V
As the Holy Roman Emperor, King of Spain, and archduke of Austria, Charles the fifth reigned during a time of great conquest and discovery. His 16th century landmark rule is commemorated by this stylish Spanish sword.
Stainless steel blade Overall Length: 40 3/4″ Weight: 2lbs 11oz Blade Length: 32 3/4″
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Platypus t-shirt!
I think clem would be down for a platypus t-shirt
(she seems like she'd actually wear it, unlike nanako)
Nanako. So... why is this not a poll?
If you're having a hard time, think of it this way: which kid would you RATHER be in charge of/have to take care of? For an indeterminate amount of time...
Still a close tie for me... but I think I'd be less worried about leaving Nanako home alone while I go to work. So probably Nanako.
Nanako! I think she's more of a real little kid which makes her more lovable.
Plus, I would never make Nanako shoot me to stop me from turning into a zombie, but I made Clem do it...
Nanako. I think it's cause I grew into the role of wanting to both improve her home life, and later in the game, to protect her. In TWD, though Clem is awesome I felt like my initial choice to watch out for her was due to necessity and not because I really wanted to. Granted that changed, and it may have been the point all along, but I just think Charlie's game interaction/social link with Nanako came across as a lot more natural.
Clementine, without a doubt. She's a way more believable character.
I don't care for JRPG's and haven't watched more than a few hours of the GB Endurance Run of P4, so I have little experience with Nanako. Therefore, I will go with Clementine, who I actually loved a lot as a character.
Why can't they be friends?
Let me put it this way.
When Clementine ended up in mortal danger, I knew the dark task ahead of me was going to end in tears. I felt no real rush, perhaps because of the medium. I knew I'd save Clem. And I did. TWD has a happy ending to me. I accomplished my goal and went out as well as anybody could hope.
When Nanako ended up in mortal danger, I cleared that entire dungeon in one fucking day. I emptied my bank account to pay the goddamn Fox for the SP to burn heaven to the ground. I could have taken more than one day. I could have taken it slowly. I probably would have been better served doing that actually, because the dungeon after that nearly ended me due to a lack of resources. I chose to blitz Namatame and punch him in his stupid goddamn face.
My little sister is basically Clementine. I did a hell of a lot of crying during my time with The Walking Dead.
@Terramagi said:
You have 60-70 hours to grow attached to Nanako. As such, the attachment has time to grow naturally, even if the "you will love this fucking character god dammit" is being laid on PRETTY THICK.
Telltale did much the same thing with Clementine, except they only had 8-10 hours with her. So they laid it on so thick that you can get diabetes just looking at her for too long.
90% of those 60-70 hours in Persona are spent dungeon crawling. I think you spend much more time with Clementine than you do Nanako.
I haven't played any of Persona 4, but I have seen half of the Endurance Run, and I have played through all of The Walking Dead.
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Hi Nate,I wrote a little tool called gfs2_convert whose job is to convert a file system
from gfs1 to gfs2. You just do something like: gfs2_convert /your/file/systemAnd after it gives you some warnings and asks you the all-important "are you sure" question, it converts it to gfs2. Pretty simple, really. But bear in mind that gfs2
is still being worked on, so you should not use it for a production box yet. And always--ALWAYS--back up your gfs1 file system before running the tool,because it's a brand new app and who knows; it might have bugs. I tested it, even under conditions where I would interrupt it during critical phases and restart it, etc., so hopefully it won't have problems. And if you do have problems, you
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(AP) — Michael Moses Ward, one of two survivors of the 1985 bombing of the militant group MOVE in a Philadelphia neighborhood and the only child to make it out alive, has died at 41.
Ward died aboard a cruise ship in the Caribbean, according to the Brevard County, Fla., medical examiner's office. His body was found in a hot tub on Friday, the apparent victim of a drowning, investigator Craig Engelson said on Wednesday.
Officials in Florida are awaiting the results of a toxicology test before determining the cause and manner of death.
Ward was a 13-year-old boy known as Birdie Africa when Philadelphia police, trying to dislodge MOVE from its fortified inner-city compound, dropped explosives on the roof. The bombing killed five children and six adult members of the group, including Ward's mother, and ignited a fire that destroyed 61 row homes.
Birdie Africa and Ramona Africa, then 29, escaped with major burns.
The teenager went to live with his father, Andino Ward, who changed his son's name. Ward recovered from his injuries and later served in the Army.
A 2005 profile in The Philadelphia Inquirer said he was a truck driver and divorced father of two living quietly in the Philadelphia suburbs.
"I think about it from time to time," he said then, "but I don't dwell on it."
His father said Wednesday that Ward had put the past behind him.
"He was great; he was doing well," Andino Ward told The Associated Press.
Michael Ward and his siblings had treated their father to a cruise aboard the Carnival Dream to celebrate his 30th wedding anniversary, and the 50th anniversary of Ward's sister's in-laws, Andino Ward said. Ward's body was found on the last day of the cruise.
"We are just very happy we got the chance to spend the last week of his life with him, and that it was a very joyful, happy time, as we got to see him scuba dive for the first time in his life and enjoy it, swim with the dolphins," Andino Ward said.
He said his son was extremely fit, and the family is baffled by his death.
"The whole thing is very, very strange. You're talking a 41-year-old man with the body of a 17-year-old," Ward said. "He worked out every day and was very particular about what he put in his body. We just don't understand it."
Survivor of 1985 Philly bombing dies
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Ten years ago, back when Shamrock vocalist Marc Tupaz was just starting to feel his way into the music industry and trying to set up his own band, his close friend Wency Cornejo advised him to stop singing—and that he should study more about music, or there was no point doing it at all.
"Wency has always been tough, and his criticism always shook me. But it made me want to do better and strive harder," Marc said in a recent interview with Inquirer. "It was harsh, but it was also the most valuable piece of advice he had given me."
Added Marc: "I wanted to prove him wrong."
He did exactly that, three years later, when Wency—once popularly known as the front man of the pop-rock band After Image—heard him singing a track from Shamrock's debut album, "Are You Serious," live on radio.
"He called me, and said, 'Was that really you?" Marc recalled. "He couldn't believe it."
After releasing three albums, the four-member Shamrock—composed of Marc (vocals), Sam Santos (bass), Harald Huyssen (drums) and Nico Capistrano (guitars)—felt it was the right time to pay tribute to its "greatest influence and mentor." The band has come out with "Legacy" (Viva Records), an all-covers CD that features some of the biggest hits Wency had written in his career.
"We wanted to surprise him, and see what he thinks of our take on his songs," Marc said. But more than that, the band also wanted to spread the word that Wency deserves to be called an icon for his contributions to the local music scene, especially during Afterimage's peak in the early 1990s.
The 10-track album includes classic youth anthems such as "Mangarap Ka," "Tag-Araw," "Tag-Ulan" and "Next In Line." Other songs plucked from Wency's 82-song discography are "Finding It Hard to Breathe," "Musikero," "Walang Hanggan," "Habang May Buhay," "Bai" and "Magpakailanman."
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Though the songs pretty much retained their original vibe, Shamrock put its own spin into them by incorporating louder and edgier guitars. Songs like "Mangarap Ka" and "Tag-Araw" sound more robust. "Magpakailanman" feels more upbeat. And in "Bai," a rap section is included near the song's end.
But the band's version of "Walang Hanggan" is probably its best. Instead of the wistful piano and strings that accompanied the original, Shamrock has a warmer and intimate acoustic version. Marc's vocals, which sounds eerily similar to Wency's, mix well with Cooky Chua's raspy tone.
Drummer Harald Huyssen said that the band's strength in arranging was its flexibility. "We adapt pretty well to doing revivals because we don't force the preconceptions we have about the songs," he explained. "We work organically. We let the material define the arrangement."
He added: "We didn't want to just update Wency's songs; we wanted to do something completely different. But at the end of the day, the most important thing is to let our music speak to the people. If we could do that in this album, then our job's done."
Asked if he's interested to collaborate with Wency on a new project, Marc said, laughing: "That would be interesting. (But) he's too much of a dictator, and that won't work! We're not going to be writing songs with Wency—it's going to be Wency writing the songs for us!"
The band owes a chunk of its success to composing or lending its existing songs as themes of various drama series on GMA7, such as "Sana" and "Nandito Lang Ako" ("Captain Barbell") and "Hold On" ("Jumong"). The band's members admitted that their presence wasn't as strong on music videos, and that was something they were looking forward to working on in the future.
As for Shamrock's future plans, Marc said that "they'll go wherever their compositions take them."
But one thing's for sure, he added: "We won't change our sound just to follow trends."
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Helmut Becker (1927 – 1990), German viticulturist, was chief of the Geisenheim Grape Breeding Institute. He viewed viticulture from a global perspective and promoted the globalization of a quality wine industry. Dr. Becker collaborated with numerous scientists around the world and encouraged the importation of important clones and varieties in New Zealand, Canada, Australia, Japan and other countries. He did early important work in Neustadt/Weinstrasse during the 50s and 60s in the European phylloxera eradication program.
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'Oct. 24, 1950 E H. E. HIPPS E'r'AL norm MEAL s'xmcm'oa 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 Filed Dec. 10, 1946 INVENTORS: HERBERT E. HIPPS EUGENE J. KUPJACK ATT'Y Oct. 24, 1950 H. E. r-iiPPs ETAL sour: m1. sxmc'roa 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Filed Dec. 10, 1946 JNVENTORS: RT E HIP PS ENE J. KUPJACK ATT'Y closed, leaving a small scar.
Patented Oct. 24, 1950 Herbert E. Hipps, Waco, Tex., and Eugene J.
' V Kupjack, Park Ridge, 111.
Application December 10, 1946, Serial No. 715,234
g Claims. (01. 128-92) (Granted under the act of March 3, 1883, as
amended April 30, 1928; 370 0. G. 757) This invention relates to an apparatus for relmoving bone in the form of meal or finely divided pieces from a donor bone site, and is more particularly described as a sub-cutaneous extractor of this type.
An important object of the invention is to pro-' 1:
vide mechanical means for removing bone meal from a donor bone site through a small cutaneous incision which is easily made'and closed.
Aiurther object/of the invention is to provide a sub-cutaneous'extraetor which can be quickly operated by one person-without shock to the the same starting point, and for collecting and storing the bone particles from the drill.
Other objects of the invention will appear in the specification and will be apparent from the accompanying drawings, in which:
Fig. 1 is a perspective View of -abone meal extractor apparatus in accordance with this invention; I
Fig. 2 is a fragmentary view of one end of a donor bone to which the drilling end of the apparatus is applied; i
Fig. 3 is a cross-sectional view of the bone shownin Fig. 2, with the drill applied thereto;
Fig. l is a perspective view of a guide used to part the muscle and tissue for seating the cup end atthe donor bone site;
Fig. 5 is a perspective view of the guide of Fig. 4 in place within the meal holding cup; and
Fig. 6 is a perspective view of the drill assembly mounted in the cup as in Fig. 1.
It has been the practice in obtaining bone particles to go into the tibia area making a relatively large incision and requiring considerable time both for the operation itself andfor the recovery therefrom, also causing considerable pain anddiscomfort to the'donor. The present extractor requires only a small incision which is immediately The donor sites are usually selected close to the thickened endtportions of the femur or tibia, where the most bone meal may be obtained from the fewest sites.
The use of the bone meal method is rapidly becoming more prevalent in the field of bone surgery, and this extractor provides a simple, efiicient and easily operable apparatus for obtaining it. It is usually extracted from the tibia of the person upon whom it is to be used, but may be from a suitable donor site of another person. In using the apparatus, a small incision, about one-half inch long, ismade through the cuticle near the upper or lower end of the femur, or any other proposed donor site, the muscle and tissues are parted allowing a portion of the apparatus to be inserted therethrough directly in contact with the bone.
Referring now more particularly to, the drawings, 'a cup is has a. hollow sleeve ll extending centrally from the bottom and the sleeve has a reducedopening at the end with an inner beveled shoulder l2 and a sharply beveled outer extremity l3. Extending from the edge of the cupis a supporting arm I i having an outwardly bent end IS.
A parting guide it, as shown by Fig. 4, has a lower portion l! to fit Within the reduced end opening of the sleeve l l, and the end 58 is pointed for separating fibers but need not be a sharp or cutting edge. A collar i9 is. secured to the portion I? and spaced from the end to provide a centering bearing in the sleeve H at the bottom of the cup it. At the other end of the guide. is
an angular shank 20 extending at a right angle to closely overlieand engage the bent end l5 of the arm M. Whenthe shank 2d engages, the bent end l5 the pointed endv l8 projects from the outer beveled extremity [3 of thesleeve I0. Upon the shank a collar 2! is slidableintoand out of When connected as shown in Fig. 5, the pointed end E8 of the guide and the beveled extremity l3 of the sleeve are insertedthrough an incision in the skinagainst a bone. The guide is used to part and separate the skin and muscle the beveled;ex-'
tremity H3 or the sleeve IQ is pressedagainstthe outside of a donor boneA. 'With' the cup inthis positionthe guide it is withdrawn by firstreleasing the collar 2 l and a bone drilling assembly as shown in Fig. 6 is inserted in the cup. 7
This bone drilling assembly comprises a drill 25' having a reduced extremity 26 for entering any material 'more readily. Extending oppositely is ceives the arm i4 when the cover is applied to the cup and prevents the cover from relative turning. Surrounding the shank end of the drill is a spiral spring 35 bearing at one end against the outside-ofthe cover and at the other end against a stop washer 36 engaging a cross pin 31 extending through the shank.
A cup-shaped bone meal rake 38 closely surrounds the main portion of the drill 25 and has a lower beveled end 39 which conformsto the inner beveled shoulder 12 of the sleeved! and may be moved in tight contact therewith. .Exten ding from opposite sides of the rake are guides 40 substantially parallel with and spaced from the drill shank 21. In opposite portions of thecover 32 are openings 4! each having a recess 42 adjacent the center of the cover in which the:outer portions of the guides 40 are seated: The'ends of the guides are curved outwardly to form hooks 43 for firige'r or hand engagement in moving the rake inwardly and'outwardly in the sleeve i I. When bone particles clog the end of the sleeve, tlie rake may be moved to draw the particles up iiit'othe sleeve and the cup Ill until sufiicient bone meal is collected. A band 4 3 of sheet metal is usuallyse'cured to'the guides-at a distance from 1 the-cover which limits the stroke of the rake 38, and as" the bone'meal collects in the sleeve it is gradually forcedupwardly into the cup. in The drill may be rotated by a hand crank attached 'to the shank end, but a'motor 3! of the Slow speed type is preferably used. If necessary the speed of the driving shaft should be reduced s'o-the drill operates at about seventy ('70) revolu tions pe'r minute. 1 To support the motor 31 and the drilling assrhbly as shown in'Fig. 1, the motor may'have a handl'e :or'a hand grip 45 with current. supply conductors 4'6 '?extending" therefrom. A'trigger-- 'switchfi-l is commonly provided-for controlling the currehttooperate'and'stop the motor. The motor-shaft is connected directly to the drill and 'a'separate loose connection consisting of-a double onopen link G8 is hinged to the motor casing by a piv'ot 49. The link loops over the bent extremity PIE-of the holding arm l4 permitting a relative -"--mo'vem'ent of the motor and drill toward the cup and limiting their movement apart.
With this construction the drilling assembly "and the motor are easily held and applied to the donor site by the one hand of an operator. To apply the drill, the motor and drill are-pressed -=against the spring 35', theicup l 0 remaining relatively stationary, this movement being permitted 3 by the open link 48. Aftera few turns of the drill any accumulation of bone particles may be raked from the end of the sleeve H] by pulling 5 outward on the-hooked ends 43 of the guides 4-9. FOne spiral drill passage full of bone meal pro-,. duces approximately 2 cubic centimeters of material.
a In applying the drillingassembly' to the donor bone site, a short incision is made-through the cuticle, preferably parallelwith the muscular fie.- bers-and connective tissues surrounding the bone, 1 so that the pointed end l8 of the parting guide 16 may be used to separate the muscle and tissue parts as much as possible. This end l8 and the *beveled outer extremity I3 of the sleeve H are inserted against-the donor bone surface, the guide =16 is removed, and the drilling assembly is """mounted in and on the cup and its extension sleeve. 1 As shown'in'Figs. 2 and 3 the drill 25 maybei first inserted substantially at right angles to the motor and engageable over the arm to :.movement -;of the motorand-drillin .the' sleeve while still maintaining contact with the same site through the periosteum. When one area is exhausted, the extractor is removed,
and may be similarly applied at another donor site, andthe small incision may be closed, usually by a singlesurgical stitch.
The bone meal is conveyed by the drill spirals to the interior of the sleeve II where it may be withdrawn'bythe rake 38 to the upper portion of thesleeve, and if suiiicient in amount, filling the cup H] from the bottom thereof. When the desired :amount of bone meal is produced it may be removed and stored in a suitable receptacle until used. r
.1 Although we have-described. in some detail, a
particular construction in accordance, with-the inventiomit should be regarded as an exemplificati0n rather than a limitation thereof, as various constructions, combinations, and. arrangeaments of various parts maybemade for eifecting the desired-result without departing from the spirit and scope of .the invention. i
This invention-may be manufactured and:used
by or for. the Government .oftheUnited States of-America ion-governmental purposes without the'payment of any royalties thereon or therefor.
3 We claim:,-
1. A bone meal the sleevea-fitting closely around the drill atthe beveled extremity and spaced otherwise therefrom; and a; bone meal-rake movable longitudinally in the space between and relatively to the drill and the sleeve. -2. -;A bone mealextractor comprising a spring pressed sleeve member, a bone drill rotatable and longitudinally movable in the sleeve and projecting: from one end-thereof, and a honey meal rake surrounding the drill in the sleeve member'and movable to withdraw boneameal from the drill andto transfer it relatively upward in the sleeve. -3.;- A bone meal extractor comprisin a cup r'having a sleeveextending from the bottom thereof, a bone drill extending through the cup and sleeveand projecting'from the openend of the sleeve-,;;and a bone'meal-rake between the .sleeveand the drill movable within the sleeve relatively to the drill and operative to receive 1 bone -meal.-f=rom the drill and to discharge it through the sleeve-into the cup.-
'4. In a-bone meal extractor, a cup :with an extending sleeve and a supporting arm projecting 605..
- the'cupv and sleeve and removable therefrom, a
from the cup, a rotatable drill extending through and .sleeve and, removable therefrom, a motor 1' attached'at'the end of the drill and spaced from the ,,cup, spring means engaging the =;d;ri ll ;and tendingito vmovethe end at-tachedto the meter and the motor away from the cup, and link means extractor comprising a bone :riril-l, a spripgpressed sleeve in which the;drill is rotatable :and'longitudinally movable havinga beveled-extremity from which the, drill. projects,
pivoted to the motor and engageable over the arm to hold the cup and the motor non-rotatably together and to permit the movement of the drill and motor against the spring and limiting their movement relative to the cup in the opposite direction. r
6. In a bone meal extractor, a cup with an extending sleeve, a drill extending through the cup and sleeve and the driving end projecting out of the cup, a cover at the end of the cup with a centering opening for the drill, means including a coupling attached to the drill, and spring means engaging the coupling at the driving end of the drill and the cover tending to press this end of the drill outwardly from the cup and to draw the other end inwardly into the sleeve.
7. In a bone meal extractor, a cup with an extending sleeve, a drill extending through the cup and sleeve and the driving end projecting out of the cup, a cover at the end of the cup with a centering opening for the drill, a bone meal rake comprising a cup movable lengthwise of the drill within the sleeve, and guides extending from the rake cup through the cover and terminating in hand-hold portions by which the rake is moved in the sleeve.
8. In a bone meal extractor, a cup with an extending sleeve and a supporting arm projecting from the cup rim, a rotatable 'drill extending through the cup and sleeve and one end projecting out of the cup, a cover at the end of the cup having a centering opening for the drill, the cover having a recess in its flange to seat it non-rotatively around the arm, a motor having a drivin connection with the projecting end of the shaft, and a link pivoted to the motor and engaging over the supporting arm to permit longitudinal movement of the drill in the cup and holding the cup and its cover against'rotation relative to the motor.
' 9. In a bone meal extractor, a cup with a sleeve extending fromthe bottom thereof, a rotatable drill extending through the cup and sleeve and the driving end projecting out of the cup, a rake comprising a member surrounding the drill Within the sleeve and having guides extending within the sleeve and cup parallel to the drill and the ends projecting out of the cup, and acover at the end of the cup having a central opening for the drill and having opposite outer openings with inner recesses on opposite sides of the cen ter in which the said guides are seated and in which they are slidable to move the rake.
10. In a bone meal extractor, a rake for a bone drill comprising a cup-like portion to surround the drill, a pair of operator guides extending substantially parallel from opposite sides thereof and spaced from a drill located therein, the outer ends of the guides having hand-hold portions for moving them' and the ,cup-like portion, and means for confining the guides against outward movement intermediate their length.
REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file of this patent:
UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 568,932 Wilcox Oct. 6., 1896 1,147,408 Kells July 20, 1915 1,242,314 Bean Oct. 9, 1917 2,246,916 Fischer June 24, 1941
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Drowned Town Resurfaces in 6-Year-Long Drought
Drowned 50 years ago for progress and the promise of near limitless water, the town of Old Adaminaby has re-emerged from its sunken grave as drought ravages one of Australia's biggest lakes.
The country's battle with climate change and the worst drought in 100 years was stark at Old Adaminaby as World Environment Day dawned yesterday: Looters picked through the relics of a bygone farming town on the parched floor of Lake Eucumbene.
On the lake floor are the remains of an old truck, standing on what was once a street. The foundations of nearby houses lie covered with cracked black mud.
Old beer bottles and cans litter the ground beside the rusted farm machinery of a past generation.
"I don't know if it will ever fill again but if the dam ever fills again I will have seen history," said Sydney worker Robert Simms, scavenging beside a boat ramp which was once on the main street, but is now left high and dry by the shrinking lake.
A conservation order on Lake Eucumbene to stop looters came into force yesterday, World Environment Day.
"The old town is coming back as the lake disappears. We've had to put a conservation order on it to stop the place disappearing a second time," said local Mayor Richard Wallace.
Australia's Snowy Mountains power scheme, which created the giant lake, is the country's greatest engineering feat and took 25 years to build.
But a near six-year dry spell means the project's future is now uncertain, as are the ski and fishing grounds around it, and the irrigators who rely on its waters.
"Our income is generated 50 percent by winter tourism, either skiing or boarding, another 20 percent by summer tourism – the lakes – and the other 30 percent comes from farming, which again revolves around climatic conditions," said Wallace.
"When mother nature isn't kind to us like this, it's devastating," he said.
Dying lifeline
The Snowy Hydro scheme was meant to be a lifeline for the Murray- Darling River Basin, an area the size of France and Spain which accounts for 71 percent of the total area of irrigated crops and pastures in Australia.
The scheme captures melting winter snows into the two major lakes, Eucumbene and Jindabyne, storing them for release down into huge dams in the foothills below. Irrigators rely on the lakes to water the dry but fertile plains to the west.
But Lake Eucumbene is now almost a relic, like the ghost town it submerged, at around 10 percent of capacity.
Australian Prime Minister John Howard in April warned irrigators that water would be cut off for crops and pastures in the Murray- Darling unless drenching rains restored the river flows and re- fills Eucumbene's lost capacity.
Despite recent rains and snow bringing hope to farmers, Australia's current drought is expected to wipe 1 percent from its $790 billion economy.
To help drought-proof Australia, the federal government has called for a A$10 billion ($8 billion) reform of water infrastructure, but the plan has run aground like Lake Eucumbene's stranded boaters amid political wrangling.
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Greetings everyone. I would like to take this chance to invite Nvidia customers and enthusiasts to ask Nvidia a question.
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PORTLAND, Ore. ( TheStreet) -- Yes, you've been seeing seasonal aisles full of Halloween candy, decorations and costumes in stores and supermarkets since at least Labor Day. No, it's not doing a single thing to boost Halloween's profile among retail holidays.
According to the folks at market research firm IBISWorld, Halloween spending in the United States is expected to grow to $7.63 billion this year from $7.41 billion in 2010. That's impressive when compared with the $5.77 billion U.S. consumers spent on Halloween at the beginning of the recession in 2008, but just less than half of the $13.2 billion spent on Father's Day this year.
Among the retail holiday heavy hitters, Halloween ranks dead last behind Christmas ($69.2 billion by IBISWorld estimates), Valentine's Day ($20.8 billion), Mother's Day ($17.1 billion), Father's Day and Thanksgiving ($7.8 billion). Think Turkey Day's spot is looking ripe for the plucking thanks to Black Friday's encroachment on Thanksgiving dinner? Nope. Halloween's 3% year-over-year growth lags well behind Thanksgiving's 6.4% growth in 2012.
Fluctuating commodities prices have more than a little bit to do with Thanksgiving's annual take, but weather-dependent Halloween has plenty of its own variables. This year, Halloween has the grave misfortune of sharing its run-up sales period with a lingering government shutdown. With roughly 800,000 federal workers sent home, 2.1 million civilian contractors also furloughed and government money locked up tight, few people are feeling particularly flush this season. Halloween sales with still grow, but that growth is just a costume for some telling spending cuts."We expect strong growth in the decorations category because they are a small and inexpensive way to get into the holiday spirit," says Nikoleta Panteva, senior analyst for IBISWorld. "However, overall spending is expected to be suppressed due to the ongoing economic and political uncertainty, causing consumers to cut back on highly discretionary spending." Spending on decorations is expected to jump 6.7%, to $2.23 billion. Costume spending, however, will increase by a relatively flat $40 million, or 1.5% from the $2.72 billion spent last year on the holiday's biggest category. Hershey (HSY), Tootsie Roll (TR), Mondelez (MDLZ) and other confectioners won't see much of a boost from candy sales, either, as last year's $2.19 billion in spending crawls to $2.25 this year -- a change of less than 3%. Even the biggest retail holiday proponents are measuring their Halloween expectations this year. The National Retail Federation retail industry group notes that while a third of U.S. Halloween consumers did their shopping by the end of September, the overall size of that buyer base and the amount it's spending have shrunk this year. Roughly 158 million consumers say they plan to celebrate Halloween this year, down from 170 million last year. In total, they plan to spend about $75 each on Halloween, down from an average of nearly $80 per shopper last year. (WMT) and Target (TGT) to Kroger (KR) and Safeway (SFY) . At a time the balance of Halloween spending is shifting toward adults -- with the $1.2 billion U.S. consumers plan to spend on adult costumes overshadowing the $1 billion they'll spend on kids' outfits -- there should be more money in the Halloween goody bag than ever. At least this year, however, a stagnant economy and equally intractable Congress are the scariest elements Halloween has to offer -- and consumers have lost enough to both already. -- Written by Jason Notte in Portland, Ore. >To contact the writer of this article, click here: Jason Notte. >To follow the writer on Twitter, go to http://twitter.com/notteham. >To submit a news tip, send an email to: firstname.lastname@example.com.


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The President's Plan will:
- Tie financial aid to college performance, starting with publishing new college ratings before the 2015 school year.
- Challenge states to fund public colleges based on performance.
- Hold students and colleges receiving student aid responsible for making progress toward a degree.
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How does the US Department of Education define college value and performance?
- The American higher education system has some of the finest institutions in the world and the diversity of institutional missions is key to its strength. While there will never be a way for a rating to capture the full spectrum of an institution's contributions to an individual or society, the Department will develop a ratings system that will identify colleges that provide good value aligned with three key principles that President Obama articulated: access, affordability, and outcomes.
- Input from the public is vital as the Department works to turn these principles into a meaningful ratings system.
What metrics will you use to rate colleges?
- The new ratings system has not been developed yet and we will work with all stakeholders— including students and families, states, colleges and universities, and higher education experts– to identify those metrics that will help consumers compare colleges based on their affordability and value, such as:
- Access, such as percentage of students receiving Pell grants
- Affordability, such as net price and loan debt
- Outcomes, such as graduation and transfer rates, earnings of graduates, and completion of advanced degrees
If you measure colleges based on student earnings, won't you encourage colleges to shut down their early education programs and over-invest in engineering and business programs?
- Clearly graduate earnings are not the only measure of college performance, and they shouldn't be. But one purpose of college is to help students get a better, more secure career – and students deserve this information when choosing colleges.
- For most families, choosing a college is one of the most important economic decisions they will make in their lifetime. Families should not have to struggle to figure out which colleges offer good value and which ones do not.
- We are also planning to work with the higher education community to improve these measures, and we will explore other ways to measure student learning across the diversity of fields, professions, and industries for which our higher education system prepares its students.
Your measurements will hurt colleges who specialize in serving disadvantaged students, like HBCUs. And colleges will respond by excluding disadvantaged students. Are you sacrificing low-income students for middle-income students who are more likely to succeed on your measures?
- It bears repeating: we need all students seeking higher education to access and graduate from college at higher rates in order for our economy and society to reap the benefits of postsecondary education.
- Colleges that prioritize enrolling and graduating disadvantaged students have a special place in our country. That's why our performance ratings will include factors recognizing colleges for helping disadvantaged students succeed, such as for helping more Pell-eligible students enroll and graduate.
- The Department will engage with the public in designing this system in a way that works for everyone and is reflective of the needs of the community. We will continue to reach out to get feedback and input from We are interested in ideas and suggestions from all stakeholders: students and families, college faculty and administrators, state education leaders, business and industry, researchers, associations, innovators, philanthropies, consumer interest groups, and other public advocates.
What steps will the Department take to develop and implement these new ratings? How long will it take?
- The President has directed Secretary Duncan to take the lead in developing these new college ratings. The ratings will be available for students who are choosing colleges in the 2015 school year.
- In developing these ratings, Secretary Duncan will draw on the expertise of the Institute of Education Sciences. IES is the primary federal agency responsible for education statistics, and by law its activities are free of partisan political influence.
- Secretary Duncan is committed to developing these ratings with broad public input including outreach to students and parents, states, colleges, researchers and measurement experts. The steps he will take include:
- A series of open forums located around the country.
- Publishing a Request for Information, a formal notice in the Federal Register that provides the public an opportunity to submit information and propose policies.
- Consultations with students and families, college leaders, state and local leaders, Congress, statistical experts, and anyone else with a good idea.
- Please look for our public hearings, forums, and roundtables, and share written feedback with us at www.ed.gov/college-affordability or email us at firstname.lastname@example.com.
- The ratings will be published annually to guide college choices and incorporated into the Department's College Scorecard.
- In the upcoming reauthorization of the Higher Education Act, the President will seek legislation allocating financial aid based upon these college ratings by 2018, once the ratings systems is well established. For example, student could maximize their Federal student aid by attending colleges that provide good value.
Will Congress work with you on this?
- During the discussions about student loan interest rates, we found widespread eagerness to engage in discussions concerning college costs and intense interest in helping to address how we can help students afford a good education without incurring unaffordable debt.
- While keeping student loan interest rates affordable is important, we need to acknowledge that our work needs to start sooner –postsecondary education must be more affordable.
- Many similar ideas have earned bipartisan support, and we are optimistic we can find common ground on an issue that is increasingly on the minds of so many American families.


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In both of my fields of distributed renewable energy infrastructure and environmental composites, I would throw a punch at corporations and/or public sector entities, agents, or elected officials who have an environmentally destructive agenda, yet make no real effort to alter that agenda—and to add insult to injury, lie about their activities in the interest of power or profits. "Greenwashing" is rampant in most industries and sectors and needs to be targeted. It is a particularly disingenuous form of false advertising.
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