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According to sandrarose.com, Tameka Foster-Raymond was spotted walking through the Airport of Guarulhos, heading back home to the United States, after recovering in Hospital Sirio Libanez in Sao Paulo, Brazil.
We think Tameka looks good considering her recent ordeal.
Click here to check out our tribute gallery to Usher and Tameka.
UPDATE: Tameka Foster-Raymond, Usher's wife, was released from a hospital in Brazil after spending 11 days recovering from a cardiac arrest she suffered shortly before she was about to undergo plastic surgery, according to The Associated Press.A spokeswoman for the Sirio-Libanes Hospital in Sao Paulo told AP Wednesday (February 18) that Foster-Raymond left the facility Monday night, but declined to provide any details on Raymond's treatment at the family's request. The spokewoman spoke on condition of anonymity per hospital policy.
At press time, representatives for Usher had not commented.
Ellen Dastry, a spokeswoman for the doctor who was to perform the plastic surgery, told People magazine last week that Foster-Raymond suffered a cardiac arrest while being anesthetized ahead of a "simple liposuction" at Sao Paulo's Sao Rafael Hospital.
"Tameka Raymond came here on Friday to do a liposuction. Shortly after she went under [general] anesthesia, she suffered a cardiac arrest," said Ellen Dastry, a representative for plastic surgeon Silvio Sterman, who was to have performed the surgery. Foster-Raymond was revived after less than a minute using heart massage.
Foster-Raymond, 38, never had the procedure, and after the cardiac arrest, doctors immediately put her into a medically induced coma to stabilize her. "When an attack like this happens, the doctors put the patient to sleep … and make sure that everything is OK and that there has not been any damage," Dastry said. "This is the protocol every time and this is what was done." Foster-Raymond spent a day in the intensive care unit and was transferred to another hospital, considered one of Brazil's finest. After a week of recovery, she is "doing very well," according to Dastry.
UPDATE: According to the New York Daily News, Tameka Raymond is still hospitalized 10 days after suffering complications from plastic surgery. They also dropped an interesting tidbit on the cause of the complications. Her complications could be related to the fact that she went in for the surgery only two months after having her second son but told her doctor, it had been four months.
According to José Tariki, president of the Brazilian Society of Plastic Surgery, a patient should only undergo liposuction six to eight months after giving birth."After a pregnancy,the abdomen muscle is violently stretched,becomes flacid and swells," he says. "The patient needs six to eight months to return to normal and only then can undergo surgery."Brazil's most popular news-variety program "The Fantastics" reported Sunday that Raymond had told her Brazilian surgeon Silvio Sterman that her youngest son was born four months ago.
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A Brazilian plastic surgeon has revealed details of the procedure that temporarily left Usher's wife, Tameka Raymond, in a medically-induced coma.
Two months after giving birth to the couple's second son, Raymond, 38, traveled to Brazil to have liposuction on her stomach, says Ellen Dasptry, a rep for Sao Paulo plastic surgeon Dr. Silvio Sterman, who was to have performed the surgery.
"Tameka Raymond came here on Friday to do a liposuction. Shortly after she went under [general] anesthesia, she suffered a cardiac arrest," Dasptry tells PEOPLE.
Induced Coma
Raymond never had the liposuction. According to Dasptry, after her cardiac arrest, Raymond was immediately revived and placed in an induced coma.
"When an attack like this happens, the doctors put the patient to sleep… and make sure that everything is okay and that there has not been any damage," explains Dasptry. "This is the protocol every time and this is what was done."
After a day in the ICU, Raymond was transferred to a larger facility, Sao Paulo's Hospital Sírio-Libanês, considered one of the finest in Brazil, says Dasptry. After nearly a week of recovery, she "is doing very well," says the surgeon's spokeswoman.
UPDATE: Despite the best attempts by Usher and his family to keep the situation under wraps, new details have emerged on the nature of wife Tameka Raymond's "serious" medical emergency.
A spokeswoman for plastic surgeon Silvio Sterman confirms that Foster was rushed to the hospital's intensive care unit last Friday after going into cardiac and respiratory arrest while being anesthetized before a liposuction procedure, but "was revived in less than a minute by heart massage."
Doctors at the hospital placed Raymond in an induced coma for 24 hours to stabilize her, "in order to avoid unnecessary complications," said rep Ellen Dastry. As of Tuesday, the 37-year-old mother of two was listed in stable condition.
These details were revealed after hospital reps informed the media that they were "barred from giving any information."
Check out this list of celebs who might have gone under the knife!
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UPDATE: Usher's reps say the R&B singer canceled Grammy plans because wife Tameka Raymond is in a Brazilian hospital after "suffering complications from routine surgery." According to EOnline, Foster is in stable condition and Usher is with her at the hospital, according to the reps. No further details are being released.
Usher missed Clive Davis' yearly pre-Grammy party due to a serious family emergency.
Eonline.com is reporting that record mogul Clive Davis shocked guests at his annual star-studded pre-Grammys party Saturday night (Feb. 7) when he announced that the R&B superstar would not be performing as planned. Davis, president of Usher's J Records label, announced that the entertainer and his mother phoned earlier to cancel his rehearsal and subsequent performance at the Beverly Hilton because of a "serious illness in the family."
Reps for Usher declined to comment or elaborate on the sad news, but a source close to the 30-year-old denies rumors that his wife, Tameka Foster, 37, had died following plastic surgery. Access Hollywood does report, however, that Foster did suffer complications from a cosmetic procedure in Brazil.
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On Friday, there were also reports that Usher's label saw Foster a distraction to the the singer and his career. Those rumors, however, have been denied.
The couple have been married since August 2007 and have two children. Foster formerly worked as Usher's stylist.
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22. Blue On The Big Screen
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26. Strolling With Mom & Dad
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27. Blue Has A Manicure Day With Mama Bey
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28. Hanging Out With Mom
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33. Blue Ivy
"The blueprint 🐝"
34. Bey & Blue Take A Stroll
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36. Jay Z Carries Blue While Bey Looks On
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Blue Ivy & Momma Bey enjoy some much deserved time off in Spain.
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Beyonce, Jay and Blue jetsetting in Dublin.
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Life's a beach!
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"Beyonce & Blue"
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"Momma, what's your password?"
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"Momma, I asked you for your password!"
48. When Blue Ivy Takes Your Phone, Beyonce Be Like...
"Fine, I'll go ask Daddy!"
49. Blue Ivy On Tour
"Bey & Blue"
50. It's Playtime
Beyonce & Blue take some time out to play.
51. A Chilly Day In NYC
"Beyoncé, Jay Z and Blue Ivy in NYC - Jan. 19"
52. All Bundled Up
The royal family makes their way to their fancy car.
53. Kisses From Dad
Blue's all bundled up, getting love from Daddy.
54. Blue At The White House
Blue Ivy's taking after mommy and writing a letter.
55. Blue Loves Bo
The White House pup, Bo is showing Blue Ivy some love.
56. The Carters At The White House
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57. It's Christmas Time Again
Blue and Bey checking out the White House Christmas tree.
58. Blue Lovin' Bo
Blue Ivy, dressed like a Princess, showing Bo some love.
59. Like Father, Like Daughter
Blue playing dress up with Daddy's hat.
60. Fun Times With Mommy
Blue Ivy spends some QT with mommy.
61. Mommy & Me
Blue and Bey take a break for some snacks.
62. Silvery Blue
Beyonce carries Blue, while the adorable toddler rocks a metallic jacket that we want and need.
63. The Holy Grail
Blue, Bey & Jay
64. One Big Happy Family
"#miami #newyear #2014"
65. Surprise!
"Beyoncé & Blue 💙"
66. Blue & Daddy In A Blue Jacket
"Jay and Blue 💙 #NewYear #2014 #Miami"
67. Hold On To Me
"Happy New Year Mommy!"
68. Dora Dora Dora The Explorer
"Beyoncé, Blue and Dora the Explorer"
69. Daddy & Bey
"Look over there Blue, you own that too."
70. Blue's Big B-Day
"Mommy make sure they can only see the back of my head."
71. Painted Faces For Blue's Bday
"Let me get down Mommy, I wanna play!"
72. Kisses From Mommy
Beyonce and Blue prepping for Momma Tina's Masquerade Ball
73. Talk To The Hand!
Beyonce, Jay Z and Blue Ivy were spotted leaving Joey's restaurant in Miami, on January 8th, and Blue had a message for the paps! Talk to the hand!
74. Me & My Daddy
While Beyonce's arm rested, Jay carried Blue from Joey's restaurant, in Miami on January 8th.
75. Blue's First Words
"I'm ready to slay right along with you, Ma!"
76. Imagine The Sound Of This Lullaby
A newborn Blue Ivy gets serenaded by her superstar mother.
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Every now and again, Blue Ivy reminds you...she is her father's child!
78. All Gold Everything
Blue Ivy takes after her dad's swag. The inseparable duo were spotted in South Beach, Miami illuminating the streets outside their hotel with their yellow luster!
79. All Of The Lights!
"Mommy! All the pretty colors are so blinding! I'm...just..so..overwhelmed! When's my shot coming?! When's my shot coming?!" Blue plays on set with Bey at her 'Blow' video shoot.
80. Hey Blue!
"I can be happy sometimes, see?"
81. Blue Ivy With Daddy
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82. Jay Z Tries To Get Blue To Listen To "Magna Carta Holy Grail"
"Daddy, I'm more of a Nas fan."
83. Stepping With Mom
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84. Splashin' & Playin'
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85. Beyonce Discusses Important Matters
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86. Mommy's Hugs
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87. Blue Ivy Twirls
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88. Just So You Know...
"I run things. Don't get it twisted."
89. Mommy & Me Loungin'
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90. A Kiss For Blue
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91. Slurpin' On That Milk...Slurpin' Slurpin' On That Milk
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92. Awwww
We could watch this adorable GIF of Blue Ivy nonstop forever!
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96. Blue and Bey Out For Lunch
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97. Blue Is One Tough Cookie
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Would you want Scal as the Celtics coach? RT @MrTrpleDouble10: Scal said he half-jokingly called Ainge as soon as Doc was gone to ask about job. Ainge told him he was 4th on his list — Jay King (@ByJayKing) July 16, 2013 Alright. I know this was probably a joke, but let's say it wasn't. Would you want Scal as the Celtics coach? For anyone that reads my posts, which are so infrequent they are practically nonexistent, you know I have a massive man crush on Scal. He's probably in my top 5 people I've ever wanted to meet in person. That being said, in all honesty he probably needs more experience either as a NBA assistant coach or as a coach in the NCAA. The success of Mark Jackson in Golden State probably will lead to more Jason Kidd situations in the future. However, I think just like any other profession, a person can't just jump into head coaching on the professional level right away. That being said, if anyone can do it it is my main man Scal. Still waiting for that one o...
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There are plenty of examples of altruism in animals. For example, there's Samantha, the Erie Zoo gorilla who shares her space and occasionally her food with Panda, a Dutch rabbit. There's also Sydney, a beagle/terrier mix who cares for five kittens that were rescued from a construction site. Now, Researchers from the University of Colorado-Boulder have found evidence that suggests some plants are altruistic too.
UC-Boulder researchers examined corn, in which each fertilized seed contained an embryo and a matching piece of tissue known as endosperm that nourishes the embryo as the seed grows. They compared the growth and behavior of the embryos and endosperm in seeds with the same mother and father with the growth and behavior of embryos and endosperm that had genetically different parents, according to CU-Boulder Professor Pamela Diggle.
"The results indicated embryos with the same mother and father as the endosperm in their seed weighed significantly more than embryos with the same mother but a different father," said Diggle, a member of CU-Boulder's ecology and evolutionary biology department, in a statement. "We found that endosperm that does not share the same father as the embryo does not hand over as much food — it appears to be acting less cooperatively."
Diggle said that the CU-Boulder study is the first to "specifically test the idea of cooperation among siblings in plants."
"One of the most fundamental laws of nature is that if you are going to be an altruist, give it up to your closest relatives," said Professor William Friedman, a professor at Harvard University. "Altruism only evolves if the benefactor is a close relative of the beneficiary. When the endosperm gives all of its food to the embryo and then dies, it doesn't get more altruistic than that."
Researchers looked for evidence of an extremely rare phenomenon in plants called "hetero-fertilization," in which two different fathers father individual corn kernels. For ages, scientists have been manipulating corn plant genes, resulting in the generation of multicolored "Indian corn" cobs of dynamic colors. The information obtained from this manipulation helped the researchers in identifying the ancestry of the kernels, according to Diggle.
Chi-Chih Wu, a CU-Boulder doctoral student in the ecology and evolutionary biology department, cultivated and harvested more than 100 ears of corn over a three-year period, and removed, mapped and weighed every individual kernel out of each cob. Most of the kernels had an endosperm and embryo of the same color (a sign that they shared the same mother and father), but some had varying colors.
Wu searched tirelessly for the rare kernels that had two different fathers as a way to evaluate the cooperation between the embryo and endosperm.
"It was very challenging and time-consuming research," said Friedman. "It was like looking for a needle in a haystack, or in this case, a kernel in a silo."
Endosperm provides about 70 percent of the calories humans consume annually worldwide.
"The tissue in the seeds of flowering plants is what feeds the world," added Friedman. "If flowering plants weren't here, humans wouldn't be here."
The study's findings are described in detail in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
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You forget to mention that your 10 year old is 6'4" 220 and can run the 40 in 4 flat.
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You forget to mention that your 10 year old is 6'4" 220 and can run the 40 in 4 flat.
Not possible. Lane Kiffin would have offered him already then.
Fitzgerald Toussaint should start, and it's not even close. Toussaint is more explosive, in better shape, knows the offense better, and is more of a threat in the passing game than Green.
I like Green's future, but you're jumping the gun.
Start, sure. But Green should probably see more carries vs ND because he can move the pile that extra yard or two far better than Fitz. On Green's TD run, Fitz doesn't get it. Green's size and second push got that six. I'd like to see a 60/40 Fitz/Green split.
On Green's TD run, Fitz probably would have dodged back to the right and dove into the endzone fairly cleanly. I agree Toussaint wouldn't have taken the hit so well, but he would have been harder to hit in the first place.
Can someone please explain to me how the ND defense is small? They go 290, 322, and 357 on the d-line, 230, 258, 250, and 245 at LB, safeties are both over 200, and CBs are all over 5'11" 190. I'm pretty sure if you matched up their defense to ours they would be heavier and taller at every single position. They may have the biggest defenses we play all year.
Green has great size and good speed. But he showed NO moves or balance, and went down SUPER easy on first contact (for a guy his massive size). There is absolutely no way he looked better than Fitz.
Green has the physical tools to be a great RB, but he is going to have to learn better footwork and balance if he wants to be an elite back in college. It can happen--see Chris Perry in 2003. But after seeing them for 1 game, Fitz is the better back.
Yeah, but he had a 30-yard run where nobody touched as he ran straight down the field. Therefore, he's better. Duh.
You should retitle this that Green should just see more carries. "Starter" just really means one play - the first of the game. I think we will see more Green next week. A platoon job with Fitz.
And went and got my computer specifically so I could downvote this thread. This is seriously the stupidest opinion I can recall reading on this board. There is no way in all the world that you reached this conclusion by actually watching people play football yesterday. You're clearly just enamored with recruiting rankings and the stat sheet at the end of the day.
There were two running backs yesterday that showed the ability to either make people miss or run through contact, and they were Fitz Toussaint and (shockingly enough) Thomas Rawls. Derrick Green showed off a ton of potential, but very little actual skill. To call for a major depth chart overhaul (Green seems to be 4th or 5th, based on how the coaches were playing guys) based on 11 garbage time carries against a MAC team is asinine.
I hope for your sake you're drunk or high or have some other excuse for this shameful thread.
Note how at no point did I insinuate that Rawls should start, or even get any more carries than he got yesterday. But he ran through an arm tackle, which is more than anyone other than Fitz did.
And Norfleet, but I'm assuming he doesn't count.
Also I don't know why I'm arguing with you, you're almost as bad as Wolverines Dominate.
I apologize for flying off the handle there, I try to avoid personal attacks for the most part, and while I still think your comment above was reaching it didn't deserve a comparison to Wolverines Dominate, who I'm still fairly certain is just a troll.
I agree with you to some extent, I think Green showed pretty conclusively that he's going to be a better back than Rawls, but I think based an a super limited sample size Rawls is playing better right now. Green has a burst that is really impressive for his size, he just needs to learn how to use that power to break tackles.
I think Rawls had a very similar thing going on last year. He had size and power, but went down way earlier than he should have because he didn't know how to use them. What I saw from him yesterday suggested to me that maybe the light went on for him. What I saw from Green suggests that he still needs to learn those same skills, but when he does he'll be an outstanding player.
Anyway, I'm gonna head out for a bit and maybe come back to the board in a few days. I think that would be best, both for everyone here and for my own sanity. Gotta keep myself from taking these things too seriously.
It was just an observation. This board is getting less and less fun with the level of douche-baggery on here. We are all blue at the end of the day
I participated in a couple of conversations about this in other threads on the board yesterday, but for some reason seeing it get its own thread after all that just made me feel like some combination of this guy:
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I think I'm going to take a few days off from reading and commenting on the board, at least until the UFRs go up. I think the lack of game film (other than MGoBlue.com's ridiculously zoomed-in highlights) has made me just get angry in places where I would have previously pointed to video evidence. Damn T3 Media.
This may well be one of the most unintentional neg-bangings I've seen around these parts. It is an opinion and everyone is entitled to his or her, but this probably should have been placed inside another thread where it wouldn't have been given such a spotlight.
how unintentional it is. The OP, in general, loves attention. He may have been serious, but I wouldn't put it past him to post something like this just to start a flamefest even if he didn't 100% believe it himself. Especially with the points system not functioning.
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The only thing I want to contribute to this contentious thread is this: I am just damn happy we have options. And happier to let the coaches figure it out.
Jesus Christ.
A gulp a gulp a gulp.
Did you pick something up while with the bush girl?
This is the danger of too much player hype prior to setting foot on campus. One good game: Heisman!
I think what really happens is a guy looks good at first, but you then opponents get used to them. You can't underestimate the impact of another coach watching every one of your runs and learning all your tendencies. It makes a huge difference that second year where teams are game planning specifically for you
I think hoke just changed it with green who will be a nfl rb. So will damien harris.
At any rate Fitz looked good and he should continue starting. Good to have some good backs to choose from.
just let our coaches use their good judgement here and let them start the back that best fits their plans. NOVEL IDEA....I know.
Based on my recall and because of Green's body type, I would have thought that he would more consistently gain yards but would have fewer long runs. But the opposite was true. Green was less consistent but had the longest run ( 30 for G vs. 20 yards for F). That long rush helped account for his higher yard per rush mean average (5.3 for G vs 4.1 for F).* Yet, the middle among the string of gains was a full yard greater for Fitz (3.0 yards for G and 4.0 for F)** Also, Fitz's average was higher, when one accounts for the variability.***
This simple analysis disregards the fact that,1. Fitz has an advantage in the passing and blocking games, 2. Fitz gained tougher yards at the beginning of the game with a fresh and not demoralized defense on CMU, 3. this was Green's first college game and that his upside is enormous and 4. Green may have had for some runs a less experienced Offensive line. However,based on this simple analysis, I expect that, if you put Fitz's runs together in random order, you would have a higher percent of first downs than you would have with Green. That is exactly the opposite of what I expected.
*On very short runs, Fitz scored 2tds, Green 1. Presumably, Fitz could have gained more yards than one or two if the end zone did not limit him on his extra td run; so he probably would have had at least a 4.2 or 4.3 yard average.
**Median length of run) =3 yds for G; and =4 for F.
***Mean divided by stdev =.63 for Green, .73 for Fitz
Nice math, brother. Best to speak in stats and experience when deciding who starts against a school like ND.
Green shows great potential but in big games there is no way he should start over Fitz.. I do believe that Green solidified his #2 RB role but it should be about a 70-30 split in big games in Fitzs favor.. Gives us the best chance to win
I think Fitz needs to start and deserves too. Eventually I think so time later in the season Green may start but Fitz had a better game and ran harder. When Green came in the game UofM was up 30 and UofM was pounding the ball.
What is the rationale for not rotating Running Backs? I understand you want to have consistency and rhythm, but wouldnt having the tail back as fresh as possible lead to the best results?
In essence, I'm wondering whats the benefit for having a featured tail back
Jareth Glanda at starting RB. Fitz to long snapper. ND will never see it coming!
Much steeper talent gradient between qb1 and qb3 than there is between rb1 and rb6. I want my rb1 to be the one who is best at protecting qb1. End.
Do I win a prize???
Why would we replace Fitz with Green? Why not just use all 5 backs? I could really see Fitz/Green doing a 65/35 split... I want to see Hayes get some touches too since he decommitted from ND to play for the greatest university in the world
I'm going to go ahead and upvote this thread. Can't believe so many people are against Green starting.
then I like Michigan's chances to grind it out, but still score TDs.
If Michigan gets behind in the game, then I think we're looking at another crazy passing circus, INTs and WTF touchdowns with 20+ million viewers globally flirting with cardiac arrest.
I don't need that shit.
Just give me Michigan with a 14 point lead and a nice rotation of Fitz, Green and Smith. And don't freaking fumble.


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The United States has 435 congressional districts, and our district, the 17th, ranks 25th in population decline! It seems like in our district, if businesses are not cutting back, they are closing. The current politicians continue to tax businesses out of existence by decreasing the cost of doing business in other countries, and increasing the cost of business in our own country by raising taxes. All this matters.
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Don't even touch your phone if you're driving, Sept. 28
The rules and law regarding using a handheld electronic device is not strong enough to deter people. I constantly see people talking on the phone while driving.
We have a law whereby the police can confiscate/impound your vehicle on the spot for several days if you exceed the speed limit by 50 km/h. With a substantial fine, towing charges, storage charges, and administration charge, you can get your vehicle back. That is quite a deterrent.
I believe we should have a similar law that the police can impound your electronic device for seven days, and then you can claim it seven days later with a fine, storage charges, handling/administration charge.
How many people can live without their device for one day, let alone seven days. This I believe would vastly reduce the number of people using their devices while driving and reduce fatalities.
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In addition to an article on the dangers of using a cellphone while driving, there also seem to be frequent articles about pedestrians having accidents while texting or phoning while walking.
Would it not be possible, with today's technology, for the phone maker to have an "app" included in all cellphones that would render them inoperative while in motion? In my mind this would curtail all the above type of accidents.
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WILMINGTON, Del. — A bitter custody battle that included an international kidnapping and prison sentences for a former optometrist and his mother ended in gunfire at a Delaware courthouse, with the doctor's father killing his former daughter-in-law and another woman before fatally shooting himself.
Delaware State Police said 68-year-old Thomas Matusiewicz walked into the lobby of the New Castle County Courthouse on Monday, pulled out a .45-caliber semiautomatic pistol and shot 39-year-old Christine Belford and her 47-year-old friend Laura Mulford. He then exchanged fire with police, hitting two officers who were protected by armored vests.
Authorities were working Tuesday to understand how the killings were planned, questioning former optometrist and convicted kidnapper David Matusiewicz about his father and searching the older man's home in Edcouch, Texas. The yard of the small single-story home was filled with a crime scene investigation truck and unmarked grey pickup trucks commonly driven by federal agents.
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Well perhaps we all might learn something by emulating a historic procedure.
That looks like "cargo cult" thinking. People bought the carte de visite (French for "business card") images because of the photograph on the card, not the card itself. We still use carte de visite, but normally it doesn't have much of a picture on it. However, it's still nearly 6x9 (51mm x 89mm), and is so ubiquitous that it's no longer a craze. 500 for $8.50.


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United States Patent [72] Inventors Hans Stadler [52] U.S. Cl 102/46, Rankestrasse 55, 85 Nurnberg; 102 5 Heinz Gawlick, Boenerstr. 32, 851 Furth [51] Int. Cl F42b 9/08 LB; llellmut Bendler, Carl v. Lindestr. 28a, [50] Field 01' Search... 102/46, 28, 85 Nurnberg, Furth/Bay, all of Germany 702 86, 5 [2|] App]. No. 4,960 [22] Filed Jan. 22, 1970 [56] References Cited [231 Division of Ser. No. 691,647, Dec. 18, 1967, UNITED STATES PATENTS 3499386 which is a continuation of 520,1 16 5/1 894 Mason 102/46 Ser. No. 612,049, Jan. 26, 1967, abandoned, 712 32 1 9 2 Masomm 102/46 Which is a continuation of SCI. N0. 326,457, 2 96 191 12/1954 Sheehan" 02 4 X abandoned- 7 r A 2,960,032 11/1960 Sahlin 102/46 Palcmed 1971 3,090,310 5/1963 Peet et a1. 102/46 [32] Priority Nov. 29, 1962 l 33 1 Germany Primary Examiner-Robert F. Stahl [31 1 D 40 379 Attorney-Burgess, Dinklage & Sprung ABSTRACT: A primer comprising a body of priming composition composed of a thermal mixture and an initial detonating agent, and a body of booster material composed of thermal mixture substantially free of initial detonating agent. The [54] PRIMER booster material and the priming composition are in direct 2 Claims, 3 Drawing Figs. contact.
2 2 (PRIMER s -I7\(BOOSTER MATERIAL) Yl6iPRIMING COMPOSITION) -l MEANS FOR EFFECTING DETONATION OF THE PRIMING COMPOSITION PATENTEU DUI I 2 I9?! IS'U RIMING COMPOSITION) MEANS FOR EFFECTING DETONATION OF THE PRIMING COMPOSITION .H v i Milli INVENTORS HANS STADLER HEINZ GAWLICK HELLMUT BENDLER 1 ATTORNEYS.
PRIMER This application is a division of application Ser. No. 691,647, filed Dec. 18, 1967, now U.S. Pat. No. 3,499,386, which is a continuation. of Ser. No. 612,049, filed Jan. 26, l967, now abandoned, which in turn is a continuation of Ser. No. 326,457, filed Nov. 27, 1963 abandoned.
For the ignition of powder in gun cartridges, shotgun shells, etc. etc., are used which contain a limited amount of primer composition which suffices to ignite the relatively small amount of powder in these cartridges. The powder is usually smokeless powder, in a charge amounting to between 1 and 8 grams, in which case quantifies of 20 to 40 mg. of priming composition suffice.
Larger cartridges with a caliber of 15 or 20 mm., in which the amount of powder runs as high as about 50 grams, require correspondingly larger amounts of priming composition to ig' nite the powder. Percussion and electrical primers are made for this purpose which contain a charge of up to 200 mg. of priming composition. The handling of these heavily charged primers is not always without danger, and special precautions must be taken in the shipment and in the installation of these primers to prevent unintentional explosions. An amount of 200 mg. of primer composition is, in general, not exceeded for reasons of safety because otherwise it would act as an explosive detonator.
Consequently, in the case of still larger charges, i.e. larger than 50 grams, threaded percussion primers have long been used. These threaded primers have only small percussion caps containing approximately the same amount of priming composition as a gun cartridge primer and in addition contain a charge of black powder. The priming composition serves to ignite the black powder. This black powder, the charge and arrangement of which may vary considerably according to requirements, serves in turn to ignite the smokeless powder.
Herein the term primer is used to designate the thing inserted in a shell or the like, and which receives an initial impulse to effect firing of the shell. The term primer composition" is a composition within the shell responsive to the initial impulse. In addition to the primer composition, the primer may contain a booster charge." ln the case of shells containing a charge in excess of 50 grams, described above, the primer contains a primer composition and in addition a booster charge (which can be black powder), and the primer composition initiates the booster charge and the booster charge in turn initiates the shell charge.
The use of a black powder booster charge is accompanied by the disadvantage of requiring much space, this being due to the relatively small caloric yield developed by black powder. Due to black powders high sensitivity to moisture, special measures must be taken to seal it. It is furthermore necessary to pack the blackpowder loosely, so that it will burn fairly rapidly to achieve the short ignition time required for the shot. It is not possible to concentrate the black powder into a small space by great compression, because this causes it to burn slowly and with a great delay.
Attempts have been made to replace black powder with a brisant smokeless powder. The igniting capacity of this powder, however, is lower than that of black powder, and hence the brisant smokeless powder is not a satisfactory replacement.
All these primers develop relatively a relatively amount of gas, which results in a high pressure in the primer body and also in the cartridge, and hence the bottom of the cartridge is placed under a severe stress, necessitating a special design that provides a very strong wall between the charge and the firing pin or electrode. This is especially disadvantageous in the case of percussion-type threaded primers since it greatly reduces their percussion sensitivity.
In all cartridges in which the expansion of the area of combustion is very rapid, a gas-rich booster charge will drive the smokeless powder propellant out of the cartridge before it can be ignited. This is particularly true of cartridges having naught but light wadding (instead of a projectile), as for example in the case of blank cartridges or cartridges used to propel mortar shells, and cartridges in which the sidewall of the casing is perforated.
The problem thus develops of creating a primer with a booster charge which will work with a relatively small amount of primer composition, ignites very easily, requires little space, and is better as regards gas development than the previously known primers which contain a booster charge.
A common primer composition is made up of an admixture of a thermal material or mixture, and an initial detonating agent. The thermal mixture can be composed of oxygen carrier, oxidizer and reducer; the initial detonating agent can be such as tricinate, tetracene, lead azide or mercury fulminate. Without the initial detonating agent, the thermal mixture reacts but poorly. Consequently (as is known), the content of initial detonating agent cannot be reduced below a certain percentage without risking the loss of the igniting power of the priming composition. Now the surprising discovery has been made that the reactivity of the thermal mixture containing no initial detonating agent is excellent if the reaction is initiated by igniting it with a thermal mixture that does contain an initial detonating agent. This characteristic of the reaction of the explosive-free thermal mixture is utilized according to the invention by providing a booster charge composed of a thermal mixture of oxidizer and reducer, but containing no initial detonating agent. In this manner a rapidly acting primer is obtained which, with a very small amount of initial detonating agent, is capable of igniting even relatively large amounts of smokeless powder.
The invention, however, is especially valuable because the booster charge, on account of its high calorie content, requires substantially less space than prior art charges, and also especially because of the fact that it can be very highly compressed, e.g. up to 1,000 kg. per sq. cm., desirably 500-],000 kg. per sq. cm. A booster charge 2.5 cm. along according to the invention is equivalent to a prior art booster charge approximately 10 cm. long.
The following are particularly good examples of thermal mixtures suitable as the booster charge:
I. 75% barium nitrate 9% lead dioxide 18% calcium silicide 2. 62% barium nitrate 8% lead dioxide 30% aluminum silicidc 3. 65% barium nitrate 7% copper oxide 28% silicon Generally speaking the nitrates of the groups la and lla of the Periodical System of the Elements may be used oxygen carriers. Other nitrates can also be used as oxygen carriers, such as basic lead nitrates. The oxides and dioxides, respectively, as cited above are also oxygen carriers, but their main purpose is to accelerate the reaction of the nitrates. They are oxidizers. Also, instead of lead or copper oxides, manganese and iron oxides; and, as reducer components, instead of aluminum calcium or silicon, zirconium, boron magnesium etc. and their alloys. However, chlorates and perchlorates are to be avoided, since they give the thermal mixture an excessively high reactivity and would thus bring it dangerously close to constituting a detonating composition. Accordingly, the thermal mixture, i.e. the booster, should be free of or the tantially free of chlorates and perchlorates.
A mixture of thermal components and initial detonating agents which would be suitable as the primer composition, is, for example:
3% tetracene [l (5' tctrazolyl)-4- guanyl-tetrazcne-hydratc1 42% tricinate [leadstythnate] 40% barium nitrate 5% lead dioxide 10% calcium silicide The thermal mixture component in the priming composition does not have to be identical to the booster composition, but preferably has the same character.
How effective the new primer is can be seen from the fact that it has been possible to bring 4' grams of booster charge to reaction with a priming composition charge of only 30 mg. within 1 to 3 milliseconds, i.e., in a ratio of 200:1. The upper limit of the ratio of priming composition charge to booster charge can be set at about 1 to 500.
This wide range of sensitivity of the combination of a booster charge containing no detonating agent with a priming composition charge that does, is of especial importance in production for it is no longer necessary to match the two charges to one another in each case; instead, the same priming composition" charge (which contains initial detonating agent) can always be used over a range of weight ratios of primer composition charge to booster charge of about 1:1 to about 1:500 (parts of booster).
Mention has already been made of the possibility of highly compressing the booster charge. This is also very favorable from the mechanical viewpoint, since such compression gives the primer considerable strength in itself, and thus it becomes very insensitive to mechanical stresses, e. g. shock.
Thus, the invention provides a primer comprising a container, a body of priming composition within the container, and a body of booster material within the container. These bodies are in communication with each other for igniting of the booster material in response to detonation of the priming composition. The primer further includes means for effecting the detonation, such as a plate for transmitting impact to the priming composition or for transmitting an electrical igniting impulse thereto. The booster material comprises a thermal mixture which is substantially free of initial detonation agent, and the priming composition consists essentially of a thermal mixture and initial detonation agent. Desirably the thermal mixture of the booster and the thermal mixture of the priming composition consist essentially of the same components.
The invention is further described in reference to the accompanying drawing, wherein:
FIG. 1 and FIG. 2 are of primers according to the invention; and
FIG. 3 shows a portion of a shell outfitted with a primer according to the invention.
The primer body consists of the shell 1, the threaded collar 2 and the bottom plate 3, which is held tightly against shell 1 by the threaded collar 2. The compressed priming charge 6 is inserted into a recess 4 in the bottom plate 3 in a cup 5, the said priming charge consisting of a thermal mixture and an initial detonating agent. Above the priming charge 6 is the anvil 7 with holes 7a. The booster charge 8, which contains no initial detonating agent, is pressed into the funnel-shaped hole 9 in shell 1, and is covered by a thin lid 10. Between the recess 4 containing the priming charge 6 2-6 the booster charge there is a relatively narrow passage 18 whose diameter is to be expediently between one-half to 4-36 the booster charge chamber 9. The transition from passage 18 to chamber 9 is not abrupt, but passes through a conically flared portion 11 with walls at an angle of about 30 to 60. The ratio of booster charge to priming composition is 500.
7 In the embodiment shown in FIG. 1 the booster material is contained within a chamber provided in the container, and this chamber has an axially extending portion of relatively large cross-sectional area and an axially extending portion of relatively small cross-sectional area. The axially extending portion of small cross section is disposed to transmit initiation of the booster material from the primer composition to the portion of relatively large cross-sectional area. The diameter of the large portion can be 2-6 times the diameter of the small portion (or the area of the large portion can be about 4-36 times the area of the small portion). The booster material and priming composition can be in direct contact, and, desirably, the diameter of the body of booster material is about 3 times the diameter of the body of priming composition at the locus of direct contact (the cross-sectional area of the booster material about 9 times that of the priming composition).
In the embodiment in FIG. 2, an electrically operated primer is shown. 12 represents the outer shell, 13 a supporting shell, 14 a plug for the one pole of the electrical igniting system including contact 14a, and 15 is an insulator. The priming charge is designated as 16, and the booster charge containing no initial detonating agent is designated as 17. This embodiment differs from the one in FIG. 1, in that the booster charge 17 is pressed directly upon the priming charge 16. However, it is not necessary that both charges have the same diameter when pressed together. The diameter of the booster charge can also be greater than that of the priming charge by as much as a factor of three. The design of FIG. 2 is desirable when it is desired to have the priming flash cover the entire charge chamber.
The arrangement shown in FIG. 2 can furthermore also be used for percussion fuses.
In FIG. 3, a shell 20 containing a charge of smokeless powder 21 is outfitted with a primer 22.
The primer of the invention is well suited for shells having a projectile piece as well as blanks, cartridges for use to propel mortar shells, cartridges with wadding, etc.
While the invention has been described with reference to particular embodiments thereof, these are merely reprcsentative and do not serve to set forth the limits of the invention.
What is claimed is:
1. A primer comprising a container, a body of priming composition within the container, a body of booster material within the container, said bodies being in communication with each other for igniting of the booster material in response to detonation of the priming composition, and means for effecting detonation of the priming composition, the booster material comprising a thermal mixture substantially free of initial detonation agent, the priming composition consisting essentially of a thermal mixture and initial detonation agent, the thermal mixtures comprising an oxidizer selected from the group consisting of the oxides of lead, copper, manganese, iron, and a reducer selected from the group consisting of aluminum, calcium, silicon, boron, zirconium, magnesium, the proportion of primer composition to booster material being in the range of about 1:1 to 1:500, the booster material and the priming composition being in direct contact.
2. Primer according to claim 1, the cross-sectional area of the booster material being about times that of the priming composition where the booster material and the priming composition are in direct contact.
E23 4 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE CERTIFICATE OF CORRECTION Patent No. 3 6] 939 Dated Oct. 12 1971 Inventor(s) Hans Stadler et all.
It is certified that error appears in the above-identified patent and that said Letters Patent are hereby corrected as shown below:
Col. 1, line 63 cancel "relatively" (first occurrence) line 63, before "amount" insert -1arge--.
Col. 2 line 45, change "75%" to -4374.".
Col. 3 line 53 change "2-6" to --and chamber line 55 change "4-36" to --one sixth of the diameter of--.
Signed and sealed this 18th day of April 1972.
' (SEAL) Attest:
EDWARD M.FLETCHER,JR. ROBERT GOTTSCHALK Attesting Officer Commissioner of Patents
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