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All-Time Ranking of BCS Bowls
The Total Clunkers
All-Time Ranking of BCS Bowls -
Classics |
The Good Ones
Just Bowls
It's been 17 years since the Big Ten and the then-Pac 10 relented and
joined the bizarre exercise known as the BCS. Over the last decade-plus have been some of the
greatest games in the history of college football, to go along with a
slew of major clunkers. Here's the CFN ranking of all 72 BCS bowl games from 1999 to 2014 with
the ones that rank among the
worst bowl games ever.
72. 2008 Sugar Bowl
No. 5 Georgia 41 ... No. 10 Hawaii 10
Georgia destroyed Hawaii with eight sacks and several other pressures while holding the high-octane Warrior attack to a mere 306 yards. Most of those came late. Hawaii turned it over six times leading to several easy scores, but Georgia had no problem moving the ball on its own with Knowshon Moreno running for scores from 17 and 11 yards out in the first quarter, Sean Bailey catching an 11-yard scoring pass in the second, and Marcus Howard recovering a fumble off a sack in the third. Brandon Coutu blasted field goals from 52 and 45 yards out for the Bulldogs on the way to a 31-3 lead before Hawaii finally got in the end zone on a Tyler Graunke touchdown pass to Ryan Grice-Mullen in the fourth. The two teams combined for 22 penalties for 190 yards.
Player of the Game: Georgia DE Marcus Howard made four tackles, two sacks, three tackles for loss, forced two tumbles, and recovered one for a touchdown.
Stat Leaders Georgia - Passing: Matthew Stafford, 14-23, 175 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT
Rushing: Thomas Brown, 19-73, 1 TD. Receiving: Mo Massaquoi, 5-54
Hawaii - Passing: Colt Brennan, 22-38, 169 yds, 3 INT
Rushing: Kealoha Pilares, 7-26. Receiving: Jason Rivers, 10-105
71. 2005 Fiesta Bowl
No. 6 Utah 35 ... No. 21 Pittsburgh 7
Utah, who was left out of the national title discussion despite going unbeaten, showed everyone how dominant it could be on both sides of the ball. QB Alex Smith threw for 328 yards and four touchdown passes, while Paris Warren ripped apart the Panthers for 15 catches for 199 yards and two scores, highlighted by a hook and lateral off a screen pass to Steve Savoy. Pittsburgh QB Tyler Palko time had problems with the Ute pass rush, while the Panther running game netted just 16 yards. Palko had one shining moment with a brilliant throw and an even better catch by Greg Lee for a 31-yard touchdown, but that was it for the attack.
Player of the Game: Utah QB Alex Smith completed 29-of-37 passes for 328 yards and four touchdowns and ran 14 times for 68 yards
Stat Leaders Utah - Passing: Alex Smith, 29-37, 328 yds, 4 TD
Rushing: Alex Smith, 14-68. Receiving: Paris Warren, 15-199, 2 TD
Pittsburgh - Passing: Tyler Palko, 22-40, 251 yds, 1 TD
Rushing: Tim Murphy, 12-37. Receiving: Joe DelSardo, 9-109
70. 2001 Fiesta Bowl
No. 6 Oregon State 41 … No. 11 Notre Dame 9
Oregon State shocked the Irish with 446 yards of total offense as Jonathan Smith hit Chad Johnson for a 74-yard score, T.J. Houshmandzadeh for a 23-yard touchdown, and Johnson for a four-yard touchdown on the way to a 41-3 lead after three quarters. The Beavers exploded with a 29-point third quarter to make the game a rout, and they also exploded with celebrations and other penalties getting flagged 18 times for 174 yards. Notre Dame didn't get into the end zone until Tony Fisher ran for a one-yard score in the fourth.
Player of the Game: Oregon State QB Jonathan Smith completed 18-of-24 passes for 305 yards and three touchdowns.
Stat Leaders Notre Dame- Passing: Matt LoVecchio, 13-33, 138 yds, 2 INT
Rushing: Julius Jones, 13-30. Receiving: David Givens, 4-23
Oregon State - Passing: Jonathan Smith, 18-24, 305 yds, 3 TD
Rushing: Ken Simonton, 18-85, 1 TD. Receiving: T.J. Houshmandzadeh, 6-74, 1 TD
69. 2005 Orange Bowl ... The National Championship
No. 1 USC 55 ... No. 2 Oklahoma 19
Oklahoma marched down the field for an easy score and a 7-0 lead as Jason White connected with Travis Wilson for a five-yard touchdown pass. And then the floodgates opened up as Matt Leinart threw an Orange Bowl record five touchdown passes highlighted by brilliant diving catches from Dominique Byrd and Steve Smith, whose 33-yard grab made it 35-10 on the way to a 38-10 halftime lead. Smith caught three touchdown passes in the rout. OU turned it over five times and USC took advantage, on its 55-3 run before the Sooner garbage time points started to come.
Player of the Game: USC QB Matt Leinart completed 18-of-35 passes for 332 yards and five touchdown passes.
Stat Leaders OU - Passing: Jason White, 18-35, 244 yds, 2 TD, 3 INT
Rushing: Adrian Peterson. 25-82. Receiving: Travis Wilson, 7-58, 2 TD
USC - Passing: Matt Leinart, 18-35, 342 yds, 5 TD
Rushing: LenDale White, 15-118, 2 TD. Receiving: Steve Smith, 7-113, 3 TD
68. 2007 BCS Championship
No. 2 Florida 41 ... No. 1 Ohio State 14
Florida dominated Ohio State on both sides of the ball holding the Buckeye offense to eight first downs and 82 total yards of offense while amassing 370 yards and scoring 21 straight points in the first 15:04. Things started out on a high note for OSU as Ted Ginn Jr. took the opening kickoff 93 yards for a touchdown, but the Gators responded with a big kickoff return, helped by a penalty, and a seven-play, 46-yard drive finishing with a 14-yard Dallas Baker touchdown catch. Percy Harvin ran for a four-yard score, and DeShawn Wynn ran for a two-yard touchdown for the big lead, but the Buckeyes appeared to have some life after an 18-yard Antonio Pittman touchdown run. That would be it as Florida got two Chris Hetland field goals and took advantage of a sack and Troy Smith fumble to go five yards in the final minute of the first half finishing with a one-yard Andre Caldwell touchdown catch from Tim Tebow. Tebow closed out the scoring with a one-yard run in the fourth quarter.
Player of the game: Florida DEs Jarvis Moss and Derrick Harvey. The two Gator ends combined to make six tackles, five sacks, and came up with several hurries. Moss forced a key Troy Smith fumble at the end of the first half deep in Buckeye territory, and Harvey recovered it.
Stat Leaders Florida - Passing: Chris Leak, 35-36, 213 yds, 1 TD
Rushing: DeShawn Wynn, 19-69, 1 TD Receiving: Percy Harvin, 9-60
Ohio State - Passing: Troy Smith, 4-14, 35 yds, 1 INT
Rushing: Antonio Pittman, 10-62, 1 TD Receiving: Anthony Gonzalez, 2-11
67. 2002 Orange Bowl
No. 5 Florida 56 ... No. 10 Maryland 23
Brock Berlin and Rex Grossman combined to throw for 442 yards and five touchdowns as the Gators amassed 659 total yards of total offense. Earnest Graham ran for 149 yards and two touchdowns, while Taylor Jacobs set a Orange Bowl record 10 catches for 170 yards and a touchdown. Brock Berlin started the game and threw well completing 11-of-19 passes for 196 yards, but he threw two interceptions. Grossman, who was suspended for the first half, came in an helped lead the Gators to touchdowns on his first six possessions. Marc Riley ran for two fourth quarter scores for the Terps.
Player of the Game: Jacobs might have set the Orange Bowl records, but Rex Grossman was the star completing 20-of-28 passes for 248 yards and four touchdowns.
Stat Leaders Florida - Passing: Rex Grossman, 20-28, 248, 4 TD
Rushing: Earnest Graham, 16-149, 2 TD Receiving: Taylor Jacobs, 10-170, 2 TD
Maryland - Passing: Shaun Hill, 23-39, 257 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT
Rushing: Shaun Hill, 11-31 Receiving: Jafar Williams, 4-91, 1 TD
66. 2007 Sugar Bowl
No. 4 LSU 41 ... No. 11 Notre Dame 14
LSU rolled up 577 yards of total offense and scored 27 unanswered points on the way to a blowout. The Tigers got up 14-0 in the first quarter on a three-yard touchdown run from Keiland Williams and an 11-yard scoring grab from Dwayne Bowe, but Notre Dame got back in it with a perfectly thrown 24-yard pass to David Grimes and a ten-yard pitch to Jeff Samardzija. The Tigers answered by going 82 yards in five plays ending the first half with a five-yard JaMarcus Russell run, and the rout was on. After two long drives finished with Colt David field goals, the Tigers put it away on a 58-yard pass to Brandon LaFell. Williams scored on a 20-yard run to finish off the Irish.
Player of the game: LSU QB JaMarcus Russell completed 21-of-34 passes for 332 yards and two touchdowns and an interception and ran for 16 yards and a score
Stat Leaders LSU - Passing: JaMarcus Russell, 21-34, 332 yds, 2 TD, 1 INT
Rushing: Keiland Williams, 14-107, 2 TD Receiving: Early Doucet, 8-115
Notre Dame - Passing: Brady Quinn, 15-35, 148 yds, 2 TD, 2 INT
Rushing: Darius Walker, 22-128 Receiving: Jeff Samardzija, 8-59, 1 TD
65. 2013 BCS Championship No. 2 Alabama 42, No. 1 Notre Dame 14
Alabama dominated from the opening drive, ripping apart the Irish defense going 82 yards in just five plays, culminating in a 20-yard Eddie Lacy touchdown run, and it didn't get any better from there. Helped by a slightly controversial call on a muffed punt, the Tide got the ball back and finished with the first of four AJ McCarron touchdown passes. Lacy and T.J. Yeldon each added scoring runs in the first half – with Lacy's second coming in the final seconds – for a 28-0 lead, and Amari Cooper caught a 34-yard strike midway through the third to turn the game into a rout. Notre Dame and QB Everett Golson kept fighting, with Golson running for a two-yard score and connecting with Theo Riddick for a six-yard touchdown, but the Tide kept trying, too, with Cooper catching a 19-yard touchdown pass in the fourth.
Player of the Game: The entire Alabama offensive line. C Barrett Jones, LG Chance Warmack, LT Cyrus Kouandijo, RG Anthony Steen, RT D.J. Fluker
Game Notes Alabama: The Tide outgained Notre Dame 529 yards to 302 … Time of possession: Alabama 38:13 – ND 21:47 … QB AJ McCarron completed 20-of-28 passes for 264 yards and four touchdowns. … RB Eddie Lacy ran 20 times for 140 yards and one score … RB T.J. Yeldon ran 21 times for 108 yards and one touchdown. … WR Amari Cooper caught six passes for 105 yards and two touchdowns. … P Cody Mandell averaged 49.2 yards per kick on his four kicks, putting two inside the 20. … LB C.J. Mosley led the Tide with eight tackles with a tackle for loss.
Notre Dame: QB Everett Golson completed 21-of-36 passes for 270 yards and a score with one interception. … WR T.J. Jones caught seven passes for 90 yards. … RB Theo Riddick ran ten times for 37 yards. … S Zeke Motta made 16 tackles … LB Manti Te'o made ten tackles.
All-Time Ranking of BCS Bowls -
Classics |
The Good Ones
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Pompano, which is passionately run by an American family, understands its customers—and those customers return year after year for the casual atmosphere and beachfront location. A dining room with two-story glass windows overlooking the ocean makes it one of the most dramatic dining spots on the island, and there's also a popular game room with two PlayStation video game consoles, pool, foosball, and Ping-Pong. Of three hot tubs, two enjoy a privileged cliff-side perch overlooking the beach. Most memorable, however, the water here is clear and shallow—you can wade out through 400 yards of waist-high, crystal clear liquid to one of two floating platforms. A shuttle to and from the Port Royal Gold Course, and also the Hamilton ferry, is offered.
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By travellover
Jan 10, 2008
We just returned from six nights at this hotel. First of all, the Pompano Beach Club is a misnomer. I would not call a tiny, tiny stretch of sand a beach! Our room was damp all the time and therefore so were our clothes when we put them on. The bathroom is nice enough, but our water was rusty. The lobby and public areas are worn. The food was average to good (depending on the night), but the desserts were excellent. The staff was friendly and
tried their best. However, this place is definitely not worth the price.
By JerseySue
Jul 31, 2007
Just got back from Pompano our 3rd year !Things haven't changed much - but they need to ! The rooms are still outdated and need a major make-over. The bedding/drapes/linens are very worn ! The first time the food was OK then it got better - now...it was barely OK. My husband said the bisquits could cause damage they were so hard and stale. The management is great and will do anything for you but please ..... do something about the food and rooms !!
We love Bermuda and the beach at Pompano and the lovely staff but.....they need a make-over badly !!
By cmoran
Jun 20, 2007
I couldn't have asked for more. They answered every issue (all minor) immediately. Food: folks - Bermuda is not a foodie spot. Pompano locally is a desired spot. The service is not what we expect elsewhere but the food was good and we definitely found our favorites. Lunch was definitely a great value. If you get a chance - use your meal plan to check out the Reefs or Cambridge Beaches. Also Make reservations early for the Ocean Grill as it
books up. Pretty sunset while dining. All atmosphere. Rooms: they are comfortable and all have perfect views. They are cleaned twice a day. Bermuda is humid and I have seen other sights complain about the mustiness of rooms. We found everything clean. Ants were not a problem - nor any other bugs. Atmosphere: it can have a bit of a kitshy feel to it. The staff was wonderful and made you happy. Every one of them. They go out of their way to shuttle you everywhere - to the golf course, bus, ferry, dockyard for boating. EXCELLENT! It is expensive - we traveled with our two kids. We were happy with the meal plan as it is easy after a long day boating or on the beach and we didn't want to get into a cab. We would definitely go back
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Two recent Blue posts about areas that received a nerf to the monster density/value… or not. The first is about The Weeping Hollow, that big surface area between town and the cemetery in Act One. It was massively-buffed in v1.08, becoming a sort of Zombie Spawning Grounds… until it got turned down… temporarily!
The changes we made to The Weeping Hollow in the most recent PTR patch were really just an experiment. Based on feedback we'd seen regarding density (in terms of monster spawn pacing), it wasn't totally clear what players preferred; some wanted more clumps, some wanted less, and some liked things just the way they were. There wasn't a clear-cut answer, so our designers made a change to see what would happen. Rapid iteration like that is one of the cool things we can do with the PTR.
Given the response from players since the change went live (thanks for all your posts, btw), we're going to be restoring monster density and spawn pacing in The Weeping Hollow to its earlier PTR levels, and that will most likely be what we stick with for 1.0.8.
So nerf-crisis averted. Another area wasn't so fortunate, and it's not just a PTR issue:
To answer your question, though, parts of the Watch Tower were nerfed, but the chances for it (and the merchant) to spawn have not changed. I wish you good luck in your search for the merchant, but it'll probably take a few attempts!
"There is an effective area for finding loot in a loot finding game?!' "We will change that…."
Grimiku: I think this is a pretty simplistic way to view the situation, but I agree that having a favorite farming spot nerfed doesn't feel great. We get that. The alternative, though, (at least in situations like this, where that spot is way beyond the norm) is that people feel forced into playing one tiny section of the game, and that's arguably worse for the health of the game overall.
Given that Patch 1.0.5 was released back in 16 October, 2012 (and yes, the Watch Tower change was listed in the General section of the notes) it's interesting that someone just noticed/cared enough about this to post about it now. I'm actually impressed that Grimiku remembered enough about the reason for the change to comment on it, 6+ months later.
(Consider this: 6 months ago means the Watch Tower has been in the Southern longer than it was in the Northern Highlands. Yes, we're all very old, now. I vaguely remember doing that dungeon and finding it surprisingly Elite-filled, but not in a long time. Happily, v1.08 will make farming in Act One worth the trouble, so perhaps a return visit is in order.)
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Fairborne Announces Initiation of Strategic Review Process
Thursday, March 15, 2012
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In this course, author Curt Frye shows how to perform a wide range of financial calculations quickly and easily using the many financial functions found in Excel 2010. The course details dozens of functions for evaluating cash flows; calculating depreciation; determining rates of return, bond coupon dates, and security durations; and more.
One of the more conservative investment strategies is to purchase a certificate of deposit or another fixed-rate annuity that trades lower risk for a relatively low but known rate of return. You can evaluate this type of investment using the future value or FV function. The FV function has five arguments and I've laid those out in this workbook. The first is the rate and that is the annual percentage rate. Then next is periods and that is the number of periods over which interest will be accumulated.
So in this case, I have it set as 5 years. Then the next argument is the payment and this is the payment that you make every period. So for example in this case every year you'll put in an additional $10,000. Then we have the present value and that is $100,000 and that's the amount that you start with. You can think of it as a down payment on a house for example. Now both present value and payment are negative numbers, so they're displayed in parentheses. And the reason they're negative is because it's money that is flowing out of your account that you don't have control over anymore.
And then the final argument is type and type can either be 1 or 0 and it indicates when you make your payment. Anytime that you're paying off a house or a car or any other loan where the bank collects the interest, then typically you'll pay at the end of a period. Now on the other hand if you have an investment where you capture the benefits of the interest then it's in your best interest to make your payment at the beginning of a period and to indicate that in the type argument you give it the value 1.
Okay, so now with those arguments in place, we can click in cell B9 and create the formula. So I'll type equal and then fv for future value, then a left parenthesis and the rate is in b3, comma, period is in b4, the payment is in b5, the present value is in b6, and the type is in b7. Again 0 at the end of the period, 1 at the beginning. Then type a right parenthesis to close out the formula. Everything looks good. Press Enter and when we do we see that the future value of our investment would be a little bit over $193,000.
Now let's see what would happen if we change the type to 0 in other words making our payments at the end of a period. So to do that click in cell B7, then type a 0 and remembering that the current value of our investment is 193,000 and change, press Enter and we see that the future value drops by about $3000 and the reason that happens is because we make our payment later. So if you capture the interest, it's always in your best interest to pay early.
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On the morning of November 2, 1859—Election Day—George Kyle, a merchant with the Baltimore firm of Dinsmore & Kyle, left his house with a bundle of ballots tucked under his arm. Kyle was a Democrat. As he neared the polls in the city's Fifteenth Ward, which was heavily dominated by the American Party, a ruffian tried to snatch his ballots. Kyle dodged and wheeled, and heard a cry: his brother, just behind him, had been struck. Next, someone clobbered Kyle, who drew a knife, but didn't have a chance to use it. "I felt a pistol put to my head," he said. Grazed by a bullet, he fell. When he rose, he drew his own pistol, hidden in his pocket. He spied his brother lying in the street. Someone else fired a shot, hitting Kyle in the arm. A man carrying a musket rushed at him. Another threw a brick, knocking him off his feet. George Kyle picked himself up and ran. He never did cast his vote. Nor did his brother, who died of his wounds. The Democratic candidate for Congress, William Harrison, lost to the American Party's Henry Winter Davis. Three months later, when the House of Representatives convened hearings into the election, whose result Harrison contested, Davis's victory was upheld on the ground that any "man of ordinary courage" could have made his way to the polls.


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Intervertebral disc treatment devices and methods are provided. An intervertebral disc treatment device includes a fibrous body sized for introduction into a disc cavity of a damaged disc wherein the body incorporates an effective amount of a tissue growth factor. Intervertebral disc treatment apparatuses are also described that include such a disc treatment device in combination with a delivery apparatus for retaining and selectively releasing the device into the disc cavity. Methods for treatment include providing a disc treatment device as described above and inserting the device into an opening in an annulus fibrous and into the disc cavity. The methods further include stimulating tissue growth within the disc cavity of the intervertebral disc.
1. A method of preventing effluence from a disc cavity of a damaged intervertebral disc having an annulus Fibrosus having an opening, said method comprising inserting a fibrous plug into the cavity of said disc defined by the annulus fibrosus so as to position said fibrous plug beyond the annulus fibrosus and completely within the cavity, with said fibrous plug abutting an inner surface of the annulus fibrosus so as to block effluence from said opening.
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This application is a continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 10/165,347, filed Jun. 6, 2002 now abandoned, which is the National Stage of International Patent Application No. PCT/US00/42610 filed Dec. 6, 2000 designating the United States and published in English, which claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 60/169,148 filed Dec. 6, 1999, each of which is hereby incorporated by reference in its entirety.
The present invention relates generally to devices and methods for restoring function to the spine. Specifically, the invention relates, to devices and methods for treating a damaged intervertebral disc while retaining the annulus fibrosis of the disc and, advantageously, stimulating tissue formation to restore function Go the original disc structure.
Back pain affects millions of people and is a common cause of disability for the middle-aged working population. A frequent cause of back pain is rupture or deceleration of intervertebral discs. Intervertebral discs, located between the endplates of adjacent vertebrae, stabilize the spine, distribute forces between vertebrae, and cushion vertebral bodies. An intervertebral disc includes the annulus fibrosus, a structure that surrounds and confines an inner component, the nucleus pulposus. The annulus fibrosis is composed of a ring of collagen fibers and fibrocartilage embedded in a generally amorphous base substance. The nucleus pulposus is comprised of a mucoid material containing mainly glycoproteins and some collagen. In a healthy, undamaged spine, the annulus fibrosus prevents the nucleus pulposus from protruding outside the disc space and also resists torsional and bending forces applied to the disc.
Intervertebral discs may be displaced or damaged due to disease or aging. Disruption of the annulus fibrosus can allow the nucleus pulposus to protrude into the vertebral canal or intervertebral foramen, a condition known as a herniated or slipped disc. A rupture in the annulus fibrosis can allow the escape of nucleus pulposus components. The extruded nucleus pulposus may press on a spinal nerve, which may result in nerve damage, pain, numbness, muscle weakness and paralysis. Furthermore, as a disc dehydrates and hardens due to age or disease, the disc space height will be reduced, leading to instability of the spine, decreased mobility and pain. Moreover, excessive movement of the spinal segments caused by the disc space height reduction could weaken the annulus fibrosus and, in certain cases, tear it.
Common methods of providing relief for damaged intervertebral discs include surgical removal of all or a portion of the intervertebral disc, followed by fusion of the adjacent vertebrae. Although fusion can eliminate the above symptoms, the restricted motion of the fused segment increases the range of motion required of the adjoining intervertebral discs and could enhance their degeneration.
Attempts at overcoming the problems with fusion include replacing the entire intervertebral disc with a mechanical, articulating intervertebral disc spacer. Many of these devices utilize multicomponent polymeric and metallic materials in an attempt to simulate the normal, healthy intervertebral disc motion. Such materials may disintegrate in the body and break down under repeated stressing over prolonged periods. Other attempts at overcoming the problems with replacing the entire intervertebral disc have included replacing the nucleus pulposus with elastomeric materials such as hydrogels.
The present invention relates to methods and devices for repairing an intervertebral disc which include promoting synthesis of tissue components, such as nucleus pulposus and/or annulus fibrosus components, of the disc. In one aspect, the present invention provides a device which can be used to promote the synthesis of disc components in vivo to treat intervertebral discs. In particular, provided is a device for treating an intervertebral disc of a vertebrate, while retaining an intact annulus fibrosis, the device including a compressible fibrous body configurable to a compressed state for passage through an opening in the annulus fibrosis and into a disc cavity defined by the annulus fibrosis. The body is also configurable to an expanded state to reside within the disc cavity and have a dimension greater than the opening so as to resist expulsion from the opening. The body in incorporates an effective amount of an active agent, such as a tissue growth factor, or cells (e.g. stem, nucleus pulposus, annulus fibrosis, or fibroblast cells), such cells optionally genetically modified to express effective amounts of a tissue growth factor, to stimulate tissue growth in the disc structure.
Another aspect of the invention provides an intervertebral disc treatment device including a fibrous body sized for passage through an opening in the annulus fibrosis and into a disc cavity defined by the annulus fibrosis. The body is formed of fibers having coated thereon a solid carrier matrix incorporating a substance for promoting tissue growth.
In the above-discussed aspects of the invention, the body of the device may be partially or completely bioresorbable. In addition, the body may be sized and configured to provide temporary or permanent prosthetic function, by being dimensioned to participate in the distribution of compressive loads between adjacent vertebral bodies. For example, the body may be adapted to physically maintain a space in the disc as new tissue is generated, and provide a substrate nor tissue ingrowth which locks the implant in place and reinforces regenerated tissues to help maintain disc space height. In another inventive aspect, be body may be non-prosthetic, while delivering a substance for promoting tissue growth in the disc structure. In such non-prosthetic applications, the device can be dimensioned, or can be formed of a material having compressive properties, such that it does not participate in the distribution of loads between the adjacent vertebral bodies. Nonetheless, such a non-prosthetic body may deliver the tissue growth substance so as to enhance the function or integrity of the disc structure.
Another feature of the invention provides an intervertebral disc repair apparatus that has a disc treatment device as described above in combination with a delivery apparatus. The delivery apparatus is adapted to retain and selectively release the treatment device into the disc cavity, and may for example include a member having a proximal end, a distal end and a lumen extending longitudinally therethrough. The disc repair device is disposed within the lumen of the apparatus. The delivery apparatus is adapted to translate the disc repair device distally through the lumen, through an opening in the annulus fibrosis, and into the disc cavity.
Yet other features of the invention include methods for treating an intervertebral disc, which involve introducing a disc treatment device as described above into the disc cavity of a damaged disc.
In additional embodiments of the invention, methods for treating a disc having an annulus fibrosis having an opening therein, which methods include as providing a body configured for passage through the opening and for blocking effluence from the opening once positioned within the disc cavity. The body is passed through the opening and into the disc cavity, so as to block effluence from the opening. A tissue growth composition is also provided within the disc cavity, either as a component of the body or separately.
It is an object of the invention to provide devices and methods that may be used to provide therapy to a damaged disc by promoting in vivo synthesis of components within the disc structure.
It is a further object of the invention to provide methods and devices for preventing effluence from a damaged intervertebral disc.
These and other objects and advantages of the present invention will be apparent from the descriptions herein.
For the purposes of promoting an understanding of the principles of the invention, reference will now be made to preferred embodiments thereof and specific language will be used to describe the same. It will nevertheless be understood that no limitation of the scope of the invention is thereby intended, such alterations and further modifications of the invention, and such further applications of the principles of the invention as illustrated herein, being contemplated as would normally occur to one skilled in the art to which the invention relates.
The present invention provides intervertebral disc treatment devices, apparatuses and methods. Preferred devices include a fibrous body configurable to smaller (compressed) and larger (relaxed) dimensional states. In the small configuration the body is adapted for passage through an opening in the annulus fibrosis and into a disc cavity defined by the annulus fibrosis. In the larger configuration the body is dimensioned sufficiently to resist expulsion from the annulus opening when positioned within the disc cavity. The body incorporates an effective amount of a substance which promotes tissue formation in the disc structure. Inventive apparatuses are provided which include such fibrous bodies in combination with a delivery apparatus adapted to retain and selectively release the bodies into the disc cavities, and inventive methods are also provided can be performed using the devices and apparatuses of the invention.
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The disc treatment devices of the invention may be formed from a wide variety of natural and/or synthetic materials, preferably natural and/or synthetic polymers. Natural polymers include, for example, collagen, elastin, and cellulose and may be obtained from natural sources by methods known to the skilled artisan, synthesized by methods known to those skilled in the art, or may be obtained commercially. Synthetic polymers which may be used in the present invention include, for example, polyamides, polyesters (e.g., Dacron), polyethylene, polyacrylonitrile, polyurethanes, polypropylenes or mixtures thereof. Combinations of natural and synthetic materials may also form an appropriate fibrous body for use in the present invention.
The preferred devices of the invention advantageously incorporate a tissue growth factor. In one embodiment the device includes a liquid or solid carrier containing the tissue growth factor. For example, a solid or liquid carrier containing the growth factor may be used to coat the exterior of the device, and/or may be incorporated within interstitial spaces (e.g. pores) occurring internally of the device. In addition, or alternatively, a solid carrier matrix containing the growth factor may be used to coat individual fibers from which the body of the disc treatment device is formed. The growth factor is generally suited to promote the formation of tissues, especially of the type(s) naturally occurring as internal or external components of the disc. For instance, the growth factor may promote the growth or viability of tissue or cell types occurring in the nucleus pulposus such as nucleus pulposus cells and chondrocytes, as well as space filling cells such as fibroblasts and connective tissue cells such as ligament and tendon cells. Alternatively or in addition, the growth factor may promote the growth or viability of tissue types occurring in the annulus fibrosus, as well as space filling cells such as fibroblasts and connective tissue cells such as ligament and tendon cells. Such growth factors include Transforming Growth Factor-beta (TGF-B) and members of the TGF-B superfamily, Fibroblast Growth Factor (FGF) and members of the FGF family, Platelet Derived Growth Factor (PDGF) and members of the PDGF family, members of the hedgehog family of proteins, interleukins, Insulin-like Growth Factor, (IGF) and members of the IGF family, colony stimulating factor (CSF) and members of the CSF family, Growth Differentiation Factors (GDFs), Cartilage Derived Growth Factors (CDGFs), Cartilage Derived Morphogenic Proteins (CDMPs), Bone Morphogenetic Proteins (BMPs), and mixtures thereof. BMPs are preferred.
A wide variety of BMPs have been identified and may be used in the present invention. Human BMPs, especially recombinant human BMPs, are preferred, including for instance BMPs 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17 and 18. A variety of such BMPs have proven effective for forming soft connective tissues such as cartilage (e.g. BMP-2 and BMP-4) or ligament and tendon (e.g. BMP-12 and BMP-13), and these and other similarly functional proteins are used with preference in the instant invention. BMPs are available from Genetics Institute, Inc., Cambridge, Mass. and may also be prepared by one skilled in the art as described in U.S. Pat. No. 5,187,076 to Wozney et al.; U.S. Pat. No. 5,366,875 to Wozney et al.; U.S. Pat. No. 4,877,864 to Wang et a; U.S. Pat. No. 5,108,932 to Wang et al.; U.S. Pat. No. 5,116,738 to Wang et al.; U.S. Pat. No. 5,013,649 to Wang et al.; U.S. Pat. No. 5,106,748 to Wozney et al; and PCT Patent Nos. WO93/00432 to Wozney et al.; WO94/2693 to Celeste et al.; and WO94/26892 to Celeste et al. All BMPs are contemplated whether obtained as above or isolated from bone. Methods for isolating BMP from bone are described in U.S. Pat. No. 4,294,753 to Urist and in Urist et al., PNAS 371, 1984. Most preferably, the BMP or other growth factor will be non-osteoinductive or at the least insufficiently osteoinductive, to cause, a bony fusion of the vertebrae above and below the disc under treatment.
In one aspect of the invention BMP-12 and/or BMP-13 will be employed in an effective amount to stimulate growth of ligament and/or tendon connective tissue within the disc cavity, for instance as may be evidenced by increased synthesis of proteoglycans and collagens. Recombinant human BMP-13 is most preferred in this regard.
A wide variety of materials may be utilized as solid carriers. Examples include natural polymers such as collage, gelatin, elastin, cellulose, and the like.
In one preferred embodiment, the carrier is collagen. A wide variety of types of collagen may be used, including type I (found primarily in skin, tendon and bone), type II (found in cartilage), type III (found primarily in skin), fibrillar and non-fibrillar collagen. The collagen may be isolated from skin, bone, tendon, or cartilage by methods known to the skilled artisan and may be purified by methods known in the art. Alternately, the collagen may be purchased commercially. Moreover, atelopeotidic or telopeptidic collagen may be used.
In methods for disc treatment, the tissue growth factor may be applied to the device as described above or may be introduced into the disc space or cavity separately (e.g. by injection), or by recombinant DNA methods. For example, a nucleic acid sequence, such as a deoxyribonucleic acid sequence, encoding the particular growth factor, or an active fragment thereof, may be introduced into an appropriate vector The vector may be a wide variety of vectors typically used in gene transfer protocols, including, for example, retroviral vectors or adenovirus vectors. The vector construct may be synthesized by methods known to the skilled artisan. The nucleic acid sequence may be under the control of, and operably linked to, a promoter or other regulatory sequence known in the art. The promoter is preferably one which may be activated in the target cell by regulatory elements present in the target cell.
In one form of the invention, the disc repair device advantageously includes a therapeutically effective amount of the tissue growth factor. What constitutes an effective amount will vary depending on factors known to the skilled artisan, such as the specific growth factor used and the extent and type of the damage to the intervertebral disc. However, the disc repair device will typically contain about 2 mg to about 20 mg of the growth factor. When BMP-9 is used, for example, amounts applied may include about 8 mg to about 12 mg.
In another aspect of the invention, an intervertebral disc treatment apparatus is provided that includes a disc repair device as described above in combination with a delivery apparatus. Referring now to
Disc repair delivery apparatus 61 further includes a translation member 64 at the proximal end of tubular member 62 or forcing the disc repair device 21 distally through lumen 63, through an opening in the annulus fibrosus of a damaged disc, and into the disc cavity of the disc. Translation member 64 may be an elongated member sized to at least partially fit within lumen 63 of member 62 and which is capable of pushing the disc repair device distally along lumen 63. For example, member 64 may be a plunger including a handle 67, an elongate rod 66, and an internal member 65 substantially spanning the lumen 63 of tubular member 62, as seen in
In another aspect of the invention, methods of treating an intervertebral disc are provided. In one embodiment, a method of treating an intervertebral disc includes providing a disc treatment device as described above, such as a fibrous body sized for introduction into an opening of an annulus fibrosus of a damaged intervertebral disc, and inserting the fibrous body into and through the opening, and blocking effluence from the opening.
In order to place the disc repair device in the disc cavity, a disc repair delivery apparatus 61 or 71 as described above may be used. As seen in
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A tissue growth factor may be provided on the body of or within the device, separately within the disc space of the intervertebral disc, or both. When included separately in the disc space, the tissue growth factor may be provided within the disc space either before or after the disc repair device is positioned. Injection of an aqueous fluid containing the tissue growth factor into the disc repair device may also facilitate expansion of a hydratable, swellable disc repair device immediately after implantation. The disc repair device may be adapted and dimensional such that when in its expanded or swollen conformation, the device is of a sufficiently large dimension to contact the overlying and underlying endplates, preferably under compression, so as to secure the device in place in the disc cavity and desirably dissipate compressive loads from the spine.
All or a portion of the nucleus pulposus of a damaged intervertebral disc may be removed prior to inserting the device. Moreover, the method may also be followed for preventing escape of the nucleus pulposus from a damaged intervertebral disc, as the disc repair devices or the present invention may act as a plug.
It Will be understood that various ways of orienting a disc repair device of the present invention in disc cavity are contemplated in the invention. A single disc repair device can have its longitudinal axis positioned perpendicular to longitudinal axis of the vertebral column, or two or more devices can be positioned in this manner (e.g. two devices used in a bilateral configuration).
Disc treatment devices may be inserted through pre-existing (e.g. rupture) opening in the annulus fibrosus or they may be inserted through a cut or incised opening. In one preferred manner of carrying out the invention, the one or more devices provided to the disc cavity will substantially fill the existing void in the cavity, and may also have a sufficient vertical dimension to contact the upper and lower surfaces within the cavity, for instance so as to be effective to absorb compressive loads of the spine.
Delivery apparatuses in accordance with the invention may also be adapted for non- or minimally-invasive delivery of the intervertebral disc treatment device. For example, such an apparatus can include a cannulated device of sufficient length to extend to the disc cavity from an exterior operating position, and the disc, treatment device can be advanced (e.g. in compressed or collapsed form) through and out the distal end of the cannula and into the disc cavity. For example, such a procedure may immediately follow a known discectomy protocol, including for instance microdiscectomies, endoscopic discectomies, and laparoscopic discectomies. Further, the delivery of the disc treatment device may be conducted under endoscopic or other similar visualization techniques.
While the invention has been illustrated and described in detail in the drawings and foregoing description, the same is to be considered as illustrative and not restrictive in character, it being understood that only the preferred embodiment has been shown and described and that all changes and modifications that come within the spirit of the invention are desired to be protected. In addition, all references cited herein are indicative of the level of skill in the art and are hereby incorporated by reference in their entirety.
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Despite Africa's wealth of natural and human resources it has not yet successfully participated in, or benefited from, globalization. Examining the challenges involved, the United Nations Committee for Development Policy concludes that sustained growth in Africa will be possible only if the African people become empowered in the process of development. The Committee advocates a participatory strategy aimed at improved governance, the mobilization of both financial and non-financial resources and innovative partnership. It is hoped that the analyses and recommendations of the Committee contained in this publication will contribute to the multilateral discussions of and solutions to the problems addressed.


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In general, healthy levels are as follows:LDL—less than 100 milligrams per deciliter (mg/dl) is considered desirableHDL—greater than 40 milligrams per deciliter (mg/dl)A total cholesterol level below 200 mg/dl is considered desirableIn some individuals who already have coronary artery disease (CAD) and/or who have an increased number of risk factors for coronary heart disease, a physician may determine that the LDL cholesterol level should be kept lower than 130. Recent studies have shown that those who are at highest risk for a heart attack should lower their LDL cholesterol level to less than 100, and that an LDL cholesterol level of 70 or less may be optimal for those individuals at the very highest level of risk. Always consult your physician for a diagnosis.What treatments are available for high cholesterol?Medical treatment may include:Modification of risk factors. Some risk factors that can be changed include lack of exercise and poor dietary habits.Cholesterol lowering medications. Medications are used to lower lipids (fats) in the blood, particularly low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol. Statins are a group of antihyperlipidemic medications, and include simvastatin (Zocor), atorvastatin (Lipitor), and pravastatin (Pravachol), among others. Bile acid sequestrants—colesevelam (Welchol), cholestyramine (Questran), and colestipol (Colestid)—and nicotinic acid (niacin) are two other types of medications that may be used to reduce cholesterol levels.Statistics about cholesterolElevated cholesterol is a risk for many Americans. 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One local dog is doing his part to make sure that the family farm runs smoothly every day. Blue, the Australian Shepard-Boarder Collie, has a very special part to play when his owner starts up the swather.
Whenever Tim Meyers heads to fields to cut crops with the swather, Blue jumps in the cab with him. Meyers says that Blue is all business in the fields. When the pair spots wildlife such as deer in the path of the machine, Blue hops out of the cab and herds the animals into safety.
"He has for years and years," says Meyers who explains that Blue is great herd dog. Meyers says Blue takes the job so seriously that he even goes as far as to pin young fawns down by the neck until he is sure they are out of harm's way.
A swather boasts sharp blades that cut down grass and alfalfa and then gathers it up into neat piles so the sun can dry it into hay. It can be a lethal machine for unsuspecting animals, but Blue makes sure that every animal is safe and sound


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Publication Date : 26-01-2014
Beijing's festive culture will be on display this holiday week
When in Beijing, eat as Beijingers do. Some of the capital's restaurants are offering typical Beijing foods during the Spring Festival. Take the chance to dig in and find out more about city's festive culture.
Nine Gates Snack Restaurant, for example, offers a great variety of traditional Beijing snacks. These can give you an idea of what you will find in the city's temple fairs during the Spring Festival holiday. Only, here, you can find them all conveniently in one stop.
Nine Gates Snack Restaurant, which recently reopened, will hold a Snack and Traditional Custom Festival from January 25 to February 15.
The eatery's name refers to Beijing's old city gates that had watchtowers on them, such as Zhengyangmen, Dongzhimen, Xizhimen, Chaoyangmen, Fuchengmen and Deshengmen. Some of these gates still remain, while others have disappeared.
The courtyard-style restaurant located inside the scenic Shichahai Lake area has recruited some of the most traditional Beijing snack shops. Heirs of traditional Beijing snackmakers will showcase their skills in a food street inside the restaurant.
Just look at their names and you'll know what they make - Feng's quick-boiled tripe, Wei's cheese, Qian's rice cakes, Ma's lamb head, Bai's bean curd, and Li's fried flour tea, to name just a few.
A total of 22 traditional Beijing snack shops will participate in the food festival. They will make and sell more than 100 traditional foods on the spot. If you are curious about what aiwowo, "donkey roll over", and baggy cake taste and look like, it's a good chance to check them out.
Some other snacks worth trying are white bean rolls, deep-fried flour cakes with beef and lamb filling, "cat-ear" dough balls, and steamed and deep-fried dumplings.
On the other hand, one can choose to dine at a decent Beijing-style restaurant on Lunar New Year's Eve or during the holiday.
Ji Family Banquet, a newly opened restaurant along the East Third Ring Road, offers a fusion of Chinese cuisine styles with an eye on health.
The owner claims to be the eighth generation of Ji Xiaolan, a renowned Qing Dynasty (1644-1911) scholar who has become even better known because of a popular TV drama about him in recent years.
The restaurant is decorated nicely in Suzhou garden style, with a pond and bridge at the entrance. The interior is elegant looking, with roofs decorated with gray tiles and wooden window panels.
The restaurant uses fresh river seafood from Jiangsu transported to Beijing on the same day. It promises to offer good-quality foodstuff at reasonable prices.
The foods are a fusion of Beijing, Huaiyang, Cantonese and Shandong cuisines.
Some new dishes worth trying are hairtail meatball, crispy sour-and-sweet "squirrel" fish, and brown-braised pork with hawthorn fruit to degrease it. A braised beef with cigu is also interesting. Cigu is arrowhead, a water plant, or Sagittaria sagittifolia. It has a soft and floury taste.
The restaurant is holding Chinese traditional medicine lectures for regular customers. It hopes to reflect a healthy belief in its cuisine.
Another refined Beijing-style eatery worth trying is Hua's Fine Dining Restaurant at Wangfujing. Built in courtyard style, the eatery is a refined version of the brand name's famous branch on Guijie food street.
When it was first established on Guijie, the restaurant made a fortune by offering spicy and tongue-numbing crayfish. But its Wangfujing branch has been upgraded into an eatery proffering a mixture of popular Beijing, Sichuan and Cantonese dishes.
When it comes to Beijing cuisine, Peking roast duck is a must. Hua's duck is roasted with fruit wood and tastes as good as any specialized roast duck restaurant in town. But the sauces it offers are different - a traditional brown sauce with a bit of mustard, a sour-and-spicy sauce, and a sour-and-sweet fruit jam.
The restaurant does not serve shallots with the duck because it can bring an odor to the mouth. Instead they present hawthorn fruit jelly, slices of pineapple and Hami melon and pancakes.
Seafood lovers can try the restaurant's flavourful "Buddha jumps over the wall" soup, which contains an array of seafood in chicken broth.
Also recommended are roast lamb ribs with crispy chilies, and Hua's family-style sweet-and-sour fried cabbage. Finish with traditional Beijing dim sum such as hawthorn, yellow pea and white bean cakes and "donkey roll over" yellow-rice cake.
The restaurant's private rooms have TV sets to watch CCTV's Spring Festival Eve gala show.
Speaking of duck, nobody is more professional than Quanjude Peking Roast Duck Restaurant, with 150 years of history. Its Wangfujing branch provides some rather reasonably priced set meals for the coming festival.
Meals for a table of 10 people are priced from 1,580 yuan (US$261), to 1,880 yuan, 2,180 yuan or 3,000 yuan.
Moreover, the offer is valid not just on Spring Festival Eve but also before and during the holiday.
The set meal menu includes Quanjude's most traditional mustard with duck paw, brined duck liver, Peking roast duck, as well as kungpao prawn and quick-fried lamb slices with shallots.
Each set meal has six cold dishes, six hot dishes, two Peking roast ducks and a fruit platter.
For customers who visit on Spring Festival Eve, the restaurant offers jiaozi (dumplings) for free. There will also be a lucky draw. As a festival gift option, the eatery provides Peking roast duck gift hampers priced from 128-258 yuan.
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Second man charged in pre-crash burglaries
BARRE A man who was injured while allegedly fleeing one of several burglaries around central Vermont last month was in court Wednesday to answer charges.
Erik D. Parker, 21, of Derby Line, pleaded not guilty to felony burglary and felony possession of stolen property in Washington County criminal court in Barre. He faces a maximum of 25 years in prison and a $6,000 fine.
According to affidavits from law enforcement, Parker and Kyle Larrabee, 19, burglarized three locations Feb. 17. Police say they stole around $3,000 worth of equipment from Interstate Maintenance Corp. in Barre Town and items from a garage in Orange County.
Police say that while Larrabee and Parker were burglarizing the Roxbury Country Store later that night, owner Randy Whitney caught them and tried to hold them down, but the two got away. Whitney told police he chased the two and remembered the license plate of the truck they drove off in.
The truck Larrabee was driving, according to police, crashed into a guardrail on Route 66 in Randolph and Larrabee ran off.
Police said a passenger, Stephanie Demar, 21, suffered life-threatening injuries and was taken to Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center in Lebanon, N.H.
Parker had serious facial injuries from the crash, and in court Wednesday the injuries were evident in several red lines across his face.
When police searched the truck, they found several items reported stolen from the two garages as well as several cartons of cigarettes Whitney said had been taken from his store, according to the affidavit.
Vermont State Police said that when they questioned Larrabee and Parker about the burglaries, both denied burglarizing the store. Larrabee said he wasnt even driving, but Parker said Larrabee was. State police said Parker told them he did not remember anything that happened before the truck hit the guardrail and that he didnt even know where Roxbury was.
Larrabee pleaded not guilty Feb. 19 to a burglary charge stemming from the incident. Information was not available from the state police Wednesday on the medical status of Demar.
Parker is also facing a charge of driving with a suspended license in Woodbury on Dec. 26. He is being held on $10,000 bail.
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Enjoy battling in the Outskirts of Tobruk! Assault Zones & Combat - Map by DUBONTIME™
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Stahlhelm Fix - Adds Wehrmacht helmet decals to the standard MOW:AS Stahlhelm. Replaces "helmet1_ger" Thanks to Chompster for Ripping the Model. Modified...
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HUD Pack 3 more to come people - You can use this without getting a sync error in multi-player
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Hey, DUDONTIME is any chance you could make wounded animations like Evanps so if someone get shot there is a change that they play the animation?
Link Moddb.com
Yea, but these are scripted in a mission. It's not an automatic code sadly.
these are scripted in the HUMAN.INC file
command "ON die"
there is disable anim
then random wound anim,woundanim2, etc
Where is the human.inc located i would like to try this and see if i can get it to work.
Like this
{State "stand_dying"
{fromTagged "up"}
{fromTagged "snipe"}
{fromTagged "onboard"}
{fromTagged "die_agonia-3"}
{fromTagged "die_agonia-2"}
{fromTagged "die_agonia-1"}
{transit "dead"}
{tag "dying"}
Hey DUBONTIME is there a chance that you could add the Marine soldiers to US faction? And maybe Italy faction? That would be great! :) btw I love this mod
Yes, I was thinking about Italy, and maybe making some marine skins too.
:D I would love you if you do that! no-**** hahahah
I think that unit mod is not fully compatible with AS2. Crashes in the first russian skirsmish mission. However with a SirHinkel mission (Germany vs Russia) works perfectly
Oh, Well I uploaded another version fully compatible with AS2. It's on the Steam Workshop Page.
And here too, right? Steam workshop does not work very well in AS2
Mod Format is the same.
What I was saying is you to put a download link here, because steam workshop size is limited to 100mb and also gives trouble downloading
Sorry, I had not seen. Thanks for the link in steam workshop.
Yes, no problem. (:
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Its a great mod, only thing what is buging me are the old USA, ENG and JAP skins other than that everything is great
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Bernadine (Brown) Pane, 88, of Tyler, and recently of DuBois Nursing Home, died late Saturday, April 26, 2014 at the DuBois Nursing Home.
She was born June 30, 1925 in Baumertown, daughter of the late John and Emma (Levenduski) Brown.
She married John Pane in 1946, he preceded her in death July 7, 1998.
She retired from Sylvania after 38 years. She enjoyed gardening and baking, and lived most of her life in Tyler.
She is survived by a son, Dennis (Miriam) Pane of Penfield; and two grandchildren.
Anthony A. "Tony" McGill, 68, of 384 Rightmeyer St., St. Marys, died on Sunday, April 27, 2014 at Penn Highlands Elk in St. Marys.
He was born Feb. 18, 1946 in St. Marys, a son of the late Aloysious McGill and the late Mary Piccolo McGill Reed.
On May 31, 1975, he married Marie Caggiano McGill, who survives.
Irene G. Covac, 93, of 116 Poplar Rd. and a resident of Elk Haven, died Thursday, April 24, 2014 at the Elk Haven Nursing Home after a brief illness.
She was born March 3, 1921 in Johnsonburg, daughter of the late Joseph and Franciska Wiesneski Mackoviak. On Aug. 10, 1940, in the Holy Rosary Church, she married Albert L. Covac, who preceded her in death on Feb. 12, 2011.
She was a lifelong resident of the area and attended Holy Rosary School. Mrs. Covac was a member of the Queen of the World Church and enjoyed being with her family and spending time at her home.
Betty J. Bille, 95, a resident of Elk Haven and formerly of Gypsy Road, died Thursday, April 24, 2014 at Elk Haven Nursing Home.
She was born April 15, 1919 in St. Marys, daughter of the late Peter and Mary Ginther Largey. On Nov. 23, 1949, in the St. Mary's Church, she married Richard E. Bille, who preceded her in death on May 25, 1998.
Diane Glass, 75, of Farmville, Va., died Monday, April 14, 2014 following a brief illness.
She was born Dec. 17, 1938 in St. Marys, daughter of the late Alvin J. Luhr and Caroline Knouse Luhr.
She was a graduate of Central Catholic High School, Class of 1956.
She is survived by two sons, Mark Glass of Farmville, Va., and Mike Glass of Richmond, Va.; a daughter, Marcia (Kevin) Huffman of Virginia Beach, Va.; one grandchild, Nick Glass; one brother, Jack Luhr of Newtown; two sisters, Mary Luhr of Lake Wales, Fla., and Katherine Luhr of New Brighton.
There will be no visitation.
Robert J. Rigard, 84, of 131 Beech Rd., St. Marys, died on Tuesday evening, April 22, 2014 at Highland View Health Care in Brockway following a month-long illness.
He was born May 2, 1929 in St. Marys, a son of the late Charles and Beatrice Wingenbach Rigard.
Joan G. Verbka, 69, of 276 Coal Hollow Road, Kersey, died unexpectedly Sunday, April 20, 2014, at Penn Highlands Elk.
She was born July 24, 1944 in Anita, daughter of the late Matthew and Helen Anderson Gresock. On July 24, 1965 in the St. Joseph's Church in Anita, she married Rudy Verbka who survives.
She was a graduate of Punxsutawney High School, Class of 1962 and had been a lifelong resident of the Kersey area. She served as the church secretary at St. Boniface Church for 30 years and still worked as a columnist for the local newspapers.
Dennis S. Parlavecchio, MD, 58, of East Arch Street in St. Marys, died Sunday, April 20, 2014 at Penn Highlands Elk.
Born May 26, 1955 in DuBois, he was the son of Dominic J. and Marie L. (Laman) Parlavecchio. His mother survives.
He was a family practice medical doctor in the DuBois and St. Marys area for many years.
He is survived by a sister, Michelle Kownacki of Chula Vista, Calif.; a brother, James Parlavecchio of DuBois; and a sister, Lisa Salada of DuBois.
He was preceded in death by his father.
Per Dr. Parlavecchio's wishes, there will be no visitation or funeral services.
Melvin R. Hoffman, 70, of 415 Allenhurst Ave., Ridgway, died on April 19, 2014.
He was born on July 8, 1943 in St. Marys, son of the late Andrew and Margaret Eckert Hoffman. He was the loving husband and best friend to Gloria M. Roseto, who he married on Nov. 26, 1964 at St. Leo's Catholic Church where he was a member. He was a graduate of St. Marys High School.
Gladys F. Edinger, 81, of 155 Scotland St., Dagus Mines, and a resident of Elk Haven, died Saturday, April 19, 2014 at the Elk Haven Nursing Home after a brief illness.
She was born Aug. 26, 1932 in Dagus Mines, daughter of the late Norman and Sadie Dempsey Edinger. She was a lifelong resident of the area and attended Dagus Mines and Kersey schools. She worked at the Stackpole Corp. for 40 years and retired after its closure in 1988. She also worked as a beautician in her home for many years.


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