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- Ebi Bozimo
- November 19, 2005
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Ebi Bozimo, an architect, promotes a primary vision of architecture centered on exploring and providing contextual, climatic, culturally relevant and sustainable developoment solutions for the built environment. He can be reached at firstname.lastname@example.com
Prompted by an on-going discussion on the Main Square of The Nigerian Village Square (NVS) titled 'American Shopping Center Opens In Lagos', I seek to explore the image of African, or more specifically, Nigerian architecture.
On that thread, it appeared the initial poster sought, with that title, to intrigue readers with the allure he associates with the facility - the 'hype'. Many responses later, I came to believe the main issue he sought to communicate was that a commercial retail facility exhibiting a certain appearance - often termed big box in the United States - is inherently American. Others, including me, argued that mere appearance does not an American facility make; neither is an elevated vibrancy, volume and variety of commercial transactions uniquely American.
In any event, it begs the question: What traits are associated with an 'American' Hypermart? Why is it 'American' as opposed to 'western'? Or 'Nigerian'? The question of whether or not I should celebrate its debut in Lagos could be the topic of another conversation. The corollary underlying question is 'what is associated with African (or Nigerian) architecture?
The following is the beginning of what will be primarily a visual excursion into African architectural antecedents in which I seek to explore the built form, it's effect on the entire built environment and expressions of the cultural identity of it's creators.
Architecture, termed the ultimate expression of all arts, is best appreciated visually. I therefore crave the indulgence of the website proprietors to permit me attach a few images to this article to, perhaps, stimulate discourse. In every event, I have attempted to credit pictures to their source. Any omissions or faults are mine alone.
A cursory google search on November 17, 2005 titled 'African Architecture' yields the usual suspects: huts, both rudimentary and ornate, a few dwellings and some Egyptian pyramids. A similar search for 'hut' or 'hut building' yielded little or nothing to do with buildings, African or otherwise on the first page!
While it appears there is no dearth of study on the subject, little seems to have emerged or been recorded or retained about architecture from Africa, south of the Sahara, suggesting therefore that all the people in those regions (including the precursors to 130 million Nigerians today), spent their entire lives beneath the benevolent canopy of the clear blue sky. Alternately, they could have lived and slept in trees or caves. Small wonder today that one regularly and routinely has to respond calmly and creatively to questions alluding to the perceived absence from Africa of "houses like, y'know, the ones we have here".
A google definition of hut (google/define: hut) revealed:
temporary military shelter
hovel: small crude shelter used as a dwelling
Webster's definition yielded:
1 : an often small and temporary dwelling of simple construction : SHACK
2 : a simple shelter from the elements
In each definition instance above, a hut is associated necessarily with transience, simplicity or crudity. There is little to indicate that a hut could aspire any goals higher than basic shelter.
Does this mean that while African architecture is automatically associated with huts, huts themselves are not associated with African architecture, or Africa? If huts are African architecture and Africans themselves aren't even associated with said huts, is it fair to say Africans and Africa have no widely perceived and appreciated architectural identity? Why not?
The attached images show many different 'flavors' of huts obtained from the web. Interestingly enough, most of them were from different locations the world over with no discernible preponderance of African sources. I have a list of links at the end of the article for further investigation.
Suffice it to say Africans utilized structures and dwellings to carry out their various activities before the advent of colonialism. The effect and impact of colonialism on our self-perception and the nature and quality of spaces we create is undeniable. I would argue however that many of the buildings, forms and shapes some of us most readily associate with other cultures today are derived from our indigenous forms. Simply put, the history of Africa did not begin with the advent of colonialism on the continent.
I must admit to a personally aversion for the word 'indigenous' because of it's loose and generic association with the term 'primitive', but I use it in this context to refer to the forms, buildings and spaces that emerged as a result of efforts of Africans past to respond to the exigencies, realities and requirements of their times.
Today, the African architectural identity is most readily associated with and summarized by the small, square or round HUT. If that is what the African architectural identity is perceived to center upon, it is imperative going forward, to take ownership of both the term and the form.
HUT: Defining And Describing.
I will henceforth define the HUT as a Housing UniT catering to the defined and diverse functional and social needs of its creators.
I dispute the disdain inherent in the descriptions of the HUT and aver that it is the PERFECT building for many reasons, including the following.
- (a) The HUT Is Perfect Because It Is AFFORDABLE. Huts have abounded in most environments worldwide; they are readily affordable for the basic individual. They do meet the basic needs for shelter shared by all humanity in an effective, simple format.
- (b) The HUT Is Perfect Because It Is SUSTAINABLE. The materials often used in creating the HUT are sourced from it's immediate environs and are the result of natural processes like deposits of earth, water from nearby streams, and branches, leaves and/or thatch from nearby trees. In addition, the materials used permit the building to 'breathe' and therefore the interior environment created is very comfortable in spite of prevailing weather conditions.
- (c) The HUT Is Perfect Because It Is READILY DECORATED.
Communities express and propagate their world view and values with a
combination of oral, written and graphic traditions. A wealth of
knowledge can be obtained about people by studying their symbols and
aesthetic forms. Some of the huts pictured here and elsewhere are very
beautifully adorned and merit separate study under different headings.
(d) The HUT Is Perfect Because It Is CULTURALLY RELEVANT. Huts are often produced as a result of communal activity, which is the hallmark of the normal, rational African lifestyle. The community rallies around, often in a festive setting, to assist members of their community to build their dwellings as they commence adult life. These dwellings may stand-alone or be inter-connected with other buildings to form larger compounds. The construction process in which the men provide some of the 'heavy lifting' and the women provide some food and exterior decoration promotes social interaction and a strengthening of community bonds.
The foregoing is not to imply that huts have no drawbacks; they may not lend themselves to some functions, construction methods or aesthetics. In addition, in their most basic form they may require considerable time devoted to maintenance. It is however possible to marry the fundamental reasons for the hut's perfection to updated expressions of its form.
HUT: The Form.
The hut is typically rectilinear or circular and often found arranged in clusters to create compounds of associated buildings. Since the hut is considered African, and life originated in Africa, the first 'designers' were necessarily therefore African. Everything that followed therefore had African antecedents. It would be safe to assert then that every rectilinear building originated from the 'lowly' African hut and that every 'modern' building is thus African in origin. One could assert further that every circular building or collection of buildings arranged in a deliberate and interconnected manner also had African origins, making the modern 'plaza' an updated expression of an African solution.
As I see it, the problem is that all too often, Africa and architects of African origin are associated with the BEGINNINGS of the hut but never with various creative interpretations and possible forms of its evolution and expression. I will therefore seek to examine the evolution of the simple hut.
DISCLAIMER: In the following sketches, no intention implied or otherwise is made to suggest their suitability for use in any application whatsoever. They are included merely as visual aids to this discussion of the hut's evolution.
The Evolution Of The Basic Hut:
The hut is depicted in its rectilinear, simple form. This version often has the hip end roof all round to aid in shedding water. The form is recognizable and construction is simple. As the images show, huts are sometimes decoratively finished on the outside.
In the next iteration of the hut, the floor area is expanded to meet the requirements of the owner/occupant. This has the effect of creating distinct front and back yards and thus expanding the amount and functionality of available spaces. The roof form may be modified to add more interest.
As complexity increases and depending on the climate, culture, context and aesthetic inclinations of the owners, different roof forms may be introduced and utilized including flat and shed roofs, gable ends and pyramidal roof forms.
In the final iteration, a portion of the 'hut' is built on two levels and the roofing form, slope and spans are more ambitious. Suddenly the 'common' hut doesn't look so common anymore and it is possible to see how more complex forms of construction can emerge from it!
While this simple presentation seeks to illustrate the hut as the inspiration for many building forms that we associate with other people today, the question still remains unanswered: What IS African architecture? I intend to examine that in a subsequent write up.
For additional illumination, I list below some websites depicting and purporting to depict African architecture:
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Re: .African Architecture And The Hut: The Evolution Of The World`s Perfect Building
Meticulous posted on 11-19-2005, 18:06:15 PM
WoW! Interesting article and picture. You look very familiar!
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DeepThought posted on 11-19-2005, 18:33:27 PM
Oga shine shine head, excellent article. Now we must get the Americans to pay royalty on our patent!!!
I will publish the other article soon. And no , there will be no pictures of my head O!
Re: .African Architecture And The Hut: The Evolution Of The World`s Perfect Building
Palamedes posted on 11-19-2005, 18:41:38 PM
This is not a criticism, but whether by design or chance, the huts in the photos look "cut off". What is missing is the African compound. You would agree with me that a hut is not a home if it is not part of a compound.
I call for a radical departure from the current architectural inclinations: I would like African streets to be renamed compounds, and houses to be build in compounds. This will bring back the community spirit of our people into our lives whether you leave in the city or village. In the West, one hardly knows ones neighbour.
It is healthy to object to architectural style with roots in distant culture, tradition and environment. American architecture? The Europeans - particularly, the French would have none of it. I would like to see our own architectural style evolve - driven by our cultural, traditional and environmental requirements.
Given what we know about our rudimentary architecture, it is easy to use computer simulation to fast forward our architectural style into modernity. We can start with a conceptual model of African compound and huts - as you have shown, and evolve it, by simulation, into say skyscrapers, supermarkets, hypermarkets, schools, hospital buildings et cetera.
Before, I go, allow me to explain what I mean by computer simulation: Not exactly, but similar idea is used to recreate faces to show how, for example, a young person would appear in old age.
That is all I have to say.
Re: .African Architecture And The Hut: The Evolution Of The World`s Perfect Building
Uche Nworah posted on 11-19-2005, 19:05:57 PM
The big challenge facing Architects in Africa is not so much creativity in design, (that they can they can do very well) but rather in working with other stakeholders in the building industry to harness local materials that if used in a building will stand the harsh African weather. Please tell me the reason why for instance you see buildings in Europe and America that are over 100 years old and they still stand, but we can not honestly swear that a 5 year-old building in Nigeria is actually that old.
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Picasso posted on 11-19-2005, 19:13:33 PM
aahh.... oga Big K, na work you wan put me so o. Dis one wey all of una dey show una handsome faces so, abeg make I jeje dey enjoy my anonimity o
Looking good, EZB and great article too.
.African Architecture And The Hut: The Evolution Of The World`s Perfect Building
Ebi Bozimo posted on 11-19-2005, 19:14:40 PM
Prompted by an on-going discussion on the Main Square of The Nigerian Village Square (NVS) titled 'American Shopping Center Opens In Lagos', I seek to explore the image of African, or more specifically, Nigerian architecture.
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Palamedes posted on 11-19-2005, 23:49:41 PM
Uuche nworah ask: "Please tell me the reason why for instance you see buildings in Europe and America that are over 100 years old and they still stand, but we can not honestly swear that a 5 year-old building in Nigeria is actually that old."
The first-part answer to your question is that, with reference to the UK, there are too many building regulations one has to meet in order to build a house. You need permission from the government to even add an extension to your own house. Even the size of your satellite dish comes under these regulations - everything is regulated.
The second-part answer is that institutions like the "English Heritage" spents vast sums of tax payers' money to preserve rotten buildings. I stop playing my meagre ├é┬Ż1-a-week-lottery years ago when I realised that a significant chunk of the lottery money is siphoned off to restore mould and mildew ridden rotten buildings and furniture - all in the name of tradition and history. As long as you have the likes of English Heritage, lottery and tax payers, you will continue to find a 100, 200, 300, 1000 year old buildings - rotten white sepulchres, if you ask me.
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Unregistered posted on 11-20-2005, 00:56:08 AM
This article is knowlegeable but there is nothing great about it. I see this article as a reflection of other people's work. Plagarism? That might not be a good word. But before you term an article as super-b, there should be some form of originality to it.
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Unregistered posted on 11-20-2005, 01:41:55 AM
To the last commentator Unregistered 19.11.2005 19:56 ,
You obviously do not understand the meaning of plagiarism.
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EezeeBee posted on 11-20-2005, 13:55:27 PM
Sir Uche,
I believe there are three legs to the environmental tripod; The first is the activity (or inactivity) of the regulatory sector as noted by Palemedes. The next is the attitude of the owners and stakeholders themselves and the third a financial system (or lack thereof) to support development.
In many environments in the west, you are not permitted to even utilize a facility (home or commercial space) until ALL aspects of the structure on the site are COMPLETED - building, structure, landscaping AND finishes. What that means is that you cannot finish the boy's quarters, move in and continue building the main structure. To utilize a facility you require a Certificate of Occupancy. If you change or add to your project, you need to get a new C of O before you can legally utilize the new or additional space. As the name implies, a C of O is connected to the actual occupancy of the spaces. I don't imply that nobody creates additions/modifications without going through the right channels here; merely that there ARE established channels and penalties for violation. Most often though, the kinds of changes people carry out without regulatory oversight include all manner of internal modifications. It would be difficult to go undetected when constructing an addition.
We have the laws on the books; we just haven't been enforcing them. If the function of the structure should change, you need another C of O before you can begin utilizing the new structure or addition. Also, you don't need to go to the Governor's office to get a C of O, merely the local authorities (like Local Government).
In Nigeria, a C of O is a misnomer for what should really be called the Title Deed to your land. Perversely, you obtain a Certificate of Occupancy for an empty piece of land and can pretty much proceed with impunity to do anything you want with no regulatory oversight.
Of course the ability to finish an entire project is predicated upon the ability to finance projects at reasonable rates and within a reasonable time frame. It remains to be seen whether the ongoing bank consolidation will advance the cause of coherent development in Nigeria.
Nigerians are not crazy when they build BQ's, move in and continue with the main structure and other development; it's because we haven't been able to get loans up front to complete entire projects at reasonable rates. No be craze we dey craze!
On why buildings seem to deteriorate so quickly sometimes, I believe two things are responsible; sometimes insufficient care is taken in the design and detailing of the building initially and that is a two-pronged problem. When you point out the value and necessity of these processes to clients, they say 'abeg, just draw me plan, jo!'
They may not understand the value of all aspects of the architect's input. Whose fault? Both architect and client! Architects MUST take the time to educate their clients as it will enhance their enjoyment of the process, their accountability to their clients and their professional fulfillment.
Clients in their turn MUST realize that the services they seek from architects are best received in whole, not piecemeal. There is a reason why an architect suggests certain solutions. There are many processes that are brought to bear in the mind of the architect. The 'drawing' or plan is merely a means of communicating thoughts, processes, synthesized laws and regulations etc.
Lastly, building sometimes deteriorate quickly because the workmanship is not up to scratch. Some (I repeat, some) tradesmen and artisans do not utilize their best endeavors in doing their part of a project. Sometimes the majority of artisans may do their work but a critical part, like drainage or flashings may be done poorly and that can compromise the WHOLE project.


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The rate is being cut following a proposal by the Viet Nam Cashew Association in order to increase the domestic cashew industry's competitiveness as well as to overcome challenges.
According to the association, the country needed to import about 450,000 tonnes of raw cashew from Africa, Indonesia and Cambodia to reach the target of reaching a cashew-based export revenue of US$1.5 billion this year.
However, the association said domestic cashew processors were facing many challenges due to high interest rates.
Furthermore, Brazil, the world's leading cashew grower, had a poor crop this year, and had to buy raw material from Africa, forcing the price up, the association added.
A report from the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development said that in the first half of this year, Viet Nam imported 126,000 tonnes of raw cashew.
During that time, the country exported 67,000 tonnes, worth nearly $500 million, down by 16.5 per cent in volume but up by 17 per cent in value year-on-year.
The export price in that time hit $7,500 per tonne, a year-on-year increase of 40 per cent.
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I'm giving this five stars just for the gelatin idea alone. Fabulous! However, I did make minor changes. These were interesting to make. For our taste, we thought the cake was a bit too sweet as written, so I made it again using just the yellow cake mix and 1 tb. meringue powder. Worked great. I quickly rolled them in the gelatin mixture (not to overly absorb.) The outer edge seems a bit soft at first but firms-up nicely after gelatin sets. I froze them in a square cake carrier with some plastic wrap lightly covering them for added protection and put on the lid too. I can take-out however many I need to defrost at room-temp. about 15 minutes. Makes for an unexpected treat for company. Everyone I've served them to, thought they were extremely tasty. For a faster fix can pump-in whipped topping for the filling, (if desired.) Won't be as flavorful but very good still and lite. Thank-you for the recipe.
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This is a really good recipe, however, mine came out tasting like a cake and icing in the shape of Twinkies. I was a great treat and fun to make. Will definitely make more and may play with a chocolate version like another review mentioned.
Freak'n awesome! I did use my own filling recipe, so can't rate that; used 1/2 cup veg oil as the only pudding I had was a 1oz pkg, but they turned out superb. I used a bar pan with about 1/4 cup mix per mold - mine took around 20 minutes to cook.
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Paramount is eyeing Justin Timberlake and Josh Gad to lead the upcoming comedy BAD IN BED. The sex comedy follows a hunk fitness instructor whose world is turned upside down when he his told that he is lacking in bed, leading him to consult an overly sensitive love-making genius who isn't as easy on the eyes in order to get in touch with his emotional side. The first draft of the screenplay was penned by The Wedding Planner writing duo Pamela Falk and Mike Ellis, based on their 2011 pitch. Sex and the City series executive producer and frequent writer Cindy Chapack is re-writing the script.
Throughout his acting career, Timberlake has been able to show off his comedic chops in the Mila Kunis sex comedy Friends With Benefits and the Cameron Diaz romp Bad Teacher. For Bad In Bed, he's Paramount's frontrunner to play Zack Sorensen, a womanizing fitness instructor that finally realizes that it is important to be in touch with his sensitive side.
Gad has been a stand out in the romantic comedy genre, having starred in The Wedding Ringer with Kevin Hart, and having landed a supporting turn in Love & Other Drugs opposite Jake Gyllenhaal and Anne Hathaway. He is also seasoned in the buddy comedy genre, currently starring in the FX series The Comedians, which pairs his character with his polar opposite, played by Billy Crystal. He's Paramount's go-to for Bad In Bed's Andre Lemkey, an overly sensitive man that channels his emotional side when he is intimate during sex.
Timberlake and Gad are two talents in high demand, with a full slate of projects ahead of them. Timberlake is set to star in and produce Spinning Gold, a biopic about record producer Neil Bogart, with Spike Lee attached to direct. He has also composed the soundtrack for the upcoming drama The Devil and the Deep Blue Sea starring Jessica Biel and Maisie Williams. Gad, meanwhile, has recently established himself as a hot commodity, selling two high-profile projects in major deals – a currently untitled musical comedy pitch to Universal with his partner Jeremy Garelick, and an untitled family adventure film to Disney with his writing partner Ryan Dixon.
MOVIES/ Runner runner DVD release date
Justins action packed movie about the grueling world of gambling hits store shelved on January 7th. You can preorder it on amazon.com by clicking the image above.
NEWS/ Taylor Swift, Justin Timberlake's 'Inside Llewyn Davis' Score Golden Globes Nominations
Justin Timberlake's song from "Inside Llewyn Davis," Taylor Swift's track from "One Chance" and Coldplay's closing credits tune from "Hunger Games: Catching Fire" received nominations for the 71st annual Golden Globes on Thursday.
Timberlake's "Please Mr. Kennedy," Swift's "Sweeter Than Fiction" and Coldplay's "Atlas" will go up against U2's "Ordinary Love" from "Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom" and the Idina Menzel showcase "Let It Go" from the animated Disney film "Frozen."
One pop music figure, Alex Ebert of Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeroes, received a nomination in the score category. His work for "All is Lost" goes up against newcomer Steven Price's "Gravity", John Williams' "The Book Thief," Hans Zimmer's "12 Years a Slave" and Alex Heffes' "Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom."
Best actor in a mini-series or TV movie was three-fifths music-related: Michael Douglas, who portrays Liberace, and Matt Damon were nominated for "Behind the Candelabra" and Al Pacino is up for his leading role in "Phil Spector." Both films aired on HBO.
Among the other nominations for music-related work in film and TV were a best actor in a comedy or music nom for Oscar Isaac who portrays the folksinger Llewyn Davis in the Coen brothers' "Inside Llewyn Davis"; Hayden Panettiere is up for supporting actress in a series, mini-series or TV movie for her role in ABC's "Nashville"; "Behind the Candelabra" is up for best movie or TV mini-series and "Inside Llewyn Davis" is nominated for best motion picture, musical or comedy. Jared Leto, who has focused on his alt-rock band Thirty Seconds to Mars in recent years, is up for supporting actor in a motion picture, for "Dallas Buyers Club."
The Golden Globes are determined by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association, a group of journalists who write for publications outside the U.S. Awards will be handed out Jan. 12.
Best Original Song — Motion Picture
- "Atlas", The Hunger Games: Catching Fire
Music by: Chris Martin, Guy Berryman, Jonny Buckland, Will Champion // Lyrics by: Chris Martin, Guy Berryman, Jonny Buckland, Will Champion
- "Let It Go", Frozen
Music by: Kristen Anderson Lopez, Robert Lopez // Lyrics by: Kristen Anderson Lopez, Robert Lopez
- "Ordinary Love", Mandela: Long Walk To Freedom
Music by: Bono, The Edge, Adam Clayton, Larry Mullen, Jr., Brian Burton // Lyrics by: Bono
- "Please Mr Kennedy", Inside Llewyn Davis
Music by: Ed Rush, George Cromarty, T Bone Burnett, Justin Timberlake, Joel Coen, Ethan Coen // Lyrics by: Ed Rush, George Cromarty, T Bone Burnett, Justin Timberlake, Joel Coen, Ethan Coen
- "Sweeter Than Fiction", One Chance
Music by: Taylor Swift, Jack Antonoff // Lyrics by: Taylor Swift, Jack Antonoff
Best Original Song — Motion Picture
- Alex Ebert, All Is Lost
- Alex Heffes, Mandela: Long Walk To Freedom
- Steven Price, Gravity
- John Williams, The Book Thief
- Hans Zimmer, 12 Years A Slave
Inside Llewyn Davis — Three Nominations
- Best Motion Picture – Comedy or Musical
- Oscar Isaac, Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture – Comedy or Musical
- "Please Mr. Kennedy," Best Original Song – Motion Picture
Behind the Candelabra — Four Nominations
- Best Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television
- Matt Damon, Best Performance By an Actor in a Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television
- Michael Douglas, Best Performance By an Actor in a Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television
- Rob Lowe, Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Series, Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television
Phil Spector — Two Nominations
- Helen Mirren, Best Performance By an Actress in a Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television
- Al Pacino, Best Performance By an Actor in a Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television
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Justin Timberlake attends the opening day at Torch Cannes celebrating the film "Spinning Gold" during the The 66th Annual Cannes Film Festival at Torch at Vegaluna Beach Club on May 15, 2013 in Cannes, France.
Justin Timberlake and Carey Mulligan Sing Together for Inside Llewyn Davis
Don't worry. You didn't miss an impromptu basement performance in the Village by Carey Mulligan and Justin Timberlake.
The twosome are indeed singing together, however, in a photo from Inside Llewyn Davis.
J.T. and the Great Gatsby actress star along Oscar Isaac (who plays the titular character) in the Joel and Ethan Coen-directed drama due out later this year.
The film tells the story of Llewyn, a singer-songwriter navigating the 1960s folk scene in New York City.
Oscar told Complex magazine earlier this year that Justin and Carey's husband, Marcus Mumford, "were a big part of recording to the music" for the movie's soundtrack.
bonus tracks??
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sneak peak
tho Justin is Barely in this clip, here are a leaked clip of the Coen Brothers' 'Inside Llewyn Davis'
runner filming in my state….nj
….this is amazing!!!!!
PRINCETON — Hollywood stars Justin Timberlake and Ben Affleck will be in the Ivy League town to shoot a few scenes for their upcoming film "Runner, Runner," a thriller based around the online world of gambling, according to a local tour guide.
Set to debut in September 2013, the film is a crime thriller where Ivan Block, a businessman played by Affleck, takes in Richie Furst, a Princeton graduate student played by Timberlake, as his protégé.It has not been disclosed when the shooting would begin in Princeton, though Mimi Omiecinski, owner of the Princeton Tour Company and celebrity enthusiast, said she has learned it will be this "holiday season."
Omiecinski said she learned Princeton would be making an on-screen appearance from a location scout who was scouring the town looking for a room appropriate for a "colonial bedroom scene."Shortly after coming to Omiecinski, the scout began getting plenty of offers from area residents ready to offer their bedrooms for the Hollywood movie.
The production company was thrilled with the response. "They loved it because he got all those locations he wouldn't have otherwise gotten," Omiecinski said.She said that although producers ultimately cut the bedroom scene, Timberlake and Affleck will still make their way to Princeton to film on an "iconic" street and at a local restaurant.
"It is such a beautiful place," Omiecinski said. "It is kind of a classy place to film. Everybody keeps it pretty much under control … except for me."A number of other movies have recently been filmed in Princeton, including "Admission" starring Tina Fey, which was filmed last summer. The movie is expected to be released early next year.Shia LeBoeuf was on the Princeton University campus in 2008 while "Transformers 2" was being filmed. Also filmed in Princeton Borough were "IQ," "Beautiful Mind," "Across the Universe," and "The Happening."
justin and amy adams
Since deciding to make a move into the acting world, Justin Timberlake has been slowly building a portfolio of interesting roles. He's shown his acting chops in The Social Network and his comedic talents in Saturday Night Live, and combines the two in The Trouble With The Curve, joining Amy Adams and Clint Eastwood.
Adams, meanwhile, has an impressive career for someone so young. She's already been nominated for three Oscars, with the possibility of a fourth for her incredible performance in Paul Thomas Anderson's The Master.
The two young stars joined me and a small group of journalists, to talk about working with each other and the legendary Clint Eastwood.
So, being a fan of Clint Eastwood… were you nervous going toe-to-toe with him?
JT: I wasn't really a huge fan. {laughing} I'm getting that question a lot. The only real answer that I do have for working with Clint, is, you know, you have an impression in your mind of what you think Clint is going to be like and it's obviously based on the, like, this grrrr. It's a testament to his work as an actor not just a director, his work as an actor from decades and decades of kind of amazing work that he's been able to build an iconic leading man persona out of his characters that have that sort of tough and gruff thing. I'm sure Amy would attest that he's like a teddy bear.
AA: He's so warm.
Doesn't he treat women differently than men because he's such a flirt…
AA: I don't know. I had such a different experience because I was playing his disgruntled daughter so I had to lose the intimidation factor pretty quickly in order to go toe-to-toe. I think it helped that I first knew him from Paint Your Wagon. Growing up, I was really into musicals so I knew him as like a singing cowboy and then I knew from him Bridges of Madison County. For me, he was like this hot hunky drifter-singing cowboy…
JT: You had your own set of butterflies.
AA: Yeah, had my own set. He's still got it. I shouldn't say that; I was playing his daughter. It's weird. But I think having to play in the nature of our roles, I had to lose that intimidation pretty quickly in order to be able to do the scenes with him and feel empowered.
He's famously efficient and you're a famous perfectionist, how did that go together? Did you want to have another try when he said no?
JT: I think it's really important to point out that Clint produced this movie and really gave Rob Lorenz the platform to direct it. I think Clint was really supportive. Rob has wanted to direct a film for years and Clint felt like he was really ready. He felt like this was a great vehicle to start his directorial career. I felt like we probably got to see Clint in a different way because he wasn't a multi-hyphenate on set. He was just an actor. For me coming into the movie kind of being an athlete when I was younger and knowing that your coaches, your trainers and the people that really mold you into having the type of ethic that you have, that's the type of relationship my character had with Clint. It's almost surrogate father-son thing when you sort of understand that he scouted me when I was a younger hotshot phenom. When you get on set all of that really goes away and you just get down into the specifics of the relationships. While baseball is the catalyst for the relationships in this movie, it's really a movie about people.
Did you guys have any similar figures in your professional life, in entertainment like some guy who you think is your mentor?
It's always been Clint Eastwood. {laughing} Clint calls me on the phone, {Clint Eastwood impression} "I think that song sounds good."
AA: I have Meryl Streep's imaginary voice in my head a lot. I played a 'what would Meryl do' game in scenarios and situations. I will never be Meryl Streep. I adore her. She has a successful career and family, and that's something that's really important to me. I sort of look at her a lot…
JT: I would say Meryl Streep as well. {laughing} I think that she's such an iconic gift to the world of film. I have so many. On a personal note, I think after working with David on The Social Network, I constantly check in with him and get his feedback on anything that I have an idea for because he's so kind of in touch with everything. David cuts his own trailers. I remember when we were getting ready to promote The Social Network, I came to his office to have a meeting for something entirely different. He was like hey check out this trailer that we cut (meaning him and his editing team). So I think I relate to him in that way, with the other things that I have delved into when you're responsible for so much of it.
You've done the same thing more or less when you call a radio station to make them play your record.
JT: Sure.
What do you do in the movie business… are you really proactive? Are you calling people if you hear of a role, are you chasing it or you just leave that to your people?
JT: No, no, no – I mean with this, I have no problem telling you guys that I have put myself on tape for this movie. I have no problem doing that because to be honest, when I first read the script I immediately called Rob and said, hey I think Clint and Amy's characters are really fleshed out and I don't know that mine is yet, and I have some ideas on how to inject humor and add things that are a little more colloquial to me that I think could ground the character. On paper, he was great and he was charming and funny but he could come across as a little crass as well. That was a characteristic I wanted to extract.
AA: He was the first person that I heard of that Rob and Clint both agreed upon and were excited about it. There were a lot of people who either read or whose names came up. But Clint apparently saw Justin's tape and loved it and Rob did as well. I was excited. I met Justin at different events. He had such an excitement and passion for acting.
I've worked with other actors who – it's so dumb and I hate to even say it, but this is a compliment to Justin – when you're above someone on a call sheet sometimes men have a hard time with that. To have that much passion and energy and talent join our film, I was so excited because we've had conversations about film and about acting. I was promoting The Fighter when he was making the rounds for The Social Network so we ran into each other a lot. I was really, really excited to have that on our film.
Amy, what drives you to play a character? You have The Master, you have this movie and you have Lois Lane, a character that has been played a lot…
AA: I started out in theater so I never have a problem role sharing. I think it's always fun to put your mark on a role in your own way, and I never worry about comparisons because the nature of art is people comparing and contrasting.
I think what drew me to this character was that she felt really contemporary and she felt like someone that I would be friends with, someone that I have a lot in common with. A lot of times I've played characters that are based in the past and I love that as well. This was the first time a very contemporary character had been presented to me and I was really excited. I haven't seen a father-daughter relationship explored in film very often and that was new for me too because almost every girl I know has some daddy issues…
JT: We all have daddy issues. {laughing}
AA: Exactly. I really think that women deserve to see themselves reflected in a lot of different ways in film. This was a new way I felt that I hadn't seen.
What about you, Justin? What was new about your character?
JT: Johnny comes into the mix and creates a triangle but really he's the only character that's being honest about everything. I really liked that about him because I don't – maybe this will kind of answer your question – in a way I don't really see men portrayed like that. I always see men as holding on and holding on. I just liked that he called Mickey out on her stuff and he called Gus out on his stuff. But he was there and there was this grounded patience with him specifically with Mickey. He says, "As long as it takes."
AA: His character is very sexy. That's why she takes her clothes off and swims in the lake.
JT: Shut up girl! {laughing}
Amy: He is really sexy! {laughing}
Amy, it sounds like your career is on an even higher echelon since you've become a mom. Are you just more fulfilled and happier and does that translate into even better work?
AA: I've been really, really lucky I have to say. It's not a matter of having it all because I don't. I don't have any sleep. I don't have any vacations. But I do have a great daughter and a great family. I will say that a lot of what enables that is a really great partner who makes a lot sacrifices. I couldn't do without him. I get all weepy… He's such a sweetheart. I really couldn't do it without him. It would be impossible. Thank goodness we live in a time that actually values men's roles in the house as well. He does much more than that. He's an artist and actor in his own right but he picks up and moves his life for me.
JT: I think there is kind of a triangle going on there. {laughing} You have to understand that her guy has become my guy in his own way. We don't want it to get awkward, so we kind of don't tell Amy what we do away from her.
AA: And that's okay. I think men deserve their time together. It's like don't ask, don't tell. But also, I do feel that there's a really great thing and I'm feeling it more and more the older she gets. When I close that door to get to not be an actress… I walk through the door and I'm her mom, and to have that consistency and that grounding factor, it allows me to then lose myself in my work a little bit more. If I've had a day where my character has lost her mind and cried, I get to close the door and be like, "Hey, what do you want for dinner? You want some chicken?" For me, I can't recreate life if I don't have a life. The more that I am able to be her mom the better I feel about acting.
What about you Justin?
JT: I told you, I have her man. He really grounds me. {laughing} I've always been pretty vocal about the fact that I'm a family guy. I have my folks and my significant other. Those things really do ground me. And like Amy said, I think one thing I've learned from being lucky enough and tenacious enough to have whatever amount of success at a younger age… you do learn at some point that having a life, it feeds everything. It is the most important thing.
I just read a story, I know it's old but I hadn't heard of it before, where you dressed up as Ernie?
JT: At Comic-Con – did I tell you about this?
AA: No, but this is amazing. Do you still have the costume? Because Aviana would freak out.
JT: She loves Ernie?
AA: Yeah.
You'll be coming to the next birthday party. You'll be the entertainment.
JT: I just dressed up as Woody for a 5 year old's birthday like four days ago. It was pretty stellar I gotta say.
The Ernie story was… We had to go to Comic-Con for In Time. I had never been to Comic-Con and I wanted to see Comic-Con, but I can't really just walk out on the floor. So I had this great idea that I would get an Ernie costume. I was going to go dressed as Ernie and I was just going to walk Comic-Con. The writer showed up that day. I made sure I got a Bert costume so that we could go as Bert and Ernie. There were a lot of funny comments shouted at us and from us, but it was hilarious. I walked Comic-Con for like two hours and saw the different freakery.
But if your costume is too good, you'll get stopped for photos anyway.
JT: Here's the thing about the Ernie and Bert costumes, they're terrible. They're terrible. You guys have been to Comic-Con. I mean, people literally look like the Storm troopers that are in the movie. We had spandex, draping – it's like the ones you buy at a drugstore. For me I thought that was funny.
What are the things that you've learned from Clint Eastwood working on this film? What was the most valuable thing that you learned from him for both of you?
JT: Clint is actually really funny. He reminds me so much of my grandfather. He's just always been such a huge figure in my life – my mother's father. He's got kind of that same charm like you're watching John Wayne walk around. He's got literally a suitcase full of jokes. Clint is the same way and it's so disarming. The thing I loved the most about him is how he is still so youthful about the work. He's excited to be doing it. He loves it. He lives, breathes and eats it. It's his passion. I think that's probably the thing that I would take away from it the most is that if you can continue to have that that would the reason to stay in it.
AA: What Justin said, and I would also just add that you can see what loyalty brings you. The loyalty and generosity that you give out comes back at you. You can see that exchange of committed passion from the company that he works with.
JT: This is the most familial experience I think we've ever had making a movie. We really felt that – and it is a movie about a new family. Kudos to Clint because they just don't make movies like this anymore.
The Trouble With The Curve opens in Australian cinemas on December 6.
Casting Net: Justin Timberlake drinking in 'The Last Drop.'
i know some of you cringe at the thought of him taking another movie role before more music, but hey at least he's doing something…..right?
Justin Timberlake is negotiating to star in The Last Drop, a romance about a food critic for New York magazine who realizes his love of alcohol is getting in the way of a budding relationship. Peter Sollett (Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist) is directing the indie from the Black List screenplay
– entertainment weekly
While "Trouble With Curve" was manipulative dramatic drivel, the film wasn't without its merits, most notably watching Justin Timberlake prove he's got an easy onscreen charisma that hasn't really been well served in any movie projects he's done thus far outside of "The Social Network" and arguably "Bad Teacher" (though the Coens' forthcoming "Inside Llewyn Davis" will likely change that). But the combination of a Black List scriptand a quality director could turn things around.
Timberlake is in talks to star in "The Last Drop," with Peter Sollett attached to direct. Penned by Brandon and Phil Murphy, the story centers on a fully functioning alcoholic who works at New York magazine, who meets the girl of his dreams and soon discovers that there's a lot more at stake than love if he doesn't clean up his act. Um, it sounds almost like a variation on "Smashed" to a certain degree, but we suppose it will give Timberlake a shot at showing a bit more range beyond just being sexy and funny onscreen.
Sollet has been pretty quiet since "Nick & Norah's Infinite Playlist," working for a while on Marvel's "Runaways" before the studio kiboshed it, and seemingly isn't interested in that property at the moment. Last year he was linked to a romantic comedy with Anne Hathaway that hasn't been heard from since, and earlier this month he landed the gig directing the gay rights drama "Freeheld" with Ellen Page to star. No word on which will roll first, but we presume financing will have a big part in that decision.
But if this stalls, the Murphys aren't without options, and they have also recently finished a script about the making of the Rolling Stones' Exile On Main Street for a movie that was announced back in the spring. Clearly they have an affinity for characters going through chemical turmoil, so we'll be watching this with some curiosity.


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Wednesday, February 9, 2011
Braless For Boobquake This Year!
April 26, 2011
Let's go... BRALESS THIS YEAR!
Do you only wear a bra because it is socially expected? Do you have any good reason to wear one? Good reasons might be that they hurt without the support, or maybe you like how they look, eg: as sexy lingerie, or maybe you only need one when jogging due to the annoyance of bouncing.
Many women find bras to be uncomfortable to wear. The first chance they get, when alone, they take them off.
Isn't it time to shed the entire social expectation to wear these things? Why are the shapes of our natural boobs so taboo? Is there any good reason for it? I don't think so. Let's toss out our bras. :)
If you've no good reason to wear one, but only do so out of habit and/or giving in to societal expectations, then this coming Boobquake Day, free your boobs. Maybe you'll like it so much that you'll keep doing it. Your boobies will be very happy. Happy and free!
I've been braless for over 3 decades and it's wonderful. No discomfort, no being too hot in the summer from the extra layer of fabric on my boobs. No phony (but socially approved!) cone shape made of padding and wires. No straps irritating my skin.
Anyone who gets freaked at my boobs' natural shape just has to go deal with it. I simply won't return to the Cone-shaped Closet™ of unnatural shaping. No has to like how my boobs look, and no one has to not like them either, but it's time people got over the habit and social expectation of the booby burqa and just get used to them. Fuck modesty and body shame. :D
(picks up megaphone) Repeat after me everyone...
❝We're here, no brassiere, get used to it!❞
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Hehe, boobie burqa! :D I hate the things, but where them "as needed". I refuse to wear underwire and I generally just do a sports bra or a yoga shirt for support. If I was lucky enough to be an A or a B cup I would not where those things at all!ReplyDelete
err...wear them.ReplyDelete
*drinks more coffeh and peaks to see if any grammar nazis are present*
No grammar nazis allowed! Ore spellng wuns eethir. :)ReplyDelete
The sports bras look a lot more comfortable and sensible, but the wire and padding conglomerate that makes up most bras, yikes!
I hate that it's so expected as the default. I end up getting some weird looks sometimes when people realize I'm braless (although I usually wear loose stuff so they don't always realize it), but it feels better than how silly I felt giving in to it just because others want me to wear one. Most women are the opposite though, I think, feeling more at ease when not standing out like that.
I had a supervisor once who couldn't seem to talk to me without his eyes riveted in disdain/horror on where I guess he expected a polite, ladylike bra. So, I began talking to him while staring directly and exaggeratedly at his crotch. He got mega embarrassed and flustered, followed by him looking at my face from then on. I laughed inside as I watched him squirm in shock. He was a evangelical fundie fucktard who couldn't even get comfortable with women working outside the home, much less being braless, so I had a little fun with him. Heheh. :)
(•)(•) Free the boobies!


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How to flush plumbing appliances and faucets
These steps should only be taken once your zone is cleared from the do-not-use ban.
Once you've flushed your hot and cold water faucets, be sure to take these additional steps to flush plumbing appliances.
Ice makers
If you have an ice maker in your refrigerator, first throw away all ice and then: If you have a filter on your ice maker: Some refrigerators, which have ice makers, also have filters on the small water line that feed the ice maker.
If you have or use filters on your ice maker, you want to replace the filter after flushing your refrigerator's ice maker. These filters require routine replacement. This would be a good time to replace the filter to ensure that the water line to the ice maker is completely flushed.
Filtered cold water
Some refrigerators also provide filtered cold water. Check to make sure that you have replaced any filter after flushing that is associated with the cold water supply. Then flush cold-water dispenser for five minutes.
After flushing all of the other plumbing, let the ice maker container fill up completely and discard this ice and clean the container before replacing. If you have more than one refrigerator make sure you perform the same procedure on those units as well.
Dishwashers and washing machines
Dishes and clothes that were washed during the do-not-use order should be rewashed. After flushing hot water pipes and water heater, run dishwasher and washing machine empty one time.
Humidifiers, CPAP and other devices
Throw away any water used in humidifiers, Continuous Positive Airway Pressure (CPAP), oral, medical or health care devices, and rinse the device with clean water.
Water filters
Clean or change your water filter, or contact the filter manufacturer for more details.
Water supplies for pets
Pets need clean water too. Be sure to empty all water bowls, bottles, or other water supplies for your pet. After flushing your water system, wash the pet bowl, bottle or other water supply. Then refill with tap water.
Point of entry/point of use devices
(This may not apply to all customers) If you have a point of entry water treatment system such as a water softener or filter, which all of the home's water passes through before it enters the main plumbing system, you should consider the following general guidelines before completing your household plumbing flushing.
Water softeners: Household water softener, which uses a natural or synthetic resin material to exchange sodium for calcium and magnesium present in the water, should be manually regenerated before flushing your plumbing system. This will ensure that the softener resin has been backwashed and cleaned before flushing procedures begin. If you are unsure of how to manually initiate a regeneration cycle, refer to your softener owner's manual or call you equipment supplier for assistance.
Sediment filters: Household water filters usually fall in two basic categories: Pressure filters, which can be backwashed to clean, or cartridge filters, which have a replaceable element or cartridge If your home has a pressure filter that can be backwashed, you should initiate a manual backwash of the filter before proceeding with, and after completing, the flushing procedures. If you have a whole house cartridge filter system, you should replace the cartridges after completing the flushing procedures.
Point of use filters/treatment: If you have or use point of use filters, which are typically attached to your kitchen faucet you should replace the filter before using the faucet-connected unit. These filters require periodic replacement anyway so this would be a good time to do this.
Reverse osmosis: Reverse osmosis drinking water treatment systems often have pre-filters, which you may want to replace before flushing the RO System. However the actual reverse osmosis membrane module should not require replacement. If the manufacturer of the membrane suggests that you replace this part of the system you should ask them to give you the specific reasons why.
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Editorial Staff • West End • 29 Feb 2008
Like indie film Juno, Roy Williams' Baby Girl proves that teenage pregnancy can be funny too. Kelle is 13 and pregnant. Samantha, her rueful mother, is 26. While Sal ricochets from empathy to self-disgust Kelle grows up fast, taking on the bullies and the bitches. On this estate, there's no space for childhood. Devastatingly, girls deride virgins and discuss baby names as casually as flicking through Heat. In a great, predominantly teenage cast, Candassaie Liburd shines as a quirkily heroic Kelle.
That Dennis Kelly cites Pinter as an influence is no surprise. With staccato dialogue, looping monologues and pervasive sense of menace, Kelly's DNA is Grange Hill for the Skins generation. A teenage group find that their ritualistic bullying has led to a death. Their leader appeals to geeky Phil (Sam Crane) like a shady City dealer bringing in the spin doctor. Reeling off a complex cover-up, the immediacy of Phil's calculations is chilling.
Paul Miller, director of all three plays, manages the ensemble scenes with such skill that every relationship shift is seen, every nuance clear. The stand-out performance, however, is Ruby Bentall as Phil's bookish adorer, talking herself in circles. Simon Daw's design is also shown to best effect here. Using a huge screen as backdrop, a camera winds around a forest finding wrecked cars, graffiti, rotten wood and accompanied by explosions of techno: the nasty reality of the glib narrative.
Strange then to come to The Miracle. Young Veronica (endearing Ruby Bentall again) is gifted with healing powers since a statue of St Anthony arrived in her bedroom during a flood. Aided by doughty chum Zelda (Rebecca Cooper), she acts as therapist to her troubled town with blazer-clad schoolgirls, a bohemian Irish Catholic mother and quaintly named pubs. A traumatised soldier fresh from Baghdad can't convince us this is post 9/11. The audience adore the plucky pair, but characters pile in and the story meanders. Teenage crime and war ethics are lost under the retro wash of Liz Coghlan's, albeit charming, blarney.
As New Connections' remit is to provide new plays for young actors, this final, adult-heavy play is an unconvincing choice. A soothing end, however, to a provocative evening.
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Abductor sentenced to 25 years, victim grateful for her, neighbor's life
MANSFIELD, Ohio - Visibly shaken in court before her abductor was sentenced to 25 years in prison, an Ohio woman who was kidnapped in March thanked the man for not killing her or her neighbors, whose house he also admitted breaking into during a nightlong crime spree.
Jennifer Hurst of Troy Township thanked family and officials for helping her after a March 13 abduction that started as she walked her dog. She also addressed Nathan Taylor, 29, the man prosecutors said eventually abandoned her hours later in a vehicle.
"I wanted to thank Nathan's family for the love that they have for you. ... I want to thank you for stepping back from all of the horrible things that were going on. ... For not killing me and for letting me go, I'm grateful," she said.
Taylor and another man, 23-year-old Tyrell Mallory, were accused of a home invasion and abduction that began in the home of Scott Taylor of Troy Township, about 35 miles north of Columbus, The Mansfield News Journal reported. Nathan Taylor is not related to Scott Taylor.
Prosecutors said Taylor and Mallory encountered Scott Taylor and his wife, JoAnn, as they prepared for bed, then beat and assaulted Scott Taylor. His wife, found in a closet dialing 911, was not harmed.
Prosecutors said the pair later abducted Hurst, the Taylors' neighbor, as she walked her dog. They entered her home and forced her into her car before Mallory got out. Taylor drove Hurst around and made purchases with her debit card, then eventually left Hurst in the parking lot of the Cleveland Browns Stadium, about 90 miles from Troy Township.
Taylor was later arrested in South Bend, Ind., and Mallory surrendered in Waukegan, Ill.
Richland County Common Pleas Judge James DeWeese sentenced Taylor on Tuesday on two counts of aggravated burglary, five counts of aggravated robbery and one count of kidnapping. He was also given a six-year mandatory sentence for two gun charges, and was ordered five years of parole after he completes his sentence. Taylor had changed his plea to guilty, avoiding a possible 88-year sentence, the newspaper reported.
During the hearing, Taylor turned to his victims and apologized.
"I'm terribly sorry. ... I know you guys may never forgive me. I only hope and pray you do, that you may find it in your hearts," he said.


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An elongated rod-shaped medical device has a weighted portion of greater density than adjacent portions thereof for providing useful weight in light medical devices. The weighted portion has a plurality of interfitting metallic weights with facing, engaging sliding surfaces to provide for high specific gravity and high bulk density in a yieldable small diameter device.
1. A rod-shaped medical device for use in the body and having a flexible weighted portion of greater density than adjacent portions thereof, said weighted portion having specific gravity of about 13.6,
said weighted portion comprising:
a tubular body having a closed distal end, an inner wall surface, and an outer wall surface having diameter substantially no more than about one-half inch, said tubular body formed of resilient, yieldable material selected from the class consisting of silicone rubber, and other synthetic and natural rubbers, and,
disposed within said tubular body, a multiplicity of disc-form weight elements in stack-like array, said weight elements sized and constructed to occupy substantially the entire volume of said tubular body in said weighted portion, said weight elements having annular surfaces disposed in close proximity to the inner wall surface of said tubular body, and flat surfaces lying generally perpendicular to the coincident local axes of the array and said tubular body, with mating flat surfaces of successive weight elements being substantially parallel, said mating flat surfaces constructed to slide yieldably upon each other in response to force applied to said tubular body to provide flexibility to said weighted portion.
2. The medical device of claim 1 wherein said weight elements are formed of tungsten or tantalum, and the bulk density of said weight elements in said tubular body is at least about 70%.
3. A medical device in accordance with claim 1 wherein said weighted portion comprises a plurality of mating metallic disks.
This is a continuation of application Ser. No. 680,596, filed Dec. 11, 1983, now abandoned, which is a continuation of application Ser. No. 374,264, filed May 3, 1982, now abandoned.
A variety of medical devices require weighted portions to provide pulling weights acted on by gravity to straighten, position, move and handle the devices. Such devices include weighted feeding tubes for the body, gastric tubes and the like which are passed into the body, with weights aiding in advancing the lightweight small diameter devices through body passageways employing the force of gravity. Generally, it is preferred that such devices be flexible and of small diameter. They often are formed of plastic or rubber and require dense and heavier portions than the plastic or rubber without significant increase in overall diameter. Significant increase in diameter could make the devices more difficult to use and to pass through the body orifices and channels.
The prior art has often used liquid metals, typically mercury, for the denser portion. The one advantage of liquid mercury is that it enables catheters to remain flexible since liquid is yieldable. Additional weight is provided because of the high specific gravity (13.6) of mercury. Mercury has certain disadvantages which include its toxicity which is of particular concern in medical devices. Moreover, its weight is limited and it is sometimes desirable to provide a higher bulk density for a required weight so as to conserve space taken up by the weight.
According to the invention an elongated rod-shaped medical device is provided with interfitting metallic weights of solid metals having high specific gravity and high bulk density with a plurality of such weights enabling yielding of medical devices when necessary.
Another object of this invention is to provide a weighted medical device in accordance with the preceding object which is non-toxic, yielding under hand pressure, conformable to body contours and provides sufficient weight in small areas as may be necessary.
Still another object of this invention is to provide a method of weighting an elongated rod-shaped medical device to provide high specific gravity and high bulk density in a portion of that device where required.
According to the invention an elongated rod-shaped medical device for use in the human body has a weighted portion of greater density than adjacent portions thereof. The weighted portion has a plurality of interfitting metallic weights. The weights have engaging, sliding surfaces adjacent to each other to provide for a high specific gravity section with high bulk density. The rod-shaped devices can be catheters, feeding tubes and the like having an outer diameter preferably no more than about one-half inch. The weighted portion is capable of yielding under hand pressure and forces encountered in the body so as to be conformable to bends and contortions of the body cavities and passageways encountered in use. Preferably the weighted portion is substantially contained within the rod outer diameter and the rod outer diameter comprises a resilient, yieldable polymeric hydrocarbon material. Preferably the metal has a specific gravity higher than 13.6 and the weighted segment has a bulk density of 70 or greater. This is provided by using heavy metals preferably in the form of side by side mating seriatim arranged metallic disks.
It is a feature of this invention that the metals used can be non-toxic eliminating the prior art dependency on toxic mercury. The catheters and devices with which the weights are used can be formed of flexible materials and the disks do not substantially decrease flexibility. Greater weight is provided in the same volume by using metal with high specific gravity. The weights are safe both in form as well as chemical composition. Handling the disks in both use of catheters and manufacture of catheters, is easier and safer than the handling of toxic mercury weights.
The solid metal disks are preferably short so that the plastic or rubber tube which contains them can flex easily in the same manner as if filled with mercury.
The above and other objects, features and advantages of the present invention will be better understood from a reading of the following specification in conjunction with the drawings in which:
FIG. 1 is a side view of a feeding tube in accordance with the present invention;
FIG. 2 is an enlarged cross-sectional view thereof taken through line 2--2.
With reference now to the drawing and more particularly FIG. 1, a feeding tube 10 is illustrated comprising a body tube section 11, a weighted distal end section 12 and a proximal cap or fitting end 13.
The feeding tube 10 is the illustrative device shown in this application. However, the medical device to be weighted can be any of the commonly weighted medical devices or others as for example feeding tubes, gastric tubes, catheters of various types and the like. In all cases, they are elongated rod-shaped medical devices and have relatively low specific gravities since they are often formed of body tubes 11 of organic hydrocarbon resins. Preferably materials such as silicone rubber, other natural or synthetic rubber, polyvinylchloride, polypropylene and like materials are used. In all cases, it is preferred that the materials be flexible and resilient having sufficient body to enable passage into the human or mammalian body during normal handling. While tubes are normally used having central passageways as for withdrawal or introduction of fluids and the like, in some cases, the medical devices can be solid elongated bodies. The overall shape is preferably round as in the preferred embodiment but oval and other cross section rod-like devices can be used.
The end 13 can be of any type. It is the end that remains outside the body and in the present invention, comprises end caps 14 and fitting which can be sealed. End cap 14 can be used to close a body entrance for fluids and the like and can cover a luer lock fitting for attachment of a syringe.
A plurality of oval openings 17 and 18 are provided at the distal end of the device to enable fluids to be passed into and taken from the body cavity into which the feeding tube is placed. The length of the tube can vary greatly as can the diameter although in all cases, it is preferred that the diameter be no more than about one-half inch. In normal cases, the diameter is significantly less. For example in the preferred embodiment end 12 has a diameter of 14 French OD 0.184 inch with a wall thickness of approximately 0.030 inch. The body section extending from the weighted end beyond the taper shown, is about 9 French with an outer diameter of 0.118 inch and an ID of about 0.079 inch. The overall length of the device is a hundred and fifteen centimeters with the weighted end having a length of about 5 centimeters. Four or more openings such as 17 can be used if desired.
The material of the wall is preferably a flexible plastic or rubber tube such that thin-walled devices can be made of small diameter. A problem arises because such devices would tend to curl or coil rather than be stretched out by gravity when passed into the body. Thus weights are used.
The weighted end section 12 carries within it a plurality of sixteen metal disks 20 each preferably substantially identical to each other. In some cases, the disks can vary in size. It is preferred that each disk have substantially equal diameter and sliding contact faces at edges 21, 22 thereof. These planar contact faces of adjacent disks allow the disks to slide with respect to each other when the tip is bent as shown in FIG. 2. Yet, the disks conform to a high bulk density even when bent slightly by forces within the body. The bulk density is higher than if beads were used or other metallic forms. Preferably the bulk density (solid per unit volume) is at least 70% and the specific gravity is higher than 13.6. Metals such as tungsten, tantalum are preferred for use. Other metals such as platinum having specific gravities above that of mercury or of substantial weight can also be used.
Preferably the length to diameter of the small disks should be in a ratio of 1:1 or less. That is the length should be shorter than the diameter to provide for adequate flexibility of the device. The material of the plastic tube is flexed enough so that the entire length of the weight can be shaped and flexible. The elongation of the plastic or rubber material is sufficient to allow a relatively tight radius of curvature of the entire weight without permanent rupture or deformation of the weighted portion of the tube. Silicone rubber or latex rubber are materials which are preferred for use to meet this specification.
The weights can be assembled in axial alignment with each other and placed into the tube after a plug such as 25 is first adhered in place. An end plug 26 of resilient material can be used to seal the weights in place. Conventional adhesives can be used in the sealing operation.
In the preferred embodiment, sixteen tungsten disks are used with an overall axial length of 4 centimeters with the beads 25 and 26 being of RTV silicone medical grade. The diameter of the disk is such as to be snugly received within the tube. The weights provide sufficient weight to straighten and advance the feeding tube when placed in the body yet allows conformance to various contours of the body when necessary during introduction to the body and thereafter.
A radiopaque stripe 30 is provided which can be detected from outside the body. In some cases, the material of the tube 11 is itself radioopaque to enable an X-ray to find the position of the tube in the body.
While a specific embodiment of this invention has been shown and described, many variations are possible. For example, the specific configuration of the disks can vary greatly. Other shapes can be used and they need not be circular. Similarly the facing surfaces need not be at right angles to central axes of the disks. In some cases the disks can be separated slightly as by thin plastic disks or other forms. In all cases, the metallic disks provide for at least 70% bulk density with sliding surfaces that enable deformation as required. The disks may extend beyond the outer diameter of the tube in some embodiments. For example, the disks can be of larger diameter than the tube and force fit into place to maintain them in position. It is only necessary that a substantial weight be provided while retaining flexibility in devices of this type and with the use preferably of non-toxic material. In some cases, the tube need not be a hollow tube but can in fact be a solid rod.
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Located high in the mountains near the world famous town of Boquete lies Elida Estate. Wilford Lamastus has continued to innovate and produce an exceptionally well-processed natural coffee. We were first introduced to the coffee from Elida Estate following the 2007 Best of Panama competition. On that first visit, it was obvious that Wilford was passionate and committed to producing one of the best naturally processed coffees in the world. Since 2007, Elida Estate has finished in the top 10 in one or more categories of the Best of Panama competition. Most recently, they received 5th place in the Natural division in 2012.
The consistent results from Elida Estate are impressive. Natural processed coffees are particularly difficult to produce, because the farmer is, in essence, allowing the coffee to ferment. Extreme care and monitoring of the drying process is required to produce great results.
More than half of Elida Estate is located within the Volcan Baru National Park, a protected sanctuary and ecological reserve for exotic plants, birds and mammals. The volcano is one of the highest peaks in Central America, and provides a very unique micro-climate for the coffee grown on this farm. During the dry season, the farm benefits from the high elevation by having misty and foggy conditions during the season. The young fertile volcanic soils and the unique growing conditions shine through in the cup, producing one of the most unique coffees on this side of the prime meridian.
Trip Report
Boquete, Panama – December 10, 2012
Written By Jeff Taylor
I've been traveling to Panama for nearly a decade now. It's one of my favorite trips each year. The producers here are very educated, up to date the latest farming and processing techniques, agronomy and the science of coffee. So I take it as one of my many goals of the trip to learn as much as possible from these producers during the short visit.
Elida Estate – Wilford Lamastus was one of the very first producers I ever meet on my first trip to Panama years ago. We've been friends and buyers of his coffee for a long time. PT's was one of the first couple buyers of his naturally processed coffees. But I've never visited his farm in December, early in the harvest, to see the cherry selection and processing at work.
Wilford is the "next generation" of the Lamastus family to care for this farm. Elida Estate has been in the Lamastus family since it's founding in 1918. It was named for the wife of the founder, Robert Lamastus.
Wilford picked me up early and we started our day with a cupping. Not a surprise, Wilford likes to cup coffee more than anyone I've ever met. He is meticulous and has developed an outstanding palate, especially for natural coffees. I would consider that, processing of naturals, one of his specialties.
So we unlocked the doors to the Specialty Coffee Association of Panama (SCAP) offices in Boquete early Monday morning and prepared the coffees for tasting. Obviously it was very early in the harvest, so we're both aware the coffees will improve with rest, but we were eager to taste what was coming off of the drying patios so far. We included on the table a couple of coffees from last years harvest as a comparison and also a washed coffee from last year so that we had something on the table as a neutralizer for our palates. Tasting naturals can be a real challenge as the over ripe fruit flavor can really build up on your palate when tasting multiple cups and this can cause mistakes with other coffees if you aren't careful to cleanse your palate of the off flavors.
I will reserve judgement on the coffees that were on the table as it was really early in the harvest and most of the coffees were from low grown parts of his farm.
After cupping, we headed to his "Vivero" or Nursery in english. Wilford is cultivating a nursery full of GEISHA (or sometimes spelled: GESHA) trees that will fill his farm in the coming years. Panama has become famous in recent years for the Geisha variety. The Geisha variety brings a much higher price and production of this coffee is surprisingly good and resistant to diseases common in this area.
Wilford tells me about his nursery and the Catuai and Geisha trees he's preparing for transplant higher on the farm. He's planted Geisha as high as 2,000 meters, but the growth rate for these trees has been extremely slow at that altitude and he's not sure of there value at this point. He's still hopeful though. The higher grown the coffee, the greater the density of the bean and the better the flavor of the coffee.
After a short trip higher up the hill we made it to his mill where workers are raking the patio and preparing for the arrival of the days harvest. We can see the pickers off in the distance, but they generally don't deliver the cherry they are picking until around noon. So we drive to the top of his farm to start our inspection of the harvest.
Tree tomatoes were hanging gloriously from the trees at the top of his farm, which is actually located in the Alto Quiel region of Boquete, with a range of altitudes from 1670 to 2000 meters.
As we moved down the farm to elevations at 1800 meters, you could see the cherry ripening to a bright red color on the predominately Catuai trees and a the growing number of Geisha trees. Pickers were working hard on the sides of the mountain. Cherry selection, as I witnessed, could use some improving, but that is a concern at virtually each farm we visit through out the year. Pickers get paid by volume, so unless otherwise instructed, they pick anything in site regardless of ripeness. It takes a lot of training and monetary motivation to teach pickers to pick only the ripest of red cherries. Wilford's efforts in this area are certainly consistent with many farms we visit.
With the selection of cherry as a small concern, we are working with Wilford to harvest a special lot just for PT's that is only the ripest of red cherry that is selected and sorted before drying. This will be a first and should lead to an even more exceptional lot of Elida Natural when it arrives later this summer.
Wilford, capitalizing on the trends in the industry and a growing tourist market in Panama City, recently opened a cafe in the Old Town area of Panama City. I'll write more on cafe's at origin in another blog post.


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A fork is a tool with a lot of possible uses:
*opening bottles of beer
*science projects
Step 1: Eating
Most people are familiar with using a fork to eat meat.
For those who aren't:
Firstly you need some meat (doesn't really matter what it is)
Now place the food in front of you on a hard surface (table)
Push the fork into the piece of meat, this needs a bit of
muscle power, but shouldn't be a problem for most people.
When the fork is in the meat, you just bring the meat to your
mouth and the eating can begin!
There is almost nothing that can't be eaten using a fork, so giving a detailed instruction for everything would take me a bit to far.
Step 2: How to kill using a fork
Using a fork to kill someone IS NOT ALLOWED, it mostly involves having (bad) luck (depends on point of view) and using enough force to thrive the fork deep enough into the flesh of the victim.
A good place to put the fork is in the throat, under the clavicle, in a vital organ...
(I suggest you don't try this at home)
Matter of fact I beg you to never kill anyone.
(this is for "enterainment use only)
what do you mean, "entertainment use only"?
I see the traditional Hollywood effect is still alive. =)


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* at Louisiana-Lafayette | Spent the 2013 season at Butler C.C. in El Dorado, Kan.
2014 (Junior)Appeared in three games with one start ... made Sooners debut by starting in the circle at Cal State Fullerton (2/7)Before OklahomaPlayed the 2013 season at Butler C.C. in El Dorado, Kan., after transferring from Louisiana-Lafayette ... played the 2012 season at Louisiana-Lafayette ... pitched 1.2 innings in two appearances for the Ragin' Cajuns ... recorded a 4.20 earned run average, gave up two hits and one earned run and struck out one batterHigh SchoolEarned four letters under head coach Chuck Pawelek ... four-time district MVP ... placed on the East squad for the 2011 Texas All-Star Game ... as a senior, hit .438 with 29 runs scored, 6 home runs, 36 RBI and 7 stolen bases ... threw 158.0 innings with 349 strikeouts, a 0.35 ERA and a 23-3 record ... first-team all-state in 2011 and second-team all-state in 2010 ... chosen as the 2010 and 2011 All South Texas Player of the Year ... tabbed the 2010 2A Texas Sports Writers Player of the Year and the State Tournament MVP as George West High School won the state championship ... named all-state and All-South Texas in 2008 and 2009 ... also earned two letters in volleyball and cheerleading and one each in track and field and power lifting ... member of the National Honor Society ... graduated in the top 10 percent of her classPersonalParents are Jimmy and Elizabeth Ham ... has two brothers, Thomas and Robert, and one sister, Beth ... chose OU over Tulsa and Kansas ... majoring in planned programs (natural resource studies)Why Oklahoma?"In looking for a softball family, I liked OU because they made me feel welcomed and wanted. It is an extremely successful and respected program in which I hope to reach my highest potential. I was impressed with the academics and Department of Engineering, as well. Being surrounded by the kind of talent that is at OU, and the positive vibes I get from all the coaches, makes me feel confident that I can grow to become an impact player for the team."Coach Gasso Says:"We believe that Maggie will really help solidify this pitching staff. She can throw the ball hard, but also move the ball around. She's a focused competitor that has the drive to be great and we're really excited to have her. You can never have too much pitching, and Maggie will get a chance to step forward and really throw a significant amount of innings. Maggie brings something different and unique compared to what we will have, and ultimately that will make our staff more well-rounded and balanced. She will throw it as hard as anyone on staff, and I think she'll be very good."
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Here's a better look and listen to what it was like Monday night in Chicago when New York Yankees third baseman Alex Rodriguez returned to the lineup on the same day he was hit with a 211-game suspension for allegedly using performance-enhancing substances (he can play while he appeals that punishment).
As we said last night, he got the kind of greeting you would expect from an opposing team's crowd: plenty of boos. A-Rod managed to get a hit his first time up — a bloop single to left field. It was his only hit of the evening. The Yankees lost to the White Sox, 8-1.
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