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Originally mounted by Chicago's Steppenwolf Theatre in 2004, Joel Drake Johnson's dysfunctional-family drama is exactly the kind of play the famed company favors: potent, devastating and unsentimental, with an abundance of meaty exchanges for strong actors like the excellent ones here. Chatterbox Fay (Hedwall, superb) and her chilly daughter Rachel (Curtsinger, cofounder of InProximity, the troupe behind this production) trade awkward pleasantries and nasty barbs in an economy hotel room. It's clear they don't see each other much—Fay's never met her grandson or even seen his photo—but they've come together to claim the body of Kenny, Rachel's brother. His death in an unnamed Podunk and the concern of an insecure local policewoman (Campbell) serve as the catalysts for some disturbing revelations about who these ladies really are and what they're capable of.
You've probably seen people like these before, but rarely so powerfully written and portrayed. Johnson's naturalistic dialogue and Joe Brancato's meticulous direction prize characters over plot, and the three performers make the troubles of these little women seem like Greek tragedy. While certainly not groundbreaking theater, it's the kind of stuff that leaves you wiping your eyes and longing to go home and hug your loved ones. The Fall to Earth makes you feel its impact.
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4 stars and Cirtic's Pick
The Fall to Earth, now at59E59 Theaters under the direction of Joe Brancato, starts out as a delicate and moving study in grief. Fay (Deborah Hedwall) and her daughter Rachel (Jolie Curtsinger, giving an excellent, fully dimensional performance) arrive in a small town to collect the body of their son and brother Kenny, who has died under mysterious circumstances.
The strength of this production is the ensemble cast. All 3 women give honest, gritty performances, and it is the power of their relationship, their ease on stage, and ability to play off each other, that carries the play and keeps it compelling.
Deborah Hedwall as Fay is slightly mad, but it's her rich emotional depth that makes us feel for Fay past her craziness. Hedwall is in complete command of her instrument and is able to flip from funny to scary with no problem.
Jolie Curtsinger as Rachel, the embittered daughter, is infuriating in a good way. She keeps the pressure on her mother and does so through a series of lies of her own. Curtsinger conveys the disgust of a daughter who's witnessed the tyranny of an abusive parent. Her rage at her mother and sadness for her brother are balanced nicely.
Amelia Campbell as Terry the cop is terrific. Campbell plays the skittish and unsure cop with aplomb. Campbell has an extremely mobile face, and is able to move through a series of complex emotions and insecurities while standing completely still.
Joe Brancato directs the play with simple subtlety and allows the actors to create the realities of their characters. Surrounding himself with such a talented trio must make any director's job easier and more enjoyable. This gives Brancato the chance to fine tune these characters, and he guides them through some very interesting emotional details.
James J. Fenton's set design creates an emotionally dead motel room, and his color schemes create the mood of the play perfectly. Lighting by Todd Wren and costumes by Patricia Doherty also fit perfectly with the play's tone.
In The Fall to Earth, Deborah Hedwall gives a nearly flawless performance as Fay, a mother who has traveled across the country to address the tragic and mysterious events leading to her son's death. Through interactions with her daughter and a local policewoman, we gradually see a complete portrait of a seemingly sweet middle-aged woman suppressing her tendency toward rage and living in denial about how her past actions have helped lead to this dark outcome. Playwright Joe Drake Johnson has created a subtle, concise, powerful piece that reveals hidden depths and stays with the audience long after it ends."
Before Fay and Rachel enter, we know what kind of relationship they have. As the quarrelsome mother and passive daughter bicker about the use of motel keycards—"Does this make the world a better place?" Fay shouts in her grating tones—playwright Joel Drake Johnson illustrates more than just the generational divide between the pair.
When they burst into a dark, manicured motel room (pristine set design by James J. Fenton), it's clear that there's a loaded history here. Fay's incessant ramblings begin as endearing and increasingly become annoying, but Deborah Hedwall doesn't falter in an unwavering performance. She makes a screwed-up character relatable and fully commits to Fay's disintegration. Johnson wisely never confirms or denies Fay and Rachel's past, though Rachel has the stronger, more reasonable voice in their arguments. As Terry, the police officer assigned to the case, Amelia Campbell initially comes across as stilted and then slowly melts into a multifaceted portrayal of this small-town cop struggling to balance work and family. In a scene in which Terry brings Fay dinner, Campbell ricochets among sympathetic companion, powerful law offer, and insecure woman with ease, even though Johnson establishes the characters' relationship through forced and coincidental occurrences, right down to sons who have the same name. Jolie Curtsinger's Rachel is an outsider for most of the play, but her level-headedness keeps the audience guessing about Fay.
Director Joe Brancato maintains a steady rhythm, and with so many shifting emotions floating around, he makes sure that every actor hits her mark.
The three-woman cast is impeccable. Deborah Hedwall's performance is outstanding as she takes us on an emotional rollercoaster that reveals the many nuances of Fay's complicated, tormented character. As Fay's moods change on a dime, Hedwall transforms seamlessly from a cheerful, unsophisticated Midwestern wife and mother to a frightening, enraged woman who is out of control.
As Rachel, Jolie Curtsinger succeeds in the difficult task of playing opposite the all-consuming Fay, who barely gives her a chance to speak. Until Rachel finally confronts her mother late in the play, Curtsinger's facial expressions and body language convey exactly how she feels about Fay and reflect the tension in their relationship. Amelia Campbell is perfect as Terry Reed, a sympathetic police investigator and mother of two with her own family problems, who helps mother and daughter learn about what happened to Kenny.
This is not a conventional mother/daughter drama, but for those who are prepared for an evening of gut-wrenching theater that tackles some heavy issues, The Fall to Earth takes an engrossing look at the unraveling of one family.
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BOTTOM LINE: A brilliantly written and constructed play dealing with issues of suicide and family dysfunction.
In the opening minutes of Joel Drake Johnson's terrific play, The Fall to Earth, now playing at 59E59 Theaters, we are treated to a quintessential manifestation of that mother-daughter dynamic. Fay Schorsch (Deborah Hedwall) and her adult daughter Rachel Browney (Jolie Curtsinger) have just checked in to a run-of-the-mill motel.
But there is much more to this play than first meets the eye. Fay and Rachel are not just seeking to bond through some shared "girls' night out" experience. On the contrary, they are engaged in fulfilling the unpleasant duty of identifying and claiming the body of Kenny, Fay's son and Rachel's brother who, as we quickly learn, committed suicide. As the play unfolds, we learn a great deal more - not just about Kenny's death, but about the relationships between Kenny, Fay, Rachel, and Kenny's absent father.
Johnson has constructed an intricate, intelligent play that captures your attention at the outset and never lets go. His ear for dialogue is first-rate. Curtsinger (who is also the co-founder of InProximity Theatre Company, the company presenting this New York City premiere) does an absolutely brilliant job in her role as Rachel. And Hedwall is just incredible in the multi-faceted role of Fay.
Theatre is Easy
Playwright Joel Drake Johnson has an extraordinary talent for manipulative construction. Down the garden path we go successively intrigued, involved, and engrossed. Well placed disclosures are often imaginatively formatted. Characters are fully dimensional relating to one another with authenticity. He's a marvelous storyteller, articulate, entertaining and moving. This is time well spent.
Deborah Hedwall (Fay) offers a virtuoso performance. Never still, rarely silent, her every word, move and sigh embodies the character. From a pitch perfect mid-western accent and appropriate bearing to visible signs of interior dialogue and untelegraphed emotional explosions, Hedwall's acting creates a riveting and very specific presence. Surprising use of song and call-outs to Kenny are beautifully calibrated. She is the glue and the fuel. Brava.
Jolie Curtsinger (Rachel) does a fine job in a difficult role. Portraying boiling restraint, her responses must at all times be cognizant of a back-story of which the audience is long unaware. The actress's focus creates necessary tension and an able foil. In retrospect one can fully appreciate her skill.
Amelia Campell's Terry is friendly, excessively sensitive, proud, and emphatically small town. The actress's artful speech patterns (shades of Fargo) and quick, insecure gestures reflect not only the locale but a visceral map to Terry's personality. Campbell's timing is terrific. She's convincing even in the aforementioned unlikely scene with Terry.
Director Joe Brancato has orchestrated a compellingly watchable and satisfying evening of theater. Filled with marvelous, character defining stage business, emotional insight, and adroit pacing, the play is superbly served.
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EVANSVILLE - UPDATE: A severe thunderstorm that may have produced a tornado in Livingston, Ky., passed directly over Downtown Evansville on Saturday evening.
The National Weather Service issued a tornado warning for the area shortly after 4 p.m. after radar showed a thunderstorm with circulating wind that could produce a tornado. The warning expired at 4:45 p.m. and was replaced by one for Warrick County.
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by Xfinity Sports | February 23, 2013 at 5:24 PM | NFL
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Indianapolis, IN – Every player gets poked and prodded at the NFL Scouting Combine. That's why they're here. They're physically and mentally interrogated by 32 future employers and the media.
Depending on their performance and past, each player faces a varying degree of scrutiny. None have encountered anything near the level of attention former Notre Dame star Manti Te'o received on Saturday at Lucas Oil Stadium.
By now, you know his story. Te'o was duped by Ronaiah Tuiasosopo into believing he was involved in an online relationship with an imaginary young lady who died from cancer. It was on TV, in every newspaper and analyzed and mocked on every website. Te'o did a 1-on-1 with ESPN (off camera) and another with CBS' Katie Couric in the aftermath of the scandal's unveiling last month.
The Te'o press conference on Saturday was the first time he met an assembled group of media. We were waiting in masses, with some 200 media members crowded around a 15×10 podium. The NFL media combined with some network news cameras waited to pepper a football player trying to improve his draft stock.
"It's pretty crazy," Te'o said. "I've been in front of a few cameras, but not as many as this."
Just like he did most of his senior season at Notre Dame, Te'o dominated. He aced the press conference. He answered everything thrown in his direction with rare grace and apparent openness not often seen from college football players.
To be honest, Te'o couldn't have come off much better as he tries to put the catfishing hoax to rest. He was blunt and to the point when asked if he was embarrassed by the whole situation.
"Oh, definitely," he said. "For anybody to go through, it's definitely embarrassing. When you're walking through grocery stores and you're kind of like giving people double-takes to see if they're starting at you, it's definitely embarrassing. I guess it's part of the process, it's part of the journey. You know it's only going to make me stronger and it definitely has."
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They hauled these blocks with oxen and gangs of men with various group names like: "boat Gang," Vigourous Gang," "North Gang," Friends of Khufu Gang," "Powerful Gang," etc. We know this because these names are still marked on some of the blocks. None of these names indicate that they were slaves but rather were devoted laborors for Khufu, who they believed to be god on earth. There is also evidence that these laborors also owed a labor tax, yet they rotated from in and out of the labor force. So it seems that the builders were Egyptians as stated by ZAHI HAWASS, Director General of Giza:
Copper Chisels. Since gold was the only other available metal they chose the stronger copper for their tool-making. They pounded with granite dolerite rock balls and wooden mallets into granite to split the bedrock.
Copper Saws. These were used to cut the soft stone blocks. They also sawed into large wooden posts that were used to lever the blocks into place.
Adze with a Copper Blade. They used this as a plane and to smooth the objects and shape them to the correct finish.
Copper Drills. These were spun by twine attached to a cross-piece that was moved back and forth like a bow. They were also used to make furniture and other tools.
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They quarried the blocks (mostly limestone) and dressed them to size. The fine white limestone came from Tura, about 8 miles away on the other side of the Nile. The granite came from quarries at Aswan, around 600 miles upstream. In some of these sites there are clear marks left in the rock. They used the copper chisels, hardened and tempered by heat and quenching, to cut their way down into the limestone, gradually separating block after block from the rock face. Limestone is a sedimentary rock that will split along its layers, while granite, being an igneous rock had to be heated by fire with a sudden pouring of cold water which would cause the imperfections to split off leaving the best quality granite underneath.
Levelling the Site. They had no levels like we have today and knowing that water finds its own level they would run a channel around the hill filled with water, and then dug many more channels back and forth and then filling them with rocks and sand.
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SXSW '09: Films of the Week
It was great, but I was ready to come home. That's the title of Kris Swanberg's debut feature, and also how my body felt after 10 days in Austin, where the late nights, early mornings, too much free beer (is there such a thing?), delicious yet heavy-in-the-gut Mexican food and noisy rock shows clearly took its toll on your intrepid reporter. Far more tireless was seemingly omnipresent festival producer Janet Pierson, whose inaugural year confirmed my optimistic predictions, that aside from a few conspicuous enhancements (at least for press: shuttle buses, reserved tickets, and a screener library), the proverbial boat was not rocked, her transition seamless, and the hiccups nominal. 'Twas a fine year experientially, but what about the films?
Between the beginning of the year and the end of the fest, I can officially weigh in on 31 of the features that screened at SXSW. Sundance leftovers like Moon, Adventureland, Humpday, Burma VJ, You Wont Miss Me, and We Live in Public still taste great when reheated by the Austin sun, and Sam Raimi's first horror movie in years, Drag Me to Hell (soon to be released, but screening here to a packed crowd as a polished-enough work print), was, as my colleague Scott Foundas whispered to me in the exiting aisle, "pure pleasure." A throwback to his Army of Darkness days—rife with camp dialogue, demon-possessed innocents, bodily goo, Looney Toons violence, and enough Dutch angles to warrant watching while leaning on someone's shoulder—Raimi's gypsy curse flick probably won't win over new fans, almost as if designed to be a love letter-cum-apology to the fanboys who still hound him to direct Evil Dead 4.
Speaking of anticipated follow-ups, Universal teased two lucky audiences with 22 minutes from Sacha Baron Cohen's new gotcha comedy Brüno, comprised of three extended scenes, plus SXSW-specific intros in which Cohen messed with Texas and sent up his real-life British persona. Okay, so Borat's naked man-on-man tussle and conference streaking may be a tough act to top, but wait'll you see the hilariously ugly response of a mixed martial-arts arena crowd when Cohen's gay Austrian fashion journo reunites with his lover as the faux-hetero host of "Straight Dave's Man Slammin' Max Out." Not three years after that wicked Kazakhstani nearly had me peeing on the floor from laughter, it's happening again.
But enough about that studio fare! Without a doubt, the best film at SXSW 2009 was writer-director David Lowery's lovely, lived-in, slow-burning debut feature St. Nick. Front-loaded with very little dialogue, the trade-ins are lushly photographed vignettes and sensory textures (my god, why can't more young filmmakers pay as much attention to film grammar, or craft their diegetic sound design this purposefully?) that reveal themselves methodically, pensively: the rustic Texas landscape in autumn, a hidden majesty from somewhere in Badlands country. A resourceful little boy and girl (real-life siblings Tucker and Savanna Sears, compelling presences both) break into and co-opt a dilapidated old house as their own. The wood stove is lit, a necessary exhaust pipe mounted, his braces fixed with a pair of pliers and a mirror, lettuce for sandwiches curiously sniffed before their crispness savored, and weighted traps set should any adults come looking for these adolescent drifters. Yet no one comes right away, or could it be that these kids live in a world where only they exist? Lowery's film adeptly taps into the child's-eye perspective of underage survival similarly found in Treeless Mountain, Nobody Knows, or Children of Invention, but here it isn't just about naturalism, but the detached dreamlike mystery of watching or recalling these events as a grown-up. When the girl bicycles to a park and naïvely crashes a birthday party, the screams of piñata-bashing brats are primal, even terrorizing, as is the stampede of cattle ranchers who later chase our pipsqueak heroes through the fields they've trespassed on. Their vulnerability is palpable, but Lowery wisely chooses to neither romanticize nor make tragic the lives of runaways; it's the surreal disconnect between youth and maturity that colors St. Nick's magic. If it were only shot on film, not HD, this one would be a far more dangerous contender on the indie awards and fest circuit.
Among the narrative features, also noteworthy was Make-Out With Violence, from the unrelated collective known as the Deagol Brothers. An awesomely gonzo amalgamation of John Hughes coming-of-ager, painterly Terrence Malick evocation of Americana, George Romero zombie horror and Sundance-friendly indie rock, this impressionistic, silly-scary genre buster doesn't get much deeper than midnight entertainment, but what else do you need during that one crazy summer when your ex-girlfriend came back to life and you kept her locked in the bathroom? And if you now think you've seen or heard it all in zombie cinema, The Tracey Fragments director Bruce McDonald's Pontypool still proves unexpectedly refreshing. Dedicated to an unusually minimal viewpoint (inside a radio station, where grizzled shockjock Stephen McHattie and his producer almost never see the swarming horde) and an infection caused by semiotics (I will say no more!), this one's a smart, dementedly funny crowd-pleaser for the post-grad set.
On the documentary stage, jury prize winner 45365 really does deserve the category's highest praise—now if only its zip-code title were as easy to remember as 90210. Co-directed, edited and scrumptiously shot by brothers Turner and Bill Ross, this insightful, witty collage of caught moments in their small hometown of Sidney, OH is charmingly untethered by traditional plot and portrait arcs; in an age where most docs are grafted over by pop narratives for greater suspense, drama or momentum, 45365 works specifically because of its wonderfully curated aimlessness. Amongst the little leaguers and barbers and demolition derby racers and trick-or-treaters, a police officer convinces a citizen that his cable TV lines weren't maliciously cut, and maybe when the picture went out, he should've called his cable company first. A classic-rock DJ argues with a caller about whether a Who song is about a dildo or an accordion. Local impersonator Elvis Jr. sings his heart out to an outdoor crowd, while someone pokes the drooping tarp above to keep it from collapsing under the rain. How the brothers Ross convinced their friends, family and neighbors to be completely at ease and unconscious of their cameras would be an impressive feat on its own, but their formal photographic rigor comes off relaxed, too. With two of the only major throughlines looming—a judge's re-election campaign and a high school football team's big game—45365's beautifully unexpected ending would seem like an anti-surprise if it weren't the most honest, humanist choice for the rhythms set up before. These first-time filmmakers are true talents to watch, and hopefully they can pull off a second feature without the aid of a supportive town who watched the Ross boys grow up.
Doc runners-up include the compelling, but truly divisive Brock Enright: Good Times Will Never Be the Same, perhaps the most stunningly photographed documentary I've seen in years. Afterschool (also here at SXSW) and Wild Combination cinematographer Jody Lee Lipes' directorial debut follows conceptual artist and entitled jerk Enright as he travels from Brooklyn to his girlfriend's family's Redwoods cabin to waste thousands of dollars' worth of gallery funds on his cheap, trashy provocations (defecating on an outdoor stage in low-rent Matthew Barney grotesqueries, jumping rope while repeatedly yelling "Fuck you, you piece of shit"). He's a delusional sham and horrible to everyone around him, and yet, there's something curiously watchable about his self-destructive narcissism. Perhaps it's because Lipes has secretly made a creatively condescending doc, a project far more artful than anything Enright literally craps out in front of us, as if Lars von Trier's The Idiots had been remade with reality-TV stars who weren't in on the joke.
Maybe Enright's success could also explain how Troll 2, now widely considered the Plan 9 From Outer Space for the Facebook generation, has been playing to sold-out midnight crowds across North America some two decades after it was unleashed on the world. (There have been homemade video games, "Trollympics" events, soldiers in Iraq screening it for one another, even an homage in Guitar Hero 2). Cheerfully investigating this particular phenomenon as well as how cult classics find their fawning audiences in general, Best Worst Movie was directed by the notorious film's child star Michael Stephenson, now grown-up and amused to track down its participants. Alabama dentist and affable co-star George Hardy loves to recite for fans his strangest zinger ("You can't piss on hospitality!"), Italian director Claudio Fragasso shows complex feelings about the touring revival of his "parable" and the audiences who laugh at both the intentionally and unintentionally funny bits, and writer Rossella Drudi seriously still demands the film is a "ferocious analysis of today's society." Funny as hell, Stephenson's film is also focused enough to understand that cult success has its limitations, as his 15-minute clock ticks away.
Though I missed two of the doc features that were buzzed about—Winnebago Man and Trust Us, This Is All Made Up—I'll have my chance next week at the Sarasota Film Festival, which I'll be covering for an extended weekend. My deepest gratitude to the SXSW staff, filmmakers and community who made my job easier, and see you for an early morning dip in Barton Springs next March.
Posted by ahillis at March 23, 2009 11:17 PM
Screener library? Reserved seats? Wow! Revolutionary. Actually, I'm saving my dwindling funds for Fantastic Fest in the fall. But glad to hear about it all.Posted by: Steve Dollar at March 24, 2009 9:06 PM
"Winnebago Man" deserves the hype until it backs off some of its more interesting themes towards the end and settles for a simplistic conclusion.
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A hand held nail polish removal tool includes a housing having a main body connected by an elongated neck to a head. An abrasive member is removably attached to the head and the tool contains a vibrator for causing the abrasive member to vibrate so that when the abrasive member is positioned against a finger or toe nail, the abrasive member will abrade away any polish on the nail. The polish removal process may be accelerated by applying a solvent to the abrasive member. This may be done by dipping that member in a solvent or by incorporating a solvent dispensing system in the housing which allows a solvent to be delivered via the head to the member's abrasive surface. Preferably, the tool is powered by rechargeable battery in the housing. Various different abrasive cover members for attachment to the head are also disclosed.
1. A hand held nail polish removal tool comprising
a housing including a hollow main body and a hollow head having a perforated working surface and a periphery, said head being connected to the main body;
an abrasive member having a perforated abrasive surface, said member being shaped and arranged for attachment to the bead so that said abrasive surface is flush against the working surface of the head;
securing means removably securing the abrasive member to the head;
motor means in the main body for vibrating the working surface;
power supply means;
switch means connected between the power supply means and the motor means and being accessible from outside the housing for selectively delivering power to the motor means;
a solvent container in said housing, and
means in the housing and accessible from outside of the housing for pumping solvent from said container into said head under pressure so that the solvent penetrates said working and said abrasive surfaces.
2. The tool defined in
3. The tool defined in
4. The tool defined in
5. The tool defined in
6. The tool defined in
7. The tool defined in
a recharging stand including a receptacle for receiving the portion of the main body containing said external contacts and additional contacts in said receptacle which are contacted by the external contacts when said portion of the main body is received in the receptacle, and
means including an AC/DC converter for supplying power to said additional contacts.
8. The tool defined in
9. The tool defined in
said abrasive member includes, in addition to said abrasive surface, a skirt extending from said abrasive surface, and
said securing means include resilient means for urging said skirt into interfitting engagement with the periphery of said head.
10. The tool defined in
11. The tool defined in
12. The tool defined in
13. The tool defined in
14. The tool defined in
15. The tool defined in
said motor means comprise an ultrasonic transducer in said head, said transducer having a vibrating surface mechanically contacting said abrasive member, and
said power supply means include a signal generator and driver for driving said transducer at selected frequencies.
16. A hand held nail polish removal tool comprising
a housing including a hollow main body and a head having a working surface and a periphery, said head being connected to the main body;
an abrasive member having a perforated abrasive surface and a body of solvent gel covering a rear face of said abrasive surface, said member being shaped and arranged for attachment to the head so that said body is flush against the working surface of the head;
securing means removably securing the abrasive member to the head;
motor means in said main body and for vibrating the working surface;
power supply means, and
switch means connected between the power supply means and the motor means and being accessible from outside the housing for selectively delivering power to the motor means.
17. The tool defined in
18. The tool defined in
said abrasive member includes, in addition to said abrasive surface, a skirt extending from said abrasive surface, and
the securing means secure said skirt around the periphery of said head.
This invention relates to a grooming device. It relates more particularly to a hand held tool for the removal of nail polish from finger and toe nails.
The removal of nail polish is a tedious task. The process usually involves wetting a pad or cotton swab with a volatile solvent and rubbing the coating repeatedly with the pad or swab until the polish is removed. The procedure is also fairly messy because the nail polish becomes soft and finds it way into crevices in the cuticle. Very often the solvent must be reapplied to the pad or swab and more than one swab must be used in order to remove the polish completely from the nail. This may take a good hour to completely clean a set of nails manually during which time one is exposed to the toxic fumes and annoying smell of the solvent.
There have been attempts to make the nail cleaning process more efficient. For example, there are devices that enable one to bathe all of the nails in a polish removing solution in order to facilitate the rubbing away of the polish. We are also aware of devices that brush the nails while they are immersed in a solvent in order to remove the polish. However, these devices take up space, they are prone to spilling, they require the use of an excessive amount of solvent and they are somewhat hazardous to use in confined spaces because of the toxic fumes given off by the solvent.
Also, when such devices are used to remove of polish from toe nails, some people find it difficult to bend down and scrub the softened polish from the toe nails.
Accordingly, the present invention aims to provide a hand held tool to facilitate the removal of polish from finger and toe nails.
Another object of the invention is to provide a finger and toe nail-cleaning device in the nature of an electrical tool which relies on a moving pad with or without a solvent to remove the polish.
Still another object of the invention is to provide a nail polish removal tool which is easy to use even by aged and infirm individuals.
A further object of the invention is to provide such a tool which increases the reach of the user while cleaning the nails.
Other objects of the invention will, in part, be obvious and will, in part, appear hereinafter.
The invention accordingly comprises the features of construction, combination of elements and arrangement of parts which will be exemplified in the construction hereinafter set forth and the scope of the invention will be indicated in the claims.
Briefly, my nail polish removal tool is a small compact power tool having a main body leading to a narrow neck terminated by a small head which may be rapidly moved or vibrated by an electrically driven vibrator inside the body. The head is normally covered by a cover member in the nature of a scouring pad. When the tool is in use, the cover member thereon is placed against the surface of a finger or toe nail with the result that the rubbing action of the cover member abrades away any polish or other covering on the nail. The surface of the cover member is such that the elements of that vibrating surface are able to penetrate into cracks and crevices enabling the tool to clean even around the cuticle.
Preferably, the tool is used with a polish removing agent or solvent. As we shall see, the solvent may be applied externally to the cover member or incorporated into the cover member itself. In an especially preferred embodiment, the tool may contain a supply of solvent which is delivered under operator control to the cover member via the vibrating tool head. The combination of the vibrating cover member and solvent is particularly effective in removing multiple coatings of polish from finger and toe nails.
As will become apparent, the tool described herein is easy to use and is configured so that it extends the user's reach so that it makes the removal of polish from toe nails much easier for those who have difficulty bending over. The tool is easily adaptable for occasional home use or for intensive use in a salon, clinic, hospital or the like where time is of the essence. Indeed, the tool should greatly reduce the overall time and effort spent on removing polish and other coverings from finger and toe nails.
For a fuller understanding of the nature and objects of the invention, reference should be made to the following detailed description taken in connection with the accompanying drawings, in which:
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Container 34 includes an integral piston pump 38 at the top of the container which pump may be of a conventional design. The illustrated pump includes a spring-loaded piston 38 a which when retracted draws solvent from container 34 via a first check valve 39 into piston chamber 38 b. When the piston 38 a is extended, the fluid in the chamber 38 b is delivered via a second check valve 40 to a tube 41 which leads from pump 38 to the interior of head 28. Piston 38 a is moved to its extended position in opposition to the spring bias by a user pressing on a button 42 in the side of housing body 26 a. Once the head 28 is primed with solvent, each additional push of button 42 results in solvent exiting the head 28 via holes 32. Preferably, the holes of 32 are small enough and their number is small enough so that the head will remain primed with solvent for a relatively long time between uses and solvent will not leak from head 28 when the tool is laid down on its side.
When tool 10 is being used in a salon or the like, the cap 36 may be removed and the inlet 34 a connected to a flexible conduit 43 shown in phantom in FIG. 1 and extending to a large volume solvent source (not shown). If container is a cartridge as described above, it may be charged with a gas to expel the solvent through the tube 41 when a valve button is depressed.
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Battery contacts 46 a and 46 b are also connected to external contacts 56 a and 56 b, respectively, mounted in a removable bottom wall 26 d of housing 26. When the tool 10 is fully seated in the receptacle 14 of recharge stand 12, the two contacts 56 a and 56 b connect to the stand contacts, 16 a, 16 b respectively so that DC power from the converter 24 will be delivered to battery 46.
When tool 10 is in use, its head 28 is usually covered by an abrasive cover member shown generally at 58 in FIG. 1. Cover member 58 should be shaped to conform to the shape of head 28. It includes a generally flat porous rubbing surface 58 a which is preferably of a woven nylon material similar to a conventional scouring pad. Cover member 58 also includes a skirt 58 b which extends from the edge of surface 58 a and is adapted to engage around head 28. Skirt 58 b is provided with an internal rib 58 c which can engage in groove 28 a of head 28 to secure the cover member to the head so that surface 58 a overlies the openings 32 in the head. Alternatively, an elastic may be hemmed into the edge of skirt 58 b and adapted to engage around the head 28.
Prior to using tool 10, the head 28 is primed with solvent by repeatedly depressing button 42 until solvent issues from holes 32 and penetrates the surface 58 a of cover member 58. To help maintain the surface 58 a in a wetted condition, a thin layer of open cell foam material may be provided on the inside of surface 58 a as is shown at 58 d in FIG. 1. Once the head 28 is primed with solvent, the tool 10 may be manipulated to position the cover member 58 against the nail to be cleaned. Subsequent depression of switch actuator 52 a energizes vibrator 44 causing head 28 and the cover member 58 thereon to vibrate rapidly. This rapid vibration works the solvent present at the cover member surface 58 a into the nail polish layer thereby softening that layer and allowing it to be abraded away by surface 58 a, elements of which are able to penetrate into depressions and crevices at the nail cuticle. Resultantly, tool 10 allows the nail to be cleaned thoroughly in a minimum amount of time.
When using my tool with the cover member 62, the pressure of the tool head 28′ against the nail forces the solvent gel 64 through tiny holes 68 in the cleaning member surface 62 a so that that surface and the nail which it contacts are wetted with solvent. Resultantly when head 28′ is vibrated, nail polish is removed in the same efficient manner described above in connection with FIG. 1. Also, since the tool itself is not delivering solvent, head 28′ may be solid and the solvent delivery system in the tool, i.e. container 34, pump 38 and tube 41 may be eliminated, thereby reducing the cost of the tool.
Once the polish is removed from the nails using tool 10, those nails may be buffed by substituting for the cover member 58 or 62 a similarly shaped cover member having a smooth surface and the tool used without the application of solvent.
Turn now to
The ultrasonic tool 76 is used in conjunction with a cleaning member shown generally at 92. For this, the head 82 has a bottom opening 94 and an end slot 96 which leads to a pair of laterally spaced apart parallel rails 98, 98 adjacent bottom opening 94, these slotted rails forming a keyway in head 82.
Member 92 is shaped and arranged to slide into slot 96 and key into head 82. More particularly, cleaning member 92 comprises an abrasive scrubbing strip 104 which is supported by a support 106 in the form of a key enabling member 92 to be slid endwise into the end of housing 82 through slot 96 so that the upper surface of support 106 is engaged by the transducer head 84 a and the abrasive strip 104 hugs the underside of housing 52 as shown in FIG. 4. In accordance with the invention, the cleaning member 92, and particularly its support 106, is rigid so that when transducer 84 is operative, the vibrations produced thereby are coupled via support 106 to strip 104 and thence to the nail contacted by that strip.
When using tool 76 to clean finger and toe nails if it is desired to apply solvent to the nails, that may be done by momentarily dipping the cleaning member 92 in solvent or by modifying the tool 76 to include the solvent dispensing system illustrated in FIG. 1.
In some tool models it may be desirable to make the head or neck separable from the main body of the tool to facilitate replacement of the head and/or repair of the tool. In this event, a suitable connection or joint may be provided in housings 26 and 78 between the neck portion and the housing main body, e.g. a bayonet or pin-in-slot connection.
It will be seen from the forgoing that my tool provides a very efficient means for removing nail polish from finger and toe nails and for generally cleaning and buffing such nails. The tool is easy to use even by aged and infirm individuals and, since the solvent is confined to the tool head 28 (or 28′ or 82) and its cover member, the toxic and noxious effects of the solvent are kept away from the user. Therefore, the tool should prove to be a very marketable toiletry item.
It will thus be seen that the objects set forth above, among those made apparent from the preceding description, are efficiently attained. Also, certain changes may be made in the above constructions without departing from the scope of the invention. For example, the AC/DC converter could be incorporated into tools 10 or 76. Therefore, it is intended that all matter contained in the above description or shown in the accompanying drawings shall be interpreted as illustrative and not in a limiting sense.
It is also to be understood that the following claims are intended to cover all of the generic and specific features of the invention described herein.
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I have a question about syncing. I'm converting to Mac and will be getting both a desktop (imac) and a macbook pro notebook. My question is how easy is it to sync between the two for on the go. What I mean is I will store all data on the imac (office files, emails, etc) and would love it to keep it in sync with my notebook, of course full-time would be nice but even if I can select sync before going out of the door to make sure all my data is copied. Is this possible on a Mac? On a Windows PC it can be done but is very complicated.
I don't have 1st hand experience with syncing but these may be of use:
The 1st is Apple's .mac account which you pay for.
http://www.apple.com/macosx/features/dotmacsync/There is also a 3rd party app called ChronoSync which has an evaluation period.
Click here.
Yep, .mac makes syncing multiple machines a breeze.
It can do it automatically in the background without you having to even think about it.
It will sync address books, calendars, emails & mail rules & account settings, bookmarks and passwords. It also lets you access your contacts and calendars online.
Downside? 99$ a year including 1GB of web hosting space and a .mac email address.
Syncing to external drives
Thanks for the input re Chronosync I am a Mac Convert and was using synctoy a lot with windows but was dumbfounded on what to use with the Mac until I read your comments.
Great product, I bought just today and have now "backedup" or synced all
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1 tablespoon
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I didn't think these were too bad but my husband didn't like them at all. You definitely need a lot of turkey to fill the pitas and I had to add some extra seasoning for more flavor. Other than that, definitely quick and easy.
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This was so easy and got rave reviews.
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A kind of protective clothing.
A narrow projectile.
A baseball bat is a smooth wooden or metal club used in the game of baseball to hit the ball after the ball is thrown by the pitcher.
Beards are visible facial follicle growth, commonly associated with adult male homo sapiens. In video games, beards are commonly found in character customization systems (i.e. Rock Band) or when pirates are involved (i.e. the Monkey Island series).
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The bread and butter of any self respecting archer, the bow is a stereotypical ranged weapon of olden times and fantasy settings.
A cleaning tool used for sweeping. Can also be flown by witches.
Cars go places. Hopefully fast.
A mobile phone that lets people communicate on the go.
The late night gamer's and student's best friend. It is also an important beverage for detectives, lawyers, and other high-strung video game characters.
Coins have long been used in video games as both a form of currency and as a means of accruing points.
Crates sometimes contain things!
Crowbars are commonly used to open nailed wooden boxes. They are also, however, excellent weapons. Epitomised in the phrase: "Aliens have invaded the Earth. Here's a goddamn crowbar."
Doors are a common object in most video games, as well as the keys and objects needed to open them. From role playing to shooters, doors are an important component of many games.
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Gas or wind passed through the rectum. Famous fartists include Gon and Wario.
Whether it's a regular piece of colored fabric or the high-tech keystone of a base's defenses, the flag is the most important asset a team can have and the most precious thing the opposing team can steal. It is also used for racing games.
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Equipment used to play golf. Sometimes used as a weapon and occasionally accompanied by a golf ball.
An article of clothing that rests on top of one's head.
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A potted plant grown indoors for decorative purposes.
Before flashlights were invented, this contraption was used to see in the dark.
The manliest type of facial hair.
A device used to collect money for the right to park a vehicle.
It gives meaning to gravity in 2 dimensions.
There is no other object which so defines Games as separate from every other pursuit. Where else does one encounter a platform but from the bounds of a video screen?
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January 31, 2014
CRS' Felix Yangana answers questions about the future of his home country, the Central African Republic, as it goes through a period of transition and difficulty.
January 30, 2014
The Catholic Messenger in the diocese of Davenport, Iowa, writes about St. Patrick Church, which kicked off its CRS Rice Bowl activities for 2014.
January 30, 2014
Archbishop Kurtz, Archbishop Coakley and other Church leaders will travel to the Philippines to visit survivors of Typhoon Haiyan, meet with Church leaders and view the Church's emergency response programs.
January 30, 2014
CRS has joined the Better Than Cash Alliance as we transition away from distributing cash and instead provides electronic payments to people in times of need.
January 28, 2014
CRS joins over 20 other U.S.-based international humanitarian organizations in supporting the 2014 farm bill agreed to by House and Senate negotiators.
January 28, 2014
Archbishop Joseph E. Kurtz of Louisville, Ky., president of the USCCB, writes about his upcoming trip to the Philippines to see the Church's Typhoon Haiyan recovery efforts.
January 27, 2014
PBS' RELIGION AND ETHICS NEWSWEEKLY reports on the situation of Syrian refugees, which includes an interview with CRS president & CEO Dr. Carolyn Woo.
January 27, 2014
PBS' NOVA recently aired "Killer Typhoon" about the storm which tore through the Philippines on November 8, 2013, called Typhoon Haiyan. It gives great background for understanding CRS' emergency response programs for survivors of the storm.
January 24, 2014
The United Nations released a map of what they consider are the world's top ten most underfunded humanitarian crises for 2014.
January 23, 2014
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This letter is in response to John Heidtke's column in the Oct. 30 edition of the Beacon entitled "A Few Good Cops…"
The article addressed drug trafficking in the county and most specifically listed seven drug hot spots. Some of the article was very informative and hopefully the new K-9 unit will be a deterrent to the crime in the county.
The K-9 enforcement team answers calls, conducts driver's license checkpoints and assists with other agencies when K-9s are needed.
Officers with the Brunswick County Sheriff's Office K-9 Enforcement Team answered 36 calls last week, issued 20 uniformed citations and 25 total charges.
K-9 officers set up driver's license checkpoints in the following areas: Stanley Road, Stone Chimney Road, Turkey Trap Road, Midway Road, N.C. 179, Mount Misery Road, Lincoln Road, Kirby Road, Boones Neck Road, Holden Beach Road and Lanvale Road.
Brunswick County Sheriff's deputies investigated the following incidents last week, which are taken directly from sheriff's office incident reports:
•Arson on Grist Creek Wynd in Leland; suspect set victim's truck on fire.
•Breaking and entering to an automobile and larceny on Jeffrey Stokes Drive in Leland; suspect entered victim's vehicle and stole victim's wallet.
•Breaking and entering to an auto and larceny on Huckabee Court in Leland; suspect entered victim's vehicle and stole a laptop.
President-elect Barack Obama made history with his presidential victory last week—a triumph to be celebrated by all Americans.
Obama's victory reminds each and every person our dream, the American Dream, is only alive and well, and is closer for all Americans than ever before. Hold on to that dream and cherish that dream as we go through these difficult times.
I thought John McCain was the better man for the job, but as McCain said, the people have spoken. That's what makes our country so great.
Sherrie Lee Metts, 53, of Bolivia, died Nov. 10.
She was born Jan. 8, 1955, in Jacksonville, a daughter of Edward Earl Metts and Genora Batchelor Metts.
She was preceded in death by her father, Edward Metts; her companion for 22 years, Jimmy Ward; her niece, Renay Ward and her brother, Edward Earl Metts Jr.
Surviving are her mother, Genora Metts; her sisters, Judy Ward and husband Edward and Sondra Roark and husband Tommy; nephews, Johnny Ward, Christopher Ward and wife Kaye and Stephen Roark; niece, Jessica Johnson; great nephews and nieces; numerous friends.
It was the day before graduation. The campus at UNC-Chapel Hill was a sea of white dresses, suits, ties and Carolina blue.
I had been attending a North Carolina Press Association workshop and was walking to my car. Everywhere I looked there were excitement as young men and women tried on their gowns and talked to their families.
The walk to my car was a long one as I thought about how I missed out on that experience.
That day, I decided to go back to school—one more time.
Shallotte police charged the following people and investigated the following incidents last week. All information is taken directly from police reports.
Police charged Joshua Andrew Fashover, 18, of 2261 Jingle Court, Supply, with embezzlement and vandalism. Fashover was employed at Andy's Cheesesteaks and was charged after someone reported finding $1,700 missing, the restaurant's front window broken, the counter ransacked and the back door open and unlocked. He was taken to the Brunswick County Detention Center on a $10,000 secured bond.
Do you hate it when you brown ground beef for tacos, chili, casseroles or spaghetti sauce and end up with large chunks that are hard to break down? Or maybe you just like it all chunky.
When making spaghetti sauce, you'll want to have the beef in small pieces, which gives the sauce a smoother texture and at the same time allows you to have meat with every bite. The same goes with chili, as it can be quite a messy food to eat with large pieces of ground beef clumped together.
Fishing has improved for some folks this week as anglers are beginning to focus on traditionally cold-weather species. Fish such as black and red drum, whiting and speckled trout will still provide a lot of action for folks as the fishing season comes to an end.
One winter fish that has already made a surge is the black drum. Black drum can be caught all year, but they really come to the forefront in the colder months. They are among our most dependable fish when a lot of better-known species have left for warmer waters or aren't biting in the cold.
Each year, when I speak to all the men's and ladies' club champions prior to The Brunswick Beacon Tournament of Champions, I'm always impressed by the many roads to success in golf.
Some of these guys started on the road to championship golf when they caddied for their dads. Others learned to play at public courses. As they walked and carried their clubs side by side with their buddies, they learned golf and friendship are inextricably bound.
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Take-away cafe Grab It find themselves blown away as helium balloon used in marketing campaign reaches France
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Take-away cafe, Grab It, is set to open next week in Cambridge, but their marketing has reached much further afield.
Having been out and about promoting the new business with helium balloons, the company was surprised to hear that one of them had reached France.
On Sunday the Grab It team let off a number of orange balloons from Cambridge with their business cards attached. Three days later they received an email from Céline Caron, who had found a balloon in her garden in Blécourt, France.


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As we reported last night, Sony Online Entertainment dropped a few hints regarding the future of the EverQuest franchise at its annual SOE Live convention in Las Vegas. Though CEO John Smedley's keynote address focused mainly on the firm's non-EQ portfolio, the EQNext tidbit was a doozy.
I have to be honest with you. We have completely blown up the design of EverQuest Next. For the last year and a half we have been working on something we are not ready to show. Why did we blow up the design? The design was evolutionary. It was EverQuest III. It was something that was slightly better than what had come before it. It was slightly better.
What we are building is something that we will be very proud to call EverQuest. It will be the largest sandbox-style MMO ever designed. The same exciting content delivered in a new way. Something you've never seen before. The MMO world has never seen before. We didn't want more kill 10 rats quests. We didn't want more of the same. If you look at the MMOs out there, they're delivering the same content over and over again. So are we. We need to change that. When we released EverQuest, we changed the world. We want to do that again with a different type of game.
Smedley went on to mention that veteran EQ devs Dave Georgeson and Terry Michaels are spearheading the project, and he promised that it would be playable at next year's SOE Live event.


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|Theron Eugene Daffan
|September 21, 1912
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|October 6, 1996(aged 84)
|Country artist
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|1930s – 1960s
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Theron Eugene "Ted" Daffan (September 21, 1912 – October 6, 1996) was an American country musician noted for composing the seminal "Truck Driver's Blues" and two much covered country anthems of unrequited love, "Born to Lose" and "I'm a Fool to Care".
Early years[edit]
Daffan was born in Beauregard Parish, Louisiana. He lived in Texas in the 1930s, working in an instrument repair shop in Houston.
Music career[edit]
In the late 1930s Western Swing bandleader Milton Brown convinced Daffan to start performing. Soon after he scored his first success as a songwriter with "Truck Drivers' Blues", one of the first truck-driving songs, a motif which would come to dominate country music for decades.
Truck Drivers' Blues[edit]
Daffan wrote "Truck Drivers' Blues" after he stopped at a roadside diner and noticed that every time a trucker parked his rig and strolled into the cafe, the first thing he did, even before ordering a cup of coffee, was push a coin in the jukebox. He decided to write a song to capture some of the truck drivers' nickels and make himself rich and famous. Recorded by western swing artist Cliff Bruner (with Moon Mullican on lead vocal) in 1939, the song sold more than 100,000 copies, the best-selling record of that year.
Other hits[edit]
Forming his own band, The Texans, Daffan scored a string of hits, including "Worried Mind", "Born to Lose", "Those Blue Eyes Are Not Shining Anymore", "She Goes The Other Way" and "No Letter Today".
Retirement and passing[edit]
Daffan left active performance in the 1960s, and founded a Nashville-based publishing house with Hank Snow. He retired to Houston, but retained interests in the publishing business for a time. He died in 1996 in Houston, Texas.
- Conqueror 9697: Put Your Little Arms Around Me / I'm A Fool To Care (1940)
- Conqueror 9698: She Goes The Other Way / Gray Eyed Darling (1940)
- Conqueror 9699: Blue Steel Blues / Worried Mind (1940)
- Conqueror 9700: Rainy Day Blues / Let Her Go (1940)
- Conqueror 9701: I'm Sorry I Said Goodbye / I Told You So (1940)
- Okeh 5668: Worried Mind / Blue Steel Blues
- Okeh 5741: Crying The Blues Again / Where The Deep Waters Flow (1940)
- Okeh 6172: Because / Those Blue Eyes Don't Sparkle Anymore (1941)
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- Okeh 6504: I'll Travel Alone / I Lost My Sunshine (1941)
- Okeh 6542: Breakin' My Heart Over You / Car Hop's Blues (1941)
- Okeh 6706: Born To Lose / No Letter Today (1942)
- Columbia 20077: Shut That Gate / Broken Vows (1946)
- Columbia 20103: Baby You Can't Get Me Down / You Better Change Your Ways Baby (1946)
- Columbia 20358: Long John / Lonesome Highway (1945)
- Columbia 20567: Flame Of Love / I'm That Kind Of Guy (1949)
- Columbia 20628: That's A Dad Blamed Lie / Take That Leash Off Of Me (1949)
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HUNTINGTON -- Three men were arrested on drug charges Wednesday when Huntington Police executed a search warrant at a home near a local public school complex.
Officers entered the home located at 208 8th Avenue as part of an investigation into a large-scale heroin trafficking operation between Detroit and Huntington, Chief Skip Holbrook said in a press release.
The home is located approximately one block away from the Southside Elementary and Huntington Middle School complex. Holbrook said officers were placed near the complex as a precaution, but he said there were no "unusual occurrences" during the execution of the warrant.
Domenico Chianesi, 33, of Huntington, was arrested with Darius Jerome Perry, 30, and Bryant Donovan Taylor, 34, both of whom are from Detroit.
Each man was charged with one felony count of possession of a controlled substance with intent to deliver and one count of misdemeanor possession of a controlled substance.
Holbrook said the investigation into the trafficking operation is ongoing, and he expects more arrests in connection with the case.
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From 10.18 to 12.45 is some very clear close up footage.
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Great footage Rene. Its funny I was thinking about this interview last night for some reason. He was so relaxed and in great shape during this time. I wish more people would see this interview and see what a great person he was. I also wish more entertainers would take his approach and not always have to give their two cents on every political and social situation.
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Much of the attention over the last few days has focused on Jeff Carter, Mike Richards, and their exodus from the City of Brotherly love. But as time passes, a storyline that will gradually become just as important as the players lost will be the young NHLers coming back to the Flyers in the trade. There's the 8th overall pick in this year's draft (Sean Couturier), the 7th overall pick in 2007 (Jakub Voracek), and the 5th overall pick in the 2009 draft (Brayden Schenn). The three lottery picks will certainly have their hands full trying to replace two of the best players on one of the best teams in the Eastern Conference. No pressure guys.
Their development within their new organization and ability to handle the pressure of Philadelphia will be the determining factors when people look back at these trades. If they blossom into the players the Flyers envision, the trades will help the team's success for the next 5-10 years. If they wilt under the pressure, then GM Paul Holmgren may need a helicopter and personal bodyguard to survive the lynch mob in South Philly.
Each of the former top 10 draft picks sounds like they're excited for their newfound opportunity with the Flyers. Even though Couturier and Schenn want to make the big club next season, Holmgren has reiterated that he's going to do what's right for their long-term development.
"I think with both of these young men we're going to be patient," Holmgren said. "We believe [Schenn is] ready, but again, those players, ultimately, answer the questions [if they are ready]."
"My main goal is to make the NHL next year," Couturier said. "Once I get to camp I'll be prepared."
For his part, Brayden Schenn is saying all the right things about the trade as well:
"It's pretty crazy. It's a big deal. Myself and Wayne Simmonds got traded for a great player.
"It's a thrill, a little bit shocking to be here … I'm thrilled to be part of the organization and history there. I'm going into a great organization that's close to winning [the Stanley Cup] and that's what I'm excited for."
The Kings had been patient with Schenn's development over the last two seasons, but all indications point towards a player who's ready to show his stuff at the NHL level. Last season he bounced all over North America as the Kings organization tried to decide what they wanted to do with him. He got into 8 NHL games (2 assists) with the Kings, 7 AHL games with the Manchester Monarchs (3 goals, 4 assists), a couple of games with the Brandon Wheat Kings in the WHL, and finally 27 more games with the Saskatoon Blades where he had 21 goals and 53 points. Sandwiched in between his stints in three separate leagues, he also had a spectacular showing at the World Junior Championships with Team Canada. The younger Schenn managed to tie a Team Canada record by netting 18 points in only seven games.
By all accounts, he was one of the most promising hockey players in the world outside in the NHL last year.
Finally, the 21-year-old Jakub Voracek is the veteran of the first round trifecta. Voracek already has three NHL seasons under his belt; he has 39 goals and 95 assists in 241 career games. Whether it was the way Columbus handled his development, the lack of high-end linemates, or an overrated skill set, the young Czech has been a bit of a disappointment thus far. He's looking forward to his opportunity with the Flyers:
"There's going to be a lot of expectations from me as well and that's why I'm working hard in the summer; I'm in Montreal right now and trying to get ready as much as possible, and I hope everything is going to work out well."
"When I'm on my game I like to play along the boards. I'm an up-and-down, up-and-down, up-and-down winger and I try to play the best I can on both ends and obviously I have to work on my shot a little bit more in this off-season, but I would say that I'm more of a play-maker than a shooter or scorer."
Up next for all three promising players is the opportunity to jump into Philadelphia's lineup next season. Voracek will clearly get a chance to show his stuff on the wing, but both Brayden Schenn and Sean Couturier will be battling to fill the void at center left by Richards' and Carter's departure. There are question marks behind Claude Giroux and Danny Briere—so there's a chance they both could make the NHL at bottom-six centers. Either way, the Flyers should be happy with the newfound, high-end talent they have in the organization.
It certainly sounds like the players are just as excited.
- bcjim - Jun 26, 2011 at 9:36 PM
I know this much…when my Caps play Philly next season, I'm expecting an easier time of it. From Phillys perspective I cant make sense of all this unless these guys were really not committed or locker room trouble,
- kellyb9 - Jun 27, 2011 at 9:31 AM
All of these moves were (for the most part) salary related moves in order to sign Bryzgalov. I'm guessing the Richards move was a leadership related move. I don't think he's evolved into the captain that everyone expected. The team was a different team when Pronger was on the ice versus when he was not. Either way, the move lets them sign a lot of player that were question marks for returning back to the team next year, and it allows them to give some of these younger guys a shot.
- dbick - Jun 26, 2011 at 11:49 PM
I'm fully expecting Schenn to be on the Flyers next year. Granted I've never seen him play outside of some youtube highlights, but looking at his stats I'm not sure there's much left to prove playing in juniors and AHL. He's clearly dominant in the lower ranks, time to see what he can do on the big stage.
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she says she is sick. maybe the medication is doing it.
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