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Looking for Sunday Breakfast in Addison IL
There is a very good restaurant on Lake street east towards Elmhurst that is quite charming in it's decor. I'm sorry I don't remember the name, but it is on an intersection on the north side of Lake street. Impressive breakfast, very good service and a small gift shop on the other side of the building. I was there in the spring of this year, definitely worth a visit. Al Lewek
Oct 19, 2006alewek in Chicago Area
Thanks everyone, these are some good leads. Let's hope the weather is good. Al Lewek
Oct 02, 2006alewek in General Midwest Archive
Going to be in Stugeon Bay, Wisc. over the Columbus Day weekend. I need a couple of tips on really good supper club type restaurants nearby or up into Door County. Thanks Alewek
Sep 26, 2006alewek in General Midwest Archive
For excellant seafood, the Cheasapeake on the north side of town recommended by locals. Tried it 2 weeks ago, very good.
Aug 22, 2006alewek in Chicago Area
Thanksgiving Dinner north of city
Try Ray Radigan's on Sheridan Road in Pleasant Praire, Wisconsin - just south of Kenosha. We were there Sunday for dinner, I had the carved turkey with all the trimming ( $ 13.95 )- FABULOUS! Just like home. My wife had a scallop brochette which was also excellant. Service was great, soup not too good, salad ordinary, prices not bad for Sunday dinner. I will definately go back. Alewek
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Brookes claims Thruxton double
Josh Brookes claimed two victories at Thruxton to take control of the MCE Insurance British Superbike Championship.
Josh Brookes claimed two victories at Thruxton to take control of the MCE Insurance British Superbike Championship.
British triathletes Non Stanford and Vicky Holland moved a step closer to Olympic qualification at the test event in Rio.
Tom Daley recovered from a poor second dive to take the bronze medal at the Kazan 2015 World Championships.
James Guy claimed the first World medal of his career as he opened Great Britain's count at the Kazan Championships.
Dublin are safely through to the All-Ireland semi-finals after outclassing brave Fermanagh by a score of 2-23 to 2-15.
Beezie Madden made Hickstead history as she won the Longines King George V Gold Cup for a second successive year.
Jari-Matti Latvala won his third Rally Finland as the home favourite broke the record for the fastest ever event.
Kerry laid down a marker to their rivals for the Sam Maguire Cup as they produced a masterclass to defeat Kildare by 7-16 to 0-10.
Athletics is set to be engulfed in a fresh doping crisis following a Sunday Times report.
Jessica Ennis-Hill called on athletics' world governing body and the World Anti-Doping Agency to address new doping claims.

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Adam Carolla Joins Fox News Channel
by Tracy Phillips | October 26, 2012 at 9:06 AM | The O'Reilly Factor, TV News
In what may be appear like the strangest of bedfellows, comedian Adam Carolla is joining the Fox News channel, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
Carolla will primarily serve as a contributor on Bill O'Reilly's top-rated program, "The O'Reilly Factor." THR says his role will be similar to that of fellow comedian Dennis Miller,
who offers commentary on political and social issues every Wednesday.
Carolla will make his "Factor" debut on Monday's episode. He's set to appear weekly and is expected to contribute to other Fox News programs as well.
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His recent Hollywood gigs include competing on "Celebrity Apprentice" and "Dancing with the Stars," and hosting his popular podcast, "The Adam Carolla Show," notable for being "the most downloaded podcast" according to Guinness World Records.


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MU welcomes students
HUNTINGTON -- It's time once again for students to prepare for back to school.
At Marshall University that means that an incoming class of freshmen and transfer students will be arriving on campus. To help these students get settled in on campus, Marshall will have its annual Week of Welcome from Aug. 21-23.
A key part of the Week of Welcome is the Uni 100 Freshmen First Class, a course taking place during the first eight weeks of college life designed to help students adjust to life on campus.
"Week of Welcome and Uni 100 is an opportunity for students to arrive early to campus, meet new classmates and make new friends," said Sherri Stepp, director of the University College. "They will meet President (Stephen) Kopp at Convocation, meet their academic dean at their college session, and begin learning the things they need to know to be successful students both academically and socially."
Activities begin at 10 a.m. Wednesday with registration in the Rec Center lobby. Students will start to move into their residence halls on that day while commuters will be invited to check in on that day. International students will also be taking their INTO Placement Exams. President Kopp will give his annual convocation at 5 p.m. at Cam Henderson Center.
"We previously held the Freshmen Convocation on Thursday morning with the President," Stepp said. "This year we decided to hold it on Wednesday so we could include the parents. We invite students and their parents to join us in the Henderson Center. After the convocation all students and their parents are invited to the family picnic at the Memorial Student Center at 6."
The family picnic will last from 6-7:30 p.m., and students will be given a chance to say goodbye to their parents from 7:30 to 8 p.m. There will be residence hall floor meetings from 8-9:30 p.m. The day will close with a choice of two activities: an outdoor movie screening at the First Year Residence Hall Lawn or a block party at the Marshall University Rec Center.
W.O.W. continues on Thursday with the annual Freshmen First Class at 8:30 a.m. at the Henderson Center. This will be followed by the class photo at 9:15 a.m. and the first Uni 100 class session. Students will then be divided into groups and invited to seminars. In "How Our Differences Will Bring Us Together" students will learn about the benefits of living and learning in a diverse environment. "Sex Signals" meanwhile teaches students how to make safe decisions. Recreational activities on Friday will include the Revolution Cookout on the College Lawn Center at 5 p.m. and the Carnival Extravaganza at the Memorial Student Center at 5 p.m.
The Uni 100 and Into Classes will continue throughout Friday. Students will be invited to meet their college dean at various locations throughout campus at 8:30 a.m. Recreational events will include a video game lounge at Prichard Hall from 3-8 p.m., the Freshmen Interest Group and Living Learning Community mixer on the Freshmen Hall Lawn from 5-7 p.m. and a comedy show at 8 p.m. the Memorial Student Center.
Friday will also mark the grand opening of the Soccer Complex on 5th Avenue at 6 p.m.
Saturday's activities will include RecFest from noon to 3 p.m. at the Rec Center, the Marshall Football Season Kickoff Party from 3-6 p.m. at Joan C. Edwards Stadium and a shuttle running back and forth from the Huntington Mall and Walmart from 1-5 p.m.
"We have tweaked the Uni 100 class and how it ties into the Week of Welcome over the years," Stepp said. "Our content is now delivered by video, so all classes have consistent content, and the individual facilitators have activities to reinforce the video. When we implemented Week of Welcome in fall of 2010 we created the Uni 100 class. For the first two years we had Uni 100 sessions during W.O.W. then we had online modules for students to complete on their own time by the end of September. We've found that with the online modules the students didn't retain that much information, so last year we went to having an actual classroom with a facilitator and a mentoring experience. We found success with that last year. In previous years we had a success rate of about 80% of students completing the class. Last year we went to about 96% of students completing it and getting credit."
Residence halls open Sunday, Aug. 25, for upperclassmen, and classes start Monday, Aug. 26.
For more information on the Week of Welcome and Uni 100, including a complete schedule of activities, visit http://muwww-new.marshall.edu/wow.


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Fun Places to Fly to in the NortheastAugust 16th, 2011
On August 7, 2011, Duchess County Airport (POU) had it's first fly-in in many many years. As part of this event the Poughkeepsie Pilots Association held a discussion on fun places to fly to in the Northeast United States. A few themes came through. 1) On airport (or very near by) food, 2) Cheap (relatively speaking of course – lol) fuel, 3) Something to see or do (museum, tourism, etc)
This is the list of airports everyone came up with. (no particular order)
Old Rhinebeck Aerodrome, NY: NY94
Old Rhinebeck sent a plane for the event and a couple of the ground crew/pilots/spokes people spoke about the Aerodrome and why it's a great destination with its museum and airshows. Yes! You can fly in – with advanced permission. It's a grass (bit of a roller coaster) field that they say is 1800′ (NE A/FD says 2200′). You have to be in by Noon and stay till 5:00 when the show is over. Saturday's show emphasizes the pioneer era and the oldest* flying airplane in the world. Sunday's show is the melodrama that Ol' Rhinebeck is famous for.
*Well, maybe not the oldest. Apparently this 100+ year old plane the Aerodrome flys every weekend is 14 days younger than one in a museum somewhere that gets flown just once a year. So, you tell me, which is "older".
Kimball's / Jaffrey Airport, NH: AFN
Ok, you may have heard the owner, Harvey, is a little (cough) unconventional with the way he operates the airport. But ol' Harv seems to have mellowed the last few years. Whenever I've visited, he and his wife have been very pleasant, helpful and courteous. Trust me when I tell you it's worth it to walk to Kimball Farm for homemade dairy fresh ice cream and wonderful food. It's a very short walk, practically on-airport.
Sky Acres Airport, NY: 44N
Still a family owned/run airport, this is one of the quintessential GA airports. Built from a farm on the side of a hill, this airport is known for "the one where you have to taxi up that hill". "The Barn" houses the FBO and the popular Perfect Landing Cafe. Next to the barn is an ice cream stand.
Country Creemery / Turners Falls, MA: 0B5
This location was suggested for the awesome food and ice cream just across the street at Country Creemee. Suggested parking is the southernmost tiedown spot.
Central Jersey Regional, NJ: 47N
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Court Finds File Hashes Subject to Fourth Amendment Protection – Want to hash my hard drive? Come back with a warrant
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Federal agents seeking to generate MD5 hashes from files on a suspect's hard drive must now obtain a warrant before doing so, says a Pennsylvania U.S. District Court, as such an act constitutes a government search protected by the Fourth Amendment of the United States Constitution.
The case in question, United States v.Robert Crist, involves accusations of child pornography and a warrantless search conducted against the defendant's hard drive. In the case, a federal agent generated an MD5 hash – a unique numeric signature of a file – of every file and then compared them to a national child pornography database.
Retired general claims Obama would not get security clearance
Wednesday, October 29, 2008 3:17:33 PM · by pissant · 13 repliesRichmond Dispatch ^ | 10/29/08 | Tyler WhitneyA retired Army general said today at a news conference sponsored by the Republican Party of Virginia that Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama isn't qualified to be Commander-in-Chief of the United States because he couldn't get top secret clearance. Jerry Curry said Obama's past association with former anti-war radical William Ayers would prevent him from getting security clearance. Curry, who is an African-American, spoke at an ethnic outreach news conference at the Bell Tower in Capitol Square. If Barack Obama had been commander-in-chief of the forces in the Revolutionary War instead of George Washington "we'd still be a British colony,"…
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Be afraid of Barack Obama's America
Be afraid of Barack Obama's America
Modern Conservative ^ | October 29, 2008
Posted on Wednesday, October 29, 2008 3:34:24 PM by thinkingIsPresuppositional
An America where average citizens are not allowed to question their leaders—where if they do, other citizens will swarm them and invade their privacy to destroy them personally:
Ohio official OK'd records search on Joe the Plumber
Smearing Joe the Plumber
An America where citizens are no longer safe to hold certain political views, or work for certain political causes, lest they be attacked by other citizens:
2 Charged With Assaulting GOP Campaign Workers
An America where a once-free media becomes a de facto state-run media, working for one political outlook insteadof reporting news:
Notorious Obamedia moments of 2008
An America where a media source that even tepidly challenges that outlook is implicitly threatened:
Obama on the Subject of Fox News: A Complaint or a Threat?
We're headed towards a very bad place. A place where we must fear our government, our media, and our fellow citizens. A place where a quasi-messianic figure has thugs doing his bidding, both at his behest and spontaneously, out of religious devotion.
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GARCIA: Strange case of Obama birth record
Suburban Journal ^ | 10/28/08 | Ann Garcia
Posted on Wednesday, October 29, 2008 2:18:25 PM by pissant
I don't believe in black helicopters and I'm sure Elvis is really dead, so I try to avoid topics embraced by the kook fringe.
When Sean Hannity did a piece on "Hannity's America" questioning Barack Obama's legal right to be president I was wary. Then I remembered that Hannity broke the Bill Ayres story a year and a half ago. It turns out (O'Reilly Factor 10/21) Sen. Obama really did know Bill Ayres was an unrepentant terrorist.
It's time to revisit the nationality of Barack Obama. The senator's paternal grandmother says she was present in the delivery room at his birth-in Kenya. At least that is the claim of Pennsylvania lawyer Philip J. Berg.
The Obama Hoax The Washington Times ^ | October 29, 2008 | James Lyons (Ret. US Admiral)
We can't see his records from prep school, Occidental College, Columbia University or Harvard. What was his thesis? Who paid for his education at Harvard, since there is no record of student loans? There are even questions concerning where he was born. This is a fundamental and critical question. Was he born in Hawaii or Kenya? Did he become an Indonesian citizen? If so, he would have had to give up his U.S. citizenship. Was he then naturalized as a U.S. citizen when he returned to Hawaii from Indonesia? The documentation needs to be made public now. Certainly, security clearance requirements will require that the original documents be produced.
WHAT'S WRONG WITH A MARXIST? By: Bob Lonsberry
Posted on Wednesday, October 29, 2008 8:59:48 AM by shortstop
In 2001, Barack Obama said he saw aspects of Nazi Germany in American society and government.
He also said the U.S. Constitution was fundamentally flawed.
And that he was disappointed that the Supreme Court had not ordered federally administered financial equality as part of the civil rights movement.
He also called for a political coalition to be formed that would force "redistributive" policies on the American people – using the power of government to equalize wealth across the society.
In 2008, that political coalition is about to take power.
It's called Obama '08.
Most Presidents Ignore the Constitution – Fox's Judge Napolitano
Wall Street Journal ^ | Oct 29, 2008 | ANDREW P NAPOLITANO
Posted on Wednesday, October 29, 2008 5:49:12 AM by The Raven
In a radio interview in 2001, then-Illinois State Sen. Barack Obama noted — somewhat ruefully — that the same Supreme Court that ordered political and educational equality in the 1960s and 1970s did not bring about economic equality as well. Although Mr. Obama said he could come up with arguments for the constitutionality of such action, the plain meaning of the Constitution quite obviously prohibits it.


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Apparatus and method for preloading an intraocular lens in a component of an injector device. The intraocular lens is positioned in a shuttle which is positioned inside a distal section of the device. The shuttle, IOL and distal section are positioned and sealed in a vial of storage solution. At the time of use, the surgeon opens the vial and attaches a proximal section having a plunger to the distal section located in the vial. The proximal section is then lifted away from the vial together with the distal section, and the shuttle and IOL located in the distal section. The plunger is advanced to express the IOL from the distal tip of the distal section.
1. A method of packaging an intraocular lens in a portion of an intraocular lens injection device comprising the steps of:
a) providing an injector device having a distal section;
b) providing a shuttle and positioning the intraocular lens therein;
c) attaching said shuttle to said distal section;
d) depositing said shuttle, intraocular lens and distal section in a vial containing storage solution and sealing the vial.
2. The method of
3. A method of packaging and subsequently preparing an injector device for use, said injector device adapted to receive, store and ship an intraocular lens in a portion thereof, said injector device reconfigurable from a storage condition to an injection condition, said method comprising the steps of:
a) providing a proximal section having a longitudinal passageway;
b) providing a distal section having a longitudinal passageway;
c) providing a shuttle having a longitudinal passageway, positioning an intraocular in said shuttle, and positioning said shuttle and intraocular lens together inside said distal section;
d) providing a vial having an open end leading into an internal cavity and dispensing a quantity of aqueous solution in said internal cavity;
wherein when said injector device is in the storage condition, said shuttle, said intraocular lens and said distal section are positioned and sealed in said vial of aqueous solution, and
wherein reconfiguring said injector device from said storage condition to said injection condition comprises the steps of:
opening said vial;
attaching said proximal section to said distal section; and
lifting said proximal section away from said vial and thereby removing said distal section, said shuttle and said intraocular lens from said vial.
4. An injector device adapted to receive, store and ship an intraocular lens in a portion thereof, and reconfigurable from a storage condition to an injection condition, said injector device comprising:
a) a proximal section having a longitudinal passageway;
b) a distal section having a longitudinal passageway;
c) a shuttle having a longitudinal passageway, said shuttle being adapted to hold an intraocular lens therein, said shuttle and intraocular lens being positioned inside said distal section; and
d) a vial having an open end leading into an internal cavity adapted to hold a quantity of aqueous solution and a closure for removably sealing said open end,
wherein when said injector device is in the storage condition, said shuttle, said intraocular lens and said distal section are positioned and sealed in said vial of aqueous solution and when said injector device is in said injection condition, said proximal section is attached to said distal section.
5. The device of
providing a plunger in telescoping relation within said proximal and distal sections; and
advancing said plunger entirely through said distal section and thereby expressing said intraocular lens from said distal tip.
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14. An injector device component preloaded with an intraocular lens comprising:
a) a distal section;
b) a shuttle adapted to receive an intraocular lens therein, said shuttle being attached to said distal section; and
c) a vial containing a storage solution wherein said shuttle, intraocular lens and distal section are positioned and sealed in the vial.
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The present invention relates to ophthalmic surgical devices and methods. More particularly, the present invention relates to a device and method for inserting an intraocular lens (IOL) into an eye wherein the IOL may be conveniently preloaded in and packaged together with the injector device.
IOLs are artificial lenses used to replace the natural crystalline lens of the eye when the natural lens has cataracts or is otherwise diseased. IOLs are also sometimes implanted into an eye to correct refractive errors of the eye in which case the natural lens may remain in the eye together with the implanted IOL. The IOL may be placed in either the posterior chamber or anterior chamber of the eye. IOLs come in a variety of configurations and materials. Some common IOL styles include the so-called open-looped haptics which include the three-piece type having an optic and two haptics attached to and extending from the optic; the one-piece type wherein the optic and haptics are integrally formed (e.g., by machining the optic and haptics together from a single block of material); and also the closed looped haptic IOLs. Yet a further style of IOL is called the plate haptic type wherein the haptics are configured as a flat plate extending from opposite sides of the optic. The IOL may be made from a variety of materials or combination of materials such as PMMA, silicone, hydrogels and silicone hydrogels, etc.
Various instruments and methods for implanting the IOL in the eye are known. In one method, the surgeon simply uses surgical forceps having opposing blades which are used to grasp the IOL and insert it through the incision into the eye. While this method is still practiced today, more and more surgeons are using more sophisticated IOL inserter devices which offer advantages such as affording the surgeon more control when inserting the IOL into the eye. IOL inserter devices have recently been developed with reduced diameter insertion tips which allow for a much smaller incision to be made in the cornea than is possible using forceps alone. Smaller incision sizes (e.g., less than about 3 mm) are preferred over larger incisions (e.g., about 3.2 to 5+mm) since smaller incisions have been attributed to reduced post-surgical healing time and complications such as induced astigmatism.
Since IOLs are very small and delicate articles of manufacture, great care must be taken in their handling. In order for the IOL to fit through the smaller incisions, they need to be folded and/or compressed prior to entering the eye wherein they will assume their original unfolded/uncompressed shape. The IOL inserter device must therefore be designed in such a way as to permit the easy passage of the TOL through the device and into the eye, yet at the same time not damage the delicate IOL in any way. Should the IOL be damaged during delivery into the eye, the surgeon will most likely need to extract the damaged IOL from the eye and replace it with a new IOL, a highly undesirable surgical outcome.
Thus, as explained above, the IOL inserter device must be designed to permit easy passage of the IOL therethrough. It is equally important that the IOL be expelled from the tip of the IOL inserter device and into the eye in a predictable orientation and manner. Should the IOL be expelled from the tip too quickly or in the wrong orientation, the surgeon must further manipulate the IOL in the eye which could result in trauma to the surrounding tissues of the eye. It is therefore highly desirable to have an inserter device which allows for precise loading of the IOL into the inserter device and which will pass and expel the IOL from the inserter device tip and into the eye in a controlled, predictable and repeatable manner.
To ensure controlled expression of the IOL through the tip of the IOL inserter device, the IOL must first be loaded into the IOL inserter device.
The loading of the IOL into the inserter device is therefore a precise and very important step in the process. Incorrect loading of an IOL into the inserter device is oftentimes cited as the reason for a failed IOL delivery sequence. Many 101 injector devices on the market today require the IOL to be loaded into the injector at the time of surgery by the attending nurse and/or surgeon. Due to the delicate nature of the IOL, there is a risk that the nurse and/or surgeon will inadvertently damage the IOL and/or incorrectly load the TOL into the injector device resulting in a failed implantation. Direct handling and/or loading of the IOL into the injector by the nurse and/or surgeon is therefore undesirable.
There remains a need for an IOL inserter and method which removes the need for direct handling of the IOL by the nurse and/or surgeon and which generally simplifies operation of the IOL injector device and IOL delivery process.
In a broad aspect of the invention, an injector device is provided having proximal and distal sections which are packaged separately and then assembled together at the tine of surgery. The injector device provides an IOL preloaded in the distal section of the device which is stored and packaged either in a dry package or submersed in a sterile storage solution. At the time of surgery, the nurse or surgeon simply opens the packages containing the distal and proximal sections and attaches the proximal and distal sections together. The injector device is then ready to deliver the IOL from the injector device and into an eye. No other injector components are required to ready the device for delivery of the IOL therethrough.
At the injector device manufacturing site, an IOL is placed in the distal section of the device which is placed in a dry package or a container (e.g. a vial) of hydrating solution and sealed. Particularly, the distal section includes a shuttle component having an IOL loading area in which the IOL is placed, preferably in an unstressed condition, i.e., in a condition where at least the IOL optic is not compressed or folded. The shuttle and IOL are inserted into a nozzle section which includes a distal tip through which the IOL is ultimately expelled from the injector device. The shuttle and nozzle each include a longitudinal passageway which preferably lie along a common longitudinal axis when the shuttle and nozzle sections are assembled together. The assembled shuttle (with IOL placed therein) and nozzle section together comprise the distal section of the injector device which is placed either in a dry package or in a vial of hydrating solution (e.g., buffered saline). The package or vial is then sealed and sterilized. The hydrating solution maintains the IOL in a hydrated state during shipping and storage, a necessary requirement for IOLs made of certain materials such as hydrogels.
The proximal section of the injector device is provided in a separately sealed and sterilized package although the proximal section and package or vial containing the distal section may be provided in a single "kit" type package if desired for sake of convenience to the user. The proximal section of the injector device includes a tubular body having a longitudinal passageway extending between opposite, open ends thereof. A plunger component is inserted into the proximal open end of the tubular body and telescopes within the longitudinal passageway thereof. The plunger includes a finger press at the proximal end thereof for manually pressing and advancing the plunger through the passageway, and a plunger tip at the opposite, distal end thereof for engaging and pushing the IOL through and out the distal tip of the nozzle section of the injector device.
At the time of surgery, the nurse or surgeon removes the outer packaging from the proximal section of the device and opens the package or vial containing the distal section of the device. The distal, open end of the proximal section is inserted into the open end of the package or vial with the proximal section being snapped onto the distal section of the injector device. With the proximal and distal sections thus attached together, the proximal section is lifted away from the package or vial and thereby also removing the distal section from the vial. The package or vial and hydrating solution may then be discarded or recycled. With the proximal and distal sections of the device attached together, the device is ready to be used to implant the IOL into a patient's eye. No further attachment or removal of injector component parts is necessary as is required in more complicated prior art devices.
The injector device includes means for compressing or otherwise urging the IOL into a smaller cross-section for delivery through the injector. In a preferred embodiment of the invention, the shuttle and nozzle passageways are configured with a narrowing taper towards the distal tip. The plunger is advanced at the proximal end of the injector device causing the distal tip of the plunger to engage the IOL optic. As the plunger is advanced further, the IOL is pushed through the narrowing passageway, thereby compressing the IOL into a smaller cross-section and finally exiting at the distal end of the injector body and expressed into the eye in the intended manner.
The relative positioning of the IOL shuttle, the IOL and the injector device is such that upon attaching the proximal and distal sections of the injector device together, the IOL becomes preferentially positioned inside the injector device. The IOL thus becomes positioned in a particular orientation inside the injector device relative to the plunger tip. This IOL loaded position results in the leading haptic being correctly aligned in the shuttle, and the trailing haptic and optic aligning with the plunger tip so that upon advancement of the plunger, the plunger tip will engage the IOL optic in the intended manner without obstruction or jamming of the trailing haptic.
In a first, broad aspect, the invention comprises a preloaded injector device for injecting an IOL into an eye. The term "preloaded" as used herein means that a packaged component of the injector device includes an IOL positioned therein. Direct handling and loading of an IOL into the injector device is therefore not necessary.
The injector device 10 includes a proximal section 12 and a distal section 14 which are packaged separately and then attached together at the time of surgery to ready the device for delivery of an IOL 30, 30′ therethrough and into a patient's eye (see
The proximal section 12 includes a longitudinal passageway 12 a extending between the open proximal and distal ends 12 b, 12 c thereof, respectively. The passageway 12 a may assume any desired cross-sectional shape such as a rounded rectangular shape as shown.
The distal section 14 includes a longitudinal passageway 14 a extending between the open proximal end 14 b and open distal tip 15 c thereof. The passageway 14 a tapers inwardly toward distal tip 14 c so that the IOL is gradually compressed to a very small cross-section as it exits the device at tip 15 c.
A first embodiment of the shuttle component 16 is provided into which an IOL 30 is loaded and held in an uncompressed condition. This will be described in more detail below. Shuttle 16, with an IOL 30 loaded therein, is positioned in distal section passageway 14 a. Shuttle 16 also includes a longitudinal passageway 16 a extending between the open proximal end 16 b and open distal end 16 c thereof. When shuttle 16 is positioned in distal section 14, it is preferred, though not necessary, that the longitudinal passageways 16 a, 14 a of each are aligned along the same axis X-X. When the proximal section 12 is attached to the distal section 14, the longitudinal passageway 12 a is aligned along the common axis X-X of the distal and shuttle passageways 14 a, 16 a (
Referring again to proximal section 12, a finger flange 17 may be formed at the proximal end 12 b thereof for ease in operating the injector device in the manner of a syringe. Finger flange is preferably configured with a straight edge 17 a as shown (
A plunger 20 having proximal and distal lengths 20 a, 20 b, respectively, a distal plunger tip 22, and a thumb press 24 telescopes within the proximal section 12. When the proximal and distal sections 12, 14 are attached together, the plunger 20 extends sequentially through proximal section passageway 12 a and the shuttle passageway 16 a so as to engage and push the IOL 30 through passageway 16 a and out distal to tip 15 c. The IOL delivery sequence will be explained in more detail below.
It is understood that the overall configuration of the injector body 12 may vary from that shown and described herein. It is furthermore understood that the components of the injector device may be made of any suitable material (e.g., polypropylene) and may be wholly or partly opaque, transparent or translucent to better visualize the IOL within the injector device and the IOL delivery sequence. In a preferred embodiment of the injector device, the components thereof are steam sterilized, requiring that the components are made from a material which can withstand the heat generated during steam sterilization.
Examples of such materials include, but are not limited to, polypropylene, polycarbonate, polysulfone, ALTEM (by Dupont), and PFA.
A first embodiment of shuttle 16 is used for holding an IOL 30 in the preloaded position. The shuttle 16, with IOL 30 held thereby, is positioned in the distal section 14 through opening 14 a thereof. As seen best in
Alternatively or in addition to the optic support elements, one or more haptic support elements 16 g-j are provided on shuttle 16, each of which include a radius or other feature for aligning one or more haptics 30 b-e which attach to and extend from the optic 31. In this regard, it is understood that the two IOL configurations 30, 30′ shown and described herein is for discussion purposes only, and that the present invention is not to be limited thereby. The invention may be easily adapted to IOLs of any configuration and type (e.g., IOLs with plate, open or closed loop haptics, anterior chamber IOLs, posterior chamber IOLs, accommodating IOLs (including single and double lens types), etc.). The overall configuration of the TOL shuttle 16 and IOL loading area 16 a may thus likewise vary so as to be cooperatively configured with and align the particular IOL style being used with the device. For ease of description, the first invention embodiment will be described with reference to IOL 30. In all embodiments, the shuttle 16 holds at least the IOL optic 31 in the unstressed state. It is furthermore preferable that shuttle 16 hold the IOL haptics at the correct vault angle (i.e., the angle from which they normally extend from the IOL optic periphery). It is even furthermore preferable that, in the case of an IOL having open looped haptics, such as IOL 30′ seen in
At manufacture, the IOL 30 is placed in the shuttle 16. Positioning the TOL 30 in the shuttle 16 may be done by a worker using a pair of tweezers, for example, although other methods may be used as desired, including automated or semi-automated means in an assembly line. To facilitate loading of the IOL in the shuttle, the IOL loading area 16 a may be formed with two wall sections 16 k and 16L which are pivotally connected (e.g., via a living hinge 16 m) to enable opening and closing of the IOL loading area 161. Wall sections 16 k and 16L are spread open in a coplanar relationship in the open position of the shuttle loading area 16 d. In this open position, IOL loading area 16 d is easily accessible and an IOL 30 may be simply placed upon one of the two sections, preferably upon section 16 k. This may be done by aligning the IOL optic 31 with the IOL supporting elements 16 g,j and aligning the haptics 30 b-e with the haptic support elements 16 d, 16 e, respectively.
Once the IOL 30 is properly positioned in the shuttle IOL loading area 16 a, the two sections 16 g, 16 h are pivoted together (in the direction of arrow "a" in
To assist in attaching the shuttle to the distal section in the correct manner, a longitudinal groove 14 h (
As stated above, the shuttle 16 and IOL 30 are positioned in the distal section 14 at manufacturing and then placed in a dry package or a vial of storage solution for storage and delivery to the surgeon. For wet packaging, to ensure storage solution reaches the IOL 30, the shuttle and distal section may each include one or more through-holes 14 p, 16 p which are in open communication with the IOL 30. One of many possible embodiments of a vial is seen in
Upon further pressing of proximal section 12 against distal section end 14 b results in the two sections attaching together. Various mechanical connection features may be employed to permit the quick and easy attachment of the proximal section 12 to the distal section 14 by simply pressing the two sections together as described above. Such features may include cooperating detents and recesses or a friction fit between the two sections, for example. In the embodiment shown in the Figures, a pair of detents 14 d,e (
Referring to
In a particularly advantageous embodiment, the proximal length 20 b of the plunger shaft is provided with one or more elongated flanges 20 a′ which align with a like number of slots 12 a′ formed between radially extending fins 21 a-d formed on the inner wall surfaces of proximal section 12 adjacent proximal end 12 b thereof (
When it is time to use the injector device, the surgeon selects a package or vial 11 having the appropriate IOL style and power preloaded in the shuttle and distal section stored in the vial as described above. The outer packaging is removed in a sterile field of the surgical suite. The proximal section having the plunger coupled thereto is also removed from its associated packaging in the sterile filed. The nurse or surgeon then attaches the proximal section 12 to the distal section 14 located in the vial in the manner described above. Once the proximal and distal sections 12,14 are attached together as shown in
As discussed above, the device may be used for IOLs of any type and style. The configuration of the various component parts may likewise vary to accommodate the particular IOL style being employed with the device. Another embodiment of distal section 14′ and shuttle 16′ is seen in
Referring to
Mechanical locking features such as one or more detents 14 f′, 14 g′ may be formed on the outer surface of fingers 14 d′, 14 e′ to engage an associated recess or slot 12 d, 12 e formed on the proximal section 12.
It may thus be realized that the present invention provides an injector device method and apparatus that may be provided in a variety of embodiments. The present invention is therefore not to be limited by the embodiments shown and described herein.
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Seriously?! Using Wikipedia as a reference?! You must believe everything you read on the internets.
So confused on your comments and the whole MicroEconomics 101. You are 'biding your time' till a Stop & Shop is built in Easthampton. Now I do believe you said that doesn't add jobs because it will take away from others. What will happen to Big E's now? Are they going to have to close up shop? And those people will lose their jobs too. What about Big Y down the street in Southampton? Are they going to lose jobs? Your microeconomics comment started off well and then you kept your keyboard rolling out with more comments that went against your original post........
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Here's one to throw just for curiosity, I heard a rumor that Fats was the illegitimate father of Etta James. Has anyone else ever heard of this? Just wondering.
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Great example of how you can't judge a school as a McDojo simply by the website, which happens all the time here.
Looking at his site (kids, fitness aspect, pretty girls) I would never take the place seriously, simply because I don't know Master Toddy. Sounds like I would have been wrong.
Just goes to prove some schools may look like crap (BTW, nothing wrong with an instructor trying to make a living in my book) but be the real deal as far as MA training.
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well said, the other 2 masters were, Master Woody, and Master Krin. Master A came later, he's Master Toddy's brother. Master Sken has spent nearly 30yrs teaching & giving demos, and putting on shows in the UK. He woulda killed Chuck Liddell when he was in his 30's. Do a google and see some of his clips he's got a student now who's had 300 fights in Lumphini and he said when he sparr's we master Sken, it's like starting as a beginner again.lol


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Simonson P., LDAN/DrugScope, 2010Many drug and alcohol services in London are working with training and employment support services to create positive pathways to employment for their service users. However, to date this work has not been significantly highlighted or promoted within London. LDAN has been funded by the Trust for London over two years to identify and collate good practice, to start building an evidence base on what works in employment support for people with drug and alcohol problems. This report brings together our research work so far. The report is structured into a review of current issues and evidence, followed by a range of resources including a directory of employment support providers for drug and alcohol service users in London. Also included is a list of all Job Centre Plus District Partnership Managers. This is the first report and directory of this kind for London.Download: Full report (PDF 1MB)
Singleton N., Lynam B. Drugs & Alcohol Today, 9(1), 2009.The importance of employment as part of the recovery process for problem drug users has been increasingly recognised and the UK government is developing policies to encourage drug users on out-of-work benefits to engage with treatment and find work. There is slim evidence to support the use of welfare benefit sanctions for this group, although the government is committed to piloting such programmes and fully evaluating before any national roll-out. However, more attention needs to be given to addressing employers' concerns about risks associated with hiring recovering drug users and challenging negative stereotypes and stigma if ambitions to get this group back to work are to be realised.Web: http://www.ukdpc.org.uk/resources/Mar09_DAAT_employers.pdf
Alcohol Concern, 2006This article looks at the evidence of prevalence of alcohol problems in the workplace and the level of harm it causes. It examines the underlying risk factors for problem drinking at work and looks at a variety of approaches that have been taken to tackle this problem.Web: http://www.alcoholconcern.org.uk/files/20060307_081503_Workplace%20Feb%202006.pdf (PDF)
A joint production between the Chartered Institute of Environmental Health (CIEH) and Action on Smoking and Health, (ASH), 2005This guide is intended to help local decision makers in England, Wales and Northern Ireland, and particularly Councillors and Council Officers, to frame tobacco control policies for their areas within existing legislation. The toolkit contains the latest expert advice on key issues including the law relating to secondhand tobacco pollution and the case for making use of the control measures currently available, as well as examples of action already being taken by local authorities throughout England and Wales. We have been particularly pleased to include material from the Irish Republic, and we take this opportunity to congratulate them on the clear and comprehensive measures they have taken, which by all reports have been both effective and well received.web: http://www.cieh.org/library/Knowledge/Public_health/Smoking_in_the_workplace/ManualA0090.pdf (PDF 1.4MB)
Health and Safety Executive, Northern Ireland. 2004.This aim of these guidelines is to: prevent drug and alcohol problems affecting the workplace through awareness raising; identify problems at the earliest stage; protect the health, safety and welfare of employees by offering support to those who have a problem. The guidelines extend to alcohol, illicit drugs and 'over the counter' or prescription medication which may be abused. Volatile substances such as solvents are also included. They do not extend to tobacco.Web: http://www.hseni.gov.uk/Download: Full report (PDF 230KB)
Independent Inquiry into Drug Testing at Work , 2004.This is a summary of the findings of the Independent Inquiry into Drug Testing at Work.Download: Report summary (PDF 141KB)
Independent Inquiry Into Drug Testing Testing at Work, 2004.Drawing on evidence from a wide range of professionals and experts, this report examines: the context for today's debate about workplace testing; the business case for testing; the scientific, legal, ethical, social, economic and cultural dimensions; and the growth and development of testing in the UK.Download: Full report (PDF 433KB)
Parliamentary Office of Science and Technology. POST, 2004.This briefing looks at the prevalence of drug use, the types of test currently available and their reliability, the extent of their use, and examines the issues that arise.Web: http://www.parliament.uk/parliamentary_offices/post.cfmDownload: Post note (PDF 144KB)
Simon Deakin, 2004.The purpose of this note is to describe some of the findings to date on the nature and extent of employment-related drug testing in the UK, and to outline some of the legal issues which arise. It also points the way to possible solutions to the legal uncertainty which currently affects this area. The note is intended to serve as background material for a round table discussion which will take place at the Industrial Law Society's Annual Conference on 12 September 2003.Download: Full report (PDF 292KB)
2003.Drug Testing at Work - CBI Survey into attitudes, prevalence and format of drug testing among a selection of companies. Download: Survey results (PDF 154KB)
Michael Ford, 2003. This Advice, provided for the Independent Inquiry into Drug Testing, deals with the law on drug testing of workers.Download: Full report (PDF 343KB)
Ross Coomber, 2003.This paper will seek to provide an overview of current issues concerning the use, perceived benefits and efficacy of the use of drug testing programmes in the workplace.Download: Literature review (PDF 380KB)
Mori, 2003.Presents results from MORI, the independent research organsiation, into employers attitudes to alhol and drug testing in the workplace. This fieldwork took place between 16th - 25th April, 2003 and is based on responses from 204 UK businesses. Questionnaire included.Download: Results (PDF 478KB)
TUC, 2001.Drink and drug related problems are one of the commonest causes of sickness absence, yet a large number of organisations do not have a drug and alcohol policy. Substance misusers jeopardize their own health and can affect the safety of colleagues. This guide shows how proper policies to deal with the effects of substance misuse, and constructive procedures for supporting victims, can achieve far more than testing programmes alone. Price: £15.00Web: http://www.tuc.org.uk/publications/


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Harrellson averaged 22.3 points, 18.2 rebounds, 1.9 assists, 1.5 blocks and 1.2 steals en route to NBL Player of the Year honors. He beat out Hassan Whiteside and Craig Smith, both former college stars and NBA players. Harrellson also was named Forward of the Year and Import Player of the Year.
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A new report from LG claims that Apple is working on an 8K monitor to be released at the end of the year. Could a new resolution be debuting so soon?
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Media are the main sources of information for Americans. When a food-related crisis occurs, people turn to the media for facts, reassurance and guidance on purchasing behaviors going forward. It is critical for growers to understand the need for effective crisis communication and the impact it can have on their operations. The materials below were developed by communication and public relations experts in the agriculture industry to help growers and Extension agents prepare for and work with the media during crises.
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I sometimes get the question, why did I come to BW? Clearly it was a decision that had many factors. What's more interesting is exactly when I decided to come to BW.
Like a lot of prospective students, I came to BW for an Overnight Visit. I wanted to see what students were actually like, and what the food tasted like, and how classes were. So I came to BW, sleeping bag and backpack, excited to see if this was the school for me.
Obviously, something worked out as I ended up here. But what was funny was during that visit it wasn't sitting in a classroom, or wandering through the quad. As I was visiting on a Thursday night I attended our campus program Midnight Madness, or MNM. I remember we played glow in the dark volleyball around midnight, which was awesome. Walking back from the event to the dorms some of the students I was with pulled out a frisbee and began to toss it around on a side street. And I love frisbee. It was then that I knew I wanted to go to BW.
What is funny in retrospect is that the particular spot we were in is not the prettiest spot on campus. In fact, I think I found the singular area on BW's campus that isn't absolutely gorgeous. However, as part of BW's renovations, that particular spot is going to be a new green space on campus.
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US Constitution: Originalism means the Constitution is a "living document"
Kevin Drum, over at the Washington Monthly, wades into the issue of originalism. Why we who support New Deal sensibilities buy into the garbage from rightwingers that they are the originialists is one of my most profound disappointments regarding our public discourse. Here is what I emailed to Kevin (and those who wish to peruse a prior post on the subject at MF blog, see here):
(UPDATE: Kevin linked to me in a follow up post. Thanks Kevin! And thanks to the commenters who found me from Kevin's posting.)
Take a gander at Federalist paper no. 37. Then, read M'Colloch v. Maryland and Gibbons v. Ogden. The point of Madison (in Fed 37) and Chief Justice Marshall in the two decisions is that the use of broad terms in the Constitution recognized differences among the founders and that only experience will provide a sense of meaning to the broad terms. In fact, in M'Colloch, Marshall states the constitution must be a living document to have a fealty to it.
The three citations above also, somewhat paradoxically, posit a strong federal presence in the area of economic regulation passed by legislatures--as opposed to courts, which is what makes Scalia, Thomas, Roberts and the 19th Century Justices of the US Supreme Court so anti-originalist when they knock down economic regulations particularly designed to ameliorate capitalism's adverse effects on people. Really, now: The US Supreme Court, in M'Culloch sanctions a federally-owned bank for goodness sakes! A socialist system of banking? But of course. The Founders were mercantilists, not capitalists, which is a big difference as you well know.
About 10 or so years ago, I went toe to toe with Scalia on this when he was in Orange County. When I pointed this out, he agreed with me to the extent that, too often, we have no idea what "the Founders' intent" was in deciding a particular case. That is why, however, Scalia is a mess and not very bright in his thinking. His texturalism is a way to avoid messy constitutional history, but he has no problem pulling the rug out from under texturalism when he decides to wade into legislative and constitutional history in say...school prayer (though we know that Souter's concurring opinion in Lee v. Weisman (1991) had a great take down on Scalia's history). And worse, when it came to state sovereignty cases, he pulled out a theory (with his brethren, O'Connor, Kennedy, Rehnquist and Thomas) that made advocates of the right of privacy and a living constitution wince in pain (I note for example that Eugene Volokh and other "conservative" law professors are appalled by the reasoning of the state sovereignty five). Worst, when faced with the rejection of the Virginia Plan for term limits of Congressmen, Scalia ignored that in his support of Thomas' dissent in the term limits case in the mid-1990s. What happened to original intent there, Tony?
If I mean to say anything, it is this: Just as "liberal" and "conservative" are meaningless without a qualifier of "cultural" "economic" or "political" in front of those words, so too are averments that one is a "strict constructionist" or "originalist." The key issue for any judge who wants to be a great justice is understanding the deep and often contradictory currents that run through the history of our nation. To be an honest judge, one should always make sure, before one signs off on the opinion, to go through the exercise of how one would feel if one was on the losing end of the decision--and then going further to understand what is the potential abuse from the rule of law one is affirming. Stanley Mosk, the great and honest justice of the California Supreme Court, once remarked to me at a dinner we attended that my analysis of great and honest was the best he'd heard. I was very proud to hear that from him as I consider Mosk one of the best justices ever.
Yes, I'm a lawyer, gosh darn it! And I also think Bush has no "right" in a close election to put up for a nominee someone as extreme in his views as Roberts. It's that simple and the Dems should filibuster the heck out of that nomination."
End of email to Kevin Drum.
Note to readers: The key quote in Federalist Paper 37:
"All new laws, though penned with the greatest technical skill, and passed on the fullest and most mature deliberation, are considered as more or less obscure and equivocal, until their meaning be liquidated and ascertained by a series of particular discussions and adjudications. Besides the obscurity arising from the complexity of objects, and the imperfection of the human faculties, the medium through which the conceptions of men are conveyed to each other adds a fresh embarrassment. The use of words is to express ideas. Perspicuity, therefore, requires not only that the ideas should be distinctly formed, but that they should be expressed by words distinctly and exclusively appropriate to them. But no language is so copious as to supply words and phrases for every complex idea, or so correct as not to include many equivocally denoting different ideas. Hence it must happen that however accurately objects may be discriminated in themselves, and however accurately the discrimination may be considered, the definition of them may be rendered inaccurate by the inaccuracy of the terms in which it is delivered. And this unavoidable inaccuracy must be greater or less, according to the complexity and novelty of the objects defined. When the Almighty himself condescends to address mankind in their own language, his meaning, luminous as it must be, is rendered dim and doubtful by the cloudy medium through which it is communicated."
I love that last line as it puts to rest what Madison would have thought of the Pat Robertson crowd who claim the Bible is perfectly understood or even understandable.


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Train's long-awaited follow-up to 2009's Save Me San Francisco album will be coming out in less than a month. As a means of road testing their new material, and as a way to play live in significantly more intimate venues than this arena band is used to, the guys made their way down to the 2012 SXSW Music Festival last week for a handful of dates. We caught up with the three guys from Train —from left to right, Jimmy Stafford (guitar), Scott Underwood (drums) and Patrick Monahan (lead vocals)— down in Austin and asked them to tell us a bit about their new record, California 37 (which is due out on April 17, 2012).
"California 37 is a road that brought us to one another," Pat Monahan explained. "This record is more of an expression than it is a 'Can we come back?' [kind of thing]. The songs and the stories are just better. They're more refined. It's a dance record, but it's also singer-songwriter at the same time." After hearing the propulsive and upbeat first single "Drive By", we're excited to see how the rest of the album incorporates the dance-y elements that Monahan referred to in our chat with him.
Now, this is where things got a bit awkward in our interview. You see, we've always thought that Train's gargantuan 2010 hit, "Hey Soul Sister," is one of the most subversive songs to get mass airplay since "Summer of '69." A few years back, Bryan Adams admitted to a shocked Maggie Rodriguez on CBS's The Early Show that his song was about a sexual position, NOT a year, so we thought we'd try to get Train to do the same thing about "Hey Soul Sister." Our theory has always been that the song is about a particularly memorable blowjob, our evidence being the line in the song that goes "Your lipstick stains on the front lobe of my left side brains / I knew I wouldn't forget you / And so I went and let you blow my mind." So, is it? See how the band responded in our video below!


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What changes should be made to comics?
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Introduce a company style that the artists are forced to use! No individual styles, every character should look the same no matter who draws him/her, screw the artsy stuff. You want to draw in your own style? Create your own stuff at your own company.
What? Why?
Because only the annoying fanboys who are the vast, vast, vast,
minority of the audience gives a flying fuck about who drew what. The equally vast
, however, just wants to enjoy the stories and not have to withstand an art style that looks okay one month but then spontaneously transforms into some goofy ass shit that makes them not even want to keep reading the next.
That's probably why.
It also has the additional perk of greatly decreasing the chance that any one artist can have a stranglehold on a comic book by taking their sweet ass time getting the job done. If one decides to act that way, can their ass and let any number of other artists step in all without the readers being the wiser.
A house style didn't save Archie comics from suffering loss of readership in recent years, which is probably why they haven't really had one since Dan DeCarlo kicked. Even though basic character designs have been maintained, the styles of their various artists - Dan Parent, Fernando Ruiz, Stan Goldberg, etc. - are easy to differentiate.
Plus, Marvel comics tried the house style thing ages ago, by saying everything had to look more like Kirby when Kirby was drawing half their books. They finally gave it up when other artists demonstrated they could do great work without imitating the great man.
If your problem is really "artistes" that take three months to make a single comic "brilliant," then establishing a house style won't help, because then those self-same artists will have to train to imitate that style and practice to make sure it's indistinguishable from the originator's work, and then doing the comics will take
, because imitating someone else's style always takes longer than just drawing in a way that you're comfortable with. I know because I've done that more than once. The real solution is to tell the artist, "Draw faster or you're fired."
And yes, I happen to be one of those fanboys who give a flying fuck who draws what.
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As the Federal Reserve Board gets ready to meet this afternoon—presumably to announce a new trick program to lower interest rates dubbed "the Twist"—pundits are expressing outrage that the four leading Republicans in the House and Senate would send Fed chair Ben Bernanke a letter hitting him on the notion of further easing: "It is our understanding that the Board Members of the Federal Reserve will meet later this week to consider additional monetary stimulus proposals. We write to express our reservations about any such measures."
A representative item comes from Ezra Klein of the Washington Post, who essentially compares the Republicans to gangsters threatening a hit with an item called "Nice central bank you got here. Shame if something should happen to it."
The Fed has now spent four years working hand-in-glove with the executive branch on policy questions, in a clear but understandable breach of its legal obligation to remain separate and aloof from political interference. So the executive branch is allowed to coordinate policy with the Fed, but it is illegitimate and gangsterish for elected members of Congress to express their opinions of Fed actions? Klein himself acknowledges that "it is not intrinsically illegitimate for congressional leadership to convey its preferences to the Federal Reserve. The Fed is protected from political interference, not from the opinions of politicians." Still, members of Congress shouldn't evidently express their views because, you know, well, Ezra Klein and others just don't like it.
But he goes on to say that there is an implied threat in the letter from John Boehner and Mitch McConnell—a threat of political interference if their will is not heeded. Well, first of all, the rights and obligations of the Federal Reserve are written in law, not in the Constitution, and lawmakers are free to attempt to change those laws at any time. Indeed, they are obliged to do so if they believe the law in question is injurious to the good working order of the United States. But put that to one side.
This argument is a prime example of the Washington phenomenon of selective outrage—the condition in which you find horrifying activities undertaken by your ideological opponents that don't bother you in the least when they're undertaken by your own confreres. Ezra Klein doesn't mind Geithner and Bernanke making policy together; that's not political interference, in his eyes, because he likes what they're doing. But let someone he doesn't like say something he doesn't like and the Mrs. Grundy swoons and the reach for smelling salts begin.
We see this same selective outrage at work in the reaction to the current proposal to change the way Pennsylvania apportions its electoral-college vote—by Congressional district rather than statewide. No one who is now screaming their lungs out about it cared a whit when Nebraska did the same thing in 2005, and why? Because Pennsylvania is a swing state that Obama won in 2008 and needs to win in 2012.
None of this is to endorse Fed-bashing of the Ron Paul variety, or to say that Rick Perry's jocular threat to Ben Bernanke was a sound move. But it is a reminder to be very wary when people start acting shocked, shocked about something.


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Boy cyclist, 12, dies after crash with van
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A 12-YEAR-OLD cyclist injured in a crash has died.
The accident happened in Linby Road, Hucknall, at about 7.50pm on Thursday.
The boy was taken to the Queen's Medical Centre in a critical condition.
The Post understands his life support machine was switched off yesterday morning.
Councillor Mick Murphy was with friends and family of the boy yesterday.
He said: "I'm absolutely devastated. It's a tragic, tragic accident."
The accident involved a Peugeot van. The driver was not injured.
A 29-year-old man, who lives near to the road and asked not to be named, said it happened between Church Lane and Hucknall Leisure Centre.
Although it is not believed speed was a factor, he said he would like to see traffic calming measures introduced in the area.
He said: "The problem is traffic speeds round the corner so quickly that it's dangerous.
"There's also a construction site right on the zebra crossing so drivers aren't aware that it's there.
"It might as well not exist for all the good it does."
However, Mr Murphy said he was not aware of any problems with the road's safety.
He added: "As cabinet member of community safety this had nothing to do with speed at all and I'm not aware of issues to do with speeding in that road."
Police want to hear from people who saw the crash.
Anyone with information should call DC Katie Stokes, from the crash investigation unit, on 101 extension 800 2225.


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Cheryl Aichele: Chalk Walk activists say they want to know why LA City Council ignored their requests for help with chalking arrests before the Council went on recess.
Occupy Fights Repression after US Ignores UN Plea to Protect Occupiers' Rights
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What Republicans Argue When They Have Nothing Left to Say
What Will Happen to Iranian Refugees in Iraq?
The Showdown On Tax Cuts for the Rich
Robert Reich: In political terms, a strong stand enables the President to clearly demonstrate who's side he's on (the working and middle class that's still bearing the brunt of this lousy economy) and who's side the Republicans are on (the powerful and privileged who brought much of this on, and who are now doing just fine).
State of Denial: After the Big Leak, Spinning for War
Norman Soloman: And if, these days, "U.S. troops in the field" are not as inclined to express "frustration at having to fight a war without sufficient resources," the latest boosts of Pentagon outlays for war in Afghanistan merely reflect the unhinged escalation of a war effort that should not exist.
Jury Deliberates: Oscar Grant's Family Speaks Out
Jasmyne Cannick: Oakland and Los Angeles residents are preparing for a verdict in the Johannes Mehserle shooting of Oscar Grant. Family and friends are filled with apprehension and hope. In this exclusive interview, members of Oscar Grant's family talk frankly about the case, politicians, community activists and life without Oscar as they wait to hear the verdict.
An Extraordinary Achievement
Joseph Palermo: President Barack Obama Tuesday morning gave Democrats a blueprint for what to do in November: back in your districts surround yourself with ordinary Americans who would be denied care if the federal government did not step in to bend the corporate imperatives of profits and share prices to fit the human needs of people who pay their taxes, play by the rules, and whose only "crime" is to have gotten sick.
Don't Call It a 'Defense' Budget
Norman Solomon: As new sequences of political horrors unfold, maybe it's a bit too easy for writers and readers of the progressive blogosphere to remain within the politics of online denunciation. Cogent analysis and articulated outrage are necessary but insufficient. The unmet challenge is to organize widely, consistently and effectively — against the warfare state — on behalf of humanistic priorities. In the process, let's be clear. This is not a defense budget. This is a death budget.


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The Top 10 Rappers to Whom You Can't Tell Nothin'
7) Haystak
"Can't Tell Me Nothing"
Circa 2000, Southern rapper Haystak was jumping on the can't tell me nothing bandwagon -- er, tractor? -- with this single, which we commend for its clarity in spelling, and for explaining specifically what you can't tell him nothing about: caskets, hard times, nickels and dimes, being confined and doing time. Noted.
6) Honey Cocaine
"Yo Own Thang"
Seattle rapper Honey Cocaine made headlines in early January when her ex-boyfriend, rapper Freddy E, killed himself and tweeted the events leading up to his death. In her song "Yo Own Thang," Honey Cocaine addresses her haters in the first line: "Can't tell me shit, cause I don't care bitch."
5) Chris Brown
"Oh Yeah!"
Chris Brown sings the line "your friends, can't tell me nothing" twice in his 2012 single "Oh Yeah!" That's an awful lot of times for a song whose lyrics mostly consist of the words "oh yeah, oh yeah." The rest of the lyrics are pretty lame, but don't try telling Chris Brown that. You can't.
4) Rihanna
You can't tell Rihanna, though, even less than you can't not tell Chris Brown nothing. (Or something.) In "Numb," her recent collaboration with Eminem, the first slowed-down, auto-tuned words out of her mouth are "I don't care, can't tell me nothing."*
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