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|Publication date
|Mar 23, 1999
|Filing date
|Oct 3, 1996
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|Oct 3, 1996
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|Leon B. Kassman
|Original Assignee
|Kassman; Leon B.
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|Patent Citations (17), Non-Patent Citations (2), Referenced by (28), Classifications (10), Legal Events (5)
|External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, Espacenet
1. Field of the Invention
This invention relates to condoms for use by male persons during sexual intercourse and, more particularly, to condoms that are of variable stiffness.
2. Description of the Related Art
The earliest published description of the condom was by the Italian anatomist Gabriel Fallopius in 1564. Early condoms were generally made from animal intestines or fish membrane and were mostly used to prevent the sexual transmission of disease, a task which they often inefficiently performed. However, by the 17th century, condoms were used as a contraceptive as well.
Most condoms were made of vulcanized rubber from the 1840s to the 1930s after the discovery of the process for vulcanization of rubber by Charles Goodyear in 1839, and condoms have been a popular, efficient, and generally convenient contraceptive method since the second half of the 19th century. Since the 1930s most condoms have been made from latex. (The above historical material is based on information from The New Encylopedia Britannica, Vol. 3, p. 522, Vol. 15, p. 114, 15th Edition, Encyclopedia Britannica, Inc., 1990.)
Recently with the large increase in births out of wedlock in the United States of America and many other western countries and the outbreak of Auto-Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) globally, the use of condoms as a contraceptive method and as a method of preventing the spread of sexually transmitted diseases has become urgent, both from a medical point of view and a societal point of view.
However, there are certain well known drawbacks to the use of condoms, at least from the point of view of the male user. Some of these drawbacks are the inconvenience and delay occasioned by the necessity of applying a condom immediately prior to intercourse when an erection of the penis is present. The often cumbersome process of applying the condom can result in a loss of erection during the time required for application making the condom useless and resulting in the frustration of the user. Even if application is successful, many male users complain of a loss of sensation and pleasure due to the interposition of the condom between the penis and the vagina during intercourse. These drawbacks cause condoms to be irregularly used and, thus, to fail to fulfill their purposes.
U.S. Pat. No. 4,281,648 issued to Rogers discloses an inflatable condom with a conventional tubular anterior portion apparently fitting over the base and lower shaft of the penis and an inflatable secondary portion extending from the anterior portion inflated by an air duct extending from the anterior portion to the secondary portion. Rogers purportedly enlarges the size of the penis in order to compensate for maladjustment in the two partners during coition.
However, Rogers seems to produce this enlargement only through the enlargement achieved by the inflatable secondary portion. In particular, there is minimal or no enlargement of the penis itself through lateral pressure since minimum ballooning of inner wall 12, presumably in contact with the penis after application of the condom, is desired when the expandible sheath 5 included in the secondary portion is inflated, (column 3, lines 37-41). Thus, it seems that Rogers increases the apparent size of the user's penis as sensed by the female participant without materially increasing the actual size of the user's penis or improving the user's erection. Moreover, the location of application of whatever pressure is exerted on the user's penis in Rogers seems to be at the end of the shaft of the user's penis and at the glans. Rogers fails to disclose or suggest pressure at the base of the penis, the most advantageous place to apply pressure in order to improve a user's erection and increase the size of the user's erect penis, as will be explained below.
This invention overcomes the drawbacks of Rogers by increasing the size of the user's erect penis, and increasing the duration and hardness of the user's erection through exertion of lateral pressure in locations designed to produce these results, especially including the base of the user's penis.
U.S. Pat. No. 4,432,357 issued to Pomeranz discloses a condom which has a deformable chamber or chambers filled with a rheopexic fluid. A rheopexic fluid has the characteristic of thickening with increasing shear stress. The movements during intercourse allegedly create such shear stress causing the thickening of the fluid and the stiffening of the condom. This stiffening of the condom simulates an erection, (column 3, lines 32-36). This stiffening also creates pressure around the base end of the penis at least in one embodiment, thereby prolonging a user's erection by prolonging the time required for disengorgement of blood vessels within the penis, according to the disclosure in Pomeranz, (column 5, lines 1-8).
Pomeranz, although purportedly addressing the problem of a loss of pleasure, does not ameliorate the problem of a loss of erection during application since any stiffening effect would normally only occur during intercourse. Moreover, Pomeranz relies on the use of a rather exotic material, namely, the rheopexic fluid to achieve the desired stiffening effect.
This invention eliminates the drawbacks of Pomeranz by preventing a loss of erection during and after application of the condom and achieves its improvement of the user's erection with the use of readily available methods and without resorting to the use of exotic substances.
This invention makes substantial progress in overcoming the problem of a loss of sensation and pleasure during intercourse, thereby encouraging the more widespread use of condoms, particularly as a contraceptive method and as a measure to prevent the spread of sexually transmitted diseases.
The invention comprises a condom with an added means for exerting lateral pressure on the shaft of the penis. The lateral pressure exerted will preferably be exerted around the circumference of the penis although pressure can be exerted along the length of the penis in addition to or in place of circumferential pressure. The pressure exerting means will typically be activated by the user at the time of application, by the injection of air into the pressure means or by alternative mechanical means, thereby assuring the continuation of his erection. Moreover, the pressure exerting means will tend to increase the duration of the erection and the hardness and size of the user's erect penis, thereby compensating for any loss of pleasure due to the wearing of the condom during intercourse.
An object of this invention is to supply a condom which prevents the loss of erection during application of the condom.
A further object of the invention is to supply a condom which exerts lateral pressure on the penis of a wearer.
A further object of the invention is to supply a condom which exerts such lateral pressure by readily available means.
A still further object of the invention is to supply a condom which exerts such lateral pressure at locations designed to increase the size and hardness of the user's penis during erection and the duration of the erection.
A still further object of the invention is to supply a condom which compensates for any loss of pleasure during sexual intercourse with the condom applied by increasing the size and hardness of the user's penis during erection, increasing the duration of the user's erection, and increasing the frictional forces on the user's penis during intercourse.
A yet further object of the invention is to achieve all of the previously mentioned objects without causing injury to the user and consistent with the comfort of the user.
These and other objects and advantages of the present invention will become more apparent to those of ordinary skill in the art upon consideration of the attached drawings and the following description of the preferred embodiments which are meant by way of illustration and example only, but are not to be construed as in any way limiting the invention disclosed and claimed herein.
FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a first embodiment of the invention.
FIG. 1a is a sectional view of FIG. 1 taken along section lines 1a--1a in FIG. 1.
FIG. 2 is a perspective view of a second embodiment of the invention.
FIG. 3 is a perspective view of a third embodiment of the invention.
FIG. 4 is a perspective view of a fourth embodiment of the invention.
FIG. 5 is a perspective view of a fifth embodiment of the invention.
FIG. 6 is a perspective view of a sixth embodiment of the invention.
FIG. 7 is a perspective view of a seventh embodiment of the invention.
FIG. 7a is a sectional view of FIG. 7 taken along section lines 7a--7a in FIG. 7.
FIG. 8 is a perspective view of an eighth embodiment of the invention.
FIG. 8a is a sectional view of FIG. 8 taken along section lines 8a--8a in FIG. 8.
For a more detailed description of the invention in its several embodiments, given only by way of example and not to be construed as limiting the invention in any fashion, we refer to the drawings.
FIG. 1 represents the first embodiment of the invention. In this embodiment, a condom 2 comprises a membrane 4, contacting the penis of the user, on which membrane is formed or applied microtubules 6. The membrane 4 has a circular cross-section (see FIG. 1a) and is cylindrical in shape when extended, the same as other conventional condoms. Such microtubules 6 comprise longitudinal microtubules 8, which extend along a portion of the length of the condom 2 and circumferential microtubules 10 which extend around the circumference of the condom 2. The condom 2 also comprises an inflation compartment 12. The condom 2 is preferably made from polyurethane or other equivalent material allowing the formation of the microtubules 6 when the condom 2 is heat treated or dipped, depending upon the process of manufacture utilized. The heat treatment or dipping causes the fibers of the polyurethane or other equivalent material to align and form the microtubules 6. Polyurethane also has the advantage of being less permeable to viruses than latex, for example, a conventional condom material.
FIG. 1 shows the condom 2 after inflation. Such inflation will be accomplished through the use of air injected through the inflation compartment 12. Such air can be injected through the crushing of a compressed air pellet (not shown) placed in the inflation compartment 12, through an external tube (not shown) leading into the inflation compartment 12 from an air pump (not shown), or through an external tube (not shown) supplied with air by aspiration of the user or another person. The air injected into the inflation compartment 12 will pass from there through the microtubules 6 which, for example, have internal apertures connecting all the microtubules 6 and the inflation compartment 12 together. Alternatively, the microtubules 6 may be connected to the inflation compartment 12 by any method known to one with ordinary skill in the art. A one-way valve or valves, seal or seals, or other equivalent device(s) (not shown) are placed in appropriate location(s) in the microtubules 6, inflation compartment 12, or in both to insure that the microtubules 6 retain any air injected into them.
The air in the microtubules 6 will exert lateral pressure on the user's penis around the circumference of the penis due to the circumferential microtubules 10 and along the length of the user's penis due to the longitudinal microtubules 8. This lateral pressure on the user's penis acts in a manner akin to a tourniquet placed on another part of the user's body. A tourniquet traps blood in those portions of the body to one side of the tourniquet which are further distant from the center of mass of the body and, thus, is effective in stopping bleeding. In the same way, the lateral pressure exerted on the user's penis by the microtubules 6 will trap blood in the user's penis. Since an erection is ordinarily caused by an increase in the supply of arterial blood to blood interspaces in the three cylindrical masses of cavernous tissue of which the penis is comprised, see Anatomy of the Human Body, pp. 1310, 1314, by Henry Gray, Charles Mayo Goss, editor, 29th American Edition, Lea & Febiger, 1973, the trapping of such blood will increase the size, hardness, and duration of a user's erection, thereby increasing the stimulation and pleasure of the user.
In particular, it is highly preferable that at least one of the circumferential microtubules 10 be located at the open base 14 of the condom 2 located at the base of the user's penis when the condom is applied thereto. Such a location of at least one of the circumferential microtubules 10 will apply circumferential pressure to the base of the user's penis acting in a way most analogous to the tourniquet previously mentioned and trapping as much blood as possible in the user's penis.
The longitudinal microtubules 8 primarily will aid the user in maintaining his erection through the stiffening effect achieved by the pressure which they exert laterally to the user's penis and longitudinally along the length of the user's penis. Such longitudinal microtubules 8 will additionally act to further secure the condom onto the erect penis of the user as well as onto the partially flaccid penis of the user after ejaculation. This characteristic will help solve the problem of the condom slipping off the penis after ejaculation and before or during withdrawal of the penis from the vagina.
The microtubules 6 will also increase stimulation during sexual intercourse because the microtubules 6 increase the surface area of the condom 2 over that of a conventional condom, thereby increasing the potential contact area between the condom 2 and the vaginal walls over the contact area obtained with or without a conventional condom. This increased contact area and the increased frictional forces generated will provide increased stimulation and pleasure for the male and female participant. Moreover, the circumferential microtubules 10 will exert circumferential pressure on the shaft of the penis, resulting in a bulging of the side of the shaft of the penis which is more distant from the center of mass of the body relative to the circumferential microtubules 10. Such bulging, when in close proximity to the vaginal wall during intercourse, will create increased frictional forces over those present in the absence of such bulging, resulting in increased stimulation and pleasure for the male and female participant.
It should be understood that the microtubules will be designed to accommodate an air pressure that is the maximum safe value for the user. The pressure should be such a maximum to achieve the maximum blood trapping and stiffening effect on the penis of the user, but cannot exceed the maximum, lest injury result to the user.
Thus, the walls of the microtubules 6 may be designed so that they rupture if the user attempts to introduce an air pressure beyond the maximum safe value into them. Alternatively, the microtubules 6 may be designed to balloon in such a way as to make the condom unusable if the user attempts to introduce an unsafe air pressure into them. It should be noted that any inflation must be completed before intercourse to prevent any injury to the female participant if a condom fails due to overinflation in one of the ways previously described. Of course, the user through the use of an air pump or selected air pellets may select any air pressure less than the maximum safe value in accordance with the comfort of the user.
The condom 2 will be applied initially as a conventional condom is applied, either manually or by means of any condom applicator or similar contrivance. At the time of the application, the user will be required to have an erection as is required for the application of a conventional condom. After application and before sexual intercourse, air will be injected into the condom 2 through the inflation compartment 12 until the air pressure in the microtubules 6 reaches the comfort level of the user or the maximum safe value, whichever is less.
A second embodiment of the invention is shown in FIG. 2. The sole difference from the first embodiment is that, instead of a plurality of longitudinal microtubules 10 as shown in FIG. 1, only one longitudinal microtubule 8 is shown in FIG. 2. Such an arrangement of only one longitudinal microtubule 8 would be directed more toward stiffening the condom rather than exerting significant lateral and longitudinal pressure along the length of the user's penis.
FIG. 3 shows a third embodiment of the invention. The third embodiment differs from the first two embodiments in that only one circumferential microtubule 10 is present and no longitudinal microtubules 8 are present in contrast to the first two embodiments in which at least one longitudinal microtubule 8 is present and a plurality of circumferential microtubules 10 are present. The one circumferential microtubule 10 present is placed at the base of the condom so as to attain maximum safe tourniquet effect for only one microtubule since that microtubule will apply a tourniquet force to the base of the penis. However, additional tourniquet, stiffening, and lateral forces provided by additional circumferential microtubules 10 and longitudinal microtubules 8 are absent.
FIG. 4 shows the fourth embodiment of the invention. In contrast to the first three embodiments of the invention, the condom 5 is made from a conventional condom material, latex, and it contains no microtubules 6. An inflation compartment 12 is also present as in the previous three embodiments with an analogous purpose to inject air into the condom 4 by any of the means previously disclosed. However, instead of injecting air into microtubules 6, the air is injected into a toroidal chamber 16 within a hollow lip 18 at the open end of the condom 5. Upon air being injected into the toroidal chamber 16, the chamber exerts circumferential and lateral pressure like a tourniquet on the base of the user's penis in a manner fully analagous to that of the circumferential microtubules 10 located at the base 14 of the condom 2 in the first three embodiments of the invention. Similarly to the first three embodiments of the invention, at least a single one-way valve, seal, or other equivalent means are located in appropriate location(s) in the inflation compartment 12, toroidal chamber 16, or in both to insure that the toroidal chamber 16 retains any air injected into it. This embodiment has the advantages of using a conventional condom material such as latex, instead of polyurethane, and the elimination of the difficulty involved in manufacturing a condom with microtubules, replacing them with a single toroidal chamber 16.
The fifth embodiment of the invention is shown in FIG. 5. It differs from the fourth embodiment of the invention in that a tube 20 leading directly to an air pump (not shown) or to the mouth of a user or other person is used to feed air directly into the toroidal chamber 16, instead of through an inflation compartment. This has the advantage of simplicity of construction since it eliminates the need for an inflation compartment 12, but this embodiment limits the mode of inflation to one which is based on a tube 20, whereas an inflation compartment, as in the fourth embodiment of the invention, can accommodate an air pellet as well.
The sixth embodiment of the invention is shown in FIG. 6. Like the fourth and fifth embodiments, it too is constructed from latex. It differs in that no air or other gaseous means are provided to exert the lateral pressure needed. Instead a linear tightening device 22 is located in a hollow lip 24 at the open end of the condom 5. A bead or other adjustment device 26 is located on the linear tightening device 22 on the outside of the lip 24 to allow the user to tighten the linear tightening device 22 around the base of his penis after the application of the condom 5 to achieve the desired lateral pressure and tourniquet effect. The bead or other adjustment device 26 preferably comprises a locking mechanism (not shown), such as interlocking teeth, for example, and a means (not shown) for assuring instant manual release of the bead or adjustment device 26, such as by squeezing apart the locking mechanism, for example. The locking mechanism serves a function analagous to that of the one-way valve(s), seal(s), or equivalent device(s) in the first five embodiments of the invention, namely, assuring a constant lateral pressure on the user's penis. The instant manual release allows an added function, not present in the first five embodiments. It will allow the release of the lateral pressure entirely at any time. In contrast, the one-way pressure devices on the first five embodiments only allow for the maintenance or increase of lateral pressure, not the decrease of lateral pressure. Furthermore, the first five embodiments only contemplate the increase of lateral pressure prior to intercourse because of the danger to the female partner from condom failure due to overinflation during intercourse. This embodiment of the invention, however, allows increase of lateral pressure during intercourse with no danger to the female participant since no overinflation risk is present.
Some means, however, must be available to prevent the user from endangering himself by tightening the linear tightening device 22 excessively. Such means can, for example, take the form of a stop 28 located on the linear tightening device 22, preventing the reduction of the circumference of the linear tightening device 22 beyond a certain amount. The sixth embodiment of the invention has the advantage of simplicity of construction and use over the other embodiments since it relies on simple mechanical means to achieve the desired lateral pressure.
It should be understood that, although the word circumference has been used repeatedly in connection with the invention and the term normally refers to the perimeter of a circle, in this application the term should be interpreted broadly to also include the perimeter of any closed shape. In particular, in this connection, it should be noted that although conventional condoms are circular in cross-section and, therefore, cylindrical when extended, as were the first six embodiments of the invention disclosed herein, it may be preferable for the condoms disclosed and claimed herein to be substantially triangular in cross section to achieve the maximum lateral pressure on the penis of a user, given a certain air pressure or amount of other constricting force. This is because an erect penis "assumes the form of a triangular prism with rounded angles", see Anatomy of the Human Body, p. 1310, by Henry Gray, Charles Mayo Goss, editor, 29th American Edition, Lea & Febiger, 1973. Thus, a condom with a substantially triangular cross section, in particular, a cross section in the shape of a triangle with rounded corners, and assuming the shape of a triangular prism when extended achieves a tighter fit on the erect penis of a user than a conventionally shaped condom and exerts more lateral pressure on the penis for a given air pressure or amount of other constricting force.
FIG. 7 shows the seventh embodiment of the invention which is such a condom 30 with a substantially triangular cross-section (see FIG. 7a). The condom 30 has circumferential microtubules 10, longitudinal microtubules 8, and an inflation compartment 12 just as the first embodiment of the invention does, and it is applied and inflated by methods completely the same as the first embodiment of the invention. Although a maximum lateral pressure on the penis of a user for a given air pressure or other amount of constricting force will be achieved by this embodiment, some users may prefer the looser fit of a conventional cylindrical condom and the consequent lower lateral pressure offered by the first six embodiments of the invention, based upon the personal comfort of the user.
FIG. 8 shows the eighth embodiment of the invention which is a conventional condom except that the condom 32 shown has a substantially triangular cross-section (see FIG. 8a). This condom 32 exerts greater lateral pressure on the erect penis of a user than does a conventional condom, due to a tighter fit as previously explained.
While preferred embodiments have been described herein, it will be understood by those with ordinary skill in the art that various modifications, changes, or alterations may be made to the invention disclosed and described herein without departing from its scope or its equivalent as claimed in the appended claims. Thus, for example, as mentioned above, the condom disclosed and claimed herein may be of a circular cross-section, substantially triangular cross-section, or any other closed cross-sectional shape as appropriate to achieve maximum comfortable and safe lateral pressure on the penis of a user. In particular, although the first six embodiments of the invention were shown as having circular cross-sections, (see FIG. 1a), and, therefore, being cylindrical when extended, it would readily occur to one with ordinary skill in the art that their cross-sections could be made in a substantially triangular shape or any other closed shape appropriate to produce maximum safe and comfortable lateral pressure on the penis of a user.
Furthermore, some or all of the microtubules 6 or the toroidal chamber 16 may be prefilled with air or another pressure exerting gas or substance, instead of filling them with air upon application of the condom.
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Wednesday media watch [14.05.14 AM]: Benteke on recovery
Birmingham Mail: Christian Benteke is determined to put a smile back on Villa fans' faces by returning to action sooner than expected next season. With the claret and blues in limbo while Randy Lerner tries to sell the club, Benteke has delivered a positive pledge to supporters.
Mirror: Paul Lambert will not quit Aston Villa despite the club being in limbo. Villa boss Lambert, 44, and chief executive Paul Faulkner are flying to the US for talks this weekend with owner Randy Lerner in their first meeting since the American revealed he has put the club up for sale.
Daily Express: Paul Lambert will be given the go-ahead this week to offer new deals to Ron Vlaar and Fabian Delph. Aston Villa owner Randy Lerner is keen to keep both players at the club, even though he is selling up.
Express and Star: Christian Benteke today targeted a swift return to Villa and vowed he will be back to his best. The striker has handed the claret and blues a major boost during a chaotic and uncertain time for the club and boss Paul Lambert.
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Enjoyed the visit to Jerez and the included tour of Gonzales Byass Sherry. After this tour and return to ship, we wandered around the Cadiz shops on our own, as the berth is within easy walking distance.Read Fezndids's full Explorer of the Seas cruise review
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Duke isn't the only thing that needs to grow up
Even if Duke is reborn as the cleverest, funniest, most hysterical character since…well, darn near everyone in Family Guy or Southpark... it won't save the game from suckage if Gearbox doesn't get the gameplay up to snuff.
Circle strafing boss fight (yawn)? Check. Uninspired 3rd person driving-and-shooting segment? Check. Standard FPS run-n-gun? Check.
Realistic physics? Sandbox gameplay? 3D? Ultra-destructible terrain and buildings? Nano Suit? Ripping satire on other FPS Games? Nyet, which is either Russian for "no" or Internet-texty-teen shorthand for Not Yet. We'll hope for the latter.
Half-Life 2 (launched in 2004) offers better, more innovative gameplay than what we saw in Duke Nukem Forever. Granted, Half-Life 2 has 100% less boobies, Catholic School Girls, and blowjob jokes than Duke Nukem Forever.
But that's pretty weak sauce in an age (and a demographic) where potty humor is better on TV, broadband reigns supreme and Internet porn is fast and free. FPS games are an entire order of magnitude better than they were 5 years ago, and light years beyond 10 years ago. Boobies alone (probably) won't make Duke Nukem forever successful. (It sure didn't help the most recent incarnations of Leisure Suit Larry, but that's another can of worms entirely...)
Still early in the game
We have to acknowledge that what we saw most certainly a montage of early-to-mid development for the game. But aside from the graphics looking more modern, the gameplay felt as old as Duke Nukem, which places it sometime around the Jurassic period in PC gaming years.
Peeing in the urinal and writing on a whiteboard were the most unexpected and innovative features we saw. In retrospect, those segments feel like missed opportunities for…something.
But we're still hopeful. We haven't entirely lost faith. Maybe Randy was just screwing with us. Maybe the real Duke Nukem Forever is coming in 2012 with cutting edge graphics, gameplay, a hilarious story and script, and innovative multiplayer game modes. Maybe there will even be some pointless social media tie-in features, so snippets like "So-and-so found a Shrink Ray and banged a stripper!" can be loudly trumpeted to friends and family via Facebook and Twitter.
Because as we saw it, Duke Nukem's gameplay was a joke—and that sh*t ain't funny, man—especially for a title likely aimed at the triple-A $49.99/$59.99 price point, likely to be milked further through future DLC installments. (Let's face it, it's a game just screaming for a Vampire- or Zombie Whore DLC pack.)
Keep the shades, Duke
Gearbox Software created the 2009 hit Borderlands, so they've earned our respect and admiration. And taking a beat up game that has been put through 12 years of screw-ups, delays, bad luck, and everything in between, is a ballsy effort. We sincerely hope Gearbox can give Duke the triumphant, long overdue resurrection that he's due. We haven't lost the faith just yet.
But there needs to be a significant evolution of the character and the gameplay to make them both relevant and entertaining. If Gearbox can pull it off, then Duke could have a long, bright future ahead of him. If Gearbox fails, Duke may need to hide the black eyes from the beatings he'll take in the press.
And this may be Duke's one and only chance to come back. If he doesn't rise from the grave gloriously, he could be headed for permanent retirement.
Duke nukem Forever is currently expected to ship sometime in 2011. In an article on Speakeasy, Pitchford was quoted as saying "We're in the polishing phase now. This is a game where we can not make a promise we can not fulfill. We need to get past the shock and awe and then we can go to all the retailers and first parties and work out a launch plan."
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Get Covered America answered college students' questions about the Affordable Care Act.
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NORTH LITTLE ROCK, Ark. -- "Freezin' for a reason." That's the motto for the 13th annual Polar Bear Plunge this weekend.
Over the last 40 years, Special Olympics of Arkansas has helped more than 14-thousand people excel. And they're making sure they can continue that mission with this annual fundraising event.
Everyone is invited to take the plunge today, December 10 at Lakewood Lake #3 in North Little Rock. Registration begins at 11 a.m. with the plunge beginning at noon.
"We've got ice trucks delivering ice to make sure the water is completely freezing for everybody on Saturday," says Michelle Hill with the NLR Police Department.
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The mission of Special Olympics is to provide year-round sports training and athletic competition in a variety of Olympic type sports for all children and adults with intellectual disabilities giving them continuing opportunities to develop physical fitness, demonstrate courage, experience joy and participate in a sharing of gifts, skills and friendship with their families, other Special Olympics athletes and the community.


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The forthcoming edition of the Beervelde Garden Days will take place on Friday 6th, Saturday 7th and Sunday 8th of May 2016 from 10 am till 6 pm.
This event takes place twice a year, each second weekend of May and October . During these weekends, more than 220 nurserymen, designers and artisans exhibit, for the public's pleasure and enlightenment, probably the most spectacular variety of plants and garden-related ware one could hope to see in Belgium. It is worthwilementioning that prices of the plants are definitely lower in Belgium than in England or France.
In fact, Beervelde pioneered in Belgium a fresh way to discover plants: in the open air and in an exquisite setting - quiet, congenial and elegant. Since the very first show, Beervelde has gained and retained the reputation of "Belgium's must for all garden lovers".
La Vie en Rose...
Beervelde is also particularly attractive because each time (twice a year) the Organizer creates a new theme, which is worked out by the participants.
For this edition 'La Vie en Rose' will play a major part.
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did you get the app to run, when i try it says you dont have the software to run this app, or something like that..
did you get the app to run, when i try it says you dont have the software to run this app, or something like that..
I've followed the steps that tell you to download two large demos, and cancel one and yada yada yada... And now I'm not sure if I'm downloading the demo again (from PSN), or if it's 'downloading' it from my computer.
It's going at about 1MB/sec, which seems fast for my internet, but slow for my network... and I really don't want to be downloading another large demo from the net. (I have a limited download amount with my ISP).
Is there any way to be sure that I'm doing this right?
If you use sithvegeta's method, the first demo will download from the PSN (it should be large, to give you time to do the yada yada). You can know if it is downloading from your PC, if the size of the second demo (which should select one larger than the demo to be installed) is reported as the same size of the one on your PC while it is downloading.
For faster download, try configuring your PS3 network settings to use cable connection instead of wireless. In this case your PS3 should be connected to the router via the network cable. In my case, this changed increased the transfer from 1MB/s to 3MB/s.
Thanks for the reply. I am actually using a wired connection at the moment... but I figured out a good test to see whether or not it was downloading from the computer or internet was to look at the HDD activity light on my computer.
Unfortunately, it WAS downloading from the internet... which probably means I didn't do the steps quick enough... I might try again later and see how I go.
Thanks aldostools for the trick.
From my 2.35 fw, I can tell it works like a charm
I dont get it. Can someone make a video on how to do it? thank you
I believe it doesn't work for 2.36 yet. Wait for someone to post a new guide soon. I get an error when trying to do it.
Hi all,
i had the same problem with installing demos through the ps3.proxy, but now i found that the problem only occurs while trying to install on a new demo game link downloaded from the playstation network (eg haze), to fix this just start downloading a older demo (like R&C Tod) and than use the "replacing file" method via ps3.proxy.server, and that should fix your problem.
I can confirm that this works for 2.36. I didnt even get 32kb and it worked (I started at like 500 something kb...my internet too fast)
What I'm getting from this is, this process is used to backup your demo's onto your pc. Has anyone tried to take these demo's and transfer them to a flash drive to be stored also?
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The Fanning Springs Chamber and Fanning Springs Mayor Cheryl Nekola welcome a new business, Discount Food Mart & .99 store on U.S. Highway 19. The business is operated by Mohammed and Rabeya Rahim. They also have a store in Bronson. Rabeya Rahim manages the one in Fanning Springs. The Rahims have also joined the Fanning Springs Chamber of Commerce. Celebrating the opening are, back row left to right, Chamber Directors Elvin and June Ladewig, Renata Smith, Melba and Jerry Goldschlager; front row, left to right, Rebeya Rahim and Mayor Cheryl Nekola.
Census participation up
In these tough economic times, more people are looking for different ways to enjoy the outdoors.
Birding is one outdoor activity that is increasing in popularity, and Levy County has a plethora of sites to view and enjoy the unique aspects of Florida birdwatching.
To help get people started with the new hobby, the College of Central Florida is offering a Birding Basics course Friday, Aug. 20 at the Levy Center in Chiefland. The class is scheduled for 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., and the cost is $15 per person.
Incumbent Commissioner Teresa Barron and former City Commissioner and Mayor Betty Walker are candidates for a seat on the Chiefland City Commission.
Voting is at City Hall, 214 E. Park Ave. from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.
Two years ago, it was Williston that got the special attention of the Levy County Multijurisdictional Drug Task Force, and 40 people faced drug-related charges.
This year, it is Chiefland's turn.
In the past week, law enforcement officers have ended a marijuana grow house operation and rounded up a dozen persons and charged them with various counts of possession, sale and trafficking in a variety of illegal and prescription drugs.
Chris Wilson doesn't ride bulls anymore.
"You have to be a special person to ride a bull," the 37-year-old husband and father of four said over the phone Monday. "I've been stepped on. I've been rammed into the ground. And I've been sat on."
The sport of bull riding is a young man's game, Wilson said. " I've seen guys get thrown 50 feet into the air." He said he has a brother-in-law who is paralyzed from the neck down from bull riding.
Levy County may have only a moderate risk of future water shortages, according to a new study by the Natural Resources Defense Council.
The results of the study, released on July 20, show a county-by-county analysis of water shortages throughout the U.S. by the year 2050 due to climate change.
The School Board of Levy County on Tuesday unanimously adopted its tentative millage rate and tentative budget for the 2010-2011 school year.
But throughout the public hearing — the first by the school district for the next fiscal year — signs of future financial distress filtered in to the discussions.
Outside of school district employees, board members and the press, no one attended the hearing.
Palms Medical Group is proud to announce its new chief executive officer, Anita Riels. Riels is a 2000 graduate of the University of Florida and has been employed as the chief finance officer of Trenton Medical Center Inc. since 2001. Trenton Medical Center Inc. was renamed Palms Medical Group in April. There are seven Palms Medical Group community health centers in North Florida. Riels is replacing the late P. DeWayne Yates, who lost his battle with leukemia in February of this year. Riels was interim chief executive officer, during Yates' illness.
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FORESTVILLE -- After more than 45 years in the same rustic barn-style building, Kozlowski Farms has consolidated its specialty food country store, delicatessen, administrative offices and processing facilities in a new 10,000-square-foot structure located near the entrance to the farm near Sebastopol.
The store, located at 5566 Gravenstein Hwy. N. (Highway 116) five miles north of the city, opened for business June 15. The new building, with a traditional farmer's market look and feel, is closer to the highway with ample parking for customers.
"The main floor of our new building features the retail center in front with fruit and vegetable processing operations and bakery in back," said Cindy Kozlowski-Hayworth, president of the company.
The first level has 7,200 square feet of space, almost double the 4,000 square feet in the original store. The second floor has 2,800 square feet for the company's administrative offices.
The former building will become a warehouse to store the company's growing inventory of products including old fashion jams, jellies and preserves, barbecue and grilling sauces, fat free and canola-based salad dressings, vinegars, syrups and no-sugar-added (all fruit-sweetened) fruit spreads.
The list of specialty items also includes chipotle sauces, chutneys, marmalades, marinades, butters, mustards, pasta sauce, pies, tarts, cookies, apple strudel, bruschetta, cioppino, Russian River Valley wines and a variety of gifts and souvenirs.
[caption id="attachment_75513" align="alignright" width="350"] Kozlowski Farms' new 10,000-square-foot retail center and production facility in Forestville opened June 15. The second floor accommodates administrative offices. (image credit: Gary Quackenbush)[/caption]
The company also prepares gift baskets and boxes and offers gift certificates popular during the holidays and other special occasions throughout the year.
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The Ashes Explainer
The Ashes: After Australia's first victory on English soil in 1882, the Sporting Times newspaper published a mock obituary of English cricket stating, "The body will be cremated and the Ashes taken to Australia." England traveled to Australia the following winter, defeating the Aussies in a three-match series. Legend has it that a group of Melbourne women then presented the English captain with an urn containing the burned remains of a cricket bail (see below) - the urn subsequently became known as the Ashes, and has been sought after by England and Australia ever since. The original urn always resides at the museum of cricket at Lord's in London, since the English claim it is too fragile to be transported, much to Australian chagrin. There is a larger replica trophy that travels between the countries.
Test-match cricket: Test matches are still the pinnacle of international cricket. The games last as many as five days, for six hours per day interspersed with breaks for lunch and tea. Currently nine nations play tests: England, Australia, the West Indies, India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, New Zealand, Sri Lanka and South Africa.
Cricket equipment: Cricket's equivalent of a baseball pitcher is known as a bowler, who bowls the ball to the batsman (the hitter). The bowler's aim is to hit the stumps, located behind the batsman - the stumps consist of three sticks dug into the ground, which are 71.1 centimeters high and topped by two bails. The batsman not only tries to stop the ball from hitting the stumps, but also tries to hit the ball so that he can score runs.
The ground: Cricket grounds are roughly circular, though some of the grounds are known as ovals. The area on which the bowler bowls to the batsman is known as the pitch or the wicket. Unlike in baseball, the ball usually bounces on the ground before reaching the batsman - this means the condition of the pitch can be crucial to the way cricket matches unfold.
Scoring:Two batsmen are in play at any time, and they stand at either end of the wicket. Runs are scored when the two batsmen trade ends of the pitch or the ball is hit to the edge of the ground, or boundary.
Sledging: Cricket's image of being a gentleman's game is somewhat outdated - at the highest level of the sport, players often engage in banter ranging from humorous to downright offensive. This activity - at which the Australians have long been held to excel - is known in the game as sledging.


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Chris Aguila's sixth-inning home run broke a 1-1 tie and propelled him past J.R. Phillips into first place on the Zephyrs' all-time home run list, leading New Orleans to a 5-1 win over the Omaha Storm Chasers on Thursday night.
Aguila sent a towering drive to left field leading off the bottom of the sixth, and a leaping effort by Omaha's Derrick Robinson came up empty, putting Aguila into the record books as the club's career home run leader.
Earlier in the game, it was again the Johnny Giavotella show, as the Metairie-native continued to inflict damage on his hometown team by smashing his 10th home run of the year with one out in the first inning.
The Zephyrs evened the score in the fourth when Kevin Mattison led off with an infield single, stole second base and moved to third with a ground out by Gil Velazquez. Chris Coghlan tied the game, scoring Mattison with a sacrifice fly to deep center.
After Aguila gave the Zephyrs the lead with his sixth-inning home run, the Zephyrs sent all nine batters to the plate in the seventh inning, capitalizing on Mike Cervenak's leadoff walk against Omaha starter Chris Dwyer. Gaby Sanchez doubled down the third base line before Nick Green greeted reliever Tommy Hottovy with a three-run homer over the left field wall, increasing the lead 5-1. Chris Hatcher threw a scoreless ninth inning with one strikeout to secure the victory.
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I have a 72 deville that I put a new edelbrock carb on because the Rochester had a lot of problems and I got the edelbrock cheaply (but not used). I had to put two 1 inch spacers in to get clearance but everything is tight, the correct 4 bbl pattern and all. I hooked everything up, (the vacuum hoses were everywhere and only 1/2 hooked up before but it ran and drove) including a hose that is under the a/c compressor I didn't notice. The car runs great, throttle is much more responsive, idle is steadier, but now the car barely shifts from 1st. I have to rev it up way beyond the shift points, and then it shifts very hard.
Where do I look to find the cause of the problem?
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I believe the shift solenoid on this car is vacuum controlled. One of those disconnected hoses needs to get reconnected. That should solve your problem.
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My actual problem is myself. I found the tyranny vacuum hose, it had fallen behind the engine. Guess what...when you do things right they work!
All set, drove a good part of the day and got an unsolicited offer for the car at the gas station.
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Some of the members have small businesses. For example; Yeni, Erika, Yanet, Magali, Giovanna, Sandro, Edgard, and Pilar make photocopies in front of the San Antonio Abad National University of Cusco. Andrea and Yaneth have a carpentry shop. Wilbert is a technical engineer and also makes calls and recordings. Flora sells leather, and Yeny is a tour guiD. in the archeological center of Moray.
The members need the loan to increase their business capital by purchasing more products like paper, wood, and many other things.
Margarita is 44 and married. She sells food. "El Burrito Amigable" is the name of her restaurant. She has been in the business for ten years, and it has gone very well for her thanks to the effort she puts into her work. She needs a loan to buy more supplies like meat, vegetables, rice, potatoes, and many other things.
The members appreciate and value the loan, and they promise to pay it on time.
(In the video the president says there are 21 members, but one member withdrew from the bank at the last minute.)
Algunos D. nuestros socios tienen unos pequeños negocios como por ejemplo: Yeni, Erika, Yanet, Magali, Giovanna, Sandro, Edgard y Pilar trabajan haciendo fotocopias al frente D. la Universidad Nacional San Antonio Abad del Cusco, Andrea y Yaneth tiene una carpintería, Wilbert es técnico electricista y también hace llamadas e impresiones, Flora venD. cueros y Yeny es guia D. turismo en el centro arqueológico D. Moray.
Los socios requieren el préstamo para aumentar su capital D. negocio comprando más productos como papel, madera y muchas cosas más.
Margarita es casada y tiene 44 años y venD. comida, su restaurante se llama "El burrito amigable". Ya son 10 años que se dedica al negocio y le ha ido muy bien gracias al empeño que pone en su trabajo. La socia requiere el préstamo para comprar más insumos como carne, verduras, arroz, papas y muchas cosas más.
Los socios valoran y agradecen el préstamo otorgado mediante este medio y así mismo se comprometen a cumplir con el pago D. sus cuotas en el plazo establecido.
(En el video el presidente dice que son 21 socios pero una socia se retiro del banco comunal a ultima hora)
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Monday: The standardization of chant, early nineteenth-century art song.
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In the early days of Pixar, the company's use of computer-generated animation was ahead of its time. When that novelty wore off, it became progressive in other ways. With the thematic depth and layered humor that carried it through an unprecedented run of universally beloved hits, Pixar supplanted Steven Spielberg as the preeminent source of smart popular cinema, even coming close to outdoing Disney's decade-spanning animated legacy with its complex range of characters. Then Disney bought Pixar, and the distinctly post-modern Pixar touch slowly turned into a modern Disney one.
Once upon a time, in a land that now looks so magical it could have been dreamed up, Pixar carried the virtues of an independent studio that delivered brainy alternatives to simplistic studio-produced animation. Whether exploring the end of humanity in "Wall-E" or the frustrations of the nuclear family in "The Incredibles," Pixar assailed society's mythologies and fears within a pop culture context in a fashion that at times almost felt subversive. By contrast, "Monsters University," the latest Pixar offering, charms in an excessively familiar way that illustrates a troublesome eventuality: Pixar has lost its edge.
As it has devolved into less of a disruptive force, the company got safe. Two years ago, "Cars 2" could have been written off as an anomaly (because "Cars" was a weak Pixar effort anyway), but then came last year's "Brave," an innocuous children's fairy tale that carried plenty of wholesome value in its unconventionally assertive princess but lacked the searing wit and complex subtext associated with most previous efforts.
Well, they say three makes a trend. "Monsters University," a prequel to the supremely imaginative "Monsters Inc.," fills in the background of those characters with a tame, cheery origin story that lacks the original's crackling wit, not to mention its stealthy satire of corporate bureaucracy. Capably directed by Dan Scanlon, "Monsters University" delivers a very basic, factory-certified animated adventure.
And yet it made me laugh. As a fan of the one-eyed scare strategist Mike Wazowski (Billy Crystal) and furry blue beast Sully (John Goodman), I eagerly gawked at the characters' youthful iterations along with the rest of the crowd at the preview screening I attended over the weekend, where diehard "Monsters Inc." fans quoted the original to each other moments before the lights went down. We know that one day these guys will team up to form the best monsters in the business of scaring children at night and collecting the energy of their screams to power their alternate world. Their journey is secondary. The movie reaches its most lovable highs in the opening scene, when an adorable middle school version of Mike goes on a field trip to Monsters Inc. and steals his way behind one of the dimension-crossing doors that lead to the bedrooms of sleeping children to watch an adult monster at work.
Though an object of derision for his taller classmates, pipsqueak Mike has greater ambition, and suddenly the movie flashes forward several years to find him off to Monsters University in pursuit of his dream. That's when "Monsters University" slows down to become a rather pedestrian college comedy that establishes the odd couple pairing of Mike and Sully, whose dad is apparently a legendary monster whose status leads his arrogant son to assume he's already got it made. Neither Mike nor Sully manages to impress their stone-faced dean (Helen Mirren) -- Mike's not scary and Sully lacks technique -- so after a first-semester final goes sour for both, they're out of the scare program for good. Naturally, the duo figure out a last minute shot at regaining their pride, hesitantly joining forces with the other less-than-scary college rejects to compete in the college's annual Scare Games in a desperate bid to reenter the program.


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