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Oregon Ducks win record-setting Rose Bowl 45-38
Published 4:00 am, Tuesday, January 3, 2012
The Oregon Ducks had waited 95 years to win another Rose Bowl, and the last few seconds stretched for an eternity. The players in mirrored helmets held each other back on the sideline, waiting on tiptoes for video review to confirm Wisconsin was out of time.
The call went Oregon's way. The Ducks stormed the hallowed field.
The most futuristic team in college football had buried another bit of history, and that revolutionary offense finally has a shiny trophy that will look right at home among those eye-catching uniforms.
Darron Thomas passed for three touchdowns, De'Anthony Thomas scored on runs of 91 and 64 yards, and the sixth-ranked Ducks earned their first bowl victory under head coach Chip Kelly, holding off the Badgers 45-38 Monday in the highest-scoring Rose Bowl ever played.
"We had no doubt this year that we were going to come out and do big things," said Darron Thomas, who passed for 268 yards. "It's a big statement for the Oregon program."
Indeed: The last time Oregon won the Rose Bowl, beating Penn 14-0 in 1917, the players wore leather helmets, not those shiny numbers that exemplify every innovation the Ducks have created during Kelly's three-year tenure.
Oregon (12-2) showed off that creativity with 621 total yards - second most in Rose Bowl history - against the Badgers, playing at its usual frantic pace until the final whistle. Lavasier Tuinei caught eight passes for 158 yards and two TDs for the Ducks.
"None of us were around 95 years ago, and we never talked about it," Kelly said. "We're a forward-thinking operation, and we're always looking ahead."
Maybe so, but it's unlikely anybody from Oregon will forget how this one ended.
With two long passes, Russell Wilson moved the Badgers to the Oregon 25, but with two seconds left and no timeouts.
After waiting for the ball to be set, he spiked it to set up a last-ditch heave to the end zone, but the clock hit zeros while he did it.
The Ducks were winners after video review, holding No. 9 Wisconsin scoreless in the fourth quarter.
Montee Ball rushed for 122 of his 164 yards in the first half for the Badgers (11-3), who lost the Rose Bowl for the second straight year despite managing 508 yards. Ball tied Barry Sanders' FBS record with his 39th touchdown of the season, but the Heisman Trophy finalist was held to three carries for no yards in the fourth quarter.
Wisconsin had two drives to tie it after Oregon kicked a field goal with 6:50 to play, but Jared Abbrederis fumbled near the Oregon sideline after making a long catch. The ball plopped onto the turf without even bouncing, and Oregon's Michael Clay jumped on it with 4:06 left.
That video review went the Ducks' way, too.
LaMichael James rushed for 159 yards and an early TD in his likely college finale for the Ducks, and Kenjon Barner caught a TD pass from Darron Thomas.


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It's only cost reduction, and other Lean myths
A former Dell manufacturing executive shares lessons from years on the change-to-survive front lines. Newly appointed chief operating officer of MFG.com Stephen Cook says now is the time to lead Lean initiatives.
With consumers still holding back and the U.S. economy showing only glimmers of positive movement forward, now could be exactly the right time to make the Lean manufacturing changes your company needs. But first you have to understand what Lean is and isn't. That is a key message of Steve Cook, a former Dell Computer supply chain executive and newly appointed chief operating officer of MFG.com, an online marketplace for the sourcing of parts and manufacturing services.
"To be successful with Lean," said Cook, "you need a burning platform." Cook spent 7 years as an electrical engineer and pilot in the Navy before joining Dell Computer Corp. for more than a decade of manufacturing operations management and supply chain leadership. His "burning platform" had been Dell's least-utilized desktop computer assembly plant, which clearly had too much capacity at a time when laptop computer sales were surging ahead of desktop sales and plant closings were imminent.
Cook led a successful brownfield Lean conversion of the plant, and said he learned a lot in the process. The result was so successful, in the end his plant was the only one still making desktop units when Dell's corporate plans were complete. What Cook learned was that there are a lot of myths about Lean manufacturing that need to be overcome for manufacturing to be successful now.
Myth #1: Lean = Job Cuts
"If done well, Lean initiatives are less a cost-cutting exercise and more a growth exercise," said Cook. Success if dependent on the entire team, and individuals need to know they're performing Lean activities to help the company grow, not to engineer themselves out of a job. "If there's not a commitment to the team, the team won't be committed to implementation," he said.
Myth #2: Lean = Doing More with Less
Lean is about doing more to get more, knowing that reducing waste is a growth strategy, a way to help the company be more competitive, Cook said.
Myth #3: Lean = a Cost Reduction Strategy
While Lean initiatives clearly involve reducing costs, "it's a myth if it's the reason why you're doing Lean," emphasized Cook. "The underpinning of Lean must be about making the organization more successful." Manufacturers must understand the customer value stream, understand what customers are willing to pay for, he added.
Successful Lean has to be about more than the myths, said Cook. Successful companies "engage the entire team, look at tasks through customers' eyes, and use those insights to grow the business." Looking through the customers' eyes means taking the point of view of both internal and external customers, he said, which often have different needs.
"Lean is about embracing change and realizing that change itself is a competitive advantage. Change is the lifeblood of an organization," said Cook. Lean is "also about the people, [who can be resistant to change]. Let people learn about Lean, and constantly be willing to listen. Focus on the whole team, and the whole organization," he added.
More than 100,000 buyers to in North America, from companies ranging from Kimberly Clark to local start ups, use MFG.com to enable their own Lean initiatives. Cook spoke at a Chicago-area gathering of MFG.com users and prospects. He said he joined the company in May 2009 in part because the Lean efforts at Dell showed him how much waste elimination was possible.
"In most manufacturing environments, 65% utilization is breaking even, if you're lucky. Ninety percent utilization means you're doing well," Cook said. MFG.com connects buyers and suppliers electronically in a collaborative environment that supports optimum utilization for all making the purchasing process more efficient, he added.
That means purchasers can lower costs and ensure availability of product-a crucial that balance that must be struck by every Lean initiative-which goes back to the myth that Lean is only about cost cutting.
"We had a saying at Dell," said Cook. "You'll get beat up for high cost, but you'll get fired for quality/availability issues."
--Renee Robbins, Senior Editor, www.mbtmag.com
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The amount of risk involved in global supplier management appears to be increasing, according to recent surveys from AMR, Panjiva, CVM Solutions and MFG.com. Categories of risk are shifting, and overall level of risk is rising.
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|N·mero de publicaci¾n
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|Fecha de publicaci¾n
|22 Ene 1974
|Fecha de presentaci¾n
|7 Ago 1972
|Fecha de prioridad
|7 Ago 1972
|N·mero de publicaci¾n
|H Lewis
|Cesionario original
|Surgical Appliance Ind
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States Patent 1 Lewis Jan. 22, 1974 HINGED KNEE BRACE HAVING TORQUE PADS FOR PRODUCING INWARI) SUPPORT PRESSURE Hector E. Lewis, Cincinnati, Ohio [52] U.S. Cl 128/80 C, 128/DIG. 15, 2/24 [51] Int. Cl. A6lf 5/00 [58] Field of Search. 128/80 C, 80 R, DIG. 6, 80 F,
l28/DIG. 15, 165, 157, 88; 2/22, 24
[56] References Cited UNITED STATES PATENTS 3,194,233 7/1965 Peckham 128/80 C OTHER PUBLICATIONS Richards Knee Support, Richards Mfg. Co. (catalog) Memphis, Tenn., 1966, page 17.
Advertisement of Truform Anatomical Supports Appearing in the Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery, 1965,
page 63.
Hinged Knee Brace, DePuy Orthopedic Appliances. Splints Fracture Equipment (catalog), DePuy Mfg. Co., Inc., Warsaw, Indiana, 1964, page 104.
Primary ExaminerRichard A. Gaudet Assistant Examiner-Ronald L. Frinks Attorney, Agent, or Firm-James S. I-light et a1.
[5 7 1 ABSTRACT A knee brace for supporting a weakened knee having a single-piece cylindrical sleeve of elastic material dimensioned to accommodate the wearers knee. A pair of hinges with elongated arms are located on opposite outer sides of the sleeve to laterally support the knee without impairing the normal bending of the knee joint. Pads are provided on both sides of the sleeve between the associated lower arms of each hinge and opposite sides of the knee'to provide a torque on the hinge arms which results in the application of an inward supporting pressure on the knee joint. A pair of openings are provided on the front and rear of the sleeve to accommodate the kneecap and to prevent bunching of the sleeve as the knee bends. Additionally, a pair of replaceable strips are provided to alternatively fully encircle or partially encircle the wearers leg above and below the knee to insure that the brace will remain properly positioned.
3 Claims, 7 Drawing Figures HINGED E BRACE HAVING TORQUE PADS FOR PRODUCING INWARD SUPPORT PRESSURE This invention relates generally to protective and supporting bandages and is particularly directed to an elastic knee brace adapted to prevent injuries to the knee and to provide support for an already injured or weakened knee.
In recent years, due to the popularity of the game of football, increased attention to football-related injuries has resulted. Of particular interest currently are devices which can be worn by players who have sustained various knee injuries and which will both protect the knee against further injury, and additionally support the already weakened knee sufficiently to allow the injured player to resume his activities on the playing field with a minimum of impairment of movement and discomfort. While football-related knee injuries have been a prime contributor to interest in these supports, torn ligaments, tom cartilages, arthritis and other kneeweakening conditions have also contributed to interest in knee braces.
A frequently employed approach to supporting a weakened knee has been to apply adhesive tape around the joint in order to provide some measure of protection and added strength. This approach, however, is expensive since it requires the time of a trainer, and a significant amount of adhesive tape which is not reusable. Also, it leads to discomfort arising from impaired circulation. There is also discomfort when the adhesive tape is removed from the skin. To overcome some of the disadvantages of taping, various elastic sleeves have been employed, some using stiffeners to provide additional strength to the brace in an effort to assist the wearer. However, even these often have problems associated with their use, such as impairing normal bending movement of the knee joint.
Therefore, it is the principal object of this invention to provide a knee brace which provides a high degree of support without sacrificing freedom in normal bending action, and yet is reusable, and easily put on or taken off by the wearer without the discomfort associated with removal of adhesive tape or the inconvenience of undoing numerous laces or straps.
This objective has been accomplished, in part, by providing a hinged, elastic sleeve knee brace with pads interiorly of the hinge arms which apply a torque to the hinge arms in a direction such that the central pivotal portion of the hinges are urged inwardly, enhancing the lateral supportive pressure applied to the knee by the brace. In accordance with a further aspect of this invention, dual purpose adjustable straps having a length exceeding the knee girth are provided which are slidably passed through oppositely positioned rings secured to the sleeve. The straps fully encircle the entire leg proximate the upper and lower hinge arms, or alternatively encircle the leg only partially, spanning the hinge arms across only the back of the leg. In the full leg-encircling strap configuration, the straps function to hold the brace in position about the knee, whereas in the partial encircling orientation the straps operate to pull the hinges rearwardly assisting in maintaining the pivot point of the hinge at the desired location coincident with the bending axis of the knee. Finally, and pursuant to a further feature of the invention, an oversized opening may be provided in one of the hinge arms to slidably receive the hinge pin, providing a floating hinge action which permits the hinge point to vary with variations in position of the knee axis as the knee bends through different and varying angles.
It is another objective of this invention to provide a knee brace having openings to accommodate the kneecap area and the area behind the knee to prevent bunching of the brace as the knee is flexed and, consequently, providing a brace which is substantially more comfortable to the wearer than previously known braces.
These and other objectives, features and advantages of this invention will become more readily apparent from the following detailed description of the drawings which illustrate a preferred embodiment of the present invention.
In the drawings:
FIG. 1 is a side elevational view of a preferred embodiment of the knee brace of this invention;
FIG. 2 is a front elevational view of the preferred embodiment; 4
FIG. 3 is a partial vertical cross-sectional view of the knee brace in FIG. 1 showing the hinge and side thereof;
FIG. 4 is a plan view of the knee brace;
FIG. 5 is an elevational view, in cross-section, of the knee brace, showing the force transmitted to the side of the knee joint by the hinge arms as a consequence of the pads;
FIG. 6 shows an alternative hinge;
FIG. 7 shows a plan view of a modified knee brace with a strap for only partially encircling the wearers leg.
Referring now to FIG. 1, the brace is seen to include a substantially cylindrical sleeve 10 which forms the main body of the knee brace and comprises an elastic material, either of the two-way or one-way stretch variety. The sleeve preferably tapers slightly from top to bottom and also is preferably slightly curved with the front surface being slightly convex in order to conform to the contours of the knee and the portions of the leg slightly above and slightly below the knee joint itself. The top edge 11 and the bottom edge 12 are bound with a suitable elastic material in order to prevent the unravelling of the elastic threads of the sleeve 10. The sleeve I0 is additionally provided with a front opening 13 which is located substantially equidistant between the top edge 11 and the bottom edge 12 of the sleeve 10 and is also bound with an elastic material to prevent thread unravelling. The front opening 13 is located at a point to accommodate the kneecap of the wearer and prevent binding of the material against the flexing kneecap as the wearers leg is bent. A second or rear opening 14 is provided in the sleeve 10 and is located opposite the front openingl3. Opening 14 is preferably somewhat larger in size than the front opening 13. The rear opening 14 is located at a point corresponding to the back of the wearers knee and is substantially equidistant between the top edge 11 and the bottom edge 12. Opening 14 is provided to prevent bunching of the sleeve material 10 as the knee is bent, and consequently-renders the knee brace more comfortable.
Disposed on either side of the sleeve 10 and substantially equidistant between the center of the front and the center of the rear openings 13 and 14 is an elongated hinge, shown generally as 15, which is preferably made from tempered brass, or stainless steel, which can be shaped to the contour of the leg although other metals having the desired strength characteristics can be utilized. Each elongated hinge has upper and lower elongated arms 16a and 16b which take the form of substantially rectangular-shaped plates with rounded free ends 17a and 17b and smoothly rearwardly curved overlapping hinged ends or ears 18a and 18b. A pin 19 passes through each of the hinged ends 180 and 18b in a direction perpendicular to the plane of the ends to permit each of the elongated arms 16a and 16b to be pivotally joined about an axis perpendicular to the plane of the arms 16a and 16b passing through the pin 19. At least one of the holes 75 in arms 16a and 16b through which pin 19 passes is oversized to permit movement of the pin with respect to at least one of the hinge arms. Such pin movement enables the hinge point of the hinge to float as the knee bends, in turn permitting the hinge point to vary with variations in location of the knee axis as the knee bends. However, if the floating action of the movable pin is not desired, the holes through the arms 16a and 16b should be made to accommodate the pin only, preventing movement of the pin with relation to both arms.
Advantageously, the ears 18a and 18b have a curved forward facing edge 20 which smoothly connects the central section of the elongated arms 16a and 16b with the ears to provide a substantially smooth edge for all angular configurations of the hinge. This feature is especially advantageous when the user wears pants or stockings over the brace. Since the forward edge 20 of the hinge is smooth and does not have any sharp protrusions, the forward hinge edge does not catch and tear the stocking or material of the pant leg. Thus, by providing a curved edge 20, the possibility of cutting or tearing a pant leg or stocking is eliminated.
Located between the central portion of the elongated arms 16a and 16b and the terminal or ear portions 18a and 18b are offset portions 21 which are provided to displace the ear portions to a plane which is parallel but displaced from the plane of the extended arm 16. This offset displaces the inner end of each pin 19 outwardly sufficiently to prevent the pin from rubbing against the knee of the wearer.
The elongated arms 16a and 16b are disposed within the pockets, shown generally as 22. Each pocket comprises an outer cover 23 which extends from beyond the rounded end 17 to a point adjacent the offset portion 21 on each of the elongated arms 16. The outer cover 23 preferably comprises a thick, somewhat flexible leather material although other materials having the same strength and flexibility characteristics may also be used. The inner side 24 of each pocket 22 comprises a thinner and somewhat more flexible material than the outer cover 23 and may also be made of leather or other suitably strong and flexible material. The inner side of the upper pocket 25 has a shape which substantially conforms to the shape of the upper elongated arm for the hinge 15 and includes a rearwardly disposed ear-conforming portion 27 which underlies the ear portions 18a and 18b of each of the elongated arms 16a and 16b. The inner side of the lower pocket 26, however, does not have a rearwardly extending ear portion and is substantially rectangular-shaped with rounded ends.
Extending from the upper end of the upper pocket to the lower end of the lower pocket is a single, flexible, padded strip 28, preferably leather, which is stitched to the sleeve 10. The elongated strip 28 provides the wearer with protection against blows to the side of the knee.
The pockets 22, including the outer cover 23, the inner side of each pocket, and the elongated strip 28 are stitched to the sleeve 10. The pockets 22 permit the hinges 15 to be removed from the brace if the wearer does not desire or require the additional support of these hinges.
Positioned above and below the front opening 13 and the rear opening 14 and on the side of the knee brace are four strap loops or rings 30 preferably made of stainless steel, although other metals, strong plastics, fiber bundles or even leather would be acceptable. Each of the strap loops 30 is held in place by a looped web 31 whose ends are sewn between the inner sides 24 of the pockets 22 and the elongated strip 28.
The brace'also includes a pair of straps 32 and 33.
The upper strap 32 and the lower strap 33 include a backing web having Velcro fastening looped fibers 34 on one side thereof and Velcro fastening hooks 35 on the other side of the backing web. The lower strap 33 is shown in FIG. 1 with its hooked portion 35 facing outwardly from the sleeve 10 and the looped fiber portion 34 facing inwardly toward the surface of the sleeve. When a strap, such as lower strap 33, completely encircles the leg, the looped fiber portion 34 can be pressed against the hooked region 35 permitting the hooks to engage the loops so that the strap 33 will remain secured. Once secured, the strap assists in maintaining the brace in the desired position on the knee. Since the hooks in the hooked region 35 are made of a resilient material, the strap may be released simply by pulling the looped fiber portion away from the hooks until all of the engaged loops have been disengaged.
The straps, such as upper strap 32, is positioned, as shown in FIG. 1, through each of the strap loops 30 in a manner permitting the strap to partially encircle the sleeve 10. This partial encircling of the sleeve is also depicted in phantom lines in FIG. 4 wherein the hooked portion 35 is bent towards the back side of the sleeve as shown generally at 36 so that the hooks project inwardly towards the sleeve 10. The looped fiber portion 34 is bent back as shown generally at 37 so that the looped fibers are disposed away from the sleeve 10 to permit the engagement of the loops with the hooks shown generally at 38. When secured in a partial leg-encircling position, the strap pulls the hinges rearwardly, assisting in maintaining the hinge pins 19 on the axis of knee bending.
From this description of the straps, it will be clear that either the upper strap 32 or the lower strap 33 can be secured in a position in which the strap completely encircles the sleeve 10 of the knee brace or the straps may be positioned to only partially encircle the sleeve 10 as depicted by the upper strap 32 in FIG. 1. It will also be clear that other belt-like straps can be employed rather than the Velcro straps shown without impairing the utility or comfort of the knee brace.
Disposed on the inner side of the sleeve 10 and located substantially opposite each of the pivotal connections between the elongated arms of the hinges 15 is a knee joint pad 40. The pad 40 includes a central foam rubber core 41 located in a fabric envelope. The envelope is sewn to the sleeve 10, and locates the foam pad 41 in a fixed position with respect to the hinges 15. The
foam pad 41 has a forward convex edge 42 disposed near the front opening 13 and is so shaped to conform to the kneecap and provide comfort for the wearer. The upper and lower edges 43 of the foam pad 41 are disposed in a rearwardly converging relationship and extend across substantially the entirety of the sides of the sleeve 11 to a rear vertical edge 44. The pads 40 are designed to provide an inward lateral pressure from the elastic sleeve to the wearers knee joint, and also provide a measure of protection from possible blows which might strike the side of the wearers knee.
Disposed near the lower end of the sleeve are two other pads shown generally at 45. Pads 45 are rectangular, and are disposed on opposite sides of the inner surface of the sleeve between the knee and the lowermost ends 17a and 17b of elongated hinge arms 16a and 16b. The lower pads 45, like the knee joint pads 40,
have a foam rubber core and a fabric envelope 47 g which is sewn to the inner surface of the sleeve 10, securing the pads to the sleeve. The lower pads 45 by isolating the lower edges 17b of hinge arms 16b from the wearers calf also serve to provide a torque T on the hinge as shown in FIG. 5. Specifically, pad 45 by applying a force F at the lower end of the elongated arm 16b, produces an opposite force F directed laterally toward the side of the knee through the knee pad 40. This inwardly directed force F is applied to the side of the wearers knee and has been found to be useful in improving the knee support characteristics of the brace.
FIG. 6 shows an alternative hinge structure in which the elongated hinge arms 60 and 61 are pivotally joined together by a pin 62. The elongated arm 61 has an elongated slot 63 through which the pin 62 passes. The slot 63 is disposed at an angle to the longitudinal axis of the I elongated arm 61 and, upon rotation about the pin 62,
permits the pivotal axis passing through the pin 62 to be shifted with respect to the longitudinal axis of the elongated arm 61. The shifting of the pivotal axis of the hinge with respect to the sleeve moves the pivot axis of the hinge in order to be more closely aligned with the bending axis of the knee as the knee bends.
While the foregoing detailed description of the knee brace has been made with particular attention to preferred embodiments thereof and additionally including alternative hinges, the scope of the following claims is in no way limited by the specific knee brace described but also encompasses those modifications which would be obvious to those of skill in the art.
According to a further modification of the knee brace as shown in FIG. 7, wherein like reference numerals are used to identify like elements, upper and lower straps, only one strap 100 being shown, are provided which partially encircle the girth and preferably extends around the back side thereof of the wearers leg. One end 101 of the strap 100 is secured to one side 10a of the sleeve 10 by the stitching used to secure the hinge holding pockets 22 to the outside of the sleeve 10. The strap 100 extends from the end 10]. around the back side of the wearers leg and through a strap holding ring 102 secured to the sleeve 10 at side 10b thereof. The free end 103 of the strap 100 which extends through the strap holding ring 102 has a Velcro hook-carrying securing member 104 sewn thereto. The Velcro hook member 104 is located on the same side of the strap 100 as the Velcro loop-carrying member 105 so that, when the free end 103 passes through the ring 102, it can be folded backwardly so the hooks of the securing member 104 can engage the Velcro loops 105 and secure the strap in position. The wearer can adjust tension on the straps by adjusting the length of the strap between the secured end 101 and that portion of the strap which engages ring 102. Because the strap 100 is secured at end 101, this adjustment can be easily made by the wearer using only one hand.
Having described my invention, I claim:
1. A knee brace comprising:
a generally cylindrical sleeve having a longitudinal axis, said sleeve being formed of elastic material and dismensioned to encircle the knee and adjacent leg sections above and below the knee, said sleeve having first and second side sections adapted to be disposed on opposite sides of a wearer's knee when in use,
a first and second hinge, each with first and second elongated arms, said first and second arms of each hinge having pivotally connected mating ends which overlap, said first and second arms of each hinge further having free ends opposite to said mating ends,
first and second pads fixed relative to said sleeve inwardly of the mating ends of said first and second hinges, respectively, said pads each having an inner surface,
third and fourth pads fixed relative to said sleeve inwardly of the free ends of said first arms of said first and second hinges, respectively, said third and fourth pads each having an inner surface, and
said inner surfaces of said first and third pads lying generally in a first plane and said inner surfaces of said second and fourth pads lying generally in a second plane,
said hinge arms being configured to locate said free ends of said second arms of said first and second hinges outwardly of said first and second planes, respectively, thereby providing in response to the elastic forces applied thereto by said sleeve, a torque on said hinges which force said pivotally connected mating hinge arm ends inwardly against the opposite sides of a wearers knee to enhance the inward lateral support thereof.
- 2. The knee brace of claim 1 further including first and second loops secured to said sleeve at generally diametrically oppositely disposed points thereof axially spaced from said mating hinge arm ends,
an elongated strap having first and second opposite surfaces and a'length exceeding the-girth of said sleeve, said strap being engaged by said loops and having complimentary inter-engaging hook and loop fastening elements on said first and second surfaces of said strap, respectively, said hooks being at one end of said strap and said loops at the other end thereof to permit said opposite strap end regions to engage with said strap alternatively fully encircling said sleeve and partially encircling said sleeve,
said loops being located to permit said strap to overlie the free ends of said second arms of said hinges to increase said torque and further enhance said inward lateral support.
3. The brace of claim 1 wherein there is an absence of pads interiorly of the free ends of the second arms of said hinges.
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Bristol, England's trip-hoppers Massive Attack plug their latest album, the mesmerizing Mezzanine, tonight at 8:00 at the Cameo Theatre, 1445 Washington Ave., Miami Beach. Opening act is DJ Lewis Parker, who was the first act Massive Attack signed to its new Melankolic label (see "Music," page 81). Tickets are $20. Call 305-532-0922. (NK)
With a big sound, loud plaid suits, and an ambitious name, you'd think Big Six would be as American as poodle skirts and saddle shoes. Not even close. This swing outfit is from England, and although you might have caught them on The Truman Show soundtrack performing T. Rex's "Twentieth-Century Boy," you won't see them in South Florida very often. But tonight at 10:00 you can check them out at Fu-Bar (909 E. Cypress Creek Rd., Fort Lauderdale) as they start off two rug-cutting sets of tunes from their CDs, Ready to Rock and We the Boys Will Rock You. Cover charge is a modest eight dollars. Call 954-776-0660. (LB)
september 4
Is this a midlife crisis or has musician, record producer, and indie-label honcho Frank Falestra (a.k.a. Rat Bastard) finally gone legit? The founding member of Scraping Teeth, named by Spin magazine as the worst band in America back in 1993, has always liked moving people. Unfortunately many of those people can be seen running out of a club, hands over ears, faces contorted in pain. That's just fine with Rat. Recently he toured with mayhem makers To Live and Shave in L.A. and his own cacophonous combo, the Laundry Room Squelchers, who continue their Thursday night antics at Churchill's Hideaway. But now it seems he has moved on to bigger, noisier, and artsier things. Yes, Rat Bastard will introduce culture vultures of the art world to his rare brand of pandemonium when he presents Rat-Scape, a performance of soundscapes created on instruments he constructed with his own hands. The show takes place tonight at Dorsch Gallery, 2157 SW Thirteenth Ave. Doors open at 8:00; Rat starts the racket at 9:00. Admission is free. Call 305-856-4080. (NK)
september 5
Nothing like a little gospel music to make you feel glad to be alive. Well, get ready to be inspired and to shout "Hallelujah!" many times over. This evening at 8:00 vocalist Douglas Miller and his band, along with the Florida East Coast Baptist Association Mass Choir (made up of 120 members from black churches across the state), and moderator Rev. Arthur Jackson, Jr., present the Heart of the City Gospel Concert at the Joseph Caleb Center auditorium, 5400 NW 22nd Ave. Tickets range from five to ten dollars. Call 305-755-7818.(NK)
september 6
An entire day's and night's worth of reggae music will be rocking the Bayfront Park Amphitheater (301 Biscayne Blvd.) today when Reggae Shock '98 rolls into town. Headlining the bill: DJ Bounty Killa, Coco Tea, and Barrington Levy. Also performing will be some of the hottest names in Jamaican dancehall music, including Scare Dem Crew, Monster Shock Crew, Innocence Crew, Angel Doolas, Frisco Kid, Terry Ganzie, Daddy Lizard, Lust, Captain Bakkey, and Baby Cham. Among the Miami-based acts slated to appear: Honorebel and Contractor. Jamusa, G.T. Taylor, and Mikey Mike will serve as MCs. Gates open at 1:00 p.m. Tickets cost $26. Call 305-708-0548. (NK)
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Love to eat? Love to eat a lot? Then you'll think you died and went to epicurean heaven at the Mango Kings Food and Wine Festival. Tonight from 7:00 to 10:30 nine of the nation's most talked-about chefs will cook up a mountain of mouthwatering food. Local culinary wizards include Red Square's Robbin Haas, who will whip up Vietnamese tacos with carmelized vinegar sauce; and Chef Allen's own Allen Susser, who will make tuna poke with key lime, coconut, and mango slaw. Out-of-town foodies include Jeff Buben of New Orleans's Vidalia, who will dish up grilled lamb tenderloin with a goat cheese and carmelized onion tartlet; and Xavier Salomon from the Ritz Carlton Hotel's restaurant in Alanta, who will create pan-seared scallops over fresh peas and mint puree. Hungry yet? If that's not enough, each dish will be paired with a wine from Kendall Jackson, Robert Mondavi, Napa Ridge, or several other vineyards, and the bar will be open as well. Jazzman Joe Donato provides the music. Our question: What's for dessert? Tickets cost $75. Call 305-933-6500. (NK)
september 7
Relax, it's Labor Day. You should be working toward having fun, nothing else. That means lift yourself from your chair, leave your home or office, and get outside. Have a picnic, go to a parade, enjoy yourself. The Labor Day Festival and Parade kicks off at 10:00 a.m. with a parade beginning at the corner of NW 71st Street and Seventh Avenue, then winding south to NW 54th Street and then to Twelfth Avenue. The festival part of the festivities commences at Charles Hadley Park, 1300 NW 50th St. Expect food, cultural performances, and entertainment for the whole family. All events are free. Call 305-755-7818. (NK)
september 8
Okay, so you're not exactly the most coordinated person in the world. In fact, you never did master the hustle, the funky chicken, or the electric slide, and the thought of attempting the macarena gives you the cold sweats. The fact that you can't dance doesn't mean that dancing doesn't fascinate you. Ever the optimist, you still study those Fred Astaire movies and haven't given up hope that one day you'll be able to move with a fraction of his grace. You might care to know that over the next five days, 53 couples from 35 countries will sweep each other off their feet -- and maybe you off yours, too -- at the U.S. Dance Sport Championships. Professionals and amateurs will do the waltz, cha-cha-cha, rumba, fox trot, tango, and more in several categories such as Latin American, cabaret, rhythm, and theatrical dance. The event culminates in the World Championships on Saturday at 7:00 p.m. Competitions take place each day at 9:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m. at the Fontainebleau Hilton Resort and Spa, 4441 Collins Ave., Miami Beach. Tickets range from $20 to $50. Call 305-672-7649. (NK)
september 9
Don't ask us why Cuban musician Orlando "Maraca" Valle goes by the nickname "Maraca." We know nothing about his percussion abilities. All we know is that he plays the flute -- really well. He took up the instrument as a ten-year-old. His professional career began with stints in orchestras led by Bobby Carcasses and Emiliano Salvador. In 1988 Valle joined the Cuban jazz-fusion supergroup Irakere, where he served for six years as flutist, keyboard player, composer, and arranger, and with whom he toured the world. He launched his solo career in 1994, producing award-winning albums for others, recording his own (which garnered favorable reviews), and forming the band Otra Vision. Valle and his band have gone on the road, too, and released the albums Havana Calling (1996) and most recently Sonando, which features Cuban music legends such as Compay Segundo and Barbarito Torres. Tonight at 9:00 at Amnesia, 136 Collins Ave., Miami Beach, hear Valle and Otra Vision perform, direct from Havana, along with special guests Torres and Pio Leyva, a member of the acclaimed rumberos Los Munequitos de Matanzas. Tickets cost $20. Call 305-531-6699. (


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pajaran (71623) 2014-05-17 0:37
Dobar dan.
Lep pogled i trenutak ...
Dobar trenutak snimka, kontrast i perspektiva, lepo pokazano mesto sa vozom.
Dobar rad i kompoizcija, lepo uhvacen trenutak, lepe boje.
Vozovi dolaze i odlaze, ljudi ostaju.
Imajte lep dan, sve najbolje za vikend, srecno.
Good afternoon.
Nice view and a second ...
Good time recording, contrast and perspective, nice place and shown the train.
Good work and composition, well captured moment, beautiful colors.
Trains come and go, people stay.
Have a nice day, all the best for the weekend, good luck.
jhm (167730) 2014-05-17 1:23
Hello Georg,
Nice picture, but try in future this type picture to take in panning with the focus on the train and a blur environment.
Every photographer makes self a choice but panning is really special.
I like the nice soft colours also the sharpness and clarity.
Excellent composition and good presentation.
Very well done, TFS.
Have a nice weekend,
jemaflor (108519) 2014-05-17 2:10
Hi G,
Goodperspectve effect with these lines, impressice light management, interesting and original result.
snunney (113649) 2014-05-17 2:11
Hello Georg,
A dramatic composition that is most apt to feature this streamlined locomotive, which seems to ooze power. I like very much the light and colours. Excellent clarity. Have a pleasant weekend.
photographer_sg (4414) 2014-05-17 2:23
Hi Georg
this is superbly done! I like it even more than your last post on the same subject. The colours that you have rendered are very appealing and the speeding locomotive is indeed very striking against the dramatic sky. Great contrast against the bright green vegetation too. The framing and perspective are excellent.
Thanks for sharing and have a great weekend.
best regards
dip (23892) 2014-05-17 3:27
Hello Georg,
a very well composed image,
I like the perspective and the combination of colors,the train is of course the eye catcher in photo,
well done!
Fis2 (114993) 2014-05-17 4:28
Witaj Jurku!
To jednak kolekcja...
Ladny kadr i perspektywa.
Kolorki robia wrazenie.
Milego dnia.
U mnie piknik lotniczy a od rana leje i byla burza :(
Sergiom (96637) 2014-05-17 4:57
Bonjour Georg,
On voit encore ton amour pour les trains en mouvement dans cette superbe composition. On sent bien la vitesse et le mouvement. Le post traitement fait bien ressortir les détails.
Bon samedi
Nicou (159946) 2014-05-17 7:16
fantastique ciel et vue sueprbe ce gris fait très bien ressortir le birllant sur le train rouge quelle couleur et cadrage tout en profondeur, sueprbe.
Bravo et amitié
ikeharel (85000) 2014-05-17 7:25
Good evening Georg,
Fine train view, sharp details even as it was still riding onto the station.
A bit too strong contrast in your HDR technique here, but this is a minor issue.Excelent depth along the tracks.
Enjoy a nice weekend,
mesutilgim (98550) 2014-05-17 10:44
Hello George,
Amazing the scenery under heavy dark clouds perfect captured. Very good pov and layout.
TFS and have a nice weekend
danos (105274) 2014-05-17 11:26
Hi Georg,
nice the close up view of the coming train that from the well choosen POV looks like to be alive.Excellent the light and the colour maangement of the scene.
Have a good WE,Danos
photoray (13981) 2014-05-17 12:00
Howdy Georg,
Fine view of the electric train in the station stop, high definition and saturated colors. And I note, concrete cross ties instead of the old style wood ties. Environmentally better due to the absence of creosote used with wood ties.
Thanks for sharing,
tedesse (25135) 2014-05-17 12:47
Kolejny piekny widok z pedzacym pociagiem!
Super POV, kolory i ostrosc.
lousat (103153) 2014-05-17 16:21
Hi Georg,a different train in the same scenery and under the same sky,obviously i like it like your last post...ehehe...very well done! Have a nice Sunday and thanks,Luciano
mirosu (16295) 2014-05-18 0:44
Hi Georg,
Another excellent train photo from well chosen POV, superb perspective. Superb HDR processing.
Very well done.
abmdsudi (63545) 2014-05-18 8:27
Hi Georg
A dynamic compo with right choice of pov and vivid colours are just at the right spot to make it happening, Love the extensive depth and perspective and I feel this shot would take on a far greater degree of intrigue for it does have impact, smooth and fluid. You really do bring out the best in that lens. Great effort and vision, Congrats.
Best regards
Silvio1953 (162200) 2014-05-18 9:08
Ciao Georg, lovely composition with beautiful train, excellent perspective, good PP work, splendid light and wonderful colors, very well done, my friend, ciao Silvio
fabbs99 (17179) 2014-05-18 23:52
Hello Georg,
Beautiful colors and sharpness in this image of the train.Very well captured.TFS.
serp2000 (46526) 2014-05-28 5:38
Hallo, Jurek,
First of all I like so unusual colors management. Amazing effect, good contribution to the TRAINS theme.
Simple but eye-catching photo. TFS!
shevchenko (20560) 2014-06-03 19:39
Hi Georg,
Good idea to create a HDR version to show a view that dominated by metal things, it is artistic and attractive, distinct photo to show a moving train too, well done.
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- Copyright: georg nowak (jurek1951) (42198)
- Genre: Places
- Medium: Color
- Date Taken: 2014-05-10
- Categories: Transportation
- Exposure: f/4.5, 1/550 seconds
- More Photo Info: view
- Photo Version: Original Version
- Date Submitted: 2014-05-17 0:03


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The Hustler's Taboo series marries the big budget of Hustler to the seedy underbelly of kink, making for a walk on the wild side that the usually non-fetish-inclined might not be too scared to take. At the same time, it also appeals to those firmly entrenched in the BDSM scene. To add to the appeal, there are superstars of fetish (Anastasia Pierce) alongside gorgeous porn stars who are not generally known for the kink (Bobbi Starr). It's no wonder Taboo: Decadence got some attention at the AVN Awards.
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To many, reigning NBA MVP and champion, LeBron James is a modern day Michael Jordan. In fact, Bron Bron just joined Jordan as the only player to win all of an NBA title, an NBA MVP award and an Olympic gold-medal in the same year. An impressive feat for sure, however, two years ago, James predicted he would seven NBA titles upon leaving Cleveland to join Dwayne Wade and Chris Bosh with in Miami.
ESPN The Magazine and Marvel Comics have teamed up to tell the "seven rings" story, with LeBron: King of the Rings, a tale of zombies, clones, holograms, bionics and a basketball star who will stop a nothing to fulfill his destiny.
You can find LeBron: King of the Rings within the pages of ESPN The Magazine's NBA Preview issue, on stands Friday, Oct. 19.
For more info visit Life + Times, where they speak with Axel Alonso, Marvel Comics' Editor-In-Chief, about the project.


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REMEMBER the concern that e-commerce would destroy traditional retailing, leaving malls empty? That never happened, but something perhaps equally noteworthy has been taking place instead. Online shopping is coming to resemble store shopping.
Two-thirds of Internet users are now online shoppers, according to a new study by the Pew Internet and American Life Project, a research organization in Washington.
''It's a milestone in the norming of e-commerce,'' said Lee Rainie, director of the Pew project, which is releasing its latest online shopping data this week.
''What's striking about this is that the percentage of Internet users who do shopping has been growing, even as the Internet population continues to grow,'' Mr. Rainie said. ''So the increase is doubly important because it's a bigger slice of a bigger pie.''
The data provide context for the maturation of the online retail industry, which is expected to sell roughly $120 billion worth of goods this year, according to Forrester Research. The data also indicate that lofty expectations of broad e-commerce by the late 1990's were not unrealistic, just premature. Four years ago, 47 percent of online users at the time, or 36 million people, had bought something online. The new Pew research puts the current number at 83 million people.Continue reading the main story
The Pew data also suggest that the mainstreaming of Internet commerce is nearly complete. Statistics on gender and ethnicity among online shoppers mirror those of off-line shoppers, Mr. Rainie said.
Meanwhile, the gaps in income and education between those who shop in cyberspace and those who need a parking space are narrowing. Half of those who live in households with incomes of $50,000 or less have shopped online, he noted, and 54 percent of Internet users with high school degrees have shopped online.
This is obviously welcome news for all online retail managers, but it bodes particularly well for retailers trying to generate business from a wide swath of the buying public.
Consider Home Depot, which has long targeted the do-it-yourself segment and which Shelley Nandkeolyar, vice president for interactive marketing at the company, says is ''pretty demographically representative of the U.S. marketplace.''
''Now that the online population is more mainstream,'' Mr. Nandkeolyar said, ''it better reflects our traditional customer base, and it gives us more opportunity to bring a lot of our traditional strategies online.''
Last week, HomeDepot.com introduced an online gift registry, improving on a service offered in stores that has fallen short of company expectations. The original service limited gift buyers to the single store chosen by registrants, making the registry difficult for out-of-town consumers to use.
The online version allows registrants and buyers to select from 9,000 products, which are shipped directly to the gift recipient. As of Friday, the site had already logged more than 3,000 registrants, which shows, Mr. Nandkeolyar said, that ''there's a huge level of interest.''
Mr. Nandkeolyar, who previously held executive positions with the online divisions of Williams-Sonoma and Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia, said Internet shopping had ''become more mainstream than I'd have ever anticipated even two years ago.''
But according to Mr. Rainie, that is not so surprising. Shoppers typically make their first purchases online between their third and fourth year of Internet use; 80 percent of adult Internet users now have at least three years of experience.
Mr. Rainie said Internet experience also helps explain the evaporation of some notable ethnic differences that used to exist between online and off-line shoppers. Today, Hispanics and African-Americans generally shop online in the same proportions as non-Hispanic whites, a sharp increase from a year or two ago.
Companies catering to blacks, like Fashion Fair, a seller of cosmetics, are starting to notice. FashionFair.com, which does not yet sell anything through its Web site, has seen steady growth in visitors in recent months, according to J. Lance Clarke, its senior vice president and general manager.
Given the increased traffic, the company, which is owned by Johnson Publishing, the publisher of Ebony and Jet magazines, ''is looking to sell online, hopefully soon,'' Mr. Clarke said.
The site currently provides beauty advice and a guide to retail stores that sell its products. But with more African-Americans and women in general purchasing online, Mr. Clarke said ''the timing is good'' for a transactional Web site to help the company capture a greater share of the estimated $1.2 billion a year that black women spend on health and beauty goods.
Further encouraging a move to online shopping is the additional effort online retailers have put into making the virtual shopping experience a lot more like the real world one. Lauren Freedman, president of the E-Tailing Group, an Internet consulting firm in Chicago, said online retailers had improved their services considerably in recent years, reducing some shopper resistance.
Ms. Freedman said, for example, that more than 70 percent of 400 online retailers her firm recently surveyed now allow consumers to return at a store items they bought online.
''Three years ago, just a small percentage allowed it,'' Ms. Freedman said. ''For a lot of people, the ability to do that changes the experience.''
Of course, some remain resistant to online shopping. According to the latest Pew data, Internet users age 65 and older are less likely to shop online than younger consumers. The percentage of seniors on the Internet who were also shopping online in 2000 was 38 percent; as of February it had reached just 49 percent.
A separate Pew study released last week showed that even though Internet use by Americans 65 and older had increased 47 percent since 2000, 22 percent of this group was online.
Online retailers say they expect to get business from at least part of that group. ''The classic problem with the seniors market is that it's very segmented,'' said Alan Beychok, chief executive of Benchmark Brands, a catalog and online seller of foot care products.
The median age of his off-line customers is 65, Mr. Beychok said, while online, it is 53.
''For people 75 and older, I don't think online buying is really going to happen,'' he said. ''They're much more likely to pay by check and send in their order by mail, and there's a correlation between someone's propensity to use a credit card and their willingness to shop online. These people just aren't comfortable changing their payment method.''
Mr. Beychok has nonetheless increased his Internet business by more than 50 percent in the last year. ''There are so many people in the younger senior market and the older boomer market that it makes sense to focus our efforts there.''Continue reading the main story


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THE SEVENTY MILE BUSH " Tapere-nui-a-whatonga "
edmondsallan - hello - What a strange title for a journal . I'll try and explain the reason . This name was given to a forest which stretched - 70 miles - from the Wairarapa to Hawkes Bay . This was a key part of a imigration and public works program to establish Scandinavian settlements along the surveyed road and rail lines through the bush . To assist this plan the NZ Government sent a Swedish Settler " Bror Erik Friberg " to recruit in Norway & Sweden . " Friberg " as a government agent was able to offer , a subsidised passage and 40 acres of land at one pound per acre , all of which could be paid off by working on the new road & rail construction .In May 1872 the ship " Hovding " left " Christiania - Oslo for Napier with 365 Norwegians and 11 Danes. Also from London Eng another 71 Danes on board the " Ballaratt " also set sail for Napier .
By 1872 the NZ Government - gave some Scandinavian Names to Norsewood & Dannevirke . New towns in the making , and the streets surveyed were given Scandinavian Names. The way ahead for this new lot of Scandinavian Imigrants was going to be tough as they had to clear the forest to make their homes . I hope you are finding this story on how some of our " Kiwi " land & people are what they are-- where they descended from today , interesting. My cuppa is empty - regards -edmondsallan


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Not your ordinary fish, fighting or otherwise, in case you were wondering. Check out a trailer for the Thai action movie "Fighting Fish", starring a couple of former stuntmen who knows how to put those flying knees and feet to very good use — for our sick entertainment, of course. The plot is pretty generic stuff for these type of Tournament Fighting movies — guys get involve in an illegal underground fighting tournament, thus ensuring lots and lots of fighting for your buck. Except here, if you lose a fight, you die.
Synopsis: Mike, a former France Boxer, moved to Thailand to start his new life. Sadly, he was robbed and had nothing left, then he met Yo, a skillful Thai boxer and his beautiful wife Katoon who crippled from car accident. Mike and Yo entered to underground fight club called "Fighting Fish" where death is unavoidable for loser of the fight.
The film stars Jakkris Kanokpojnanon and Jawed El Berni as the battling battlers, with Suchao Pongvilai and "Raging Phoenix's" Kazu Patrick Tang as the bad guys. And get this — the film features the directorial debut of one Julaluck Isamalone, a former pin-up model. Now that's a new one.
Thailand gets it this Friday. You Stateside fans of brutal action will just have to wait for the import DVD.
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Wireing help
Can I wire one light source to two power supplies one to the drl power source one to the dome light power source so the light goes on when the doors open/unlock and also when the car starts?
Oh god please just get your car re-programmed and don't do any of that
Doesn't it already come on when you open the doors? Call Bimmersport and get it hooked up, maybe even get alarm system turned on it has some cool features like that
...theyre not worth a car fire though! Lol
Lol thx, I was looking at getting a alarm system installed as my e46 has non, not for the security but the few features.
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In need of help? Crisis and suicide prevention just a phone call away
Transaction7 Commerce, TexasJan. 17, 2014 10:34 p.m.
Good article. DN does a good job with articles like this, and I'm glad you have this resource there. I, and others close to me I'd better not identify, are alive today because of the availability of just some of the resources you have in Salt Lake County here in Texas.
riverofsun St.George, UtahJan. 17, 2014 3:42 p.m.
Something is terribly wrong now.
Teenagers and young adults in their 30s and younger, are finding that numerous friends and acquaintances are taking their own lives.
The numbers throughout the country concerning this tragedy, unfortunately, are factual.


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Does anybody have or know where to find a 17" scup blank. McGinnitty's only went up to 11".
Ken R
Return to Fish Taxidermy Category Menu
Go to the list and research all the suppliers.
searched the list with no luck.WASCO,McKenzie,Warrens, etc....
Archie Phillips?
Lastly there is Gray's Taxidermy. I dont know where in Florida they are. They had some legal problems last year.
They mailed out some flyers a while back, showed a huge warehouse.
Pompano Beach rings a bell.
There is a shop in Panama City that has displays at every marinis on the Redneck Riviara.
Ken , I dont know if this helps , but I have a 15 " scup blank.


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Novak Djokovic sweeps aside Tommy Haas to reach semi-finals of Shanghai Masters
Novak Djokovic booked a Shanghai Masters semi-final date with Tomas Berdych after easing to victory over Tommy Haas.
Last Updated: 12/10/12 3:01pm
The world No.2 was in ruthless mood as he swept aside his German opponent 6-3 6-3 to race into the last four.
Despite taking both of the two break points he opened up in the match, Haas, who was searching for his 500th career ATP win, simply had no answer to the Serb's power.
Djokovic broke the unseeded 34-year-old five times in total and cruised to a win which keeps the pressure on Roger Federer in the race for the No.1 world ranking.
Federer kept his title challenge in Shanghai on track with a routine 6-3 6-4 victory over 10th seed Marin Cilic, taking his career record against the Croat to 4-0.
Czech fourth seed Berdych had earlier sealed his place in the last four with an impressive 6-3 7-6 (7/4) victory over fifth seed Jo-Wilfried Tsonga.
Berdych grabbed a crucial break against the powerful Frenchman in the eighth game of the first set and edged the second set tie-break to keep his title challenge on track.
"I think the biggest difference between me and Jo was I was able to take the small chances during even the first and especially the second set," said Berdych afterwards.


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expatraveler June 18, 2009 at 00:00
Sounds very interesting! She looks so much like my friend who was an immigrant to Canada.
As trailing spouses, most of us have experienced periods of sadness, frustration, and even anger while coming to terms with life in our new countries. Danish expat, Louise Fly Caione shared many of these challenges when she arrived in Belgium but now she's helping other expat wives overcome them.
Louise says she struggled with all of the typical expat emotions when she first arrived in Waterloo. She was sad, lonely, angry self-pitying and even jealous. "I was jealous of my husband who had a job and a social environment that I didn't," she says.
"I found I was jealous of my fellow Danes because in my eyes, they had a great and fun expat life," says Louise. However, she didn't want to network with other Danes at first, because she felt it would be the "easy" solution. "In the beginning, I was an idealist. I didn't want to go into the expat 'ghettos'. I didn't want to be a part of the Danish society; that wasn't why I had come to Belgium. I thought I wouldn't integrate if I did that, but the fact was I wasn't integrating anyway."
Louise found herself feeling ashamed of "not being happy with this so-called privileged life," she says. "I didn't know what to do or who to turn to. At a certain point, I was so tired of listening to my own long stories about not being happy that I looked for help in Denmark." Louise heard about a coach and decided to seek help. She was so inspired by the result that she decided to become a coach for other trailing spouses.
Through coaching, Louise learned methods and tools that she could use to cope with her new expat life. "I got my smile back," she says. "I became aware of all my self-destructive convictions and habits and realised that I had a choice. So I took responsibility for my own life and my own happiness. I started networking with other expats, and felt so relieved that I had energy and courage to connect with the locals as well."
Now firmly established in her expat life in Belgium, Louise offers help to other expat wives. Through personal one-on-one and group coaching sessions, Louise teaches others the coping mechanisms that she has learned over the years. "I thought that if I can help other expat wives not run into the same hurdles I did, that really makes sense to me," she says. "Expat life can be such a gift – it only took me a while to realise it."
You can visit Louise's website and sign up for her free newsletter full of tips and resources for expats in Belgium.
Looking for more resources for trailing spouses? Check out our Expat Resources page.
expatraveler June 18, 2009 at 00:00
Sounds very interesting! She looks so much like my friend who was an immigrant to Canada.
Alison June 18, 2009 at 00:00
Expat – you should sign up for the newsletter! She has lots of handy info that's not just related to Belgium.
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PATRICIA March 4, 2010 at 10:13
I have been an expat trailing wife since 2001 in Moscow. We have been here a year now and I have met no one. My husband, a hermit, has promised help but I know he will not facilitate.
I too do not want to live in a foreign place and hang with my own. I also resent that he has the job, the contacts, the reason to get going in the morning.
If this had all happened when I was so much younger I know I would have pounced on this wonderful opportunity.
We live in a terrific spot,I have a garden, a whole house,nicer than our own home in the Maine. My list of hobbies is long but getting tired of coping and struggling,home is looking like a much better option. It looks like it is time to throw in the towel.
When I arrived Brussels seemed like heaven after the difficulties of Moscow but now the glow is gone.
Reality is setting in and it is more and more difficult to look at each small win as notable.
Need to go take my vitamins..: )
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Tunisia's economic growth slows in Q2
Tunis, August 27, 2014
Tunisia's economic growth slowed to two per cent year on year in the second quarter reflecting a broad-based slowdown, the state statistics institute said on Wednesday.
The economy had expanded by 2.2 per cent in the first quarter of 2014. The North African country has turned its attention to reviving its economy as it nears the completion of a transition to democracy three years after the 2011 revolution that ousted autocrat Zine El-Abidine Ben Ali.
The institute said Tunisia's economic growth rate slowed to 2.1 per cent in the first half of 2014 compared to 2.5 per cent in the first half of 2013.
Tunisia's budget deficit is set to rise to 8 per cent of gross domestic product this year, from 6.8 per cent last year, according to the government, mostly due to rising public worker wage costs and subsidies which remain from Ben Ali's rule.
The government is seeking a way to cut spending without triggering the kind of discontent that toppled Ben Ali, whose overthrow was caused partly by grievances over unemployment and high living costs.
The government forecasts Tunisia's economy will grow 3 per cent in 2014.-Reuters


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MTA leader Joe Lhota is expected to resign today to prepare for a mayoral run.
It looks like Joe Lhota will try to take the A train all the way to Gracie Mansion.
Lhota, the chairman of New York's Metropolitan Transit Authority, is expected to send a letter to Governor Andrew Cuomo* today announcing his resignation in preparation for a bid for mayor.
Lhota has been widely praised for leading the city's mass transit, and particularly its flooded subway system, to a speedy recovery after Hurricane Sandy, a record that will help him in a mayoral field where the early favorites -- City Council speaker Christine Quinn and Public Advocate Bill de Blasio -- have little executive experience. William Thompson and John C. Liu, former and current comptrollers, respectively, will also compete for the Democratic nomination.
Since the MTA chairman is a Republican, he may enjoy a less contested path to the general election. Though New York's voters are heavily Democratic, they have not elected a Democrat for mayor since David Dinkins in 1989. And as a deputy mayor under Rudolph Giuliani, Lhota may have the city's most famous Republican on his side: The New York Times reports that the former mayor may take an active role in his campaign.
While Lhota looks ahead, his record with the MTA -- positive budget record and fifteen minutes of fame aside -- may leave something to be desired. He has occupied the revolving door position of chairman for a mere 14 months, and his last big act will be sponsoring a fare hike to $2.50 per ride.
Top image: Reuters.
*Correction: A previous version of this article misstated the name of the governor of New York -- it is Andrew Cuomo, not Mario Cuomo.


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The launch of political ads in Canada reminds me of the Thursday in March when the NCAA basketball tournament starts. Suddenly people who haven't watched a single college hoops game all year are spouting off why Stanford's quick guards and zone defence mean they are primed to upset Duke in the Elite Eight.
They don't really know what they're talking about, most can't actually pick any of the players they are making these lofty claims based on out of a line-up but that doesn't stop them from pretending they know exactly how the tournament will unfold. Likewise, every pundit, partisan and journalist in Canada, whenever political ads get launched, switch from being communications experts ("Oh, if only the Liberals would say X, everything would change.") to advertising experts ("The simple message will resonate amongst female, Pirate Party voters under the age of 25, which is clearly the group the ads are trying to capture.").
So let me be the first person to say: I have no idea if these Liberal ads will have any impact. None. I don't know how big the ad buy is and I don't know where they're showing the ads (but of course, neither does anyone else opining on the ads right now). If the ad buy is big enough, they could be very helpful. If the ad buy is much smaller than the Conservative buy, the impact will likely be limited (as Napolean said, God is on the side with the heavy artillery). I assume the OLO has research that the F-35s and corporate tax cuts resonate with voters they're either trying to shore up or bring on board. Assuming that's the case, the subject of these ads makes sense. If they don't have research to that effect - if it doesn't help create a potentially winning voter coalition - then the topic of the ads make less sense.
On the other hand, it is encouraging that the Liberals are in the game with ads of our own. As I have made clear, I am not an advertising expert. If I was running the world, I would likely hire an advertising expert or eight to do our advertising. If none were available and I had to make the call all by myself and fleeing in terror wasn't a viable option because somebody was blocking the door, in addition to or instead of these ads, I would have considered something far more targeted on a potentially fantastic issue for the party. If you assume that:
a. Resources for the Liberal Party is limited (i.e., every dollar we spend needs to have a strategic imperative attached to it);
b. Raising additional money and motivating our base is at least part of the strategy with ads;
c. The party is game-ready and thus capable of turning around new ads in a 24-72 hour timeframe; and
d. The first tier of target seats are the ones I assume they are.
If all four of those assumptions are true, I would have shot ads yesterday on the kirpan issue featuring Navdeep Bains and Michael Ignatieff. (As an aside, I couldn't be prouder of how my good friend Nav has handled himself this week. He showed why so many of us consider him a key part of the future of the Liberal Party. The fact that he's also one of Canada's top 5-pin bowlers - sort-of true story - only increases the respect I have for him).
I would have done a micro-targeted ad buy on CFMT television and Fairchild radio and a major buy in British Columbia. I would have shot the ads in English and in Punjabi. This is a clear values issue that should play enormously with our base (i.e., fundraising), bring back "traditional Liberals" based on a clear values issue, shore up a key community that is drifting away from us in the 905 and separate us from the NDP in places like Surrey where we need to rebuild to have a chance. The only ridings where this hurts us are in rural Quebec and the odd rural seat elsewhere - seats where we are a long way from gaining significant traction.
But again, I'm no advertising expert so, um, go Duke.


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(Brian Sussman) – The only question is, what took him so long? Three days ago I predicted Al would pin Hurricane Sandy on human-induced climate change and now, finally, he has.
According to Al's blog," Hurricane Sandy was "strengthened by the climate crisis," because of you and me, and our continual use of fossil fuels, which he contends is forcing climate change.
"[W]e are altering the environment in which all storms develop," Gore writes, and "As the oceans and atmosphere continue to warm, storms are becoming more energetic and powerful…As the hurricane approached the East Coast, it gathered strength from abnormally warm coastal waters."
Let's stop here and apply some science. First of all, the waters of the Atlantic are not running unusually warm right now. This is hurricane season and the Gulf Stream waters are always warm this time of year.
Second, while it's true that a hurricane can only form in water 82 degrees (F) or warmer, there is no data to suggest that water warmer than 82 degrees increases the intensity of a hurricane or frequency of hurricanes. In fact there have been numerous studies indicating that in periods of actual global warming, hurricane formation is sub-average. Conversely, during periods of global cooling hurricane formation is quite robust. For example, from 1940 to 1975 the earth experienced a significant cool down. During that time the U.S. took direct blows from ten hurricanes that were much more powerful than Sandy. You can see the details here.
Al is full of malarky. He should sit down and speak with the last several directors of the National Hurricane Center, all of whom do NOT believe in anthropogenic global warming.
Hurricanes are a natural function of the atmosphere and necessary in maintaining the earth's temperature balance. These monster storms suck up warm air from the tropics and disperse it into the upper atmosphere where it's transported by jet stream winds to the higher latitudes.
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