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Lifestyle's tenth track, "Dead Air" represented the final of the album's hard-charging ultra-compact pop dynamos. Like "Slave Wages", "Treat the New Guy Right", and "Raging Bull" — a catalogue of wonders sharing multiple songwriters but all cut from the same cloth — "Dead Air" created its own world of characters and places, and condensed this multitude into a couple of minutes of electrifying, inventive, and deceptively intricate rock and roll. The song zipped the listener from Nashville to Paris, pondering the meaning of it all and offering libations to Hank and Jim. After this whistle-stop tour of the weird and the regretful, Lifestyle's penultimate track, the more downbeat and gentile "Ooh La La", which is the subject of this week's blog entry, begins the process of easing the pace of proceedings and ultimately winding the album to a close. It is as if "Dead Air" is such a rollicking storm of humour and sadness, and propelled along with such force by Tim Midyett's high-torque riffing, that it takes the braking distance provided by not one but two tracks to slow Lifestyle to a stationary conclusion.
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Sen. John McCain joined a massive anti-government rally in Kiev on Sunday, telling an estimated crowd of more than 200,000 that the United States supports the protest movement's goal of closer alignment with the West.
"We are here because your peaceful process and peaceful protest is inspiring your country and inspiring the world," Mr. McCain, Arizona Republican, said. "Ukraine will make Europe better, and Europe will make Ukraine better."
In an interview with CNN shortly after addressing the crowd, Mr. McCain talked about the possibility of American sanctions if the Ukrainian government and its allies in Russia crack down on the protest movement.
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"We're not talking about military action; we're not talking about blockades," he said. "We are talking about the possibility of sanctions if they continue to brutally repress their people. That would require some action on our part just because that's what the United States of America is all about."
Mr. McCain, one of the most outspoken critics of the Obama administration's foreign policy, said American "weakness" has provided Russian President Vladimir Putin an opportunity to extend Russian influence in Ukraine and in the Middle East.
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FORT COLLINS, Colo. – The Colorado State women's tennis team concluded Day One of the Jack Taylor Classic in Boise, Idaho, Friday, notching 12 victories throughout the day, while extending four player's winning streaks to four matches.
In singles, the Rams went 10-3. Sophomore Natalie Heffron won her two matches of the day to advance to the quarterfinals. Freshmen Kendall Heitzner, Mollie Cooper and Jennifer Weissmann also won their two matches to advance to the quarterfinals.
"We picked up where we left off from last weekend," said Head Coach Jon Messick.
Junior Kaley Schultz won her first match 7-5, 6-1 then lost in the second round after a tough match. She won the first set 6-0, then lost 7-5, 6-2.
Heffron battled throughout the day having each match go to a deciding third set.
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Since the second edition of this book (1977), Model Theory has changed radically, and is now concerned with fields such as classification (or stability) theory, nonstandard analysis, model-theoretic algebra, recursive model theory, abstract model theory, and model theories for a host of nonfirst order logics. Model theoretic methods have also had a major impact on set theory, recursion theory, and proof theory.
This new edition has been updated to take account of these changes, while preserving its usefulness as a first textbook in model theory. Whole new sections have been added, as well as new exercises and references. A number of updates, improvements and corrections have been made to the main text.
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BMI View: Croatia will remain among the worst performing economies in the EU in 2015 and 2016. Competitiveness issues are at the root of Croatia's problems, due to high labour cos ts, an inflexible labour market and a cumbersome bureaucracy. We remain sceptical that any recovery in private consumption will be robust. Unemployment (around 18%) remain s high, wage growth is sluggish and households have made limited progress on deleveraging. These factors will weigh on food consumption growth, with both nominal and per capita spending remaining subdued.
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Design of Sound Synthesis Techniques (SST) is a hard problem. It is usually assumed that it requires human ingenuity to find a suitable solution. Many of the SSTs commonly used are the fruit of experimentation and long refinement processes. An automated approach for design of SSTs is proposed. The problem is stated as a search in the multidimensional SST space. It uses Genetic Programming (GP) to suggest valid functional forms, and standard optimization techniques to fit their internal parameters. A psychoacoustic auditory model is used to compute the perceptual distance between the target and test sounds. The developed AGeSS (Automatic Generator of Sound Synthesizers) system is introduced, and a simple example of the evolved SSTs is shown
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Different outcomes between two sides after bilateral sympathetic ganglion interruption for hyperhidrosis
ABSTRACT Although the determination of the correct ganglion under direct vision through thoracoscopy by an experienced surgeon is almost unerring, there is still a 4.3% rate of clipping at the unintended level.
Through the review of the most recent patients (N = 117) with various sympathetic disorders undergoing thoracoscopic sympathetic interruption over different ganglions by clipping, we found that 5 cases were clipped at the unplanned level. The immediate manifestations were the different outcomes between both sides of the face, trunk, and extremities. The postoperative chest radiographs demonstrated the error.
All patients received a second operation in which the unintended clip was removed, and a new one was applied to the appropriate ganglion. The results were satisfactory.
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ABSTRACT: Primary focal hyperhidrosis has a significant, negative impact on quality of life, causing impairments in social, physical, leisure, and occupational activities. The outcome of different surgical and medical treatment modalities is best assessed by using a combination of tools. Quantitative tools include gravimetry, evaporimetry, and Minor's starch and iodine test. Qualitative assessment tools include general health surveys and hyperhidrosis-specific surveys. Of these, the HDSS has been found to have a good correlation to other assessment tools and to be practical in the clinical setting. The surgical literature has primarily used qualitative tools to assess outcomes and many of these tools are investigator-developed, rather than standardized surveys, which may be partly because of the largely retrospective nature of these studies. A surgical investigator's goal tends to be focused on obtaining specific postoperative information regarding symptom improvement and potential surgical complications. The VATS can have a major positive impact on the quality of life of patients who have hyperhidrosis. The impairment that this disorder causes is often underappreciated by the medical community.Thoracic Surgery Clinics 06/2008; 18(2):217-22. DOI:10.1016/j.thorsurg.2008.01.009 · 0.77 Impact Factor


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|Publication number
|Publication type
|Publication date
|Nov 26, 1974
|Filing date
|Dec 20, 1972
|Priority date
|Dec 20, 1972
|Publication number
|Holt M, Tomczak W
|Original Assignee
|Medalist Ind Inc
|Export Citation
|BiBTeX, EndNote, RefMan
|Patent Citations (8), Referenced by (82), Classifications (5), Legal Events (9)
|External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, Espacenet
1451 Nov. 26, 1974 I PROTECTIVE GEAR WITH HYDRAULIC LINER [75] lnventorsi M. C. Holt; Walter F. Tomczak,
both of Leesburg, Fla.
[73] Assignee: Medalist Industries, Inc.,
Milwaukee, Wis.
' 22 Filed: Dec. 20, 1972 21 Appl. No.: 316,799
52 U.S.Cl 2/3R 51 Int. Cl A42b 3/02 [58] Field of Search 2/3 R, 2, 6, 7; 267/113, 267/117, 152, 153
[56] References Cited UNITED STATES PATENTS 1,795,304 3/1931 3,090,045 5/1963 3,l7l,820 3/1965 3,254,883 6/1966 3,600,726 8/l97l 3,609,764 10/1971 3,611,455 l0/l97l 3,668,704 6/l972 Primary Examiner-Werner H. Schroeder Assistant ExaminerWai M. Chan Attorney, Agent, or Firm-Joseph P. House, Jr.
57] ABSTRACT Protective gear such as head gear for use in sports, industry, and the military, etc. includes a one-piece molded protective outer shell such as a helmet shell with a hydraulic energy absorbing liner which has an array of interconnected compressible vinyl walled compartments arranged around a central crown compartment with shock and energy dissipating fluid in the interconnected compartments. Each of the compartments is provided with a porous insert or surge mitigator of open-celled foam, which throttles fluid flow within the compartments as the compartments are compressed and deformed upon impact, thus to absorb or dissipate energy. The porous inserts also prevent sloshing of fluid and retain some fluid in the compartments at all times, preventing complete collapse of one 'or more compartments during impact. in
preferred embodiments, the fluid includes hydraulic liquid.
/0 15 Claims, 6 Drawing Figures SHEET 10$ 2' 3.849.801
PROTECTIVE GEAR WITH HYDRAULIC LINER BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION Various types of impact absorbing safety head gear have been developed in which hydraulic fluid filled compartments are employed to dissipate the energy of an impact. Simpson US. Pat. No. 3,039,109, Cade et al., US. Pat. No. 3,600,714, and Morgan US. Pat. No. 3,609,764 are illustrative of safety helmets which employ innerconnected cells or compartments arranged around the interior of the helmet with a contained bydraulic fluid. Upon impact, the fluid in the liners of these helmets is squeezed from a deformed or compressed compartment into an adjacent compartment. Relatively small diameter innerconnecting passageways between the compartments obstruct fluid flow between the compartments and cause a drop in pressure of the fluid as it is squeezed through the passageways, resulting in performance of work and absorption of energy.
consequent risk of injury to the wearer of the head gear.
Other problems inhering in prior art head gear with hydraulic fluid liners include noticeable and distracting fluid noises caused by sloshing of the fluid in the cells, unequal distribution of fluid in the cells caused by gravity migration of fluid, excessive head gear weight caused by complete filling of the cells with liquid, etc.
SUMMARY OF INVENTION The difficulties and problems associated with prior art helmets having a hydraulic fluid energy absorbing system with a plurality of interconnected cells are avoided in the present invention by the use of surge mitigators in the form of reticulated foam or like inserts which materially fill the space enclosed within the interconnected liquid containing cells or compartments and provide internally within each insert a multiplicity of liquid passages and liquid obstructions. Hence each compartment has a self-contained hydraulic energy absorbing systemwhich functions both independently of the like systems in adjacent cells and in cooperation with the like systems in'adjacent cells. The surge mitigators throttle fluid flow within a cell and between cells and prevent rapid, and complete hydraulic fluid evacuation from any of the compartments as-a result of impact. The foam inserts also act aspumps to restore hydraulic fluid to a cell after compressive force thereon has been released.
In'a preferred embodiment, reticulated open-celled polyurethane foam inserts provide a throttling action to hydraulic fluid flow within the compartments. This throttling action causes a fluid pressure drop and consequent substantial energy absorption within the individual compartments as well as absorption of energy as the fluid is squeezed through the small passageways interconnectin g the compartments. Inasmuch as the preferred arrangement includes surge mitigators in each of the fluid compartments, and the surge mitigators substantially occupy the included space within the underformed fluid compartments, the porous inserts in adjacent compartments obstruct flow of fluid through the passageways into the adjacent compartments.
In addition, the porous inserts or surge mitigators damp liquid flow noise of sloshing within the compartments during use and retain sufficient liquid in a compartment even when the compartments are substantially deformed to prevent complete collapse or bottorning of a compartment and thus loss of energy absorbing capability which can occur in prior art hydraulic liners.
Further objects, advantages and features of the invention will become apparent from the following disclosure.-
. DRAWINGS FIG. 1 is an exploded view of a football helmet shell with an intermediate sizing liner 'and a multicompartment hydraulic liner or suspension with surge mitigators in the liner compartments, in accordance with the invention.
FIG. 2 is a developed plan view of the hydraulic liner shown in FIG. 1.
FIG. 3 is an enlarged fragmentary sectional view of an assembly of the parts shown in FIG. 1.
FIG. 4 is an enlarged fragmentary perspective view of a portion of the hydraulic liner shown in FIGS. 1, 2 and 3 showing the hydraulic fluid inlet valve.
FIG. 5 is an enlarged sectional view along line 55 of FIG. 2.
FIG. 6 is a perspective view of a surge mitigator.
Although the disclosure hereof is detailed and exact to enable those skilled in the art to practice the invention, the physical embodiments herein disclosed merely exemplify the invention which may be embodied in other specific structure. The scope of the invention is defined in the claims appended hereto.
The protective gear of the invention can be employed in all types of protective gear and especially head gear for sports, industry, military, etc. For exempliflcation, the invention is illustrated as embodied in a football helmet 10 which includes a one-piece molded helmet shell 12 (FIG. 1) made of an impact resistant plastic such as Cycolac, a sizing liner [6 and a hydraulic liner or suspension 50 provided with hydraulic fluid compartments containing foam inserts or surge mitigators 89. When properly fitted with sizing liners 16, all portions of the inside surface of the helmet are desirably at the same approximate distance from the skull to dispense shock loads.
The sizing liner 16 is desirably made of 'a firm but resilient plastic foam such as Ensolite to provide additional protection. Sizing liners of various thicknesses are utilized to achieve proper fitting of the helmet for each user. The helmet shell can also be constructed in various standard head sizes. The sizing liners 16 have four radially projecting segments 18, 20, 22 and 24 (FIG. 1) which diverge or increase in area radially outwardly from a central hub portion 26. When assembled inthe helmet shell l2, the adjacent edges of the segments 21, 23 abut to thus provide substantially complete coverage of the inside surface area of the helmet and the area of the helmet covering the wearers head. The sizing liner 16 is detachably secured to the inside surface of the helmet with front and rear soft vinyl snubbers 28 and 30 (FIG. 3) which have a hooked or U-shaped terminal extremity 32 which receives the margin 27 of the liner l6 and securely engages the lower margin 34 of the helmet. Tabs 31 on vinyl snubbers 28, 30 are glued or otherwise attached to the liner 16. Mating tape tabs such as Velcro tabs 33 can also be employed to connect with complementary tabs adhered to the inside surface of the helmet shell 12.
The liner 16 is also provided with a plurality of tape tabs 42 arranged around the radially extending segments 18, 20, 22, 24 for detachable engagement with mating tape tabs 44 on the hydraulic liner when the hydraulic liner 50 is assembled in the helmet shell 12. Tape tabs 42, 44 are desirably formed of complementary Velcro fastener elements.
The exemplified hydraulic liner or suspension 50 of the invention includes an assembly of four radially extending multi-compartment segments 60, 62, 64 and 66 (FIG. 2) with each of the segments including three compartments 68, 70 and 72. The multi-compartment segments diverge or increase in area radially outwardly from a central or crown compartment 73 and are complementary to the shape of the segments 18, 20, 22, 24 of the sizing liner. The segment 62 which spans the inside of the rear 75 of the helmet shell 12 is desirably larger in size than the other segments, thus to cover the larger rear helmet area. The individual compartments in each segment are arranged around central openings 76 and are interconnected by fluid passages 78. The compartments 72 adjacent the central or crown compartment 73 are interconnected with the central compartment 73 by fluid passages 82.
The compartments in the liner 50 are desirably vacuum formed from one sheet of tough vinyl plastic 71 laminated to a flat backing sheet 81 of like tough vinyl plastic (FIG. by heat sealed seams 79 around the compartments and passageways 78. The crown compartment 73 is provided with a vinyl valve assembly 83 (FIG. 4) for introduction of a hydraulic fluid. The valve assembly 83 is heat sealed to the wall 84 of the com partment 83 and includes a valve member or plug 85 having an annular groove 86 which snaps into the internal shoulder 87 in the fill tube 99 to seal the crown compartment 73 when the valve plug and tube 99 are pressed together. This valve is self-closing under pressure from within compartment 73. A pull tab 91 facilitates separation of the plug 85 from the shoulder 87 to open the valve. The wall 84 which carries the valve 83 is located against the sizing liner 16 when the liner l6 and the liner 50 are assembled in the helmet to prevent accidental opening of the valve without disassembly of the liners. When the valve 83 is closed, the entire valve assembly except for the tab 91 are recessed beneath the surface 84.
A hydraulic fluid with a low freezing temperature such as a mixture of Propylene Glycol and water is contained in the compartments. The viscosity of this fluid is not substantially different from that of water. In a practical embodiment when sixteen fluid ounces of liquid are utilized in the suspension, this quantity consists of eight fluid ounces each of water and Propylene Glycol, the same being completely miscible.
In accordance with the invention, each of the hydraulic fluid compartments in the hydraulic liner 50 is provided with hydraulic fluid surge mitigating and hydraulic fluid and energy absorbing means for retaining the hydraulic fluid and for impeding and throttling hydraulic fluid flow within the compartments and between compartments, thus to dissipate energy caused by an impact on the helmet and deformation or compression of one or more compartments. In the disclosed construction, the hydraulic fluid surge mitigating means comprises reticulated open-celled foam inserts 89 which as shown in FIGS. 2 and 6 have a configuration complementary to the configuration of the cell and substantially completely occupy the volume of the interiors of the compartments. The open-celled reticulated polyurethane foam described in Volz U.S. Pat. No. 3,171,820 and marketed as Scott Industrial Foam has been successfully utilized. This foam is available in various specified porosities or pores per linear inch. Other desirable characteristics of this foam include flexibility, compressibility, light weight and high fluid permeability with uniform porosity. An insert porosity of 80 pores per linear inch has provided the desired regulated flow characteristics.
The surge mitigators or foam inserts.89 internally provide a multiplicity of fluid passages and fluid obstructions which throttle hydraulic fluid flow within the cell to cause a pressure drop resulting in energy absorption or dissipation within compartments. The foam inserts also prevent complete evacuation or loss of hydraulic fluid from a particular compartment and thus prevent bottoming out or complete collapse of the compartment or cell and thus loss of energy absorbing capability which can occur with prior art hydraulic liners. Moreover, the foam inserts prevent sloshing of hydraulic fluid within the compartments and the disturbing noise associated with the sloshing of hydraulic fluid.
The hydraulic fluid retaining characteristics of the foam inserts are such that even if a compartment ruptures, the hydraulic fluid loss from the ruptured compartment is minimal.
In addition to providing for primary absorption or dissipation of energy within the compartments, the passageways 78 and 82 provide obstructions to hydraulic fluid flow between the compartments for a secondary energy absorption stage. The hydraulic fluid surge mitigators in adjacent compartments also obstruct flow between the compartments. For instance, if the compartment (FIG. 5) is compressed and hydraulic fluid is squeezed through the passageway 78 in the direction of arrow 97, the surge mitigator 89 in compartment 68 will obstruct flow at 92 of hydraulic fluid moving through passageway 78.
The preferred foam has a density of about 0.2 lbs. /cu. ft. Hence it is very light in weighLThe pores are so numerous that the skeletal structure of the strand material of the foam occupies only about 3 percent of the foam volume, thus leaving about 97 percent of void space available for fluid retention. The absorptive capacity of the foam is so great that even if a chamber is ruptured, there will only be a loss of five percent or less of the hydraulic fluid, the balance remaining absorbed in the foam insert.
Utilization of the foam inserts makes it possible to reduce the amount of liquid in the suspension without loss of energy absorptive capability. This reduces the weight of the suspension below what would be required in the absence of the surge mitigators and reduces fatigue and annoyance otherwise experienced by the wearer. I
The fluid suspension of the present invention contains air, hydraulic fluid and the foam surge mitigators.
In a practical embodiment of the invention, the percentage mixture for a football helmet suspension containing sixteen fluid ounces of hydraulic fluid is as follows:
Hydraulic fluid 65% Air 30% Foam insert (less void space) 5% In the football helmet suspension above mentioned,
measured volumes were as follows:
Total internal volume of hydraulic cell envelopes Total volume of hydraulic fluid within the envelope Total volume of air within 724.4 milliliters 473. l 6 milliliters the envelope 2l6.4 milliliters Total volume of foam insert (excluding void space) 34.84 milliliters Accordingly, the hydraulic fluid is a major component of the ingredients in said embodiment and occupies in excess of one-half of the total available space.
from which the liquid may have been squeezed, as the age of hydraulic fluid from the indicated amount will reduce the quantity of hydraulic fluid which can react to impact and move from one pressure zone to another and hence will reduce pro rata the cushioning andenergy absorbing capacity of the system. Increase of the percentage of hydraulic fluid from the indicated amount will reduce the void or free space within the suspension and hence will slow the rate of migration of the fluid within any one compartment and from one compartment to another, thus also reducing pro rata the cushioning and energy absorbing capacity of the system. Accordingly, the foregoing mixture percentages are given as an example only, as other mixture percentages will likewise have beneficial results. A universal optimum percentage mix has not been established, as this will vary according to helmet size and the particular use to which the helmet or other gear is to be put. It is believed, however, that the percentage mixture above stated is nearly optimum for a standard football helmet.
Certain aspects of the particular shape and configuration of the hydraulic suspension 50, as illustrated in FIG. 2, are also believed to be advantageous. Each segment 60, 62, 64, 66 has but a single channel 82 connecting it to the control compartment 73. Accordingly, .flow of hydraulic fluid out of any such segment and migration of fluid to the control compartment and thence to other segments is restricted.
Gravity will tend to cause the hydraulic fluid to drop to the bottom of the respective compartments. The effects of gravity are counteracted by the absorptive capacity of the surge mitigators 89 which hold the fluid in suspension within the compartments against the force of gravity.
Accordingly, the surge mitigators tend to stabilize the hydraulic fluid in approximately equal amounts in each compartment where it is instantly available for impact and shock absorption, regardless of the altitude of the helmet or position of the wearer. Moreover, the foam inserts act as pumps to restore hydraulic liquid to a cell foam inserts resiliently expand.
The channels 82, 78 are formed adjacent wall 81 (FIG. 5) of the suspension. Accordingly, when the suspension is oriented in the helmet with wall 81 uppermost, as shown in FIG. 3, the channels 82, 78 will be uppermost, thus trapping hydraulic fluid in sump portionsof the compartments therebelow. This arrangement also restricts transfer of liquid from one chamber to another and helps stabilize an even distribution of the liquid throughout the suspension.
While the invention is primarily intended for use with head gear, it is also applicable to other protective gear such as shoulder pads, shin guards, knee pads, etc.
We claim:
1. Protective gear comprising an outer shall, a hydraulic liner for said shell having an array of interconnected collapsible hydraulic fluid containing compartments, hydraulic fluid in said compartments, the interconnection of one compartment with another allowing displacement of hydraulic fluid from a deformed compartment to other compartments in said array, deformable highly porous hydraulic fluid surge mitigating means having substantial void space in said compartments for throttling hydraulic fluid flow within a compartment and between said interconnected compartments caused by deformation of said compartment and to dissipate and absorb the energy causing the deformation and to retain hydraulic fluid in the deformed compartment regardless of the displacement of some hydraulic fluid to other compartments.
2. Protective gear in accordance with claim 1 wherein said surge mitigating means comprises reticulated inserts providing a multiplicity of hydraulic fluid passages and obstructions to hydraulic fluid flow which causes a pressure drop during movement of hydraulic fluid within the insert.
3. Protective gear in accordance with claim 2 wherein said porous insert is constructed of opencelled foam.
4. Protective gear in accordance with claim 3 wherein said foam is a polyurethane resin.
5. Protective gear in accordance with claim 1 wherein said array includes forward, rear and side arrays of compartments arranged around a crown compartment and means defining hydraulicfluid passages interconnecting each of said compartments in each of said arrays and interconnecting each array with said crown compartment.
6. Protective gear in accordance with claim 1 in which said compartments also contain air.
7. Protective gear in accordance with claim 1 in which the fluid volume occupied by the hydraulic fluid is in excess of one-half of the total available space within said array.
8. Protective gear in accordance with claim 1 wherein said hydraulic fluid surge mitigating means substantially occupies the volume of said compartment.
9. Protective gear in accordance with claim 1 including an intermediate sizing liner between said hydraulic liner and said shell.
10. Protective head gear comprising an outer covering, an energy absorbing liner for said covering including an array of fluid compartments, hydraulic fluid in said compartments, fluid passages interconnecting adjacent compartments to allow displacement of hydraulic fluid from a deformed compartment to other compartments in said array and deformable highly porous means having substantial void space occupying the major portion of the volume of each of said compartments to provide a controlled resistance to movement of hydraulic fluid within said compartment and between said compartments and to retain a quantity of hydraulic fluid in said compartments during use of the head gear nothwithstanding substantial deformation of a compartment due to impact and the tendency of hydraulic fluid to be displaced from said deformed compartment.
11. Protective head gear in accordance with claim 10 in which said fluid compartments also contain air.
12. Protective head gear in accordance with claim 1 1 in which the air comprises less than one-half and the hydraulic fluid comprises in excess of one-half of the total available space within said compartments.
13. Protective head gear comprising an outer shell shaped to receive a wearers head, an energy absorbing liner for said shell comprising an array of interconnected deformable compartments, the interconnection of one compartment with another allowing displacement of hydraulic fluid from a deformed compartment to other compartments in said array, hydraulic fluid in said compartments, and deformable highly porous resilient hydraulic fluid surge mitigating means having substantial void space materially filling the space within said compartments, said means providing a plurality of fluid orifices and flow obstructions to cause energy dissipating pressure losses upon movement of the hydraulic fluid through said orifices and around said obstructions as a result of deformation of said compartments, said surge mitigating means retaining hydraulic fluid in a deformed compartment regardless of the displacement of some hydraulic fluid to other compartments.
14. Protective head gear in accordance with claim 10 in which said array includes compartments at opposite sides of the wearers head, whereby hydraulic fluid displaced from a deformed compartment at one side of the wearers head will migrate through said fluid passages to a compartment at the other side of the wearers head. I
15. Protective head gear in accordance with claim 13 in which said array includes compartments at opposite sides of the wearers head, whereby hydraulic fluid displaced from a deformed compartment at one side of the wearers head will migrate through said fluid passages to a compartment at the other side of the wearers head.
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Owner name: NATIONAL BANK OF DETROIT, 611 WOODWARD AVENUE, DET
Free format text: SECURITY INTEREST;ASSIGNOR:EN&T ASSOCIATES INC.;REEL/FRAME:004925/0664
Effective date: 19880425
|Jun 13, 1988
|Change of name
Owner name: R HOLDINGS CORP.
Owner name: RIDDELL, INC.,
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|Jun 13, 1988
Owner name: R HOLDINGS CORP.
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Parents need to know that this is a cartoon for preschoolers that teaches lessons about solving problems, working together, and recognizing the contributions that everyone makes to a community. A primary lesson in the series is for kids to see heroes are not only firefighters, but grocers, farmers, and telephone operators.
HIGGLYTOWN HEROES consists of two 15-minute episodes that focus on the daily challenges faced by a group of friends including Eubie, Kip, and brother and sister, Wayne and Twinkle. Also in the mix is Fran, the red squirrel, as the voice of reason. Their challenges may include how to find star-shaped pasta in the grocery store for the Super Special Soup Slurp Night, how to get Grandpa unlocked from the bathroom, or how to care for an unhappy bird. Inevitably the characters face any given situation by singing the signature song, "Someone special, who could it be..." And ta-da, who should appear but the featured hero (featured voices have included Cyndi Lauper, Kathie Lee Gifford, and Betty White).
Preschoolers will enjoy the colorful visuals and characters of Higglytown Heroes. Parents can appreciate that the show has positive role models and messages. Characters have real-life qualities and situations -- for example, Wayne and Twinkle are of color and appear to have a single mother. Eubie is being raised by his Aunt Millie and Uncle Zooter. The message? There are all different makeups of loving, happy families.
For younger preschoolers, it is a wonderful show to celebrate everyday people and what they do to make giant contributions to their world. It helps kids learn to face their problems, work with a team, and know that it's okay to ask for help.
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East Winds Symphonic Band East Winds Symphonic Band directed by Susan Sands.08/11/2013
Knit the Bridge Fiberarts Guild of Pittsburgh has organized Knit the Bridge, the largest yarn-bombing event in the US to date. With the assistance of dozens of local organizations and over 1,800 volunteers, they have covered the Andy Warhol Bridge (7th St.) in colorful panels to coincide with Fiberart International, a triennial show now at the Pittsburgh Center for the Arts and the Society for Contemporary Craft.08/12/2013
Brass in Crafton Park The Allegheny Brass Band performs in Crafton Park.08/15/2013
Three Rivers Storytelling Festival This free two-day storytelling festival will feature national storytellers Beth Horner, Bil Lepp, and Randel McGee along with some of Western Pennsylvania's best local tellers. There will be storytelling for all ages including adults, day and evening concerts, ghost stories, a Liar's Contest, workshops and a lunch for seniors08/16/2013
Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre Under the Stars Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre performs as part of the free Allegheny County Summer Concert Series. Bring lawn chairs and blankets for an evening featuring Mark Morris' "Drink to Me Only With Thine Eyes" and Dwight Rhoden's "Step Touch." Before the performance, PBT offers a variety of free, family activities and a ticketed barbecue dinner under the PBT tent starting at 5 pm. Info at www.pbt.org or call Shayne: 412-454-9137.08/18/2013
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Sydney native Alfio has one of the greatest voices in contemporary music today. This highly charismatic tenor/crooner offers a refreshingly cool and modern throwback to the legendary singers to which he is often compared.
Captivating his audience with equal parts music journey, powerful vocals and comedic banter, Alfio effortlessly brings all generations of music lovers together in one audience; and regardless of whether he sings in English, Italian or Spanish, all languages flow as one.
The Tenors Date: Wednesday, November 18, 2015
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2013 Juno Award Winners The Tenors have shared the stage with Sarah McLachlan, Neil Young, Paul Anka, Justin Bieber, Paul McCartney, Brian McKnight, David Foster, and Natalie Cole among others, in venues from Bangkok to London, and New York to Israel. They have been hailed as musical ambassadors and Canada's national treasure.
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$100 Donation to WQED includes a thank you gift of 1 Meet & Greet ticket to the event. $75 Donation to WQED includes a thank you gift of 1 ticket to the event. Now in it's 19th year, the B.E. Taylor Christmas Concert continues to wow audiences throughout the Midwest. B.E. Taylor Christmas is the place where the faithful come year after year to feel the love of Christmas. Inside some of the most revered concert halls in America, B.E. Taylor transforms old favorites through bold interpretations to create new traditions that will live in the heart as long as Christmas is celebrated.
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$90 Donation to WQED includes a thank you gift of 1 ticket to the event. The 14th Annual Pittsburgh Holiday Doo Wop Concert returns to Heinz Hall. Featuring - MARY WILSON of the Supremes "Where Did Our Love Go", "Baby Love"
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The distinctive sound of Libera has traveled the world in the last few years. The group's albums have topped both mainstream and classical charts in many countries, and their recordings hold their place in top-tens alongside major artists like Bocelli.
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Trans-Siberian Orchestra (TSO) is an American progressive rock band founded in 1993 by producer, composer, and lyricist Paul O'Neill. TSO has sold more than 9 million concert tickets and over 8 million albums. The band's musical style incorporates classical, orchestral, symphonic, and progressive elements into hard rock and heavy metal.
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Summer- 2015
The 76th Anniversary Convention is now over. From all accounts I got from dealers and visitors, it was a resounding success. The Heritage auctions were very successful, and the exhibit area was full of excellent educational exhibits. This year was the final year of the Civil War Educational Forum. Dennis Boggs as Abe Lincoln was, as always, a resounding success.
This year CSNS sponsored an "Exhibit Judges Familiarization and Certification Program" taught by ANA Chief Judge Joe Boling. I took the course at the ANA Summer Seminar in 2008, taught by Joe as well. At that time, I had not ever been an exhibitor, but I wanted to be one. There were 20 in that class and two were certified by Joe. This year at CSNS there were five "apprentices" who took the course and then judged a class of exhibits. Assisting Joe was Brett Irick. All five were certified as ANA qualified judges. I am proud to say that I was one of those certified. After spending a difficult 3-plus hours reading the exhibits I gained a real appreciation for the hard work that goes into properly judging an exhibit. If you are interested in being an exhibitor, I encourage you to take the course, as it provides you with real insight into how to successfully exhibit.
I'd like to thank Gov. Francis Hawks and his wife, Karen, for manning the CSNS table at the convention. They were helpful to the visiting public, signed up numerous new members and sold a nice quantity of CSNS memorabilia! Speaking of CSNS memorabilia we have a quantity of duplicate CSNS Convention commemorative medals from past conventions available for purchase. Contact Treasurer Jack Huggins, Box 24267, Belleville, IL, 62223-9267, if interested.
I would also like to thank the convention sponsors for their support of the Central States Numismatic Society. SilverTowne, a long-time sponsor; Heritage Auctions; PGCS; Jonathan K. Kern Co.; The Argent Group; Carter Numismatics; Coleman Foster; Jay King; Quad City Coin; and Steve Petty, who sponsored and exhibit category in memory of his son Mark Petty.
Thanks to all who attended and those who made this a successful convention. If you have never attended a CSNS Anniversary Convention I recommend you plan to attend next year.


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Full Name
The Homeschooled Guy, Zeke and Zeke The Ripper
Total Drama
Contestant on Total Drama (formerly) Feral
Powers / Skills
Pure Strength, smelling senses and acid
Laughing and hurting innocence people
Win the $1,000,000 million dollar prize (failed, although managed to succeed in stealing later)
Type of Villain
Acid-User, Feral, Predator
|Thanks for all the help, ya knobs!
|~ Ezekiel saying thanks for not helping him
Ezekiel, also known as Zeke is a character from the Total Drama series.
He is a contestant on Total Drama Island, before returning to Total Drama World Tour as an antagonist. He makes cameo appearances as a minor antagonist on Total Drama Revenge of the Island and on Total Drama All Stars. Zeke appeared as the main antagonist of the 100th Total Drama episode.
He is initially characterized as naive, homeschooled redneck and is the very first person eliminated from Total Drama Island due to sexist comments about his teammates. After that he was never a major character again until Total Drama World Tour and did not compete in Total Drama Action. Despite this, the character had gained a large fanbase despite being extremely minor.
In the third season, Total Drama World Tour, Ezekiel finally returned to the competition. However, not only was Ezekiel eliminated first again, but was now more stupid and arrogant than ever before. After being eliminated, he desperately tries to stay on the show by stowing away in the plane's cargo hold and can be seen hidden in the background of several episodes afterward, where his physical condition starts visibly degrading. In the episode I See London, the "Jack the Ripper" used in the challenge is revealed to be Ezekiel, who has now devolved into a zombie-like state and is thrown out of the plane again by Chris McLean for failing to capture all the other contestants. However, he manages to stay on the plane yet again, now as something less than human. Ezekiel is later used for another challenge in African Lying Safari, where he is now a completely feral animal and beats up Duncan. In the penultimate episode, Alejandro uses Ezekiel to attack Heather.
In the finale, after Heather finally defeats Alejandro and is given the million dollars, Ezekiel suddenly jumps out and wrestles the case from her, falling into crater of the volcano and sinking in the lava with it, directly parodying the death of Gollum from The Lord of the Rings. When the volcano erupts, Ezekiel appears yet again as a flaming meteor, somehow still alive, that crashes into Chris' boat, destroying it. Ezekiel is never shown resurfacing after that. In Bigger! Badder! Brutal-er!, Ezekiel appears on the yacht with the other veterans, still in his deranged, feral form. He is crouched up on the prow of the yacht, the wind blowing what little hair he has left and his tongue hanging out wildly.
In "A Mine is a Terrible thing to Waste", he appears in the second half of the episode. He kidnaps Anne Maria and since he finds her attractive, as the king of mutant blind gophers, presents her with various gifts, including the prize money from last season (now reduced to ash). He eventually gives her a massive diamond, which she believes is real and thus worth much more than the million dollars. Later, Ezekiel attacks Lightning when he tries to retrieve the golden statues on his throne. Lightning , however, eventually fought back and strapped his backpack containing a bomb onto Ezekiel before kicking him down a tunnel. Shortly afterward, the mine was destroyed in the ensuing explosions, trapping Ezekiel whose still inside. He appears again in the 12th episode after escaping the cave but is stamped on by Lightning back to the bottom. He appears again the next episode as the beasts Chris summons to attack Lightning and Cameron. He tries to kiss Anne Maria but she is saved by Cameron before he can do so.
Ezekiel is seen again in the first episode of Total Drama: All-Stars "Heroes vs. Villains". It appeared that he was going to be a contestant again but it was soon revealed that Chris set it up as a prank saying that there is no way Ezekiel is coming back.
Ezekiel appears again in "Zeek And Ye Shall Find", where he crashes Chris's one hundredth episode party and kidnaps Chris. Intending to take revenge on the host for all the humiliation and abuse he has put him through in the past, he takes him to the abandoned mine and ties him up above a vat of toxic waste. As a side effect of being exposed to radioactive waste for so long, Ezekiel can now spit acid. Throughout the episode, he takes out several of the contestants who have been sent by Chef Hatchet to look for Chris. After he has captured most of the contestants, Cameron, Gwen and Chef arrives, with the latter tries to free Chris before being knocked out by Ezekiel. He uses his acid spit to cause a rock slide and crush Cameron, but Gwen traps Ezekiel to his own throne with Chef's spaghetti gun. However, as soon as Gwen frees Cameron, Ezekiel disappears.
- He is similar to Destro from the G.I. Joe films, they have been betrayed from the other villains, they've been servants to the villains and they want to have revenge on them.


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Mercedes has tested a modified 'megaphone' exhaust during the second day of the Barcelona in-season test.
The sound of the new 1.6 litre V6 Turbo power-units has split opinion, with some fans and race promoters complaining about the decrease in volume.
The FIA confirmed last month that it was working with teams to investigate possible solutions to amplify the noise of the engines.
Mercedes announced on Thursday that it would be trialling the new exhaust at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya's two-day in-season test. It debuted on the W05, driven by Nico Rosberg, this morning.
Following some early aero runs, Rosberg then tested the exhaust at full throttle. Mercedes has now confirmed to media at the track that the team will not be running the exhaust again today.
Lewis Hamilton drove the car on Tuesday and completed 79 laps, finishing third on the timesheets. He was pleased with the amount of running that he managed, saying it was a "productive" day.
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Two kids in Florida are heroes for coming to the aid of two young children caught in a blaze.
Two kids in Florida are heroes for coming to the aid of two young children caught in a blaze.
A house fire on South 7th Street West in Missoula drew crews from City and Rural Fire Departments.
A Missoula family was able to escape a house fire on Fairview Street, after a smoke alarm woke him. He got his family out, but some pets perished in the blaze.
A house fire late Saturday night in Milltown may result in a complete loss.
A jury of eight woman and four men was impaneled yesterday for the Markus Kaarma murder trial in Missoula.
Missoula Rural Firefighters responded to a house fire at about 7:30 Tuesday night across from Community Medical Center, just blocks from the main fire station on South Avenue.
Missoula Rural Fire responded to a single family residence structure fire just after 7:30 Sunday morning at 15275 Thayer Road, just outside Lolo.
No estimate of damage on a Saturday house fire has been released yet.
Corvallis Fire Chief Jim Knapp said the two story wood-frame home was gutted by the Saturday morning fire...
The Missoula city fire department responded to a structure fire early Friday morning believing someone was inside the burning building.
For the second time this month, I was scrambling to get out of my third story apartment in a panic. Both my neighbors and myself are dealing with an electrical malfunction (which seems unlikely, given that we reside in a brand new complex), or we have a derelict on our hands who finds it humorous to pull a highly illegal stunt - such as pulling our fire alarm.


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An Introduction to New Hope Academy
New Hope Academy is a Christ-centered community school with an economically, racially and culturally diverse student body. It exists to serve low-income families by establishing a solid biblical worldview, instilling vision, confirming hope and preparing each young person for a life of service.
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Visiting a new wall each month, the series kicks off at Rockover, Manchester in December and includes The Depot in Leeds, Eden Rock in Carlisle, The Depot in Nottingham, Climbing Works in Sheffield and Arch at Biscuit Factory in London.
British Bouldering Champion and top route-setter Dave Barrans will set a 10- problem circuit. This circuit will stay up for 2 weeks, during which time anyone can try them out. Score-sheets to mark your attempts are free.
The scoring system is designed to encourage progress over the 2 weeks, with 3 points up for grabs for completing a problem irrespective of the number of attempts. However, don't worry if your score is low- all score-sheets will be entered into a raffle and can win some Metolius goodies!
If after the 2 weeks you are having trouble with any of the problems, or you simply want some quality advice, then come along to our free coaching sessions with Dave. Simply sign up for the session that best suits your ability level, and turn up on the night!
At the end of the series, we will collect together all entries. There will be prizes for highest scores in each category plus random winders will be drawn for over £250 worth of Metolius Bouldering gear.
Round 1: Rockover, Manchester, 07/12/12 � 21/12/12
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Round 5: Climbing Works, Sheffield, 12/04/13 � 26/04/13
Round 6: Arch at Bisuit Factory, London, 10/05/13 � 24/05/13
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High school boys track: Riverton dominates the 200 and 400 meters en route to 5A title
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PROVO — Knowing how competitive the 5A state track meet figured to be, Riverton's Clay Lambourne and Brandon Walker had no problem bagging their futile pursuit in the 100 meters. Despite qualifying for the event during the season, the duo knew there was no way they'd score big points at state.
If, however, they teamed up to run the 4x100, Lambourne was optimistic Riverton could win the event and score valuable points. That's exactly what happened, but realistically it probably didn't matter.
Riverton turned in sensational performances in the 200 and 400 meters on Saturday at BYU, which helped it pull away from the 5A field to claim its first state championship since 2010. The 'Wolves finished with 120 points, followed by Herriman in second with 88 and Bingham in third with 62.
Davis and Riverton were the favorites heading into the meet, but when Davis star Trevor Leavitt went down with a hamstring injury on Friday, it quickly became a one-team race. Even with Leavitt's 20-plus points, Davis couldn't have overcome Riverton's strong effort.
Along with Riverton, Woods Cross (4A), Desert Hills (3A), Grand (2A) and Panguitch (1A) also won state championships.
Riverton did most of its damage in the 400 meters, placing five runners in the top six, led by Lambourne, who won with a time of 47.29.
"It's awesome. I won it last year, so it was good to come back and win it again this year," said the standout, who admitted he probably would've finished second with Leavitt running. "His fastest time is faster than I ran."
Teammate Michael Bluth finished second in the 400, while Walker finished third, Alec Abercrombie fifth and McKay Christensen sixth.
Kyle Strauss won both hurdles for second-place Herriman. Perhaps the top 5A performance of the meet belonged Bingham's Andrew Brewer, who won the 800 meters in a time of 1:52.18, the best mark in Utah this year.
Lehi's Trevor Bursach had a great meet too with a state-best mark of 23-01 1/2 in the long jump.
Jordan's Austin Kafentzis won the 5A javelin with a throw of 206-09, the second-best throw in state history. He set the state record two weeks ago at the BYU Invitational.
In 4A, Conner Mantz turned in arguably the best boys performance of the entire weekend in the 3,200 meters Saturday morning, posting a time of 8.57.99. It's the best time in Utah all season, and just the third time in state history someone's posted a sub-nine minute 3,200 at the state meet, joining Judge's Luke Puskedra and Park City's Ben Saarel.
"It means a lot 'cause just looking at the other guys Luke's a professional for Nike and Ben was the top American in the 3K this year. That means a lot to be almost as good as those guys in high school, so we'll see what I can do in college," said Mantz.
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