|Publication number||US5272435 A|
|Application number||US 07/916,949|
|Publication date||Dec 21, 1993|
|Filing date||Jul 20, 1992|
|Priority date||Aug 9, 1991|
|Publication number||07916949, 916949, US 5272435 A, US 5272435A, US-A-5272435, US5272435 A, US5272435A|
|Inventors||Michael A. McBroom|
|Original Assignee||Mcbroom Michael A|
|Export Citation||BiBTeX, EndNote, RefMan|
|Patent Citations (6), Referenced by (3), Classifications (5), Legal Events (3)|
|External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, Espacenet|
This application is a continuation-in-part of pending U.S. application Ser. No. 743,220 filed Aug. 9, 1991, now abandoned.
The present invention relates generally to measuring the speed and timing of aquatic craft, and more particularly relates to the timing of motor boats in water ski competitions and the like.
In competitive water skiing a motor boat is driven through a course of parallel buoys typically separated by a few feet (See FIG. 1). As is common in the art, there are additional parallel lines of outer buoys located on either external side of the boat's course. A skier must navigate around these outer buoys from side to side, crossing behind a moving boat, in order to circumscribe a plurality of buoys describing an approximately sinusoidal path without falling. As is well known in the art, a constant boat speed allows water skiing participants to compete on an equal basis and concomitant official records to be maintained.
As is also well known in the art, competition ski boat drivers are subject to numerous qualifications and special training to improve their driving skills. Heretofore, the method of maintaining uniform boat speed during water skiing competitions has been to time a boat's passage through its course from the first buoy to the last. At a given boat speed and course length, a boat course traverse time is a constant. Such timing is accomplished by having a person on each boat start a hand-held stopwatch when the boat passes the first buoy and stop the stopwatch when the boat passes the final buoy. Such a methodology, unfortunately, can be subject to substantial variation, primarily due to errors reading the stop-watch on a moving boat.
The accuracy required by the American Water Ski Association (AWSA) for standard tournaments is ±1/2 mile/hour and for so-called record-capability tournaments is ±1/4 mile/hour. Thus, the benefit of having access to an electronic timer should be evident. The accuracy required, however, by the AWSA for such electronic timing is 0.05/100. That is, for every 100 seconds, the measured time may deviate by no more than 0.05 seconds. As is known by those skilled in the art, a typical boat speed for water skiing competition is 36 miles/hour with a concomitant course traverse time of 16.08 seconds.
Thus, heretofore unknown in the prior art is a convenient and safe method and apparatus for conveniently timing the speed of motor boats in water ski competitions and the like. There have been improvements in the prior art relative to devices for detecting the position of moving bodies on land as well as in aqueous environments. For example, Posseme, in U.S. Pat. No. 4,470,013, discloses a device for the dynamic anchoring of a ship to a platform in the open sea. The Posseme device, improving upon certain techniques disclosed in U.S. Pat. No. 4,316,253, positions a ship using an induced magnetic field resulting from two submerged conductors disposed in the platform through which alternating current passes in opposite directions. The moving ship contains magnetometers which measure the instantaneous induced magnetic field. As another example, in U.S. Pat. No. 4,943,772, Manaupu et al disclose a position sensor for detecting the position of railway vehicle axle relative to a rail of track. The Manaupu sensor provides means for producing magnetic field above the rail with lines of force of the field being vertical and perpendicular to the direction of the axle, and means for measuring the value of the component of the magnetic field in the direction of the axle, whereby the distortion of the magnetic field associated with the rail as approached by the axle is observed via hall-effect probes. More particularly, these two hall-effect probes are secured to the axle with their planes being perpendicular to the axles direction and the value of the component of the magnetic field in the direction of the axle being proportional to this separation being detected. As another example, Paesch et al, in U.S. Pat. No. 4,935,697, disclose a method and apparatus for measuring the flight path of projectile be detecting either an electrical charge imported to the projectile by friction with air and/or gas fumes generated during ignition or detonation, via at least one inductively operated sensor. The resulting signal may be used to measure time of flight, velocity, etc. The Paesch sensor is an improvement over optical measuring methods which are susceptible to the vicissitudes of whether and vary with the amount of light available. The magnetic field is generated by moving charge which produces a voltage in the induction coil of the sensor which is responsive to the velocity of the projectile and may actuate other measuring devices. As still another example of developments in the position sensing art, in U.S. Pat. No. 4,788,498 Uemura discloses a magnetic detector for detecting the position necessary for stopping vehicles, e.g., elevators, trains, etc., at predetermined positions without human intervention. Uemura improved magnetic detector comprises a magnetic field generating substance, pairs of linearly aligned saturable coils, a high-frequency oscillator for supplying high-frequency voltage through resistors to each pair of coils, and means for rectifying these voltages across the resistors in a differential manner as output. By combining the Uemura magnetic detector with a differentiating circuit, a velocity detector embodiment may be used.
Accordingly, these limitations and disadvantages of the prior art are overcome with the present invention, and improved means and techniques are provided which are useful for reliably and conveniently detecting and recording the speed of aquatic vehicles through a water ski course, using signals generated by a magnetic field.
The invention includes floating magnetic field producing means which are preferably placed below or embedded within buoys in a water skiing course and the like through which a aquatic vehicle towing a water skier and the like travels. In accordance with the present invention, disposed on the aquatic vehicle is detecting means for accurately determining the vehicle's speed or course traverse time, by tracking the induced current generated when the vehicle crosses such magnetic field. The detection circuitry includes suitable means for amplifying the induced signal which is responsive to the speed of the aquatic vehicle. Calculation and display means are also provided to visually indicate speed or traverse time.
Accordingly, it is an object of this invention to provide an improved means for determining the start, finish and intermediate times for an aquatic vehicle, such as a motor boat.
It is another object of this invention to provide a device which will record the time of passage through a given course.
It is another object of this invention to provide a timing device which will be relatively unaffected by noise, the action of waves, water depth, and other conditions typical of water based sports.
It is another object of this invention to provide a means which will calculate an aquatic vehicle's speed and display such speed for feedback to aid in the training of motor boat drivers.
It is a specific objects of the present invention, in a water skiing course having an aquatic vehicle towing a water skier, an apparatus for measuring said vehicle's speed or course traverse time, said apparatus comprising: a first plurality of magnetic field producing members; said first plurality of magnetic field producing members disposed adjacent at least one of a first plurality of linearly aligned buoys; a second plurality of magnetic field producing members; said second plurality of magnetic field producing members disposed adjacent at least one of a second plurality of linearly aligned buoys; said first plurality of linearly aligned buoys disposed parallel of said second plurality of linearly aligned buoys and sufficiently spaced apart for accommodating a path of travel of said aquatic vehicle through said water skiing course; a water-tight detection member removably disposed in said aquatic vehicle for receiving a series of electrical signals responsive to said speed of said aquatic vehicle, said series of electrical signals induced when said aquatic vehicle cuts through a magnetic field emanating from at least one of said first plurality of magnetic field producing members and through a magnetic field emanating from at least one of said second plurality of magnetic field producing members; and said detection member comprising circuit means suitable for amplifying said series of signals and simultaneously attenuating high frequency extraneous signals, for accurately recording and displaying said aquatic vehicle's speed or course traverse time.
These and other objects and features of the present invention will become apparent from the following detailed description, wherein references to the figures in the accompanying drawings.
FIG. 1 depicts a typical layout of a water skiing course sanctioned by the American Water Ski Association.
FIG. 2 is a front view of a magnetic-field generating device embodying the present invention, attached to a buoy.
FIG. 3 is a simplified diagram of the detection circuitry embodying the present invention.
FIG. 4A is an enlarged top view of the magnetic-field generating device shown in FIG. 2.
FIG. 4B is an enlarged front view of the device depicted in FIG. 4A.
FIG. 5 is a longitudinal cut-away front view of the coil receiver depicted in FIG. 3.
FIG. 6 is a longitudinal cut-away front view of the Hall-Effect receiver depicted in FIG. 3.
FIG. 7 is a front view of an alternative embodiment of the magnetic-field producing device of the present invention.
FIG. 8 is a circuit diagram depicting the detection circuitry embodying the present invention.
Referring now to the drawings, FIG. 1 shows the layout of a typical competition water skiing course 55 as promulgated by the American Water Ski Association (AWSA) consisting of boat path B and water skier path S. Boat 50 traverses linear path B bounded by plurality of inner buoys 60 A-H and 60 a-h, respectively, from left to right as a skier encircles plurality of outer buoys 62 A-F along sinusoidal path S.
As will be hereinafter described in detail, in accordance with the present invention, as boat 50 proceeds along its linear path B between buoys 60 A-a, 60 B-b, 60 C-c, 60 D-d, 60 E-e, 60 F-f, 60 G-g, and 60 H-h, respectively, receiver 100 (not shown) located on boat 50 cuts through the magnetic force field generated from magnetic material imbedded within plurality of buoys 60, thereby causing a corresponding electrical signal to flow into an operational amplifier contained within receiver 100. More particularly, receiver 100 is preferably positioned on the left side of boat 50 so that as the boat proceeds along path B, receiver 100 is parallel to plurality of buoys 60. This arrangement enables receiver 100 to exhibit an advantageous sensitivity to an induced electrical signal therein over a range of up to three and one-half feet.
FIG. 2 is a drawing of a typical magnetic field-producing transmitter 1 embodying the present invention, floating under one of plurality of buoy 60 and centered thereon with conventional bungie cord 3. Bungie cord 3 passes through axial hole 2 in magnetic field-producing transmitter 1 and is secured to the bottom of the body of water. As depicted in FIGS. 4A and 4B, magnetic transmitter 1 comprises concentric layers of magnetic material 70 and floatation material 80, both of which are encased in protective covering 85.
As shown in FIGS. 4A and 4B, floatation is imparted to magnetic field-producing transmitter 1 by encasing magnetic material 70 in a porous material like Ethafoam 80, manufactured by Houston Foam Company. When mounted in Ethafoam, magnetic material 70 will float directly under slalom buoy 60. Under the teachings of the present invention, Ethafoam 80 is dimensioned so as not to interfere with the water skier or the boat. When positioned under a slalom buoy, magnetic field-producing transmitter 1 is approximately 4 to 6 inches below the surface. Protective coating layer 85 preferably comprises Plasti-Dip manufactured by Plastic Dip Inc. to protect magnet material 70 from water invasion and temperature variations, and also to secure them into position. As should be clear to those skilled in the art, such Plasti-Dip material is commonly used to coat tools and the like. Floating transmitter 1 may also be painted with bright colors to aid in location thereof in the water and to diagnose potential security problems and leaks. Such bright-colored identification prevents a driver from inadvertently colliding with floating transmitter 1.
Now referring to FIGS. 2 and 4 A-B, magnetic material 70 preferably comprises two donut-shaped 90 Gauss ceramic magnets 72 and 74, which are stacked one on top of the other. For example, each such magnet may be 3 inches in diameter, 1.125 inches thick and has a 1.125 inch diameter hole in the center. Ceramic magnetics 72 and 74 are commonly available and inexpensive, and are manufactured from strontium ferrite. In accordance with the teachings of the present invention, a pair of such 90 Gauss magnetic improves the magnetic field detection range from approximately 2 feet to 3.5 feet. There is only marginal improvement in detection range accomplished when three magnets are used. Magnets 72 and 74 are press fit into Etha-foam 80, after recesses are cut therein. In accordance with the present invention, floating transmitter 1 is positioned in a polarized manner with the south pole thereof facing upward. As will become clear to those skilled in the art, the polarity of transmitter 1 is important to the overall sensitivity of the present invention.
FIG. 3 is a simplified schematic diagram of detection and processing means 15 which comprises the present invention. This detection and processing means 15 is preferably situated on left side of boat 50 (not shown) so as to remain in a parallel relationship with its path B through plurality of buoys 60. As should be clear to those skilled in the art, such a parallel configuration promotes both the sensitivity and the sensing range of detecting means 15 regarding current IC. Receiver 4 comprises either coil receiver 4A or Hall-Effect receiver 4B. First considering receiver coil 4A and referring to FIG. 5, it preferably comprises a 2.5 inch diameter coil 20 wound in such a direction as to be more sensitive to the south magnetic pole than to the north. Coil 20 is shielded with copper foil 26 that has been covered on one side with non-conducting material 24, in order to protect the coil from electrical noise from the boat's wiring. Representative non-conducting materials include conventional Teflon tape. In accordance with the present invention, as boat-mounted coil 20 passes through magnetic field generated from a proximal floating magnetic field-producing device, current flow IC is induced in coil 20, which current flow passes to current amplifier 5.
The output of current amplifier 5 is used to remove any DC offset that may appear in current amplifier 5, via a feedback loop. It is then fed to low pass filter 16 and thence to second current amplifier 6. The signal from second amplifier 6 is fed to transistor 7 which functions as an inverter. The positive pulse that is fed to transistor 7 is converted to a negative pulse that will activate conventional timing circuit 10 or microprocessor 12, preferably with an LCD display 18 and optional printer 19. Microcontroller 12 uses this pulse to start the timing sequence that determines tolerances for the course split and end times. In accordance with the present invention, the tolerances for the selected speed are pre-programmed into microcontroller 12. In the times are too slow or too fast, microcontroller 12 compares these values and visually displays the results. If stop-watch 14 is used to manually record course split and end times, then, of course, the operator thereof orally communicates the observed results to the boat's driver for immediate speed adjustments, if necessary.
In accordance with the present invention, at least two methods of front end detection may be used to detect the field of magnetic force. First referring to FIG. 5, there is shown a longitudinal cut-away front view of coil receiver 4A. Circuit board 120 containing the electronics depicted in FIGS. 3 and 8, and upon which amplifiers 5, 6 and 7 and their associated circuitry are mounted. As should be clear to those skilled in the art, component layout on such a circuit board is important because of the presence of a dc-dc converter which is conventionally integrated into the power supply. Accordingly, it should be clearly understood that a circuit board embodying the present invention should be preferably populated to avoid unwanted pulses from entering front end portion 4 of the circuit depicted in FIGS. 3 and 8, which would then cause false triggers to occur. Referring again to FIG. 5, coil 20, amplifiers 5, 6, 7 and rechargeable power source 30 are packaged in vibration absorbing material 40 within a tube which is then sealed with silicone rubber for protection from the elements. Output jacks (not shown) are provided for connection with display and other output devices.
Still referring to FIG. 5, coil 20 is wound around an air core and has a resistance of preferably 12 ohms. Coil 20 is circumscribed by shield 26 and contains ferrite beads on the appropriate wires to reduce noise spikes. As coil 20 cuts through the magnetic force field embodying the present invention, current IC flows therein causing a signal to be induced into operational amplifier 5.
An alternative method of detection using a Hall-Effect sensor is depicted in FIG. 6. In particular, as is well known in the art, Hall-Effect sensor 21 is a linear device with 3 terminals and is powered with +5 volts. The output of such a sensor varies as its position changes in relation to the lines of force of the magnetic field. The output of Hall-Effect sensor 21 is directly proportional to the intensity of the magnetic field.
Referring again to FIGS. 3 and 8, there is shown the circuitry embodying preferred embodiments of the present invention. Operational amplifier 5 is a low noise device which operates from a +5 and -5 supply. The output therefrom proceeds to resistance R2 and then to operational amplifier 6. In accordance with the present invention, resistance R2 and capacitance C2 are valued to give a long time constant, thereby causing the output of operational amplifier 6 to be relatively slow-changing. This signal is then fed into the non-inverting input of amplifier 5 which will cause any DC offset therein to be nulled out. The output from amplifier 5 is then fed into resistance R6. Resistances R6, R7, R8, capacitance C2, and operational amplifier 7 form a low pass 60 Hz filter with gain. As is well known to those skilled in the art, this portion of the circuitry is used to attenuate any high frequency signal that may have been generated by vibration or movement of detector receiver 15 on the boat 50. It then amplifies the lower frequency pulse that was generated from the magnetic force field. The pulse is then fed into transistor 104 which functions as an inverted: the signal is inverted and shaped into a negative-going pulse.
The negative going pulse is then fed into the inverting input of one-shot mono-stable multi-vibrator 94. The output of mono-stable multi-vibrator 94, which is a positive pulse, is then fed into the inverting input of one-shot mono-stable multi-vibrator 96. In accordance with the present invention, resistance R12 and capacitance C5 are valued to give a relatively long timing pulse out of multi-vibrator 96. This pulse is fed to transistor 102 and back to the non-inverting input of multi-vibrator 96. In accordance with the teachings of the present invention, this is done to insure that multi-vibrator 96 will not be retriggered during the duration of the timing pulse. Transistor 102 functions as a switch. When switch 102 is turned "on" it allows relay coil 36 to be energized. The normally open contacts of relay coil 36 are then closed, and activate timing and display function that embody the present invention. The display and timing is accomplished by using a timing circuit 10 or stopwatch 14 or microcontroller 18 that has been programmed with the appropriate boat speeds and corresponding times for tournament use. The output of microcontroller 18 can also be entered to printer 19 to provide a report of each run with its corresponding times.
Referring again to FIGS. 5 and 6, alternative receivers 4A and 4B are preferably contained in a poly-vinyl chloride (PVC) tube. Internal parts that hold the sensor, either pick-up coil 20 or Hall-Effect device 21, and electronics circuit board 120 are also PVC. In accordance with the preferred embodiment of the present invention, circuit board 120 is secured to sensor support 115 with a thin layer of high quality electronic grade of silicone rubber 112. Sensor support 115 is mounted and secured with single sided silicone foam tape 114. End 116 of sensor support 115 is also secured in place with silicone rubber to prevent any lateral movement thereof.
Bulkhead 90 is used to separate sensor support 115 and electronics 110 from power source 30. A hole (not shown) is located in the center of bulkhead 90 to enable a wire to pass therethrough. In one embodiment of the present invention, the power source is a set of 8 rechargeable nicad batteries. When fully charged (10 to 12 hours) the voltage supply will last approximately 45 hours. The power pack is preferably secured in place with Ethafoam 80 to prevent any movement and vibration. Control plate 32 contains an on-off switch, a charging jack, and a 4-pin phone jack for interconnecting with display units (not shown).
As an alternate embodiment of the present invention, magnetic transmitter 1 may be made an integral part of plurality of buoys 60. Referring to FIG. 7, magnetic material 70 is incorporated into buoy 60i. This, of course, simplifies installation of the present invention and provides added protection to the magnetics contained therein.
To enjoy the benefits afforded by the present invention, referring for convenience to FIG. 1, transmitters are preferably placed on each of starting buoys 60 A-a and ending buoys 60 H-h, on buoy 60 D, which is located 1/3 the distance into the boat's path B from the left of the course, and on buoy 60 M, which is similarly located 1/3 the distance into the boat's path B from the right. The preferred embodiment of the present invention has been calibrated to a tolerance of 0.001/100 which, of course, significantly exceeds the AWSA 0.05/100 requirement. Indeed, a transmitter may be placed on every buoy for more precise timing. In this transmitter configuration, it is even practicable for a driver to traverse a water skiing course by observing an on-boat display instead of the speedometer. Thus, the course could be routinely and reliably traversed based upon time instead of speed. The present invention can also be used for timing water skiing jump courses and courses related to sail boats, water bikes or other aquatic craft.
Other variations and modifications will, of course, become apparent from a consideration of the structures and techniques hereinbefore described and depicted. Accordingly, it should be clearly understood that the present invention is not intended to be limited by the particular features and structures hereinbefore described and depicted in the accompanying drawings, but that the concept of the present invention is to be measured by the appended claims herein.
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Turkey is increasing its role as a regional superpower in the Middle East thus outstripping even Iran that has always been the defender of Palestine and most people do not like it', said political scientist Vafa Guluzade commenting on the worsening of the Turkish-Israeli ties.
The relations between Turkey and Israel have worsened after the Israeli raid on international Flotilla of six vessels carrying humanitarian aid to the blocked Palestinian enclave of Gaza. About 600 human rights activists the majority of which were the Turkish citizens were on the board. According to global mass media, 19 people died during the Israeli special operations. Israelis confirm the death of nine.
This operation caused serious condemnation of all the European and Turkish sides. Moreover, Turkey is ready to adopt all necessary sanctions on Israel including the appeal to the international court in Hague for the raid on the flotilla.
'For a long period of time Turkey has been a simple satellite of the United States in NATO. Meanwhile, now Turkey is successfully speaking in line with its national interests. Ankara cooperates with Tehran and Moscow where necessary regardless of how this Turkish allies in NATO. Thus, Turkey shows independence in defining national interests which causes outrage', said Guluzade.

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- Pacheco, Arturo (10 September 2016). "Goya y Oscar - AMACC". Academia Mexicana de Artes y Ciencias Cinematográficas. Retrieved 10 September 2016.
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Regents direct university administration to consolidate, seek single accreditation
by Michelle Saport |
Yesterday, the University of Alaska Board of Regents met to set a direction for the university system. The board has determined to transform the university under a single accreditation, which is one of the first steps toward consolidation of the university system. The details of this will be taking shape in the coming weeks. Please look for continued updates. We will be sending them frequently.
I very much want to hear from you. Please email me your thoughts and questions at firstname.lastname@example.org. I have been reading every message and am so grateful for your thoughtful and constructive comments. Also, please mark your calendars for this Friday, Aug. 2, for another Ask Me Anything! event from 10-11 a.m. in the UAA/APU Consortium Library, Room 307. On Friday, Aug. 9 from 1-2 p.m., we'll host this same event for the community campuses via video conference.
In the meantime, the fall 2019 semester will continue as planned. I look forward to seeing you all back on campus. Seawolves, we have many transitions ahead. Let's be kind to one another and take care of each other.
Sincerely, Cathy Sandeen UAA Chancellor
Press release from the Board of Regents (July 30, 2019):
The University of Alaska Board of Regents took a step today toward consolidation of the university system into one accredited University of Alaska. By a vote of 8-3, regents made their decision for providing the best way to serve Alaska's students in the face of a severe reduction in state funding.
It was standing room only Tuesday in the board's three meeting locations around the state as members of the university community, legislators and Alaskans listened to the board's deliberations and to hear from Gov. Mike Dunleavy about the university's future.
In describing the fiscal realities facing the university, UA President Jim Johnsen used a metaphor to describe the choice before the regents. "You need to decide if the house is on fire or whether it's just the toast burning," he said. "In my view, the house is on fire."
Regent Mary K. Hughes introduced the motion that would, with oversight from a newly formed subcommittee of the board, develop a revised organizational structure for the university and work with students, faculty and staff governance to bring about the transition to a new UA.
In addition, regents asked that the chancellors continue to work together and with the president on the task of figuring out what the university will look like in the future.
Hughes said that there is still incredible uncertainty not just due to the reduction in state funding, but also scholarships: "Not only is our house on fire, but gasoline is being poured on the fire."
Gov. Mike Dunleavy talked with the regents by phone and said that his office has been, and will be, fully prepared to continue to work with the university "to lower its overhead and improve its outcomes."
"I hope we can come to an understanding on how we can become one of the best universities in the country," he said. "We stand ready to work with the university."
Mike Barnhill, policy director of the Office of Management and Budget, presented a step-down proposal based on reducing administrative cost drivers. "It's incumbent upon all those who receive state funds to look at new ways of doing things," he said. "I believe there are opportunities to look for funds elsewhere and I welcome the opportunity for further discussion with the board."
Regents questioned Barnhill on the proposal and expressed concern about its deletion of the research budget and state funds for the Museum of the North.
"I am troubled by the reckless suggestion we zero our research funding," said Board Chair John Davies. "Even if that was an achievable goal, we certainly cannot get there in five years. We are not going to hold bake sales to operate the Sikuliaq."
Davies announced the formation of a subcommittee on restructuring UA that would act as a sounding board for the president moving forward with the development of restructuring options. The committee will be chaired by Hughes with members comprised of Regents Karen Perdue, John Bania, Andy Teuber, Cachet Garrett and Dale Anderson.
Johnsen said the next steps include a round of meetings with faculty, staff, students and community members throughout August.
The University of Alaska Board of Regents is an 11-member volunteer board, appointed by the Governor and confirmed by the Alaska Legislature. Members serve an 8-year term, with the exception of the student regent who is nominated from his/her campus and serves a 2-year term.
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I saw this cool looking black spiderman statue online so
I took a Spiderman Attacktix Figure
and sculpted new eyes with apoxie sculpt
and painted it black with testors paint.
This is my first time making a custom. =)
Ill put up pics of my cloak and dagger
and deadpool and iron fist next.
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Place the fruit pieces into a big jam cooking pot and add in the sugar.
Slit open a vanilla bean and scratch out with a butter knife or small spoon the vanilla bean paste.
Add the paste and the whole vanilla bean to the pot with the other ingredients and mix it all well.
Keep the pot with the fruits on the stove, cook on slow heat for about 45 mins, while stirring frequently, until you can see a rolling boil.
Keep cooking pear preserves until it has visibly reduced and appears translucent.
Test if the jam is set with a candy thermometer. The setting temperature is 210° Fahrenheit or 105° Celsius. Or drop some of the preserve on a cold plate or spoon and if it's not running it is set. If it runs, keep the jam for some more time to cook on low heat and repeat the test until you have the correct consistency.
Take out the vanilla bean and discard.
Reduce jam to a smoother consistency with a hand blender. I like to keep a few fruit pieces to give the jam some character.
Pour hot jam into clean sterilized jars and fill up to the rim.
Drop some vodka or rum into the lid to kill further bacteria. (optional)
Close the jar with the lid and turn upside down to create a vacuum.
Allow the jam to cool down, label and store in a cool and dry place.
You can use other pear varieties too. for example Royal Riviera Pear variety.
1 serving = 1 Teaspoon. 70 servings comes to about 3 Jars.

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ST. LOUIS, MO (KTVI)- A new multi-million dollar Metro bridge project right outside Busch Stadium was completed just in time for the big Cardinals home opener. The new Spruce Street Bridge over the Metrolink tracks by the Stan Musial Statue reopened over the weekend. It had been closed since October so crews could completely rebuild the bridge.
The bridge features a new bridge deck, new supports and new wider sidewalks.
Updates were also made to the Metrolink stadium station including new stairs and improved pedestrian access. "When the Cardinals finished their season last fall in October we started this project- knew we had a short window to get it done, tear down the old bridge, construct the new bridge, abutments, new stairs, sidewalks, the works- we knew we had a little window to get that done, needed to be done before opening day and it was completed Saturday we`re happy to say," said Metro spokesperson Patti Beck.
The new bridge has red bricks that are similar to the exterior of Busch Stadium.
It cost $7.5 million, 80% of that came from federal dollars while the other 20% was from local funds.

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(24 March 2015) Softlink has released new backgrounds and avatars representing historical and community celebrated events and holidays for Orbit, the junior and middle school interface for Oliver v5.
The new backgrounds and avatars allow school libraries to promote the celebration or observance of important events that are occurring at the school and in the community.
Softlink New Zealand Business Manager, Lyn Walker said libraries are a cultural and educational hub for schools and central to activities designed to mark community celebrations.
‘The background images and graphics encourage younger students to really engage with the event, and libraries can use the interface to feature sets of books or educational resources about the occasion.’
With Orbit, students personalise their own library home page, using different backgrounds, avatars and colour schemes.
The new seasonal backgrounds and avatars include Easter, Christmas and Halloween sets as well as a special Anzac Day background to help schools commemorate this year’s 100 year anniversary of World War I.
The complete announcement is here.

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Visualize your current and past network activity by traffic type, application, and geographic location, on an easy to use graph. GlassWire lets you see what applications are sending out data over the Internet and shows you what hosts they are communicating with. The program also looks for; domains or IP addresses that are known threats, networking system file changes, unusual application changes, ARP spoofing and more.
GlassWire shows you what network activity occurred while you were away or logged out from your computer. No more wondering what your computer was doing while you were out. Just go back in time with GlassWire's graph and see exactly what happened in detail.
GlassWire visualizes what current and past applications are accessing the Internet. If you don’t like what you see you can instantly block network access to specific apps with GlassWire’s firewall manager.
GlassWire 2.2.210 changelog:
- Fixed a bug that caused "ask to connect" to not work in some unusual situations.
- Fixed a bug that could cause Incognito to keep data in the GlassWire user interface temporarily, even after being cleared.
- Modified the "Evil Twin" detection feature so it works in a more useful way. It will now only alert whenever it senses a completely new mac address, but not every time your mac address changes. Some routers use multiple mac addresses in some situations and the alert can be annoying.
- Fixed a bug that caused some host names to be kept in the database when the history was cleared.
- Fixed a bug with RDP connection detection where it would not detect RDP connections in some situations.
- Fixed an issue with Italian translations.
- Fixed an issue that could cause GlassWire's service to crash in some situations.
- Optimized the firewall to avoid an unusual scenario with some games that could cause GlassWire to experience high CPU usage.
- Fixed a UI issue that could cause parts of the GlassWire window to flash with some OS versions.
- Fixed an issue where counting could be wrong in some situations with our usage screen, after updating from a previous version.
- Fixed an issue where some DNS host names could be wrong in some situations.
- Many other small fixes and enhancements. We would like so say thanks to our GlassWire fans that reported these issues and helped test new versions to solve them.
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Beanstalk Stablecoin Relaunches Four Months After Being Hacked For Almost $182 Million.
- Beanstalk stablecoin is relaunching after four months offline.
- The stablecoin earlier fell victim to a loan flash attack that resulted in the company losing nearly $182 million worth of funds.
Credit-based stablecoin Beanstalk has relaunched its protocol after four months. The stablecoin had earlier suffered a massive flash loan attack that took the protocol offline for a while.
Beanstalk Stablecoin is relaunching on its first anniversary
Ethereum-based stablecoin Beanstalk is finally back. In an official blog post published by the company, Beanstalk confirmed the official ‘Unpause’ adding that it is ready to re-release on its first anniversary.
“Today, Beanstalk Farms is excited to announce that Beanstalk has been canceled on the first anniversary of its original development.”
Originally developed on August 6, 2021, on the Ethereum mainnet, the Beanstalk stablecoin is an algorithmic stablecoin that suffered a massive loan attack in April 2022. The hack resulted in $182 million worth of funds being drained from Beanstalk, ultimately resulting in the company stop and go offline for a while. “
“Beanstalk was initially deployed on the Ethereum mainnet on August 6th, 2021. In the ~8 months that followed, Beanstalk grew organically to $100 million in market capitalization and raised $144 million in long-term incentivized liquidity until its governance exploit on April 17, 2022 From then, Beanstalk Farms and Bean Sprout worked with the Beanstalk community to prepare the protocol for a safe Replant and Unpause,” adds the latter.
However, the stablecoin has made a strong comeback. According to the statement shared by the company behind Beanstalk, Publius:
“Beanstalk has come out the other end of this ordeal stronger than ever. It’s a testament to the protocol’s creditworthiness and its potential to help realize a permissionless future.”
In addition, the company highlighted how it completed two financial audits by “leading smart contract audit firms” Trail of bits and Halborn.
The organization further noted how it believes the protocol effortlessly solves existing stablecoin problems and will allow blockchain-based businesses to compete with non-blockchain-based businesses through the creation of a native low-volatility blockchain business component.
“…the protocol solves the existing problems with stablecoins and will allow blockchain-based businesses to finally be able to compete with non-blockchain-based ones through the creation of a native low-volatility blockchain asset with competitive transfer costs ( Bean).’
In addition, the company also announced how the protocol has been moved to a community-operated multi-signal wallet until it can secure an on-chain governance mechanism.
The blog also added what it’s like in nature for users to explore and experiment.
“Now, the Beanstalk experiment is once again in the wild. It’s impossible to predict how it will perform, but Beanstalk Farms’ belief in the potential of a stable, permissionless fiat currency is unwavering.”


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The New Castle Police Department responded at 7:07 p.m. Sunday for a shots-fired call at Double D Cafe on East Washington Street.
Police Chief Bobby Salem said last night “it was still early in the investigation” to divulge details.
“During a fight outside the bar, somebody pulled out a weapon and it was discharged one time,” Salem said. “At this time, we do not believe anybody was hit.”
Three city police vehicles were stationed outside the East Washington Street establishment and a small group of people were sitting on the steps along the sidewalk across the street in front of the Lawrence County Government Center.
The incident was the third one this year involving gunfire at the bar.
On June 26, gunfire erupted around 1 a.m. at the bar with Robert Lee Sutton Jr., 34, of Whippo Street charged after police said he fired shots. The incident began as a fight inside the bar and the weapon was discharged outside the establishment, police said.
Bryant R. Binns of East Lutton Street was charged July 2 for two counts of possession of a firearm and one count of receiving stolen property in the incident.
Sutton faced once count of possession of a firearm prohibited and discharged of firearm prohibited, along with three counts of recklessly endangering another person in connection with the gunfire.
On March 16, a 33-year-old Wampum man, Joseph Alan Kelosky, was killed after an argument turned deadly while he and his girlfriend were out celebrating his new job.
David A. Williams of Mahoningtown was charged with criminal homicide in Kelosky’s death.


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(Jacob Bruns, Headline USA) Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell. R-Ky., will host President Joe Biden and his other leftist allies to celebrate the passage of the massive infrastructure bill and the subsequent state projects that will soon get underway, NBC News reported.
Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine, another RINO, will join McConnell and Biden at a ceremony to formally announce the $1.6 billion grant from the infrastructure law to replace a bridge crossing the Ohio River, connecting Ohio and Kentucky.
McConnell in particular supported Biden’s $1.2 trillion infrastructure bill, which is full of handouts to buy Republican votes, despite its radical elements.
“I watched each of the two previous administrations struggle with the issue of how to meet the infrastructure needs of the country,” McConnell said back in 2021 regarding the infrastructure bill.
“I joined 18 other Senate Republicans feeling like now is the time to address it. I’m proud of my vote,” he added, noting that the outcome would be very good from a “Kentucky point of view.”
Biden’s stop comes the day after Republicans took over control of the House of Representatives, and it signals the beginning of RINO chatter about “bipartisanship”–code for capitulating to the leftist agenda.
Harris plans to visit Chicago to announce that city’s major handout, while Buttigieg will visit Connecticut.
Just before his “bipartisan” tour, Biden expressed his optimism in an ABC New Year’s Eve special.
“I’ve never been more optimistic about America in my whole career,” the 80-year-old president said.
“We’ve been through so much, so much difficulty, the pandemic, flu, a whole range of things,” he continued. “And look how the American people fought back, and they got up, and they—there’s nothing that can hold them down.”


Several Nigerian families are yet to locate the bodies of their missing loved ones — protestors at the toll gate — who dozens of eyewitnesses say were shot at, first by members of the Nigerian army and then hours later by police. Eyewitnesses told CNN they saw the army remove a number of bodies from the scene. What happened on October 20, and into the early hours of October 21, at the eight-lane Lekki toll gate — a key piece of Lagos’ road network — has stunned the country. The protesters who were present have told CNN it was a “massacre” with multiple people killed and dozens wounded. But local authorities have downplayed that account. Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, admitted to CNN that footage showed uniformed soldiers firing on peaceful protesters but claimed only two demonstrators were killed. But, he then said there was “not a scratch of blood” at the toll gate when he visited. The governor said no families had approached authorities saying they were missing relatives.


Tuesday, May 31, 2011
FRAVE: Flexible virtual reality system: The FRAVE is made up of ten plasma screens with a screen diagonal of 65 inch which can be arranged in different ways. When they form a floor and an enclosure on three sides, the user is immersed deep in a virtual explorative world. The screens at the sides can be opened wide, with a tracking system on the screens automatically adapting the image display to the movement of the side sections. The side sections can even be disconnected from the system entirely. "In a meeting, I can simply push the screens up to the table to demonstrate a 3D view. In this way, the system comes to users and not the other way round," says Tönnis.


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- 4 Jun 2013
Information relating to domestic abuse is available from a number of statistical bulletins, within the Crime and Justice series, published by the Scottish Government. These relate to data collected at different stages of the criminal justice system or to data from a household survey in Scotland.
This analytical paper collates, presents and discusses the main statistics on domestic abuse in Scotland from two principal sources of statistics on domestic abuse, namely police recorded incidents of domestic abuse and the Scottish Crime and Justice Survey (SCJS). Each source has different strengths and limitations but together they provide a more comprehensive picture of domestic abuse in Scotland and help to measure the extent and impact of domestic abuse in Scotland. This paper is based on statistics for 2010-11, the most recent year for which statistics are available from both sources. The paper does not present new statistics but collates previously published information.
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Meet the Meerkat troop on this amazing encounter which will take you inside the Meerkat exhibit with the keeper. You sit in the exhibit whilst the curious Meerkats get up close and personal with you.
The Meerkat Encounter occurs on Tuesdays, Thursdays, Saturdays and Sundays at 10:10am. Cost is $79 per person in addition to Zoo admission. Visitors must be 10 years and older to participate. Clothing requirements: covered shoulders, long pants and enclosed footwear.
Bookings are essential as places are limited for this experience. Contact 02 6881 1425 to book!
- Prices are valid from 9 October 2017 - 31 December 2018 and are subject to change without notice.
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text: Hi all, I have just subscribed after buying an SP4 which will replace my aging 2011 MBA (11"/i7/4gb/250gb). I decided to take the jump after looking at almost every ultrabook/portable out there. My mind was almost set on a DELL XPS 13, then I bumped on a local store's very aggressive offer (SP4 i5/4gb/128gb/typecover + pen included -30% of the tablet-only street price), and knew I could not skip that one. The first approach was not a very good one, since the system was plagued with driver-related bugs. A ton of software/firmware updates later the situation has improved dramatically, and now I can say that I am really very satisfied, Operating Systems-wise I have never had any particular preference (well no... I used to love BeOs...), and therefore can work indifferently on MacOS, Windows or Linux. But the experience I am getting with this machine is something totally new. I use Evernote a lot to collect clippings, bits of informations and notes which, I will mash together in a single file/spreadsheet. On other systems this has never been an hassle-free operation, the SP4 is giving me a simplicity and freedom of use that I find refreshing. As I had an old copy of Office 2013 lying around I decided to give it a go, although I usually prefer other suites to get my work done. Well, I have discovered yesterday that I can use the SP4 pen to annotate/highlight/modify any file that I have ever produced with Office, save it on Google Drive and retrieve it, complete with the said notes/highlights and such, on any other device I will use to access GD. To cut a long story short, my SP4 is enabling me to skip a lot of little annoying routines I have built through the years, to circumvent the limitations that other systems had imposed on my workfkows. Moreover, I have started using it even when I'm home (to watch Sky movies and series, to draw, play on Steam...), thus rendering useless the rig I had assembled to cover my gaming/leisure needs. In one move the SP4 has been replacing my work laptop, my home computer, my Xbox 360 and my couch-potato-tablet. I of course have had to buy a beefy card (Sandisk Ultra SDXC 200gb), but now I'm fully covered, and I think I will be good for a while.

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Comment on latest drug deaths figures
Commenting on the figures published today by the National Records of Scotland (NRS) which show 16 people died from drug-related deaths in Inverclyde in 2021 – down from 33 in 2020, Councillor Colin Jackson, convener of Inverclyde Council’s Social Work & Social Care Scrutiny Panel, said: “This is no cause for celebration. It remains the case and always will be the case that every death is a tragedy and represents the loss of someone’s family or friend.
“While we have seen a significant drop in drug-related deaths from 33 to 16 and while there is a lot of hard work going on in our community from council/HSCP services through the Inverclyde Alcohol and Drug Partnership and partner organisations, the problem will not be fixed until there have been no deaths.
“In order to do that we need increased and sustained investment in resources beyond what has already been committed and continued focus on the key issues at the root of the problem to allow us to deliver the support our residents need and prevent any more unnecessary drug-related deaths.”
The number of drug-related deaths in Inverclyde is at its lowest level since 2015 when 16 people sadly lost their lives.
The five-year average is also down one per cent from 36.7 to 35.7 per 100,000 population.
Cllr Jackson said: “A lot of work still needs to be done and we’ve said all along that it will take time to turn the tide on this national epidemic but rest-assured that our services and staff are working hard behind the scenes to identify and support those in our community who need it.
“The message is clear to anyone out there who is struggling with drugs or alcohol or to anyone who knows someone who is struggling: you are not alone, help is available.”
To access the full data and for more information about how to access help and support click on the links in the 'Related Websites' section of this page.

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These videos have illustrated the integration of VegaPrime 3D engine from Presagis.
As vsTASKER is generating C++ code, embedding the simulation engine directly into the C++ API of VegaPrime it allows the user to directly control the IG from vsTASKER logic. There is no need to define a client/server protocol or to write complex modules on the side. vsTASKER simulation engine links with VegaPrime libraries and produces a standalone visual application.
Quick setup of a scenario with 3D visual
Using a drone as a forward observer
Fight on Build up Areas. Helicopter against a Tank
Flying an helicopter with the joystick


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When subjected to the rain of criticism, let?s not curse the rain. Let?s accept it as a part of life. Let?s remember that the more criticism we can successfully handle, the more zest we will experience in our lives.
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Internationalmedia, owner of L.A.-headquartered Intermedia, has revised its full-year business forecast for 2002 following the poor performance of "K-19: The Widowmaker."
For the first time, a digital pic -- Dominique Standaert's directorial debut "Hop" will open the Flanders Intl. Film Festival.
Horst Otto Gregor Wendlandt, producer of a large number of German box office hits with company Rialto, died Aug. 30 of cancer in Berlin aged 80.
Labor Day auds gave the greenlight for "Signs" to park atop weekend box office rankings for a third time in its fifth frame with an estimated $16.5 million in four-day grosses.
Sony Pictures Classics has picked up North American rights to Roger Michell's "The Mother," a drama about a grandmother who embarks upon a passionate affair with a man half her age.
A curious combo of Scottish road movie, black character comedy and local ritual, "The Last Great Wilderness" shows an undoubted talent at the helm in David Mackenzie. More of a calling-card than a…
Pleasurable photography by ace d.p. Alwin Kuchler, and some busy playing by character actors including Mark Addy and Jim Carter, can't disguise the fact that there's very little happening in the…
More lovefest than slugfest, Graham Rich's docu about super-featherweight boxer Carlos "Famoso" Hernandez is simply too nice. Even the hotly contested fights in the ring, though long-lasting and…
Thesp Vincent Perez makes an interesting behind-the-camera debut with "Once Upon an Angel," a smartly put together, well-cast romantic drama that just needed a little more work on the script. Tale of…
A government zoning official charged with bulldozing illegal sidewalk market stalls employs a similar methodology to his marriage and life in overlong yet provocative Bengali drama "The Demolition…


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Deepika took to Instagram and shared a photograph of her wardrobe and said that she is busy cleaning it.
Also Read:?Karan Johar sends a 'sweet' surprise for Kartik Aaryan
"Productivity in the time of Covid-19!?? #cleaning #wardrobe," she captioned the image.
On the film front, Deepika will next be seen in Kabir Khan's "83". She will be seen sharing screen space with her husband and actor Ranveer Singh.
"'83", narrates the story of India's first-ever World Cup cricket victory in 1983. Ranveer plays the team's captain Kapil Dev while Deepika essays Kapil's wife Romi.


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Mesa Community College (MCC) commits to dismantling structural barriers to equity by investing in equity focused policies, practices, and behaviors that work to support all students and employees. We will call attention to patterns of inequity in student and employee outcomes. We take personal and institutional responsibility for the success of all our students and employees. We continuously reassess and adjust our own behavior, processes, and practices to be more equitable, fair, and just. In order to ensure this happens, we are working on the following initiatives.
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) Strategic Direction
A key element of our Strategic Plan is that MCC is an agent for diversity, equity, and inclusion. The purpose of our DEI Strategic Direction is to provide the College with a framework for moving DEI forward in a way that is collaborative, intentional, and measurable. Within this direction are the following key improvement strategies:
- Close equity gaps in course success across all racial and ethnic groups while increasing MCC’s overall course success rate.
- Increase the proportion of MCC faculty, staff, and administrators of color broken down by classification.
- Increase the percentage of MCC employees and students who report that equity is important at MCC.


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But who will tell racist jokes about Hispanics and make fun of Kirstie Alley? Well, I guess we still have Tosh.0.
TBS has just announced that the last episode of Lopez Tonight will air Thursday night. George Lopez has been hosting the show for two seasons.
The kicker is that Conan O'Brien's show isn't doing well and is reportedly failing at the network, leaving it in danger of cancellation as well. Meanwhile, Jay Leno is doing fine.
Apparently O'Brien did to Lopez what Leno did to him. When Leno returned to NBC, his show bombed, affecting Conan's ratings. Similarly, Lopez had the original 11 PM time slot, and when Conan came to TBS, Lopez moved to midnight. When the change was made, Conan didn't bring in as many ratings as expected, and Lopez's audience fell 40%. Meanwhile, Jay Leno is still doing fine.
Basically, what all this means is, people are watching Jersey Shore. And reruns of Jersey Shore. Maybe Conan should try wearing some fuzzy boots and Lopez should get some gigantic breast implants.
"TBS has reached the difficult decision not to order a third season of Lopez Tonight," the network said. "We are proud to have partnered with George Lopez, who is an immensely talented comedian and entertainer. TBS has valued its partnership with George and appreciates all of his hard work on behalf of the network, both on and off the air."
Neither Lopez nor O'Brien has released any formal or non-formal statements regarding the cancellation.
His final guests will be Raven-Symone and comedian Auggie Smith. They're good guests, but I don't foresee this being on par with Oprah's farewell.
So what's Lopez up to after this? For one, he's all set to co-host the ALMA awards with Eva Longoria on September 16. He also recently revealed via Twitter than he has another sitcom in the works:
"@Chicago112 I'm working on a new sit-com !! You'll love that one too !"
Let's hope it's not a rehash of that cheesy family sitcom he had in 2004. I didn't think the song Low Rider could be any more unbearable, but the George Lopez show proved me wrong.
Lopez is also starring in the upcoming flick The Skank Robbers with Halle Berry, Jamie Foxx and Martin Lawrence. Lawrence and Foxx wrote the screenplay, and Sony Pictures is apparently backing the project. Are you surprised the show got canceled?


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A Day in May serves San Francisco brides and grooms with wedding invitations. The graphic design studio specializes in letterpress invitations and creates pieces that are entirely unique to each client's needs and wedding-day theme. Couples must be represented by a wedding planner in order to set up a consultation and initiate the invite process, and other wedding accessories such as coasters, menus, and stamps can also be ordered. The owners previously worked at both small and large graphic design studios and advertising agencies, and A Day in May handles logo design, website design, wine labels, and other services as well.
San Francisco, CA(415) 614-0005
Aerialist Press handles wedding invitations for the Walnut Creek community. The boutique has built a reputation on fine printing and specializes in letterpress, although digital printing and calligraphy options are also available. Brides appreciate the studio's exquisite designs and personalized service and can either customize an invite from an existing collection via their choice of ink, lettering, paper, and monograms or decide on creating a custom couture invitation. Aerialist Press has been seen in The Knot and Martha Stewart Weddings.
Walnut Creek, CA(510) 520-6749
Coffee n Cream Press is a San Francisco wedding invitation boutique. The studio is known for custom and ready-made letterpress lines of invites and uses an original Vandercook Letterpress SP-15 to print. The studio's unique artwork incorporates elements of drawing, painting, photography, and collage, and all designs are hand-drawn, digitally edited, and then converted to polymer plates before printing. Coffee n Cream Press mixes all inks by hand as well to perfect match clients' specifications. The owner graduated with a BFA and spent 15 years working in the service industry.
San Francisco, CA(408) 234-7227
Design des Troy has been creating wedding invitations for San Francisco couples since 2006. The studio works closely with couples to come up with a custom invite perfect for their unique wedding, and potential clients need to contact the team for a meeting to discuss their options. The owners are a husband-wife team who studied at the Rhode Island School of Design and today also work on identity systems, album covers, and their own line of greeting cards. The Experts Agree. Design des Troy was a member of Style Me Pretty's Little Black Book 2015 and was featured in The Knot.
San Francisco, CA(415) 706-5210
Hyegraph Invitations & Calligraphy is a wedding invitation company in San Francisco. Couples can choose their invite from a selection of 60 different companies, and printing options include leterpress, thermography, digital, belle, embossed, silkscreen and engraving. Digital calligraphy services are also available for envelopes, menus, and place cards, and clients can view various styles online. The shop is a Preferred Vendor for The Ritz-Carlton San Francisco and has won the Chronicle’s Reader’s Choice Award and Distinguished Dealer Award as well as a WeddingWire Bride's Choice Award six times.
San Francisco, CA(415) 626-0461
Inviting Ways has been a wedding invitation company serving the Walnut Creek area since 1983. Couples can order casual wedding invites directly online or more formal and traditional wedding suites from Carlson Craft. Invitations for same-sex couples, rehearsal dinners, and engagement parties are also available as well as save the dates and other wedding-day items including aisle runners, maps and accommodation cards, menus, cake toppers, and table numbers. The shop also offers envelope addressing with its Ink Jet Calligraphy service.
Walnut Creek, CA(925) 256-8410
L & D Printing, INC. has been a wedding invitation company serving the Oakland area for 40 years. Couples can choose from an extensive collection of wedding invites and accessories from Birchcraft and Carlson Craft. The group is known for personalized service, affordable prices, and the newest technologies including computerized pre-press, state-of-the-art color proofing, and computer-controlled four-color presses. L & D follows green practices and uses recycled paper as well as environmentally-friendly ink. The company won the Gallery of Superb Printing Award from the East Bay & Diablo Craftsmen Clubs and also offers corporate printing services.
Oakland, CA(510) 568-1378
Lilikoi Design + Letterpress handles wedding invitations in the San Francisco area. The graphic design and letterpress printing studio uses sustainable, locally made materials and printing presses from well over a hundred years ago. Brides and grooms are encouraged to come into the shop in person to view past work, and a typical wedding suite includes an invitation, invitation envelope, reply card, and reply card envelope. Couples can also order items such as programs, gift tags, drink coasters, thank you cards, seating cards, signage, menus, and destination wedding itineraries. Lilikoi Design can use clients' ready-made artwork as well.
San Francisco, CA(213) 798-4502
Paper Tiger Ready Print is a Pittsburg wedding invitation company. Couples can select a design for their invitation suite from the shop's sample books, or Paper Tiger's full-service design department can custom create a design unique to each couple and their chosen wedding style. Programs, reception cards, napkins, and other accessories are also available. Paper Tiger Ready Print is a full-service business printer and also deals with corporate identity and communications services with a wide range of products available.
Pittsburg, CA(707) 746-0646
Papercake Designs has been creating wedding invitations for San Francisco brides and grooms for over 10 years. The owner is a freelance graphic artist and aims to make a wedding invite for each couple that is a special memory for couples and guests alike. The website has a gallery of designs that can be customized for each client and their wedding day, and Papercake also has an Etsy store with a number of easy DIY options for invites and accessories. The shop has been seen on Style Me Pretty and is a Featured Wedding Vendor on Borrowed & Blue.
San Francisco, CA(949) 306-9291
RSVP Stationery & Invitation Boutique is a San Francisco wedding invitation boutique with almost 20 years of experience in the business. The shop is known for carrying the highest quality lines of ready-made invitations, and couples also have access to designers if they choose to go with a custom suite. Appointments are required to start the invitation process, and save the dates, rehearsal dinner invitations, bridal shower invitations, bachelorette party invitations, and menu and place cards are also available. RSVP can refer brides still in need of a wedding planner to some top-quality options as well.
San Francisco, CA(415) 440-8200
Soirée San Francisco has been a San Francisco wedding invitation shop since 2003. Brides appreciate the personalized service and professional assistance in creating an invitation suite perfect for their big day. Clients can look through a range of brands including letterpress, engraved, offset, and digital printing styles and can customize each option to match their own desires and needs. Save the dates, bridal shower invitations, menus, programs, personalized cocktail napkins, and hostess gifts are also available. Soirée San Francisco works with customers by appointment only.
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Underwood Letterpress is a wedding invitation boutique in San Francisco with over 10 years of letterpress experience. All invites are hand-crafted and created as special mementos, and brides and grooms need to schedule an appointment for a consultation to begin the process. The owner previously authored, illustrated, hand-printed, and hand-bound a series of children’s stories, and the company's greeting cards are sold in stores across the US. Underwood Letterpress' work has been featured on Martha Stewart Weddings, Green Wedding Shoes, and Design Love Fest.
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Union Street Papery has been a San Francisco wedding invitation boutique since 1985. The group is known for its custom-designed wedding invitations, and clients can choose from over 50 albums and hundreds of samples available for viewing on the company's site including letterpress, engraved, thermography, embossed and digital options. Save the dates, favor tags, event signs, and other accessories are also available including brunch invitations, wedding weekend itineraries, personalized postage stamps, and hand addressing or calligraphy. Union Street Papery manages the entire invite process from start to finish and partners with numerous custom printers for the job.
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Mega Shark vs. Giant Octopus (2009)
- Studio: Independent
- Release: May 15, 2009
- Director: Jack Perez
- Writer: Jack Perez
- Cast: Lorenzo Lamas, Deborah Gibson, Sean Lawlor
Video archive for the film Mega Shark vs. Giant Octopus, which has a domestic theatrical release in the year of 2009. There is currently one video available for the film, of which one and only one is a trailer, as listed below. Happy viewing!


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Beautiful Eulogy is a Portland, Oregon-based group made up of artists Braille, Odd Thomas, and Courtland Urbano. The group introduces a distinct and directive sound that’s driven by a desire to worship and glorify the God of the Bible, based in the context of its members’ hip-hop roots and shaped by influences like electronic music, folk songs and old hymns.
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This type of intentionality is central to the way Beautiful Eulogy creates songs, settling on concepts and driving them through a process and reprocess of musical and lyrical shaping. The resulting tracks are lyric-driven, but contain an equally deliberate musical backdrop. This panorama enhances and clarifies the presentation of weighty spiritual and theological truths, inviting listeners into the artists’ ideas about and experiences of God. Listeners may have first heard Beautiful Eulogy on Rapzilla’s King Kulture compilation, or featured on “Misconceptions,” a track from Lecrae’s Church Clothes mixtape. Beautiful Eulogy’s debut album, Satellite Kite, serves as a foundational prototype of the group’s approach and ambition.
SEEKER AND SERVANT
Seeker & Servant strives to make deep worship music from their hearts for the glorification of Jesus Christ. Their sole purpose is to proclaim the Gospel through their music, a goal well achieved with their newest album “You Alone Forever” released late in 2015.
Seeker & Servant is Cameron, Chandler, and Kody. They hail from Jackson, MS. Cameron and Kody are both married. Cameron has two children. The band spends their time filming, doing graphic design, and producing music. They are active in their local church and lead worship for the congregation from time to time. Their main heartbeat is to bring glory to God in whatever they do and to be obedient to wherever God would have them.


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Airships and electric submarines, automatons and mesmerists—welcome to the wild world of steampunk. It is all speculative—or is it? Meet the intrepid souls who pushed Victorian technology to its limits and paved the way for our present age.
The gear turns, the whistle blows, and the billows expand with electro-mechanical whirring. The shimmering halo of Victorian technology lures us with the stuff of dreams, of nostalgia, of alternate pasts and futures that entice with the suave of James Bond and the savvy of Sherlock Holmes. Fiction, surely.
But what if the unusual gadgetry so often depicted as “steampunk” actually made an appearance in history? Zeppelins and steam-trains; arc-lights and magnetic rays: these fascinating (and sometimes doomed) inventions bounded from the tireless minds of unlikely heroes. Such men and women served no secret societies and fought no super-villains, but they did build engines, craft automatons, and engineer a future they hoped would run like clockwork.
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Dr. Brandy Schillace writes about culture, the history of medicine, and the intersections of medicine and literature. She is the Managing Editor of the international health journal Culture, Medicine and Psychiatry and teaches at Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio. Brandy has lectured at the New York Academy of Medicine and writes for The Huffington Post and InsideHigherEd, among other publications.


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We'll look at how to try some effective data recovery using Linux. The tool we'll base our attempts around is called dd_rescue, written by one Kurt Garloff. This program tries to read all the data from one 'block device' and copy it to another. We'll explain this terminology more later.
IDE drives are given the prefix hd followed by a single letter, so you can see there are two distinct physical devices attached to this machine - one is set as a master device on the primary interface of the first IDE controller (hda); the other is also a master device on the secondary interface of the first IDE controller (hdc). So we have one IDE controller, two interfaces (primary and secondary) and two IDE devices connected - each one configured as a master device on its particular interface.> ls /proc/ide drivers hda hdc ide0 ide1
To get more of a clue, let's take a look at the contents of the file fstab.
The block devices are listed in the lefthand column, with the /dev prefix, i.e. /dev/hda. The next column describes the mount point, i.e. the directory you must access in order to see the access the device. In the case of the device /dev/hda, the mount point is /media/cdrom0, which makes it apparent that this device is a CDROM drive (rather than a hard disk drive).> cat /etc/fstab # /etc/fstab: static file system information. # #
proc /proc proc defaults 0 0 /dev/hdc1 / ext3 defaults,errors=remount-ro 0 1 /dev/hdc6 /home ext3 defaults 0 2 /dev/hdc7 /recovery ext3 defaults 0 2 /dev/hdc5 none swap sw 0 0 /dev/hda /media/cdrom0 udf,iso9660 user,noauto 0 0
The other block device listed that also showed up in /proc/ide is /dev/hdc. Now however, numbers are appended giving hdc1, hdc5, hdc6 and hdc7. Strictly speaking, these new entries refer to partitions of the physical hard disk drive, hdc. Although they all exist on the same physical hard disk, they are distinct as far as Linux is concerned, and they are still 'block devices'. It is these block devices that we specify to dd_rescue as being either the source or destination of the data we are trying to recover.
The answer is that it needs another partition of sufficient size on hdc. This is the partition you specify as the 'destination' to dd_rescue. Naturally, this partition should be as big (and preferably bigger) than the size of the drive you are trying to recover.
To avoid conflicting with the CDROM entry in fstab (hda), I made the newly attached hard drive a slave by changing its jumper settings. Thus, after removing the CDROM and adding the damaged drive, plus changing the BIOS as described above, I get:
Note that hda - the CDROM, formerly - has gone, to be replaced by hdb. This is the block device corresponding to the damaged disk.> ls /proc/ide drivers hdb hdc ide0 ide1
> dd_rescue /dev/hdb /dev/hdc7


SpaceX’s Internet-from-space program Starlink is raising prices for both Starlink kit purchases and monthly service, according to a new email sent to customers this afternoon, reviewed by The edge† The company says the “sole purpose of these adjustments is to keep pace with rising inflation.”
Originally, the Starlink sign-up required a $499 pre-purchase of a starter kit containing all the necessary supplies, including a user terminal or antenna, to connect to SpaceX’s satellites. Customers would then pay $99 per month to keep the service up and running. Now the new monthly price will be $110 going forward. All new orders of the Starlink kit now cost $599, and anyone who deposits the original $499 kit will be charged $549 instead. The new monthly prices take effect at different times for different customers.
The new pricing appears to be separate from Starlink’s premium service, which costs customers $2,500 to purchase the kit and $500 per month for better performance. The new Starlink Premium service was unveiled this year, despite SpaceX president Gwynne Shotwell having previously said the company had no plans to add pricing tiers for the service.
Starlink is SpaceX’s ambitious program aimed at launching tens of thousands of satellites to spread broadband Internet coverage around the world. To access the system, users must point their user terminal at a wide expanse of open sky and connect to the satellites located overhead. Those satellites then relay signals to SpaceX’s various ground stations on Earth, which are connected to existing fiber optic infrastructure. So far, the company has launched more than 2,000 Starlink satellites, and a SpaceX executive this week claimed that Starlink has 250,000 users worldwide. according to CNBC† SpaceX also recently sent thousands of terminals to Ukraine at the request of the Ukrainian government.
When SpaceX first started offering Starlink to customers, the cost to build each user antenna was about $3,000, meaning SpaceX sold its kits to customers at a loss. In April 2021, Shotwell claimed that SpaceX managed to cut construction costs, put it around $1,300 to build each terminal† In August, she promised that the user terminals that SpaceX would have made by the end of 2021 would be “about half what our current user terminals cost.” according to PC Mag†
In its email to Starlink customers announcing the price increase, SpaceX praised its latest improvements to the entire system. “Since launching our public beta service in October 2020, the Starlink team has tripled the number of satellites in orbit, quadrupled the number of ground stations, and continuously improved our network,” the email read. “Going forward, users can expect Starlink to maintain its cadence of continuous network improvements and new additions.” There were no details about whether additional price increases could occur.
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Forbes released their latest valuations of each NHL franchise and it reinforced what is already common knowledge: the gap between rich and poor teams in the NHL is huge.
It’s a central area of concern for the NHL, especially seeing as the salary cap and floor forces every team to stay relatively close when it comes to player salaries.
The question is how should the NHL fix that, and Jeremy Roenick thinks part of the answer might be contraction, according to the Courier-Post.
“There are 30 teams and there are some places that can’t hold teams,” Roenick said. “That kind of weakens the economy of the whole National Hockey League. Maybe diluting a couple of the teams and diluting a little of the talent would make it an even stronger league.”
Roenick isn’t alone in his beliefs. University of North Texas economist Todd Jewell expressed the same sentiment in a recent Globe and Mail report.
“You’ve got to get rid of some of these teams with so little public support that can’t exist without subsidies from the rest of the league,” said Jewell. “I just don’t think the National Hockey League can survive with as many teams as it has in the southern states.”
Of course, a player would look at the elimination of a team and likely see it as the elimination of jobs. Roenick realizes that and knows the union would never agree to a solution that resorted to contraction.
“It’s easy for me to say as a star player,” Roenick said. “That would never happen, but it would be better for the game.”
- Panthers owners say they’re committed even though team has lost ‘tremendous amounts of money’ 3
- Update: Wild’s Harding out indefinitely with fractured foot 17
- Johansen heads home from Columbus as talks get even messier 14
- Kesler accuses Vancouver media of making up stories, ‘throwing people under the bus’ 19
- Jackets reveal Johansen offers — including an eight year, $46M deal 49
- Mike Yeo is pretty unhappy with Minnesota’s goalie situation 20
- Much to his relief, Lecavalier will start season at center 14
- Heeeeeere’s Johnny! Davidson shreds Johansen’s agent for ‘baffling, nonsensical’ contract demands 61
- Advantage Kuemper? Harding on crutches after ankle injury 15
- Done deal, finally: Wings ink DeKeyser to two-year, $4.375M extension 11
- Heeeeeere’s Johnny! Davidson shreds Johansen’s agent for ‘baffling, nonsensical’ contract demands (61)
- Chiarelli: At some point, I’m going to have to trade a defenseman (56)
- Jackets reveal Johansen offers — including an eight year, $46M deal (50)
- Will the NHL publicize divers? (48)
- No icing on the PK? The USHL will see how that looks (43)


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A series of activities set up for teens in Poolsbrook and Duckmanton for the school summer holidays have proved to be popular.
Three sessions, which included karaoke, disco and martial arts, were arranged by the local Safer Neighbourhood policing team to take place during August.
A total of fifty eight to 16 year old youngsters turned up to the events which were organised by PCSO Janis Naylor and paid for by local councillors and Staveley Town Council.
They took place at Poolsbrook and Duckmanton Miners Welfare, on Thursdays, August 3 and 10, and Friday, August 18.
The team hope to organise more sessions during the next few months.
For more information about your local Safer Neighbourhood policing team check out the My Local Police pages by clicking here.
You can also follow the Hollingwood, Inkersall and Duckmanton Safer Neighbourhood Policing Team on Twitter: @InkersallSNT.


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Centenoka Park Mall is undergoing renovations to accommodate Staples, which is expected to open in mid-year.
Lance Johnson, mall manager, said Friday that Staples is planning to open around June.
“The Great Canadian Wholesale Club at the same time is doing renovations as well, which are underway right now.”
Johnson said the mall is now in negotiations with other national tenants and he predicts there may be announcements around the end of February.
Meanwhile, the new Dollar Tree store is doing “very, very well,” he said.
“We’re pretty happy with that.”
Asked if the new store is affecting the long-standing dollar store, he said, “I think they’re working together. One’s called Dollar Up – I have a hard time calling them a dollar store; they’re more general merchandise.”


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In a recent study it has been found that morphine-like drug is more potent and long lasting and less likely to cause constipation than standard morphine. The drug, morphine-6-0-sulfate, has a similar chemical structure to standard morphine.
Loyola University Health System anaesthesiologist Dr. Joseph Holtman Jr. and colleagues reported that a study they performed in rats 'demonstrated potential clinical advantages of morphine-6-0-sulfate compared to morphine'.
Opioids, such as morphine, oxycodone and hydrocodone can have significant side effects, including constipation, nausea, vomiting, drowsiness, cognitive dysfunction and slowed breathing and heart rates.
The animals then underwent several tests to determine their sensitivity to pain. In one such test, the researchers focused a very warm light beam on the tail and measured how long it took for the rat to flick the tail.
In this tail-flick test, morphine-6-0-sulfate was 10 times more potent than standard morphine when administered in the space surrounding the spinal cord, five times more potent when administered by IV and two times more potent when given by mouth.
Morphine-6-0-sulfate maintained its maximum effect for three hours, compared with 1.5 hours for standard morphine.
And it took rats 25 days to build tolerance to morphine-6-0-sulfate, compared with 10 days with standard morphine.
Morphine-6-0-sulfate also was more potent than standard morphine for neuropathic and inflammatory pain.
Researchers found that morphine-6-0-sulfate could cause constipation, but only at doses 10 to 20 times higher than the effective doses.
The findings suggested that morphine-6-0-sulfate 'may be an interesting potential drug for further study', said Holtman.
The study has been published in the December 2010 issue of the European Journal of Pharmacology.

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