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Rentier state means a country that receives substantial amounts of oil or other types of revenues from the outside world on a regular basis. It is independent from its society, unaccountable to its citizens, and autocratic. For instance, the countries such as Iran, the Gulf States, many African states like Nigeria, Gabon with abundant resource wealth are called rentier. A rentier state and rentier economy contributes to a rentier mentality, which adversely affects a country’s economy and long-term prospects.

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Talkspace CEO Oren Frank
Talkspace, a company that provides online therapy, said it is ending its partnership agreement with Facebook following the company’s decision not to moderate a post from President Donald Trump that said “when the looting starts, the shooting starts.” Some interpreted it as a call to shoot looters.
“We will not support a platform that incites violence, racism and lies,” the CEO Oren Frank tweeted on Monday.
Frank told CNBC that the nature of the deal involved a partnership over content, as well as Facebook leveraging its mental health app to provide free therapy to certain audiences. Frank said the two companies initially discussed focusing its efforts on students. Talkspace’s blog, which currently deals with mental health during the pandemic, gets around 1 million unique views per month, he said. The deal would have involved Talkspace generating content for Facebook.
Frank said the deal would have netted “hundreds of thousands of dollars” for his company, and that it was in the making because of the Covid-19 pandemic.
Facebook did not respond to requests for comment.
Facebook has been increasingly focused on the mental health of its users in recent years. Both Facebook and Instagram, which it owns, have been criticized for increasing people’s anxiety because of its tactics it uses to promote the time spent on the social network. Frank has been among the most vocal of the company’s critics. In 2016, he wrote an op-ed describing social media as the new “cigarettes,” noting that the average American spends five hours on social media every day.
Frank said the deal was in final negotiations and that he pulled the plug on it after reading the news this weekend.
Facebook employees staged a virtual walkout on Monday to protest President Trump’s post from Thursday. On that post, the president wrote “when the looting starts, the shooting starts” in reference to the protests taking place around the country to raise awareness of racism and police brutality. Facebook did not take any action on Trump’s post.
The employees said that they believed this type of post violates Facebook’s platform standards. The company’s policies state that Facebook will “remove language that incites or facilitates serious violence.”
Unlike Facebook, Twitter placed a label warning users about Trump’s violent rhetoric.
“We encourage employees to speak openly when they disagree with leadership,” a Facebook spokesperson told CNBC on Monday. “As we face additional difficult decisions around content ahead, we’ll continue seeking their honest feedback.”
Frank stressed that the deal, if finalized, would have been a revenue driver for his business.
“It’s a huge potential opportunity and a relationship with the largest media company in the world,” he said by text. “I don’t think they are evil people, but do think they turned out to be an evil company.”
Frank said he would resume discussions with Facebook if the company better moderates and curates its content.

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DUBAI: Shuaa Capital, the struggling Dubai-based investment bank, on Tuesday named a former ABN Amro banker as its new chief executive, replacing Michael Philipp who stepped down after just six months in the job.
Shuaa said Colin MacDonald, who was previously ABN’s group managing director and regional head for the Middle East, will over a bank struggling to find its feet after the global financial downturn hit its core business.
MacDonald left the Dutch lender in 2010 and has been working as an independent financial advisor since then.
Shuaa also said in a statement that Sheikh Maktoum Hasher Al-Maktoum, a member of the ruling royal family, will assume the position of executive chairman with immediate effect.
Sources had told Reuters earlier that Philipp, a former Credit Suisse banker who was named CEO in October, had resigned.
Phillip’s departure comes as the latest blow to Shuaa, whose stock price has fallen by more than 90 percent since 2008.
One of the Arab world’s largest investment banks and once a symbol of the sector’s potential in the region, Shuaa was hit by the 2008 global financial downturn, with asset impairments erasing profits.
The company reported a wider 2011 net loss of 293.8 million dirhams ($80 million) for 2011, compared with a net loss of 223.7 million dirhams a year earlier as it booked provisions and one-off charges.
The Dubai-listed company shares closed down 2.8 percent on Tuesday. The stock is up 43.6 percent since the beginning of 2012 after hitting bottom and losing more than 56 percent of its value in 2011.
Shuaa, which helped float ports operator DP World several years ago, fired close to 60 employees by the end of December, and is in the process of cutting more jobs.
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ROTTERDAM — The Planning Commission on Tuesday issued a positive recommendation on a proposed law that would regulate marijuana dispensaries and on-site consumption facilities within town, but questions remain on what the future of cannabis sales will look like moving forward as officials wait for state regulations to be released.
Commissioners, in a 6-1 vote, agreed to issue the recommendation on the proposed ordinance that would limit where cannabis-related businesses can set up shop and establishes hours of operations for dispensaries and on-site consumption facilities, citing the need to have some type of regulatory framework in place before a proprietor seeking to open one of the facilities brings plans before the commission for review.
“This is a living document, so as the state’s rules and regulations come through, we’ll be able to adapt our document to that,” said Planning Commission Chairman Thomas Yullie.
Commissioner Joseph Signore was the lone dissenting vote.
The proposed ordinance would permit dispensaries to operate only in the general, light- and heavy-industrial zoning districts with a special-use permit and Planning Commission approval. On-site consumption facilities, meanwhile, would only be permitted in light- and heavy-industrial zones.
The businesses would also be required to prove they have adequate parking and pedestrian access, and must submit plans that show how any odors would be contained on site. The special permit would only be valid as long as the state license to operate the facility is in place.
In addition, the proposal would permit cannabis-related businesses to operate 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Monday through Saturday and on Sunday from 12 to 6 p.m.
But it remains unclear what a final ordinance might look like.
The Town Board must still approve the proposal and has the ability to tweak the language before final passage. A public hearing on the proposed law is set for Dec. 14.
State lawmakers last year moved to legalize marijuana use for adults 21 and over under the Marijuana Regulation and Taxation Act, which established the framework for the future of marijuana sales in New York moving forward — which some estimate could become a billion dollar industry in the coming years.
The law allowed local municipalities the ability to opt out of allowing dispensaries and on-site consumption facilities from operating within their borders by passing a local law prior to Dec. 31, 2021. Local governments that opted out would be excluded from collecting any sales tax generated under the law, but have the ability to opt back in at a later date.
But government’s that opted in have no ability to opt out later, according to the law, which allows municipalities to establish where the facilities can operate, hours of operation and other zoning restrictions that are considered reasonable.
The previous Town Board decided to allow for both dispensaries and on-site consumption facilities to operate in town, citing a potential for new tax revenue. Under the state law, marijuana sales would include a 4% local tax, with 25% going to the county, the remaining 75% going to cities, towns and villages based on a proportion of sales.
But the move was criticized by some residents, who expressed concerns about the lack of state regulations on the facilities at the time.
On Tuesday, several planning commission members raised questions about how dispensaries would be regulated by the state, including how many would ultimately be permitted to open in town and how the state would ultimately regulate the facilities — questions that will be answered once final regulations are released.
Commissioners ultimately agreed to give a positive recommendation for the proposed ordinance with the understanding the a final law could be updated at a later date.
“By not taking any action at all, the town backed into this and left the hot potato for the next board that was taking office, and now we’re set to do whatever we have to do,” Yullie said. “We really don’t have a choice, so at least we get something on the books and get ahead of it.”
The state is preparing to issue the first dispensary licenses as part of the Conditional Adult-Use Retail Dispensary program, which sets aside 150 licenses to “justice-involved” individuals, or those impacted by the war on drugs. The application window for the licenses closed in September and sales are poised to begin by the end of the year.
But regulations for the nine general-use cannabis licenses, which cover everything from cultivation to retail sales, have yet to be released.
Contact reporter Chad Arnold at: [email protected] Follow him on Twitter: @ChadGArnold.
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"It wasn't a sigh of relief for me," Brown said of the win. "It was a thing to help us continue to believe. Our guys were determined. I told them going into this that it wouldn't be easy and that it's a process. I told them we'll get bumped in the head a few times. I told them they had to handle the adversity they face the right way and it'll make us stronger later. It might make it tough what we go through now. But it will make us stronger in a seven-game series and we drop two in a row.
“Our resolve was great to see. More than anything else, it helps this group continue to believe that what we're doing is right for us."
Speaking of adversity, for the immediate future the Lakers will have to find ways to win without Steve Nash at the helm. Steve Blake and Darius Morris obviously can't hold a candle to the two-time MVP at peak efficiency, but the two have held down the fort reasonably well with Canada's favorite son sidelined. Brown expressed plenty of confidence in the duo, particularly since he wants to keep the goals simple.
"The guys we're playing now, in Blake and Morris, have some of the best feet in the league at that spot," Brown said. "They're going to have to get up and work the ball. Not to get steals but to take time off the clock and try to disjoint our opponent a little bit. Those guys did that perfectly last night. They brought the ball up the floor and didn't turn it over and did their job defensively.
"Offensively, the biggest thing is to keep us organized. If at all possible, we need low turnover numbers from those guys. We need them to be able to keep us organized. Both Blake and Morris did a fantastic job with that. Morris being a young guy and not playing much, he had a possession out there where he pushed the ball and the floor balance wasn't there. He brought the ball back out and put his hand out, like this, to calm everyone down. He got us into our offense and got a great look after moving the ball. Stuff like that has to be a big thing for the point guards."
Strangely, nobody beyond me and BK (who you can hear giggling in the video below), seemed to recognize the hilarious awkwardness unfolding. I mean, asking Pau if he could picture Sacre helping the team with the kid not even six inches away is essentially a Saturday Night Live skit. Upon Pau affirming Sacre's ability to help, Brian then asked if he would answer the question differently were the rookie not within earshot. Everyone laughed, the players shared a few yuks over the absurdity of the situation ... then Pau was immediately offered another question about Sacre.
Occasionally, an NBA locker room emerges a goldmine of unintentional comedy.
Tuesday against the Portland Trail Blazers, Pau Gasol and Metta World Peace each logged approximately 30 minutes, Jamison was on the court for just under 28 and Steve Nash played a little more than 25. To some degree, this was the byproduct of Kobe Bryant (who should play on Saturday against Utah), Dwight Howard and Jordan Hill all donning street clothes. But as he explained the next day, it was also part of coach Mike Brown's master plan to get his core players properly conditioned.
"I was just trying to increase some of the guys, let them get some work on their conditioning," Brown said. "Basically, it was a bump up in their minutes from the first game, and it'll probably stay like that for a couple of games."
After Tuesday's game, Brown noted that Gasol in particular was "working into game shape," so I asked if the forward's conditioning to this point was beneath expectations. As Brown explained, the issue wasn't Gasol being out of shape, but actually worn down a bit from too much exertion. Last season featured heavy minutes, Gasol played this summer with Spain's national team and training camp has already featured some tough practices. That wear and tear may be catching up to him, but the only way to get through it is ultimately by forcing Gasol to push through.
"You gotta understand that a guy like Pau, a guy like Kobe, those guys have played some heavy minutes this summer and they've practiced quite a bit," Brown said. "So it's gonna take them a little while to get back to form, even though they're in great shape. Not only that, I've been practicing these guys pretty long and pretty hard, so these guys have to continue to try to get minutes to slowly to build up to where they would be again.
"If I make it uncomfortable for them now, hopefully, later in the year, that uncomfortable feeling that they're getting from me right now won't ever come up again because they've been through stuff like that."
Whatever goals not reached during training camp can always be met as the season progresses. Eighty-two games and nearly six months is a loooooong time to work out the kinks before the playoffs. But injuries are the one element that can't be completely controlled, through even the most diligent human effort. When the body decides not to cooperate, that's a problem, and one that can potentially persist throughout an entire campaign.
Especially when you're talking back injuries.
Thus, news that Jordan Hill was diagnosed Monday with a herniated disc (L5, S1) is a bit unsettling. Presumably, the injury took place during Sunday's preseason loss, during which the Orange County Register's Kevin Ding tweeted that Hill spent time on the sideline with a pad on his back and in consultation with trainer Gary Vitti.
The forward will be re-evaluated in a week.
Obviously, treating this as an unbeatable setback for the championship quest would be premature. We have no idea of the severity of Hill's condition. But, in theory, it could be problematic.
Back issues are often recurrent, and what sets them off can be hard to predict. Just ask Luke Walton, whose last few years in L.A. were beset with back problems. Say what you want about Luke or his contract -- and most Lakers fans have -- but the guy worked hard in his failed efforts to rediscover the form of a merely solid role player. Hill obviously possesses more athleticism on his worst day than Walton on his best, but his game also relies quite a bit on that athleticism. Were Hill's back unstable throughout the season, his effectiveness would likely suffer.
In the meantime, that's now two Lakers big men tackling back issues. But part of the reason Dwight Howard's potential absence to start the season didn't feel so daunting is in part Hill's ability to help hold down the fort. With both sidelined for games, the Lakers big men now consist of Pau Gasol, Antawn Jamison (who may be slated to play more small forward in Mike Brown's perfect world), the very raw Earl Clark and a bunch of dudes with non-guaranteed contracts and no NBA track record. Depending on Hill's diagnosis, perhaps the Lakers will make a run at a Kenyon Martin-type (an unsigned veteran), if not the genuine article. But whoever they'd land on the open market wouldn't likely be as effective (nor as young) as a healthy Hill.
Fingers crossed, the injury won't prove serious and Jordan can return to the court in reasonably quick time.
Obviously, a grain of salt should be applied to what's barely a minute of workout footage. But to my eye, that Dwight Howard is currently recovering from back surgery doesn't stand out in flashing neon lights. That's not to say Howard is clearly ready to hit the court and destroy. Even hinting this would be speculative and irresponsible. I have no idea how directly these snippets translate to Howard competing against actual NBA competition during an actual NBA game, but there's no denying he looks fairly spry for someone who went under the knife in April. His movements are fluid. His step and jump hooks contain bounce. He's able to handle some degree of pressure to his back in the form of Lakers assistant coach Darvin Ham's forearms. All welcome sights for a Lakers fan's eyes.
Plus, his celebratory handshake with video coordinator J.J. Outlaw is totally on point. And isn't that what really matters most?
Again, I'm not treating this as a sign Howard will suit up come Oct. 30 or maybe even several games afterward. As Trudell notes, "The team continues to stress that no timetable has been determined for Howard's return, but allowed that there have been no set backs to this point in his rehabilitation." In other words, caution is being exercised, just as it should be. Howard has repeatedly insisted on returning when he's 100 percent, whenever that may be. For the short- and long-term interests of this franchise, it's the right call, and I hope he never changes course.
But just as important, the Lakers are reporting no setbacks, and based on this video, the center in fact appears to be chugging steadily forward.
Game 1 against Denver demonstrated how dominant Bynum can be.
I ended up with a C.
When I confronted my teacher, she reminded me that attendance counted toward our grade, and that crushed me. I insisted that shouldn't have mattered, since I still aced the work. As I further explained, I actually did her a favor by ditching classes, since she could focus her attention on kids who needed more help. She then told me to leave her office and never bother her again.
The lesson? In life, you're often held accountable not just for the final result, but for responsibilities accepted or shirked along the way.
Andrew Bynum's season reminded me of my beginner-level German experience. If you gauge Drew's year purely on the results, it was obviously a fine campaign. Between his stats, his ability to drastically impact games like few players can, and his inherent talent, 2012 was a coming-out party for the emerging star. He firmly established himself as the second-best center in the league behind Dwight Howard, and on some days, it felt reasonable to argue that he'd reached Superman's level. There are still problem areas, such as negotiating double-teams and improved pick-and-roll defense, but on the whole, Bynum's talent is the least of his problems. Along with Kobe Bryant and Pau Gasol, a huge burden of production was placed on Drew's shoulders, and he held up his end of the bargain.
What does raise red flags, however, are the issues born between his ears. A sometimes sour, moody attitude that reeked of entitlement. The inability/unwillingness to consistently engage himself when he didn't get enough touches (or sometimes even when the touches came, but shots refused to fall). The lack of accountability toward the tremendous sway he held over games, and the consequences for not maximizing that effect. Drew often seemed to operate with an egocentric rather than team-centric agenda, and those instances sometimes hurt the Lakers.
Still, in more games than not, Bynum played well. Like the season itself, he's an enigma, which makes everything tricky to evaluate.
It's been a nice stretch of games for Bynum.
But even during this stretch of greatness -- at times, utter brilliance and dominance -- there were still flaws exposed. Namely, the propensity for turnovers. Drew averaged four per contest, and in Sunday's loss against Utah, he turned that ball over that many times in the first quarter alone. Largely, the issue is dealing with double and sometimes even triple teams, which Bynum now commands on a regular basis. At times, there's a terrific reaction, whether passing the ball out or timing a move to the basket for a score or a foul drawn. Others, especially when he's along the baseline, trouble (or a travel) ensues. This issue remains a work in progress for the young center, and in cases like yesterday's debacle, can lend a hand in creating a loss. On a team vulnerable to excessive and detrimental turnovers as it is, Bynum's learning curve can feel even more steep.
I don't mention this to rain on Drew's parade or accomplishments, but rather to illustrate how much he can -- and continues to -- grow. He's already been a very good player, when healthy, over the last few seasons. But in his first season as an All-Star, Drew is looking to take that step towards being a player universally regarded as elite. Mastering double teams is a step in need of taking, and he's moving in the right direction. As Mike Brown often likes to remind us, even Tim Duncan, who he coached during his early seasons in San Antonio, experienced the same struggles mastering the art of evading multiple defenders.
Does Bynum carry the same potential for excellence as The Big Fundamental (his idol, no less), regarded by many as the greatest power forward of all time? Obviously, that's a long way from being settled one way or the other. But at the very least, opponents are forcing Drew to answer the question by sending waves of defenders in his direction. They wouldn't bother if he wasn't doing something right.
"The beasts are now gone, the Goliaths are now gone, so that leaves Dwight Howard out there by himself. So if he doesn't win two or three championships, I'll be very disappointed, because he has no competition out there now. None. Zero."
Well, if you buy the long-standing rumors about Andrew Bynum being "untouchable", that's news to Jim Buss.
Obviously, Shaq may have been erring on the side of hyperbole while making a specific point about Howard, undoubtedly the NBA's best center and a player with whom he's shared a testy relationship. Then again, he may just think there ain't much doing at the 5 these days in the NBA beyond the "other" Superman. In any event, whether or not you agree with Shaq's omission of Drew, those comments do underscore a certain reality: The competition behind Howard is in fact pretty thin.
Bynum may never pass Howard as the preeminent big in the league, but nobody is standing in his way from automatic mention as a close 1a.
Tyson Chandler is an outstanding complementary player, but a complementary player nonetheless. I think Nene is among the more underrated players in the NBA, but you wouldn't build around him. Ditto Andrew Bogut, who's struggled lately to stay healthy. Joakim Noah is a fantastic defender and a beast on the glass, but his offensive game is limited. Brook Lopez is the bizarro-Noah. Chris Kaman is perennially injured. Al Horford is terrific, but undersized as a center. Marc Gasol is rapidly improving and tough as nails, but still not even the best big man on his own team. Emeka Okafor is the dictionary definition of "solid but unspectacular." Marcin Gortat has yet to play an entire season as a starter. Andrea Bargnani will put up 20 while allowing 40. DeMarcus Cousins is talented, but raw and immature.
That's more or less everyone, right?
With Shaq and Yao gone, the stage is set for Bynum to come into a brand new form of credibility. This is about more than making his first All-Star team, which should be a given now that Yao's no longer around. By default, Drew should get the nod as the best remaining center on the highest profile team. It's also about more than his talent, which is obviously high.
What I'm talking about is Bynum's profile, which still remains as much as about being a Laker as his individual skills. As it stands, Drew is undoubtedly -- and rightfully -- viewed as one of the best big men in the league, but I don't quite feel he truly has a persona yet. An identity. And the time is certainly ripe for this particular sea change.
Of course, between the seemingly inevitable injuries, the need to reach yet another level and a potentially brewing push and pull between him and Kobe Bryant, the jump may not be so simple. Still, if next season did end without Shaq either revising his statement or looking painfully foolish for clinging to his original words, it would be nonetheless disappointing on some level.
Andrew Bynum definitely has the
talent to be an All-Star...
Our panel: Andy and Brian Kamenetzky (ESPNLA.com Land O'Lakers Blog), Elliott Teaford (L.A. Daily News), Kevin Ding (O.C. Register), Kevin Arnovitz (ESPN TrueHoop), Eric Pincus (Hoopsworld), Chris Clark (Silver Screen and Roll), J.A. Adande (ESPN.com), Darius Soriano (Forum Blue and Gold), Kurt Helin (ProBasketballTalk.com), Mark Medina (L.A. Times.com), Arash Markazi (ESPNLA.com), and Dave McMenamin (ESPNLA.com)
Will this be the year Andrew Bynum makes the All-Star team?
My take: Tough call. Amare Stoudemire migrated east, but Yao Ming, armed with a country of voters, should be healthy again. While Drew is definitely among the conference's best reserve candidates, Marc Gasol, Al Jefferson, Chris Kaman, and Nene could present viable challenges. (Pau, Timmy, Dirk, 'Melo, and Durant are all locks as forwards, so there probably isn't room for two backup fives.) Bynum also needs to stay healthy and look more consistently comfortable alongside El Spaniard. Gun to my head, he gets the nod, but it's not a given.
Look at Old Man Ratliff get up there!
Role For The Lakers In 2010-2011
It's not easy being a third string player on a championship team. You work very hard, but the payoff rarely arrives in tangible form. You're told to remain mentally ready, but the odds favor remaining physically stagnant. You don't have to like sparse playing time (nor should you, really), but you have to accept it.
From mid-2008 through 2010, D.J. Mbenga played this role at center for the Lakers. On the whole, he did an admirable job staying focused, working hard for little acclaim and performing well when called up upon. But over the course of last season, the job constraints began to wear on Mbenga, who felt he could be on the floor more often. During the Finals against Boston, Phil Jackson noted how Josh Powell (another third stringer) remained sharp during these long stints without PT, but Mbenga had allowed his mind to wander. Not so coincidentally, Adam Morrison was suddenly activated for a game in favor of D.J., despite Andrew Bynum's balky knee and Ammo's last bit of run coming in approximately 1997. A message was clearly sent. It may very well have been received, but during his exit interview, Mbenga reiterated his desire to get more run, making a split feel even more imminent.
It could be argued Mbenga has an inflated sense of skill. During the sporadic occasions of extended run, the returns were mixed and often increasingly diminished the longer he remained on the court. He also remains unsigned, and a landing spot is hard to predict. Nonetheless, D.J.'s desire to grow as a player is understandable and admirable. Unfortunately, it doesn't mesh with what is needed.
Enter Theo Ratliff, who strikes me as the best of both worlds in this setup.
Either way, he is a veteran presence with a defensive mindset and a terrific locker room rep. You can never have enough of those dudes around. Last Friday, Ratliff spoke with the media about the upcoming season and the years leading up to it: Among the talking points:
- Ratliff is excited to be in a position where "championship" can be added to a long, fruitful, yet jewelry-free NBA resume. He understands the value of his services, but it's nonetheless pretty flattering when the top dogs extend an invite. "To be wanted by a team that's won a championship two years in a row is a great feeling," smiled Ratliff. Beyond the "rush" the big man still gets from hitting the hardwood, the quest for a title is what has kept him going this long.
"All the things I've been through, as far as the injuries, all of the workouts and the rehab I've done, it's always been to get to the point where I can win a championship."
-Ratliff's next season will feature a new uni, but his responsibilities remain the same as always: Plugging the middle. Rebounding. Altering shots. Being "tenacious" and a "defensive stopper" while protecting the purple and gold cup.
Should Chris Kaman get an invite to Dallas?
In particular, as a center. And really in particular, over Pau Gasol.
On the heels of the announcement for the All-Star starters, Chris Kaman, omitted from the ballot altogether in what ultimately proved a glaring mistake, was asked if he'd be upset if El Spaniard, currently fourth among Western Conference forwards, was named a reserve via the "slide over to center" treatment. As NBA Fanhouse's Chris Tomasson reports, nary a bush was beaten around with Kaman's response:
- "I don't think Gasol should be in it at all,'' Kaman said when asked if he would be disappointed if Gasol, who starts at power forward for the Lakers, is slid over to be the backup center when West coaches vote for All-Star reserves. "He's only played like 20 games (he played Thursday in his 25th out of 42 Lakers games) this year. I think there should be a number of games you should play. I think you should have to play like 80 percent of the games.
"It shouldn't be 50 percent (of games a player has logged) over a guy who plays 90 percent and who has better numbers. Not just me. Zach Randolph, a power forward, he has better numbers (than Gasol). But he's not on the Lakers.''

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- June 19, 2021 - June 30, 2021
- Recurring daily
- Location: Various locations around downtown Vancouver
#LoveVancouver Bubbles is an outdoor walk-by art installation intended to spread the love around Vancouver.
We kindly ask that all attendees follow the safety protocols below:
- Spend 10 minutes max at the activation
- Stick with your bubble
- Maintain physical distancing of 2 meters
- Wear a mask
With each of us doing our part to ensure the activation is a fun and safe experience for all, we can continue to create local arts & culture experiences to bring vibrancy to our city and joy to its residents.
Sheraton Vancouver Wall Centre Courtyard, 1000 Burrard St.
Saturday, June 19: 4:00pm-6:00pm & 7:30pm-9:30pm
Sunday, June 20: 11:00am-1:00pm & 3:00pm-5:00pm
Dunsmuir Patio at Bentall Centre, 1055 Dunsmuir St.
Monday, June 21 to Friday, June 25: 12:00pm-2:00pm & 3:00pm-5:00pm
The Westin Bayshore, 1601 Bayshore Dr.
Saturday, June 26 & Sunday, June 27: 11:00am-1:00pm & 7:30pm-9:30pm
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PYONGYANG, Aug. 11 (Xinhua) -- Yang Hyong Sop, vice-president of the Presidium of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), met with a visiting China-DPRK friendship delegation here on Wednesday.
During the meeting, Yang said this year marked the 60th anniversary of the outbreak of the Korean War. The Chinese volunteers fought side by side with the DPRK army against U.S.-led forces.
"The DPRK-China friendship was built in the tough war," he said, adding: "the traditional friendship fostered by the elder generation of revolutionaries of the two countries will be further strengthened and promoted."
Head of the 32-member delegation Xin Qi, also vice-president of the China Association for International Friendly Contact, shared with Yang's view. He said members of the Chinese delegation can always feel the deep friendship during the week-long visit, noting that the DPRK people take good care of the tombs of the Chinese People's Volunteers martyrs.
Members of the Chinese delegation included many veterans of the Chinese People's Volunteers and their offsprings. They came to the DPRK at the invitation of DPRK-China Friendship Association.


text: Sweet, Herafter, is the third in the Heaven series, which begins with Heaven and continues with First Part, Last. In Sweet, Hereafter, Shoogy is trying to figure out where she belongs. She’s left home, and is living in a cabin in the woods with a friend, who is a war veteran. This short, poignant novel tackles coming of age, post-traumatic stress, and friendship. Will Shoogy figure out where she belongs? How does Curtis deal with having been to war and the potential of returning? Readers must pay attention to the language Johnson uses to paint the scene in the novel, and to the shifts in time (to avoid becoming confused).


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Wednesday, January 9
Melvin Seals and Jerry Garcia Band. With Bobby Lee Rodgers and Crazy Fingers. 8 p.m. Wednesday, January 9, at Revolution Live, 100 SW Third Ave., Ft. Lauderdale. Ages 21 and up. Tickets are $29 including fees and can be purchased through Ticketmaster. For more info call 954-449-1025 or visit jointherevolution.net.
Melvin Seals uses the piano to channel the soul of the late, great Jerry Garcia. When he plays Grateful Dead songs with the JGB this Wednesday, you'll be glad you stocked up on the Cherry Garcia, the ultimate answer the midnight question: Munchies? Full preview here.
Foreigner. 8 p.m., January 9, Hard Rock Live, One Seminole Way, Hollywood. Tickets cost between $44 and $74 plus fees. Visit hardrocklivehollywoodfl.com.
Get your dirty white boy on and bring your favorite juke box hero, Foreigner is gonna have your blood hot and give you double vision. (See what we did there? All the songs in one sentence!)

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Roger Daltrey will release his long-awaited autobiography later this year.
It’s titled Thanks A Lot, Mr. Kibblewhite: My Story and it’ll be published by Henry Holt and Co on October 23.
The book was first announced in a 2016 interview with Rolling Stone (opens in new tab), when The Who frontman said: “I’ll only release it if it’s a good book. I don’t care how long it takes.
“Most of the rock biographies that I’ve read I kind of got bored with about halfway to two-thirds of the way through. I hope not to fall into that trap.”
And revealing the book’s release date and cover, Daltrey now reports: “It’s taken me three years to unpack the events of my life, to remember who did what, when and why – to separate the myths from the reality, to unravel what really happened at the Holiday Inn on Keith Moon’s 21st birthday.”
Thanks A Lot, Mr. Kibblewhite: My Story is now available for pre-order – find details below.
Last month, Daltrey released his solo album As Long As I Have You via Polydor. It features original tracks and songs that have inspired him.
Daltrey said: “For a long time, I’ve wanted to return to the simplicity of these songs, to show people my voice – a voice they won’t have heard before. It felt like the right time. It’s where I am, looking back to that time, looking across all those years but also being here, now, in the soulful moment.”
The singer’s Who bandmate Pete Townshend guests on seven of the tracks, while there are also performances from keyboardist Mick Talbot and guitarist Sean Genockey.
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The Who vocalist releases his long-awaited autobiography, where he delves into his career, revealing anecdotes about being the frontman of one of the world’s biggest rock bands.


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Babushka Run - A Co-Op Platform Game
Nathalie Schwartz, Nicolas Vondru & Vanessa Buchmann present Babushka Run. It is a pixelstyle 2D platform game, akin to Super Mario, where the goal is to reach the end of the level without dying. The goal for our project was to implement new controls for the game via websockets. Previously one would control the player character locally via keyboard and mouse. We moved those controls to be executed remotely on mobile devices, where players can control the character via touchscreen. Additionally, we transformed the game from single player to multiplayer, using web socket technologies, where up to three people can take over the different functions of the character to work through the level in collaboration with one another.

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Evangelical Lutheran equips learners and communities to fight trachoma disease
School children and residents of Traditional Authorities (TAs)Kawamba and Chulu in Kasungu have been taught hygienic practices that are important in fighting against trachoma, a disease which attacks eyes.
Evangelical Lutheran Development Service (ELDS), through a K60 Million project called Trachoma Elimination, are holding open days where communities and learners are encouraged to use toilets not bushes and washing their hands after using the toilet using a traditional man made device called ‘mpondagiya’.
Speaking at one of the open days at Malepera primary school in TA Kawomba in Kasungu, Evangelical Lutheran Development Services (ELDS) district project officer Chisomo Magelegele said the project will help learners and communities from the two targeted TAs prevent the disease which is caused by bacteria as a result of poor sanitation. In some cases, Trachoma is said to cause blindness.
“We embarked on this trachoma eliminating project in order to help and save both learners and communities of these T/As by teaching them not to use the bushes but use and keep their toilets clean and also use the ‘Mpondagiya’ device,
“The toilet is where most of people get bacteria which are mostly transferred by house flies. So through following these practices, they will protect themselves from trachoma,” said Magelegele.
In her remarks, Kasungu district school health and nutrition coordinator Florence Kasiya said she was glad with the project since it is contributing to the government’s efforts to have health school learners who will not skip classes due to illnesses.
“The project has reached out to the entire community and this is important because no learner will repeat classes because they skipped classes due to illnesses and also they will be prevented from contracting trachoma which can affect their progress,” said Kasiya.
The four year project started in April 2016 and is expected to end in April 2019 and it is funded by Water Aid International.


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Nihita and Shraddha were asked to clean dishes together in Bigg Boss 5 house. However, Nihita felt that Shraddha wasn't doing enough and expressed her opinion. Soon, a huge fight erupted on the scene and the house mates had to separate the two for a while. However, the blame game continued with each accusing the other for starting the fight. Nihita Biswas, who is now the official cry queen of Bigg Boss 5 was seen sobbing again.
There is quite a chance that Nihita wins the votes of the audience and secures herself a safe place in the coming weeks of Bigg Boss 5.


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Evaluation of AMSR-E retrieval by detecting soil moisture decrease following massive dryland re-vegetation in the Loess Plateau, China
- Feng, Xiaoming, Li, Jiaxing, Cheng, Wei, Fu, Bojie, Wang, Yunqiang, Lü, Yihe, Shao, Ming'an
- Remote sensing of environment 2017
- Earth Observing System, arid lands, atmospheric precipitation, climate change, ecosystems, land use, microwave radiometers, planning, plant growth, remote sensing, satellites, simulation models, soil water, space and time, variance, China
- Knowledge of soil moisture, however varied in space and time, is critical for planning land use in water-limited drylands. Although satellite observations provide soil moisture instantaneously at large scale, few studies have addressed the application of satellite soil moisture retrieval in dryland areas with changing land use. In this study, we propose a method to evaluate the spatiotemporal variance of satellite retrieval based on the evaluation of soil moisture retrievals from the Advanced Microwave Scanning Radiometer on the Earth Observing System (AMSR-E). The operation period of this instrument (June 2002 to October 2011) covers the re-vegetation of the semi-arid Loess Plateau. Our study found that AMSR-E retrievals posted by the Japanese Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) capture the spatiotemporal variance of soil moisture in the Loess Plateau, as well as the in-situ measured soil moisture decrease following the massive re-vegetation– despite it differing from the in-situ measurement in spatial scale. Soil moisture decrease in response to the massive re-vegetation occurred in a transition zone of grass-forest ecosystems with annual precipitation between 450 and 550mm. Our study suggests that current AMSR-E JAXA retrievals are an essential alternative to field measurement and model simulation, because they can identify the location and spatial extent of areas where soil moisture is sensitive to climate change and managed re-vegetation. To avoid the overconsumption of soil water and limited plant growth in transition zone, managers of dryland areas should pay special attention to species selection.

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The M-728 CEV, (combat engineer vehicle), is a specific M-60 tank variant to serve with combat engineering units. At the end of the 50s a vehicle designed as the T118 was being developed, based on the T95 experimental tank, but when the M-60 tank was approved for the US Army, the T95 and T118 program were abandoned. However it was decided to use the engineering equipment intended for the T118 and mount it on a M-60A1 tank hull in 1963, designating the new vehicle as CEV T118E1. The specific equipment of the new vehicle consisted of a 165mm M-135 gun for demolition tasks, a retractable “A” frame boom mounted on the turret, a M9 bulldozer blade mounted on the front of the vehicle and a 11,500 kg capacity winch mounted on the back of the turret. M-728 CEV entered service in 1966, and 243 vehicles were built from 1966 to 1972. The M-728 participated in the last stages of the Vietnam War doing a good job despite the harsh climatic and rough terrain and also was in the 1991 Gulf War, where they could not keep the pace of the M-1 Abrams tank, being left behind to avoid delays in the blazing American advance.
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We probably all know by now that plarn refers to “yarn” that is made by recycling plastic bags. Many people are crocheting with plarn for reasons that range from the desire to work with an affordable recycled material to the intention of raising awareness about the environment. Lisa Young is an artist who completed a collection of work in crocheted plarn that was placed on exhibit earlier this year.
More about crochet artist Lisa Young
Lisa Young is a Roseville, California based artist. What she really loves to do is to explore the intersection between art and craft. She says:
“I had been brought up with both art and craft elements in the home: drawing and painting, sewing and crocheting. I had always imagined creating art that was an amalgamation of craft and fine art practices. I wanted to create works of art that depicted a conceptual idea by manipulating a medium through a traditionally “craft” technique.” (source)
She is also highly interested in repetition, which crochet lends itself really well to, of course.
Lisa Young’s plarn art
Young actually works with a variety of mediums including bubblegum wrappers and human hair. And she uses other methods in addition to crochet. But one of her projects that got attention this year was a twelve-piece collection of recycled plarn bags that was exhibited at Blue Line Gallery.
She describes that body of work as:
- “My work possesses layers of meaning that are presented as post-minimalist objects in minimalist grids.”
- It shows her concern for the “increasingly fragile environment”. It is designed to raise awareness of the dangers that plastic waste and disposable items pose to the earth.
- It utilizes crochet for repetition as well as to showcase the “feminine busywork” art/craft.
Use of video and photography
For me one of the most interesting things about Young’s plarn art is her addition of video and photography that rounds out her body of work. It shows a different part of the creation process that I think is valuable. For example, she will record a video of a plastic bag that is out there destroying nature and then later you’ll see that same bag as a tangible piece of crocheted artwork. I think that the different steps in the process make for an interesting full art piece, creating more than the sum of the parts for me.
For example, here is the Winco Bag on Folsom Road and Douglas in video form and then as a plarn object that’s been photographed.
My thoughts, your thoughts?
This is a case for me where I am far more interested in the conceptual side of the art project than the visual side. I don’t much care for how the art looks. It doesn’t do anything for me either way. I do kind of like the look of the full piece (the long, multi-bag piece above) just because of the different color and pattern combinations. But I’d certainly be more in love with the art if it was stunningly beautiful and I could feel like “wow, something really amazing was made from the trash”. But that’s not really the point here and I can appreciate what the point is.
I like the way that Young has named the bags after where she finds them. I think this increases the awareness of just how many bags are out there floating around our earth and doing damage. And I like that she’s using bags that she’s actually found out and about like this. That’s true recycling that really helps raise awareness of an issue. Plus I enjoy the video component, as I said – not that watching a plastic bag is particularly interesting but that it helps reinforce that whole message while showing a bit of the life cycle of the bag. You can image that if she didn’t rescue it and turn it into something else then it would just be stuck there hurting the earth.
And I have to say that I give her credit for crocheting with plarn because I’ve tried it before and I think it’s uncomfortable and difficult. So kudos for that. And for exploring the line between art and craft through the use of crochet.
Those are my thoughts. What are your thoughts?

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A new Mercedes-Benz A-Class is on the way for a 2018 launch, and testing is well underway at Mercedes.
The latest spy photos of the car show two examples of the next-generation Mercedes-Benz A-Class being tested together in two different specifications. Not only that, but they have a Volkswagen Golf along in tow for some all-important benchmarking.
The black example appears to have a little less camouflage than its lighter counterpart. Some of the body cladding distorts the exterior design, but this one provides a better look at the shape.
It’s an attractive design with a low nose and angular new headlights. The overhangs look shorter than the current model, too. The rear continues the sharp appearance, including pointed exhaust outlets and matching taillights.
The white camouflage on the other model does a better job of hiding the vehicle’s lines. However, this one lets us see the angular LED day running lights.
Inside, the A-Class looks set to take a high-tech move upmarket. Cabin spy shots show a pair of digital screens: one for the instruments and another for the infotainment system.
A dark metallic trim panel surrounds the air vents and there’s a stylish array of buttons below. The multifunction steering wheel looks like it will offer even more control for the driver.
The A-Class moves to Mercedes’s MFA2 platform, which is lighter than the current version. The model occupies roughly the same footprint, but the longer wheelbase allows for a bigger passenger compartment.
We've already seen the new Mercedes-AMG A45 under development – that car is set to pack a newly developed 2-litre turbocharged four-cylinder petrol unit with 402bhp.
The new A-Class is set to debut at the Geneva motor show in March 2018 and will be on sale before the end of the year in Europe and the A45 will follow by the end of 2018.


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Tesco is breaking with tradition and launching a huge banana promotion.
The fruit is already one of the fastest selling products in the retail business – but the UK's leading multiple is to give sales a shot in the arm by offering enough Air Miles to give 10 customers the chance to go to the Caribbean.
In a bid to promote the contest, the chain will put 3D stickers on the floors of its stores, as well as adverts on petrol pumps.
Bosses at the retail giant claimed the initiative would further boost a consumer favourite, which usually simply sits in the background and sells like hot cakes.
Customer manager Sally Elgin said: 'Supermarket banana promotions are rare as bananas are mostly the top-selling fruit and plugging them is not usually a priority. But Tesco is keen to support its growers and suppliers across the globe, as well as giving consumers added-value – so we decided to give bananas some limelight. They are the most popular fruit, but they are often forgotten and overshadowed by fruits deemed more exotic.' As part of the promotion two advertising messages will be displayed, one promoting the competition, and the other the five-a-day message – which is increasingly finding its way into retailers' and consumers' consciousness.
Tesco sold more than 50,000 tonnes of bananas in 2001, 32 per cent of which are from the Caribbean – the destination of the winners' trip.
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While you're at Four Points Perth, be sure to experience the best of local flavours in one of our unique dining venues.
Our Head Chef, Andrew Maldini and his culinary team source the best of fresh, Western Australian produce to create mouth-watering comfort food at a great price.
Start the day with a freshly brewed coffee and a hearty breakfast, after a full day of meetings or exploring Perth, the sun deck at The Best Bar & Kitchen is the ideal place to relax with a cold craft beer and casual meal with friends, family or colleagues.
Or retreat to the comfort of your guest room with a selection off our in-room dining menu.
SPG members receive 10% off food & beverage in The Best Brew Bar & Kitchen.
Not a member yet? Enroll online or during your visit.
Pink Pre-Show Dinner Buffet at The Eatery
Let's get the party started with a delicious Pink pre-show dinner buffet and relax knowing you're just across the road from Perth Arena.
Bookings are essential: email firstname.lastname@example.org or call 08 9327 7032
Other Pre-Show Buffets:
Cher - Friday 12th October
Celine Dion - Saturday 4th August
Andre Rieu - Saturday 24th November
Explore our dining options
Wake up to a delicious breakfast
and fresh coffee.
Fresh seasonal fruit, cereals, yoghurts and a range of hot favourites like bacon and eggs or fluffy pancakes. Or make a selection off the à la carte menu.
Best Brew Bar & Kitchen
Experience the local.
Unwind after a long day or kick start your night out with an ice-cold beer or delicious cocktail. Feeling peckish? Sample the seasonal menu featuring the best of the west.
Our grab n' go in-room dining concept combines delicious food at great value, delivered quickly!
Enjoy your eco-friendly packaged meal in the comfort of your guest room or surprise a loved one with a picnic.

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United States Patent  Inventor Donald M. Large  References Cited Temple-P1 UNITED STATES PATENTS :51: $23 g j 'i z 2.510.555 6/1950 Christie 214/1 c x 1/ Palemed Feb. 2,197] 3.472356 10/1969 Reppert 2l4/l (C)X  Assignee Western Electric Company, Incorporated Primary Examiner-Gerald M. Forlenza New York, N.Y. Assistant Examiner-Frank E. Werner a corporation of New York Attorneysl-l. J. Winegar, R. P. Miller and R. Y. Peters  METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ORIENTING ARTICLES WITH TAPERED ENDS 3BRL;214/l(C). l, l52;285/l23; 221/164; 209/(lnquired); l23/(lnquired); 29/203, 468
ABSTRACT: Small studs having tapered first end portions and opposed flat end surfaces are vertically oriented with the tapered portions up. This is accomplished by shaker loading the pins into bores formed in a plate bottomed with movable pins having grooved end surfaces. The studs are then elevated by the pins to free them of the bores and eliminate the lateral support provided by the bores. The tapered portions of the studs are unstably supported on the pins and the flat surfaces of the studs are stably supported on the pins so that when the pins are moved to lift the studs free of the bores the studs with the flat surfaces down are retained on the pins and those with the tapered portions down fall from the pins.
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sum 2 BF 3 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ORIENTING ARTICLES WITI-I TAPERED ENDS BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION Field of the Invention This invention relates to a method and apparatus for orienting articles with tapered ends, and more particularly to a method and apparatus for orienting in the same direction a plurality of similar tapered diode studs each having one flat end whereafter the studs are inserted tapered end first into an apertured mask for subsequent metal sputtering operations.
Problems in the Art In the manufacture of leadless diodes, it is necessary to load tapered studs into a sputtering mask. Prior to inserting the studs into a sputtering mask they must be each oriented in the same direction. Since the studs are quite minute, e.g. approximately .04 inch X .12 inch, and in batch handling over a thousand must be oriented and loaded into each sputtering mask, hand loading and orienting is extremely tedious and therefore both time consuming, relatively expensive, and unreliable. It may be thus appreciated that there is a need for a device to orient small tapered studs in the same direction, as well as a need for a facility to load the oriented studs into a processing device such as a sputtering mask.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention contemplates apparatus and methods for orienting studs having flat end surfaces and opposed tapered end sections into position with the tapered end sections extending in the same direction. In addition, the invention contemplates facilities for transferring the oriented studs into a receiving facility such as a sputtering mask. More specifically, studs having flat end surfaces and opposed tapered end portions are loaded onto a horizontal loading plate having a plurality of parallel aligning bores. The plate is vibrated or shaken to seat the pins vertically in the bores with either thd flat surfaces or tapered ends resting upon reciprocally movable pins positioned within the bores. Each pin has a flat end surface with a transverse groove located therein. When the flat ends of the studs rest upon the pins, the studs will be stably supported on the flat end surfaces of the pins; but, when the tapered ends of the studs rest upon the pins, the studs will be unstably supported in the grooves of the pins and will fall over when the pins move the studs free of the bores. The pins are then raised in the bores to lift the studs free of the bores so that pins having flat ends oriented down and tapered ends oriented up will be separated from those oriented with flat end up and tapered ends down. The bores are arranged in a coordinate array with the diagonal distance between bores being greater ta than the lengths of the pins and the grooves in the pins are aligned along the diagonals of the array to permit studs to fall from pins without striking studs supported on other pins.
DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWING The advantages and novel aspects of the invention will become more apparent upon consideration of the following detailed description in conjunction with the drawing:
FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a diode stud which may be oriented by the apparatus of the invention;
FIG. 2 is a cutaway front view of an orienting apparatus embodying the principles of the present invention;
FIG. 3 is a cutaway front view of the orienting apparatus showing bores formed in the apparatus which are filled with randomly oriented studs;
FIGA is an enlarged view showing pins of the orienting apparatus engaging correctly oriented studs and incorrectly oriented studs;
FIG. 5 is a sectional view of the pins elevated from the bores showing the correctly oriented studs being retained by the pins and the incorrectly oriented pins toppling from the pins;
FIG. 6 is an enlarged view of a correctly oriented stud being retained by a pin and an incorrectly oriented stud in the process of toppling over;
FIG. 7 is a plan view of the orienting apparatus, illustrating the coordinate arrangement of bores and orienting pins;
FIG. 8 is a side elevation of the orienting apparatus prior to its alignment with a magazine and a sputtering mask; and
FIG. 9 is a side elevation of the orienting apparatus in align- A ment with the magazine and sputtering mask and the pins advancing to move the oriented pins into and through the magazine and into the sputtering mask.
Referring to FIG. 1, there is shown a stud 21 of the type that may be oriented by the apparatus of the present invention. The stud has a tapered end 22 in the form of a truncated cone and a flat or planar end 23. The orienting apparatus positions a number of these studs 21 with their tapered ends 22 extending in a common direction so that studs may be transferred into an apertured mask 24 (see FIGS. 8 and 9). The mask 24 may be placed in a sputtering apparatus where metal is deposited on the faces of the tapered ends 22 of the studs. These studs 21 may be used as mountings for semiconductor diodes.
Referring to FIGS. 2 and 3, wherein the orienting device designated generally by the reference numeral 26, is shown to include a block 27 having a pair of trunnions 28-28 extending into a joumaled in a pair of L-shaped slots 29 formed in a pair of standards 31-31 secured to a base 32. One edge of the bottom of the block 27 rests on a support 33 which is offset from the vertical plane passing through the axes of the trunnions 28-28. The bottom of block 27 is initially spaced from the top surfaces of the base 32 so as to permit the block 27 to be rotated slide toward the mask 24 along the horizontal sections of the L-shaped slot 29 and then downwardly along the vertical sections of the L-shaped slots into alignment with the mask 24.
The block 27 has a transverse slot 34 extending across the top portion to accommodate a lift plate 36 on which is mounted a coordinate array of orienting pins 37. Each of the pins 37 has a transverse V-shaped notch 38. As best illustrated in FIGS. 4, 6 and 7, the notches 38, extend along diagonals in the coordinate array of pins 37, and terminate in the upper ends of the pins 37 to provide pans of planar land areas 39-39. Secured to the bottom of the plate 36 is a push rod 41 riding on an eccentric pin 42. The eccentric pin 42 is attached to an inner end of a shaft 43 running through a bore fonned in the block 27 and extending beyond the front of the block 27. A knob 44 is attached to the extending end of the shaft 43 so that a turning of the knob 44 rotates the eccentric pin 42 to lift the push rod 41, the plate 36, and the pins 37.
Mounted on the top surface of the block 27 is a loading plate 46 (see FIGS. 2 and 3) having a coordinate array of apertures 47 aligned with the pins 37. Secured to the upper surface of plate 46 is a frame having a U-shaped section 48 surrounding a bottom plate 49. The bottom plate 49 is provided with a coordinate array of apertures 51 (see also FIG. 7) each of which is formed as a taper terminating in alignment with the apertures 47. The walls of the U-shaped frame section 48 serve to retain a random mass or supply of studs 21 on the bottom plate 49.
Referring to FIGS. 8 and 9, for a consideration of the mask 24 and the facilities for loading the mask, there is shown an extend extension 52 of the base 32 that provides a support for the mask 24. This mask is rectangular in shape and has a coordinate array of apertures 53 that are tapered to receive properly oriented studs 21. A magazine 54 is mounted on the extension 52 by means of locating pins 56. The sputtering mask 24 abuts the magazine 54 and is attached thereto by means of a fastener such as threaded bolts 58, so that a coordinate array of storage bores 59 extending through the magazine is aligned with the mask apertures 53. Both the bores 59 and the mask apertures 53 are aligned with the orienting pins 37 when the block 27 is tilted 90 to move the oriented studs 21 into position for transfer of the studs 21 through the magazine bores 59 into the mask apertures 53.
In orienting the tapered diode studs 21. a number of the tapered studs are placed on the bottom plate 49. and as shown in FIG. 2. the studs 21 are randomly oriented. The oriehting device 26 may be placed on and vibrated by a commercially available vibratory tool (not shown) to move the studs 21 about the plate 49 until they drop into the apertures 51. In the alternative, the frame 48 and plate 49 may be contacted by a vibratory device to impart the needed vibrations to move the studs 21 into the apertures 51. The studs 21 are vibrated until all the apertures 47 of the plate 46 have been filled with studs 21. As shown in FIG. 3, the studs 21 have either entered the apertures 47 with the tapered end 22 first or with the flat end 23 first and are engaged by the ends of the pins 37 having the V-shaped notches 38 therein. As is shown in FIG. 4, those studs 61 which are oriented with the tapered end 22 down are engaged by the tapered walls of the notches 38 along diametrically opposed lines of contact and, are in effect unstably supported within the notches 38. On the other hand, those studs 62 which are oriented with the flat end 23 down are stably supported upon the land areas 39-39 of the pins 37 and held by the pins 37 to span the notches 38.
The knob 44 is turned counterclockwise to rotate the eccentric pin 42 to lift the push rod 41 and raise the plate 36 and the pins 37 a sufficient distance to pass the pins 37 and the studs 61,62 engaged by the pins 37 through the above the apertures 47 of the plate 46 and the apertures 51 of the bottom plate 49. As is shown in FIGS. and 6, those studs 61 which are unstably engaged by the pins 37, i.e., engaged within the notches 38, topple from the pins 37 upon movement of the notches 38 above the plate 49. Those studs 62, which are stably engaged, i.e., span the notches 38, are held by the pins 37 and do not topple over under the same conditions as the unstably held studs 61. When the studs 61, 62 are within the apertures 47 and engaged by the pins 37, the studs 61, 62 have lateral support. However, when the pins 37 are raised so that the notches 38 of the pins 37 are above the apertures 51 of the plate 49, the lateral support is removed leading to the result discussed above.
As shown in FIG. 7, the apertures 51 in the plate 49 are in a coordinate array wherein the X-coordinate distance and the Y-coordinate distance between adjacent apertures 51 is less than the length of the studs 61 62, but the diagonal distance is greater than the length of the studs 61, 62 The notches 38 are cut in the pins 37 so as to traverse the ends of the pins 37 in alignment with the diagonals between adjacent apertures 51. This alignment assures that unstably supported stubs 61, upon toppling from the pins 37, fall along the diagonal paths between adjacent apertures 51 and do not hit and knock over stably supported studs 62.
After the studs 61, oriented with the tapered ends 22 pointed downward, have been toppled from engagement with the pins 37, the knob 44 is turned clockwise to lower the push rod 41, the plate 36, and both the pins 37 and the studs 62 retained thereon. The toppled studs 61 are then atop the bottom plate 49, which is then vibrated again until the empty apertures 47 of plate 46 are again filled. The sequence of steps is repeated until all of the pins 37 have stably retained studs 62 remaining thereon which are correctly oriented in one direction. Once this has been accomplished, the correctly oriented studs 62 may be transferred to a suitable mask 24 for subsequent metallic sputtering operations.
As shown in FIG. 8, the orienting apparatus 26 is contiguous to the magazine 54 and the sputtering mask 24. The diameter of the bore in the coordinate array of storage bores 59 of the magazine 54 is slightly larger than the diameter of the oriented studs 62 and is used for storing the oriented studs 62. The apertures 53 of the sputtering mask 24, attached to the magazine 54, are initially the same diameter as the bores 59. but gradually the apertures 53 start to taper until a point is reached along their length where the diameter of the apertures 53 is less than the diameter of the studs 62. At this point, the studs 62 will no longer pass and the flat end portion 23 of the studs will be exposed above the apertures 53 of the sputtering 5 mask 24. i
The orienting device 26 is pivoted 90on trunnions 28-28. The device is moved-toward the left and the trunnions 28-28 slide along the horizontal sections of the L-shaped slot 29 until the bottom plate 49 comes in contact with the magazine 54. The device 26 is then moved downward, the trunnions 28-28 sliding along the vertical sections of the L-shaped slots 29. until the U-shaped frame'48 comes to rest on the top surface 63 of the magazine 54. In this advanced position, the pins 37 of the orienting apparatus 26 and the oriented studs 62 are in alignment with the magazine bores 59. This is shown in FIG. 9. The pins 37 are then moved beyond the plate 49 by turning the knob 44 pushing the oriented studs 62 into the bores 59 of the magazine 54. The pins 37 are then retracted back to their original position leaving the oriented studs 62 inserted in the bores 59.
To insert the studs 62 into the sputtering mask 24, a magazine 54 containing oriented studs 62 is abutted with the orienting apparatus 26 which has a replenished supply of oriented studs 62. The pins 37 are again moved past the plate 49 causing the new supply of studs 62 to enter the bores 59 and force one series of studs 62 already in the bores 59 out and into the apertures 53 of the sputtering mask 24.
It should be noted that after the magazine 54 has been completely filled,- it can be removed from the base extension 52 and the studs 62 can be store stored in the magazine 54 using two cup plates or any other suitable means to cover the bores 59 of the magazine 54. The procedure for inserting the oriented studs into the sputtering mask 24 can then be done at any future time using the thus stored oriented studs 62.
It should also be noted that in the alternative. there can be a transfer of the studs 62 to the magazine 54 and then to the mask 24 when there is only a random distribution of correctly oriented studs 62 retained on the pins 37. After each vibration loading and each toppling of unstably supported studs 61, the orienting device 26 is pivoted and moved into correct alignment with the magazine 54 and the randomly retained studs 62 are transferred to the bores 59. This procedure is repeated until the bores 59 are substantially filled with correctly ore oriented studs 62. The mask 24 is attached to the magazine 54 and then both the mask 24 and the magazine 54 are removed from the extension 52. The magazine 54 and the mask 24 are inverted and placed on a commercially available vibratory tool, with the face 64 of the mask 24 contacting said tool. When the magazine 54 and the mask 24 are vibrated, the oriented studs 62 pass from the bores 59 into the apertures 53 of the magazine 24. i Iclaim:
1. An apparatus for orienting a stud having one end tapered, which comprises:
a fixture having at least one vertical hole for receiving the stud;
means within said hole for supporting the etud within the hole;
means for moving said support means and said fixture relative to one another to pass the stud from the hole; and
said support means having a stud engaging surface for stably supporting the stud engaged at the nontapered end and for unstably engaging the stud and the tapered end whereupon said unstably engaged stud pivots from the support means. 1
2. An apparatus for orienting a stud having a planar end surface and a tapered end portion, which comprises:
a horizontally disposed loading plate having at least one vertically disposed aligning bore therein for receiving and laterally supporting a stud;
a pin disposed for reciprocal motion in and relative to said aligning bore, said pin having a horizontal flat end surface for stably supporting the stud when engaging the planar end surface thereof and a groove in the horizontal flat end portion for unstably supporting the the stud when engaging the tapered end portion thereof; and
means for moving said pin and said plate relative to one another to disengage the stud from the support of said aligning bore to (l pivot the stud from said pin when the tapered end engages said groove, and to (2) support the stud on said pin when the planar end of the stud engages said flat end portion of said pin.
3. The apparatus of claim 2 wherein said aligning bore tapers inwardly from the surface of said loading plate and then terminates in a cylindrical portion.
4. An apparatus for orienting a plurality of studs having a a horizontally disposed loading fixture having a plurality of vertically disposed aligning bores therein for receiving and vertically supporting the studs;
pins disposed for reciprocal motion in and relative to said aligning bores, said pins having horizontal flat end surfaces for stably supporting studs when engaging the planar end surfaces thereof and grooves in the horizontal flat end portions for unstably supporting studs when engaging the tapered end portions thereof; and
reciprocating means for moving said pins and said fixture relative to one another to disengage studs from the support of said aligning bores to l pivot the studs from said pins when the tapered ends engage said grooves and to (2) support the studs on said pins when the planar ends of the studs engage said flat end portions of said pins, said reciprocating means retracting the supported studs back into said aligning bores to retain the orientation of the supported studs.
5. The apparatus of claim 4 wherein:
said plurality of aligning bores are arranged in a coordinate array; with the diagonal distances between the bores being greater than the lengths of the studs, and wherein:
said grooves in said pins are diagonally oriented in said coordinate array for directing the studs pivoting from said pins alongsaid diagonal distances to clear and not topple the studs stably supported on the other of said pins.
6. An apparatus for orienting and loadinga mask with a plurality of studs, having one end tapered, which comprises:
- an orienting apparatus as defined in claim 4 for orienting the studs;
a mask having horizontally extending apertures passing therethrough for receiving the studs;
means mounting said orienting apparatus for pivotal and sliding motion relative to said mask to pivot said apparatus and align said apertures with the oriented studs; whereupon subsequent reciprocation of said pins transfers said studs from said loading fixture to said apertures of the mask.
7. The apparatus as defined in claim 6, which further includes: a storage magazine interposed between said fixture and said mask, said magazine having horizontally extending storage bores therethrough aligned with the apertures of the mask and the apertures in the fixture, for receiving the studs from the fixture and for transferring the studs to the mask.
8. An apparatus for orienting and storing a plurality of studs having planar end surfaces and tapered end portions, which comprises:
reciprocating means for moving said pins and said aligning bores relative to one another to disengage the studs from the support of said aligning bore to (l) pivot the studs from said pins when the tapered ends engage said grooves and (2) to support the studs on said pins when the planar ends of the studs engage said flat end portions of said pins, said pin moving means retracting the supported studs back into said aligning boresto retain the orientation of the supported studs;
a magazine with horizontally extending storage bores therein for receiving the studs from the aligning bores; and
means mounting said loading plate for pivotal and sliding motion relative to said magazine to pivot said normally horizontal loading plate and, align said aligning bores with said storage bores; whereupon subsequent operation of said moving means transfers said studs from said aligning bores to said storage bores upon reciprocation of said pins.
9. A method of orienting studs each having one tapered end on a plurality of vertically extending pins each of which has a V-shaped notch formed in one end, which comprises:
laterally supporting a random mass of studs individually on said pins with certain of the studs having their nontapered ends spanning the notches and the remainder of the studs having their tapered ends resting against the sides of the V-shaped notches; and
imparting relative movement between the pins and the lateral support to remove the lateral support whereupon those studs having their tapered ends resting on the side of the V-shaped notches topple from the pins and those studs having their nontapered ends spanning then the notches are retained on the pins.
10. A method of orienting studs having flat end surfaces and opposed tapered end section, which comprises:
loading the studs into normally vertically extending bores formed in a plate;
engaging and supporting within the bores the flat end surfaces of those studs with the tapered end sections is extending upwardly;
engaging diametrically opposed line sections of the tapered end sections of those studs with the flat end surface extending upwardly to support these studs within the bores; and
imparting relative movement between the supported studs and the plate to move the studs from the bores to pivot those studs engaged along diametrically opposed line sections and to maintain the position of those studs supported on their flat end surfaces.
11. A method for orienting studs, having one end tapered,
using a fixture with multiple apertures therethrough having vertically extending pins with notches on one end of inserted therein, which comprises:
randomly inserting the studs into the of the fixture; unstably engaging the tapered ends of the studs pointed in a first direction within the inner portions of the notches;
stably engaging the nontapered ends of the studs pointed in a second direction with the nonnotched top of the pins;
imparting relative motion between the pins and the fixture to move the pins above the apertures a distance sufficient to topple said unstably engaged studs;
imparting relative motion between the pins and the fixtures to move the pins below the apertures to retain said stably engaged studs; and
cyclically repeating the above steps until all the pins retain stably engaged studs.
12. A method of loading studs having one end tapered into a magazine having a plurality of horizontal apertures therethrough, which comprises;
orienting the studs on the group of pins as defined in claim withdrawing the pins with the stably engaged studs within the fixture;
moving the fixture to align the pins with the apertures in the magazine; and
moving the pins through the apertures in the fixture to transfer the oriented studs into the apertures in the magazine.
13. A method of loading studs having tapered ends into a mask having a plurality of horizontal apertures therethrough from a magazine having a plurality of horizontal apertures therethrough each of said magazine apertures each having a length which is a multiple of the length of a stud, which comprises:
cyclically loading the magazine with studs in accordance with the method defined in claim 12 to move the studs through and from the magazine apertures; and positioning the mask with the apertures therein aligned with the magazine apertures to receive the studs exiting from the magazine apertures.
14. A method for orienting studs, having one end tapered using a fixture with multiple vertical apertures therethrough having vertically extending pins inserted therein. which pins each have a notch at one end. which comprises:
randomly inserting into the apertures the studs having the tapered ends pointed in a first direction with the studs having the tapered ends pointed in a second direction; cyclically imparting relative motion between the pins and the fixture to move the notched ends of the pins from the apertures to stably engage the nontapered ends of the studs which span the notches and to unstably engage within the notches the tapered ends of the studs, which topple upon movement of the pins from the apertures; cyclically imparting relative motion between the pins and the fixture to move the pins within the apertures to retain said stably engaged studs; and inserting the toppled studs into the empty apertures of the fixture, following each lowering of the pins. until all pins have stably engaged studs retained thereon.
PatentNo. 3,559,819 Dated February 2, 1971 Donald M. Large lnventor( s) It is certified that error appears in tht above'identified patent and that said Letters Patent are hereby corrected as shown below:
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Column 2, line 46 (Spec. page 4, line 22) "paris should be --pairs--.
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Signed and sealed this 29th day of January 1974.
EDWARD M.FLETCHER,JR; RENE D. TEGTMEYER Attestlng Officer Acting Commissioner of Pa


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