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White Papers: Process
Top 10 Reasons to Automate Your IT Processes
By HP | 20/8/2013
While their critical business initiatives may vary, a standard set of objectives driving the need for automation has emerged as being best practice for organisations adopting IT process automation. In this whitepaper, we explore the top ten reasons why CIOs, managers, and production support teams are adopting IT process automation. Click for more!
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Quantifying the Benefits of Server Automation
By HP | 20/8/2013
Over the past few years, managing data centre environments has become one of the most costly functions of IT, with over 70% of budgets going toward the management of existing systems. While IT teams are under more pressure than ever to reduce costs and risks while delivering increasing value to the business, find out how to deliver on conflicting expectations. Click to Download!
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Private Cloud Computing - Agility and Affordability
By HP | 20/8/2013
Now that the dust has settled from the initial cloud excitement, IT's main task in delivering reliable services in a cost-effective way remains unchanged. However IT services are expected to consume services from in-house IT departments the same way they do from cloud providers - with their speed, agility and flexibility. In this whitepaper, we look at how others meet this demand. Click to download!
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Moving Beyond Traditional IT
By HP | 20/8/2013
IT organizations around the globe are in search of technological solutions that address their increasingly complex business challenges. Many of these challenges have come from the need for instant gratification from highly mobile, interactive, and always-connected consumers and users. Organisations are transforming their traditional IT models into an optimal blend of private and public cloud services along with traditional IT to achieve greater organisational agility, flexibility, and cost-efficiency. Click to find out how!
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How to Automate Hybrid Delivery in Three Steps
By HP | 20/8/2013
As IT's traditional role of providing infrastructure services is evolving to acting as a broker and consumer of other services from third-party cloud environments, IT performance will quickly result on delivering the right service from the right place at the right time. As IT can extend its existing premises-based best practice to external cloud providers, it can ensure that the process is done according to company policies with little disruption to existing operations. Click to find out more.
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IT Process Automation: Moving From Basics to Best Practice
By HP | 20/8/2013
Driven by the growth and the adoption of run book automation, broader uses of IT process automation (ITPA) promise to mitigate IT operations risk, reduce costs, reduce complexity and increase operational efficiency. ITPA should not only be viewed as an add-on to existing tools, and it shouldn't be seen as just another IT management tool. But, rather it is a new IT operations management paradigm requiring new skills, organisational design, investment and support. Unless it is upfront in its architecture, it will result in unrealised value, additional costs and complexity. In this whitepaper, we provide best practices to ensure that automation value is achieved. Download now.
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Mobility in Financial Services
By HP | 19/8/2013
Just about everything is going mobile, in order to drive efficiency and generate more revenue. Importantly, mobile business apps and mobile enterprise apps have the potential to transform organisations. In this whitepaper, we discuss key mobile trends and analyses how financial services organisations must change their IT application development, testing, and management methodologies while extending their services to multi-client mobile environments and leveraging both Native and Mobile‑oriented Web apps. Click to download.
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Mobility in Financial Services Enabling New Revenue Streams
By HP | 19/8/2013
Whether you want to map directions, find a restaurant, look up your flight details, see where your next meeting is, or just check your email, chances are you do it on your smartphone. Just about everything is going mobile. Industries such as retail and financial services are going mobile to increase efficiency and generate more revenue. Mobile business apps and mobile enterprise apps have the potential to transform organisations. This whitepaper discusses key mobile trends and analyses how financial services organisations must change their IT application development, testing, monitoring, and management methodologies while extending their services to multi-client mobile environments, leveraging both Native and Mobile‑oriented Web apps. Read now.
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Business Processes and Customers - Difficult Domains to Integrate
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Despite spending many billions of dollars on Customer
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Case Study: Crazy John's - Fulfil their Speedy Expansion Plan
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Read here how Crazy John's chose Sword Ciboodle to provide their contact centre and retail stores
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Unveiling The Hole Handicap MysteryThis past winter we changed all our handicap holes and re-printed our scorecards. After 10 years and tons of historical data entered by our players, we can actually see where the strokes are needed. If you want to be the smartest person in the room next time you're in a handicap discu... |
Robert Trent Jones Jr on Eugene Country ClubRecently I interviewed legendary golf course architect, Robert Trent Jones, Jr, and we discussed current and past golf projects. One of my all time favorite golf courses is Eugene Country Club. Brian Weis, GolfOregon.com: One of my favorite courses is Eugene Country Club. What was... |
Robert Trent Jones Jr on SentryWorld's RedesignFor the 2013 golf season, SentryWorld closed the golf course for major renovations. Recently, I had the chance to sit down with legendary golf architect, Robert Trent Jones, Jr, and ask him about the course and the changes. Brian Weis, GolfWisconsin.com: This past year, SentryWorld... |
Poker Golf Travel IdeasA lot of the major casinos are offering discounts to golf courses nowadays as they try to make the casino experience more than just about a luxurious stay at their hotels and gambling. This is part of their efforts to stay above water as the casinos are seeing less visitors each year.... |
ClubCrownMost golfers tee the ball up, stare down the shaft of their driver and pick their line using a little notch (or logo) on the crown of the club. What if you were to look down the shaft and see something more appealing on the crown of the club like your favorite college team logo or ser... |
International Crown trophy will be impressiveI'll let you in on a secret. The trophy that will go to the winner of the LPGA's biggest-ever event will be one of the most impressive in all of sports. I received a sneak preview of the prize that the players in the new International Crown event will play for in July during my fir... |
Championsgate Golf ResortAs you pull up to the bag drop area at the Championsgate Golf Resort, you realize that you are in for a treat. A valet is there to greet you and unload the bags from your car. Within seconds a 2nd attendant arrives with a cart and hoists your bags aboard. In the meantime the valet i... |
Santee's Secret is OutWhen golfers find a "hidden gem," they try not to tell anybody. Secrets like that are to be held closely. Fortunately or unfortunately, however, golfers are only human, so word usually leaks out and when that happens, the hot spot becomes popular and everyone comes a-callin'. Witne... |
Orange County NationalI will admit, there are many pluses and minuses to being an avid golfer and living in Florida; the most obvious being that you get to play golf year round. It's true that while your friends up north are busy tuning up their snow blowers and collecting firewood for the long, cold winte... |
Lone Palm Golf ClubThere are only a handful of golf courses in the Lakeland, FL area and only a couple of those are private country clubs. One of those courses is Lone Palm Golf Club, a private club founded by George Jenkins, the patriarch of the Publix Supermarket chain. The club is sprawled across nea... |
Highlands ReserveWhen golf course architect Mike Dasher started work on the Highlands Reserve Golf Club in Davenport Florida he was asked to build a course that was "affordable, walk-able, and fun golf course for all to enjoy." With Highlands Reserve he has accomplished all that and more. It has even ... |
Diamondback Golf ClubOne of the first things you notice as you pull in the driveway at Diamondback Golf Course in Haines City is that there are no houses around. That means no sounds of breaking glass or children screaming from their swimming pool during your backswing. Just a nice peaceful day on the go... |
Reunion ResortThe Arnold Palmer Course at Reunion Resort plays 6,916 yards from the back tees with a course rating of 70.9 and a slope of 132. Five sets of tees make the Arnold Palmer Course enjoyable for golfers of all skill sets and abilities. The course can be played anywhere from 4800 yards to ... |
Getting To Know: Old Chatham Golf ClubWhether you have played a course 20+ times a year or looking to play the course for the first time, insights from an insider can help enhance your golf experience. Below is an interview with Jodi Tata who shares some valuable tidbits about the course, memorable holes and must eats and... |
Getting To Know: Colbert HillsWhether you have played a course 20+ times a year or looking to play the course for the first time, insights from an insider can help enhance your golf experience. Below is an interview with Chad Myers who shares some valuable tidbits about the course, memorable holes and must eats an... |
Interview With Britt Pavelonis Mini Tour Professional GolferBelow is an interview with Britt Pavelonis, the Mini Tour Professional Golfer at . The following are a few traditional and non traditional golf centric questions that I love to ask influential people in the golf industry. Can you provide our readers a brief biography? I st... |
What It's Like To Play In A Celebrity Golf TournamentRain is pounding my windshield so hard that there's a point somewhere in Temecula that I truly cannot see in front of me. At least I know the car ahead has its lights on, so I can probably stop quickly if need be. Besides, we're only moving at 10 mph. It's about 4:30 on a Friday af... |
Q&A with Rees JonesRees Jones continues to make his imprint on the golf design business through several current projects including the scheduled opening of a new casino resort course in Iowa this summer. Having worked on over 170 courses - either original projects or renovations - the 72-year old Jones ... |
Golf in Banff Canada"It's on the roof of the world, the golf is excellent and the scenic surrounding is unsurpassed in beauty." -Chick Evans For several years now I have tried to get to Banff and something got in the way every time---- until now. It was worth the wait!!! Banff may be one of the m... |
Golf on Florida's Treasure CoastFlorida's Treasure Coast embraces three counties - Martin, Palm Beach and St. Lucie. Add the surrounding areas and the golf options in this east coast area are numerous, diverse and competitively priced. That's why so many tour players make this their offseason home. Tiger Woods, D... |
You Say Dubai and I Say HelloThe city of Dubai may not have even existed when The Beatles wrote that song but I am thinking about it as I sit in my hotel in Dubai. There are seven Emirates in the U.A.E., the largest of them being Dubai and Abu Dhabi. The British empire gave up control of this area in 1971 an... |
Interview With Reagan Davis, PGA Director of Golf Eagle Ridge Resort & SpaBelow is an interview with Reagan Davis, PGA, the Director of Golf at Eagle Ridge Resort & Spa. The following are a few traditional and non traditional golf centric questions that I love to ask influential people in the golf industry. Can you provide our readers a brief biograph... |
Rules Question: Accidental Contact With BallThe following question was asked to me by a reader: What is the ruling if you strike the ball in a practice swing. The first time, this happened to me was in a high school golf match. I was taking a practice swing with my putter and hit the ball by mistake. I never addressed the ... |
The World's Best Golfers Converge on South Florida's PGA NationalWith the much-dreaded Polar Vortex once again wreaking frigid havoc this week in the Midwest and Northeast, the weather here in Palm Beach Gardens for the first stop of the PGA TOUR's "Florida Swing" is short-sleeve glorious. With daily temperatures scheduled to hover around 80 de... |
The Bear Trap is Ready to PounceThe "Bear Trap" on The Champion Course at PGA National Resort & Spa doesn't discriminate; it harasses everyone who dares to enter its three-hole lair. This week during the PGA TOUR's Honda Classic, the sport's best will have to somehow remain unscathed through holes 15, 16 and 17 - go... |


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This was a wonderful tour. The guide, Gio, had the ability to bring the stories to life, she did not just recite them. The stories were interesting and a really good mixture. Altogether a very enjoyable tour!
Excellent tour. Very knowledgeable guide! Worth doing when you only have a short time as the tour us in the evening. Worked out very well for us.
The tour guide was great and it was a interesting tour
I was on my Honeymoon and booked the Ghost and Mystery Walking tour of rome. This was a great time. The tour guide walked us through the streets of rome at night and gave us a history lesson of buildings. Of course the real life history lesson related to the ghost that still haunt the area :)
I loved this tour, the guide made it so interesting and fun. Learned a lot about the city it was definately good value.and a great start to our holiday.
Excellent. Guide was very knowledgable and I personally had a lot in common with her and would go again
actually 6 stars. Guide was enthusiastic, well versed in history, and tour was a pleasure
A definitely must go. Its really different from walking on your own. You will find many things that you haven't been aware of on this tour
Highly recommended; one of the best tours I went on while in Italy.
it was a great entertaining alternative to standard tours
We had a great time and learned about some of Rome's notorious and tragic historic figures. A great alternative to the typical tours.
Great Tour~! Tour guide was fun, interesting, and knowledgeable.
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This tour was a steal of a deal! It is a delightful way to spend an evening. Our tour guide was Francesca. She has such a lovely personality. History is more fun when it sounds like gossip! She masterfully brought those stories of old to life. I was not afraid walking at night with the group. The nightlife of Rome is so vibrant anyway. There are always large groups of people around. I didn't pick up on any ghostly "vibes." It wasn't scary or anything like that. It was just an enjoyable, unique, memorable way to spend a pleasant evening. Seeing some of the sights by moonlight adds to their intrigue. Like I say: Steal of a deal!
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In Pics: Sharapova's maiden French Open title
Maria Sharapova was the toast of Paris on Saturday, after a stunning performance in the final, where she defeated giant-killer Sara Errani. Take a look at some of the most stunning images from the final
Paris: Sidelined in 2008 by a right shoulder that needed surgery, putting her tennis future suddenly in doubt, Maria Sharapova decided to use the free time to study a new language, the one spoken at the only Grand Slam tournament she had yet to win.
"I found a French school close to my house," she recalled, "and I did private lessons every single day for three months."
Sharapova cut short those classes when it was time to begin the slow, painful rehab process and get her shoulder back in shape. About 3½ years later, on Saturday at Roland Garros, Sharapova put all of that hard work to good use on the most important clay court there is -- and even trotted out a little French during the victory speech she often wondered if she'd ever get a chance to deliver.
Whipping big serves with that rebuilt shoulder, putting forehands and backhands right on lines, and even moving well on the red surface she once worried made her look like a "cow on ice," Sharapova beat surprise finalist Sara Errani of Italy 6-3, 6-2 to win her first French Open title and become the 10th woman with a career Grand Slam.
"It's a wonderful moment in my career," the 25-year-old Sharapova told the crowd in French, before switching to English to add: "I'm really speechless. It's been such a journey for me to get to this stage."
Errani, for her part, never paid attention to those who said a 5-foot-4½ woman couldn't possibly compete against the very best in tennis. Posing at the net before the match, the 6-foot-2 Sharapova towered over her opponent -- then was head-and-shoulders above Errani when play began, too.
"I started badly, and that's what bothers me the most," said the 21st-seeded Errani, who admitted she was overcome by nerves at the outset. "You can't do that against players like her, because she was only going to get better once she loosened up."
Born 10 days apart in April 1987, both trained as kids at Nick Bollettieri's academy in Florida (Errani says she lost badly in their only head-to-head match there; Sharapova says she has no recollection). Both were playing in the French Open final for the first time.
The similarities end there, though. Sharapova was playing in her seventh Grand Slam singles final; Errani in her first, although she did team with Roberta Vinci to win the women's doubles title Friday. Errani was 19-18 for her career in major tournaments before these wonderful two weeks; Sharapova was 122-32.
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US 8218226 B2 Abstract An optical modulator that utilizes Bloch surface plasmon (BSP) effects is disclosed. The BSP optical (BSPO) modulator (10) includes a permittivity-modulated (P-M) grating (20) that can be one-dimensional or two-dimensional. Electro-optic (EO) substrates (30) sandwich the P-M grating. The EO substrates have electrodes (64) arranged thereon, and a voltage source (60) connected to the electrodes is used to provide an applied voltage (V30) via a modulation voltage signals (SM) that switches the modulator. Index-matching layers (40) may be used to mitigate adverse reflection effects. The BSPO modulator allows for normally incident input light (100I) to be modulated directly without having to generate oblique angles of incidence for the input light in order to excite the surface plasmon.
Claims(9) 1. An optical modulator having a central axis and that employs a Bloch surface plasmon (BSP) effect at an operating wavelength to modulate input light transmitted along an optical axis when subject to an applied voltage, comprising:
a permittivity-modulated (P-M) grating having a surface, and a central axis perpendicular to the surface and substantially aligned with the optical axis, the grating including a periodic arrangement of metal sections that define the grating surface and that define a modulated permittivity; and
first and second electro-optic (EO) substrates having respective refractive indices that can vary in response to the applied voltage, and arranged along the optical axis so as to sandwich the P-M grating and form a configuration that supports the BSP when at least one of the EO substrates is subject to the applied voltage.
2. The optical modulator of
a) first and second metal strips comprising first and second metals having different permittivities and oriented so that the periodic arrangement is one-dimensional; and
b) first and second metal sections comprising first and second metals having different permittivities so that the periodic arrangement is two-dimensional.
3. The optical modulator of
4. The optical modulator of
5. The optical modulator of
6. The optical modulator of
7. The optical modulator of
8. The optical modulator of
at least one index-matching layer arranged between the at least one waveguide and a corresponding at least one of the EO substrate surfaces.
9. An optical system for modulating the input light, comprising:
the optical modulator of
a light source optically coupled to optical modulator at the modulator input side via an input optical waveguide;
an output optical waveguide optically coupled to the optical modulator at the optical modulator output side; and
a voltage source configured to provide the applied voltage to the optical modulator so as to modulate the input light and form modulated output light carried by the output waveguide.
Description This application claims the benefit of, and priority to U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 61/189,100 filed on Aug. 15, 2008 entitled, �Surface-Plasmon-Based Optical Modulator�, the content of which is relied upon and incorporated herein by reference in its entirety. The present invention relates generally to optical modulators, and in particular to optical modulators based on surface plasmon effects. Optical modulators are used in a variety of optical systems to alter the intensity of a light beam, usually in a rapid manner that imparts information onto a carrier optical signal. In optical systems based on waveguides, such as optical telecommunication systems that employ optical fibers, optical modulators are used to encode information onto light guided by the waveguides. Other applications for optical modulators include their use as fast switches to perform logic operations, and to act as light gates that selectively block or transmit light without necessarily imparting information onto the light beam. State-of-the-art optical modulators are typically either electro-optic-(EO)-based or electroabsorption-(EA)-based. The former are based on the linear electro-optic (Pockels) effect, while the latter exploit either the Franz-Keldysh effect or the quantum confined Stark effect in multiple quantum well heterostructures. EO-based modulators typically employ a Mach-Zehnder interferometer (MZI) fabricated in an EO material (usually, lithium niobate) using standard methods of fabricating integrated optical devices and systems (e.g., Ti-indiffusion, proton exchange, etc.). Unfortunately, since the MZI is external to the optical fiber, coupling between the MZI and the waveguide causes undesired optical signal attenuation. Also, the attenuation process involves dividing up a light beam into two light beams, imparting relative phases to the light beams, and then interfering the light beams. This makes for a rather complicated system and process. EA-based modulators, on the contrary, can be integrated with a laser on a single chip. However, they typically have a relatively low extinction ratio (i.e., the ratio of power levels corresponding to logical �1� and �0�) of �10 dB. Currently used EAMs are bulky and their integration with systems and/or devices that have different materials is not straightforward. Certain fiber optic modulators seek to rely on the use of surface plasmons. A surface plasmon (SP) is an electromagnetic wave that travels at the interface between a metal layer and a dielectric layer (which can be air) when certain conditions are met. SP-based optical modulators utilize a structure that selectively converts the power carried by a guided light wave into the SP. By selectively varying the amount of power converted to the SP, the guided light wave is selectively attenuated to achieve the required analog or digital modulation. To date, SP-based fiber optic modulators rely on lateral (i.e. parallel to the fiber axis) light coupling to the particular metal-dielectric structure in order to achieve the necessary conditions for exciting the SP. For example, light intensity modulation is achieved in one instance by evanescent coupling of the propagating mode of the waveguide and the plasmon mode supported by a metal-dielectric interface external to the waveguide. Other approaches use prisms or grating to obtain an oblique incident angle to excite the SP. A first aspect of the invention is an optical modulator having a central axis and that employs a Bloch surface plasmon (BSP) effect at an operating wavelength to modulate input light when subject to an applied voltage. The optical modulator includes a permittivity-modulated (P-M) grating having a surface, and a central axis perpendicular to the surface and substantially aligned with the optical axis. The P-M grating includes a periodic arrangement of metal sections and/or metal and dielectric sections that define the grating surface and that define a modulated permittivity. The optical modulator also includes first and second EO substrates having respective refractive indices that can vary in response to the applied voltage. The first and second EO substrates are arranged along the optical axis so as to sandwich the P-M grating and form a configuration that supports the BSP when at least one of the EO substrates is subject to the applied voltage via electrodes operably arranged on at least one of the EO substrates. A second aspect of the invention is an optical modulator having a central axis and that employs a BSP effect at an operating wavelength to modulate input light when subject to an applied voltage. The optical modulator includes an EO substrate having first and second substantially parallel surfaces and having a refractive index that can vary in response to the applied voltage. The optical modulator also includes first and second P-M gratings arranged so as to sandwich the EO substrate to form first and second substrate-grating interfaces that support respective first and second BSPs when the EO substrate is subject to the applied voltage via electrodes operably arranged on the EO substrate. The optical modulator also includes first and second dielectric substrates respectively arranged immediately adjacent the first and second P-M gratings and opposite the EO substrate. A third aspect of the invention is a method of modulating input light using a BSP effect to form modulated output light. The method includes providing at least one P-M grating that defines an operating wavelength. The method also includes interfacing the at least one P-M grating with at least one EO substrate having an index of refraction that can change when subject to an applied voltage so as to form at least one grating-substrate interface that can support at least one BSP. The method further includes passing input light through the at least one grating-substrate interface while varying the applied voltage to the at least one EO substrate so as to alter the ability of at least one grating-substrate interface to support the at least one BSP at the operating wavelength so as to selectively attenuate the input light to form the modulated output light. Additional features and advantages of the invention will be set forth in the detailed description which follows, and in part will be readily apparent to those skilled in the art from that description or recognized by practicing the invention as described herein, including the detailed description which follows, the claims, as well as the appended drawings. It is to be understood that both the foregoing general description and the following detailed description present embodiments of the invention, and are intended to provide an overview or framework for understanding the nature and character of the invention as it is claimed. The accompanying drawings are included to provide a further understanding of the invention, and are incorporated into and constitute a part of this specification. The drawings illustrate various embodiments of the invention and together with the description serve to explain the principles and operations of the invention. Additional features and advantages of the invention are set forth in the detailed description that follows and will be apparent to those skilled in the art from the description or recognized by practicing the invention as described in the following description together with the claims and appended drawings. Reference is now made in detail to the present preferred embodiments of the invention, examples of which are illustrated in the accompanying drawings, which are not necessarily to scale. Whenever possible, like or similar reference numerals are used throughout the drawings to refer to like or similar parts. It should be understood that the embodiments disclosed herein are merely examples, each incorporating certain benefits of the present invention. Various modifications and alterations may be made to the following examples within the scope of the present invention, and aspects of the different examples may be mixed in different ways to achieve yet further examples. Accordingly, the true scope of the invention is to be understood from the entirety of the present disclosure, in view of but not limited to the embodiments described herein. The present invention takes advantage of the effects of the excitation of BSPs as described in the article by A. Kobyakov et al., entitled �Fundamental and higher-order Bloch surface plasmons in planar bimetallic gratings on silicon and glass substrates,� published in the Journal of the Optical Society of America (JOSA) B, vol. 25 (2008) (in press) and available at http://josab.osa.org/upcoming.cfm, and in the article by A. Kobyakov et al., entitled �Semi-analytical method for light interaction with 1D nano-plasmonic structures,� Optics Express, Vol. 16, No. 12, 9 Jun. 2008 (pp 8938-57), which articles are both incorporated by reference herein. Terms such as �horizontal,� �vertical,� �front,� �back,� �input,� �output,� �inner,� �outer,� etc., and the use of Cartesian Coordinates are for the sake of reference in the drawings and for ease of description and are not intended to be strictly limiting either in the description or in the claims as to an absolute orientation and/or direction. The term �waveguide� means �optical waveguide� and is not limited to optical fibers, though the invention is particularly well-suited for optical waveguides in the form of optical fibers. The symbol ��� is used below as shorthand to mean �approximately.� BSPO Modulator with One 1D P-M Grating BSPO modulator 10 includes a permittivity-modulated periodic plane grating 20 (�P-M grating�) having upper and lower surfaces 22 and 24. P-M grating 20 is sandwiched along optical axis A1 by two electro-optic (EO) substrates 30 each having substantially parallel surfaces 32. In an example embodiment, surfaces 32 may be corrugated, but the surfaces are still generally substantially planar and parallel to each other because the size of the corrugation is much less than the dimensions of EO substrates 30. EO substrates 30 are arranged in BSPO modulator 10 to be substantially perpendicular to optical axis A1. EO substrates 30 are discussed in greater detail below. With reference to In an example embodiment, grating thickness TG is in the range from 50 nm to 250 nm. Also in an example embodiment, LG=WG�10 μm and TG�100 nm. Thus, BSPO modulator 10 can have a cross-sectional size (e.g., diameter) on the order of a typical waveguide core 73, e.g., �10 μm�10 μm. These dimensions allow BSPO modulator 10 to have a small form factor that offers advantages for coupling to, and packaging with, optical waveguides, and in particular optical fibers. Larger P-M gratings 20 can be formed and used to create larger BSPO modulators 10 for use with larger fiber cores, such as optical fibers 70I and 70O having a large effective area (i.e., so-called �large effective area fibers�). At an operating wavelength λO, metal strips 26M preferably have low loss and have a finite negative permittivity ∈ so as to be suitable for excitation of BSPs. Examples of metals most suitable for forming metal strips 26M include gold, silver, and copper because of their low loss. The refractive index nD of the dielectric strips 26D can vary widely. For example, dielectric strips 26D can be formed from the same EO material used to fabricate the EO substrates 30, while in another example the dielectric strips can be air. In another example embodiment, nD is made negative through the use of a bimetallic P-M grating 20, wherein dielectric strips 26D of grating 20 are replaced with metal strips 26M′ having a different permittivity (∈2) than metal strips 26M (∈1). The necessary permittivity modulation is achieved, for example, by alternating strips of two metals 26M and 26M′ that are optically different in some wavelength range, such as gold and silver at a visible wavelength. Example metals for strips 26M and 26M′ include, for example, gold and silver. Other option for creating a bimetallic P-M grating 20 include geometric structuring to modify the effective permittivity of the metal strips and using alloys or metal-dielectric composites having a prescribed effective permittivity. Periodic modulation of the permittivity can also be achieved by corrugating one or both metal section surfaces. P-M grating 20 has a period A that defines (selects) the desired operating wavelength αO of BSPO modulator 10. In an example embodiment, the operating wavelength αO is selected to be at or near the center of the telecom C-band wavelength of 1550 nm. In other example embodiments, the operating wavelength λO is selected to be at or near 1300 nm, or at or near 850 nm. It is expected that BSPO modulator 10 would operate more efficiently at these latter wavelengths because of lower losses in metals at higher optical frequencies. In an example embodiment, the grating thickness TG is about 100 nm, while the EO substrate thickness T30 ( In an example embodiment, the duty cycle D=WD/Λ<�. In an example embodiment as determined by computer simulations by the inventors, D is preferably about 0.2. However, one skilled in the art will appreciate that further optimization of the duty cycle D can be performed based on the particular application and related design parameters for BSPO modulator 10. In a preferred example embodiment, P-M grating 20 is formed directly on one of the EO substrate surfaces 32 using conventional deposition techniques. For example, the particular EO substrate surface 32 is first coated with a metal layer. Photoresist is then deposited over the layer and patterned (e.g., using photolithographic exposure) to define the location of the dielectric regions. The exposed photoresist is then developed and the structure etched to remove the exposed metal. Either air or another dielectric material (e.g., silica) can be selectively deposited in between metal strips 26M to form dielectric strips 26D. The remaining photoresist covering the metal strips 26M is then removed. Note that corrugated metal sections 26M and/or 26M′ can be formed by corrugating EO substrate surface 32 and then forming a metal film (or films) on the corrugated surface. With reference again to EO substrates 30 are electrically connected to a voltage source 60 via electrical lines 62. Electrodes 64 (see also In other example embodiments such as shown in In an example embodiment, one or two index-matching layers 40 are provided adjacent one or both EO substrate surfaces 32 on the side opposite. Index-matching layers 40 each have a surface 42 opposite the adjacent EO substrate 30 (i.e., at BSPO modulator input end 12I and output end 12O, respectively). Index-matching layers 40 are configured to reduce reflections when BSPO modulator 10 is interfaced with one or more waveguides 70, such as shown in In an example embodiment, one or both waveguides 70 are optical fibers. In a preferred embodiment, waveguides 70 are polarization-maintaining to ensure that the electromagnetic (EM) wave incident upon P-M grating 20 is a TM EM wave. Waveguides 70 can also be non-polarization-maintaining, but then P-M grating 20 preferably is 2D symmetric (i.e., a tessellated arrangement of metal squares or rectangles separated by dielectric sections), as discussed in greater detail below. In an example embodiment, BSPO modulator 10 is most easily fabricated using standard photolithographic processes and techniques, which are often used to make micron-sized and nanometer-sized structures and devices for a variety of photonics, integrated optics and semiconductor applications. Similarly, the proposed modulator can be integrated with optical waveguides 70 in photonic integrated circuits as well as with optical fiber waveguides. The construction of BSPO modulator 10 is not bound to a specific material or group of materials such as lithium niobate or gallium arsenide. One skilled in the art will appreciate that judicious design of P-M grating 20 can make BSPO modulator 10 compatible with a wide variety of materials platforms. In an example embodiment, the overall thickness T10 of BSPO modulator 10 can be made to fall in the range from about 1 μm to 2 μm without using index-matching layers 40, and in the range from about 5 μm to 7 μm using index-matching layers. BSPO modulator 10 is preferably configured so that it transmits light at the operating wavelength λO with very low attenuation (e.g., �2 dB or less) when in the �transmit� or �OFF� mode, and to have very high attenuation (e.g., �20 dB or greater) in the �block� or �ON� mode. BSPO modulator 10 can be configured so that either the �ON� mode requires an applied voltage or the �OFF� mode requires an applied voltage. In the discussion below, the �OFF� mode is selected as the �no applied voltage� mode for the sake of illustration. The wide range of attenuations (and thus the large extinction ratio) is made possible at normal incidence by the selective excitation of the BSP mode, whose eigenfrequency coincides with the operating wavelength λO of input light 100I. This is in contrast to other SP-based optical modulators that require an oblique angle of incidence. Note that the BSP is a collective excitation that forms a standing wave rather than an SP wave that travels in a given direction. This standing-wave BSP is schematically represented in When using BSPO modulator 10 as part of a guided-wave optical system, a first step typically will involve interfacing the modulator with one or more waveguides 70. In one example embodiment, waveguides 70 in the form of optical fibers are interfaced with BSPO modulator 10 at input and output sides 12I and 12O. Housing 150 is particularly useful for coupling two optical fibers 70 to one another. With reference again to Most of input light 100I thus travels to the first EO substrate 30. Assuming that the applied voltage V30=0, the refractive index of the EO substrate n will have a relatively low value (e.g., n=2.1) so that the input light 100I is not substantially attenuated by the BSP effect provided at the grating-EO substrate interface. Input light 100I is thus substantially transmitted through P-M grating 20, the second EO substrate 30, and the second index-matching layer 40 without substantial attenuation when V30=0, thereby forming output light 100O. On the other hand, applying voltage V30 to one or both EO substrates 30 via voltage source 60 serves to change the refractive index of substrates 30 and, consequently, to shift the eigenfrequency of the BSP. In the OFF state, the parameters of the system are such that a BSP is excited and mediates the high transmittance of the film. The applied voltage serves to substantially suppress the intensity of input (incident) light 100I, thereby forming a gap 100G in output light 100O where substantially no light is transmitted. Selectively turning on and off the applied voltage V30 (or alternatively, selectively varying the applied voltage in the case of analog modulation) controls the occurrence and size of gaps 100G between portions of transmitted light 100T, thereby modulating output light 100O. In an example embodiment, a modulation signal SM provides the applied voltage V30 to BSPO modulator 10 (and in particular to EO substrates 30 via electrodes 64) in a manner that includes modulation information and, if necessary, a bias voltage. Note also that BSPO modulator 10 can be used as a digital EO switch for a number of applications, such as logical operation, laser mode-locking operations, etc. It is also noted here that applied voltage V30 can be applied to either one or both EO substrates 30. Applying applied voltage V30 to a single EO substrate 30 will not result in as good modulation performance, but may be acceptable for certain applications where a large attenuation (i.e., a high extinction ratio) is not required. Curve C1 shows the transmittance T vs. wavelength λ when the voltage V30 applied to the substrates is �OFF� (V30=0) so that n=2.1. The difference in transmission values at a given wavelength represents the attenuation for that wavelength. Curve C2 shows the transmittance T vs. wavelength λ when the voltage V30 applied to the substrates is �ON� (V30=VMAX), so that n=2.2. Because the results in The switching speed of BSPO modulator 10 is generally governed by the particular EO substrate material used and so is generally the same as other EO-based modulators. For example, switching speeds of about 40 Gb/s are possible with lithium niobate EO substrates 30. These switching speeds may be diminished somewhat by the particular electrode configuration and the relatively high voltages (e.g., up to about 70V) needed to perform switching for non-axial electrode configurations. BSPO Modulator with Two 1D P-M Gratings As shown in In another example embodiment, bimetallic P-M gratings 20 are used that themselves serve as electrodes. Also, where gratings 20 are P-M gratings, dielectric strips 26D can be made of conductive material and serve as transparent electrodes 64. The single EO substrate embodiments of An advantage of BSPO modulator 10 of BSPO Modulator with 2D P-M Grating Optical System with BSPO Modulator In operation, controller/processor 230 sends a laser control signal SL to laser source 210 to initiate the operation of laser source. In response, laser source 210 generates input light 100I, such as a continuous-wave carrier signal to be modulated. Controller/processor 230 also creates or re-directs voltage controller signals S60 to voltage source 60. Voltage controller signal S60 contains modulation information to be used by voltage source 60 to form modulation voltage signal SM that includes, for example, a bias voltage and an RF applied voltage V30 that includes the modulation information. Volgate source 60 provides modulation voltage signal SM (i.e., voltage V30) to BSPO modulator 10, which in response thereto modulates input light 100 as described above to form modulated output light 100O (see also Advantages The BSPO modulator 10 of the present invention can have a number of key advantages. A first advantage is that it can be made very compact so that the cross-sectional size of the modulator is about that of the core 73 of a typical waveguide such as an optical fiber. The BSPO modulator 10 can also be fabricated to have low coupling loss through the use of index-matching layers 40. In addition, BSPO modulator 10 provides for the direct modulation of light, as opposed to interferometric-based modulation that requires a phase modulation that is then converted to intensity modulation. Moreover, it modulates normally incident light rather than having to provide an oblique incident angle. BSPO modulator 10 also has an operating wavelength λO that can be tuned by the selection of the various modulator parameters discussed above. Designs can be extended to various wavelength windows such as 1550 nm, 1300 nm, and 850 nm. The operating wavelength bandwidth ΔλO can be made to be on the order of 20 nm or so. Furthermore, a very high extinction ratio (about 20 dB or greater) can be achieved. A relatively high applied voltage V30 may be required, however, unless an EO material with a relatively high EO coefficient is used, or if transparent electrodes 64 can be employed along optical axis A1. Both PM and non-PM embodiments of BSPO modulator 10 can be formed, depending on whether P-M grating 20 is 1D or 2D. It is to be understood that the foregoing description is exemplary of the invention only and is intended to provide an overview for the understanding of the nature and character of the invention as it is defined by the claims. The accompanying drawings are included to provide a further understanding of the invention and are incorporated and constitute part of this specification. The drawings illustrate various features and embodiments of the invention which, together with their description, serve to explain the principals and operation of the invention. It will become apparent to those skilled in the art that various modifications to the preferred embodiment of the invention as described herein can be made without departing from the spirit or scope of the invention as defined by the appended claims. Patent Citations
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The Northeastern State baseball team picked up a series victory with an 18-6 run-rule victory over Fort Hays State Sunday at Thomas C. Rousey Field.
The RiverHawks (21-17, 21-17 MIAA) recorded the most runs in a game since March 10 of last year (19-8 win over Clarke University) with the help of 16 hits and five home runs.
"Anytime you win two out of three against a great club like Fort Hays State, then it's a good weekend," NSU coach Travis Janssen said. "We did a great job of coming out today and played really well after getting beat in the second game. It was a tough day to play with the wind blowing as hard as it was, but our guys did a great job."
Junior Ryan Staggs, of Claremore, and sophomore Tyler Wilkins, NSU's 8-9 hitters, were a combined 6-for-7 with eight runs batted in, five runs scored and a home run each.
Wilkins' older brother Tyler, a senior, also left the yard and finished 3-for-5 with two RBI and two runs scored. Junior Kyle Singleton posted a 2-for-3 day with four runs batted in, three runs scored and two homers. He now has four bombs in his last three games.
"All up and down the order was really good. Getting production like that from the bottom of your lineup doesn't happen every day," Janssen said. "Ryan Staggs and Tyler Wilkins are both good offensive players, and it's always a welcomed addition when you get production like that from the bottom guys."
Sophomore Kyle Shambaugh (3-1) threw the first 5 innings and earned the win after allowing just three runs on seven hits. Freshman Andrew Walker relieved Shambaugh and lasted 2/3 innings, allowing three runs on four hits. Senior Trevor Walch shut the door with a clean one-hit, no-run effort in the final 1 1/3 innings.
The Tigers (21-17, 17-16 MIAA) had 12 hits, with Chris Santoscoy finishing 3-for-3 at the plate. He and Jay Sanders both scored twice.
Jesse Hart (3-3), FHSU's starter on the mound, was tagged with the loss after allowing six runs on four hits in just 2 innings. The Tigers used three more pitchers over the course of the final four innings, and they combined to give up 12 runs on 12 hits.
All of NSU's 18 runs came in the first four innings. The home side opened with three in the first and two in the second before exploding for five in the third and eight in the fourth. The 8-spot was the most in a single inning by Northeastern State since recording nine in the fifth frame against Lindenwood last year (12-3 win April 6).
Fort Hays State scored single runs in the first, third and fourth frames before putting up three in the sixth.
NSU is now scheduled to face Rogers State in a single game at 3 p.m. Tuesday at ONEOK Field in Tulsa. Tickets for the contest are $10, and they are good for both NSU's game and the Drillers game at 7:05 p.m.
BASEBALL: Staggs leads NSU past Fort Hays State, 18-6
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When it comes to the 3A State Tournament and Oklahoma City, the Verdigris High School basketball teams are a household name.
Head coaches Randy Upshaw and Mike Buntin lead their programs back to the 'Capitol City' this week for a chance to hoist the coveted 3A state championship on Saturday night at the Big House.
Cards fly into 3A State Tournament
Verdigris junior guard Cade Upshaw lives for March Madness.
The 5-foot-10 sharp-shooter overcame a sluggish performance in a loss to Tahlequah Sequoyah to bounce back for a 20-point outing in the Cardinals' 72-42 win over Antlers Saturday evening in the Class 3A Area Tournament at Checotah Event Center. -
CLASS 4A AREA TOURNEY: Vinita eliminates Inola
Vinita used an 18-point third quarter — highlighted by the sophomore leadership of Carsyn Spurgeon — and converted 21-of-34 free throws to notch a 61-55 win over the Inola Lady Longhorns Saturday night in the Class 4A Area Tournament.
'Soaring to State'
In the hometown of Carrie Underwood, Verdigris senior point guard Baileigh O'Dell proved to be Oklahoma's 'Basketball Idol' in Class 3A Girls Basketball.
The 5-foot-8 floor general put the No. 4-ranked Lady Cardinals on her shoulders and carried Verdigris back to the the state tournament with the 53-40 win over No. 5 Tahlequah Sequoyah Friday night in the Area Championship at the Checotah Event Center. -
CLASS 4A AREA TOURNEY: Stilwell advances to State
A jam-packed, vocal crowd — aided by the control of several Claremore Police officers — witnessed Stilwell's come-from-behind 57-51 win over Harrah Saturday night in the must-win game of the Class 4A Area Tournament at the Claremore High School Gymnasium.
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When the Washington Redskins were placed in salary cap jail by the NFL, Kedric Golston had to say goodbye to his best friend on the team.
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Tone Time is over for the New York Jets.
The Jets parted ways with wide receiver Santonio Holmes on Monday, cutting the talented but injury-plagued playmaker after four seasons.
The move, which had been expected, saves the Jets $8.25 million, which Holmes was due to make as his base salary this season. He was also scheduled to have a $10.75 million cap number, a lofty total for a one-time Super Bowl MVP who has struggled with injuries and inconsistency the last two seasons. -
NFL: Seattle re-signs DE Michael Bennett
Free agent defensive end Michael Bennett is returning to Seattle after agreeing to a multi-year deal with the Super Bowl champion Seahawks.
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Shewe Wana Boutique Resort and Spa
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I Can Cook Thai
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Good Food, Nice View
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The Riverside Bar And Restaurant
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Good Food Good Music
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Vladimir Putin addresses Russia's anti-gay law, Sochi Olympic costs, hockey
Sep 4, 2013, 6:33 PM EST
Russian president Vladimir Putin said he hopes there will be no "negative implications" around the Sochi Olympics from his country's law banning the promotion of "non-traditional" sexual relations toward minors.
Russian officials have said that homosexuals will not be discriminated against during the Games, Feb. 7-23, but that the law will be enforced.
"We have no laws against people with non-traditional sexual orientation," Putin said, according to a 13,000-word transcript on the Kremlin's website. "You kind of create an illusion among millions of spectators that we do have such laws, but we do not have such laws in Russia. Russia has adopted the law banning propaganda of non-traditional sexual relations among minors, but these are completely different things."
Putin was asked specifically about the term "propaganda" in the law, and what that could mean. Here's the question and answer on the Kremlin's site:
JOHN DANISZEWSKI: When the law says it's a crime to do propaganda, would that include things like waiving a rainbow flag or painting your body in rainbow colours? Is that propaganda for young people? Will visitors and athletes have to have these kinds of concern?
VLADIMIR PUTIN: No. In Russia, people who initiated these laws and who adopted this law (I, by the way, was not the initiator) assumed that homosexual marriages do not give children. Russia is going through hard times in terms of demographics. And we are more interested in full-fledged families and more children. It is not the main thing in the whole system of measures aimed at supporting demographic processes. But I think the authors of the law were guided by the need to solve demographic problems and were far from the idea of infringing anyone's rights. And certainly not during the Olympic Games or other mass sport events, especially the Olympics – one can be absolutely sure that Russia will faithfully follow the principles of Olympism, which do not admit any kind of discrimination, national, gender, or sexual one, mentioned by you.
Putin also said he works with gay people and has awarded them state medals. He praised famous 19th-century Russian composer Pyotr Tchaikovsky, who was said to be homosexual.
"We have absolutely normal relations, and I don't see anything out of the ordinary here," Putin said, according to The Associated Press. "Truth be told, we don't love him because of that, but he was a great musician and we all love his music."
Putin said he would be open to meeting with members of the LGBT community.
Putin was also asked about Sochi Olympic spending and said 214 billion rubles ($6.4 billion) will be spent to prepare for the Games in February. Of the 214 billion, 100 billion came from the government and 114 billion from "private investors," Putin said.
In February, the Russian government commission said 1.5 trillion rubles ($45 billion) would be spent, slightly more than the Olympic record cost of the 2008 Beijing Games, according to RIA Novosti.
"This country may have spent more to prepare for the Games in general, yet it has not invested more than any other country in the Olympic facilities themselves," Putin said.
Finally, there was this exchange:
JOHN DANISZEWSKI: Are you willing tonight to predict the gold for the Russian hockey team?
VLADIMIR PUTIN: Of course, I can.
JOHN DANISZEWSKI: Ok, we will see.
VLADIMIR PUTIN: And what will you see? I have not yet told you what my predictions are.
JOHN DANISZEWSKI: Oh, I thought you were predicting a Russian victory. Or maybe just snow, there'll be a lot of snow.
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1984 and 1988 Olympic champion joins Arizona Cardinals staff.


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The virtualised solution was unveiled at CES 2014, and allows users to access Windows and Android environments side-by-side.
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The new AMD GPU will be released from partners in the first quarter of 2014.
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As the three companies struggle to get back in a game dominated by Samsung and Apple, analysts hold out little hope for them.
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Ford has unveiled Sync 2 in-car OS, which features more intuitive voice control, apart from a host of driver aids.
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Robin Sinha, Feb, 25, 2014
The firm has introduced three new smartphones which offer 4G connectivity at an affordable price.
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The 7-inch voice-calling tablet gets two new connectivity variants, however, without pricing or availability.
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4.1/5 rDev -5.7%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Clear, deep copper with a rich and abundant creamy light tan head that leaves a whole lot of lace.
Nose is a complex, malty, spicy, woody, floral mix with hints of dry pine needles, orange peel. And there is something that smells like a hot day at a Minnesota pond, swamp, ditch, lake (is it cattail?), something.
Taste is a classic American IPA with a hint of a toasty twist. Starts out round and balanced, with a slow build on the spicy bitterness. Very nice.
Overall: Seems more full bodied and flavorful to me than last time, still, a medium light to medium bodied beer. Great to have it from the can, after not being able to get any for a year. Too bad I didn't get more, but I got a lot more Bender, which is much more my speed anyway.
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Location: Trancrainville is situated in the Eure-et-Loir (Loire Valley region) in the eastern-center of France at 37 km from Chartres, the department capital. (General information: Trancrainville is 77 km from Paris).
Note: The photo above was taken in Chartres at 34 km from Trancrainville
Popular places to visit nearby: these include Chartres at 34 km and Chartres Cathedral at 36 km . For more places to visit nearby and local tourist attractions see the map and listings below.
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Some places that we or our contributors have visited and reviewed and can recommend close to Trancrainville. Note that all distances shown are 'direct' and real driving distances will be greater.
See France This Way travel guides for Eure-et-Loir (this department) and Loire Valley (this region) for more travel ideas in the area of Trancrainville.
If you are planning a visit we suggest you see our hotel search (from a leading hotel agent and with a great selection of hotels and a best price promise).
For a longer visit popular choices include holiday apartments - we suggest holiday villages in France
Below we show places with official tourist classifications and other places of interest to visit nearby that should provide inspiration if you are visiting Trancrainville and wondering what to do next! Positions of each of these attractions is shown on the map below.
Heritage sites Chartres Cathedral (36km)
Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour) Chateaudun (43km)
Churches or other religious monuments Collegiale de Saint Martin (Etampes) (29km); Eglise de Saint Basile (Etampes) (31km); Cathédrale Notre Dame (Etampes) (31km); Cathédrale de Chartres (Chartres) (36km); Eglise de Notre Dame (Boiscommun) (45km)
Remarkable gardens Arboretum des grandes bruyères (38km); Parc de Chamarande (40km); Parc de Courson (45km)
Protected historical centre (fr: secteur sauvegardé) (see also historical French towns) Chartres (35km)
Sites of natural beauty Château de Sauvage (39km)
Towns of Art and history Etampes (31km); Orleans (38km)
Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie) Moutiers (9km); Fleury-les-Aubrais (35km); Saint-Jean-de-la-Ruelle (36km)
Commune: Trancrainville
Canton: Janville
Arrondissement: Chartres
Department: Eure-et-Loir
Region: Loire Valley
Postcode: 28310
from Chartres (local prefecture): 37 km
from Paris: 77 km
from Calais: 301 km
from Nice: 655 km
from Bordeaux: 422 km
from Strasbourg: 436 km
We have found 8 other places listed nearby (within 6 kilometres of Trancrainville): Allaines-Mervilliers, Fresnay-l'Eveque, Guilleville, Janville, Le Puiset, Neuvy-en-Beauce, Oinville-Saint-Liphard and Toury.
Eure-et-Loir is in the eastern-center of France. Most visitors fly into Paris CDG or Orly airport and hire a car. The drive from the channel ferry ports such as Caen or Le Havre takes around 3 hours. For driving distances to Trancrainville from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.
This page in French: Visitez Trancrainville


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Kevin Dooley irish band
Sunday, Mar 16
Last Chance Gift Fest
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Switch on the Holidays
Sunday, Nov 23
Downtown Boulder's Pearl Street Mall,
Santa counts down to the grand illumination of the Boulder County Courthouse, the Pearl Street Mall and the star on Flagstaff Mountain. Special holiday performance / entertainment.
Protest The Hero
Monday, Mar 10
Aggie Theatre,
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Protest The Hero are making their mark on the hard rock, hardcore, heavy metal and post-whatever scenes, thanks to the progressive, metallic, and so-far-left-of-centerthat-it-hangs-out-at-dangerous...
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You are invited to Colorado's Biggest and Best annual Adult themed event of the year...
St. Nick on the Bricks
Friday, Nov 28
Kids of all ages can visit with Santa at the Downtown Boulder Visitor Information Center for FREE. Bring your list and a camera to capture priceless holiday memories.
Music - Piano Lessons
Tuesday, Mar 18
Erie Community Library,
Description We're sorry, but this activity is full. This new class will offer quality one-on-one instruction for students of all ages in a caring and positive learning environment...
St. Patrick's Day Luncheon
Friday, Mar 14
Recreation Center,
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St. Patrick's Day Blackbelly Beer Dinner
Monday, Mar 17
Sanitas Brewing Company,
Blackbelly & Sanitas Brewing Co. Present: A Celebratory St. Patrick's Day Beer Dinner
Sanitas Brewing Co. & Blackbelly are joining forces for an exclusive St...
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Saturday, Dec 13
Butterfly Pavilion,
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Highlights from last year's final BSB round at Brands Hatch. Roll on the new season!
More BSB action from Thruxton, 2011
BSB Action from a wet Thruxton 2011
BSB action from Brands Hatch 2010.
Neil Hodgson falls in Monday morning warm up aggravating his previous shoulder injury.
Pictures from WSB at Donington June 09
Shots from the the BSB finale at Brands Hatch.
BSB Race action from Brands Hatch. The pictures include Malcolm Ashleys big off at Hawthorn.
Race action from the first live BSB Meeting at Thruxton 20th April08
Final BSB round action from Brands Hatch; Greg goes out in style.
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