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Now we find out the software that exports templates to Microsoft Word won't work with x64 and we need 32 bit... guess what that means? We have to re-activate the program. ugh.
So we have a bunch of systems we've been setting up on our network and it seems you must have an internet connection to activate them.
I'm switching this place to OpenOffice.
99.9% white, flat, lifeless, migraine inducing UI
Does Office 2010 have these issue?
Just went through a similar nightmare... As I read through the Internet I see people who have this happen for weeks at a time.
As I read through the Internet I see people who have this happen for weeks at a time. Microsoft is clearly doing everything they know how to destroy their business. I've been in this business for about 20 years and I have never seen anything like it.
Having to wait hours to days is not uncommon.
quote:Microsoft reverses course, says Office 2013 licenses can now be transferred to new PCs There were plenty of Office users none too pleased with Microsoft's recent decision to tie Office 2013 retail licenses to the PC they were originally installed on, and it looks like the company has been listening to them. Microsoft announced in a blog post today that it's changing the policy, and will now allow users to transfer the license if they get a new PC or the old one fails. The company says that it will update the actual license agreement included with the software in a future release, but makes it clear that the change is effective immediately. Of course, there are still some limitations. You can't transfer the license more than once every 90 days unless there's a hardware failure, and you still can't have the software on more than one computer at the same time. You can find the full text of the new license at the source link.
Nice. Now we just have to convince them to include a start menu and uninstall Metro option in Win8 if the user so chooses and we will be back in business.
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Owari Satsuma Mandarin from Four Winds
Hello fellow ground grubbers! I am new to the forum and have LOT-SA questions. I'll start with one: my father-in-law left a little present for me on the doorstep; an owari satsuma mandarin. I really don't know much about citrus since I live in NORTHERN CA. We get mucho rain here on the redwood coast, near the Oregon border. I currently have the tree in ground against a wall, where it receives about 8 hours of sun. I put it in the ground in August. The tag says it flowers in December, but so far, no dice. Anyone north of San Fransisco have any luck with these in the ground? Thanks in advance; I appreciate all help.
Welcome to citrus! Owari Satsuma should be a good choice for you. Of all of the oranges, it is one of the most cold tolerant. The quick answer to your question is that the bloom of any tree is very much dependent on microclimate. Additionally, a tree frequently takes a year or two to get into rhythm. My Owari Satsuma in so cal is not in bloom yet either.
The real issue is keeping the tree alive so that it can get to the bloom. All mandarins are very picky about water. DO NOT OVERWATER! Owari Satsuma in Japan are planted on terraced slopes for optimal drainage. Your site should have good drainage. A slope is ideal, but if you have fast draining soil it can work fine on the flat. Organics hold moisture and should only be used as a top mulch. Small trees can take a once a week water, larger trees once every three weeks or month. Water should always be a slow soak, a light sprinkler for 4-24 hrs (depending on the size of the tree) Of course if it has rained recently, there is no need for water. It sounds like that will be most of the year for you.
With full sun and appropriate water, your tree should do fine. A little triple fifteen a few times a year, and it will be great.
My tree is four years old now and is doing great. They are relatively slow growing with a spreading habitat, ie they put out funny drooping branches. I had a great crop this year! The problem is that we ate them all in about three weeks. The citrus here in So Cal is just starting to bloom now. I know a couple of my trees had blossons last week.
Near San Jose California I had a great crop (high numbers but a little small) in 2008. I keep mine in 1/4 to 1/2 cubic yard pots (with 5 big drainage holes), water them liberally, and use only low-potency organic fertilizer. They are my favorite-tasting orange and I try to keep some on the tree through January. This year the squirrels got wise and cleaned the last 30 off the tree in a single day, so next year I'm going to store them somewhere else!
Jamie, yikes!! Don't post your full name, location and phone number on a public board! You never know who's lurking, eek!!! See about getting your post taken down by one of the GardenWeb folks right away. And, I would suggest you re-post your question in a brand new thread, instead of tacking on a post to a thread that is 5 years old. That way, you can check off the "Notify Me" box and be notified via email of any responses. Just want you to be safe.
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Hello Jamie,
Patty knows what she's talking about. Get your post taken out of here fast.
I live in Lafayette, too, as you can see by my top line, whatever that's called. I just got a Satsuma tree this spring. I also got a Meyer Lemon and "rescued" a Key Lime tree from Home Depot. I also have a Satsuma in a pot. I think I might plant it out back, but don't know.
LIL you might want to start your own message thread, instead of tacking onto a much older thread. You can also check off the Notify box as well, to notify you of responses. It can take anywhere from 3 to 15 years or more for a seedling tree to produce fruit. Satsumas are polyembryonic, and will produce at least one clone seedling that will be a clone of the mother tree (i.e., "true to seed"). Time to produce varies widely by cultivar and growing conditions.
Patty S.
I would advise to made a new post to ask your question. The original post has nothing to do with your question.
I've use fertilizer spikes on a potted calamondin... It seemed like they worked... But they are not the best option I feel. A slow release fertilizer that you sprinkle out and them scratch it into the soil seems to work well for my citrus. It's simple, fast, and little chance of burning roots.
I personally wouldn't use Citrus spikes myself...CWW's advise of using slow release fertilizer is a much better way to fertilize potted Citrus.
A friend of mine killed one of her Lychee trees using one of those "fertiize spikes" and her tree was planted in the ground...Just passing it on...better safe than sorry. Sometimes those can burn the roots and cause serious problems...like an over dose :o(

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Hello all!!
I am pleased to announce that I planted some hops in my back yard, and one of them is doing exceptionally well.
I am pretty sure the huge plant is a Chinook variety and the other is a Cascade. My Mt. Hood died. So I have something eating my leaves. What is it? Any ideas? See picture below. I see some tiny little fruit fly looking flies that have
When will the cones taste/smell hoppy? I have pulled one off, it virtually had no smell, and when I ate it, it tasted like a leaf of lettuce. But not acidic/skunky at all.
Here is how I did it:
Extended my irrigation line that waters the other plants in the potter, turned on the watering 3 times a day for 15 minutes.
I planted in April ( I think), and at the base of the root, I put a piece of rebar in the ground. I then used steel rebar tie wire to tie a line from the ground to a screw in the fence about 5 feet up on the back wall.
They took off right away, and so I extended a piece of steel wire as high as I could reach with my crummy step ladder. I also had an old wooden trellis (I dont think its called that, but anyway) from a previous area in my yard and screwed it to the back wall, and then started training the vine onto it.
I did not clip or trim my plants in any way.
Do you think I will get a good yield? Also, when will the hops be ready for harvest? I can see a ton of cones and since it just rained here, the plant is looking better than ever.
Oh, and by the way, it is in a spot that gets about 6-7 hours of direct AZ sun a day.
Any input is appreciated!
Sorry, I am too lazy to re-upload the first photo. Just turn your head to the side. :-)
Next time try selecting the two to four strongest bines as they come up and then cut back the rest. They will easily reach 15 feet tall with that much sun I'm willing to bet. This year I took a 6-foot T stake fence post and pounded it into the ground about 2.5 feet, and dropped a 12 foot length of ABS drainpipe over it after I'd put 4 eyebolts through the end at the top, and secured doubled hemp cord to each one. I staked them down about 6 feet from the pole. This is because I have 4 varieties growing and now they each have their own cord. I could have added another six feet to the pole however, because the bines are already 3 feet beyond the top. Next year for sure. You could try it with just the one pole for your plant.
Looks like insect damage is minimal so I'd live with it. No telling what it is, but from the looks I would rule out something like spider mites or aphids. Considering the rather lush foliage I think that if you water well and use Super Bloom you will get plenty of hops. Pick them without cutting the foliage back until it dies in the fall, then trim it to the ground. Try brewing with fresh cones (not dried). The aroma is awesome.
The damage on the leaves looks a lot like earwigs. You can always head out at night and inspect the plants and see what is munching them. I have been battling earwigs for a couple weeks now. I have to say i feel a little like Bill Murray in caddyshack minus the explosives(yet).
Glad to hear it is possible to grow hops in AZ. The hop cone pictured is barely out of the burr (spiney) stage - it is not ready for harvest. They will be larger than that and more fragrant and full of lupulin when ripe. When the cones are larger and squeeze easily, and bounce back - they are ready for harvest. Before that stage, they will not squeeze much at all. Hope this helps.


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Shuffleboard anyone?
The cruise itself was pretty good, not great, but good enough that we'd consider sailing with RC again. We loved Royal Caribbeans private island of coco cay, and the day in Nassau was nice as well, even though the shore excursions were a little disorganized.
The food on board was average (and maybe a bit disappointing) in the windjammer buffet, but better than average in the dining room. The entertainment was geared towards the 60s and up set, which was disappointing because this was a christmas cruise and there were nearly 1000 children on board, including my own... the ice show was definitely a highlight. Our cabin, 3562, was cozy but otherwise quite well set up. Plenty of shelf and closet space for a family of four. My young boys loved the pullman beds, and loved spying on us while we slept below them. We were very concerned about the cabin being across from the nightclub, but this turned out to be a non-issue. No sound bleed at all.
The only complaint we had with More the cabin is that the shuffleboard court was right above our room, and was quite noisy until about 10pm. Not a problem for most folks, but our young kids were generally in bed by that time and were kept awake.
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A spotlight includes a housing with an illumination source moveably mounted therein and a lens assembly moveably mounted therein. One or more lenses are mounted in the lens assembly, each in one of a plurality of predetermined positions. Independent movement of the source and lenses conveniently provides a variety of field angles, light outputs, or other illumination characteristics. A reflector, framing shutters, iris, pattern grids, and color filter gels may also be used as desired.
1. An illuminator including
a housing having an optical axis;
lamp support means removably mounted to said housing for selective movement and retention generally along said optical axis;
lamp focus means removably attached to said lamp support means and moveable with respect thereto for selective generally radial movement and retention with respect to said optical axis;
an illumination source attached to said lamp focus means;
lens holding assembly removably mounted to said housing for selective movement and retention generally along said optical axis;
one or more lenses removably mounted to said lens holding assembly, each lens independently moveable with respect to said housing and each other;
light output control means removably mounted in said housing and having an access opening to receive said illumination source.
2. An illuminator as in claim 1 wherein said lamp support means includes a plate; a plurality of guards attached to and extending from said plate; and gripping means attached to said plate for manually moving said lamp support means.
3. An illuminator as in claim 1 wherein said lamp support means includes selectively operable retention means connecting said lamp support means and said housing.
4. An illuminator as in claim 3 wherein said retention means is generally manually operable and generally thermally insulating.
5. An illuminator as in claim 2 wherein said lamp focus means includes a plate; an illumination source mounting means attached to one side of said plate; selectively operable attachment means attached to the other side of said plate and removably attaching said lamp focus means and said lamp support means.
6. An illuminator as in claim 5 wherein said attachment means is generally manually operable and generally thermally insulating.
7. An illuminator as in claim 1 wherein said lens holding assembly includes a plurality of body portions generally conforming, when assembled, to the inner configuration of said housing.
8. An illuminator as in claim 1 wherein each of said lenses is independently moveable to one of a plurality of predetermined positions along said optical axis.
9. An illuminator as in claim 1 wherein said lens holding assembly includes first and second body portions having a plurality of slots at predetermined locations to selectively position said lens or lenses; and selectively operable retention means connecting said lens assembly and said housing.
10. An illuminator as in claim 9 wherein said retention means is generally manually operable and generally thermally insulating.
11. An illuminator as in claim 9 wherein said slots position said lens or lenses to create field angles of approximately 30�, 40� and 50�.
12. An illuminator as in claim 1 wherein said light output control means includes a reflector.
13. An illuminator as in claim 12 wherein said reflector is generally an ellipsoid.
14. An illuminator as in claim 1 wherein said control means may include at least one framing shutter.
15. An illuminator as in claim 1 wherein said control means includes an iris.
16. An illuminator as in claim 1 wherein control means may include at least one pattern.
17. An illuminator as in claim 1 wherein said housing has a generally rectangular cross-section as measured perpendicular to its optical axis.
This invention relates generally to an illuminator, and more particularly to a spotlight or floodlight type of illuminator, as is typically used for theatrical lighting. Due to the artistic nature of the medium, it is desirable to have a versatile illuminator which provides a wide range of illumination effects, such as flat and peak fields, soft and sharp field edges, a variety of field angles or beam spreads, a variety of illumination intensities at the same distance, the ability to shape the field or project patterns, and the ability to color the light output. It is further desirable to accomplish all of these variations quickly and manually without the need for special tools or additional illuminators.
Such lights usually include a housing, illumination source and reflector, and one or more lenses. They may additionally include shutter blades, pattern grids, or an iris in the vicinity of the lens focal point to shape the light output or control its intensity. Color filter gels may be used where convenient.
In the past, the lamps used in these illuminators were relatively large because of the large filaments or discharge areas necessary to produce sufficient light output. Incandescent lamps contained a lengthy filament supported to form a large grid, and discharge lamps contained a lengthy discharge area between electrodes. While the position of the actual illumination source with respect to the spotlight optics was important, due to the large size of the source, position was not as crucial as it is today with smaller sources, such as HMI lamps and smaller, higher output incandescent lamps. For instance, see U.S. Pat. No. 2,114,963 issued to J. Levy in 1938, which discloses a lamp that is firmly positioned with no means for adjustment.
As illumination sources became more compact and approached a more ideal point source, their position within the illuminator became more critical and adjustment was necessary to optimize the light output of the spotlight optical system and desirable to achieve a variety of other illumination characteristics or effects. Such a positioning means is disclosed in U.S. Pat. No. 4,061,912 issued to Levasseur, but it is more complex than the present invention, and demands exacting techniques to manufacture and position a spherical rear wall having its geometric center at the center of the reflector access opening.
Moveable lenses are disclosed in U.S. Pat. No. 2,114,963 issued to Levy, U.S. Pat. No. 2,650,292 issued to Strong, U.S. Pat. No. 3,116,022 issued to Davis, and U.S. Patent Application Ser. No. 739,694, filed Nov. 8, 1976, and assigned to the present applicants' assignee. However, each of these patents discloses lenses in a fixed or predetermined relationship with one another, the lamp, or both. Therefore, in order to change the focal length or field angle, or alter the light output or illumination characteristics of these devices, it is necessary to dismantle the spotlight and purchase another spotlight or optical system.
Accordingly, it is an object of the present invention to overcome the limitations and disadvantages of the prior art.
It is another object of the present invention to provide a spotlight having a wide range of selectable illumination characteristics and effects.
It is another object of the present invention to provide a spotlight having a moveable illumination source and a moveable optical system having one or more lenses, with each lens in said optical system also independently moveable.
It is another object of the present invention to provide a compact spotlight that is easy to handle and adjust, inexpensive to manufacture, and practical and efficient in use.
These and other objects will become apparent upon reading the following detailed description and appended claims, and upon reference to the accompanying drawings.
The present invention overcomes the drawbacks of these prior art systems by providing a housing with lamp support means and lamp focus means removeably mounted therein for movement of the illumination source to provide a variety of effects, including variations of the field edge, field, or illumination. A lens holding assembly is also moveably mounted in the housing and contains one or more lenses, each in one of a plurality of predetermined positions to provide a still further variety of effects including variations of the beam angles, illumination, or field. A light output control means is also mounted in the housing and has an access opening to receive the illumination source. The light output control means may include a shutter, iris, reflector, or pattern.
For a more complete understanding of this invention reference should be had to the embodiment illustrated in greater detail in the accompanying drawings as briefly described below.
FIG. 1 is a partially exploded perspective view of a spotlight made in accordance with the teachings of the present invention. The lens holding assembly, lamp support means, and lamp focus means are shown in their assembled state.
FIG. 2 is a perspective view of a spotlight made in accordance with the teachings of this invention.
FIG. 3 is an exploded perspective view of a lamp support means and lamp focus means made in accordance with the teachings of the present invention.
FIG. 4 is an exploded perspective view of a lens holding assembly made in accordance with the teachings of the present invention.
The following detailed description is illustrative of the best mode presently contemplated of carrying out the invention, and is not to be interpreted in a limiting sense.
Referring to FIGS. 1 and 2, a spotlight 10 generally includes a housing 12 comprising a first portion 12A and a second portion 12B. A lamp support means 14 is removably mounted in a first end of said housing 12 and includes a lamp focus means 16 and an illumination source 18. A light output control means 20, including a reflector assembly 40, is removably mounted in the mediate portion of the housing 12, and may include a shutter assembly 21 as shown. A lens holding assembly 22 is removably mounted in a second end of the housing 12 and includes one or more lenses (see FIG. 4).
The housing 12 is generally linear and comprises a first portion 12A and a second portion 12B that releasably clamshell together to form a tube open on each end and having a generally rectangular cross-section. The portions 12A and 12B may be retained by any convenient fastening means such as screws. The housing may consist of any convenient number of parts and assume any convenient shape or length, as will be apparent. As shown, the illumination source, reflector, and lens holding assembly together define an optical axis OA which coincides with the longitudinal axis of the housing. However, the use of mirrors or other optical elements permits one to reflect the light rays and fold the optical axis as desired while still enjoying the benefits of the invention. Such a folding is generally disclosed in U.S. Pat. No. 4,061,912, issued to Levausser.
The first portion 12A includes laterally positioned locking disks 24 or other pivot means on opposite sides that cooperate with a support yoke 26 to support or suspend the spotlight (see FIG. 2), as will be described later herein. Assembly slots 26 in the housing 12 retain the light control means 20 and the reflector assembly, and the shutter blades 52 and handles 54 extend therethrough for movement. Both ends of the housing, i.e. the lens end 28 and the lamp end 30, are unobstructed to permit removal and selective movement and retention of the lens holding assembly 22 and the lamp support means 14.
Referring still to FIGS. 1 and 2, in the second housing portion 12B, channels 32 and 34 each accommodate a threaded stud attached respectively to the lens assembly 22 and lamp support 24. Threaded onto each stud is a heat insulated star-wheel 36B, 36A to selectively slide and clamp the respective subassemblies in a desired position. Any convenient releaseable retaining means may be substituted for the stud and star-wheel means. Cooling slots 38 in both the first and second halves 12A and 12B permit ambient air flow to cool the lamp 18 by convection. Forced air cooling is unnecessary but may be provided if desired; such is well known to those skilled in the art.
A light output control means 20 generally includes a reflector 40, a shutter assembly 21, and may optically include a pattern grid or iris. The reflector 40 is usually a conic section of revolution and may be ellipsoidal, paraboloidal, or spherical. The reflector has a rear access opening 42, for insertion of an illumination source such as a lamp, and an annular peripheral lip 44 at its open end. A plurality of shutter dividers 46 each has a relatively large central hole 48 which may be of the same general diameter as the reflector at its open end. A plurality of housing capture tabs 50 at the periphery of each divider extend through the reflector assembly slots 26 to retain the dividers in position. The lip 44 of the reflector 40 is sandwiched between the two dividers 46 closest to the lamp, thereby retaining the reflector in position. The divider holes 48 are concentric when the dividers 46 are positioned in the housing, and they align with the optical axis OA.
One or more shutter blades 52 may be inserted between each pair of dividers 46, but it is desireable to use only a single blade between each of said dividers to eliminate interference between the blades. Each blade has a handle 54, preferably of heat insulating material. A retainer, such as a spring clip 51, compresses the dividers and provides sufficient friction to hold each shutter in its selected position. The shutters may be inserted into the light path to provide framing as desired, and may have an edge of any shape. The shutter assembly 21 is relatively thin, yet each shutter may travel in its own track and move without interferring with the other shutters. The handle 54 for each shutter extends through a reflector assembly slot 26 in the housing 12 and is easily accessible for manipulation.
The entire shutter assembly 21, as well as each individual shutter, may be removed as desired. A pattern or other grid may also be inserted into the light beam in addition to or in place of a shutter to provide a desired effect in a manner well known in the art.
Referring to FIGS. 1 and 3, and lamp support means 14 includes a back plate 56 having dimensions slightly smaller than the inside cross-sectional dimensions of the housing 12 measured perpendicular to the optical axis. Two guards 58 and 60 are attached to the back plate 56 and extend forwardly therefrom in a cantilevered fashion to protect the lamp and user and to help align the lamp support means 14 with respect to the housing 12. Guard 58 has a resilient spring clip 62 attached thereto which fits into one of the cooling channels 38 of the housing to prevent inadvertent removal of the lamp support means and to help align it with respect to the housing 12. The guard 60 has an attached stud 64 which extends through a slot 34 in the housing portion 12B. A heat insulating star-wheel 36A is threaded onto the stud 64 to releasably retain and position the lamp support means along the optical axis OA.
The easily grippable star-wheel 36A permits an operator to selectively move and secure the lamp support means while the lamp is on, as well as easily remove the entire assembly from the housing without special tools. This permits one to easily and rapidly change lamps or alter the light output characteristics. For example, one may create flat and peak fields, vary the beam angle, or achieve a fresnel type light by moving the lamp towards the lenses. This feature also allows the operator to compensate for variations in lamp filament placement and to position the illumination source as desired with respect to the reflector, i.e. in the focus. A heat insulating handle 66 is attached to the back plate 56 for convenient adjustment. An opening 68 provides access for a power cord 70 retained by strain relief means 72.
The lamp focus means 16 includes a socket plate 74 with a threaded bolt 76 or other projection rigidly attached thereto, and a lamp socket 78 attached to plate 74. The socket 78 includes electrical lead contacts 79 as necessary for connection to the power cord 70. The socket may be changed to accommodate a variety of lamps. The bolt 76 extends through an opening 80 in the back plate 56 of the lamp support means 14. The opening 80 has a general diameter or cross section several times the diameter of the bolt 76 to permit lateral movement therein. A large washer 82 and a correspondingly threaded easily grippable cap or star-wheel 84 permit an operator to selectively move and secure the lamp focus means 16 against the back plate 56. The sizes of the bolt 76, opening 80, and washer 82 may be varied as desireable to permit or limit the movement of the lamp focus means 16. This mounting permits selective radial movement of the lamp focusing means with respect to the optical axis. The radial movement of the lamp support means 14 and the longitudinal movement of the lamp support means 14 allows the lamp to be moved in three directions, offering maximum versatility and ease of use. Such adjustment is necessary to accurately position the lamp with respect to the reflector and desirable to produce certain off-axis effects, such as varying from a sharp to a soft beam edge or pattern projection, and from a spot to a flat field.
A radiation shield 86 may be attached to the plate 56 to protect the electrical leads and socket from excess heat and other undesirable radiation effects from the lamp 18.
Referring now to FIGS. 1, 2 and 4, the lens holding assembly 22 comprises upper and lower body portions 88 and 90 releasably held together to generally conform, when assembled, to the interior shape of the housing 12. The lens holding assembly, however, is slightly smaller for insertion thereinto. Both ends of the assembly 22 are open to permit the passage of light. A plurality of lens locating slots 102-105 are in the lower body portion 90 to releasably accommodate the lens mount capture tabs. The slots are positioned as necessary or desirable depending upon the lenses chosen.
A plurality of lens mounts 92 each has a relatively large central hole 96 to accommodate a lens, a plurality of shock absorbing mounting tabs 98 to cradle each lens, and at least two lens mount capture tabs 100 on opposite sides to cooperate with the locating slots 102-105. The lens mounts may be of multiple pieces as desired.
The lower body portion 90 has an attached stud 93 which extends through the slot 32 in the housing portion 12B and has a heat insulating star-wheel 36 threaded thereonto. The easily grippable star-wheel permits an operator to selectively move and secure the lens holding assembly along the optical axis while the lamp is on, as well as remove the entire assembly without special tools.
The lens system typically consists of two plano convex lenses, a 4.5"�6.5" objective lens 106 and a 4.5"�9" second lens 108. (Each lens has a 4.5" diameter. The objective lens has a 6.5" focal length and the second lens has a 9" focal length). Such a two-element system has short focal lengths and is simple to use. By mounting the objective lens closest to the lamp in slots 102, and moving the second lens to predetermined slots 103, 104, or 105, one may obtain respective field angles of 50�, 40�, or 30�. This versatility permits one to optimize the field illumination and field diameter as desired and still accomplish a variety of lighting effects. For instance, the beam angles are adjustable within the field to provide maximum uniformity of pattern projection. By moving the lens system one may change from a sharp to a soft edge for the illuminated area. This is accomplished by moving the focal point of the optical system away from the shutter assembly. The following chart is illustrative of the changes possible with the specified lenses, but it is to be understood that any combination of lenses may be substituted therefore as desired.
______________________________________Distance 7.5 10 15 20 25 30______________________________________30� Field Diameter 7.0 9.3 14.0 -- -- -- Illumination 346 195 86 -- -- --40� Field Diameter -- 7.3 10.9 14.6 18.2 -- Illumination -- 316 140 79 51 --50� Field Diameter -- -- 8.0 10.7 13.4 16.1 Illumination -- -- 258 145 93 64______________________________________ Distance is measured in feet. Field Diameter is measured as 10% of maximum light intensity. Illumination is measured in foot candles at beam center. At 30� the beam candle power is 58,000. At 40� the beam candle power is 31,600. At 50� the beam candle power is 19,476.
Referring again to FIGS. 1 and 2, a clutch locking disk 24 is attached to the housing 12 and has a threaded post 27 extending therefrom. The yoke 26 has a similarly sized engaging disk 25 attached to the end thereof with an aperture therethrough for placement over post 27 and engagement with locking disk 24. A threaded heat insulating butterfly nut or star-wheel 23 releasably compresses the engaging and locking disks to maintain the spotlight in a desired position, which may be easily adjusted while the lamp is on. A similar clutch may be utilized on the opposite side of the housing 12, or a simple pivot mechanism may be substituted. A hole 29 in the central portion of the yoke accommodates a clamp or the like, such as a C-clamp, to attach the spotlight to a pipe.
The invention has been described in detail with particular reference to a preferred embodiment and the operation thereof, but it is understood that variations, modifications, and the substitution of equivalent mechanisms can be effected within the spirit and scope of this invention, particularly in light of the foregoing teachings. For instance, the teachings disclosed herein apply equally to an illuminator having a folded or non-linear optical axis. 9n
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Even before tipoff Friday night, this already was a season for the history books as far as West Las Vegas girls' basketball is concerned.
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New Mexico Highlands University athletes Seth Wright and Angella Graham have made the most of their time in the national spotlight.
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Northeastern New Mexico carved out its corner of the Class 2A state basketball tournaments this past week, with the Mora Rangers and the Pecos' Lady Panthers both advancing to the round of eight in their respective brackets.
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On Wednesday evening, October 30, in the Alltech Arena at the Kentucky Horse Park in Lexington, Ky., immediately following class 405, the Hackney Pony Amateur Stake, American Saddlebred trainers Clark Clouse, Melinda Moore, Melissa Moore, and Stephanie Sedlacko will compete over a course of jumps. Following their jumping course, four Grand Prix Show Jumping riders McLain Ward, Laura Kraut, Jen Alfono, and Hunt Tosh will compete aboard four Five-Gaited American Saddlebred Horses. Each American Saddlebred trainer will be paired with one of the show jumping riders and together, the team with the best combined score will be crowned the winner.
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To many people, the Mississippi Delta seems to connote a somewhat sullen, mysterious stillness. Artist Gary Walters' interpretation couldn't be more different.
The Delta that inspires his watercolor landscape collection, "Delta Dreamin'," explodes with vibrant color and dynamic movement. Broad skies resonate with sunlight at its rising, setting and midday. Clouds and shadows cast depth and contrast as well as visual respite from Walters' exuberant palette.
With few exceptions, Walters maintains a horizontal format — a natural choice for a land distinguished by its flatness. Against broad, distant horizons, he plays a contrapunto of intersecting planes and complementary shapes in luminous colors and tones.
Here, Walters' works are rarely overtly linear. It's as if he'd rather shout in color-shapes and whisper in lines. Even the preliminary sketch marks often evident in watercolor paintings are absent. This may contribute to the sense of deliberate strength Walter's works exude, despite the inherent fluidity of the media.
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A controversial bill that would impose sales taxes on online retailers has passed the Senate and now goes to the house where it is expected to face strong opposition. The bill is supported by Obama, Amazon, and Wal-Mart.
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LOS ANGELES, CA (Catholic Online) - The Senate has passed a bill that could end tax-free online shopping for Americans. Called the Marketplace Fairness Act, the bill would impose sales taxes on online retailers who generate over $1 million in annual revenues in addition to state local sales taxes. It levels the playing field by making online retailers pay just like traditional brick-and-mortar stores.
Catholic Online is among those opposing the bill, which merely serves to handicap retailers while diverting business profit margins towards government coffers. President Obama, always hungry for new tax revenues supports the measure.
Surprisingly, online retailer Amazon also supports the measure, although they would have to pay more under the new law in the short-term. Amazon already pays taxes in many states because it has built physical distribution centers across the U.S.
The tax however, does nothing to boost business, and instead simply handicaps online retailers by making their operations more expensive. The tax does nothing for consumers either.
What's also surprising is that the public remains largely unaware that this change is coming for a close, heated battle in Congress.
Several anti-tax and spend watchdog groups as well as Senators Rand Paul and Marco Rubio have sounded the alarm for consumers and already voted against the bill.
Online retailer, eBay is also opposing the bill.
If the bill passes the House, Obama will sign it and your online shopping prices could easily climb by 10 percent. For consumers who rely on online shopping to get through the holidays, or to fill needs that local retailers can't, this amounts to another tax increase.
While an online tax certainly won't kill online shopping, it will have a chilling effect on the economy as both businesses and consumers must give Obama greater share of the already-shrunken pie.
There's nothing fair about a tax whose sole purpose is to punish businesses that employ an efficient business model. The tax does nothing to improve consumer choice, rights, or value. It's another case of big business using its influence in Washington to compete by legislation against small, private retailers.
Catholic Online would like to encourage readers to contact their Congressional representative and voice opposition to this mislabeled law, which would destroy marketplace fairness by returning the advantage to box-box retailers such as Wal-Mart by punishing small business owners and online shoppers.
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And please don't feed me the usual "D2 didn't have at launch" garbage,
Now did you see class on what part I was replying to, did I really need to make it that clear. I begin to wonder just who I am talking to.
Now if you cannot say that D2 didn't have it at launch and he includes runewords. That means that D2 launched with runewords, and who knows maybe even with five full acts, charms, jewels, etc... Where as the expansion was just an illusion. It never really existed at all.
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Agreed. I feel like Blizzard removed a bunch of content from D2 -> D3 just so they can make tons of expansions like they did for WoW. If there is an expansion for D3 it will probably only be a +10 lvl cap and maybe +50 or +100 paragon cap. Maybe some features dragged over from D2. In ten years we'll have 4 expansions and the D3 we've all waited for...
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Well, this is a sequel isn't it? Well, if you know it´s a sequel and yet you post that, you probably agree that game went backwards then, right?
It is funny that you put together such a huge list of complaints and can't manage to explain how D3 improved on any of these supposed faults. The reality is that D2 had far more useful uniques than D3 has of useful legendaries. D3 has just as massive if not more so of a botting problem and apparently duping problem as D2. You also neglect the power and value of high end rares and crafted items which definitely appeared in some of the BiS lists for many character builds. Where is all this variety in D3? Your post seems to have forgotten to explain how what we have now is bett
Look if this game had duping like D2 then all of the best gear in the game with godly rolls would only be worth only 1 million gold. And that is the highest price you would see in the gold auction house. In fact you would see hundreds of thousands of Echoing Furies with perfect rolls. He is no doubt correct that a lot of the uniques in D2 were in fact crap at launch. Also LOD no doubt added in more uniques than the ones at launch. So you have to go from the point that the game launched which is what he is talking about.
The only thing that the devs have to do in order to give us a better system is to fix two areas. Both of which they are no doubt working on. The first area are the classes. Promote build diversity by increasing the number of active skills, runes and passive skills that the players will use.
Next fix itemization where you can have some cool builds based off of the gear you chose for your character. They might have some of that already covered but I have not tried to see if it would work or not.
I have been thinking about taking a monk or a barbarian where they would be all about thorns just to see what would happen if I did that.
Oh so millions of players would keep playing a game that has absolutely zero challenge for many years right. Being OP'd is where it is at, so there is no reason to invest into any particular stat or skill at all. Just mindlessly go in a flail away until the enemy stops moving right. Games that have zero challenge just do not get played period.
SuperduperJW #1263
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OP nailed it.
I just try to pretend Diablo 3 never happened. DECKARD CAIN WAS KILLED "WHILE YOU WERE ON YOUR ERRAND" BY A BUTTERFLY FAIRY THING! Diablo is just annoying and not frightening at all. Ugghhhh. Did these people not play Diablo and Diablo 2? They were dark games. This is a very juvenile game. It's like they took pointers from 'other' Blizzard titles and ignored the Diablo franchise. They went WAYYYY backwards with the quests (no rewards or incentive), WAYYY back with the waypoint system, and WAY WAY WAY back by adding a Call of Duty style matchmaking thing. Ughhhhh. I won't even mention itemization because it doesn't exist.
Quite frankly, it makes me sick. All of it. 5/10 and that's being generous.
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Who is this 'ShadowAegis'? Why does he keep posting? And why does he counter-point in the same fashion as Bill O'Reilly? Upset that people are criticizing your favorite game?
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My favorite is how this Mature rated game, about the Devil and hell and sin, has automatic chat filters for bad words.
But please, let's watch the language.
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Oh so millions of players would keep playing a game that has absolutely zero challenge for many years right. Being OP'd is where it is at, so there is no reason to invest into any particular stat or skill at all. Just mindlessly go in a flail away until the enemy stops moving right. Games that have zero challenge just do not get played period.
Being "OP'd" doesn't mean the game can't be challenging. If you actually read what I posted then you'd realize that if players could actually become more powerful then developers would be able to actively implement more challenging content in the form of optional ubers or super bosses just as they did in Diablo 2.
For some reason people mistake difficulty for longevity and enjoyment. Diablo 2 wasn't a difficult game. It still has a following today, people still enjoy playing it. By your logic no one should be playing it because it's not hard enough; but that clearly isn't the case.
Challenge is great to have in a game when it's done right. It's important that it be paced appropriately though. People aren't interested in sitting down to play D3 for hours at a time and being thoroughly challenged the entire time. They want to build their character, struggle to improve it, but ultimately be rewarded for their time. Their goal is to be able to zone out, listen to some music; maybe watch a movie while murdering their way through plenty of monsters and not feel like their undivided attention is required at all times.
When they feel more interested in being challenged they want the option to go into higher level areas, or areas with tougher npcs (worldstone keep, nilathak runs, basically anything in act 5).
Allowing for greater character growth lets the developers implement content that is more challenging, but in doing so also more rewarding perpetuating the 'carrot' for end game-centric players.
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+1 OP - I agree 100%
I have mentioned this in other posts and will do so here as well, as I don't think it has been mentioned yet.
Gear and itemization is only 1 of D3 core flaws. Skills/ runes are just as big an issue in the game if not more so then gear itemization is. The disaster of gear itemization is only because of the way the skill system was built.
Skills NEVER gain power throughout the course of the game in D3, they get unlocked at a certain lvl and are what they are for the rest of the game.
D2 your character gets 1 skill point per lvl from 1-99 to increase the power of whatever skill you want, this alone adds a lot of choices that are now removed from D3 in regards to equipment and skill diversity.
D3 the only way to do more damage and be able to handle increasing difficulty in the game is by stacking affixes that provide damage to your equipment over 13 character slots.
Basically all D3 characters are pigeon holed by skills and gear because of this. If you could raise your skills lvl and characters damage by doing so, items could become more diverse, with different effects that produce fun effects and make your character feel somewhat unique.
The game is flawed at its core. If the way skills aren't changed, then itemization won't change either. It will continue to be a damage stacking contest on 13 slots of gear, and the same 6 skills/ runes will be used on every character.
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This 100%
And, with every addition to the game so far, it's clear Blizzard doesn't get this or doesn't care about it.
WarrenZevon #746
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All of my upgrades on my monk came from the AH. I'm not even kidding. I used found gear from levels 1 - 20, but after that, I just gave up any hope of finding decent drops. It's ridiculous. If I relied on dropped items, I'd be geared terribly, and my gear would also be about 10 levels below my current level.
Loot drops should have a better chance of getting the stats that your class needs. This game feels more like a second job than a game. You play to get gold (because you're NEVER getting something usable), then you spend your gold to buy nice things. Maybe in 1.08 they'll introduce a mortgage simulator, or an insurance company that won't cover your operation (being an adventurer is a pre-existing condition?! COME ON!) Where is the fun, exactly, and how do I cut to it?
I mean... I can't groan loud enough. This is why I quit the game 3 days after it came out. Several months later, no changes. Good job, Blizz. Or should I say, Activision.
At least Starcraft II isn't awful. Did something right there.
Edited by WarrenZevon#1696 on 2/3/2013 10:24 PM PST
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The sad thing is that we've read threads like this one before. You stated it in a good way but the general statement you're making is the same as has been said time and time again. Diablo 3 messed up the game, only certain parts of it are good (with the exception of cooldowns, which are stupid). But this combat bases damage and abilities *mostly* upon weapons and less so upon other items, most of which are horribly boring or just plain useless in this game. I have one of the funniest weapons in the game (found it myself, I don't use AH). Slorak's Madness I think is it's name. It is a mixture of funny and frustrating at first when it laughs at your death, but after a while it gets olds and you tune it out (that's if you still use the weapon, I use a yellow wand with life on hit currently). The items are just so lackluster in this game. Being it is a newer game with updated processing and graphics and combat system and an auction house, you'd think the items would be legen... dary... pun/joke intended. But they're not, especially not the "legendary" items (with a few exceptions).
To repeat what I said at the beginning. The sad thing is that we've all thought this before and we've discussed this in forums before. The CM's and through them the developers have almost certainly read all this before as well, and yet we hear lame excuses as to why they don't fix bugs or overall lameness in items ' it might upset people who spent so much in buying these black items, leet attack speed items (oh wait they nerfed that), leet this leet that... if we fixed the items then people would complain because their current items would lose a lot of their value' yet they already ruined people's items before with both announced and ninja nerf patches.. so what ***valid excuse*** does development have for not fixing bugs in the game and vastly improving the power and creativity of items overall?? I really don't see any valid excuses here...
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To those saying "D2 didn't have all that at launch"... Well, duh, but they had a decade to figure out how to make a game good. Why start over with a lame product just to have people complain until they add the things they should have added from day 1? Oh and those things they'll add will probably be from expansions so, it should be pretty clear that know how to make money. They aren't stupid. They know the game people want, they will just take their time and collect their tolls while they get it there. The things they would never fix are imo some of the biggest problems, mainly the stat system. If you cry so hard that you were too stupid to make a viable build, you either shouldn't play, or you should make another character and do it right. All stats from gear/level? Why choose when you can have it all? Pathetic. A day and a half to get to lvl 60 in D3 as opposed to a lot more work in D2 + the fact that you had to work on your build for real. It was great having all different gear and making your own character unique. Even level 42 items from D2 could be used endgame. Now, even some lvl 60 items aren't close. They turned D3 into an arcade game with a save system.
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Care to provide a single example or is this pretty much you arguing?
This is the perfect example for many post from some people here!
Someone gives good arguments and tries to convince a donkey.
And +1 to this thread, a short and good summary!
So then by your logic I could build a game where a naked level 1 could be the highest level monster in the game right. Heck by that logic I would have 10 billion players playing for the next 10,000 years right. Look when I said zero challenge I meant zero. Where you would not have to invest a single stat/skill point if you had them to spend. You would not have to have any gear at all. Just a simple level one could do just what I said. Now tell me in reality how many players would be playing.
Why do you think that MP was put into this game if challenge is not important to a game. It was put there because it had to be in order to provide the challenge that the majority was craving. Players will walk away from a game that represents no challenge at all. That is a known fact, a fact that cannot be changed.
D2 represented a baby challenge as far as I am concerned. Sure there was a small amount of difficulty but it was just a blip on the radar.
That game used a cheesy tactic and called it challenge having monsters that were immune to certain types of attacks. That just meant you had to have a character that had different types of damage on you at all times if you wanted to solo.
Now if you keep on going in this game and get gear that is more than just decent enough to clear inferno, like I did. Then you will be mowing through the game without any challenge at all. More so when patch 1.0.7 hits the live servers.
What is the point of playing if I play through 90+% of the game and I can be doing a whole bunch of other things and still not die. It is like saying that you become so powerful that you could be in the middle of a fight. Go to answer the phone, then eat lunch, go take a bio break. About a half an hour later you come back and your character is still there and his/her health globe did not budge at all. You might love that kind of baby challenge that uses cheesy mechanics in order to represent a so called challenge. But I want more than just a baby challenge, I want a real man's challenge.
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Guys it's called a corporate agenda, first and foremost it about their almighty god the dollar. Just wait, in 2-3 expansions and with the implementation of a cash shop we may have a game worthy of mentioning in the next 5-10 years.
Man tears have been wept over the regression instead of innovation as far as "most" systems in this Diablo installment go. Just find something else to tide yourself over with, keep a fan site which tracks game development favorited and once you see some interesting changes in works pop back in.
Deadlysynz #1583
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The OP is spot on, none of their points can really be argued.
The lower level items don't really matter in the game.. your only leveling from 1-60! This isn't to 99 like D2. There have been people bragging about hitting level 60 in 2 days.
You can literally spend maybe 100K on some yellows that will carry you from 30 to 50 easily and another 50K on a couple more to hit 60. The likelyhood of you finding these yellows is next to nothing, and the blues you'd find along the way simply wont cut it.
It'd be nice if we had something to do with the piles upon piles of trash that drops. Hey a stat allocation system.. something to offset the balance of stats would even do. Nope, that would take people's gear dependency away so they won't need to use the RMAH.
How many posts have we seen on here where people stated "hey I've got a job, a family, I don't have time to farm for the items so I just buy them instead, it's a smarter investment". Yes it is a smarter investment.. but it points to the glaring problem.. gear dependency when gear doesn't drop which leads people to the rmah.
"Yet in D2, you can find a unique 9-14 DPS weapon from Hell Baal.
Where do you put that weapon by the way, is it EXCEPTIONAL or GODLY?"
Terrible.. you need to use your head.. where might you think it'd be used. That's right.. when you pass it onto your lower level character... that's where.
Edited by Deadlysynz#1583 on 2/4/2013 1:27 AM PST
Sturenorth #2895
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Not at all. the challenge needs to be adjusted accordingly.
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Anyway, I emailed them this link to the terms [techtarget.com] in question, and post it here, for your edification. I have a post-it note on my bookcase with these terms - I think that as time goes on, knowing EXACTLY what each one is will be of some use. Until the oil runs out and we are shivering in the cold, anyway...
Here's their names, abreviations and their power of ten, so you know how big/small it is.
yocto- y 10^-24
zepto- z 10^-21
atto- a 10^-18
femto- f 10^-15
pico- p 10^-12
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micro- m 10^-6
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mega- M 10^6
giga- G 10^9
tera- T 10^12
peta- P 10^15
exa- E 10^18
zetta- Z 10^21
yotta- Y 10^24
That still gives 1 YB by 2019..
Yeah, that might be it. But to me it seems more likely that the article meant something other than the "yotta" preffix
Yobibyte, officially. It's 1 YiB = 1.208 YB, see the wikipedia link [wikipedia.org]. They're still close enough in relative terms to use interchangeably when referring to orders of magnitude, but the absolute difference is a few everything-humanity-has-ever-stored units.
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I visited a greenhouse in Jackson, Michigan yesterday. I've been to this location over the summer and wanted to return because, the obvious, he has some really neat plants, is unbelievably friendly, and has the gift of gab; could you ask for anything more for an enjoyable sunny afternoon! I picked up a pair of Euphorbia suzannae, male and female in flower.... so cool! While walking around I also saw two variations of Monadenium magnificum. Well the owner said the plant on the left was imported from Tanzania while the plant on the right was purchased from a US retailer. The plant on the right looks like most of what I've seen on the internet except the plant shown at http://www.bihrmann.com/caudiciforms/subs/mon-mag-sub.asp. Is it possible that these are both the same? And how do you care for this, since it has leaves and nice flowers, i.e., water .... hold back on the water to force it to go dormant....what? He also gave me a bare root Monadenium coccineum with a very nice caudex. The stalks were all cut short and it looks dormant. Haven't a clue how to provide good culture for this and on Bihrmann's website it says this is a winter grower. I know most Monadenium are kept pretty dry during the winter, so what do I do???????
yes it is but you have to call to be sure someone will be there. John and Kathy have "winter hours" now until spring. While I don't know their schedule, I think they are open most days during the warmer Spring/Summer time and close to open visitors November 1. Since you sound like you are familiar with the area, they are about 15 ~ 20 minutes west of the intersection of SB US 127 and E. Chicago Road (US 12). (248) 996-5512. Sorry if I should have posted this to a PM... hope no one gets upset with me, if I've been politically incorrect.
Hah...I just posted if it was this place in the other thread. I'm very familiar with the nursery and they're a great place. I've gotten really nice dykia and a monstrose cereus from there before. I'm always amazed at their mesembs and hawarthias.
Keep in mind that M. magnificum and M. coccineum grow in a climate where there's little temperature variation. Their growth clues are lots of rain in the Spring (for vegetative growth), followed by a dry summer, then rain (but much less than in the Spring) during Oct/Nov/Dec, which is when they bloom.
If I were you, I'd wait until Spring before watering your M.c. caudex.
Don't believe everything you read on Bihrmann's :)
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