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Will let an expletive slip now and then depending on the circumstances but, I've been doing a lot of reading lately and am disgusted with the language many authors use in their stories. Foul or perhap even obscene language doesn't bother me if it truly has a legitimate use in the story but to use foul language gratuitously is truly a bore and the story gains nothing from continual use of these expletives.
Certainly don't consider myself a prig and I spent enough years in the navy to hear it all but have to wonder about the competence to express themselves of those who so freely season their tales and ideas with foul language.
I hear you, George! I think it shows a lack of original thought, it's not even colorful or original, but nothing but boring and takes away from the story.
The expletives also lose their shock value and are nothing.
Funny thing is, because English is my second language it seems much easier to use English/American curse-words. I will even use the few French and Spanish ones I know. Many of the German expletives are actually more explicit and colorful, but I never think of using them because from an early age I was reprimanded if I did.
That reminds me of a book a friend gave me to read.
I took it home and that night at bed time I was looking forward to reading.
I opened the book and much to my
surprise at least one word in each sentence was blacked out.
It didn't take me long to figure out that my friend had
used her trusty magic marker to black out words that
were offensive to her.
I can't bring myself to write or mark in a book, but several times I have returned a book to the bookstore and explained that I don't speak useless profanity, and I don't care to read it, and I'm not going to pay someone to write it.
A book (like certain so-called comedians) which relies on profanity for entertainment, to me indicates a lack of originality and an inability to communicate.
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... we passed through security who checked the large locker, under the sofa and in the back storage area, it's a good job we didn't stow away any of those cats and dogs! We then cooked tea and settled in for the long wait at dock no. 5. Other vehicle began to arrive, wagons, white vans, a camper van, an overlander built on a small wagon chassis and cars, the occupants wandered about, some chatting in groups, the wagon drivers sat at the side of the vehicles and cooked ...
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Winter MagicJack Frost arrives,Winter Magic5 years ago in Free Verse More Like This
his thousand or so pixies,
giggling and cheering.
Each one carrying
the tools of their trade.
Magic paint brushes,
miniature fans,
and fine tipped pens.
Positions taken,
they begin their work.
Painting the thin layer of frost,
on windowpanes,
on cars, trees,
and even blades of grass.
A starting canvas.
Others take clouds,
fans and pens in hand,
drawing the flakes
from the fluffy easels.
Gently they send
the finished projects to earth,
creating the gentle blanket of winter.
Covering the earth in
pristine beauty as it sleeps.
Quick as they come,
they vanish...
leaving only their work behind.
WinterHer cold hands trace the lands spreading pallor;Winter5 years ago in Traditional Fixed Forms More Like This
In their wake, antique lace of crystal ice-
Scrimshaw tracery of pale frost flowers;
Tears a fickle flurry from fragile skies-
But bitter is her wintered breath the wind,
And ghostly the sound of its satin sighs;
Blue-veined deep the frozen lake of her skin;
Her voice a swansong of icicle lies-
Skeletal spine studded with evergreen-
The sheen of her shimmering white-wove veil
Crowned with holly bush and poinsettia leaf;
Her eyes drowning blue, her skin ghostly pale.
Winter Poem...Winter comes spreading its soft white blanket,Winter Poem...6 years ago in General Non-Fiction More Like This
covering everything and everywhere with sparkling snowflake diamonds,
shining in contrast with the metallic gray skies above...
Winter can never reach SpringSpringWinter can never reach Spring4 years ago in Visual & Found Poetry More Like This
Always inviting
Forever there to bring a stop to the cold
Scent mesmerizing, warmth intoxicating
Always wanted, always wished for
Always wished away
Tries to hold on, tries to steal the warmth
Always whisked away by the warmth of Spring
But always there
Wanting what it can't have
Grasping what can't be reached
A weapon in the night
A shield in the light
Always so near
But always destined to be apart
Devil's Angel - chp 1 part 1Devil's AngelDevil's Angel - chp 1 part 14 years ago in Introductions & Chapters More Like This
Chapter 1
The floor was soaked as I bolted through the night after my prey. It was cold and the puddles were quickly freezing with thin layers of ice. This held no problem for me but I knew the man I was chasing would probably not hold out much longer against the weather. I did really need to run after him, I could just fly with my dark tattered wings but I couldn't bear to look at them anymore. There he was, my prey, running into a dark alleyway, how foolish. I chuckled as I pulled the crossbow from my back. Yeah sure we had guns nowadays but I preferred the old fashioned methods.
I followed him deep into the alleyway carefully listening to the slightest sounds, from the rats scurrying around the bins for food to the homeless people asleep in cardboard boxes. There he was, hiding in a cardboard box pretending to be a tired homeless person. I shook my head in amusement making my short black hair move into my eyes. It might have worked for a normal assassin but I wasn't a
Winter Blues HaikusIWinter Blues Haikus8 years ago in Haiku & Eastern More Like This
Drunken snowflake dance,
stagger around the street light.
Someone call a cab
The cold air's biting
not like a crocodile
more like a puppy
Carve the silver lake
with graceful figure 8's
humble ice skater
Sub Zero wind chill-
snot freezes inside nostrils
hot air can't escape
Wave your arms and legs
give birth to a snow angel
then watch it ascend
Droopy carrot nose-
Melted snowmen have no pride.
The sun's a killer.
Goose bumps are moguls
and I will ski your body-
Olympic foreplay
Lonely lost mitten
resting by the curb in snow
abandoned youngster
hanging from the roof,
Icicles are winter's teeth
Come tooth fairy, come.
Christmas tree...Christmas tree,your majestic presence capturate our minds with the magic spell of your shiny multicolored lights,you make our heart burst in illusions and dreams with just see you,even when life has been dull and hard,you make our pains and sadness disappear with your magic...Christmas tree...6 years ago in General Non-Fiction More Like This
Your lights warm our hearts and souls, bringing back our lost innocence at least for a night in which we love our family and friends much more,we feel plenty of peace and blessed for all what we have...
Your bright colors make us see elves that live inside you,caught in the ornaments and gifts,under your lights that wrap our hearts we dream and wait for Santa Claus coming home with gifts,as we put on the table cookies and milk for him...
Christmas tree,you make me smile!
A magic Christmas night...A Warm home,the smell of fresh baked bread with the sweet accent of cinnamon spreads around,it mixes with the scent of pine and peppermint...A magic Christmas night...6 years ago in General Non-Fiction More Like This
A home where you can listen happy conversations and soft laughters from children,their little faces illuminated by the excitment of seeing the bright-shiny colors of wrapped boxes under the Christmas tree that shines with dancing colored lights...the children sing as they write their letters to Santa,full of hope and excitment for the gifts he will deliver that night around the world...
It's a magic Christmas night!
Christmas Eve poem...A cold starry night outside but a warm home filled with hope and love where peace can be breathed and felt while inside home soft and sweet christmas carols flood the air...Christmas Eve poem...6 years ago in General Non-Fiction More Like This
A Christmas tree decorated with crystal ornaments,sugared-mint canes,red bows
and illuminated with tiny lights that seem to be dancing...one turns red,as the other turns green,blue and white,a symphony of colours shining magically above the nativity set that is placed next to the multicolor boxes and bags with gifts...
Stockings hanging from the fireplace,sugarplums,bells and wreaths all around as the candles glow spreading their cinnamon scent around the room...the table is set with glasses and dishes, the dinner is in the oven and soon it will be ready for celebrating Christmas eve with our friends and loved ones...
Merry Christmas!
Little Gray ManateeLittle Gray Manatee10 years ago in Traditional Fixed Forms More Like This
On a warm summer's day
In the middle of June
The ocean is calm
As the sun says it's noon
The waves are peaceful
Licking the shore
And a salty breeze blows
As crying seagulls soar
Beneath the water's helmet
Life is abundant
With colors so beautiful
And not one redundant
Eating the seaweed
From the ocean's floor
A little gray manatee
Resides with many more
A breath is needed
So she rises to the surface
And takes a big gulp
Expanding lungs fulfilling their purpose
But suddenly the silence is broken!
A roaring motor is heard
A great boat whips into view
And the little gray manatee panics a silent word
She takes off in a dash
Swimming as fast as she can go
But the boat approaches quicker
And the little gray manatee is just too slow
There is a sickening thud
And chopping before the motor is killed
Two humans gaze overboard
To see the little gray manatee lying still
It may seem a sad tale
To hurt one so innocent
But this happens all the time
And is no mere coincidence
If we could just listen
Chap.XX Pt. I:The future holds Chapter XX Part I: The Future holds .Chap.XX Pt. I:The future holds4 years ago in Settings More Like This
L.A Airport .
Sera and Sophie did not look at each other as Gerald and Kyle took their bags to the baggage counter.
"You don't have to go you know.."Sera urged.
"I .I don't know.."suddenly Sophie looked at her, her eyes full of regret."Sorry .for everything. My pride.I-I was so full of it. I did not mean to.."
Sera hugged her little sister and sighed. Being proud is something her sister most learn to overcome.
"You can come back anytime to me and Lola Belle Sophie. I'll wait for you. Ryan has the enrollment forms stashed in his condo. We'll keep it in case you come back.
Sophie nodded mutely and squeezed her in a hug before Gerald's voice made her let go.
"Well Sera. We will go now. I hope your "he coughed "boyfriend takes care of you."
"I'm gonna miss L.A but I'll mis
A Perfect First ChristmasA Perfect First ChristmasA Perfect First Christmas6 years ago in Traditional Fixed Forms More Like This
Outside snow's falling all around,
Already a foot's piled on the ground;
Inside the candles are burning slow,
The firelight has dropped down low.
Our family's gone, the day is done,
We had ourselves a lot of fun;
Cookies, cocoa , candy canes,
Stories, songs and board games.
But now there's only you and me,
On the rug, beside the tree;
Wrapped in blankets warm and tight,
Snuggling close in the soft light.
Been making love the whole night long,
Listening to old-time Holiday songs;
And this is how I dreamed it would be...
Our first Christmas, just you and me.
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Мне сказали: «Стань птицей!»
я выкрасила перья в синий
и стала летать над твоей головой.
Мне сказали: «Стань временем!»
я выбрала, нет, не ночь, а раннее утро ме&
Winx-Heroes in Wonderland-3Chapter 3: Lost and Nowhere to Be FoundWinx-Heroes in Wonderland-34 years ago in Short Stories More Like This
Sky walked toward the gate of the cottage when he heard shouting. A white rabbit thrust open a window yelling for someone.
"Mary Ann! Where did she put that Mary Ann!"
The rabbit rushed out of the house wearing a tunic with a fluffy collar and a red heart and carrying a trumpet, ran past Sky.
"Excuse me," Sky yelled.
The rabbit stopped and turned. He furrowed his brow at him.
"Reginald! Why aren't you in the garden?!"
"Reginald? No I'm not "
"Never mind. Go in there and help Mary Ann find my gloves! I'm late!"
"Late for what?"
The rabbit grew impatient and blew his horn at him.
"At once, do you hear?!"
Sky rushed into the house.
"Sheesh, I guess I'll be taking orders from Lady next," he said as he climbed the stairs.
Back in the woods at the log, Nabu and Layla got up and looked around.
"I wonder where everyone is," asked Layla.
In the dark two figur
New Year...New Year...New Year...6 years ago in Free Verse More Like This
means new hope for everything we want and wish,
allowing the illusions and dreams to flow without fear,
giving us a new opportunity for starting a new life
in which all the mistakes made will be part of all what we have learned through our life,
making us feel safer and more able to face any problem,
becoming wiser and stronger for starting the new road...
When the New Year starts,
don't look back,
just look forward,
thinking it will bring to you just the best of life!
Happy New Year!
GodformersOptimus sighed as he gazed out upon his river. The calm water rippled from a slight breeze, scattering the reflecting light of the setting sun. The red and blue god leaned back against the flat rock that made up his favorite resting place. One hand settled on his stomach, a slight bulge just beginning to show.Godformers2 years ago in Romance More Like This
'What am I going to tell him?' Optimus thought. 'I don't know whether he'll want this or not. What am I going to do if he doesn't?'
The young River God winced at the thought of his mate being upset with him. He loved the large mech deeply and hated to do anything to displease him. He just hoped his mate wouldn't reject him. Though he knew that wouldn't happen, he still held the fear of it.
"Ah, there you are, my dear," a smooth baritone voice rang out, startling Optimus out of his thoughts. "I've been looking all over for you."
"I'm sorry, dear," Optimus murmured. "I didn't mean to make you worry about me. I just needed some quiet to think."
"I see," Megatron said, sitting down
Mommy? -Cloverfield-WARNING!!! DO NOT READ IF YOU HAVE NOT WATCHED CLOVERFIELD AND/OR HAVE NOT BEEN PAYING ATTENTION TO THE REVIEWS/THEORIES/VIRAL TIE-INS. THOUGH THIS SHORT STORY MAY END UP HAVING NO RELEVANCE TO THE PLOT OF THE MYTH OF THE CREATURE, THERE ARE STILL SPOILING ELEMENTS TO THE FILM AND FAKE NEWSCASTING ON THE WEB. WATCHING THE FILM FIRST IS STRONGLY ADVISED!Mommy? -Cloverfield-7 years ago in Fan Fiction More Like This
And now for those who have passed by the warning or don't give a damn, please enjoy the following interputation of the monster of the movie, based on recent reports of what the design and concept of the creature was "to be" or "were" based on.
What has happened to the world?
Where did these fleshy ants come from?
Why have the oceans gotten so small?
Where is my mommy?
I was sleeping for so long
The days have turned to years
I thought I was safe here
Knowing my mother was with me
Then something crashed from the sky
And the ants began to make so much noise
I finally awoke to a fright
My mother was nowhere to b
Digimon: Heroes Episode 16Digimon: Heroes Episode 167 years ago in Introductions & Chapters More Like This
*Later that afternoon, on the New York subway, Eva, Kevin and Jermaine were on their way home from New Jersey. Eva was on her cell phone, talking to Robert about their fight with Darcmon*
Eva: Oh gosh! This Darcmon sounds really bad, Robert.
Kevin: *rolls his eyes* Seems we always miss the interesting things.
BlackAgumon: *pats Kevin on the back* There, there.
Robert: *on the other line* Well because of her, Chris is in the hospital. But it isn't serious, just a few bruised ribs and scrapes.
Mike: *in the background* Scrapes?! He nearly cracked his head open!!
Kevin: Whoa!!
BlackAgumon: Good Sweet ENIAC!!! That serious?!
Robert: *on the other line* He'll be fine. Anyway, I told Joey what happened, so me and him are gonna stay with Chris overnight at the Hospital. Mike and Veemon will meet you at the station.
Eva: Alright we'll see you later. *puts away her cell phone*
Commandramon: Well with a soldier down, things aren't going to be easy.
Kevin: So this Darcmon girl actually started th
Digimon: Heroes Episode 14Digimon: Heroes Episode 147 years ago in Introductions & Chapters More Like This
*Three days had passed since the defeat of Fangmon. The Heroes and their Digimon were setting up their new headquarters inside the abandoned game factory, putting up computer equipment, painting the walls, setting down couches, and fixing up any damage caused by time. Robert and Chris were directing PlusAngelomon on where to set up the computer monitor*
Robert: A little more, to the left perfect!
PlusAngelomon *finishes setting up a monitor* How's this?
Chris: Good job, PlusAngelomon.
PlusAngelomon: Thanks, now where do you want that vending machine?
Robert: In the corner. *scratches his neck* Man, being a Renamon sure made me itchy.
Joey: Yeah, I never knew you guys had it tough.
Renamon: Oh you know, it's not so bad.
Jermaine: *comes in with a Wii in his arms* I got it, I got us a Wii!!
Joey: Way to go, Jermaine!! *high fives Jermaine*
Eva: So, do we have a radar like on our digivices?
Chris: If one of us has a digivice connected to the terminal.
Kevin: How about mine? *hands Ch
Digimon: Heroes Episode 19Digimon: Heroes Episode 197 years ago in Introductions & Chapters More Like This
*Two days later at Digimon Heroes HQ, The hole in the ceiling had been repaired by Wizardmon. On top of the roof, the Heroes were training with their Digimon and Wizardmon, while Rixu and Cyberdramon just watched at the sidelines. But strangely, Renamon was training Robert, who was punching at her palms*
Renamon: Faster! C'mon, you do it harder than that!
Robert: *punching at Renamon's palms* Why am I doing this again? I thought I was training YOU.
Renamon: A Digimon is only as strong as their tamer! Now, come on, again!
Robert: Okay, okay!
*Robert kept on punching Renamon's palms, closing his eyes as he continued, due to the sweat streaming down his forehead. But suddenly, his right fist missed its mark and punched Renamon in the chin*
Renamon: *holding her face in pain* AAAHHH!!!
Robert: *opens his eyes and gasps* Renamon, I'm so sorry! Are you okay?
Renamon: *rubs her chin* It's o
Digimon: Heroes Episode 8Digimon: Heroes Episode 88 years ago in Introductions & Chapters More Like This
Fang of the Night, Taomon's Light!
*It was very late at night on the streets of New York. But the people at this hour never seem to sleep, especially in this one corner where a huge rave was taking place. The door opens, briefly showing a flash of light and color from what was thought an abandoned warehouse. A woman stepped out of the warehouse, the doors slammed shut behind her. She slowly walked down through the streets alone, giggling down the block apparently drunk from a long night of partying. Suddenly, a unearthly presence sent a shiver down her back. She turned down an alley and saw a dark and mysterious figure approach her*
???: Good evening, young lady.
Girl: Ooh, hello there, handsome. *flips her hair back* What's a good looking guy like you hanging round these parts?
???: Oh, you know how it is. A tall, handsome stranger just simply looking for a special someone. Tell me, have you by chance seen such a particular girl?
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ANAHEIM -- With each Edmonton Oilers victory, the gap between the preposterous and the possible closes.
Less than 48 hours after closing out an emotional six-game series against the San Jose Sharks, the Oilers were at it again, besting a well-rested Mighty Ducks of Anaheim team 3-1 to take the first game of the Western Conference finals.
• The Oilers scored their first goal in Game 1 short-handed on a spectacular high backhand pass from netminder Dwayne Roloson to Michael Peca, who broke in alone and scored on a nifty backhand. It is a play Roloson said he's been working on since he was a collegiate player at the University of Massachusetts-Lowell.
"Yeah, it's something that I used to do in college all the time," Roloson said. "I played with Peca in Buffalo, unfortunately I didn't play much. But he knew I was looking to do that and he got a jump on some of their guys."
Roloson was asked if the play ever worked that well in college. "Honestly, it worked about 50 times, but we had a guy by the name of Eric Brown who couldn't score on a breakaway."
• Remember the lockout stories about how the NHL referees weren't taking refereeing jobs, putting time into other things, like building cabinets and selling real estate? Remember how Don Van Massenhoven ended up selling cars in his hometown of Strathroy, Ontario?
Well, it turns out one of his customers was Anaheim Mighty Ducks center Andy McDonald. "I bought a truck from him. If you can't trust a referee and a former cop, who can you trust," asked McDonald, who is also from Strathroy. Has he had any complaints? "No. It's still running." If the cards fall correctly, McDonald could end up facing another Strathroy native, Brian Campbell of the Buffalo Sabres, in the Cup finals with Van Massenhoven calling the game.
• The playoffs are always a time when the truth gets a beating from coaches and GMs. At least Oilers coach Craig MacTavish is having some fun with it. When asked about the potential to see referee Marc Joannette, with whom he has feuded in Game 2 on Sunday, MacTavish said he'd been assured by league officials that Joannette is a good referee.
"And I defer to their judgment," MacTavish told reporters before Game 1. He then looked over his shoulder as though checking to see if commissioner Gary Bettman might be listening in. "Is that me up here," MacTavish asked with a grin. "I just had an out-of-body experience."
• This was the first Game 1 win of the playoffs for the Oilers. They lost their previous two openers to Detroit and San Jose, respectively, before coming back to win both series.
-- Scott Burnside
It all looked alarmingly easy for the first-ever eighth seed to reach the conference finals. And so, the number is seven, seven wins to the end of the ultimate Cinderella Stanley Cup story.
And with each victory, history comes a little closer to repeating itself. With each victory, coach Craig MacTavish's suggestion of the Oilers teams' similarities becomes less curious and more prescient.
"We had a good team in 1990 that wasn't very good until we got into the playoffs, and this team reminds me a lot of that team," MacTavish said. "The expectation of us winning the Stanley Cup wasn't there going into the playoffs, but we quickly got ourselves to a level where everybody was confident in their belief and their ability to win it. I see a lot of parallels here."
What is history, if not a touchstone for the present, a signpost, a cue to what might be possible? Back in 1990, the Oilers were without Wayne Gretzky, who departed two seasons earlier to Los Angeles.
They finished the regular season with 90 points and then, as MacTavish recalled, "came within a whisker of being eliminated in the first round."
The Oilers defeated Winnipeg 4-1 in a seventh game to advance. But after they did, MacTavish said he was as confident they were going to win the Cup (the team's fifth) as he was when they were winning any of the four previous when Gretzky was an Oiler.
Former NHL netminder Darren Pang, now a respected analyst, had just retired and moved from the net to the broadcast booth during the 1989-90 season. He agreed there are parallels between the two Oiler teams.
"They had a team that wasn't supposed to do anything because Wayne Gretzky was gone," Pang said.
They fed on the fact that people gave them no chance.
This team had to scramble its way into the postseason, was given little chance to upset Detroit or San Jose and began this series as underdogs to the Mighty Ducks. Or they were until Friday night.
Pang recalls Mark Messier pushing that 1990 squad forward when they needed a push. In these playoffs, it's been Ryan Smyth.
"I'm not comparing Ryan Smyth to Mark Messier," Pang said. "But Smyth has stepped up at crucial moments throughout the playoffs."
Friday night was no different. With the score tied at 1 midway through the second period and the Oilers on the power play, Smyth found some space inside the blue line, took an extra step, maybe two, and unloaded a heavy shot. Anaheim netminder Ilya Bryzgalov blocked the shot, but Ales Hemsky swatted the rebound out of mid-air past the goalie for what turned out to be the winning goal.
In 1990, it was Bill Ranford taking over for Hall of Famer Grant Fuhr as the Oilers went 12-3 after the first round, rolling through Los Angeles, Pang's former teammates in Chicago and Boston in the final. This spring, it's been veteran Dwayne Roloson, acquired at the trade deadline. If it's possible to be quietly spectacular, Roloson was that in Game 1, turning aside 31 of 32 Anaheim shots. A Scott Niedermayer blast took Roloson's mask in the third, but at no point did he ever appear to be anything but completely in control.
The Edmonton win ended the Ducks' playoff winning streak at six games and seemed to provide an answer for MacTavish's rhetorical observation that you never know when a team is going to jell.
Oilers assistant coach Charlie Huddy was also part of that 1990 team. He, too, sees something of that squad when he looks in the dressing room of this current team.
"I think it's been building a while," the former defenseman said.
The Oilers are now in that strange place, close enough to talk about winning it all amongst themselves, but far enough away that they aren't completely comfortable articulating it for public consumption.
"You have to be able to see the big issue. You have to see what's going to be at the end of the road," Huddy said. "The guys are feeling it. But there's also a long, long way to go."
Defenseman Chris Pronger believes it's too early for comparisons.
"I don't know if you can compare this team until we actually win," said Pronger, who turned in yet another dominating performance in Game 1, playing 31:20, blocking four shots and assisting on the game-winner. "At the end of the day, we've got a long way to go before you can compare the two."
Yes, but the distance is shorter today than yesterday.
If this playoff season has taught anything, it's that the first game in a series is not necessarily a harbinger of things to come. The Oilers lost the first game against both Detroit and San Jose. Anaheim dropped their opener against Calgary.
The end of this series is still hidden in the trees. But on a night when one might have expected something different, the Oilers proved once again they have a very different agenda.
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The General Services Administration has issued its first request for information for the huge new telecommunications program that will replace the Networx vehicle.
The RFI covers Enterprise Infrastructure Solutions (EIS), which falls into one of six areas the agency is considering for the Network Services 2020 (NS2020) contracting vehicle.
The goal is twofold, according to GSA. The RFI seeks information on certain aspects of the EIS acquisition strategy and solicits comments from industry on the proposed strategy. It was released on April 8, and comments are due by May 8. The agency plans to solicit bids for NS2020 in fiscal 2015.
The RFI is part of GSA's effort to develop a comprehensive framework and acquisition strategy for NS2020, which will become the federal government's strategic sourcing center for network-based and network-enabled services.
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"Understanding telecommunications technology and markets, including regional, national, and worldwide markets, is key to identifying the integrated portfolio of services as part of the NS2020 strategy," the RFI states.
To meet federal agencies' widely varying telecom needs, GSA plans to divide the NS2020 portfolio into Infrastructure Solutions, Satellite, Mobility/Wireless, Advisory Services, Emerging Technology and Services, and Government Shared Services.
EIS is part of the Infrastructure Solutions program area and includes a wide variety of voice and video services, data services, data center services (including cloud), dedicated hosting, managed hosting, managed services, cabling and call center services, among others.
According to the RFI, the goal of the EIS initiative is to allow agencies to buy comprehensive solutions through the EIS ordering process without having to integrate procurement actions across multiple contract vehicles.
Note: This article was updated on April 15 to correct the deadline for RFI comments. The RFI itself had incorrectly listed the date, and is also being corrected.
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Atlantic beach
... taken most of the tourists away. We even had a hard time finding an open hotel. We needed take care of a few things anyway and were both still somewhat sick. This was a better option than BA for this sort of thing. We did laundry and exchanged documents with Craig re. the store. The people in town were very nice to us, and we did take a long walk on the Atlantic beach with some of the local escort dogs.
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... a brownie cake, which we had also seen on some restaurant menus. It's a brownie base with a thin layer of dulce de leche on top, then covered in meringue. Dulce de Leche is a thick caramel sauce or Nestle condensed milk mixed with butter and sugar. We found it in all things sweet in Argentina, it was almost like a subsititute for cream. The flan we had for dessert at the roadside restaurant today was accommanied by dulce de leche rather than cream. Fortunately Kelly likes ...
Mar de Plata
... This ensures the cows have enough grass to only eat off the land without needing anything else to make them big.
In Mar de Plata we spotted sea lions and walked around the docks. It reminded us of Whistable in England, without the Sea Lions and with better sea food. We ate fresh langostinos (lagoustines) from one of the fisherman on the dock and sampled anchoas (anchovies). Graciela and Jose Luis bought anchoas and boquerones from a shop at the ...
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NGN relaunches thesun.co.uk to become top UK sports site
By Andrew McCormick, mediaweek.co.uk, Tuesday, 15 May 2007 12:00AM
News Group Newspapers has pledged to turn The Sun's website into the number one online destination for sports.
The newspaper group is gearing up for a major relaunch in the next few weeks in an attempt to make thesun.co.uk the most popular sports site on the web, according to director of digital strategy Jim Mullen.
The Sun intends to make use of parent company News International's share of the Premier League rights deal. It paid £1.3bn for 92 games last year, applicable from next season.
For the first time, the rights deal spans TV, web and mobile, allowing News International to spread its football footage across its portfolio of sites.
Mullen, speaking at last week's Association of Online Publishers' conference, said: "We've done a lot with our sports channel, but the best is yet to come both through developments in mobile and video. We want to be the number one content provider online."
NI has the capacity to develop its online video proposition through investments made last year.
In December, it paid £96m for 365 Media Group, which houses sports sites including Football365.com, Planet Rugby, Rivals.net, Sportinglife.com and Teamtalk.com, and has a dedicated video property, Sportal.
Last year, Sportal started winning rights contracts, including footage of The Ryder Cup, Rugby Super League and Wimbledon 2006. A further investment came this January, when News International bought a 10% stake in online video provider Roo.
Speaking of The Sun's digital strategy, Mullen admitted the paper's trial of user-generated video had been "difficult to monetise".
In November last year, The Sun launched a user-generated content channel, asking readers to send in video and text messages to a 63000 shortcode.
Mullen hailed the fact that several stories had come from the initiative, but bemoaned the expenses involved. He said: "It's very expensive in terms of bandwidth. I'm still not convinced there's monetisation to be had through user-generated content, but for now we're sticking with it despite it being expensive."
He added that, in addition to the sports revamp, The Sun plans to relaunch its video player and start streaming live content. One of the reasons that The Sun is extending its content is that its advertising inventory is sold out, said Mullen.
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i have 2 of these that are still in their pots. i want to plant them in my front yard, but i have heard that in some areas it can be invasive. is it invasive in alabama? montgomery, al?
Mokey, I find it easier than most vines to keep under control. I've grown it in the past on an arbor and while I had to tuck in the new growth, it really makes a nice climber. I've used it as a groundcover and it stays about 8-inches tall. In my current garden I have 3 large pots of it (one variegated and one a more slender smaller leaf)and that's the best control of all...as long as you don't let it reach ground it just coils around top of pot mostly.
I find it's easy to pull up if it does outreach its assigned spot. Mine rarely blooms...and they're so tiny the only way I noticed was the sweet scent. Have never seen it elsewhere in garden in 30 years so invasiveness probably refers to runners escaping into wild area (rather than from seed). No problem if you keep an eye on it, at least in my experience.
I really like this plant...it gets reddish/wine tones in winter and just looks good yearround. Never had disease or pest problems. Easy to propagate and great in arrangements. josh
It is a groundcover so it will spread but only by runners. We have tons of it where I work and have never had any problems with it. If you want to see what it can do take a look around the Alabama Activity Center downtown (across Monroe St. from the RSA Tower). Just keep in mind that these were planted two feet on center many years ago...although they covered the beds in one growing season.


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I am one of the "elite writers" Patti J. Shelton refers to in her May 17 letter ("Don't Confuse Credit With Good Character," responding to Letters of May 9). I referred to the immature choices people make about credit. I am the ninth child of a sharecropper and a Korean conflict veteran. I wonder how Ms. Shelton defines elite. I just pay my bills on time and expect others to do so.
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"So why after a score do hockey players crouch with head down, slide on one knee while skating, and pump one fist horizontally?"
I'd imagine the evolved behaviour--to display signs of victory in this case, is tempered by learned behaviours on the ice (one must retain one's balance--falling is its own sign of defeat).
Perhaps the semi-genuflect/pumping fist display allows a fortuitous combination of victory pose and maintained equilibrium?
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So this is the supreme creation of God? This strutting peacock or this cringing monkey? Perhaps He needs to go to a better engineering school and learn the basics of mechanism design and operating software or the name will not begin with a capital letter for long.
In Japan, I frequently saw the winners of Judo matches break into tears upon victory.
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Classic, just classic. I'm looking forward to the day that the headlines announce "Humans act a lot like other Primates". Science advances slowly into the headwinds of ideology. Many ideologies continue to insist against mounting evidence that Human behavior is almost entirely learned and that we have no real instincts. I disagree with them and agree with the concusions of the author of the study discussed in this article. Biology, heredity, evolution and instinct are still prime movers in Human behevior patterns. Yes we can learn to alter or suppress those instinctive behaviors - that's what makes us unique and special. We still have free will. But the fact remains that underlying everything a civilized person is, he or she is still instinctively a Primate. That Primate behavioral substrate will always be with us. We need to learn how to understand it and harness it, like we have learned to harness other forces of nature, rather than ignore it or deny it.
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Man, am I ever sick of Mr. Phelps. There is something beyond mere displays of pride, his winning (and the breathlessly hagiographic nature of his media coverage) is painfully gauche. Thank you, Economist, for providing this forum for my pointless griping.
So why after a score do hockey players crouch with head down, slide on one knee while skating, and pump one fist horizontally??See http://www.cbc.ca/includes/promos/promo/sports/images/hockey-ovechkin_39...
I think we also saw a lot more fist pumps and "high fives" from athletes in this Olympics, regardless of nationality. The inclination to display pride may be inherited, but,as the article suggests, some cultures have frowned on too much display of emotion either way. Recall the UK tabloids that added feral fangs to their photos of Andy Murray's expressions at Wimbledon. I would be surprised if a review of footage over the last five decades did not reveal more display of emotion among athletes as time has gone by. Some of the novel ways of displaying pride seemed to be learnable behavior transmittable across cultures, and some cultures seem to be growing more accepting of these displays than in the past.
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In a screen printing machine, a dual locator system and floating pallet for accurately positioning a pallet support plate and associated printing pallet is disclosed. In operation, the inner and outer edge of the support plate are releasably engaged and positioned in response to the movement of a print head thereby enhancing the quality of resulting multicolor print.
1. A dual locator and pallet assembly for use in a printing machine having associated therewith a print head comprising: a resiliently mounted pallet support means adapted to receive and retain a printing pallet, said support means having at least one pair of opposite edges; dual locator means, each one of said dual locator means adapted to individually and cooperatively engage and disengage a respective opposite edge of said pallet support means in response to the movement of said print head from its print position to its non-print position to locate said pallet support means and associated pallet to a predetermined position in relationship to said print head when said print head is in its print position.
2. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein said dual locator means comprises inner and outer locator means and said inner locator means comprises a locator bracket and associated cam follower and guide, wherein said locator bracket is provided with a slot opening at one edge and said cam follower and guide are attached to the inner edge of said support means; said locator bracket being sized to frictionally engage said cam follower and guide when said print head is in its print position thereby locating said support means both laterally and perpendicular to the movement of said support means to a predetermined position when said print head is in its print position.
3. The apparatus of claim 1 or 2 wherein said dual locator means comprises inner and outer locator means and said outer locator means comprises a V-shaped notch located on the outer edge of said support means; and an associated roller assembly horizontally positioned by and rotatably attached to a roller support bar; said roller support bar being adapted to move said roller into and out of engagement with said V-shaped notch in response to the movement of said print head between its print position to its non-print position and to bias said support means against said inner locator means; said roller and notch adapted to cooperate so as to position said support means in a predetermined location when said print head is in its print position.
This invention relates generally to screen printing machines and indexes used for the semi-automatic printing of multicolor images.
In particular this invention relates to a pallet support plate assembly in combination with a dual locator system that permits the efficient and accurate registration of a pallet prior to printing.
Modern day screen printing machines and associated indexers are adapted to index the objects to be printed upon between individual print stations for the purpose of receiving multicolor print images. Screen printing apparatuses of this general configuration are disclosed, for example, in U.S. Pat. Nos. Re 29,160 and 4,031,825, the disclosures of which are hereby incorporated by reference.
In general, screen printing machines of the above-mentioned type are provided with a plurality of pallet support plates that surround and extend from a central drive mechanism. These plates are horizontally positioned on a track having a predetermined geometric configuration in a manner which permits co-planer movement of the support plates about the centrally located drive of the machine. The co-planer movement about the track is accomplished by a mechanical drive linked to the individual support plates by a flexible drive member such as a chain. The drive means, through a suitable indexing mechanism, produces the intermittent motion of the pallets between the various print stations. As would be understood by one skilled in the art, each print station has an associated print head pivotally attached to the frame of the printing apparatus so that the print head extends over the travelling plane of the support plates. As would be further understood by those skilled in the art, each print head contains the requisite apparatus for applying a single color print image to the article during the print cycle.
The articles to receive print images are placed onto individual pallets which are in turn fixably attached to the pallet support plates. In operation, the drive mechanism indexes the plates between the spaced print stations. When each plate arrives at its respective print station, its horizontal movement is arrested momentarily. The support plate and associated pallet is then mechanically registered and locked in place and the print cycle begins. Printing is accomplished by pivoting the print head down causing a print screen to contact the surface of the article held by the pallet. A squeegee carriage and flood bar assembly traverse the surface of the screen thereby transferring the image on the screen onto the article. At the termination of the print stroke, the print head pivots upwardly disengaging the screen and squeegee from the work surface; horizontal movement of the pallets then resumes, indexing each pallet to the next print station for further printing.
In a multi-stage printing operation such as described above, the quality of the print is critically contingent on the positional accuracy of the pallet at each station. If the pallet is permitted to drift from a pre-determined reference point, the quality of the print is adversly affected. In the past, attempts have been made to eliminate drift through the introduction of a registration step prior to the print cycle. This registration has been partly accomplished by providing a locking bar or similar device which is actuated to engage the outer edge of the pallet support plate at a single fixed location beneath the printing head. Similarly, registration of the inner edge of the pallet has been attempted by rigidly attaching the support plate to the flexible drive member.
Although the above-described methods of registration have reduced some lateral drift of the pallet, they have not eliminated it completely. Specifically, the registration means employing a single locator to fix the outer edge of the support plate is unable to restrict horizontal drift of the inner edge of the pallet. In this regard, the rigid attachment to the flexible drive member has not been completely satisfactory since the chain, due to is flexibility and tendency to stretch, imparts little, if any, positional control. Moreover, none of the prior art registration means satisfactorily address the problem of pallet drift in the direction transverse to the travel of the pallet, i.e., from front to rear of the printing indexer.
An object of the present invention is to provide a support plate, pallet, and registration assembly capable of accurately registering a pallet at a fixed and known position beneath a print head prior to printing.
Another object of the present invention is to provide dual locator means and an associated pallet assembly which provides positive and accurate lateral and front to rear positioning of the pallet during the print cycle.
The present invention provides a system which accurately positions the pallet assembly of a screen printing machine at each print station. Accurate registration is accomplished by means of a unique dual locator and floating pallet design that operates to engage and lock distal edges of the pallet support plate into a predetermined position during the printing cycle.
Other objects and advantages of the present invention will become apparent from the following description of the preferred embodiment and the associated drawings.
FIG. 1 is a fragmentary perspective view of the pallet assembly and dual locator system in accordance with the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a plan view of the underside of the pallet support plate;
FIG. 3 is a top plan view of the pallet support plate and its engagement with the inner locator bracket and outer locator roller;
FIG. 4 is a side view of the pallet support plate and its engagement with the inner locator bracket and outer locator roller;
FIG. 5 is a side view of the inner locator system depicted in its disengaged position during a non-print cycle; and
FIG. 6 is a side view of the inner locator system depicted in its engaged and locked position during a print cycle.
Reference should now be had to the drawings wherein the pallet support plate is designated generally by the reference number 10 throughout the various views. As illustrated in FIG. 1, support plate 10 is a flat and generally triangular structure which is driven by drive chain 12 and travels horizontally on rail 11. More specifically, support plate 10 is attached to drive chain 12 by means of extension pins 40 which extend through bushings 41 and 42 located proximate to the inner edge portion of plate 10.
As can best be seen in FIG. 2, bushings 41 and 42 are surrounded by grommets 43 and 44 respectively. Grommets 43 and 44 may be made of rubber or any other resilient material so as to allow plate 10 some movement relative to pins 40 when an external force is exerted upon the edges of plate 10. As can further be seen from the drawings, bushing 42 and grommet 44 are encased in slider block 45 which is adapted to move parallel to edge 13 of plate 10 within slide rails 47 and 48. As would be understood by one skilled in the art, the lateral movement of bushing 42 as provided by slider block 45 and rails 47 and 48 compensate for any change in distance between pin 40 when chain 12 travels around the curved sections of the drive chain path, thus preventing binding at those sections. Support plate 10 is also provided on its lower surface with nylon slide pad 49 or a pad of any other suitable material which reduces friction and wear with respect to the upper surface of rail 11.
As will be discussed in greater detail below, the resilient, non-rigid mounting of support plate 10, via grommets 43 and 44 and pad 49, allows the entire support pallet assembly to "float" relative to drive chain 12 and rail 11. It is this floating arrangement in combination with the unique dual locating system of the present invention which allows for the accurate registration of the pallets during the print cycle as contemplated by the present invention. It is noted that although the floating pallet concept of the present invention is described in terms of grommets 43 and 44, and pad 49 it is understood that any means which enables the pallet assembly to "float" as that term is described and used herein in combination with dual locating means is contemplated as being within the scope of the present invention.
Referring again to FIG. 1 support plate 10 is bounded by inner edge 13 and outer edge 14 which are essentially parallel to rail 11. Shaft 15 protrudes horizontally from inner edge 13, and is provided with cam follower 16 which is rotatably mounted on shaft 15 by guide nut 17.
Printing head member 18 represents the inside lower strut of a print head assembly (not shown) which is located in close proximity and extends parallel to inner edge 13 of support plate 10. Spacer bracket 19 is fixably attached to member 18 such that locator bracket 20 is positioned in engageable relationship to cam follower 16 as will be more fully developed below.
As presented in FIG. 3, locator bracket 20 is a flat rectangular structure with an opening 22 formed on one edge thereof. Opening 22 is in the form of a narrow section, 22a, adjacent to the inner side edge and a wider internal section, 22b. The dimension of narrow section 22a of opening 22 is determined by the outer diameter of cam follower 16 such that opening 22 will fit snugly around roller 16 when the printing head is in its down and print position. (FIGS. 4 and 6).
As stated above, the size of opening 22 is selected to insure positive engagement between the narrower section, 22a, and roller 16. Similarly, the depth of opening 22 is sized such that inner edge 30 of opening 22 contacts guide nut 17 so as to position support plate 10 in a predetermined position transverse to the lateral movement of the support plate when the print head is in its lowered print position. Locator bracket 20 is also provided with four mounting holes 21, which permit attachment by bolts or similar means to spacer bracket 19, although it is clear that other forms of attachment may be equally suitable and substituted therefor.
Through its connection to the print head member 18, locator bracket 20 moves in conjunction with the up and down pivoting motion of the print head during operation. More particularly, as the print head pivots downwardly into its print position, inner locator bracket 20 is pivoted from an inclined location above cam follower 16, shown in FIG. 5, to the generally horizontal print position shown in FIG. 6. In the print position, opening 22 engages both the inner cam follower 16 and guide nut 17 thereby preventing lateral movement as well as movement from front to rear of the entire pallet assembly during the print cycle.
In addition to the inner locator means discussed above, the present invention further contemplates an associated outer edge locator means which cooperates with the inner locator system to register the pallet assembly to its predetermined position during the print cycle. Specifically, locator notch 23 is provided on the outer edge 14 of support plate 10. Locator notch 23 is generally V-shaped and is adopted to selectively engage and disengage roller 24 which is, in turn, connected to and positioned by roller support assembly 25. Roller assembly 25 (see FIGS. 1, 3 and 4) is adapted to engage and disengage notch 23 in response to the movement of the printing head from its non-printing position to its print position. The relative vertical positioning of outer roller 24 is adjustable in relationship to member 26 and notch 23 by loosening attachment bolts 27 thus freeing roller support bar 28 from frictional engagement with member 26 and plate 29. It is noted that outer locator assembly 25 functions not only to laterally locate the outer edge of support plate 10 but also functions to bias support plate 10 and guide nut 17 rearwardly against inner edge 30 of locator plate 20 thereby positioning support plate 10 in its predetermined position transverse to the lateral movement of the pallets. Accordingly, although support bar 28 may be made of any suitable material, it has been found that spring steel is most suitable since in its engaged position it helps bias support plate 10 rearwardly.
In operation, the article to be printed upon is placed onto pallet 50 shown by dotted lines in FIG. 1. Pallet 50 is fixably attached (by any number of well known means) to pallet support plate 10, so as to expose the surface of the garment to be printed upon. The pallet support plate is then indexed by the chain drive system to a first print station. Once located, the horizontal motion of the pallet is arrested momentarily and the printing head is pivoted downwardly to its print position. Since inner locator bracket 20 is directly attached to the printing head by spacer 19, locator bracket 20 moves downwardly so as to engage inner cam follower 16 and guide nut 17 located on the inner edge of support plate 10 thereby laterally positioning and locking the inner edge 13 of support plate 10 in its predetermined print position for that individual print station.
If the pallet and support plate assembly is laterally misaligned from its predetermined print position prior to engagement with locator 20, the chamfered side walls of opening 22a will force follower 16, and the associated pallet assembly, to its predetermined print position. The free spin of cam follower 16 prevents the articulated force exerted upon locator bracket 20 from becoming a scraping action that might otherwise cause undue wear and erosion to bracket 20 and follower 16. Once so positioned, the snug fit between bracket 20 and cam follower 16 ensures that the inner edge of the pallet support plate 10 retains its lateral position throughout the entire printing stroke.
Simultaneously with actuation of the inner pallet locator system discussed above, the outer edge 14 of support plate 10 is also located and locked in a predetermined position under the printing head. Specifically, after support plate 10 is indexed to an appropriate print station and the print cycle is initiated, a mechanical linkage (not shown) articulates machine member 26 towards outer edge 14 of support plate 10 causing roller 24 to engage notch 23 in pallet support plate 10 FIGS. 3 and 4). The engagement of roller 24 with notch 23 acts to locate the pallet support plate to its predetermined location at the print station. If outer edge 14 of the support plate is slightly out of its proper lateral position, engagement of roller 24 into notch 23 will act to laterally shift support plate 10 into its proper, pre-determined location. Again, the free spin of roller 24 permits this engagement to occur with a minimum of friction thereby enhancing the life of the associated parts.
Further the inner and outer locator means cooperate to further position support plate 10 in its predetermined position transverse to the lateral movement of the pallets. Specifically, when the outer roller assembly engages notch 23 in support plate 10, it simultaneously biases support plate 10 and associated guide nut 17 rearwardly against wall 30 of opening 22 thereby positioning support plate 10 and its associated pallet in its predetermined position transverse to the lateral movement of the pallets. In this regard, it is the resilient, non-rigid mounting (i.e. floating) of pallet support plate 10 in combination with the above-described locator system which allows for the correction of any misalignment of each pallet at the individual print stations thereby providing accurate registration and locking of each pallet in its proper predetermined position prior to printing.
As contemplated by the present invention, each print station is similarly equipped with the dual locator system described, thereby rendering a more accurately placed print image. Multicolor images are created with a minimum of drift related distortion.
Having described the preferred embodiments of the subject invention it will be appreciated by those skilled in the art that various changes can be effected without departing from the spirit of the invention.
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