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History of metamaterials
The history of metamaterials begins with artificial dielectrics in microwave engineering as it developed just after World War II. Yet, there are seminal explorations of artificial materials for manipulating electromagnetic waves at the end of the 19th century.[1] Hence, the history of metamaterials is essentially a history of developing certain types of manufactured materials, which interact at radio frequency, microwave, and later optical frequencies.[2][3]
As the science of materials has advanced, photonic materials have been developed which use the photon of light as the fundamental carrier of information. This has led to photonic crystals, and at the beginning of the new millennium, the proof of principle for functioning metamaterials with a negative index of refraction in the microwave range at 10.5 Gigahertz. This was followed by the first proof of principle for metamaterial cloaking (shielding an object from view), also in the microwave range, about six years later.[4] However, a cloak that can conceal objects across the entire electromagnetic spectrum is still decades away. Many physics and engineering problems need to be solved.
Nevertheless, negative refractive materials have led to the development of metamaterial antennas and metamaterial microwave lenses for miniature wireless system antennas which are more efficient than their conventional counterparts. Also, metamaterial antennas are now commercially available. Meanwhile, subwavelength focusing with the superlens is also a part of present-day metamaterials research.[4]
Early wave studies[edit]
Classical waves transfer energy without transporting matter through the medium (material). For example, waves in a pond do not carry the water molecules from place to place; rather the wave's energy travels through the water, leaving the water molecules in place. Additionally, charged particles, such as electrons and protons create electromagnetic fields when they move, and these fields transport the type of energy known as electromagnetic radiation, or light. A changing magnetic field will induce a changing electric field and vice versa—the two are linked. These changing fields form electromagnetic waves. Electromagnetic waves differ from mechanical waves in that they do not require a medium to propagate. This means that electromagnetic waves can travel not only through air and solid materials, but also through the vacuum of space.[5]
The "history of metamaterials" can have a variety starting points depending on the properties of interest. Related early wave studies started in 1904 and progressed through more than half of the first part of the twentieth century. This early research included the relationship of the phase velocity to group velocity and the relationship of the wave vector and Pointing vector.[6][7][8]
In 1904 the possibility of negative phase velocity accompanied by an anti-parallel group velocity were noted by Horace Lamb (book: Hydrodynamics) and Arthur Schuster (Book: Intro to Optics). However both thought practical achievement of these phenomena were not possible. In 1945 Leonid Mandelstam (also "Mandel'shtam") studied the anti-parallel phase and group advance in more detail. He is also noted for examining the electromagnetic characteristics of materials demonstrating negative refraction, as well as the first left handed medium concept. These studies included negative group velocity. He reported that such phenomena occurs in a crystal lattice. This may be considered significant because the metamaterial is a man made crystal lattice (structure).[6][7][9][10] In 1905 H. C Pocklington also studied certain effects related to negative group velocity.[11]
V.E. Pafomov (1959), and several years later, the research team V.M. Agranovich and V.L. Ginzburg (1966) reported the repurcussions of negative permittivity, negative permeability, and negative group velocity in their study of crystals and excitons.[6][7]
V. G. Veselago's 1967 paper is considered the theoretical work that began metamaterial research. However, physical experimentation did not occur until 33 years after the paper's publication due to lack of available materials and lack of sufficient computing power. It was not until the 1990s that materials and computing power became available to artificially produce the necessary structures. Veselago also predicted a number of electromagnetic phenomena that would be reversed including the refractive index. In addition, he is credited with coining the term "left handed material" for the present day metamaterial because of the anti-parallel behavior of the wave vector and other electromagnetic fields. Moreover, he noted that the material he was studying was a double negative material, as certain metamaterials are named today, because of the ability to simultaneously produce negative values for two important parameters, e.g., permitivity and permeability. In 1968 his paper was translated and published in English.[8][12]
Later still, developments in nanofabrication and subwavelength imaging techniques are now taking this work into optical wavelengths.[13]
Early electromagnetic media[edit]
In the 19th century Maxwell's equations united all previous observations, experiments, and theories pertaining to electricity and magnetism into a consistent theory, which is also fundamental to optics.[14] Maxwell's work demonstrated that electricity, magnetism and even light are all manifestations of the same phenomenon, namely the electromagnetic field.[15]
Likewise, the concept of using certain constructed materials as a method for manipulating electromagnetic waves dates back to the 19th century. Microwave theory had developed significantly during the latter part of the 19th century with the cylindrical parabolic reflector, dielectric lens, microwave absorbers, the cavity radiator, the radiating iris, and the pyramidal electromagnetic horn.[1] The science involving microwaves also included round square and rectangular waveguides prior to Sir Rayleigh's published results in 1896. Microwave optics, involving the focusing of microwaves, introduced quasi-optical components, and a treatment of microwave optics was published in 1897 (by Righi).[3][16][17]
Jagadish Chandra Bose[edit]
Jagadish Chandra Bose was a scientist involved in original microwave research during the 1890s. As officiating professor of physics at Presidency College he involved himself with laboratory experiments and studies involving refraction, diffraction and polarization, as well as transmitters, receivers and various microwave components.[18][19]
He connected receivers to a sensitive galvanometer, and developed crystals to be used as a receiver. The crystals operated in the shortwave radio range. Crystals were also developed to detect both white and ultraviolet light. These crystals were patented in 1904 for their capability to detect electromagnetic radiation. Furthermore, it appears that his work also anticipated the existence of p-type and n-type semiconductors by 60 years.[18]
For the general public in 1895, Bose was able to remotely ring a bell and explode gunpowder with the use of electromagnetic waves. In 1896 it was reported that Bose had transmitted electromagnetic signals over almost a mile.[18] In 1897 Bose reported on his microwave research (experiments) at the Royal Institution in London. There he demonstrated his apparatus at wavelengths that ranged from 2.5 centimeters to 5 millimeters.[18]
Early chiral media[edit]
In 1898, Jagadish Chandra Bose conducted the first microwave experiment on twisted structures. These twisted structures match the geometries that are known as artificial chiral media in today's terminology. By this time, he had also researched double refraction (birefringence) in crystals. Other research included polarization of electric field "waves" that crystals produce. He discovered this type of polarization in other materials including a class of dielectrics.[3][18][20]
In addition, chirality as optical activity in a given material is a phenomenon studied since the 19th century. By 1811, a study of quartz crystals revealed that such crystaline solids rotate the polarization of polarized light denoting optical activity. By 1815, materials other than crystals, such as oil of turpentine were known to exhibit chirality. However, the basic cause was not known. Louis Pasteur solved the problem (chirality of the molecules) originating a new discipline known as stereochemistry. At the macroscopic scale, Lindman applied microwaves to the problem with wire spirals (wire helices) in 1920 and 1922.[21][22]
Karl F. Lindman, from 1914 and into the 1920s, studied artificial chiral media formed by a collection of randomly oriented small spirals. He was written about by present-day researchers in metamaterials, Ismo V. Lindell, Ari H. Sihvola, and Juhani Kurkijarvi.[23]
20th century artificial dielectrics[edit]
Much of the historic research related to metamaterials is weighted from the view of antenna beam shaping within microwave engineering just after World War II. Furthermore, metamaterials appear to be historically linked to the body of research pertaining to artificial dielectrics throughout the late 1940s, the 1950s and the 1960s. The most common use for artificial dielectrics throughout prior decades has been in the microwave regime for antenna beam shaping. The artificial dielectrics had been proposed as a low cost and light weight "tool". Research on artificial dielectrics, other than metamaterials, is still ongoing for pertinent parts of the electromagnetic spectrum.[2][24][25][26]
Pioneering works in microwave engineering on artificial dielectrics in microwave were produced by Winston E. Kock, Seymour Cohn, John Brown, and Walter Rotman. Periodic artificial structures were proposed by Kock, Rotman, and Sergei Schelkunoff. There is also an extensive reference list that is focused on the properties of artificial dielectrics in the 1990 book, Field theory of guided waves by R. E. Collin.[2][26][27][28]
Schelkunoff achieved notice for contributions to antenna theory and electromagnetic wave propagation.[2] "Magnetic particles made of capacitively loaded loops were also suggested by Sergei Schelkunoff in 1952 (who was a senior colleague of Winston Kock at Bell Labs at the time). However, Schelkunoff suggested these particles as a means of synthesizing high permeability (and not negative) values but he recognized that such high permeability artificial dielectrics would be quite dispersive."[26]
W. E. Kock proposed metallic and wire lenses for antennas. Some of these are the metallic delay lens, parallel-wire lens, and the wire mesh lens. In addition, he conducted analytical studies regarding the response of customized metallic particles to a quasistatic electromagnetic radiation. As with the current large group of researchers conveying the behavior of metamaterials, Kock noted behaviors and structure in artificial materials that are similar to metamaterials.[26][27][29][30]
He employed particles, which would be of varying geometric shape; spheres, discs, ellipsoids and prolate or oblate spheroids, and would be either isolated or set in a repeating pattern as part of an array configuration. Furthermore, he was able to determine that such particles behave as a dielectric medium. He also noticed that the permittivity "ε" and permeability " μ" of these particles can be purposely tuned, but not independently.[26][30]
With metamaterials, however, local values for both ε and μ are designed as part of the fabrication process, or analytically designed in theoretical studies. Because of this process, individual metamaterial inclusions can be independently tuned.[26][30][31]
With artificial dielectrics Kock was able to see that any value for permittivity and permeability, arbitrarily large or small, can be achieved, and that this included the possibility of negative values for these parameters. The optical properties of the medium depended solely on the particles' geometrical shape and spacing, rather than on their own intrinsic behavior. His work also anticipated the split-ring resonator, a fabricated periodic structure that is a common work horse for metamaterials.[31]
Kock, however, did not investigate simultaneous occurrence of negative values of ε and μ, which has become one of the first achievements defining modern metamaterials. This was because research in artificial materials was oriented toward other goals, such as creating plasma media at RF or microwave frequencies related to the overarching needs of NASA and the space program at that time.[31][32]
Walter Rotman and R.F. Turner advanced microwave beam shaping systems with a lens that has three perfect focal points; two symmetrically located off-axis and one on-axis. They published the design equations for the improved straight-front-face lens, the evaluation of its phase control capabilities, scanning capabilities, and the demonstrated fabrication techniques applicable to this type of design.[28] Rotman invented other periodic structures that include many types of surface wave antennas: the trough waveguide, the channel waveguide, and the sandwich wire antenna.[33]
Photonic structures[edit]
"At frequencies of a few hundred gigahertz and lower, electrons are the principle particles which serve as the workhorse of devices. On the other hand, at infrared through optical to ultraviolet wavelengths, the photon is the fundamental particle of choice."[34] The word 'photonics' appeared in the late 1960s to describe a research field whose goal was to use light to perform functions that traditionally fell within the typical domain of electronics, such as telecommunications, information processing, among other processes.[35] The term photonics more specifically connotes:
- The particle properties of light,
- The potential of creating signal processing device technologies using photons,
- The practical application of optics, and
- An analogy to electronics.[35]
Hence, as photonic materials are used, the photons, rather than electrons, become the fundamental carriers of information. Furthermore, the photon appears to be a more effiecient carrier of information, and materials that can process photonic signals are both in use and in further development. Additionally, developing photonic materials will lead to further miniaturization of components.[35]
In 1987 Eli Yablonovitch proposed controlling spontaneous emissions and constructing physical zones in periodic dieletrics that forbid certain wavelengths of electromagnetic radiation. These capabilities would be built into three dimenisional periodic dielectric structures (artificial dielectric). He noted that controlling spontaneous emission is desirable for semiconductor processes.[36]
Exceptional phenomena[edit]
Invention of the metamaterial[edit]
Historically, and conventionally, the function or behavior of materials can be altered through their chemistry. This has long been known. For example, adding lead changes the color or hardness of glass. However, at the end of the 20th century this description was expanded by John Pendry, a physicist from Imperial College in London.[37] In the 1990s he was consulting for a British company, Marconi Materials Technology, as a condensed matter physics expert. The company manufactured a stealth technology made of a radiation-absorbing carbon that was for naval vessels. However, the company did not understand the physics of the material. The company asked Pendry if he could understand how the material worked.[37]
Pendry discovered that the radiation absorption property did not come from the molecular or chemical structure of the material, i. e., the carbon per se. This property came from the long and thin, physical shape of the carbon fibers. He realized rather than conventionally altering a material through its chemistry, as lead does with glass, the behavior of a material can be altered by changing a material's internal structure on a very fine scale. The very fine scale was less than the wavelength of the electromagnetic radiation that is applied. The theory applies across the electromagnetic spectrum that is in use by today's technologies. The radiations of interest are from radio waves, and microwaves, through infrared to the visible wavelengths.[37][38] Scientists view this material as "beyond" conventional materials. Hence, the Greek word "meta" was attached, and these are called metamaterials.[37]
After successfully deducing and realizing the carbon fiber structure, Pendry further proposed that he try to change the magnetic properties of a non-magnetic material, also by altering its physical structure. The material would not be intrinsically magnetic, nor inherently susceptible to being magnetized. Copper wire is such a non-magnetic material. He envisioned fabricating a non-magnetic composite material, which could mimic the movements of electrons oribiting atoms. However, the structures are fabricated on a scale that is magnitudes larger than the atom, yet smaller than the radiated wavelength.
He envisioned and hypothesized miniature loops of copper wire set in a fiberglass substrate could mimic the action of electrons but on a larger scale. Furthermore, this composite material could act like a slab of iron. In addition, he deduced that a current run through the loops of wire results in a magnetic response.[37]
This metamaterial idea resulted in variations. Cutting the loops results in a magnetic resonator, which acts like a switch. The switch in turn would allow Pendry to determine or alter the magnetic properties of the material simply by choice. At the time, Pendry didn't realize the significance of the two materials he had engineered. By combining the electrical properties of Marconi's radar-absorbing material with his new man-made magnetic material he had unwittingly placed in his hands a new way to manipulate electromagnetic radiation. In 1999, Pendry published his new conception of artificially produced magnetic materials in a notable physics journal. This was read by scientists all over the world, and it "stoked their imagination".[37][39]
Negative refractive index[edit]
In 1967, Victor Veselago produced an often cited, seminal work on a theoretical material that could produce extraordinary effects that are difficult or impossible to produce in nature. At that time he proposed that a reversal of Snell's law, an extraordinary lens, and other exceptional phenomena can occur within the laws of physics. This theory lay dormant for a few decades. There were no materials available in nature, or otherwise, that could physically realize Veselago's analysis.[4][12][40] Not until thirty-three years later did the properties of this material, a metamaterial, became a subdiscipline of physics and engineering.
However, there were certain observations, demonstrations, and implementations that closely preceded this work. Permittivity of metals, with values that could be stretched from the positive, to the negative domain, had been studied extensively. In other words, negative permittivity was a known phenomena by the time the first metamaterial was produced. Contemporaries of Kock were involved in this type of research. The concentrated effort was led by the US government for researching interactions between the ionosphere and the re-entry of NASA space vehicles.
In the 1990s Pendry et al., developed sequentially repeating thin wire structures, analogous to crystal structures. These extended the range of material permittivity. However, a more revolutionary structure developed by Pendry et al., was a structure that could control magnetic interactions (permeability) of the radiated light, albeit only at microwave frequencies. This sequentially repeating, split ring structure, extended material magnetic parameters into the negative. This lattice or periodic, "magnetic" structure was constructed from non-magnetic components.
Hence, in electromagnetic domain, a negative value for permittivity and permeability occurring simultaneously was a requirement to produce the first metamaterials. These were beginning steps for proof of principle regarding Veselago's original 1967 proposal.
In the year 2000 a team of UCSD researchers produced and demonstrated metamaterials, which exhibited unusual physical properties that were never before produced in nature. These materials obey the laws of physics, but behave differently from normal materials. In essence these negative index metamaterials were noted for having the ability to reverse many of the physical properties that govern the behavior of ordinary optical materials. One of those unusual properties is the capability to reverse, for the first time, the Snell's law of refraction. Until this May 2000 demonstration by the UCSD team, the material was unavailable. Advances during the 1990s in fabrication and computation capabilities allowed these first metamaterials to be constructed. Thus, testing the "new" metamaterial began for the effects described by Victor Veselago 30 years earlier, but only at first in the microwave frequency domain. Reversal of group velocity was explicitly announced in the related published paper. [note 1] [41][42][4]
The super lens[edit]
The super lens or superlens is a practical structure based on John Pendry's work describing a perfect lens that can focus all four fourier components. Pendry's paper described a theoretical novel lens that could capture images below the diffraction limit by employing the negative refractive index behavior. The super lens is a practical realization of this theory. It is a working lens that can capture images below the diffraction limit while realizing the inefficiencies of real materials. This means that although there are losses, enough of an image is returned that makes this research useful and successful.[43]
Invisibility cloak[edit]
Ulf Leonhardt was born in East Germany, and presently occupies the theoretical physics chair at the University of St. Andrews in Scotland, and is considered one the leaders in the science of creating an invisibility cloak. Around 1999, Leonhardt began work on how to build a cloaking device with a few other colleagues. Leonhardt stated that at the time invisibility was not considered fashionable. He then wrote a theoretical study entitled "Optical Conformal Mapping". The first sentence sums up the objective: "An invisibility device should guide light around an object as if nothing were there."[44]
In 2005, he sent the paper to three notable scientific journals, Nature, Nature Physics, and Science. Each journal in their turn rejected the paper. In 2006, Physical Review Letters rejected the paper for publication, as well. However, according to the PRL assessment one of the anonymous reviewers noted that (he or she ) had been to two meetings in the previous months with John Pendry's group, who were also working on a cloaking device. From the meetings the reviewer also became aware of a patent that Pendry and his colleagues were supposed to file. Leonhardt was at the time unaware of the Pendry group's work. Because of the Pendry meetings Leonhardt's work was not really considered new physics by the reviewer and, therefore, did not merit publication in Physical Review Letters.[44]
Later in 2006, Science (the journal) reversed its decision and contacted Leonhardt to publish his paper because it had just received a theoretical study from Pendry's team entitled "Controlling Electromagnetic Fields". Science considered both papers strikingly similar and published them both in the same issue of Science Express on May 25, 2006. The published papers touched off research efforts by a dozen groups to build cloaking devices at locations around the globe, which would test out the mathematics of both papers.[44][45]
Only months after the submission of notable invisibility cloak theories, a practical device was built and demonstrated by David Schurig and David Smith, engineering researchers of Duke University (October 2006). It was limited to the microwave range so the object was not invisible to the human eye. However, it demonstrated proof of principle.[46]
Transformation optics[edit]
The original theoretical papers on cloaking opened a new science discipline called transformation optics.[47][48]
See also[edit]
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Barefoot, you step out onto the splinter-free deck. A brilliant orange sun crests the horizon, sending the last of its fiery shimmer over the smooth Pacific. In one hand you hold a glass of Oregon wine and in the other, a tiny hand – a child or grandchild. The whole family is here, gathered on this perfect evening for a sunset meal. At the other end of the deck, the bubbling hot tub is prepped for after-dinner drinks and a night of family conversation under the stars.
Welcome to Lincoln City, a quiet escape known for fresh clams and crabs, sparkling agate, and exquisite, hand-blown glass floats.
Welcome to a family retreat where every detail encourages you to sit back, relax and enjoy time with your loved ones.
Welcome to a cozy, comfortable getaway where expansive decking, streaming sunlight, and picture windows invite the crashing surf into every room.
Welcome to the Shearwaterhouse, a Pacific oceanview home just a block to the scenic Oregon coastline.
Each of our three bedrooms feature its own theme: will you don an eye patch in the Captain's Quarters, grow gills for the Mermaid Lounge, or explore the ocean's depths Under the Sea? Our master suite (Captain's Quarters) is perfect for the ambulatory-compromised, as it's located on the main floor and has a walk-in shower. (Note there is one step to enter the home and main floor.) And for our youngest visitors, not only does the Under the Sea bedroom feature fun décor, but the king bed and futon configuration is perfect for parents who want to keep children close at night.
Our home is perfect for:
• Multi-Generational Travel: With 3 bedrooms and 3 bathrooms, child-friendly features, and accessibility for the mobility impaired, the Shearwaterhouse perfectly accommodates three generations of travelers.
• Young Families: At the Shearwaterhouse, babies and toddlers are safe and secure. We have a sturdy baby gate, baby-safe decking, and plans to babyproof further. Even better, the littlest members of your family will love our climbing cube, pack n' play, and other accessories. And parents appreciate our Trex
decking (no splinters!) and kid accessories, like a booster seat and bedroom monitor.
• Family Reunions: Our home is the perfect mix of casual fun and light, open space – a warm and inviting home perfect for family reunions. And if you need extra space, our studio cottage (rents separately) next door can accommodate an additional couple.
• Mobility-Impaired Travelers: The main floor of Shearwaterhouse is accessible, with just one step to the outside, and our master bedroom and bathroom (with walk-in shower) is well suited to mobility-impaired travelers.
Please note that the Shearwaterhouse is not suited to bachelor or bachelorette parties, loud events, big celebrations, or Spring Breakers. We appreciate your understanding.
What You'll Love:
• Ocean Views: Our home features huge, panoramic ocean views (complete with breaching whales, kite surfers and seals!) from every room. Never for a moment will you forget you're on the coast!
• Spacious Decking: Speaking of those views, there's no better place to drink in the Pacific than from our decking – so expansive, you can see them from space!
• The HOT Tub: When we say hot, we mean hot. Our large, bubbling hot tub (perched on our upper deck!) is always the perfect regulation temperature of 102 – never lukewarm.
• Themed Bedrooms: Ahoy, matey! Choose from our cozy Captain's Quarters, the ethereal Mermaid Lounge, or the out-of-this-world Under the Sea bedroom.
• Make Yourself at Home: The Shearwaterhouse feels like your best friend's home: comfortable and well loved, without being stuffy. Don't worry, you can put your feet up.
Nearby Activities & Attractions:
The Oregon coast is always scenic and always spectacular. We're happy to recommend area attractions and activities for your stay. Here are a few of our favorites:
• Fish for your dinner: Bottom fishing, rock fishing, mussel harvesting, crabbing and clamming are a popular – and tasty! – pastime.
• Hunt for agate: If you're in the market for a beautiful and memorable souvenir, Lincoln city is surrounded by rock-hounding beaches.
• Go antiquing: Antique shops and woodcarvers' galleries dot the regions.
• Enjoy the outdoors: Lincoln City and central Oregon beg to be explored: go hiking, biking, golfing, paddle boating, kayaking and bird watching to see and experience the best of our scenic coast!
• Explore our festivals: There's always an event on the horizon, like Finders Keepers (Lincoln City's glass float festival), the Kite Festival, and others.
• So much more: Take an Oregon wine-tasting tour, learn to blow glass, horseback ride at sunset, visit our farmers markets… the possibilities abound!
Our home features a full range of amenities, among them:
• Baby and toddler accessories, including a sturdy baby gate installed, and another to put where you need it, a deck that has no steps coming off it, a pack 'n play, a climbing cube on the lower deck, a highchair, a booster seat and a baby monitor
• Full kitchen with all the amenities of home
• High-speed broadband Internet
• Cable TVs with DVD players
• Gas fireplace for the family to gather around
• Expansive, circular double decks that draw you outside and expand your family living/dining space
Come, experience Shearwaterhouse and beautiful Lincoln City. We can't wait to welcome you and your family!
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The Oregon Coast is one of those magical places you have to experience as soon as you can and as often as possible. That used to be what kept me coming back, but now I've got another reason: Shearwater House. April can still be a brisk time of year in Lincoln City, especially when you're this close to the beach. That didn't stop me from taking long walks on the water every day and searching for that elusive stone called agate. Once I'd gotten my fill of exploring and was ready to head back up the hill to the house, the hot tub would be waiting for me to relax and reminisce about the day while watching the sun set over the water.
I could easily have stayed at the house and enjoyed the walks, the panoramic ocean views and the cozy fire every day, but there was too much to see! The whale-watching excursion from Depoe Bay took us out on a boat to see if we could catch a glimpse of a grey whale – famous in these parts. I'm convinced he was watching us from the deep as we trolled by.
Debi, Shearwater House's fearless owner, provided a wonderful list and I took advantage of every suggestion I could cram into my 2 days: Secret Beach at low tide (this is best in the summer); the Newport Aquarium (CUTE puffins!); the lighthouse at Yaquina Head; and Devil's Punch Bowl (where I had the most amazing clam chowder!)
Grab a group of friends, your whole family (this house sleeps 8-12), or just your honey-bear and head to Shearwater House today!
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Other Activities: kite surfing, whale watching
Golf: Chinook Winds Golf Course is approximately 2 miles away.
Year Purchased: 2009
About the owner: High School sweethearts, married since 1971. Because of Debi's time as a travel agent and love of travel, she talked Rob into buying her a beach home in Seal Rock. When they retired from the VA Hospital, they started renting it as a vacation rental. It did so well, that (Debi) wanted another one, and searched for the perfect home for a year until finding the Shearwaterhouse.
Why the Owner Chose Lincoln City:
Everything is in the right place! There is a magnificent view of the ocean; amazing deck; it's only a block away from the beach; it has a lovely fireplace and a large hot tub. Now that our family is growing (3 grandchildren this year!) there is also space for all of us.
The guest house, which we have named The Romance of the Sea is an added bonus. We had such fun turning it into a romantic little retreat for two!
We are loving this time of our lives, and it gives us great enjoyment to share a beautiful place with others.
The Unique Benefits at this House:
Why, these amazing circular trex decks, of course! Rob loves to think that you could see them from a satellite zooming past overhead!
This is a quiet, safe neighborhood, close beach access. We love that the tide pools are not far away and we can see waaaay far out to sea, spotting whales, crab boats and barges.
The house is good for ambulatory-impaired because you can do all your living on the main floor. You don't HAVE to go down the stairs.
What better place to watch the sun setting into the Pacific?
You can see forever.
Toddlers' Sandbox
Love the Fire!
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Great Kitchen with Everything You Need
Captain's Quarters-a few steps from the hot tub
Bedroom Under the Sea (King Bed & Double Futon)
Outdoor Dining. No steps from deck-safe for children.
Ocean View from the Master Bedroom, too!
Secret Beach (we'll give you directions.)
Salmon River Estuary
Decks You Can See From Space!
Bring the kiddos. Deck is Trex, no splinters. Sturdy baby gate in house, too!
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Captain's Quarters, with King Bed
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One Block to the Beach
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A total of 211 wild, free-flying mallards (Anas platyrhynchos) and wood ducks (Aix sponsa) were equipped with breast-mounted radio packages during the breeding seasons of 1968-72. Known predation loss was 7.6 and 12.0 percent for mallards and wood ducks respectively, 60 percent occurred within 3 weeks of instrumentation. The highest predation rate for mallards was 0.0048 kills per tracking day and 0.0136 for wood ducks. A higher direct recovery rate for instrumented birds (19.5 percent) than noninstrumented birds (8.1 percent) was probably due to the novelty of the transmitter to hunters. Departure patterns and locations of direct recoveries were similar between radio-equipped and normal-banded birds. Among female wood ducks with radios, recovery rates were lower than expected. Hunters indicated that 84 percent of the instrumented ducks recovered were in good or excellent condition. Recaptures of ducks as long as 1 year after being equipped with radio packages indicated that feather wear and skin abrasion were not serious. A high rate for feeding on land by instrumented mallards was probably due to our ability to more easily locate and observe these birds in cover. Preening rates were higher for instrumented ducks. As the birds became adjusted to the package, preening decreased and feeding on water increased. Social and breeding behavior of instrumented ducks did not appear to be adversely affected by the radio package.Additional Publication Details
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And we're talking about an untrained guy walking around at 200 lbs (someone who would only be a middleweight if he boxed and was in shape). And they way most people fight in street fights, he was probably fighting stupid with his chin up in the air and no defense. That story is absolutely believable. |
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That's because the "black guy" in the video is just a sparring partner who's been knocked out before he even established a career. This is in Ponce de Leon's gym, and PDL's probably was the one who had the higher profile fight coming up. If Floyd started something in his own gym with a sparring partner, of course it's going to be the other guy who gets kicked out.
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Thomas & Friends (series 13)
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Country of origin | United Kingdom, Canada |
No. of episodes | 20 |
Broadcast | |
Original channel | Five |
Original run | 25 January 2010 – 19 February 2010 |
Home video release | |
DVD release date | 13 February 2012 |
Thomas & Friends (previously known as Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends) is a children's television series about the engines and other characters working on the railways of the Island of Sodor, and is based on The Railway Series books written by the Rev. W. Awdry.
This article lists and details episodes from the thirteenth series of the show, which was first broadcast in 2010. This series was narrated by Michael Angelis for the UK audiences, although Michael Brandon narrates the episodes for the US audiences. Mark Moraghan later re-narrated "Snow Tracks" for the Santa's Little Engine DVD.
This was Marion Edwards' first series as executive producer.
Following the release of feature-length special DVD Hero of the Rails in September 2009 and the theatrical and video releases of select episodes. This series introduces computer-generated imagery as a replacement for the show's long-standing model animation, as well as a voice cast rather than an individual actor's narration. [1]
Beginning with this series, Nitrogen Studios began providing the animation.
Director Steve Asquith had left the show after the previous series after working on twelve series and directing five series, while Simon Spencer also stepped down as producer. Christopher Skala was joined by Marion Edwards as executive producer. Ed Welch was replaced by Robert Hartshorne, after he left after The Great Discovery. Greg Tiernan and Nicole Stinn replaced Asquith and Spencer as the director and producer.
On 7 November 2009, 4 select episodes were screened theatrically in an event called "Splish, Splash, Splosh". The episodes were then released on DVD of the same name in the US, which is due to be released in the UK on 1 March 2010. Another event, "Thomas and the Runaway Kite", showed a further 4 episodes, again in the US. Series 13 forgot to put the same Play-Along game, Dots-to-Dots, telling which engine it is, same music video from Series 8-10, and a recurring mini-story which features major locations and recaps episodes from Series 8-11 that take place at the location during the middle of the Series 13 in the US. Only the song, "Sounds", and "Determination" from Ed Welch during Series 13 after the story. The Season aired in the US on September 4, 2010.[2]
# | Total | UK/US title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | TV order |
1 | 322 | "Creaky Cranky" | Greg Tiernan | Sharon Miller | 25 January 2010 | 601a |
After Thomas teases him for creaking, Cranky boasts that he is stronger than the little tank engine. Thomas attempts to prove him wrong by bringing heavy loads for Cranky to lift. When that fails, he suggests that Cranky attempts to lift him, which ends in disaster. | ||||||
2 | 323 | "The Lion of Sodor" | Greg Tiernan | Mark Robertson | 26 January 2010 | 604b |
Thomas is given the job of transporting a crate containing a very special statue called "The Lion of Sodor". Believing it to be a real lion, Thomas vows to take extra special care of it, making sure it is comfortable. | ||||||
3 | 324 | "Tickled Pink" | Greg Tiernan | Allan Plenderleith | 27 January 2010 | 602a |
James is sent to the Steamworks to have a new coat of paint. However, an emergency forces him to take a train before he has been finished, leaving him covered in his pink undercoat. Believing the others will laugh at him, James attempts to hide wherever he can. | ||||||
4 | 325 | "Double Trouble" | Greg Tiernan | Sharon Miller | 28 January 2010 | 601b |
It's the Fat Controller's birthday, and Thomas is sent to Maithwaite early to collect the Fat Controller and Lady Hatt to take them to the party. However, when Thomas arrives, he is very surprised to see the Fat Controller already there - and that he has a moustache and a strange change in personality. | ||||||
5 | 326 | "Slippy Sodor" | Greg Tiernan | Mark Robertson | 29 January 2010 | 602b |
Thomas has a cracked funnel and goes to the Sodor Steamworks for a replacement. The only funnel left is strangely shaped, and Thomas feels embarrassed. This leads to more problems when he is asked to take some bubble liquid to Mr Bubbles' clown show. | ||||||
6 | 327 | "The Early Bird" | Greg Tiernan | David Richard Fox | 1 February 2010 | 603b |
Percy is at the Sodor Steamworks for repairs, so the Fat Controller puts Thomas in charge of the mail run. Thomas is excited about doing it and ignores Gordon's advice to ask Percy how he does it. Attempting on his own, Thomas makes the crucial mistake of whistling loudly, disturbing the sleep of others. | ||||||
7 | 328 | "Play Time" | Greg Tiernan | Sharon Miller | 2 February 2010 | 603a |
Thomas is going to the docks to collect Alicia Botti when Percy tells him about a new engine named Charlie - "The most fun engine ever!" When Thomas meets Charlie, he decides to prove how fun he really is. | ||||||
8 | 329 | "Thomas and the Pigs" | Greg Tiernan | Allan Plenderleith | 3 February 2010 | 604a |
Farmer Trotter asks Thomas to collect some straw for the piglets, which are soon to be born. But on the way, Thomas sees other things he thinks the piglets will like. He collects so much of them that he runs out of room on his flatbeds to put straw on. | ||||||
9 | 330 | "Time for a Story" | Greg Tiernan | Miranda Larson | 4 February 2010 | 605a |
A batch of new story books are to be delivered to the library for the schoolchildren's storytime and the Fat Controller gives this special job to Thomas. Thomas is so excited about delivering the books that he leaves before they are properly restrained, which leads to disaster as he travels along a bumpy track. | ||||||
10 | 331 | "Percy's Parcel" | Greg Tiernan | Robyn Charteris | 5 February 2010 | 605b |
It is Dowager Hatt's birthday and Percy feels upset when The Fat Controller doesn't give him an important job. After being comforted by Mavis, Percy is given an important job - to deliver a parcel to Knapford Station. Because she told him to do so, however, he goes to show Mavis first. | ||||||
11 | 332 | "Toby's New Whistle" | Greg Tiernan | Louise Kramskoy | 8 February 2010 | 610a |
Toby's bell is broken, and as there are none spare, he has to make do with a whistle instead. Toby is even more put off when James explains that it is a very loud 3-chime steam whistle, as the old tram engine hates loud noises. | ||||||
12 | 333 | "A Blooming Mess" | Greg Tiernan | Miranda Larson | 9 February 2010 | 608a |
Knapford Station is being redecorated. When Mavis does not say hello, Emily assumes she is sad and chuffs to the quarry to cheer her up with some of the new flowers, only to cause Edward and Thomas to crash.. | ||||||
13 | 334 | "Thomas and the Runaway Kite" | Greg Tiernan | Louise Kramskoy | 10 February 2010 | 609a |
It is the day of the Sodor Kite Festival and Thomas must collect the winner's cup. However, he ends up taking a detour when Stephen and Bridget Hatt lose their kite, which he offers to catch, ignoring his friend's offers to help whilst doing so. | ||||||
14 | 335 | "Steamy Sodor" | Greg Tiernan | Sharon Miller | 11 February 2010 | 606b |
While Victor is visiting the narrow gauge engines at the Transfer Yards, Thomas is put in charge of the Sodor Steamworks. Thomas feels very excited; so excited in fact that he doesn't listen to Victor's instructions to ask the engines about their problems or to ask for advice from Kevin. As a result, he ignores the engines and confuses Kevin so much, he ends up making a mess of the Steamworks. | ||||||
15 | 336 | "Splish, Splash, Splosh!" | Greg Tiernan | Sharon Miller | 12 February 2010 | 607a |
Thomas has invented a new game called "Splish, Splash, Splosh!", which involves running through puddles and splashing other engines. When he is given an important job, he finds himself unable to resist playing it again. | ||||||
16 | 337 | "The Biggest Present of All" | Greg Tiernan | Sharon Miller | 15 February 2010 | 606a |
Hiro, the Master of the Railway, is returning to Sodor for a visit. Thomas is eager to find a present for him - so eager, in fact, he forgets to tell everyone to meet at Knapford Station. | ||||||
17 | 338 | "Snow Tracks" | Greg Tiernan | Alan Hescott | 16 February 2010 | 607b |
A snowstorm has covered Sodor, and Thomas and Gordon are given important jobs. While doing his job, Gordon decides to take the shorter, hilly route because he thinks he is special and stronger. This promptly leads him into trouble. | ||||||
18 | 339 | "Henry's Good Deeds" | Greg Tiernan | Alan Hescott | 17 February 2010 | 608b |
After Thomas performs a good deed for Farmer McColl, Henry, who is taking a nesting pole for a rare bird called the Sodor Warbler, decides to try and do a good deed too. However, all of his attempts go horribly wrong. In the end, however, he manages to do a good deed without even realising. | ||||||
19 | 340 | "Buzzy Bees" | Greg Tiernan | Sharon Miller | 18 February 2010 | 609b |
Thomas is given the task of delivering beehives to Farmer Trotter. He decides to take the route past a field of flowers, only for the bees to escape. | ||||||
20 | 341 | "Hiro Helps Out" | Greg Tiernan | Sharon Miller | 19 February 2010 | 610b |
The Fat Controller is rather busy - so busy he doesn't tell the other engines their jobs. Hiro decides to help him by giving the others their jobs, but this only results in a big muddle. |
After the release of Hero of the Rails, almost all of the voice cast's character roles have been confirmed.
Actor | Region | Role(s) |
Michael Angelis | UK | The Narrator |
Michael Brandon | US | Diesel, Mr. Bubbles, The Knapford Stationmaster, and The Narrator |
Martin Sherman | US | Thomas and Percy |
Ben Small | UK | Thomas and Toby |
David Bedella | US | Victor and The Mayor of Sodor |
Teresa Gallagher | UK | Emily, Rosie, Mavis, Lady Hatt, The Teacher, Bridget Hatt and her Friends |
William Hope | US | Edward, Toby, Rocky, Stephen Hatt, Farmer McColl, Farmer Trotter, and The Maithwaite Stationmaster |
Togo Igawa | UK/US | Hiro |
Jules de Jongh | US | Emily, Rosie, Mavis, Lady Hatt, The Teacher, Bridget Hatt and her Friends |
UK/US | Alicia Botti | |
Mark Moraghan | US | The Narrator Re-dubbbed "Snow Tracks" for Santa's little engine DVD only |
Kerry Shale | US | Henry, Gordon, James, Kevin, Sir Topham Hatt, Sir Lowham Hatt, and The Maithwaite Stationmaster |
UK | Diesel | |
Keith Wickham | UK | Edward, Henry, Gordon, James, Percy, Sir Lowham Hatt, Mr. Bubbles, The Fat Controller, and The Mayor of Sodor |
UK/US | Dowager Hatt | |
Matt Wilkinson | UK | Spencer, Victor, Charlie, Rocky, Cranky, Kevin, Stephen Hatt, Farmer McColl, Farmer Trotter, The Maithwaite Stationmaster, The Knapford Stationmaster, and The Bird Watcher |
Glenn Wrage | US | Spencer, Charlie and Cranky |
A HiT Entertainment press release from 2007 stated that "three upcoming Thomas and Friends television series" would be narrated by Pierce Brosnan.[3] Although the statement was made prior to Season 12, HiT confirmed that Brosnan would only appear as a guest narrator on The Great Discovery.
Music videos[edit]
- Roll Along
- Go Go Thomas
- You're the Leader
- The Sound Song
- Determination
- Engine Roll Call
iTunes Release[edit]
'Thomas and Friends: Splish,Splash,Splosh' was released in the UK iTunes Store on 1 March 2010. It consisted of four episodes, which were:
- Splish Splash Splosh
- Slippy Sodor
- Snow Tracks
- Play Time
The programme can be bought as a series or individual episodes.
- ^ Gary Strauss (18 June 2009). "All aboard a refurbished 'Thomas the Tank Engine'". USA Today (McLean, Virginia: Gannett Co. Inc.). Retrieved 13 July 2009.
- ^ http://www.ket.org/tvschedules/episode.php?nola=THOF++000601&layout=popup&framed=1
- ^ "Pierce Brosnan Announced As New Narrator For Thomas & Friends" (PDF). (Press Release). HIT Entertainment. 19 July 2007. Retrieved 2009-06-22.


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LOS ANGELES — The fall television season is barely a week old, but all four major broadcast networks already have something to celebrate.
"Everybody has got a potential hit on their hands," said Kelly Kahl, a CBS senior executive vice president. "It was a good week for network TV."
And the numbers look even better when delayed viewing, from people who record shows to watch later, are factored in.
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The comedy, which incorporates Fox's real-life struggles with Parkinson's disease into its plot, averaged just 7.5 million viewers in its debut last Thursday. Jeff Bader, NBC's president of program planning, thought "The Michael J. Fox Show" would do better but acknowledged that it wasn't helped by having the low-rated "Parks and Recreation" as a lead-in.
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The early hits and misses are not the only topic of conversation in the executive suites at the broadcast networks. More viewers are continuing to rely on digital video recorders and video-on-demand versus watching live television.
CBS' Kahl said DVR playback — viewers recording shows and watching them later — is up 16 percent compared with a year ago.
For example, "Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D." added 3.7 million viewers in the three days after its Tuesday debut, an increase of 30 percent, when VOD and DVR viewers were included. "Blacklist" added 4.4 million over three days, for a lift of 35 percent. Fox's "Sleepy Hollow" also grew by 35 percent to 13.6 million.
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May 30, 2015
Washougal, WA, US
Join West Columbia Gorge Humane Society (WCGHS) for the 7th annual Hike on the Dike to help raise money for our local no-kill shelter. Participants can register online now at www.wcghs.org, or on-site the day of ...
Tacoma Undy Run/Walk
June 6, 2015
Tacoma, WA, US
Hit the streets on your boxers and briefs! Throw on your most outrageous undies and grab your pets, friends and kids for this 5k and 1-mile fun run to expose the truth about cancer. Use discount ...
Seattle Furry 5K Fun Run + Walk
June 14, 2015
Seattle, WA, US
The Annual Seattle Furry 5K is a run that helps support the Seattle Animal Shelter. This is a dog friendly race (it does support the animal shelter after all) so feel free to bring out well ...
Seattle International Beerfest
Jul 10, 2015 to Jul 12, 2015
Seattle, WA, US
Bring Fido to Seattle's ultimate summer beer festival! Featuring more than 150 world-class craft beers from over fifteen countries, live music, food, and games, this dog friendly event is a must for craft beer enthusiasts. The ...
July 11, 2015
Seattle, WA, US
Poochapalooza is like a county fair for dogs! Make the thirty-minute drive from Seattle to this annual outdoor dog event in Marysville showcasing dogs at their best and brightest. The 9th Annual Poochapalooza is pleased to ...
Sequim Lavender Festival
Jul 17, 2015 to Jul 19, 2015
Sequim, WA, US
Bring Fido to the Sequim Lavender Festival to enjoy more than 150 crafts and lavender booths, food, live music and more in downtown Sequim. Admission is free and there is free parking throughout downtown.
Dog Day on Elliott Bay '15
July 26, 2015
Seattle, WA, US
You and your furry friend are invited to join CityDog Magazine on Sunday, July 26th to enjoy a scenic cruise along Seattle's waterfront to Blake Island, a 475-acre state park located just a hop, skip and ...
Festa Italiana Seattle Italian Dog Show
Sep 26, 2015 to Sep 27, 2015
Seattle, WA, US
Sicilian Sight Hounds, known in Italian as Cirneci dell'Etna, will be exhibited along with Italian Greyhounds and other Italian breeds as part of the expanded children's activities at the Italian Festival with "Puppy Parades" each day ...
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