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As you begin shopping for holiday gifts for friends and family, you may want to consider a purchase that does double duty. Many nonprofit organizations in metro Detroit sell holiday cards that offer warm greetings, and assistance to those less fortunate.
Again this year, the need is great.
Paul Bridgewater, President and CEO of the Detroit Area Agency on Aging said in a statement, "In the City of Detroit and its surrounding areas, our low-income seniors are facing formidable challenges that threaten their quality of life. Many are facing financial hardships and others tend to become increasingly isolated as they get older. They have limited personal contact with visitors on the holiday and our volunteers are the only people they see.
"The Holiday Meals on Wheels program addresses both issues; proceeds from the holiday card campaign and generous donations from corporate sponsors like DTE and the Ford Motor Company Fund allow the Detroit Area Agency on Aging to provide a hot meal delivered by a friendly visitor to seniors who need it."
Holiday card chairperson Carol Kaczorowski of the Children's Hospital of Michigan says of the holiday card program: "The Auxiliary was created to support the well-being of pediatric patients. Throughout the years, we have funded a variety of programs from purchasing amplification equipment for infants who are hearing impaired to supporting a day celebrating survivors of childhood cancer. The annual holiday card helps fund these programs."
Here is some information on several nonprofits and the cards they have to offer:
American Diabetes Association: Every purchase supports diabetes research, advocacy, awareness, and education programs. There are several styles from which to choose. Prices range from $3.49 to $24.99 for 20 cards. To order: 800-608-4279 or www.shopdiabetes.org and click on "holiday cards."
Angels' Place: Provides housing and services for people with developmental disabilities. All cards were created by the residents. There are seven styles available; 20 cards for $20, or 10 cards for $10. To order: 248-350-2203 or www.angelsplace.com. Checks made payable to Angels' Place can be sent to 29299 Franklin, Suite 2, Southfield 48034.
Active Faith Community Services: A community-funded charity for metro Detroit. The cards help support their programs of food distribution, clothing closet, and tutoring for grade school-age children. They have grown into an information and referral center for rent assistance, and utility help from other agencies as well. The card, designed by Nikita Wozniak, is for sale at their office Mon, Wed, and Thurs., 10am-5pm, 401 S. Washington, South Lyon. Call 248-437-9790 for details or go to www.activefaithcs.org.
Beaumont Hospital: All proceeds from the sale of cards, minus printing costs, go to Integrative Medicine to help people during their journey through cancer. Three angel designs are available, in packs of 10 for $5, plus tax. The designs for the cards were donated by Clarkston artist Jan Mayer, a 20-year cancer survivor. To order, call or visit the Integrative Medicine program at Beaumont Hospital, Royal Oak, at 248-551-9888, Suite 304, in the Rose Cancer Center or the Outpatient Services Center, 248-964-9221, at 44250 Dequindre (across from the Troy hospital), Sterling Heights.
Children's Hospital of Michigan Auxiliary: Raises funds to benefit projects and programs that support the well-being of pediatric patients and their families throughout the region. This year's card is designed by Claire Thomson, 9, and her 5-year-old sister Lucy in honor of their younger sister, Natalie, who passed away from renal failure a few days before her first birthday. A package of 20 cards is $20 (imprint additional), plus shipping and handling. Purchase at the hospital's Something Special Gift Shop or www.childrensdmc.org/giftshop. For more information, call 313-745-5425 or 313-745-0962. Cards are also available at Wild Birds Unlimited, 20381 Mack, Grosse Pointe Woods, 313-881-1410, and Good Neighbors Family Pharmacy, 1956 Venoy Road, Westland, 734-722-8774.
Children's Leukemia Foundation: Provides information, financial assistance and emotional support to Michigan families affected by leukemia, lymphoma and related blood disorders. Cards are 20 for $25, plus tax, shipping and handling. To order, call 248-530-3000, mail 5455 Corporate Dr., Suite 306, Troy 48098, fax order form to 248-530-3042, or go to www.leukemiamichigan.org.
C.S. Mott Children's Hospital's Congenital Heart Center: Funds raised by Save a Heart help cover travel expenses, lodging for patients and their families, and ongoing evaluation of the highly specialized medical and surgical care provided by the Michigan Congenital Heart Center. A 12-pack of cards is $15, plus shipping and handling. To order, call or e-mail Deb Lewis at firstname.lastname@example.com or 734-647-7404. To learn more, go to www.umsaveaheart.org.
Detroit Area Agency on Aging: Provides and delivers hot meals to senior citizens in Detroit, Highland Park, Hamtramck, Harper Woods and the Grosse Pointes through the Meals on Wheels Program. A $5 donation provides a greeting card and a hot meal to a needy senior. Call 313-446-4444, ext. 5819, 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m. weekdays or go to www.daaa1a.org.
Forgotten Harvest: Each pack of cards purchased will provide 32 meals to metro Detroiters in need. Two new styles designed by Matt LeBarre Illustration available. Cards are sold in packs of 20 for $28 (includes shipping and handling). To order: Go to www.forgottenharvest.org. For info, contact Rebecca Gade-Sawicki at firstname.lastname@example.com or 248-967-1500, ext. 151.
Friends for the Dearborn Animal Shelter: Provides care and sanctuary, encourages adoptions and promotes compassion for animals. Cards sold in boxes of 10 for $10. Details: 313-943-2697, and press 2. Cards may be purchased 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Mon., Wed. and Fri., 11 a.m.-7 p.m. Tue. and Thu., and 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Sat. at 2661 Greenfield, Dearborn, or at www.dearbornanimals.org.
HAVEN: Offers treatment, prevention and education programs for victims of domestic violence and sexual assault in Oakland County. Cards come in packages of 10 for $15. To order: Call 248-334-1284, ext. 341, or e-mail firstname.lastname@example.com. For more info: www.haven-oakland.org.
Juvenile Diabetes Foundation International: A nonprofit advocate for Type 1 diabetes research worldwide. A variety of holiday greeting cards are available, minimum purchase of 15 cards for $15.90 plus shipping and handling, imprinting also available. For details, call 877-227-3707 or go to www.jdrf.org/cards.
Michigan Anti-Cruelty Society: All proceeds benefit homeless and abused animals. A package of 20 cards are $12 if picked up, $14 mailed. To purchase, call 313-891-7188, go to www.michigananticrueltysociety.org or Pet Supplies Plus, 42241 Garfield Road, Clinton Township.
Our Children's Fund: The small nonprofit in the West Bloomfield School District uses the money raised from the sale of the cards to help families in need during the holiday season. Sets of five cards created by students are $10. The cards can be purchased at any school building in the district or at the superintendent's office. For more info e-mail email@example.com or call 248-865-6473.
Seedlings Braille Books for Children: Proceeds will help support Seedlings' programs and services and enable them to place braille books into the hands of visually impaired children locally and around the world. Several designs available in a variety of prices ranging from $10-16 and box sizes from 10-16 cards with envelopes. Purchase 9 a.m.-5 p.m. weekdays at Seedlings office, 14151 Farmington Road, Livonia. 734-427-8552 or http://www.seedlings.org/.
The Sisters of St. Clare: Proceeds help support their life of prayer. Four card designs available; $16 for 20 cards or $10 for 12 cards, plus postage. Purchase at 4875 Shattuck Road, Saginaw, 48603 or online at http://srsclare.com and click on "Gift Store" then "Christmas Cards." For details, call 989-797-0593.
UNICEF: Funds from cards bring hope, health and happiness to children around the world. Costs range from $4.95 to $27 in a variety of styles and quantities. To order call 800-553-1200, go to www.unicefusa.org or by mail at UNICEF, P.O. Box 1500, Louisiana, MO 63353.
Wigs 4 Kids: Reaches out to kids and young adults with hair loss in Michigan. 10 cards for $10 or 20 cards for $15, plus shipping and handling. To purchase: Call 586-772-6656, 8 a.m.-4 p.m. weekdays, go to www.wigs4kids.org, or visit the office at 30126 Harper, St. Clair Shores.
Wing Lake Developmental Center: Proceeds from this special-needs school's holiday card fund-raiser are used for student projects and activities. A 10-pack of cards costs $7. To order: Call Marilyn or Joyce at 248-341-7900 or visit the center at 6490 Wing Lake Road, Bloomfield Hills, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. weekdays. http://winglake.bloomfield.org.
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Agreed that this is the best way to conceptualize it. On the in-game map, all Federation "territory" may be coloured blue, but it would be more accurate to have a series of blue circles around each Federation system against a black backdrop representing, er, "international waters."
You're right, but there is no real-world equivalent to either the Federation or Starfleet. The Federation has its own government and citizenship, but it's also clear from the shows that each member state has its own government.
It'd be like citizens of countries who are UN members having "UN citizenship" in addition to the citizenship of their own nation, and all member states disbanding or combining their military into one multinational armed force under a UN flag. Although I think it's been established that UFP member states can and do handle their own internal security (oddly, Earth seems to be the exception to this - it's given pretty much everything over to the UFP).
Upon further thought, I suppose the USA is a reasonable analogue for the UFP.
I think a better example might be the Russian Federation; a series of autonomous republics with their own cultures, traditions and governments.
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This is the world's second most expensive car sold at auction, and the costliest Ferrari to ever cross the block. It's a 1967 Ferrari 275 GTB/4 Spider, which brought in $27.5 million, $10m north of the auctioneer's top end estimate. It was the perfect storm for major bidding, though - one owner from new, the engine and body numbers match, and the proceeds went to charity.


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Energy Express, the summer reading and nutrition program, is at three Wyoming County sites this year.
The newest one is Herndon Consolidated, where about 30 children in grades K-6 have been showing up daily.
"It has been great," said Leslie Garrettson, the site supervisor."There is a huge need in this area.
"It makes a big difference," she added.
There are four AmeriCorps mentors, each of whom has eight students in her classroom.
Rusty Huff is the community coordinator, who brings in guest readers and other volunteers to help with the eight-week program.
The adult participants had training in Morgantown, Huff reported..
Garretson said classrooms are grouped by grade level, and older children read to the younger ones.
"We do a lot of cooperative learning," she observed
"(The reading) really helps them get ready for the new school year," Huff commented.
Each week's activities are centered around a theme, such as familiy or community.
Children are given a book at the end of the week. "It helps them build a home library," said Huff.
Garretson said the books fit that week's theme and and help the child to be aware of his surroundings.
"We show everything in a positive light," she stated. "We're all about caring."
Breakfast and lunch are served daily in a family-style setting.
"They sit around the table and pass the food around," said Garretson. "It's something a lot of kids don't get at home."
Volunteers provide lots of help.
"The parent support is amazing at Herndon Consolidated," Garretson noted.
An extra bonus this year came from Crocs, which has donated a pair of shoes to each child and their siblings. The company donated thousands of pairs of shoes nationally.
There was an open house at HCS last Friday. Children staged a program for their parents, and refreshments were served.
It was all done the old fashioned way. They made it themselves.
"Everything is old made," said Huff. "The kids use things they can get from home."
Garreston said the children showed creativity. "They made dresses from trash bags, and they were really pretty," she said.
"We're having a great summer," Garretson commented.
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The Area Round of the UIL Baseball playoffs begin this weekend. Check out the Big Country playoff matchups here.
A look at the bi-district playoff pairings for the UIL baseball playoffs.
Before the game, the Bulldogs honored Lannie Templeton, their former coach, who led the Bulldogs to over 300 wins in his time as the head coach.
The Anson Tigers made their way north to take on their rival, the Stamford Bulldogs. The last time these two met, a berth to the state tournament was on the line.
The FCA All-Star Festival is set to take place in June, and we now know the athletes participating in the games.
The Stamford Bulldogs were up in Iowa Park taking on the Wellington Rockets in a clash of two defending state champions.
A look at what's in store for the Big Country teams in the Area Round of the playoffs.
The Playoff Pairings are out for the first round of the high school football playoffs, and here is a look at what is in store for the Big Country teams.
The Stamford Bulldogs welcomed the Windthorst Trojans to Bulldog Stadium for a clash of teams who were both undefeated in district play. The winner would walk away with the district crown.
Here are the playoffs scenarios for the high schools in the Big Country according to Texas Football Magazine.
This is the third year in a row that the Bulldogs, as well as their opponent in the district championship game, are entering the match up undefeated.
The latest Harris Ratings are out, and the Sweetwater Mustangs are the biggest movers, cracking the top 10 for the first time this season.
The Stamford Bulldogs are now 3-0 after a 40-6 win over the Anson Tigers.
Ligon West took over at quarterback for the Stamford Bulldogs with some really big shoes to fill.
The latest Harris Ratings are out, and the Coleman Bluecats continue to climb the poll after their 28-0 win over Post.
The Hawley Bearcats are kicking off district play tonight, but they don't get the luxury of easing in. They get to take on the two time defending champs, the Stamford Bulldogs.
The Coleman Bluecats have cracked the top ten in the latest version of the Harris Ratings.
The Stamford Bulldogs, who are ranked twelfth in the state, traveled to the field of the 8th ranked Hamlin Pied Pipers to face off in their week five match up.
The Cisco Loboes remain the top ranked team in Class 3A Div. II, and Sweetwater reappears in Class 4A Div. II rankings.
The Stamford Bulldogs took on the Haskell Indians as both teams looked to pick up their third win of the season.
For the second straight season, the Stamford Bulldogs climbed to the mountain top of Class A Division I in 2013.
A total of ten Big Country teams will start the year ranked in the top 25 by Harris Ratings.
The Texas High School Coaches Association released their preseason football poll, and a total of 18 Big Country teams were ranked among their region's best.
Abilene High, Cooper, Stamford, and Hamlin are featured in the Top Match Ups in Week 5 of the 2014 season.
We continue our countdown of the top plays from the past year with the Stamford Bulldogs and their thrilling comeback against Shiner in the Class 1A Div. I state title game.
The Big Country has seen plenty of changes in Class 2A this past year, but Dave Campbell's Texas Football picked some perennial powers to continue their winning ways in 2014.
For the first time in over two decades there will be a new voice coming from the dugout at Stamford baseball games. That's after longtime head coach Lannie Templeton announced his retirement on Monday.
The Anson Tigers are on their way to state after completing the sweep over district rival Stamford on Saturday.
The Stamford Bulldogs are in familiar territory heading into to tomorrow's game 2 against Anson.
Senior pitcher Matt Villanueva led the Anson Tigers to a game one win over district rival Stamford on Thursday with a one-hit shutout.
The Stamford Bulldogs punched their ticket to the regional finals for the fifth straight year with a game three victory over Forsan on Saturday.
The high school softball and baseball playoffs continue this week, and a total of six Big Country teams are still alive. Find out when and where they are playing here.
The Stamford Bulldogs' game 3 experience, last year, helped last week against Booker.
Six Big Country baseball teams remain after the first two rounds of the playoffs. This week they look to advance to the regional semifinals. Get the pairings for this weeks' games here.
The Albany Lady Lions punched their ticket for the regional semifinals with a walk-off win over district rival Stamford at Wells Field on Saturday.
The Albany Lady Lions took a big step towards the regional semifinals with a 8-4 win over rival Stamford.
The baseball playoffs continue this week with the area round, and twelve Big Country teams have their sights set on reaching the regional quarterfinals. Find out when and where they are playing here.
The third round of the UIL Softball Playoffs get underway this week as a total of nine Big Country teams will look to take one more step towards Austin. Find out when and where they will be playing right here.
This week athletes from all over Texas will head to Austin for the UIL State Track & Field Meet, and once again the Big Country will be well represented at the state capitol.
Santa Anna may have struck first on Thursday night, but it was the Stamford Lady Bulldogs that crossed the plate more.
The baseball playoffs get underway this week with the bi-district round. Find out when and where the teams from the Big Country are playing right here.
The softball playoffs continue this week with the area round. Find out when and where the teams from the Big Country will play right here.
The bi-district round of the UIL softball playoffs get underway this week. Here is a list of the pairings for teams in the Big Country.
The baseball playoffs are right around the corner, and three Big Country teams will enter the postseason ranked among the best in the state.
The latest TGCA Softball Poll is out, and once again the Big Country makes an impressive showing with ten teams ranked among the state's best.
The Anson Tigers won a share of the District 8-A title with an extra innings victory against Stamford on Monday.
The Clyde Lady Bulldogs are among this week's big movers in the Texas Girls Coaches Association softball poll, and among the nine Big Country team ranked this week.
The Big Country continues to add teams to the softball coaches polls this week with Brownwood and Santa Anna making their debuts.
Another jam packed day of high school baseball and softball is in the books around the Big Country. Find out how your team did right here.


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Zamzee Awarded for Innovation in Gaming, Health and Wellness
New product combines activity meter and website to make physical activity more fun and rewarding for kids and families.
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Zamzee, a social enterprise on a mission to help kids and families be more physically active, has won the "Best Use of Gamification in Health and Wellness" award at the third annual Gamification Summit in San Francisco, June 19-21. The summit brings together gaming industry leaders, startup pioneers, academic researchers and design experts to explore the use of game mechanics and game dynamics to engage the public and solve problems. Award nominations came from the public and were judged by a panel of industry experts.
"Zamzee uses the power and appeal of technology and games to make physical activity a fun, rewarding part of daily life for kids and families," said Lance Henderson, CEO of Zamzee. "We are honored to be recognized for both our product design and our social mission to improve health and wellness."
Sedentary behavior and obesity are major problems of national importance. There are approximately 20 million tweens and young teens in the U.S., and research shows that sedentary behavior is putting these young people at risk for serious — and seriously expensive — long-term health problems, including obesity, diabetes, heart disease and cancer.
To earn rewards, kids wear the Zamzee activity meter, a three-axis accelerometer specially calibrated to record short bursts of movement as well as vigorous activity. Physical activity recorded by the Zamzee meter powers a kid's online account at zamzee.com. Early research shows that the Zamzee experience increases kids' physical activity by 30% or more on average — the equivalent of running nearly an extra marathon a month. Zamzee is now available at zamzee.com.
Zamzee also was recognized this week as a nominee for the "Most Innovative Game" award at the ninth annual Games for Change Festival in New York City, June 18-20. Zamzee and other finalists were chosen from 67 candidates by a panel of 35 experts in the gaming industry, media, education, philanthropy and other fields.
In addition to these awards and recognitions, Zamzee has been:
- Named a Health Innovator by LAUNCH, a global initiative founded by NASA, USAID, the U.S. Department of State and Nike to identify and support the innovative work poised to contribute to a sustainable future and accelerate solutions to meet urgent challenges facing our society;
- Recognized by the San Mateo County Economic Development Association with the Aspiring Innovator Award;
- Recognized by President Obama as a model social enterprise at the launch of the White House Office of Social Innovation and Civic Participation.
Zamzee is a social enterprise on a mission to make it easier for kids and families to be more physically active. The Zamzee activity meter and website are the result of several years of research, creative thinking and design based on feedback from kids and families. Zamzee was established in 2010 by HopeLab Foundation, a nonprofit research organization that uses the power and appeal of technology to improve the health of kids. Initial research and development of Zamzee was conducted by HopeLab, with support from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. HopeLab and Zamzee are part of the Omidyar Group philanthropic enterprises. For more information, please visit zamzee.com.
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I was honored to be asked to contribute a new track to Amazon.com's ALL IS BRIGHT Exclusive Holiday Compilation, alongside heroes like Lucinda Williams, Beth Orton, Brandi Carlile, Liz Phair, Yoko Ono w/ The Flaming Lips, PHOX (+MANY others!). The full holiday compilation is available FREE to Amazon Prime Members, and non-Prime members can purchase my track "We Three Kings" for a mere $.99 right HERE. I hope you'll add it to your holiday playlist!
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Watched the Muscle Shoals documentary the other day......if you have any interest in music history this is a must see!
Bill Hall seemed to have all the luck of a Kennedy in his life!
Wow! great stories.
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The Skamania County sheriff's office says the prosecutor filed charges Monday against Christopher Wayne Dillingham.
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Dillingham appeared in court Monday in Stevenson and was ordered held on $500,000 bail.
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A scanner has an optical-electric module, an incoherent fiber bundle, and a scanner head. The incoherent fiber bundle has illumination fibers and pickup fibers. The illumination fibers carry only illumination light from a light source in the O/E module toward the scanner head. The pickup fibers carry sensed light from the scanner head to a CCD array in the O/E module. The scanner head has a light guide that receives the illumination light from the illumination fibers. The light guide is in contact with the pickup fibers in an arrangement which permits the illumination light to enter the side of the illumination fibers near the end. Illumination light reflected back into the pickup fibers is guided to the CCD array.
1. A scanner, comprising:
an optical-electric module;
an incoherent fiber bundle; and
a light guide;
said fiber bundle including illumination fibers carrying illumination light from said optical-electric module to said light guide, and pickup fibers carrying sensed light from a scanner head to said optical-electrical module;
said light guide outputting said illumination light to one of said pickup fibers at a coupling area; and
said illumination and pickup fibers being substantially uni-directional between said optical-electric module and said coupling area.
2. The scanner as set forth in claim 1, further comprising said scanner head enclosing said coupling area.
3. The scanner as set forth in claim 2, further comprising said scanner head being free of electronic components.
4. The scanner as set forth in claim 3, further comprising:
said pickup fibers having a core refractive index of n1 and a cladding refractive index of n2;
said light guide having a core refractive index of n3 and a cladding refractive index of n4;
wherein n1=n3>n4>n2.
5. The scanner as set forth in claim 4, further comprising:
said light guide coupling to said pickup fibers at said coupling area with a coupling angle;
said pickup fibers being free from said cladding layer in said coupling area; and
said illumination light coming from said light guide having a launch angle which, when merged with one of said pickup fibers at said coupling angle, has a resulting angle that is less than or equal to half of a maximum acceptable angle of said pickup fiber.
This application is related to application Ser. No. 09/124,832, which is incorporated herein by reference for all purposes.
1. Field of the Invention
This invention relates to a scanner with an optical-electric module (O/E), an incoherent fiber bundle, and a scanner head connected to the O/E module by the incoherent fiber bundle. More particularly, the scanner according to the invention includes, in one embodiment, illumination fibers carrying only illumination light from the O/E module to the scanner head, and pickup fibers carrying only sensed light from the said scanner head to the O/E module.
2. Related Art
A scanner is a device, which is useful for picking up images in a form readable by computers. Although desktop scanners are useful for picking up images, they are impractical for use with portable computers. Hand-held scanners have been developed to fulfill the need for portable computer users to scan images.
Hand-held scanners must ideally be easy to use, easy to install, lightweight, sturdy, rugged, accurate, reliable, and inexpensive. One design for a hand-held scanner is the pen-shaped design. In this design, the scanner is roughly the shape of a pen. This type of hand-held scanner is dragged across a pickup area on its side. The image in the pickup area is picked up, or sensed, and is provided to the computer.
One example of a pen-shaped hand-held optical fiber scanner is reported in "Compact Imaging Apparatus for a Pen-Shaped Hand-Held Scanner", Proceedings of the SPIE, Int'l Society for Optical Engineering, Vol. 3019, pp. 168-173, February 1997. One drawback of this design of scanner is that electrical components are included in the scanner head (i.e., the pen). Because the scanner head is hand-held, it is subject to being dropped and jarred.
To improve the resistance of a hand-held scanner to being dropped and jarred, different approaches are possible. One excellent approach is to remove the electronic components from the scanner head as in patent application Ser. No. 09/124,832, mentioned above.
According to this approach, a scanner has an O/E module connected to a scanning head by an incoherent fiber bundle. The scanning head is all-optical, and is free of electronic components. The O/E module introduces source RGB light into the fibers, and also permits the sensed light to be provided to a CCD. The fibers in the incoherent fiber bundle are unidirectional in that they either carry illumination light from the O/E to the scanner head or sensed light from the scanner head to the O/E module. The O/E module is the module of the scanner with the electronic elements. Because the electronic components are on the O/E module, separate from the scanner head, the scanner head is lighter in weight and less susceptible to damage from being dropped or jarred. Moreover, the O/E module may be miniaturized and integrated into a computer motherboard or a PC card device meeting, e.g., the Personal Computer Memory Card International Association (PCMCIA) standard.
The scanner according to application Ser. No. 09/124,832 provides that the RGB light enters the fibers of the incoherent fiber bundle using a side-coupling approach in the O/E module. That is, the RGB source light is fed into a linear light guide, such as a fiber, which is coupled to the fibers in the incoherent fiber bundle in the O/E module. More particularly, the RGB light is coupled into a fiber of the incoherent fiber bundle through a notch which is made in the fiber.
One shortcoming of the side-coupling approach in the foregoing scanner is that a notch must be made in the fibers of the incoherent fiber bundle so as to couple them with the source light. The making of this notch is not a trivial task, and it would be an important improvement to provide a hand-held pen-shaped scanner with all of the advantages of the scanner just described, but without the drawback of a physical alteration to the fibers.
It is an objective of the invention to provide a pen-shaped, hand-held scanner having an all-optical scanning head, an incoherent fiber bundle, and an O/E module, in which the fibers are not physically altered to introduce source light.
By providing such a scanner, manufacturing may be simplified, thus giving the benefits of light weight and ruggedness at a reduced cost.
This objective is achieved by a scanner having an optical-electric module, an incoherent fiber bundle, and a scanner head. The incoherent fiber bundle has illumination fibers and pickup fibers. The illumination fibers carry only illumination light from a light source in the O/E module toward the scanner head. The pickup fibers carry sensed light from the scanner head to a CCD array in the O/E module. Thus, the fibers in the incoherent fiber bundle are substantially uni-directional.
The scanner head has a light guide that receives the illumination light from the illumination fibers. The light guide is in contact with the pickup fibers in an arrangement which permits the illumination light to enter the side of the illumination fibers near the end. The illumination light goes out the end of the pickup fibers and reflects off the target (i.e., the image). The light reflected back into the pickup fibers, known as sensed light, is guided to the CCD array.
The invention will be better understood from the following description in which an exemplary embodiment is described in detail with the aid of the accompanying figures. It is to be understood that the described embodiment is merely an example of the realization of the invention and is for explanation only. In other words, the invention is not to be construed to be limited in its applicability to this one example.
FIG. 1 shows, in simplified schematic form, how a pen-shaped and-held scanner may be used.
FIG. 2 shows, in simplified schematic form, the key components of an O/E module according to the invention.
FIG. 3a shows a simplified schematic view of light provided from a light source unit with three LEDs, through illumination fibers, to a light guide.
FIG. 3b shows a simplified schematic view of light provided from a light source unit with only one LED, through illumination fibers, to a light guide.
FIG. 4a shows a simplified schematic view of a CCD unit.
FIG. 4b shows a simplified schematic view of a linear CCD array.
FIG. 4c shows a simplified schematic view of a two-dimensional CCD array.
FIG. 5 shows a simplified schematic view of a part of an incoherent fiber bundle.
FIG. 6 shows a simplified schematic view of a scanner head.
FIG. 7 shows a simplified plan view of a light guide.
FIG. 8 shows a simplified schematic cross-sectional view of a light guide.
FIG. 9 shows how pickup fibers engage a part of the light guide.
FIG. 10a shows a detail view of a single pickup fiber engaged by a part of the light guide.
FIG. 10b shows a detail view similar to that of 10a but annotated to facilitate explanation of how light enters a pickup fiber from the light guide.
FIG. 11 shows a perspective view of a preferred embodiment of the invention.
In FIG. 1, a user has a notebook computer 10 or the like. Although any computer would work, the use of a pen-shaped hand-held scanner is particularly advantageous with a notebook computer 10. Reference numeral 20 indicates a media surface, such as a piece of paper, cardboard, or the like. Reference numeral 30 indicates a particular surface to be scanned. The surface to be scanned will be referred to as a target 30.
The scanner according to the invention has a scanning head 40. Scanning head 40 may be of any width; in the preferred embodiment, the effective scanning area is conveniently 10 cm.
It will be appreciated that the target 30 may be wider or narrower than the width of scanning head 40. When the target 30 is wider than scanning head 40, multiple scans will be necessary to acquire the entire target. When the target 30 is narrow than scanning head 40, some additional information will be picked up and will need to be discarded.
It will be further appreciated that the invention applies to scanning anything, not just paper. In other words, target 30 could also be a fingertip and the picked-up image might be a fingerprint. For simplicity, however, it will be assumed that a paper of some sort is the surface to be scanned.
The scanning head 40 is connected to an incoherent fiber bundle 50. The incoherent fiber bundle 50 is connected to an O/E module 60. Preferably, the connection between fiber bundle 50 and O/E module 60 is such that the incoherent fiber bundle 50 can easily be replaced if inoperable. Likewise, the O/E module 60 could conveniently be replaced.
The O/E module 60 is preferably part of the motherboard of notebook computer 10 or, equally preferable, is included in a PCMCIA card which may be easily engaged in a PCMCIA slot of notebook computer 10.
In FIG. 2, the key components of O/E module 60 are shown in a highly simplified, schematic form. In particular, reference numeral 70 indicates an interface unit; reference numeral 80 indicates a control unit; reference numeral 90 indicates a CCD unit; and reference numeral 100 indicates a light source.
FIG. 2 shows an exemplary embodiment of the O/E module 60 in which the O/E module 60 is implemented in a PCMCIA card. Interface unit 70 interfaces with the notebook computer 10 according to the well-known PCMCIA standard. Control unit 80 controls the interface unit 70, the light source 100, and the CCD unit 90. Control unit 80 drives the O/E module 60 in a manner substantially the same as in application Ser. No. 09/124,832. Since the driving method of the pen-shaped hand-held scanner is not the focus of this invention, further mention of it is omitted.
The light source 100 provides red (R), green (G), and blue (B) light, preferably using one or more LED's. The LED's are illuminated in a time-sharing manner so that, at any one time, only one color of light is output by light source 100.
The CCD unit 90 receives sensed light and, in accordance with the driving method of application Ser. No. 09/123,832, provides corresponding signals to the notebook computer 10 via interface unit 70.
FIG. 3a shows how light from light source 100 is provided to a light guide 170. In FIG. 3, reference numeral 110 indicates a red LED; reference numeral 120 indicates a green LED; reference numeral 130 indicates a blue LED; and reference symbol IF indicates illumination fibers. The LED's are activated in time division manner so that light guide 170 is provided with only one color of light at a time. These three lights, collectively, may be referred to as RGB light. Thus, the light source 100 of O/E module 60 provides RGB light to light guide 170. Light source 100 is preferably provided with a receptacle so as to receive a connector from fiber bundle 50, for easy replacement of the fiber bundle 50.
FIG. 3b shows an alternative embodiment. In FIG. 3b, a single RGB LED 121 is used. This type of LED is available from NICHIA CHEMICAL INDUSTRIAL, LTD. (part number NSCM310), but is significantly more expensive than the single color LEDs. The light from RGB LED 121 is provided into mixing rod 122, and delivered to the light guide 170 via the illumination fibers IF. This embodiment has the advantage of fewer and simpler connections.
It is important to provide sufficient light intensity at the scanning target 30 for proper illumination of the target. The required degree of light intensity will depend on the sensitivity of the CCD array and other factors well known to those familiar with this field.
As will be readily appreciated, the intensity of light provided on the scanning target 30 is a function of several factors, some of which are the intensity of the RGB source light, the number of illumination fibers, and the length of the light guide. In particular, the further the light must travel once it enters the light guide and begins to spread out, the lower the intensity at the scanning target.
It also is important to provide for complete coverage of the effective scanning area. Complete coverage means ensuring that the fibers are close enough together so that all of the end of the light guide 170 at the coupling area is supplied with illumination light.
To explain further, the light coming out of each of the illumination fibers IF has an illumination area. That is, the light entering the light guide begins to spread out at least widthwise along the light guide 170. The illumination area provided by the light from the illumination fibers in FIGS. 3a and 3b is represented by a triangular shape within light guide 170. Three illumination fibers are depicted, and they are positioned so as to provide illumination along the entire end of the light guide 170 in the coupling area.
The illumination fiber's numerical aperture affects the angle at which the illumination light exits the illumination fiber. The light spreads widthwise in a manner which may be thought of as a generally triangular shape (see FIG. 3a). In particular, the numerical aperture of an illumination fiber is NAIF. Light may exit the illumination fiber perfectly straight (i.e., an angle of 0� with respect to the axis of the fiber). Light may exit the illumination fiber at an angle. Because of the numerical aperture of the illumination fiber, however, the maximum exit (launch) angle with respect to the axis of the fiber is β=sin-1 (NAIF) (assuming no Snell's law effect). Using trigonometry, and knowing the length b of the light guide 170, it is not difficult to determine the width 2a of the illumination area at any given distance from the beginning of the light guide 170.
Thus, the requirements for sufficient illumination intensity and complete coverage in the coupling area must be kept in mind. In so doing, it is possible to provide a scanner having an appropriate number of illumination fibers carrying sufficient RGB illumination light, coupled with the light guide 170 at a spacing that gives the necessary coverage, and with a light guide 170 having a length that provides the necessary intensity at the scanning target.
FIG. 4a shows CCD unit 90 in more detail. In FIG. 4, reference numeral 150 indicates a receptacle and reference numeral 160 indicates a CCD array. As shown in FIG. 4b, the CCD array 160 may include detectors 161 in a liner arrangement. Alternatively, as shown in FIG. 4c, the CCD array may include detectors 161 in a 2-dimensional arrangement. Receptacle 150 is adapted to receive an appropriately shaped connector for placing pickup fibers in an operational relation to the sensors of the CCD array 160. That is, light carried by fibers attached to the connector proceeds through the receptacle 150 and is picked up by the sensors of the CCD array 160. To put it another way, sensed light is picked up by CCD array 160 through receptacle 150. CCD arrays such as those just described are available, for example, from TEXAS INSTRUMENTS.
It will be appreciated that there is no specific requirement for two different receptacles; the receptacle of light source 100 and the receptacle 150 of CCD unit 90 could be configured so that only one receptacle is used to accommodate and properly to route the fibers.
Between the fiber bundle and the CCD is a gel (not shown) for index matching.
FIG. 5 shows an example of the part of fiber bundle 50 that connects to the O/E module 60. Fiber bundle 50 may include a connector 51 for connecting illuminating fibers IF and control fibers CF to the receptacle of light source 100, and a connector 52 for connecting pickup fibers PF to receptacle 150 of CCD unit 90. The output of the control fibers CF may be provided to control unit 80 for processing.
Incoherent fiber bundle So is flexible and long enough to conveniently scan target 30 into computer 10. A useful length for incoherent fiber bundle 50 is 2 meters. The receptacles and connectors may be configured in a myriad of different ways, including having all fibers at each end terminating in a single connector which connects to a single receptacle. The receptacles and connectors are not actually necessary at all, and the scanning system of the invention may be used with the fibers directly connected between the scanning head 40 and the O/E module 60. The utility in the receptacles and connectors lies in the ease of changing parts should one component become inoperative.
FIG. 6 shows a simplified schematic view of scanning head 40. Reference numeral 175 indicates a scanning head body. The scanning head body 175 has spaces shaped to accommodate the components it houses. The scanning head body 175 may be produced using plastic injection molding. A light guide 170 is provided in one such appropriately-shaped space of scanning head body 175. The light guide 170 connects to the illumination fibers IF. The light guide 170 is described in more detail below.
Scanning head 40 further includes pickup fiber ends 210. Pickup fiber ends 210 are the ends of the pickup fibers PF.
Scanning head 40 further includes a roller 230, a fiber encoder 240, and a control switch 300. The fiber encoder 230 and control switch 300 are operably disposed with respect to control fibers CF. Other control fibers necessary for controlling scanning head 40 may be provided, but are not shown so as to avoid obscuring the invention. The control of scanning head 40 in accordance with roller 230, fiber encoder 240, control switch 300, and other control means may be performed as mentioned in related application Ser. No. 09/124,832.
The light guide unit will now be described in more detail in conjunction with FIG. 7, in which reference numeral 170 identifies an already-mentioned light guide. The illumination fibers IF that receive the RGB light from light source 100 are connected to the light guide 170. The light guide 170 is designed so that the RGB light is evenly distributed along a forward edge 165 of the light guide 170.
Light guide 170 has a tapered portion 200. The tapered portion 200 is angled and has rounded grooves for accommodating pickup fiber ends 210. FIG. 8 shows, from the side, light guide 170. Tapered portion 200 of light guide 170 is angled at an angle of inclination designated by reference symbol a. The light guide 170 is generally made up of a material having a refractive index of n3, but is coated with a material having a refractive index of n4 which is lower than n3.
FIG. 9 shows ends 210 of pickup fibers PF engaged by light guide 170 at tapered portion 200. The pickup fiber ends 210 engage the tapered portion 200 at the already-mentioned angle of inclination a. FIG. 9 again shows that the coating of the light guide 170 has a refractive index of n4, and that the material making up the light guide 170 has a refractive index of n3. Refractive index n3>n4.
In FIGS. 10a and 10b, a part of a single pickup fiber end 210 is shown engaged by a part of the light guide 170 at tapered portion 200. Some parts are omitted for enhanced clarity. The area where the light guide 170 engages a pickup fiber PF may be referred to as a coupling area. The refractive indices n3 and n4 already have been discussed. The pickup fibers PF each are constructed so as to be generally made up of a material having a refractive index of n1, but are coated with a material having a refractive index of n2. In other words, the pickup fibers each have a cladding layer with refractive index n2. FIG. 10b is substantially similar to FIG. 10a, except that the cladding layer of the pickup fiber PF and the cladding layer of the light guide 170 are not illustrated.
Now a description will be given of the manner in which the light from the light guide 170 enters the pickup fiber PF through the coupling area. This description will be made with respect to a single preferred embodiment of the invention, but the specificities are meant for instruction only, and are not intended to limit the invention to the precise values given.
In FIGS. 10a and 10b, the PF (including its end 210) is a plastic optical fiber, CK-5 from MITSUBISHI, with a profile of n1 and n2. The core of the fiber is a high transparency Poly-methylmethacrylate and has a refractive index n1=1.492. The cladding of the fiber is made of a high transparency fluoropolymer, and has a refractive index n2=1.402. The numerical aperture NA of the fiber CK-5 is 0.51. The attenuation of this type of fiber is 0.18 dB/m. The diameter of the core of CK-5 is 107 micrometers, and the diameter of the core with the cladding layer is 114 micrometers.
This type of PF is particularly advantageous because of its relatively thin cladding layer. To remove the cladding layer from the end of the PF, it is sufficient to dissolve the layer with acetone, for example.
The light guide 170 has a core index of n3, and is made of acrylic material. The refractive index n3 of the core material of the light guide 170 is n3=n1=1.492. The light guide 170 is coated with a cladding layer made of OG-125 from EPOXY TECHNOLOGIES. The light guide 170 may be produced using injection molding to provide the proper shape. The coupling area of the light guide 170 may be masked during the coating of the cladding layer. The cladding layer may be coated on at a thickness of about 50 to 150 microns. The refractive index n4 of the cladding of the light guide 170 is n4=1.460. Thus, the following relationship exists: n1=n3>n4>n2.
FIG. 10b is similar to FIG. 10a, but has been annotated to depict some of the geometry involved in the coupling area and to illustrate the following angles and relationships. The figure is not to scale, and certain elements have been simplified or omitted for the sake of clarity. In FIG. 10b:
A1 represents half of the maximum acceptable angle of the core of the light guide 170;
A2 represents half of the maximum acceptable angle of the core of the pickup fiber PF;
A3 shows a maximum resulting angle of a light ray entering the PF;
A4 is the angle between the axis of the light guide 170 and the axis of the pickup fiber PF, also mentioned above as the angle of inclination α;
A5 is the difference between angles A4 and A1.
In this exemplary embodiment, the values of angles A1-A5 are approximately 17.9�, 30�, 30�, 12.1�, and 5.8�, respectively.
For the pickup fiber, the relationship between the maximum acceptable angle (θmax) and the numerical aperture N.A. is defined as follows:
N.A.PF =√n12 -n22 =sin(θmaxPF).
It follows that:
θmaxPF =2 sin-1 (N.A.PF)=2 sin-1 (√n12 -n22 ).
Likewise, the relationship between the maximum acceptable angle and the numerical aperture is defined as follows for the light guide 170:
N.A.LG =√n32 -n42 =sin(θmaxLG).
It follows that:
θmaxLG =2 sin-1 (N.A.LG)=2 sin-1 (√n32 -n42 ).
It is desirable to deliver the colored illumination light uniformly into the end of the is pickup fiber PF. The light ray has a smaller angle in the vertical direction when it is travelling inside the light guide 170 than in the pickup fiber PF because the numerical aperture N.A.LG of the light guide 170 is less than the numerical aperture N.A.PF of the pickup fiber PF. Angles A1 and A2 are derived using the formulas above.
To obtain the best coupling efficiency, it is preferred to remove the cladding layer of the pickup fiber PF at the coupling area, and to maintain the following relations:
Since n1=n3, and since the cladding of the pickup fiber is removed in the coupling area, there is no change in the angle of a light ray (i.e., no Snell's law effect) due to the light ray passing from the light guide 170 to the pickup fiber PF (assuming there is no gap at the coupling). In general, the smaller the numerical aperture NALG of the light guide 170, the larger that the coupling angle a will be and the angle A3 will be.
The largest angle of a light ray traveling inside the fiber should be equal to the critical angle of Snell's law or the total reflective angle of the fiber (A3). Therefore, when the ray comes out from the light guide 170 with a launch angle of A1 and merges with the pickup fiber at the coupling angle of A4, it will have the resulting angle of A3. If the angle A3 is still smaller than the half maximum acceptable angle of the pickup fiber A2, then the ray coming from the light guide will launch into the PF and remain within the conditions for total internal reflection (TIR) for the PF.
Most of the reflected light containing the picked-up image information will travel back through the PF to the O/E module. A very small amount will, however, go back into the light guide 170 and be returned to the light source through the illumination fibers. The pickup and illumination fibers in fiber bundle 50 are therefore substantially uni-directional. The pickup fibers are bi-directional at only the part beyond the coupling area. Between the O/E module and the coupling area, the pickup fibers are uni-directional. The illumination fibers are substantially uni-directional. The illumination fibers carry RGB light to the light guide 170, but a very small amount of sensed light may re-enter the light guide 170 at the coupling area. The amount is small, however. Thus, the pickup fibers and the illumination fibers in fiber bundle 50 may be referred to as being uni-directional.
FIG. 11 shows a presently preferred embodiment of the invention. In FIG. 11, CCD array 160 is operably disposed next to receptacle 150. Together, CCD array 160 and receptacle 150 make up CCD unit 90 (see FIGS. 2 and 4a). The CCD array 160 may have a linear or a 2-dimensional arrangement of sensors (see FIGS. 4b and 4c). Inserted into receptacle 150 is connector 52 (see FIG. 5). Connector 52 has just the pickup fibers. The pickup fibers extend from connector 52, through fiber bundle 50, to scanning head 40, and can be seen as six fiber ends on the scanning face of scanning head 40, flanked by rollers. Light source 100 has a receptacle adapted to accommodate connector 51. Connector 51 has the illumination fibers and the control fibers (see FIG. 5). The pickup fibers extend from connector 51, through fiber bundle 50, to scanning head 40, and connect with the light guide 170 inside the scanning head 40 (see FIG. 6). The light guide 170 is inside scanning head 40, and is not visible in FIG. 11. The light source 100 may include separate LEDs for each color light, or may include LEDs that produce light in three colors (see FIGS. 3a and 3b). The fiber bundle 50 is incoherent, and the method of driving the scanner is described in application Ser. No. 09/124,832.
Useful modifications to the invention as shown in FIG. 11 include making the connectors 51 and 52 into only one connector; separating connector 51 into two or more connectors; or doing away with the connectors altogether and wiring the fibers directly into the O/E module 60. Similarly, connectors may be added between the scanning head 40 and the fiber bundle 50. The scanning head 40 may be made into different shapes for decorative or ergonomic reasons.
In the illustrations, only six pickup fibers, only three illumination fibers, and only two control fibers are shown. This is for the purpose of simplified illustration only, and it will be understood that the actual number of fibers used is not critical to the invention. Indeed, it is recommended that many more pickup fibers be used so as to provide a scanning width that is convenient for the end user.
To review, the scanning head 40 has a light guide 170 that receives RGB illumination light from the light source 100 via the illumination fibers of fiber bundle 50. The tapered portion 200 of the light guide 170 passes the RGB light to the pickup fiber ends 210 at the coupling area of each pickup fiber PF (i.e., where the tapered portion 200 engages the pickup fiber end 210). This arrangement permits the illumination light to enter the side of the pickup fiber near the end. The illumination light goes out the pickup fiber ends and reflects off of target 30. The light reflected back into the pickup fiber ends 210, known as sensed light, or reflected light, is guided through the pickup fibers of fiber bundle 50 to CCD array 160 of CCD unit 90.
By virtue of the light guide 170, RGB illumination light can be made to enter the pickup fiber ends 210 so as to become sensed light. The direct coupling of an illumination fiber to a pickup fiber is not required, because the light guide performs this function at the coupling area. Because illumination fibers do not need to be coupled to pickup fibers, there is no requirement to notch the pickup fibers as is the case in the side-coupling approach of the all-optical scanner described in the above-mentioned related application. Thus, all of the advantages of an all-optical scanner are achieved but the shortcoming of having to notch optical fibers is overcome.
Because it is not necessary to notch the pickup fibers, a difficult manufacturing step is avoided.
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Virgin Mary statue loses gold jewelry in church burglary
CEBU CITY—A statue of Virgin Mary popular in Lapu-Lapu City lost several pieces of jewelry in a burglary that also led to the loss of cash donations being kept at the religious icon's shrine.
The statue accumulated the pieces of jewelry through time and from donations made by devotees who had vowed to return the favor if their prayers are answered by the religious image.
Police said the burglars struck at Nuestra Senora de Regla Parish National Shrine, home of the Virgin of Rule, in Lapu-Lapu City at dawn on Wednesday.
They took at least 69 gold necklaces, 16 gold bracelets and 70 gold rings. Some of the pieces of jewelry were detached from the statue and the theft was discovered when church workers found the statue's dress in disarray, according to police.
Cash being kept at the shrine's donation box was also stolen.
Chief Insp. Christian Torres, head of the Lapu-Lapu City police's theft and robbery section, said there was no sign of forced entry into the shrine, which had celebrated its feast on Nov. 20-21.
The heist could have been an inside job, he said. People who have access to the shrine are being investigated and their fingerprints taken, said Torres.
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As far as the detox drink, they only last about two hours if I remember correctly, they don't detox you, so much as mask the amount of THC in your system for a short period of time but its enough to pass a drug text if you have a scheduled time.
Posted 03 October 2008 - 11:53 AM
Posted 03 October 2008 - 12:03 PM
Posted 03 October 2008 - 12:08 PM
I never feel a need to tell somebody not to quite smoking pot, maybe we all need to quite...I dont know, but I do feel a need to defend MJ a little bit here & there.
MJ is supposed to make you fell good, if its not, then I allways say its something else going on in your system, this will most likely be no help at all, its not specificly targeted for dope, but shit check it out anyway.
Posted 03 October 2008 - 12:11 PM
Posted 03 October 2008 - 01:51 PM
Davy that's not necessarily true, though what you eat is very very important. Cannabis affects different people in different ways and it's not for everyone. Some people either cannot keep their use in proper moderation or it has undesireable effects on them. Not everyone has to use cannabis.
Oh I agree with you there oldskool, its just that it seems everytime somebody here as a little ill effect or stomach ache they point the finger first at MJ. A lot of tokers post things about how the Gov bullshits us about how MJ is killing us, then they post about how its all propaganda, but yet they are the first ones thinking that MJ has messed them up, nothing else...its just gotta be the pot. The Gov must be right.
Although, I am speeking from my own 20+ years of smoking experience here. The bottom line is, if in fact you are someone that does have actual problems associated with smoking MJ then that is a lagitamate reason to quite all together, and probably would have discovered that before becoming a member here & posting in the seasond tokers section. It would be hard to find anybody that loves smoking good pot more than me, but I do realize that there is a life without it, and just maybe there are somethings that I'm doing & not realizing that enables me to consume large quatities over many years without one single adverse effect on my body...*knocks on wood*
Not everyone has to use cannabis.
Now, we will just have to agree to disagree on this one...haha, because I know a few tight ass robots right here at work than need a big fatty.
peace oldskool...
Posted 04 October 2008 - 03:46 AM
Posted 04 October 2008 - 04:01 AM
After that just eat healthy, take a multivitamin, etc. You should be doing that even while smoking, but if you aren't then start now. Being healthy has a lot to do with how you feel and can affect memory, etc.
Posted 04 October 2008 - 04:17 AM
Posted 04 October 2008 - 04:34 AM
i'v been a smoker for 15 yrs about 5 to 6 jizzies a day, and i can personally say that TONS OF water,nician(b3),b-12,cranberry juice ,vinagar working out did not help me in any way. just like the internet web searches said. i pissed 4 times dirty and i havent smoked in 5 months quit cold turkey, i relized the marijuana does nothing but mess up one's life, job,school,life in general. it is diffrent for everyone, if you are a weekend warror then you should not have problems with cleaning out one's system, but for hardcore users then good luck. im not going to say that everyone should stop, but atleast finish high school before marijuana becomes apart of one's life(its a killer) well im done ranting and raving.
Honestly man you just gotta use it in moderation. You gotta know when to smoke and when not to smoke. But some people can smoke all the time and function well in school/work. You basically gotta know your own limits.
Posted 04 October 2008 - 04:51 AM
I understand how you feel, been there believe me, but like everyones said, take care of yourself and smoke in moderation, you'll feel better than ever.
Maybe try the whole eating well / staying in shape / forcing yourself to be PRODUCTIVE for the entire day, and then after dinner and when all your work is done, sit down and smoke a little bit, you'll feel GREAT, you'll still be smoking weed, but you'll feel better about yourself.
Good luck man!
Posted 04 October 2008 - 05:34 AM
It can make you happier in the long term if you practice this. But a quick way to feel "high" drug free is excercise, taking up a new hobby (not related to stoner culture), and becoming social to new people.
Posted 04 October 2008 - 05:36 AM
holy shit dude I just posted somethng that sounded exactly like this hahaha
Time is the only answer. There is no magical way to detox. For what it's worth, the effects of THC do not last very long at all, so if it's been more than a couple of days since you smoked and you still feel like that then it's either psychological or there is something else wrong.
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|Uncooked rice
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|3 Tablespoon
|1 , finely chopped
|Green chilies
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|1⁄2 Teaspoon
|1⁄4 , thinly sliced and chopped finely
|1 , finely chopped
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