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A system for verifying the authenticity of documents such as negotiable instruments wherein a field of photoactive microcapsules is provided in a localized area on the document. By image-wise exposing the document, a latent image of a verification meand such as a signature, fingerprint, or the like can be produced on the document which can be instantly developed upon rupturing the microcapsules to verify the authenticity of the document when it is presented.
1. A document such as a bill of lading, a check, or the like, said document having markings indicative of a bill of lading, a check, or the like and having a field of microcapsules on at least one surface thereof in a localized area, said microcapsules containing an internal phase including a radiation sensitive composition which undergoes a change in viscosity upon exposure to actinic radiation, said field carrying a latent image in the form of an image-wise distribution of microcapsules which are capable of releasing said internal phase upon rupturing, wherein said latent image is suitable for verifying the authenticity of said document or the signatures thereon, said latent image being produced in said field of microcapsules by image-wise exposing said field to actinic radiation and the authencity of said document being verifiable by rupturing said microcapsules and developing said latent image.
2. The documents of claim 1, wherein said microcapsules have discrete microcapsule walls.
3. The document of claim 2 wherein said microcapsules have associated therewith an image-forming agent which is image-wise mobilized by said internal phase upon rupturing said microcapsules.
4. The document of claim 3 wherein said image forming agent is a substantially colorless color former of the electron donating type which reacts with a color developer of the electron accepting type to produce a color image.
5. The documents of claim 4 wherein said color developer is present on said document in said localized area with said microcapsules.
6. The document of claim 5 wherein said radiation sensitive composition includes a polyethylenically unsaturated compound and a photoinitiator.
7. The document of claim 4 wherein said latent image is an image of an identification number, a signature, or a likeness of a person authorized to negotiate said document.
8. The document of claim 4 wherein said color developer is provided on a developer sheet and said latent image is developed by image-wise transferring said color former to said developer sheet.
9. The document of claim 3 wherein said latent image is developed by rupturing said microcapsules and applying a toner to said field, said toner being one which selectively adheres to said field in the areas in which said internal phase is released.
10. The document of claim 3 wherein said image-forming agent is a visible dye and said latent image is developed by rupturing said microcapsules in contact with a sheet to which said dye is image-wise transferred.
11. The document of claim 1 wherein said radiation sensitive composition is sensitive to non-ambient radiation.
12. A process for verifying the authenticity of a document wherein said document has markings thereon indicative of a check, bill of lading or the like and carries a field of microcapsules on at least one face thereof in a localized area, said microcapsules containing an internal phase including a radiation sensitive composition which undergoes a change in viscosity upon exposure to actinic radiation, said process comprising:
image-wise exposing said field of microcapsules to actinic radiation so as to produce a latent image in said field which is useful in verifying the authenticity of said document, said latent image being an image-wise distribution of microcapsules capable of releasing said internal phase upon their rupture,
rupturing said microcapsules and developing said latent image so as to produce a visible image from which the authenticity of said document can be verified, and
verifying the authenticity of said document.
13. The process of claim 12 wherein an image-forming agent is associated with said field of microcapsules which is image-wise mobilized by said internal phase when said microcapsules are ruptured.
14. The process of claim 13 wherein said image-forming agent is a substantially colorless color precursor of the electron donating type which reacts with a color developer of the electron accepting type to form a color image.
15. The process of claim 14 wherein said color developer is present on said document in said field with said microcapsules.
16. The process of claim 15 wherein said color developer is present in a layer underlying said layer of microcapsules such that said color developer reacts with said color former in the areas in which said internal phase is released from said microcapsules.
17. The process of claim 14 wherein said color developer is provided on a developer sheet and (said latent image) is developed by contacting said document with said developer sheet in the area of said field and thereby image-wise transferring said color former to said developer sheet and forming an image from which the authenticity of said instrument can be verified.
18. The process of claim 13 wherein said image-forming agent is a visible dye or pigment and (said latent image) is developed by contacting said document in the area of said field with a sheet to which said dye or pigment, mobilized by said internal phase, transfers and forms an image from which the authenticity of said document can be verified.
19. The process of claim 12 wherein (said latent image) is developed by applying a toner to said document in the area of said field, said toner adhering to said field in the areas in which said internal phase is released from said microcapsules.
The present invention relates to a system for verifying the authenticity of documents such as checks wherein a field of photoactive microcapsules containing a radiation sensitive internal phase is provided in a localized area on one or more faces of the document and image-wise exposed to produce a latent image which is developed upon presenting the document and used to verify its authenticity.
Various systems have been developed for authenticating documents but none are particularly convenient for use in authenticating checks and the like which are negotiated by signatures which often cannot be immediately verified. For example, U.S. Pat. No. 3,001,887 to Ahlem, Jr. et al (1961) discloses a system for authenticating documents such as raffle tickets wherein fine colloidal silica is presented on the document in the form of an invisible latent image and the document is authenticated by applying to the surface of the document a colorless reactant such as a color former which reacts with the silica and produces a colored image which can be used to check the validity of the ticket.
U.S. Pat. No. 4,037,007 to Wood (1977) discloses a paper for security documents such as bank checks which contain planchettes which contain one or more color formers wherein the documents are authenticated by the addition of reactants which cause the planchettes to change color.
U.S. Pat. No. 4,360,543 to Skees et al (1982) discloses a method for producing a hidden image by applying to a document surface a colorless ink in the configuration of an image. This ink is overcoated with an encapsulated reactant which is capable of reacting with the ink to form color. The document is authenticated by applying pressure to the encapsulated reactant which causes it to be released from the microcapsules and react with the ink whereupon the hidden image is revealed.
In accordance with the present invention a field of photoactive microcapsules capable of carrying a latent verification image is provided on at least one surface of a document and the latent image is developed prior to honoring the document by simply rupturing the microcapsules such as by passing the document through a pair of pressure rollers.
In accordance with the invention, the photoactive microcapsules contain a radiation sensitive internal phase which under goes a change in viscosity upon exposure to actinic radiation. This viscosity change controls whether the microcapules can rupture and release the internal phase when pressure or some other means of rupturing the microcapsules is applied. Typically, the internal phase includes an image forming agent which renders the latent image visible when the microcapsules are ruptured. Thus, documents (including the signatures they carry) can be authenticated by image-wise exposing the field of microcapsules to actinic radiation in the configuration of a verification image such as an authorized signature, an identification number or the like to produce a latent image, and developing this image by rupturing the microcapsules. From the developed image the cashier, teller or the like can determine whether the document or the signatures thereon are authentic.
In the most typical case a subtantially colorless electron donating color former is associated with the microcapsules. The color former reacts with an electron accepting color developer to produce a color image. The color developer may be present in the field of microcapsules (e.g., in an underlying layer), on a separate developer sheet, or less preferably, applied externally following microcapsule rupture. In each case, the color former can only react with the developer in the areas in which the internal phase is released from the microcapsules. Hence, if the microcapsules contain a photohardenable material, by exposing the field to a line image of the authorized signature, the microcapsules in the exposed areas harden and do not release the color former whereas the microcapsules in the unexposed areas corresponding to the signature release the color former which reacts with the developer to produce an image of a signature which should match the signature on the document.
Since documents in accordance with the present invention will be handled in room and/or sunlight prior to developing the latent image, it is important that the radiation sensitive composition in the microcapsules be sensitive to "non-ambient" radiation and be shielded from ambient radiation if it exhibits substantial sensitivity to room or sunlight. This can be accomplished by selecting appropriate photoinitiators and/or incorporating light-shielding agents in the microcapsule wall former. In accordance with a preferred embodiment of the invention, the radiation sensitive composition is only sensitive to intense ultraviolet exposure in the far ultraviolet range (e.g. less than about 360 nm).
The document security system of the present invention is particularly advantageous because the latent image can be applied to the document by photographic techniques without the need to form the latent image mechanically by applying a reactant selectively to the face of the document in the configuration of the latent image as taught in the prior art. As a result, the security system of the present invention can be adapted to apply the verification means at the same time that the documents are cut or drafted. For example, payroll checks provided with a field of microcapsules on the backside could be exposed to provide a latent image of the employee's signature at the same time the checks are completed. Furthermore, in accordance with the preferred embodiments of the invention, the development process is an entirely dry process which can be carried out quickly and easily by cashiers or tellers without the need to apply external developers or processing solutions.
The present invention is not limited to reproducing signatures and identification numbers. Because it relies upon photographic techniques it can also be used to reproduce images of other identification means such as fingerprints or an actual photograph of the person who is entitled to performance upon presentation of the document.
Thus, in accordance with one embodiment of the invention a document is provided having a field of microcapsules on at least one surface thereof in a localized area. The microcapsules contain an internal phase including a radiation sensitive composition which undergoes a change in viscosity upon exposure to actinic radiation and are capable of carrying a latent image in the form of microcapsules which image-wise release the internal phase upon rupturing. A latent image useful in verifying the authenticity of the document or the signatures thereon is produced in the field of microcapsules by image-wise exposing the field to actinic radiation and, in the preferred case, the latent image is developed by rupturing the microcapsules to reveal an image from which the authenticity of the document can be verified.
Another embodiment of the present invention is a process which comprises image-wise exposing the aforesaid field of microcapsules to actinic radiation so as to produce a latent image useful in verifying the authenticity of the document and/or the signatures thereon, and rupturing the microcapsules and developing the latent image to produce a visible image from which the authenticity of the document can be determined.
FIG. 1 is an overhead perspective view of the front face of a negotiable instrument in accordance with the present invention.
FIG. 2 is an overhead perspective view of the back side of another negotiable instrument in accordance with the present invention.
FIG. 3 is an overhead perspective view showing another embodiment of the invention.
FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view of a field of microcapsules bearing a latent image in accordance with one embodiment of the present invention.
The term "document" includes negotiable instruments such as checks, travelers cheques, postal orders, lottery tickets, trading checks, bearer bonds and the like as well as documents such a passports, admission tickets, travel tickets and bank notes.
The term "microcapsule" is used herein to refer to both microcapsules having a discrete wall and microcapsules formed in an open phase system wherein discrete droplets of photoactive internal phase are dispersed in a binder. Thus, whenever reference is made to "microcapsules" or "encapsulation" in the specification and appended claims, without reference to a discrete microcapsule wall, both types of microcapsules are intended.
The term "image areas" as used herein means the areas in which the internal phase is released from the microcapsules, regardless of whether the image formed is a positive or negative image.
The term "actinic radiation" is open to the entire electromagnetic spectrum and includes ultraviolet, infrared, visible, X-ray and other radiation sources such as ion beam.
The term "ambient radiation" means radiation which is encountered in substantial intensities in the normal course of daily activity and includes room and sunlight.
FIG. 1 illustrates a negotiable instrument 10 in accordance with the present invention having a field of microcapsules 12 on the face thereof below the authorized signature of the drawer 14. The field of microcapsules 12 is shown as containing a latent image of the drawer's signature as indicated by phantom line 16.
FIGS. 2 and 3 illustrate the back side of two instruments 18 and 20 carrying microcapsule fields 22 and 24 respectively. In accordance with the embodiment illustrated in FIG. 2, the microcapsules carry a latent image of an identification number of the authorized payee 26 whereas, in FIG. 3, the field 24 contains an actual image of the authorized payee 28.
The photoactive microcapsules used in the present invention are described in detail in commonly assigned applications Ser. Nos. 320,356 and 320,643 filed Nov. 12, 1981 which are incorporated herein by reference.
FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view through a latent image bearing field of microcapules in accordance with the present invention. Therein the document 10 has on the surface thereof a layer of developer material 30 which is overcoated with a field of microcapsules 12 having discrete microcapsule walls 32. For purposes of this illustration, the microcapsules are considered to contain a photohardenable internal phase which includes a color former and which undergoes an increase in viscosity upon exposure to actinic radiation. Thus, upon exposing the field 12 to an image in the form of an authorized signature, the microcapsules 34 in the areas corresponding to the dark line image of the signature are not exposed and the internal phase 36 remains liquid. In the areas not corresponding to the signature, however, the microcapsules 38 are exposed and the internal phase increases in viscosity. This is shown as actually hardening the internal phase 40 in microcapsules 38, however, in reality the internal phase in the exposed microcapsules may simply be converted to a more viscous, gelatinous or semisolid form. Thus, the field of microcapsules 12 bears a latent image 16 in the form of microcapsules 34 which, following exposure, contain a still liquid internal phase 36.
When pressure is applied to microcapsules 38 in the exposed areas, they do not release the internal phase. In the unexposed area, however, microcapsules 34 rupture and release the internal phase whereupon the color former migrates into the developer layer 30 where a color image (phantom lines) 42 is produced.
Various image-forming agents and radiation sensitive compositions can be used in conjunction with the present invention to produce verification images by a number of different mechanisms. For example, positive working photohardenable or negative working photosoftenable radiation sensitive compositions can be used. Photohardenable compositions such as photopolyermizable and photocrosslinkable materials increase in viscosity or solidify upon exposure and yield positive images. Photosoftenable materials, such as some photodecomposable or photodepolymerizable materials, decrease in viscosity and result in negative images. Either type can be used to produce an image suitable for document verification in accordance with the present invention.
Ethylenically unsaturated organic compounds are useful radiation curable materials. These compounds contain at least one terminal ethene group per molecule. Typically, they are liquid. Polyethylenically unsaturated compounds having two or more terminal ethylene groups per molecule are preferred. An example of this preferred subgroup are ethylenically unsaturated acid esters of polyhydric alcohols, such as ethylene diacrylate, 1,5 pentanediol dimethacrylate, 1,3 propanediol dimethacyrlate, trimethylol propane triacrylate (TMPTA), etc.
Another suitable radiation sensitive composition is an acrylate prepolymer derived from the partial reaction of pentaerythritol with acrylic acid or acrylic acid esters. Photosensitive compositions based on these prepolymers having an acrylate functionality of between approximately two and three are available commercially in two-package systems from The Richardson Company, Melrose Park, Illinois, such as RL-1482 and RL-1483. These are recommended to be mixed together to form a radiation curable clear varnish in a ratio of 4.4 parts of RL-1482 to one part RL-1483.
Another group of substances useful as radiation sensitive compositions include isocyanate modified acrylic, methacrylic and itaconic acid esters of polyhydric alcohols as disclosed in U.S. Pat. Nos. 3,783,151; 3,759,809 and 3,825,479, all to Carlick et al. Radiation curable compositions including these isocyanate modified esters and reactive diluents such as tetraethylene glycol diacrylate as well as photoinitiators such as chlorinated resins, chlorinated paraffins and amine photoinitiation synergists are commercially available as over print varnishes from Sun Chemical Corp., Carlstat, N.J., under the tradename of Sun Cure resins.
The radiation sensitive component of several radiation curable inks is also suitable for use in this invention. An example of this type of material is a mixture of pentaerythritol acrylate and a halogenated aromatic, alicyclic or aliphatic photoinitiator, as disclosed in U.S. Pat. No. 3,661,614 to Bessemir et al.
An example of radiation depolymerizable materials that may be useful in other embodiments of the invention are 3-oximino-2-butanone methacrylate which undergoes main chain scission upon U.V. exposure and poly 4'-alkyl acylophenones. See Reichmanis, E.; Am. Chem. Soc. Div. Org. Coat. Plast. Chem. Prepr. 1980. 43, 243-251 and Lukac, I.; Chmela S., Int. Conf. on Modif. Polym. 5th. Bratislave, Czech. July 3-6, 1979, I.U.P.A.C. Oxford, England 1979, 1, 176-182.
The radiation sensitive composition must make up a large enough proportion of the internal phase to effectively control the flow of the internal phase upon development. This generally means that the radiation sensitive material must constitute approximately 40 to 99% by weight of the internal phase of the microcapsules.
In most cases, the radiation sensitive composition includes a photoinitiator. It is possible to use either photoinitiators which are converted to an active species by homolytic cleavage upon absorption of radiation or those which generate a radical by abstracting a hydrogen from a hydrogen donor. There may also be used photoinitiators which complex with the sensitizer to produce a free radical generating species or photoinitiators which otherwise generate radicals in the presence of a sensitizer. If the system relies upon ionic polymerization, the photoinitiator may be the anion or cation generating type, depending on the nature of the polymerization.
Examples of photoinitiators useful in the present invention include diaryl ketone derivatives, quinones and benzoin alkyl ethers. Where ultraviolet sensitivity is desired, suitable photoinitiators include alkoxy phenyl ketones, O-acylated oximinoketones, polycyclic quinones, phenanthrenequinone, naphthoquine, diisopropylphenanthrenequinone, benzophenones and substituted benzophenones, xanthones, thioxanthones, halogenated compounds such as chlorosulfonyl and chloromethyl polynuclear aromatic compounds, chlorosulfonyl and chloromethyl heterocyclic compounds, chlorosulfonyl and chloromethyl benzophenones and fluorenones, and haloalkanes.
Since the documents in accordance with the present invention are handled in ambient light, it is essential that the radiation sensitive composition within the microcapsules be sensitive to non-ambient radiation and not be sensitive to ambient radiation or that the microcapsule walls sufficiently shield the radiation sensitive composition to prevent its exposure by ambient light. The radiation sensitive composition can be shielded by incorporating ambient radiation absorbers in the microcapsule walls. Preferably, radiation sensitive compositions are used which are sensitive to high intensity ultraviolet radiation preferably in the wavelength range of about 360 nm or less. For ultraviolet sensitivity desirable photoinitiators include Michler's ketone, thioxanthone, and benzophenone. These initiators are sufficiently insensitive to ambient radiation to provide the desired handleability but can be imaged with ultraviolet sources such as a high intensity U.V. lamp or laser.
Various image-forming agents can be used in the present invention. For example, images can be formed by the interaction of color formers and color developers of the type conventionally used in the carbonless paper art. Images can also be formed by the color producing interaction of a chelating agent and a metal salt or by the reaction of certain oxidation-reduction reaction pairs, many of which have been investigated for use in pressure-sensitive carbonless papers. An example of an image-forming salt-chelate pair is nickel nitrate and N,N'bis (2-octanoylox-ethyl)-dithiooxamide. It is preferable to encapsulate the chelating agent and use the salt in a developer layer.
Alternatively, a pigment or an oil soluble dye can be used and images can be formed by transferring the dye or pigment to plain or treated paper to develop the verification image. Substantially any benign colored dye can be used as an image-forming agent. A few examples are Sudan Blue and Rhodamine B dyes. The dyes are preferably oil soluble since the most easily employed encapsulation techniques are conducted using an aqueous continuous phase. The internal phase itself has its own image-forming capability. For example, it is known that the toner used in xerographic recording processes selectively adheres to the image areas of an imaging sheet exposed and developed as in the present invention.
The image-forming agent can be provided inside the microcapsules, in the microcapsule wall, or outside the microcapsules in the same layer as the microcapsules or in a different layer. In the latter cases, the internal phase picks up the image-forming agent (e.g., by dissolution) upon being released from the microcapsules and carries it to the developer layer or an associated developer sheet.
Typical color precursors useful in the aforesaid embodiments include colorless electron donating type compounds. Representative examples of such color formers include substantially colorless compounds having in their partial skeleton a lactone, a lactam, a sultone, a spiropyran, an ester or an amido structure such as triarylmethane compounds, bisphenylmethane compounds, xanthene compounds, fluorans, thiazine compounds, spiropyran compounds and the like. Crystal Violet Lactone and Copikem X, IV and XI are often used alone or in combination as color precursors in the present invention.
Illustrative examples of color developers useful in conjunction with the aforesaid color precursors are clay minerals such as acid clay, active clay, attapulgite, etc.; organic acids such as tannic acid, gallic acid, propyl gallate, etc.; acid polymers such as phenol-formaldehyde resins, phenol acetylene condensation resins, condensates between an organic carboxylic acid having at least one hydroxy group and formaldehyde, etc.; metal salts or aromatic carboxylic acids such as zinc salicylate, tin salicylate, zinc 2-hydroxy naphthoate, zinc 3,5 di-tert butyl salicylate, oil soluble metal salts or phenol-formaldehyde novolak resins (e.g., see U.S. Pat. Nos. 3,672,935; 3,732,120 and 3,737,410) such as zinc modified oil soluble phenol-formaldehyde resin as disclosed in U.S. Pat. No. 3,732,120, zinc carbonate etc. and mixtures thereof.
Preferably, the developer is carried on the document in the field of microcapsules since this simplifies development. If, for example, color precursors are carried in the microcapsules with the radiation sensitive composition, a color developer can be provided in an underlying layer and the visible verification image can be developed by simply rupturing the microcapsules whereupon the color former migrates to the developer layer and reacts. Otherwise, the developer can be provided on a separate sheet in which case the verification image is developed by a transfer process in which the document is assembled with the developer sheet and the microcapsules are ruptured. Other arrangements are also possible. The aforementioned color formers and color developers can be used interchangably, that is the color former can be encapsulated and the developer can be provided in a layer or vice versa.
Depending on the nature of the radiation sensitive composition and whether an image-forming agent is present in the interal phase, a diluent oil may be included in the internal phase. Suitable diluent oils are known in the carbonless paper art and can be used in the present invention as long as they are photographically compatible with the radiation sensitive composition. Alkylated biphenyls, castor oil, mineral oil, and deodorized kerosene are a few examples.
The discrete walled microcapsules used in the present invention can be produced using known encapsulation techniques including coacervation, interfacial polymerization, polymerization of one or more monomers in an oil, etc. Representative examples of suitable wall-formers are gelatin materials (see U.S. Pat. Nos. 2,730,456 and 2,800,457 to Green et al) including gum arabic, polyvinyl alcohol, carboxy-methyl-cellulose; resorcinol-formaldehyde wall formers (see U.S. Pat. No. 3,755,190 to Hart et al); isocyanate wall-formers (see U.S. Pat. No. 3,914,511 to Vassiliades); isocyanate-polyol wall-formers (see U.S. Pat. No. 3,796,669 to Kirintani et al); urea formaldehyde wall-formers, particularly urea-resorcinol-formaldehyde in which oleophilicity is enhanced by the addition of resorcinol (see U.S. Pat. Nos. 4,001,140; 4,087,376 and 4,089,802 to Foris et al); and melamine-formaldehyde resin and hydroxypropyl cellulose (see commonly assigned U.S. Pat. No. 4,025,455 to Shackle).
The material used to form the microcapsule walls must be selected for the radiation sensitive composition that is to be encapsulated such that it is substantially transparent to the exposure radiation. For the systems described above, urea-resorcinol-formaldehyde and gelatin microcapsules are generally preferred.
The mean microcapsule size used in the present invention generally ranges from about 1 to 25 microns.
An open phase system may be used instead of discrete microcapsules. This can be done by dispersing what would otherwise be the internal phase throughout a binder as discrete droplets and coating the composition on the substrate. Suitable coatings for this embodiment include polymer binders whose viscosity has been adjusted to match the dispersion required in the coating. Suitable binders are gelatin, polyvinyl alcohol, polyacrylamide, and acrylic lattices.
Documents embodying the invention can be exposed using a fairly simple exposure apparatus to produce a latent image in the microcapsule field. In its simplest form for reflection imaging, the apparatus requires only a radiation source and means of focusing the exposure radiation from the original onto the imaging sheet. Transmission imaging could also be used. Depending upon the exposure source used and the nature of the exposing radiation, the exposure alone may cause a sufficient change in the viscosity of the internal phase to control imaging. Otherwise, exposure can be used to initiate or advance the photochemistry in the exposed areas and a subsequent uniform exposure or heat treatment can be used to enhance the image.
The latent image can be developed using various means for rupturing the microcapsules, but the application of pressure, generally using pressure rollers, is preferred for its simplicity. In some cases it is possible to rupture the microcapsules by applying a pressure-sensitive adhesive backed sheet to the field and stripping it away.
The present invention is illustrated more specifically by the following non-limiting proposed example.
A document may be prepared by coating the following compositions, in order, on a sheet of 80 pound Black and White Enamel Stock (a product of The Mead Corporation) preprinted in a check form or the like:
A mixture of 240 g 25% Tamol 731 (Rohm & Haas Co.), 75 g dry HT clay, 1000 g SD-74 Resin (a synthetic developer manufactured by Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd.), 15 g Calgon T (Calgon, Inc.) and 30 g Dequest 20006 (Monsanto Co.) is ground to a particle size of less than 5 microns. 65 parts by weight of the ground mixture is added to 25 parts HT clay and 10 parts Dow 501 Latex (Dow Chemical Co.). This mixture is coated on the aforementioned enamel stock using a No. 10 Meyer rod in a coat weight of 5 pounds per 3300 sq. ft.
A solution of 50 g TMPTA, 12 g Irgacure 651 (Ciba Giegy), 1 g Quantacure ITX (Blenkinsop & Co., Ltd.) and 6 g of 50% Copikem X in dibutyl succinate (Hilton Davis Co.) is prepared as the photoactive internal phase. This solution is microencapsulated as follows:
A mixture of 22.6 g 20.4% Isobam, 54.5 g water and 30.8 g gum arabic is heated with stirring to 60� C. and the pH is adjusted to 4.0 with the addition of 20% sulfuric acid. Thereafter 8.3 g urea and 0.8 g resorcinol are added and the solution is maintained at 60� C. to prepare a continuous phase. The continuous phase is placed in a Waring blender and the photoactive internal phase at 60� C. is added with blending at 90 V for 90 seconds. Thereafter the speed of the blender is reduced to 40 V and 21.4 ml of 37% formaldehyde is added. Blending is continued at that speed for 2 hours at 60� C. The emulsion is then transferred to a metal beaker and 0.6 g of ammonium sulfate in 12.2 g water is added. This emulsion is stirred with an overhead mixer at 60� C. for another hour and the pH is adjusted to 9.0 using a 10% solution of sodium hydroxide. Finally, 2.8 g sodium bisulfite is dissolved in the mixture with stirring.
The microcapsule preparation is diluted 1:1 with water containing 1% Triton-X 100 (Rohm & Hass Co.) and coated on the developer layer to provide a coat weight of about 6 g/m2.
A document prepared as above can be exposed to low intensity ultraviolet light and handled in room light without deteriorating the latent image.
Having described the invention in detail and with respect to specific embodiments thereof, it will be apparent that numerous variations and modifications are possible without departing from the scope of the following claims:
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Enjoy, too, the talents of Clemson's own students in works from standard orchestral repertoire. CU SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA Friday, October 17, 2014 Presented by the Utsey Chamber Series Endowment Brooks Theatre • 9:30 am • Ages 6-18 • FREE The Berlin Philharmonic Wind Quintet, founded in 1988 during the era of conductor Herbert von Karajan, was the first permanently established wind quintet in the famous orchestra's rich tradition of chamber music. These esteemed musicians have also enjoyed important collaborations with every other major conductor of their time, including Leonard Bernstein, Sir John Barbirolli, Riccardo Muti, James Levine, and Daniel Barenboim, to name only a few. In addition to concert appearances throughout Europe, North and South America, Israel, Australia, and the Far East, the Berlin Philharmonic Wind Quintet also performs at international festivals such as the Berliner Festwochen, the Edinburgh Festival, the London Proms, the Quintette-Biennale Marseille, the Rheingau Festival, and the Salzburg Festival. In recent years, the members of the Berlin Philharmonic Wind Quintet have intensified their teaching and coaching roles with youth. The musicians give chamber music workshops and instrumental instruction in many countries, with a particular commitment, for example, to the youth orchestra program of Venezuela. BERLIN PHILHARMONIC WIND QUINTET A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM Tuesday, October 21, 2014 Brooks Theatre • 9:30 am • Ages 12-18 • $2 Presented by The Warehouse Theatre/Greenville www.warehousetheatre.com Love is splendid – except when it's completely ridiculous! Shakespeare's most beloved comedy examines the complexities of what we do for love. Longtime friends become teenaged rivals, the king and queen of the fairies make fools of themselves and wreak havoc on the very laws of nature itself, and a band of tradesmen turned actors finds more than they bargain for in the forest. Join Puck and the rest of these indelible characters in a fast-paced race to untangle Cupid's knots. THE MUSICAL ADVENTURES OF FLAT STANLEY Thursday, November 6, 2014 Brooks Theatre • 9:30 am • Ages 3-12 • $2 Presented by Dallas Children's Theatre CLICK HERE FOR STUDY GUIDE Stanley Lambchop is just like everyone else. That's the problem. For Stanley, life is TOO normal. Determined to do something amazing, something no one's ever seen before, he makes a wish on a falling star. That night, the bulletin board on the wall above Stanley's bed comes loose and falls – right on top of him. The next morning Stanley Lampchop wakes up flat. Not just a little flat…really, really flat! Thus begins his new life and an unexpected quest to see the world, which comes surprisingly easy when you can travel through the mail as a letter! Along the way, Stanley thwarts a robbery at the Louvre Museum in Paris and surfs off the coast of Hawaii. He's stamped, posted, and cancelled from Hollywood to France to Honolulu and beyond. Once Stanley realizes that great adventures aren't as special without his family around to share them with him, he becomes a three-dimensional boy once again and learns that heroes come in all shapes and sizes. Jeff Brown's beloved children's book, Flat Stanley, written in 1964, has become a literary and pop cultural phenomenon. The musical stage adaptation has followed in its footsteps receiving national critical acclaim. "What I love about the show are all the teachable moments that don't feel like lessons," says Dallas Children's Theatre guest director Michael Serrecchia. "It's a fun, Broadway-style musical comedy about the value of being different and the importance of family." LILLY'S PURPLE PLASTIC PURSE Monday, November 10, 2014 Brooks Theatre • 10 am • Ages 3-8 • $2 Presented by Omaha Theater Company Lilly loves everything about school, especially her cool teacher, Mr. Slinger. But when he confiscates her prized possession, a purple plastic purse that plays music, joy turns to misery in Lilly's Plastic Purple Purse. Lilly, who is used to being the brightest and loudest mouse around, will also have to get used to sharing the spotlight with her new baby brother in this charming adaptation of Kevin Henkes' award-winning children's book. Gripped with anger after losing her purse, Lilly draws a mean portrait of Mr. Slinger and hides it in his book bag. But when she gets her purse back and opens it outside of school, she finds a surprising note: "Today was a difficult day. Tomorrow will be better." Suddenly wracked with guilt, Lilly sets out to make up with her teacher. But villainous bicycle-riding bullies, a spotlight-stealing baby brother and the dreaded "uncooperative chair" will test our heroine's resolve. DiNO-LIGHT Friday, November 14, 2014 Brooks Theatre • 10 am • Ages 7-13 • $2 Corbian Visual Arts and Dance in Collaboration with Lightwire Theater CLICK HERE FOR VIDEO Lightwire Theater presents DiNO-Light as created by Corbian Visual Arts and Dance where electroluminescent creatures light up the darkness in a heart-rending original tale. Unique and visually dazzling, DINO (formally known as Darwin) has been praised all over the world for its cutting edge blend of puppetry, technology, and dance. "An eye-popping display of storytelling that's like nothing else you've ever seen." "Corbian Visual Arts and Dance is a force to be reckoned with." Friday, January 23, 2015 Brooks Theatre • 9:30 am • Ages 6-12 • $2 Presented by Childsplay Inc. of Tempe, Arizona Curriculum Connections: Music, dance, grammar, the Constitution, solar system, history, Women's Rights, circulatory system, science CLICK HERE FOR SONG LIST Based on the hit Saturday morning cartoon series, the show that taught history, grammar, math, and more explodes onto the stage with songs updated for a whole new generation! Academic subjects will never seem boring again when presented through megahits like "Conjunction Junction," "Just a Bill," "Interplanet Janet," or "Three is a Magic Number." If you saw Childsplay's production of Rock the Presidents, wait until you see Schoolhouse Rock Live! SCHOOLHOUSE ROCK LIVE! URBAN BUSH WOMEN Tuesday, January 27 • 10:00 am • Ages 6-18 • $2 CLICK HERE FOR MISSION Urban Bush Women (UBW) is committed to dancing powerful, under-told stories of the African diaspora through the vision of its award-winning founder Jawole Willa Jo Zollar. The company is highly sought after and is renowned for its heart-stopping performances in the US, Canada, as well as internationally. As UBW celebrates its 30th Anniversary year, it continues to use dance to bring together audiences through innovative choreography, community engagement and artistic leadership development. FLY GUY AND OTHER STORIES Tuesday, February 3, 2015 Brooks Theatre • 9:30 am • Ages 3-10 • $2 Presented by Theatreworks Curriculum connections: Communication and language arts, literature-based, music Fly Guy and Other Stories is a new musical revue based on favorite children's books. Book titles are subject to change. Fly Guy Meets Girl (by Tedd Arnold) – Fly Guy has met his match and her name is Fly Girl. Fly Guy is totally impressed and totally smitten. Will Fly Guy and Fly Girl get married and leave Guzz without his dear pet? Diary of a Worm (by Doreen Cronin) – It's great to be a worm, but a wormy life also has its difficulties (like wiggling across a playground as human kids jump rope). Follow a worm's adventures as he writes about them all in his diary. Horace & Morris But Mostly Delores (by James Howe) – Three mice promise to be best friends forever. But when Horace and Morris join the Mega-Mice club (for boys only!) and Dolores becomes a Cheese Puff (for girls only!), what will happen to their friendship? Kitten's First Full Moon (by Kevin Henkes) – What a night! The moon is full. Kitten is hungry and inquisitive and brave and fast and persistent and unlucky…then lucky! What a night!! Lilly's Big Day (by Kevin Henkes) – Lilly's teacher is getting married, and she just knows she'll be a great flower girl, despite the fact that Mr. Slinger has already asked his niece. When she suffers a bout of stage fright, it's up to Lilly to save the day. Thursday, February 26, 2015 Brooks Theatre • 10:00 am • Ages 3-18 • $2 DANÚ CLICK HERE TO LISTEN Back by popular demand, Danú is one of the premier traditional Irish music ensembles. In honor of their 20th anniversary, two heralded former members of the ensemble will join the virtuoso players on this American tour, intensifying the high-energy performance of ancient Irish music and new repertoire. LA MALETA (THE SUITCASE) Friday, March 6, 2015 Brooks Theatre • 9:30 am • Ages 7-12 • $2 Presented by Roseneath Theatre Company in Toronto, Canada CLICK HERE FOR STUDY GUIDE La Maleta is the story of Roca, a 10-year-old refugee who leaves her native Colombia for North America clutching her suitcase – inside of which she believes her Grandmother is hiding. Struggling to adapt to a new city, new language, new school, and new way of life, Roca befriends Paz, a boy who is an immigrant with many of the same struggles as Roca. Opening the suitcase leads them to embark on an adventure where Roca finds the courage, hope, and strength to adapt to her new home. Incorporating both Spanish and English, this production will engage students' imagination, as well as provide insight into what a new student joining their class, who doesn't speak their language, might be feeling and thinking. CU JAZZ ENSEMBLE Thursday, April 9, 2015 Brooks Theatre • 9:30 am • Ages 3-18 • FREE The Clemson University Jazz Ensemble, "The Jungaleers," present an eclectic performance of jazz from big band standards and swinging classics to funk charts and original tunes. CURIOUS GEORGE Monday, April 20, 2015 Brooks Theatre • 9:30 am • Ages 3-9 • $2 Presented by Theatreworks CLICK HERE FOR STUDY GUIDE Join the inquisitive, lovable little monkey Curious George, star of books, movies, and the award-winning PBS television show in this delightful new musical. All–You-Can-Eat Meatball Day came just once a year. George had been waiting all month for that day, a day almost bigger than his birthday! On Meatball Day, George helped his friend Chef Pisghetti cook some delicious meatballs and serve them to the hungry crowd. But this year, the crowd had vanished! Something was keeping people away. Something pretty big. That "something" was Phinneas T. Lightspeed and his speedy Meatballs O'Matic machine. In despair, Chef Pisghetti vows to cook no more. Determined to help his friend, George goes on a mission to enter the Chef's meatballs in the world-famous Golden Meatball Contest in Rome. With every swing and flip, George takes the audience through a fun-filled adventure in which he learns more about Rome - and meatballs…and the "secret ingredient" to cooking than he had ever imagined! CU PERCUSSION ENSEMBLE & CU STEEL BAND Wednesday, April 22, 2015 Brooks Theatre • 9:30 am • Ages 3-18 • Free The percussion ensemble features contemporary drumming and percussion from around the world, as well as music for marimba ensemble. The steel band performs soca and calypso tunes from Trinidad and Tobago in addition to classical, pop, and Latin arrangements. DOG LOVES BOOKS Thursday, May 8, 2015 Brooks Theatre • 9:30 am • Ages 3-7 • $2 Presented by ArtsPower Louis Yates' New York Times best-seller comes to life in ArtsPower's newest musical about the irresistable dog who loves everything about books. In fact, he loves books SO much that he decides to open up his own bookstore. Once the store opens for business, no customers come. Dog is alone in his store, but he soon realizes that he is never alone when surrounded by books. When Dog begins to read the books in his store, he discovers that when customers finally come in to his store, he knows exactly which books to recommend. ArtsPower's delightful new musical celebrates the power of the imagination and the satisfaction that comes when you share books with others. GENERAL INFORMATION • Tri-ART is for children 3 years and older. Children under 3 are not allowed. • Parent/chaperones must be counted in the reservation number. • The theatre generally opens 30 minutes prior to the performance. • Tri-ART performances are typically one hour in length. • Since each unfulfilled reservation prevents another child from attending a sold-out event, we will not accept reservations from groups who failed to attend three or more reserved events. Please call us in advance if you find that you will not need all the seats you reserved so that we may make them available to children on the waiting list. • Homeschools: You must complete one reservation form per household. If your reservation is in someone else's name, we cannot be responsible for parking issues or failure to read arrival instructions. RESERVATION POLICY Reservations will be processed in the order in which we receive them at the box office. Phone orders will not be accepted. PAYMENT POLICY Payment in full must be included with your reservation request. Separate checks MUST be sent for each show in case a requested show is sold out. Reservations without payment will not be processed. Once your order is received, your reservation is final and NO REFUNDS OR EXCHANGES will be made. You will receive confirmation of your reservation and arrival instructions by mail. QUESTIONS? We cannot accept orders by phone. We only accept orders via mail or fax. 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A Pune-based NGO 'Late Shankarrao Bhoi Pratishthan' has encouraged 15,300 persons to fill up eye donation forms in last fifteen years and this year on Saturday, the eve of the World Eye-donation day, they have encouraged 47 eunuchs to fill up eye donation forms.
The function was organised in the red light area of Budhwar Peth by the members of Ashirwad, an organization of eunuchs in the city along with Akhil Budhwar Peth Dedasi Sanghatana and Vanchit Vikas organization.
The members, including its leader Panna Gabrel, expressed their determination to donate their corneas after their death and filled the forms.
'Late Shankarrao Bhoi Pratishthan' organizes a function every year to create awareness about eye donation on the eve of World Eye donation day. This year it had organized the function on Monday, June 10, on the eve of World Eye Donation.
Milind Bhoi, the founder of the Pratishthan, said that last year he had got celebrities and veterans like Planning Commission of India member Narendra Jadhav, scientist Raghunath Mashelkar, retired Secretary with the Union Government Vijay Kelkar and noted actor Vikram Gokhale to fill up the eye donation forms.
Bhoi told that the foundation has encouraged people from various walks of life including Coolies on the Railway platform, with 170 Coolies filling up the forms three years ago.
Bhoi added that, "Four years ago, a group of 47 differently abled persons vowed to donate eyes and filled up forms. 5000 Warkaris or pilgrims, who take up annual Pandharpur pilgrimage, have filled up eye donation forms in last five years."
Panna Gabrel said that it was a great initiative by the foundation which gave their community a satisfaction that they were useful even after death.


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Andy McCarthy writes that President Obama's authorization of the targeted assassination of Anwar al-Qalaki is "obviously the right call."
We are at war against al Qaeda under an authorization from Congress. Anwar al-Awlaki, a purportedly American-born Islamic cleric, who is now operating in Yemen, ministered to the 9/11 hijackers, inspired the Ft. Hood assassin, probably directed the would-be Christmas bomber, and is believed to be orchestrating and recruiting for violent jihad operations against the United States. The president is the commander-in-chief with primacy on questions regarding the conduct of war. Even if we were to accept for argument's sake that at issue is a legal rather than a political judgment, Supreme Court precedent (the World War II era Quirin case and the 2004 Hamdi decision) hold that American citizens who fight for the enemy in wartime may be treated as enemy combatants, just like aliens.
NR's Kevin Williamson has some concerns:
It is not impossible to imagine a president who, for instance, sincerely believes that Andy McCarthy is undermining the Justice Department's ability to prosecute the war on terror on the legal front. A government that can kill its citizens can shut them up, no? I ask this not as a legal question, but as a moral and political question: How is it that a government that can assassinate Citizen Awlaki is unable to censor Citizen McCarthy, or drop him in an oubliette? Practically every journalist of any consequence in Washington has illegally handled a piece of classified information. Can the president have them assassinated in the name of national security? Under the Awlaki standard, why not?
McCarthy responds:
The examples you give of me frustrating DOJ and the reporter mishandling classified information are good ones for making this point. The category of person our government may lawfully kill or capture in wartime is "enemy combatant" (or "enemy belligerent," the term Congress used in the last amendment of the Military Commissions Act, in 2009). To fit into this category, one would have to fall within Congress's target in the 2001 Authorization of the Use of Military Force or within Congress's subsequent definitions of enemy combatants. The AUMF authorizes force against "those nations, organizations, or persons [the president] determines planned, authorized, committed, or aided the terrorist attacks that occurred on September 11, 2001, or harbored such organizations or persons." The later statutes brand as an enemy combatant or belligerent (a) members of al Qaeda, (b) one who engages in hostilities against the U.S. or its coalition partners, and (c) one who purposefully and materially supports hostilities against the U.S. or its coalition partners (the last category is controversial). My carrying out lawful activities that have the effect of frustrating DOJ would clearly be outside these definitions. The reporter engaging in the illegal handling of classified information may violate several laws, and may thus be prosecuted, but does not become an enemy combatant or belligerent who may lawfully be killed.
It's worth reading the full exchange between McCarthy and Williamson here, here, and here.
Update: See Williamson's latest response here and McCarthy's rejoinder here.


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Literary Challenge #36 : The Haunting of Deck 13
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Captains's Log - Stardate 90606.63
I've received reports since the
launched of various events occurring on Deck 13, from missing items found days later in odd or bizarre places, to - quite simply - ghost sightings. As all the reports have been benign in nature, I dismissed them as exactly what they were - benign.
I'm not a superstitious person or Captain, but some of the details in the reports would raise eyebrows. Some of the non-resolved reports look like they will never find closure. On a hunch, I decided to do some research:
is a new ship and I have been graced with being his first commander. As a side note, that may explain the altercation I experienced with Captain Tammuz in Club 47 when I had to surrender the blasted hulk of my beloved
. Regardless, the ship's design is over a century old now, yet the
-class was conceived and constructed well enough to see their continued re-use and continuance. Sifting through the construction documentation, I chanced upon several accident reports.
These are not unusual by themselves: starships are built in space and the number of reports was well within expected parameters for a ship this size. But if there is any anomaly it is that the majority of them occurred on Deck 13. And it gets more interesting if one were to go the distance: 13 accident reports were filed within 13 days, 1 per day, all happening on Deck 13. No other deck experienced this coincidence. If I were superstitious then I would wipe the sweat from my brow learning there were no fatalities building
But that would make me superstitious.
I have yet to experience any shenanigans on Deck 13 but that doesn't mean anything. I gave this ship a shake-down as soon as I could so now it's time I had a walk-about.
Deck 13 was slowly being evacuated. Kathryn ordered personnel to leave the deck when she met them in person and catalogued their name on her PADD she strapped around her torso. Each was told not to tell anyone else where they were going and if asked, then to fabricate some excuse that would sound like they were staying on Deck 13.
The subterfuge was necessary because Kathryn was on the hunt for something on Deck 13. Her walk-about was fruitful in other ways: getting to "see" her ship in more detail and meeting more crew face-to-face for other than disciplinary or congenial reasons. This event gave her the idea to walk around the ship more often. But she'll plan that later … she actually saw the "ghost" for a split second and was determined to catch it … so to speak.
By now, Kathryn had bumped into twenty-three crew and six civilians. Deck 13's hallways had perceptibly less traffic since she started the hunt. She stopped at an intersection and slowly looked around the corner.
I don't believe in ghosts
, she whispered for the hundredth time she realized. Was she trying to convince herself?
But there it was: a humanoid figure, almost completely transparent except for a very faint distortion at the edges of itself. The apparition stood still … was it looking at her? One arm raised and seemed to be … scratching its head? Kathryn's eyebrow raised in that ever so Vulcan way she had seen so often. Its head seemed to turn to one side and Kathryn quickly ducked from view, hoping not to have been caught, if possible.
Seconds ticked away and Kathryn realized she was holding her breath. The "ghost" turned the corner and bumped into Kathryn and she staggered in confusion. Looking around she barely noticed the apparition move past and down the hallway her back was facing.
"Stop!" It was all Kathryn could think to say, but the form kept moving and she strained to see her ghost.
She took off her PADD and threw it like a frisbee toward the ground at the ghost's feet, the strap flailing. The ghost was tangled and quickly fell to the ground. Kathryn's mind was whirling at what she was looking at: her PADD was dancing near the ground with a blurry blob moving around and within the straps. As Kathryn got closer the transparent blob stopped moving until a face appeared from within its form, startling Kathryn.
"Lieutenant Harrington?!"
The face blushed and sighed. "Captain. I can explain- "
Kathryn crossed her arms and shifted her weight to one leg, angry and waiting.
"Oh, right now, yes … you see, on my downtime I've been working on a side project, this stealth suit. I actually finished it several weeks ago while we were aboard the
." Christa Harrington pulled back the invisible cowl and her head looked as if disembodied and floating by magic. She was disentangling her feet as she spoke. Kathryn just watched.
"Um … so I was just … uh-"
"Having some fun," Kathryn interrupted.
Christa stood and handed the damaged PADD back to the Captain. "Yes, sir."
Accepting the PADD and looking it over, Kathryn said, "Does anyone else know about this suit?"
"No, sir."
Kathryn stood looking at Harrington's worried face for several seconds as she mulled her options, then settled on one. "Lieutenant, meet me in my ready room in one hour and bring all data on this project with you. But first, hide your … head … and sneak back to your room.
ghost ends here, do you understand?"
"Yes, Captain."
With that, Harrington's head slowly disappeared. Kathryn turned on her heels toward the turbolift with a smirk on her face.
I knew I didn't believe in ghosts.
Kathryn S. Beringer
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The always fashionable Glaswegians stop by the World Cafe studio to perform songs from their new album, Right Thoughts, Right Words, Right Action.
Scottish dance-rock band Franz Ferdinand are back with its fourth album, Right Thoughts, Right Words, Right Action. A year-and-a-half in the making, the record includes collaborations with members of Hot Chip and Peter Bjorn and John. In this episode of World Cafe, we speak with lead singer Alex Kapranos and drummer Paul Thomson, and the band treats us to a live set.
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In Memory of Jennifer (Jenn) Hammond Lawrence
Jennifer (Jenn) Hammond Lawrence joined her paternal and maternal grandparents on Thursday, July 25, 2013. She passed away from heart complications in Melbourne, Fla.
Jenn was born Sept. 1, 1968 in Salt Lake City, Utah to Richard Clair Hammond and DeAnn Adams Hammond. Jenn was the second child in a family of six children.
She graduated from Snake River High School and attended BYU-Idaho, formerly Ricks College. After college she moved with her family to Miramar, Fla. and spent the rest of her life there.
Marilyn Petersen Dye, 76 Our wonderful mother, Marilyn Petersen Dye, passed away on August 3, 2013 from complications due to a bleeding ulcer. She was a young 76 years old, having had her birthday just a week before.
She was born on July 28, 1937 in Pocatello, Idaho to Arthur and Nellie Petersen. She grew up in Moreland, Idaho and graduated from Snake River High School where she led the baton twirling team.


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Kathleen Horan, Reporter, WNYC News
Kathleen Horan is a staff reporter for New York Public Radio, covering the neighborhood beat. She also reports 'Reset', an ongoing series documenting police-community relations in Bedford Stuyvesant, Brooklyn.
A Hebrew language charter school is looking to open in Harlem, but it's kicked up the usual concerns that charters take up resources and don't serve every student.
The school is still looking for a site and its spokesman, Dan Gerstein, claimed its most vocal opponents are against the idea of charter schools not the curriculum.
"That's going to manifest itself whether its a Hebrew language charter school another dual language charter school or any kind of charter school, and there is a small but vocal minority that is ideologically opposed to charter schools," he said.
Gerstein said the school wouldn't be religious and would be similar to an ethnically diverse Hebrew language school in Brooklyn. The plan has already received a letter of support from one of the two local community boards. But the chair of the second one said they're looking at issues like where the school will be located and at the proposed curriculum before the education committed votes next week.
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I'm a down to earth guy looking for a girl who has a great sense of humor, intelligent and doesn't take herself to serious. I'm looking for a girl that is employed, works a normal schedule and isn't into the LA lifestyle or materialistic. I'm looking for someone who doesn't party too much, likes to enjoy being at home on off days watching a good movie or TV show and on other days out and about enjoying the beautiful Socal weather. I like a balance in my life and sometimes rushing around all the time just gets to stressful. So if your that type that can't stop moving I'm probably not a good fit for you. My mother does that non stop and she is wonder women, but you get burnt out too fast. So many girls in this city are just so on edge. Constantly rushing around, looking too busy, just settle down, enjoy life, smile at people. Take chances. It's rushing past you at the speed of light. A little about me: I'm mature and sophisticated in my hobbies. A lot of people tell me I'm way to mature for my age. I'm really laid back as well. I'm an ASU grad so I really enjoy college football especially when the Devils are playing. My hobbies include Formula One, beach cruising, Tennis, America's cup sailing, snowboarding, beach volleyball and aviation. I am a LA native and have lived here all my life. Boy how LA has changed. I truly think the 90's were the best times in Socal. I work in the Aviation Industry and enjoy it so much. I became fascinated with it when I was age 4 and never looked back. My first flight was when I was 4 days old. I am self employed and enjoy having my own schedule. No more having to wake up at 7 am and do the same routine over and over again. I enjoy artists such as Sting, Peter Gabriel, Phil Collins, Santana, Sublime, New Order and Armin Van Buuren. I also enjoy Jazz, Rock, Chill, Vocal Trance and Reggae. I'm a very devoted and loyal person, as my friends say. I'm also very outgoing and funny to be around. I have a great personality and an awesome sense of humor. I can literally make anyone laugh. It must be a gift.
Coffee and conversation , Business networking , Dining out , Hobbies and crafts , Movies/Videos , Music and concerts , Exploring new areas , Playing cards , Playing sports , Watching sports
Auto racing / Motorcross, Basketball, Billiards / Pool, Bowling, Cycling, Football, Golf, Soccer, Tennis / Racquet sports, VolleyBall, Walking / Hiking, Weights / Machines, Yoga
I exercise 5 or more times per week.
I like Cats, Dogs
CO Trattoria, Mendocino Farms, Hal's, Brick Mortar, Benihana's, Santa Monica Marketplace, Abbott Kinney, Third Street Promenade, Casa Del Mar, Sonoma Wine Garden in Santa Monica.
Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ
Book: Confessions of an Economic Hitman, The Power of Now Movies: Meet Joe Black, Summer Rental, Fletch, The Great Outdoors, their are tons more. Shows: The Big Bang Theory, Suits, Two and a Half Men, According to Jim, Home Improvement,
I enjoy playing Kickball on the weekends, beach cruising on my bike, playing golf, watching hilarious TV shows and spending time on my career.
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|Black, Light brown, Dark brown, Blonde, Dark blonde
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Yah. Lucas is the guru, but he cannot physically sail to all places to see the changes every year, so he relies on notices to mariners and other peoples second hand advice.
When my gang of friends were 'plotting' my progress, they were using Lucas' guide to see for example where Morris Island was ( when I radioed in)
Knights book has suffered a similar fate. If you look at some of the charts, they were first surveyed in 1880, and addended by aerial recon in 1945. Things are different now eg WGS84.
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