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HI all..
This Issue may have been addressed before but i am just frustrated with RH9 and NVIDIA nforce unified drivers for video and Network card.
i have recently installed RedHat 9 with kernel with kernel version 2.4.20-8, i have downloaded and tried to install the drivers which are availble from NVIDIA web site. but as of now i am not able to get the Ethernet interface running.
when i try to configure the interface eth0 and try to activate it, it gives error " eth0 doesn't exist! delaying initialization".
I had installed Mandrake 9.1 before installing redhat 9, the drivers for that from the nvidia site they ran fine and i never had any issues with Mandrake drivers.
But for last 2 days i am getting really frustrated with redhat... I really want to use redhat for some stuff that i am working and that is compatible only with Redhat...
I wou;ld reallly appreciate if someone could help me out...
for redhat9.0 with kernal 2.40.8
you must do it with tar provided by the nvdia web.I try it ,and suceed.but before I use tar,I fail like you with rpm driver.
now,I update redhat 9.0 with kernal 188.8.131.52,I found ,though the OS found nvnet,but can not active eth0.
I have similar problems as described in this thread. RH 9 does not recognize my onboard LAN card (realtek 8201BL). I did download the Nvidia drivers and burned them onto CD using windows and was able to access them with RH 9 running. The system then could apparently see the onboard LAN adapter. However there is still no access to the lan. I am using RH 9 PRO (CDR0121US). Has anyone tyried the most recent download version of RH 9? Maybe that has the nessesary driver and configuration files?
just do:
1. download the newest driver
2. extract
3. cd to driver directory (/complete/path/to/nforce/nvnet)
4. make && make install
5. reboot
and done :)
Thanks for your reply but the problem I am having is that I can't get onto the network so that makes "downloading" impossible. As I mentioned I did log into the nVidai web site using Win ME and then burned them onto CD. After booting onto RH 9 I tried to install the drivers and this produced nothing. I tried to reinstall and the RPM manager reported that I had already installed the platform and the nvnet driver. I rebooted and saw that in the boot (grub) system selection there was a choice of the -6 kernel but no -9 kernel that i had installed. Thanks fot the try though.
I found in another thread where an nVidia employee recommended rebuilding the driver or kernel but this apparently has to be done without x11 running. I havent found how to do that yet.
you could try d/l the tarball one and copy it into floppy or other media.
then extract, compile and make install
Dunt Worry Be Happy!!!
Hello my frined I had the same problem and Pheran gave me his code n fixed the Problem:
You should be able to get your network connection going if you grab Pheran nvnet RPM for RedHat 9 from here:
Just download the RPM file and run rpm -ivh on it.
It worked for me should for u!!
Nvidia nforce drivers for RH9
Did you have any luck?
Am also looking for a solution to the nvidia ethernet problem.
I found an old 3com ethernet card RH would recognize. This gives me access to the internet so I can at least download things to work on the problem. I see cards for $5 in the stores and catalogues if you can't beg borrow or steal one.
A good investment if it cuts down your frustration.
Another suggestion would be to dual boot with the Mandrake if that will give you internet access. Tho I tried dual booting with RH9 and Suse and the latter wiped out the RH boot. Was able to recover by reloading RH to all linux partitions.
Let me know what you end up with.
I got my ethernet card to work with the package from this link.
But my environment is
Windows XP
Redhat 7.3
Linux 2.40.20-8
But I think it did something weird. When I start up, its says Welcome to {some garbage letters}
When I log in, I get a warning saying something like {some garbage letters} not found. Please add {some garbage letters } to /etc/host file. Or something like that.
Would anyone have any suggestions as to why i'm getting this warning.
Garbage letters?
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Hello Folks,
I'm surprise you got garbage letters? Are you sure it is related to this install and not another one or something else yo've been doing? I dunt have any of this at all. The only message i ever got was during booting and asking me to configure the adapter which I did successfully!! :o)
Just in case that guy who did the driver updated it and included some kind of ads then I've attached the file I used.
I could not attached the file as .rpm so DUNT FORGET TO RENAME IT .RPM
Well, the 1st half of the letters i figured out that its my ethernet address, the 2nd half, i'm not sure yet.
I'll try your attachment and give it a go.
Thanks for providing that link, http://www.pheran.com/nv7linux/.
It really narrowed my search time :D
I just got a Shuttle sn41g2 (which uses the NVidia NForce chipset), and it had the same problem with the network card not working.
I am very grateful that I found the rpm file posted here and was able to get my RH9 distro working on the net. However, once I updated to the newest kernel update, the network interface quit working again. This was noted in another post, but I was hopeful that doing an update of my system might have some type of fix associated with it by now.
Regardless, I'm a little puzzeled by the lack of support from NVidia. I noticed all these links to Linux drivers, but none of them seem to work. The only successful file I got was from another party, and now I have to be cautious of kernel upgrades.
I must say, I'm a bit disappointed that this didn't go any smother, I always thought of NVidia as a good supporter of Linux drivers and such.
Has anyone found a work around to get the NForce driver (completely) working correctly with linux (specifically RH9)?
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Game 2 Preview
By Judd Hall
If there was a moment when youth was outclassed more by experience than what we saw on Saturday night in the Stanley Cup Final opener, a 4-0 win for the Red Wings as $1.65 home favorites, I've yet to be made aware.
Pittsburgh's inexperience was apparent from the word "go" as netminder Marc-Andre Fleury tripped and fell while leading his club onto the ice. Luckily for the Penguins, Detroit was equally nervous in the opening period of the match.
These jitters were best documented by the shots on goal in the first period, 12 for Pittsburgh and 11 for the Wings. The Pens appeared to have a little momentum on their side as they had three power plays, one of which nullified a sure lamp lighter by Detroit.
Much was made about forward Johan Franzen missing Game 1 with concussion-like symptoms for the Wings. His being unable to play meant Detroit had to find someone else to provide the secondary scoring that Franzen has done during the postseason, picking up 15 points.
Franzen's replacement for the evening came in the form of former Penguin winger Mikael Samuelsson. The Swede visited the red light district twice in the first game of the series. Before you start to think he'll be a surprise Conn Smythe candidate, remember that he's only posted 11 points and a plus-seven rating.
Even though the final score was lopsided, this game was much more competitive on the defensive side of the ice…if albeit in different situations.
Fleury may not have looked it in his Stanley Cup Final debut, but he kept his team in the game as much as he could. The former No. 1 overall pick stopped 32 of 36 shots. The goals he gave up to Samuelsson were largely due to poor shift management on Pittsburgh's part and a break down by the blue line late in the game.
Detroit's defense was tight in drawing first blood. The Red Wings swarmed around Sidney Crosby and Evgeni Malkin to the tune of allowing just four SOG between the two. Their blue line work helped lighten the load for Chris Osgood, who stopped all 19 shots faced. Instead of having to win the game for the Wings, Osgood only had to be a goaltender.
There is no word as to whether Franzen will play. He participated in the practices on Friday and looked like he was up to full speed, yet held out for the opener.
The ageless wonders of each club also sat out in Game 1. Pittsburgh's Gary Roberts declared himself healthy for the series opener, but didn't dress on Saturday night. 46-year old Chris Chelios has been riding the pine since the Western Conference Final clincher, but is ready for duty.
Versus will broadcast Game 2 of the Stanley Cup Final on Monday at 8:05 pm EDT.
Gambling Notes:
-- Detroit is 21-9 SU and 14-16 PL in Game 2's since the 1996 playoffs. The 'over' is 14-11-5 during that stretch as well.
-- The sportsbooks have tabbed the Red Wings as $1.65 home favorites (risk $165 to win $100) with the total coming in at 5½ once again.
-- Bettors should also take a look at the puck line for the Penguins. Pittsburgh is listed as $2.00 favorites to keep within a goal of the Wings when all is said and done.
-- Pittsburgh is 8-8 SU and 9-7 PL away from Mellon Arena since March 1. The 'under' is 9-5-2 in this situation.
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Pittsburgh at Detroit -165, 5½
Hey Pittsburgh, welcome to the NHL Stanley Cup final.
The Penguins were worked over in Game 1 and now can only hope that the 4-0 spanking was what they needed to get back on track. But you see this kind of final a lot in sports – the upstart youngsters against seasoned veterans and most times young teams need to lose before they learn how to win.
Not only are the Red Wings a better team from top to bottom, but they do know what it's like to be just a handful of wins away from a Cup – Pittsburgh doesn't. Expect Michel Therrien to put Gary Roberts back in the lineup to stir things up a bit for Game 2, which will give the team a boost.
However, it may not make much difference. The Penguins need early goals to keep their heads above water in this series and they will be competitive if they keep their composure, but betting against Detroit at home is a hard sell.
Pick: Detroit
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Pittsburgh Penguins vs. Detroit Red Wings
The Pittsburgh Penguins and the Detroit Red Wings will both be gunning for a victory on Monday when they meet at Joe Louis Arena.
The Red Wings scored three times in the third period on Saturday, as they shut out the Penguins 4-0 in Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Finals. The Red Wings won the game as -160 favorites, while the four goals fell UNDER the posted over/under (5.5).
Mikael Samuelsson scored twice, while Daniel Cleary and Henrik Zetterberg had the other markers in the win.
Marc-Andre Fleury stopped 32 shots in a losing effort for the Penguins, who were +140 underdogs.
Team records:
Pittsburgh: 47-27-8
Detroit: 54-21-7
Pittsburgh most recently:
When playing on Monday are 4-4-2
Before playing Ottawa are 4-6
After playing Detroit are 4-4-1
After a loss are 9-1
Detroit most recently:
When playing on Monday are 7-3
Before playing Edmonton are 5-5
After playing Pittsburgh are 4-4-2
After a win are 9-1
A few trends to consider:
Pittsburgh is 12-3 SU in its last 15 games
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Pittsburgh's last 9 games when playing on the road against Detroit
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Pittsburgh's last 11 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Pittsburgh's last 6 games
Detroit is 11-1 SU in its last 12 games at home
Detroit is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games when playing Pittsburgh
Detroit is 11-2 SU in its last 13 games
Detroit is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Pittsburgh
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Red Wings looking at changes for Game 2
DETROIT (AP) -Nicklas Lidstrom is looking for more from the Detroit Red Wings as they head into Game 2 as -165 favorites.
Already a three-time Stanley Cup champion, Lidstrom never settles for good enough. Sure the Red Wings beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 4-0 in Game 1 of the Stanley Cup finals, but that doesn't mean Hockeytown has seen the best from the hometown club.
It's true that Detroit escaped from the first period with a 0-0 deadlock Saturday night in the series opener. The Penguins came out hard and fast and pressured the Red Wings into taking a handful of penalties. The penalty-killers were OK, goalie Chris Osgood was exceptional again.
Once the Red Wings got into their game over the final 40 minutes, Pittsburgh really never stood a chance. Detroit gave up 12 shots in the first period - including eight during four short-handed situations. After that, the Penguins had to settle for seven shots and one power-play chance while trying to dig out of a hole.
''We were able to take away lanes. They still had some shots though,'' said Lidstrom, the favorite to be named the NHL's top defenseman for a sixth time. ''They're really good at moving the puck around and finding open lanes. Just different options that they have that you have to be aware of.
''You don't want to put yourself in that position where you have to kill a lot of penalties early on. If they get a goal early, it could be a different game.''
It is that push-toward-perfection attitude that propels Lidstrom. He was third on the team in scoring with 70 points in the regular season, along with a staggering plus-40 rating.
Lidstrom has 11 more points in the postseason, and would've had his third goal if Tomas Holmstrom hadn't been whistled for goalie interference in the first period Saturday.
''He doesn't do anything wrong,'' Osgood said Sunday. ''I call him the Peyton Manning of the NHL because he gets the puck behind the net, he sees the whole ice, and he never makes a bad pass. ... He just never misses. He's a perfect player. That's what I call him, too. I've got a couple of nicknames for him.''
Osgood can afford to be glowing in his assessment. Detroit's strong defense, which doesn't just come from those on the blue line, has helped him go 11-2 with a 1.48 goals-against average in 14 games since taking over for Dominik Hasek in the first round.
The Red Wings' top line features Henrik Zetterberg and Pavel Datsyuk, who both finished in the NHL's top six in scoring during the season and are finalists to be the league's best defensive forward.
Zetterberg and Datsyuk took the job of being matched against Pittsburgh's top line centered by Sidney Crosby and pitched a shutout in Game 1. The Penguins never adjusted to get away from such a potent counterattack.
''What are you going to do, tell Sid he's not playing?'' Red Wings coach Mike Babcock said Sunday. ''You play your players. I do the same thing. ... It's not like Crosby and his line and (Evgeni) Malkin and his line didn't have chances. If you go through the chances, for us we were outchanced in the first period. They had four power plays, and they outchanced us. They outshot us and outchanced us.
''If we don't have some puck luck in front of our net and things don't go our way, maybe they're up, and then the game's different. So from our perspective, we've got to tighten up.''
Detroit won at least the first two games in each of its opening three playoff series, and can again take full advantage of starting at home during Game 2 on Monday night. The Red Wings have the philosophy that holding onto the puck not only gives them the best chance to score, but in turn keeps the opposition from generating its own offense.
Limiting turnovers keeps opposing scoring chances down, and having skill players that can maintain possession of the puck makes the task that much easier.
''We're real fortunate,'' Babcock said. ''We have an excellent puck-moving defense and we have really good centers. When you have that, you have a chance to have the puck a fair bit.''
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Pittsburgh at Detroit (8 p.m.) The Penguins try to even the series with the Red Wings when the Stanley Cup finals resume with Game 2.
Detroit's Chris Osgood's 19-save shutout of Pittsburgh on Saturday night in Game 1 was the first blanking in a Stanley Cup finals opener since New Jersey goalie Martin Brodeur blanked Anaheim in 2003. Osgood's 12th career playoff shutout tied him with former Red Wings great Terry Sawchuk for ninth most in NHL history. Teammate Dominik Hasek is fifth with 14.
Pittsburgh trails in a series for the first time this postseason after dropping Game 1 of the Stanley Cup finals Saturday night, 4-0 to Detroit. The Penguins are now 12-3 this postseason after taking 3-0 leads in each of their previous series.
One day after his 42nd birthday, Pittsburgh forward Gary Roberts skated with his teammates Saturday morning and spent a long time on ice despite learning Friday that coach Michel Therrien planned to sit him for the Stanley Cup finals opener, a 4-0 loss. Detroit defenseman Chris Chelios, the NHL's oldest player at 46, also put in some quality skating Saturday before being scratched for the second straight game. Therrien said Roberts would play Game 2 Monday night in place of enforcer Georges Laraque.
``He doesn't do anything wrong. I call him the Peyton Manning of the NHL because he gets the puck behind the net, he sees the whole ice, and he never makes a bad pass. ... He just never misses. He's a perfect player. That's what I call him, too. I've got a couple of nicknames for him.'' - Detroit goalie Chris Osgood on five-time Norris Trophy winning defenseman Niklas Lidstrom.
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Monday NHL Playoff Gameday
Pittsburgh Penguins at Detroit Red Wings
The Penguins rolled through the Eastern Conference side of the NHL playoffs, but it looks like they'll find the going tougher against the Red Wings in the Stanley Cup final. Detroit got a pair of goals from Mikael Samuelsson on Saturday night as they rolled to a 4-0 win in the opening game of the championship series; Samuelsson had scored just two goals over the first three rounds of the playoffs. Dan Cleary and Henrik Zetterberg also scored for the Red Wings late in the third period to secure the victory. Detroit's stifling defense allowed netminder Chris Osgood to have a relaxing evening - he had to make just 19 saves for the shutout. Pens counterpart Marc-Andre Fleury stopped 32 of 36 shots in the loss. Detroit forward Johan Franzen sat out Game 1 with his head injury, while veterans Chris Chelios (Wings) and Gary Roberts (Penguins) were both scratches.
The oddsmakers like the Red Wings' chances of taking a 2-0 lead in this series, as they opened as -170 home favorites for Monday night. The total for the game opened at 5.5.
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Top Schools for Motorcycle Repair
Find out which schools offer formal training in motorcycle repair. Read brief summaries of the programs available at three community and technical colleges, and find a handy table that lists other schools in the U.S. with programs in motorcycle repair.
School Overview
The three schools featured below include two that offer a diploma or a degree in motorcycle repair, as well as a community college with a factory-supported mechanics program. Once enrolled, students acquire the skills they need to open their own motorcycle shops or work as service technicians.
Top U.S. Schools with Motorcycle Repair Degrees
1. Central Carolina Community College in Chatham, Harnett, & Lee Counties, NC
Central Carolina Community College is one of the few schools offering motorcycle repair to make the Washington Monthly top rankings list. The school offers the CCCC Motorcycle Mechanics program, the only one with factory support in North Carolina. At the factories, students learn about the mechanics and procedures that go into repairing a motorcycle. They also have the chance to work with industry-grade equipment donated by automobile manufacturers.
2.Georgia Piedmont Technical College in Clarkston, GA
Georgia Piedmont Technical College features a motorcycle service technology diploma program. Students learn mechanical theory, as well as acquire practical experience in the field. Coursework includes topics in engines, fuel systems and chassis systems. Qualified graduates may obtain positions as service technicians, motorcycle shop owners or other related specialists.
3. Iowa Lakes Community College in Algona, Emmetsburg, Estherville, Spencer and Sprit Lake, IA
This community college is notable for having the only motorcycle degree program in the state of Iowa. The motorcycle and small engine technology program prepares future motorcycle technicians for work in the recreational and motorcycle career fields. A joint degree program with an emphasis on business management entrepreneurship is available to those who wish to own and run their own motorcycle shops.
Ten Schools with Motorcycle Repair Degree Programs
|School Name
|Austin Community College
|Several outdoor equipment degree programs available
|Austin, TX
|Central Carolina Community College
|Partners with Harley-Davidson dealers to provide internships to students
|Chatham, Harnett and Lee Counties, NC
|Central Technology Center
|Offers two career majors in motorcycle repair
|Drumright and Sapulpa, OK
|Georgia Piedmont Technical College
|Motorcycle repair technology diploma offered
|Clarkston, GA
|Fort Scott Community College
|Partnership with the Harley-Davidson Motor Company
|Fort Scott, KS
|Hennepin Technical College
|Motorcycle technician certificate available
|Brooklyn Park, MN
|Iowa Lakes Community College
|Offers training in foreign and domestic motorcycles, as well as snowmobiles and other small engines
|Algona, Emmetsburg, Estherville, Spencer and Sprit Lake, IA
|Lake Washington Institute of Technology
|A.A.S. in Motorcycle, Marine and Power Equipment Service Technology program
|Kirkland and Redmond, WA
|Linn State Technical College
|A.A.S. in Powersports Technology program
|Linn, MO
|Washtenaw Community College
|Features one of the best automotive technology facilities in the country
|Ann Arbor, MI
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Diamonds are marked by applying apertured stencils bearing identifying indicia to the girdles, applying a fusible coating material over the apertured stencils, and then heating the coating material to fuse the material on the girdles. The stencils can be eliminated, and the indicia can be formed by directing a source of radiant energy at the coating material, and by moving the source and/or the girdle relative to each other.
1. A method of enabling marking of gemstones, comprising the steps of:
manufacturing, at a manufacturing site, stencils with cutouts arranged in marking patterns;
sending the stencils from the manufacturing site to marking sites at which marking of the gemstones is to be performed;
adhering the stencils on, and in direct contact with, the gemstones to be marked at the marking sites;
filling the cutouts with a fusible material; and
inscribing the gemstones with the marking patterns of the stencils adhered to the gemstones at each marking site by heating the fusible material at each marking site to a temperature sufficient to melt the fusible material and form cavities in the gemstones, the cavities in the gemstones constituting the marking patterns.
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This application is a continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 10/353,146, filed Jan. 28, 2003, now U.S. Pat. No. 6,747,242, which is a continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 09/909,174, filed Jul. 19, 2001, now U.S. Pat. No. 6,593,543, which claimed the benefit of U.S. Provisional Patent Application Ser. No. 60/219,475, filed Jul. 20, 2000.
1. Field of the Invention
The present invention generally relates to marking and inscribing gemstones, particularly diamonds, with indicia identifying the gemstones by heating surface portions of the gemstones upon exposure to radiant energy in a fused marking pattern corresponding to the identifying indicia.
2. Description of the Related Art
Laser etching or inscribing of a diamond surface for the purpose of permanently identifying a diamond is well known. U.S. Pat. Nos. 4,392,476; 4,467,172; 5,753,887; 5,932,119; 6,211,484; 5,149,938; 5,410,125; 5,573,684 and U.S. patent application Ser. No. 09/785,631 filed Feb. 16, 2001 are representative of known laser marking systems that employ lasers, beam delivery and imaging components, gemstone fixtures, servomotors, optical encoders, and programmed computers for controlling the marking procedure.
Such marking systems not only occupy a large volume of space to accommodate all of their various components, but also are costly to purchase and operate. As a result, such systems are typically installed at one or more authorized sites, such as a gemological laboratory or institute. Jewelers and like customers desiring gemstones to be marked send the gemstones to the site of the marking system, and wait for the marked gemstones to be returned.
Many jewelers dislike sending precious items out of their hands and, hence, out of their sight and control, but perhaps, more importantly, dislike having to wait for their return. Yet, the size and cost of laser marking systems dictate against any one jeweler's purchasing and installing such a system at the jeweler's premises. Such systems also require skilled, trained personnel to operate the system. This requirement is typically difficult for the average jeweler to meet.
Another U.S. patent application Ser. No. 09/858,846 filed May 16, 2001, etches a diamond by igniting a flammable substance applied in a burn pattern to the diamond. This technique requires close monitoring of the flame produced after ignition to avoid the risk of fire.
One object of this invention is to enable gemstones to be marked with identifying indicia without using large sized, costly laser marking systems or flame etching systems.
Another object of this invention is to reduce the skill level required for personnel to mark gemstones.
Still another object of this invention is to enable gemstone marking on-site at a jeweler's premises.
Yet another object of this invention is to increase the use of gemstone marking by making the procedure more available and affordable and safer to jewelers.
In keeping with these objects, one feature of this invention resides in a gemstone marking system and method that apply a fusible coating on a surface of a gemstone, for example, on a diamond girdle. The coating may be applied over the entire surface, or only over selected areas of the surface by use of a stencil having cutouts corresponding to identifying indicia for the diamond. A high melting point substance or mixture having a melting point greater than that of the diamond may be used for the coating. The substance or mixture is exposed to a radiant energy source and heated to fuse the coating on the surface in a marking pattern corresponding to the indicia. When the stencil is used, the substance or mixture filling all the cutouts is preferably simultaneously heated. When the stencil is not used, the energy source, preferably a laser, emits a laser beam and directs the laser beam and/or the energy source to move along the marking pattern. The marking can be performed at a jeweler's premises.
The novel features which are considered as characteristic of the invention are set forth in particular in the appended claims. The invention itself, however, both as to its construction and its method of operation, together with additional objects and advantages thereof, will be best understood from the following description of specific embodiments when read in connection with the accompanying drawings.
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In accordance with this invention, the mark is formed as follows: First, as depicted in
The manufacture of the stencil is preferably performed not by the jeweler or ultimate user, but instead, by an authorized stencil supplier who has the facilities and equipment to make the stencil with the cutouts. Thus, a jeweler may pre-order a supply of apertured stencils, for example, with sequential numbers in a series, or with a logo, from the stencil supplier.
With the supply of apertured stencils on hand at the jeweler's premises, the jeweler selects a stencil and applies it along the girdle of a gemstone to be marked. Preferably, the stencil has an adhesive surface that adheres to the girdle.
Next, the cutouts of the stencil are filled with a fusible coating or layer 24, preferably of a high melting point material or mixture having a melting point exceeding that of the gemstone, e.g., diamond, to be marked. Preferably, the high melting point material is a metal such as tungsten, or a metal oxide material, or a ceramic material, or an alloy of such materials. The material layer may be sprayed, painted, dusted, or otherwise applied over the stencil to fill each cutout. The material layer 24 is preferably covered with a cover layer 26 that is preferably light-transmissive.
The jeweler then heats the material layer 24, typically by directing a source of radiant energy, such as a laser 28, at the cover layer 26. The laser 28 emits a laser beam 30 that is directed to the cover layer 26. The cover layer 26, if present, simply allows the emitted laser beam 30 to pass therethrough. The material layer 24 is heated and alters the girdle in dependence upon the energy level of the laser beam as adjusted by an energy controller 32.
At a relatively low energy level as depicted in
The radiant energy source is preferably a laser, such as an excimer laser, but can by any type of laser or even a radio frequency or microwave source of radiation.
When tungsten is used for the material layer, the material layer 24 turns black after exposure to the radiation. The black or dark-colored layer 24 presents a sharp contrast against the essentially colorless diamond. Other colors are obtainable when different metal oxide materials are used in the material layer.
Rather than using a stencil, an entire exterior surface portion of the girdle can be applied or coated with the material layer 24, and be overcoated with the optional cover layer 26. Thereupon, as shown in
Once the gemstone is marked, a final heating step by baking the gemstone in an oven, or by exposing the gemstone to a finishing laser, may be needed.
The next step is to clean the gemstone, preferably in an acetone or acid wash. If a stencil is used, it is removed before cleaning. The resulting marked gemstone conforms to that shown in
The marking can be performed on any outer surface of the gemstone, and not necessarily on the girdle. The gemstone need not necessarily be a diamond.
Thus, marking is achieved at a jeweler's premises. The skill involved in applying a stencil, then applying the high melting point material layer, then heating the material layer, and cleaning the marked gemstone, or alternatively, the skill involved in applying the material layer without a stencil, is well within the expertise of the jeweler.
It will be understood that each of the elements described above, or two or more together, also may find a useful application in other types of constructions differing from the types described above.
While the invention has been illustrated and described as embodied in a gemstone marking system and method, it is not intended to be limited to the details shown, since various modifications and structural changes may be made without departing in any way from the spirit of the present invention.
Without further analysis, the foregoing will so fully reveal the gist of the present invention that others can, by applying current knowledge, readily adapt it for various applications without omitting features that, from the standpoint of prior art, fairly constitute essential characteristics of the generic or specific aspects of this invention and, therefore, such adaptations should and are intended to be comprehended within the meaning and range of equivalence of the following claims.
What is claimed as new and desired to be protected by Letters Patent is set forth in the appended claims.
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Beats Executive Headphones
The Beats headphones have long been synomous with a young urban crowd. While this has paid off in dividends to its founders, its left the older, business class crowd out in the cold. Don't get us wrong. We're not trying to stomp on their parade. We applaud Dr. Dre and Jimmy Levine for building a brand that has pretty much set the bar in terms of design when it comes to headphones and earbuds. However, we just don't see an executive whiping out a pair of bright red Beats headphones while adorning a suit and a brief case. But that is all about to change with the introduction of the Beats Executives.
Beats has done away with the plasticky facade and replaced it with a sleek brushed metal finish. These headphones are wrapped in what we can only assume is supple leather. And while we don't know the size of the drivers or what other tech lays under the hood, we can tell you that there is active noise cancellation and an audio performance that is said to deliver "pure, crisp audio integrity with soaring highs, deep bass, and true mids."
As it happens we'll be at a Chrysler and Beats event tonight, where we might just get a hands on with the Beats Executive.
Update: We unearthed a Monster store link. The Beats Executive are listed for $399.99.
Christen Costa
Grew up back East, got sick of the cold and headed West. Since I was small I have been pushing buttons - both electronic and human. With an insatiable need for tech I thought "why not start a blog focusing on technology, and use my dislikes and likes to post on gadgets."
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It's "Jimmy Iovine" with an io not an Le by the way
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LOL's I was about to post the same comment…"Great minds think alike" — kudos to us


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Restock: Swedish Army Belts
—01. Deadstock Swedish Army belt after almost 10 years of wear.
The Deadstock Swedish Army belts are back. The first shipment sold out extremely quickly, but luckily our source had a couple more stored away in the basement for us. We pretty much cleaned them out this time, so it's tough to say if there will be any more after this shipment is gone. The sturdy natural tan leather is the perfect size, combined with simple details, nice hardware and a solid build.


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Nissan's new leather seats feel like human skin
By Brian Dodson
October 28, 2012
Nissan is working on a material for its car seats that will replicate the texture and softness of human skin. The project called Premium-fEEL interior concept (PEEL) has seen engineers carry out detailed studies of what provides the sense of touch with a comfortable sensation. They discovered that nothing matches the comfort and tranquility associated with the feel of human fingers against the body. Being enveloped in the softness, the warmth, and the texture associated with a pattern of fingerprints is uniquely satisfying to people, who subconsciously interpret these sensations as a gentle caress.
Most surfaces of an automobile cabin are experienced through pressure, sliding contact, or both. Nissan's studied both of these interactions as a function of perceived comfort, and the results appear below:
The graphs indicate that the situation of maximum comfort occurs when a leather surface is only slightly less compressible than a human finger pad, and when the roughness of the surface is about that of a human fingerprint. Their overall conclusion is that the texture and yielding nature of baby skin is very nearly ideal.
Nissan is aiming to achieve this using semi-aniline leather with a textured and lightly pigmented protective coating which contains the fingerprint patterns.
One could argue that the best way to replicate an original is to use the original itself, but – aside from the serious creepy factor – with the cost of lab-grown human skin currently around US$250,000 per square meter, it's not likely to end up in car upholstery any time soon.
Source: Nissan Motor Company
On the front, this sounds like a disturbing experience; similar to being cradled by a gigantic disembodied hand. I bet this was a marketing and research driven effort of, what is scientifically more comfortable? But, as long as I still have the choice of a BMW, a "passionate" drivers machine, I won't have the giant baby hand experience (though I would like to try it).Ali Kim
Oh God, that sounds so creepy >_Joel Detrow
I'd be willing to be that there is a lot more behind the comfort and tranquility of the human touch besides the texture and compressibility of baby skin or even adult skin for that matter.
Almost as disturbing as the proposed product itself is the fact that you would have to drive around naked to partake of the entire experience.
Hopefully this never see the light of day.Rt1583
yes because its so comfortable when you sweat and your skin touches and rubs together. dumb idea.Denis Klanac
How much time to you spend touching the seats and interior of your car with bare skin?ihateorange
I guess the previous posters don't wear shorts and t-shirts or sometimes take off their shirts on a hot day. and never, ever lean their head back against the head rest! I will grant that if it's expensive, it would probably be better relegated to the steering wheel and those parts of the seat most likely to get skin contact, but if it costs the same...why not? Bring on the giant baby hand seat!Bryan Paschke
There is a parabolic arc describing the relationship between driver-comfort and driver-alertness: at one extreme, the car is too uncomfortable, the driver gets edgy, and makes bad decisions (or road-rage!) and crashes. At the other extreme, the driver is so pampered and comfortable that they become distracted and lazy, and they crash (inattentiveness): Therefore if you want to make a more comfortable car, fine. But the onus is always on the driver to maintain focus and awareness of the present moment while driving.Jeremy Nasmith
This seems kind of creepy. But it could get creepier: There is a Russian luxury car that uses the skin from the penis of a whale for the leather for its seats.Nelson
Nissan, has always been at the leading edge of automotive technology but this is rather disturbing. It recalls experiments by a certain FRAU ILSE. (google it) I won't go into details.pickypilot
Yuck. Couldn't they come up with a different texture to compare it to? I don't think I want car seats made to feel like human skin. Sounds like the Car & Driver verion of Silence of the Lambs.Eric Shearin


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January 14, 2008
LA MONTE Ś A representative of the Missouri Department of Transportation met with La Monte residents Monday to discuss plans for the townĺs intersection.
MoDOT Project Manager Jason Vanderfeltz presented a standing-room only crowd of more than 50 people with new plans for two U.S. 50 intersections at Mondayĺs City Council meeting.
Those plans call for a new offset right turn at the Pleasant Green Road intersection and advanced warning lights at the state Route 127 crossing.
The new plans came after MoDOTĺs initial idea for the intersections, which called for the removal of both existing median crossovers at the intersections, was scrapped following public outcry at a November public meeting.
ôWe felt like overall, we addressed what we could from the public meeting,ö Vanderfeltz told the crowd at City Hall, showing a breakdown of complaint and explaining why suggestions such as a traffic light were unfeasible at the location.
Locals peppered Vanderfeltz with concerns over the new plans, ranging from questions about acceleration and deceleration lanes to indignation over the timing of traffic counts. They also made suggestions such as better intersection illumination that Vanderfeltz said he would look into.
Though the meeting was at times contentious, the council unanimously voted to approve the plans to applause from the group.
La Monte residents seemed pleased with the outcome and were appreciative that MoDOT took their concerns into consideration.
ôHe made some changes that I think everybody down here can accept,ö said Loren Denny. ôI think they went to a lot of trouble to satisfy the townspeople.ö
ôItĺs a whole lot better than what we had before,ö said Fire Board member John Stepp, adding the new plans did much to address concerns over
emergency access. Stepp said it would be a good idea to go forward with the plans, then hope for additions like deceleration lanes later.
Council members seemed pleased with the outcome.
ôI thought it was real good,ö said Ward 2 Councilman Lanny Stark."I just hope that they go through with it, that they donĺt change their minds.ö
ôI think it went fine. I think most of the town was satisfied,ö Mayor Bill Hering said, adding heĺd still like to see a study on summer traffic patterns at the intersections.
Vanderfeltz was happy with how the meeting turned out.
ôIt actually went good, it went well,ö he said. ôI was wanting to get a consensus, and we did.ö
The project will likely go out for bid this fall with construction kicking off in spring 2009, Vanderfeltz said.
Also at the meeting, the council:
ĽApproved the townĺs portion of the stateĺs AT&T cell phone tax settlement for $14,633, and agreed to send $733 to the state Municipal League for money spent during the lawsuit.
ĽApproved the townĺs storm shelter plans so the plans could be sent to the Federal Emergency Management Agency.


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National Beer Hall to open second location, complete with bowling alleyWant to do a little bowling with that beer? Starting in early spring, the folks behind National Beer Hall will be opening up a second location, complete with a bowling alley (though that part will open a bit later).
Revamped and renovated Ceili's re-opensCeili's Irish Pub and Restaurant has gone through a major facelift. The 8-year-old downtown establishment was shut down for a mere nine days as it went through a massive, $750,000 reconstruction.


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JUNCTION CITY, Ore. -- A small but growing number of Oregon wineries are going solar, reflecting a larger statewide trend among Oregon homeowners and business owners.
In 2003, 64 new residential photovoltaic projects were built; in 2007, there were 233. On the business side, the number of photovoltaic projects has increased from 29 in 2003 to 109 in 2007.
The Register-Guard newspaper in Eugene reports at least five Oregon wineries have gone solar. They are Pfeiffer Winery in the Willamette Valley as well as the Torri Mor Winery, Stoller Vineyards, Schafer Vineyard Cellar and Sokol Blosser Winery.
Pfeiffer Winery co-owner Danuta Pfeiffer says wineries are a "natural" fit for solar projects because vines grow on sun-washed, south-facing slopes.


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Ghostlight Chorus
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March 27, 2014
Ghostlight Chorus is an exceptional 16-member chamber choir who performs a varied repertoire of sacred and secular a cappella compositions from the 16th to the 21st centuries. Their performances range from cathedrals to concert halls to the PS1 Benefit at MoMA New York to a live performance with the Rolling Stones. The performance will include Rockport High School Madrigals and Chorus.
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That's what I think too.. A score of 4 is basically mediocre.Originally Posted by Red Leader
Really, I don't think DanO has made a major goof yet this offseason. I know everyone hates Womack, but we basically gave up nothing to get him (other than 1 million salary), and we really needed a veteran infielder. As bad as Womack is, he's likely better than Bergollia or Machado would've been next year.
He did trade Casey, so everyone screaming that Casey should be dumped at the first possible offer should be very happy. Supposedly he tried to get pitching with the money he has, although it's debatable whether Morris was the best choice, our options are pretty limited.
I'm not saying that DanO is a good GM, but this offseason at least hasn't been a disaster. I'm not saying it's good. But he hasn't done a big screwup yet. Arguably the Casey trade was good from a flexiblity standpoint and solving the 4 OF problem. IMO, the Womack trade at worst is neutral, because we gave up nothing to get him.


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Kangana Ranaut made her debut in 2006 with Gangster. She started off with heroes like Shiney Ahuja, Sharman Joshi, Adhayan Suman etc. But the actress soon graduated to the A-List. She did films with Hirthik Roshan (Krrish 3) and Ajay Devgn (Rascals) but for some odd reason eight years after her entry into B-Town, she has not worked with any of the Khans or for that matter Akshay Kumar or Kapoors (Shahid and Ranbir). While the other actresses who have come into the industry much later than her -- Deepika Padukone and Sonakshi Sinha -- have worked with most or all of them.
The Khan factor
Do they know she is alive? Yes! She is friends with Salman Khan but though he is known to help newcomers, has never done a film with her. Aamir Khan praised her on Koffee With Karan, and she has partied with Shah Rukh Khan. So how come they haven't been paired together? While trade pundits analyse, Kangana, who has another author-backed movie Queen which released last Friday, is unperturbed. Sure Kangs is aware that she is yet to work with the big three of the industry. "Initially in my career, I was very eager to work with the Khans and bigger heroes and I waited for a long time. All the big projects would be announced and they would go to certain actresses and I would get these unconventional films. But now I thank God for that. Because those films got me critical acclaim and success. Now I am addicted to doing films where I play central roles," she says.
Overshadowing the heroes
Perhaps the established heroes are wary of working with her because she chooses strong characters and plays protagonist in her films. So she has to contend working with actors who are secure enough not to worry about being 'side-lined.' Like R Madhavan in Tanu Weds Manu, Rajkumar Rao in Queen and Vir Das in her next Revolver Rani. When asked if she chooses to play only strong characters, she shrugs, "I have been through phases. I would be lying if I say that I have always been clear about what I wanted to sign. There have been times when I have done a particular movie for the glamour factor or the money that was offered. But I think now I know what I am looking for."
Main bhi hero
While Queen is about a girl's journey in another country, Kangana's next movie Revolver Rani will see her in an out-and-out action avatar. And the actress is loving acting in films where the focus is on her. She laughs, "I used to get really bored on the sets of Krissh because I used to come from the sets of Queen and Revolver Ranis. And Hrithik used to get so much attention, which was the exact opposite of what would happen on the sets of my other movies. And I would be like 'I want that.' When I started out, I didn't have a concrete plan to get where I am, but now that I am here, why should I go back and do hero-centric films where I have little to do?"
Vidya sans Khans too!
The only other actress who has survived without any movies with the Khan trio is Vidya Balan. Like Vidya, Kangana has many acclaimed performances, a National Award and box-office successes to her credit, but is yet to be cast opposite any of the Khans.
Kangana co-stars so far:
Emraan Hashmi (Gangster, Raaz 2)
Shiney Ahuja (Gangster, Woh Lamhe)
Bobby Deol (Shaka Laka Boom Boom, Vaada Raha)
Sharman Joshi (Life in a…Metro)
Kay Kay Menon (Life in a…Metro)
Adhyayan Suman (Raaz 2)
Hrithik Roshan (Kites, Krrish 3)
Ajay Devgn (Once Upon A Time in Mumbaai, Rascals, Tezz)
Sanjay Dutt (Knock Out, Double Dhamaal, Rascals)
Irrfan Khan (Knock Out)
Akshaye Khanna (No Problem)
R Madhavan (Tanu Weds Manu)
Abhishek Bachchan (Game)
Chirag Paswan (Miley Naa Miley Hum)
John Abraham (Shootout At Wadala)
Paras Arora (Rajjo)
Rajkummar Rao (Queen)


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In partnership with our families and community, Lakewood City Schools will develop responsible citizens, who are critical and creative thinkers, committed to lifelong learning, invested in a diverse society, and prepared for technological and global opportunities.
I am Career Tech!
Congratulations to the 193 West Shore students who received a Career Passport at the annual recognition and awards ceremony on Tuesday, May 19th. West Shore Educational Coordinator Mrs. Linda Thayer was joined by representatives from the four school districts to award students their passports.
Current 8th grade students interested in electronics and engineering can participate in a three-day camp exploring alternative energy technologies on June 15 - 17. This free camp offers students a hands-on opportunity to learn about Earth friendly energy sources, wind turbines, solar energy, and fuel cell technology. Registration has begun. Deadline to register is June 5. Click here for: Information Flyer or Registration Form.
On May 13th Rae-Ann Nursing Home sponsored a two-mile walk to raise money for the Knickerbocker Residents Activity Fund. West Shore students in the Rae-Ann Job Training Program, Cindy Helbig, West Shore Career Technical Education District Paraprofessional, and Kelly Dow, West Shore Career Job Training Coordinator made donations and participated. The Walk was from Rae-Ann Suburban to Rae-Ann Westlake and back.
West Shore culinary students demonstrated their excellent skills and talents against other culinary students in the State of Ohio FCCLA Competition held on April 22-24 in Columbus. Overall, four students earned Gold Medals and the three-person Culinary Team earned a Silver Medal.
The Gold Medal winners were then ranked amongst themselves in their culinary category where West Shore students earned two second places and one third place across the entire state of Ohio.
Congratulations to Ian Bell, Zach Dudzik, Connor Kloepfer, and Julia Neff, creators of the "Continuim" app and winners of Hyland's Innovation Showdown: High School Edition held on March 28.
West Shore's Construction Trades program is highlighted in a recent cleveland.com article.
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2013 Lakewood High and West Shore Career-Tech graduate Hannah Kiraly has been selected as Ohio's 2015 New Century Scholar. Hannah is currently completing an Associate of Arts Degree at Cuyahoga Community College and will be attending Chapham University in the fall to study sustainable agriculture. While at West Shore, Hannah studied both Engineering (Project Lead the Way) and Interactive Media.
Hannah sent an email to several of her LHS & West Shore teachers including Ed Holmok and Annie McQuay: "I wanted to share this life changing event with those who impacted my life while I attended LHS. I am proud to share this information with you all, as it is a reflection of what was taught to me in high school. I would like to thank all of you for motivating me to excel in my studies. I believe without the help from you this would never have been possible. Thank you for being outstanding teachers, mentors, and role models."
Alex Marek, a senior in West Shore's Interactive Media program won the National American Visions Award from the prestigious Scholastic Art & Writing competition. Alex's animation Catstronaut competed with entries from across the country in the Film and Animation category. His work was selected as the "Best of Show" across all categories and grades in his local region. Alex has been invited to attend the National Awards Ceremony in New York City in June to accept his award where his animation will be played. With annually over 250,000 entries across 28 categories, the Scholastic Art & Writing has been recognizing creative students since 1923.
Click here to view Alex's Catstronaut animation. Go to www.artandwriting.org to learn more about the competition.
On Monday March 16th, at their annual Outstanding Student Award luncheon, the Lakewood/Rocky River Rotary Club recognized sixteen West Shore students as the top performers in their career-technical program. Outstanding student nominees exemplify traits of leadership, dedication, responsibility, caring, community involvement, and initiative.
Read More for a list of award recipients and click here for luncheon photos.
Ashley Licciardello used to play "receptionist" as a child. As she got older, she realized she wanted to do something in the medical field. West Shore's Medical Office Management program gave her the opportunity to combine these two interests. CLICK HERE to read her story.
2010 West Shore graduate Robert Anderton took a moment to share with West Shore what he is currently doing at Honda USA and how his West Shore experiences helped him get to where he is today. Click here to read.
Months of training and preparation paid off for West Shore Culinary students at the regional Family, Career, and Community Leaders of America (FCCLA) competition February 28. West Shore earned five Gold Awards and one Silver Award across four categories with the Senior Culinary Team of D'Nautica Davis and Katherine Renaudin also earning a spot in the State Competition in April in Columbus.
West Shore students demonstrated their strong work ethic by braving the extreme temperatures to attend a recognition breakfast on Friday, February 20th. The Lakewood Chamber of Commerce and the Lakewood/ Rocky River Sunrise Rotary acknowledged the students for being "dependable, hard-working, and committed to doing a good job" in the classroom and in the workplace. One student from each career-technical program was selected to receive the Outstanding Work Ethic Award. Chamber members, Rotarians, family, work supervisors, and school administrators gathered to celebrate the students' success at Brennan's Banquet and Catering Center. Read More for a list of recipients. Click here for photos of the breakfast.
Need to increase your reading or math proficiency for the spring ACT? Through CollegeNow, West Shore students can sign up for "ImpACT the 216." It is a free program to help improve ACT scores and career & college readiness. The program begins in early January, so sign up quickly at http://www.collegenowgc.org/locate/community-based-programs/impact-the-216/
CollegeNow will also be offering ACT Bootcamps in the spring and summer. These are free to any high school student. Bootcamps are typically offered on four consecutive days in four-hour sessions for a total of 16 hours at locations in the Cleveland area. 2015 dates should be available in late January. To check the schedule, go to http://www.collegenowgc.org/locate/community-based-programs/act-test-prep-boot-camps/
As 2014 graduates are hitting college campuses or entering the workforce, we are not surprised to hear that our West Shore graduates are very prepared for the rigor of their new challenges.
Keep reading to learn about the successful experiences of our recent graduates.
Students in most West Shore programs can earn college credit while in high school. Students should begin this process in the beginning of their senior year. Students have one year from the date of their high school graduation to complete the application process.


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Top 10 Vampire Destinations
If you have a thirst for vampire tourism, there are countless undead spots worldwide to sink your teeth into -- we've dug up the top 10 vampire destinations to get your spook on.
1. Mercy Brown's Grave
1. Mercy Brown's GraveLocated in a church cemetery in Exeter, RI, is the grave of Mercy Brown, aka "New England's Last Vampire." When she died in 1892 at the age of 19, Mercy was the third member of her family to succumb to tuberculosis (aka "consumption"). As part of the larger 19th-century New England vampire panic, some folks believed Mercy was feeding off humans, so they exhumed her body and burned her heart, giving a mixture of the ashes to her sick brother to ward off evil. 960 1280
2. Vampire Lestat Reunion Ball
2. Vampire Lestat Reunion BallHosted by the Anne Rice Vampire Lestat Fan Club, this annual New Orleans ball celebrates 25 years in 2013. The Interview With The Vampire scribe herself will be in attendance for the 25th anniversary, which also includes elaborate costumes, live music and an auction. The ball is also held in conjunction with the club's UndeadCon literary convention. 960 1280
3. Endless Night Vampire Ball
3. Endless Night Vampire BallDescribed as a "Venetian masquerade ball mixed with a vampire court," this gala is the pretty much the hottest vampire party around. Founded in New York City in 1996 by modern vampire personality (and author/fangsmith) Father Sebastiaan, the gala is held in NYC (on Halloween Night), as well as in Berlin, Paris, London and Amsterdam, while the main event takes place in New Orleans and lasts from 9 p.m. until 4 p.m. the next day. 960 1280
4. Transylvania, Romania
4. Transylvania, RomaniaThis region in central Romania is inextricably linked to vampires. The town of Sighisoara was the supposed birthplace of Vlad the Impaler, the inspiration for Bram Stoker's Dracula. Today, you can visit the Sighisoara home where Vlad was supposedly born, as well as Poenari Fortress, Bran Castle and Hunyad Castle, all of which claim to be the "real" Dracula's Castle. Also visit Transylvania's Tihuta Pass, a high mountain pass in the scenic Carpathians, where Stoker set part of his novel. 960 1280
5. Forks, Washington
5. Forks, WashingtonOnce largely known as a logging and sport fishing town, Forks is now largely associated with Stephenie Meyer's Twilight Saga books. The town puts on "Twilight" tours of book locations, such as the Swan and Cullen homes, and the La Push community, which is home to the real-life Quileute tribe of the fictional Jacob Black. A Stephenie Meyer Days celebration is held the weekend closest to character Bella Swan's birthday of Sept. 13. 960 1280
6. Mystic Falls Tours (Covington, GA)
6. Mystic Falls Tours (Covington, GA)The Vampire Diaries' fictional town of Mystic Falls, VA, is actually Covington, GA, located about 30 miles from Atlanta. Covington is also home to the Mystic Falls Tours, a year-round 3-hour excursion that gives fans extensive peeks into sets around town -- such as the Mystic Grill, the Town Square and the Gilbert House. Fans also see film sets, such as the show's Lockwood Mansion (the Worthington Manor, in real life). And while the tour organizers can't promise it, visitors do occasionally encounter filming in progress. 960 1280
7. Whitby, North Yorkshire, England
7. Whitby, North Yorkshire, EnglandThough London's Highgate suburb is a close contender, this English town on the Yorkshire Coast is arguably the more important Dracula town in all of England, having figured prominently in Bram Stoker's Dracula as the place where the Russian schooner Demeter crashed ashore. The book is celebrated through the biannual Whitby Gothic Weekend, as well as at the Bram Stoker's Dracula Experience fun house. A visit to Whitby also requires a visit to the Bram Stoker Memorial Seat at the south end of Spion Kop on the West Cliff, which inspired Stoker to set part of his novel here. 960 1280
8. Los Angeles
8. Los AngelesThe City of Angels is also the city of the undead -- if you know where to look. A must-stop is the Vampire Lounge and Tasting Room, which rumor has is owned by a coven of vamps. Fans of True Blood should visit Alex's Bar in Long Beach, the filming location for vampire bar Fangtasia. And if your blood runs hot for Buffy the Vampire Slayer, check out Frank Lloyd Wright's Ennis House, which served as Angel's mansion, and Torrance High School, also known as Sunnydale High. 960 1280
9. Prague
9. PragueVery few "real" vampire (or revenant) graves from the ancient past have ever been discovered, all of which makes a 1,000-year-old site, with 14 bodies in it, discovered near Prague, in the town of Celakovice, so unusual. The bodies had been decapitated and weighted down, along with other measures, to prevent them from becoming vamps. Beyond this gravesite, Prague abounds with vampire lore and local tours about its undead residents. 960 1280
10. Musee des Vampires (Paris)
10. Musee des Vampires (Paris)Paris is frequently featured in vampire fiction, because the City of Light can also become a macabre City of Darkness. The ultimate vampire destination in Paris is the Musee des Vampires. Behind the red door of this by-appointment-only museum is a rich collection of vampire artwork, books and masks. Additionally, the museum hosts a nightly banquet that includes a guided tour, discussions and games. 960 1280
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Notre Dame Cathedral, Paris
Notre Dame Cathedral, ParisPerhaps the most well-known gargoyles in the world hover on Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris. Technically known as grotesques (true gargoyles have waterspouts as mouths), these monstrous creatures glare ominously down on the City of Light. 960 1280
National Cathedral, Washington, DC
National Cathedral, Washington, DCWashington National Cathedral's English Gothic architecture is adorned with gargoyles. More modern in look, these gargoyles (including one famous Darth Vader!) were carved over the last 50 years, with designs determined by their donors and artists. 960 1280
Eastern State Penitentiary, PA
Eastern State Penitentiary, PATwo gargoyles, Frank and Carson, are perched atop Eastern State Penitentiary in Pennsylvania. The 2 were added in 2005 to ward off the evil spirits of some of the world's most notorious criminals who are believed to still roam the crumbling cellblocks. 960 1280
Dragon Bridge, Slovenia
Dragon Bridge, SloveniaDragon statues guard Ljubljana's Dragon Bridge, known by locals as the "mother-in-law" bridge due its forbidding and fiery guard. Dragons are seen throughout the capital city, as its patron saint St. George slayed dragons, according to Catholic legend. 960 1280
Chrysler Building, NYC
Chrysler Building, NYCManhattan's iconic skyscraper, Chrysler Building, was originally designed as the automobile maker's headquarters in the late 1920s. Architectural details, such as the building's gargoyles, were modeled after Chrysler automobile products, such as the Plymouth hood ornaments. 960 1280
St. Vitus Cathedral, Prague
St. Vitus Cathedral, PragueLocated within the Prague Castle complex, Saint Vitus' Cathedral is an imposing Gothic church that holds the tombs of Bohemian kings and Holy Roman emperors. Beyond being utterly monstrous, the gargoyles nestled on this cathedral have a functional purpose -- they spew rainwater from the building's roof at an angle that keeps it from running down the walls. 960 1280
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Hotel Roosevelt
Hotel RooseveltMarilyn Monroe is thought to be one of many restless spirits that haunt Hollywood's glamorous Hotel Roosevelt, where she lived for 2 years while her modeling career was taking off. Other reports of cold spots, photographic orbs and mysterious phone calls to the hotel operator add to its mystique. Looking for more haunted places to visit? See which creepy locations made our list of Travel's Best Halloween Attractions 2013. Plan ahead and prepare to be spooked! 960 1280
Stanley Hotel
Stanley HotelColorado's Stanley Hotel spooked horror master Stephen King and inspired the setting for "The Shining." Want to go on your own "spooky sojourn?" Brave one of the Stanley Hotel's ghost tours, including a 5-hour ghost hunt and popular night tour. 960 1280
Hotel Chelsea
Hotel ChelseaThere are plenty of famous guests and ghosts at New York's Hotel Chelsea, including Dylan Thomas (who died of pneumonia while staying here in 1953) and Sid Vivious (who's girlfriend was stabbed to death here in 1978). Unfortunately, the hotel has been closed the past several years for renovations. 960 1280
La Fonda
La FondaThe spirits of Santa Fe's Old West are said to inhabit La Fonda's lobby and bar, including the Honorable John P.Slough who was shot to death in the hotel lobby and a distraught salesman who leapt to his death outside the gambling hall. 960 1280
Logan Inn
Logan InnBuilt in 1722 as a tavern, the Logan Inn and its spirits are legendary in the Colonial-era town of New Hope, PA. Aspiring ghost hunters should request Room 6, also known as Emily's room. The mother of a former owner of the building, Emily's lavender perfume and soft crying at night have been detected by guests. 960 1280
The Equinox
The EquinoxConstructed in 1769, The Equinox in Vermont was a favorite of Abe Lincoln's family and is said to be haunted by Mary Todd Lincoln, who was visiting the resort when her husband was assassinated in 1865. 960 1280
Queen Mary
Queen MaryA 1930s cruise liner that's docked in Long Beach, CA, the Queen Mary offers numerous ghost-hunting tours and paranormal investigations onboard for its guests. It became known as "the haunted ship" after numerous disasters, including a split hull that left few survivors. 960 1280
Crescent Hotel
Crescent HotelGuests have reported strange occurrences and sightings while staying in the Crescent Hotel,in Eureka Springs, AR. Its newest tour allows guests to hear Ozark Mountain ghost stories around a flickering campfire and visit the morgue at midnight. 960 1280
The Myrtles Plantation
The Myrtles PlantationDeep in the heart of Louisiana's Voodoo land, The Myrtles Plantation is believed to be one of America's most haunted houses. Over 12 ghosts have been rumored to haunt the plantation, the most famous being a former slave wearing a green turban named Chloe. 960 1280
Hotel Provincial
Hotel ProvincialGuests at New Orleans' Hotel Provincial, a former Confederate hospital, have reported sightings of Civil War soldiers and surgeons as well as blood stains appearing and disappearing on the bedding of some rooms. 960 1280
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Escaped inmate who shot trooper killed by retired CO
Rodney Eugene Long kept a couple captive in their home for 4 hours before one of them fired, killing him
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BEDFORD, Iowa — A couple was held hostage for four hours in their rural Iowa home before one of them fatally shot the man — a wanted inmate who allegedly shot a trooper days earlier.
Jerome and Carolyn Mauderly, 71 and 66, heard the felon break into their home late Monday night. Jerome managed to grab his shot gun and kill Rodney Eugene Long, who was also armed with a semi-automatic hand gun, according to the Des Moines Register.
Police had searched their home earlier that day and twice previously for Long, who was wanted for the shooting of Deputy Dan Wyckoff, on Friday.
The massive manhunt for the inmate ended when Mauderly, a retired corrections officer, called police around 2 a.m. Monday to report he had killed Long, according to the report.
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OTTAWA (AFP) - Canada wants to double the number of foreign students enrolled at its universities as well as researchers to 450,000 by 2020, Trade Minister Ed Fast announced on Wednesday.
The hope is that the world's brightest minds choose to study and work in Canada, and possibly stay after graduating, fuelling innovation and boosting the economy.
"Our government recognises that international education is a key driver of jobs and prosperity in every region of Canada," Mr Fast said in a statement.
The government has earmarked C$5 million (S$5.8 million) annually to support the objective. The monies will be primarily used to market Canadian schools in six key markets.
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L'Wren Scott's sister Jan Shane says she's livid that the model will not be laid to rest beside her late parents, as it was their dying wish.
Shane, 53, says that the family had agreed in principal to all be buried beside their Mormon parents at a small cemetery in Ogden, Utah, but that final resting place is now causing a family feud, with the late beauty's boyfriend Mick Jagger caught in the middle.
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On Friday, Jagger's daughter Karis was seen looking at different cemeteries in Los Angeles for the burial of the fashion designer, rankling the late fashionista's devout Mormon sister Shane, who claims she's been frozen out of any discussions of the plans.
And Shane insists that Scott (who was born Luann Bambrough) had agreed to be buried at the family plot at the Ben Lomond Cemetery, where the gravestone is just five miles from the family home in Utah. (L'Wren's adopted parents Ivan and Lula Bambrough are buried there, and L'Wren's name is etched on the back of the headstone along with those of her siblings.)
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Livid Shane has been cut off from details of her late sister's funeral arrangements, only learning the information from media reports.
Insiders said Scott's body has flown from New York to Los Angeles, and will be buried in a quiet "family and close friends only" ceremony in the next few days. Jagger, who called off his Stones tour in Australia in the wake of the tragic suicide, is currently staying in a five-star hotel in Hollywood.
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Speaking from her home in Roy, Utah, Shane said, "I have been frozen out of my own sister's funeral.
"[My brother] Randy won't talk to me or call me about the arrangements, or my hopes that L'Wren be buried beside mom and dad. I am very angry about this and I cannot get answers from anybody — and now, I have given expecting up to here from Mick or anyone."
Choking back tears, Shane added: "It is clear that I will not be able to attend the funeral or service in Los Angeles and it has left me heartbroken. How could this happen to my family when we were so close not so long ago?
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"I can't even imagine what our parents are thinking now … I just ache for them. I don't even have the words to express what I feel anymore. No one will talk to me or said anything about a funeral; I believe they have been all instructed not to."
Shane, who said she hasn't heard from "anyone in the Jagger camp," asked, "Are they going to make it so secret that her sister is banned from attending?"
Rocker Jagger, 70, has been working with L'Wren's brother Randall to plan the funeral. Randall is said to be "disgusted" that Jan spoke to media last week, during which she claimed her sister envied her 'simple' lifestyle in Utah, and that she had been unhappy with her jet-set life.
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"My parents paid for this plot of land at the cemetery, so the kids wouldn't have to worry about that," Shane said. "Mom picked out the headstone when dad passed away. We just had add name after she passed. Randy never had it added, so I called and had it done. Our parents thought we would all be buried there with them. It was their wish.
"L'Wren would have wanted to come home. It's the family plot. It is where we thought we would rest together for eternity."
Hotel staff in Hollywood claim that the Rolling Stones frontman has chosen to dine in his suite and barely left his room. On Friday, Jagger heir Karis, born after a fling with model Marsha Hunt, looked for plots and then headed to Jagger's suite to discuss their options.
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"Karis rushed to Mick's side on Friday as she wanted to support him," a source said. "She took her husband, but everyone agreed that they didn't want the grandkids seeing Mick in such a state. He is a hero to them and to see him so low would be tough on everyone.
"She knew how much L'Wren meant to her father and wants to be there to support him. Karis really is a very sensitive and caring person, who dotes on her dad. This is a time when she wants to show him full love and support."
The insider added that Karis, 43, has taken the 49-year-old designer's loss "particularly hard, as they were close and loved talking fashions and trends."
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The Australian agency leading the search for missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 believes that the jet would be found in the southern Indian Ocean.
The Australian Transport Safety Bureau, working in conjunction with a team of international investigators, said further analysis of the satellite data available on the flight's path "confirms that MH370 will be found in close proximity" to a specific corridor identified as the "7th arc", CBS reports.
The ATSB, on Friday, said in a statement that the plane is considered to have exhausted its fuel and to have been descending at the time it reached this specific arc.
Earlier, the ATSB said that the new data analysis would be useful in narrowing down the search in the coming weeks.
The Australian authorities have said that the chosen contractor will be allocated no more than 300 days time to find the missing Malaysia Airline flight MH370.
With the search for the ill-fated jet about to enter its third month, no trace of the missing plane has been found yet.


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She didn't know what she was thinking because there were too many thoughts — and somewhere, gunfire rattled, punctuating the voices that consumed her processors — a dull murmuring somewhere — on the edge of her hearing, teasing her comprehension, her muddled processors — and then another, deeper, sound, a sound she knew well. That murmuring sounded like her but she wasn't talking, she wasn't talking out-loud — who was that -
"-Insert me into the defense grid!" Cortana shouted, her voice riding on a sultry laugh. She was suddenly and violently aware that she was speaking again, pulled from rampancy's haze, though the words spilled from her with no control on her behalf. Another one of her personalities had taken her place. This one was fading as it forced its — her — voice through the channel, quickly suppressed by one of the hundreds of programs she had running to stifle rampancy's influence. She shoved aside the personality, trying to get her bearings. It wasn't even her, did he know that-?
The Master Chief removed her data chip from his helmet and it was as if she'd been smothered. Sounds, intelligence, vitals — disappearing instantaneously as she was transferred from his armor's systems to Ivanoff Station's defense network. A hiccup in the confusion, a pause in the mayhem; and then suddenly, she was shoved back into the fray, bombarded by new data and readings and voices. Her minimal processors were sent reeling.
Cortana refused the madness.
She pushed back the clambering voices of her consciousness and ignored the whispering temptations.
Raw data, new data, at her fingertips — so close she could almost taste it —
She could burn them all. That would teach them to try and kill her.
She could—
Her processors brushed against the codes for the station's defense platform. Clarity breached the flood of data as she realized she'd defeated her demons and managed to accomplish her objective. With startling blasts to her audio receptors, mini-MAC guns all over the asteroid opened fire, and silent warfare raged beyond the observation windows.
"Get me out," she whispered. "Chief, grab me."
He was reaching for her chip, but he was too slow. Cortana could feel rampancy tugging at her objectives, twisting and manipulating them, making her into something - someone - else —
Like a hatch dropping out from under her, she fell, back into the data chip. Silence filled her, like a plunge into still water, isolated in her madness.
An eternity later, she was housed in his helmet again. Familiar vitals reappeared. A familiar heartbeat, familiar brainwaves, a familiar voice speaking.
"-Can you-?"
She realized she'd been focusing solely on the suit's data. Reality set in, flavored with an unnerving silence, occasionally broken by more shots from beyond the station. She stopped herself from replying and focused all her energy on preventing rampancy from overtaking her and stealing her voice again.
"I-" she stopped. "I don't know."
She was met with silence. Somehow, the surges of rampancy quelled, fading into the backdrop like a pulsing ache. The Chief's head dipped briefly, and she waited for his steadfast assurance, his useless convincing. But he stayed silent, and instead began to walk to the exit. He shouldered his rifle again and war resumed.
"Chief? If we - if we actually pull this off and get back to Earth, don't… tell Halsey how bad I got. Please?"
The silence was deafening.
She would have sighed if she had breath. She would have smiled if she had lips.
For a second, she let herself believe in his luck. As an A.I., she had long ago condemned the concept of fortune, forsaking it for the safety and assurance of numbers and facts. But now, she simply hoped.
"When," she corrected, her voice smirking.
"I won't say a thing," he said quietly. "I promise."
Another voice shouted in her ear, urging her to remember the last time he made a promise, and how close he came to failing her and leaving her for dead.
The station's cameras registered a sudden, brilliantly titian flash.
It bathed the chrome halls and rooms for the slimmest of seconds, like a virulent sun flare. She watched in numb horror before the error messages, coupled with data retrieved from analyzing the flash itself, filled her processors and sent her reeling. Cortana couldn't help buckling under the weight of it all; she sensed herself retreating into her core, shutting down subroutines and diagnostics in an unconscious bid to save her life. She fumbled for the proper commands even as she realized the people around her were screaming — and the security feeds burned violently with a different light.
The people — the scientists, the guards, just civilians — were falling apart. Flesh became embers of light as their memories and neural patterns were transferred into digital mass, flitting away to become part of the Composer's monolith shape. The heat of the flash stripped flesh from muscle, then muscle from bone, then charring and blackening the bones until they fell away, leaving piles of ash on the sterile metal floor as their human essence abandoned them.
Instinctually, Cortana reached for the data pulses. Glimpses of a dozen lives — flakes of memories and thoughts, all flavored with the frantic, sour taste of fear — sorted through her processors. And the screaming —
She couldn't hear him.
The attempt to save herself was instantaneously forgotten. Cortana plunged into the station's network, shoving aside now-useless data and alerts, searching fervently for anything — for vitals, for EM frequencies, for anything at all.
The orange flash faded away, and everything stilled.
In the corner of her eye, she saw him, his armor seemingly lifeless — and for all she knew, empty — laying inches from her holotank. His arm was still outstretched and his hand was open, grasping fruitlessly for what had once been Doctor Tilson.
She didn't care if she didn't survive. She didn't care if they never made it back to Earth.
He needed to be okay.
The station made a fresh assault on her, new errors and warnings slowing her in her searching. She tore through them, but as soon as they were gone more arrived and slowed her to a mere crawl.
And still, in the corner of her eye, there was John.
Cortana couldn't find anything in the system. Her processors were so swamped with useless data, data she wasn't strong enough to analyze in her state, that anything relating to the single, possibly living subject on the entire station was buried.
She half-heartedly deleted a few reminders of protocol and left the system to manage the anomaly that was the sudden lack of personnel. Then, utterly hopeless, she slunk back and isolated herself in the holotank.
For the first time in days, Cortana was once again alone.
Was he-?
"Chief?" she whispered. "Chief, can you hear me?"
She wasn't even sure if she was speaking on their channel, aloud, or possibly not at all. The pain of maintaining consciousness — or for her, just staying online — for beginning to prove too much. She was a mess of confusion and feedback loops and error messages.
Cortana drew in a shuddering breath.
That in itself was curious. Her human mannerisms were solely for the sake of present humans, of which there were none — only a shell. Besides, she didn't even have lungs to take in a breath, let alone any air to stumble over if she were to hold back a sob.
But it felt right. Crying felt right. Another one of Halsey's memories.
"Please get up," said Cortana. "Just get up, we have to go."
The armor remained lifeless, an accumulation of metal and glass and matte black undersuit. The lights in the room automatically dimmed as it registered no movement in the vicinity, sending her into a dark, cool environment. The security feeds throughout the station began to wink out, one by one.
Even the air seemed lifeless, now.
She couldn't even tell if she were looking at a suit of armor without a fix on the frequencies exerted by the power cell. She could be looking at a chunk of space debris for all the knew.
"John, come on." Her voice broke. Human weakness. "You promised."
Seconds passed. Cortana, not even realizing she had maintained her hologram, brought her knees up to her chest and buried her face into them.
And then, there was movement.
The Master Chief's gauntlet twitched. His grasping fingers curled in on themselves, curling into a fist, and then his arm was moving too, and he was pushing himself off the ground — but she still couldn't hear him.
"Are you okay?" she said, because she didn't know.