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GAO has issued several reports pertaining to the Department of Defense's (DOD) architecture and systems modernization efforts which revealed that many of the underlying conditions that contributed to the failure of prior DOD efforts to improve its business systems remain fundamentally unchanged. The Subcommittee on Terrorism, Unconventional Threats and Capabilities, House Committee on Armed Services, asked GAO to provide its perspectives on (1) the impact long-standing financial and related business weaknesses continue to have on DOD, (2) the underlying causes of DOD business transformation challenges, and (3) DOD business transformation efforts. In addition, GAO reiterates the key elements to successful reform: (1) an integrated business transformation strategy, (2) sustained leadership and resource control, (3) clear lines of responsibility and accountability, (4) results-oriented performance, (5) appropriate incentives and consequences, (6) an enterprise architecture to guide reform efforts, and (7) effective monitoring and oversight. GAO also offers two suggestions for legislative consideration that are intended to improve the likelihood of meaningful, broad-based financial management and related business reform at DOD.
DOD's senior civilian and military leaders are committed to transforming the department and improving its business operations and have taken positive steps to begin this effort. However, overhauling the financial management and related business operations of one of the largest and most complex organizations in the world represents a huge management challenge. Six DOD program areas are on GAO's "high risk" list, and the department shares responsibility for three other governmentwide high-risk areas. DOD's substantial financial and business management weaknesses adversely affect not only its ability to produce auditable financial information, but also to provide timely, reliable information for management and Congress to use in making informed decisions. Further, the lack of adequate transparency and appropriate accountability across all of DOD's major business areas results in billions of dollars in annual wasted resources in a time of increasing fiscal constraint. Four underlying causes impede reform: (1) lack of sustained leadership, (2) cultural resistance to change, (3) lack of meaningful metrics and ongoing monitoring, and (4) inadequate incentives and accountability mechanisms. To address these issues, GAO reiterates the keys to successful business transformation and offers two suggestions for legislative action. First GAO suggests that a senior management position be established to spearhead DOD-wide business transformation efforts. Second, GAO proposes that the leaders of DOD's functional areas, referred to as departmentwide domains, receive and control the funding for system investments, as opposed to the military services. Domain leaders would be responsible for managing business system and process reform efforts within their business areas and would be accountable to the new senior management official for ensuring their efforts comply with DOD's business enterprise architecture.
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Declaration – Cum – Undertaking 5 1 1.0 Preamble Model Code of Conduct for the Direct Selling Agents (DSAs) is a non-statutory code issued by Indian Banks' Association, a voluntary association of Banks in India for adoption and implementation by DSAs while operating as Agents of Banks and Financial Institutions. 1.1 Applicability Upon adoption and inclusion as part of agreement between HSBC and the DSA, this code will apply to all persons involved in marketing and distribution of any loan or other financial product of the HSBC. The Direct Selling Agent (DSA) and its Tele -Marketing Executives (TMEs) & field sales personnel, namely, Direct Sales Executives (DSEs) or Business Development Executives (BDEs) must agree to abide by this code prior to undertaking any direct marketing operation on behalf of the bank. Any TME/DSE found to be violating this code may be blacklisted and such action taken be reported to the bank from time to time by the DSA. 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ABSTRACT: Trapped ion crystals have proved to be one of the most viable physical implementations of quantum registers and a promising candidate for a scalable realization of quantum networks. The latter will require the development of an efficient interface between trapped ions and photons. We describe two research directions that are currently investigated to realize such photonic quantum interfaces in free space using high numerical aperture optics. The first approach investigates how strong focusing of light onto a single ion can increase the interaction strength to achieve efficient interaction between a photon and the ion. The second approach uses a probabilistic measurement on scattered photons to generate entanglement between two ions that could be used to distribute information in a quantum network. For both approaches a higher numerical aperture would increase the efficiency of the interface.
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ABSTRACT: We perform a free-space measurement and control of the refractive index of a single trapped ion in the presence of quantum interference effects. The single atom refractive index is characterized by the Faraday rotation of a laser field tightly focused onto a trapped and laser-cooled barium ion. It is tuned using the internal ion state that is optically controlled via a V or a Λ scheme. Measurements of the phase shift associated with an electromagnetically induced transparency are then performed and the internal state on the qubit transition is read-out with a detection fidelity of (98±1)%.Physical Review A 10/2013; 88(4). DOI:10.1103/PhysRevA.88.041804 · 2.99 Impact Factor
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ABSTRACT: We perform a high-resolution real-time readout of the motion of a single trapped and laser-cooled Ba^{+} ion. By using an interferometric setup, we demonstrate a shot-noise-limited measurement of thermal oscillations with a resolution of 4 times the standard quantum limit. We apply the real-time monitoring for phase control of the ion motion through a feedback loop, suppressing the photon recoil-induced phase diffusion. Because of the spectral narrowing in the phase-locked mode, the coherent ion oscillation is measured with a resolution of about 0.3 times the standard quantum limit.Physical Review Letters 03/2013; 110(13):133602. DOI:10.1103/PhysRevLett.110.133602 · 7.73 Impact Factor
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ABSTRACT: A scheme for entangling distant atoms is realized, as proposed in the seminal paper by Cabrillo et al. [Phys. Rev. A 59, 1025 (1999)]. The protocol is based on quantum interference and detection of a single photon scattered from two effectively one meter distant laser-cooled and trapped atomic ions. The detection of a single photon heralds entanglement of two internal states of the trapped ions with high rate and with a fidelity limited mostly by atomic motion. Control of the entangled state phase is demonstrated by changing the path length of the single-photon interferometer.Physical Review Letters 02/2013; 110(8):083603. DOI:10.1103/PhysRevLett.110.083603 · 7.73 Impact Factor
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ABSTRACT: Faraday rotation of a laser field induced by a single atom is demonstrated by tightly focussing a linearly polarized laser beam onto a laser-cooled ion held in a harmonic Paul trap. The polarization rotation signal is further used to measure the phase-shift associated with electromagnetically-induced-transparency and to demonstrate read-out of the internal state on the qubit transition with a detection fidelity of 98 $\pm$ 1%. These results have direct implications for single atom magnetometery and dispersive read-out of atomic superpositions.
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ABSTRACT: We investigate the quantum electrodynamic (QED) properties of an atomic electron close to the focus of a spherical mirror. We first show that the spontaneous emission and excited-state level shift of the atom can be fully suppressed with mirror-atom distances of many wavelengths. A three-dimensional theory predicts that the spectral density of vacuum fluctuations can indeed vanish within a volume λ3 around the atom, with the use of a far-distant mirror covering only half of the atomic emission solid angle. The modification of these QED atomic properties is also computed as a function of the mirror size, and large effects are found for only moderate numerical apertures. We also evaluate the long-distance ground-state energy shift (Casimir-Polder shift) and find that it scales as (λ/R)2 at the focus of a hemispherical mirror of radius R, as opposed to the well-known (λ/R)4 scaling law for an atom at a distance R from an infinite plane mirror. Our results are relevant for investigations of QED effects as well as free-space coupling to single atoms using high-numerical-aperture lenses.Physical Review A 11/2012; 82:063812. DOI:10.1103/PhysRevA.82.063812 · 2.99 Impact Factor
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ABSTRACT: We propose a quantum memory protocol where a input light field can be stored onto and released from a single ground state atomic ensemble by controlling dynamically the strength of an external static and homogeneous field. The technique relies on the adiabatic following of a polaritonic excitation onto a state for which the forward collective radiative emission is forbidden. The resemblance with the archetypal Electromagnetically-Induced-Transparency (EIT) is only formal because no ground state coherence based slow-light propagation is considered here. As compared to the other grand category of protocols derived from the photon-echo technique, our approach only involves a homogeneous static field. We discuss two physical situations where the effect can be observed, and show that in the limit where the excited state lifetime is longer than the storage time, the protocols are perfectly efficient and noise-free. We compare the technique to other quantum memories, and propose atomic systems where the experiment can be realized.New Journal of Physics 08/2012; 15(4). DOI:10.1088/1367-2630/15/4/045015 · 3.67 Impact Factor
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ABSTRACT: State mapping between atoms and photons and photon-photon interactions play an key role in scalable quantum information processing. First, we consider the interaction of a single atom with a quantized light pulse propagating in free space. We show the dependence of the atomic excitation on (i) the quantum state of the pulse and (ii) the overlap between the pulse waveform and the atomic dipole pattern. We present a detailed study for both n-photon Fock state and coherent state pulses with various temporal shapes. The work is extended to the dynamics of two spatial modes propagating from opposite directions to the atom. Second, we propose a setup for quantum memory based on a single two-level atom in a half cavity with a moving mirror. We show that various temporal shapes of incident photon can be efficiently stored and readout by shaping the time-dependent decay rate γ(t) describing the interaction between the atom and the light. We present an analytical expression for the efficiency of the storage and study its dependence on the ratio between the incident light field bandwidth and the atomic decay rate. We discuss possible implementations and experimental issues, particularly for a single atom or ion in a half cavity as well as a superconducting qubit in the circuit QED.
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ABSTRACT: Efficient self-interference of single-photons emitted by a sideband-cooled Barium ion is demonstrated. First, the technical tools for performing efficient coupling to the quadrupolar transition of a single $^{138}$Ba$^{+}$ ion are presented. We show efficient Rabi oscillations of the internal state of the ion using a highly stabilized 1.76 $\mu m$ fiber laser resonant with the S$_{1/2}$-D$_{5/2}$ transition. We then show sideband cooling of the ion's motional modes and use it as a means to enhance the interference contrast of the ion with its mirror-image to up to 90%. Last, we measure the dependence of the self-interference contrast on the mean phonon number, thereby demonstrating the potential of the set-up for single-atom thermometry close to the motional ground state.Physical Review A 04/2012; 85(4-85):043401. DOI:10.1103/PhysRevA.85.043401 · 2.99 Impact Factor
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ABSTRACT: We propose a setup for quantum memory based on a single two-level atom in a half cavity with a moving mirror. We show that various temporal shapes of incident photon can be efficiently stored and readout by shaping the time-dependent decay rate $\gamma(t)$ between the atom and the light. This is achieved uniquely by an appropriate motion of the mirror without the need for additional control laser or atomic level. We present an analytical expression for the efficiency of the process and study its dependence on the ratio between the incident light field bandwidth and the atomic decay rate. We discuss possible implementations and experimental issues, particularly for a single atom or ion in a half cavity quantum optical setup as well as a superconducting qubit in the context of circuit QED.Physical Review A 11/2011; 85(1). DOI:10.1103/PhysRevA.85.013823 · 2.99 Impact Factor
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ABSTRACT: We present experimental results demonstrating 87% efficiency for single pulse recall, and storage of up to 20 pulses using a three level gradient echo memory with hot rubidium vapour as the storage medium. We also present results showing pulse resequencing, as well as pulse splitting and spectral manipulation. The decoherence mechanisms affecting the system, in particular scattering due to the control field and how it can be minimised by turning the control field off during storage, are also discussed.10/2011; 1363(1):383-388. DOI:10.1063/1.3630216
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ABSTRACT: We report absorption experiments from a single trapped atom. We focus a weak and narrow band Gaussian light beam onto an optically cooled 138Ba+ ion using a high numerical aperture lens. Extinction of this beam is observed with measured values of up to 1.35%. Using this result, we then demonstrate Electromagnetically-Induced-Transparency (EIT) of the ion and present a novel set-up where the single ion is used as a mirror in a Fabry-Perrot type cavity.10/2011; DOI:10.1063/1.3630176
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ABSTRACT: By tightly focusing a laser field onto a single cold ion trapped in front of a far-distant dielectric mirror, we could observe a quantum electrodynamic effect whereby the ion behaves as the optical mirror of a Fabry-Pérot cavity. We show that the amplitude of the laser field is significantly altered due to a modification of the electromagnetic mode structure around the atom in a novel regime in which the laser intensity is already changed by the atom alone. We propose a direct application of this system as a quantum memory for single photons.Physical Review Letters 09/2011; 107(13):133002. DOI:10.1103/PHYSREVLETT.107.133002 · 7.73 Impact Factor
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ABSTRACT: Export Date: 30 July 2012, Source: Scopus, doi: 10.1063/1.3630216, Language of Original Document: English, Correspondence Address: Buchler, B.C.; ARC Centre of Excellence for Quantum-Atom Optics, Department of Quantum Science, Australian National University, Canberra, ACT 0200, Australia, References: Julsgaard, B., Sherson, J., Cirac, J.I., Flurášek, J., Polzik, E.S., (2004) Nature, 432, p. 482;, Sponsors: Aust. Res. Counc. Cent. Excellence Quantum Comput. Technol.; Tamagawa University; Aust. Res. Counc. Cent. Excellence Quantum-Atom Opt.; Res. Lab. Electron. Massachusetts Inst. Technol.; NewSpec Pty LtdAIP Conference Proceedings; 01/2011
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ABSTRACT: Conference code: 89833, Export Date: 30 July 2012, Source: Scopus, Art. No.: 6193812, doi: 10.1109/IQEC-CLEO.2011.6193812, Language of Original Document: English, Correspondence Address: Sparkes, B.M.; Department of Quantum Science, Research School of Physics and Engineering, Australian National University, Canberra, ACT, Australia; email: firstname.lastname@example.com, References: Hosseini, M., Sparkes, B.M., Campbell, G., Lam, P.K., Buchler, B.C., High efficiency coherent optical memory with warm rubidium vapour (2010) Nature Commun., 2, p. 174;, Sponsors: Australian National University (ANU); Macquarie University, MQ Photonics Research Centre; The University of Sydney, School of Physics; The University of Queensland (UQ); Griffith University2011 Int. Quantum Electron. Conf., IQEC 2011 and Conf. Lasers and Electro-Optics, CLEO Pacific Rim 2011 Incorporating the Australasian Conf. Optics, Lasers and Spectroscopy and the Australian Conf.; 01/2011
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ABSTRACT: We report an absorption spectroscopy experiment and the observation of electromagnetically induced transparency from a single trapped atom. We focus a weak and narrowband Gaussian light beam onto an optically cooled Barium ion using a high numerical aperture lens. Extinction of this beam is observed with measured values of up to 1.3 %. We demonstrate electromagnetically induced transparency of the ion by tuning a strong control beam over a two-photon resonance in a three-level lambda-type system. The probe beam extinction is inhibited by more than 75 % due to population trapping.Physical Review Letters 10/2010; 105(15):153604. DOI:10.1103/PhysRevLett.105.153604 · 7.73 Impact Factor
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ABSTRACT: The burgeoning fields of quantum computing and quantum key distribution have created a demand for a quantum memory. The gradient echo memory scheme is a quantum memory candidate for light storage that can boast efficiencies approaching unity, as well as the flexibility to work with either two or three level atoms. The key to this scheme is the frequency gradient that is placed across the memory. Currently the three level implementation uses a Zeeman gradient and warm atoms. In this paper we model a new gradient creation mechanism - the ac Stark effect - to provide an improvement in the flexibility of gradient creation and field switching times. We propose this scheme in concert with a move to cold atoms (~1 mK). These temperatures would increase the storage times possible, and the small ensemble volumes would enable large ac Stark shifts with reasonable laser power. We find that memory bandwidths on the order of MHz can be produced with experimentally achievable laser powers and trapping volumes, with high precision in gradient creation and switching times on the order of nanoseconds possible. By looking at the different decoherence mechanisms present in this system we determine that coherence times on the order of 10s of milliseconds are possible, as are delay-bandwidth products of approximately 50 and efficiencies over 90%.Physical Review A 08/2010; 82(4). DOI:10.1103/PHYSREVA.82.043847 · 2.99 Impact Factor
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ABSTRACT: Photon echo schemes are excellent candidates for high efficiency coherent optical memory. They are capable of high-bandwidth multipulse storage, pulse resequencing and have been shown theoretically to be compatible with quantum information applications. One particular photon echo scheme is the gradient echo memory (GEM). In this system, an atomic frequency gradient is induced in the direction of light propagation leading to a Fourier decomposition of the optical spectrum along the length of the storage medium. This Fourier encoding allows precision spectral manipulation of the stored light. In this Letter, we show frequency shifting, spectral compression, spectral splitting, and fine dispersion control of optical pulses using GEM.Optics Letters 04/2010; 35(7):1091-3. DOI:10.1364/OL.35.001091 · 3.18 Impact Factor
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ABSTRACT: The bandwidth and versatility of optical devices have revolutionized information technology systems and communication networks. Precise and arbitrary control of an optical field that preserves optical coherence is an important requisite for many proposed photonic technologies. For quantum information applications, a device that allows storage and on-demand retrieval of arbitrary quantum states of light would form an ideal quantum optical memory. Recently, significant progress has been made in implementing atomic quantum memories using electromagnetically induced transparency, photon echo spectroscopy, off-resonance Raman spectroscopy and other atom-light interaction processes. Single-photon and bright-optical-field storage with quantum states have both been successfully demonstrated. Here we present a coherent optical memory based on photon echoes induced through controlled reversible inhomogeneous broadening. Our scheme allows storage of multiple pulses of light within a chosen frequency bandwidth, and stored pulses can be recalled in arbitrary order with any chosen delay between each recalled pulse. Furthermore, pulses can be time-compressed, time-stretched or split into multiple smaller pulses and recalled in several pieces at chosen times. Although our experimental results are so far limited to classical light pulses, our technique should enable the construction of an optical random-access memory for time-bin quantum information, and have potential applications in quantum information processing.Nature 09/2009; 461(7261):241-5. DOI:10.1038/nature08325 · 42.35 Impact Factor
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ABSTRACT: We investigate the properties of a recently proposed gradient echo memory (GEM) scheme for information mapping between optical and atomic systems. We show that GEM can be described by the dynamic formation of polaritons in k space. This picture highlights the flexibility and robustness with regards to the external control of the storage process. Our results also show that, as GEM is a frequency-encoding memory, it can accurately preserve the shape of signals that have large time-bandwidth products, even at moderate optical depths. At higher optical depths, we show that GEM is a high fidelity multimode quantum memory.Physical Review Letters 12/2008; 101(20):203601. DOI:10.1103/PhysRevLett.101.203601 · 7.73 Impact Factor
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BARRE — A Granite City man accused of having sex with a 15-year-old is now facing charges involving sexual contact with another 15-year-old girl.
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It's a simple energy balance equation: Absorbtivity plus reflectance plus transmission equals 100%. Good solar panels take 20% off the top by converting it to electricity. So, they should cause 80% as much radiant heat gain as a roof tile the same color.
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The results of this study are very promising. This may help to encourage additional building owners to consider solar installations with the added benefit of reducing heating/cooling needs. There are of course many considerations to think about when installing solar for your building: http://www.buildingwell.org/Energy+Efficiency+-+Renewables
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A golf ball having three or more sets of dimples with each set having substantially the same dimple diameter and each dimple of each set having the same dimple edge angle. Each set of dimples has diameters which differ substantially from each other set. Golf balls having 50% to 80% or more of their surfaces covered with dimples are within the present invention.
1. A golf ball having three or more sets of dimples on its surface with all dimples within a set having substantially the same diameter and each set diameter differing substantially from each other set diameter and in which each set has substantially the same dimple edge angle.
2. A golf ball of claim 1 having dimples over 50% or more of its surface.
3. A golf ball of claim 2 in which the edge angles of the sets are all within two degrees of each other and all such edge angles are in the range of 14-26 degrees.
4. A golf ball of claim 1 having dimples over about 70% to about 80% of the ball surface.
5. A golf ball of claim 4 in which the edge angles of the dimples are all within two degrees of each other and all such edge angles are in the range of 14 to 22 degrees.
In the past, golf ball dimple designs typically included 250 to 500 dimples, all having the same specific diameter, depth, and shape, usually chosen to maximize the aerodynamic effectiveness of the dimples. Today, it is not uncommon to find several different sizes of dimples on a single ball. In these designs, the different-sized dimples are typically configured to all have the same depth, or the same enclosed volume, or the same depth/diameter ratio (see U.S. Pat. No. 5,033,750), or with no particular relationship at all. None of these schemes maximizes the aerodynamic effectiveness of each dimple size.
Broadly, the present invention comprises a golf ball having an outer surface periphery with a plurality of sets of dimples positioned therein wherein each dimple set has dimples of a selected diameter which diameter differs from each other set and where each and every dimple set has an edge or edges which diverge from the outer surface at substantially the same angle.
It is a feature that a ball have dimples over 50 percent and preferably about 70 to about 80 percent of the outer surface of the ball.
FIG. 1 is a perspective view of unfinished ball with dimples of varying diameter; and
FIG. 2 is a sectional view taken along line 2--2 of FIG. 1 through the center of two adjacent dimples.
FIG. 3 is a partial sectional view of a dimple of a finished ball including layers of paint and a clear coat.
In FIGS. 1 and 2, ball 10 has a plurality of dimples 11, 12, 13, etc. with dimples 11 and 12 shown in section in FIG. 2. Dimple 11 ia spherical concave dimple with spherical wall 11. Wall 11w is a segment of a sphere with center C and radius DR. The edge angle e of dimple 11 is measured at point P where wall 11w diverges from ball periphery surface 14. A line tangent to ball periphery surface 14 at P determines tangent T1. T2 is a tangent to dimple wall 11w at point P. Dimple edge angle e is the angle between tangents T1 and T2. Also shown is non-dimple area or land L.
Adjacent dimple 11 is a saucer shaped dimple 12 which includes dimple wall arcuate areas 12a and 12c and dimple bottom area 12b. The edge angle of this non-spherical dimple 12, which has a larger diameter than dimple 11, is angle e', the angle between tangents T1 ' and T2 '. Tangent T1 ' is a line tangent to ball periphery surface 14 at point P', where dimple wall area 12a diverges from surface 14. Tangent T2 ' is a line tangent to dimple wall area 12a at point P'. Edge angle e is substantially equal to edge angle e'.
Preferably edge angles e and e' are between 14 to 22 degrees for optimum aerodynamic ball performance with balls having 70-80 percent dimple coverage. Where dimple coverage is about 50 percent or more dimple edge angle of 14-26 degrees is preferred. While the edge angles of dimples may vary a small amount where all dimple angles fall within a range of about 2 degrees the dimple angles are considered to be substantially the same.
Turning to FIG. 3, ball 10 is shown as a finished ball including layers of paint and clear coat which creates a varied curvature at the demarcation between ball periphery surface 14 and dimple wall 11w. This curvature makes the location of the dimple edge indistinct. In this case, the edge angle e" is defined to be the angle between tangents T1 " and T2 ". T2 " is the tangent to the dimple wall 11w at the inflection point I. T1 " is the tangent to the ball periphery surface 14 at point X which is the intersection of T2 " and periphery 14.
Dimple edge angles, diameters, depths, and other dimensions are normally measured on an unfinished molded ball or the master pattern used to create the ball mold, which usually are substantially the same. The unfinished ball is then coated with thin layers of paint and/or clearcoat, which coats vary in thickness and tend to be slightly thinner at the dimple edges. Thus, the edge angles and other dimple dimensions on a finished ball may vary somewhat from the unfinished ball or the master pattern.
The edge angles of the present invention are determined using unfinished ball or master pattern dimensions.
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We had a great time at the 2015 event, and with matching donations from James Edd Hughes, Freeport McMoran, and an anonymous donor, we were able to raise over $7,000 - well beyond our expectations. Donations large and small came from children, families, grandparents, and community members who recognize and appreciate the value our school brings to the children of Grant County.
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Rancho Aguajito was a 3,323-acre (13.45 km2) Mexican land grant in present day Monterey County, California given in 1835 by Governor José Figueroa to Gregorio Tapia.[1] The grant was south of Monterey and encompassed the present day Naval Postgraduate School and the Del Monte Golf Course.[2][3]
Gregorio Tapia (1814-) married Maria Martina Vasquez (1814-) in 1830.
With the cession of California to the United States following the Mexican-American War, the 1848 Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo provided that the land grants would be honored. As required by the Land Act of 1851, a claim for Rancho Aguajito was filed with the Public Land Commission in 1853,[4] and the grant was patented to Gregorio Tapia in 1868.[5]
David Jacks, owner of the adjoining Rancho Pescadero bought the rancho. David Jacks sold the rancho to the Pacific Improvement Company in 1880.
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- ^ Ogden Hoffman, 1862, Reports of Land Cases Determined in the United States District Court for the Northern District of California, Numa Hubert, San Francisco
- ^ Diseño del Rancho Aguajito
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Rancho Aguajito
- ^ United States. District Court (California : Southern District) Land Case 323 SD
- ^ Report of the Surveyor General 1844 - 1886
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