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Using colorful descriptions and heart-felt anecdotes, Monique vividly depicts the joy of living a life completely surrendered to the will of God. She encourages us to make ourselves available to follow His lead, to be willing to drop everything and join the dance at a moments notice.
This book is sure to touch the heart of each and every reader, reminding us to set aside some time each day to play with reckless abandon, and to tend to the things in our lives that are truly important.
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Monique Jesiolowski MA, RYT holds a Masters of Counseling Degree from Indiana Wesleyan University, and works as a Christian therapist at her own private practice, Lamplighter Counseling. She has worked in the counseling field for 20 years, and specializes in helping people find God's true design for their lives. Monique is also an Adjunct Professor at Indiana Wesleyan University, where she teaches courses in Marriage and Family Counseling. She co-facilitates Playdates with God, retreats designed to provide insight, joy, peace, fellowship and creative outlets for Christian women. Monique is happily married to her husband, Robert, the love of her life and a fellow therapist and colleague, and has an amazing 5-year-old daughter named Marianna Thunder.
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b0st0n wins for far more posts and comments on the 2007 Mooninite incident than denver had for today's Balloon Boy incident. Only 1 post and 60 comments? Lame.
Other than that, I'm loving it out here in Golden CO!
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Thu, Oct. 15th, 2009, 07:40 pm
b0st0n wins for far more posts and comments on the 2007 Mooninite incident than denver had for today's Balloon Boy incident. Only 1 post and 60 comments? Lame.
Other than that, I'm loving it out here in Golden CO!
Sat, May. 16th, 2009, 08:13 pm
Hello Livejournal, long time no talk.
Life is busy but fantastic.
Work is good. I'm really busy and have been given a ton of responsibility, which I love. And I'm doing a ton of traveling, which I also love, but I'm over the day trips to DC. My boss, who I adored, left in March and I'm finally getting used to working with my new boss. It's not the same but it's not nearly what I was making it out to be in the beginning. Change is hard.
But change is good, and Kev and I are about to make a big one. We're picking up and moving to CO the last week in July. I have lived my whole life thus far in a 35 mile radius and I'm ready to see what life is like outside of 495 (though Lowell technically was outside of 495...). I am completely obsessed with the idea of having a massive yard sale, packing everything in boxes, filling the car to the gills, and driving the nearly 2,000 miles to CO. My job is letting me telecommute (we already have a bunch of telecommuters) so that's one less thing to worry about. And I have family out there so we won't be all on our own. But we don't have an apartment lined up so I'm spending plenty of time stressing about that. I can't wait to be out there, it CO is so beautiful, clean, and healthy.
Speaking of healthy, I am loving training. No races on the books yet for this year, too much going on with work and moving, but Kev and I have spent every Saturday riding our bikes for the past 6-or-so weeks. The distance running hasn't been going as well, it takes a lot to psych myself up for a 10 mile run, but when I'm out there it is worth it. I can't wait to get settled in CO and buy Kayaks. They may come before a kitchen table.
Sun, Jan. 18th, 2009, 11:05 pm
Today was the first time in months (years?) that I did not change out of my pajamas (and was not sick). Usually I get way too antsy and crazy when I do that but with the snow falling, tomorrow's day off, and canceled plans for tonight it was the perfect combination to just relax and lounge. I tried to bake but that was a disaster (a batch of cookies in the garbage and brownies that actually turned out to be some sort of bland cake). Next week is going to be craziness, I am traveling for work Tuesday-Wednesday and we leave for Colorado for vacation/work conference on Saturday. Is it February yet?
Mon, Dec. 8th, 2008, 09:28 am
Yesterday I ran like a New Orleans local down the St Charles Ave Street Car tracks; the New Orleans equivalent of Commonwealth ave with runners and beautiful houses but without the heartbreak hill part (it's as flat as a pancake) and and add ducking out of the way of street cars. Although it was just a 5 mile run it was a tough because my feet aren't used to running on packed dirt.
We spent the day driving down the Mississippi delta and went to the southernmost point of Louisiana. The drive wasn't quite as interesting as we had hoped but it was fun and we stopped at a roadside stand for boiled peanuts (YUCK!) on the way back to the hotel. Dinner was at this place called the Cheesecake Bistro, that was trying SO hard to be a local twist on the Cheesecake Factory but the food was just okay, not great.
Today we're going to ride a riverboat and check out the French Quarter. It's going to be in the 70s, eat that snow in MA!!!
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An image readout device is constructed to read out a partial image from a total image stored in photo detectors arranged in at least one row or two-dimensionally in rows and columns. The partial image may be of interest for a particular purpose, for example for the identification of a target, which does not require the processing of all the data representing the total image. The readout is accomplished by a series of switches arranged in a row and controlled by two shift registers in response to shift clock pulses. A logical "high (1)" state is loaded into a first shift register position (A) corresponding to the first detector position to be read out. All other shift register positions are loaded with the logical "low (0)" state. These logical states are then shifted in parallel into another second shift register which addresses the row of switches in a serial manner. A predetermined number of shift clock pulses determines the shift of the logical "high (1)" state from the first position (A) to a second position (B). These positions (A, B) determine the beginning and the end of the partial image readout of a row of photocells for example. The output signal at the output of the row of switches is provided only for those positions or locations which are determined by the shifting logical "high (1) " state. No output signal is provided for positions in the logical "low (0)" state. Thus the data flow and correspondingly the software and hardware have been substantially reduced.
1. An image readout device for reading out a portion of an image representing information from detectors, comprising a plurality of image detectors arranged in at least one detector row or in detector rows and columns, switching means arranged in at least one switching row for each detector row said switching row having a signal output, means operatively connecting said switching row to its respective detector row for a readout addressing of individual image detectors and supplying respective image signals to said signal output, first and second shift register means for controlling said readout addressing, said first shift register means having a shift clock input and a plurality of outputs connected to said second shift register means for transferring the content of the first shift register means in parallel fashion into the second shift register means, said second shift register means also having a shift clock input and further means connecting said second shift register to said switching row for serially addressing said switching row, wherein said first shift register means is arranged for determining a readout starting location (A) designated by one logic value in a respective shift register location while the respective opposite logic value is present in all other shift register locations and wherein a predetermined number of shift clock pulses steps the second shift register means from said readout starting location (A) to a readout stop location (B), said readout starting and stopping locations determining said portion of an image representing information.
2. The readout device of claim 1 for dividing an image stored in a detector row into a raster of image intervals and for reading out one of said image intervals, further comprising a plurality of logic AND- gates arranged in a gate row operatively interposed between said second shift register means and said switching row, wherein the control of said readout addressing takes place through said gate row, said image intervals having a plurality of storage locations the first of which is determined by a logical "high (1)" written in said second shift register means, while the position and lengths of said image intervals are determined by a series of logical "highs (1)" written in sequence in said first shift register means, said logic gate row logically combining in said logic AND-gates the content of said first and second shift register means in response to a shifting of said one shift register means for said reading out of said one image interval.
3. A method for reading out a portion of image representing information from image detectors arranged in at least one detector row or in detector rows and columns by means of at least one row of switches and two shift registers, comprising the following steps: storing prior to any readout in a predetermined location of one of said shift registers the logical "high (1)" for designating a beginning (A) of a readout and storing in all other locations of the same one shift register the logical "low (0)", whereby said beginning is adjustable or selectable, loading said logical "high (1)" and said logical "low (0)" in parallel fashion into the other shift register, and addressing through said row of switches in serial fashion said detector row by means of said other shift register, and shifting by means of a predetermined number of shift clock pulses said beginning (A) of a first location to be read out to a predetermined end location (B), whereby said row of switches makes available at its output the signal content of those locations in said detector row as defined by said beginning (A) and said end location (B).
4. The method of claim 3, further comprising providing a row of logic AND-gates between said shift registers and said row of switches for addressing said row of switches in such a manner, that the image representing information in said detector row is divided into raster intervals, determining the beginnning of an image interval by writing a logic "high (1)" into one of said shift registers at the respective location, determining the position and length of said image interval by writing a series of logic "highs (1)" into the other shift register, reading out said partial image by shifting the content of said one shift register, and providing the image content signals at an output of said row of switches by logically combining in said row of logic AND- gates the logic content of said shift registers.
The present application is based on German Ser. No. P 32 00 838.4 filed in the Federal Republic of Germany on Jan. 14, 1982. This priority is hereby claimed.
The present invention relates to an image readout method and to an image readout device for reading out only a portion of an image representing information from detectors such as a plurality of photocells arranged in a row.
It is frequently not necessary to read out the entire image representing information content of an image detector. For example, it is sufficient, to read out only a portion of the information from the image detector when the portion is sufficient for the intended purpose, such as the tracking of a target.
German Pat. (DE-PS) No. 1,289,549 discloses an image converter system comprising a plurality of photo detectors arranged in rows and columns. Such prior art systems permit only the reading of the entire image from the detectors. However, as mentioned above, it is frequently desireable to read out only a partial image after the entire image has first been read out. As a result of such a partial readout it is possible to significantly reduce the data flow and accordingly also the software and hardware expense. Such partial image readout is for example satisfactory in connection with any earth surface and topographical reconnaissance and in connection with the tracking of a flying body. The detection and tracking of the targets, for example in connection with defense measures, may also be accomplished in a satisfactory manner by a partial image readout.
In view of the above it is the aim of the invention to achieve the following objects singly or in combination:
to provide a method and apparatus of the type mentioned above by means of which it is possible to read out only a small partial image section for reducing the data rate and for improving the reaction time of the system;
to tailor the image readout to those portions of the image which are important for a particular purpose and to avoid reading any other image portions; and
to substantially increase the image frequency.
The invention provides a row of switching elements and two shift registers for each row of detector elements such as photocells arranged in a single row or in rows and columns in a two-dimensional manner. Prior to the readout the logical "high (1)" is stored at an adjustable or selectable location in one of the shift registers corresponding to the first position or location of the detector row to be read out. The logical "low (0)" is simultaneously stored in all other positions or locations of the one shift register. These logical low and high values stored in one shift register are transferred into the other shift register in parallel fashion. The other shift register addresses the row of switches in a serial manner. The logical "high (0)" at the selectable position in said one register is shiftable by means of a predetermined number of a shift clock pulses to a second predetermined or selectable position or location which determines the end of the portion or partial image to be read out. As a result, the two shift registers control the readout of the signals representing the image information from the detector row for transfer through the switching row to the respective output of the switching row.
As mentioned above, this type of system and the method of its operation make it possible to omit from the data processing most of the peripheral information and to process only the substantially smaller portion of information which is of interest around a particular location, such as a target. Surprisingly, this reduction in the data processing did not reduce or impair in any manner the quality of the image data information processing. Thus, where it was necessary heretofore, to read out a detector arrangement having a size of 256�256=65 536 pixel per image with a clock frequency of 1 MHz, a maximum image frequency of 15.3 Hz resulted. Contrary thereto, according to the invention, only that number of pixels is read out which is of actual interest. Thus, if the partial image is only for example 16�16 pixel the image frequency of 15.3 Hz is increased to 3.9 KHz.
In order that the invention may be clearly understood, it will now be described, by way of example, with reference to the accompanying drawings, wherein:
FIG. 1 is a block circuit diagram of a readout device according to the invention by means of which the size of a partial image is freely selectable;
FIG. 2 is a flow diagram illustrating the operation of the system of FIG. 1;
FIG. 3 is a system similar to that of FIG. 1, however illustrating a modification for deviding the entire image into a raster of image intervals;
FIG. 4 shows groups of logic AND-gates for logically combining the content of the shift registers for controlling the readout from the detectors;
FIG. 5 shows the bit pattern for the logic signal combination;
FIGS. 6a and 6b illustrate a block circuit diagram of a two-dimensional readout device according to the invention for reading out detectors arranged in rows and columns;
FIG. 7 illustrates the definition of the position and shape of a partial image for the circuit of FIGS. 6a and 6b;
FIG. 8 illustrates an example of a two-dimensional readout device for reading out partial images of the size 3�3;
FIG. 9 illustrates an example of overlapping pixel intervals; and
FIG. 10 shows the logic signal combining circuit network for the example of FIG. 9.
Referring to FIG. 1, the basic readout device according to the invention comprises a plurality of detectors arranged in at least one detector row 2 or in rows and columns. A row of switches 3 having an output 6 is connected to serially address the detector row 2. A first shift register 5 having a shift clock signal input is operatively connected to a second shift register 4 also having a shift clock signal input. The content of the shift register 5 is to be transferred into the shift register 4 in parallel manner. The shift register 4 addresses the row of switches 3 in a serial manner. The detector row 2 may for example comprise a plurality of photo elements or cells arranged in series. However, other types of detectors may be involved, for example, acoustical detectors arranged in a row may be employed. The row 3 of switches comprises a plurality of electronic switches corresponding in number to the number of pixels of the detector row 2. The shift registers 4 and 5 may also be of conventional construction.
The function or operation of the readout device according to FIG. 1 will now be described with reference to FIG. 2. Prior to the beginning of a readout of partial images the logical "high (1)" is stored at the location or position (A) of register 5. The position (A) corresponds to the first pixel to be read out from the corresponding detector row 2. All other stages or positions of the shift register 5 have stored therein the logical "low (0)". The storing of these data in shift register 5 takes place with the aid of shift clock signals in a serial manner. The content of the first shift register 5 is then loaded or transferred in a parallel fashion into the second shift register 4 at the beginning of the readout operation. The logical "high (1)" is then shifted during the readout of the detector row 2 from address or position (A) to the position or address (B) in the second shift register 4 by means of a predetermined number of shift clock pulses. As a result, the row of switches 3 passes the signal content of the addressed pixels of the detector row 2 to the signal output 6. This operation is repeated for each readout of each image or rather partial image whereby the address (A) designates the beginning and the address (B) designates the end of a partial image to be read out from the detector row 2.
If the address of the first pixel to be read out is to be changed, the content of the first shift register 5 is respectively changed. Further, if the length of the partial image to be read out is to be changed, the number of shift clock pulses in the second register 4 is respectively changed. These two changes may be made together or one or the other of the changes may be made for selecting the size and location of the partial image to be read out.
FIGS. 3, 4 and 5 illustrate an example of the method in which the entire image is to be divided into a raster of partial image intervals. For this purpose the arrangement of AND FIG. 1 is supplemented by a row of gates 7 interposed between the row of switches 3 and the two shift registers 8 and 9. Contrary to the embodiment of FIG. 1, in FIG. 3 the two shift registers are logically combined through the row of AND-gates 7.
The raster of the partial image intervals to be produced is also determined by the bit pattern in the shift register 8. The selected partial image interval is defined by the bit pattern in the shift register 9. As mentioned above, the content of the shift register 8 is logically combined with the content of the shift register 9 through the row of AND-gates 7. The output signal of AND-the row of gates 7 controls the row of switches 3 for the readout addressing of the detector line 2.
In an arrangement comprising 2N pixels per detector line the shift register 8 is also equipped with 2N storage locations. The shift register 9 on the other hand is equipped with a number of storage locations 2M which is smaller or than equal to the number of storage locations 2N in the shift register 8, whereby the detector row 2 is divided into 2M image intervals. The operation of the arrangement of FIG. 3 will now be described in more detail with reference to FIGS. 4 and 5. For example, a detector row may be divided into 24 pixels which in turn are divided into six partial image intervals. Prior to the readout operation a logical "high (1)" is stored or written in one storage location of the first shift register 9 for selecting the desired image interval. Further, the first pixel to be read out is determined by writing a logical "high (1)" into the respective first storage location for each interval in the shift register 8. The content of the shift register 8 is then shifted toward the right during the readout of the detector row 2. Due to the logic combination of the content of the shift registers 8 and 9 in the gate row 7 the signals representing the pixels from A to B are read out through the switching row 3. The AND-gate row 7 logically combines in an AND-fashion the outputs from the shift registers 8 and 9.
If it is desired to switch to another image interval, it is necessary to write a logical "high (1)" in a new location in the first shift register 9, which is accomplishd in a serial manner. If the period duration of the pixel selection frequency is τCK, then the new programming is completed within the duration of 2�τCK (minimum value) to 2M+1 �τCK (maximum value) for the new selection of a partial image interval in such a two-dimensional detector arrangement comprising rows and columns. Thus, the entire image is divided into partial images corresponding in number to 22M. The programming durations become the smaller, the smaller the number of the partial image intervals is. If it is desired to double the number of pixels per image interval, while using the same AND-gate row 7, and to quadruple the number of pixels per partial image, the number of logical "high (1)" states in the shift register 9 is also doubled and in the shift register 8 the spacing between the individual bits of the logical "high (1)" is also doubled.
FIGS. 9 and 10 illustrate an example for producing overlapping image intervals. For this purpose, the output of the shift register 9 is connectd to the inputs of OR-gates in the gate row 7. The output of the overlapping zones in the shift register 9 is illustrated in FIG. 9. The outputs of the shift register 8 are connected to the inputs of the AND-gates shown in FIG. 10. The logic signal combination of the OR-gates and of the AND-gates takes place in a conventional manner.
If this method is applied to two-dimensional devices, then the entire image is covered by four partial image rasters. The four rasters are displaced in the X-direction and in the Y-direction. Thus, in an instance, where a target is tracked by a flying body and the target is located between two partial images, a new image can be found in which the target is located solely within a partial image.
FIG. 6a shows an example of a circuit arrangement for a two-dimensional readout having the size of 2N �2N pixels, whereby the partial image size is variable and adjustable as desired. The definition of the shape and position of the partial image within the full image is shown in FIG. 7. The position of the partial image within the full image of FIG. 7 is determined by the row start address, the row length, the column start address, and the column length.
FIG. 6b shows a readout device for rows and columns arranged in a two-dimensional system. It may be assumed, that the first row has the same elements as shown in FIG. 1. If the capacity of the readout device is 2N �2N pixels it is seen that each detector row has its switching row as well as its two shift registers.
Additionally FIG. 6b shows two shift registers 1-ROW and 2-ROW as well as two switching rows 31 and 32. The shift register 1-ROW co-operates in parallel fashion with the switch clock signal switching row 31. The shift register 2-ROW co-operates in parallel fashion with the switch data output switch row 32, which receives the signals of the switching rows 1 to N for connection to the image dot data output 41. The switch clock signal of row 31 provides the clock signals to the shift registers 32-1 to 32-N. The present system may be programmed as follows. The data field or partial image to be read out is characterized according to FIG. 7 by the row start address, the row length, the column start address and the column length. These data are supplied to the system in the following programming steps for determining the location and size of a partial image to be read out:
(1) The row or column start address having a word length N-bits is digitally entered at the input (34). The loading instruction for the row or column start address is digitally applied to the respective input (37/36). The word length of the row or column corresponding to N-bits is digitally entered at the input (35). As a result:
(2) The row or column address is stored in the respective memory (16/18). The row or column length is stored in the respective memory (24/21).
(3) The row or column flip-flops (11/10) are set.
(4) The gate (12) is opened and thus the main clock signal is applied to the counter (14).
(5) The gate (13/28) is opened and thus the main clock signal is applied to the clock input of the shift register (20/33-1 to 33-N).
(6) For each of the following clock signals of the shift register (20/33-1 to 33-N) the content of the counter (14) is increased by one. The content of the counter (14) is compared in the comparator (15) with the desired line/column address at the input 34. If the two values are equal, then the equal output of the comparator (15) provides the logic (1), otherwise, if the values are not equal, it provides the logic (0). These values are supplied into the shift register (20/33-1 to 33-N).
(7) After N-counting pulses have appeared at the input of the counter (14) the counter (14) and the flip-flop (11/10) is reset by its carry signal. Thus the programming of the row start address and of the row length or of the column start address and of the column length is completed.
During the readout of the detector array only the selected partial array is read out, whereby at the outputs 39 and 40 the row and column addresses are provided corresponding to the signal of the read out pixel (output 38). After the readout of the entire partial array the row/column start values in the register (20/33-1 to 33-N) are again transferred into the register (31/32-1 to 32-N). Thereafter the next reading cycle of the same partial array may be started by a start signal at the input 38.
Although the invention has been described with reference to specific example embodiments, it will be appreciated, that it is intended to cover all modifications and equivalents within the scope of the appended claims.
Incidentally, the terminals a to 1 in FIG. 6a are connected to the same terminals a to 1 in FIG. 6b.
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I just came back from seeing this. It was a lot of fun and, much to my delight, it's truer to the spirit of Dragonball than Dragonball Z.
Chow Yun-Fat steals every scene he's in and really got the personality of Roshi 100%. The kid playing Goku was surprisingly good in the role. I like the real world approach to his every day life (all the stuff at the high school) but I also appreciate that they kept that brief so as not to outstay its welcome.
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It's basically a fun quest movie that manages not to drag or outstay its welcome. That said, I feel that the film may have gotten cut a lot in order to make the runtime leaner. There are some awkward cuts here and there. The most that stands out in my mind is when Yamcha first meets Roshi. There's a funny misunderstanding when Yamcha offers Roshi a fist bump. While the gag is in full swing, the scene suddenly cuts to Yamcha drilling a hole through a wall so they can reach the next Dragonball.
I wouldn't be surprised if there is an extended cut on BD/DVD and I'd be all for it since there are some loose threads/plot holes the film proper never addresses.
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The cinematography was nothing to write home about. The scenery and settings were gorgeous but the cinematography itself was quite ameteurish. The sets were gorgeous and inmense and the supporting characters were fun and well acted.
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When I first heard of a theatrical version starring Harrison Ford (who played Han Solo, the only character at the time that I liked from "Star Wars"), I jumped to see Dr. Kimble and the One-Armed Man make the leap to the big screen. As if my excitement and expectation level wasn't high enough, I did cartwheels in my living room when I found out that the gorgeous Sela Ward was to play Helen Kimble and the great Tommy Lee Jones was to play the great U.S. Marshal Samuel Gerard. When I finally went to theatres to see the movie, was I disappointed? I'd say of course not but I'd be lying. Sure the film had the added bonuses of Joe Pantoliano, Andreas Katsulas (playing the bushy haired One-Armed Man, no less -- if you're a true fan of the original series you'll know why I mention the hair), and a cast of entertaining supporting characters. Add to all that a series of great action sequences and you've got a great movie. But there was still something missing. That something was all the subplots that appeared in every episode of the series (with the exception of the two-part series finale). I did understand, though, that this was due to the fact that all the subplots would have taken away from the movie by not focusing enough on the main plot (the search for the One-Armed Man). That and it'd make for a movie length that would rival even the longest of epics (not that I'd mind). Definitely something that would make mainstream audience members looking for some entertainment look at their watches hoping it would end or simply doze off hoping someone would wake them once the end credits began to role.
That was 1992.
Flash forward to the year 2000 and Dr. Richard Kimble is back on the run. This time the chase for the good doctor in search of his wife's one armed murderer is back on the small screen. This time Dr. Kimble is portrayed by Tim Daly (of the series "Wings" and the voice of the Man of Steel in "Superman: The Animated Series"), Helen Kimble by Kelly Rutherford (best known as Megan Lewis Mancini McBride in "Melrose Place") and Lt. Philip Gerard (nice touch by whoever chose to return the original name) is portrayed by Mykelti Williamson (sorry, I never heard of him before). This series chooses to take its basis from the movie rather than the original series. This is not surprising since most TV viewers these days are surprised to hear that there was actually a series before the movie. Is this bad? Not really since the movie added it's own twists and turns to the tale of Dr. Richard Kimble's search for his wife's killer. Also, it had the potential to merge the movie's approach with that of the original series. Was this accomplished? After seeing the pilot, I can honestly say this not so. This series tends to focus on over-the-top action sequences (an obvious attempt to attract those only watched the movie the bus/train wreck featured prominently in the film's trailer) and only marginally focusing on Kimble's interaction with the different people he meets (and often helps) along his way towards the One-Armed Man and as he hides from Gerard's pursuit. Sadder still is that all the character's are one-dimensional and end up being mere caricatures rather than the real people they were meant to be. Worse of all is the treatment of the Sam Gerard. He's impossible to like. True he's Kimble's pursuer but he was simply a man who took his job seriously, not some super prick that has a vendetta against Kimble for reason's that are too ridiculous to believe (yes, many cops can be driven by ego but there's always a motive for that ego -- that's not present here). Worse still, this only the first episode of the series and Kimble will already square off against the One-Armed Man in the next.
But there are other reasons to dislike this new rendition of such a classic series. For example, most of the dialogue is recycled from the movie and the plot of this series itself is only a slight rewrite of the movie. I wouldn't be surprised if Povasic (or something similar) makes an appearance as a random plot point later in the series.
In short, this is very bad news for old school "Fugitive" fans. But what can you expect from a television season that has premiered crap like "Dark Angel" (I didn't need to watch that one to know how idiotic it'd be)?
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Might try to finish watching it... but why bother?
I'll be honest. When I first heard about this film, I wasn't interested. Sure everyone was yacking about the "deep social issues" it presents and blah blah blah. I didn't care. Not even the taboo factor (if, considering this day and age, there really is one -- yeah I know lots of people still find it shocking) was enough to make me want to see this movie. Then along comes my girlfriend and writes to me about how wonderful and moving this film is and how believable Hilary Swank is as a guy. Usually my girlfriend is right but this time she was dead wrong. I was bored after only five (yes, FIVE) minutes. I figured, maybe it's just taking a little long to get started so I sat through another ten minutes. By then I knew I hated this movie. Hilary Swank is in no way a convincing male (not just because of her obvious physical features but she's too feminine when trying to behave masculine). So I left the film on and went to the bathroom to shave. After about another 10 minutes (I had no shaving cream), I went back to the movie. It was still crap. So I turned it off and popped in "Bringing Out The Dead" (by far a much superior movie). I know this movie was based on actual events but I don't care. Garbage is garbage no matter what it's based on. I know people will REALLY hate me for trashing this movie but I don't care. When I told my girlfriend how much I hated it she was in shock. In all honesty, I sorta felt I was treating this film harshly since I had just viewed a movie that really spoke to me (again, "Bringing Out The Dead") just prior to viewing this one. Then again, "Bringing Out The Dead" is a slow paced love it/hate it movie so perhaps the comparison isn't so bad. After all, wouldn't "Bringing Out The Dead" be the obvious loser between the two? Yet it wasn't. I may try to watch the whole movie someday (with ALOT of black coffee and LOTS of soda and candy) but I honestly don't see why I should bother.
For those of you that may accuse me of being sexist or god knows what, I actually have liked so-called chick-flicks to the point that I believe there is no such thing. I might also add that sexual choices and differences do not offend me in any way.
Also, for those who think I don't know my ass from my elbow, if you truly want to see a female actor playing a convincing male watch Linda Hunt's performance of Billy Kwan in `The Year of Living Dangerously.' Nuff said.
Romeo Must Die (2000)
An enjoyable 115 minutes... so long as you can ignore the CGI and forget that you've ever seen a Jet Li movie before
I know what you're thinking: "He's gonna trash this movie, mercilessly." Sorry to disappoint you but I am not. This is not great cinema of any genre but it can be an enjoyable way to spend 115 minutes. In order to enjoy this film, (A) if you've seen a Jet Li film before, you must forget what you've seen. If you do not, you'll quickly realize that none of the fight scenes are even remotely original. (Nothing you do can make up for the horrible choice of CG enhancing the fight scenes.) Once you've done this, the fights can be truly enjoyable (the most notable highlight being the John Woo-esque gunplay towards the end of the opening fight sequence). The next thing you must do is (B) accept the fact that this film will NOT explore the characters in a balanced in-depth way. (Minus a few notable exceptions, what action movie ever does?) This is noted in the fact that Isaiah Washington's Mac (a black gang member) is overly present (despite the fact that he fails to deliver any stature whatsoever as a villain and/or would-be usurper) while Russell Wong's Kai Sing is barely seen and, thusly, hardly explored. Still Russell Wong more than makes up for his lack of scenes by his great presence and cooler-than-you demeanor. What you must also do is (C) face the fact that this movie will not fully exploit two possible roads (it could have been a hard-core shoot-em-up or a heavy, well acted, drama -- had the casting been better -- with some thrilling action sequences to heighten the tension). It remains constantly locked in a middle ground.
If all these factors are taken into account, the film can be enjoyed to it's fullest. The added humour between Jet Li and his black co-stars (having him try to behave like a "brotha" was an excellent treat) helps greatly.
I actually enjoyed this film despite its flaws and believe anyone can enjoy it even though they can make one cringe at times and the pacing of the film is uncomfortably slow. Out of a possible ten, I'd have to give this film a six. I eagerly await the day filmmakers finally decide to exploit Jet Li's prowess AND his clear presence to their fullest, thus giving filmgoers the type of martial arts film they deserve.
The Transformers: The Movie (1986)
A Diamond in the Rough
The Transformers: The Movie was and is one the greatest animated films of the 80s. Yes, there are continuity problems, the plot is somewhat predictable, and the story-line is somewhat reminiscent of Star Wars... but it still is a great movie. Good versus evil--a standard theme in films of this sort, yes. But this film adds a strange twist to this formula. In one of the most action packed first 20-something minutes of any animated sci-fi action film, most of your favorite characters--from the TV show that spawned this film--(96% of them good) die. In fact, the legendary Optimus Prime (righteous and heroic leader of the Autobots) dies in battle at the hands of his arch-nemesis Megatron (vile leader of the treacherous Deceptions). This is due in part to the reckless action of a young firey Autobot named Hot Rod. And Hot Rod must go through the long hard road towards redemption. Some of this wonderful storytelling is lost at times through a series of somewhat unnecesary (e.g. the battle on Quintessa lacked a back story to explain why the Quentissons were so vicious), yet truly exciting, action sequences. But the very core of the story are still there. Since the film does require a longer narrative sequence than the one provided, the plot can be confusing for those not familiar with the TV series. In fact, the film fails to inform the audience that Unicron (the villain of the film) and Cybertron (the Transformer's home planet) were actually ancient enemies. But, faults included, The Transformers: The Movie is a truly great movie and can be enjoyed both fans of the TV series and those who have never even seen the show, if viewed with an open mind. Out of a possible ten, The Transformers: The Movie deserves an 8 and a half.
Highlander II: The Quickening (1991)
What were they thinking?!
By far the worst sequel ever made! Highlander: The Quickening was a pointless film that should have never been made. The writers took Gregory Widen's great story and tore it apart. In this sequel to the first Highlander, the year 2025 and the earth is covered by an electromagnetic shield. Once you realise this you wonder how did I end up watching the wrong movie. Connor and Ramirez are now aliens (?!) and other immortals from the planet Zeist (?!) have come to kill MacLeod. Excuse me, whatever happened to the Prize? You now, the one that made Connor one with all living things. And, whatever happened to Brenda? And, didn't Ramirez die in the first film? Fortunately, there is a director's cut that fixes most of these problems by re-editing the film and adding 19 extra minutes of footage. This "Renegade Version" of the film isn't perfect (and can never hold a candle to the first film), but is a very good attempt to fix a horrible mistake. Finally, it should be noted that the blame for Highlander: The Quickening does not fall on the director or the producers of the film, but on the film studio that took it upon themselves to screw up the movie.


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June 4th, 2012 #1
Virus warning problem.
Using the site here in Holland and have noticed all gallery images are gone from the front page. The site is also giving virus and trojan warnings via Avast on my pc.
I see the gallery image thing has happened before but the warnings are very weird. Great site a shame if the warning keep up.
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Hide this ad by registering as a memberJune 4th, 2012 #2
I had the Avast thing not that long ago - I think it maybe cookies. Clear your history and see if that fixes it.
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June 5th, 2012 #3
I've been having the same problems for awhile
June 5th, 2012 #4
Yeah I already brought this up when I first started having the issue. According to the scanning websites, the site is clean, dunno if it's an issue with google caching.
June 5th, 2012 #5
Running avast myself and firefox. Never picked up anything.
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June 5th, 2012 #7
Hmm, interesting.
I tried twice. First time, nothing. All fine.
Second time, I got this message, which I have never seen before:
Unable to add cookies, header already sent.
File: /home/concept/public_html/forums/worldmap/geoip/geoip.php(37) : regexp code(1) : eval()'d code
Line: 5
EDIT: No virus warning though. All my stuff is up to date as well.
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June 6th, 2012 #8
Currently doing the Level Up course, so my SB is going to be lonely
June 6th, 2012 #9
Ive had warnings from avg for exploits(very recently), but only for older threads turning up in google. I'll also say that the front page was hacked a while ago(had some subtle blacked out russian link at the bottom) and it took a while for it to be fixed. ca might want to try to beef up its security a bit.
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June 9th, 2012 #10
Thanks for the responses.
Am now browsing the site in Chrome and there are no problems . The gallery links at the front of the site are still down.
The fact that Google Chrome delivers no warning could be a webkit thing I guess.
June 11th, 2012 #11
I use avg and it has black the site http://www.avgthreatlabs.com/siterep...conceptart.org.
June 20th, 2012 #12
I'm now getting it on on every single click. I've posted in the Avast forum http://forum.avast.com/index.php?topic=99910.0 and hopefully someone will cast a light on what's going on.
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This is what's triggering it
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Page 1 PTO Meeting Minutes October 4, 2010 Co-President Nancy Neuman called the meeting to order at 5:49 p.m. on Monday, October 4, 2010, at Gower Middle School. In attendance were: Board Members: Nancy Neuman, Litsa Tsarouhis, Kathy Ables and Mona Song Principals: Rebecca Laratta Teachers: Cheryl Haack, and Margie Kielty Guests: Farah Fakouri, Kevin Benes, Young Ra-Hurka Committee Reports & Guest Co-President's report: Nancy Neuman Kotecki o Game Show Results – Everybody that attended had fun. Attendance was a little disappointing. Lost about $700 from the event. Marketing was probably the issue in lack of attendance. Misunderstanding as to what Game Show Night was about. o Music Student Funding – request from GW for "child-in-need" for beginner band. Gave $100 general in-need fund to the district to use. In honor of Superintendent's Birthday, the District office is making a small donation to the PTO towards "in-need" School supplies, field trips and band fees, etc. Not intended for one particular student, but an amount for general spending as needed. o Entertainment books – delivered to GM Oct 4th. If families would like to keep the book, or would like to sell them, they need to send the payment to school. If they don't want the Entertainment book, they can just return it back to school. o Calendar Survey o Fun Fair – 8th graders will not be able to go. o 7th grade Springfield trip – is popular this year 2010/11. 2 buses will be going. Last year only 1 bus went. 3 more people to hit the 70 person mark. o West/Middle party money – Gower West party committee will be meeting by classroom, by holiday. Middle – team leaders get in touch with co-chairs. Middle co-chairs do not receive cash up front, they get reimbursed. o National Geography Bee – Intended for the Gower Middle School students. Would like PTO to fund their $90 entrance fee. Have to look into figuring out if the Geography Bee entrance fee was already figured into the $3500 that was given by the PTO to sports clubs this year. There were no break downs as to how much went to which club. o FYI to teachers that each year the $ amount of the wish list may change. o Feb 1st – there IS school! The Electronic calendar has been updated – Movie night date has been changed to Friday 11/5 – Wine Tasting date has been changed to 11/12. o Wine tasting – Farah Fakouri - looked into many places. "Topaz" seems reasonable at $6/person for wine tasting, $10/person for food. Few Raffle items – i.e. wine gift baskets donated by Binny's. 50 people max. may attend. There will possibly be live music. Trying to keep price point relatively low. Page 2 PTO Meeting Minutes October 4, 2010 o Taffy Apple – Cindy Garino has taken over the Taffy Apple sales. Sales start week of 10/25. Taffy apples can be pre-sold. Will be for sale at GW and GM during lunch. o Donation Bins – making about $1000 every month. – email from David Vandenbach who provides the recycle bins in the GW and GM school parking lots - PTO can generate more income if they host a bin at someone's place of business, i.e. families that have local businesses in the area. Litsa Tsarouhis o Pumpkin Fest – sent letters to Tammy Lange, Greg Hey and the GM student council. Need 3 teachers to judge costume contest. o Holiday Assembly at Gower West. Vice-President's report: Zandra Lewis o CPR class is cancelled. Volunteer is not available and the cost per person is too high: $68 +, as oppose to last year's cost being $5/person. Treasurer's report: Kathy Ables o Our current cash on deposit is $58,507.11 (We're waiting on PTO dues and party money collected at registration and school supply profit to be received from the online sales). $10,076.00 from gift wrap sales. Received payment from district for PTO dues from registration. $2000 from Target. o Outflows – Holiday Bazaar, pay Innisbrook half of gift wrap sales, Springfield trip. o Financial policies – sent out draft via email. 2 people with the cash box at every PTO event. Tighten down and have more formal policy. Board has reviewed. Nancy has tabled the financial policy draft, Litsa seconds the motion. All are in favor of adopting the draft policies. Everyone in favor – Nancy Neuman-Kotecki, Litsa Tsarouhis, Mona Song, and Kathy Ables. o Nancy hands the tax folder over to Kathy Ables from Pam Stella. Secretary's report: Mona Song o Cub Scouts – Buona Beef fundraising, giving % back to PTO. o Boy Scouts – Spaghetti Dinner at Gower Middle on Friday, October 22nd. o District Blurb – sending a note to Steve Griesbach Teacher Representative reports: Gower West- Lornetta Hooks Page 3 PTO Meeting Minutes October 4, 2010 Teacher report at end of minutes. Gower Middle- Marge Kielty Teacher report at end of minutes. Principals' report: Gower West- TomThering Gower Middle- Rebecca Laratta o 8th grade Washington Trip parent meeting - Great turn out Thursday. o Lots of sporting events going on. o Getting ready for Explore tests for 8th graders. o Parent/Teacher Conferences on Nov. 5th, report cards come out Nov. 4th. Young Ra-Hurka: Multicultural Fair Report at end of minutes. School Board report: Fred Natale o The next Board meeting is on Tuesday, October 19 at 7:00pm at Gower West. Adjournment: The meeting was adjourned at 7:00 pm. Gower West Teachers' Reports ECE - Jamie Bley: Kindergarten: First grade: First Grade will be going to Robert Crown this month to participate in the "Healthland" program. They will be learning about proper nutrition and germs. Thank you for sponsoring this wonderful program for us to participate in. Second grade: Second graders are eagerly helping to collect boxtops for education. Thanks for making this project available to students. They are proud to help their school. Our new Second grade Science Curriculum "ROCKS!" It provides excellent enrichment for pebbles, sand and silt ("rocks"). We are looking forward to learning lots! Third grade: Page 4 PTO Meeting Minutes October 4, 2010 We continue to practice being STARRS by being responsible, respectful, and safe in school. In science, the third graders are working as geologists to discover the difference between rocks and minerals. We are also creating book projects using Kidpix and Keynote. The students are excited to sign their first reading contracts which will allow them to choose their own types of responses to the books they read each week. In PE all of the students survived their first mile run of the year. Many of our families had a great time at the Family Game Show Night. Thank you PTO! Fourth Grade: September has been an exciting month of "firsts" for 4th graders. Students went on their first field trip to the National Museum of Mexican Art in Chicago. They learned so much on the Dia de los muertos art tour. After the tour, 4th graders decorated sugar skulls and ate a delicious Mexican lunch at the Cervantes family restaurant. The 4th grade team and Senora Haack would like to thank the PTO for financially supporting this cultural field trip. It was truly unforgettable! This month, students completed their study of geometric figures in their first 4th grade math unit. In reading, students are continuing to learn how to summarize a text by identifying the main idea and details. In Science, 4th graders are discovering new things about Water. In Social Studies, students are learning how the first Americans used natural resources to survive in their various environments. We are having a wonderful start to the school year and your support is a huge part of that. Thank you! ENGAGED LEARNING - Ms. Boyle: SPANISH- Mrs. Haack: 1st Grade: We have been playing the "Name Game" and singing Yo me llamo … to practice how to say "My name is …in Spanish. We are learning the color words and numbers up to 20. I hope your child brought home their number booklet so they can practice saying the numbers in Spanish. 2nd Grade: We learned about Mexico's Independence Day on September 16th and compared it to the 4th of July. We made a flag of Mexico using tissue paper and discussed the meaning of their emblem. We are practicing numbers from 1 to 30, reviewing how to say our name, days of the week, the weather, and basic greeting words in Spanish. 3rd Grade: We also learned about Mexico's Independence Day and made a mobile of their flag. We have been reviewing numbers from one to thirty, greeting words, family members, how to say the date, weather and our age in Spanish. 4th Grade: We went to the Mexican Art Museum in September and ate a wonderful taco lunch at the Cervantes family restaurant called "La Internacional". Muchas Gracias to our generous PTO for once again paying for a large portion of our field trip. We learned so much about the Mexican holiday Day of the Dead and enjoyed making colorful sugar skulls. ART-Mrs. Wachowiak: Page 5 PTO Meeting Minutes October 4, 2010 MUSIC CLASSES-Mrs. Hooks: Kindergarten classes continue to learn about "Stop & Go", "Fast & Slow" and "High & Low" and steady beat. These are important music concepts. The Music lessons are designed to teach music concepts using songs that also incorporate the themes & ideas being taught in the regular classroom. We have been singing songs that focus on Families & colors and are ready to start a unit on Barnyards which will be followed with transportation. We REALLY enjoyed the Woody Gutherie version of the "Car Song"! 1st Grade classes are learning to read solfedge hand signals and to sing "in tune" with good singing voices. Ask a 1st grader to teach you the hand signals for do, re, mi, fa and sol. We are using the songs "Gilly, Gilly Good Morning" and "Hey Children, Who's in Town?" and "Miss Mary Mack" to teach music concepts as well as important messages about friendship and Character. We are beginning to learn how to recognize and read basic rhythms. We will soon start to focus on the connection between music reading and reading in the classroom. 2nd Grade classes continue to build on what they learned in 1st grade. They are reviewing the use of good singing voices and simple rhythms as they learn more about the concepts of pitch, rhythm and steady beat. We are also using songs ("Make New Friends", "I Like 2nd Grade" and "Do-Re-Mi") to teach important musical concepts of pitch, style, steady beat and counting time. We can now sing the song "Make New Friends" in an 8-part round! We're also enjoying working on our rhythms with Boomwhackers!!! Beginner Band demonstrations are now history. The Beginner Band Night on Monday, Sept. 21st was a wonderful success. We have great instrumentation and an excited band! Lessons began last week on Sept. 27th. We continue to need used instruments for students who can't afford to purchase and rent an instrument. We want to extend a huge THANK YOU to the PTO for funding the cost of an instrument rental for a needy student! Would you like to donate an instrument to the program? The district will send you a donation letter that can be used as a tax write-off. Call if you have any questions or send your info. to Mrs. Hooks at Gower West Ph.# 630-323-6446 ext. 2911 email@example.com Do You Want to Sell an Instrument: We will post your "used band instrument for Sale" if you send a note to Mrs. Hooks % Gower West School with the following Info. Type of Instrument: (i.e. Flute, clarinet, etc.) Make: Model: Page 6 PTO Meeting Minutes October 4, 2010 Age/Condition: Price: Day Phone: Evening Phone: MUSIC CLASSES-Miss Brinkley: PHYSICAL EDUCATION- Mrs. Blum & Ms. Spaulding: Gower Middle Teachers' Reports Spirit Club- Show your school spirit every Friday by wearing your Gower gear or green and white. Let's Go Gower! The Boy's and Girl's cross country teams had a GREAT meet yesterday. 88% of the Gower runners in yesterday's meet ran personal best times for a two mile run. The top five girl finishers were Claire Cvengros, Emma Makowski, Allison Scheafer, Neha Chinwala, and Cassidy Sattler. The top five boys were Roman Drabchuk, Frank Saltiel, Ben Vandenbosch, Nick Burke and Jack Mortell. The Gower Concert band will be performing at the Gower Vs. Eisenhower football game on Monday, Oct. 4th. All are encouraged to show their school spirit, and come support the football team and the band! Eisenhower will be bringing their band, too, and we will have a giant half time band extravaganza! Come out and wear your green and white! It promises to be a great time! Cadet Band rehearsals all nicely underway and we are beginning to sound MUCH better! Thank you to everyone who has practiced!!! In Cadet rehearsals we continue work on sight reading skills, developing better tone and musical balance while working on the selections for the winter concert. Our winter concert is this Thursday, December 9th at 7:00 p.m. Gower's dance theme is: "Freaky Friday Masquerade" Thanks to all who voted! And please don't forget to come to the Student Council Dance - October 15th from 7-8:30 p.m. Thank you to the PTO for the $15 to supplement a portion the cost for the White Pines trip. Page 7 PTO Meeting Minutes October 4, 2010 Young Ra-Hurka – Multicultural Fair Met with Barb Carkhuff on Jan 21st to talk about the Multicultural Fair. Lots of enthusiasm from teachers. Clarify the objective of the Fair – What kind of diversity are we celebrating? How much are we going to invest: time, money, effort, etc. The last Cultural Fair was held nine years ago. Lasted 4 years. Lots of work involved with murals and decorating the stage, but didn't follow up with it after the 4th year. Don't want people to get burnt out from all the work. Objectives – to create an exposure and experience of variety of cultures and nationalities. Marketing of this should take on that specific path. Picked GW to hold event. Food in cafeteria, Dancing in the cafeteria on stage. Try and get dancers to participate in the cultural fair. Get the kids involved in creating the Multicultural Fair by having them make poster boards/signs for example. What individual roles will be – Put together different committees (food, dancing, exhibits) and get sub-chairs and get them to recruit helpers. Food will be donated, exhibits will be donated, dancers will be volunteers. PTO will take care of advertisements, pre-press release/post-press release, and some supplies. Allow the children to dress in their native outfits. Activity ideas – "Country Ambassador" – student hands out passports to get stamped. Promote a writing assignment that can be done at school, have them come up with ideas in celebrating different cultures to get the kids excited about it. Band and chorus will particpate in the fair. Mrs. Brinkley is going to get something together.
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A protective envelope for phonograph records is disclosed which comprises a pair of electrostatically charged foamed synthetic polymer panels sealed together over less than their entire periphery and which protects the record and removes dust and dirt from the record as the record is removed therefrom.
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United States Patent [1191 UNITED STATES PATENTS 3,317,038 5/1967 Bade et a1. 206/62 P Harris et al. Nov. 27, 1973 PROTECTIVE ENVELOPE FOR 3,422,952 l/l969 George 206 62 P 322332? 31132? ass/313 35 lsen Inventors: Stewart J p R 3,224,575 12/1965 Way 206/62 P Bazelmans, both of East Paterson, 3,668,658 6/1972 Flores et a] 206/62 P X NJ. Primary Examiner-Samuel B. Rothberg [73] Asslgnee. Hers Management Corp., East Assistant Examiner steven E. Lipman Paterson Attorney-Ryder et a1 [22] Filed: Sept. 29, 1971 21 Appl. No.2 184,712 [57] ABSTRACT A protective envelope for phonograph records is disclosed which comprises a pair of electrostatically [52] US. (il 206/62 P, 229/68 R, 317/2 R charged foamed synthetic polymer panels sealed C gether v e their entire a [58] Field of Search 206/62 P DIG 34- 2 protects the record and removes dust and dirt from 2 9/68 317/2 R the record as the record is removed therefrom.
[56] References Cited 4 Chill, 6 Drawing Figures 1 PROTECTIVE ENVELOPE. m PHONOGRAPH RECORD 'This invention relates to phonograph record covers and, more particularly, to protective envelopes for use separately or together with conventional phonograph record jackets and to a method for making such envelopes. I I
At the present'time, record manufacturers" package records in either paper or plastic envelopes which then are inserted into a paperboard record jacket for protection during storage. Records often fall from the record jackets if the jackets are not'.held properly. 'Also',lthe plastic envelopes frequently get folded accidentally and "wind up in an'unusable form in the back of the; jacket.
Neither the papernor the plastic envelopes remove dust or dirt from the record requiring many phone graph users to wipe the records with a soft cloth before playing them;
Accordingly, it is one objective of this invention to provide a new and improved protective envelope for phonograph records,'and a method'formaking the enprotective envelope for phonograph records which may be-easily and inexpensively manufactured-and which may be used alone or in combination-witha conventional phonograph record jacket.
Briefly stated, thisinvention in one form comprises a protective envelope for phonograph records formed from a pair of electrostatically charged panels made of foamed synthetic polymer such as polyurethane and joined together along three edges, the fourth edge forming an entrance to the envelope. The edgescanbe joined by heat sealing or other appropriate means-The panels are formed so that they have a higher level of static electricity than phonograph records.
An envelope made in accordance with this invention effectively cushions and protects the record to prevent scratching and, upon insertion and extractionof the record from the envelope, the dust and dirt on the record are attracted to and retained by the envelope.
This invention together with the above and other objectives and advantages will be readily apparent from the detailed description below taken together with the accompanying drawing in which:
FIG. 1 is a perspective view illustrating the phonograph record protective envelope of thisinvention.
FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the envelope of FIG. 1 together with a conventional record jacket;
FIG. 3 is a sectional view showing the disposition of ill a phonograph record within the protectiveenvelope of this invention placed within a record jacket.
FIG. 4 is an elevational view-of a heat sealing device used to form the phonograph record protective enveprotective envelopes.
. 2 With reference to FIGS. 1, 2 and 3, there is illustrated a phonograph re'cord 10, a protective envelope 12 and a phonograph record jacket 14. The record jacket 14 is of conventional construction and is formed of paperboard joined together along threeedges l5, l6, and 17, leaving the'fourth edge 18 open to receive the phonograph record'and envelope 12.
The envelopel2 comprises two panels 20, 22 joined along three edges'24, 25, 26, the fourth edge 27 providing an entrance 28into which the phonograph record 10 may be inserted. The envelope 12 is formed from a foamed synthetic polymer, such as a polyether or polyester polyurethane expanded foam sheet. The. panels 20, 22, preferably prior to being formed into the envelope, are caused to have a static electrical charge higher than the charge 'normallyinduced in phonograph records. One way to charge the panels is to draw them, or a sheet from which they are formed, over a metallic surface in order to frictionally inducethe charge. The sheet has a width equal to the desired size of the envelope and a length twice as'long as the desired length of the envelope. The sheet is then folded in half so that the two panels 20, 22 lay contiguous to one another and form'one of the edges 25. The two adjacentedges 24,26 then are sealed together by any conventional means such as a heat sealing bar or wire which, when energized, fuses the foamed material along the two edges'24, 26 resulting in an envelope having three adjacent edges joined together.
Alternatively, as shown in FIG. 4, of the envelope 12 may be formed by continuously passing two sheets30,
32 of the foamed polymer between an uppersection 34 and lower section 36 of the heat sealing and cut-off device 37. One of the sections, suchzas the upper section 3 4, is provided with a heat sealing bar 38 contoured in back edge 42 maybe formed by this method.
An electrical charge inducing device also" is illustrated and comprises a pair of metal plates 39 over which the foam sheets 30, 32 are drawn. Plates of other material might also be used provided their properties are such as to induce an electrostatic charge in the envelope as a result of frequent contact between the two.
FIG. 6 schematically illustrates another method of continuously making the protective envelope 12. A single sheet 44 of synthetic polymer is fed from a roll 46 to conventional sheet folding equipment 47 such as is well known in the paper and paperboard industry. One type of such folding equipment includes a fold bar 48 I about which the sheet is folded and a contoured fold plate 50 which effects the folding motion as the sheet is moved toward the heat sealing device 37. The sheet is folded in half and then sealed and cut as described above. I
If desired, an exterior surface may be laminated, such as by thermal fusing, to the protective envelope to provide'anattractively patterned three dimensional continuous skin or to provide a smooth exteriorsurface to one or both sides of the envelope which may-subsequently be printed or otherwise decorated. The lamination may be performed independent of or in conjunction with the sealing process. For example, a laminate sheet 52 may be fed to a heat sealing device 37 together with the polymer sheet 30 and fused to the sheet by heating either or both the upper section plate 34 and lower section plate 36.
It can be seen that the phonograph record protective envelope formed in accordance with this invention has improved the protective characteristics and serves to remove dust and dirt particles from the record surface when the record is extracted for use. The charged envelope removes-the dust and dirt by electrostatic attraction rather than merely a wiping action. While the envelope will retain its charge for a substantial period of time, the charge might dissipate if permitted to go unused. The envelope will be recharged by insertion and withdrawal of the record since the contact of the record against the interior surface of the envelope produces an electrostatic charge on the envelope. Because of the foamed interior of the envelope, there is less tendency for the record to roll accidentally out of the envelope. The envelope also may be used in conjunction with a phonograph record jacket or as an independent record storage and protective envelope and may be decorated attractively on the exterior surface thereof.
What is claimed is: l. A protective envelope for phonograph records comprising a pair of adjacent electrostatically charged v panels joined together along less than the entire periphery thereof, the unjoined portion being large enough to provide an entrance for receipt of a phonograph record, the panels being formed from foamed synthetic polymer, the panels having a higher level of static electricity than phonograph records in order to effect removal of dust and dirt particles electrostatically.
2. A protective envelope as defined in claim 1 wherein the panels are formed from expanded polyurethane.
3. A protective envelope as defined in claim 1 wherein the exterior surface of at least one panel is laminated to form a continuous exterior skin.
4. A protective envelope as defined in claim 3 wherein the skin is smooth and provides a surface adapted to be printed upon.
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