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|Filo pastry sheets
|4 , defrosted if frozen (Measuring 18 1/2 Inches)
|Skimmed milk
|1 Fluid Ounce (25 Milliliter)
|For filling:
|Low fat natural yogurt
|2 Tablespoon
|Tomato puree
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|Canned tuna in brine
|6 1⁄2 Ounce (1 Can, 185 Gram)
|Spring onions
|2 , finely chopped
|1 Ounce, finely chopped (25 Gram)
|Freshly ground black pepper
|To Taste
1) Carefully cut each sheet of filo pastry into 8 squares, each measuring approximately 10 cm (4 inches).
2) With a damp clean tea towel, cover the filo pastry sheets.
3) In abowl, combine all the filling, ingredients and mix well.
4) Set the bowl aside.
5) To make seperate parcles, lightly brush one square of pastry with the skimmed milk and cover with another pastry square placed at an angle, so that there are 8 pastry points.
6) Lightly brush them with milk and place approximately 1 heaped teaspoon of the filling in the centre of the pastry.
7) Seal pastry around the filling by gathering the edges of the sheet.
8) Press to seal securely.and place on a very lightly greased baking sheet.
9) Repeat the process to make 16 parcels in total.
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South Carolina's season officially ended on Wednesday night with a loss to Mississippi State in the first round of the SEC Tournament.
It was a tough season for the Gamecocks but Martin and his staff did have some small, bright moments in the 2012-2013 season. However, it's easy to see that there needs to be an infusion of new talent on this roster and this coaching staff continues to push through to find prospects that could elevate the Gamecocks next season.
Here are a few updates on some prospects to keep an eye on in the next few months:
- High school forward Demetrius Henry has set his visit to South Carolina and he'll make the trip to Columbia on March 21st and stay through the 23rd. Henry is a definite talent that could certainly add a nice post presence for the Gamecocks next season. The Gamecocks are one of three remaining teams including Miami and South Florida.
- South Carolina recently began showing interest in point guard Martez Harrison. The 5-foot-10 point guard from Brewester Academy has seen some increased interest from several teams with South Carolina being the best option on the table. The Gamecocks have not offered yet but Harrison is familiar with Frank Martin during his time at Kansas State.
- There are two new prep school offers out on the table and their teammates at Believe Prep in Rock Hill. The teammates are Leroy "Truck" Fludd and Shadell Millinghaus. Fludd, a 6-foot-5 forward, was being recruited by the Gamecocks last year while he played in New York but elected to attend prep school. Fludd will take a look at Utah, West Virginia and Colorado State. Millinghaus, a 6-foot-3 guard, has interest from Oregon and West Virginia. Both players are expected to visit USC in the coming weeks.
These are four prospects, not including Kentucky guard Dominique Hawkins, that all have offers, or close to offers, and the Gamecocks are heavily involved with. The South Carolina roster for next season is set with the current players and incoming freshman/transfers.
The fact that South Carolina continues to recruit these players should give a good indication that there will be some roster attrition in the coming weeks. Martin is expected to meet with every player and decide what their focus should be in the offseason and determine if they are ready to continue to be a Gamecock.
It was an interesting season that will continue to be interesting real soon.

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Workington Town prepare for first training session
Last updated at 11:55, Tuesday, 20 November 2012
Workington Town begin the build-up for the 2013 Championship season when they hold their first training session at Copeland Stadium on Thursday night.
Gary Charlton and fellow joint coach Martin Oglanby start their fourth season in charge at Derwent Park and, after guiding Town to promotion in the summer, Charlton sees this as one of his biggest challenges yet.
"It's going to be a big step up for the youngsters and a new era for the club," said Charlton.
"We still need a few more players before the season kicks-off but we are targeting the right mix of youth and experience that we'll need to compete. It's going to take a lot of work to get the players up and running and ready for what lies ahead.
"We've got to get the lads prepared right," added Charlton who sees the pre-season friendlies as vital to the preparation.
"We could play weaker teams and the amateur sides and get a bit of confidence under our belts but I feel that playing better sides is going to do the players more good in the long run and show them what they can expect."
Town's Jarrad Stack, Elliott Miller, Graeme Mattinson, Dan Rooney and Jonathan Dawes have all undergone surgery and will be missing from the first session, while time will be taken over Peter Lupton after it was decided he didn't need surgery onhis knee injury.
Town's Derwent Park is now out-of-bounds, as improvements have now started in preparation for the 2013 World Cup games to be staged there but Copeland Stadium is not a new training venue for the club.
"We've trained there for the last few years," added Charlton, "One thing Martin and I wanted when we first came to the club were good facilities for training. Copeland Stadium has an all-weather training surface, a running track and a gym. They are very good facilities, we can train there in all weather conditions, and we get looked after."
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The Windows Server 2008 R2 beta is here! (keep an eye here for details on how to get it) This is a significant release for Hyper-V and this beta contains a number of new features and capabilities.
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Is there an official position on whether Hyper-V will find its way into Windows 7 pre or post RTM or is the current position that desktop based virtualisation will continue to be provided by Virtual PC 2007 SP1 only?
See Ben's previous post http://blogs.msdn.com/virtual_pc_guy/archive/2009/01/07/bad-performance-with-high-end-graphics-and-hyper-v.aspx
At this stage if Hyper-V were to be put in Windows 7 you would have the same thing happen.
I was about to ask the same question as Simon. Ben, is that a "no, there won't be any Hyper-V on Windows 7", at least by now?
Love the new option in networking to choose to allow mgmt OS to use an external virtual switch. The new virtual nic showing up in the parent partition was confusing for admins. Also, potentially you could get dhcp addresses assigned to 2 different nics (the real one, and the virtual one) I was advising folks to unbind IP from the physical nic.
Also like that during the install wizard for hyper-v (server manager) that it forces you to leave a nic available for the mgmt OS.
at any rate - looks great so far.
Simon & oreidomar -
Correct, no Hyper-V in Windows 7 client.
Ray Aslin -
Thanks for the feedback!
Hey Ben, it appears that the use of NTFS compressed VHDs is now blocked. Can you comment on this. To me, this is a huge issue.
Paul - I know this isn't a forum, and its not even my blog - but I can comment on this to some degree. My experience is that using compressed vhd = bad performance.
You might try using dynamic expanding vhd files, and occasionally shrinking(compact) them as necessary.
at any rate "God speed John Glenn" - good luck.
Ray, sorry but I've actually benchmarked this and you can get a perf increase, in addition to the saved disk space, my using NTFS compression on VHDs.


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Learn the skills involved in capturing the essence of the Galloway landscape, based in Kirkcudbright, Scotland's Artists' town, and enjoy the warm hospitality of the Selkirk Arms Hotel.
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I was wondering how people feel about them and if anyone would have any interest in a Redszone league.
I've done a RedsZone league in the past, and I would join it again.
we did one last year, I'm always interested.
I'll do one if it's through Yahoo.
I would be up for one as long as it wasn't 5x5 or anything that even remotely rewards the stolen base.
Bring it!
There's no way you guys can keep up with my endless string of lateral moves.
I'm down if it's on Yahoo and is a 5x5 Roto league...
Uh oh our first league disagreement LOL
I've never played fantasy bball b/f... can someone give me the low-down between roto and h2h?
I'll do it if it's not Yahoo, a pay league, and stolen bases only.
Roto is the traditional version of fantasy baseball. (I'm biased, so might I add the best! :)) Rather than matching up against a specific team, you are matched against the rest of the league. You use the same 5x5 categories. For each category the team with the most/best gets points equal to the number of teams in the league. (For example, in a standard 12 team league, if you have the most home runs of any team in the league then you get 12 points. Second gets 11 points, and so on...) The team with the most overall points is in first place.
I hope that helps... :)
Count me in on a 5x5 Yahoo league....
I prefer H2H also, although depending on how editable the league would be, I'm ALSO for taking out SB. I have no problem with a 4X5 league (and I've seen them many times.)
I will play in a Yahoo 5x5 roto league. Sounds like fun.
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When you use the Distribute Software Updates Wizard to create a software update in Microsoft Systems Management Server (SMS) 2003, if the PatchInstall.exe command uses any parameter with a character that is not valid, that parameter is run by using its default setting. However, every parameter that appears after that parameter is also run by using its default setting.
When you view the contents of the Patchinstall.log file, you see an entry that is similar to the following entry:
Note The Patchinstall.log file for the Advanced Client is located in the %windir%\System32\CCM\Logs folder. The Patchinstall.log file for the Legacy Client is located in the %windir%\Ms\Sms\Logs folder.
INVALID PARAMETER: Invalid Grace Period (/g option) supplied, the default grace period (336) hours will be used.
Illegal Commandline parameters, cannot continue processing of rest of parameters. Default values will be used for remaining commandline options.
Usage: PatchInstall /g:xxx /z:s|w|sw /f /c:xx /t:xx /d /p /q /I /l:xxx /n[:xxx] /x /m:"<filename>"
To work around this problem, modify parameters of the PatchInstall.exe command in the package that you want to distribute. You can access the parameters in the program's properties dialog box.
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed in the "Applies to" section.
For more information about PatchInstall.exe command-line options, see "Software Updates Installation Agent Syntax" in the SMS Online Library. To view the SMS Online Library, use one of the following methods:
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TV Info
Episode PremiereSeptember 30, 2009
GenreCrime, Drama, Mystery
Show Period2005 - now
Production CompanyTouchstone, CBS, Paramount TV, Mark Gordon Co.
Cast and Crew
DirectorJon Cassar
ScreenwriterErica Messer
Main Cast
- A.J. Cook as Jennifer 'JJ' Jareau
- Joe Mantegna as David Rossi
- Thomas Gibson as Aaron 'Hotch' Hotchner
- Shemar Moore as Derek Morgan
- Matthew Gray Gubler as Dr. Spencer Reid
- Kirsten Vangsness as Penelope Garcia
- Jeanne Tripplehorn as Alex Blake
- Paget Brewster as Emily Prentiss
- Erica Messer
Additional Cast
- Sean Patrick Flanery
- Glenn Morshower
- Benjamin Stockham
- Sabrina Hall
- Suzanne Deyo
- Bjorn Johnson
- Chris Ufland
- Bridger Zadina
- Monifa Days
- Zayne Emory
- Michael Bowen
- Don Creech
A troubled man experiences a psychotic break and has left five people dead in his wake. The BAU must figure out what triggered the break and find him before he kills again.


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Recommendation 4:
Strengthen the HHS and U.S. Public Health and Health Care Workforces
4b. Congress should authorize the department, in cooperation with the Office of Personnel Management, to assemble a package of current and innovative programs and benefits designed to encourage talented, experienced individuals to transition back and forth between government and private-sector service, thereby identifying ways to leverage the best of both.
4c. Congress should provide the secretary with additional authority to reward performance, innovation, and the achievement of results, through bonuses, merit-based pay, recognition awards, or other mechanisms of proven effectiveness.
4f. Congress should give the secretary authority to create new programs that invest in the future generation of biomedical and health services researchers, enabling the continued discovery of new, more effective methods of preventing, treating, and curing disease; promoting health; improving health care delivery and organization; and controlling health system costs.
Recommendation 5:
Improve Accountability and Decision Making
5. A "new compact" between Congress and the department is essential as HHS works toward achieving its vision for a healthy nation, departmental mission, and key health goals. Under this compact, the secretary would provide Congress and the nation regular, rigorous reports about departmental activities and assume greater accountability for improving performance and obtaining results; in return, Congress should allow the department greater flexibility in its internal operations and decision making.
5b. Congress should authorize the secretary to direct funding from the budgets of all departmental units to support the development of an HHS-wide information system. Funding for such a system would benefit all department units.
5g. Congress should establish a new, strategic initiative fund to enable the secretary to support cross-agency and cross-departmental activities that exhibit innovation in responding to twenty-first century challenges, and to respond quickly to new, unforeseen, or expanding public health threats.


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Barry Church is finished with Jolly Ranchers. The candy-loving Dallas Cowboys safety missed a day of training camp because of a cherry-flavored one. Church chipped a tooth on a piece of the hard candy about a week before reporting to camp. He felt pain off and on, but says it was unbearable when he woke up Monday morning. The fourth-year pro missed a walkthrough and a full practice to get a root canal, but returned Tuesday. Church says he ''caught a couple of zingers'' from coaches and teammates and isn't happy that he has to stay away from candy for a while. Once he can eat candy again, Church says he'll ''stick to the soft stuff.'' Church missed the final 13 games last year with a torn Achilles' tendon.
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Microsoft launches video download service
Microsoft has entered the video downloading market with a service similar to Apple's iTunes offering, but with videos.
The new service geared towards its Portable Media Center operating system will allow subscribers to get daily TV programmes, news, sport and eventually movies.
Microsoft hopes that the millions of users using the PocketPC, Portable Media Centre or SmartPhone operating system will take up the idea and start watching videos on the go.
Unfortunately the service is currently only available in the US at the moment and will cost $19.95 per year.
Over 20 third party media sources have signed up for the service including MSNBC, Fox Sports, IFilm, MTV, Tivo, Napster and the DIY Network.
Content would be downloaded to a PC first and then transferred to a portable media centre device (like these) to watch when on the train or out and about.
Sony has also announced similar plans for its handheld console, hoping that over 400 films from the Sony Catalogue will be available for downloading by next year when the service launched.


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A method and system for buyers and sellers of goods/services to engage in commerce, providing to a searchable seller goods/services information database to search for desired items and allowing buyers of goods/services to select between at least one direct sales channel and at least one indirect sales channel for submitting a request for quotation and/or completing a transaction, to transmit requests for quotation to selected sellers, and for sellers to transmit quotations to buyers in response to requests for same.
1. A system for buyers and sellers of goods/services to engage in commerce, comprising one or more central processing units, system software for controlling said one or more central processing units, system storage means containing one or more system databases with information regarding buyers and sellers and the goods/services available, one or more servers providing for Internet-based access and use of said system by sellers to upload their goods inventory data and respond to requests for quotation, means for buyers of goods/services to select, from a single point of purchase, between at least one direct sales channel, wherein said buyers purchase-goods/services by interacting directly with said sellers, and at least one indirect sales channel, wherein said buyers can purchase-goods/services without direct interaction with said sellers, via an intermediary that acquires said goods/services from said sellers and resells said goods/services to said buyers, means for providing, at said single point of purchase, information regarding terms of purchase via said at least one direct sales channel and regarding terms of purchase via said at least one indirect sales channel for said buyers to compare and evaluate which of said sales channels provides better purchase terms for the same goods/services, means for buyers to transmit requests for quotation to said system, means for said system to transmit requests for quotation to selected sellers, means for sellers to transmit quotations to buyers in response to requests for same.
2. The system of
3. A method for buyers and sellers of goods/services to engage in commerce, comprising the steps of: providing access to a searchable seller goods/services information and inventory database to search for desired items; providing sellers to upload goods inventory data and respond to requests for quotation, providing to buyers, from a single point of purchase, at least one direct sales channel for said buyers to purchase goods/services interacting directly with said sellers, and at least one indirect sales channel for said buyers to purchase goods/services without direct interaction with said sellers, via an intermediary that acquires said goods/services from said sellers and resells said goods/services to said buyers from a single point of purchase, providing, at said single point of purchase, information regarding terms of purchase via said at least one direct sales channel and regarding terms of purchase via said at least one indirect sales channel for said buyer to compare and evaluate which of said sales channels provides better purchase terms for the same goods/services; receiving requests for quotation for goods/services from buyers; sending said requests for quotation to selected sellers; and processing seller quotations submitted in response to said requests for quotation.
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5. The method of
This Specification is based on U.S. Provisional Application Ser. No. 60/200,370 filed on Apr. 28, 2000. The inventor claims the benefit of Title 35, Section 119 of the U.S. Code based on said provisional application.
1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to a method and system for buyers and sellers of goods or services to engage in commerce. More specifically, the present invention relates to a method and system for requesting, quoting, selling and purchasing goods or services through a user interface, such as a web browser, providing users with the option of selecting direct or indirect sales channels for goods or services from a single point of purchase.
2. Description of Background Art
Buyers in need of goods and services often spend considerable time locating an appropriate vendor. Buyers typically use trade publications, directories, recommendations, and other means to locate vendors. If the type of vendor needed is in a foreign country, the problem compounds. Vendors advertise through various media and by direct sales methods to make known to potential buyers what they sell and how to contact them. Once a buyer identifies a few vendors, each must be contacted to obtain product or service price and availability information. In addition, when buyers must sell surplus inventory from time to time they must advertise, cold call, sell to brokers or the like. These processes are costly, require experienced personnel and are time consuming for most businesses.
The market for goods and services in various industries is becoming increasingly global, with orders for such goods or services originating from several countries. It is, therefore, desirable to provide a quick and efficient way to order products or services through a global network of computers, such as those connected to each other via the Internet. The Internet is a collection of interconnected (public and/or private) networks that are linked together by a set of standard protocols, such as TCP/IP (Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol to form a global, distributed network. While this term is intended to refer to what is now commonly known as the Internet, it is also intended to encompass variations which may be made in the future, including changes and additions to existing standard protocols.
Online transactions are fairly cheaper than traditional channels and means of doing business. For example, a bank may charge on average one dollar for each transaction (such as every day transactions, from verifying the balance of a checking or savings account, to withdrawal of money from a local bank), versus an average of seven cents that it costs to do the same transaction on an online bank. For this reason, Internet and online trading is expected to grow significantly.
Vendors seeking to utilize the Internet to sell their products or services have provided buyers with direct access to a database of their products or services through the Internet. This practice has been utilized with various types of businesses, for instance, in the electronic components industry. For example, large corporations, such as IBM and Motorola, have direct access to databases and the sales systems of their respective suppliers and distributors for satisfying their procurement needs. The prior art describes computerized shopping systems which employ some kind of central database of goods and services offered to buyers. Information about the goods and services offered is stored centrally. In such systems a vendor provides its database of goods and/or services to a buyer who orders items from the vendor's database. It is analogous to walking into a vendor's store and selecting items from the vendor's available stock.
In other prior art systems a number of vendors combine to offer their collective inventory to buyers through individual databases or a combined database of available goods or services. In yet another existing system a primary seller, such as an insurance agency, offers to provide to buyers premium quotations from the insurance carriers for which the agency is an agent.
Two methods of offering goods or services over the Internet are the direct ordering model and the indirect ordering model. As referred to herein, a"direct" ordering model involves dealing directly and non-anonymously with the entity that actually owns stock on the goods or services, such as a stocking distributor or a manufacturer. In the direct ordering model, a buyer requests quotations from and/or purchases a line-item or a group of line-items directly from a stocking seller. More specifically, after completing a search in a goods or service database, the buyer is provided with search results on a display. Each search result line-item provides information about the queried item, including the identity of the stocking distributor.
Another type of product or service ordering method utilizes an indirect sales channel. One such indirect sales channel may be provided via a brokerage service. Other examples of indirect sales channels might include an agent service, market-maker service, or any other named service that sources and/or purchases from a seller and resells to a buyer. As referred herein, a brokerage service is often used to exemplify an indirect sales channel and includes any service that involves brokering a deal between a buyer and a seller. Under one exemplary model, a broker charges a price markup for buying goods from a seller and, in turn, reselling them to a buyer. Typically, direct- and indirect-ordering models are viewed as inconsistent and non-complimentary business models, not to be presented together in a business's revenue stream. As a result, direct and brokerage sale models have been applied mutually exclusive of each other. Businesses that offer part search results either enable the SKU (stock keeping unit) line item purchase through direct sale or through brokerage sale, but do not offer both options for every line item. In other words, businesses that offer line item SKU's using a brokerage model avoid using a direct model on these same line items because it is viewed as cannibalizing from the brokerage sale revenue stream. Conversely, businesses that offer line item SKU's using a direct model avoid a brokerage model on these same line items, because it is viewed as detracting from the direct sale revenue stream.
In either the direct or indirect ordering models, products or services may be ordered over the Internet by paying a membership and/or transaction fees. In a typical prior art system, a website enables member buyers to search for electronic component part number(s) that they are trying to locate on the database of aggregated distributor inventories. Upon executing the search, the website currently provides the buyer with results showing them the corresponding distributors names that have stock on line-items. The buyers can then click on the distributor name to retrieve their contact information, and contact them directly to request a quotation using traditional methods.
The following sites provide the distributor name on some or all line-items. However, these sites do not provide a link that provides online pricing and/or order entry ("transaction"/ "shopping cart program") either via communication with or at the distributor's own web site. Additionally, none of these sites provide brokerage services:
Services such as those operating under the names Broker Forum ChipSource; Electronet Supply View; IC Source Microline; ChipCenter and CNET offer links such that after user has selected an item to buy, online pricing and/or order entry is provided ("transaction"/"shopping cart program") either via communication with or at the distributor's own web site. However, these sites also do not offer a brokerage service. The need2Buy site provides a reverse auction whereby a user can submit RFQ's (Requests for Quotation) and get back competitive bids from some select distributors and/or their own brokerage service, but fails to provide the name of the distributor associated with each line-item. PartMiner provides the distributor name on some line-items. On some line-items, this site provides a link for their brokerage service. However, this site does not offer the name of distributor associated with each line-item.
Providing an indirect purchase method option and direct purchase method option together for each line-item in a single point of purchase (POP) has not been done in the past. This is because, as noted previously, businesses have traditionally been interested in securing revenues from one revenue stream or the other and have not been interested in giving the buyer the choice a buying method that suits their need.
The present invention provides a sourcing tool for purchasers of various goods, including, by way of nonlimiting example, for industrial purchasers of electronic components. The system of the present invention offers a search engine for searching for line-items from distributors of electronic components worldwide. The system of the present invention also allows purchasers to select between an indirect purchase method and a direct purchase method for each line item offered from a single point of purchase. The system of the present invention optionally further provides the ability for purchasers to generate automated quotation requests for selected components.
Buyers or sellers may use the system of the present invention by filling out an HTML registration form. After the registration form is submitted, the buyer or seller is given an account number to login and use the system. Sellers may, for example, upload their inventory information to the system database. In the registration form, the sellers may select the type of distributorship they represent. After registering with the system, the sellers can upload their inventory listing via e-mail, online upload, diskette, or a variety of other methods. Buyers can search the system's database for inventory information from franchised and independent distributors.
The method of the present invention provides access to a searchable seller product/service information database to search for desired items; provides buyers with the option of purchasing goods/services through at least one direct sales channel and one indirect sales channel; provides for receiving requests for quotation for goods and/or services from buyers; selects one or more appropriate vendors, whether direct distributors or indirect providers such as brokers, to receive the buyer's request for quotation based on filter conditions, if any, set by the buyer, vendor and the system software; sends the buyer's request for quotation to said selected vendors; and processes vendors'quotations submitted in response to such requests. Requests for quotation and responses to same can be communicated directly to and from the buyer and the seller selected from the system database, or, alternatively, indirectly through the system. According to another aspect the present invention, a buyer at the single point of purchase is provided with the option of purchasing goods or services offered by multiple sellers by linking directly to each sellers ordering system and accessing price and inventory data.
The system of the invention is implemented via a computer system that communicates information over a network, such as the Internet. The computer system is programmed to run all necessary software, such as search and database applications or search and data-mining applications, for achieving the purpose of the invention.
The system of the present invention processes requests for quotation for goods and/or services through one or more central processing units, said system comprising operating system software for controlling said one or more central processing units and storage means containing one or more databases with appropriate identity and other information about members of the network and the goods and services available, one or more servers providing for Internet-based access and use of the system by sellers to upload their inventory data, request for quotation filtering conditions and means for responding to requests for quotations means for buyers to search the system's seller and product/service databases and submit requests for quotation, means for potential buyers of goods or services to select between a direct and indirect sales channel for each transaction, means for potential buyers to transmit requests for quotation to system's said central processing unit, means for said system's central processing unit to transmit requests for quotation to selected system network vendor members, means for said vendor members to transmit quotations to the requesting potential buyers in response to their requests for same.
The present invention provides for ordering of goods or services by simultaneously providing buyers of offered goods or services with the option of purchasing goods or services through at least one direct sales channel and one indirect sales channel, for example, from a brokerage service. Thus, the invention provides the advantages of full freedom of choice to a buyer with regard to a desired purchasing method by which to request for quoted in connection with a selected product or complete a purchase transaction. The buyer can choose to buy direct, in an unbiased, non-anonymous, and vendor-neutral model for negotiating the best price possible from the vendor of their choice. Conversely, the buyer can choose to place the order through a brokerage service, for example, to acquire goods located in another part of the world or to combine multiple goods from different locations in one order, while aware that the purchase price is marked up for brokerage commission. In this way, the system of the present invention gives the buyer the ability to make a conscious and informed decision on whether the brokerage service's logistics, terms, and/or kitting advantages outweigh the pricing advantages of buying directly.
A further advantage of the invention lies in providing the buyers with the ability to, not only source directly, but to immediately execute an order from participating distributors. Further, the present invention provides for multiple orders directly through corresponding purchasing systems of several distributors at a single point-of-purchase, e.g., a buyer's client station. In the alternative, the invention enables a buyer, through the brokerage service, to buy from another source in which they might feel more comfortable because of location, terms, ISO9002 (International Organization of Standardization Quality Certification No. 9002) classification, kitting ability, minimizing supplier base, and/or any other reasons.
Communication between buyers, sellers and the network computer(s) is completed using the Internet. A world wide web home page is set up to provide access to the network by Internet members. A potential user accesses the Internet using any standard web browser and becomes a quotation network user by completing a registration application providing necessary data about itself. Once registered, a member can access the forms necessary for preparing an RFQ. The RFQ is sent to the system through the system server.
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The buyer can then select the distributor name to retrieve distributor contact information, and contact them directly to request a quotation, or "RFQ," using traditional methods such as telephone, fax, e-mail RFQ, or purchase directly from the distributor. If unfavorable terms are offered and/or for any other reason, the buyer may alternatively select a brokerage service to facilitate quotation request and/or purchase and accommodate the needs of the buyer. For instance, if a brokerage service's logistics, terms, and/or kitting are advantageous for the buyer they may outweigh the pricing advantages of buying direct. If the RFQ is sent to an indirect sales channel, the seller/broker provides a quotation in response 1141. The same process occurs if the RFQ is sent to a direct sales channel 1142. If the buyer is satisfied with the quote, 1150 and 1160, the transaction proceeds 1180. Otherwise, the buyer can submit new RFQ's to potential sellers 1170.
In one embodiment of the invention, a buyer, upon receiving a response to a request for quotation, provided with the option of purchasing goods or services offered by multiple sellers by linking directly to each seller's ordering system and accessing price and inventory data.
New vendors and users may apply for membership online via the system website. New members would receive password information via e-mail to ensure that they have provided correct e-mail coordinates.
Standardization of product or service descriptions is done to avoid confusion. To this end preprogrammed menu information can be provided to classify products and services in categories broken down by functional class and subclass corresponding to the products as they are commercially known and identified. Such menus can be readily upgraded to include new and revised commercially available products and services from the manufacturers or suppliers of such products and services.
Buyers typically include buyers from original equipment manufacturers ("OEM's"), contract electronic manufacturers/contract assembly house's "(CEM's"), independent distributors/brokers, and other entities. Distributors typically include franchised distributors and stocking independent distributors. Since the website is published and marketed in many languages, buyers and distributors can use it worldwide.
The system provides a method of requesting quotations, ordering, purchasing, selling or otherwise transacting business associated with electronic components over the Internet. However, the present may equally apply to other goods or services. As stated above, according to one of the features of the present invention, buyers are provided with an option to either purchase the goods or services directly from a seller, e.g., a distributor that has stock, or to purchase such items through a brokerage service. The invention uses a search results screen that displays, among other things, the name of the stocking distributor associated with each line-item and a link that brings up a distributor profile screen with contact information so that the buyer can get in touch with the distributor directly. Also displayed may be an icon, or any other link, next to the displayed distributors names that provides online pricing and/or order entry (commonly referred to as "transaction" or "shopping cart programs") either via communication with or at the distributor's own web site. This could link a buyer directly into a distributor order entry system, whereby the buyer could quickly get pricing information and submit order. The present invention also provides an icon, or any other link, on each line-item, enabling the buyer to submit, or add that particular line-item to a "shopping cart" program for the purpose of submitting, an RFQ, via e-mail, online, or any other method, to a brokerage service.
According to some of the more detailed features of the invention, different options and sets of options can be associated with different classifications of buyers. For example, if the buyer is an OEM buyer, they might be provided with options of direct purchase, brokerage purchase or both. On the other hand, if the buyer is a distributor/exporter/reseller, they might be provided with only direct sale option. Furthermore, the system can provide different levels of information as options and sets of options to different classifications of buyers.
While the present invention has been shown and described herein in what is considered to be a preferred embodiment there of, illustrating the results and advantages over the prior art obtained through in the present invention, the invention is not limited to the specific embodiments described above. Thus, the forms of the invention shown and described herein are to be taken as illustrative and other embodiments may be selected without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention.
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Finally got the cash to run out the guns for the first time in a long time.
The first gun up was the FN FNP-40 with 100 rounds of Winchester Ranger 155gr JHP .40S&W. Performed perfectly like usual, and grouping wasn't too bad considering I hadn't shot in a long time, around 2" all around. The Streamlight TLR-2 also performed well, never lost calibration and was fully functional after the fact.
Next up was my newest acquisition, the Ruger Security-Six with 100 rounds of L&B 158gr FMJ .357 Magnum. This has to be my new favorite piece, it fit perfectly in my hand and the recoil was easily manageable and didn't hurt. Because of this, my grouping was a lot tighter, even tighter than my FNP was. The only problem was the blow off from the forcing cone took the shine away from the finish, and it was fun trying to get it polished again.
The last one, and rightfully so, was my big bore, my S&W Model 29-6 with 50 rounds of Magtech 240gr JSP .44 Magnum, only 50 rounds because that's all the fun I can have with a .44 before my hand goes numb. My grouping was worse on this gun since I tend to flinch with it, and rightfully so. You can feel this thing through your whole body, I almost felt like I was sliding backwards with each shot. It's what I like to call a Range Stopper, a gun that's loud enough that the whole range goes silent after the first shot, as everyone leans out to see what made that loud boom.
So it was a fun time all around, and hopefully the next one is close by. I should videotape it.
Well glad to here you had a good day at the range. The way I look at it is a bad day at the range is still better than a good day at work. Keep banging away with that M-29 they are a blast to shoot.
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A flexible, insertable vent cover is formed from a flexible, resilient material. The cover has a through passageway; a gas-permeable, liquid-impermeable membrane traversing the passageway; a diaphragm valve covering the membrane; and an annular securing ring that maintains the valve in a protective position with respect to the membrane in order to protect the membrane from immersion in or impingement by liquid.
1. A vent cover comprising:
(a) a main body portion having a gas-permeable, aqueous liquid impermeable membrane with a cross-sectional flow-through area, wherein said main body portion has upper and lower ends, said upper end having a diameter larger than a diameter of said lower end and said lower end being tapered; and
(b) a protectively positioned diaphragm valve covering at least said cross-sectional flow area and preventing said membrane from damage caused by immersion in or impingment by aqueous liquids, said valve connected to said main body portion; and
(c) a securing member for maintaining said diaphragm valve in protective position with respect to said membrane, said securing member being annular in shape and having an inner diameter less than that of said upper end of said main body and greater than the tapered lower end of said body.
2. A vent cover comprising:
a) a flexible, resilient body having a through passageway;
b) a gas-permeable, aqueous liquid-impermeable membrane traversing said passageway;
c) a diaphragm valve covering said membrane; and
d) an annular securing member maintaining said valve in protective position with respect to said membrane to protect said membrane from immersion in or impingement by aqueous liquid.
3. The vent cover according to claim 2, wherein said annular securing member forces said valve downwardly towards an upper surface of said body.
4. A one piece liquid vent cover comprising:
a) a flexible, resilient body having a through passageway;
b) a gas-permeable, aqueous liquid-impermeable membrane located within said passageway;
c) a diaphragm valve with a circumferential edge and first and second diametrically opposed connector tabs; and
d) securing means for maintaining said valve in protective position with respect to said membrane;
said first tab being connected to said flexible, resilient body and said second tab being connected to said securing means.
5. The vent cover according to claim 4, wherein said body, valve and securing means are of a one piece construction.
6. The vent cover according to claim 5, wherein said membrane is comprised of polytetrafluoroethylene.
7. A method of protecting a vented housing comprising:
(a) inserting a flexible, flowthrough vent cover having a gas-permeable, aqueous liquid impermeable membrane into a vent opening of a housing;
(b) covering said gas-permeable, aqueous liquid-impermeable membrane with a protectively positioned diaphragm valve; and
(c) securing said valve in protective position with an annular securing member that forces said valve downwardly toward an upper surface of said flowthrough vent.
8. A method of venting a housing comprising:
a) providing a molded unassembled vent cover having a main body with a membrane covered passageway, a connecting valve and securing member;
b) folding said valve into protective position over said membrane and securing it in place by folding the securing member into position to form an assembled vent cover; and
c) inserting the assembled vent cover into a housing to be vented.
The present invention relates to an air pressure equalizing vent cover. More specifically, the present invention relates to a one piece vent cover that contains a polytetrafluoroethylene membrane for gaseous transfer and liquid exclusion and which retains its integrity when immersed or directly impinged by liquids.
Gas-permeable, liquid-impermeable vents find use in many applications in the automotive industry, such as, electrical component housings, gear housings, vehicle bodies, brake housings, etc. where pressure equalization between the housing interior and surrounding environment must occur. These gas pressure equalizing vents can also be used in electrical equipment housings. While vents must allow for gas pressure equalization, they must also seal the interior of the housings from moisture and/or liquids. Failure to exclude moisture and liquids, such as water, can damage the components and corrode the housing.
For example, in German Utility Patent G8707254.8, a gas-permeable, water-impermeable venting assembly for equalizing pressure has been used in a housing that mounts a drive mechanism for a car window or sliding roof. The housing includes a stepped bore with a shoulder for supporting the element that is formed from three separate components. The three component venting assembly includes a membrane juxtaposed against the shoulder of the bore and is maintained in sealing engagement by a sealing ring and spring lock washer. The assembly requires separate insertion of each component. Moreover, the degree of sealing is not fully satisfactory and does not protect the membrane surface from contaminating liquids and grease. Also, because the membrane surface is unprotected, damage from impinging and immersing liquids can occur.
An equalizing element formed from a resilient ring having a polytetrafluoroethylene membrane is described in U.S. Pat. No. 5,215,512. The resilient ring is outwardly flared and retained in a shouldered bore of smaller diameter within a gear housing wall. The element is maintained in position by the outward pressure exerted by the outwardly flared ring against the wall of the bore. A polytetrafluoroethylene membrane extends across the open center section of the element. Struts extend across the top of the element and membrane in a spaced apart arrangement. The struts provide minimal protection to the membrane surface because only a small portion of the membrane is covered by the struts. As a result, a majority of the membrane surface is exposed to the surrounding environment. Moreover, the spacing of the struts from the surface of the membrane does not prevent water, dirt, oil or other contaminating fluids from seeping into the space between the membrane and the struts.
Press fitted articles containing a molded body and a porous membrane formed from polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE), polypropylene or polyethylene are also known and can be used as an air vent device in a breather valve, a filter, a diaphragm device, etc. The press fitted article includes an interiorly positioned member having a membrane with circumferentially located holes that are positioned between rigid resin portions bound together through the circumferentially located holes. This rigid member is encompassed by a soft resin to form the press fitted article. The resulting article may have a circumferentially located groove.
Air pressure equalizing elements are also known and used to compensate for pressure changes due to temperature differences between the air with a housing and the surrounding environment. One such device is a thimble shaped pressure equalizing element for electrical equipment. The side walls of the element are formed from PTFE. Another such device uses an air-transmissive foil of PTFE that is sandwiched under tension between supporting elements. This device includes a perforated cover.
Although these prior art devices provide for air pressure equalization by using a gas-permeable, liquid-impermeable membrane, they are susceptible to contaminating materials such as oils, greases, organic liquids, as well as dirt. In addition, liquid immersion conditions or direct impingement by liquids frequently damages the membrane in the element and prevent its normal operation. Thus, a need exists for a vent that, in addition to providing for air pressure equalization via a vapor-permeable, liquid impermeable membrane, is also capable of maintaining its integrity under more adverse conditions that occur from immersion, direct impingement or contact with contaminating liquids and dirt. The above disadvantages and problems have been overcome by the present invention described below.
In accordance with the present invention, a one piece, molded vent cover having a polytetrafluoroethylene membrane and a diaphragm protecting valve that permits air pressure equalization of a housing, is provided.
The membrane allows gases such as in air, to escape from the housing and prevents liquids from entering the housing with the aid of the diaphragm valve. The diaphragm valve covers at least the cross-sectional flow area of the membrane. The diaphragm valve allows gas vented from the housing to escape through the membrane to the surrounding environment and prevents immersion in or impingement by liquids, such as water, or contaminating materials.
Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide an insertable vent cover that maintains its integrity when contacted by liquids and contaminating materials.
A further object of the present invention is to provide a one-piece molded vent cover that maintains its integrity under adverse conditions.
Another object of the present invention is to provide a polytetrafluoroethylene-containing vent cover that is protected by a diaphragm valve.
A further object of the present invention is to protect a vent cover against damage from immersing or directly impinging liquids.
These and other objects and advantages will become evident from a review of the following description when considered in conjunction with the accompanying drawings.
FIG. 1 shows the vent cover of the present invention with the diaphragm valve 50 shown in the open, or convex, position. FIG. 1a shows the vent cover with the diaphragm valve in the closed, or concave, position.
FIG. 2 shows a perspective view of the vent cover of the present invention in a preassembled stage.
FIGS. 3(a) and 3(b) show side views of the preassembled stage of the vent cover of FIG. 2.
FIGS. 3(c) shows an expanded side view of the main body of the preassembled vent cover of FIG. 2.
FIG. 4 shows a top view of the preassembled vent cover of FIG. 2.
FIG. 5 shows an expanded view of the valve and securing ring with connectors of the vent cover of FIG. 2.
FIGS. 6(a)-6(e) show the assembly steps for forming the vent cover of the present invention.
As shown in FIG. 1, the housing to be vented includes a wall 2 that has an opening or port between 3 and 3' that receives the vent cover (e.g., a plug or insert) 10. The vent cover 10 shown in FIG. 1 will now be described with reference to FIGS. 2-5. With respect to FIGS. 2-4, the vent cover 10 is formed from a single piece of flexible resilient polymeric material, with the exception of the gas-permeable, liquid impermeable membrane. The polymeric material can be a silicone, rubber, a thermoplastic elastomer such as SANTOPRENE� elastomer, or other suitable material. When assembled, as shown in FIG. 1, the vent cover can be press fitted into port 3. The vent cover can be prepared by molding the polymer material or by other techniques known to those skilled in the art. As a result, the vent cover can be of a one piece construction. Although the preferred vent cover is designed to be press fitted, it can be designed to be screw fitted, as well. It is necessary that the vent cover be retained in a tight sealing manner within the housing wall to require the gas to be vented from the housing by only passing through the membrane, and to seal the housing interior from liquids.
The vent cover 10 has a main body 20, a diaphragm valve 50, a securing ring or member 60 and connector tabs 70 and 80. The main body 20 is connected to valve 50 by tab 70 and the valve 50 is connected to securing ring 60 by tab 80.
Vent cover 10 contains a gas-permeable, liquid impermeable membrane 26 which is preferably formed from polytetrafluoroethylene, prepared in accordance with U.S. Pat. No. 3,953,566 to Gore. The membrane 26 is positioned approximately the distance t4 from surface 31 of main body 20.
As seen in FIGS. 3(a)-3(c) and 4, the main body 20 has a thickness t1 with a through passageway 21 containing transversely mounted gas-permeable, liquid impermeable membrane 26, a top 30 with a thickness t2, a center ribbed portion 35 and a tapered lower end 40.
The passageway 21 preferably has a longitudinal section 22 of constant diameter d1, an outwardly extending annular channel 23 of diameter d2 for receiving the membrane 26, and a diverging section 24 having a tapered lower end with a diameter d1 and an upper larger diameter d3. Diameters d1 and d3 may also be the same. The diameters of sections 22 and 24 are selected to provide for the annular channel 23 and maintain the membrane 26 in position. Thus, sections 22 and 24 may independently be of constant diameter or flared to provide the necessary egress of gas from the housing 1.
The main body 20 has a top 30 with an outer diameter d4 that extends outwardly from the outer surface 36 of center portion 35. The top 30 includes upper surface 31, a lower surface 32 and a curved upper edge 33. Center portion 35 has an outer diameter d5 with a plurality of circumferentially located, radially outwardly extending, spaced apart ribs 37. The ribs 37 are also spaced from the lower surface 32 of the top 30 and the upper surface 41 of the tapered end 40. The distances between upper surface 31 and the bottom surface 42 is t1 and surfaces 31 and 41 is t5. The spacing between surface 32 and the uppermost rib 37 is t3. The spaced apart ribs and respective upper and lower surfaces 32 and 41 form a plurality of grooves 38 and 39. The inner diameter of grooves 38 and 39, d5, is less than the outer diameter of the ribs 37. The uppermost groove 39 has a diameter d5 and a length of t3 that is sufficient to resiliently and sealingly engage the securing ring 60.
The main body 20 includes a tapered end 40 that has an upper outer diameter d6 and a lower outer diameter d7, where d7 is less than d6. Diameter d7 is also less than the diameter of port 3 in the housing wall 2.
The diaphragm valve 50 is best shown in FIGS. 3(a), 3(b), 4 and 5 and includes an outwardly extending, convex or dome shaped diaphragm 51 of diameter d8, although other shapes and designs are possible. The valve 50 provides protection to the membrane under normal and adverse conditions. Adverse conditions include situations where the vent cover is immersed in liquids such as water or where liquids directly impinge the membrane surface. An example is oil that is accidentally spilled onto a housing containing the vent cover.
Valve 50 contains a peripherally located annular ring or rim 54 having a thickness of t7, an inner diameter d8 and outer diameter d9. Rim 54 preferably has planar surfaces 55 and 56. Surface 56 supports outwardly extending nubs 52. Nubs 52, having a height h1 are shown to be hemispherical in shape, but may be of any shape, size, and number to space the diaphragm valve from the upper surface 31 of main body 20 to allow gas being vented to escape as shown in FIG. 1 where diaphragm valve 51 is depicted in its open, or convex position. On the other hand, when immersed in or impinged by liquid, the presence on the diaphragm valve forces it into a concave position, as shown in FIG. 1a and prevents entry of liquid. The convex diaphragm 51 has a thickness t8 and the outer surface 53 thereof is spaced from surface 54 by a distance t9.
Securing member 60 is annular in shape 62 and has an inner diameter d10, an outer diameter d11 and forms an opening 61. The thickness of member 60 is t6.
The connecting tab 70 has a thickness t6 and a length l1. Tab 70 is flexible and contains folding grooves 71 and 72, of radius R1 that extend the width of the tab 70. The tab 70 includes planar connecting portions 73 and 74 respectively having of length l3 and l4. Tab 80 has a thickness of t6 and includes folding grooves 81 and 83 interconnected to one another by member 82 and 84 respectively having a length of l5 and l6. The grooves may be linear or preferably have a shape that conforms to the outer shape of the main body, e.g., carved.
The following is a non limiting example of the present invention.
A vent cover 10 having a main body 20 is formed from a silicone rubber and includes an expanded, porous PTFE membrane obtained from W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc., having a microporous network of nodes connected by fibrils. The vent cover has the following dimensions:
______________________________________d1 = 4 mm d2 = 6.73 mm d3 = 4.4 mmd4 = 13.7 mm d5 = 8.3 mm d6 = 11 mmd7 = 7.8 mm d8 = 8 mm d9 = 11 mmd10 = 8.5 mm d11 = 13.7 mml1 = 4.3 mm l2 = 5.3 m l3 = 1.0 mml4 = 1.3 mm l5 = 1.3 mm l6 = 2.0 mmt1 = 7.9 mm t2 = 1.5 mm t3 = 1.5 mmt4 = 1.8 mm t5 = 4.8 mm t6 = 1.0 mmt7 = 0.5 mm t8 = 0.3 mm t9 = 1.0 mmh1 = 0.75 mm R1 = 0.5 R2 = 0.5______________________________________
The assembly steps will now be described with reference to FIGS. 6(a)-6(e). With reference to FIGS. 6(a) and 6(b), arm "a" is folded approximately 90� with the aid of folding groove 71. Arm "b" of FIG. 6(b) is them folded approximately 90� with the aid of groove 72. As seen in FIG. 6(c), after the second folding step, the nubs 52 contact the surface 31 of main body 20. Arm "c" of FIG. 6(c), with the aid or folding groove 81, is folded approximately 90� into the position shown in FIG. 6(d). Arm "d" of FIG. 6(d) is then folded again and the tapered end 40 of main body is inserted through opening 61 into securing position shown in FIG. 6(e). Thereafter, the assembled vent may be inserted into a housing requiring a vent.
While particular embodiments of the present invention have been illustrated and described herein, the present invention should not be limited to such illustrations and descriptions. It should be apparent that changes and modifications may be incorporated and embodied as part of the present invention within the scope of the following claims.
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Wild Seed (original 1980; edition 1999)
by Octavia E. Butler
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Wild Seed by Octavia E. Butler (1980)
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Excellent if challenging read. I found the prose slightly stilted initially, but as I soon got sucked in, although the book felt a lot like backstory / history - a recounting rather than a storytelling. I'll be intrigued to try other books by Butler and see if the style differs.
The book explores the fiery relationship between two immortals, one with the ability to 'steal' bodies, the other a shapeshifter, both hoping to find others 'like them' to share more than a few years with. Butler throws gender, race and sexual orientation in the air, because her 2 leads can both be anything they choose. There's lots to like: people of colour, fluid gender and a strong central female character.
But the central theme is control. Doro's attitude is proprietary; he engages in eugenics and he doesn't hesitate to kill those who he no longer considers useful to his gene pool. Independent Anyanwu correctly accuses him of being no better than a slaver; he doesn't value human life or recognise that his people have any rights. His own desires are the only thing that matter.
Because Anyanwu identifies as female (although she can and does take male shape and even fathers children) and Doro generally appears male, this makes much of the tale read as a study of a strong, stubborn woman fighting to retain her identity and principles in the face of an oppressive man who holds all the cards - he can kill instantly without even a touch, and has no qualms about threatening her children to force her to his will.
Technically, then, this is a book about abuse (and reads equally as a portrayal of slavery/emancipation and domestic abuse). Anyanwu's ferocity and independence obscures it to a degree: she refuses to be a victim, and her submission to Doro feels like a temporary accommodation, but I found it difficult to overlook, and it frequently made for an uncomfortable read as well as making me quite ambivalent about the ending.
There are other issues, not least the treatment of the disabled (arguably period appropriate in the broader strokes, but the conflation of mental powers / mental instability / (attempted) rape also bothered me), but overall this was a good challenging read and I do want to explore the Patternist books further.
A better-than-average premise that's not well realized at all. The author's sense of pacing is quite bad (it's too slow), she has a tendency to redundancy, and there's essentially no resolution. I started skipping ahead at page 60. The basic idea: Two immortals battle with each other (mostly psychologically) over the centuries. Goodness, what a better writer could have done with this premise!
Although this book is a sci-fi classic that effectively explores genetics, race, and gender roles, I didn't quite connect with it on the level that I think I was meant to. The core of the story is the dynamic between two near-immortals who are constantly shifting from lovers to adversaries. But Doro, the antagonist, clearly has all the power in the relationship, and forces Anyanwu to obey his commands and tolerate his own heartless behavior so he can achieve his dream of breeding the perfect colony of super-humans. Anyanwu's only power over him is basically that her abilities would allow her to run away and stay hidden from him, if she chose to do so, which would leave him to live out his long life alone.
I guess I was upset that although the characters haven't changed many of their beliefs or behaviors even after all those years, the ending
But I don't think I'm giving the good parts of the story enough credit by staying focused on this one aspect I didn't like, so I'd probably still recommend this as an engaging sci-fi story with an otherwise-strong protagonist and some (dated, but) interesting observations about race and gender.
It's well-written and it's fascinating and I'd recommend it to anyone I think might find it a good read, but it definitely wasn't for me. (I could very much do without Doro's pov. I'd probably have struggled less if I hadn't had to read Doro's pov.)
The book begins when the protagonist, Anyanwu, is already 350 years old. She serves as healer to her people and some see her as a God or a witch. Anyanwu can shift into any animal or person she wants. She even has the ability to shift her gender and become a man in every sense of the word. What motivates her the most, are her children and her descendants. This is what Doro, the antagonist, uses to force her to leave Africa for the new world. Like Anyanwu, Doro has great power but he is far older. He has sustained himself for the last 3,500 years by feeding on people, through stealing their bodies whenever he feels hunger, or to exert control over their person. When angered he has great difficulty controlling his ability to kill. Doro at times kills indiscriminately because he places no value on those who are mortal. He will also kill anyone he perceives as one day having the ability to challenge or control him. He rules his followers through fear, and yet we are told repeatedly how much they love and respect him.
Doro collects people who are different and then breeds them in order to increase the power of their descendants. He wants Anyanwu for her special abilities and she leaves her home believing that she is protecting her children and will become his wife. When Anyanwu arrives in America, she learns that he never had any intention of making her his wife, and instead marries her off to his favorite son Issac. Throughout the entirety of their marriage, Doro forces her to not only have sex with him but other men and bare the children of these unions. Issac, Anyanwu's husband is also taken from their home, to occasionally father children with other women. Doro constantly threatens Anyanwu and yet he has the nerve to be angry that she does not love him. From start to finish, their interactions are filled with deceit, sexual violence, emotional abuse and an extreme imbalance in power. What is disturbing is that there is no discussion of the role of gender in their interactions and instead it seems to be about their differing magical abilities.
When Anyanwu finally makes a bid for freedom after Issac dies, she manages to live for 100 years as a dolphin but when she sets up her own community, Doro quickly finds her and forces himself back into her life, though he begins to feel conflicted about what he is doing to her. Once again, in order to protect her children, she concedes to his will. Essentially, the question is can Anyanwu ever find a way to escape from Doro?
I was not a fan of this book and though it was a scant two hundred and nineteen pages long, I think it would have worked better as a novella than a book. Butler seemed to just drag the story along and add characters which she didn't bother to give real attention to before killing them off. She was able to do this because instead of actually telling a story, Butler simple revealed the life of her protagonist.
From the beginning of the book, Doro was the antagonist, but we didn't get a real sense of what his real motivations behind breeding people was. In the end, I surmised that Butler wanted the reader to believe that Doro didn't want to be alone and could not accept that everyone who entered his life eventually died, but his behaviour was just so cold and callous, it made me seriously doubt that the true motivation could really have been to find a companion. When you have an antagonist without any real motivation it leaves the story without a real goal.
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Amazon.com Product Description (ISBN 0446606723, Mass Market Paperback)Doro is an entity who changes bodies like clothes, killing his hosts by reflex--or design. He fears no one--until he meets Anyanwu. Anyanwu has also died many times. She can absorb bullets and make medicine with a kiss, give birth to tribes, nurture and heal, and savage anyone who threatens those she loves. She fears no one--until she meets Doro. From African jungles to the colonies of America, Doro and Anyanwu weave together a pattern of destiny that not even immortals can imagine.
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A: Smile
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A: Nothing because I'm myself and people like me for me.
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Grafton High School's renown auto tech program has won the National Automotive Technology Competition in New York this week — again — the only traditional high school in the country to snag that prestigious honor three times.
Grafton seniors Patrick Hahn and Colt Morris, a.k.a. Team Lexus, bested competitors from 30 schools around the country last week, according to the competition website. The duo won about $15,000 each in tools, other prizes and scholarship offers.
As part of the competition, teams had to diagnose and repair various problems with their cars within a set time period, and also pass a series of written tests.
"To win three times is just nuts," said instructor Carl L. Hader, who runs the well-known program at Grafton, which was featured in a Journal Sentinel story in 2008. A story the following year took a look at the automotive contest at the local level.
Grafton High School teams won the competition in 1997, 2006 and 2014. Teams from Green Bay and Racine won in 2007 and 2012, respectively. With five wins, Wisconsin ties with New York as the winningest state in this competition.


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