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Sneak peek pics of Friday's Degrassi!Posted on 11/03/2010 by Mary
Here is a picture of something that will happen on this Friday's Degrassi.
Oh, and look! Another picture of a thing. A Degrassi thing.
I sure do hope you watch this Friday at 9p et so you'll know that sooo much more happens that I can't tell you about because ruining surprises is no fun for anyone! I sure, sure do.
Behind the Scenes at Degrassi's Halloween Shoot!Posted on 10/30/2010 by Mary
Happy Hallo-weekend! Here's a plastic jack-o-lantern's worth of behind the scenes snapshots from Degrassi's Monster Moon shoot. Also, fyi, you can click here to watch all four Monster Moon minis crammed into one.
Two more vids are coming (they're on TV during the 9pm Degrassi airings, and then online afterwards).
Oh and check out this cute li'l pic of Munro and Aislinn behind the scenes at the shoot. Awww/ewww.
Degrassi: Hmmm... Fiona and Adam?Posted on 10/29/2010 by Mary
1) I've seen people calling them Fadam, but what about Fionadam? Nah, I guess Fadam is better.
2) I know that when the episodes about Adam being transgender first aired, some of you had questions about whether that means he's straight or gay, so I just wanted to clear up: Adam is straight. He's a guy who likes girls. But, if you're wondering, there are also female-to-male transgender guys who are gay -- they like guys.
3) Do you think Fiona can handle Adam's different-ness? (I guess Fiona's got different-ness of her own, doesn't she? I guess we all do.)
Degrassi: Let's break it down.Posted on 10/29/2010 by Mary
SPOILERS BELOW; watch the ep now if you haven't already. Then let's talk....
1) It was so hard to watch Clare ask questions like "Why do I have to suffer because they fell out of love?" -- questions that really just don't have any good answer. Did anyone out there with divorced parents feel pangs of recognition watching Clare go through this? What would you tell her if you could talk to her right now?
2) So very pleased to meet you, Bullfrog and Cece! Are Eli's parents anything like you expected? Also, would you freak out if you found out your bf/gf's ex used to live with them? Like in their room?
3) Clare and Eli are very different... do you think they're different in good ways, or ways that will pull them apart at some point?
4) Wow. Adam and Fiona on the steps... that was definitely some bonding going on. Who do you think makes a better boyfriend for Fiona, Drew or Adam?
5) So, Dave and Wesley. On the one hand... dude, Dave and Alli have so much in common, it's really a wonder they didn't end up together. Why can't people appreciate the friends they have rather than wanting "cooler" ones? On the OTHER hand... you know, Dave has some interests that Wes doesn't. It seems natural that he'd want some other friends, too. I guess the problem is when he tries to replace one with the other, instead of having lots of friends. What did you think of the Dave/Wes dynamic tonight?
Degrassi Sneak Peek: For Clare, the end is just the beginning.Posted on 10/28/2010 by Mary
Here's the first scene of tomorrow night's heartbreaking Degrassi ep.
Clare had been waiting for her parents to finally say the words... they're getting divorced. But now that it's official, it feels like it's not even close to the end of the sadness and loss she'll go through.
To any real life someones out there somewhere who are having a day pretty much exactly like this one... consider yourself hugged. It'll get better, for you and for Clare.
Degrassi Halloween Minis!Posted on 10/26/2010 by Mary
'Tis the season! For little tiny chocolate bars, and little tiny Degrassi minis, where our beloved Degrassi characters can "go there" in ways that just would not make sense otherwise.
Last night we saw the monster moon transform Wesley into Holly J (the horror!). (Vid is over here!)
And tonight we see Eli fend off the suspiciously overzealous advances of Clare (she's always been the kind of girl who looks for brains in a guy).
Two more vids are coming (they're on TV during the 9pm Degrassi airings, and then online afterwards).
Oh and check out this cute li'l pic of Munro and Aislinn behind the scenes at the shoot. Awww/ewww.
Sneak peek pics from the next Degrassi!Posted on 10/25/2010 by Mary
Clare's family breakdown just gets more and more real...
Does Adam have a prayer with Fiona?
And what's going on with Dave?
Degrassi OMG: Declan confronts Holly J at workPosted on 10/22/2010 by Mary
In my opinion, this might be one of the best conversations ever on Degrassi, in terms of the questions it raises. Let's break it down piece by piece. What could Declan and Holly J each have done differently to prevent the emotional fallout they both suffered?
Holly J: I didn't want to. I told you that.
Declan: I thought that was because of Sav.
Holly J: Does it matter why?? You didn't listen. You insisted.
When things started, Holly J said no. Declan could have prevented all of this from happening if he had listened to her and believed her, instead of trying to evaluate her reasons for saying no and trying to change her mind. Why be with someone who doesn't completely, unequivocally want to be with you in that moment?
Declan could and should have backed off in that moment. He had a choice to back off, and it would have been an infinitely better choice. Personally, I have to say I'm really angry at him for not backing off.
But he didn't, and then we come to the next point:
Declan: Yeah, but then you kissed me. I thought you changed your mind. Holly J: Maybe I did. I was confused. I'm not saying it was all your fault.
After Declan made his choice, Holly J had a choice about her next move, too. Instead of repeating herself unequivocally or attempting to physically remove herself from the situation, she decided to go forward even though she was unsure. And confusion is a terrible state to be in when you do the most intimate and vulnerable thing you can do with your body. Because the conflicted feeling doesn't go away. And that's a horrible way to feel after the fact, when you can't un-do things.
Holly J should have listened to her confusion, and stuck with her conviction of "no," rather than giving conflicting information to Declan. She could have prevented this from happening, too (assuming Declan wouldn't have forced her -- which I don't think he would have, do you?)
Both of them messed up. And both of them are left feeling horrible.
Anyway I've seen a lot of conversation about this episode talking about the question of rape, and a lot of conflicting ideas about what is and what isn't. Here's some information I've found incredibly helpful: RAINN's (Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network) information page describing what rape and sexual assault are, in easy to understand language.
Degrassi: Let's talk about Love Lockdown.Posted on 10/22/2010 by Mary
SPOILERS BELOW. Watch the episode first, here. Then, let's talk.
1) Declan and Holly J... I'm gonna talk about this more in a separate blog. But what are your thoughts on the episode?
2) Holly J regrets what happened. And I'm sure now that he knows Holly J regrets it, Declan regrets it, too. So, a regrettable situation for all involved. What do you think each of them could and should have done to prevent this from happening?
3) Clare and Eli... as much as it was difficult to watch Clare being so smug at that dinner with her parents, especially since she was hurting Eli, I still felt compassion for her because of what she's going through. How did you feel about Clare during that scene?
4) What did you think of Bizarro-Clare's temporary look? What if she just started dressing like that all the time from now on?
Degrassi Sneak Peek: Watch the first scene now.Posted on 10/21/2010 by Lisa
What's going on with Holly J and Declan? Watch the first scene of "Love Lockdown, pt. 2" right now and don't miss tomorrow night's episode. (Seriously, do NOT miss this one.)
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Rina Singha Kathak Dance Organizations Host 7th Annual Kathak Mahotsav Canada, Now thru 8/16
Rina Singha Kathak Dance Organization is proud to present its 7th annual Kathak Mahotsav Canada, today, August 14th - 16th at the Fairview Library Theatre, in Toronto.
Kathak Mahotsav Canada 2014 is a festival of Kathak dance inspired by the springtime "Durbars" of the Moghul courts, where dancers, poets and painters would gather from far and wide to celebrate the advent of spring with their special artistic offerings. Canadian and international Kathak dance artists now gather at the festival, to celebrate the richness, adaptability and relevance of classical Kathak, from its ancient temple origins to the present.
The festival will include three evening concerts on August 14th and 15th at 8pm, and August 16th at 7:30pm, with performances by prominent Kathak artists including Prashant Shah, Sudeshna Maulik, Chandam Dance Company and Parul Gupta.
Not to be missed is a special workshop, 'Indian Dance with Rina Singha' on August 16th from 3-5pm at the Fairview Library Theatre. All levels are welcome, pay-what-you-can at the door.
The Kathak Mahotsav Canada furthers Artistic Director Rina Singha's visions both of sharing the lyrical beauty, subtleties, and narrative elements that distinguish Kathak from other dance forms, and at the same time fostering a sense of community and solidarity among Kathak dancers. In 1998 and 2002, Rina Singha Kathak Dance Organization (RSKDO), in partnership with the Music Gallery, presented the Legacies in Dance Festivals to highlight similarities and differences between Kathak and selected non-western classical dance forms. Since 2008, RSKDO has focused its energy primarily on Kathak and the annual Kathak Mahotsav Canada.
Rina Singha Kathak Dance Organization is grateful for the support from the Canada Council for the Arts and the Ontario Arts Council.
Kathak Mahotsav Canada 2014 August 14th & 15th @ 8pm, August 16th @ 7:30pmIndian Dance Workshop with Rina Singha, August 16th from 3-5pmFairview Library Theatre - 35 Fairview Mall Dr. (Don Mills Rd. & Sheppard Ave.) Ticket prices: $15 per single concert, or $35 per all 3 concerts Box Office: For ticket reservations call 416-463-1710, tickets also available at the door, cash only Early Bird Special: Until August 8th, $13 per single concert or $30 per all 3 concerts
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Precise axial alignment of fibers to be connected is achieved with a male-to-male arrangement consisting of substantially identical fiber-receiving substrates and a coupler element which takes several configurations. A lensing element such as a ball/sphere is positioned in a well placed directly beyond a precision V-groove formed on a substrate surface, so that the fiber axes extend through substantially the center of the lensing element and are coaxial. The coupler contains a fiber-aligning V-groove and reference surface zones that interact in various ways with two ball-alignment elements of the substrates, to maintain critical substrate surfaces parallel to and precisely spaced from the coupler's reference surfaces.
1. Apparatus for connecting one or more optical fibers of a first set of fibers to corresponding optical fibers of a second set, comprising:
first and second fiber-receiving substrates each said substrate comprising:
one or more fiber-receiving V-grooves formed on a exterior flat surface of each said substrate;
an indent formed between the end of each said V-groove and the adjacent end of the substrate;
a lensing element fixedly placed in each said indent in a position which extends the axis of an optical fiber through the center of said lensing element;
first and second wells formed into said flat surface of each said substrate;
an alignment element disposed in each said well; and
a planar exterior surface;
one or more fiber alignment grooves disposed lengthwise along said surface;
first and second reference zones defined within said exterior surface, each said zone containing a one of said wells;
one alignment element of each said substrate adapted to engage into said well of said first reference zone; and
the other of said alignment elements adapted to engage the surface of said second reference zone; whereby when said first and second substrates are placed into mating engagement on said coupler, the two said exterior surfaces of said substrates are coplanar and are both parallel to said reference zones; and the extended axes of corresponding said fibers are coaxial and pass through the centers of said lensing elements.
2. Apparatus in accordance with claim 1, wherein said connector wells are elongate thereby to afford limited longitudinal travel of either said substrate when engaged on said connector.
3. Apparatus in accordance with claim 1, wherein said fiber alignment grooves comprise two; and wherein said first and second reference zones are positioned between said alignment grooves.
4. Apparatus for connecting one or more optical fibers of a first set of fibers to corresponding optical fibers of a second set, comprising:
first and second fiber-receiving substrates each said substrate comprising:
one or more fiber-receiving V-grooves formed on a exterior flat surface of each said substrate;
an indent formed between the end of each said V-groove and the adjacent end of the substrate;
a lensing element fixedly placed in each said indent in a position which extends the axis of an optical fiber through the center of said lensing element;
at least two groove-wells formed into said flat surface of each said substrate; and
a coupler comprising
at least two elongate pin alignment elements adapted to be disposed in said groove wells; connection between said first and said second substrates being effected by inserting said pins into corresponding said groove-wells; whereby the corresponding groove-wells of said substrates are aligned; and in that position the extended axes of corresponding said fibers are coaxial and pass through the centers of said lensing elements.
5. Apparatus for connecting one or more optical fibers of a first set of fibers to corresponding optical fibers of a second set, comprising:
first and second fiber-receiving substrates each said substrate comprising:
one or more fiber-receiving V-grooves formed on a exterior flat surface of each said substrate;
an indent formed between the end of each said V-groove and the adjacent end of the substrate;
a lensing element fixedly placed in each said indent in a position which extends the axis of an optical fiber through the center of said lensing element;
at least two groove-wells formed into said exterior surface of each said substrate, said grooves being parallel to each other and to said V-grooves; and
a coupler comprising
first and second elongate pin alignment elements each comprising a pair of pins mounted in parallel relation on a disc having a center aperture; said first and second pins of each said alignment element adapted to be disposed in the groove-wells of said first and second substrate respectively; whereby when said alignment elements are installed into said groove wells, the extended axes of corresponding said fibers are coaxial and pass through the centers of said lensing elements and through said disc apertures.
6. Apparatus in accordance with claims 1, 2, 3, 4, or 5, wherein said lensing element is a lensing sphere.
7. Apparatus in accordance with claims 1, 2, 3, 4, or 5, further comprising a channel formed in the substrate surface between the end of each said fiber and said lensing element indent, and wherein the optical axes of said fibers and the centers of said lensing elements are located above the plane of said exterior flat surface of said substrates.
This invention relates to optical fiber connectors and, more particularly, to a precision connector of the expanded beam coupling design fabricated, for example, as micromachined silicon optical subassemblies; and which provide low insertion loss with very highly repeatable connections in optical systems including backplanes.
In Applicant's earlier patent, U.S. Pat. No. 5,123,073, issued on Jun. 16, 1992, there is described a precision optical fiber connection system in which the fiber-containing components are precision machined (i.e., etched) silicon substrates formed with V-grooves to contain the fibers. Lensing elements, which may be ball lenses, are fixably deployed in the V-grooves adjacent to the ends of each fiber. With appropriate housings, this system enables very quick and relatively inexpensive connection of one or more mating pairs of optical fibers in precise and stable coaxial alignment.
The advantages of the expanded beam coupling design derives in part from the increase in allowable misalignment tolerance over alternative fiber end butt coupling. The use of the etched or micromachined silicon subassemblies which contain the fibers provides a precision aligning mechanism of optical elements on the level of atomic crystallographic planes. The concept is finding increasingly widespread use in a variety of applications, including many which are required to meet very high stress and environmental objectives to withstand, for example, high levels of shock and vibration.
As the applications for this type of connector expand, it becomes necessary to realize an implementation which is simple and yet universally usable without substantial modifications despite a wide variety of uses. Importantly, the prior art expanded beam optical fiber connectors lack a useful male-to-male connection capability.
It also has been realized that the expanded beam coupling type of optical fiber connector of the present art lacks an important element of flexibility, namely the ability to contain the mating optical fiber ends in precise axial alignment while permitting the ends to be separated from one another within a defined range of distances, rather than having fixed the ends a set distance apart.
In its simplest form, the invention contemplates placing a first and a second fiber to be optically connected in physically identical optical fiber termini. Each terminus contains a precision optical fiber alignment V-groove that positions the end portion of each optical fiber. A lensing element, advantageously a ball/sphere, is positioned in a well formed directly beyond the precision V-groove. As in the prior art, the V-groove, the lensing element and its well are dimensioned to receive a predetermined diameter of stripped optical fiber and a lensing element of a predetermined diameter, such that when the components are in place, the fiber axes extend through substantially the center of the lensing element and are coaxial. In accordance with the present invention for each of the optical fiber termini, connector means are provided for engaging alignment surfaces of a separate coupler element, such that when the two optical fiber termini are placed on the coupler's surface, the two optical fiber ends are in precise axial alignment. Several optional expedients are taught hereinafter for achieving the precise axial alignment of the two optical fiber axis by use of surfaces of the coupler in relation to surfaces of the optical fiber termini or substrates, to achieve the fiber access alignments and to space the connected fiber ends within a range as needed.
FIG. 1 is an assembly view in frontal perspective;
FIG. 2 is a front view sketch of an assembled embodiment of FIG. 1;
FIG. 3 is a further front view of the FIG. 1 embodiment;
FIG. 4 is an assembly view of a second embodiment;
FIG. 5 is an assembly view of a third embodiment;
FIG. 6 is a frontal view of the FIG. 5 embodiment as assembled;
FIG. 7 is an assembly view of a fourth embodiment;
FIG. 8 is a front view of the embodiment of FIG. 7;
FIG. 9 is a variation of the embodiment of FIG. 1; and
FIG. 10 is a perspective view illustrating a further substrate structure.
Referring to FIG. 1, there is shown a first optical fiber terminus or substrate denoted 10 and a second optical fiber substrate denoted 11. Each of the substrates 10, 11 is formed with a flat upper surface 12. Each of the surfaces 12 is formed with an entrance groove 13 which is relatively deep to receive the coated portion 14 of first and second optical fibers 15, 16 to be connected. Alternatively, the groove 13 which accommodates the coated portion of the fiber may be omitted if the coating itself is applied with precision as to thickness; and the precision groove 17 may be used to support a coated fiber end, thus avoiding where possible stripping the coating. In each of the substrates 10, 11 there is formed a precision V-groove denoted 17 which, as shown, intersects with the entrance groove 13. Precision groove 17 receives the fiber end portions 18 of the respective fibers 15, 16, stripped of their coating.
A well 19 is formed in each of the substrates 10, 11 just beyond the inner ends of the precision grooves 18. The well 19 contains a lensing element 20 which in this embodiment advantageously is a lens/sphere. Alternatively, the well 19 and the lensing element 20 may be configured to provide a pin in the shape of a cylinder having the same lensing ad spacing function. An example is described in Applicant's earlier patent U.S. Pat. No. 5,123,073. If the lensing elements are spherical, the well 19 advantageously is formed with tapered sides such as side in FIG. 1. The wells shown herein are formed with four tapered sides 21; but, it can be seen that the wells may be three-sided or five-sided in accordance with the design needs.
Pursuant to the invention, a coupler 22 shown in FIG. 1 provides surface details enabling the substrates 10, 11 to be assembled on coupler 22 in relative position which brings and keeps the optical fiber axes of the two fibers 15, 16 in alignment. Coupler 22 is formed with a flat surface 23 and an optical fiber alignment groove 24 disposed lengthwise along the surface, which, in this embodiment, extends end-to-end along the coupler 22. The groove 24 defines two surfaces 25, 26 on either side of the groove 24. These surfaces 25, 26 are coplanar and in effect comprise reference zones as hereinafter described. A first well or detent 27 is formed in surface 25 as shown in FIG. 1, to one side of groove 24; and a second well or detent 28 is formed in surface 26, at a position longitudinally offset from the detent 27. The wells 27, 28 may, however, be placed at any points on their respective surfaces 25, 26.
In accordance with the invention, referring again to FIG. 1, wells denoted 29, 30 are formed, on opposite sides of the fiber grooves 17, in the surface 12 of the respective substrates 10, 11. In each of the wells 29, there is placed an alignment element 31 which in the embodiment shown is an alignment sphere. When the substrates 10, 11 with their optical fibers 15, 16 in place are inverted and installed onto coupler 22, as shown in FIG. 2, the alignment spheres 31 respectively make contact with the flat surfaces 25, 26 of the coupler 22.
Further, in accordance with the invention, alignment elements 32, which in the instant embodiment are balls or spheres, are placed in the respective wells 30 of substrates 10, 11 which are located on the side of surface 13 opposite to the wells 29. When the substrates 10, 11 are mated to coupler 22, the alignment spheres 32 are directed into the respective wells 27, 28 formed in the surfaces 25, 26 respectively, of coupler 22. FIG. 2 shows the lensing elements 20 held in their wells 19 within the substrates 10, 11 and also lodged in the V-groove 24 of coupler 22. In this position, as seen further in FIG. 3, the surface 23 of coupler 22 and the surfaces 12 of the respective substrates 10, 11 are parallel. The surfaces 12 are also co-planar. The alignment sphere 31 of the substrate 10 rests on surface 23 of the coupler 22 and, more specifically, rests on the coplanar surface 26. The alignment ball 32 in substrate 11 rests in the well 28. The alignment ball 32 of the substrate 10 lodges in the detent 27; and the alignment ball 31 associated with substrate 11 rests on surface 25.
Thus, in accordance with the invention, by selecting the size and depth as well as geometry of the alignment elements as above described, the two substrates 10, 11 are positioned by the coupler 22 such that the optical fiber axis, denoted 33 and shown in FIG. 2, is common for the two fibers 15, 16.
As noted, the substrates may be formed of silicon fabricated by known precision silicon etching processes. Alternatively, the substrates may be formed of plastic using molding techniques if of high enough precision.
An alternative connector featuring elongated wells 28 is shown in FIG. 9. This expedient allows the alignment element which engages the elongated well to assume positions at any point along the length of the well, and thus permit adjustment of the separation between the lensing elements.
In the embodiment of FIGS. 1 and 2, the ends of the fibers and the lens/spheres 20 are positioned away from each other a fixed distance. In the embodiment next to be described, and in accordance with a further aspect of the invention, an alternative means is provided to enable a flexible positioning of the lens/spheres 20 and their fiber ends with respect to one another, while maintaining coaxial alignment of the optical fibers. Referring now to FIG. 4, there is shown an optical connector substrate 40, 41 each containing fibers 15, 16 in the deep/shallow V-groove configurations described with respect to FIG. 1. The two optical fibers 18 to be mated are in a shallow groove 17 with lens/spheres 20 disposed in detents just beyond the fiber ends.
A flat surface corresponding to the substrate surfaces 12 in FIG. 1 is formed on each of the substrates 40, 41 to contain two parallel grooves 42, 43. The grooves 42 in the substrates 40, 41 are of the same angularity and depth; and likewise the grooves 43 are of the same angularity and depth. The grooves 42, 43 of substrate 40 are spaced from each other the same distance as are grooves 42, 43 of substrate 41.
In accordance with the invention, connection of the optical fibers 15, 16 is effected by placing alignment pins 44, 45 into the respective grooves 42, 43 and bringing the two substrates 40, 41 down onto the pins. By selecting the dimensions and geometry of the grooves 42, 43 and the alignment pins 44, 45 appropriately, it will be appreciated that the axes of the respective fibers 15, 16 are brought into and maintained in axial alignment. At the same time, the substrates 40, 41 may be adjusted in their relative spacing.
In a variation of the inventive embodiment depicted in connection with FIG. 4. FIG. 5 shows the two substrates 40, 41 mounting optical fibers 15, 16 and provided with alignment grooves 42, 43 on each of the substrates. In accordance with this variation of the invention, a connector denoted 50 in FIG. 5 consists of two discs 51, 52 of like size and shape. The center aperture 53 of the discs 51, 52 is wide enough to pass substantial light between optical fiber focusing element such as 20. Rods 54, 55 are attached to the side surface of disc 51 and similar rods 56, 57 are attached to a lateral surface of disc 52 as seen in FIG. 5.
A further advantage to the inventive variation shown in FIGS. 5 and 6 is that, advantageously, once the substrates 40, 41 are mounted within the sleeve 60, it is possible for the discs 51, 52 to undergo relative rotation with respect to each other in the directions shown by the arrows of FIG. 5, without the fibers 15, 16 getting out of axial alignment.
The rods 54, 56 are coaxial when the discs are abutted; and, likewise, the rods 55, 57 are coaxial. Essentially, the overall connector structure 50 shown in FIG. 5 fulfills the same role as the combination of the two rods 44, 45 in FIG. 4. That is, with the discs 51, 52 in direct surface-to-surface relation, as seen in FIG. 5, the rods 55, 57 fit in the grooves 43 of the substrates 40, 41, and the rods 54, 56 fit in the grooves 42 of these substrates. The corresponding guiding V-grooves of the two substrates are brought into exact end-to-end orientation to create essentially a continuous pair of grooves 42, 43 across the two substrates.
One means for securing the substrates 40, 41 and the connector 50 together in abutting alignment, is to place the assembly shown in FIG. 5 in the interior of a sleeve such as sleeve 60 shown in FIG. 6, with the discs 51, 52 frictionally engaged within the sleeves 60 and facially abutting each other.
Although this embodiment defines a single fiber-to-fiber connector, persons skilled in the art will realize that the disc/pin configuration will support connection of two or more concentrically placed fibers as well.
In a still further variation of the invention depicted in FIGS. 7 and 8, the concept of FIG. 1 is extended to mounting a multiplicity of optical fibers on substrates and then joining them through a overlay connector. Specifically, substrates 70 and 71 have substantially the same fiber-receiving V-groove configurations as are shown in FIG. 1. The stripped fiber ends 18 are mounted in precision V-grooves 17, and the lens/spheres 20 likewise have the same configuration and purpose as earlier described for those in FIG. 1. In accordance with this inventive variant, however, only one alignment sphere 31 is provided in a detent 29 on the substrate surfaces 12.
The connector element in the embodiment of FIGS. 7 and 8, designated 80, has a precision planar surface 23 in which are formed two detents 28 along the center line. These detents receive the alignment balls 31 when the substrates 70, 71 are inverted and placed onto the connector 80. In the inverted position, it is seen that the lens/spheres 20 align into the grooves 24 of the connector 80. FIG. 8 shows the connector of this inventive variation in its assembled position, with the fibers in axial alignment.
FIG. 10 shows a variations of the structure of substrates such as 10, 11 which allows more light to be passed between the fiber and the lensing element. A channel 90 is cut across the substrate material between the precision V-groove 17 and the indent 19. The fiber 18 extends out over the channel 90. This design assures, where necessary, that no light-blocking material intervenes between the fiber and the element.
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So, I just beat Mass Effect 3. Spoilers in "Spoiler Block."
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Let me start off with one thing: I love these games, and have been "obsessed" with them since the first one in 2007.
I started playing Mass Effect 3 a few days ago. And, as a "rabid fanboy" of the series, I loved every minute of the game. Well, not every minute, because the scanning stuff was a little silly, and there were a few poorly designed bosses, but those things weren't nearly bad enough to negate all of the game's positives. Story, game play, voice acting, etc. I loved all of it.
Until the ending. After I beat the game (tonight), I was...confused. No, that's not the right word. But I didn't know what to think at first. The ending is strange no doubt, but nothing about it made me angry. At least until I went online to read up on the other endings.
Then I found out that apparently the "Effective Military Rating" has to be at 5,000 to get the best ending. No problem, my "Total Military Strength" was over 7,000. But wait, because I don't pay for Xbox Live, the "Galactic Readiness" was at 50% for all sectors, so that drops it to about 3,500. S***. I did everything I could in the game. Every mission, every fetch quest, everything. Unless I missed something, and something big, there was no way I would be able to get that number up to 10,000.
That's messed up. Yes, new copies of the game (which I bought) come with a code for two days of Xbox Live Gold. Yes, I could have used that and played the online day and night to try to get the readiness as high as possible, and then race to beat the game before the two days ended (I'm willing to beat that once you're not Gold, it resets/blocks access to it, because of course it would).
The problem is the idea that in order to get the best ending in the single player portion of the game you need to play a bunch of the multi-player portion of the game. I don't mind that multi-player can exist as a means to boost it, if anything I think that's neat, and a great way of incorporating the multi-player into the fiction of the universe. But requiring it for the best endings? Especially when a higher rating shouldn't even effect the ending!
All right, here are my thoughts on the actual ending. It's hidden on the off chance you haven't beaten the game yet. You've been warned.
All right. When I got to the ending, I chose the "Destroy" path because my mission was to destroy the Reapers, and that's what I did. So, I blew up the Reapers, Shepard got caught up in an explosion, then, for some reason the Normandy was traveling through a Relay, and crashed on a planet with characters in it who were on the ground with Shepard before hand. And then Buzz Aldrin was on a snowy planet overlooking another planet with a kid.
But, after going online, I read that if your "Effective Military Rating" is higher, there's a few extras seconds that reveal that Shepard is alive. So, I found a video, and there is indeed an ending that appears to show Shepard living. But I didn't get that because the meter wasn't high enough.
Yes, I realize that in the long run, this probably won't matter because I don't really see how BioWare can move forward with a Mass Effect 4 that would import a save from this game. And yes, I realize that I may be wrong, and maybe it is possible to get over 5,000 "Effective Military Rating" without going online. But if that is possible, I'd to see just how it is possible. Again, I'm almost positive that I did EVERYTHING. Okay, I suppose I might have been able to squeeze another hundred or two out of it, but I serious needed another 2,500 or so.
I dunno. The endings are weird. Are the bad? Maybe. None of them are how I would have ended the game. I almost want to write how I would have ended the game, but that's not really the point. The point is that these are games that I have played and replayed since 2007, and I absolutely loved this game until the ending, and finding out that despite my best efforts, I didn't get the best ending, and probably couldn't get the best ending. Maybe two days are enough to get the meter up. I dunno.
I feel a little sad. I love these games. And now they're over. Or this story arch is, at least. I'm sure EA isn't going to stop making Mass Effect games so long as things with the Mass Effect name sell. Maybe next time it'll be a game about Blasto. Sorry that the video is from a rival site (sort of, it's on YouTube). It was the first one that came up. Or they'll use my idea and make it about a couple of smugglers traveling the galaxy just trying to get by (and would basically just be Han Solo the game, but in Mass Effect). But I suppose that probably won't happen.
If you're still reading this, then thanks. I don't thank you duders enough. So, I reward you with footage of the greatest known living voice actor, who sadly is not in Mass Effect 3 (though I wish he was).
I guess one thing I can say about the ending of the game is that it feels like an ending. I feel like I'm done. Not necessarily done in a good way, but not a bad way either. Just...done. I wonder what the DLC will be. From Ashes was all right. The squad mate added was very well written and voiced, and there was a lot of dialog with him and about him, but the mission that came with the DLC wasn't great. Worth the $10 if you're obsessed like I am (but make sure you get the DLC before you start playing, or very early on).
In other news, Yakuza: Dead Souls came out. I haven't played it yet, or purchased it yet. I intend to play it, but I don't know when I will. I sort of want to play Journey, but I'm still not sure it's worth the $15 price.
As some suggested on my last blog, I've taken a break from working on my book. I do have a few friends who said they were going to read it, and I'm hoping we'll be able to convene and discuss it later this week. I guess that would involve breaking my "break" from the book much earlier than people suggested, but whatever. I'm sure I'll have plenty of time to not work on it when I'm waiting for publishers/literary agents to respond to me (I haven't even attempted contacting any yet).
But life goes on, even if ME3 didn't end the way I would have ended it. For the record, if I wrote the ending, it would have ended with Shepard, Anderson, Hackett, Wrex, Garrus, Joker, and all the rest of the crew of the Normandy having a barbecue. Then Garrus almost dies when he accidentally takes a bite from a hamburger, but he's okay, and they all have a good laugh about it as the scene fades to black and the credits roll.
Okay, that'd be a little silly, and I might not have my facts straight about how Turians react to human food (but I know they can't eat it). Also, my book does not end with a barbecue. There may be grilling in it though.
Update: Okay, I put in the two day Xbox Live Gold code that came with the game, and I played the game online a bit this morning. Turns out it doesn't take very long to get enough Galactic Readiness to get the meter over 5000, so I guess as long as you can play games online, and got that two day code, getting enough Readiness is fairly easy. I still think hiding the best ending behind multi-player is questionable at best though, but I suppose I'm in the minority, since I don't pay for Xbox Live.


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R. A. Dickey is the best starting pitcher on the Mets staff. How many people can honestly say they thought that would ever come out of their mouths? I can't say I was one of them, and I'm sure nether can you. As Mets fans we started to build an affection for the knuckleballer that came out of nowhere back in 2010 when he burst onto the scene. Dickey's multifaceted personality has quickly endeared him to the Mets fan base. He has become a fan favorite for his hard work, determination and perseverance, as well as his outstanding performance on the field. This season he has been all over the place from his book tour and interviews on WFAN to his off-season trek of Mt. Kilimanjaro. His 12 wins rank him first in all of Baseball ahead of the AL's David Price and Matt Harrison who both have 11. He is 3rd in the NL with a 2.15 ERA behind Brandon Beachy who is out for the season and will not qualify for enough starts and Ryan Dempster. Prior to this season R. A. had 1 career game of 10 strik...
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Eid Al Adha holiday for the Ministries and federal institutions will start from Thursday (Arafat Waqfa Day), Oct. 25 and end on Sunday, Oct. 28. The work will officially resume on Monday, Oct. 29, according to the circular issued by Humaid Al Qattami, Minister of Education in his capacity as Chairman of the Federal Authority for Government Human Resources.
Eid-al-Adha holidays for the private sector will begin on Thursday 25th October that falls on the Arafat Day and will end on Saturday 27th October, the second day of Eid.
The announcement of the paid holidays came in a ministerial circular issued by Minister of Labour Saqr Ghobash.
Ghobash offered Eid-al-Adha greetings to President His Highness Sheikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Vice President and Prime Minister of UAE and Ruler of Dubai His Highness Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Their Highnesses the Supreme Council Members and Rulers of emirates, the government, people and residents of UAE, and the Arabs and Muslims across the world. – Emirates News Agency, WAM
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|Type and origin
|Power type
|Altoona Works
|Serial number
|Build date
|4 ft 8 1⁄2 in (1,435 mm)
|Leading wheel
|36 in (914.4 mm)
|Driver diameter
|80 in (2,032 mm)[1]
|Trailing wheel
|50 in (1,270 mm)
|13 ft 10 in (4.2 m) between driving axles
|83 ft 6 in (25.5 m)
|Locomotive weight
|274,500 lb (124,511 kg)
|Fuel capacity
|22 short tons (20 t)[2]
|Water capacity
|11,300 US gallons (43,000 l)[2]
|Boiler pressure
|205 psi (1,413 kPa)[1]
|Firegrate area
|69.89 sq ft (6.49 m2)[1]
|Heating surface:
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|4,041 square feet (375 m2)[2]
|Cylinder size
|27 in × 28 in (686 mm × 711 mm)[1]
|Performance figures
|Tractive effort
|44,460 lbf (197,770 N)[1]
|Factor of
|Pennsylvania Railroad
|"Spirit of Altoona"
|May 1918
|First run
|May 1918
|Last run
|1987, 1996 – 2010
|Current owner
|Railroaders Memorial Museum
|In storage, dismantled
Pennsylvania Railroad 1361 is a 4-6-2 pacific type steam locomotive built in 1918 for the Pennsylvania Railroad by their own Altoona Works. As a member of the K4s locomotive class, she served her active career hauling mainline passenger and mail trains. Retired from revenue service in 1956, she was restored to operating condition in 1987 when mechanical problems sidelined the locomotive after only a year and a half of operation. The engine is currently owned by the Railroaders Memorial Museum in Altoona, Pennsylvania and located in Scranton, where it underwent restoration at the Steamtown National Historic Site. It is one of the only two remaining K4s locomotives and, along with PRR 3750, was designated the official state steam locomotive in 1987 by the Pennsylvania General Assembly.
The K4s is considered the Pennsylvania Railroad's most famous class of steam locomotives, with a total of 425 engines produced from 1917 to 1928, and including the prototype that was built in 1914.[3] The last of K4s stayed in service well into the late 1950s, until being replaced with diesel locomotives.
1361 was constructed in 1918 by the Altoona Works. On June 8, 1957, 1361 was dedicated and placed on exhibit at the Horseshoe Curve outside of Altoona. It had clocked an estimated 2.5 million miles (0 million kilometers) over its career.[4] 1361 remained at Curve until 1985 when it moved back to the Altoona Works. It was replaced, at the curve, with the EMD GP9 diesel locomotive 7048, painted in Pennsylvania Railroad colors. 1361 was restored in 1987 to haul excursion trains. A year later, the main bearing and the drive axle suffered a catastrophic failure. The Pennsylvania General Assembly designated 3750 and 1361 the official state steam locomotives on December 18, 1987, while also designating the GG1 4859 the state electric locomotive in the same bill.[5]
Restoration efforts[edit]
1361 was dismantled in 1996 and moved to Steamtown in Scranton. It was to be restored through a partnership between Steamtown, the University of Scranton and the Railroaders Memorial Museum in Altoona.[4] After an initial grant of $420,000, Governor of Pennsylvania Tom Ridge released an additional $600,000 in March 2000.[4] The restoration was forced to slow exponentially because "every broken pin and bolt had to be replaced with handmade duplicates."[4] Scheduled completion dates kept being pushed back and, after 13 years, the restoration had cost $1.7 million.[2][6] Most of the smaller components of 1361 were inventoried and returned to Altoona in 2007, when the museum stopped paying out funding until the rest of the locomotive, consisting mostly of the boiler, is back at the museum.[7]
In April 2010, it was decided to cancel the current restoration plans for 1361.[6] Instead of rebuilding it and placing the locomotive back into service as an excursion train, the museum will settle for a "semi-static display."[6] The museum hopes to still be able to reconstruct the boiler, such that it could still fired and produce enough steam pressure to blow the whistle.[6] The restoration was eventually canceled, not because of the rising cost and, seemingly, little progress, but that the boiler would have had to have been built to specifications required by the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA), specification that 1361 would not have met when it was completed in 1918, and that Norfolk Southern was not going to allow steam locomotives to run on its Pittsburgh Line anyway, as it was already busy enough.[6] After construction of a "quarter-roundhouse" is finished at the museum, plans would be drawn up to move 1361 from Scranton, back to Altoona, where it will be reassembled.[7] The museum, however, has not ruled out expanding their plans back to their original scope sometime in the future.[6]
- ^ a b c d e Stauffer 1962, p. 163.
- ^ a b c d Kaufman, Dirk W (March 18, 2007). "Altoona awaits refurbished steam locomotive". Pittsburgh Tribune-Review. Retrieved July 27, 2013.
- ^ Stauffer 1962, p. 159.
- ^ a b c d Conway, Rachael (July 16, 2000). "Train repair picks up steam". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. p. B2.
- ^ Act of Dec. 18, 1987, P.L. 421, No. 89.
- ^ a b c d e f Kibler, William (April 14, 2010). "Official: Working K-4 plans derailed". Altoona Mirror. Retrieved July 27, 2013.
- ^ a b Kibler, William (May 18, 2008). "K-4 to return — in pieces". Altoona Mirror. Retrieved July 27, 2013.
- Stauffer, Alvin W (1962). Pennsy Power. Carrollton, OH: Standard Print & Publishing. LCCN 62020878.


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Wanda Lincoln - Diverse mixture of volunteer opportunities
At any given time of the year, you will find Wanda Lincoln busy helping others. Right now, though, she is particularly immersed in chairing, once again, the Quail Valley Charities Cup.
We met at Quail for a little lunch and conversation. One thing immediately apparent is that Wanda has a lot of love for the children of this community, and a great sense of humor.
"Everything I do has to do with children," says Wanda. "That's my main focus. And I love the building aspect of things. I love getting in on the ground level and really building something substantial."
Wanda was born in Holland, Mich. Her grandparents, who are Dutch, immigrated to Michigan, because it has the same soil that they have in the Netherlands - which is called muck farming.
"They grow tulips and celery," says Wanda. "I grew up thinking that everybody had wooden shoes and tulip festivals where we all clomped and danced. It was very safe. Then I went to University of Michigan and I was like 'HELLO!' I was a Political Science major and I earned a teaching degree, too."
Wanda's first teaching job was in Puerto Rico for two years. "After my interview, I had to go home and find out where it was on the map. Coming from that safe, homogenous society, it was another big leap. By that time I really had fallen in love with teaching and I think that is just instructive about what I have chosen to do in this community."
Wanda had an impressive, successful career teaching, co-writing nearly a dozen books, and instructing and consulting all over the world, including such exotic places as the Philippines, Pakistan, Indonesia, Hong Kong, Bogota and Islamabad.
She and her husband moved to Vero Beach 15-years ago.
"I thought - I need to get busy," says Wanda. "I first did Boys and Girls Club, then Childcare Resources. I am on the Impact 100 Board - I am secretary of that. And, of course, Quail Valley Charities. I have chaired the Cup every year but the first one. I also serve on the Board of the Education Foundation."
The groups all have children and the need for building programs in common.
She continues, "Oh, I loved being on the Boys and Girls Club board, because they were just starting. Also Childcare Resources, because they were going to build an education center. I always like that building part of it. And so for the QV Charities, this is our 11th year and we started with a two-day golf tournament. Now it's a whole week of events. Also, what is important to me is that all these groups do something a bit different. It is interesting to me."
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Australian egg-laying hedgehog-like mammal, 1847, usually explained as from Greek ekhidna "snake, viper," from ekhis "snake," from PIE *angwhi- "snake, eel" (cf. Norwegian igle, Old High German egala, German Egel "leech," Latin anguis "serpent, snake").
But this sense is difficult to reconcile with this animal (unless it is a reference to the ant-eating tongue), and the name seems more properly to belong to Latin echinus, Greek ekhinos "sea-urchin," originally "hedgehog" (in Greek also "sharp points"), which Watkins explains as "snake-eater," from ekhis "snake."


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An updated menu at Earth Friends Cafe, 829 E. Market St., aims to provide options to diners on different diets.
"We're trying to go more toward vegan, vegetarian, non-GMO and gluten-free," says owner Stacie Bale. "It's where we're going as a society. Out of four people, definitely one or two are doing something - be it vegan, plant-based ? if you do choose to eat meat, we use local meat. One of the things we're proud of is giving people with all sorts of diets one place to go. That's why we're so busy.
"I've been in the position before where I would go out to eat with my friends and have to say, 'I can't eat here,' and it was awful. Then if you ask someone to cater, to (your dietary needs) you feel like you are bothering them. I want everyone to feel welcome here."
The new menu scales down weekday breakfast, but will feature more brunch specials on the weekend. New items on the lunch menu include an herbed California snow crab wrap, vegan Benedictine, vegan Reuben (with housemade seitan) and truffled white bean wrap with savory tempeh, as well as a vegan, gluten-free queso.
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February 27th, 2008 #1
A bitch to oil (Not Work Safe)
Finally finished these pieces in my new venture into using oils.
"Man can no longer create little angels" Oil on canvas 23 inches x 20.
"Ordainment" Oil on scrap chip board 14 inches x 19.
"Badly oiled porn" Oil on board 20 inches x 11.
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why is your work so over sexed? bit extreme for me.
February 27th, 2008 #3
Yea bit much for me too im afraid. Its a shame because for the most part these seem well painted, but its not the sort of thing it really want to look at...
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February 27th, 2008 #4
aside from the full on hardcore porn piece I like the the other two.
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February 27th, 2008 #5
okay! time for some positive feedback! i really enjoy when an artist explores themes that make about half the people cringe a little. i think that's why i enjoy hussar's work. i hear he's pretty famous.. anyway. cool stuff. pretty twisted, which is fun.
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Good stuff, there's almost a Giger feel to some of it. Not the bio-mechanoid thing, in the forms, and structure. I like it.
February 27th, 2008 #7
Oooooo Edgy.
February 27th, 2008 #8
I love the first one. The composition is great and really lends itself to the story.
The second one I can definitely see where the mentioned Giger influence is coming from in your forms.
The third one I want to un-see.
You're doing great with your oils though! You seem to be using a limited pallete. I think it's time to move on to adding more colors... but I don't know if that was intentional or not.
February 27th, 2008 #9
I can see a huge Giger influence, he has alot of work with a full-on 'pornographic' feel also. What were your concepts behind the work?
Sort-of-like the work, but I've seen it done before (by Giger) with abit more 'finish' to it. The first 2 pieces are the stronger ones IMO.
my sketches here... http://conceptart.org/forums/showthread.php?t=92997
www.sevans.co.nz , for more images and to kill time.
February 28th, 2008 #10
Well, this is different to what we are used to see in this honorable forum, and sometime brand new stuff are good. So i think i like.
The first is the best.
February 28th, 2008 #11
Well it´s kinda nice I think, well painted! But why did you use a mirrored piece of Bouguereau's angels to make your angels?
If the third pic had some dominating female in it I would find it more interesting, but well painted as I already said :]
February 28th, 2008 #12
If you wantto go in this direction you would benefit from more figure drawing. It looks like you are drybrushing alot and that makes things look rather soft. I get the idea that you want to be confrontational, which is valid...but your images are falling into the realm of shock art rather than being truly provocative.
Do an image search on Hans Bellmer . He's one of the guys that inspired Giger. He is a good example of what I'm talking about, though he is rather sedate by todays standards.
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February 28th, 2008 #13
Cheers everyone, it's always exciting using a new media. Here the other shit I do.
Airbrush (a real one)
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Creamed Fettuccine And Cabbage
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Creamed Fettuccine And Cabbage is a delicious side dish version that you will always love to include in your party. The Creamed Fettuccine And Cabbage will surely always tempt you to try it again and again!
|Cabbage head
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1. Remove core from cabbage; carefully remove 4 large leaves and reserve. Coarsely slice remaining cabbage, discarding any tough ribs.
2. In 5-quart Dutch oven over medium heat, melt butter or margarine. Stir in sliced cabbage, onion, salt, and fennel seeds until vegetables are coated. Cover Dutch oven; cook, stirring occasionally, until vegetables are very tender, about 30 minutes.
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Enjoy an elegant meal and a live floor show with two tickets to a Dinner Dance Party at The Columbia Inn at Peralynna, nestled in the rolling hills of Columbia, Maryland. Held select evenings from January 17 through June 14, these monthly events feature a multi-course dinner made using local, seasonal ingredients.
Start at the beautifully prepared market table with an array of fresh fruits, vegetables, cheeses, hot spinach dip, and assorted hot and cold appetizers; then take your pick at the dinner buffet of two entrées, two starches, two vegetables, a Waldorf salad, and a chocolate fountain with a variety of cakes. After noshing on gourmet fare, spin your partner on the dance floor to the beats of Love Story, a live band with an elegant blend of jazz and Motown.
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New Drive Finder Play Index Tool
Today we're rolling out our newest PFR Play Index tool: the Drive Finder. Similar to the Play Finder tool, this will let you find drives for all types of game situations, featuring all drives from 2000-2012. We include a breakdown of average time, yards, plays, points, and even starting position so you can get an idea of the situation behind each drive. Did you know the 2012 Browns average drive started at their own 30.6 yard line with them trailing by 2.8 points? Well now you do! You can also find:
- all of the Patriots' game-winning playoff drives
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In addition, we have added drive breakdowns to all of the boxscore pages since 2000 which include summaries of offensive performance for each drive (look for the "Drives" section midway through the page above the full play-by-play). Now Patriots fans can relive both the thrill of victory and the agony of defeat.
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Team Starting Lineup & Pitching Staff Charts
Here's a cool feature you may not have seen, since we added them before the season:
2013 MLB Team-by-Team Starting Lineups
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Those links take you to pages with a master table of every team's most frequent starters at each position and a master table of every team's most common pitchers (arranged into staffs). It's a good way to see who the regular players are for the entire league in one glance, as well as to compare the Wins Above Replacement each team's been getting from each position. Check it out!
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Player Playoff Gamelogs
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Team Location Maps Added for Every Year of Minor & Major Leagues
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Happy Birthday to Basketball-Reference.com!
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I still do 99 percent of the work on the site, so I take great pride in its growth over the years. How much has it grown? The site's traffic is now almost 400 percent higher than it was just five years ago.
That growth, of course, would not be possible without our dedicated users, so in addition to the birthday wishes I would also like to extend a warm thank you to everyone who has played a part in making this site what it is today.
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Daily Player Stat Logs
Today, we added a new feature to B-R: Daily Batting and Pitching roundups for the previous day's games.
At the most basic level, these reports let you see a (sortable) list of everyone who hit or pitched in baseball yesterday, but they also come with the capacity to find player stats over the past N days (where N is customizable), to find players at various minor-league levels, and to find players in specific organizations. We list a number of sample searches on the form, so you can get an idea of what the Daily Stats tool can give you.
So feel free to play around with it, give it a try, and let us know if you found a bug or have a suggestion.
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