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How bad are the Reds at getting out the opposing pitcher, compared to other teams? It seems Reds pitchers against have a much higher than our pitchers against theirs.....
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I have always considered myself to be financially responsible when it concerns the expenditure of public funds. I believe in lowering costs, creating efficiencies, and balancing budgets. I believe my actions over the course of two years as mayor of New London have proven this and, during this time, the editorials of The Day and my administration have agreed on most financial matters. Such was not the case, however, concerning the Sept. 5 editorial, "Costly favoritism," urging me to be veto the recently passed, "Ordinance Regulating Bidding on Public Construction Projects."
I would note that my financial decisions as mayor have often brought me into opposition with employee unions in New London. I do not, and would not, support a union position for political reasons, but I will gladly stand with unions when I believe they are advancing the right policies.
Regarding the City Council's passage of the responsible contractor ordinance, I believe building and trades unions are advancing a good policy and I believe the Day has taken a short term, rather than a long term, view of cost savings and economic growth in our city.
Low bidder rules for construction projects, without the protections that this ordinance provides, favor the success of bids that use lower quality and less trained workers. While a bid awarded may, in today's dollars, be less than a union construction bid, the buildings built are not of the same quality.
How often have we seen buildings constructed only to see them have major costly deficiencies arise within a short time frame? This requires buildings to be repaired, or outright replaced, more frequently, at great cost to city taxpayers.
A responsible contractor ordinance, combined with appropriate budgeting for routine maintenance, will lower costs to city taxpayers in the long term by building, and maintaining, better quality buildings.
I believe the Day's opposition to this ordinance is also short sighted from an economic development standpoint. The greatest form of economic empowerment for our city and state is job creation. Without this ordinance, these multi-million dollar projects often go to companies, and workers, outside our city, and often, outside our state.
When local middle-class union laborers are employed, the money expended on local construction goes back into our local economy. Local workers buy homes in New London, go to New London restaurants and shops, and participate in New London's civic and religious community. The apprenticeship program by our local trade unions affords a pathway to the middle class for young New Londoners. Providing infrastructure work to local labor is the best way to address unemployment in our region, and lift up our regional economy.
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1874 $10 Bickford Ten Dollar, Judd-1374, Pollock-1519, Low R.6, PR65 Brown PCGS....
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1874 Bickford Ten in Copper1874 $10 Bickford Ten Dollar, Judd-1374, Pollock-1519, Low R.6, PR65 Brown PCGS. The obverse depicts a bust of Liberty facing left with the legend UNITED STATES OF AMERICA above and the date below. Liberty wears a diadem inscribed with the word LIBERTY and ornamented with six stars. The weight 16.72 GRAMS, the standard of the metal 900 FINE, and the word UBIQUE are centered on the reverse. Around the periphery is the U.S. denomination DOLLARS 10 and the following international equivalents: STERLING (Pound) 2.1.1; MARKEN 41.99; KRONEN 37.31; GULDEN 20.73; and FRANCS 51.81. Struck in copper with a reeded edge.
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Judd-1374, PR65 Brown
This fascinating pattern was born out of Dana Bickford's proposal to create a coin whose value was fixed in relation to that of the world's currencies. Its adoption for circulation would have placed the international monetary system on the gold standard. Most of the specimens we have handled in the past have been gilt, but that is not the case here. The surfaces are definitely brown but have a mixture of multicolored iridescence over each side. The brown patina does little to subdue the brightness in the proof fields. Probably the most obvious pedigree identifier is a thumbprint in the left obverse field. (PCGS# 61678)
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This is a beautiful Tuscany property for Family vacations, or holidays with Friends. An indoor-outdoor pool and jacuzzi in th delightful annex, is the crowning touch on a beautifully, classic Tuscan farmhouse. The original stone Farmhouse, built in the 18th century, has been finely restored using top quality local craftsmanship, blending exquisite Italian interior design with a generous use of classic antique furniture from the owner's family. Beautiful windows frame astonishing views of Val'Orcia and of the Natural Reservation of Monte Rufeno, which begins right at the border of the 14 Hectares (35 acres) of the property.
The original part of the house is on two floors and covers about 440 square meters (4400 feet). The first floor, offers a large fully equipped kitchen, two bedrooms with a total of 5 beds, and three bathrooms. The ground floor has two additional large bedrooms, each with private bathroom, plus a small service room with one bed, and a laundry/bathroom. The ground floor also has a smaller kitchen, perfect in summer for easy access to the outside dining area under the front porch.
The "younger" part of the house, added 70 years ago, offers a double height ceiling, over an enormous living room/dining room on two levels.
In addition, an annex,10 meters from the main building and 75 sq meters large, offers a covered, heated pool that can be fully opened in the summer. The pool, fed with deep underground thermal water can be heated up to 35 C ( 95 F). Considering that San Casciano is almost 600 m altitude and swimming outside is a pleasure only for a couple of months, this is a great year around luxury, and most unusual. During the cooler months of the year a warm hydro massage is a delightful and sensual option. In the annex there is also an emergency bedroom with double bed and a bathroom.
The Casale dei Noci is located in southern Tuscany, close to both Umbria and Lazio and less then two hours drive from both Florence and Rome. It is a perfect location to explore many of the famed and most charming medieval towns and villages of central Italy, such as Montepulciano, Perugia, Gubbio, Orvieto, Siena, Montacino, etc.
Spending a week here is to be surrounded by the unspoiled beauty of the rural Tuscan landscape while partaking of some of the best food and wine of the world. Casa dei Noci is located only 4 kilometers south of the splendid and luxurious, Spa Fonteverde which is fed by the largest volume of thermal water of any spa in Italy, and has been enjoyed and acclaimed since ancient Roman times. In fact, their original baths are still visible.
The nearby small town of San Casciano dei Bagni is the closest Municipality to Casale dei Noci . Visit the small, but charming City Hall Palace, the Carabinieri Station (which guarantees very good security in the area) and a small theater which hosts a local Academy. In the old part of town there are narrow medieval streets to explore along with shops for all you may need; There you will find a wonderful butcher, Annibale, who offers to carnivores the best possible Florentine Steaks, and Elena Levi an art instructor, who owns a delightful antique furniture shop. Her husband, Roberto, is a retired movie producer. Two good restaurants make dining out a real pleasure: La Fontanella in the newest part of the village and Daniela, one of the best known restaurants in the area and a stop for celebrities that own houses nearby.
On the southern side moving from Tuscany into Lazio (the region of Rome), there is the charming village of Trevinano on the top of an impressive tufo rock , and which can be seen from the Farmhouse. The village is dominated by the Castle of the Prince Buoncompagni Ludovisi, of a Roman noble family, who once owned the whole area, including Podere Costarelle. Trevinano has only 160 inhabitants but offers two very nice restaurants; one Gianfranco (strictly local food and very simple service) in the small square in front of the Castle and the just outside the village, La Parolina, with very sophisticated cooking, and a great choice of wines.
1) We've rented many houses/condos around the world with nary a problem.
2) We were OK with the crickets, mega-wasps and scorpions in the house... after all, there were no screens on the windows.
3) The Commendable Rentals (CR) "Renters Guide" was a long time coming and turned out to be a couple of pages long with lots of missing directions/hints, etc. How to operate the pool controls? How to use the washing machine? The satellite dish? Etc.
4) The house hadn't been vacated by the owners and we weren't sure what came with the rental. For example, was the bottle of wine on the kitchen table complimentary? Were we to use the fresh produce? The closets and dressers were empty, but the pantry, bathroom toiletries, etc were still as if someone else was still living in the house. Again, no guide to explain the policies, etc.
5) The very congenial woman who met us and gave us the keys spoke no English and seemed to be a novice - when we first called to let her know we were arriving, another woman answered the phone and could not speak English. We gave up and called a second time and was successful. She was clearly the person to whom we were to direct our questions, but she was non-conversant. It seemed like we knew more Italian (ha!) than she knew English - very different.
6) The extremely-long driveway featured a several inch drop-off from the road as well as deep ruts and a washout ravine - we are hoping the rental car was not damaged by the impacts on the undercarriage. Do not rent this house without first renting an SUV. CR replied to our concerns with a comment to the effect that there had been a lot of rain and we should expect such conditions. The vegetation growing in the driveway was about a foot tall and we felt like we were off-roading in our wagon, scraping the ground for most of the long, long driveway.
7) We did have two other problems (plumbing and internet) that were rapidly fixed, but not until we contacted the CR office in the states.
8) The house is 30 minutes from a good grocery store and from the autostrada, so add an hour to any round trip north or east.
9) The town of San Casciano dei Bagni is A+++. The architecture is amazing and there is a great bakery, several dining spots and several small stores that sell housewares or foodstuffs.
10) The house is a little tired, especially since it rented for $500+ per night. It really needs some TLC. Black water dripped from the kitchen fireplace and stained the floor and hearth. The pool was not maintained in two weeks. Broken furniture sits in the yard. Very large water stains spoiled the view of the beamed ceiling. The pool building ceiling and walls were heavily spotted with mold/mildew. One couch was soaked from a leaky roof. Again, the driveway...
11) The house was very clean (the maid is scheduled for 3 hours, 3 days a week!) and located in a beautiful setting. The beds were comfy, the linens were plentiful and the dishes, etc. could have fed dozens of people in a setting - was this once a commercial event operation? Lots and lots of seating both indoors and out. A netting had been jury-rigged with cable ties to prevent children from falling over the upper floor railing but the staircases were not child friendly. Don't stay here with kids.
12) Rather than charge a security deposit, CR charges you about $100 for a damage-insurance policy... the first time ever for us.
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1 and 2: Window screens, for instance, are a particularly North American thing; they are relatively rare in Europe, and you will not find them in most country houses, particularly ones where life is (delightfully) led outdoors most of the time anyway. Italy, and this house, are lucky enough to offer this delightful advantage, and open doors and windows aim to merge the indoors and outdoors. This house is advertised as a country property with wonderful outdoor living and dining. The country is shared with the native inhabitants, who include animals, birds, and insects.
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A multi-mode stereoscopic imaging system is described. It is the first stereo system which is convertible back and forth from the auto stereo viewing mode without glasses to the binocular stereo viewing mode with glasses. It is based on micro-polarizer arrays and spatial multiplexing of images. The system consists of a stereo image component and an auto parallax barrier component. Both components use the properties of μPols. Switching from one mode to the other is accomplished manually, and electronically with the aid of a liquid crystal light valve. The system combines the benefits of auto-stereo imaging and the binocular stereo imaging of prior art techniques without their limitations.
1. A multi-mode image display system having a 3-D viewing mode for visually displaying a polarized spatially multiplexed image of a 3-D object, and a 2-D viewing mode for visually displaying selected image components of said polarized spatially multiplexed image, said multi-mode image display system comprising:
an electro-optical display device having a display surface and means for visually displaying on said display surface, a composite pixel pattern representative of a spatially multiplexed image composed of first and second spatially modulated perspective images of said object, said first spatially modulated perspective image consisting of a first pixel pattern representative of a first perspective image of said object spatially modulated according to a first spatial modulation pattern, said second spatially modulated perspective image consisting of a second pixel pattern representative of a second perspective image of said object spatially modulated according to a second spatial modulation pattern, said second spatial modulation pattern being the logical compliment pattern of said first spatial modulation pattern;
a micropolarization panel of electrically-passive construction, including first and second optically transparent patterns permanently formed therein,
said first optically transparent pattern spatially corresponding to and being spatially aligned with said first pixel pattern displayed on said display surface so as to impart a first polarization state P1 to light emanating from said first pixel pattern and passing through said first optically transparent pattern, and
said second optically transparent pattern spatially corresponding to and being spatially aligned with said second pixel pattern displayed on said display surface so as to impart a second polarization state P2 to light emanating from said second pixel pattern and passing through said second optically transparent pattern, said second polarization state P2 being different than said first polarization state P1, and
said polarized light passing through said first and second optically transparent patterns forming a polarized spatially multiplexed image for use in stereoscopic viewing said 3-D object; and
light transmission means for transmitting polarized light with both said first and second polarization states P1 and P2 from said micropolarization panel towards the eyes of the viewer during said 3-D viewing mode, and transmitting polarized light with either said first polarization state P1 or said second polarization state P2 from said micropolarization panel towards the eyes of the viewer during said 2-D viewing mode.
2. The multi-mode image display system of claim 1, wherein said first optically transparent pattern comprises a first polarization pattern which imparts said first polarization state P1 to light emanating from said first pixel pattern and passing through said first polarization pattern, and wherein said second optically pattern comprises a second polarization pattern which imparts said polarization state P2 to light emanating from said second pixel pattern and passing through said second polarization pattern.
3. The multi-mode image display system of claim 2, wherein said light transmission means comprises a polarization sheet.
4. The multi-mode image display system of claim 3, wherein said polarization sheet has either polarization state P1 or P2.
5. The multi-mode image display system of claim 4, wherein said light transmission means further comprises means for moving said polarization sheet in front of said micropolarization panel during said 2-D viewing mode, and away from said micropolarization panel during said 3-D viewing mode.
6. The multi-mode image display system of claim 1, wherein said electro-optical display device is selected from the group consisting of a CRT display device and a liquid crystal display device.
7. The multi-mode image display system of claim 1, in combination with
an optical viewing device of electrically-passive construction, having a head supportable frame within which first and second optically transparent elements are mounted,
said first optically transparent element being positionable adjacent to the left eye of a viewer, and
said second optically transparent element being positionable to the right eye of the viewer,
wherein said first optically transparent element is characterized by said first polarization state P1 so as to permit, during said 3-D viewing mode, the left eye of the viewer to view said first pixel pattern displayed on said display surface, while substantially preventing the left eye of the viewer from viewing said second pixel pattern displayed on said display surface,
wherein said second optically transparent element is characterized by said second polarization state P2 so as to permit, during said 3-D viewing mode, the right of the viewer to view said second pixel pattern displayed on said display surface while substantially preventing the right eye of the viewer from viewing said first pixel pattern displayed on said display surface, and
whereby the viewer stereoscopically views said 3-D object.
This is a Continuation of application Ser. No. 08/154,077 filed Nov. 19, 1993, now abandoned which is a Continuation application of Ser. No. 07/809,136 filed Dec. 18, 1991, U.S. Pat. No. 5,264,964.
1. Field of the Invention
This invention relates in general to the field of 3-D stereo imaging and display systems, including 3-D stereo video computer graphics displays, stereo photographic systems, 3-D movies, and 3-D stereo printers.
2. Description of Related Art
This application is identical to and replaces Applicant's Ser. No. 7/612,494, now abandoned, which was unintentionally and inadvertently abandoned. Since the invention of the stereoscope in 1847 by David Brewster man continues his quest for copying natures 3-D images instead of being content with the planar 2-D images which lack the realism due to the absence of depth cues. Realistic 3-D imaging is compatible with our stereo vision. Many techniques have been devised and developed for producing 3-D images with varying degrees of success and image qualities. These techniques generally belong to two major classes (FIG. 1a), the Auto-Stereoscopic imaging class which produces 3-D images which can be viewed freely without spectacles, and the Binocular Stereoscopic imaging class which produces 3-D images which require the viewers to wear spectacles. Each of the two classes has a group of distinct techniques that have been used in some applications. My co-pending application Ser. No. 07/536,190, now abandoned, gives an overview of these techniques, their operating principles, their advantages and disadvantages. In Ser. No. 7/536,190, I introduced a new 3-D imaging technique based on spatial multiplexing of images and micro-polarizer arrays (μPol) and pointed to its advantages over prior art techniques. It depends on the ability to manufacture the μPols which is taught in my co-pending application Ser. No. 7/536,419, now U.S. Pat. No. 5,327,285. One of the major advantages of this so called μPol imaging technique is that it can be used in a much wider application spectrum than prior techniques. Another advantage is its ability to overcome the shortcomings of prior art techniques. Many uses of the μPol technology are described in co-pending applications Ser. No. 7/561,104, U.S. Pat. No. 5,096,520; Ser. No. 7/554,743, now abandoned; Ser. No. 7/587,664, U.S. Pat. No. 5,165,013; Ser. No. 7/554,742, U.S. Pat. No. 5,121,343; Ser. No. 7/561,090, now abandoned; and Ser. No. 7/561,141, now abandoned.
This invention shows how the use of μPol technology leads to a totally new and distinct 3-D stereo imaging class which is referred to as the Multi-Mode Stereoscopic Imaging class as shown in FIG. 1b. The main feature of this class is the convertibility from one viewing mode to another. It is capable, for instance, of producing 3-D images which can be viewed with no glasses (Auto-Mode) which can then be switched by the user to the Binocular Mode of viewing with glasses. The two prior art classes have either one viewing mode or the other but never both at the same time.
The principal object of the present invention is the use of μPol technology to teach a new imaging class called the Multi-Mode Stereoscopic Imaging which is capable of producing stereo images which can be converted by the user into several viewing modes.
Another object of this invention is a multi-mode stereoscopic imaging system which combines the attractive features of the auto-stereoscopic imaging and the binocular imaging with the μPol technology advantages resulting in a superior system.
FIG. 1a illustrates the classification of prior art 3-D imaging techniques.
FIG. 1b illustrates the new classification of 3-D imaging techniques which includes the Multi-Mode Stereoscopic Imaging of the present invention.
FIG. 2 illustrates the principles of spatial multiplexing of images
FIG. 3 shows the use of micro-polarizer sheets for demultiplexing and viewing of the spatially multiplexed image.
FIG. 4 shows the components of a 3-D image using μPol technology in the form of a hard copy print.
FIGS. 5a-c show the construction of a multi-mode stereo imaging system which the user can convert from one viewing mode to another
FIG. 5d shows a cross section of a mode-convertible image which can be viewed by light transmission.
FIGS. 6a-b show cross sections illustrating the use of barrier strips to obtain the auto-stereo mode.
FIGS. 7a-b show cross sections illustrating the use of liquid crystal valve to electronically switch from the Auto-Stereo Mode to the Binocular Stereo Mode.
FIGS. 8a-d show cross sections of the construction of simple systems which have registration guides that allow the accurate insertion or removal of the auto-stereo components.
FIGS. 9a-b show cross sections of systems with ability to convert from 3-D viewing with glasses to 2-D viewing without glasses.
FIGS. 10a-b show cross sections of a user switchable viewing stereo mode, left only mode, or right only mode.
FIGS. 11a-b show cross sections of an embodiment of two different unrelated images which can be viewed in the merged mode, or switch to one image or the other mode.
The invention is based on two fundamentally new concepts combined for the first time to record and display 3-D images. They are: Spatial Multiplexing of left and right images and Micro-Polarizers. These are described in my co-pending applications: "A System For Producing 3-D Stereo Images", Ser. No. 7/536-190, and "Methods For Manufacturing Micropolarizers", Ser. No. 7/536-419. FIG. 2 illustrates the spatial multiplexing principles. The data representing the left and right images are stored in a bit map format (other formats may also be used) in left memory array 1 (L-RAM), and right memory array 2 (R-RAM) respectively. Each pixel in the array has N-bits for color and gray-scale. Using a spatial checkerboard modulator MOD 3, the left image 1 is modulated and stored in the array 5. The right image is spatially modulated using the compliment of MOD 4 to produce the compliment pattern stored in array 6. The modulated images 5 and 6 are combined (multiplexed) using a spatial multiplexer 7 and the spatially multiplexed image (SMI) is stored in the array 8. The SMI 8 shows a combined left and right images side by side on a pixel by pixel basis and therefore carries the stereo information. The flow diagram of FIG. 2 is an algorithm to produce the SMI which can be implemented either in hardware or in software. In FIGS. 3a-b the SMI 8 is combined with a spatial demultiplexer 9, a micropolarizer, μPol sheet described in applications Ser. Nos. 7/536-190, and 7/536-419 and a polarization decoder 10, a pair of spectacles with polarization states P1 and P2. The SMI and the μPol arrays 9 which have the same period are aligned such that the left pixels in the SMI illuminate the P2 cells in the μPol array and the right pixels illuminate the P1 cells. Thus, the left pixels become P2 polarized and the right pixels become P1 polarized. Because of the discriminating ability of the polarized eye glasses, the left eye which has a P2 polarizer can seen only the P2-polarized left pixels, and the right eye which has a P1 polarizer can see only the P1-polarized right pixels. To achieve the 3-D stereo sensation the human brain fuses the left and right images in the same manner it deals with natural 3-D scenes. FIG. 1c shows that the SMI 8 may also be placed top of the μPol. Choosing between the configurations of FIG. 3b and FIG. 3c depends on how the SMI is illuminated, and whether the transmissive mode or reflective mode of display is used; see Ser. No. 536-190. The SMI may produced by a video display system such as CRT or liquid crystal display, or recorded on a paper from printers or photographic systems.
FIGS. 4a and 4 b show the construction of a hardcopy. It comprises two sheets 11 and 12 laminated together to produce the output print 16. The first sheet 11 is a μPol 9 on which the SMI 8 is printed after proper alignment is ensured. The second sheet 12 consists of regular paper 13, coated with aluminum or silver flakes 14 and a clear adhesive layer 15. The aluminum or silver layer is needed to preserve the polarization and maximize the brightness. If paper only was used in 13, the polarized light striking its surface becomes depolarized and as it emerges from the μPol layer its brightness is reduced by at least 50%. FlG. 4 c shows another simpler embodiment which eliminates the sheet 12 but achieves the same result by directly coating the back of the μPol 9 with a silver or aluminum film 14.
There are two classes of polarizer polymers; the absorptive class such as polyvinyl alcohol, PVA, and the reflective class such as cholesteric liquid crystal silicone, CLCS (see Robert Maurer et al, Society of Information Display SID 90 Digest, p. 110, 1990, and Martin Schadt, and Jurg Funfschilling, SID 90 Digest, p. 324, 1990). The absorptive class converts unpolarized light to linearly polarized light of state P1 by absorbing the orthogonal state P2. This absorbed light energy is converted to heat and is lost for ever. The polyvinyl alcohol, PVA, used to construct the μPols in Ser. No. 7/536-190, and Ser. No. 7/536-419 belongs to the absorptive class. Hard copies based on the absorptive class, in general, lose at least 50% of the illuminating light. The second polarizer class, reflective class, separates the incident unpolarized light into two circularly polarized states P1 and P2, one state P1 is transmitted and the other state P2 is reflected. In this case no light energy is lost to heat and therefore it is possible to convert 100% of the incident light into polarized light with the desired state of polarization. This is done by coating a sheet of CLCS with a reflective metallic film on one side, and illuminating it on the other side with unpolarized light. 50% of this light is reflected as P1, and the other 50% is transmitted as P2. This P2 light is then reflected by the metallic layer and converted into P1 (it is well known in the field of optics that a circularly polarized light of one state is converted to the orthogonal state as a result of reflection), thus all the incident light is converted to polarized light of state P1. This reflective class of polarizers when used to fabricate μΠoλσ, provides at least a factor of 2 brighter 3-D stereo images than the absorptive class.
The binocular stereo image in FIG. 5a is identical in construction to that of FIG. 4 except the SMI 8 and the μPol 9 are made of strips (linear array instead of 2-D array of pixels). The strip width, Ws, can be as small as 25 microns for photographs, or in the range of 100 to 250 microns for video displays. This system, FIG. 5a, is changed into a convertible multi-mode stereo imaging system by adding a second μPol 18 laminated to a clear substrate 17(polyester, acetate, or glass), and a third μPol 19 as shown in FIG. 5b. The μPol 18 and substrate 17 are fixed to the first μPol 9, whereas, μPol 19 is movable sideways (left and right) by means of a manual or electronic actuator. The spatial periods of μPol arrays 18 and 19 are identical and are twice the period of μPol 9. In FIG. 5b, μPol 19 is moved until the its polarization P1 regions overlap the P1 regions of μPol 18 and its the P2 regions overlap the P2 regions of μPol 18. In this position of μPol 19, and at an appropriate viewing distance Dv, the μPols 18 and 19 are transparent and the system remains in the binocular mode and eye glasses are still needed to view the image. However, by moving the μPol 19 until its P1 regions overlap the P2 regions of μPol 18, and its P2 regions overlap the P1 regions of μPol 18, the system is switched into the auto-mode and the image can be viewed without eye glasses. This is because of the parallax barrier created in the regions 21 where the different polarization states overlap. To achieve this auto mode, the thickness D of the substrate 17 is designed according to the following relation (S. H. Kaplan, Theory of Parallax Barrier, J. SMPTE, Vol. 59, 11-21, July 1952):
where De is the inter-pupil distance which is on the average 65 mm. For Ws=100 micron, and Dv=40 cm, D=600 micron. At this distance there exist viewing zones where all rays 22 emanating from the right pixels are viewed only by the right eye 24 and all rays 23 emanating from the left pixels are viewed only by the left eye 25. This is the condition of stereoscopic vision, and no spectacles are needed. Thus one is able to switch between the binocular viewing mode in FIG. 5b to the auto viewing mode in FIG. 5c. FIG. 5d shows another embodiment of the invention, a convertible multi-mode stereo system which is back lit by means of a light source 26. In this case the backing 12 is not needed, the SMI is a transparency, and the auto-mode components 17, 18, and 19 are moved in the back facing the light source 26. In FIG. 5d, μPol 19 is shown once again positioned so that its P1 and P2 regions form barriers (opaque regions) with the P1 and P2 regions of μPol 18. The rays 22 emerging from the clear regions between the barriers, illuminate the right pixels and strike only the right eye 24, meanwhile, the rays 23 emerging from the clear regions, illuminate the left pixels and strike only the left eye 25.
The advantage of the binocular mode is the absence of the discrete viewing zones and the absence of viewing distance restrictions, but it requires polarized eye glasses. On the other hand, the auto mode does not require eye glasses but has discrete viewing zones and specific viewing distances to see stereo. Depending on the application, the ability to switch between the two modes could be desirable. Note, that prior art techniques do not posses the ability to switch between two modes, and for this reason, this invention is considered a new imaging class as illustrated by the classification of FIG. 1b. This new class combines the good features of both prior art stereo imaging classes.
Another embodiment shown in FIGS. 6a-b achieves the auto-stereo mode by using a film 27 which has opaque regions 28 (barriers) and clear regions 29. In order to convert to the binocular mode, the film 27 is peeled away, but kept attached at the edges so that it can be placed again (remains registered) to switch back to the auto viewing mode.
Electronic switching between auto and binocular stereo modes can be achieved by means of liquid crystal light valve in the system shown in FIGS. 7a and 7 b representing the reflective and transmissive configurations respectively. The light valve is made of a 10-20 micron layer 30 of a twisted nematic liquid crystal sandwiched between two identical μPols 34, 35, coated respectively with transparent electrodes 32 and 31 (1000 angstrom indium-tin-oxide), connected to a voltage source 33. The binocular viewing mode is obtained when the applied voltage is zero, keeping regions 37 transparent, allowing polarized light to be transmitted to the eye. Regions 36 which always remain transparent, also transmit polarized light. To switch to the auto mode, a 5 to 10 volt signal is applied to exceed a switching threshold. This alters the birefringent property of the liquid crystal so that it rotates the polarization of light by 90 degrees. Now the regions 37 are switched to the opaque state, and a parallax barrier produces the auto viewing mode.
In FIGS. 8a-d, cross sections of manual embodiments are shown for achieving convertibility from the binocular mode to the auto mode and vice versa. The removable auto component 39 is a laminate of the substrate 17, the second μPol 18 and the third μPol 19, and the image component 38 is a laminate of the SMI 8, the first μPol 9, and the reflective backing 12 (needed only in reflective viewing ). In FIG. 8a, the auto component 39 also has four cylindrical registration pins 40, 250 micron in diameter, and component 41 has 4 circular registration holes. Through the insertion of pins 40 in holes 41, the two components are attached to each other in a perfect registration and conversion to the auto mode is complete as shown in FIG. 8b. To switch back to the binocular mode, the two components are once again detached. In FIGS. 8c and 8 d, the same result is achieved by using a registration frame 42 attached to the image component 38. Conversion to the auto mode is completed by inserting component 39 into the frame 42 and in contact with the image component 38.
In FIG. 9, an embodiment is shown which makes it possible to convert the image from the 3-D binocular stereo mode to a flat 2-D that can viewed without glasses. A sheet polarizer 43 with a polarization state P1 is attached to the SMI film through a flexible section 44. When the polarizer 43 is in the back, FIG. 9a, the image is in the stereo mode. When the polarizer 43 is moved in front, FIG. 9b, the image is switched to the 2-D mode. In this case only the right pixels are viewed, while the left pixels covered with the P2 regions of μPol 9 are rendered opaque by means of the P1 polarizer 43.
There are applications in which the users want to convert from the stereo mode to view either the left scene or the right scene, such an option is achievable by the system shown in FIG. 10. This system is essentially the same as that of FIG. 9 except that μPol 9 is allowed to have lateral motion by means of the actuator 20. The configuration of FIG. 10a with polarizer 43 in the back, is the stereo mode. It is then converted to the 2-D mode as in FIG. 10b by moving the polarizer to the front. Since transmission takes place only through the P1 regions, it is possible to switch from viewing the right scene
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" I like Metal Gear and I have a PSP. But I do not want to play the former with the latter. "
" I like Metal Gear and I have a PSP. But I do not want to play the former with the latter. "
Any chance of this coming out on the PS2?
I'm getting this with the Big Boss Bundle later this year.
Who are the voices of the giant mechs?
Having never played portable ops, how in gods name did that or will this make sense in the fiction. I mean, I know it's all about outer heaven and such, but you have multi-snakes. Is that just ignored in the story or what?
i'm gonna be broke in summer thanks to this
I couldn't ask for a better trailer!
I hope that they make it different to Portable Ops, although I loved Portable Ops it didnt feel like the Metal Gear that I had come to love.
looks like the most well thought out gameplay-wise since mgs3. \
i like how they threw up the handsign for peace but it also means 2 which may reference the cool co-op focus- for which this game has some of the best and clever implementation of co-op i have ever seen.
I can't believe the man who wrote The Watchmen movie and the first two X-Men movies is still doing voice acting in video games.
I riked it, Kojima.
Yeah. Huey most likely is etheir Otacons: Father or Grandfather.
"Huey is probably Otacons dad or something. And that one guy looked like Wesker. "I believe that IS Otacon's dad, and the dude with sunglasses is Master Miller.
Does Kojima even think he's being serious anymore?
Oh man! Oh god! Oh man! Oh god!
I can't wait for the game!
I like Metal Gear and I have a PSP. But I do not want to play the former with the latter.
Huey is probably Otacons dad or something.
And that one guy looked like Wesker.
It'll probably be awesome but I wish it was a PS3 release.
Tactical Espionage Operations
HOLY!!! I thought strangelove was supposedly a duder, but! shes sum hot-ass girl!
awesome trailer. I like Big Boss better than Solid Snake, cus he's a bamf. and i think this one will be based on the Cuban Missile crisis. sucks its for PSP
i would totally buy this, if i could play this on my ps3...
also, Otacon's father?
Damnit why do they have to make such epic trailers!
I had no interest in this really until now. Although I have played every MG except the card games since MGS1.
But why PSP? I hope they drop that platform after this game and make straight PS3 games.
Hmmm... Repeating imagery of fingers poking parts of the screen = Hideo's secret announcement of iPhone / iPad versions!!!
Internet speculation GO GO GO!
I am looking forward to this game being not so good.
At the same time, I'll be very pleasantly surprised if this game is actually any good.
Why isn't this on PS3!?
I like how Metal Gears are huge deals in the '90s and even by 2005, yet in the '70s there are multiple MGs that are substantially larger than even Rex.
I love MGS, but honestly, this whole "bigger and better" mentality makes NO sense in the context of a prequel.
I kind of hate how they show you what the game could have looked like right before you see how shit it looks on the psp. ps2 port please.
" Wait, so is Huey suppose to be Otacon? "My guess is it's Otacon's father. Otacon states in the original Metal Gear Solid that his father was born on the day the US dropped the atomic bomb on Hiroshima, so I guess in terms of timescale that would make Otacon's father around 30 at the time of the events of Peace Walker.
This looks really cool, they need to make this playable on the PS3 as a PSN game, then I'm there.
I LOVE my PSP ! ...but I still kinda wish this game were a full-on PS3 title !
i want to get a psp for this, but I know the psp2 is so close to being announced.
" I want to play this. I don't want a PSP. Hmm. "Same here. Looks decent. I'm not a mobile gamer. Not buying a PSP. This is such a fucking tease too!
Kojima knows how to rape my wallet for cash.
As they were doing rollcall (Chico.... really?) I was waiting for them all to get into their vehicles and create Voltron.
" Wait, so is Huey suppose to be Otacon? "I guess, same voice actor and everything. Well that's...wierd.
Between this and red dead redemption the wait is killing me,I cant wait!!!!
" I want to play this. I don't want a PSP. Hmm. "Completely sums up my feelings. Perhaps there will be a PS2 port (that isn't crappy) later on? One could only hope...
Wow that is such a cool trailer.
" Actually, I felt like the story gap between MGS3 and Metal Gear 1 was pretty huge. It's a long way to go from fighting The Boss to establishing Outer Heaven. Portable Ops covers some ground, but it's practically a side story. Also, while there is pretty clearly a post-Shagohod vehicle there is also something that looks like a Metal Gear. We don't know much about the story yet, but the fundamental premise of Metal Gear 1 was that Big Boss owned a Metal Gear. He has to get it sometime, and it looks like this game is going to encompass that entire time period. "I'm sure the story here will explain a lot of the issues, I feel it's very forced and don't understand why we need to see these events.
Wait, so is Huey suppose to be Otacon?
" As much as MGS3 was my favourite Metal Gear game, and one of my favourite games ever.. I have to scratch my head at the logic here. The whole story seems to contradict MGS3, which went out of its way to explain that the Shagohod wasn't a Metal Gear and that they went with that project instead of building Metal Gear Rex. Yet now these "Metal Gears" seem to be based on the Shagohod. Not to mention the fact that MGS3 more or less completely tied up Big Bosses character. I see a lot of people complaining whenever we see a new Halo or Final Fantasy game, but this is the very definition of an unncessary sequel. It adds nothing to the story, messes with the continiuity and only raises further questions. "Actually, I felt like the story gap between MGS3 and Metal Gear 1 was pretty huge. It's a long way to go from fighting The Boss to establishing Outer Heaven. Portable Ops covers some ground, but it's practically a side story.
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When, on 30 June 2003, my father died after several years of quite unexpected stroke-induced blindness (utterly without precedent in our family history, so far as I know), the words of a hymn that had never particularly been among my favorites kept recurring to my mind:
Abide with me; fast falls the eventide.
The darkness deepens; Lord, with me abide.
When other helpers fail and comforts flee,
Help of the helpless, oh, abide with me.
Swift to its close ebbs out life's little day.
Earth's joys grow dim, its glories pass away.
Change and decay in all around I see.
O, Thou who changest not, abide with me.
On 11 April 2005, not quite two years later, my brother and I had to make the extraordinarily painful decision to withdraw life support from our mother. We were told that she might require twenty-four to forty-eight hours to pass away, but, mercifully, she was gone within perhaps twenty minutes – which seemed, incidentally, to justify our decision. Curiously, as she breathed her very last, a piano instrumental version of "Abide with Me" was being piped into the room via the hospital's sound system.
Change and decay – and, frankly, death – have been much on my mind of late.
My brother's sudden passing on 23 March is probably a sufficient explanation for that. But Richard Cracroft's recent death has brought it to the fore again. One after another, revered mentors of mine, people who have played pivotal roles in my life, good and admired friends, have departed this world during the past few years: Truman Madsen, Hugh Nibley, Arthur Henry King, Davis Bitton, and others.
It's impossible not to feel melancholy about these departures, and impossible (for me, anyway) not to think of a couple of quatrains from Edward FitzGerald's marvelous nineteenth-century recreation of the "Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyam":
We are no other than a moving row
Of Magic Shadow-shapes that come and go
Round with the Sun-illumin'd Lantern held
In Midnight by the Master of the Show;
But helpless Pieces of the Game He plays
Upon this Chequer-board of Nights and Days;
Hither and thither moves, and checks, and slays,
And one by one back in the Closet lays.
Among these revered teachers is R. Douglas Phillips, very recently departed.
My wife and I were in a plane returning from Istanbul on the day of his funeral two weeks ago, and we deeply regret the fact that we were obliged to miss it. Doug Phillips was an important and influential teacher to us both.
He was, in several classes (e.g., on classical mythology, and on the Greek text of Thucydides), my guide into the world of classical antiquity. Here's one anecdote from my studies with him, which is still – alas — very vivid in my memory:
It was a class on Greek lyric poetry. At home the night before, I was preparing my readings for the next day.
But one of the poems was astonishingly, stunningly, obscene.
I was shocked that Doug Phillips, of all people, would assign that particular poem at BYU, of all places. Still, I proceeded to work through it, dutifully looking up every obscure word and getting ready, if called upon, to translate it. I was certain that, when he had realized his rather embarrassing mistake, Doug would pass over the poem in silence. We certainly wouldn't be translating this particular item.
But I was wrong. And, of course — naturally, predictably — he called upon me to do the translating.
"Are you sure?" I asked.
"Yes," he replied. "Of course."
"Alright," I said, feeling extremely awkward.
And so I began.
"What??????" he burst out, when I'd scarcely finished the opening line.
It turned out that I'd made a crucial interpretive error in that very first line. The poem wasn't obscene at all. Not even remotely. It had absolutely nothing to do with the subject I'd mistakenly read into it. (What does this all say about me?) The trouble was that, once I'd begun down the false path that I'd inadvertently chosen, it all actually made reasonable sense. Everything in it could be read . . . well, obscenely.
It was a mortifying experience. Fortunately, though, the class was tiny, and all male. And, fortunately, I've forgotten the specific poem that I so badly misinterpreted. The rest remains crystal clear — especially the deep, awful embarrassment — but, for some reason, I can remember neither the text nor the name of the poet.
Doug served afterwards as the first president of the Greece Athens Mission, opening that country up in 1990. He'd served his own mission in Japan, and had spent substantial additional time there as, among other things, a translator and interpreter. He'd also studied in Tübingen and in Göttingen, and had married a German. But, although his Greek (from Homeric through Attic or classical to koiné) was excellent, it was the Greek of an antiquarian. He later told me of going around Athens, soon after his arrival, with a modern dictionary, constructing sentences according to the rules of ancient syntax that he pronounced in the accent of a university-trained classicist, until, finally, a girl behind a shop counter, doubled up with laughter, begged him to stop. It was, she said, just too funny!
Doug Phillips was a kind, humane, and gentle man. (Once, after I'd joined him on the BYU faculty, he had to drive me from the faculty parking lot to get gas for my car: My gas gauge had evidently broken, and it still showed "full." But it wasn't. I seem to have had an unusual number of such incompetent misadventures around Doug.) His last years were, I understand, very difficult, but now he's far beyond that, and – in contrast to FitzGerald's/Khayyam's discouraging view of human doom — he's victorious:
και ο καιρος της εμης αναλυσεως εφεστηκεν
τον αγωνα τον καλον ηγωνισμαι τον δρομον τετελεκα την πιστιν τετηρηκα
λοιπον αποκειται μοι ο της δικαιοσυνης στεφανος ον αποδωσει μοι ο κυριος εν εκεινη τη ημερα ο δικαιος κριτης ου μονον δε εμοι αλλα και πασιν τοις ηγαπηκοσιν την επιφανειαν αυτου
(2 Timothy 4:6b-8)


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Shrimp Risotto With Rice
4 Sep 2010
|Wild rice
|1⁄2 Cup (8 tbs)
|1 Teaspoon
|Boiling water
|3 Cup (48 tbs)
|1⁄4 Cup (4 tbs)
|Green pepper
|1 Large, diced
|Fresh mushrooms
|1⁄2 Pound, sliced
|Slivered pimento
|1⁄2 Cup (8 tbs)
|Cooked shrimp
|1 1⁄2 Pound
|1⁄2 Teaspoon
|1⁄8 Teaspoon
|1 Dash
|Lemon juice
|2 Tablespoon
|1 Tablespoon
|Lemon wedges
Rinse wild rice in a sieve under cold running water until water is clear.
Cook rice with salt in boiling water, keeping at a slow boil, until each grain is split and fluffy, about 30 minutes.
Drain well but do not stir or run under water.
Cover the pan with a folded towel until ready to use the rice.
Melt 1/4 cup butter in large heavy skillet.
Add green pepper and cook gently until it is tender.
Add mushrooms and continue cooking gently for 5 minutes.
Add rice, pimento and shrimp.
Season with salt, pepper, Tabasco and lemon juice and stir gently.
Top with 1 tbsp.butter and let heat over lowest heat 10 minutes
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Hear Ye the Voice of the Goddess
How do you see the Goddess? The Divine Feminine spoken of in Wicca and other Pagan religions? Monolithic woman, the essence of femaleness, the open-armed Mother?I relate better to male Gods, but I recently had an experience that reminded me of how I found the Goddess so many years ago. Not her name, or stories. Not Pagan literature, but her bright spirit. It was through a specific type of music.There used to be this alternative rock station in Atlanta called 99X. Once I achieved some … [Read more...]
The Egg and Mary Magdalen
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If you have always wanted to learn how to play the guitar, but are never able to find the time for lessons, you will want to mark down 9:30 a.m.-noon, April 28, on your calendar. That's when Rock Valley College (RVC) brings in Craig Coffman to teach his very popular class, "Instant Guitar for Hopelessly Busy Adults and Teens."
This one-time class will teach the basics about playing chords on the guitar so you can start having fun right away playing your favorite songs.
You don't need to know anything at all about music or the guitar to attend the class. The class is designed for the absolute beginner. No one will be put "on the spot" or embarrassed. If you have the desire and the motivation to practice, you can learn this instrument. The emphasis is on learning for your own enjoyment and having fun.
A second class, "How to Play Guitar By Ear," is also being offered the same day, 1-3:30 p.m., April 28. This class builds on the information taught in the first class and teaches students how to play without the use of any written materials at all. A special discount is also offered to students who sign up for both guitar classes.
Register online at www.rockvalleycollege.edu/ceonline. For more information, call RVC Community Education at (815) 921-3900.
Students should bring their own acoustic guitars to the classes.
Posted April 25, 2012


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