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There are plenty of other times when I seriously disagree with Blizzard (unleash the Fel Cannons on me, go ahead) that I am outside. I understand why I can't use Entangling Roots unless I am outside from reading "The Well of Eternity" by Richard A. Knaack (which I highly recommend by the way). Old skool lore FTW! Malfurion, the first Druid, had to call upon the trees of the forest and I imagine other portions of nature to do his bidding (more like ask the tree's permission to use their loose leaves to shred demons), thus the reason Druids go over to tree-houses for a spot of
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this guys looks pretty cool actually. Ide love too see this one with some fancy looking chineas textures and patterns. If i where you ide try too use a hard brush and paint some nice crispy edges too make the image more infocus and sharp.
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so i dont want to add the out lines so i should just shade it dark along the edges? and no shading along light shines edges..??
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shading is an art in its own but once you crack it youve got it for life.
I was actualy using a method today which i like to call hardsoft. Basicaly under sunlight for example, hard shadows are shadow areas created by objects blocking the sun from another object. I tend to do these first and these create excellant sence of depth in your piece. Next you have soft which is created by round objects that gradient the shodow over a surface. In actual fact the shadow is still hard but its hard at such a small scale and over such a relativly large surface that it gives the illusion of blending seemlesly with each shade. The sharper the edge the harder the shadow. Basic things realy that ive made to sound amazing but there realy simple stuff to learn. Using both these styles together should work well. It does for me.
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How is the competition going at back-up running back
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SO I have decided that I want to rediscover my drawing skills. I have been focusing on many other areas for a long time, mainly for the money making. I spent the day sketching recently and realised how much I enjoyed myself and how long it had been since I had done it.
Anyway here are some of my old sketches.
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Random sketches I found on my hardrive.
Some concept pictures I did for indie games.
A birthday Card I made for a friend.
I have just got a tablet from Wacom that I am messing about with so I should have a few sketches to show from that soon. I still favour penciles at the moment though. Unfortunatly my old scanner isn't compatible with Window 7, so now I need to get a new one in order to post my pencil drawing.
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Sinaia Monastery
Sinaia Monastery was founded in 1690 by Mihai Cantacuzino (1650-1716), who was inspired to build it by a pilgrimage with his family to Mount Sinai, where he saw the fourth century St Catherine's Monastery. It took five years to build. It was badly damaged in the 1730s by invading Turks. The monastery didn't reopen until the nineteenth century, and it wasn't fully restored until the twentieth century.
Highlights of the monastery complex include the Great Church built in 1842-6, the Bell Tower built in 1892, the Old Church built in 1695, and the museum.
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The Economat
The original Economat building was quite small, but it was rebuilt in German Renaissance style between 1908 and 1909. It hosted the members of the royal court, whenever the royal family visited Sinaia.
Nowadays, like the other buildings annexed to Peles Castle, it is used as a hotel.
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Pelisor Castle
Next to its grand neighbour, Peles Castle, Pelisor Castle seems like a rather modest home for royalty: more a large country house, than a castle. Nevertheless, it is still interesting to look around inside. Its exterior is rather ugly as its eclectic architectural style makes it look like a cross between a French chateau and an English mock-Tudor mansion.
Pelisor Castle was built between 1899-1903 by order of King Carol I for the future King Ferdinand and Queen Maria. Until the completion of the castle the young couple lived in Foisor castle. The castle reflects the personal style of Queen Maria. The walls of the reception room are covered with oak. The gilded sculpted wood design of the Golden Room as well as the design of the working cabinet was created by the queen herself. The thistle which is the floral emblem of Scotland and reminder of her birthplace is also present on the wall of the Golden Room. The royal offspring spent their childhood in this castle: the future King Carol, Queen Mary of Yugoslavia, Queen Elizabeth of Greece and Prince Nicolae.
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Peles Castle
Peles Castle is one of those fairy tale castles that you occasionally come across in the countryside of Eastern Europe which were built more to indulge the fantasies of royalty then for any defensive purposes. Completed in 1883, Peles Castle was built as the summer residence of the Romanian royal family, by King Carol I (1866-1914) and today it is a national monument and museum.
Several other buildings, annexed to the castle, are worth visiting, including Pelisor Castle, The Guard's Chambers, the Foisor Hunting Lodge, the Stables and the Sipot Villa. Until the completion of Peles Castle, the royal couple lived in the adjoining hunting lodge. Peles Castle was the first European castle to be entirely lit by electricity.
It is well worth taking the guided tour inside the castle where there are spectacularly lavish furnishings, wood panelled walls, stained glass windows, chandeliers and works of art.
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- Historical Travel
- Castles and Palaces
Go hiking!
To really experience the beauty of Bucegi mountains you must do some hiking! The mountain trails are marked with colored signs, so it is hard to get lost if you follow the trail and the signs.
All the areas are also patrolled by the mountain rescue teams. There are also many mountain huts that offer food and accommodation, so they can be used if one is planning a longer journey.
- Mountain Climbing
- Hiking and Walking
Franz Joseph Cliffs and Saint Anne Cliffs
Franz Joseph Cliffs are located near the Sheepfold Meadow, just outside Sinaia. There are stairs and railings that help you climb up on top on them. On a sunny day you can see a large part of the upper Prahova River Valley. The cliffs are considered a belvedere place.
If you decide to go to the Saint Anne Cliffs instead, you will notice a small clearing at its base. The grotto was a former shelter for a hermit. You can see traces of the icons painted on the rocky wall at one point in time. The cliff is located at the crossroads between the road that goes at Cota 1400 and the road that goes to Sheepfold Meadow. If you get here, don't stop. Move on and hike to Cota 1400. The hike is fun, relatively easy and you will be rewarded with beautiful views of Sinaia valley and the city.
George Enescu House
George Enescu, one of the greatest Romanian composers of all times, was a favorite of Queen Elisabeta. She noticed Enescu's talent and offered him a room inside Peles Castle where he could study and compose his music. Peles Castle become the place where Enescu made his name well known all over the world through his creations. He loved Sinaia so much that he decided to build a house here by using all the money he earned during his first tour in the USA . The house construction started in 1923 and ended in 1926. Enescu decided to call his house "Vila Luminis" The house became the place where he came to rest as often as he could.
The political events that took place in Romania in 1946 forced Enescu to leave the country after a very brief stop at his mother's grave. He was never able to come back to Romania and he lived the rest of his life in Paris.
In 1947 Enescu decided to donate his house to the Romanian Cultural Ministry to be used as a retreat for all the artists that needed some rest.
The house is a museum today and it can be visited by anybody. I have pictures of it taken on sunny days, I just need to find them and load them up. I found one with his piano, but the rest of the pictures taken that day did not turn out too good since it was raining and foggy outside.
In the main room of the house you can see the original "Ibach" piano that Enescu used to play and compose his pieces at.
He was often heard saying: "I love the gift that was given to me and that helps me compose my music. There is no grater happiness that somebody can have in this world! If the number of my compositions is not too large, is because I wanted to give each piece all the best there is to give."
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- Historical Travel
The Old Sinaia Train Station
The Old Sinaia Train Station was built in 1913 by the Demeter Cartner Company, and it was reserved exclusively for the Royal Family and its guests at Peles Castle. It is located about 500 meters away from the newly build train station, the one that serves as a main train station of Sinaia today.
On the station platform there is a memorial plate that is marking the spot where Prime Minister Ion Duca was assassinated by the Iron Guard in 1933. I have a picture of this plate somewhere in my many picture files. I just need to find the time to look for it :)
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Sinaia Monastery
Sinaia Monastery was founded by Prince Mihai Cantacuzino in 1695 and named after the great Sinai Monastery on Mount Sinai.
The monastery consists of two courtyards surrounded by low buildings. In the centre of each courtyard there is a small church built in the Byzantine style. One of them - "Biserica Veche" (The Old Church) - dates from 1695, while the more recent "Biserica Mare" (The Great Church) was built in 1846.
If you have time, go inside and ask the monks to show you the collection of valuable jewelry belonging to the Cantacuzino family. You can also see the earliest Romanian translation of the Bible, dated 1668.
All the paintings inside the church are painted on gold mosaic by the Danish painter Aage Exner. The main paintings show 5 people: Iosif Gheorghian (he is the one who opened in 1903 the new building), King Carol I (1866—1914) dressed as an officer and with his right hand upon a rock pillar missing a piece as a symbol of the missing Romanian territories at that time (Bucovina, Basarabia and Transylvania), Queen Elisabeta (known in the literary world as Carmen Silva), Princess Maria (queen's only child who died at an early age) and Mihail Cantacuzino (builder of the old church).
The Bell Tower was added to the church during the leadership of Nifon Popescu (1888-1909). It was finished in 1892. The bell weights 1700kg and it was brought from the Coltea Tower in Bucharest.
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Peles Castle
Peles Castle is considered one of the most beautiful castles in Europe. The castle location was chosen by the German prince Carol I de Hohenzollern (he became the king). This is also the place where he died in 1914.
Peles Castle was the first European castle entirely lit by electrical current. This was possible because electricity was produced by its own electrical plant which was located on the bank of Peles creek.
The castle construction began in 1873 under the direct order of the Viennese architect Wilhem Doderer and was continued in 1876 by his assistant, Johann Schultz de Lemberg. Work was put on hold during 1877-1879 because of the war. This is the reason for which the castle was inaugurated only on October 7, 1883.
Several other buildings, annexed to the castle, were built simultaneously: The Guard's Chambers, The Economat Building, The Foisor Hunting House, The Royal Stables, and the Electrical Power Plant. The Sipot Villa was constructed later. This would serve as the work site of architect Karel Liman. Liman would later supervise the building of Pelisor (1889-1903, the future residence of King Ferdinand and Queen Mary of Romania), as well as of the King's Ferdinand Vila in the Royal Sheepfold Meadow.
The castle was built in wood, stone, bricks and marble and has more than 160 rooms. Several styles can be seen around the castle: German Renaissance, Italian Renaissance, Gothic, German Baroque and French Rococo.
Peles is surrounded by seven terraces decorated with statues, stone-made-wells, ornamental vases and Carara marble. An abundance of wooden decoration was used, both for the exterior and for the interior of the castle, which confers a very special quality to the building.
My favorite rooms in the castle are: the Big Armory Room, the small Armory Room, the Florentine Room, the Reception Room (where paintings and wooden sculptures depicting 16 castles of the Hohenzollerns are exhibited), the Moresque Room, The French Room, the Turkish Room, the Council Room, the Concert Room as well as the Imperial Suite.
You will also see a large collection of ceramics, gold and silver plates, Murano crystal chandeliers, ebony and ivory sculptures.
Peles Castle is also the home of one of the most important and most valuable painting collections in Europe, almost 2.000 pieces.
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Pelisor Castle (Little Peles)
Pelisor Castle is almost adjacent to Peles Castle. King Ferdinand, who succeeded Carol I, intended to use Peles Castle as a summer residence. Supposedly he found Peles too big and overwhelming, so he commissioned the smaller, art-nouveau style, Pelisor Castle. Pelisor's 70 rooms feature a unique collection of turn-of-the century Viennese furniture and Tiffany and Lalique glassware.
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Sinaia Monastery exterior frescoes
Though you'll miss at present the beauty in the frescoes in the interior (the Old Church was closed for restoration), the exterior ones don't lack in beauty: Scenes from the Last Judgement (frequent in Romanian Monasteries), Assumption of Mary, scenes from Christ's life, Apostles and on the top young Christ as Pantocrator.
Sinaia Monastery: The Old Church
The Old Church built in 1695, was closed for restoration during our visit. Neverthless the exterior frescoes are impressive and a fine introdustion to the painted monasteries in Bucovina. You can have a partial glimpse to the frescoes in the interior by looking through the windows.
The original painting is made by Pârvu Mutu and restored for the first time in 1795.
The Bell Tower
While entering the monastery one of the first sights apart from the new church is the imposing bell tower finished in 1892.
The bell weights 1700kg and it was brought from the Colþea Tower in Bucharest.
Sinaia Monastery: Some history
Sinaia Monastery was founded in 1690 by Prince Mihai Cantacuzino after he returned from a pilgrimage to Mount Sinai and took 5 years to built. It was partialy destroyed during Russo–Turkish War (1735–1739) and desserted. Only in mid 19th century it started fuctioning again as monastic estate but only in mid 20th century the buildings were restored by the Romanian Patriach Justinian
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|Global issues of environment, security and development have never been so important. A long war on terror with no end in sight, ongoing structural economic inequalities on a global scale, and the threat of climate change have brought questions of Western interventionary practices, neoliberalism and environmental sustainability to the fore. The MA in Environment, Society and Development is designed to enable students to synthesize both theoretical and practical concerns in bringing critical thinking to these vital challenges. The programme involves engagement with a number of core areas in critical human geography, including issues of geopolitics, development and political ecology, and exposes students to global concerns that encompass a complex and dynamic mesh of environmental, social and economic processes.
|Running through the MA is an overarching aim to impart understanding of how different philosophical and ideological approaches to environment-society relations influence policy formulation and implementation. In this context, our hope is to empower students to become critically informed by, and ethically engaged with, the various geopolitical, social, economic and environmental processes that shape the world in which we live. The practical emphasis of the MA is reflected in a field-based learning module in Bosnia and Herzegovina, where students intersect with the development work of UN agencies, and range of CSOs and NGOs. In connecting with the work of UN agencies like the United Nations Development Programme, a key challenge for students involves thinking through the scalar nature of all forms of development, in which initiatives on the ground are framed by broader geopolitical, economic and institutional structures that both enable and hinder development in complex ways.
The MA in ESD class of 2013 during fieldwork in Mostar, Herzegovina
The MA in ESD class of 2012 on fieldwork in Sarajevo, Bosnia
The programme will prepare students for a range of workplaces including government departments, non-governmental organizations, planning and environmental management agencies and specialist research and policy institutes. The transferable and problem-solving skills gained from the field-based learning practices embedded in all modules are a particular strength for graduates. Each year, students gain vital experience working on the ground in Bosnia and Herzegovina with a variety of international development practitioners and local community leaders. Since its inception, the programme has had ICOS and other international students from a range of countries, including Ethiopia, Germany, Italy, Malawi, Norway, Russia, Sri Lanka, UAE, UK, USA and Vietnam. Many have gone on to work in NGOs and UN agencies and, in addition, to pursue PhD research in leading Geography Departments across the world. In terms of a critical human geography Masters, the depth and breadth of the programme puts students in a very strong position in applying for PhDs, and post-MA we strongly encourage applications, internationally, nationally and here at NUI Galway, where Geography has strong research clusters in
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Dr Edward Herring, Prof. David Harvey and Dr John Morrissey launch the Neil Smith Award
The Neil Smith Graduate Research Award was officially launched at the 45th Conference of Irish Geographers 2013 in support of the MA in ESD. The award was launched by the Programme Director, Dr John Morrissey, in conjunction with the Dean of Arts, Dr Edward Herring, and Distinguished Professor of Geography and Anthropology from City University of New York (CUNY), Prof. David Harvey. Prof. Harvey was a lifelong friend and intellectual confidante of Neil's and it was fitting that he was present to launch the award. Dr Morrissey, a former colleague of both Neil's and David's at CUNY, was delighted with the warm reception at the launch: "Neil was an inspirational colleague, and this award is a small gesture towards the continued relevancy of his life's work. It also supports one of Neil's greatest passions: critical graduate research in geography". The award is designed to celebrate Neil's legacy by encouraging graduate research in the areas of geopolitics, development and social and environmental justice. It will annually be given to the student achieving the best overall mark on the MA in ESD, and is supported by a National Academy for Integration of Research, Teaching and Learning (NAIRTL) grant received by Dr Morrissey for developing the programme, and also by the Whitaker Institute for Innovation and Societal Change at NUI Galway. See below for a video link to the launch of the award.
The Neil Smith Graduate Research Award is supported by:
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Lise Sundrla spends 24 hours a day on Fifth Avenue South.
Her home — located in the 300 block of Fifth Avenue South — is just blocks away from her office. She grabs dinner at the restaurants that line the street, and could be among the first people to complain if the nightlife gets a little too hectic.
But the executive director of the Fifth Avenue South Business Improvement District, known around downtown as FASBID, wouldn't have it any other way.
Sundrla — whose first name is pronounced Lisa — was hired in May as the executive director of the business improvement district, after a national search. District officials said Sundrla's extensive background in city planning made her the perfect woman for the job.
"Downtown Naples is a living, breathing entity," she said. "It's poised for great things to happen."
Sundrla, 50, spent the last 11 years of her life as the executive director of the Savannah Development and Renewal Authority. The authority was created in 1992 to spur redevelopment in downtown Savannah, Ga.
The agency is fully funded by the city, and had a budget this year of about $250,000, according to a February article in the Savannah Morning News.
She left the organization in January after the city made significant cuts to the budget, and said she hoped her decision would save enough money so her employees could keep their jobs a little longer.
Sundrla made about $87,000 while in Savannah, according to the Morning News.
"Lise is one of those rare individuals in economic development that doesn't have an ego in her," said Sharifa Abdul-Whaid, a longtime friend and former SDRA board member. "It's a rare gift."
Her decision to leave Savannah may have been a tough one, but it came at the exact right moment.
In December, Naples City Council approved the creation of the business improvement district, which allows businesses to tax themselves through a special assessment and use the money to market, promote and manage the street.
That search for an executive director began earlier this year and lasted about four months, and FASBID vice president and Inn on Fifth owner Phil McCabe said they narrowed a list down to about a half dozen "highly qualified people who were interested in coming to Naples" before choosing Sundrla.
"She had the qualifications we were looking for, coming from (Savannah) and a community of similar infrastructure with similar tourism was a driving force," McCabe said.
Sundrla will make about $80,000 a year as FASBID executive director.
Naples won't be the first coastal community the South Carolina native has worked in either. Sundrla worked at Main Street Beaufort in Beaufort, S.C., for eight years before heading to Savannah.
McCabe said Sundrla's primary role as executive director will be to manage the street, much like the manager of the Coastland Center or Waterside Shops. The only difference: Sundrla will also have to handle politicians as well as an eclectic mix of property owners and merchants.
While she's making the rounds to meet the city's leaders, she hasn't yet met with Naples City Council members.
She plans to attend next week's City Council meeting to introduce herself, and will likely be a frequent visitor to council chambers as issues effecting the street come up.
"To me she seems very impressive and full of energy," said City Manager Bill Moss, who met with Sundrla earlier this week.
She'll need that energy, especially since the first order of business this summer is to create a visioning and strategic plan for the business improvement district. Sundrla said she hopes the plan will "direct efforts in a positive way."
Those efforts include bringing in new businesses to attract locals and tourists alike, keeping the street's vacancy rate low and planning new events and activities for the district.
She'll also spend her summer on a block-by-block campaign to solicit input from not just property owners and merchants, but also her neighbors.
Sundrla said it was important for her to live in the improvement district, and that comes as good news to FASBID officials.
"We'll keep her going 24/7," joked McCabe. "I think it will be very helpful for her to be right here, versus living in Estero or Fort Myers."
But Sundrla isn't the only person in her household working and living in downtown Naples. Her husband, John, works at the Ace Hardware in the city, and Sundrla said they were excited to become active in the community.
Abdul-Wahid said Naples should be prepared for Sundrla to throw herself whole-heartedly into her job.
"Her skill set is in terms of looking at the community, and looking at what's good for the community and what other programs are out there. She has that diverse experience," Abdul-Wahid said. "I envy you."
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Nickel – During the Pitt game this year, the phone rang throughout
the first half. "Man, who the heck is #55?" If you didn't know who
Landon Cohen was before the Pitt game, you knew afterward. Cohen is the
size of a defensive end, playing defensive tackle, but that's not good
news for his opponents. There may not be a quicker defensive tackle off
of the ball in the conference, and consistently getting your hands on
him is nearly impossible for centers and guards. His ability to
penetrate and create mayhem is without peer in the MAC. He tied for the
team lead with nine tackles for a loss, but the junior has just
scratched the surface of what he can do.
3rd and Three –
Three's Company – With Cohen causing so many problems up front, the
Bobcats' three linebackers – Tyler Russ, Matt Muncy and Michael Graham –
are free to make plays all over the field. And, they've proven that
when they stay healthy, they're a force. Muncy is the leader of the
bunch, having lead the Bobcats with 115 tackles and first team All-MAC
honors last year. Russ, finally healthy for a full season, was a
versatile piece to the defensive puzzle, adding 6 tackles for a loss and
two sacks. The Bobcats are going to need all three to have stellar
seasons in order for Ohio to put up some W's this fall.
4th and One – Closer?
– Frank Solich's first year at Ohio was a mixed bag. They averaged
only 18 points per game on offense. But, they did win four games, one
of those a nationally televised game against Big East foe Pitt. The
running game averaged just under 175 yards per game, but the passing
game could only muster 119 yards per game. For as good as the MAC is
year in and year out, Akron showed that a team could get into the MAC
championship mix in a short time frame. But, how close are Solich's
Bobcats to getting into that mix? Maybe the answer lies in better QB
play. Maybe the answer is keeping McRae fully healthy. Maybe the
defense has to throw shutouts to keep the offense in striking range.
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Nephrotic syndrome (NS) is a disorder that causes protein to leak from the blood into the urine, and a form of the disease that is resistant to treatment with steroids (SRNS) is frequent cause of end stage renal disease. SRNS has been linked to mutations in a few genes that are expressed in the podocyte cells of the kidney, but the genetic cause of the disease is unknown in the majority of cases, complicating the search for medical therapies.
In new research, Friedhelm Hildebrandt and colleagues, of the Howard Hughes Medical Institute and the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, performed genetic linkage studies to identify additional mutations that could cause SRNS. They found that in 13 patients, SRNS could be linked to mutations in the gene encoding COQ6, which is required for the synthesis CoQ10, an antioxidant enzyme with an additional role in the generation of cellular energy. Remarkably, treating these patients with CoQ10 improved renal function. Interestingly, the patients with COQ6 mutations also suffered from deafn
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I thought this was an interesting poll on MMAjunkie.com... Who would you choose and why? I picked Mo, since so far he has done extremely well against opponents far more seasoned than himself.
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It's been a while since I visited this thread - I just can't summon up the energy to comment on LJ's drivel much these days. I dont buy the DM and nowadays only the MoS occasionally so I'm rarely exposed to her insane ramblings anyway.
However this piece about Claire Balding is just unbelievable and makes me mad. CB comes across as a thoroughly decent person with talent who endears herself to viewers because she is enthusiastic, knowledgable and personable. Liz wouldn't appreciate any of those attributes as she displays none of them herself. And I see she is still pedalling all her rock star fantasies in the Diary and rehashing the same tired old stories. Isn't the MoS editor bored by now?
And then I read above she got Columnist of Year!! Who were her competitors? I feel sorry for decent journalists out there if this bitter twisted pathetic excuse for a writer got an award ahead of them. I'd give up writing if I thought LJ's standard was what you had to aspire to!
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Sykesville Makes Progress Toward Military Memorial
The town of Sykesville is nearing a fundraising goal for a downtown memorial to military service members.
Biased Media Criticizes Romney's Top Fundraisers
As the media positively and glowingly report high-profile presidential fundraising events for President Barack Obama and the Democratic National Committee, they report on GOP presidential candidate Mitt Romney's and the Republican's big-dollar fundraising gatherings in and around Tampa, Florida during the Republican National Convention with total suspicion and even worse.
Triple Kidney Swap Donors, Recipients Meet
Friday was a first time meeting like none other for six Marylanders. Three kidney transplant recipients met their three donors.
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Jewish federations throughout North America have raised $1,349,000 to help Japan recover from last month's massive earthquake and tsunami.
The federations' Japan, Hawaii and Pacific Relief Fund, opened immediately following the earthquake and resultant tsunami that struck Japan on March 11, has collected the money to support relief and recovery efforts in the damaged areas.
The Jewish Federations of North America, the umbrella group of the federation movement, has directly raised more than $187,000 through online, mobile and mailed donations.
Several individual federations also have opened funds, which have yielded nearly $680,000 in combined donations. As of April 8, the Jewish United Fund/Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Chicago and the UJA-Federation of New York have raised more than $125,000 each, while the UJA Federation of Greater Toronto's fundraising has totaled more than $100,000.
The Emergency Committee of The Jewish Federations of North America voted April 8 to allocate $125,000 of the funds raised to the American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee, which is supporting victims on the ground in Japan through local humanitarian organizations. The allocation is on top of an allocation last month of $135,000. The committee also made an allocation to the Israeli humanitarian umbrella group IsraAID to support their efforts on the ground - specifically in the area of creating Child Friendly spaces.
"The Jewish Federations stand ready to respond to disaster with the strength of our collective action, to ensure that the funds contributed by generous donors are put to work in the most effective way possible," said Jerry Silverman, president and CEO of The Jewish Federations of North America. "Working in partnership with our trusted overseas partner, JDC, we can be sure that these funds will have the greatest impact where they are needed most in Japan."
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The State Government in consultation with planning and transport industries and interest groups developed the draft Integrated Transport and Land Use Plan. Following its release almost 1500 submissions were received and more than 2500 people attended community engagement events. The submissions and community feedback are currently under consideration as part of producing a final plan.
The draft Integrated Transport and Land Use Plan identifies new ways of connecting people to the places they want to be - from the weekday commute, to weekend sports matches, shopping, entertainment and time with friends and family. It is about connecting businesses too, with their suppliers and with their markets, whether they are around the corner, across town or on the other side of the world. It is a state plan with local, national and international reach.
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It's rare that a big-league sports team shows as much enthusiasm for running off its star players as your all-new Denver Broncos.
First it was the star quarterback. Now, the star wide receiver.
On the bright side, that pretty much takes care of their star players.
Tell you what: Team Kumbaya better have a whole lotta karma going on this year because generally speaking, teams with star players do better than teams without them.
And Brandon Marshall is a star. But don't take my word for it. Listen to Chauncey Billups, who wanted to know what was up with the Broncos when I ran into him this week.
"They can't be letting Brandon Marshall go," he said. "Not after Cutler. No way."
Well, you never know, but Marshall packing up his belongings at Dove Valley and saying goodbye on his website don't seem like good signs.
Here's a news flash for the torch and pitchfork crowd: Like it or not, Marshall is underpaid. Big-time.
It has become fashionable to denigrate his remarkable receiving numbers with one qualification or another, so consider this: In the 63-year history of the Cleveland Browns, one of the teams now reportedly interested in Marshall, they never have had a receiver catch 100 passes in a season.
Not Ozzie Newsome. Not Kellen Winslow Jr. Not Braylon Edwards. Never.
Marshall caught 104 last season, third in the NFL, with a salary cap number of $526,824. Chump change by Not For Long standards.
Sometime this season, his fourth, Marshall will reach the average career span of an NFL player. Thanks to a deserved Pro Bowl appearance, his pay increases to just more than $2 million this year, still nowhere near the salary neighborhood of the league's top receivers. Buffalo's Lee Evans signed a four-year, $37 million extension last year.
Not only that, with one year remaining on his rookie contract, Marshall's request for a new deal complies with the Broncos' traditional policy. This was former coach Mike Shanahan's argument when Clinton Portis demanded a new deal after the 2003 season. The Broncos, Shanahan said, renegotiate contracts only in their final year, not before. Unlike Portis at the time, Marshall is in his final year.
Of course, this is football, where contracts are not guaranteed, so even Shanahan's alleged policy had more holes than last season's defensive line. The Broncos renegotiate player contracts downward all the time. Here's how it works: "Take a pay cut or you're gone." The club objects only to renegotiating them upward.
So the notion that it is somehow morally objectionable for Marshall to demand market value after two sensational seasons in a notoriously short-lived profession is nothing more than propaganda from an organization looking to use its fan base to paint a player into a corner.
Somehow, Marshall's off- field issues have become a justification to cheat him out of a fair salary on the field. As Billups pointed out, any new Marshall contract is likely to contain lots of off-field behavior provisions. The Broncos or his next team can protect themselves against off-field issues while paying him fairly for on-field performance.
Sillier still is the contention that Marshall is being disloyal to the Broncos by rehabbing from hip surgery in Orlando, Fla., rather than at the Broncos' facility. Was Tom Brady disloyal to the Patriots when he rehabbed from knee surgery in California?
The fact is the Broncos' medical staff missed Marshall's hip injury, which caused him trouble last season. He admitted in November his toughness had been questioned within the organization. Why couldn't he practice if team doctors said he wasn't hurt?
It was only after his Pro Bowl season that Marshall consulted with doctors outside the organization and learned he needed hip surgery. Dr. Marc Philippon, who performed Alex Rodriguez's recent hip surgery, performed Marshall's at the end of March.
Put yourself in his shoes. Would you trust the Broncos to look after your interests at this point? When he said he was hurt, they denied it and impugned his toughness to get him to play. After he played through what turned out to be a significant injury, they refuse to pay him anything close to his market value.
You don't have to like Brandon Marshall. You don't have to admire him. But you have to admit that he is one of the few remaining stars on the Broncos' roster.
He has earned a new contract on the playing field. If the Broncos won't give it to him, he has every right to request a trade. And then, presumably, the new Broncos will be well on their way to what they want: a team without any offensive stars at all.
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The present invention to be personalized is fitted with a sealed chamber. The chamber is defined by an object and a thin, flexible member. When it is desired to personalize the object, the sealed chamber is filled with uncured paste having predetermined characteristics. The object to be personalized then is brought into contact with a human; thereafter, the paste cures in place to complete the personalizing process.
1. A formable structure between two objects for exactly fitting a first physical object to another physical object comprising:
a burstable storage package, for containing said humidity-curable paste;
a membrane, for separating said humidity-curable paste from an object feature;
a cure space, for holding said humidity-curable paste during personalization and curing; and
said humidity-curable paste comprising compression and shear resistant properties, for adapting to contours of said object feature, cured in said cure space and inside said membrane.
2. The formable structure between two objects as recited in
3. The formable structure between two objects as recited in
a piston, for pushing said humidity-curable paste from said storage package into said cure space.
4. The formable structure between two objects as recited in
a dispenser, for dispensing said humidity-curable paste from said storage package into said cure space.
5. The formable structure between two objects as recited in
a sealed container, for storing and keeping said humidity-curable paste from premature curing.
6. The formable structure between two objects as recited in
7. The formable structure between two objects as recited in
8. The formable structure between two objects as recited in
9. A formable structure between two objects for exactly fitting any physical object to another physical object comprising:
a cure-proof storage package, having a membrane and a mounting surface, for containing paste;
a piston, for pushing said paste from said storage package into said cure space;
a flexible, isolating, thin, tough, foam membrane, for separating said paste from an object feature;
a cure space, for holding said paste during personalization and curing;
a dispenser, for dispensing said paste from said storage package into said cure space;
a sealed container, having an opening and a cap, for storing an keeping said paste from premature curing; and
said paste being thixotropic when uncured, soft when cured, and having compression and shear resistant properties, for adapting to contours of said object feature, cured to said cure space, and to said membrane.
10. A method for fitting a first physical object to a second physical object having contours, the steps comprising:
transferring uncured humidity-curable paste from paste storage in a burstable storage package to a cure space;
adapting contours of said first physical object to said cure space; and
curing said humidity-curable paste.
This patent application is related to Provisional patent Application No. 60/402,934, filed Aug. 14, 2002, and claims priority therefrom.
The present invention relates to a structure and technique for developing a formable region between two physical objects and more particularly, a technique and structure for personalizing a region that contacts an individual.
It is a widely recognized fact that no two individuals have identical shapes. Some people are tall, some are small. Some people are overweight, some are thin. Besides being right or left handed, we hold tools, writing instruments and sports equipment differently. Even our fingers are not shaped exactly as another person with the same weight. Our ears, noses, feet, mouth, face and knees for example, are constantly being formed into an unnatural shape by designed products made to fit to an average human. Therefore, the structure and technique of the present invention is useful adapting a personal feature to an object.
According to the following inventions,
U.S. Pat. No. 4,186,924 to Southey dated Feb. 5, 1980 describes a molded golf club grip with three different radian widths along its longitudinal axis to facilitate the hand of a user.
U.S. Pat. No. 4,911,569 to Hashimotto et al. dated Mar. 27, 1990, describes a writing instrument formed of a fluid enclosed body that is axially displaced by a writer's fingers that is restored to its original shape when released.
U.S. Pat. No. 5,095,570 to Bar et al. dated Mar. 17, 1992, describes making an insole for a foot by enclosing an uncured expandable resin along with a container of a curing agent with at least one hole in the container to activate the resin and to allow the resin, when hardened, to preserve the contour of the bottom of the foot.
U.S. Pat. No. 5,155,868 to Dellis dated Oct. 20, 1992, describes a moldable hand grip formed of an inner thermoplastic layer and an outer layer which, by heating both to a temperature of boiling water and cooling quickly; grasping before cooling will cause the thermoplastic inner layer to retain the hand shape.
U.S. Pat. No. 6,397,847 to Scarberry et al. describes a seal and face mask formable to a user's facial features but is non functional with shear forces of any kind and it can be reformed back to its original shape with heat.
While the structural arrangements and the steps described to achieve these prior arrangements, at first appearance, have similarities with the present invention, they differ in material respects. These differences, which will be described in more detail presently, are important for the effective use of the invention to achieve its advantages.
Several attempts have made to adapt an average human to relatively hard objects. Car steering wheels are formed on the backside for the average person's fingers. Bicycle hand grips are formed much the same way. A computer mouse is shaped for the average person, yet it fits no one perfectly. Most keys on keyboards have concave top surfaces in an attempt to fit the ends of most fingers, so they don't slip to another key when typing.
The softness of an object is another way to attempt to adapt a person to an object. The range has varied from hard rubber to soft silicone gel where the fingers contact a writing instrument, for example. Earphones are generally made out of soft material or forms to approximately fit a person's ear canal to the sound making structure. Soft, pliable foam materials are found in pens, bicycle grips and on some golf club grips. The shortcoming is they do not adapt a person's features to an object. The features are simply temporarily displacing or compressing those materials. There is little or no lateral support, other than friction, to prevent the object from slipping out of your fingers. The goal is to perfectly fit a person's features to drastically reduce stress or fatigue.
The present invention is adaptable for use in connection with several different objects such as power tools, weapons, writing instruments, foot inserts, ballerina slippers, hearing aids, lifting weight grips and bicycle grips. Other objects with a handle include, for example, a hammer, baseball bat, or a golf club. Any of these things can be personalized for any particular individual by using the structure and technique of the invention.
It is an object of the invention to provide a structure and technique for adapting any physical object to any other physical object.
It is another object of the invention to provide a structure and technique for personalizing office articles, sports equipment, tools and medical devices.
In accordance with the present invention, there is provided a structure and technique for developing a formable region between two physical objects and, more particularly, a technique and structure for personalizing a region that perfectly fits an individual to an object.
Briefly, the physical object to be personalized has a forming area that is filled with uncured paste material having predetermined characteristics. The forming area is defined by a flexible member. When it is desired to personalize the object, it is brought into contact with a living entity; thereafter, the paste cures in place to complete the personalizing process. The above and other objects, features and advantages of the present invention will become more readily apparent as a detailed description of the presently preferred embodiment proceeds.
A complete understanding of the present invention may be obtained by reference to the accompanying drawings, when considered in conjunction with the subsequent, detailed description, in which:
For purposes of clarity and brevity, like elements and components will bear the same designations and numbering throughout the FIGURES.
Referring to
The characteristics of silicone paste 16, in accordance with the present invention, includes an uncured thixotropic viscosity ranging from 50,000 to 250,000 centipose that (1) permits uncured material flow when forced to do so, (2) is not brittle after it is cured or set, which may range from 0–100 on the Shore A hardness scale, (3) is preferred to be a single substance not requiring mixing materials, (4) cures readily at room temperature after it is in place and formed, (5) will withstand compressive and shear forces, (6) will adhere to all materials it is in contact with, and (7) will not chemically degrade or cause any corrosive actions on any materials it is in contact with. A silicone based paste 16 made by General Electric, item #TSE392, has been found to be entirely satisfactory to function as the paste 16 called for by the invention. Even though a one part paste 16 is preferred because of ease of use, two and three part pastes such as silicone, urethane and epoxy formulations, could be mixed inside the cure space 22 of the physical object 10 prior to personalization.
Also, it must be noted that as the severity of application is increased with physical objects such as tools and sports equipment, the material strength must increase and the softness may decrease. One part, air curing, non sticky, putty like materials could be used as the forming paste 16, which may be acceptable for severe tool or sports applications. For example, uncured pastes with a viscosity ranging from 250,000 to 100,000,000 centipose could be used with or without a membrane 24 to separate one object, such as a finger, from another object, such as a hammer. The hardness of the resulting cured, personalized object may be up to 90 on the Shore D hardness scale.
In the case of one part silicone pastes, it is crucial that the silicone material be repackaged in a dry environment to keep the silicone chemical curing action from initializing. The storage package 12 is made from either bonded and sealed 0.0005″ to 0.010″ thick coated aluminum foil or 0.0005″ to 0.010″ thick high density polyethylene packaged inside an aluminum foil container with a desiccant. Both will allow a user to manipulate and keep the paste 16 cure-proof for approximately one year while stored in either container. Other thick walled containers can also be used to keep the storage packages from curing for up to one year before use. Several of the following embodiments require such packaging because a thin or open celled membrane 24 will allow the paste 16 to cure.
As pointed out previously herein, the technique of the invention can be adapted readily for use with any item or object that comes in contact with an individual when used.
As shown in
Therefore, an important feature of the invention is the particular paste 16 material in its final formulation that is personalized by touch and then is allowed to cure.
Since other modifications and changes varied to fit particular operating requirements and environments will be apparent to those skilled in the art, the invention is not considered limited to the example chosen for purposes of disclosure, and covers all changes and modifications which do not constitute departures from the true spirit and scope of this invention.
Having thus described the invention, what is desired to be protected by Letters Patent is presented in the subsequently appended claims.
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