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High pressure mercury arc lamps are commonly used as the illumination source in many projection systems. Such lamps may be deficient in either output power or spectrum, and so it is desirable to combine the light from the lamp with light from a second light generator. The second light generator may be another mercury lamp or a solid state source, such as one or more light emitting diodes. Different ways of combining light from two light generators are described. The second light source may be an arrangement of a number of red LEDs that supplements the red light produced by the mercury light. A tunnel integrator may be used to homogenize the combined light beam and to reduce the angular separation between the light beams from the two light generators.
1. A projector system, comprising:
a light source comprising
a first light generator producing first light;
a second light generator producing second light; and
a light combiner that combines the first light and the second light to produce a combined light beam;
at least one image display unit illuminated by at least a part of the combined light beam, the at least one image display unit modulating at least a part of the combined light beam with image information; and
a light homogenizer unit between the light source and the at least one image display unit to homogenize the combined light beam, the first light entering the homogenizer unit with a first angular distribution and the second light entering the homogenizer unit with a second angular distribution substantially non-overlapping with the first angular distribution.
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19. A light source unit for a projection system, comprising:
a first light generator producing first light;
a second light generator producing second light;
a light combiner that combines the first light and the second light to produce a combined light beam, the light combiner comprising a prism pair formed from first and second prisms, the first light being substantially totally internally reflected within the first prism and the second light being substantially transmitted through the first and second prisms to form a combined light beam; and
an integrator, the combined light beam entering the integrator at an entrance aperture of the integrator.
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This application is a continuation of U.S. application Ser. No. 10/745,000, filed Dec. 23, 2003, allowed which will issue as U.S. Pat. No. 7,090,357, on Aug. 15, 2006, the disclosure of which is incorporated by reference in its entirety herein.
The invention relates to optical systems, and more particularly to projector systems that use two or more light sources.
Projection systems, used for projecting an image on to a screen, use several different components for providing efficient illumination of the image display unit. Projection systems typically use a lamp to generate the illumination light, with several optical elements being disposed between the lamp and the image display unit to efficiently transfer the light from the lamp to the image display unit. The image display unit may use different mechanisms for imposing an image on the incident beam of light. For example, the image display unit may use absorption, as with a photographic slide, polarization, as with a liquid crystal display, or by the deflection of light, as with a micromechanical array of individually addressable, tiltable mirrors. Some image display units require that differently colored components of the image be imposed by splitting the light beam into beams of primary colors, imposing separate images on the primary color beams and then recombining the primary color images to produce the final image.
Image brightness is a key parameter for characterizing a projection system. Image brightness may be affected by several factors, such as the brightness of the lamp, the efficiency of collecting the light from the lamp, the efficiency of homogenizing the light beam, the efficiency of relaying the light to the image display unit, and the efficiency of imposing the image on the light beam. It is often desirable to be able to form the image to be as bright as possible. When the �tendue of the projection system, however, limits the amount of light in the image, the solution to increased brightness is to use a more powerful lamp. �tendue is the product of the imager area and the solid angle determined by the f-number of the optical system. More powerful lamps are expensive and often have a shorter lifetime. Also, more powerful lamps tend to have a larger arc, which reduces the geometrical efficiency of light collection.
In view of the above, there is a need to increase the brightness of the light source used in illuminating a projection system while maintaining long lifetime and high light collection efficiency.
In addition, high pressure mercury arc lamps are typically used for illuminating projection systems, since they have a reasonably long lifetime and a short arc length that permits high geometrical light collection efficiency. The high pressure mercury arc lamp, on the other hand, produces light having a spectrum that is rich in blue and green intensity, but relatively low in red intensity. Accordingly, to achieve a desirable color temperature in the image light, a significant portion of the blue and green light is unused, which lowers the overall system efficiency. There is a need to reduce the amount of blue and green light emitted from the lamp that is not used in the image light beam.
In view of the above, one particular embodiment of the invention is directed to a projector system comprising a light source and at least one image display unit. The light source comprises a first light generator producing first light. A first reflector is disposed to collect at least part of the first light and to direct the collected first light in a first direction. A second light generator produces second light. A second reflector is disposed to collect at least part of the second light and to direct the collected second light in a second direction. A light combiner combines the first light and the second light to produce a combined light beam. The at least one image display unit is illuminated by at least a part of the combined light beam from the light source. The at least one image display unit imposes an image on the at least a part of the combined light beam to form an image beam.
Another embodiment of the invention is directed to a light source unit for a projection system. The unit comprises a first light generator that produces first light. A first reflector is disposed to collect at least part of the first light and to direct the collected first light in a first direction. A second light generator produces second light. A second reflector is disposed to collect at least part of the second light and to direct the collected second light in a second direction. A light combiner combines the first light and the second light to produce a combined light beam.
Another embodiment of the invention is directed to a light source unit for a projection system. The light source unit includes a first light generator unit producing a first light beam having a first cone angle. Light in the first light beam has a relatively broad spectrum. A second light generator unit produces a second light beam separated from the first light beam. The second light beam has a second cone angle substantially equal to the first cone angle. the light in the second light beam has a relatively narrow spectrum. A light integrator is disposed to receive both the first and second light beams and to produce a combined output beam.
The above summary of the present invention is not intended to describe each illustrated embodiment or every implementation of the present invention. The figures and the detailed description which follow more particularly exemplify these embodiments.
The invention may be more completely understood in consideration of the following detailed description of various embodiments of the invention in connection with the accompanying drawings, in which:
While the invention is amenable to various modifications and alternative forms, specifics thereof have been shown by way of example in the drawings and will be described in detail. It should be understood, however, that the intention is not to limit the invention to the particular embodiments described. On the contrary, the intention is to cover all modifications, equivalents, and alternatives falling within the spirit and scope of the invention as defined by the appended claims.
The present invention is applicable to optical systems and is particularly applicable to projection systems, particularly to projection systems that use liquid crystal image display units.
A schematic illustration of a projection system 100 is presented in
In the illustrated embodiment, the image display device 106 comprises a color separation/combiner 112 that splits the light 102 into beams of three different primary colors 114 a, 114 b and 114 c, for example red, green and blue, each of which is directed to an associated reflective image display unit 116 a, 116 b and 116 c. The color separation/combiner 112 may be an x-prism, as illustrated, or may include other configurations of prism, such as a Philips prism or the like. In another embodiment, not shown, the color separation/combiner may comprise a combination of dichroic color separators and or color prisms. This approach permits the projection system 100 to form images in each of the primary colors: combination of the primary color images in the color separator/combiner forms a full color image that is projected to the screen.
In some other embodiments, the primary color images are not formed simultaneously, but may be formed sequentially. In such systems, there is typically no color separator/combiner. Before incidence on the image display device, however, the light passes through a color filter, so that light of only one primary color is incident on the image display device at any one time. The image display device is synchronously controlled to impose an image appropriate to the color of the currently incident light. Images in the different primary colors are formed in sequence and projected to the screen. Where the sequence of color change is sufficiently fast, the viewer's eye integrates the images of different primary color and perceives a full color image.
Different types of image display devices may be used. One simple type of image display device is a photographic slide. This requires no color separation. Other types of image display device permit the image imposed on the light to be actively changed. Examples of such image display devices include liquid crystal display (LCD) units, including liquid crystal on silicon (LCoS) units, and micromechanical displays. One example of a micromechanical display is based on an array of individually addressable tiltable mirrors, in the DLP™ range of products supplied by Texas Instruments, Plano Tex.
The image display device 106 may be transmissive, where the image light is transmitted through the device. The image display device 106 may instead be reflective, as illustrated, where the image light is reflected from the device. The image display device 106 may even be transflective, using light that is both reflected by the device and transmitted through the device. A polarizing beamsplitter (PBS) 118 is often used to separate the incoming light from the reflected image light from an image display device that uses polarization modulation for imposing the image on the incident light.
The light 102 from the light source 104 may be passed through one or more homogenizer devices 120 that make the intensity profile of the light beam more uniform. One commonly used type of homogenizer device is a tunnel integrator. A tunnel integrator is commonly a tube or rod that is often, but is not restricted to being, rectangular in cross-section. Light passes into the integrator through the entrance aperture and undergoes several reflections at the walls before passing out through the exit aperture. The effect of the multiple reflections is to uniformize the intensity profile of the light at the exit aperture relative to the intensity profile at the input aperture. The light may be reflected within the tunnel integrator via total internal reflection or using front surface reflection. A hollow tunnel integrator does not refract the incoming light, and so may be able to homogenize the light over a shorter distance than an internally reflecting tunnel integrator.
The light from a light source such as a lamp is typically unpolarized. Several types of image display device, however, such as LCD-type image display devices, rely on the incident light being polarized. One way to polarize the light is simply to pass the light through a pre-polarizer and/or a PBS 118. This, however, may result in losing 50% of the light, which is inefficient. A polarization converter 122 may be used to convert the incident light so as to increase the fraction of the light beam that is in the polarization state desired for incidence on the image display device.
The projection system 100 may include several lenses for relaying light through the device. For example, it is common to include a number of relay lenses 124 to relay an image of the output aperture of homogenizer 120 onto the surfaces of the image display devices 116 a-116 c. This increases the efficiency of the projection system. The image display devices 116 a-116 c may be connected to a controller 130, for example a microprocessor, that controls the images imposed on the light by the image display devices 116 a-116 c.
The projected image may be made brighter if a higher power lamp is used. Higher power lamps, however, suffer from shorter lifetime. In addition, higher power lamps typically have a larger arc, and so the geometrical collection efficiency, the efficiency of passing the light from the arc to the image display device, may be reduced. A different approach to increasing the brightness of the image is to combine the light from two light sources. This permits lower power arc lamps to be used, thus providing an increased brightness without a reduction in lifetime or geometrical collection efficiency.
One particular embodiment of a light source 200 that combines the light from two different light generators is schematically illustrated in
An integrator 222, such as a tunnel integrator, also sits on axis 220. The light from the first arc lamp 202 a is substantially totally internally reflected within prism 210, while the light from the second arc lamp 202 b is substantially transmitted through prisms 208 and 210. The entrance aperture 224 of the integrator 222 receives the light from both arc lamps 202 a and 202 b.
The operation of the prism pair 204 is now described in greater detail, with reference to
The light 224 b, shown in solid lines, from lamp 202 b is incident on the surface 230 of the prism 208. Most of the light 224 b is incident on the surface 230 at an angle less than the angle of total internal reflection within the prism 208, and is transmitted through the surface 230, through the prism 210 and toward the integrator 222 as light 231. Some of the light 224 b may be incident on the surface 230 at an angle equal to, or greater than, the angle for total internal reflection, is reflected at the surface 230 as light 232 and does not to propagate to the integrator 222. This light 232 is not collected by the integrator 222.
Thus, the prism pair 204 is effective at combining light collected by two reflectors 206 a and 206 b from two light generators 202 a and 202 b, and directed to the prism pair 204, and directing the combined light to an integrator 222. It will be appreciated that the light 227 and 231 need not come to a focus, or reach its highest intensity, exactly at the entrance aperture 224 of the integrator, although the brightness may be increased under such a condition. The reflectors 206 a and 206 b reduce the divergence of the light emitted from the arc lamps 202 a and 202 b so that a significant amount of the light enters the integrator 222. Accordingly, the light 224 a and 224 b may enter the integrator spread out over an area. Furthermore, it will be appreciated that although the embodiment illustrated in
The prism pair 204 essentially permits angular combination of the light beams 227 and 231 having different angular light distributions in the integrator. This is now discussed with reference to
A tapered tunnel integrator may be used to reduce the angular separation between the two light beams. An example of a tapered light tunnel integrator 400 is schematically illustrated in
The reduction in angular separation is dependent on the angle of the tunnel integrator and on the number of reflections within the tunnel. Since the optical losses associated with the tunnel integrator increase with the number of reflections, the number of reflections and the amount by which the angular separation is reduced are left as design criteria for specific illumination systems. Tapered tunnel integrators are described in greater detail in U.S. Pat. No. 5,625,738, incorporated herein by reference.
The tunnel integrator 500 may be a hollow integrator or may be a solid integrator. Furthermore, the entrance aperture 502 need not be square and the exit aperture need not be rectangular, but may take on other shapes. In many projection systems, the exit aperture is imaged to the image display device, and so it is common for the aspect ratio of the exit aperture 504 to be the same as the aspect ratio of the image display device, otherwise the overall geometrical light collection efficiency of the projection system may be reduced.
The prism pair 204 may be modified to reduce reflective losses for the light transmitted through the prisms 208 and 210, as is now discussed with reference to
Unless the refractive index difference between prism 210 and the material 612 is sufficiently large, it is important to maintain a high refractive index difference at the gap 212 between the prisms 208 and 210 at that region where the prism 210 totally internally reflects the light 224 a, so as to preserve high efficiency in reflecting the light 224 a.
In the approach just described with reference to
The turning reflector 704 may be any suitable type of reflector including a front surface reflector, as illustrated, a rear surface reflector, a total internal reflector or the like. The turning reflector 704 may be positioned at an angle of about 45� so as to bend the light 702 through an angle of about 90� towards the entrance aperture 706, although this is not a necessary condition.
If desired, another turning reflector 724 may be placed in front of the entrance aperture 706, as is schematically illustrated in
Thus, the approach of combining light from different sources illustrated in
The approaches to combining light from different light generators may be used to combine light from different types of light generators including, but not limited to, arc lamps, filament lamps, other types of lamps and also solid state light generators. These approaches may be particularly useful for combining light from light generators where the light is first reflectively collected and directed to an integrator. An approach to reflectively collecting and directing light emitted from one or more light emitting diodes (LEDs) is described in greater detail in U.S. patent application Ser. No. 10/701,201, which is incorporated herein by reference.
One particular use for a light source that combines light from different light generators is to add light having one particular spectrum to light having another spectrum. Projection systems often use a high pressure mercury lamp as the light source. Some examples of these lamps include the UHP� family of lamps available from Philips Electronics, New York, N.Y., and the VIP� family of lamps available from Osram Sylvania, Danvers, Mass. These lamps typically have a short arc size, which permits high geometrical collection efficiency, and long lifetime. The spectrum of a high pressure mercury (HPM) lamp is shown as curve 802 in
It is important to maintain a desired color balance in the image projected by the projection system. Maintenance of a desired color balance generally involves the following steps in a three-panel projection system. First, the light from the lamp is separated into primary colors with color co-ordinates determined by a suitable standard. One common standard for projected images is the RP 145-1999 standard, set by the Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers (SMPTE). This provides a desired level of color purity and can be achieved using dichroic filters in the projection system. To obtain the correct purity for the red and green channels, some of the yellow light needs to be removed. Second, after modulating the separated colored light beams with respective image display devices, the light is recombined and projected. At this stage, the amount of power in the blue, green and red light beams is adjusted so as to achieve a desired color temperature in the projected image. In addition to color temperature, another useful measure of color is the color co-ordinate of the white point, i.e. a mixture of all three beams, red, green and blue.
An example of the color co-ordinates for a typical high pressure mercury lamp are presented in Table I, for the individual channels and for different scenarios for mixing color on the screen. Some assumptions made in considering the data for Table I include: i) no Fresnel or polarization losses in the projection system, ii) no vignetting or apodization of the individual channels, and iii) the green channel uses light in one polarization with the red and blue channels using the other polarization. This last assumption permits partial overlap of the spectra of the blue and green channels, and thus the overall efficiency is increased. The first line in Table I presents idealized color co-ordinates (0.313, 0.329) associated with the SMPTE RP 145-1999 standard. The second line shows the actual values of the color co-ordinates (0.300, 0.304) of the light emitted by a Philips UHP-100 HPM lamp. Line 3 shows the different color co-ordinates for the three separated color bands, blue, green and red, for light generated by the UHP-100 lamp. If we assume unity weighting factors for each of the three color bands, as shown in line 4, then the white light on the screen has the color co-ordinates as shown in line 5, (0.26, 0.30). This white light has different co-ordinates from the white SMPTE standard of line 1. The white light on the screen is also different in color from what was emitted from the lamp, since some light is discarded in the process of separating the light into different color bands. The weighting values shown in the sixth line are those values that result in white light on the screen having color co-ordinates as shown on line 7, similar to that of the reference standard. Thus, to produce white light that conforms to the SMPTE standard, only 46.1% of the green light and 36.5% of the blue light is used, while all the red light is used.
Accordingly, to achieve a desirable color temperature, a significant fraction of the light emitted from the high pressure mercury lamp is discarded. The reason for this is that the high pressure mercury lamp produces relatively little red light compared to the green and blue light. It is desirable, therefore, to supplement the light from a high pressure mercury lamp with red light from some other source. The addition of red light to the output from the high pressure mercury lamp effectively increases the amount of red light in the projected image, and thus the amount of blue and green light that needs to be discarded to achieve the desired white color co-ordinate is reduced. In consequence, the overall system efficiency is increased.
The different approaches for combining light from different light generators discussed above may be used in combining red light from one or more LEDs with the light from a discharge lamp. An example of a normalized spectrum of light from a red LED, centered at about 650 nm, is shown in
One embodiment of a light source 900 that uses combined light from a discharge lamp 902 a and an LED-based light source 902 b is schematically illustrated in
A reflector 906 a is provided with the discharge lamp 902 a to collect the light 916 from the lamp 902 a and direct the light 916 (shown in solid lines) towards the entrance aperture 924 of an integrator 922, for example a tunnel integrator. The light 916 is transmitted through the two prisms 906 and 908. The LED-based light source 902 b employs one or more LED units 918 that each comprise an LED emitter and a lens, typically a half-ball lens. The lens may comprise the domed encapsulant that is commonly associated with an LED. The light emitted from the LED emitter is reflectively collected by a respective reflector 920 that has a reflecting surface conforming to a surface of revolution about a revolution axis. This is described in greater detail in U.S. patent application Ser. No. 10/701,201, incorporated herein by reference.
The LED-based light source 902 b may include more than one LED unit 918 with respective reflectors 920. The reflectors 920 may each form part of a reflector body 921. The reflector body 921 may be formed as an integral body that contains the different reflectors 920.
The illustrated embodiment shows a light source 902 b that comprises four LED units 918. It will be appreciated, however, especially in view of the teaching contained in U.S. patent application Ser. No. 10/701,201 that different numbers of LED units may be used. For example, the light source 902 b may include six, eight or sixteen LED units. It should be noted, however, that use of these examples is not intended to limit the number LED units that may be used in the light source 902 b, and that the examples are presented for illustration purposes only.
Light 926 (shown in dashed lines) from the LED-base light source 902 b is directed by the reflector 920 to the prism pair 904. The direction of propagation to the prism pair 904 is such that the light 926 is substantially totally internally reflected at the interface between the prism 908 and the air gap 912, towards the integrator entrance aperture 924. Thus, the light from one or more LEDs may be efficiently collected and combined with light from an arc lamp.
Another approach for a light source 1000, schematically illustrated in
An LED-based light source 1002 b, comprising one or more LED units 1012 whose light is collected and directed by one or more reflectors 1014, directs light 1016 to a turning reflector 1018 that turns the light 1016 into the entrance aperture 1006 of the integrator 1008. Thus, the light 1004 from the lamp 1002 a and the light 1016 from the LED units 1012 illuminate substantially different portions of the entrance aperture 1006.
It will be appreciated that different arrangements of the light sources shown in
The values presented in Table II were calculated using the following assumptions. Each LED comprised a flat emitting area of 500 μm�500 μm encapsulated in a PMMA half-ball lens having a radius of 2.8 mm. Each LED was assumed to be a Lambertian emitter. The light from the LEDs was combined into a rectangular target area 6.4 mm�12.8 mm, within a collected solid angle of �22�. It is seen from Table II that the lumens efficiency does not increase linearly with the number of LEDs. This is due, at least in part, to the fact that the collection area has a limited solid angle and each LED has an associated reflector of a finite size. Consequently, as the number of LEDs increases, it becomes increasingly more difficult to achieve the same light gains by squeezing more LEDs into the �22� cone subtended by the target area.
The present invention should not be considered limited to the particular examples described above, but rather should be understood to cover all aspects of the invention as fairly set out in the attached claims. Various modifications, equivalent processes, as well as numerous structures to which the present invention may be applicable will be readily apparent to those of skill in the art to which the present invention is directed upon review of the present specification. The claims are intended to cover such modifications and devices.
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Chakra Linux 2013.02-Benz preview
Chakra is a desktop distribution forked from Arch Linux. Not too long ago, it was one of my favorite desktop distributions, even made my list of the Top 6 KDE distributions in 2011.
But problems with its graphical package manager, and the fact that latest releases do not even have one, has seen it drop off my list, at least for now. (Note: Chakra's developers are working on a graphical package manager called Akabei.)
The latest edition (released Sunday, February 10), is Chakra 2013.02, code-named Benz. It ships with (Linux) kernel 3.7.6 and KDE 4.10. While a review is being written, chakra linux 2013.02-benz preview brings you a few screen shots from a test installation.
This is the login screen.
The default desktop. That is not the default wallpaper.
The desktop showing a StackFolder. Note that StackFolder is not installed by default.
Kapudan, Chakra's first boot program, offers four menu styles to choose from. The Classical or Simple menu is one of them.
List of installed multimedia applications as seen from the Kickoff menu.
Partial list of installed Internet applications as seen from Lancelot.
Homerun is a fullscreen menu style. This is its populated Favorites tab.
And this shows installed Office applications as seen from its Office menu category.
Though not a option in Kapudan, The Takeoff Launcher is another menu style available. This screen shot shows its Favorites tab.
This is the first page of its Applications tab.
Non-native KDE applications are delivered on Chakra as Bundles. This screen shot shows a partial list of applications in the Bundle Manager.
You may read the release announcement and download an installation image from here.
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For all the adorable images of cats that play the piano, flush the toilet, mew melodiously and find their way back home over hundreds of miles, scientists have identified a shocking new truth: Cats are far deadlier than anyone had realized.
In a report that scaled up local surveys and pilot studies to national dimensions, scientists from the Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute and the Fish and Wildlife Service estimated that U.S. domestic cats - both the pet Fluffies that spend part of the day outdoors and the unnamed strays and ferals that never leave it - kill a median of 2.4 billion birds and 12.3 billion mammals a year, most of them native mammals like shrews, chipmunks and voles rather than introduced pests like the Norway rat.
The estimated kill rates are two to four times higher than mortality figures previously bandied about, positioning the domestic cat as one of the single greatest human-linked threats to wildlife. More birds and mammals die at the mouths of cats, the report said, than from automobile strikes, pesticides and poisons, collisions with skyscrapers and windmills and other so-called anthropogenic causes.
Peter Marra of the institute, and an author of the report, said the figures that emerge from the new model "are shockingly high."
"When we ran the model, we didn't know what to expect," said Marra, who performed the analysis with his colleague, Scott R. Loss, and Tom Will of the Fish and Wildlife Service. "We were absolutely stunned by the results." The study appeared Tuesday in the journal Nature Communications.
The findings are the first serious estimate of just how much wildlife the country's vast population of free-roaming domestic cats manages to kill each year.
The new report is likely to fuel the sometimes vitriolic debate between environmentalists who see free-roaming domestic cats as an invasive species, and animal welfare advocates who are appalled by the millions of unwanted cats (and dogs) euthanized in animal shelters each year.
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There will be a couple of new drivers on the scene in New Brunswick this season as harness racing is set to resume at Fredericton Raceway on July 1st. One is a first-timer in 2015 with a couple of qualifying tilts under his belt. Luke Armstrong, youngest son of trainer/ driver Rick Armstrong will be looking to get his rookie start in New Brunswick. Another driver, Doug Folkins Jr is revitalizing his career after some time away from the sport. He started driving back in the year 2000 and has over 600 career drives and fifty ( 50 ) lifetime wins. He too has a qualifier under his belt but with the situation in New Brunswick with horse population in Saint John, he has found it tough to get drives to accumulate his points. Talking with Doug today he says that he is willing to travel to pick up qualifying drives to attain his goal of having his license renewed for the start of the racing season. " I am willing to travel and will also be in Ontario soon for a visit". He continues, " I would love the opportunity to get some qualifying action so I can drive this season. It's just so tough in New Brunswick right now." Both young drivers are looking for opportunities and we need more people involved in the sport in New Brunswick and the Maritimes. Anyone who could lend a helping hand in giving these find gentlemen a hand in getting their licenses, it would be great. Doug Folkins can be reached by cell phone at 506-721-2133. He will be in Ontario from June 17th- 25th. Scott Waddell
New Brunswick's harness driver Gilles Barrieau, who leads the nation in driving percentage once again this week with a .408 driving average, takes part in a driver's competition this Saturday at Red Shores in Charlottetown, P.E.I. Barrieau will be among the leading drivers from this season in the driving challenge. He will also be seeking his 100th driving win of the season as he goes into Saturday afternoon with ninety-seven wins. He has over 3,900 career winners, $ 7.2-million in career earnings, and has won awards at a national level including the prestigious O'Brien award of horsemanship. by Scott Waddell, for HRNB
Sam Hodgin finds himself in a familiar spot after a recent election of the Saint John Harness Horsemen. Hodgin, a local ferrier and trainer/ driver returns as President for 2015. He has held the post previously. He takes over for Dr. Mitch Downey who now will serve as a director. Mike Downey was voted in as Vice President while Traci Friars will assume the role of secretary. Young Luke Armstrong will serve for the first time in the association as treasurer. His father Rick also was elected as a director as was Wanda Foster. by Scott Waddell, for HRNB
On the strength of two wins at Exhibition Park Raceway, Mark Haig won his first-ever harness racing driving crown at his home track for 2014 on Saturday afternoon. He had gone into the afternoon card with a lead of three wins on former driving champion Todd Trites. After the six dash card, Haig ended up with two wins on the afternoon to Trites one and claimed the driving title. Haig's wins came with Contact Jones and Ton Of Luck. Saturday's race card saw the end of the 2014 racing season and Horse Racing New Brunswick looks forward to a prosperous 2015 with the return of the Atlantic Sires Stakes to the region. Horse Racing New Brunswick would like to extend gratitude to all who supported the industry in 2014. There is an optimistic attitude in the province for 2015 and look forward to returning to host racing spring. Scott Waddell
It seems unfair that when a horse reaches mandatory retirement age of fourteen, some still have some racing left in them. This Saturday afternoon, the owners of Rakland Fine Line will officially retire the pacer from racing competition after a solid racing career in the Maritimes with just a few starts in Ontario. By Gothic Dream out of the Cam Fella mare Cams Fine Line, he was purchased as a yearling by the Ultimate Stables for just $ 7000. In his career, he has earnings of over $ 104,000 and has recorded seventy-three wins going into his last race. Saturday afternoon at Exhibition Park Raceway will be his 374th career start. He has averaged over $ 280.00 per start in his career, mostly in the Maritimes. He took his lifetime mark of 1:56.1 at age six at Exhibition Park Raceway. Although he remains winless in 2014, he has four seconds into his final race this Saturday. He will enjoy a well deserved retirement after this at Ultimate Acres farm just outside Moncton. We know it will be a sad day for Dawn Hubbard and Sifroi Melanson but we would like to thank them for this his retirement cooler and celebration of this little horses final race in the place he took his record. Another interesting note from this Saturday's program at Exhibition Park Raceway is that two horses on the card share a unique story going into the program. Only two horses in New Brunswick have entered and raced in all cards that have been held in the province in 2014. One other commonality is that both horses have a huge fan following and loved by their owners. Those two horses are Skippy and Magical Alex. Both pacers have raced in every race card in the province including starts in Saint John, Fredericton and Woodstock. Skippy, owned by Harold DeFazio, a dedicated owner with his wife Sandra will make their 24th start in New Brunswick with the handsome son of Camluck. In those starts, he has only missed one cheque all season long. He has averaged almost $ 225.00 per start this season and his fastest win came at Fredericton Raceway in 1:58 for Mark Haig in 2014. Special mention to caretaker Luke Armstrong who has done a great job looking after the pacer. Magical Alex has also raced at every opportunity this season for owner Bob MacNeil of Saint John. He is in the same barn as Skippy and also has a huge fan following. MacNeil's children Kate & Alex can be heard every race day cheering the horse on the backstretch. Purchased in 2008 for a bargain price of $ 1100, the pacer has gone on to win forty-one races going into Saturday's card and lifetime earnings of over $ 44,000. He sports a lifetime speed badge of 1:56.2 taken this past summer during Old Home Week in P.E.I. Both horses are again entered to go at Exhibition Park Raceway in Saint John and kudos to the connections of both pacers for their support of racing in New Brunswick and best of luck on Saturday! by Scott Waddell, for HRNB
After Saturday afternoon's race program at Exhibition Park Raceway, the lead for the top driver in wins has fallen to three. Going into the seven-dash card, Mark Haig held a four-win advantage over second place driver Todd Trites. That margin is now down to three with one race card to go. On Saturday, Todd Trites scored two winners as he captured the first and last race on the program. Twin B Macho, owned by John Breau of Moncton took the days first event for Trites in 2:05.3. He then finished off the day with Contact Jones in the finale as he scored a come from behind victory for owner Tina Dunphy in 2:03. Haig scored one winner on Saturday as he guided the veteran pacer Dance Hanover to victory in 2:00.4 for trainer and owner Sifroi Melanson. With one card remaining, Mark Haig has eighteen wins on the year with Trites next at fifteen. If Haig can hold on to his lead, he will capture his first-ever driving crown at his home track of E.P.R. Last card of the year goes on Saturday, October 25th at 2:00 P.M. by Scott Waddell, for HRNB
Fresh off her win on Atlantic Breeders Crown weekend in P.E.I, four-year-old pacing mare Ramblinglily will take on four male rivals in Saturday's top-class at Exhibition Park Raceway. Winning her last three, wins including a 1:57 win at Red Shores, the mare will have to overcome the outside post-five in Saturday's $ 1500 top-class. She will be looking to surpass $ 20,000 on the year. Allan Jones will pilot the mare for co-owner Norm Leger. American Island will leave from post-one for Gilles Barrieau with Magical Alex lining up in the number three position. Rounding out the feature are Wave That Banner and J Rs Hurricane. Post time is set for 2:00 P.M on Saturday with a total of seven races presented by Horse Racing New Brunswick. by Scott Waddell, for HRNB
Going into the final two cards of the New Brunswick racing season, Mark Haig continues to lead Exhibition Park Raceway in dash wins. Haig, who leads the track in drives with sixty-four, has seventeen trips back to the winners circle. That is good enough for a four win lead over second place driver, Todd Trites. Heading into this Saturday's program, he also has a lofty driving average of .431 and over $ 14,000 in purse earnings. Trites leads the money category with his starters earning over $ 17,000 this year Drivers with over thirty drives this season shows Todd Trites with the leading percentage among drivers at .502. Haig is second at .431 and Stephen Trites at .330. by Scott Waddell, for HRNB
Joseph Michael dominated Monday afternoon's top-class at Exhibition Park Raceway with an easy 1:59.2 triumph and snapped J Rs Hurricane's win streak at three. Leaving from post-four, Trites sent the seven-year-old Jennas Beach Boy to the lead making every post a winning one. American Captain was second with J Rs Hurricane third. Monday's win put the pacers lifetime win total over $ 130,000 for owners Andrea D Dolan, Lower Cambridge and Valerie G Phelan, Geary,N.B and trainer Eric Wilson. Magical Alex took the back-up class on Monday, giving Todd Trites a pair of winners on the holiday program. Next card is scheduled for Saturday, October 18th at 2:00 P.M. by Scott Waddell, for HRNB
Lonny Stokes and J R's Hurricane scored a decisive victory in Saturday's top-class at Exhibition Park Raceway. He was seeking his Third Straight win and Stokes was quick off the gate with the five-year-old son of Mach Three. He made every post a winning one including a final quarter of :27.3. Time of the mile was 1:58.2 as he destroyed the field by twelve and three-quarter lengths. Wave That Banner and Dance Hanover made up the top trio. For J Rs Hurricane, it was his eleventh win on the season for owner Jean Charles Belliveau. Also on Saturday, first time owner Michael Folkins won his first career race as an owner as Dale Spence Jr. guided Windemere Astro to victory in the afternoon's first race. Mark Haig had two-wins on the program as he now has twenty-eight wins on the season at Exhibition Park Raceway. Next card will be contested on the holiday Monday, October 13th at 2:00 P.M. by Scott Waddell, for HRNB
After an overpowering win last week in the afternoon's top-class, five-year-old J Rs Hurricane will be looking to repeat in this week's top conditioned harness racing event. Lonny Stokes, no stranger to driving the son of Mach Three will be holding the lines of the pacer from post-four in the five horse top-class. Man In Pink will once again have the advantage of the rail position for driver Mark Haig. Dance Hanover will have post-two for catch-driver Mike Barrieau for the Ultimate Stables of Moncton. American Captain will leave from post-four for veteran driver and trainer Mike Campbell. Wave That Banner from the Eric Wilson stable will have the outside post-five. Starters will face-off for a purse of $ 1500. This Saturday will also feature the final leg of Horse Racing New Brunswick's handicapping contest. Week twenty ( 20 ) will be contested and an overall winner announced next week. Post time for Saturday's matinee card is slated for 2:00 P.M. Scott Waddell
With the 2014 season in the books at Fredericton Raceway, Todd Trites walked away with another dash winning crown at the capital city oval. Trites had an outstanding season with 13-wins on the circuit. That was three better than second place driver Mark Haig. He finished the campaign with 10-wins on the year. Rounding out the top-three was veteran driver Mike Downey who won seven times on the 2014 racing season. Top percentage driver at Fredericton with at least thirty drives was Todd Trites at .401. He also led the way in purse winnings with over $ 20,000 earned at his home base. In the training category, there was a three-way tie in the standings. Mike Downey, Ed Harvey and Mike Campbell all finished up with six-wins each. Downey led all trainers at Fredericton in money will close to $ 6700 earned. Mike Campbell led the way in training average with a superb .562 average for the season. by Scott Waddell, for HRNB
Mother nature provided a picture perfect autumn day on Saturday in Saint John as Horse Racing New Brunswick presented a seven dash program. With the ideal conditions, one of New Brunswick's top overnight pacers toured the half-mile oval in a sizzling 1:58 mile for catch-driver Gilles Barriedau. J Rs Hurricane moved into double digit wins with his 10th of the season. Barrieau set sail early on the lead for owner Jean Charles Belliveau, Scoudouc, N.B and carved out fractions of 29, 59.1, 1:28.3 with a final panel of :29.2 to score by an even ten-lengths. It was the second win of the afternoon for Barrieau as he also drove veteran pacer Victory George to victory for owner Jeff Lewis. Skippy and Rose Valley finished in a dead-heat for second. J Rs Hurricane is a handsome son of the great Mach Three. Another New Brunswick owned pacer also was sharp on Saturday as four-year-old Ramblinglily and Allan Jones connected for a 1:59.2 win. Racing will return to the Port City of New Brunswick on Saturday, October 4th at 2:00 P.M. by Scott Waddell, for HRNB
Horse Racing New Brunswick presents a live card of harness racing at Exhibition Park Raceway in Saint John on Saturday with post time at 2:00 P.M. Seven races will be contested including the afternoon's featured event for a purse of $1500. Race seven will have a small field but a competive group of pacers. Man In Pink will have the benefit of post-one for New Brunswick's leading driver in 2014, Mark Haig. He was a winner a few starts back in a seasons best mile of 1:56.3. Rick Armstrong, a member of this year's Atlantic Breeders Crown family recognition from the province of New Brunswick will guide Coral Snake from post-two. He is co-owned with his son Luke. ROF Peruvian High will score from three for Gilles Barrieau who sits second in driving average in the country. Ramblinglily who took a new mark of 1:56 at Red Shores recently will bust the gate from post four. Rounding out the field is American Captain who will have Mike Campbell steering from post five. Post time goes at 2:00 P.M. by Scott Waddell, for HRNB
Week seventeen is in the books after this past Saturday's race program at Exhibition Park Raceway for the season long handicapping challenge. Leading the way is Adam Saunders who continues to lead the contest and has now totalled $ 284.90. Kayden Buchanan maintains his spot in second place with $ 236.00. Rounding out the top trio is Rose Doyle who checks in this week with $ 232.70. Week eighteen will be featured this coming Saturday as Horse Racing New Brunswick will host the season finale at Fredericton on September 20th at 2:00 P.M. Complete standings are listed below: Adam Saunders 284.90 Kayden Buchanan 236.00 Rose Doyle 232.70 Brad MacPherson 226.40 Jenn Ritchie 180.50 Bruce Smith 114.85 Dale Spence Sr 94.80 Wayne Hubbard 45.30 Roy Flowers 31.00 by Scott Waddell, for HRNB
New Brunswick owned two-year-old harness racing filly Miss Oromocto won a division of the lucrative Williamson Stake at Fredericton Raceway on Monday afternoon. Owned by Mel Land in partnership with Sharon Burchill, Mark Haig drove the pacer to victory in 2:01.4 in the $ 6000 stake. In other action Monday, veteran Mike Downey enjoyed a banner day as he scored a trio of winners. City Of The Year, owned by Dr. Mitchell Downey was impressive as the two-year-old sailed to a 2:01 new record. Downey's other wins came with Override and Night Talker. Dance Hanover took the top class of the afternoon in 1:58.2 while Skippy turned in an impressive 1:58.3 win for Mike Stevenson and owner Harold DeFazio. Fredericton's afternoon card also saw the best wager of the season in New Brunswick as nearly $ 20,000 was registered. Next card at Fredericton Raceway is Saturday afternoon. by Scott Waddell, for HRNB


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New London - There's a fight a-brewing at Riverside Park, the long-neglected city park that was almost sold to the Coast Guard Academy two years ago.
Plastic playground equipment is dividing those who once stood side by side to keep the 18-acre park open to the public.
A contingent of residents who spoke passionately and often against the sale, is now behind a movement to relocate used playground equipment there. On the other side, are those who fought equally as hard to save the park but want to finish a study of the park - and the surrounding area - before deciding what to put on the grounds.
"A lot of people worked very hard to save this park,'' Wayne Vendetto said Monday during a City Council committee meeting. "I can't wait to see the best possible playscape possible at Riverside Park. But plans take money and plans take time. We need a playscape now."
The city has some equipment that is at portable classrooms on Cedar Grove Avenue, which are no longer in use. The plastic equipment could be moved to Riverside, where rusted metal swings and seesaws were taken down two years ago. The Public Works Department has estimated the project would cost about $56,000. Vendetto maintains the cost could be far less.
Cathi Strother, whose property borders the park, wants to hold off on improvements until after New London Landmarks completes its study. And there is already a playground at nearby Winthrop School, she said, which neighbors now use.
"We want a playscape, but not yet,'' said Strother, who is secretary of Riverside Park Conservancy. "Our goal is to have a unique play area."
On Monday, the Education, Parks & Recreation Committee asked the Parks and Recreation Commission to look into the playground equipment debate and report back. They also asked the commission to look at lowering the cost of the project.
"I'm worried if we delay this issue, we won't have a playscape in the park for years,'' said Councilor Anthony Nolan, chairman of the Education, Parks & Recreation Committee. "I'm for that park getting a playscape as soon as possible."
"You're only 6 years old for one year,'' agreed Councilor Donald Macrino.
Sandra Chalk, executive director of Landmarks, said her group is discussing all kinds of ideas for the park and questioned if the city should be spending money it doesn't have. A meeting is expected to be held Feb. 13 at Winthrop School to discuss the project.
"We want something that will bring people to the park. Something unique,'' she said Monday. But she added that if the city can find the "right spot" for the playground "perhaps they can put something in right away."
Kathleen Mitchell, who quit the Riverside Conservancy months ago after a difference of opinion with other members on the future of the park, wants the city to act immediately.
"There are still thousands of families and children who want a playscape, now,'' she told the council last week. "The city has spent a million dollars on a Bates Woods parking lot and more on Calkins Park. All Riverside is asking for is a lousy used playscape."
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Haunted Decatur Ghost Tour
Travel throughout the city of Decatur in search of history, hauntings, crime scenes, scandals and spirits! Join us for a journey back into the history of one of America's most haunted towns and discover not only our favorite haunted places, but new locations of crime, infamy and spirits that have never been featured on the tours before. Re-invented in 2009, experience Haunted Decatur in a way that you've never done before! Popular with ghost buffs and history enthusiasts alike and includes new and favorite haunted locations! Lasts approximately 3 hours. $30 per person.
Apple and Pork Festival
Since 1968, the Apple N' Pork Festival with its delightful aroma of smoked ham and spicy apple butter, has ushered in autumn for Dewitt County. From its beginning as a modest event, centered around a kettle of soup and stack of sandwiches, the festival has grown to one of the state's favorite fall festivals. Wear comfortable shoes and stroll through booths offering foods, crafts, antiques, entertainment, and more! Be sure to tour the museum. Plan to spend the day! Tram and bus service to various locations available for a small fee. Located at C. H. Moore Homestead and throughout Clinton.
Atlanta Fall Festival
A small town festival has carnival rides, a petting zoo, car show, pie and cake baking contest/auction, bingo and bands nightly that are sure to entertain the whole family!
Barn Quilts of DeWitt County: "Red,Wine, & Blues Tour"
The Barn Quilts of DeWitt County program will be holding their second Red, Wine & Blues Tour. Unlike our traditional tour, this event will showcase individual barns that are a part of our Barn Quilts of DeWitt County Trail with a night of good food, good music and good times. Contact the Chamber & Tourism Office for ticket and tour time information.
Decatur Celebration
Each August, hundreds of thousands of people come to Central Illinois to experience all the entertainment and excitement that Decatur Celebration has to offer. Headliners cap off a weekend full of family fun with unique food vendors, 3 blocks of arts and crafts, a carnival, and something exciting around every corner. Please visit the website for a full list of performances.
Tour DeWitt
Tour DeWitt is back! Plans are in the works for a 10 mile, 20 mile, 40 mile and 60 mile ride through beautiful DeWitt County. Watch our websites and facebook pages for more information as the event develops, or contact the Clinton Area Chamber of Commerce & Tourism Office.
Clinton's Terror on Washington Street Haunted House
Strange things happen when October comes to Clinton. The old VFW Hall is a place no one wants to travel by after sunset. Screams and moans have been heard..Slow moving creatures have been seen around the premises. Find out for yourself what lurks in the shadows when this peaceful central Illinois community becomes home to the creatures of the night. Event dates are Oct 9-10, 16-17, 23-24, 30-31: 7pm-11pm. "Lights On" dates are Oct. 17th and 24th, 5pm-6pm.
Thanksgiving with Lincoln Heritage of DeWitt County
Join us for a traditional Thanksgiving meal with a little history as you meet Mr.Lincoln and discover his ties with DeWitt County. The Thanksgiving meal is catered and tickets are available from the Clinton Chamber & Tourism Office.
Farm Progress Show
Farm Progress Show, the nation's largest outdoor farm event, annually hosts nearly 600 exhibitors displaying new farm equipment, tractors, combines and farm implements; seed and crop protection products; and many additional farm supplies and services. Producers from the U.S. and around the world attend this key annual agricultural event. The show is an excellent learning opportunity for producers and includes a wide variety of marketing, management and production seminars.
Historic Marbold Second Sunday Summer Series
Special programs in the farmstead kitchen: 1:30 p.m. and 3 p.m. Enjoy lessons in history, tours of house and grounds and period craftsmen on site. July 12 features Eastern Illinois University Associate Professor, Dr. Chris Laingen, will share data from the Census of Agriculture from 1925 to 2012 and will illustrate the changes in crops, livestock, and land use that have occurred in the Corn Belt. A special added feature at the July Second Sunday will be the Menard County Vintage Ag Association on site with some of their collection of farm implements.
Historic Marbold Second Sunday Summer Series
The Farmstead will offer tours of the house and grounds, history of the Marbold family and light refreshments. The Stier Trolley will be available to take visitors through Greenview where a guide will provide details of the Marbold's influence and impact on the community.Exclusive for August: "One Grand Old Lady" Readers' Theatre.
Lincoln Balloon Festival
Come enjoy the mass ascension of the hot air balloons in the skies of Logan County. Morning and evening flights both Friday and Saturday (weather permitting). At dusk, the balloons will come back to the Airport and re-inflate for evening glows. This is a spectacular event that is enjoyed by the young and old alike.
Arts in the Park
The Fine Art Fair will be held on Saturday from 10am to 5pm and Sunday from 10am to 4pm at Latham Park in downtown Lincoln. Traditionally, over 70 juried artists from various mediums make this fine art fair one of Central Illinois' best. We are proud to offer art of all mediums. Photography, water colors, ceramic, jewelry, pottery, mixed mediums, metal work, wood work, and many more.
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To rebuild lives,
The Bhopal GoM's proposals fall short of recommending the minimum the victims deserve in reparation. They also fail to hold Carbide's and its successor Dow's feet to the fire.
We have seen it before. Every single Prime Minister since the late 1980s has announced "packages" of economic measures and special assistance for Jammu and Kashmir running into millions of dollars — only to find they impress nobody and make a diminishing difference in popular perceptions. We have seen the same thing in the Northeast too, where special "packages" became an annual ritual even as insurgencies thrived and ethnic discontent increased. The "packages" fail because they do not target the root-causes of the real problem — and often not even the symptoms.
Petty compensation
Now, we seem to have a repetition of the "package" approach in Bhopal. The Group of Ministers (GoM) headed by Home Minister P. Chidambaram has proposed a $300 million (Rs 1,500-crore) package for the victims of the gas disaster at Union Carbide's plant, including enhanced compensation for death and injury, more medical relief, cleansing of the contaminated plant site, and filing of curative petitions on the compensation award based on the $470 million settlement with Carbide reached in 1989 and on the dilution of criminal charges against Carbide, its subsidiaries, and their directors and key staff.
The increase in compensation for death from $2-6,000 to $21,000, and for non-fatal injuries from $1-2,000 to $10,000 may seem impressive. But its real worth is likely to be meagre. According to the Madhya Pradesh government, it leaves out two-thirds of the recorded cases of death, and 91 percent of those injured.
Of the 5,72,241 recorded victims, only 42,208 would be eligible for compensation (only 7 percent). They include 5,295 cases for $21,300 (death), 3,199 cases for $10,600 (permanently disabled), 33,672 for $6,000 (temporarily disabled) and 42 for $2,000 (for those who have temporarily lost their capacity to work).
This is shockingly unfair. One reason for this terrible inadequacy is that the government will base itself on outdated estimates of the deaths and health damage from the disaster — instead of updating the numbers and including those affected in the post-1989 period. The GoM has not recommended a review of death claims or registration of exposure-related claims after 1996, when such registration was stopped.
False categorisation and bureacratic corruption
The old categorisation is utterly arbitrary and under-assesses the victims' injury and suffering. Thus, 92.5 percent of all established cases of exposure were categorised as suffering from "minor" injuries and another 38,478 cases (6.8 percent) were declared as suffering from "temporary partial disablement". Only a minuscule 3,241 cases (0.7 percent) suffered "total disablement" and injury of the "utmost severity", including "permanent partial disablement".
This sits ill with the findings of the Indian Council of Medical Research and numerous other studies. The number of seriously affected people in Bhopal with extensive damage to various organs and systems is many multiples of 3,200. The right thing to do would have been to re-analyse the medical data and establish at least half-a-dozen or more categories based on the severity of injury and give graded compensation to each category. The GoM has failed to do this.
It is one thing to announce compensation; it is another to see how it is delivered through the Madhya Pradesh bureaucracy. This has been a scandal of huge proportions, with every petty official extracting a bribe on pain of outright denial of the victim's claim. The state government boasts it spent $74.6 million on relief and rehabilitation in Bhopal, but has little to show for it.
What should have happened
The right move would have been to establish, as the victims have long demanded, a high-level Empowered Commission on Bhopal, with judges, doctors, rehabilitation experts, eminent citizens and victims' representatives, which creates and supervises effective mechanisms for compensation distribution and for medical relief. The earlier GoM under Arjun Singh had agreed to this in 2008.
The new GoM does not even mention the Commission and leaves vital but woefully neglected issues of medical care largely unaddressed. Besides more money, it recommends a takeover of the Bhopal Memorial Hospital and Research Centre by the Department of Biotechnology and Mumbai's Tata Memorial Hospital. But the DBT is a research organisation with little competence in or experience of medical treatment. And Tata Memorial is a cancer speciality hospital run by a trust which the government does not control.
Throwing more money into Bhopal's healthcare institutions is not the solution. They are in dire need of reform and restructuring of their basic approach to the victims. A Supreme Court-empowered committee recently noted their abysmal state. What the victims most need is protocols for the systematic treatment of chronic lung damage — the most widespread disorder - and other health damage, including second-generation effects of the original injury, and physical and psychological rehabilitation, besides economic and social rehabilitation.
Bhopal also needs new facilities to ensure that the victims live with dignity and freedom from pain and humiliation. These must be staffed by competent, sensitive professionals, who aim to rebuild the lives of the victims in their entirety.
On the cleaning up of the Bhopal plant site, the GoM shows total confusion. Going by media briefings, global tenders are to be invited. At the same time, $64 million has been earmarked for National Environmental Engineering Research Institute and the Indian Institute of Chemical Technology to undertake the work.
Responsibility of US-parent company, Dow Chemical Co
An even more basic issue is involved here: the liability of Dow Chemical Co, which bought out Union Carbide Corporation (UCC) of the US. Dow denies liability to evade its obligation to clean up on the specious ground that it does not own the Bhopal plant. But ownership is irrelevant here. Natural justice demands that Dow, like any corporate successor, take over UCC's assets and liabilities — including the newly created liability beyond the accident, in the form of contamination of the plant site, which was not settled in 1989. Carbide caused, and was aware of, the contamination and its likely effects because it conducted numerous surveys of the site, including one in 1989.
Two GoM members (Chidambaram and Kamal Nath) are known to back Dow. The GoM is silent on the liability issue but has pledged to pursue the litigation against Dow in the Madhya Pradesh High Court. But this is meaningless. Dow has refused to accept the jurisdiction of the Court for six years. It has prevented the execution of a 2005 summons on it by Bhopal's Chief Judicial Magistrate.
There is simply no room for ambiguity on Dow's liability or other legal issues. The GoM-proposed curative petition against downgrading criminal charges against UCC, Carbide's fully owned Hong Kong-based subsidiary Union Carbide Eastern, and UCIL, and their directors, is welcome. But this should not stop at restoring the charge of culpable homicide.
There's a clear four-part definition of murder in Section 300 of the Indian Penal Code. Its subsection 4 states: "If the person committing the act knows that it is so imminently dangerous that it must, in all probability, cause death or such bodily injury as is likely to cause death, and commits such act without any excuse for incurring the risk of causing death or such injury ..." Carbide undeniably committed such a dangerous act — operating an unsafe and poorly designed plant. It knew from previous accidents that this could lead to large-scale fatalities.
The proposal to expedite extradition proceedings against Warren Anderson is fine. But it is no substitute for putting Anderson, and more importantly, UCC and UCE, on trial. The Bhopal magistrate did not try them. Their refusal to appear before Indian courts violates a condition stipulated in Judge Keenan's verdict which sent the Bhopal case back to India — namely, they would stand trial in India and abide by an Indian judgment.
Not only does this warrant Anderson's extradition; it allows the Indian government to press fresh charges in the US, including contempt of court. The government should join the ongoing litigation in a US Federal Court against UCC and others for environmental clean-up, compensation for personal and property damage, and costs of health monitoring.
Here the question of UCC's legal successor becomes critical. Dow must not be let off the liability hook. New Delhi must firmly tell Dow to accept it responsibility and pay for the remediation of the Bhopal site—or face blacklisting. This would help the government redeem itself to some extent in the eyes of the public and create a healthy basis on which to begin the long-overdue agenda of regulating industry for safety.
We must not forget a pivotal imperative. Justice for Bhopal, even if belated, means reparation,. Reparation is not only compensation. It includes restitution (fully rebuilding people's damaged lives), total rehabilitation, and a guarantee of non-repetition of the disaster. This cannot be accomplished without adequate punishment for the culprits, including UCC. The GoM will be a devious, deceptive damage-control exercise unless its report results in the energetic prosecution of the culprits on revised charges.
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Praful Bidwai is a political columnist, social science researcher, and activist on issues of human rights, the environment, global justice and peace. A new book by him, on the crisis of the Indian Left parties, is due out soon.
A former Senior Editor of The Times of India, Bidwai is one of South Asia's most widely published columnists, whose articles appear in more than 20 newspapers and magazines. He is also frequently published by The Guardian, Le Monde Diplomatique and Il Manifesto.
Bidwai is a founder-member of the Coalition for Nuclear Disarmament and Peace (India). His last book, The Politics of Climate Change and the Global Crisis: Mortgaging Our Future, was co-published by TNI in 2012.
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By Tara K. E. Brelinsky, News Consortium, ZEBULON, NC
12/23/2012 (2 years ago)
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The readings at Mass this weekend focused on the Visitation, when our Blessed Mother, carrying the newly conceived Word Incarnate, traveled to the home of her cousin Elizabeth. Mary was in her teen years, having not even been with a man, when the Holy Spirit sparked life in her womb. Elizabeth was close to giving birth in her old age. While today 40 is labeled "elderly" in the obstetrical world, Elizabeth is considered to have been far beyond that age. Counseling women friends through our Natural Family Planning ministry, I've rarely heard a woman say she'd consider a teen-aged or a senior-aged pregnancy a welcome blessing.
By Tara K. E. Brelinsky, News Consortium, ZEBULON, NC
Catholic Online (www.catholic.org)
12/23/2012 (2 years ago)
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Keywords: unborn, St. John the Baptist, abortion, pro-life, sacrifice, motherhood
LOS ANGELES, CA (Catholic Online) - "How are you feeling today?" reads the text message that's just come in. Contemplating the nearly unabated nausea that already began shortly after I opened my eyes to the morning's light, I type back one word, "nauseous."
"Cool, glad to hear it, honey. Have a good day!" is the response from my sweetheart of a husband a moment later.
Now before you write my spouse off as some cruel barbarian caveman, who drags me around by my tresses, you should consider a different perspective. Over the last few years, our family has suffered the loss of several miscarried children and we'd begun to think that our days of childbearing were coming to a close.
Yes, many of us, from our first grader to our older children were praying persistently for the blessing of just one more sweet newborn head to kiss, but we understood that not all prayers are answered in the manner we expect.
So, one year after our last eternal soul was carried up to her heavenly home, we were overjoyed to accept the gift of a new life in the womb. Of course, along with the joy came that nausea and a number of other unpleasant physical challenges. But rather than pray for the removal of these daily crosses, we understood that they are positive signs of a life continuing and a chance to offer thanksgiving to God.
Oh, to be honest I do complain now and again, but then I gently tell myself, or that wise spouse of mine reminds me, that each day is an opportunity is relish the time I have with this baby. Truly, our earthly time together may be limited to days, weeks, months or years. So, rather than waste a single moment, I try to embrace the sacrifices needed to grow and protect this child and trust that this offering of my very body is worth it no matter the final result. Because even if we are called to relinquish this little one before we are ready, he or she was created for eternity and that's an awesome perspective.
The readings at Mass this weekend focused on the Visitation, when our Blessed Mother, carrying the newly conceived Word Incarnate, traveled to the home of her cousin Elizabeth. Mary was in her teen years, having not even been with a man, when the Holy Spirit sparked life in her womb. Elizabeth was close to giving birth in her old age. While today 40 is labeled "elderly" in the obstetrical world, Elizabeth is considered to have been far beyond that age. Counseling women friends through our Natural Family Planning ministry, I've rarely heard a woman say she'd consider a teen-aged or a senior-aged pregnancy a welcome blessing.
When we view these circumstances from a proper historical distance though, our eyes are opened to the reality. Mary said yes to God's plan even though it may have made no sense to her at the time and placed her in very vulnerable position; however, her example of supernatural surrender and heroic trust opened the door for salvation for every human person to follow. Elizabeth, who suffered the cross of infertility and carried the label of barren for so many years, was now about to give birth to St. John the Baptist, of whom Jesus said, "...among those born of women there has been none greater..." I imagine these joyful mothers scarcely considered the minor inconveniences of motherhood too much to bear.
How simple it is for us today to arrive at knee-jerk conclusions, to offer our opinion based on erroneous ideas. Our culture fuels a plethora of misconceptions and false opinions around which many form their consciences.
Consider how we mourn as a nation over the devastating loss of life in Newton, CT. The innocent children, who were gunned down, are rightly upheld as precious, lost lives. The women, who selflessly donated their lives to protect their students, are honored as they should be. Our president was moved to tears as he addressed the shocked nation, referencing his own cherished fatherhood.
On the very same day in our country, we allowed an abortionist to dismember an innocent, unborn child and called that a reasonable choice that his/her parents were entitled to make. Rather than offer support and encouragement to brave mothers, who unexpectedly conceive, we encourage the opposing message that strong, free women place themselves first even if it is to the detriment of another life. The president, who contemplated the faces of his own beloved daughters, has forgotten that they were once unprotected, living persons developing in their mother's womb.
What if one of the teachers, who gave her life so readily for her students, had been pregnant? Would we count an unborn child among the dead? Would the church bells have rung 27 times? What would have been our perspective of an innocent, unborn child slain by Lanza while still within his mother?
Of course, this unthinkable tragedy may lead others to hold their children a little tighter this holiday season. Perhaps, the parents, who were focused on purchasing presents, will instead take their children to church for the first time and refocus on the true meaning of Christmas this year. Maybe, a frightened unwed mother saw her unborn child in the faces of those sweet, Newton students and found the resolve to embrace her motherhood.
Basing our perspective on truth is necessary if we are to rightly judge the circumstances we encounter as we live out each day. If God creates all persons and if He creates all persons in His image, then each person is worthy and valuable.
Spending a little time thinking about the real life characters documented in the Bible, we meet a diverse bunch through whom the Creator chose to make manifest His plan of salvation. It is than that we gain a clearer perspective. Greedy tax collectors, weak-kneed Apostles, adulterous women, stubborn prophets and unborn babies were His ministers to carry out His work on earth. Of course, those who were living in sin were called out and they ultimately chose the better part, a life for Christ and in Christ.
My family's openness to life and our surrender to the possibility of suffering allowed Our Creator to reach down from the heights of the universe and form a perfect, unrepeatable person, made in His image. We hope to hold the result of our openness, to stare deeply into the eyes of this expected child at the appointed time. Irregardless, though, we stand firm on the truth that our sacrifices will not be in vain because abandoning oneself to the Divine Plan always has an eternal reward.
Nibbling another salt cracker in an attempt to keep my nausea to a tolerable level, I offer this simple prayer, "Lord, thank You for this day, for the chance to cradle this baby in my womb. Thank You for allowing me the privilege to sacrifice myself for another. And thank You for shaping my perspective by way of Your cross."
Tara K. E. Brelinsky is a home schooling mother of seven living children with six more heavenly ones who intercede. Married to her childhood sweetheart, they make their home in North Carolina where they teach Natural Family Planning, grow a garden, raise two dogs, a cat and a bunch of chickens. Tara studied journalism a lifetime ago in college, but now she writes for the the glory of God.
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