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Alan L. Noll, Nashua, NH US
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|SWITCH CONFIGURATION FOR DEFAULT-ON N-WAY ACTIVE SPLITTERS - An apparatus comprising an amplifier and a switch network. The amplifier may be configured to generate a plurality of output signals in response to an input signal. The switch network may be configured to provide (i) a first path when a power signal is not present and (ii) a second path when said power signal is present. The first path may activate a first of the plurality of output signals. The second path may activate all of the plurality of output signals. An impedance may be connected to the amplifier only when the first path is activated.
Alfred J. Noll, Poughkeepsie, NY US
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|APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR ENHANCING FIELD OF VISION OF THE VISUALLY IMPAIRED - An apparatus and a method for enhancing a field of vision of a user with a visual impairment to help the user to navigate safely in the surroundings. The apparatus includes a body, at least one video device coupled to the body for recording a visual image of a physical environment surrounding the user, at least one monitor coupled to the body, a processor which receives signals from the at least one video device and operatively controls the at least one monitor to display the visual image recorded by the at least one video device, and a tunnel vision finder to determine the user's actual vision size. The method includes the step of determining the user's actual vision size, acquiring a visual image of a physical environment surrounding the user, processing the visual image, and displaying the visual image in the user's actual vision.
|METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR EARLY WARNING DETECTION OF EMERGENCY VEHICLES - A system and method for warning of emergency vehicles includes a computing device that receives location data from a transmitter associated with a first vehicle based on a warning system of the first vehicle being activated. The computing device transmits vehicle notification data to a second vehicle based on the location data.
Al J. Noll, Poughkeepsie, NY US
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|METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR THE MONITORING OF WATER USAGE WITH PATTERN RECOGNITION - A method for monitoring water usage in a home or business through the use of pattern recognition. Wherein the system monitors water flow through a valve and monitors usage over a period of time to determine normal usage. Once a normal pattern of usage is determined the system monitors pattern usage over time and determines if the pattern of usage exceeds cutoffs. In the event the usage exceeds the cutoffs the system produces an alarm and shuts off the valve. Once the cause for the system cutoff has been determined the cause may be corrected and the valve reopened.
Anthony P. Noll, Augusta, KY US
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|ANGLED REACTION VESSEL - An improved apparatus and process for treating biomass bearing material including municipal solid waste (MSW). The apparatus includes a reaction vessel configured for rotation and steam injection, with helically arranged auger vanes attached to the internal walls of the vessel, a self aligning door. Embodiments includes various of a heated jacket, modified raised projections on the top edge of the auger vanes, a modified door, modified door sealing assembly, and a process of quick charging the interior of the vessel with steam.
Blaine Noll, Fleetwood, PA US
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|END DIVIDER FOR A HEADER OF AN AGRICULTURAL HARVESTER - Improved end dividers and headers of an agricultural harvester are disclosed. The end dividers are connected to a harvesting reel of a header such that fore and aft translational movement of the harvesting reel results in corresponding translation of a leading part of the end dividers. The result is an assembly that is effective for harvesting crops of differing heights and conditions without need for substitution of differently sized, fixed length end dividers. The end dividers may be secured to a header frame such that the end dividers float over uneven terrain. The end dividers can also include extensions or shrouds for receiving and protecting the ends of the reel, as well as sockets at their tips for releasably attaching various types of harvesting fixtures.
Blaine R. Noll, Fleetwood, PA US
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|Header height sensor apparatus for a header of an agricultural harvester - A plurality of elongate mounting brackets mounted in cantilever relation on a frame of a header at sidewardly spaced locations across at least a portion of a width of the header, respectively, support a sensor rod for rotation about its axis. Each of the brackets has a free end including a bearing having a bore therethrough which receives the sensor rod, at least some of the bearings being self-aligning bearings. The self-aligning capability enables accommodating irregularities in the mounting locations for the brackets, and also bends, flexure and other deformities of the header frame and sensor rod, for achieving free rotatability of the sensor rod. This mounting arrangement also facilitates installation by one person, from the bottom side of the header, both initially and in the field. Additionally, the brackets can include features for aligning the bores of the bearings, to facilitate the installation and free rotation of the sensor rod when installed.
|Easily Serviceable and Removable Self-Adjusting Knife Arm and Head Assembly For a Sickle - The knife head mounts to the sickle to hold a plurality of knife sections thereon while allowing removal of the knife sections individually without major disassembly for ease of in field repair and replacement. A knife pin of the knife head connects to a knife arm driven by the sickle drive mechanism and is removable from above also without major disassembly. The knife pin connection provides a vertical self adjustment capability to accommodate sickle wear and vertical misalignment between the sickle and drive. And the knife arm is streamlined for cut plant material flow thereabout and is also adapted for ease of removal and field repair.
Brenton Allen Noll, Corning, NY US
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|ELECTROSTATIC METHOD AND APPARATUS TO FORM LOW-PARTICULATE DEFECT THIN GLASS SHEETS - A high-surface quality glass sheet is formed using a roll-to-roll glass soot deposition and sintering process. The glass sheet formation involves providing glass soot particles, depositing a first fraction of the glass soot particles on a deposition surface to form a supported soot layer, electrostatically attracting and collecting a second fraction of the glass soot particles onto a surface of a charged plate, removing the soot layer from the deposition surface to form a soot sheet, and heating at least a portion of the soot sheet to sinter the glass soot particles to form a glass sheet.
Christopher Noll, Glastonbury, CT US
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|Fault Detection in a System Under Control
|DISCRETE INPUT SIGNAL GENERATION VIA OUTPUT SHORT-CIRCUIT DETECTION - A controller has an output for supplying power to an output device. The controller monitors the supplied power to provide short-circuit protection to the output device. The controller also receives discrete inputs at the output based on the introduction of temporary short-circuit conditions introduced by a momentary switch connected between outputs of the controller in parallel with the output device. The controller detects short-circuit conditions in the output and distinguishes between short-circuit fault conditions and discrete inputs generated by activation of the momentary switch based on measured characteristics of the detected short-circuit conditions.
|REDUNDANT TWO STAGE ELECTRO-HYDRAULIC SERVO ACTUATOR CONTROL - A flight control system includes a dual stage actuator for moving a control surface. Each stage includes several control valves that are controlled independently to provide a desired redundancy. A flight controller generates a position command that is indicative of the position desired for the control surface. A first communication link is provided between several flight controllers to share information. Each of the flight controllers forwards the position command to actuator remote processing unit. The actuator remote processing unit receives position commands and generates a command signal that controls movement of the actuator using the control valves. Each of the actuator remote processing units is linked through a second communication link. Feedback and balancing of the different control valves is provided by the visibility accorded each actuator remote processing unit by the second communication link.
|INTEGRATED FLIGHT CONTROL AND COCKPIT DISPLAY SYSTEM - A Human Machine Interface includes a flight control system operable to communicate display data directly to a cockpit display system.
|Control Voltage Signal Synthesis System and Method - Multiple positions within a mechanical system are measured with a plurality of sensors including at least one 4-wire and at least one 5-wire sensor. The 5-wire sensor has two output voltage signals sent to a signal conversion processor, and the 4-wire sensor also sends a signal. A sum is created of the two voltage signals from the 5-wire sensor. An excitation voltage supply supplies a common excitation voltage to both sensors. Feedback of the excitation voltage is measured by the signal conversion processor. The excitation voltage feedback is utilized to ratio-metrically correct a position feedback signal from the 4-wire sensor at the signal conversion processor. The signal conversion processor is able to synthesize a signal indicative of the excitation voltage from the two voltage signals sent from the 5-wire sensor in the event the excitation voltage feedback is not received at the signal conversion processor.
|MULTI-PROCESSOR SYNCHRONIZATION USING TIME BASE COUNTERS - A multi-processor system includes a first processor that includes a first time base counter that outputs a first time base count, a second processor that includes a second time base counter that outputs a second time base count, and a communication bus. The first and second processors exchange the first and second time base counts on the communication bus. The first and second processors determine a skew based upon a difference between the first and second time base counts, and the first and second processors synchronize with each other based upon the skew.
|BACKUP CONTROL SYSTEM - An aircraft control system includes an effector module connected to a control input and a primary control module connected to the effector module. A microprocessor in the effector module provides a backup control path bypassing the primary control module when the primary control module is in a failed state.
Patent applications by Christopher Noll, Glastonbury, CT US
Christopher Paul Noll, Las Vegas, NV US
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|METHOD FOR INTERACTING A DISPLAY WITH MECHANICAL REELS - Various methods for interacting with mechanical reels via a video screen are disclosed. In one embodiment, the method comprises providing a gaming machine having one or more mechanical reels positioned behind a video screen, wherein the video screen includes a touch screen and user interface for receiving user input. The mechanical reels spin and generate a game outcome, visible to the player through a video screen. A request is received, via the user interface, to rearrange the placement order of the mechanical reels, and the rearranged order of the mechanical reels is displayed on the video screen.
|MECHANICAL REELS WITH INTERACTIVE DISPLAY - Systems for enhancing a mechanical reel game are disclosed. In one embodiment, the gaming machine includes a video screen having a touch screen, and a set of mechanical reels positioned behind the video screen. A user interface is displayed on the video screen and is configured to receive user input to rearrange the placement order of the mechanical reels. The video screen then displays the mechanical reels in the rearranged order.
|MECHANICAL REELS WITH INTERACTIVE DISPLAY AND RELATED METHODS - Methods for enhancing a mechanical reel game are disclosed. According to one method, a game is initiated by spinning a plurality of mechanical reels in response to a player wager, wherein each mechanical reel has a plurality of game symbols. The gaming machine ascertains whether a triggering event is established during the game. In response to a triggering event, one or more video images are presented and overlay one or more the mechanical reels to obscure the game symbols on the mechanical reels in response to the triggering event. In one embodiment, the video images include one or more video depictions of game symbols. The mechanical reels obscured by the video images are fixed, and the mechanical reels not obscured by the video images are spun. One or more paylines are evaluated for winning outcomes based on the combination of the video depictions of game symbols and the game symbols presented on the mechanical reels on the one or more paylines. A bonus prize is awarded for a winning outcome appearing on a payline.
|METHOD FOR INTERACTING A DISPLAY WITH MECHANICAL REELS - Various methods for interacting with mechanical reels via a video screen are disclosed. In one embodiment, the method comprises providing a gaming machine having one or more mechanical reels positioned behind a video screen, wherein the video screen includes a touch screen and user interface for receiving user input. The mechanical reels spin and generate a game outcome, visible to the player through a video screen. A request is received, via the user interface, to rearrange the placement order of the mechanical reels, and the rearranged order of the mechanical reels is displayed on the video screen.
Daniel J. Noll, Madison, WI US
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Daniel Joseph Noll, Madison, WI US
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|DISPLAY SYSTEM INCLUDING CONVERTIBLE FIXTURE - A convertible fixture includes a support structure and a vertical extender. The support structure includes a pair of vertical supports, each defining an open top end. The vertical extender is adjustably coupled with the support structure and includes side arms and a middle bar. The side arms extend substantially parallel to each other and each defines a top end. Each side arm is formed with a single closed shape cross section and is slidably received within a different vertical support of the pair of vertical supports. The middle bar extends between the side arms and includes two substantially parallel rails defining an elongated slot between the substantially parallel rails. The elongated slot extends along a majority of a length of the middle bar. The side arms and the middle bar are formed as a single, unitary component.
Donald C. Noll, Brookfield, WI US
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|RAILWAY ANCHOR APPLICATOR - A railway anchor applicator for applying an anchor to a rail includes a frame configured for movement along a track, an anchor input for sequentially delivering an anchor to a workhead assembly, where the workhead assembly is movably mounted on the frame for movement toward and away from the rail. An anchor receiving arm is configured for movement between a first position receiving an anchor from an anchor input and a second position placing the anchor away from the anchor input. A main pivot arm is configured for movement between a first position generally away from the rail and a second position generally adjacent the rail. A bar clamp arm is operatively linked to the main pivot arm and is configured for movement underneath the rail, then upwards and towards the rail. An operator station is located on the gage side of the rail which the anchor is being applied.
Donald Christopher Noll, Menomonee Falls, WI US
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|RAIL PLATE INSERTER - A workhead assembly for use with a rail maintenance machine having a workhead assembly for use with a rail maintenance machine having a rail lifter and configured for movement relative to a railroad track having a pair of rails, the workhead assembly constructed and arranged for positioning a tie plate predisposed on a rail tie, including a workhead body connected to the machine; a centering apparatus on the body constructed and arranged for centering the workhead over the tie; a squaring apparatus on the body constructed and arranged for squaring the tie plate on the rail tie; and a pusher assembly on the body for positioning the tie plate under a selected one of the rails being lifted by the rail lifter, and including at least one plate engaging finger constructed and arranged for engaging the tie plate.
|RAIL PLATE INSERTER - A preferred embodiment is directed to a finger for use in a rail plate inserter machine workhead and for positioning a rail plate predisposed on a rail tie under a rail, having a planar body having an upper arm with a hook-shaped end and including an opening for accommodating a spring, the end being configured for being contacted by a bar operatively associated with a finger lift assembly; a lower arm having a depending tip; and a middle portion joining the upper and lower arms to define an obtuse angle.
|ROADWORTHY RAILROAD BALLAST TAMPER APPARATUS - A tamper apparatus configured for being transportable upon a road is provided. A chassis is configured for supporting the tamper apparatus. A retractable turntable unit is connected to the chassis. The turntable unit has a generally quadrilateral configuration with side walls, and is rotatably attached at substantially a center of mass of the tamper apparatus. A tamping unit is connected to the chassis and configured for performing packing of a ballast under railroad ties for correcting cross and longitudinal levels of a pair of rails of a railroad track. A buggy lift assembly is removably attached to the chassis and configured for providing track alignment of the rails. At least one set of retractable rail wheels is connected to the chassis such that the chassis is towable by an automobile.
Patent applications by Donald Christopher Noll, Menomonee Falls, WI US
Douglas A. Noll, Fort Wayne, IN US
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|Basketball shooting training aid and method of use - A training aid for improving a player's skill in shooting a basketball. The training aid includes a substantially planar surface and foot positioning indicia viewable on the planar surface. The foot positioning indicia include a lead foot indicia and a plurality of trailing foot indicia. Each of the trailing foot indicia define a separate foot placement position for the player's trailing foot wherein the training aid is usable by players having different sizes by selecting one of the plurality trailing foot indicia appropriate for the size of the player and using the lead foot indicia and the selected one of the trailing foot indicia to define suitable lead and trailing foot positions for the player when shooting the basketball. The planar surface may take the form of the upper surface of a floor mat repositionable on the court and having alignment indicia for properly positioning the mat.
Douglas C. Noll, Ann Arbor, MI US
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|Method Of MRI Imaging Using Non-Slice-Selective, Spatially Tailored Tip-Up Pulse - A method of acquiring image data with an MRI system from an object using a sequence of tip-down and tip-up RF pulses is described. A slice-selective first pulse α rotates the in-slice spins from the longitudinal axis (z) toward a transverse plane (x, y). Image data is acquired from the in-slice spins during a free precession interval (T
Frederick E. Noll, Horseheads, NY US
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|Three dimensional gum matrices for cell culture, manufacturing methods and methods of use - This invention relates three dimensional porous cell culture matrices or scaffolds which have directional porous structure. More particularly, this invention relates to three dimensional porous cell culture matrices or scaffolds for cell culture which are derived from or contain gums including naturally occurring gums, plant gums, galactomannan gums or derivatives thereof. The invention also relates to methods of making the matrices, articles of manufacture (e.g., cell culture vessels and labware) having such matrices or scaffolds, methods of applying these materials to cell culture surfaces, and methods of using cell culture vessels having these three dimensional porous cell culture matrices or scaffolds.
|NANOFIBERS, NANOFILMS AND METHODS OF MAKING/USING THEREOF - Described herein are compositions for making nanofibers and nanofilms composed of metal oxides, organic polymers, or combinations thereof. Also described herein are methods for making nanofibers and nanofilms where the fibers are formed from a solution having more than one solvent, where the solvents are immiscible. Nanofibers and nanofilms composed of metal oxides, organic polymers or combinations thereof are described. Finally, methods for using the nanofibers and nanofilms are described.
Frederick Ernest Noll, Lewes, DE US
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|Templated Growth of Porous or Non-Porous Castings - A method of forming a templated casting involves incorporating a liquid feedstock into the channels of a honeycomb substrate to form a feedstock-laden substrate, and directionally solidifying the liquid feedstock within the channels.
|TEMPLATED GROWTH OF POROUS OR NON-POROUS CASTINGS - A method of forming a templated casting involves incorporating a liquid feedstock into the channels of a honeycomb substrate to form a feedstock-laden substrate, and directionally solidifying the liquid feedstock within the channels.
Gordan N. Noll, St. Clair Shores, MI US
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|ALIGNMENT SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING PRECISE ALIGNMENT AND RETENTION OF COMPONENTS OF A SEALABLE COMPARTMENT - An elastically averaging alignment and retention system for a sealable compartment includes a first component and a second component. The first component includes a first alignment member and an elastically deformable alignment element fixedly disposed with respect to the first alignment member, the elastically deformable alignment element having an elongated hollow tube. The second component includes a second alignment member and an alignment feature fixedly disposed with respect to the second alignment member, the alignment feature having a blind-end pocket. The elastically deformable alignment element is configured and disposed to interferingly, deformably and matingly engage the alignment feature. Portions of the elastically deformable alignment element when inserted into the alignment feature elastically deform to an elastically averaged final configuration that aligns the first component relative to the second component in at least two of four planar orthogonal directions.
Harry Noll, Macungie, PA US
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|APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR DETECTING THICKNESS OF PAPER PRODUCT - A system detects the sheet quantity of sheet material such as paper by use of a detection roller which deforms from concentric when sheet material passes between the detection roller and another roller, and using a detector to detect the degree of de-concentricity and provide an output indicating the number of sheets passing through. The system has particular application to insert machines for detecting the number of sheets of insert material being inserted into host material such as newspapers.
Harry C. Noll, Macungie, PA US
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|BUFFER FOR CLOSING GAPS IN PRODUCT FLOW, AND WRAPPING SYSTEM INCORPORATING SUCH BUFFER - A system receives flat products in a serial manner, transports them to a buffer apparatus, senses the presence of any significant gaps between adjacent products, passes the products to a wrapping or other processing machine and then removes the processed products from the system. The buffer closes gaps between adjacent products with an arrangement of fast and slower-moving chains or conveyors.
Jeff Noll, Blythewood, SC US
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|HIGH TEMPERATURE DYNAMIC SEAL - A high temperature dynamic seal and methods of assembly and use are presented. In one embodiment, the dynamic seal is provided as a rotating seal, which includes a stationary ring and rotating ring assembly, with a seal ring that is positioned between the stationary ring member and the rotating ring assembly. In some embodiments, one or more high temperature seals create a seal between the stationary ring member and a device in which the dynamic seal is used. Similarly one or more high temperature seals create a seal between the rotating ring assembly and a rotating shaft of the device. In one aspect, one or more of the high temperature seals are formed from a metallic material with various cross-sectional shapes.
John M. Noll, Tucson, AZ US
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|METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR PRODUCING AN INTERPRETIVE AIRBORNE RADAR MAP - Systems and methods for identifying and uniquely displaying ground features (terrain/obstacles) that are shadowed from an aircrafts radar system. An example system includes one or more aircraft information, sources, a database that stores three-dimensional terrain/obstacle data, a display device, and a processor in data communication with the one or more aircraft information sources and the database. The processor receives aircraft position, heading and altitude information from the one or more aircraft information sources. The processor projects a vector in a three-dimensional digital space onto the three-dimensional terrain/obstacle data stored in the database based on the received aircraft position, heading and altitude information to determine if the projected vector intersects more than one terrain feature. If the feature is intersected by the vector and the feature is further away from the aircraft than another feature that is also intersected by the vector, it is uniquely displayed on the display device.
John R. Noll, Satellite Beach, FL US
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|METHOD TO CALIBRATE RF PATHS OF AN FHOP ADAPTIVE BASE STATION - A method for calibration of RF paths of a frequency hopping adaptive base transceiver station is provided. The method of calibration calibrates a wireless cellular telecommunication system with a frequency hopping adaptive base transceiver station including an adaptive antenna array with two or more RF traffic transceiver apparatus chains. The wireless cellular telecommunication system communicates with mobile units on a frequencies defined by a hop list. The method of calibration includes the step of periodically interrupting a frequency hopping process of the frequency hopping adaptive base transceiver station while calls are in progress. The method of calibration further includes the step of calibrating an antenna transmit path for a RF traffic transceiver apparatus chain at a frequency selected to include one or more frequencies in the hop list to determine a set of weighting parameters for the antenna transmit path at the one or more frequencies. A self-calibrating frequency hopping adaptive base transceiver station is also provided.
|METHOD TO CALIBRATE RF PATHS OF AN FHOP ADAPTIVE BASE STATION - A base transceiver station including a transceiver unit is provided. A method of calibration uses a transceiver unit to receive an RF signal, measure a calibration value, and transmit the measured value. The calibration value is used to determine weighting parameters to compensate for relative RF path phase delay and amplitude variation.
Patent applications by John R. Noll, Satellite Beach, FL US
Joseph Clifford Noll, Cincinnati, OH US
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|METHODS OF PROCESSING ROLLS OF FIBROUS MATERIALS - The present disclosure is directed, in part, to a method of transporting rolls of a fibrous material. The method comprises providing a V-shaped conveying mechanism, stacking a plurality of the rolls of the fibrous material on the V-shaped conveying mechanism, and transporting the plurality of the rolls of the fibrous material between a first position and a second position.
|METHODS OF TRANSPORTING PRODUCTS AND PACKAGES OF PRODUCTS MADE THEREFROM - The present disclosure is directed, in part, to a method of transporting products. The method comprises providing a V-shaped conveying mechanism and positioning a plurality of the products on the V-shaped conveying mechanism such that a first portion of the plurality of the products engages a first side of the V-shaped conveying mechanism, and such that a second portion of the plurality of the products engages a second side of the V-shaped conveying mechanism.
Katia Noll, Mahwah, NJ US
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|MULTIFUNCTIONAL BIODEGRADABLE PEG NANOCARRIER-BASED HYDROGELS FOR PREVENTING HIV TRANSMISSION - A multifunctional polyethylene glycol-based hydrogel that includes a multi-arm polyethylene glycol cross-linking unit covalently bound to at least four multi-arm polyethylene glycol nanocarrier units, wherein each nanocarrier unit includes an agent coupled to the nanocarrier unit and each agent is selected from pH-lowering agents, bioadhesion agents, microbicidal-spermicidal agents, and agents that inhibit free and cell-associated HIV binding, provided that each nanocarrier unit comprises a different agent.
Kevin Noll, Leesburg, VA US
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|Multicast Video Advertisement Insertion Using Routing Protocols - First video material is transmitted from a video source, over a video content network, to consumer premises equipment, via a hub router. The video source has a source address and there is a first path length between the hub router and the video source. Upon occurrence of a first triggering condition, a short route metric is announced from a supplemental video material server coupled to the hub router. The short route metric causes the hub router to perceive a second path length, between the hub router and the supplemental video material server, as shorter than the first path length. The supplemental video material server has a source address identical to the source address of the video source. Thus, the consumer premises equipment obtains supplemental video material from the supplemental video material server instead of first video material from the video source. Aspects of a system and a supplemental video material server are also disclosed.
Kevin A. Noll, Leesburg, VA US
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|SWITCHED MEASUREMENT PROBE FOR LARGE-SCALE BROADBAND PERFORMANCE MEASUREMENT - A single measurement agent installed at an aggregation point in a network is cycled through multiple network segments (or service groups) using a switching device. Detailed broadband measurement tests are performed on each network segment.
Lee Noll, Whitmore Lake, MI US
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|EX VIVO GENERATED TISSUE SYSTEM - The present invention relates to methods of generating an ex vivo tissue-like system in a bioreactor system capable of supporting continuous production of, and output of cells and tissues and an ex vivo tissue system made therefrom.
|EN VIVO GENERATED TISSUE SYSTEM - The present invention relates to methods of generating an ex vivo tissue-like system in a bioreactor system capable of supporting continuous production of, and output of cells and tissues and an ex vivo tissue system made therefrom.
Patent applications by Lee Noll, Whitmore Lake, MI US
Lee A. Noll, Whitmore Lake, MI US
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|In Vitro Tumor Metastasis Model - This invention provides a system and methods for modeling tumor metastasis in vitro where primary tumor tissue is cultivated in an orientation and an environment such that the natural composition, three-dimensional organization, and environmental conditions of the tumor can be adjusted. The invention further provides mechanism for inducing tumors to undergo metastatic processes resulting in production of tumor progenitor or stem cells that can be collected, characterized, or used to induce tumors in normal tissue constructs in vitro.
Lindsey Noll, Bellevue, WA US
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|CONNECTED ACCOUNT PROVIDER FOR MULTIPLE PERSONAL COMPUTERS - A connected account provider system allows a user of multiple electronic devices to set up a user account on one device with the device's settings saved in the cloud for application across different devices. A user can obtain secure access to the saved settings using a second (or subsequent) device and can select settings from the initial device to be synchronized to the second device. The system employs client account provider (CAP) software that can be obtained from an independent software provider and is installed on different devices of a user. The CAP client software creates an architecture on a user's device with a CAP client software layer conceptually separate from the device's operating system software. The CAP client software provides extension points for facilitating connection between connected user devices' operating systems and a cloud services layer typically provided by the CAP client software vendor.
Lindsey Noll, Seattle, WA US
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|CONTAINER HANDLERS FOR SHARING AND UNSHARING - A container reference such as a library may reference other items and may be shared or unshared among computing devices, computing applications, or users. A sharing handler may be registered for the container reference and may be used in conjunction with the sharing and unsharing of the container reference and the items that are referenced by the container reference. The sharing handler may perform post-processing on the container reference to update the paths for the item references. The paths may be changed from local to remote for items that are shared or from remote to local for items that are unshared.
|INDICATING RESOURCES TO WHICH THERE ARE ACCESS RIGHTS - Methods and computer storage media for displaying shared resources of a sharing device to which a computing device of a network has access are provided. Shared resources of a sharing device are determined. A message is generated that includes information regarding the shared resource. The message is communicated to a computing device that interprets the message to identify those resources that are shared with the computing device. Upon determining those resources that the computing device has access rights, the computing device provides an indication for a user that facilitates the utilization of those shared resource to which it has access rights. In some embodiments, the message is securely communicated.
Lindsey R. Noll, Seattle, WA US
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|AUTOMATIC PERIPHERAL DEVICE SHARING - In accordance with the automatic peripheral device sharing, a peripheral device that has been newly installed on a device is detected and is shared with one or more additional devices coupled to the device. A notification of the peripheral device is automatically published to the one or more additional devices. This notification includes an indication of how the one or more additional devices can access the peripheral device. Each of the one or more additional devices can receive this notification and determine whether the peripheral device can be automatically installed on that device without user input. For each of the one or more additional devices, the peripheral device is installed on that device only if the peripheral device can be automatically installed on that device without user input.
|CONTEMPORANEOUSLY SHARING RESOURCES TARGETED BY A LIBRARY - Computer-readable media, computer-readable media, computerized methods, and computer systems for acting on properties of multiple resources, which span disparate locations within a network, upon detecting an intuitive user-initiated operation are provided. Initially, a library is provided that includes a framework for contemporaneously accessing a collection of items within a scope thereof. Upon launching the library, representations of the scoped items are surfaced at a UI display. When the user-initiated operation is applied at one of the surfaced representations, properties of each of the scoped items are automatically manipulated. A library-configuration state, which reflects how the items are affected upon manipulating the properties thereof, may be updated upon implementing the manipulation. Accordingly, if the scope of the library is subsequently extended to encompass another item outside the original collection of items, the properties of this new item are automatically manipulated to align with the library-configuration state.
|EXTENDING SHARING OPTIONS OF LOCAL COMPUTING RESOURCES - A method, system, and medium are provided for sharing items residing on a computing device. Items selected for sharing can be made simultaneously available to users on a local network and to users outside of the local network. A remote sharing service allows access to copies of items based on user identifiers associated. Local attributes associated with items are modified such that the user identifiers are associated with the items for providing access via a local network.
|CONTEMPORANEOUSLY SHARING RESOURCES TARGETED BY A LIBRARY - Computer-readable media, computer-readable media, computerized methods, and computer systems for acting on properties of multiple resources, which span disparate locations within a network, upon detecting an intuitive user-initiated operation are provided. Initially, a library is provided that includes a framework for contemporaneously accessing a collection of items within a scope thereof. Upon launching the library, representations of the scoped items are surfaced at a UI display. When the user-initiated operation is applied at one of the surfaced representations, properties of each of the scoped items are automatically manipulated. A library-configuration state, which reflects how the items are affected upon manipulating the properties thereof, may be updated upon implementing the manipulation. Accordingly, if the scope of the library is subsequently extended to encompass another item outside the original collection of items, the properties of this new item are automatically manipulated to align with the library-configuration state.
Patent applications by Lindsey R. Noll, Seattle, WA US
Mark G. Noll, Raleigh, NC US
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|PROTECTING AN ELECTRONIC DEVICE AGAINST UNATHORIZED HARDWARE USE - Embodiments of the present invention provide an approach for protecting electronic devices against the use of unqualified and/or unauthorized (e.g., "grey market") hardware components. Specifically, in a typical embodiment, a hardware component that a user is attempting to use with an electronic device will be detected. Then, the device information associated with the hardware component (e.g., serial number, vital product data (VPD), etc.) will be identified from the hardware component (e.g., as stored therein).
|AUTOMATIC RECOVERY OF LICENSE KEY INFORMATION - A method, system, and computer program product to manage license key information in a system including a feature requiring the license key information are described. The method includes storing, automatically, a backup copy of the license key information from a primary copy of the license key information after installation of a feature requiring the license key information on the system. The method also includes recovering, automatically, the license key information whenever the license key information is required to be installed.
Paul Noll, Grand Rapids, MI US
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|Polarized Enhanced Confidentiality in Mobile Camera Applications - A system for selectively controlling visibility of information and for reducing or eliminating light energy in a robotic telepresence environment is provided. The system includes a robotic device in a work environment that is occupied or operated by a pilot at a station in a workspace remote from location of the robot in the work environment, a camera operably attached to the robotic device, a primary polarizing filter adjustably attached to the camera, a viewing area, at least one light source remote from the camera, and at least one secondary polarizing filter. The primary and at least one secondary polarizing filter can be adjusted to vary the lighting and artifacts seen by the pilot.
Robert Noll, Fairfield, CT US
|Patent application number
|APPARATUS, METHOD AND COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM FOR PROCESSING A SIGNAL IN A SPECTROMETER SYSTEM - A method is provided that includes receiving and processing a sample signal scan. Processing the sample signal scan includes applying an inner-product operation on the sample signal scan and each of a plurality of eigenvectors to generate a plurality of corresponding coefficients, and subtracting the sample signal scan from a linear combination of the eigenvectors and corresponding coefficients to thereby produce a corrected sample signal scan. In this regard, the eigenvectors have been generated by decomposing a plurality of background reference signal scans according to a singular value decomposition technique. The signal scans include a plurality of electromagnetic signal measurements at a discrete set of frequencies, where each measurement has been taken by a spectrometer system passing an electromagnetic signal through a sample cell including just a base medium (for the background reference signal scans), or both a base medium and a sample medium (for the sample signal scan).
|MULTI-CHANNEL OPTICAL CELL - An apparatus is provided that includes a field reflector and a plurality of pairs of object reflectors. The apparatus also includes a plurality of source and detector port pairs, where each source port is configured to pass a beam of radiation, and each detector port is configured to receive a beam of radiation. The source and detector ports of each pair are positioned proximate an outer edge of the field reflector such that an optical axis of the field reflector lies between the respective source port and detector port. The object reflectors and source and detector port pairs are arranged such that each source and detector port pair is associated with a respective pair of object reflectors forming a distinct channel, where the source and detector port pair, and centers of the associated pair of object reflectors, of each channel lie in a distinct plane.
|APPARATUS, METHOD AND COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM FOR DETERMINING THE RING-DOWN TIME IN A SPECTROMETER SYSTEM - A system is provided that includes a cavity ring-down spectrometer and a processor. The spectrometer is configured to pass, through a cavity resonator, a modulated, continuous-wave electromagnetic signal at each of one or more selectable, transmission frequencies in the Terahertz region of the electromagnetic spectrum. The spectrometer includes a transmitter that, with the cavity resonator, is configured so as to excite a single resonant mode of the cavity resonator. The processor is configured to receive a measurement of the passed portion of the modulated electromagnetic signal, and determine a phase shift of the modulated electromagnetic signal based upon the measurement. The processor is then configured to calculate a ring-down time of the cavity resonator as a function of the phase shift.
Robert J. Noll, Youngstown, OH US
|Patent application number
|Electronic Coupon Validation For A Point Of Sale ('POS') Transaction - Methods, apparatus, and products are disclosed for electronic coupon validation for a Point Of Sale ('POS') transaction that include: maintaining, by a POS module, a product coupon participation table that associates each of a plurality of electronic coupons with one or more items which qualify for that electronic coupon; identifying, by the POS module, a plurality of purchase items for a POS transaction; generating, by the POS module, a transaction coupon list in dependence upon the product coupon participation table and the plurality of purchase items; receiving, by the POS module, an electronic customer coupon; determining, by the POS module, whether the electronic customer coupon is specified in the transaction coupon list; and applying, by the POS module, the electronic customer coupon to the POS transaction if the electronic customer coupon is specified in the transaction coupon list.
Roger Noll, Gahanna, MI US
|Patent application number
|HIGH EFFICIENCY COOLING SYSTEM - A cooling system has a cabinet and a plurality of separate cooling stages including an upstream cooling stage and a downstream cooling stage. At least the upstream cooling state is a variable capacity cooling stage. Each cooling stage has a cooling circuit. Evaporators of the cooling circuits are arranged in the cabinet so that air passes over them in serial fashion. A controller when a Call for Cooling first reaches a point where cooling is needed, operating the upstream cooling circuit to provide cooling and not the downstream cooling circuit. When the Call for Cooling has increased to a second point, the controller additionally operates the downstream cooling circuit to provide cooling. The cooling capacity at which the upstream cooling circuit is being operated is less than its full capacity when the Call for Cooling reaches the second point.
|COOLING SYSTEM WITH TANDEM COMPRESSORS AND ELECTRONIC EXPANSION VALVE CONTROL - A cooling system has a tandem compressor, a condenser, an electronic expansion valve and an evaporator arranged in a direct expansion cooling circuit. The tandem compressor includes a variable capacity compressor and a fixed capacity compressor. A controller controls the electronic expansion valve and selects which of a plurality of superheat control modes to use in operating the electronic expansion valve based on control parameters and a current operating status of each of the variable capacity compressor and fixed capacity compressor of the tandem compressor.
|MULTI-STAGE COOLING SYSTEM WITH TANDEM COMPRESSORS AND OPTIMIZED CONTROL OF SENSIBLE COOLING AND DEHUMIDIFICATION - A cooling system has a plurality of separate cooling stages including an upstream cooling stage having an upstream cooling circuit and a downstream cooling stage including a downstream cooling circuit, which are each a direct expansion cooling circuit including a tandem compressor. Each tandem compressor includes a fixed capacity compressor and a variable capacity compressor. A controller controls the fixed capacity compressor and variable capacity compressor of each tandem compressor based on a Call for Cooling, which of a plurality of ranges the Call for Cooling falls within, and whether the Call for Cooling is ramping up or ramping down.
|Fan Speed Control For Air-Cooled Condenser In Precision Cooling - An air conditioner system including a condenser fan, an ambient temperature sensor, a refrigerant pressure sensor, and a controller. The ambient temperature sensor is to sense ambient temperature at the system. The refrigerant pressure sensor is to sense pressure of a refrigerant of the system. The target refrigerant pressure module is to identify an optimum pressure of the refrigerant in the system. The controller is to generate an output representing a speed of the condenser fan operable to maintain the pressure of the refrigerant at about the optimum pressure as the ambient temperature of the system changes.
|Expansion Valve Position Control Systems And Methods - A system includes a load module, a comparison module and a control module. The load module is configured to determine a current load of a compressor. The comparison module is configured to compare the current load to a previous load of the compressor to generate a comparison signal based on the comparison. The control module is configured to generate (i) a first control signal based on a superheat value of the compressor, and (ii) a second control signal based on the current load and the previous load. The control module is configured to, based on the comparison signal, control a position of an expansion valve according to either the first control signal or the second control signal.
|SCROLL COMPRESSOR DIFFERENTIAL PRESSURE CONTROL DURING COMPRESSOR STARTUP TRANSITIONS - A method including: determining a cooling value; and comparing the cooling value to an activation point of a lead compressor. The lead compressor is in a tandem set of scroll compressors of a cooling system. The tandem set of compressors comprises a lag compressor. The method further includes: activating the lead compressor when the cooling value is greater than the activation point; activating the lag compressor subsequent to activating the lead compressor; and determining whether conditions exist including: an alarm associated with the lag compressor being generated, and the lead compressor being deactivated. The method further includes deactivating the lag compressor when at least one of the conditions exists in the cooling system.
|SCROLL COMPRESSOR DIFFERENTIAL PRESSURE CONTROL DURING COMPRESSOR SHUTDOWN TRANSITIONS - A method including determining whether an OFF criterion is satisfied for a lag compressor of a tandem set of scroll compressors. The tandem set of scroll compressors includes a lead compressor. The method further includes: initiating at least one process when the OFF criterion is satisfied; and maintaining the lag compressor in an ON state for a predetermined period subsequent to the OFF criterion being satisfied. The at least one process includes at least one of: operating the lead compressor at a maximum level; overriding a motor overload protection method, wherein the motor overload protection method protects motors of the lead compressor and the lag compressor; and overriding a proportional integral derivative (PID) method to reduce a speed of a condenser fan. The PID method controls the speed of the condenser fan.
|Scroll Compressor Differential Pressure Control Techniques - A method includes determining a pressure difference across a scroll compressor of a cooling system. The pressure difference is compared to a minimum differential pressure value. Pressure differences across the scroll compressor that are less than the minimum differential pressure value are associated with unloading the scroll compressor. Parameters including a pressure set point value and an absolute minimum pressure value are increased when the pressure difference is less than the minimum differential pressure value. Subsequent to the increasing of the parameters, the parameters are decreased when the pressure difference is greater than a sum of the minimum differential pressure value and a hysteresis value.
Roger D. Noll, Gahanna, OH US
|Patent application number
|SYSTEM AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING FLUID FLOW THROUGH A FLUID COOLED HEAT EXCHANGER - A vapor compression cooling system having a control unit adapted to receive working fluid pressure or temperature information to control a condenser cooling fluid control valve to minimize flow changes through the valve.
|MOTORIZED BALL VALVE CONTROL SYSTEM FOR FLUID COOLED HEAT EXCHANGER - A vapor compression cooling system having a control unit adapted to receive working fluid pressure or temperature, environment temperature or relative humidity, compressor digital output, or other cooling system information to control a condenser cooling fluid control valve to minimize flow changes through the valve.
Timothy P. Noll, Cross Plains, WI US
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|HUNTING BLIND - An exemplary embodiment relates to a hunting blind comprising a frame comprising one or more rib members and a barrier layer, a fibrous covering, and a camouflage layer. Another exemplary embodiment relates to a method of assembling a hunting blind comprising providing a generally rectangular frame base, providing one or more frame panels comprising at least one rib and a barrier layer, attaching two frame panels to opposite sides of the frame base, forming a canopy from two or more joined frame panels, and covering the canopy with a fibrous covering. Another exemplary embodiment relates to a method of assembling a hunting blind comprising providing a generally rectangular frame base, attaching one or more ribs to the frame, attaching one or more barriers layers to the ribs with a clip, attaching a fibrous covering to the ribs or barrier layers, and attaching a covering to the ends of the blind.
|HAY BALE HUNTING BLIND - In various exemplary embodiments, the present disclosure, addresses a hunting blind with the appearance of a hay bale having a frame comprising a plurality of and a covering with an fibrous outer surface having the appearance of baled hay, straw, or similar agricultural material. The frame components are preferably connectable by hand without the use of tools. In some exemplary embodiments, the present disclosure relates to a hay bale hunting blind that is relatively easy to assemble, disassemble, and transport through the use of detachably connectable frame components that are preferably easy to connect and disconnect by hand without the use of tools.


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The Columbine volleyball team is a work in progress.
Coach Kathy Miks literally has an entire new group of girls to work with, as only two players with varsity experience returned for the 2009 season.
The Rebels may be young, but they have a lot of talent, and that has Miks excited.
She wasn't too excited with how things transpired Sept. 9, when the Rebels hosted Smoky Hill.
Greg Lubeck and Kurt McCluskey were teammates once in baseball. Of late, the two have been lining up opposite each other on the hard court for Dakota Ridge and Columbine.
"I realized I wanted to stay consistent with him," Lubeck said. "Put the ball away when I needed to. I played him in the summer and I knew if I could hit against him, I could beat him."
Lubeck was right as the Dakota Ridge No. 1 bested McCluskey 6-0, 6-1 as part of the Class 5A Jefferson County League dual between the rival programs.
The start of a new school year is often bittersweet, as students are happily reunited with friends but brutally separated from summer's vacation from work and worry.
Students at Front Range Christian School acted out this dichotomy Aug. 29, reveling in the fourth annual Front Range Christian School Town Fair while pausing to wield a sledgehammer to vent a little frustration on a hapless automobile.
While the state park system valued hosting the Rocky Mountain Balloon Festival at Chatfield State Park every year, it couldn't extend any financial breaks to prevent the demise of the financially ailing event, a parks spokeswoman says.
"We loved the event," parks spokeswoman Deb Frazier said last week. "It was spectacular. Certainly the event is sorely missed."
LAKEWOOD — Chatfield struck early and often in its cross-classification showdown with rival Dakota Ridge at Jeffco Stadium.
The Chargers raced out to a 33-6 halftime advantage and cruised home to a 46-27 win on Sept. 4.
Senior quarterback Sam Stratton was electrifying, both on his feet and throwing the football. Stratton ran for scores of 82 and 96 yards in the first half, and added a 68-yard scamper to his credit in the fourth quarter. He also threw a 68-yard touchdown to Erick Gayton and a 1-yarder to Tim Gleason.
Trying to find positives in a 7-0 defeat can be a difficult thing to do.
But, when you are a team in transition, such as the Columbine Rebels, the early season setbacks can become valuable teaching tools.
Shortly after the Rebels were defeated by visiting Ponderosa on Sept. 2 at Dave Sanders Memorial Field, coach Robin Ortiz gathered his girls around and discussed what transpired on the field.
Denise Riley collapsed in front of her pink tent in Clement Park on Aug. 29 after walking more than 19 miles.
She pulled off her shoes and peeled away her socks to reveal several large blisters on the bottom of her feet. She looked exhausted.
But for Riley, the pain and exhaustion were well worth it.
"I'm walking for my mom, who's gone," Riley said. "And hopefully I'm doing something to help my four sisters and the rest of my family."
A symbol of peace has taken root near the front doors of Columbine High School.
A Tree of Peace, provided by the Colorado Association of School Resource Officers, was planted Aug. 29 by students and law officers, a decade after two teenagers fatally shot 12 fellow students and a teacher at the school.
"It's a great symbol," Columbine senior Roman Richardson said as he watched the planting. Richardson, 17, remembers watching news coverage of the shootings and recalls his mother being afraid.
EVERGREEN — The young Chatfield Chargers needed a little love on Sept. 1.
Turns out they got a whole 'lotta Lexi Love in a 9-0 cross-classification victory over the Evergreen Cougars.
"I was really proud of our team because we've been struggling putting runs on the board," said Love, who slapped a five-hit muzzle on the Cougars, while walking zero batters and striking out four.
The formula for surviving Week One football is the same at every level.
With just about every offense looking for traction and chemistry, the defense needs to be the backbone and – if possible – win a few games.
That formula worked out pretty well for the Columbine Rebels on Friday as they overcame a litany of mistakes to earn a 20-13 season-opening nonleague victory over the Heritage Eagles.
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"....I feel great. Just finished a workout," Pronger said earlier today in a press conference.
That's right, Chris Pronger just got surgery on his hand and finished a workout today. I've had many surgeries in my lifetime because for some reason God's built me like a stack of JENGA blocks. But I'll say this....each time I came home from either minor or major surgery I could barely carry myself to the bathroom let alone workout.
No one questions Pronger's toughness. In fact, just saying Pronger is "tough" is an understatement. Sort of like saying fire's hot, water is damp, or Courtney Love is a kind of disgusting.
But when asked if he'd be ready come Playoffs, the star defenceman replied, "That's the way it looks right now".
Pronger hopes to return prior to the regular season ending so that he can get in a few games before the post season begins. He's mentioned how tough it is to sit out and not be part of the action and emotion, and I completely understand that. Especially considering Chris' leadership role on this squad. And quite frankly, recently this team needs its keystone leadership.
Although our defensive roster's deeper than Charlie Sheen's medicine cabinet, Pronger is without a doubt a very important piece to the Flyers successful puzzle. His usage is spread in all areas of the game including his presense at the points in our power play. Though our PP hasn't been what you'd call....good (in fact it's pitiful) "Prongs" still influences its effectiveness.
So who's going to fill his shoes? Pronger's been scratched due to injury before. This is not new territory. But now this gives Erik Gustafsson a shot to prove his role. My prediction is that Andrej Meszaros will be used much more on the power play now that Pronger's light speed slap shot's out of the picture.
Now, (according to CSN Philly) if Pronger sits the full 4-weeks he was projected to miss then that would mean he'd be back April 5th. At that point, the Flyers would have three more regular season match ups versus the Senators, Sabres, and Islanders.
Counting tonight's tilt against the Thrashers, our Bullies have thirteen games left before the Playoffs get under way. In that margin the Flyers match up against teams like the Devils, Penguins, Capitals, Bruins, and Rangers....all without #20 in our lineup.
If you think about it, the margin for defensive error is non-existent against incredibly tough teams like those I just listed. Three of which are battling for the #1 spot in the Eastern Conference Standings, and the Penguins - who we play twice more - are a possible threat to bump our boys down to the #4 seed.
So what I'm saying is...Pronger's injury could not come at a worser time. The injury bug makes its nest in every team's locker room, but right now the Flyers cannot afford to play less than what they're capable of with so many clubs nipping at their heels.


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You get on the subway to visit you boyfriend. You sit down with your journal to do some writing while listening to your headphones. You're minding your own business when all of a sudden you feel a man touching your feet. You try to inch away but the man moves closer. The subway car is empty and you've missed your stop.
You jump out of the train on the next stop and begin to run up the stairs. You hear and feel the same man running behind you. As you reach the top of the stairs the man grabs you from behind and begins to pull you down. As you struggle and yell for help you catch a glimpse of the token booth clerk and think you are saved.
You are wrong. The clerk does not leave his booth and the man pulls you down the stairs where he rapes and terrorizes you by holding your body over the train tracks, your neck in his hands. Soon after a train approaches and again you think that at last you will be saved but the conductor passes you by. After he's finished with you the attacker gets away and to this day he has yet to be found.
This is a frightening ordeal and unfortunately a true story. The woman, Maria Besedin, 25, was just shy of 22 when she was attacked in a Queens subway station in 2005, an attack that could have been prevented. Both the token booth clerk and subway conductor who witnessed the rape only alerted central command when they heard and saw the victim yelling for help.
Following the attack, Besedin filed a suit against the MTA and the two workers who did not step in to stop the rape. Her lawyers argued that the two men did nothing to save her, but last week a judge threw out her suit ruling that by pressing the emergency button to notify command control both men were following work rules and had no responsibility to intervene further.
The employees argued that they had no idea whether the rapist was armed, but they could have done more to help Besedin. What about dialing 911 or calling the nearest police station? If simply pressing an emergency buttons is all the MTA rules call for in such a situation then they need to re-write the rules!
"I'm honestly still in shock," Besedin said of the ruling. "It's so hard for me to process this whole thing because I just really wanted everyone out there to be safe, to never have to experience anything like I did."
Her lawyers are disappointed as well and plan to file an appeal.
One of her lawyers, Marc Albert, called the decision "offensive," saying it gives "blanket immunity" for transit workers to ignore passengers in danger. "Simply pressing the button is enough," Albert said. "God forbid citizens are put in a position where municipal workers are not required to act and it leads to harm — they are left out in the cold."
Today, nearly four years later, Besedin continues to suffer flashbacks from her nightmare subway attack. I can only hope that with the appeal justice will be served for Besedin and all NYC women subway riders.
Read more: MTA, rape, sexual assault, subway, violence against women, womens rights
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In Sweden you are required by law to help out at a traffic accident. Another law is on its way that will force you to intervene when a crime is committed. Intervene meaning anything from holding down (citizen arrest) to call the police. And Sweden don't allow private citizens to carry arms so no shoot outs like OK Corral. No one is required to put their own life at risk so just calling the police or rescue will be fine just as long as you do something. Pushing a button will not be enough!
I wonder what the court verdict would have been had it been an honorable judge being assaulted. Would it have been enough for employees to push a button would they have got off so lightly - I have serious doubts all i have to say is that those employees were spineless jerks who chose to hide behind a regulation and let a woman be victimised - people like these are not worthy of the word human beings.
I wonder what the court verdict would have been had it been an honorable judge being assaulted. Would it have been enough for employees to push a button would they have got off so lightly - I have serious doubts all i have to say is that those employees were spineless jerks who chose to hide behind a regulation and let a woman be victimised - people like these are not worthy of the word human beings.
Unbelievable and ridiculous. I am on my way to apply for an MTA position since I've been under the mistaken assumption that a prerequisite was to be a big brawny gal who could step in and assist customers in desperate need should it become necessary. Apparently all I have to do is push a button! Shame on those men.
Are you kidding me????????? I wanna know who let that judje on the bench? To say it is ok for someone to watch a women get raped as long as you pushed a button to lets someone else know whats going on is absolutly crazy!!! If i happen to see a crime being committed I'll be sure to look for the "OK" button and then continue on my way!
We are first and foremost human beings and not the job titles given us. They may have been following the rules of the MTA and had no further responsibility than to push a button, but I think they could have acted on their responsibility as human beings a bit better and helped this poor woman.
Where have people's heart gone? Where did our nation lose its compassion? I can't even comprehend TWO people basically ignoring this poor woman being raped, then hiding behind the "they did what was required of them." Well, it WASN'T enough and I send my heartfelt sympathy to this young woman and my sincere hope that her case will win on appeal and people will be held accountable for ignoring the desperation of others being attacked. It makes me shudder to think about. I survived a date rape in college and that was bad enough. My heart goes out to her and may this be a lesson to all that until we show compassion, we will never be at peace with the rest of the world.
It is sad & ridiculous for those subway workers think they are doing their " job " ! Any human being would have done more to help this woman ! I will not take a subway next time when I visit NYC ! And I will let all my friends knows about this incident !
Sad as it is, you cannot pass a law to force people to do the right thing.
That is, unless you deputize employees of the MTA and allow them to carry a gun.
Anyone remember Goetz in '84?
The above comments are correct. It is sad, but we all have to watch out for ourselves because no one else is going to do it. This world has become a dangerous and sick place. Unfortunately, we have to always be aware and do whatever we can to protect ourselves.
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Good, especially in such cases of pedophilia, serial rapists and killers! Thanks for sharing!
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grep in Word X?
Is there a way to get grep in Word X? What i'm trying to do is reformat word-wrapped text (think 80-char fixed width... -ish) to take out all the returns, EXCEPT the ones that occur immediately after other returns - i.e. the ones that separate paragraphs - and replace them with spaces. With the inbuilt Replace tool, i can search ^r(return char), and do the appropriate replace, but not exclude the returns immediately after other returns.
So, as an example, i'm trying to turn :
(maybe i should just print the **** PDF and forget about the 7 excess pages - but nerds nevarrr give up!)
You will not be able to use a unix command inside of word X. Have you tried editting the file using textedit or vi?
never used vi - i grew up on windows (i'm actually 15 now, so when i started on computers in 94 or so it was DOS 6 or so + WIN3.1). Still, vim looks like it has a fairly nice help feature, though for someone who's never used it it seems a bit counterintuitive - but i digress. (why hjkl instead of arrow keys? are you telling me they had 0 arrow keys in the 70's?)
textedit has the same problems as word - no regular expressions (as far as i can tell). I can't use any other text-editing programs because i'll them lose the formatting - and besides, with the special control chars and stuff, the line-break not followed by another line-break pattern i'm looking for don't exist anymore.
Since you called out grep, I assumed you worked with vi. When unix was created, I don't believe there were arrow keys.
ah - i believe historians will now have to create a new period in human history : The Dark Ages Before Arrow Keys. What an 'orrible, 'orrible time that was, me boy-o....
Ah well, i'll just stay up for a few hours and do it the manual way :D
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I can't imagine a book being much better than this one.
The writer is the narrator, as an author puzzling over his feelings when confronted by his daughter with the question, "did you ever kill anyone?" What items did he and his fellow soldiers carry? What else did they carry? do the burdens of the past ever get laid to rest?
I enjoyed the writing- a different angle- an introspective retrospective.
I understand this book is fiction and that the author made up most of the different stories within the book, but the book still made you think about what the Viet Nam War was to many of the young women and men who had to endure it. I missed the war by about three years. When I read this book, it made me think about how I would have handled being in the shoes of some of these characters. Knowing what I was like at eighteen years old, I probably would not have handled the war very well, at all.
One of the characteristics of good fiction is pulling the characters into the story and this book did that to me. Two thumbs up.
This book is one of the best books I have ever read. I am not a big reader and was not thrilled when I saw the size of the book. I started reading and realized that the more I read the better the book got. Before I knew it I was already done with the book. The format of the book is strange. It is a bunch of short stories about the war based upon events that the author faced himself. While some stories were good and others were bad the bad stories were still very entertaining. My advice is to read this book and then just reread stories every now and then. that's how good the book is, so good you will want to read it again and again.
Horrible to contemplate a brilliant young man headed to Harvard Graduate School, shipped off to the jungles of Vietnam--but to say this is to demean the wasted lives of thousands of less talented young men who are made into cannon fodder in meaningless, doomed foreign conflicts. O'Brien memorializes some of these young men, for "casualties" are impersonal but individual dead soldiers are real. The only one I can't feel anything for is Rat, because of the baby buffalo episode. My favorite is Kiowa. The greatest horror--apart from the sheer carnage--is the narrowed distance between Tim and Azar by the end, and the thought of what war makes men into, and the question of whether it can be ever completely unmade.
The writing is amazing, not least because of the nearly impossible subject matter. If not for the author's propensity to tell the same stories over and over with the same words--compelling at the beginning, annoying by the end--this mind-searing mortar shell of Vietnam metafiction would be Pulitzer material.
"Many people think this is the best work of fiction ever written about Vietnam. Some even think it is the best work of fiction ever written about war. Both are right, and they were right 20 years ago when this book came out for the first time."
"As the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan drag on, O'Brien's powerful depictions are as real today as ever."
"...he not only crystallizes the Vietnam experience for us, he exposes the nature of all war stories."
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Amazon.com Amazon.com Review (ISBN 0767902890, Paperback)"They carried all the emotional baggage of men who might die. Grief, terror, love, longing--these were intangibles, but the intangibles had their own mass and specific gravity, they had tangible weight. They carried shameful memories. They carried the common secret of cowardice.... Men killed, and died, because they were embarrassed not to."
A finalist for both the 1990 Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Critics Circle Award, The Things They Carried marks a subtle but definitive line of demarcation between Tim O'Brien's earlier works about Vietnam, the memoir If I Die in a Combat Zone and the fictional Going After Cacciato, and this sly, almost hallucinatory book that is neither memoir nor novel nor collection of short stories but rather an artful combination of all three. Vietnam is still O'Brien's theme, but in this book he seems less interested in the war itself than in the myriad different perspectives from which he depicts it. Whereas Going After Cacciato played with reality, The Things They Carried plays with truth. The narrator of most of these stories is "Tim"; yet O'Brien freely admits that many of the events he chronicles in this collection never really happened. He never killed a man as "Tim" does in "The Man I Killed," and unlike Tim in "Ambush," he has no daughter named Kathleen. But just because a thing never happened doesn't make it any less true. In "On the Rainy River," the character Tim O'Brien responds to his draft notice by driving north, to the Canadian border where he spends six days in a deserted lodge in the company of an old man named Elroy while he wrestles with the choice between dodging the draft or going to war. The real Tim O'Brien never drove north, never found himself in a fishing boat 20 yards off the Canadian shore with a decision to make. The real Tim O'Brien quietly boarded the bus to Sioux Falls and was inducted into the United States Army. But the truth of "On the Rainy River" lies not in facts but in the genuineness of the experience it depicts: both Tims went to a war they didn't believe in; both considered themselves cowards for doing so. Every story in The Things They Carried speaks another truth that Tim O'Brien learned in Vietnam; it is this blurred line between truth and reality, fact and fiction, that makes his book unforgettable. --Alix Wilber
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This depicts the men of Alpha Company. They battle the enemy (or maybe more the idea of the enemy), and occasionally each other. In their relationships we see their isolation and loneliness, their rage and fear. They miss their families, their girlfriends and buddies; they miss the lives they left back home. Yet they find sympathy and kindness for strangers (the old man who leads them unscathed through the mine field, the girl who grieves while she dances), and love for each other, because in Vietnam they are the only family they have… (more)
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