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If Quinn Emanuel never argued that Hogan introduced outside information specific to the case, Samsung should be able to recover some of the damages in malpractice.
Edit: reading the filing itself, Quinn Emanuel argued that Hogan "that Mr. Hogan improperly presented extraneous prejudicial information during jury deliberations." I am not sure how Judge Koh twisted this to deny because he did not introduce a new *fact* -- the crux of Samsung's arguments was that he brought in information outside of the Judge's strict instructions.
To name one example, Hogan determined all relevant Apple patents were valid because they ran on different processors than earlier, potentially disqualifying patents. [ http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20120830/02063020214/samsungapple-jury-... ] Judge Koh's specific instructions indicated written similarities are enough to merit disqualifications. Therefore, even though this may not have been a new *fact* Hogan brought to the trial, it is information brought from outside and in direct contradiction to specific jury instructions. It seems Judge Koh is not directly answering Samsung's objection, and undermining the weight of her own Court by dismissing violations of her own written instructions.


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Plans submitted for new youth centre for Romsey
Monday, 18 August 2014
Subject to planning permission being granted, Romsey young people are set for a brand new youth centre located at the Romsey Sports Centre, thanks to a joint initiative by Test Valley Borough Council and Hampshire County Council.
An application for planning permission has been submitted by Hampshire County Council.
Youth in Romsey have operated for many years in upstairs premises above a shop in Bell Street but this has long been considered, not least by Romsey's young people, as a less than desirable location. Not only is there difficult access for any youngsters with disabilities, but loud music much beloved of teenagers is not always appreciated by the neighbours.
In the recent survey at the Romsey Future Event, organised by Test Valley Borough Council, the wish for better youth facilities in the town came second only to a desire to safeguard existing facilities at Romsey Hospital.
Chairman of Youth in Romsey, Councillor Ian Hibberd, who has campaigned hard for a new building said: "This is great news for Romsey's young people and I am grateful to the Borough and County Councils for helping fund this brilliant project. We have closely consulted the young people on their wishes and this proposal would meet their requirements. Test Valley, as well as contributing funding, are making land available at the Sports Centre, which is an ideal site. It is easily accessible from most parts of the town and close to popular attractions such as The Rapids, the skate park and existing sports facilities, which is good, and would not cause any difficulties with neighbours, because there are none other than the sports clubs.
"There are superb uniformed youth organisations in the town as well as church groups, sports clubs and activities at Romsey and Mountbatten Schools, but it is not all youngsters who want those sorts of activity, and that is where Youth in Romsey has a vital role to play. Thanks to the County and Borough Councils, Romsey's youngsters will soon have a modern facility of their own.
"Youth in Romsey is a charitable organisation, and we rely on volunteers and grants from the Borough and County Council which have funded professional youth workers. I hope the Town Council might also wish to become involved and make a contribution either towards running costs or to the new building, perhaps to help equip it. We look with envy at neighbouring towns such as Totton and Ringwood, where there is great support from their town councils."
Hampshire County Council Leader, Councillor Roy Perry said: "I earmarked capital money for this project when I was Hampshire's Executive Member for Children's Services. I am very appreciative of the good work Youth in Romsey do, and was aware of the problems they faced with their accommodation in Bell Street.
"I have also been partly involved with the Romsey Future project, spearheaded by Test Valley, and I know the desire expressed by the community for more youth facilities in Romsey. For the County Council, it is easier for us to help with capital funding and we are very keen to support voluntary organisations as the most cost-effective way of delivering youth services. Within the constraints we face, we will try to help as best we can, as we do in many other towns across Hampshire. We certainly prefer to help those communities who make some initiative themselves."
Councillor Tony Ward, Test Valley Borough Council's Community and Leisure Portfolio Holder, said: "This will be fantastic news for young people in Romsey if approved. It is so important that we have somewhere for young people to relax and socialise, as well as receive advice and support. The accommodation in Bell Street simply isn't suitable and a new youth centre would provide an alternative solution to satisfy Youth in Romsey and the local community.
"The Romsey Future initiative has proved invaluable in identifying the issues that matter most to residents, and our work on the project continues apace."


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NEW YORK — The police officer who accidentally killed a Long Island college student along with an armed intruder faced perhaps the most harrowing decision of a law enforcement career: choosing the split-second moment when the risk is so high that you must act to save a life.
"The big question is, how do you know, when someone's pointing a gun at you, whether you should keep talking to them, or shoot?" said Michele Galietta, a professor of psychology at the John Jay College of Criminal Justice who helps train police officers. "That's what makes the job of an officer amazingly difficult."
She spoke Sunday as Hofstra University students honored 21-year-old Andrea Rebello by wearing white ribbons at their graduation ceremony.
Rebello was killed two days earlier after a masked man walked through the unlocked door of her off-campus home. A police officer aiming at the would-be robber opened fire, hitting the Hofstra junior as well as the ex-convict holding her in a headlock.
On Saturday evening, flags on the Hempstead campus were at half-staff and students held a silent outdoor vigil in front of a photo of the young woman. Surrounded by candles and flowers, they sang "Ave Maria."
Rebello's funeral is scheduled for Wednesday in Sleepy Hollow, in Westchester County, north of New York City.
Her life ended in the seconds that forced the veteran police officer to make a fatal decision, but the questions surrounding the student's death are just beginning, along with an internal investigation by the Nassau County Police Department.
The bare facts are simple. Rebello and the intruder, Dalton Smith, died early Friday when the officer fired eight shots, hitting him seven times, with one bullet striking Rebello once in the head, according to county homicide squad Lt. John Azzata.
With a gun pointed at her, Smith "kept saying, 'I'm going to kill her,' and then he pointed the gun at the police officer," according to Azzata.
The officer acted quickly, saying later that he believed his and Rebello's life were in danger, according to authorities.
No doubt, he was acting to try to save lives – his own and that of the young woman, Galietta said.
But the fallout was tragic.
"What we're asking the cop to anticipate is, 'What is going on in the suspect's mind at the moment?"' she said. "We're always trying to de-escalate, to contain a situation, but the issue of safety comes in first, and that's the evaluation the officer has to make."
In collaboration with the New York City Police Department, Galietta is part of a John Jay program that prepares young officers to react to life-threatening situations. Actors are used to replicate scenarios reflecting reality.
Police tactical manuals are meant to assist officers in making the best decision possible, but in the end, "they're not 100 percent foolproof," Galietta said. "In a situation like that, you can follow procedure, and it doesn't mean it comes out perfectly."
The officer who fired the shots is an eight-year NYPD veteran and has been with Nassau County police for 12 years.
He is now out on sick leave, Azzata said.
Associated Press writer Frank Eltman in Mineola, N.Y., contributed to this report.
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The executive summary of the report, and perspectives from district and state officials and teacher union representatives who advised on the research and writing of The Widget Effect.
The Widget Effect: Our National Failure to Acknowledge and Act on Differences in Teacher Effectivene
June 08, 2009
If teachers are so important, why do we treat them like widgets?
Effective teachers are the key to student success, yet our school systems treat all teachers as interchangeable parts, not professionals. Excellence goes unrecognized and poor performance goes unaddressed. This indifference to performance disrespects teachers and gambles with students' lives.
The Widget Effect is a wide-ranging report that studies teacher evaluation and dismissal in four states and 12 diverse districts and reflects survey responses from approximately 15,000 teachers and 1,300 administrators.
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All teachers are rated good or great. Less than 1 percent of teachers receive unsatisfactory ratings, making it impossible to identify truly exceptional teachers.
Professional development is inadequate. Almost 3 in 4 teachers did not receive any specific feedback on improving their performance in their last evaluation.
Novice teachers are neglected. Low expectations for beginning teachers translate into benign neglect in the classroom and a toothless tenure process.
- Poor performance goes unaddressed. Half of the districts studied have not dismissed a single tenured teacher for poor performance in the past five years.
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Toledo Public Schools Teacher Dismissal Data February 01, 2010 > ˅
In June 2009, TNTP released data on teacher dismissals in Toledo Public Schools (TPS) in The Widget Effect. The data, collected in collaboration with the Toledo Federation of Teachers, reported five dismissals of non-tenured teachers for performance concerns and one dismissal of a tenured teacher for performance concerns in TPS during school years 2003-04 through 2007-08.
Following the report's release, the Toledo Federation of Teachers (TFT) contacted TNTP with concerns about the accuracy of the data. TNTP agreed to work with TFT on a careful examination of the data to reach a conclusion about final figures.
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Pond not causing damageDecember 11,2013The following commentary was written by Michael J. Messier with and on behalf of the Save Combination Pond Group.
Combination Pond is part of the stormwater runoff sediment solution, not the problem. It will cost nothing to leave the pond as it is. We respectfully request the City of Rutland and State of Vermont rescind the agreement to remove Combination Pond. The city and state did not include and provide notice to all interested persons, due process (in open meetings, not executive sessions). They did not mitigate damages to property owners (there are six lower cost alternatives not to remove the pond), and will have taken property without due process (under eminent domain).
The costs to taxpayers is zero to leave Combination Pond as it is, per city and state consultants who were paid for by taxpayers.
Whats next? Drain Piedmont Pond, Lakes Bomoseen, Dunmore or Champlain? These bodies of water are part of the Champlain watershed, too. The city stated that the water in Combination Pond is too warm, which they believe is the cause of the pollution in the Moon Brook watershed. However, Lake Champlain has the same temperature profiles as Combination Pond.
The city states that warm water from Combination Pond is causing brook trout deaths in Moon Brook. There is no evidence of trout deaths or autopsies of dead brook trout in or around Combination Pond. (City of Rutland meeting minutes, dated Jan. 7, 2013; Rutland Herald, Article published Jan. 14, 2013, City Hall Reporters Notebook.)
The city also states that the bug population, specifically stoneflies, is being reduced by warm water. These bugs were studied just a few times during their two least active months, September and October. The state sprayed to minimize the mosquito population, which may have reduced the bug population as well.
State of Vermont statute states that there shall be no change from the reference condition that would prevent the full support of aquatic biota, wildlife, or aquatic habitat uses. Biological integrity is maintained, and all expected functional groups are present in a high-quality habitat. All life cycle functions, including overwintering and reproductive requirements, are maintained and produced.
Combination Pond is an evidenced home to aquatic biota, wildlife, aquatic habitat, including, but not limited to, trout, herons, ducks, beaver, otter, geese, deer, fox, turtles, stoneflies, and many more endangered species, including, but not limited to, taxpayers (voters). Removing Combination Pond would prevent the full support of aquatic biota, wildlife or aquatic habitat uses. It would violate the statute and break the law.
The ponds benefits, deeded property rights, include but are not limited to the following: fishing, boating, swimming, birdwatching, wildlife watching, skating, education, recreation, meditation, vegetation, hockey, yearbook photos, photography, art, tourism, flood control, sediment retention, ice storage, firefighter training and testing, backup emergency water supply for firefighting and more. Millions have been and are projected to be spent on recreational facilities in the city of Rutland. These ponds are recreational facilities that already exist at no costs.
We the Committee to Save Combination Pond do not want an increase in property taxes. We want to find ways to make government more efficient and pay lower taxes. This would include the city paying less for consulting and legal fees. The city should engage volunteers to plant shrubs and trees, and other plants called for to preserve the wetlands, and watersheds, mitigating the ramification of stormwater runoff.
Romeo (Rutlands city attorney) said he had seen deeds giving property owners rights to enjoy the pond (Rutland Herald, Neighbors plan to fight for city pond, by Brent Curtis). Members of the community also have a legal right to use and enjoy Combination Pond. That right should not be destroyed by city government.
There are many ponds and dams upstream and downstream of this pond that have not been studied. There are temperature data questions. The temperatures were not recorded by an independent entity.
Temperature-montitoring boxes were found on the bank of Combination Pond, not even in the water, by a neighbor and her grandson. The temperature study in total is suspect.
Let us all consider that our property rights shouldnt be used as a political football. The mayors red herring (trout) has been used to divert attention from the real issue: stormwater runoff into the Moon Brook watershed. Ninety-nine percent of the Moon Brook watershed is not Combination Pond. The pond is two acres of the watershed or 1 percent.
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text: Patricia Virginia Smith Graham, 75, of Altus, passed away at her home Thursday morning, Nov. 22, 2012. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday at First United Methodist Church with the Rev. David Player officiating. Burial will follow at Sentinel Cemetery under the direction of Kincannon Funeral Home.Patricia was born Jan. 17, 1937 in Sentinel to Fred and Gertrude (Harmon) Smith. She was the sixth child of this union. She attended elementary in Sentinel, and her secondary years in the Port Consolidated School, where she graduated with the class of 1955. She sang with the schools girls quartet and played softball and basketball while attending the Port School. She scored 45 points in one game her senior year, which was a record for the school. She was a member of the Sentinel Baptist Church. On June 1, 1955, she married Carroll Nelson Graham in the Sentinel Baptist Church and moved to Hobart where Carroll was coaching and teaching. In 1957, their first child was born, Mickey Dale Graham, who is a professor of history at Western Oklahoma State College in Altus. In 1960, she and her family moved to Clovis, N.M. where Carroll took a coaching job at Clovis High School. In 1962, Pat presented the family with their second child, Randy Scott Graham, who is in the construction business in Garland, Texas. The family became members of Christian Church of Clovis. Pat obtained a Bachelor of Science degree from Eastern New Mexico University and a Masters degree in Library Science. She has taught in three states, New Mexico, Texas, and Oklahoma. After Carroll retired from teaching in 1990 the family moved back to Altus to be near their grandkids. Pats last teaching assignment was with the Altus Public School System. Pat retired in 1996 after teaching a total of 27 years. She loved being the librarian and helping students with research. Pat enjoyed her hobbies of playing bridge, reading, and watching movies on TV. She loved being near her grandkids and spending time with them. She was a member of the First United Methodist Church in Altus.Pat was preceded in death by her parents, Fred and Gertrude Smith; and two brothers, Junior and Bobby.She is survived by her husband Carroll of 57 years; two sons, Mickey Graham and wife Gayla of Altus, and Randy Graham and wife Debbie of Garland, Texas; four granddaughters, Amanda, Tessa, Katey, and Carley; two great-grandsons, Caiden and Mason; three sisters, Betty Adkins, Colleen Kemp, and Freda Holmes; and two brothers, Jerry Smith and Buddy Smith.The Graham family will greet friends Wednesday evening from 6 to 8 p.m. at Kincannon Funeral Home. Online tributes may be made at kincannonfuneralhome.com


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SOUTH WHITLEY — Whitko High School has made graduation an area of focus for juniors.
With the implementation of a graduation coach, Principal David Parker is looking to target students who might otherwise fall through the cracks and miss graduating.
"These are kids that sort of fly under the radar," Parker said. "Some of them realize too late that they needed to do certain things to graduate. Having a coach that keeps an eye on attendance, grades and credits will hopefully keep them from feeling like graduation is not possible."
Laura Smiley, an Advance Placement English teacher at WHS, has taught for 30 years, 26 of them at Whitko. She agreed to take on the role of graduation coach in order to invest in students who she might not encounter in the classroom.
"Most of the students I see in class are academically driven," Smiley said. "But I have a heart to see students succeed at whatever level they want to be at. As the graduation coach, I have the chance to build relationships with these kids — that's the part that is really rewarding."
Coaching the students to success is not a disciplinary function, but a chance to praise students for their accomplishments and cheer them on to a better future.
"I write them notes to let them know someone cares about them and what they might be struggling with," Smiley said. "Some of these students have big issues they are facing outside of the classroom and at home. We just can't turn a blind eye to that and expect them to come to school without that having an impact on their studies."
Life skills and emotional management are two areas Smiley has focused on in recent months.
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Thursday, June 27, 2013
According to information provided Friday by the Summerville Police Department, Harper was arrested and is no longer at large.
Name: Remus Eugene Harper
Age: 37
Description: Black male, 6', 200 pounds
Last known address: 8938 High Cotton Ct., No. Charleston
Wanted for: Assault and Battery, 1st Degree
Wanted by: Summerville Police Department
Wanted since: June 15, 2013
Investigators allege: On June 15 on Woodward Blvd., the defendant stabbed the victim in the shoulder during a physical altercation. During the altercation the suspect stabbed another victim as well and fled from the scene.
Editor's note: According to information provided Wednesday by the Summerville Police Department, the following suspects were still at large. All photos provided by reporting agency.
Name: Linda D. Gunter
Age: 44
Description: White female, 5'2", 160 pounds
Last known address: 6309 Fain St., No. Charleston
Wanted for: Larceny/Shoplifting
Wanted by: Summerville Police Department
Wanted since: June 21, 2013
Investigators allege: On June 21 the suspect stole dental hygiene products, cosmetics, food and toiletries valued at $100 from CVS on No. Main Street in Summerville. The defendant purchased prescription medicine but then added other products to her bag and left the store. Surveillance video showed her actions. She was identified through her SC driver's license photo and identification for the prescription medication.
Anyone with information on the whereabouts of these suspects may call the Summerville Police Department at (843) 851-4100. Crime tips can also be sent to Crime Stoppers by phone at 554-1111, by text message at CRIMES or 274637 (start the message with "TIPCSL") or on the web at www.5541111.com.
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- Welcome to the 2014/15 season
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This season Simon Bailey, a member of the ensemble at Oper Frankfurt since 2002, will sing Peter (the father) in Hänsel und Gretel and Gelone in Cesti's L'Orontea - both new productions – and repeat his wonderful portrayals of Klingsor in Parsifal, Don Magnifico in La Cenerentola, 2nd Tempter/Knight in Pizzetti's Murder in the Cathedral and Leporello, in last season's great new production of Don Giovanni. Other roles sung by this British bass-baritone in Frankfurt have included Achilla (Giulio Cesare), Gonzalo (The Tempest), Don Alfonso (Così fan tutte), Lord Sidney and Don Profondo (Il viaggio a Reims), the title roles in Herzog Blaubarts Burg/Bluebeard's Castle and Don Giovanni, Nick Shadow (The Rake' Progress), Claudio (Agrippina), Basilio (Il barbiere di Siviglia), Paolo (Simon Boccanegra), Don Inigo Gomez (L'Heure espagnole), Animal Tamer / Athlete (Lulu), Orest (Elektra), Créon in Charpentier's Médée, Mozart's Figaro and Papageno and Méphistophélès (Fausts Verdammnis/The Damnation of Faust), a role he sang last season at the Staatstheater in Stuttgart and in 2012/13 at the Vlaamse Opera in Antwerp. Other guest engagements have included appearances at the Teatro alla Scala in Milan, the Theater an der Wien, Glyndebourne Festival and Opéra Lille (world premiere of Levina's Die Verwandlung/The Transformation). During the 2013 Wagner year he sang Gurnemanz in concert performances of Parsifal in Wiesbaden and Bad Homburg. He won 1st Prize at the 2004 Musica Sacra competition in Rome. Simon Bailey's future plans include a return to Stuttgart for Kaspar in Der Freischütz and his debut at the Royal Opera House in London.
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart HÄNSEL UND GRETEL
Engelbert Humperdinck L'ORONTEA
Antonio Cesti LA CENERENTOLA (Cinderella)
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Monday, January 14, 2013
The Patriots basketball team has to replace a veteran group that graduated in the spring, but it does still have some playmakers.
The biggest difference from last season is we dont have as much game experience, Fort Dorchester coach Leon Wheaton said. While we had a lot of seniors who had been with us multiple years last season, this year we are pretty young and not as big. Now I have two freshmen and two sophomores I will be relying on. But, the group I have is jelling well.
Senior Baptiste Staggers returns with more varsity experience than his teammates. Last season he led the Patriots in blocked shots and was among the teams leading rebounders. He will be utilized in the post, but Wheaton says he is also a good shooter.
Junior Eric Heyward will be called upon to help run the Patriot offense. The guard also saw a lot of floor time last season.
Eric has a high IQ so he will be our floor general, Wheaton said. We can use him at the No. 1 or No. 2 position.
Dedrick Singletary and Demariez Moorer have also emerged as leaders for the team early this seaaon.
Dedrick is someone we can use at the No. 2 or No. 3 spot as well as down low, Wheaton said. He is our leading scorer so far. Demariez is quick so he can help us keep the tempo up. He was good enough to start last year but he had two seniors in front of him so we just used him off the bench from time to time.
The Patriots are off to a 2-1 start. The wins were over Northwood Academy and Woodland. On the road Tuesday the team fell 66-56 to Wando, a team off to a 6-2 start.
Singletary posted 16 points in the season opener and Staggers put up 16 at Wando. Heyward chipped in 13 points against the Warriors.
Wheaton says his team has its work cut out for it so for now he is focusing on gradual, yet steady improvement.
We are taking things one game at a time, he said. We arent going to be bigger than most of the people we play but I think we will battle. We wont have much room for error so we will need to take care of the basketball, play up tempo and force some turnovers.
The Patriots travel to Woodland Saturday and then to Goose Creek Wednesday. They return home to host a rematch with Wando Dec. 14.
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Empire Builders: Big-Time Hollow Blocks for Big-Time Blocksters. An empire is only as strong and sturdy as its foundations. Kids can build some mighty strong and sturdy empires with these large hollow blocks. Weighing from 1 - 3 lbs., children can maneuver them easily, arranging and stacking in various ways to build forts, castles, playhouses, and all kinds of other magical kingdoms. Each piece is constructed of sturdy hardwood (9- to 11-ply) and solid birch, securely glued, and features a smooth natural finish with rounded edges for safety. They're great to use by themselves, or in combination with our Block Sets. Imported. GreenGuard Certified. Lifetime Warranty.Features:
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My Pie Monday: Fiddleheads, BBQ Chicken, Deep Dish, and More!
We're back from the long weekend with a belated dose of My Pie Monday! This week, a slew of new contributors join the ranks. Take a look through the slideshow to see the inspiring array of homemade pizzas, and don't forget to send your own pies our way! More


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Classic round dial and sparkling rhinestone studs make this bebe link watch glamorously refined on its own. Looks fab with anything from suiting staples to party pieces.
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Beautiful but not quite gold Bought this watch in the gold color and it's beautiful, the rhinestones are very sparkly and great quality for a great price the problem I had was that it's a very light shade of gold almost silver with a gold tint unfortunately I was looking for a true gold watch so I returned it October 19, 2012
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Police: Chester woman stole jewels and gold from Winhall homeStaff Report | November 09,2012WINHALL A Chester woman was cited by police in the theft of $8,000 to $10,000 in gold and jewels from a house in which she worked, according to Sgt. Thomas Crowe of the Winhall Police Department.
January M. Nelson, 30, of Chester, was cited to be arraigned in Bennington criminal court on a felony count of grand larceny and possession of stolen property.
Crowe said the owner of a Winhall Hollow Road home in Winhall reported the items missing, including a large amount of gold jewelry and precious stones, on Sunday.
Police believe the items were taken Oct. 22 but no one noticed their absence until recently.
The homeowner provided police with photos of the missing items.
On Monday, Crowe interviewed Nelson, who had a home-cleaning business that included the Winhall home. Based on that interview, Winhall police officers recovered the stolen jewelry from locations in Winhall, Chester and Springfield.
Store owners identified Nelson as the person who sold them the jewelry, Crowe said.
Crowe was assisted in recovering about $4,000 to $5,000 in stolen jewelry from a location on Mattson Road in Chester by Chief Richard Cloud of the Chester Police Department.
Crowe said Nelson does not have a criminal history in Vermont.
The Winhall Police Department reminds homeowners to try to get photographs of any valuable property and jewelry so that if the items are stolen or damaged, they can later be identified and to check thoroughly the backgrounds of people working in their homes before leaving them alone or granting them access.MORE IN This Just InBy Kathleen Phalen Tomaselli Full StoryBennington College and Middlebury College both top a list for most entrepreneurial colleges in... Full StoryWas the response to an alleged assault at College of St. Full Story
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A few updates from the world of Reason CMS - about our upcoming conference, the move to a fixed release schedule, and losing the "beta" label.
First conference
The first (and hopefully annual) Reason conference will be held in Decorah, IA on the Luther College campus July 7 and 8, 2011. A conference website with transportation, lodging, and session details will be launching shortly.
Fixed release schedule
Official Reason CMS releases have never been on a strict time schedule, and have typically been feature based. This has meant that sometimes a certain release takes quite a bit longer than the next release. This model makes it difficult to plan for upgrades, and makes it harder to focus development and bugfixes around a particular release date.
As a result, we are moving to a twice annual release schedule, and will push out a point release of Reason CMS each July and January.
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Calling Reason "beta" software has been a misnomer for some time. The various Reason "beta" point releases have each introduced significant new features. The fact is that Reason CMS is quite stable - calling point releases "beta" does not make any sense.
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A dielectric waveguide integrated plasma lamp (DWIPL) with a body consisting essentially of at least one dielectric material having a dielectric constant greater than approximately 2, and having a shape and dimensions such that the body resonates in at least one resonant mode when microwave energy of an appropriate frequency is coupled into the body. A bulb positioned in at least one lamp chamber in the body contains a gas-fill which when receiving energy from the resonating body forms a light-emitting plasma.
1. A plasma lamp comprising:
a waveguide body comprising at least one solid dielectric material;
the body having a diameter and a length transverse to the diameter, wherein the diameter of the body is greater than the length of the body;
a power source configured to provide power to the body at about a frequency that resonates within the body; and
a fill positioned proximate to the body to receive the power from the body, the fill of the plasma lamp capable of forming a plasma when the power is received from the body.
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a dielectric constant greater than about 2;
a loss tangent less than approximately 0.01;
a DC breakdown threshold greater than approximately 200 kilovolts/inch;
a thermal shock resistance quantified by a failure temperature greater than approximately 200� C.;
a coefficient of thermal expansion less than approximately 10−5/� C.; and
stoichiometric stability over a temperature range from about −80� C. to about 1000� C.
22. The lamp of
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the lamp further comprising a probe inserted into the body aligned substantially parallel to the central axis of the body, the probe coupled to the source to provide the power from the source to the body.
24. The lamp of
a loss tangent less than approximately 0.01;
a DC breakdown threshold greater than approximately 200 kilovolts/inch;
a thermal shock resistance quantified by a failure temperature greater than approximately 200� C.; and
a coefficient of thermal expansion less than approximately 10−5/� C.
25. A method comprising:
providing a plasma lamp including a waveguide body comprising at least one solid dielectric material, wherein the body has a diameter and a length transverse to the diameter and the diameter of the body is greater than the length of the body;
coupling power into the body at about a frequency that resonates within the body; and
positioning a fill proximate to the body to receive the power from the body to form a light emitting plasma.
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providing a plasma lamp including a waveguide body comprising at least one dielectric material having a dielectric constant greater than 2, wherein the body has a diameter and a length transverse to the diameter and the diameter of the body is greater than the length of the body;
coupling microwave power into the body at about a frequency that resonates within the body; and
providing the microwave power from the body to the light emitting plasma.
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35. The method of 34, wherein the fundamental resonant mode is independent of the length of the body.
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This application is a continuation of U.S. application Ser. No. 10/771,788 filed on Feb. 4, 2004 now U.S. Pat. No. 7,348,732, entitled "Plasma Lamp With Dielectric Waveguide," which is a continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 09/809,718 filed on Mar. 15, 2001 and issued on May 18, 2004 as U.S. Pat. No. 6,737,809, entitled "Plasma Lamp with Dielectric Waveguide," which claims priority to U.S. provisional application Ser. No. 60/222,028 filed on Jul. 31, 2000, entitled "Plasma Lamp" each of which is incorporated herein by reference.
1. Field of the Invention
The field of the present invention relates to devices and methods for generating light, and more particularly to electrodeless plasma lamps.
2. Background
Electrodeless plasma lamps provide point-like, bright, white light sources. Because they do not use electrodes, electrodeless plasma lamps often have longer useful lifetimes than other lamps. Electrodeless plasma lamps in the prior art have certain common features. For example in U.S. Pat. No. 4,954,755 to Lynch et al., U.S. Pat. No. 4,975,625 to Lynch et al., U.S. Pat. No. 4,978,891 to Ury et al., U.S. Pat. No. 5,021,704 to Walter et al., U.S. Pat. No. 5,448,135 to Simpson, U.S. Pat. No. 5,594,303 to Simpson, U.S. Pat. No. 5,841,242 to Simpson et al., U.S. Pat. No. 5,910,710 to Simpson, and U.S. Pat. No. 6,031,333 to Simpson, each of which is incorporated herein by reference, the plasma lamps direct microwave energy into an air cavity, with the air cavity enclosing a bulb containing a mixture of substances that can ignite, form a plasma, and emit light.
The plasma lamps described in these patents are intended to provide brighter light sources with longer life and more stable spectrum than electrode lamps. However, for many applications, light sources that are brighter, smaller, less expensive, more reliable, and have long useful lifetimes are desired, but such light sources until now have been unavailable. Such applications include, for example, streetlights and emergency response vehicles. A need exists therefore, for a very bright, durable light source at low cost.
In the prior art, the air-filled cavity of the electrodeless plasma lamp is typically constructed in part by a metal mesh. Metal mesh is used because it contains the microwave energy within the cavity while at the same time permitting the maximum amount of visible light to escape. The microwave energy is typically generated by a magnetron or solid state electronics and is guided into the cavity through one or more waveguides. Once in the air-filled cavity, microwave energy of select frequencies resonates, where the actual frequencies that resonate depend upon the shape and size of the cavity. Although there is tolerance in the frequencies that may be used to power the lamps, in practice, the power sources are limited to microwave frequencies in the range of 1-10 GHz.
Because of the need to establish a resonance condition in the air-filled cavity, the cavity generally may not be smaller than one-half the wavelength of the microwave energy used to power the lamp. The air-filled cavity and thereby, the plasma lamp itself has a lower limit on its size. However, for many applications, such as for high-resolution monitors, bright lamps, and projection TVs, these sizes remain prohibitively large. A need exists therefore for a plasma lamp that is not constrained to the minimum cavity sizes illustrated by the prior art.
In the prior art, the bulbs are typically positioned at a point in the cavity where the electric field created by the microwave energy is at a maximum. The support structure for the bulb is preferably of a size and composition that does not interfere with the resonating microwaves, as any interference with the microwaves reduces the efficiency of the lamp. The bulbs, therefore, are typically made from quartz. Quartz bulbs, however, are prone to failure because the plasma temperature can be several thousand degrees centigrade, which can bring the quartz wall temperature to near 1000� C. Furthermore, quartz bulbs are unstable in terms of mechanical stability and optical and electrical properties over long periods. A need exists, therefore, for a light source that overcomes the above-described issues, but that is also stable in its spectral characteristics over long periods.
In prior art plasma lamps, the bulb typically contains a noble gas combined with a light emitter, a second element or compound which typically comprises sulfur, selenium, a compound containing sulfur or selenium, or any one of a number of metal halides. Exposing the contents of the bulb to microwave energy of high intensity causes the noble gas to become a plasma. The free electrons within the plasma excite the light emitter within the bulb. When the light emitter returns to a lower electron state, radiation is emitted. The spectrum of light emitted depends upon the characteristics of the light emitter within the bulb. Typically, the light emitter is chosen to cause emission of visible light.
Plasma lamps of the type described above frequently require high intensity microwaves to initially ignite the noble gas into plasma. However, over half of the energy used to generate and maintain the plasma is typically lost as heat, making heat dissipation a problem. Hot spots can form on the bulb causing spotting on the bulb and thereby reducing the efficiency of the lamp. Methods have been proposed to reduce the hot spots by rotating the lamp to better distribute the plasma within the lamp and by blowing constant streams of air at the lamp. These solutions, however, add structure to the lamp, thereby increasing its size and cost. Therefore, a need exists for a plasma lamp that requires less energy to ignite and maintain the plasma, and includes a minimum amount of additional structure for efficient dissipation of heat.
This invention generally provides, in one aspect, devices and methods of producing bright, spectrally stable light.
In accordance with one embodiment as described herein, a device for producing light comprises an electromagnetic energy source, a waveguide having a body formed of a dielectric material, and a bulb. Preferably, the waveguide is connected to the energy source for receiving electromagnetic energy from the energy source. The waveguide builds and contains the electromagnetic energy. The bulb, which is coupled to the waveguide, receives electromagnetic energy from the waveguide. The received electromagnetic energy ignites a gas-fill that forms a plasma and emits light, preferably in the visible spectral range.
In one preferred embodiment, the bulb is shaped to reflect light outwards through its window. The electromagnetic energy source is preferably a microwave energy source that is efficiently coupled to and preferably thermally isolated from the waveguide. Furthermore, the outer surface of the waveguide, preferably with the exception of the bulb cavity, is coated with a material to contain the microwave energy within the waveguide. The dielectric forming the waveguide preferably has a high dielectric constant, a high dielectric strength, and a low loss tangent. This permits high power densities within the waveguide. A heat sink preferably is attached to the outer surfaces of the waveguide to dissipate heat.
In accordance with a first alternative embodiment, the lamp is operated in resonant cavity mode. In this mode, the microwave energy directed into the waveguide has a frequency such that it resonates within the waveguide. The microwave feed and the bulb are preferably positioned at locations with respect to the waveguide that correspond to electric field maxima of the resonant frequency.
In accordance with a second alternative embodiment, the lamp is operated in a dielectric oscillator mode. In this mode, an energy feedback mechanism or probe is coupled to the dielectric waveguide at a point that in one embodiment corresponds to an energy maximum. The probe senses the electric field amplitude and phase within the waveguide at the point of coupling. Using the probe signal to provide feedback, the lamp may be continuously operated in resonant cavity mode, even if the resonant frequency changes as the plasma forms in the bulb and/or if the dielectric waveguide undergoes thermal expansion due to the heat generated. The probe provides feedback to the microwave source and the microwave source adjusts its output frequency to dynamically maintain a resonance state.
Further embodiments, variations and enhancements, including combinations of the above-described embodiments, or features thereof, are also described herein or depicted in the accompanying drawings.
Turning now to the drawings,
In a preferred embodiment, the microwave radiation source 115 feeds the waveguide 103 microwave energy via the feed 117. The waveguide contains and guides the microwave energy to a cavity 105 preferably located on an opposing side of the waveguide 103 from the feed 117. Disposed within the cavity 105 is the bulb 107 containing the gas-fill. Microwave energy is preferably directed into the enclosed cavity 105, and in turn the bulb 107. This microwave energy generally frees electrons from their normal state and thereby transforms the noble gas into a plasma. The free electrons of the noble gas excite the light emitter. The de-excitation of the light emitter results in the emission of light. As will become apparent, the different embodiments of DWIPLs disclosed herein offer distinct advantages over the plasma lamps in the prior art, such as an ability to produce brighter and spectrally more stable light, greater energy efficiency, smaller overall lamp sizes, and longer useful life spans.
The microwave source 115 in
Depending upon the heat sensitivity of the microwave source 115, the microwave source 115 may be thermally isolated from the bulb 107, which during operation preferably reaches temperatures between about 700� C. and about 1000� C. Thermal isolation of the bulb 107 from the source 115 provides a benefit of avoiding degradation of the source 115. Additional thermal isolation of the microwave source 115 may be accomplished by any one of a number of methods commonly known in the art, including but not limited to using an insulating material or vacuum gap occupying an optional space 116 between the source 115 and waveguide 103. If the latter option is chosen, appropriate microwave feeds are used to couple the microwave source 115 to the waveguide 103.
Due to mechanical and other considerations such as heat, vibration, aging, or shock, when feeding microwave signals into a dielectric material, contact between the feed 117 and the waveguide 103 is preferably maintained using a positive contact mechanism 121. The contact mechanism 121 provides constant pressure between the feed 117 and the waveguide 103 to minimize the probability that microwave energy will be reflected back through the feed 117 and not transmitted into the waveguide 103. In providing constant pressure, the contact mechanism 121 compensates for small dimensional changes in the microwave feed 117 and the waveguide 103 that may occur due to thermal heating or mechanical shock. The contact mechanism may be a spring loaded device, such as is illustrated in
When coupling the feed 117 to the waveguide 103, intimate contact is preferably made by depositing a metallic material 123 directly on the waveguide 103 at its point of contact with the feed 117. The metallic material 123 eliminates gaps that may disturb the coupling and is preferably comprised of gold, silver, or platinum, although other conductive materials may also be used. The metallic material 123 may be deposited using any one of several methods commonly known in the art, such as depositing the metallic material 123 as a liquid and then firing it in an oven to provide a solid contact.
In one preferred embodiment, the waveguide body is approximately 12,500 mm3 with a dielectric constant of approximately 9 and operating frequency of approximately 2.4 GHz. Waveguide bodies on this scale are significantly smaller than the waveguides in the plasma lamps of the prior art. As such, the waveguides in the preferred embodiments represent a significant advance over the prior art because the smaller size allows the waveguide to be used in many applications, where waveguide size had previously prohibited such use or made such use wholly impractical. For larger dielectric constants, even smaller sizes for the waveguides may be achieved. Besides the obvious advantages created by a reduction in size, size reduction translates into a higher power density, lower loss, and thereby, an ease in igniting the lamp.
Regardless of its shape and size, the waveguide 103 preferably has a body comprising a dielectric material which, for example, preferably exhibits the following properties: (1) a dielectric constant preferably greater than approximately 2; (2) a loss tangent preferably less than approximately 0.01; (3) a thermal shock resistance quantified by a failure temperature of preferably greater than approximately 200� C.; (4) a DC breakdown threshold of preferably greater than approximately 200 kilovolts/inch; (5) a coefficient of thermal expansion of preferably less than approximately 10−5/� C.; (6) a zero or slightly negative temperature coefficient of the dielectric constant; (7) stoichemetric stability over a preferred range of temperature, preferably from about −80� C. to about 1000� C., and (8) a thermal conductivity of preferably approximately 2 W/mK (watts per milliKelvin).
Certain ceramics, including alumina, zirconia, titanates, and variants or combinations of these materials, and silicone oil may satisfy many of the above preferences, and may be used because of their electrical and thermo-mechanical properties. In any event, it should be noted that the embodiments presented herein are not limited to a waveguide exhibiting all or even most of the foregoing properties.
In the various embodiments of the waveguide disclosed herein, such as in the example outlined above, the waveguide preferably provides a substantial thermal mass, which aids efficient distribution and dissipation of heat and provides thermal isolation between the lamp and the microwave source.
Alternative embodiments of DWIPLS 200, 220 are depicted in
As shown in
Returning to
Microwave leakage from the bulb cavity 105 may be significantly attenuated by having a cavity 105 that is preferably significantly smaller than the microwave wavelengths used to operate the lamp 101. For example, the length of the diagonal for the window is preferably considerably less than half of the microwave wavelength (in free space) used.
The bulb 107 is disposed within the bulb cavity 105, and preferably comprises an outer wall 109 and a window 111. In one preferred embodiment, the cavity wall of the body of the waveguide 103 acts as the outer wall of the bulb 107. The components of the bulb 107 preferably include one or more dielectric materials, such as ceramics and sapphires. In one embodiment, the ceramics in the bulb are the same as the material used in waveguide 103. Dielectric materials are preferred for the bulb 107 because the bulb 107 is preferably surrounded by the dielectric body of the waveguide 103 and the dielectric materials help ensure efficient coupling of the microwave energy with the gas-fill in the bulb 107.
The outer wall 109 is preferably coupled to the window 111 using a seal 113, thereby defining a bulb envelope 127 which contains the gas-fill comprising the plasma-forming gas and light emitter. The plasma-forming gas is preferably a noble gas, which enables the formation of a plasma. The light emitter is preferably a vapor formed of any one of a number of elements or compounds currently known in the art, such as sulfur, selenium, a compound containing sulfur or selenium, or any one of a number of metal halides, such as indium bromide (InBr3).
To assist in confining the gas-fill within the bulb 107, the seal 113 preferably comprises a hermetic seal. The outer wall 109 preferably comprises alumina because of its white color, temperature stability, low porosity, and thermal expansion coefficient. However, other materials that generally provide one or more of these properties may be used. The outer wall 109 is also preferably contoured to reflect a maximum amount of light out of the cavity 105 through the window 111. For instance, the outer wall 109 may have a parabolic contour to reflect light generated in the bulb 107 out through the window 111. However, other outer wall contours or configurations that facilitate directing light out through the window 111 may be used.
The window 111 preferably comprises sapphire for light transmittance and because its thermal expansion coefficient matches well with alumina. Other materials that have a similar light transmittance and thermal expansion coefficient may be used for the window 111. In an alternative embodiment, the window 111 may comprise a lens to collect the emitted light.
As referenced above, during operation, the bulb 107 may reach temperatures of up to about 1000� C. Under such conditions, the waveguide 103 in one embodiment acts as a heat sink for the bulb 107. By reducing the heat load and heat-induced stress upon the various components of the DWIPL 101, the useful life span of the DWIPL 101 is generally increased beyond the life span of typical electrodeless lamps. Effective heat dissipation may be obtained by preferably placing heat-sinking fins 125 around the outer surfaces of the waveguide 103, as depicted in
In another embodiment, the body of the waveguide 103 comprises a dielectric, such as a titanate, which is generally not stable at high temperatures. In this embodiment, the waveguide 103 is preferably shielded from the heat generated in the bulb 107 by placing a thermal barrier between the body of the waveguide 103 and the bulb 107. In one alternative embodiment, the outer wall 109 acts as a thermal barrier by comprising a material with low thermal conductivity such as NZP. Other suitable material for a thermal barrier may also be used.
Embedded in the support 319 is an access seal 321 for establishing a vacuum within the gap 317 when the bulb 313 is in place. The bulb 313 is preferably supported by and hermetically sealed to the bulb support 319. Once a vacuum is established in the gap 317, heat transfers between the bulb 313 and the waveguide 311 are preferably substantially reduced.
Embodiments of the DWIPLs thus far described preferably operate at a microwave frequency in the range of 0.5-10 GHz. The operating frequency preferably excites one or more resonant modes supported by the size and shape of the waveguide, thereby establishing one or more electric field maxima within the waveguide. When used as a resonant cavity, at least one dimension of the waveguide is preferably an integer number of half-wavelengths long.
In each of the DWIPLs and corresponding modes depicted in
Other modes may also be excited within a cylindrical prism-shaped waveguide. For example,
As another example,
Using a dielectric waveguide has several distinct advantages. First, as discussed above, the waveguide may be used to help dissipate the heat generated in the bulb. Second, higher power densities may be achieved within a dielectric waveguide than are possible in the plasma lamps with air cavities that are currently used in the art. The energy density of a dielectric waveguide is greater, depending on the dielectric constant of the material used for the waveguide, than the energy density of an air cavity plasma lamp.
Referring back to the DWIPL 101 of
Once the plasma is formed in the DWIPL and the incoming power is absorbed, the waveguide's Q value drops due to the conductivity and absorption properties of the plasma. The drop in the Q value is generally due to a change in the impedance of the waveguide. After plasma formation, the presence of the plasma in the cavity makes the bulb cavity absorptive to the resonant energy, thus changing the overall impedance of the waveguide. This change in impedance is effectively a reduction in the overall reflectivity of the waveguide. Therefore, by matching the reflectivity of the feed close to the reduced reflectivity of the waveguide, a sufficiently high Q value may be obtained even after the plasma formation to sustain the plasma. Consequently, a relatively low net reflection back into the energy source may be realized.
Much of the energy absorbed by the plasma eventually appears as heat, such that the temperature of the lamp may approach 1000� C. When the waveguide is also used as a heat sink, as previously described, the dimensions of the waveguide may change due to its coefficient of thermal expansion. Under such circumstances, when the waveguide expands, the microwave frequency that resonates within the waveguide changes and resonance is lost. In order for resonance to be maintained, the waveguide preferably has at least one dimension equal to an integer multiple of the half wavelength microwave frequency being generated by the microwave source.
One preferred embodiment of a DWIPL that compensates for this change in dimensions employs a waveguide comprising a dielectric material having a temperature coefficient for the refractive index that is approximately equal and opposite in sign to its temperature coefficient for thermal expansion. Using such a material, a change in dimensions due to thermal heating offsets the, change in refractive index, minimizing the potential that the resonant mode of the cavity would be interrupted. Such materials include Titanates. A second embodiment that compensates for dimensional changes due to heat comprises physically tapering the walls of the waveguide in a predetermined manner.
In another preferred embodiment, schematically shown in
The first feed 613 may generally operate as described above in other embodiments. The second feed 615 may probe the waveguide 611 to sample the field (including the amplitude and phase information contained therein) present and provide its sample as feedback to an input of the energy source 617 or amplifier. In probing the waveguide 611, the second feed 615 also preferably acts to filter out stray frequencies, leaving only the resonant frequency within the waveguide 611.
In this embodiment, the first feed 613, second feed, 615 and bulb cavity 619 are each preferably positioned with respect to the waveguide 611 at locations where the electric field is at a maximum. Using the second feed 615, the energy source 617 amplifies the resonant energy within the waveguide 611. The source 617 thereby adjusts the frequency of its output to maintain one or more resonant modes in the waveguide 611. The complete configuration thus forms a resonant oscillator. In this manner, automatic compensation may be realized for frequency shifts due to plasma formation and thermal changes in dimension and the dielectric constant.
The dielectric resonant oscillator mode also enables the DWIPL 610 to have an immediate re-strike capability after being turned off. As previously discussed, the resonant frequency of the waveguide 611 may change due to thermal expansion or changes in the dielectric constant caused by heat generated during operation. When the DWIPL 610 is shutdown, heat is slowly dissipated, causing instantaneous changes in the resonant frequency of the waveguide 611.
However, as indicated above, in the resonant oscillator mode the energy source 617 automatically compensates for changes in the resonant frequency of the waveguide 611. Therefore, regardless of the startup characteristics of the waveguide 611, and providing that the energy source 617 has the requisite bandwidth, the energy source 617 will automatically compensate to achieve resonance within the waveguide 611. The energy source immediately provides power to the DWIPL at the optimum plasma-forming frequency.
While embodiments and advantages of this invention have been shown and described, it would be apparent to those skilled in the art that many more modifications are possible without departing from the inventive concepts herein. The invention, therefore, is not to be restricted except in the spirit of the appended claims.
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