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H er Moravian education proved to be a happy stroke of fate. Around the time she entered the College,
in the mid-'60s, the Royal Danish Ballet toured the United States. When the company danced in
Philadelphia, McAndrew discovered Bournonville's choreography firsthand. "I was amazed
when I saw his work," she says. "What
kind of person would have created this?" By 1967, McAndrew was enrolled in the summer dance program
at Jacob's Pillow, in Lee, Massachusetts, where she saw and met the Danish ballerina Toni Lander,
who encouraged her to go to Denmark to learn ballet history.
At Moravian, the historian and musical enthusiast
J. Richard Jones—her advisor in the History Department, where she was a major—counseled
her on the choice of an Honors thesis topic. She proposed Bournonville. In a profound example of
what a thesis advisor should do, Jones said: "If this man fascinates you so much, why don't
you put him in the world in which he lived? Find out what made him tick."
After looking through
as many references in English as she could find, McAndrew realized: "I knew
I'd need to learn Danish. The nice thing about the [small] size of the school was that, as
I was doing an independent liberal arts project, they asked me what books did I need to write this?" The
books were both bought and found.
Moravian's library obtained current works. But even better: "In
the basement of the old library, in Comenius Hall, was a collection of Danish books from the 19th
century that had belonged to a Danish minister. They had been moldering down there; all they needed
was someone who would read them. It was as if they had been waiting for me."
Then McAndrew's
mother, "being ever resourceful," reasoned that "wherever
there are Scandinavians, there are metallurgists." She called Bethlehem Steel, where she
was referred to a young Norwegian, Ørnulf Valla, who loved the theater. He agreed to work
with Pat, whose daily schedule became: college classes, ballet class, come home and "eat
some," spend the rest of the evening reading the minister's books with Valla until
midnight. "Some of the sentences would be 13 lines long!" McAndrew remembers.
weekends, the two would visit the New York Public Library for the Performing Arts at Lincoln
Center, which owned a copy, in Danish, of Bournonville's My Theatre Life. "We copied
extracts from that," says McAndrew, "and we would read until the library closed."
her Honors thesis was written and ready to be defended before a faculty committee, a recommendation
from the dance critic Clive Barnes brought Selma Jeanne Cohen, dean of American dance historians,
to Moravian. Cohen was impressed with McAndrew's work: "She said, 'You'll
be hearing from me.' She went to Wesleyan University Press and said she'd found
someone who could translate Bournonville's memoirs. She connected me with Bill Bueno
there, and he became my editor for the next 10 years."
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Patricia McAndrew by John Kish IV, and a portrait of August Bournonville painted by Carl
Bloch in 1879, reproduced from Didlev Tamm, August Bournonville 1805-1879 (Copenhagen: Gyldendal
for the Royal Danish Theatre, 2005); used with permission.


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Alfred Hitchcock's second to last film, the underrated Frenzy, may not rank in his top tier. I would reserve that for The Birds, Vertigo, Notorious, and the first two-thirds of Psycho. But it definitely deserves consideration for that next tier, a still high quality group of classics that may include Rebecca, Strangers On A Train, Rear Window and North By Northwest.
Returning for the first time in decades to his old stomping grounds in England, the then seventy-three year old master was able to fully embrace the sex, violence, and nudity standards that had become looser by the early 1970s. The film is shockingly explicit even when compared with say, Marnie, his sexual thriller he made only eight years earlier.Continue Reading
The massive career of Alfred Hitchcock can be broken down into three sections. There's his early British career (that includes both silent films and talkies) that ends with Jamaica Inn in 1939. Then there's the first half of his American period; he crossed the ocean and found instant success with Rebecca and continued to hone his craft and try out different genres during the 1940s and early '50s. And then finally there's his most celebrated period beginning around '54 with Rear Window and Dial M for Murder, where the name Hitchcock became a brand and most of his films were events in themselves. Of that middle period, besides Rebecca there are a number of celebrated and still admired flicks including Spellbound, Shadow of a Doubt, and Strangers on a Train. But one film that really stands out, less flashy than the others but more emotionally devastating, is Notorious. On paper it's an espionage thriller, but it's actually one of the great heartbreaking love stories of the era.
Just after WWII, Alicia Huberman (Ingrid Bergman), the party girl daughter of a convicted Nazi spy, is recruited by an American Intelligence agent, T. R. Devlin (Cary Grant), to prove her love to the red, white, & blue by infiltrating a group of Nazis who are hanging out in Brazil, planning a little postwar revenge against the USA. Things get complicated when, while waiting for the job to start, the two beautiful people fall in love. When the details arrive, ...
Inspired by the critical and commercial success of Henri-Georges Clouzot's arthouse shocker, Les Diabolique, Alfred Hitchcock took a break from his big budget Technicolor thrillers to make a little horror film called Psycho. Like the French film, he would shoot on a shoestring budget and in black & white. After the massive success of his previous film, North By Northwest, most of the suits at the studio thought their cash cow was off his rocker. Forgoing most of his big money crew he had worked with for years, he used the team from his anthology TV series, Alfred Hitchcock Presents, knowing they could work fast and cheap and would be more open to some of the new radical tricks Hitchcock was hoping to try out. With no one understanding what the master had up his sleeve, in the end, Psycho has proved to be one his biggest hits and one of the most influential films of all time.
Perfectly taut and compact, every line of Pyscho's dialog, every camera movement, and even the casting is all carefully constructed for the scare and suspense payoffs to come. Based on a then little read novel with the same title by Robert Bloch (Strait-Jacket), Hitchcock burned through a couple of screenwriters before Joseph Stefano got the vibe he was looking for. Bloch was inspired by the horrific true-life serial killer Ed Gein (whose ghastly crimes would inspire a number of films from The Texas Chainsaw Massacre to Motel Hell).Continue Reading
Purple Noon
Based on Patricia Highsmith's book The Talented Mr. Ripley (the first of her five Ripley novels known as the "Ripliad," she is also the author of the book that became Strangers on a Train), which of course was also filmed later by Anthony Minghella in '99, the French version Purple Noon (Plein Soleil) proves to be a much more entertaining ride. That's not to say that the American version isn't also very good. I like it a lot and I don't know which version is closer to Highsmith's book, but where Minghella tried to ring psychological complexity out of simplicity, often making it feel overstuffed, director René Clément (most famous for Forbidden Games from '52) goes for a more straightforward suntanned noir. And as much as I admired Matt Damon as Ripley, Clément's ace-in-the-hole is the young French superstar Alain Delon who doesn't wear his acting on his sleeve like Damon did--instead he just naturally oozes charisma, making the character less a super-geek psycho and more a smooth criminal.
The film starts right off with two American buddies (strangely, played by the French stars) living the cafe life in Italy. It's casually mentioned that the father of the rich one, Philippe Greenleaf (Maurice Ronet), has hired the other, Tom Ripley (Delon), to convince his party-boy son to return home to San Francisco (?!) and finally face his adult responsibilities. Of course, Minghella's Ripley starts in the States, with the setup played out on camera; score this to Purple Noon for cutting to the chase. None of Philippe's other rich friends care much for Tom, including his girlfriend Marge (Marie Laforêt) and his pal, Freddie Miles (Billy Kearns, an actor actually born in America, though most of his career was in French cinema. He's fine but the American version's Philip Seymour Hoffman steals the movie in the role). But the ever cruel Philippe enjoys having Tom around where he can pick on him and taunt his lack of sophistication. (Ronet is much more mean-spirited and less charming than Jude Law's take on Dickie). Ripley envies Philippe's lifestyle, his money, his clothes, his freedom and his relationship with Marge. The American version gives Ripley an obvious homosexual obsession with his idol. Here it's only lightly hinted at; Ripley's main obsession is more financial and materialistic. The French version does not linger on their relationship long enough to get into those matters, and by the end of the first act, Ripley has purposely killed Philippe in order to steal his money and even woo Marge. The murder in the American version is a fit of passion; here it's premeditated. The suspense comes in how he covers it up. It's on a boat and it's not easy. And the rest of the film is a cat and mouse game between Ripley and the police investigating the murder (and later Ripley is forced to kill Freddie), as Ripley pretends to be Philippe to keep the investigators and Marge off his trail.Continue Reading
Stranger by the Lake
Talking about sex on film and why he felt it didn't work Orson Welles once said, "Ecstasy isn't really part of the scene we can do on celluloid." I wonder what he would have made of Stranger by the Lake, a film that is about almost nothing but sex. Okay, you might say it's about the search for connection, and the complicated nature of human relationships, and it's kind of a murder mystery as well but everyone is naked almost the entire time. I don't think I've ever seen so many uncircumcised penises (it's French..) in a movie before. As a thriller, it works well enough. The nudity is distracting to a point but it works in tandem with the languid pacing and serenity of the visuals. This is, in some sense, a nature film.
The film takes place at a cruising spot near a lake in France. Men come to sunbathe nude, and to go into the woods nearby to have anonymous sex. It's a world unto itself with its own peculiar rules and set of codes. Real life doesn't seem to intrude but that's an illusion because the dangers of the real world are ominously close. Franck (Pierre Deladonchamps) is a regular who is more drawn to this spot than he wants to admit. He likes disappearing into the woods. He strips, he swims, he sunbathes, he cruises, and the scenes have an unobtrusive medium-shot matter-of-fact-ness about them. They look like anthropologists doing fieldwork on gay subcultures could have shot them.Continue Reading
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For some perverse reason I've never been much of a Hitchcock fanatic. It's cinephile heresy to say so, I know, but his films, for the most part, just leave me cold. Most are beautiful, icy, and calculating experiments in psychological terror and you can't really argue with that nifty a gimmick. But it's the way he approached character in such clinical fashion that has always led me to stick up for his slightly less celebrated contemporaries (Nicholas Ray comes to mind). The artistry of his psychological subtext can be bewitching (as with Vertigo) or chilling (as in Psycho), but I find their formalism alienating or perhaps only in relation to their director's iconic status. I'd rather watch Johnny Guitar or In a Lonely Place over any Hitchcock film any time.
With Hitchcock plot seemed to take precedence over character. It's as if he started with the devising of an elaborate trap and then got around to filling it in with a variety of types. I've always thought that to Hitchcock characters were victims there to be fixed onto a fresh web of plot and observed as some kind of predator crept up to feast. There is plenty of psychological depth to his characters - think Jimmy Stewart's unforgettable haunted detective in Vertigo - but not a whole lot of warmth or charm or whatever it is that makes us like a character, monster and hero alike. As a contrast, this was never the way with Welles who reveled in the vulnerability of even his most diabolical heavies. Hitchcock, like his artistic descendant David Lynch, loved to find the perverse in the ostensibly "normal" but the ultimate point was more akin to an extremely dark joke than a tragedy. He was not really any kind of humanist. He is, after all, the director who famously said all actors should be treated like cattle.Continue Reading
The Birds
Isn't it funny that few people have not heard of The Birds, and yet fewer would vote it one of Hitchcock's best? Perhaps the reason is that more than any other Hitchcock film, The Birds leaves the viewer with the very unsettling feeling of a nightmare without end.
The basic story of a beautiful, spoiled socialite chasing after her beau to small-town (and fictitious) Bodega Bay seems insignificant to the film. Even the underlying message of the mass revolt of nature, as symbolized by birds against man, seems insignificant. In the end, it is the experience of going through the nightmarish bird attacks that will haunt us forever. Hitchcock unceremoniously throws the audience in with the unfortunate lot of the characters. We were scratched, bitten, terrorized right alongside Tippi Hedren.Continue Reading
The Conversation
Though Francis Ford Coppola is best known as director of bona fide American classics such as the Godfather and Apocalypse Now, The Conversation may be his purest offering of artistic expression. And though not autobiographical, the film is certainly personal and undeniably haunting.
Gene Hackman stars as Harry Caul, a lonely surveillance expert hired by a mysterious agency to record a seemingly benign conversation between a young couple. Though Caul is meant to remain unattached and unconcerned with the contents of the conversation, he soon finds himself becoming personally involved, fearing for the safety of the couple and the possibility that he may unwittingly play a role in their demise.Continue Reading
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A lot of directors working today try to ape Hitchcock. His films are the gold standard for artful forays into psychological terror. Christopher Nolan is just the latest celebrated director trying to tap into a rich vein of Hitchcockian malice for his own films. But while Nolan succeeds with astonishing set-pieces within his films—think of the face-to-face interrogation room sequence between Batman and the Joker in The Dark Knight—his films are, for the most part, long on disorienting gimmicks and rather low on psychological depth. He also doesn't go near the subject of sex and Hitchcock's films are full of sex—sexual obsession, sexual dread, sexual paranoia—the one exception being sexual fulfillment which seemed to exist only within the arms of his most beautiful and iconic star couplings in films such as Notorious and To Catch a Thief.
The Talented Mr. Ripley is a first-rate Hitchcockian exercise from the late director Anthony Minghella and it has all of the corrosive sexual dread you could ask for as well as a disturbingly convincing subtext on the kinds of identity games Americans are always involved in. It's glamorous and dark and manages to top Hitchcock in at least one respect—its undercurrent of eroticism is explicitly homosexual.Continue Reading
Easily the most underrated film of the great Alfred Hitchcock's massive career, Topaz is a perfectly constructed little cold-war thriller with many cool little filmmaking flourishes. It's truly a wonder why this film has not been rediscovered by Hitchcockian enthusiasts and given its proper due. As a follow-up to his other cold war thriller in the '60s, the Paul Newman dud Torn Curtain, perhaps audiences were just weary of the subject matter. Perhaps because it had no stars it wasn't taken seriously. Or maybe by the late '60s audience tastes had changed and by then the Grand Master was considered "old hat." Of course he would follow it with another often over-looked gem, Frenzy, which was his chance to finally go balls-to-the-wall with the sex and violence (and no stars). Like Billy Wilder's cold-war comedy One Two Three, another lost gem, both films were financial flops, but both are actually great examples of what the two directors do best. In Wilder's case, of course, it's cynicism (though One Two Three was more slapstick than his usual cool) and with Topaz, Hitchcock again demonstrated how to create suspense with just camera pans and small pieces of information.
Based on a novel by Leon Uris (Exodus) with a script by Samuel A. Taylor (Vertigo), Topaz jerks around in different directions and, at 143 minutes, is Hitchcock's longest film. It opens in Copenhagen, Denmark in 1962 (pre-Cuban Missile Crisis), with a Soviet military bigwig, Boris Kusenov (Per-Axel Arosenius, a Swedish actor who in real life died setting himself on fire as a tax protest), his wife and teenage daughter sightseeing and are being followed by their KGB handlers. Aided by an American spy, Michael Nordstrom (played by John Forsythe who would become a big star on TV's Dynasty), they make a daring escape, defecting and getting shipped out to Washington, DC. While debriefed the Americans learn of a pact between the Soviets and Cuba. Nordstrom hooks up with his French counterpoint, André Devereaux (Frederick Stafford), who is vacationing with his wife Nicole (Dany Robin), daughter and her UN reporter husband (Michel Subor) in New York. Here the film totally shifts and becomes Devereaux's. A classically suave spy, he seems to be cozy with the Soviets but is still willing to help the Americans, even when his wife objects. In a great scene, Devereaux enlists the help of an undercover French florist, Philippe Dubois (Roscoe Lee Browne), to steal some incriminating papers from a visiting Cuban delegate, Rico Parra (John Vernon, Dean Wormer of National Lampoon's Animal House, here doing his best Che). In an effort to find out what's really going on Devereaux jets off to Cuba where his beautiful mistress (Karin Dor, a Bond Girl in You Only Live Twice) also happens to the widow of a Cuban Revolutionary hero and secret leader of the anti-Castro forces. The two work to get evidence of Russian missiles and for a while the film becomes an escape from Cuba adventure.Continue Reading


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COLUMBIA CITY ŌĆö As the long-term effects of concussions in football have hit the national newsstands, Columbia City High School is working hard to protect its gridders.
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Jason Matteson, who has coached cross country for Indian Springs Middle School for the last three years, is one of two new assistant coaches at Columbia City High School this season.
ŌĆ£He really helped coach these guys as eighth graders,ŌĆØ Columbia City Head Cross Country Coach Bob Fahl said. ŌĆ£We brought him up here as a follow through. HeŌĆÖll be a big asset to us.ŌĆØ
COLUMBIA CITY ŌĆö While winning games are always the goal, Columbia CityŌĆÖs girls volleyball team has another priority ŌĆö the classroom.
Every junior and senior on the Lady EaglesŌĆÖ squad is a member of the CCHS National Honor Society. Last season, the girls volleyball squad had one of the top grade-point averages in the school.
ŌĆ£TheyŌĆÖre very well-rounded girls,ŌĆØ Columbia City Head Coach Trish Hinen said.
Even during the busy fall season with late nights and practices, Hinen said the girlsŌĆÖ grades hardly waiver.
ŌĆ£We do grade checks every Friday,ŌĆØ Hinen said.
SOUTH WHITLEY ŌĆö The result from the opening night performance was not what Head Coach Gary Sims had in mind.
At home to kick off their 2013 soccer campaign, the Whitko Lady Wildcats fell behind early and never recovered as the Cougars from Central Noble came away with a 7-3 win.
Following the contest, Sims was having a difficult time putting into words his disappointment.
ŌĆ£We are way better than this,ŌĆØ Sims said. ŌĆ£Tonight, we ran a lot, but we didnŌĆÖt play soccer.ŌĆØ
CHURUBUSCO ŌĆö ChurubuscoŌĆÖs volleyball team rallied in game four to down visiting Garrett for its first win of the season Thursday.
The Lady Eagles (1-1), took the lead, 2-0. Victory was in sight in game three, with ŌĆśBusco holding a 24-21 advantage.
Garrett then came back, running off five consecutive points to steal game 3, 26-24.
Not wanting the same trend to repeat in game four, Churubusco served aggressively, taking an 8-1 edge and not relinquishing the lead for the remainder of the match.
COLUMBIA CITY ŌĆö Columbia CityŌĆÖs boys soccer team held its perfect record after topping county-rival Whitko Thursday night, 2-0.
In a slow start to the EaglesŌĆÖ home opener, Columbia City picked up its first goal with less than two minutes left of the 40-minute first half.
Offensive stand-out Drake Dewitt knocked the ball past Whitko goalkeeper Jacob Helton to take a 1-0 lead.
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The Oculus Rift has grown into a formidable technological force, even before it's publicly released, now that it's been acquired by Facebook. It will probably be a direct competitor to Sony's recently announced "Project Morpheus" VR system, and you would think the whole scenario could turn into a PlayStation vs. Xbox battle, complete with flamewars, fanboys and public sniping.
But for now? VR is so new, these companies see themselves more as friends than enemies. Sony's Shuhei Yoshida spoke to Engadget about this philosophy.
"I woke up that morning and saw the announcement and I was like, yeah!" Yoshida said. "For me, it was a validation for VR… We meant to validate Oculus by announcing Morpheus, and the Oculus guys knew what we were working on. I think they were waiting for us to make the announcement, so it would be Sony and Oculus together, but now Oculus being acquired by Facebook is helping to validate our efforts."
It's a long parade of backscratching because right now, any big company doing anything with VR further proves that it's not just some new fad, it really will be the next big thing. For example, we didn't see this kind of thing happen with motion control. Nintendo Nintendo never came out to rejoice that Sony had embraced their technology with the Move Move, or Microsoft Microsoft was trying to build on it with Kinect. VR is a different game.
It's too early to tell if Morpheus and Oculus really will even be direct competitors. That may sound silly given how few entries there are in the field, but it's possible depending what each potentially focuses on. Facebook very well could steer the Rift away from purely gaming, allowing the Morpheus to slide in and try to be games-only while the Rift would be a mix of both. The opposite being true seems unlikely, given the interests of the parent companies, but I suppose it's possible.
And Facebook's Rift and Sony's Morpheus will likely not be the only gunslingers in town. If both of these companies are doing their part to "validate" VR, there's no telling who will be the next major player to saddle up. The obvious choices are Microsoft, Google and Apple, and if none of those three announce a VR device in the next few years, I will print out this article and eat it.
This "circle of helpfulness" philosophy is refreshing in an age of grotesque console fanboy wars and (admittedly hilarious) corporate feuding. For example, Yoshida's statements are a far cry from Sony directly mocking Microsoft at E3 this past year with their cheaper, not-always-on, used-game-playing PS4.
Right now, everyone's VR devices have common hurdles to overcome. Better responsiveness, more vivid displays, elimination of nausea, and so on. At this stage in the process, when one party solves one of the problems, the answer will likely be adopted by everyone else, and the medium as a whole moves forward as a unit, as Yoshida explains:
"We need to share knowledge," he said. "We can't just make the hardware; it's the game applications that need to be designed well. We need time for developers to experiment and find the killer application and, at the same time, we need to learn how VR applications should be designed."
Eventually, this sort of "for the good of all" collaboration may not exist as competition becomes more fierce and the scene becomes more established, but for now, it's all sunshine and rainbows. And that's rather nice to see.
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Her Story is a bold and largely successful experiment in interactive crime fiction.
Rocksteady's gorgeous-looking third Arkham game refines its open-world format a bit and lets you drive a whole hell of a lot of Batmobile.
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Sure, these days have almost every game sporting the newfangled 3D, but way back when, everyone had to live with plain old 2D. 2D, or two dimensions, limit the game to scrolling backgrounds, but some games even now make use of this basic concept.
It's arguably the one move that symbolizes the medium to those outside it. The ability to jump, be it onto building, onto platforms, or onto skulls, is one of the all time most important abilities ever put in a video game.
Health is a value that gauges how much damage players can take in a game before they die or pass out. Also known as life in some games. Health is usually represented by a bar or a percentage instead of an exact amount. Found in most non sport games
In many games there is a ranking system, the players with the highest point value are listed in a "high score" table.
A boss fight is a culminating challenge that pits the player against one or more enemies representing a greater threat and/or difficulty than those previously faced. These scenarios typically feature unique antagonists.
The Virtual Console is a platform service that first appeared on Nintendo's Wii and later on the 3DS and Wii U. Games from past consoles are emulated to run on the new hardware with the added benefits of system-level save states and other features.
These games are based off of an established license, such as a movie or comic. Examples are the James Bond and Spider-Man franchises.
Side-scrolling games present the world as viewed perpendicular to the direction the characters are facing on screen. With a heavy focus on lateral movement, objectives are often met by moving from one end of a stage to the other.
An unofficial translation of a video game, created by people not associated with the original development team.
Whenever there's a new Pixar, superhero or Harry Potter movie they have to make one of these.
The concept of lives in video games evolved to let the player get a second chance after failing once. The most recognizable symbol is the heart.
Special codes or button combinations used to gain powers or advantages in a game. Generally hidden.
"Hand to hand. It is the basis of all combat." -Gray Fox
Digital Distribution is the concept of purchasing digital media via the internet and having it sent to the user directly via the internet. No physical representation of this content is given but the content resides on the users hard drive and is legally owned by them.
A game perspective that views the action from above, commonly at a fixed position and/or rotation.
A multiball is when multiple balls are in play at once in a pinball game.
A Ball Saver is a concept used in pinball machine to extend a players game.
The main line of distinction between victory or failure in video games, death is the process of a biological being ceasing to be alive.
Game Over originally appeared in pinball machines, and later, arcade machines. When players lose at a game, it is game over.
Videogames that, for better or for worse, are based on an existing non-videogame franchise. Usually drawn from movies, tie-in games have also been made about TV shows, novels, and even one-hit wonder pop bands.
The continue is a classic gaming concept, and usually arises when the player "dies" or fails in the game. Usually some loss is tied to a continue, in a form of a "life" or something of other value.
8-bit can be a reference to actual computing power, or it can be a retro look for videogames that want to recall a bygone era.
When a certain amount of time is given to the player to reach a goal or finish an objective.
A term used to describe the flow of action in a typical action game, where the pace is pre-defined to feature fast action and require quick reflexes. As the name suggests, these are games where the player character can run and shoot at the same time.
Multiple endings is a term used to describe different outcomes or conclusions to a game based on the previous actions of the player.
Games prominently featuring celebrities, who either endorse the game or act as the focus of the story. Games with characters who happen to be played by celebrities are not always tie-ins.
Vertical scrolling is when the screen scrolls along the y-axis. In a vertical scrolling game the player usually starts from the bottom of the screen and moves up. They are also almost always presented in a top-down perspective.
Cooperative play in games allows humans to play together as a team to accomplish a task. Instead of playing against a human opponent, the team must defeat an AI.
Humans are bipedal, sapient primates capable of abstract reasoning, language, and emotions.
Pixel art refers to digital images composed of visible pixels, drawn with individual pixel-level intent and precision.
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September is typically a beautiful month in Maine, and there are still lots of great events all over the state to enjoy. Just because summer is on the wane, don't fret! The transition to fall is an easy one with so much happening.
Classics in Book Design and Illustration September 1 Hutchinson Center, Belfast
Classes with instructor Tara Law include "Books–Images and Words, Art and Technology,"on Tuesday 5:30-9:30pm and "Design and Illustration with Digital Tools" on Thursday from 5:30-9:30pm. Tuition wavers for those age 65 and older. FMI: 207.338.8000
Up River: The Story of a Maine Fishing Community September 3 4-7pm
Harbor Works Gallery, Holbrook-Trufant House, Harpswell. Photographs by Olive Pierce.
Rockport Garden Club Meeting at the Rockport Opera House September 3 2-3pm
Kristen Lindquist will provide an overview of Maine's woodpecker species. Free and open to the public. FMI: 207.230.1260
Camden Windjammer Weekend September 4-6
Events include the Schooner Crew Talent Show in Harbor Park on Friday. Saturday begins with a blueberry pancake breakfast, chowder challenge at noon, the Sahara Desert Dances, and screening of "Captains Courageous" in the Amphitheatre. Sunday, a puppet show at the Camden Opera House and performance of Castlebay in Harbor Park. For full schedule, see www.camdenwindjammerfestival.com
Nevelson Family Weekend Celebration September 4-6 Lincoln Street Center, Rockland
Louise Nevelson's granddaughter Maria, a sculptor living in Philadelphia, will return to Rockland for a solo exhibition, "Homecoming," with an opening reception Friday at 7pm. At 1pm on Saturday, Maria Nevelson and Rockland artist Susan Beebe will lead a hands-on community collaborative sculpture workshop. Free. On Saturday at 7pm, Everyman Repertory Theater stages an encore benefit performance of Edward Albee's "Occupant," written about Louise Nevelson. On Sunday at 3pm, Dale Schierholt's documentary "Nevelson: Awareness in the Fourth Dimension" will be shown, free and open to the public. To register call 207.594.6490.
Colonial Pemaquid Youth Program September 5 1pm
In "For King and Country," children ages 6-12 will receive a hands-on taste of military life during the 17th century defense of the Maine frontier. FMI: 207.677.2423
Cellardoor Vineyard September 6 noon-3pm, Lincolnville
Come sample the local delights of Gratitude Foods! FMI: www.mainewine.com
Tea and Informational Meeting about Maine Authors Publishing September 5 10:30am
Authors Cooperative Lodge, 168 Mt. Pleasant St., West Rockport. A new program for cooperative-style self-publishing. RSVP: email@example.com
Food Historian Sandy Oliver at Thomaston Historical Society September 8 7pm
Author, columnist, and food historian Sandy Oliver will be presenting "How We Ate: Early American Yankee Fare." Free and open to the public, held at the Knox Farmhouse, 80 Knox St., Thomaston.
Maine Fare September 11-13 Camden/Rockport
An amazing event focusing on featuring the bounty of local foods. Many classes led by local chefs, demonstrations, lectures, panels, and discussions, tastings, and more. For a full list of events and overview, go to www.mainfare.com
Woofstock '09 September 12 9am-3pm Round Top Farm, Damariscotta
Event features a Parade of Breeds at 10am. To participate, contact The Animal House by emailing: email@example.com
Cellardoor Vineyard Food and Wine Pairing September 13 noon-3pm
Come join Chef Frankie Carozza for a Food and Wine Pairing not to be missed!
Gibbs Library: Wine and International Food Tasting Event at Sweetgrass Farm, Union September 18 6-8:30pm
Wine tastings, gourmet international food, specialty gift baskets, and auction. FMI: 207.845.3045 www.gibbslibrary.org
The Late Summer Harvest at Hartstone Inn September 19 and 20 1-3pm
Combination garden and kitchen class. After a full season of growing, the gardens at the Hartstone Inn will offer up a great variety of herbs and vegetables and lessons learned from another season of growing. This is the perfect time to review what went right and what went wrong and begin planning for the next year. Gardening instructor Shelley Johnson will discuss proper harvesting techniques to maximize the garden's yield, look at the many heirloom vegetable varieties available for the best in taste and beauty, and explain how to extend the season through the first frosts of autumn. After harvesting and gleaning the garden's bounty, we'll head to the kitchen at the Hartstone Inn to spend 30 minutes with Chef Michael Salmon as he uses the summer harvest in some of his favorite recipes.
Cellardoor Vineyard Chocolate and Wine Pairing September 20 noon-3pm
Simply Divine Brownies will be on hand for some sampling and pairing with local wines.
Common Ground Fair September 25-27 Unity
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Nepali stories from the margins
The much awaited collection of short stories, The Gurkha's Daughter by Prajwal Parajuly, is finally available in bookstores across town. Released by Penguin Books India, it is the first book by Parajuly who says he stumbled upon writing almost accidentally.
Parajuly, currently enrolled at Oxford University, is in Kathmandu at the moment to promote the book and was at the Educational Book House in Kantipath on Wednesday for a book signing programme. Book lovers and people from all wakes of life filled up the cozy bookstore where they engaged in a lively discussion on the book prior to purchasing copies signed by the author.
"I had no plans of writing an entire book and the thought of beginning with a novel was quite intimidating," shares a jubilant Parajuly, who chose instead to write a collection of short stories.
The eight short stories that traverse a wide range of themes, including poverty, greed, relationships, and the values that shape the lives of Nepalis living beyond the border in the hills of Kalingpong, Sikkim and Darjeeling. Parajuly lets his narratives revolve around the lives of young girls in this region and their struggle for survival as they grow up.
For Parajuly, the son of an Indian father and Nepali-speaking mother, who spent most of his time in Sikkim and neighbouring areas and has lived and studied in the West, the Nepali identity is of special significance. His stories allow readers, especially Nepalis living in Nepal, to reflect on a different understanding of this identity. He dedicates the book to the Nepali diaspora scattered across the world, as well as people of Nepali origin and ethnicity who live in parts of India and Bhutan. While most of the stories were written in his hometown of Gangtok, others were written during his stay at Truman State University in the US where he spent time as a writer-in-residence.
The near future looks busy and exciting for Parajuly. His next novel, titled Land Where I feel, has already been completed and is slated to be published the same time next year. Additionally, a film based on stories from The Gurkha's Daughter is already in the works.
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This comprehensive document provides detailed information on 47 nutrients in over 400 commonly consumed Tanzanian foods and local dishes. Created by a collaborative effort of the Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences, the Tanzania Food and Nutrition Centre, and the Harvard School of Public Health, these food composition tables will be useful to scientists seeking to better understand and analyze Tanzanians' dietary intake, as well as to nutrition practitioners and food manufacturers seeking to develop healthier recipes and foods. The names of all the foods and dishes have been translated into Kiswahili, French, and Portuguese, to facilitate their wider distribution in sub-Saharan countries.
Download the Tanzania Food Composition Tables (PDF, Acrobat reader required) updated December 2009
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A Sandwich a Day: Kurobuta Pork Belly Banh Mi at Mendocino Farms in Los Angeles
This "playful take" on the Vietnamese sandwich has some familiar components: housemade pickled daikon and carrots and large, fragrant pieces of pork belly. Cucumbers, jalapeno, and cilantro also make an appearance, but the flavor here is less Vietnam and more Los Angeles artisanal. More


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The Podcast Pastor
from John Piper Jul 29, 2015 Category: ArticlesMany Christians find biblical and spiritual nourishment from faithful podcast preachers. This is a good thing. It gives people the opportunity to build God's Word into their lives during the week as they jog or drive or clean or just sit and listen. But with this benefit comes the ... Keep Reading
$5 Friday: Theology, Apologetics, & Charles Spurgeon
from Nathan W. Bingham Jul 24, 2015 Category: Ministry NewsIt's time for our weekly $5 Friday sale. This week's resources include such topics as Charles Spurgeon, apologetics, Mark's Gospel, prayer, theology, and more. Keep Reading
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from R.C. Sproul Jul 23, 2015 Category: Ministry NewsAs our thanks for your gift of any amount this month, we will provide you with a free six-month trial subscription to Ligonier Connect. Keep Reading
Answering from the Word
from Nathan W. Bingham Jul 23, 2015 Category: Tabletalk MagazineHere's an excerpt from Answering from the Word, Voddie Baucham Jr.'s contribution to the July issue of Tabletalk: Keep Reading
Is the Kingdom of God Strictly in the Future?
from R.C. Sproul Jul 22, 2015 Category: ArticlesMany professing evangelicals today believe the kingdom of God is strictly in the future, although there is no biblical foundation for that. Keep Reading
Ministry in the Capital: An Interview with Mark Dever
from Nathan W. Bingham Jul 21, 2015 Category: Tabletalk MagazineHere's an excerpt from Ministry in the Capital, an interview with Mark Dever from the July issue of Tabletalk: Keep Reading
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from Nate Shurden Jul 20, 2015 Category: ArticlesLet's face it. It's difficult speaking with our children about matters of sexuality. Keep Reading
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from Aaron Denlinger Jul 18, 2015 Category: ArticlesAmong the twenty-odd persons martyred for their beliefs during the decades preceding Scotland's official embrace of Protestantism (1560), there was only one woman: Helen Stirk. Keep Reading
How Should Christians Respond to Attacks and Insults?
from R.C. Sproul Jul 17, 2015 Category: ArticlesHas anyone ever said something unkind to you or about you? I think we all have had that experience. Becoming victims of slander or malicious gossip can be difficult to bear. However, God calls us to exhibit a very specific kind of response in such circumstances. Keep Reading
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i smell a dallas-heat vibe right about now. either team is a nightmare matchup for the heat esp if they have to go thru the tough big man and versatle pacers before playing either team (knickerbockers are done in SIX). their worse matchups all back to back, not even counting da bulls. neither team will channel their inner okc or durant (very overrated for big game clutchitude).. neither team will back down. love spurs but going with MEMPHIS as THE LIKELY NEXT NBA CHAMPS. Y? BIG MEN AND BALLLS! tony allen has the swag yo!
plus they have prince. those two guys will b tough for both wade and bron, plus who covers conley? u may neutralize either z-bo or gasol but who does miami have to eliminate both other than the refs? even then, neither guy has to really foul to b competent. plus memphis has other big men they can throw at ya. love their coach. been there, done that with pop, spurs are the celts 2012.. this is as good as they can possibly do with this bunch.. period! griz has mad upside stilll!


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Recently, VIA partnered with Filmaka, a global community of filmmakers, to promote a $1 million giveaway from Discover Card. From that endeavor came four short films, pieces of branded entertainment for online use. This film, "Cash or Credit", was directed by Matt Pulliam and edited by Kevin here at Accomplice. Kevin worked closely with VIA CCO Greg Smith, EP Mary Hanifin and New Media and Production Director Sven Fahlgren to tell the story of a customer who considers paying with Discover Card vs. cash. The result may make you think twice the next time you make a seemingly small decision!
Modernista! had the challenge of creating this Alternate Reality Game for the hit Showtime drama, Dexter. In this completely original project, the team of creatives: Davi Liu, Xavier Teo, Rochelle Raiss, Adrian Alexander, Lorelei Bandrovschi, Tony Fruscienate along with Director of Production Liz Shook, and associate producer Matt Marty, spent a few months hiding clues, creating suspense and entertaining Dexter fans across the country. The 22-minute finale was edited by Collin; there were actually two end scenarios that the audience ultimately decided between. Over the course of three days while Collin edited, Team Accomplice composited, color corrected and assisted with editorial. Throughout, it was amazing to hear of the stories and the amount of effort put forth by the M! team to pull this off. Kudos to all of them for originality and truly interesting content.
Go through the game and the process at http://modernista.com/#/latest-work/dexter-arg/ . And for a full timeline of the project check out hunterprey.com.


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Rutina Wesley Chats About Fun With Franklin!
After showing off her Tyra Banks-style smizing skills, Rutina Wesley sat down with New York Post's PopWrap to chat about — duh — True Blood. And by the way, this lady curses like a sailor. Loves it!
We know Rutina can't spill too much information on Season 4, but check out her impressions of Season 3: "I lived for it. I mean it was kinda crazy. When I did get the script about being duct-taped to a toilet, I was like, really? But working with James Frain, I think that's been the most fun I've had. We had to laugh at that stuff in order to be able to do it. To be tied up to a toilet and have someone be like, 'Hey, I'm gonna make you my bride, OK? Eat these flowers.' Just kind of crazy stuff. In order to keep my sanity and go home at night I had to make fun of it."
Oh, Franklin.
So what's coming up for T-dawg in Season 4? Rutina says, "At the start of this season I think Tara's stable. She's powerful. It's some of Season 1 Tara back. She's a little sassy." Rutina adds, "And then we've got the greats like Fiona Shaw this season. I idolize her. What you're going to see her do and accomplish, it's f**king... I can't even talk about it, it's out of this world."
We're on the edge of our seats! Five more days....
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Is there any documentation for the different settings on the CSLA QuickStart template? I'm trying to see what some of the differences are and not sure what behavior I should get.
Things like DataAccessImplementation? If its set to ParameterizedSQL it doesn't generate a data project and the .data.cs files are generated in the business project.
if its set to ObjectFactoryNone then it builds a .Data project but the business project won't compile. It can't fine ADOHelper.cs. And neither .Data or .Business projects get an app.config file. Are these intended behaviors ... meaning that there is work to be done?
I'm just in the learning phase with CSLA so I'm sure some of this will make more sense when I'm more up to speed.
The documentation (docs.codesmithtools.com/.../Getting+Started) is currently pretty sparse on the CSLA templates but it is something we are focusing on improving at the moment. If you have any questions, please let us know and we will get them updated.
If you set the DataAccessImplementation to none, then nothing will be generated. If you set the property to a value starting with object factory then a third project will be generated. If you set it to any other value then the two listed above then the Data Access code will be generated in the Business Object itself.
That seems like a bug that it can't find the ADOHelper class, I'd log this on our issue tracker (code.google.com/.../codesmith). We are working on updating the documentation and then I'll be starting on the CSLA templates :).
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In relation to the ADOHelper Class - I too had that problem
However, if you use the
Framework \ CSLA \ YOURLANGUAGE \ DataAccessLayer \ Internal \ ADOHelper.cst
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Google Dart unveiled: Farewell, JavaScript October 10, 2011 at 8:37 am
After waiting for more than a month, Google has unveiled its mysterious Dart programming language… and you're going to kick yourself for being excited. Dart is a new programming language that looks like Java, acts a lot like Java, runs inside a virtual machine (VM) like Java, but it also has a tool that converts Dart code into JavaScript.
Google announces Dart programming language September 8, 2011 at 2:22 pm
A few days after Google was caught registering a bunch of Dart-related domain names, and the consequent storm of speculation, it has now emerged that Dart is a new programming language for "structured web programming."


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Fruitlands Museum can bring an educational program to your club, school or community group! Choose from one of the options below. Do you have a special request? Give us a call and we can work with you to deliver a custom program. We've done programs for Historical Societies, assisted living residences, and annual meetings for several types of commuity organizations.
Pastoral Landscapes
Length: 1 hour program
Fee: $100
The Fruitlands Education Department will present a program on the development of pastoral landscape painting in America. A PowerPoint show and lecture will illustrate the evolution of this American art form using images from the museum's Hudson River School landscape painting collection. The program provides a cultural history of the 19th century as well as biographical information about key painters to help listeners understand the unique power of this painting genre.
Requirements: need a room that can be darkened for a slide show presentation. Small table to hold the laptop and outlet access required. Fruitlands can provide the laptop, digital projector and screen if this is not available at your site.
Lasting Legacy: Clara Endicott Sears and the history of Fruitlands Museum
Length: 1 hour program
Fee: $100
Born into prominence and privledge in nineteenth century Boston, Clara Endicott Sears strived for a place in history rather than in the parlor. Cosmopolitan, cultivated and independent, Sears preferred artistic and intellectual pursuits to the conventional roles expected of a lady of her social class. She chose instead to pursue a career as a preservationist, writer, historian and curator. After building her summer home overlooking the Nashua River Valley at the crest of Prospect Hill in Harvard, she learned that a dilapidated farmhouse on her 400+ acre property was home to Bronson Alcott's Fruitlands utopian experiment. This discovery led her onto the path which would become her life's work: creation of a museum that would tell the story of the landscape and its inspirational, spiritual connections to the people who came in contact with it.
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Kite illuminators for night use each have an electric lamp, battery, and mercury switch to control the lamp. The switches respond to both gravity and kite acceleration (or to wind). The lamps light in response to kite motions or tilts. This conserves batteries and also conveys information to the user about the attitude and motions of the kite. Illuminators are mounted on the kite frame or clipped to rings permanently fastened to the kite string, and may be unclipped for day use. Phosphorescent materials are used, as on the rings, to augment and retain the light from the lamps. One illuminator is string-mounted to shine on the kite surface, and flashes upon jerking of the kite string. A two-bulb kite-mounted illuminator lights on one side or the other depending upon the attitude of the kite to the vertical. A tail illuminator responds to motions of the tail to flash. Additional string-mounted units shine on phosphorescent streamers. The four types together form a kite illumination system.
1. In an illuminator system for a kite having a kite string the improvement comprising:
a housing;
an electric lamp attached to said housing;
a battery having terminals disposed within said housing;
a switch responsive to accleration disposed within said housing;
wires connecting said battery terminals, said switch, and said lamp, adapted to light said lamp upon acceleration; and
attachment means for connecting said housing to said kite or kite string; whereby
said lamp intermittently lights upon acceleration of said housing during movement of said kite.
2. An illuminator system according to claim 1, including a plurality of said lamps activated by said switch.
3. An illuminator system according to claim 2 including a plurality of said switches, whereby said switches are differentially activated by various conditions of acceleration and light said lamps differentially to provide a kite user information about the conditions of the kite.
4. An illuminator system according to claim 3, wherein
said kite includes a left side and a right side with said housing spanning said sides,
one said lamp adjacent said kite left side for illuminating the kite;
another one said lamp adjacent said kite right side for illuminating the kite;
one said switch disposed at a first angle relative to said housing adapted to light said lamp adjacent said kite left side when the kite is inclined so that the left side of the kite is downward; and
another one said switch set at a second angle relative to said housing adapted to light said lamp adjacent said kite right side when the kite is inclined so that the right side of the kite is downward.
5. An illuminator system according to claim 4, wherein said housing includes a large straight tube for containing said battery; and
a curved tube having a midpoint, a left end, and a right end, said curved tube attached to said large straight tube at said midpoint;
said curved tube having said one and said another one lamps attached respectively to said tube left and right ends,
said one switch disposed within said curved tube between said midpoint and said left end; and
said another one switch disposed within said curved tube between said midpoint and said right end.
6. An illuminator system according to claim 1, wherein:
said housing includes a small straight tube having a front end and a rear end;
said lamp is mounted at said front end of said small straight tube;
said attachment means including a front clip rotatably mounted adjacent said front end for attaching said front end to the kite string, and a rear clip rotatably mounted adjacent said rear end for attaching said rear end to the kite string; whereby
said housing may swing relative to the kite string while remaining generally parallel to the kite string.
7. An illuminator system according to claim 6, including: a front ring for attachment to said front clip;
a rear ring for attachment to said rear clip;
said rings disposed along the kite string adjacent the kite, whereby
said housing is removably attachable to said rings to permit illumination of the kite.
8. An illuminator system according to claim 7, wherein:
said front ring and said rear ring are phosphorescent.
9. An illuminator system according to claim 1, wherein:
said kite includes a tail;
said housing including a transparent spherical shell;
a clip rotatably mounted on said shell; and
a ring disposed along said kite tail for attachment of said clip.
10. An illuminator system according to claim 9, including:
phosphorescent material disposed within said shell.
11. An illuminator system for kites having a kite string comprising:
a housing;
at least one electric lamp attached to said housing;
at least one battery having terminals disposed within said housing;
at least one switch responsive to environmental conditions disposed within said housing;
wires connecting said battery terminals, switch, and lamp and adapted to light said lamp upon closing of said switch; and
attachment means for attaching said housing to the kite or kite string; whereby
said lamp intermittently lights in response to changing environmental conditions.
12. An illuminator system for kites having a kite string comprising:
a housing;
at least one electric ultraviolet lamp attached to said housing;
at least one battery having terminals disposed within said housing;
at least one switch responsive to acceleration disposed within said housing;
wires connecting said battery terminals, said switch, and said lamp, adapted to light said lamp upon acceleration;
attachment means for attaching said housing to the kite or kite string; and
phosphorescent material adjacent said lamp; whereby
said lamp intermittently lights upon acceleration of said housing as the kite moves and said phosphorescent material glows.
The present invention relates to electric lamp systems for lighting a kite at night.
Since an unlighted kite is invisible at night, lamps and lights have been fitted to kites for night flying.
Kites are flown at night both for recreation and other uses. Mahony, in U.S. Pat. Nos. 800,926 and 800,927, shows a lamp attached to a ship rescue kite for night use. U.S. Pat. No. 1,326,434 of Bergher discloses the use of signal lamps and searchlights on a military kite.
For recreational use, a simple light can give an idea of the elevation of the kite if the user notes the angle of the light from the horizon and knows the amount of string out to the kite. A lamp powerful enough to illuminate the kite body and make it visible from the ground can show the distance of the kite directly by the apparent size; such a lamp also shows the attitude of the kite, as can a less powerful set of lights which are arranged in an asymmetrical pattern.
Information about the attitude or orientation of the kite is important in kite flying, as kites will tend to move to and fro as the attitude changes. To keep the kite aloft often requires tugs on the string, or adjustments in the case of multi-string kites. No kite illuminators in the prior art have the ability to convey information about the attitude of a kite at night.
Lamps may be mounted to a kite in various ways. A lamp may mount to the kite frame, or to the string, or the tail. The lamp may be designed to be seen directly, or, it may shine onto some part of the kite and illuminate it. For example, U.S. Pat. No. 2,632,614 of Bodell discloses a "flying saucer" kite illuminated on its underside by an incandescent bulb mounted on the saucer frame.
A kite illumination system must not only be designed for visibility while the kite is aloft, but it must also be designed for safety, convenience, appearance and low weight. A heavy illumination system will prevent the kite from performing well.
Any lamp which illuminates a kite may be augmented by phosphorescent materials on the kite which glow upon exposure to light from the lamp. These materials, for maximum efficiency, should be close to the lamp. Phosphorescent materials for a kite cover sheet are disclosed by Kinn et al. in U.S. Pat. No. 4,715,564. The cover sheet as a phosphorescent area suffers from the drawback that, as it is a planar element, it is difficult to illuminate brightly.
Prior art designs using phosphorescent materials do not disclose the use of ultraviolet lamps to illuminate those materials. Since ultraviolet light is more efficient than visible light in exciting some phosphors, this omission reflects a lack of optical energy efficiency.
One type of lamp, also disclosed by Kinn et al. as a kite illuminator, is the chemiluminescent type having a translucent bendable plastic outer housing containing a first chemical, and a breakable glass inner tube containing a second chemical. When the inner tube is broken by bending the outer housing, the two chemicals mix and react to produce light.
While the chemiluminescent lamps are safe and light enough in weight for use with a kite, they have some drawbacks. They are fairly expensive, not reusable, and not readily available. Such lamps are hard to adapt to day use. Kinn et al. employ the housing as a kite brace or frame member.
Carnworth, in U.S. Pat. No. 2,494,430, shows electric lamps driven by a generator turned by a rotating kite. This system suffers from the great weight, expense, and unreliability of the generator.
Small batteries carried on the kite have also been used to power electric lamps. Since the voltages are usually low, no danger is present. Reliability can be made quite good. However, there is a tradeoff between lamp brightness and system weight, because batteries with large ampere-hour ratings are heavy. Thus, if weight is kept down by using small batteries, then either lamp brightness is limited or the lamps will only stay lit for a short time.
Wires from a large ground battery could be run up to an electric lamp on the kite, but the two wires needed would be expensive, stiff, heavy and prone to kinking and breakage, and would require slip rings if the wires were stored in the usual way on a rotating spool. Such remote power wires combined with a switch would allow the lamps to be turned off and on at will to conserve battery power (although there would be little motive to do so, since the battery could be arbitrarily large).
A failing of all the electric kite illuminators shown in the prior art, which carry batteries at the kite, is that none makes use of the ability of an electric lamp to be easily turned on and off by means of a switch. If the electric lamps at the kite could be flashed remotely at will, or be arranged to flash in response to motions of the kite or wind gusts, the user could conserve battery energy and light the kite only when desired. It would be useful if the kite or some parts of it could remain glowing, for continued visibility, after these flashes of light.
One object of the present invention is a kite illumination system, comprising kite illuminators, which is safe in use, inexpensive to manufacture and use, and attractive in appearance.
An additional object is a kite illuminator which is easy to remove from a kite or kite string for daytime use.
A further object is a kite illumination system which need not be built into a kite and which can be easily retrofitted to an existing kite.
Another object is a kite illuminator, using battery-powered electric lamps, which has both bright lamps, low weight, and long battery life in use, and provides the most extended illumination for the weight lifted.
Another object is a kite illuminator with easily replaced electric bulbs and batteries.
A further object is a kite illumination system which conveys information to the kite user about the attitude and motions of the kite, so that the user may appropriately respond to wind changes and the kite may be flown at night.
An additional object is a kite illuminator which will provide enjoyable light show effects for users as lamps respond to motions of the kite or to gusts of wind.
Another object is a kite illuminator which can be made to flash by manipulating the kite string.
A still further object is a kite illuminator which will respond to the erratic motion of a kite tail in the wind by flashing.
Still another object is a kite illuminator which augments the light from electric lamps with phosphorescent objects close to the lamps.
A final object is a kite illuminator using ultraviolet lamps to illuminate phosphorescent materials on a kite.
According, the present invention is a kite illumination system comprising illuminators each having a housing, electric lamps, batteries, and wires, and each having attachments to a kite, kite string, or tail. The invention uses electric switches to open and close the circuit between the batteries and lamps, thus making the operation of the lamps intermittent. The switches are preferably of the "gravity" type: for example, mercury switches which respond to the direction of net acceleration, including gravity. The accelerated motion of the kite, and its attitude to the vertical, combine to determine the on/off states of the switches.
The control of the lamps by the gravity switches thus not only conserves the battery power but also gives the user information about the attitude and motion of the kite.
In one embodiment of the kite illuminator the housing is a cylindrical tube attached by snaps to rings tied into the kite string near the kite proper. The housing is free to swing from the rings. At the end of the housing toward the kite is a lamp bulb to illuminate the kite. The batteries and mercury switch are inside the housing. The switch is set into the housing so that it is normally closed. The lamp can be flashed by jerking the string, which causes the housing and mercury switch to swing back and forth. Phosphorescent material can be used on the kite or rings.
In another embodiment, two lamps are mounted in back of the kite. Each is controlled by its own switch. The switches are angled to either side of the centerline of the kite. Thus, the lamp on either side will light when the kite tilts toward that side.
A third embodiment is a sphere, tied to the kite tail. Motion of the tail causes the lamp to flash.
A fourth embodiment is similar to the first but smaller. Rather than shining on the kite, the lamp shines on a phosphorescent streamer tied to a ring interposed on the string.
FIG. 1 is a cross-sectional view of the kite front illuminator embodiment.
FIG. 2 shows the kite back illuminator embodiment in cross section.
FIG. 3, also a cross section, is a view of the spherical tail bulb embodiment.
FIG. 4 shows a kite string streamer illuminator.
Similar reference characters denote corresponding parts throughout the several figures of the drawings, except in the case of lamp bulbs 4 of FIG. 1 and 34 and 36 of FIG. 3, which are not necessarily of different types. Different numbers were used here to denote bulbs in differing positions.
The present invention consists of three embodiments of the kite illuminator and one streamer illuminator, all of which are separate and independent, but which may be used in conjunction. Each serves a particular purpose. Together the four constitute a complete kite illumination system.
All these preferred embodiments share the use of an incandescent lamp or lamps, battery or batteries, and a mercury switches connected by wires in simple series circuits so that the closing of the mercury switch lights the lamp. Thus the lamps respond to both the direction of gravity and to the direction and amount of acceleration in the motions of the kite in air.
Besides mercury switches, other switches responsive to acceleration may be employed, such as for example, roller ball switches. Pull chain switches can also be used; or pressure switches can be used to respond directly to the wind pressure. (The third embodiment, kite tail-mounted, responds to wind gusts, which sway the kite tail, even if a mercury switch rather than a wind pressure switch is employed.)
The first embodiment, a kite front illuminator, is shown in FIG. 1., mounted on the kite string S at a point about two feet from the kite face. A generally tubular housing 2 is constructed of light-weight plastic with a diameter of about one-half inch. An incandescent electric lamp bulb 4 is mounted at the forward end of the housing (toward the kite) which end is provided with screw threads to mate with the threads on the lamp bulb. The lamp socket 5 has soldered to it a ground wire 6 which runs inside the housing 2 past the batteries 8 to a mercury switch 10. The batteries 8 are held in position by an internal metal battery brace 12 which serves both as a battery locator and negative terminal contact. The electric circuit is completed by the contact of the positive battery terminal to the end of the bulb.
An end cap 14 screws into the end opposite the lamp to close the housing tube against the elements.
Snaps (clips, spring hooks) 16 are attached to the housing 2 as shown, and are free to swivel or rotate relative to the housing. The snaps hook onto rings 18 which are tied into the kite string. They are constructed of light-weight plastic.
In operation, the mercury switch is normally open, as the kite string tilts upward from the ground toward the kite. As shown in FIG. 1, the mercury in this attitude is away from the contacts. If the string is suddenly jerked or pulled toward the kite user, the housing and mercury switch are pulled back as well, and the mercury momentarily covers the contacts, closing the switch. The lamp flashes, illuminating the kite. Thus, the user can cause a flash and thereby see the kite at will.
For continued and augmented visibility, the kite can be coated with a phosphorescent material which will glow after the flash of light from the lamp. Also, the rings can be made of phosphorescent material or coated with phosphorescent paint. Because of the proximity of the rings to the lamp, their phosphorescent material will respond more strongly than will material on the kite.
The use of phosphorescent materials is more efficacious with intermittent lamps, as in the instant invention, than such use is with constantly-lit lamps, as in the prior art. The phophor light remains visible between lamp flashes without continuous power drain, thus providing continuous kite visibility over periods of time without the use of heavy batteries.
The second embodiment is mounted on the back of the kite (on the side away from the user). It is shown in FIG. 2. The housing consists in part of a large straight tubular section 22 containing a battery holder 24 and two batteries 8. The holder 24 is of the type having springs to make electrical contact and securely hold the batteries from falling out.
Passing through an aperture in the large straight tube 22 is a smaller diameter curved tubular member 28. Inside this tube are wires from the batteries and the mercury switches 30 and 32. Lamp bulbs 34 and 35 are screwed into threaded ends.
Wires power the lamps in parallel from the battery pack. The batteries are in series. The wiring, which is soldered to the bulbs and mercury switches, is such that mercury witch 30 controls bulb 34, and switch 32 controls bulb 35. If the kite tilts (rolls) so that lamp 34 is down, then mercury switch 30 closes and lamp 34 lights. If the kite tilts the other way then lamp 35 will light.
The housing is located to the kite in this manner: the kite crossbrace or frame member 36 passes through six holes 38 in the large and small tubes. The cut of the cross section in FIG. 2 is at the level of these holes.
A strip of phosphorescent material 40 is fastened at three points as shown by velcro tabs 42, 44, 46. This material will glow after being exposed to light from the lamps 34 and 36.
FIG. 3 shows the third embodiment of the invention, which is hung from a ring 18 on the kite tail T. The housing in this case is a sphere of transparent plastic 50 with internal moldings to hold the battery and mercury switch. The battery 8 is held by spring 52 which also provides electrical contact. The bulb 4 threads into the housing 50. A mercury switch 10, normally inverted, responds to erratic motion of the kite tail (such as dive by the kite or a tail swing from a gust of wind) by flashing the lamp. The housing 50 is connected by a snap 16 to the ring 18, which may be phosphorescent. Additional phosphorescent material may be coated on the inside of the spherical housing 50 to provide an afterglow. Also, the kite tail T may be phosphorescent.
The fourth embodiment is the kite line illuminator shown in FIG. 4. It is similar to the kite front illuminator of FIG. 1 but smaller and lighter, having only one battery. It is used in conjunction with an auxiliary ring 18 and phosphorescent streamer 62 fastened to this auxiliary ring. One or more of these can be strung along the kite string at various places. The ring 18 may also be phosphorescent.
It to be understood that the present invention is not limited to the sole embodiment described above, but encompasses any and all embodiments within the scope of the following claims. For example, the sizes of components may be scaled to various sizes of kite.
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