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The Swedish Crown Bakery in Worcester brings breads every year to SWEA's Swedish Yuletide Festival at the Cyclorama - there's all sorts of other crafts and other goods as well...it's $10 a person to enter, but worth it. (can you say cloudberry jam? yum)
Jan 03, 2014amidalailama in Greater Boston Area
Can I make a flour slurry to thicken soup?
I am a big fan of using super-pureed cauliflower to make a creamy soup. This <a href="http://thehealthyfoodie.com/2013/02/1... chicken soup is like the inside of a pot pie.
Oct 11, 2013amidalailama in Home Cooking
Pros and Cons of Home Ice Cream Makers
Alcohol doesn't raise the freezing point, it lowers the freezing point (so the ice cream would freeze at a lower temperature, meaning it'd be softer at the temperature in the freezer).
Mar 26, 2013amidalailama in Features
Looking for no-grain substitute for lox/cream cheese meal!
I'm under doctor's orders to abstain from grains and eat as many omega-3s as I possibly can - I immediately thought of lox, but eating it plain just doesn't do it for me. Anyone have ideas for a no-grain bagel/cracker substitute? Maybe kohlrabi? Or jicama?
Oct 13, 2012amidalailama in General Topics
Alternatives to yeast bread in bread pudding
I make about 60 muffins every week for the girls in my dorm, but sometimes the amounts vary, and when there are too many to eat, I make some sort of egg/flax/chia/almond milk/regular milk/yogurt/buttermilk/sugar/whatever is around mixture and go for it. The one thing I'd recommend is making sure you thoroughly soak your bread before baking it. Then, store in the fridge for a cool breakfasty treat (one of my favorites in the summer, if I can deal with turning the oven on).
Sep 28, 2012amidalailama in Home Cooking
Favorite uses for your Mandolin?
I love making zucchini strips for pasta a la Smitten Kitchen. So delicious.
Aug 31, 2012amidalailama in Home Cooking
Tricks for Getting Sausages Brown and Juicy
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Jul 26, 2012amidalailama in Features
Since Saus moved in on the strip of bars near Haymarket, that's my favorite place to stop for lunch---then I take guests to explore the North End part of the Freedom Trail and we pick up cannolis and treats on the way back.
The other student-priced sandwich I go for is the proscuitto/mozz/tomato panini at Il Panino Express; it's not gourmet, but for the price, it's perfect. (be warned, it's cash only, just like Modern)
Jun 07, 2012amidalailama in Greater Boston Area
Best pick-your-own farms near Boston
I'm looking for a good pick-your-own farm this weekend--blueberries, maybe blackberries, peaches, all that---any favorites out there?
Jul 28, 2010amidalailama in Greater Boston Area
I'm trying to cut down my plastic consumption and want to use Frigoverre glass jars (the kind that have the metal apparatus to "lock" and rubber seal) for pasta, flours, sugars, beans...etc. It's a very European look, and while they are certainly an investment, I think it's a great way to live a bit more environmentally and health-friendly.
http://www.chefscatalog.com/product/2... (same as attached picture)
Is there a place to buy these in Boston? I have had terrible luck with ordering glass online and having it shipped, and I would love to be able to go somewhere in person to purchase these jars.
Any ideas? Thanks!
Jan 10, 2009amidalailama in Greater Boston Area


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EPO701 - Primary Humanities, Societies and Environments
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You will need to access substantial learning resources and experiences in CloudDeakin (Deakin's online learning environment). Compliance with the Standards in computing, connectivity and student capability are a condition on your enrolment.
This unit focuses on the curriculum development of Humanities, Societies and Environments learning. In this unit, we focus on the ways in which Geography, History, Economics and Enterprise can be taught in creative and innovative ways, as the basis of a disciplinary foundation to children's understandings of their world. We also draw upon Interdisciplinary perspectives, such as Civics and Citizenship, which includes Indigenous perspectives, Asian perspectives, Global perspectives, Futures perspectives and Sustainability perspectives. Teaching and learning are organised through modules.
Through their learning, students are able to plan sustained curriculum design, based on the Inquiry Pedagogical approach. This assessment is scaffolded through the construction of work by an experienced teacher. Throughout the unit, students will curate resources for use in a Primary Classroom, and articulate their value, drawing upon current theoretical perspectives. This assessment is represented as an e-portfolio.
HSE Curriculum Design: Scaffolded Inquiry Unit 50%
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Marsh, C. & Hart, C. (2011). Teaching the Social Sciences and Humanities in an Australian Curriculum. Australia: Pearson.
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SEARCH ROON QR 3&2809701 Oct. 25, 1966 J. F. DONNELLY ETAL 3,230,701
OPTICALLY VARIABLE ONE-WAY MIRROR 5, 1961 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 Original Filed Sept.
/5 26 24 2a l Z /20 K/CHAR'D C. COOPfR BY United States Patent 2 Claims. (CI. 83-77) This application is a divisional application of the parent application now abandoned entitled Mirror For Vehicles, filed September 5, 1961, Serial No. 135,982 by John F. Donnelly and Richard C. Cooper.
This invention relates to mirrors, especially rear view mirrors for vehicles, and more particularly to mirrors having variable optical characteristics.
It is well-known to every automobile driver that clear observance of pedestrians, bicycle riders, and other vehicles depends to a great extent upon the characteristics of his rear view mirror. Since this small item is relied upon so heavily, its optical characteristics should be completely dependable in all types of surroundings normally encountered. These varying surroundings include a great variety of lighting variations and traffic conditions. Any one of such light variations, e.g. glare of bright lights of a following automobile, bright sunshine, blackness of night, evening twilight, or the like, may be coupled with any of many traffic conditions such as bumperto-bumper traflic, presence of many pedestrians and bicycle riders, crossing of dark intersections, multi-lane interweaving traffic, and so forth.
Heretofore, efforts have been expended to aid the driver by producing rear view mirrors capable of reducing glare, eg with tinted mirrors; or capable of adapting to alternate darkness and bright lights, e.g. the two or three position, mechanical flip-flop mirrors. Such de vices are certainly useful, but do not cause mirrors to be capable of adapting to all types of situations. Consequently, there has existed a great need for a mirror allowing the control of the reflectivity of brightness over a wide range of values to accommodate the particular optical characteristics of the situation.
Another design limitation encountered with present mirrors is that any increase in the dimensions of the mirrors to enlarge the rear vision causes a proportionate decrease in the forward vision by enlarging the blind spot caused by the mirror. There exists a need for a mirror subject to driver-control to provide improved rear vision without causing a larger blind spot. This mirror should also have a variable reflectivity to accommodate various lighting conditions as well as various traflic conditions.
It is therefore an object of this invention to provide a mirror that solves the above cited problems to increase the safety of drivers, pedestrians, bicycle riders and others. The invention provides a mirror that has variable optical characteristics capable of adjusting automatically, or subject to driver control to adjust to lighting variations and trafiic variations encountered.
It is another object of this invention to provide a mirror structure that enables a very large rear view mirror to be used in vehicles since the blind spot in forward vision may be removed at the drivers desire. The invention provides a mirror in which the inconsistent characteristics of transparency and reflectivity may be alternated. The mirror may include both features of reflectivity brightness and alternate variable transparencyreflectivity, and thus is completely adaptable to varying lighting conditions and traflic conditions.
These and other objects of this invention will be 3,280,701 Patented Oct. 25, 1966 apparent upon studying the following specification in conjunction with the drawings, in which:
FIG. 1 is a fragmentary elevational view of one embodiment of the inventive rear view mirror mounted adjacent of an automobile windshield;
FIG. 2 is a side sectional elevational view of one form of the first embodiment of the inventive mirror;
FIG. 3 is a side elevational sectional view of a modified and second form of the first embodiment;
FIG. 4 is a side elevational sectional view of a further modified and third form of the first embodiment of the mirror;
FIG. 5 is a fragmentary elevational view showing the second embodiment of the novel rear view mirror mounted in an automobile and being in its transparent state;
FIG. 6 is a fragmentary elevational view of the mirror as illustrated in FIG. 7 in its reflective state;
FIG. 7 is an enlarged front elevational view of the mirror illustrated in FIGS. 5 and 6 and showing in more detail the structure thereof;
FIG. 8 is a side elevational sectional view of the mirror as illustrated in FIG. 5, and taken on plane VIII- VIII;
FIG. 9 is a side elevational sectional view of the mirror as illustrated in FIG. 6, and taken on plane IX]'.X; and
FIG. 10 is a side elevational sectional view of a third embodiment of the invention as possessing the combined features of the first two embodiments.
Basically, this invention comprises a mirror, especially an automobile rear view mirror, having variable optical characteristics. The mirror includes adjacent the reflective surface a layer having a variable transparency responsive to an energy potential applied. In one embodiment of the'invention, the variable transparency (i.e. variable opacity) substance is in front of the reflective mirror surface, and is preferably variable in color, to cause variations in light reflectance from the mirror surface.
In a second embodiment of the invention, the variable transparency or variable opacity substance is behind a one-way mirror surface such that said mirror is transparent when said substance is transparent and is reflective when said substance is relatively opaque.
In the third form of the invention, the mirror includes a variable transparency substance in front of the refiective surface to allow control of the reflectivity brightness, and a variable transparency substance behind the surface to allow the mirror to be adaptable to various types of lighting and traffic conditions.
FIRST EMBODIMENT Referring now to FIG. 1, in the form of the invention there illustrated, mirror 10 is mounted adjacent the windshield 12 and above the dashboard 14 of an automobile as by attachment to the top 'of the windshield frame. The mirror 10 includes reflecting surface 16, a mounting means 18 and a suitable frame 15 as desired. The reflecting surface 16 has a variable brightness reflectivity depending upon the lighting conditions involved. This is preferably accomplished by changing the color of a substance adjacent the reflecting surface, such that glare will be filtered out, but only suflicient filtering will occur to remove objectionable light without causing poor re solution of the object lines. This change is responsive to an energy potential applied to the mirror. The energy may be in the form of light, heat, or electrical potential. The heat may be radiant, conductive, or created in the mirror by converted light. The mirror includes a substance responsive to the particular form of energy used to vary in transparency, i.e. in opaqueness. Such colorchanging substances are often called phototropic in the art. This invention, however, may in its broadest aspects utilize materials not normally termed phototropic. For example, in the second embodiment of this invention, materials changing in opacity by converting from a sol to a gel state and visa versa, may be used as well as colorchanging materials. I.e., the particular substances used in the variable reflectance mirror may be varied as well as the concentration thereof and the type and amount of energy applied to produce the desired mirror.
FIRST FORM OF FIRST EMBODIMENT In the first structure of the invention illustrated in FIG. 2, a transparent plate made e.g. of glass supports a conventional mirror surface 22 formed of a deposited metal film such as aluminum, chromium, silver, etc. in a conventional manner. Light rays transmitted to the glass 20 will thus reflect from surface 22 back through the glass 20 again. The color changeable material may be embodied in layer 24 sandwiched between glass layer 20 and a second glass layer 26. The color changing material could be a dye which will reversibly change color when subjected to light energy, for example. Such dyes would include victoria blue, brilliant green, crystal violet, malachite green, luco bases of pararosaniline and others. One method of obtaining the film to form this layer is to add one part of victoria blue and one part of malachite green to approximately 200 parts of hot water, and preferably add one part of potassium cyanide as a catalyst of the reversing action. The precipitation resulting from this mixture is filtered and washed with hot water containing potassium cyanide. It may then be dissolved in 20 parts of an 85% methyl alcohol aqueous solution. To this added 10 parts of polyvinyl butyraldehyde acetal and 3 parts of polyglycol butyl ether. A film is then formed of this material by pouring it upon a flat surface and drying. This film is sandwiched between the glass plates 24 and 26. Suitable seals 28 and 30 may be provided on the top and bottom and on the ends of the mirror inside the frame. The resulting mirror is reversibly activated by light. I.e. as the light intensity increases, the color of the mirror gradually changes from a very light and almost colorless shade to a dark bluish-green. Thus, for example, if driving at night, the rear view mirror remains a light color to allow clear vision behind. When an automobile with bright lights follows closely, the intensity of the lights will cause the mirror to respond and become darkened to the proper extent to filter out undesirable glare. Such a mirror is calibrated previously to respond to the various light intensity levels and give the proper reflectivity brightness.
Instead of the mixture of malachite green and Victoria blue dyestuffs mentioned above, only malachite green may be used if desired and prepared substantially as follows: 1 part of malachite green is dissolved in approximately 90 to 100 parts of water. A small amount of potassium cyanide catalyst is added. The precipitate resulting is filtered off and washed with hot water containing potassium cyanide. This precipitate is dried and three parts of it are dissolved in a solution of parts polyvinyl butyraldehyde acetal, 50 parts of methyl alcohol and 10 parts of diac'etone alcohol. Again, this material is poured out upon a fiat sheet and dried to form a film. It is then sandwiched between glass plates. The resulting product acts substantially as the one described above but possesses different color hues.
Instead of forming an independent film and then sandwiching it between glass plates, it may be desired to form the film directly upon the face of one of the glass sheets. Alternatively, other transparent materials besides glass may be used in certain instances, such as polymethyl methacrylate. Also, instead of the polyvinyl butyraldehyde acetal resin mentioned above to form film matrix for the light responsive material, other resins may be SECOND FORM OF FIRST EMBODIMENT Instead of the mirror being automatically responsive to incident light, as with the headlights of a following automobile, it may be desired to provide a variable reflectivity mirror controllable by the driver at his discretion. Referring to FIG. 3, mirror 31 includes glass plate 33 with reflecting mirror surface 32 on the back. The bottom of the mirror is sealed at 34 as are both ends (not shown) to form a chamber 36 between glass plate 33 and glass plate 38. This chamber may be filled with a suitable liquid, light-responsive, color-changing material. A plug 40 at the top of a light-transmitting mate rial may be used to close the chamber. Mounted adjacent the mirror is a high intensity energy source 42. The color-changing liquid in chamber 36 is calibrated to be responsive only to this energy source. Such a liquid might, for example, be a solution of potassium ferrocy anide containing a small amount of phenolphthalein indicator. Such an aqueous solution is yellow in the dark or when exposed to low light intensity, but gradually becomes dark pink when exposed to light of increasing intensity. The yellow color returns when the solution is again placed in the dark. By using a dilute solution of potassium ferrocyanide, such a material will not be sensitive to lights of approaching automobiles or daylight but may be closely regulated with the high intensity source 42. A conventional rheostat may be used to vary the electrical power to source 42 to enable thedriver to control the light intensity and provide a range of color shades in chamber 36. This allows control of the reflectivity brightness from mirror surface 32. Instead of liquid, a solid film as described previously may be used here also.
Instead of the particular light-responsive substance mentioned, a substance responsive to heat or temperature changes may be utilized. Thus, by making source 42 a radiant heat source, color control could be maintained. An example is a solution of cobalt chloride container 6 waters of hydration dissolved in ethyl alcohol, and containing a small amount of water to control the pink-toblue color change point. Such a solution is obtained by the addition of 8 grams of cobalt chloride to cc. of ethyl alcohol having a specific gravity of about 0.8. The amount of water may be approximately 10 cc., but can be varied say from 5 to 15 cc. to control the color change point. Upon energizing source 42, to apply radiant heat to this solution, the material will change from light pink to a bluish color. The cobalt chloride solution may be embodied in a resin matrix by adding polyvinyl butyraldehyde acetal and drying to a film. This can be sandwiched between glass sheets as indicated previously.
Instead of applying radiant heat directly to these heat or temperature-responsive materials, a light source may be used, in combination with a separate substance embedded in the film or dissolved in the solution which is capable of converting light to heat. Examples are various ferrous compounds, nickel salts, or cobalt salts, as well as certain organic materials, e.g. ferrous sulfate, ferroammonium sulfate, and nickel sulfate.
THIRD FORM OF FIRST EMBODIMENT The structure illustrated in FIG. 4 employs a pair of electrical elements on opposite sides of the color-changing material layer. In this arrangement, a glass container having a back portion 50, a bottom portion 52, a front portion 54, and suitable end seals (not shown) define a chamber 56 into which a liquid light-responsive material may be placed and enclosed by a suitable cap 58. Mirror surface 60 is coated on one side of the chambet to thus serve also as an electrode, providing the liquid used does not attack it. On the opposite side of the chamber is a second electrode 62 which must be transparent to allow light to pass through glass layer 54, through solution 56, reflect from mirror surface 60, and pass back through layer 54. This electrode may for example, be a film of tin oxide, cadmium oxide, antimony oxide, cobalt oxide, zinc oxide, indium oxide, titanium oxide, chromium oxide, platinum oxide, or any other suitable transparent, conductive film. Any of the oxides may be prepared by using the bromide, chloride or acetate of the corresponding metal.
If the mirror surface 60 is not resistant to the particular substance in chamber 56, a second conductive coating like 62 may be coated in the place of mirror surface 60, with the mirror surface being coated on the outside surface 66.
The electrical potential applied across the elements is supplied through leads 68 and 70 from a suitable power source such as battery 72 controllable through a variable resistor 74. An example solution in the chamber is a 0.1 normal solution of sodium chloride, slightly acidified with hydrochloric acid, and having added thereto a few drops of phenolphthalein indicator. With the electrodes approximately 3 mm. apart, a potential of approximately 0.9 volt causes the solution to turn pink. The pink color deepens upon an increase in the potential applied. By lowering the potential again, the color lightens. This reversible action is probably due to a change in the pH of the solution in response to the applied. Various other indicator materials instead of phenophthalein may be utilized with the proper electrode arrangement. It should be noted that this type of pH- E.M.F. relationship involves an excess of hydrogen ions in the vicinity of the cathode and an excess of hydroxyl ions adjacent the anode. Therefore, if the particular indicator used changes between two different colors (e.g. from blue to pink) instead of from colorless to a color, a different color will be present at each electrode. Thus, in such a case one of the electrodes should be removed from the general vicinity of the mirror surface to pre vent two-color interference.
An example of a substance useable in chamber 56 and having a pH variation in response to temperature change is a solution of sodium bicarbonate, diacetone alcohol, aqueous methanol, and an indicator such as phenolphthalein. Such a solution could be composed of 3 parts sodium bicarbonate, parts of diaectone alcohol, 50 parts of 10% aqueous methanol solution, and /2 part of phenolphthalein.
Many other variations in the materials used, in the physical form of the substance and the like may be made in the structure illustrated in FIG. 4. The essential factor is the presence of the color-changing material in a uniformly dispersed manner over the front of the mirror surface to vary the reflectivity brightness from this mirror.
SECOND EMBODIMENT Referring now to FIG. 5, a second embodiment of the inventive mirror is there shown. Mirror 210 is mounted adjacent the windshield 214 of an automobile as by connecting integral flanges 216 to the frame 212 above the windshield. The size of the mirror may be substantially larger than conventional rear view mirrors due to its unique characteristics which prevent it from causing a permanent blind spot in the windshield. The mirror may be altered between a substantially transparent nature (FIG. 5) to a substantially reflective nature (FIG. 6) at the control of the driver by manipulation of a suitable foot switch or the like. When it is transparent, the driver has clear vision of pedestrians, bicycles, approaching automobiles from side streets, etc., in front of the automobile by looking directly through the mirror (FIG. 5). When the driver causes the large mirror to become reflective, automobiles, motorcycles, etc. around the rear of the vehicle are clearly observed (FIG.
6). In other words, the large mirror provides a much wider field of effective rear vision for the driver.
The construction of this mirror may be substantially as shown in FIG. 7. It may include a body portion 242 from which mounting flanges 216 extend. Recess 244 is provided for insertion of a suitable lightbulb or other energy transmitting source 246. A frame 240 may be attached around the periphery. The body includes a fluid chamber having an arcuate upper boundary 248. The structure is laminated to include a front glass support 260, a one-way mirror surface 262 (e.g. deposited chromium), and a light conducting, transparent layer having two spaced walls 266 and 268 connected by peripheral rim 270 to define chamber 272 therein. This chamber is filled with a variable-opacity substance responsive to an energy source to become more opaque when activated. When the material in chamber 272 is transparent, light passes through the one-way mirror surface as indicated by the arrows in FIG. 8 according to well-know principles concerning this type of mirror, i.e. it appears as a window. However, as is conventional with one-way mirrors, when light intensity incident to the back of the one-way mirror surface 262 is relatively less than the light intensity incident to the front, the chromium surface acts as a mirror rather than as a window" and reflects the light rather than transmitting it therethrough (FIG. 9).
With applicants inventive mirror, the area behind and adjacent the one-way rnirror surface 262 may be made dark or transparent to regulate the incident light intensity from outside sources on the back of surface 262 to cause it to alternatively be a window or a mirror as desired. This is done by filling chamber 272 behind the refiective surface with a light-responsive material that is reversibly opaque or transparent. FIG. 9 illustrates this material in its opaque position as activated by energy source 246. The light emitted from source 246 may, for example, be ultraviolet light to activate a mixture of water and 5% by weight triethylamine. When this mixture is exposed to ultraviolet light, it changes from transparent to turbid to substantially reduce light transmission therethrough. Since external light directed toward the rear of the mirror is not transmited through this layer, the light intensity incident to the front of surface 262 is relatively greater than that behind to cause surface 262 to become reflective.
The ultraviolet light may be conducted uniformly over the chamber (as indicated by the arrows in FIG. 7) due to the use of plastic materials having good light conducting qualities. Arcuate surface 248 aids in this uniform light distribution through the plastic. An example of such a resin is polymethyl methacrylate. Many other plastic materials could also be used. Also, various structural and configurational variations may be made in the mirror shown to accommodate the particular application and type of energy source.
Another type of variable-opacity substance useful in the mirror illustrated in FIGS. 5 through 9 is that which is converted reversibly from the sol state to the gel state. These materials are usually responsive to temperature changes. Further, this type of substance may be used in a solid film state instead of a liquid contained in a chamber as previously described.
An example of the latter may be obtained by mixing a solution of (l) 10 parts of methylpolyvinyl ether, (2) 5 parts of an emulsifying agent such as glycololeate, salts of alkyl sulfonate, or neutral salts of derivatives of naphthalene sulfonic acid, and (3) 6 parts of agar-agar in 300 part of water. This mixture is poured in a thin layer on a flat support and dried to obtain a film having variable opacity qualities. It is then sandwiched between two suitable transparent layers such as glass or transparent plastic, or laminated to the glass layer 260 supporting the one-way mirror surface. Another example of a sol-gel reversible substance is an alkaline earth compound of polyacrylic acid in water, eg 1% mixture of magnesium polyacrylic in water. The temperature of the reversible change of each particular substance will depend upon other materials present. Color changing substances may be used here also as well as in the first embodiment. Thus, the above examples are illustrative only since materials experimented with presently and in the near future will probably be just as useful, if not more so, as a component in the inventive concept described.
THIRD EMBODIMENT To produce a one-Way mirror flexible in characteristics to adapt to both traflic and lighting conditions, the first two embodiments described can be combined to obtain a mirror which can be both alternately transparent and reflective (FIGS. 59) and which can enable control of a variable reflectivity brightness (FIGS. 1-4). The structure illustrated in FIG. may be used. In this structure, a one-Way reflector surface 300 is coated on the back of a glass sheet 302. Variable opacity layer 304 is sandwiched between glass sheets 306 and 308. Layer 304 is responsive to energy source 310 to become relatively opaque or transparent as explained with respect to FIG. 9. In front of surface 300 and sandwiched between glass plates 302 and 316, is layer 312 of a color-changing material. Layer 312 is responsive to energy source 314.
Layer 304 may be formed from the methylpolyvinyl ether composition described with respect to the apparatus of FIG. 9. Other substances may be used. Layer 312 may be formed of a dye substance as described with re spect to the layer 24 in FIG. 2. The concentration of the dye must be calibrated to cause its response to a high intensity light 314 instead of automobile lights, etc. Suitable recesses 330 and 332 are provided in the two sandwiches in back of, and in front of reflective layer 300 to channel the light energy emitted from sources 310 and 314 down the respective sandwiches only. By utilizing independent controls over energy sources 310 and 314, not only may the mirror surface 300 be controlled between its transparent and reflective states, but also the glare or reflectivity brightness may be controlled simultaneously. Thus, on a dusky evening, layer 312 may be substantially colorless or a light color, for example, and layer 304 may be alternated between opaque and transparent, to allow alternate vision through the mirror, and to the rear. On a sunny day on the other hand, layer 312 may be darkened to a pink shade to reduce reflection glare, and may be alternated between a reflective position and a transparent position by control of layer 304.
Energy sources 310 and 314 may be ordinary intensified light sources, may be infra-red sources to activate a substance particularly responsive to such, may beultraviolet sources to activate a material particularly responsive. to ultraviolet wave lengths, may be radiant heat sources to cause temperature changes, may be conductive sources as illustrated in FIG. 4, or others. Also, each of these responsive layers may possess a converting material capable of absorbing light and converting it into heat to activate heat responsive material as explained previously.
It will be apparent to those in the art, that many possible combinations may be made with the mirror structures illustrated, such as the use of multiple color layers for color and opaqueness variations, or the use of particular substances to produce the color-changing or opaque-transparent effect, or the particular method of preparing the color-responsive or opaqueness responsive layer, and others. One example of such modifications is the coating of a mirror surface directly on the back of a thin layer of cast polymethyhnethacrylate which includes uniformly dispersed therein a light-responsive substance inserted during its casting. Thus, the invention is not to be limited merely to the illustrative material, but only by the scope of the appended claims and the equivalents thereto.
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1. An optically variable mirror, comprising: a supported one-way mirror surface comprising a partially reflective coating on a transparent surface; said surface being generally transparent when the light intensity incident to one side thereof is greater than the light intensity incident to the opposite side, and said surface comprising a reflective mirror surface when the light intensity incident to said opposite side is greater than the light intensity incident to said one side; a first substance adjacent said one side; first means to apply a predetermined energy potential to said first substance; said first substance having an opacity variable with said 'rEW lied thereto such that the characterlstics OfSEtid surface may be atere etween transparency and re ectivity; an a second substance acfiacent said opposite side; second means to apply a predetermined type of energy potential to said second substance; said se n n r pable of color variations with te latter mentioned t e of reec ivity brightness from I I I a samurramy ee varied.
2. An optically variable mirror, comprising: a supported one -way mirror surface comprising a partially refiective coating on a transparent surface; said surface being generally transparent when the light intensity inci dent to one side thereof is greater than the light intensity incident to the opposite side, and said surface comprising a reflective mirror surface when the light intensity incident to said opposite side is greater than the light intensity incident to said one side; a first substance adjacent said one side having an opacity variable with a type of energy potential applied thereto such that the characteristics of said surface may be altered between transparency and reflectivity; a second color variable substance adjacent said opposite side responsive to a type of energy potential applied thereto to change color, whereby the reflectivity brightness from said surface may be varied; and a variable energy source for each of said substances capable of providing said types of energy, whereby the re fiectivity-transparency characteristics may be controlled independently of the reflectivity brightness.
References Cited by the Examiner UNITED STATES PATENTS 2,710,274 6/ 1955 Kuehl. 3,198,070 8/1965 Platzer et al 8877 References Cited by the Applicant UNITED STATES PATENTS 1,776,496 9/ 1930 Eiland.
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JEWELL H. PEDERSEN, Primary Examiner.
JOHN K. CORBIN, Examiner.
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|Release date
|14 April 2003 (Update)
|Quest item
|The Tourist Trap
|1 coin
|Cannot be alchemised
|Drop (Ana will be found back in the mines)
|Store price
|Not sold
| Inventory: A mining barrel with Ana in it.
While in the mine cart: It's Ana... in a barrel... in a mine cart.
|32 kg
Ana in a barrel is a quest item used by the player during the Tourist Trap quest. It is the result of using a Barrel on Ana, which is used to smuggle her out of the mining camp she has been imprisoned in.
- When players go to the equipment menu and check the stats she says "It's rude to ask a lady about her weight!"
- Her animation when players talk to her is similar to the Adventurer.
- "Taking a turn in the barrel" is a slang term used by sailors which means that it was someone's turn to do a rather unpleasant task, it is possible that Ana in a barrel is an allusion to this.
- Ana weighs exactly the same as Zanik, although Zanik is a lot smaller than Ana.
- Should players attempt to alchemise the barrel with her, a message appears in the chatbox saying, "You can't do that to the poor girl!"
- If players try to teleport while carrying Ana, they will drop her first.
- Previously when Ana had been put into the minecart, the examine text for the cart would still be "It's an empty mine cart." even though Ana in a barrel was in it. This has since been corrected with "It's Ana... in a barrel... in a mine cart."


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2010 archive
» March 15, 2010
Mark your calendar for the Spring Breakfast
Greenhouse Gas Audit underway
A group of Whitman students, under the direction of the campus sustainability coordinator, Lisa Curtis '10, are in the process of gathering information for the college's second annual Greenhouse Gas Audit (GHG). The audit is an integral part of Whitman's ongoing sustainability efforts as we seek to better understand the college's impact on the environment.
The audit involves collecting, analyzing, and presenting data on the emissions of greenhouse gases attributable to the existence and operations of an institution, according to the 2008 Calculator Guide. That means it looks not only at the institution's direct emissions of greenhouse gases from electricity use, heating, or vehicle fuels but also emissions from such college-related activities as travel and commuting.
"The students conducting the audit have been asked to gather this information by the administration, and the cooperation of campus community members is vital, said Sean Gehrke, co-chair of the Conservation and Recycling Committee. "The audit will take place annually, and the students can help you put protocols in place for your department to make gathering the data easier for future audits."
For more information, e-mail Curtis at email@example.com
A critical step for your USPS metered mailings
The Mailing Services staff reminds the campus community about a critical step for getting your metered mail on its way in a timely fashion. This relates particularly to individual pieces of mail rather than bulk. The name of your department or office must accompany your letters. There are several options for doing this: attach a Post-It note to the letter, hand-write the department name in the return address section or on the back flap, or use an envelope template in Word and run the envelope through your printer.
PLEASE NOTE: It must be the department name; adding the name of the individual person doing the mailing is helpful but not required. The information is needed for departmental billing. Questions? Call the Mailing Services staff: Linda Marshall at x5793 or Homer Menchaca at x5266.
Faculty Accomplishments
Ginger Withers, the Dr. Robert F. Welty associate professor of biology, was invited to attend a Congressional hearing on "Transformative Research at Undergraduate Institutions: The Capacity to Revolutionize." The invitation stemmed from a previous invitation to participate in the Council on Undergraduate Research Summit on Transformative Research at Undergraduate Institutions and a chapter that she and a collaborator from Lewis and Clark contributed: Detweiler-Bedell, J.B., Withers, G.S. (2010) Transforming research as a stimulus for enriching undergraduate science curricula and enhancing experiential learning in faculty-student collaborative research. In the Council on Undergraduate Research monograph, Transformative Research at Undergraduate Institutions: The Capacity to Revolutionize, CUR Press.
Pictured: Prof. Withers (left) poses with Cora Marret, deputy director for the National Science Foundation.
Welcome to the Whitman Family!
Brian Griffith, WCTS system administrator, and his wife, Jennifer, announce the birth of daughter Hannah Joy Griffith, born March 5 at 6 pounds, 5 ounces and 19.5 inches. All are "doing great, but Dad is a little sleep deprived," Brian reports.
Whitman sports fans – bookstore offers team gear
It's baseball season, and the College Bookstore offers team hats, men's and women's t- shirts, sweatshirts, bleacher blankets and cushions. Check out the array in time for this weekend's games against major rivals Linfield College at noon each day.
Pictured: Beth Waites '11, Whitman baseball gear "model" and bookstore student employee.
Registration open for spring training youth baseball camp
Assistant baseball coach Mark Michaud reports that registration is open for Whitman's "Spring Training" baseball camp, which takes place March 22-25 at Borleske Stadium. It's designed for youth aged 8 to 18 and costs $100 per camper. For information, contact Michaud at 522-4438 or firstname.lastname@example.com.
Coming Events
All free unless otherwise noted
Thursday, March 25
Spring Breakfast: For faculty and staff. Reid Campus Center, Young Ballroom. 8:30-9:30 a.m.
Saturday, March 27 and Sunday, March 28
Performance: "Sleeping Beauty" presented by the Walla Walla Symphony and the Eugene Ballet. 7:30 p.m. Saturday, 3 p.m. Sunday in Cordiner Hall. For information and tickets/pricing visit www.wwsymphony.com
Tuesday, March 30
Lecture: "Condemning the Innocent: The Death Penalty and Wrongful Convictions" by Margaret Vandiver, Ph.D., Professor of Criminology and Criminal Justice at University of Memphis. 7:00 p.m., Olin Hall 130.
Thursday, April 1
Visiting Writer Series: Reading by David Biespiel. 5 p.m., Kimball Theatre, Hunter Conservatory.
Saturday, April 3
Music: Kaley Eaton senior voice recital. 7:30 p.m., Chism Hall, Hall of Music.
Wednesday, April 7
Lecture: "Holocaust Survival: A Grandmother's Story" by Lilly Black, grandmother of Ryan Smith '12. 7 p.m., Maxey Auditorium.
Wednesday, April 7
Music: Whitman Jazz II Spring Concert directed by David Glenn. 7:30 p.m., Chism Hall, Hall of Music.
Thursday, April 8
Climate Change Series Lecture: "What's the Best Way to Handle Climate Change?" by Ronald Bailey, science correspondent for Reason magazine. 5 p.m., Olin 130.
Thursday, April 8
Music: Whitman Jazz I Spring Concert directed by David Glenn. 7:30 p.m., Chism Recital Hall, Hall of Music.
Saturday, April 10
Music: Chamber Singers and Chorale Spring Concert. 7:30 p.m., Chism Recital Hall, Hall of Music.
Monday, April 12
Lecture: "Earth Day at Forty: New Conservation Challenges for the 21st Century" by Graham Chisholm. 7:30 p.m., Olin 103.
Wednesday, April 14
Music: Wind Ensemble Spring Concert, directed by Pete Crawford. 7:30 p.m., Cordiner Hall.
Click here for events posted on the Whitman Web site.
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Bruce believes his star striker will be tracked by other top clubs due to his goalscoring record with Sunderland. Whilst he insists that Sunderland want to keep Bent, he admitted that an offer too good to turn down could change their stance.


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For many people, cutting back on their grocery budgets can be an overwhelming experience. They know they're spending too much, but don't know where to begin to cut. Often, they fear that they will deprive themselves and their children if they become frugal. The good news is that there are ways to have your cake, eat it and save money at the same time. The whole secret is to start slowly. There are countless ways you can cut, but if you need to, target just one thing at a time - you will still be saving money if you do only one thing.
If you are a frugal beginner, try these simple suggestions for saving on your food bill:
Cooking frugally is like changing your diet. You need to learn gradually how to save money and cook frugally. Don't expect that you will get your food bill down to $300 for four people in the first month if you are spending $600 a month right now.


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Karl Lagerfeld may soon be eclipsed by his cat.
By now, everyone is aware that the fashion legend's white longhaired beauty, Choupette (otherwise known as "the most famous cat in the world"), has maids who feed her and keep her diary. In a new interview with Harper's Bazaar, Lagerfeld reveals that Choupette has even more creature comforts at her disposal.
"The doctor does her manicure," he tells the magazine in its September issue. "She hates when we do it ourselves. The only time she makes a scandal is then."
Lagerfeld also posed, for the first time, with Choupette in an artsy black-and-white shot for the feature, which means we can't fully appreciate Choupette's most radiant feature: her eyes.
"She's really a stunning beauty," says the designer. "Her eyes are blue, blue, blue, blue, blue. And also her movement is so beautiful."
She may get fed pâté on Goyard plates and get brushed twice a day, but Choupette has stayed true to her cat core.
"She likes strange toys, toys that aren't supposed to be toys," Lagerfeld says. "She plays with pieces of wood, pieces of paper, shopping bags. She loves shopping bags."
"But when I'm working, she sits next to me," he adds. "And when I want to write letters, she sits on the papers because she doesn't want me to write letters."
Karl Lagerfeld: Choupette 'Likes the Smell of Juicy Food'
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Tanger Outlet Center is landing more well-known brands.
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Bye-bye, Buffett
Hard-core Parrotheads are in mourning: Jimmy Buffett's Margaritaville shop at 282 King St. in downtown Charleston will close Aug. 31 after a 15-year run. All merchandise is on sale at 45 percent off. When the shop opened in August 1998 it was one of the first in the specialty retail chain.
Food line
A restaurant called Tasty Sushi recently leased 1,350 square feet at 874 Orleans Road in Summerall Square across from Citadel Mall in West Ashley, according to Belk/Lucy real estate firm.
The shop was once Glitz N Glamour Eyelash Bar and Spa. The new restaurant should open in about two months.
Piece of pie
Holy City Pizzeria is now open in the food court at Citadel Mall. The new restaurant is the project of Topher Pecora and his fiancee, Kacie Faulling. The two recently competed in Food Network's "Food Court Wars" for a chance to open their own business rent-free for a year in a mall.
The new eatery beat out Charleston Gourmet Burger Co. in a competition that aired earlier this week but was filmed at the West Ashley mall in June.
Home decor
Steven Shell Living, a home goods, decor and furnishing store, has opened at 642 Coleman Blvd. in Mount Pleasant.
Old to new
Palmetto Goodwill will hold a grand reopening of its Clearance Center and Computer Works stores on Friday, starting with a ribbon-cutting at 10 a.m.
The stores are just down the street from their current locations at 6813 Rivers Ave. in North Charleston. Computer Works is a complete electronics sales and service store, offering refurbished goods and diagnostic testing.
Enter to win a new grill and enjoy free hot dogs.
Short-time tenant
It's almost that time of year for things that go bump in the night. Spirit Halloween has entered a short-term lease for a 4,500-square-foot retail space at 1137 Johnnie Dodds Blvd. near Bowman Road in Mount Pleasant.
Seasonal shops pop up this time of year to tap into the $8 billion Halloween market.
New sparkle
Moon and Lola, a North Carolina-based jewelry, accessories and lifestyle brand known for its monogrammed and personalized accessories, will hold the grand opening of its new store at 322 King St. at 5 p.m. Saturday.
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Standing at the Crossroads
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NEPAL FACES EXTENSIVE POVERTY, and because the topic of our research involved impoverished children, I also saw many disturbing sights during my trip: the elderly man sleeping on the street outside of our hotel and begging for food during the day; young men carrying loads of stone in large canvas bags tied around their foreheads; the frail and emaciated children who would tug on my shirt and hold out their hands for food or money; children searching through piles of trash for food. It was particularly challenging to accept the locals' negative view of street people, due in part to the caste system, which remains culturally pervasive. Still, I was careful not to develop a self-righteous attitude. It's too easy to impose our Western biases and assumptions on another country, decrying the suffering there but remaining blind to similar problems that exist, if to a lesser degree, in our own country.
Conducting our research involved visiting several nongovernmental organizations (NGOs), interviewing NGO administrative staff, visiting transition homes and drop-in centers for street children, and interacting with children both on the streets and at the NGOs. Despite the dire circumstances facing many of these children, they often have a surprisingly good attitude. Perhaps the most inspiring example of this occurred during a music lesson at one of the NGOs. Accompanied by their music teacher, who played a small keyboard, several children sang traditional Nepalese folk songs. After a few minutes, one of the little girls stood in the middle of the circle and began dancing, a broad smile on her face. Many of the other children followed suit, and before long the children had successfully pulled the entire research group, including me, into the mix. I was uplifted by the optimism, the attitude and the downright glee of these children who have faced such hardship.
MY EXPERIENCES in Nepal and Turkey changed my perception of the world and continue to influence my thinking about poverty, Islam, Western privilege, power and the pressure to speak English. Being able to associate real experiences and people with world affairs drastically alters the way one considers a particular issue, and I have found this to be enriching to my worldview. Growing up in the United States, for example, I had little exposure to Islam, and was even taught by many to fear and distrust it. But having lived and studied in a Muslim country, I have realized how problematic and inaccurate this mentality is, especially as I came to know Turks. Although many women in Istanbul wear headscarves, the custom is not pervasive and did not match what I had been conditioned to feel about such symbols of religious affiliation. During my first week in Istanbul, I must have seen 100 different women simultaneously donning the headscarf and talking on their iPhones. Immediately, the inaccurate view that had been ingrained in me—that all Muslim women are somehow inherently oppressed, controlled, subjugated and ultraconservative—was dismantled.
Moreover, my experiences deepened my awareness of Western privilege, especially as it relates to language. The world invests extraordinary power in the ability to speak English and to have access to good education. This was particularly obvious when I realized that knowing English was enough to get me by nearly everywhere I went. I came to understand that the fortunate circumstance in which I was raised—knowing the English language as a native speaker—has made my life so much easier than the lives of people who do not have the same fortune. English speakers travel the world and largely expect to have no problems, and for the most part, they don't. I cannot imagine the same would be true for a speaker of Nepalese or Turkish in the United States. Reaching an awareness of this privilege is profoundly humbling. These realizations continue to influence my day-to-day thinking, whether I'm in class or reading the newspaper.
In traveling to Turkey and Nepal, I was afforded the unique opportunity to live at a crossroads, constantly observing the ebb and flow of culture, language and human interaction, and providing the invaluable experience of juggling cultural expectations and norms. In doing so, I learned to straddle cultural boundaries and, in that process, to break some of them down. As my perspectives continue to evolve, I am eager to learn more about the bustling, expansive and enriching world around me. And what a world it is.


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FIG. 2 is another perspective view showing the top, rear, and right sides thereof;
FIG. 3 is a front side view thereof;
FIG. 4 is a rear side view thereof;
FIG. 5 is a left side view thereof;
FIG. 6 is a right side view thereof;
FIG. 7 is a top plan view thereof;
FIG. 8 is a bottom plan view thereof;
FIG. 9 is a first bottom perspective view showing the bottom, front, and left sides thereof; and,
FIG. 10 is a second bottom perspective view showing the bottom, rear, and left sides thereof.
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Below is the poem entitled Lyrical Lines which was written by poet
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Employee Research Case Study: AJ Lucas
- The Right Group was engaged in 2009 to undertake a Brand and Culture Program for Lucas following its acquisition of a number of companies.
- Lucas specialises in Engineering Infrastructure, Building Construction and Drilling Services to the Property, Utilities, Water, Coal and Oil & Gas sectors in Australia and Asia Pacific.
- Lucas has grown rapidly through merger and acquisition in a very short period of time and was seeking to integrate its businesses to increase customer value.
- Lucas has a workforce of approximately 1,200, the majority of which are site based on remote drilling rigs in regional centres.
- As with any merger and acquisition, the need to understand the internal culture across the organisation was identified by Lucas in its integration program. The Right Group was engaged to conduct an employee research survey as part of an overall rebranding and internal culture alignment initiative.
- Lucas required an employee survey which could be readily accessed by its remote drilling workforce.
- The employee engagement survey needed to focus on internal communications, safety, brand reputation, employee engagement, leadership styles and organisational values.
- Lucas required an employee survey which could identify the existing internal culture of 5 independent business units.
- The survey needed to capture a large proportion of the Lucas workforce. This was made challenging by the inherent scepticism of its blue-collar workforce.
- The employee survey was the first of its kind conducted by the organisation.
- A tailored employee survey was developed for Lucas.
- The Right Group's project team undertook a number of site visits to familiarise itself with the organisation's business practices and its people.
- Several workshops were conducted with the client project team to develop a project plan with achievable milestone activities.
- In-depth interviews with a cross section of management were conducted, as well as a number of employee discussion groups.
- The questionnaire instrument was constructed using The Right Group's Cultural Excellence Framework. Modifications were made to address the specific needs of Lucas. The questionnaire was pre-tested with a cross section of Lucas employees to ensure ease of administration and completion.
- A multi-faceted survey approach was implemented comprising of on-line and paper based surveys. Employees in remote sites were given a further option of completing the survey in their time or participating in a series of on-site 'survey sessions'.
- An integrated survey communications campaign was implemented. This included CEO communication, survey briefing packs for all line managers and regular top-up reminders before and during the survey. All employees received a letter signed by the Lucas CEO inviting them to participate in the survey. Daily updates of response rates were made available to the client.
- A response rate of 67% was achieved, comparing favourably with the Australian national industrial average of 48%.
- Lucas senior management were provided with survey reports and data tables by whole of organisation, business location, department and other pre-determined demographic variables. Industry benchmarking was also provided.
- The internal culture of the Lucas business units were analysed and mapped using the Competing Values Framework model.
- A series of reporting workshops were conducted with the Lucas Executive Team to discuss the survey findings, implications, resulting priorities and actions.
- The Right Group developed survey result packs which were distributed to all location managers for discussion with their local teams. Included in the pack was a survey action planning template for each manager to utilise.


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And that is what this book does. It helps business owners analyze the state of their business accurately and then it prescribes various ways to see and seize the opportunities that are out there. It is, as the subtitle suggests, "the embattled business owner's guide to survival and growth."
As Little told me last week, "in a time like this, opportunities will become available — but you have to get yourself ready for them. That is what the book is designed do" The trick, he says, is not to over-compensate, or do nothing, or to do what you have always done (because the market has changed now) but to use logic to make smart choices.
This is a really good book. I say check it out.
Today's tip: Another piece of conventional wisdom given to small business owners is to "get a board of advisers." But where do you find them? Where do you find business mentors, other business owners, entrepreneurs to commiserate with, etc.?
Here's a resource you may not know about: PartnerUp.com is a great site that offers entrepreneurs the chance to meet and partner up with other entrepreneurs, find mentors, network, and more.
Ask an Expert appears Mondays. You can e-mail Steve Strauss at: email@example.com you can click here to see previous columns. Steven D. Strauss is a lawyer, author and speaker who specializes in small business and entrepreneurship. His latest book is The Small Business Bible. You can sign up for his free newsletter, "Small Business Success Secrets!" at his website —www.mrallbiz.com.


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PHILADELPHIA (AP) Philadelphia police have charged two men with murder in a carjacking and subsequent crash that killed three children and critically injured their mother as they were selling fruit on a street corner.
Police said Johnathan Rosa and Cornelius Crawford have each been charged with three counts of felony murder and other crimes. Authorities also have charged that the carjack victim was sexually assaulted before the men crashed her sport utility vehicle.
Defense lawyer Christopher Warren said Rosa got in the vehicle after Crawford carjacked it. He said Rosa will regret that decision the rest of his life but is now cooperating with police.
The arrests follow a three-day manhunt that has been underway since the Friday carjacking and crash. The family had been selling fruit for a church fundraiser.
A 19-year-old man has admitted his role in a carjacking that ended with the hit-and-run deaths of three children in Philadelphia, after deciding to cooperate to atone for what happened, his lawyer said Monday.
The man, Johnathan Rosa, claims a second man initiated the carjacking Friday and was driving the sport utility vehicle when it sped out of control and struck a family selling fruit at a street corner for a church fundraiser, said his attorney, Christopher Warren.
But Warren said Rosa made the decision to get in the car. Im pretty sure thats one hes going to regret for the rest of his life.
Rosa and the man he said drove the car had been hanging out together for a few days when the other man noticed a woman coming down the street and decided to carjack her, Warren said.
The woman was forced at gunpoint into the backseat, police said.
About a mile from the carjacking site, the accident occurred. Witnesses reported seeing a car speeding through the intersection, then children lying motionless on the ground.
Keiearra Williams, 15, and her brothers, Thomas Reed, 10, and Terrence Moore, 7, were killed. Their mother, Keisha Williams, 34, was also struck and remained in critical condition Monday.
Rosa cant get the image of the girl flying over the hood of the SUV out of his mind, Warren said.
The 19-year-old was brought to the police station for questioning Saturday after his cellphone was found in the backseat of the carjacked vehicle, his attorney said. At that time, Warren said, Rosa claimed his cellphone had been stolen and he was released.
After talking with his mother and pastor, he decided to turn himself in Sunday, Warren said.
He and his mother sat down and decided the best thing they can do is try and cooperate to atone for what happened, he told TV stations.
He said Rosa had never been arrested before and planned to join the Marines in two months.
The accident touched off a citywide manhunt.
With two men being questioned, Police Commissioner Charles Ramsey told radio station KYW-AM on Monday that we dont have to have a manhunt out there right now. But he stopped short of calling the two men suspects.
The carjacked real estate agent and a friend helping the family sell fruit were also injured in the accident.
Two men charged in fatal Philly carjacking
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I'm pretty tired. It's 5pm, I've got a cake in the oven (pray for me), I'm going to attempt dinner for the first time in weeks (remember the cookie blob?)...and I can't even remember where I was going with this sentence. Sad, right? I mean, I had a 3 day weekend! I should be rejuvenated not experiencing narcolepsy in the middle of the afternoon.
It got so bad at one point today that one of the kids asked "What language are you speaking?" in all seriousness, sans sarcasm. Thankfully one of the kids answered for me. "She's spankin' American, cain't you understand her?" (and no, the word "spankin" isn't a typo...).
The reason I'm tired and not rejuvenated and not spankin' American is cuz I spent the weekend sewing belts. Nashville Clothing Company is having a trunk show this Saturday and I'm to be there selling some of my belts. Since my stock had gotten kind of slim over the past couple of weeks, I thought this weekend would be a good time to sew up a storm. So I sent Mitch packing (backpacking, that is) and stitched till my eyes crossed, caught up on Project Runway and then stitched some more. In all, I made over 30 new belts. Still have plenty more to go before Saturday.
I thought I'd throw in a couple pictures of some new belts. I'm trying some different textures and glazes with the buckles.
I'm also experimenting with a variety of widths. Some of the belts are on the skinny side and some are super wide.
So, if you are in the neighborhood (that's the Cool Springs area...Nashville Clothing Company is across the street from P.F. Changs) on Saturday afternoon, it'd be great if you could stop by. There will be other local designers there...several amazing jewelry and accessory designers...and I do believe the advert reads "sip wine". You can't go wrong there! If anything, perhaps you can drop by and help me brush up on my "American".
Adios! Chao! BuhBye.
Tuesday, September 8, 2009
I No Spank Amerian
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HTC Scribe to make 7-inch tablet debut at MWC 2011?
The HTC Scribe tablet is tipped to be a 7-inch slate running Android Honeycomb, according to the latest Taipei leaks, though it's not expected to be launched at CES 2011 this week. Instead, DigiTimes reports, the Scribe will make its debut at Mobile World Congress in February 2011.


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How do you want to live? At the University of Maine, you won't just find housing. You'll find a home. Campus is a vibrant residential community for students of all ages, and you're sure to find a residence hall, suite or — if you're an upperclass student — apartment that suits your lifestyle. In addition to housing, we also offer programming and support that enriche on-campus living, such as the First Year Experience. All first-year students are required to live on campus (for more information, click here.) Through FYE, students live, work and play together in select residence halls. The program provides academic and social support to ease the transition to college life.
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When surgery or a procedure requiring anesthesia is needed, it's important to bring your child to a place designed for children and staffed by professionals trained to provide health care to children. When you step into the Pediatric Outpatient Surgery (POPS) area of Wolfson Children's Hospital, you will notice the bright colors, artwork, and "hands-on" play areas provided to relax our young patients and ease their wait. Younger children are transported in red wagons or boats rather than wheelchairs. Children awaiting surgery may be entertained by well-mannered pet dogs that visit, by musicians, or any number of volunteers who give of their time to bring a smile to a child's face.
To help our patients and loved ones prepare for surgery, you will find a video that shows the step-by-step process from the patient's perspective and a copy of the patient guide here. Feel free to view the video with your child and refer to the patient guide for general "before and after" surgery instructions.
The staff in the Pediatric Outpatient Surgery area is highly qualified. The anesthesiologists are board certified in pediatric anesthesia. The Recovery Room nurses are certified in Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) and Basic Life Support (BLS). Their focus on children enables the POPS staff to communicate with your child on his or her level and to anticipate needs. Our trained staff uses observation and monitoring to evaluate your child even when he or she doesn't articulate feedback about their condition.
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I have used it several times only (the season started 3 weeks ago) and at first it worked good, but yesterday it has changed the code and I was not able to unlock it (had to use the scissors haha). I'm really not sure how it happened, I used it in cafe and it worked fine and then in the next 30 minutes the code has changed and I even didn't notice how! So I bought Dakine lock with a key, I believe it's a better option.
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Good Food Guide 2013: Leicester restaurant Entropy, in Hinckley Road, included again!
Posted: September 05, 2012|
Yesterday it was pubs, now it's the turn of quality restaurants.
The latest additions to the Good Food Guide 2013 are revealed, a day after the Mercury printed county venues mentioned in the Good Pub Guide.
Its name may mean equilibrium, but neighbourhood restaurant Entropy, in Hinckley Road, Leicester, continues to nourish its reputation in the food world.
For the fourth year in a row, the West End eatery has cemented its place in the pages of the Good Food Guide.
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It is one of nine Leicestershire and Rutland restaurants that appear in the 2013 book.
Entropy's owner and chef Tom Cockerill attributed his success to the quality of his raw materials.
The 37-year-old businessman said: "I think our success is very much built on the efforts of our suppliers.
"Our inclusion into the guide is definitely a team effort.
"We use small-scale producers because there's a level of service and quality you get with that, which you wouldn't necessarily get with larger companies.
"Our coffee, for example, comes from St Martin's Tea and Coffee Merchants, in St Martin's Square, and the coffee they supply is roasted bespoke to us.
"Our meat comes from W Archers and Son, in Queen's Road – they're fantastic. They're not a big business, but have the same commitment to quality that we do."
The restaurant has a menu which changes almost every day, but includes classics such as steak and chips and bangers and mash.
"At the moment, we've got deep fried pig's head," said Tom.
"Seasonality and cool ingredients are things I like to get into the menu."
Foraged mushrooms and rare breed cattle are two restaurant favourites.
"I want to give people things they wouldn't get at their local supermarket," said Tom
The Good Food Guide describes the restaurant as "unpretentious" and "relaxed".
It says: "The cooking is underpinned by seasonality and careful sourcing of ingredients, which extends to lamb and beef from the family farm.
"There were no grumbles over the beautifully-cooked Gloucester Old Spot sausages with mashed potato and onion gravy.
"Pineapple tarte tatin with lime-chilli caramel and coconut sorbet is one of the recommended desserts."
Tom previously worked at Hambleton Hall, at Rutland Water, which also makes it into the guide as the highest-rated restaurant in Leicestershire and Rutland. The country house was also chosen for the guide's overall top 50.
Rochelle Venables, the guide's managing editor, said: "It is a huge achievement for a restaurant to be included in the Good Food Guide – we only include the best of the best places to eat.
"We received a huge amount of feedback from members of the public about the places where they are eating and, on the back of this, we then send out our team of anonymous inspectors to visit the restaurants we've been hearing about.
"Our inspectors never announce who they are, so they get a genuine customer experience and can make a true assessment of whether an establishment should be featured in the guide."
Leicester and Leicestershire restaurants featured in the Good Food Guide 2013The Olive Branch – ClipshamPerfect country pub with great-value food.It seems everyone falls in love with this perfect country pub two miles off the A1 – the very image of a lovingly nurtured hostelry.Hambleton Hall – RutlandCountry house grandeur and amazing food.Hambleton has always been run as a welcoming, unfussy sort of place, reflected in the approach of the dining room staff: "silver service, but with a smile" as one reader neatly puts it.Firenze – Kibworth BeauchampJust-right neighbourhood Italian.People love the way the place strikes just the right note for a neighbourhood restaurant.They applaud pleasant service and chef Lino's seasonal cooking.Boboli – Kibworth HarcourtAll-day Italian bristling with artisan treats.The all-day menu bristles with artisan treats – dip into the list of antipasti (beef carpaccio with gorgonzola and walnuts), order a bowl of beetroot and goats' cheese risotto or feast on veal milanese with sauce agrodolce.Entropy – West End, LeicesterBuzzy all-dayer in an old butcher's shop.An open kitchen and a modern rustic look add to the unpretentious, relaxed atmosphere, and the food is just as straightforward and unfussy.Red Lion Inn – StathernSatisfying, honest grub.Satisfaction is guaranteed when it comes to honest dishes such as braised pork fritters with black pudding and apple sauce or roast breast of chicken with sherry and mushroom sauce.Paul Leary at The Woodhouse – Woodhouse EavesVillage restaurant with big ideas.A pretty white cottage with a striking red interior, this is a far cry from what you might expect in the gentle Leicestershire countryside.The Berkeley Arms – WymondhamAdmirable country charmer.Spruced-up and brimming with country charm, this centuries-old village inn offers a lot more than a "deep sofa and a pair of well-worn armchairs by the roaring open fire".Maiyango – city centreSpecial recommendation.Exotic decor gives boutique hotel restaurant Maiyango a Moroccan air, though the culinary influences are as likely to be Thai or Italian.Read more on the Leicester and Leicestershire entries in the Good Pub Guide 2013


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Two pandas named Huan Huan and Yuan Zi have been marked special delivery and shipped off from China – in their own special FedEx plane – to France, where they will live for 10 years. The loan is a diplomatic gesture aimed to strengthen ties between the countries. –Reuters
Knut, the world's most famous polar bear, will be remembered in a new memorial titled "Knut, the Dreamer." The monument's sculpture, designed by artist Josef Tabachnyk, will cost about $19,000. –Spiegel Online
A sea otter featured in a viral video of two sea otters holding hands has died. Milo was 12 years old and had been diagnosed with lymphoma last year. –CBC News
Irwin, a partially disabled kangaroo – and one Australian woman's therapy pet – has had to move to a different city with his owner. A new city ordinance has complicated matters for Irwin and his owner. –KOTV/News on 6
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This document provides an overview of the requirements for the development of and participation in short-term, travel programs developed by student clubs and organizations. This document covers all service projects and student organization sponsored travel, both domestic and international. For the purpose of this document, "short-term immersion trips" have the following characteristics:
These requirements have been developed to:
All trips—new and continuing—must be approved through this process.
Because planning an immersion trip is a complex and time-consuming process,Clubs/organizations planning an immersion trip must have the trip approved atleast six months prior to the desired date of departure. Failure to do so will result in the trip not being approved. A document—the Immersion Trip Request Form—has been developed to help you in the planning process.
Following this document will help you address critical planning elements such as budget and fundraising, participant selection, pre-trip orientation, trip itinerary, contact information, etc.Once you have obtained all of the appropriate information, you will need to submit the document to the Director of Student Activities. The Director of Student Activities will consult with Education Abroad and other entities as necessary on the proposal. Initial review of immersion trip proposals will be conducted with Education Abroad (international); domestic service trips will be conducted with the Center for Service and Community Engagement (CSCE). In all likelihood, the Director of Student Activities will want to meet with you to discuss your trip. Once the review process is complete, the Director will either approve,ask for greater clarification, or deny your proposal.
At least one faculty/staff member travel with the group as an on-site advisor for the experience. Because immersion trips are educational in nature and sponsored by the university, having non-SU participants may distract the group from that goal and exposes the university to undue risk. Therefore, trip participation will be restricted to currently enrolled SU students, current SU faculty and/or staff,or community members registered as SU volunteers.
Once participants have been selected, each will be required to submit a variety of paperwork at least one-month prior to departure to Student Activities. This paperwork includes:
A participant orientation is mandatory. At minimum, this orientation should include:
In order to ensure that university policies are followed—especially in the event of an emergency—immersion trip leaders must be trained in emergency protocols prior to departure. More information on developing leader training can be obtained from the Director of Student Activities.
It is important for immersion trip participants to realize that such activities are a privilege. The opportunity to represent the University,the city, the state, and/or nation is a responsibility that should be taken seriously. Because immersion trips are University sponsored activities, all participants are expected to abide by the SU Code of Conduct while traveling. This is true whether a group is traveling domestically or internationally. Any violation of the Code of Conduct will be reported to the Dean of Students by the group's advisors.
Groups sponsoring immersion trip sare strongly encouraged to facilitate reflection sessions during and after the trip. Such opportunities enhance learning by allowing participants to develop the vocabulary necessary to make meaning of their experiences. This meaning-making process can be very profound and should not be taken lightly.In addition to post-trip reflection,groups sponsoring immersion trips must present their experiences to the university community within a reasonable time after returning to Seattle. Examples of such presentations include Soup with Substance (Campus Ministry), What Matters to Me (StudentDevelopment), etc. Failure to do so may result in withholding funds, prohibition of developing and/or implementing further immersion trips.Note on International Trips Seattle University recognizes that well-planned,intentionally-designed international travel can provide exceptional learning opportunities. Communicating across cultures, languages, faith traditions and world views can produce some of the most powerful personal growth in participants. However, international travel presents many challenges (safety, health,logistical, communication and cultural) that inherently increase individual and institutional risk. Therefore, the University requires student groups to consult with Student Activities and Education Abroad in designing immersion trip experiences.An SU faculty or staff member is expected to assist in developing the trip and to be included in the group travel unless explicit permission is granted by the University. Finally, the International Student Travel Policy prohibits travel to countries where the US Department of State has issued a Travel Warning (or other conditions listed in the policy) no matter how worthy the cause.