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A high efficiency pumping scheme mode matches the TEMOO laser mode volume with a plurality of linearly spaced laser diode pumping sources positioned along a lateral side of a block of laser material. The cavity resonator within the block is configured in a tightly folded zig-zag configuration. Pump radiation from the diode pumping sources is collimated by an optical fiber and the fold angle is selected to mode match the pump radiation to the mode volume.
1. A mode matched diode pumped solid state laser, comprising:
a block of laser material having a pair of opposed sides;
cavity forming means positioned around the block to define a laser cavity having a tightly folded zig-zag resonator portion within the block between the opposed sides at a preselected fold angle;
a plurality of linearly spaced laser diode pumping sources positioned adjacent to one of the opposed sides and substantially aligned with the zig-zag portion of the resonator;
the fold angle being selected to substantially match the mode volume with pump radiation from the pump sources.
2. The laser of claim 1 wherein the cavity forming means comprise a highly reflective mirror and a partially transmissive output coupler mirror, and a highly reflective coating along a portion of the opposed sides.
3. The laser of claim 1 wherein the laser diode pumping source is a laser diode bar containing a plurality of separate laser diode arrays.
4. The laser of claim 1 wherein a cylindrical collimating means is mounted between the block and laser diode pumping sources to collimate pump radiation to substantially mode match with a mode volume within the laser cavity, the cylindrical collimation means is an optical fiber.
5. The laser of claim 1 wherein the mode volume is TEMOO.
6. The laser of claim 1 wherein the laser material is Nd:YAG.
7. The laser of claim 1 further including a frequency doubler positioned in the cavity.
8. The laser of claim 1 further including a Q-switch positioned within the cavity.
9. The laser of claim 1 further including precision spacing means for holding the fiber in a precise spaced relationship to the pump sources.
10. The laser of claim 1 wherein the block is about 5 mm wide, the mode volume is about 300 microns in diameter, and the fold angle is about 5�.
11. The laser of claim 9 wherein the pumping sources is a laser diode bar of 1 cm length containing ten 1W diode arrays, each 200 microns wide.
12. A method of efficiently puming a solid state laser by means of a plurality of linearly spaced laser diode pumping sources, comprising:
forming a block of laser material with two opposed sides;
forming a laser cavity having a tightly folded zig-zag resonator portion within the block between the opposed sides at a preselected fold angle;
positioning the pumping sources adjacent one of the opposed sides substantially aligned with the zig-zag resonator portion;
selecting the fold angle to substantially match the mode volume with pump radiation from the pump sources.
13. The method of claim 12 including forming the pump sources of a laser diode bar containing a plurality of separate laser diode arrays.
14. The method of claim 12 including collimating the pump radiation by an optical fiber.
15. The method of claim 12 including matching the pump radiation to the TEMOO mode volume.
16. The method of claim 12 further including frequency doubling the laser output.
17. The method of claim 12 further including Q-switching the laser.
18. A collimated laser diode bar, comprising:
a laser diode bar having a plurality of separate laser diode arrays spaced thereon;
an optical fiber;
precision spacing means for holding the fiber in a precision spaced relationship to the diode bar with the diode arrays at its focus to substantially collimate the outputs of the diode arrays.
19. The collimated laser diode bar of claim 18 wherein the precision spacing means holds the fiber at a distance between about 20 to 40 microns along the length of the diode bar.
20. The collimated laser diode bar of claim 18 wherein the precision spacing means is a multi-step heat sink.
This application is a CIP of Ser. No. 035,530 filed Apr. 7, 1987, which is a CIP of Ser. No. 811,546 filed Dec. 19, 1985, now U.S. Pat. No. 4,656,635 issued Apr. 7, 1987, which is a CIP of Ser. No. 730,002 filed May 1, 1985, now U.S. Pat. No. 4,653,056 issued Mar. 24, 1987.
The invention relates generally to resonator cavity designs for solid state lasers and more particularly to resonator cavity designs for diode pumped solid state lasers.
Conventional optically pumped solid state lasers utilize broadband arc lamps or flashlamps to laterally or transversely pump the solid state laser medium in a resonant cavity. The direction of pumping is transverse or orthogonal to the longitudinal axis of the resonant cavity. The entire medium is pumped so there is little correspondence between the pump volume and the TEMOO mode volume defined by the laser cavity; operation in TEMOO mode is desired. Much of the energy goes into regions of the medium outside the volume occupied by the laser mode and therefore does not contribute to amplification of the laser beam. Thus pumping efficiency is low (typically a few percent).
Laser diodes form efficient pumping sources; a variety of different types of laser diodes, particularly laser diode arrays, e.g. Spectra Diode Labs Model No. 2410 GaAlAs laser diode array, in which a plurality of emitters are phase locked together, and extended emitter laser diodes, e.g. Sony Model Nos. SLD 301, 302, 303, 304 V/W, have been or can be used. U.S. Pat. Nos. 4,653,056 and 4,656,635 and patent applications Ser. Nos. 029,836 filed Mar. 24, 1987 and 035,530, filed Apr. 7, 1987 describe a solid state laser longitudinally end pumped by a laser diode source in which the pump volume is matched to the desired TEMOO mode volume to optimize pumping efficiency. In the longitudinal end pump configuration, the direction of pumping coincides with the longitudinal axis of the resonator cavity, and thus can be matched into the laser mode volume. U.S. Pat. No. 4,665,529 issued May 12, 1987 and patent application Ser. No. 048,717 filed May 12, 1987 describe a solid state laser in which a laser diode source is coupled to a laser rod by means of an optical fiber to longitudinally end pump and mode match the laser. It is desirable to produce small size, low cost, high performance solid state lasers.
Thus the resonator/pump configuration is a key feature of laser design and performance. Lateral pumping schemes do not provide mode matching and are therefore inefficient. End pumping schemes using laser diodes provide mode matching and consequently high efficiency. However, previously available laser diodes have often been limited in power, usually under 1W. Furthermore, even with higher power laser diode sources, the end pumped configuration limits the amount of energy that can be used, thereby limiting the power of the laser, since the power densities in the pump region of the gain medium become too high and the heat produced cannot be removed. Accordingly, it is desirable to provide a resonator configuration which combines a transverse or lateral pump geometry with mode matching of the pump volume to the TEMOO mode volume since lateral pumping allows more energy to be input into the medium while mode matching uses the pump energy more effectively.
Another type of laser diode is a plurality of laser diode arrays fabricated into a multi-element bar structure. These laser diode array bars typically have ten 1W laser diode arrays spaced along a 1 cm bar; each array has multiple emitters phase locked together. These array bars are not suitable for end pumping a solid state laser but could be useful for transversely or laterally pumping a solid state laser. However, if the bars are used as mere substitutes for arc lamps, little benefit will be derived. Accordingly it is necessary to develop a laser resonator/pump configuration in which the output of the laser diode array bar can be mode matched to a desired mode volume (TEMOO) within the solid state laser material.
Accordingly it is an object of the invention to provide a mode matched transverse laser diode pumped solid state laser.
It is also an object of the invention to provide a mode matched solid state laser pumped by a laser diode array bar.
It is a further object of the invention to provide a solid state laser resonator configuration which provides for efficient mode matched pumping by a multi-element laser diode pump source.
It is another object of the invention to provide a mode matched laser diode pumped solid state laser which is pumped from a lateral side of the gain medium.
It is also an object of the invention to provide a solid state laser in which a plurality of laser diode pump sources spaced along a lateral side of the gain medium are mode matched to the TEMOO mode.
The invention is a solid state laser pumped by a plurality of discrete laser diode pump sources extending along a transverse or lateral face of a block of laser material which are mode matched to the resonator mode volume. Preferably the pump source is a plurality of laser diode arrays which have been fabricated into a multi-element bar structure. Efficient optical pumping of the solid state lasers is accomplished by mode matching the array output to the TEMOO mode within the solid state laser material in a tightly folded zig-zag cavity configuration. By configuring the resonator in a tightly folded zig-zag between a pair of transverse or lateral sides of the gain medium, the pump radiation can be directed longitudinally into the mode volume, i.e. a transverse longitudinal pump scheme is achieved. Mode matching is accomplished by matching the cavity mode volume to the divergence of the laser diode emission. A cylindrical collimating lens, preferably a length of optical fiber, is mounted parallel to and in a spaced relation with the diode bar by precision spacer means to substantially collimate the diode emission in one direction (normal to the diode bar-laser gain medium junction). The diameter of the fiber is chosen to match the pumped region to the size of the laser mode. In the other direction (in the resonator plane) the divergence of the laser diode emission (often a two lobe pattern) is matched to the fold angle of the zig-zag path of the TEMOO beam through the block of solid state laser material.
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FIG. 1 is a top plan view of a transverse diode bar pumped mode matched solid state laser.
FIG. 2 is a top plan view of a mode matched solid state laser pumped transversely by a pair of laser diode bars.
FIGS. 3A-E are ray tracing diagrams of the collimation of a laser diode bar at various distances from a fiber optic collimator.
FIG. 4 is an end view of a laser diode bar with fiber optic collimator.
FIG. 5 is an end view of a fiber optic collimated laser diode bar.
FIGS. 6 and 7 are perspective views of two embodiments of a fiber optic collimated laser diode bar.
FIG. 8 is a top plan view of a plurality of diode arrays matched to the mode volume in a solid state laser cavity having a tightly folded zig-zag configuration.
The invention is a solid state laser having a resonator/pump geometry which provides effective coupling of high average power laser diode bars to the solid state laser active medium. The invention utilizes a laser cavity having a tightly folded zig-zag configuration within a block of laser material so that a laser diode bar placed along a transverse or lateral face of the block of laser material can be mode matched to the TEMOO mode volume. This solid state laser oscillator optimizes the overlap between the lasing TEMOO mode and the regions pumped by the diode bar, using optional simple collimating optics and the fold angle of the resonator cavity. By folding the resonator cavity, the longitudinal axis of the resonator can be made substantially normal to a transverse or lateral side of a block of laser material, instead of being parallel to the sides, so that the resonator cavity can be pumped longitudinally at a number of spaced intervals along the sides instead of merely from an end.
A solid state laser 10, as shown in FIG. 1, is formed with a block 12 of Nd:YAG or other solid state laser material. Laser cavity forming means, e.g., a mirror 14 which is highly reflective to the laser radiation and an output coupler mirror 16 which is partly transmissive to the laser radiation are positioned around the block 12 to form a laser cavity which extends within the block 12. The mirrors 14, 16 are oriented at angles to block 12 so that the resonant cavity configuration within block 12 is a tightly folded zig-zag 18 at a preselected fold angle between a pair of opposed lateral sides 20, 22 of block 12. As illustrated, mirrors 14, 16 are on the same side of block 12 but can also be on opposite sides. The surfaces of sides 20, 22 are coated with a suitab1e anti-reflection (AR, coating; further coating layers which form a high reflectively (HR) coating are placed on the portions of sides 20, 22 where the laser beam is to be reflected back into block 12. As shown, the region of side 20 between the two entrance/exit points of the laser beam has an HR coating, while all of side 22 could have an HR coating. The coatings are further described herein. Diode bar 24 placed along side 22 forms the pumping source. Diode bar 24 contains a plurality of separate laser diode arrays 26 spaced along its length. The emissions from laser diode arrays 26 on bar 24 are matched to the mode volume of laser 10 by means of a fiber lens collimator 28 and by selecting the fold angle of the zig-zag portion 18 of the resonator to match the divergence of diode arrays 26, as will be further explained below. An optional intra-cavity element 34 may also be included, as described herein. In some cases, collimator 28 may be unnecessary; diode arrays 26 could be butted against block 12.
A variation of the basic embodiment which uses a pair of diode bars to pump the solid state laser is shown in FIG. 2. A separate diode bar 24 is placed along each side 20, 22 of block 12 of 1aser materia1 to pump the zig-zag portion 18 of the resonator within block 12. Highly reflective mirror 14 and output coupler 16 are on opposite sides of block 12 to form the resonant cavity and oriented to produce the desired fold angle. Each diode bar has a p1ura1ity of separate diode arrays 26 which are collimated by a fiber lens 28. Many different embodiments of the basic elements are possible; one, two, three or more diode bars can be used, with the bars on one side or both sides of the block of laser material. The cavity forming mirrors can be on the same or opposite sides of the block. Each fold in the resonator can be pumped by a laser diode array, or only every other fold, or every third fold, etc.; the folds can be pumped from only one side or from both sides.
The great advantage of this resonator configuration is that the pump volume can be very closely matched to the mode volume in the resonator. The positions and shapes of mirrors 14, 16 will determine the mode volume within the resonator; TEMOO mode is highly desirable because of its single lobe pattern. The resonator configuration allows a plurality of discrete pumping sources, preferably separate diode arrays spaced along a multi-element diode bar, to be placed along a 1atera1 side or a pair of opposed lateral sides so that a much greater portion of the laser gain medium can be pumped, and to maximize the efficiency by matching the pumping volume of all the diode arrays to the desired mode volume of the resonator. The result is a configuration of very high efficiency and very high gain.
A preferred embodiment of the laser diode bars has 10 one watt diode arrays located on a 1 cm piece of GaAs. The individual arrays are 200 microns wide and are spaced 1 mm apart. These diode bars are preferred because (1) all the diode laser wavelengths on the bar will be closely matched since they are manufactured on the same monolithic piece of GaAs, (2) spacing the diodes 1 mm apart reduces thermal loading of the substrate, and (3) combining many diodes on a bar reduces packaging cost and improves yields. However, different arrangements of diode bars can be utilized, e.g., different number or spacing of the individual arrays. Alternatively, in place of a diode bar containing many discrete arrays, a plurality of separate individual diode arrays could be positioned along the side of the block. The diode arrays often have a two lobe pattern with a greater divergence in the direction normal to the plane of the bar; the divergence is typically about 7� full angle in the plane of the bar (lobe to lobe) or a numerical aperture (N.A.) of about 0.15, and 28� or 0.6 N.A. in the plane normal to the bar. Thus matching the pump beam to the mode volume in the direction normal to the plane of the bar is more difficult and requires some additional optics.
A preferred embodiment to collimate the output of the diode bar uses an optical fiber as a cylindrical lens. A typical resonator configuration has a 200-300 micron wide beam; therefore a 300-400 micron cylindrical lens would be suitable. Typical multimode optical fibers have this diameter and will form a good low cost collimator provided the fiber can be positioned in a manner that will collimate all the individual spaced arrays. Thus although a fiber could be used to collimate a single array, it is necessary to provide a means for using a fiber to collimate the whole bar. FIGS. 3A-E show the collimation of the output of a laser diode array 26 by an optical fiber 28 into a solid state laser block 12. The diode arrays 26 are spaced at 1, 10, 20, 30 and 50 microns, respectively, from fiber 28 of about 250 microns diameter. At 1, 10 and 50 microns spacing the beam is not sufficiently collimated. Thus, in order to use an optical fiber to collimate the arrays on a diode bar, the fiber must be held at a spacing of 30�10 microns (i.e. about 20-40 microns) along the entire bar.
As shown in FIG. 4, an optical fiber 28 is mounted in a spaced relationship with diode bar 24 so that the output from each laser diode 26 is substantially collimated to a pump beam 30 which is incident into lateral side 22 of YAG block 12. Side 22 has a coating which is highly transmissive to the pump radiation (typically about 800 nm) but reflective to the laser radiation. The diameter of fiber 28 is chosen to produce a pump beam 30 with a diameter which substantially matches (is slightly smaller than) the diameter of the laser beam 32, thereby mode matching the pump beam to the mode volume in one direction (normal to the plane of the resonator). The fiber 28 is positioned relative to the diode bar 24 by means of a precision spacing means 29, e.g., a copper heat sink with steps, with diode array 26 at the focus so the radiation will be collimated. Precision spacing means 29 maintains fiber 28 in a precise parallel spaced relationship with bar 24 along its entire length to collimate the output of all the arrays 26 into a line of light. Typically the gap between the diode bar and fiber is about 20-40 microns and the distance between the diode bar and YAG block is about 450 microns. Although an optical fiber is not a perfect collimator because of spherical aberration which causes beam spread, the pump energy will be absorbed in a relatively short distance within the laser medium (an absorption length) so that the spread is negligible and the optical fiber is a highly effective collimator when it is correctly positioned in the manner described. This collimated laser diode bar in itself is also considered a part of the invention.
A preferred embodiment of a fiber optic collimated laser diode bar 31 is illustrated in FIG. 4. The spacing means 29 is formed of a multi-step copper or other heat sink 38. The diode bar 24 which contains arrays 26 is mounted on one step 40 while the fiber 28 is mounted (e.g. epoxied) onto a lower step 42. Steps 40 and 42 are separated by an intermediate step 44 against which the fiber 28 is positioned to maintain the correct fiber to diode working distance (about 30 microns) along the length of bar 24 (about 1 cm). The fiber diameter is typically about 250-350 microns, or other suitable multimode fiber diameter depending on the mode volume, to collimate the arrays. A pair of embodiments of the collimated laser diode bar of FIG. 5 are shown in FIGS. 6 and 7. In FIG. 6 the steps 42, 44 for mounting the fibe 28 are formed along the entire length of spacer 29 (heat sink 38) while in FIG. 7 the steps 42, 44 are formed only at the ends 46 of spacer 29. The diode arrays 26 are formed or mounted on step 40. Pump beams 30 from arrays 26 are collimated in one direction but still have two lobe divergence in the other. An alternate method of precision spacing the fiber from the diode bar is to use UV curing epoxy to space the fiber, and to apply the UV when the collimation is acceptable. Any precision spacer or adjustment means which can maintain end-to-end variation of �10 microns along the bar length (1 cm) can be used.
Once the pump beam is mode matched in one direction, as previously described, it must also be matched in the other direction (in the plane of the resonator). As shown in FIG. 8, the individual diode arrays 26 are separated by a distance d, preferably 1 mm, on diode bar 24. Pump beam 30 is collimated by fiber 28 in the direction normal to the resonator plane so the pump beam width in that direction is slightly smaller than the width of the laser beam 32. In the plane of the resonator, the mode volume in the tightly folded portion 18 of the resonator is matched to the divergence of diode arrays 26. Frequently, the diode arrays produce a two lobe output so that one lobe goes into each portion of the V in the folded beam. The mode matching is accomplished by controlling the fold angle A. The diameter of laser beam 32 is typically about 300 microns. The resonator geometry and beam mode volume must be such that the beams in the folds do not overlap, so that the laser beam can exit the block of laser material at the edge of the highly reflective coating on the block surface. The fold angle A is very steep, typically 5�. The configuration is totally different from the conventional zig-zag slab laser in which the zig-zag is produced by total internal reflection (TIR) of the beam; in the present invention the fold angle is too steep for TIR. The laser diode beam may be single lobe, e.g., as produced by the Sony extended emitter laser diodes. Accordingly it is desirable to produce a folded zig-zag configuration where the distance L at which the beam 32 does not overlap between the V (i.e. the two parts of the V totally separate) is equal to or greater than the absorption length of the pump beam radiation in the particular laser medium. Therefore, the fold angle will depend on the diode array spacing and ability to remove the beam from the zig-zag portion of the resonator. The diodes need not pump every single fold, but may pump every other fold. The fold angle can be made very steep, particularly in the case of a single lobe pump beam so that the pump beam direction most closely coincides with the longitudinal axis of the laser beam in the region of the laser beam where the pump radiation is absorbed by the gain medium. The fold angle is adjusted, by means of the cavity forming means, to follow out the intensity distributions of the pump source with the TEMOO mode and maximize overlap.
A number of different factors must be considered to design the cavity, as illustrated by the following preferred embodiment. First is the block of laser material. A YAG bar 5 mm�5 mm�20 mm can be produced, machined flat to half a wavelength over the whole length. Thus the length of the folds (distance between the two lateral sides) will typically be about 5 mm. Next is the laser beam mode volume. The radius of the cavity forming mirrors is typically 100 cm, and the mirrors are placed about 2 cm from the laser block. With ten folds (20 passes across the block) the total cavity length is about 15 cm, and has a 1/e2 beam diameter of about 300 microns. A 300 micron beam is desirable because the diode arrays are 200 microns and can be matched to the mode volume for maximum pumping efficiency. However changing the cavity (mirror radius) can produce other beam sizes which may be suitable in other embodiments, e.g. if a 0.5 cm diode bar is used with ten 0.5W arrays of 100 micron diameter (also with a suitable narrower fiber collimator).
In order to remove the beam from the block, the beam must pass through a region that is not reflecting (i.e. only AR coated) and skim by a region that is highly reflecting (HR coated). As a general rule, to avoid significant diffraction losses, the aperture must be about 3 times the 1/e2 beam diameter to avoid significant diffraction losses. Thus for a TEMOO beam diameter of 300 microns, the nearest edge must be about 500 microns. As shown in FIG. 8, beam 32 exits side 20 at point 48. The distance between folds is about 1 mm. Thus point 50 which is directly across from the first diode array 26 is about 500 microns from exit point 48. Thus the HR coating should end sharply at point 50 so the beam can exit without significant diffraction loss.
The coating method uses a precision mask to match the end to end length of the bar. The mask is very thin, e.g. 2 mils (0.002 in) for a sharp cutoff or steep edge so the beam can exit without significant diffraction loss. The coatings are conventional optical coatings. Both sides are first coated with an AR coating, e.g. 2 layers which also form the first two layers of the HR coating. Any side on which there are no exit points can be completely coated with a multi-layer (e.g. 20 layer) HR coating. The central portion of the other sides is then coated with the HR layers using the mask.
A potential problem because of the high gain is the occurrence of parasitic oscillation straight across the laser medium block from the diode array, i.e. between the zig-zag folds. One solution is to coat the block surface in a series of HR stripes so the surface coating where the zig-zag folds contact the surface are highly reflective but the surface directly across from the diode array is only AR coated to create a window which will not produce resonance. The point 52 (and similar points at each fold), shown in FIG. 8, which is directly across from an array 26 should not be HR but only AR coated. This could be produced by using a coating mask which forms stripes of HR coating only where the beam reflects and leaves gaps in the HR coating (i.e. only AR coating) at points 52 (the HR coating would also be moved slightly off point 50 at the exit point). Alternatively, the entire surface could be HR coated and then stripes of HR coating could be removed at points 52, e.g. by a laser. Another solution is to slightly wedge the normally parallel opposed sides of one laser block; however, this may require nonuniform spacing of the diodes to compensate.
The lasers according to the invention represent a major advance in ability to effectively pump a solid state laser using a high power diode bar pump source by mode matching to the desired TEMOO mode volume. These lasers can be made extremely compact and have very high performance characteristics. Any of the wide variety of solid state laser materials can be used; in particular Nd:YAG and Nd:glass are two well known materials which have been extensively used for other applications. In general, the active medium should have high slope efficiency, broad pump bands, and good thermal conductivity. A Nd:YAG laser has a very strong line at 1.06 microns and weaker lines at 0.946 and 1.3 microns, all in the IR. For operation in the visible, a frequency doubler could be added to the laser cavity, represented by intracavity element 34 in FIG. 1, producing 532 nm, 473 nm and 651 nm, respectively. Power levels of 10W at 1.06 microns are attainable with a 3 bar pump (5W at 532 nm). Thelaser has a very high CW gain; e.g., if the gain in each fold is 10-20%, a total gain of about 7-8 can be achieved. Operation is CW or pulsed by adding an intracavity Q-switch, also represented by intracavity element 34 in FIG. 1. Heat dissipation can be controlled by placing a heat sink or other heat removal means 36, shown in FIG. 5, on the top and bottom face of block 12, if necessary. The high gain allows the use of a lower absorption laser material such at Nd:glass, which has the advantage that the absorption line is much broader than Nd:YAG so laser diode pump sources without Peltier coolers can be used. These highly advantageous results are obtained by the invention by achieving the seemingly impossible, transverse longitudinal pumping--transverse to the laser block and longitudinal to the laser resonator.
Changes and modifications in the specifically described embodiments can be carried out without departing from the scope of the invention which is intended to be limited only by the scope of the appended claims.
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I have come across several posts on how founders should split equity amongst themselves. But perhaps this is by far one of the most lucid and methodical approach that I've seen.
Allocate a weighted significance to various factors like idea, domain expertise, commitment & risk etc and then tabulate it for each founder. One of the dimensions that I'd like to add is 'capital' — assign a weight to the possibility that any of the founders are contributing capital to the venture.
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Police said they have made arrests in a 2010 murder investigation.
According to officers, a retired Scott County school bus driver, Sue Jones, was murdered in her home in February 2010.
The family has held a vigil every year around the anniversary of her death.
They said police told them Friday night that two people have been arrested for Jones' murder.
"Every emotion in your body clicks," Gail Jones, Sue's daughter, said. "From joy they've got him. Tears, you still don't have her back."
Gail said for the last four years she has relived that day her mother died.
After hearing who police arrested in the investigation, Gail said none of the family members know the suspect.
"None of us know him. None of us have ever heard of him. What's the connection. There's got to be," she said.
At the vigil Saturday night, Gail said everyone was asking about the arrests.
Police were going to release the names of the suspects tonight, but called off the press conference.
They said it was because of the ongoing investigation.
"I'd like to say that I'm extremely excited and happy, but I'm just not there yet," said Bobbi Craig, Sue's granddaughter. "I'm reliving everything right now and it's going to take a little bit."


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-1 1953 c. D. PAINTER 2,847,971
- ORDER INDICATOR Filed Nov. 26,- 1956 i H /6/7 I m k 2/ KCIIEDDM 4 F/g Hg 2 INV EN TOR.
United States Patent ORDER INDICATOR Claude D. Painter, San Francisco, Calif. Application November 26, 1956, Serial No. 624,250 1 Claim. (Cl. 116-133) This invention relates to improvements in order indicators and has particular reference to an indicator for the use in conjunction with milk bottles so that the driver of a milk truck or wagon can ascertain from his vehicle the quantity and products desired at a given address, thus saving time and extra steps during the hours of delivery.
The principal object of this invention is to provide an indicator which may be inserted into the top of a bottle and one which is economical to manufacture.
A further object is to produce an indicator wherein a considerable number of commodities may be indicated by means of movable tabs which will convey to the drivers mind the number of units of any articles desired, thus permitting him to bring the order to the door with no unnecessary delay.
Other objects and advantages will be apparent during the course of the following description.
In the accompanying drawings forming a part of this specification and in which like numbers are employed to designate like parts throughout the same,
Fig. 1 is a front elevation of my invention as applied to the top of the standard milk bottle;
Fig. 2 is a plan "iew of the blank from which the various portions of the device are cut;
Fig. 3 is a top plan view of Fig. 1; and
Fig. 4 is a vertical cross section taken on the line 4-4 of Fig. 1.
In many regions both in cities and in suburban areas milk is delivered house to house by a delivery man who also has other commodities to sell, as for instance butter, eggs, cream, buttermilk, etc. It has been customary for a customer to leave a note in the neck of an empty milk bottle, said note setting forth the commodities desired. The driver must pick up the note, read it, and return to his truck in order to secure the articles to fill the order. This is time consuming.
Applicant has therefore designed an indicator which may be placed in the neck of an empty milk bottle and through the medium of letters and numerals placed on movable tabs and visible at a considerable distance he can indicate the commodities desired. Thus is eliminated the necessity of returning to the truck or wagon after reading the note and but one trip is necessary to and from a given house.
In the accompanying drawings, wherein for the purpose of illustration is shown a preferred embodiment of my invention, the numeral 5 designates a milk bottle into which my device is to be positioned. My device consists of a downwardly extending supporting member 6 which has attached thereto side flaps as shown at 7 and 8, which are adapted to contact the inside of the neck of a bottle, thus holding the device in position and also preventing it from being blown therefrom should there be a Wind in the vicinity.
The upper portion of the support has a flared end 9 to which are attached a plurality of semi-circular indiciacarrying segments 11, 12 and 13. A pivot 14 serves to rotatably secure segments to the support 6. This pivot 14 also serves to rotatably support a series of tabs as shown at 16, 17, 18 and 19.
On the segments 11, 12 and 13 are printed large letters as best illustrated at A in Fig. 1. On the tabs 16 to 18 are imprinted numerals and on one of the tabs a signal disc 21.
The result of this construction is that when the device is assembled as shown in Fig. 1, and inserted in the neck of an empty bottle, the flaps 7 and 8 serve to hold the same in the bottle and the user can then rotate one of the segments so that it is uppermost. Then by moving one of the tabs opposite each of the letters, or exposing the tab 19 so that the signal disc 21 is visible, then the driver can determine from a considerable distance away that the customer wishes, for instance, two dozen large eggs or one pound of butter.
If the signal disc 21 is visible it would indicate that the customer wishes to talk with the driver.
It is thus apparent that by arranging the segments and tabs as desired, almost any information may be visibly transmitted over a considerable distance.
It is to be understood that the form of my invention herewith shown and described is to be taken as a preferred example of the same and that various changes relative to the material, size, shape and arrangement of parts may be resorted to without departing from the spirit of the invention or the scope of the subjoined claim.
Having thus described my invention, I claim:
An order indicator for placement in the neck of a milk bottle comprising an elongated supporting leg having a flared end, side flaps on the longitudinal edges of said leg extending therefrom at obtuse angles, a plurality of semi-circular indicia segments pivoted to one side of the flared end of the supporting leg and a plurality of elongated number bearing tabs pivotally mounted on the pivot for the indicia segments at the opposite side of the flared end of the supporting leg and normally occupying a position between the side flaps on the supporting leg, the number bearing tabs being selectively shiftable to present to view the number on the free swinging end thereof in association with selected indicia on an indicia segment.
References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS 2,771,854 Cronenwett Mar. 27, 1956
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Twists, turns and colorful characters brought Lightning hockey to Tampa Bay06/12/15 Human Interest
Good quest stories start at the beginning, so let us untangle all the various narratives about the improbable birth of the Tampa Bay Lightning and begin with the bold desire of one man, a man whose life was defined by hockey, a man who got emotional when he talked about hockey, a man who would let go of his wife before he let go of hockey.
Phil Esposito wanted a hockey team.
That's the beginning, a man with a wish. On May 1, 1990, eight months after the NHL announced its intentions to expand from 21 teams to 28 by the year 2000, Esposito told the hockey world he was interested in bringing a team to a place most unlikely: Tampa Bay. And he had a name: the Lightning....
Just another night for Lightning's national anthem singer06/03/15 Human Interest
TAMPA — She's not sure where the music inside her came from, but maybe it started in Greenville, S.C., when she was two. She doesn't remember this, but her mother has told her the story. Sonya Bryson was obsessed with dolls, soft fuzzy ones. She sat them in front of her at one end of her crib, and she sang. Her first audience. The songs were unintelligible, but the fans didn't seem to mind....
Gyrocopter pilot Doug Hughes still living his 15 minutes of fame05/18/15National
RUSKIN — Doug Hughes doesn't get out much anymore, not since April 15, a month ago, when he flew his gyrocopter from Gettysburg, Pa., through protected airspace above Washington, D.C., and plopped down on the lawn of the U.S. Capitol.
The temporary punishment for his daring "Freedom Flight," to bring attention to campaign finance reform, has him stuck behind closed doors at his little house on Pleasant View Avenue, shades drawn, often tethered to the charging unit that keeps his GPS ankle monitor alive. He can't run down the street to the Dollar General for a Pepsi. He can't even mow his own lawn....
Welcome to hockey country05/05/15 Human Interest
Here we are again, on the edge of our seats, our flags unfurled, our overpasses adorned with lightning bolts. The hockey team from Tampa Bay is again making a run at greatness, up two games to none against the longest continuously operating professional ice hockey organization in the world.
Game 3 is tonight, and if you hadn't noticed, hockey, more and more, is a thing here in the subtropics....
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He was freezing, his face and hands going numb. He wore a heavy U.S. Postal Service jacket, but he hadn't expected it to be so cold at 300 feet. He'd been buzzing through the gray sky at 45 mph for more than an hour, having left an airport in Gettysburg, Pa., at noon on Wednesday....
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The stunt seemed so outlandish that not even his closest friend thought he would pull it off.
"My biggest fear was he was going to get killed," said Mike Shanahan, 65, of Apollo Beach, who works with Hughes for the Postal Service....
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Editor's note: The location for the public meeting to discuss the outdoor research facility has been changed. It is scheduled for 6:30 p.m., Thursday, April 23, in the cafeteria at Pinecrest Elementary School, at 7950 Lithia-Pinecrest Road in Lithia.
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Rear Adm. John Kirby has been called "the most visible face of the Pentagon in years," and his openness and availability as spokesman for the Department of Defense since December 2013 earned him an ovation from the rigid Pentagon press corps when he announced he was stepping down in early March. On the eve of a keynote speech at the New Ideas Conference at St. Petersburg College on Friday, the Times talked to Kirby, 51, a St. Petersburg native, about military messaging, his popular Twitter handle, his mother's critiques of his television performances and his views on the Islamic State group, also known as ISIS or ISIL. The conversation was edited for length....
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In letters sent Tuesday to Attorney General Eric Holder and to President Obama's nominee to replace him, Loretta Lynch, Nelson asked the Justice Department to include the reformatory deaths in its ongoing investigation of inmate deaths at Florida prisons....
FDLE urged to launch new investigation into Dozier remains02/19/15Crime
The Florida Department of Law Enforcement wrapped up its investigation into a burial ground at the Dozier School for Boys in 2009, saying records showed 31 people were buried on the campus of the state's oldest reformatory.
But the discovery of 20 unaccounted-for dead boys prompted Agriculture Commissioner Adam Putnam to call on the FDLE to take another look.
In a letter Wednesday to new FDLE chief Rick Swearingen, Putnam says the discovery by University of South Florida anthropologists of 20 more remains than the FDLE found in 2009 should be investigated....
Putnam asks FDLE to consider reopening Dozier investigation02/18/15 Public Safety
The discovery of 20 unaccounted for dead boys at Florida's oldest reform school has Agriculture Commissioner Adam Putnam calling on the Florida Department of Law Enforcement to investigate the new findings. In a letter to new FDLE chief Rick Swearingen, Putnam says the discovery by University of South Florida researchers of 20 more remains than FDLE found in 2009 needs new evaluation. " … I am requesting that FDLE evaluate the new findings reported by USF to determine whether or not there is new evidence that would otherwise warrant additional investigation," he wrote. FDLE found records of 31 burials at the Dozier School for Boys in Marianna in 2009, but USF later unearthed 51 remains....
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TAMPA — The ongoing investigation into a burial ground at Florida's oldest reform school has turned up possible buckshot in the remains of a boy who died in state custody.
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TAMPA — There wasn't much left of the boys.
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Despite being the most portrayed U.S. president on film and having countless biographies written about him, Abraham Lincoln continues to fascinate scores of people.
Fans of the 16th president likely will be flocking to theaters this weekend to catch the new Steven Spielberg film Lincoln, which features an uncanny depiction by Daniel Day-Lewis, who is garnering talk of an Oscar for his role.
Greg Larson is the current Head2Head champ, and Ryan Bowen is his opponent in this weeks face off.
1. Lincoln was the first U.S. president born outside the original 13 Colonies. Where was he born?
2. What was Lincolns nickname?
3. A house divided against itself cannot stand. was a speech given by Lincoln during his unsuccessful run for what political office?
4. Lincoln was the first U.S. president from what political party?
5. What was Lincolns profession before going into office?
6. How many years is four score and seven?
7. What year did Lincoln issue the Emancipation Proclamation?
8. What did the 13th Amendment do?
9. The Lincoln Memorial has two of Lincolns speeches inscribed on it. Name one.
10. Which paper currency features a portrait of Abraham Lincoln?
1. Believe it was Kentucky.
2. Honest Abe
3. Illinois senator
4. Democrat, maybe?
5. A lawyer.
6. Well a scores 20, so 87.
7. 1864
8. Ended slavery
9. Gettysburg Address
10. The $5 bill.
1. Illinois
2. Honest Abe
3. Vice president
4. Republican.
5. He was a lawyer.
6. 87
7. 1871
8. Give women the vote.
9. The one from Gettysburg.
10. Penny. No, sorry. The $5 bill.
Greg adds to his streak with another win and will return next week to take on a new competitor.
1. Hodgenville, Ky.
2. Honest Abe, but also the Great Emancipator, the Rail Splitter, The Liberator and Uncle Abe
3. U.S. Senator
4. Republican Party
5. Lawyer
6. 87
7. 1863
8. Abolished slavery
9. The Gettysburg Address and his Second Inaugural Address
10. $5 bill
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Abraham Lincoln is seen in an undated image just before he left Springfield, Ill., for his presidential inauguration in 1861.×
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Have the young socialites of Gossip Girl rubbed off on Kelly Rutherford's dog?
Not only does the actress's 15-year-old pooch Oliver get to spend time in the Hamptons, he also has impeccable manners.
"He'll even bark before he gets on the bed," Rutherford told PEOPLEPets.com at the Good Shepherd Services Spring Gala last week. "He's very much a gentleman about it."
Oliver, an Australian cattle dog, tends to the family, which includes Rutherford's 4-year-old son Hermes and daughter Helena, who turns 2 in June. "He's incredible, very protective," Rutherford said. "He's a cattle dog, so he's always herding us all together. He's so cute."
The family spends time in the Hamptons, as any respectable Gossip Girl family would, but Oliver is a city dog at heart. "I think he likes Manhattan because when we're inside, it's quiet," Rutherford said. "It's nice for him – he has a wonderful, big, cozy bed and all of his toys."
At Central Park, one of Oliver's city haunts, he loves to go off-leash, one of the few places in New York where pooches are free to roam uninhibited. "He goes in the morning before 9 and gets to chase squirrels," Rutherford said. "Then he comes home and has a long nap. It's a good life!"
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Miss Michigan Wins Miss USA Pageant, Arab Americans Excited
Somehow, this is a big deal, but, it does provide a bit of cheesecake for a Monday morning
Arab Americans across metro Detroit cheered as Rima Fakih of Dearborn was crowned Miss USA tonight in Las Vegas.
"This is unbelievable," said Rami Haddad, 26 of Livonia, one of Fakih's biggest supporters. "It's a dream come true. I can't express my feelings."
Fakih, of Lebanese descent, is believed to be the first Arab American and Muslim to become Miss USA.
"This is historic," Imad Hamad, regional director of the American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee, said. "This shows the greatness of America, how everyone can have a chance to make it."
Riiiiiiiiight. It couldn't have anything to do with this, could it?
Now, see, those are the kinds of images that gets a Muslim women a fatwa, and not the good kind. Also, things like lashes and perhaps a good old fashion stoning. But, then, perhaps, there could be mitigating circumstances, courtesy of the Jewish Internet Defense Force, which laid down a whole bunch of links to Debbie Schlussel
It's a dark day for America when a Hezbollah-supporting Miss USA contestant, Rima Fakih with many top Hezbollah terrorist relatives, as well as the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine terrorist and marriage/immigration fraud perpetrator who financed her bid wins the Miss USA Contest, but it makes sense, considering Farouk Systems, owned by Palestinian Farouk Shami, who attacked "whites," Bragged About Dad's Massacre of Jews, is a 9/11 Truther, and anti-Israel was a sponsor of the pageant.
Way to go, Miss USA pageant. Way to go.
So, perhaps in this case, no fatwa will be forthcoming. I still doubt she was picked because she was a Muslim, though. See above photos.
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Red Wings training camp, day 2: on Bertuzzis, Nyquist and Babcock's cheesy exhibition expectations
by George Malik on 09/13/13 at 04:31 PM ET
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Updated 5x at 7:48 PM: The Red Wings' second day of training camp seemed to and did in fact involve more dump-and-retrieval drills, some power play work (which involved Mikael Samuelsson donning a black defenseman's jersey), neutral zone drills and the kind-of-sort-of-re-debut of Daniel Cleary, who was wearing #71 temporarily as the #11 jersey he's going to wear needed to be sewn up--thus one more day for Daniel Alfredsson to wear #11. Cleary said as much while walking past the Macomb Daily's Chuck Pleiness and myself:
Team Howe beat Team Lindsay 2-0 in the scrimmage, and amidst the media scrums and interviews, there are Tweets and stories of note:
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Audio from day 2 of the Red Wings' training camp: DeKeyser, Kindl, Howard, Nyquist, Babcock & Ber2zi
by George Malik on 09/13/13 at 03:41 PM ET
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The Red Wings' didn't sign anyone today, and Daniel Cleary made his training camp debut--wearing #71, the "extra" jersey, until Paul Boyer could get a #11 jersey sewn up (when Mikael Samuelsson played on the point on the power play, he wore a black #71 jersey, so I'm guessing that the Wings made up red, white and black extras with that number)--and Team Howe beat Team Lindsay 2-0 in the scrimmage thanks to late goals from Max Nicastro and an "unassisted" Daniel Alfredsson, top-shelft goal on Jake Paterson that came courtesy of Stephen Weiss's pass.
The media availability was very staggered today. The Grand Rapids Griffins were in town to speak to their players, Henrik Zetterberg gave an interview elsewhere, Todd Bertuzzi spent all of a minute answering questions about his nephew, Tyler...
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Red Wings morning report: on Tatar, Nyquist, acclimating Alfredsson/Weiss and 'what it's all about'
by George Malik on 09/13/13 at 08:28 AM ET
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I guess we'll start here: As noted yesterday, the Left Wing Lock's Sarah Lindenau conducted a very blunt and candid interview with Tomas Tatar, who was not thrilled to hear that the Wings had re-signed Daniel Cleary--which all but assures that the Wings will move 2 of their 17 forwards until Darren Helm's healthy and ready to play, and a third forward whenever Helm is finally healthy--and Tatar pulled the, "If the Wings don't want me, they can trade me or I'll play in the KHL" card out of his hat again:
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Something tells me that isn't a stunt fish
by George Malik on 09/12/13 at 11:34 PM ET
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Follow along if you will as I posit a post of "whimsy" after a very long day...Uh, make that eight days...
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Traverse City's welcomed several visitors chronicling Daniel Alfredsson's first days as a Wing
by George Malik on 09/12/13 at 11:32 PM ET
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I think that my and other folks' reactions to a wrinklethat transpired regarding Daniel Alfredsson's first official day as a Red Wing may have summarized why Daniel Alfredsson chose to join Detroit, other than the whole wanting to win the Stanley Cup thing:
TSN and the Toronto Sun sent people here just to cover Daniel Alfredsson? All this way?
TSN's Matthew Scianitti and a camera crew were at Centre Ice Arena to shoot a nearly 4-minute-long feature about Alfredsson's first day as a Red Wing, a 46-second note about Alfredsson's number and the reason he's surrendering #11 to, well, #11...
And the Toronto Sun's Mike Zeisberger has penned a trio of articles about Alfredsson, including Wings GM Ken Holland's explanation as to how Alfredsson sort of fell into the Wings' laps...
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Red Wings early overnight report: on the first day of camp, Abdelkader and Tatar's future
by George Malik on 09/12/13 at 10:30 PM ET
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Aside from Clearygate and the various media availabilities that took place at on Thursday, training camp did get underway at Centre Ice Arena.
The Wings have been split into three teams--teams Lindsay, Delvecchio and Howe--and depending on who figuratively gets the short end of the stick, their days break down as follows:
The first team to practice takes part in a pair of practices from 9:30-10:15 AM and then 10:20-11, with 5-to-10-minute video sessions preceding each practice;
The second team to practice skates for 40 minutes, from 11-11:40 (preceded by a 5-to-10-minute video session) and then takes part in a scrimmage consisting of 2 30-minute periods of running time (with goalies playing one period out of two);
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Red Wings training camp day 1: Cleary Cleary Cleary Alfie Cleary Cleary
by George Malik on 09/12/13 at 05:38 PM ET
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Updated 2x at 6:05 PM: I just wanted to go down to Centre Ice Arena, watch the Wings' players and prospects skate during the first day of training camp, etc. etc. I headed to Centre Ice an hour early, planted my butt at the north end of the rink, where the media is supposed to go to watch practices...
When my phone blows up. Cleary's signing. Cleary's signed. Cleary's in Traverse City. Ken Holland's talking with the media about Cleary.
So, with Paul doing triple time to help me out as I've got a notebook as opposed to a tablet PC, and as I just felt that it wouldn't be proper for me to skip the vast majority of what was going on on the ice for the sake of what has to be the most ridiculous set of dramatics over a 34-going-on-35-year-old third-line forward in NHL history, I watched drills, feeling like the biggest boob in the world.
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Things are still weird here
by George Malik on 09/12/13 at 03:21 PM ET
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Just checking in from Traverse City...I'm about to head back to the hotel to post what the MSM'ers are currently writing about Cleary, Alfredsson and the first day of the Red Wings' training camp, and all I can tell you is that even here, even having listend to Ken Holland, Babcock and Cleary speak about the decision...
The media seem as genuinely, "WTF just happened?" baffled by the strange twists and turns in events as anyone else is right now. I sure as *#$%@& don't know how Ken Holland's going to make the cap math or roster math work, despite his insistence that it's what he's paid to do, and my answer to you as to why the Wings would bring back the consummate "glue guy" who Holland and Babcock insist has better knees than we have been led to believe at the expense of playing time for Joakim Andersson, Gustav Nyquist and especially Tomas Tatar may yield an, "Um, uh..."
The situation's utterly baffling, and I don't understand it, either. The only good news I have for you is that you and I are not alone here in being confused as all *#$%@& get out.
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Audio from the first day of the Red Wings' training camp: KH, Babs, Alfredsson, Cleary, Weiss, etc.
by George Malik on 09/12/13 at 03:14 PM ET
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Well I just spent my first day at the Red Wings' training camp, and I wish that I could have seen all the practices in their entirety, but I needed to skidaddle from Team Howe's practice to engage in some media availabilities.
I was in fact part of the scrum in which Ken Holland spoke with the non-early-arriving media (honestly, when the MSM'ers first got to him about Cleary, I was just watching the drills, being myself), and Holland spoke about the cap crunch that Cleary's addition creates, the additions of Alfredsson and Weiss, training camp, the Wings' move East and the push from below for nearly 18 minutes...
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Holland On Signing Cleary
by Paul on 09/12/13 at 11:52 AM ET
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from Ansar Khan of Mlive,
"We think we're a better team with Clears,'' Holland said. "He's a versatile on the wing, he's good in the locker room. In the end, he flew up (Wednesday) to meet with (coach Mike Babcock) and I at the airport and his message was he wanted to be a Red Wing and he wanted to work with us.
"He hopes to play until he's 38, 39 years of age. He's 34, let's take a one-year deal and trust that things will work out based on the coach knowing him, based upon the people that he knows in the locker room and the history of the ownership in Detroit.''
He added, "Over the last 72 hours as this thing as heated up and Dan Cleary wanted to make a decision … we all felt we're a better team with Dan Cleary and we'll sort this out.''
Holland said he would like to trade a player before the season opener Oct. 2 vs. Buffalo, but has other options.
added 1:54pm, Cleary talks to the mass of media, watch below and thanks again to Chuck Pleiness for the video...
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August 27,2014
Cuisine That Goes Straight From The Heart to Your Stomach
This is a much pending review that has been waiting from my end. So let me not procrastinate any further. Al Maza is a wonderful gourmet restaurant serving up North Indian cuisine that is tucked away in a quite street. We chanced upon this restaurant purely by mistake and ended up falling in love. Cuisine at Al maza is prepared very carefully so that the flavors are delicately balanced and melt in your mouth. It's one of the only restaurants that can put even five star Chefs to shame with their light puffy phulkas. A killer combination with their dal thadka. Yumm... Yumm... Yumm... If you are a foodie and want to sample what Al Maza has to offer don't miss the Kebab platter. It comes with Dal Thadka and a basket of piping hot Indian roti assortment.
One of my favorite aspects of this restaurant is that they have a special kids menu that comes with all the yummy finger foods fussy children simply adore. Might I add, served up in some really colorful and attractive kid friendly cutlery. Do go on weekday nights and you'll be treated to an extra tender loving service by the ever friendly Maitre 'd and staff. It's one of the few restaurants where in the management is always at hand to recommend items from the menu and check on the meal. One restaurant where I would take even the most avid vegetarian. It's one of the few restaurants you can keep visiting without boring your palate. Definitely a restaurant that should be on your bucket list.
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"Preservation saves energy by taking advantage of the non-recoverable energy embodied in an existing building and extending the use of it"
--Advisory Council on Historic Preservation
Chapman University has always practiced values of conservation and preservation as they relate to reusing existing buildings on campus and as we expand. Over the course of the University's 150+ year history it has worked to restore and repurpose buildings and homes on campus in an effort to reduce raw resource consumption, make use of the embodied energy of already existing structures, and contribute to the historic feel of the Old Towne Orange Community. For more information about this topic, take a look at this article.
Chapman currently has eight buildings that are listed on the National Historic Building Registry:
- Memorial Hall
- Reeves Hall
- Wilkinson Hall
- Roosevelt Hall
- Smith Hall
- Crean Hall
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This hotel has undergone significant renovations since our visit.
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Staff is eager to serve, offering plenty of well-researched advice on restaurants and events.
A quiet block that's right around the corner from high-end action.
James Avenue is a quiet, residential street with nothing but old Deco buildings transformed into apartments. Lacking the all-night vitality synonymous with South Beach, walking home alone at night can feel a bit uncomfortable.
However, just around the corner, you can begin a tour of the be-seen hotel bars -- the Florida Room at the Delano, the Island Bar at the Sagamore, and the Sky Bar at the Shore Club, to name a few.
On the other side of James Avenue, about three blocks from the Sanctuary, top-notch dining, shopping, and drinking can be found on Lincoln Road. And then there's the beach, about three short blocks away. It's worth visiting if you can find the time.
The rooms are huge, but the balcony is just an outdoor hallway.
When the Sanctuary opened in 2005, their burgeoning playboy owner, Keith Menin, went on a press-generating rampage to make his condo-turned-hotel into what Ocean Drive magazine called the "most chic hotel in Miami." But all efforts to keep it on the hipster radar seemed to end there until all rooms were renovated in 2011. Before renovations, the heavily trodden rooms, though huge (especially compared with the other Art Deco hotels), felt old and neglected.
All rooms are assembled around an open-air courtyard; a bit like a motel with some trees and fountains in place of a parking lot. The problem is that large windows expose every room to anyone passing by.
All guest rooms include:
Shin-deep pool, so-so spa
Tolerably clean facilities, but dirty floors, water-damaged ceilings, and rusty bathtubs are less than luxurious.
Huge bamboo trees, dying in the Miami heat, leave piles of crumpled leaves on the outdoor loungers and in the courtyard fountain. There are huge decomposing piles of leaves along the terrace ledges. Guests and employees invariably track in street grime throughout the outdoor property, and there appears to be no effort to mop up the blackened marble.
In the rooms, bubbling ceilings and torn paint show signs of water damage. Black luggage streaks line the walls. In the bathroom, I found painted tiles worn chalk-white, and deep, mold-collecting gouges in the tub's spray jets.
Adventurous Latin American cuisine
To some, Ola's adventurous Latin American cuisine -- red snapper tiradito with cantaloupe and chili or lobster ceviche with coconut milk, orange and lime juice, for example -- is superb. To others, the eclectic menu options might feel a bit too far reaching.
Service is on-par with the best hotels in Miami. Rooms vie for the status of biggest in South Beach. But the once-chic Sanctuary is a poorly maintained property on an off-beat side street with a dainty, hardly usable pool. Even Ola's innovative cuisine fails to justify the Sanctuary's often-inflated rates. Rooms renovations brought a more contemporary look to all rooms, as well as updated amenities
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- Year: 1931
- Make: Cadillac
- Model: Series 355A
- Trim: Fleetwood Dual Cowl Phaeton
- Stock: 21449
- Mileage: 89212
- Engine Size: V8
- Transmission: 3 Speed on the Floor
- Exterior Color: Silver Grey/Burgandy/Black Top
- Interior Color: Burgandy Leather/Red Piping
The car has a 353 CI V8 engine, synchro-mesh transmission, 134 inch wheelbase, an overall length of 203 inches and weighs 4500lbs. The original list price with options was about $3,452.00. The 1931 Cadillac models were introduced in August, 1930 and featured V8, V12 and V16 engines. The Cadillac V8 chassis was 355-A series, featuring thirteen different models. Six were models by Fisher, and seven special custom styles were by Fleetwood. Less than one hundred of the dual cowl sport phaeton's were produced similar to this automobile. The 1931 Cadillac introduced new features this production year that included a chrome stone guard radiator screen, single bar bumper, and dual horns. The frame was designed new divergent side rails. For 1931, the rear springs were mounted directly under the frame rails, and the cooling system contained a condenser tank. The 1931 Cadillac introduced new hood side panels with distinctive ventilator doors, five on each side. The V8 engine had a five point engine extension similar to the V16. The Cadillac Phaeton was one of the most sought after Pre-World War II styles. The body for the 1931 was longer and lower than previous models. The Cadillac mascot was the goddess and adorns the radiator cap. The success of the Cadillac brand persisted through the hardship of the 1930's due to their impressive styling and engineering and the established dealer network. This car beautifully presented and quality and restoration is absolutely stunning in every detail. Present owner purchased the car after a frame off restoration in 2005. In his quest for perfection this car was again restored in late 2008, another $45,000.00 invested. CCCA NATIONAL FIRST PLACE WINNER. Restoration, repainted the car, improving mechanicals and brakes, lighting, instrumentation, re-skinned the rear cowl, re-aligned the doors, and did all those things necessary to make it Concours ready. Chicago Restoration was the restorer, a nationally well known firm. The car has only 250+/- miles on the car after restoration. The odometer has about 89,000 miles on it. It was at Amelia Island Concours de Elegance in 2010 and the following week, was at the Naples-Marco antique car show where it won Best of Class and People's Choice out of 140 cars. 1st place CCCA. Everything is in excellent shape, the chrome, interior, paint, under carriage, mechanicals, etc. The car drives as well as it looks. A new buyer would need to do nothing to the car to show and drive it. Complete video of this vehicle available for $50, refunded with vehicle purchase, and includes overnight shipping of video. Call our classic car division at 815-385-8408 for video and/or vehicle information.
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By Travis Newbill
Floral Notes and Bardo: The Creative Chronicles of a Shambhala Mountain Resident is a daily feature on the SMC blog in which a member of our staff/community shares his experience of existing as part of Shambhala Mountain Center.
Sweeping through the forest, tumbling into the valley — flowers, given by my prior-self. Remember?
Photo by Zane Edwards, Summer 2012
When I first arrived here in 2012: Sitting in Pushpa, seeing the knot of eternity, which was carved into a puja table in front of me — I knew. Another moment, laying in bed, the week I arrived, watching clouds come up from behind Red Feather peak and dissolve in mid air, one after another. I knew I'd live here.
I've always had this vision of three years: Come here at age thirty, and leave at age 33, re-enter the world. Go off to the mountain and attain some realization, and then come back down and teach. So holy, right?
That was always the vision. So I promised myself I'd live here for three years. Now, I'm feeling less holy about the whole thing. Less holy about reality. More human and relaxed. And, as I've been considering the less-holiness of my being here — less "cosmic significance," as Bruce Tift would say — I'd become a bit too loose maybe…
"Live by vow, not by karma"
"Be flexible"
Two key messages that I received when I first arrived here. Now I'm exploring how they work together.
I vowed to myself, my boss, and Shambhala Mountain Center, that I'd live here for three years. I signed on the dotted line. That is there. It exists. I did that for a reason: because I know how things shift.
Things have shifted — a couple of times. Back in the fall, a leader, a mentor of mine, suggested that I consider what it would be like for me to live here long term — "four years, six years, ten years…" because I seem to be such a good fit. That sort of re-shaped my ideas: Maybe this isn't going to be just a three year thing. I may spend my entire thirties here.
Then, recently, discussing the future with Heather, I began to consider being "more flexible" and maybe not sticking to my "live here for three years" plan — maybe leave sooner, come back after a while… I was thinking of it as a plan for some reason, rather than a vow, commitment.
In a talk about why a person takes vows, Trungpa Rinpoche said:
"You are a slippery fish!"
And the vow is the net.
I respect that. And that's why I took a vow to stay here for three years.
Lots if flexibility, moment to moment, and living within vows.
— May 20, 2014
Travis Newbill is a curious dude on the path of artistry, meditation, and social engagement who is very glad to be residing at Shambhala Mountain Center. His roles within the organization include Marketing Associate and Head Dekyong–a position of leadership within the community.


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