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I found some statistics from the NSF on the percentages of minority women in science and engineering, broken down by field. I have created the graphs presented below with the intent of showing how, among women in science, minority women are underrepresented at the bachelor's degree, graduate school, and PhD recipient levels.
The following plots show us the breakdown of women in each field by race/ethnicity (i.e. they show the percentage that each racial/ethnic group makes up out of all women in the field).
The racial/ethnic makeup (in 2009) of the U.S. was as follows: 65% White, 15.8% Hispanic/Latino, 12.4% Black/African American, 4.5% Asian, 0.8% American Indian/Alaska Native (the rest of the percentages are made up of the categories Other, Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander, and Two or more races).
Next, I'll be looking at similar statistics for the professor level. It is clear that while women in general are underrepresented in math and science, in many STEM fields it is even more pronounced for Black and Hispanic minority women.
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Note: my holes are about 1/2 inch by 1/4 inch
Put one piece of tape lengthwise over the hole.
Put another piece of tape laterally over the hole (perpendicular to the first piece).
__DO NOT__ loop either piece over and around the edges of flipflop. This will cause problems in the future.
Flip the flipflops over and put a piece of duct tape lengthwise over the hole.
You're done.
Step 2: Explanation, If You Care
On the bottom side, the excess stickiness of the duct tape around the edges will collect small pebbles and dirt making a tarlike gook. This tape/dirt amalgum is very good at filling in the hole and keeping it filled. Even after most of the tape has been eroded away, this amalgum stays and keeps the hole filled, it seems to be surprisingly resistant to erosion.
If you wrap the duct tape laterally around the flipflop (as I told you not to do), this shifting of the duct tape wil not happen as well and the amalgum will not form well. Also, because the duct tape cannot shift, it will not collect dirt on the sticky parts as easily and it will keep sticking to the back of your foot, which can get very annoying.
The sticking to the back of the foot doesn't really happen with my method (I've tried both).
How long did it stay?
Are these flip flops still alive?
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Video:Using the Mixer Brush in Photoshop CS5with Matthew Hendershot
The mixer brush in Photoshop creates painted artwork affects. Learn how to use the mixer brush, as well as efficient tips and tricks.See Transcript
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What Is the Mixer Brush?The Mixer Brush is a new tool in the Brush family that samples colors from your canvas and reapplies them to the artwork by blending together those colors with the existing colors on the canvas, creating a realistic painted on effect from a photograph or any other piece of artwork.
How to Use the Mixer Brush in Photoshop?The Mixer Brush is located under the Brush family in the Painting set of tools. Click and hold on the brush, and mouse down to select the last option, which is the new Mixer Brush. With the brush selected, your painting options can be set and modified in the Options Bar. Any of the brush presets are available, including all of the new Bristle Tip brushes, as well as a specific drop down menu for Mixer Brush painting presets.
Mixer Brush Options: Wet SettingEach Mixer Brush preset is a combination of three brush options, Wet, Load, and Mix. The Wet setting controls how much of the paint on the canvas is picked up and moved with each brush stroke. Much like using traditional paints, the wetter the canvas is, the more the paint will be smeared or streaked when brushed over.
Mixer Brush Options: Load SettingThe Load setting can be thought of as how deeply you are dipping your brush into a paint color to be applied to the canvas. With a low load, you will see that the color will fade with shorter strokes of the brush, while a higher load will allow for longer applications of a sampled color. Colors can be loaded onto the brush by holding down the Option key while you click anywhere on the canvas. This will pick up the color you have clicked, much like the color picking functionality of the eyedropper.
Mixer Brush Options: Mix SettingThe Mix controls the ratio at which paint colors are sampled as you brush across your canvas. At 0%, all of the color applied while you paint is dictated by what is loaded onto the brush. Conversely, 100% Mix samples only colors that exist on the canvas as you paint across them. Keep in mind that the Mix controls and Wet controls still operate independently, so even at 0% mix, you will still see streaking of canvas colors if you have a high Wetness setting.
Mixer Brush SettingsThere are also options available in the Brush Options Bar for automatic Loading and Cleaning of the Mixer brush. With either or both of these options selected, Photoshop will set itself to either Load or Clean the brush automatically after each brush stroke.
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History Keeps The Tourist Coming To St. Augustine
St. Augustine, Florida is the oldest occupied European settlement in the United States. As the town approaches its 450th birthday celebration in September of 2015, tourism numbers continue to set records. In an article about the carefully planned tourism effort in St. Johns County, and St. Augustine, the multi-faceted efforts of the city, the county, and the Visitors Convention Bureau are responsible for the record setting numbers. "Living in St. Augustine is like living in a major city. The


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James came up big down the stretch with nine of his 29 points in the final 4:27, Dwyane Wade added 24 and the Miami Heat beat the Chicago Bulls 85-75 Wednesday night to tie the Eastern Conference finals at one game apiece.
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Journal Sentinel TV and film critic Duane Dudek looks at life on the small and big screen, and some of the cool stuff on both.
Reaping the Whirlwind at Sundance
His film "Grace is Gone," about a man whose wife is killed in Iraq and who must tell his children the news, starring John Cusack, premiered the first Saturday at the Festival at 5:30 p.m. And by 4:30 a.m. the next day it had been acquired by Harvey Weinstein, for Weinstein Productions. It was ultimately awarded the Sundance audience award for best drama.
Strouse, who previously wrote "Lonesome Jim," made his directorial debut with "Grace is Gone."
He talked about the whirlwind negotiations during an interview last week.
Q. You had a very busy 12 hours
A. I was a nervous wreck. You have no idea (what will happen)coming into these things. I was realy happy with the film and I felt confident about it. But beyond that I hd no idea.
Q. What happened that night, right after the screening
A. Harvey was really excited. And he made that known right away when he came up to me. Later we had a small dinner for just the cast and crew and Harvey came to it three or four times, and it was clear right away that he liked it a lot and he seemed to undersand the reasons it was made and admired it for that.
Q Did you conduct negotiations or did peopel do it on your behalf.
A. It was (through independent film agent) John Sloss (who is also representing Chris Smith's "The Pool.") My wife (who produced the film) and John (Cusack's) partner were in part of the negoation but (Cusack) and I stayed out of it. We'd get calls and updates an stuff. I was represtened pretty strongly.
Q. What were you hoping to get out of the negotiation?
A. The real thing that we wanted and told (John Sloss) was 'Please help us find someone who loves the movie and wants to help get it out there.' Harvey was the most aggressive and said great things. He understood it in a way that made me think, 'Here's someone who's going to put a lot of might and all his experience behind it.' Because he felt very, very strongly.
Q. Where there other suitors?
A. Yeah.
Q. Was there a bidding war?
A. There was a little bit of that. Sony and Fox Searchlight were at the table. But no one was as aggressive as Harvey
Q. You have said that you hoped that ten years from now people would watch your film and recall what the war was like. But is 'Grace is Gone' time sensitive in any way? Would you rather have it out there sooner rather than later?
A. I would love to get it out there. The sooner the better I think. But we haven't gotten into that yet, so I don't know exactly when.
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A scan module and an optical system such as for a bar code scanner wherein the optical system has an axis of outgoing (illumination) light offset from the axis of collected light, arranged to limit the dynamic range of the collected light and thus the dynamic range within which the bar code scanner detector and signal processor must function. Preferably, the outgoing axis and the collection lens axis are substantially parallel.
1. A method of data reading comprising the steps of
generating an optical beam and directing the optical beam along an outgoing axis;
scanning the optical beam across a target;
collecting return light scattered and/or reflected from the target via a collection element and directing the return light toward a detector;
offsetting the outgoing axis of the optical beam from an incoming axis of the collection element;
causing a portion of the return light to fall off the detector as the target nears the collection element.
2. A method according to
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6. A scanner for scanning an optical code comprising:
a light source generating a reading beam and projecting said reading beam along an outgoing axis toward the optical code, and effecting back scattered light therefrom;
a detector;
a collection element having an optical axis laterally offset from said outgoing axis of the reading beam, said collection element focusing said back light toward said detector,
wherein said detector is laterally offset from said light source, and positioned for receiving scattered light from said collection element such that dynamic range of the back scattered light reaching said detector is limited by causing an increased amount of said back scattered light to fall off said detector as the optical code is located nearer to the scanner.
7. A scanner according to
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12. An optical scanning system comprising
a housing;
a light source, disposed in the housing, for generating an optical beam along an outgoing optical path toward an object to be scanned;
a detector for detecting light reflected off the object;
a collection assembly comprising a collection element integrally-molded within a support bracketed portion, the support bracket portion being mounted in a pre-aligned location within the housing and the collection, element collecting the light reflected and/or refracted off the object and focusing it onto the detector.
13. A system according to
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15. A system according to
a printed circuit board mounted on the housing, wherein the detector is mounted on the printed circuit board.
16. A system according to
17. A system according to clam 12 wherein the scanning mirror assembly comprises a magnetic dither drive having a drive coil mounted on the printed circuit board.
18. A system according to
19. A system according to
This application is a continuation of application Ser. No. 09/682,660, filed Oct. 3, 2001, now U.S. Pat. No. 6,621,070, which is a continuation of application Ser. No. 09/575,695 filed Jul. 6, 2000, now U.S. Pat. No. 6,303,927 issued Oct. 16, 2001, which is a divisional of application Ser. No. 08/942,399 filed Oct. 1, 1997, now U.S. Pat. No. 6,166,375, issued Dec. 26, 2000, which claims priorty to provisional application Ser. No. 60/027,963, filed Oct. 8, 1996, each of which is incorporated by reference.
The field of the present invention relates generally to data capture systems and more specifically to data readers, such as scanners and bar code reading devices.
Although the following description of this invention makes reference to bar code scanners, by way of example, the invention itself is equally applicable to other methods and systems for data reading and forms of encoded data (indicia) other than bar codes.
From an operational point of view, bar code scanners are typically operated in one of two modes, fixed or handheld. In the fixed mode of operation, objects with bar codes thereon are moved to or past a stationary bar code scanner for scanning. In the handheld mode of operation, a portable bar code scanner is typically oriented and/or moved to the bar code label to be read. For purposes of this description, the term bar code scanner shall henceforth denote a scanner of the spot scanning type, wherein an illumination spot is moved across a bar code. The bar code scanners described herein may utilize any number of scan patterns comprising any number of scan lines in any configuration suitable for bar code scanning applications and projected through any number of scan windows. Further details application Ser. No. 60/010,935 and U.S. Pat. No. 6,575,368 entitled "Multi-Aperture Data Reader for Multi-Mode Operation" and Ser. No. 60/021,783 and U.S. Pat. No. 5,962,838 entitled "Bar Code Scanner with a Manually Switchable Scan Pattern" herein incorporated by reference as if fully set forth herein.
A bar code label comprises a series of parallel dark bars of varying widths with intervening light spaces, also of varying widths. The information encoded in the bar code is represented by the specific sequence of bar and space widths, the precise nature of this representation depending on the particular bar code symbology used. Methods for reading bar codes may comprise generation of an electronic signal wherein a signal voltage alternates between two preset voltage levels, one representing a dark bar and the other representing a light space. The temporal widths of these alternating pulses of high and low voltage levels correspond to the spatial widths of the bars and spaces. It is this temporal sequence of alternating voltage pulses of varying widths which is presented to an electronic decoding apparatus for decoding.
A common and well-developed method for converting the spatial bar/space sequence into a temporal high/low voltage sequence is the method of bar code reading. A bar code scanner typically has an optical system (also referred to as an opto-mechanical system) with two subsystems: an illumination subsystem which produces an illumination beam and a collection subsystem which collects and detects light. The illumination subsystem, typically comprising a light source, a focusing lens, and a scan engine, focuses an outgoing light beam to a minimum diameter, known as the waist, and generates a scan pattern so that the illumination beam, or spot, is likely to be scanned across a bar code. The collection subsystem, which typically includes a collection lens, or alternatively a concave collection mirror or functional equivalent thereof, and a photodetector, collects at least some of the light scattered and/or reflected from the bar code illuminated by the illumination beam and focuses the same onto the detector. The photodetector produces an analog signal having an amplitude determined by the intensity of the collected light. The photodetector, for example, may generate a high voltage when a large amount of light scattered from the bar code impinges on the detector, as from a light space, and likewise may produce a low voltage when a small amount of light scattered from the bar code impinges on the photodetector, as from a dark bar. When the illumination and collection paths/axes are substantially coincidental, the system is typically referred to as a retro-directive.
The illumination source in "spot" bar code scanners is typically a laser, but may comprise a coherent light source (such as a laser or laser diode) or a non-coherent light source (such as a light emitting diode). A laser illumination source offers the advantages of high intensity illumination which may allow bar codes to be read over a large range of distances from the bar code scanner and under a wide range of background illumination conditions (the area in which a bar code may be consistently read by the scanning system is commonly referred to as the depth of field). The scanner's ability to read bar codes at the outer extremes of the depth of field (far field) is, however, limited in part by collected optical power, which decreases approximately as the inverse of the square of the distance from the scanner. It is desirable for a bar code scanner to be capable of reading bar codes over an extended distance from the scanner, that is, to have a large depth of field. Many improvements have been made to bar code scanners to extend their depth of field. One such improvement is disclosed in Rudeen et al. U.S. Pat. No. 5,479,011 entitled "Variable Focus Optical System For Data Reading", the patent being hereby incorporated by reference. The Rudeen '011 patent discloses a variable width aperture disposed in the outgoing optical path thereby varying the location of the beam waist and enabling the scanner to read bar codes over a greater depth of field. Another embodiment is disclosed in Bailey et al. U.S. Pat. No. 4,978,860 entitled "Optical System for a Large Depth of Field Bar Code Scanner", the patent being hereby incorporated by reference. The Bailey '860 patent discloses a scanner utilizing a tilted detector array to extend the depth of field of the reading device. Another improvement is disclosed in Reddersen et al. U.S. Pat. No. 5,438,187 entitled "Multiple Focus Optical System for Data Reading Applications" the patent being hereby incorporated by reference. The Reddersen '187 patent discloses a system which utilizes a multiple focus lens as a means of extending the bar code scanner's depth of field.
There have been several other suggestions on how to increase the depth of field in previous bar code scanner systems. In another system, a focusing lens is designed with an axially movable lens element (such as a zoom lens) to permit changing the focusing power to change the depth of field. Such systems require complicated mechanical lens adjustment and/or may require the user to manually make focusing adjustments. It is desirable to eliminate the need for focus adjustments by the user or complicated mechanical devices.
Another previous method employed to improve depth of field for bar code scanning systems is over-filling the detector in the near field. Because collected optical power decreases approximately as the square of the distance from the scanner, many bar code scanning systems amplify the detected signal in order to read bar codes in the far field. Amplification boosts the detected signal generated by the photodetector. This amplification (or gain), however, boosts some detected signals, typically in the near field, to levels beyond the dynamic range of the bar code scanner's detection and signal processing systems. Although enabling a bar code scanner to read bar codes in the far field, amplification of detected signals generated from scanning bar codes in the near field will frequently boost the detected signal to levels outside the functioning dynamic range of the detection and signal processing systems. Increasing the dynamic range of the detection and signal processing systems (components) typically requires more expensive and complex components with a potential concomitant deterioration of bar code scanner performance. That is, a lower first pass read rate of the bar code scanner and/or a higher mis-read rate. To improve the depth of field and first pass read rate of such systems, previous collection subsystems are designed to over-fill the detector in the near field. That is, the collection lens, or alternatively the collection mirror or functional equivalents thereof, is designed so the collected light in the near field focuses a spot at the center of the detector which is larger than the detector, thereby over-filling the detector. All the collected light is not detected, thereby limiting the dynamic range of the detected and processed signal. Many other secondary factors may impact the dynamic range, but it is nonetheless desirable to limit such impact.
Other previous bar code scanning systems have had optical systems which offset the collection axis from the axis of outgoing light, however, significant differences and purposes exist in these previous systems. These optical systems were designed with an offset to minimize the amount of collected light the illumination focusing lens was keeping from reaching the detector while substantially coaxially aligning the collection axis and the axis of outgoing light in retro-directive bar code scanning systems. Initially the two axes were very close together (approximately 0.1 inches apart) because the focusing lens was superimposed (off the central axis of the collection lens) in the collection lens. Moreover, the collection lens and focusing lens were aligned such that their optical axes optimally converged within the scan volume (were as close together as possible).
The present invention is directed to a method of data reading and an optical system such as for a bar code scanner. In a preferred configuration, the optical system has an axis of outgoing (illumination) light offset from the axis of collected light, which limits the dynamic range of the collected light and therefore the dynamic range within which the bar code scanner detector and signal processor must function. Preferably, the outgoing axis and the collection axis are substantially parallel.
Additional aspects and advantages of this invention will be apparent from the following detailed description of preferred embodiments, which proceeds with reference to the accompanying drawings.
Preferred and alternative embodiments of the subject invention will now be described in detail with reference to the drawings.
In a preferred configuration as shown in
Alternatively, signal amplification may be left unchanged thereby improving the performance of the detection and signal processing systems. The subject invention limits the dynamic range within which the detection and signal processing systems must function. Detection and signal processing components function optimally and bar code scanning is improved (first pass read rate and reading accuracy) if these components are not pushed to their dynamic range limits. Alternatively, less expensive and/or complex components which are designed to work within a smaller dynamic range may be used without compromising bar code scanner performance.
To offset the two axes, the focusing lens 110 may be located adjacent to the collection lens 130 but not superimposed thereon (side by side). This arrangement keeps the focusing lens 110 from preventing light from reaching the detector 140.
The outgoing axis 115 is preferable parallel to the collection axis 135, but may vary somewhat from absolutely parallel. In an actual construction the alignment of the axes 115, 135 varies by about 3�. Thus the alignment may vary from substantially parallel (about +/−5�) or may vary by even a greater amount (e.g. 10�) depending upon the particular configuration.
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Thus the optical system 10 provides an improved means of limiting the dynamic range. As shown by a comparison of the graphs of FIG. 7 and
Limiting the dynamic range has a number of benefits. Collected signal amplification may be increased without exceeding the dynamic range of the detection and signal processing systems when bar codes are scanned in the near field. Amplification enables the bar code scanner to read bar codes in the far field thereby extending the depth of field and increasing the likelihood a bar code will be read during its first sweep by or presentation to the scanner. Other factors play a role in a bar code scanner's ability to extend its depth of field by signal amplification, including the bandwidth of the amplification system, spot size in the far field, and the signal to noise ratio. Nonetheless, many systems which offset the axis of outgoing light from the axis of collected light will be able to increase the amplification of the detected signal which will enable the bar code scanner to read bar codes farther from the scanner without compromising performance in the near field (i.e., extend the depth of field). An increase in the size of the depth of field increases the scan volume within which a bar code may be read, which in turn increases the likelihood that a bar code presented to or swept by the bar code scanner will be in the scan volume and thus be successfully read. First pass read rate is a critical performance criterion for bar code scanners.
On the other hand narrowing the dynamic range of a bar code scanning system while maintaining the depth of field may also be of benefit. Detection and signal processing systems are able to successfully read bar codes within a certain range of collected signals. In lieu of increasing amplification as a means of extending the depth of field when the subject invention is employed, alternatively amplification may remain the same so that the detection and signal processing systems experience a more limited dynamic range, that is, a smaller dynamic range. Detection and signal processing performance deteriorates at the extremes of their dynamic range. Limiting the dynamic range within which the detection and signal processing systems typically have to operate improves detection and signal processing performance which in turn improves bar code scanner performance (including edge detection, first pass read rate, and scanning accuracy). Alternatively, less expensive and/or complex components which are designed to work within a smaller dynamic range may be used without compromising bar code scanner performance.
As depicted in
The various optical systems described above may be provided in efficient configurations incorporated into a scan module.
The collection lens 470 may be constructed from any suitable lens material such as glass or plastic. The lens 470 is preferably constructed from plastic and integrally molded within its own plastic support bracket 471. The bracket 471 is readily assembled by sliding the bracket 471 into place within the housing 450. The bracket 471 includes a U-shaped end portion 471 a which securely attaches to a lip 451 in a side of the housing 450. This integral collection lens 470 and lens bracket 471 assembly reduces the number of module components thereby simplifying module structure and assembly.
The dithering assembly 401 comprises a dithering mirror 402 mounted to mirror bracket 403. A mounting member 414 mounted on a base or housing member 450, bending member or flexure 412 is mounted between the mounting member 414 and the mirror bracket 403. The mounting bracket 403 is pivotally supported on the mounting member 414 via bending member 412. Though they provide no function during normal operation, shock pin(s) 413 are included to constrain motion of the ditherer under high external mechanical conditions (such as when the unit is dropped) to prevent damage to the bending member 412. The drive magnet 404 is also mounted on the mirror bracket 403 with the drive coil 406 mounted to the PCB 415. The feedback sensor 408 (such as a Hall effect sensor) is mounted to the underside of the PCB 415 (shown by the dashed lines in
In operation, the laser diode module 452 generates a laser beam 460 which is focused by a collimating lens located within the module barrel, passed 0through the exit slot, and directed onto the dithering mirror 402. The laser diode module 452 is positioned adjacent to the collection lens 470. The collection lens 470 has a cutout notch 473 on one side within which the diode module 452 is positioned thereby providing further compactness of structure and enabling the diode 452 to be located closer to being coaxial with the collection lens 470. The dithering mirror 402 oscillates to produce a scan line. Return signal reflected and/or scattered off an object (e.g. the bar code symbol on an item being scanned) returns to the dithering mirror 402 and is directed to collection mirror 470 which focuses the return beam which is reflected by the 450 fold mirror 472 up to the detector 419 (such as a photodiode). The detector 419 detects and converts the signal into electrical impulses corresponding to, in the case of reading a barcode symbol, the bars and spaces.
The system may comprise additional laser beam focusing features such as described in U.S. Pat. Nos. 5,565,668 and 5,641,958 herein incorporated by reference.
The dithering mirror 402 may be a flat mirror as shown or alternately may be curved thereby providing focusing power. The mirror 402 may alternately include a small inset mirror attached to or molded with the mirror 402 for reflecting the outgoing beam 460.
The scanner PCB 415 is also configured to provide for compact construction.
In the scan module 400 of
In an alternate embodiment, means may be provided to adjust the offset D3 thereby providing adjustable limiting of dynamic range. Such means for adjusting the offset D3 may comprise, for example, suitable mechanical mechanisms which adjust the position of the beam axis 115, the source 100, the lens 110 or the lens 130. Such a suitable mechanism may corn rise a mechanical mechanism 455 which adjusts the position of the light source (diode module 452). Alternately, the offset D3 may be adjusted electro-optically such as via multiple beam sources, electrically contrtolled LCD element(s), or piezoelectric element(s).
A band pass filter, corresponding to the wavelength of the optical beam, may be provided in the collection path to prevent light of unwanted wavelength from reaching. The filter (not shown) may comprise a small glass element attached directly to the detector 408 via double sided tape or other suitable means and may be approximately the same size as the detector.
Alternately, a corrective optical element, such a diffuser plate, may be disposed between the collection lens 470 and the detector 408 such as described in application Robert W. Rudeen et al. Ser. No. 60/054,962 entitled COLLECTION SYSTEM FOR RANGE ENHANCEMENT filed Aug. 7, 1997 hereby incorporated by reference. The corrective optical element may provide further range enhancement. The corrective optical element may be conveniently attached directly to the detector 408 or to the band pass filter described above thereby minimizing size and cost of manufacture. The corrective optical element and the band pass filter may comprise: a single combined optical element; two separate optical elements mounted together or separately.
Certain aspects of the preferred embodiments described above may have one or more of the following advantages:
Though certain examples and advantages have been disclosed, further advantages and modifications may become obvious to one skilled in the art from the disclosures herein. The invention therefore is not to be limited except in the spirit of the claims that follow.
It will be obvious to those having skill in the art that many changes may be made to the details of the above-described embodiments without departing from the underlying principles of the invention. The scope of the present invention should, therefore, be determined only by the following claims.
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WAKEFIELD, Mass. – Rookie defender Alexis Crossley (Cole Harbour, Nova Scotia) of the University of New Hampshire women's hockey team earned the title of Hockey East Rookie of the Month for December as announced by the conference Thursday afternoon.
Crossley notched four points on a goal and three assists through the four games of December, tallying one point in each contest, all of which were against teams ranked in the top-10 nationally. Against ninth-ranked Northeastern, the blueliner assisted on a goal in the first game as well as the second game and recorded five shots through the two games. In the final game of the regular-season series against No. 6 Boston College, Crossley tallied New Hampshire's only goal of the game, coming on a power play. Wrapping up 2012, she extended her point-streak to four games with an assist against No. 4 Harvard.
Currently, Crossley shares the team lead in points (13), registering six goals and seven assists. She is tied for 18th in points per game by a defensemen (0.65), 19th in the nation in power play goals (4) and is 22nd in the country in points per game by freshmen.
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(AP) LOS ANGELES - Ryan Seacrest and Stevie Wonder paid homage to Dick Clark on stage, while Usher and will.i.am shared their praise for the TV icon and music lover off camera.
Clark, who died earlier this year, was the subject of a special tribute at the American Music Awards, which he created 40 years ago.
Seacrest said the show still reflects Clark's original vision: Bring together the year's most popular artists and "let the music speak for itself."
"Dick loved the power of music and its ability to create pure joy," Seacrest said Sunday before introducing Wonder, whom he described someone Clark loved as a friend and musician for 49 years.
"I remember his friendship and his kindness. I remember his love for music and his love for people," Wonder said. "I challenge you, you as communicators, leaders, politicians, spiritual leaders: Put your love first like we musicians put our music first... Then we can be jamming until the break of dawn."
Wonder played a medley of songs as images of Clark and the many musicians he worked with flashed across the screen.
Other artists shared their admiration for Clark on the red carpet and backstage at the Nokia Theatre. Will.i.am, who presented the artist of the year award to Justin Bieber, said Clark's legacy for spotting and encouraging talent is why the American Music Awards have endured for 40 years.
"I remember seeing Whitney Houston on the American Music Awards. Lionel Richie. Santana. Jefferson Airplane," he said. "Think of all the classic, iconic television moments. Now, my generation is part of it and the next generation is part of this American iconic family time."
Usher, who was named favorite male soul/R&B artist Sunday, said he always admired Clark and aims to emulate his legacy of fostering young talent.
"He's so rich with culture and been able to recognize talent for so many years and have an incredible legacy. I'm just really happy to still be a part of it and still take an award home," Usher said. "To be an artist that's been able to continue to evolve and transcend culture, it's from the book of Dick Clark, the fact that he's, throughout generations, been able to recognize incredible talent across genres."
Usher helps guide the career of the night's big winner, Bieber, who accepted awards for pop/rock male artist, pop/rock album for "Believe" and artist of the year Sunday.
"The proof is in the pudding," Usher said. "The longer you do it, the more of an example you can set and being able to be that to him, being a mentor and just being an artist who continues to evolve... we're just going to continue to push him to be his best self."
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March 24th, 2013, 2:02am–After weeks of table reads and actual shooting of the pilot, we have our very first behind-the-scenes look of Rupert Grint as Clyde in Super Clyde, the CBS pilot he's filming. It's not much, but it gives us a small sense of what Clyde will dress like and what style hair he'll have. We can also see Stephen Fry in the pic dressed up in his butler's uniform. Maybe we can't tell all that much, but it just makes us more excited to see the pilot. Keeping everything crossed that CBS picks it up! Check out the photo below or see the full size in our galleries here. And thanks @PeruRupertGrint for coming across this awesome pic!
UPDATE: We're currently experiencing technical difficulties with our gallery and are working diligently to get it up and running again. In the mean time, please click on the picture to see the larger version!
UPDATE #2: We have another BTS picture of Rupert as Clyde along with Tyler Labine as Duke and Justine Lupe as Faith. You can view it below. (Our gallery is still being worked on, sorry for the inconvenience!)
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March 24th, 2013 at 2:23 AM
I clicked the link but it seas it has errors.
But yes, even tho I can't see the pic that well it makes me happy and hopeful. I hope this makes it. So excited for our Ginger Man!
March 24th, 2013 at 10:27 AM
Yaaaaay!! Clyde! 😀 When will this air? I can't wait! 😛
March 24th, 2013 at 12:32 PM
It's really happening. Cool. Let's just all cross fingers that the show will be picked up for the fall schedule.
March 24th, 2013 at 1:13 PM
lol if clyde likes to wear hoodies, rupert will make that transition easily. xD
March 24th, 2013 at 1:43 PM
@Mary – yeah, we seem to be having some issues with the galleries, but we're working hard to get it fixed.
@Everybody – Why not join us in the forums (http://www.rupert-grint.us/wordpress/forums/) where we're talking all things Super Clyde and have all the pictures posted – even the ones his costars are posting from the set. It's amazing to get their personal perspective on what it's like on the set.
March 25th, 2013 at 4:38 PM
@ICM Stuff for you
March 26th, 2013 at 12:02 PM
The Actor who posted the second Picture at Instagram deleted it. Please tell me he or the Cre/Cast won't get Problems
March 26th, 2013 at 1:26 PM
I am more concerned with the accent that they will have. Now that I found out that Stephen Fry is going to be his sidekick, I really hope that both their characters are English. They have to be, right.
March 27th, 2013 at 12:13 AM
Anonymous, doubtful anyone will get into trouble. Not sure why they decided to delete it.
Johnny Rose, I'd say Stephen Fry's character will most likely stay British, but that Rupert's character will not be. Early drafts Randolph seemed to be related, but I guess they changed that and just made him the butler. But since they cast two Americans to play his siblings, I'm going with Clyde being American rather than them being British. Everything I've ever heard of from Greg Garcia is that he likes to take middle America and make a comedy out of it. I doubt this will be much different.


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Prosecutor leaving for deployment
Vance County will be minus a prosecutor starting Thursday as John Hindsman, an assistant district attorney, departs for a year of service with the U.S. Army legal justice system.
Orders came for Hindsman to report to the Army's Fourth Infantry Division based at Fort Carson, near Colorado Springs, Colo. According to District Attorney Sam Currin, he is entitled to return to his job when the deployment in done.
Currin is seeking a replacement for Hindsman during the absence, which would be for a one-year term and possibly longer depending on Hindsman's plans.
"We are in the process of doing that," Currin said. "He is being called to Fort Carson to replace someone who is being deployed elsewhere. Vance County being our busiest court, we need to replace him."
The new ADA would take the position under an agreement stating that the position is at this time scheduled to be temporary, and although the county is down two prosecutors from it's pre-2010 allotment of five, Currin said tight budgets would make keeping the new prosecutor unlikely.
"They'll need to understand that coming in," Currin said. "John Hindsman is entitled by law to return to his job after one year, after his deployment with the Army."
Hindsman said he does not know yet what his plans may be one year from now. He said he's looking forward to the work with the Army as a trial council, the prosecution role under the Division Staff Judge Advocate General system commonly known as JAG.
He's also preparing for the different culture of military preciseness and sudden demands, something he is flexible enough for because he remains single.
"I am on active-duty orders. It is a 365-day activation," Hindsman said. "I'm not making any plans for after that at this time."
Hindsman said that JAG cases that come for hearing at Fort Carson could include incidents overseas.
"It's a much different world, a bigger world," he said.
According to Hindsman, the Vance County office was for the most part prepared for the adjustments needed in the event of a call to service. He and Allison Capps, another ADA, have been working major cases as a team instead of individual caseloads.
"I was not carrying any of the murder cases individually," Hindsman said. "She'll keep the ones that we were working on jointly."
Other cases will be divided between Capps and Bill Griffin.
Hindsman said he would look forward to working with the Vance County court again, adding, "I have enjoyed my time here."
The shortage on Vance County's allotment of five prosecutors began in 2009 with an opening that was not filled until Hindsman started in early 2011.
At the time he started, two of Vance County's four district attorneys accepted early retirement that was part of an effort to reduce court services staff statewide. The 2011 result in Vance County was a further reduction to three prosecutors.
The Vance County office has been stretched further since then because of extended absences that included an earlier Hindsman deployment for several months and a maternity leave by Capps of about two months starting in late December 2012.
Hindsman said his hope for the office he leaves behind is that the need for a full staff of prosecutors be filled.
"There's no doubt that there is a need for more prosecutors here in Vance County, but I think that's common all across the state," he said. "We'll take all the help we can get."
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'Hell on Wheels' - 'A New Birth of Freedom': When the whistle blows
Cullen and Lily meet, while Elam volunteers his men for more work
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moleskin book a lovely girl gave me for my birthday.
it was a sunny day, hot as most of these were, in summer.
burning hot from the sky we mostly fled the bright exposure to seek shelter in the shadows.
those who describe places and spaces in light and darkness, who seem to engulf us //
who are we, humans of sunny days or rainy afternoons,
the everlasting silence of nights
open windows, yet no ease
at falling asleep
with darkness on our minds.
marble bodies / fabric / cold stone as flesh
as it was there, it might have been everywhere
… days in winter but in summer as well
copenhagen, berlin // still not moving
pastel coloured freedom / skies of clouds so light
and if we sat on them they might
yeah, they might carry us far, far into the night
which was to come
ever starry
tender hands to touch
fragile bones to come
was it what we had left in the past
or what lay ahead ?
these houses are built with little space inbetween. on sunny days there's always a good place to be. dwelling in the shadows with lemon ice cream, sketching the ice cream vendor, who looked really cute.
the streets leading up to the fortress/castello high above the city are paved with stones, the walls painted with art. LEGALIZZA AMORE kind of talks to me.
i'm a huge fan of churches
being places of silence and contemplation
regardless of belief
not a member of an oppressive system
enjoying the all-encompassing deity
that is life
busy little bee
does she ever sleep?
is hers this system
of a society that has forgotten
what breathing is, and silence
am i as precious as before
when i sleep
when i breathe
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These cookies are supposed to help your girls grow to a startling F-Cup. I'm sorry, but even if they worked (and if you think they do, I have a bridge in Brooklyn to sell you) who the hell would voluntarily have F-Cups? Isn't that ridiculously uncomfortable? Anyway, I have a better name for them: Booby Snacks. (Thanks, Geek!)
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Okay. First off, An F cup in Japan is a C cup in America. So those of you who are saying it's wrong or weird, it's not. Going from an A to a C is realistic. These cookies contain a plant extract called Pueraria Mirifica which is a plant estrogen which does increase breast size and shape. These cookies have only 68.9kcal for one cookie so you are not gaining fat, but the extract is growing them while also doing many other good effects to women including helping PMS, Skin, hair, and other things. So far, the only complaints I have seen of them is from Brest Augmentation doctors (Of course they will say it doesn't work. It's competition.) and those who are misinformed or just are assuming things. :3 As for results, I do not know yet. I just bought mine today (My boyfriend got them. xD Not so much for the breast growthage, but for the other health effects seeing as I am already a D cup in America.) and I tried one today. So obviously I won't see results for a while. Since it is a phytoestrogen, don't take it when pregnant or menstrating. :3
brad_trix 7 years
I think these are great! Radio 1 recently did a series of shows testing to see if they actually work....and they did! Her breasts grew by an inch in 10 days! You can buy these in the UK now from http://www.CookieCup.co.uk - think i'll get my girlfriend some!
applebud198353 7 years
i have actually been using these for the last 3 months and as unlikely as it sounds they do work I have grown 2 bra sizes from a 34A to a 34C not quite an F (which I would also like to point out is a Japanese size which is the equivalent of about a double D I think) but still impressive and also haven't put on any weight.
TiffanyNicole 7 years
I personally think the FCups are to fattening I prefer the DCups myself. lol I would sooo buy these just to have the wrapper!
uacosj 7 years
Im sure they work :oy:
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Im sure they work :oy:
c0rkie 7 years
what's in those cookies?!
c0rkie 7 years
what's in those cookies?!
justagirlMrs 7 years
There's a stand up routine here! LOL
Spicyeggplant 7 years
Hehehehehe. Oh, who could actually buy these with a straight face??
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cuttygary 7 years
when i read "F Cup" my HEAD TURNED it in to "F*** Up" lol
cuttygary 7 years
when i read "F Cup"my HEAD TURNED it in to "F*** Up" lol
sweetpeabrina 7 years
This product is misleading. The girl in the picture is barely a D cup - if that! I think if they showed a true F cup their sales might improve. :)
mandykw 7 years
hahahaha omg Dave, you just made me spit out my water.
DARiEN 7 years
ahahahahha! rofl xD !
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Green 7 years
wtf? truly, wtf?
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wtf? truly, wtf?
daveaf07 7 years
I can see these in every little girl's lunch box. Boys will be just as happy with their new and improved Hostes Ding Dongs.
ALSW 7 years
What wants them that big? And WHY?
Home 7 years
Hahaha. There are so many things wrong with this. First, the idea of eating booby-growing cookies. Secondly, the idea of wanting F-cup-sized boobs.


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A Lancaster man accidentally shot his wife in the back Wednesday afternoon while cleaning a rifle, Sheriff Barry Faile said.
According to a Lancaster County Sheriff's Office incident report, Roy Spencer, 64, told deputies that he was in his basement cleaning a .50-caliber black powder rifle.
Spencer told authorities he was trying to remove a bullet from the rifle to clean the gun when it fired accidentally, according to the report.
The bullet went through the ceiling.
Lancaster County Council will consider a resolution to bring a new company to the county at its Monday meeting.
As part of its ongoing efforts to bring more industry into the county, council will discuss an inducement resolution for a company that has not yet been publicly named.
County Administrator Steve Willis said the company, a defense-type contractor, has been dubbed "Project Shield" until the deal is complete.
Two white bicycles mark the spot on U.S. 521 in Indian Land where avid cyclists Thomas Hoskins and Lee Anne Barry were hit by a car on Oct. 21, 2007.
Hoskins, 49, died on the side of the highway. Barry, 43, died four hours later at a Charlotte hospital.
On Thursday, the woman who hit them, Lancaster native Sharon Snipes King, 37, now of Greensboro, N.C., pleaded guilty in court to reckless driving in their deaths.
Judge Brooks Goldsmith sentenced her to a $200 fine, which she must pay by Monday or go to jail for 30 days.
INDIAN LAND – Two months ago, Mike McClain wasn't sure where his family was going to live.
McClain, 55, had just lost his small drywall and construction business due to the poor economy and his family was now relying solely on his wife Shirley's job at the Waxhaw post office.
Lancaster County Council gave first approval on Monday to an ordinance that would halt tobacco use on county property.
The measure would bring county codes in line with the state's Clean Indoor Air Act.
If approved, the amendment would ban smoking, and possibly other types of tobacco use, in county buildings and vehicles.
County Administrator Steve Willis said this would not include public establishments not owned by the county.
The Lancaster Police Department is looking for a 20-year-old man who it suspects in the shooting death of a Lancaster man at a local nightclub early Saturday morning.
Warrants have been issued charging Demarcus Lewis Davis with murder, assault and battery with intent to kill and two counts of possession of a gun during the commission of a violent crime.
A 77-year-old woman told sheriff's deputies that a man came into her home and robbed her at gunpoint Tuesday.
According to a Lancaster County Sheriff's Office incident report, the woman said she was sitting at her computer at her Bennett Road home and heard someone pulling on the door.
She said a man came into the home, pointed a silver object she believed was a gun and asked, "Do you know what this is?" the report said.
Former Carolina Panthers safety Mike Minter joked about his height during his speech at a scholarship breakfast Monday morning.
Minter said he saw some of the teenagers looking him up and down as he walked into the Fairway Room at the Lancaster Golf Club for the ninth annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Community Scholarship Breakfast. The breakfast is sponsored by Faith, Hope and Victory Christian Church.
"They were sizing me up," Minter said with a grin. 'I could take him.' I saw you. Don't try it."
Plans are under way to begin reinforcing the runway at the Lancaster County Airport this spring.
Andy Busbee, engineer with the county's airport engineering firm LPA Engineering, said the airport should begin its concrete overlay project in mid-March. The project will replace the top portion of the asphalt runway with 7.5 inches of concrete.
Busbee expects the work will take 48 construction days, or about six to eight weeks, though his firm is working with the contractor to speed up the process.
A Kershaw man facing an aggravated assault charge picked up another charge while in court last week.
Cash Pierre Young, 20, of 5206 Sandy Lane, was charged by the Lancaster County Sheriff's Office with intimidation of a witness on Jan. 28.
According to an incident report, Young was in the courtroom at the Lancaster County Temporary Court Facility awaiting his aggravated assault case to be heard. Witnesses and their family members were also in the courtroom.
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French Professor's art exhibit continues in gallery through May 10
An art exhibit that features works inspired by the linear designs of Aboriginal Australians can be viewed through May 10 in the Antelope Valley College Art Gallery, located in the FA1 Building, 3041 W. Ave. K, Lancaster.
"Lines that Matter" features paintings and sculpture by French Professor Marthe Aponte.
Gallery director David Babb describes Aponte as a mature, self-aware artist who uses a distinctive syntax of lines and dots in her work.
Aponte traces this formal language to the linear designs of Aboriginal Australians and their cultural belief that "all things living and non-living, animate and inanimate, have been created by sacred ancestral beings whose journeys of creation can be traced through the land."
Inspired by these Aboriginal "songlines," Aponte adopts their formal language to recreate her childhood memories of the French countryside. She describes these memories as "a bodily experience in time . . . with beings and creatures whose bodies exist outside of time . . .
"The repetition of dots is like an eternal return where bodies dissolve and reemerge into the vastness of the universe," said Aponte.
Gallery shows are free. The gallery is open Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday, 9:30 a.m.-9 p.m. and Wednesday 9:30 a.m.-3 p.m.


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Students honored for answering call to serve
More than 200 high school seniors recognized for entering military
SAN ANTONIO - More than 200 high school seniors were saluted Thursday for their choice to enlist in the armed forces directly after graduation.
The second annual event was organized by Our Community Salutes - San Antonio.
The group's president, Cyndi Porter, said the ceremony will likely be the only time the students will be recognized for answering the call to serve.
"You stand on the stage [during graduation] and they announce where you're going and they announce how much money you're getting, but what happens in a lot of schools is that when someone is going on to the military they don't announce anything," Porter said.
Each senior had his or her own reason for joining the military.
"It was actually a very important step," said Marine Corps recruit Eric Salinas. "I felt, 'why not support this country and do something for myself?'"
"The reason I'm doing this is because everyone in my family served," said Army recruit Nicholas Kennedy.
Ethan Hill is joining the Marine Corps.
As the lone senior on the ceremony's Color Guard, he said it was honor to celebrate with people who are making the same life-changing decision he is.
"It's a great inspiration to me," Hill said. "It's good to see a lot of military people around here, and it just makes me that much more proud to enter the Marines."
The event also allowed the families of the soon-to-be service men and women a chance to learn more about the sacrifice their sons and daughters are making, and the educational opportunities that come with it.
"In the military nowadays…they're expecting the young ones when they come to immediately start on their education. They want not only warriors, they want intelligent warriors," Porter said. "The parents, they wander in thinking, 'Do I really want to do this? Do I want my child to go into the military?"'' They walk out thinking, 'How proud I am for doing this for my country.'"
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