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Astrophotography (the photographing of celestial objects and phenomena) is not everyone's ballgame. It requires planning and a lot of patience and persistence. For example, if you know a good photographer who loves to shoot birds, you'll see some of their shots and they'll tell you that it took them almost a year to capture it. […]
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There is no denying that most of the photographers are using only two brands, Canon and Nikon. Sure, they produce extraordinary results, but is it because they're famous? Because it seems like some other brands like Sony are also (if not at par) stepping up their game. Den Lennie uploaded a comparison video which shows […]
Adobe shows an amazing focus selection tool coming on 18th June for Photoshop CC
Every photographer knows how important Adobe Photoshop is to them. The tool Photoshop offers are second to none. One of the most used feature is masking. Adobe has revealed a new feature (upgrade?) called "Focus masks" that will make its way to Photoshop this June. The company has uploaded this video that shows how Focus […]
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Spare me the 'great' British summer time
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This is simplicity itself; gooey roast aubergine topped with garlicky, herby pesto, succulent roast tomato halves and dollops of creamy goat's cheese
Ginger, garlic, cumin and coriander with chilli, saffron and cinnamon combine with honey, tomatoes and lemon to give this Algerian tagine a rich flavour
At the market near Dijon I saw long, thin leeks with more green than white and they turned up for lunch, swirled into pretty coils with vinaigrette
People often ask me where my ideas come from and this one was inspired by a pack of cocktail sausages
Hake is a favourite sustainable cod alternative, a fine fish from the same family but appreciated more in Spain and Italy than here
How the baddest man in British football became its most thoughtful... Matthew Syed meets Joey Barton, midfield hardman turned philosopher
It may not be as simple as getting too little sleep. Angela Epstein reveals the health issues that may be to blame
Yurts, tepees and huts to stay in this summer
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Davis 'Lanier' Anderson, 69, of 4 Peachtree Street, formerly of Athens Highway, Elberton, husband of Annie Way Kirby Anderson and the late Diane Moore Anderson, passed away Wednesday, March 6, 2013, at his residence.
Mr. Anderson was born in Elbert County, March 23, 1943, to the late Harry Herbert and Addie Louise Field Anderson. Lanier was a retired owner of Anderson Brothers Chevron Station and a retired insurance salesman. He was a member and past deacon of Doves Creek Baptist Church and a member of the Sons of the American Revolution.
Left to cherish his memories are his wife, Annie Way Kirby Anderson; children, Vernon Anderson, Patti and Rickey Johnson, Barry and Tenna Anderson, all of Elberton, Kristi Bradford of Washington, Scott and Taffy Kirby, Todd and Deborah Kirby, and Corey and Jenn Kirby, all of Elberton; twenty grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; brothers, Pete and Valgene Anderson of Elberton and Harry and Carolyn Anderson of Hull; and several nieces and nephews.
Funeral services celebrating his life will be held Friday, March 8, at 3:00PM in the Doves Creek Baptist Church with the Rev. Douglas Huff officiating. Interment will follow in the church cemetery. Mr. Anderson will be placed in the church at 2:00PM to lie in state until the service hour.
The family is at the residence, 4 Peachtree Street, and will receive friends at Berry Funeral Home from 6:00-8:00PM Thursday evening.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in his honor to the Doves Creek Baptist Church Cemetery Fund.
Share your stories and photos in Mr. Anderson's Book of Memories at www.berryfh.com.
Berry Funeral Home & Crematory, Elberton, is respectfully in charge of arrangements for Davis 'Lanier' Anderson.


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Local leadership and organizations are crucial for successful recovery, and new community-based organizations emerge to carry out needed tasks, but outside resources are also vital.
The most effective role for government is to support the recovery efforts of local organizations, including providing funds and information.
Citizen participation is essential for setting goals and ensuring community support for recovery strategies and actions.
After disasters, the strength of continuing social and economic networks, including families, community groups, and businesses, are a key to successful community recovery.
Pre-existing plans can help improve both the speed and quality of post-disaster recovery decisions.
Olshansky also noted that, except for the worst disasters, cities usually rebuild in the same place, and negative pre-disaster trends usually worsen during recovery. Speed is vital in rebuilding after disasters in order to keep businesses alive, rebuild infrastructure, and provide temporary and permanent housing for disaster victims. At the same time, careful deliberation is also important in order to ensure that permanent communities are economically viable, safe, and sustainable places.
Like Robert Olshansky, Daniel Alesch, professor emeritus of public administration at the University of Wisconsin, Green Bay, has spent many years studying community disaster recovery. With funding from such organizations as the National Science Foundation (NSF) and the Public Entity Risk Institute, Alesch has been involved in collaborative research to document disaster recovery in about 30 communities of all sizes across the U.S. over a twelve-year period. The conceptual framework used in this research to understand community recovery from disaster involves seeing communities as complex, dynamic, and open systems which are continually changing. An extreme event like a disaster seriously disrupts elements in a community system and their relationship with outside entities, such as external groups, organizations, and markets.
After a disaster such as Hurricane Katrina, communities do not just bounce back to exactly the way they were before; they reform, according to Alesch. His research shows that they may not always reform to the pre-event system. Alesch noted that key findings from his research include :
If community recovery means reestablishing what existed before the event, it almost never happens.
Recovery is neither assured nor automatic.
There is no recovery timetable.
Recovery can be defined as becoming satisfactorily viable in the post-event period.
The real benefits of community hazard mitigation are that it enhances the probability of community recovery, especially given an event of small or moderate size.
Replacing and rebuilding structures is necessary, but not sufficient for recovery.
It takes time to repair, rebuild, or replace relationships in a community, which is an important aspect of recovery.
Government usually has to make up-front investments to further community disaster recovery.
Recovery almost necessarily involves inefficiencies.
Alesch indicated that the next steps in his collaborative work on community disaster recovery involves completing a book aimed at helping local government managers deal with the challenges of disaster recovery, and building the research data base on the topic and devising and testing rigorous hypotheses to advance knowledge in the field.


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Made from a special bronze alloy and attached with a durable cord, these professional finger cymbals are relatively heavy in weight producing a high-pitched and cutting, pure ping sound. Finger bells are called "zills" in Turkish and "sagat" in Arabic. They are used worldwide for various purposes including belly dancing.


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Outgoing Florida Gov. Charlie Crist may soon be part of a great tradition in the exercise of executive power: pardoning rock stars. Crist told The Hill that he was considering a posthumous pardon for Doors front man Jim Morrison, who was charged with indecent exposure after an incident at a Miami concert in 1969. Crist reportedly hasn't decided if he will clear the rocker's name, but he told The Hill to "stay tuned" for a decision in December.
The so-called Miami Incident has become something of legend for fans of the Lizard King. Although details of the events that transpired remain hazy, one thing is clear: The moment marked something of a nadir in the musician's career. As the story goes, Morrison, fresh from attending a provocative theater performance and full of intoxicants, spent the concert antagonizing the audience. At one point, authorities said, he exposed himself to the crowd. Morrison was sentenced to six months in jail and ordered to pay a $500 fine, but he died in Paris in 1971 before serving his sentence.
Since the concert, however, there have been conflicting accounts of exactly what happened. Crist has said that he might consider a pardon because there was "some doubt about how solid the case was."
If Crist does pardon Morrison, he wouldn't be the first governor to grant clemency to a musical delinquent; the practice has a rich history.
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Book your room at Pierre & Vacances Résidence La Villa Maldagora
Get an overview of this hotel4-star residence with outdoor pool and coffee shop/café
Situated in Ciboure, this residence is within 1 mi (2 km) of Nivelle Golf Course and Port of Saint-Jean-de-Luz. Port de Saint-Jean-de-Luz Ciboure and Maison Louis XIV are also within 2 mi (3 km).
Property Features
An outdoor pool, a coffee shop/café, and WiFi in public areas are available at this residence. Self parking is free. Additionally, a seasonal outdoor pool, a children's pool, and laundry facilities are onsite.
Room Amenities
All 112 rooms have furnished balconies or patios and feature kitchenettes with refrigerators, microwaves, and dishwashers. Other amenities available to guests include WiFi, flat-screen TVs, and coffee makers. Housekeeping is available once per stay.Information missing or incorrect? Tell us!
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Hotel Amenities
The residence offers a coffee shop/café. High-speed wireless Internet access is available for a surcharge. In addition to an outdoor pool, Pierre & Vacances Résidence La Villa Maldagora provides a seasonal outdoor pool and a children's pool. This Ciboure residence also offers multilingual staff, a garden, and laundry facilities. Limited complimentary onsite parking is available on a first-come, first-served basis.
- Outdoor pool
- Children's pool
- Total number of rooms - 112
- Multilingual staff
- Number of floors - 2
- Laundry facilities
- Coffee shop or café
- WiFi (surcharge)
- Pool umbrellas
- Parking (limited spaces)
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- Number of buildings/towers - 8
- Outdoor seasonal pool
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- Outdoor pool
- Children's pool
- Kitchenette
- Laundry facilities
- Refrigerator
- Microwave
Available in all rooms: Wireless internet access ( 5 EUR per day )
Available in some public areas: Wireless internet access ( 10 EUR per day )
Free self parking, Parking (limited spaces)
Room Amenities
- Furnished balcony or patio
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- Bathtub only
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- Iron/ironing board (on request)
- Dishwasher
- Flat-panel TV
- WiFi (surcharge)
- Blackout drapes/curtains
- Cribs/infant beds (surcharge)
Nearby Things to Do
An outdoor pool, a children's pool, and a seasonal outdoor pool are on site.
The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or nearby; fees may apply.
- Golfing nearby
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- Sailing nearby
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Check-in time ends at 6 PM
Check-in time starts at 5 PM
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Children and extra beds
- Children are welcome.
- Cribs (infant beds) are available for EUR 40 per stay.
Pets allowed
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Government-issued photo identification and a credit card or cash deposit are required at check-in for incidental charges.
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges. Special requests cannot be guaranteed.
No rollaway/extra beds available
- A tax is imposed by the city: EUR 1.50 per person, per night. This tax does not apply to children under 13 years of age.
Optional extras
- Fee for in-room wireless Internet: EUR 5 per day (rates may vary)
- Fee for wireless Internet in public areas: EUR 10 per day (rates may vary)
- Pet fee: EUR 9 per pet, per day
- A late check-out fee will be charged
- Deposit: EUR 200.00 per stay
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Goodbye, learning curve. Hello Tracktion.
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Tracktion is a radical new type of music production software - giving you a clean, intuitive, and clutter-free interface without losing the features you find in software costing much more.
If you like your software to use dozens of overlapping windows, Tracktion is not for you. It won't pretend to be a mixing desk or show you panels with pictures of screws that are accurately copied from a real piece of hardware. There is no Windows clutter, nor obscure menus full of commands that you'll never use. In short, Tracktion is a little bit different. It's a continuously evolving product with new features and updates regularly released. Most people who've used a sequencer before can get to grips with Tracktion in about 10 minutes, and once you've grasped a handful of basic concepts (which aren't exactly rocket-science), the learning curve practically disappears.
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Drag-and-Drop Editing
Tracktion's flexible architecture lets you explore complex permutations of digital audio clips, MIDI sequences and plug-in effects just by dragging-and-dropping them around the screen. More importantly, it allows you to assemble your ideas almost as quickly as you can dream them. That's the key - Tracktion will keep up with the fast pace of the creative process.
All the editing is done on one screen, avoiding dozens of floating windows and pop-up panels that other applications present but that really just get in your way.
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Editing controls on each clip allow the audio to be trimmed, slipped, and stretched (with or without pitch-shifting) in real-time, giving you full graphical feedback of all editing operations. Fades can be applied to the beginning or end of each clip simply by dragging the fade handles on the clip itself, or by manually entering fade type and duration. There are several fade shapes to choose from, and shortcuts for creating overlapped cross-fades between clips.
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In addition to its impressive array of bundled proprietary plug-ins (which include reverb, EQ, delay, chorus, phaser, compressor, and pitch-shifter), Tracktion also supports VST plug-ins - the most widely used and readily available plug-in format on the planet. An overwhelming variety of VST plug-ins can be obtained in stores for hundreds of dollars, as well as online at the cost of a few mere mouse clicks and perhaps an email address. Search online for "free vst plug in" and be overwhelmed. Tracktion comes with some really cool ones from maxim digital audio (MDA).
Tracktion also supports VSTi software synths. Download some MIDI clips or record your own - "plug-in" to the virtual synth and enjoy. New virtual instruments are popping up everyday all over the web, and we've included a few of those to sample so you're ready to start composing immediately after installation.
That's right. There's a powerful yet simple to use sampler waiting for you inside Tracktion. Just like any other filter or plug-in - simply drop it onto a track, select the clips you want to trigger, click & drag to map the sample to a key or range of keys, then let the butt-kickin' begin.
With all of these plug-in options at your disposal, wouldn't it be great if you could organize your frequently used combinations into one simple recallable package? And wouldn't it be great if you weren't limited to the basic stereo input to stereo output patching? And what if you could build complex and creative effect routings that are impossible with most other music software? And one time at band camp... Introducing Tracktion's Rack Filters.
Tracktion includes ReWire 2.0 support for integration with applications like Propellerheads' Reason, Ableton Live, and other ReWire supporting software. ReWire is described as an "invisible cable" that allows you to connect one application to another so you can stream audio and MIDI to and from the linked programs. Tracktion acts as a master (or "mixer") application to which other ReWire "synth applications" can be linked - simply enable ReWire in Tracktion, setup a track to receive the output of the "synth application", launch the "synth application" and crank out that next big hit.
The Tracktion Project screen shows all of the audio and MIDI clips, edits and other files that it can currently access at a glance.
Each Project can contain audio that is either unique to itself, or shared with other Projects. The info panel at the bottom of the Project screen provides waveform overview and playback capability for the selected audio clip at the click of the mouse.
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|Awesome map of New Zealand as Middle Earth! Actually see where they filmed The Lord of the Rings movie trilogy! Great for all fans of The Lord of the Rings movies! An awesome overview of The Lord of the Rings film locations in New Zealand - Daniel Falconer's map covers the length and breadth of New Zealand and pinpoints how Tolkien's Middle-earth transplants to the geography of New Zealand. The poster measures 16 1/2-inches long by 11 3/4-inches wide, it's printed on nice heavy stock and it ships rolled up and protected in a cardboard tube. Whether it be Weathertop or Amon Hen you want to visit, you will be able to find it on this map. Buy yours today! Ages 14 and up.


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52 Ways to Control and Conquer Stress
By: Steve Calechman
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- Drink More OJ
- Put a Green Dot on Your Phone
- Spend Quality Time with a Canine
- Go to Starbucks—with Your Coworkers
- Shake It Out
- Listen to Music at Work
- Shut Up and Smile
- Talk with Your Hands
- Run Fast
- Hit the Sauna After Your Workout
- Remember the Lyrics to Your Favorite Song . . .
- Lay The Journey to Wild Divine
- Find a Breathtaking View
- Imagine You're on a Game Show
- Say You're Sorry
- Forgive
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- Water a Plant
- Ditch the Dingy Shower Curtain
- Schedule Medical Tests for Early Morning
- Meditate
- Find a Shoe-Shine Guy at the Airport
- Call Your Travel Agent When . . .
- Put a Hole in a Tennis Ball and Squeeze
- Have Sex
- Play in the Dirt
- Stop Checking Your Portfolio
- Call a Pal—on the First Day of a New Job
- Add 10 Minutes to Your ETA
- Hold Your Girlfriend's Hand for 10 Minutes
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Living with Pyoderma, You Are CourageousPosted by danleone on July 18th, 2012 filed in Chronic Illness, pyoderma gangrenosum/health
That title is a statement of fact. If you are living with PG (or any other chronic condition for that matter), you are already courageous in my book. Though I find articles that begin with a dictionary definition and then expand on it to be bad form, I think it is a worthy exercise to define "courage." I feel there is a tendency for people to believe that courage is the DECISION to put oneself in harm's way without fear. For example, let's say I was walking down the street and smell smoke and notice a house on fire; flames shooting out of a second floor window. I then notice a child in an adjacent window pounding on the glass. Pleading panic in her eyes. At that very moment, I have a choice; to be courageous and run into the burning building in an attempt to extricate the child or I guess I could just scream up to her and say "THE FIRE DEPARTMENT IS COMING! HANG IN THERE!"
This isn't a discussion of the morals of running into burning buildings, but I believe we can all agree that a decision to attempt the rescue is an act of courage. My point now becomes, what happens when you are not given such a binary choice? What happens when you don't even perceive a choice? What happens when the fire that burns is inside you.
Living with a chronic condition is not a choice. Pain, discomfort, anxiety become us. We often feel helpless, hopeless, weak, dependent and vulnerable. How can there even be room left in us for courage? We also know that every human experiences the above emotions active ingredient in semenax but semenax sperm pills to varying degree. So, how do we even know if one courage is greater than the other?
My contention is that in addition to the obvious example of bravery above, courage is the quality of mind that allows you to face both external OR INTERNAL events without letting fear stop you. Notice I didn't say "without fear?" As anyone living with a chronic illness can attest, fear is a normal part of our existence. We fear pain, our future, our impact on our families and even our very existence. We fear becoming dependent or becoming less than human.
If you wake up every morning and can swing your legs to the floor knowing that it will cause searing pain; if you can change your dressings knowing that it will be ugly and time-consuming and painful; if you can mobilize yourself at the first sign of a flare despite fear of the unknown; if you can research and become more knowledgeable than even your doctors; if you can seek alternative modalities despite what the so-called experts say; if you can educate others (if they are interested) in this condition; if you can find the energy to support others with PG; if you can even remember to take your medicine; then you, my friend, are not only courageous, you are my hero.
(As is often the case with my early morning writing, I am not going to spend much time proof-reading this post. The more I let it linger, the less than chance that it will ever be posted. I would rather just let it live exactly as I've written it. Please forgive any typos, or incoherent thoughts)
2 Responses to "Living with Pyoderma, You Are Courageous"
LisaGay Says:
July 19th, 2012 at 4:06 pm
Hi Dan, I just finished going through the PG section of your blog. I can't tell you how it felt to find it. I have searched before, trying to find some kind of support group or connection with anyone who knows what this is like, and hadn't found anything. I just returned from the wound care clinic and was feeling pretty sorry for myself. I had been complaining to my partner that I couldn't seem to find much information or even other people. She did a search just trying to be helpful and there you were. It was kind of wierd, but good. I don't suppose there's much point to this other than to say thank you for writing about your experiences, I don't feel so alone now.
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July 20th, 2012 at 9:28 pm
This is a wonderfully written post, Dan. Thank you! Only PG sufferers can relate to the anxiety and fear we experience at the first site of a flare up. I've been lucky this time around with only two spots open, one very tiny and one on an existing scar so the pain in minimal. But the anxiety is HUGE!


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We're in the process of re-opening BECA gallery after returning from the evacuation and we'll be re-installing and once again celebrating the Top 4 artists and their works from 'CURATE THIS!' featured in 'FOUR'.
This Saturday, September 6th from 6pm-9pm, BECA gallery is hosting a reception for the exhibition 'FOUR' during 1st Saturday artwalk night. Please grab a friend and join us for a night of great art!
A group exhibition featuring the works of the TOP 4 emerging artists selected via the votes cast by more than 400 guest curators from 11 countries during 'CURATE THIS!' 2008.
For this exhibition, BECA gallery enlisted the input of art enthusiasts from around the world during 'CURATE THIS!', an online juried event which allowed anyone from anywhere in the world with an internet connection and email access to select 10 artists from the compiled selection of submitted works. From June 18-21, 2008 art enthusiasts from around the world viewed the works submitted by artists from all corners of the globe and voted to choose the top 10 artists of 'CURATE THIS!' 2008 working in 2D and 3D mediums including, but not limited to, painting, sculpture, mixed-media, drawing, printmaking, fiber, textiles and photography. The chosen top 10 artists currently have their selected works featured at www.becagallery.com and they are also included in the 2008 edition of the publication titled, 'CURATE THIS!' available at BECA galleryand online at http://www.blurb.com/bookstore/detail/301963
From the top 10 artists chosen, the TOP 4 artists who received the highest number of votes currently have their works featured in the exhibition 'FOUR'through Sept. 28th. The final results of 'CURATE THIS!' 2008 have presented us with a diverse collection of captivating paintings, mixed-media, fiber, ceramic and photographic works by the Top 4 artists DON GUREWITZ, BARBIE L'HOSTE, JOETTA MAUE and PATRICIA ZALISKO.
I guess having 400 guest public curators from 11 countries decide what to exhibit on your gallery walls doesn't qualify as 'risk-taking' to you but then again maybe you didn't walk half a block over to 527 Saint Joseph Street, directly across the street from the CAC to view what was happening at BECA gallery.


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A one-vehicle accident Monday night claimed the life of an Andrews teenager.
The accident happened at about 11:30 p.m. Monday on Kent Road, according to S.C. Highway Patrol Lance Cpl. Sonny Collins.
Coroner Kenny Johnson said Davey Nolan Belue, who turned 17 in October, was killed in the accident.
He said Belue died from multiple trauma.
Collins said Belue was alone in the 2002 Chevrolet pickup he was driving. He said Belue ran off the road and struck a tree. The vehicle was covered by trees which made reaching the victim difficult for emergency workers. It took about two hours for workers to complete the job.
The cause of Belue losing control of the truck is still under investigation, Collins said. Fog was thick in parts of the area Monday night. It was unknown Tuesday if weather was a factor.
Once the news of Belue's death began to spread, social media sites began to fill up with posts from friends - and from people he did not know. "So sorry to hear about this. Another life taken way too soon. May God be with this family during this difficult time," Terri Hudson wrote on the Georgetown Times Facebook page.
"My feelings are so hurt right now. I will always remember the times we shared. Every Sunday morning, the holidays. You'll forever be in my heart Davey," wrote Stephanie Brown.
Michelle Adams has known Belue for the past four years.
"He was a typical teenager. He loved to hunt and fish and loved to have a good time. He was also quite the jokester," Adams said. "He was always smiling and was quite the gentleman. Always polite and friendly."
She said Belue loved to cook.
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Casey Moore said he knew Belue since 5th grade.
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On Monday, Belue's relatives were distraught with his death.
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|What Zdeno Chara and the Bruins learned Saturday night
|03.07.11 at 10:11 am ET
One loss following a very impressive seven-game winning streak is hardly cause for alarm. And that's especially true since the Bruins managed a point Saturday night when they didn't play their best game and found a way to tie it with 32.5 seconds left in regulation.
But there was a lesson to be learned. Just asked Zdeno Chara. If you don't skate hard against a hungry team, you'll likely wind up on the losing end.
The captain gave the Bruins the lead, 1-0, just under eight minutes into the second period. But from then on, the B's seem to take a collective breath and relax as the Pens picked up their intensity and took it to them in every way.
They took more shots, delivered more hits and until the final 33 seconds, scored more goals.
"We didn't have our best game, that's for sure," Chara said. "We were just, we had heavy legs, we didn't skate well, we didn't move the puck well. On the other side Pittsburgh played extremely well. They put a lot of pressure on us. They took away space and time and we couldn't create much."
All of this from a Penguins team that came in losing 6-of-7 and had lost in overtime 24 hours earlier in New Jersey.
"I think it was mostly us, we weren't moving our feet at all," Bruins coach Claude Julien said. "We were second to the puck. At the same time, you couldn't establish a physical game because you never got there on time. So they were on the puck and we were doing a lot of watching, I thought in the second period and they just took the game away from us at that point."
"They even they had back to back games," Chara added. "They had pretty good jump and energy. It almost felt like we were the team who played last night. But it's going to happen. You're going to have games like this where we were just slow and not moving the puck as well as we used to. But we worked extremely hard in the third and earned that point. That's the positive. Obviously we'd like to get two but it happens."
But now, following the end of the winning streak, the Bruins know they have to pick it back up with a big division game Tuesday night in Montreal. The Canadiens have won four straight and 5-of-6. They trail the Bruins by just five points in the Northeast.
No reason for the Bruins not to have their legs under them for this one.
|Pens show Bruins they're a lot more than just Sidney Crosby and Evgeni Malkin
|03.05.11 at 11:10 pm ET
If the Bruins somehow wind up playing the Penguins in the Stanley Cup playoffs this spring they should take a very close look at the video from Saturday night's game at TD Garden.
Without superstars Sidney Crosby [concussion] and Evgeni Malkin [right knee], the Penguins got two goals from HBO "24/7″ star Dustin Jeffrey, including the game winner less than two minutes into overtime to come away with a 3-2 win over the Bruins, snapping Boston's seven-game winning streak.
Crosby or no Crosby, Malkin or no Malkin, the Penguins played exactly the kind of hockey that wins in the playoffs. It's not superstar hockey, it's team hockey. What exactly is that?
"They're a lot more hard-working," Bruins defenseman Johnny Boychuk said. "Their hard work takes over [for] their skill. When they have those other guys in, there's a lot of skill in there and they still work hard, but they try to make different plays than they would if they had those guys in the lineup. They just got the [puck] in deep and just tried to keep as much time in our zone as possible."
B's coach Claude Julien had his own take.
"Obviously, they're missing some star players," Julien noted. "We thought one of our best forwards tonight was missing, too. You have to adjust to those kinds of things and what it boils down to is the team play. And that's what they did tonight, they played a good team game.
"They were forechecking hard, they were on top of us. Even when we got the puck in the neutral zone, they didn't give us much time. They really skated hard and took away our time and space and they did a good job of that. I think that's where their success came from tonight. When you work hard enough, eventually you get rewarded, and they got a break there at the end and were able to score in OT."
|Claude Julien: We still need Tuukka Rask
|02.11.11 at 10:28 pm ET
Tuukka Rask has enough on his plate. He's not about to try and read Claude Julien's mind on coaching decisions.
But to be honest, he didn't exactly need to be The Amazing Kreskin to figure out what the Bruins coach was thinking when he yanked Rask after the second period of Friday's 6-1 dud against the Red Wings before a displeased Garden crowd.
"I'm not going to start analyzing that," Rask said. "I thought I deserved to get pulled. I didn't play to my level today."
That's one way of putting it.
Rask admitted he did not have one of his finer performances of the year and that he deserved to get pulled after allowing five goals on 18 shots in two periods. Rask, who fell to 5-11-1, said he had no criticism of coach Julien, who started Tim Thomas in goal to start the third.
Julien said he has not lost confidence in Rask, who allowed goals on the first two shots he faced as the Bruins fell behind 2-0 in the first three minutes and never recovered. The last time Rask was pulled was on New Year's Day in Buffalo when Rask allowed three in the first, despite the Bruins leading, 4-3.
Julien started him in the next game and Rask was very good in a 2-1 at Toronto.
"We didn't feel he was as sharp as we needed him to be, that was number one," Julien said of Rask. "He still made some good saves. I don't think we didn't recognize that as well, but he just wasn't as sharp tonight and after discussing the situation, we just felt that the right thing to do was to give Timmy the third period." Read the rest of this entry »
|Tuukka Rask, Bruins knocked out cold by Red Wings, 6-1
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Maybe the Bruins should petition the league against any more home games on Fridays.
The last three haven't turned out so great. They were blanked 3-0 in a clunker against the Hurricanes on Nov. 26. The time before that was even more painful. Last May 14 fell on a Friday, and so did the Bruins when the Flyers came from behind to eliminate the Bruins with a 4-3 decision in Game 7 of the Eastern Conference semis.
The latest Friday night fright was nowhere near as important as the defeat that ended the B's season, but it was still a mighty punch in the gut – especially if you're Tuukka Rask, who had the misfortune of playing in both.
With "The Fighter" Mickey Ward on hand for the ceremonial puck drop, Henrik Zetterberg had a goal and two assists and Todd Bertuzzi added a pair of goals as the Red Wings rocked Rask and the Bruins, 6-1, Friday night at TD Garden. The two teams will conclude their home-and-home series in a rematch on Sunday afternoon at Joe Louis Arena.
The Red Wings, leaders in the Central Division, wasted little time seizing control of the game and making life miserable on Rask. Bertuzzi ripped a shot from the top of the left circle that beat Rask far side just 70 seconds into the first. Danny Cleary made it 2-0 exactly two minutes later when he flipped a shot past Rask from between the circles.
The Bruins rebounded with 2:07 left in the first when David Krejci snapped a 20-game goal drought with his eighth of the season. But the Red Wings put the game away with three goals in the second, capped off by Bertuzzi's second of the night when Rask misplayed a puck to his right and the forward flipped it off the back of his pads and into the net. The crowd booed Rask early and often as the back-up goalie fell to 4-11-1.
Rask made just 13 saves on 18 shots in 40 minutes before being pulled for Tim Thomas to start the third. University of Maine product Jimmy Howard stopped 25-of-26 shots to improve to 27-10-3 on the season.
|Milan Lucic muscles up so Nathan Horton can finally do his thing
|02.10.11 at 10:21 am ET
Milan Lucic and Nathan Horton are big, big men on the ice, cut from the same mold. But while it's been a great year for Lucic, it's been an up-and-down one for Horton, in his first season in Boston.
They both clicked Wednesday night and as a result, the impact on the Bruins' offense was dramatic – as in eight goals dramatic.
Lucic added to his team lead in goals with tallies Nos. 22 and 23 and Horton – with a goal and four assists – had his most productive night of his career in an 8-6 knock-down, drag-out KO of the Habs.
"We are just happy that we were able to get that win," Lucic said. "They have been a tough opponent for us. We lost last time but not [this time]. Most of all we are happy to get those two points and to keep moving up in the standings."
Indeed, for all the excitement over the pugilistic debut of Tim Thomas against Carey Price, this game was a huge one in the standings. The Bruins increased their lead to four points over the Habs, with a game in hand, still.
As for his line of center David Kreji and Horton, it was on fire.
"I mean I felt like that ever since we were put back together lately we have been ok, I mean we have had no goal here, one goal there," Lucic said. "We knew we could be a threat every time we went on the ice and that is what we have kind of talked about as a line yesterday we wanted to be that threat and you know get in there and play with that emotion. Be the guys that Coach counts on, and so its definitely great that we had a game the way we did we have to keep pushing it and keep getting more."
Horton's struggles have been well-chronicled. Even coach Claude Julien has pointed to Horton's struggles often in the last two months. Wednesday night, Julien admitted that the Bruins have been waiting for this breakout ever since Horton started the season with eight goals and 10 assists in the first 17 games of the season.
"Well, that's what we have wanted from him for a while now, so it happened tonight," Julien said after Horton's career game. "We are certainly happen with that. Now it's a matter of hopefully him continuing to do that for our team, he was a big help for us."
"It's nice," Horton said in the understatement of the night. "Obviously, it helps me a little bit with my confidence. It is nice but it's nice to get the points, it's a big game for us. It was a four-point game, and we won.
"It was just working hard. I think we were ready to go. We talked about it as a line, before the game, we need to start playing and start contributing. I think we did that tonight but it's only one game and hopefully we can continue to keep bringing it."
But nothing means more than to have the support of a fellow teammate and linemate.
"It seemed like he was getting really hard on himself getting really down on himself but it these last few games you can see he is on his game again and its all starting to find his game again," Lucic said of Horton. "It all starts with him skating, using his speed, his body, and you know he had a big night tonight and hopefully he continues with his confidence."
|Logan Couture 'most complete player' Joe Thornton has ever seen
|02.05.11 at 7:05 pm ET
All things are relative, but ask Joe Thornton and he'll tell you that red-hot rookie center Logan Couture is not just the best player for his age that's he's ever played with, but the player he's seen with so little NHL experience.
How little? The ninth overall pick in the 2007 draft is still just 21 years old. Saturday marked his 75th game in the league but just his 50th this season, and he is still considered a rookie in the eyes of the NHL.
With his game-winning power-play backhander past Tim Thomas in the first period on Saturday, Couture has 23 goals and 11 assists in 50 games. And to think the Bruins could have had him in that 2007 draft.
Instead, with the eighth pick, the Bruins selected Zach Hamill, the same Zach Hamill who was playing just his second NHL game on Saturday, first this season.
"Actually, it almost felt like my first game but at the same time I got into the speed of it the guys in the room helped me out a little bit to calm me down but it was good," Hamill said.
It's Couture who has been going at full tilt for the entire season, leading all NHL rookies in goals at 23. And since Couture only played in 25 regular season games at the NHL level last year, he's still eligible for Calder Trophy consideration.
'He's the most complete player that I've seen at that age," Thornton said. "He penalty kills, he plays power play and plays all the important minutes. By far, the Calder winner so far this year.' Read the rest of this entry »
|How the Bruins have become Team Unity, and why it matters
|02.04.11 at 8:57 am ET
Just four minutes into Thursday's slugfest at the Garden, Stars forward Adam Burish came in on Bruins goalie Tuukka Rask and fired a shot several seconds after the whistle had clearly blown, stopping play.
That is a big hockey no-no.
And Andrew Ference made sure Burish paid the penalty. The Bruins defenseman came over to enforce the hockey the law, eventually drawing Burish into a fight ' which Ference clearly won ' and a message had been sent. Don't mess with these Bruins or you pay the price, especially on Boston's home ice.
"We're a tight group," said Patrice Bergeron, who scored twice and assisted on an empty-netter. "We've always said that and we all know that. We're '¦ we get along real well off the ice and we try to bring that on the ice. I think that Ference fight is the best example just by showing that he took a shot after the whistle on Tuukka and Andy responded right away. So I think it's '¦ it showed our unity, and we've got to keep going."
As for Ference himself, he said Thursday's win showed how the Bruins can get back to being the right mix of talent and toughness, just like 2008-09, when they were the top seed in the East and a favorite to get to the Stanley Cup finals.
"One of the good things we did in that year, and something we've established over the last few is, when our team is emotionally and physically involved, we're a very good team," Ference said. "We've proven that the other way around, too. When it's not there, we lose games. You know, go back to the Carolina series a couple years ago. I think that's what almost all of us pointed our fingers at, it was missing. We know that that has to be there for us to be successful, and it was good [against Dallas]."
Bruins coach Claude Julien certainly had no problem with it.
"It was an opportunity for us to step up for each other, and we did and I thought it certainly played in our favor," Julien said of the four fights in four minutes ' three in the opening four seconds. "We're a team that can handle that and guys seem to be ready for it and certainly that part of it was good. Those two quick goals also were proof that we were ready to play." Read the rest of this entry »


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By Katie | Published: November 27, 2007
Meet our new doggie, Maggie…..a stray we've adopted from our neighbor's over at Murphy's Place: She's a wiggle worm and will hardly sit still for a photograph, so this is the best I could do in the split second she gave me! She is such a sweetie though, and I think Jude is happy to […]
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Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha
By Katie | Published: November 25, 2007
Last week, Andy from the YMCA Trout Lodge sent me this fun little cartoon….. Now that would get your day off to a good start!
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Turkey Pot Pie
By Katie | Published: November 20, 2007
Sandy gave me this great, easy pot pie recipe. This will be a great way to use up all the leftover turkey, but feel free to use whatever type of meat you want in place of the turkey. 2 pillsbury pie crusts 1 can cream of mushroom soup 1 can drained mixed vegetables 3 cups […]
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Market intelligence is the information relevant to a company's markets, gathered and analyzed specifically for the purpose of accurate and confident decision-making in determining strategy in areas such as market opportunity, market penetration strategy, and market development.[1]
Business Intelligence refers to skills, processes, technologies, applications and practices used to support decision making. Business Intelligence often aims to support better business decision-making and as such can be defined as a decision support system.[2]
Market intelligence includes gathering of data from the company's external environment, whereas the Business intelligence process primarily is based on internal recorded events – such as sales, shipments and purchases. The purpose of incorporating Market Information or intelligence into the Business Intelligence process is to provide decision makers with a more "complete picture" of ongoing corporate performance in a set of given market conditions.[3]
- ^ Cornish, S. L. "Product Innovation and the Spatial Dynamics of Market Intelligence: Does Proximity to Markets Matter?" Economic Geography. Volume: 73, Issue 2 (April 1997)
- ^ D. J. Power (2007-03-10). "A Brief History of Decision Support Systems, version 4.0".
- ^ Prescott, John and others, Proven Strategies in Competitive Intelligence (Wiley, 2001)


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COLLEGE STATION, Texas - Junior Bridgid Isworth fell just inches short in her quest for her first NCAA Outdoor Championship berth this afternoon at the Midwest Regional Championships at Texas A&M. Isworth, the No. 17 seed, sailed a season-high 12-10.00 in the pole vault to finish tied for fifth overall with Monica Stevens, a senior from Minnesota. However, the Melbourne, Australia native was unable to match Stevens' mark of 13-01.75 in the tie-breaking jump off.
After training much of the year for the heptathlon, Isworth resumed vaulting midway through the outdoor season. She won the Mountain West Conference title in her third competition and today nearly became the second Lobo, along with automatic qualifier Matt Gonzales (10,000), to secure a spot at the 2004 national championship meet.
In other event action on Friday, 17th-seeded junior Jamie Fishencord placed an impressive 11th in her regional meet debut in the hammer throw. Fishencord recorded a mark of 178-11, fifth among the MWC competitors in the field. Senior Jason Barkemeyer was not as lucky in his final shot performance, fouling on all three attempts. Junior Cameron Clarke, meanwhile, finished 19th in the 5,000, clocking a time of 15:03.13.
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DANIELS, W.Va. -- Christian Brand cleared the first hurdle last Thursday. The former Marshall University golfer will attempt to clear the second Monday.
If he does, Brand will have a spot in the PGA Tour's Greenbrier Classic scheduled Thursday through Sunday on Old White TPC at The Greenbrier Resort down Interstate 64 in White Sulphur Springs, W.Va.
Hurdle No. 2 is the Monday qualifier where just four players from the field will advance to the main event. Brand and his fellow competitors are back on the par-72 Cobb Course at The Resort at Glade Springs. Brand carded 68 there in the pre-qualifier on Thursday, making him one of 51 players to make it to the next stage.
"I want to get back for sure," said Brand, who played in the 2011 Classic as an amateur thanks to the exemption he got for winning the 2011 West Virginia Amateur. The State Am that year ended on July 8 and the Greenbrier Classic was held July 28-31. Brand shot 73-78 for 151 and missed the cut.
Brand, who turned pro after he finished at Marshall, knows he has to go low Monday. In 2010, the No. 4 qualifier shot 69. In 2011, five players shot 67 and only one moved on after a playoff. A year ago, six players came in at 66 and four got through via playoff.
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Brand's split time on the e-Golf Pro Tour (based in Charlotte, N.C.) and NGA Pro Golf Tour. He played in the West Virginia Open on June 19-21 at Parkersburg Country Club and tied for third with Bob Friend at 3-under 213.
"The first 27 (holes) and second 27 were like two different tournaments," Brand said in breaking down his performance. "I played better as it went on. It had not been too good for me going in, but I felt a lot better coming out. When you're a little off, things start to snowball and it's an uphill battle.
"All the mistakes you make as a pro are magnified. In amateur golf, I might not play my best but I could still win."
Brand said making it into the Greenbrier Classic field and getting through to the weekend would do wonders for his career. The tournament's total purse is $6.3 million and the winner takes home $1,134,000. Ted Potter Jr. is the defending champion.
"It would help a lot of different things," Brand said. "I want to play on the PGA Tour. I'm capable of playing well enough to get in. Then you have to play well after you're there."
This is the fourth year the PGA TOUR has paid a visit to southern West Virginia. Two of the game's top left-handers, Phil Mickelson and Bubba Watson, are in the field. This is Mickelson's third visit and Watson's first. Louis Oosthuizen, who is No. 10 in the World Golf Rankings, is also a first-time entry.
Two players coming in with momentum are Kenny Perry and Bill Haas.
Perry won the Senior Players Championship on Sunday, shooting 63-63-64 in the final rounds at Fox Chapel in Pittsburgh to win by two over Fred Couples. It's the first major title of his career.
Haas won the AT&T National with a final-round 65 at Congressional. He now has won at least one PGA TOUR event each of the last four years, matched only by Mickelson, Dustin Johnson and Justin Rose.
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A deployable windshield sun visor made of tinted plastic, or tinted safety glass is retracted and stored in the roof of the vehicle. The shield is deployed upon the activation of a switch and will then move down upon the windshield to thereby lessen glare and otherwise operate to decrease the brightness of the sun's effects. The panel or visor may be either on the outside or inside surface of the windshield and is in close connection to it. Optionally the panel may be constructed as a pair of panels so that the driver and passenger may choose whether the panel should be deployed on their side or not.
1. A vehicle windshield sun visor apparatus, the vehicle having a roof and a windshield in connection with said roof, said windshield having an outside surface and an inside surface, the sun visor apparatus comprising: a shading device of about planar shape and of a translucent material, said vehicle having a roof and said roof having an opening of size and shape to permit the movement of said shading device into and out of said roof and beneath said inside surface of said windshield, a drive unit for moving said shading device over said windshield by a user; a switch in connection with said vehicle for operating said drive unit; said opening positioned inside the vehicle so that said shading device will retract in close proximity to said inside surface of said windshield.
2. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein said shading device is made of a material selected from the group consisting of tinted glass and colored plastic.
3. The apparatus of claim 2, wherein said opening has a guideway, said guideway comprising at least two groove sections, said groove sections being of size and shape to accommodate left and right frame edges so that said shading device extends along said groove sections.
The invention relates to the field of vehicles with windshields and shading devices for such and in particular to a shading device for a windshield that will be retractable with in the vehicle and will be of the same structural integrity as the auto.
It is believed that the device will be an advantage over conventional sun visors that are made of cloth and similar materials as this device will be of a structurally sound material and is easier to retract and deploy into the roof of the car by virtue of that construction.
While there are automotive sun visors in the prior art none of them is designed to be retractable into the roof or the existing sun visor of an automobile. The use of guideways and the construction of the apparatus of structurally sound materials are believed to be novel and offer advantages over those devices shown in the prior art. Nor are there are any devices that the inventor is aware of that are automatically deployed and retracted upon activation of control buttons located upon the steering wheel and/or column of the auto.
The invention is a deployable windshield sun visor that is constructed with a structurally sound material such as tinted PLEXIGLAS (sheets of solid transparent, resinous material), or tinted safety glass and is retractable and stored in the roof of the vehicle. The shield is deployed upon the activation of a switch and will then move down upon the windshield to thereby lessen glare and otherwise operate to decrease the brightness of the sun's effects. Guideways or tracks on the side of the windshield will guide the shield so that it move in close connection with the windshield. The guideway will be on the inside of the vehicle in the interior version of the apparatus and the guideways will be on the outside of the vehicle in the exterior version of the apparatus.
The panel or visor may be either on the outside or the inside surface of the windshield and is in close connection to it by virtue of the guideway. The driving means is stored in the roof and may be of a scissors type of variety or perhaps a pair of rods or of another sort. The driving means preferably is powered by a motor and the motor is preferably electric. Optionally the panel may be constructed as a pair of panels so that the driver and passenger may choose whether the panel should be deployed on their side or not.
It is an object of the invention to provide a windshield sun visor for vehicles that can be automatically deployed upon activation of a control located on the driver's steering wheel.
Another object of the invention is to provide a windshield sun visor that has at least a portion of the sun visor constructed of the same or similar structural materials as the automobile and thus can be structurally integrated within the vehicle's frame without denigrating the structural integrity of the vehicle.
Another object of the invention is to provide a windshield sun visor that can be retracted within the confines of the automobile and therefore store it in a non observable location so that it's function will not detract from the aesthetic appearance of the vehicle.
Another object of the intention is to provide a windshield sun visor that can be stored in a location within the roof of the vehicle and thus not increase the effect of drag on the vehicle when the shield is stored and out of use.
Other objectives of the invention will become apparent to those skilled in the art once the invention has been shown and described.
FIG. 1 Three quarters view;
FIG. 2 driver's view;
FIG. 3 side view with visor retracted;
FIG. 4 side view with visor deployed;
FIG. 5 three quarter's view dual panel version;
FIG. 6 drivers view of dual panel interior version;
FIG. 7 three quarter's view of dual panel interior version;
FIG. 8 drivers view of dual panel version;
FIG. 9 exterior unit side view;
FIG. 10 exterior unit deployed;
FIG. 11 external visor side view;
FIG. 12 drivers view of dual visor interior version with visor deployed out of the conventional sun visor;
FIG. 13 top view of scissors type drive visor;
FIG. 14 top view of rod type of drive device;
FIG. 15 top view of side tracks to align the sun visor
FIG. 16 side view of auto showing possible guideway.
Generally speaking the visor 2 (in FIG. 2) can be operated in the manner of modern day vehicle sun roofs where the driver activates a switch and the visor will retract to expose an opening in the roof of the car. The shield herein does not expose an opening as a sunroof, rather it covers the windshield 6 and may use a guideway and an operating system in a manner similar to such sun roofs. The switch may be in connection with the driver's steering wheel 8 so that the hands of the driver need never come off the wheel in order to deploy or retract the shield or visor.
In the interior version of the visor it is mounted in the inside of the roof 4 where it can be stored and then will deploy upon the interior surface of the roof (see FIGS. 1-4). Alternatively for the basic exterior type, the shield and its mounting might also be mounted on the upper surface of the roof. This "scoop version" of the apparatus would include the guideway for the shield that would be mounted on the outside surface of the auto. (see FIGS. 9, 10 and 16) Such guideway would be on the outside of the roof and the guideway might extend down along the sides of the windshield frame and be an extension of those sides of the frame.
When the shield is mounted within the roof (as it is for one of the exterior versions as well as the interior version, described below) there needs to be an opening in the roof to accommodate the deployment and the retraction of the visor. Such opening, in all cases, will need to be as large as the width of the visor which in any case will be nearly the same as the width of the windshield. In the case of the exterior version of the visor, the opening will need to be on the outside of the windshield and parallel to the upper edge of the windshield so that the visor will deploy above the outside surface of the windshield and parallel to it.
In the interior version of the visor the visor will come down upon the inside surface of the windshield and may also retract into the roof. In the interior version of the visor apparatus the opening in the roof will need to be near the upper edge of the windshield and in the interior roof of the vehicle, so that the visor will deploy in close connection to the inside surface of the windshield and very close to it. In both cases, the visor should be relatively close to the surface of the windshield. It is preferred that this distance be about �″ in both the exterior and interior visor versions
By "outside surface" of the windshield it is meant that side that is exposed to the elements, and the "inside surface" refers to the side of the windshield that faces the passenger compartment.
The various optional arrangements of exterior versus interior and dual versus single panel can be used with one another for a total of four different basic arrangements. FIGS. 5-8 show views of the dual version in both the exterior and interior types of arrangements.
In the dual visor version, the arrangement is similar to the basic single version however there are two visor instead of one. Thus there needs to be two tracks to guide both of the visors and there needs to be two openings in the roof to allow or the deployment and retraction of each of the visors. In the dual version, there should be separate activating systems for the driver panel and the passenger panel so that the deployment of the panel is optional with them. In such case, the panel will be about half the width of the windshield. Note that in the sole panel version the panel will be about the entire width of the vehicle.
FIGS. 11 and 12 show version where the novel sun visor 14 of this application is deployed out of the pre existing sun visor 12 that comes standard in every car. Again there will need to be an opening in the existing sun visor in order to accommodate the novel sun visor and there should be at least a guideway in the existing sun visor. In this case, there will be one deployable sun visor each of the existing sun visors.
FIG. 13 shows a view of one type of drive device that would incorporate a scissors type of actuating device that is powered by a motor that will extend those arms 40 in the direction shown by arrows. The arms extend in the manner of a scissors and as the arms get closer together they will extend the sun visor in the deployed direction. I.e. down over the windshield. When the visor is retracted the arms move in the manner opposite and the visor will be retracted back into the roof.
FIG. 14 shows another type of driving mechanism using a pair of rods 42, attached to either side of the shield and the rods are powered so that they will move downward when the shield is desired to be deployed. And the rods will move opposite this direction to retract the rods back into the roof when the shield is retracted.
A guideway or track 50 as shown in FIG. 15 should be used to accommodate the shield. There are really two tracks; one on either side of the opening as can be seen in FIG. 15. The track may be something on the order of a groove that can hold the shield and direct its movements. The left and right sides of the shield will fit in the groove and this will guide the shield. It is believed, that the dual panel version of the visor would use a pair of tracks for each panel thus resulting in a total of four tracks used for the two panels.
In the case of the exterior version the track or guideway can be incorporated onto the frame of the windshield. FIG. 16 shows a side view of an exterior type of guideway. The guideway can also be used on the inside of the windshield and in this case, as well, it would be a part of the frame of the windshield. A part of the windshield frame 10 may be upraised slightly so that it may accommodate a groove 12 in the side of the frame (facing the center of the windshield) so that the groove can hold the exterior based visor as the sides of the visor can fit in the guideway. These guideways are optional with the manufacturer. If the visor is of rigid enough material a guideway in connection with the windshield may not be necessary.
The windshield based guideway described above is distinguished from the guideway inside the roof opening. Such guideway in the roof is mandatory in order to keep the visor in alignment and to guide its deployment.
The visor may be used in connection with the front and/or the rear windshields. In fact, a vehicle with both a front and rear deployable visor in the same vehicle is certainly possible. The term "vehicle" as used herein should refer to any type of vehicle that has the need for a windshield including automobiles, trucks, trains and possibly two wheeled vehicles depending on their construction.
In all of those cases the driving mechanism will be powered by a motor, The motor maybe electric or other. The motor will be made operable by activation of a mutual switch activated by the driver and/or passenger depending on whether the visor is single or double in nature. Note: the terms shield and visor are used interchangeable throughout.
The panel should be made of a structurally sound material such as PLEXIGLAS, safety glass (of the type found in modern day vehicles) and/or plastic. Such materials would of course need to be tinted or otherwise colored in order to insure that they will function with the desired shading effect. Various colors of tinted glass, etc. may be used. It is thought that a gray or deep blue color may offer the best protection however, other tinting colors may be used without varying the spirit of the invention.
An optional accessory kit might be sold as an after market item. Such kit might contain the necessary mounting device including the motor, the driving mechanism, the guideway or track (either a pair for the single panel or two pairs for the dual panel version) and the panel(s) itself.
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