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- Eye Gaze for Spoken Language Understanding at SLT 2014
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- Gaze for Spoken Language Understanding
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- Prosodically Informed Speaker Identification
- Social Stratification of /tr/-Affrication (presented at the Faculty of Arts Undergraduate Research Event) [poster]
- Prosodic Disambiguation in Garden Path Sentences
- Dialects of American English: Online Methods of Data Collection
- Acoustics of Vowels in Singing
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Gary Cartwright received his B.A. in journalism from Texas Christian University. He has had a distinguished career as a newspaper reporter and as a freelance writer, contributing stories to such national publications as Harper's, Life, and Esquire. He was a senior editor at Texas Monthly for 25 years until his retirement in 2010 at age 76. Cartwright was a finalist for a National Magazine Award in 1986 in the category of reporting excellence. He has been the recipient of a Dobie-Paisano fellowship and has won the Texas Institute of Letters Stanley Walker Award for Journalism and the Carr P. Collins Award for nonfiction. He won the 1989 Press Club of Dallas Katie Award for Best Magazine News Story. He also won the 2005 Headliner Club of Austin award for best magazine story. Cartwright has written several books, including Blood Will Tell, Confessions of a Washed-up Sportswriter, Dirty Dealing, and Galveston: A History of the Island, published in 1991. He has co-written three movie scripts, J. W. Coop (Columbia, 1972); A Pair of Aces (CBS-TV, 1990), which he also co-produced; and Pancho, Billy and Esmerelda, which he co-produced for his own production company in 1994. In addition, he co-produced Another Pair of Aces for CBS. Blood Will Tell was filmed by CBS-TV as a four-hour miniseries in 1994. In 1998 his book, HeartWiseGuy, was published.
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August outlook, and why does a wet July often lead to an August hurricane?
So, July sure was lovely. Lots of drought-quenching rain and average temperatures that were a couple of degrees cooler. But now we're on the door step of August, which as you'll recall last year was utterly miserable, and suddenly our weather appears to be turning hotter and drier. That is, temperatures this weekend will probably […] [Read More]
Various views of the Gulf's evolving tropical threat
Earlier this morning we discussed the threat (or blessing, in the form of rain) to Texas from the tropics this weekend. The Houston/Galveston office has a nice graphic that summarizes some of the uncertainty with this system: I have talked to several forecasters about the system and there's just no consensus on what it will […] [Read More]
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During the last couple of days there have been a lot of questions about Invest 93L and a vigorous wave now off the coast of Africa. These are good questions as the Atlantic waters, especially the Gulf of Mexico, are very warm right now as we enter the heart of hurricane season. In the video […] [Read More]
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Work to repair cross delayed
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WORK to protect an historic monument in South Derbyshire looks set to be delayed.
Repton Parish Council revealed it had been told by Derbyshire County Council that any changes to Repton Cross had been deemed 'environmental' and would no longer be suitable for funding from the highways department.
This means that work to restore and protect the near 1,500-year-old monument will not take place in the near future.
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Few events in the history of the Far West from 1846 to 1849 did not involve the Mormon Battalion. The Battalion participated in the United States conquest of California and in the discovery of gold, opened four major wagon trails, and carried the news of gold east to an eager American public. Yet, the battalion is little known beyond Mormon history. This first complete history of the wide-ranging army unit restores it to its central place in Western history, and provides descendants a complete roster of the Battalion's members.
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WORCESTER, Mass. – The Holy Cross women's golf program has named junior Morgan Powers (Glastonbury, Conn.) as the 2013-2014 team captain. This the second straight year she has been a captain.
As a sophomore, Powers led the team with an average of 87.4 strokes per round. Powers was also named Crusader of the Week after leading her team to a first place finish at the Nazareth Invitational. She finished in first place as an individual over two rounds with a total of 164 strokes, making her the first player in the history of the program to win a medalist honors in a tournament.
As a freshman, she led the team with an 85.5 stokes average and was the top team finisher in six of the seven total events, earning three top-25 finishes. She recorded a season-low two-round score of 163 twice. Her lowest round of the season, a 77, came at the Mount Holyoke Invitational and was the lowest round by any member of the Holy Cross team.
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The nano@illinois Research Experience for Teachers (RET) at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign will annually (from 2014-2017) expose a diverse set of in-service and pre-service science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) teachers and community college faculty from across the nation to cutting-edge research in nanotechnology. The RET will focus on recruiting underrepresented minority populations (focused on ethnicity, geography, disability, and veteran status) including women and will target teachers from high-need areas, including inner city, rural, low-income, and those with significant URM students. Participants will conduct research over 6 weeks in world-class labs with 4 follow-up sessions during the school year. Participants will have possibilities to extend the RET for 2 years.
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The nano@illinois REU an NSF-funded REU site in the area of nanotechnology at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. The nano@illinois REU trains and mentors a diverse set of undergraduate students, including students from underrepresented minority groups, in cutting-edge research in nanotechnology. The research is guided and motivated by grand challenges facing our society and world. The REU students are part of a trans-generational educational experience in the rich and diverse nanotechnology environment at Illinois. Our goal is to solidify REU student interest in graduate research and education; to train them in critical elements of leadership, ethics, teamwork, mentoring, and outreach; and to improve their ability to communicate their research results to professional and lay audiences.
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Lehigh advanced more places than any other institution among the Top 50 and is the only national university to move up as dramatically in the past four years. Lehigh is also the only top-ranked university or liberal arts college in Pennsylvania and in the Patriot League to improve its ranking to this extent.
"A university ultimately rises or falls on its academic reputation," says Gregory Farrington, Lehigh president. "This is why we have put such great emphasis on retaining and recruiting the best faculty, focusing our development efforts on creating endowed faculty chairs and creating highly competitive new programs, including design arts, information systems and engineering, environmental studies, bioengineering, computer science and business, integrated business and engineering, entrepreneurship, global citizenship and environmental engineering."
According to the survey, released today, Lehigh remains among the best and most selective universities in the nation, with high marks for first-year students who were in the top 10 percent of their high school class and student selectivity. In addition, Lehigh was ranked 26th in the nation for "best value."
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Among the best undergraduate engineering programs whose highest degree is a Ph.D., Lehigh ranks 41st, advancing six places from last year. And Lehigh's undergraduate mechanical engineering program ranks 21st among programs whose highest degree is a Ph.D.
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Bonnie Devlin, vice president of advancement, notes that Lehigh's 7th overall position for alumni giving is a testament to the bond alumni have with the university. "I want to thank the thousands of Lehigh alumni who continue to demonstrate their loyalty to this wonderful university and in doing so, help keep Lehigh among the nation's leaders in alumni satisfaction," she says.
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Hospice charity golf day at Brocton Hall
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KATHARINE House Hospice is hosting their annual "Swing Fore Katharine" charity mixed golf day at Brocton Hall GC on Thursday.
Event fundraiser James Lunney said: "We are delighted to hold the event at Brocton Hall as it really is a superb course and their kind support means more funds go to the hospice."
Prizes will be awarded for first to third place for those playing in the morning and also separately for those playing in the afternoon.
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text: Home > Sensors & Transducers > Sensors This article was posted on 07/09/2012 Make your house smarter and safer BY NICOLETTE EMMINOIn our age of smartphones and smart household appliances, wouldn't it be nice if our whole house were smart?Well, a new Wi-Fi-enabled security and automation system introduced by Honeywell is making that possible. Let's face it, life can sometimes be overwhelming and we may forget to turn off the lights, set the alarm, or lock the doors.Honeywell's LYNX Touch 5100 and Tuxedo Touch offer families the ability to stay connected to their homes wherever they are.(Via Honeywell)The Tuxedo Touch, released earlier this year, comes equipped with a 7-in. graphic touchscreen from which you can control heating, cooling, locks, shades, lighting, and home security. The LYNX Touch was launched soon after, offering more applications and enhanced safety and protection.Hook it up to your smartphone or device to control your home functions, and even view live video of your home while you're away. Homeowners can purchase and link up to six cameras for live viewing wherever they are. This function can benefit concerned parents leaving their children with nannies or parents who want to make sure their children come home on time. (Sorry kids, you can't sneak in late anymore!)(Via Honeywell)The device is so smart that it can even be programmed to perform certain tasks based on various scenes. For example, set a "good night" scene and your system can turn off your lights, close the blinds, and set your alarm.If you're like many homeowners who worry about theft and trespassing, the LYNX Touch provides peace of mind. Set it up to notify you when a motion is sensed outside of a door or if your off-limits areas have been tampered with.For even more security, receive notifications if temperatures get too high in the home or if leaks and floods have been detected.Check out the video to see how it works. ■ Learn more about Electronic Products Magazine Related Articles P/F Sensors: their future and challenges XeThru Bot simulates breathing for sensor testing Sensitive, low power NO2 sensors developed for air quality monitori... Airport pods let you experience the weather at your destination Add Comment Text Only 2000 character limit Please login to comment on the article


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Remembering Judge Lamb, Mr. Wilbur Lee
Two longtime local citizens – Judge Bill Lamb and Wilbur Lee Todd – passed away last week with days of one another. Editor Don Whitten takes a closer look at the two local landmarks and suggests that we get to know our local treasures before they are gone. (July 1, 2013, Page 4)
Piecemakers Quilt Guild
The Piecemakers Quilt Guild will meet at 1 p.m. Saturday in the Fellowship Hall of First Presbyterian Church. The program will be a special 9 Patch Quilt and additional quilting tips will be shared. Guests and visitors are welcome. (September 6, 2011)
Annan to talk about faith, dealing with adversity
Disaster comes in all shapes and sizes. Bad things happen. And we have to deal with adversity. Haiti Partners co-director Kent Annan, who's speaking this weekend in Oxford, has seen more than his share of adversity as he helps the people of Haiti. Editor Don Whitten takes a look at Annan's work, including how he helps those in need ask and answer the tough questions about faith. (April 6, 2011, Page 4)
Piecemakers' Quilt Guild
The Piecemakers' Quilt Guild will meet at 1 p.m. Saturday in the First Presbyterian Church Fellowship Hall. Members are reminded to bring their name tags. (November 10, 2010)
Piecemakers Club
The members of the Piecemakers' Club will meet at 1 p.m. Saturday in the Fellowship Hall at First Presbyterian Church in Oxford. Our Sit and Sew will be conducted by Sandi Cade, who won our Name Tag Contest. Be sure to bring your sewing machine and the items requested in the reminder. (July 3, 2010)
Piecemakers' Guild
The annual luncheon meeting of the Piecemakers' Guild will be held at noon Saturday in the Fellowship Hall at First Presbyterian Church in Oxford. The meeting will feature salads and sweets made by the members. All needleworkers are invited to come to lunch and join the guild in show and tell of their most recent projects. (June 5, 2010)
O'Connor short-story series
The Flannery O'Connor Series, a four-week discussion of some of the stories of this writer of supernatural grace in the lives of natural men and women, will be held next month.
Shocking, gripping and soul-wrenching are some of the adjectives used to describe her work, all of which holds for the discerning reader, much to discuss — both theologically and psychologically.
A devoted Christian, O'Connor used the characters she found in her rural Georgia setting to send a message that continues to hold the attention of her readers. This series, now in its third year, is open to the public.
On the following four Wednesdays in June, from noon to 1 p.m. at the First Presbyterian Church on Van Buren Avenue, participants will meet for a brown-bag discussion of the following stories:
— June 2, "Everything that Rises Must Converge"
— June 9, "A Temple of the Holy Ghost"
— June 16, "You Can't be Poorer Than Dead"
— June 23, "The Geranium"
No registration is required. Participants are encouraged to read the stories before the meeting to be able to contribute to the discussion. Copies of the stories are available from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday in the office of the First Presbyterian Church. For more information, call 234-2907. (May 21, 2010)


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Frederick's Board of Aldermen last night unanimously approved a project to design a new wastewater treatment plant, though funding for the design project has yet to be determined.
The design, which will cost $2.67 million, is part of a $44 million project to upgrade the city's wastewater treatment plant.
Upgrades to the plant have already begun, though the project includes several phases and components. City officials today will sign off on a loan to borrow $4 million to pay for an already-approved portion of the project.
The aldermen approved the design portion of the project at a public hearing Thursday night.
The city's plant must be upgraded by January 2017 to comply with new state and federal standards for cleanup of the Chesapeake Bay, according to Stona Cosner, the city's superintendent of wastewater treatment.
The state will pay for 45 percent — or about $20 million— of the project.
Alderman Carol Krimm (D) asked Frederick's budget director, Katie Barkdoll, for a breakdown of the projects to which the city has committed the $8 million it has in its water and sewer fund, so that the Aldermen could make better decisions about borrowing for the upgrade or other projects.
"If it's not committed [to projects], I don't see why we're borrowing money," she said.
Barkdoll,said the city hasn't begun the process of borrowing money for the design project, adding that officials will explore funding options.


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Solving polynomial equations in integer or rational numbers is a classical arithmetic problem that can be traced back to the Babylonians but that was studied systematically by Diophantus of Alexandria (ca. 250 AD). Determining whether a given set of polynomial equations has solutions in integer or rational numbers, or finding all such solutions, or counting the number of solutions, are called Diophantine problems. Since a set of polynomial equations defines an affine or projective variety (e.g., over the field of complex numbers) the integer or rational solutions are points on this variety and the language of algebraic geometry gives an appropriate setting to formulate and study these problems, hence the name Diophantine geometry, which accurately describes this feature.
Zannier's book is a self-contained introduction to some topics in Diophantine geometry. It starts with a preliminary chapter giving examples of classical Diophantine problems, especially "Pell's equation," treated using Dirichlet's theorem on the approximation of irrational algebraic numbers by rational numbers, and sets the stage for the next chapters, where generalizations of this theorem by Liouville, Thue and Roth are proved or quoted and their application to more subtle Diophantine problems such as the S-unit equation or the Mahler-Thue equation are considered. This requires reviewing facts about heights of points in projective space over a field with a product formula. An important consequence is a special case of Siegel's theorem on the finiteness of the number of integer points on a hyperelliptic curve.
Chapter 4 has new material not treated in any other book on Diophantine geometry, with the exception of the recent book by Bombieri and Gubler that considers some of these topics. Starting by studying the heights of points in powers of the algebraic multiplicative group Gm over an algebraic closure of the rational field Q, the author studies torsion points of small height on algebraic subvarieties X of this power of Gm, giving two elementary proofs of Zhang's theorem that there is a lower bound for the heights of points on X away from a finite union of translates by torsion points of certain algebraic subgroups of a power of Gm. Zhang's theorem is then applied to obtain a uniform estimation on the number of solutions of small height of the S-unit equation.
An appendix by F. Amoroso summarizes recent work on lowest bounds for the absolute height of algebraic numbers by Dobrowolski and Amoroso-Dvornicich for algebraic numbers that are not roots of unity in abelian extensions.
Zannier's book is a very nice introduction to Diophantine geometry, including plenty of exercises dispersed along the text, most with hints for their solution with the aim of keeping the text self-contained. Each chapter ends with a section on notes pointing to further developments and historical comments. The book could be used as a text for a graduate class or for interested students learning this material on their own.
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1. Classical Diophantine Equations: linear and quadratic equations, Pell Equation, Diophantine Approximation, congruences. Supplements on Pell equations and irrationality of exp(n) and pi. Notes.- 2. Thue's theorems on Diophantine Equations and rational approximations: Description of strategy and detailed proofs. Later refinements. Supplements on integral points on curves and Runge's theorem. Notes.- 3. Heights and Diophantine equations over number fields: Product formulas, Weil and Mahler heights, Diophantine approximation in number fields, the S-unit equation and its applications. Supplements on the abc-theorem in function fields and on multiplicative dependence of algebraic functions and their values. Notes.- 4. Heights on subvarieties of G_m^n: Torsion points on plane curves and algebraic points of small height on subvarieties of G_m^n. Structure of algebraic subgroups. Theorems of Zhang and Bilu and applications to the S-unit equation. Supplements on discrete and closed subgroups of R^n and on the Skolem-Mahler-Lech theorem. Notes.- 5. The S-unit equation. A sharp quantitative S-unit theorem; explicit Pade' approximations and the counting of large solutions; counting of small solutions. Applications of the quantitative S-unit theorem. Notes.- Appendix by F. Amoroso: Bounds for the height: Generalized Lehmer problem, Dobrowolski lower bounds. Heights of varieties and extensions of lower bounds to higher dimensions; sharp quantitative Zhang's theorem.


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Tea is faced with a new opponent, Dorian receives a visitor, and Blair wants to find out Tea's secret...
Nora and Bo enter the courtroom and ask for a moment alone with Matthew. Bo and Nora promise to always love Matthew, no matter what happens, to which Matthew replies, "I love you too."
Across the room, Tea introduces herself to Nora and Bo's new lawyer, Elijah, and demands that he withdrawal his appeal - unless he wants her to reveal Nora and Bo's secret. As Tea asks Elijah to give Nora and Bo a cryptic message, to hint to their secret, Elijah suggests she drop her suit - because he just might have some secret information about her as well! Though Tea says, "You're bluffing, you don't know me," Elijah wonders if she's sure enough to take that chance!
Once court is called to order, Elijah stares at Tea then makes his opening statement, requesting that the case be thrown out! Tea states her case, and almost implies that Bo and Nora are too distracted with each other to make the right decision, but stops herself. While the judge takes a moment to determine if they'll go to trial, Tea nervously looks at Elijah. The judge returns and announces that they'll move forward with a trial. Though Clint worries about Tea's tactics, Elijah promises that he has a few tricks up his sleeve!
After everyone leaves, Tea demands to know who Elijah is working for, but he simply states, "Bo and Nora Buchanan."
Dorian arrives home and screams at Blair, who's hung-over from the wedding, about leaving her at the rectory to sleep it off! Over coffee, Blair fills Dorian in on how she and Tea caught the wedding bouquets and how Todd went overboard to prove that he wants Tea - not Blair. Though Blair claims not to want Todd, she admits, "I don't want Tea to have him either!" Blair thinks back to Tea's mysterious secret then vows to use it against her, but Dorian wonders if Blair wants to expose Tea's big secret just to get Todd back!
Later, Dorian screams at whoever is obnoxiously ringing the doorbell then is shocked to see David on the other side!
When Charlie and Viki show up at the diner, Todd gives them a hard time about not being on a honeymoon then apologizes for Blair's actions at their wedding. Over lunch, Todd talks about his plans to woo Tea then receives advice from Charlie on how to make it work, as Todd laughs about almost screwing it up by having sex with Blair the other day. "I don't want her anymore, I want Tea," Todd says. Viki advises that Todd give Tea time to see that he has changed, and Todd agrees, knowing there's nothing standing in his and Tea's way.
Later, when Todd sneaks up on Tea outside the courtroom, she practically jumps out of her skin - never realizing that Elijah is in possession of a file on her!
Still at the carriage house, after Gigi tells Rex that Schuyler kissed her, Rex asks, "What were you doing encouraging him?" Gigi says she didn't want any secrets between them, that's why she told him the truth, then defends Schuyler, saying he was confused - but Rex suggests that she stay away from Schuyler. "He's my friend, he's not trying to break us up," Gigi says, but Rex replies, "Promise me you won't have anything to do with him." Gigi brings up Stacy, all she's done and how Rex is going to be with her for the baby then says, "If I have to tolerate Stacy in your life, you better find a way to deal with Schuyler in mine." Once Gigi makes Rex see that she needs a friend, and that she wants him, not Schuyler, Rex agrees 'they are good' then Gigi heads out to work. Shortly after, Blair appears to ask Rex for help - with Tea!
Schuyler arrives at the rehab center ranting about his kiss with Gigi and admits to Rachel that he might have had a chance - if Rex wasn't in the picture. Schuyler doesn't want to break Gigi and Rex up but doesn't know if he can stand to be just friends. Rachel begins a rant of her own, about Greg, leaving Schuyler to pick on her about 'chatting' with her boyfriend's bother - then question Rachel, asking if what Greg said to her was right. Rachel vows to loosen up and see if there's something there with Shaun. Even though Gigi works at Rodi's, Schuyler and Rachel head out to loosen up together!
Over a game of pool at Rodi's, Greg and Shaun discuss Matthew's case - and Shaun gets mad when Greg mentions his talk with Rachel. Greg picks on Shaun for not having any game then suggests maybe he likes Rachel too much. While Shaun talks about going into this with both eyes open, Greg thinks back to Rachel throwing her wine at him then claims he just wants Shaun to be happy. Shaun is happy that Greg is looking out for him but says, "Don't worry about me and Rachel, we are cool like that."
Suddenly, Rachel and Schuyler arrive, but Schuyler chickens out when he sees Gigi and leaves, and while Rachel goes to Shaun and Greg, Greg reminds Shaun it's time for him to pay up on his pool loses - then makes it clear to Rachel that the Evans boys are very competitive - about everything! Later, Greg watches on while Shaun asks Rachel out to dinner then agrees to ask his doctor friend if she wants to join them.
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The next formal agenda consultation is scheduled to be carried out in 2015. Between formal consultations, we receive several requests for issues to be added to the agenda. In considering whether to add a project to the standards-level programme, we carry out an assessment against the project criteria outlined in our Due Process Handbook (see Section 5).
In some cases, although the criteria are not met and we do not add the item to the agenda immediately, we will continue to monitor the issue and consider it again when we start our next formal agenda consultation. The following issues fall into this category.
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Tuesday, March 12, 2013
William Stuart Ratliff, 88, husband of Mary Lewis Ratliff, of Summerville, SC, entered into eternal rest on Saturday, March 9, 2013.
Funeral services were held Tuesday morning, March 12, 2013 at Summerville Baptist Church at 11 o'clock. Burial followed in Fairfax Cemetery, Fairfax, SC at 3:30 o'clock. Friends called at the church Tuesday morning from 10 o'clock until time of service. Flowers will be accepted, or memorials may be made to the Village at Summerville, PCSC, 201 W. 9th North Street, Summerville, SC 29483.
Mr. Ratliff was born February 20, 1925 in Georgetown, SC, a son of James Perry Ratliff and Sara Jones Ratliff. He was a US Army veteran of WWII serving in the Normandy, Northern France, Ardennes, Rhineland, and Central Europe Campaigns. Mr. Ratliff graduated from the University of Georgia with a BS in Forestry, and was licensed as a registered forester. He retired as wood procurement manager with Westvaco Lumber.
He was a longtime member of Summerville Baptist Church where he faithfully served as an ordained Deacon and Sunday School Superintendent. He also served on the Building Committee for the sanctuary. He recently was honored as a Life Deacon for the church.
He served on the Tree Committee and the Board of Zoning Appeals for the Town of Summerville. Mr. Ratliff also served on the Board of Directors and as Board Chairman for the Dorchester Alcohol and Drug Commission. He was a longtime member of the Dorchester Boat Club.
Survivors include his wife, Mary Ratliff of Summerville; two sons, Stephen R. Ratliff and wife Tammy of Summerville, and Stuart P. Ratliff of WV; five grandchildren, Rob Ratliff and wife, Kacey, English Ratliff, Kaleb Wren, Karley Wren, and Lucas Ratliff.
Arrangements by Parks Funeral Home, 130 West 1st North Street, Summerville, SC 29483.
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One of a number of automatic vending machines run by one or more operators accepts payment for the goods it dispenses by creditable and debitable cash card, also called smart card. The machine includes a currency acceptor that writes on the card the sum in bank notes received by the currency acceptor. With each purchase, the given price of selected and dispensed goods is deducted from the card. The amount of payment received by the currency acceptor and the price charged are recorded by the machine and communicated to an account clearing house that debits the operator's account with the sum received and credits it by the charged price. A large number of goods and service providers using this type of automatic vending machines can accept the same universal card for the convenience of their customers.
1. A point-of-sale system comprising:
a service-computer at a central clearing house and
a plurality of vendor installations operated by a plurality of vendors wherein each one of said installations comprises:
a device, for accepting payment for goods or services provided by a vendor operating said one of said installations, which comprises:
means for accepting and for processing creditable and debitable smart cards;
electromechanical means for accepting currency;
means, responsive to said means for accepting, for writing on said smart card an amount accepted in currency by said electromechanical means;
means for debiting said smart card by an amount in payment for at least one good or service provided by said vendor;
means for communicating to said computer a record of currency amounts accepted by said electromechanical means and amounts of payment debited from said cards along with an identification of said vendor and excluding any information about any money account related to said card or to a holder thereof; and
means, associated with said computer, for crediting each of said vendors with debited amounts of payment, and for debiting each of said vendors by amounts accepted in currency by said electromechanical means at each of said vendors' installation.
2. The system of claim wherein said smart cards need not be processed in connection with a vendor's or user's account.
3. A point-of-sale system comprising:
a service-computer at a central clearing house and
a plurality of vendor installations operated by a plurality of good and service providers wherein each one of said installations comprises:
a device, for accepting payment for goods or services provided by a vendor operating said one of said installations, which comprises:
means for accepting and for processing creditable and debitable smart cards;
electromechanical means for accepting currency;
means, responsive to said means for accepting, for writing on said smart card an amount accepted in currency by said electromechanical means;
means for debiting said smart card by an amount in payment for at least one good or service provided by said vendor;
means for communicating to said computer a record of currency amounts accepted by said electromechanical means and amounts of payment debited from said cards along with an identification of said vendor and excluding any information about any money account related to said card or to a holder thereof.
This is a continuation of Provisional Application No. 60/448,201 filed Feb. 18, 2003.
This invention relates to vending machines, and more specifically to the type of vending machines found on jobsites capable of distributing pastries, small snack items and beverages that accept electronic payments.
Vending machines have traditionally accepted coins and occasionally bank notes in payment for the goods or service they dispense. The popularity of credit cards, debit cards and more recently, cash cards, also referred to as smart cards, has conditioned the purchasing public to use of the convenient so-called plastic money. Carrying a wallet-size card is, indeed, much more convenient than carrying a pocketful of change.
Cellular phones coupled with various forms of wireless communication including so-called Bluetooth technology further expand the spectrum of cashless payment methods soon to be readily available to the general public.
The instant invention results from an attempt to apply these new payment technologies to the operation of automatic vending machines.
The principal and secondary objects of this invention are to facilitate access and use of automatic vending equipment by maximizing cashless transactions and taking full advantage of wireless banking methods.
These and other valuable objects are achieved by the use of creditable and debitable smart cards which can be loaded through a bank note acceptor installed on a vending machine, then used to make small purchases on the same machine. A transaction clearing house is provided to manage the accounts of a number of automatic vending operators. The invention provide to customers, a universal cash card usable on equipment run by a wide spectrum of automated goods and service providers. Payments are made through debit cards sold by the vending machine operators to owners of vending locations for distribution to employees and customers. Payments can also be made by currency which, once deposited into the machine, are securely accumulated within the magazines and can only be retrieved at the central location with use of a special key. The selection of desired goods and payment therefor can also be made through wireless communication with a cell-phone or other hand-held device. At certain locations, combinations of beverage and snack food item vending machines work together to deliver specially advertised combinations obtainable at a discount price. Magazines returned to the central location are emptied of any unsold goods and collected currency, cleaned, sanitized and refilled with fresh goods before being assigned to a route for distribution to new locations.
The machine is opened by means of another type of a chip-mounting smart card. Upon opening, the machine automatically down-loads" on the card, an account of all the sales that occurred since the last service call, including the amount of currency accumulated in the currency box. The card is returned along with the removed magazine to the distribution center where it is used to verify the integrity of the returned components and thus, deters pilferage by the service personnel.
Referring now to the drawing, there is shown a compact, counter top vending machine 1 housed in a molded plastic and sheet metal cabinet 2. A substitutable, quadrangular magazine 3 is securely held into the cabinet behind the cabinet front door 4. The customer interface includes a message display 5, a keypad 6 upon which the selection of a desired goods can be made, a currency-acceptor 7, a card reader 8 and a dispensing pocket 9. The goods 10 and the numbers of the stations or cells 11 holding them can be observed through the transparent door of the cabinet.
Each station or cell 11 can hold a plurality of goods having the same sale price. Each station is identified by a letter (A–C) and a number (1–6). In each station 11, a plurality of goods are held between the coils of a spiral rack 13. These goods may be of various configurations or sizes. When a spiral rack is rotated, it acts as an Archimedes screw, and shifts the goods toward the access port 14 along the front of the magazine. The magazine comprises three trays or layers 15 of good-holding station units. It should be understood that the number of stations in each unit and the number of units in a magazine can be varied to accommodate different sizes and varieties of goods. Typically, small goods such as candy bars can be loaded on a narrow cells such as the one shown on the right side of each tray. Large items such as pastries and potato chip packs that require a larger cell, can be loaded into stations such as the ones shown on the center and left side of each tray.
The lower, lateral comer of the magazine 3 rests upon shelf 16 formed inside the cabinet.
The cabinet 2 comprises an external shell 18 made of a first sheet 19 of metal bent to form the top and two opposite lateral walls, a second sheet 20 closing the back of the cabinet and a third sheet 21 forming the bottom.
A plastic liner 22 is nested within the shell 18 and through its open front. The shell and liner are joined about their respective flanged, peripheral frontal edges 23, 24. The liner defines a cavity 25 closed by the door 4. The cavity is divided into a load compartment 26 which occupies its major portion, and the pocket or receptacle 9 that receives the delivered goods below the load compartment.
The shelf 16 that separates the load compartment and the pocket is supported by an angled plate 28 secured to the three sheets 19, 20, and 21 forming the shell.
A volume of expanded, insulating polyurethane resin foam material 17 is injected between the liner 22 and the shell, excluding the space 29 defined under the angled plate 28. Once solidified, the foam material combines with the shell and liner to form a strong, yet light box. The external shell can thus be made of relatively thin sheet material whether steel, aluminum of plastic, typically, 2 mm thick. Similarly, the thickness of the plastic liner can be limited to approximately 1.5 mm.
The structural components of the door 4 comprise a molded top piece 30, a molded bottom piece 31 and two extruded lateral pillars 32, 33 joining the top and bottom pieces. Those four components frame a transparent polycarbonate window panel 34. The door is hinged along the external edge of the left pillar 33 to the joined flanged left sides of the shell and liner peripheral edges. The top and bottom pieces and the pillars are flanged along their external edges so that when the door meets the joined peripheral edges of the shell and liner, the vertical center portions of the door stand apart from the front edge of the cabinet. The space therebetween defines a chute 27 through which the selected goods fall toward the pocket 9. A resiliently compressible gasket 35 is secured to the edge of the door in order to provide a hermetic seal when the door is closed. A locking mechanism 36 with a keyhole 37 accessible at the top right edge of the molded top piece 30 is used to secure the door. Overlapping flanges 38, 39 along the peripheral edges of both the cabinet and the door prevent the introduction of a prying tool between those two components. Mounted behind the top door piece 30 is a fluorescent light fixture 40. Mounted against the back upper portion of the bottom door piece 31 is an electronic module 41 which includes the display 5, the keypad 6, the card reader 8 and the electronic control circuit for the operation of the machine. An aperture 42 in the lower portion of the bottom piece provides access to the pocket 9 into which falls the purchased goods. The aperture is secured by a swinging door 43. When the door is pushed inwardly to gain access to the goods in the pocket, it prevents access to the chute 27 and any of the goods held in the cells of the magazine.
The currency acceptor 7 is mounted against the right wall of the liner 22. The currency acceptor can accept bank notes in a number of denominations, validate them and provide a recordable coded information of the currency amount that has been accepted. An inclined channel 44 direct the accepted bank note 45 to a currency receptor box 46 in the base 47 of the magazine.
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For each spiral rack, the driving mechanism consists of a motor assembly 60 including a control circuitry which allows the motor to make only one revolution every time it is energized. A gang of six motor assemblies packaged in a sealed driving module 61 is mounted in recesses 62 in the liner's back wall behind each tray 15.
The wirings of the motor assembly in each driving module are brought to a pigtail connector 63A that mates with a corresponding connector 63B on the main wiring harness 63 leading to the electronic control module 41 located in the cabinet door. The driving modules are held in place by snapping fasteners. Accordingly, driving modules with different numbers of motor assemblies can be quickly substituted for one another to match the composition of the trays.
A detachable cover 12 is attached to the front of the magazine, in order to close all the access ports 14 during transportation to and from the central service facilities.
An electronic sensor 65 in the chute 27 detects the passage of the goods toward the distributing pocket. The output of the sensor is fed to the microprocessor 66 which constitutes the principal component of the electronic module 41. The microprocessor typically includes a storage memory or equivalent recording medium. An infrared transceiver 68 provides access to the micro-processor data. This transceiver may be used by a service person to read useful information such as money paid, and goods sold using a wireless phone or any other type of hand-held downloading device well known to persons skilled in the art of data-processing, that can provide a communication interface with various types of devices and networks according to so-called "Bluetooth" technology.
The transceiver 68 can also respond to an order for goods and payment therefor from similar wireless communication devices.
It can now be understood that once a user has made a selection by dialing on the keypad 6, the identification of the station holding the desired type of goods and has paid as will be explained below for his purchase, the good-extracting mechanism servicing that particular station can then be activated to cause the goods most frontally located on the spiral rack to fall through the chute 27 into the dispensing pocket 9.
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Once the user has selected a row 111, that row identification is entered 112 into the microprocessor. The system then waits for the dialing of the appropriate column 113. When the column is dialed, its identification is entered into the computer 114. At that point, the corresponding motor is started 115 and, at the same time, a ten-second timer is also started 116. If the timer expires 117 before the electronic sensor 65 detects the passage of goods into the dispensing pocket, the motor is stopped 118 and a message suggesting an alternate selection 119 is displayed. A twenty second timer is also started 120. If that timer runs out 121 before a new row letter is dialed by the user, the card is rejected 122. If a row letter is dialed before the expiration of the timer 123, the system proceeds with the entering of the row identification 112; then the column identification 114 as previously described. If the electronic sensor 65 detects the passage of the goods 124 before the ten-second timer runs out, the motor is stopped 125. In the event of wireless payment 126, the payment is accepted 127. In case of payment by credit card 128, the charge is confirmed to the bank 129 via the modem 71. In case of payment by "smart card", the card is debited 130 by the price of the goods.
The amount debited is stored 131 in the memory of the microprocessor and subsequently communicated 132 to an account clearing house as will be further explained below.
The modem 71 can be used to communicate via the Internet with a warehouse or other type of control center, in order to provide information about the status of the vending machine such as the amount of goods already sold, proceeds received including the exact amount of currency which is now stored in the currency receptacle 46. The microprocessor is programmed according to well-known techniques to initiate that kind of communication at preset intervals or specific times through a conventional phone network or via the Internet. The machine activities and sale data that is compiled by, and stored by the microprocessor can be down-loaded on site by the service personnel on a recording medium, such as a smart-card, that is returned to the central location along with the expanded magazine. Alternately, the microprocessor can respond to polling calls initiated from the control center. From the information thus received at the control center, the most appropriate time when servicing personnel should be dispatched to exchange the magazine of the machine can be determined. Moreover, the amount of money held in the currency receptacle, as well as the amount of goods remaining in the magazine are already known and can be verified upon receipt of the magazine. Any tampering or pilfering by the service personnel can thus be abated.
The preferred embodiment of the vending machine has a total height of 85 centimeters (33.5 inches), a total width of 72.5 centimeters (28.5 inches), and a total depth of 57 centimeters (22.5 inches), and an approximate weight of 34 kilograms (75 pounds), including an empty magazine. Such a vending machine can be easily transported and installed on a table or counter top where it occupies no more than 0.5 square meters (5.4 square feet).
The previously described vending machine 1 intended to dispense a variety of snack foods can be advantageously combined with a similar machine 75 intended to dispense beverage cans, more specifically illustrated in
A power supply 73 is housed under the angled plate 28 next to the condenser. It should be noted that the same cooling assembly can conveniently be provided in the snack-vending machine 1.
It should also be noted that except for the passageway for the harness 74, the liner 22 forms a seamless, hole-free wall surface. The harness passageway is automatically sealed when the insulating foam material is injected. Accordingly, the inside of the load compartment and pocket can conveniently be cleaned and and sanitized with strong detergents or a germicidal solution. The absence of any metallic component or sensitive mechanism greatly expedites maintenance of the machines, and enhances their reliability. If necessary, during cleaning and sanitization, the driving module 61 and the currency receptor 7 can conveniently be pulled out and disconnected from the harness 74.
The use and profitability of the vending machine can be substantially increased by mounting a substitutable back-lit banner 134 as illustrated in
The selection of the beverage and payment therefor is done on the keypad 6 and by using the card reader 8 or currency acceptor of principal machine 1. A simple umbilical cable 133 connects the two machines. A wide variety of enticing messages can be carried on the banner 134, some messages may tout special packages combining a food item from the principal machine with a drink from the auxiliary machine at a reduced price. Entry of program commands can be made through the card reader 8, via the modem 71, or through wireless communication.
The currency acceptor 7 is not intended to accept and process currency in direct payment for the selected good to be dispensed by the machine. Its only purpose is to credit, that is reload a creditable and debitable smart card. In a separate transaction, the card can then be used to pay for the goods that have been selected by the user as previously explained.
The currency acceptor is preferably configured to accept bank notes in a plurality of face amounts, typically, one, five, ten and twenty dollars or other national currency. The principal advantage of the currency acceptor system is that frequent users do not have to carry large amounts of coins, but only a wallet-sized card which can be used in connection with a variety of purchasing transactions as will be explained below.
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The system allows the card holder access to a variety of services from a plurality of vendors that can be paid by means of a single universal smart card.
Each smart card can be conveniently reloaded at a number locations and through a variety of service terminals such as the instant vending machine.
A point-of-sale device comprising the above-described smart card debiting and crediting system and the currency acceptor may be used in connection with a variety of goods or service dispensing installations whether these goods or services are automatically vended by machines or personally provided by human beings.
The clearing-house may be constituted by a service-computer that monitors a number of vendor installations. As illustrated in
At the end of each month, or any other accounting period, the server reconciles all vendors' accounts. Vendors who have collected more currency than the cost of goods or services they have dispensed are invoiced for the difference. Vendors who have sold more goods or services than the currency they have collected are notified of their accumulated credit amounts. Payment from the debtors to the creditors are preferably arranged through a financial institution or by a vendor association. Due to losses of smart-cards or their voluntary disposal by some owners, the system is expected to generate surpluses that can be used to defer the cost of the clearing-house operation.
While the preferred embodiment of the invention has been described, modifications can be made and other embodiments may be devised without departing from the spirit of the invention and the scope of the appended claims
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Frogs Win Fourth Straight, Top Manhattan 10-4
March 5, 2005
Fort Worth, Texas - The No. 25 TCU Horned Frogs guaranteed their third straight series win with a 10-4 victory over the Manhattan Jaspers on Saturday afternoon. Sam Demel (2-1) dominated for the second straight week, as he pitched seven strong innings, allowing a run on five hits and striking out eight. Both Andrew Walker and Jerid Buttell recorded a three-hit game for the Frogs and Stuart Musslewhite drove in three, leading the Frogs to their fourth straight win.
The Frogs took a 2-0 lead in the second inning. Walker led off the inning with a double to down the left field line and moved to third on a base hit by Buttell. A walk to Matt Carpenter loaded the bases for Spencer Jackson. Jackson blistered the ball to the third baseman who threw home, trying to get Walker at the plate. A wild play at the plate saw Walker miss the plate and Buttell come across to score. Walker was called out but, Buttell's run counted, giving TCU the 1-0 lead. Musslewhite hit a sacrifice fly to put the Frogs up 2-0.
The Frogs busted the game open in the fourth with a three run inning. Jackson singled home Walker and scored on a Musslewhite double to give the Frogs the 5-0 lead.
Manhattan got a run back in the fifth inning. Eric Nieto drew a one out walk and scored on a double by Nunzio Franzese. A good play be second baseman, Shelby Ford on the next player erased Franzese at second base and Demel got John Fitzpatrick to fly out to end the inning.
The Frogs pushed across a run in the fifth and another one in the seventh to take a commanding 7-1 lead. A sacrifice fly off the bat of Walker plated Estrada in the fifth and a base hit by Buttell sent Chad Huffman home.
TCU put the game out of reach in the eighth as they scored three runs on three hits. An error by the third baseman, Ryan Marcoux extended the inning and the Frogs made them pay with two unearned runs.
Jake Friemel pitched a scoreless eighth inning before giving way to Omar Arif in the ninth. The Jaspers pushed across three runs on three hits in the inning to account for the final score.
The Frogs (9-3) will go for the sweep on Sunday afternoon at 1:00 p.m. Zach Ashwood will get the start for TCU and face the Jaspers' Josh Santerre.
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"A bunch of broccoli baked with a creamy cheesy soup mixture topped with onion rings. This is served at all family holidays and in my home all year, my kids love it!"
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9 stalks
steamed broccoli, chopped
1 (10.75 ounce) can
condensed cream of mushroom soup
2 cups
1 (16 ounce) package
processed American cheese
1 (16 ounce) package
frozen French-fried onion rings, thawed
The flavor of the sauce was delicious! I recommend using more broccoli and cooking the onion rings separately then adding then to the casserole--I ended up with soggy onion rings. However, overall quite good and I will make again.
This recipe was rather bland, unfortunately.
13 Ratings
I love this recipe, I've made it atleast 5 times. I prefer cream of celery soup for casseroles, works great for this recipe. I also pre-bake the onion rings before I put them on top.
This was the BEST tasting cassrole that I have ever tasted, with broccoli. My neighbor hates broccoli, and she loved it and wanted the recipe, that should tell you something! Thanks, this will be made over and over again!
This was really tasty! WARNING: Don't go cheap on the onion rings, they can ruin the casserole.
Very good! I used Roasted Garlic Cream of Mushroom soup, shredded cheddar in lieu of the American, topped with more cheese and only because I forgot to buy them, I sprinkled with buttered seasoned bread crumbs. Excellent and thank you Melanie!
Very good casserole. I took the advice to bake onion rings separately, which worked well; also used shredded cheddar cheese. I will use this recipe again!
I used frozen broccoli, heavy cream and added some additional seasonings. Overall very good. Went well with my "Thanksgiving dinner menu" in August.
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Servings Per Recipe: 8
Amount Per Serving
Calories: 752
Calories from Fat: 500
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Milton Jones is back on the road with another tour, this time imaginatively entitled On the Road. If you like the stuff he's done on Mock the Week, Live at the Apollo or in any of the nine radio series he's done for Radio 4 then this is the show for you. Hundreds of his celebrated one-liners, plus pictures he drew. Clever, surreal but mainly just stupid stupid stupid. He's won awards you know.... Read more >>
Running time: 2h 10m
Milton Jones is back on the road with another tour, this time imaginatively entitled On the Road. If you like the stuff he's done on Mock the Week, Live at the Apollo or in any of the nine radio series he's done for Radio 4 then this is the show for you. Hundreds of his celebrated one-liners, plus pictures he drew. Clever, surreal but mainly just stupid stupid stupid. He's won awards you know.
'He's fast absurd, and very funny'
Radio Times
'No-one can touch Jones when he hits his stride'
The Guardian
There are no booking fees for this production.
However, all bookings made through ATG Tickets for this venue are subject to a £2.85 Transaction fee.
All Super Seats include choice of nibble box, welcome drink and programme or theatre gift.
We have put together a Social Story in conjunction with National Autistic Society Aylesbury Vale Branch, to support audience members on the autistic spectrum. We hope this helps. Click here to download it.
Audio Described: Sat 27 Dec,2.00pm
Captioned: Sat 27 Dec, 2.00pm
There are eight wheelchair positions with companion seats, six in the stalls and two in Circle 1
Aylesbury Waterside Theatre has an infra-red sound amplification system with headsets and necklaces. Necklace: Suitable for persons wearing a hearing aid, the necklace is worn around the neck. Whilst wearing the necklace switch your hearing aid to the 'T' setting and the sound is amplified. The necklace has an adjustable volume control. Headset: This device amplifies sound through earpieces similar to regular headphones. Suitable for persons without a hearing aid.
Guide, hearing and other working dogs are welcome in all parts of the theatre.
There are separate, accessible toilet facilities located at each of the principal seating levels.
By Train
The Chiltern Rail service links Aylesbury with London Marylebone. The town's station is a five minute walk from the Theatre.
By Bus
Aylesbury Waterside Theatre is located within 200 metres of Aylesbury's main bus station.
By Car
There are plenty of car parks nearby Aylesbury Waterside Theatre. There are over 1600 spaces within easy walking distance of the Theatre including a multi-storey car park in Walton Street (for sat navs enter HP21 7QP), and Upper Hundreds car park. The Exchange Street car park is now open opposite the theatre.
Waterside Car Park (serving Waitrose, Travel lodge and Aylesbury Waterside Theatre customers)
Floor 3 of the pay and display car park is available for Theatre patrons.For more information on parking please follow http://eplanning.aylesburyvaledc.gov.uk/applications/avdc_car_parks/Aylesbury/aylesbury.htm
By Foot
Aylesbury Waterside Theatre is a landmark building conveniently located on the edge of Aylesbury Town Centre, on the corner of Exchange Street and Walton Street.
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Telephone Booking: 0844 871 7607 (bkg fee)
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Groups Bookings: 0844 871 7614
Access Bookings: 0844 871 7677 (bkg fee)
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Saturday: 10am - 5pm as normal
Sunday: CLOSED
Monday: CLOSED
Tuesday: 10am - 5pm as normal
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The Box Office is situated in the main foyer of the theatre and is open Mon - Sat 10am until 15mins after the last performance begins.
On days where there are no performances we close at 5pm.
On Sundays and Public Holidays we are closed unless there is a performance in which case we open 2 hours prior to the show and close 15mins after the last performance begins.


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I thought this was a vegetarian recipe, so what's with the chicken broth??? It's just as easy to buy vegetable broth, and even easier to make your own.
It was okay. I wanted to try this recipe because I had some shallots that I wanted to get rid of. Honestly, I prefer to sautee the green beans with garlic instead. Much more flavorful than this was.
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On Wednesday, the president heads to Atkinson and Alpha, two tiny towns on the Illinois prairie. The area "has a Norman Rockwell-type feel," said Brian DeJohn, director of the chamber of commerce in nearby Geneseo. Think agriculture, small businesses, and towns that still have a noon whistle. Atkinson's grocery store has been owned by the same family for over 70 years.
Alpha, with a population of 671, is officially designated a "village"; the more substantial Atkinson has 971 residents. Rep. Bobby Schilling represents Alpha in Congress, while Rep. Randy Hultgren represents Atkinson. The two Republicans rode tea-party support to defeat Democratic incumbents in 2010. Obama carried both districts in 2008, but the 14th went to Bush in both 2000 and 2004.
"Honestly, because we're agriculture-based, the recession hasn't hit us very hard," said Alpha Mayor Marvin Watters, who called National Journal from his day job at the local bank. Buoyed by high crop prices and low exposure to the foreclosure crisis, towns like Alpha and Atkinson are doing just fine. Unemployment in Henry County is 6.9 percent.
Watters said there's a "big concern with Obamacare" in Alpha, and that he expects his constituents to ask about health care, job creation, and farm subsidies. Corn and ethanol subsidies, Watters said, have helped Alpha weather the recession.
"I myself would like to praise President Obama," Atkinson Mayor August Junior said. "He has definitely affected Atkinson with the Recovery Act." A grant from the Federal Emergency Management Agency paid for Atkinson's new fire hall, and rebates and tax credits for home improvement projects helped De Decker's Hardware, Plumbing, Heating, and Cooling, the local business where Junior works. "That really helped tide a small business over during a time of need," Junior said.
Cathy Foes, director of Henry County's tourism bureau, was amazed to hear that Obama was visiting her sleepy area. But "he needs to!" she said. Small towns like those in Henry County are losing population, she said, and the president needs to go out and listen to those often-overlooked communities.
In Alpha, Obama will be speaking at the Country Corner Market, a pick-your-own farm that features an 8-acre corn maze. His Atkinson appearance has not yet been announced, but Junior guessed that the president might make a stop at Wyffels Hybrid, a family-owned hybrid-seed company.
The last president to visit Atkinson, Junior said, was Reagan, who had breakfast at the Cattle Club Café in 1984. The restaurant, on U.S. Highway 6, is now known as Lisa's Place; no word on whether Obama will be following in the Gipper's footsteps.


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A report in the Wall Street Journal today says that Apple has been ordering larger iPhone screens from their Asian suppliers, attributing the source to "people familiar with the matter." These mysterious shadowy figures say that the screens will measure out to be four inches diagonally, a half-inch larger than Apple's current smart phone screen. While we've heard similar non-attributions from other news outlets, Apple's made no official announcement and declined to comment in the WSJ story.
The iPhone 4S has a smaller screen when compared to its competitors, especially the Samsung Galaxy S III which features a 4.8″ AMOLED screen. The iPhone's current screen is also at an odd aspect ratio for video content (3:2), causing fullscreen (4:3) and HD wide-screen video (16:9) to require either cropping or letterboxing. That said, introducing a new aspect ratio would introduce fragmentation into the app store, requiring more work from developers to combat compatibility issues for current phones. Even enlarging the screen at the same resolution could throw off design and interface elements.
Apple has the option of chasing Samsung's feature-set with a larger screen, but Apple would be exposing itself to the same issues that developers programming for Android already have to contend with. As Apples phones are now, if a developer codes an app with the iPhone 3G in mind, it can be expected to display correctly on the iPhone 4S, and vice versa in many cases.
Would you like to see an iPhone with a larger screen, even if it means that apps might not be 100% compatible between older and newer phones? Let us know what you think in the comments section below.