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A hand-held electronic writing implement comprises a writing tip for marking a surface and a pressure sensor located at the writing tip for emitting a pressure signal once the writing tip contacts the writing surface. An accelerometer sensor is also located at the writing tip for sensing the acceleration of the tip over the surface and emitting an acceleration signal based on the acceleration of the tip. The pressure signals and acceleration signals are transmitted to a processing circuit located within the implement. An analog-to-digital converter is used to convert the signals into a digital code which is recorded in a recording chip within the instrument. A power source is used to power the electronics of the implement. The writing implement is used in conjunction with a receiver capable of receiving digital information such as a computer having a translating package which translates the digital information in order to determine the original markings made by the writing tip on the writing surface. The translated markings are displayed on a display and are a reproduction on the original markings. The original markings are translated and displayed only when an initialization character, which is predetermined, is marked on the writing surface by the writing tip.
1. An arrangement for recording a pattern of hand movement in at least two perpendicular directions in a plane, comprising:
a hand-held housing having a tip for movement along the pattern;
sensing means in the housing for detecting directions and distances of movement of the tip in the at least two perpendicular directions in the plane containing the pattern, the sensing means generating a signal corresponding to the directions and distances;
signal processing means in the housing and connected to the sensing means for receiving the signal and for detecting an initialization character corresponding to a preselected combination of directions and distances of movement for the tip;
storage means connected to the signal processing means for storing directions and distances of movement of the tip as the pattern, but only after detection by the signal processing means of the initialization character; and
connection means connected to the storage means and connectable to a computer spaced from the housing, for receiving the pattern.
2. An arrangement according to claim 1, wherein the storage means comprises a memory in the housing.
3. An arrangement according to claim 2, including proximity means connected to the signal processing means for detecting when the tip is near the plane, the proximity means operating the signal processing means to begin sensing the signal to locate the initialization character.
4. An arrangement according to claim 1, wherein the tip comprises a marking tip for marking the pattern on the plane.
5. An arrangement according to claim 1, wherein the sensing means comprises at least two accelerometers active in the two perpendicular directions respectively, for generating the signal.
6. An arrangement according to claim 5, wherein the storage means comprises a memory in the housing, the arrangement including proximity means for detecting when the tip is near the plane and connected to the signal processing means for operating the signal processing means to begin searching the signal for the initialization character.
7. An arrangement according to claim 1, wherein the signal comprises an analog signal, the signal processing means including an analog-to-digital converter for converting the analog signal to a digital signal before it is supplied to the storage means.
8. An arrangement according to claim 7, including a look-up table for containing distance and direction signals corresponding to the initialization character, the look-up table being operatively connected to the signal processing means for detecting the initialization character.
9. An arrangement according to claim 1, wherein the housing comprises an elongated marking implement, the tip being at one end of the implement, the sensing means being adjacent the tip.
10. An arrangement according to claim 9, including second sensing means connected to the signal processing means and located at an end of the implement opposite from the tip for providing additional direction and distance signals forming part of the pattern.
11. An arrangement according to claim 1, wherein the connection means comprises means for detachably attaching the storage means to a computer.
12. An arrangement according to claim 1, wherein the connection means comprises a wire for connecting the storage means to a computer.
13. An arrangement according to claim 1, wherein the connection means comprises a radio link for connecting a storage means to a computer.
14. An arrangement according to claim 1, wherein the housing includes marking means at the tip for marking the plane, the marking means being selected from the group consisting of a ball pen, a felt pen, a pencil, a brush, a crayon, a stylus, a gouge, a chisel, and a fountain pen.
15. A method for recording a pattern of hand movement in at least two perpendicular directions in a plane containing the pattern, comprising:
providing a hand-held implement having a tip for movement along the pattern;
sensing movement of the tip in directions and along distances in the at least two perpendicular directions;
continuously monitoring the directions and distances to locate an initialization character;
upon locating the initialization character, storing subsequent directions and distances as the pattern; and
interconnecting the stored pattern with a computer.
16. A method according to claim 15, including beginning the sensing of the directions and distances only when the tip is proximal to the plane.
17. A method according to claim 15, including using the tip to mark the pattern on the plane while the pattern is being stored.
18. A method according to claim 15, including switching off all signal processing if no direction or distance has been sensed for a selected period of time.
19. An arrangement according to claim 1, wherein the initialization character includes at least one direction orientation component, the signal processing means being capable of reading the orientation direction component for orienting the sensing means signals along the pattern.
20. A method according to claim 15, wherein the initialization character includes at least one orientation direction component, the method including reading the orientation direction component to orient the sensing of the movement of the tip along the pattern of hand movement.
The present invention relates, in general, to the field of digitizers, and in particular, to a new and useful hand-held, self-powered writing instrument which is capable of sensing and storing or transmitting information concerning its instantaneous motion and position.
Digitizer styluses are known and are generally used in conjunction with an electrified pallet.
U.S. Pat. No. 4,786,764 discloses a digitizer stylus with a contact switch that includes elements for determining the pressure exerted on the tablet by the stylus. Also see U.S. Pat. No. Re. 34,095, issued on original U.S. Pat. No. 4,786,764.
U.S. Pat. No. 4,217,649 discloses a digitizer which utilizes reflected light to locate the instantaneous position of a stylus. A transmitter on board the stylus transmits a pulse each time a light beam strikes the stylus, to act as a timing coordinator for determining the location of the stylus. Substantial apparatus outside the stylus itself is necessary to localize the position of the stylus.
U.S. Pat. No. 5,159,321 discloses a pen-type computer input unit which functions somewhat like a stylus-shaped mouse, where the rolling ball of the mouse is the rolling ink depositing ball of a ball point pen or a similar device. Signals are transmitted to a computer corresponding to rotation of the ball in the X and Y direction to provide coordinate information concerning the position and movement of the stylus.
IBM Technical Disclosure Bulletin, Volume 16, No. 12, May 1974 entitled "ACCELEROMETER PEN", discloses a writing instrument having perpendicularly effective accelerometers and a pressure sensor for recording writing patterns.
U.S. Pat. No. 4,063,409 discloses providing complex integrated circuits in small enclosures, such as a wristwatch, which provides a large memory capacity to accommodate multiple functions performed by the watch.
The present invention pertains to a self contained, hand-held tool that presents a new form of artistic expression. This expression is neither visual nor acoustic nor physical transfer, but similar in final presentation, to the original expression. The present invention also pertains to a method for creating, translating and recording this new artistic form.
The present invention is a system for creating artful expression, including handwritten messages, drawings and other dexterously produced forms which comprises a marking implement having a self contained means of recording the creation; a means of transferring the signal to another recording device, such as a computer; a means of decoding the signal and translating that signal to conventional computer language; and a means for displaying the creation.
The present invention permits the recording and collecting of dexterously produced motion in a hand-held instrument. The present invention utilizes a hand-held device having accelerometers for monitoring various directions such as the x, x', y, y' and z directions. The accelerations are located near the tip of the unit. A contact switch or sensor is also provided at the tip.
The present invention utilizes a processing circuit contained within the implement for processing the acceleration signals and contact signal. This circuit also utilizes an analog-to-digital converter to convert these signals into digital code. A recorder such as a chip storage device records the digital code. A power source is used to power the unit; and a plug (receptacle) down-loads the accumulated digital data to a separate personal computer which receives the digital data. Conversion software is utilized to decode or translate the hand motions into recognizable patterns which are displayed on a screen display. The computer can also be used to edit the patterns.
The present invention provides an instrument and method to write messages, record the messages for later transfer to a computer file and manipulation of the file to edit the message. Applications for the present invention include creating graphic art, in which the artist records the creation inside the hand-held device for subsequent transfer into a computer file, or transmits the record immediately to a file.
The present invention functions by recording changes in velocity on a time continuum and discriminating when the instrument is in contact with or in very close proximity to the planar surface on which the user is working. Thus, the recorded velocity data is digitized so that it can be transmitted, broadcast or otherwise transferred into a computer file where the data is converted into a common computer language and edited, combined, synthesized transmitted or broadcast.
The various features of novelty which characterize the invention are pointed out with particularity in the claims annexed to and forming a part of this disclosure. For a better understanding of the invention, its operating advantages and specific objects attained by its uses, reference is made to the accompanying drawings and descriptive matter in which multiple embodiments of the invention are illustrated.
In the drawings:
FIG. 1 is a sectional schematic view of a first embodiment of a marking implement according to the present invention;
FIG. 2 is a sectional schematic view of a second embodiment of a marking implement according to the present invention;
FIG. 3 is an enlarged view of first embodiment of an acceleration sensor according to the present invention;
FIG. 4 is an enlarged view of a second embodiment of an acceleration sensor according to the present invention;
FIG. 5 is an enlarged side view of a third embodiment of an acceleration sensor according to the present invention;
FIG. 6 is a schematic block diagram of the signal processing for the present invention;
FIG. 7 is a view illustrating a first embodiment of an initializing character used in conjunction with the present invention;
FIG. 8 is a view illustrating a second embodiment of an initializing character used in conjunction with the present invention; and
FIG. 9 is a view illustrating a third embodiment of an initializing character used in conjunction with the present invention.
The present invention pertains to, but is not limited to, the creation of artful expressions through the use of a hand-held marking, cutting or writing implement such as the implement illustrated in FIG. 1.
The implement is a hand-held device comprising a housing 5, which is not limited to any shape, and can be cylindrical, elliptical, trapezoidal or spiral.
The writing instrument according to the present invention is any type of hand-held instrument which marks a surface 3 such as paper, canvas, etc. The implement takes the form of a ball-point pen, pencil, rolling ball, fountain pen, felt-tip marker, stylus, gouger, paint brush, crayon, chisel, etc.
FIG. 1 illustrates the writing implement as a rolling ball ink writer utilizing ball 7 at tip 6 of the housing 5. An ink column 13 contains a source of ink which is provided to the ball 7 for leaving an ink marking on the paper 3.
A pressure sensor 10 is located on ball 7 at the tip 6 in order to sense when ball 7 is applied to and contacts the surface 3. Upon contacting ball 7 with surface 3, pressure sensor 10 emits a signal to an electronic signal processing circuit 30 through wire 11. Sensor 10 may also be a proximity sensor for activating and emitting a signal to the processing circuit 30 when ball 7 is located in close proximity to surface 3.
An acceleration sensor 20 or accelerometer assembly is also located at tip 6 for monitoring distance, time and changes in velocity for various directions or directional planes. Sensor 20 which utilizes accelerometers, described below, and emits an acceleration signal corresponding to the movement of tip 6 along surface 3. This signal is transmitted through wire 21 to the electronic signal processing circuit 30.
As illustrated in FIG. 3, accelerometer sensor 20 comprises silicone substrate 23 having accelerometers located thereon. FIG. 3 shows only one embodiment of the sensor 20 for monitoring the movement of tip 6 in FIG. 1, in a first horizontal or X-direction and a second horizontal or Y-direction.
Sensor 20 comprises an X-parallel spring 22 which is displaced only in an X-axis direction or first horizontal direction, and a dispersable area 27 associated with the X-parallel spring 22. A Y-parallel spring 24 is displaced only in a Y-axis direction or second horizontal direction and is associated with displacement area 28. Electrodes 25 are coupled to displacement areas 27 and 28 respectively, through insulating areas 26.
FIG. 4 illustrates a second embodiment of the accelerometer sensor 20 having a plurality of accelerometers on silicone substrate 23. An X'-spring can be displaced only in an X' direction which is a direction of 45� to the X-axis. An X' displacement area 43 is associated with the X'-parallel spring 42. A Y'-parallel spring 45 having displacement area 46 is oriented in a Y'-axis direction which is 45� to the Y-axis. FIG. 4 illustrates only one of various orientations of the accelerometers for the accelerator sensor 20.
FIG. 5 illustrates a third embodiment of the accelerometer sensor 20 having a Z-parallel spring 44 which can be displaced only in a Z-axis direction which is a direction perpendicular to both the X-axis and the Y-axis, e.g. vertically or along the axis of the implement.
As illustrated in FIGS. 3 and 4, electrodes 25 serve to detect displacements of displaceable regions of the accelerometers as changes in electrostatic capacitance. Displacements of the displaceable regions are caused by acceleration of the tip 6 along the respective X, Y, Z or other axis, and thus give full information on the instantaneous location of the tip at any point in time. Those skilled in the art of accelerometer design know of the existence of semiconductor based accelerometers of very small size which at the same time are very accurate and fast acting, so that the movement and location of the tip 6 at any time can be reduced to an electronic analog signal which can later be digitized and stored, preferably on-board the implement in accordance with the present invention. This stored digital information can thereafter be used with appropriate software to reproduce the pattern of movement, and thus the writing, cutting or marking pattern through which the tip 6 was moved. For example, the pattern taken by the tip during the writing of a person's signature can be accurately reduced to digital information.
FIG. 6 illustrates the signal processing for the present invention which utilizes an electronic signal processing circuit 30 which receives the movement or acceleration signals from accelerator sensor 20 and the contact or pressure signal from the pressor sensor 10.
The signal processing circuit 30 utilizes an acceleration detecting circuit 32 for receiving the acceleration signals from sensor 20. A direction determining circuit 34 interprets direction information from the detection circuit 32. Integrating circuit 36 is utilized to calculate distance information provided by acceleration circuit 32, as a function of acceleration and time.
The pressure or contact signal is provided by pressure sensor 10 to pressure detecting circuit 16 which signals the presence or contact of the ball 7 with surface 3 and provides this information to an analog-to-digital converter circuit 38. Direction information from direction circuit 34 and distance information from integrating circuit 36 are also provided to the analog-to-digital converter 38 (A/D) which is used to digitize the pattern of movement of tip 6.
The A/D converter 38 converts the information received into a digital code. A recorder or memory 39 such as an eight-bit storage chip is used to record the digital information from the A/D converter 38 prior to being transferred to an output circuit 48 which transmits this digital information to a receiver 60, over an interface 50.
Receiver 60 is any type of receiving device that receives digital coded information such as a microcomputer, mini-computer, mainframe computer or workstation with a compatible receiving port. A translating software package having a look-up table or pattern recognition program, represented at 62, is utilized by the receiver 60 for receiving the digital information from output circuit 48. Translating package 62 translates or interprets the digital code from receiver 60 in order to determine and imitate the original markings made to the surface 3 by the writing implement.
As shown in FIGS. 1-2 and 6, a power source 40, such as a button battery, is operatively connected with the electronic signal processing circuit 30 for powering the electronics of the implement.
Wire 31 is utilized to transmit the digital code information from the electronic signal processing circuit 30 to the interface 50.
FIG. 6 schematically illustrates interface 50 connecting output circuit 48 and receiver 60 for providing a proper interface for transmitting the digital data from the electronic signal processing circuit 30. Interface 50 represents any suitable plug/receptacle combination with or without a connecting wire for transmitting from output circuit 48 to the receiver 60.
The present invention allows for recorder 39 to record all digital code information pertaining to the movement, direction, distance and time of the writing tip 6 which allows for the implement to be utilized separately from receiver 60. By utilizing a proper interface 50, the recorded information stored in recording chip 39 can be downloaded later into receiver 60 by direct connection. Alternatively, the writing implement can be connected to the receiver 60 by utilizing a connection wire (as shown at 50) having one receptacle plugged into output circuit 48 of the writing implement and the opposite end of wire 50 plugged into the receiver 60. This allows for an immediate transmission of the digital data while the writing implement is in use, instead of the delayed input as described above.
Additionally, another embodiment of the present invention allows for the digital code information to be transmitted from output circuit 48 by a radio frequency interface (also schematically illustrated by 50) to receiver 60 when receiver 60 is provided with radio frequency receiving capability.
Receiver 60 also includes a display terminal 61 for displaying the image translated by the translation package 62. This translated image can include text, signatures, graphic artwork, etchings, calligraphy or designs made by the writing implement.
As illustrated in FIGS. 7-9, one key feature of the present invention includes an initialization character 17 which is used to initialize the hand-held implement prior to recording the marking, drawing or movement about writing surface 3. Initialization character 17 is a defined character reserved in translating package 62 and/or in recorder 39, which alerts receiver 60 that the markings or pattern made on surface 3 need to be displayed on a receiver display 61, or recorded in 39, in the first place.
The present invention utilizes any recognizable character as an initialization character such as an inverted "L" which is a right angle having legs ranging 1/2" in length. Initialization character 17 is made by the writing implement in a defined position within the work space 3, for instance, at the left margin for each line of writing paper 3.
It is important to note that the reserved inverted "L" initialization character is chosen for illustration purposes only; and any type of suitable initialization character may be utilized, as long as it is not confused with any other letter or pattern that is to be stored in 39.
In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, software within circuit 30, for example, in recorder 39, has the capacity to identify the initializing character, for example, by comparing the pattern corresponding to the acceleration signals to known patterns in a look-up table, in particular, the known pattern of the initialization character. Once the initialization character is identified, this signals the recording operation to begin. In this way, only patterns which are needed to be recorded are recorded. As will be explained in greater detail later, further savings of storage capacity and of power is achieved by having the signal processing of circuit 30 only operate when pressure sensor 10 has signaled pressure detecting circuit 16 that the writing tip is near the writing surface. This avoids undesired recording of ambiguous patterns which are generated as the writing implement is moved through space, for example, as the user removes the implement from a shirtpocket to begin the writing operation. Otherwise, all of these accelerations would also be sensed and stored even though they have nothing to do with the pattern, marking, cutting, gouging or other operation which the user intends. Accordingly thus, signal processing only begins when pressure sensor or proximity sensor 10 is activated, and recording only begins when the reserved initialization character is sensed.
FIG. 7 illustrates one embodiment of the present invention in which a time delay feature is used in conjunction with the pressure signal emitted by pressure sensor 10 to the pressure detecting circuit 16. Pressure detecting circuit 16 utilizes a time delay feature such that when the pressure signal has not been received for a period of time, for instance, one-third of a second, this information is transmitted to the A/D converter 38, recorded by recording chip 39, for alerting the system to cease recording. The marked image will only be recorded and displayed on display 61 when initialization character 17 is again marked on writing surface 3 as shown in FIG. 7.
If the circuitry 30 is permanently connected for example by wire 52 to the receiver 60, then the displayed pattern on display 61 can also be interrupted if the time period has lapsed and no new contact has been made, as sensed by the pressure sensor 10. Very short duration interruptions of the pressure sensor are ignored and signal processing and storage is continued. Such very short duration interruptions may correspond to the short time it takes to lift tip 6 up from the page and then place it down again, as one word is finished and another is begun in the same line of writing. This time duration (for example, less than 1/3 second) is accepted to avoid having to reinitialize the recording sequence (by reexecuting the initializing character) between each word. If, however, contact is lost (as sensed by pressure sensor 10) for more than a preselected period of time, this is interpreted as the operation of lifting the writing tip from the page and either the cessation of writing, or movement of the implement to a new line of text. After this delay, a new initialization character must be made before recording is reinstituted. To avoid confusion as to when the implement is recording a pattern and when it is not recording a pattern, it may also be advantageous to provide a signal, such as an LED on the implement which can be viewed by the writer and turned on whenever recording is taking place, and turned off when no recording is taking place. This will avoid losing a pattern which the user had intended to record but which was not recorded either because the pressure sensor had been deactivated for too long a period of time, or because the initializing character had not been made or read properly.
FIG. 8 illustrates a second embodiment of the initialization character feature wherein initialization character 17 is utilized as a start character for signaling the system that the system should start recording and displaying the image that is written after the initialization character is marked on writing surface 3. A stop character 18, which can be the same symbol as the start character 17, is drawn or marked at the end of each marking, line entry, design, etc. for alerting the system to cease recording and displaying the marked image. The system will only begin recording and displaying the original image once the start character 17 is marked on writing surface 3 as shown in FIG. 8. Therefore, when the same symbol is used as both a start character 17 and a stop character 18, the system will only record and display the original marked image after the marking of every other character 17. Translating package 62 or on-board logic in recorder 39 automatically recognizes that every even numbered entry similar to stop character 18 means that the display or the recording is to be stopped.
FIG. 9 illustrates a third embodiment of the initialization character feature in which a stop character 19 is utilized which is a different symbol from the start character 17. Thus, the system will stop recording and displaying the originally marked image once the stop character 19 is marked on the writing surface 3. The recording and displaying is resumed upon entering start character 17 on surface 3.
The present invention allows for the reproduction through electronic signals of a person's signature which can be utilized for security purposes for applications associated with automatic teller machines, and various type credit cards. The present invention can also be used in combination with digitizers in order to transmit records in their entirety.
FIG. 2 illustrates a second embodiment of the writing implement utilizing a second accelerometer sensor 21 located near the top of the housing 5 which is operatively connected to the electronic signal processing circuit 30 by a wire for the transmission and recording of signals relating to the motion and movement of the top of the implement which is independent of the signals transmitted from the tip 6 of the implement. This allows for a more precise recording and display of the marking such as a person's signature in order to enhance security.
For example, during the formation of a pattern, for example, a signature, one individual may characteristically move the rear end of the writing implement in a certain fashion while another individual who is attempting to simulate the same signature or pattern, may be totally incapable of reproducing the characteristic overall movement of the implement. If patterns from the lower and upper sensors 20 and 21 are stored in recorder 30, and then later compared with the known authorized pattern for the signature, a forged signature is far more easy to detect and far more difficult to produce. FIG. 2 also illustrates a diverse version of the invention where rather than a writing ball 7, writing tip 6 is provided with a felt-tip 70. Felt-tip 70 can be used for example with a strain gage 100 which senses flexing of the felt-tip to act as the pressure or proximity sensor.
As a further alternate embodiment of the present invention, a pressure sensor or proximity sensor can be replaced by an entry in the look-up table in recorder 39 which senses an abrupt change in acceleration in the Z-direction (along the axis of the implement) signaling the fact that the tip of the implement has struck the writing surface and is prepared to begin the formation of a pattern.
It is also here reemphasized that the present invention is not limited to writing but includes drawing, painting, and even the removal of material such as gouging, chiseling or cutting, and even to the simple tracing of a pre-existing pattern, for example, following a pre-existing pattern using a stylus to record the pattern. The present invention is also not limited to two-dimensional formations of patterns on a two-dimensional surface such as a writing surface, but may be used to trace or form three-dimensional surfaces such as the contour of a sculpture or other three-dimensional patterns.
The circuitry of the invention is also provided with a sleeper circuit which switches all signal processing off after an appropriate time delay to preserve battery life.
It is noted that the initialization character has direction and orientation information which is read by the logic circuits connected to the accelerometers or other sensing means for orienting the direction along which the pattern is to proceed (that is, the line of writing to follow the initialization character). For example, the inverted L has a vertical portion which is read to be perpendicular to the direction of orientation, and a horizontal portion which is read to be parallel to the orientation direction. Thus, two orientation components are provided. Since all accelerometers have an unavoidable limitation to accuracy which causes a drift as the pattern progresses, it has been found advantageous to provide a new initialization character which both initializes and orients the following pattern, before each line of writing. This minimizes the impact that the drift has on pattern recognition.
It is also noted that in addition to a plug-in, wire or radio link between the implement of the invention and a computer, an IR communication link can be utilized.
While specific embodiments of the invention have been shown and described in detail to illustrate the application of the principles of the invention, it will be understood that the invention may be embodied otherwise without departing from such principles.
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Pub Crawl: Slackers
: October 9, 2013 : Updated: October 11, 2013 10:07am
Mondie Vela (from left), Steve Navarro, Arlene Vele, Kevin Garza and Tony Regaldo
Tiffany Switzer and Anthony Regino
Luis and Carmen Castillo
Sean Dozier tries his hand at beer pong.
Michael Maldonado (left) and Derrick Brown
Happy hour offers $3 wells and $2.50 domestic bottles.
Daniel Perez (left) and Bradley Burnes
Address: 126 W. Rector Drive, Suite 136, behind North Star Mall
Hours: 2 p.m.-2 a.m. Monday-Friday; 11 a.m.-2 a.m. Saturday-Sunday
Phone: 210-524-0088
Web: SlackersSA.com, facebook.com/SlackersSA
Cost/noise: Medium/medium
Snapshot: What do you get when you cross a sports bar and an old-school arcade? Slackers, which opened in March in the space formerly known as Blu Bar & Nightclub. The two-story watering hole has an industrial feel and is packed with old-school arcade games (Galaga, Mega Man), as well as sports-bar staples (darts, pool).
Behind the bar: Frozen Jack-and-coke and frozen hard-lemonade machines are popular attractions. Happy hour features $3 wells and $2.50 domestic bottles until 9 p.m. daily.
Who goes there?: Sports fans; children of the '80s who want to relive their youth
Fun and games: Downstairs, there's foosball, Tetris, a giant Jenga set, pool, two-player basketball, darts and air hockey. The upstairs arcade includes Mortal Kombat II, Mega Man, the Simpsons, Galaga, Ms. Pac-Man, Tekken, Centipede, Street Fighter, NBA Showtime/NFL Blitz and skeeball. Most arcade games upstairs are free. Beer pong tournaments are held Thursday and Sunday nights.
More than a dozen TVs broadcast football, soccer, UFC matches and other sports. The bar is equipped with NFL Ticket.
Soundtrack: A digital jukebox.
Munchies: There's no kitchen, but fare from the food trucks in the parking lot is allowed inside.
The skinny: Casual spot is prime for Sunday football. There's never a cover.
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Saturday, February 26, 2011
Thank you for all the comments, messages and emails that you have sent for the past week during a very difficult time in my life and that of my family. It just happened too suddenly, without any warning signs, that no one can accept it yet. Words just cannot describe my feeling of loss, but I do find that going online, whether just by reading blogs, writing or simply chatting with well-meaning friends, helps me to take my mind off the sadness and tears.....temporarily........
I will try to write some posts tomorrow and in the next few days, especially reviews of products that have been sent to me. My apologies again for the delay.
I also have made many looks when I was in the UK, and even before then, which I have not posted here. I will try to share them with you, as I have not made any look for the past weeks. I just don't have the mood to put on any makeup these days.... even shopping doesn't seem to interest me anymore. But I got 2 MAC Peacocky Mega Metal Eyeshadows - Odalisque and Dalliance, yesterday. Had wanted to get more, but the colors which I like were already sold out.
Anyways, just a short post to let you know that I am coping, or rather, trying to cope. And thank you for your understanding and words of comfort in my difficult times.
10 comments:
- Tracy said...
Vonvon, your post today made me teary. I'm glad you're doing well. It's not easy. Although we are separated by distance, my heart goes to you.
- February 26, 2011 at 10:15 PM
- Vonvon said...
Thank you so much, Tracy. You are a good friend. *hugs* :)
- February 26, 2011 at 10:27 PM
- makeupjelena said...
Dear Vonvon, i just read your previous post... Please accept my condolences... xxx
- February 26, 2011 at 10:32 PM
- Vonvon said...
Thank you, Jelena. :)
- February 26, 2011 at 10:35 PM
- lavender said...
Hi Vonvon
Be strong my friend. God will give you strength and peace. Don't force yourself to blog if you are still not ready. Take care and God be with you and your family.
- February 27, 2011 at 9:19 PM
- gio said...
I'm glad to hear you're doing a bit better. It's not easy, hang in there. My heart goes out to you and your family.
- February 28, 2011 at 5:19 AM
- Vonvon said...
Thank you, Lavender, for your kind words and understanding.
- March 3, 2011 at 6:17 PM
- Vonvon said...
Thank you, gio.
- March 3, 2011 at 6:19 PM
- Witoxicity said...
I had gone through that last year, so I know how it feels. It'll take time, my dear. You will move on, but you'll always cherish the good memories with him. :)
- March 21, 2011 at 4:51 AM
- Vonvon said...
Thank you, Witoxicity! Yes, I remember what happened last year to you. It's very difficult, but I am slowly trying to accept it and move on.....
- March 24, 2011 at 12:46 AM


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The last Wednesday in May is National Senior Health and Fitness Day. The theme for this year's National Senior Health and Fitness Day, May 26, is "Get Going...Get Fit...Start Today!"
Maintaining a healthy weight for one's height generally depends on eating nutritiously and participating in physical activity. Unfortunately, overweight and obesity are steadily increasing in the United States among all age groups. In New York State a striking 64.2 percent of all older adults are overweight or obese. Of that, 48.5 percent are in Clinton County.
The Center for Disease Control suggests physical activity guidelines that are reasonable for older adults - generally 30 minutes of moderate daily physical activity 5 days per week and muscle strengthening two days or more per week. The National Institute on Aging also has a guide book that promotes physical activity which can be found on-line.
Physical activity is beneficial because it lowers your risk of developing coronary heart disease, colon cancer, diabetes, high blood pressure, obesity, symptoms of depression, falls and injuries and ultimately mortality. Physical activity also improves the physical function and mobility of people with arthritis.
Nutritious eating is also important to a healthy lifestyle. To improve your diet, monitor your serving and portion sizes, read ingredient labels for nutritional content (e.g., saturated fat, carbohydrate, sugar and salt content). The Weight-Control Information Network Web site, www.win.niddk.nih.gov, has a page that focuses on healthy eating for older adults entitled "Young at Heart, Tips for Older Adults."
If you want learn more ways to remain physically active and stay healthy, contact the Clinton County Office for the Aging or visit Office for the Aging at Champlain Centre mall May 26. Make this day your stepping stone to a healthier you!
The Senior Connection is a column provided by the Clinton County Office for the Aging. For more information about services for senior citizens, contact their office at 135 Margaret St., Suite 105, Plattsburgh or call them at 565-4620. Information is also periodically provided by the Behavioral Health Services North Caregiver Resource Center. They may be reached at 565-4543 or 565-4625.
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As one of the first institutions of higher education in the southern United States established in 1801, just over 25 years after the American Declaration of Independence and Revolutionary War the University of South Carolina is steeped in traditions both old and new.
Whether on the Horseshoe USC's original home or at locations around the campus, you'll enjoy many memorable Carolina experiences, including these meaningful traditions:
- Each semester, for those who have achieved the appropriate academic credits, new junior-level students receive their USC class ring during the Ring Ceremony.
- Before the ClemsonUSC football game, Carolina engineering students build a three-story effigy of Clemson's mascot for the annual Tiger Burn pep rally.
- Each fall on Bid Day, Greek sororities invite prospective members to join in a special ceremony held on the Historic Horseshoe.
- For First Night Carolina during Move-In Week, all freshmen head to south campus for the Stadium Run through the smoke tunnel onto the field, just like the football players before the start of a game. You'll also learn the Carolina fight song and Hail to Carolina, our alma mater, which the crowd sings whenever our Gamecocks score.
- After move-in and before classes start, you'll join your peers to hear the guest author of the book selected for the First-Year Reading Experience, followed by small-group discussions.
- Dig into your fries and slather on the mustard when you join the line at the Russell House Grand Market Place for lunch on Chicken Finger Wednesdays. Yum!
- Of course, football Saturdays and our Homecoming Weekend remain strong traditions at USC, even if you're not inside the stadium. It's always exciting at Carolina. Go, Gamecocks!
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Logitech Ultrathin Keyboard mini Review
Light, sturdy design; Responsive keyboard; Aluminum cover matches the iPad mini
Awkward Caps lock and left Tab button; Small Shift keys; Can't adjust the display
The Logitech Ultrathin Keyboard mini's light and stylish design and comfortable typing experience make it a great companion for your iPad mini.
A keyboard case for the iPad mini should be much like Apple's tablet: thin, light, stylish and functional. The Logitech Ultrathin Keyboard mini ($79) is all of the above. Using its Smart Cover-like magnetic spine, this accessory protects the iPad mini during downtime and, when there's work to be done, it pairs the slate with a spry Bluetooth keyboard. Find out why this is the iPad mini keyboard to get.
The Logitech Ultrathin Keyboard mini is an impressive, modish accessory. Like Apple's Smart Cover, the Keyboard mini attaches magnetically to the iPad mini, and wakes the tablet when opened. In work mode, the tablet can rest in both portrait or landscape orientation by sitting in a thin slot just above the keyboard. The back of the Logitech keyboard is a dark polished aluminum, giving it the same elegant and sturdy aesthetic as the mini.
The only drawback to this type of keyboard cover is that it leaves the iPad mini's back exposed, whereas a case such as the ZaggMini 7 protects both the front and back of the tablet.
Unlike the Luvvitt keyboard cover, which places several lights and buttons on the keyboard deck, the Keyboard mini's deck only has lights for power and Bluetooth. The small on/off switch and a pairing button are located on the right slide, along with a microUSB port for charging.
The Keyboard mini's 0.3-inch profile is just as thin as the iPad mini and feels sturdier and better balanced than the Luvvitt Backlit Keyboard Cover, which has a similar design.
Combined, the iPad mini and Logitech keyboard weigh 1.1 pounds. That's slightly less than the Luvvitt, which weighs 1.2 pounds when added to the iPad mini, and much lighter than the ZaggMini 7, which weighs 1.5 pounds together.
Features and layout
The Logitech Keyboard Mini has a dedicated Home button that replaces traditional keyboards' Esc key, but it buries media and other iPad controls as secondary commands of the number keys. There's also no indicator for Caps Lock mode, which proved problematic while entering passwords. Secondary key options include lock, Siri, Search, Photo Gallery, and media and volume controls. The Cut, Copy and Paste keys are also secondary buttons, intelligently placed over the X, C and V keys, respectively.
We averaged 61 words per minute with a 98 percent accuracy rating on the Keyboard mini's island-style keyboard, much better than the 53 wpm/97 percent accuracy we typed on the Luvvitt Backlit keyboard cover. Credit that performance to the Keyboard mini's responsive typing experience, which helped us overcome challenges in the button layout such as small Shift buttons. Logitech does make a couple of trade-offs to maximize the key size, including making the Caps Lock and left Tab commands secondary functions of the A and Q keys.
Logitech's Ultrathin Keyboard mini delivers a quality typing experience in an attractive design. While we wish it had a keyboard backlight like the Luvvitt keyboard cover, the Logitech's comfort wins out. Those looking for more protection might prefer the ZaggMini 7, which also covers the rear of the iPad. But if you're looking for the thinnest and lightest iPad mini keyboard, the Logitech Ultrathin mini is the best choice overall.
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Following a performance at Guilford College replete with inflatable jumping castles and pools of plastic bacteria ridden balls the members of Sallie Ford and the sound outside braved a stop over at the monkeywhale house to sing a couple of songs and drink tea. Sallie Ford who originally hails from Asheville, NC from an incredibly talented family, moved to Portland to find her voice. ; Since the release of the "not an animal EP" and a number of tour dates opening for the Avett Brothers they've quickly gained momentum and quite the following. It's a blend of rockabilly, scratchy sassy 78 rpm jazz, and something much more subtle. Sallie's voice is immediately arresting.
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As Emotional as a Snake.Wednesday, May 28 2008
Valerie watches Viki in action, Sam questions Eve and Julian about Vincent, Pilar gives Ethan and Gwen her blessing, Theresa refuses to leave Harmony and Juanita gets one step closer to Pilar.
Pilar panics over Juanita coming to kill her family, as Gwen, Ethan and Gertrude come downstairs. Gwen tells Pilar she and Ethan are renewing their vows and Theresa quietly tells her mother that watching them get remarried will kill her. Pilar tells her, "Lots of things can kill you." Theresa tells Pilar if they go through with their vow renewal, she will never have a chance with Ethan because he told "Gertrude" that even if Theresa were alive, if he renewed his vows with Gwen, he would never leave her. Theresa asks Pilar how she's supposed to live without him, while Gwen and Ethan sit on the couch and discuss details of their ceremony. Theresa wants to tell Ethan right now that she's alive, but Pilar tells her she can't. Theresa says she won't spend the rest of her life as Gertrude, while Gwen tells Ethan the ceremony will be a fresh start for them. Theresa looks on and wonders if after everything she's been through, she'll have to watch Gwen and Ethan spend their life together. She imagines life many years down the road when she's old and gray and confined to a wheelchair and is forced to watch Ethan and Gwen live happily together.
Gwen wants to continue making wedding plans, but Ethan asks Pilar if the ceremony upsets her, because if it does, he will postpone it. Gertrude pipes up and says maybe they should wait awhile since Theresa just died. Gwen tells her it's none of her business and says that they are joining Kay & Miguel and Paloma & Noah's ceremony because that was the only date that was free. She points out if they can move on so soon after Theresa's death, then her and Ethan should be able to as well. Ethan says if Pilar is uncomfortable with it, he will put a stop to it because he doesn't want to disrespect her feelings. Theresa hopes Pilar will put the kibosh on it, but Pilar tells Ethan and Gwen she hopes they will be happy and gives them her blessing. Ethan and Gwen are surprised, but pleased and they thank her.
Ethan tells Gwen he thinks it's odd that Pilar is so happy for them especially with all the tension between the two of them. Gwen wonders if he's looking for a way out of the ceremony and asks whey he even cares what Pilar thinks. Ethan assures her he wants to go through with the wedding, but wonders why Pilar suddenly changed her mind. Gwen tells Ethan that Pilar supports them so they should put Theresa behind them and start over.
As Gwen and Ethan discuss the ceremony, Theresa asks her mother how she could betray her like this. Pilar tells her that Juanita called her and that she's coming to kill them all. Pilar fills Theresa in about her friend at the bookstore and says that their whole family needs to leave Harmony before Juanita finds them and slits their throats. Theresa doesn't think being on the run is the best solution, especially for the children, but Pilar thinks they will die if they stay. Theresa thinks the government will help them, but Pilar reminds her that they haven't caught Juanita yet and says they have to run or they will all die. Theresa doesn't think her siblings will go along with the plan and says without Ethan she doesn't care if she lives.
Juanita and her henchman look through the bookstore to find information on Pilar. The henchman brings out a new box of papers and Juanita finds a photo of Luis in his cop uniform. Juanita recognizes him from Mexico as Pilar's son and says she will kill Pilar's children one by one right in front of her.
At the hospital, Viki drags Ivy into a closet, as Valerie watches from another room while holding her baby. Viki tries to stuff Ivy in the closet, but has a bit of trouble. Valerie thinks Viki is clever and calls her a sweet-faced murderer, as Viki succeeds in stashing Ivy away. Viki starts to leave the area, but drops her purse. Valerie sees a gun fall out and wonders if Viki killed Alistair and all of Esme's boyfriends.
With Luis and Esme beside him, Sam wants to question Julian and Eve about Vincent, but they insist Vincent is dead. Sam tells them that Sheridan named Vincent as the person who drugged her and pushed her over Niagara Falls. Julian says Sheridan is losing her grip on reality, but Luis defends Sheridan's statements. Eve and Julian pretend to be shocked that their son could be alive, but say it's impossible. Sam asks if they are sure they know nothing about Vincent's return and tapes their statements for future reference. Julian doesn't understand why Sam believes Sheridan because he doesn't think she's very stable. Luis insists she was very sure of herself, but Eve says Sheridan is prone to flights of fancy. Sam and Luis go to question Sheridan more in depth and Esme stays behind. Esme remarks that even the dead pop up to murder people and then goes to find Viki to make sure she's safe.
Esme comes looking for Viki and calls out her name. Ivy falls out of the closet and Viki panics that Esme will find out what she's done. Viki pushes Ivy back in the closet before Esme spots her. Esme tells Viki she needs to keep a close eye on her because a murderer is on the loose and they walk away. Valerie tells her baby that they could use some of young Viki's talents.
Eve and Julian panic over what to do now about Vincent and wonder if he's the one who killed Alistair. Eve tells Julian that Valerie is at the hospital and that she swore neither she nor Vincent had anything to do with Alistair. She then tells Julian about Vincent wanting to be the new Sheridan Crane. Julian is stunned and Eve says Vincent/Valerie vowed to kill Sheridan no matter what it takes. Eve then wonders if their son didn't kill Alistair, who did?
Sam and Luis come back from seeing Sheridan and tell Eve and Julian that she's sleeping so they couldn't question her. Julian and Eve are relieved and Julian says Sheridan is crazy for thinking Vincent is alive. Luis says Sheridan is as sane as anyone and that people come back from the dead all the time in Harmony.
Esme and Viki and then Valerie and her baby come to find the rest of the group and Sam wonders where Ivy is. Viki innocently says she hopes nothing bad has happened to her and Valerie thinks, "That child is as emotional as a snake." They go in search of Ivy and Julian spots a trail of blood, which leads to the closet Viki put her in. Sam opens the door and Ivy falls out. Eve rushes to her and Esme says, "The killer struck again!" Sam asks if Ivy will be all right. Eve looks upset and Sam says, "No! She can't be dead!"
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Looking at the photo of Luis, Juanita says she now knows the name of Pilar's town.
Luis and Miguel ask Pilar why she wants them all to leave Harmony.
Gwen walks in on Ethan in just his shorts and Gertrude on the ground and asks Gertrude, "Why are you on your knees?"
Vincent asks Viki to team up with him.
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Full detailed profile on Langston Wilde Played by Brittany Underwood on One Life To Live Daytime Soap Opera.
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Birthday: July 6 1988
The Dean stops Langston and Starr in a Llanview U hallway. She needs to talk to Langston about Ford and her future at the college. Langston's happy to hear that she's not in trouble. The Dean assures her that what happened to Langston at the hands of Mr. Ford will not happen to any other students. The Dean vows to make sure Ford doesn't ever teach again. Langston stops the Dean from walking away but thinks twice about confessing. After the Dean leaves, Starr wonders if Langston was going to admit Ford's innocence. Langston reminds her that neither she nor Ford is innocent. She brings up seeing Markko and says, "I hurt everybody I care about." Starr urges Langston not to beat herself up over Markko. Over talk of Markko and Cole spending time together tonight, Langston wonders why Starr isn't joining them. Starr fills Langston in on Hannah and her and Cole's admission about having feelings for Hannah and James. They agreed to forget about them and concentrate on their relationship. "Are you sure you can do that?" Langston asks. Starr assures Langston she can, turns around and runs into James. After an uncomfortable exchange, Langston says, "I guess that was a good effort." Suddenly, Starr gets a call from Blair about Dani and tells Langston, "I'm losing my sister."
Langston is surprised to see Markko at the coffeehouse. Markko returned for his father's surgery. Langston wonders why he didn't tell her. "Why should I?" Markko asks. Langston cries about how hard it was to let him go without saying goodbye. "I can't help wondering, maybe…" Langston begins but is interrupted when Markko gets a call. She listens as he thanks someone for taking him to the airport and how he didn't want to wake her… she was sleeping so soundly. When Markko hangs up, he admits he and Karen have a thing back at school. Over talk of college, Markko is furious to hear that Ford was fired for taking advantage of another girl. "That isn't exactly what happened," Langston admits but doesn't give Markko any details. Markko has to get back to the hospital. "Will I ever see you again?" Langston asks. Markko plans to head back to school soon, says, "Take care of yourself," then leaves. Ford appears, sees Langston then leaves unnoticed.
Langston bumps into someone at the coffeehouse. It's Markko!
Langston and Dorian, who's in disguise, arrive at the coffeehouse. Dorian asks about Langston's classes and professors. Langston admits Ford was supposed to be one of them until she ruined his career. Dorian jumps up, hugs Langston and says, "I've never been prouder!" Langston doesn't feel very proud of herself, especially since James is suffering because of her actions. Dorian blames James' circumstances on Ford as well and warns that Langston has nothing to feel bad about. Dorian steps away and Jessica appears. She and Langston commiserate over the baby and Ford's involvement. Langston is happy that things are okay between her and Brody. Dorian returns and congratulates Jessica, who makes a quick getaway. Dorian presents Langston with a black onyx necklace. Every Cramer girl has one. Langston's actions prove she's a true Cramer. Across the room, Brody joins Jessica and assures her that everything is okay.
In another area of the park, Langston admits she set up Ford and says, "It was just a job." Starr reminds her that she also hurt James. Langston refuses to allow anyone to walk all over her. Starr tries to make Langston see how revenge can destroy her. Langston recalls how hurt Ford was. She regrets it. Starr assures her it's not too late to undo the damage and suggests she go to the Dean. "Think about it," Starr says and leaves. Later, Langston makes eye contact with Ford as he walks by.
In another area of the park, Ford asks, "You set me up?" Langston admits everything she did and says, "Markko would've been proud." Ford recalls James' warnings and replies, "My brother was right." Langston hopes Ford now knows how she felt when he hurt her. Ford apologizes for hurting her but admits he really cares about Langston. Langston thinks she got what she deserved, after hurting Markko, and says, "And now, so have you." Again, Ford apologizes for everything he did. Langston almost believes him. Ford feels bad for James. This hurts him too. Langston thinks James will be better off without him. She walks away. Suddenly, Nate appears.
James and Starr are walking on the other side of the park. Starr tries to make sense of James' accusations in regards to Langston being back with Ford. He wonders if Starr knows who went to the Dean. Starr has no idea. Over talk of what Dani's going through, James warns, "It's not smart to count on anyone." James admits now that Ford's been fired he's lost his free ride. Starr encourages James not to give up and to fight for what he wants. James brings up the grant he applied for and agrees not to give up. After James leaves, Langston appears. Starr accuses her of setting Ford up. "So what if I did?" Langston asks.
James joins Ford at Llanview U. Ford admits he and Langston are back together. Now Ford knows anything is possible. Ford confesses that he really cares about Langston. He wants to make things right this time. Students, including Starr and Langston, start rolling in and class begins. Suddenly, Dean Mackenzie appears and asks to speak to Ford in private.
Inside, Dean Mackenzie explains to the class that Ford will no longer be their teacher. She looks at Langston and admits he was let go for inappropriate behavior with a student. After class, Starr rants to Langston about Ford fooling around again. Langston rushes off. James admits to Starr that Langston knew about Ford's mystery student. It was Langston!
Langston meets Ford in the park. He explains that someone took pictures of them and gave them to the dean. He wonders who hates him that much. "Me," Langston admits.
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Stone family escape blaze sparked by cigarette
Posted: February 21, 2013|
A MOTHER and her daughter escaped a blaze at their home which is believed to have been sparked by a cigarette.
Firefighters from Stone, Stafford, Rising Brook and Longton were called out to the house on Redhill Gardens in Stone yesterday morning.
Staffordshire Fire Service says two people, a mother and her daughter, were at home at the time of the fire and called 999 just after 9am, before making their escape.
Firefighters wearing breathing apparatus entered the property and used one hose reel jet to extinguish the blaze, which broke out in a first floor bedroom.
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Officers say there were no smoke alarms fitted in the property.
Station Manager, Phil Smith said: "Luckily the daughter spotted the fire when she went upstairs, as there were no smoke alarms in the property so the fire could have gone unnoticed for some time.
"The woman said she had been smoking in bed and then went downstairs to make a drink.
"We found an ashtray extremely close to the bed so we believe the discarded cigarette had been placed too close to the bedding material which then caught fire.
"The bedroom has been badly damaged in the fire and the first floor of the property was heavily smoke logged."
Yesterday, the family involved were too upset to talk about the fire.
Neighbour Rachel Reid, aged 38, of Redhill Gardens, said: "I was coming back from shopping when I saw the fire engines in the street.
"I saw the firefighters throwing stuff out, once they had put out the flames."
Another neighbour, who asked not to be named, said: "I thought it looked quite serious, because there were three fire engines.
"It's lucky no-one was hurt."
Now firefighters have issued a warning to smokers to take care when disposing of cigarettes.
They are also urging residents to take advantage of a Home Fire Risk Check – when firefighters will install smoke alarms free of charge.
Station manager Smith said: "We would urge smokers to ensure they always discard cigarettes appropriately and consider where they keep their ashtrays.
"We would also question why there are still people in Staffordshire with no smoke alarms as there really is no excuse given that we will provide and fit them free of charge as part of a free Home Fire Risk Check.
"Home Fire Risk Checks are available to any Staffordshire resident, simply call 0800 0241 999 and book your appointment at a mutually convenient time and date."


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Grey's Anatomy Recap: We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together.Thursday, May 01 2014
Cristina seeks guidance from Meredith, Derek and Amelia join forces to operate on conjoined twins, and Stephanie uncovers the truth about Bailey's bubble-boy case.
At the hospital, Owen tells Cristina she's getting offers and not to let the Harper Avery loss define her. They join a board meeting. Everyone discusses how no one from their hospital can ever win a Harper Avery. Richard wants to appeal due to the implications for getting funding. Derek likes the idea, but Cristina walks out. Meredith follows. Cristina tells her Catherine Avery made a business decision - everyone should move on. Cristina goes to discharge her young family of heart patients and then leaves to present her research in Zurich.
In the ultrasound room, April and Jackson get a photo of their fetus. She checks that he doesn't want to terminate. After, April talks to Arizona who is enthusing about baby names. April notes that they're not even pregnant yet but are so excited. By the nurses station, Derek meets with grown conjoined twin females who will be separated by his team. His sister Amy is there on the case as well. Derek holds a meeting on how they will separate the conjoined twins. Most of the doctors are involved in some aspect of the surgery. Amy makes Derek call her Dr. Shepherd. After, Callie takes Derek to task for treating his sister like the village idiot. He denies it.
Alex drops Jo off outside the hospital. She misses him being there. Inside, Jo checks on the bubble boy. His parents ask her to tell Bailey they're not mad, they're just glad he's doing better. Jo passes on the message.
In Zurich, Cristina calls Meredith and leaves a long message about how amazing the place is.
At the hospital, Meredith listens to Cristina's message before checking on the conjoined twins.
In Zurich, during her presentation, Cristina is stunned to receive some tough questions from a doctor in the audience - it's Burke her ex-fiance. She learns afterward that Burke was the one who brought her there. They have a semi-tense conversation addressing their past. He invites her to join him in a surgery later. She wants to make a phone call. He says, "Tell Meredith I said hello."
At the hospital, Meredith listens to another message from Cristina, who tells her about Burke being in Zurich. In the cafeteria, Jackson chats awkwardly about baby names with April before asking Richard why he called a meeting of the board. Richard tells him the hospital got into bed with his fund too quickly - there are fundamental differences and it's not going to work.
In Zurich, Cristina listens to a warning message from Meredith to remember that Burke cut pieces out of her. She turns to Burke, who wants to have coffee. They admit they've followed each other's work. He invites her again to the surgery, which is new and unpublished. She joins him. In the OR, Burke mentions her not winning the Harper Avery, and talks about how when he won it he rode the wave for awhile and then crashed, thinking his best work was behind him. Cristina is stunned to see Burke produce a hologram of the heart he is working on in surgery. She tells him it was worth sticking around for. After, they talk about what's next with her conduits. He realizes she's worried about getting support since she lost the award and offers to let her do the next phase there. She accuses him of trying to get her back into his life, but he reveals he has a wife and children - he's happy. Burke tells Cristina she's a magnificent surgeon and should be at a hospital like his. Later, Cristina leaves Mer another message telling her all of it and wondering what to do.
At Grey-Sloan the surgery to separate the conjoined twins begin. When things start getting tricky they have to put all their resources to one of the twins. They get the separated and take one into another room. Most of the doctor's move to observation, where Richard blames Jackson for Cristina going to Zurich. April defends her husband. In another OR, Jo has run into a problem while operating on a woman and tries to call Alex for help, but he's too busy at the private practice. It ends up that Owen has to take the woman back into emergency surgery to fix her mistake. Later, Meredith is with Derek, who tells her they'll be withdrawing care from the weaker twin. Mer then talks to Richard about the foundation. He complains about the value of the award and how Catherine cheapened it. Owen asks Richard for a minute. In the bubble boy's room, Stephanie tells Bailey she knows what she did for the boy and thinks it's amazing. Bailey plays dumb but is clearly pleased.
The wrap up...
At the bar, Jo worries about getting fired, Stephanie complains her ex owns the hospital, and Alex shows up - he had a good day. In Zurich, Cristina tells Burke she can't take his offer. She says she never wanted to work for him, she wanted to be him. She's angry he dangled this carrot. Burke tells her he wants her to take over for him - he's leaving. Cristina is absolutely shocked. In the hospital chapel, Jackson joins April and lets her know he'll go to church with his family on Sundays - as long as they can get waffles after. At home, Derek tells Amy he recommended her for a neurological case - she's his favorite sister. At the airport, Meredith meets a grinning Cristina. "You're leaving."
Spoilers for Next Week on Grey's Anatomy:
Amelia opens up to Meredith about her time in Seattle.
Bad news is delivered to Callie.
Bailey faces the consequences of her actions.
The residents are alarmed to hear that one of them will soon be out of a job.
Candi's Comments:
The Burke/Cristina stuff was intense, and unpredictable at the end, which is amazing. The rest of the episode was mostly run-of-the-mill, although trouble seems to be looming for both Jo and Bailey. Jackson's gesture to April was sweet. Missing Alex at the hospital!
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2+2 Program
The 2+2 program expands the lower division course offerings at the community college while expanding the capacity of the upper division education courses, resulting in more schoolteachers.
UNLV and the College of Southern Nevada cooperatively plan and implement a new initiative designed to increase the number of student's earning a bachelor's degree in elementary, secondary, early childhood, and special education teachers.
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By the time New York's Democrats voted in their primary this week, the issue that transfixed the chattering classes earlier in the year had virtually disappeared. As it turns out, both of the disgraced celebrity politicians who sought redemption in this year's municipal elections were soundly thrashed. The prospect that the political careers of both Anthony Weiner and Eliot Spitzer are over is a source of understandable grief to headline writers and the bottom lines of New York's tabloids, but the rest of the nation surely breathed a sigh of relief at the demise of the hopes of that unholy duo. That should cause those of us who wondered about what the ability of such figures to survive personal scandals meant for America to not be quite as shy about putting forward a case for public morality in the future.
The idea that public figures should be held to a standard of moral conduct is widely ridiculed by most of the chattering classes these days. It's not that they approve of aberrant or immoral behavior, they tell us, but when those in the cross hairs of scandalmongers are either useful or popular, especially if they are liberals, then we are told not to confuse private conduct with public duties. The notion that there can be any link between immorality and qualification for high office is generally considered to be either passé or downright perverse. But it is also possible that after Weiner and Spitzer flopped at the polls, what we are seeing is that many voters, even in cosmopolitan New York, expect more from those they entrust with public honors than pop stars. If so, then that is something we should not only welcome but also encourage.
It must be admitted that each such case of a transgressor seeking redemption is different. The free pass much of the nation gave—and continues to give—President Clinton for his lies about sex and dalliances with a White House intern in the Oval Office led some, like William Bennett, to lament "the death of outrage" and to rightly point out the deleterious impact this would have on society as a whole. Perhaps if Weiner or Spitzer had not both been generally despised as obnoxious political loners even when they were riding high, they, too, might have been quickly forgiven and their detractors ostracized as Puritan hypocrites. Perhaps also the nature of some of these offenses has something to do with it as straight-forward adultery, such as that committed by former South Carolina Governor Mark Sanford, was more easily understood by voters in a society where divorce is commonplace than the bizarre doings of Weiner or Spitzer's money-laundering that enabled his patronage of prostitutes.
Indeed, in Weiner's case, it was, as was true of Clinton, the lies that were most damnable. Perhaps the time has not yet arrived when Americans will think nothing of a member of the House of Representatives tweeting photos of their genitals to strange women, but I doubt there will ever be much tolerance for those who do such things and then claim that the journalists (like the late Andrew Breitbart) who reported it were perpetrating a hoax. Nor will the public ever accept a politician who claims he's reformed and then is revealed to have continued his mad behavior long after he said he went straight, as Weiner did.
But in a country whose worst problems are caused in no small measure by social pathologies such as illegitimacy and the breakdown of the family, can we really afford to be blasé about those who aspire to lead the nation whose personal immorality becomes a matter of public record?
To praise public morality doesn't mean that we should be putting politicians who can't behave in the stocks. We all make mistakes and those who are not reticent about casting the first stone should remember what happened to the political careers of adulterous House Republicans who impeached Clinton on charges relating to sexual impropriety. Neither party has a monopoly on morality or truth.
But it does mean that we should not treat these matters as lightly as many in the media would have us do when their favorites are not the targets of the tabloids. Outrage about wrongdoing doesn't mean we must chain those who sin to a rock. A nation with high moral standards need not be a nation of saints, but it is one that knows the difference between right and wrong. Heaven help us if we ever become a country where not knowing that difference is no longer a political problem. The idea that there is no connection between loose morals and public integrity is a theory that admirers of John F. Kennedy, Franklin Roosevelt, and others adhere to. But that is a case that is hard to make for most ordinary politicians whose honesty is usually a fungible commodity.
Earlier this year, Mark Sanford ran for and won a congressional seat by apologizing endlessly for his misdeeds. That played well in a religious state where belief in redemption is widespread. Weiner and Spitzer's apologies were perfunctory and quickly abandoned and they found out that in sophisticated New York, not so many people love a former sinner as in the south. Let's hope their defeats will serve as an example that will help remind our leaders that their belief that they have impunity to misbehave says more about their egos than it does public opinion.


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What I mean is this: how much do you actually know about the science most atheists parrot? Most atheists know as little science as most Christians know as little theology. Just as a Christian trusts his priest to tell him what he believes, an atheist trusts scientists with a Ph.D. tacked to their name to tell them what they believe. But how many times have the scientists turned out to be wrong? I only ask this because it seems this is central to the problem that most atheists have. They are repulsed by the phrase "believe" – they are addicted instead to the phrase "know". But honestly, do you really know, or are you just believing what you're told? I would like to remind you that in the 1970′s the scientists of the day were seriously concerned that we were about to enter an ice age, and less than 30 years later they are now convinced Earth is about to turn into a desert.
Unless you've observed something yourself, or observed and interpreted the evidence yourself and drew your own conclusions, you are just as guilty as faith as any religious person.
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Vive la "nasty!"
Could you mean Newton's laws of motion, or his notes on alchemy
A very good point, arch. his laws of motion (and calculus!) are still useful as they have been verified repeatedly. His ideas on alchemy (and God), not so much so.
Once in awhile, I catch a break --
I'm still scratching my head over a comment you made in another post, it began: "Quite so" - somehow, I just can't equate a dude in a cowboy hat with saying, "Quite so." You're a dichotomy, Dave - or a schizophrenic --
Hmm, I had him with a Scottish accent.
If only my accent was that cool.
@Dave - are you one of those who turns 1-syllable words into two: yea-yus, Ji-yum, etc?
Thankfully, no. My accent is mostly non-existent, due to being a blend of multiple places. Ohio, Georgia, Kansas, Panama, multiple Army bases, and now Hawaii. I do say y'all now and then, however. A souvenir from my time in Georgia.
In your comment to Strega: "If only my accent was that cool," I took it to mean that it was something abysmal.
y'all is a very useful term and there is no other which does the job. I picked it up in Raleigh NC. My speech is a strange mish-mash of all kinds of influences.
In England - Liverpool - they say you's which I don't like as much.
Well, the photo was taken at Adventure World in Disney. Which is also where I got the hat.
BUT - you got the hat --
@Gallup, all this is just chasing your tail. The fact is that Bernard Law was not a mandatory reporter, because under the laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts that were in force at the time, (1) child abuse could only be committed by a guardian, and (2) only professionals in child care as defined by the statute were mandatory reporters. Besides, failure to report is typically a misdemeanor.
What it all does is falsify your statement: "Even today, child abuse and neglect in most states can only be committed by a parent or other legal custodian, and only child abuse is subject to reporting requirements. Citizens, supervisors, employees are not, in U.S. law, required to report crimes more generally."
And likewise it falsifies your statement: "A priest, being non-custodial, cannot commit child abuse, and therefore none of the mandatory reporters are obligated by law to report."
Failure to report is a felony or misdemeanor in 46 states and a punishable offense in all 50 states.
In two-thirds of US states, anyone may be charged with child abuse-- not just caregivers-- and that includes priests. In those states all of the mandatory reporters are obligated to report.
So we are done here. You are wrong.
I didn't say it is a conspiracy. I said it is corruption resulting from the influence of religion.
So there wasn't a legal case to be made, and the reason had nothing to do with some vast imagined conspiracy. It had to do with how child abuse was treated historically under the law everywhere.
There's no question, though, that the trend is toward increased mandated reporting, and both statutes and case law are in flux many places.
No, they are the results of the influence of religion on lawmakers and on the religious voters who put them into office. Clergy are every bit as prominent in their communities as the teachers, doctors, and lawyers who must report, but only the clergy are granted privileged exceptions from reporting. That is no accident. That is no failure.
That is corruption and it is real. You have ignored this aspect since the beginning of our exchange. As I said: reporting exceptions are still granted to clergy even in Massachusetts today, even in the wake of what Cardinal Law and his predecessors did, even after they got away with it for over sixty years, even after the law was changed specifically because of what they did. But the law wasn't changed enough to prevent a similar cover-up of child sexual abuse from ever happening again and from such a cover-up still being perfectly legal.
Would you call that quite intentional loophole another "failure" of the state? Or do you think the Church would support a law that makes confessions and "similar religious communications" subject to mandated reporting?
Gallup: read this summary of mandatory reporting requirements for child abuse
Robert: Which you conveniently neglect to admit goes on for 5 paragraphs about exceptions and limitations.
Take it from the top, Pinocchio! "I've got no strings..."
It says in two-thirds of the states, the statutes specify circumstances under which child abuse is a reportable offense irrespective of the defendant's relationship to the victim.
None of the five paragraphs of exceptions and limitations describe priests as being granted an exception from being child abusers the way you claim they are, so you're falsely accusing me of omitting information as though I am being misleading.
The information amounts to exactly what I said it does: priests can commit child abuse in those states. Falsely attacking my honesty does not reverse our positions and make your statement true and me the liar, although it does entertainingly reinforce your now self-associated satirical nickname.
Priests can commit sexual battery, gross sexual imposition, contributing to the delinquency of a minor, etc. We are talking legal definitions here, and "child abuse" has a different legal meaning than colloquial meaning in many jurisdictions.
Yes and in two-thirds of US states priests can commit child abuse, based on the legal meanings of child abuse statutes in those states.
Gallup: The reports may be made public (unless a judge says otherwise) but the information in the reports may be provided to police and child welfare agencies confidentially. The employee may figure it out, but then it's up to the employee to prove the employer went to the police or child protection agency.
Robert: No, that's not the way it works. The childrens' services agency only has jurisdiction as defined by law, and only childrens' service agencies have legally mandated protections for reporters. For any crime outside the jurisdiction of childrens' service agencies, like rape, law enforcement agencies have sole responsibility, and in the ordinary criminal justice system those are public records because defendants have a right to confront their accusers.
Yes, that's exactly the way it works. Anyone except a mandated reporter can report child abuse anonymously (see #11) and mandated reporters have legal protections against liability suits. A defendant has the right to confront his accusers and the evidence against him if he is brought to trial, not if he is under investigation by the police.
Example 1: A man tells his psychiatrist during a therapy session that he raped a child, the psychiatrist does not report it, and the child is raped again. The psychiatrist is partly responsible for the rape of that child. Under the law in Massachusetts right now this a crime.
What Bernard Law did was horrendous, but according to the chief law enforcement official of the state it was not provably illegal. So if you're mad that he's not in jail, blame the state. If you're mad that he's an ass, blame him.
What is truly irrational is to blame a worldwide church community who happened to share his religious philosophy. That worldwide church community is what "Catholic Church" means.
Example 2: A man tells his priest (or rabbi, or minister) during a confession (or religious counselling session) that he raped a child, the clergyman does not report it, and the child is raped again. The clergyman is partly responsible for the rape of that child. Under the law in Massachusetts right now this is NOT a crime.
Why do think that is, Robert? I'll tell you why. If they made confession and religious counselling reportable, then legions of religious crackpots like you would raise no end of outrage about the intrusion of the state into the realm of their imaginary God. Therapy of mind? Reportable. Therapy of magic? Secret. That's why the clergy has still got its loopholes. And what's a little thing like child rape compared to the value of your hocus-pocus?
What is truly irrational Robert is that you wilfully ignore these obscene double standards in the law, which have existed for decades, and have applied (and still apply) to clergy alone. Instead you vomit the utter falsehood that the privileged legal status of clergy are the result of failures of the secular state, rather than desired products of the enormous influence that your worldwide religions intentionally have upon that state.


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Access Points
Reference Sources
Indexes & Abstracts
Different types of periodicals
General & specific
Periodical access points
Locating a periodical
Indexes & Abstracts
Like encyclopedias, indexes and abstracts can be general in nature.
or subject specific.
It is important to select the most appropriate index or abstract for your topic to locate relevant articles. (Choosing the right index is covered in the next tutorial: Use technological tools for accessing infomation).


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PCB making it's a really exciting thing, but when you need to etch, it will be boring if you use ferric chloride (in average it takes 20-30 minutes to be ready). During this time you need to agitate it to speed up the process a bit, but you also need to take care that the ferric chloride didn't spill out.
In this instructable I will present how to build an automatic agitator from an old CD ROM drive quite simply and low cost.
Step 1: The old CD ROM disassembly
Step 2: Assembling the controller board
7x 4.7 kiloohm resistor
4x BC337 transistor or other similar
2x 100 nanofarad capacitor
1x 2 way pin header and socket
1x 3 way pin header and socket
1x 2 pin terminal block (PCB mountable)
1x small size (6x5cm) prototyping board
1x 4017 decade counter IC
1x socket for the IC
Some wires
Note: put the IC in the IC socket to avoid damaging by thermal shocks.
When the device is turned on, the IC Q0 output will be active, and the motor starts to spin to a direction. If the limit switch is pressed by the tray, the IC receives a pulse on its CLK pin and the Q1 output will be activated. The motor changes its direction and it keep this direction until the tray reaches the other limit switch. This switch sends a reset pulse to the IC and the Q0 output will be activated again and the motor changes its turning direction again. This cycle is repeated until the agitator is turned on.
Hi !
My project
No microcontrollers
NO Arduino
Simple and clever project!
Thank You for sharing!
Pls could you tell me why you have R1 and R2 in parrallel on the clock input ?
I have built this and struggling to get it working
Thanks Iain
I wrote this instructable almost two years ago, and I don't remember the exact cause of the two parallel resistors. I checked my project, and the schematic is the same as the circuit, that I built. It should work.
Two suggestions: check your IC datasheet for pin out, and try to put a big(at least 1000uF) filter capacitor on power input.
If you have any questions, please ask me.
I tried to present something useful and easy to build.
Mike Nathan covered mzsolt's instructable in a post, saying it was a neat project. That's like the 2011 version of being slashdotted circa 1997.
I clicked on the link in the blog story over at hack-a-day and came here.
When I said that he "made hackaday", I meant that he "was featured on the front page of hack-a-day".
So sorry for the misunderstanding.
If I could add a bubble etch system to this and a temperature control and heater system, it would etch even faster!
Where are my crayons so that I can get to designin'?
Inspired, my friend, truly inspired!


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Stevie Nicks set to release a new album of old songs
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Stevie Nicks to receive BMI Icon Award
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Stars line up to salute Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees
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