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In a decision that will surprise some, the U. S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit recently held in Chin v. Port Authority that the failure to issue a litigation hold is not gross negligence per se. This decision runs directly counter to Judge Shira A. Sheindlin's controversial ruling in Pension Committee Of Univ. of Montreal Pension Plan v. Banc of Am. Secs., LLC, that "the failure to issue a written litigation hold constitutes gross negligence because that failure is likely to result in the destruction of relevant information."
The Second Circuit instead opted for a balanced approach toward sanctions, holding that the failure to issue a litigation hold was only "one factor in the determination of whether discovery sanctions should issue."
In Chin, seven Port Authority of New York and New Jersey police officers of Asian descent brought a claim under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 alleging racial discrimination by the Port Authority in its promotion decisions. After discovering that the Port Authority had destroyed certain folders used during the promotion decision process, plaintiffs brought a motion for sanctions.
The promotion folders at issue were destroyed after the Port Authority received notice of plaintiffs' Equal Employment Opportunity Commission charge. However, the district court held that the destruction of the promotion folders, while negligent, was not gross negligence because plaintiffs had other similar sources of evidence at their disposal. Accordingly, the district court denied plaintiffs' request for an adverse instruction from the court.
The plaintiffs appealed the decision to the Second Circuit, arguing that the destruction of the promotion folders constituted gross negligence, rather than mere simple negligence, because the Port Authority had failed to issue a written legal hold. In addition to rejecting that argument, the Second Circuit clarified that "a finding of gross negligence merely permits, rather than requires, a district court to give an adverse inference instruction." The Second Circuit espoused a "case-by-case approach to the failure to produce relevant evidence" and left that determination to the sound discretion of the district court.
Chin joins a line of cases from other circuits that have directly or indirectly criticized Pension Committee's categorical and, as some have argued, harsh approach toward the issuance of written legal holds. But Chin should not be understood to abrogate or lessen the need for issuing written litigation holds once a duty to preserve has attached. At a minimum, the failure to issue a litigation hold continues to be a factor for district courts in the Second Circuit to consider when deciding discovery sanctions. And it is likely, notwithstanding Chin, that many district courts will take the view that the failure to issue a written legal hold is a critical lapse that warrants the imposition of sanctions.
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The cardiac pacer disclosed herein is of the type in which pulse-generating circuitry is energized by an electro-chemical cell of a type which gives off hydrogen during depletion of the cell, e.g. a mercury battery. A hermetically sealed case is provided for enclosing both the circuitry and the electro-chemical cell to protect them from body fluids, the case having at least one feed-through terminal for coupling pulses generated by the circuitry to a lead adapted for contacting a patient's heart. A getter is disposed within the case consisting essentially of a solid mass of palladium metal having a thin layer of palladium oxide formed on the outer surface thereof. A preferred method of forming the palladium oxide is by anodizing the mass of palladium metal in a sulphuric acid bath.
1. An implantable cardiac pacer comprising:
circuitry which, when energized, operates to controllably generate electrical pulses suitable for cardiac stimulation;
means for energizing said circuitry, including at least one electro-chemical cell of a type which gives off hydrogen during depletion of the cell;
a case enclosing said circuitry and said cell for protecting them from body fluids, said case being hermetically sealed and having at least one feed-through terminal for coupling pulses generated by said circuitry to a lead adapted for contacting a patient's heart;
also within said case, a getter comprising a solid mass of palladium metal for absorbing hydrogen given off by the cell, said solid mass having a thin layer of palladium oxide formed on the outer surface thereof for greatly increasing the rate of absorption of hydrogen into the mass of palladium metal.
2. A pacer as set forth in claim 1 including a pair of cylindrical getters each of which is about 0.50 inches long and about 0.19 inches in diameter.
3. A pacer as set forth in claim 1 wherein said layer is formed on said mass of palladium metal by anodizing in sulphuric acid.
4. A pacer as set forth in claim 1 wherein said energizing means includes a mercury battery comprising a plurality of cells.
5. A method of fabricating a cardiac pacer which comprises:
providing a suitably shaped solid mass of palladium metal;
anodizing said metallic mass to form on the outer surface thereof a thin layer of palladium oxide;
hermetically sealing within a case:
the anodized mass of palladium metal;
circuitry which, when energized, operates to generate electrical pulses suitable for cardiac stimulation; and
means for energizing said circuitry, including at least one electro-chemical cell of a type which gives off hydrogen during depletion of the cell;
said case having a feed-through terminal for coupling pulses generated by said circuitry to a lead adapted for contacting a patient's heart.
6. The method as set forth in claim 5 wherein the anodization of said palladium metal is performed in diluted sulphuric acid.
7. The method as set forth in claim 5 wherein said energizing means includes a plurality of mercury cells sealed in said case.
The present invention relates to implantable cardiac pacers and more particularly to such a pacer which is hermetically sealed.
While pacers of a construction in which both pulse-generating circuitry and batteries are encased in plastic resin such as epoxy have been used successfully for many years, a continuing concern has been the effect moisture from the patient's body may have on circuit components it it penetrates the enclosure over time. Accordingly, attempts have been made from time to time to construct a hermetically sealed pacer, that is, a pacer in which the pulse-generating circuitry and the batteries powering the circuitry are contained within a metallic case which is sealed so as to be effectively impervious with respect to either gases or liquids. Signals into and out of the circuitry are coupled through the case by means of feed-through terminals of various types known in the art, e.g. those employing glass-to-metal seals and the like.
A persistent problem in arriving at a satisfactory hermetically sealed pacer construction has been the management of the atmosphere within the hermetically sealed case. While the electronic components employed for generating pulses may typically be considered to be essentially inert, the batteries are not. The most prevalent type of battery for powering cardiac pacemakers, i.e. due to its relatively long life and stability, is that employing so-called mercury cells. The electro-chemical reaction taking place in these cells generates hydrogen. The cells themselves are typically constructed so as to vent this hydrogen in a predetermined and controllable manner. In pacers constructed with a resin encasement or encapsulation, the hydrogen can permeate the casing material and is thus given off by the pacer and eventually absorbed by the fluids in the patient's body. The rate of discharge of hydrogen is sufficiently low that dangerously high pressures are not encountered. In a hermetically sealed pacer, however, the internal pressure inside the hermetically sealed case can continue to grow until it may reach levels which will bulge the case, changing its buoyancy, and possibly damage electronic components. The present invention involves the management of the atmosphere within a hermetically sealed cardiac pacer in such a manner that dangerous pressures are avoided.
Among the several objects of the present invention may be noted the provision of a novel, hermetically sealed implantable cardiac pacer and method of fabrication; the provision of such a pacer which is energizable by mercury batteries; the provision of such a pacer which is highly reliable; the provision of such a pacer in which electronic components are not subjected to abnormally high temperatures; and the provision of such a pacer which is of relatively simple and inexpensive construction. Other objects and features will be in part apparent and in part pointed out hereinafter.
An implantable cardiac pacer according to the present invention employs circuitry which, when energized, operates to controllably generate electrical pulses suitable for cardiac stimulation and electro-chemical cells for energizing that circuitry, the cells being of a type which give off hydrogen during depletion. The circuitry and the cells are enclosed in a metal case for protecting them from body fluids, the case being hermetically sealed and having at least one feed-through terminal for coupling pulses generated by the circuitry to a lead adapted for contacting a patient's heart. Included within the case is a getter for hydrogen consisting essentially of a solid mass of palladium metal having a thin layer of palladium oxide formed on the outer surface thereof. In the preferred method of fabricating this pacer, the palladium oxide is formed on the outer surface of the palladium metal mass by anodizing the palladium in a sulphuric acid bath.
FIG. 1 is a side view, with parts broken away, of an implantable cardiac pacer constructed in accordance with the present invention;
FIG. 2 is a sectional view to enlarged scale, taken substantially on the line 2--2 of FIG. 1, of a hydrogen getter employed in the pacer of FIG. 1; and
FIG. 3 is a graph representing the hydrogen-getting performance of anodized palladium as compared with solid palladium, un-anodized.
Corresponding reference characters indicate corresponding parts throughout the several views of the drawings.
Referring now to FIG. 1, the cardiac pacer illustrated there is of a type which may be described as being hermetically sealed, that is, the internal workings of the pacer are enclosed in a case which is essentially impervious to either liquids or gases. The case is fabricated in two halves 11 and 13 which are subsequently joined by TIG welding to form a sealed vessel. The top half 13 of the casing is shown broken away in FIG. 1 to reveal the contents of the case.
Within the casing is the pacer's circuitry, indicated generally at 17, and a battery of five mercury cells 21-25. The electro-chemical cells 21-25 are of a type which give off hydrogen during depletion of the cells, e.g. the mercury batteries typically used for powering cardiac pacemakers. To properly locate these components within the casing, they are nested within a polyethylene retainer assembly comprising lower and upper parts 27 and 29. The top part 29 is shown broken away in the drawing to facilitate the illustration. If desired, the circuitry and batteries may also be potted within the retainer shells 27 and 29 using a suitable casting or potting compound such as a silicone rubber.
The circuitry shown by way of illustration is of a type adapted for use with a unipolar lead arrangement, i.e. a lead comprising a single conductor as indicated at 31. With such an arrangement, the distal end of the lead 31 is placed in contact with the heart and a reference potential is established through a metallic surface at the pacer itself, i.e. the pacer case. This arrangement is described in greater detail in the Murphy et al. U.S. Pat. No. 3,253,595 entitled Cardiac Pacer Electrode System. As is understood by those skilled in the art, the single lead may be used for both sensing and stimulation and various types of pacing modes may be provided.
For connecting the circuitry to the lead 31, a feed-through terminal 33 is provided in the lower case half 11. The feed-through terminal is of a type, e.g. one employing metal/glass seals, which preserves the hermeticity of the case. When the circuitry and battery are placed in the case, connections are provided between the circuitry and the feed-through terminal, e.g. by means of a lead 35, and also between the circuitry and the case, e.g. by means of a lead welded to the case (not shown).
After the circuitry and batteries have been connected to the feed-through terminal and the casing, the covering half 13 of the metal case is welded into place to complete the hermetically sealed vessel. A plastic cap assembly 41 with a lead connector 43 is cast over the feed-through terminal. Preferably, a plurality of tabs 45 are welded to at least one of the case halves so as to facilitate a secure mechanical attachment of the cap assembly as it is cast in place. The connector 43 comprises a set screw clamp 46 for securing and obtaining a reliable electrical contact to the terminal sleeve 47 conventionally extending from the proximal end of the lead 31.
As is understood by those skilled in the art, the mercury batteries commonly employed to power pacemakers are arranged so that they periodically vent hydrogen gas. This venting prevents a buildup of pressure within the cases of the batteries themselves. The volume of the typical pacer case, however, is not sufficient to accept the released gas without building up unacceptably high pressures, e.g. pressures which might damage the electronic components employed in the circuitry 15 or bulge or distort the case, perhaps causing cracks in the welds which could lead to corrosion and ultimate failure. In accordance with the present invention, the pacer employs a pair of novel hydrogen getters 51 and 53 which absorb the hydrogen given off by the cells so as to maintain acceptable pressures within the sealed case.
As illustrated in FIG. 2, each of the getters 51 and 53 consists essentially of a solid mass of palladium metal 55 having a thin layer of palladium oxide 57 formed on the outer surface thereof. While it has previously been proposed to employ palladium oxide as a getter for hydrogen (see for example U.S. Pat. No. 3,287,174), the use of palladium oxide itself has not been deemed acceptable in the cardiac pacer environment since the gettering process results in the production of water as the palladium oxide is reduced to palladium during its combination with hydrogen. The presence of substantial water vapor within the sealed casing may induce corrosion and degradation of the circuit components and otherwise adversely affect the operation of the pacer.
It has been determined that solid metallic palladium is capable of absorbing and holding substantial amounts of hydrogen but it was likewise found the rate of absorption is very slow and may be subject to subtle surface effects, e.g. the absence of absolute surface cleanliness or the presence of surface films, which would be difficult to control and/or detect. While the rate of absorption problem can be somewhat ameliorated by utilizing finely divided palladium, i.e. palladium black, such material is extremely difficult to handle and package in any form which would make it useful as a getter in the cardiac pacer environment. Further, the total gettering capacity for unit volume of palladium black is less than that of solid metallic palladium in that the total mass of palladium metal for a given volume is significantly less.
In accordance with one aspect of the present invention, the rate of absorption of hydrogen into a mass of essentially solid metallic palladium is greatly increased by anodizing the palladium so as to form a layer of palladium oxide on the outer surface thereof. In a presently preferred method of fabricating the getters, palladium metal rod 0.190 inches in diameter is anodized for three minutes against a carbon or platinum cathode in ten percent sulphuric acid in distilled water, using a current density of one ampere per inch of rod length. After anodizing, the palladium rods are washed in distilled water and dried. After cutting to the desired length, e.g. 0.50 inches in the embodiment illustrated, the finished getters are sealed in air in plastic bags until they are ready to be incorporated into completed pacers. The weight of each getter thus constructed is about 2.9 grams and the getters so constructed have gettering ability equal to approximately 60 liters torr hydrogen per gram of palladium metal. In another embodiment, where greater getter capacity was desired, a third length of anodized palladium rod, 0.170 inches diameter by 1.20 inches long, was nested against and parallel to the rows of cylindrical battery cells.
If desired, e.g. in connection with testing for gettering capacity, the getters can be regenerated by heating. For example, a hydrogen-saturated palladium getter constructed in accordance with the present invention can be essentially completely regenerated in 12 minutes when exposed to a furnace temperature of 450° C.
As indicated previously, an important aspect of the present invention is that the anodizing greatly increases the rate at which the palladium getter will absorb hydrogen. With getters of the size described, the time required to essentially saturate the palladium with hydrogen is reduced from over 650 hours to 23 hours by the anodizing. FIG. 3 is a graph representing the absorption time versus quantity of hydrogen absorbed for both an anodized getter, curve A, and the original or un-anodized palladium rod segment, curve B. It should be noted that the absorption time is plotted on a logarithmic scale and that different scales are used on the two samples. It thus will be appreciated that the actual rate change is much more than an order of magnitude.
While the improvement in rate of absorption is important to assure that excess pressures cannot develop within the pacer case, an almost equally important consideration is the resultant ability to be able to test the getters to establish that both the rate of absorption and absorption capacity are sufficient for the intended purpose. As will be understood, cardiac pacers must be constructed as exceptionally high reliability devices and assurance is needed that each component will perform as predicted. Accordingly, the getters must be empirically tested, e.g. on a sample or percentage basis. If un-anodized getters were utilized, the testing procedure would be inordinately long and significant quantities of getters would have to be tied up awaiting the results of the related testing procedures, i.e. before being installed in pacers.
While the palladium oxide coating on each getter 51 and 53 itself absorbs some hydrogen and produces some water, the effect is apparently self-limiting and essentially negligible. The slight water film developed does not impair the migration of hydrogen to the underlying palladium metal and does not apparently create a sufficient partial pressure of water vapor within the pacer case to cause any problems with the electronic components employed in the circuitry 15. However, as a precautionary measure, a moisture-absorbent desiccant pellet is preferably included within the pacer case, adjacent the circuitry as indicated at 61 in FIG. 1. This desiccant pellet can also absorb any water vapor directly given off by the electro-chemical cells 21-25. A presently preferred form of a desiccant is that available from Multiform Desiccant Products, Inc. under the trade name NATRASORB®4-A, formed into pellets in accordance with the manufacturer's data sheets on the product.
In view of the foregoing, it may be seen that several objects of the present invention are achieved and other advantageous results have been attained.
As various changes could be made in the above constructions without departing from the scope of the invention, it should be understood that all matter contained in the above description or shown in the accompanying drawings shall be interpreted as illustrative and not in a limiting sense.
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Academic Areas: Women's Concert Chorale, Symphonic Choir, music education.
Dr. Alan J. Rieck
156 Haas Fine Arts Center
Music & Theatre Arts Department
University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire
Eau Claire, WI 54702-4004
Phone: 715/836-4954
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Alan J. Rieck, Professor of Music, conducts the Women's Concert Chorale and Symphonic Choir, and teaches courses in music education. Prior to his current appointment, Dr. Rieck served as Assistant Director of Choral Studies and professor of music education at Northern Arizona University in Flagstaff, Arizona where he taught courses in conducting, current issues in music education, and music education teaching methods; and conducted the Men's Chorale and Women's Chorale. While in Flagstaff he also served as assistant director of the Master Chorale of Flagstaff, was the founding director of the Children's Chorale of Flagstaff, and during the 2000-2001 school year served as the NAU Director of Choral Studies. Prior to moving to Arizona, Dr. Rieck taught and conducted at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, conducted the top performing groups of the Madison Children's Choir, and served as chorus master for the Madison Symphony Orchestra Chorus. Dr. Rieck taught for six years in the public schools in West Allis, Wisconsin and is an active member of the American Choral Directors Association and Music Educators National Conference. He holds a B.M. degree in Music Education, M.M. degree in Music Education, and Ph.D. in Curriculum and Instruction, all from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
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The invention relates to an accessory part for a mobile station. In order to facilitate the use of the mobile station, it is proposed that the accessory part comprises a headset 8, 9 as well as a digital camera 3. Both can be connected simultaneously via a connector 1 of the accessory part to a mobile station. Thus, a user only has to handle a single accessory part in order to make use of two different functions enabled by a mobile station. The invention equally relates to a mobile station with which such an accessory part can be employed.
1. Accessory part for a mobile station comprising a headset (8,9), a camera (3) and a connector (1), which connector (1) enables a simultaneous connection of said headset (8,9) and said camera (3) with a mobile station.
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This application is the U.S. National Stage of International Application Number PCT/IB02/00785 filed Mar. 14, 2002 and published in the English language on Sep. 18, 2003 under International Publication No. WO 03/077506 A1 with international search report.
The invention relates to an accessory part for a mobile station. The invention equally relates to a mobile station.
Accessory parts for mobile stations, like a mobile phone, are well known in the state of the art for enabling or facilitating the use of special functions of a mobile station.
A common accessory part is for example a headset that can be plugged in to a mobile station. Such a headset enables a comfortable, handsfree operation of a mobile station.
Another accessory part that is available on the market is an add-on digital camera that can be connected to a mobile station. An add-on digital camera enables e.g. an immediate transmission of photographs via a mobile station, even if the mobile station itself does not comprise a camera. But it is equally known to integrate a digital camera entirely in a mobile station.
It is an object of the invention to facilitate a comprehensive use of a mobile station.
This object is reached on the one hand with an accessory part for a mobile station comprising a headset, a digital camera and a connector. The connector enables a simultaneous connection of the headset and the camera with a mobile station. It is to be noted that only the mechanical connection has to be simultaneous. The active electrical connection can be either simultaneous or alternative for the headset and the camera.
On the other hand, the object of the invention is reached with a mobile station designed for co-operating with the accessory part of the invention. Such a mobile station comprises a connector for connecting a headset and a digital camera of an accessory part for this mobile station simultaneously to the mobile station. Further, such a mobile station comprises processing means enabling an exchange of data and signals via the connector of the mobile station with an accessory part including a headset and a camera. The enabled exchange of data and signals includes at least the transmission of audio signals from the mobile station to the headset and the transmission of image data from the camera to the mobile station. Preferably, the enabled exchange of data and signals includes as well the transmission of audio signals from a microphone associated to the headset to the mobile station, and possibly as well the transmission of control signals from the mobile station to the camera. The functionality of the processing means can be realized in particular by software.
The invention proceeds from the consideration that it is more comfortable for a user of a mobile station to handle one device than two devices in addition to the mobile station. Therefore, the invention proposes to combine a mobile station headset and a digital camera in a single device, which is connected via a single connector to the mobile station.
It is thus an advantage of the invention that a user of a mobile station does not have to deal with two different accessory parts for making use of two different functions of the mobile station. Further, it ensures that a camera is always available when needed, since an available headset for a mobile station is usually carried along by a user. Compared to a camera integrated into a mobile station, it is also an advantage of the invention that the accessory part can either be sold together with a mobile station or separately.
Preferred embodiments of the invention become apparent from the description which follows below.
In one preferred embodiment of the invention, the digital camera itself has only a very basic functionality. The camera may for instance only enable a user to take pictures and to send the obtained image data to the mobile station. The operating means provided to this end may be realized as one or more buttons. A user interface for the digital camera enabling a more sophisticated use of the camera and/or of the obtained data can be provided by the mobile station to which the accessory part is connected. Such a user interface can be employed by a user e.g. for interacting with the processing means of a mobile station, in order to control a processing of image data obtained from the camera by these processing means.
The camera preferably comprises at least a lens and a shutter, in case it is a non-digital camera. In case the camera is a digital camera, the camera preferably comprises at least a lens and an image sensor, for example a CMOS (complementary metal-oxide-semiconductor) image sensor, a CCD (charge-coupled device) type image sensor or any other suitable kind of image sensor. In this case, reading the image from the sensor is activated whenever a picture is to be taken, as is well known from the state of the art. In order to enable a user to operate the shutter or to activate reading an image from the sensor, an activation key can be provided at the camera. Alternatively, the user interface of the mobile station could be used for operating the shutter or for activating the image sensor.
A still image or video images can be transmitted to the mobile station automatically after a photograph or a video was taken, or upon an explicit request by a user. In the latter case, the user could browse the image data in particular with the mobile station, in order to decide which image data are to be transmitted.
The camera further preferably comprises a view finder, but alternatively, also the display of the mobile phone could be used as a view finder.
In a preferred embodiment of the invention, the camera comprise a movable hatch. This hatch can be used to alternate the electrical connection of the mobile station to the headset or the camera. In case of a digital camera, the hatch may be provided in addition or alternatively for starting the camera circuitry or at least for waking it up from sleep. The hatch may further protect the lens in one of its positions, whenever the camera is not in use.
In another preferred embodiment of the invention, the camera comprises in addition at least one LED (light emitting diode), which indicates whether the device is ready to take a picture and/or whether data processing is taking place.
Advantageously, the accessory part comprises a loop-like structure, which can be put around the neck of a user. This enables an easy and comfortable use and transportation of the accessory part. At least a portion of the loop-like structure should be formed by a cable providing a connection between the connector and the headset. In case the headset is a stereo headset comprising two earphones, two cables connecting a respective different one of the earphones to the connector can be employed for forming the loop-like structure. This minimizes additional material required for forming a loop-like structure.
In a further preferred embodiment of the invention, the accessory part comprises a microphone. The microphone can be integrated in particular into a cable of the accessory part, e.g. into a provided loop-like structure, or into the camera.
The digital camera of the accessory part according to the invention is primarily meant to be realized as a camera taking photographs, but it could also be realized as a digital video camera. It is understood that the term image data always relates as well to the data of still images captured by a video camera or a regular camera, as to the data of video images captured by a video camera.
In case the camera is a video camera, operating means should be provided which enables a user to initiate the capture of a video. In case the operating means are given by an activation key, the same key could be pressed a second time for ending the recording. Alternatively, a second key could be provided to this end. Memory or other technology restrictions might also limit the recording automatically.
If video feed is supported by the camera, an additional man-machine interface like a switch button should be provided as further operating means by the camera or by a connected mobile station for switching between still image and video modes. Alternatively, the video and the still mode could also be set from a user interface of the mobile station.
The accessory part according to the invention can be employed in particular, though not exclusively, with mobile stations not equipped with an integrated camera.
In the following, the invention is explained in more detail by way of example with reference to drawings, of which
The depicted accessory part comprises a connector 1 which is attached via a cable 2 to a camera 3. The cable 2 is not shown entirely in the FIGURE. The camera 3 is further connected to a cable 4 which is separated into two cables 5, 6 in short distance to the connection to the camera 3. These two cables 5, 6, which have the same length, are closed to a loop-like structure by a connecting element 7. A respective earphone 8, 9 of a stereo headset is further connected via a respective cable 10, 11 to each side of the connecting element 7 receiving the cables 5, 6 forming the loop-like structure. The cable 10, 11 of the respective earphone 8, 9 may constitute a prolongation of the respective cable 5, 6 of the loop-like structure. Alternatively, the cables 10, 11 of the earphones 8, 9 may each be electrically connected in the connecting element 7 to another one of the cables 5, 6 of the loop-like structure. A microphone 12 is integrated into one of the cables 5 forming the loop-like structure.
The camera 3 comprises a lens 31 and a view finder 32. The lens is associated to an image sensor located within the camera 3. Moreover, a hatch 33 connected to the camera 3 is movable in the directions indicated in the FIGURE by a double-headed arrow to cover the lens 31 and the view finder 32 when the camera is not in use. Finally, a button 34 is provided on the camera 3 for activating the image sensor 31 in order to take a picture. The camera 3 also comprises a memory for storing image data of taken photographs. The camera 3 may be designed for supporting imaging in portrait mode in addition or instead of supporting imaging in standard mode.
For making use of the accessory part, it is first connected via its connector 1 to a mobile phone having a bottom connector. The mobile phone should further comprise a software supporting the use of a plug-in camera.
A user can then put the loop-like structure around the neck, as illustrated in
As can be seen in
In addition, the user can take a snapshot with the digital camera 3 any time. To this end, the user simply uncovers the lens 31 and the view finder 32 by moving the hatch 33 and lifts the camera 3 up into a suitable position for taking a picture, turning it by 90�. Moving the hatch 33 activates at the same time the camera circuit. It is not necessary to unplug the headset from the mobile phone and to plug in another accessory part comprising a camera. The user can then select a subject through the view finder 32 of the camera and activate the image sensor by pressing button 34, in order to take a picture. The image data generated for this picture can be stored for example in the memory of the camera 3.
The user may then browse the images currently stored in the memory of the camera 3 and select specific images for a download from the camera 3 to the mobile phone via a user interface of the mobile phone. Alternatively, the camera could send all captured images automatically to the mobile phone. The user interface of the mobile phone further enables the user to decide what to do with downloaded image data. The user can attach an image for example to a multimedia message and transmit the message using a multimedia messaging service (MMS). Alternatively, the user could also attach an image to an email or to any other messaging type that supports also the transmission of images.
The described embodiments constitute only two of various possible embodiments of the invention. The described elements and functions can in particular be combined differently, and also be varied or supplemented in any suitable way.
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Definition: suppress; put an end to; put down forcibly; extinguish; quiet; Ex. ``Army Quells Rebellion'' in newspaper; CF. kill
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He helped quell a wildcat strike in 1971, and was deeply involved in negotiations for the Bituminous Coal Strike of 1974.
In late 1513, Raza was forced to abdicate after failing to quell a serious rebellion by the Thet people, who occupied Wethali for 29 days.
It was often said the British Army laced soldiers' tea with bromide to quell sexual arousal—but that is likely untrue as doing so would also diminish alertness in battle and similar stories exist about a number of substances.
On May 15, 1969, during the People's Park protests at UC Berkeley, Reagan sent the California Highway Patrol and other officers to quell the protests, in an incident that became known as "Bloody Thursday".
On November 17, 1948, Syngman Rhee regime proclaimed a martial law in order to quell the rebellion.
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President Manuel Zelaya appeared before Congress shortly after the standoff to quell rumors started by National Party opponents that he was attempting a coup over the issue.
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The government, initially, tried to quell the movement through use of force.
The interjection from the British troops proved to be insufficient to quell the violence and thus solidified the IRA's growing military importance.
The largest team of Aces ever assembled is sent, backed up by the US Army, to quell the Joker rebellion once and for all.
The riot resulted in Mongolia's first state of emergency which lasted four days, a military presence (lasting two of those days) was brought into the city to quell the riot.
They grew so intense that the military was called in to quell the uprisings.
This system of management would ultimately become an issue for the Persians, as with a larger empire came the need for order and control, leading to expenditure of resources and mobilization of troops, to quell local rebellions, weakening the central power of the king.
Used as a constant crutch, however, they quell his ferocity."
Verus was sent off in hot haste to quell this rising; and he fulfilled his trust by plunging into drunkenness and debauchery, while the war was left to his officers.
Willoughby is a British diplomatic agent who, along with secret service agent Suleiman, has been sent to quell violence in Afghanistan.
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I completely understand why the order would be confusing and I apologize for not explaining it in today's lesson! It's one of things I took for granted from making mini books for so long. Let me explain...
Due to the folding along the middle the pages seem to end up flipped from what your mind might assume. And actually it doesn't matter at all which side of the paper you choose to bind so long as you decide before hand (the folded edge or the cut edge). The template is completely symmetrical so it's entirely your preference. I tend to ink all my edges so it doesn't matter visually, but I use the folded edge to bind simply because it's a bit stronger.
Binding along the fold in the middle is what causes the visual "flip flop" of the page. The mini book will layout like this:
As far as the pages go, when you lay them out just decide which side you will bind on therefore which side will be the back after folding. Since I planned my binding margin along the fold, the left side of my page will the back after folding (it might help you to visualize it to actually fold one piece of paper or print out a draft of one page and fold it).
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Ok I guess this would be a good reason to make them all alike.
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Jump (for My Love)
|"Jump (For My Love)"
|Single by The Pointer Sisters
|from the album Break Out
|April 1984
|Richard Perry
Associate Producers: Gary Skardina & Stephen Mitchell
|The Pointer Sisters singles chronology
"Jump (For My Love)" is the opening track and third single of The Pointer Sisters' 1983 album, Break Out.
- 1 History
- 2 Chart positions
- 3 Personnel
- 4 Groove Terminator version
- 5 Girls Aloud version
- 6 References
Released prior to the 1984 Summer Olympics games, the song's video featured footage of athletes competing in track and field events, as well as NBA stars Julius Erving and Magic Johnson. The song was the second of four Billboard Hot 100 top 10 singles in a row for the sisters in 1984, peaking at #3 in July. It also appeared on Billboard's Adult Contemporary chart and reached the Top 10 in the UK, peaking at number six.
The original title given to the song simply was "Jump". The title was modified to "Jump (For My Love)" prior to its release as a single to avoid confusion with the Van Halen song "Jump", which was released earlier the same year.
The song netted the group a Grammy Award for Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal in 1985.
Steve Mitchell (co-writer) received a nomination for a Grammy Award for Best Pop Instrumental Performance in 1985.
The song has appeared in several Hollywood productions. Among them: the 1985 Alvin and the Chipmunks episode "Mind Over Matterhorn," in which it was performed by The Chipettes; the 1985 television film "California Girls" starring Robby Benson; the 1986 movie Children of a Lesser God; the 1993 TV commercial for the film, Super Mario Bros.; a 2002 gay romance, The Trip; the 2003 romantic comedy Love Actually; and a 2008 episode of Everybody Hates Chris, titled "Everybody Hates James".
At the 1985 ASCAP Pop Awards, "Jump (For My Love)" received "Most Performed Songs" honors for songs in the ASCAP repertory during the 1984 ASCAP Survey Year.
Chart positions[edit]
"Jump (For My Love) became a huge hit for the Pointer Sisters, reaching #3 on the Billboard Hot 100, "Dancing in the Dark" by Bruce Springsteen was at #2 at the time and "When Doves Cry" by Prince was at #1.
|Chart (1984)
|Netherlands Top 40
|UK Singles Chart
|US Billboard Hot 100
- Lead vocals by June Pointer
- Background vocals by Ruth Pointer and Anita Pointer
- Synthesizers and Drum machines programmed and played by Stephen Mitchell
- Electronic drums: Howie Rice, programmed by Reek Havok
- Bass: Louis Johnson
- Mini Moog: Howie Rice
- Additional synthesizers: Howie Rice, Stephen Mitchell
- Percussion: Paulinho Da Costa
- Associate Producers: Gary Skardina & Stephen Mitchell
Groove Terminator version[edit]
|Single by Groove Terminator
|from the album It's On
|May 12, 1997
|CD single
|Dance, electronic
|Groove Terminator
|Groove Terminator singles chronology
1997 covert Groove Terminator "Jump" for his album it's on. Unlike the original, this cover is very electronically backed and very adapted to the style of the 1990s. From the cover exists on the CD single also extended version and a remix. Some are Techno influences mentioned in the cover.
Track listings[edit]
CD single
- Jump (Extended version) 7:18
- Jump (Remix) 5:23
- Jump 4:00
Girls Aloud version[edit]
|Single by Girls Aloud
|from the album Sound of the Underground (re-issue), the Love Actually soundtrack and What Will the Neighbours Say?
|17 November 2003
|Dance-pop, synthpop
|Silver (BPI)
|Girls Aloud singles chronology
In 2003, British girl group Girls Aloud covered "Jump" for the soundtrack to the romantic comedy film Love Actually (2003). Their version was produced by Brian Higgins and his production team Xenomania, recorded at the request of Love Actually director Richard Curtis. Upon its release in November 2003, "Jump" continued Girls Aloud's string of hits, peaking at number two on the UK Singles Chart and receiving a silver certification from the British Phonographic Industry. Their version appeared on the re-release of their debut album Sound of the Underground and was also included on 2004's What Will the Neighbours Say?. The song was also featured in Just Dance 3 for the Wii, Xbox 360, and PlayStation 3.
The music video was intertwined with scenes from Love Actually to make it appear that Girls Aloud snuck into 10 Downing Street to spy on the Prime Minister (Hugh Grant). "Jump" was promoted through various live appearances and has since been performed on all of the group's concert tours. Despite receiving criticism from contemporary music critics, "Jump" has been seen as a turning point in Girls Aloud's career.
Background and release[edit]
The director of Love Actually, Richard Curtis, phoned Xenomania while they were in a taxi in Berlin to tell them he thought "Jump" would make a good Girls Aloud single.[1] Girls Aloud's version of "Jump" was not featured in the film itself. Love Actually uses the Pointer Sisters' original version due to international audiences being unaware of Girls Aloud, who feature in the end credits. Girls Aloud do, however, appear on the British soundtrack. The fourth single would have been the album track "Some Kind of Miracle" had the soundtrack opportunity not arisen.[1] Girls Aloud's version retains the 1980s feel of the original, using a Roland Jupiter-6 in the chorus.[1]
The single was released on 17 November 2003 in the UK. It was available on two different CD single formats and as a cassette tape. The first disc includes "Girls Allowed", a track from Girls Aloud's debut album Sound of the Underground, and a cover of "Grease" which was recorded for ITV1's Greasemania.[2] The second CD format featured another track from Sound of the Underground, the Betty Boo-produced "Love Bomb", and the Almighty Vocal Mix of "Jump".[3] Meanwhile, the cassette tape (and the European CD) feature the single and the Almighty Vocal Mix of "Girls Allowed".[4] Flip & Fill's remix of "Jump" appeared on CD1 of Girls Aloud's next single, "The Show", and the original Almighty Remix of "Jump" appeared on the "Long Hot Summer" 12" picture disc.
According to Cheryl Cole in Girls Aloud's 2008 autobiography Dreams That Glitter - Our Story, the single "was the point when we realized everything we'd been doing was quite down and moody [...] and that's not what people wanted." Nicola Roberts further stated it "was meant to be. It was a turning point and everyone loved it."
Critical response[edit]
"Jump" received generally negative reviews from contemporary music critics. It was said that "the girls sound bored singing it and the listener is certainly fed up by the time the song finishes."[5] Alexis Petridis of The Guardian exclaimed, "Xenomania throw everything they have at the track, but can't rescue a duff song."[6] The track was slated by Lisa Verrico of The Times, who said it "takes whatever credibility [Girls Aloud] had left and runs off with it. Horrible bass, klutzy production and so-so singing put the girls at the bottom of the pop pile".[7] RTE.ie said that "fans of the group will love it, but the rest of us will just wonder why, particularly since the original is so much better."[8] On the other hand, David Hooper of BBC Music complimented the track in his review of Girls Aloud's second album: "Twenty years on, this version updates the song nicely with a welcome return of those buzzy synth sounds and gnarly bass noises from "The Show". Good work."[9]
Chart performance[edit]
The song debuted at number two on the UK Singles Chart, behind Westlife's cover of Barry Manilow's "Mandy".[10] Coincidentally, both bands were managed by Louis Walsh at the time.[11] "Jump" fell just two places the following week.[12] The single spent four more weeks in the top twenty before falling.[13] Overall, the song managed to spend a total of fourteen weeks in the top 75.[13] It was certified silver by the British Phonographic Industry.[14]
On the Irish Singles Chart, "Jump" entered at number two behind "Mandy" and spent an impressive three consecutive weeks at its peak.[15][16][17] In its fourth week on the Irish chart, "Jump" slipped just two positions to number four.[18] It spent two more weeks in the top ten at numbers seven and nine respectively,[19][20] before rising up the chart again to spend two weeks at number six.[21][22] "Jump" spent a final week in the Irish top ten before falling down the chart.[23]
"Jump" is one of the few Girls Aloud songs that received an international release outside of the United Kingdom and Ireland, reaching the top ten in Belgium, the Netherlands, and Sweden.[24]
Music video[edit]
The music video for "Jump", directed by Katie Bell,[25] was made to appear as if it was intertwined with the film Love Actually. During the video, the members of Girls Aloud sneak into the residence of the Prime Minister, played by Hugh Grant in the film. The group sneaks into 10 Downing Street through a bedroom window before tiptoeing down a set of stairs and looking around an empty, unlit conference room. Girls Aloud eventually re-exit through the window. Various shots of the women singing and dancing, like those featured on the single's artwork, are shown throughout the video. A Grant lookalike was also hired for the music video.
A version of the music video without scenes from Love Actually can be found on Girls Aloud's 2005 DVD release Girls on Film. The video also appears on 2007's Style.
Live performances[edit]
"Jump" was promoted through various live appearances on television shows across the UK. Girls Aloud appeared on programmes like CD:UK, GMTV, Popworld, The Rolf Harris Show, Top of the Pops, Top of the Pops Saturday (twice), UK Top 40: CBBC Viewers' Vote, and Xchange. They also performed at events such as the UK's National Music Awards and 2003's Children in Need telethon. In Europe, Girls Aloud performed "Jump" on the Netherlands' national lottery Staatsloterij (The State Lottery). During the summer of 2004, Girls Aloud performed the show at a number of festivals and open-air concerts, such as Live & Loud, O2 in the Park, Pop Beach, and CBBC's Junior Great North Run charity concert. Girls Aloud also performed it on their MTV special in October 2004, as seen on the subsequent DVD Girls on Film. In 2006, the group performed "Jump" for a television show entitled All Time Greatest Movie Songs.
Since its release, "Jump" has been included on each of Girls Aloud's tours in some capacity. The track was included as the penultimate song on their 2005 tour What Will the Neighbours Say? Live.[26] Performed amidst neon lights, the song's arrangement was closer to the Pointer Sisters' original version. For 2006's Chemistry Tour, "Jump" was included as the encore. The performance included a dance breakdown over a military drum. As the song reached its climax, pyrotechnics went off and confetti fell. There is a final explosion as Girls Aloud descend beneath the stage. It was included in the first section of 2007's The Sound of Girls Aloud: The Greatest Hits Tour. The song was included as the penultimate song again for 2008's Tangled Up Tour. The performance included an extended intro in which Girls Aloud commanded the crowd to jump. The song was slightly remixed for this tour. For 2009's Out of Control Tour, "Jump" was included in a greatest hits medley which closed the show.[27][28]
The single has also been performed at Girls Aloud's appearances at V Festival in 2006 and 2008. They also performed it at Twickenham Stadium in 2006 after a rugby match between the England national rugby union team and New Zealand's.
Track listings and formats[edit]
These are the formats and track listings of major single releases of "Jump".
- *The sleeve lists the running time of 4.26 instead of the UK's 3.25, and includes the beatmasters remix of the track as found on the Greasemania album, instead of the normal track, which appears on the UK single.
Credits and personnel[edit]
- Engineering: Jack Clark
- Guitar: Greg Bone, Nick Coler, Shawn Lee
- Mastering: Dick Beetham for 360 Mastering
- Mixing: Tim Powell at Eden Studios
- Production: Brian Higgins, Xenomania
- Programming and keyboards: Brian Higgins, Tim Powell, Tim "Rolf" Larcombe (additional), Jon Shave (additional)
- Vocals: Girls Aloud
- Published by Sony/ATV Music Publishing/ Anidraks Music,Inc./ Stephen Mitchell Music, Inc.
Charts and certifications[edit]
Year-end charts[edit]
- ^ a b c Robinson, Peter (2009). "Jump". The Singles Boxset (Booklet). Girls Aloud. London, England: Fascination Records. p. 13.
- ^ "Girls Aloud - Jump (CD, Single)". Discogs. Zink Media Inc. Retrieved 2010-08-16.
- ^ "Girls Aloud - Jump (CD, Single)". Discogs. Zink Media Inc. Retrieved 2010-08-16.
- ^ "Girls Aloud - Jump (CD, Single)". Discogs. Zink Media Inc. Retrieved 2010-08-16.
- ^ John Murphy (2004-11). "Girls Aloud - What Will The Neighbours Say? (Polydor)". MusicOMH. OMH. Retrieved 2010-04-14. Check date values in:
- ^ Alexis Petridis (2004-11-26). "Girls Aloud, What Will The Neighbours Say?". The Guardian. Guardian Media Group. Retrieved 2006-05-07.
- ^ Lisa Verrico (2003-11-28). "Cover versions tend to be grim, but this crop really stinks". The Times. London: Times Newspapers Ltd. Retrieved 2009-02-28.
- ^ Katie Moten (2003-12-10). "Love Actually OST - Various Artists". RTE.ie. Radio Telefís Éireann. Retrieved 2009-02-28.
- ^ David Hooper (2003-11-29). "Girls Aloud, What Will The Neighbours Say?". BBC Music. BBC. Retrieved 2009-02-28.
- ^ "Singer Jackson tops album chart". BBC News. BBC. 2003-11-23. Retrieved 2008-02-25.
- ^ "Aloud to fight it out". The Mirror. Trinity Mirror. 2003-10-31. Retrieved 2009-02-28.
- ^ "Young back on top of the charts". BBC News. BBC. 2003-11-30. Retrieved 2008-02-25.
- ^ a b "Jump". ChartStats.com. Retrieved 2009-02-29. Check date values in:
- ^ a b "BPI > Certified Awards Search". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 2010-01-16.
- ^ "Top 50 singles, week ending 20 November 2003". Irish Singles Chart. GfK. Retrieved 2010-08-16.
- ^ "Top 50 singles, week ending 27 November 2003". Irish Singles Chart. GfK. Retrieved 2010-08-16.
- ^ "Top 50 singles, week ending 4 December 2003". Irish Singles Chart. GfK. Retrieved 2010-08-16.
- ^ "Top 50 singles, week ending 11 December 2003". Irish Singles Chart. GfK. Retrieved 2010-08-16.
- ^ "Top 50 singles, week ending 18 December 2003". Irish Singles Chart. GfK. Retrieved 2010-08-16.
- ^ "Top 50 singles, week ending 25 December 2003". Irish Singles Chart. GfK. Retrieved 2010-08-16.
- ^ "Top 50 singles, week ending 1 January 2004". Irish Singles Chart. GfK. Retrieved 2010-08-16.
- ^ "Top 50 singles, week ending 8 January 2004". Irish Singles Chart. GfK. Retrieved 2010-08-16.
- ^ "Top 50 singles, week ending 15 January 2004". Irish Singles Chart. GfK. Retrieved 2010-08-16.
- ^ "Jump". aCharts.us. Retrieved 2009-02-29. Check date values in:
- ^ Style (DVD). Fascination Records. 12 November 2007.
- ^ "What Will the Neighbors Say? Live in Concert [DVD]". MSN Music. MSN. Retrieved 2010-04-24.
- ^ "A Girls Aloud live report". Popjustice. 2009-04-27. Retrieved 2009-08-11.
- ^ "Girls Aloud tear off their skirts in a tribute to Bucks Fizz at Manchester Gig". The Sun. 2009-04-25. Retrieved 2009-04-25.
- ^ "Australian-charts.com – Girls Aloud – Jump". ARIA Top 50 Singles.
- ^ "Ultratop.be – Girls Aloud – Jump" (in French). Ultratop 50.
- ^ "Ultratop.be – Girls Aloud – Jump" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50.
- ^ "Archívum – Slágerlisták – MAHASZ" (in Hungarian). Rádiós Top 40 játszási lista. Magyar Hanglemezkiadók Szövetsége.
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My Surprise Revolutionary War Ancestor
September 6, 2011 by Karen Batchelor
Filed under Ancestors
At the time I started researching my family back in 1976, my goals were simple – find all my great grandparents. Of course, I was hoping their information would lead me back yet another and that would have been the icing on the cake. But after only a few months of family history research, I was staring at the name of William Hood, my 4th great grandfather. He is still one of the biggest surprises in all my years of doing Black genealogy.
William Hood was a White man born about 1757 in Ireland who immigrated to Pennsylvania before the American Revolution. By the time the war began, history finds William living on the frontier in Northumberland County near the western branch of the Susquehanna River.
This area was extremely volatile during the Revolutionary War because it was the farthest edge of the frontier where there were frequent attacks on the colonists by the British army, American loyalists and Native American tribes aligned with the British. Beyond this point, there was no colonial government and no protection. It was truly the wild, wild west.
There were several small forts in this area, most notably Fort Freeland. In late June, 1779 after repeated attacks by the British, a number of colonial families moved from their homes to live behind the walls of Fort Freeland.
Although there were rumblings of a pending attack, the colonists were completely unprepared when more than 300 British soldiers and supporters stormed the fort early on the morning of July 28, 1779. With all the able-bodied men already off to war, there were only 21 boys and old men to defend the fort. Seeing the hopelessness of their situation, the colonists soon negotiated a surrender.
News of the attack — but not the surrender – spread to a nearby fort and a relief party including my ancestor William Hood rushed to defend Fort Freeland. The battle that followed was one of the bloodiest of the American Revolution and pivotal because the fall of Fort Freeland left the colonial American frontier defenseless.
Although many people died that day, William Hood lived to tell about the battle in his own words which were written down many years later in support of the pension application of a fellow soldier's widow. I found this record at the National Archives and discovered other first-hand accounts of the battle of Fort Freeland in records at the Northumberland County (PA) Historical Society.
William went on to marry Rebecca Lee. Her father, Sergeant Edward Lee was another of my Revolutionary War ancestors but more about him another time. My 4th great grandparents moved to Erie County, Pennsylvania where they settled in the little town of Waterford. I have visited the house they built in 1810 and the cemetery where they are both buried. William Hood died in 1840. Here's the burial record:
Finding my patriot ancestor, William Hood led to my applying for membership in the National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR). In 1977, I became DAR's first African American member – an amazing conclusion to a genealogy research project that seemed relatively simple in the beginning. It was an important lesson to me as a genealogist: always be prepared for the unexpected – and the extreme!
My Genealogy Muse
August 19, 2011 by Extreme Ancestry
Filed under Wit & Wisdom
My Aunt Clara was the first person I knew who was passionate about family history. In 1976, when I decided to start researching our family, I didn't know where to start. Somewhere I read that you should start by talking with your oldest relative. At that point, it was my maternal great Aunt Clara who was 81 years old.
Born Clarissa Mae Weaver on December 1, 1894 in Cleveland, Ohio, Aunt Clara grew into a strong, feisty woman with an opinion on everything and anything – whether you wanted to hear it or not. My childhood memory is that Aunt Clara was tall and imposing, the kind of person who commands attention when she walked in a room. And she sure got our attention.
In her later years, Aunt Clara had a little touch of dementia but that didn't dull her memory of the old days. When she got us kids sitting still for long enough, that was her opportunity to share a family tale. Aunt Clara absolutely never missed those opportunities. I'm sorry to say, I don't think I soaked up enough of the family history in those early days.
But I made up for lost time when I started doing genealogy in 1976. Aunt Clara was right there ready and willing to share all she knew. As I look back, her amazing enthusiasm about genealogy was infectious. And I caught it!
Over the next 8 months, Aunt Clara and I bridged the distance between my home in Detroit and hers in Cleveland with phone calls and letters – sharing and discovering more about our Weaver, Coover, Hood and Scribner family lines. But in September of that year, Aunt Clara fell and broke her hip. In a week she was gone.
Aunt Clara was my genealogy muse. I am so grateful for the time we had to share our mutual passion for Black family history and, more importantly, for me to get to appreciate Aunt Clara as the strong, endearingly eccentric and amazingly inspirational woman she was.
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Ala. lieutenant governor meets with Senate leaders
Alabama Lt. Gov. Kay Ivey has met with Senate President Pro Tem Del Marsh of Anniston and Senate Minority Leader Vivian Figures of Mobile in preparation for the 2013 session of the Legislature.
Ivey says she expects Marsh and Figures to display the leadership needed to make the 2013 session productive. The session begins Tuesday.
Ivey praised Figures for being the first female to serve as minority or majority leader in the House or Senate.
Ivey called Figures' new position "another first in Alabama history."
Figures says she hopes to provide calm leadership of the Democrats in the Senate and will work to continue to provide an example for young people in Alabama. Figures' late husband, Michael Figures, was the first black president pro tem in the Senate.


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Chuck Landon: Speedy receiver comes to MU
Penn State really doesn't have a satellite campus in Huntington, W.Va.
And, no, Marshall hasn't altered its name to PSU-Huntington in the same fashion as UT-San Antonio.
But there is an undeniable Penn State presence in Marshall's football program.
That's because three former Nittany Lions have left Unhappy Valley in hopes of rejuvenating their careers with the Thundering Herd.
The list includes cornerback Derrick Thomas, slot receiver/punt returner Devon Smith and, now, wide receiver Shawney Kersey, who has enrolled at Marshall as a graduate student with one year of eligibility, according to Marshall officials.
If Kersey, 6-foot-1, 197-pound speedster, can have the impact that Thomas had last season for Marshall, he will be a most welcome addition.
And there's no reason to think he won't.
For more of Chuck Landon's column check Wednesday editions of The Herald-Dispatch in print and online.


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Durham council may swap out trash fee for tax
Four City Council members have signaled that they may repeal the $1.80-a-month fee their government started charging homeowners last summer for trash collection.
The move likely will mean an offsetting property tax increase, as the fee was put in place to raise money for the Solid Waste Management Department's truck purchases and lower the department's reliance on city tax revenue.
But the fee drew criticism from the start, most notably from one of the city's major political groups, as a regressive levy that hits lower- and middle-income residents harder than others.
In making the change, "you are replacing what some people see as a regressive fee with a less-regressive tax," said Councilman Eddie Davis, part of the majority that on Thursday said it wants to consider the move.
Joining him were Councilmen Steve Schewel and Don Moffitt, and Councilwoman Diane Catotti.
Schewel and Catotti fought the imposition of the collection fee last year.
Moffitt is changing his position, having voted for the fee last year mainly to avoid causing a temporary deadlock that would've forced ailing then-Councilman Howard Clement to attend a meeting to break it.
Clement at the time was coming to council meetings only to break ties, and, when he did, normally voted the same way as Mayor Bill Bell. The council otherwise operated in 2012 and 2013 as though it had only six members.
The mayor was the fee's chief proponent, and in passing it was able to count on votes from Councilwoman Cora Cole-McFadden, his closest council ally, and Councilman Eugene Brown.
Bell favored the fee largely for public-relations reasons, fearing comparisons of the city's property tax rate with those of Wake County communities that rely more heavily on user fees than does Durham to finance governmental operations.
Clement retired after last year's fall election, Davis taking his seat after a campaign that saw him get an endorsement from the People's Alliance, the political group that had spearheaded opposition to the levy.
Bell made it clear Thursday that his view of the issue hasn't changed.
"So that's another tax increase?" he said after Moffitt proposed including the swap in the fiscal 2014-15 budget-preparation guidelines the council is setting for City Manager Tom Bonfield.
"If you consider our fees something residents don't have to pay," Moffitt answered.
Administrators in proposing the fee last year noted that it exempted businesses and apartments owners from having to pay part of the bill for curbside trash-collection services they don't use.
But the People's Alliance objected to the cost-shifting move, and also to the fact that a fixed-price fee by definition would ask owners of less-valuable properties to bear more of the cost of the service.
When initially proposed last year, as a $1.50-a-month levy, the fee was less costly than a revenue-equivalent tax increase to anyone owning a home valued at more than $348,247. An owner's tax bill varies directly with the value of his or her home.
Moffitt said he's figuring the fee's annual revenue is equivalent to about six-tenths of a cent on the city's property tax rate, and that it generates about $1.4 million a year for Solid Waste Management.
A penny on the city's tax rate in fiscal 2014-15 likely will raise about $2.4 million, Bonfield and Budget & Management Services Director Bertha Johnson said.
Brown and Cole-McFadden joined Bell Thursday in voting against adding the swap to the budget guidelines.
Bonfield is scheduled to submit his fiscal 2014-15 budget request to the council in May. Binding decisions by the council will follow later that month and in June.


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We recently visited their headquarters in San Jose, CA and saw where all the magic happens. Garrett, who also is a huge fan of the automobile, showed us around his shop.
We're getting some stuff made for our show on the 4th next month in Hawaii. If you're in town, please stop by Ward Center.
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So funny you posted this up Mark. I am about to start my bike build and have been eying their products.
Ah they used a Shorty Fatz frame.
I love Shorty Fatz frames but I am not sure if they still sell them. Well, at least I don't see them on his site no more.
The founders of Shorty Fatz have gone off to do their own things. Sam was the artist and it was decided that he keep the original website. Matt was the frame builder and decided a new website would be best. You can still purchase frames but the website is now http://www.popsfabrication.com


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The transportation fee in Bryan won't be going up after all, at least not for now.
The city council voted Tuesday night to table the proposal calling for across-the-board hikes for both residential and business customers.
The council decided instead to revisit the item during the regular budget cycle which will get underway in a few months.
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5 Things to Watch for in Monday's ESPS Proposal
On Monday, President Obama is set to announce proposed regulations limiting emissions from the existing fleet of power plants. These existing source performance standards or ESPS will be the most important part of the administration's climate policy and, as my colleague Dallas Burtraw likes to point out, the most significant action any President will have taken on climate change. I've been working to understand what these regulations might look like for almost 5 years, and over that time I've seen attention to them gradually increase.
It seems like this week everyone has something to say, including major studies from the U.S. Chamber of Commerce (with some flaws) and Harvard/Syracuse, and greatly increased media coverage. That coverage is good since the rules are important. Anyone interested in energy and climate should be paying attention. But if you're getting up to speed on this my advice is to wait until next week. Then we'll actually have something to talk about. But if you can't resist, below are the five things I'll be looking for most when the proposal is released. I'll come back to these on Monday and explain how they turned out.
1) Emissions Most observers will focus on the rule's stringency – how much will they cut emissions, and how quickly. My guess is that the proposal will be quite ambitious – the NYT suggests 20% emissions cuts from coal, which translates to 6% of total U.S. emissions. That's a substantial step towards the President's Copenhagen pledge of 17% cuts by 2020. But details matter here – what's the baseline, what's the timeline for cuts, etc. The stringency targets are important, but it will be equally important to look behind the headline numbers.
2) Flexibility Traditionally, performance standards are fixed targets that each emitter must meet. That's better than a technology mandate, but it's still not a very cost-effective way to cut emissions. Market-based tools like trading and taxes are better. To what extent will the proposal give free rein to states to use such flexible tools, and to trade amongst themselves? The most legally conservative path is not to allow any trading. But that won't happen. Any such policy would either have to accept minimal emissions cuts or be very expensive. The most progressive states (California and the Northeast) already use cap-and-trade programs. It's hard to imagine EPA not allowing those states to take credit for them under ESPS. Most legal analysts think flexibility in some form is allowed by the law. But not all agree, the limits of that flexibility are unknown, and the issue has never been tested in court.
3) Coal and Gas In reality, the flexibility question won't be resolved by Monday's proposal, but rather by each state as it decides how to regulate under the program. But EPA can signal what it will accept. And the agency does control the basic structure of the program. Most importantly, it will determine whether coal and gas plants can trade with each other. Allowing such trading is probably the lowest-cost large emissions-cutting opportunity in the U.S. economy today. But coal's political power and unequal distribution of coal and gas among the states make it politically difficult. Whether EPA groups coal and gas into the same regulatory "source category," as I have encouraged it to do, may therefore be the most important decision made Monday.
4) Scope The standards will cover almost all fossil fuel power plants in the U.S. Assuming EPA allows flexibility and states go along, many if not all of these sources will be able to trade with each other in some way, reducing the cost of emissions cuts. But there may be even cheaper opportunities outside these plants. There is persistent evidence that increasing energy efficiency is cheaper than cutting emissions at power plants or switching to gas. At some point, renewables become cost-effective; states are already promoting renewables with portfolio requirements, and will want credit for those policies. Will EPA allow states to credit renewables, energy efficiency, or other more ambitious options like forest offsets? The opportunities are there but the legal risks are high. My personal view is that incorporating energy efficiency and maybe renewables is legal, though practical problems like enforcement may be insurmountable. I don't think offsets as they're traditionally understood are legal.
5) Mass or Rate? In the proposal, EPA is not actually setting standards, despite what most coverage would lead you to believe. Instead, the agency is setting guidelines for what states must do. States are the regulators here – all EPA can do is approve or disapprove their plans. EPA only regulates if the states fail to do so. But setting guidelines requires EPA to give states some sense of what the agency will approve. Part of that is about what form standards can take (like how flexible they can be – see #1). But mostly it's about stringency: how much each state must do to cut emissions. EPA could set that target in a variety of ways, but the most likely are either a rate (tons of carbon emissions per megawatt-hour generated by plants in the state) or a mass (tons of carbon) – i.e. a cap. A rate approach fits better with how performance standards have worked in the past, and might be less legally risky. But the states in the lead on climate policy have caps. A mixed approach is also possible, though there may be perverse outcomes if some states aim for a rate target and others for a mass cap.
Look for more on this – understanding how states' different approaches under EPA's policy umbrella work (or don't work) together will be difficult but important. Check back on Monday and I'll review what the proposal actually does on each of these points.
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I drink a cup of coffee every morning and when I do that I like reading some magazines. OK, I'd rather do that online, but the humming and light of my computer wakes everybody up, so I just read paper magazines while doing that. So I sit in my living room next to the coffee table and hoping to find the magazines somewhere close, so that I don't have to move again. This is how i got the idea of getting an incredible and useful piece of furniture – this Circle 3 Magazine Table. It is a very smart combination of coffee table and magazine rack, so it is basically a table with a magazine rack.
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Xavier Swim Teams Earn CSCAA All-Academic Team Distinctions
Xavier's men's and women's swimming programs each earned a fourth-consecutive All-Academic Team Honor from the CSCAA.
July 24, 2013
CINCINNATI - The Xavier University men's and women's swimming programs were both named All-American Teams by the College Swimming Coaches Association of America (CSCAA). This marks the fourth-straight year that both teams earned the accolade. The two teams also garnered the recognition in 2006.
XU's women's program tallied a 3.38 GPA, tying for 56th in the nation. The men's 3.24 GPA tied Ohio State for the 24th-best in the nation. In total, 152 NCAA Division I women's programs and 73 DI men's teams were honored.
The Musketeers will look to build upon a successful 2012-13 campaign as they enter the BIG EAST this fall.


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Created: 04/11/2013 6:09 PM KSTP.com By: Jennie Olson
The Minneapolis Police Department and Crime Stoppers of Minnesota are asking for the public's help in identifying two possible murder suspects.
Police say 34-year-old Tommy Bardney was found dead around 3:20 p.m. Tuesday, April 2, on the 1000 block of Humboldt Avenue North.
According to the Hennepin County Medical Examiner, Bardney died from a gunshot wound to the head.
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