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Copyright 2002 Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Copyright 2002 The Record The Record…10/25/2002 From LexisNexis Velocitus Broadband, a data communications provider and subsidiary of an Idaho utility, now offers business and institutional users in Stockton, Calif. the choice of fixed wireless and traditional wired connections.
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Copyright 2002 Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Copyright 2002 Belleville News-Democrat Belleville News-Democrat…10/25/2002 From LexisNexis Charter Communications ' third-quarter profits are more than 4 percent behind where they were predicted in August to be at this time, Bloomberg News reported Thursday.
Strong growth in China's broadband market predictedOctober 23, 2002 8:00 pm | by Susan Rush | Comments
Copyright 2002 M2 Communications Ltd. TELECOMWORLDWIRE…10/24/2002 From LexisNexis China's broadband Internet audience will grow by nearly 500 percent during 2002, according to research and consulting firm Strategy Analytics. In a new research report, Strategy Analytics predicts that 2.9m Chinese households will subscribe to broadband Internet services by the end of 2002 and by 2008, some ...
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SBC Communications Inc.'s third quarter results offer a mixed bag. On the one hand, the company beefed up its DSL subscriber numbers, but on the other SBC suffered a 5 percent year-over-year drop in revenue. According to the service provider, it has become the first company to have 2 million DSL lines in service.
HomePlug takes standard to the next levelOctober 23, 2002 8:00 pm | by Susan Rush | Comments
The HomePlug Powerline Alliance, an industry group working to specify home networking gear that operates over traditional residential electrical wiring, is gearing up for the next version of its technical specification. The new standard, dubbed HomePlug AV, will be designed to support the distribution of data and multi-stream entertainment for both standard-definition and high-definition televi...
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It's a marriage between audio books and cable modems, and Toshiba America Information Systems and Audible Inc. believe it will be a match made in broadband heaven. Toshiba's Network Products Division has struck an agreement with Audible Inc., a provider of downloadable, spoken audio, to co-market their products.
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SONICblue Inc. was looking for a way to add some more bells and whistles to its new line of ReplayTV 5000 digital video recorders, and has turned to Universal Electronics Inc. to make it happen. The newly signed agreement calls for UEI to provide a custom-designed wireless controller and embedded connectivity software that will enable a direct link from the DVR to cable and satellite set-tops.
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Broadband communications training outfit NCTI has rolled out a new program intended to give basic knowledge to new installers. The Quick Start Installer program was designed with inexperienced installers in mind. The program is geared to help installers master specific skills usually learns during the first 90 days of employment.
MSN 8 takes on AOL 8 in duel for high-speed usersOctober 23, 2002 8:00 pm | by Byron Acohido | Comments
Copyright 2002 Gannett Company, Inc. USA TODAY…10/24/2002 From LexisNexis SEATTLE —Microsoft Corp.'s biggest push yet to lure customers to its Internet subscription service kicks off today with Chairman Bill Gates and rocker Lenny Kravitz touting the coolness of MSN 8 in New York's Central Park.
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Cable operators eye opening digital channels to local advertisers as a source of revenue. Terayon Communication Systems Inc. has teamed with nCUBE Corp. to now include high-definition television in the mix. The companies have developed an HD ad insertion system built on Terayon's DM 6400 Network CherryPicker and nCUBE's DPI Premium System.
Lucent beats earnings estimates, sales plungeOctober 22, 2002 8:00 pm | by Susan Rush | Comments
Lucent Technologies Inc.'s ongoing attempt to reach break-even revenue of $2.5 billion per quarter led to another quarterly loss. The telecom equipment giant posted a fourth quarter net loss of net loss of $2.81 billion, or 84 cents a share, compared to a net loss of $8.8 billion, or $2.59 a share, in the same quarter in 2001.
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Telco Bell Canada wants to expand its bundled data and video service offering, and has extended an existing contract with Next Level Communications Inc. to make it happen. Under the terms of the three-year contract extension, Bell Canada will use Next Level's Full Service Access Platform broadband access equipment to continue the rollout of data and video services to apartments and condominiums...
CinemaNow scores on-demand goalOctober 22, 2002 8:00 pm | by Susan Rush | Comments
Attention hockey fans, NHL.com has teamed with CinemaNow Inc. to deliver on-demand hockey highlights. The on-demand service gives hockey fans access to streaming video highlights from almost every NHL game, classic NHL moments, previews of titles from the NHL Home Video library and a behind-the-scenes look at NHL teams and players.
Time Warner Cable expands digital options in AustinOctober 22, 2002 8:00 pm | by Kirk Ladendorf | Comments
Copyright 2002 Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Copyright 2002 Austin American-Statesman Austin American-Statesman…10/22/2002 From LexisNexis Time Warner Cable has begun to offer another service for Austin-area customers: digital video program recording that takes place inside the cable set-top control box.
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Next year may be the year for broadband wireless, one analysis says. Wireless ISPs plan to spend $1.1 billion on broadband wireless products and services over the next 12 to 18 months, according to a new research study conducted by BWE Research Services, the research arm of Broadband Wireless Exchange Inc.


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Digital Photograph - Girl Sitting on Bonnet of Toy Car, Boy in Driver's Seat, Glenroy, 1960 Reg. No: MM 110568
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- Black and white photograph showing Michele Dominiewski and her friend Wally Gilinski with a peddle car, in Glenroy, 1960.
Michele remembers: 'All the children in the street played together, almost exclusively from migrant Slavic families.' Here Michele, aged about 2 years and 9 months, is playing with Wally, who was one of the neighbours' boys.
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- A girl sitting on bonnet of a toy car, with a boy in the drivers seat. The boy is wearing a sun hat. The car is painted with the words 'LIGHTNING'. The children and car are on an unmade road. To the right are electricity poles and a street of houses.
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Full detailed profile on Caleb Cortlandt Played by Michael Nouri on All My Children Daytime Soap Opera.
Michael Nouri
Birthday: December 9, 1945
Jack meets Caleb at Wildwind and tells him his license has been suspended. Jack asks Caleb to represent Erica.
Caleb and Marissa meet at the courthouse. She shares her complicated feelings about David as Erica and Jack arrive. They go into court and Caleb gets Erica released on her own recognizance.
Bianca discovers Caleb working at Wildwind on Thanksgiving. She suggests he could have invited Asher over instead of being alone. He doesn't think so, but she encourages him to explain things to his son. Caleb doesn't think telling Asher that his mother ran off with Adam will make things better. He can't tell him about his mother and since Asher needs a fall guy, he's willing to be it.
Jack accompanies Erica to the police station and they explain things to Jesse. Caleb brings Bianca in and they talk with Erica in the interrogation room. Jack joins them and explains David went into surgery. Jesse walks in the room and everyone disperses, except Jack, so Erica can give her statement. After some questioning, Jack suggests they take a break and asks if Erica is okay. She assures him she is. He notes this has turned out to be some holiday, but all Erica needs is for her family to be safe. In the squad room, Caleb sees Asher being brought in for speeding. Caleb offers to be his lawyer, but Asher says he's good.
Bianca runs into Caleb on her way out of Wildwind. She invites him to Thanksgiving at Kendall's and exits. Caleb stays behind and pensively looks at a locket.
Colby goes to Krystal's and sees Caleb. He asks her to give Asher a locket that belonged to his mother, because Asher would never accept it from him.
Caleb drops by Caleb's wondering why he gave him the locket. Caleb says his mother would have liked him to have it and it was the only picture he had of Sonia so he thought he might want it. Asher can't believe that's all that's left of her and he argues with Caleb. Caleb brings up Adam when Asher talks about Sonia's death, but Caleb won't give him any details.
At Wildwind, Caleb asks Asher to stick around, but Asher remains caustic towards his father. Caleb asks him to move into the house so they can get to know each other, but Asher tells him he already has a place to stay. Caleb wonders what the family who raised him said about him. Asher relays that they told him nothing so he did his own research and found out about the mine. He knows things weren't good between Caleb and his mother, but wonders how bad it was for him to get rid of her. Caleb remains silent and Asher tries to storm out, but he trips because of his injured leg. Caleb asks what happened to him and Asher reveals the scar he got when he came to see him. He explains how he tried to prove everyone wrong about Caleb when he was a kid and headed to his mountaintop, but it was raining and he fell. Asher asks Caleb if he killed his mother. Caleb doesn't answer and then JR barges in to help Asher out of the house. Caleb wants Asher to stay so they can continue their conversation, but Asher is ready to go. JR says he will take him to the mansion, where he belongs. Caleb tells Asher he's a fool to trust JR, but Asher is done talking to him. Alone, Caleb wonders aloud to Palmer how he is supposed to be a father to Asher when he hates him.
At ConFusion, Caleb tells Erica he doesn't care how this affects him, he's just worried about Asher. Erica thinks he needs to worry about the company. She tells him to deal with his son and she will handle the rest. She gets a call from the SEC who are looking for Caleb. He talks with them and learns they will not turn the company over to an alleged murderer. She suggests they go to Washington to clear this up and she tries to help prepare him for the SEC's questions. Caleb gets uncomfortable when the subject turns to Asher and Erica implores him to tell Asher the truth and to make him not hate him. Erica says she will go to Washington so he can handle Asher.
Opal takes Asher to Wildwind to look at Palmer's portrait. She wants him to really look at it because it's a reminder who his great uncle was and who he could be. She thinks he's holding on to a lot of anger and suggests things might not be as black and white as they seem. She speculates that Palmer never would have pushed him and Caleb together if Caleb really killed his mother. She urges him to spend some time with 'him' because deep down he really wants to listen. After Opal leaves, Asher pulls out the letter from Palmer and reads it again as Caleb returns home.
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It would take more than one lifetime to paint all the landscapes that have inspired Buffalo Kaplinski.
He's a plein air painter, which means he's planted himself in front of Mother Nature's best scenery and captured it in blazing watercolors and acrylics. Over the past 40 years, his landscapes have become a travelogue, showcasing his visits around the world, including Colorado, New Mexico, Alaska, India, Brazil and Argentina. They're replete with aspen trees, cliffs, canyons and valleys, snowy mountains and creeks.


text: Anthony DeRosse Postseason accolades from the Clearwater Christian College fall athletic program included members of the men's and women's soccer teams and the volleyball team. The athletic department is pleased to announce the following recognitions. Three Cougar soccer players were named to the National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA) All-American team in a press release issued by the NSCAA. Senior Matt Tewes of Snellville, GA exceeded expectations this year as he was early picked as a team leader capable of providing stability. From Brandon, FL, junior Anthony DeRosse continues his three-year All-American nomination with his third award. Whitney Redemann Emma Kile He is one of the strongest players on the team and is greatly dependable in his goalkeeper position. Sophomore Whitney Redemann of Charlotte, NC continues to offer her strong club background on defense to the Lady Cougars. As All-Americans, these three players give their teams depth of experience. Coach James Whitaker and Coach Mark Bates are pleased with their players' accomplishments and are blessed to observe both their spiritual and physical developments during the 2011-2012 season. Congratulations Matt, Anthony, and Whitney! Richelle Bucklin Sarah Wild In addition, three Cougar volleyball players were named to the American Volleyball Coaches Association AVCA-NCCAA Division II All-American team in a press release by the AVCA. These include senior Emma Kile of Bulter, PA; junior Richelle Bucklin from Royal Oak, MI; and sophomore Sarah Wild from Clearwater, FL. Print Article


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A Meeting of the DC Minds (Satire)
Didio: Hellllllooooooo, lady and gentlemen! Welcome to another super duper fun filled, extra special meeting our of wonderful company! First things first; Grant, my friend, where is Batman headed next!?
Morrison: Well, I thought that with the success of Batman Inc.
(Room appears skeptical at the mention of the word "success")
Morrison: Well, with the start of Batman Inc, I feel that we should take Batman and his franchise to the next logical conclusion, the JLB. The Justice League of Batman. The Justice League, only more Batman.
Didio: I'm not sure I follow, what do you mean Grant?
Morrison: Well, imagine the Justice League, if everyone was a Bat. SuperBatman, WonderBatwoman, Batanna! Batman everywhere!
Didio: Right, right, I'm not sure how that'll work, Grant. Do you have an endgame?
Morrison: I'm Grant Morrison.
Didio: Good point, OK, go nuts. Next topic; Superman Grounded. Joseph, what are your ideas for your notes to leave another writer in the future once you get bored?
Straczynski: I'm sorry, what? I wasn't listening.
(Didio draws an S in the air with his finger)
Straczynski: Oh yes, Superman. Well, after Grounded, I figured that we'd have Clark develop a new superpower, the ability to heal the sick. Then once I've abused that concept for about 15 issues, he'll be able to walk on water.
Didio: But... he can fly....
Straczynski: What does flying have to do with Jesus?
Didio: I meant Superman.
Straczynski: Who?
Didio: Ok, next topic. Geoff, I've heard you want to do a Secret Origins for Diana, talk us through it.
Johns: Alrighty, well firstly I retcon it so that Steve Trevor didn't crash land on Themyscira; Hal Jordan did. Is your mind blown yet? So Hal has just got his ring, and he's learning how to use it when he stumbles upon this ancient Greek society full of scantily clad women. Naturally, because Hal Jordan is the greatest person ever, they all fall in love with him, except Hippolyta who remains suspicious of man. Then Hal meets Diana and he saves her life from an attack by the Black Lanterns, coz they're there too. Oh, it's going to be retconned so that Blackest Night was actually the return of the Black Lanterns. This was the first time they appear. Anyway, Hal defeats the Black Lanterns with the power of his Green Lantern Ring, which causes them to develop an immunity to any one single power of the emotional spectrum. So then after that, Hippolyta decides that men are actually OK and Diana leaves with Hal to see the United States. Also, we'll have to retcon every flirtation Diana has ever had with any member of the Justice League to being a deep-seated love for Hal Jordan.
(Gail Simone throws a brick at Johns)
Didio: Thank you, Gail. What the hell is with the retcons, Geoff?
Johns: I am the god of time!
(Johns laughs maniacally and runs from the room)
Didio: Sure, why not. On to you, Gail, what are you ideas for your upcoming stories?
Simone: Well, in the next issue of Secret Six, Catman fights and defeats Lady Shiva in hand to hand.
Rucka: And what are your good ideas?
Whole Room: Buuuuuuuuuurn!
(Simone extends her middle finger)
Didio: Moving on, Greg, my man, how's Batwoman coming along?
Rucka: Well unfortunately, it's been delayed again. Looks like it wont be shipping monthly until 2086. I've written 500 issues, which is handy, since I'll be long dead by the time the book finally gets on the shelves.
Didio: Don't worry, you'll come back at the end of Blackest Night #8, every one else did.
(All laugh)
(Off panel) Johns: Screw you, guys, I'll retcon you all out of existence!
(All laugh)
Didio: Back to you, Gail, what's going on in Birds of Prey?
Simone: I had some great ideas involving Nightwing joining the Birds...
Morrison: But he's Batman!
Simone: Yes, Grant, he's Batman. But when he's not Batman anymore...
Morrison: He'll always be Batman! Well, until the Justice League of Batman is shutdown.... by the Legion of SuperBats!
Simone: (Sighs) I withdraw my statement.
Didio: Speaking of incoherent Batman stories, when the heck is Dark Knight: Boy Wonder going to be done, Frank?
Miller: It's already done. Batman and Robin go out and beat up some criminals, then have sex with multiple hookers, then when a young woman tells them what they're doing is madness; they yell; "Madness? THIS IS GOTHAM"! And kick her in the chest so that she falls down a ravine.
Didio: Wow, that just sounds...awful. Truly, truly awful.
Miller: Thanks, I'm really proud of it. All this hooker talk has made me antsy, I best call some.
(Miller pulls out his cell phone)
Didio: Pete, what's happening with Brightest Day?
Tomasi: What the hell is Brightest Day?
Didio: The book about the resurrected characters?
Tomasi: Oh, you mean the Retcon Book. Yeh, it's going alright. Aquaman gets his hand cut off and gets a new one four more times, or something like that, we haven't really got anything solid going. Mostly we're just throwing in random crap while we're baked. Anyone read that White Lantern Batman issue? How pointless was that!? Haha, I was so wasted the night I wrote that; I kept calling my wife Deadman.
Didio: I'm sure she loved that... Now where were we, that's right, Joseph, your Wonder Woman, where is that headed?
Straczynski I'm writing Wonder Woman?
Didio: You were supposed to be, you left notes for Phil Hester.
Straczynski: Then ask him.
Didio: Alright, Phil what's happening with Diana. If you say that she's in love with Hal Jordan I'll have Gail throw a brick at you.
(Simone readies brick)
Hester: Um, no... At the moment we're exploring Diana's mistaken identity. Truth be told, I have no idea what the point of this story is, I'm mostly just killing time til I can try and write some real Wonder Woman stories.
Didio: Well, that about wraps it up I think. Thanks for the time, gang! Everyone have a good day!
(Geoff Johns runs in holding a piece of paper)
Johns: You see this? This is your Birth Certificate, Dan
(Johns burns the Certificate)
Johns: You've just been Geoffconned out of existence, b****!
(Didio leaves the room)
Miller: Where the hell are my damn hookers?!
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So are you insinuating that Dan Didio is a hooker? Anyways this was hilarious.
Thank you, I'm glad you liked it :)
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@entropy_aegis: Thank you =]
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HAHAHAHA omg !
"Madness? THIS IS GOTHAM"!
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@entropy_aegis: Thank you =] "
Your welcome,though you left out winick.i would love to see someone geoffcon him.
I might do an "interview" with him or something.
LOL,it's okay.
*Catman and Huntress talking*
Catman: "I bit Bronze Tiger in the juggular."
Huntress: "I threw blood in Lady Shiva's eyes and knocked her on her ass."
*they pause gazing into each other's eyes*
Huntress: "Let's kiss"
Catman "yes, let's."
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LMAO! xD
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'I'm Grant Morrison"
"Oh yeah, okay then:"
Hilarious stuff!
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This either has sealed my intend to read some DC or convinced me not to. Either way, from someone who has no idea what any of that means, it still came across hilarious.
Now -- if you can have Gail hurt that brick Cyclops' way, I will rate this installment of yours 10 stars PLUS.
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The arrangement includes at least one first and at least one second electrode positioned one above the other and spaced from each other in the vertical direction by at least one respective interelectrode gap which can be bridged over by snow, ice and other forms of freezing precipitation to produce an interelectrode gap resistance decrease. A detecting circuit is electrically connected across the electrodes and is operative for detecting the bridging of the interelectrode gap by snow, ice or other forms of freezing precipitation by detecting the interelectrode gap resistance decrease resulting therefrom.
1. An arrangement for detecting the presence of snow, ice and other forms of freezing precipitation, particularly on road surfaces and railroad track structures, comprising, in combination, at least one first and at least one second electrode positioned one above the other and spaced from each other in the vertical direction by at least one respective interelectrode gap which can be bridged over by snow, ice and other forms of freezing precipitation, wherein the lower of said electrodes has the configuration of a clamp adapted to be secured to the foot portion of a railway track rail and both of said electrodes normally being at ambient temperature; and circuit means electrically connected across said electrodes and operative for detecting the bridging of the interelectrode gap by snow, ice or other forms of freezing precipitation by detecting the interelectrode gap resistance decrease resulting from such bridging of the interelectrode gap, the lower of said electrodes being provided with a sloping run-off surface for effecting the run-off or rain water falling upon said lower electrodes, whereby to prevent rain water from accumulating within said interelectrode gap and activating said circuit means.
2. The arrangement defined in claim 1, wherein said circuit means comprises switch means operative for undergoing a change of state in response to the detection of said interelectrode gap resistance decrease, indicating means activatable for providing an indication of the presence of freezing precipitation, and time-delay means connected between said switch means and said indicating means and operative for activating said indicating means in response to a change of state of said switch means but only after the elapse of a preselected time delay, whereby to prevent activation of said indicating means in response to shortlasting interelectrode gap resistance decreases attributable to sprayed water, splashed water, and the like.
3. The arrangement defined in claim 1, wherein said circuit means comprises indicating means activatable for providing an indication of the presence of freezing precipitation, and time-delay means connected to said indicating means and operative for activating said indicating means in response to detection of said interelectrode gap resistance decrease but only after the elapse of a preselected time delay, whereby to prevent activation of said indicating means in response to short-lasting interelectrode gap resistance decreases attributable to sprayed water, splashed water, and the like.
4. The arrangement defined in claim 1, the upper one of said electrode being a flat bar located in a vertical plane, the bottom edge of the flat bar being positioned above the sloping run-off surface of the lower electrode and defining therewith a vertical and generally planar interelectrode air gap, the lower electrode being of thermally conductive material so that when clamped to the foot portion of a railway track rail the lower electrode will be in thermally conductive engagement therewith, the upper electrode being mounted upon the lower electrode without a surrounding housing so as to be substantially completely exposed to the elements, the upper electrode being so positioned upon the lower electrode that when the latter is clamped to the foot portion of a railway track rail the upper electrode together with such rail forms a collection chamber for falling and drifting snow.
The invention relates to an arrangement for indicating the presence of snow and ice accumulations, particularly on road surfaces, railway track structures, and the like.
More specifically, the invention relates to arrangements of that type and comprised of two spaced electrodes separated from each other by an interelectrode gap which is open in downwards direction and further comprised of a circuit which responds to the establishment of a preselected electrical resistance between the two electrodes.
Arrangements of the type in question are operative for generating an indicating signal and/or activating heating devices when an accumulation of snow or ice forms. It is important that these arrangements of capable of detecting all types of freezing precipitation, such as snow, ice, glazed frost, hail, sleet, glazed ice forming around physical objects, frozen fog droplets, and the like.
The known arrangements have the disadvantage that they cannot distinguish between simple rain and other forms of precipitation such as snow crystals, ice, sleet, hail, and also fog which can lead to the formation of frost and glazed ice. The reason for this is that, even in the positive temperature range (above 0° C), precipitation in the form of snow, sleet and hail can occur, so that the thawing and/or indicating arrangement must be designed to be responsive to precipitation in at least the very bottom of the positive temperature range, in addition to of course being responsive to precipitation in the negative temperature range. Evidently, however, in the positive temperature range, precipitation will also and indeed more often take the form of simple rain which, although it does not lead to the formation of ice, nevertheless and undesirably causes the indicating and/or defrosting arrangement to respond. Particularly when the precipitation detection initiates the operation of a heating device, for example for the purpose of melting the freezing precipitation on a surface of a highway or for melting glazed ice covering a railway track switch, the amount of energy expended in the heating operation is quite considerable and accordingly completely unjustifiable if in fact the precipitation which has been detected is merely simple rain.
When the indicating and/or defrosting arrangement is to be used for road pavements, the two electrodes are horizontally spaced apart by an open interelectrode gap whose open side faces downwards. The two electrodes and the interelectrode gap can be considered to be arranged one next to the other in the horizontal direction. As a result, such as electrode arrangement can be built into the road pavement with the upper surface of the electrode arrangement flush with the road surface, so that traffic can travel over the electrode arrangement unimpeded.
However, that electrode arrangement, although advantageous for incorporation into a road pavement, is not particularly suited for use in railway track constructions, because in the latter context the possibility of making the upper surface of the electrode arrangement flush with the surface of the earth is not a requirement and because the expense and trouble involved in such flush installation can be dispensed with without creating any difficulties.
Furthermore, with that electrode arrangement, another problem resides in the fact that the railway track roadbed holds the water resulting from the melting of the freezing precipitation, consequently, if the electrode arrangement is embedded in the track roadbed flush with the upper surface of the roadbed, the water held by the roadbed will surround the precipitation-detecting electrode arrangement; accordingly, it becomes necessary either to somehow lead this water away or else to somehow cause it to evaporate.
Moreover, in the event of snow drift accumulations, there will be a marked tendency for the snow to accumulate alongside the rails of the railway track, due to their elevated position relative to the roadbed and the ties. The aforementioned horizontal disposition of the electrodes of the precipitation-detecting arrangement in no way takes this peculiarity into account.
It is the general object of the invention to provide a detector arrangement for freezing precipitation, of the general type discussed above, but so designed as to be easier and less expensive to manufacture and install, and so designed as to better take into account the requirements involved in the installation of such precipitation detectors in railway track constructions, and the like.
These objects, and others which will become more understandable from description, below, of preferred embodiments, can be met, according to one advantageous concept of the invention, by disposing the electrodes of the precipitation detector, not spaced apart from each other in the horizontal direction by the interelectrode gap, but instead spaced apart from each other in generally vertical direction by an interelectrode gap, and by using a lower electrode structure having an upper surface serving as a run-off surface, for example an inclined surface.
Advantageously, the inclination of the run-off surface constituted by the upper surface of the lower electrode structure, and the spacing between the electrodes, are so selected that rain water can drop through and run off the electrode structure unimpeded and without producing a drop in the resistance across the interelectrode gap.
If the freezing precipitation falls upon the electrode arrangement in the form of snow, hail or sleet, or if it is blown by the wind onto the electrode arrangement in the form of snow, it will accumulate upon the upper surface of the lower electrode structure and establish an electrically conductive connection across the interelectrode gap. An electrically conductive connection will likewise be established in the event that a bridge of frozen fog droplets or ice forms between the two electrodes. With this expedient, a single measurement suffices to positively ascertain the presence of freezing precipitation, as opposed to non-frozen precipitation, i.e., simple rain water. Accordingly, the precipitation detector can be of very simple construction and therefore be made comparatively unsusceptible to malfunction. Auxiliary temperature detectors, and other auxiliary equipment provided for the purpose of determining, as a separate step, whether the detected precipitation is simple rain water or in fact freezing or frozen precipitation, need not be employed.
Advantageously, in order to maximize the sensitivity of the inventive precipitation detector, the electrodes are comprised of a plurality of bars or plates, disposed parallel to each other, disposed in a star arrangement, or disposed in a fan-like arrangement, above the upper side of the lower electrode structure, this upper side being inclined, conical, of saddle-shaped configuration or otherwise configurated or designed to effect the run-off of rain water.
Advantageously, the circuit connected to the electrode structure of the inventive freezing-precipitation detector includes a time-delay switch device operative for preventing the generation of a freezing-precipitation signal in response to short-lasting decreases in the resistance across the gap between the two electrodes, such as could be produced by the splashing or spraying of water onto the precipitation detector, or other causes.
It may be that the precipitation detector is employed to automatically activate a heating device mounted on a rail or switch of a railway track construction. When the heating device for the rail or switch is activated, it melts the accumulated snow or ice on the adjoining section of the rail or switch. However, practical problems of installation may necessitate location of the precipitation detector at a distance from the heating device for the rail or switch. Accordingly, it could occur that the freezing precipitation detected by the detector would not be melted even after the freezing precipitation on the rail or switch has in fact melted. If this were the case, the precipitation detector would keep the heating device for the rail or switch activated unnecessarily, resulting in a considerable waste of electrical energy. To avoid this, the invention contemplates associating with the precipitation-detecting electrode arrangement a heating arrangement operative, in automatic response to detection of freezing precipitation, for heating the immediate vicinity of the precipitation detector, so as to cause the accumulated precipitation in that vicinity to melt. If a separate heating device is employed for melting the snow or ice on the rail or switch, as just described, then the concurrent melting of the snow or ice detected by the detector proceeds more or less in correspondence to the snow or ice actually posing the problem.
The use of a heating device for the specific purposes of melting the snow or ice in the interelectrode gap can be avoided if, according to an advantageous concept of the invention, the lower electrode structure is of clamplike configuration and secured to the foot portion of a track rail or a rail section of a track switch is heating-exchanging relationship therewith, because then the heat transmitted to the rail or switch by the heating device therefor will be in part transmitted to the precipitation detector.
The novel features which are considered as characteristic for the invention are set forth in particular in the appended claims. The invention itself, however, both as to its construction and its method of operation, together with additional objects and advantages thereof, will be best understood from the following description of specific embodiments when read in connection with the accompanying drawings.
FIG. 1 is a vertical section through a first embodiment of the invention, the section being taken along the section line shown in FIG. 2;
FIG. 2 is a top view looking down upon the structure depicted in FIG. 1;
FIG. 3 is a side view of a second embodiment of the invention, adapted for being secured to the side of a railway track or switch rail; and
FIG. 4 is a section through the structure depicted in FIG. 3, taken on the section line indicated in FIG. 3.
FIGS. 1 and 2 depict a first embodiment of the invention. The illustrated freezing-precipitation detector is comprised of a housing 1 having a flattened conical roof 2 constituting one of a pair of electrodes. Mounted on the flattened central portion of the conical roof 2 is an insulator body 4. Carried by insulator body 4 is a star-shaped second electrode 3, the star-shaped configuration of which is best seen in FIG. 2. The star-shaped electrode 3 is supported by insulator body 4 at such a height as to form a gap 4a between the lower edges of the vanes of star-shaped electrode 3 and the upper surface of the conical electrode 2. The length of the gap 4a, measured in axial direction, is so selected that rain water can drip down from the electrode 3 to the electrode 2 unimpeded, without dangling from the lower edges of the vanes of electrode 3 in the form of drops suspended between such lower edges and the electrode 2 and accordingly not bridging the interelectrode gap 4a for relatively protracted periods of time. The conically configurated electrode 2 slopes downwards and outwards at such an angle as to ensure that rain water can run off freely.
The electrodes 2 and 3 are connected by respective conductors to a switching device 5 responsive to the interelectrode gap resistance decrease which occurs when freezing precipitation bridges the interelectrode gap 4a. Located beneath the conical electrode 2 is a heating element 8 energizable for the purpose of melting the snow or ice from the electrodes.
In the illustrated exemplary embodiment, the switching device 5, in response to the aforementioned interelectrode gap resistance decreases activates an adjustable time-delay switching device 6, for example an adjustable thermal relay such as a bimetallic-strip relay. Upon elapse of the preselected time interval, the activated thermal relay 6 closes the current paths of the heating element 8 and of an indicator 7, connecting the latter across a voltage source G. The purpose of the time-delay switching device 6 is to prevent short-lasting electrode gap resistance decreases, such as those resulting from splashes of rain water or street water, from triggering the freezing-precipitation indication.
In place of the indicator device 7, or in conjunction with it, there may be provided a separate heating device for heating that object or structure whose cover of snow or ice actually constitutes the problem which necessitates the use of the freezing-precipitation indicator of the invention. For example, the separate heating device may be activatable for the purpose of heating the pavement of a road or the railway switch or railway track rail of a railroad. In the event that separate heating devices are used for melting the ice or snow filling the interelectrode gap 4a and for melting the ice of snow accumulated on the object to be kept free of ice and snow, then the two heating devices are so designed that the melting of the ice or snow filling the interelectrode gap 4a will lag behind the melting of the ice of snow accumulated on the object in question. When all the ice or snow has been melted, the energization of the two heating devices will be automatically discontinued.
The freezing-precipitation detector of FIGS. 1 and 2 is rotation symmetric. The star-shaped fan-like construction of the electrode 3 (particularly evident in FIG. 2) presents a face to snow blown by the wind from any direction, so that the accumulation of wind-blown snow or the like in the interelectrode gap 4a will be the same irrespective of the direction from which the snow is blown.
FIGS. 3 and 4 depict a second embodiment of the invention. The freezing-precipitation detector of FIGS. 3 and 4 is adapted for direct mounting on the foot of a railway track rail. The electrode 12 is of generally clamp-like configuration and has a sloping upper side. In the illustrated embodiment, it is mounted directly on the foot of a track rail and accordingly is in heat-exchanging relationship with the track rail. The second electrode 13 is supported on-end by insulator bodies 14 mounted on the sloping upper side of the first electrode 12. There is accordingly defined intermediate the electrodes 12 and 13 an interelectrode gap 14a running the full length of the electrode 12. In the embodiment of FIGS. 1 and 2 there were provided two heating devices, one for melting the ice or snow on the object of concern, such as the railway track structure, and the other for melting the ice or snow on the precipitation detector itself. In contrast, in the embodiment of FIGS. 3 and 4, a separate heating device for melting the ice or snow on the precipitation detector itself is not required, when the precipitation detector is in heat-exchanging relationship -- e.g., in direct contact -- with the object which is electrically heated by the main heating device, for example the flat-tube heating element 9 which in the manner already described is activated and deactivated by the precipitation detector.
With the disclosed freezing-precipitation detector it is possible to detect rain solidifying to the ice upon the cold road surface or railway track rails and also fog of the type which can lead to the formation of ice or frozen fog droplet structures.
The various inventive expedients are advantageously applied where the timely detection of solid precipitation is required and also where the automatic activation of heating devices for melting snow or ice accumulations is necessary.
It will be understood that each of the elements described above, or two or more together, may also find a useful application in other types of constructions and circuits differing from the types described above.
While the invention has been illustrated and described as embodied in a two-electrode freezing-precipitation detector, as opposed to a detector wherein one or both electrodes in comprised of a plurality of discrete part electrodes, or a detector provided with a plurality of pairs of electrodes, it is not intended to be limited to the details shown, since various modifications and structural changes may be made without departing in any way from the spirit of the present invention.
Without further analysis, the foregoing will so fully reveal the gist of the present invention that others can, by applying current knowledge, readily adapt it for various applications without omitting features that, from the standpoint of prior art, fairly constitute essential characteristics of the generic or specific aspects of this invention.
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An annual donation or sustaining gift are both ways to help Court Street Arts at Alumni Hall bring stimulating, enriching and entraining programs to all members of the community. Court Street Arts at Alumni Hall a division of Haverhill Heritage, Inc is a 501(c)(3), nonprofit organization Federal Tax ID Number: 02-0474092.
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Learn the best ways to rake leaves
As fall approaches, many of us will witness that spectacular display of colorful leaves floating down from the trees. While it's an annual ritual that creates some memorable moments, it's not always pleasant to clean up the mess it leaves behind on our yards, driveways and walkways.
While it's OK to allow leaves to remain under shrubs and trees to compost, leaves should be removed from the lawn to ensure grass growth and health in the spring. Leaves also should be removed from walkways and driveways to prevent you, your family and visitors from the risk of injury due to slipping.
Here are a few tips on tackling leaves this fall, from equipment to healthy practices.
- Lawnmower: One strategy for tackling the leaves is to let the lawnmower do it for you. However, for the health of your lawn, don't continue to mow just to gather up the leaves.
- Leaf blowers: Some property owners like to use leaf blowers, but they are not considered very practical when leaves are wet or in cramped corners. They are recommended for gravel and rock driveways because they move the leaves but not the rocks. They can be useful to get leaves off the roof and to move them from the driveway and walkways onto the lawn for gathering and disposal.
- Leaf raking: Old-fashioned leaf raking can be the best option for clearing away the leaves, but it also potentially can cause strain on the person doing the raking. The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission reports that thousands of people are annually treated for injuries related to non-powered garden tools, such as rakes. Raking requires a variety of movement, including twisting, bending, lifting and reaching, each of which may rely on different muscle groups. Improper use of lawn tools compounds the risk of injury.
Raking the healthy way
- Warm things up: According to the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, you should engage in warm-up exercises for 10 minutes before raking leaves just as you would with any other physical.
- Be well-equipped: Use a rake that is properly sized for the height and strength of the raker. Wear gloves to protect your hands from blisters; and wear skid-resistant shoes to prevent falls.
- Make sure you're able to see clearly: Don't bundle up with scarves or hats to the point where you're not aware of large rocks, uneven surfaces or low branches, the AAOS warns.
- Don't overpack the trash bags with leaves: Prevent injuries to your back by making sure they're manageable to carry.
- Drink plenty of water and take regular breaks: Make sure you pace yourself to avoid exerting yourself.
- Hire a service: Hiring a lawn professional also is an option. Many services will blow leaves from gutters, walkways and hard to reach areas, gather the leaves and mow the yard, among other things.
When disposing of leaves, property owners have the option of composting into mulch and fertilizer for the spring or gathering them into leaf bags for disposal by your city or trash pickup service.


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Equal Access tours are offered on Fridays, Saturdays, Sundays, and holiday Mondays from December 15th through March 15th. Tour times are at 10:00 AM and 1:00 PM. Equal Access Tours cost $7.00 per person and reservations are required. To make a reservation email email@example.com or call the Equal Access line at 650-879-2033. Ano Nuevo park staff will return your call or email within four business days"


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Wayne Allen
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Crews are in the process of moving the Scioto County Prosecutors office across the street to the second floor of the courthouse annex. According to Scioto County Prosecutor Mark Kuhn, the office will be open at it's new location at 612 6th Street in Portsmouth, on Monday, Feb. 4.
Kuhn said crews have started to move some items from the existing office the new space.
"We are working to finalize the terms of a lease agreement and Mr. (Ken) Rase (owner of the courthouse annex) agreed to let us move in," Kuhn said.
The move, according to Chairman of the Scioto County Commissioners Mike Crabtree, is happening so room could be made to establish the offices of Judge Marie Hoover of the Fourth District Court of Appeals. Hoover will occupy the Prosecutor's Office on the third floor of the courthouse once he and his staff have moved.
Kuhn said the goal is to have his office moved before Hoover and her staff starts work on Feb. 11.
"We told the lawyers this morning (Tuesday) we're expecting to have people reporting starting Monday across the street," Kuhn said.
Kuhn did not know if the office would be fully up and running at the point or not or, if the staff would be working between the two offices.
He said the move will mean more space for him and his office.
"The big disadvantage we have right now is, we've got assistant prosecutors sharing offices either with each other or with support staff. The downside is that we have no private place to meet with our witnesses and our victims," Kuhn said.
The new space will allow such private meetings.
Crabtree said Rase made an offer to the county, if they were willing to purchase the building. He said the county would first want to get everyone situated into the new space, then the county would consider the offer.
"We need space, there is no doubt about that. We're going to have to do something for the long term or we can't continue to grow. That's the problem with government now, the rent goes up, utilities go up, insurance goes up and if we can lock something in, we can prevent increases in the future and in the long term it's going to save us money," Crabtree said.
Hoover said the office space will work out great for her and her staff.
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State schools Superintendent Tommy Bice says he prefers that local superintendents keep their school year at 180 days, but he respects their right to make their own decisions on the matter, even if that means cutting days.
His comments follow the enactment of a new state law requiring schools to start no earlier than two weeks prior to Labor Day and to end before Memorial Day. The law lets school systems shorten their year from the previously required 180 days — the number mandated by most states — so long as students are in class at least 1,080 hours.
Some systems, including Mobile County, are considering shortening the calendar to 170 or 173 days, but adding extra minutes to each day.
Bice conducted a seminar via the web last week with local superintendents and leaders of several education groups to go over the specifics of the new law.


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Marshall Artists Series presents Bizet's 'Carmen'
HUNTINGTON -- Opera singers from around the world performed Bizet's passion-filled opera "Carmen" in Huntington on Thursday night as part of the Marshall Artists Series.
Bulgarian native opera singer Giorgio Lalov and his opera touring company, Teatro Lirico D'Europa, brought the 300-year-old opera to life for an audience at the Keith-Albee Performing Arts Center.
Taking place in mid 19th-century Spain, "Carmen" tells the story of Don José, who is training for priesthood but has murdered a man in a quarrel and has since enlisted in the army. His mother and Micaela, a woman who hopes to marry him, have followed him to the south.
José loves Micaela but is then dazzled by the more passionate charms of a gypsy named Carmen. He goes to jail because he helps Carmen escape a fight she started. Meanwhile, Carmen has fallen in love with a bullfighter, Escamillo.
Although the opera ironically was not successful when Bizet first introduced it in 1875, "Carmen" has endured, Lalov said, because of its passionate story and amazing music.
"It's something you see that happens in real life -- love and murder and passion -- and you put that into the music of Bizet and it is just great," Lalov said. "It is one of those operas that you love to see over and over again."
Up next in the Marshall Artists Series is "An Evening of Cabaret with Roslyn Kind" at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, March 11, at the Joan C. Edwards Performing Arts Center. Tickets are $45.
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The Atlanta Prison Farm has a rich but largely undocumented history, and its future is uncertain at this time. I'll write more about both of those later, as I learn more. Currently, it's about 400 acres of woods and pasture with some beautiful rolling open spaces, ponds and streams. There is a wide variety of manmade stuff here as well, from loads of junk dumped by the city, to old barracks and work buildings left over from the prison farm, all in various stages of decay.
I love the way the earth takes back abandoned buildings and makes them wild again over a relatively short period of time. Even a place with toxic risks (such as asbestos and rat poison) eventually becomes a natural habitat again. We saw a number of deer on the hike out there, and I heard the call of a redtail hawk but never saw him. I'm sure there was much more wildlife out there that we didn't see.
Unfortunately I didn't have the chance to photograph the natural beauty of this place. My first trip there, I broke the first rule of UrbEx and neglected to charge my camera battery. My camera died after only a few shots, but here's what I got.


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With its giant volume of applications from around the state and world, UCLA is once again the toughest UC campus to crack for students who want to enroll in the fall as a freshman.
According to statistics released Thursday, UCLA offered fall 2013 admission to only 17.4% of California residents who applied and to 20.1% of its overall applicants, including those from other states and nations.
As it has for several years, UCLA attracted the most freshman applications -- 80,494 this time -- of any public university in the nation, campus officials said.
UC Berkeley, which received 67,691 applications, had the next-worst odds for freshman admission at UC's nine undergraduate campuses. Only 21.4% of its in-state applicants were offered freshman admission and the overall rate was 20.8%.


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Derek McInnes speaks out on Bristol City sacking
Posted: January 19, 2013|
Former Bristol City manager Derek McInnes has spoken of the pressure he was under to halve the Ashton Gate wage bill by the start of next season.
McInnes inherited an inflated and expensive squad when he succeeded Keith Milln in the job in October 2011.
If his immediate remit was to keep the Robins in the Championship, he was also charged with the task of slashing a spiralling wage bill which exceeded £18m in the financial year ended 31 May, 2012.
McInnes kept City up last season and set about reducing the size of his squad, off-loading 13 players during the first six months of last year.
He continued to work within tight financial constraints this season, but lost his job when City slipped to the foot of the Championship table following a 4-0 home defeat to Leicester last week.
Talking in public for the first time since he departed Ashton Gate, the 41-year-old Scot told Talksport about the difficulties he faced cutting the wage to come in line wityh the requirements of Financial Fair Play.
McInnes said: "My remit was to try and keep the club in the division. I'd inherited a bit of a mess and the situation back then was a lot worse than now.
"Although we signed some good players in Sam Baldock, Greg Cunningham and Steven Davies, we felt we needed to bring in a couple of centre-backs.
"That was vital to us and our failure to do that caused us problems. We really struggled to keep clean sheets and, ultimately, that is why we found ourselves at the foot of the Championship.
"I don't think there are problems (behind the scenes) but I think they need to find a way to make it work.
"The owner, Steve Lansdown, has spent a lot of money on the club over the last few seasons and there has been very little reward for that.
"Last season we stayed up and there was an eagerness to build on that. But even this season, my remit was to keep the club in the Championship while bringing the wage bill down to more manageable levels. That is because of Financial Fair Play and, regardless of how wealthy the owner is, there are going to be restraints.
"I was well aware of that, had an understanding of it and knew the wage bill had to come down.
"It had to be halved by the start of next season and we were working towards that. That's why I was bitterly disappointed.
"You expect the pressure of results to be there, but I felt there was no indication I would be losing my job.
"All the talk was of sticking together, moving forward and trying to work our way through the situation.
"But they have made their decision and it can still be a good club if it can go in the right direction.
"I saw what it could be last season when we went eight games unbeaten at the end and the fans turned out and were magnificent.
"They were always very good to me and I think there was an understanding of what we were trying to work towards."


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Phoenix Suns
Suns' Ryan McDonough interested in acquiring another first-round pick
Talk of the 2013 NBA Draft as being weak and short on talent is falling on deaf ears among those in the Suns' basketball operations department.
After hosting nine potential lottery draft prospects over a 48-hour period Wednesday and Thursday, the Suns see the No. 5 overall pick as holding greater value than perhaps even they expected.
"It's a good problem to have," GM Ryan McDonough said. "The issue for me might be too many good choices rather than not enough at five."
The solution: Acquiring an additional selection in the first round.
The Suns' first-year general manager has explored the possibility.
"We've talked to a few teams about getting in the draft at different ranges," McDonough said following a non-lottery prospect pre-draft workout Friday. "We have good assets, I think, to do that. We have to evaluate all these guys, figure out where they are going to go; and then if we can get in at a particular range, where we think a guy is undervalued, we'll try to get in and get him there.
"As usual, there's a lot of discussion right now with different teams around the league, but nobody really wants to make a deal until we get closer to the draft and you figure out where guys are going to go."
Currently, the Suns own two first round picks. Besides No. 5, they have the final pick of the opening round, the 30th overall selection, acquired in the trade that sent Steve Nash to the Los Angeles Lakers.
"Having more doesn't necessarily mean you'll actually use them all, but you have some flexibility," McDonough said. "I'd always like to have more. If I get one in the middle of the first round too, I'd have the beginning, the middle and the end and I'd feel like I'd have it covered and could get anybody."
With six first round picks over the next three years, it's not a matter of if the Suns could make a move, but whether or not McDonough is willing to pull the trigger on a deal.
"We could get in," he said, "I think, at almost any range except for maybe the very, very top; (picks) one, two, three would be a little bit tougher to get up there."
Of course more draft picks, if acquired and used, mean more rookies on a team that struggled to win 25 games last season.
"Like we said, Ryan is looking for the best guys out there. It doesn't matter what position," head coach Jeff Hornacek said. "If they come in as a rookie and show that they can outplay one of the veteran guys, then they'll play. If the veteran guys prove it, then they'll play. It's as simple as that."
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Cedars of Lebanon: Neilah in Gehenna
Born in Russian Poland, Isaac Loeb Peretz (1825-1915) began writing at a very early age, but was educated for the law, and practiced it successfully in his native Zamoshch until he moved to Warsaw, where he worked for the Kehillah (the organized community) until his death. This activity did not prevent him from turning out an almost uninterrupted stream of stories, plays, poems, and essays; these earned him a place next to Sholom Aleichem and Mendele as one of the "greats" of Yiddish literature.
The last selection from Peretz's work to appear in these pages, in February 1953, was a rather sober factual report on life in a shtetl sixty years ago, which ran in the "Study of Man" department. The present short story shows Peretz in quite a different vein, and one in which he is better known: as a creator of fantasies and parables.
The translation of the story published here was made by A. M. Klein, who is one of Canada's outstanding contemporary poets, and a novelist as well. He is also known for his translations of Chaim N. Bialik's Hebrew verse. In 1951 Mr. Klein received a prize from the Jewish Book Council of America for his contribution to Anglo-Jewish poetry.—Ed.
The town square. An ordinary day, neither a market day nor a day of the fair, a day of drowsy small activity. Suddenly there is heard, coming from just outside the town, approaching nearer and nearer, a wild impetuous clatter, a splutter and splashing of mud, a racket of furious wheels! In-ter-est-ing, think the merchants, wonder who it is? At their booths, at their storefronts, they peer out, curious.
As the galloping horse, the thundering wagon, turn into and careen through the square, they are recognized! The townsfolk recoil, revulsion and fear and anger upon their faces: the Informer of the neighboring town is at it again. Post-haste to the capital! God alone knows on whom he is going to do a job now.
Suddenly a stillness falls upon the market place. Reluctantly, with loathing, the townsfolk look around. The wagon has come to a halt. The horse is lazily nuzzling in the mire of the wheel ruts. And the Informer, fallen from his seat, lies stretched on the ground!
Well, even an informer has a soul, they can't just let him lie there, so the townsfolk rush forward to the body, motionless in the mud. Dead—like every other corpse! Finished! The members of the Burial Society make ready to do the deceased his last rites.
Horse and wagon are sold to pay for the funeral expense; the Informer is duly interred; and those little imps of dispatch, who crop up just there where you won't see them, snatch up his soul and bear it off to the watchers of the gates of Gehenna.
There, at the gates, the Informer is detained while the fiend of reception, he who keeps Hell's register of admission and discharge, wearily puts the questionnaire to him and as wearily, with his leaking pen, enters the answers: Who, When, How.
The Informer—in Hell he feels cut down to size—respectfully answers:
Born in such and such a place; became a son-in-law in such and such a place; was supported by father-in-law for such and such a number of years; abandoned wife and children; pursued, in such and such places, his chosen profession, until, his time having come, as he was passing with horse and wagon through the market place of Ladam—
At the mention of this name, the fiend of reception, in the middle of a yawn, pricks up his ears.
"How do you say it? La-ha-"
The fiend goes red in the face, little lights of puzzlement twinkle in his eyes, and he turns to his assistants. "Ever hear of such a town?"
The assistant imps shrug their shoulders. Their tongues stuck between their teeth, they shake their heads. "Never heard of it!"
"Is there such a town?"
Now in the records of Gehenna every community has its own file, and these files are all alphabetically arranged, and every letter has its own filing cabinet. So a careful search is made through L—Lublin, Lemberg, Leipzig, they're all there—but no Ladam!
"Still, it's there," the Informer persists, "a town in Poland."
"Contemporary or historical?"
"Founded twenty years ago. The Baron built it up. It boasts, in fact, two fairs per year. Has a synagogue, a house of study, a bathhouse. Also two Gentile taverns."
Again the Registrar addresses himself to his assistants. "Any of you remember—did we ever get anybody here from Ladam?"
Impatiently they turn to the Informer. "Don't they ever die in this Ladam of yours?"
"And why shouldn't they?" he answers, Jewish-wise, with a question returned. "Close, congested hovels that stifle you. . . . A bathhouse where you can't catch your breath. . . . The whole town—a morass!"
The Informer is now in his element.
"Never die!" he continues. "Why, they have a completely laid-out cemetery! It's true that the Burial Society will flay you for the costs of burial before they bring you to eternal rest, but still a cemetery they do have. And not so long ago, they had an epidemic, too. . . ."
The interrogation at an end, due judgment is rendered concerning the Informer, and concerning the town of Ladam clue investigation instituted. A town twenty years old, a town with an epidemic history—and not one soul landed in Gehenna! This was a matter one couldn't let drop.
The imps of inquiry, therefore, are sent forth diligently to search the thing out.
They return.
And they report as follows: That in the realm of Poland there is indeed a town called Ladam; that it is still extant; that it boasts its tally of good deeds and admits to a quantum (greater) of misdeeds; that its economy presents the usual occupations and the usual struggle; and that the Spirit of Evil in the said place representing Hell's interest, that he, too, therein is not unemployed.
Why, then, have there never been any candidates for Gehenna from Ladam?
Because Ladam has a cantor! There lies the explanation. And what a cantor! Himself—he's nothing. But his voice!. . . .A voice for singing, so sweet, so poignant-sweet, this voice, that when it weeps it penetrates right into hearts of iron, through and through, it melts them to wax! He has but to ascend the prayer stand, this cantor, and lift his voice in prayer, and behold, the entire Congregation of Ladam is made one mass of repentance, wholehearted repentance, all its officers and members reduced, as if one person, to singlehearted contrition! With what result? With the result that Up There, Ladam's sins are nullified, voided, made of no effect! With the result that for Ladam the gates of Paradise-because of this cantor—are forthwith flung apart! . . . Comes somebody before those gates and says he's from Ladam—no further questions asked!
It was quite easy to see that, with such a cantor in the vicinity, Gehenna would have to operate in Ladam at a loss. Accordingly, the matter was taken over by—That Certain Party—himself! Head of Hell, he would deal with the cantor, personally.
So he orders that there be brought to him alive from the regions mundane a crowing Calcutta rooster, with comb of fiery red.
The Calcutta cock, frightened and bewildered in its new roost, lies motionless on the Satanic altar, while he—may his name be blotted out!—circles about him and about, squats down before him, never takes his eye off him, his evil eye upon that bright red crest of his, winds about him, environs him, until, the spell having worked, the red crest blenches and pales and grows white as chalk. But suddenly, in the midst of this sorcery, an ominous rumbling is heard—from Up There. The Holy One, blessed be He, waxes wrathful! So he—may his name be blotted out!—in alarm desists, but not before he spits out a farewell curse:
"Cockcrow, begone! Begone his singing voice! Until the hour of his death!"
Against whom he really launched this . curse, you, of course, have already surmised, and indeed even before the blood returned to the crest of the comb of (he Calcutta rooster, the cantor of Ladam was minus his voice. Smitten in the throat. Couldn't bring out a note.
The source and origin of this affliction was known, but known, naturally, only to truly holy Jews, and even of these, perhaps not to all. But what could one do? One couldn't, of course, explain it, the cantor just wouldn't understand. It was one of those things. . . . Now, had the cantor himself been a man of good deeds, worth, and piety, one might perhaps have interceded for him, hammered at the gates of Heaven, clamored against injustice, but when the cantor was, as all knew, a man of insignificant merit, a trifle in the scales, a nothing, why, then. . . .
So the cantor himself went knocking at the doors of the great Rabbis, soliciting their help, imploring their intervention before the Heavenly Throne.
To no avail. It couldn't be done.
At last, winning his way into the court of the Zaddik of Apt, he cleaves to the Zaddik, won't be sundered from him, weeps, begs, and unless and until he is helped, won't budge a step from the court. It is a most pitiable thing to see. Not being able to suffer the poor cantor's plight any longer, the Zaddik of Apt finally prevails upon himself to tell him the irrevocable, but not without mixing in it some measure of consolation. "Know, cantor," he says, "that your hoarseness will persist until your death, but know also that when, at the hour of your death, you come to say the Prayer of Repentance, you will say it with a voice so clear, you will sing it with a voice so musical, that it will resound through all the corridors of Heaven!"
"And until then?"
The cantor still refuses to depart. "But Rabbi, why? Rabbi, what for?"
He persists so long that at last the Zaddik tells him the whole story—Informer, rooster, and curse.
"If that's the case," the cantor cries out in all his hoarseness, "if that's the case, I—will—have—my—revenge!" And he dashes out.
"Revenge? How and from whom?" the Zaddik calls after him.
But the cantor is gone.
This was on a Tuesday, some say Wednesday, and that Thursday, in the evening, when the fishermen of Apt, out on the river to catch their fish for the Sabbath, drew up their nets, they drew forth—the drowned body of the cantor of Ladam!
A suicide! From the little bridge over the river. For the saying of the Prayer of Repentance his singing voice had indeed come back to him, even as the Zaddik of Apt had promised, the learned Zaddik interpreting the words of That Certain Party and stressing them, "until the hour of his death"—but not the hour of his death.
Yet despite this assurance, the cantor—and this was his revenge, as you will soon see—had purposely, in that last hour, both on the bridge and in the water, refrained from saying the Prayer of Repentance!
No sooner is the cantor buried, according to the rite of suicides, when the imps are at his soul and to Gehenna he is brought. At the gates the questions are put to him, but he refuses to answer. He is prodded with a pitchfork, stimulated with glowing coals, still he keeps mum, won't answer.
"Take him as is!"
For these questionings in Hell are but a matter of form; Hell's own agents have all these years lain in wait and ambushed again and again the unsuspecting cantor; Hell knows in advance the answers to Who, When, What For. The cantor is led to his proper place. A caldron boils before him.
But here, here the cantor at last permits himself the privilege of his voice. Clear and ringing he sings it forth:
Yis-ga-da-al. . . .
The Kaddish of Neilah!
He intones it, he sings it, and in singing his voice grows bolder, stronger . . . melts away . . . revives . . . is rapturous . . . glorious as, in the world, aforetime . . . no, better . . . sweeter . . . in the heart, deeper . . . from the depths clamorous . . . resurgent. . . .
Hushed are all the boiling caldrons from which up to now there had issued a continual sound of weeping and wailing; hushed; until, after a while, from these same caldrons, an answering hum is heard. The caldron lids are lifted, heads peer out, burnt lips murmur accompaniment.
The fiends of calefaction, at their stances at the caldrons, refuse, of course, to make the responses. Bewildered, abashed, they stand there as if lost, one with his faggots for the fire, another with his steaming ladle, a third with his glowing rake. Faces twisted . . . mouths agape . . . tongues lolling . . . eyes bulging from the sockets. . . . Some fall into an epilepsy, and roll, convulsed and thrashing, on the ground.
But the cantor continues with his Neilah.
The cantor continues, and the fires under the caldrons diminish and fade and go out. The dead begin to crawl forth from their caldrons.
The cantor sings on, and the Congregation of Hell in undertone accompanies him, prays with him; and passage by passage, as the prayer is rendered, hurt bodies are healed, become whole, torn flesh unites, skin is renewed, the condemned dead grow pure. . . .
Yes, when the cantor comes to the verse where he cries out, "Who quickeneth the dead," and hell's poor souls respond "Amen, Amen," it is as if a resurrection, there and then, took place!
For such a clamor arises at this Amen that the Heavens above are opened, and the repentance of the wicked reaches to the Heaven of Heavens, to the Seventh Heaven, and comes before The Throne itself! And, it being a moment of grace and favor, the sinners, now saints, suddenly grow wings! One after the other out of Gehenna they fly . . . to the very gates of Paradise. . . .
Thereafter there remained in Gehenna only the fiends, rolling in their convulsions, and the cantor, stock-still at his stand. He did not leave. True, here in Hell he had brought, as he had brought on earth, his congregation to repentance, but himself he had not known a true repentance. . . . That unsaid Prayer of Resurrection. . . .That matter of suicide. . . .
In the course of time, Gehenna was filled again, and although additional suburbs were built, still remains crowded.
1 Ladam: the original Hebrew has L H D M, which are the initial letters of the words lo hoyu dvorim m'olam, meaning: these things never were; a pure fiction.


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Saturday, November 5, 2011
© Copyright 2015 Gwinnett Daily Post
ATHENS -- The highly-publicized suspensions to running backs Isaiah Crowell, Carlton Thomas and Ken Malcome, plus the loss of Richard Samuel to ankle surgery, may have caused some consternation among the Bulldog nation this week.But for Kyle Karempelis, it was an opportunity, one the redshirt freshman took full advantage of during Georgia's 63-16 win over New Mexico State on Saturday at Sanford Stadium. The lopsided win allowed the two-time former Gwinnett County rushing leader to see the first action of his college career, running for 63 yards on 13 carries. "It's unbelievable. It's a dream come true, really," said Karempelis, who gave up scholarship offers from smaller, Division I-AA programs to walk on at Georgia. "I've been dreaming about it for a long time. ... I was pretty pumped up. It was kind of like those butterflies from the first game in high school. ... But you just focus in ... on football." Karempelis got his first carry with just under 10 minutes remaining in the first half, and made an immediate impact. After taking his first carry 3 yards, the 5-foot-8, 180-pound freshman walk-on busted off a 20-yard gain to set up Aaron Murray's 11-yard touchdown pass to Michael Bennett to push the Bulldogs' lead to 18 points with 8:41 left in the half. While the college experience was new to Karempelis, Saturday turned out to be just like old times, especially after his fellow Wesleyan grad and true freshman David Andrews also got onto the field for the first time as a college player. The 6-2, 280-pound reserve center spelled starter Ben Jones beginning in the second half and opened a hole for his former high school teammate's first college touchdown on a 1-yard dive with 2:16 left in the third quarter, giving the pair a chance to continue a tradition they started at Wesleyan. "That was neat. Just like old times," said Karempelis, who scored 93 touchdowns in his career at Wesleyan. "He lifted me up after every touchdown. So, it was neat he was in the game when I scored my first (college) touchdown." While Karempelis got the glory, it was just as much a thrill for Andrews, and he's glad his fellow former Wolves standout waited until he got into the game to get into the end zone. "I told him all week if he scored before I was in there, I was not going to be happy with him," Andrews joked. "It was awesome to be out there for his first touchdown and blocking for him. We had such a good relationship in high school and did a lot of special things in high school. Just the idea of doing it again in front of such a big crowd on a big stage -- it was an awesome experience." Karempelis, along with fellow reserve Brandon Harton, also earned plenty of praise from head coach Mark Richt, who knew both little-used players had to be nervous. "I told Harton and Karempelis, 'The No. 1 priority is secure the football,'" Richt said, referring to Harton's fumble on Georgia's first drive. "That's what I told them all week. I said, 'I don't care what happens after that.' ... Then Harton spit it up, and I think he was afraid to come (to) the sideline. I hugged him and told him I still loved him. "But it might've affected Karempelis. Karempelis looked like he was running with two hands on the ball just about every step of the way. (Offensive coordinator Mike) Bobo is like, 'You've got to give him the freedom to fumble because he's squeezing the ball so tight. I thought they both did good. I hope they enjoyed the opportunity. I was proud of both of them." One for the books While Murray worked only the first half Saturday, he nonetheless entered himself in the school's record book. The 6-1, 211-pound redshirt sophomore, who completed 18 of 23 yards for 238 yards on the day, had five touchdown passes in the opening 30 minutes. That tied the school record held by four other Bulldog quarterbacks, including South Gwinnett grad David Green (vs. LSU in 2004), plus Joe Cox (vs. Arkansas in 2009), Matthew Stafford (vs. Georgia Tech in 2008) and D.J. Shockley (vs. Boise State in 2005). Perhaps even more remarkably, all five of Murray's touchdown passes came to a different receiver, with Bennett, Brandon Boykin, Chris Conley, Orson Charles and Aron White each hauling in a TD pass. Cornering the scoring Another by-product of the running back injuries and suspensions was an oddity in which both of Georgia's starting cornerbacks produced offensive touchdowns. Junior Branden Smith, who actually shares the starting job at one corner with Sanders Commings, got the start for the Bulldogs at tailback and ran for a 3-yard gain on the first snap of Georgia's initial offensive possession. The 5-11, 176-pounder also had the biggest running play of the day for the Bulldogs' running game with his 56-yard touchdown run in the first quarter. Reserve contributions Saturday's lopsided win allowed Georgia the luxury of getting many more players that normally don't get much action to see the field. And like Karempelis, many of them made big contributions. Conley's TD catch was his first of the season, while back-up placekicker Brandon Bogotay alternated with starter Brandon Walsh to kick four of the Bulldogs' extra points and White provided one of the game's amusing moments by getting stuck after falling into the fabled hedges following his 6-yard touchdown reception from Murray. And a few of Georgia's other Gwinnett grads were also among the non-regulars who provided the Bulldogs with a boost Saturday. Peachtree Ridge grad Connor Norman finished with four tackles on the day, while Dacula grad Jeremy Sulek added two tackles and a fumble recovery. GAC's Christian Robinson, who is in the normal rotation among Georgia's linebackers, also had three tackles, while Peachtree Ridge grad Drew Butler punted three times for a 35.7-yard average.
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SHERMAN -- A free divorce support program will begin Feb. 5 and run for 13 weeks on Tuesdays at 7 p.m. at the Sherman Church, 6 Church Road.
Called Divorce Care, the program was created by Church Initiative and has chapters across the country. For more information, visit www.divorcecare.org or call 860-488-1713.