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|Date de publication
|12 nov. 1996
|Date de dépôt
|8 mai 1995
|Date de priorité
|17 avr. 1992
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|Numéro de publication
|Donald G. Becker, David J. Etherton
|Cessionnaire d'origine
|Garner Industries, Inc.
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This application is a continuation-in-part of application Ser. No. 07/996,674 filed Dec. 24, 1992, now U.S. Pat. No. 5,416,664 which is a continuation-in-part of U.S. application Ser. No. 07/870,476, filed Apr. 17, 1992, in the names of Donald Gene Becker and David Joseph Etherton, now U.S. Pat. No. 5,204,801 issued Apr. 20, 1994, and assigned to the same assignee as this application.
This invention relates to methods and apparatuses for erasing information from a magnetic recording medium and to improved electromagnets for that purpose.
In one class of methods and apparatuses for erasing information from magnetic recording media, the recording medium, which may be a magnetic tape wound about a reel, is subjected to a varying or alternating electromagnetic field to randomize the magnetic particles on the magnetic material.
In one prior art method and apparatus in this class, the magnetic tape is moved into an electromagnetic field that is applied in each of a plurality of different directions, one direction at a time, such as by first applying a vertically oriented field followed by a longitudinally oriented field. Techniques of this type are described in U.S. Pat. No. 4,730,230 and U.S. Pat. No. 4,751,608.
In another prior art technique, the magnetic tape is carried by a conveyor over a rotating electromagnet that has pole faces parallel to each other in the same plane underneath the conveyor belt. Thus, the electromagnet rotates a time varying electromagnetic field with it to cause the time varying electromagnetic field to pass through the magnetic material in the tape at a plurality of different angles. This type of prior art device is disclosed in U.S. Pat. No. 4,639,821.
Still another prior art apparatus and technique of this class includes a conveyor that carries a magnetic tape into a rotating magnetic field. The rotating magnetic field is substantially parallel with the conveyor and is in the plane of the magnetic tape. It is created by electromagnetic poles on both sides of the conveyor belt, energized in such a way that similar polarities oppose each other on opposite sides of the tape with the phases of the poles on each side of the conveyor changing in synchronism to cause the field to rotate. Thus, north electromagnetic poles face each other on opposite sides of the tape and south magnetic poles face each other on opposite sides of the tape and the north and south poles alternate with each other in the same plane on the same sides of the tape. The poles rotate in synchronism.
The prior art degaussing techniques provide erasure that is satisfactory for some purposes but do not erase to the extent desired for other applications. In general, the systems which apply vertical and longitudinal fields separately have the disadvantage of moving the energy back and forth between even and odd harmonics of the recorded signal. This reduces the effectiveness of the erasure. Rotational fields by themselves do not improve the depth of erasure to the extent needed for some applications when practiced as described in the aforementioned prior art references.
Accordingly, it is an object of the invention to provide a novel degaussing apparatus and method.
It is a further object of the invention to provide a novel technique for applying an alternating current, electromagnetic field to a magnetic medium.
It is a still further object of the invention to provide a technique for increasing the depth of erasure of information recorded on a magnetic medium over other techniques for erasing recorded information from a magnetic medium without increasing the magnetic flux density.
In accordance with the above and further objects of the invention, a magnetic field vector is applied through a tape cassette at an angle of between 20 to 70 degrees to the direction of the orientation of magnetic domains on the medium, or of course, the supplement of the angles in this range. For the common longitudinally recorded magnetic tape, the field vector is between 20 to 70 degrees from the longitudinal axis of a strip of the tape. For a cassette having this orientation of recorded information, the field may be applied at an angle of between 20 to 70 degrees to the larger flat sides of the cassette. Generally, if this is done, the field is rotated about an axis that is perpendicular to the flat sides of the cassette so that all sections of the tape receive a vector with a proper orientation at some time during the rotation of the field. The alternating field is applied at a sufficient magnetic flux density to change the orientation of individual magnetic domains or particles and thus randomize the orientation.
The field is applied parallel to a plane that is: (1) at an acute or obtuse angle to the longitudinal direction of the tape; and (2) at an obtuse or acute angle to the side-to-side direction of the tape. Thus, the field vector is not perpendicular to the direction of magnetization (which is generally along the longitudinal axis of the tape) nor is the field vector in the direction of magnetization. However, it has vertical and longitudinal components that are simultaneously present at the same point in the tape.
The angle is selected so that when resolved into components, the magnetic flux density has a vertical component nearly equal to or less than that of the longitudinal component. Keeping the ratio of vertical component to longitudinal component (the tangent of the vector angle) between 2.7 and 0.36 prevents energy transfer between even and odd harmonics of the recorded signal during degausing and results in even erasure of all harmonics. Preferably, angle is selected so that the signal fundamental and all harmonics are reduced below a desired degauss level. In the preferred embodiment, the angle is approximately 45 degrees from the horizontal and the reel is rotated as it is moved linearly through the field.
It can be understood that the degausser of this invention has the advantage of providing a greater amount of erasure with the same flux density than other techniques which apply fields in different directions in different stages or apply them directly or predominantly in the direction of magnetization or normal to the direction of magnetization.
The above noted and other features of the invention will be better understood from the following detailed description when considered with reference to the accompanying drawings in which:
FIG. 1 is a fragmentary, side elevational view of a degaussing apparatus and tape to be degaussed in accordance with an embodiment of the invention;
FIG. 2 is another fragmentary, side elevational view of the degaussing apparatus of FIG. 1 in another state of its progression during degaussing;
FIG. 3 is a top view of the embodiment of FIG. 1;
FIG. 4 is a fragmentary, side elevational view of another embodiment of the invention;
FIG. 5 is a top view of the embodiment of FIG. 4;
FIG. 6 is a fragmentary, side elevational, schematic view of another embodiment of the invention;
FIG. 7 is a plan view of the embodiment of FIG. 6 shown in schematic form;
FIG. 8 is a simplified, fragmentary perspective view of another embodiment of the invention; and
FIG. 9 is a fragmentary side elevational view of still another embodiment of the invention.
In FIGS. 1 and 2, there is shown a fragmentary, simplified sectional view of a degausser 10 in the process of receiving and degaussing a magnetic tape cassette 12 containing magnetic tape for degaussing. The degausser 10 includes a source of a magnetic field 16, a conveyor assembly 14 for delivering the magnetic tape cassette 12 into the magnetic field 16, and a system shown at 18A and 18B for causing the field 16 and/or the cassette 12 to rotate with respect to each other. FIG. 1 shows the tape 12 entering the degaussing apparatus and FIG. 2 shows the tape 12 within the field.
The source 16 of the magnetic field is positioned with respect to the conveyor so that when the cassette 12 is moved into the field, the source 16 creates a field at an angle to the side of the cassette 12 that is in the range of 20 to 70 degrees, and in the preferred embodiment, 45 or fewer degrees. This angle is referred to in this specification as the "effective angle". FIG. 1 shows one effective angle from one side and FIG. 2 shows a different effective angle that is the supplement of the effective angle shown in FIG. 1. It is desirable for the domains of the tape to receive peak or substantially a peak field strength at both the effective angle and its supplement.
In using the effective angle, a magnetic field vector is applied through the tape at an angle of between 20 to 70 degrees from the longitudinal side edges of the tape. The alternating field is applied at a sufficient magnetic flux density to change the orientation of individual magnetic domains or particles and thus randomizes the orientation.
The field is applied parallel to a plane that is: (1) at an acute or obtuse angle to the longitudinal direction of the tape; and (2) at an obtuse or acute angle to the side-to-side direction of the tape. Thus, the field vector is not perpendicular to the direction of magnetization (which is generally along the longitudinal axis of the tape) nor is the field vector in the direction of magnetization. However, the field vector has components that are simultaneously present in the perpendicular and longitudinal directions.
The effective angle is selected so that when resolved into components, the magnetic flux density has a vertical component nearly equal to or less than that of the longitudinal component. More generally, the ratio of the vertical component to the longitudinal component (the tangent of the vector angle) is preferably between 2.7 and 0.36. This reduces energy transfer between even and odd harmonics of the recorded signal during degausing and results in even erasure of all harmonics. The angle is selected so that during degaussing, the fundamental and all harmonics are reduced below a desired level.
In the preferred embodiment, the angle is approximately 45 degrees from the horizontal and the reel is rotated as it is moved linearly through the field. At 45 degrees, the vertical and longitudinal field components are in equal proportions at a given point in space. Unlike other degaussers in which the magnetic field is applied at a number of angles but at different points in space or time resulting in ineffective degaussing of all harmonics without consideration of the best angle, the degausser 10 applies the magnetic vector at the effective angle preferably all of the time, but at least a sufficient proportion of the time the degausser operates on the magnetic material to be efficient such as for example at least 30 percent of the time the tape is in the field.
Of particular significance is that the field be at the effective angle for the domains to be erased for at least one and one-half cycles and that it be at the effective angle during at least one peak of the alternating current as the tape and field are separated such as when a cassette is moved from a field by a conveyor. The reduction of the field strength from the fringes of the field at the time the tape and field are being separated is particularly effective in erasing the tape.
The conveyor assembly 14 in the embodiment of FIG. 1 includes a belt 20, a first roller 22 and a second roller 24. Either or both of the rollers are drive rollers with the belt 20 passing over them as an endless belt capable of moving the cassette 12 or a series of such cassettes along the top run of the belt 20. Of course, any other means for moving the cassettes with respect to the field may be used.
The source of the magnetic field 16 includes first and second electromagnetic assemblies 30 and 32, respectively. One of the assemblies 32 in the embodiment of FIG. 1 is located close to the top run of the belt 20 and beneath the belt 20 so that the cassette 12 passes over it and the other electromagnetic assembly 30 is located above the top run of the belt 20 at an elevation high enough so that the cassette 12 may pass therebetween.
The first electromagnetic assembly 30 includes a first coil 34, a first core leg 36, a bridging portion 38, a second coil 40 and a second core leg 42. The first and second coils 34 and 40 are respectively wound around the first and second downwardly extending vertical legs 36 and 42 to create a field through them with the bridge 38 connecting the legs 36 and 42 to provide a closed magnetic path, to hold them in position, and to mount them to the means for rotating 18B in fixed relationship with respect to each other. The first core leg 36 ends in a pole face 54 and the second core leg 42 ends in a pole face 56. The legs 36 and 42 are of high permeability metal to concentrate the field at the pole faces 54 and 56 for extension downwardly through a cassette 12 to the second electromagnetic assembly 32.
The second electromagnetic assembly 32 is constructed in a manner similar to the first assembly 34 and includes a first coil 44, a first upwardly extending, core leg portion 46, a bridge 48, a second coil 50 and a second downwardly extending, core leg portion 52. The first leg 46 ends in a pole face 58 and the second leg 52 ends in a pole face 60. The core legs 36, 42, 46 and 52 are parallel to each other with the pole faces 58 and 60 being positioned near the bottom of the bottom rung of the belt 20 and the pole faces 54 and 56 being located at a sufficient height so that the cassette 12 passes under them when carried into position by the belt 20.
The pole faces of opposite polarity on opposite sides of the top run of the belt 20 are off-set from each other so that a field extending between the pole face 54 and 58 and the field extending between the pole face 56 and 60 are at an angle to the cassette 12. That angle is between 20 and 70 degrees so that if the components of the field are resolved into components that are vertical to the cassette 12 and horizontal to it, the vertical component would be 0.36 to 2.7 times the magnitude of the longitudinal component. Thus, the critical angle is formed for the magnetic vector.
The bridges 38 and 48 are preferably of high permeability material and the windings wound in a direction so that the poles alternate north to south. In this case, the poles 58 and 60 are of opposite polarity and the pole 58 has the opposite polarity from the pole 54 so that if 54 is north, 58 is south. In this embodiment, the reluctance path between the poles 54 and 56 and the reluctance of the path between the poles 58 and 60 should be much greater than the reluctance of the path between the poles 54 and 58 and the poles 56 and 60. This may be accomplished by spacing the poles 54 and 56 and the poles 58 and 60 much further from each other than the poles 54 and 58 and the poles 56 and 60 are spaced from each other.
The rotating system portions 18A and 18B are identical to each other and each includes a motor driven shaft which serves to rotate the electromagnetic assemblies in synchronism to maintain the effective angle between the poles 54 and 58 and 56 and 60. For this purpose, the shaft 19B and 19A are connected off-center to the bridges 38 and 48, respectively, to support the bridges and thus, the core legs and windings as they are rotated.
The shafts 19A and 19B are parallel to each other and perpendicular to the bridges 48 and 38 so that the pole faces 54, 56, 58 and 60 remain parallel to the belt 20. Power in this embodiment is electrically connected to the windings through slip rings 21B and 21A connected to a source of A.C. power such as the source 23 shown connected to the slip rings 21B with the shaft 19B adapted to slide with respect to the slip rings and the slip rings being electrically connected to the windings.
In FIG. 3, there is shown a simplified top view of the embodiment of FIG. 1 showing the cassette 12 being carried by the belt 20 into a position where it is between the top positioned coils 34 and 40 and the bottom coils 44 and 50. The windings and conveyor are conventional. The belt 20 and electromagnets 30 and 32 may be fabricated in the manner described in connection with U.S. Pat. No. 4,897,759.
Either the cassette 12 or the electromagnetic assemblies 30 and 32 may be rotated since it is the motion between the two that is significant and similarly the tape 12 may be moved between the assembly or the assembly moved over the tape 12. Moreover, instead of physically rotating the electromagnets 30 and 32, a rotating magnetic field may be created, such as that disclosed in U.S. Pat. No. 4,423,460, provided the angular direction of the field as it passes through the cassettes is maintained at the effective angle.
In FIG. 4, there is shown a simplified elevational sectional view of another embodiment 10A of degausser positioned to erase a cassette 12 having a means for moving the cassette 12 and degaussing field with respect to each other for erasing information from the magnetic tape, a means for rotating the tape with respect to the field, and a source of a magnetic field adapted to be applied at an angle to the tape for efficient demagnetization thereof. In this embodiment, the means for moving the cassette and degaussing field with respect to each other is similar to a file cabinet drawer 74 positioned to move with respect to a source of a magnetic field. The drawer 74 in this embodiment includes a drawer door 82, a drawer frame 84 and a drawer roller assembly 86.
The drawer frame 84 supports a rotating means 80 and is connected to the door 82 for moving on the drawer rail and roller assembly 86. The source of the magnetic field 16 (not shown in FIG. 3) is mounted to be stationary with respect to the frame 84 so that the means for rotating the cassette 12 is moved between the first and second electromagnetic assemblies 30A and 32A for demagnetization.
A means 80 for rotating the cassette 12 includes a pan mounted for rotation within the frame 84 by bearings 87 such as along the rim of a circular opening 89 in the bottom of the frame 84. To rotate the cassette 12, a drive motor 90 is connected by a belt 92 to the rim of the pan 96 for rotating about the idler pulley 94 so as to turn the pan. The tape mounts within the pan 96 and is rotated therewith within the field 16. The first and second electromagnetic assemblies 30A and 32A are mounted to the side of the cabinet by frame members 70 and 72 (not shown in FIG. 3).
In FIG. 5, there is shown a plan view of the degausser 10A showing the manner in which cassette 12 is mounted for rotation with the pan 96. The pan 96 as best shown in FIG. 4, is positioned to be rotated by the motor 90, idler pulley 94 and belt 92 to rotate the cassette 12. The electromagnetic assemblies 30A and 32A are identical to those in the embodiment of FIGS. 1 and 2 except that they are mounted to be stationary rather than rotatable.
In each of these embodiments, the tapes may be rotated or not. Slightly better demagnetization is obtained by rotating the tapes, probably because the intensity of the field at the effective angle is evenly distributed by the rotation over the tape around the reel during the rotation. Otherwise, the orientation of the tape within the field could cause some portions to receive less activation than others.
In FIG. 6, there is shown a simplified schematic side elevational view illustrating a novel electromagnetic assembly 30B utilized to demagnetize a cassette 12. In this embodiment, the electromagnetic assembly 30B includes a ferromagnetic core 100 with windings 21A and 21B mounted near the pole pieces to form a single air gap 110 between them. This arrangement is used in a manner analogous to the arrangements of FIGS. 1-5 except that, in the arrangements of FIGS. 1-5, there are two air gaps and the pole pieces rotate with respect to each other.
With two gaps, the total length of the air gaps in the electromagnetic circuit is inevitably longer than in the case of a single air gap, thus increasing the reluctance of the magnetic circuits in the embodiments of FIGS. 1-5 over that of the embodiments of FIGS. 6-9. The single gap of the embodiment of FIGS. 6 and 7 and the two embodiments of FIGS. 8 and 9, permits a shorter air gap and lower reluctance path and thus a lower reluctance circuit. This enables greater field intensity with the same amount of ampere turns and ultimately permits a higher intensity field.
In the embodiment of FIG. 6 a casette and electromagnetic assembly are rotated with respect to each other and moved linearly with respect to each other so that the alternating field within the gap is applied to every segment of the tape at an angle at between 20 and 70 degrees, with the angle when the gap is on one side of the casette being the suppliment of the angle when it is on the other side of the cassette. As in the other embodiments, the entire field is applied to the tape, including the fringe portions of the field.
In FIG. 7 there is shown a top view of an embodiment similar to that of FIG. 5 but utilizing the electromagnetic magnetic assembly 30B. In the embodiment of FIG. 7 the electromagnetic assembly itself may be moved linearly while the cassette is rotated or the cassette may be moved linearly on a conveyor and rotated within a pan on the conveyor. The relative simplicity of the electromagnetic assembly 30B permits an uncomplicated mechanism for moving the electromagnetic assembly in a cabinet or the like while the tape is rotated on a pan stationary with respect to the housing.
In FIG. 8, there is shown a simplified perspective view of an electromagnetic assembly 30C having the windings 21A and 21B on the ends of a core 102 to form a gap 112. In the embodiment of FIGS. 6 and 7 the gap 110 is formed by tilting the toroidal electromagnet around its major axis whereas in the embodiment of FIG. 8 the electrical magnetic circuit path is offset to form an air gap so the poles are not directly aligned in the plan of the elliptical core 102. However, the operation of the electromagnetic assemblies of FIGS. 6, 7 and 8 are substantially the same.
Similarly, in FIG. 9, a side elevational view is shown of still another embodiment of electromagnetic assembly 30D having the windings 21A and 21B to form a flex path in a core 104 with a gap 114. However, the gap in this embodiment is formed by offsetting the open ends of the core from each other.
In operation, a cassette or other holder for magnetic tape, is placed either on the conveyor belt 20 in the embodiments of FIGS. 1 and 2 or in the pan 96 in the embodiments of FIGS. 3 and 4. The cassette, or plurality of cassettes, are then moved linearly into an alternating magnetic field which alternates at a frequency of approximately 60 hertz in a field of magnitue proportional to the magnetic coercivity of the cassette tape of other medium to be degaussed. Satisfactory results, however, have been obtained for a reduction of 95 decibels below saturation of a 750 oersted coercivity tape using a field vector of only 2700 gauss.
While a 60 hertz field is generally used, other frequencies may be used within the range of 10 to 400 hertz. The magnetic flux density should be at least two times the tape or medium coercivity. For todays media, the minimum field should be about 1,000 gauss. Generally the higher the field, the better the depth of eraser, but other factors such as inductive heating effects and power loss that increase with higher flux limit the field strength in practical designs.
The tape is rotated in the rotating pan or the magnet assemblies are rotated. The rate of rotation of the tapes, when used, may be as low as 40 revolutions per minute or higher. The linear movement of the tape, such as on a conveyor belt with a plurality of tapes being moved, may be at any convenient speed such as 0.3 inches per second but should be in a range of 0.1 inches per second to two inches per second. The rates of rotation and linear speed are interdependent and are selected prior to the degaussing in conjunction with the depth of erasure needed, the intensity of field that is to be applied and the coercivity of the magnetic medium.
From the above description, it can be understood that the degausser of this invention has several advantages, such as: (1) it is relatively economical and fast in operation because it applies a single field at an effective angle; and (2) it provides a greater level of erasure for the same magnetic flux density than other techniques.
Although a preferred embodiment of the invention has been described with some particularity, many modifications and variations in the invention are possible in the light of the above teachings. Therefore, it is to be understood that, within the scope of the appended claims, the invention may be practiced other than as specifically described.
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Find a way to reward the stars to balance the mediocre
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Some people are knocking this plugin because it requires you to set up an account at localendar.com. I am a long-time webmaster who has many sites moving to WordPress. Rather than migrate all of the existing content to a WP-specific plugin, this plugin lets me use all of their existing calendars. Plus, localendar has a ton of features most of these johhny-come-latelys just don't have
Why does this plugin have a conditional to load jQuery 1.4 if jQuery is undefined?
Also why does this plugin load 2 js files from your website instead of including these files inside the plugin itself... Which one of these JS files also loads 8 other JS files from your website. This is bad practice.
I was trying to find a good plug in to use with my Google calendar. This is not it. I'm not even sure it is a real plug in since you have to host your calendar on a separate site, then embed their code onto your page, after you pay your subscription.
I selected the Premium version and it does everything I need it to do. I paid over $60 for another plugin and it would cut off the title and not display the time.
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I had some problems with the month not displaying but once I changed the style to the default style, I was able to view the month. If you can figure out the CSS, I'm sure that could be rectified too. For the cost, it does what I need it to do.
It's not that the month wasn't displaying, the problem lies in the fact that the font was white and so was the background of the section.
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I don't like to enter all my calendars to some other site!
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It's not immediately obvious that you need to set up an account and host your calendar on their website. That's the first bummer, but not a huge deal. I was able to get my .ics feed working fine within their system.
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Just over 10 years ago, I took my first trip out of the United States. I remember holding my shiny, new, blank passport in my hands, excited for the adventure I was going on. I saw my first sights of New York in the distance on a layover in Newark before flying off to Paris. We spent some time in Paris and a few other spots in France, and flew over to London for a weekend. It's a trip I'll never forget.
Back then, though, I wasn't nearly into food as I am now. I really hope to go back one day to experience a lot of the food that I missed out on, but I have fond memories of paninis and crepes and the best grilled cheese sandwich I have ever eaten. I also remember all of the different candy bars there were to try out when we were in London. I tried my first Flake, and I still wish I could find some more of those Coconut Rolos. I'm intrigued by the candy that you can find in other countries.
Sponge Toffee is a candy that originated in Britain, but is also popular in Australia and New Zealand. The honeycomb-like interior is made simply of sugar and golden syrup cooked together, and then baking soda works it's magic, creating the holes and spaces in the candy. It almost feels like a science experiment when you are making it!! After cooling off, you break the candy into chunks and dip them in chocolate.
I'll admit this wasn't the easiest recipe for me, even though the ingredients are few and the instructions are short. First time around, I had a 2 1/2 year old distracting me, and I totally burnt the sugar. The second time, I think my candy thermometer must be a little bit off, because the candy still tasted a little bit burnt, although my husband said he couldn't tell after I had dipped the chunks in the chocolate. We both definitely preferred the chocolate dipped candy to the plain toffee, and I know with some practice this could be a very fun recipe to work with!
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Sponge Toffee
from Field Guide to Candy
makes about 24 pieces
1 cup sugar
3 tablespoons golden syrup (you can also substitute corn syrup or honey)
3 teaspoons baking soda
bittersweet chocolate
Line an 8×8-inch baking dish with foil and butter generously. Set aside.
Heat the sugar and syrup in a saucepan. (Make sure your saucepan is big enough for when you add the baking soda and it bubbles up.) Bring to a boil over medium-high heat. Cook until it reaches 285F.
Remove from the heat and stir in the baking soda. Stir well so that all of the baking soda will dissolve. Be careful – the mixture will really bubble up and it is extremely hot.
Pour the mixture in the prepared pan to cool.
When cooled, break into pieces. Dip in tempered chocolate. Place on a piece of waxed paper to set.
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Oh DEAR. My heart just stopped.
Oh I've definitely got to bookmark this one! Sounds like such a tasty little indulgence!
These sponge candies are some of my favorites. Where did you find the Lyle's Golden Syrup?
I love the look of these! They sound so tasty. I'm currently in Switzerland working for five months (am originally from Canada) and am taking full advantage of trying all the different kinds of foods. Italy has my favorite main dish meals so far, but I love all the candies (especially homemade nougat) in France. I hope you make it back to Europe soon! You'll love it so much more now that you're a foodie!
Trying food from other countries is such a fun experience. The first time I traveled out of the country was when I was in high school and I went to London and Scotland. Boy was I ecstatic to see a candy made from honey of the beautiful purple heather plant!
This is like Crunchie (the candy bar in England). I remember them as a kid – yummy! Love when you can have fun with your food like this!
There definitely is something fun about international candy! I've never had these before but I love toffee of any kind!
There is a roadside, fruit stand place here that sells this, I love it!
I made honeycomb using pretty much exactly the same kind of recipe (a Nigella Lawson version) and it really is wonderful isnt it! So addictive but gorgeous to top off desserts and the such with, although my batch disappeared before we could do anything with it!
In fact heres the recipe
it doesnt require a thermometer and worked flawlessly for me so you might want to give it a whirl one day
a homemade Aussie Violet Crumble!! yummmmm
Running home after work today and making these! Haven't had a Violet Crumble or Crunchie in 13 years (since I left Oz).
some things simply aren't worth fighting with a candy thermometer (and cleaning it), and i deem this probably not worthy. i'll just have a butterfinger, right?
I've had imported candy like this and LOVE it, but I've never made it. Sure want to now.
This is just sinful! However, in a VERY good way!! They are addicting but I made sure to make them to be able to share, otherwise I am sure I would have made myself sick from eating too many! lol However, I do plan to make these again for the holidays, which are sure to be a hit!


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Despite toppling the dictator Hosni Mubarak in February 2011, Egypt remained under military rule and brutal repression. The revolution continues; activists are still protesting and still using Twitter to get the word out. Tweets from Tahrir told the story of the 18-day uprising that removed Mubarak; this page brings live coverage of the struggle.
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*Wall St hit by earnings; Apple shares off more than 2 pct. Although data showed a pick-up in U.S. economic growth in the third quarter, gloomy earnings and outlook statements from major global companies such as Apple and Amazon, South Korea's Samsung and Renault and Ericsson in Europe corroded hopes of a recovery in the global economy.
*Dow off 0.3 pct, S&P 500 off 0.5 pct, Nasdaq off 0.6 pct. NEW YORK, Oct 26- U.S. stocks fell on Friday, as investors fretted about Apple's weaker-than-expected results- the latest in a string of lackluster earnings- and signs that economic growth is still not strong enough to make a significant reduction in unemployment.
TRENTON, N.J.-- One of the New Jersey's largest utility companies says residents should expect power outages of a week or more once the effects of Hurricane Sandy hit the state. A spokesman for Jersey Central Power and Light told a news conference Friday that people should take precautions now but prepare for the worst.
NEW YORK-- The CEO of Comcast, the country's largest cable company, has expressed his condolences to the family of employee Kevin Krim, after two of his children were stabbed to death Thursday. On a Friday conference call about Comcast's quarterly finances, CEO Brian Roberts said the company "will do everything we can to support the family in their awful time."
HARRISBURG, Pa.-- Utilities, road crews, and emergency management personnel throughout Pennsylvania are girding for a potentially damaging storm early next week.
PHILADELPHIA-- Cable giant Comcast Corp., the nation's largest provider of TV and high-speed Internet services, more than doubled its net income in the third quarter, helped by fewer cancelations of video service than expected and by breaking even on the expensive-to-produce London Olympics.
PHILADELPHIA-- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency said Sunoco Inc. is paying a $117,000 fine to settle alleged violations of hazardous waste storage regulations at one of its former plants in northeast Philadelphia. The EPA said it cited Sunoco for violating a federal law governing the storage and disposal of hazardous waste.
Here is a summary of earnings reports from United Continental Holdings Corp., Delta Air Lines Inc., US Airways Group Inc., AMR Corp., parent of American Airlines, and Southwest Airlines Co.. United Continental's profit shrunk to $6 million from $653 million a year ago.
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Delta Air Lines reported a billion-dollar third-quarter profit and said demand is holding up well. The world's second-largest airline posted net income of $1.05 billion, or $1.23 per share, compared with $549 million, or 65 cents, a year earlier. And Southwest is still integrating AirTran _ 17 months after buying the company.
PHILADELPHIA-- Pennsylvania's gambling board on Wednesday reminded developers there are three weeks before the Nov. 15 deadline to submit applications for Philadelphia's second casino license.
MONTCLAIR, N.J.-- Across New Jersey, most communities approached about hosting one of the state's first legal medical marijuana dispensaries in out-of-the-way industrial zones have just said no, after outpourings of public opposition.
PHILADELPHIA-- A man who drove an SUV onto an airport runway, forcing a passenger jet to abort its landing, was sentenced Wednesday to 16 months in prison and must pay $92,000 in restitution. Kenneth Mazik, 25, of Chadds Ford, crashed through a gate on March 1 and led police on a runway chase at speeds topping 100 mph.
DETROIT-- Arts groups in Detroit will share nearly $20 million donated by the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation, including $9 million to be awarded through a communitywide contest to boost the city's best arts ideas, the foundation announced Tuesday.
In areas such as mortgages, voter identification and immigration enforcement, the presidential candidates differ over how to use laws that guarantee equality and how far the Justice Department's civil rights division, which exerts strong influence on issues of race and ethnicity, should go to ensure all Americans are treated fairly.
GROWING AGAIN: Manufacturing in the Philadelphia region expanded in October following five months of declines. THE DETAILS: The Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia reported Thursday that its index of regional manufacturing activity had a reading of 5.7 in October following a -1.9 reading in September. The gain took the Philadelphia index.
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On Tuesday, the NHL made its strongest, and most public, pitch yet to save a full season. "I hope we can get going ASAP," Red Wings defenseman Niklas Kronwall told The Associated Press on Wednesday. " Fehr met with the union to formulate a response, and in a letter to players and agents said the management plan would cost his members more than $1.6 billion over six years.
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The Tempest! In! Space!
Ever heard an extraterrestrial speak in Shakespearean prose? Or a sentient computer in iambic pentameter? Thanks to WSC Avant Bard's occasional tradition of mounting the Bard's plays in Klingon, these aren't entirely—ahem—alien concepts to D.C. theatergoers.
The newest member of the local verse-and-Vulcans scene? Lean and Hungry Theater, which presents its newest radio play on WAMU-FM this Sunday at 6 p.m. It's a futuristic, one-hour take on Shakespeare's The Tempest, which the troupe will perform live in front of a live studio audience, followed by a Q&A moderated by the station's Kojo Nnamdi. The adaptation, by Hannah Todd, marries Shakespeare's language with a sci-fi soundscape as way to entice genre fans, young listeners, and even traditional fans of classical theater.
As far as creating an aural landscape, relocating the story to the Naples Galaxy far, far away has required the company to depart from its usual M.O. "We need more swooshing and sliding, " says Artistic Director Jessica Hansen. "If we were to produce [the sounds] live it would require an entirely different set of Foley equipment from what we've used in the past. We typically try to work a slide whistle into every show, but—because it's sci-fi and so modern we're taking a one-show break from doing the live foley, and focusing on computer-generated sound."
Todd, who will also direct Sunday's performance, found her concept by "looking for inspiration from classic radio programs...one of the most long -standing radio drama genres is science-fiction." And The Tempest, it turns out, has gone to space before. The 1956 classic Forbidden Planet takes its plot from the play, "but I don't know of any version of Shakespeare's Tempest, done sci-fi," says Todd. "Then I just went from there...I decided that Caliban would be an alien because he's the inhabitant of the planet. Ariel would be a sentient computer program...that seemed a good way to do a science-fiction version of a spirit."
Lean and Hungry's sound designer, Gregg Martin, composed mostly original music for the production, but the troupe also included one science-fiction standard. "You know the tune of Daisy Bell?" says Todd. "'Daisy, Daisy, give me your answer do,' the song that Hal sings at the end of 2001: A Space Odyssey? It's also the first song—Gregg told me this—that they ever programmed a computer to sing in 1961. You can look it up on YouTube. So that's what he did for the Ariel song."
Todd hopes the concept will appeal to a broad, "cross-generational" audience. The post-performance Q&A is another means to that end, in keeping with the company's efforts to make Shakespeare accessible to students and to populations often underserved by traditional theaters, such as the blind and elderly. "We typically have somebody with a radio background and someone with an educational background," explains Hansen. This time she intends to broaden the panel to include herself and some of The Tempest's cast and crew "to talk about the concept of the theater company and our process."
And what does the company think of Kojo Nnamdi moderating the talk-back and adding some stardust to the proceedings? "I'm so excited, you have no idea," says Todd. "He has a little group of fan girls in this cast and crew. When we found out that he was going to be doing the talk-back, there was a lot of squealing and jumping up and down."
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Updated: 12/08/2008 - Last week we told you about a Burleson County family whose home was destroyed in an early morning fire in Tunis. They loss everything but the clothes on their backs.
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Updated: 12/08/2008 - Less than 24 hours after putting out one fire, College Station firefighters were back on Texas A&M's campus for another small blaze.
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Lomboz - a J2EE plug-in for Eclipse - has become open source. That is great news for the Eclipse and Open Source communities. A couple of days ago I was browsing the Web to get more information about JOnAS and JORAM. As both products are offered by the same entity (ObjectWeb), I decided to take a look at their repository. Then, once I clicked on that link, I got the suprise: it said Lomboz was...
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As I have spent a good bit of the last 3 years in developing Aspire/J2EE, my discussions involuntarily drift towards floating this name. Foes ignore and friends, out of pure courtesy mainly I suspect, ask me what is Aspire/J2EE. I start, real fast (before they have a chance to retreat), and explain that it is a RAD tool for Java and J2EE ingeneral and you can do real cool things with it. And I...
on Jan 7, 2004
The demos we intend to show next week at Linux World include: JackNet - devices We now have a cool "crystal ball" like lamp with swirling effects, etc. that we will control via JackNet. Upon pulling down the code I noticed that the "JackNet Clan" are aiming towards a x10 implementation ... should be fun. Go - JNLP link available ... no excuses The folks at Morgan Spenser Consulting...
on Jan 16, 2004
Drop us a line if you are attending, or interested in attending, LinuxWorld and would like to "talk JXTA." Free exhibit passes are available up through Jan 19th. Java == platform independence XML == application independence JXTA == network independence Secure End-to-End Computing in my ears: The Crystal Method/Vegas/Cherry Twist
on Jan 13, 2004
It just keeps getting better. Community Members,We are pleased to announce the availability of a new JXTA J2SE stablerelease, 2.2 "Timpani". The 2.2 release is a significant release thatcontains a number of new features and some important bug fixes.This release is designed to be API and protocol backwards compatiblewith other JXTA J2SE 2.x releases. <a href="http://www.jxta....
on Dec 16, 2003
The inaugural JXTA Bug Day has been fun. Met some new folks and chatted with vetrans alike. The best of all situations is when this *stuff* deploys, configures and renders in the "real world" relatively seemlessly ... and this has been a re-occuring comment from folks new to JXTA which happened upon JXTA Bug Day. Cool feedback has also been that it is great to have a JXTA reference...
on Dec 10, 2003
Starting tomorrow, 2003.12.10, we will be using MyJXTA as a means to both test the newly minted JXTA 2.2 and collaborate on ideas, observations, etc via the JXTA Bug Day. All perpsectives are welcomed so if you have a JXTA itch to scratch this is a great opportunity. Feel free to try things out and offer observations, suggest improvements, sling some code, etc. Java == platform independence...
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Microsoft is redefining the application interface around rich clients, and if Java does not have an answer, it faces being cut off from end users. The answer lies in matching Microsoft's richness while trumping it on security. FYI, I just published an article in Java Developers Journal: The Rich Client Strikes Back.
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My friend Max has a new 17" Powerbook so we spent the afternoon gathering the extra software he wanted to get up to fully productive speed. Among the downloads was NeoOffice/J v0.7.1, Patrick Luby's latest release of his Java-front-ended OpenOffice.org. The new version loads and runs way faster than the previous one and I'd really recommend it to Mac users as its compatibility with MS Office is...
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I know, I have never been really aggressive in any of my posts. The problem is that, even though there are some wise people - I am not wise, I am just reasonable - telling people they are doing bad things, they keep on doing it. I ought to speak out, then. I have no choice. I can't see people doing something so irrational and still remain silently. Sorry folks, if this entry offends you, but this...
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[Another look back at the XML 2003 conference last week. I feel sortof blogspherically incorrect in waiting a week to write down these thoughts, but I wanted to let them bounce around a bit, and look at what others wrote.] Adam Bosworth of BEA delivered the opening keynote address on Wednesday. He started by reminding us of the dream that XML geeks shared back in 1998: Information should not...
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Jedit, wordml, xaml, jxpath, InfoPath, XForms are some of the names that I have jotted down in 2003 to take a look at in the future. Hopefully I will get to some of these in 2004. The following knowledge folder named "Research" explores these ideas a bit further and provide additional references. Research Knowledge Folder On a personal front I want to consider the following: Provide a...
on Jan 7, 2004
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I've spent an inordinate amount of time debugging distributed protocol stacks and applications. Building distributed systems / protocol stacks is a tricky affair. It takes a lot of time and patience and testing to get it all right and then some. Reproducing bugs in such systems is tough. Building scalable test frameworks is tough. One normally resorts to looking at event logs and traces and the...
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Portability or Interoperability Can one helping the other? Portability is the ability to move a program or programing logic from one system to another system, usually with minimal overhead, or in the case of Java, virtually no overhead. Interoperability is the ability of systems to seamlessly communicate with each other. Where is the connection between Portability and Interoperability...
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I recently started a project on java.net which allows untrusted users to upload classes to a SIP service platform (for customizing call control in a SIP network). In doing so I played around quite a bit with bytecode re-writing using the bcel library. I was quite surprised at the type of run-time customizations that this simple technique allows. Using this technique and by the simple expedient...
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Exceptions is one area where opinions differ considerably. Not only about the usage of exceptions but also about the need and utility of checked exceptions. I hear arguments from various sides. They all seem valid in their own right. I use interfaces heavily in my coding practice. Particularly in my J2EE tool Aspire. Over time I paid dearly for not declaring exceptions on these interfaces....
on Jan 2, 2004
First, take a look at the following URL. And if you are keen about the story behind it you can proceed to read the rest. Knowledge Folders of Satya Komatineni Like many other I-will-do-it-myself programmers I have ended up with my own blogging software at about the same time as the OSCON 2003. I had been planning on adding seemingly simple enhancements since then. Never gotten around to it. I...
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Filters is an architectural concept that works hand in hand with factories. When factories create object or objects a filter provide an option to post-process these object or objects. This ability may not be as important in procedural and OO coding but place an important role in declarative programming. Because "declarative programming" when used as a supporting architecture for OO programming,...
on Dec 18, 2003
NetBeans team announced some weeks ago the near future of NetBeans. Already last month it was possible to test the new window systems integrated in the trunk release. Very nice result. You can Drag & Drop windows, Tabulations, as you want. maximize the editor, change order of tabulation, ... see if the method is well an overriding method manage tasklist A lot of nice and very useful...
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The FROG DR's of Golden Gate Park – If There's a Clawed Frog-gy/ In Your Neighborhood/ Who Ya Gonna Call?Thursday, May 14th, 2015
FROGBUSTERS! [Read down starting here. This scene is a little bit away from the Lily Pond at the old quarry – let's hope GGP won't need too many frog docs in future.]
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Is Somebody Pouring Bleach into the Lily Pond in Golden Gate Park? Sure Looks That Way – Bye Bye FroggiesTuesday, November 19th, 2013
The invasive frog-fighting Breaking Bad-style tents are gone from our Lily Pond and now we're left with this:
Are those empty bleach bottles being used as floaters?
Sure looks that way.
Oh, here you go, just inside the fence which surrounds the pond now
They're using bleach to kill something, right?
Last I heard, they were trying to kill tadpoles, but I don't know if tadpoles even exist in November.
Anyway, those Fish and Gamers might finally be winning this battle…
Groove on These Crazy Colors Atop Golden Gate Park's Lily Pond – SF is Killing Frogs There – PETA ObjectsTuesday, January 8th, 2013
They tried to make Golden Gate Park's Lily Pond (aka Rock Quarry) go to rehab and it said, "yes, yes, yes."
So pretty soon, there will be no more invasive African clawed frogs to worry about, probably.
Get all the deets from the Recreation and Park Department.
But PETA, well PETA aint happy:
"According to media reports, the California Department of Fish and Game and the city of San Francisco are considering draining Lily Pond at Golden Gate Park in order to kill thousands of African clawed frogs who reside there. Reportedly, the frogs were released from research laboratories only to be deemed "invasive" through no fault of their own. Once the pond's water levels drop, these animals will slowly suffocate to death. PETA apprised officials of our concerns, and while they stated that other methods were on the table, they did not guarantee that this cruel initiative would be stopped. Now it's your turn to weigh in!
Please urge the California Department of Fish and Game and city officials to halt all plans to drain the pond while aquatic animals remain at the location. Also, ask them to mercifully euthanize the frogs rather than subjecting them to agonizing deaths if alternative methods of control are impossible."
Or maybe PETA is happy now, I don't know.
But most or all of these troublesome critters are now in Froggy Heaven, where they belong.
Here's what the colorful tarps look like these days:
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"In partnership with the California Department of Fish and Game, the San Francisco Recreation and Park Department is rehabilitating the Lily Pond in Golden Gate Park. Phase one of the rehabilitation includes the removal of the highly invasive African clawed frog. The African clawed frog is a species of concern due to its ability to rapidly degrade aquatic ecosystems. Because of the frog's invasive nature they are illegal to own, transport or sell without a permit in many states, including California. Under the supervision of the California Department of Fish and Game, an integrated, least-toxic approach to frog removal has been developed, which involves hand capture of the frog and the use of carbon dioxide in solution. In addition, the removal requires fencing the pond, cutting the vegetation within and around the pond, as well as covering the pond with netting and tarps. Following the removal of the African clawed frog, the Lily Pond will be positioned for future beautification and renovation, once funds are made available. We anticipate the 1st phase of the rehabilitation to be completed in Spring 2013."
"The infestation of African clawed frogs at Lily Pond in San Francisco's Golden Gate Park has been known for several years. The estimate is that at this time less than ten adult frogs remain in the pond. The California Department of Fish and Game (CDFG) has been assisting the San Francisco Recreation and Park Department (RPD) in its efforts to implement an effective Eradication Plan, and subsequently restore the pond and its environs to a visually pleasing public use destination. The recent PETA Alert Notice contains erroneous information regarding the joint efforts.
The establishment of a population of this species outside of its natural habitat (the arid/semiarid regions of southern Africa) are of particularly concern because of it profound disruptive impacts to aquatic ecosystems. African clawed frogs are scavengers and will eat almost anything living, dying or dead and any type of organic waste. African clawed frogs are highly invasive producing many hundreds of eggs each reproductive cycle, which in San Francisco's Mediterranean climate can occur up to four times a year. Translocation of this species outside of its current location could easily and significantly impact critical habitats for a number of California's aquatic organisms, including species listed under the Federal Endangered Species Act, such as red-legged frog, coho and coastal Chinook salmon, steelhead trout, California and giant garter snake, etc. The expansion of established populations within California associated with translocation of frogs from this location is a very real threat.
The recent PETA Alert Notice contains erroneous information. CDFG and RPD have not proposed draining the pond to suffocate the African clawed frog population. Such an action would be counter-productive in that it would likely result in dispersal of adult frogs and have little or no impact on aestivating adults or the eggs which would remain viable for some time. Further, adult African clawed frogs, although a fully aquatic species, are air breathers.
Another apparent error in the PETA Alert pertains to the number of African clawed frogs at this location indicating that it is likely that the pond contained over a thousand frogs. However, this is no longer the case as most all of the frogs have been removed. The joint efforts are now directed at the eradication of any remaining eggs and tadpoles with as much care as possible to undertake the eradication program in a humane a way.
For more information about the eradication plan, please contact California Department of Fish and Game:
Eric J. Larson,
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7329 Silverado Trail
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There's No Way You'll Get Arrested at the Bay to Breakers – C'mon Down, No Registration Required!Friday, May 6th, 2011
So here's the question – what would you do if you were at the Bay to Breakers party and a cop tries to take away your beer or make you pour it out? Would you:
1. Grudgingly comply; or
2. Assume a fighting posture not unlike that of that leprechaun from Notre Dame and then start yelling, "Tase me, bro!"
If you answered 1, then you've got no worries, Bro-ham.
Click here to learn about the legalities of BtoB and click here to learn about the practicalities ("Why You Should Crash the Bay to Breakers Even Though It's Sold-Out") of BtoB.
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What's New at the Bay to Breakers 100 Party? The Great Fence of the Panhandle! Will It Fence You In?Tuesday, May 3rd, 2011
Uh oh, this is new for 2011 at the annual Bay to Breakers street party:
"Installation of fencing along the portion of the race beside the Panhandle will begin at 12:01am on race day"
What will the fence be made of? Mmmmm….
Will it be an impenetrable paywall such that spectators (and non-spectators) won't be able to get from the north side of Fell Street to the south side of Fell Street for hours and hours?
Did the residents sign off on this? Don't think so. Appears as if the Great Fence of the 94117 is the brainchild of the co-sponsoring Western Addition / Inner Sunset NIMBY groups what are partially in charge of the show this year, you know, along with the "owner" of BtoB, that guy that supported anti-gay Proposition 8 even though he doesn't live in California. Isn't that funny?
Actually, most of the people who live near the Panhandle aren't the rich, uptight, old, white, homeowners that the MSM loves to quote all the time.
Typical non-NIMBYs of the Panhandle area having a good time and drinking on a dreaded sunny day. See how non-uptight and non-judgmental they are?
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Anyway, let's hope the new fencing doesn't kill anybody…
Golden Gate Park's Outside Lands 2009 Already a Huge SuccessSaturday, August 29th, 2009
One-third of Outside Lands 2009 is finished and the reviews are universally good, more or less.
But what's up with the water situation? People need to buy water? Srsly? How about air, is there a fee for breathing?
via minusman
At least they're not charging $4 for a bottle of water, the way it went at the riotous Woodstock 1999.
Outside Lands 2009 Preparations are Finished – How Will the Kids Sneak in This Year?Friday, August 28th, 2009
Meadows Speedway and Lindley were abuzz yesterday in Golden Gate Park due to preparations for the sure-to-be-delightful Outside Lands 2009, which fires up this afternoon. The thriftiest among us will have to deal with a more robust fencing situation, it would appear. Check it:
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You're looking at perimeter chainlink that's something like 9 feet high, coupled with crowd control fencing that's a bit shorter.
Which strategy will win out this year – over, through, or under? Only time will tell…
Also new for this year is a huge signage effort:
Look for the Critical Mass riders to show up 'round about eight-ish. Guaranteed.
Have a great OL09!
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Stanford's Gibbs repeats as singles champion
Original post made on May 28, 2013
Stanford junior Nicole Gibbs defeated Nebraska's Mary Weatherholt, 6-2, 6-4, on Monday in Urbana, Ill., to become the first repeat NCAA singles champion since former Cardinal standout Amber Liu did it in 2003-04.
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