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Water Regulations Companies in Micronesia
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GEA Filtration
based in Hudson, WISCONSIN (USA)
GEA Filtration custom designs membrane filtration systems that best utilize the technologies of microfiltration, ultrafiltration, nanofiltration, or reverse osmosis for each customer`s specific application. GEA Filtration is a world leader in the design, engineering, production, installation, support, and testing of large filtration systems for the dairy, food and ...
Custom Stack Analysis, LLC.
based in Alliance, OHIO (USA)
Custom Stack Analysis, LLC. was originally established in Alliance, Ohio in 1965 by Mr. Ernest Kolm. In the year 2000 the company was acquired by Mr. James K. Gray who has many years experience in the field of air emissions testing. Custom Stack Analysis, LLC. has capabilities for performing Stack Testing, Analytical Services, Burner Combustion Efficiency, Indoor Air ...
MJM Environmental Pty Ltd.
based in Newcastle, AUSTRALIA
MJM Environmental Pty Ltd is a solely Australian owned company specialising in environmental and water treatment engineering. The company consists of the Environmental Engineering and Water Engineering business units.
Wigen Water Technologies
based in Chaska, MINNESOTA (USA)
Since its inception in 1965, Wigen Water Technologies has grown to become a leading OEM of custom water treatment systems, specializing in application-specific, cost-effective and reliable solutions for industrial, municipal and ultrapure clients. Our products include a variety of state-of-the-art technologies, expertly designed to meet each client's specific needs. From ...
CENSAR Technologies,Inc.
based in Sarasota, FLORIDA (USA)
Innovative manufacturer of water quality and security instrumentation. Patented electrochemical and optical direct insertion sensors. CENSAR Technologies, Inc. has been serving the water and wastewater industry since 1998. We specialize in water quality instrumentation, and our staff offers quality and reliable service you can count on.
Royal Environmental Systems, Inc.
based in Stacy, MINNESOTA (USA)
Protect today by building for tomorrow with Royal Environmental Systems. Royal offers a complete line of high efficiency oil / water separation, catastrophic spill control, grease (animal & vegetable fat) separation, corrosion control, erosion control, and sediment control products designed to increase the longevity of your projects while reducing long-term costs. We also ...
Titan Cloud Software Company, LLC
based in Brentwood, TENNESSEE (USA)
Titan offers the petroleum industry`s most powerful cloud software--the solution used by the largest c-stores, commercial fleet, and petroleum marketers in the world. This software protects your valuable underground storage tank (UST) and above ground storage tank (AST) assets by enabling proactive management of all regulatory and operational risks. Its full array of ...
Analytical Services, Inc
based in Williston, VERMONT (USA)
Analytical Services, Inc. (ASI) is a full service environmental microbiology laboratory located in Williston, VT. Incorporated in 1993, our primary business is serving the public water supply industry with testing, research and consulting services related to microbiology. ASI is engaged in water supply projects involving source water (LT2 compliance monitoring, watershed ...
Calgon Carbon Corporation
based in Pittsburgh, PENNSYLVANIA (USA)
Calgon Carbon Corporation, a global manufacturer and supplier of activated carbon and innovative treatment systems, provides value-added technologies and services for optimizing production processes and safely purifying water and air. As a leader in the activated carbon industry and with ultraviolet light disinfection and oxidation expertise, Calgon Carbon Corporation has ...
Quantum Compliance
based in Ann Arbor, MICHIGAN (USA)
Quantum Compliance provides Environmental Health and Safety (EH&S) software solutions that help businesses implement and maintain compliant and sustainable EH&S practices. Our cost-effective modules are available individually or as part of the integrated Q EHS compliance system. Founded in 1985 by a team of environmental engineering and computer science professionals who ...


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So, I've been a long time lurker and haven't posted much. I'm in grad school now and figure cycling would be a good way to get into shape and a decent way to commute. I go to ASU and currently I drive 25 miles one way. It would only be 6 miles to their west campus where I could catch the free inter-campus shuttle. Riding a bike will end up saving me hundreds, possibly thousands of dollars each year.
The main obstacle for me is money. I want to stay under $400 for a new bike. So, I thought about this one from bikes direct:
What I'm unsure of though is how good the components are and if they'll hold up. Assembly shouldn't be a major issue since I used to help assemble bikes when I worked for Target and there is a bike co-op on campus where I can get help.
I guess what I'm asking is there a major quality difference between the $350 bike and this one that is a step up:
Any help would be great! Thanks.

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"Kr?kenes lighthouse" Top 5 Page for this destination Norway Things to Do Tip by sim1
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Halfway up the hill you can see the Kråkenes Fyr (Fyr means lighthouse is Norwegian). You can't reach Kråkenes fyr all the way by car, you have to park it at the bottom of the hill and walk your way up to the lighthouse. I was happy to have an umbrella with me as it protected me a bit from the wind and the rain. It was a hazardous occupation though, hahaha, the wind was fierce and trying to keep the umbrella in one piece wasn't an easy task.
The fun thing is that you can go inside the lighthouse to have a coffee or a light snack. It is really cosy inside the lighthouse, a perfect location to have a cup of tea and waffles. And besides that it is also a hotel! So if you like you can stay here overnight :-) I have no clue how expensive it is though, but here is a phone number where you can get more information + 47 57 85 55 27
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Some people in Onslow County will lose water service for part of Monday. ONWASA says it will make repairs to a major water line that serves the Holly Ridge area.
The outage is expected to last from 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. Monday.
People along Highway 17 between Folkstone and Old Folkstone Road, and those on Folkstone to Otter Pond Drive will experience an interruption in their water service. Those in Holly Ridge may experience a temporary decrease in water pressure, but they should not experience an interruption in service.


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Finally, Eva reveals her pussy on pages of some magazine. And it was worth the wait to see Eva's nicely tripped bush and have again enjoy the view of her magnificent perky breasts. She has got a nice toned body and should not be shamed of exposing it more often…
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Breach of Promise to Marry (Paperback)
A History of How Jilted Brides Settled Scores
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'The marriage day was fixed, the wedding dresses were bought, the wedding tour was planned out, the wedding guests were invited. The day came but not the bridegroom...'
While Dickens' embittered spinster Miss Havisham stopped all her clocks on her wedding day and 'never since looked upon the light of day', the reality was much brighter for thousands of jilted women. The real Miss Havisham's didn't mope in faded wedding finery – they hired lawyers and struck the first 'no-win, no fee' deals to sue for breach of promise.
From the 1790s right up to the 1960s, jilted women (and sometimes rejected suitors) employed a range of tactics to bring false lovers to book. Denise Bates uncovers over 1,000 forgotten cases of women who found very different endings to their fictional counterparts:
Mary Ann Smith forged evidence of a courtship to entrap an Earl. Catherine Kempsall shot the man who denied their engagement, Gladys Knowles was awarded a record £10,000 in damages by a jury in 1890, Daisy Mons discreetly negotiated a £50,000 settlement from a Lord
Based on original research, this social history of breach of promise shows that when men behaved badly hell had no fury like a woman scorned!
As featured on Woman's Hour, in the Daily Express, Irish Mail on Sunday, Sheffield Star, Eastern Daily Press, Portsmouth News, Norwich Evening News, Glossop Chronicle, Tameside Reporter and Hull Daily Mail.
Also seen in Discover Your History Magazine,
This book's stories of either the man or woman being wronged are fascinating...there's an incredibly detailed amount of information on the law that can't fail to interest history buffs and legal eagles alike.Northern Echo
Bates tells the stories of some interesting cases from 1790s until the 1960s.Bookseller
An engrossing look at a forgotten law that affected our ancestors. What emerges is also a social history of marriage and marriage laws, so important for understanding the period in which your ancestors lived.Family Tree Magazine
This is a fascinating piece of social history, which will be of great interest to many family historians. 'Breach of Promise to Marry' gets the 'Your Family Tree Magazine's' Seal of Approval!Your Family Tree
Examining real cases of breach of promise, the author gives us a fascinating slice of social history, and an insight into a bygone moral code.Cheshire Life
Highly entertaining.This England
As seen in the Tameside Advertiser.Tameside Advertiser
If you want a little light relief from challenging family history research then dip into the pages of this book, where you will find engrossing stories which could just inspire you.Essex Family Historian
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Breach of promise was a law in force between 1780 and 1970 under which a jilted man or woman could seek damages after a broken engagement, yet today it's largely forgotten. Denise Bates' book 'Breach of Promise to Marry' sheds light on this little known law and explores the different ways in which it was used to claim for compensation after a seduction led to pregnancy; to exact revenge and financially ruin an ex-suitor; to illegally extort money in order to set up home with another lover; or simply to seek recompense for 'hurt feelings'.Michelle Higgs
Meticulously researched, this book is packed with detailed case studies and information from contemporary sources such as newspapers. What's clear is that the road to matrimony was fraught with difficulty and it was a foolish man who proposed marriage and then broke off the engagement. 'Breach of Promise to Marry' is a fascinating read for anyone interested in social history.


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My son had his first fever a few days ago. It was 104.5 so we were concerned and I knew we had to take him to the doctor. His first pediatrician pushed vaccines on us at his 2 month appointment. Actually he had pulled all the stops with the fear mongering and gave us some misinformation regarding the DTAP. SInce then I have been looking around for a new pediatrician, which I found. His practice is holistic. That's great but the only down side is his office does not file with the insurance company so it is quite pricey out of pocket. I got the paperwork to file with my insurance company so we will see how that goes.
Anyway, the visit went really well and we were prescribed some herbal remedies to help make LO more comfortable with pain and fever as well as immune support. They worked great, and LO's fever broke 24 hours later.
While we were there, the doctor expressed that his practice does not offer traditional vaccines (how refreshing!) because he believes their benefit does not outweigh the risks (YAY), but he does offer and recommend Nosodes, which are a homeopathic alternative to vaccines. We are in Virginia and he said that he has a lot of patients come from West Virginia to receive Nosodes and get a medical exemption from him.
So now we are researching Nosodes and it looks like a great alternative for us. It was really nice to finally see a doctor who had done his own research.


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Lawmaker: Local officials lost $1.7B due to Lehman
WASHINGTON A lawmaker says the collapse of Lehman Brothers cost 40 municipalities nationwide around $1.7 billion and devastated local services in a county she represents.
Rep. Anna Eshoo, D-Calif., is telling House lawmakers Tuesday that San Mateo County lost $155 million as a result of the Wall Street firm's meltdown in September 2008.
She says county officials were "not rolling the dice to optimize their dollars. They invested in the safest, most conservative instruments."
Lehman's collapse was the biggest corporate bankruptcy in U.S. history. It threw global financial markets into crisis.
The hearing will examine what led to the collapse of Lehman and will probe a bankruptcy examiner's report that the firm masked $50 billion in debt.
THIS IS A BREAKING NEWS UPDATE. Check back soon for further information. AP's earlier story is below.
WASHINGTON (AP) - The former chief executive of Lehman Brothers will tell House lawmakers Tuesday that he has no memory of an accounting maneuver that a bankruptcy examiner says the company used to mask its perilous financial condition.
Richard Fuld, Lehman's former CEO, said he has "absolutely no recollection whatsoever" of any documents related to the so-called Repo 105 accounting maneuver, according to testimony prepared for a hearing of the House Financial Services Committee.
Last month, an examiner appointed by the bankruptcy court to investigate the Lehman debacle issued a 2,200-page report finding that the firm masked $50 billion in debt.
Since the report came out, interest has grown on Capitol Hill among lawmakers seeking to find out if the accounting gimmick was widely used by Wall Street firms to hide their debt.
The government was unable to engineer a private-sector rescue of the failing firm or come up with some other solution. Lehman was forced to declare bankruptcy - the biggest in U.S. history - in the fall of 2008. That threw financial markets in the United States and around the globe into crisis.
Fuld, who hasn't appeared before Congress since October 2008, said in prepared remarks that the report "distorted the relevant facts" and that the accounting complied with standard practices.
"The result is that Lehman and its people have been unfairly vilified," he said.
The examiner, Anton Valukas, however, criticized the company and the Securities and Exchange Commission. Lehman, he said, "was significantly and persistently in excess of its own risk limits," he said in prepared remarks. The SEC, meanwhile, "was aware of these excesses and simply acquiesced."
In his report last month, Valukas disclosed that Lehman put together complex transactions that allowed the firm to sell "toxic" securities - mainly those made up of mortgages - at the end of a quarter. That wiped them off its balance sheet, avoiding the scrutiny of regulators and shareholders. Then the bank quickly repurchased them - hence the term "repo."
Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner will testify at the hearing that Lehman's collapse highlights why the Obama administration's proposal to reform the financial system is needed. That legislation includes a mechanism to allow the government to safely wind down ailing financial companies whose collapse could take down the entire financial system and the broader economy.
"Lehman's disorderly bankruptcy was profoundly disruptive," Geithner said, according to prepared remarks. "It magnified the dimensions of the financial crisis, requiring a greater commitment of government resources than might otherwise have been required. Without better tools to wind down firms in an orderly manner, we are left with no good options."
Geithner's predecessor, Henry Paulson, is not appearing at Tuesday's hearing. In written remarks, he supported several pieces of the Obama administration's proposed financial reforms, without mentioning the bill itself.
"The government must have the authority to wind-down, and eventually liquidate, nonbank financial institutions in a manner that prevents harm to the system as a whole," Paulson wrote. "We sorely felt the need for this authority at the time of Lehman's failure, and, had we had it, I think the situation would have ended quite differently."


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|4 Oct 1994
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|10 Mar 1992
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|10 Mar 1992
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|James L. Brodie, Timothy A. Davis
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|Brodie James L, Davis Timothy A
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This invention relates to panel assemblies for use in vehicles. More particularly, this invention relates to window or decorative panel assemblies for vehicles having an attached applique, leaf screen, cowl or decorative body panel.
In a typical vehicle, the vehicle exterior or body consists of many panels bolted or welded to an underlying frame. These body panels are shaped so as to provide an aesthetically pleasing, yet functional design. In certain areas of the vehicle body, the panels are quite small and are provided to conceal aspects of the vehicle housing serviceable parts. Often such panels are merely decorative.
In an effort to make a more aerodynamic vehicle, auto manufacturers wish to reduce exterior features which tend to produce turbulence and wind noise. Turbulence is often produced at boundaries between vehicle structures, such as the hood and windscreen and other window-to-body transitions about the passenger compartment. Because of the difference in materials used at such areas, that is, sheet metal to glass or another sheet metal panel, such transitions require a close fit. To achieve such close tolerances, improved tooling and design techniques are required, resulting in increased costs.
The prior known panels have normally been rigidly attached to the vehicle fragile either by way of welds or other permanent fasteners. Such panels were typically made from the sheet metal or plastic as a separate part. Others were designed as an integral portion of the vehicle frame making it essentially impossible to gain access behind the panel from the vehicle exterior. Such integral designing of the panels resulted in increased costs for tooling and manufacturing of the vehicle frame. Disadvantages inherent in these later plastic panels included misalignment of the metal stamping within the unsupported plastic panel resulting in a poor fit of the panel to the vehicle body.
The present invention provides a multi-part panel assembly which satisfies fitting requirements with minimal tooling, inventory, and labor time involved. Specifically, the invention is a two-piece panel assembly provided pre-assembled for installation on a vehicle. The two panels comprising the assembly may be detachable from each other and the vehicle to aid in replacement and easy access.
Accordingly, the present invention provides a multi-part panel assembly especially adapted for use in vehicles which is preassembled for easy installation. The preassembled panel assembly reduces irregularities associated with subjective placement of the assembly in the vehicle while allowing easy replacement of the individual components.
In general, a broad form of the invention is an assembly including a first panel adapted to fit in and/or close an opening of the vehicle. A second panel is adapted to lie adjacent the first panel and overlie at least a portion of the vehicle. An attachment member is secured on the peripheral edge of the first panel for detachably coupling the second panel to the edge of the attachment member. The second panel also includes means for detachably mounting the second panel to the first panel. In a preferred embodiment, the second panel is also detachably coupled at a second location to the vehicle.
In another form of the invention, the multi-part panel assembly comprises a transparent, sheet-like panel having a peripheral edge. Molded to the transparent, sheet-like panel, about at least a portion of the peripheral edge, is a polymeric attachment member or gasket. The gasket is provided to locate and seal the transparent, sheet-like panel in an opening in the vehicle body and includes a first portion of a securing means at its outer edge.
A second panel is adapted to overlie and conceal the attachment member and a predetermined portion of the vehicle frame. The second panel includes a second portion of a securing means for engaging the first portion of the securing means defined in the gasket, creating a detachable coupling therebetween. Preferably, the second panel is also detachably coupled to that portion of the vehicle frame which the panel overlies at a position spaced from the securing means.
In a preferred form of the invention, the multi-part panel assembly includes a transparent window pane designed to fit in one of the recesses defined in the vehicle body. A gasket member is molded directly on at least a portion of the peripheral edge of the window from a moldable, resinous material such that the gasket can be securely adhered to the window. A portion of the gasket exterior is molded so as to define a female coupler.
Lying adjacent and partially overlapping the window and molded gasket is a second decorative panel or applique also preferably molded from a resinous material. An inside surface of the applique has a male coupler adapted to engage the female coupler on the exterior of the gasket. The applique overlies a predetermined portion of the vehicle body and is detachably coupled at a position from the male/female coupling thereto by a second coupler. The second coupling includes a variety of fasteners readily disconnected under tension.
As will be understood from the invention, numerous advantages over prior known panel assemblies are provided. These include cost savings and manufacturing simplification by the elimination of prior known metal brackets due to the improved coupling of the panel to the vehicle. The new panel assemblies provide significantly better manufacturing consistency and tolerance for fitting the applique to the vehicle body. Because of the closer tolerance between the panels, wind noise caused by turbulence at the panel boundaries is reduced. The closer tolerance provided by the molded attachment members also eliminates the need for threaded fasteners in prior known assemblies. The panel assembly also enables easier attachment and installation of the window and applique to the vehicle, providing a greater ability to properly position the applique in the vehicle itself. Further, the panel assembly eliminates the need for multiple, preformed, separate elements which must be joined together by the vehicle manufacturer. The panel assembly is shipped as a preformed unit thereby reducing separate parts inventories for the manufacturer. The panel assembly is durable and noncorrosive and well adapted for use in often harsh environments encountered by the vehicle. Yet another advantage of the instant invention is the ability to place the panel assembly in existing vehicles, replacing the existing panels or appliques.
FIG. 1 is an oblique view of a generic vehicle illustrating the various applications of the present invention;
FIG. 2 is a windscreen of the vehicle shown in FIG. 1;
FIG. 3 is a side elevation, sectional view taken along lines III--III in FIG. 2;
FIGS. 4 and 5 are cross-sectional views of alternate embodiments of the present invention employed at the A-pillar of the vehicle;
FIG. 6 is an enlarged illustration of the rear quarter window shown in FIG. 1;
FIGS. 7 and 8 are sectional and bottom plan views, respectively, taken along lines VII--VII and VIII--VIII, as seen in FIGS. 6 and 7;
FIGS. 9-11 illustrate various post-attachment members including various types of detachable couplers therebetween; and
FIGS. 12-15 illustrate alternate embodiments of detachable fasteners for use in connection with the invention.
Referring now to the drawings in greater detail, FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a vehicle highlighting locations, indicated by dashed circles A-D, where the present invention is typically used. Vehicle 20 includes a windscreen 22 nested within and closing a windscreen opening 24 bordered along its lower edge by a cowl or leafscreen 26 providing air circulation into the engine compartment and/or heater ducts, along its upper edge, by a roof panel 28 and laterally by A-pillars 30. Other fixed panels include rear quarter window 32 bounded by rear quarter panel 34, B-pillar 36, and C-pillar 38. C-pillars 38, roof panel 28 and trunk panel (not shown) also bound back light (not shown) of vehicle 20.
As shown in FIG. 2, a multi-part panel assembly 40 is used in connection with windscreen 22. Windscreen 22 includes a transparent, glass sheet or panel 42 which may be tempered, laminated or otherwise strengthened using conventional principles. Panel 42, comprising a first panel of multi-part panel assembly 40, may also be curved to fit within and close windscreen opening 24. Although not necessary, it is preferred that an inside peripheral surface of panel 40 include an opaque ceramic frit layer 44 (FIG. 3), well-known in the industry, to cosmetically improve the appearance of windscreen 22 once in the vehicle. Opaque frit layer 44 conceals unfinished portions of window opening 24 once panel 42 is in place. At least a portion of peripheral edge 46 (FIG. 3) of panel 42 contains a gasket or attachment member 48 which may be molded directly on panel 42 from a resinous plastic or polymeric molding material. For laminated panels, it is preferred that the gasket be molded from a reaction injected molded (RIM) polyurethane because of the relatively low pressures required for the molding process. A thermoplastic material such as polyvinyl chloride may be used for non-laminated panels.
Prior to molding of gasket 48, the peripheral edge 46 may be cleaned in those areas where the gasket will engage the glass using a solvent such as methylethylketone and preferably coated with a primer to promote adhesion between panel 42 and gasket 48. A suitable primer for RIM urethane gaskets is provided under the designation AP-134, produced by Lord Corporation of Erie, Pa., while the primer suitable for polyvinyl chloride is "DX-4a" produced by Donnelly Corporation of Holland, Mich.
As shown in FIG. 3, gasket 48 is molded directly about peripheral edge 46 of panel 42 and includes securing flanges 50 and 52 which extend inwardly on either side of panel 42. Securing flanges 50 and 52, together with that portion of gasket 48 bonded to the peripheral edge surface, are securely bonded to glass panel 42 during the molding process so as to securely fasten gasket 48 to the panel. From securing flanges 50 and 52, located along inner edge 54 of gasket 48, the gasket is profiled forming a convex upper surface 56 and a stepped lower surface 58. The profile of gasket 48 narrows toward outer edge 60 to form a flange 62. A plurality of slots or sockets 64 extend through flange 62 at predetermined spaced intervals and are elongated in a direction paralleling gasket 48 for the purpose of providing one-half of a securing assembly or coupler which will be described in greater detail below. The polymeric material comprising the slots or sockets should be sufficiently flexible to receive the securing assembly or coupler.
An adhesive designated as 65 is placed between panel 42 and the body sheet metal surrounding and defining opening 24 to bond panel 42 to the vehicle. Typically, an extruded urethane bead is used to bond panel 42 to vehicle 20. Auto manufacturers may use a variety of adhesives, one of which is sold under the trade name "BETASEAL," produced by Essex Specialty Products of Sayerville, N.J.
Lying immediately adjacent gasket 48 and overlying flange 62 extending from gasket 48 is one edge of cowl or leafscreen 26 comprising the second panel of multi-part panel assembly 40. Leafscreen inner edge 66 is designed to abut against the base of convex surface 56 at flange 62. A lower surface 68 of leafscreen 26 has an elongated post 70 adapted to extend through elongated slot or socket 64 in flange 62. Post 70 has a single barb detent 72 extending to one side at one end to retain the post within slot 64. Alternate embodiments of this coupling are described in greater detail below.
Leafscreen 26 is preferably formed from a high impact polypropylene co-polymer such as PP1188 produced by A. Schulman, Inc. of Birmingham, Mich., though alternate materials such as Celanox 6407 manufactured by The Celanese Corporation may be substituted. Using conventional injection molding techniques, leafscreen 26 may be molded to the desired shape and form for the specific application. The leafscreen may be molded in color or painted to match or complement the exterior color of the vehicle. The posts 70, contrary to the polymeric material forming slots or sockets 64, should be rigid to pass through slots or sockets 64 to provide relative ease in fastening and unfastening the two panels.
Leafscreen 26 may be detachably coupled to the vehicle at a second location so that it may be removed from the vehicle if desired. FIG. 3 generally illustrates that leafscreen panel 26 may be coupled toward its outer edge 74 by a variety of mechanical fasteners such as generally indicated by reference numeral 100. Other fastening mean are described more fully below in FIGS. 12-15.
In general, multi-part panel assembly 40 utilizes a first panel 42 of predetermined shape and size having at least a portion of a peripheral edge fixed with a gasket 48 or attachment member. A second panel 26 is adapted to lie adjacent the first panel 42 and overlie at least a portion of the gasket 48 or attachment member. The portion of gasket 48 underlying the second panel forms a first half of a coupler adapted to receive a second half 70 of a coupler extending from the second panel. In this manner, second panel 26 is both precisely aligned with and detachably coupled to the gasket which is secured to the vehicle. Second panel 26 may also be detachably coupled at a second location to the vehicle body to enable complete removal of the second panel if desired. The nature of the two couplers provides a secure attachment of the second panel 26 to the vehicle to withstand substantially any condition under normal use.
An advantage provided by panel assembly 40 is the substantial reduction in misalignment that occurs between such components on the assembly line. Since panel 42 and leafscreen 26 of this invention are joined by the coupling at gasket 48, inner edge 66 of leafscreen 26 is automatically aligned. As a preassembled panel assembly 40, it may be installed on the vehicle as a unit, economizing assembly time and labor. Moreover, since panel assembly 40 is preassembled, it may also be shipped to the auto assembler as a single part, thus reducing inventory and the administration associated therewith.
Panel assembly 40, described above in relation to the lower edge of windscreen 22, has similar applications at other portions of the vehicle. These other applications are illustrated, by way of example only, in FIG. 1 regions B-C. FIGS. 4 and 5 are cross-sectional views of alternate embodiments of multi-part panel assembly 40 at one A-pillar, shown in area B of FIG. 1. In both figures, the A-pillar includes a sheet metal pillar 80, a portion of which extends inwardly to define the lateral portions of windscreen opening 24. Another portion 82 forms the vehicle door opening. Pillar 80, as well as several other pillar posts located about the passenger compartment, support roof panel 28.
Similar to the previous embodiment described above, windscreen 22 has a shape and form adapted to nest within and close opening 24 As shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, at least a portion of the peripheral edge 46 of panel 42 is cleaned, primed and receives gasket 48, molded thereon with securing flanges 50 and 52. The profile of gasket 48 is reduced from inner edge 54 toward outer edge 60 to form flange 62 containing slots 64. Flange 62 is disposed in substantially the same plane as securing flange 50, away from pillar 80.
Instead of leafscreen 26, pillar 80 is covered by a second panel or decorative applique 84, extending the length of pillar 80 from roof panel 28 downwardly to the front quarter panel or fender. In one embodiment shown in FIG. 4, inner edge 86 of applique 84 is designed to lie at the base of convex upper surface 56 and overlie flange 62. In an alternate embodiment shown in FIG. 5, inner edge 86a of applique 84a extends over gasket 48a to windscreen panel 42 so that applique 84a covers and substantially conceals gasket 48a. In this embodiment, upper convex surface 56a is significantly reduced from surface 56 shown in FIG. 4 to allow applique 84a to be close to windscreen panel 42 while simultaneously keeping the overall shape of applique 84a close to the vehicle.
In FIG. 4 applique 84 includes one or more securing posts 88 on or spaced along its inside surface. Each post 88 includes a single detent offset to one side, which post is adapted to be received by slots 64. It is preferred in this embodiment that securing post 88 be located along, or substantially close to, the inner edge 86. This location of securing post 88 reduces dimpling or shrinkage of the preferred urethane (TPU) material, described above, which is molded to form the applique. Since the applique is adapted to receive a high-gloss finish, dimpling or shrinkage of the urethane will cause an imperfection in finish surface 90. Thus, such imperfections are moved to the outer edges of the panel where they are less noticeable.
FIG. 5, on the other hand, illustrates post 88a inboard of inner edge 86a. The inner edge 86a extends over and conceals gasket 48a thus locating pin or post 88a over slot 64a. Also note FIG. 5 illustrates, in the alternative, a dual detent used to retain post 88a within slot 64a.
A variety of detachable fasteners may be used at a second location interconnecting pillar 80 and the inner surface 92 of applique 84. As seen in FIGS. 4 and 5, one-half 94 of a detachable fastener 76 is preferably adhered with an adhesive in a sink or channel 96 defined in pillar 80. An opposite half 98 of the detachable fastener 76 may be fixed by adhesive or the like to inner surface 92 of applique 84. It is preferred that fastener 76 be detachable under tension, yet strong enough to retain applique 84 in place under normal use in the alternative, or in addition to fastener 76, a threaded fastener 100, shown in phantom in FIG. 4, may extend through applique branch 82 and into pillar 80 to retain applique panel 84 in place.
FIG. 6 is an enlarged illustration of rear quarter window 32 shown in FIG. 1. Rear quarter window 32 is bounded along its lower edge by rear quarter panel 34, along its forward edge by B-pillar 36, and C-pillar 38 and roof panel 28 along its upper edge. This environment offers at least two applications of multi-part panel assembly 40 along each of the pillars, 36 and 38. Other applications may be envisioned for trim pieces extending into quarter panel 34 and roof panel 28. However, for the purposes of simplicity, the following discussion will be made in relation to its application in association with B-pillar 36. It should be understood that although specific application of the invention to C-pillar 38 will not be discussed in detail, the structural relation of the various components will be substantially the same as those described in relation to B-pillar 36. Possible differences may reside in the cross section of the posts within each pillar, otherwise the two regions have substantially similar or equivalent components.
Referring to FIGS. 6-8, rear quarter window 32 includes a glass panel 102 forming the first panel of multi-part panel assembly 4C. Panel 102 may be transparent or opaque, and of a particular shape adapted to nest within and close opening 104. Depending upon whether panel 102 is fixed or movable, all or a portion of the panel's peripheral edge 106 has a urethane, PVC or other resinous plastic gasket 108. As in the previous embodiments, panel 102 may include a ceramic frit layer 110 along its inner surface adjacent its periphery. It is again preferred that at least the portion of peripheral edge 106 receiving gasket 108 be cleaned and receive a suitable primer to improve the bonding between panel 102 and molded gasket 108.
Gasket 108 is molded directly about peripheral edge 106 so that securing flanges 112 and 114 extend inwardly on each side of panel 102 from the edge. Although a three-sided encapsulation is disclosed, gasket 108 may be molded to a single side of panel 102 along peripheral edge 106. In FIGS. 5, 7 and 8, gasket 108 is profiled, having a slightly convex upper surface 116 between inner edge 118 and outer edge 120. Lower surface 122 includes a channel 124 which is substantially coextensive with gasket 108.
Outer edge 120 includes at least one flange 126, and preferably several at spaced intervals along the length of gasket 108, adapted to receive the second panel 146. Flange 126 further includes at least one slot 128 elongated in a direction paralleling gasket 108. Each flange 126, extending from outer edge 120, is flexible to some degree given the characteristics of the polymeric material from which it is formed. To bolster each flange 126, braces or gussets 130 may be located periodically to interconnect flange 126 with lower surface 122 of gasket 108. Braces 130 are molded as an integral part of gasket 108.
To fix panel 102 and gasket 108 within opening 104, a bead of adhesive 132, such as described above, is applied between panel 102 and pinch flange 134. In the alternative, studs 136, shown in phantom, may be captured or molded within gasket 108 so that a shaft 138 extends through a hole 140 in pillar 142, and is retained by nut 144. The retention of studs in molded gaskets is described in greater detail in U.S. Pat. No. 4,139,234 issued Feb. 13, 1979, assigned to the same assignee as the present invention, which is incorporated herein in its entirety by reference.
Attached to flange 126, and concealing pillar 142, is applique panel 146 also preferably molded from urethane (TPU) and having a painted outer surface 148 and an inner surface 150. A leg portion 152 of applique 146 is angled so as to protrude into door opening 154. Applique 146 is retained over post 142 at a first and second location spaced from one another by detachable fasteners. At a first location, securing post or pin 156 extends from inner surface 150 proximate edge 158 butted against outer edge 120 of gasket 108. Post 156 is elongated in a direction parallel to slot 128 and includes a catch such as single barb detent 160 adapted to engage the back of flange 126 and retain edge 158 of applique 146 against gasket 108. Applique 146 is detachably coupled at a second location by way of detachable coupler 162 interconnecting inner surface 150 of applique 146 to post 142, described in greater detail below.
FIGS. 9-11 illustrate alternate embodiments of the coupling between the gasket, and panel or applique. As briefly mentioned-above, a primary object of the instant invention is to provide an easily detachable vehicle panel or applique immediately adjacent a substantially fixed panel. The relationship between the two panels should be such as to provide proper panel alignment and a smooth, aerodynamic transition while simultaneously providing an aesthetic appearance. Slots 163 in flange 164 of gasket 168 comprise a first portion of a coupler. A second portion of a coupler is post 166 which extends from inner surface 170 of applique 172.
FIG. 9 is an alternate embodiment of the coupling shown previously in FIGS. 3-8. Flange 164, extending from gasket 168, contains at least one, and preferably a plurality of slots 163. Applique 172 has a plurality of posts 166 extending from inner surface 170 proximate inner edge 174. Post 166 contains a double barb detent 176 at the end of post 166 which is forced through slot 163 and retained in place by detents 176. Additional couplings are illustrated in FIGS. 10 and 11, wherein FIG. 10 illustrates a rounded, bulb detent 178 and FIG. 11 illustrates a channel 180 defined in the end of post 166 and adapted to receive a pin or expander 182. Expander 182 wedges apart post 166 so as to hold and retain the post within slot 163.
FIGS. 12-15 are fragmentary, cross sectional views illustrating various embodiments of detachable couplers such as 76 and 162 used to form the second coupling in attaching the panel or applique to the vehicle.
FIG. 12 illustrates a preferred embodiment for coupling panel 26 or appliques 84, 146 and 172 to vehicle 20. For simplicity, reference numeral 183 will be used to refer to a generic panel or applique, as described above. In substantially all anticipated situations, applique 183 will overlie and conceal a portion of the vehicle body indicated by reference numeral 184. Applique 183 is retained in place with respect to body 184 by a detachable coupler 185, such as produced under the trademark "DUAL-LOCK" and manufactured by The 3M Company of Minneapolis, Minn. The "DUAL-LOCK" fastener 185, shown in greater detail in FIG., 12a, includes two interlocking sheets, 186 and 188, respectively, each having a self-adhering back surface 190. The interlocking faces of the two sheets include a pattern of equilength projections 192 terminating in hemispherical caps 194. As the two sheets are pressed together, caps 194 in each sheet are forced past each other. Flat surfaces 196 on the back of each cap 194 engage identical surfaces of the caps on the opposite sheet, providing a secure coupling. The coupling is such that opposing axial forces, shown by arrows AF, must be significant in order to break the connection. However, opposing angular or rotational forces shown by arrows RF result in disconnection of the coupling.
FIG. 13 is illustrative of the same coupling shown in FIG. 12 with the exception that one sheet of the "DUAL-LOCK" fastener 188 is coupled to vehicle body 184 by way of a "Christmas tree" post 198 extending through an appropriately sized hole 200. FIGS. 14 and 15 illustrate alternate embodiments of means for coupling panel or applique 183 to the vehicle FIG. 14, similar to FIG. 4 above, illustrates a threaded-fastener 202 located on a recessed portion. FIG. 15 illustrates the use of a double-sided tape 204. It is to be understood that alternate methods may be used to couple the applique to the vehicle.
In operation, a panel of predetermined shape and form is selected for the appropriate vehicle. As mentioned above, a first panel of assembly 40 may be a window or opaque panel adapted to fit within and closing an opening in the vehicle body. For the purposes of the following description a single transparent and tempered sheet of glass such as rear quarter window 32, shown in FIGS. 1 and 6-8, will comprise the first panel.
Refer now to FIG. 7. Before molding, the peripheral edge 106 of panel 102 to receive molded gasket 108 is cleaned by a solvent and primed. If gasket 108 is to be molded from a RIM (reaction injection molded) urethane, methylethylketone solvent may be used to clean the glass. AP-134 Lords primer may be applied after the solvent has been driven off to prepare the surface to receive the gasket. However, if PVC is the desired molding material, the same solvent may be used to clean, but primer DX-4a by Donnelly Corporation of Holland, Mich. is the preferred primer used to prepare the glass surface.
Once the surface is cleaned and primed, glass panel 102 is inserted into a mold appropriate for the shape of the glass to mold gasket 108. The mold halves are pressed together and the polymeric material is injected along the desired portion of the panel's peripheral edge. After the polymer has cured, the panel 102 and molded polymeric gasket or attachment member 108 are removed as a unit and moved on in the assembly process.
Applique 146 is molded using conventional injection molding techniques and may be painted for the specific vehicle. Gasket 108 is then coupled to the appropriate applique 146. Inner surface 150, spaced from edge 158, has a mated "DUAL-LOCK" brand fastener secured thereto by removing the self-adhesive protective backing from one of the interlocking sheets. The protective backing for the opposite sheet is left intact for shipping. Inner edge 158 is brought proximate flange 126 so as to insert securing post 156 through slots 128 in the flange. Insertion of securing post 156 into slot 128 places inner edge 158 of applique 146 at the desired location, aligning it with gasket 108 within one-eighth of an inch, or less. In an alternate embodiment, inner edge 158 overlies and conceals gasket 108, as described in relation to FIG. 5. In either case, detents 160 at the top of securing post 156 engage the lower surface of flange 126 and restrict withdrawal of securing post 156 from slot 128. Attachment of applique 146 to gasket 108 completes the preassembly of panel assembly 40. Assembly 40 is packaged and labeled for shipment to the auto assembler.
It is contemplated that an adhesive for bonding the first panel to the vehicle may also be preapplied to panel 102 and gasket 108, protected by a protective strip, such that an assembler only need remove the protective strips to install assembly 40. However, an assembler may wish to apply the adhesive to the panel assembly before installation in the vehicle.
Although this invention has been described with reference to reaction injection molded (RIM) urethane and polyvinyl chloride (PVC), the basic concept of this invention may be implemented using other materials such as low pressure PVC or liquid PVC. In addition, different molding techniques may be used to form the gasket/attachment member including compression molding. Based upon the numerous techniques, there are also different ways to install the gasket/attachment member on the glass, including molding the gasket separately and placing it around the peripheral edge of the first panel. The applique panel may also be manufactured from a variety of materials other than those outlined above. Although it is preferred that the applique be made from a molded material, metal may also be used. Appliques described above may also have applications extended beyond trim and access panels. For example, the above technique may be extended to entire body panels, not only in vehicles, but appliance and buildings as well.
Although the invention has been described with respect to specific preferred embodiments thereof, many variations and modifications will become apparent to those skilled in the art. It is, therefore, the intention that the appended claims be interpreted as broadly as possible in view of the prior art to include all such variations and modifications.
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"I like it here. I enjoy the city. This is a contending team and should be for quite a while. What'll happen? I guess we'll have to wait and see."
Cammalleri is being coy. But the Cammy Quandary is the hot topic in Calgary these days. It seems as if he has just arrived, yet already is preparing to become an unrestricted free agent July 1. On short notice, the University of Michigan product has become one of the most popular players in a town that reveres its hockey stars like Aztec gods.
But there is bad that goes with the good. He should by all rights turn in that 13 stitched on the back of his sweater for a "$$." Every time Cammalleri scores another goal, the sound you hear in the distance is his personal cash register going ka-ching!.
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FierceHealthcare recently got the opportunity to talk with Dr. Jason Bhan, a practicing family physician co-founder of Ozmosis: The Trusted Physician's Network. Prior to starting Ozmosis, Dr. Bhan served as a consultant and medical adviser to Medsite, where he helped develop the company's core strategy for e-detailing and online physician retention. Dr. Bhan also served as the Medical and Technology Officer for VirtualMed, Inc. and helped launch MiamiHealth.com, which provided physicians with an online presence.
We asked Dr. Bhan about the early days of Ozmosis, as well as his opinions on physicians migrating online and healthcare reform.
FierceHealthcare: Please briefly explain what Ozmosis is for people who might not have heard of it.
Jason Bhan: The concept behind Ozmosis is that physicians need a place where they can exchange medical, clinical, practice management and policy information, discuss cases, review journal articles or any other information on the web in a trusted environment; somewhere where there aren't other eyes looking in, and they can be assured that the other people they're talking to on the site are, in fact, physicians, peers or colleagues.
The idea came about as I matriculated from residency to reality. Even though I practiced in a group [with a number of other physicians], I was relatively isolated. So between myself and other physicians and colleagues that I had at the time, we thought that there was this great resource out there in the Internet; it was the bourgeoning time of Web 2.0 and all these tools were popping up everywhere to help everybody connect, to help anybody build networks and ask questions and figure things out. The concept was to take some of the ideas from the tools that were out there, apply them specifically to medicine and physicians, and build something that would benefit us. That's really where the premise of Ozmosis came from.
Today, it's a place where physicians are participating every day, and we take privacy and trust very seriously. Physicians, as they join, are vetted--they go through a multi-step, real-time process, being verified as physicians, and then being verified as the person who they say they are--so we verify both their license and their actual online identity. We use real identities online, so people will have a username, but basically there's no question about who you're talking to; and similar to LinkedIn or Facebook, not only who you're talking to, but what your relationship with that person is.
FH: So when did you start Ozmosis?
JB: Myself and my co-founder, Joel Selzer--who's not a physician, but an MBA from the University of Virginia--we started talking about the idea in mid-2006, and really started forming the company in 2006. We started working on the technology platform in 2007, and launched our alpha-platform in early '08. We did that with a core group of physicians who believed in the vision and it's been growing steadily since then.
FH: How many physicians are currently on Ozmosis?
JB: I don't have the exact number, and while it is fewer than some of our competitors out there, what we've really been striving for is not necessarily numbers, but more quality of interaction—quality of conversation. I'd much rather have what we have, which is a smaller, more vibrant and active group, than just a lot of numbers to throw around.
FH: What sorts of competition do you have in this field?
JB: Well, there's a bunch of different physician social networks out there. The ones that people have probably heard of the most are Sermo and Medscape Connect. These are the ones that are touting the largest member bases. They tout a lot of numbers, but the activity levels of most physician networks are a little lower than the general population of social networks.
We feel it has a lot to do with some of the fundamental issues with some of the physician networks out there. Sermo is an anonymous community, so I think physicians have some difficulty trusting what information they gather from the networks, while Medscape Connect is essentially a discussion board for physicians that lacks any of the tools that physicians really need to have meaningful interchanges and exchanges.
FH: What do you attribute to a good portion of doctors being on social networking sites like Twitter and Facebook, as opposed to some of these other "physician-only" networking sites?
JB: Different purposes. When I look at social media for physicians, they can engaged in it in a few different ways: One is--and the purpose for Ozmosis is--to communicate and collaborate with colleagues. A second way that physicians can utilize social media is to communicate with their patients. A third way that physicians can use social media in marketing and self-promotion.
That's really what we've seen so far--Twitter works well as a way for physicians to market and build their own brand--but we haven't seen much in the way of physician-patient communication, primarily for privacy issues. Similarly, with physician-to-physician communication there may be some high-level conversations that occur, but you're really not going to see much in the way of "hey guys, I have a question about this case, can you help?" Facebook is similar--you may see patients connecting with their physicians, but there's not a lot of communication; you see more marketing activity on Facebook.
The other way that Twitter has become useful is if folks read an article or see something on the web that they find interesting, they can pass that along. There's actually a fairly good-sized health community on Twitter, and that's the general exchange that occurs between them.
FH: Do you see more communication between doctors and patients migrating to this format in the future?
JB: There are some platforms out there. There's definitely an opportunity for physicians to communicate with their patients through social media outlets. It's likely going to be less about Twitter for direct communication; Twitter's going to be the place where you're able to communicate to everybody that you updated some information on your website, or your flu vaccines are in for the year, etc; for general sort of announcements. It's certainly less about the individual patient.
Once you start talking about individual patient communications, HIPAA kicks in. We're pretty restricted as to what we can say without it being encrypted, so that's where I see Twitter as really playing a good role for physicians, is to get information out to a larger audience.
One of the things we don't do well as physicians is communicate before and after the doctor's office visit. Before you're at the office, you're life is a mystery, and after you leave the office, everything is still a mystery. What we need to get good at is maintaining that communication or level of care in between visits, and I think this is one good way to do that.
FH: Why do you think that social media and an online presence is so important for the medical community, and how long do you think it will take before physicians being online is less the exception and more the rule?
JB: I definitely think it's important for physicians to be online. I think baby steps are important. Most folks aren't going to just leap in with both feet and have a Facebook account, a Twitter account, a blog and a website for their practice. Taking one step at a time is definitely important for most physicians who are not technology averse, but are just busy maintaining their current level of activities with the practice.
What social media tools really allow us to do is actually become more efficient at helping to manage the health of our population. That is why physicians need to be, and will eventually be, online. I think it'll happen sooner rather than later, as the people continue to find out that social media and all these online tools are really helping them, empowering them. They're not going to stand by and let physicians ignore this new technology. The last time the Internet bubble came up, physicians said, "well, this is really great, but we like doing things our own way, so we're just going to keep doing things the old way." They weren't ready to buy into the technology.
But I don't think that's going to happen this time. Patients are going to demand that their physicians are online savvy and able to communicate with them in the way that they want to be communicated with.
FH: So, where do you see healthcare five to 10 years down the road?
JB: That's a complicated question, mostly because of what's going on in the administration today. I'm honestly not sure what's going to happen to healthcare as a service provider, but I do see an absolute shift from the dependence on paper and the old way of doing things to having a dependence on technology, and social media's just one of those technologies that's going to play an integral role in healthcare in the future.
FH: What are your thoughts on the current attempts at healthcare reform? Do you think we're going about this the right way?
JB: I think it's a little scary to try to make one sweeping bill that's going to change and reform healthcare, altogether. We have a system that's incredibly entrenched in this country, and people are used to getting what they want when then want it; that's part of the spirit of America. Given that, and this giant reform bill that's coming through, I have trouble believing that it will get passed without it being heavily watered down by all the different interest groups out there. Then, the question is, is it really reform? Or is it just small changes?
I'm actually in favor of taking small steps toward change, as opposed to making these massive, sweeping changes. But there are a lot of aspects to the healthcare system that I don't pretend to understand, and there are folks out there a lot smarter than me who are working on this. So at some point, we have to defer to someone's better judgment.
FH: What does the future holds for Ozmosis?
JB: There's always something exciting going on. We're constantly getting feedback from our members and deciding which new and interesting directions to take the site in. One thing that I will mention: A couple of months ago, we launched a service called Health Alerts. This is for physicians to have access to real-time situation reports about emerging infectious diseases in the United States.
So, if there were an outbreak of a disease that was causing some concern, the physician could get a real-time alert and check on a state level to see what's going on in their state, what's going on in their county, and improve awareness of what a patient may be coming into the office with. An example of that right now as we see the influenza season getting ready to rev up, there are alerts coming out that are looking at clusters of influenzas that occur in hospitals and nursing homes and communities, and physicians can get real-time updates about where those clusters are and understand how it may affect them.
We've partnered with a company called Veratect, and they are one of the leading companies out there doing global biosurveillance. We've formed a partnership with them to provide their U.S.-based feeds, as well as some international ones that may effect the U.S. The Ozmosis-Veratect solution helps to get information to physicians at the point of care, as opposed to waiting for a fax from the health department.
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Pony Charms by InkfallWatch
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Some pony charms I whipped up for Holiday Matsuri last weekend. If I have time Ill try to add Queen Chrysalis, shes my fav!
Artwork is copyright © Inkfall/GNagy 2012
MLP: FIM are copyright © Hasbro
Artwork is copyright © Inkfall/GNagy 2012
MLP: FIM are copyright © Hasbro
their eyes look a little odd; but it's probably how real horse eyes are supposed to look...
Oooh... don't they just look wicked cool in your style!
Very cute! This is a really unique and fascinating style! In particular, I love how AJ, Pinkie, and Rainbow Dash turned out. They're all adorable though. ^_^
I love the style of Pinkie's hair here
I love the style you draw ponies!
These are absolutely adorable! I love it when people draw the FiM Ponies in their own styles. :3
I think Applejack is my fave of the six, she looks so sassy here X3
I think Applejack is my fave of the six, she looks so sassy here X3
Fluttershy looks cute!
I love it. If I had to pick something out though, the chins are a bit strong for some of the softer faces like Fluttershy or Rarity.
Dem eyes!
They are so adorble :3
I absolutely love their hair!
These look awesome in your style, I really love how you did them and their eyes look wicked .
Applejack, Fluttershy, and Rainbow Dash all look so awesome. Their eyes just seem a little empty though.
You are truly amazing, and my favorite person on my watch list!
This is really epic! Love your style!!!


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The gray stallion snorted vigorously and I patted his powerful, arched neck. "I perfectly agree, Saladin," I said, looking around me. "This does not look like a main coaching road."
It was, in fact, the main coaching road from London to Richmond and it was quite clear to me why Mr. Speight, whose book of maps I carried, had described it as a "bonecruncher.'' All around there stretched grass-covered hills and wild open moors. Before me was a narrow, steep, precipitous track that led down into the pass of Cover-dale. Offering up a silent prayer of gratitude that I was on the back of a horse and not riding in a coach behind one, I touched my heels to Saladin's sides and we started forward again.
In spite of the empty bleakness of the landscape I was actually quite close to my destination. "Carlton Castle," I said out loud, and Saladin's ears pricked forward at the sound of my voice. I felt a little shiver run down my backbone and grinned at my own susceptibility. Still, there isn't a schoolchild in England who wouldn't have had the same reaction. Carlton Castle was a legend, the seat of the Fitzallans, the lords of Yorkshire and for seven hundred years the greatest uncrowned family in England. Fitzallan exploits filled the history books and ran throughout chronicle, story, and ballad. The present lord was Richard Fitzallan, Earl of Leyburn, and it was toward his home of Carlton that I was journeying.
I was not, unfortunately, going in the capacity of a guest. I was, in fact, delivering a horse. Saladin, to be precise.
Saladin had come into my life at a very convenient moment. You might say he fitted my needs as neatly as I fitted his.
He was a splendid horse,strong and powerful and fast. He belonged to the Marquis of Rayleigh, owner of a famous racing stable at Newmarket, and he had the potential for greatness. Saladin had only one flaw: he would not let anyone ride him.
This presented a distinct problem for the Marquis, who had not bred the horse himself but had bought him as a three-year-old. He had paid quite a pretty penny for him, but Saladin, as he was at present, was useless. The marquis couldn't even sell him--the story of the horse's vicious temper was too well known in racing circles.
Not to put too fine a point on it, the marquis was stuck with the goods. And then one day the Earl of Leyburn had come to Newmarket for the race meeting and seen Saladin. The earl offered to buy him for a handsome price--if the marquis could deliver him to Carlton Castle. It is a long way from Newmarket to the moors of north-western Yorkshire and this is where I entered the picture.
My father had been killed in Sir John Moore's retreat to Corunna a few months previously, and after three years in Portugal, I was home in England. Amid the confusion of the evacuated army, I had managed to escape the friends of my father whom I knew were filled with unwelcome plans for my future, and I headed, like a magnet to metal, to Newmarket.
If there was one thing I knew in this world it was horses. My father had been in the cavalry and I had passed the greater part of my childhood in Ireland. Papa was stationed in Kildare and I had years and years of experience galloping horses over the Curragh, that great open grassy plain that all good horses go to when they die.
I needed a job and I thought I might find one in Newmarket. I have few ordinary talents, but I can do just about anything with a horse.
I rode Saladin. He had clearly been abused as a youngster, and he was terrified of people, but we understood each other. And the marquis offered me fifty guineas to deliver him safely to Carlton.
The money was certainly attractive, especially since I had only twenty pounds between myself and starvation. And, for reasons of my own, I thought it might be a good idea to bury myself in the country for a while. I accepted the job.
The ride north had been extremely pleasant. The marquis was generous with traveling money, and Saladin and I stayed only at the best inns. I ate hearty, well-cooked meals, slept in soft comfortable beds, and best of all, had a hot bath every night. I was almost sorry to see the end of my journey in sight. I was quite certain my accommodations at Carlton Castle wouldn't be nearly as luxurious as the inns I had lately been frequenting.
I was hoping very much that I would get a position at Carlton Castle. If they hoped to do anything at all with Saladin, I thought, they would have to hire me. He would scarcely let anyone else near him.
We were deep into the pass of Coverdale by now and I looked around me with something approaching awe. On one side of me towered the enormous grassy bulk of a hillside and from all sides of me wafted the sweet smell of moorland grass and damp earth. Far in the distance I could hear the bleating of a sheep--the only sound in all that vast emptiness. I had enjoyed Portugal, its warmth, its sea; but it hadn't smelled. Too arid, I suppose. But here ... I inhaled deeply. It was marvelous. It brought back something of my childhood in Ireland--the smell of damp, of earth and grass and bog. I hadn't realized how much I had missed it.
I followed the road toward the dale foot, through Wooddale, Bradley, and Horsehouse, where the coach horses were fed and rested. I didn't stop, however, but pushed on through the barren ramparts of grass and rock toward Carlton.
The castle was visible from quite a distance, a huge, imposing, distinctly Norman-looking bulk built to command an excellent view of the dale from all sides. I felt once again that shiver down my back. It was exactly as it should be: enormous, forbidding, feudal. Isolated. I looked around me once again. It didn't seem possible, I thought, that this quiet corner of distant Yorkshire had once been the scene of princely magnificence, of great occasions of state. Kings had visited Carlton, I knew, and most of the great names of medieval England had come and gone with steady regularity.
The Fitzallans had long since ceased to play an active role in the government of Great Britain, but the Earl of Leyburn had remained over the centuries an undisputed power in the north. The earl might make only a rare appearance in London, but no one had any doubt as to who controlled Yorkshire's vote in the Commons.
I had learned quite a bit about the Fitzallans from a young lieutenant in my father's regiment who had been stationed with us in Ireland. He was himself from Richmond and he had often joined me for a long gallop over the Curragh. It was his first posting. He was homesick and I was a good listener. And now here I was, at the very scene of Miles' many stories.
I went, not to the castle itself, but to the stables. It was late afternoon and the grooms were busy feeding. I explained who I was and who Saladin was, and the head groom told me that Lord Leyburn wasn't at home but that I had better see Mr. Fitzallan, who was his lordship's steward. I walked Saladin over to a trim grassy border and let him graze while I leaned against a neat white-railed fence and looked about me with satisfaction. The stable yard was immaculate. The stable itself was composed of two large blocks of stalls. Clearly Lord Leyburn kept quite a number of horses, which was good news for me.
"I understand you've brought Rayleigh's stallion," a calm voice said, and I pulled away from the fence and stood up straight.
"Yes, sir. This is Saladin." The stallion had stopped grazing at the man's approach, and was standing next to me. I put my hand on his shoulder and could feel how the great muscles had tensed.
"He's a beautiful animal," the man said, and looked at Saladin admiringly. I took the opportunity to study Mr. Fitzallan.
He was about thirty years of age, an enormous man at least six feet, four inches, with the widest shoulders I had ever seen. His hair was dark brown, and his eyes, when they turned to me, were very clear and blue. They were the sort of eyes you could see right into, direct, honest, and kind.
"I am Lord Leyburn's cousin and his steward," the man told me pleasantly. "His lordship wrote to me about the arrangement he made with Lord Rayleigh. I rather gathered he didn't expect Saladin to be delivered."
"I am the only one who has been able to ride him," I said earnestly. I wanted very much to impress that fact upon him. I took a deep breath. "I was hoping you would let me stay and look after him," I went on before I lost my nerve. "I'm sure I can gentle him for you. It will just take a little time."
"I see."
He looked at me speculatively and I looked bravely back, hoping he would see exactly what I wanted him to. My clothes were well worn, the breeches and jacket a little big, but otherwise they were unexceptional. They fitted my part. My hair, which is very thick and straight, I had cut in a circular fashion around my head. It was clean and shining, for I had washed it only last night. My father used to say that nature hadn't been able to make up her mind about my hair-it wasn't brown, it wasn't blond, it wasn't red, but a strange mixture of all three.
"You're rather small to be riding such a big horse," the man said.
I was five feet, five inches, and had always thought myself a rather decent height. Next to this man I felt like a midget.
"What is your age?" he went remorselessly on.
I knew I did not look like an eighteen-year-old boy. "Fifteen," I said.
"And your name?"
"Valentine Brown," I answered. The first name at least was my own.
He nodded. "Well, Valentine, I thought you were employed by the Marquis of Rayleigh."
"Oh, no, sir. That is, I never worked in his stable. He employed me only to bring Saladin north, you see."
"And now you have done that, you are out of a job."
"Yes, sir."
He nodded. "All right, I expect we can take you on. I'll speak to Hutchins."
"Ah, there is one more thing, sir," I said rather breathlessly.
He raised an eyebrow. He was a very good-looking man. "Yes?" he said. He was also a very patient man.
"I require my own room to sleep in. You see, I'm a dreadfully light sleeper and it is impossible for me to share with anyone. I'm awake the whole time."
The blue eyes narrowed and regarded me with distinctly uncomfortable shrewdness. I kept my face still, my eyes expressionless. He took a step closer to me and Saladin threw back his head and backed away. He tried to rear, but I had him firmly by the reins and began to talk to him soothingly.
"Move back," I said over my shoulder to the man, and continued to talk to the horse. After a few minutes he rubbed his face against my chest and I scratched his ears. Then I turned to look at Mr. Fitzallan.
He was standing a good ten feet away from us, and when I met his eyes, he smiled.
"I see," was all he said.
"Do I have a job?"
"You have a job. Bring the brute along to the stable and I'll give instructions to Hutchins and to Mrs. Emerson, the housekeeper up at the castle. You will have to sleep there. There are no single rooms available in the stable quarters."
I grinned in delight. I had done it! "Yes, sir. Thank you, sir." And I took Saladin off to the stable.


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At its first presentation at Siggraph, Disney's "Frozen" started to gain some positive buzz as the animation Oscar frontrunner. But then came a viral media storm last month about gender portrayals in animation that yielded some provocative debate in the community about the Disney/Pixar animation boys club's predisposition toward pretty females.
However, now we can focus on what really matters: "Frozen" offers Disney's most progressive feminist approach to the princess fairy tale to date. How else would you characterize the post-modern refashioning of Hans Christian Andersen's "The Snow Queen" as a conflict between two sisters based on love vs. fear? The result is a lot bolder than perpetuating traditional romantic love, bolstered by the presence of Disney Animation's first female director -- Jennifer Lee (the co-screenwriter of "Wreck-It Ralph") -- who helmed with animation vet Chris Buck ("Surf's Up," "Tarzan"). But then it was Buck's idea to end with a radical departure that they worked very hard to earn.
So naturally if you have two princesses that closely resemble each other -- the free-spirited Anna (voiced by Kristen Bell) and the repressed Elsa (voiced by Idini Menzel) -- you're going to have a few animation challenges in distinguishing their individual expressions.
That's what Disney animation head Lino DiSalvo was trying to point out in the roundtable that started the firestorm. Yes, in retrospect, he shouldn't have said that animating female characters is historically difficult because of their range of emotions. His big mistake, pointed out by Brenda Chapman (Pixar's first woman director, who won the Oscar with her replacement on "Brave," Mark Andrews), was saying "pretty" instead of "appealing" in describing the siblings.
Overall, though, the performances of Anna and Elsa are more nuanced and emotionally complex than ever before in the Disney canon, leveraging what Glen Keane and the animators accomplished on "Tangled" by adding more hand-drawn warmth and expressiveness to CG. But the rigs are superior on "Frozen" along with better skin, eyes, and lighting. The girls look more authentic yet still caricatured in the big-eyed Keane mold that dates back to Ariel from "The Little Mermaid."
However, according to DiSalvo, there's a "cohesiveness and continuity," thanks to a new "truth in acting" approach that he's instituted. He brought in acting coach Warner Loughlin very early on to help them discover emotional details of every character, conducting exercises in technique, singing, and especially breathing, given the importance of the frozen environment.
DiSalvo says they accentuated acting more than on previous films, and dailies were strictly about evaluating performance. "Do you buy what the characters are thinking? How does it look in continuity? Let's go back -- it looks too big and too broad. Keep pulling it back."
Also, because we briefly glimpse Anna and Elsa as kids, we know the source of their conflict and why they're at cross-purposes.


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