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Cutaway shots showing not a small number of folks weeping in the auditorium as Sanders speaks.— Rachel Maddow MSNBC (@maddow) July 26, 2016
I will bet anyone any amount of money she will not run for office. https://t.co/3wZb20LjVD— Jon Favreau (@jonfavs) July 26, 2016
I always thought the talk of a political career for Michelle Obama was a non-serious notion. Not now. That speech is a classic "launcher."— Jeff Greenfield (@greenfield64) July 26, 2016
I pity the speakers who have to go after this speech by the First Lady.— Rachel Maddow MSNBC (@maddow) July 26, 2016
"King pointed to a mountaintop, Kennedy pointed to the moon -- from Seneca Falls to the Stonewall Inn, giants stood..." @CoryBooker— Rachel Maddow MSNBC (@maddow) July 26, 2016
Monday's Mini-Report, 7.25.16
Today's edition of quick hits:
* Another mass shooting, Part I: "At least two people were killed and more than a dozen others injured after a shooting outside a Florida nightclub hosting an event for teens, officials said early Monday.... Some of the victims are as young as 12, according to authorities."
* Another mass shooting, Part II: "Four people were killed during a shooting at a Texas apartment complex on Saturday night, police said. The victims included a three-year-old boy, two women and a man, Bastrop Police Department said in a statement. The shooter was among the dead, police said."
* Afghanistan: "Three suicide bombers killed at least 80 people and wounded more than 230 others at a protest in Kabul on Saturday, according to the Afghan interior ministry, where thousands had gathered to demonstrate against plans to reroute a new power line."
* Iraq: "A suicide bomber attacked a security check point in northern Baghdad on Sunday, killing at least 14 people, Iraqi officials said. The bomber, who was on foot, detonated his device at one of the busy entrances of the Shiite district of Kadhimiyah, killing at least 10 civilians and four policemen, a police officer said. At least 31 other people were wounded, he added."
* Germany: "The Syrian who blew himself up in southern Germany, wounding 15 people, had pledged allegiance to Islamic State on a video found on his mobile phone, the Bavarian interior minister said on Monday."
* Turkey's crackdown is far from finished: "One journalist, who was on vacation, had his home raided in the early morning by the police. Others were called in to their bosses' offices last week and fired, with little explanation. Dozens of reporters have had their press credentials revoked. A pro-government newspaper, meanwhile, published a list of names and photographs of journalists suspected of treachery."
Trump campaign believes job numbers are 'massaged'
Late last week, as Donald Trump made claims about the U.S. crime rate that were demonstrably untrue, many began to wonder why the campaign was presenting fiction as fact. Paul Manafort, Trump's campaign chairman, said the FBI's data may show a steady decline in the crime rate, but Americans shouldn't necessarily trust the FBI. Federal law enforcement, Manafort argued, is "suspect these days."
Three days later, Don Trump Jr. appeared on CNN in his official capacity as a campaign surrogate, and Jake Tapper reminded him that not only has the crime rate improved, but "unemployment is much, much lower than when President Obama took office. Trump Jr. wasn't impressed.
"These are artificial numbers, Jake. These are numbers that are massaged to make the existing economy look good and make the administration look good when in fact it's a total disaster."
It prompted the Huffington Post's Sam Stein to note, "So, to be clear, the Trump campaign trusts the National Enquirer but not the Bureau of Labor Statistics."
It's a good line, which has the benefit of being true. Donald Trump Sr. was singing the National Enquirer's praises on Friday, touting the tabloid's credibility, when talking up his conspiracy theory involving Ted Cruz's father and the JFK assassination. Two days later, Donald Trump Jr. said the Labor Department is "massaging" the job numbers.
This has been a common complaint among far-right voices who've struggled to explain President Obama's jobs record. The conspiracy theory is common enough to have picked up a label: "Unemployment truthers."
But in this case, we can go one step further.
FBI scrutinizing alleged Russian hack of DNC network
For much of the political world, the focus in recent days has been on the content of stolen Democratic National Committee emails, and the degree to which they prove hostility between party officials and their critics in Bernie Sanders' presidential campaign. As of yet, there's no proof the DNC "rigged" the process to help Hillary Clinton, but the ugly controversy has nevertheless led to the ouster of the DNC outgoing chair, Debbie Wasserman Schultz.
But taking a step back, a related controversy, which is arguably far more serious, is unfolding. It's focused not on what the individual emails say, but rather, the theft itself.
The DNC email leak ... remains under investigation by the FBI."A compromise of this nature is something we take very seriously, and the FBI will continue to investigate and hold accountable those who pose a threat in cyberspace," the bureau said in a statement Monday.
NBC News' Richard Engel added this afternoon that three leading U.S. cyber-security companies told NBC News "they have a high degree of confidence" that Russia was responsible for the leaking of the DNC materials.
As we discussed this morning, the available evidence is raising questions about Vladimir Putin's government and its possible intervention in the American presidential campaign, but we're still dealing with unproven allegations. A growing number of experts appear to believe Russian officials were responsible for the hacking and the leaking, but the investigation has not come to definitive conclusions.
But while that probe continues, relevant details continue to raise concerns about the seriousness of the controversy. Yahoo News' Michael Isikoff reports today, for example, that a DNC staffer who was researching Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort's ties to Russia's government found that her personal email account had been hacked.
The staffer's private account was targeted after she'd reached out to a number of investigative journalists abroad "who had been providing her with information about Manafort's political and business dealings in that country and Russia."
Latest polls shed light on Trump's post-convention bounce
Two weeks ago, I published a warning of sorts: "Don't be shocked if Trump's narrow deficit turns into a narrow advantage after the Republican National Convention."
How does that hold up? As of this morning, pretty well.
A pair of new polls out Monday give a conflicting picture of whether Donald Trump emerged from the Republican National Convention with a significant bump in support.In a new survey from CNN, Trump now leads Clinton in a head-to-head matchup, 48 percent to 45 percent.... But a new poll from CBS shows that the two candidates remain tied after the Cleveland convention, at 42 percent apiece, compared to 40 percent apiece before the conventions began.
Adding third-party candidates to the mix doesn't change the equation much: Trump still has a modest lead in the CNN poll, while the major-party candidates are still tied in the CBS poll.
One detail to keep in mind is the ongoing significance of the education gap: in the CNN poll, among white voters with college degrees, Hillary Clinton leads by four points, but among white voters without college degrees, Donald Trump enjoys a 37-point advantage. (Trump's boast earlier this year, "I love the poorly educated," comes to mind.)*
Maybe now is a good time to pause and take stock of where things stand.


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Clinton's pledge: Steady hand at 'moment of reckoning'
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Confronting a "moment of reckoning," Hillary Clinton is casting herself as a unifier for divided times and a tested, steady hand to lead in a volatile world.Associated Press 10 mins ago
IOC warned Rio on construction contracts 5 years ago: documents
By Stephen Eisenhammer RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - The International Olympic Committee warned organizers of the Olympics in Rio de Janeiro five years ago that construction contracts they drew up could give developers incentives to cut corners, presaging problems with athletes' housing that drew complaints from several countries this week, documents showed. Rio's city government, responsible for the vast majority of infrastructure projects for the Games, has used public-private partnerships, or PPPs, to get private firms to cover the cost of building venues in return for permission to build real estate on the sites. Rio's mayor, Eduardo Paes, has taken pride in the fact that 57 percent of the nearly 40 billion reais ($12.3 billion) spent on the Olympics is private money, garnered by using PPPs on a scale never before seen at a Games.Reuters
Indonesia executes 4 drug traffickers
CILACAP, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesia executed four drug traffickers on Friday and said it had not yet decided when 10 others convicted of drug crimes would be put to death.Associated Press
Pat Riley says new addition Dion Waiters is worth more than he signed for
Dion Waiters and Pat Riley will now share a room. (Getty Images)Ball Don't Lie
Neville, Giggs unveil Manchester building plan
Former football stars Gary Neville and Ryan Giggs on Thursday unveiled their plan for a multimillion-pound development in Manchester city centre, including a 200-bed hotel, two skyscrapers and a synagogue. Neville, a former England full-back and Manchester United legend, said it would create 1,300 jobs and regenerate a historic part of the northwestern English city. "We will breathe new life into the area," Neville, 41, said at a presentation in Manchester Town Hall.AFP News
Vettel calls for common sense over 'Halo'
Sebastian Vettel made a dramatic and emotional plea for common sense and humanity to prevail on Thursday as Formula One drivers debated the introduction of a semi-enclosed safety cockpit. Speaking at a scheduled news conference ahead of this weekend's German Grand Prix, the four-time world champion Ferrari driver said he was surprised to hear that other drivers were unsure about supporting the introduction of the controversial 'halo' next season.AFP News
Halal vaccines will get higher Muslim buy-in, Islamic scholars say
PETALING JAYA, July 28 — Amid debate on the necessity for vaccination, two Islamic scholars called today for more Muslims to venture into the pharmaceutical line to develop halal vaccines....The Malay Mail Online
To reverse damage of sitting, take a brisk, hour-long walk
LONDON (AP) — If you spend all day sitting, then you might want to schedule some time for a brisk walk — just make sure you can spare at least an hour.Associated Press
Woman's pneumonia caused her death during massage: State Coroner
A pneumonia infection was the cause of a woman's death during a massage session earlier this year.Safhras Khan
Hong Kong celebrity Maria Cordero not Monspace Sky Airlines' ambassador, rep says
KUALA LUMPUR, July 28 — Hong Kong celebrity Maria Cordero is not acting as the ambassador of a purported new airline under probe by Malaysian authorities, a representative has confirmed....The Malay Mail Online
Ban on tobacco product displays starts August 2017
Retailers will have a one-year grace period to comply with a ban on point-of-sale displays for tobacco products, which will come into effect in August 2017. Under the amendments made to the Tobacco (Control of Advertisements and Sale) Act (TCASA), retailers will have to use plain, undecorated storage devices for the tobacco products sold on their premises. The aim of the ban is to reduce youth exposure to tobacco advertising and to help current smokers quit the habit by reducing their impulse to purchase tobacco products, said the MOH.Yahoo Singapore
Indian flight diverted after passenger sits on food cart
Indian budget airline IndiGo was forced to divert an international flight on Thursday after an unruly passenger sat on the plane's food cart before attacking another traveller, it said. The morning flight ...AFP
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Singapore's jobless rate, layoffs up in Q2: MOM
Singapore's unemployment rate rose in the second quarter from the first amid the slowing global economy. The unemployment rate among citizens grew to 3.1 per cent in June from 2.6 per cent in March after falling in the previous quarter, while that for residents rose to 3.0 per cent from 2.7 per cent, advanced labour data released by Ministry of Manpower on Thursday (28 July) showed. The overall unemployment rate rose to 2.1 per cent from 1.9 per cent on a seasonally adjusted basis.Yahoo Singapore
Hiroshima unhappy atomic-bomb park is 'Pokemon Go' site
TOKYO (AP) — "Pokemon Go" players are descending on an atomic bomb memorial park in Hiroshima, and officials of the western Japanese city are displeased.Associated Press
SC reverse own decision banning bt talong
The Supreme Court (SC) has reversed itself in the case involving the government's field trials of bacillus thuringiensis (bt) eggplants, a genetically modified variety that produces its own pesticide. In a ruling promulgated last Tuesday, the high court set aside its ruling in December last year permanently stopping the field testing of the genetically modified product, favoring the petition filed by the environmental group Greenpeace. The SC unanimously ruled to instead dismiss the Greenpeace petition on the ground of mootness.Philippine Star
Singapore's arts council paid 'exceptionally high' $410,000 for a bin centre: Auditor-General's Office
A bin centre for Victoria Theatre and Victoria Concert Hall cost the National Arts Council (NAC) an "exceptionally high" consultation fee of $410,000, said the Auditor-General's Office (AGO) in its annual audit. The amount made up more than 87 per cent of the total construction cost of the bin centre, which came to $470,000. The likes of the Ministry of Education, the Ministry of Defence and the Land Transport Authority were all singled out for lapses.Yahoo Singapore
Facebook is pushing more people to an app they didn't choose
Facebook is once again getting pushy about how people message one another. Two years ago, the social-media giant forced its users to adopt its Messenger app for direct communication, a change it enforced ...Associated Press
Lee Mirim enjoys perfect start to British Golf Open
South Korea's Lee Mirim admitted that "everything was perfect" after she shot a course record ten under par 62 to lead the first round of the Women's British Open on Thursday. The stunning 10-birdie round earned a three-shot lead over Thailand's Ariya Jutanugarn, who leapt into the limelight on the LPGA Tour in May when she won three tournaments on the trot. China's Feng Shanshan was in third place on 66 despite almost missing her tee-off time.AFP News
Russia, Syria blockade Aleppo, offer corridors out
BEIRUT (AP) — After months of fighting to encircle its opponents in Aleppo, Syrian authorities backed by Russia on Thursday offered safe corridors out for residents and rebels in the northern city's besieged quarters, underlining the government's determination to seal off the metropolis and force an eventual surrender by the opposition.Associated Press

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Halley Feiffer - Opening night of 'Buyer and Cellar' at the Rattlestick Playwrights Theater - Arrivals - New York City, United States - Wednesday 3rd April 2013 (2 Pictures)
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Next Halley Feiffer Slideshow: The opening night after party for 'Water By The Spoonful' held at Dave and Busters restaurant - - Tuesday 8th January 2013
Perry performed 'Rise' and 'Roar' before Clinton accepted the nomination to be the Democrats' presidential candidate.
Bruce Springsteen will release rare tracks from 1966 in new album 'Chapter and Verse', which will accompany his autobiography 'Born To Run'.
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Puebla is the Mexican state with the best food. Most recepies were invented in convents by nuns, like "mole".
This restaurant has the original recipes and great food. You need to try the "mole" in any of their versions.
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Yeay, when he wins the Super Bowl, the Chiefs will be renamed Hogan's Heroes.
I'm thrilled.
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Yeay, when he wins the Super Bowl, the Chiefs will be renamed Hogan's Heroes.
I'm thrilled.
Sounds like the Chiefs tried to trade up to get Lynch.
If true it means Elway had more ammunition to entice a trade partner. THANKS A LOT GOODELL. FUNK YOU TOO.
DAMMIT! There goes my Plan B QB.
Has QB dak Prescott gone yet?
Yeah but that was more true with guys like Schottenheimer. I'm sure he ruined at least one if not all our QB draft choices. Remember Matt Blundin? Reid is supposed to be a QB guru.
But even if...
We really got a sack artist.
In more ways than one:
1- PFF calls chris Jones "the steal of the draft."
2- His Combine highlight. You be the judge (but don't shoot the messenger).
He won't. He's at least Flacco with mobility.
I predict he'll be a game changer by his 5th year in the league and we will still be looking for the next game manager.
Link please.
He is still a festering thorn at our side after all these years both as a player and now team boss.!
Every year he has picked a player from my top wish list. And some of those years WE even didn't...
I thought I hated Paul Tagliabue.
I'm glad the Donks never do any tampering.
This is about the 3rd rounder the league is stealing from the Chiefs. I had heard that it would be addressed before the draft. well we are getting close.
It would be nice if the Chiefs knew by...
Really? After getting every help possible from the NFL towards 3 Super Bowl titles they nag about this:
"Is the NFL trying to set up the Denver Broncos to lose the AFC West?"...
Patriots surprise everyone by cutting 2014 first-round pick Easley
I hope they trade for him and lose draft picks and money. Flash in the pan.
Nah, Leaf was a an absolute headcase. Lynch by all reports is pretty together headwise.
Sorry. I'd take a franchise QB. Every time. Drafts with franchise QBs seem to come in streaks and it's been like 3 or 4 drafts featuring them. this could dry up for a few years now.
A lot of those were quick releases with one receiver in mind. And my OP does not say we should grab him to start right away. Some of that stuff can be coached out of him in two or three years that he...
Check this out. Article and analytical picture. Is it a bad omen that these pictures, at the first glance, look like Denver vs KC? :(
A few weeks ago I posted a thread calling for a bold "outside the box" draft move by the Chiefs. Here's the link:
Not if we do it when FA market opens in that year. He is a good talent and apparently a Chiefs fan.
Oops the first sentence on the OP should read:
Methinks the Chiefs should go after this guy when his current contract expires.
I had it typed in correctly but somehow the last word disappeared...
Methinks the Chiefs should go after this guy when his current contract .
Denver's Shane Ray...
all of this would have been avoided if the sleazy Emanuel Sanders had honored his agreement with the Chiefs. Another reason to hate the *******.
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Senator John McCain the Oil and Gas Presidential Pick
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Heidi Cullen, climate expert and correspondent for The Weather Channel and formerly a scientist at the National Center for Atmospheric Research in Boulder, Colorado explains why scientists are so sure that our burning of oil, coal, natural gas and other fossil fuels is causing a disruption in the earth's climate systems.
The video is part of recently launched climate change science communications project called Climate Central.
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By Richard Littlemore • Monday, July 28, 2008 - 16:19
The Canadian government has killed a B.C. electric auto company, forcing the owner to shut down and sell his technology and tools to a company in Pakistan.
Canadian and American administrations have said, repeatedly, that they cannot "afford" to take action against climate change because it would damage our (oil-dependent) economy. But, as this action shows, the Harper administration in Ottawa is not really interested in protecting the "economy." Rather, it is supporting - actually legislating - our continued dependence on the government's oil-industry supporters, and standing in the way of any opportunity to lead the world in electric vehicle innovation.
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By Kevin Grandia • Monday, July 28, 2008 - 13:09
Seems even ExxonMobil is catching the micro-blogging fever on Twitter.
Julie a "Community Evengilist at ExxonMobil Corp." writes:
Hi there, I'm Janet, one of a few Community Evengilist at ExxonMobil Corp. I'm here to answer any of questions from this twitter community."
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By Kevin Grandia • Monday, July 28, 2008 - 12:45
This story has history. In 2005, a former UK environmentalist named David Bellamy had a letter published in New Scientist magazine claiming that:
Indeed, if you take all the evidence that is rarely mentioned by the Kyotoists into consideration, 555 of all the 625 glaciers under observation by the World Glacier Monitoring Service in Zurich, Switzerland, have been growing since 1980."


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Credit where credit's due: Okkervil River have stayed with their indie label for about a decade now, even as they've crawled up the food chain to make dents in the top 40 (albums, of course, not singles). Still, for anyone who's been charmed by their woolly roots music, the sleeker, more polished sound of new disc I Am Very Far is kind of disconcerting at first. Will Sheff still moans sweetly, but now he sounds like he'd rather tour with Dashboard Confessional than Roky Erickson (which OR did last time). Luckily, Titus Andronicus still sound like the drunken bar band of your dreams, albeit with diplomas. With Future Islands.
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Taranaki are looking to kick off their 2012-13 Hawke Cup cricket campaign with a win over Manawatu at New Plymouth's Pukekura Park this weekend.
Revital Fertilisers Taranaki have named a full strength side for the opening match of the qualifying series of the two-day competition.
In the lineup are Central District contracted players - William Young and Dean Robinson - and two debutantes, Moritz Hartmann and Douglas Hondo.
Hartmann, a middle order batsman with the Woodleigh club, makes his much-awaited debut for his provincial side.
The New Plymouth primary school teacher and former Taranaki age group player has until now restricted his cricket to playing at the premier club level since leaving school.
He's one of the classiest premier batsmen in the competition and has been for a number of years.
It hasn't been a case of not having had the opportunity of making the step up, just his own personal choice.
"It was more a matter of him committing and saying he wanted to play for Taranaki and he has now done that," said Taranaki coach Kerry O'Neill yesterday.
"He's a player that looks like he can make it at the next level. He's a pretty classy batsman and a good fielder - a good allround cricketer."
Hartmann has worked hard on his game in the five weeks he has been attending rep training after arriving home from England where he played in a club league in the northern hemisphere summer.
Hartmann will bat at No 5 behind openers Peter Ingram and Robinson, with captain Dion Ebrahim at three and Young at four.
The other newcomer is Hondo - a former Zimbabwean international.
A fast bowler, Hondo plays his club cricket for the Hawera United premier side and takes the one available spot in the rep team for an overseas player.
O'Neill said Hondo has fitted in well to the rep squad since arriving late last month.
"We'll use him in the pre-Christmas games on the wickets that suit him," he said.
O'Neill said Hondo hits the wicket hard with the ball, adding Hondo's experience had already proved its worth, with him passing on bowling tips to the young players in the squad.
O'Neill doesn't need telling of the importance for a team to start the cup series well. It's a competition that if you start badly and get off the pace, getting back in contention is almost impossible.
There are six teams chasing the one available spot to challenge for the cup which is currently held by Hamilton. O'Neill was yesterday talking of a first innings win against Manawatu at best.
"The wicket at Pukekura Park is as good as I've seen prepared in years for a Taranaki game," he said. "So you would expect both batting sides might be hard to get out on that. I'd be surprised if it went to an outright result."
Taranaki followed up their solid performance in the Chapple Cup one-day competition in Napier at Labour Weekend beating Taranaki B in a trial match at New Plymouth's Lynmouth Park last Sunday.
O'Neill said the 50-over trial was valuable preparation going into the Hawke Cup opener.
Ironically, the star of the show in the "friendly" was slow left arm bowler Robert Northcott who, while he did not make this team to play Manawatu, put his hand up for future selection.
The Hawera United premier grade player ripped through the B side batting lineup finishing with a five-wicket bag to help the A side to a convincing victory.
Manawatu will be without Black Caps fast bowler Adam Milne, who is in Sri Lanka with the national team, for this weekend's match.
They still have CD reps Bevan Small, Roald Badenhost and former international and player coach Michael Mason to call on.
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|Application number
|Publication date
|Aug 28, 1979
|Filing date
|Aug 9, 1977
|Priority date
|Aug 9, 1977
|Publication number
|Robert T. Little
|Original Assignee
|Little Robert T
|Export Citation
|BiBTeX, EndNote, RefMan
|Patent Citations (10), Referenced by (23), Classifications (9)
|External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, Espacenet
The present invention relates to solar filters of the type employed on optical instruments, such as telescopes, to filter sunlight. Such filters are required to protect the user's eyes from harm as well as to prevent overheating of the optical instrument and to enable viewing and photography through the instrument under sunlight conditions.
Solar filters essentially require a metal component to reflect or otherwise block solar radiation, particularly infrared radiation and ultraviolet radiation. Traditionally, the silver particles in exposed black and white photographic film have been employed as effective safety filters for sunlight. More recently, metalized plastic films, such as polyester films having a fiber deposited aluminum coating thereon have been employed for the purpose.
Generally such filters are disc shaped and are mounted externally of the telescope or other optical instrument to cover the lens. The metalized filter element passes a small percentage of the total sunlight therethrough and effectively blocks most of it from entry into the optical instrument.
One difficulty with prior art filters is that, if light conditions change or if it is desired to change the brightness of the image provided by the optical instrument, the filter provides no adjusting or compensating ability other than, possibly, replacing one filter with another of different light passing capability. This is obviously impractical and would require a stockpiling of numerous filters of different density and light passing ability for each different sized optical instrument. Further, fine gradations of density of solar filters are simply not available and so adjustment can only be made with large incremental changes in the amount of light allowed to pass into the optical system of the instrument.
It is accordingly an object of the present invention to provide a novel solar filter structure which is adjustable to admit, in infinitesimally small increments, varying quantities of light through the filter to adjust brightness of the image and/or compensate for changing light conditions.
It is another object of the present invention to provide such a solar filter in which such adjustments may be made without changing the effective optical aperture provided by the filter.
It is a further object of the present invention to permit mounting in a simple manner that permits easy removal and allows ventilation, thereby avoiding heat buildup.
Other objects and advantages of the present invention will be apparent from the following description thereof.
In accordance with the present invention, there is provided an adjustable solar filter assembly for a telescope. The filter includes a support for detachably mounting the filter assembly in the path of light rays being gathered by the telescope. The support includes a mounting fixture for engagement upon the exterior surface of the exterior lens of the telescope near its center but for substantial freedom from the telescope circumferentially. The support also includes a support member that releasably engages the support fixture. A first opaque shield member extends substantially concentrically about the support member and has at least one light passing opening therein. It is dimensioned and configured to traverse the optical aperture of the associated telescope, the opening having a radial dimension which defines the effective optical aperture provided by the solar filter. A light-transmitting filter element overlies the opening and has a light blocking metallic component to reduce the amount of light transmitted through the filter element. A second shield member has an opaque portion dimensioned and configured to overlie at least part of the opening. Means mounting the shield members on the support member and permitting rotation of the shield members relative to each other are provided, the second shield member thereby being movable relative to the first shield member to overlie and thereby close selected portions of the opening to reduce passage of light therethrough without reducing the radial dimension of the opening.
Certain objects of the invention are attained when the opaque portion is dimensioned and configured to overlie all of the opening and thereby entirely close the opening.
Certain objects of the invention are attained when at least the first shield member is disc shaped and has a plurality of openings formed therein which are circumferentially spaced apart and have respective outer edges which are disposed adjacent to the peripheral edge of the disc, the radial distance of the outer edges from the center of the disc defining the first dimension of the openings. The second shield member may also be disc shaped and the first and second shield members mounted for rotation relative to each other about a common axis of rotation. The second shield member may also contain a plurality of circumferentially spaced openings therein, the opaque portion of the second shield member being defined by portions thereof extending between the second mentioned openings.
Certain other objects of the invention are attained when the first opaque shield member has a plurality of light passing openings therein which are defined by spaced apart radially extending side edges connecting arc shaped outer edges and inner edges (which may also be arc-shaped) spaced radially inwardly of the outer edges. The second opaque shield member may have therein a plurality of circumferentially spaced apart light passing openings of generally similar configuration as the first mentioned openings with opaque portions of the second shield member between the second mentioned openings being dimensioned and configured to overlie the first mentioned openings. The second shield member is movable relative to said first shield member whereby the opaque portions overlie and thereby close selected radial portions of the first mentioned openings to reduce passage of light therethrough.
FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view of one embodiment of an adjustable optical filter assembly in accordance with the present invention;
FIG. 2 is a front end view in elevation of the filter of FIG. 1; and
FIG. 3 is a side view in elevation, on a scale enlarged relative to FIG. 2, showing the filter of FIG. 2 exploded away from the end of a telescope on which it is mounted.
Referring to FIG. 1, the optical filter is generally indicated at 10 and includes a first opaque shield 12 and a second opaque shield 14, both of which are generally disc shaped and have a plurality of openings formed therein as described more fully below.
First opaque shield 12 has a central passage 16 and three light admitting openings 18, 18' and 18" formed therein. Openings 18, 18' and 18" are separated from each other by opaque portions 19, 19' and 19" of shield 12. A filter element 20 is affixed to the front surface of first shield 12 and covers openings 18, 18' and 18". Filter element 20 is partially broken away in FIG. 1 for clarity of illustration. A circular central cutout 20a is formed in filter sheet 20. Filter element 20 is any light-transmitting material capable of reducing the amount of light transmitted through it and suited to effectively filter sunlight. Filter element 20 therefore contains a metal component for reducing or eliminating transmission of radiation, particularly infra-red and ultraviolet radiation. Most preferably, filter element 20 comprises a metalized plastic sheet, i.e., a sheet of synthetic organic, polymeric material having a thin metal coating thereon. A preferred material for filter element 20 is a polyester plastic sheet, such as that sold under the trademark MYLAR by E.I. DuPont DeNemours & Co., which has been coated with aluminum to a suitable thickness to provide the desired reduction of sunlight passed therethrough. Typically, element 20 may be made of MYLAR polyester of 1/2 to 2 mils thickness having an aluminum coating of a thickness to provide sheet resistance of about 0.5 to 5 ohms per square.
Second opaque shield 14 contains three light admitting openings 22, 22' and 22" which are substantially identical in size and shape to first openings 18, 18' and 18". Opening 18 is defined by outer edge 18a, inner edge 18b and side edges 18c which connect the inner and outer edges. Openings 18' and 18" are identically configured, as are openings 22, 22' and 22". Outer edge 22a and inner edge 22b and side edge 22c opening 22 are numbered in FIG. 1. The respective side edges lie on radii of the circle defined by the outer circumference discs 12 and 14 and the inner edges and outer edges lie on the circumferences of circles concentric to the circles defined by the outer circumferences of discs 12 and 14. The resultant openings are therefore in the segments of the annular plane defined between two concentric circles of different diameters.
Both the discs comprising shields 12 and 14 are constructed of any suitable opaque material, i.e., any material which will block the passage of light therethrough. Thus, opaque shields 12 and 14 may be made of cardboard, metal or any opaque plastic material otherwise suitable for the intended purpose.
An adjusting knob 32 has bosses 32a extending radially along the inside face thereof and sized to be keyed into the elongated slots of central passage 24 in shield 14, whereby rotation of knob 32 will rotate opaque shield 14 with it.
A mounting shaft 34 has an enlarged head 36 at one end thereof and a flattened land portion 38 formed adjacent its other end. A washer 40 is adapted to fit over shaft 34 and abut against the inside shoulder provided by head 36 as best shown in FIG. 3. Washer 40 is made of a magnetically susceptible material, e.g., washer 40 may be a common iron washer. Washer 40 is rotatable relative to shaft 34, bearing against head 36, and is nonrotatably affixed to the rear surface 12' of opaque disc 12 at the center thereof. This may be accomplished by gluing washer 40 to disc 12 so that the central opening (unnumbered) of washer 40 aligns with central passage 16 in opaque shield 12. Obviously, any suitable manner of thus affixing washer 40 to the center portion of rear surface 12' of shield 12 may be employed. For example, suitable small screw fasteners or the like may be used. An intermediate washer 42 is positioned between shields 12 and 14 and is also adapted to fit over shaft 34 as also shown in FIG. 3. The end of shaft 34 which has flattened land portion 38 thereon is adapted to fit within a central passage (unnumbered) formed in knob 32. A set screw 44 (FIG. 1, not shown in FIG. 3) is threaded within a radially extending passage (unnumbered) formed in knob 32 and its innermost end seats on land portion 38 to nonrotatably affix knob 32 to shaft 34.
As best seen in FIG. 3, the assembled filter 10 is of compact construction with shields 12 and 14 coaxially mounted upon shaft 34 and spaced from each other by intermediate washer 42. Pin 30 has an enlarged head portion 30a, the diameter of which is greater than the width of slot 26. The end of pin 30 opposite head portion 38 is affixed to first shield 12 in any convenient manner so that upon rotation of second shield 14 relative to first shield 12 the opposite ends of slot 26 serve as stops limiting the degree of relative rotation between shields 12 and 14.
Still referring to FIG. 3, there is shown the lens end of an optical instrument generally indicated at 46, for example, an astronomical viewing telescope. The telescope has a tubular body portion 48 and an exterior lens 50 is recieved therein. Affixed to the geometric center of the exterior surface 52 of lens 50 is a magnetic washer 54. Washer 54 is disc-shaped permanent magnet and has a cylindrical-shaped central opening 56 and an annular surface 56'. One side of magnetic washer 54 is affixed to the outer surface 52 of lens 50 by a suitable adhesive capable of bonding a metal to glass, such as an epoxy adhesive. As indicated by the partial dot-dash line rendition of filter 10 in FIG. 3, filter 10 is mounted on optical instrument 46 by placing an annular surface 40' of washer 40 in contact with annular surface 56' of magnetic washer 54, the magnetic attraction securely holding filter 10 in place. Filter 10 is seen to be so configured and dimensioned as to traverse the optical aperture of the associated optical instrument 46, in the path of light rays to be gathered by the instrument. Head 36 of mounting shaft 34 is received within central opening 56 of magnetic washer 54. For example, opaque shield 12 may be provided at its periphery 30 with a rearwardly (leftwardly as viewed in FIG. 3) extending lip adapted to fit over the edge of tubular body portion 48 to removably hold optical filter 10 in place. However, the illustrated mounting means is preferred since it provides a small space indicated at S in FIG. 3 around the rim of body portion 48 which provides a ventilation space and minimizes heat buildup when the instrument is used in direct sunlight. It will be appreciated by those skilled in the art that obstructing the center portion of lens 50 with the central mounting portion of the optical filter does not adversely affect performance of the telescope 46 and, so long as the effective optical aperture is unchanged, resolution of the image attained is not adversely affected.
As will be appreciated by those skilled in the art, the optical aperture of a telescope or other optical instrument is determined by twice the radius of its exterior or light gathering lens. In FIG. 3, the radius of lens 50 of telescope 46 is indicated by the dimension line L'. The optical aperture of telescope 46 is accordingly twice L', or diameter D' of lens 50 which is, of course, circular in plan view.
Opening 18, 18' and 18" (as well as openings 22, 22' and 22") of filter 10 have an effective radius indicated by dimension line L in FIG. 2. That is, the openings extend to a point or points a which are remote from the center C of filter 10 by a distance L measured radially from center C. That is, the openings extend as far as points a which lie along the circumference of a circle of radius L centered at point C. This dimension L is the "radial dimension" referred to in the claims and specification and measures the radial distance from the portion (normally the center) of the filter which is aligned with the center of the lens to the portion of the opening remotest from the center of the lens. Even if two of the openings were completely closed, so long as one of the openings extended as far as a point along the circle on which points a lie, the effective optical aperture provided by filter 10 is unchanged. The existence of opaque portions of the filter adjacent the center C and between the openings does not change the optical aperture of it. In order that the optical aperture of a given optical instrument is not reduced by its associated filter, the dimension L (or speaking in terms of diameter, the dimension D) of the filter (FIG. 2) is made at least as great as, and preferably slightly larger than, the corresponding radius L' or diameter D' of the instrument (FIG. 3). For example, for an eight inch telescope, dimension D of filter 10 would be eight inches (or slightly larger to allow for manufacturing tolerance) and the overall diameter about eight and one-half inches.
Referring now jointly to FIGS. 2 and 3, with filter 10 mounted in place, lens 50 of optical instrument 46 is suitably positioned for viewing, and sunlight which would normally enter lens 50 is blocked by optical filter 10. The amount of light gathered by lens 50 and therefore the brightness of the image is of course determined by the sunlight filtering power of the filter and the strength of the sunlight impinging upon it. Optical filter 10 enables the operator, by rotating shield 14 relative to shield 12, to change the effective light-passing area of filter 10 through which sunlight is filtered, so that the operator may compensate for different strengths of sunlight impinging on the instrument and maintain a selected image brightness, or adjust the brightness as desired.
This is accomplished simply by rotating knob 32 which, by virtue of the engagement of bosses 32a with shield 14, causes shield 14 to rotate. Washer 40, securely held by magnetic attraction to magnetic washer 54 and glued or otherwise secured to first shield 12 holds first shield 12 stationary. As seen in FIG. 2, such rotation of second shield 14 relative to first shield 12 adjusts the amount of openings 18, 18' and 18" which are covered by the opaque portions 23, 23' and 23" of shield 12. In FIG. 2 (in which for clarity of illustration only openings 18 and 22 and associated opaque sectors 23 and 23' are numbered) about one-half of the area of openings 18, 18' and 18" are covered by opaque portions 23, 23' and 23" respectively, leaving an effective opening (indicated by the letter O with respect to opening 18) of about one-half the maximum available. Filter element 20 is broken away partially in the area of opening 22 for clarity of illustration. Since, at maximum opening, the opaque portions of filter 10 block one-half the total area, filter element 20, for a given density of filter desired, should have a density of about one-half of the density of the filter element of a conventional filter whose effective surface is substantially all made of the filter element and not blocked by opaque portions.
Referring to FIG. 1, it will be noted that an arc-shaped indicia strip 27, 27a is provided on shield 12, generally corresponding in shape to slot 26 and extending adjacent the outer edge 18a of opening 18, and a corresponding strip adjacent the peripheral edge of shield 12 in opaque portion 19" thereof. Segment 27 is dark and segment 27a is a light or contrasting color. With this arrangement, slot 26 serves as an indicator of the setting of filter 10. At the setting shown in FIG. 2, one-half of slot 26 shows the dark strip 27 and the other half shows the light strip 27a, indicating that the filter is at its half-open half-closed position. Further clockwise movement of shield 14 as viewed in FIG. 2 would more fully expose openings 18, 18' and 18" thereby increasing the total open area and this would be indicated to the operator by further covering of dark colored strip 27 and further exposing of light colored strip 27a.
It will be noted that the cooperation provided by opaque portions 23, 23' and 23" and openings 18, 18' and 18" maintain unchanged the effective optical aperture provided by the filter 10 until, of course, the filter is completely closed. Thus, the optical aperture of the telescope 46 remains unchanged by the filter 10 regardless of the setting of the filter. The opaque portions of the filter move circumferentially relative to the openings so as to leave open a segment of the opening extending to outer edges 18a, until the filter is completely closed.
Preferably, in order to provide a maximum available open area, openings 18, 18' and 18", as indicated by the arrow R' in FIG. 2, are equally spaced from each other. In other words, opaque sectors 19, 19' and 19" subtend 60 degrees of arc about the geometric center C of the circle defined by disc shaped shields 12 and 14. Similarly, openings 18, 18' and 18" subtend 60 degrees of arc about center C as indicated by the arrow R". The peripheral surface portion P of shield 12 (and of shield 14) is narrow, being only slightly wider than that necessary to accommodate slot 26 and indicia 27, 27a, and to provide reasonable structural strength.
In use, filter sheet 20 blocks sunlight, particularly infrared and ultraviolet radiation components, from entering into lens 50 while admitting sufficient light for viewing, photography, etc. As sunlight conditions change, or if the viewer wishes to change the brightness of the observed image, shield 14 may be selectively rotated to adjust the total effective open area provided, and thereby the amount of light gathered. Opaque portions of the filter move circumferentially across the openings to leave the effective optical aperture unchanged. Unlike prior art filters, the adjusting feature of the present invention provides for essentially infinite increments of adjustment of the amount of light passed through the filter which enables "fine tuning" of the amount of light gathered.
While the invention has been described in detail with reference to a specific and preferred embodiment thereof, it will be apparent that upon a reading and understanding of the foregoing numerous alterations and modifications may be made to the preferred embodiment which are nonetheless within the spirit of the present invention. For example, opaque portions of the second shield could be provided by fan shaped blades instead of a disc having openings therein. For another example, although the opaque portions of the filter preferably are truly opaque, i.e., do not pass any light therethrough, it will be appreciated that the opaque portions could conceivably be made of a material to pass some small proportion of light therethrough, although a substantially lesser porportion than passes through the filter element. In such case, the opaque portions would be only "relatively opaque" as compared to the filter element. Generally, complete opacity of the opaque portions is preferred. Further, obviously, the filter element or sheet corresponding to filter element 20 could be applied to the first disc as well as to the second disc on either side thereof and different mounting and turning means of equivalent function provided. It is intended to include all such modifications and alterations within the scope of the appended claims.
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Nikon 16-35 F4 how SOFT at 35mm?
Jan 31, 2013
I'm still wavering between the Tokina 16-28mm 2.8 and the Nikon 16-35 F4....
Just how soft is the Nikon at 35mm??? Not worried too much about the 16mm distortion as I can correct when required.
I've become worried about flare on the Tokina, which was also a PIA on the 14-24 I used.
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Ecological networks (ENs) are used to mitigate landscape-scale habitat loss, and are managed and designed to conserve regional biodiversity. In our study region in southern Africa, ENs of isolated grassland remnants are specifically set aside and managed for conservation, and are complemented by corridor-like power line servitudes which are maintained by regular mowing. Using grasshoppers, a sensitive and reliable bioindicator taxon, we determine whether ENs effectively conserve biodiversity. We used cluster analysis and variation partitioning to select the best subset of environmental variables which explained the patterns of species composition. We then compared the relative importance of environmental variables grouped by the scale of their influence: local-scale variables affected by management practices vs. landscape-scale variables affected by design of ENs. Management was consistently and significantly 2–5 times more influential than design in determining grasshopper assemblages within ENs and servitudes. Servitudes had a higher proportion of bare ground, lower proportion of tall grasses and higher abundance of grasshoppers relative to ENs. Three grasshopper species were strongly associated with servitudes and exhibited traits consistent with early colonizers. As management actions are primarily responsible for vegetation succession, the use of ENs for conservation efforts should first focus on appropriate management strategies, such as fire regime and grass height management before altering the landscape structure (e.g. increasing connectivity or enlarging patches). The conservation implications of these results are that, if ENs are managed and designed for heterogeneity and to simulate multiple successional stages, they may be beneficial for biodiversity conservation.
KeywordsBioindicators Cluster analysis Grasshoppers Grassland Mitigation Power line servitudes Variation partitioning South Africa
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- Relative importance of management vs. design for implementation of large-scale ecological networks
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Landscape Ecology
Volume 26, Issue 3 , pp 341-353
- Cover Date
- 2011-03
- 10.1007/s10980-010-9557-z
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- Springer Netherlands
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- Bioindicators
- Cluster analysis
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- Variation partitioning
- South Africa
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- Corinna S. Bazelet (1)
- Michael J. Samways (1)
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- 1. Department of Conservation Ecology and Entomology, Stellenbosch University, Private Bag X1, Matieland, 7602, South Africa


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