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Location: Stockton, Utah
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Re: How "important" are certain details when reloading?
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Trophy- so you have a sonic cleaner to keep your brass volume the same. the benchrest guys who shoot 6ppc do not do that, and their brass volume is much much smaller, believe me it only holds 28-30 grain of n-133 . you have chrono - because "it keeps you safe because long range loads are hot loads". interesting.
I got the sonic cleaner for no other reason than I just like very clean brass. After I clean my brass in the sonic cleaner I put it in the vibrating polisher as well. Reloading is something where you can really geek out on the minutia. This is one of the things I like to do even though I know it doesn't make any difference.
I got the chrono just so I could measure muzzle velocity of my rifles so I can use a ballistics calculator. One of the things I want to do with it is see if I can get a consistent velocity out of one of my muzzle loaders. If so, I'm going to put a ladder site on one and see just how far I can reliably shoot it.
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Re: How "important" are certain details when reloading?
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Wow. Nice long thread. My experience:
1. Use the lead sled after mounting a new scope on new rifle. I
use the lead sled on my .375 RUM, 300 RUM and other kickers. Put it away after that. The lead sled has too much bounce in vertical, horizontal and about 4 other dimensions to shoot groups that matter. You are inducing additional variables into your groups that cannot be eliminated. (I love my lead sled, but only for this.)
2. Use a front pedestal and rear pinching ear type sandbag or lead filled bag to shoot groups. Use this on the ground or on cement bench. No card tables or tailgates of trucks, please. This will eliminate most of the variables induced by lead sled. You do not need to spend a ton on a front pedestal. Any that has a front bag that reasonably fits your forearm is better than lead sled. I bet this combo cuts your groups in half. 3 shot groups to start to find some loads, 4 shot groups next on the good ones, then maybe 5 shot groups on your 2 best loads.
3. Save up or sell your 721 next year and get a newer Remington 700 action in caliber of your choice with the longest barrel you can afford. Even a used SPS or similar will shoot. (Case in point...son's new Reminton 700 varmint in .308 shoots .5" groups all day long and it only cost $425 at Sportsmans Warehouse. More cases in point....every 300 RUM in a Remington 700 action...I have worked up over 7 of them to date...can be made to shoot .5" groups. Worst has been .75" groups. All of them like Nosler 180 Accubonds, RE-25 and Fed primers).
4. When you burn out your barrel on a Remington 700 action, every decent gunsmith can chamber a new Krieger or other barrel on it that will continue to shoot .5" groups. Each Remington 700 action will last through several lifetimes.
5. If you can afford next year, get a stainless or XCR Remington rifle. It will go nicely with your Krieger barrel after you have burned out the factory barrel.
6. A scope with a little more reach will greatly cut your group size down. If you can obtain a 14 or 20x scope etc, so much the better. (Not necessary but fyi, we use old 36x cheap fixed power scopes work up loads, then remount our "hunting" scopes.)
7. Brass type or prep or weighing, bullet type or brand, powder or primer will not matter unless you start with the above.
8. Accubonds, Ballistic Tips, Combined Technology from Nosler will all tend to be much more consistent in the groups than Partitions. You will get flyers with Partitions and I do not care if you are shooting a $4,000 Bat Action 1k rifle. However, Partitions will kill an elk just as dead as any other.
9. For another weather variable I would eliminate would be on the powder. Use Extreme powders. H4831 etc. see Hodgon website. (That said, I use RE-25 on my RUMS because it shoots tiny groups.)
10. If you are using the 300 H&H for nostalgic purposes, go for it. I do that with my Dad's .308 with an 18" barrel and totally get that. Otherwise, next year....there is a reason the military snipers use 300 Win mags on Remington 700 actions...they shoot.
11. Make sure all the screws on your action, scope rings and mounts are tight.
12. After you find your load for the 300 H&H, go shoot at something at 400 yards as you would an elk. Milk jugs, 2 liter bottle etc. How did you do? That 9 power scope kinda makes it more difficult. That said, an elk shoulder is pretty huge at 400 yards even on 9 power. I hope you shoot a record book elk if you have not already.
There. I feel better. 12 steps to help one of my bretheren.
Thank you for taking the time to write all that, there's a lot of good info there. I won't be getting rid of the H&H though, it was my grandpa's gun. Also, I only need it for elk. I have a 6.5 Grendel on order for deer, antelope, and long range target shooting.
As far as my elk hunt this year, it doesn't start until October 5, and unfortunately all I could get was a spike only tag so no record bulls for me. I've never shot an elk before so even a spike will make me ecstatic anyway. Plus, the meat will be yummy.
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Re: How "important" are certain details when reloading?
I'm reading over and over about the downside of the lead sled. I'll say this about that. If I were going out and shooting 5 or 6 rounds at a time I would ditch the lead sled. I know that with a 30-06 I'm good for about 15-20 rounds before I start to flinch. I'm guessing that number would be much smaller with the H&H. I hate to sound like a vagina, but that gun has a stout kick to it and I really don't want to develop a flinch. For now I'll keep with it, but maybe after hunting season I'll ditch it and just do shorter shooting sessions. It will take longer for load development, but I have a long time before the next elk season.
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Re: How "important" are certain details when reloading?
Get one of these:
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I have one that I use when shooting my .375 H&H from the bench. It makes a big difference. I can shoot as long as I need to without developing a flinch.
I would bet that you will shoot much better with front and rear bags and a recoil shield.
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Re: How "important" are certain details when reloading?
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I got the sonic cleaner for no other reason than I just like very clean brass. After I clean my brass in the sonic cleaner I put it in the vibrating polisher as well. Reloading is something where you can really geek out on the minutia. This is one of the things I like to do even though I know it doesn't make any difference.
I got the chrono just so I could measure muzzle velocity of my rifles so I can use a ballistics calculator. One of the things I want to do with it is see if I can get a consistent velocity out of one of my muzzle loaders. If so, I'm going to put a ladder site on one and see just how far I can reliably shoot it.
Trophy - i understand. YOU want/need to get a catalog from Sinclair international. once elk season is over order get a bunch of stuff . i have turned case necks and used bushing dies, in line seaters ect. primer pocket uniformers. i do not use a deburring tool , but i have one. when i was younger my allowance was small and it took time . given your objectives and given my experience i would get the scope FIRST ( selling plasma if necessary) and let the other geek stuff come later. that is just me . Trophy- i have a rem 700 tit , ( i bought from a guy in sandy) in 300rsaum . roughly the same case capacity and balistics as the H&H. it weighs less than 6 pounds. shoots .5" easily with a 168 cbt. the good thing is the recoil pad is like a big pillow. and it has a muzzle brake so it is really not too bad . Enjoy and good luck.
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Re: How "important" are certain details when reloading?
I got out and chronographed the load I've settled on and zeroed my scope for 200 yards. With the exception of a couple outliers, my rounds are within 40 fps which is just fine for what I'm doing now. I'm sure much of that variance has to do with how tight I'm holding the gun to my shoulder.
The thing is though, my velocity right around 2725 fps, about the same as a 30-06 so I'm not gaining any advantage over just using a 30-06. There's nothing wrong with that gun, in fact I love a 30-06. It's just that I already have a couple of them. Before next season I'll figure out how to take full advantage of the H&H. There have been a lot of great suggestions in this thread with regard to powder and bullet selection so I'll be referring back here a lot.
I'm buying a Nightforce scope for another gun and I really don't like the idea of switching a scope between two guns, but I'll do it if I have to. There's a guy here that's a dealer for Hawke optics and I'm toying with the idea of getting one of those. They're pretty inexpensive and this is a gun that I'l be using only once a year.
I then backed up to 300 yards and lined the horizontal reticle up with the top of the target and fired a few rounds. The bullets were hitting 8 inches low. (When I got home I put the numbers in a ballistics program and it agreed with the real world, yay!) Now comes the part that got me excited. Someone has set up some steel targets. From the spot I've been setting up for 100 yard shots, the steel targets are 300, 400, and 500 yards out. I shot at the 300 yard gong and hit it 3 out of 3 times. Seeing that gong swing and then hearing the "bong" is so much more satisfying that punching a hole in a piece of paper.
This shooting was done with a bench so if I get a chance I'm going to shoot again before the season starts but I'm going to use the bipod that I'll be using for hunting. Assuming I don't have any trouble hitting the 300 yards target, I'll practice the 400 yarder. I've been out trying to help my father in law get a deer and I've been doing a lot of ranging. What I've learned is that I really over-estimate distances, and 300 yards is a loooong way out. I should be able to get within 300 yards of an elk.
These targets are also right behind my house. In fact, I can see one of the gongs from my deck, and it's about 1300 yards away. If I didn't live in town limits (and it wouldn't spook the hell out of my animals) I could shoot from my house.
6 more days until the season starts.
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Re: How "important" are certain details when reloading?
Well, I SHOULD have and elk by now. A few days ago I was 300 yards away from a spike but I was in very dense timber on a very steep slope and he was across the valley. I just couldn't find any rest that didn't have branches in the way. I didn't take a shot. The next morning I bought some decent shooting sticks. Yesterday morning I spotted a herd over 1,100 yards away across a valley and I spent 9 hours stocking them. At one point I had my crosshairs on a very nice thick antlered 4x4 and several cows at 250 yards. I thought it would have been perfect if a spike stepped out but it didn't. At the same time there was a spike laying under a tree about 600 yards away but there were other elk around so I just had to sit back and wait. I spent the afternoon watching a couple stands of timber and clearings as small groups of elk would walk out and graze a while and then go back into the timber. Finally they all started coming out for their evening feeding. I picked out my spike and moved as close as I dared given the very noisy vegetation I had to move through. I set up at 475 yards. I relaxed and made sure I was holding steady and I squeezed the trigger. The elk looked around for a few seconds and went back to eating. He was completely unfazed. I let a second round go with the same result. Then a third. I could hear a very loud "thwack" when the bullet struck the hillside, but I never saw any bullet splash. I eased up 400 yards and shot again. Same thing. I then moved up to 350 yards and shot again. Again the elk was unharmed. All the while more and more elk were moving out into the open. I shot again. This time I noticed what appeared to be a bullet hole in the dirt in the hill a little above the spike. I then aimed a little lower and fired, this time expecting a hit. There was now another bullet hole just slightly lower than the first. I then aimed dead onto the vitals, but still nothing. That was my last bullet and the spike was still happily feeding. The long hike out sucked. I stopped by camp to grab a few things and went home to sulk and regroup.
Today I went out back to shoot, dreading that my scope was still dead on and that it was just my bad shooting that failed me. I shot at 100 yards and it wasn't even on paper. I move to 50 yards and the bullet hit 1 inch high and one inch to the right. That didn't make much sense. I shot my third round and it hit almost exactly where the second round hit. Now I don't know what the hell to make of it, but I may make a trip to Cabela's and get a new scope, then spend this evening loading more bullets, and spend tomorrow dialing in the scope and practicing shooting long range with my shooting sticks.
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Harry reappeared on the outskirts of Hogsmeade, completely unnoticed. The small town, which lived the grounds of Hogwarts, was quiet and the streets were deserted. As Harry pulled his Invisibility Cloak over his head (he had to slouch even more these days, due to it not covering as much as his ankles as it used too) and began to walk forward, the only source of noise was from the Three Broomsticks, which looked quite busy for a Wednesday night.
But this side of the War meant that Hogsmeade was a very safe place nowadays, and Harry supposed that he had never seen it so busy before, because the small village had almost always been in danger, which kept people away. And as he grew closer, the music grew louder, and the chattering stronger - he was unable to stop himself from smiling, acknowledging that it was he, Harry Potter, that had made such good things happen again.
After stopping very briefly, he moved on, Hogwarts now well and truly in his field of vision - but he did not intend to just walk through the front gates; for even he, Harry Potter, saviour, legend and ex-pupil, would not be allowed entry so easily. He supposed that if it were daylight, and he made his presence be known, he would have been carried on shoulders into the Entrance Hall and beyond and all with the Headmistress' full blessing.
But aside from his ego, he did not want that sort of attention this evening - there was only one person whose full attention he sought after, and if he was going to keep it to just her, he would have to sneak in, undetected. And he thought surely he could do that, with his map, his invisibility cloak and the castle asleep and scarcely unguarded, when Sirius Black was able to do it with none of those things, whilst he still had a bounty on his head.
His plan in which he almost always used and almost always had success with: was to make it up as he went along.
First of all, there were seven secret passageways that lead from Hogsmeade into Hogwarts - the ones that lead from Honeydukes, the Shrieking Shack and the Hogs Head were all currently inaccessible, as was the one behind the mirror on the fourth floor - that tunnel had caved in. But three more tunnels existed, very few know them, Filch was one of these people - but it is one thing for him to know of them, it's another for him to expect someone with an Invisibility Cloak that provides everlasting protection appear out of one of them.
The passage behind the statue of Gregory the Smarmy was the best one for Harry to use, it would take him to the fifth floor corridor, where there was a passageway/shortcut that would take him to the seventh-floor corridor and around the corner from the Gryffindor common room. He knew there was something he was forgetting, but he figured he would cross any sort of bridge when he came to it.
The entrance to the hidden passageway in Hogsmeade was in an old outhouse that hadn't occupied for decades, and a simple tap of his wand and mutter of the correct incantation, the floor would disperse under his feet and he could climb down a ladder into the tunnel below. Like all tunnels that lead from Hogsmeade to Hogwarts, it sloped down and then back up, meaning nearly half-an-hour passed before Harry reached the other end and felt the statue firmly in front of him.
Pulling out the Marauder's map, he tapped it with his wand and assessed the situation; the Caretaker Argus Filch, along with his cat Mrs Norris, were snooping around on the first floor, and miles away from where Harry would come out; his only other problem, Peeves the Poltergeist, appeared to be far too busy bouncing around in the Trophy room, hopefully he kept up the commotion and took any unwanted attention away from where Harry was.
However, walking up and down the fifth-floor corridor was a name he was unfamiliar with, and undoubtedly a Prefect; it was also likely they had been stationed there due to Filch knowing about the hidden passage and so he had always stationed a guard there. There only appeared to be one, so Harry waited for them to walk to the other end of the corridor before he pushed aside the statue, ducked out of the passage, and pushed the statue back into place.
Without wanting to take any more risks than he had too, he waited for the Prefect to double-back, and then walk away again before he moved. The Prefect in question was a big ugly brute of a boy, Slytherin, with more warts on his face than Harry had time to count; he only had time to stuff his fist in his mouth so as not to laugh out loud and give away his position. But eventually the Slytherin walked away, and Harry stepped out from his hiding spot and darted in the other direction, around one corner and the next.
Eventually he reached the tapestry with which had a shortcut behind and that would take him to the seventh floor - he made sure no one was closing in on him before he pulled it aside and made his way up the spiral staircase, careful to miss the step that his old friend Neville Longbottom used to always get caught in. Before he exited the stairwell, he checked his map again and completely ensured that the seventh floor was completely deserted.
Another Prefect was wandering around the Ravenclaw tower, and appeared to be tracing a pattern that kept quite a ways away from him, so otherwise all was clear. He moved through the tapestry and along the seventh floor corridor, rounding a corner to come face-to-face with the portrait of the Fat Lady - before it even occurred to him that he might need a password, he pulled the Invisibility Cloak off of his shoulders and attempted to wake her.
'Excuse me,' he said as quietly as he could, 'hello?'
It took him several minutes, but eventually she began to stir and grumpily started to shout at him for waking her. He had not prepared for this either, the surrounding portraits also began to wake at the echoing sound of the Fat Lady's voice, shouting at a student for being out of bed so late and for inconveniently waking her up.
'I'm sorry, I'm sorry,' Harry kept repeating, begging for them to be quiet, 'please can you just let me in?'
'Fine!' she shouted finally, before patting down her dress and straightening in her seat. 'Password?'
'Oh-' realisation set in for Harry, such was his eagerness to get in, the thought of needing something so simple as a password had completely slipped his mind. 'I don't know.'
This, regrettably, was also a stupid thing to say - the Fat Lady immediately riled up once more.
'You don't know?' she hissed at him, looking outraged, 'you have the tenacity to wake me up in the middle of the night and demand entry without a password? I was having such a wonderful dream, too! That Sir Cadogan was being such a gentleman to me and everything.. what chances do you think I have of picking it up where it left off again? Hmm?'
She looked back down at Harry, who still stood there, a look of disapproval on his face at what she had just said.
'No password, no entry!' she shouted, pointing at him, 'now go away!'
'But I really need too-'
'You must remember me? My name is Harry, Harry Pot-'
Not wanting to attract any more attention to himself, Harry decided to back right away rather than for her keep shouting at him and he threw the Invisibility Cloak back over his head. He doubled-back down the seventh-floor corridor, attempting to rack his brains for an idea as to what to do now - with no password he was stuck, and even if he found out what the password was, it would be a hell of a gamble to wake the Fat Lady again, she would undoubtedly make Filch come running, putting him in an awkward position to explain what he - an ex-student - was doing in the castle in the middle of the night.
Though he was sure there was no way someone with his amount of respectability and influence could be courted over such a little thing like disturbance of the peace, it still made for an embarrassing position, and he began to think that maybe he should pull the plug and leave before it could get any more out of hand. But it pained him to make it this far, to be less than one hundred metres from his goal, only to have to turn around and go all the way back to where he started from.
He had started walking back down the corridor, towards the tapestry and the hidden stairwell that would take him back to the fifth-floor, when something silvery-white caught his attention out of the corner of his eye.


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The Facts: The unsubstantiated theory is based on lab studies that suggest cancer cells thrive in an acidic (low pH) environment, but cannot survive in alkaline (high pH) surroundings. While these findings are accurate, they apply only to cells in an isolated lab setting. Altering the cell environment of the human body to create a less-acidic, less-cancer-friendly environment is virtually impossible.
While proponents of this myth argue that avoiding certain foods and eating others can change the body's pH level, these claims stand in stark contrast to everything we know about the chemistry of the human body. Acid-base balance is tightly regulated by several mechanisms, among them kidney and respiratory functions. Even slight changes to your body's pH are life-threatening events. Patients with kidney disease and pulmonary dysfunction, for example, often rely on dialysis machines and mechanical ventilators (respectively) to avoid even small disruption of acid-base balance.
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Hello, forum. I've recently bought a 42PFL6678S 'within the last month, but it's driving me crazy, that it aprox. once a day reboots. I've serched the net, and see there have been similar problems on some of the other models.
I have disabled EasyLink, so I know this isn't causing the problem.
It's not when i switch between my connected devices, or use any features, it just happens randomly when i'm watching TV
(Digital, with CA module).
And since there's no software update yet, I can't really use that option to correct the problem.
Hope there's some solution to this.
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Moving quickly, the lone elf followed the orc party through the lake town. The boats and bridges and paths were proving difficult for the orcs to traverse, yet Legolas was having no difficulty at all. Expertly he bounded over blockades, jumping off walls and canoes as he loosed arrow after arrow felling the many enemies.
But these orcs were just soldiers, he was after their leader…. and it didn't take him long to catch up. Finally rounding the corner he stopped short, narrowing his brilliant eyes at the enemy commander who stood at the end of the ally. For a moment the two stared each other down before each moved, Legolas drawing his sword while the orc raised his massive weapon. Running at each other, the elf dodged the first blow, expertly spinning around and landing his own which was in turn blocked. For a minute they sparred, Legolas managing to dodge each attack before one was finally landed. The force of the blow not only knocked him to the ground, but his sword skittered away.
Without a warning he was picked up and tossed into the nearest wall before being dragged to his feet. A fist slammed into his face, dazing him momentarily. But this also made the Orc drop his guard. Stepping forward, the elf tripped the orc, and used his own body weight against him slammed him into the opposite wall. It was now the orcs sword that then skittered away and off the dock, dropping into the water with a splash.
Having a second, Legolas stumbled back, tried to regain his baring. Shaking his head he blinked a couple of times trying to clear the stars that danced in front of his vision. But that second he had didn't help much once the orc slammed into him again.
At this point Bolg was getting irritated. This elf and his companion had attempted to foil him twice now, killing many of his soldiers and upsetting their quest to kill the dwarves. If he had any sense of humanity in him at all, he might give the elf credit for his skills as a combatant, he was strong and lithe. But could he contend with the brute force he had at his disposal? It was still to be seen. His companion the she-elf was still to be seen as well. This was the perfect opportunity for him to exact a little revenge.
Grappling with the orc for a moment Legolas felt himself hit the ground once more. Angry now that this battle was continuing on so long he rolled into a crouch before springing at the orc. He managed to land a solid blow on his enemy, but before he could spin away again, the orc had him by the front of his tunic. He struggled to escape for a moment before the Orc commander brought up an iron clad knee into his chest and slammed him head first into the wall once again.
Winded and dazed, Legolas fell to the wooden dock, sputtering for air. It was then that he realized that Tauriel had never arrived. He thought briefly that perhaps she had been injured or killed….but that thought was quickly over-written by a deeper and worse idea, that she had stayed to save that dwarf.
His thoughts were suddenly cut short when the orc picked him up by the throat and slammed him into the wall. Legolas struggled for a moment which only caused the orc to slam his head against the wall again. He let out a small cry of shock before going limp while his mind tried to clear the daze.
"Where's your companion?" The orc growled in his face, so close Legolas could almost taste his breath. Gritting his teeth, he only frowned, glaring up at the orc with defiance.
He didn't want to accidently send the enemy back at her, but he also didn't want the orc commander to know he was…alone. The realization suddenly hit him. He was alone. Tauriel….she wasn't coming. No one was coming.
The orc leaned in closer, tightening the grip on his throat. "Were is the she-elf, scum?"
Legolas choked for air, clawing at the orcs steel hands, kicking and struggling. When the grip loosened enough to allow him to speak, Legolas spat an elvish curse at him, which he paid for with another slam into the wall.
Groaning, Legolas waited for his vision and mind to clear, all the while desperately trying to think of a way out of this mess. It was rash….following the enemy by himself. But then, he was supposed to have had backup. Had Tauriel followed him they could have easily beaten this foe. But she hadn't….some disgusting dwarf was more important to her that him. Her friend, her ally, her prince and yet she still decided to stay behind.
It was then that two other creatures rounded the corner of the ally, disgusting and twisted, they sniggered and grinned at him. The orc commander disregarded the others and spoke again. "Are you in league with the dwarves?"
Legolas narrowed his eyes. "No." he spat, despite himself.
"He's lying!" One of the minions spoke up. "The she-elf is with 'em right now! We've been watching 'em." This broke Legolas's heart. So it was confirmed.
The orc commander growled at him, taking his expression as regret of being found out to be helping dwarves. This of course was far from the truth but that didn't change the decision Bolg made. He stared into the elf's sharp and defiant eyes for a moment before slamming his head against the wall for a final time, letting go and allowing Legolas to slide to the ground. "Bind him."
The sharp bite of rope drawing his hands and arms together behind his back brought him out of his daze but it was already too late for struggle. He swore in elvish when one of the orcs dragged him to his knees and wrenched his head back by his hair.
Dizzy, nervous and angry, he watched the orc commander retrieve his elven blade and toss it to one of the lackeys who caught it sloppily, screeching in irritation when the sharp edge nearly got him. "Take that to the she-elf. Her companion has died. She should know." He chuckled darkly at his plan before stepping back over to his prisoner as the minion disappeared into the night.
"She'll slaughter you all if you kill me. She'll never stop." Legolas grit out, fighting the hand that was still painfully threaded through his fair hair. Although his expression showed nothing but anger and defiance deep down he was terrified…and that fear took his mind down dark paths.
But it was when the commander started speaking the very thoughts that were on his mind did he really get uneasy. "Will she really? Where is she now?" He stepped closer, towering dangerously over his kneeling prisoner. "And if she does come. We'll kill her."
Legolas eyes widened a fraction, his brows drawing together as he swallowed nervously. She would come, she would come….
The blow came out of nowhere, pain and stars exploded behind his eyes when the boot connected. Legolas landed hard on his side; blood dripped steadily from his nose, fair skin already beginning to show the bruise. His eyes fluttered for a moment before the darkness took his mind.
Within the now ruined home of Bard, 3 dwarves, 3 children and an elf sat around their injured companion.
Tauriel had just finished binding Kili's wound when he had grasped her hand, and in his poison induced delirium had professed some type of feelings for her. Not moments later he had passed out again, but she hadn't the heart the pull her hand away.
It was so wrong….but for some reason she had begun to care about this dwarf. Did she find him physically appealing? Perhaps ….But it was his zest for life, his cheerful and humorous attitude that drew her. Could she love him like he had asked not moments before he passed out? She…..didn't know. She didn't even know how to interpret all of these emotions.
But for now she was getting worried. Legolas hadn't returned. She had assumed that he would wait for her, return when he realized she hadn't followed. But then again, she had faith in his ability. He was probably just tracking them. And if that was the case, she would follow the trail as soon as she was done here.
A sudden flurry of movement and crash of sound brought her quickly out of her stupor. Drawing her hand away from Kili's she stood. A small orc had just entered through the hole in the ceiling. The children quickly scampered to the other side of the room as Fili jumped to attack the creature. It cackled, blocking the attacks as the other two dwarves moved to join the fight.
The fine glint of steel caught her eye and she yelled for the three dwarves to stop. The orc….was wielding Legolas' sword. Flying forward, she pushed past the dwarves and slammed the creature to the floor. Pressing her knife into its throat menacingly she spoke. "Where….did you get that weapon."
She had trouble keeping her expression calm and the fear and anger out of her voice. "WHERE?"
The orc only laughed, as if completely disregarding the blade at its throat. "-You're friend gave it to me. After we killed him."
Tauriel stilled in shock, her mind not being able to process the information. But slowly her heart leapt into her throat in anger and overwhelming sorrow. "YOU'RE LYING!" She finally screamed in its face. "WHERE IS HE?"
The dwarves around the room only gave each other side ways glances. They only knew Tauriels companion to be arrogant and self-righteous, hateful towards their species….but they did know what it would feel like to lose someone close to you. They had been so close to losing Kili…..if not for Tauriel…
The orc grinned in the face of its own death, pleased to cause the she-elf so much pain even if it meant its own demise. "His body's probably sunk to the bottom of the lake. As for his head, I thi-" But those words were his last before his head was separated from its body.
Tauriel fell back, shaking and breathing hard before staggering over to a nearby chair and collapsing in it. A tear slipped down her face for her long-time friend and prince. The only reason he had come in the first place was because he had feelings for her. She had known that and had used those feelings to manipulate him. And now…
"T-Tauriel…" She barely glanced up to see Kili's eyes open and staring sadly at her.
She looked away from him in shame and anguish before dropping her face into her hands. Thranduil would probably have her executed now….And if she was the reason for Legolas' death….she would welcome that decision.
Bofur leaned down to pick up the elvish blade from the dead orcs hand. It was a beautifully crafted piece of work, he had to give the elves that much. "What if he was lying?" Frowning he looked from the sword to the elf.
Tauriel swallowed, raising her eyes to the sword. "Why send the orc like that then?" The possibility both filled her with hope and dread. What if Legolas was alive and in the hands of the enemy?
It was then that Oin piped in, answering her question. "To get this reaction from you, my lady. What if they didn't want to be followed?"
Tauriel's mind was starting to race. Could Legolas be…..
"Go." She barely heard the whispered word. "You still have time to catch them…" Kili was now propped on his elbows, brows furrowed. She swallowed before standing, making her way to leave.
"I'm coming with ya!" She turned slightly to see the other young dwarf at her heels. Fili…she thought she had heard him called.
"No, it's much too dangerous and this is my fi-" She started but was cut off quickly by his words.
"You stayed to help us. If not for us, your friend wouldn't be missing. So it's our turn to help." The dwarfs resolve was rock solid on this one. From behind, Kili watched his brother in fear. They'd never went on missions or to battle apart before.
"Fili, be careful. Tauriel…you'll find him. You will." Even though the young dwarf was still feeling rather ill, his mind was at least straight again. Compassion burned in his eyes.
Tauriel nodded, her expression a mix of fear, anger and sadness. By the heavens she hoped he was alright.
Legolas awoke slowly, disoriented and afraid. It took him a moment to remember what had happened and was hit by overwhelming dread.
Currently he was tied onto the back of a warg behind an orc, his wrists and arms still firmly bound and his body rested on the back of the rider. The position almost made him sick and if he wasn't afraid of what would happen if they knew he was awake he may have even tried to struggle. So instead, he silently assessed his situation.
There was no way he was escaping the rope that was tied at his wrists and elbows, neither was he able to move off the warg since he was tied down. He figured this was so his unconscious body would not fall off. His face hurt where the orc commander had hit him, not to mention his entire body was stiff from being bound in the same position.
It was dark….how long had he been unconscious? How long had they been riding? Where were they? Wargs were wicked fast so depending on how long they had been on the move they could be anywhere.
Now very aware of his surroundings, his blue eyes carefully watched the landscape slip by.
I've had a fanfic in mind for a long time. The thing is when I write a fanfic I need all the elements known. I need to have an understanding of the story and lore, and I need to peg down the sequence of events. I have yet to do that! The fic I want to write is very similar in plot to this but will take place during lotr rather then the hobbit.
This is just a drabble. Me organizing my ideas. Me brainstorming.
So I'll probably only write more of this if I get fan feedback. (I'd probably end up torturing poor legolas. Don't encourage me.)
But have this until I can peg down my proper fic.
Btw. Am I the only one concerned for legolas at the end of Desolation of Smaug? I would be flipping out if I didn't know he was ok and made it to the lotr movies.


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An employee who died after falling from the roof of JP Morgan's European headquarters in Canary Wharf, has been named as Gabriel Magee, vice president in CIB Technology.
Mr Magee joined JPMorgan in 2004 and worked in technology. He was not a trader or a banker.
A JP Morgan spokeswoman said: "We are deeply saddened to have lost a member of the JP Morgan family at 25 Bank Street today. Our thoughts and sympathy are with his family and his friends."
Emergency services were called to 25 Bank Street, close to Heron Quays DLR station, at around 8am this morning following reports of a man falling from the 500ft building and landing on a ninth floor roof.
Mr Magee, 39, was pronounced dead at the scene, police said. They confirmed that the death is not being treated as suspicious.
London Ambulance Service and London Air Ambulance were called to the scene and an area around the building was cordoned off.
Workers in other buildings nearby tweeted their shock at the death with some commenting on the length of time it took for police to remove the body.
One wrote: "It's not a nice view from my building. The body is on the rooftop of level nine. So sad."
"The body is still lying there though. We are baffled as to why."
Another wrote: "A sorry view from my desk opposite. Still nobody approaching the body, very odd."
Andrew Lawrence wrote on Twitter: "Sad scene. Someone jumped/fell at JPMorgan Canary Wharf. A sorry view from my desk. Police everywhere, but nobody approaching the body, odd."
A London Ambulance Service spokesman said: "We were called at 8.04am to Bank Street to reports of a person fallen from a height.
"We sent one ambulance crew, a duty officer, our hazardous area response team and London Air Ambulance to the scene. Sadly, a man in his 30s was pronounced dead at the scene."
The building in London's financial district has been the headquarters of the bank's Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) operation since July 2012, according to the company's website.
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Chapter 41.3Mature
He unlocked the car and put her school bag, as well as the bag that one of the brothers had thrown him, into the boot of the car and walked her around to the passenger side. She got in and did up the harness, and he went around quickly, getting in on the other side. He didn't bother with the harness, just starting the car and pulling out. He zoomed off, really pressing on the accelerator.
Robert kept glancing in the rear view mirror. They reached the centre of town and he slowed down considerably. Beth looked around.
"Where are we going?" she asked quietly, looking up at him through her lashes, trying to tell whether he was still angry.
He glanced at her briefly, before looking in the mirror again.
"Safe house," was all he said, though his tones were considerably softer than they had been not so long ago.
"We're in the town centre," she pointed out.
"I need to make sure we're not being followed."
Beth swallowed and found herself looking behind them every so often. He reached across and put his hand on her knee before replacing it on the steering wheel. She relaxed; he definitely wasn't angry anymore. She leant across and kissed his cheek. He smiled slightly.
"What happened back there?" she asked.
"What do you mean?"
"At school."
"This morning, Liam and Lucas found their hideout. There was evidence that Rosalyn was there so they called the others in. That's how they were able to all come at once. I called them once I realised what was going on."
"What about after that?"
"We fought, Lucius turned up and stopped it," he said simply.
"What about the feathers though? He told you to burn them slowly."
"Every demon has wings, but you can't see them in this dimension. When a demon is born or created, a feather is taken to keep them in line; if the feather is damaged, it can kill them. Burning feathers is a common method of demon torture."
Beth nodded slowly, taking on board this new information. After a long while, she spoke again.
"Your eyes were red," she whispered.
He sighed. "I knew we were going to get to this eventually," he mumbled. "You remember when I was telling you about the aristocracy?"
After a moment, Beth nodded, the memory coming back to her.
"You said there was a price you had to pay. Onyx once told me that the scars on your back are the price you paid for your position."
"Every member of the brotherhood, since the beginning of time, has been given a gift. It's a curse, but it aids us with our fighting. Any sort of extreme emotion sets it off, anger being the most common. It's an internal battle we fight every single second. I'm not really sure how to explain it," he murmured. He thought for a minute or two. Beth didn't rush him. "It's a... spirit. It's stronger than we are but it... It aids us when we need it, but it likes to just break out at the most inopportune moments."


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Seoul, Feb 21 (Kyodo) The United States and Japan putintense pressure on the military-backed government in SouthKorea in 1980 to prevent the execution of then leadingdissident Kim Dae Jung, Yonhap News Agency reported today,citing declassified diplomatic documents.
US lawmakers pressured the government of thenPresident Chun Doo Hwan through resolutions, statements andletters to the general-turned-leader, warning of jeopardizedrelations, cutting of exchanges and suspension of economicassistance if Kim, who later became South Korea''s president,was executed over trumped-up charges of treason, the documentsshow.
Japan also pressed the South not to carry out theexecution, saying it would put great strain on relationsbetween the two countries and warning an execution could forceTokyo to seek greater exchanges with North Korea, according tothe documents declassified 30 years after their production.
Kim later became South Korea''s president for fiveyears from 1998 and won the Nobel Peace Prize in 2000.He diedin 2009.
"Should the death sentence now facing Kim Dae Jung becarried out, then the traditionally strong relationshipbetween the United States and the Republic of Korea coulditself be put in jeopardy," nine US lawmakers, including Rep.
Lester Wolff, said in an Oct 3, 1980 letter to Chun, thedocuments show, according to Yonhap.
In 1980, Kim and other leading opposition figures werearrested on charges of treason by Gen. Chun Doo Hwan, whoimposed martial law as he moved to take over the presidencyfollowing the assassination of President Park Chung Hee a yearearlier.
Kim Dae Jung was sentenced to death for allegedlyfomenting a pro-democracy uprising in the southern cityGwangju. But his sentence was commuted to life in prison thefollowing year after the execution order drew internationalcondemnation and many countries around the world appealed toSouth Korea not to carry out the execution.
In 1982, Kim was pardoned and allowed to go into exile inthe United States.(Kyodo)


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Kelly shockingly didn't invite her own family to her wedding when she tied the knot with Brandon Blackstock on Oct. 20 — not even her mom! Talk about family drama! Can you believe this, HollywoodLifers?
It looks like Kelly Clarkson, 31, really does only have eyes for her new hubby — because he was the only one at their nuptials! Keep reading to find out what Kelly's mother had to say about her invitation diss!
Kelly Clarkson's Family Not Invited To Her Wedding
The "Tie It Up" singer was originally planning a big wedding, but she just decided to elope with her longtime boyfriend at Blackberry Farm, a luxury resort in the Smoky Mountains in Walland, Tenn.
Kelly's mom, Jeanne Taylor, spoke out about her daughter's beautiful Oct. 20 wedding, and surprisingly said she isn't upset about not being invited!
"[Kelly] was so afraid we might be upset. But we were fine with it. I had known that she was under a lot of stress. And we just wanted her to be happy and not stressed out. I think the biggest thing for us to do was to allow her to do what she wanted to do," Jeanne told Celebuzz.
It's so good to hear that Kelly is still on good terms with her family, and why her mother supported her decision to elope!
Kelly Clarkson: Why She Eloped With Brandon Blackstock
Kelly's been touring and her new album, Wrapped In Red, drops on Oct. 29, so her mother says career stress contributed to her daughter's small wedding decision.
"She said they were just so overwhelmed with the tour and they just decided to elope. But she didn't want to hurt our feelings. She has had a lot on her plate and I've seen her schedule for the next month and Christmas," Jeanne said.
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|Roy H. Holmes, Mark A. Bryant
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|Itt Manufacturing Enterprises, Inc.
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This application is a divisional of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 09/963,459, filed Sep. 27, 2001, now U.S. Pat. No. 6,687,053.
The present invention is directed to optical devices such as those used for night vision.
Portable night vision devices are widely used in the military and in law enforcement operations to provide personnel with the ability to view objects at night or during other low light conditions. These devices generally include an objective lens assembly, an image intensifier tube, and an eyepiece, and typically are physically embodied in the form of a monocular device which attaches to a helmet or headband.
By way of background, a monocular device, as the name implies, has a single optical channel giving an intensified view of the low light level scene to one eye. A biocular device presents the same view to both eyes by means of a dual channel eyepiece. A binocular device, on the other hand, has two monocular channels fixed together to present a slightly different view to each eye. Binocular vision provides improved depth perception, and there are some night operational missions, including driving land vehicles or boats, where depth perception helps with the judgment of distances.
The most widely fielded portable night vision devices are in monocular form. It would be desirable to be able to take two monocular devices and quickly assemble a binocular device for those applications where depth perception is necessary. Any such device must have a means for allowing adjustment of the distance between the monoculars, known as the interpupillary distance, to allow for the variation in the distance between the eye pupils of different human beings.
A binocular night vision device needs to have the two intensified images of an object collimated in image space such that the object is presented to each of the user's eyes at the same azimuth and elevation in the binocular field of view. The two pictures are combined in the brain to give binocular vision in the same way as such vision is achieved in normal, unaided daytime binocular vision. This combination of the images is known as binocular fusion. Seeing things with both eyes makes the image appear to be brighter, clearer, and to give additional detail than when it is seen only with one eye. If the object is not seen at the same azimuth and elevation with both eyes there can be difficulties in obtaining binocular fusion which can lead to eyestrain and headaches. Poor binocular fusion negates the above-mentioned advantages of using a binocular night vision device. At the present time, it is believed that there is no method of ensuring that any two monocular devices chosen at random would be collimated.
It is thus an object of the invention to provide apparatus for forming a binocular device from two monocular devices.
It is a further object to provide a method of collimating monocular devices for use in a binocular device.
In accordance with an aspect of the invention, apparatus is provided for forming a binocular device from two monocular devices comprising a structure having a pair of mounting regions which define a distance therebetween corresponding to a desired, nominal binocular spacing between two monocular devices, and a pair of fasteners, each of which is for removably securing a respective monocular device to a mounting region.
In accordance with a further aspect of the invention, a method of collimating monocular devices for use in a binocular device is provided, comprising the steps of:
rotating the eyepieces of the monocular devices by the same predetermined amount in the same direction with respect to a fixed reference point on the monocular device;
providing a mounting means having a right mounting position for a monocular device and a left mounting position opposite the right position;
securing the first monocular device to the mounting means at either the right mounting position or the left mounting position in such rotative orientation that if in the right position an object in the center of field of view of the monocular device is located slightly left in azimuth and centered in elevation, and if in the left position an object in the center of field of view is located slightly right in azimuth and centered in elevation; and
securing the second monocular device in the mounting means in the opposite position from the first monocular device in a rotative orientation 180� displaced from the rotative orientation of the first monocular device.
Other aspects of the invention will become apparent by reference to the following description and claims.
The invention will be better understood by referring to the accompanying drawings wherein:
FIG. 1 shows an embodiment of the mounting assembly of the invention.
FIG. 2 shows two monocular devices mounted in the embodiment of FIG. 1.
FIG. 3 shows the device from the opposite end as FIG. 2.
FIG. 4 shows how the monocular devices are collimated.
Referring to FIG. 1, an embodiment of a binocular mounting assembly 2 in accordance with the present invention is shown. Before proceeding further, it is instructive to refer to FIGS. 2 to 4 to see the mounting assembly of FIG. 1 with the monocular devices 30 and 32 mounted therein. Each monocular device is essentially a unity power telescope including an image intensifier tube for amplifying low level light.
Referring again to FIG. 1, a structure 4 is provided having mounting regions 6 and 8. The mounting regions are spaced from each other a distance equal to a desired nominal spacing between the monoculars of a binocular device, and fasteners are secured to the mounting regions for removably mounting monocular devices. A central assembly 7 is provided for attaching the device to a helmet or headband.
The structure 4 in the embodiment of FIG. 1 is comprised of a pair of arms 10 and 12 which connect to the central assembly. The fasteners in the embodiment of FIG. 1 are mounting blocks 14 and 16, and corresponding screws 18 and 20.
Mounting regions 6 and 8 have rails 22 and 24 respectively, built thereon. Mounting blocks 14 and 16 have grooves 26 and 28 which slide on rails 22 and 24 to accomplish lateral movement of the mounting blocks. Referring to mounting region 6 (mounting region 8 is similar), slot 31 is present between the rails. Mounting screw 18 has a first threaded end which passes through the slot and is engaged in a threaded hole in a mounting area on the monocular, such as mounting projections 25 and 27 shown in FIG. 4. Control knob 33 is attached to the second end of screw 18. The screws may be captivated in the slots, for example, by means of E-clips.
Referring to FIGS. 2 to 4, the monoculars 30 and 32 are attached to the mounting assembly by positioning them so that the threaded openings in mounting projections 25 and 27 are aligned with the mounting screws 18 and 20, and turning the control knobs 33 and 29 to tighten the screws. Referring again to FIG. 1, each mounting block has a ridge 44 which is inserted in a corresponding recess in mounting projections 25 and 27 to align the monoculars parallel to each other and prevent rotation during installation and operation. The device is also provided with electrical connectors such as shown at reference numerals 34 and 36 for facilitating electrical connection between the monoculars and the central assembly. Also, the mounting projections 25 and 27 may have mechanical features which interface with a bracket when the monocular is used as a monocular device.
The arms 10 and 12 are bent and dimensioned such that mounting regions 6 and 8 are equidistant from the central point of central assembly 7 in two mutually perpendicular directions, that is from left to right in FIG. 1 (laterally) and from front to back. The arms are L-shaped, with the first portion of the L-shape extending in the left-right direction in FIG. 1 and the second portion extending in the front-back direction. As seen in FIG. 1, the mounting regions are also separated from each other in elevation with respect to the central point.
Thus, in the operation of the device, monoculars are spaced at a desired nominal distance from each other (the distance between the mounting regions or the distance in between the mounting blocks when in a central position on the rails). To adjust the actual interpupillary distance in order to accommodate different users, the control knobs may be independently loosened and a monocular device or devices, moved, causing the mounting blocks to slide on the rails to allow adjustment. It is noted that movement of the monoculars is along a straight line path. When the correct adjustment is achieved, the control knobs are tightened, thus causing the screws to tighten in the monocular device mounting projections, and causing the mounting block to be compressed against the mounting projection and the arm to be compressed against the mounting block, to prevent further movement. In an actual device which was built, slot 31 and the corresponding slot on the other arm each allowed 10 mm of lateral adjustment, for a total of 20 mm. The resulting 52 to 72 mm interpupillary adjustment is sufficient for 99% of anthropomorphic variations in interpupillary spacing of the adult population. When the need for a binocular device is finished, the monocular devices may be removed from the mounting assembly by using the control knobs 33 and 29 to remove the screws from the mounting projections 25 and 27. Thus, the monoculars are restored to their original status as monocular devices, and may be so used.
As mentioned above, central assembly 7 is located between the arms for interfacing with a helmet or headband. This may be the same assembly that is used for interfacing a monocular device with a helmet or headband, so does not require any special adaptation. The mechanical means may be in the nature of a clamp in cavity 52 into which a projection of the helmet or headband is snapped. The clamp may be released by depressing lever 54. Arms 10 and 12 are typically made of metal, and may have openings 53 to make the device lighter.
The fasteners are permanently affixed to the arms, otherwise they would get lost While an embodiment where the mounting screws and mounting blocks are removable is not recommended, if built such apparatus would be encompassed herein. While the invention is particularly applicable to the widely fielded AN/PVS-14 night vision monocular shown in the Figures herein, other monoculars are encompassed as well.
FIG. 2 is a view of the device from the objective lens end, while FIG. 3 is a view of the device from the eyepiece end. Lenses 60 and 62 are parts of the eyepiece assemblies through which a user would look to see the light amplified image. In FIGS. 2 and 3 battery packs 64 and 66 are shown as are on/off switch 72 and gain control 74. All of such features are included in the monocular devices.
Electrical connections between the central assembly and the monoculars may be provided by means of contacts at the fasteners previously described and wiring guided by wire guides 56 which may lead to a magnetic switch in the central assembly. This is for enabling the shut-off on flip-up and shut-off on removal from the mount that are standard requirements for the previously mentioned AN/PVS-14. These requirements are for the image intensifier tubes to become inoperative when the helmet mount is moved to the flip-up position and when the device is removed from either the headband or helmet mount.
FIG. 4 shows the binocular device as viewed by a user, and it should be noted that the left and right monoculars are 180� rotated with respect to each other. In addition to providing optimal access to controls for the specific device shown, this arrangement is key to the ability to collimate the device.
The following is background information relating to the collimation method of the present invention. Night vision monocular devices such as the AN/PVS-14 use eyepieces which are similar to those used on existing night vision binocular sets (e.g., the AN/AVS-9(V). If the binocular set had no means of adjustment, optical and mechanical manufacturing tolerances would affect the optical and mechanical alignment of both optical channels and the images presented to each eye would not necessarily coincide in azimuth and elevation. If the images presented to each eye did not coincide it would be difficult to achieve binocular fusion on the object, creating the difficulties described above. Binocular fusion of both images is assured in the AN/AVS-9(V) by means essentially similar to that used in conventional daytime binoculars. With daytime binoculars an eccentric ring holds the first lens element in the objective of one of the channels. By rotating the eccentric ring, the image of an object in the center of the field of view of the eyepiece can be adjusted to be at the same azimuth and elevation as the image seen through the other eyepiece. This process is known as image collimation. In the event that exact collimation is not possible, the images are set up to converge. Convergent images are a feature of normal unaided human vision of close objects with, the left eye looking slightly to the right and the right eye looking slightly to the left. Convergent images do not adversely affect binocular fusion, because human beings do it all the time. Divergent images, where the eyes have to look outward, are detrimental to binocular fusion, as are dipvergent images where one image is seen above the other.
AN/AVS-9(V) collimation is achieved by rotating the eyepieces. The lenses in the eyepiece are held in a metal cell, contained by a plastic surround that interfaces with the remainder of the optical channel. The mechanical axes of the metal cell and the plastic surround are deliberately offset by a small amount. Thus, when the eyepiece is rotated, the mechanical axis of the metal cell describes a circle with respect to the mechanical axis of the plastic surround. As the eyepiece is rotated, the optical axis of the lenses also describes a circle with respect to the optical axis of the monocular channel. By using optical test equipment, it is possible to rotate each eyepiece to bring into collimation the images of an object seen through each optical channel. As with daytime binoculars, if exact collimation cannot be achieved, the procedure is to ensure that convergent images result.
Binocular sets such as the AN/AVS-9(V) are manufactured, operated and maintained as a binocular. The two optical channels are always associated with each other, hence collimation is not a problem. On the other hand when a device is manufactured, operated and maintained as a monocular if two such devices are combined to form a binocular, it is statistically improbable that they would be acceptably collimated.
The present invention is directed to a procedure for rotating the eyepieces of monoculars to a predetermined orientation during manufacture and maintenance. This procedure offsets the image in azimuth and centers it in elevation with respect to a specific orientation of the monocular. All monoculars undergo the same set-up procedure. Then, due to the configuration of the mounting assembly, when the monoculars are mounted therein the relative orientation of the monoculars is displaced by 180�. Thus, in the right hand monocular of FIG. 4, the eyepiece is rotated such that an image of an object in the center of the field of view is adjusted to be slightly left in azimuth, and centered in elevation. The arc and cross shown in the center of each eyepiece illustrates the principle. The cross represents the mechanical axis and the arrowhead represents the optical axis. The left monocular in FIG. 4 is 180� rotated from the right monocular. It's optical axis is offset slightly right in azimuth and centered in elevation. As a consequence, the binoculars formed by the two monoculars present a convergent image to both eyes.
In accordance with a specific set-up procedure, each monocular is placed on a table with the flat surface of mounting projection 27 being horizontal, flush with the table, in the position depicted in FIG. 4. The locking ring which holds the eyepiece in place is loosened, and with the use of optical test equipment, the entire eyepiece is rotated until an object in the center of the field of view appears to be slightly left in azimuth and centered in elevation. All monoculars are similarly adjusted.
The result of the procedure is that any monocular combined at random with any other monocular would create a collimated, convergent-image binocular that allows binocular fusion of the images seen by each eye. The apparatus of the invention is arranged so that when the eyepieces of two monocular devices are similarly adjusted, the devices will automatically mount with a relative rotative orientation displaced by 180�. This is constrained by the structure of the mounting assembly wherein the surfaces of respective movable blocks which interact with the mounting areas of the monocular devices face each other, as depicted in FIG. 4. It should be noted that indicia 80 on the eyepiece is for the purpose of focussing, not collimation. Thus, the rotative position of the eyepieces used to effect collimation is not seen in FIG. 4.
There thus has been described a method and apparatus for forming a binocular device from monoculars. It should be understood that while the invention has been disclosed in connection with preferred embodiments, variations will occur to those skilled in the art and are intended to be within the scope of the invention. Thus, the invention to be covered is defined in the following claims.
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|Fee payment
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|Fee payment
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New Braunfels Herald Zeitung (Newspaper) - March 21, 1991, New Braunfels, Texas Projected land expenses could double for SSC project. See Page 5 Richards frustrated ovdr snag in school finance negotiations. See Page 5 Playoff date set for Rangers' bidistrict soccer match. See Page 8 New Braunfels Vol. 139, No. 90 707 Landa St., New Braunfels, Texas 78130 (USPS 377-880) 512-625-9144Thursday March 21, 1991 25 Cents One Section, 12 PagesStammtischBest wishes The New Braunfels Herald-Zcitung wishes "happy birthday" today to Pat Nichols, Jeffrey David Klcinjan, Connie Juarez, Kristi Hynes, Dora Farias, Cynthia Acker, Yolanda Arevalo, Alex Benavides, Carmclita Horan, Anthony Camrcno and Troy Jones. Belated best wishes to Harry Camarcno. "Happy anniversary" to Wallie and Tart Mund, Freddy and Viola Sassman Sr., Michael and Annie Tracy and Johann and Charlene Seyfcrth. Know of a birthday or anniversary? Call our receptionist the day before at 625-9144 — we'd like to share in the greetings.Street closings Live Oak Avenue from Stonewall to Lee streets reopened today. Closed today for utility and street construction are Live Oak from Stonewall to West San Antonio streets, Lee Street from Hackberry lo Orange avenues, and Cross Street from Hackberry to Plum avenues.Volunteers needed Youngsters in San Antonio are on spring break this week and students in Comal County will be on spring break next week and that all adds up to some busy days at New Braunfels Children's Museum. So, if your kids are at home and you need something lo do, try your hand at volunteering at the museum in Courtyard Shopping Center. Volunteers are needed all weekdays and on weekends, too. Also needed at the museum arc empty toilet paper rolls with which the youngsters make pinatas in the Where in Mexico? exhibit. Meanwhile, because grandparents may have youngsters visiting on Easter weekend, Museum Director Carolyn Burrow is trying to determine if people will want lo visit the museum that Sunday afternoon, lf you think you'd like the museum to be open that day, call her at 620-0939.More seats available Four Seasons Garden Club has seating available for its pilgrimage to the Antique Rose Emporium April IO. The bus will leave the Oaks at 8:30 p.m., navel to Independence, then lunch in Brenham. After lunch, they'll lour Blue Bell creamery or St. Claire Monastery (miniature horses), then it's back to New Braunfels by about 6:30 p.m. Cost for trip and lunch is $25. To reserve a scat, call Tracy Klein at 899-2160 or Fay George at 620-5832 by March 26.Garage sale Items The Mental Health Mental Retardation Adult Workshop is asking your help in donating items for a garage sale to be held April 18. For item pick-up, call 620-6439 or 625-7359.Good babysitters "How to Become a Good Babysitter," a class sponsored by Community Education, will be Se* STAMM TISCH, Page 2 While no measurable precipitation was reported in New Braunfels in the last 24-hour period, damp conditions persist. Wednesday's high was 71 and the overnight low was 60. For more weather information, see Page 2A. Inside: CLASSIFIED......................10-12 COMICS....................................6 CROSSWORD..........................3 DEAR ABBY............................4 HOROSCOPE...........................• KALEIDOSCOPE......................7 SCRAPBOOK...........................• SPORTS....................................8 TV LISTINGS ................« WEATHER................................2 Richards backs bill to stall permitting By STEPHANIE FERGUSON Newt Editor AUSTIN — Calling it legislation for Texas, Gov. Ann Richards put her weight Tuesday behind a measure that would place a moratorium on permits for new hazardous waste facilities in Texas. "This piece of legislation is crucial to the life and health and safety of our children and of our grandchildren," she said. "I think of no legislation that is literally for Texas than this senate bill." Richards, along with more than 20 citizens, experts and industry executives, testified to the Senate Natural Resources Committee at the State Capitol Tuesday on a number of related bills. Richards referred mainly to the omnibus Senate Bill 1099, sponsored by Sen. Steve Carrikcr, D-Roby. "We have a responsibility to provide for the disposal of our own hazardous waste. Texas leads the nation in production of hazardous waste and much of that waste is generated by industries that are vital to the Texas economy," Richards said. "So, the challenge is to develop policies that help Texas businesses reduce and dispose of their waste in a manner that is safe and is efficient." The omnibus bill calls for a moratorium that would halt new permits until March 1992. The bill also specifics that: •Permit applicants must clearly Se* HEARING, Page 2 A 1983 Pontiac Grand Prix, with its driver "apparently distracted by a bee" according to police reports, crossed the center line on the Inter- One driver was injured slightly and treated at the scene, the other is in stable condition at McKenna Memorial Hospital. (Photo by Erik state 35 access road, colliding with a 1987 Chevrolet station wagon. Karisson) Driver blames bee for mishap By DANA OVERSTREET City Editor A 68-year-old New Braunfels woman is in stable condition today after she was involved in a two-car collision on the Interstate 35 access road Wednesday afternoon. Aline Powell Hazlewood was admitted to McKenna Memorial Hospital for treatment of injuries she suffered in the 2:15 p.m. accident. According to New Braunfels Police reports, Hazlewood was northbound on Interstate 35's eastern access road just north of Walnut Avenue in a 1987 Chevrolet station wagon when a southbound 1983 Pontiac Grand Prix struck her'nearly head-on." Reports state John Worul Park. 23. of Katy, was "apparently distracted by a bee." causing his car to swerve into the oncoming lane of traffic. The cars collided 'driver's side to driver's side." Park was cued for "operating left of center." He was sligntly iniured rn the accident but was not transportee to the hospital. Both drivers were reportedy wearing safety belts. NEU due repayment in LCR A fight Kyle man By DANA OVERSTREET City Editor New Braunfels Utilities probably will spend $450,000 in the fight against the Lower Colorado River Authority's $34 million rate hike request — hut the local utility learned this week it will be reimbursed for $400,(XX) of that expense. "'Hie hearing examiner has sent in his recommendation on the rate request," said NBU General Manager Bob Sohn Wednesday. "He has recommended in our favor." The PUC hearing examiner will recommend LCR A's rate increase be limited to $10 million. Of that $10 million, $5 million already is earmarked to replace LCRA's underfunded fuel costs. "They had been charging too little,'' Sohn said. More than eight months ago, NBU joined other wholesale users in the fight against LCRA's $34 million rate increase request to the Texas Public Utilities Commission. Of LCRA's 44 wholesale custom- "The hearing examiner has sent in his recommendation on the rate request. He has recommended in our favor." — Bob Sohn, NBU General Manager ers, the New Braunfels Group (NBU, Guadalupe Valley Electric Cooperative, Dewitt Electric Cooperauve and San Bernard Electric Cooperauve) reviewed the rate request and pared it to a negative $4.3 million. The Associate n of Wholesale Customers (.representing 34 cities and cooperatives) said it believed LCRA was entitled to a $20 million increase, while PUC examiners said they believed LCRA should receive a negative S18 million increase. "So we all agreed to the stipulation to give them $10 million," Sohn said. The rate agreement, Sohn said, calls for LCRA to return lease pay ments to New Braunfels Uuliues for the use of NBU transmission lines and prevents LCRA from seeking another rate increase for three years. NBU will be reimbursed 5400,000 for us expense in fighung the rate increase. "It's money we've already used, " Sohn said, adding thai he expects the NBU Board of Trustees to simply replace the money in the budget. He said the minuet pal uulity probably will spend $450,000 in the fight. Sohn said although he is pleased with the agreement, he doesn't think it is "quite fair." "The co-ops don't get that money, only the municipalities, " he said. "They i co-ops) are supposed to. by law, build ihai into their rates. ' rhe New Braunfels Group opposed LCRA's rate ncreasc arguing that LCRA's wholesale customers, >ume of which are municipalities, mould not have to pay for the authority's management mistakes. Since 1468, LCRA (las started ai least two deals it did nut -ouiptete, cosung more nan 5280 million. LCRA abandoned the Cummins Cree* lignite mute alter die Railroad Commission apposed the project. LCIGX also had entered tiuo an agreement with a Wyoming coal plant and then canceled the couuact. Hie company sued and the case was ^citied oui of court for $40 million. Hie New Brauiueis Group also opposed the authority's spending more than 562 rmlliou on what it termed 'risky" gas exploration. Sohn expects the PUC to aet on the ' ccoininciidauohs of the Ileal mg examiner on April 18.Good Day SWTSU senior wins rifle in quiz contest Newllrauntels Heraid-Zeitung Editor and Publisher David Sultans, left, Doc s Guns owner Mike Cantu-Withoff, center, present James P Hanson with a new .22-caliber rifle Hanson won a hunting quiz sponsored by the Herald-Zeitung and Doc's Guns (Photo by Erik Karlsson) Knowledge ot stale hunting regula uons along with sonic persistence won 22-year old James P. Hanson anew 22-caliboridle. Hanson is die w uuict of the hunting quiz contest sponsored by the New Bt ousels He/ald-/xnung and Doc s Guns. the contest was in four pails of five quesuons each, and Hanson won it by gelling all the answers light and mailing his responses rn on the day each quiz was published. He was the only cumesi entrant to submit all of the correct answers on the same day each lime. Hanson, a New Braunfels resident. received (he Huger 10/22 rule prize. A senior rnaikeung major at Southwest Texas State University, Hanson said he would look for the contest entry after class im publicuuon days, fill out the answers and rush to the post office. The 198/ Canyon graduate is an avid hunter and enjoys playing basketball and volleyball. A total oi 111 responses were received in the contest. Answers to Hunter's Qua IV; I. False, II. False, IU. False, IV. True, V. False, reportstwo-dav es abduction fly 8 rEPH AMIE FERGUSON taw* lidItoi Arr investigation mu) die purine abduction of a 26-year-old Kyle man couunucs m Hays County today atta lie was lound walking ou a tut at highway outside of San Marcos Wednesday. "Last mgni, drey found him walking on (State Higitwayj 123. He Claims lie s xxii gagged and tied up loi two days," said Comal County Sharifs Chid Deputy Way rat Hotwz. Felipe "Tony ' Lira was located Wednesday at appioxnuately 8:30 pan. His 1985 Brown pickup truck was found in Comal County Monday night ou FM 1102 by a sheriff's deputy, Hohcrz said. Mitch Johnson, a deiecuve with inc Hays County Sharifs Office, ,nud Loa, who works for an Austin insurance company, told authorities he was abducted while collecting premiums from customers in San Marcos. lie had heal to a cusioma s house aid he returned to his pickup duck and a man with a knife was sitting rn the truck. Johnson said. Lira s wile and family filed a Mussing {Hysons report at the Hays County Sheriff's Office afta he failed to return home from work. He was then found two days later walking on Texas 123 by motorists, he said. Lira is now at home with his family. Hays County and Comal County authorities are working together to solve the case. ;
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