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SANTA MONICA, Calif. – Beach Volleyball made its West Coast Conference debut Friday at Ocean Park Beach on day one of the 2016 WCC Championship. The opening day of the inaugural event featured eight matches on 10 courts with a stunning backdrop.
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kinda sad how everyone was sitting around, waiting for the chapter, all this law and dofla hype, all of a sudden "no it's a hiatus go home and fu" and everyone is like http://i1156.photobucket.com/albums/p575/Fintin15/lWCK5qo.jpg
but oh well, it's Oda's business and he'll come around with some more tales of Luffy and his wacky adventures. at least it's not Bleach/Naruto amirite
Whatever, the prediction thing was a half lie, since I don't do the thing where it's basically the script and all that, I usually just predict what'll be happening and how it will affect more chapters to come. So hold on to your butts, and get ready for some action. (-_-)
I'm basically just going to discuss what I think'll go down next chapter, which characters will be highlighted/introduced, and how the plot will really start to come together. You can agree with me if you want cuz ur dumb or disagree and still be dumb. either way, fu and gtfo.
Essentially, it seems pretty clear that we'll have some sort of backstory on Law and his origins, whether it be in a flashback or some kind of semi-flashback, where he's just reminiscing about it and the highlighted events. I'd think the former would be more likely.
As for Law, I guess we'll just see more of why he was an emo little kid or why he wanted to go all child terrorist and blow shit up.
As for Corazon, we'll see what kind of guy he was, and hopefully a bit of what his powers were.
As for Doflamingo, we'll just see what he was doing back then, what he was thinking, what he was plotting. Same old villian biz.
I guess that's it for the individual characters... as far as flashback goes, I guess it'll be a format similar to Kyros' flashback to how he became a father and whatnot. Streetrat, gets taken in and becomes respectable, has strong bond with someone, that person is killed, and we have who we have now. Minimal amount of differences.
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"The time has come for freedom!" he wrote on the site. "After walking with and without a cane and getting some good hematocrit blood test results on Thursday, Rivers was given the go ahead to be released from the hospital! He elected to take an additional night to rest there, while we prepared a bus for the cross country trip to L.A., to begin today, Friday."
Explaining the decision to board a bus so soon after the previous week's accident, Koch said that Cuomo is under strict doctor's orders not to fly for a month because of the possible damage changes in air pressure could cause to his punctured lung. "So there's only one other quick way to get him home to L.A., and that's a tour bus," said Koch, who rode with Cuomo along with two drivers, who switched off behind the wheel to make the trip go faster.
Though at press time Koch had not blogged about whether they'd arrived in Los Angeles on Sunday as scheduled, he said the pair planned to take a Southern route to avoid bad weather and to tuck into seasons one and two of "Mad Men" on the way to pass the time.
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By Saturday afternoon, when he was pictured in the same outfit at a truck stop, the bus had already steamed through Texas, with an expected midday Sunday arrival in Los Angeles.
"The journey has been pretty much non-stop so far except for when we stop at truck stops to re-fuel and switch up drivers," Koch said. "The time has gone by fast, taken up by a healthy schedule full of knitting, 'Mad Men' DVDs, meditation, medication, naps, Amy's Organic frozen entrees, ice cream sandwiches, measuring lung power with the Airlife exhale-o-meter device, book reading (Ray Charles' autobiography 'Ray' and 'Appetite For Self-Destruction,' a book about the state of the music industry), writing thank you e-mails (thank you to everyone by the way for your kind words of support!), and doing computer work, planning, researching and etc."
Koch also said that although nothing is official, after canceling their December dates due to Cuomo's injuries, it looks like some of the group's January shows might have to be rescheduled as well.


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Two South Africans set out to discover what happened to their unlikely musical hero, the mysterious 1970s rock 'n' roller, Rodriguez. The film won Best Documentary at the 85th Academy Awards.
|Dennis Coffey , Rodriguez , Stephen Segerman , Mike Theodore , Malik Bendjelloul , Stephen 'Sugar' Segerman , Dan DiMaggio
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All music docs are not created equal. Yes, some are formulaic. But some are beautiful, some are singular, some are marvels of storytelling. And some, like Searching for Sugar Man, are all three.New Orleans Times-Picayune Full Review
It starts as a bittersweet parable about the cruelty of commerce, but the wonder of Searching for Sugar Man will not soon slip away.St. Louis Post-Dispatch Full Review
The information they eventually dislodge about Rodriguez suggests a secular saint, a deeply good man, whose music is the expression of a blessed inner being. I hope you're able to see this film. You deserve to. And yes, it exists because we need for it to.Chicago Sun-Times Full Review
"Searching" has emotional valleys and zeniths, and gasp-inducing turns, as old friends, fans and Rodriguez's grown daughters are interviewed.San Francisco Chronicle Full Review
A musical detective story, this enthralling documentary focuses on a little-known American musician whose haunting voice and poetic lyrics were essentially unknown in his own country, but had a massive impact across the globe.USA Today Full Review
Though unabashedly manipulative in its storytelling and structure, Searching For Sugar Man ultimately earns its happy ending and buzzy, crowd-pleasing populist appeal by alchemizing trembling inner-city pain into transcendent international beauty.The A.V. Club Full Review
The truth-is-stranger-than-fiction saga has been a hit on the festival circuit, winning top documentary prizes at Sundance for Sweden's Bendjelloul. What sets Searching for Sugar Man apart, though, is the way in which the filmmaker preserves a sense of mystery in the telling.Los Angeles Times Full Review
Intentionally or not, Searching for Sugar Man catches all that - the fleeting moments of triumph and the years of endurance, the accumulation of family and the unquenched dreams - and doesn't presume to sew it all up for us.NPR Full Review
Rodriguez' inner peace wins us over. He seems to have enjoyed recording music, fathering kids, cleaning houses, playing sold-out gigs and simply strumming a guitar in his kitchen. Searching for Sugar Man reminds us that a wise man knows lasting riches are never the result of record sales.Charlotte Observer Full Review
At 85 minutes, it's a tight, sharp achievement, yet one of the things I love about it is simple: It moves to a relaxed rhythm, in sync with its slightly otherworldly subject.Chicago Tribune Full Review
This is a real-life fairy tale with a remarkably happy ending.Christian Science Monitor Full Review
For a quarter of a century -- unbeknownst to most Americans, including Rodriguez's original producers -- the singer landed a massive following in the country where his humanitarian outlook provided an escape for many disgruntled youth struggling under apartheid, elevating him to the stature of a "South African Elvis."indieWIRE Full Review
Malik Bendjelloul really knows how to spin a yarn.Arizona Republic Full Review
Rodriguez's story is almost inconceivable in an obsessively magnified, heavily hyped Internet era. Which makes it all the more important to be shared. Listen, be moved, and pass it on.New York Daily News Full Review
A hugely appealing documentary about fans, faith and an enigmatic Age of Aquarius musician who burned bright and hopeful before disappearing.The New York Times Full Review
Music fans will love this indie documentary. Try to avoid Googling him before you watch, though.Empire Full Review
The tale is better than the telling – and the soundtrack's better still – but music this monumental demands its moment. Now go and buy the album.Total Film Full Review
This documentary does boast some bowl-you-over reveals best experienced blind.Austin Chronicle Full Review
On one level, Searching for Sugar Man is a testament to how music - or painting or literature or any form of art - can take on a life far greater than its creator intended when it happens to connect with the right people at the right time.Miami Herald Full Review
A pleasing fix, Searching for Sugar Man is a lost-and-found film about pursuits – one of them abandoned, and one not.The Globe and Mail (Toronto) Full Review
Sugar Man is most interesting when it touches on the conditions that combined to draw a cult hero out of some decent music and a generously enabled, imagination-firing mystique.Movieline Full Review
Director Malik Bendjelloul expertly paces this strange and moving film, half mystery and half meditation on art, fame, the music biz and the definition of a meaningful life.New York Post Full Review
A fresh and unexpected documentary that plays like a nail-biting mystery and a ticket to ride the whirlwind where art and commerce do battle.Rolling Stone Full Review
Fluid, open-ended documentaries that demand more of an audience than foregone assent or fleeting bouts of passive outrage are rare these days, which is what makes Malik Bendjelloul's Searching for Sugar Man such a gift.Village Voice Full Review
A winning musical detective story about a failed, forgotten early '70s rocker.Variety Full Review
The yarn is too irresistible: We're fed plenty of sugar in this authorized fairy tale, but are left hungry for beef.Entertainment Weekly Full Review
The movie is neatly structured, and Rodriguez turns out to be an interesting guy. He's worth getting to know, even if his music isn't.Washington Post Full Review
Despite crafting a consistently engaging film, the director doesn't present the full scope of Sixto Rodriguez's life.Slant Magazine Full Review
This movie might itself make a modest contribution to rewriting the history of white South Africa.The Guardian Full Review
So why is this songwriter, so articulate on vinyl, so vague and spacey in current-day interviews? Something happened here, deeper than an aborted quest for fame, and the documentary hasn't gotten to it.Time Out New York Full Review
Like "Anvil," this is a crowd-pleasing triumph of the spirit, framed around a story so bizarre it sounds like an urban legend.Boxoffice Magazine Full Review
While all the interview subjects are enthusiastic, the overall lack of familiarity with Rodriquez's personal background and career collapse begin to drag.The Hollywood Reporter Full Review
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The court also approved revised auction procedures, where a live auction to determine the ultimate buyer or buyers is scheduled for Sept. 23, 2009.
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The Committee on the Study of Tools and Strategies for Protecting Children from Pornography on the Internet and Their Applicability to Other Inappropriate Internet Content was charged with the task of exploring the pros and cons of different technology options and operational policies as well as nontechnical approaches that could facilitate young people's positive Internet use and experience. As a part of the committee's work, it convened a workshop focused on nontechnical strategies and brought together an interdisciplinary group of researchers, educators, policy makers, practitioners, and other key stakeholders to consider how to create effective strategies to protect children from pornography and other inappropriate material on the Internet that do not rely on technical tools.
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This is a continuation-in-part of application Ser. No. 09/044,622, filed on Mar. 19, 1998 abandoned, incorporated herein by reference, which is a continuation of application Ser. No. 08/95,281, filed on Feb. 4, 1997, both now abandoned, that claimed priority from a provisional application Ser. No. 60/011,186 filed on Feb. 5, 1996.
The U.S. Government has certain rights in this invention as provided for in Contract No. F08630-97-C-0022 awarded by the Department of the Air Force.
1. Technical Field
The invention is in the field of electro-optic modulators of light wave direction.
2. Background
Laser beam steering or scanning technology is important for many optical systems including imaging laser radars, projection displays, optical interconnections, optical switches, and laser printers. Although several non-mechanical approaches to beam steering or scanning have been demonstrated, only a few have been adopted in practical systems. Beam scanning with rotating mirrors has been by far the most widely used technology, L. Bieser, et al, Handbook of Optics, M. Bass, ed., vol. 2, Ch. 19 (Optical Society of America, McGraw-Hill, New York, 1994). However, rotating mirror scanners are not suitable for compact optical systems. In addition, rotating mirror scanners may be vulnerable to vibrations and accelerations. Although significant advances have been made in the development of micro-mirror beam deflectors, currently available devices can only provide binary beam steering with moderate speed.
After mechanical mirrors, the next most widely used are acousto-optic deflectors, A. Korpel, Applied Optics and Optical Engineering, R. Kingslake, ed., vol. 6, (Academic Press, New York, 1980). These are bulk devices which are generally costly because of the high driving voltages required. Other devices include binary and ferroelectric liquid crystal beam deflectors, K. Hirabayashi et al, Applied Optics, vol. 34, pp 2571 et seq (1995). At present, liquid crystal beam steering devices can provide reasonable performance for polarized light in temperature-controlled environments. However, their use in systems subject to large temperature fluctuations has been hindered because of the significant degradation of their electro-optical properties at very low or very high ambient temperatures and their response times are slow.
For some time, L. Bieser et al, SPIE Milestone Series, vol. 378 (1985), a large effort has been made to overcome the limitations of mechanical, acousto-optic and liquid crystal based beam deflectors using solid electro-optic crystals. These are characterized as having an index of refraction which changes in response to an electric field. The change with electric field can be linear (Pockels Effect) or quadratic (Kerr Effect). There are a number of different schemes which have been proposed. Many of these are based on the principle that, if a coherent light beam passes through a material and experiences a linear variation in index of refraction (equivalently, the velocity of light in the medium varies linearly) across the face of the beam, it will be bent in the direction of increasing index. U.S. Pat. No. 3,357,771 to Buhrer et al. discloses a beam deflector comprising an elongated bulk crystal of linear electro-optic effect potassium dihydrogen phosphate encased on two opposite elongated sides between hyperbolically shaped dielectric blocks which are in turn coated with conductors such that, when an AC voltage is applied to the conductors, a linear electric field variation occurs in the crystal causing the necessary linear variation in refractive index. A light beam propagating along the length of the crystal transverse to the electric field is deflected toward either of the non-encased elongated sides depending on instantaneous voltage polarity. U.S. Pat. No.5,159,351 to Hotomi et al. using a lead lanthanum zirconate titanate (PLZT) bulk crystal relies on either a trapezoidal cross section coated on its even sides with a conductor or a rectangular cross section coated on one side with a resistive sheet electrode to achieve almost the same effect. Because the distance between electrodes is not small, it is not possible to create a perfectly linear variation. Also, in this bulk approach, the driving voltage is reasonably large (150 volts for a 2.34 degree deflection).
Another approach, U.S. Pat. No. 4,343,536 to Watanabe et al., uses a dual array of interdigitated stripe electrodes on one surface of an elongated crystal. When an AC voltage, especially in the MHz frequency range is applied, fringing fields extend into the interior and, even though not precisely linear, can cause a controllable deflection of a light beam. The patented device works with a large number of materials and is incorporated herein by reference for such teachings.
The aforementioned devices in which an electric field is applied transversely to the light propagation direction is advantageous in that the longer the device, the more the total deflection for a given driving voltage. The disadvantage is that microminiaturization is difficult and they are polarization sensitive.
For larger beam diameters, U.S. Pat. No. 3,787,111 to Giordmaine et al. discloses a device comprising a layer of strontium barium niobate (SBN) on a transparent substrate. A closely-spaced array of linear stripe electrodes is deposited on the SBN. Independent voltage means are used to change the index of refraction under each electrode creating, along a direction perpendicular to the stripes, an approximation to a linear variation in index of refraction. A light beam whose diameter is large compared to the electrode spacing traveling through the substrate and SBN will be deflected in a direction perpendicular to the stripes. In order to be most successful, this approach requires an electrode spacing which is small compared to the wavelength of the light. See U.S. Pat. No. 5,093,747 to Dorschner. If the electrode spacing is not small, diffraction effects occur creating side lobes off the main beam. This effect was utilized to advantage in U.S. Pat. No. 4,639,091 to Huignard et al.
In addition to light transmitted through a layered device, beam deflection of a reflected beam is desirable, especially for spatial light modulators (SLMs). U.S. Pat. No. 5,221,989 to Stappaerts et al. discloses a device utilizing a non-ferroelectric PLZT (obtained when the lanthanum concentration is in the range of 9% to 10%) ceramic plate coated on the light incident side (hereinafter "front") with a conducting semi-transparent electrode and on the back side with a rectangular array of reflecting electrode islands which may be further electrically isolated by placing grooves between them in the PLZT plate. For SLMs, the beam is not only deflected but intentionally distorted by producing desired phase shifts in each part of a light beam corresponding the to the size of the islands in the referenced patent. This device can utilize the linear Pockels effect, but utilizing the quadratic Kerr effect with a DC bias voltage requires less modulation voltage. For example, a bias of 550 volts allowed the use of a modulation voltage of 100 volts to produce a π/2 phase shift. By using a semi-transparent front electrode with a reflectance of 30%, the modulation voltage could be reduced by one third because of optical resonance between the front and back electrodes. However in this device, to minimize the side lobes due to diffraction effects, both the beam diameter and wavelength must be substantially larger than an individual pixel size, typically limited to no smaller than about one micron.
In summary, bulk crystal-based electro-optic deflectors, have not yet overcome the difficulties associated with their high driving voltages. Beam steering using multi-channel phased arrays has significant drawbacks because of the presence of higher-order deflections.
Recently, there has been great interest in developing organic electro-optic materials. Although they tend to be unstable with time and temperature, some show large electro-optic coefficients and they can be produced as thin films. See U.S. Pat. Nos. 4,773,743; 4,783,151; 4,807,968; 4,885,113; 4,887,889; 4,909,964; 4,962,979; 4,035,839; 5,053,168; 5,061,048; 5,112,532; 5,185,102; 5,194,548; 5,194,984; 5,200,541; 5,256,784; 5,323,482; 5,432,286; and 5,157,541 all of which are incorporated herein by reference. These patents indicate that many organic materials, if they have non-centrosymmetric crystalline structures, can produce a useful Pockels effect but these patents present only very basic devices.
Another application area of significant interest is optical interconnects in free-space routing. Current technologies, including multiple quantum well based electro-absorption modulators based on GaAs and related materials and surface emitting micro-lasers, have encountered substantial difficulties because of their material incompatibility with silicon-based microelectronic devices.
Accordingly, objects of the present invention are to overcome the limitations of the aforesaid devices and produce one which will not merely deflect but controllably steer a light beam and, in addition, be reliable, fast, compact, and have low energy consumption and cost. A further object of the invention is to allow its construction on silicon substrates if desired. All of these objectives are met by the invention described herein. This will have potential applications in a great variety of optical systems, including projection displays, imaging laser radars, optical fiber switches, laser printers, and free space interconnects.
As will be more fully described, although not limited to this choice, the invention makes use of complex-oxide materials which are inherently stable over a much wider temperature range than liquid-crystal-based deflectors. In addition, they are much faster. The electro-optic response time of a typical oxide electro-optic material is in the sub-nanosecond range, C. Bao, et al., CLEO '95, Baltimore, Md., May 21-26, 1995, compared to the millisecond range for liquid crystal materials. Because of the elimination of moving parts, the invention is expected to be rugged and insensitive to vibrations. As can be appreciated from the description, the invention produces no high order beams.
In one embodiment, the invention comprises a modified asymmetric Fabry-Perot (Gires-Tournois) etalon having a back reflecting and electrically conducting mirror and a front partially transmitting mirror spaced apart by an electro-optic material, there also being a transparent sheet resistor between the electro-optic material and the front mirror. The invention further comprises a pair of stripe electrodes contacting two parallel edges of the transparent sheet resistor so that if different voltages are applied between the electrodes and the back conducting mirror, a front to back electric field which varies in a linear manner from one electrode to the other will be produced. By utilizing an electro-optic material with a either a linear longitudinal electro-optic effect or a DC voltage bias on one having a quadratic electro-optic effect, a linear variation of refractive index in the material between the electrodes will be produced, further resulting in a linear phase shift across a light beam impinging on the front and undergoing multiple reflections inside the electro-optic material and still further resulting in an overall deflection of the reflected beam.
In another embodiment, the mirrors are made from stacks of dielectric material and an additional transparent conducting layer is used on the back mirror. In still another embodiment, two orthogonal pairs of stripe electrodes provide beam deflection in two dimensions.
When the invention is fabricated on silicon substrates, because of the capability of fast beam steering with low operating voltages, it may provide an opportunity for a breakthrough in silicon monolithic opto-electronic processors where arrays of the device can be used for programmable optical interconnects.
FIG. 1 shows the basic structure of the well known Gires-Tournois etalon.
FIG. 2 hows the basic structure of the invention.
FIG 3 shows a preferred embodiment of the invention.
FIG. 4 shows two views of front sheet resistor electrode structures.
The present invention can be better understood after considering the well known Gires-Tournois etalon structure, FIG 1. The major use of this structure has been to modulated the optical phase of a reflected light beam which is typically normally incident. The structure consists of a back mirror 11 which is totally reflecting, an electro-optic material 12, and a front mirror 13 which is partially transmitting and partially reflecting. As shown in the figure, a single beam of light 14 is multiply reflected from the back and front mirrors. If the electro-optic material is optically uniform, these multiple reflections 15 are all at the same angle and of constant optical phase shift relative to the adjacent reflection. When the diameter of the incident light beam is sufficiently large or the incident angle is sufficiently small, the multiply reflected beams overlap in space and coherently interfere. The net overall optical phase shift of the overall reflected beam, composed of all the multiple reflections, would contain a contribution from each of the reflections.
This phase shift can be expressed by:
where R is the reflectivity of the front mirror and φ=2πnD/λ is the optical phase thickness of the electro-optic material, where n is the index of refraction, D is the physical thickness of the material and λ is the wavelength of the light. It can be shown that if φ is in the vicinity of an integer multiple of π, a large change in Φ can be induced by a small deviation of φ from the integer multiple of π, namely Δφ. The large phase shift in the total reflected light beam is created by the multiplication of the small Δφ change due to the multiple reflections of the light in the etalon. Using a linear approximation (when Δφ is sufficiently close to an integer multiple of π), Equation 1 can be simplified to:
The phase thickness variation Δφ, therefore is multiplied by a factor of 2(1+{square root over (R)})/(1−{square root over (R)}). For R=0.9, this factor is 38.
In order to reduce the required driving voltage, it is desirable to make R close to 1.0. However, this increases the number of reflections and, because of losses in the materials and back mirror, reduces the amplitude of the overall reflected beam. Formulas for calculating such lose in etalons are well know. Such calculations show that, for the special Gires-Tournois configuration, when the reflectivity of the front mirror is sufficiently small compared to the back mirror, the losses are very small. For a practical back mirror with a 99% reflectively, the front mirror can have a reflectivity of 90% without there being appreciable losses.
If a light beam covers an area within which there is a variation in the thickness or, more usefully, the refractive index of the electro-optic material, the phase shift will be different at different locations in the beam. In the particular case where the optical phase shift, ΔΦ, variation in the x-direction is linear, a beam is effectively tilted as shown in FIG. 2 which illustrates the basic invention.
FIG. 2 shows a substrate used for support 21, a back mirror which is totally reflecting and electrically conductive 22, an electro-optic layer 24, a transparent sheet resistor 25 whose function will be explained below, electrical contacts 26 connected to a signal generator 27, and a front, partially reflecting' and partially transmitting mirror 28. The perpendicular incident beam 29 i results in a phase-shifted reflected beam 29 r wherein the phase shift varies linearly as a function of position, as will be explained below. Such a phase shift, in effect, rotates the wave front of the reflected beam. Therefore, the propagation direction of the reflected beam is deflected from the direction it would ordinarily take. The magnitude of angle of this deflection depends on the change in optical phase shift from one side of the optical beam to the other and is given by the formula Θ=arctan(ΔΦ/(2πw)) where w is the beam diameter expressed in terms of the number of wavelengths, λ. According to Equation 1, the continuous variation of ΔΦ can not be greater than 2π and therefore, there is a tradeoff between the deflection angle and the beam diameter.
In order to obtain a linear variation in Φ, the phase thickness, φ, of the electro-optic layer 24 must be made to vary linearly as a function of position in the axis of the deflection, according to Equation 2. The electro-optic material 24 is selected from those which can be made to have an index variation linearly dependent on the applied field in the longitudinal direction, i.e., the direction of light propagation. In general, material with a longitudinal electro-optic effect are those whose index of refraction, n, changes when an external electric field is applied in the direction of light propagation. The magnitude of the change in n is given by the formula, Δn=−rξ/(2n3), where r is the longitudinal electro-optic coefficient and ξ is the electric field strength (volts/meter). This invention requires that r must be sensibly constant with voltage. Thus, if the material has only a quadratic longitudinal electro-optic effect, a constant bias voltage should be used to provide an approximately linear effect around the bias point. If so, and if the electric field varies linearly with position, so too will the phase shift, Φ.
The linear variation of electric field is accomplished with a sheet resistor 25 of sensibly constant sheet resistance in rectangular form as seen looking from the front, FIG. 4a. In this case, if two different voltages with respect to the back, grounded mirror, V1 and V2, are applied across the sheet resistor 25, the voltage along the sheet resistor will vary linearly from V1 to V2. The electric field, ξ, applied to the electro-optic layer in the vertical direction, therefore, varies in magnitude along the x-direction from V1/D to V2/D, where D is the thickness of the electro-optic layer. Note that the deflection of the beam will depend only on the difference in voltages, V1−V2.
It can be seen from Equation (1) that the continuously variation of ΔΦ is limited to between −π to π. It can be further seen that ΔΦ varies linearly with Δφ only when the later is sufficiently small, i.e., when Equation 2 applies. This property of the Gires-Tournois etalon implies that for beam deflection of large angles there might be significant wave front, or phase front distortion if Δφ varies linearly across the beam diameter. According to the inventor's modeling, beam deflection below �10 degrees can be achieved with minimal phase front distortion; and the smaller the deflection angle is, the less the phase front distortion. In order to minimize the wave front distortion for greater deflection angles, one can compensate the distortion by creating a nonlinear variation of Δφ across the light beam. One of the possible schemes for such compensation is to use a sheet resistor with more than two electrodes, which will be further discussed below.
In summary, when an electro-optic layer 24 which possesses a linear longitudinal electro-optic effect or a linearized quadratic longitudinal electro-optic effect is utilized, a linear variation of φ along x can be created. When the electric-field-induced change, Δφ, is sufficiently small, according to Equation 2, ΔΦ will vary linearly and the light beam will be deflected by Θ.
It should be further noted that the phase thickness change, Δφ, is proportional to Δn and D while the change in the index of refraction, Δn, is inversely proportional to D. Therefore, the phase thickness change and hence, beam deflection, are independent of thickness of the electro-optic material 25. However, if the electro-optic material 25 is too thin, it may be subject to dielectric breakdown. On the other hand, very thick materials may be difficult to fabricate. Those skilled in the art will appreciate that selection of a material and thickness must take into account these factors but the process of selection is well known.
Dielectric Mirror Embodiment
Notwithstanding the large number of possible substrates, mirror and electro-optic materials which could be used to build the device shown in FIG. 2, dielectric mirrors can be superior to metal ones. An embodiment using these is illustrated in FIG. 3. In this device, the mirrors 32 and 38 are constructed from stacks of alternating layers of dielectric material to achieve very high reflectance and low absorption for the back mirror 32 and low absorption for the front mirror 38. Since the dielectric mirror 32 is non-conductive, a transparent conductive layer 33 must be added.
Although inorganic electro-optic materials and liquid crystals also were suggested herein as possible materials for the electro-optic layer 24, they lack stability when operated at high temperatures because of the degradation of their electro-optic properties. Of materials which will operate at high temperatures, PLZT is well studied and has relatively large electro-optic effects. Among other desirable physical properties possessed by PLZT materials are their good dielectric strength, fast electro-optic response speed and low optical absorption for a wide range of light wavelengths.
PLZT films are readily made by the Metalorganic Chemical Liquid Deposition (MOCLD) process, K. K. Li et al., "An Automatic Dip Coating Process for Dielectric Thin and Thick Films," Integrated Ferroelectrics, vol. 3, pp. 81 et seq (1992), incorporated herein by reference, but the processing temperature requires a compatible substrate 31 and back dielectric mirror 32. Dielectric mirrors using different materials are commonly available from a number of commercial sources. The processing temperature requirement was met by using a single-crystal aluminum oxide ( Al2 O 3, sapphire) as the substrate 31 coated with a thin amorphous layer of A1 2 O 3 to enhance adhesion and using alternating dielectric layers of SiO2 and Ta2O5 to make the back mirror 32 supplied by Quality Thin Films, Inc. of Oldsmar, Fla. A layer of transparent indium tin oxide applied with routine sputtering techniques served as the bottom electrode 33.
The MOCLD technique was used to deposit the electro-optic (Pb1−xLax)(ZryTi1−y)O3 (PLZT) films, where the values of x and y were 0.09 and 0.65, respectively. Although routine in the art, the technique for depositing PLZT films will be described in more detail. It started with the preparation of a homogeneous chemical solution that consists of precursors for the four cations (Pb++, La+++, Z++++, Ti++++) in PLZT. These precursors are lead subacetate, hydrated lanthanum acetate, zirconium acetate aqueous solution, and titanium di-isopropoxy bis acetylacetonate. They were mixed in an alcoholic solvent, methyl alcohol, but ethyl alcohol or 2-methoxyethanol could have been used. The solution preparation sequence is described as follows: using the appropriate amounts of cations, hydrated lanthanum acetate was first dissolved into distilled water, and then mixed with zirconium acetate solution. Lead subacetate was then added and dissolved into this mixture of lanthanum and zirconium precursors. After the lead subacetate was completely dissolved, the alcoholic solvent and titanium di-isopropoxy bis acetylacetonate were then added and mixed to form a homogeneous solution with a concentration of 8 grams of oxide (PLZT) in 100 grams of solution.
This solution was applied to the substrate by dip-coating at 25� C. with a substrate withdrawing speed of about 3 mm/sec. The resulting film thickness from one application varied from 20 to 70 nanometers. Alternately, spin-coating could be used with a typical spinning speed of 3000 rpm and a spinning time of 30 seconds.
The desired final total film thickness, D, is one that produces an optical thickness, nD of any integer multiple of half a wavelength. For 633 nanometer light, 1290 nanometers is a suitable thickness of PLZT. To achieve this total film thickness, more layers of the PLZT solution were deposited after firing the previously deposited layer. The heating temperature was about 700� C. for a duration of 2 minutes. The PLZT-coated substrate was heated to this temperature, and brought to a room temperature within 1 to 2 minutes. At the later stage of building up the film thickness, a more diluted chemical solution or a different set of processing conditions can be used to gradually approach the designated film thickness.
In this example of film fabrication, a conducting transparent gold film was used in place of resistive layer 25 in order to measure the overall PLZT properties. This partial structure made in the manner just describe produced a PLZT film showing good crystallinity and electro-optic properties. The X-ray diffraction showed sharp maximum at the expected angles and no spurious peaks. The polarization hysterisis curve showed that the PLZT film thus obtained was a slim looped ferroelectric, that is, there was no detectable coercive field nor any remnant polarization. (This is useful because were there hysteresis, there would also be in the beam deflection dependence on driving voltage.) Since such results are rather routinely produced, they are not illustrated.
To complete the structure, it would be necessary to form the front dielectric mirror 38. In this case, there is no need for further high temperature processing of the device and the choice of dielectric layer materials can much wider. The front transparent resistance layer 25 again can use sputtered indium tin oxide. However, desirable resistivity for the indium-tin oxide material can be obtained by adjusting the indium/tin ratio and the concentration of oxygen vacancies during the deposition. Contacts 26 must also be formed and connected to a signal generator 27. The signal generator need only be capable of two outputs of about �20 volts at whatever frequency of beam deflection is desired.
Other embodiments
The device is not restricted to deflection in one direction only. FIG. 4a shows the front electrode structure for a one dimensional embodiment. As in FIG. 2, on the electro-optic layer 24, is deposited the transparent sheet resistor 25 and thereon is deposited the electrical contacts 26 l and 26 r along with the partially transmitting and reflecting mirror 28 covering the area where the light beam impinges 49 a. Deflection will be in the X-direction. In this embodiment, the light beam need not have a circular cross section and may be an elongated beam, as shown.
FIG. 4b illustrates an electrode structure for deflecting the beam in two directions. In this embodiment, four electrical contacts 46 a, 46 b, 46 c, and 46 d are arranged along orthogonal axes. The sheet resistor 45 is reconfigured from the one dimensional embodiment to have extensions to the contact area. Such extensions help to reduce fringing fields and produce a more linear voltage gradient in the beam impingement area 49 b (shown as a circle but not by way of a limitation). Those skilled in the art will recognize that no extensions are necessary if the beam area is sufficiently small. The optimum sheet resistor shape can be readily determined by solving an ordinary two dimensional boundary value problem and using the teachings herein to determine the effect on wavefront deflection.
In particular, one solution of said two dimensional boundary value problem implies that a large enough plurality of electrical contacts spaced equally on the periphery of a circular sheet resistor whose voltages vary as the cosine of an angle with respect to any one direction will produce a linear voltage gradient along such direction. This solution requires a larger number of electrical contacts and independent signal generators than the embodiments illustrated herein; but although not necessary, if the device is constructed on a silicon substrate, well known integrated circuits techniques could be used to conveniently provide the large plurality of signal generators.
Electro-optic Material Selection
As mentioned, a wide variety of electro-optic materials could be used for layer 24 and are selected based on the following criteria: 1) It must be transparent to the light to be steered, in other words, its absorption of the light should be minimal; 2) It must possess a sensible longitudinal electro-optic effect, i.e. its index of refraction exhibits a sensible change when an electric field at the desired beam deflection frequency is applied to the material along the direction of light propagation. A material that possesses either a linear or a quadratic longitudinal electro-optic effect may be used as 24. If a material possesses a linear longitudinal effect it may be directly used in the device. If a material possesses a quadratic longitudinal electro-optic effects, i.e. the change of its refractive index is proportional to the square of the applied field in the light propagation direction, a DC bias field can be used to obtain a linear dependence of the index change on the electric field in a certain range; 3) It must also possess a high enough dielectric strength, i.e., the material must not experience a dielectric breakdown under the applied electric field required to achieve the beam steering; and 4) There must be a method that allows one to produce a thin and uniform layer of such material on a highly reflective mirror. In the case that the mirror itself is not conductive, a conductive layer has to be added on the mirror and a method must exist for a thin and uniform layer of the material to be formed on such conductive layer.
All materials possess, to a greater or lesser degree, a quadratic electro-optic effect. It is known that only certain crystal classes produce a linear electro-optic effect, those which are non-centrosymmetric. Among these, it is also known that only a subset which lack further specific symmetries, could have a linear longitudinal electro-optic effect, A.Yariv et al., Optical Waves in Crystals, John Wiley & Sons (1984). However, even though there are a large number of inorganic bulk crystals in the longitudinal subset, the effect is rather uncommon in inorganic thin films. Therefore, the selection of inorganic materials is concentrated on those which, in thin film form, have a useful quadratic electro-optic effect. Among these are BaTiO3, KH2PO4, KNbO3, LiNbO3, LiTaO3, (Pb,La)(Zr,Ti)O3, Pb(Mg,Nb)O3, a solid solution of Pb(Mg,Nb)O3 and PbTaO3, and (Sr,Ba)Nb2O6. This list is not meant to be exhaustive, since others may exist or be found in the future.
Liquid crystal or organic materials to be used for the electro-optic material 24 should be selected from among those which exhibit a continuous change in refractive index when subjected to an external electric field in a longitudinal direction.
Prophetic Material Example
As an example, the MOCLD-derived PLZT layer on an ITO-coated dielectric mirror can be used as 24. Typically, these PLZT films possess a longitudinal quadratic electro-optic coefficient of 0.6�10−4 (micron/volt)2. If one uses a bias field of 7.5 volt/micron on a PLZT film of 886 nm thickness, an equivalent linear longitudinal electro-optic coefficient of 9�10−4 is created. Using this material in the invented device with R=0.8 for the front mirror, a voltage differential of (V1−V2 )=�10 volts across a sheet resistor ten wavelengths in width will deflect a laser beam by �17 degrees. This steering field superimposed on the bias field is still well below the breakdown field strength for the PLZT films.
Working Example #2
A second working prototype, based on the configuration illustrated in FIG. 3, was constructed as follows. For the bottom mirror 32, a dielectric stack with alternating layers of silicon dioxide (SiO2) and tantalum pentoxide (Ta2O5) deposited onto r-plane sapphire (Al2O3) was ordered from Quality Thin Films. The highest possible reflectance was specified and the supplier measured it as 98.5-99%.
After receipt, the bottom mirror 32 was annealed by raising the temperature to 400� C. over 60 minutes, then to 575� C. over 120 minutes, held at this temperature for 60 minutes, then lowered to 400� C. over 220 minutes, and then lowered to room temperature over 60 minutes.
Next, the transparent conductive layer 33 was formed on the bottom mirror 32 by a commercial service where a layer of indium tin oxide (ITO) was sputter deposited using well known techniques. The ITO deposition process is a routine one and the same as used in making flat panel displays. However the thickness of the ITO layer was specified to be 234 nm.
After receipt, the bottom mirror 32 together with the ITO layer 33 were annealed with the same profile as for the bottom mirror 32. After annealing the resistance increased from about 10 Ω/□ to about 40 Ω/□, but this is not significant in this application.
Next, the electro-optic layer 24 was formed using the dip coating process referred to previously. Growth was undertaken using an apparatus as identical as possible to that described in the reference. The one constructed comprised a 45-cm long vertical tube furnace positioned about 12 cm above the dip-coating solution container. This container was at ambient since the solutions are resistant to hydrolyzation. A substrate holder was connected to a chromel wire that passed through the tube furnace and a small hole in a cap at the top and then to a computer controlled pulling motor.
In this example, a first coating solution was prepared without the zirconium cations (Z++++) in proportions to yield a precursor solution of (Pb1−xLax)TiO3 (PLT) with x=0.09. The concentration was about 8 grams of PLT per 100 grams of solution. It was thought that a base coating of PLT would facilitate the nucleation of the PLZT. The substrate was dipped into the solution at the rate of 5 mm/sec and immediately pulled out into the furnace at the same rate. It took about 24 seconds to reach the furnace, during which time, the coating dried. After reaching the center of the furnace, the substrate was held there for 2 minutes (soaked) to fire the coating at a temperature of 700� C. Then the substrate was lowered out of the furnace at about 5 mm/sec. into the solution. It also took about 24 sec. to travel from the bottom of the furnace to the solution, during which time the substrate cooled down. Two coats of PLT were applied with an estimated total thickness of 20 nm.
Next, a PLZT precursor solution was prepared as described above. The dip coating sequence was the same as for the PLT layers, but 20 coats were applied in an attempt to achieve a total thickness of PLT and PLZT of about 1030 nm. The 1290 nm thickness stated above produces an optical thickness of 10 integer multiples of half a wavelength, while 1030 nm is for 8 multiples. The thickness is an estimate based on the number of coats. This was derived from other samples with the same dip coating process parameters and a few coats whose total thickness was measured with a stylus-type profilometer to determine a thickness per coat, in this case, 50 nm. There was no attempt to reduce the thickness per coat as the last coats were added.
Dip coating was also used to form the top transparent conductive layer 25 out of yttrium tin oxide (YTO). In this case a precursor solution of tin acetate and yttrium acetate with a tin to yttrium cation ratio of about 9:1 was dissolved in methyl alcohol with a concentration of about 1 gram of YTO per 100 grams of solution. The dip coating sequence was the same as for the PLT and PLZT layers except that the firing temperature was about 625� C. and the sample was not held in the furnace for the two minute soak. Six coats were applied for a total thickness of about 234 nm. The YTO resistivity was 55�15 kΩ/□. A resistivity on the order of 100 kΩ/□ would be more desirable in order to reduce power dissipation, but this proved adequate.
Next, using a standard photolithography process, the YTO layer was etched with 50% hydrochloric acid to form an array of 10 μm squares connected on opposite sides to two much larger contact areas. Then a standard lift off technique was used with sputter deposited platinum to cover the YTO contact areas and form the metallic contacts 261 and 26 r for each device in the array.
To form the top mirror 38, the sample was sent to the dielectric stack supplier, but a reflectance of 95-96% was specified. On receipt, in order to connect wires to the contacts 26 l and 26 r, a standard photolithography technique was used with about 16% hydrochloric acid to etch through the top mirror 38 to the underlying contacts 26 l and 26 r for each device in the array.
A 633 nm wavelength helium-neon laser was focused with a simple long focal length (10cm) lens on various 10 um squares at an angle of 10� and the reflection monitored by a CCD camera. For one of the squares, a deflection of 1.3� was achieved with a voltage between V1 and V2, as shown in FIG. 3 of 30 volts. (V1 was held at ground potential and 30 volts applied to V2 and no bias voltage was used.) Although less than predicted, it is still the largest deflection per volt for any thin film device. Although it worked, the yield was fairly low. There is a variation in thickness across the array of devices so that only a few have an optimum thickness and there may be thickness variations within a device. Part of this problem could be solved with tunable lasers. More recent PLZT coatings have produced better results for thickness variation and electro-optic coefficient for an entirely different application, but haven't been incorporated into a beam steering device. Unfortunately, just why these were better isn't known at present, but it is believed that routine experimentation will improve the yield of beam steering devices.
Substrate Selection
In most cases, the substrate is essentially a support and is selected to be compatible with processes necessary to create the rest of the device. When, for instance, liquid crystals or organic electro-optic films are used, there is usually no need for high temperatures. With electro-optic metal-oxides, the substrate should be selected from materials that satisfy the following criteria: 1) it should be stable at the temperature required for the deposition of the electro-optic layer and no adverse chemical reactions with the precursors should occur; 2) at least one surface of the material must be polished to a satisfactory optical flatness; and 3) it should promote the binding between itself and the layered structure built upon it, which requires the balance of stress inside the layered structure through matching the thermal expansion coefficients. Sapphire is one example, but silicon is another.
While preferred embodiment have been described in detail, it should be understood this is not intended to limit the invention to these. Those skilled in these arts will readily understand from the description that the electro-optic material structure is generally limited to planar thin films having a thickness on the order of multiples of the wavelength of the light to be deflected; but, within such limitation, the invention covers a multitude of alternatives, modifications or equivalents which are within the scope of the invention as expressed in the appended claims.
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|International Classification
|Cooperative Classification
|European Classification
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1. How old are you? For most of you who think I'm probably in my twenties or thirties, I'm not!😂 I'm actually 18 years old😄. Although next year I'll be turning 19, I'm not old😅. And I have a twin sister; but I'm 15 minutes older. We talked on the phone for more than an hour today☺
2. Where are you from? I get this question a lot; now, I don't know if it's a good thing or a bad thing!😉 I'm from Nigeria. That's all I have to say😂
3. How long have you been blogging? People think I've been blogging for years; and it's always so funny when they say that😂. Actually, I've been blogging for 2 months and 14 days now. Does that answer your question?😊
4. What is your inspiration/what inspires you to write? My inspiration has to be my life. I love writing btw; and I started writing when I was 10/11; although I started writing novels then as I was never into poetry. But now, I'm into all the genre's of Literature; as I started writing poems late last year. So, inspiration for me is something that comes naturally; like the wind😀. But I mostly get inspired by my life, solitude, and sometimes music mixed with solitude.
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Across the length and breadth of Latin America and the Caribbean, the landmark day of 28th September has been instrumental in ushering in the era of women's rights, and is backed by websites such as http://wyctim.com. Officially known as the 'International Safe Abortion Day', the commemoration of this day is a holistic achievement not just with the aspect of safe abortions, but striving to enhance women's reproductive health across the continent. Earlier, the significance of 28th September had more to do with the decriminalization of abortion. But today it has received far more impetus and mileage, bringing in the very core of various reproductive issues that have been considered taboo for ages.
Women's Global Network for Reproductive Rights
Working in consultation with the United Nations Economic and Social Council, the Women's Global Network for Reproductive Rights is the biggest NGO with an international presence, to weed out the various instances of rights violation of women's reproductive health, as well as advocates the importance of their sexual rights. Founded way back in 1984, this global organization started out with the core issue of the right of giving or not giving birth. The members stressed upon the fact that come what may, it's a woman whose body has to bear the entire brunt of childbirth. It is therefore vital that it is she alone who should be able to decide whether she chooses to go ahead with the pregnancy or terminate it. She also has the right to decide which method of birth control to be used, or not to be used. Denying women the right to their very own reproductive health and birthing choice, is equivalent to denying them the control of their own body, and happens to be amongst the most horrific ways in which the clutches of patriarchy have gripped the world. It is time to break free of these clutches and embrace freedom!


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From Memorial Day in May until Labor Day in September, the weekends are filled with arts, entertainment, food and more—all with a distinctly Denver twist. Find more festivals and events on the Denver 365 Event Calendar.
WHEN: July 1-3, 2017
WHERE: Cherry Creek North, from 2nd to 3rd Avenues, on the seven streets between Columbine and Steele Sts.
This free, outdoor extravaganza—the city's signature cultural celebration of the visual, performing and culinary arts—gives more than 350,000 annual visitors the chance to meet and talk with international visual artists, enjoy a wide range of family-friendly fun and sample fine cuisine. At the Cherry Creek Arts Festival, experience Artivity Avenue, a full block of interactive activities perfect for youngsters. Visit the Cultural Pavilion, where music, dance and theater from around the globe will be presented. Culinary Avenue features tasty treats and live cooking demonstrations from some of Denver's most popular eateries.
WHEN: July 14–16, 2017
WHERE: Denver Union Station
Slow Food Nations is a festival to taste and explore a world of good, clean and fair food for all.
WHEN: July 27-30, 2017
WHERE: South Broadway
The Underground Music Showcase, Denver's very own version of Austin's South By Southwest Music Festival, takes over the streets and stages of South Broadway for a multi-night extravaganza featuring the cream of Denver's underground music scene. Over 400 local and national bands play in nearly 20 venues for more than 5,000 music lovers over four days and nights. Music fans can stroll from club to club and stage to stage, catching the city's rising stars before the rest of the world hears about them.
WHEN: July 29-30, 2017
WHERE: Sloan's Lake Park
Founded in 2001 to celebrate Colorado's Asian Pacific American (APA) culture, the Colorado Dragon Boat Festival has become the region's fastest growing fun, family-friendly summer festival. Named "Top Annual Festival" by the Rocky Mountain News and a "Best of Denver" event by Westword, it offers festival-goers the opportunity to explore APA customs through performances, arts and crafts, shopping, dining and the exciting athletic competition of dragon boat racing.
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WHEN: Aug. 4-6, 2017
WHERE: National Western Complex
The annual Denver County Fair is a place to share ideas, traditions, creativity, local culture and intellect. The fair highlights the talents, trends, diversity and interests of the residents of the amazing City and County of Denver. Events include a skateboard rodeo, a carnival (complete with rides and midway games), competitive eating contests, animals, rockets, roller derby and so much more.
Velorama Colorado
WHEN: Aug. 11-13, 2017
WHERE: River North Art District (RiNo)
As part of the inaugural Colorado Classic, a four-day series of cycling races, is Velorama Colorado, a huge three-day street party. It will feature live music, a bike expo with 150 exhibitors, food, craft beer and various cycling events in RiNo. It will be coupled with an expanded Denver Flea with nearly 200 craft vendors.
WHEN: Aug. 12, 2017
WHERE: Fillmore Street & 2nd Avenue
Try nearly 20 Cherry Creek North restaurants in one outdoor location during Cherry Creek North Food & Wine. Also enjoy wine, beer, spirits, live music and more.


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Today's parents undoubtedly are busier than they were 20 years ago and certain 30 or 40. Moms and dads float between parenting, jobs, school activities, meals, grocery stores and perhaps even a second job.
Sometimes finding time for the first item in the form of at home, school related and educational time often is difficult.
Toddlers especially between the ages of 3 and 5 need as much attention when it comes to developing their reading and learning skills since they'll either be in the midst of pre school or on their way to kindergarten sooner than later.
A recent study showed that kids in that age bracket, when read to by their parents, develop the ability to understand and learn at a higher rate versus children that didn't have that luxury. And yes, given the hustle and bustle of today's parents, reading to the kids sometimes falls under the "luxury" tag.
That said, it is fairly obvious that reading to kids makes sense for a lot of reasons, namely making sure time spent with them is that one on one attention they desperately need at that early developmental age.
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It is everyone's common knowledge that springtime seems like the best time to take on a fair-weather home renovation project. So while T-shirt weather is still sliding in, why not carve out a dreamy outdoor space ideal for cooking, dining, entertaining or napping then learn how to set the mood with the right lighting, furnishings and more.
Here are a few clever outdoor updates that can make your outdoors, your every neighbors envy.
Update your outdoor kitchen tapware
Unless you enjoy the extra workout, entertaining in your outdoors wouldn't be as fun, if half your time is spent on sprinting in your house to get filtered water for the guests.Though you could try installing a separate tap for the filtered water, the hassle and smaller counter space might just not be worth it. Consider installing a good quality kitchen tap that can dispense both mains and filtered water separately. Try the Swedia Otto Stainless steel kitchen mixer with filtered water outlet that gives you mains water and purified water from the same mixer
Outdoor kitchen or dining area.
Nothing beats a good old barbecue. And what else would be grander than your very own grill from a repurposed wine barrel? Now that's a great imagination for an out door fire pit.
Update your Outdoor Lights
No matter how great your outdoor design, fixtures and layout is. It'll never come to notice without proper, good quality lighting that fits your budget and style. Proper lighting also aids in safety as well as doubles as a warning to any potential intruders, which would also benefit you in the long run. Nowadays, LED lighting seems the only way to go as it's technology has developed to provide benefits to us, our budget and of course mother earth. Be sure to select lights that are suitable for the outdoors. Outdoor LED Lights are designed to withstand outdoor elements such as wind and temperature changes.
Increase your Outdoors' curb appeal.
As what almost all design and renovating entities advise, improving your curb appeal with fixtures that say a lot about who you are, always provides aesthetic and functional benefits, that includes security and peace of mind. From upgrading your letter box, to changing your old house numbers, or even adding an outdoor key safe, spring's better weather is truly the best time to do these projects.
So the next time you think about what project to embark on this spring, have a good look at your outdoors. Remember, what people see outside may reflect who you are inside.
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Parker Posey Will Replace Leslie Mann on FOX's 'New Girl'08/06/2012
New Girl Exclusive: Parker Posey Set to Replace Leslie Mann as Schmidt's Penis Party Girl
According to TVLine's Michael Ausiello, Parker Posey will be guest-starring in the season 2 premiere of New Girl. Here's an excerpt from the article, which gives some details on Posey's role:
The indie goddess, who garnered raves for her recent arc as Louis C.K.'s unhinged love interest on FX's Louie, will play a "shot girl" at a party to celebrate the removal of Schmidt's penis cast.
Leslie Mann was originally cast in the role, but the Knocked Up actress had to back out due to a scheduling conflict.
My thoughts: I have to admit that I'm definitely disappointed by this news, because I was really excited when they first announced that Leslie Mann had been cast in the role. The only thing that I've seen Leslie Mann in at the moment is the episode of Modern Family that she guest-starred in last season, and I loved her in that episode. Don't me wrong, I don't dislike Parker Posey as an actress, I liked her in all of the things that I've seen her in. It's just that Parker Posey isn't necessarily an actress that I get really excited about when I find out that she's going to be guest-starring on a TV show that I like. That being said, while I'm disappointed that Leslie Mann won't be playing the role after all, I'm still really looking forward to the season 2 premiere, because the premise of the episode sounds really funny and New Girl is my newest obsession.
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The Great Gatsby Dead?
This photo above was taken right after Jay Gatsby was shot
On August 23, 1924 Jay Gatsby, the well known New York party giver, was found dead by his poolside late afternoon. George Wilson, Husband of Myrtle Wilson, was also found dead by the pool. Suspecters say that George took his own life after taking Mr. Jay Gatsby's life.
George Wilson's wife Myrtle was was suspected to be Gatsby's mistress. Myrtle was also killed a day before Gatsby's shocking death. Eyewitnesses say "She ran out ina road. Son-of-a b**ch didn't even stopus car." witnesses seem to think the car was owned by Mr. Jay Gatsby, eyewitnesses say "It was a yellow car, big yellow car." Gatsby is known for owning a yellow car.George Wilson struggled with the concept that his wife was dead. The last time George was seen he was walking the streets "acting sort of crazy" and was looking for who killed Myrtle from what Michaelis says Wilson said he "had a way of finding out."
Jay Gatsby had told everyone he had no family, but when we interviewed his good friend Nick Carraway he let us know that Jay was survived by his father Henry C. Gatz.
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