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Located near the slopes, this Brides-les-Bains apartment is in the mountains, within a 10-minute walk of Le Grand Spa des Alpes and Olympe 1 Gondola, and close to winter sports such as cross-country skiing and skiing lessons. Olympe 2 Gondola is 2.6 mi (4.2 km) away.
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Spend your day on the slopes, and return to Résidence Lagrange Vacances Cybele to take a dip in an indoor pool and relax in a sauna.
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Apartment Amenities
In addition to an indoor pool, Résidence Lagrange Vacances Cybele provides a spa tub and a sauna. Public areas are equipped with wireless Internet access (surcharge). This ski apartment also offers multilingual staff, laundry facilities, and an elevator (lift). Limited onsite parking is available on a first-come, first-served basis (surcharge).
- Elevator/lift
- Indoor pool
- Laundry facilities
- Parking (limited spaces)
- Billiards or pool table
- Spa tub
- Number of floors - 6
- Self parking (surcharge)
- WiFi (surcharge)
- Sauna
- Number of buildings/towers - 1
- Multilingual staff
Family Friendly Amenities
- Family Hotel
- Indoor pool
- Kitchenette
- Laundry facilities
- Sofa bed
- Refrigerator
- Microwave
Available in all rooms: Wireless internet access ( EUR 25.00 per week )
Available in some public areas: Wireless internet access ( EUR 25.00 per week )
Self parking (surcharge), Parking (limited spaces)
Room Amenities
- Balcony
- Kitchenette
- Refrigerator
- Private bathroom
- Bathtub or shower
- Television
- Sofa bed
- Microwave
- Stovetop
- WiFi (surcharge)
- Cribs/infant beds (surcharge)
- Cookware, dishware, and utensils
- Blackout drapes/curtains
- Dishwasher
Nearby Things to Do
An indoor pool and a spa tub are on site. Other recreational amenities include a sauna.
The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or nearby; fees may apply.
- Snowboarding nearby
- Ski lessons available nearby
- Ski equipment rental shops nearby
- Downhill skiing nearby
- Cross-country skiing nearby
Apartment Policies
Check-in time ends at 7 PM
Check-in time starts at 5 PM
Minimum check-in age is 18
Special check-in instructions:
Check-out time is 10 AM
Payment types
Children and extra beds
- Children are welcome.
- Rollaway/extra beds are not available.
- Cribs (infant beds) are available for EUR 15.00 per stay.
- Pets allowed for an extra charge of EUR 39 per pet, per week
- 2 per room
You need to know
Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy.
- Deposit: EUR 300.00 per stay
- A tax is imposed by the city: EUR 0.93 per person, per night. This tax does not apply to children under 18 years of age.
Optional extras
- Fee for in-room wireless Internet: EUR 25.00 per week (rates may vary)
- Fee for wireless Internet in public areas: EUR 25.00 per week (rates may vary)
- Self parking fee: EUR 39.00 per week
- Pet fee: EUR 39 per pet, per week
- Cleaning/housekeeping/linens fee: EUR 59 per stay, varies per unit size
- Television fee: EUR 29 per week
- Crib (infant bed) fee: EUR 15.00 per stay
Apartment Name
- Cybele Lagrange
- Cybele Lagrange Confort
- Cybele Lagrange Confort Brides-les-Bains
- Residence Cybele
- Résidence Lagrange Vacances Cybele Apartment Brides-les-Bains
- Residence Cybele Lagrange Confort Brides-les-Bains
- Residence Cybele Lagrange Classic Hotel Brides-Les-Bains
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Pacific Interstate Offshore Company
Second Revised Volume No. 1
Contents / Previous / Next / Main Tariff Index
Effective Date: 01/01/1994, Docket: RS92- 73-001, Status: Effective
Original Sheet No. 27 Original Sheet No. 27 : Effective
The following terms, when used in this Tariff, these
General Terms and Conditions, or in a Service Agreement
executed for service under a Rate Schedule contained in
this Tariff, shall have the following meanings:
1.1 The term "natural gas" or "gas" shall mean any
hydrocarbon mixture or mixture of hydrocarbons
consisting essentially of methane, other
hydrocarbons, and noncombustible gases in a gaseous
state which is extracted from the subsurface of the
earth in its natural state separately and together
with liquid hydrocarbons; provided, however, that
natural gas as used herein also includes such gas
after treatment to remove certain components
thereof. The term "gas stream" means a mixture of
gas and other combustible or noncombustible gases,
liquids or products entrained herewith.
1.2 The term "British thermal unit (Btu)" shall mean the
amount of heat required to raise the temperature of
one avoirdupois pound of pure water from 58-1/2 to
59-1/2 degrees Fahrenheit at a constant pressure of
14.73 psia.
1.3 The term "Mcf" shall mean 1,000 cubic feet of gas as
determined on the measurement basis set forth under
Section 3 of these General Terms and Conditions.
1.4 The term "psia" shall mean pounds per square inch
1.5 The term "psig" shall mean pounds per square inch
1.6 The term "delivery point" shall mean the point of
delivery for quantities of gas to be transported by
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Spoke Talk: Ride like a girl
September 15, 2010
This week's column goes out to all women who ride and those who long to join in on the fun.
One Wednesday a few weeks ago, I was one of 40 or so women who met for an evening mountain bike ride at Marabou Ranch. The group varied in age and ability level and included good friends, old friends, new friends and even my tax accountant. It was a rare opportunity to ride these private trails. It was a rare treat to share them with so many women who have learned to embrace this sport on their own terms.
Mountain biking can be intimidating for a beginner, and Steamboat Springs is a daunting place to start. Although most of us rode in childhood, our adult years here surrounded by difficult terrain and world-class athletes present a challenge. There is so much to learn about bikes and technique that without proper education and guidance, biking could become more of a chore than a pleasure.
Let's face it: Often, the men in our lives are not very helpful in this department. I started my mountain biking career trying to keep up with my brother. Later, I found it more frustrating to ride with guys, even the ones who tried to help me. Fortunately, there are a lot of caring and patient women in this town (including a few you might have been intimidated by) who are happy to offer their expertise.
If only I had known sooner there were other women out there who understood my pain.
The Marabou ride was organized through Steamboat Ski & Bike Kare, which for several years has offered free women's clinics. Every other week, bikers gathered to learn how to "ride like a girl." For the past six years, local riders Abi Slingsby and Jody Gale have led these clinics.
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"We provide an environment where the women feel comfortable, supported and given some basic knowledge," Gale told me as we watched the Steamboat Velo Cross cyclocross race last weekend. "The women feel comfortable to ask the questions, to go slow at their pace.
"Women learn in a different way than guys. We don't have the strength that guys do; we need to have a little more finesse. Women also like the technical aspect. They want to know the mechanics behind getting over a log, whereas most guys can just power over it."
Each clinic focused on a specific skill: going over obstacles, cornering, climbing, descending, bike maintenance and repair, or information about gear. Many women inherit bikes from their male counterparts, often in the wrong size, outdated and heavy. Gale said women are eager to learn about how to find the right bike and what other gear they need and why.
I was impressed that this clinic attracted so many women, and Gale said this year has been bigger than ever. She attributes some of this growth to — can you guess? — Facebook. (She said it, I didn't.) Women at the clinic have used Facebook to help spread the word about clinics and also to set up meeting times for other rides throughout the week. This should not surprise anyone; after all, mountain biking is social networking.
"It's not only about the fitness and the sport of it all, girls want to be social; they want to go out and gossip while they ride," Gale said.
There are more groups of women in this town organizing rides and inspiring each other to ride. If I'm not sending or receiving texts from my hockey teammates, I'm on another weekly e-mail distribution list and seeing wall posts from others looking for riding companions.
So if you thought you'd seen more women out there riding, you're not mistaken. And if you are looking for a ride, it's as easy as asking around at one of our women-friendly bike shops, or changing your Facebook status. Anyone up for a ride tonight?


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Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. Acquires R. W. Scobie, Inc.
Sep 06, 2013, 11:00 ET from Arthur J. Gallagher & Co.
ITASCA, Ill., Sept. 6, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. (NYSE: AJG) today announced the acquisition of R. W. Scobie, Inc. headquartered in Eau Claire, Wisconsin. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.
Founded in 1932, R. W. Scobie, Inc. (Scobie) is a managing general agent and wholesale insurance broker which provides excess and surplus, property/casualty, professional business liability and other specialty insurance products and services to their independent insurance agent and broker clients throughout United States. Peter Scobie, Robert Giles and their associates will continue to operate from their locations in Eau Claire; Minneapolis, Minnesota; New Albany, Indiana; West Des Moines, Iowa; Omaha, Nebraska; and Waukesha, Wisconsin under the direction of Joel Cavaness, President of Risk Placement Services, Inc., a subsidiary of Arthur J. Gallagher & Co.
"The Scobie team is widely respected in the industry for their innovation, depth of experience, and dedication to client service. Not only do they add to our wholesale geographic footprint, but their talented sales culture brings over 80 years of specialty product knowledge which enables them to handle and match hard to place risks with the appropriate markets," said J. Patrick Gallagher, Jr., President and CEO. "Their expertise will be a wonderful complement to our expanding wholesale network, and we are extremely pleased to welcome Peter, Rob and their colleagues to our growing Risk Placement Services' family of professionals."
Arthur J. Gallagher & Co., an international insurance brokerage and risk management services firm, is headquartered in Itasca, Illinois, has operations in 20 countries and offers client-service capabilities in more than 140 countries around the world through a network of correspondent brokers and consultants.
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Senator Farley Announces $2.62 Million In Local Legislative Grants
State Senator Hugh T. Farley (R,C - Schenectady) announced that the 2007-08 Budget approved by the Senate and Assembly includes $2.62 million for 150 Senate "member initiatives" which he recommended for libraries, schools, local governments, fire departments, and nonprofit groups in his four-county Senate District. Senator Farley represents Fulton, Montgomery, Schenectady and part of Saratoga Counties.
"I am proud of the hard work of our local governments and nonprofit organizations who have perfected the art of 'doing more with less' while providing critical services to people in our communities," Senator Farley said. "Just about everybody is served by one or more of the organizations which requested funding and, as an added bonus, these State grants to local governments and school districts can help to reduce the amount to be raised by property taxes."
The largest single grant is to Schenectady County Community College for a homeland security and first responder training program. The $548,000 project will enable SCCC to provide cost-effective public safety training using videoconferencing and internet-based instruction.
The fifteen public libraries in Senator Farley's district will share about $200,000, schools and youth organizations will receive another $200,000, while 18 fire departments will also receive a total of about $200,000.
Other large grants go to the Town of Root, which would receive $100,000 to help replace the town highway garage and equipment destroyed in a recent fire; St. Clare's Hospital in Schenectady which would receive $100,000 for two programs, one specializing in health care for senior citizens, and the other providing care for families; Fulton-Montgomery Community College which would receive $40,000 for improvements to their library; and the Schenectady Inner City Ministry which would receive $40,000 for their emergency food pantry.
Although the Senate and Assembly have both voted to approve these funds, each individual proposed grant may be subject to a "line item veto" by the Governor. "I hope that the Governor will consider the value of these local programs, and will approve the investment of taxpayer funds to serve people in our upstate communities," Senator Farley concluded.
( Full listing of Senator Farley's recommended grants follows. For the full listing of the Senate's Community Project Fund click here)
Aetna Fire Engine Company No.1 of Fultonville $17,500
to obtain extrication equipment
AIDS Council of Northeastern New York $5,000
for transportation assistance for clients, food vouchers and mental health counseling
Alcoholism & Substance Abuse Council of Hamilton, Fulton and Montgomery Counties $5,000
to upgrade or replace the telephone system
Altamont Program, Inc. $10,000
for renovations and improvements to the Schenectady facility
Alzheimer's Association of Northeastern New York $3,500
to sponsor "Memory Awareness Events," with individual screening of participants, in the 44th Senate District
American Legion Post No. 168 $6,500
for converting the heating system and other building improvements
Amsterdam Free Library $25,000
for books and other library materials, computers, equipment, renovations, improvements and programs
Amsterdam Little Giants Football League, Inc. $2,500
for protective football equipment and for concession equipment
Amsterdam, City of $25,000
for improvements to Shuttleworth Park
Amsterdam, Town of $12,500
to preserve the Hurricana Farm buildings and develop the site into a heritage museum
Ballston, Town of, Community Library $10,000
for books and other library materials, computers, equipment, renovations, improvements and programs
Better Neighborhoods, Inc. $7,000
for counseling programs, and for operations and equipment
Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Capital Region $4,000
for materials, supplies and transportation costs incurred in providing the Big Brothers Big Sisters READS program in Schenectady County
Bridge Center of Schenectady, Inc. $7,500
for programs and operations
Burnt Hills Rowing Association, Inc. $2,500
for equipment and for repairs and maintenance for the boats and trailers
Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake Central School District $10,000
for a playground at the Charlton Heights Elementary School
Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake Central School District $17,500
to acquire and install computers for the high school media center
Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake Housing Development Fund Company, Inc. $25,000
for repairs and improvements at the Council Meadows housing facility, and for replacing or upgrading a fire/medical alarm system
Canajoharie Central School District $30,000
for computer equipment to establish portable computer labs
Canajoharie Library & Art Gallery $10,000
for books and other library materials, computers, equipment, renovations, improvements and programs
Capital District Community Gardens $4,000
for equipment and services for the Schenectady Community Gardening Program, and to develop new garden locations in Schenectady
Capital Region Action Against Breast Cancer! $3,500
to provide programs and services
Capital Region BOCES $7,500
to expand the streaming media service, including adding more titles to the collection of materials available to schools
Capital Region Center for Arts in Education $5,000
to provide arts programs and opportunities in Schenectady County schools
Catholic Charities AIDS Services $5,000
to provide case management support to persons with HIV/AIDS
Catholic Charities Caregivers Support Services $25,000
to provide respite services in Schenectady, Fulton, Montgomery and Saratoga counties
Catholic Charities of Fulton and Montgomery Counties $15,000
for software programs to help community residences improve compliance with Medicaid billing rules
Catholic Charities of Schenectady County $10,000
to implement a health and wellness program at senior meal centers, and to train volunteers
Center City Sportsplex $2,000
for operation and support of the PALS after-school soccer program
Center for Disability Services $25,000
for improvements to the facilities and grounds at Clover Patch Camp
Chamber of Schenectady County $25,000
for the Gillette-Millington Redevelopment Project
Charlton Historical Society, Inc. $10,000
for renovations and repairs to the historic Museum building
Charlton, Town of $25,000
to purchase and install a generator, and for equipment
Community Foundation for the Capital Region $5,000
to enable the Niskayuna Community Foundation to develop, print and distribute a directory of services available to residents of the community
Community Hospice, Inc. $7,500
to provide Community Bereavement Services programs to persons in Schenectady, Saratoga, Fulton and Montgomery Counties
Community Land Trust of Schenectady, Inc. $7,000
for operating costs in assisting families with housing issues
Community Maternity Services $4,500
for equipment, supplies and training for the Fulton County Parents as Teachers program
Corinth Free Library $10,000
for books and other library materials, computers, equipment, renovations, improvements and programs
Corinth Village Police Department $7,500
for defibrillators and equipment
Cornell Cooperative Extension of Fulton and Montgomery Counties $10,000
for after-school and school enrichment youth programming
Delanson, Village of $25,000
to replace or repair a retaining wall, and correct drainage problems
Duanesburg Area Community Center $20,000
for construction of the community center
Duanesburg Pop Warner $2,500
for protective equipment and uniforms, and for fencing and field maintenance
East Glenville Fire District 3 $5,000
to install an alarm / public address system
ECOS: The Environmental Clearinghouse, Inc. $25,000
to restore and renovate the historic Grange building
Eddy SeniorCare $7,500
to obtain equipment for the senior day center
Edinburg Emergency Squad, Inc. $5,000
to repair or replace pagers and radios
Empire State Aerosciences Museum $10,000
for renovations and improvements, and for the development and display of exhibits
Ephratah Volunteer Fire Department $3,500
for a defibrillator and related training equipment
Fonda-Fultonville Little League $2,500
for maintaining and improving the ballfields
Fort Hunter Free Library $10,000
for books and other library materials, computers, equipment, renovations, improvements and programs
Fort Plain Free Library $10,000
for books and other library materials, computers, equipment, renovations, improvements and programs
Fort Plain Senior Center, Inc. $7,500
for programs and operations
Friends of the Mayfield Library $10,000
for books and other library materials, computers, equipment, renovations, improvements and programs
Frothingham Free Library $10,000
for books and other library materials, computers, equipment, renovations, improvements and programs
Fulton County District Attorney's Office $40,000
for investigative and prosecutorial services
Fulton County Young Mens Christian Association, Inc. $25,000
to establish a new facility
Fulton-Montgomery Community College $40,000
for renovations and improvements to Evans Library
Galway Public Library $10,000
for books and other library materials, computers, equipment, renovations, improvements and programs
Galway, Town of $25,000
to purchase and install a generator, and for the development of athletic playing fields
Galway, Town of $3,500
for the Youth Commission and its activities and program expenses for the Community Youth Prevention Investment Project
Girls Incorporated of the Greater Capital Region $5,000
to provide programs to girls, and to transport girls to a summer day camp
Glenville Fire District # 7 $10,000
to acquire equipment, including demolition saws, hoses, and hose-related equipment
Glenville, Town of $15,000
to purchase and install a closed circuit surveillance system for the municipal building, parking lot and courtroom
Gloversville Public Library $25,000
for books and other library materials, computers, equipment, renovations, improvements and programs
Gloversville, City of $10,000
for renovation of the Littauer Pool House, and for equipment and programs of the Recreation Commission
Greenfield Fire District $17,500
to acquire and install generators
Hadley-Luzerne Public Library $2,500
for books and other library materials, computers, equipment, renovations, improvements and programs
Hamilton Hill Drop-In Arts and Crafts Center, Inc. $7,500
for computers, software and computer services related to offering the Arts and Technology Program to children
Hilderbrand-Davis Post 1895 V.F.W. $6,500
to replace the roof on the VFW building
Hilltop Volunteer Fire Company $15,000
for air paks, turnout gear and a generator
Hometown Health Centers $15,000
to implement an electronic health records system
Jewish Community Center of Fulton County, Inc. $7,500
for renovations to the health club and gymnasium, and for workout equipment
Jewish Community Center of Schenectady, Inc. $7,500
for building improvements, furniture and computer equipment
Johnstown Public Library $25,000
for books and other library materials, computers, equipment, renovations, improvements and programs
Junior Achievement of Northeastern New York, Inc. $3,500
to deliver Junior Achievement programs to schoolchildren in Schenectady, Fulton, Montgomery and Saratoga counties
Law, Order & Justice Center $5,000
to develop client databases, and for facility improvements
Legal Aid Society of Northeastern New York, Inc. $5,000
to provide legal services to low-income persons in Schenectady and Montgomery counties, and to upgrade computers
Literacy Volunteers - Mohawk/Hudson, Inc. $6,500
for materials and to operate and support the tutoring and adult education programs in Schenectady County
Literacy Volunteers of Fulton County $6,500
for equipment, materials and programs
Little Huskies Football League, Inc. $2,500
for safety equipment
Living Resources $25,000
for furnishings, equipment and renovations for group homes, and for equipment and training material for staff
Margaret Reaney Memorial Library $10,000
for books and other library materials, computers, equipment, renovations, improvements and programs
Mohonasen Central School District $10,000
for a playground, fitness and recreation area at Pinewood Intermediate School
Montgomery County Agricultural Society, Inc. $17,500
for building repairs and improvements
Montgomery County District Attorney's Office $40,000
to combat illegal drug trafficking
Montgomery County Literacy Project $6,500
for operating expenses, materials, supplies and equipment
Montgomery County Sheriff's Office $35,000
for an airboat and trailer
Montgomery County Veterans Service Agency $25,000
for a van to transport veterans to health facilities
Mothers Against Drunk Driving $2,500
for education and public awareness programs, and for the training of volunteers
National Kidney Foundation of Northeast New York $3,500
to sponsor early intervention and screening programs in the 44th Senate District
National Shrine of Blessed Kateri Tekakwitha, Inc. $12,500
for improvements to the grounds, roadways and parking facilities
New Netherland Routes, Inc. $10,000
to develop and distribute educational materials, including teacher guides, student activity workshops, videos, and a CD of period music
New York Folklore Society $10,000
for an informational kiosk, educational brochures and website enhancements
New York Library Association $7,500
to offer a training program in conjunction with Schenectady County Community College for library assistants and clerks
New York State Association of Chiefs of Police, Inc. $20,000
to facilitate the sharing of information between law enforcement executives
Niskayuna Central School District $10,000
for a playground at the Craig Elementary School
Niskayuna Central School District $10,000
for a playground at the Rosendale Elementary School
Niskayuna Fire District #2 $12,500
for defibrillators and portable radios
Northville Public Library $10,000
for books and other library materials, computers, equipment, renovations, improvements and programs
NYSARC, Inc. Montgomery County Chapter $50,000
for programs, equipment and operations
NYSARC, Inc. Saratoga County Chapter $15,000
for building improvements, and equipment, for the Corinth production facility
Oppenheim-Ephratah Central School District $20,000
for equipment, materials and building improvements
Partnership for Children, Youth and Families $5,000
to hold a youth leadership forum
Proctor's Theatre $10,000
for costs associated with holding the 2007 Arts Summit in Schenectady
Providence, Town of $25,000
to acquire a generator and to establish an emergency shelter
QUEST Inc. $3,500
for a youth literacy program, including publishing costs and costs for materials
Regional Food Bank of Northeastern New York $2,500
to upgrade computer software
Rockwood Rural Cemetery Association $4,000
for fencing and for maintenance and renovation projects
Rockwood-Garoga-Lassellsville Volunteer Fire Company, Inc. $10,000
to acquire pagers
Root, Town of $100,000
for vehicles and equipment for the highway department
Rotterdam, Town of $25,000
to improve drainage at town parks, and to improve parking facilities at town parks in order to improve access and safety
Rotterdam, Town of $15,000
for engineering and feasibility studies related to constructing a new police station
Rotterdam-Princetown Fire District No. 5 $14,500
to acquire a thermal imaging camera
Rural Grove Fire Department $10,000
for self-contained breathing apparatus and/or other firefighting equipment
SAFE Inc. of Schenectady $8,500
to rewire the building, to replace a staircase, and to obtain office supplies and supplies for clients
Saratoga Therapeutic Equestrian Program, Inc. $10,000
for improvements to the facilities and grounds
Schenectady Access Cable Council, Inc. $7,500
for building renovations and improvements, and for equipment
Schenectady Community Home, Inc. $10,000
to create and equip a volunteer training room
Schenectady County Community College $548,000
for the "Schenectady Model" of homeland security and first responder training
Schenectady County District Attorney's Office $25,000
to purchase and install surveillance cameras in the City of Schenectady, including the Mont Pleasant neighborhood
Schenectady County Public Library $25,000
for books and other library materials, computers, equipment, renovations, improvements and programs
Schenectady Day Nursery $5,000
for playground equipment and improvements to the playground area
Schenectady Fire Department $5,000
for a portable fire hose tester, classroom chairs and equipment
Schenectady Inner City Ministry $40,000
for acquisition, renovation and improvement of a building to house the Emergency Food Program
Schenectady Permanent Firemen's Association, Inc. $10,000
for physical training equipment
Schenectady Pipe Band, Ltd. $2,500
for uniforms, musical instruments and maintenance equipment
Schenectady Rowing Club, Inc. $2,500
for training and rowing equipment
Schenectady Symphony Orchestra $5,000
for producing a photochoreographed feature piece and/or for guest artists
Schenectady, City of $25,000
for construction and development of the visitor center at the Gillette House
Scotia - Glenville Central School District $10,000
for a playground at Glendaal Elementary School
Scotia - Glenville Central Schools $17,500
to obtain musical instruments and to acquire physical education equipment and create a fitness center
Scotia District Management Association, Inc. $40,000
for sidewalk replacement and construction
Scotia Permanent Firemen's Association $9,000
to clean the firehouse of diesel soot and other grime, and to replace furniture
Sir William Johnson Volunteer Fire Company, Inc. $15,000
to install a ventilation system, with a fire extinguishing system, in the firehouse kitchen
St. Clare's Hospital $50,000
for the Family Medicine Residency Program
St. Clare's Hospital Foundation $50,000
for renovations, equipment and furnishing


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Jessica Cochran, CBPA's curator of exhibitions, is also taking a turn as the current curator-in-residence at the Chicago Artists' Coalition. Her additional curatorial investigations are part of the CAC's year-long Hatch Arts Incubator program. Cochran's first curated exhibition for Hatch, Indelicate Objects, opened on Friday, March 15.
Performance on opening night with Johana Moscoso (far left)
The exhibition, featuring work by Chicago-based artists Kristina Felix, Johana Moscoso, and Kristin Nason, considers the artists' "indelicate" relationships to things that can be creative, rude, irreverent, rough, intimate, aggressive, and laborious." As such, handmade "indelicate objects" in the show include hand-sewn, naturally died flags and quilts, sculptural assemblages featuring hand upholstered fabric, and high heel shoes that have been re-soled with fabric and carpet.
Two works by Kristin Nason, both untitled.
In her exhibition statement, Cochran writes, "The artist's indelicate, or tactical, relationship to stuff is characterized by her willingness to engage in a form of artistic labor that both performs and subverts the economic order. An artist buys, salvages, or barters things that she unmakes, ruins, sews, destroys, redesigns… so the list goes on."
According to Cochran, the Hatch residency is a "great way to sharpen my curatorial practice and expand my creative network," in a residency program that fosters growth through group critiques and mentor relationships with senior curators.
To learn more about the Hatch Residency program, click here.


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Join us for a brand new episode of Quilting Celebrations and meet my
friend, Susan Cleveland, who has some really FUN stuff to show you :) In
this episode, you'll learn that her (relentless) attention to the
details makes her quilts award-winners!
Happy Easter! :)
The episode was wonderful. Really enjoyed the friendly banter between the two of you, and loved Susan's attention to detail for embellishment and "out of the box" thinking. And since I am commenting, I have to say I love all of your episodes. You have a great talent for being an artist and teaching as well. It inspires me to watch each and every one of them.
Happy Easter to you and your family as well.
Thanks, Stephanie! I really appreciate your comments :) I hope you'll join us on the QC page on Facebook and post them there, too. We can always use more viewers and I'd love for newbies to hear how much viewers are enjoying the show. If you love Susan, you'll love my guest, next month, too - Patti Connor from SamSarah Design Studio. Another fun episode with a very talented designer of quilts and needleart :) THANKS for watching!


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According to Pollstar, German hard rock veterans SCORPIONS are scheduled to perform in Clarkston, Michigan at the DTE Energy Music Theatre on Thursday, September 6. More U.S. dates are expected to be announced soon.A new video interview with SCORPIONS singer Klaus Meine and guitarist Rudolf Schenker is posted on the Nostalgie.fr web site. Click on the movie icon to start the interview. (NOTE: The interview is conducted in English but the rest of the report is in French.) Audio samples of all 12 songs that are set to appear on the forthcoming SCORPIONS album, "Humanity - Hour 1", are now available at the website of the German online retailer Weltbild.de. Due in Europe at the end of May, the CD was produced by James Michael and co-produced by songwriter/producer Desmond Child, who has worked with such high-profile pop/rock artists as AEROSMITH, BON JOVI, ALICE COOPER, KISS, RICKY MARTIN, CHER, MICHAEL BOLTON and BONNIE TYLER. SCORPIONS performed the new song "Humanity", on March 24 at a special concert to celebrate the 50th anniversary of signing the Roman treaty, which became the basis for foundation of the European Union. Watch a video clip of SCORPIONS' performance at YouTube. (Thanks: ScorpsNews.com)
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Extra! Aviation Consumer Speaks to Dennis Ferguson on Mooney's Future
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In the March 2007 issue of Aviation Consumer, the magazine flight tests the new turbonormalized Mooney Acclaim. In this related podcast, the company's new CEO Dennis Ferguson talks about Mooney's latest reorganization and how it plans to market its aircraft going forward.


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VISTA —— A Fallbrook couple pleaded guilty Thursday to charges related to operating a methamphetamine laboratory.
Grant Wiley, 46, pleaded guilty to manufacturing methamphetamine, manufacturing while in possession of a firearm and possession of methamphetamine for sale.
Maryjane Gillihan, 21, admitted to possessing pseudoephedrine, a chemical used to make the drug.
The two were arrested May 19 after a raid on their home turned up drugs, weapons and explosives, sheriff's Lt. Dennis Brugos said.
After they made bail, they were arrested again in October following another raid.
As part of a plea agreement, Wiley was sentenced immediately to six years and eight months in prison. Superior Court Judge Runston Maino ordered that Gillihan be released pending a March 24 sentencing.
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Valgus high tibial osteotomy (HTO) results in changes in the frontal as well as sagittal planes. Our hypothesis suggests that patellar height increases and posterior tibial inclination decreases after closed wedge (cw) HTO, whereas patellar height decreases and tibial slope increases after open wedge (ow) HTO.
Lateral radiographs of 100 knees were assessed for patellar height (PH) using Insall-Salvati (ISI), Caton-De Champ (CDI) and Blackburne-Peel indices (BPI) as well as posterior tibial slope. Measurements were done before HTO (50 cw and 50 ow), direct postoperatively and before hardware removal.
In the cw-group all three PH indices increased direct postoperatively and at removal of the hardware with changes in CDI and BPI being significant (P < 0.05). In the ow-group all three indices showed a significant patellar height decrease direct postoperatively and at hardware removal. There were no significant changes between the two follow-up measurements (P > 0.05). Posterior tibial slope showed a significant decrease of 3.1 ± 3.4° after closed wedge HTO and a significant increase of 2.1 ± 3.6° after ow HTO direct postoperatively. In cw-HTO the correlations between frontal plane correction and PH changes were moderate (CDI: r = 0.57; BPI: r = 0.64). In ow-HTO these correlations were weak (CDI: r = 0.44; BPI: r = 0.46). According to ISI there was no correlation (cw: r = 0.11; ow: r =0.16). There was no correlation between PH changes according to CDI and slope changes.
The incidence of patella infera increases after open wedge HTO, whereas the incidence of patella alta increases after closed wedge HTO. We recommend considering the PH and tibial slope before planning for HTO or TKR after HTO, also performing cw-HTO or ow-HTO with the tuberosity left at the proximal tibia in cases of patellofemoral complaint or patella infera.
The abstracts were prepared by Mr Matt Costa and Mr Ben Ollivere. Correspondence should be addressed to Mr Costa at Clinical Sciences Research Institute, University of Warwick, Clifford Bridge Road, Coventry CV2 2DX, UK.


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In coming weeks, voters get to determine who will lead Buncombe County's most powerful law enforcement and legal agencies. The candidates have staked out different positions on a wide variety of issues, setting up battle lines for what's likely to be an intense last month of the campaign season.
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Candidates debate: Buncombe County sheriff, district attorney
Candidates for Buncombe County sheriff and district attorney faced off for the first time Sept. 25 at a forum held at the Asheville Area Chamber of Commerce.
Challengers join the fray as filing for 2014 local elections ends
As filing ended at noon Feb. 28 for this year's local elections, a flurry of candidates threw their hats into the ring. Two challengers, in different districts, will take on incumbent Democratic Buncombe County Commissioners, a Republican commissioner got another challenger and an opponent emerged for the current sheriff.
Video: Buncombe County's most wanted suspects this month
Buncombe County TV has produced the latest video in its Crime Stoppers series, which shows the "Mountains Most Wanted" suspects and asks viewers to call authorities with tips on their locations.
Adult care homes in Buncombe County remain a concern
During the April 19 meeting, the Buncombe County Board of Commissioners heard a presentation about the impact of adult care homes in Buncombe County. Currently, Buncombe County has more adult care homes than any other county in the state. These are the highlights from that presentation and other business conducted tonight.
APD's new police chief speaks to local business leaders
APD's new police chief William Anderson and Sheriff Van Duncan talk law enforcement at the March 1 Council of Independent Business Owners luncheon. (Photo by Caitlin Byrd)
The Beat: Campaign season heats up
A look at the latest news from the campaign trail: Nesbitt takes aim at socialistic terrorism; Shuler and Miller try to paint themselves as Washington outsiders; Keever gets jump on claiming State House seat; and Buncombe sheriff's candidates face off.


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Long-time friend of Bike magazine and 2010's Photo Annual cover rider, Matt Hunter has just signed with Fox Racing Shox. "Fox is a real suspension company. They're super product guys who get it right," says Hunter. "They're always finding ways to improve their suspension and that's a really good thing for guys like me."
Also good for Hunter is Fox's support for his passion for filming. "They're fully behind my love for filming and photo projects and started lining up shoots for me before the ink even dried on the contract," Hunter said.
By no means is Fox getting the short end of the deal. The company prides itself on the amount of R&D work it does with its athletes and Fox can definitely trust Hunter to put their suspension products to the test, given his gravity-defying style of riding.
"Hunter's talent and passion for the sport is as big as the air he catches," said Mark Fitzsimmons, Mountain Bike Race Manager at FOX. "We're all very excited to have him join the FOX Racing Shox family."
FOX has wasted no time putting Hunter to work; his first filming projects begin this month, so look out for some new footage of Hunter and a crew of his new FOX Racing Shox teammates in the very near future.


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Name the Next Combat Arms Multiplayer Map
Nexon has announced that, in anticipation of the upcoming February content update for Combat Arms, players will be able to name the all new battle map included in the patch.
Set in a deserted tropical army base, the new map is a close-quarters military combat zone. Surrounded by towering mountains, this enclosed valley puts players face to face in a no-holds- barred death match, with little room for escape.After an arduous reconnaissance mission, a special operations team was able to secure visual intelligence on the new battle zone, which is now available for viewing. Soldiers are encouraged to study the visuals, establish an operational environment assessment, and decide on a name for the new map.
Interested players can visit the Nexon forums to participate in the naming process.


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|10 Abr 1990
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|18 May 1989
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|18 May 1989
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|Muhammad Iqbal, Jeffery J. Kreutzer, Carl R. Schwartz
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The present invention relates to faucets which incorporate a solenoid valve enabling the faucet to be operated by an electrical signal. In a preferred form, it relates to such faucets controlled by a proximity detector which senses the presence of an object adjacent the faucet and activates the solenoid valve.
In hospitals, public rest rooms, and other facilities, it is desirable to provide a lavatory faucet which can be turned on and off without requiring the user to touch the faucet. The prior art is replete with devices for sensing the presence of a user and in response thereto activating a solenoid valve coupled to a faucet. A common sensing technique involves transmitting an infrared light beam into a region in front of the faucet where a user may place his hands. A sensor is mounted either in or adjacent the faucet to detect the infrared light reflected by the user, thereby sensing the presence of a user in front of the faucet. In response to sensing the reflected light, the solenoid valve is opened causing water to flow from the faucet. When the detection of reflected light ceases, the valve is deenergized.
A problem with such proximity activated faucets is that an inanimate object can be left within the sensing region (e.g. by vandals) thereby causing the water to flow continuously. This activation of the faucet not only wastes water, but may result in water overflowing the lavatory if some object is also blocking the drain and overflow openings.
The previous electrically activated faucets typically incorporated the solenoid valve assembly beneath the wash basin, totally separate from the faucet. In addition, the proximity sensing circuitry was similarly housed in a separate enclosure. It is desirable in many applications of such faucets to reduce the amount of space consumed by the various components and integrate them into the faucet housing. However in doing so, it is important to be able to gain access to the different components in order to perform routine maintenance.
Other problems with the prior art related to the operating of the closure mechanism of the solenoid valve, especially in the design of the metering hole used to permit closure.
A faucet has a body within which is located a separable valve housing. The valve housing forms an inlet chamber, which opens into an annular channel, and an outlet chamber with a opening centrally located relative to the annular channel. A surface between the channel and the outlet chamber opening defines a valve seat. A portion of the valve housing extends into a spout of the faucet body and has an aperture providing a conduit between the outlet chamber and the spout.
A resilient diaphragm abuts the valve seat and the housing to selectively seal the outlet chamber from the inlet chamber. This diaphragm has a centrally located aperture which communicates with the outlet chamber and has a metering aperture which opens into the inlet chamber. A taper pin on the valve housing passes through and restricts metering aperture when the diaphragm abuts the valve seat. A diaphragm retainer is positioned in the central aperture of the diaphragm and includes an aperture which communicates with the outlet chamber.
A solenoid assembly is mounted on the valve housing to form a cavity therebetween into which the metering aperture and the diaphragm retainer aperture communicate. The solenoid assembly includes a plunger biased by a spring against the retainer disc to releasably seal its aperture. An electrical coil extends around the plunger.
The preferred embodiment of the faucet incorporates a proximity sensor for detecting the presence of an object adjacent the faucet and in response thereto for energizing the electrical coil. The proximity sensor includes a safety shut off circuit which deenergizes the coil after a preset period even though an object may continue to be detected. Thereafter, the faucet is periodically opened as an alarm system until the object is removed.
A general objective of the present invention is to provide a solenoid operated faucet in which the solenoid is enclosed within the faucet housing.
It is another objective to create a modular faucet assembly which can be disassembled easily for servicing.
Yet another objective of the present invention is to provide a proximity detector which will sense the presence of a user in front of the faucet and activate the solenoid to open the valve.
A still further objective is to provide a mechanism which minimizes the undesirable effects caused by an object being left within the sensing region of the faucet.
FIG. 1 is an isometric view of a faucet according to the present invention mounted on a lavatory;
FIG. 2 is a vertical cross sectional view of the faucet in FIG. 1;
FIG. 3 is a schematic block diagram of the electrical control circuit of the present invention; and
FIGS. 4A and 4B are a flowchart of a program for the control circuit microcompter.
With initial reference to FIG. 1, a faucet 10 is mounted on a lavatory 11. The faucet includes a body 12 having a tubular spout 13 extending over the bowl of the lavatory. At the front of the faucet body 12, beneath the spout 13, is a conventional infrared proximity detector 14 which senses the presence of an object, such as a person's hands, beneath the spout 13. The faucet 10 also has a base 15 on which the faucet body 12 is mounted. The base includes a temperature display 16 comprising an array of light emitting diodes (LED) forming a bar graph which provides a visual indication of the temperature of the water flowing from the spout.
As shown in FIG. 2, the metal faucet body 12 has a hollow inner chamber 18 communicating with the spout 13 via a circular opening 19 in inner wall 25. Located within the inner chamber 18 is a solenoid valve assembly 20, that includes a valve housing 21 formed of a plastic material and having an inlet chamber 22 and an outlet chamber 23. The upper end of the valve housing 21 adjacent the outlet chamber 23 is threaded into an adapter 26. The adapter 26 has a non-threaded cylindrical portion 27 slid into the circular opening 19 between the inner chamber 18 and the spout 13. The cylindrical portion 27 has an external peripheral groove 28 within which an O-ring 29 is located to provide a water-tight seal between the adapter 26 and the faucet housing wall 25. Alternatively, the valve housing 21 and the adapter 26 can be formed as a single unit. Therefore, the adapter 26 can be considered as part of the valve housing.
The lower end of the valve housing 21 is threaded into to a brass tube 24 which extends through aperture 47 in the base 15 and couples a water supply pipe (not illustrated) to the inlet chamber 22. As the faucet 10 has a single water inlet chamber 22, hot and cold water may have to be premixed upstream from the faucet. Alternatively, a mixing valve could be included in the faucet body 12. The tube 24 has an external flange 48 which is received in a rim 49 around the base aperture 47. Alternatively, the flange 48 can be located on the lower end of the valve housing 21. The engagement of the flange 48 and the rim 49 holds the valve assembly 20 within the faucet preventing the cylindrical portion 27 from sliding out of the opening 19. Both the inlet chamber 22 and the outlet chamber 24 communicate coaxially through the middle side of the valve housing 21. The inlet chamber 22 communicates with a ring-shaped channel 32 and the outlet chamber 23 opens into the center 33 of the ring shaped channel. The intersection between the two openings forms a circular valve seat 30.
A resilient diaphragm 34 extends across the opening in the side of the valve housing 21. The diaphragm 34 has a central aperture 35 through which a disk shaped retainer 36 extends with the diaphragm positioned in an external groove 37 of the retainer. The retainer is tightly fitted within the central opening of the diaphragm so as to provide a water-tight seal therebetween. The diaphragm retainer 36 has a central aperture 38 extending therethrough providing a passage connecting the outlet chamber 23 with a cavity 46 on the opposite side of the diaphragm. The retainer 36 extends across the surface of the diaphragm 34 which is remote from the valve seat 30. The diaphragm 34 also has a metering hole 41 through it aligned with a similar hole 42 in the retainer 36. The valve housing 21 has a tapered pin 40 extending through both of these holes 41 and 42.
A plunger housing 44 abuts the periphery of the diaphragm 34 holding it tightly against the valve housing 21, forming a water-tight seal between the periphery of the diaphragm and the valve housing as well as the plunger housing. The plunger housing 44 includes a cylindrical portion 55 extending centrally therefrom and terminating at a closed end. Cavity 46 is formed by the plunger housing 44, retainer 36 and diaphragm 34.
A conventional solenoid coil assembly 50 encircles the cylindrical portion 55 of the plunger housing 44 and includes an electrical coil 52 wound onto a plastic spool 53. A U-shaped bracket 54 partially encompasses the coil 52 and has three screws (not shown) fastening the solenoid coil assembly 50 to the valve housing 21. A cylindrical solenoid plunger 56, formed of magnetic material, is within the cylindrical portion 55 of the plunger housing. The solenoid plunger has a resilient button 57 at one end which is biased against the retainer 36 by a spring 58 to seal the central aperture 38 when the solenoid coil 52 is deenergized. The solenoid coil assembly 50 further includes a metallic plug 59 within the central opening of the spool 53 and across the end of the cylindrical portion 55 of the insert 44.
The infrared proximity detector 14 is located within the faucet body 12 behind a plastic window 17 which is transparent to infrared radiation. A temperature sensor 60, such as a thermistor, extends through an opening in the valve housing 21 to sense the temperature of the water within the outlet chamber 23. The resistivity of the temperature sensor 60 varies with the water temperature.
An electrical control circuit is mounted on a printed circuit board 61 within the inner chamber 18 of the faucet housing 12. The details of this circuit are shown in FIG. 3. The control circuit is built around a commercially available microcomputer 62 which includes an integral analog-to-digital converter and a memory for storing a control program for the faucet. An RC circuit consisting of resistor 65 and capacitor 66 is coupled to the clock input terminals of the microcomputer 62. The temperature sensor 60 is connected to the analog-to-digital converter input of the microcomputer 62. The analog-to-digital converter also receives a reference voltage from a voltage divider 64 for use in digitizing the signal from the temperature sensor 60.
The proximity detector 14 comprises an infrared light emitting diode (IR LED) 68 which is driven by an oscillator circuit 69 to emit pulses of light at a fixed frequency. The infrared light from the LED 68 is transmitted through the window 17 of the faucet housing (FIG. 2) and radiates in a conical pattern in front of the faucet. The proximity sensor array detector 14 also includes at least one infrared detector 70 which changes its conductivity in response to infrared light. If a wider sensing region is desired, additional detectors can be incorporated. The infrared detector 70 is coupled to an input of a frequency detector 72 which is tuned to detect a pulsed signal having the same frequency as oscillator 69. The frequency detector prevents ambient infrared light from triggering the circuit to open the solenoid valve. The output signal of the frequency detector 72 is coupled by line 73 to an input of microcomputer 62 and indicates when light is reflected from LED 68 to the infrared detector 70.
The microcomputer 62 has two four-bit latched output ports, each bit line of which is coupled to one of the LED's in the display array 16. Another latched output line of the microcomputer 62 is connected to the input of a solenoid driver 74 whose output is coupled to the coil 52 of the solenoid assembly 50.
The control circuit also includes a power supply 75 which converts 120 volt alternating line current into the proper low DC voltage levels for powering the control circuit. As is a customary practice, the high voltage portions of the power supply 75 are located away from the faucet body 12 to minimize the electrical shock hazard. The power supply 57 also includes a power-on reset circuit that emits a pulse on line 76 for a brief period following the initial application of electricity to reset the microcomputer 62.
As illustrated in FIG. 2, the modular configuration of the faucet 10 facilitates servicing its electrical and mechanical components. With the valve stem 24 uncoupled from the water supply and the lavatory 11, the base 15 can be removed from the faucet body 12. In this state of disassembly, the valve assembly 20 can be removed from within the faucet body by pulling the assembly out of engagement with the opening 19 in the inner wall 25. By providing a sliding engagement of the valve assembly 20 with the faucet body 12 at opening 19, a more compact faucet body can be used than if a threaded interface was employed. When a threaded interface is used, the inner chamber 18 of the faucet body has to be enlarged to allow the valve assembly to turn as it threaded into the opening 1. The valve assembly 20 can be further disassembled to gain access to the diaphragm 34 or to replace the solenoid assembly 50. The printed circuit board 61 can also be removed from the housing 12.
The operation of the faucet 10 will be described in terms of the flow chart in FIGS. 4A and 4B in conjunction with FIGS. 2 and 3. The flow chart depicts the control program stored within the memory of the microcomputer 62. The execution of the control program commences at step 100 where the microcomputer tests the input bit from the frequency detector 72 to determine if infrared light from the IR LED 68 has been reflected by an object in front of the faucet. The frequency detector 72 provides a positive light detection signal to the microcomputer only when infrared light pulses are received at the same frequency as the oscillator 69. The frequency detector 72 thereby prevents ambient infrared radiation from falsely opening the faucet. If the output of the frequency detector 72 does not indicate that proper infrared light has been detected, the program continues to cycle through the detection step 100.
Once infrared light reflected from the emitter 68 has been detected at step 100, the program advances to step 102 where the microcomputer 62 energizes the solenoid coil 52 by sending a positive output signal to driver 74. With reference to FIG. 2, when the solenoid coil 52 is energized, a magnetic field is created which draws the plunger 56 into the coil and away from abutment against the diaphragm retainer 36. This allows the pressurized water within the cavity 46 on the solenoid side of the diaphragm 34 to escape through the retainer aperture 38 into the outlet chamber 23. It is noted that the metering hole 41 is restricted by pin 40 so that water escaping through aperture 38 cannot be replaced as quickly by water from inlet 22. With the plunger 36 no longer pressing against the retainer 36, and with the release of the pressure within cavity 46, the pressure of the water within the inlet chamber 22 pushes the diaphragm 34 toward the solenoid assembly 50 and away from abutment with the valve seat 30. This movement of the diaphragm 34 opens a more direct passage between the inlet chamber 22 and the outlet chamber 23 allowing water to flow through faucet and out the spout 13. This passage remains opened as long as the solenoid coil 52 is energized.
Referring once again to the flow chart of FIG. 4, after the valve is opened, a first software timer is started at step 104. The first timer provides a safeguard so that after a given interval, the diaphragm 34 will be closed against the valve seat regardless of the continued presence of an object being detected. This prevents the water from flowing continuously if an object is left in front of the faucet. When the first timer is started, it is initialized for a time interval (e.g. thirty seconds) which is sufficiently long to enable a user to wash his or her hands. Thereafter, the timer is periodically decremented at a fixed rate so that it will reach zero when the selected interval has expired.
At step 106, the microcomputer 62 reads the output from its integral analog-to-digital converter to determine the temperature of the water in the output chamber 23. The sensed temperature is then used to set various ones of the output port lines which are connected to the display 16 to provide an indication of the sensed temperature. For example, if the range of temperatures for the outlet water is between 70 and 50 degrees Fahrenheit, each light emitting diode of the array 16 corresponds to a ten degree increment within that range. In this case, if the temperature of the output water is 130 degrees Fahrenheit, six LED's will be illuminated.
The microcomputer 62 checks the output from the frequency detector 72 again at step 108 to determine if infrared light from the IR LED 68 is still being received. If this light is no longer being detected, the program branches to step 110. A branch at this point indicates that the object, which triggered the flow of water, has been removed from the sensing region of the faucet. This may occur if the user has left the lavatory or if the user's hands have been removed temporarily from beneath the faucet, for example to apply soap. Since it is not desirable to turn off the water if the user has merely removed his hands to apply soap, the control program provides a delay before turning off the water. If an object is again detected within this delay period, the water is not turned off. This is accomplished by initially testing a flag, designated as the off flag, which is stored within the memory of the microcomputer 62 and which indicates the first time that light is no longer detected after the presence of an object had been sensed. If at step 110, the off flag is not found to be set, the program branches to step 111 where it is set and then a second software timer for the shut-off delay is started at step 112. The second timer may be initialized to provide a three second delay for shutting off the water.
Once the second timer has been started, the program returns to step 106 to update the temperature display and again check for the receipt of infrared light at step 108. If at step 108, pulsed infrared light is still not being sensed, the program advances through step 110 to step 113. At this point, the second timer is checked to determine if it has reached zero indicating that light has not been received for the three second water shut-off delay period. If this timer has not reached zero, the program execution returns from step 113 to step 106. However, when the second timer indicates that the shut-off delay interval has elapsed, the program advances to steps 114 and 115 where microcomputer 62 turns off the temperature display and resets the off flag. Next the microprocessor 62 deenergizes the solenoid coil 52 to close the faucet valve at step 116. When the solenoid coil 52 is not generating a magnetic field, the force of spring 58 presses the sealing button 57 against the diaphragm retainer 36 (see FIG. 2). This action seals the retainer aperture 38 causing the pressure in cavity 46 to increase above the pressure in outlet chamber 23 due to the water flow through holes 40 and 41. As a result of this pressure differential the diaphragm 34 is forced against the valve seat 30 closing the passage between the inlet and outlet chambers 22 and 23. As the diaphragm 34 approaches the valve seat 30, the tapered pin 40 increasingly restricts the water flow through metering hole 41. This action reduces the speed of the final movement of the diaphragm 34 thereby minimizing the concussive shock (and thus noise) as the valve closes. In addition, the pin 40 prevents particles in the water from blocking the metering holes 41 and 42.
As long as light pulses from the IR LED 68 continue to be reflected by an object to infrared detector 70, the control program execution will advance from step 108 to step 118. At this point, the off flag is reset in the event that it had been previously set by the temporary removal of the user's hands. The program then checks the first software timer at step 119 to determine if the water has been turned on for longer than the thirty second operating interval. If the first timer has not expired, the program execution returns to step 106 to update the temperature display and again sense for infrared pulses at step 108.
If the valve remains open for more than thirty seconds and the object's presence is still detected, the program will advance from step 119 to step 120 where the solenoid coil 52 is deenergized and the valve closed, notwithstanding the continued presence of the object being detected. In this case, it is assumed that an inanimate object has been left within the sensing area of the faucet. However, if a user is still at the lavatory 11 and desires additional water, the users hands merely have to be removed from the sensing region of the faucet 10 and then returned to that region to restore the flow of water. After closing the valve at step 120, the microcomputer 62 resets latches output port 63 so that temperature is not displayed when the valve is closed. The program then advances to step 122 on FIG. 4B.
The section of the control program depicted in FIG. 4B periodically opens the valve for a brief interval until the object is removed from the sensing area of the faucet 10. The microcomputer 62 at step 122 initializes a third software timer with a relatively long interval, on the order of two hours for example. During this interval the valve remains closed as long as the presence of the object continues to be sensed. After starting the third timer, the execution of the control program enters a loop in which tests for the continued detection of pulsed infrared light at step 124. If light ceases to be detected, the program execution immediately returns to step 100 at the beginning of the control program. However, if pulsed light from IR LED 68 continues to be detected at step 124, the third timer is tested at step 125. If this timer has not expired, the program loops back to step 124.
Once this relatively long interval has elapsed as indicated by a third timer reaching zero, the program execution advances to step 126 where the valve is opened by energizing the solenoid coil 52. Then at step 128, a fourth software timer is started to measure a relatively small interval on the order of one to three seconds, during which the valve remains open. The microcomputer 62 continues to sense the value of the fourth timer at step 130 until it has expired; at which point the program advances to step 132 where the valve is closed. Upon closing the valve, the program execution returns to step 122 where the third software timer is initialized for another relatively long interval.
As long as the presence of the object continues to be sensed by the control circuitry, the microprocessor 62 continuously executes the program loop of FIG. 4B. In order to exit this loop, the object must be removed from the sensing region of the faucet upon which event the program execution returns from step 124 to step 100. By periodically opening the faucet 10 for a short interval, the control circuit provides an indication that an object remains within its sensing area, enabling a maintenance person to be warned of this condition and remove the object. The cycling between open and closed states of the valve also distinguishes the mode of operation in which the faucet perceives the continued presence of an object from the condition where the faucet is inoperative due to a malfunction.
The relatively long interval of inoperability may be shortened in order to provide a more frequent indication of this mode of operation.
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We're on our third week of study as we continue our discussion of "Joseph, the Journey to Forgiveness" by Melissa Spoelstra. You're half-way through the study- congratulations! If you've been involved in our small groups then you know we've had some incredible conversations. I've observed that we resisted the pity-party in our conversations (though we have many reasons to create one) and put the focus on God instead, just like Joseph. You're demonstrating great wisdom and spiritual growth.
After reading the study book you now realize that forgiveness without God is virtually impossible. We depend on Him for healing the hurt and rewriting the past. We depend on Him for mending a bruised heart. We depend on Him for redesigning our words from poison to fruit (see Proverbs 18:21). True forgiveness is centered in Christ, not ourselves.
I'm raising teenagers and one recently said, "Mom, you're always forgiving me even when I really mess up!" While her offenses do involve consequences…one consequence is that I will not bleed bitterness into her heart. "I forgive because I am a follower of Christ," is my often repeated response.
Perhaps since we started this study, you've had a few unexpected opportunities to practice forgiveness? You may be in a testing season, refined by experiences you never desired to have in your life. Are you going to throw the book away and say, "That stuff is not for me!" Or are you going to say: "I forgive because I am a follower of Christ."
You're at a week three crossroad in your life. You can go back to the path of unforgiveness, and carry the hurt inside your heart for the remainder of your life. You can follow the footsteps of Jesus and the Hall of Faith-ers from Hebrews 11 of the Bible. What path are you on in this season of your life.
It's tempting to hurt back, seek revenge, gossip, or play a few social games with someone who hurts us. What if you waited like Joseph, before you respond. Pause and pray. Are you willing to place seeds of forgiveness inside your heart and live more like Jesus? Pray and ask God for clarity on your forgiveness chart.
Keep working through the study…you are loved~
BIBLE STUDY TIP: This is the time when you may feel tempted to drop out. You're starting to create the habit of daily study, 20-minutes a day with the Lord. Changes must be made in your daily schedule and inside your heart. If you don't adjust and create a routine of daily study, then you'll slip into the temptation to quit. Resist the devil when he makes you feel discouraged, distracted, or doubtful! Ask your small group leaders to pray for you and persevere through the next three weeks of study.
Assignment For the Week
- Read Week Four: The Rollercoaster Ride in your study book and complete the daily lessons.
- Optional: Watch video session one if you are using the DVD set- available at Amazon
Discussion Questions – Answer in your small group or post a comment below
- We saw this week that Joseph waited two more years in prison before he received blessings and fulfillment of his dreams. Have you ever experienced a waiting season, where God's delays were not His denials? Can you think of a time when you thought something would never happen but then it did? Briefly share your testimony (page 70)
- Complete these statements from page 77: It is beyond my power to _____________( insert your present situation). But God ___________( insert what He is doing in that situation). Example: It is beyond my power to heal my child, but God has her under His wing.
- Melissa writes on page 78, "His confidence is not in himself but in the God who has helped Joseph take steps toward forgiveness." What might happen if Joseph tried to forgive on his own, without God? How does that apply in our own lives?
- Do you agree or disagree with this statement from page 82 in the study book: "We are active participants in God's divine plan." Let's take it a bit further and talk about significance or insignificance in the Kingdom of God. Where do you see yourself right now? Why?
- What is a key concept that you discovered this week in your study? What advice on forgiveness would you tell a friend, based on what you've learned so far?
Praying for you,


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Things Stay Hot at Chili Cook-Off
The Round Top Family Library's Red Hot Chili Cook Off is always fun. This year's event was no exception. First and second place winners were both first-time participants, with nobody being more surprised than they were. Bill DeLong, captain of
the Bonanza team, came from Georgia to visit family. He was soon convinced to compete in the cook off "just for fun" and
was as surprised as anyone when Bonanza won first place
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Donor Studies
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The research of the department of Donor Studies runs along two related research lines.
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1113 Tasting Notes
Today is my last vacation day of the year! I'm spoiling myself by drinking some of my fanciest teas. I'm still enjoying this one very much. Shame I only have enough left for 2 more cups! :)
I think after lunch I'm going to go thrift shopping for a little while. I'm gonna pop some tags, only got $20 in my pocket…hehe. Wish me luck! ;)
I got a few cups worth of this as a gift from BrewTEAlly Sweet! Thanks!!!
I'm off work this week so I haven't been online nearly as much. I've still been drinking tea but not taking the time to write notes about most of them, heh.
Anyway, I was impressed with this one. I strongly prefer peppermint over spearmint, and this one is very nice and balanced well with the black base. It is rare for me to find a David's Tea blend I would actually consider buying! Woot! AND it is appropriately festive :D
The Amoda box was worth it just to get to try this tea! I think I might like it even better than Creamy Eggnog, which is one of my most favorite Butiki blends of all time! If it ever ends up for sale on the website, it is definitely going on my shopping list! Seriously delicious :D
This tea was a beautiful early Christmas gift from my pal BrewTEAlly Sweet! She's the BEST!
So, I sit down to write my tasting note after drinking several steeps of this…and the main word I've been finding to describe it as is "clean". Sure enough, the Verdant website describes it as one of the cleanest shu puerhs ever! I get lots of visuals when I drink puerh. This one was showing me a sun dappled forest floor, with a pure crisp stream trickling over some pristine moss. Seriously wonderful stuff! This is not in any way a funky puerh. CLEAN and delightful. Thank you so much to Master Han, Verdant and BrewTEAlly Sweet!!! <3
Sad sip down! Very honored I was able to try this one. I hope it ends up for sale some day :)


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***Morgan and Chauncey, in my opinion, are the best guys.**** sorry everyone.
***Morgan and Chauncey, in my opinion, are the best guys.**** sorry everyone.
I'm 15, and a fan of Danielle, Taylor, and Katelyn. I think most of the voters are probably 10-20 years old, because younger kids wouldn't stay up that late, or probably not be that interested in spending so much time on it.
I can't vote at all, but I love Tori and I'm 18 so I'm working against the age thing...
I'm 13 and for my favorite, just check my sig, personal text, and avatar.
My favorites in the top 9 are A.J. and Jordan.
I do agree with your point that this is more a popularity contest than anything else; however, "people who take music seriously" actually prefer vocal talent over all else. Perhaps the lack of fan base for these individuals is based the fact that few people are taking the music part of it seriously.Originally Posted by TheTruth
It would be great to have a contest like this where the contestants can ONLY be heard, not seen. Sort of like playing a CD or listening to the radio.
As for the "age" issue, I think the older we get, the more sophisticated our pallets become and, generally, the best singers will matter over looks, attire, personality, or parental promotion.
I think if we could just hear them and nothing else, that would work a lot better. It would be a very boring show, but it would get the better voices in.
Nope. Nowhere near that age (wow, those were the days...what would that be, 6th grade?)...and I adore Taylor and Tori.It seems that Tori and Taylor have the largest fan base, but I believe that their fan base is mostly kids under the age of 12.
Congratulations Tori and Taylor!
And I speak for myself on this issue (no, I speak for my sister as well), but this is about the 8th show I've seen Morgan on. While I don't deny he has talent, I'm tired of seeing him over and over and over again. I want to see "fresh" talent.
Congratulations Tori and Taylor!
22 and a fan of Tori, Taylor and Jordan
I am 14 and my favourite is Danielle. I am also a fan of Chantel and Jordan


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BARNARP, Sweden, Dec. 23 (UPI) -- Residents of Barnarp, Sweden, had been trying for years to close a local strip club without success, so they bought it, village officials said.
The Cafe Musfaalan -- Mousetrap Cafe -- had been a source of noise, littering and harassment complaints since it opened, The Local.se reported. The last straw was the decision last month by the strip club's owners to change the name to Heaven "where we knead the buns together."
"It has been a great inconvenience for residents in Barnarp," Commissioner Mats Green said.
The community Friday ponied up 3 million Swedish kronor ($470,000) to buy the property so it could evict the tenants. No word on what the property will be used for next.


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ZARA Phillips is much more than a pretty face and a member of themost famous family in the world.
The laid-back British royal, the only daughter of Princess Anne and the granddaughter of Queen Elizabeth, has carved out her own career as an equestrian champion. She spoke with Ben Dorries.
You became the first member of the British Royal family to earn an Olympic medal when you won silver in a team equestrian event at the London Olympics. How did it feel when your mother presented you with the medal?
I had a feeling they would ask her to do it, and it was one of the most special moments of my life. World championships in Europe are great but that is all within the equestrian scene.
With the Olympics, everyone in the world is there for sport in one place, it's such as unique thing. With equestrian events, some people think you just buy a good horse and jump on its back, but an incredible amount of work goes into it.
Has it been a help or a hindrance to your career being part of the British royal family?
It is better for my sponsors that I am a royal because my name is more noticed than anyone else's. But when it gets to
the actual sport, I am in the same position as any other competitor.
Were you flabbergasted when the Queen did that funny skit with Daniel Craig for the opening ceremony of the Olympics?
I was like everyone else and was really surprised. No one knew about it and the whole thing was fantastic. It was in London, so her being a part of it was just great for the city.
What were your impressions of The King's Speech movie?
To be honest I haven't seen it, so I can't tell you. I make a conscious decision to try to steer clear of stuff like that. Out of choice I don't read anything in the newspapers about the royals.
I don't look at the royal coverage in the papers or on TV because if it's not true, there is not much point.
You have been on the Gold Coast to promote the Magic Millions and I gather your husband (former England rugby captain Mike Tindall) owns a few racehorses? One of them won the Welsh National recently?
He is in a syndicate with some friends and they went to the sales at Cheltenham and they had quite a few beers. The last lot came in and he started bidding for it, and I was at the back of the room talking, and I raced up and tried to stop him.
But the horse he bought (Monbeg Dude) ended up winning at Cheltenham and he just won the Welsh National. I was flying that evening, and Mike was playing rugby, so the other boys went.
I don't think Mike and I are going to be allowed to watch the horse any more because the times he has won, we haven't been there.
Have you caught the punting bug yourself?
I have a bet, but not very often. I'm not really a gambler.
You famously met your husband in 2003 during England's incredible 2003 World Cup win in Australia. What are your memories of the Jonny Wilkinson drop goal which plunged a dagger into Australian hearts?
I was quite high up in the corner of the ground and the drop goal was right down the other end. I simply love competing in sport but I also love going to big occasions like that where history is being made. It's just awesome and you can't really explain it.
As for Mike, I met him in Sydney in the week of the semis, he'd been dropped for the semis. He wasn't very happy at that time but I tried to cheer him up a bit and we got on really well.
With the famous pedigree of horsewomen in your family, was it inevitable you were going to make a career around horses?
It was what I knew when I was young, and when I left school, I wanted to see if I was any good at it. Luckily, I was all right.
It is a great sport to be involved in because you are sitting on a horse and they are doing most of the work. But it is all about a partnership and physically steering half a tonne of animal around and getting it to do what you want it to do is a pretty incredible thing.
In 2008, you had a bad fall and broke your collarbone in a riding accident in which your horse was killed. Must have been scary?
In equestrian everyone has bad falls, it is just part and parcel of the sport. Some years you have good years, some years you have bad years. It's probably like that in any sport. If you are lucky and get away with the bad years, that's great.
How did you become involved as the ambassador for the Magic Millions?
It was an easy choice for me, being into equestrian, and horse racing is a real love of mine as well. I love coming down to Australia and I really wanted to see how the Aussies did this race on the Gold Coast.
My female friends tell me you are a fashion icon in the UK?
Ha, I'm not sure about that. Most of the time I am in boots and jeans or walking around in wet-weather gear at home. It is nice to dress up once in a while and get some heels on.
My best tip for ladies going to races would just be to wear a great hat and some comfy shoes.
If your life hadn't gone down this path, what do you think you would have done?
I always wanted to do something in sport, I played a lot of hockey when I was young, and I kind of wanted to be a physio, but I didn't do enough work at school.
I like the psychology side of sport so I might have done something with that. I get quite intrigued by what goes through the heads of different athletes in different sports and how they get the job done. Everyone is different.
Sport has become big business these days and the days of amateur sport are just about gone. Do you think that is a good thing?
Sport is getting more competitive and professional, and I think that is good because you have to change to make it better. You could see all the changes in performance levels at the Olympics and that is because sport has moved with the times.
What does horse racing have to do better to attract more fans and make sure it is not just a niche sport?
Having big events like the Magic Millions and all the promotions that go with it is definitely going to help by making racing more inviting and accessible to everyone.
Apart from that, I think having a superstar like Black Caviar really helped. Her going over to England and generating lots of global interest really did wonders for horse racing and made it interesting to a lot more people.
What did you think of our wonder mare when she made it 22 from 22 that day at Royal Ascot?
I was gutted that I wasn't there and didn't see her live. It was just before the Olympics and I was in training. But I think she is like a big tank, probably not very good looking, but with a big engine. She's a superstar.
Originally published as Beauty and the beasts


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Western Illinois University has settled a wrongful discharge claim with former head football coach Don Patterson, who lost his job after learning he had cancer.
Patterson was diagnosed with tonsillar cancer in July 2008, forcing him to miss preseason camp and the first half of the season to undergo radiation and chemotherapy treatments.
Patterson returned in 2009 to lead the team through spring practice and preseason training. Three games into the season, the university announced that Patterson had resigned.
That's when Patterson sued Western Illinois, claiming its actions violated both the ADA and the FMLA.
According to a statement by Patterson following the settlement, the university's Office of Equal Opportunity and Access conducted an internal investigation and concluded that Western Illinois discriminated against Patterson when it fired him.
Advice: Be careful when terminating an employee who is being accommodated or is taking or has taken medical leave.
In this case, Western Illinois fired Patterson after he returned to work and couched it as a resignation. Conflicting stories concerning whether he resigned or was fired raised red flags at the EEOC. If the case had gone to trial, a court probably would have demanded that the university establish its credibility.
When you decide to terminate any employee, document the reasons and state the facts.