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With Tamron, it's designated with VC (Vibration Compensation).
With Sigma, it's designated with OS (Optical Stabilizer).
Thanks a heap, FLiPMaRC! That helps me a lot.
But OTOH I wanna cry: makes me realize that all the lenses I had on my list don't have IS.
Oh well, back to the proverbial drawing board I guess.
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The Long Death of Jim Crow.
By Leon F. Litwack.
Harvard University, $18.95.
Litwack titled the last lecture of his teaching career at the University of California, Berkeley, "Fight the Power," and this short account of the black experience in America from the Civil War to Hurricane Katrina could turn any reader into a radical. Based on a series of talks he gave at Harvard, it chronicles nearly 150 years of lynching, exploitation and institutionalized oppression. Litwack views the whole sweep of the American Century, including both world wars, through a racial lens. But the accumulated facts here, gathered over a lifetime of first-rate scholarship (Litwack won a Pulitzer Prize in 1980), show that for many Americans racial struggle isn't a chapter or a sidebar in our national story; it is our national story. Quotations crowd every page: from poets and novelists, former slaves, black laborers and professionals, bluesmen and rappers — as well as legions of white bigots. They form a chorus affirming Litwack's excruciating record of injustice, and breathe pity and pain into the crimes and humiliations he documents. In his presentation, America has a long way to go: school integration has effectively failed, and the rise of many blacks into the middle class and positions of power belies the "larger number . . . left to endure lives of quiet despair." As Litwack writes of lynchings: "This is not an easy history to absorb. The images and details can numb the mind, deaden the senses; they tax our sense of who we are and who we have been." The same is true of this searing, challenging book.
A Memoir.
By Paule Marshall.
Basic Civitas, $23.
For Marshall, an acclaimed novelist, the James River, running through Richmond, Va., has been polluted by more than PCBs and heavy metals, or even remnant toxins from the Civil War munitions factories that still stand on its banks. In the 18th century, the city was the American import hub for chattel cargo, and slave bazaars opened at the river's mouth a mere dozen years after the Jamestown settlers arrived in 1607. This legacy connects Marshall's home to her parents' birthplace, Barbados, another major port in the British chattel trade, as well as to Lagos, Nigeria — three geographies she explores in this brief memoir. She revisits the experiences that inspired much of her fiction, including the immigrant Brooklyn childhood memorialized in "Brown Girl, Brownstones." We meet Sam Burke, her father, a frustrated man who abandoned the family to join a charismatic religious cult when she was 11. He refused to ever speak of his family in Barbados, so Marshall has assembled "adopted 'kinfolk' " to fill the "lacuna" in her family tree: "the incorrigibles" abandoned in Barbados because they couldn't be tamed for sale to plantations, "the 20-and-odd Negroes" of the first recorded slave market at Jamestown, and many others. This book, based on a series of lectures, contains lacunas of its own, and in places reads more like a notebook than a polished work. But it's a lovely example of a mature writer's voice, as well as a record of how she found it.
A Sinner's Semester at America's Holiest University.
By Kevin Roose.
Grand Central, $24.99.
Roose, a senior at Brown, spent his 2007 spring semester as a transfer student at Jerry Falwell's Liberty University, an evangelical redoubt in Lynchburg, Va., that's much more foreign to a liberal Quaker from Oberlin, Ohio, than Florence or Beijing. A protégé of the best-selling stunt journalist A. J. Jacobs ("The Year of Living Biblically"), Roose went to Liberty as an undercover writer, not as a seeker, though much of his book's considerable charm comes from the fact that he liked a lot of what he found: not the homophobia or his class in the creation studies department, but the community and, to his surprise, the constant prayer. Roose has a dry, age-appropriate sense of humor, but he carefully avoids any snark. He has fun with Falwell bobble-head dolls, but most of the big jokes are on him — like his visit to "Every Man's Battle, Liberty's on-campus support group for pornography addicts and chronic masturbators." Along the way, Roose goes on some chaste dates, makes many Christian friends and heads to Daytona Beach, Fla., for a spring-break crash course in extreme evangelism. He also scores "the final print interview" of Falwell's life, which appeared in The Liberty Champion days before the school's patriarch died suddenly at the very end of the semester. The strategy in that interview was to avoid serious political and theological questions: "I'll ask about his personal life. What are his hobbies? Where does he take his wife out to dinner? Does he have an iPod?" Likewise, Roose's "amateur ethnography" is most useful not for its quick glosses of political and doctrinal issues, but for its vivid, sunny and skeptical portrait of life among the saved.
How a 5,000-Year-Old Delicacy Inspired the World's Fiercest Food Fight.
By Mark Caro.
Simon & Schuster, $25.
Why read a 350-page book about foie gras without a single recipe? Caro, a reporter for The Chicago Tribune and an engaging, funny writer, makes a palatable case for this luxury as an entry point into today's strangely high-stakes food culture. Foie gras farmers force-feed geese or ducks, causing their livers to balloon with fat. Top chefs and their well-heeled customers think nothing beats a seared slice of the stuff, while animal rights activists think the bloated livers are the product of brutal torture. Caro is a vegetarian-leaning foodie (he eats poultry and fish), and he came down in the middle when he wrote a 2005 article about a Chicago chef's decision not to serve foie gras. The piece sparked a media frenzy, spurred an alderman to push through a short-lived foie gras ban in the city — and turned Caro into an obsessive. The case against force-feeding is tough to refute, but as his globe-trotting reporting shows, the birds probably have happier, healthier lives than most "factory farmed" chickens do. The book is part business story, part objective history and part profile of activists, chefs, farmers and politicians. If you set aside some gratuitous passages, fatty duck liver turns out to make a surprisingly interesting story. But by the final chapters you feel a little like Caro at the end of one of his multicourse foie gras debauches: a bit overstuffed yourself.Continue reading the main story


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Both athletes have been racing very well since failing to qualify for their respective national Olympic teams this spring. Australian McCormack has won nine of nine races in the United States this season, including the Mrs. Ts Chicago Triathlon held two weeks earlier.
Meanwhile, American Lindquist, who announced recently that she will compete in October's Hawaii Ironman, won her first World Cup race in Newfoundland, Canada, in July.
Lindquist led the L.A. race from start to finish. Known as one of the sport's finest swimmers, she opened up a lead of more than a minute on her closest rivals in the first leg, then extended it with the day's fastest bike split. She cruised over the challenging 10K run to take the win by nearly three minutes.
Former World Champion Joanne King of Australia finished second, good for $10,000. The third through fifth slots were taken by Americans Jacqueline Komrij, Gina Kehr and Lauren Jensen.
In the men's race, McCormack took control early, but not as early as Lindquist. The 27-year-old former world champion used the phenomenal bike form he's shown all season to pass the top swimmers, including fellow Australians Greg Bennett and Trent Chapman, early in the 40K bike leg.
He left the second transition with a 15-second lead over Bennett and crossed the finish line 28 ahead. The next four finishes were all Aussies as well: Chris Hill, Peter Clode, Chapman and Marc Lees.
The City of Los Angeles Triathlon was the first major triathlon ever staged within the city limits of Los Angeles. There was a lot of pressure on veteran race director Jack Carress to impress the city, the event sponsors, and the participants with this inaugural event, and much to his relief, everything went as planned.
Slightly more than 1,800 individuals and 35 relay teams completed the race.


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Edin Dzeko is likely to move this summer and is the latest in a long line of strikers to be linked with West Ham United.
The Bosnia hit-man has only been at Roma for the past 12 months but his move from Manchester City has apparently not worked out and he could well be on his travels again.
Hammers' boss Slaven Bilic appears to be in a fight with former West Ham chief Sam Allardyce for the striker, with reports in Italy claiming the Black Cats are set to make an offer this week.
West Ham are not completely out of the running but, if reports of his wage demands are true – said to be in the region of £130,000 a week – then possibly neither club would be in the running.


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Titan Medical, Inc. recently announced that it has filed an amended and restated preliminary short form base shelf prospectus with the securities regulatory authorities in each of the Canadian provinces of British Columbia, Alberta and Ontario. This filing has been made in order to amend and restate the company's current preliminary short form prospectus which was filed with the securities regulatory authorities in each of the provinces in April.
The preliminary shelf prospectus relates to the offering for sale from time to time, in one or more series or issuances, of common shares, warrants and/or units comprising common shares and warrants for gross proceeds of up to an aggregate of $15 million Canadian during the 25-month period that the prospectus, including any amendments to the prospectus, remains effective. The type of securities to be distributed and the terms of each offering, if any, will be established at the time of the offering and described in a prospectus supplement.
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Jammu, Feb.10 (ANI): Jammu and Kashmir government on Wednesday said that it will investigate the case against Border Security Force jawan being held responsible for killing of 17-year-old Zahid Farooq in Kashmir Valley and make it a watertight case in court.
Addressing a press conference here, State Chief Minister Omar Abdullah said that the state will prepare a watertight case against the person so that these kind of incidents would not occur in future.
"On the basis of evidence against that person BSF today handed over the suspension order to State Government. We were informed that whatever charges have to be framed and case has to be made that should be done. We are going to continue our investigation and we will try to prepare a watertight case so that person responsible for killing of Youth will get strict punishment through court so that it will become an example so that this kind of incident will not take place in future." said Abdullah.
Talking about the surrender policy, Omar described it as the need of the hour and said that this will encourage more militants to return to the state and manage their transition to civilian life.
"This policy is the need of the hour. The fact of the matter is that youngsters are coming today into Jammu and Kashmir on fake identity documents via Katmandu and via Dhaka. Now some of these people are surrendering and we are able to then monitor their activities and ensure that they don't get recycle into militancy. A lot of these people just come back and disappear. The idea of this policy is to ensure that we provide a channel for these people to come back and then recycle them back into the mainstream so that we know what they are doing."
Kashmir witnessed protests following the death of 16-year old Zahid Farooq on Feb 5. at Brain Nishat allegedly by security personnel. Local residents led by separatist leaders staged rotests demanding action against security personnel responsible for the death. By Dhriti(ANI)


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Listing Courtesy of The David & Lois Marris Team of Re/Max Results - Rochester
Listing information
- Beds: 5
- Stories: 0
- New Construction: No
- Above Ground Sq. Feet: 3,087
- Lot Size: Irregular
- County: Olmsted
- Style: Single Family
- Baths: 4 (Full: 2 3/4: 1 1/2: 1 Other: 0)
- Fireplaces: 2
- Foreclosure: No
- Below Ground Sq. Feet: 1,416
- Estimated Annual Taxes: $11,430
- School District: Byron #531
- Year Built: 2008
- Status: Sold on 5/5/2016
- Parking Type Description: Attached 3 cars
- Total Square Footage: 4,503 ($113.70 per sq. foot)
- Lot Area: 0.32
- Association Fee: $130
- Subdivision: Somerby
3 Bdrms on One Flr Yes
Air Conditioning Central
Amenities - Exterior Brick/Stone Accent, Cul-de-Sac, Deck, Driveway - Concrete, Garage Door Opener, In-Grnd Sprklr Sys, Panoramic View, Patio, Porch
Amenities - Interior Bow/Bay Window, Cable, Ceiling Fan(s), Ceramic Tile, Dinette, Eat-in Kitchen, Formal Dining Room, Foyer, French Doors, Hardwood Floors, Kitchen Center Islnd, Kitchen Vent, Master Bathroom, Master BR W/I Closet, Mud Room, Natural Woodwork, Open Staircase, Paneled Doors, Pantry, Tiled Floors, Walk-in Closet, Washer/Dryer Hkups
Amenities - Shared Community Room, Exercise Room, Hot Tub, Pool, Tennis Court(s)
Appliances Cooktop, Dishwasher, Disposal, Dryer, Exhaust Fan/Hood, Microwave, Refrigerator, Wall Oven, Washer
Association Fee Incl Management, Other, Shared Amenities, Trash
Association Fees: Assn Fee Frequency Monthly
Association Fees: Planned Unit Dvlpmnt No
Basement Features Finished
Basement Material Poured Concrete
Basement Style Full, Walk-out
Bath Description 3/4 Basement, Main Floor 1/2 Bath, Private Master, Separate Tub & Shwr, Upper Level Bath
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Construction Type Frame/Wood
Dining Breakfast Bar, Combine Living Room, Combine with Kitchen, Formal Dining Room, Open Floor Plan
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Financing Cash
Fireplace Yes
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Fuel Natural Gas
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Heat Fireplace, Forced Air
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Mechanicals Furnace Humidifier, Water Heater - Gas, Water Softener - Own
Miscellaneous: DPR Eligible No
Other Finished Above Grade - 3087.00, Finished Below Grade - 1100.00, Foundation Size - 1416, Garage Type: Garage SqFt - 830, Square Feet: Above Ground SqFt - 3087, Square Feet: Below Ground SqFt - 1416, Square Feet: Main Floor SqFt - 1416, Square Feet: Total SqFt - 4503, Tax Year - 2015
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I grew up watching and loving episodes of The Andy Griffith Show. The small town of Mayberry, North Carolina, with a quirky group of citizens who get themselves wrapped in (mostly innocent) mischief made me and countless other people laugh from 1960-1968.
Today, while still not a diehard fan of the show, I was anxious to visit the Mayberry Caf� in Danville (14 miles west of I-465). The Mayberry Cafe is located on the square in downtown Danville.
During warm weather, the exterior is adorned with flower boxes and a black awning with a police badge printed on it. And, of course, Barney Fife�s police car is parked out front. Cool!
The interior was just as fun. The front counter has shelves of old-fashioned candies, but we passed by in search of bigger and higher calorie foods. We found them!
The Mayberry Caf� has two floors�each of which can seat 75 people. We chose to sit on the upper level. Good news is the caf� offers an elevator, aka The Barney Express, for those who cannot manage the stairs.
Each floor is covered with floral wallpaper and brightly colored walls reminiscent of Aunt Bee�s kitchen in the show. If that is not enough to get you in the mood of small town America in the 1960s, the walls are also covered with photos of cast members from the show.
To assist with the memories of the show, TVs on each floor play episodes of the show non-stop. So if there�s a lull in your conversation, no worries! There are plenty of friendly distractions to keep your thoughts entertained.
When it came to order, my husband settled on the chicken fried steak dinner complete with mashed potatoes and corn. He was thrilled as we usually eat salads at home. I admit, I broke out of the mold to order the same with fries. I�d be willing to return on Tuesdays during Goober Hat Nights wearing a funny hat to enter a contest for a free dinner.
Other menu highlights include daily specials reflecting the show�s theme:
Sunday: Aunt Bee�s Famous Fried Chicken Dinner
Friday and Saturday: Sheriff Taylor�s Favorite�Prime Rib.
There is also a kids menu. One can almost hear Aunt Bee scolding, �Opie, clean your plate!�
Speaking of Opie, do you need Mayberry trivia to go along with your meal?
Where did Opie carry his milk money? In his shoe!
What is the make and model of the sheriff�s squad car? Ford Galaxie.
What is the only time we see Barney�s mother? When he frisks her at a road block.
The Mayberry Caf� offers carry out and parking is available behind the restaurant and on the square.
There is even a Mayberry in the Midwest Festival. It will be held May 15-17, 2015, with a VIP Party to meet Maggie Mancuso (Charlene Darling on the show), Karen Knotts (Don Knotts� daughter) and other tribute artists. It is a ticketed event with limited availability.
Other activities include performances by tribute artists portraying Barney Fife, Floyd the Barber, Ernest T. Bass, Opie look-alike contests, and Mayberry-like squad cars competing in the Squad Car Nationals, and a parade.
Hey, don't wait for May! Grab some friends and head to the Mayberry Caf� to enjoy great food and nostalgia!
78 W. Main St., Danville, Indiana 46112
Telephone: 317.745.4067
Hours: Sun-Thur 11a-9:30pm
Fri-Sat 11a-10pm


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This weekend, I finally completed a project that I've been working on for a long time. I finished transcribing the autobiography of one of my great-aunts.
For her ninetieth birthday, I sent her a tape recorder and told her to just talk. She did, for hours.
My aunt grew up in the Depression, went to a one room schoolhouse, joined the Navy, had her tonsils out without anesthetic, helped run a dairy farm, and a whole lot more. As I listened, I found myself not wanting to type, but just listen. Every now and then, she would use some vocabulary word that would be foreign to me, so I'd have to look up something like a "Burroghs Bookkeeping Machine" to make sure I had the correct spelling. But that inevitably led to me reading about this completely obsolete machine that I would have no idea how to use.
It struck me as I listened that some memories had attached themselves to her mind with no particular rhyme or reason. It wasn't that the details were especially important, they had just stuck with her.
That's the thing about living. You never know what tiny thing will happen today that will lodge itself in your memory. Today will probably be a very ordinary day; you don't expect to tell your grandkids or nephews and nieces about it. But something that happens today could still make it into your autobiography. You never really know when you are living one of those memorable moments.
Yes, you never really know when you are living a memorable moment, but you put a bunch of those little moments all together, and suddenly, you have led a fascinating life. Nine decades are condensed into fifty pages, and it becomes something worth remembering. It becomes something your relatives want to preserve.
I suppose that we all want to be remembered, but I'm not so sure that as many of us are willing to do the work to live lives that are worth remembering.
Maybe we change that today. Today will probably be an ordinary Monday. But you never know. You just might have an opportunity to tell someone about what happened today, a few decades from now.


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On Friday's broadcast of "CNN Newsroom," Symone Sanders argued that Make America Great Again "takes us back to a time when we were in slavery, when we were in chains, when we worked on plantations, internment camps for the Chinese." Sanders corrected the Chinese internment statement on Twitter, saying she misspoke and meant to refer to Japanese interment.
"I believe that Donald Trump's campaign had so much racist elements within that it wouldn't be wrong to deem it a racist campaign," she added. "I honestly believe that, if Donald Trump had the executive power to turn back time and send the entire country back to the ages of slavery and plantations, that he would actually go through with it in a heartbeat. I don't think he would stop for a second to consider what that would mean for the majority of people in this country. And most of all, I think a part of him would actually like the fact that most black people would revert back to being nothing more than slaves and workforce."
She continued, "In fact, I would argue that that's exactly what Donald Trump plans to do during his presidency, though, in a slightly different form. Furthermore, I don't believe I am wrong when I say that the chances of most black people in this country feel the same way I do are substantial. We have endured 400-something years of being treated like animals by white people just so we could go back to that time again? I don't think that's true and I refuse to believe that."
"That's why I think that it's only fair that we get the North to declare war on the South again," she added. "I mean, if a white person is going to be allowed to bring back slavery and have the support of his race of people in the process, then why stop there? Why not bring back and recreate the entire situation according to the history books? I am hereby officially calling for the reinstatement of the American Civil War as it was in the 19th century. I think that's fair, considering the fact that we're already starting to feel like slaves in our own country."
"Oh, wait – scratch that – this is not our country," Sanders said. "This is a surrogate country to which we were brought by our white captors. But, as I said – if we're going to pretend like we're back in the 1800s, we might as well do it all the way. As a matter of fact, heck, I volunteer to pick cotton right here and right now if I hear about a declaration of war by the North to the South within the next week. That's how adamant I am in doing things the way they're supposed to be done. You want to recreate history, Donald? Then let's do it the proper way instead of just selectively," she concluded.


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Centimudi Boat Ramp on Lake Shasta, Redding, CA
Just last summer in order to get to the water a person would have to drive all the way down this ramp, then onto a dirt road, then park on top of a dirt hill several hundred yards out from … Continue reading
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Lake Shasta is Full: Bridge Bay
Just last summer it would have been quite a hike down steep stairs that you can't even see right now, as they're covered by water in this pic, to get to these rental boats. Now there's just a ramp to … Continue reading
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Lake Shasta is Full: Bridge Bay
Bridge Bay is usually the place from which we'd launch the boat each day. The houseboat in this photo is currently sitting above where we often parked. Dry land would reach almost, if not all the way, to that Island.
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Shasta is Full: Behind Shasta Dam
Taken at dusk from behind Shasta Dam.
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An Osprey Feeds Its Young – Nesting on Shasta Dam Tower
This bird flew over my head with whatever it is that it's feeding to baby-bird. I quickly turned the camera on and followed it. If I wasn't so excited about getting the shot while this beautiful bird's wings were outstretched, … Continue reading
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Gorgeous Mt. Shasta
Beautiful mountain, no?
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Mt Shasta, Lake Shasta, and Shasta Dam – The Lake is Full!
I can't remember a time I've seen the lake this full. It's amazing and beautiful.
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Plot: While testing the latest first person shooter from global game developer, Sentinel, video game champion Max Troy discovers the events happening within the game are being reflected in the real world. He soon determines that the game's protagonist is real-life Orson Creed, an ex-Sentinel employee who is being remotely controlled by the corporation for reasons unknown. As virtual and real worlds collide, Max and Creed must join forces to unravel the conspiracy before the game's sinister events escalate and overwhelm the city.
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|Publication number
|Publication type
|Publication date
|Jun 27, 1967
|Filing date
|Sep 22, 1966
|Priority date
|Sep 22, 1966
|Publication number
|Wolf Jr Rudolph J
|Original Assignee
|Budd Co
|Export Citation
|BiBTeX, EndNote, RefMan
|Patent Citations (2), Referenced by (40), Classifications (13)
|External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, Espacenet
June 27, 1967 R. J. WOLF, JR 3,
' THIN FILM PRESSURE TRANSDUCER Original Filed Feb. 26, 1965 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 v INVEN R RUDOLPH J. WOLF,
AGEMT June 27, 967 R. J. WOLF. JR 3,323,653
v THIN FILM PRESSURE TRANSDUCER Original Filed Feb. 26, 1965 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Fly .9
Mm M I? AGENT United States Patent 3,328,653 THIN FILM PRESSURE TRANSDUCER Rudolph J. Wolf, Jr., Worcester, Pa., assignor to The Budd Company, Philadelphia, Pa., a corporation of Pennsylvania Continuation of application Ser. No. 435,595, Feb. 26,
1965. This application Sept. 22, 1966, Ser. No. 581,394 2 Claims. (Cl. 317-246) ABSTRACT or THE DISCLOSURE A variable capacitor type transducer includes a thin movable element as one electrode of the capacitor and a fixed electrode including a plurality of concentric closely spaced grooves. The movable element is secured to a flexible diaphragm and the fixed electrode is secured to a rigid fixed dielectric base.
- This invention relates to pressure transducers, and more particularly to thin film pressure transducers for measuring high frequency pressure fluctuations.
' This is a continuation of application Ser. No. 435,595, filed Feb. 26, 1965, now abandoned.
' Here'tofore, in the field of gas turbine testing, pressure responsive units of the capacitive type have been employed in the acquisition of dynamic pressure information. Such units have been employed to ascertain the frequency and magnitude of pressure fluctuations relative to the flow of hot gasses over turbine test specimens. The physical dimensions or sizes of such units however, have had an overall thickness dimension such when applied to the test specimen that it resulted in significant disturbances or otherwise affected the air stream flow over the specimens thereby resulting in the inability to properly and adequately measure the desired high frequency-pressure fluctuations. These units have moreover been found to be unsatisfactory in other respects, in that their repeatability on sensitivity and response from unit to unit has been poor due to the surface characteristics of the fixed electrodes of such units.
It is an object of this invention therefore to provide an improved frequency-pressure responsive unit which avoids one or more of the disadvantages of the prior art arrangements and which has an improved sensitivity.
It is a further object of this invention to provide a frequency-pressure responsive unit which is operable over a relatively wide pressure range and which is of relatively high sensitivity.
In accordance with the invention, a dynamic pressure transducer assembly for measuring high frequency pressure fluctuations comprises a fixed electrode sandwiched between a very thin flexible, upper layer of dielectric material and a rigid base layer of dielectric material. The upper layer of dielectric material carries a very thin film of deposited metal opposite the fixed electrode which constitutes a movable electrode. The top surface of the fixed electrode includes a multiplicity of uniformly shaped cavities into which the upper movable film is incrementally deflected. The cavities within the fixed electrode are uniformly reproducible, and have width and depth dimensions which correspond to the deformation characteristics of the upper dielectric layer when subjected to a given range of pressures and temperatures. Such changes in pressure cause the distance of the movable electrode from the fixed electrode to vary and thus change the capacitance of the transducer assembly.
For a better understanding of the present invention, together with other and further objects thereof, reference is had to the following description taken in connection With the accompanying drawing and its scope which will be pointed out in the appended claims.
In the drawing:
FIG. 1 shows the pressure transducer of the invention applied to a test specimen such as a turbine blade.
FIG. 2 is an enlarged vertical sectional view taken along the line 22 of FIG. 1.
FIG. 3 is a perspective view illustrating an initial masking operation prior to the preliminary etching step in the formation of the base electrode of the transducer.-
FIG. 4 shows a base electrode.
. FIG. 5 is a sectional view taken along the line 5-5 of FIG. 4.
FIG. 6 is a perspective view illustrating another masking operation connected with the formation of the 'base electrode.
FIG. 7 illustrates the base electrode after an acid .etching operation subsequent to the masking operation illus trated in FIG. 6.
FIG. 8 is a perspective view illustrating the positioning of the movable electrode and its supporting dielectric layer relative to the base electrode prior to joining the same with adhesive.
FIG. 9 is an enlarged view similar to FIG. 8 showing the movable electrode in its flexed relationship greatly exaggerated.
FIG. 10 is a modified form of a fixed electrode showing a coordinate grid of rectangular cavities.
FIG. 11 illustrates a further modified form of the base electrode of the transducer.
- Referring now to FIG. 1 of the drawing, there is shown a thin film pressure transducer assembly 10 secured to a test specimen such as a gas turbine blade 11. The transducer assembly is of a generally flattened form and may be secured to a surface of the turbine blade with a suitable adhesive 12'. The height from which the assembly projects above the turbine blade surface is slight and therefore does not unduly project into the air stream. As the hot gasses between 550 F. and 1000 F. flow perspective view of the partially etched over the blade a pressure is created on the disc assembly which, in turn, changes its capacitance.
With reference to FIG. 2, it is seen that the transducer assembly 10 consists of a base or fixed electrode 13 sandwiched between a lower dielectric base member 15 and a very thin upper dielectric layer 17. The upper surface of the latter layer carries a movable electrode 19 which may consist of a vacuum deposited thin film layer of metal such as aluminum. Dielectric layer 17, which may be less than .0005 inch thick, is extremely flexible, and is secured along its lower marginal edges to the top surface of the base dielectric member 15 by means, of a suitable adhesive 21. The layer 17 is un'bonded over the top surface of the base electrode. The base electrode 13 includes a plurality of uniform cavities 23, which in combination with the unb'onded portion of the upper dielectric layer 17, entrap air therebetween. As better seen in FIG. 9 with changes in pressure due to the flow of hot gasses over the top of the transducer 10, the movable vacuum deposited electrode 19 carried on layer 17 can be deflected toward the openings of the cavities to compress the air within. When the pressure of the hot gasses is relieved the pressure of the'entrapped air 3 taken with the elasticity of the top dielectric layer 17 is effective to restore the top electrode 19 to its initial undeflected state.
It has been found of great importance from the standpoint of achieving repeatability on sensitivity and response from one transducer assembly to the next that the cavities 23 of the base electrode be uniform in dimension and closely spaced one to another. We have found that such a unit having a uniformly reproducible pattern of cavities in a base electrode may be fabricated in the following manner. With reference to FIG. 3, a very thin strip of metal foil 25 which may be of the order of 150 micro inches thick is applied to the previously referred to base dielectric layer 15. This layer may be a fiber glass reinforced epoxy which is applied in liquid form and caused to adhere to the lower surface of the metal foil 25. The top surface of the metal foil may thereafter be suitably photosensitized over its entire surface with a photoresist material. Using a negative 27 having a pattern 29 -of concentric circles of predetermined line and space width, which may be of the order of .0005 inch, the photoresist surface of the foil may be suitably exposed. The foil containing the pattern is then photographically developed to produce an etch-resist coating of the desired pattern. The foil is thereafter control-etched by using an appropriate etchant so that its top surface is partially eaten away to a selected or predetermined depth to form a series of annular grooves or cavities 23 as indicated previously. As best seen in FIG. 5, the above etching process is allowed to proceed through a major portion of the thickness of the metal foil without penetrating through to the base dielectric layer 15. The etch-resist material is then removed and the entire top surface of the film including the grooves 23 and ridges 24 is again photographically sensitized and exposed to a second negative 31 as seen in FIG. 6. This negative includes a circular opaque disc portion 33 and an integral lead portion 35 extending radially therefrom. The remainder of the negative is clear to admit the passage of light therethrough. As shown, the circular disc-like portion 33 of the image is superimposed over the previous partially etched circular area made up of the annular ridges and grooves 23, 24 and the sensitized metal film 25 is exposed. After photographically developing this pattern, the metal film is etched once again. This removes all of the metal from the epoxy backing layer 15 except that contained within the circular outline of the fixed electrode 13 and the integral lead conductor 36.
Referring now to FIG. 8 the upper movable electrode or diaphragm portion of the assembly is aligned and secured to the base electrode portion by applying adhesive 21, previously referred to, to the top surface of the base 15 taking great care to avoid applying the same to the circular disc portion 13 of the fixed electrode. The marginal edges of the insulating or dielectric film 17, with the circular area 19 of vacuum deposited aluminum on its upper surface are pressed in contact with the adhesive. In this manner, the deposited film of metal 19 is free to flex relative to the fixed electrode therebeneath. In view of the extreme flexibility of the upper dielectric layer 17 and the thinness of the vacuum deposited aluminum foil 19, of the order of a few millionths of an inch, the diaphragm or movable electrode 19 is highly sensitive to changes in pressure due to the flow of gasses thereover.
Aside from the flexibility of layer 17 and foil 19 the response characteristics of the transducer assembly are also affected by the geometry of the cavities in the fixed electrode. It can be appreciated that, the size of the grooves 23 affects the frequency response and the sensitivity of the transducer. The frequency response is inversely affected by the width of the grooves 23; i.e., the open distance between adjacent ridges 24. The sensitivity, however, is directly affected by the width of the groove and the depth of said grooves. To achieve high frequency response a narrow width groove is desirable, thus a lower fixed electrode having a multiplicity of cavities very close- 1y spaced one to another would be selected. If, therefore, a narrow groove width is selected for high frequency response and it is also desired at the same time to achieve maximum sensitivity then the grooves should be formed as deep as possible without going through the foil 25. From the above, it can be readily seen that the dimensions of the annular pattern can be selected to achieve a transducer assembly of desired response and sensitivity.
Modifications of the form of the fixed electrode 13 and embodying this invention are shown in FIGURES l0 and 11. Referring first to FIG. 10, the fixed electrode 39 is of a waffle iron configuration and as above described with respect to fixed electrode 13 is likewise mounted upon a rigid dielectric base 15. The electrode includes a rectangular area 40 having a coordinate grid of cavities 41. The cavities are of generally uniform cross-section and are of a depth less than the thickness of the electrode. An elongated portion 43 extends from one end of the area and constitutes an integral lead for the electrode. The rows and columns of cavities 41 may be formed therein by application of a suitable resist-pattern to a sheet of foil 25 mounted on a suitable dielectric base layer 15 of FIG. 3 and thereafter partially etching the same in the manner set out above. Thereafter the final resist-pattern having a suitable elongated portion corresponding tothe integral lead may be applied and subsequently etched to the desired finished form.
Referring now to FIG. 11 there is shown a further configuration of a circular base electrode 45 which includes an array of cavities 47 having circular openings and an integral lead 49. This configuration may likewise be formed in the manner as set out above.
While the above described various configurations of cavities have been formed by etching techniques, it is to be understood that other methods may be employed to obtain uniform reproducible controlled patterns. Thus it is apparent that equivalent techniques may be utilized to obtain a reproducible surface roughness. The principal requirement desired in the selected technique is that it produce a maximum number of cavities resulting in a maximum volume of air entrapment, and that the open distance at the mouth of each cavity be a minimum, taking care that the depth of such cavities be not so great as to extend through to the base dielectric.
While there have been described what are at present considered to be the preferred embodiments of this invention, it will be obvious to those skilled in the art that various changes and modifications may be made therein without departing from the invention, and it is aimed in the appended claims to cover all such changes and modifications as fall within the true spirit and scope of the invention.
What is claimed is:
1. In a thin film pressure transducer assembly of the capacitance type for measuring high frequency pressure fluctuations, the combination comprising, a rigid dielectric base, a fixed planar electrode having one of its surfaces afiixed to the top surface of said base, said fixed electrode having a great multiplicity of annular concentric cavities depending from its opposite surface, said concentric cavities being of a predetermined line and space width in the order of .0005 inch, a thin flexible dielectric layer having a thickness of less than .0005 inch covering said fixed electrode and said layer being secured along its inner surface marginal edge portions to the top surface of said rigid dielectric base to entrap air within said cavities, a vacuum deposited thin film having a thickness of less than .00015 inch aligned in opposed relation with said fixed electrode and secured on the outer surface of said flexible dielectric layer, whereby changes in pressure on said thin film electrode cause portions of the same and contiguous portions of said flexible dielectric layer to be moved normal to the openings in said cavities to change the capacitance of the transducer.
3,828,653 5 6 2. The invention as set forth in claim 1 wherein said OTHER REFERENCES fixed electrode further has an elongated extension integral Kuhl W et a1: condenser Transmitters and Micro therewith and constituting an electrical lead' phones With Solid Dielectric for Airbore Ultrasonics in References Cited 5 Acustica, vol. 4, No. 5, 1954, pp. 519-532. UNITED STATES PATENTS LEWIS H. MYERS, Primary Examiner. 2,576,489 11/1951 Stovall 317-246 E. GOLDBERG, Assistant Examiner.
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The Bank of Mum and Dad Ends Tomorrow
Last week, it was reported in the press that British parents will lend or give more than £6.5 billion this year to help their children buy their first home. This figure is up from £5 billion in 2016. And it seems that the phenomenon is here to stay. It already has its own acronym. BOMAD. The Bank of Mum and Dad. Read more →


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The team that plays in A Daytime Nukes is unlikely to make the playoffs this year, but then again they didn't really make it last year.
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Airlines Struggle to Weather Summer Storms
Thunderstorms already have turned the summer into a season of delays, canceled flights and frustrations for passengers, particularly in the Northeast and Midwest. Airlines have wrestled with getting flights out safely while maintaining customer service.
US Airways had 11,171 flights delayed between June 19 and June 30 because of weather, about 40 percent of its operations. The Tempe, Ariz.-based airline was especially hard hit because it dominates the Northeast. It canceled 287, or about 2 percent, of its flights.
Phil Gee, US Airways spokesman, said the past few weeks "have presented the most challenging operations that we have had since 2004."
Delta Air Lines, another major carrier along the East Coast, had its flights delayed as much as 45 minutes or longer during the peak of the thunderstorms on June 25 and June 26, said Delta spokeswoman Gina Laughlin.
Now the Federal Aviation Administration is hoping a recently implemented system will help reduce delays and canceled flights. On Thursday, it is scheduled to unveil a system called the Airspace Flow Program that will allow air traffic controllers to more efficiently halt and delay air traffic because of weather. The system uses computers to help controllers better target flights that must be delayed because they will be headed through bad weather, such as thunderstorms. Flights that will not be affected by the weather are allowed to continue to their destination. In most situations, controllers have had to halt or delay a wider range of flights when facing severe weather systems, FAA officials said.
Thunderstorms, not winter snowstorms, are the most challenging for the FAA. Those storms are tougher because they can disrupt travel over a large area between destinations while snowstorms often have their biggest impact at only the affected airports during landings and takeoffs.
During the recent string of thunderstorms, passengers were frustrated to see good weather at their airport and still face delays. Some called relatives or friends at their destination only to learn that the weather was clear there, too. Such delays underscore how thunderstorms along the route cause havoc to the aviation system.
Ellen King, manager of system efficiency for the FAA, says she expects the severe storm season to last for at least another month. "It's still early in the storm season," she said.
When flights are restricted during harsh storms, those with more passengers usually get top departure priority over those with much fewer passengers. Marketing manager Matt Derrick of Arlington and other passengers on a recent US Airways flight sat on the runway at Philadelphia International Airport waiting to take off for Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport for two hours without any departure information from the cockpit. Derrick and other passengers watched other flights depart while their aircraft remained on the runway.
"I realize there was little the airlines could do, but they should at least understand that people like to be kept in the loop on matters that pertain so critically to their plans," he said.
Travelers whose flights are delayed or canceled because of weather have little recourse because weather is beyond the airline's control. But some airlines -- in the name of customer service -- will offer a hotel room and a meal voucher for connecting passengers who get stranded mid-route.
Airlines have to pay whenever they put one of their passengers on another carrier's flight. But some will do it to maintain customer service. After Judi Swain's Delta flight from Myrtle Beach, S.C., through Atlanta to Norfolk was canceled last month, a Delta agent quickly found a US Airways flight so the Farmingdale, N.J., resident could arrive on time for a wedding.
A word of advice: If your flight is delayed or canceled, instead of waiting until you arrive at the ticket counter, whip out your cellphone and call the airline's toll-free reservation number, your travel agent or your business travel manager to find an alternative flight as quickly as possible. If you wait until you get to the ticket counter, the agent, who might have already dealt with hundreds of angry, frantic travelers, may not be as willing to help you. Worse, other flights could sell out as you wait in line for the next agent.
Southwest's Dulles Flights: Southwest Airlines is expected to fly to four cities from Dulles International Airport when it begins service there in the fall. The airline, which will operate two gates at Dulles's B concourse, will fly to Las Vegas, Tampa, Orlando and Chicago's Midway International Airport.
Fares and the number of flights are expected to be released later this week. Sources close to the airline say Southwest plans to model its Dulles operations after its experience at Denver, where it started with 13 daily flights in January to Phoenix, Las Vegas and Chicago. Then within two months, the airline added other destinations, including Baltimore.
Southwest's arrival at Dulles means greater competition for carriers already operating on similar routes, such as JetBlue Airways, which flies nonstop between Dulles and Las Vegas, and United Airlines, which flies between Dulles -- a hub -- and Orlando and Tampa.
Southwest is also the No. 1 carrier out of Baltimore-Washington International.
Staff writer Del Quentin Wilber contributed to this report.


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NOW two years into the conflict which has ripped the country apart, the crisis in the Yemen passed yet another grim milestone this week.
It has been reported that since the outbreak began in April, more than 300,000 Yemenis have contracted cholera. Around 2000 men, women and children have died in the past three months, with this number set to rise even further over the hot summer ahead. Data from the World Health Organisation (WHO) shows that more people have died from cholera in Yemen in the past four months alone than perished from the disease worldwide in 2015.
The tragedy is that cholera is eminently preventable. WHO surveys showed no reported cases of cholera in Yemen a decade ago. It's spread when faeces get into food and water, and so clean water, modern sanitation and effective healthcare are all essential in its prevention. That's why the advancement in public health across the globe has made such a difference in tackling this disease.
What has changed for the people of Yemen is that this disease has been weaponised by the ongoing conflict. I've previously written about the devastating humanitarian crisis in the country, where seven million people remain on the brink of starvation, while more than two million nursery-aged children are acutely malnourished, including half a million whose health is in critical danger. In addition to the cholera crisis, the ongoing measles epidemic is also claiming an increasing number of victims.
This horrific situation is not a by-product of the war — it is an intrinsic part of the conflict.
This is because hospitals, schools and water treatment plants have been bombed to destruction. Civilians have been warned to leave Saada and Maaran by Saudi forces because these whole towns would be bombed indiscriminately. The country's ports, essential to a population relying heavily on imports for food and medicine, have been blockaded. A harrowing report from an aid worker in Sana'a this week described so much raw sewage on the streets of the city that it was almost impossible to breathe from the overpowering stench.
It is a deliberate and calculated strategy perpetrated by both sides. Both the Houthi rebel forces and the Saudi-led forces have breached international humanitarian law over the past two years. There are no "good guys" and "bad guys" in this tale of destruction and death.
It's in this horrendous context that Monday's High Court judgment — that continuing British arms sales to Saudi Arabia are legal — is so grating. Since the conflict began in March 2015, the UK has sold £3.3 billion worth of arms to the regime in Saudi Arabia. This includes £1.1bn worth of bombs, missiles and other explosives alone. This is a staggering amount of weaponry.
The key background facts are also undisputed by the UK Government. After a concerted campaign both inside and outside parliament, the Ministry of Defence eventually conceded last year that a "limited number" of cluster bombs previously manufactured in the UK, which are now rightly banned under international law, have been used in the present war. The high court has heard that the MoD, which has forces embedded in the command and control centres of the Saudi armed forces, keeps its own records of the illegal incidents carried out in Yemen, and to date has recorded 41 separate occasions on which Saudi-led forces appear to them to have breached international law.
The UK's senior civil servant in the Export Control Organisation, which regulates the foreign sales of arms made in the UK, had recommended that these arms sales should stop.
But despite these stark facts, and the certainty that the continued support of the UK government and others threatens the lives of Yemeni civilians each day, the court decided that past action could be discounted if our government could reasonably conclude that the record of the Saudi forces in engaging civilian targets would improve in future. They may have been bad in the past, but they've promised to be better in future.
This conclusion surely flies in the face of reason and all available evidence.
It seems to so many to be a perversion of justice, which endangers the lives of millions. I wish the campaigners from the Campaign Against the Arms Trade well in their appeal.
Notwithstanding this legal judgment, the UK should stop all arms sales to Saudi Arabia now. Fuelling this ongoing conflict in the full knowledge that our allies are directly contributing to the greatest humanitarian disaster in the world today is repugnant and wrong. It is a morally indefensible act.
Given the deteriorating humanitarian situation in the Yemen, and the role that Saudi forces have played in this, it is absolutely wrong that we continue to sell them arms.
Without calling a halt to this madness now, Theresa May and her government continue to put profits before the lives of civilians. Shame on them.


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It is actually kind of ridiculous how many times I've sat down to write here this week. I began working on another piece on Five Years a Homesteader but sometimes I don't trust myself to publish even when the words flow. Thankfully, Stewart is Editor-in-Chief here, reading and giving honest feedback on everything I publish… or decide not to.
Filters are good.
So I'll just share with you something I've been up to all week and haven't hardly made a dent in. We were expecting a pretty good freeze for a few days last weekend so Friday we decided to harvest the entirety of the turnip patch.
I went out there with the girls after we hung laundry and pulled maybe a couple dozen before Stewart and Abram came out to finish the job so I could get inside and finish lunch.
Some of the greens went over the fence for chickens and goats, while others were thrown back to the bed to decompose with the straw and manure we'll be adding. Annie "watched" Joshie but mostly he just hung out with the chickens.
On the way back in, they stopped at Abram's garden and harvested his turnip patch as well. What they brought in was one of those big storage totes full of turnips for us to preserve. Early this week we made a couple of gallons of kimchi. One day we chopped and canned a bunch. Today I'm slicing a bunch for Sauerruben.
This is what we have left – almost the entire haul still. So today and next week I'll be filling more jars. Can I tell you guys something; just one more reason I love fermenting vegetables? The fermented turnips we've been eating off of from the last turnip harvest are absolutely delicious. It doesn't even taste of turnips after a month-long fermentation when the lactic acid is just right and the garlic and peppers kick it up.
So these jars that are stinking up my counter tops are filled with probiotics and enzymes, will keep most likely until it gets hot around June, and add delicious flavor to every meal of the day. No refrigeration, no canning, no problem.
I think I better get back to filling jars.
Thanks be to God for his provision in the harvest and in all things.


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Posts Tagged 'Shopkick'
The Shape Of Mobile Market Research Over The Next Three YearsMonday, February 3, 2014, 5:49 am 12 Comments
How will mobile impact society and research over the next 3 years? Ray Poynter gives his predictions.
Research Innovation During Disruptive Change: 10 Key Takeaways From Market Research in the Mobile WorldTuesday, July 24, 2012, 11:27 am 7 Comments
Now that a few days have passed and I've had an opportunity to decompress and think about the MRMW conference in it's entirety, I thought I'd share what the main takeaways were for me. Here are my Top 10.
Innovation and the 2010 Honomichl 50Monday, June 27, 2011, 13:40 pm 1 Comment
The full version of the 2011 Honomichl Top 50 Report was released earlier than expected last week. We had previously looked at the Top 10 about 2 weeks ago, but I think it's useful to look at the full list and contrast it with the GRIT 50 Innovative firms to understand the relationship between innovation as a driver of revenue growth.
A Quick Take On The Honomichl Top 50 Market Research Firms for 2010Wednesday, June 15, 2011, 20:31 pm 1 Comment
MRWeb posted an analysis of the Honomichl Report. The story is obviously that revenues are up and growth is occurring; that is good news for us all. Although after 2 down years in a row, I'm not sure how much that is to truly crow about. I have not done the analysis comparing to 2007-2008 numbers yet but I suspect we're only marginally ahead of previous levels or maybe still slightly down overall. Also there is still an employment gap to fill where the industry has shed more jobs than it has produced so far in the recovery.
The Future of Market Research Debate: Getting From Here To ThereMonday, May 16, 2011, 13:18 pm 2 Comments
Last Thursday I participated in a webinar debate on the "Future of Market Research", hosted by Vision Critical. I was joined on the panel by Laura Davies, Vision Critical's Senior Vice President and Bryan Dorsey, Manager of Online Research at John Deere. You can find a complete recording of the debate here. Laura and Bryan are incredibly brilliant research professionals and outshone me 1000%; it's well worth the time to listen to it and hear the great insights they had to offer. What struck me after the debate was two things: first, how much in alignment we were overall on the current state of the industry and where we are likely going, and secondly how far we still have to go to get there.


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Gamesley Bus Fare & Ticket Information
At current there is one bus company that runs the local buses services on Gamesley, aside from just paying for a single journey there are a range of day, weekly and monthly tickets available.
There are also a range of tickets that if you are travelling into Greater Manchester or elsewhere in Derbyshire, or on the train / Metrolink that can save you money as well.
Day tickets / Returns
High Peak Buses offer returns on their services (which are only valid on their services), along with three different day tickets, which can be brought from your driver :
The Peak Plus day ticket cost's £7.50 for Adults, £5 for children and £15 for a Family Ticket (upto 2 adults and 2 children aged 16). It is valid on almost all their services except :
TransPeak between Matlock and Derby.
TransPeak between Hazel Grove and Manchester.
Skyline between Hazel Grove and the Airport before 09:00.
The PeakPlus Xtra day ticket is there newest day ticket which is offered in conjunction with TM Travel, and is valid on all services operated by High Peak & TM Travel Services within Derbyshire, including: travel to/from Macclesfield, Derby, Buxton and Matlock and travel with TM Travel to Sheffield.
The PeakPlus Extra costs just £12.50 for Adults, £8 for children and £23 for a Family Ticket (upto 2 adults and 3 children aged 16 or 2 adults, 2 children & 1 dog).
High Peak Metro is valid for unlimited travel on High Peak buses within the System One area (across Glossopdale and New Mills as far as New Mills New Town). A 50% discount is available to IGO card holders, but no discount is available for other customers (including b_line).
Adult Day £4.50
IGO Day £2.25
Adult Weekly £15
If you use High Peak Buses on a regular basis – but not often enough to look at a weekly or monthly ticket – you may be interested in their Travel Club, it costs £10 (plus £1 p&p) to join and offers members 15% off the price of standard single and return fares. You can see further details by clicking here
Manchester – Dayrider £4.00 – 1 person (no age limit)
Manchester – Dayrider Plus One £5.50 – 1 adult and 1 child*
Manchester – Group Dayrider £8.50 – up to 2 adults and up to 3 children*
- Children must be aged 16 or under and may be asked to provide ID.
Weekly Tickets
High Peak Buses offer both a weekly and monthly ticket that can be bought (in advance) via Payzone or on the bus.
The price is determined by the journey you make, and the bus driver will be able to tell you the exact price for your trip, or you can contact High Peak Buses for further information.
High Peak also offer the Metro ticket (only valid in the system one area) as a weekly ticket £15 or IGO Weekly £7.50.
Stagecoach offer both weekly and monthly tickets they are priced as follows :
Megarider 7 Day £13.50 – Valid on the Stagecoach Manchester, Stagecoach Wigan and Magic Bus network.
Megarider 28 Day / Megarider Xtra £52 – Valid as above and available online at : http://www.stagecoachbus.com/1-manchestermegapage.aspx
System One Travelcards / Get me there Smartcard
The only range of tickets, that is valid on all the different companies that run our local services, is the System One / Get me there range of tickets, which also have the added advantage of been valid across Greater Manchester, and depending on which version you buy on trams and trains as well.
In terms of the basics, you can get an any bus day ticket for £5.60 if bought before 9.30, and £5.20 if bought after, with an adult and one child ticket costing £7.50 and a group ticket for 2 adults & up to 3 children costing £11.00 – or if you have a get me there card it is £5.00 for the adult any bus ticket (at any time).
There's also various bus and train or tram combinations details of which are available here : http://www.systemonetravelcards.co.uk/travelcards/one-day
System One have also introduced a weekender ticket which is valid from 6.00pm Friday until midnight Sunday. It cost's £10 for one person and £15 for two – further details here : http://www.systemonetravelcards.co.uk/travelcards/weekender
For weekly or monthly ticket's you need to register / have a system one pass or get me there card, which you can do either on line at www.systemonetravelcards.co.uk or www.getmethere.co.uk or by visiting a TfGM Travelshop (nearest are either Ashton or Hyde Bus Station)
Once registered you can then buy weekly and monthly tickets either online, or by visiting a TfGM Travelshop or even more locally from either Morgan's or Londis – or any other paypoint retailer
Weekly tickets for the bus cost £18.50, (£17 via get me there) and monthly tickets cost £65 / £60 if you have a get me there card and, they are valid across Greater Manchester and on any bus (they are also valid across all of Glossopdale and Hayfield and New Mills), and again as with the day versions they are bus and train / tram varieties available.
Other Day Tickets
If you're looking at going further afield for a day out or anything else there is also the Wayfare ticket which is available in two versions, a Derbyshire version and a Greater Manchester one.
The Derbyshire Wayfarer allows virtually unlimited bus and train travel throughout Derbyshire for a whole day. Along with travel between Derbyshire and Sheffield*, Burton-on-Trent*, Macclesfield*, Leek* and Uttoxeter*. * Town/city centre (valid on direct journeys to/from Derbyshire only)
Derbyshire Wayfarer Ticket Prices
£12.30 for an Adult (plus one child under 16)
£6.15 for a senior citizen, a child under 16, or a holder of a Gold Card
£22.50 for a group of up to 2 adults and up to 3 children
Further information on the Derbyshire Wayfare is available here
Group £23 – Up to 2 adults and 2 children. Children must be aged under 16. Proof of age may be required.
Adult £12
Concession £6 – For children 5 – 15 years (inclusive) or adults aged 60 and over. No concessionary pass or permit is needed but proof of age may be required.
- PayPoint retailers (including TFGM Travelshops). Wayfarer tickets bought at PayPoint outlets must be used on the day of purchase. Click here to find out more about buying tickets through PayPoint retailers.
- Staffed train stations including Glossop, Dinting and Broadbottom.
Further information on the Greater Manchester Wayfare is available here
Please note all prices are as detailed on the System One and respective company website today (2/1/2017).


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Blankets: An Illustrated Novel
Author: Craig Thompson
Publisher: Top Shelf Productions
Date: 2003
Genre: Graphic Memoir
582 pages.
Where I got it: Public Library
Challenges: Graphic Novels 2011
Craig Thompson's Blankets is one of quite a few graphic memoirs I've read this year. It begins with Craig's somewhat traumatic childhood, and Thompson uses the trope of blankets as a thread that transitions with him into his first love and then his adulthood. Craig shares a bed with his younger brother growing up, and that bed is a place of wonder, and imagination, and often discomfort, that appears again and again all throughout the book. When I think about it, I realize that a shared bed is certainly an apt symbol for a relationship, and it serves to show us some of the important relationships in this author's life. Beds in this book are both warm and cold, shelters and battlefields. This is a coming of age story, where Craig's first young love becomes the catalyst for his transition into adulthood. The illustrations in the book are dreamy, and the text often reads like a diary. While reading the book, sometimes it felt too personal, like I had no right as a reader to be experiencing so acutely what was portrayed on the pages.
Blankets is a sprawling project that sucks the reader into these moments that the author illustrates. It isn't my favorite graphic memoir I've read this year, but I did find it often charming, and worthwhile.
16 May 2011
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It's been a while since I've read this. It wasn't my favorite graphic memoir either, but you're reminding me of some of the things I liked about it...especially the artwork, which I was so in love with that sometimes it was hard to tear my eyes away to read the text. Maybe this is due for a reread soon?ReplyDelete
-- Ellen
Ellen- There were definitely some good things, I including the illustrations. Graphic novels make such great rereads as well.ReplyDelete
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Chocolate and peppermint – the flavor combination is perfect! The red and white stripe lends a bright note for both Christmas and Valentine's Day! Peppermint Chocolate Thumbprints lend themselves to a variety of "fancies". A hardworking, versatile cookie, some might say. Others just say "YUM!"
I omitted rolling the cookies in sugar when I made this batch to save a few carbs. You could substitute powdered sugar for the ½ cup sugar for a frosted look. Or use ½ cup sanding sugar with its larger granules for a festive look. Or small sprinkles for a colorful look. This is a good recipe to make with young helpers. They can unwrap kisses, roll the cookie dough into balls and then in the sugar. It's a fun cookie to make and fun to eat. This visitor would certainly agree with the last part of that sentence!
- 1 cup butter, softened
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 egg
- 2 teaspoons vanilla
- 2 cups flour
- ⅔ cocoa powder
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- 1 14 ounce bag Peppermint Kisses
- ½ cup sugar for rolling cookies
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- In a large bowl, mix together butter and 1 cup sugar until fluffy. Add egg and vanilla.
- Mix together flour, cocoa and salt in small bowl, then add gradually to sugar/butter mixture. Mix until combined.
- If dough is sticky, refrigerate for 20 minutes or until dough is easy to handle.
- Place ½ cup sugar in small bowl.
- Roll heaping teaspoons of dough into balls about 1 inch in diameter. Roll each ball in the sugar and place about an inch apart on parchment lined cookie sheet.
- Bake for 9 minutes, remove from oven then press peppermint kiss into each cookie.
- Return to oven for 1-2 minutes until cookie is set and kiss slightly melted.
- Let cookies stand on baking sheet for 1-2 minutes before removing to rack to cool thoroughly.
A dozen great cookie recipes — 1. Fruitcake cookies 2. Almond Coconut Crunch Cookies 3. Pineapple Walnut Cookies 4. Maple Caramel Swirl Cookies 5. Peppermint Chocolate Thumbprints 6. Cherry Almond Chews 7. Polka Dot Macaroons 8. Red Velvet Cookies with white chocolate and walnuts 9. Butterscotch Pecan Softies – no bake 10. Toffee Crisps 11. Crescent Mini Chip Cookies 12. Minty Christmas Cookies
Super Delicious Big Batch Cookies A unique, crispy shortbread type cookie textured with oatmeal, coconut and chocolate chips.
Macaroons and Chocolate — Chewy Coconut macaroons dipped in smooth chocolate
Peanut Butter Chocolate Bars — tastes just like the peanut butter cups in the bright orange wrapper
A dozen candy and no-bake recipes: Christmas Wreath Potato Chip Clusters Cherry Mash Bars Pistachio Fudge Cinnamon Swirl Cream Cheese Mints Classic Oreo Truffles Cranberry Pistachio Chocolate Bark Ritz Turtles Fabulous Fudge Gooey Golden Chex Mix No-Bake Chocolate Cookies Eggnog Fudge
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India...mostly about Taj Mahal
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Year: 2003,November-December
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia to New Delhi,India
Plane leaves at about 11.15am(Malaysian local time) and arrives at about 4pm(Indian local time).
Get picked up at Delhi Airport..head down to freinds place where Im served hot samosa's and chai ( tea).No better way to warm up during winter.Indians are so hospitable and will make sure your plate is never empty,even if you say no they keep pilling up your plate with food.Tip:Only way to prevent getting stuffed is to eat really slowly. During dinner my hosts cook a delicious mutton preparation which is pressure cooked with brinjal.Since its pressure cooked you can hardly feel the brinjal but it gives a nice texture to the meat.
Delhi is pretty much packed with apartments.Lots of great shopping places too.The most famous is Connaught Place.Lots of shops and eating places are there.But,the local shop keepers really take advantage of you and hike up the price to double and triple.Even with my indian looks i get cheated!!The moment they know your not a local indian...ah...tough luck!
Next day early morning,I hire a private taxi - an old Ambassador to take me to Agra.The family i was staying with said it would be best to go by road instead of by train.With the knowledge that its just close by..will take only about 3 hours! Man... the journey was pretty horrible...I was sandwiched in between of my mom and bro. And we keeped going and going.
We continued for about another 2 hours.Our taxi had to stop about 1 km away from the Taj.From this point onwards only non petrol vechials are allowed.You can get a battery operated auto-rickshaw.Next we purchased our tickets.Cost about 700rupees per person for tourist.Next passed a small security check.After passing a courtyard there infront of me stood majestically the Taj Mahal.God! It was too amazing.The most beautiful architecture I have seen so far.Breathtaking!
Besides the Taj Mahal, I went to Lucknow to visit some relatives.Lots of historic places there too.One was the Bara Imambara.Quite an amazing place.Also had a good time walking around the ruins of the British Residency in Lucknow.


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Hi all!
Hubby and I have a double date coming up with another couple - she is lacto-ovo vegetarian and pregnant. The other members of the party are fairly adventurous omnivores trying to avoid fried food. So need recommendations for restaurants that:
A) have more than one or two vegetarian options or a very accommodating kitchen
B) will still please non-vegetarians (does not have to serve meat, but must be very good quality)
C) are not dependent on the wine list or bar for patron happiness
D) quiet enough for adult conversation without yelling
Ideal location is inside the perimeter or not far outside it. Price range is no more than $25 per entree - unless you know of a stunning prix fixe that is veggie-friendly.


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The David Mayfield Parade
Northside Ruckus
The Abbey Pub
3420 W. Grace St
Chicago, IL, 60618
Doors 8:00 PM / Show 9:00 PM
This event is 21 and over
Grammy-nominated musician and producer David Mayfield is a force of nature on stage. His energy and 'out and out' enthusiasm for performing are evident at every show from clubs to major festivals to opening for The Avett Brothers. Mayfield's songwriting "feels as classic as {his}…wardrobe" says Paste Magazine and Southwest Airlines' Spirit Magazine named The David Mayfield Parade one of the Top 40 Artists To Watch. His debut album "The David Mayfield Parade" is an extension of his irrepressible energy and abundant love for the music that has inspired him over his young lifetime. It listens like an AM radio record with strings and production born out of such classics as Randy Newman's Sail Away or Simon & Garfunkel's Bridge Over Troubled Water but without forgetting the fundamentals of rock-n-roll! The David Mayfield Parade's 2011 festival appearances past and upcoming include Bonnaroo, Bristol Rhythm and Roots, Mulberry Mountain and more!
Northside Ruckus is a gun slinging, garage rock duo from Chicago. Whether they are creating a wall of overdriven guitar and break-neck drumming or slow waltzes that tug at your heart strings, their affinity for power chord riffs and honky-tonk licks make these outlaws a must see.
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Is anyone out there using grill pans as an alternative to outdoor grilling? If so, what are your experiences, and do you have a favorite pan? I have a couple of them. One great, one not so great. Would love to hear other's opinions.
I haven't invested in an expensive one, but really like a Capholon non stick a friend bought me at Target for 40 bucks. It's square, with a lid. It does chicken and sandwitches well.
I have friends in China that I am visiting soon, who miss grilling. I was thinking of taking them a grill pan, but want ideas on a really useful one.
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General Motors Co.'s sales in the US rose by 4%, beating analysts' predictions of a 3% decline from last October. GM's results as well as the strong performance shown by several smaller automakers strengthen forecasts that October would reflect the industry's gradual recovery from last year's economic downturn.
On a seasonally adjusted annual selling rate basis, analysts had forecast that October volume will be the strongest since August 2009. Bloomberg gathered the average of estimates from nine analysts and came up with a SAAR of 11.9 million.
According to Autodata Corp., this is slightly above September's 11.8 million pace. When we exclude the August 2009 sales boost due to the federal government's $3 billion cash-for-clunkers incentive program, this 11.9 million would stand to be the strongest month since September 2008.
Since auto sales reports were due on the day of the US elections, the reports were spread over two days.
The Automotive News Data Center said that 10 carmakers (including Hyundai-Kia, Subaru and BMW) that filed their reports last Tuesday were a combined 28% higher in October.
The next day, the first two automakers posted higher figures but only by smaller margins. Daimler AG revealed that October sales of Mercedes-Benz, Smart and Maybach brands increased by a combined 3%. Meanwhile, GM volume for current and discontinued brands climbed to 183,543 units. TrueCar.com analysts had expected a 3% decline.


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Karzai slams suicide attack
Afghan President Hamid Karzai has condemned a suicide bomb attack in the capital, Kabul that killed eight people and injured 40 others.
The car bomb exploded at a checkpoint in the up-market neighbourhood of Wazir Akbar Khan.
Two bodyguards of the former Afghan vice-president Ahmed Zia Massoud were killed in the blast.
Police say it is unclear whether the bomber was targeting Mr Massoud's house or the nearby Heetal Hotel.
The heavily fortified district is home to many foreigners, diplomats and aid groups.
President Karzai condemned the latest attack and led a moment of silence at the opening of a three-day anti-corruption conference in Kabul.
Topics: terrorism, unrest-conflict-and-war, afghanistan