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A molded storage receptable that is disposed in the ground having a sealed, removeable cover that provides for a variety of uses including subterranean water or article storage or a mechanic's working pit. The device includes a molded fiberglass shell having a plurality of integrally molded, lateral reinforcing ribs disposed along the vertical sides and bottom of the fiberglass shell, and at least one molded stairwell disposed at one end of said shell which includes a plurality of molded stairs to allow ingress or egress into or out of the storage receptacle. The shell is premolded and shipped to a site in which the earth is removed and the shell disposed within the hole in the earth. Integrally molded upper laterial flanges can be used to tie down the receptacle to prevent pop up in the event of total water levels. The cover may include rollers for opening or closing movement relative to the receptacle or hinges at one end used in conjunction with a hydraulic piston to raise or lower the cover.
1. A prefabricated fiberglass receptacle which is mounted in the earth for use as a subterranean storage area or vehicle mechanical pit, comprising:
a molded, substantially rectangular shell, said shell having molded integrally a plurality of vertical sides, an end wall, and a bottom surface, said shell including a premolded stairway access at one end extending from the bottom surface to the top edge, the shell being open across the top;
a plurality of U-shaped ribs, each of said ribs being disposed vertically on the side walls and spaced apart and continuing across the bottom surface on the exterior, said ribs being used for increasing the structural rigidity of the shell;
a plurality of laterally, outwardly extending flanges disposed around the top of the shell opening but below said shell opening for engagement with the earth, said laterally disposed flanges being formed with said ribs, said shell being mountable within a cavity in the earth such that the upper open portion is substantially ground level while the laterally disposed flanges are within the earth's surface; and
an elongated, substantially flat fiberglass prefabricated molded cover mountable on the top of said storage shell to provide a sealed relationship covering said shell, said cover being disposed at ground level.
2. A device as in claim 1, including:
said lateral width being sized to be smaller than the distance between the wheels of a conventional vehicle for utilizing as a mechanic's pit, the height of the receptacle being such as to accommodate an average sized person to allow standing within the receptacle to work on a vehicle disposed above the device.
This invention relates generally to a receptacle which is diposed in a subterranean environment having molded integral sides and a bottom, with an open top and includes a removable sealable cover which may be mounted over the receptacle opening, sealing it from the outside environment.
In recent years with the accumulation of material goods, the average household has found it necessary to seek additional convenient storage areas. It is not uncommon today for people to rent storage space or warehouses or to erect aluminum or similar type storage sheds behind their homes in their yards. These storage sheds take up additional yard space, require pouring of a concrete foundation or the like and in general detract from the asthetic appearance of a yard or other environment.
The present invention overcomes the problems found in the prior storage devices such as storage sheds by providing integrally molded subterranean storage receptacles which may be readily constructed and transported to a particular location and simply mounted within a hole in the earth. The present invention includes a removeable closure which seals the inside of the storage receptacle and provides for safe walking across the receptacle when it is not opened. The device is also shaped for utilization with a vehicle as a mechanic's pit in which the vehicle may be partially disposed over the receptacle with the cover removed allowing one to stand in the pit and service the vehicle from beneath. The device may also be used to store water.
This invention is for a subterranean, molded storage receptacle comprising an elongated, molded fiberglass shell, said fibergass shell including four sides and a bottom, one of the insides including a molded stairwell disposed from the top edge to the bottom surface, the top of the shell being opened. The shell structure includes one or more vertically disposed, integrally formed ribs disposed along the sides and the base exterior of the shell which allows for increased strength of construction. The device further includes elongated flanges disposed along the top of the shell projecting laterally outwardly which allow the shell to be tied down securely to prevent pop-up resulting from a local water level above the bottom of the shell.
A removable cover is elongated and rectangular in shape in one embodiment and fits with a gasket in a sealable relationship over the top of the shell such that it is slightly raised relative to the flanges disposed along the top laterally. The flanges permit the top cover to snuggly rest on top of the shell. The cover could include a plurality of rollers to permit movement relative to the shell for opening or closing. In another embodiment, the cover has hinges at one end and uses a hydraulic piston for raising or lowering.
The shell is molded of a fiberglass or other suitable plastic material with the ribs integrally formed for increased strength of the device. In the construction of the device, the shell is molded of fiberglass or similar plastic using conventional techniques.
Stairs which may be molded at one or both ends of the shell are constructed when the entire shell is molded. A hand rail may be included and coupled on the inside wall paralling the stairs to allow one to safely move in or out of the storage well.
In the preferred embodiment, the storage well may be approximately 16 feet in length and approximately 21/2 feet in width and approximately 51/2 feet in height. This provides a size that allows an average sized person to stand within the device and reach upwardly to use the device as a mechanic's pit, with a vehicle width between the wheels being greater than the lateral width of the storage shell.
In operation, the removeable closure or cover is removed, allowing access into the storage well. The party wishing to enter would simply proceed down the stairs and may walk along the shell bottom. When the area is to be sealed, the cover is merely placed over the top of the shell opening, allowing the cover to be walked on or the like, completely hiding the storage area from the surrounding view. Shelves could be mounted on the interior walls. A water pumping system may be used to remove excess water from the receptacle or remove stored water therein.
It is an object of this invention to provide an improved storage receptacle that is prefabricated from molded fiberglass or the like.
It is another object of this invention to provide an improved storage receptacle that is subterranean mounted and includes a removeable but sealable closure at ground level.
And yet, still another object of this invention is to provide a subterranean receptacle having a variety of uses such as a storage receptacle or a prefabricated mechanic's pit, the device allowing ingress or egress through premolded stairs disposed at one end.
And yet, still another object of this invention is to provide an improved prefabricated storage receptacle that eliminates pouring of slabs or vertical elevated structures disposed in a yard area by providing for subterranean storage.
In accordance with these and other objects which will be apparent hereinafter, the instant invention will now be described with particular reference to the accompanying drawings.
FIG. 1 shows a perspective view of the instant invention.
FIG. 2 shows a top plan view of the instant invention with the cover removed.
FIG. 3 shows a side elevational view of the storage shell utilized in the instant invention.
FIG. 4 shows an end elevational view of the instant invention.
FIG. 5 shows a perspective view of the cover.
Referring now to the drawings and particularly FIG. 1, the storage receptacle of the instant invention is shown generally at 10 with the cover removed comprised of a prefabricated, integrally-molded, rectangularly shaped shell 12 having vertical side walls 14 molded integrally with vertical end wall 14 at one end and an integrally molded stairwell 16. A stairwell may be included at one or both ends of the shell. The device includes a bottom surface, all of the sides and bottom including the stairwell being formed in fiberglass or a suitable rigid plastic in a single molding operation.
The shell 12 includes a plurality of integrally molded vertical support ribs 18 for increased rigid support for compression and torsional forces acting on the side walls. The supporting ribs 18 are connected to flanges 20 which extend laterally away from the exterior surface of the shell near the opening that receives earch mounted tie downs (not shown) to secure the receptacle to the earth, preventing pop-up. Additional flanges 22 are disposed at each end for increased strength and for tie down. The ribs 18 are continued along the bottom surface of the device for overall structural rigidity.
Referring now to FIG. 5, the removeable cover 24, which is substantially molded fiberglass having lateral ribs 26 is sized to fit over the receptacle opening as shown in FIG. 1 and to be substantially in the plane of the top of the earth, when the device is closed. The cover may include a gasket seal to more properly prevent water or other elements from being received into the receptacle when closed.
The device is sized in length, width, and height to also allow its use as a mechanic's pit such that the height is slightly over 5 feet while the lateral width is 21/2 feet which allows the wheels of a vehicle to be disposed such that the vehicle wheels may straddle the pit so that a person can stand down in the pit and have access to the underside of a vehicle for mechanical work and the like.
FIG. 3 shows the storage shell including the ribs 18 disposed along the bottom surface 28 and including the premolded stairs 16.
FIG. 2 shows the projecting flanges 20 and 22 connected to the various sides of the storage receptacle.
FIG. 4 shows an end view in which the device may be mounted in the ground with the flanges received in the ground or in a slab adjacent thereto. The cover is mounted as shown, such that in the closed position, the cover is essentially parallel to the slab or the ground. The molding of the ribs 20 may be on the interior instead of the exterior walls.
The instant invention has been shown and described herein in what is considered to be the most practical and preferred embodiment. It is recognized, however, that departures may be made therefrom within the scope of the invention and that obvious modifications will occur to a person skilled in the art. 9n
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Elected officials join advocates' call to end, not mend family detention
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Dr. Satsuki Ina, a psychotherapist and professor emeritus at California State University — Sacramento was born in an incarceration camp in California, before moving with her mother to a camp in Crystal City, Texas. An advocate against family detention, Dr. Ina returned to Texas for a rally on May 2nd rally in Dilley, Texas. In this powerful video by Matthew Gossage, Dr. Ina visits Crystal City for the first time since childhood and talks about why detaining families is wrong.
A statement released by the Japanese American Citizens League (JACL) earlier this month condemned the U.S. Government's practice of detaining asylum-seeking families
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On a recent visit to the Securus Technology Website I found an interesting and new (to me) page. It appears that Securus is taking note of the advocacy efforts going on around them, compelling them to begin a public relations campaign to address concerns raised by critics of video visitation technology and their company in particular. This is Part 1 of a blog series that will address some of their myths and facts. They have left too many things out of their equations.
Of course, this webpage is found when you click on the corrections portion of their website, not the friends and family section. While the contracts that Securus acquires are with county and sheriff's offices, the real consumers, those who are paying for the product, are the ones this company seems to care the least about.
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Two weeks ago we were disappointed to learn that both Washington state and Vermont awarded contracts to private prison corporation, GEO Group, to house overflow prisoners at the long-shuttered North Lake Correctional Facility in Baldwin, MI.
This is concerning not only because of GEO's particularly egregious history at the Baldwin private prison, but also because shipping prisoners out-of-state for profit is regressive and harmful criminal justice policy. It allows state leaders to ignore root causes of prison overcrowding and delay desperately needed sustainable reform. Shipping prisoners far away severs critical ties to family and community, compounding the already devastating effects of isolation felt by people who experience incarceration. It places enormous emotional and financial burdens on the families and loved ones of those shipped away. All the while, private prison corporations rake in profits for every prison bed they can fill.
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As taxpayers we entrust the government to utilize our hard earned wages wisely. Commonly, when we believe our tax dollars are misused, we exercise the rights afforded to us as a democratic society to hold those with power - lawmakers, leaders of agencies, etc. - to account. One of the tools of our democracy's accountability measures is the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), a law that give us the right to access information from the federal government. FOIA requests are often used to uncover corruption, scandals, mismanagement and other shortcomings in the functioning of our public systems.
However, our ability to hold the government accountable becomes compromised when it outsources core functions, like incarceration, to private companies. Currently, federal U.S. agencies (Bureau of Prisons, ICE, and the U.S. Marshalls) have outsourced the management of prison and immigrant detention facilities to private, for-profit companies like Corrections Corporation of America, GEO Group, and MTC (Management and Training Corporation). Private corporations are not subject to FOIA laws even though they assume the role of the federal government in the administration of U.S. federal carceral facilities and are compensated with public tax dollars. This fact creates tremendous barriers to justice for those who are incarcerated in privately-run federal facilities because the people who are tasked with protecting their rights do not, in this moment, have the right to request information about what is happening inside of these facilities. This lack of transparency contributes, in our opinion, to the rampant cases of mismanagement, neglect, and other types of prisoner abuse that we have tracked for decades in private facilities, such as those documented in our Dirty 30 report.Read more »
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Last Thursday the Michigan House approved legislation that would help private prison company, the GEO Group, get one of their shuttered prisons up and running again.
House Bill 4467, if passed, would allow GEO Group to house Level V high-security prisoners at the now-empty North Lake Correctional Facility in Baldwin, MI. Although the prison has been empty since 2011, Michigan law allows for the GEO prison to house prisoners, including those from other states, but only prisoners requiring Level IV security and below.Read more »


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HiSoftware Recognized For Its SharePoint Product's Strategic Importance To Market, Its Competitive Advantages, And Its Value To Customers
November 26, 2012; Nashua, NH - HiSoftware today announced that its HiSoftware Security Sheriff SP2010 was named as a gold medal winner of the "2012 Editors' Best Awards" in the Best SharePoint product by Penton Media's Windows IT Pro.
The 2012 Editors' Best Awards are based on a product's strategic importance to market, its competitive advantages, and its value to customers.
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Optimized for SharePoint, HiSoftware Security Sheriff™ SP2010 provides the ability to restrict access to, classify, encrypt, track and prevent the publishing of content based upon the presence of sensitive or non-compliant information, offering content-aware data loss protection (DLP) capabilities. When used in conjunction with Compliance Sheriff, it leverages the product's policy scanning and auto classification features to perform these actions automatically. The suite offers an integrated and end-to-end solution for managing compliance and security challenges in SharePoint.
"We are honored to receive the Editor's Best Gold Award for Best SharePoint Product of 2012," said Kurt Mueffelmann, president and CEO, HiSoftware. "This award is a testament to the growing demand for integrated security solutions for SharePoint that can help organizations leverage the full benefits of the platform while keeping information secure. Security Sheriff allows users to address the full gamut of content security requirements from classification to encryption, to content restrictions and everything in between, without hindering collaboration."
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HiSoftware provides content-aware compliance and security solutions for the monitoring and enforcement of risk management and privacy guidelines across digital environments. The company's solutions provide a data governance and compliance platform for content management and collaboration processes that support corporate and brand integrity, site quality, accessibility and confidentiality for public websites and portals, as well as internal intranets and SharePoint sites. HiSoftware's customers include some of the largest US and international government agencies, as well as Global 2000 companies. For more information, visit http://www.hisoftware.com or follow us on Twitter @HiSoftware.
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The Windows IT Pro community is the heartbeat of the Windows IT world—a gathering of people, content and resources focused on Microsoft Windows technologies and applications. It's a "community" in every sense, bringing an independent, uncensored voice to IT managers, network and systems administrators, developers, systems analysts, CIOs, CTOs, and other technologists at companies worldwide. Visit www.windowsitpro.com today to learn more.
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As a leading, independent, business-to-business media company, Penton knows business and how to create and disseminate vital content that moves markets. Penton is where professionals turn to gain the critical insight, expert analysis and relevant connections needed to compete and succeed. Headquartered in New York City, the privately held company is owned by MidOcean Partners and U.S. Equity Partners II, an investment fund sponsored by Wasserstein & Co., LP, and its co-investors. For additional information on the company and its businesses, visit www.penton.com.
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Private Half-day Tour: Imperial Istanbul - Hagia Sophia, Basilica Cistern and Grand Bazaar
- Private half-day sightseeing tour of Istanbul's imperial sites
- Visit Hagia Sophia
- Shop in the Grand Bazaar
- Visit the Underground Cistern
- Entrance fees included
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What You Can Expect
Now a museum, the Hagia Sophia was built in the 6th century by the Roman Emperor Justinian, and was one of the largest basilicas in the Christian world. After the Ottoman conquest, it was converted to a mosque, and is today one of the most magnificent musseums in the world. Take a moment to linger here to admire the fine Byzantine mosaics. (Closed on Mondays from October 20, 2015; this will be replaced with Chora Museum)
Underground Cistern:
The Basilica Cistern (Turkish: Yerebatan Sarayı - "Sunken Palace"), is the largest of several hundred ancient cisterns that lie beneath the city of Istanbul The cistern, located 500 feet (150 m) southwest of the Hagia Sophia on the historical peninsula of Sarayburnu, was built in the 6th century during the reign of Byzantine Emperor Justinian I.
Grand Bazaar:
In operation since the 14th century, the Grand Bazaar is one of the world's largest covered markets, with 58 streets and over 4,000 shops. The bazaar is specially known for its jewelry, leather, pottery, spices and carpets. (Closed on Sundays; additional time will be spent at the at the other locations.)
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Excellent guide. Helped us two seniors' navigate the stone walks and hills. Took us to a spice market,where we were treated quite fairly. Also to the carpet display, which was more informative than others I have visited in Morocco.
I've always had good tours with your organization and will use again. Pick up at ship instead of a hotel went smoothly.


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I also loved the POD. All of it!! Especially at night!!!
But favorite part, if there is a favorite "part", is the tinker-train I guess, and the magic in seeing it the very first time!!
I also loved the POD. All of it!! Especially at night!!!
But favorite part, if there is a favorite "part", is the tinker-train I guess, and the magic in seeing it the very first time!!
Oh wow...here we go...
First time I watched it I chased the Wonderland float and watched all three show stops. So much fun
Dancing by Small World to the music
"Flirting" with Peter Pan (AKA he would always wink and blow kisses at us)
"I DON'T KNOW YOU BUT I LOVE YOU GUYS!" *FLOWER GLOMP* (AKA pink flower ran over to us while we were cheering for him and yelled that then leaned down and hugged us)...I think this was also the last time I saw it
Seeing the same guy as a knife with the BatB float nearly every time and every time him looking at my camera and smiling. He's one of my favorite performers now
So much more...but I want to make sure this isn't too long. I loved PoD and Welcome is now a very special song to me and my friends. I will miss it now that it's gone
Cammie Dog: 3/27/05-6/28/09 God took you way too soon Protect your dog from heat stroke. It attacks and kills quickly.
I'll miss the on-float water features. The waterfalls on the Lion King float and the jumping fountains/water spouts on the Little Mermaid floats were awesome and so unexpected.
There are a lot of things I'm going to miss, but I'm definitely going to miss the jumping flower guys the most. Those guys were so awesome!
I was there on the first public performance May 5th, 2005. This August, I was unknowingly seeing my last show.
Nothing like my usual chill down my spine at the beginning of the show stop.
Friend walks into line of The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh-"Come on, Let's go see Country Bear- .......Oh."-August 1st 2010
And this elevator traverls directly to
The Twilight ZoneThe Gift Shop!-August 2nd 2010
I just remember another one that I have viedo tape it and it is one of my favorite parts of POD. It was back when all the Princese where still on the parade. When the show stop for the Princess came up I had love how Snow White would be on top of the stairs and dance with her Prince but then Doc would come up to Snow and both of them would skip all the way down on the stairs and go out front where Pluto and Goofy would be at. I have always like that part but after they took the Princese out Snow White never done the skipping down the stairs again.
Ugh this depresses me so much. It really saddens me. I'm going to miss seeing Ariel, and seeing Tink atop the Disneyland Railroad. I'm going to miss seein the Blue Fairy and Flora and Fauna and Merryweather. I'm going to miss the Lion King float. I'm going to miss Alice, and the Mad Hatter. I'm especially going to miss seeing Princess Aurora, Snow White, and Cinderella on the final float, as well as Mickey and Minnie. But most of all, I'm going to miss the music. The show stop music was my favorite
*~*~*Prince Dalton*~*~*
I think my favorite memory is when I was closing at the park and all of a sudden this parade comes out of nowhere! It was a practice run of the floats. That and when they did the filming in April 2005-I was working in the Little Red Wagon, and it was a perfect view. Since the floats weren't moving, I got to see so much of the performance.
By far my favorite memory was seeing it on 5/5/05. That was just a great day and what an awesome parade. A close second would be in 2007 when we won the Mickey Mouse Penthouse and got to be grand marshals before the parade on a crowded summer Sunday.
A big THANK YOU to the awesome CMs that made that parade magical every time we saw it. Your energy is just contagious!
I can't really think of a favorite memory because I enjoy this parade so much.
Like many have said, the song gives me chills. For a fairly unknown song from Brother Bear it really sums up everything Disney to me and its bought me close to tears many times.
I remember 2 yrs ago during Halloween, my friend and I were sitting on the curb watching the Alice show stop and singing and swaying along. One of the flowers looked at us said "you know all the words!! cool!" and gave us a big thumbs up.
Another time we were trying to get down main street while the parade was going on. We were singing and clapping as we went as were several GC cast members who all gave us huge smiles looked so excited that we loved it to (especailly when we all broke it down with the "woooah hooooh"-- you know what I mean :P)
Or maybe the first time we ever watched it and my brother and I freaked out because the White Rabbit was on roller blades and we were instantly reminded of "Adventures in Wonderland"
I know I have more... oh well.
The majority of my favorite memories of POD have to do with the flowers. My most favorite happened on the last day. The Alice float came and when Pink Flower saw MGB and I he came up to us and said, "I'm so happy you guys are here! Today is the last day and I was going to be sad if you weren't here. We have to keep in touch after this. We have to figure something out." Then after the show stop Pink and Red Flower came up to us again and said, "Stand up! We're taking a picture." Best day ever. It was so bittersweet. I remember standing with MGB as the last float passed and singing the song one last time. It was so sad but at the same time Pink and Red Flower made it awesome.
For me it was seeing it for the first time squished between people trying to get photos as the Princesses and Princes came dancing by on their float. And hearing that song. It's on my ipod, cause I love it so much!
~Princess Aurora at Heart~
When my sister visited me last spring, I took her to DL for a day. She had never seen the PoD before, so of course we watched it. At that time she had chunks of her hair dyed BRIGHT red, and both Peter Pan and Alice commented on it when the floats went by. Alice said, "Oooh, I think someone mistook your head for a rose because they've painted it RED!" It was just a couple of little interaction moments that we really enjoyed; when we were very young at Disneyland we were both so shy that we only met a couple of characters, and even on that trip with her we didn't interact with any other characters, so it was special that they noticed her.
Watching the Parade of Dreams was one one my favorite things to do at Disneyland, I've seen it more times than I can remember. My favorite part would have to be the show stop, it was a magical moment as all the floats stopped and the cast froze as Walt's dedication played, and the cast would start dancing and pull out the gold banners, Welcome was the perfect song, it fit Disneyland perfectly. I think I was most amazed by how much of a production is was for being a parade, it was very impressive as parades go best daytime parade at any Disney Park.
I made three show stop videos www.youtube.com/imagineerthat watch in high quality.


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One-Hour Classes - 12:30 to 1:30pm
Energy Blast: Get active and experience a wide range of sports and games! Students will be grouped into age-appropriate sections, and activities will be modified when necessary.
Crafts, Cards and Creations: Welcome to the wonderful world of jewelry, card design, scrapbooking, and creating. Students will make creative cards using stamps and craft items, and will also make key chains, necklaces, earrings, pins and home decor. Activities will vary each week.
Keyboarding: An essential skill for school success, this class will provide a personalized approach to learning the keyboard. Students will use a a multi-sensory program that is dynamic, stimulating, and sequential. Great for new typists and those who wish to improve basic skills.
Communication Lab: Listening, turn-taking, and verbal expression are just a few of the many communication skills necessary for academic and social success. This class will help students develop and strengthen their use of receptive and expressive language. Skills will be taught using direct instruction, modeling, role-plays, and interpersonal interactions while engaging in a variety of activities, projects, and games.
Two-Hour Classes - 1:30 to 3:30pm
Art Exploration: Come and explore many exciting art mediums and discover your creativity. Students will be exposed to oil pastels, drawing, paint, printmaking, and creative projects using recycled materials.
Clay Nation: Create sculptures with your hands and make functional pots on a potter's wheel. Students will work on hand-building projects and throwing pots, then they will explore the art of glazing and designing the surface of the pots. This class is open to students who want to learn to build and throw, as well as those who want to develop their skills further.
Adventure Club: This activity-based program is designed to facilitate the development and maintenance of positive social relationships. Instructors will transport students off-site to participate in a variety of activities, including bowling, swimming, roller-skating, and much more. Students will be divded into age-appropriate groups. This program will provide a secure and nurturing environment where students are free to build friendships and have fun.
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We booked a two bed villa for 5 nights and it was perfect. As others have mentioned if you have very young kids they may be unhappy being separated from the parents villa, but after one night our kids (12,10,7) were delighted to be away from us. The food at all restaurants was so good that even though we ventured to Hoi An for one meal (Morning Glory) we ended up eating every other meal at the hotel. The quality was so much better than local restaurants we could not go past it!
The only reason to ever leave your villa (book a pool villa, all the extra perks are so worth the money) is to get tailoring done at Hoi An. Don't leave this till your last day; although they do make the clothes in 24 hours you need to go back a few times for fittings and alterations.
With a pool villa you get a butler, ours Cuong, was so attentive yet didn't hang around, which was perfect.
We splurged on the beach BBQ dinner and it was called off due to rain/wind (which didn't really eventuate!) so we did the BBQ dinner in our villa which was lovely. There were 4 salads, lobster, prawns, fish and calamari, then chicken then lamb and angus beef. Then dessert! Don't eat lunch that day and do have the BBQ on the beach. It looked so romantic set up on the beach.......
This resort is the best we've stayed at in the world (and we've traveled Asia, Australia and Europe extensively). A week here should be on everyone's bucket list!
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Chocolove 65% Dark Chocolate
Chocolove 65% chocolate "tastes a little like coriander," with "spice overtones" and an "earthy," "fruity" flavor profile; however, a few volunteers told us that this chocolate had a "weaker flavor" than others in our taste test. This chocolate bar is "very waxy" and "smooth," yet it still delighted our testers with its "solid snap."
Reviewed: February 2011
Price When Reviewed: $2.49 for one 3-oz. bar
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Your Dark Chocolate Is Lying to You
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Visitors help reveal the Christmas window at The Clothing Cove in downtown Milford.
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With snow-sparkled evergreen and twinkle lights aglow, each holiday season the Village of Milford comes to life like a vision from a Christmas card. Rosy-nosed passersby and visitors abound, as the downtown merchants welcome guests in with promises of holiday deals, events and family fun.
"The experience of Christmas in the Village is like no other," stated Ann Barnette, executive director of the Milford Downtown Development Authority. "Whether you're visiting us to partake in our highly-anticipated holiday events, connect with family and friends or find unique gifts worthy of your loved ones, downtown Milford is your premiere yuletide destination."
On Thursday, Nov. 21, visitors are invited to unwrap the magic hidden behind neatly packaged storefronts along Main Street during The Big Reveal. Each year village merchants kick off the holiday season with spirit as they package the exterior of their window displays as beautiful Christmas presents. The culmination of the annual event comes at 6:30 p.m., when visitors are invited to rip off the giftwrap, unveiling the festive displays.
"It's a magical holiday transformation on Main Street," said Chris Meredith, owner of Your Nesting Place and one of the merchants leading the event efforts. "The Big Reveal serves as the perfect holiday kickoff, and it's a fun evening for the village visitors and merchants alike. The downtown stores will be open and shop owners will be serving refreshments for shoppers to enjoy as they wander the village and enjoy the scenery."
The holiday cheer continues as randomly-selected visitors are treated to a meal during Dinner's On Us. Funded through private donations, the campaign serves as a thank you from area merchants and property owners to the patrons of Milford's establishments. From 5:30-9 p.m. each Thursday between Nov. 21 and Dec. 26, a few of Santa's elves will drop into the downtown restaurants and pick up the tabs of unsuspecting patrons - nearly 90 tabs throughout the season.
"Dinner's On Us started as a variation of an old Irish tradition encouraging people to buy a friend a drink or meal for no particular reason," said Eric Horsley, an owner of The Clothing Cove and mastermind behind Dinner's On Us.
On Dec. 5 Santa Claus comes to town during Christmas Open House. The annual event offers visitors an opportunity to enjoy strolling entertainment, special promotions at each shop and restaurant, horse-drawn carriage rides, holiday caroling and a highly anticipated visit with Santa in the Center Street Mall. The evening begins at 5:45p.m., when the jolly old man arrives on Main Street on a Milford Fire Department fire engine.
Continuing through 9 p.m., Christmas Open House also offers fabulous holiday deals. Shoppers will find an array of the finest holiday décor, locally-made gifts, coveted women's items and children's toys.
This year shoppers are encouraged to bring a donation of dog or cat food to Your Nesting Place to receive 20 percent off an entire purchase of fully-priced items. All donations will benefit Adopt-a-Pet Fenton. The promotion will continue throughout the holiday season.


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Evidence of Saddam using iPhone at MWSF
Submitted for your approval: convincing photographic evidence* that Saddam Hussein had the opportunity to test Apple's iPhone on stage at Macworld Expo in San Francisco prior to his widely publicized execution.
Why run this photo now? Well, why not, if this photo and this video are supposed to be 'news' these days. What do you think, readers, should we be running stuff like this on Backstage, or ignoring it on principle as we've been trying to do for a long time now?
(* = While you're expressing your views on the question above, feel free to list your top 3 reasons a photo like this wouldn't convince you of anything. Yes, it's (obviously) a fake.)
Updated: By reader request, we've added an additional photo* of Osama Bin Laden attending the debut of Microsoft's ZunePhone.
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Posted by K. Pilkington on March 8, 2007 at 7:54 AM (CST)
This is obviously a fake. How can I be so sure? I was there… and Elvis & Tupac were standing to Saddam's left. They've OBVIOUSLY been Photoshopped out. :-)
Posted by Nusm on March 8, 2007 at 8:25 AM (CST)
Never Mind that Saddam was executed _before_ Macworld 2007, (or any part of 2007, for that matter.)
Posted by Scottie Biddle on March 8, 2007 at 8:47 AM (CST)
Wow, iLounge has really "jumped the shark" with this article. This article isn't funny, and really brings down my whole image of this site. Lame.
Posted by Dave Mozealous on March 8, 2007 at 10:05 AM (CST)
Oh c'mon Dave, have a sense of humor. I thought it was funny!
Posted by Nusm on March 8, 2007 at 10:07 AM (CST)
Personally, I think it is lame. While I understand the attempt by who ever did the editing. I think it should have gone the way of any fwd: e-mails I get and in the trash automatically and never even been thought of for a site such as this.
Have felt the slipping of quality and curiosity depth, of many mac/ipod related news/opinion/blog sites I monitor and while a year ago I wouldn't have thought it would happen so soon, I think it is time I removed ilounge from the rss feed and I'll just check back "as I get to it"
If this was worth putting out, then time to go and
Posted by TxOcelot on March 8, 2007 at 10:36 AM (CST)
Never do this again!
Plzthx? Aight.
Posted by JoshSpazJosh on March 8, 2007 at 10:40 AM (CST)
Anyone have footage of Bin Laden with his Zune Phone?
Posted by Guano Man on March 8, 2007 at 11:15 AM (CST)
While you're deleting best remove Appleinsider and Gizmodo from your bookmarks - at least 'our' pic is a blatant fake and 'we' admit it - the Apple rumour mill is getting out of hand with Apple news sites posting pure crap just to get the hits…
Posted by Bob Levens in UK on March 8, 2007 at 11:31 AM (CST)
It's obviously an attempt to publicly poke fun at some of our Mac web bretheren who report so widely on trivial things like a photo of Steve Jobs at a soccer game.
I thought it was hilarious for that reason.
Posted by Jacqui Cheng on March 8, 2007 at 11:39 AM (CST)
I suppose it's too difficult for some people to actually read the text that accompanies a photo - even when it consists of six sentences, more than half of them either (a) noting that it's fake, (b) criticizing the concept of attention-grabbing news stories, or (c) asking for readers to express their opinions on whether such crap should appear on the site.
If it wasn't obvious from the above text - or the fact that you haven't seen such things appearing on the site before - we're not fans of the tabloid journalism that's becoming increasingly common these days. As noted in the story above, we wanted to know whether our readers were as put off by this as we were, or whether they enjoyed it as gap-filling entertainment and would want to see such material relegated to a subsection of the site for discussion.
Thank you for those of you who are taking the time to read and provide your responses. We appreciate it.
Posted by Jeremy Horwitz in East Amherst, NY, USA on March 8, 2007 at 11:48 AM (CST)
I am very suspicious of this photo because I don't see how Saddam could have possibly gotten to San Francisco. Big Steve must have had a special iPhone presentation in Baghdad. What a scoop, iLounge!
Posted by Doug on March 8, 2007 at 12:11 PM (CST)
I think the irony was lost on your American audience Jeremy
Posted by skinned on March 8, 2007 at 1:07 PM (CST)
I don't mind iLounge engaging in silliness, in fact I encourage it, but it's obvious from this picture that you guys wouldn't know a good joke if it came up and hit you in the face. So maybe you should stick to what you know and leave the funny to Gizmodo.
There's no lost irony here. I recognize everything Jeremy was trying to do. I'm just saying that the joke fell flat with a thud heard throughout the auditorium…even though I love Jeremy's writings, belabored and a little too pristine as they may be. I know I can come to ilounge for facts and some very clear and reasoned opinion.
Posted by alexarch in Dallas, TX on March 8, 2007 at 1:16 PM (CST)
Boy, we've got a humorless bunch here today, huh? Lighten up guys. It was intended to be funny while making a point. If you didn't get either - the funny or the point - that's okay, but don't be so negative. You're going to blast them or delete the feed because they made one joke, and you didn't like it? Wow, I'd hate to be your spouse!
(For those of you who didn't get it, that was also a joke, so don't flame me. I point that out for those who are humor-challenged today.)
Posted by Nusm on March 8, 2007 at 1:26 PM (CST)
The point of this article wasn't to be funny. It was intended, as originally noted, to poll readers about one type of content that our editors have refrained from posting on iLounge. Some people (those who read the text) got the point; those who saw it as an attempted joke or took it too seriously, didn't.
Posted by Jeremy Horwitz in East Amherst, NY, USA on March 8, 2007 at 1:34 PM (CST)
This article is ridiculous. This sort of thing I might expect from a Forum on some loser site, but not from iLounge.com
Posted by Kris on March 8, 2007 at 3:17 PM (CST)
Wow people, lighten up.
To actually respond to the article…I think rumors and such are important to Apple followers (especially when you have to wait so long between iPod generations lately) and I don't see anything wrong with posting them on a separate section of iLounge to allow readers to chime in on their theories. Just keep it off of the front page.
Posted by tcoop25 on March 8, 2007 at 5:27 PM (CST)
Atleast the Osama pic made it in… And this is proof that Ballmer is a member of both al-Qaeda and the Billy Gates top 5.
Posted by Guano Man on March 8, 2007 at 8:20 PM (CST)
Thanks for the laugh, Jeremy and for confirmation that at least some of the population believes that "if you see it on the net, it must be true." god help us!
Posted by Aceon6 in New England, USA on March 9, 2007 at 2:55 PM (CST)
My two cents - Not sure what you're trying to accomplish with this, and don't care. It's lame either way.
Posted by jbn74sb on March 9, 2007 at 3:45 PM (CST)
To all the people who don't get it: try reading the damn article first. Don't just look at the pictures. If you want to look at pictures, may I suggest getting the SI Swimsuit edition or perhaps a good picture book might do the trick.
Posted by Nobody on March 9, 2007 at 9:58 PM (CST)
Sorry for all the idiots, Jeremy.
Posted by Aaron Walker on March 11, 2007 at 2:38 PM (CDT)
I really doubt anyone here is seriously sympathetic to the plight of "butchers" so obviously being mocked, even though the article was not supposed to be funny. Comments sections of web sites invite trolls and idiots like the whiners here, people just trying to stir up trouble. How much you want to bet that the posters here are just two or three people under different names trying to justify their stupidity…?!?
Posted by Common Sense on March 12, 2007 at 3:12 AM (CDT)
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A vehicle suspension system including a suspension cradle and a body with a fulcrum which is moved sideways relative to the cradle by the centrifugal force, towards the inner wheel, so that the load is shifted onto the inner wheel, the centre of gravity of the vehicle body being located beneath the fulcrum.
1. Suspension system for a vehicle with at least one pair of wheels, the pair having an inner wheel and an outer wheel when the vehicle is cornering and submitted to a centrifugal force, comprising
at least a curved suspension cradle and
a body, said body having a fulcrum over said cradle, which is sideway mobile relative to the suspension cradle, characterized in that the body shifts its fulcrum sideways under the influence of the centrifugal force, relative to the suspension cradle towards the inner wheel, and that the center of gravity of the body is located beneath the fulcrum.
2. Suspension system according to claim 1, characterized in that the fulcrum between the body and the cradle moves on curvatures under the influence of the centrifugal force.
3. Suspension system according to claim 1 characterized in that the fulcrum is constituted by two toothed racks, of identical module, of different curvatures and secured respectively to the body and to the cradle.
The present invention relates to a mechanism allowing a weight transfer onto the inner wheel(s) of a cornering vehicle, so as to delay substantially the point of overturning.
Presently, only systems for stabilizing the body without transfer of the weight onto the inner wheel(s) are used.
For the stabilisation of the vehicle, various manufacturers use torsion bars, hydropneumatic suspension or active suspension (Formula I).
The system with a torsion bar will avoid body movements and will limit the collapse of the suspension of the outer wheel without achieving a weight transfer onto the inner wheel.
Regarding the hydropneumatic suspension, this will allow a hardening of the suspension for the outer wheel in order to avoid the collapse of the suspension of the outer wheel. This however is achieved without resulting in a weight transfer onto the inner wheel.
Active suspension used in Formula I is intended to avoid the movements of the body. However no spring is employed so that this suspension is very uncomfortable. The use thereof was forbidden in 1993. In addition, there is no guarantee of a good ground adherence.
According to the European application No 0 538 608 filed by Porsche Mass transfer, there is a transfer of the mass located in the structure of the body but this system is intended for the damping of the vibrations of the body.
According to the patent application DE-B-1 214 100, the rotation movement of the body on the cradle under the influence of the centrifugal force slants the wheels in order to assure an improved adherence. The inclination of the wheels causes an abnormal wearing of the tyres or necessitates the use of motorcycle tyres with a consequent reduction in adherence.
As shown in FIGS. 1 and 7 of DE-B-1 214 100, the movement of the body is a pendulum or swinging movement along an arc of a circle having the center located above the center of gravity and the body being located beneath the center of gravity.
The rotation of the body on the cradle shifts the center of gravity towards the outer wheel. The system of the application DE-B-1214 100 does not allow the transfer onto the inner wheels and it is not the desired result.
None of these systems provide an efficient solution to the problem of the lifting of the inner wheel nor to the problem of improving the safety of a cornering vehicle. The load on the suspension or on the tyres is not reduced.
With presently known traditional suspensions, the vehicles exhibit a tendency to slant in bends. This effect is due to the centrifugal force and is dependent on the gauge and on the position of the center of gravity relative to the ground level. The resulting force of the centrifugal force and the weight of the vehicle, leads to a loading on the outer wheel and an unloading on the inner wheel. The overturning takes place when the resultant is located exterior to the outer wheel.
The purpose of the present invention is to overcome these disadvantages and to provide an efficient solution which is easy to materialize without a large increase of cost. In addition, the invention allows the use of all suspension systems.
The above required result is reached by the use of a system able to load the inner wheel of a cornering vehicle.
According to the present invention, the proposed system is adapted for vehicles with one or several wheel pairs and is characterized by the mobility of the body, without any horizontal sliding, on a suspension cradle. In addition, the fulcrum of the body on the cradle is located above the center of gravity of the body. The sideway tilting of the body allows the transfer of a portion of the weight onto the inner wheel.
FIG. 1 is a force diagram illustrating the suspension for a traditional vehicle.
FIGS. 2a and 2b are sectional views of a vehicle in a straight line and a vehicle cornering respectively, the vehicle being adapted with a suspension system according to the invention.
FIG. 3 shows in more detail the distribution of the weight with respect of FIG. 2b.
FIGS. 4a and 4b are sectional views of a vehicle in a straight line and a vehicle cornering respectively, the vehicle being adapted with another embodiment of a suspension system according to the invention.
The force diagram of FIG. 1 illustrates the centre of gravity G, the centrifugal force Fc, the weights on the inner and outer wheels (respectively Pi, Pe) and the overturning force on the inner wheel (Mi) and outer wheel (Me). The overturning takes place when the resultant Re is located exterior to the outer wheels.
FIGS. 2a and 2b illustrates the suspension system according to the invention, in the cases of a vehicle in a straight line (FIG. 2a) or cornering (FIG. 2b).
The cradle of the mentioned suspension comprises a chassis 4, the wheels 6a, 6b, the traditional suspension not shown and the cradle 3 itself whereon the body 1 will move.
The body 1 comprises the body-building, the engine as well as the passengers and the loading (not illustrated).
The center of gravity G of the body is located beneath the cradle 3 at a distance H.
According to the present invention the fulcrum 2 of the body 1 will shift under the influence of the centrifugal force from its initial position towards the inner wheel 6a, modifying in that way the distribution of the weight on the wheels. This is illustrated in more detail in FIG. 3, where there is shown the distribution of the weight of the different elements when the contact point is at the end.
When the body has the fulcrum 2 above the inner wheel 6a, the following distribution will result: weight on the outer wheel (Pe)=1/2 weight of the cradle; weight on the inner wheel (Pi)=1/2 weight of the cradle 3+the total weight of the body.
The movement of the body is governed by the following equation:
Weight of the body�Hh=Centrifugal force�Hv (1)
Hh is the horizontal distance between the center of gravity of the body and the fulcrum of the body on the cradle and Hv is the vertical distance between the center of gravity of the body and the contact point of the body and the cradle.
The movement of the body is dependent on the centrifugal force, and Hh increases with the centrifugal force while Hv decreases with this force. The weight may be considered as a constant.
According to equation (1), equilibrium is dependent on the centrifugal force. When the body is in equilibrium for a given centrifugal force, the weight of the body is transferred to the contact point. When the contact point is at a maximum shift, the weight of the body is transferred at a maximum amplitude onto the inner wheel.
A practical embodiment according to the present invention comprises a chassis connecting rigidly the front and rear cradles of a vehicle having two pairs of wheels. The front and rear cradles are each topped by a curved toothed rack with a shape dependent on the required result (comfort, stability). The body also comprises two toothed racks of shape differing from the ones of the cradles but with teeth of the same module. The body rests on the corresponding racks of the cradle, the difference in shape of the lower and upper racks allowing the shifting of the fulcrum of the body on the cradle towards the inner wheel. The fulcrum must always be located above the center of gravity of the body even during its displacement. This means that the value of Hv in equation (1) must always be positive.
According to another embodiment to be mentioned as an example, the toothed racks are replaced by damped elastic bindings which will prevent any transversal displacement, such bindings being located between the curvature of the body and of the cradle. The toothed racks may also be replaced by hydraulic or hydropneumatic systems.
Still another embodiment is illustrated in FIGS. 4a and 4b. This embodiment consists of a system where the body 1 rests on the external ends 8, 8' of the cradle 3 allowing the lifting of the body on the side of the outer wheel 6b and allowing the transfer of the weight of the body 1 onto the inner wheel 6a. The magnitude of the lifting must be limited by damped elastic bindings, or by a hydraulic or hydropneumatic system (not shown). The center of gravity G is moved up and displaced towards the outer wheel 6b.
The benefit obtained with a centrifugal suspension system according to the present invention is illustrated in Table 1.
For example, the following particular case may be contemplated: weight of the vehicle=500 kg; weight of the body=350 kg; weight of the cradle=150 kg; velocity=115 km/h; radius of curvature=50 m; gauge=1.60 m; location of the center of gravity relative to the ground=0.40 m for the cradle and 0.50 m for the body.
It is observed from the following table that, for a traditional vehicle, the resultant on the inner wheel is 0 kg, and 500 kg on the outer wheel while in the case of a centrifugal suspension, the weights are respectively 130 kg and 370 kg. The resulting benefit is an increase of 20% on the velocity. The percentage of benefit is a constant which is independent of the radius of curvature. The benefit will rise when the ratio of weight of the body: weight of the cradle increases. The inner wheel will be advantageously loaded if the velocity increases.
TABLE I__________________________________________________________________________COMPARISON TABLE OF DIAGRAM FORCES CENTRIFUGALSUSPENSION TYPE TRADITIONAL BODY CRADLE TOTAL__________________________________________________________________________Weight of the vehicle Kg 500 500Weight of the body Kg 350Weight of the cradle Kg 150Velocity Km/h 115 155 115 115Radius of curvature m 50 50 50 50Gauge m 1.60 1.60 1.60 1.60Location of the center of gravity vs ground m 0.40 0.50 0.40Centrifugal force (Fc) Kg 1000 700 300Weight on the inner wheel (Pi) Kg 250 350 75 425Weight on the outer wheel (Pe) Kg 230 0 75 75Overturning force on the inner wheel (Mi) Kg -250 -220 -75 -295Overturning force on the outer wheel (Me) Kg +250 +220 +75 +295Resultant on the inner wheel (Ri)u = Pi + Mi Kg 0 130 0 130Resultant on the outer wheel (Re) = Pe + Me Kg 500 220 150 370__________________________________________________________________________
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