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11-9-14: The Miami Hurricanes took the week off this week as the team prepares for its showdown with the
Florida State Seminoles next Saturday at home in Sun Life Stadium. This will be a ACC matchup for both
school's as the Seminoles continue their drive towards a perfect season and a National Championship
while Miami looks to play the role of the spoiler. While Miami is home preparing for the #2 ranked
school in the country the Seminoles are hosting Virginia this week as a primer for the contest. Miami will
head into the contest with a 6-3 record and 3-2 conference record after the week off while Florida State
currently sports a perfect 8-0 record with a 5-0 ACC record. The biggest question for Miami in this
contest is whether their secondary is up to stopping Jameis Winston and the Seminoles passing attack.
Winston and the Seminoles passing game is averaging 327.3 yards per game, 8th best total in the nation,
while the team as a whole averages 38.4 points per game this season. Surprisingly Miami's quarterback
Brad Kaaya has thrown four more touchdown passes, 20, than Winston has, 16, while narrowly trailing
in passing yardage with 2,087 yards to Winston's 2,279 this season. If Kaaya can get in a groove and the
Hurricanes Duke Johnson can run the ball efficiently to keep the ball out of Winston's hand then Miami
has a true shot at upsetting the Seminoles in this contest. Get your Miami tickets for next Saturday's
home game at Sun Life Stadium as the Hurricanes host the #2 ranked Florida State Seminoles. The game
will be played at 8:00 pm ET and can be seen on television on ABC.
11-3-14: The Miami Hurricanes hosted the North Carolina Tarheels this week at home in Sun Life Stadium in an ACC matchup for both teams. Miami came into the contest winners of two straight with a record of 5-3 and 2-2 in the ACC while North Carolina came into the game with a two game winning streak and an overall record of 4-4 with a 2-2 conference record in 2014. Miami did well to dominate much of this contest as North Carolina never seemed to truly be in this contest. Duke Johnson started the scoring for Miami with a one yard touchdown run followed by a safety to give Miami a 9-0 lead in the contest. Miami was marching down the field again when they fumbled and the fumble recovery was returned for a touchdown by North Carolina's Cayson Collins from 39 yards out. Miami used that as a motivator as the team put 21 more points on the board after the lost fumble as the Hurricanes took a 30-6 lead with them into halftime. Miami scored two more touchdowns to open the third quarter to put up 35 unanswered points over the Tarheels before a late North Carolina touchdown run ended the streak. Miami would go on to win the game in convincing fashion 47-20 over North Carolina to improve their record to 6-3 and 3-2 in the ACC. North Carolina's record dropped to 4-5 and 2-3 in the conference with the devastating loss. Get your Miami tickets for the game two Saturday's from now when the Hurricanes host the #2 ranked Florida State Seminoles at home in Sun Life Stadium. The game time and television schedule have yet to be determined at this time.
10-27-14: The Miami Hurricanes traveled to Virginia Tech this week to take on the Hokies on the road in Lane Stadium in a Thursday night ACC matchup for both teams. Miami came into this contest fresh off a victory over Cincinnati that improved their record to 4-3 and 1-2 in the ACC while Virginia Tech lost to Pittsburgh last week to drop their record to 4-3 and 1-2 in the conference this season. In the first quarter the defenses were on full display as Miami managed the only scoring drive in the first 15 minutes, a field goal kick by Michael Badgley. In the second quarter the Hurricanes offense and running back Duke Johnson took over. Miami scored a total of three touchdowns in the quarter and took a commanding 24-0 lead with them into halftime. In the third quarter the defenses were on full display again as both teams were held scoreless setting up the final quarter. Miami's defense held down the Virginia Tech offense until the 1:30 mark when Hokies QB Mark Leal threw a 14 yard touchdown pass to Isaiah Ford to break the shutout. The score was not enough for the Hokies as the Hurricanes went on to win the game by the score of 30-6. Miami improved their record to 5-3 and 2-2 in the ACC while Virginia Tech's record dropped to 4-4 and 1-3 in the conference in 2014. Get your Miami tickets for the next Hurricanes game as the team hosts the North Carolina Tarheels next Saturday at home in Sun Life Stadium. The game will be played at 12:30 pm ET and can be seen on television on ESPN3.
10-20-14: The Miami Hurricanes took an extra week to prepare for the Virginia Tech Hokies this week in a huge ACC matchup. The Hokies and the Hurricanes will play next Thursday, October 23 in Lane Stadium as Miami travels to Virginia Tech. Heading into the contest Miami will sport a 4-3 record with a 1-2 ACC record while Virginia Tech currently owns a 4-2 record with a 1-1 conference record. Virginia Tech took on the Pittsburgh Panthers this week in another ACC matchup as they prepared for Duke Johnson, Brad Kayaa, and the Hurricanes offense. Miami will look to end a trend next week as the Hurricanes and seemingly traded wins and losses all season long. Miami won last week when they dominated Cincinnati and will look to start a winning streak rather than dropping to 4-4 on the season. Miami will have to get their offense going early and often in the contest if they want to beat the Hokies as Virginia Tech has a stingy defense that does not give up many points per game. Miami has averages 263.9 yards per game passing this season and 162.1 rushing yards this season averaging 31.4 points per game. Virginia Tech's defense is only allowing 19.8 points per game this season so something is going to have to give in these 60 minutes. Miami's defense will also have to come to play if the team wants a victory and improve on their 24.4 points per game allowed. Virginia Tech is averaging 30.5 points per game this season so once again something is going to have to give in this contest as this one sports the classic strong defense vs. strong offense type battle. Get your Miami tickets for the next Hurricanes game as the team travels to Virginia Tech next Thursday to take on the Hokies on the road in Lane Stadium. The game will be played at 5:00 pm ET and can be seen on ESPN.
10-15-14: The Miami Hurricanes hosted the Cincinnati Bearcats this week at home in Sun Life Stadium after taking a tough loss on the road last week at the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets. With the loss Miami's record dropped to 3-3 with a 1-2 ACC conference record while Cincinnati came into the game with an even 2-2 record and 0-1 record in their conference. Miami had the clear advantage on the offensive side of the football heading into this game and that offense was on full display in this one for the Hurricanes. Running back Duke John started the scoring for Miami when he broke an 80 yard touchdown run to put the Hurricanes up early and give them a lead they would not relinquish in the contest. Miami Quarterback Brad Kaaya threw two touchdown passes in the first half and set up another field goal before the half as Miami took a commanding 24-10 lead into halftime. Miami wasted no time in the third quarter getting on the board as G. Keil intercepted a pass and returned it 46 yards for a touchdown to give Miami the dagger and a 31-10 lead over Cincinnati. Miami put two more scoring drives together in that third quarter and went into the final quarter with a commanding 41-13 lead. Cincinnati finally got things going on the offensive side of the football in the fourth quarter and put the ball into the end zone three times but the defense could not stop the Miami offense as the Hurricanes won the game by the score of 55-34. Miami improves their record on the season to 4-3 while Cincinnati's record dropped to 2-3 on the year. Be sure to get your Miami tickets for the next Hurricanes game two weeks from now on Thursday, October 23 as the team travels to take on the Virginia Tech Hokies on the road in Lane Stadium. The game will be played at 8:00 pm ET and can be seen on ESPN.
10-6-14: The Miami Hurricanes traveled to the state of Georgia this week to take on the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets on the road in Bobby Dodd Stadium. The Yellow Jackets went into the game with a perfect 4-0 record on the season, 1-0 in the ACC, and faced off with the 3-2, 1-1 in the ACC, Hurricanes. Georgia Tech's defense was sketchy at best in the first quarter as Miami made their first drive for a touchdown look relatively easy. For much of the first half these two teams traded running up and down the field in what looked like a game that would come down to who had the ball last in the contest. Then the Georgia Tech defense came up with a big interception that led to seven points and a 14-14 tie at half time. Georgia Tech got the ball to start the second half and promptly marched down the field 75 yards in 13 plays and 6:50 to take the 21-14 lead and ultimately their first lead of the ball game and a lead they would not relinquish in the contest. Miami climbed closer in the contest with a field goal late in the third quarter but a fourth quarter Deon Hill rushing touchdown in the fourth quarter sealed the deal for Tech. Miami marched down the field late in the fourth quarter and were on the cusp of putting the ball into the end zone before a second Georgia Tech interception off Miami's QB Brad Kaaya sealed the deal for the Yellow Jackets. Justin Thomas and the Jackets defense kneeled on the ball and ran out the clock to win the game 28-17. Georgia Tech beat Miami for the first time in their last six meetings while they improved their record to 5-0 and 2-0 in the ACC. Miami dropped their record to 3-3 and 1-2 in the ACC. Be sure to grab some Miami tickets for the next Hurricanes game next Saturday as they take on the Cincinnati Bearcats at home in Sun Life Stadium. The game will be played at 3:30 pm ET and can be seen on ESPN3.
10-1-14: The Miami Hurricanes hosted the undefeated Duke Blue Devils at home this week in Sun Life Stadium in an ACC matchup. Miami looked to improve on their 2-2 record and hand the Blue Devils their first loss of the season as Duke comes into the game 4-0. This was Duke's first ACC conference game of the young season and the second such game for the Hurricanes football team. Miami did all the scoring in the first quarter on a touchdown and a field goal and led by the score of 9-0 after 15 minutes. Duke would inch back in the second quarter with a touchdown of their own as the game went into the half with the score of 9-7 in favor of the Hurricanes. Miami was able to put up another two touchdowns in the second half while Duke had to settle for another field goal in what ended up being a 22-10 Miami Hurricanes victory. Duke drops their perfect record to 4-1 while Miami improves to 3-2 on the season and 1-1 in the ACC Conference. The biggest difference in this game was Miami's ability to put the ball in the end zone while Duke had to continually settle for field goals. Duke couldn't get its running game going in this contest and the Miami secondary was too good for Duke's QB Anthony Boone who threw two decisive picks on the day. Get your tickets for Miami's next game as the Hurricanes travel to Bobby Dodd Stadium to take on another ACC foe in the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets. The game will be played next Saturday at 7:30 pm ET and can be seen on ESPN 2.
9-22-14: The Miami Hurricanes traveled to the land of corn this week when they took on the #24 ranked Nebraska Cornhuskers in Memorial Stadium in Lincoln, Nebraska. Miami came into the contest with a 2-1 record, their one blemish coming in the ACC, and they were facing an undefeated 3-0 Cornhusker team. Miami put up a good fight against their Big Ten opponents but ultimately fell to the Cornhuskers by the score of 41-31. Nebraska forced three turnovers in the contest including two interceptions and one fumble that Josh Mitchell recovered and returned for 57 yards for a touchdown. Nebraska also controlled the running game in this contest as the Cornhuskers ran the ball 54 times for 343 rushing yards. With all the rushing yards and attempts Nebraska also kept the ball out of the Hurricanes hands as Miami only held the ball for 26:40 of the 60 minute ballgame. When Miami did have the ball they struggled to move the ball at times and only went 4-10 on third down conversions, although they did go 2-3 on fourth down conversions, and was forced to throw the ball 42 times on the day. Miami also didn't help their own cause with nine penalties for 82 yards which was key in killing more than one rally in the loss to the Cornhuskers. Get your Miami tickets now as the Hurricanes host the Duke Blue Devils next week at home in Sun Life Stadium. The game will be televised on ABC and ESPN 2.
9-16-14: The Miami Hurricanes hosted the Arkansas State Red Wolves this week at home in Sun Life Stadium in Miami as the Hurricanes look for their second straight win. Miami's quarterback Brad Kaaya had his way with the Arkansas State secondary as he threw for 341 yards with four touchdowns and one interception on the day. The Miami offensive attack was pretty one dimensional on the game as Kaaya's 341 yard day accounted for most of the Hurricanes 486 yards of total offense. The biggest difference in the game was Arkansas State's inability to convert on third downs as the team was 9-21 on the day resulting in six punts on the day. Luke Ferguson, the Red Wolves kicker, didn't help the Arkansas State cause missing two field goals and an extra point attempt in the game leaving seven potential points on the field. Miami had the game in hand heading into the fourth quarter as they led 41-14 and played a lot of their second and third string players on the depth chart. Next week the Hurricanes will travel to Nebraska to take on the Cornhuskers in Memorial Stadium so be sure to grab some tickets for that game. The game will be played at 8:00 pm ET and can be seen on ESPN2.
9-8-14: The Miami Hurricanes hosted the Florida A&M Rattlers at Sun Life Stadium this week as the Hurricanes look to rebound from a loss in their first game to Louisville. Miami did just that as they thumped the Rattlers in convincing fashion by the score of 41-7. The Hurricanes defense looked great as the only score that Florida A&M had was a recovered fumble in the endzone, the Rattlers offense never scored a point in this game. Florida A&M was forced to punt ten times in the game while Miami punted the ball just once in the contest which showed how dominating the offense was in this game. The Hurricanes offense had 416 total yards of offense while the Rattlers had just 114 yards. Miami threw everything they had at the Rattlers in this game with two quarterbacks in Brad Kaaya and Jake Heaps making completions, six different players ran the ball in the game, and six different receivers made catches in the game as the Hurricanes spread the ball around all evening long. Get your tickets for next week's game when Miami hosts the Arkansas State Red Wolves at home on ESPN U.


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Tucker's batsmen have rediscovered the knack of making big scores in recent weeks and the Swindon skipper is hopeful that trend might continue tomorrow.
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I'ld rather have that than a super team in LA or Brooklyn...
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He played less than 10 minutes a game and averaged 5pts. Get out of here with that.
You can't get champagne from a garden hose.
I like that the Knicks are out to reprove that you can't buy a championship, no matter how much money you spend. This roster has Zeke's fingerprints all over it.... again. I hope the blue collar/team oriented Pacers destroy them in the playoffs next year.
They have overpaid Crash and will be deep into the LT after getting J.J and Dwill. You really think they would not spend all that and not have a C??
Kind of like Marc Gasol and the Grizz last year Grizz dont pay him they go from a great team to average without a way to add a C.
Lopez really had all the leverage they had no other option or the Nets would be left without a C. Not saying I agree with it but looking on how they have built that team it's not surprising.
@imbtyler PS: @nbakev Should we expect any @Pacers news today? #PACERNATION is getting impatient.#faketweets #thisishowifeeleveryday@nbakev @imbtyler STFU and get over it, ***** boy. #PACERNATION can keep waiting for NOTHING.
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Well so far we haven't address either one of our needs, backup PF/C? nope, an scoring off the bench player that can create? nope, a pass first point guard that can feed the post and create for others? nope, a defensive big man? nope.
The New York Knicks are going to let Landry Fields move on to the Toronto Raptors and not match the offer sheet. The team could use some wing players and according to Newsday, a source says one target is Dahntay Jones.
Jones is entering his final year under contract with the Indiana Pacers and he's set to make $2.9 million in 2012-13.
The Knicks are short on assets with all the trades they've done the last year and all they can really offer the Pacers is cap relief. The Knicks can send Dan Gadzuric and his non-guaranteed contract, along with Mike Bibby via a sign-and-trade and that would save Indiana almost $1.6 million.
The Knicks will have to fill out the rest of their five spots on the 15-man roster with players signed to minimum contracts.
If it frees up space at the wing and saves us money I am all for it.
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FA is still relatively young, and though there are a lot of the bigger named FA's have verbal agreements with their teams, there are still a few intriguing possibilities that are left. I'm just hopeful that the FO recognizes our needs and plans on filling them with guys with TALENT.
Lets stay positive until FA period is over....
Then If nothing happens, I'll join you on the Bashing bandwagon!! haha
You stated he never played on a good team. If you don't like being proven wrong, don't make the statement. You never said he had to have play big minutes or score big points, but he never played on a good team.
I noticed you never addressed my 2nd part about his game with the Nets. Just so you don't have to bother doing the research.
25 MPG... 13 PPG... 3.5 Reb (Wouldn't Mavs stats average out this at 25MPG?)
48% FG... 39% 3pt... 75% FT His shooting stats are better than than both Granger and PG.
Granger 33 MPG... 41% FG... 38% 3 pt
P George 29 MPG...44% FG... 38% 3 pt
Given their minutes so would his PPG.
I want GG as an off the bench scorer and a Granger b/u. He can play both the SF/SG and has size. He should be lot cheaper than either Mayo or Lee. To me, he's the best bang for the buck.
It has to be a lie. We all know that not a single deal goes down after the first day FAs can sign. There can't POSSIBLY be any truth to any rumor that has the Pacers waiting to see who needs their pieces after the first frenzy finishes.
A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.
Or throw in a first-round pick and flip it for a max-level point guard...
I know that I maybe in the minority....but unless there is some actual intent to use the Capspace to make some move...I'd actually prefer to keep Inferno. IMHO....he's the type of Player that you want on the bench and locker room to help guide the young Players.
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Just what do the Pacers need with Bibby? Unless, that means the Pacers are going to move DC.
Doesn't the NBA pick up part of vet min salary?
"The Pacers will refuse to let anyone talk to them about any other players because they don't want to do anything involving trades. The Pacers haven't done anything but commit to their own free agents in the 12 hours since the moratorium on FA signings has ended, a period in which every other team in the league improved exponentially."
A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.
Or throw in a first-round pick and flip it for a max-level point guard...
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#Knicks officially announce signing of Italian Leaguer James White. Prigioni would make 2 guys who played in Europe last year on roster.
The poster "pacertom" since this forum began (and before!). I changed my name here to "Slick Pinkham" in honor of the imaginary player That Bobby "Slick" Leonard picked late in the 1971 ABA draft (true story!).
Korver could be a nice pickup for us, I wonder what they are looking for?
Zach Lowe @ZachLowe_SI
Chicago cutting ties with Brewer (for now) and shopping Korver would seem to be prelude to Asik match. But who plays SG behind Rip?
Somebody will pick him up, he is a good backup.
Alex Kennedy @AlexKennedyNBA
C.J. Watson was waived by the Bulls last night. Under-the-cap teams can now claim him. If unclaimed, he'll be an unrestricted free agent.
He's saying he's heard no word or rumor that the Pacers have been waiting for the FA frenzy to die down before they make a move.
"Look, it's up to me to put a team around ... Lance right now." Kevin Pritchard press conference
How much are you assuming Green's going to get? Nets just signed Jerry "I'm Old" Stackhouse, btw.
Last season Green played for NJ.
IN 31 games (with 2 starts), he averaged in 25.2 min per:
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Sounds like the Bulls might match Asik's deal...that is absolutely insane IMO...but hey feel free to lock up more money on a backup center.
Oh well there goes that dream
Michael Cunningham @ajchawks
Source says #Hawks had interest in #Bulls F Kyle Korver but he's likely headed to Minnesota in trade
And I was just sharing this thought on Twitter: CHI wants to dump Korver and has already released Ronnie Brewer to free agency to save money, presumably to match that silly Asik contract.
We want a better bench.
They need a new backup 2 if those guys go.
So why not offer Dahntay's 2.9m expiring for Korver's 5.0m expiring, then offer a 2nd rounder for a sign-and-trade for Brewer (this way CHI helps us recruit him here versus signing elsewhere)? They save money, we get a better bench.


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The Frozen Midwest
After a relatively slow-paced interlude in Minneapolis, it was back to the tour's typical whirlwind, Amazing-Race, Move-Your-Ass-Like-the-Armenian-Mob-Is-After-You pace. I flew into Milwaukee, rented a car, and drove two hours down to Chicago, where I did a few drop-in signings and then gunned across town
Minnesota Nice
The best time to visit Minneapolis, I'd been warned, is not January. But despite the cold and the snow I still found the city to be an inviting place with a lot of character. Which also accurately describes the crime/mystery bookstore Once Upon a Crime.
Midtown America
My red-eye flight from Seattle to Newark was uneventful, if by "event" you mean any kind of sleep whatsoever. I was too tired to calculate how many, or few, hours of sleep I'd had over the past few days, but I did manage despite my grogginess to find the shuttle and make it to my hotel in Manhattan
Coast to Coast
Next up was one of the more challenging, Amazing Race-esque stretches of the Gutshot Straight book tour: from Oakland to Seattle for an event at the Seattle Mystery Bookshop, then right back to SEA-TAC for an overnight flight to Newark, followed by a day of drop-in signings at bookstores in Manhattan.
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This application claims priority from provisional application Ser. No. 60/305,839 filed Jul. 16, 2001 and provisional application Ser. No. 60/351,066 filed Jan. 23, 2002.
This invention was made with government support under Grant No. DAAD19-01-1-0647 awarded by the Army Research Office and Grant Number ECS-0123460 awarded by the NSF. The government has certain rights in the invention.
The invention relates to the field of optics, and in particular to the creation of reflecting dielectric mirror structures, such as fibers.
Polymer fibers have become ubiquitous in applications such as textile fabrics, due to their excellent mechanical properties and availability of low-cost, high-volume processing techniques. However, the control over their optical properties has so far remained relatively limited. Conversely, dielectric mirrors are used to precisely control and manipulate light in high performance optical applications, but fabrication of these fragile mirrors has been mostly restricted to planar geometries and remains costly. Planar dielectric mirrors, also known as one-dimensional photonic crystals, can exhibit highly efficient reflection of electromagnetic (EM) radiation and precise frequency selectivity. Advances in vapor deposition technology have enabled a high degree of control over film layer thicknesses, resulting in an ability to control the spectral systems, laser resonator components, or simple high efficiency reflectors. Unlike metallic mirrors, which typically absorb a few percent of any incident light, dielectric mirrors can be fabricated with external reflectivities approaching 100%.
A typical dielectric mirror is a planar stack of dielectrics made of two alternating materials with different refractive indices. Although these mirrors do not possess a complete photonic band gap, it has recently been shown that they can be designed to reflect light of all incidence angles and polarizations across broad, selectable frequency ranges. This advance has inspired interest in the utilization of omnidirectional dielectric mirrors in applications requiring strong confinement or reflection of light at many angles, such as optical cavities or hollow waveguides.
The degree of utilization of all types of dielectric mirrors has been impeded by cost and complexity associated with their fabrication, which typically involves physical or chemical vapor deposition of many alternating layers in sequence, and by difficulties associated with depositing these mirrors on non-planar surfaces. In addition, the mirror films are typically fragile and not freestanding.
According to one aspect of the invention, there is provided a mirror structure. The mirror structure includes a plurality of features of a defined size. The features include alternating spatial units of a chalcogenide glass and a thermoplastic polymer, and are specifically arranged in an ordered form so that the structure is highly reflective.
According to another aspect of the invention, there is provided a method of forming a mirror structure. The method includes forming a plurality of features of a defined size. The features include alternating spatial units of a chalcogenide glass and a thermoplastic polymer. The method further includes specifically arranging the features in an ordered form so that the structure is highly reflective.
According to another aspect of the invention, there is provided a mirror structure. The mirror structure includes a plurality of features of a defined size. The features includes multiple spatial units of a chalcogenide glass and a thermoplastic polymer. Also, the spatial units are of size between 1 nanometer and 20000 nanometers.
According to another aspect of the invention, there is provided a method of forming a mirror structure. The method includes forming a plurality of features of a defined size. A plurality of spatial units of a chalcogenide glass and a thermoplastic polymer are formed on each of said features. Also, the spatial units are of size between 1 nanometer and 20000 nanometers. According to yet another aspect of the invention, there is provided a mirror structure. The mirror structure includes a plurality of layers of a thermoplastic polymer of a defined size, and a plurality of layers of chalcogenide glass of a defined size. The layers of thermoplastic polymer and chalcogenide glass are arranged in an ordered form so that the structure is highly reflective.
In yet another aspect of the invention, there is provided a method of forming a mirror structure. The method includes forming a plurality of layers of a polymer plastic of a defined size, and a plurality of layers of chalcogenide glass of a defined size. The layers of thermoplastic polymer and chalcogenide glass are arranged in an ordered form. At some point in the forming process, the thermoplastic polymer and chalcogenide glass are thermally co-processed simultaneously in order to form the mirror structure. In one representation, the layers of thermoplastic polymer and chalcogenide glass are rolled or stacked, and at a specific temperature the layers of polymer plastic and chalcogenide glass are thermally drawn together or bonded so that the resulting structure is highly reflective.
The invention combines some of the advantages of two dissimilar materials in the fabrication of polymeric fibers having on or within them a multilayer dielectric mirror structure. Thermal processing techniques are used to create and then reduce a macroscopic layered dielectric structure to sub-micron length scales, thus establishing a photonic band gap in the mid-IR range. The selection of materials involves the empirical identification of a pair of amorphous materials, such as poly(ether-sulfone)(PES) and arsenic triselenide (As2Se3), which have substantially different refractive indices yet have similar thermo-mechanical properties within a certain thermal processing window. Amorphous materials, such as inorganic glasses and some thermoplastic polymers, have gradual variation in viscosity with temperature when compared to crystalline materials. This is due to the lack of a first-order-thermodynamic transition in an amorphous material as it is cooled from a melt to the glassy state. The absence of a first-order transition implies a corresponding continuous variation in free volume and configuration entropy, which are controlling factors in viscosity; thus the viscosity does not vary abruptly with changing temperature. This continuous viscosity variation is one of the most important factors that allows inorganic glasses and organic thermoplastics to be formed by high-speed thermal processes, such as drawing, blowing, pressing, and extrusion.
There are serious difficulties in property matching that must be considered in order to utilize similar viscous thermal processes in the fabrication of omnidirectional mirror structures. The selected materials should have low optical absorption over a wide, common wavelength band. They should have very similar or controllable viscosities at the processing temperatures of interest so that the layers precisely maintain the desired relative thicknesses ratio. In addition, the layers must adhere strongly and must not delaminate, even when subjected to thermal quenching.
One of the advantages of using As2Se3 is that not only is it a stable glass, but it is also a stoichiometric compound that can be readily deposited in thin films through thermal evaporation or sputtering without dissociation. Additionally, As2Se3 is transparent to IR radiation from approximately 0.8 to 17 μm, and has refractive index of approximately 2.8 in the mid-IR range. PES is a high performance, dimensionally stable thermoplastic with a refractive index of 1.55 and good transparency to EM waves in a range extending from the visible regime into the mid-IR. It can be expected that the property matching described hereinbefore can be further optimized through selective adjustment of polymer and glass compositions. Other materials combinations involving various chalcogenides, oxides, halides, or polymers could be potentially used to achieve similar results.
In particular, the dielectric structure has a certain order or design that the materials form features in a regular, controlled fashion. The features can consist of spatial units of a chalcogenide glass and a thermoplastic polymer, and can have an engineered structure with periodic, pseudo-periodicity, or there can be no strict periodicity, but the features are nevertheless purposefully arranged. The essential point is that the feature arrangement of the materials in the final structure is not random or probabilistic, but is engineered or designed using techniques described hereinafter. The spatial units can have dimensional sizes between 1-20000 nanometers.
The resulting multilayer fiber preform is subsequently thermomechanically drawn down using an optical fiber draw tower into hundreds of meters of multilayer fiber with sub-micron layer thickness, thus establishing a photonic bandgap in the mid-IR range. Fibers of varying outer diameters from 175-500 μm with a typical standard deviation of 10 μm from target are drawn from the same preform to demonstrate adjustment of the reflectivity spectra through thermal deformation. The spectral position of the photonic band gap is precisely controlled by the optical monitoring of the outer diameter (OD) of the fiber during draw, which is later verified by reflectivity measurements on single and multiple fibers of different diameters. Using multiple preforms, various fibers can also be drawn having the same diameter, but completely different spectral signatures. The resulting dielectric mirror fibers exhibit reflectivity at selectable IR wavelength ranges that matches or exceeds the reflectivity of gold-coated fibers.
The fibers that are drawn to the 400 μm OD exhibit a very strong reflection band centered at a wavelength of 3.5 μm, as shown in
The fibers that are drawn to the 200 μm OD show a similar strong fundamental reflection band centered near 1.7 μm, as shown in
These reflectivity results are strongly indicative of uniform layer thickness control, good interlayer adhesion, and low interdiffusion through multiple thermal treatments. This is confirmed by scanning microscope (SEM) inspections of fiber cross-sections, as shown in
The combination of the spectral and direct imaging data demonstrates excellent agreement with the photonic band diagram of
The matching of rheological behavior in elongation at the draw temperature is a factor to the invention. At the draw temperature, the materials should be fluid enough to elongate without significant stress buildup, yet not so fluid that the mirror layers lose their ordered structure. Thermal expansion coefficient (CTE) plays a role in the adhesion and integrity of thin films during any thermal quenching procedure. PES has a linear CTE of 55×10−6/° C., while As2Se3 has a linear CTE of 25×10−6/° C. In the mirror-fiber geometry described herein, this CTE mismatch actually has the effect of strengthening the outer As2Se3 layers by placing them in compression as the PES layers comprising the bulk of the fiber cools and contracts well below the glass transition of As2Se3, much like glaze on a typical coated ceramic body is toughened upon cooling from high temperature sintering.
The type of materials and process described hereinbefore can also be applicable for reducing the cost of planar dielectric mirrors, as well as, creating a wide variety of new conformal mirror geometries using various high-throughput processing techniques. These fibers can lead to many new photonic crystal applications involving flexible, woven structures with high reflectivity and a distinct spectral fingerprint.
This aspect of the invention describes a fiber with variations in its cross-section. One simple way to induce variations in the cross-section of the fiber is by using a rolling methodology, as discussed hereinbefore. If flexible materials are used, they can be rolled and then drawn. Two identically drawn fibers being rolled in opposite directions will be mirror images of one another and therefore have chirality.
For this rolled and drawn structure to be a waveguide, electromagnetic radiation must be confined within the structure. Several methods can be used to create guided modes within the fiber. The invention provides the ability of a chiral device having a large refractive index contrast between two dielectric materials in a controlled layer structure. Such an omnidirectional reflector has been described in U.S. Pat. No. 6,130,780, incorporated herein by reference. This design can be tuned to any wavelength, thus creating a low loss waveguide. The same cannot be said of a metallic surface, because they strongly absorb in the infrared. For such an omnidirectional reflector to be rolled and drawn, many properties between materials must be compatible.
The chiral waveguide is formed using the same techniques discussed hereinbefore regarding the fibers. In particular, the chiral waveguide uses a chalcogenide glass, such as As2Se3, and polymers, such as PES or polyetherimide (PEI). The properties of the As2Se3 can be tuned by the altering the As-Se ratio, as well as, by doping with various elements including but not limited to germanium, tellurium, and sulfur. Doping affects all the properties of As2Se3, and can therefore be used to fine tune its compatibility with low refractive index materials. The optical properties of As2Se3 give a broad range over which an omnidirectional reflector can be created. Variations of the molecular weight of PES and PEI can result in the tuning of the properties of these materials as well. Other polymers in the same family and other thermoplastics are also strong candidates for use in these fibers.
Films of PEI or PES are obtained and As2Se3 is deposited on one side. The resulting films are then heated and drawn. The drawn films maintain coherency, as no cracks are evident in the thin As2Se3 film, as shown in
As2Se3 can be deposited by methods including, but not limited to, thermal evaporation, chemical vapor deposition, and sputtering. The PES and PEI can be made into thin freestanding films, dipcoated, and spincoated. The large variety of processing techniques allows various devices to be made out of these materials. For example, an evaporation/dipcoating technique can be used to create a non-chiral ommidirectionally reflective fiber waveguide. An evaporation/spincoating technique can be used to create an one-dimensional omnidirectionally reflective stacks, which can then be heated and molded into shapes and tuned to various frequencies post-production. A two-dimensional photonic crystal fiber preform can be fabricated and drawn down.
An example of these steps is given by a system made from PES and As2Se3, as shown in
After rolling, the preform is condensed to remove air trapped in the interfaces between the adjacent layers. To do this, the preform is heated in a vacuum oven at approximately 250° C. for approximately 18 minutes. The vacuum oven is then repressurized while still hot and the preform is removed and cooled in a freezer. There are other ways to conduct this process including using a conventional oven or other cooling techniques.
After consolidation, the capillary tube is etched out with hydrofluoric acid leaving a freestanding multilayer rolled preform. The etch is conducted for approximately 1 hour. The preform is then drawn down about 5 times at approximately 250° C. to yield a chiral photonic crystal fiber. Cross sectional samples are cut and coated for examination with a scanning microscope.
An alternative method for producing a chiral waveguide would be with a sequential thin film deposition. A pair of thermomechanically compatible materials can be both deposited via thin film processing techniques. Here a mask can be used to expose a small portion of a cylindrical substrate. The first materials can be deposited and, without the rotation of the mask, the second materials can be deposited. The substrate can then be rotated and the process repeated. The final structure will appear identical to a rolled preform.
A simple rolled or a drawn waveguide without variations in the axial direction can also provide some benefits. While the structure is not chiral, this method provides an easy and cost effective technique for producing low loss optical fibers. If the core size of the fiber is large relative to the wavelength of light, it is possible that the rolled structure will have no affect on the light beyond that of a perfectly cylindrical photonic crystal fiber. For small core fibers, novel effects are possible due to the lack of infinite rotational symmetry in the fiber cross section. Due to the loss of this symmetry, angular momentum will no longer be conserved resulting in novel mode structures within the fiber.
Although the present invention has been shown and described with respect to several preferred embodiments thereof, various changes, omissions and additions to the form and detail thereof, may be made therein, without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention.
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*The read-a-thon is going to run from the 10th October – 31st October.
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Title: Slasher Girls & Monster Boys
Author: There's a bunch of them eheh
I chose this book for this challenge because let's be honest, look at that smily face! Isn't it the creepiest thing ever??
I think it is.
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Title: Tales of Terror from the Black Ship
Author: Chris Priestley
I have read the previous book in this series and it was so fun that I decided to read this one for this challenge. I am sure there's a couple of ghost stories somewhere in there.
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Title: You
Author: Caroline Kepnes
I have been dying to read this thriller and this is the perfect excuse to get to it. Also I have heard it's written in a very peculiar way... 2nd person.
Let's see how it goes.
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Title: Horrorstor
Author: Grady Hendrix
Ikea meets horror... Sounds interesting enough and I will most certainly be reading it after sunset.
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Title: The End Games
Author: T. Michael Martin
For the Treat I have:
Takes place on Halloween, has monsters and look at that fantastic and creepy cover!
I have to read it!
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Title: The Vampire's Assistant
Author: Darren Shan
Another good opportunity to continue with a series that I have not picked up in a while.
Hopefuly this will be my 6th book but I woulnd't hold my breath.
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Dublin, Ireland, 2009/09/08 - Fair Usage offering acknowledged as key market solution for network and services management and operations.
Openet, the leading provider of Transactional Intelligence for the worlds largest and most innovative network service providers, has announced that its Fair Usage solution has been named a winner in the International Engineering Consortiums (IEC) 2009 InfoVision Awards in the Network and Services Management and Operations category. The 2009 InfoVision Award winners were announced on Monday, September 7, at the Broadband World Forum in Paris.
Openets Fair Usage solution, which is based on Openets Policy Manager and Convergent Charging products, allows wireless, wireline and cable operators to capture profitability from their data services by enforcing limits on subscriber usage volume. With this solution, operators are able to regulate and control network bandwidth while also offering subscribers the chance to purchase additional network bandwidth if needed to provide optimal services across all subscriber levels. This ability to interact with subscribers and provide opportunities for upselling is a key differentiator for Openet, and offers operators both revenue lift potential and the chance to create an optimal user experience.
Bandwidth is a finite resource, and as data-hungry features and applications become more and more commonplace, service providers are struggling to find the balance between meeting customer demands and ensuring fair access for all subscribers, said Openet CEO Niall Norton. Openets history of market responsiveness and foresight led to the creation of the award-winning Fair Usage solution to enable operators to provide optimal service to all customers while exerting maximum control over network resources.
The IECs InfoVision Awards give tribute to the top broadband technologies in deployment today. Were pleased to recognize Openet as a Winner for its Fair Usage solution in the Network and Services Management and Operations category, commented IEC President John Janowiak.
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fglrx driver error: failed to initlialize ASIC in kernel [Solved]
I recently installed the 8.25.18 ATI driver for my Radeon x1800 card sucessfully. I however, was using Xorg 6.8, and since I wanted to use Xvideo, I attempted to upgrade to Xorg 7.0, which failed to work. I reinstalled X.org 6.8, which worked fine with the VESA drivers, but when I tried to use the fglrx driver again I get this error:
[EE][fglrx] Failed to initialize ASIC in kernel.
and various unresolved symbols in fglrx_drv.o which I can't remember, posting this in Windows boot of same box.
Caught signal 11, aborting...
I have removed every trace of fglrx, Xorg, and all the config files, reinstalled from scratch, and it still doesn't work. Is there anything that I might have broken that I can't find?
EDIT: dmesg reported no errors, just the sucessful loading and unloading of fglrx.ko
System Specs:
Linux 2.6.16-gentoo-r7 (custom)
AMD Athlon 64 x2 2.4Ghz
2 GiB RAM
ATI Radeon x1800 xt 512MB (PCI-X)
LanParty UT nF4 Ultra-D
SoundBlaster Audigy 2 ZS
UPDATE: After more tries to get this working, X will not start at all, even from a fresh install unless its run as root.
Finally got X11R7 to install, so no longer an issue
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CAROLINA BEACH, NC June 10, 2014 – The sun was just rising above the horizon when the staff and volunteers of the Pleasure Island Chamber of Commerce arrived at the Historic Carolina Beach Boardwalk this past Saturday for the 29th Annual Carolina Beach Music Festival. And to their amazement, the line of customers was already forming to be the first on the beach for this annual rite of passage. Over three hours before the gates were scheduled to open, some brave souls had already staked their claim to be the first on the beach and the 'owners' of the prime real estate front and center.
The record crowds kept coming and kept coming – at times the line stretched past the SeaWitch three blocks away. Everyone finally got on the Beach to hear the smooth Beach sounds of the top three bands in Beach Music today. The morning began with the familiar harmonies of the Band of Oz – the perennial favorites of every Beach Music Festival. .After 90 minutes of shagging bliss, we took our first break to give everyone a chance to catch their collective breath and to welcome our next great band.
Promptly at 1:00, the newly reformed Embers featuring Craig Wollard took the stage and delivered all of their classics with the crowd singing along. There was shagging, there was line-dancing and there was a very long conga line that went on forever. Closing out the afternoon was the ever-popular Jim Quick and Coastline. When Jim hit "Mama's Been Drinking Liquor Again", the crowd went wild. Jim was overheard saying "Out of 300 dates a year we play, this is by far the best Festival – It's like coming home."
With attendance in excess of 4,000, the crowds are the largest we have seen in many years. If you ever doubted if Beach Music was getting dated, this year's crowd proved otherwise. Beach Music is alive and well in Carolina Beach and our crowds this year probably covered four generations of seasoned shaggers down to shagger "want-to-bes".
We would like to thank all of our sponsors, especially the Town of Carolina Beach Operations Department, all of our great volunteers and of course all of the Shaggers that braved the crowds and had an absolutely epic historic day for the 29th Annual Casrolina Beach Music Festival.
Be sure to mark your calendars for Saturday, June 6th to begin the 4th decade of Music on the Beach – See you there!


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Weekend Plans: Dr. Seuss concert, ice skating, holiday exhibits, more
Posted January 4, 2012
After two big holiday weekends, we have a quieter one ahead of us.
Here's your weekend family fun. At the end of this post, I'm also listing the special exhibits at Triangle museums. Most will be closing in the next couple of weeks.
It's the first Friday of the month, which means downtown Raleigh art galleries, museums, restaurants and other venues will be open with special events, programs and deals. This can be fun for a moms night out or a date night. But you'll find some family-friendly options too. Marbles Kids Museum, the N.C. Museum of History, the N.C. Museum of Natural Sciences, Raleigh's new Contemporary Art Museum and the Raleigh City Museum all stay open later. Other family-friendly stops include Artspace, with 30 artists studios; bead store Ornamentea, which usually has a free project; and the shops around City Market (I'm partial to Epona & Oak). Before you go, be sure to check out the First Friday website, where you'll find many more details, along with links to all of the locations that participate.
Raleigh's downtown ice rink is open through the end of January. The hours this weekend are 4 p.m. to 11 p.m., Friday, 11 a.m. to 11 p.m., Saturday, and noon to 5 p.m., Sunday. It costs $8 to skate, including the cost to rent skates.
The N.C. Symphony's Young People's Series will present a unique spin on Dr. Seuss' "Green Eggs and Ham." Concerts are 11 a.m. and 4 p.m. Saturday at the Progress Energy Center for Performing Arts. The hour-long performances are designed for kids 4 to 12. There are some other special activities planned. Read my earlier post for details. These are great concerts for kids. Tickets are $20 each.
The N.C. Museum of Art will feature The Rhythm of the Drum with the Healing Force. Celebrate African culture through storytelling and music. Shows are at 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. Saturday at the museum in west Raleigh. Tickets are $5. The museum also will have hands-on crafts for all ages from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. You don't need a ticket to participate in these free crafts.
Cary will host a Three Kings Day event from 2:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m., Saturday, at Bond Park in Cary. A variety of Spanish speaking countries will participate in a parade, walking in traditional dress with some musical accompaniment.
Lakota John Locklear, an accomplished,14-year-old musician, will perform a free concert from 3 p.m. to 4 p.m., Sunday, at the N.C. Museum of History in Raleigh. The Lumbee/Lakota Native American is a "bluez" musician and singer who plays the dobro bottle-neck slide guitar and harmonica. He grew up listening to his dad's music library and started playing the harmonica at age 7, guitar at age nine and slide guitar at age 10.
And we have some special museum exhibits in their final weeks:
The N.C. Museum of Natural Sciences' special exhibit on Genghis Khan runs through Jan. 16.
The N.C. Museum of Art's Rembrandt in America continues through Jan. 22. The museum offers family tours at 10:30 a.m. Saturday and Sunday. The topic this month is Little Dutch Masters and is a great tour to go on before heading over to the Rembrandt exhibit with kids. Check out my earlier post on taking kids to the Rembrandt exhibit for more information.
The Museum of Life and Science in Durham has two special exhibits this season. The Wonderland Express features model trains traveling through a wintry North Carolina scene. It runs through Jan 15. And Race: Are We So Different?, which explores the science, history, and everyday impact of race and racism, ends Jan. 22.
Of note: Morehead Planetarium and Science Center in Chapel Hill is closed for maintenance through Jan. 20,


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TechNavio's analysts forecast the Global Video Surveillance as a Service market to grow at a CAGR of 28.1 percent over the period 2012-2016. One of the key factors contributing to this market growth is the increasing demand for video surveillance. The Global Video Surveillance as a Service market has also been witnessing a growth because of the need for various companies to focus on their core activities rather than worry about the security requirements of their respective companies. However, the initial high cost of infrastructure required in this market could pose a challenge to the growth of this market.
TechNavio's report, the Global Video Surveillance as a Service Market 2012-2016, has been prepared based on an in-depth market analysis with inputs from industry experts. The report covers the North American, the EMEA and the APAC regions; it also covers the Global Video Surveillance-as-a-Service market landscape and its growth prospects in the coming years. The report also includes a discussion of the key vendors operating in this market.
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Pipeline Exports to Mexico Hit 7-Year High.
U.S. pipeline exports to Mexico reached 1,867 million cubic feet per day (MMcf per day) on Tuesday, June 5, according to data from BENTEK Energy LLC (Bentek). This is the highest daily volume of U.S. exports to Mexico in the 7.5 years for which Bentek has data available. Pipeline exports from Texas usually make up around 75 percent of the total U.S. pipeline exports to Mexico, while exports from the other Southwestern border states make up the balance.
U.S. exports to Mexico have displayed strong growth since 2011, as Mexico increased its natural gas-fired power generation amid declining domestic natural gas production. Strength in U.S. supply, as well as relatively low natural gas prices, have made U.S. natural gas an attractive option for Mexico.
The Henry Hub day-ahead price registered a modest increase for the week, dipping on Thursday and Friday before climbing on Monday and Tuesday, closing the week at $2.41 per MMBtu, up 0.8 percent. In the Northeast, cooler temperatures helped generate significant price increases earlier this week, with a return to more seasonal temperatures moderating end-of-week prices.
At the NYMEX, the July 2012 contract ended the week virtually unchanged, rising slightly from $2.418 per MMBtu last Wednesday to $2.421 per MMBtu yesterday, an increase of 0.1 percent. Prices dropped late last week, falling to $2.326 per MMBtu on Friday, but rose on Monday and Tuesday before retreating slightly yesterday. The 12-Month Strip (average of June 2012 to May 2013 contracts) closed yesterday at $2.999 per MMBtu, up 3.8 cents per MMBtu (1.3 percent) for the week.
Prices at many downstream trading locations registered overall declines, dropping on Thursday and Friday before gaining ground toward the end of the week. For example, spot prices at the Algonquin Citygate trading point for delivery into Boston, which started the week at $2.70 per MMBtu, fell to $2.31 per MMBtu on Friday and then rose for much of the remainder of the period to close yesterday at $2.57 per MMBtu (down 4.8 percent for the week). Similarly, prices at the Transcontinental Pipeline's Zone 6 trading point (which serves New York City markets) declined from $2.59 per MMBtu last Wednesday to $2.29 per MMBtu on Friday, then climbed to $2.54 per MMBtu by week's end (down 1.9 percent).
Total consumption for the report week registered an overall decline, with a decrease in power sector demand offsetting increases in other sectors. According to estimates from Bentek, domestic natural gas consumption fell by 2.8 percent from last week, driven by a decline of 10.1 percent in power sector consumption. Residential/commercial and industrial sector consumption ended the week up 9.3 percent and 1.3 percent, respectively. For all sectors, consumption exceeded levels for the same week last year.
Total supply for the week registered an overall decline of 1.3 percent, reflecting a similar drop in dry gas production. According to Bentek estimates, domestic weekly dry gas production was 1.3 percent lower than the previous week (although 2.6 percent above the same time last year). Imports from Canada also rose modestly (1.5 percent), with increases in shipments to the West and Midwest offsetting declines in the Northeast. For the week, imports from Canada stand 19.3 percent above year-ago volumes. Liquefied natural gas (LNG) sendout dropped sharply, down 32.7 percent from last week; sendout volumes remain well below (73.5 percent) year-ago levels.
Working natural gas in storage increased to 2,877 Bcf as of Friday, June 1, according to EIA's WNGSR. This represents a net injection of 62 Bcf from the previous week. This week's injection was 37 Bcf lower than the 5-year (2007-2011) average injection for the same week. During the same week last year, the implied net injection was 81 Bcf. Working inventories are currently 713 Bcf (33 percent) greater than their year-ago levels and 687 Bcf (31 percent) greater than the 5-year average.
All three storage regions posted increases this week. Inventories in the East, West, and Producing Regions increased by 38 Bcf, 13 Bcf, and 11 Bcf, respectively. In the Producing Region, working natural gas inventories decreased 1 Bcf in salt cavern facilities and increased 12 Bcf in nonsalt cavern facilities.
Temperatures in the lower 48 States during the week ending May 31 were 4.7 degrees warmer than the 30-year normal temperature and 1.4 degrees warmer than the same period last year. The average temperature in the lower 48 States was 70.7 degrees, 4.7 degrees higher than the 30-year normal of 66.0 degrees. While overall temperatures were a few degrees warmer than normal, temperatures varied somewhat across Census Divisions. The Middle Atlantic and New England Regions in the Northeast were particularly warm, averaging 9.7 and 7.9 degrees, respectively, warmer than the 30-year normal. In the West, the average temperatures in the Pacific and Mountain Regions were both about a degree (1.4 and 1.0, respectively) cooler than the 30-year normal.


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New Hampshire Civil Jury Instructions
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Annually updated and revised, New Hampshire Civil Jury Instructions provides comprehensive civil jury instruction coverage, pursuant to the recommendations by the Superior Court Civil Jury Instructions Committee, as well as non-standard instructions. New and revised instructions apply to such areas of law as juror voir dire, negligence and causation, comparative fault, collateral sources, informed consent in medical malpractice actions, and much more. The annual edition retains pertinent comments of the Committee on Pattern Jury Instructions and incorporates updates to the Use Notes and Sources information. The subject matter index, table of cases, table of statutes, and table of sources are also annually updated to reflect expanded and revised civil jury instruction coverage. Jury Instructions are used by:
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The sample jury instructions will help legal professionals to avoid costly errors and to prepare for trial more quickly. The instructions authored by the courts lend themselves to ready customization to the facts of the case and expedite preparation for court. The vast array of forms in New Hampshire Civil Jury Instructions will save hours of expensive and frustrating research and replication.
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Spiritual Surf: The new controversy about . . . yoga
A breakout book puts the favorite workout of celebs and the spiritual on the defensive
A disciple of B.K.S. Iyengar says that yoga teachers injure themselves as much as football players: "How Yoga Can Wreck Your Body" (New York Times)
Recovering yogi Glenn Black: the vast majority of people should give up yoga (Daily Mail)
Five years in the making: The Science of Yoga: Risks and Rewards (Simon & Schuster)
Blowback from the yoga industry: Teachers rally to keep their students (The Daily Beast)Read more


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That's pronounced MO-ICE. It stands for Microsoft Office Isolated Conversion Environment, and yes, you should have it.
What MOICE does and why you need it
MOICE uses the converters in the 2007 Office release to convert Microsoft Office binary format files (used in Office 2003 and earlier) into the Microsoft Office Open XML format. This process helps to remove the potential threat that may exist if the document opens in the binary format. MOICE converts incoming files in an isolated environment to help protect against potential security threats.
This helps prevent malicious attacks using potential security vulnerabilities in legacy file formats.
Where to download MOICE and learn more
Read KB 935865 (Description of the Microsoft Office Isolated Conversion Environment update for the Compatibility Pack for Word, Excel, and PowerPoint 2007 File Formats). This article provides you with more information, along with installation instructions. These instructions include:
- Installing the Compatibility Pack for Word, Excel, and PowerPoint 2007 File Formats
- Installing updates that include MOICE
- Running commands for enabling MOICE
- Changing some registry settings
This KB article provides the procedures and download locations for each of these steps.
Additional background information
See David LeBlanc's blog post on MOICE for more information about the isolated conversion environment.
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Flowers are like teenagers, blooming gracefully into adulthood so they can brighten up otherwise lifeless cubicles. Witness the budding innocence of nature with this Groupon.
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- $10 for admission to the Greenheart Canopy Walkway for one person (up to a $21 value)
- $23 for admission for two adults and up to four children under the age of 18 to the Greenheart Canopy Walkway for a family (a $46.20 value)<p>
This Groupon includes admission to the UBC Botanical Garden.
The Greenheart Canopy Walkway is a 1,010-foot-long aerial trail system suspended 50 feet in the air. The walkway weaves through remote areas of the treetops above the native coastal temperate rainforest at the end of the David C. Lam Asian Garden, which flourishes with flora such as western red cedars, douglas firs, and western hemlocks and fauna such as bald eagles, coyotes, and woodpeckers.Visitors are invited to explore the Greenheart Canopy at their own pace as self-guided guests.
Canopy walkway guests should wear comfortable footwear and plan on walking the entire time. Open-toed shoes, such as sandals and flip-flops, are not allowed on the walkway. Guests should also keep both hands free to hold on to the canopy guide ropes. Small children must be able to walk on their own or be carried in an approved child backpack or carrier; carrying children in one's arms or in any other fashion is not permitted. Strollers, walkers, and wheelchairs are also not permitted on the walkway.
UBC Botanical Garden
The vibrant blooms and lush foliage of approximately 50,000 plants greet visitors' eyes as they wander along the outdoor paths of the UBC Botanical Garden, the recipient of a National Tourism Award. Guest are encouraged to make small talk with plants on display, which include international varietals such as Asian maple trees, alpine and montane flora, more than 400 species of rhododendrons, and vascular plants from the rainforest.


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SPRINGFIELD, Mo. - Sen. John McCain called Wednesday for the construction of 45 new nuclear reactors by 2030 and pledged $2 billion a year in federal funds "to make clean coal a reality," measures designed to reduce dependence on foreign oil.
In a second straight day of campaigning devoted to the energy issue, the Republican presidential nominee-in-waiting also said the only time Democratic rival Barack Obama voted for a tax cut it was a "break for the oil companies."
McCain said the 104 nuclear reactors currently operating around the U.S. produce about 20 percent of the nation's annual electricity needs. "Every year, these reactors alone spare the atmosphere from the equivalent of nearly all auto emissions in America. Yet for all these benefits, we have not broken ground on a single nuclear plant in over 30 years."
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