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As a service to law profs who have not found a way to vacation in Europe free this summer this is a public service announcement. First, obviously, after having gotten your school to pay your way you want to be sure to spend as little time conferencing as possible. So here is the perfect one day conference to justify your $1500 plus airfare.
Conference on
Legal Education and Legal Profession in the Global World - Polish-American Perspectives
Commemorating the 15th anniversary of the Center for American Law Studies
a joint program of the University of Florida Levin College of Law and the University of Warsaw, Faculty of Law and Administration
June 16, 2014 r. (Monday)
Aula A.3, Collegium Iuridicum II, Lipowa 4, Warsaw
8:30 Registration. Coffee
9:00 Opening of the Conference
Professor Krzysztof Rączka, Dean, Faculty of Law and Administration UW; Professor Robert Jerry, Dean, Levin College of Law, UF
9:15 The Law School of the Future: How We Need to Change Legal Education to be Adapted to Rapidly Changing World
Moderator: Professor Łukasz Pisarczyk; Panelists: Professor Robert Jerry, Dean, Levin College of Law, UF; Professor Tomasz Giaro, Vice Dean, UW; Tomasz Wardyński, esq. Wardyński i Wspólnicy; Professor Hubert Izdebski, UW
10:45 Coffee break
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Moderator: Professor Julian Juergensmeyer, GSU; Panelists: Professor Maria Kenig-Witkowska, UW; Professor Stuart Cohn, UF; dr Ewa Gmurzyńska, UW/UF; Roman Rewald, esq., Weil; Witold Kowalczyk, student UW
12:45 Lunch for participants
13:30 The Changing Role of Lawyers in the Global World
Moderator: Professor Wojciech Kocot, UW; Panelists: Professor Jon Mills, UF; Agnieszka Stefanowicz-Barańska, esq., Dentons; Witold Daniłowicz, esq, DJW Legal; Andy Hall, esq., Hall, Lamb & Hall, Miami;
15:00 Coffee break
15:15 Comparing Polish and American Law Teaching Methods: Lessons from the Past for the Future;
Moderator: Professor Stu Cohn; UW; Professor Adam Bosiacki, UW; Professor Tomasz Stawecki, UW; dr Rafal Morek, UW; dr Kacper Gradoń, UW
16:45 Conclusion of the Conference. Presentation of Certificates to 2013/14 graduates of the Center for American Law Studies.
17:15 Reception

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I gave you a little hint earlier today about the added challenge for this week. Yes, this week is all about the mail! If not conquered, it can easily become a disease that infests kitchen counters, your dining table, the desk...the list goes on and on! So this week, we are adding on a task that is more about organizing than cleaning...but don't worry, I've got plenty more cleaning tasks to throw at you, for now:
This task should be fairly easy. If you feel as though this is another daunting addition, refer to my previous post to give you some tips on how to really take charge of your snail mail. As I said before, it's ok if the mail isn't all "handled" just so long as it's in its spot. You don't need to pay each bill that comes in right away, just have a place on your desk to pay it later. The key is that your mail is organized and not just piling up!
And of course, don't forget about our first 4 daily tasks:
1. Make Your Bed!
2. Empty the Sink!
3. Clear the Clutter!
4. Sweep the Kitchen Floor!
5. Sort the Mail!
Are we having fun yet? :)
And as always, post a comment telling me how well you did last week on the challenges, regardless of how well you did. You know why...you're a smart cookie.
Oh! I forgot to give my stats! I was 7/7 on the sink, 7/7 on the clutter, 7/7 on the bed...and 6/7 on sweeping. I completely forgot on Saturday night, but I did it right away on Sunday morning- it worked well since I had the Cider Crawl that day anyway, so I wanted a nice fresh sweep!


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FMLA: District of Columbia
Federal law and guidance on this subject should be reviewed together with this section.
Author: Peter J. Petesch, Littler
- The District of Columbia Family and Medical Leave Act of 1990 (DC FMLA) provides eligible employees with the right to take leave for certain family and medical-related reasons. To the extent federal and state laws differ, whichever law provides greater benefits and protection to the employee will apply. See Covered Employers.
- While on leave, employees are protected with respect to certain reemployment and benefit rights. See Reinstatement.
- The DC FMLA differs from the federal Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) in several important respects. For instance, it covers more employers than those required to provide leave under FMLA and broadens the definition of who constitutes a family member for purposes of determining whether an employee is entitled to take time off to care for that family member. See Covered Employers; Purposes and Length of Leave.
- Paid sick leave is available to eligible employees, and the amount of paid sick leave available varies by the size of the employer and the amount of hours the employee works. See Paid Sick Leave.
- Employers may be required to provide time off to recover from childbirth as a reasonable accommodation. See Pregnancy-Related Accommodations.
- The District of Columbia has enacted the Universal Paid Leave Amendment Act of 2016, which provides employees with paid parental, family and medical leave benefits that are funded by employer contributions. See Paid Family and Medical Leave.


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Active controlled energy absorber using responsive fluids
An impact absorber employs dilatant (shear responsive) fluid that is subjected to a controlled, low amplitude, high frequency oscillatory stress which controls the stiffness of the fluid. Piezoelectric transducers, voice coils, and other forms of transducers may be used to apply controlled vibratory stress to the fluid. The energy absorber may be used in protective body armor, medical devices such as splints and casts, vehicle safety absorbers and many other products which benefit from ability to control the stiffness of the energy absorber.
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This invention relates to energy absorbing materials and structures.
Energy absorption materials are commonly encountered in everyday life: from bubble wrapping and Styrofoam, classically used for packaging protection; to car bumpers, fenders and headrest foam used in vehicle industry; to shoe soles, human protection gear and sports equipment. The use and need for energy absorption materials are countless as are the different materials, and at times, mechanisms used for this purpose. Generally, energy-absorbing pads are made from polymeric foams, or sometimes, polymeric materials (rubber). At times they also include mechanisms like fluid pockets, piston-like fixtures, springs, and any combinations of the above.
The reason for the many varieties is that each pad or material is tailored for a specific type of impact. The difficulty of choosing the right material arises from the fact that compliant materials, which are more comfortable to wear, are very good at absorbing small impact energies, but "bottom out" or saturate and became no longer useful if input energies are large. On the other hand stiffer materials are able to absorb a large amount of energy but are typically uncomfortable as they do not readily conform to shape, and therefore do not adhere to the surface. This can be a big problem for human protective gear like orthopedic supports, bulletproof vests, helmets, etc. This is a well-known problem commonly referred to as the "conflict of stiffness".
Energy absorption materials can be classified as "passive" and "active" materials. Passive materials have specific material characteristics that cannot be varied; for example foams or polymeric materials. These are the most common class of energy absorbing materials and are also the simplest. Active materials on the other hand can be controlled and their material properties changed in order to tailor their energy absorbing characteristics to different impact loading. A few examples of these materials are described in the U.S. patents discussed below. These material can be optimized, a priori, to work over a range of impact energies, and are normally characterized by only two states, an "off state," compliant and comfortable; and "on state," stiff and energy absorbent. The change in the amount of energy absorption or the "gain" is chosen a priori. The mechanism of activation is normally the impact itself, rather then external activation and requires specific and ideal conditions such as large deformations. These materials are efficient, but they rely on passive activation and cannot be "actively tuned" through external user control to best match a given operational setting.
In the myriad applications of energy management there is the need for a controllable, adaptive and active energy absorbing material. For example, such a material with these characteristics could be used in shoes, for which the stiffness of the sole could be actively adapted to the user's weight and the type of terrain encountered. Another possible application could be in sports equipment; for example, hollow ski bodies filled with this material would allow the skier to actively control the ski's flexibility. Another class of potential applications for these materials is in medical devices wherein, if the material could be tuned to be extremely stiff, it could be used to create adjustable splints or braces. Imagine putting on a soft sleeve to the patient's arm or leg until it is in the right position and then turning the material on and it becomes a rigid cast. Another possible application could be in the field of firearms; for example, these active tunable materials could be used to absorb the shock from a gun's recoil.
Numerous earlier patents have dealt with the development of materials for "passive" energy management; for example, absorbing, dissipating and/or shunting energy. Fluids and fluid flow have been an integral part of many of these patents because of their energy dissipation and load shunting characteristics. Some examples are U.S. Pat. No. 5,564,535 issued to J. N. Kanianthra, U.S. Pat. No. 3,672,657 issued to B. O. Young et al., and U.S. Pat. No. 5,915,819 issued to E. Gooding that describe structures comprising of a plurality of fluid-filled cells or reservoirs, wherein energy dissipation is achieved through restriction of fluid-flow through orifices or in-between cells and reservoirs. Fluids have also been used to form the underlying matrix of the structure itself so as to provide a damping or a load shunting effect. For example, World Patent No. 09949236 describes an energy absorbing material wherein elastomeric capsules are dispersed in a matrix liquid.
However, none of these structures provide energy management over a large dynamic operating range. As the magnitude of applied forces increases, an increasing device stiffness or thickness is required to prevent the material from saturating or "bottoming out". These structures thus necessitate a trade-off between user comfort and device rigidity, and are prone to changes in ideal external conditions. On the other hand, devices employing a shear-thickening (dilatant) fluid can be designed to be comfortable and compliant under lower applied stresses and naturally increase in rigidity as the applied loads or forces increase. As described below, the present invention employs a shear-thickening fluid which has a self-adjusting viscosity and hence its utility extends to a large dynamic operating range.
U.S. Pat. No. 5,545,128 issued to W. C. Hayes et al. and U.S. Pat. No. 6,701,529 issued to L. J. Rhoades et al. also employ shear-thickening (dilatant) fluids for energy dissipation by incorporating them in bladders, envelopes or cells. These structures are able to provide a large operating range; however, they suffer from a lack of controllability tunability and adaptability. They are "passive," that is are dependent upon and responsive to ideal and specific external loads only. Thus, under a given set of external conditions and forces, the energy dissipation in these devices is passively fixed and independent of the user demand or specified requirements. Further these materials cannot be used in medical devices such as splints and braces since there is no mechanism to activate them into a rigid cast.
U.S. Pat. No. 4,759,428 issued to K. Seshimo, U.S. Pat. No. 4,852,533 issued to F. Doncker et al., and U.S. Pat. No. 5,645,138 issued to H. Takima et al. describe systems in which dilatant materials are used to suppress vibrations (and respond differently to different frequency vibrations), but provide no mechanism for controlling stiffness in order to manage anticipated impacts. In these prior systems, energy absorption is optimum only at a single deformation rate rather than for the different rates that practical devices will encounter during use.
The present invention takes the form of methods and apparatus for controlling the rheological properties of a dilatant material by imposing a controlled, oscillatory deformation from an external source to subject the material to a controlled deformation rate which varies the viscosity of the material. The stiffness of the material may be controlled by varying the magnitude or the frequency (or both) of the applied oscillatory deformation stress. The applied stress may be varied within a range in which the viscosity of the dilatant material varies as said controlled deformation varies.
Preferred embodiments of the invention provide an active energy management structure which employs a dilatant (stress responsive) material to absorb or redistribute impact energy, and includes one or more transducers for applying a controlled vibratory stress or strain to the dilatant material that increases its viscosity as the applied rate of deformation increases. A sensor coupled to the transducer(s) that is responsive to the actual or anticipated magnitude of an impact may be used to automatically vary the controlled vibratory stress or strain to increase said viscosity as the magnitude increases.
The transducers and the shear responsive fluid reservoir may take the form of a shaped or flexible absorber that can be worn on the body as protective, impact absorbing body armor. A controlled impact absorber implementing the invention may be used to protect vehicle occupants against crash injuries, as an adjustable recoil pad used with firearms, as a cushioned support of controllable stiffness used in athletic shoes, and in many other applications which benefit from the invention's ability to tune and control the stiffness of an impact absorber under different circumstances.
These and other features, advantages and applications of the invention may be more clearly understood by considering the following detailed description of specific embodiments of the invention. In the course of this description, frequent reference will be made to the attached drawings.
The description that follows defines a number of terms and explains certain concepts by way of introduction:
Viscosity: Viscosity is a measure of a material's resistance to flow. It is calculated as the ratio of the shear-stress to the shear-rate.
Stress: Stress is a distribution of forces over an infinitesimal area.
Strain: Strain is a measure of a body's change in shape. The change in strain with time is the strain rate.
The rate of deformation or the rate at which adjacent layers of fluid move is the shear rate.
Hooke's law: Hooke's law defines the mechanical behavior of an ideal solid, relating the applied strain (ε or γ) to the resultant stress (σ or τ) through a factor called the modulus (E or G). Thus, σ=Eε (tension, bending) or τ=Gγ (shear). The modulus is a measure of the material's stiffness (i.e., its ability to resist deformation). The linear region in which the modulus does not change when the strain is changed is called the Hookean region.
Newton's Law: Newton developed a relationship similar to Hooke's law for ideal viscous fluids, relating the stress (τ) linearly to the shear rate (dγ/dt). Thus, τ=μ dγ/dt, where μ is the coefficient of viscosity. A fluid is Newtonian if, when sheared, its viscosity does not depend on shear rate.
Newtonian Versus Non-Newtonian Flow: Water and mineral oil are Newtonian, but not many other materials behave this way. Most fluids are non-Newtonian, their viscosity changing with changes in shear rate. This means the expression τ=μ dγ/dt, where μ is constant, is only valid at a particular shear rate. Changing the shear rate changes the viscosity. Various types of non-Newtonian behavior are known, differing by how the viscosity changes with shear rate, and whether or not the flow pattern is time-dependent. The time-independent types are called Bingham, pseudoplastic (shear-thinning), and dilatant (shear-thickening); the time-dependent types are called thixotropic and rheopectic.
For Bingham fluids, a critical yield stress (τc) must be exceeded before flow begins. Until then, the material behaves as a Hookean solid; beyond τc, it behaves as a Newtonian fluid. No-Drip paints and ketchup are Bingham fluids.
In contrast with Bingham fluids, most fluids show a curvature in their stress versus strain rate curves after exceeding the critical stress, and the apparent viscosity increases or decreases with the rate of deformation. This is exhibited, for example, by toothpaste, lipstick, and oil drilling muds.
For many materials, flow begins as soon as a deformation rate is applied. If the fluid's viscosity decreases with increasing shear rate, the phenomenon is described as being shear-thinning (or pseudoplastic). Molten polymers, polymer solutions, bread dough, and a variety of suspensions, emulsions and other structured fluids used as pharmaceuticals and cosmetics exhibit pseudoplastic flow.
Moist sand, PVC plastisols, aqueous suspensions of penicillin powder, and other densely packed dispersions increase in viscosity when they are sheared at an increasing rate. After the altered structure stabilizes, at a constant deformation rate the viscosity becomes constant. This shear behavior is called dilatancy and materials that exhibit that behavior are called dilatant or shear-thickening materials.
Preferred embodiments of the present invention employ an adaptive active mechanism for energy absorption that uses dilatant fluids which can be rapidly and reversibly actuated by imposing small amplitude high frequency oscillations. The dilatant fluid is a highly concentrated suspension disperse and stabilized in a carrier fluid that behaves like a low conventional viscosity fluid when low shear rates are applied but increases its viscosity and ultimately solidifies at high shear rates.
There are two ways to achieve shear-induced thickening of these dilatant fluids: the first which has been exploited in the past is achieved by applying a large deformation or strain at a high enough rate. See, for example: S. N. Robinovitch, W. C. Haynes, T. A. McMahon, Energy-shunting hip padding system Attenuates femoral impact forces in a simulated fall. Journal of Biomechanical Engineering, 1995. 117: p. 409-413; and Young S. Lee, Erik D. Wetzel, Norman J. Wagner, The ballistic impact characteristic of Kevlar woven fabrics impregnated with a colloidal shear thickening fluid. J. Mat. Sci., 2003. 38(13): p. 2825-2833.
The second way, which is implemented by the preferred embodiments of the present invention, achieves shear-induced thickening by inducing a localized rapidly varying shear field. One way to achieve this is to apply a small amplitude high frequency oscillation to the dilatant fluid. When oscillating, the effective strain rate applied on the fluid is defined as {dot over (γ)}=γ0ω, where γ0 is the amplitude of the shear strain and ω is the frequency at which it is applied. Effectively, oscillating at a frequency ω at a shear strain γ0 is equivalent to a large strain deformation at a shear rate {dot over (γ)}γ0ω as illustrated in
The construction of the material/mechanism might consist of, but is not limited to, a layer of dilatant fluid sandwiched between two oscillating plates and it could be expanded to multiple layers. As seen in
The plates do not necessarily need to be rigid in their entirety, but can be an array of small oscillators that can bend relative to each other, as in a flexible frame illustrated in
A very important consideration is the magnitude of the strain obtainable by the oscillating plates. When a fluid is sandwiched or squeezed in between two plates, the magnitude of the vertical strain to the shear strain felt by the fluid is a function of the aspect ratio between the height and length, as given by the following relation:
where {dot over (γ)}local is the local shear strain rate experienced by the fluid, H is the gap height (seen at 307 in
As an example only, consider an oscillating plate obtained by placing a number of small piezo transducers in an array of the type illustrated in
Commercial Applications
Using the principles of the invention, shear-thickening fluids can be actively controlled and excited instantly to a desired viscosity state. The ability to control the viscosity of shear thickening fluids by subjecting the fluids to controlled vibratory oscillations has potential applicability in a number of areas. Applications utilizing these adaptive properties will typically consist of shear-thickening fluids in the desired geometry with transducers in the form of plates, sheets or stacks and associated electronics to control the frequency and amplitude of oscillations and to provide power to the transducers. Illustrative applications of the principles of the invention are described individually below. Energy absorbing materials and structures which embody the invention may be used in applications ranging from ballistic armor, devices used in automotive industry, helmets, sporting equipment, protective clothing, biological splints and many other devices.
Ballistic Armor applications: Impact protection and ballistic protection is the primary function of a soldier body armor and user-controllable energy dissipation through shear-thickening fluid impregnated clothing could serve the dual purpose of providing comfort under normal use and protection from impact and blunt trauma in threat-posing conditions. The present invention could also prove useful for controllable blast protection, vibration dissipation and recoil reduction in military equipment and weaponry systems. For example, the protective clothing seen at 601 in
Protective clothing and Medical devices: The human body is susceptible to damage due to external stress, impact and shocks. Protective clothing and garments such as orthopedic supports, braces, splints, slings and wraps are commonly used for injury, fracture prevention and protection. These garments or devices usually use fluid or foam based padding materials together with a rigid load-bearing frame that surrounds the susceptible body tissues and bones for energy dissipation and load shunting. The present invention would prove useful in these and numerous other protective devices for a large range of conditions that are experienced in everyday use such as normal use to simple bruises, cuts to high-impact physical activity and accidents. Further, devices based on the technology described in the present invention have an added advantage of being user-controllable.
Sporting gear and equipment: Sporting gear like shoes, helmets, gloves, supports and braces is commonly used for both comfort and injury prevention. A fluid-based device is especially useful since it is conformable to the body part in contact and, in the case of a shear-thickening fluid, the energy absorption capacity of the device self-adjusts to the applied loads, stresses. These comfort, compliance and protection characteristics of the device can further be actively controlled using an imposed stress deformation field as described in the present invention.
Energy management for Automobile applications: Automobiles require a wide array of energy absorbing structures, and energy management for passenger safety and comfort is an important concern. The seat backrest and headrest provide comfort to the passenger by absorbing small shock energies under normal driving conditions. The knee bolster located below the steering wheel absorbs impact from the passenger's knee during a frontal crash. The A/B/C pillar trims cushion the shock to the passenger head in a frontal or side-car impact. Also, crumple zones or deliberate weak spots in strategic locations collapse in a controlled manner during a crash to dissipate energy. The principles of the present invention may be employed to allow all these structures to be adaptive to different passenger-dependent protection requirements while also being compliant and comfortable under normal driving conditions.
In addition to the illustrative applications described above, the principles of the invention may be applied to advantage in many other applications where adaptive stiffness or energy-absorbing materials are used, including robotics, haptic devices utilizing force-feedback, and medical devices like catheters, surgical gloves etc.
In the illustrative embodiments described above, piezoelectric devices were used to subject a shear-thickening fluid to controlled oscillations to vary its stiffness. A number of different kinds of transducers can be used to externally activate shear-thickening fluids. The associated electronics that is connected to these transducers will usually comprise of, but is not limited to, a D.C. or A.C. power supply such as a battery, automotive battery etc. and a function generator or a frequency controller to convert the power from the source into an applied oscillating current or voltage of the desired amplitude and frequency. Some transducers may also require additional electronic components, such as a voltage amplifier in case of piezoelectric actuators. Generally speaking, the amplitude of the oscillations can be controlled using a voltage controlled power supply while the frequency can be controlled using a function generator, frequency controller or variable frequency oscillator.
Embodiments of the invention may work in one of two different modes of operation: impact mode and continuous use. In the impact mode, the device responds to imposed stress and therefore imposed strain rate which activate the dilatant fluid. In the impact mode, the fluid remains at a low viscosity state before impact and is "primed" with by applying a small imposed oscillatory field to the fluid so that it responds to even small deformation impacts whereas, with no oscillation applied, the device responds to larger impacts by undergoing a transition to high viscosity and high damping state upon impact. Thus, a given device designed to respond properly to large impacts can provide improved response to small impacts by applying a small controlled high frequency oscillation to the fluid to partially stiffen the device for small impacts.
In the continuous use mode, an oscillatory field is applied to change the material properties of the system. Specifically, the device's operating point on the viscosity curve can be shifted by adjusting the frequency and amplitude of the oscillations as shown in
The devices used to apply vibratory energy to the shear responsive fluid, here called "actuators" or "transducers," convert one form of energy to another. The present invention may employ actuators that convert any form of input energy into oscillatory motion with controllable frequency and amplitude. A number of such transducers are available commercially and have been described in issued patents. The type of transducer that is used will depend on the needs of the particular application including specific power levels, geometrical constraints, desired output oscillation frequency and amplitude. The manner in which typical transducers are driven using control electronics has been illustrated above. Actuators than may be used as components in appropriate applications include the following which are described in the identified issued patents, the disclosures of which are incorporated herein by reference:
- (a) Piezoelectric actuators available from PI (Physik Instrumente) L. P. of Auburn, Mass., including sheet/stack devices PI (P-007, P-056) described in U.S. Pat. No. 5,834,879 and bimorph devices PI (P-288, P-289) described in U.S. Pat. No. 4,625,137. See also, U.S. Pat. Nos. 4,812,698 and 6,741,710;
- (b) Electromagnetic actuators, including swinging armature and magnetic motor devices available from Jinlong Machinery & Electronics Co., Ltd. of Zhejiang, China (model nos. 4AL- and 4KL-) and from SANYO E&E America Company of Bensenville, Ill. (model nols. 4L-M- and 5L-M-); voice coil actuators available from Koyo Electronics (AK Series) and from Dain Electronics (model M36A550) and described in U.S. Pat. No. 6,553,126;
- (c) Fluidic devices, including the pneumatic motors available from All Air Inc. (MMF models) and described in U.S. Pat. No. 6,807,892;
- (d) Shaped memory alloy devices available from the Memory Alloy Division of G. RAU GmbH (see U.S. Pat. Nos. 4,700,541 and 5,061,914;
- (e) Magnetorestrictive devices, including the AU-1 models available from Etrema Products (see U.S. Pat. No. 5,850,109; and
- (f) Electroactive polymers, including the Micromuscle available from Hitech Polymers (see U.S. Pat. No. 6,781,284.
Suitable shear thickening fluids may be formed by mixing the compounds listed in the table below with solvents such as such as alcohols and water (30%-65% particles v/v):
It is to be understood that the methods and apparatus which have been described above are merely illustrative applications of the principles of the invention. Numerous modifications may be made by those skilled in the art without departing from the true spirit and scope of the invention.
1. A method for controlling the rheological properties of a dilatant material comprising the step of imposing a controlled, oscillatory deformation stress to said dilatant material from an external source at a controlled deformation rate to control the viscosity of said material.
2. A method for controlling the rheological properties of a dilatant material as set forth in claim 1 wherein said step of applying a controlled, oscillatory deformation stress to said dilatant material comprises varying the magnitude of said deformation stress to vary said controlled deformation rate.
3. A method for controlling the rheological properties of a dilatant material as set forth in claim 1 wherein said step of applying a controlled, oscillatory deformation stress to said dilatant material comprises varying the frequency of said deformation stress to vary said controlled deformation rate.
4. A method for controlling the rheological properties of a dilatant material as set forth in claim 1 wherein said step of applying a controlled, oscillatory deformation stress to said dilatant material comprises varying the magnitude and frequency of said deformation stress to vary said controlled deformation rate.
5. A method for controlling the rheological properties of a dilatant material as set forth in claim 1 wherein said step of applying a controlled, oscillatory deformation stress to said dilatant material comprises controlling the magnitude of said controlled deformation rate within a range extending from a minimum applied deformation rate at which said dilatant material exhibits a reduced viscosity and a maximum applied deformation rate at which said dilatant material exhibits an elevated viscosity.
6. A method for controlling the rheological properties of a dilatant material as set forth in claim 1 wherein said step of applying a controlled, oscillatory deformation stress to said dilatant material comprises controlling the magnitude of said controlled deformation rate within a range of deformation rate magnitudes within which the viscosity of said dilatant material varies as said controlled deformation rate varies.
7. A method for controlling the rheological properties of a dilatant material as set forth in claim 1 wherein said step of applying a controlled, oscillatory deformation stress to said dilatant material comprises controlling the magnitude of said controlled deformation rate within a range in which said dilatant material thickens as said deformation rate increases.
8. An active energy management structure comprising, in combination,
- a dilatant material for absorbing or redistributing impact energy,
- a transducer for applying a controlled vibratory stress or strain to said dilatant material that increases the viscosity of said dilatant material as the rate of deformation of said material induced by said vibratory stress or strain increases.
9. An active energy management structure as set forth in claim 8 further including means coupled to said transducer and responsive to the actual or anticipated magnitude of said impact energy for varying said controlled vibratory stress or strain to increase said viscosity as said magnitude increases.
10. An active energy management structure as set forth in claim 8 wherein said transducer is mechanically coupled to said dilatant material.
11. An active energy management structure as set forth in claim 8 wherein said dilatant material is positioned within a container having one or more side walls and wherein said transducer is attached to said one or more side walls.
12. An active energy management structure as set forth in claim 8 wherein the magnitude of said controlled vibratory stress or strain is varied to adjust said rate of deformation.
13. An active energy management structure as set forth in claim 8 wherein the frequency of said controlled vibratory stress or strain is varied to adjust said rate of deformation.
14. An active energy management structure as set forth in claim 8 wherein the magnitude and the frequency of said controlled vibratory stress or strain are varied to adjust said rate of deformation.
15. An adjustable energy absorber comprising:
- a dilatant fluid,
- a source of a time varying electrical signal,
- one or more transducers electrically coupled to said source and mechanically coupled to said fluid for subjecting said fluid to oscillatory stress having an frequency and magnitude which is related to the corresponding frequency and magnitude of said time varying signal, and
- means for adjusting the frequency or amplitude of said time varying signal to vary the stiffness of said dilatant fluid.
16. An adjustable energy absorber as set forth in claim 15 wherein said one or more transducers comprise an array of individual transducers which together form a flexible panel in contact with said dilatant fluid.
17. An adjustable energy absorber as set forth in claim 15 wherein said adjustable energy absorber is shaped to be worn on the body to protect against impact energy.
18. An adjustable energy absorber as set forth in claim 15 wherein said adjustable energy absorber is attached to the interior of a vehicle to protect a vehicle occupant against impact energy.
19. An adjustable energy absorber as set forth in claim 15 further including sensing means for detecting an actual or anticipated impact and means coupled to said sensing means and to said source for increasing the frequency or amplitude of said time varying signal to increase the stiffness of said energy absorber when said actual or anticipated impact is detected.
20. An adjustable energy absorber as set forth in claim 15 wherein said dilatant fluid is sandwiched between two or more layers which contain said one or more transducers.
Patent History
Type: Application
Filed: Nov 12, 2005
Publication Date: May 17, 2007
Patent Grant number: 7896019
Applicant: Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Cambridge, MA)
Inventors: Giorgia Bettin (Cambridge, MA), Suraj Deshmukh (Cambridge, MA), Gareth McKinley (Acton, MA)
Application Number: 11/270,971
International Classification: F17D 1/16 (20060101);


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The Rainy City
It's the end of the world. It always rains. Rain beats against the walls. It seeps through the shutters. It pours off the mossy backs of the gargoyles. It turns streets into streams and rivers.
Teetering, damp towers lean against rotting townhouses. Servants dash through storms on petty errands. Fireplaces sputter weakly, and spellbooks filled with moldy spells rot in spite of the protections lavished on them for their precious contents.
The great school of magic used to be here. But that was before the world ended and the rains came. Now the old school is mostly under the bay, its secrets ruined and lore lost. Oh, a few of the highest towers peak out of the waters, testifying to its presence. Ferrymen use the towers as moorings and wayposts when the rain and fog make navigating the bay treacherous. But the school is from a past world.
But there is magic here. Wizards hide themselves away in their damp townhouses, each one jealously guarding the few secrets he still has, scrounging and scheming for more. The richest men live on the three peaks on the north bay, where the rains pour off the dark rocks in waterfalls. The poorest live in the sump, a low lying slum that is as much a swamp as it is a city. The desperate, striving tradesmen build their townhouses in rings that cling to the lower slopes of the peaks. Strange foreign merchants dock but rarely stay. The incessant gloom and rain drive all but the greediest or most hopeless men to move on as quickly as they come.
Rainwater pours off the backs and from the mouths of the gargoyles that decorate the stone towers and keeps. They plot too. Some say said they plot to destroy the city, but wizards sometimes hire them to keep watch over their petty secrets, anyway. Most find that rough men are security enough. Violence comes easily to them, and they care little for sorceries. But thieves can make a fortune here, if they are quick and clever. From the lowliest medium to the greatest wizard, the mages hire experts to steal spells and enchanted items from their enemies. And from their friends.
It's the end of the world. The rain never stops. And there's no one left to trust in but yourself.
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Combat at best is something to be done quickly so as to get on with the fun...
Going through some old White Dwarf magazines, I stumbled across this letter from Gary Gygax responding to a (quite critical) article about combat in D&D, written by Roger Musson. This argument about realism in D&D is an old one (clearly), and you'll probably recognize some of the themes, which are still being earnestly repeated today. I've reproduced Gary's letter in its entirety, with no changes to formatting. All emphasis is from the original.
What strikes me is the comment quoted in the title of this post. While I recognize the danger of taking a specific, context-bound argument and treating it as if it's a "true" revelation about someone's overall opinions, I still find this comment on the place of combat in D&D worth quoting.
White Dwarf #7, June/July 1978, Letters, p. 11
Dear WD,
I read the article Combat and Armour Class by Roger Musson with considerable dismay. It appears that the good gentleman does not know what D&D is all about.
Dungeons & Dragons is a fantasy game, of course, and this most reasonably indicates that statements regarding "realism" in a game must go out the window. (Quite frankly, there is no game with any true realism in it, or it would be real and not a game. Folks seeking realism should go and participate in whatever the game is based on, if possible, viz. if they are looking for realism in wargames they should enlist in the military service.) It got worse thereafter.D&D is a HEROIC fantasy game. Who can slit Conan's throat at a blow? The examples are too numerous to mention, but the point is that the game is aimed at allowing participants to create a heroic character who is not subject to some fluke. Getting killed requires a lot of (mis-)play in most cases. How does the fighter escape the dragon's breath? The same way other superheroes do – bending a link of chain or slipping into an unnoticed crevasse in the rock he was chained to or whatever, i.e. the same way all other larger-than-life sword & sorcery heroes manage to avoid certain death.
In summation, most players find that the game of seeking and gaining, with the ensuing increase in character capability is the thing. Combat at best is something to be done quickly so as to get on with the fun, and IT MUST NOT BE LOADED SO AS TO GIVE PLAYERS NO CHANCE TO ESCAPE IF IT IS GOING AGAINST THEM. Neither, of course, must it be a walkover. (And Conan is usually in a shirt of mail in battle!) Enough said.
Best Wishes,
E. Gary Gygax, Lake Geneva, USA.
Friday, March 13, 2009
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D&D links -- resources, historical anecdotes, and actual play reports
When it comes to articles related to D&D history, not all these sources agree on all points (of course), but together they are a fairly rich resource.
There are a couple very interesting sources on proto-D&D. The tradition of the "free kriegspiel" is one precursor that can be googled fairly easily. A direct precursor can be found in Dave Wesely's "Braunstein" game. At the Acaeum, Wesely himself has commented a bit about his contribution, and there are some good links at the Wikipedia page on Wesely. This link is worth looking at, as is this interview with Dave Arneson, which also mentions Wesely and Braunstein. Ewilen also has a summary, as well as other relevant links and comments in his livejournal archives.
Another precursor in the free kriegspiel tradition appears to be Mike Korns's "Modern War in Miniature." Wilf Bakchaus ("Chivalry and Sorcery, 1976) talks about Korns's game in this short but interesting piece at "Places to Go, People to Be."
Historical Notes and Anecdotes
Some of the players from the early days of D&D have talked about their memories of game play on various forums. Greg Svenson (gsvenson) and Bob Meyer (robertthebald), two of Dave Arneson's players from the early days talk about Blackmoor in this thread. Svenson adds additional thoughts on Blackmoor here and there.
Mike Mornard, another player from D&D's early years (from both Gygax's and Arneson's games), is a fairly prolific poster on RPG.net and other message boards. Here are a handful of his anecdotes of historical interest:
1. on henchmen, strongholds, the D&D endgame
2. on learning the rules through exploration and again
3. on the use of minis in D&D and again
4. on XP, treasure, and wandering monsters.
Actual Play Reports
Greg Svenson also has a D&D page, which is home to his "The First Dungeon Adventure" actual play report. He has another actual play report here, this time with orcs.
At least one of Gary Gygax's actual play reports is online and can be found at this board.
House Rules
Here are the main reports on Gary Gygax's house rules: version 1 was compiled by R. Fisher and version 2 is a very quick post by Gary on the topic (his username at ENWorld was "col_pladoh").
For comparison purposes, here's an RPG.net account of a Dave Arneson run D&D game and his house rules.
For more old school house rules, here's a copy of The Perrin Conventions on the OD&D boards.
Classic D&D References
Here's our current rules reference document (pdf) for Basic/Expert D&D play. It's primarily for use with the Moldvay/Cook Basic and Expert sets, but some of the pieces are from Mentzer's edition and the Rules Cyclopedia, from the Holmes Basic set, and from the OD&D books. The document is originally based on Robert Fisher's Classic D&D quickref, with a generous helping from Philotomy's OD&D musings, especially the combat sequence notes he drew up based on Swords & Spells.
Robert Fisher's Classic D&D page is full of great thoughts and ideas that influenced the approach I took with our D&D game last fall. His quickref was the basis for my own rules reference sheet, and I found his articles On thief skills in classic D&D and I used to think... both interesting and useful early on.
I partially hijacked one of Judd's livejournal posts a few weeks ago and I don't think I linked to it here. So now I am. Just some thoughts on why some folks might not agree that 4e really nails the heart of what D&D is. I should probably add that I don't have any particular take on 4e myself yet: I haven't even read it yet and I don't pretend to have an intelligent opinion on it. My thoughts in this post have more bearing on traditional D&D. Here's the discussion for reference. My posts are fairly long and scattered throughout, but they're concentrated in two blocks: here and here. I also touched on some thoughts about the rhythm of D&D play in a short comment in an RPGSite post a couple years ago.
Longer Articles
Wired posted an article with a number of interesting historical bits and pieces, and there are some interesting bits in this Believer article, though to my mind, it's a bit spottier.
This is a necessarily partial and limited overview, entirely rehashed and without anything substantially new in it. But you still might find something useful in there if you're interested in D&D.


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So what is Infinity? The best way to describe is is probably as a maze of individually themed rooms that use darkness, lights, lasers, projections and other methods to disorientate your senses and otherwise amuse you. It's definitely what you might call "trippy". There is a strong interactive element as you try to find your way on to the next stage. The music and sounds can be a bit loud in parts, but it adds to the experience.
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One 14-oz. can spicy fire-roasted tomatoes
1 onion, chopped
1 tbsp. minced garlic
2 bay leaves
2 cups beef stock
1 pound carrots, sliced
8 ounces frozen or fresh green beans
Directions: Place beef in slow cooker. Cover with tomatoes, onion, garlic, bay leaves, and stock. Cover and cook on low heat for 6 hours. Add carrots and green beans; cover and cook for 2 additional hours on low heat. Remove bay leaves before serving.
Zesty Lemon Herb Turkey Breast
8 Servings
Juice and zest of 2 lemons
2 tbsp. minced fresh rosemary
1 tsp. crumbled dried sage
2 tbsp. Dijon mustard
½ cup water
2 cloves garlic, crushed
Salt and freshly ground black pepper
1 turkey tenderloin (approx. 2 lbs.)
Directions: To prepare marinade, mix all ingredients except turkey. Place turkey in bowl and coat well with marinade; refrigerate 4 to 6 hours or overnight. Place turkey and marinade in slow cooker. Cover and cook on low heat for 8 hours, or until tender. Serve with vegetables or salad, or thinly slice to eat as homemade deli meat.
Slow Cooker Chicken Parmigiana
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¼ tsp. dried basil
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¼ tsp. salt
Pinch of red pepper flakes (optional)
1 large egg
4 boneless, skinless chicken breast halves
3 ounces mozzarella cheese, sliced or grated
One 24-ounce jar marinara sauce (no added sugar)
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Day 2:
Amman City – Madaba – Nebo – Dead Sea
Start early at 08:00am, drive approx. 45min. (40km) to Madaba to visit the Byzantine church was built there by early Christians, which has been expanded into a vast complex. Also within the area is Mount Nebo, one of the most revered holy sites of Jordan and the place where Moses is believed to be buried. Drive approx. 01 hour (60km) to the Dead Sea, the lowest point on earth and the only place where you can experience floating effortlessly on a sea.
Day 3:
Dead Sea – Kerak – Petra
After check out 12:00, drive approx. 02 hours (115km) to visit Kerak, an ancient Crusader stronghold, Kerak sits 900m above sea level and lies inside the walls of the old city. The city today is home to around 170,000 people and continues to boast a number of restored 19th century Ottoman buildings, restaurants, places to stay, and the like. Throughout the castle, dark and roughly-shaped Crusader masonry is easy to discern from the finely-crafted blocks of lighter and softer limestone used in later Arab work. From Kerak drive approx. 02 ½ hours (150km) to Petra. Optional Petra by night; A visit to the city at night to light candles and dim lighting and the rhythms played accompanied with beautiful Rababa and carries with it a new character in the tourism, which is no longer silent or merely take notes on the potential location and stones, and thus complete the elements of the scene image, voice and touch.
Day 4:
Petra – Wadi Rum
Start your visit to Petra at 08:00; the visit takes approx. 03-04 hours. The giant red mountains and vast mausoleums of a departed race have nothing in common with modern civilization, and ask nothing of it except to be appreciated at their true value – as one of the greatest wonders ever wrought by Nature and Man. Petra, the world wonder, is without a doubt Jordan's most valuable treasure and greatest tourist attraction. Drive approx 2 hours (150km) to Wadi Rum. Enjoy a lunch at a Bedouin tent and a 02 hours jeep ride in Wadi Rum desert; this is a stupendous, timeless place, virtually untouched by humanity and its destructive forces. Here, it is the weather and winds that have carved the imposing, towering skyscrapers, so elegantly described by T.E. Lawrence as "vast, echoing and God-like…"
Day 5:
After breakfast, enjoy a camel ride in Wadi Rum for 01 hour. Drive approx. 04 hours (380km) to Amman.
Day 6:
After check out, drive approx. 35min (45km) to QAIA for departure. End of tour.


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¾ Singing
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There are still lots of these if stated. Let's take a look with piano lessons. There are situations in which most children give up in learning this instrument. Very few then are taking this course and be able to fully understand it, even proceeding to something advance for those who passed the different levels of this lesson. Some would ask if it has something to do with the students or the mentors.
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SESSION - 21/Feb/2003
Medium: Jorge R. Olguin
Entity that came to talk: EON (the Absolute)
Interlocutor: Who is going to communicate today?
Eon: I am Eon… It's important to know that everything created always has a reason. It has been said in previous sessions with Masters of Light that each created universe, due to the elevation of the spirits, raises an octave. That caused that each Creation, each Big Bang, was an octave higher.
Interlocutor: Can we make questions, or first, we listen to your message?
Eon: You can make questions. Questions are valuable because with my answers you come to glimpse part of the truth… Being in your place - obviously I am always in your place, I would make this question: Why create a universe twenty octave lowest and then create twenty successive universes of 40 billion years to reach the highest octave? Why not create a universe directly with the highest octave?
Interlocutor: That would be a really important question... I wondered: Why create? Why the Creation? Perhaps the answer is, and I'm replying to myself, that is precisely the essence of the Absolute, as the "last essence" of thing… it is not possible to ask, because there would be no answer, why is this way and not another? Is it something like that?
Eon: Only in part. But you can ask why. The essence of life itself is the essence of the universe, and is the essence of the Whole. It would be unthinkable to say that something exists, at level of maximum energy, without in turn being life that accompanies it. Returning to the hypothetical initial question, that is, why create a universe with a low vibration that is progressing as life evolves. Because as it was stated recently that the whole cosmic is accompanied by life, this life has the mission to raise the vibration of the universe because it's within its essence. The particular mission of each spirit is service and the overall mission of all the spirits is to raise the universe. That is the essence. This is a play on words for you.
Interlocutor: Then at the same time, does the Absolute also raises as the spirits and the universe? Specifically, does the Absolute also evolve?
Eon: The Absolute does not evolve, only accompanies.
Interlocutor: Is the essence of the Absolute the Creation?
Eon: The answer is no, because something that covers everything, is above, inside, outside…
Saying that the Absolute is the Creation is limiting Him.
Interlocutor: Could the Absolute stop creating or his essence is to create and therefore cannot stop creating?
Eon: The Absolute is as much creation as no creation. The essence of the Absolute is joy and the Creation is, in itself, joy, and therefore cannot split one another. Joy and Creation always go together.
Interlocutor: Could we say that the percentage the Absolute uses of himself for the Creation of the universe, for example… is 10%?
Eon: You cannot talk about percentages…
Interlocutor: But the Absolute is outside of the Creation… Is that correct?
Eon: "Within", "outside"… are mere words. I repeat that there are no percentages. Please note that the Absolute is aside from any parameters that you may have on the physical plane.
Interlocutor: To put it somehow, are you, EON, the Absolute or are you below him? And if so, in what plane would you be?
Eon: I am in no plane. I am over the planes and within the planes…
Interlocutor: Then, are you the one we call God, the Creator, the Absolute…?
Eon: Correct.
Interlocutor: Are you the end of everything? I mean that if after you, is there anything else?
Eon: The words beginning and end come together permanently… One more question because the vessel is much destabilized and has difficulty transmitting the concepts…
Interlocutor: Okay… Beyond you, what is there? Nothingness?
Eon: There is no beyond. The Absolute is Everything. There is no beginning and no end. Time has no end, as the Big Crunch is not an end but a beginning.
Interlocutor: I understand… I don't know how to say this but when we all living beings will immerse or plunge into the Absolute, would this just be the end of a cycle and the beginning of a new one?
Eon: That's right… greetings to all…
Interlocutor: So long EON, and thanks.
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Have you heard that ABC/the producers of the shows, The Bachelor and The Bachelorette are being sued for racial discrimination? The plaintiffs, two African-American men, claim that because the shows have never featured African-American bachelors or bachelorettes in their entire 23-season run, they are discriminating against people of color. If you ask me, they have a slam dunk case. We'll see what the producers can come up with for a defense. But quite frankly, I have never watched the show because based on the premise alone -- a man gets his freak on with 20 plus women in a short period of time, in front of a million viewers and then tries to pick the woman he wants to spend the rest of his life with --sounds like the stupidest and most degrading idea I've ever heard. In fact, rather than calling it, "The Bachelor," I think the show should be called The Pimp.
If someone was going to sue a network for not featuring people of color in their regular cast, I have some better suggestions on where to fight this fight. Here's a list of shows I'd like to see with more diversity in the mix.
1. Saturday Night Live. Could we please get a Black woman in the regular cast so the two Black male cast members can stop dressing in drag? And while we're at it, a Latina, Asian and/or any other woman of color would be really appreciated. Why is it that only White girls get to be funny?
2. Law & Order. I am a loyal fan, but wouldn't it be great to get a Black/Hispanic/Asian female cop on the beat? And keeping Tamara Tunie, who played the medical examiner on the show, with the dead people in the morgue, is probably the reason she quit.
3. Modern Family. Okay, so Modern Family is supposed to be so great because not only is it funny, but they have a diverse cast. Let's check that diversity. They have two gay white men, with an adopted Asian daughter. They have a Colombian mother and her son. I'm not saying this isn't progress, but nobody in the cast is really pushing any racial boundaries. I'd love to see a Black family somehow become part of the show. A neighbor, a love interest for one of the kids? Someone's boss. There are endless possibilities.
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The Dow is on its way up and Congress is heading home for Spring break, so expect silence from that part of town for a while. We do, however, expect a stronger budget bill to emerge shortly after Congress' return on April 20.
Except, of course, for the sound of those knives sharpening for Obama's 100-day report cards. The man's never gotten anything but an A, but if Paul Krugman is his loyal opposition and Rush says he's a communist, what can we expect? Anyway, it's a few weeks off.
In prep for that, expect lots of back and forth pontificating over O's budget passage -- or at least grandstanding in conservative Repub districts. Not that that's anything new...
(And is a celebrity profile of Krugman really the best Newsweek can do on the real economic questions of the day? Read the Economist, please, for some real journalism. Or track the duelling blogs of CBO director Doug Elmendorf and Obama budget office director Peter Orszag.)
We'll hear more about the G-20's plans (enough money? enough regulation?), though not as much as we would like.
The media will still be breathlessly tracking the Obama World Tour through next week. Michelle and Barry hit up France and Germany today (Michelle v. Carla fashion smackdown? C'mon, MSNBC, give us a break...), and Bush-weary Europeans are welcoming the new administration with open arms. Expect the fawning to continue through early next week. In the meantime, U.S. news will keep focusing on the economy and unemployment. Bummer.
Yay, Iowa! The Iowa Supreme Court ruled a gay marriage ban unconstitutional, and it's welcome news in the wake of Prop 8. We hope this will encourage more states to keep up the momentum.
Oh, and let us not forget our favorite infamous Illinois crackpot. He's sure to take the lead in late-night punchlines after his return from Disneyworld to face multiple indictments -- 16, to be exact. While the pundits give Congress a break, they'll be hyperfocused on Blago. It also means we'll be hearing a lot about Jesse Jackson Jr., who, according to the Hill, sought an appointment from the guy. This could have big implications for his possible run for Senate seat next year. Popcorn, anyone?
The Week That Was
The Obamas took London by storm. "Ich bin ein Berli- LONDONER!" Good old Queen E looked... sadly confused and fragile as she warmly welcomed the Obamas into Westminster. Couldn't help wondering -- is it time for Charles' 15 minutes soon? Or is it right to Princess Di's lookalike rock star son Wills? (And ABOUT THAT IPOD -- what is it with the Obamas and their diplomatic gifts? I know their Mamas taught them better than that! Please vote -- strange statement? Or just clueless?)
What's good for GM is good for America... right? Well, everyone rioting at the G-20 in London might agree that canning under-performing and over-paid CEOs is a good first start. And we're not so sure Krugman is right. Practice by nationalizing the car companies (Republicans hate the Unions, anyway), then move on to the real problem -- the financial sector.
Still in Europe -- we watched the blood in the streets and wondered where the fuss was in the U.S. We're still waiting for REAL rioting. Man the barricades, mes enfants!
Back in the States, we have to say, thank goodness for Eric Holder. Nice to have a real attorney general again after 8 years of the Bush admin. Ted Stevens has been acquitted a little late, but it's wonderful to see a non-political AG at work. And h/t to Holder's request to about race -- do you think than an African-American man is more sensitive to charges of prosecutorial misconduct than a privileged white man?
Thank you, venerable UK Guardian newspaper, for the best April Fool's joke of the week. "Guardian to go to all Twitter format," blared the headline. "Nothing worth saying is over 140 characters." Made ya look! By the way, this whole Google-taking-over-Twitter thing is probably just another rumor, but it did make a splash in the blogosphere this week. What do you think -- any chance of rumor becoming reality?
Keira Knightley lent a helping hand to Rihanna and all women dealing with domestic abuse with a brutal new PSA. But we're not sure. Effective PSA or hard porn? Everyone's gonna watch this, and seeing Keira (or anyone, really) getting hit that hard is shocking at first. But will it lead to action?
And just a small note about the future of the Gray Lady: yes, it's grave, but is it worse than Darfur?
Speaking of violence and disaster, our hearts go out to the families of the victims in Binghamton, NY.
We predicted Spring would COME and the Dow would GO, but seems like we got the opposite. Oh, global warming must be worse than we expected! (There was a lovely day or two this week; keep your fingers crossed for more!)
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A penetrating novel about the Iraq War's inevitable collateral damage—the lives of the mothers and wives left behind.
In 2005, Ellen Silverman barely registers the war in Iraq, ensconced in her ivory tower, working on her beloved Edith Wharton novels. But then Mike joins up. Mike Cacciarelli is her ward, a wayward kid who found a family and a legal guardianship with Ellen. Her son, Wes, is at college, and her high school daughter, Jane, is finding herself (blonde dreadlocks, fighting for causes), so Ellen is snobbishly shocked that a boy half-raised in her bookish house would enlist. The novel's second strand follows Lacey Diaz, married to Ed, a major in the Army Reserve on his second deployment. She knows their marriage is a mistake—straight-laced Ed sneers at Lacey's wild side—but the union offered a stepfather for her son, stability, respect. While Mike is away, Ellen writes letters about pride and fear, sending him books on the absurdity of war. But then he's injured, sent home with a missing leg, and Ellen is devastated. While Ed's away, Lacey begins an affair with Jim, a good guy from the old neighborhood who loves her any way she comes. Then Ed is sent back, blind and brain injured; Lacey knows this is punishment for her adultery. The harrowing second half of the novel takes place at the Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, where Ellen and Lacey find themselves unlikely comrades in arms, negotiating the bureaucracy and sheer terror of their situation, the physical therapy and PTSD, and a future they don't want to think about. Tedrowe's examination of military families is honest and nuanced, and she manages to wrestle some kind of equanimity for the flawed heroes of her tale.
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Alum Rock Union School District trustees Esau Herrera, Khanh Tran, and Dolores Marquez (with attorney Maribel Medina) are up to the same dirty tricks that have plagued ARUSD for decades: They are trying to fire yet another superintendent.
They are conducting a witch hunt against Superintendent Hilaria Bauer, trying to deflect attention away from the true problem: the improper contracts the district has with the Del Terra Group and its questionable work/practices. Bauer is doing the right thing and the harassment must stop.
We learned of their actions because of a Public Records Act request pointing out procedural errors in closed session.
Had the SCCOE fiscal adviser not pointed them out, Bauer would be gone.
Bauer is the best superintendent ARUSD has had in quite some time. We can't lose her to this board and this attorney.
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British showjumper, Jessica Mendoza, today lost one of her top horses, Ramiro De Bello. The foal died due to colic complications. The 16-year old horse had undergone an eye operation after an accident at Jessica's stable in the Netherlands.
Mendoza, currently in Florida to attend the prestigious Equestrian Festival, was quoted as saying: "It's been such a sad and tough week for him and all of us. "I couldn't have asked for a better few years on him. He took me from winning at my first Global Champions Tour to winning my first Derby and car. "He was the most cheeky and cheerful character who has a special place in all my team's heart," she said.
Son of Mozart Des Hayettes, De Belle, was ridden by the likes of Jerome Guery and Lambrecht before teaming up with Jessica in 2013. The couple enjoyed decent success together winning all classes of Europe and established themselves as the fastest pair on the circuit.
The talented foal won his first career victory under Jessica Mendoza, and he helped her win her first car. Their finest moment was winning a two-phase at the CSI5* Longines Global Champions Tour (GCT) of London. They defeated the French Roger Yves Bost in the process. They also won the prestigious Derby in Eindhoven earlier that year, where they were crowned victors piping heavily favourites William Funnell and Billy Onslow into the second spot. The duo's last performance came in November'16 when they competed in the Madrid Horse Week. They also won three classes in a row together recently at CSI2* Vilamoura, Spain.
Jessica Mendoza was among the five winners of the prestigious FEI Awards back in 2015 becoming the youngest British senior championship team member for nearly four decades. Among her other major honours are Gucci Masters in Paris in 2014 and gold medals at the pony and junior European level. A regular member of the Great Britain's Nations Cup teams, Jessica was recently travelling reserve for the Rio Olympics last year with her other top horse, Spirit T. Mendoza is a regular contributor to the British magazine, PONY. She is one of UK's top equestrian athletes who broke in the top 10 British showjumping riders in Spring'15. She achieved her first CSI4* event win in April'14 riding Spirit T and the late Ramiro de Belle Vue.
Ramiro De Belle has three children, one of which is performing at a 1.30 m level with Delphine Perrin.


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There had been a prior brief moment of crisis when Princess had informed me that she didn't think it should be given to her friend as a gift. However this passed when she clarified that was because she wanted to keep the pillow for herself. What better endorsement could there be?


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