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A group of flash animators that was spawened from a group of outcasts from a larger group, the clock crew. their flashes are based on inanamate objects with locks for faces instead of eyes, ears mouth, etc. they, like the clock crew's characters, talk with computer-generated voices, but lack the little triangle thingy that appears over the head of clock crew characters when they talk to identify who is talking because they lack mouths. as you can probably gather, they are very closely related to the clock crew. here is the relation: THEY DO NOT LIKE THEM. and they occasionally making flashes that show them kicking clock crew ass, the vice versa is made by clock crew members.
the lock leigon made a good flash the other day. BLAM IT.
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An Ethernet Frame Check Sequence is always appended to the end of a frame in the Data Link Layer. Why is it appended to the end of the frame and not somewhere else?
I thought about it and think it might have something to do with how e.g. CRC-checksums are calculated and that it's easier performed by hardware if the structure of a frame is header+payload+crc rather than header+crc+payload.
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|Mar 3, 1987
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|Dec 8, 1983
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|Dec 17, 1982
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|Alan Boot
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|Ferranti Plc
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|Patent Citations (2), Non-Patent Citations (4), Referenced by (11), Classifications (8), Legal Events (9)
|External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, Espacenet
This invention relates to head-up displays, and in particular to method of providing an extended instantaneous field of view in such display.
Head-up displays are well known, and are used to enable an observer to view a scene ahead of him whilst at the same time viewing a separately-generated display. Usually, the observer is the pilot of an aircraft, and the display shows certain parameters relating to the flight of the aircraft. In practice, the display is combined with the scene by using a combiner in the form of a partially reflecting surface onto which the display is projected through a collimating lens. The instantaneous field of view is a function of both the collimating lens diameter and its distance from the observer's eye. However, there are practical limits to increasing the instantaneous field of view by increasing the collimating lens diameter or shortening the lens-to-eye distance, and in consequence other methods have been sought to achieve this increase. In particular, efforts have been directed towards providing an extension in the elevation direction. "Elevation" in this sense has to be defined with reference to the attitude of the aircraft or pilot, and not with reference to external axes. One technique for providing the extended field of view involves using a second combiner extending parallel to the first but displaced in the elevation direction relative to the first combiner. With this configuration, the partially reflecting coatings are graded to give subjectively uniform transmission and reflection characteristics when viewed from the normal eye position. This produces the desired extension of the instantaneous field of view but is not without potential drawbacks, there being three potential sources of shading across the field of view. The lower edge of the upper combiner or a reflection of this via the lower and upper combiners may cause sharp lines or shadows to appear across the field of view. In addition, if the observer's eye is above or below the normal viewing position, a band of either lower or higher transmission will occur where the combiner graded coating overlap is no longer optimised. Any one of these features may in extreme cases be confused with the horizon.
It is an object of the invention to provide a method for extending the instantaneous field of view in a head-up display without the problems referred to above.
According to the present invention, a method is provided for extending the instantaneous field of view in elevation in a head-up display. The display includes a combiner through which the scene may be viewed by an observer and a display unit having a display surface from which light of a predetermined wavelength is directed by a collimating lens onto the combiner for reflection towards the observer combined with the scene. The method of the invention comprises providing a combiner in the form of a thick phase holographic optical element and disposing the thick phase holographic optical element so that the element extends between the limits of the chosen instantaneous field of view in the elevation direction and is oriented so as to provide an extended instantaneous field of view in that direction perpendicular to the nominal sight line. The element has a holographic fringe pattern formed therein in the form of parallel fringe planes and the element is disposed such that each fringe plane extends perpendicular to the plane bisecting the angle of intersection between the nominal sight-line and the optical axis extending between the combiner and the collimating lens, and such that the individual fringe planes are inclined to the plane of the combiner.
The invention will now be described with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which:
FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of a conventional head-up display;
FIG. 2 indicates the fields of view of the display of FIG. 1;
FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram of a head-up display illustrating the method according to the invention; and
FIG. 4 indicates the fields of view of the display of FIG. 3.
Referring now to FIG. 1, this shows a conventional head-up display having two combiners, and hence known as a "dual combiner" head-up display. The drawing shows the limits of the instantaneous field of view in elevation by means of chain-dotted lines.
The drawing shows the observer's eye 10 viewing generally along a nominal sight-line 11 through a first combiner 12. A display surface, such as the screen 13 of a cathode-ray tube 14, produces a display which is reflected by a mirror 15 along the optical axis 16 of a collimating lens 17. The optical axis 16 and sight-line 11 meet at the combiner 12, and the light from the display surface 13 is reflected back towards the observer 10 as collimated light, light from points other than the centre of the display surface 13 being perceived at varying angles with respect to the sight line. The display surface and external scene are visible in combination through a "porthole" 18, which is the image of the collimating lens in the combiner, and hence the observer's instantaneous field of view is defined by this "porthole".
A second combiner plate 19 is located above and behind the plate 12 and provides a second "porthole" 20 which overlaps but extends above the first one. FIG. 2 shows, for each eye of the observer, the four overlapping "portholes" 21 seen in any one head position. The observer can clearly move his head, and these four "portholes" will also apparently move in opposition with respect to the collimated image and the scene. The total field of view 23, is that range of angles over which the observer will with appropriate head and "porthole" alignment be able to see the whole of the display surface 13 superimposed on the external scene.
The combiner plates 12 and 19 are coated, and the coatings are graded where the fields of view overlap, but it is still possible, above or below the nominal head position, for the observer to see a dark or a light shadow across his field of view where the graded coatings no longer match, and also a line where the bottom of the upper plate ends, either directly, or as a double reflection in both combiners, or both. This can cause serious problems. In addition, the structure necessary to support the two combiner plates, and the plates themselves, are necessarily fairly bulky. The two combiner plates are shown as being inclined at 45� to the sight-line, but this angle depends upon the physical arrangement of the components, and may vary as the optical axis of the collimating lens is inclined to suit any particular arrangement.
FIG. 3 illustrates an embodiment of the method of the invention, which overcomes the problems referred to. The two combiner plates 12 and 19 of the arrangement shown in FIG. 1 are replaced by a single thick phase holographic optical element 31. This element is inclined at an angle to the nominal sight-line 11 such that the element extends over the entire field of view of the observer. The original plates 12 and 19 of the dual-plate combiner of FIG. 1 are shown in broken line, and it will be seen that the holographic element 31 extends from the position occupied by the lower limit of plate 12 to that occupied by the upper limit of plate 19.
A thick phase holographic element is an element which is many optical wavelengths thick and has fringes formed in it in the form of variations in refractive index. It also has the property that for reflection by constructive interference all the light reflected from any one fringe and also from successive fringes must be in phase. A result of this is that the element will reflect only one particular wavelength in a particular direction. The wavelength is chosen to be that of the light emitted by the display surface, that is the screen of the cathode-ray tube 14. Light passing through the element from the external scene will have this particular wavelength missing from its spectrum.
It is necessary, as shown in FIG. 3, that the fringes, shown schematically at 32, are parallel to one another and the longitudinal edges thereof (not shown in FIG. 3) extend perpendicular to the nominal elevation direction. In addition, the planes of the fringes 32, i.e., the lateral edges seen in FIG. 3, are inclined to the surface of the holographic element in such a way that they lie in planes parallel to the original separate combiner plates 12 and 19. This means the the fringes must be perpendicular to the plane bisecting the angle of intersection at the combiner between the sight-line 11 and the optical axis 16 of the collimating lens 17. As stated earlier, this angle will obviously vary as the physical arrangement of the components of the display is varied, and will usually be in the range 60� to 120�.
Referring again to FIG. 3, the effect of using the single holographic element will be to produce a single "porthole" 33, apparently inclined to the sight-line 11. Hence as shown in FIG. 4 the instantaneous field of view for each eye will be elongated in the elevation direction but also slightly tapered. It is also clear that the initial constraint with the dual combiner system which limited the instantaneous field of view extension, namely the necking effect between the two overlapping portholes in FIG. 2 no longer applies, and in consequence the distance between the two combiners used in constructing the equivalent single holographic combining element can be extended or compressed in order to obtain the desired vertical field of view extension.
Nothing has been said about the optimisation, construction, or manufacture of the holographic optical element used in the invention, since both of these aspects are well-known and described in the available literature.
It is obviously a simple matter to replace the existing combiner plate or plates in conventional head-up displays with a holographic optical element to provide the extended field of view in the elevation direction without any visible discontinuity problems.
Further, the optical efficiency of the holographic element is much higher than that of a conventional combiner plate. Up to 90% of the light from the cathode-ray tube screen is reflected towards the observer, compared with perhaps 25% for the conventional combiner. In addition, the holographic element transmits up to 80% of light of other wavelengths, somewhat more than with the conventional combiner.
|Cited Patent
|Filing date
|Publication date
|Feb 24, 1981
|Aug 16, 1983
|Pilkington P.E. Limited
|Head-up displays
|Title not available
|Collier et al, Optical Autography, Section 1.6, pp. 16 18, Academic, Press, N.Y., 1971.
|Collier et al, Optical Autography, Section 1.6, pp. 16-18, Academic, Press, N.Y., 1971.
|Swift, D. W., "Diffractive Optics for Avionic Displays", AGARD Conference on Advanced Avionics and the Military Aircraft Man-Machine Interface, Proceedings, No. 329, Feb., 1982, pp. 31-1 to 31-8.
|Swift, D. W., Diffractive Optics for Avionic Displays , AGARD Conference on Advanced Avionics and the Military Aircraft Man Machine Interface, Proceedings, No. 329, Feb., 1982, pp. 31 1 to 31 8.
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|Jul 8, 1985
|Aug 25, 1987
|Kaiser Optical Systems, Inc.
|Holographic multi-combiner for head-up display
|Mar 3, 1989
|Jun 5, 1990
|Designs By Royo
|Easy viewing device with shielding
|Jan 6, 1987
|Jan 29, 1991
|Hughes Aircraft Company
|Holographic rearview mirror and method of producing same
|May 15, 1990
|Jul 14, 1992
|Designs By Royo
|Easy viewing device with shielding
|Sep 2, 1986
|Sep 1, 1992
|Saint-Gobain Vitrage
|Windshield reflector for imaging signals into view of driver
|Mar 7, 1991
|Apr 6, 1993
|Ergonomic Eyecare Products, Inc.
|Vision saver for computer monitor
|Nov 19, 1992
|Apr 9, 1996
|Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.
|Vehicular display system forming display image on front windshield
|Nov 14, 1996
|Aug 4, 1998
|Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
|Display apparatus and displaying method for image display producing stereoscopic effect
|Jul 3, 2012
|Elbit Systems Ltd.
|Personal display system with extended field of view
|Jul 16, 1993
|Jan 26, 1995
|Romazan Baislanovich Mafagel
|Prism for obtaining a direct image
|Feb 11, 1998
|Aug 13, 1998
|Mcdonnell Douglas Corporation
|A graded dielectric combiner and associated fabrication method
|U.S. Classification
|359/13, 345/7, 359/630
|International Classification
|Cooperative Classification
|European Classification
|Feb 1, 1984
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What do we get?Half a share of the new company?Could that be about $5 or %6?Seems to give some added value to buying HRS under 30.
My guess if you sell you shares when u get them u will be lucky to get $1. So it's a OK dividend but nothing to hold the stock for.
Here's what you get. For every share of HRS that you own you will receive .24 shares (roughly one-fourth) of HSTX (Harris Stratex). So, if you had 100 shares of HRS, you would receive 24 shares of HSTX. The stock for HSTX has mired below $4 for a long time but is in the mid 4's now. The folks on the HSTX board have been speculating how the release of over 50% of the company stock will affect the price. Some feel that the bigger float volume will allow big money funds to enter the stock thus supporting the price higher. However, some think there will be a temporary drop in the HSTX stock as all of the HRS owners sell their HSTX. I think it will be chaos until HSTX reports two quarters on their independent financials.
I think in the near term you will see a lot of downward pressure on Stratex networks as the various S&P 500 index funds that own Harris dump their ownership in the subsidiary. Fundamentals aside, these are typically good buying opportunities because the big funds simply have to dump the stock. Whether HSTX is a good buy at any price is probably a subject for a different post (and perhaps a different discussion board). I believe Harris's earnings in Q2 were artificially low due to the writedown associated with its ownership in HSTX; if you remove that writedown from the P&L you will see a strong company with steady revenues and a "wide moat" trading at a very low multiple. Hopefully post-spinoff the P&L's optics will look better and HRS will have significant upside.


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At the time that I am writing this review, this movie has an abysmal
rating on IMDb (less than five stars).
If IMDb were a room full of people with exceptional taste, I guess I would understand why. The movie is thoroughly derivative; it tries a little too hard. I get the feeling that it's supposed to be a 'Hunger' for the modern era, moody and atmospheric-- they've even traded the classical and operatic soundtrack for haze-scene and low key beats looped with synth harpsichord melodies -- and yes, sometimes it falls a bit short and comes off amateurish.
But IMDb is not a room full of people with taste, so I don't get it. There so many movies on this site with absolutely no redeeming value that have ridiculously high ratings. This movie, while not art, did try; it never came off heavy handed, overall it was approachable, and entertaining. I keep asking myself what about it is causing people to react so negatively; the only thing I can figure is that perhaps the vampire crowd are portrayed as too cultured or something, I don't know.
Ultimately I guess I'm writing this review for people like me, those who put a lot (perhaps too much) stock in IMDb ratings. As a fan of films like The Hunger and the whole 'artsy, excessively classy but tortured immortal' cliché I can honestly tell you that I didn't think this film was an utter waste of time (at least no more so than many other movies). It was a perfectly fine hour and a half spent on a rainy afternoon.
I find its current rating a bit unfair.
This movie isn't clever or witty; it tries way too hard. Brooks comes at you a gag a second with farts, silly puns-- hardly even a chuckle. I respect the guy, I've seen other things of his that I found pretty amusing, just not this one. Perhaps there's just something of this movie that's been lost to time. I get that its dated. I tried watching it with the mindset that at the time it was produced, it was probably pretty shocking and I completely admit that most contemporary humor isn't any better, but I stopped watching at about 3/4 of the way through, I just couldn't take it anymore, not because I think its racist or anything like that-- I get that the film has a more-or-less positive message in that regard-- but because its just not funny.
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This film, technically and aesthetically stunning, is certainly
successful in establishing a mood that is pervasive throughout the
entire work. I imagine that Melville must have been pleased with the
finished product but I do wonder how Cocteau felt about it.
My curiosity stems from the fact that the images of the written work were always successfully employed by the imagination to increasingly sinister effect. The siblings were basically two parts of the same being and their histrionics as well as their torture of each other felt as natural and unremarkable as a self-deprecatory comment made to oneself about some minor mistake. This histrionic nonchalance was missing from the movie. Watching the characters harass and chase each other around was a two dimensional representation of a dynamic that would, i think, have been far more successfully established by relying less upon running and screaming. Their games had an emotionally taxing impact upon those in their presence and this wasn't established too well either. Ultimately, I guess that most of these observations can be attributed to actor/observer effect, the difference between being a part of a story, as in a well written book, and watching a scene. I just found the characters to be somewhat laughable at times in the film and I imagine that had I've not read the book, the ending may have seemed excessive and self-indulgent.
I genuinely think that the creative realization of this work paid too much attention to the aesthetics/mood of place and not nearly enough to aesthetics/mood of dynamic. What results is a well-acted, aesthetically pleasing, character study of a few individuals that never really feel real. Melville is often guilty of this but for his subject matter, which is typically more plot driven, it works. The hustlers and lowlifes of the pulp era noir flicks aren't supposed to be accessible. Those films unfold like clockwork scenes performed by little tin wind-up thugs-- and its perfect, don't get me wrong. But the power of the 'two sides of the same coin', co-dependent siblings fable is the pervasive sense of dread that one feels as the dynamic starts to unravel; this is absent from this film. Nonetheless, I give this film seven stars for being a provocative work by two artists for whom I have a great deal of respect.
'Dead Ringers' is an example of the same fable that I thought was remarkably well realized. Of course it's nowhere near as good a movie from a technical standpoint.


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by A verified traveler from P.
Okay for 1 night. Clean. Minimal perksPosted Jul 15, 2016
Fine. Clean, friendly. Fine for a one night stay. Served its purpose. Thank you. Fine fine fine. Done done done. Close to beaches.
by A verified traveler
Posted Mar 14, 2016
Clean enough, very dated cheap motel asthetic. Closet door was broken, Heat barely worked. Not particularly cheap for what you get. Overall OK, but not nice by any means.
by A verified traveler from boston
Very cleanPosted Jan 2, 2016
Clean, close to everything., Room is small, but has tv, full bath, and fridge. Only stayed one night, but good for the price
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MOST DISTURBING VISIT EVER !!Posted Dec 1, 2015 on Hotels
Most disturbing visit to a Hotel ever! My boyfriend and I had a lovely vacation in RI this summer, staying 2 nights at the Sand Dollar. Returning for a few nights over the Thanksgiving holiday, we wanted to give our business to the Sand Dollar again, and reminisce about our wonderful summer vacation. The exact opposite happened! We called the Sand Dollar on Thanksgiving night, at 7:45pm, to inform we were en route and should arrive between 9:05 - 9:10pm according to GPS. The woman was very rude and said that we MUST arrive by 9pm, no later and that we must understand that this is a holiday. WHAT? This is a HOTEL! I told her we would get there as soon as we could, could she leave the key in the room if necessary (I had already paid for the room!), she said I must understand this is a holiday. She repeated this sentiment a few more times, I told her I would give her a call at 8:45 to let her know our ETA. I phoned at 8:45 and a man answered. I told him that we were still estimated to arrive at about 9:10 and he yelled at me "Do not arrive at 9:12, you MUST be here by 9:10!.) I told him we would do our best and he yelled again, "If you are not here by 9:10, go somewhere else!" So rude and unbelievable. Luckily we arrived at 9:08 and were given our key. We will NEVER return to this hotel and cannot believe the experience we had considering that this couple is in the HOSPITALITY business.
by A verified traveler from Middletown, CT
Posted Oct 18, 2015
The stay was comfortable. Only real complaint was that I couldn't control TV volume nor change channels with the provided TV remote. And honestly for the same price paid (with a corporate rate) at extended stay America I could also get "grab 'n go" breakfast.............
by A verified traveler from NYC
Quaint and nice.Posted Oct 12, 2015
This place has an older family owned vibe. Very quaint and was just what we needed at a reasonable price. Definitely would go back.
by A verified traveler
Stay away! This place is horriblePosted Oct 12, 2015
Pros: Nothing
Cons: Everything
I read the negative reviews and should have listened. I only needed a room to sleep on a fishing trip so I thought it wouldn't be that bad. This place is horrible. The room smelled like something died, although it was nonsmoking, smoke poured in from the neighboring rooms, there were rats in the ceilings running around all night and bugs. I was kept awake from the drunk underage neighbors all night. They were asked by the motel employee to leave and didn't. It got to the point where I had to call the police. I got no sleep and requested a refund. They refused. This was indeed the worst place I have ever stayed. Don't even consider it!
by Tony G. from New York
Very poorPosted Sep 29, 2015 on Hotels
Very poor, small room in bad condition, couldn't get the bathroom door to close. Would not recommend it. I would not stay there again.
by A verified traveler
Posted Sep 26, 2015
We just stayed one quick night. Nothing special but it was comfortable enough and clean.
by A verified traveler
late summer stayPosted Sep 26, 2015
Pros: Clean,had a fridge.
Cons: Outdated.
Location: Location is great.Close to beaches
Clean,cheap room.Outdated but was fine.Friendly owners.If your looking for a place to just rest your head you should consider The Sand Dollar.


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I-Cubs Still Looking for Way Out
Round Rock hasn't had any trouble getting into the jet stream above Principal Park. The Express have belted four homers in two games including a back-to-back pair Friday night off of Casey Coleman that were the difference in the 4-3 contest. But the home team remains homerless, having split the first half of a four-game set to open the season.
RR started southpaw Martin Perez and the only hit he surrendered to an Iowa lefty in six innings of work was Brett Jackson's two-out, opposite field, off-the-wall triple in the fifth that went for naught. Jackson later drew a bases-loaded walk.
Trailing 4-1 in the bottom of the seventh Iowa mounted a threat that brought Anthony Rizzo to the plate with the bases loaded, one out and the score 4-2. Rizzo, facing LH reliever Mike Kirkman, singled to center. With Tony Campana the runner aboard at second the score was sure to be tied, right? Wrong! Instead the crowd was fit to be tied when CF Leonys Martin gunned Campana down at the plate on the play that decided the outcome.
For the second night in a row Campana was in the middle of everything, like a brat at a birthday party. Twice he was thrown out on the bases, having been caught stealing earlier after drawing a leadoff walk in the bottom of the first. Later he played a liner perfectly off the wall and turned a sure double into a 7-4 putout with a strong throw. In the middle of the seventh inning sequence he laid down his second bunt hit in as many games.
Wellington Castillo almost got the I-Cubs off and (home) running with a double high off of the center field wall that scored Ty Wright in the fourth but that was it other than the uprising snuffed out by Martin's erasure of Campana.
Coleman was working in the mid-90's and fanned five without walking anyone in his five innings but four of the five hits off of him were doubles or home runs so he remains who we thought he was.
The Iowa bullpen hung up four more zeroes. That's seven in two games. I'm wanting to start calling them the Goose Egg Gang but it's early.
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Muskat tweets...
Cubs lineup vs Nationals: (Gio Gonzales is a lefty, so it's an all righty lineup)
Johnson RF, Mather 3B, Castro SS, Soriano LF, Baker 1B, Soto C, Byrd CF, Barney 2B, Garza P
Lopez is in Cubs clubhouse and available today. Corresponding move won't be made until game time
However, Luis Valbuena is not on Cubs lineup sheet. May be waiting to see if clears waivers
LaHair is better and could pinch hit today. Expected to start Sunday.
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A lineup that includes Johnson, Mather, Baker and Barney. It happened sooner than I thought it would.
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Mike: couple things:
- What kinds of speeds and movement is Maine showing?
- Is Corpas using the Swiss Army arm-slot approach still as AZ PHIL mentioned? Is he so far just using smoke and mirrors for his outs, or is he really keeping the ball down with some velocity?
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Coleman was working in the mid-90's
I think the gun is a little hot there in Iowa.
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The speed gun at Iowa typically registers 2-3 miles slower than the one in Chicago. Noticed this when guys have been promoted from Iowa
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fair enough, Coleman has a lot trouble topping 90, so mid-90's would be major news.
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Is Corpas using the Swiss Army arm-slot approach
I predict. Manny Corpas will wind up as the Cubs closer by July.
(puts Blue Kool-aid pitcher down)
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Coleman was working in the mid-90's and fanned five without walking anyone in his five innings but four of the five hits off of him were doubles or home runs so he remains who we thought he was.
Coleman is who we thought he was. And that's why we took the damn field. If you want to crown him, then crown his ass!
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~clap~ ~clap~
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Nice :)
Recent comments
I have a lot of faith in Baez that he's going to turn into a more consistent, solid player. It looks like it took him about a half season or so of futility at the plate to figure out he was not talented enough to get away with the crazy approach he had. I think his running game will eventually have a more measured aggression.
I hope the D and bullpen show up. Cubs haven't had much luck against Davies, and he's been going well lately. A little uncomfortable with the Cards only 6.5 back--feels like they're right on our tails compared to the 11 game lead I've grown accustomed to.
Cardinals, stop that. Right now.
In a year or two, a lot of fans are going to point at trading him as a mistake. He'll probably be slashing something like 280/400/480 for Seattle at the time. Of course, by WAR, he'll still be worth less than 3, since we're talking zero defensive value.
vogelbomb debut for tacoma (AAA SEA)... 3-3, 1bb, 1 HR, 1 double...DH'd.
while he mostly played 1st considerably more than DH for AAA CHC, DJ Peterson is probably going to see most of the time at 1st for AAA SEA.
Carl Jr.! Very nice!
Baez with another "WTF?" play trying a delayed steal with a runner on 3rd and one out.. Remarkable talent, needs to make better decisions.
m.montgomery up in the pen with a man on 2nd, 2 out, and rondon 20 pitches into the inning.
...and rondon ends it 22 pitches in with a popout to RF.
I gotta say with the crappy defense the Brewers have displayed outside of Fowler I'm pretty disappointed the offense hasn't shown more and Rizzo seems to be very swing happy lately. That said my god am I happy Madden has finally given Carl Edwards a chance after multiple times up with nothing. I don't think he could handle a starting role with his body frame but his stuff plays so well in a relief role and he seems to be able to handle high stress situations very well.
2nd at bat. Fowler is good for the Cubs run differential.
welcome back fowler.
More slow news...
Did Davey Martinez have to bring the shotgun?
glad to see almora going to AAA to get work.
.265/.291/.422 through 86PA...2hr, 7 doubles.
i don't expect too much of an improvement when he's taking over CF next year, but the team doesn't really need him right now as much as they need him to get regular work (imo).
CHITOWNMVP01: The Cubs MLB Reserve List (40-man roster) has had one slot open since 7/6 (when RHRP Joel Peralta was Designated for Assignment).
The problem with the September roster is all of the pitching changes. They should find a way to limit pitchers to twelve except for extra inning games. More pinch hitters or pinch runners do little to slow the game down and are more fun than endless calls to the bullpen. I also think the fans get cheated when they use position players to pitch because employed a half dozen pitchers with righty-lefty switches. Having as few as four positions players on the bench to start a game also leads to some pretty ugly defensive substitutions.
CHITOWNMVP01: Joe Nathan's 30-day Article XIX-C minor league rehab assignment expires tomorrow, but he doesn't have to be reinstated from the 60-day DL tomorrow.
Also, I think 40 man roster should be full, not at 39, unless I counted wrong. I'm in a hurry to leave the house.


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Banque Palatine
Banque Palatine was originally founded in 1780 in Lyon (France), and is therefore one of the oldest French banks still being run. It is today a full branch subsidiary of the mutual group BPCE. Its core businesses are retail banking with SMEs, private banking and asset management. Its headquarters is in Paris downtown, in the la Madeleine neighbourhood.
Its long-term debt rating is A+ (Fitch)[1] and Aa3 (Moody's).[2]
Patrimonial bank[edit]
The Palatine Bank helps in 3 domains: patrimonial advice, advice in investment and management of daily count. Its customers are composed of business managers, liberal professions, frames, non-residents and pensioners. Within the Palatine Bank the Direction of the market of the private customers is devoted to the management of heritage.
Bank of firms[edit]
Banque Palatine offers financial and banking expertise to midcap companies (ETI) whose turnover exceeds 15 million euro: funding projects abroad, corporate finance, real estate consultancy, large companies.[3]
Management of assets[edit]
Palatine Asset Management is the subsidiary of the Palatine Bank specialized in the management of assets. It manages 70 funds.
In the end of the XVIII century the Vernes family of Ardéchoise origin established in Lyons on the Helvetic bank of the Lake Geneva having taken refuge in the edict of Nantes revocation. The family founded the house of bank Vernes et Compagnie in 1780.[4] This family bank was established in Paris in 1821[5] and acquired very fast a strong notability in the world of business and a big competence in management of fortunem[6] attaining a reputation comparable to the houses of Rothschild and Mallet.[7] Following the example of other families of Haute Banque8, the Vernes family was intimately linked to the Banque de France directly (Charles Vernes was sub-governor of the Bank of France from 1832 till 1857, Adolphe Vernes was regent from 1886 till 1907 and Jules Félix Vernes was regent from 1921 till 1934) and indirectly by the savoir-faire of the descendants who married daughters or cousins of regents.[8] The family was also linked to the Groupe Caisse d'Épargne (Charles Vernes became censor in 1823, then vice-president in 1844, and Félix Vernes was guiding there in 1879).
In 1871 the home Vernes and Company set up a fund of foresight for its employees to finance their retirement. This fund was financed by sums taken from benefits, and set rights set made the object of nominative capitalization.[9]
In 1972, about a year after the first debates between Jean-Mark Vernes and Marcel Dassault,[10] the Vernes bank merge with the commercial Bank of Paris (in former days Josse, Lippens and Cie until 1952) and constitute then the Vernes bank and commercial of Paris (or BVCP). In 1978 the bank participated in the Bank Michel Inchauspé.
See also[edit]
- ^ Notations banque
- ^ Notation BPCE par Moody's
- ^ http://www.lesoir-echos.com/palatine-explore-le-marche-pour-ses-clients/economie/35923/
- ^ Généalogie Famille Vernes
- ^ Charles Vernes installe la banque à Paris en 1821
- ^ Carf - courtier en affacturage
- ^ Gallica - Qu'est ce qu'une banque, les maisons particulières p53
- ^ Généalogie Famille Vernes
- ^ Caisse de Prévoyance de la Banque Vernes
- ^ Archive du nouvel observateur
- Auteurs multiples, Histoire de banques, histoires d'une banque, éditions Télémaque, 2011
- Daniel Karyotis, avec la collaboration de Fabien Piliu, La France qui entreprend, plaidoyer pour les entreprises à fort potentiel de croissance, éditions Democratic books, 2011


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Enjoy a rare opportunity to stay in one of the most historic homes in Grayton Beach -- The Smith House. Originally built as a 1-room cottage in 1925 by Tuff Smith, he used cypress boards that washed up on the shores of Grayton after the ship that was transporting the lumber caught fire and sank.
Lovingly renovated by a long-time Grayton family, the Smith House has all the modern conveniences but maintains its true southern "old Grayton" charm. Featuring vaulted ceilings and exposed beams, the house is decorated in vintage Florida style. Interior walls are fashioned from sinker cypress (with boards cut from giant cypress logs salvaged from the bottom of the Choctawhatchee River), the grain of each board a natural work of art. The kitchen, with its honed granite counters and ultra-quiet dishwasher, has everything you would need to cook a gourmet meal. The bathroom has been overhauled with a double vanity sink, and the double-bunk room has 2 extra-long bunk bed sets to accommodate both children and adults.
There is a 42-inch Smart TV in the living room (for instant connection to Netflix, Amazon videos, YouTube, music apps, etc.), a 32-inch flat-screen TV (with DVD player) in the master bedroom, and a small flat-screen TV/DVD in the bunk room, as well as wireless internet service. There is a portable CD player as well as a small music player that will play your ipod or other music device.
The best part of the house is probably the large screened porch, which includes 2 comfortable sitting areas, a rustic cypress dining table that easily seats 8, and a comfortable day bed for relaxing. Located just off the screened porch is a spacious enclosed outdoor shower, with hot and cold water. The side-yard consists of a large brick-paved patio with a picnic table, chairs, a mayan hammock and Weber charcoal grill.
After spending the day on the beach, you may want to use the 3 complimentary beach bikes to explore the adjoining beach towns in the late afternoon. In the evening, you have an easy walk to the world-famous Red Bar restaurant as well as several other outstanding dining opportunities.
The Smith House is the perfect vacation retreat for your family. You will want to come back year after year!
** The owners of the Smith House have a second rental cottage in Grayton, Stella Luna. Stella Luna is just up the street from the Smith House and will rent as either a 2 bedroom/2bath (sleeping 2-5; VRBO #380525) or as a 3 bedroom/3bath (sleeping up to 8; VRBO #361156)
Keywords: cottage, beach house, cabin
I come from a long line of Walton County natives and spent every summer of my childhood on the sands of Grayton Beach. My husband & I moved here permanently when our sons were born and were lucky to have raised them in this magical beach town. We love the charm and authenticity of Old Grayton, the fabulous beach and lake, the friendly locals, and the quirky nature of our town. We are year-round residents of Grayton Beach and are available to answer any of your questions or help you with anything you need during your stay. We are honored to own the Smith House and hope that you will love the house and our town as much as we do.
The Owner purchased this cottage in 2009
Address: 267 DeFuniak Street, Santa Rosa Beach, FL 32459
There is so much to do in Grayton, from swimming, fishing, surfing, paddle boarding or kayaking in the Gulf to playing in the 'pass' at Western Lake. Try the hottest new watersport - Stand Up Paddling - on the Gulf or on the calm waters of Western Lake. Nearby you can find a world-class water skiing facility, dolphin cruises, freshwater springs, and even horeseback riding stables. Fabulous restaurants are a short walk away, and there is also a little convenience store, a gym, and wonderful shops and galleries just down the street. Miles of white sand beaches surrounded by State Parks on all sides, and miles of off-road bike paths along 30A. Grayton is the epicenter of 30A!
It's Thanksgiving '09 and we've just now been relaxing in this beautiful cottage full of our left-overs...for almost 4 hours. When we drove up we ran in to check it out before we unpacked the car. It's perfect! We love it and wouldn't change a thing!
The bikes were so much fun! It was a great way to experience Grayton Beach. Thank you for allowing us to stay in this peaceful little bungalow! We will definitely be back! The Mann's Albany, GA
Couldn't have been happier at The Smith House. In addition to all the obvious beach necessities (bikes, wagon, sand toys) all the little things of being in a home are there - complete kitchen with spices, oils, paper goods,laundry detergent., etc. Also had beach towels, books and games. So nice not to have to bring or buy any of these things! Loved the outdoor shower, hammock and bbq grille. Nice flatscreen tvs for rainy days and great screened in porch for meals and watching the rain. Will definitely be back!
This was our first trip to Grayton but won't be our last. We were looking for a relaxing getaway and that's exactly what we found. The house is just charming and so welcoming that we didn't want to leave! The location is so convenient to the beach and everything you need is there. We used the bikes to go all over and the beach gear was just what we needed. We walked to the famous Red Bar and also tried out a new place called Chiringo which was awesome! Kelly is so great to work with and what little we needed was quickly responded to. We didn't have a care in the world which is what vacation should be. The house has so much character and that is what we were looking for. The patio with the lights on at night was the perfect place to watch the world go by. I could go on and on but highly recommend this house as THE place to stay in Grayton.
We really enjoyed staying in the Smith House. It had everything we could need or want. Kelly is great to work with.
We enjoyed our stay at The Smith House. It had everything possible that we needed to make our stay comfortable from the kitchen necessities to the beach amenities. It was very clean and spacious for our family of 4. We loved its location which was an easy walk/bike to the beach, shops, and restaurants. Kelly also provided us with a ton of local information which was extremely helpful. We highly recommend this rental and look forward to return soon!
We have had very good luck with VRBO rentals. However, the Smith House was just the best! Kelly was so accommodating for our very late arrival. I loved the walkway lighting…we never turned it off!
Some of my favorite things were the old fashioned "paint by number" paintings throughout the home. Too cute! But the real charm of the house is how it is truly a glimpse into old Florida. It is just what I remember from childhood trips to the Panhandle, but with modern convenience. The kitchen is excellent. I always travel with basic knives because there are never good ones in rentals. Not so in the Smith House. Good job on the kitchen amenities.
Great space for a family…outside, the porch, the bunk room, the bikes. We loved it all and cannot wait to return. Kelly was right. It is the perfect place in Grayton. Close enough to everything yet private, even from the busy street.
Thanks to Kelly and Billy for sharing such a great place. We look forward to our next trip to The Smith House.
We had heard great things about the Smith House in wonderful Grayton Beach. But our experience surpassed the rave reviews.
This is a simply charming house with stunning woodwork and personality. We enjoyed the great porch, the quaint rooms and the amenities. We hope to find open dates to return often. This is the place to enjoy all that Grayton has to offer.
Charter Boat Fishing right from the beach in Grayton - A truly unforgettable experience and you'll catch your limit every time!
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La Quinta Added 34 New Franchises in Q2
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DALLAS—La Quinta Inns & Suites reported strong growth in the second quarter, with the company adding 34 new franchises.
The brand accelerated its growth in the Eastern United States, with three new franchises in Virginia in the cities of Springfield, Manassas and Lynchburg, as well as properties in Capitol Heights, MD, and Albany, NY. In addition, ground was broken on several new hotels, including in Texas and North Dakota.
"We are delighted to join the La Quinta family," Anis Kahn, the franchisee with properties in Springfield and Manassas, VA, said in a statement.
La Quinta also reported international growth with a hotel under construction in Medellin, Colombia, and development is under way on a hotel in Tegucigalpa, Honduras. According to the company, additional branded hotels are in the process of being finalized in those countries, as well as Nicaragua, Guatemala and Panama.
More than two-thirds of the franchises awarded in first-half of 2013 were for new construction properties.
In all, La Quinta opened eight hotels in the first half of the year and has since added two more in Boise, ID and Tampa, FL. In addition, ground was broken in Brooklyn, NY, for a hotel.
"Our second-quarter growth data exceeded expectations and demonstrates the continued strength of the La Quinta brand in key U.S. markets and internationally," Rajiv Trivedi, La Quinta's EVP/chief development officer, said in a statement. "We look forward to updating the industry on our continuing growth in the second half of 2013."
"We are proud to share these results," added Wayne Goldberg, La Quinta's president/CEO, noting the company is continuing to "grow fast" and "grow smart," while maintaining its focus on "delivering excellence for our franchise partners, our associates and, above all, for our guests."
La Quinta now has more than 800 hotels across the United States, Mexico and Canada.
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Presidential Race
A Comparison Of Candidates' Tax Plans
From a flat tax to a "millionaires' tax," presidential candidates have put forth a variety of ideas for better steering the economy through changes to tax policies.
The Occupy Wall Street encampments have all but disappeared, but the issues raised by the movement's rallying cry against inequality continue to have an impact on political discourse. Each of the 2012 presidential hopefuls has put forth his own plan to address the financial woes that continue to plague millions of Americans — but in very different ways.
President Obama has called on the wealthiest Americans to "pay their fair share of taxes" through the Buffett Rule, named after billionaire investor Warren Buffett, which would raise taxes for those making more than $1 million a year. Conversely, GOP contenders think that top earners should pay lower taxes so that they are free to invest in businesses that might then create jobs.
All of the Republican candidates have promised to extend the George W. Bush-era tax cuts on top earners, but some are proposing far more extreme changes to tax policy. Newt Gingrich has proposed an alternative flat tax rate of 15 percent that any taxpayer can opt for in order to cut back on the costs associated with filing taxes. Ron Paul has taken this notion even further by calling for the Internal Revenue Service to be shut down.
A Comparison Of Candidates' Tax Plans
President Obama
Individual Taxes
End the Bush-era tax cuts for households that make more than $250,000 a year.
Implement the "Buffett Rule," which would ensure that taxpayers who make over $1 million a year pay a minimum effective tax rate of 30 percent.
Corporate Taxes
Lower the corporate tax rate from 35 percent to somewhere in the high 20 percent range.
Prevent U.S. companies from using overseas shelters for profits on intangible property such as royalties.
Provide a 20 percent tax break to companies that move operations back to the U.S.
Tighten regulations around "deferrals" of income earned abroad and impose a minimum tax on overseas profits.
Dividends And Corporate Gains
Require foreign tax credits from dividends paid to a parent company to be pooled.
Force private equity managers to pay the 35 percent standard tax rate instead of the 15 percent capital-gains tax rate on annual earnings from "carried interest."
Tax revenue is projected to go up by about $1.6 trillion over 10 years, which includes $866 billion from the expiration of the George W. Bush-era tax cuts.
Sources: CNBC; Reuters; barackobama.com
Newt Gingrich
Individual Taxes
Extend all 2001-2011 tax cuts that would otherwise expire in 2013.
Offer optional alternative tax system, which would create a 15 percent flat tax rate and allow taxpayers to claim a standard $12,000 exemption for each individual and dependent.
Repeal the federal estate tax.
Corporate Taxes
Cut the corporate income tax rate from 35 percent to 12.5 percent.
Allow capital expenditures to be fully expensed.
Businesses would not be able to deduct the cost of employee benefits and interest payments.
Dividends And Capital Gains
Capital gains, dividends and interest income would not be taxable under the flat tax system.
Gingrich's plan would reduce tax revenues by about $850 billion in 2015 compared with current law, a roughly 35 percent cut in projected revenue.
Sources: Tax Policy Center; newt.org
Ron Paul
Individual Taxes
Extend all Bush-era tax cuts.
Eliminate the income tax without creating a replacement.
Eliminate all deductions and credits.
End taxes on personal savings.
Corporate Taxes
Cut the corporate income tax rate from 35 percent to 15 percent.
Allow U.S. companies to repatriate overseas profits without incurring additional taxes.
Dividends And Capital Gains
Exempt capital gains and dividends from taxes.
Plans to cut spending by $1 trillion during his first year in office.
Would abolish several government agencies including the Internal Revenue Service.
Sources: Tax Policy Center; Wall Street Journal; ronpaul.com; ronpaul2012.com
Mitt Romney
Individual Taxes
Permanently extend the 2001 and 2003 tax cuts that would otherwise expire in 2013.
Allow some provisions set by the 2009 stimulus act to expire, including the earned income tax credit.
Repeal the federal estate tax.
Corporate Taxes
Cut the corporate income tax rate from 35 percent to 25 percent.Extend for one year the full expensing of capital expenditures.
Make the current research and experimentation credit permanent.
Allow a "tax holiday" for the repatriation of corporate profits from abroad.
Dividends And Capital Gains
Repeal the 3.8 percent tax on investment income of high-income individual taxpayers as well as the 0.9 percent tax on wages, both of which are scheduled to take effect in 2013 under the Affordable Care Act of 2010.
Three-fourths of taxpayers would see tax cuts of an average of more than $4,700 compared with current law.
Federal tax revenues would fall by an estimated $600 billion in 2015, a cut of about 16 percent.
Sources: Tax Policy Center; mittromney.com
Rick Santorum
Individual Taxes
Permanently extend the 2001 and 2003 Bush-era tax cuts that would otherwise expire in 2013.
Collapse the current six tax brackets to two with 10 percent and 28 percent rates.
Triple the tax exemption for dependent children.
Repeal the federal estate tax.
Corporate Taxes
Repeal the 3.8 percent tax on investment income of high-income individual taxpayers as well as the 0.9 percent tax on wages, both of which are scheduled to take effect in 2013 under the Affordable Care Act of 2010.
Dividends And Capital Gains
Lower the tax on capital gains and dividends to 12 percent.
Taxes on average would be cut more than $9,700 for about 81 percent of taxpayers, while fewer than 0.5 percent would see their taxes increase an average of $175 compared with current law.
Tax revenues would fall by about $900 billion in 2015 compared with current law, a 40 percent cut.
Sources: Tax Policy Center; ricksantorum.com
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Globalisation has led to cross border intra-group dealings becoming the norm. Taxpayers must comply with the regulatory environment in jurisdictions where they operate, which is time consuming and can be complicated. Tax Authorities frequently exchange information, which increases scrutiny on cross border intra-group dealings and associated business structures, especially where taxable benefits may arise.
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Questioning HIV/AIDS: Morally Reprehensible Or Scientifically Warranted?(Essay)
Journal of American Physicians and Surgeons 2007, Winter, 12, 4
Journal of American Physicians and Surgeons
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ABSTRACT One expects scientific discourse to be focused dispassionately on substantive issues. Yet doctors, scientists, and others who question whether human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) causes acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) have been called the moral equivalent of Holocaust deniers; their employers have been urged to dismiss them; laws under which they could be imprisoned have been envisioned; and media have been asked to purge their archives of anything potentially favorable to such doubting.
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Discussion in 'Smogon's Greatest Hits' started by cookie, Jul 11, 2009.
cool adventures cookie i bet in sleima chris is a smod
[bad pun]This thread is cookilicious.[/bad pun]
that was a.. pun?
This thread is good enough to copy paste into my Epic book where I keep everything Epic I see. This will be the family jewles of it!
Okey this made my week, really. rly
Haha, that was brilliant. I love you!
... THIS is exactly why we need a Firebot tutor program.
EDIT: Hans, I agree.
the only thing that will occur in this thread is other users posting about how amazing it was
when really we should all stop now so as to not diminish the thread's greatness with posts that are sub-par in comparison to the OP
but mark hamill was the joker
i can't be the only person to choke on the irony of the situation. ace thread cookie, would read again :D
aw ryu beat me to it
really cookie could've just waited for one reply before locking the thread, and if the one post wasn't good enough, delete it and try again
im not a cripple god dommot
Do you enjoy creative writing? ^^
well done.
okay, WHO'S THE WISE GUY
lol i assumed you had deleted your own post DM
i was here, btw
earthworm what have you done to jumpluff?greatest hits
haha excellent story dude