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Jamaica Bay and the Rockaways
Glaciers in Marine Park
The landscape of Marine Park clearly shows the influence of the most recent Ice Age. The park sits atop land left by a melting ice sheet. Around 1.5 million years ago,…Read More
Horseshoe Crabs in New York City Parks - Rockaway Beach
Every May and June, horseshoe crabs emerge from the Atlantic Ocean onto Rockaway Beach. Female horseshoe crabs arrive on the beach to lay their eggs, with their male…Read More
Jamaica Bay Park - Horseshoe Crabs in New York City
Every May and June, horseshoe crabs emerge from the sea onto the beaches at Jamaica Bay Park. Female horseshoe crabs arrive on the beaches to lay their eggs, with their…Read More
Joseph F. DiNapoli Playground
Joseph F. DiNapoli (1935-1989) was a longtime parks worker and active member of the Canarsie community. The Brooklyn native grew up in East New York and lived with his…Read More
Leif Ericson Drive
Leif Ericson (c.960-c.1020), for whom this stretch of the Belt Parkway (from Fort Hamilton Parkway to Knapp Street) is named, was probably the first European to set foot…Read More
Lenape Playground
This beautiful playground honors the Lenape, who were the original inhabitants of New York City and the surrounding territory. For thousands of years before the arrival…Read More
Marine Park - Horseshoe Crabs in New York City Parks
Every May and June, horseshoe crabs emerge from Gerritsen Creek and Marine Park Creek onto the beaches at Marine Park. Female horseshoe crabs arrive on the beaches to lay…Read More
Marine Park - Invasive Phragmites
Marine Park surrounds the westernmost inlet of Jamaica Bay. The bay is one of several formed during the last 5000 years as ocean currents deposited sand in a series of…Read More
Marine Park - Ospreys in New York City
This section of Marine Park bordering Jamaica Bay provides prime habitat for one of nature's most skillful hunters, the osprey. The osprey ( Pandion haliaetus )…Read More
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Directions to Jamaica Bay and the Rockaways
Know Before You Go
There are currently 2 service interruptions affecting access within this park.
Rockaway Beach and Boardwalk
Due to construction, Beach 118th - Beach 126th Streets are closed to swimming until July. Beaches are fully open at Beach 86th Street, Beach 97th Street, Beach 106th Street, and Beach 112th - Beach 117th Streets.
Anticipated Completion: Summer 2016
Marine Park
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Donna's Reviews > Back In Black
Back In Black (Black Knight Chronicles, #2)
by John G. Hartness (Goodreads Author)
by John G. Hartness (Goodreads Author)
Donna's review
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Jul 16, 2011
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Second in the series. Somewhat silly story but the characters are pretty engaging. Too much 20-something guy humor and I wonder if the topical social references are going to feel dated in a few years. It's a short book which is probably good as this type of humor can old fast but as it is, it's a quick, fun read.
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Hotel Mariona, Samos Island
- Free WiFi
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- 13 guestrooms
- Near the beach
- Rooftop terrace
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For families
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Worst hotel I ever stayed in. Nobody at the reception. After waiting two hours, I went to…
Hotel Mariona, Samos Island
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|Publication number
|Publication type
|Application number
|Publication date
|Feb 5, 1985
|Filing date
|Jul 26, 1982
|Priority date
|Jul 26, 1982
|Fee status
|Also published as
|Publication number
|Lanny S. Smoot
|Original Assignee
|At&T Bell Laboratories
|Export Citation
|BiBTeX, EndNote, RefMan
|Patent Citations (4), Non-Patent Citations (2), Referenced by (54), Classifications (13), Legal Events (4)
|External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, Espacenet
This invention relates generally to optical receivers utilized in light guide systems and more particularly to the front end or transimpedance amplifier of an improved optical receiver to be used in conjunction therewith.
Optical receivers are an integral part of light guide systems utilized for optical communications. Optical receivers generally have a limited dynamic range which in this instance is defined as the range of optical power between the minimum allowable level for a given system margin and the maximum level before overloading occurs. Oftentimes if the transmitters and receivers are to be located at fixed distances from each other, a translucent attenuator is placed within the optical fiber at a certain point in the transmission segment such that the received signal is within the dynamic range of the receiver.
The value of the attenuator is dependent upon the distance between the transmitter and receiver. Thus, if this distance changes a different attenuator should be inserted. This becomes impractical in a subscriber loop system in that when a customer moves from one place to another, the optical receiver also has to be relocated, thereby necessitating a corresponding change in the attenuator. A need is apparent, therefore, for an optical receiver that can operate efficiently and effectively without the use of these attenuators.
Heretofore, and as is now well known in the art, a certain optical distance was considered necessary between the transmitter and receiver to prevent overloading of the receiver and thereby allow for intelligible transmission. It is now also well known in the art that the dynamic range of a typical optical receiver is around 20 dBm and that the minimum signal that the receiver can reproduce intelligibly is around 50 dBm.
Finally, as is well known, optical receivers operate within the range of -30 dBm to -50 dBm. Thus the 20 dBm of dynamic range is at the low end or when the optical receiver and transmitter are the farthest distance apart from each other. And when the receiver and transmitter are at the "high" end or close together, overloading of the receiver generally occurs.
Heretofore, there have been attempts to improve the dynamic range of optical receivers. Oftentimes these attempts have required complex circuitry for implementation. Thus, there is a corresponding increase in cost associated with such circuitry which reduces the cost effectiveness of the solution.
In accordance with the present invention, the dynamic range of an optical receiver is increased by modification of the transimpedance amplifier contained therein. In an illustrative embodiment an improved amplifier comprises a photodiode, an inverting amplifier having an input which is connected to the photodiode, a peak detector the input of which is connected to the output of the inverting amplifier, a field effect transistor circuit the gate of which is connected to the output of the peak detector, and the drain of which is connected to the input of the inverting amplifier and the source of which is connected to one of two current mirrors. One mirror is connected to a positive source of voltage and has one leg connected to the photodiode. The second mirror is connected to a negative source of voltage and has one leg connected to the second leg of the first mirror and has its other leg connected to the source of the field effect transistor circuit.
The circuit operates in the following manner. The photodiode converts the optical signal to an electrical signal having both alternating current (AC) and direct current (DC) components. The DC component of the signal turns on a current mirror sense which is connected to one end of the photodiode. The current mirror sense through its operation turns on a current mirror sink which reproduces the same DC component and effectively sinks the current to a ground reference level. The current mirror sink is electrically connected to the FET circuit which in turn is connected to the input of the inverting amplifier. Through operation of the sink and sense current mirrors the DC components of the electrical signal is effectively diverted through the FET circuit to ground.
In addition, this FET circuit diverts a portion of the AC component of the electrical signal. This current enters the input of the inverting amplifier and is outputted as an AC voltage. This voltage is coupled to the peak detector where it is compared to a preset voltage contained therein. Ordinarily, the preset voltage in this embodiment corresponds to the normal saturation point of the amplifier. Before this saturation point is reached, however, the peak detector turns the FET on providing an AC impedance path for the electrical signal. Thus, the decreased impedance of the FET diverts the AC component to ground thereby preventing the amplifier from becoming saturated.
This invention thus improves the dynamic range of an optical receiver by diverting the AC and DC components of an electrical signal at the transimpedance amplifier as the transmitted optical signal becomes larger. By diverting the current components in this manner, it is insured that the amplifier is not operated above its saturation point. The input signal from an optical transmitter, therefore, in this invention does not overload the transimpedance amplifier of the optical receiver and the need for optical attenuators is avoided.
FIG. 1 is a transimpedance amplifier of an optical receiver;
FIG. 2 is an embodiment of the improved transimpedance amplifier in block diagram form;
FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram of an embodiment of the current mirror sense and sink circuitry.
FIG. 1 is an embodiment of a typical transimpedance amplifier. This amplifier is often used in conjunction with optical receivers to provide electrical signals at the front end of the same. The amplifier of FIG. 1 comprises inverting amplifier 11 having an input 18 which is connected to a photodiode 10 via lead 16. Typically, this photodiode is a P-type, Intrinsic, N-type. Also connected in a feedback relationship with the amplifier 11 is a resistor 13. An input optical signal 15 is received by photodiode 10 which converts this signal to an electrical signal with AC and DC components. The electrical signal is inputted to the inverting amplifier 11 where it is amplified and obtained in inverted form at the output 20.
The transimpedance amplifier of FIG. 1 is limited in the amount of input current that it can handle by the parameters of the inverting amplifier. For example, there could be a large DC bias on the input signal that would overload the amplifier. In addition, the AC voltage swing at the input 18 could be so large that it saturates the amplifier 11. It would seem possible to shunt away some of the input current of the receiver by use of a resistive device at the input of the receiver. This becomes difficult because the optical receiver typically operates at frequencies (12 MHz for example) where many resistive elements act as capacitors. The feedback resistor 13 and photodiode 10 therefore have parasitic capacitance across them at the operating frequency. Also, there are stray capacitances associated with the amplifier 11. These capacitances cause the amplifier to act as an integrator at high frequencies rather than as an amplifier. Thus it is incumbent that these capacitances be minimized.
In my invention as seen in FIG. 2 the input current is shunted away by the use of a field effect transistor circuit 23. The field effect transistor (FET) circuit 23 has low capacitance at high frequencies and is used as the resistive element to shunt away input current. This scheme also incorporates current mirror circuits 21 and 24 for sensing and sinking the DC component of the electrical signal through the FET circuit 23. In effect, the FET circuit 23 serves two functions: (1) it acts as a large resistance which effectively shunts the DC component of the electrical signal and (2) it provides an AC impedance in response to signals from a peak detector 22 to be later described.
In addition to containing the elements of the amplifier described in FIG. 1, the improved transimpedance amplifier of FIG. 2 contains a peak detector 22 which detects the output voltage from the inverting amplifier 11. This detector 22 has its input end connected to the output 20 of amplifier 11 via lead 32 and its output end connected to the gate of FET 28 in FET circuit 23. The drain of FET 28 is connected to the input of amplifier 11 via lead 26 while its source is connected to capacitor 29 which acts as an AC ground for FET circuit 23.
In this embodiment the current mirrors 21 and 24 are utilized to sense and sink the DC component of the current respectively. One end of current mirror 21 is connected to V+ where it derives its supply voltage and has one of its legs 34 connected to photodiode 10, and the other leg 25 connected to current mirror 24. Current mirror 24 is connected to V- where similarly it derives its supply voltage. Its other leg 33 is electrically connected to the source of FET 28.
This improved transimpedance amplifier operates in the following manner to shunt the AC component of the electrical signal. It is well known that the AC component of the signal causes a voltage swing at the output 20 of the inverting amplifier 11. This voltage swing which increases with increasing optical signal levels is sensed by peak detector 22. The detector 22 compares the output voltage of the amplifier 11 to a preset reference voltage which corresponds to the normal saturation point of the amplifier 11. When the output voltage of the amplifier 11 approaches this saturation point, the peak detector begins turning on the FET 28 via lead 27. Typically, saturation points for inverting amplifiers are on the order of 0.1 V peak-to-peak.
The FET 28 when turned on acts as a variable AC impedance and diverts the input AC component of the electrical signal to ground 30 through capacitor 29. The AC component of the electrical signal that amplifier input 18 encounters, therefore, will not overload this amplifier because the signal is being partly diverted through the FET circuit 23 by operation of peak detector 22.
The FET circuit 23 also operates to divert the DC component of the electrical signal. Current mirror 21 is turned on by the DC component of the electrical signal from photodiode 10. The mirror 21 then provides a DC current proportional to the input photocurrent provided by photodiode 10. Those skilled in the art will recognize that the current mirror 21 causes the same current to flow in leg 25 that flows in leg 34. Leg 33 of current mirror 24 similarly has this current flowing in it and has an electrical connection to FET 28. Therefore, the FET 28 has this same DC component of input current flowing through it as the current sink mirror 24 thereby diverting all DC current to V-. Thus, all the DC input component diverted from the input of the amplifier 11 actually flows through FET 28 via lead 26. Typically, V- and V+ are -5 and 5 volts respectively. The operation of the current sense and sink mirrors can be better understood by referring to FIG. 3 which is a circuit diagram of the above-mentioned mirrors.
In FIG. 3 the current source mirror 21 comprises a matched pair of transistors 36 and 37 with their bases commonly connected together and to photodiode 10 via lead 34. Their respective emitters are also commonly connected to V+. The current sink mirror 24 comprises a pair of matched transistors 38 and 39 with their bases connected in the same way as transistors 36 and 37. Along with the common base connection between the transistors, the collector of transistor 38 is also connected to its base as well as to the collector of transistor 36 via lead 25.
Thus in operation the DC component of the input current from photodiode 10 turns on transistors 36 and 37 via their respective bases. Equal current thereafter flows through the emitter to collector portions of transistors 36 and 37 through their operation. Since a current is flowing through transistor 36, this same current flows through the leg 25, thereby turning on transistors 38 and 39. The current flowing through transistors 38 and 39 is the same in each transistor because they are a matched transistor pair. This DC current is the same as the current flowing through the FET 28. This current, therefore, flows from the FET 28 through lead 26 and through the current sink to V-. Thus the DC current in effect is diverted from the input of the amplifier by the use of this current mirror sense-sink circuitry and never enters the input of amplifier 11.
This modification of the transimpedance amplifier improves the dynamic range of the receiver by (1) diverting the DC component of the current through the FET circuit with the current mirrors as the sensing and sinking mechanism, and (2) by limiting AC component of the electrical signal by the use of a peak voltage detector and in conjunction with an FET circuit. This modification allows optical transmitters and receivers to be in closer proximity without fear of overloading the receiver. The circuit elements necessary for realization of the above described embodiments are readily implemented into a transimpedance amplifier. These improvements will increase the dynamic range of the transimpedance amplifier and at the same time will not appreciably affect the optical sensitivity of the receiver or its performance.
While this invention has been disclosed by means of specific illustrative embodiments, the principles thereof are capable of a wide range of modification by those skilled in the art within the scope of the following claims.
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|Jul 26, 1982
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Big Rude Jake
Big Rude Jake
The Deluxtone Rockets
The Deluxtone Rockets
Last year everyone was asking me if swing were just another passing fad. Well in terms of media exposure and hype, of course it is. But you know this stuff has been around since at least the 1930s in one form or another, so in that sense, it's probably less of a flash in the pan than ska.
Big Rude Jake is certainly no Johnny-Come-Lately to the currently hipper-than-hip swing scene. Nine years of peddling his heady mixture of jump blues and cabaret pop in clubs across Canada precedes this first American release. Less rockabilly and more jump blues than the Deluxtone Rockets, Big Rude Jake rips through an infectious set with his lounge-tinged vocals and rocking rhythm section.
With a heaping helping of turbo-charged rock'n'roll-meets-jump blues, the Deluxtone Rockets swing and swagger through a raucous set and sound that the Cherry Poppin' Daddies rode straight to the bank with "Zoot Suit Riot." There's no shortage of energy or enthusiasm on this debut, but the arrangements could stand a bit more variety. I was loving this disc for about 5 tracks and then it started becoming just a tad repetitive. Still, the band members are quite good musicians and Johnny "The Ace" Rocketti's rockabilly roar of a voice makes the songs bump and grind in a way that will make modern swing and psychobilly fans swarm the dancefloor.
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Ian Poulter Wins Hong Kong Open for Second Golf Title of Year
England's Ian Poulter won golf's Hong Kong Open today by one stroke to secure his second title of the year.
The 10th European Tour title of the 34-year-old's career will lift him back into the top 10 of the world rankings, after he started the event at No. 14.
"I'm not playing the game saying, 'I'm going to get to No. 1,' I tried that once before and it didn't work," Poulter told reporters. "I think I'll just try winning next week and see how high I can go."
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TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- Florida State's two national
championship trophies were stolen over the weekend, and the school
is offering a reward for their return.
The Waterford crystal football trophies, awarded for winning the
final coaches poll in 1993 and 1999, were taken from their locked
wooden-and-glass case outside coach Bobby Bowden's offices. Bowden
was out of town Thursday and unavailable for comment.
The school is offering a $2,500 reward for information that
would lead to the arrest and conviction of whomever took the
trophies, campus police Maj. Tom Longo said. He would not otherwise
comment on the school's investigation that started Sunday, after
authorities learned of the theft.
The 1993 team, led by Heisman Trophy winning quarterback Charlie
Ward, beat Nebraska in the Orange Bowl on a last minute field goal
by Scott Bentley. The 1999 team went 12-0 behind the school's
second Heisman winner, quarterback Chris Weinke, defeating Virginia
Tech and star quarterback Michael Vick in the Sugar Bowl.
"I was sick to my stomach when I heard it -- just mad,"
assistant athletic director Rob Wilson said about the theft. "Woe
be unto that guy if the wrong people get hold of him."
Wilson said the school's booster group would probably raise the
money to replace the two crystal pieces if they're not found.
There are no surveillance cameras in that area and the trophies
were not insured, he said.
Construction workers are finishing an addition to a building
that surrounds the football field, soon to be renamed after Bowden.
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I creating my first WPF application, and the goal of this is to basically be a data entry application for the database for CRUD operations (for example, creating a new customer in a new window, editing a customer, displaying a list of customers, etc). A database has been created, and I have thus created a Models folder to contain the .edmx file, dbcontext stuff, and partial classes generated from ADO Entity Data Model tool.
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Well the trick is called continued fractions
and the following program shows how you do it. In practice
you just do enough iterations that you get down to round-off
error and stop with that.
I suggest trying out a few fractions, and after that some
expressions. Two fun expressions are
4 * atan2(1,1)
(1 + 5**0.5)/2
For more on the iterator techniques I used, I suggest
#! /usr/bin/perl -w
use strict;
while (1) {
print "Please enter a number or expression: ";
my $num = eval(scalar <STDIN>);
print "How many iterations: ";
chomp(my $count = <STDIN>);
print "Doing $count iterations of approximations to $num.\n";
my $f = ret_frac_iter($num);
for (1..$count) {
my ($n, $m) = $f->();
my $approx = $n/$m;
print "$n/$m = $approx\n";
print "\n";
# Takes a number, returns the best integer approximation and (in list
# context) the error.
sub best_int {
my $x = shift;
my $approx = sprintf '%.0f', $x;
if (wantarray) {
return ($approx, $x - $approx);
else {
return $approx;
# Takes a numerator and denominator, in scalar context returns
# the best fraction describing them, in list the numerator and
# denominator
sub frac_standard {
my $n = best_int(shift);
my $m = best_int(shift);
my $k = gcd($n, $m);
$n /= $k;
$m /= $k;
if ($m < 0) {
$n *= -1;
$m *= -1;
if (wantarray) {
return ($n, $m);
else {
return "$n/$m";
# Euclidean algorithm for calculating a GCD.
# Takes two integers, returns the greatest common divisor.
sub gcd {
my ($n, $m) = @_;
while ($m) {
my $k = $n % $m;
($n, $m) = ($m, $k);
return $n;
# Takes a list of terms in a continued fraction, and converts it
# into a fraction.
sub ints_to_frac {
my ($n, $m) = (0, 1); # Start with 0
while (@_) {
my $k = pop;
if ($n) {
# Want frac for $k + 1/($n/$m)
($n, $m) = frac_standard($k*$n + $m, $n);
else {
# Want $k
($n, $m) = frac_standard($k, 1);
return frac_standard($n, $m);
# Takes a number, returns an anon sub which iterates through a set of
# fractional approximations that converges very quickly to the number.
sub ret_frac_iter {
my $x = shift;
my $term_iter = ret_next_term_iter($x);
my @ints;
return sub {
push @ints, $term_iter->();
return ints_to_frac(@ints);
# terms of a continued fraction converging on that number.
sub ret_next_term_iter {
my $x = shift;
return sub {
(my $n, $x) = best_int($x);
if (0 != $x) {
$x = 1/$x;
return $n;
I had to point out the mod operator in this function:
sub gcd {
my ($n, $m) = @_;
while ($m) {
my $k = $n % $m;
($n, $m) = ($m, $k);
return $n;
At first, Sedgewick implemented it with the division
my $k = $n / $m;
Didn't mean to do that. Meant to come back and point out that it didn't put this in an easily recognized form.
To make that point try 11.231 out. Mine will reduce that
to 11231/1000 in 5 steps while for me yours gets 160767181003805/14314591844342. (I am substantially less sensitive to roundoff errors until the iteration where I try to account for the roundoff error. Which is where you try to exit.)
Small suggestion: It is usually useful to make scripts
pipeable, which is really easy for us perlers. All you need
to do is change the input to something like:
print "Please enter a number or expression: ";
my $num=<> || exit(0);
print "How many iterations: ";
my $count=<> || exit(0);
Secondly I intentionally didn't make it pipeable. The point of this script is to let people figure out how it works, and then run it interactively (adding debug messages if you want) to give people a sense of how well it works. Any programmer should be able to figure out how to hit control-C. *shrug*
Before making it pipeable what I would do is add some logic to cut off at a sufficiently good approximation rather than trying to display the approximation process to the user. My not doing so is my way of saying that this code is not meant to be particularly useful in a pipeline. I didn't do that here because the entire point is education, not production. That is, rather than give a useful answer, it shows you the successive steps towards one.
In fact I probably would never make this pipeable. Instead it would go into a module, and you would use that module in your programs.
$ perl script.pl
$ perl script.pl file1 file2 filen
The emphasis was on the || exit thing.
Without it the script will have to be killed explicitly, and
perl script.pl < my_prepared_input > theoutput
will loop forever.
Anyway, it was just a small suggestion (and a good practice
in general)
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John K. wrote the episode "Son of Stimpy" (the tear-jerker episode of Ren & Stimpy where Stimpy tries to find his lost fart...better than it sounds) simply to prove how easy it is to make a sad cartoon/film. All you have to do is follow a few common filmic tricks and you have your audience crying like babies. So the mood of your animation, while effective, isn't anything out of the ordinary, and isn't nearly enough to compensate for the rather lacking animation and story.
Granted, the artwork & voices are good, but there isn't much to this short other than a drawn-out (and fairly standard) "goodbye" scene. Disregarding the lack of originality, you did accomplish what you set out to do, and did it well. But if you plan on doing more dramatic shorts, try to give them more depth of emotion than this.
Hmm, that's a very interesting observation there. To be honest, that didn't really cross my mind about how easy it could be in creating an emotional story like this.
I did recall though while making this the method of writing Pixar has for their movies. When it came to writing their films (and correct me if I'm wrong here), they had a figured-out method for how to pace everything and what they needed to do in order to get the emotional results they wanted in their projects. Of course, they changed things up to some degree at time went on, but it largely stayed the same for most of their films, and played a big part with how they've managed to keep an emotional pull in almost all of their films, not to mention made the writing a lot easier for the emotional parts. Hearing them talk about this method though practically strips away any and all of the emotional pull the Pixar films have, simply because they all follow this set method on what to do to get the right emotions.
So yes, you would be right about this sharing the qualities about it being a typical "goodbye" scene, you definitely would. Is that any reason though to ignore the messages it provides? I think it's definitely safe to say by your logic the Pixar films all fall into the same category of sad films/cartoons. However, the messages are not only still there, but are also powerful and still meaningful. For example, look at Toy Story 3 (spoilers abound here!) and the ending scene with Andy. It plays out almost like this in a way, with how Andy tells Bonnie about every toy, plays with his toys one last time, then drives off finally leaving Woody and Buzz. The layout of the story is roughly played out the same way here. However, that's not the point: the message is what's most important with the story. I'm all for innovation, but perhaps the way we already know how to convey that message still works the best here.
TL;DR: The story, while doing what's already been done, still works and pulls people in, despite what you say here. I completely agree with trying to make something with a bigger emotional pull next time, or something even completely new, but according to what many people have told me here and other places, they have related to the characters in a powerful way already. Not only that, but many have been picking up the messages it has within and learning from them, which is fantastic. This type of layout for such a story may have been done before, but it still works. Why fix what's not broken?
Regardless, thank you for taking the time to write a review, and sorry for taking so long to get back to you! I will try to do something new and different for the future, whatever it may be, and will keep in mind what you said here.
Touching, loving, deep, and horribly drawn... ;:) It happens. You made something pretty good though.
One mentally debilitating question... Will she even live that long?
;~: oh shit the fells
im not a brony but this was the second saddest dragon scene i've seen in my life, the saddest one being when grandpa riu, the milenial dragon, dies in One Peice
spike has no wigs, silly artist. still ok
You're right, Spike has no wigs. That's why I didn't give him any! Silly me!
Honestly though, how would YOU know if Spike gets wings or not? Every other dragon we've seen in the show so far has grown up by being greedy, and Spike has so far grown up through magic and being greedy. Who's to say he won't grow up differently because he's NOT greedy?
I am happy to hear you liked the animation regardless though; it means a lot to me. Thank you for taking the time to make a review here, I do appreciate it!


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'Has Kay Burley actually slept!?' Sky News presenter accused of wearing 'same clothes' to front Royal baby coverage two days in a row
- Has been outside St Mary's Hospital since 8am yesterday and today
- Yesterday was hottest day of year and today brought thunderstorms
- Viewers thought she was wearing the same orange top on both days
- Kay tweeted she HAD changed her top, but had only had 2 hours sleep
- Orange ruffled tops are from Jaeger and Dorothy Perkins
- Has been criticised for crassness: she asked palace how dilated Kate was
Some may question her journalistic integrity - she actually had the audacity to ask Clarence House how dilated the Royal cervix was yesterday - but you can't fault Kay Burley's stamina.
The controversial Sky News anchor has been parked outside the Lindo Wing of St Mary's Hospital in Paddington since 8am yesterday, reporting live for the 24-hour rolling news channel to provide the world with updates on the whereabouts of the Royal baby - braving sweltering heat, thunderstorms and some rather eccentric royalists.
And though she may appear more flustered and less rested today than she was yesterday morning, she did manage to nip home and change her clothes - even though some viewers thought she was wearing the same outfit on both days.
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Make-up on the move: Sky News anchor Kay Burley applies her make-up outside the Lindo Wing yesterday as the world waits to be updated on the progress of the Royal birth
An orange a day keeps the doctor away? Kay turned up today wearing another orange top, and white trousers instead of black ones
Kay - who admitted 'I did ask a member of the royal household how many centimetres (dilated) she was, but they told me they didn't give that kind of information out' - arrived on the scene yesterday morning wearing a bright orange ruffled silk top.
After filling the channel with updates for over 12 hours - even when absolutely nothing was happening - she finally left our screens,only to return this morning in.... another silky orange top.
Viewers began wondering whether the hard-working presenter had actually been to sleep, which forced Kay to take a time-out from in front of the camera and address her Twitter feed, commenting that she was wearing different tops - from Jaeger and Dorothy Perkins - that just happened to be the same colour.
Front-line reporting: Kay Burley - pictured today - has been parked outside the hospital for two days, reporting even when absolutely nothing was happening
Does Kay Burley ever sleep? Applying make-up outside the Lindo Wing at St Mary's Hospital, Paddington, this morning, after reporting late into the night yesterday
Celebrations at the Lindo Wing: Kay laughs with royal fans outside the hospital after the announcement that the Duchess of Cambridge had given birth to a baby boy
One tweet from Hayley White read: 'Has @KayBurley been to sleep? She's wearing the same top.'
After pointing out to several individuals that the tops were very slightly different - one had ruffles, one folds - she issued a full statement: 'To clarify this is different blouse to yesterday however I will concede it is a similar colour! What to choose at 4am after two hours sleep.'
Kay had a gruelling day yesterday when the Duchess of Cambridge went into labour at 6am and the reporter was dispatched to the front line to get all the details.
Nothing happened until the arrival of the prince was announced by easel outside Buckingham Palace at 8.30pm - four hours after he was born at 4.24pm.
Yet Kay, who arrived around 8.30am and stayed all day as temperatures soared into the 30s, managed to fill 12 hours with chatter, speaking to crowds gathered outside, many of whom were on the rather eccentric side.
Twitter worry: Tweeters expressed concern over Kay Burley's lack of sleep, but she reassured them she had had some.... two hours
Finally, some news! Kay gets excited when the birth of the baby boy is announced at 8.30pm
Hooray! Kat cheers with the crowds after the announcement of the new prince's birth
Getting overexcited: Having spent 12 hours on air discussing the birth, Kay was beginning to look a little bit like she'd just run a marathon by 8.30pm
Back today: Kay returned to the Lindo Wing after just two hours of sleep
When can we meet him? Kay was disappointed to hear there would be no appearance from the new family until after 6pm
Headquarters: The Lindo Wing in Paddington, Kay Burley's home for going-on 48 hours
The great Kate wait: Keen royalists and reporters camped outside the Lindo wing yesterday on the hottest day of the year, waiting for news about the baby
Come rain or shine.... Reporters and royalists braved the hottest day of the year yesterday and thunderstorms today, just for a glimpse of the royal baby
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I do wish it were available in other colors.
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When customers enter your business, they are looking for convenience, good service, and good value for their fuel, food, and other purchases. They may also notice if your store appears clean and safe. When insurance underwriters look at your business, they are trying to determine whether insuring your business can be profitable for their companies in the long-term. In most cases, there is no single factor that determines your operation's acceptability or unacceptability.
A travel plaza can resemble a "mini-city" where the conditions for loss might be found. Travel plazas are generally located on or near major highways and cater to the needs of truck drivers and travelers. In addition to selling fuels, other services may be provided which could include: convenience stores, food service (fast food/diner/restaurant), full-service repair facilities, truck scales, truck/car wash, motel, showers, laundry facilities, etc. Services for truckers may include providing truck heaters and auxiliary power units that provide power, air conditioning, internet access, and cable TV directly to the trucks.
Profit, strength, growth, and business stability are common business goals. Successful businesses make deliberate decisions to apply risk management techniques for guarding against threats to their goals. Insurance is often used to manage the unwanted expenses associated with mishaps. Developing operating policies and procedures can help to avoid common and potentially severe losses. To be effective, clear expectations need to be communicated when others have a role. Many companies have found that designating a key person to be the "risk manager" is a wise business decision. This loss control guide is meant to provide the key areas of responsibility for your business' "Designated Risk Manager".
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The Community Council has received a request to publish the following message:
Improving Our Communities
Hillfoots young people services - stakeholder consultation
The EDF Burnfoot Hill Community Fund, a charitable Fund set up by EDF, the developer of the Burnfoot Hill, Burnfoot North Wind and Rhodders Wind Farms, has commenced a children and young persons consultation. The Fund has made grants for community activities in Menstrie, Alva, Tillicoultry and Dollar since 2011. The panel has noted that very few of the grants made since 2011 have reached projects or organisations that work with young people aged 10 -18 years and as a result the Panel wishes to better understand the needs and aspirations of young people in relation to their home communities.
As part of our consultation we are keen to find out what voluntary sector or privately run services are currently on offer for young people in the Hillfoots area and to gather feedback from stakeholder organisations. What services do you offer? What do you think is good about local provision and what could be improved? What are your views on needs, barriers and opportunities for children and young people in the Hillfoots?
It would be really helpful if you could complete the short survey at Survey Monkey, number C2S6RN8.
Many thanks for your help.
Councillor's message
In his springtime message, Les Sharp praises the Community Garden, calls for our support for the coming Gala Day and gives his thoughts for springtime in Menstrie. His message is available at this link.
Recycling: The Right Stuff
|d| Clacks Council ask us all to help save tens of thousands of pounds a year by putting the right stuff in the right recycling container:
- clean‡ plastic, paper, cardboard and metal in the blue bin
- small electrical items, batteries and unbroken glass in the blue box
- food waste in the grey caddy
- garden cuttings, clippings & fallen leaves in the brown bin
- non-recyclables† in the green bin (this is what costs in Landfill Tax)
‡ Stuff that's been put in the blue bin but is not clean (such as packaging contaminated with food residues or plastic film) is not recyclable.
† Stuff that's been put in the green bin but that could be recycled should not go to landfill.
If the wrong stuff is in the wrong bin, the bin may be tagged to let you know and if it is not uplifted you will have to sort it out.
Council workers are putting out leaflets with more information and explanation. In the meanwhile, here's a link with more about Getting Recycling Right on the ClacksWeb site.
Police appeal for information
Local adults and young persons have been riding motorbikes on paths meant for pedestrians, prams, pedal cycles and pet owners. Routes include the path to Cambus and the Community Woodland as well as similar places across the Wee County.
This is an ongoing issue and the police ask members of the community for information which might help identify the riders.
Please phone 101 with any information you can provide about these bikes such as colour, size and where they are stored. Registration number (if any !) would be useful, too.
Hospital bus services H1, H2
|d| The H1 and H2 bus services are safe and will continue to run until March 2018. From 3rd January 2015 it will be serviced by the company to win the current tendering process. The same timetable, route and type of bus will be used. It is hoped that by March 2018 a new service will have been created in conjunction with NHS Forth Valley, Clackmannanshire Council, the private and voluntary sectors. The group's local and rural service will link with the service provided by NHS Scotland from Shillinghill in Alloa.
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My husband and I took our 5th T.A. cruise in November onboard the Vof the Seas, actually our 2nd on the Voyager. We had a great time. Weather a little cool and windy the first few days, but after that - very pleasant. The absolutely best thing was the Consierge Club cocktail hour every afternoon for Diamond and Diamond Plus members - complete with hors d'ourves and dance music. We really loved it. So much that we booked the return voyage from Galveston to Southhampton in April. We recommend RCCL to everyone. As far as shipboard amenities go, Celebrity (owned by RCCL) is still our favorite. But the terrific service for Diamond members on RCCL is worth it! MO
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I agree with you. We took the first TA on VOS to Galveston in 2007. It was great!!!
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Thanks. Know you had a great time. This is a wonderful ship!
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We enjoy diamond status as well, but were really disappointed that the afternoon cocktails and appetizers on the Independence had been moved from the beautiful lounge on the 14th deck to the "Crypt" disco lounge on the 4th deck. Bummer!
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Full Professor Layton vs. Phoenix Wright trailer is the most implausible thing you'll ever see
So there's this girl who looks like Little Red Riding Hood, and she's a witch. Or maybe she's not a witch. Anyway, Professor Layton – who we still say looks like a Lego man – starts accusing her, only for Phoenix Wright to show up and point his finger with such fiery intensity that Layton reconsiders. We think. And then they go on adventures, and Little Red Riding Hood gets chased by the KKK.
So basically, this looks incredible. Check out the first trailer after the break, courtesy of the official Layton vs. Wright website.
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Maksim Chmerkovskiy Videos
Val and Maksim Chmerkovskiy Talk 'DTWS' on 'The View'
The co-hosts interview the "Dancing With The Stars" personalities.
'Dancing With The Stars' Pros Maks And Peta Talk Babies
First comes love then comes marriage then comes the baby and the baby carriage as they say. And even though they just got engaged Dancing With The Stars pros Macs and. Generates a key selling magazines you want to start having kids with egg beater. Giving it felt just enough time passed and her
Maksim Chmerkovskiy and Peta Murgatroyd Are Engaged
Chmerkovskiy popped the question on stage after a performance of his dance show "Sway."
'Dancing' Pros Maksim Chmerkovskiy and Peta Murgatroyd Go Undercover in Dance Class
The "Dancing With the Stars" pros were unrecognizable before dropping their disguises and shocking the dance students.
Maksim Chmerkovskiy Returns to Judge 'DWTS' Switch-Up Week
The notoriously tough critic returns to the ballroom during one of the toughest nights of the season for the celebrities and their dance partners.
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The "Dancing With the Stars" alum puts audience members' dance moves to the test in a live "GMA" competition.
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The dance pro revealed he's going out on top, leaving the show after winning the mirror ball trophy.
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Super Committee PACs See Big Third Quarter Gains
PACs belonging to members of the "super committee" reported huge fundraising gains in the third quarter of 2011. Super committee members saw an increase of 62% in PAC contributions compared to the same quarter in 2009. The reason: super committee PACs raised most of their money from lobbyists and other PACs.
As CREW noted previously, combined, the campaign committees of the three Republican House members on the super committee raised more than double the amount they raised in the third quarter of 2009, indicating a super committee position does increase contributions. Now, the reports for all super committee members and their PACs are out and the results are compelling.
The House GOP PACs raised more than three times what they raised in the same quarter in 2009, collectively increasing their take from $94,000 to $286,000.
Rep. Fred Upton's (R-MI) Trust PAC raised more than seven times what it raised in 2009, increasing its take from $7,500 to $54,500 this year. Between his PAC and campaign committee, Rep. Upton raised 170% more than he did in 2009, the largest increase of any super committee member. Rep. Dave Camp (R-MI) was right behind him with a 120% increase in PAC contributions, from $81,325 to $178,550, and an overall increase of 163%. Finally, Rep. Jeb Hensarling (R-TX) increased his PAC fundraising by nearly 1000%, moving from $5,000 in 2009 to $52,700 this year, though his overall fundraising increased by only 46%.
Some of this undoubtedly can be attributed to the Republicans' taking control of the House, but the numbers indicate super committee membership is a factor. A review of the FEC reports of fellow House GOP committee chairmen who are not on the super committee shows increases in contributions to their PACs, but not to the extent of super committee members. Judiciary Committee Chairman Lamar Smith (R-TX), Transportation Committee Chairman John Mica (R-FL), and Education and Workforce Committee Chairman John Kline (R-MN) saw their PACs raise 56%, 49%, and 28% more, respectively, from 2009 to 2011, compared to the super committee members who all increased their PAC fundraising by over 120%. Additionally, Rep. Henry Waxman (D-CA), the former chair of the Energy and Commerce Committee, unsurprisingly, saw a 64% decrease in his PAC contributions, which suggests Chairman Upton's 170% uptick was disproportionately high.
As for the Senate, Sen. Max Baucus (D-MT)'s contributions also increased following his super committee appointment. Sen. Baucus' Glacier PAC increased its take by 42%, from $77,000 in 2009 to $109,000 this year, and his campaign committee and PAC together increased their fundraising by 16%. Sen. Pat Toomey (R-PA) raised $144,250 for his PAC in the third quarter of 2011; he did not have a PAC in 2009. The PACs belonging to the four other senators on the super committee file their reports on a biannual basis, and their totals will not be available until January 2012.
House Democrat PACs collectively reported a 52% drop in contributions, no doubt due to their newfound minority status. Although all three House Democrats reported drops in their individual PAC fundraising, CREW noted previously, contributions to Rep. Becerra's campaign committee increased 11%, and he increased his overall contributions by 4%.
In total, the super committee members' PACs increased their fundraising from nearly $400,000 in 2009 to nearly $650,000 this year, a 62% increase. In contrast, the super committee members' campaign committees decreased the amount they raised by 48%, from a combined $5.3 million in 2009 to $2.8 million this year, largely a result of the decrease in fundraising by Sens. Pat Toomey (R-PA), Rob Portman (R-OH), and Patty Murray (D-WA) who were running for election in 2010, and Sen. John Kerry (D-MA) who has sworn off fundraisers while sitting on the committee.
These latest PAC fundraising reports confirm CREW's earlier prediction that special interests are willing to pay for access to members of the committee. Since most of the PAC money came directly from special interests or from lobbyists who represent the special interests, it's clear that super committee members are continuing to raise money from groups likely to be affected by the committee's vast mandate


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Fort Meyer's, FL.
When the going gets tough. Why Get a Loan From Us?
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Fort Meyer's, FL.
Monkey Drill, Fort Myer, March 13, 1925.
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(via Beatrice Kyle: 1924 | Shorpy Historical Photo Archive)
"Beatrice Kyle, in high diving outfit, between acts at the Society Circus at Fort Myer, Virginia, for the benefit of the Army Relief Fund, April 25, 1924." In what looks like a marketing tie-in for moon pies and old fire engines. View full size.
Two people have been killed and up to 16 more injured after a shooting at a nightclub in the Florida city of Fort Myers, police say.
Officers are at the nightclub, which was reportedly hosting a party for teenagers. Victims have not been identified.
Police have detained one person of interest in connection with the shooting. Two other scenes are connected with this incident.
Something's Afoot by RichardRuddle on Flickr.
BREAKING: More than a dozen people were shot and at least two were killed in an overnight shooting at Club Blu Bar and Grill in Fort Myers, Florida.
With all of these shootings, I made a little something.
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Buffalo Soldiers at Fort Myer
Arlington, Va
These were soldiers in African-American cavalry units formed in 1866. From 1891 to 1894, the Buffalo Soldiers of Troop (Company) K of the 9th Cavalry Regiment were stationed at Fort Myer. From 1931 to 1949, Buffalo Soldiers of the Machine Gun Troop of the 10'th Cavalry Regiment were at Fort Myer.
U.S. Cavalry "Pyramid Scheme" (Fort Myer, Virginia, 1914)
Getting pumped by The U.S. Army on Flickr.
A group of Soldiers get pumped for the camera before the Nov. 8th live broadcast of SportsNation. ESPN broadcasted SportsNation live from Whipple Field at Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall on Nov. 8 at 5:00pm in celebration of Veterans Day. All Soldiers, family members, and workforce personnel were invited to attend and participate as audience members. Photo by SSG Dale Sweetnam
In the east the morning comes,
Hear the rattle of the drums
Far away.
Now no time for grief's pursuing,
Other work is for the doing,
Here to-day.
He is sleeping, let him rest
With the flag across his breast.
Paul Laurence Dunbar, Dirge For A Soldier
My boyfriend is stationed at Fort Myer Virginia.
I would LOVE to connect with more people from that area and especially the base as I have a 90% possibility of moving there in a month or so.
I would LOVE to talk to some! even Fort Belvior or Quantico just people in the same area and similar situation :)
"At least two people were killed and at least 14 injured in a shooting at a nightclub in Fort Myers, Fla., early on Monday, police said.
The shooting took place in the parking lot of Club Blu just after 12:30 a.m. ET and police found "several victims suffering from gunshot wounds," the Fort Myers Police Department said in a statement.
Capt. Jim Mulligan of the Fort Myers Police Department told WINK-TV as many as 17 people have been shot. Injuries ranged from minor to life-threatening.
Three people have been detained for questioning, Mulligan said, and there are two crime scenes.The area has been "deemed safe," but roads in the area will stay closed as the investigation continues.
In a statement, authorities said the Fort Myers police and the Lee County Sheriff's Office were "actively canvassing the area looking for other persons who may be involved in this incident.
"Local television reported that the club was hosting a "teen night."The shooting comes six weeks after a massacre at a nightclub in the Florida city of Orlando, in which a lone gunman killed 49 people in the deadliest mass shooting in modern U.S."
Writing a book is a challenging project … finding information about the topic is also challenging … finding something to make it special is a key factor, but when you find something that's rare and undiscovered, it makes the book outstanding!
Little did I know when I began the research for my book about Fort Myer, Virginia that I would discover a rare find - a note from Abraham Lincoln, which may have been tucked away since General Joseph G. Totten read it some nearly 150 years ago … or where and how I found it!
The first book about this historic US Army Post with origins during the US Civil War when it was known as Fort Whipple, "Images of America - Fort Myer" was published in June 2011 and on page 15 is Lincoln's note that I found in the National Archives in College Park, Maryland.
Words couldn't express my amazement when I discovered it or where and how I discovered it!
My research at the Archives was confined to the floor dedicated to still photographs. Yet as I meticulously explored the contents of every box I requested, sandwiched between two photographs was a sheet protector containing what I first thought was a blank piece of paper … until I turned it over. At the top it read:
Executive Mansion - Washington
The date
May 13, 1863
As I continued to read, the note (which was re-written on the 14th) appointed William Whipple, older son of General Amiel Weeks Whipple to West Point. Recognizing the relationship, it quickly went onto the scanner to be included in the book. I didn't realize until much later how rare a find it was since no one really knew about the note or even its existence!
General Whipple was the commander of the Defenses of Washington - they were comprised of 70 forts which ultimately surrounded Washington DC during the US Civil War. He used Arlington House as his headquarters. According to other accounts located during the research of the book, President Lincoln would drive over to have lunch with General Whipple and afterward wrap his arms around Whipple's two sons as he got the briefing. This note combined with the research established that Lincoln did visit Arlington House during the Civil War and a friendship developed between him and General Whipple.
What I found at the National Archives made the book "Images of America - Fort Myer" outstanding.
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Change of Responsibility by The U.S. Army on Flickr.
Secretary of the Army John McHugh administers the oath to Gen. Raymond T. Odierno during a change of responsibility cermony at Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall, Va., as Odierno's wife Linda looks on, Sept. 7, 2011. Upon completion of the oath, Odierno became the Army's 38th chief of staff.
Fort Myer, Arlington, Virginia by NASA HQ PHOTO


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