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Youth Services Manager Nadia Torabi echoed this sentiment in August, when the library received a Library Service and Technology Act grant to grow its early literacy programs. With the funds, the library plans to expand library services by incorporating music, movement, culture and technology into programming.
The library dedicates each Friday to STEAM education. From 1 to 2:30 p.m., participants and staff do hands-on projects to instill elements applicable to technical fields, accentuating creativity and critical thinking skills through exposure to the arts.
"Speed: Art in the Fast Lane," a presentation by Prescott Art Docent Liz Stark on Tuesday, Jan. 10 at 10 a.m., presents what CVCL Library Specialist of Adult Programs Carson Ralton called a "lively, fun, educational and fast-paced talk."
In keeping with the Prescott Art Docents' mission — "to share the love of art with children and adults throughout our community and to promote the art museum experience" — Stark will be examining how artists portray the speed of machines, vehicles, humans and animals using line and color.
"[The] presentation will reveal the connection between art and the things that surround us," Ralston said.
The presentation is intended to spur participants' imagination, encouraging them to see, hear and feel the speed portrayed by painters, sculptors and photographers.
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The University of Alabama's sorority system is again in the news. Just a couple of years after a controversy regarding the inclusion of minorities into the almost exclusively white organizations, the values, beliefs, and norms of Alabama sororities are coming under fire. The issue this time is a recruitment video produced by Alpha Phi and called out in a column in the Birmingham News. While Alpha Phi may be taking the heat, a quick google search shows many sororities at UA have a similar video and some are arguably worse than Alpha Phi's. Although there are clearly many issues one can and should consider when confronting the issues raised by the sorority culture generally and these videos specifically, I argue that the primary focus should be on understanding the negative implications of subcultures in higher education.
When we talk about culture in higher education, the discussion is often framed around the positive benefits of culture. Moreover, we tend to focus on the culture of the entire institution rather than on the smaller subcultures at work within a campus.
The challenge of understanding culture is that there are multiple interpretations and layers within a single campus. In many ways, subcultures are as powerful and influential as the broader institutional culture.
Simply put, a subculture is the norms, values, and beliefs of a subsystem within a larger organization. Higher education institutions are comprised of many subcultures such as student, faculty, and administrative. In addition, these groups can be broken down further such as Greek students, adult students, veterans, athletes, and other populations have their own subcultures.
Research on subcultures by Hatch (1997) and others have identified three ways that subcultures interact with the dominant and institutional culture.
1. Enhancing. The subculture supports and builds upon the values and beliefs of the dominant culture.
2. Counterculture. The subculture supports values and beliefs in contrast with the dominant institutional culture.
3. Orthogonal. The subculture supports a separate set of values and beliefs alongside the dominant culture.
I think there's room for debate about whether the Alabama sororities are fostering a counterculture or orthogonal subculture. I wonder what is the institutional culture given the actions of senior administrators and the board at the university that support or look the other way at the beliefs and behaviors of members of the Greek system at UA.
Regardless, it is clear that the videos (and the values and beliefs behind them) limit the ability of the university to successful support the teaching, research, and service missions of the institution.
Additionally, the issues of gender, race, and privilege that are so evident run contrary to the values and beliefs of most higher education leaders, faculty and students.
Student affairs divisions across the country spend a great deal of time, resources, and energy attempting to foster student engagement because we know this is so significant in student success.
However, we have to understand the negative implications of subcultures in higher education. By their very nature, they can be exclusionary, run contrary to institutional values, and support behaviors that the broader community may find concerning or wrong.
As institutional leaders, the goal should be to foster a shared commitment to supporting a common set of norms, values, and beliefs. Simply banning videos like Alpha Phi's or other inappropriate activities will likely just lead to greater conflict and could even escalate such behaviors. Subcultures are sensitive to attempts by the dominant or institutional culture to dismantle their subsystem.
Only through dialogue and constant effort can institutional leaders build a shared commitment to certain culture elements even if there is not universal agreement.
While the sorority videos are rightly being called out as problematic on many levels, those of us in higher education would do well to think about all the subcultures in our institutions from students to faculty to administrative groups that support values, norms, and beliefs contrary to institutional culture.
By understanding the negative implications of subcultures in higher education, we can work together to support and sustain the missions and aims of our institutions.
Here is the recruitment video by another sorority to show the depth of the problem and how widespread it is at UA.


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Babe Ruth World Series possible home run for local economy
PITTSFIELD -- The return of the Babe Ruth 16 and Under Softball World Series to Pittsfield is expected to provide a significant economic impact to the Berkshires.
And while that jolt may not be as great as some predictions, there will be significant benefits to the Berkshire economy, particularly in the hospitality field.
"The biggest impact will be for food services and drinking places," said Stephen Sheppard, a Williams College economics professor who has conducted numerous studies on the Berkshire County economy. "The second-largest impact will be the impact on hotels and lodging."
Based on rough figures on the number of visiting players and coaches that were provided to The Eagle by the World Series Committee, Sheppard believes the economic impact to the Berkshires from this year's tournament likely will be in the $400,000 range.
That's significantly lower than the $2.1 million that the national Babe Ruth organization has said was generated in 2008, when the Berkshires last hosted the tournament.
"That seems a little high," Sheppard said.
Babe Ruth Commissioner Rob Connor did not respond to an email message seeking comment on the organization's economic calculations.
But based on how this year's tournament is set up, there are probably more opportunities than in 2008 for visitors to make an economic impact on the Berkshires.
This year's tournament, which takes place at Pittsfield's Doyle Athletic Complex from Wednesday to Aug. 5, will consist of 15 teams, compared with the 10 squads that participated last time.
And, unlike 2008, all the participating teams will stick around for the entire week. Teams that are eliminated from championship contention will play for a separate trophy, the Commissioner's Cup, said Thomas Murphy, the president of Pittsfield Girls Softball League, the tournament's host organization.
Finally, Murphy said the Babe Ruth organization has required that all the players on this year's visiting teams must stay in official lodging establishments. In 2008, players were given the option of staying with host families.
Murphy said all 14 visiting teams will be housed at three Berkshire lodging establishments -- Jiminy Peak Mountain Resort in Hancock, the Berkshire Mountain Lodge in Pittsfield, and The Springs Econo Lodge in New Ashford. As of Friday, Jiminy Peak had the highest number of participants, with eight teams slated to occupy 75 rooms. Each team consists of 12 to 15 players, and has two to three coaches, Murphy said.
"That was our goal from the outset," Murphy said, about housing all the visiting players and coaches in the Berkshires. "We wanted them to be close. We had New York state as an option, but we're glad we didn't have to do that."
The committee had to pay a $45,000 fee to the Babe Ruth organization in order to host this year's tournament, Murphy said. But the committee has received plenty of community support.
Murphy said the committee has received between $7,000 and $8,000 in advertising revenue so far, and lined up five $5,000 level sponsors -- MountainOne Financial Partners, Berkshire Bank, Greylock Federal Credit Union, the Guardian Berkshire Life Insurance Co. and the High Meadow Foundation, which is run by the Fitzpatrick family.
"They were the primary sponsors," Murphy said. "We have a number of different ones at levels lower than that."
In 2008, the tournament's major sponsor was Wal-Mart, which contributed $52,000, but signed up shortly before the tournament began. This year, Murphy said the support has been spread "fairly wide" across the Berkshire business community.
"There's more engagement across the businesses," he said. "We started early. We identified opportunities earlier. We started reaching out a long time ago. Some of those first meetings took place last fall."
"We've been a consistent sponsor for this event," said John Bissell, the executive vice president of the Greylock Federal Credit Union. "We feel very impressed by the level of athleticism of these athletes as well as the level of volunteerism. We like to promote things like that anyway."
Murphy said the committee has received a boost from the city of Pittsfield, which has helped improve the facilities at the Doyle Athletic Complex, and from Haddad Auto Group, which is providing vehicles for the teams to use.
He said the committee also is providing the visiting teams with information on shopping opportunities in the Berkshire.
"A significant portion of the stores along the Route 7 corridor have provided us with ads in the program," he said.
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Dubai's landmark building is the Burj Khalifa, which at 829.8 m is the tallest building in the world. It's three times as tall as the Eiffel Tower and nearly twice as tall as the Empire State Building.
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Every year 15 million gallons of water is collected sustainably.It has the longest single running elevator, which is 140 floors. The view from the observation deck is absolutely stunning from the 124th floor.
The tip of the sphere of the Burj Khalifa can be seen up to 95 kilometers away. Burj Khalifa is designed to resemble the Hymenocallis flower; the central core emerges at the top and culminates in a sculpted spire.
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In 2014, a novel titled Ancillary Justice swept the field, bagging the Nebula, the Arthur C. Clarke, and the Hugo. I have seen little discussion of it among fantasy RPG players, however. I can think of two reasons for that:
- It's science-fiction and thus has an shortage of drow elves, grumpy dwarves, and dragons. (By which I mean, it doesn't have any of those things. At all.)
- A lot of the commentary on the novel, both praise and condemnation, has focused on the fact that the narrator comes from a culture with no male pronoun — it has men, but its language refers to all people as "she" and the narrator also has trouble telling gender because she isn't human. Looking at those reviews, one can easily come away with the impression that the book won all of its attention for doing something weird with pronouns, that there must not be much else to see there, that this is a galactic emperor with no clothes.
Except … Ancillary Justice is superb.
Even if you set aside the pronoun innovation.
I finally just read the novel myself — finished it at 5 a.m. last night, having turned pages in a white heat for much longer than I'd intended. Although its two sequels are out already, I haven't read them yet, so I won't be talking about them here. But I have to say that this emperor is fully and lavishly clothed. It earned those awards, the hard way. Its plot moves. The action thrills. The intrigue causes nail-biting. It has interesting and nuanced things to say about culture, language, the notion of identity, and the human condition, and it never lets saying those things get in the way of telling a ripping good yarn.
As it happens, it also has a lot of fun ideas for a fantasy tabletop GM to chew on.
The Ubiquitous, Divided Emperor
A standard fantasy RPG trope is that the evil villain at the head of an empire is off in some heavily guarded sanctum, virtually unseen until the final all-or-nothing encounter. You don't often see the evil emperor, for instance, visit your village in an early scene, all by himself, barely even armored.
That's because there's only one of him, naturally.
But what if he had lots of bodies, all linked telepathically?
That's one of the ideas that Ancillary Justice plays with. The hero, Breq, wants to kill the emperor, but even after killing several versions of him* she still isn't done and isn't really sure whether it's possible to kill them all. There are thousands of versions of him, spread across a large interstellar empire. He sends an old, decrepit version of himself to a village she's in, and it doesn't even bother with bodyguards. It's menacing and scary because you know, if you kill it, you only piss the rest of him off — he'll ensure everything you ever cared about is destroyed. (* Although Breq has trouble with gender and refers to everyone as "she" in her own language, she sometimes has to switch to other languages and other characters or cultures she encounters are gender aware. Because some characters refer to the emperor as male, I do, too.)
The dramatic beauty of this set-up is that PCs can talk to the villain well before the climax. Good drama requires confrontation before combat. Consider DeNiro and Pacino facing off over a table in Heat. Or Lecter and Starling challenging each other through the glass in Silence of the Lambs. We need to see both the villain and the hero, and we need to see them not getting along or exhausting all other possible courses of action before they start killing each other, or else the fight becomes uninteresting. Having many versions of the villain makes this possible without risking an early end to the campaign.
How do you set up a multi-bodied villain in D&D?
Actually, I can think of a classic Dungeon adventure that already came close: "Threshold of Evil" by Scott Bennie (issue pdf). The villain, an archmage named Azurax, figures if a job needs doing, he might as well do it himself — so most of the encounters in his mountain sanctum are with lower-level versions of him, courtesy of the spell simulacrum. As with Ancillary Justice, there's even at least one scene in which the heroes might have to deal with multiple versions at once.
The simulacrum spell is a great option for making your singular villain more … plural.
Of course, the 1st edition version of the spell was a lot easier to take advantage of. In 5th edition, you're only permitted to make one simulacrum at a time — if you cast the spell a second time, you destroy the first one. Hacking this is easy, though. If I can cast simulacrum, then the simulacrum I create can cast it, too, on me. I can control simulacrum 1, who then controls simulacrum 2. Simulacrum 2 casts the same spell on me, creating simulacrum 3, who is controlled by simulacrum 2. As long as I'm the original for each spell, all of the simulacra they create have half my levels. Sure, this is an expensive exercise, but hey, that's what oppressive taxes are for.
But look back up at the heading for this section. See that word "Divided"?
It's time to address that twist, because it's bad-ass.
See, at some point, Breq discovers that not only is she trying to kill the emperor, she is also secretly serving some versions of the emperor in a war against other versions of the same emperor. You read that right: The emperor is plotting against himself.
Leckie has a lot of fun with a weird but plausible side effect of having multiple, scheming bodies who are spread over a large space, all having different experiences. Even though they're telepathic, they can disconnect from that web — and the signals from one mind to another only travel at light speed, so there are delays in getting information from one place to another, meaning that he can try to intercept his own thoughts before they gate from incarnations on one world to incarnations on another. And as a result of these odd dynamics, and because of some intervention by an alien enemy of his, he is now almost literally "of two minds" about how the empire should evolve. And those two minds are trying to kill each other. Because that's pretty much how they roll.
How's that for a twist to drop on your unsuspecting players? They think they're working against Vecna only to learn that they're also working for a clone of Vecna–who wants to dethrone and replace his original self. They can't succeed against Vecna-1 without helping Vecna-2 accomplish its ambitions, but the grimmer alternative is to let both Vecnas continue. This is the kind of dilemma that drives a paladin to the confessional.
You can play with the multiple-and-dueling form concept in multiple ways:
- Simulacra
- Clones (I leave how to mobilize them as an exercise for the creative)
- Geased, brainwashed doppelgangers who really believe they're the evil guy controlling them
- Intelligent insect queens with telepathically linked drones — a literal hivemind
- Avatars of gods or fiends
- Old-school skeleton warriors whose controlling circlets work more like Sauron's rings — the villain can use them as proxies and familiars, seeing and hearing what they see and hear
- Bearers of this new magic item…
Scepter of the Slujitori
Rare Item (Requires Attunement)
This rod — of which 24 are known to exist — is bound to its creator, a powerful evil entity. Attuning to it requires declaring allegiance to that entity, at which point the bearer is geased to serve the creator. While wielding the rod, the attuned bearer gains a +1 to the DCs of its spells and a +1 to its attacks with spells. The creator can, at will, see or hear anything the bearer sees or hears; the creator can also use detect thoughts at will on the bearer. Typically, bearers of the rod are sworn ministers of the creator who know why they wield it.
So that's one pretty cool set of ideas to borrow from one novel. Are there any more? Why, yes. Yes, there are.
Ancillaries, or Corpse Soldiers
The empire in Ancillary Justice conscripts people in newly conquered territories, forcing them to serve in its armies. So far, so familiar, right? Except that it takes those people, strips them of their minds and personalities, and connects those minds to an AI. A single AI might run whole battalions of these mind-wiped soldiers. Not only that, but it also runs the ship that carries them. The AI thinks of all of those soldiers and the ship as parts of its singular self. It knows everything they know and sees everything they see. (Yes, it's using some tech similar to that of the emperor.) If any of its soldier bodies dies, it calls up a spare body from the fridge, a doctor wires it and loads it with weapons and armor, and then it gets integrated.
The narrator of the story isn't a person. It's a ship called Justice of Toren — except that it has lost its ship body and all but one of its soldiers. Now it's down to just one human body, so it's a lot weaker and a lot more fragile than it used to be. It's also determined to avenge itself on the emperor who destroyed it.
The empire calls these soldiers ancillaries (hence the title). The conquered people, less inclined to euphemism, call them corpse soldiers.
Now, I realize that D&D campaigns have long had evil empires kill off villagers, turn them into zombies and skeletons, and then put them to work in armies. The animate dead spell is a kind of obvious tool here, one that has already been exploited. However, the single, unifying intelligence angle has not been played much in tabletop games. Those zombies become creepier when they can think and share thoughts with each other, when you realize you're up against an abstract intelligence that likes the idea of a chess game with your life on the line.
How might this idea take shape in a fantasy RPG?
- A zombie army in which each unit of zombies is controlled by an intelligent unit standard (the flag that the unit's standard bearer carries). The toughest zombie in the mix is the standard bearer and the unit protects the standard aggressively.
- A unit of armored, telepathically linked constructs (e.g., warforged), optionally (for full AJ effect) controlled by an intelligent keep or castle in which they are located.
- The servitors of a brood of psychic aquatic overlords.
- Iron golems, each of which can animate and control any metal armor as a construct if the armor is unattended by a living wearer.
- An intelligent sailing warship that can dominate captured adversaries who spill blood in its on-board dungeon. As a sensory property, the warship cannot see through its own organs, but it can borrow the senses of any of its dominated crew.
- A gathering of identical treants all cloned from an original by grafting cuttings from the original to roots of other trees.
Let's talk about one more idea, this time one that's not based on hive-mind technologies.
Control of Information through Language
One of the things that Leckie does particularly well in the novel is that she makes her futuristic human cultures plausibly alien through a remarkably simple technique: The languages that people speak limit or enable different kinds of thinking because they limit or enable different kinds of awareness.
The obvious example from the novel is one we've already touched on: The narrator is a bit gender-blind and refers to everyone using female pronouns, even if they're dudes. Not every culture is like hers, though, and she's aware that sometimes she might offend people if she guesses wrong (which she sometimes does). Seeing her world through her eyes, we often don't know the gender of a character (or its sexual orientation) until we hear people from other cultures speak.
This isn't a crazy idea. If you've ever studied (or know) a language other than English, then you know that they often have inflections for things we don't think about. French, for instance, has both masculine and feminine nouns. As an English speaker, I rarely think of objects as masculine or feminine, but that kind of thinking is built into the Romance languages.
One culture that Breq deals with has different forms of address for people who are expecting children, which again sounds strange, but we have different forms of address for married or unmarried women, and for level of education; England has forms of address for nobility. (I once had to figure out how to address an email recipient who was both a professor and a knight. Let me tell you, that wasn't easy. Turned out, he preferred to be called Brian. But that was his call. Nice guy.) So it's not at all a strange idea that you might, for a culture you're visiting, have to guess at that kind of thing.
In short, any closed culture is going to have forms of communication and conventions that worry about distinctions or details that outsiders might find trivial. Even academic citation styles do this. APA, used by behavioral scientists, cares about the date of a research publication a lot more than it cares about the title, and its citation style reflects this emphasis. MLA, used by literature and language researchers, emphasizes titles more than dates. Again, its style reflects that emphasis.
How does this apply to our games? Well… let's take the language known as Giant. Does it have different inflections for male or female pronouns? I don't know. But I can easily see it having elemental inflections. My pronouns for a fire giant might be different from my pronouns for a frost giant.
And that's really cool because it enables the GM to hide and reveal information in interesting ways. If the PCs acquire information in Undercommon, they might learn useful things from inflections (differing pronouns for creatures that require light than for those that don't) while totally missing things they might have expected to learn or might be wondering about. Maybe the drow, like Breq's culture, uses exclusively female pronouns. So they might think their secret contact is a female drow, when really it's a male. So they might approach the wrong drow agent. Whoops. Even if PCs use tongues or comprehend languages, the DM might decide that they understand only what they would learn from a direct translation to Common — they might be blind to nuances and details that someone who authentically knows two languages might notice. Even then, DC 10 or DC 15 Intelligence checks might be required to notice those sorts of important linguistic clues. It isn't always easy to pick up on inter-language nuances.
So there are three pretty nifty ideas from a single novel. There were other ideas I thought about covering, but this article is long enough already. And she has two other novels in that series, installments that I haven't read yet. I suspect there is a lot more to tap into out there.
What books have you borrowed ideas from and how did you translate them? Let me know in the comments! †
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The ever-changing North High Street is set to lose two buildings next week.
The building which used to house Long's Bookstore, sitting at 1836 N. High St., and the adjacent building that used to house Hennicks, a banquet hall, are set to be demolished, with the demolition to start Aug. 25. Both buildings, whose demolitions are part of a Campus Partners' 15th and High plan, have been abandoned for several years.
The space is immediately going to be used as "laydown area," said Amanda Hoffsis, president of Campus Partners, Ohio State's nonprofit development arm, at Wednesday night's University Area Commission meeting.
The laydown area, Hoffsis explained, would be an area used for parking, materials delivery and trailers during construction along North High Street. Real estate developer Edwards Communities will use some of the space for its building spanning North High Street's block between East 16th and East 17th avenues, Hoffsis said. Campus Partners will use it for its planned infrastructure construction — which is to include a new storm sewer and burying utility lines — set to start in February.
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By Michael McCann
Chris Hughton, one of just four black first-team football managers in England, says the Sports People's Think Tank (SPTT) is playing a key role in helping the game become more diverse in coaching and management.
Speaking at the recent Best of Africa (BOA) 2015 awards evening, held in association with The SPTT at Africa House, Miscon De Reya, the current Brighton & Hove Albion manager explained that he feels change is coming.
"One thing the SPTT have done, which is something that has probably always been needed, is bring about awareness and I certainly think we are in a climate of change."
"For us in the game who want to see as many BAME managers and coaches in the game as possible we want the change to come sooner rather than later.
"I feel there's an enthusiasm for that change and the more profile and publicity it can get can only enhance what we are endeavouring to do."
Hughton admits that change is not coming at the pace he would like, but is adamant that the widespread public debate instigated by the SPTT has created a climate for future progression.
"I feel there is a thirst for change, I do– do I think things are happening quick enough? No I don't.
"The more we speak about it, the more pressure that is applied and drive we see from certain organisations the more of that change we will see."
The 57 year-old who has turned Brighton & Hove Albion from relegation strugglers to Championship promotion contenders this season, also welcomed the Football League implementing a version of the Rooney rule.
The former Newcastle & Norwich City manager acknowledged the debate about how much this will improve the situation, but once again emphasised the importance of having such discussions to help instigate change.
"It is all leading towards one thing, which is that we want to see more BAME men and women in football, not just in what we are seeing now, which is grassroots and academy level, but the top level.
"The way that will happen is by the recognising that there are not the numbers at the top level at this particular moment, and what has to happen for those numbers to reach a better point.
"Most of that comes from education, the media and a real will to want to change things – at the moment I see a real change going on."
Hughton is now one of only four first-team BAME managers in England, after the sackings of Chris Ramsey at Queens Park Rangers & Chris Powell at Huddersfield Town, and he relishes the opportunity to be a role model for those coming through.
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"If I can help encourage them to stay in the game in any way then it is something am delighted to do."
Hughton also emphasised that events like the 2015 BOA awards are vital in celebrating African footballer's achievements, with high-profile African players, managers and coaches all attending.
"It's a wonderful event and it pays tribute to a lot of the African players in the Premiership and Championship by the honouring the amount of charitable work, often in their home countries, that people don't see.
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|Dec 23, 1975
|Filing date
|Aug 22, 1974
|Priority date
|Aug 22, 1974
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|Ronald P Sansone
|Original Assignee
|Pitney Bowes Inc
|Export Citation
|BiBTeX, EndNote, RefMan
|Patent Citations (3), Referenced by (44), Classifications (9)
|External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, Espacenet
[75] Inventor: Ronald P. Sansone, Floral Park,
[73] Assignee: Pitney-Bowes, lnc., Stamford, Conn.
[22] Filed: Aug. 22, 1974 [21] Appl. No.: 499,463
[52] US. Cl 250/568; 235/6l.ll E; 250/216;
250/236; 250/566; 350/6 [51] Int. Cl. G06K 7/14 [58] Field of Search 250/556, 566, 568, 569,
[56] References Cited UNITED STATES PATENTS 3,758,753 9/1973 Myer 235/6l.l1 E
[ Dec. 23, 1975 in 10/1973 Fournieretal. 350/6 26 7/1974 1 101 1 ..250/568 Primary ExaminerJames W. Lawrence Assistant Examiner-E. R. LaRoche Attorney, Agent, or Firm-William D. Soltow, Jr.; Albert W. Scribner; Peter Vrahotes ABS IRACT Apparatus for producing a scan pattern for the omnidirectional reading of bar code indicia. The scan pattern defines a first longitudinally extending line and a set of lines set at an angle of approximately 90 relative to the first line to yield a comb-like pattern. This optical scanning pattern assures readability of a bar code bearing indicia regardless of the angle at which the indicia is conveyed past a reader.
8 Claims, 4 Drawing Figures ndnelson-ms U.S. Patent Dec.23, 1975 Sheet1of2 3,928,759
IllilIIIIIIUIIHIIHIIIIII US. Patent Dec. 23, 1975 Sheet 2 of2 FIG.4
OMNIDIRECTIONAL SCANNER FOR READING DIGITALLY ENCODED TICKETS BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION Many systems have been proposed in the point-ofsale field for the obtaining of information from data coded indicia, such as tags, labels, tickets and the like, having a bar code printed thereon. Recently, the grocery industry has adopted a uniform product code (UPC) which is in the form of a bar code. Systems using a handheld wand are capable of readily reading such a bar code and thereby present no problem as the operator may pass the wand over the bar code along the length of the indicia. Where a stationary reader is employed, however, certain assurances must be made that the bar code will be read no matter what angle the indicia may assume.
Various schemes have been proposed for patterns which would assure reading of a bar code regardless of the angle of the indicia. One of these is an X-scan pattern wherein moving traces continually define an X pattern within a given field. This X-scan pattern is normally established by a mechanical means, but the reading of information from the X-scan pattern has proven to be somewhat cumbersome to the operator. The main disadvantage of such prior X-scan patterns is that they provide a square configuration which requires an extended reach by an operator when he wishes to lift an item from the conveyor at the extreme lateral edge of the conveying path. A system is herein disclosed which improves the original X-scan pattern by providing a first longitudinal scan and a plurality of scans set generally normal to the first scan to define a comb-like scan pattern.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION This invention concerns the forming of a scan pattern for the omnidirectional reading of bar code bearing indicia, such as UPC bearing indicia, which are to be of a first longitudinally extending line scan and a plurality of line scans which are generally perpendicular to the longitudinally extending line scan. This scan pattern yields a comb-like appearing scan pattern.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION-OF THE DRAWINGS FIG. 1 is a perspective view of an apparatus which incorporates the features of this invention.
"Ina preferred embodiment, the scan pattern consists FIG. 2 is a plan view of the scan pattern produced by 1 the multi-faceted mirror 40. It will be appreciated that the apparatus of FIG. 1 shown in a plurality of code bearing indicia of various sizes.
FIG. 3 is a perspective view of an apparatus which incorporates an alternate embodiment of this inventron.
FIG. 4 is a plain view of the scan pattern produced by the apparatus of FIG. 3.
DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT Referring now in FIG. 1 of the drawings, a scanning system for the reading of bar codes is shown generally at 10. The system 10 is located below a counter 12 of 2 a check-out stand which has a reading area in the form of a transparent window 14, across which an article having a bar code bearing indicia may be conveyed.
A laser 16 generates a light beam 18 which is directed towards a beam splitter 20. The beam splitter 20 separates the light beam 18 into a pair of beams, one split beam 22 being reflected from the beam splitter and the second split beam 24 passing therethrough in a continuous path. It will be appreciated that a pair of lasers 16 may be used to produce a pair of light beams; however, use of the beam splitter 20 is significantly more economical. A fixed mirror 26 is located in the path of the first split beam 22 and reflects the same into a path which is parallel with the second split beam 24. The two beams 22, 24 are directed upon a pair of fixed mirrors 28, 30 respectively, from which each beam is reflected through a pair of spot forming lenses 32, 34, respectively. After the beams pass through the spot forming lenses 32, 34, the first beam 22 is directed towards another fixed mirror 36 and the second beam 24 is directed toward a mirror 38 which is secured to a rotatable shaft 39. The beams 22, 24 are reflected from the mirrors 36, 38, respectively, onto a multifaceted mirror 40 which is secured to a rotatable shaft 42.
Spaced relative to the window 14 are a detector 43 and a photocell 45 each of which is operatively connected with the associated system electronics (not shown). The detector 43 senses the presence of an item to be scanned and the photocell 45 receives reflected light.
FIG. 2 shows the scan produced by the apparatus of FIG. 1 in greater detail with a plurality of different size bar code 47 bearing labels 49 shown therewith. As can be seen from this figure, the comb-like scan pattern is able to read the bar code regardless of the orientation of the label 49.
In operation, the laser 16 is actuated to emit a beam 18 which is split into two beams 22, 24 by the beam splitter 20. Split beam 22 is directed to mirror 26 and is reflected into a parallel path with beam 24. These two beams 22, 24 are then directed to fixed mirrors 28 and 30 which direct the beams through spot forming lenses 32, 34 respectively. The spot forming lenses 32, 34 reduce the diameter of the beams 28, 30, respectively, for greater resolution and intensity. The split beams 22, 24 exit from the spot forming lenses 32, 34 as a pair of spot beams which are directed onto the fixed mirror 36 and the rotating mirror 38 respectively. The rotation of mirror 38 is accomplished by rotation as shown in the drawing. The multi-faceted mirror 40 is rotated by rotating the shaft 42. As the beam 22 is reflected from r the fixed mirror 36 onto the rotating multi-faceted mirror 40, it is reflected to form a longitudinally extending scan line 44 at the window 14. Simultaneously, beam 24 is reflected from the rotating mirror 38 onto the scan'f fisreflected uponthe multi-faceted mirror less than 50% of the time. As the mirror 38 is rotated, the beam 24 is directed generally axially along the multi-faceted mirror 40. This movement produces a plurality of scan lines 46 which are perpendicular to the line forming scan 44. The shaft 39 is placed at an angle that will compensate for the rotation of mirror 40. The split beam 24 is traced across the mirror 40 at an angle relative to the axis of shaft 42 so that the lines 46 will be parallel to one another and perpendicular to line 44,
thereby producing the comblike scan pattern shown in FIG. 2.
As is demonstrated in FIG. 1, in order to produce a given number .r of lines 46 (nine such lines being shown) for each longitudinally extending scan line 44, the mirror 38 must be rotated .r times before scan line 44 is traced once. More specifically, the multi-faceted mirror would be partially rotated so that the beam 22 extends across one face of the multi-faceted mirror while the mirror 38 is being rotated .r times.
As an item bearing a label 49 crosses the window 14, it is detected by the detector 43 and this information is transmitted to the associated electronics system. For example, the detector 43 may be used to enable the scanning system 10 when an item enters the window 14 area. The detector 43 is located below the scan plan so as to view the same along the longitudinal scan line 44.
As an item having a label 49 is conveyed across the window 14, the bar codes 47 are intercepted by the comb-like scan pattern 44, 46 and the light reflected therefrom is directed to the photocell which converts the incident light into electrical signals that are transmitted to the associated electronics system to be decoded, as is well-known in the art.
FIG. 3 shows an alternate embodiment of the invention wherein a scanning system 10a is used for producing the scan pattern shown in FIG. 4. Again, a laser 16a is used to produce a light beam 18a. This beam 18a travels through a spot forming lens 32a and subsequently strikes a beam splitter 20a. The beam splitter 20a splits the beam 18a into a first slit beam 220 and a second beam 24a. The second beam 24a is directed toward an oscillating mirror 48 which is secured to a shaft 50. The shaft 50 is operatively engaged with a minor scan mirror driver 52 which provides the oscillatory motion to the mirror 48. The first beam 22a is deflected by the beam splitter 20a and the second beam 24a is reflected from the oscillating mirrors 48 onto another oscillating mirror 54 which is attached to a shaft 56.
The shaft 56 in turn is operatively secured to a major scan mirror driver 58 which drives the shaft 56 in an oscillatory manner, in turn causing the mirror 54 to oscillate. The beam 22a is reflected from the oscillating mirror 54 to form a longitudinally extending line scan 60 upon the window 14a. The second beam 24a is directed axially along the oscillating mirror 54, and is reflected through an optical mask 59 toward the window 14 to traverse a sinusoidal curve. As is evident from FIG. 3, in order to produce a number y of scan line 62 for each longitudinally extending line scan 60, the mirror 48 must be oscillated y times for each oscillation of mirror 54. The optical mask 59 is a rectangular barrier member having a rectangular opening 61 therein which allows only a portion of the reflected beam 240 to pass toward the window 140. With reference to FIG. 4, the entire line scan 62 is not viewed from the window 14 as the extreme portions from the sinusoidal curve is eliminated by the optical mask 59. That portion of the curve within opening 61 appears as a plurality of lines at angles of approximately 30 relative to the lateral direction of the window. This scan pattern has also been found to be efficient for the purpose of reading bar code bearing indicia and the balance of the components in the scanning system 10a perform the same functions as their counterpart components in the scanning-system 10.
What is claimed is:
1. In a method for producing a scan pattern on the window of a check-out stand for the reading of bar codes, the steps comprising:
A. directing a beam of light toward the window to produce a longitudinally extending scan across the window; and
B. simultaneously directing a second beam of light toward the window to produce a plurality of scans on the window which are substantially at a right angle to the longitudinally extending scan.
2. In a method for producing a scan pattern for the reading of bar coded indicia which are conveyed across the window of a check-out stand, the steps comprising:
A. producing a pair of parallel beams of light;
B. directing said beams of light upon a multifaceted mirror which is disposed below the window of the check-out stand, which multifaceted mirror has an axis of rotation that is located generally parallel with the plane of the window;
C. rotating said mllti-faceted mirror about its axis;
D. scanning one of said light beams along the axis of said mirror such that each facet receives a plurality of scans.
3. In an omnidirectional scan pattern producing apparatus for the reading of digitally encoded indicia, the combination comprising:
A. means for generating a pair of light beams;
B. means for directing one of said light beams upon a first reflective surface;
C. means for directing the other said light beam upon a second reflective surface;
D. means for directing said light beams from said reflecting surfaces onto a many faceted reflective member;
E. means for rotating said many faceted reflective member; and
F. means for rotating said second reflective surface to deflect said other light beam across each facet a plurality of times.
4. In an apparatus for producing an omnidirectional scan pattern for the reading ofa digitally encoded indicia that are conveyed past the window of a check-out stand, the combination comprising:
A. means for generating a pair of light beams;
B. a longitudinal first reflective member having a plurality of longitudinally extending reflective surfaces located below the window, the window being in the reflective path of said first reflective member;
C. second and third parallel reflective surfaces generally facing said first reflective member, said first reflective member surfaces being located in the reflective path of said second and third reflective surfaces;
D. means for directing a first of said light beams upon said second reflective surface;
E. means for rotating said second reflective surface about an axis which is parallel to the plane of said second reflective surface and perpendicular to the axis of said first reflective member to produce upon the reflective member a plurality of longitudinally extending scans by said first light beam;
F. means for directing the second of said light beams upon said third reflective surface;
G. means for rotating said first reflective member to produce a longitudinal scan by said first light beam as it is reflected to the window and to produce a plurality of scans by said second beam as it is reflected to the window which scans are at right angles to said longitudinal scan; and
H. photocell means for receiving light reflected from an indicia on the window.
5. The apparatus of claim 4 wherein said means for generating a pair of light beams comprises a laser and a beam splitter spaced relative to said laser, said beam splitter being operative to transmit the beams to said directing means.
6. The apparatus of claim 5 wherein said directing means includes means for increasing the resolution and intensity of said light beams.
7. In an apparatus for producing an omnidirectional scan pattern for the reading of a bar coded indicia that are conveyed past the window of a check-out stand, the combination comprising:
A. means for generating a pair of light beams;
B. a longitudinal first reflective surface generally facing the window;
C. means for directing a first of said light beams upon said first reflective surface;
D. means for oscillating said first reflective surface about its longitudinal axis to produce at the window an elongated extending scan by said first light beam;
E. a second reflective surface spaced adjacent to said first reflective surface, said first reflective surface being located in the reflective path of said second reflective surface;
F. means for directing the second of said light beams upon said second reflective surface; and
G. means for oscillating said second reflective surface to impart longitudinal motion to said second light beam as it is directed toward said first reflective surface.
8. The combination of claim 7 including a mask having an aperture therein disposed intermediate said first reflective surface and the window.
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|International Classification
|Cooperative Classification
|European Classification


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I just finished reading the book Recovering Redemption by Matt Chandler and Michael Snetzer. This book sets forth an insightful, fundamental perspective on the Gospel, illustrating how it transforms the most complex areas of our lives. It is not a new earth shattering, mind blowing concept that promises to completely revolutionize your life. It wasn't intended to be a self-help guide with 12 simple steps to get your best life now. Rather it is a simple presentation of the heart changing power of the Gospel of Jesus Christ with some thoughtful perspective on how the Gospel engages the realties of life itself. The message of Recovering Redemption is a needed reminder of a truth that so often gets lost in plain sight in the conglomeration that is American Christianity.
I particularly enjoyed the quick-witted humor of the authors because it grabbed my attention and kept me focused, making the book more enjoyable to read. I also love the way the book interrelated real life testimonies to give substance to the concepts the authors were trying to get across.
This book would be a great read for new believers or immature believers who are struggling with the particulars of the Gospel in action. I would also recommend it for mature believers as a reminder of the importance of the redemption story that transforms us and makes us more like Jesus. It may even be a good tool to give to an unbeliever to help them understand the basics of the Gospel message.
As with any book of this nature it does leave you with a sense of wanting more application, or at least more instruction on how to apply these principles to life. While Chandler and Snetzer did an excellent job at weaving real life examples in with the message, it still feels like it's heavy on principles and light on practicality. Having reflected on this for awhile I have come to the conclusion that the reason I feel this way has less to do with how much practical advice is in the book and more to do with how much is being applied to my life. The authors admit in the Epilogue, "There's no guidebook that tells you exactly what this needs to look like or what it needs to involve." Once again, this isn't the 12 steps to a better life book, rather it is a "gospel-saturated" perspective on the transforming power of Christ as we move from being broken, lost, helpless enemies of God to being redeemed, justified, and adopted children of God. The practical advice Recovering Redemption offers is a better understanding of the Gospel and more discernment when it comes to searching ourselves and identifying the things that get us off track in the process of sanctification (being freed from sin and becoming more like Christ); whether it be our attempts at trying to redeem ourselves, guilt and shame, fear and anxiety, or just the struggles of everyday life as a recovering sinner.
Overall I thought the message was excellent and I appreciated the reminder of the redemption story that is continually transforming my life.


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It's so hard to not have time to look through all of their pictures, let alone want to work on them instantly. But, while doing a quick gander (2 hours is quick for me!) through some of their post wedding pics, I just had to share a few . . . they are that good.
Back in the early 1800s, St Croix was owned and controlled by the Dutch. It had a heavy slave population (like most of the Caribbean did) and they produced a lot of sugar cane. This sugar was manufactured in the sugar mills, and some of these old 18th century mills are still on the island. We took a couple of fun portraits near the Rust Op, and then later headed down to Sandy Point (one of the nicest beaches on the island). Fun day, nice weather . . . these photographs far exceeded my expectations (and they were very high to begin with!). Enjoy


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Reading to Apollo was something that was very important to me. I wanted him to grow up with a fondness for books that foster his imagination. When he was an infant, I started the habit of reading to him with the help of Bookroo (more later). For awhile, it seemed silly. The older he got, the sillier it seemed. He wanted absolutely nothing to do with the books. Reading to Apollo was easier when he was an infant. He was immobile and he had no choice but to listen. Then he started crawling and away he went when I would attempt to sit him down. It felt like the biggest waste of time.
Then, one day, I found him sitting in the middle of the living room floor flipping through a book. Later that night, he grabbed a book from his box, walked over to me, and sat on my lap. I nearly died in awe! Ever since then, we would spend a few minutes together cuddled up with a book. His new appreciation for books has me so elated. The more young children are exposed to language, via reading aloud, the greater the potential for language skills down the road.
I am no expert in childhood literacy. I am a mama with a little boy with an affinity for books. So I figured I'd share some of my tips with you for raising a reader.
Tips for raising a reader.
- Start early.
- Even when it seems like they could care less. Keep at it. A little bit a day goes a long way. Their attention span is built one page, one book, and one day at a time.
- Let them choose the book.
- Toddlers love having a sense of control as they navigate this new stage of life. I love watching Apollo's face when I ask him to get a book. I can almost see his mind ticking along as his eyes divert from one cover to another.
- Change up your voice to encourage engagement.
- I try to play around (terribly) with different accents and sounds.
- Keep books within reach.
- Easy access keeps books/reading in mind.
- Sign up with Bookroo.
- Bookroo is a book monthly subscription box curated specially for your child's age group. I don't have time to research the newest and latest in children's books. Bookroo does the work for me and ships beautifully wrapped books at my door once a month. They have affordable packages for 1, 3, 6 and 12 month memberships.
This post is in collaboration with Bookroo. All thoughts and opinions are my own.


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via Washington Examiner...
"The F-35 is only the latest chapter in a long history that generally follow the rule of what I call 'two, two and a half,' " Adams said. "Everything the Pentagon buys costs twice as much as they originally estimated, takes twice as long [to build] and, at least initially, gives half of the capabilities you expected."And then this...
The fact that there are no good alternatives is helping save the project. But depending entirely on the F-35 as the F-16s and F-15s retire would also pose problems if enemies find a chink in the F-35's armor, Wood said.Here.
"If it were less expensive or there were more dollars, you could buy different kinds of platforms and have the ability to account for a discovered deficiency in the F-35," he said. "With the enemy discovering how it operates, they might find a weak spot to exploit. Once it's done, that would make your entire fleet vulnerable, because you won't have other options to default to."
This is the real issue facing F-35 supporters no matter how much they claim to love the program.
You can't get around the fact that the airplane costs too much, has poor performance and has taken far too long to get into service.
Add to all this is the reality of the situation. Budget reality means that the death spiral is here. Our military leaders sold their souls for this airplane and left not only our airpower in jeopardy but those of our allies as well. They conspired to give the nation no choice but to go with the F-35 even after it was apparent several years ago that the plane wasn't good enough.
So what do we do now (after we put a few Generals and Corporate officials in jail on RICO charges)?


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Our lovely Author of the Week, Julie A. Richman has a new release coming out tomorrow and I'm here to tell y'all about this fabulous second chance romance that I adored immensely. There is something about this author's books that never seem to disappoint me. Maybe it's the way she weaves her words, or maybe it's because she writes about characters I can relate to, or simply it's because her books are just that engaging. In The Do-Over, she certainly does not disappoint!
Let's meet Wes and Tara our hero and heroine
Wes and Tara meet on a windjammer cruise in the Caribbean when they are in their 20's. They know that they have shared a fabulous night together talking and bonding and just enjoying each other's company. Wes has a girlfriend and his sister is sure to let Tara know that at any lengths. It just isn't the right time for these two. However neither of them will forget that one night they shared in the Caribbean while on that memorable cruise.
Fast Forward Years Later
Wes has been through hell, has lost someone he loves very much to a horrible disease, and bad luck strikes again as he watches his sister fight the monster known as breast cancer. He's running a successful business. The last thing he expects is to run into that one woman that got away.
Tara is getting over a divorce that was less than enjoyable, just miserable for her. She is raising an incredible daughter on her own and puts 100% into that. She is trying to figure out how to be single. Dating in this day and age is so much different than it was when she was in her 20's. Her friends encourage her to try the "dating apps" while, it's totally not her scene, she engages anyway, only to realize what a disaster she's stepped into. Tara quickly deletes all apps from her phone. However as we know once you put yourself out there on any social media site it can lead to trouble.
She and Wes re-connect through a work project. During the first meeting she thinks he doesn't remember her…but he quickly let's her know he does. They take things slow, finally get to know one another. Watching these two fall in love was beautiful. The connection they had all those years ago never went away.
The Do-Over checked off all my boxes for a solid 5 star read. Independent female heroine, fantastic mother to a wonderful teenage daughter. Wes, our beautiful hero. He's perfect, loyal at all cost, and so damn sexy, those eyes and that hair! Look at the book cover folks!
*note- if you've not read anything by this talented author pick up Searching for Moore, it's free on Amazon at the moment*
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Hugs,Tags: 5 stars, Contemporary, julie richman, Second Chance Romance, standalone, TJ
Yummy cover! Yes please. Great review TJ. I immediately put this on my Wishlist 🙂
Thank you! Anything by this author is worth reading.
Great review!


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To learn more about the idea below and two others that digital lifestyle expert Caleb Kinchlow recommends for dad, watch the interview above.
If you still haven't found that perfect gift for dad this Father's Day, CBN News' digital lifestyle expert Caleb Kinchlow has some ideas that are definite conversation pieces.
If you're wanting to stay away from more traditional gifts, Kinchlow's top three picks will pique your curiosity.
How about bone-conducting headphones? The technology actually sends music through your cheekbones, allowing your ears to remain open to hear other sounds in the environment.
"This is definitely for the person who's the active person, the person who is out and about in town," Kinchlow told CBN News. "But yet they also double with blue tooth for your phone, so you can take phone calls as well."


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The A113 Easter Egg Is Everywhere
April 2, 2016 - Animation, Movies, TV,
Author: Peyton
Room A113 or sometimes A-113 is a massive inside joke (easter egg) that spans many years, almost almost every Disney Pixar film, and dozens of animated TV shows. It is a reference to a classroom at the California Institute of Arts where both Pixar's John Lasseter and Brad Bird (@BradBirdA113) attended. Pronounced "A1-13" the small classroom is used by character animation students at the design school. First used by Brad Bird for a license plate number in the Family Dog episode of Amazing Stories it has since appeared in American Dad!, The Powderpuff Girls, Family Guy, The Simpsons, and South Park – among many others. While appearing mostly disguised as license plates, serial numbers, and of room numbers, the A113 has even appeared in roman numerals (ACXIII) in Brave.
The easter egg is not limited to animated content, it is also found in live action TV and feature films. In a Doctor Who episode called "Flatline", (the ninth episode of Season 8) the first train carries the code A113, and in the second episode of Firefly "The Train Job", the registry number of the train is A113. It can even be found in Marvel's The Avengers feature film (twice).
Enjoy finding easter eggs? Disney recently revealed Hank the seven legged octopus has been hiding in every Disny Pixar film from Toy Story to The Good Dinosaur. Hank has been camouflaged in at least one scene in every film. According to Oh My Disney the secret was so well-kept, that internally Disney employees didn't know about the "septopus" (Hank only has seven tentacles) was hiding in every film. Andrew Stanton from Pixar said, "Hank started off as a bit of an inside joke between those of us who were here at Pixar in the very beginning, but since then, finding a place for him in our films has become part of our culture. And I'm glad we finally get to introduce him properly to fans."
Below are a few example of the A113 hiding in the wild. You can find a fairly comprehensive list of A113 sightings on the Pixar Wiki and The Chive.
The Original Toy Story
Monsters Inc.
The Simpsons
The Avengers
Hank The Septopus


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Monches Farm, LLC
5890 Monches Road
Colgate, Wisconsin
phone: 262-966-2787
Blooming Today (April 19, 2010/
April 29, 2013)
Corydalis solida (syn. Corydalis bulbosa)
We love this plant as an early season "opener" for the deciduous shade garden. Lacy glaucous blue/grey leaves emerge very early in spring, forming a tidy mound 6"-8" high. Atop the foliage are borne delicate funnel-shaped mauve-purple flowers. As the flowers age they take on a blue color. This plant self-sows and will eventually create a spring carpet in the shade garden and then disappear underground into dormancy in time to allow the next show to begin (Hosta, ferns, etc.).


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La Costa Resort Villas
Carlsbad, California
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The La Costa Resort Villas is part of the world-famous La Costa Resort and Spa, and offers a collection of outstanding luxury residences designed to deliver the legendary "La Costa Experience" to a select number of buyers who wish to own a second home or vacation home in one of Southern California's most celebrated resort locations.
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In 2010, South Asian scholar and anthropologist, Nosheen Ali, criticized Three Cups of Tea in that "it constructs a misleading narrative of terror in which the realities of Northern Pakistan and Muslim life-worlds are distorted through simplistic tropes of ignorance, backwardness and extremism, while histories of US geopolitics and violence are erased." [23]
In regard to Mortenson's management style at the Central Asia Institute, Nicholas D. Kristof, normally a supporter of his, has said that Mortenson is "utterly disorganized," and added, "I am deeply troubled that only 41 percent of the money raised in 2009 went to build schools."[24] As a deeper look into Mortenson's business dealings, British journalist Jonathan Foreman wrote in a 2008 Daily Telegraph story that CAI's success is due in part to Mortenson's use of intuition and that he makes decisions at the last minute. Foreman further wrote that Mortenson is habitually late for meetings but that the combination of those traits work well and are important to the success of his work in the Balti region of Pakistan. Baltistanis have no tenses in their language, are vague on their timekeeping, and make their own decisions largely based on intuition.[25]
On the April 17, 2011 broadcast of CBS News' 60 Minutes, correspondent Steve Kroft alleged inaccuracies in Mortenson's books Three Cups of Tea and its sequel, Stones into Schools: Promoting Peace with Books, Not Bombs, in Afghanistan and Pakistan as well as financial improprieties in the operation of the Central Asia Institute. In particular, CBS News disputed Mortenson's claim that he got lost near K2 and ended up in Korphe; that he was captured by the Taliban in 1996; whether the number of schools built and supported by CAI is accurate; and the propriety in the use of CAI funds for Mortenson's book tours. 60 Minutes asked Mortenson for an interview before their broadcast, but he did not respond to their requests.[26]
60 Minutes made the following allegations:
- The events recounted in Three Cups of Tea—Mortenson getting lost on the way down from K2, stumbling into Korphe, and promising to build a school—did not take place.[26]
- The story recounted in Stones into Schools about Mortenson's capture by the Taliban did not occur. His purported kidnappers state he was a guest, and the Taliban did not exist in the country at that time.[27]
- Schools that the Central Asia Institute claims to have built either have not been built, have been built and abandoned, are used for other purposes such as grain storage, or have not been supported by CAI after they were built.[26]
- The amount of money Central Asia Institute spends on advertising Mortenson's books and paying the travel expenses of his speaking tours, including hiring private jets, is excessive relative to other comparable charitable institutions.[26]
Jon Krakauer, a former financial supporter of CAI, has questioned Mortenson's accounts separately and was interviewed for the 60 Minutes segment. The day after the broadcast, Krakauer released his allegations in a lengthy online article, Three Cups of Deceit — How Greg Mortenson, Humanitarian Hero, Lost His Way.[28] In the article, Krakauer documents how he had earlier been captivated by Mortenson's story, had donated substantial sums to CAI, and that he had later heard stories of misconduct and began investigating. Krakauer states that he invited Mortenson to address his allegations, including setting up an interview where Mortenson lives, but Mortenson subsequently canceled the interview.[29]
Mortenson wrote a statement in response to the allegations made against him that was published in the Bozeman Chronicle: "I stand by the information conveyed in my book, and by the value of CAI's work in empowering local communities to build and operate schools that have educated more than 60,000 students." Mortenson further stated, "The time about our final days on K2 and ongoing journey to Korphe village and Skardu is a compressed version of events that took place in the fall of 1993..."[30]
Scott Darsney, a respected mountaineer and friend of Greg Mortenson, wrote an email, subsequently turned into an exclusive article for Outside magazine's online version, as a response to the allegations against Mortenson.[31] Darsney questioned the accuracy and fairness of both the Krakauer piece and the 60 Minutes report. Darsney had been interviewed by Krakauer, and maintained that Krakauer either misquoted or misunderstood what he said.
As a response to Krakauer's allegations, CAI produced a comprehensive list of projects completed over a period of years and projects CAI is currently working on. The list was released in December, 2011 (see external links below).
In May 2011, Jean Price and Michele Reinhart, Democratic Party representatives in Montana, along with Dan Donovan, a Great Falls attorney, filed a class action lawsuit against Mortenson and are asking a federal judge in Missoula to place all proceeds from the purchases of Mortenson's books into a trust to be used for humanitarian purposes. The total of Mortenson's book sales to date stand at near $5 million.[32][33][34] In June 2011, Jean Price announced she was dropping out of the suit, explaining that she had never read the book.[35] In Illinois, former school teacher Deborah Netter, also dropped her Illinois lawsuit against Mortenson in early July 2011, joining the Montana lawsuit in mid-July.[36][37][38] The Montana lawsuit was subsequently dismissed on April 30, 2012.[39] In October 2013, a class-action lawsuit claiming damages against Greg Mortenson over "Three Cups of Tea" was rejected by the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals.[40]


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If you own a Mazda RX-8, first of all, good for you, because it's one heck of a cool car, and one we hope Mazda will revive soon. But you should know that your car may be subject to a recall.
The recall affects 69,447 units from the 2004-08 model years manufactured between April 10, 2003, and February 18, 2008.
That number constitutes the vast majority of the estimated 73,377 RX-8s that Mazda sold in the US over the course of its lifetime. It was introduced as a 2004 model and discontinued in 2011 as sales dwindled, with only a few thousand sold from its facelift in 2009 until its demise.
In those affected examples of the unconventional rotary sports coupe, the sealing rings on the fuel pump may deteriorate and leak. And as the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration points out, that could cause a fire.
Rectifying the issue will involve replacing that set of rings, and adding extra insulation to the fuel tank. The necessary components aren't available yet, though, so Mazda will send out another notice once they are.


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We can all agree that children are our greatest treasure. Children are priceless, trusting, and vulnerable. There are people, unfortunately, that prey upon a child's trust and vulnerability to their own end. Our goal in the creation of this book is to equip parents, guardians, grandparents, and family members with information, understanding, and practical tools to protect their children. Our first line of defense in protecting our children is getting this information into the hands of parents and caretakers. The home needs to be a place of safety and security for our children. In this book we talk about internet safety, understanding sexting and selfies, human trafficking, the dangers of pornography, and the warning signs of family sexual assault.