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|Publication number
|Publication type
|Application number
|Publication date
|Mar 2, 1993
|Filing date
|May 13, 1991
|Priority date
|May 11, 1988
|Fee status
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|Publication number
|Boris Metlitsky, Mark Krichever, Ed Barkan, Howard M. Shepard, Jerome Swartz, Joseph Sandor
|Original Assignee
|Symbol Technologies, Inc.
|Export Citation
|BiBTeX, EndNote, RefMan
|Patent Citations (14), Referenced by (89), Classifications (28), Legal Events (5)
|External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, Espacenet
This application is a continuation-in-part of Application Ser. No. 07/193,265 filed May 11, 1988 now allowed.
This application is related to U.S. patent application Ser. No. 07/772,745, filed Oct. 7, 1991, assigned to the same assignee as the present application.
1. Field of the Invention
This invention generally relates to arm-mounted laser scanner systems for reading indicia of different light reflectivity such as bar code symbols and, more particularly, to so-called mirrorless scanner systems wherein system components, other than mirrors, are employed to effect sweeping or scanning of symbols to be read.
2. Description of Related Art
Laser scanner systems and components of the type exemplified by U.S. Pat. Nos. 4,251,798; 4,360,798; 4,369,361; 4,387,297; 4,593,186; 4,496,831; 4,409,470; 4,460,120; 4,607,156; 4,673,803; 4,736,095; 4,758,717; 4,816,660; 4,808,804; 4,816,661; 4,760,248; 4,871,904; 4,806,742; 4,845,350, as well as U.S. Appln. Ser. Nos. 148,669 and 147,708 --all of said patents and patent applications being owned by the assignee of the instant invention and being incorporated by reference herein --have generally been designed to read indicia having parts of different light reflectivity, e.g. bar code symbols, particularly of the Unversal Product Code (UPC) type, at a certain working or reading distance from a hand-held or stationary scanner.
Typically, a light source such as a laser generates a light beam which is optically modified to form a beam spot of a certain size at the working distance and is directed by optical components along a light path toward a bar code symbol located in the vicinity of the working distance for reflection from the symbol. A photodetector having a field of view extending across and slightly past the symbol detects light of variable intensity reflected off the symbol and generates electrical signals indicative of the detected light. These electrical signals are decoded into data descriptive of the symbol. A scanning component is situated in the light path. The scanning component may either sweep the beam spot across the symbol and trace a scan line across and past the symbol, or scan the field of view of the photodetector, or do both.
In any case, the scanner typically includes a moving mirror. For example, U.S. Pat. No. 4,251,798 discloses a rotating polygon having a planar mirror at each side, each mirror tracing a scan line across the symbol. U.S. Pat. Nos. 4,387,297 and 4,409,470 both employ a planar mirror which is repetitively and reciprocally driven in alternate circumferential directions about a drive shaft on which the mirror is mounted. U.S. Pat. No. 4,816,660 discloses a multi-mirror construction composed of a generally concave mirror portion and a generally planar mirror portion, the multi-mirror construction being repetitively and reciprocally driven in alternate circumferential directions about a drive shaft on which the multi-mirror construction was mounted.
No matter what the shape or orientation of the mirror, the known scanning components employed in laser scanning systems moved mirrors to perform the aforementioned sweeping and scanning actions. Moving other laser scanning system components was not thought to be practical. Thus, moving a gas laser tube was unthinkable, particularly in hand-held, compact system applications, due to the large size and the requisite large room necessary to accommodate a moving gas laser tube. Moving an optical lens was also not thought to be desirable, because optical alignment is critical in laser scanning systems. Hence, it was the mirror that was typically designated to effect the sweeping/scanning functions. However, in some laser scanning applications, mirror movements have not been found to be altogether desirable.
In non-laser scanning systems of the type exemplified by U.S. Pat. No. 4,578,571, a non-laser light emitting diode, an optical assembly, a photodetector, and electronic preamplifier/filter circuitry are all fixedly mounted on a common support that is connected to a cantilevered bimorph which is reciprocatingly driven to jointly move all the aforementioned components back and forth over a bar code symbol to be scanned. The large volume and heavy mass of all the commonly-mounted non-laser system components requires the expenditure of a great deal of power for the drive. This is not altogether practical in those cases, e.g. battery-powered operation, where power consumption is to be held to a minimum. Also, moving only one or more non-mirrored system components relative to another for conserving power was heretofore not considered desirable, because of the optical alignment problems described above.
The components for the light scanning system, including the light source, optics, photodetector, scanning component and an electrical conductor, are mounted together in a common assembly to constitute a compact, lightweight, scan module. The scan module is mounted in an interchangeable, modular manner in housings of different configurations.
For example, the housing can be hand-held and shaped as a cylinder in a so-called flashlight-type configuration, or shaped as a box, or shaped with a gun-like configuration. The housing can be mounted on the back of an operator's arm (see, for example, U.S. Pat. No. 4,766,299) or on one or more fingers of the operator's hand, typically with the aid of a strap, a clip, or a glove. The housing can be mounted on the operator's arm, typically adjacent or on the wrist. The housing can be mounted in a countertop workstation. The housing can be mounted in a mobile cart, or shopping cart, or, in some cases, even in a stationary installation.
The compact, lightweight nature of the scan module enables myriad other housing configurations to be fashioned. Thus, the scan module can be mounted anywhere on an operator's person, e.g. in a helmet to be worn on the operator's head, in eyeglasses to be worn in front of the operator's eyes, in a shoulder or body harness, etc.
1. Objects of the Invention
It is a general object of this invention to advance the state of the art of scanner systems for reading indicia of different light reflectivity, particularly laser scanner systems for reading bar code symbols.
Another object of this invention is to eliminate the use and the movement of mirrors to effect sweeping and scanning actions.
A further object of this invention is to provide a so-called "mirrorless" scanner system which is compact in size, light in weight, reliable in use, and relatively inexpensive to assemble and manufacture.
Still another object of this invention is to move one or more scanner system components either jointly or separately relative to one another to effect the sweeping and scanning actions.
Yet another object of this invention is to employ the mirrorless scanner system in a plurality of hand-held, finger-held, arm-held, body-held, desk-top workstation, mobile or stationary configurations.
A still further object of this invention is to employ a mirrorless scanner system in a plurality of scanning modes, such as single and multi-axis scanning.
Another object of this invention is to interchangeably mount the mirrorless scanner system in housings of different configurations.
2. Features of the Invention
In keeping with these objects, and others which will become apparent hereinafter, one feature of this invention resides, briefly stated, in a mirrorless scanner arrangement in a light scanning system for reading indicia having parts of different light reflectivity, e.g. bar code symbols having alternating bars and spaces. The system is of the general type which includes a light source component, e.g. a laser, for emitting a laser light beam; an optical component, e.g. a focusing lens and/or an aperture stop, for optically modifying and directing the laser beam along an optical path toward the symbol located in the vicinity of a reference plane exteriorly of the system; and a photodetector component, e.g. a photodiode, having a field of view and operative for detecting at least a portion of light of variable intensity along a return path reflected off the symbol, and for generating an electrical signal indicative of the detected light intensity. This electrical signal is thereupon processed and converted to data descriptive of the symbol.
In accordance with this invention, the mirrorless scanner arrangement includes means for mounting at least one of the components for repetitive, reciprocating movement relative to at least another of the components, as well as drive means for repetitively, reciprocatingly moving the mounting means and said at least one component to scan at least one of said light beam and said field of view. Only one or only two of said components can advantageously be reciprocated relative to said other components. In addition, all the components can be jointly reciprocated, in which event, it is advantageous if the optical and return paths are co-linear, at least within a housing in which all the aforementioned components are housed.
Advantageously, the drive means includes a motor having an elongated shaft, and operative for reciprocatingly turning the shaft about an axis which extends along the elongation of the shaft in alternate circumferential directions over arc lengths less than 360�, e.g. 10� to either side of a center position. Said at least one component is mounted on the shaft for joint turning movement therewith.
The component mounted on the shaft may be the laser, e.g. a semiconductor laser diode, a focusing lens, an aperture stop, the combination of a focusing lens and an aperture stop, or the entire combination of the diode, the lens and the aperture stop. Also, the photodiode could be mounted on the shaft for joint turning movement therewith. Since the diode requires a power supply, e.g. a 12-volt DC source, and since the electrical signal developed by the photodiode must be conveyed to signal processing circuitry, electrical coiled tensile wires are advantageously connected to the laser diode and the photodiode.
Rather than turning the aforementioned components about an axis, the drive means may also be operative to reciprocatingly move one or more of said components in a plane which is perpendicular to an optical axis along which the optical path extends in a center position. Such planar movement can be effected by many types of drives, e.g. an electromagnetic drive, a mechanical drive, a piezoelectric drive, and a bimetallic heating drive.
The mirrorless scanner arrangement of this invention can be used to generate a single scan line over the symbol to be read, or can be used with other scanner components to generate a multi-line scan pattern over the symbol.
In addition, the mirrorless scanner arrangement is very compact in size and light in weight, and can be mounted in modular manner in many different system configurations. For example, the arrangement can be mounted in hand-held housings having any convenient shape, e.g. a gun-shaped head having a barrel and a handle, or a box-like head, or a cylindrical-type head, or in wrist-held or arm-held housings, or in glove-like housings, or in finger-held housings, e.g. a ring-shaped head, or in desk-top or countertop housings, e.g. a workstation having scan-above, scan-down, or scan-sideways capabilities, or in mobile, cart-mounted housings, or in stationary system installations, e.g. mounted at a production line or at a cash register. The compact size and lightweight characteristic renders the arrangement very versatile for multiple applications and uses. The power requirements for reciprocating the one or more components to be reciprocated is minimal. Advantageously, the arrangement is easily removable from the system in which it is installed. An arrangement requiring replacement is easily interchangeable with another.
In a preferred embodiment, the housing is mounted on an arm of an operator, and reading of indicia is initiated upon movement of the operator's hand relative to the operator's arm by means of an actuator switch.
The novel features which are considered as characteristic of the invention are set forth in particular in the appended claims. The invention itself, however, both as to its construction and its method of operation, together with additional objects and advantages thereof, best will be understood from the following description of specific embodiments when read in connection with the accompanying drawings.
FIG. 1A is a partly broken-away, partly sectioned side view of a hard-held light scanning system in which a mirrorless scanner arrangement in accordance with this invention is housed;
FIG. 1B is an end view of FIG. 1A;
FIG. 2 is a side view of an arm-held scanning system for use with the mirrorless scanning arrangement;
FIG. 3 is a front perspective view of another arm-held acanning system for use with the mirrorless scanning arrangement; and
FIG. 4 is a side perspective view of still another arm-held scanning system for use with the mirrorless scanning arrangement.
Referring now to the drawings, reference numeral 10 in FIGS. 1A and 1B generally identifies an arrangement in a scanner system of the type generally described in the above identified patents and patent applications, the entire contents of all of which are hereby incorporated by reference herein, for reading symbols, particularly UPC bar code symbols. As used in this specification and the following claims, the term "symbol" is intended to be broadly construed and to cover not only symbol patterns composed of alternating bars and spaces, but also other patterns, as well as alpha-numeric characters and, in short, any indicia having portions of different light reflectivity.
The arrangement 10 comprises a hand-held housing 12 having a base 14 which subdivides the interior of the housing into an upper half 16 and a lower half 18. A lightweight, high-speed, miniature scanning motor 20 similar to that described in U.S. Pat. No. 4,496,831 is mounted on base 14. The motor 20 has an output shaft 22 which is repetitively driven in alternate circumferential directions about an axis along which the shaft extends over arc lengths less than 360� in each direction. Structural, functional and operational aspects of the motor 20 and of control circuitry 24 for the motor are set forth in detail in U.S. Pat. No. 4,496,831 and, hence, for the sake of brevity, will not be repeated herein.
One difference between the motor 20 of this invention and the motor of U.S. Pat. No. 4,496,831 is the superstructure that is mounted on the output shaft 22. Instead of a planar mirror as taught by said patent, the invention proposes, in FIG. 1A, mounting a generally U-shaped support 26 at the end of the shaft 22, and mounting a laser/optics subassembly 28 on the support 26. The subassembly 28 and the support 26 are jointly oscillated and turned with the shaft 22.
The subassembly 28 includes an elongated hollow tube 30, a laser diode 32 fixedly mounted at one axial end region of the tube 30, a lens barrel 34 mounted at the opposite axial end region of the tube 30, and a focusing lens 36 mounted within the barrel (see FIG. 3). the focusing lens 36 is preferably a plano-convex lens, but ray be spherical, convex or cylindrical as well. The barrel 34 has an end wall formed with an aperture stop 38 which is an end wall formed with an aperture stop 38 which is an opening extending through the end wall. The barrel 34 is mounted for longitudinal telescoping movement within and along the tube 30. The lens 36 is situated adjacent the end wall of the barrel and is mounted for joint movement with the barrel. The position of the barrel and, in turn, of the lens relative to the diode is fixed typically by gluing or clamping, at the assembly site so that a known distance between the lens and the aperture stop, on the one hand, and between the lens, the aperture stop and the diode, on the other hand, is obtained. A coil spring 37 (see FIG. 3) is located within and extends along the barrel and tube, and has one coil end bearing against the diode, and another coil end bearing against a planar side of the lens. The spring urges the lens against the end wall having the aperture stop, thereby fixedly locating the lens relative to the aperture stop.
The subassembly 28, per se, forms no part of this invention and, in fact, is described and claimed U.S. Pat. No. 4,816,660 to which reference can be had for further structural, functional and operational aspects of the subassembly. It is sufficient for this invention to understand that the subassembly 28 includes a solid-state laser diode 32 operative for propagating and generating an incident laser beam, either in the invisible or visible light range, and the combination of a focusing lens and an aperture stop together operative for focusing the laser beam to have a beam cross-section or beam spot of a certain waist size within a range of working distances relative to the housing 12. The focused beam passes through the aperture stop 38 and through a scan window 40 on the housing in the vicinity of a reference plane located exteriorly of the housing within the range of working distances along an outgoing optical path.
During the alternate, repetitive oscillations of the shaft 22, the support 26 and the subassembly 28 likewise participate in this oscillatory movement, thereby causing the beam spot to be swept in an arc whose center of curvature is located at the diode across the symbol at the reference plane and to trace a curved scan line thereat. Hence, no longer is a mirror used to effect sweeping of a beam spot across a symbol, but, instead, other scanner components are moved and, in the embodiment of FIG. 1A, these other components comprise the laser diode 32 and the optical components which are jointly turned as a unitary structure about an axis parallel to the reference plane.
A portion of the least reflected off the symbol passage along a return path through a second window 42 on the housing in the direction of arrow B to a photodetector 44 for detecting the variable intensity of the returning portion of the reflected laser light over a field of view, and for generating an electrical analog signal indicative of the detected variable light intensity. In the FIG. 1A embodiment, the photodetector 44 is stationarily mounted on the printed circuit board 46. Printed circuit boards 48 and 50 at either side of board 46 contain signal processing circuitry 52 and microprocessor control circuitry 53 for converting the analog electrical signal to a digital signal, and for processing the digital signal to data descriptive of the symbol being read. Details of the signal processing and microprocessor control circuitry can be had by reference to the above-identified patents and applications.
A two-part multi-wire plug-in cable connector 54 has one part electrically connected to the signal processing and microprocessor control circuitry and another part electrically connected to a flexible multi-wire cable 54' connected to a display 55 and a keyboard 56. A rechargeable battery pack 58 supplies power to the laser diode and the electrical circuitry in the housing. By moving only the laser diode and the optical component relative to the stationary photodetector, power from the battery pack is conserved.
Means for initiating reading may advantageously include a trigger 60 mounted on the housing 12. The trigger extends in part outwardly of the housing to be manually actuated by a user who is holding the housing 12 in his hand. The trigger is operatively connected through trigger switch 62 and actuates the laser diode 32, the motor 20, the photodetector 44, the signal processing circuitry 52 and the control circuitry 53 to initiate a reading of the symbol. The trigger is actuated once for each symbol to be read, each symbol in its respective turn. Once the control circuitry determines that the symbol has been successfully decoded, the control circuitry terminates the reading of the symbol and deactuates the previously actuated components in the housing and readies the system for the next symbol.
As shown in FIG. 2, any of the above-described mirrorless scanning arrangement, or any of the mirrorless scanning arrangements described in U.S. Pat. Appln. Ser. No. 07/193,265, identified above, can be mounted in a box-shaped housing 254 which is mounted on the user's arm adjacent the wrist 256 by a strap 258 that at least partially encircles the wrist. The strap 258 is preferably composed of multiple expandible links, but can also be constituted of an elastomeric material, or a rigid material whose opposite ends are detachably interconnected, similar to a belt or a watch band.
Reading is initiated either automatically by object recognition, or manually by movement of the hand of the operator. For example, a trigger switch 260 has an elongated armature 262 pivotably mounted on, and laterally offset from, the housing 254. The armature 262 extends into the space formed between the forefinger and the thumb of the operator. The operator's fingers pivot the armature 262 to initiate reading. For ergonometric reasons, it is preferred if the armature 262 is positioned closer to the forefinger, as shown in solid lines in FIG. 2, so that the armature can be displaced upwards, or if the armature 262 is positioned closer to the thumb, as shown in dashed lines in FIG. 2, so that the armature can be displaced downwards.
As shown in FIG. 3, another arm-held housing 251 is mounted adjacent and encircles wrist 256 by means of a strap 253. A keyboard 255 for data entry, as well as a display 257 for displaying information, are positioned on the housing 251 so as to face the operator. An exit window 259 is positioned adjacent the wrist and laterally offset from the back of the operator's hand to allow an outgoing light beam and/or reflected light to pass laterally thereof. A trigger switch 261 is pivotably mounted in the housing 251 adjacent the wrist and in the path of outward movement of the back of the operator's hand when the wrist is flexed relative to the arm. In a preferred use, the operator points his or her outstretched forefinger 263 toward the symbol to be read, and swings the forefinger, together with the whole hand by flexing the wrist 256, freely in space between the points P1 and P2 so as to trace the symbol.
As shown in FIG. 4, still another arm-held housing 265 is mounted adjacent and encircles wrist 256 by means of a strap 267. A keyboard 269 and a display 271 are positioned on the housing 265. In this case, the exit window is positioned adjacent the wrist and elevated above the back of the operator's hand to allow an outgoing light beam and/or reflected light to pass thereover. A trigger switch 273 is pivotably mounted on the housing adjacent the wrist and in the path of inward movement of the hand during wrist flexure. Again, the operator points outstretched finger 263 toward the symbol 275, and swings the forefinger, together with the whole hand, freely in space between points P3 and P4 so as to trace the symbol.
In addition to the embodiments, in which a lever switch may be employed to initiate scanning, a switch may also be provided on the strap which mounts the scanner/terminal on the wrist to perform the scanning initiating function. Such switch when mounted on the inside of the strap so that the switch may be activated by appropriate user motion.
As an alternative to a lever or other pressure operated switch, electronic activation may be utilized to initiate scanning. Object sensing (i.e., triggering when an object is proximate to the scanner), or voice activation (i.e., triggering when the user says "scan") may also be used.
The "glove" approach allows functional modules in addition to scanning to be added or deleted with relative ease. Such modules may include functions such as keyboard, display, communications, power supply, memory, and data storage, printer, or alternative reader technologies (e.g., magnetic stripe) which can be interchangeably attached or detached from electrical connectors disposed the glove. The glove also allows appropriate fixed positioning of such modules so that they may be most conveniently accessed and utilized by the user. As an example, as shown in FIG. 24A the display may be positioned on the inside of the arm or wrist, and a keyboard positioned so that it is more easily accessed.
The arrangements of FIGS. 24A, 24B serve as complete, independent data terminals.
Turning now to FIG. 25, a box-shaped housing 277, analogous to housing 254 of FIG. 24, is incorporated in a glove 279 that is worn on the operator's hand. The glove 279 is preferably composed of an elastomeric material. The housing has a base support 281 that- is embedded in the glove and rests above the back of the operator's hand between the knuckles and the wrist. The outgoing light beam and/or returning reflected light pass over the operator's fingers. Reading is initiated either automatically by object recognition, or manually by movement of the operator's hand. For example, clenching the hand can cause a pressure sensor embedded in the glove to generate a trigger signal for initiating reading.
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"As an academic discipline, postcolonial theology questions and critiques structures of power, dominant systems, and embedded ideologies in order to suggest social transformations that recognize and validate the perspectives of marginalized peoples, cultures, and identities."
"The primary goal of postcolonial theology is to critique hegemonic ideological constructions that make absolutist or totalitarian claims and to provide legitimacy for alternative theological views. We can look at postcolonial thought as a form of liberation/communal theology that serves as a catalyst to destroy the inequalities of class, race, gender, and other deplorable acts."
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The 35-year-old was core to the team which won promotion under Neil Warnock in 2011, but then witnessed an influx of players on inflated wages create divisive splits that culminated in relegation.
This summer, a catalogue of QPR players have left the club including Djibril Cisse, Chris Samba, Loic Remy, Adel Taarabt, Jose Bosingwa, Ji-Sung Park, Tal Ben Haim, and Jamie Mackie. Only former Manchester United midfielder Park escaped Derry's ire.
Derry told the Daily Mail: "Jamie is a massive loss to QPR. I'm sad to see the back of Jamie. But I'm not sad to see the back of any of the rest of them, apart from Ji-Sung Park.
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Patricia Ann "Patti" Phillips Wheelington
November 2, 1954 - December 3, 2013
Patricia Ann "Patti" Phillips Wheelington passed away December 3, 2013 at her home in Texarkana, Arkansas.
Patti was born to David John Phillips and Charlotte Christine Knaeble on November 2, 1954 at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
She was a graduate of the University of Delaware and the University Texas A and M Texarkana.
Patti came to Texarkana for training at Red River Depot. While here she met and married Raymond Wheelington. They were married December 29, 1989. Ray was a square dance caller and encouraged Patti to become a round dance cuer. She was club cuer for Guys N' Dolls of Texarkana. She cued for several clubs in Texas. She cued for clubs and festivals throughout Arkansas, Texas, Louisiana, Missouri, Mississippi, and Alabama. She was a member of Roundalab and the East Texas Callers Association.
Patti was Community Based Alternative Supervisor for the Department of Ageing and Disabilities Services. She retired after 22 years. Patti enjoyed dancing, traveling and her dogs.
She is preceded in death by her husband, parents, and her brother Fitzgerald Phillips. She is survived by her niece, Laura Phillips of Germany, an uncle, John "Jack" Phillips of Las Vegas, Nevada, and step mother, Joan Rule Phillips of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Also, the square dance community and many, many friends.
Patti was generous of spirit and heart. She was known for her bubbly personality and beautiful smile.
A memorial service will be Monday, December 16, 2013, 10 A.M., at East Funeral Home on Moores Lane, Texarkana, Texas, with Rev. Vida Williams officiating.
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TBR's Top All-Time College Basketball Players (Part I)
Monster at UNLV
I'm a big fan of lists and all-time rankings, I really didn't get into college basketball until around 1983 or so. Many of my selections are based upon the fact that I live in the Northeast section of the country so I didn't see Charles Barkley as much as I did Patrick Ewing. I can only go on what I've seen, no footage clips or one game that I happened to see on ESPN Classic. That's not to say that Barkley wasn't a great collegiate player, just that it would take away from the list for me to add him on someone else's word.
So here is my list of top collegiate players, feel free to add your own or debate those on or NOT on my list.
This combination ignited a legacy of success
1. Patrick Ewing (Georgetown): We will never again see a player or a team as intimidating as Ewing and Hoya Paranoia.
2. David Robinson (Navy): I always wonder what the extra two years he gave the Naval Academy would've done for his pro career.
3. Derrick Coleman (Syracuse): The NCAA's all-time rebounder, played on some great 'Cuse teams that never got over the hump.
4. Larry Johnson (UNLV): Possibly the most dominant two-year player in NCAA history.
Playing against LJ wasn't like going against your brother…more like your Pop.
5. Danny Manning (Kansas): Winning a National Championship with members of the football team in your lineup gets you high on this list.
6. Ralph Sampson (Virginia): This 3-time Naismith Award winner was drawing comparisons to Chamberlain and Abdul-Jabbar…in high school.
7. Hakeem Olajuwon (Houston): A card carrying member of Phi Slamma Jamma, The Dream was a nightmare for anyone who wandered into the paint.
About to get Dream shooook
8. Lionel Simmons (LaSalle): The last player that we'll see score 3,000+points for a career. L-Train holds the Dean Dome record for points by a visiting player (42 points) as a sophomore.
9. Chris Webber (Michigan): "The Timeout" be damned, C-Webb was a prototype power forward who was a triple threat anytime he had the ball.
Pivot…then bang!
10. Grant Hill (Duke): I'm ashamed of myself for ranking a Duke player this high, but he was the sole reason Duke beat my Runnin' Rebels in 1991.
11. Sean Elliott (Arizona): Played on some good Wildcat teams, but could never get to the Final Four.
12. Len Bias (Maryland): I nicknamed him "The Gift" after he passed because he was as physically gifted a player as I've ever seen.
Yeah, he's shooting over HIM!
13. Tim Duncan (Wake Forest): TIM-MAY, in terms of his consistency, he hasn't missed a beat between college and the NBA.
14. Pervis Ellison (Louisville): "Never Nervous" was the first freshman to win the tournament's Most Outstanding Player after leading Louisville to the 1986 National Championship.
15. Glen Rice (Michigan): Was my favorite college player before Johnson, the Wolverines all-time leading scorer defined the term "shooting forward" noted for his long-range capability.
16. Chris Jackson (LSU): If I had to pick one guy to take the last shot to win the National Title – he's the guy. The precursor to Allen Iverson. Jackson was unstoppable one on one or in the open floor.
Including Shaq, Jackson was the most unstoppable LSU player since Pistol Pete
17. Hank Gathers (Loyola Marymount): Became the second player in Division I to lead the nation in scoring and rebounding. Played in a system that was tailor-made for his skills.
18. Jamal Mashburn (Kentucky): My two years in Tennessee were spent watching the "Monster Mash" destroy the SEC. Stronger than advertised, an incredible scorer.
19.Chris Mullin (St. John's): Any kid Black or White who travels from Queens to Brooklyn and the Bronx to get his run on deserves to be on this list. A lefty with a dead-eye stroke, Mullin was Bird-like.
He'll shoot your eye out kid
20. Kenny Anderson (Georgia Tech): There was a play in his freshman season where he absolutely destroyed Duke's Bobby Hurley; I don't know what was better, the move itself, or the sound of Dick Vitale soiling himself with euphoria as only he can.
22. Allen Iverson (Georgetown): This baby-faced assassin tore through the Big East in two seasons…leaving dozens of ankles in his wake.
Iverson needed Big John's man hand
23. Wayman Tisdale (Oklahoma): May just be the most forgotten player on this list. A 3-time All-American, Tisdale singlehandedly carried the Sooners.
24. Mark Macon (Temple): John Chaney greatest recruit and most beloved player. Macon was at the forefront of Temple's emergence as a national power. As a freshman went into Chapel Hill and knocked off the Tar Heels.
25. Bo Kimble (Loyola Marymount): Running mate and close friend of Gathers had 5 consecutive games of 50 or more when Gathers was recovering from his first collapse. His left handed free throw in honor of his fallen friend and LMU's run to the 1990 Regional Finals is the stuff of legend.


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SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO – The four Capistrano Unified "reform" candidates backed by the politically influential CUSD Recall Committee declared decisive victories early Wednesday, the culmination of a three-year effort by the parents group to replace all seven school board members.
"Reform" candidates Mike Winsten, Ken Maddox and Sue Palazzo won with commanding 12-point to 32-point leads over Duane Stiff, Gary Miller and Andrea Kooiman, according to unofficial election tallies released at 2 a.m. Wednesday.
Erin Kutnick trailed "reform" candidate Jack Brick by 3.2 points – or 3,064 votes – not enough to tip the election in her favor. But Brick, who began the night with an 8-point lead when vote-by-mail results were released at 8 p.m., saw his gains dwindle steadily as precinct tallies trickled in.
Winsten's 32-point lead over Stiff, an incumbent, was viewed as a sharp rebuke of the eight-year trustee's tenure on the school board.
"Finally, the last of the Fleming-era trustees are being removed from office," said CUSD Recall Committee leader Tony Beall, a Rancho Santa Margarita city councilman, referring to Capistrano's indicted ex-superintendent.
"That is something that every voter in south Orange County can celebrate. The pieces are now all in place for positive reform to take hold and prosper all in the Capistrano Unified School District."
A total of 93,036 to 96,726 ballots were reported cast for each trustee seat, representing about 45 percent of eligible voters. In the neck-and-neck Kutnick vs. Brick race, 3,691 more ballots were cast than in the least-voted-on race, Maddox vs. Miller.
There were four open seats on the Capistrano Unified School District's board of trustees, with two candidates vying for each of the four seats. The "reform" trustees already hold five of the seven seats; the apparent victory by all four "reform" candidates marks the culmination of a three-year effort by recall leaders to replace the district's seven trustees.
Tuesday's election has been bitterly fought, with Capistrano Unified's 2,400-member teachers union – a staunch foe of the Recall Committee – backing an opposing group of candidates. The union has poured at least $73,427 into an aggressive campaign intended to elect Kutnick, Kooiman and Stiff and, simultaneously, to stop the "reform" movement from sweeping all seven trustee seats.
The Recall Committee, meanwhile, spent at least $25,189 to elect its four-member "reform" slate. And the "reform" candidates themselves managed to garner support from influential groups outside the district, including the Elverta, Calif.-based California Taxpayer Protection Committee, which paid for a $22,964 slate mailer.
"I don't think having a school board controlled by one small group of angry parents is in the best interest of the children, but voters apparently didn't agree," said Kutnick, who lost the race against Brick by 3.2 points. "I've already heard from several constituents very concerned about the future of the district. They are very concerned about the board's ability to govern."
Stiff, the only incumbent to be unseated in the race, had few words Wednesday when reached at home for reaction.
"I'm glad to be out of here," he said.
In the past two school board races, the Recall Committee has scored big at the polls, a phenomenon attributed to support from the Orange County Republican Party and a large base of local elected politicians and parents.
In the school district's June 2008 recall election, the Recall Committee is credited with unseating longtime trustees Sheila Benecke and Marlene Draper and replacing them with Maddox and Palazzo. Nearly 70 percent of voters called for Benecke and Draper's removal, although critics noted that turnout was low – just 11.5 percent of those eligible to vote cast a ballot.
And two years ago, in the November 2006 school board race, the Recall Committee-backed slate of candidates Ellen Addonizio, Anna Bryson and Larry Christensen defeated their closest rivals, including two incumbents, by landslide 17- to 18-point margins.
The vigorous campaigning this fall for the four open trustee seats is reflective of the bitter political turmoil that has rocked the Capistrano Unified School District in recent years, beginning with parent outrage in 2005 over construction of a sprawling, $38 million district administration building.
At issue Tuesday was who was more qualified to sit on the seven-member board – the so-called "reform" slate backed by the Recall Committee or the self-described "children first" candidates backed by the teachers union.
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The History Of Apple Pie - Feel Something
'Feel Something', the follow up to last year's 'Out Of View' debut, the new album features ten brand new tracks and was recorded over the last few months at Sublime Studios in London. Like it's predecessor, it was again produced and engineered by the band's Jerome Watson with additional engineering by Joshua Third of The Horrors and Charles Reeves.
Formed three years ago, The History Of Apple Pie line up is centered around the songwriting partnership of Stephanie Min (Vocals) and Jerome Watson (Guitar) together with James Thomas (Drums), Aslam Ghauri (Guitar) and new recruit to the band Joanna Curwood (bass).
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Place count in area: 65,
OSI/LPS Maps: 78, 83, 84, 85
Highest place:
Stumpa Dúloigh, 784m
Maximum height for area: 784 metres,
Maximum prominence for area: 528 metres,
Places in area Dunkerron Mountains:
An Bheann Mhór 308m
An Bheann Mhór 674.7m
An Bhinn Láir 514m
An Cnoc Riabhach 534m
An Corrán 667m
Bascadh 595m
Bascadh West Top 569m
Beann 752m
Beann Far SW Top 636.2m
Beann na Stiocairí 673.1m
Beann NE Top 692m
Beann South Top 639m
Beann SW Top 657m
Beenarourke 304m
Beenrour 418m
Boughil 631m
Broaghnabinnia 745m
Cahernageeha Mountain 499m
Caora Bhán 570m
Cnoc Breasail 591m
Cnoc na gCapall 639m
Coomcallee 648.9m
Coomduff 244m
Coomnacronia 636m
Coomnahorna 590m
Coomura Mountain 666m
Crossderry 489m
Deenish Island (2) 144m
Dereenavurrig Hill 261m
Doire Gharb 382m
Eagle Hill 155m
Eagles Hill 549m
Esknaloughoge 416m
Esknaloughoge N Top 420m
Farraniaragh Mountain 468m
Glanbeg 485.8m
Gortamullin 205m
Knockanamadane 270m
Knockanaskill 356m
Knockaunanattin 569m
Knockaunanattin W Top 467m
Knocklomena 641m
Knockmoyle 684m
Knocknabreeda 569m
Knocknacusha 547m
Knocknafreaghane 313m
Knocknagantee 676m
Knocknagantee West Top 553m
Knocknagullion 413m
Knocknasullig 117m
Letter South 362m
Mothaillín 506m
Mullaghanattin 773m
Mullaghanattin East Top 594m
Mullaghbeg 509m
Reenearagh 162m
Sallagh South-West Top 543m
Scarriff Island 252m
Slievenashaska 578m
Slievenashaska South Top 566m
Staigue N E Top 435m
Staigue Top 459m
Stumpa Dúloigh 784m
Stumpa Dúloigh SE Top 780m
Stumpa Dúloigh SW Top 663m
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Longitude: -9.797953, Latitude: 51.865404
, Easting: 76200, Northing: 69600
Prominence: 245m
, Isolation: 2.2km
, Has trig pillar
, GPS IDs, 6 char: Knc413, 10 char: Knckngln
Bedrock type: Green sandstone & purple siltstone, (Glenflesk Chloritic Sandstone Formation)
Knocknagullion is the 881st highest place in Ireland.
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26 Aug 2011
From Killarney, take signposts to Kenmare (the Ring of Kerry route) and at Moll's Gap take the signposts for Sneem. Keep on the main road, passing Boughil, Cnoc na gCapall, Bascadh and Knocklomena on your right, through one set of crossroads about 6 or 7 miles from Moll's Gap (you will see the sign for the Blackwater Tavern, of which more below), passsed another turn off to the right that leads to Ballaghbeama. Knocknagullion is the mountain in front and to the left. Drive past it, there are a few places you can park on the opposite side of the road, and a large area for parking just as one goes over its shoulder and is looking down towards the Tahilla/Sneem area. As you pass, keep an eye out for the very distinct fence that runs up its north flank. You will be following this up. Park car and walk back a few hundred metres beyond a small forestry to anywhere around
, and leave road. You may have to skirt a small hillock or two but the fence you passed earlier should become obvious pretty quickly. After that it's a very straightforward but pretty joyless slog across a bog for 40 or 50 mins following the fence, might be a bit wet in places. There are two distinct summits, go over spot height 405 and across another boggy area (watch out, there is bog burst that can be a bit sticky) to a trig point at 411.
Great views down across Kenmare Bay and towards Sneem on one side and Blackwater/Templenoe on the other, which latter is the parish that wraps around the mountain to the north and goes right up to Ballaghbeama. Sneem was the home of Steve Crusher Casey, former world heavyweight wrestling champion, William Melville, the first head of MI5 and one of a few who stand accused of being the inspiration behind James Bond, and former President Cearbhall O'Dalaigh. Blackwater/Templenoe has the footballing Spillane Brothers, the last Irish Wimbledon winner (check out my review on Mullaghanattin), and of course Big Bertha, the oldest cow in the world and the one who fired out (is that the veterinary term?) the most calves. Now deceased, she lived on a farm to your north, under Mullaghanattin, and her death was one hell of a do in the Blackwater Tavern. The hill on the sea side is Doon, and I had spent a memorable night on its slopes years ago at, of all things, a rave – come on, the topic title was surely a giveaway for any others here born in 1974 or thereabouts!
The real treat is to your north, though the trek isn't the greatest the view of the full length of the Dunkerrons makes it worthwhile. You can clearly see all the giants of the range, and the deep cooms and valleys that scar them. The walk back down is 15/20 minutes.
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Superb Views. Another excellent route by Conor74.
3 Oct 2011
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and walked back to the start of Conor74 route. Followed a fence tightly round a ring contour, then over pt223. A fence runs directly up hill, with a shallow re entrant on its right (west side). I stayed mainly on the left hand side of the fence, perhaps crossing once to avoid some greasy rock. After you reach the first top, its a short walk out to the real summit and the Trig Point, with the only inconvenient thing being that it is a 2 map hill.
Conor74 is spot on about the view, it is indeed a good one. Even though it was blown a hoolie on my visit, I did linger a while to take the view in proper.
From the summit, you can see a forestry track going very close to the East side of the col between pt 272 and pt308 (Doon). And from the map it looks possible to get onto the Kerry way and Black Water Bridge. So, a traverse of the hill maybe possible, and more importantly, the chance of finishing your day with a pint in your hand at the Blackwater Tavern!
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Malphite Build
Top Lane
Ability Sequence
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Welcome to my Malphite build. I would like to start by saying that I have had quite a bit of experience with this character and to clarify a few things about him.
Things to keep in mind:
1. Malphite is not a tank. Many people believe so, bu the does not have the hard cc required to be a tank. Plus, he is fairly lacking in the MR department.
2. Not being DOES NOT MEAN that he can't take damage, Malphite is still a VERY tough and quite powerful champion, capable of taking LOTS of damage and escaping MANY situations.
3. Mess around with him, if you don't like this build. Try a little AP for fun. Get a Warmog's Armor. Whatever you like. Remember to always HAVE FUN with the game.
My rune choices are shown above. The early game armor is usually good for his E and health is good with his innate. The Magic Penetration allows you to harass just a tad more early game and ups your damage. For Glyphs I personally like to substitute FLAT CDR. This helps him to spam his abilities just a bit more and be a little more helpful in lane.
The other side to this is to remember that there is always a lot of Magic Damage on any given team, so leveling MR can be very helpful especially since building MR is not as helpful as building armor and HP. SO it's totally up to you. Get whichever one you think is better.
For masteries I usually get everything that increases defenses. Getting the 21 in Defense is crucial. Anything with HP and armor is a good idea, but from there it varies. I typically don't get the dodge chance simply because it is not as useful as some of the other effects in the list.
With the nine points remaining I put them into utility, as helpful as they may be in offense. I do not see Malphite as having a huge need for magic penetration. The experience boost and reduced dead time are far more helpful. However, feel free to put the points into Perseverance and Expanded Mind. Those are also helpful.
For Items I choose to open with a Doran's ring, this is a GREAT startign item for Malphite and I find that I can remain in lane for LONG periods of time against almost any foe because of it. The armor, HP, and HP regen are simply one of the BEST possible items for him to get.
Next I take Mercury's Treads. WHile the armor from ninja tabi may help him, it is not as useful as the tenacity that merc's gives. Plus, it's always good to have just a little bit of MR.
After that I grab a giant's belt and a chain vest (again: HP and Armor are his best stats to increase). From here it varies, if the enemy team has a LOT of AP (or just magic damage in general) then I grab a negatron cloak, sometimes even before the chain vest.
If you find the enemy team to be AD heavy, rush a thornmail and then move on to Frozen Heart or Sunfire afterward. Trust me, you WON'T be dying if the enemy goes AD. You almost become a tank in that situation.
Sunfire cape is a GREAT item for him. I find his ability to farm SPIKES if you get this item. One use of his combination W+E and all of the minions are dead. He can bounce between lanes with teleport (or just run) and clear minion waves fairly easily. It also helps because it makes him a more viscious bruiser. If the enemy team is focusing you, or you are drawing their fire, then it will hurt them more. This makes Malphite SO much more useful in team fights.
Next I get banshee's. THis is pretty straightforward because it gives HP, Mana, AND MR. If you find that you don't have enough MR after that then you can get a Force of Nature. Or, if you are feeling daring, go for an Abyssal's Scepter. AP never hurt your scalars did it? Typically with a normal team, however, Guardian Angel and Banshee's Veil are enough to keep you in the middle of the fight without dying.
Frozen Heart is another GREAT Malphite Item. It is (possibly) your ONLY source, but it is the ONLY one you will EVER need. Open with the glacial shroud (earlier than this if you feel it necessary), then go for the full item. I find that this also helps you be more useful in team fights because your main source of harassment is available more often.
Guardian Angel is the real kicker. Armor + MR and the passive are AMAZING together. This a good item to get a little earlier if you find yourself dying a lot, but if you play right, that shouldn't happen too often.
Finally, I sell my Doran's Shield and grab an aegis, sometimes I get it earlier. Usually, however, the tank on my team get's it first, and two on one team doesn't help that much. If you find you need it, then go ahead. It's a great item and if you find yourself in a lot of early game ganks/team fights, then this may be the item for you.
Finally, I grab elixirs nothing could be a better final item.
Skill Sequence
For skills I typically rush my Q and E. This is because they are great for harassment. If an enemy team has a LOT more AD then I may get my W a bit more. Obviously his ult is a MUST.
I use my Q to harass early game, but it helps SO much in team fights. I typically open with my ult, and before they hit the ground I use W and then E. This allows my team the opportunity to rush in and kill a few of them while they are Knocked Airborne and then Slowed by E. I immediately Q the lowest HP enemy on their team and this slows them further. Once the fighting subsides and people are running his Q is very useful in slowing there getaway. Just do me a favor? DON'T CHASE TO FAR. TOWERS KILL YOU AND ENEMIES DO REVIVE. Just keep that in mind and you should be fine.
Summoner Spells
My personal favorite combination is shown above:
Teleport: Believe it or not, but this increases lane endurance. I use it to time my returns to base. Once it's off cooldown and I am low on HP, then I return, buy an item and pop back to the tower. It's also good late game to keep up pushes in multiple lanes.
Clarity: Good to keep his mana. malphite has very little mana regen and buying it is almost useless. Try to use it only when necessary, or to aide allies with it.
Other options:
Flash - Everyone loves flash! Good for escaping or engaging.
Ghost - When combined with his Q he makes a mean chaser.
Heal - Everyone needs heath. Not a GREAT choice, but if you want it...
Fortify - People don't use this one much but it has a great potential. Just remember to grab the fortify MASTERY under defensive masteries, this makes it an AMAZING defensive tactic.
Things to avoid:
Rally - Who the HECK uses rally??? Really? Well...I guess...whatever...
Revive - Not TERRIBLE...but there are many other great options, plus if YOU'RE dying then your team/you personally need(s) help.
Smite - Don't even TRY IT. Smite is for JUNGLING, not laning. If you want to jungle that's fine, just DO NOT LANE WITH SMITE.
Malphite is a great character and very fun to use. He has a great lane endurance and amazing defenses. His survivability with a few basic items is amazing.
Just a few last bits of advice:
1. Malphite is not a tank, I cannot say it enough. He can survive and has GREAT defenses, but he isn't a tank.
2. Play conservatively, but offensively. Don't push too much, but don't hide behind your tower all game. Harass, but don't tower dive. Get my drift???
3. Be nice, no one likes a rager or a jerk or a kill stealer (though getting him kills is not a bad thing, he can be a carry). Just play the game, have fun, and kick some butt...er...rocks!