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Volume 5, Issue 8 - Nov 1999
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Sensitivity Analysis of input shaping filter designed in the Z-domain
Park, Un-Hwan ; Lee, Jae-Won ; Lim, Byoung-Duk ;
Journal of Institute of Control, Robotics and Systems, volume 5, issue 8, 1999, Pages 883~888
To obtain high positioning auccuracy for a long, flex bleman Ipulator, residual vibration must be removed from the tip motion. But it is difficult to control the vibration of low frequency. There are open-loop and closed loop methods in the elimination of the residual vibration. We inroduce input shaping technique has been used as a simple open-loop method of controlling the residual vibration of a flexible manipulator. Design of input shaper in the continuous time domain is complicated. This paper presents a new technique that designs input shaper in the z-domain and analyzes input shaping method in the z-domain. This technique is simple and easy to design input shaper.
New prototypes of target transfer functions for time domain specification
Kim, Sin-Gu ; Kim, Yeong-Cheol ;
Journal of Institute of Control, Robotics and Systems, volume 5, issue 8, 1999, Pages 889~897
This paper deals with a problem searching a target transfer function to meet the time-domain specifications for feedback system with given plant transfer function. For the Type I system, we first define three forms of transient response to unit step input, which are named by F, M, S-type. These are charaacterized as follows ; F-type has fast initial response and slow approach to the steady sate after reaching at 90% of the steady state value, S-type has slow initial response but fast approach to the steady state, and M-type is denoted by highly smooth response between F-type and S-type. Three prototypes corresponding to each form are proposed, time. For the order
, after determining admissible root structures of target characteristic polynomials empirically and expressing such polynomial coefficients by using special parameters
, the optimal prototypes that minimize the integral of the squared of the modified errors(ISME) have been obtained. Since the step responses of these prototypes have almost same wave forms irrespective to the order, the desired settling time or the rise time can be converted into the equibalent time constant
and thus it is easy to obtain a target transfer function. It is shown through a design example that the present prototype is very useful for meeting the time-domain specifications and has been compared with different methods with a viewpoint of pertinence.
Error elimination for systems with periodic disturbances using adaptive neural-network technique
Kim, Han-Joong ; Park, Jong-Koo ;
Journal of Institute of Control, Robotics and Systems, volume 5, issue 8, 1999, Pages 898~906
A control structure is introduced for the purpose of rejecting periodic (or repetitive) disturbances on a tracking system. The objective of the proposed structure is to drive the output of the system to the reference input that will result in perfect following without any changing the inner configuration of the system. The structure includes an adaptation block which learns the dynamics of the periodic disturbance and forces the interferences, caused by disturbances, on the output of the system to be reduced. Since the control structure acquires the dynamics of the disturbance by on-line adaptation, it is possible to generate control signals that reject any slowly varying time-periodic disturbance provided that its amplitude is bounded. The artificial neural network is adopted as the adaptation block. The adaptation is done at an on-line process. For this , the real-time recurrent learning (RTRL) algoritnm is applied to the training of the artificial neural network.
Neuro-Fuzzy control of converging vehicles for automated transportation systems
Ryu, Se-Hui ; Park, Jang-Hyeon ;
Journal of Institute of Control, Robotics and Systems, volume 5, issue 8, 1999, Pages 907~913
For an automated transportation system like PRT(Personal Rapid Transit) system or IVHS, an efficient vehicle-merging algorithm is required for smooth operation of the network. For management of merging, collision avoidance between vehicles, ride comfort, and the effect on traffic should be considered. This paper proposes an unmanned vehicle-merging algorithm that consists of two procedures. First, a longitudinal control algorithm is designed to keep a safe headway between vehicles in a single lane. Secondly, 'vacant slot and ghost vehicle' concept is introduced and a decision algorithm is designed to determine the sequence of vehicles entering a converging section considering energy consumption, ride comfort, and total traffic flow. The sequencing algorithm is based on fuzzy rules and the membership functions are determined first by an intuitive method and then trained by a learning method using a neural network. The vehicle-merging algorithm is shown to be effective through simulations based on a PRT model.
Fuzzy logic control of a planar parallel manipulator using multi learning algorithm
Song, Nak-Yun ; Cho, Whang ;
Journal of Institute of Control, Robotics and Systems, volume 5, issue 8, 1999, Pages 914~922
A study on the improvement of tracking performance of a 3 DOF planar parallel manipulator is performed. A class of adaptive tracking control sheme is designed using self tuning adaptive fuzzy logic control theory. This control sheme is composed of three classical PD controller and a multi learning type self tuning adaptive fuzzy logic controller set. PD controller is tuned roughly by manual setting a priori and fuzzy logic controller is tuned precisely by the gradient descent method for a global solution during run-time, so the proposed control scheme is tuned more rapidly and precisely than the single learning type self tuning adaptive fuzzy logic control sheme for a local solution. The control performance of the proposed algorithm is verified through experiments.
Reclaimer Control: Modeling , Parameter Estimation, and a Robust Smith Predictor Design
Kim, Sung-Hoon ; Hong, Keum-Shik ; Kang, Dong-Hunn ;
Journal of Institute of Control, Robotics and Systems, volume 5, issue 8, 1999, Pages 923~931
In this paper, a modeling and a robust time-delay control for the reclaimer are investigated. Supplying the same amount of a raw material throughout the reclamation process from the raw yard to a sinter plant is important to keep the quality of the molten steel uniform in blast furnaces. As the actual parameter values of the reclaimer are not available, the boom rotational dynamics are modeled as a second order differential equation with unknown coefficients. The unknown parameters in the nominal model are estimated using a recursive estimation method. Another important factor in the control design of the reclaimer is the large time-delay in output measurement. Assuming a multiplicative uncertainty, that accounts for both the unstructured uncertainty neglected in the modeling and the structured uncertainty contained in the parameter estimation, a robust Smith predictor is designed. A robust stability criterion for the multiplicative uncertainty is also derived. Following the work of Goodwin et al. [4], a quantifying procedure of the multiplicative uncertainty bound, through experiments , is described. Experimental and simulation results are provided.
The development of semi-active suspension controller based on error self recurrent neural networks
Lee, Chang-Goo ; Song, Kwang-Hyun ;
Journal of Institute of Control, Robotics and Systems, volume 5, issue 8, 1999, Pages 932~940
In this paper, a new neural networks and neural network based sliding mode controller are proposed. The new neural networks are an mor self-recurrent neural networks which use a recursive least squares method for the fast on-line leammg. The error self-recurrent neural networks converge considerably last than the back-prollagation algorithm and have advantage oi bemg less affected by the poor initial weights and learning rate. The controller for suspension system is designed according to sliding mode technique based on new proposed neural networks. In order to adapt shding mode control mnethod, each frame dstance hetween ground and vehcle body is estimated md controller is designed according to estimated neural model. The neural networks based sliding mode controller approves good peiformance throllgh computer sirnulations.
Development of A smart pressure transducer
Park, Chan-Won ; Min, Nam-Gi ;
Journal of Institute of Control, Robotics and Systems, volume 5, issue 8, 1999, Pages 941~947
As pressure transducers are employed in many fields such as production facilities, test facilities vehicles and industrial machinery, there is an increasing need for high precision measurement of pressure without any calibration or maintenance. In this paper, we discuss the development of a smart thin film pressure transducer which is highly suitable for a precise measurement of pressure. The smart functions include automatic zero tracking, automatic span adjustment, temperature compenstion, continuous self-diagnostics for faults (open strain gages, abnormal data, incorrect A/D conversion, and overpressure), data memory and multi-drop communication with PC
Cooperative motion planning of two tightly-coupled mobile robots
Lee, Seung-Hwan ; Lee, Seung-Ha ; Lee, Yun-Jung ;
Journal of Institute of Control, Robotics and Systems, volume 5, issue 8, 1999, Pages 948~954
In this paper, we propose a cooperative motion planning algorithm for two tightly-coupled mobile robots. Specifically, the considered cooperative work is that two mobile robots should transfer a long rigid object along a predefined path. To resolve the problem, we introduce a master-slave concept for two obile robots having the same structure. According to the velocity of the master robot and the positions of two robots on the path, the velocity of the slave robot is determined. The slave normally tracks the master's motion, but in case that the velocity of the slave exceeds the velocity limit, the roles of the robots should be interchanged. The effectiveness of the proposed algorithm is proved by computer simulations.
An analysis on the robotic impact geometry with task velocity constraint
Lee, Ji-Hong ;
Journal of Institute of Control, Robotics and Systems, volume 5, issue 8, 1999, Pages 955~960
This paper describes the effect of impact configurations on a single robot manipulator. The effect of different configurations of kinematically redundant arms on impact forces at their end effectors during contact with the environment is investigated. Instead of the well-known impact ellipsoid, I propose an analytic method on the geometric configuration of the impact directly from the mathematical definition. By calculating the length along the specified motion direction and volume of the geometry, we can determine the characteristics of robot configurations in terms of both the impact along the specified direction and the ability of the robot withstanding the impact. Simulations of various impact configurations are discussed at the end of this paper.
Signal processing of accelerometers for motion capture of human body
Lee, Ji-Hong ; Ha, In-Soo ;
Journal of Institute of Control, Robotics and Systems, volume 5, issue 8, 1999, Pages 961~968
In this paper we handle a system that transform sensor data to sensor information. Sensor informations from redundant accelerometers are manipulated to represent the configuration of objects carrying sensors. Basic sensor unit of the proposed systme is composed of 3 accelerometers that are aligned along x-y-z coordination axes of motion. To refine the sensor information, at first the sensor data are fused by geometrical optimization to reduce the variance of sensor information. To overcome the error caused from inexact alignment of each sensor to the coordination system, we propose a calibration technique that identifies the transformation between the coordinate axes and real sensor axes. The calibration technique make the sensor information approach real value. Also, we propose a technique that decomposes the accelerometer data into motion acceleration component and gravity acceleration component so that we can get more exact configuration of objects than in the case of raw sensor data. A set of experimental results are given to show the usefulness of the proposed method as well as the experiments in which the proposed techniques are applied to human body motion capture.
A study on the generation of balancing trajectory for biped robot using genetic algorithm
Kim, Jong-Tae ; Kim, Jin-Geol ;
Journal of Institute of Control, Robotics and Systems, volume 5, issue 8, 1999, Pages 969~976
This paper is concerned with the generation of a balancing trajectory for improving the walking performance. The balancing motion has been determined by solving a second -order differential equation. However, this method caused some difficulties in linearizing and approximating the equation and had restrictions on using various balancing trajectories. The proposed difficulties in linearizing and approximating the equation and had restrictions on using various balancing trajectories. The proposed method i this paper is based on the genetic algorithm for minimizing the motins of balancing joints, whose trajectories are generated by the fifth-order polynomial interpolation after planning leg trajectories. The real walking experiments are made on the biped robot IWR-III, developed by our Automatic Control Laboratory. The system has 8 degrees of freedom and the structure of three pitches in each leg, and one roll and one prismatic joint in the balancing joints. The experimental result shows the validity and applicability of the new proposed algorithm.
Analysis on Active spring effect in human-body having redundant actuation with application to motion frequency
Yi, Byung-Ju ;
Journal of Institute of Control, Robotics and Systems, volume 5, issue 8, 1999, Pages 977~989
The purpose of this study is to analyze how the human body having more muscles than its degree-of-freedom modulates an effective stiffness using redundant actuation, and to apply this concept to the design and control of advanced machines which requires adaptable spring. To investigate the adaptable stiffness phenomenon due to redundant actuation in the human body, this paper derives a general stiffness model of the Human body. In particular, for a planar 1 DOF human arm model, a planar 2 DOF human arm model, a spherical 3 DOF shoulder model, a 4 DOF human arm model, and a 7 DOF human arm model, the required nonlinear geometry ad the number of required actuator for successful modulation of the effective stiffness are analyzed along with a load distribution method for modulation of the required stiffness of such systems. Secondly, the concept of motion frequency modulation is introduced to show the usefulness of adaptive stiffness modulation. The motion frequency modulation represents a control of stiffness and / or inertia properties of systems. To show the effectiveness of the proposed algorithm, simulations are performed for 2 DOF anthropomorphic robot.
Navigation of a mobile robot with stationary and moving obstacles using fuzzy-neural network
Park, Chan-Gyu ; Choi, Jeong-Won ; Kwon, Soon-Hak ; Lee, Suk-Gyu ;
Journal of Institute of Control, Robotics and Systems, volume 5, issue 8, 1999, Pages 990~994
This paper proposes a new fuzzy-neural algorithm for navigation of a mobile robot with stationary and moving obstacles environment. The proposed algorithm uses fuzzy algorithm for its speed control and neuralnetwork for effective collision avoidance. Some computer simulation results for a mobile robot equipped with ultrasonic range sensors show that the suggested navigation algorithm is very effective to escape in stationary and moving obstacles environment.
A classification techiniques of J-lead solder joint using neural network
Yu, Chang-Mok ; Lee, Joong-Ho ; Cha, Young-Yeup ;
Journal of Institute of Control, Robotics and Systems, volume 5, issue 8, 1999, Pages 995~1000
This paper presents a optic system and a visual inspection algorithm looking for solder joint defects of J-lead chip which are more integrate and smaller than ones with Gull-wing on PCBs(Printed Circuit Boards). The visual inspection system is composed of three sections : host PC, imaging and driving parts. The host PC part controls the inspection devices and executes the inspection algorithm. The imaging part acquires and processes image data. And the driving part controls XY-table for automatic inspection. In this paper, the most important five features are extracted from input images to categorize four classes of solder joint defects in the case of J-lead chip and utilized to a back-propagation network for classification. Consequently, good accuracy of classification performance and effectiveness of chosen five features are examined by experiment using proposed inspection algorithm.
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From kindergarten to senior year, most students rely on the bus to get them to school. But with no one to drive, seats are left empty and buses remain idle.
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September 4th, 2016 saw fire break out in the Horse Lake area above Wenatchee. The fire appeared to stay isolated high on the hillside though those living in the Broadview Heights, Sleepy Hollow Heights, and Horse Lake Road area were put under various evacuation levels.
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The Chiwaukum Creek Fire continued to burn during the week of July 20th. Highway 2 remained closed from Leavenworth, at the mouth of the Tumwater Canyon, to Coles Corner in the west. A detour opened up on highway 207 that went out to Lake Wenatchee State Park and the Chumstick Highway through Plain.
Chiwaukum Creek Fire Burns West of Leavenworth, Washington
The Chiwaukum Creek fire burned aggressively Wednesday and by late afternoon had led to US 2 being closed between Leavenworth and Coles Corner. This closure was later moved further west to the summit of Stevens Pass.
The terrain is thick forest which gives the fire plenty of fuel.
Firefighting personnel was stationed earlier in the day at the Nason Creek Rest Area. Later they would begin to gather at the Lake Wenatchee State Airport.
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Here are more photos from the continuing Mills Canyon Fire burning from the Entiat Valley south towards Wenatchee. US 97A reopened this evening after a closure of a little more than 24 hours.
Mills Canyon Fire in North Central Washington – More Photos
The Mills Canyon Fire continues to burn in the Entiat Valley between Wenatchee and Chelan. It continued east, crested the hill above the highway, and forced the closure of US 97A.
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Check out our prior Mills Canyon Fire post.
Mills Canyon Fire Burns in the Entiat Valley
The Mills Canyon Fire began Tuesday around the middle of the day and quickly became a major fire that was sure to dominate the news in the region for awhile. Not too long after it began, its plume of white smoke could easily be seen against the blue sky for miles around.
Mills Canyon Road, the turn off to Mills Canyon from Entiat River Road, sits just over three miles up the valley from Entiat, the Columbia River, and Highway 97A. The road is popular with those looking to get out in wilderness but still stay close to home as it is relatively close to Wenatchee, Chelan, and of course Entiat.
The fire grew over the course of the afternoon and after first burning in a south and south west direction, turned and headed east, back in the direction of the Columbia River.
Photos Of Mud Slide On 97A Between Wenatchee And Chelan
Early Wednesday morning, water build up from an earlier summer rainstorm came rushing down a small canyon just south of Entiat. It pushed mud, rocks, trees, and other debris out over the highway, across the railroad tracks, and out into the Columbia River. The highway remained closed the entire day and still no opening is planned as the Department of Transportation will be reassessing it in the morning.
There were other mud slides further north on 97A, but those were cleaned up rather quickly and though the highway remained closed from Chelan south, local traffic was allowed through down as far as Entiat.
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Friday Morning – Snoqualmie Pass Closed
It's April 2nd and it is snowing in many parts of North Central Washington.
For the most part, 2009/10 has been fairly mild in the winter department. The roads, even in the passes, have been well taken care of and available to drive pretty much without fail.
That all stops now that it's April, I guess. This morning Snoqualmie Pass was closed due to multiple spun out cars. Blewett Pass was at Traction Tires Advised as of this posting and Stevens Pass had just gone to Traction Tires Required with no tire tracks visible.


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There are many methods for reproducing stereo-pictures (three dimensional pictures) such that the observer has the full spatial impressions of the object. This is done, e.g., by arranging the two pictures recorded from two different directions, as the two eyes of an observer view from the corresponding directions, on a screen and viewing the pictures through glasses of different color for non-color reproduction. If a color image is required, the different pictures are illuminated with linear polarized light of perpendicular orientation and glasses are used with the appropriate polarization such that the eyes see the objects separately in stereo. One difficulty with the foregoing is that the eyes are focused in an unnatural way, i.e. looking in different directions on alternate frames, if the reproduced pictures have to be next to each other.
The ideal method requires that the two reproduced pictures of different polarization be located within the same frame. This can be realized, e.g., by holographic production of the color TV picture. This method, however, is basically limited by the coherence length of the radiation such that the stereo effects can be seen only within a certain depth, e.g., 30 centimeters to 1 meter with the current generation of holographic reproduction equipment. This depth, even if extended, is limited by basic principles of physics. A further difficulty is that the granulation of the transmitted picture requires extremely high resolution and very small grain photographic material must be used. The electronic transmission of such pictures also requires an extraordinarily large bandwidth and minimal signal distortion.
The present invention provides a three dimensional television display comprising a video source for providing sequential video images which are photographed from first and second locations, respectively, in an alternating sequence, a plane polarizing screen for plane polarizing the light from the video source, and an electro-optical polarization rotating device for selectively rotating the polar orientation of the light from the video source on alternate frames of video such that the images photographed from a first location reach the viewer with a first polarization and the images photographed from the second location reach the viewer with a second polarization.
The electro-optical polarization rotating device may comprise a fiber optic transmission medium interleaved with thin electrode layers that are alternatively switched on and off on successive frames of video.
A principal object of this invention is to provide a three dimensional television display without the need for moving mechanical parts and utilizing the electro-optical properties of a fiber optic medium to rotate the polarization of a plane polarized video image on alternate frames of video.
The foregoing and other objectives, features, and advantages of the invention will be more readily understood upon consideration of the following detailed description of the invention, taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings.
FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the 3-D television system of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a fragmentary sectional view of the electro-optical device of FIG. 1.
In order to avoid the mentioned difficulties of existing methods for stereo color televisions, for producing pictures within the same frame for the two different observation directions of the eyes, without the limits of the depth of the stereo mechanism and without a too strong increase of the necessary electronic transmission capacity, the invention uses, as shown in FIG. 1, an electro-optical device 10. The color picture will be produced in the plane "picture" by a video source 12 in a conventional or in an especially developed way as will further be described. The pictures are--if not static--produced in a temporal sequence having twice the normal frame repetition rate. If the usual rate is 16 pictures per second as an example, the invention uses 32 pictures per second where all even numbers of pictures come from a pick-up camera viewing a scene from one direction (not shown) and the odd numbers of pictures are from a second camera viewing the scene from a second direction (not shown). Light in the picture plane passes through a colorless polarization filter 14 such that only (or to a degree of more than 90%) linearly polarized light is transmitted, e.g. in the vertical direction of polarization. From there the light goes through an electro-optical device 10 consisting of fiber optical or similar optical transmitters 11 such that the picture entering at the side of the polarization filter is reproduced on the other side where the picture is being viewed. The material of the fibers chosen has a sufficiently strong electro-optical Kerr-effect or a Pockels-effect, such that an electric field applied perpendicularly to the direction of light propagation (or in another preferential direction) will turn the direction of the vertical polarization into horizontal polarization when reaching the other end of the fibers.
The electric fields are produced by arranging thin electrically conducting but preferably optically transparent layers 16 (E-Layers) in a horizontal orientation between the fibers with sufficient electrical insulation between the E-layers such that potentials in alternating sequence (+, -, +, - etc.) can be applied. If the distances between the E-layers 16 are small enough, only moderate electrical potentials have to be applied in order to produce the 90° rotation of the polarization direction as mentioned before.
The operation of the device is then synchronized with the application of electrical potentials by a synchronizing circuit 18 such that the polarization is vertical for the even numbered pictures and horizontal for the odd numbered pictures produced by the video source. As the pictures are usually produced by a scanning method, the switching of the potentials may also be done in synchronization with the scanning for improvement of the pictures. Looking then with glasses viewing the other end of the electro-optical device which include colorless polarizers 20 and 22, e.g. in the horizontal direction for the one eye 24 and in the vertical direction for the other eye 26, one will see a color TV in full three dimensions with no limitation to the depth by coherence effects.
The requirements of optical resolution of the pictures may need to be increased above the present numbers of several hundred lines per picture in TV pictures which in the next generation of electronics could well be met with the capacity of fiberoptics transmission where frequencies 100 GHz will be standard routines. Electric capacity is increased also by a factor of two because of the two different directions of observations needed for the transmission.
The pictures may be produced in conventional or in further developed ways. One slight modification for color-TV production of pictures is that instead of the standard hole plate in the glass tubes of TV sets, line plates may be used in order that the three electron beams of the tube are hitting the red, green and blue phosphors separately by reasons of different angles of incidence behind the openings of the plate. This scheme is known with horizontal line plates instead of the hole plates. In this case however, the horizontal arrangement will have to be used when there is line scanning. In order to provide higher resolution of transmitted information, the scanning per line is then not necessarily resolved into single points within the line but a continuous variation of the scanning beams is preferable. For this analog-type scanning, a high quality transmission of the information through the air or metallic or optical cables will then be performed with Fourier-transformed and re-transformed electronic signals.
In order to achieve a higher resolution, apart from increasing the number of the lines, the omission of the hole or line plates in the electron beam receiver tubes is possible by operating the viewing system in a manner similar to black-and-white TV-tubes. This is achieved by using one electron beam only wherein color is produced by quantum modulation of the electron beam either by using lasers (U.S. Pat. No. 3,730,979) or plasmons in a solid slab with spatial varying electron densities according to the spectrum of the colors for the optical wavelength between pink and red (German Pat. No. 2,111,852).
The stereo color TV with the electro-optical plate according to the present invention can be realized also with the production of the picture by irradiating scanning optical beams from lasers instead of the production of the picture in an electron beam tube. The same is applicable if the picture is produced by the methods of electrostatic motion of thin oil films as developed for large scale production of pictures.
The terms and expressions which have been employed in the foregoing specification are used therein as terms of description and not of limitation, and there is no intention, in the use of such terms and expressions, of excluding equivalents of the features shown and described or portions thereof, it being recognized that the scope of the invention is defined and limited only by the claims which follow.
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Finally, the day came when Deng's family was granted political asylum by the British government.
The NBA recruits players from Sudan with its Basketball Without Borders Program. To really see a light at the end of the tunnel and to go towards that light and then that light is turned off is very hard, not just individually, but for the family, ' said Lakers forward Luol Deng, who spoke on the temporary immigration ban after Tuesday's game against Denver.
Los Angeles Lakers forward, and South Sudan native, Luol Deng posted a statement on Twitter Monday condemning the recent immigration ban that was put in place by President Donald Trump. "We never really asked to leave [our] homeland".
"My name's Mohamed, a lot of people know I'm Muslim, but I'm here because of my football talents, not because I'm Muslim", the 27-year-old said at the Super Bowl opening night. His birthplace was in Sudan at the time of his birth but now lies in the country of South Sudan, thus legally binding his citizenship to South Sudan which is already an independent country and is not included among the list.
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Manchester United put in a command performance to power past Wigan Athletic in the FA Cup fourth round on Sunday afternoon. Mourinho said Schweinsteiger could have more involvement in the second half of the season.
"I'm not really caught up in politics", Deng clarified. That opportunity came five years later.
"I would just say that as someone whose family member was a victim of terrorism, having lost my father, if we're trying to combat terrorism by banishing people from coming to this country, by really going against the principles of what our country is about and creating fear, it's the wrong way of going about it", Kerr told reporters Sunday.
Milwaukee Bucks forward Thon Maker was also born in Wau, Sudan.
The Lakers' veteran said while he doesn't agree with the president's executive order, he understands how American citizens can support the immigration ban. But that doesn't make the issue any less personal for Deng. "From what I understand, I haven't seen a lot of refugees committing terrorist acts in this country I'm speaking about".
NHL All-Star Game has finally hit on a recipe for success
Carey Price , in all his brilliance, nailed the first attempt at the goalie goals to give the Atlantic the overall lead. McDavid then had the chance to break Dylan Larkin's record for the fastest lap in National Hockey League history.
"It's scary because it kind of reminds you about what happened back in the '60s when I was growing up", Casey said. "I'm sure the background check and everything was done".
Following the Lakers' win against the Denver Nuggets, Deng spoke to media for the first time since the executive order was signed.
Luckily, Deng whose family eventually settled in the United Kingdom after escaping Sudan as refugees, is from South Sudan.
The L.A. Lakers forward, who has also played for the Chicago Bulls, Cleveland Cavaliers and Miami Heat since entering the National Basketball Association 2004, and lived in Britain during his formative years having fled the war-torn nation, said it was important that we humanised the bad experiences refugees go through to escape war.
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VideoHive Promote Your Party 3632967
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After Effects Project - Promote Your Party 3632967 by yeremia @ VideoHive
After Effects Project \ Video Displays \ Special Events
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Hello everyone.
I introduce you to my fresh after effects CS4 project. Promote your party with this dynamic project. Can be used to promote your Music Events, Club, Party, DJ, Fashion, Festival, Christmas Party, New Year Party, etc. with lights effects. No third-party plugins needed, however I've included 2 projects, original with Optical Flares, second with pre-rendered OF plugins.
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Requires Plugins: No; After Effects Version: CS4, CS5, CS5.5, CS6; Resolution: 1920x1080; File Size: 167mb.
Action Movie Trailer; Story Of Victory; True Fun Slideshow; World Music Festival; Earth Logo Reveal v2; Dramatic Epic Trailer; Event Promo.
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Sitting in the newsroom every day, I regularly listen to or read about violence locally, regionally, nationally and abroad. While all of these violent acts are sad and angering in their own way, for me, the Boston bombings reinforced a train of thought I've had for awhile now: That each of us are betting on luck when we wake up every day and go out into the world.
I know nothing has ever been guaranteed — the whole "you could die in a car accident on the way home" argument — but this is different.
The people who went to see "The Dark Knight Rises" in Aurora, Colo., last July went out at midnight for one of the most routine entertainment activities in America: watching a movie. During the movie, a man came in and shot into the audience, killing 12 people and injuring 58 others.
In December, the teachers and children at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn., were in the middle of routine daily events when a young man walked in and fatally shot 20 children and six adults.
And almost exactly four years ago today in Athens, members of a local theatre group were gathered for a reunion at Athens Community Theatre when University of Georgia professor George Zinkhan opened fire, killing his wife and two other people and wounding two more.
Most recently, of course, violence struck amid people enjoying the annual Boston Marathon. Each runner and spectator along the marathon route last Monday left their home or hotel to enjoy participating in or just watching the race, and two homemade bombs exploded near the finish line, killing three people and injuring nearly 300.
Less sensational examples abound, on a daily basis, as people go about their routines. Women are sexually attacked in broad daylight as they jog through parks or carry groceries into their homes. People are carjacked at gunpoint. Elderly people are beaten during robberies at their homes.
After the Boston bombings I heard and read the question "What's the world coming to?" from a lot of people. I have no answer for that. It looks like the world is going down the drain. But also when tragedy strikes, there is proof for the world to see that the number of good people still outnumber the bad. In Boston, for instance, spectators and emergency personnel ran into the smoke to help injured people after the bombs went off. Many marathon runners sprinted an extra two miles to give blood at a nearby hospital.
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VideoHive Collage 234984
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Collage 234984 by MotionRevolver @ VideoHive
After Effects Project Files \ Video Displays \ Corporate
After Effects Version: CS3, CS4, CS5 File Size: 325.5mb Requires Plugins: No Resolution: Resizable
Collage is an extremely versatile and customizable After Effects template with 10 content placeholders for your photos, video, graphics or animations. The possibilities are endless with this project, so use your imagination! Change the song and the background texture, and you have a COMPLETELY DIFFERENT feeling project!
This project comes with 2 preset themes wood stone although you can fully customize the textures and colors. Also included with the project file is an in-depth video tutorial to help you customize the project quickly and easily.
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2 preset themes: Wood Stone or customize the background textures to anything you like!.
10 Content Placeholders for your video, photos, graphics, textures, etc.
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Included video walkthrough to help you customize the project quickly!
Works with After Effects CS3 , CS4 and CS5 !
No 3rd-Party Plugins Needed!
Any resolution! Comps are set up for HD 1080 , HD 720 or SD 480 !
Music and stock footage is not included in the project.
Soundtrack Close My Eyes by Tim McMorris.. It can be purchased on AudioJungle here.
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Veiled Meanings: Fashioning Jewish Dress, from the Collection of The Israel Museum, Jerusalem
Examine how an individual's surroundings affect choices in fashion and dress. How does clothing disclose information about gender, age, background, and customs? Students consider these questions while examining Jewish costumes from Afghanistan, Iraq, Uzbekistan, Greece, Morocco, Algeria, India, Egypt, and more, primarily from the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. The variety of costumes on display attests to the diversity of Jewish communities around the globe.


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Dumpster Rentals Provide Quick Clean Up
Dumpsters are a necessary part of every home owner's experience as various projects require adequate trash removal that can not be handled through the city trash removal services. Each home project requires the removal of excess waste. Dumpster rentals are specifically important during any construction work or cleanup project in your home due to trash pickup limitations and other legalities.
There are various types of dumpsters available based on your project needs. The various sized dumpsters include: 10 yd. ³, 15 yd. ³, or 20 yd. ³. These dumpsters are designed to handle whatever excess must be thrown away. This is especially handy for projects that have a mixture of materials including glass and metals. Glass and metals must be properly discarded during traditional city trash pickup and this can be especially tedious if you are working on a large project and you must separate materials rather than just tossing them into one large dumpster.
Dumpsters are even on wheels. This is particularly great for projects that are taking place in separate areas of the yard or the home such as a general home cleaning that includes a shed or garage and a basement. Remodeling jobs will need to use of a dumpster rental. For example , when remodeling a bathroom there will be excess drywall, older model bathroom fixtures and flooring that really must be disposed of correctly according to city standards and dumpster rentals make every home project much easier and simpler as one toss takes all of it.
Dumpster Rentals – When the Average Home Owner Might Need a Large Receptacle
There comes a time in every home owner's life when it is required to clean house. In some cases homeowners accumulate so much that it could become necessary to call a local dumpster rental company.
Of course, not all home owners find their garages, storage rooms, basements, or attics overflowing. Sometimes a dumpster could be the perfect solution for cleanup during or after a home remodeling, re-roofing project, or major landscaping project. Homeowners are often prompted to dump excess possessions when they are becoming ready to put their home on the block. While a homeowner may possibly reach a point where they cannot really notice unwanted items piling up, a prospective home buyer notices. Nothing looks and feels better than seeing a cluttered and unkempt area restored to its rightful purpose.
One of the first questions that must be addressed may be the size of the roll off dumpster rental required for the job at hand. These units come in yardage sizes varying from ten to as huge as thirty or forty yard containers. A typical ten yard unit might be 12'x8'x4′ though dumpsters do come in a variety of dimensions. A ten yard dumpster should hold the clean out from a small basement or garage, the roof shingles from a 1500 square foot roof, or a small kitchen or bath remodel. A thirty yard container could hold the trash from an important home addition or the construction of a small home. It could probably accommodate the demolition of a garage or shed on the home. When in doubt by what size to order, a call to a dumpster rental company should help.
When renting a container unit from a dumpster rental business, the customer is charged according to the size of the unit, the length of the rental term, and any weight exceeding the weight that was negotiated when the contract was signed for the rental. If a ten yard dumpster is rented, but the actual weight of your trash is a dozen tons, an extra charge will be added to the rental fee. When the rental company disposes of your unwanted items at a dump site, they are charged by weight, so that extra charge is, of course, passed on to the customer.
It is amazing what it's possible to put into a trash dumpster. While each state may have slightly different regulations about types of debris which can be disallowed, almost anything goes. Make sure you check with the dumpster rental company for a list of things that are not permitted. The usual exceptions would be chemicals, gasoline, oils, and other toxic or flammable substances.
Most businesses will accept anything from your yard, including lawn equipment, yard waste, leaves, grass, and brush. Water heaters and furnaces can be taken away, as can other appliances and electrical equipment. Furniture and construction materials including concrete and brick are also good candidates for removal, but be mindful of weight when disposing of such heavy items. Dumpster service is an invaluable opportunity for the home owner to dispose of unwanted items and revel in the good feelings and added space when the clean-up is complete.…
Use a Dumpster Rental to Get Rid of Your Trash When You're Living in the City
There is a large number of things you can count on when you are living in the city. Congested traffic. Having neighbors close enough to bump elbows in the event that you turn around too fast. And never having a public landfill anywhere within a 20 mile radius! Most of the time that's no big deal (isn't that what you pay a trash service for? ) but when you're launching a renovation, demolition or clean-out project you're going to make trash faster than your trash service can haul it off.
Unless you're a contractor (or you've worked for one in the past) you probably don't know rent construction dumpsters austin, how to arrange one or what you're going to do once it gets there. The notion of actually renting a dumpster can be incredibly intimidating for the Do-It-Yourselfer, but flake out. There's nothing to it.
Listed here is how a rolloff dumpster rental works when you're living in the town. You call the company (yes, there are whole companies that dedicate their lives to making sure people have dumpsters once they need them) and tell the nice customer service agent what size dumpster you'll need. If you're not sure, they'll be in a position to take you through their options and make a recommendation based on your particular project.
The nice thing of a rolloff dumpster rental is that it rolls on as well as off. In other words, once you order your dumpster the company sends it on a truck and delivers it right to your door. All right, so they'll probably leave it on the road or in your driveway, but you can see where we're going with this. The point is, you don't need to make the arrangements to get it there. Someone else does all the hard work for you!
In many urban areas space is at reasonably limited, and these companies know that. A lot of them have special trucks that easily maneuver through thin alleys and tight corners, and they carry skids to keep their dumpsters from destroying your landscaping. Most parts of the city have special permits for dumpsters, meaning a) You'll probably have to fill in some paperwork before bringing your dumpster home, and b) No matter where in the town you are, you'll be able to obtain a dumpster for your next project.…
The 3 Important Steps In Repairing a Flat Roof
Flat Roof Repair
If you have flat roof is in need of repair you'll need a knowledgable, experienced roofing contractor for the job. Repairing a flat roof presents a very different set of problems. Having a flat roof for decoration purposes has recently become the more preferred choice for many Houston residential homes If you're concerned about maintaining your roof properly You can have a flat roofing contractor give you a roof repair estimate. But, before you do take a look at some of the important steps involved in flat roof repair listed below and educate yourself .
Flat Roof Repair Houston – Important Steps
- 1 Removing the damaged area and replacing it with a new section would be ideal for small damaged areas of a flat roof. Dirt and gravel from the damaged section of the roof should be cleaned by grabbing a broom and sweeping it clean. The gravel should not be discarded and can be used in roof repair process. The damaged area can be removed by using a straight edged utility knife. You will need to put some effort for cutting a rectangular section of the roofing material. The first layer of material needs to be cut first and the other layers that are damaged can be cut after this and this is one of the important steps of flat roof repair.
- 2 From an asphalt shingle or roll roofing, you can cut out a replacement section of roofing material. Depending on the size of the section you removed, the replacement piece should be approximately the same size. Inside the cutout area, you can spread some plastic roofing repair cement and you must ensure that the cement is over the edges of the cutout section. Nail the patch after setting it properly in place. The patch should be placed around the perimeter of the section and you can use galvanized roofing repair nails that are spaced approximately 2 inches apart for the purpose of flat roof repair
- 3 A replacement that is 4 inches larger than the first replacement needs to be cut and the first patch must be overlapped by this by at least 2 inches on each side. Roofing cement can be used to cover the first replacement patch and you must extend it by at least 3 inches outside the patch perimeter. Similar to what you did with the first replacement you would need to press down the second replacement and hold it in place as you cement and nail it.
Flat Roof Repair Made Easy
Sweep back the gravel onto the top of the patch to help hold it in place after the cement has begun to set in. If the cement has not hardened the wind could easily pick the patch job and blow it away and you would have to start your flat roof repair all over again. Try to locate leaks by examining the lower lying areas of the flat roof as this is the area where most often the damage occurs due to water pooling there. Soak water by using absorbent materials and cloths. Look for blisters or a crack in the roof after the area is completely dry. Use a knife to open the blister that you had located. Ensure that the knife does not go deep as it will cause more damage. Wait for the area to dry after draining the water from inside the blister. Seal it tightly after applying some roof cement to the flat roof .…
Sewage Damage
Avoiding Sewage Backup And House Sewage
Having regular sewer line cleaning or inspections typically does the trick. However most sewer pipes are below our living spaces, so as the saying goes- "out of sight, out of mind" gives way to the possibility of sewage damage happening. Sewage water can pool up in pipes bound by pipe obstructions waiting for that next flush to be released into the home or office. Having an expert remediate a sewage backup is very important due to pathogenic bacteria nature of raw sewage. Our trained network of sewage damage professionals at ATEX Water Damage Restoration are available 24 hours a day, every day! We sanitize, clean, and treat furniture, walls, carpets, crawl spaces. A sewage ovrflow presents a serious health risk not to be taken lightly, don't wait get immediate help, cal us right away. 512-410-5349
We have been doing this for a very long time. Cramp spaces like crawl spaces where sewer damage is likely to cause problems is best remediated using a experienced individual who knows how to move around in these cramped spaces. The only way to clean up waste water in fact is to crawl around and clean sewage out of the many pockets of contaminated sewage backup pools, that if left will in turn flow into the next lower pocket that becomes a raw sewage pool. Disease from this type of contact and exposure can be eliminated by the proper microbial treatments and application that we helped pioneer some twenty three years ago.
Dumping Lime (Calcium hydroxide) Onto Sewage Backup is Wrong!
Many people believe that dumping Lime onto ground areas that has been contaminated by raw sewage is a viable solution. They put lime down to eliminate the smell. It may help a bit but it's not a viable solution. Not True! The fact is that the next guy who enters a cramp crawl space like the plumber or cable guy, gets burnt by this harsh chemical. It's a Toxic Hazardous Material that requires specific recommended applications and usage. Sewage backup isn't one of them. You need sewage cleanup experts to clean the sewge up , dry the area out and diinfect everything in the area.
Sewage Damage Professionals Remedy Sewage Problems
Our team at ATEX has many years of experience in dealing with all types of sewage problems. Sewage repair restoration personnel require special training, protective gear, and God willingness to adequately perform waste water removal from confined spaces. Sewage water will turn your business or home into a health risk if not treated properly. We can help you best by contacting us at the first signs of sewage odors. We know what an emergency a sewage backup can be so we have crews standing by to respond to calls of this nature immediately 24/7. Don't wait call our emergency hotline right away. 512-410-5349
Dumpster Rental, Landfills and the EPA
Being fully a dedicated DIY enthusiast is a superb way to minimize the amount of money spent fixing up your house. It nearly means you can get a fixer upper at a great price instead of paying a fortune for the "perfect" house. Unfortuitously, it also means you're going to be hip deep in construction waste! Here's a quick guide to dumpster rental, hauling trash to the landfill and what the EPA (Environmental Protection Agency) needs to say about your home improvement.
Dumpster Rental
Did you know that you don't need to be a professional contractor (or have an "in" with the dumpster fairy) to be able to get an industrial sized dumpster for your home improvement projects? That's right. There are businesses out there that realize Do-It-Yourselfers make just as much construction waste as a professional crew, and they've dedicated themselves to making sure homeowners as you have access to a large sized dumpster whenever they need it.
Here's how dumpster rental works. You choose up the phone and call the company renting the dumpsters. You tell them what size dumpster they need. They load the dumpster onto a truck and deliver it directly to you. When you're completed with the project you let them have a call, and they'll return and pick your dumpster rental back up. Simple.
When you decide to go the route of dumpster rental the company is going to care for making sure your construction waste finds its way to a certified local landfill. That is not something you have to worry about! If you have a landfill down the road, nevertheless , and decide to forego on the dumpster rental in support of the traditional "load it on the pickup and haul it away" method you are going to need to know all about what you can throw away and what you are going to need to call in a HAZMAT team to take care of. Which leads us to…
Environmentally friendly Protection Agency has strict rules about the disposal of construction waste, and with good reason. You never know what you're going to find in the exact middle of a home improvement project, and whatever you find might not be safe to toss into the ground for the next millennia approximately. Substances that aren't environmentally friendly and therefore are going to require special handling include (but are not limited to) medical waste, drums, tanks, kegs and barrels, asbestos, paint, sewage and septic waste, gasoline (or other petroleum products), radioactive materials, car parts, chemical waste and animal carcasses.…


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Ablakon Trailer (1986)
02 January 1986
A city with its problems. A gang of abandoned children provide for themselves and pose as heroes. The police are on their backs day and night. They are enterprising, energetic, and full of fresh vitality. Despite the fact they are rejected by their parents and ignored by the world, they form among themselves a powerful example of solidarity. Ablakon is something of a different order. He is an adult delinquent and a swindler. Posing as a businessman, he has deceived a countless number of people. When he and his accomplice return to the village, his extravagant behaviour is mistaken for a sign of success. Following his example many young people leave for the city. But they will soon understand their mistake...
Watch the official Ablakon 1986 trailer in HD below or find more Ablakon videos on Vidimovie.


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Discussion in 'Off Topic' started by damewolf13, Jul 10, 2010.
Rumor: 2GHz HTC
I knew it was too good to be true.
The HTC Sabor just HAD to exist - in order to provide perfect symmetry with the rumored Samsung with the same specs.
Even if that was real, I would never buy another Samsung. I have learned from experience that if there are disastrous flaws with a Samsung phone, they will not recall it and they will drop support for it and move on to developing the next thing. My phone currently locks up on me a minimum of 6 times a day... and they have made it clear that there is never going to be a fix for it, nor are they going to make it up to their consumers
Everyone was calling bullshit on the Evo specs before it was released as well, so I wouldn't throw it out the window based on specs alone.


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MEN and women who have sex change operations may be allowed to legally marry and adopt children under proposals to be put forward by the Government.
Home Office ministers plan to launch a public consultation paper on changing the law so that transsexuals can have their new genders legally recognised. The plans would also allow transsexuals to inherit family titles and property.
Ministers privately fear that changing the law will produce a public outcry similar to that caused by the repeal of Section 28. Christian groups are preparing to oppose any change. They believe that allowing transsexuals to marry would undermine the institution.
However, ministers have been warned that the Human Rights Act, which comes into force in October, will lead to challenges which could force the Government to give transsexuals the right to marry and to have their new gender legally recognised.
The Evangelical Alliance, in a submission to a Home Office working group preparing a report, said people who changed sex defied God's will, as transsexuality was incompatible with "scripture and God's creation." A spokesman for the Alliance said: "Monogamous heterosexual marriage is the form of partnership uniquely endorsed by God and so we couldn't endorse sexually active transsexual partnerships. It is the teaching of the Church that partnerships between men and women are the ideal."
Civil liberties groups say that Britain is out of step with most of Europe where, with the exception of Andorra, Albania and Ireland, transsexuals are not prevented from marrying. It is illegal for Britain's 500,000 "transpeople" to marry or adopt children. Their original sex cannot be changed on their birth certificate. Homosexual transsexuals can marry if one was born a member of the opposite sex.
The Home Office report on transsexuals will look at whether science and attitudes in society have changed enough to allow people who have changed gender to be allowed to marry in their new sex. The report will address a series of problems transsexuals face, including which jails they could be sent to and at what age they become pensioners.
Many transsexuals marry illegally in Britain but the marriage can be declared null and void if discovered. In a recent case, a marriage was declared null and void after 17 years when a wife discovered her husband was born a woman. The couple could not be named to protect their two children, born after the wife underwent artificial insemination.
Last year, transsexuals won the right in court of protection under the Sex Discrimination Act. They are able to have their new gender recorded on passports and driving licences. Birth certificates, however, legally define gender. Liberty, the human rights group, said that the Government should "recognise that the position is untenable".
Di Looping, legal officer, said: "They will face a challenge under the Human Rights Act. The inability to amend birth certificates has an effect on issues such as medical treatment and employment. This is an accepted medical condition and that is why you get gender confirmation surgery through the NHS."
Press for Change, which lobbies on behalf of transpeople, said that in countries where transsexuals had been legally married there had been few ramifications. Transsexuals recently won the right to remain in the Armed Forces. Last month the Bishop of Bristol gave his blessing to a vicar who became a woman and said he could continue his ministry. The Rev Peter Stone, who will be known as Carol, received the "overwhelming support" of his congregation.
The Home Office declined to comment on the report, but said it would be published before the House rose for the summer on Friday. "There will be an announcement on transsexuals next week," it said. "We will be publishing the report before the recess."


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2003 Dodge Neon - Consumer Review
Build Quality
Reliability Value
Build Quality
Reliability Value
Excellent, Inexpensive and lots of style
By dodge_gal on
Vehicle2003 Dodge Neon SXT 4dr Sedan (2.0L 4cyl 5M)
ReviewI have had this car for 16 months and
23000 miles. Ride and handling are very
good. Very reliable, awesome styling,
especially for a single mom with two boys
ages 13 and 9. They LOVE this car.
Mileage is great; I routinely get 30+
mpg and that is normal driving, no
highways. This car is a 5 speed. I'm
smiling all the way to the gas pumps!
For a front wheel drive sporty car, it
is the best handling car I've had in
the snow and winter weather. And this car
does not have ABS either.
Best FeaturesStyling, sound system, traction in winter weather. GAS MILEAGE. Price.
Worst FeaturesTwo cup holders for rear seat passengers without having to flip back the center console lid. Cell phone holder area. The little flat area above the heater vents is too slippery. Better rotors. Mine have been replaced twice.
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