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Cardinal Dolan criticizes Obama's Planned Parenthood speech
President Obama gave comfort and cover to abortionists by appearing last month at a Planned Parenthood gala in Washington, D.C., according to New York Cardinal Timothy Dolan, president of the National Council of Catholic Bishops. In his archdiocesan blog, Dolan argued that while Obama "never mentioned the word 'abortion'" appearing before the group, the President […] [Read More]
Court strikes down anti-abortion law in Arizona
A panel of the U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals on Tuesday struck down a restrictive Arizona law, or "medical regulation as it was called," that sought to prohibit abortions after the 20th week of pregnancy except in cases of medical emergency. It was the second time in as many weeks that a federal court […] [Read More]
Sarah Palin: They're holding the prom without me
She loved the national spotlight in 2008, but now ex-Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin is reduced to invented invective, railing against "D.C. assclowns" on her Twitter and Facebook sound offs. The latest Palin target is the White House Correspondents Dinner, where Fox News — the network that recently bounced her — was hosting conservative bigwigs on […] [Read More]
Democrats will try to force Senate vote on blocked bills
The Washington State Senate's Democratic leadership on Monday pledged to deploy a parliamentary maneuver called the Ninth Order to force a floor vote on two bills they believe will pass but are being kept bottled up in committee by conservative Republican chairs. The highest profile bill is the Washington Dream Act, which would allow […] [Read More]
Judge: "Morning after" pill must be available to all
A U.S. District Court judge in New York on Friday overturned an Obama administration ban against women under 17 buying "morning after" emergency contraception over the counter at drug stores without a prescription. The restriction, in which HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius overturned the Food and Drug Administration, was "a strong showing of bad faith and […] [Read More]
Virginia AG doubles down on anti-sodomy law
The attorney general of Virginia, a rising star on the Christian right, is appealing a court ruling that threw out the Old Dominion's anti-sodomy law. Ken Cuccinelli claims his action "is not about sexual orientation" but that he wants to use the law to catch sexual predators. Attorney General Cuccinelli is the Republican candidate for […] [Read More]
Judge throws out Idaho's anti-abortion law
A U.S. District Court judge has ruled unconstitutional an Idaho law that prohibits abortion after 20 weeks of pregnancy, even in cases of pregnancies resulting from rape and incest. The only exception allowed was danger to the physical health of the mother. The law, similar to one passed this week by Arkansas legislators, is part […] [Read More]
Congressman on ultrasounds: 'Haven't had one'
A Republican congressman from Wisconsin, asked if he would support a federal requirement of transvaginal ultrasounds for women seeking abortions, told a home state town meeting that he had "never heard" of the procedure and "haven't had one." The requirement for transvaginal ultrasounds has been pressed by abortion opponents in Republican-controlled state legislatures from Wisconsin […] [Read More]
House votes to mandate abortion coverage
The Washington State House of Representatives voted Friday, largely along party lines, to create a first-in-the-nation requirement that employers who offer health insurance plans covering maternity care also provide for abortion coverage. Gov. Jay Inslee, a supporter of the Reproductive Parity Act (RPA), followed up on the 54-43 House vote by calling on the state […] [Read More]
Anti-abortion group: "Pack the hearing"
An anti-abortion group has sent an Armageddon-style warning to its members, telling them to show up in strength at a Thursday House hearing in Olympia on the proposed Reproductive Parity Act, a law that would require that health insurance plans providing maternity care also provide abortion services. "We need you to pack the hearing in opposition […] [Read More]
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In the Q&A follow-up to his testimony, Ben Bernanke says don't worry too much about muni bonds: "We're not seeing extraordinary stress." The Fed's got "no expectation or intention to get involved in state and local finance" despite some authority to do so. And don't panic on inflation: "The facts are that inflation is 1% including food and fuel." [View news story]Jan 7, 2011. 12:36 PM | 4 Likes |Link to Comment
Sales at Sears (SHLD) lag its major competitors, and many of the company's 2,200 Sears and Kmart stores are run-down and in undesirable locations, according to a NYT profile. Many stores are in older malls, and Sears has invested much less in store improvements than Macy's (M), Target (TGT), Wal-Mart (WMT) or J. C. Penney (JCP). [View news story]Dec 22, 2010. 02:22 PM | 0 Likes |Link to Comment
Loans for farm equipment grow 64% from a year earlier as surging prices for beans, coffee, and sugar encourage heavy borrowing by Brazilian farmers. Banco do Brasil (BDORY.PK), the largest provider of farm loans, offers a government subsidized rate of 5.5%, compared to the overnight rate of 10.75%. [View news story]Dec 22, 2010. 02:17 PM | 0 Likes |Link to Comment
A dispute over pension plans and retiree benefits escalates into a lockout by U.S. Steel (X -2%) of 900 workers at an Ontario plant, who say the company's trying to "shaft" retirees. The issue's a familiar one: moving new employees to defined-contribution plans from defined-benefit plans. [View news story]
Let the employee provide for all his retirement/healthcare.Nov 8, 2010. 12:19 PM | 0 Likes |Link to Comment
The SEC puts a figure of $236.5M on the bribery charges it settled with oil and freight companies. Along with Panalpina (PLWTF.PK) and Shell (RDS.A), the companies include Pride International (PDE), Tidewater (TDW), Transocean (RIG), GlobalSantaFe, and Noble (NE). [View news story]Nov 4, 2010. 01:46 PM | 0 Likes |Link to Comment
Sept. Employment Trends Index: 97 vs. revised 97.3 in Aug. "While continued slow job growth remains the most likely scenario over the next several months, The Conference Board ETI suggests that the likelihood of another episode of job losses is increasing." [View news story]Oct 12, 2010. 12:54 PM | 0 Likes |Link to Comment
Facing a Chinese supply problem in rare earth minerals, Japan is turning to "urban mining" - plumbing a huge stockpile of used mobile phones and computers to recycle the valuable elements inside: "We've literally discovered gold in cellphones." [View news story]Oct 5, 2010. 02:31 PM | 0 Likes |Link to Comment
Her Majesty wants your bank account:UK tax collectors proposed today that all paychecks be processed by the government, which would deduct taxes before transferring funds to employees. The agency described the plan, which would require employers to share real-time information with tax authorities, as a "radical" change from the current system. [View news story]Sep 20, 2010. 08:58 AM | 3 Likes |Link to Comment
If you're like most Americans, you classify yourself as "middle class." But as the debate over tax cuts shows, nobody can agree on exactly what middle class means. A family earning $250,000 in a high-cost location like Manhattan, for example, probably doesn't consider themselves rich. [View news story]Sep 14, 2010. 09:14 PM | 0 Likes |Link to Comment
If you're like most Americans, you classify yourself as "middle class." But as the debate over tax cuts shows, nobody can agree on exactly what middle class means. A family earning $250,000 in a high-cost location like Manhattan, for example, probably doesn't consider themselves rich. [View news story]
The Fair Tax would eliminate this growing class warfare.Sep 14, 2010. 08:29 PM | 3 Likes |Link to Comment
It's hard for any central banker to walk a tightrope between future confidence and current credibility, and many of them think Bernanke lost his balance trying to convince us monetary policy can make a difference. If deflation gloom was the watchword at Jackson Hole, there are ways to play the situation - including underweighting currencies of borrowing nations and credit of smaller and local governments. [View news story]Sep 11, 2010. 03:36 PM | 1 Like |Link to Comment
Goldman Sachs (GS +1.6%) will get slapped with a "near-record" fine thought to be near £20M from the U.K. as soon as tomorrow, Financial Times reports, concerning marketing disclosure practices for its Abacus CDOs. The fine would follow the $550M levied by the SEC against Goldman in July. [View news story]Sep 8, 2010. 06:02 PM | 0 Likes |Link to Comment
Food prices may be telling us that we're in a very long housing slump, John Carney writes, taking issue with the contention that housing should be thought of as a luxury good that will appreciate as long as incomes rise. Carney finds a long inverse relationship between housing and food prices; so with food prices rising, housing may continue to fall. [View news story]Sep 8, 2010. 06:01 PM | 1 Like |Link to Comment
The CBO says the U.S. deficit will reach $1.34T this year, slightly down from an earlier projection - but that its estimate for fiscal 2011 is a deficit of $1.07T, higher than its earlier $980B estimate. The 2010 deficit is estimated at 9.1% of U.S. GDP. [View news story]Aug 19, 2010. 12:06 PM | 0 Likes |Link to Comment
Obama's plan to let lapse the Bush-era tax cuts for upper-income Americans would have little effect on those taxpayers, according to the Joint Committee on Taxation. The 3.8M filers who fall in the $200K-$500K income range would pay an average of $532 extra, the study says. [View news story]Aug 13, 2010. 03:05 PM | 1 Like |Link to Comment


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Ecumenical Patriarchate Pledges $50,000 for Rebuilding of St. Nicholas Church
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New York, NY In a moving gesture, Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew during a telephone communication with Archbishop Demetrios last Saturday, September 22, announced the contribution of $50,000 by the Ecumenical Patriarchate towards the rebuilding of St. Nicholas Church, which was destroyed by the attack on the World Trade Center September 11th.
The Ecumenical Patriarch said that this constitutes a symbolic gesture on the part of the Patriarchate, expressing its deep concern, full support, warm love and participation in the restoration efforts of the American People in general, and the Orthodox faithful in particular.
The announcement of the donation was made by Archbishop Demetrios during a Memorial Service for victims of the tragedy, on Saturday, September 22nd at St. Catherines Church in Astoria, NY and was repeated the next day during the Liturgy in St. Demetrios Church, also in Astoria. Visibly moved, His Eminence communicated to the congregation and all the faithful in America, the fatherly love and prayers of His All Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew.
Noting that His All Holiness is in constant communication with him, the Archbishop reiterated the extreme concern and agony of the Mother Church for the faithful in America, and the fervent prayers of all the hierarchs of the Holy and Sacred Synod for health, protection and restoration from the wounds inflicted by this great tragedy.
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Battery sometimes fails to properly charge
I've had this computer for a couple years now, and it's still running strong. The battery still gives me 4-5 hours charge, which is fantastic. The only problem is that sometimes the battery refuses to charge when my laptop's plugged in and the battery still has a good amount of charge (somewhere between 90% and 50%). Also, if I'm charging the battery from a lower charge, it sometimes refuses to finish charge - it says "Finishing charge" (or something like that, I'm not looking at it right now). What do you guys suspect the problem is?
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sounds strange - maybe the battery gives wrong data to the logicboard
did you try coconut battery to determine the original capacity vs. the current capacity
are you able to try a different battery - maybe it works normal with a different one (or not - that way you could rule out a battery problem)
I haven't attempted to use another battery, but my sister has the same style MacBook, so I'll definitely give that a try when I get the chance.
I haven't gotten any resolution with this, but I don't have the problem anymore. Perhaps just cycling the battery several times / the passage of time / software updates fixed it. Either way, I'm upvoting this answer so that the question is no longer "unresolved".
I read somewhere that this is a known problem with the logic board. My macbook 2007 suffers from the same problem.
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"Well I looked my demons in the eyes, laid bare my chest, said "Do your best, destroy me.
You see, I've been to hell and back so many times I must admit you kind of bore me."
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I don't think I can really remember a time before autism. Oh sure, I can divide my life in pieces..There was the time" before kids" and the time "after kids". There is a clean divide. There was a time when we had so much more freedom..and a time when we had lots less. Kids do that to you. Now, as they get older, I find myself having more freedom again. But it isn't the same kind as" before kids". Because no matter what, they are always on your mind, there are always pieces of them that travel with you. Kind of like a backpack crazy glued to your heart. I think it is just the nature of being a parent.
When I say that I don't remember a time before autism, I mean that my kids were always autistic. I don't know having children any other way. I never lamented their being anything other than who they are, because they have always been who they are. I had nothing other than themselves to measure against. Does that make sense? How could I possibly mourn something that never was. I'd much rather celebrate what is. I guess in a nice way I'm saying that I don't understand when I hear about parents speaking desperately of "recovering their child". I always think" recover?" "They're right in front of you"! Understand, this doesn't mean that I don't help my kids, work with them,or get them the services and supports they need. That is my job-my responsibility. It is called being a parent. Whether my kids are neuro typical, have three heads or autism-it is what a parent is supposed to do.
I know that people mean well when they say things like "I don't know how you've done it" to me. But it really annoys the crap out of me. How I've done what? These are the only kids I've known as a parent. I don't deserve a medal for that. That doesn't mean I wouldn't like a medal though..NOT for raising autistic kids-but maybe for getting them all fed, and dressed in clean clothes on a daily basis, for not losing my patience (too much) when they can't find their shoes, or when they are fighting over one thing or another. Yes, there are days when a parade in my honor would be nice.
Believe me, I am in no way minimizing what it takes to raise children with disabilities. The early days with my boys were some of my hardest. There were years of sleep deprivation of ceaseless screaming, times when I became a punching bag because I thought that was better than letting them slam their heads into the walls or the glass windows. There were times when I wanted to quit-to give up, to run away from home and join the Foreign Legion. Oh the powerlessness I felt. Because I was their mother-and I didn't know what to do-how to help them-to make their world right .But never-not ever, NOT ONCE did I hate them, or blame them, or wish them away. Those feelings were instead directed towards myself because I felt helpless. Like a failure. I was the Mom-it is MY JOB to makes things right. My job to figure things out. To make their world better. It wasn't up to them. I have never been burdened by their disabilities-but rather, my own inability. Although I look at them now and think we've done o.k. They continue to develop and thrive. Sometimes I think it is because we let them just be. Wait! Before any nay sayers start with their naying..Letting them be means simply that although we got them services and supports-and have continually helped them to learn and grow-we never treated them as if they were" less than" or" broken". Got it? So I don' think that I deserve a medal for doing my job. (although if you would like to send me chocolate or coffee, I won't complain) I chose to have children. That is where my choice ended. These are the ones I have. Case closed.
The past week or so the online autism community has been abuzz with a couple of stories. Two mothers did the unthinkable. They murdered their children. One of the mothers killed herself as well. The reason given in both cases was that they had autistic children and were overwhelmed by it. Some prominent people in the community are using this as a platform. Claiming that this is just the beginning-that we are going to see more and more of these stories because not enough is being done to help parents of autistic children. No mention is made of the innocent victims-nor of the probable mental instability of the mothers-none. Nope, it is all about the evil autism...and I am reeling. Yes, there does need to be more done-more services, more programs-more support. I don't argue that. However, I find it morally reprehensible that it is being argued for in this way. I also find it offensive....and a lot of other strong words-that I don't use on this blog.(but I do use in regular life)
I came across another parent's blog this past week. It was by a mom who was raising a child with medical issues. Sadly, last week her daughter died. In her post she spoke of her loss her agony..her girl..and of how she would miss her for the rest of her life..the rest of her life. I thought to myself.."parenting never ends" (I say that in a loving way).. I know that when I look at my herd..at each individual child-at all that they are..I can say the same. Because no matter what..regardless of how they are..what they look like..who they become..I will fight for them, work for them and advocate because I am their mother..and I will love them for the rest of my life.
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It's the commercial you never knew you wanted: Good Smile Company has a new series of ads for figma Horse, featuring Livedoor founder and former CEO Takafumi Horie. Horie also happened to own a race horse or two before he went to jail for securities fraud in 2011, so it's an interesting choice to have him appear here.
The commercials feature Horie talking about horses and figma Horse, which will be out in June. Pre-orders for both the white and chestnut horses are still available; have any of you picked one up yet?view full story + comments
Well, were you on the fence about collecting S.H. Figuarts Star Wars representations? That decision just got a lot easier, as Luke Skywalker has entered the fray. I was one of those people crying out for six inch Star Wars figures for years "I'll buy them all," I said. Little did I know there would be two lines of them.
This Luke's face sculpt looks pretty great. It's funny, I think the wind-blown-hair head looks like Hamill in Episode IV. Judging from the comparison with his long-separated father, the scaling issues may still apply however. But that's why we have the Black Series, right?
From what I gather via Google Translate (my Japanese reading comprehensive is fair, but I wanted to be more than sure) it seems they are touting the digital coloring technique used on the Michael Jackson Figuarts (which, make more of those please). Darth Vader is coming soon, and if you get the first release version you'll receive a figure stand to recreate their duel at the end of Return of the Jedi (a wonderfully filmed scene). It's almost like they...thought ahead.
No price announced yet, but I would speculate around the price of the Stormtrooper...this license can't be cheap. And since it's Figuarts, you'll get the treasure trove of alternate heads and hands. Those haven't been announced or shown fully, but more as we get it. Included in the gallery is the diorama that comes with Vader.
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We haven't heard much from Fuller for a while, as he's been buried in a lot of work. But what's he been up to? Apparently part of that time has been working on this impressive custom Paw, the Warrior King.
Made for a client who wanted a warrior leaping over the Great Wall of China, it's a massive sculpture, replete with a suit of armor and leaping over a monstrous wall base. If you know how big a Paw is on its own (in case you don't, they're 12 inches tall), then the scale of this piece is impressive ... not to mention a lot of the detail work Fuller has worked into the piece.
So far, it's my front runner for the best custom of 2014. What say you?view full story + comments
ESC-Toy has returned to Kickstarter for funding on a new figure, and it's not something you'd expect. Teaming with Devolver Digital and developer Dennaton, Erick Scarecrow and co. will be making a 1/6-scale figure of Hotline: Miami's Jacket. That includes not only an articulated body with removable clothing (including actual denim pants), but a series of swappable weapons (shotgun, bloodied bat and katana) and Jacket's masks — Richard (the chicken), Tony (the cat), and Aubrey (the pig). You'll also get the bandaged Jacket head with hospital gown as well.
The Jacket figure is at the US$85 pledge range for the Kickstarter, and a limited edition Midnight Miami Marauder version was at the US$200 pledge level but has since sold out. As for the Kickstarter itself, it is over the goal with 31 days to spare, but you can still put down the money for your own Jacket figure through Sept. 20. The only question is: will you answer the call?view full story + comments
So we've gone through and covered Sailor Moon, Tamashii Buddies and Dragon Ball Z ... that can't be all of Tamashii Nations' SDCC offerings, can it? Not in the least, as many of their other licenses got a chance to shine in their booth, too. Whether you're a fan of fighting superheroes, fighting ninjas, video game icons, or ... fighting superheroes, there's something for you from this year's Tamashii Nations showing.
Hit the jump for some of the best of the rest, and be sure to check out the gallery for more!view full story + comments
ThreeZero showed up at Wonder Festival 2014 Summer with their big, bad Atlas from Titanfall. The Atlas stands a full 20 inches tall, comes with a pilot figure that has it own accessories, has LED illumination on the top of the machine and inside the cockpit ... and oh yeah, has a cockpit that opens up. Pretty standard fare for a ThreeZero release, though.
If you've got US$430 hanging around, you can still pre-order Atlas on ThreeZero's shop.view full story + comments
It wasn't too hard to spot the Sailor Moon merchandise in Bluefin/Tamashii Nations' booth this year, with plenty of folks gathered around the cases, snapping photos of the figures inside. All eight currently announced S.H. Figuarts Sailor Moon pieces were all there, including Sailors Uranus, Neptune and Saturn.
If you've been following Tomopop, none of the figures there will be new announcements to you, but it's still nice to see them in person. They look to be pretty standard fare for the S.H. Figuarts Sailor Moon line, so if you liked (or disliked) the other Senshi they've done, you'll probably feel the same about these three. And since Neptune and Uranus are Tamashii Web Shop exclusives in Japan, they are apparently going to cost more here as well at US$50 each.
Figuarts Zero Sailor Venus and Mercury were also at the booth, joined by Figuarts Zero Sailor Moon. Of the two, Mercury is probably going to be the one to get your attention with the effects parts/base she'll be coming with. Venus looks alright as well, though she doesn't have as lively of a feel as Mercury does. Some of you guys and gals weren't so hot on Figuarts Zero Sailor Moon for various sculpting reasons, but are Mercury and Venus something you're more excited about?view full story + comments
Bluefin and Tamashii Nations set aside a corner display at their booth to show off the new Tamashii Buddies line. It's a series of 3.5-inch trading figures, each coming with a unique backdrop and base to display them on, which are apparently also stackable so you can display them on top of each other on your shelving.
The figures themselves look to have the same quality as their bigger counterparts in the Figuarts Zero line, and so far both Dragonball/Dragonball Z and Sailor Moon have been announced. Sailor Moon was the only figure on display from her series, while Dragonball fans can look forward to the likes of Goku, Piccolo, Vegeta, Trunks, Freeza, Broly, Cell, Super Saiyan Gohan and even Kid Goku from the original series. That last one is the one I know I want!
You'll have to wait until November for the Tamashii Buddies to become available in Japan, and presumably a little longer after that for a North American release.view full story + comments
Pop Culture Shock's polystone Ryu is coming next year in not one, but three different versions. All three are planned for the first quarter of 2015, are 1/4-scale to fit with their other Street Fighter figures, are up for pre-order on May 19 starting at 3 p.m. Pacific (6 p.m. Eastern, 10 p.m. GMT), and generally make me interested in buying a statue of my least favorite World Warrior.
For a quick breakdown on the three variants:
Any one of these catching your eye?view full story + comments
ToyCon UK arrives on Saturday, and there's plenty of new things to gawk over before the show. So much so, in fact, that we haven't been able to keep up with it all! To make amends, we're rounding up as many of the ToyCon UK releases and news tidbits as we can, starting off with works from five of the artists in attendance.
Hit the jump to see some of what you'll find at ToyCon UK!view full story + comments


text: The Queen Aga'po wiki last edited by trayc27 on 11/28/14 12:49PM View full history StorylineQueen Aga'po was a member of the Maltusian offshoot race known as the Zamarons where she served as the ruler of her species.on her throne telling Carol Ferris that her army awaitsAfter the Sinestro Corps War, the Star Sapphire Corps had been established by the Zamarons in order to spread love throughout the universe. Their activity, however, sparked unease amongst their cousins the Guardians of the Universe who journeyed from their home-world of Oa to Zamaron. There they are escorted to meet Queen Aga'po who told her distant Oan brethren that it had been an eternity since they had last stood together whereupon she gave them a tour of Star Sapphire base.When the Guardians claimed that they felt unease at the Zamarons recent actions, Aga'po informed them that she had expected as much as she had read their hearts. When the Oans began to tell the Zamarons that they were being naive and irresponsible that love could save the universe to which Aga'po along with her sisters told the Guardians that their problem was that they had decided to suppress emotion. During the debate, the Queen stated that the Green Lantern Corps would never have been formed had they not felt love after which she stated that she pitied the Oans for their attitude on showing no emotion.Aga'po later told them that by abandoning emotions, they were falling into the grip of fear and grief. As the argument continued, the Queen of the Zamarons decided not to hear anymore and that she had enough of the Oans.watching the Oan delegation depart ZamaronShe later, however, showed a different part of the Star Sapphire base after the suggestion was made by Guy Gardner. There, she showed the conversion crystals which held captured female Sinestro Corpsmen such as Fatality, Karu-Sil and Kiriazis. When the Guardians showed further concern, Aga'po disagreed their comments stating that each of the members of the Sinestro Corps had a hole in their hearts which needed to be filled. She later expelled the Guardians from Zamaron after they refused to hear the Zamarons and Aga'po told them that their Green Lantern Corps center would not hold in the future. As the War of Light continued, the Sinestro Corps under the command of their leader Sinestro attacked Zamaron in order to reclaim their captured corpsmen.inducting Miri Riam into the Star Sapphire CorpsThere, they entered into battle with the Star Sapphires where Aga'po revealed that Carol Ferris had developed an immunity towards the Star Sapphire and that she was able to use its power without being consumed by it. The Queen of Zamaron believed that Carol would become a perfect host for the Predator Entity.Aga'po managed to survive the devastating events of The Blackest Night and continued to lead the Zamarons in overseeing the Star Sapphires. Whilst they managed to remain on their home-world and their Central Power Battery survived, it was greatly weakened without the undying love of Khufu and Chay-ara as well as the Predator Entity. The former pair provided a power that was everlasting and it was deemed by the other Zamarons to recover their remains once more. However, Queen Aga'po decided that was not to be as their remains took years to fossilize and that the bodies were now tainted by the Black Lantern Power Rings.This left the only option being the recovery of the Predator Entity. In order to ensure the continued operations of the Star Sapphires, Aga'po began siphoning off her own immortal beauty to keep the Star Sapphire Central Power Battery temporarily lit. In the mean time, Carol Ferris was give the order to return to Zamaron with the captured Predator Entity.a final sacrifice, for her belief in loveFerris was ultimately successful and she was teleported to Zamaron where the custodians of the Star Sapphires intended to reimprison it in order to create a sustainable power source based on love. They were stopped by the Star Sapphire of 2814 herself namely Carol Ferris who stated that the Zamarons did not need to imprison the Predator Entity but instead rely on faith in love to empower the Central Power Battery. But the Zamarons intended to take the Predator by force until Queen Aga'po saw the wisdom in Ferris's words.Thus, she urged her sisters to listen to her whilst Aga'po drained whatever energy remained within her and placed it within the Star Sapphire Central Power Battery thus refueling its power. Her last words and command to her subjects was the elevation of Carol Ferris to the position of Queen after which Aga'po perished as she turned to dust.Powers & AbilitiesLeadership: She has been the queen of her people for untold thousands of years.Appearance Manipulation: She has appeared in many guises over time. It's unknown whether this effect is some sort of glamor-like illusion, or some form of true shape-shifting.Immortality: The Zamarons are one of the oldest races in the galaxy and they do not die of natural aging.Energy Powers: She has high level energy projection and manipulation abilities.Space Travel and Flight: She can fly and travel in space.Long-Range Communication: She can project an image of herself to any of her Star Sapphire Corps through their rings in order to deliver instructions to them.Animated SeriesGreen Lantern: the Animated Series (2011-2013)Aga'po in Green Lantern: The Animated SeriesIn the show, her appearance is markedly different than in the comics.Another difference is that, in the show, the Star Sapphire Corps seems to have been already established an untold span of time into the past, perhaps even existing as long or longer that the Green Lantern Corps.In the show, she also has a niece, Princess Ghia'ta.Video GamesGreen Lantern: Rise of the Manhunters (2011)Queen Aga'po on ZamaronIn Green Lantern Rise of the Manhunters, Queen Aga'po is the Queen Zamaron who can harness the energy of love and the sapphire violet power from the sapphire power battery. Initially she asks Hal Jordan the Green Lantern to help her defend her world from the invading forces of the Manhunters who are intent on siphoning off the violet energy to use in their dominion of the green will energy. Later she becomes possessed by the Willhunters Manhunter worms and turns on Hal, and Hal has to fight her.To defeat Queen Aga'po, one must know her various moves, which include a fast attack that will chop Hal Jordan to bits. Avoid this attack at all costs. This attack is avoided by being far away from Queen Aga'po and avoiding being crystal frozen by the Queen. Next she can throw down a circle of freezing crystal attack. Avoid this by dodging out of the way as soon as the yellow ring appears. Next defeat her warriors fast, using the storm of mace, and machine gun construct.Queen Aga'po will send in her soldiers about three to four times and jump into the air safely away from Hal's attacks. Destroy the Queen's soldiers, and when the queen comes back into the arena, aim the machine gun construct at Aga'po and fire continuously. There should be ring surge energy left to do one ring surge power. Use this wisely, preferably at the end of the fight when Hal Jordan's health points are very low.Once Queen Aga'po is defeated, the game continues into fighter jet mode, with Hal flying through space and launching missiles and ammunition at the various Manhunters and Willhunters. This will culminate in the Manhunter ultra at the end. This fight is easy in Hal Jordan mode for dodging but the attack is weak. Conversely, when Hal turns into a jet, the dodging ability is less, but aim for maximal power against the Manhunter ultra.Next up, the green lantern rise of the Manhunter walk-through continues with the entry into the Violet Hall.Defeating the Zamaron DefenderThe Zamaron Defender appearsAga'po summons the Zamaron Defender to defeat the Green Lantern Hal Jordan.The Green Lantern Defeating the Zamaron Defender tactics is based on knowing the various movies of the Zamaron Defender.The Zamaron Defender has the following moves. It can use a wide area hand swipe to floor Jordan. Next it can summon two Willhunters to attack Jordan. The Willhunters can spit out bolts of energy which Jordan has to dodge. Ironically, this is the time when the Zamaron Defender will be at the weakest, so launch lots of Gatling Gun attacks at the Zamaron Defender. Next the Zamaron Defender can claw her hands into the ground and cause electricity arcs to vibrate between her hands. Jump into the air and dodge this. The Zamaron Defender can also slam her hands into the ground, causing a mini earthquake and then causing crystals to erupt from the ground. Dodge out of the way by jumping and hiding in the right hand corner of the arena fight. The Zamaron Defender can also cause roofs of the cavern to fall onto the ground. Again dodge out of the way. Next the Zamaron Defender can summon swirling Willhunters to swarm Jordan. Jump into the air to avoid this. The one attack which Jordan has to avoid at all costs is the energy bolt which is launched from the Zamaron Defender's mouth. This will take away a lot of Jordan's energy if it hits, so dodge out of the way at all costs.For counterattacks on the Zamaron Defender, use the missile launcher construct initially, and then follow this up with the Gattling Gun construct when the attack is over. With patient, perseverance and skills, the Zamaron Defender will be defeated.


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A hazardous area warning system with a non-directional magnetic field based proximity receiver for warning personnel of an attendant hazard. The receiver includes a x-axis receiver with an antenna directed in a x direction, a y-axis receiver with an antenna directed in a y direction and a z-axis receiver with an antenna directed in a z direction. The antennas may be a wire loop wrapped around a ferrite core. The output from each of the three receivers are combined in an adder. The combined result from the adder is representative of the distance between the receiver and a warning transmitter antenna. A comparator determines whether the received signal indicates an attendant hazard, i.e., the receiver is too close to the warning transmitter. The receiver wearer is warned of the attendant hazard, visually and/or tactilly, e.g., with warning lights and/or vibrations. An encoder encodes the signal indication and a transmitter transmits the encoded signal. A data link receiver (located, for example, at a potentially hazardous machine) receives the encoded signal from the proximity receiver. The data link receiver decodes the encoded signal and activates a safety indicator light in response to the decoded information, a green light indicating normal operation, a yellow light indicating a caution or potentially hazardous condition, and a red light indicating danger. The data link receiver may shutdown and/or disable the machinery in a caution or dangerous condition.
1. A hazardous area warning system for warning personnel of an attendant hazard when they may enter into hazardous areas, said system comprising:
a receiver for receiving a directional signal indicating proximity of a hazard, and including circuitry that indicates a level of the received directional signal in a plurality of different directions;
means for determining based on the indicated levels of the received directional signal in the plurality of different directions whether a received signal indicates proximity to an attendant hazard; and
means for transmitting in response to a determination that the received signal indicates proximity to an attendant hazard an indication signal indicating that a person wearing said receiver is in a hazardous area.
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z-axis receiving means directed along a z-axis and receiving a signal from said hazardous zone transmitter, the x-, y-, and z-axes generally being mutually perpendicular to each other; and
means for combining received signals from said x-axis receiving means, said y-axis receiving means and z-axis receiving means.
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a x-axis receiver having an antenna directed in a first direction;
a y-axis receiver having an antenna directed in a second direction, said second direction being perpendicular to said first direction;
a z-axis receiver having an antenna directed in a third direction, said third direction being perpendicular to the plane of said first direction and said second direction;
an adder combining signals from said x-axis receiver, said y-axis receiver and said z-axis receiver;
a comparator determining whether a received signal indicates an attendant hazard;
an encoder encoding said indication of an attendant hazard in response to a determination that the received signal indicates an attendant hazard; and
a transmitter transmitting said encoded indication.
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This patent application claims the benefit of provisional U.S. Patent Application No. 60/243,641, filed Oct. 26, 2000, which is hereby incorporated herein by reference.
1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates generally to a system for protecting individuals engaged in activity around operating machinery and, more particularly, to a personnel warning and machinery disabling system for alerting and protecting individuals straying into a hazardous zone in a mine and/or straying too close to operating machinery.
2. Background Description
Personnel unknowingly entering into areas in close proximity to operating machinery may place themselves in danger and be injured or killed. Consequently, ways of preventing such injuries are constantly being investigated. In coal mining, a well known major safety concern is that of personnel becoming permanently disabled or killed by machinery or by powered haulage. Between 1992 and 1997, 24 fatalities were associated with continuous mining machines. At least some of these accidents occurred because mining machine operators and their assistants become preoccupied with operating the coal mining equipment and unwittingly place themselves in potentially hazardous locations, i.e., within the danger zone of the operating machinery.
In addition, the operator must perform a variety of tasks with the machine, each of which may raise a potential hazard or increase visual requirements such that the operator does not always have a good visual sense of the machine's location or whether someone is within the zone of danger. It has been found that a large portion of the time, operators still place themselves unknowingly within the hazard zone, even while the machinery is operating.
One way that mine safety has been improved is by using radio remote-control to place operators away from the hazards of operating machinery. These remote-controlled machines allow the operators greater mobility so that the operator can see potentially critical worksite areas that would otherwise not be visible to an onboard machine operator. However, the remote operators are still vulnerable, and not always aware of their position. So, they may still occasionally stray into the hazard zone near an operating machine.
Furthermore, after turning off equipment or machinery with the remote control, e.g., to service the machine, the operator may intentionally enter the danger zone. As long as the machine is disabled, the operator is safe. When the operator is servicing the machine, however, someone else, unaware of the operator's location, might use the remote control to reactivate the machine, thus placing the servicing operator in danger.
So, especially in the close quarters of a mine entry, it is important to know, as precisely as possible, when the operator or other personnel are within a safe distance of operating machinery or when they have entered the danger zone. To that end, U.S. Pat. No. 5,939,986 entitled �Mobile Machine Hazardous Working Zone Warning System� to Schiffbauer et al., issued Aug. 17, 1999, teaches a warning system for mobile working machinery that includes loop antennas that are distributed about mining machinery to define a warning zone. The direction of the radiation from each loop is perpendicular to that loop. The shape of the zone is determined by the shape of each loop antenna field decreases with one over the cube of the distance from the loop. A personnel warning device and receiver is worn by a protected individual and includes a single ferrite loop antenna that receives the signal as a person enters the field.
While the system taught in Schiffbauer et al. provides some warning to the wearer, it does not provide positional accuracy because both the loop radiation and the receiver antenna are directional. At any distance from the loop, signal strength is maximum when the receiver antenna is parallel to the loop and is minimum when the receiver antenna is perpendicular to the loop. So, signal strength varies depending upon the direction of the single receiver antenna to the loop antenna, at any given distance from the loop. Thus, it is difficult to determine whether the signal strength is due to antenna alignment or distance from the loop.
Accordingly, there is a need for a safety system to make a machine operator aware of the danger zone, to warn the operator, and selectively disable the machine when the operator is in the zone of danger or when others enter the zone of danger. More particularly, a safety system is needed that provides better precision in terms of when an operator is in a danger zone, substantially irrespective of the relative orientation between the transmitter and receiver antennas.
It is therefore a purpose of the invention to reduce the hazard to operators of machinery.
It is another purpose of the invention to warn machine operators when they or other personnel enter the danger zone of operating machinery.
It is yet another purpose of the invention to stop operating machinery when the operator and/or others unintentionally enter the danger zone.
It is yet another purpose of the invention to disable operating machinery when persons enter the danger zone of the operating machinery.
It is yet another purpose of the invention to improve the sensitivity and/or accuracy of personnel safety equipment around hazardous machinery.
The present invention is a hazardous area warning system with a non-directional magnetic field based proximity receiver for warning personnel of an attendant hazard. The receiver which is worn by an operator (or other personnel) and provides feedback (e.g., warning lights, sound, and/or vibrations) to the wearer as to proximity to a danger zone defined by a magnetic field generated by a transmitter thereto. The receiver minimizes the directional effects inherent in the relative orientation between antennas of the receiver and transmitter of prior systems, providing a more accurate feedback to the operator in hazardous condition areas. In a preferred form, the receiver includes a x-axis receiver with an antenna directed in a x direction, a y-axis receiver with an antenna directed in a y direction and a z-axis receiver with an antenna directed in a z direction. The antennas may be a wire loop wrapped around a ferrite core. The output from each of the three receivers are combined in an adder. The combined result from the adder is representative of the distance between the receiver and a warning transmitter antenna. A comparator determines whether the received signal indicates an attendant hazard, i.e., the receiver is too close to the warning transmitter. Warning devices, such as, for example, visual, audio, and/or vibrational device may be incorporated into the receiver to alert the wearer of the receiver that he/she has entered a hazardous area as indicated by activation level of the received signal. An encoder encodes the signal indication and a transmitter transmits the encoded signal. A data link receiver located, for example at a potentially hazardous machine, receives the encoded signal from the proximity receiver. The data link receiver decodes the encoded signal and activates a safety indicator light or other warning device, preferably mounted on or near the operating machine, in response to the decoded information. Preferably, a green light indicates normal operation, a yellow light indicates a caution or potentially hazardous condition, and a red light indicates danger. The data link receiver may shutdown and/or disable the machinery in a caution or dangerous condition. Advantageously, the receiver of the system of the present invention is omni-directional and provides much better positional accuracy for warning personnel when entering potentially hazardous areas. Further, the system of the present invention can shut down and disable dangerous equipment when personnel are in the machinery's danger zone.
FIG. 1A is a block diagram showing the preferred embodiment omnidirectional magnetic field based proximity receiver according to the preferred embodiment of the present invention;
FIG. 1B is a schematic diagram of an optional embodiment danger indicator;
FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram of a preferred embodiment data link receiver for receiving a personnel warning signal from the proximity receiver of FIG. 1A;
FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram of a second preferred embodiment data link receiver; and
FIG. 4 is a block diagram of a stationary hazardous zone transmitter.
Referring now to the drawings and, more particularly, FIG. 1A is a block diagram showing the preferred embodiment omnidirectional magnetic field based proximity receiver 100 according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention. The preferred embodiment receiver has circuitry including three (3) directional, axis receiver channels 102, 104 and 106. Each axis receiver channel 102, 104, 106 includes a directional antenna 108, 110, 112, directed along one axis and each antenna 108, 110, 112 is mounted perpendicular to the plane of the other two axis antennas 110, 112, 108.
The axis antennas 108, 110, 112 are each a loop of wire 114 wrapped around a ferrite rod 116. A capacitor 118 is connected in parallel with the wire loop 114. On each axis 102, 104, 106 the loop 114 and capacitor 118 are connected to an amplifier 120. The output of the amplifier 120 is filtered in filter 122, which is preferably a bandpass filter. The output of filter 122 is connected to the input of detector 124 which detects a signal above a preselected value. Detector 124 provides an input to a 3-way adder 126. The output of the 3-way adder 126 is passed to comparator 128. Comparator 128 has two outputs 130, 132. Output 130 is provided to a caution warning indicator 134 and to encoder 136. Output 132 is provided to danger indicator 138 and encoder 136. The output of encoder 136 is then passed to transmitter 140. Transmitter 140 is connected to an antenna 142.
Capacitor 118 in combination with the antenna provides a tank circuit, tuned to the resonant frequency of the transmitter, preferably 60 kHz. The signal received by any antenna 108, 110, 112 is passed to an amplifier 120 which amplifies the signal and passes the amplified signal to the filter 122. The filter 122 filters out any noise, passing only amplified 60 kHz signal to a detector 124. The detectors 124 pass any signal received at their particular axis to the 3-way adder 126. Preferably, 3-way adder 126 provides a vector sum of the directional signals from each of the three axis, 102, 104 and 106. However, for simplicity, a simple sum of the signals from detectors 124 still in each receiver channel 102, 104, 106 provides a suitable indication of signal strength. The sum from the 3-way adder is passed to the comparator.
The three dimensional arrangement of directional antennas 108, 110, 112 insures that even when one of the antenna 108, 110, 112 is aligned perpendicularly with the loop (i.e., its minimum signal alignment), the other two antennas are at, or near to, 90 degree angles to the loop, receiving the maximum signal. Since the sum of the three signals is dependent on the strength of the individual signals, the sum at the output of 3-way adder 126 is relative to the nearness of the proximity receiver 100 wearer to the source of the signal being received. Thus, the output of 3-way adder 126 is a first order indication of the potential danger to the wearer.
When the signal is below a pre-selected level, indicating that the wearer is not in a danger zone, nothing passes from the comparator 128 on either output, 130, 132. When the signal rises above that pre-selected level, indicating that the wearer is close to the danger zone, a signal is passed on output 130 to caution indicator 134 and encoder 136. If the signal rises further and exceeds a second selected level, indicating that the wearer is in danger, the comparator 128 passes the second output 132 to danger indicator 138 and encoder 136. As noted hereinabove, danger indicator 138 may be or may include a vibrating motor; alternatively, danger indicator 138 may also incorporate visual or audio warning devices. The encoder 136 encodes the signal on either comparator output 130, 132 and passes the encoded signal to transmitter 140. Transmitter 140 transmits a coded indication of one of the three states, normal, caution or danger on antenna 142.
In an optional embodiment, danger indicator 138 provides a tactile indication of an attendant hazard as can be seen in the example of FIG. 1B, wherein danger indicator 138 includes a vibrating motor 1382. A danger indication signal, comparator output 132 is connected to the base of pnp transistor 1384. The emitter of transistor 1384 is connected to the circuit supply voltage (Vh) and the collector of transistor 1384 is connected to the base of npn transistor 1386. The source of transistor 1386 is connected to ground and the collector of transistor 1386 is connected to one side of vibrating motor 1382. Base bias resistor 1388 is connected, base to source, to transistor 1384 and base bias resistor 1390 is connected, base to source, to transistor 1386. Overshoot protection diode 1392 is connected in parallel with vibrating motor 1382. Current limiting resistor 1394 is connected between motor supply voltage (VMot) and the vibrating motor 1382 and, correspondingly, the cathode of diode 1392.
Thus, in this optional embodiment, when the danger indication signal 132 is asserted, it is pulled low to turn on transistor 1384. When transistor 1384 turns on, it pulls the base of transistor 1386 high, turning on transistor 1386. Transistor 1386 turning on provides ground to vibrating motor 1382, turning on vibrating motor 1382. When the danger indication signal 132 returns high, transistor 1384 turns off, turning off transistor 1386, which in turn turns off vibrating motor 1382. Diode 1392 is included for overshoot protection, to limit the overshoot that normally occurs across the inductive windings of a motor when current flow is interrupted. So, when the vibrating motor 1382 is turned off, diode 1392 limits the overshoot voltage at the collector of transistor 1386, protecting transistor 1386 and providing a current path to VMot through resistor 1394.
FIG. 2 is a first preferred embodiment data link receiver 150 for receiving a personnel warning signal from the proximity receiver 100 of FIG. 1A. This preferred embodiment includes a power section 152, a receiver 154, a decoder 156, a driver section 158, and indicator lights 160, 162, 164. The power section 152 includes a bridge rectifier 166, a simple AC filter, capacitor C1. The bridge rectifier 166 and filter capacitor C1 are connected to integrated circuit voltage regulator 168 and across series connected power-indicator light emitting diode (LED) D1 and resistor R1. The supply output of voltage regulator 168 is connected to supply filter capacitor C2. It is understood that this power source can be replaced with any suitable power source that will provide sufficient voltage to run the preferred embodiment circuit. The receiver 154 includes an antenna A1 connected to a receiver chip 170. The output of receiver chip 170 is connected to the input of decoder 156. The outputs of decoder 156 are the inputs to driver section 158. Driver section 158 is three resistor biased NPN transistors that are each connected at their respective collectors to a side of one indicator light 160, 162, 164, which are connected at the other side to the supply voltage. Preferably, indicator light 160 is green, 162 is red, and 164 is yellow.
A signal from a proximity receiver 100 at antenna A1 is amplified and filtered by receiver module 154. Preferably, receiver module 154 is an RXM 418 LC Linx Technologies receiver module, although any suitable receiver module may be substituted. The output of receiver module 154 is passed to decoder module 156. Decoder module 156 decodes the output signal from the receiver chip 170, interpreting the output as indicating a normal condition, a caution condition or a danger condition. Preferably, decoder module 156 is a HT-694 Holtek decoder. Based on the decoded signal, a single output line is driven high, either the normal line, caution line, or danger line to the driver section 158. Depending on which line is high, a corresponding transistor in the driver section 158 is turned on. When a transistor turns on, it provides ground to the connected side of the corresponding indicator light 160, 162 or 164, turning on the indicator light to visibly indicate machine safety conditions. Preferably, this data link receiver 150 is mounted on a machine and the indicator lights 160, 162, 164 are visible so that anyone within the line of sight of the lights can see machine safety status, i.e., if someone is within the caution zone or danger zone for that particular machine.
FIG. 3 is a second preferred embodiment data link receiver 180 that is intended to provide a localized indication of operating conditions and for logging occurrences of hazardous situations. The second preferred embodiment includes a power section 182, a receiver section 184, a decoder section 186, a driver section 188 and, in addition, a data logger section including two data loggers 190, 192. In this embodiment, indicator lights 160, 162 and 164 are replaced by LEDs D1, D2, and D3, respectively. In addition, a green status LED D4 is included, providing an indication of when a signal is being received by the receiving section. The power section 182 of this embodiment is similar to the first embodiment 152, however, instead of AC power, this embodiment includes a battery power source 194 switched by switch SW1. Series connected resistor R1 and LED D5 indicate when power is supplied (i.e., switch SW1 is closed) to the voltage regulator 196 of the second preferred embodiment 180. It is understood that the power source of the first embodiment or, any suitable power source may be substituted to provide a five-volt supply in this embodiment.
The antenna A1 and receiver module 184 of this embodiment are essentially the same as antenna A1 and receiver module 154 of the first preferred embodiment. Further, the decoder module of the decoder section 186 is identical or similar to the decoder module 156 of the first preferred embodiment. Accordingly, these like circuits have like operation and so, reference is made to the corresponding description of their function and operation in the first preferred embodiment.
In this embodiment there are four separate output signals provided from the decoder 186 and a visible indicator of status is provided by the four LEDs, D1, D2, D3, D4. D1 indicates a normal operation, D2 indicates danger and D3 indicates caution corresponding to lights 160, 162, 164 of the first preferred embodiment as noted above. In addition, a green data link status LED D4 indicates when a signal is being received from the receiver at antenna A1. Data loggers 190, 192 log and indicate instances of occurrences of caution or danger conditions in the system. Also included are a pair of optional plugs, P1, P2, for recording and monitoring the equipment and, optionally, for connection to remote monitoring equipment. It should be noted that to provide a shutdown and disable function for this embodiment, the caution data logger module 192 may be replaced with an appropriate shutdown circuit, such as a relay, and danger data logger 190 may be replaced with another relay or a latch and a relay to disable the system from starting while it is in a danger condition, e.g., until the latch is reset.
The preferred embodiments described hereinabove are described for use with a loop transmitter such as taught in U.S. Pat. No. 5,939,986 entitled �Mobile Machine Hazardous Working Zone Warning System� to Schiffbauer et al. issued Aug. 17, 1999 and incorporated herein by reference. FIG. 4 shows a stationary hazardous zone transmitter 200 for providing a warning in an open area, such as in an unsupported roof area where no equipment is located. This preferred hazardous zone transmitter 200 includes an oscillator 202, tuned to the transmission frequency, preferably 60 kHz. The output of the oscillator 202 is an input to a buffer amplifier 204. The output of buffer amplifier 204 is an input to antenna driver 206 and the output of antenna driver 206 drives antenna 208. In this embodiment, antenna 208 is similar to axis receiver antennas 102, 104 and 106. In particular, antenna 208 is ferrite core 210 with a loop of wire 212 wrapped around it. Preferably the ferrite rod is a one-inch (2.5 cm) diameter rod that is 12 inches (30 cm) long.
This stationary transmitter 200 may be located in a hazardous area such as an unsupported roof location and provides a large magnetic envelope radiating in all directions around the rod. The distance from the source may be determined with a higher degree of precision when used with the receiver of FIG. 1A. Operation of the transmitter 200 of FIG. 4 is relatively simple. Oscillator 202 provides the desired transmission frequency, preferably 60 kHz. Buffer amplifier 204 amplifies the frequency output from the oscillator 202. Antenna driver 206 amplifies the frequency from buffer amplifier 204 and antenna 208 radiates the signal into the space immediately adjacent to the antenna 208.
Thus, the system of the present invention is omni-directional and provides much better positional accuracy for warning personnel when entering potentially hazardous areas. Further, the system of the present invention can shut down and disable dangerous equipment when personnel are in the machinery's danger zone.
While the invention has been described in terms of preferred embodiment, those skilled in the art will recognize that the invention can be practiced with modification within the spirit and scope of the appended claims.
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This is a succinct and at points understated article that fairly reflects the situation here, while avoiding discussion of the monarchy here. What's a liberal democrat to do? support Samak and his right-wing quasi Nazi group that restricts social freedoms and rights or join Sonthi, who is leading us nowhere closer to democracy or to sit back and let them fight each other, much like a cockfight. I think that unlike the reengagement of liberal democrats in the US political process, the scene here lacks organizing on the ground for such a third option or what Thai people call Sai Tang Klang: the middle way. The work needs to begin not in Bangkok but in our Thai communities. This could mean: Let the national level burn to the ground until democratic organizations can be firmly established in our neighborhood.
Thailand is a beautiful country with nice people.
However the society is rotten. The rich are getting richer without much tax and the poor are getting poorer. No inheritance tax, no social securities, etc.
Politicians, army, police are all corrupt.
The salary of a minister is less than young MBA graduate working at banks is one thing, and the king is one of the richest in the world for another.
Still much feudal. Left or Right has no visions, but interests.
While no fan of Thaksin, this Samak and his mob is quite dangerous. It is clear from the protests that we are not talking about a groundswell of the average Thai but an orchestrated and paid for demonstration by those opposed to Democracy (despite their name) in Thailand. For all its ills (and so far doesn't seem as bad as Thaksin) the current government was democratically elected and should be left to govern.
You do realize Mizst that the police/army have in the past killed hundreds of unarmed protesters at a time (most notably in 1973, 1976, and 1992) Maybe you shouldn't pat yourself too hard on the back-things could still become very bloody.
high percentage of the anti-thaksin and anti-samak mobs are jobless people, paid 500 baht a day plus food, very traditional thai politics. for those who are sitting in PDA also provides entertainments such as singers,etc.
while samak, current pro-thaksin prime minister, is also accused of corruption in several court cases, it is true that he won the election with strong support by poor northern thai people.
his appointments of ministers and officials are quite dubious as if there is no clean thais in the politics, as same applies to the oppositions too.
This party is as bad as the other, here i agree Reeko to let samak govern as he was at least elected one. And let the opposition to keep watching the government to behave themselves for the sake of such a nice country and its people.
coup is the worst thing.
The crisis will end peacefully tomorrow.
It is a setup crisis to set a stage for a new Thai hero, a hero who will perform the task that the king did in May 2002.
With the kind in his 80's, something has to be done to prepare for the future.
Now now, johndoe24, what makes you think things are the same today as 16, 32, and 35 years ago? It's easy to be pessimistic, but I already pointed out the differences you can see for this time.I'm sure you remember that the coup a few years back was almost completely bloodless. Is it unreasonable to be optimistic now?
Only in Thailand can you see people giving flowers to soldiers who had just completed a coup. Now, also only in Thailand, you can see mobs storming a state broadcast station and ministries and the parliament, while the police only stood and watch.Was there any country that even bothered to request a court warrant to arrest mob leaders without actually dispersing the mobs?This country deserves a lot of credit.
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Since the specie of this is native to the eastern U.S. can I assume that Annabelle is resistant to deer browsing?
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