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Finally, the Jurassic Park franchise gets its very own Jaws 3-D. Which, in a surprising but apt twist, means Chris Pratt is our era's Dennis Quaid.
Everything's coming up Giant CGI Lizards for Bryce Dallas Howard: The Jurassic World star is apparently in talks to appear in Disney's upcoming remake of Pete's Dragon. Howard would play the as-yet-unnamed female lead in director David Lowery's no-singing, all-story remake of Disney's 1977 semi-classic. Show More Summary
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Geckos are, objectively, way better at climbing stuff than people. Our big sweaty meathooks are no match for the wall-scaling optimized toe pads of a small lizard. That's why a team at Stanford University is busy making gloves that simulate the sticky grip of the gecko. Read more...
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Memphis-based Ex-Cult make the kind of aggressive rock tracks that I want to listen to while walking through a crowded subway station, along with the Jesus Lizard and the Stooges. That is not to say that Ex-Cult sound like a throwback, but they do echo a similar sentiment. "Cigarette Machine," the title track from Ex-Cult's [...]
What do lizard penises and fish fins have in common? Well, for starters, they both provide a clue into the evolutionary origins of man. As hard as it may be to believe, it seems that man's most prized possession actually isn't getting all the credit it deserves. Not only is it responsible for the proliferation [...]Show More Summary
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The giant dinosaur statues that now loom over Dinosaur Valley State Park in Texas could lead visitors to believe that thunder lizards once roamed that very ground, and they'd be right. However some of the tracks preserved in the ancient...Show More Summary
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Detective Tackles Corruption in Windy City in New Novel by Dale F. Shaffer
Lieutenant Ed Slate of the Chicago Police Department suspects that Circuit Court Judge W.C. Hayes might also be on the payroll of the Chicago Outfit, notorious for corrupting unions, casinos, city council officials, and even some cops. Now, according to this new novel, the Mob might be branching out and influencing the court system. There will be risks to his career, his life, and - more importantly - his family.
The thriller "His Honor" follows the intricacies of an investigation into why cases heard in one Chicago courtroom repeatedly fail to receive justice. Even in a murder case, the judge gives a directed verdict of not guilty, saying the State failed to establish probable cause. Lieutenant Slate battles constant pressure from departmental and city politics as he leads 54 detectives in Area 3's Robbery/Homicide Unit on Chicago's north side, things really begin to heat up as key witnesses in his secret investigation start turning up dead.
Set in a city with its own vibrant character, the book delivers both a tale of suspense and an eye-opening look at the internal workings of the justice system.
Author Dale F. Shaffer comes by his expertise in the complexities and the dark side of law enforcement naturally, having served as a state trooper in Ohio and then chief of police in Ohio and Illinois. He has also served as an expert witness, consultant, and trainer in police subjects. Shaffer earned a degree in police administration and graduated from the FBI National Academy. He lived in the Chicago area for more than twenty years before moving to the Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina.
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The flashing lights! The glitz! The glamour! The one time of year where all the big stars in Hollywood get together in their fancy dresses and dashing tuxedos to honour some of the greatest films, actors and actresses, music and filming techniques used in movies created the year before. The Academy Awards.
Now, to link it to 42. What was unusual (but not entirely unheard of) about the 42nd Academy Awards ceremony?
No "Best Picture" Oscar was awarded
There was no host
The award ceremony was held outside
There was a tie in the "Best Supporting Actress" category
And now to branch into the animal kingdom... Which of the animals listed below COMMONLY has 42 teeth once it has reached adulthood?
Great white sharks
Our next question leads us into the vast and wonderful world of television. The plot revolves around a British Indian family living in Wembley, with the son harbouring an aspiration to be a talk show host. So, naturally, his parents do whatever any other good parent would do; they build him a television studio in their backyard, where he proceeds to invite a host of celebrity guests around to chat to them on the talk show, and is then embarrassed and insulted every step of the way by his parents and his cantankerous old grandmother.
Now you might be asking yourself... How on earth is this relevant? Because the whole show takes place at No. 42. In fact, it's even part of the name of the show. What is the surname of this fictional British Indian family?
Most cultures have numbers that are considered to be unlucky for whatever reason; be it the memory of a disastrous event, or the number associated with evil.
Does the Japanese culture consider the number 42 to be unlucky?
42nd Street is an immensely popular street in New York, attracting many visitors to some of it's famous landmarks.
Which of the following famous landmarks in New York is not on 42nd Street itself, and is also at none of the intersections with 42nd Street?
The Empire State Building
The main branch of the New York Public Library
The Chrysler Building
Grand Central Terminal
This next question delves into music. There are many, many bands out there that have incorporated numbers into their band name.
Which of the following names listed below was the name of a popular British pop, rock and funk group, who were particularly popular in the 80s and 90s, and contained (yup, you guessed it) 42 in their band name?
Sum 42
42 Fahrenheit
Level 42
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Good grief, what was that? Wow, looks like you've just slipped through a wormhole all the way back to the year 42 A.D! Who would have thought? Romans really were the big cheese in this era, so it's only fitting to ask you to write the year using Roman numerals. How would it be done?
For as long as religion has existed, numbers have played a huge part in it. And weirdly enough, 42 seems to have found its niche alongside the other sacred numbers in Christianity, despite never being recognised as one of the commonly used numbers in religion.
Which of the following answers is true, according to the Bible, regarding the number 42?
The number of months that the Beast will have control over the world during the End Times
The number of lashes Jesus received at his trial after being found "guilty" of blasphemy
The number of pieces of silver that Judas betrayed Jesus for
The number of years that the people of Babylon were held captive
Will wonders ever cease? 42, that sneaky chap, has managed to worm his way even into the mad world of politics.
While it's not the most exciting question I've ever thought of, can you name the 42nd president of the United States of America?
Ronald Reagan
Bill Clinton
George H.W. Bush
George W. Bush
Finally, the last question on that ridiculously obscure number!
Which book, written in the 20th century, started this mad phenomenon; that 42 is the Ultimate Answer to the Great Question of Life, the Universe, and Everything?
"The Lord of the Flies"
"The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy"
"The Great Gatsby"
"The Catcher in the Rye"
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Tweet of the Day: The Occupy Wall Street Hipster Cop Halloween costume?
Today's tweet comes from KPCC's own Madeleine Brand Show, which has evinced a preoccupation with a character being called the "Hipster Cop." The New York Times has the full exposé on this NYPD law-enforcement icon, now a symbol of his times. The beauty of his look? It's oh-so now. You can show that you're down with #OWS and also give your skinny pants, slim ties, and snug cardigans, not to mention your nerd-frame glasses, a workout.
Protesting the financial elite never looked to fashionable.
No sign yet of an LA hipster cop. Which is a bit sad, as police HQ is right across the street from City Hall, where Occupy LA has camped out. Maybe a hipster cop isn't our thing, however. I think possibly...Surfer Cop?
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Visual Aid: The solider of the future is a robot hummingbird from Monrovia, California
Southern California was once a center for defense contracting. The Golden Age has long passed. But there's a revival afoot, and it doesn't mean jet fighters, bombers, and ICBMs. It means something more modest. The solider of the future is...a hummingbird?
That's what Monrovia, Calif.-based AeroEnvironment thinks. The company already builds drone aircraft. Right now, it's working on a concept for an autonomous, bird-like surveillance nano-drone. Drones are becoming increasingly important on the modern battlefield. And in this area, Southern California is once again taking the lead.
The hummingbird soldier of the future: it's the hummingbird...made...lethal.
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Slide Show: The slogans of 'Occupy LA'
I made my way down to Occupy LA yesterday. The movement has for all practical purposes surrounded City Hall in Downtown Los Angeles. To my eye, it looked as if there were hundreds of tents. Some of the protesters were a bit scruffy, but the area was peaceful and calm.
Unfortunately, a tour of the scene quickly revealed a BIG PROBLEM: Occupy LA lacks a uniform graphic indentity. It has a common, unifying slogan: "We are the 99%." But the leaderless Occupy Movement has so far resisited a common signage.
As a result, there's a serious proliferation of slogans, to go along with the 99%er complaint. I photographed a few, so enjoy the slide show! If I have a criticism, it's that they were all over the place. But the ad-hoc nature of the slogans, taking issue with everything from nuclear power/weapons (I guess) to Congress, fits with the spirit of the Occupy protest. I suppose I can say I was there before they sold out the movement's original, inclusive energy in the interest of talking points.
Do the math: Find out if you're in the '1 percent'
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Those participating in Occupy Los Angeles march toward City Hall.
Ah, the Wall Street Journal. It serves capitalism, but it's also a newspaper, so it wants to jump on trends. Add some nifty, number-crunching online technology to that and you get this calculator, which will swiftly tell you just where you fall in the U.S. income distribution.
Give it a try! But don't get hung up on income! Remember that much of the top 1%'s wealth comes from capital gains, not wage income. So you might be looking pretty good as a household if you bring in $200,000 per year and rank in the 94th percentile. But remember that you're then taxed at the 28 percent IRS rate, while a true 1%er — which I define as a member of the U.S. financial elite, making money from money rather than from labor — is seeing their capital gains taxed at 15 percent.
There are plenty of people in the U.S. who think they're rich, but they aren't. And even if they're in the 1% as set by earnings ($506,000 annually), the gulf between you and a 1%er who makes the same off less heavily taxed investment and divident income is vast.
Why entrepreneurs can't save the U.S. economy
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Sheila Collins protests with others outside of U.S. Senator Charles Schumer`s office to demand more jobs on April 1, 2011 in New York City.
America loves entrepreneurs. And in the current dreadful economy, we're looking to the risk-takers and idea-guys more than ever to get us out of our unemployment rut. In some respects, you could call the entire Republican economic platform a formula for spurring entrepreneurship, with its combination of tax cuts and reduced regulation. Then again, you could say the same thing of the Democrats, who want the government to spend more money to stimulate demand for the products that entrepreneurs would create.
KPCC's Shereen Marisol Meraji reported from Los Angeles' entrepreneurship central today on the Madeleine Brand Show. She visited a co-working space and investigated the process of business-building at its most grassroots level. I'm energized by stuff like this, but I also have to throw a small amount of cold water in the face of the idea. The fact is that as important as entrepreneurs are to the economy, it's unlikely that they'll be able to create enough jobs to hammer down a 9.1 percent unemployment rate nationally and a 12-plus-percent unemployment rate in LA County.


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Hours after reports heated up the Internet over Ludacris having a secret love child with a random woman, photos of his alleged child's mother have surfaced online.
According to reports, Luda and alleged ex-girlfriend Tamika Fuller have known each other for years.
As promised, here are photos of Ludacris' new "alleged" baby mama Tammy Fuller. Tammy allegedly gave birth to Luda's youngest child Cai Bridges on December 9th. She and Ludacris have known each other back since when they attended Benjamin E. Banneker High School in College Park, Ga. (Baller Alert)
There is also a supposed tweet Tammy sent out when their child was born last month.
"Dear Tink: I love you. All that I do, I do for u. All that I have is urs. I will protect you by any means necessary from anything necessary" (Tamika Fuller's Twitter)
According to reports, Luda welcomed his new child into the world last month.
Ludacris didn't use protection when he banged some random chick, but he's taking precautions now … because he wants to legally establish his paternity and then set a hard limit on his child support. Ludacris has been in a long-term relationship with Eudoxie — pronounced kinda like the book in the Bible (don't ask). But Luda took a break from Eudo long enough to get Tamika Fuller preggo. Cai Bella Bridges was born December 9th. And here's where the plot thickens. (TMZ)
The rapper-turned-movie star has already taken legal action to address potential child support payments.
It seems Ludacris knows he's the daddy, but he's worried Tamika will go in for the kill. So he's filed legal docs — obtained by TMZ — claiming he's only pulling in $25,842.41 a month on average. Under Georgia law … his monthly child support payment would be set at $1,754.66. FYI … Forbes says Luda is worth $12 mil … but that seem real low. (TMZ)
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It's been crazy busy around here this past month–work, work, work plus the kids' school schedule plus church projects plus unexpected complications with the house, vehicles, and pet. Blogging is the first thing to drop off the end of my to-do list when time gets scarce.
But the crafting continues nonetheless. Even on the most harried days, I can usually find a few unscheduled minutes to throw in some stitches. I've completed several knit and several crochet projects that way–a round here, a row there–since July. I'll get around to posting about them all as soon as life lets me.
Between those separate projects, I've managed to keep up with Moogly's afghan crochet-along. I just finished block 21 of 24. That's the block you see above, my palette's version of Cocoa Puff by Melissa Green. It's a bold, pretty one!
The pattern is written exactly right, but I won't lie. I struggled mightily with Round 10. I fought it for more than two hours total (over two days, so it seemed even longer!). I frogged it back to the first side of the block at least half a dozen times before I finally made it to the end of the round.
And then I counted the stitches and they still didn't add up.
It wasn't until I ripped out the entire round, counting as I went, that I found where the mistake was. I'd misread the pattern at only the SECOND stitch of the round.
Lo and behold, starting fresh did the trick. I worked up that whole round correctly in 10 minutes the last time.
I hereby chalk up those lost hours (and poor reading that caused them) to fatigue!
This block fits in with the theme of the previous blocks, yet it's a nice texture contrast, too. The navy part of the flower here is super heavy whereas the flowers in the other blocks are lighter and lacier.
This block–and the three others I'll be making from this pattern–will add a nice weight and warmth to the afghan.
I have finally completed a few other blocks from this crochet-along, too. I guess now's the time to slap those pictures up before I disappear from the 'Net again!
I've shared my color take on Flower Tile Afghan Square by Marta Chrzanowska before, but it now has three sisters. Here are the two color variations (I made a pair of each) together:
I now have all four of my Lion's Mane by April Moreland blocks done, too. This is also one you've seen in singular form before:
And finally, all four of my finished More V's Please by Melinda Miller blocks can now be pictured together:
Just in case you're seeing all this and thinking I'm some wonder of productivity, lemme clarify. I did not make all 13 of those blocks PLUS the other projects I mentioned (plus achieve life in general) between July and today. I'd had to put aside a bunch of these blocks for long enough that I forgot they weren't finished. Several of those finishes consisted of adding only the last round–and that's the part I did recently.
I'm (inordinately) proud to check my crochet-along project bag today and see that I now have exactly ZERO previously started crochet-along blocks incomplete. So–on to block #22!
How about you? Are you currently participating in a crochet-, knit-, or sew-along? Tell me about it–and you're welcome to share links to your progress photos, too!


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Norwich City dealt Odjidja-Ofoe injury blow
Norwich City have been dealt a blow with the news that summer signing Vadis Odjidja-Ofoe has been ruled out for several weeks with medial ligament damage.
The Belgian injured his knee in Saturday's draw with Sheffield Wednesday and was forced to come off at half time.
The Canaries will now have to decide whether the 25-year-old will undergo surgery in the coming weeks.
"He picked the injury up after five minutes of the game, and I think it says volumes for the lad himself that he carried on with an injury like that.
We're hoping it's not going to require an operation, but he certainly won't be with us for the next few weeks."
Mings wins Player award for September
Ipswich Town defender Tyrone Mings has been named the SkyBet Championship's Player of the Month for September.
The 21 year old beat off competition from Norwich City striker Cameron Jerome, Blackpool goalkeeper Joe Lewis and Blackburn Rovers' Ben Marshall.
And in an awards double for Ipswich, boss Mick McCarthy was named the Championship's Manager of the Month for September, after steering the Blues to four wins and a draw over the period.
On Mings, Sky Sports' Football League pundit Don Goodman said: "This flying full-back is showing, at 21, an athleticism and attitude that is great see.
"He can defend and he can create for his team. No wonder top-flight clubs were courting him."
Norwich City striker Jerome up against Ipswich's Mings for Championship award
Norwich City and Ipswich Town stars Cameron Jerome and Tyrone Mings are both up for the Sky Bet Championship Player of the Month awards, while Town boss Mick McCarthy is in the running for the Manager prize.
Canaries striker Jerome has been in great form since making a £1.5million move from Stoke City, scoring five goals in as many games in September.
Meanwhile, Ipswich Town have flourished since losing the East Anglian derby in August- picking up 13 points from a possible 15 last month.
Left-back Tyrone Mings has been a key part of Town's success, showing exactly why he was the subject of Premier League interest in the summer.
The 21-year-old has been a revelation after filling the gap left by Aaron Cresswell, providing assists in the wins over Brighton and Hove Albion and Wigan Athletic.
Mings and Jerome face competition from Blackburn Rovers winger Ben Marshall and former Peterborough goalkeeper Joe Lewis to land the award.
Finally, Ipswich boss Mick McCarthy will be seen as the favourite to land the Manager's prize.
The Irishman is up against Charlton's Bob Peeters, Middlesbrough manager Aitor Karanka and Derby's Steve McClaren.
The winners will be announced tomorrow.
Norwich City loan Bassong to promotion rivals Watford
Norwich City have loaned out-of-favour defender Sébastien Bassong to promotion rivals Watford.
The Cameroonian hasn't featured since Neil Adams first took over in April, and he will now spend the next 93 days at Vicarage Road.
Adams had recently hinted at reintegrating Bassong back into his squad, but he has now decided against it.
"It's important for Seb to get some first team football and keep himself fit and involved, so this is a good short-term loan move for all parties involved."
Luton Town's hopes of landing McGeehan dealt a blow as midfielder pens new Norwich City deal
Norwich City FA Youth Cup winning captain Cameron McGeehan has signed a new two-year contract at Carrow Road.
The 19-year-old has been a regular with the club's under-21s side and spent time on loan at Luton Town last season as the Hatters stormed to The Conference title.
Luton boss John Still made no secret of his desire to lure McGeehan back to Kenilworth Road recently, but his hopes of landing the Northern Irishman on a permanent deal will have been dealt a blow by today's news.
"We spoke to them (Norwich) and the amount of money they wanted was not for this level.
I know he plays for Norwich, but he's a Luton player and is certainly someone if we could, we would."
McGeehan is yet to make a senior appearance for the Canaries, but he did make the bench in a League Cup win over Crawley Town earlier this season.
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Adams worried by Norwich City's lack of early goals
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Adams refuses to rule out Bassong return
Norwich City manager Neil Adams hasn't ruled out reintegrating out-of-favour defender Sébastien Bassong back into his squad.Read the full story ›
Ipswich Town manager McCarthy: "We want to get promoted"
Ipswich Town manager Mick McCarthy believes that his team can be involved in the promotion shake-up at the end of the season.
Town are currently on an impressive six match unbeaten run, and recently won four games in a row.
A 1-1 draw with Sheffield Wednesday means that Ipswich are now just two points off the top two in The Championship, and McCarthy is setting his sights on top flight football next term.
"I'm happy with the squad and even though it's a dirty word and we can't mention it, we want to get promoted.
We set off with designs of the top six. I don't think we're one of the best teams or best squads in the league, although we're a competent squad, hard to beat and we've certainly improved.
We'll keep scrapping away and see where we end up."
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Adams upbeat despite Charlton loss
Norwich City manager Neil Adams says that he couldn't fault his team's performance against Charlton Athletic, despite losing 1-0.Read the full story ›
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Canaries dumped out of the League Cup
Norwich City have been dumped out of the League Cup by Shrewsbury Town, but MK Dons are through to the next round.Read the full story ›


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Managing director, Keith Sharkey said: "We"ve seen the popularity of the sports tours industry grow year on year.
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Tours 4 Sport was established in 2005 by sports-mad graduates Daniel Smith and Sam Jennings after a chance meeting on a year abroad in France.
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March 5, 1968 H. E. BANKS ETAL 3,371,419
OUT-OF-ROUNDNESS AND DIAMETER GAGE Filed OCL. 15, 1962 ATTORNEYS United States Patent fice 3,371,419 OUT-OF-ROUNDNESS AND DIAMETER GAGE Howard E. Banks, Horseheads, and Curtis A. Hartman,
Elmira, N.Y., and Robert S. Hallstein, Enon, Ohio, assignors, by mesne assignments, to Rexall Drug and Chemical Company, Los Angeles, Calif., a corporation of Delaware Filed Oct. 1S, 1962, Ser. No. 230,651 17 Claims. (Cl. 33-174) This invention relates to apparatus for inspecting the peripheral configuration of circular objects for out-ofround or like conditions, and to apparatus for simultaneously indicating whether the maximum and/or minimum diameter of the object being inspected is within a tolerable range. In particular, the invention relates to a gage for sensing any out-of-round or like condition of a circular object and determining whetherl that condition is within tolerable bounds, and such is the primary object thereof. As a secondary feature, the apparatus automatically rejects any inspected object whose peripheral configuration is intolerable, or whose diameter is larger or smaller than a predetermined value.
There are many instances in which it is desirable, if not absolutely necessary, to have cylindrical objects be exactly, or nearly exactly, round, so that such objects may be subjected to further manual or automatic operations without the necessity of cop-ing with out-ofround or like conditions or limproper diameter. One of the types of cylindrical or circular objects that needs to he kept within bounds both from an out-of-round viewpoint as well as in ndiameter, is an ordinary glass bottle that is to be subsequently operated on in any one of numerous ways such as labelling or filling. However, this invention is not limited to bottles, for it obviously is applicable to test the out-ofround or like condition and diameter of any Vobject which approaches roundness.
It is an object of this invention to produce apparatus for automatically inspecting the peripheral configuration of circular objects at a speed heretofore unobtainable.
Other objects, features, and advantages of this invention will be apparent upon reading the appended claims in conjunction with the following detailed description in view of the attached drawing.
The circular object 10, which may be a glass bottle, for example, is shown in the drawing in a transverse crosssectional view. An idler arm 12, biased clockwise about its pivot point 14 by spring 16 if desired, carries two freely rotatable idler wheels 18 and 20 which rotate against the periphery of bottle when that bottle` is caused to rotate, as by a drive wheel 22.
' If bottle 10 is perfectly round, arm 12 does not move at all about its pivot point 14. However, if bottle 10 is out-of-round, arm 12 oscillates or reciprocates vertically while drive wheel 22 rotates the bottle, since the drive wheel axis is fixed in space. In other words, when arm 12 and its idler wheels 18 and 20 force the bottle 10 against rotating drive wheel 22, the resulting rotation of the bottle, if it is out-of-round, causes cyclic displacement of the idler arm 12, wheel 22 being a fixed reference plane.
At any desirable point along the length of idler arm 12, the displacement of the arm is coupled to a differential transformer 24, preferably of the linearly varia-ble type. A rotary differential transformer may be employed if desired. The core 26 of transformer 24 has an arm 28 that protrudes upwardly through an aperture in fixed element 30. The upper part of arm 28 carries a C-washer or the like designated 32, and a spring 34 between the fixed element 30 and element 32 causes the nose 36 of arm 2S to follow the displacements of idler arm 12 faithfully. Accordingly, the transformer core 26 moves up and down with the vertical movements of idler arm l2.
3 ,3 7 1,419 Patented Mar. 5, 1 968 To the primary winding 38 of the differential transformer is connected a signal produced by oscillator 40. This signal may have a frequency of 40 kc., for example, or any other desired frequency in accordinace with the application at hand. As usual with differential transfomers, the secondary or output windings 40 and 42 are connected in series opposition to their output circuity, which in this instance may include an amplifier 44. The signal recieved, then by the primary winding 46 of a second transformer 48 is in the form of an amplitude modulated carrier. That is, the instant position of core 26 ofthe differential transformer 24 determines the instant amplitude of the amplified sign-al recieved by primary winding 46.
In operation, the characteristic of the signal to winding 46 that varies with the peripheral condition of bottle 10, is the amplitude of the signal. This signal is applied through the secondary winding 50 to a peak detector 52 and simultaneously to a demodulation or modulation detector circuit 54. The peak detector, as illustrated, includes a series diode 56 and a parallel condenser 58. This condenser has a time constant long compared to the period of modulation received from secondary winding 50, i.e., compared to the cyclic time of bottle 10, and consequently charges to the highest peak voltage of the amplitude modulated carrier wave, and remains at that voltage during the complete inspection time. On the other hand, the modulation detector 54 which includes a diode 60 serially connected to the parallel combination of resistor 62 and condenser 64, has a time constant short compared to the maximum rate of change of the transformer core 28, but long compared to the energizing frequency of oscillator 40. Therefore, the charge on condenser 64 varies as the carrier modulation.
The peak detector 52 therefore provides a DC voltage across resistor 66, which is a direct function of either the maximum or minimum diameter of the bottle 10 being instantly inspected. For example, if the arrangement is ,such that reception of a bottle 10 between the idler wheels and drive wheel 22 allows differential transformer core 26 to move upwardly from what might be termed a null or zero output, which point may represent for example the maximum possible bottle diameter the equipment will accommodate, then the peak of the carrier wave detected by circuit 52 represents the minimum diameter that the bottle 10 being inspected has. On the other hand, the arrangement can be reversed so that the output of the peak detector represents the maximum diameter of the bottle being inspected, but for purpose of further explanation, let it be assumed that the voltage from peak detector 52 indicates the minimum diameter.
At the same time as that steady peak signal appears across resistor 66, condenser 64 also provides thereacross the varying voltage signal from demodulator 54. This varying signal is a direct function of the instantaneous diameter of the rotating bottle and, due to its manner of connection to resistor 66 as compared to the connection thereto of the signal from peak detector 52, has its instant value continuously subtracted from the peak signal by resistor 66. In effect, resistor 66 is therefore a comparator, the output of which is a direct function of variation in diameter of the bottle and is unrelated to any absolute diameter thereof. In essence. the maximum value of the output voltage from resistor 66 is the peak-to-valley voltage of the modulation envelope and represents the variation from 4minimum to maximum diameter of the bottle as it is rotated. The absolute magnitude of the diameter of the bottle does not have any signal counterpart represented in the output from resistor 66. since the cirf cuitry is sensitive only to variation in diameter. Thus, resistor 66, by effecting subtraction between the signals across condeusers 58 and 64, provides an output, the
iaximum value of which indicates the difference between adjacent values (peak and valley) of the amplitude characteristic of the amplitude modulated carrier received from secondary winding 50.
This signal may be used in any desired manner. For example, it may be applied to a calibrated readout indicator for visually noting whether the bottle varies at all in its rondness, or whether it varies within predetermined tolerable limits of out-of-roundness. With the readout indicator being calibrated, when the signal exceeds tolerable limits, the bottle can then be manually removed and rejected. On the other hand, the output of resistor 66 may be applied to an adjustable threshold device, which in turn may actuate an automatic bottle rejector if the threshold is exceeded. Such an adjustable threshold device may take any well known form, for example of a diode serially connected in the ungrounded output line from resistor 66 with adjustable biasing of the diode being effected via the variable arm of a potentiometer otherwise connected across a positive voltage. The output of this adjustable threshold device may be amplified if desired, and then utilized to operate any known type of rejecting system which will cause an intolerably configured bottle to be removed into a rejection bin or the like when the signal from resistor 66 exceeds the level set by the adjustable threshold device and thereby indicates that excessive outof-roundness or the like has been detected.
As above indicated, resistor 66 operates to effect a comparison between the instant voltage across condensers S8 and 64, the former of which remains substantially steady at a value indicating the minimum diameter of the bottle being inspected, while the latter continuously varies to provide a signal representing the instant diameter of the rotating bottle. This resistor actually effects algebraic addition of these two signals since the peak and demodulated voltages are out of phase with each other, causing the difference output thereof across resistor 66 to vary the same as does the carrier envelope but 180 out of phase therewith. In other words, due to the manner in which the circuitry is connected, resistor 66 combines and compares the two voltages. Any other type of comparator or combiner may be employed instead of a resistor, for example an oscilloscope, and the resistor itself is not especially needed for such purposes but only as a load when the comparator or other subsequent equipment does not itself sufficiently supply a loading impedance.
In order to appreciate fully the capabilities of this system, it is desirable to understand the requirements for high-speed out-of-roundness and the limitations of conventional methods. In automatic out-of-roundness inspection where the specimen is rotated, it is required for high-speed operation to keep inspection time at a minimum and inspection rate at a maximum. It is necessary, however, to rotate the specimen through 360 while it is stable in the inspection station. Rotation must be a compromise governed by ability to rotate the specimen at a high speed but in a stable position. This may mean inspection time and cycle time are nearly the same. The signal generated by an out-of-round specimen is a function of rotation speed; for an elliptical specimen the frequency would be twice the rotation speed in revolutions per second. If the rotation speed is 300 r.p.m. or r.p.s. for example, the frequency would then be l0 cycles per second. The electronic circuitry must therefore be capable of flat response down to this frequency. A differential transformer is capable of this since it is a device which responds to position as well as change in position. Because such a transformer is position-sensitive, it presents the problem, however, of giving signals representing diameter as well as variation in diameter. This can be eliminated by capacitive coupling at a low inspection rate, but the R-C product required to couple l0 c.p.s. or less causes recovery time far too great to allow a high inspection rate. As the differential transformer core is brought into position representing a point on the periphery of the specimen, a signal is generated. This signal is unwanted since it is only a function of movement made in contacting the specimen. However, with the long-time constants necessary the signal persists for a relatively long time, for example several seconds.
A high speed system therefore requires (l) flat response down to a low sub-audio frequency such as 10 c.p.s. or below, (2) no response to a DC. signal, and (3) .must recover in a few milliseconds from a step change such as that encountered in moving into gaging position. These requirements are, of course, inconsistent and, although the differential transformer can be used in a conventional method to gage out-of-roundness, it can be done only at a low gaging speed, high gaging speed being obtainable only when the aforedescribed circuitry according to this invention is employed. In other words, this invention provides for high-speed gaging of out-of-1'ound ness even though a conventional differential transformer is employed. This is by virtue of the fact that both peak and modulation detectors are used with their outputs being compared and effectively subtracted.
Since condenser 58 retains its charge for a rather lengthy time, generally longer than an inspection cycle, it is convenient to include in the apparatus a means for discharging the peak signal stored in this condenser. Such means may take the form of a resistor 68 in series with a switch 70 disposed across condenser 58. This switch may be manually or automatically operated as desired, and of any desired type such as mechanical, semiconductor, gas tube, vacuum tube, etc. In any event, switch 70 is closed for a sufficient time between inspection periods to discharge condenser 58 through resistor 68.
Actual instantaneous diameter, as previously indicated, is sensed by the demodulator 54, and minimum diameter is sensed by the peak detector 52. Accordingly, it is immediately possible to provide an indication of either minimum or maximum diameter, or both, simultaneously with out-of-round gaging. For example, minimum diameter may be determined by taking a separate signal from the peak detector 52, and maximum diameter may be determined by sensing the minimum or valley points in the signal produced across condenser 64. Maximum diameter gaging can be effected by detecting coincidence, for example, between a predetermined voltage setting and the valley points of the modulation envelope as it appears for example at junction 72.
The signal which exists from junction 72 to ground is a negative D.C. voltage varying in amplitude as the diameter of bottle 10 varies. This provides the ability to gage bottle diameter by the diameter gaging circuitry generally designated 74. In operation of this circuit, arm 76 of potentiometer 78 is initially adjusted to be equal and opposite in polarity to the voltage at point 72 corresponding to the mean or ideal diameter of the bottle to be gaged. If resistors 80 and 82 are equal in value, then at the mean diameter, the voltage on arm 84 of potentiometer 86 is zero for any position of arm 84. Therefore, the voltage output to junction 33 is zero at the mean diameter.
However, if the diameter of bottle 10 is other than mean, the voltage at junction 72 is more or less than the voltage on arm 76, and the difference therebetween exists across the potentiometer 86. The voltage on arm 84 is therefore a function of the difference voltage and the position of the arm on potentiometer 86. Accord ingly, this potentiometer operates as a sensitivity or limit control. The voltage on arm 84 is applied to junction 88 and across resistor 90 through a back-to-back or clipping Zener diode 92. As commonly known in electronics, this type of diode provides both a positive and negative voltage threshold below which no current will flow. Voltages in excess of this threshold cause the diode to present for all practical purposes a short circuit. The signal to junction 88, then, is only that which is in excess of the threshold or Zener voltage, whether that voltage is positive or negative. The polarity of the signal to vjunction 88 indicates whether the diameter of bottle 10 is above r below the predetermined limits set, and how much. The actual correlation between diameter and polarity is determined by the direction of travel of the differential transformer. In the above described situation, minimum diameter produces maximum signal from the differential transformer and at junction 72. Since the signal at that junction is negative, the output at junction 88 is also negative. Thus a negative signal at junction 88 represents an under-minimum diameter condition, and conversely, a positive voltage at junction 88 represents an over-maximum diameter condition.
The signal at junction 88 may be applied to any desired sort of mechanism for indicating intolerable diameters or rejecting bottles which have intolerable diameters.
It will be appreciated of course that idler arm 12 need not be positioned relative to object in such a manner that arm 12 oscillates vertically, since horizontal oscillation or oscillation at any inbetween angle is encom-v passed by this invention. Furthermore, idler arm 12 may be removed entirely and the nose 36 of transformer arm 28 suitably modified to ride directly against the periphery of object 10. In addition, instead of using spring 34 to bias arm 28 upwardly or otherwise toward object 10, arm 28 may be changed to be, at least along part of its length, the core of a solenoid that is continuously energizexi during inspection of the object to maintain a releasable magnetic bias on arm 28.
As another modication, Zener diode 92 may be replaced by any other desired circuitry for establishing positive and negative thresholds. For example, the signal on line 84, after amplication if desired, may be applied in parallel to one side of two neon bulbs the other sides of which are connected to xed voltages respectively representing maximum and minimum diameter limits. If the signal on line 84 then changes suiciently in either direction from an establ-ished mean, the appropriate one of the neon bulbs will iire and give out a signal suficient to trigger a bistable multivibrator to the corresponding state. Alternatively, the over-mean and under-mean diameter signals on line 84 may be channeled by oppositely poled diodes across respective maximum and minimum limit setting potentiometers the taps of which are coupled to the grids of respective triodes. The outputs of the triodes may then be coupled to neon bulbs, which are otherwise connected to the same xed potential, to effect reject pulses to a multivibrator as above indicated.
Thus, there has been described apparatus which provides all of the foregoing objects and advantages. Modifications will be apparent to those of ordinary skill in the art after reading this disclosure, and it is to be understood that there is no intention to limit this invention to the exemplary apparatus described since the scope of this invention is determined by the following claims.
What is claimed is:
1. Apparatus for inspecting the peripheral configuration of circular objects for out-of-round condition comprising means for translating the peripheral configuration of a said object into an electrical signal which has a characteristic that varies according to said out-of-round condition and attains a maximum excursion while said inspecting is taking place, and means for obtaining a continuous fluctuating indication representing the difference between the maximum excursion derived during said inspection process and the instant values of the said signal characteristic regardless of the dia-meter of the said object being inspected.
2. Apparatus as in claim 1 wherein said translating means includes a differential transformer.
3. Apparatus as in claim 1 wherein said translating means causes said signal to be a modulated carrier the modulation of which has said characteristic, said indication obtaining means including means for detecting said modulation and effectively comparing by algebraic addition the peak and instant values of the said characteristic of said detected modulation to provide an instantaneous value of a said condition.
4. Apparatus for inspecting the peripheral configuration of circular objects for out-of-round condition comprising means for amplitude modulating a carrier signal, the amplitude of the carrier signal being a characteristic of the signal that varies according to said out-of-round condition, means for demodulating said carrier signal to recover a first signal which is a direct function of the instantaneous diameter of said object, means for eiecting a signal representing the peak of said first signal, and means for subtracting said recovered modulation and peak signal to give an instantaneous value of a said condition.
5. Apparatus as in claim 4 wherein said peak modulation effecting means includes a storage element for storing the said peak modulation signal.
6. Apparatus as in claim 5 and further including means for discharging the said storage element of its said signal between successive inspections of said objects.
7. In apparatus for inspecting the peripheral configuration of rotating circular objects for out-of-round condition, the improvement comprising means for obtaining a first signal having a constant value which is a direct function of an extreme diameter of said rotating object while said inspecting is taking place, means for obtaining a second signal which is a direct function of the instantaneous diameter of said rotating object, and means for combining said rst and second signals to obtain a third signal which uctuates as a direct function of any variation in diameter of said rotating object regardless of the absolute diameter thereof to provide an instantaneous indication of a said condition.
8. Apparatus as in claim 7 wherein the said improvement includes a differential transformer an input of which varies as the peripheral configuration of said rotating object and the output of which is coupled to each of the two aforesaid obtaining means.
9. Apparatus as in claim 7 wherein said given diameter is the minimum diameter of the said object.
10. An apparatus for inspecting the peripheral contiguration of rotating circular objects for out-of-round conditions, the improvement comprising means for obtaining a first signal having a constant value which is a direct function of an extreme diameter of said rotating object while said inspecting is taking place, means for obtaining a second signal which is a direct function of the instantaneous diameter of said rotating object, means for combining said rst and second signals to obtain a third signal which uctuates as a direct function of any variation in diameter of said rotating object regardless of the absolute diameter thereof to provide an instantaneous indication of a said condition, and means responsive t0 one of said irst and second signals for providing a given output only when that second signal is greater in magnitude than a predetermined magnitude.
11. Apparatus as in claim 10 wherein the said output providing means is responsive to said second signal and provides an output indicating if the said object has an intolerable diameter.
12. Apparatus as in claim 11 wherein said output providing means includes means for determining tolerable maximum and minimum diameters and provides an output signal for any over maximum or under minimum diameter of the object being inspected.
13. Apparatus asin claim 12 wherein the maximum and minimum diameter determining means includes an arrangement for providing positive and negative voltage thresholds representing said maximum and minimum di- 16. Apparatus as in claim 8 including movable object contacting means coupled to said transformer for providing said input thereto, said object contacting means and transformer being correlated relative to the object being inspected to cause the said transformer output to be al- Ways on one side of null during inspection regardless of the amount of variation in diameter of the object being inspected.
17. Apparatus as in claim 8 including movable obiect contacting means coupled to said transformer for providing said input thereto, said given diameter being the minimum diameter of the object being` inspected, the amplitude of said first signal being the said direct function of said minimum diameter, the instantaneous amplitude of said second signal being the said direct function of said instantaneous diameter, said third signal being obtained in said combining means by continuously subtracting the amplitudes of said first and second signals to provide a third signal having an amplitude of zero until after said contact means comes into initial contact with 8 an out-of-round object being inspected and thereafter an amplitude representing variations in diameter of that object.
Referenccs Cited UNITED STATES PATENTS OTHER REFERENCES German printed application #P 9,654, Perthen et al., Mar. l5, 1956, l sht. dwg., 6 pp. spec., 73-105,
SAMUEL S. MATTHEWS, Primary Examiner.
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