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US 20100127499 A1 Abstract A helical auger turbine and hydrokinetic device for use with electrical generators for producing electricity. The auger turbine includes a generally helical turbine blade rotatably mounted on a central shaft, which may be tapered at each end, and a flange extending perpendicularly to an edge of the turbine blade. At least one turbine blade support connection is included for connecting the central shaft to a support structure. An electrical generator may be powered by the helical auger turbine, that can be used in a tidal water flow. The helical auger turbine can operate a high pressure pump connected to a hydraulic accumulator for storing pressurized hydraulic fluid from the high pressure pump. An electrical generator can be operated by hydraulic fluid delivered from the hydraulic accumulator at times of slow water flow. A plurality of helical auger turbines can be horizontally oriented under water, tethered to legs of an ocean platform such as an oil rig secured to the seabed.
Claims(13) 1. A hydrokinetic device comprising:
at least one helical auger turbine having
a generally helical turbine blade rotatably mounted on a central shaft,
a flange extending perpendicularly to an edge of the turbine blade, and
at least one turbine blade support connection for connecting the central shaft to a support structure;
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Description This patent application is a divisional of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 12/400,617, filed Mar. 9, 2009, which claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 61/116,540, filed Nov. 20, 2008, the entirety of which is incorporated by reference. The present application relates to a hydrokinetic energy converter, and particularly to a tapered helical auger turbine that can be coupled by hydraulic circuits to a generator to produce electricity from flowing water. Many proposals have been made for generating electricity from tidal and other water flows, using hydrokinetic energy generation. A Policy Statement issued on Nov. 30, 2007 by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission stated that �[e]stimates suggest that new hydrokinetic technologies, if fully developed, could double the amount of hydropower production in the United States, bringing it from just under 10 percent to close to 20 percent of the national electric energy supply. Given the potential benefits of this new, clean power source, the Commission has taken steps to lower the regulatory barriers to its development.� (FERC Policy Statement No. PL08-1-000). Initial proposals for hydrokinetic generation used turbine blades that were able to rotate under pressure from the flow of water. However, such systems were often only able to operate when the water was flowing in one direction. Even if energy could be generated from a tidal flow in both directions of flow, other significant issues arise because peak power flow is only available from a tidal flow at roughly 12-hour intervals. This can cause issues with maximum grid capacities needed to transmit the generated power. Storage devices to smooth out dispatch of power are desirable, but land requirements for the huge batteries, dual reservoir requirements for hydro storage and low efficiency of fuel cells have made known storage devices too expensive to be effective. Thus, known hydrokinetic devices have not been economically viable. Generally, four types of hydrokinetic devices have been tested in recent years. These are: horizontal axis turbines, vertical axis turbines, oscillating hydrofoils and a Venturi system where water is accelerated through a �choke system� to create a pressure drop that can be used to drive turbines. One example of a vertical helical turbine generator is known from U.S. Pat. No. 6,036,443 to Gorlov. Gorlov discloses a vertically oriented helical turbine which includes helical airfoil-shaped blades that are arranged in a spiral about a central shaft. The helical arrangement allows the turbine generator to be used in multidirectional fluid flows. An array of the turbines can be provided to increase power output. U.S. Pat. No. 4,384,212 to Lapeyre discloses a horizontally mounted helical turbine that is used on the surface to translate surface wave energy into electrical energy. Another surface mounted helical generator is disclosed in U.S. Pat. No. 2,154,397 to Cook. Significant issues are also caused by known devices to marine life, which can be harmed by the rotating turbine blades. Various proposals to reduce the damage to marine life includes encasing the turbine blades in a wire mesh cage, which adds to the expense of the installation and only act to protect larger animals such as turtles from coming into contact with the blades. However, the cages do nothing to prevent smaller fish from being harmed. Additionally, many proposed turbine blades can suffer damage from water-borne debris, and even shipping. Due to these problems, acceptance of hydrokinetic devices by local communities and environmentally aware groups has not been as strong as hoped for, and the reliability of the devices has been limited Most previous hydrokinetic generation proposals additionally involve providing a rigid housing or anchoring system to retain the generator. This can be prohibitively expensive, as it can involve anchoring installations, and also the installation of energy supply cabling and pipes. Additionally, once installed, there is typically not much flexibility to allow the turbines to move with different water flows. Various proposals exist to ameliorate these difficulties, including U.S. Pat. No. 4,849,647 to McKenzie discloses a floating helical turbine which is connected to a tether line by a flexible ball joint. U.S. Pat. No. 4,708,592 to Krolick et al. discloses a non-rigid helicoidal wind turbine that uses a flexible fabric sheet to form the helix, and which can be tethered to existing mast structures using swivel joints. For the foregoing reasons, none of the suggested hydrokinetic energy devices have been successful in practice. Thus, there remains a need for an hydrokinetic energy generator that is efficient, can work in a variety of water flow situations possibly including an ice/water mix, and which does not harm marine life. In accordance with one aspect of the exemplary embodiments, a helical auger turbine is disclosed for use as a hydrokinetic device to capture, store, and steadily release energy to drive remote electrical generators. The auger turbine includes a generally helical turbine blade rotatably mounted on a central shaft, and a flange extending perpendicularly to an edge of the turbine blade. The outside spiral flange captures a larger percentage of the moving fluid energy than a simple blade. At least one turbine blade support connection is included for connecting the central shaft to a support structure. An electrical generator may be powered by the helical auger turbine, either remotely through an intermediary device or directly. The helical auger turbine can operate a high pressure pump connected to a hydraulic accumulator for storing pressurized hydraulic fluid. An electrical generator can be operated from fluid stored in the hydraulic accumulator at times of slow water flow. A plurality of helical auger turbines can be horizontally oriented under water, tethered to legs of an ocean platform such as an oil rig secured to the seabed. The hydrokinetic renewable energy system/method according to the invention generates electricity with no carbon footprint. It can generate totally clean electricity 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, with no peaks and troughs in the energy supply due to the variations in tidal flow. The turbine blade support connection can comprise a nose cone which is adapted to maintain the orientation of the helical auger turbine parallel to a fluid flow direction. The turbine can be formed of at least one of rotationally molded plastics and carbon fiber, and may have internal metal reinforcement structures sufficient to withstand the horizontal forces of fast moving water. The flange can extend to both sides of the turbine blade, and may have rounded edges. A width of the spiral flange can be equal to approximately 25% of the diameter of the helical turbine blade, � approximately 10%. In some arrangements, a width of the turbine blade is reduced at each end to provide tapered terminal sections. In some arrangements, the tapered terminal sections may be free of the spiral flange, which may itself be tapered at the start or prior to the tapered terminal sections of the turbine blade. In accordance with another aspect of the exemplary arrangements, a hydrokinetic device includes at least one helical auger turbine having a generally helical turbine blade rotatably mounted on a central shaft, a flange extending perpendicularly to an edge of the turbine blade, and at least one turbine blade support connection for connecting the central shaft to a support structure. A high pressure pump is operated by the at least one helical turbine, the high pressure pump operating on fluid in a hydraulic circuit. A hydraulic accumulator is provided for storing pressurized hydraulic fluid from the high pressure pump, and an electrical generator is operable from the hydraulic circuit. In certain arrangements, valves can be provided in the hydraulic circuit so that the electrical generator can be operated by stored high pressure fluid from the hydraulic accumulator at times of slow water flow. In some arrangements, valves can be provided in the hydraulic circuit so that flow of fluid in at least a part of the hydraulic circuit can be reversed when the helical auger turbine is rotated in opposite directions by the reversing water flow. In some arrangements, the hydraulic circuit can operate a hydraulic piston motor, the hydraulic piston motor being connected to the electrical generator. The above-described and other features and advantages of the present disclosure will be appreciated and understood by those skilled in the art from the following detailed description, drawings, and appended claims. The exemplary embodiments of the present disclosure are described with respect to a helical auger turbine that can be used in a hydrokinetic energy converter, specifically one that can be used in a tidal flow or river flow. It should be understood by one of ordinary skill in the art that the exemplary embodiments of the present disclosure can be applied to other types of hydrokinetic devices and generators, and even to wind generators. Referring to the drawings, an exemplary auger turbine 10 is shown. The auger 10 is preferably formed of a lightweight material, such as rotationally molded plastics or molded carbon fiber. It will be appreciated that any suitable material may be used. Reinforcing structures, such as metal ribbing, may be included internally in the turbine blade. In order to aid buoyancy, the auger may be hollow, or can include air pockets or other buoyancy aids. In a preferred arrangement, the helical auger turbine 10 comprises a helical turbine blade 11 provided with a flange 12 at the edge of the blade. The flange 12 is arranged generally perpendicularly to the helical turbine blade 11. In a preferred arrangement, the edges of the flange 12 are smoothly curved, and the turbine blade may also have a gently curved center. In a preferred arrangement, the flange is approximately equal to 25%�10% of the outside diameter of the flange. For example, in an auger 10 that has a 16′ diameter, the flange 12 can be 2′-6′ in width, preferably 3′-5′. At each end of the turbine blade 11, a tapered terminal section 13 is provided. In the tapered section 13, the diameter of the turbine blade 11 is gradually and smoothly reduced so that it is tapered into a central shaft 14. No flange is provided at the edge of the tapered terminal section 13, and in a preferred arrangement, ends of the flange 12 leading into the tapered sections 13 are reduced in diameter, to prevent the formation of a sharp edge to the flange that could damage marine life. The tapered sections 13 help to reduce damage to marine life that may come into contact with the auger 10 from either direction, by providing a tapered lead in. A tapered shape is also more tolerant of water-borne or floating debris, and is less likely to suffer damage therefrom. In one exemplary arrangement, the diameter of the turbine blade 11 can be reduced in the tapered sections 13 from, for example, 16′ to 4′ within 140-180 degrees of rotation of the helix, for example within 165 degrees of rotation. The helical turbine blade 11 preferably has a 45� pitch, although it will be appreciated that any suitable pitch may be used. The turbine can be supplied in sections of 45� arc or 90� arc that can be assembled together and locked onto the central shaft 14, producing a smooth helical spiral. This permits assembly of the auger 10 on site to suit the intended application and desired size of the energy capturing zone. Typically, a completed auger 10 will have 360� of arc, but of course more or fewer turns of the helix may be used in different applications by adding fewer or more sections. The auger 10 is designed to rotate relatively slowly with the tidal flow, and the large size and smoothly curved edges allow marine life such as fish to safely move around the blade without becoming trapped or injured. The flange 12 allows the auger to capture water flows coming from various directions to help turn the auger 10 even with a slow flow or if the flow comes from a non-ideal direction. The central shaft 14 of the auger 10 is hollow, through which an axle shaft can extend. With a 16′ diameter auger, the shaft 14 can have a diameter of 18″ although of course any suitable size can be employed. The axle shaft can be connected at either end to one or more nose cones 16, and allows the auger 10 to rotate on bearings. The nose cones 16 can be connected by mooring cables 18 to anchors (not shown) that can anchor the auger 10 to the seabed or to joints tethered to an oil rig leg or other securing structure. The nose cones 16 can be provided adjacent to the tapered terminal sections 13 where the diameter of the auger 10 is reduced, in order to prevent pinch points between the auger and nose cone 16. The augers 10 can be anchored in any suitable manner (such as by cables, tether, fasteners, etc.) to any suitable support structure. In one embodiment, the auger can be secured to the legs of an oil rig 20, as shown in The rotation of the augers can be transmitted to power a hydraulic pump, which can generate high pressure oil that can be used for any suitable purpose. The system can be adapted so that water flow in either direction can operate the auger and can store energy in an accumulator, as shown particularly in The accumulator can function as follows. During water flow, rotation of the augers 10 can be transmitted, such as by gears, to operate a high pressure hydraulic pump such as a stationary pressure compensated variable volume hydraulic motor/pump 30 that can be located in the stationary tethered nose cone assembly 16 with all necessary radial and thrust bearings also housed in the nose cone. In some arrangements, a planetary gearing system 31 can be provided inside the nose cone 16 or another part of the auger 10 to increase the relatively low speed of revolutions per minute of the auger 10 to a level of RPM that can be efficiently used to power the pump 30. The pump 30 can be in fluid communication with an air-fluid accumulator 32, and can be bi-directional to maintain a constant high pressure of hydraulic oil at all speeds irrespective of whether it is accelerating or decelerating or reversing during the cyclic tidal flow. This can be accomplished by a series of criss-cross check valves 34 on a hydraulic circuit 36. Referring to At full or maximum tidal flow, the output volume of the pump 30 can be set larger than the volume of steady flow required by the generator 42. The system controller opens some of the criss-cross valves 34 to open the hydraulic circuit 36 through the pump 30 that is driven by the auger 10, with the hydraulic fluid flowing in one direction. The excess volume of fluid over the generator's flow requirement automatically flows to the air-fluid accumulator 32 for energy storage, and builds up the pressure inside the accumulator 32. Hydraulic fluid may be released from the storage tank 38 via a one-way valve, to ensure that a sufficient volume of fluid is always present in the circuit 36. Multiple accumulators 32 of various sizes can be connected in parallel, enabling adequate energy storage. When the tide has reversed direction, going through the ebb flow valve arrangement, the system controller detects when maximum flow is reached again. The criss-cross valves 34 are operated so that the flow in hydraulic circuit 36 through the pump 30 is reversed and can thus be driven by the auger 10 rotating with the reversed tidal flow, while the flow through the hydraulic piston motors 40 remains in the same direction. In river locations, as illustrated in Each location thus requires a study to determine the maximum and minimum tidal flow at peak tidal motion, or the size of the river current, in order that the appropriate number, arrangement and sizes of accumulators are used. A computer system can control the accumulators and generators to provide the greatest efficiency in energy generation. In an exemplary arrangement, in the Cook Inlet, in Alaska, the tides are have a mean diurnal range of 15-28 feet and change every six hours. A 16 ft diameter auger of carbon fiber material can be submerged into the flow below the ice pack which forms in the winter. The augers 10 can be attached to oil platforms in the inlet. Most platforms have 3 or 4 legs, and thus if 4 augers are attached to each leg this enables 12-16 augers to be run simultaneously. The auger 10 can turn on a stationary hollow shaft on sealed bearings to turn a gear box and through a planetary gear system, similar gearing that drives the propeller at the speed of a jet prop airplane engine. This can turn a high pressure hydraulic pump. During the maximum flow periods of four to five hours, this system can pressure up the air-oil accumulator 22. As the flow slows for roughly one hour, the pressured storage of hydraulic oil can continue to turn the hydraulic turbine electric generator. The system is bi-directional, accomplished with crisscross check valves, so that power is stored to the accumulator 22 in either water flow direction. The system can be cable tethered parallel to the tidal flow for maximum energy capture. In deeper water, it is possible to attach a number of the units 10 around the platform 20, arranged up each of the platform legs, evenly staked vertically one over the other. The gear-driven hydraulic pumps can be located in the nose cone 16 closest to the platform 20. The oil lines are tethered to the platform legs and extend up to the accumulator 22 on the upper platform deck. This will protect them from damage by debris, because the units can be tethered a minimum of 10-15 ft under the surface of the water. Actual electricity generation can be up on the platform 20, out of the ocean water. The tethering system allows for a vertical water level change with the tide. The horizontal stabilizers can have computer control ailerons similar to airplane wings to hold the augers horizontally, and parallel to the tidal flow. In other arrangements, the augers 10 can be placed on bridge pilings that are either positioned in tidal flow areas or in rivers. In other arrangements, the augers 10 can be used on decommissioned oil rigs to provide power generation that can be transmitted onshore via cables. This can prolong the useful life of oil platforms even after drilling is no longer economically feasible. In yet further arrangements, floating pontoon bridges can be used to tether the augers 10. Each installation (bridge, oil platform, pontoon bridge, etc) can in addition have one or more wind generators mounted above the water to provide additional generation capacity to the installation. The illustrations of arrangements described herein are intended to provide a general understanding of the structure of various embodiments, and they are not intended to serve as a complete description of all the elements and features of apparatus and systems that might make use of the structures described herein. Many other arrangements will be apparent to those of skill in the art upon reviewing the above description. Other arrangements may be utilized and derived therefrom, such that structural and logical substitutions and changes may be made without departing from the scope of this disclosure. Figures are also merely representational and may not be drawn to scale. Certain proportions thereof may be exaggerated, while others may be minimized. Accordingly, the specification and drawings are to be regarded in an illustrative rather than a restrictive sense. Thus, although specific arrangements have been illustrated and described herein, it should be appreciated that any arrangement calculated to achieve the same purpose may be substituted for the specific arrangement shown. This disclosure is intended to cover any and all adaptations or variations of various embodiments and arrangements of the invention. Combinations of the above arrangements, and other arrangements not specifically described herein, will be apparent to those of skill in the art upon reviewing the above description. 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Hey, girls! Did you guys see Girls last night? I did. What did you think? Don't you wish that you could write a book and then have a party about it? Don't you wish you had that dress Jenny Slate was wearing? Aren't you glad you aren't friends with any of the horrible people on that show except for Jessa, who is actually turning out to be a great character even though we kind of assumed she'd be the one we liked the least? Me too! Anyway, as we get older we will find that, generally, we have jobs and people rely on us to do those jobs reasonably well. Just a fact of life. But we will also find, as we get older, that sometimes we will let those people down. For example, I was on a bus from New York to Philadelphia this weekend and when we were in New Jersey, just outside of Philadelphia, the bus driver took a lot of weird turns and then slowly pulled into the parking lot of a mall, stopped the bus, stood up, turned to face us and asked, "Does anyone know how to get to Philadelphia?" ("DOES ANYONE KNOW HOW TO GET TO PHILADELPHIA.") You know, just a completely normal tiny screw up that anyone could make when they were a bus driver leaving New York, KNOWING that they were driving to Philadelphia. Then he stopped the bus multiple times as someone had to direct him to Philadelphia because then it kind of turned out that he couldn't drive a bus at all? Whatever! It's fine. The point is that EVERYONE screws up at their job every once in a while, and it's not something that you should obsess about or get too worried over. We're all adults here. We get it. Just do your best. To illustrate that point, here is a montage of models not being able to do a great job at their job of walking.
Thanks, ladies! It happens to the best of us! We all fall down sometimes! Does anyone know how to get to Philadelphia, indeed! (Via TheDailyWhat.)
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One time I was on a bus and at one of its 2 million stops, the driver staggered back to ask me something. His breath reeked of alcohol. Ugh, bus.
To be fair to the models, oftentimes the shoes they are made to wear on the runway either do not fit correctly or are straight up lobster claw madness. That being said, ha-ha-ha. Falling is funny.
Why do you hate it? I really hope you check this thread again. I feel like the Internet has a dearth of thoughtful (and non-sexist) criticism of this show.
So many, MANY reasons… the main one being that it's a terrible show. Hotspur and I had a decent discussion about it awhile ago and I'd kind of rather link to that than get into it again (mostly because I actually have to work at work today and the points he starts off with were where I would go in a diatribe) but it's basically like this — Lena Dunham is awful. Her writing is awful, her acting is awful and she lives in a world that is so comically insular that when she tries to take a semi-common experience and tell the story of it, the end result is so incredibly awful that the few funny moments are so obviously punched up by other writers. I don't care how she got the show, I care that she has a shit show and is getting so much praise for it… by actually funny people who have no reason to praise someone who obviously has never been given criticism in her life (beyond shallow comments on her body which is a whole other discussion).
Lena Dunham is *so* smug and self-satisfied that it's painfully obvious in her little creations. And it's not satire. She's not that smart. If you see or read her in interviews or ANYTHING, she's actually worse than the character she plays. Kelly's first review hits on that she's playing a character that is exactly like her character that was actually her in Tiny Furniture. For some reason, Kelly is the only person I've seen even address that she has an immediate written-in disconnect that somehow shields her from criticism because she's acting…
But it's beyond unrealistic. And unfunny. And not in that "mirror to 20something me living in NYC at the time and working my ass off to get to work in publishing" way but in the way that it's garbage. It should be a web series, not a lauded HBO program that gets people like Louis CK to say it's decent because he doesn't want to make enemies.
Goddamn slug people.
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Time and youth. They will either get us, or replace us all. This is a fact of our feeble and fleeting existence on this Earth (good morning!).
Right now, though, we'll save the broader life lessons for another time and ponder how both age and a youth uprising could affect the future of one Larry Fitzgerald in Arizona. We're through three quarters of the season, and for many of you another noble fantasy run has ended. But choke down that sadness, and let's begin to look back and learn lessons about what we've witnessed in 2013.
That begins with the tale of Fitzgerald's end-zone based production, and his dwindling targets.
Michael Floyd's emergence was inevitable, because ideally that's what happens with first-round wide receivers. Floyd may have taken a touch longer than most, but hey, here he is, with 860 total yards through 12 games to Fitzgerald's 678.
In a vertical offense that does plenty of deep chucking whenever it can find the time, it's Floyd who's been doing far more of that deep balling. Of Carson Palmer's 34 completions this year that have ended in gains of 20 yards or more, 14 have gone to Floyd, which is far more than Fitzgerald's eight. By extension, Floyd is also gaining well over three yards per catch more than Fitzgerald (15.9 to 12.3), and just over 15 yards per game more on average (71.7 to 56.5). Taking the shorter view, Floyd has been particularly sizzling of late, posting 396 receiving yards over his last three games, far ahead of Fitzgerald's 185.
But here's the most daunting number…
Larry Fitzgerald is only averaging 7.75 targets/game this year. Bailing out owners with serious TD production (2nd in OTD).
— Mike Clay (@MikeClayNFL) December 3, 2013
For reference, 0TD is a far more advanced way of viewing scoring opportunities, and it should become a part of your life.
Clay is right on all accounts. Fitzgerald has been dominating in and around the red zone while being on the other end for nine of Palmer's 19 touchdown passes, while Floyd has four. If we go back to that wholly arbitrary three-game sample size, Fitz's end-zone strutting becomes even more prevalent, as that's when four of his touchdowns have been scored.
For fake football purposes, that difference is by far what's saving Fitzgerald, and keeping him alive as a valuable commodity. Despite that significant gap in all the yardage metrics and the recent surge by Floyd which has included a single-game high in receptions (seven in Week 12), Fitzgerald is ahead in fantasy points with his 116.5 to Floyd's 105.5.
A lengthy wingspan and nearly unmatched leaping ability will do that for you. But with Fitzgerald on the wrong side of 30, the latter may begin to fade next year and beyond, along with his top-end speed. Or, as we've seen with others in their early-to-mid 30s, the drop off could be far more abrupt.
That's why right now the young blood is rising, and Fitzgerald splitting targets and having only a narrow overall advantage (through 12 games he leads Floyd in targets 98-84, putting him on pace for a career low 130) will lower him to a WR2 level going forward, especially if he's relying on the volatility of touchdowns for most of his fantasy production.
And you know what? That's just fine, but let's all make sure to react accordingly.
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Peyton Manning is a thoughtful human
Pey Pey likely gets invited to all sorts of events he doesn't given any thought to whatsoever. That's part of being both a baller and a shot caller, and many in his position would entirely ignore the constant requests to attend little Jimmy's grand birthday bash, or whatever.
Not our boy Peyton. He recently received a wedding invitation for what looks to be a fall affair, a time when weddings should be illegal because there's football to be played. Instead of chucking it, Manning was a humanitarian and returned the invite with an autograph.
This is pretty cool of Mr Manning pic.twitter.com/hj3emezOLI
— Juan Elway (@JuanElway) December 3, 2013
Marcus Mariota stays home
Ahhh early December. A cheery time when egg nog is available in abundance, and throwin' bows at your local retail outlets is a well practiced art.
It's also a time when when we begin to hear whether or not this year's class of college juniors will be declaring for the NFL draft. Inevitably there's at least one quarterback golden boy who breaks our hearts, and in turn breaks his own wallet by staying behind, a path well traveled by the likes of Jake Locker, Matt Barkley, and Landry Jones in recent years.
So step right up, Marcus Mariota. Tuesday afternoon the Oregon quarterback said that he'd prefer to stay in the land of hispsters for one more season, shunning the NFL. I'm all for education and whatnot, but often Mariorta's choice doesn't end well. Here's why…
Bottom line: Marcus Mariota absolutely would've contended to be the top QB taken. Couple evaluators I talked to compared him to Kaepernick.
— Albert Breer (@AlbertBreer) December 3, 2013
Now, it's impossible to sit here in December and definitively say that Quarterback X will absolutely be the first selected at his position. Hey, remember a year ago at this time when Geno Smith was the no-doubter first overall pick? hahaha oh man.
But what we can do with reasonable accuracy is say that a quarterback will be among the top of his class, and as Breer relays above, the widespread feeling was that Mariota would have pushed Teddy Bridgewater. Turning your back on even a chance to be that pristine top quarterback is…odd.
Zygi Wilf is a terrifying human
You know, he sort of looks like Wario.
Zygi Wilf and Gov Dayton toss dirt at Vikings Stadium Groundbreaking. pic.twitter.com/3yZ4e8exma
— Glen Stubbe (@gspphoto) December 3, 2013
Yep, it's uncanny.
Finally, some Bills Toronto Series logic
For the reasons I ranted about Monday, the Bills Toronto Series is a colossal failure. That's mostly true because the Bills themselves are continually a colossal failure, and when you're a losing team every year, the geographical location of your games is irrelevant as far as the overall attendance is concerned. People either find better football to watch, or better things to do with their lives.
But alas, maybe there's hope for putting an end to the sorry state of affairs that's been the Bills' annual appearance in Toronto, which has most often taken place in December when hope is long gone. During a radio interview today Bills CEO Russ Brandon hinted strongly at the possibility of escaping the five-year commitment to Toronto.
Host asks if Bills can get out of 5-year agreement. Brandon: "I'm going to look at everything."
— Mike Rodak (@mikerodak) December 4, 2013
Before you rejoice here, Bills faithful, please kindly remember that Brandon needs you to be much more faithful, and to do it with your wallet.
The overall average attendance at Ralph Wilson Stadium so far this year has been pretty alright, with 93.4 percent of the joint filled. But that number is at least partly skewed, because to escape local TV blackout restrictions the Bills hand tickets over tog roups and businesses. The result, as Brandon said today, has been only two true and authentic sellouts this year. As though he was challenging/threatening Bills fans, Brandon also made a point to mention that currently over 20,000 tickets remain for the Bills' final home game this season on Dec. 22.
So here's what you have to do then if you'd like to be a hero and save your team, Bills fans: spend your hard-earned holiday-season dollars to sit in freezing temperatures and watch a team that won't make the playoffs for the 15th straight year, and with one more loss they'll guarantee a sub .500 finish for the ninth straight season.
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At issue is the interpretation and application in the US dioceses of Canon 915 of the Code of Canon Law, which reads: "those who obstinately persist in manifest grave sin are not to be admitted to Holy Communion."
Archbishop Raymond Burke of St. Louis said on Thursday that despite "a difference of opinion" he expects the statement on Communion and Catholic politicians will come today from the nation's bishops.
Last November, Archbishop Burke, while still bishop of La Crosse, Wis., notified his diocese that Catholic politicians who support abortion "are not to be admitted to Holy Communion . . . until such time as they publicly renounce their support of these most unjust practices."
He said he could never in good conscience retreat from his position, which is that Catholic politicians who support or vote for abortion rights "persist in a gravely sinful act," and if they will not refrain from Communion themselves, the church must refuse them.
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Te'o perpetuated story even after learning the truth
Not once but twice after he supposedly discovered his online girlfriend of three years never even existed, Notre Dame All-American linebacker...
SOUTH BEND, Ind. — Not once but twice after he supposedly discovered his online girlfriend of three years never even existed, Notre Dame All-American linebacker Manti Te'o perpetuated the heartbreaking story about her death.
An Associated Press review of news coverage found that the Heisman Trophy runner-up talked about his doomed love in a Web interview on Dec. 8 and again in a newspaper interview published Dec. 10. He and the university said Wednesday that he learned on Dec. 6 that it was all a hoax, that not only wasn't she dead, she wasn't real.
A report on ESPN.com quoted a former teammate as saying players knew the woman wasn't really his girlfriend even though Te'o played that up as his tragic story was being told.
Players thought Te'o had only met Lennay Kekua once and that it wasn't really accurate to call her his girlfriend. But as condolences poured in after her death, Te'o "played along," according to the teammate who wished to remain anonymous.
The teammate portrayed the move as part of his personality, telling ESPN that Te'o liked attention so much he would sometimes point himself out to friends when he was on television.
On Thursday, a day after Te'o's story was exposed as a bizarre lie, he and Notre Dame faced questions from sportswriters and fans about whether he really was duped, as he claimed, or whether he and the university were complicit in the hoax and misled the public, perhaps to improve his chances of winning the Heisman.
Yahoo sports columnist Dan Wetzel said the case has "left everyone wondering whether this was really the case of a naive football player done wrong by friends or a fabrication that has yet to play to its conclusion."
Gregg Doyel, national columnist for CBSSports.com, was more direct.
"Nothing about this story has been comprehensible, or logical, and that extends to what happens next," he wrote. "I cannot comprehend Manti Te'o saying anything that could make me believe he was a victim."
Notre Dame said Te'o found out that Kekua was not a real person through a phone call he received at an awards ceremony in Orlando, Fla., on Dec. 6. He told Notre Dame coaches about the situation Dec. 26.
Te'o's agent, Tom Condon, said the athlete had no plans to make any public statements Thursday in Bradenton, Fla., where he has been training with other NFL hopefuls at the IMG Academy.
Reporters were turned away at the main gate of IMG's sprawling, secure complex. Te'o remained on the grounds, said a person familiar with situation.
The story has created uncertainty surrounding the All-American linebacker and could further hurt his draft stock, NFL draft consultant Gil Brandt said.
"I think some teams will say it isn't worth the problem" to draft Te'o, said Brandt, who has the linebacker rated 19th overall in the first round.
The former Dallas Cowboys general manager added that Te'o's stock had plummeted after a poor performance in the BCS championship game.
"I don't think anybody considered him to be a top-five pick before all this happened," Brandt said. "In that game against Alabama, this was like a guy who was the best shooter in the world in basketball and here comes a game and he can't even hit the backboard. His play in that game was absolutely horrible. He missed on run blitzes; guys ran over him ... "
Nev Schulman, creator and executive producer of the documentary "Catfish" and the MTV show of the same name, which helps people uncover if their online relationships are legitimate, is investigating the Te'o case and is in touch with the woman whose pictures were used in Kekua's Twitter account.
While acknowledging there are unanswered questions in Teo's narrative, Schulman said this isn't the most elaborate "Catfish" hoax he's seen — and Schulman is inclined to believe the player's version.
Asked if the NCAA was monitoring the Te'o story for possible rules violations, NCAA president Mark Emmert said: "We don't know anything more than you do."


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This is a recipe i put together last night with the veggies I had in the fridge and my husband and daughter LOVED it. Very yummy over ride pilaf or couscous. You can add chicken or fish to make this a non-veggie meal Submitted by VEGGIEDOC4LIFE Carbs: 15g | Fat: 7.1g | Fiber: 5.2g | Protein: 3.7g | Calories: 121.2
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LUCKNOW: Aspiring advocates appeared in the Common Law Admission Test on Sunday. In Lucknow, as many as 3,432 candidates took the exam at five centres. Out of this, 3176 candidates appeared for LLB, while 156 appeared for the post graduate exam, LLM.
As per officials of Ram Manohar Lohiya National Law University (RMLNLU), which was entrusted with the task of conducting the exam, CLAT 2012 was simple. "No complaints of any kind were received from the candidates," said an official.
The candidates had to answer 200 objective type questions carrying one mark each. No negative marking was done. The two-hour long test consisted of English, general knowledge, elementary mathematics, legal aptitude and logical reasoning. Conducted by National Law University, Jodhpur, CLAT 2012 saw as many as 25,769 aspirants taking the exam for admissions in 14 premier law institutions in the country. The test was held in 20 cities across 46 centres. The two hour exam held from 3.00 pm to 5.00 pm.
Lucknow, the second largest centre after New Delhi, saw an increase of nearly 100 candidates from previous year. This year, a total of 6,113 aspirants were registered in Delhi. Jaipur had 1,827, Kolkata had 1,485; Patna had 1,369 aspirants, while Chandigarh had 1,222 examinees appearing in CLAT. While Karnataka had 916 aspirants, Mumbai this time had only 754 applicants. This year, a total of 1,702 undergraduate seats are available in the prestigious law colleges.
On Sunday, nearly 4,000 aspirants also took the All India Pre Medical Test (AIPMT) mains at seven centres from 10 am to 1 pm. The exam conducted by Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE), was held peacefully. As per CBSE coordinator, Lucknow, Jawaid Alam Khan, "Nearly 99% candidates took the exam. CBSE representatives were present at every centre for smooth conduct of exams."
The test consisted of 120 objective type questions from physics, chemistry and biology. As per the candidates, there was a little change in the pattern of questions in comparison to previous year. "Match making questions were a little different. But overall the exam went fine," said a candidate.
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- 2 cups hot mashed potatoes
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Add the cream, butter, and seasonings to the hot potatoes, beat until very light, then beat the egg whites to a stiff froth and fold them in. Pile lightly in an ovenproof dish, and brush with some reserved egg white. Brown in the oven 12-15 minutes at 375 degrees F. Sprinkle with minced parsley and a dash of paprika.Updated Tuesday, October 9th, 2007
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IKEA's new kiosk-based loyalty program IKEA FAMILY has already attracted more than 1.6 million members since its launch a few months ago.
IKEA FAMILY offers special offers and benefits to customers, as well as program-branded merchandise and promotional events, Diane Zoll, manager of IKEA FAMILY US, said in a company release.
"Not only are there now millions of members, but members are highly engaged and spend more when they visit IKEA," she said.
In the store, the membership journey begins at the FAMILY Shop, which features unique FAMILY-branded merchandise that members can use every day, from backpacks to bathrobes, with members-only prices.
The Kiosks, which are built, serviced and monitored by Kiosk Information Systems, allow new members to enroll and receive a membership card on the spot. The kiosks also encourage existing members to scan their cards for a chance to win a monthly $100 FAMILY Sweepstakes, as well as view exclusive current IKEA FAMILY discounts and offers.
During grand openings and other high-volume periods, IKEA co-workers use a specially-developed tablet PC application to handle the swell of membership interest. The tablet PC application is now being used at each store on a regular basis and continues to grow in popularity, the retailer said.
Ongoing communications are strictly digital, including a members-only website, ongoing emails and mobile alerts. Response rates are extremely high, more than doubling traditional retail digital communications.
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The "Believe in the New Big Blue" campaign kicked into high gear in November, with a six-week social media campaign built around a video by local filmmaker Bill Humphreys, who donated his services. "Our staff, volunteers and friends did their best to plaster links to that video and our online donation site all over Facebook, Twitter and email," says Wachtel. "We raised $19,000 that way."
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BELTSVILLE, MD, Jan 31, 2006--The Water Quality Information Center (WQIC) at the National Agricultural Library (NAL) has launched a redesigned Web site featuring an enhanced interface allowing better access to its information products on water and agriculture.
Users of the redesigned site can now browse information conveniently arranged by topic, from Agricultural Environmental Management to Water Quality. The Web site features a range of bibliographies, conference listings, and annotated subject guides created by WQIC staff members. The material is designed to inform all audiences.
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The center was established in 1990 to support USDA efforts to address water quality issues. As the focal point of NAL's water quality activities, the center collects, organizes, and communicates the scientific findings, educational methodologies, and public policy issues related to water and agriculture.
WQIC is supported by the Agricultural Research Service, the U.S. Department of Agriculture's chief scientific research agency. The redesign of the WQIC Web site implements USDA Web standards and meets U.S. Office of Management and Budget guidelines for focusing on customer needs. For more information, contact: Joe Makuch, Water Quality Information Center, National Agricultural Library (, 301 504-6077). Find out more about NAL.


text: Have You Tried All Seven Kinds of Wheat Beer?May 15, 2001 The Bottom Line Wheat beers can be pale and cloudy, dark and clear, big as an ox, or light as a butterfly -- here's how to find the one that's right for YOU! Any beer made with wheat might be called a "wheat beer", but after you drink a few different brands, you start to realize that there is a huge difference between them. Hopefully, I can help you understand some of the major types of wheat beer that are commonly available and help you figure out which ones best suit your taste preferences. Summer is usually considered the "season" for wheat beers, as if they need to have a season. Most wheat beers are light, drinkable, refreshing beers that work well at warm weather picnics or while simply sitting outside on a sunny Sunday morning. Nonetheless, some of the styles, like dunkelweizen, are great all year round, and some (like weizenbock) actually work best on cold winter nights -- like the times you might normally reach for a barleywine or old ale. German Wheat Beers Several distinct types of wheat beer are made in Germany. Most are from Bavaria -- especially Munich -- but one very unique style is the sharply sour Berliner Weisse that originates from Berlin. 1. WEIZEN (Weissbier) Southern Germany is renowned for its world-class breweries, and while most people know them for their high quality lager beers, Bavaria is also the world's leading region for wheat beers, which are commonly labeled as either "weizen" or as "weissbier" -- but don't confuse the latter with the "weisse" beers of Berlin! They are wildly different animals! Bavarian wheat beers are not light beers -- they are brewed to an average strength (about 12 degrees Plato, and about 5% alcohol). These beers have a characteristic cloudiness from the yeast and from proteins in the wheat, but many breweries today filter their wheat beers, but more on that in a minute. The amount of wheat used in a wheat beer varies from brewery to brewery, but it is usually around 50 percent, although one of the most common recipes is 60 percent wheat and 40 percent pale malted barley. Hops are usually traditional European noble varieties (Hallertau, Tettnang, etc.) but are used at very low levels. There should be some hop bitterness to balance the sugars of malt and wheat, but there should be little or no noticeable hop flavor nor aroma. The yeast is the key to a great southern German wheat beer. It's a blended strain rather than being pure brewing yeast (Sacchoromyces Cerevesiae). Chemically, the yeast produces a very complex blend of esters and phenolic by-products; what that means to the beer drinker is that you can experience a rich milieau of different flavors and aromas. Typically, you might find the smell of cloves and bananas together, although some people say they get a little bit of peppery spiciness in the flavor, or a little bit of vanilla. In my opinion, cloves is the flavor and smell I look for most often. You want that with or without the yeast? Modern beer drinkers often like the look of a brilliantly clear beer. They don't want sediment or cloudiness. But there are a lot of people who prefer traditional wheat beers with the yeasts and proteins still in the beer. Breweries who cater to traditionalists often label their wheat beers "hefe-weizen" or "mit hefe", which means "with yeast," and that's exactly what it is. Breweries that cater to customers who want a brilliantly clear, filtered beer often label their beers as "kristall." If you don't see the words "kristall," "hefe-weizen," or "mit hefe" on the label, the beer is probably a traditional unfiltered wheat beer. Traditional beer purists feel that wheat beers with yeast have a more rounded, fuller bodied feeling and that the filtration process removes some of the flavor. They're probably right, but the great thing about finding a beer retailer with a huge selection is that there's room for both opinions, and there's a great opportunity to try a couple of different wheat beers side-by-side and see which type you think best matches your taste preferences! Kristall and Hefe-weizen are not different styles of beer, they simply describe whether the beer you are drinking was filtered or not. They're both southern German wheat beers. Recommendation: Paulaner Hefe-Weizen, DeGroen's Weizen 2. DUNKELWEIZEN Dunkelweizen is a dark wheat beer. Everything I said about weizen holds for dunkelweizen too, except that the beer is made a little differently, and it tastes a little different -- maybe a bit softer with a bit more malt character. Color is the key, and the color comes about in the brewhouse in one of two ways. Either the brewer blends some dark malted wheat into the grist, or he blends some dark Munich malt into the grist. The dark malt is pale malt that is lightly toasted in a kiln to give it some color. Colored malts also add flavor complexity -- maybe a bit of a caramel like flavor, or a bit of toast or biscuit-like flavor. There will not be a strong "roast," "chocolate," or "coffee" flavor like those you would find in porters or stouts. American brewpubs sometimes make beers they call "dunkelweizens" using a small percentage of a dark malted barley called "chocolate" malt, but that gives the beer an odd roast flavor that's not at all like the more rounded character you get from Munich malts. These may still be good, drinkable beers, but they probably won't taste much like their role models from across the pond... Recommendation: Franziskaner Dunkel-Weizen 3. WEIZENBOCK If wheat beers are good, then brewing it 50 percent stronger must make it GREAT, right? That's sort of what's behind weizenbock. These are wheat beers, made like I described the weizen style, but they are brewed to the strength of a bock beer (which in Germany, is prescribed by law to be no less than 16 degrees Plato). Instead of a 5 percent alcohol beer, you have a 7 percent alcohol beer. When you taste these beers, you can't help but notice how much more intense the fruit or spice flavors and aromas become. The banana scent sometimes becomes pronounced, like walking through a produce section full of ripe bananas. You might also start noticing the flavor of alcohol, which might come across with a sweet complexity like that you find in sherry -- especially with the strongest weizenbocks. Recommendation: Schneider Aventinius 4. BERLINER WEISSE Stop right there! Don't send that bottle of Berliner weisse back to the bar...it's not really spoiled. Berliner weisses are supposed to taste sour! These are very tart beers, and the flavor might put you off if you don't expect it. Some people drink these beers with a little bit of sweet raspberry syrup (or woodruff) to cut back the sourness, or they drink it with a slice of lemon to revel in the tart flavor! Because the beer is very light bodied and very low in alcohol (often below 3 percent), it makes an ideal refreshing drink on a hot August afternoon. In the brewhouse, the beer is made as a light-bodied wheat beer (but with less wheat than is used in southern Germany), but it is fermented using a unique blend of yeasts and other microflora, including the strains Lactobacillus delbruckii and S. Brettanomyces. What that means is that instead of tasting like normal beer, the fermentation process produces flavors that are closer to those found in blue cheese -- it's the flavor of lactic acid, one of the byproducts of this yeast. That's why the beer tastes sour, not sweet or bitter. Recommendation: Schultheiss Berliner Weisse Belgian Wheat Beers Belgium enjoys a huge reputation for its high-quality ales, but when it comes to wheat beers, there's really only one style -- Wit beer -- and the only major brand imported to the United States is Hoegaarden. Up until last year, Americans could also enjoy a homegrown version in Celis White -- brewed by the man who re-created Hoegaarden in Belgium, but sadly, I've been told that Celis is no longer available. 5. WIT Wit is a wonderful springtime beer! It's light and refreshing, with a bit of cloudiness to it, a slightly tart acidic bite, and some light spiciness from coriander and curacao orange. The beer is made using a 50-50 blend of pale malted barley and unmalted wheat. I won't get into the boring details of how the mash differs from other beers, but I will mention that its a longer and more difficult process because unmalted wheat has a tendency to stick together like oatmeal if you don't mash it correctly. Recommendation: Hoegaarden American Wheat Beers When the brewpub and microbrewery craze took hold in the United States about 10 years ago, many small breweries started making light wheat ales that were much different from their European cousins. They used less wheat and they used standard beer (ale) yeasts. This light, drinkable beer also served as an ideal base for creating fruit flavored beers, and lots of craft breweries start making flavored wheat beers. 6. AMERICAN WHEAT BEER These are usually drinkable beers that taste like a cross between the German weizen style and an American light ale. There's none of the banana or clove signature of the German styles, but there is some cloudiness and a little tartness. It's generally a smooth, drinkable, balanced beer. In the brewery, the amount of wheat used in these beers varies wildly. Some have 50 percent or more wheat in their grist, but many others go as low as 30 percent. The hops are sometimes noticeable than with European wheat styles, and I've even had some that showed strong hop characters, especially the signature grapefruit citric aroma of American hop varieties like Cascade and its cousins. Recommendation: Pyramid Wheaten Ale, Heurich Summer Fogg 7. FLAVORED WHEAT BEER Serious beer connoisseurs like to sneer at flavored beers, but a lot of people like the refreshing flavors of fruit and honey and light spices that different brewers use to attract new consumers to the beer marketplace. These styles offer a lot of room for creativity and innovation, and the beers often appeal to younger consumers. In the mid-1990s there were quite a lot of brewers doing raspberry wheat beers because the spritzy tartness that fermented raspberry juice brings to a beer makes it taste almost like a wine spritzer. The best fruit flavored wheat beer I've ever had was a blueberry wheat made by Brimstone, but that beer is no longer sold to my knowledge. If you're the kind of consumer who doesn't usually like beer and you don't think tartness sounds good, then these are the kinds of wheat beers you might actually enjoy. Give 'em a shot! Recommendation: Samuel Adams Cherry Wheat What Wheat? I hope I've given you a little bit of insight into what to expect when you're trying to figure out which wheat beers to buy. Just a footnote about the geographic terms that I use in grouping the styles; these refer only to the origin of the style. It's entirely possible to find Belgian wit beers that are made in the United States, or even an American wheat beer brewed in Australia! In fact, I listed DeGroen's wheat beer as an example of a southern German weizen -- even though its brewed in Baltimore -- because it is, in fact, a better weizen than many of the weizens brewed in Germany (that's what happens when you have a European brewer who is trained in Germany and operates a German-built brewhouse in the United States using German ingredients...) 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Cargolux sees tonnage, revenue growth in 2013
Cargolux recorded tonnage growth for 2013 of 16.7 percent year over year, moving 753,848 tonnes.
The shareholders of Cargolux approved the audited financial statements in the airline's annual general meeting Wednesday.
Total revenues for 2013 grew by 14.4 percent to US$1,988.5 million (1,435.1 million euros), while tonne- kilometers flown increased from 4.8 million in 2012 to 5.7 million in 2013.
Cargolux operated 95,022 block hours, 13,364 hours more than planned for 2013. The high amount of operational activity contributed toward achieving a net consolidated gain of US$8.4 million (6 million euros).
Cargolux expanded its fleet with three new Boeing 747-8Fs and retained, on a power-by-the-hour basis, a Boeing 747-400F that was initially planned to exit the fleet during 2013. It also added a Boeing 747-400ERF on the same basis, which brought the fleet to 20 aircraft at the end of the year.
With a bigger fleet and more operational activity than planned, Cargolux recorded an average daily aircraft utilization of 14:57 hours. The company's market share reached 3.5 percent.
"We don't expect market conditions to improve significantly in 2014," Cargolux president and CEO Dirk Reich said. "Our priority is to grow and expand our global network with the continued support and valuable contribution of our hard-working employees while focusing on efficiency and performance improvements. I am also confident in our ability to reap the first tangible rewards from the cooperation with our new shareholder, HNCA."


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