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An improved cryogenic compressor with piston position sensing is disclosed. Precision optical encoders using incremental or absolute encoding are incorporated into a compressor to allow for accurate position sensing of moving elements within the compressor. Appropriate electronic circuitry is used to interpret the position data to allow the user modify the frequency and stroke of the piston within the compressor. The invention may be used in systems with multiple compressor pistons or for position data for balance weights or displacers in a cryogenic refrigeration system.
1. A cryogenic compressor comprising: a compressor having at least one moving part for compressing a gas; an encoder for continuous position tracking of said part, said encoder comprising at least one transmit/receive unit and at least one index plate, said at least one transmit/receive unit and said at least one of said index plates are oriented such that the movement of said part is transformed by said encoder into an electronic signal representing said part's position.
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4. A cryogenic refrigerator having at least one reciprocating piston for displacing refrigeration gas and comprising a linear magnetic encoder for continuous position tracking of said at least one piston, wherein said encoder comprises a read head and a scale, wherein one of said read head or scale is stationary while the other is attached to said at least one piston to create relative motion between said read head and said scale, whereby said relative motion is transformed in by said encoder into signals representing said at least one piston's position.
This application is related to U.S. Provisional Patent Application Ser. No. 60/394,167, filed Jul. 8, 2002, to which the present application claims priority under 35 U.S.C. 119 and which is incorporated herein by reference.
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1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to real-time position sensing of a moving part within a cryogenic refrigeration system. More specifically, the present invention relates to the use of position sensing of moving parts in a cryogenic compressor or cryogenic refrigeration system using precision sensors and support circuitry capable of accurately determining the location of a moving part.
2. Description of the Background Art
Cryogenic refrigeration systems or �cryocoolers,� are becoming increasingly commonplace and are used in a variety of applications where very cold temperatures are necessary or desired. These applications include cooling of sensor electronics or optics in military and commercial equipment used in satellites and space flight, superconducting electronics and in research and development.
Typical cryogenic refrigeration systems have an ability cool from 70-80K in a single stage system and in the range of 2.3K in advanced, multistage systems. Closed system cryogenic refrigeration systems include the Stirling, Gifford-McMahon J-T and pulse tube head types which cool by alternating the compression and expansion of a working fluid, commonly, helium. The Stirling and Gifford-McMahon systems incorporate a mechanical, reciprocating displacer to move the helium to the system regenerator and to remove heat and return the gas to a system compressor. The high-pressure helium is expanded in the displacer module connected to a regenerator and cold head. The pulse tube system does not include a mechanical displacer but rather cyclically compresses and expands the helium as it moves through the heat exchanger by use of a rotary valve to generate an oscillating compression-expansion cycle.
Common to each of the Stirling, Gifford/McMahon, J-T and pulse tube systems is a compressor assembly in which the expanded helium or other working fluid that is returned from the system is compressed by use of a piston. The compressor assembly includes one or more pistons in a compression volume or cylinder for the compression of the returned helium. These cryogenic refrigeration systems commonly use a linearly oscillating piston driven by an electric �voice coil� motors where the piston assembly is supported by a flexure bearing. The piston oscillation is typically controlled by an active position control servo operating on position sensor feedback. It has been determined that active position control improves thermodynamic efficiency of the unit, helps reduce vibration, and prevents a piston from impacting end stops during operation. It has also been determined that control of fluid flow and movement of the expansion chamber (displacer) must be continuously and accurately timed.
In order to have better control over the temperature of a cold head in a cryocooler system, there is a need to receive continuous indication of the cryopump piston, the position of the piston in a displacer as well as the position of balancing weights in vibration dampened systems.
Optical Encoder Technology
Current position control designs for moving components in a cryocooler system use linear variable differential transformers (LVDT) as position sensors. This method works well, but the special design and low volume production associated with incorporating an LVDT into an existing cryocooler system is expensive and results in lengthy design delays. Further, new cryocooler designs require a new or redesigned LVDT systems to allow the pistons to operate over a variable stroke range or to fit a different space allocation. This undesirably lengthens the design cycle and results in relatively high non-recurring engineering costs. Accordingly, there exists a need for a less expensive, precision position sensor system that can readily be adapted to existing cryocoolers or to future cryocooler designs.
Optical encoder technology is well developed, well known and widely used in other applications. Encoder components are low-cost, off-the-shelf items with the exception of the user-specified, printed pattern on the encoder's index plate. This pattern is usually made per user specification and there are many vendors for such devices with proven and cost effective practices.
An optically encoded position sensor of the type described herein simplifies manufacturing and reduces cost relative to LVDT technology for a number of reasons. Existing encoder units use several readily available, commercial off-the-shelf or easily manufactured components, are easy to install and align in a cryocooler, are compact, lightweight, and are highly reliable. These elements lend themselves to low-cost production and incorporation into existing cryocooler technology.
As is well known in the art, optical encoders are devices that have two major sub assemblies. One subassembly is an index plate, which is connected to a moving component, is a system requiring position detection. The index plate is connected to and moves with the specified component. The index plate generally comprises a transparent plate with one or more longitudinal sections with different markings on each of them. The second subassembly, referred to herein as an emitter/detector or transmit/receive unit, is mounted on a stationary member on or within the compressor housing and typically consists of a light source (LED or another) and a light detector. When the encoder is assembled into the compressor, the light source and detector are positioned in a way that there is a gap between them whereby the detector picks up the light from the light source. The index plate occupies this gap (without contacting either of the parts) and when it moves, the markings block the light and as a result, signals are generated by the detector's circuitry.
There are two types of encoders preferred for use in the claimed invention, each of which is well know in industry. The first is an incremental encoder containing a single section on the index plate with multiple demarcations of a known distance between. The output of this type of encoder is the movement speed (number of line counts per time unit) or the linear displacement relative to a known previous position.
The second major type of encoder is the absolute position encoder. In this type of encoder, the index plate consists of multiple sections, each section of which contains multiple demarcations so as to generate a digital word for every discrete position with a length equivalent to the number of sections (2 sections=2 bits etc.). The number of light source-detector sets and also the number of signal lines in this absolute encoder type is equal to the number of sections on the index plate. The output of this type of encoder is the absolute position of the encoder's plate relative to an absolute zero established during the system's assembly or calibration. The position is expressed as a digital word and the length of this word determines the system's precision. For example, a 10-bit word yields 1024 discrete positions. The precision in this case equals full stroke length divided by 1024.
Both types of encoders described above as transmissive devices, with a transparent index plate and opaque demarcations, but can be reflective index plates with the light source and detector positioned on the same side of a reflective index plate.
An alternative preferred embodiment incorporates an absolute-incremental encoder that requires only four I/O pins passing through the pressure housing for each encoder.
The use of absolute-incremental encoder is the proposed method for replacing the LVDT in cryocoolers with an optical encoder using a limited number of I/O pins in the hermetically sealed compressor unit.
The absolute-incremental encoder index plate consists of three sections on the same physical piece. One section has a number of markings with a known spacing between them that match the precision needed from the system (in the same way as in an incremental encoder). The other two sections have similar markings arranged in pairs, where the lines in each pair (one line in each section) have a smaller gap between them than the gap between the pairs. These two sections are used for direction of movement detection. During operation, receiving the signals from the two light detectors corresponding to these two sections in one order indicate one direction of movement and vice versa. The bigger gap between the pairs indicates to the system that a new pair is being read. Receiving a signal from the same detector twice without receiving a signal from the other detector indicate to the system a reversal in the direction of movement
An �absolute position reset line� is marked across all three sections. The system resets to a known absolute position each time all three detectors transmit a simultaneous signal (all three signals received within a predetermined time frame). The actual reset takes into account the position of only one detector (the one that was used during the calibration process) to avoid ambiguity. The reset event is not required every cycle but because the system's accuracy improves with the number of resets, the absolute position reset line is located in the middle of the stroke.
The absolute-incremental system uses the direction of movement indication to either add or subtract the position increment to/from the absolute position obtained in the reset process. The side from the absolute position is also taken into account.
When the precision required by the system cannot be met by one incremental encoder section because the line width and spacing exceed the printing capabilities, more sections may be added with their markings shifted from one another to form a finer uniform division of the full motion stroke. Each such section adds one light source and detector. The signals from these additional sets are wired into the same signal line eliminating the need for additional signal lines and I/O pins.
The number of I/O pins required by the proposed system is three for each encoder, two for the direction detection and one for the incremental output. In addition, two I/O pins supply power to all the encoders in one cryocooler.
A single encoder design can be, rapidly adapted to work in different cooler designs by simply changing one component: an easily manufactured light-modulating grid. This passive element modulates light intensity seen at a detector such that motion steps can be accurately counted. The remaining elements of the sensor (light source, detectors, and electronics) are unaffected by changes in piston motion over the range of Stirling-class cooler designs planned for development over the next five to ten years.
The present invention is a cryocooler allowing the continuous position tracking of a cryocooler's compressor piston, displacer or other moving part using linear optical encoders. The invention generally includes a piston-compressor driven cryocooler incorporating a position sensor comprising a transmitter/receiver unit and an index plate. The position sensor is preferably comprised of a light emitter/detector for the transmission and receiving of an optical signal which is mounted on a fixed structure within a sealed volume in the cryocooler. The index plate is preferably a transparent, graduated position scale which is mounted on the moving component which component's position is desired. The index plate is mounted so as to allow its reading by the emitter/detector. During compressor operation, the signals from the detector are fed to electronic circuitry to allow the accurate determination of the location of a moving component in the system and to facilitate the control of that component through the use of appropriate control electronics.
It is a primary object of the invention to provide a cryocooler incorporating a piston position sensing system that provides ease of cryocooler manufacturing and producibility with the use of commercial of the shelf (COTS) parts compared to existing LVDT technology. It is another object of the invention to take advantage of the high degree of parts commonality in encoders designed for different piston stroke ranges reduces design cycle cost for new coolers and cooler variants. It is yet a further object of the invention to provide a cryocooler with a piston position sensor that is simple to install, reliable and accurate.
From the foregoing description, it will be apparent the cryocooler position sensor invention disclosed in this application will provide the significant functional benefits summarized in the introductory portion of the specification.
The words used in this specification to describe the invention and its various embodiments are to be understood not only in the sense of their commonly defined meanings, but to include by special definition in this specification structure, material or acts beyond the scope of the commonly defined meanings. Thus, if an element can be understood in the context of this specification as including more than one meaning, then its use in a claim must be understood as being generic to all possible meanings supported by the specification and by the word itself.
Turning now to the figures wherein like elements are designated by like numerals among the several views,
Compressor 1 further comprises at least one piston 15 slidably disposed within cylinder 20 for the compression of the working fluid in the volume of cylinder 20. Flexure bearing 25 is affixed to housing 5 so as to receive and be fixedly connected to piston 15 by use of a connecting member such as a rod 30. Flexure bearing 25 functions much like a helical spring, allowing linear motion of rod 30 and piston 15, while reducing or eliminating undesired motion in any other axis. The flexure bearing allows precision alignment of piston 15 along its desired longitudinal axis while maintaining radial rigidity with respect to undesired motion.
The similar use of a flexure bearing in cooperation with a compression piston in a cylinder has also been adapted for use of a cold head in a cryogenic refrigeration system to support the gas displacer element in the cold head.
In operation, an electronic signal is applied to voice coil 10, inducing an electromotive force on the coil so as to cause voice coil 10, rod 30 and piston 15 to move. When an oscillating signal, such as a sine wave is applied to voice coil 10, a comparable sinusoidal, oscillating motion is transferred to piston 15 within cylinder 20.
The stroke and frequency of oscillation of piston 15 within cylinder 20 may be modified by controlling the characteristics of the electronic drive signal to voice coil 10. In a preferred embodiment, voice coil 10 is driven by a sine wave at 50 Hz with amplitude sufficient to generate a nominal piston stroke within the cylinder of 2 cm.
Alternative embodiments of compressors, not shown include the use of dual piston configurations as well as the use of balancing weights for the minimization of compressor vibration caused by a reciprocating piston or pistons.
A preferred embodiment of encoder assembly 35 includes an optical transmit/receive unit 40 and a transmissive or reflective index plate 45 with appropriate index markings 50. Index plate 45 is movably disposed with respect to transmit/receive unit 40 so that linear motion of 45 index plate with respect to transmit/receive unit 40 causes the markings on the index plate to interrupt the signal from transmit/receive unit 40. Transmit/receive unit 40 detects the interrupted signal and through appropriate control electronics 55, interprets the demarcations on index plate 45 and translates the signal into an index plate position along its path of travel with respect to transmit/receive unit 40.
A preferred embodiment mounts index plate 45 on rod 30 and transmit/receive unit 40 on housing 5. The signal is preferably routed exterior of the housing to control electronics 55 where is can be read to determine the stroke or frequency of the piston movement at any given instant in time.
The encoder may be of the incremental, absolute or relative absolute type, depending on the desired accuracy, cost considerations or design criteria of the cryogenic compressor or its application.
The type of encoder is preferably an absolute position encoder in which a plurality of dependent marking are read by the transmit/receive unit to determine the absolute position of the moving parts with a digital word of a certain size (such as 8 10 or 12 bits). A combination of an absolute encoder and the location of the receiving electronics external to the sealed volume creates the need for more signal pins in the hermetic connector that connects the internal encoder to the external uncontrolled environment
Another option is using an incremental encoder and it will work in systems where the temperature can be controlled by knowing the relative movement of the moving parts (speed and acceleration of the controlled parts). This type of encoder requires by default a smaller number of pins.
Both types of encoders described above as transmissive devices (with a transparent marking element) can be reflective devices with the light source and sensor positioned on the same side of a mirror type marking element.
Although the description above relates to optical encoders, a system using different types of encoders (such as magnetic) utilizing the same principals can be implemented.
In cases where there is a need for absolute position reading and there is a limit on the number of sensors to be used, or on the size (usually width or diameter) of the encoder scale (the transparent part with the marking on it), or the number of signal lines between the encoder and electronic circuitry, the following approach is proposed:
This approach is valid for both linear and rotational encoders.
The encoder marking (either transmissive or reflective) consists of two sections on the same physical piece. One section shall have two markings in the case of a linear encoder and only one in a circular encoder. One of markings in the linear encoder, when mounted in the system, shall be positioned in a known absolute position and with the required accuracy (and so will the one marking in a circular encoder). The second marking in the linear encoder shall be marked on the other end of the motion stroke to indicate a reversal in direction of movement. The other section shall have a number of markings with a known spacing that matches the precision needed from the system. During operation, the system will reset to a known absolute position every cycle (either linear or 360 degree rotation.
A reciprocating rotational encoder with less than 360 degrees of rotation is for all practical purposes a linear encoder and during that cycle the absolute position shall be calculated by adding the readings from the relative portion of the encoder to that absolute position. In the case of a linear encoder, once the end of stroke marking is read, the system will subtract the readings instead of adding them. In this approach, an absolute reading can be made only after the absolute position mark is read for the first time after the system is started.
When the precision required by the system cannot be met by one relative encoder section because the line width and spacing exceed the printing capabilities, a second and more sections can be added with their markings shifted from one another to form a finer division of the full motion stroke. Each such section adds one set of light source and sensor. The signals from these additional sets can be wired into the same signal line eliminating the need for additional signal lines.
The preferred type of encoder in the present invention is an absolute position encoder. A conventional absolute encoder requires the number of signal lines between the detector and the electronic circuitry to be equal to the digital word's length, which is typically 10 or more bits. This approach presents a problem in cryocooler designs, where the number of position signal I/O lines passing through the cooler's pressure housing is physically limited to 4 or 5 per sensor, with two allocated to power supply. Cryocoolers have pressurized housings that must be hermetic to prevent leakage of the helium refrigerant gas. The electrical feed-through must also be hermetic, leading to the use of feed-through with relatively thick glass insulated pins. The large size of the pins and insulators plus the metal structure needed to support them limit the number of I/O pins available for motors and sensors within the housings.
This detection method is suitable for systems that allow both end markings to be read every cycle during operation (full stroke movement every cycle) or for rotational systems that rotate in one direction only.
If combined with a method for detecting the motion direction (or direction of rotation), the system shall be capable of detecting the position of moving parts that do not cover the full stroke every cycle (at the same time, the need for the end of stroke marking shall be eliminated). In such a case, even the absolute position marking reading is not mandatory every cycle and the reset to a known absolute position shall be made only in cycles that reach this marking's position.
Such a direction of motion detector can be (but not limited to) adding two sections and two sets of light sources and sensors to the marking element. The markings on these sections shall be made in pairs where one marking shall have a small shift with respect to the one on the other section. These pairs shall be repeatedly marked on these two sections with a gap between them that is different (bigger) than the shift within the pair. During operation, receiving the signals from the pair of sensors in one order shall indicate one direction of movement and vice versa. The bigger gap between the pairs shall indicate to the system that a new pair is being read.
Although the description above relates to optical encoders, different types of encoders (such as magnetic) utilizing the same principals can be implemented.
In application, index plate 45 is fixedly mounted to the moving part for which position sense data is desired such as piston 15 or rod 30. Index plate 45 may be mounted at any convenient location where there is sufficient clearance to allow it to travel along the maximum travel path of the part to be measured and so long as index plate 45 is mounted substantially parallel to the part's path of travel. Transmit/receive unit 40 is fixedly mounted to any convenient stationary location such as the interior of housing 5, and is disposed so as to received and read the linear position of index plate 45 throughout its path of travel. Necessary I/O wiring (no shown) connecting the transmit/receive unit to exterior control electronics may be routed as convenient and preferably incorporate a hermetic seal where the wiring exits the housing.
It should be noted that where it is desired to determine the position of other moving components in a cryogenic refrigeration system such as a displacer piston or balance weight or weights used to minimize vibration, the user may install the components of the encoder in the manner above, allowing precision position data of the component being observed.
From the foregoing description, it will be apparent that the device and method disclosed in this application will provide the significant functional benefits summarized in the introductory portion of the specification. The following claims are intended not only to cover the specific embodiments disclosed, but also to cover the inventive concepts explained herein with the maximum breadth and comprehensiveness permitted by the prior art.
The definitions of the words or elements of the following claims are, therefore, defined in this specification to include not only the combination of elements which are literally set forth, but all equivalent structure, material or acts for performing substantially the same function in substantially the same way to obtain substantially the same result. In this sense it is therefore contemplated that an equivalent substitution of two or more elements may be made for any one of the elements in the claims below or that a single element may be substituted for two or more elements in a claim. Although elements may be described above as acting in certain combinations and even initially claimed as such, it is to be expressly understood that one or more elements from a claimed combination can in some cases be excised from the combination and that the claimed combination may be directed to a sub-combination or variation of a sub-combination.
Insubstantial changes from the claimed subject matter as viewed by a person with ordinary skill in the art, now known or later devised, are expressly contemplated as being equivalently within the scope of the claims. Therefore, obvious substitutions now or later known to one with ordinary skill in the art are defined to be within the scope of the defined elements.
The claims are thus to be understood to include what is specifically illustrated and described above, what is conceptually equivalent, what can be obviously substituted and also what essentially incorporates the essential idea of the invention.
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Spacing of boxes with trellises
I'm adding boxes this year and I'm trying to figure out how close I can space my boxes without the trellis of the southern box shading the first row(s) of the box north of it. Overview: I have a 2x8 box running East-West with trellis on the north side. South of this box in another 2x8 that will also have a trellis on the north side of it. Trellises are 6ft tall. In the sake of saving space, I'd like to space the boxes as close as possible without causing shade problems. Anybody with a similar setup?
In the early morning you could end up having a shadow 12' long it will go from east to west though. as the day goes on the shadow will get smaller and shift to a north to south oriantation. in the late afternoon it will shift back to an east to west oriantation but this time it will be on the east side of the trellis not the west side. at noon your shadow will probally only be a few inches long.
I think 3' path lengths sounds about right to keep from having a lot of shading but it won't stop al of it.
hope this helps.
The real question is what will be on the trellis and how high will it be? That is: it is easy enough to figure out the shadow pattern - and there will be a shadow - knowing these key pieces of information. You can then use the NOAA Solar Calculator to get the sun angles and then calculate the shadow length and duration. Else you can use SketchUp to do a better visual.
Thanks for the input guys! I think I managed to solve my layout problems. I'm going to devote one northern box entirely to tomatoes, trellising the rear row and staking the front in a staggered pattern. The other northern box will have beans and peas against the trellis. The boxes in front, that would have caused the issue with shade, I am going to use stakes or "mini-trellises" to plant my 4 cucumber squares -- I'll stagger them througout the 16 feet of box length. They don't get real tall, and spaced out the sun should get through well enough.
On the plus side, figuring out angles and shadow length was the first time I've used my high school trig knowledge in years!
Here is a link that might be useful: Garden blog
BTW Luke, I'm currently writing a series of articles and a journal paper on tree shadows and solar access easements.
Your question solidified my wondering whether I should do something about shadows on the ground as well, and am typing the outline for this article as we speak. One graphic will be a series of raised beds with trellises (trellisi?) in the front boxes...so thanks for asking the question!
BTW, a 48" wide trellis (using 42" remesh found at home improvement stores) will only shade for ~2 hours in any one spot. The kid is home sick today, but plan on doing this graphic PDQ and will post here if you wish and remind me.
Yeah, that would be cool Dan!
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The shadow length question came up a while ago in another post. It prompted me to look into it more, and ultimately break out the trigonometry that I never imagined using in real life.
Here is what I calculated. You are in NJ, so according to a web solar calculator (that Dan so nicely pointed out to me in the other post), on May 21, at 10am the sun's apparent elevation is at about 58 degrees, and at noon the apparent sun angle is about 70 degrees. For a six foot high trellis, that translates into shadow lengths moving from 3.75 feet at 10 am, to 2.18 feet at noon, back to 3.75 feet at 2 pm, all in standard time, not daylight savings time.
On June 21, the angles go to about 60 degrees at 10 and 2, and about 73 degrees at noon. That becomes 3.46 feet to 1.83 feet at noon.
So, roughly, if I figured everything right, a four foot pathway between boxes means no shadow coverage between the peak sun hours of 10 am and 2 pm from May to July. Practically, a two foot path should still be fine, since your trellis will not typically be full to the top early in the season. Even if the trellis was full to the top, the shadow direction changes during in the day so the south row of the second box should still get decent sun.
I've got commitments until afternoon, so I'll finish my initial and post later on today, and paully is correct - only the front part of the bed with a 3' path will be in shadow with a 6' trellis for ~ 1.5 hours, which people exploit to give a little cooling for, say, carrots or onions in front. That is to say, casting shadow on the raised bed in July is a good thing, as you don't want your soil at 85º & watering twice a day...
OK, so I tried to judge the latitude of Bruce's house near Rumsey for the solar angle ;o) .
The first is for Equinox at Solar Noon, you can see the shadow is about 9" into the bed, which is 18" high and 4x12, the aisles are 3' wide and the front trellis is 5' and the rear trellisi are 6':
So this one is at ~1000 on 9/12, the date at which the shadow from the 6' starts to touch the soil:
It appears at this latitude it looks like the 3' aisles and 18" height are optimal for full light and still close enough to shade the box sides to keep soil a bit cooler. I prefer my trellises at 6' (I'm 6'2") as most of my indet toms grow at least that high and my cukes get there too. Butternuts like to spread more than climb, so that ht. works best for me.
The 3' aisles are about the minimum for decent space for a wheelbarrow. Any narrower and it's too hard to operate, so maybe the good intuition is informed by experience as well.
At any rate, I'll be shopping around a trade mag paper for siting with shadows, so this rendering is pretty much going to accompany the manuscript, and the work was going to get done regardless, just sped up for this thread. I thank you folks for getting me into 4th gear.


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Did someone say that this was done to sell more PC versions of the game? Well, that's the dumbest thing I've read on here today.
Ya, standing there waiting as someone speaks is so much different.
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Yakuza is better than anything (bar TLoU) that Sony has put out on PS3.
It's not surprising, they need to make money fast. Unfortunately they don't seem to think that making a good game for once will help.
Something that I no longer have access to buy anywhere else.
@notorious1234na said: @soulitane said: @notorious1234na said: @soulitane: 3.7m units sold * $60(avg price per unit) = $222m Total RevenueNow where did the 200m+ budget come from?You serious?The all...
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What? You can make an open world game without fetch quests? :O
It seems like both sides here are throwing a bitch for no particular reason.Looks good, hopefully the load times get fixed
Not that surprising, own them both on PC so see little point to getting them on consoles.
I've never understood why people have been clinging to the game being downgraded. Consoles are in the end going to have the worse versions, it's not like they're going to be the best, so why all the ...
Game is looking great and loving the setting. Looking forward to picking this up when I get a PS4 (and finish Demon Souls and Dark Souls).
Dead Rising 3, it's just simple and mindless fun.
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Cabbage Soup Diet
The very definition of an ill-advised fad diet.
Look up the definition of fad diet and you'll see a picture illustrating the Cabbage Soup Diet. It should not be followed as a long-term eating plan, as it is dangerously low in calories and could do more harm than good. It is possible to lose 10 pounds in a week when you stick to this uber-low calorie plan.
The Cabbage Soup Diet does offer fast weight loss, but it is completely lacking in nutrition, flavor and variety. You'll consume mostly soups of cabbage, onion, celery, carrots, tomatoes and mushrooms. Nutritionists argue that the pounds shed are more likely attributed to the dramatic and dangerous loss in calories and not the proposed fat-burning power found in the cabbage. This diet deprives your body of essential nutrients and has been correlated to difficulty concentrating, feeling light-headed and weak.
- You will lose weight
- Unhealthy
- Dangerously caloric intake
- Primarily losing water weight
- Will regain lost weight if don't stick to healthy eating and exercise following completion
- Does not promote exercise; would be too weak to do so
The one-week Cabbage Soup Diet relies on this simple plan:
Day One All-you-can-eat soup and fruit (no bananas). Consume plenty of water, cranberry juice and unsweetened tea.
Day Two Consume all the soup and vegetables you like (no beans, peas or corn). Have a buttered baked potato with dinner. No fruit today.
Day Three Eat all the soup, fruits and vegetables you like, nothing else.
Day Four Eat your soup, no more than eight bananas and all the skim milk you want.
Day Five Have at least one serving of soup today. You can also have 10-20 ounces of skinless chicken or beef and no more than six tomatoes. Drink plenty of water.
Day Six Eat plenty of vegetables and your servings of beef. Today is the day you can go a bit overboard with the meat (2 steaks if you like) - just make sure to add salad and vegetables. Stay away from the carbs - no fries, potatoes, etc.
Day Seven Have at least one serving of soup. Only eat brown rice, vegetables and unsweetened fruit juice.
No recommendations are made. Given the severely low calories you'll be consuming, you likely won't have the strength for physical activity.CONCLUSION
For rapid weight loss as a jump-start to a more healthy eating plan, the Cabbage Soup Diet could possibly be a solution. However, fasting or liquid diets like Cabbage Soup promising dramatic weight loss results in only a week are typically only helping you shed water weight. This weight will creep right back on once you stop the diet and continue with previous poor eating habits. Finishing the Cabbage Soup Diet and beginning a healthy eating and exercise regimen is the best advice anyone following this unhealthy approach can receive. Be sure to speak with your physician before beginning.Common Misspellings
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The Cabbage soup diet is a radical weight loss diet designed around heavy consumption of a low-calorie cabbage soup over the time of seven days. It is generally considered a fad diet, in that it is designed for short-term weight-loss and requires no long-term commitment. It has inspired several copy-cats based around similar principles.
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im on day 3 lost 3 already but i am just eating the soup and nothing else, anyone else do that will it still work? starting exercise tonight! i like it so far!
i'm not sure about the chicken thing, what exactly can i eat the day of the chicken thing..?
A few suggestions for breaking the monotony of the soup. Blend it, eat it hot or cold. Add different spices like chili powder, cumin, jalapenos, cilantro and fresh lime squeezed in for a Mexican flare. Or...on day 4 add some curry and non fat plain yogurt (sub yogurt for 1 cup of NF milk that's allowed). My fav way is to eat it like Gazpacho. Blend and eat cold with chunks of cucumber, red bell, celery and red onion,Worcestershire and red wine vinegar added (on a veggie day only) Yum. Hope these help for those struggling to get through.
you definrtly loose the pounds but u really have to stick it out..u also feel very weak and light headed.
Here's another tip for those of you who think the soup is bland. You don't have to be Emeril to spice this soup up. Just get some Mrs. Dash (they make several blends) and start adding to the soup mixture. I also tried a Durkee steak seasoning mix. Or just add some garlic and a little salt and pepper. You can make it work for you!
I did this diet once in high school (about 12 or 13 years ago) under the supervision of my mother. No, it is not always easy to stick to, but you have to view it like it's only 1 week and you can do it. When I did this diet previously, I lost 20 lbs in the weeks and months subsequent do doing it. I think it's important once you finish this, to maintain reasonable eating habits and exercise. This is a great kick start, or maybe a way to help you out from time to time, but not something you should do all the time. I'm on day two now. Doing just fine and feel just fine. I don't know why some people are complaining of being hungry a lot. Eat more! You can pretty much eat as much of the soup or whatever else you're supposed to eat for the day, unless where specified. Good luck everyone!
after day 3 and i was feeling good. i even eat siomai and chinese noodles for lunch, i run for 20mins. i lost 5lbs. day 4 and looking forward for more pounds to lost
i am on daytwo i weighed my self this moring an in down 5lbs wow is all i can say
im starting my cabbage diet today, I am not into fruits and vegetables thing but since im on summer holiday, it wouldn't be that hard(i hope)...i will be checking your status guys to keep me motivated. thank you for the comments,
im starting my cabbage diet today... goodluck to us!
perhaps i will start by tomorrow wish me luck and for me FIGHT !!!!!! good luck x_X
Day 5 and I am down 9 lbs. It hasn't been as hard as I thought. on day 4 I felt kind of weak but this morning I feel great! Looking forward to eating steak or chicken.
Day 4! I have lost a total of 6lbs. I am so looking for tomorrow STEAK NIGHT!
This diet works! I am on day 4 and have lost 5lbs. Started at 165lbs and am hoping to shed at least 3 more lbs! Day 3 was tough and I had a headache by the end of the day but I don't think I drank enough water. So today is Banana day and I am really looking forward to day 5 for some yummy chicken! I believe the weight I have lost is water weight but this has really made me focus on eating more fruits and veggies. I exercise on a regular basis but since I was diagnosed with hypothyroidism I have struggled to lose weight. So this has been a great jump start to my metabolism and I plan on changing my eating habits for the future! Good luck to everyone who tries this and remember exercise and diet are the only way to keep weight off!
Day 3 on my diet. I lost a total of 4 lbs. I am excited that the diet is actually working! Today will be the hardest for me, I want the bake potatoe again : )
I am on day 2 of this diet. Not bad I lost 2 lbs since yesterday. Gave me modivation for day 2. I added some lime in my soup and it was very tasty. I will keep everyone updated.
How is the cabbage soup diet, which promotes fresh fruit and vegetables along with unsweetened soft drinks unhealthy? Meanwhile the site is promoting Diet V8 Splash which has high fructose corn syrup in it, known to cause type 2 diabetes. This site is a joke!
This is my day four but I didn't loose any weight. Why is wrong with me :((
I started the diet today....I exercise intensely so I felt a bit tired when on the cross trainer but I do feel great :-). I made the soup using a lot of vegetables and added some garlic granules, pepper, parsley, oregano and thai spices.....tasted yum....Good luck to all.....
So I have completed day 1....and I won't lie....I struggled. But I'm a person that never eats soup and doesn't really care for fruit (terrible I know). And I had some really weird cravings like McDonalds cheeseburgers - which I never normally would want at 8am!! I do feel less bloated though :)
So today is day 2....and I am hungry! I am just eating some veg which is helping.....but I am really looking forward to potato tonight!
But I am determined :) I just wish that the office girls would stop trying to share their box of chololates!


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Perhaps the biggest addition to the pier will be a large, curved staircase that will be flanked by a "wave wall," providing unobstructed views of Lake Michigan and the Chicago skyline. "It will be like the Spanish Steps in Rome," Corner told the Chicago Tribune. There is nothing remotely similar to the Spanish Steps in Navy Pier's current formation; it's difficult to see much of anything from the pier because the main walkways are crowded with concessions, and it's often surrounded by large boats. Those boats will also be moved to provide clear views. The grand staircase should at the very least provide a nice seating area from which to look out on the city and the lake.
In addition to the grand staircase and wave wall, the overhaul will include plenty of new plantings throughout the pier. A new fountain for kids to splash around in, which will be transformed into an ice skating rink, will also be added. Future phases could include upgrades to the Crystal Garden, and landscape enhancements on the western side of the park. Construction is expected to begin this fall, and the first phase should be completed by summer 2015.
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The 1980s were heady. Long's "Which Side Are You On" was a rallying cry for union workers on strike against the Hormel Co. in Austin, Minn. He sang at protests against Honeywell, a defense contractor. (It was during a court appearance that he met his wife, Jackie, a public defender for Hennepin County.)
When Mikhail Gorbachev's perestroika opened up the Soviet Union, Kris Kristofferson invited Long to sing with him in Moscow.
Most recently, Long's "Redskins!" has become an anthem of those protesting the Washington Redskins name as racist.
The current debate over PolyMet Mining's proposal on the Iron Range has inspired more songwriting, but also highlights where good intentions can collide. Long sympathizes with the environmental concerns, but also with the plight "of good union miners," he said. "What's important is that nobody gets demonized."
Separate churches, separate schools/ Could not swim in the swimming pool
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Ida Downwind sat amid the whispers and giggles of the fifth-graders at Sullivan Elementary in Minneapolis. She was there as part of the Elders' Wisdom, Children's Song program in which an older generation tells stories, and a younger generation creates songs.
Downwind, an Ojibwe, knew many of the kids, most of them Indian, because she knows her community. Yet even she was taken aback by a question from a student, one who'd especially chafed at the constraints of staying quiet: "Do you feel you are treated differently as an Indian person in the city?"
"Wow," she began, then told the students she had a story.
"Induenwaanchigaay Induenwaachigaay," she said. "What that means is, it's like a warning. I'm gonna let you know that you're going to be harmed. That's how I'm looking at this interview and this opportunity to talk to you all. I'm doing an Induenwaachigaay. I'm trying to say some things that are gonna let you know that if you don't do your own internal work and understand who you are as a person and as a Native person, I'm afraid for you."
The students fell silent as Long's recording equipment hummed. Over the next several weeks, he would shepherd the students as they turned Downwind's words into a song.
Long has done more than 1,000 such interviews, here and around the world from South Africa to Scotland. Sometimes the students also make art, which, along with the song, can become a book. It's a friendlier way of learning history.
Long started this work in 1989 after realizing that he was on the road 200 days a year and that his kids were growing up without him, as he'd grown up without his father. It was a big shift, but changed his life in unimagined ways.
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Not vapor, Nokia will produce Windows 7 phones and I believe they will also do Windows 8 tablets. Let's face it, if your company were sinking, you'd clutch at anything, even if it didn't float.
M$ seems to genuinely believe that they will have some significant presence in the smartphone and tablet markets. Having a strong tie (or ownership depending on what rumors you believe) of a hardware company that makes those gadgets is a reasonable step for them to take. I can even imagine that M$ was having trouble shopping Windows Phone 7 to many of the other manufacturers, so basically has to buy the business to achieve market penetration.
Will any of this work? I don't think so. I don't believe M$ will ever achieve a significant portion of either markets. The advantage is, they still has their core business to keep them going when it's time to throw Nokia overboard.
Nokia was purchased in all but name. They took some cash from MS in exchange for every technology they have.
Wake up.
Promising costs nothing, it's the delivering that kills you.