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Plural energy beam sources are aimed at an energy receiving device by way of feedback control signals. Each energy beam is uniquely modulated by way of amplitude, polarization and/or coning patterns to enable individual detection and control. Sensors detect individual energy beams incident to the energy receiving device and provide corresponding detection signals. Control electronics receive the detection signals and derive one or more control signals that are coupled to the plural energy sources. Aircraft and other vehicles are thus provided with electrical and/or thermal energy without the need for source-to-vehicle cabling or substantial on-board energy resources.
1. A system, comprising:
a receiving assembly including a target area configured to receive incident electromagnetic energy and to convert the incident electromagnetic energy into an electrical or thermal output, wherein the incident electromagnetic energy includes a contribution from a plurality of energy sources, each of the plurality of energy sources having a uniquely modulated energy beam, wherein the receiving assembly is included on a moving vehicle, and wherein each contribution from the plurality of energy sources comprises at least one of an amplitude modulated contribution, a polarization modulated contribution, or a coning modulated contribution; and
a control assembly including:
a plurality of sensors disposed around the target area, each sensor being configured to receive a portion of electromagnetic energy not incident on the target area and to provide a corresponding output signal; and
a processing device operatively coupled to the plurality of sensors and configured to:
analyze the output signals from the plurality of sensors to distinguish between the contribution of electromagnetic energy received from each of the plurality of energy sources and resolve a location relative to the target area of the electromagnetic energy incident to the plurality of sensors from each of the plurality of energy sources;
detect a misalignment of the contribution from at least one of the plurality of energy sources; and
provide at least one control signal to at least one misaligned energy source tending to correct the misalignment.
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6. A system, comprising:
an energy receiving device configured to convert incident electromagnetic energy into electrical or thermal energy, wherein the energy receiving device is included on a moving vehicle;
a plurality of sources configured to emit respective energy beams, wherein each of the respective energy beams is emitted according to an individual modulation pattern, wherein the respective energy beams include at least one of an amplitude modulated energy beam, a polarization modulated energy beam, or a coning modulated energy beam;
a plurality of sensors disposed around the energy receiving device configured to provide respective detection signals corresponding to one or more of the energy beams incident to the energy receiving device; and
a controller configured to:
receive the detection signals,
distinguish between the individual modulation pattern of each energy beam,
resolve a location for each of the energy beams, the location being relative to the energy receiving device of the electromagnetic energy and incident to the plurality of sensors, and
provide one or more control signals, wherein the plurality of sources are further configured to controllably aim the respective energy beams at the energy receiving device in accordance with the one or more control.
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the controller is further configured to distinguish magnitude and phase variations within the detection signals; and
the plurality of sources are further configured to controllably modulate respective energy beams in accordance with the one or more control signals.
13. A method of providing energy to a moving vehicle from uniquely modulated energy beams that are located separate from the moving vehicle, the method comprising:
simultaneously controllably aiming a plurality of the uniquely modulated energy beams at an energy receiving device, the energy receiving device including a plurality of sensors disposed around a target area, wherein the uniquely modulated energy beams include at least one of an amplitude modulated energy beam, a polarization modulated energy beam, or a coning modulated energy beam;
sensing, via the plurality of sensors, a misalignment of at least one of the uniquely modulated energy beams with respect to the energy receiving device by resolving a location relative to the target area of the electromagnetic energy incident to the plurality of sensors from each of the plurality of energy sources;
distinguishing individual energy beam modulation patterns in accordance with sensing the misalignment of at least one of the modulated energy beams;
adjusting the aiming of the at least one modulated energy beam in response to the sensing and based in part on the distinguishing; and
converting at least a portion of the uniquely modulated energy beams incident to the energy receiving device into electrical or thermal energy.
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This application is related to co-pending, commonly owned U.S. Pat. application Ser. No. 11/420,086, filed May 24, 2006, entitled "Network and System for Controlling a Network for Power Beam Transmission," naming Brian J. Tillotson as the sole inventor.
The field of the present disclosure relates to energy beaming systems, and more specifically, to feedback control systems and methods for aiming multiple energy beams onto a moving target.
It is possible to provide energy to a moving target or vehicle by way of an electromagnetic energy beam, such as a microwave or laser beam. Typically, the source of the energy beam is located separate and apart from the object being powered. For example, an energy beam source can be stationary relative to a vehicle or other apparatus that is being powered (to some extent) by the energy beam. In the case of a laser beam, photovoltaic cells can be used to convert the incident laser energy directly to usable electrical power at the receiving object. In the case of microwave energy, antenna grids, focusing dishes and/or other suitable means can be used to derive electrical power at the receiver. In any case, it is possible to construct a system wherein a receiving apparatus or vehicle need not carry voluminous and/or massive sources of energy (e.g., batteries, jet fuel, etc.) in order to be partially or fully provisioned with operating power.
When a system requires a relatively small amount of energy, a single-beam arrangement is usually adequate. Under such a system, sensing devices and controls maintain suitable aiming of the energy beam on the appropriate receiving area (i.e., antenna, photovoltaic array, etc.) of the object being powered. In other cases, there are vehicles or other apparatus that require considerably more energy than a single source (laser or microwave emitter, etc.) can economically and/or technologically provide. For example, a flying vehicle may require 100 kW of power in order to operate. Economically, it is desirable to use ten 10 kW lasers, rather than a single 100 kW laser, to provide the needed power in this example. Furthermore, it is often easier to package ten 10 kW lasers and their supporting hardware into a mobile platform (if desired) than to package a single 100 kW laser and it supporting hardware into the same sort of platform. Thus, economies of scale are an important—and sometime technologically imperative—matter of consideration in designing and operating systems powered by multiple energy beams.
However, a problem arises when attempting to use several energy sources in concert to power an apparatus. Specifically, it is necessary to independently control each energy beam source so as to keep all of the respective energy beams accurately aimed at the receiving area of the powered apparatus. Furthermore, it is economically desirable to provide an energy beam receiving area (or array) on the apparatus or vehicle that is not much larger than the meaningful width of an energy beam.
Use of various means and methods for aiming a single energy beam are known in the prior art. However, these prior art systems may be unsuitable when multiple energy beams must be accurately maintained on a single receiving apparatus. Therefore, novel systems and methods that resolve the foregoing problems and concerns would have great utility.
Feedback control systems and methods in accordance with the teachings of the present disclosure can be used to maintain accurate aiming of several energy beams onto a single receiving target or area. Economies of scale are advantageously realized through the use of multiple sources relative to a single, relatively large energy beam source. Other advantages may stem from the use of energy beam source redundancy.
In one embodiment, a system includes a receiving assembly including a target area configured to receive an incident electromagnetic energy and to convert the incident electromagnetic energy into an electrical or thermal output. The incident electromagnetic energy includes a contribution from a plurality of energy sources. The system also includes a control assembly including a plurality of sensors disposed about the target area. Each sensor is configured to receive a portion of electromagnetic energy not incident on the target area and to provide a corresponding output signal. The control assembly further includes a processing device operatively coupled to the plurality of sensors and configured to analyze the output signals from the plurality of sensors. The control assembly is also configured to detect a misalignment of the contribution from at least one of the plurality of energy sources, and to provide at least one control signal to the at least one of the plurality of energy sources tending to correct the misalignment.
In another embodiment, a system includes an energy receiving device configured to convert incident electromagnetic energy into electrical or thermal energy. The system also includes a plurality of sources configured to emit respective energy beams, and a plurality of sensors configured to provide respective detection signals corresponding to one or more of the energy beams incident to the energy receiving device. The system further includes a controller configured to receive the detection signals and provide one or more control signals. The plurality of sources are further configured to controllably aim the respective energy beams at the energy receiving device in accordance with the one or more control signals.
In yet another embodiment, a method includes controllably aiming a plurality of modulated energy beams at an energy receiving device. The method also includes sensing a misalignment portion of at least one of the plurality of modulated energy beams proximate the energy receiving device. The method further includes providing at least one control signal to adjust an aiming of the at least one of the plurality of modulated energy beams corresponding to the misalignment. The method includes converting at least a portion of the plurality of modulated energy beams incident to the energy receiving device into electrical or thermal energy.
The features, functions, and advantages that are discussed herein can be achieved independently in various embodiments of the present invention or may be combined various other embodiments, the further details of which can be seen with reference to the following description and drawings.
Embodiments of systems and methods in accordance with the teachings of the present disclosure are described in detail below with reference to the following drawings.
The present disclosure introduces energy beaming systems and feedback control of such systems. Many specific details of certain embodiments of the invention are set forth in the following description and in
Principles of the Invention:
For purposes of
Several suitable feedback methods have been described in the prior art. However, these prior art methods may be unsuitable when multiple beams are used. Therefore, the prior art systems may lack the means to consistently exploit the economic and technical benefits of using multiple smaller beam sources rather than a large single beam source.
Reference is now made to
The vehicle 402 of the system 400 of
The vehicle 402 also includes control electronics 420. Control electronics (also referred to as a controller) 420 can include, for example, one or more processors, software- and/or firmware-based executable program code, a state machine, digital and/or fuzzy logic, a neural network, tuned analog filters, signal amplification stages, etc. In any case, the control electronics 420 is configured to receive the respective detection signals from the sensors 412-418 and to derive a plurality of control signals 422. The vehicle 402 further includes power electronics and load (PEL) 424. The PEL 424 is defined by one or more subsystems considered in the aggregate. The PEL 424 includes electronic and electrical circuitry configured to receive electrical power from the energy receiving device 410, and provide conditioned and/or regulated electrical power to one or more loads of the vehicle 402. Power conditioning and regulation are well known in the electrical arts and further elaboration is not required for purposes of the present teachings.
The system 400 of
As depicted, the system 400 of
The foregoing descriptions are directed to embodiments wherein plural energy beams are converted to electrical power by an energy receiving device. However, the present teachings also contemplate other embodiments in which the energy beams are converted to thermal energy (i.e., heat). For example, plural laser beams can be directed onto a heat exchanger device carried by a vehicle. In turn, liquid propellant flows into the heat exchanger and exits as hot gas. The hot gas is then expelled through one or more nozzles to provide propulsion and/or control thrust for the vehicle. In the immediately foregoing example, a plurality of sensors and other controls, substantially as described above, maintain accurate aiming of the plural laser beams on the heat exchanger. Other embodiments that convert incident electromagnetic energy beams into thermal energy can also be used.
Known control techniques work adequately for controlling a single beam system. But, such known techniques may fail if more than one energy beam is targeted to the same receiving device (and corresponding sensors). Thus, known techniques may not be suitable for use with the system 400 of
In order to resolve the location of each energy beam incident to a receiving device, there must be some way to make each beam distinct from all other incident energy beams. One approach is to use a different wavelength (i.e., center frequency) for each energy beam, and use multiple sets of sensors with each set tuned to a specific wavelength. Each sensor set detects the location of only one energy beam, so the sensor element can clearly distinguish each beam's incident location and a feedback control signal can be provided to the appropriate source for each energy beam.
However, the foregoing approach is generally effective only for microwave energy sources, and is not generally effective for laser sources, for at least two reasons. First, the wavelength of a laser is determined by its lasing medium. For example, a CO2 laser emits only a small bandwidth of wavelengths. It is not possible to arbitrarily choose more convenient wavelengths in order to easily distinguish between plural laser beams. This is especially so in the realm of high-power, continuous-operation lasers, where the choices of lasing medium are quite limited, and therefore the choice of wavelengths is limited as well. Second, the wavelength of the laser must be carefully matched to the band gap of the PV panel or cell receiving the light. When a PV cell receives a photon of light at the appropriate wavelength, it produces only enough energy to create one electron-hole pair in that cell's semiconductor junction. If the wavelength of the incident laser light is too long, there is insufficient photon energy to create the electron-hole pair. If the wavelength is too short, only a portion of the photonic energy is used to create the electron hole pair, with a relatively large residual energy portion wasted as heat. The result of the two constraints above is that distinguishing laser power beams by wavelength is unlikely to be technically or economically effective. Other techniques must be used.
The present teachings solves the problem with respect to laser beams (and is applicable to microwaves as well) by modulating each energy beam so that each is mathematically orthogonal to all other beams incident on an energy receiving device. Three types of orthogonal modulation are contemplated herein: amplitude, polarization, and angular "coning". Each is described in turn below.
Amplitude Modulation: Consider two energy beams that, for purposes of the following discussion, are respectively referred to as beam α (alpha) and beam β (beta). Further assume that beam α is modulated at its source so that it amplitude A(t) varies with time as:
And let energy beam β be modulated so its amplitude varies as:
where: A0 and B0 are the mean amplitudes of the two energy beams α and β at the center of each beam (corresponding to Io in
Given these amplitudes at the energy beam sources, each energy beam's amplitude A(t,r) at a particular location r is a scalar multiple of the beam's center amplitude at the source. Boldface indicates that r is a vector. Thus:
Where: c(α,r) is a coefficient determined by range from the energy beam source α and the distance x radially from the energy beam center. Specifically:
Where: x/σα indicates that distance from the center of energy beam α is measured as a fraction of that energy beam's width at a given distance from the source. Equations substantially identical to Eqs. 3a-b and 4 above, and Eqs. 5a-5c, 6 and 7a-b below, can be derived for beam β.
Amplitude sensors (e.g., sensors 312-318 of
While sensor 514 measures amplitude A2 given by:
It is assumed that the variation in c(range) between the two sensors 312, 314 is insignificant, given that the range from an energy beam source to a receiving vehicle (e.g., 402 of
Given the assumption of the paragraph immediately above, and equations 5 and 6, it can been shown that the ratio of the amplitude modulation at the two sensors (e.g., 312, 314 of
Equation 7a shows the ratio of the amplitude modulation measurements at the two sensors. Equation 7b shows the ratio of the average amplitude at the two sensors, and that this ratio is equal to the ratio of amplitude modulation. Therefore, if it is possible to measure only the magnitude of amplitude modulation at each sensor, than it is possible to compute the ratios of those measurements and use the results as the ratios of the average amplitudes at each sensor. These ratios can be used as inputs to well-known algorithms to adjust energy beam aiming.
However, another question arises: how to distinguish the modulation amplitude of one beam (e.g., 508A) from that of another beam (e.g., 508B) illuminating the same sensors (e.g., 512-518)? The present invention solves this issue by way of orthogonal modulations. For example, let frequencies fα and fβ be integral multiples of a lower frequency, f0. Given this constraint, the two energy beams exhibit orthogonal modulation over one period P0 of the lower frequency, f0. For example, if f0 is 10 KHz, then fα could be 20 kHz and fβ could be 30 kHz. Then the period P0 of f0, is given by:
Therefore, if electronics (e.g., 420 of
The detection signal output of each sensor (e.g., 512-518 of
Where: Each matrix cell (i, j) contains the measurement that results from applying transfer function hi (for beam i) to the output of sensor j.
The detection signals corresponding to each energy beam's modulation magnitude are sent to the beam source for that beam. For example, measurements c(x1/σβ)bmod through c(x4/σβ)bmod can be sent directly to energy beam source β. New measurements may be transmitted periodically or only when user-specified conditions occur, such as a user-specified mismatch between measurement values, which indicates that a beam is off target by more than a selected distance. If periodic transmission is used, the interval between transmissions may be user-selected to meet the needs of the application. Likewise, the means of transmission can be any appropriate method for the particular application, e.g. digital messages sent via wireless means. The values transmitted may be scaled or normalized by the control electronics, or otherwise transformed for efficiency of transmission.
In addition, some embodiments of sensors may transmit data about sensor configuration (once) and about physical orientation (whenever it changes substantially). This can help the respective beam sources (e.g., 426-430 of
At the source and/or control electronics, one of several appropriate algorithms is applied to the energy beam modulation magnitude (and orientation of the receiving element, if included) as conveyed by the detection signals. These algorithms estimate the current offset of the energy beam relative to the center of the energy receiving device. The output of the algorithm drives a steering mechanism that moves the energy beam toward the center of the energy receiving device. Alternatively, the user may choose an embodiment wherein the energy beam offset (from center) is estimated at the energy receiving device, and only the offset is transmitted to the corresponding energy beam source.
Other embodiments may use intensity measurements (i.e., detection signals) rather than amplitude measurements, since intensity can be less costly to measure and to control. However, intensity of an electromagnetic beam is proportional to the square of the wave's amplitude. Thus, intensity modulation and intensity measurements are equivalent to amplitude modulation and amplitude measurements with appropriate scaling laws applied. Scaling also applies to the energy beam width: the width at which intensity drops to 1/e (approx. 0.368) of peak value is 1/√2 as large as the 1/e width for amplitude.
Polarization Modulation: With polarization modulation, the amplitude of each energy beam is constant at its source, but each energy beam is linearly polarized and its direction of polarization rotates. Consider two energy beams, α and β. Let beam α be modulated at its source so that its polarization vector A(t) varies with time as indicated below
And let energy beam β be modulated so its polarization vector B(t) varies as:
Where: boldface denotes vector quantities, fα and fβ are the frequencies at which the polarization vectors rotate, and j is the square root of negative one (i.e., imaginary operator). The rotational frequencies of the energy beams (e.g., 508A and 508B) are chosen to be orthogonal—that is, each is an integral multiple of a lower frequency, f0.
In a typical embodiment, each sensor (e.g., 512-518 of
Just as for amplitude modulation, if control electronics (e.g., 420 of
Angular "Coning": Other embodiments of the present teachings use coning, wherein the aiming of each beam includes a small sinusoidal offset in azimuth and elevation. The result is that the nominal aim point of each beam cycles around the center of the receiving element. This cycling may be generally circular in pattern, or elliptical, or any other suitably shaped cycling pattern.
Reference is now made to
In a typical embodiment that uses coning modulation, the intensity of each energy beam is constant (no amplitude or similar modulation). However, as the aim point revolves (e.g., 722 of
Reference is now made to
The phase where each sensor 712-718 measures (i.e., detects) its greatest intensity reveals the direction from that sensor 712-718 to the coning center 726. In most cases, two sensors are sufficient to locate the coning center using relative phase information alone. However, if the coning center 726 is collinear with two sensors—as it is with sensors 714 and 718 in FIG. 13—the location is ambiguous unless intensity variation is used in addition to relative phase. Phase measurements from three or more non-collinear sensors 712-718 are sufficient to give a unique location for the coning center 726. A numerical simulation of this approach is discussed hereinafter.
As with amplitude modulation and polarization modulation, it is necessary to be able to distinguish the offset or off-center position of each energy beam from the others. With coning modulation, each energy beam is modulated to cycle at a frequency fi that is orthogonal to the other energy beams' coning frequencies. At each sensor, appropriate transfer functions isolate the oscillation caused by each energy beam and measure its phase and magnitude. These measurements, or corresponding control signals derived there from, are sent to each energy beam source (e.g., 426-430 of
One benefit, among others, of coning modulation is that it requires no additional hardware. This is an advantage relative to amplitude modulation, which requires hardware to modulate the amplitude of a high-power laser—not an easy problem with some lasers. It is also advantageous relative to polarization modulation, which requires polarizing filters on the sensors (e.g., 712-718). Polarizing filters are not particularly costly, but add weight and potential failure modes. More important, polarization modulation requires hardware to modulate the polarization of a high-power laser—difficult or impossible with some lasers. By contrast, nearly any energy beam source that is capable of aiming the beam fast enough to track, for example, a moving vehicle through turbulent air has adequate hardware and dynamic characteristics to introduce a suitable coning modulation into the energy beam.
The cyclic speed and size of the coning circle (e.g., 724 of
Other Embodiments: Coning modulation can use retroreflectors at each sensor position, rather than sensors in the conventional sense. In such an embodiment, as an energy beam center gets closer to each retroreflector, that retroreflector reflects more light back toward the corresponding energy beam source. Each source observes the energy receiving device with a telescope or other suitable arrangement connected to one or more light sensors. Various optical designs allow a telescope to use the same primary optical element as the energy beam emitter, so a separate telescope is not required. Each light sensor's detection signal is input to a transfer function that selectively passes the coning frequency of the energy beam source. This selection of the coning frequency is needed when several beam sources are close together: due to diffraction, reflection from a small retroreflector will have a much wider beam pattern than an energy beam from a large aperture, so each energy beam's reflection may spread out enough to cover several energy beam sources.
Control electronics can utilize a suitable transfer function in order to distinguish the amplitude and phase of variation in reflected light from a selected energy beam. When the coning center is in the middle of (i.e., centered on) an energy receiving device, the reflected light's amplitude varies little. When the coning center is not centered on the receiving device, the reflected light is brightest when the beam is closest to a sensor—for example, sensor 714 of
Like coning modulation, polarizing modulation can use retroreflectors (e.g., 814-816 of
The BeamNet Architecture: The BeamNet architecture, as described in co-pending, commonly-owned U.S. patent application Ser. No. 11/420,086, filed May 24, 2006, enables many energy beam sources and many energy receiving devices to interoperate in a complex system of systems. In the long run, there will likely be many more energy beam sources in the world than the number of convenient, orthogonal modulation patterns. Therefore, means are typically included for each energy receiving device (or receiving element) to assign a modulation pattern to each source as each energy beam source initiates a link with the receiving element. This modulation pattern need only be unique within the set of beams that are currently incident to a particular energy receiving device. Thus, the energy receiving device needs only to keep track of what modulation patterns it can sense and which of those are already assigned to energy beam sources. When a source releases a link with a particular energy receiving device, that receiver notes that energy beam's modulation pattern as unassigned. It is then available to be assigned to another energy beam sources that links with the energy receiving device.
Likewise, each energy beam source is able to receive modulation pattern assignments from an energy receiving device (by way of control electronics, etc.) and implement the assigned pattern when it aims an energy beam at the energy receiving device. The present invention contemplates application and use within the context of the BeamNet Architecture, as well as other operational systems and embodiments.
Simulation Modeling: A software simulation has been used to verify the approach to coning modulation.
Reference is now directed to
The amplitudes and phases for all four simulated sensors (data series 1102-1108 of
Table 2 above provides that the amplitude is largest for the Top sensor and Bottom sensor (data series 1104 and 1106 of
The Right sensor (data series 1102 of
The simulated results discussed above in regard to
Table 3 below indicates that even with jitter noise present in the foregoing example, phase angles for three of the sensors are within 0.3 degrees of the correct value, and the phase angle for the other sensor is off by only 2.48 degrees. Even if the worst phase value were used, the error in locating the coning center is only 4.33 centimeters on an energy receiving device two meters-by-two meters in size. This error is easily tolerable and is a great improvement over the 0.375 meter (37.5 centimeters) offset of the coning center assumed in the simulation.
While specific embodiments of the invention have been illustrated and described herein, as noted above, many changes can be made without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention. Accordingly, the scope of the invention should not be limited by the disclosure of the specific embodiments set forth above. Instead, the invention should be determined entirely by reference to the claims that follow.
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"Insurance fraud costs consumers as much as $100 billion a year nationwide," said Fisher. "Pennsylvanians pay as much as 25 cents of every insurance premium dollar for fraud. As the chief law enforcement officer in Pennsylvania, I'm committed to aggressively investigating and prosecuting insurance fraud throughout the state."
In May, Fisher announced the arrests of 27 suspects charged with insurance fraud by his Insurance Fraud Section. In addition to the arrests announced today, he said his office is continuing to investigate insurance fraud.
Each of these arrests were made by agents of Fisher's Insurance Fraud Section and will be prosecuted by attorneys in the section. The cases were referred to Fisher's office by the insurance industry and by local police departments.
Since August 1995, Fisher said the Attorney General's Insurance Fraud Section has made 114 arrests resulting in $500,000 in restitution.
The Attorney General said among the suspects charged is a Bucks County man who allegedly staged a slip and fall in front of his landlord's home and a Delaware County women with carpal tunnel syndrome who defrauded her insurance out of more than $20,000 in medical benefits.
All of the defendants have been charged over the past four months, each suspect has been arrested and is awaiting court proceedings.
Charged are:
Joseph Glass, 29, of 149 Carrol Ave., Glenside, Montgomery County. The charges allege that Glass filed a fraudulent $50,000 bodily injury lawsuit against the borough of North Wales claiming that he was injured on Aug. 23, 1992, after falling into a sewer outlet at Third and Walnut Streets in North Wales. The investigation revealed that Glass was cited later that day by North Wales police for public drunkenness and a witness purports to have seen Glass purposely place his leg in the sewer outlet.
Mark J. Eckel, 37, and his wife, Linda M. Eckel, 34, both of 396 Merion Place, Newtown, Bucks County. The charges allege that in January 1996 the Eckels attempted to defraud their insurance out of $16,556 by submitting a fraudulent property damage claim resulting from flood damage. The Eckels later changed their story and said the damage was caused by a broken water pipe and that a plumber repaired the leak on Jan. 16, 1996. The investigation revealed that the Eckels didn't call the plumber until a week
after they filed their claim and that the plumber repaired a small drip not a leaking water pipe. The Eckels are each charged with two counts of insurance fraud and one count each of criminal attempt theft by deception and criminal conspiracy.
Stewart B. Simon, 47, and his wife, Fern Simon, 45, both of 960 Hedgerow Court, Blue Bell, Montgomery County. The charges allege that in July 1995 the Simons submitted a fraudulent homeowners's claim stating that the hardwood floors in their home sustained water damage. The Simons obtained a $3,900 estimate from a contractor to repair the damage but allegedly altered the contractor's estimate by $2,000 by submitting a $5,900 estimate with their claim. The Simons are each charged with two counts of insurance fraud and one count of criminal attempt theft by deception. Additionally, Stewart Simon is charged with one count of forgery.
Manuel Perez, 32, of 148 North Twelfth St., Allentown,Lehigh County. The charges allege that in December 1996 Perez, in an attempt to get a proof of financial responsibility insurance card for his 1989 Jaguar, provided the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation with fraudulent information stating that he had purchased a policy with State Farm Insurance. The investigation disclosed that Perez never purchased a policy with State Farm Insurance or with any other insurance company. He is charged with one count each of insurance fraud, unsworn falsification to authorities, false application for certificate of title or registration and of altered, forged or counterfeit documents and plates.
Michael Mitchko, 23, of 229 Bridge St., Jessup, and Maureen Quinn, 25, of 506 Second St., Peckville, Lackawanna County. The charges allege that Mitchko and Quinn reported to the police and their insurance company in July 1994 that a Ford Ranger pick-up truck they jointly owned was stolen from a Dickson City shopping center. The charges allege that the truck was not stolen, but that the defendants conspired together to defraud their insurance company out of the $5,966, which was the value of the truck. They are each charged with one count of insurance fraud, theft by deception, criminal conspiracy and false reports to law enforcement authorities.
Frederick Powell, 51, and his wife, Suzanne Powell, 52, both of 747 Hallowell Dr., Huntington Valley, Montgomery County. The charges allege that the Powells, whose Jeep Cherokee was stolen in August 1988, allegedly submitted a $7,835 fraudulent claim to their insurance company. They reported that numerous personal items were in the Jeep at the time it was stolen including: a video camera, golf clubs and a car phone. To support their claim, the Powells allegedly submitted photographs of the items to their insurance company. However, the charges allege that the photographs of the items were taken four-months after the Jeep was purportedly stolen. The Powells are each charged with two counts of insurance fraud and one count of criminal attempt theft by deception and criminal conspiracy.
William Jones, 28, of 1119 Radcliffe St., Bristol, Bucks County. The charges allege that in January 1996, after arguing with his landlord about a rent payment, Jones staged a "slip and fall" accident on the sidewalk of his landlord's home. Jones allegedly attempted to defraud his landlord's insurance company by filing a bogus $11,000 bodily injury claim. He is charged with one count each of insurance fraud and criminal attempt theft by deception.
George Alston, 31, of Altoona, Blair County. The charges allege that Alston defrauded his renter's insurance policy out of $1,000 in medical coverage by staging a "slip and fall" accident on the stairs of his apartment in October 1996.
Bruce Gaito Sr., 41, of 65 Woodland Ave., Washington, Washington County. The charges allege that Gaito submitted a fraudulent $9,980 claim to his insurance company stating that his 1988 Chevy truck was stolen. Gaito also submitted a claim stating that his wife's 1992 Plymouth van was stolen. The investigation revealed that the vehicles were not stolen but that Gaito asked a friend to store them so that Gaito could collect the insurance money. He is charged with three counts of insurance fraud and one count each of theft by deception and false reports to law enforcement authorities.
Anna Garber, 34, of 609 Glennwood Ave., Lansdowne, Delaware County. The charges allege that from November 1994 through May 1996 Garber fraudulently received $20,041 in medical and disability payments for treatment relating to injuries she suffered as the result of carpal tunnel syndrome. The investigation revealed that Garber submitted fraudulent letters from her doctor to substantiate her benefits. She is charged with one count each of insurance fraud and theft by deception.
John Sypien, 38, of Sarasota, Fla. and formerly of Souderton, Montgomery County, allegedly collected $10,656 in fraudulent workers' compensation benefits from Liberty Mutual Insurance Company from February 1995 through March 1996. The charges allege that Sypien submitted documents to Liberty Mutual that verified he was not receiving any wages or income other than workers compensation. The investigation disclosed that Sypien was working as a custodian in the Sarasota County School District since February 1995. He is charged with one count each of insurance fraud and theft by deception.
James Jones Jr., 32, of 1333 McFerran St., Philadelphia, allegedly obtained $24,321 in fraudulent workers' compensation benefits from the PMA Insurance Group between 1994 and 1996. Jones injured his knee in 1987 while working for a concrete company and began collecting workers compensation benefits. In 1994, Jones began working for a moving and storage company but continued to collect his workers compensation benefits. He is charged with one count each of insurance fraud and theft by deception.
Fisher said the Attorney General's Insurance Fraud Section is funded by the Insurance Fraud Prevention Authority with money provided through assessments on the state's insurance industry.
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That's as low as you can probably go. When you are on the end of something like that you are rattled by it, but try not to dwell on it. It's out of my hands now.
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Bath scrum-half Peter Stringer was furious after he was spat on by Stade Francais' Jerome Fillol during the English side's 36-20 defeat in the Amlin Challenge Cup quarter final.
The two scrum-halves clashed before a scrum in the 25th minute. Nothing untoward was seen by referee Nigel Owens and his assistants at the time, but replays showed Fillol spitting straight in Stringer's face.
The independent citing officer Eugene Ryan, from Ireland, has 50 hours from kick-off to decide whether to cite Fillol for the incident. An announcement is not expected until Monday.
On Sunday, Stringer tweeted: "Disgusted at what happened yesterday in the game. No place for it in rugby or any walk of life."
Brett Gosper, the chief executive of the International Rugby Board, tweeted: "Spitting on Stringer should be punished to the full extent of the law. #NotRugby."
Under the IRB disciplinary code, the sanction for spitting ranges between four and at least 11 weeks depending on the severity of the offence. The maximum ban is 52 weeks.
After the game, Stringer had said: "Obviously it is a bit raw at the moment, but it happened on the pitch and there is no place in the game for it.
"That's as low as you can probably go. When you are on the end of something like that you are rattled by it, but try not to dwell on it. It's out of my hands now."
Bath first-team coach Toby Booth said he had not seen the incident, but added: "Peter is pretty angry, I have not had time to speak with him but I would be pretty disappointed - as I am sure everyone would be - if that is proved to be true.There is no place for that at all."
English involvement in the tournament came to an end as Stade ran in four tries, two each from winger Waisea Vuidravuwalu and full-back Hugo Bonneval while fly-half Jules Plisson, Fillol and replacement Jerome Porical all contributing points through the boot.
Bath secured a penalty try and consolation scores from replacements Michael Claassens and Jack Cuthbert, while Stephen Donald kicked five points, but it was nowhere near being enough as the home side were outclassed.
"It was very disappointing, it was a big game and a big occasion for us and it did not go as we would have liked," he said.
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Tribune Co. CEO resigns, new bankruptcy plan filed
WILMINGTON, Del. Tribune Co. CEO Randy Michaels resigned Friday amid tales of raunchy behavior as the company looked to shift attention back to its efforts to emerge from bankruptcy protection. Hours later, the company filed its latest reorganization plan in court.
Michaels' departure comes at a pivotal time for the troubled media company. After nearly two years operating under bankruptcy protection, Tribune Co. is drawing up a reorganization plan that it hopes a federal judge will approve before the end of the year.
Michaels, 58, joined Tribune Co. three years ago following an ill-fated $8.2 billion buyout engineered by real estate mogul Sam Zell in 2007. Michaels became Tribune Co.'s CEO late last year. Michaels, a former radio disc jockey, won Zell's trust as CEO of a radio broadcast company that Zell owned, Jacor Communications.
It seemed likely Michaels' reign was nearing an end anyway. Lenders in line to become the company's new owners will probably want to install their own management team once a bankruptcy reorganization plan gains approval.
Tribune Co., whose holdings include the Chicago Tribune, the Los Angeles Times and more than 20 television and radio stations, offered its latest plan just before a midnight deadline Friday in U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Wilmington.
It came nearly two years after the company filed for Chapter 11 protection, dogged by an industrywide decline in newspaper advertising revenue and debt totaling nearly $13 billion, mainly associated with the Zell-led buyout just a year earlier.
In line with a previously announced settlement with major creditors, Friday's plan promised to increase how much Tribune Co.'s bondholders would get compared with a previous proposal. Tribune is hoping that would be enough to win approval of the much-debated reorganization plan.
The earlier plan got derailed after an independent report found evidence of fraud in the leveraged buyout that led to Tribune Co.'s bankruptcy filing.
Friday's plan proposes a trust, financed by a $20 million loan from the company, that could pursue legal claims arising from the buyout. Earlier in the day, the judge overseeing the case gave the official committee of junior creditors permission to file lawsuits against some parties involved in the 2007 buyout. He gave them until Nov. 1 to file the complaints.
An independent investigator concluded this summer that some aspects of the deal had bordered on fraud. The lawsuits could allege that Tribune Co. wouldn't have had to file for bankruptcy protection if not for fraudulent conduct by Tribune's board members, including Zell, and by some of the company's financial advisers and lenders. Tribune Co. spokesman Gary Weitman declined comment on the possibility of lawsuits.
In exchange for relinquishing more money to Tribune Co.'s bondholders, senior lenders would be shielded from any legal claims tied to early stages of the Zell-led buyout.
The reorganization plan could still be derailed by other Tribune Co. creditors. The proposal has the support of major creditors - JPMorgan Chase & Co., distressed debt specialist Angelo, Gordon & Co. and hedge fund Oaktree Capital Management - as well as the committee of junior lenders. Tribune Co. has not said where some of the company's other lenders stand.


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Arif Halaby, President and CEO of Total Financial Solutions, Inc., helps people manage their money, get out of debt and plan for their retirement. However, it is what he does when he is not keeping people's money safe that makes him the latest KHTS Santa Clarita Unsung Hero, proudly presented by Mercedes-Benz of Valencia. Hard working from an early age ...Read More »
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Ex-Showbiz "Arranger" and Santa Clarita Valley Mom Co-Founded SCVi Charter School to Provide All SCV K-12 Students a Leadership-Based Alternative to Traditional Schools By Stephen K. Peeples When SCVi Charter School co-founder Amber Raskin first looked into fresh alternatives to traditional public schools or homeschooling for her own children, she thought beyond her own family. She figured other Santa Clarita ...Read More »
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Does anyone else find it strange writing 2013?! 2012 went so fast yet some many things happened... strange right? I'm really hoping my cuts and scars will heal by July, I know it seems ages away but at the rate i'm going I will have plenty of new ones to add to my collection. Everyone wonders how exacually self-harmers can hurt themselves but to me it just seems to come naturally. It's like a roller coaster, your scared at first but then once you've done it you just love the rush you get and want to do it again and again.. bit of a naff example but there you go. What really annoys me is the fact that people take the piss out off self-harmers and say things before they even think, I mean come on self-harmers get more shit then people who sleep around or take drugs or smoke. I my opinion self-harm is one of the safest ways of coping, I know some people will be like what the hell is this girl on, but think about it, by self-harming we wont get nasty STDs, cancer or bad health and things from taking drugs. And if you take care of your cuts and scars and keep the blades clean then we wont even get infections! See, it's quite safe, yes OK there's the chance we could cut a vein or artery but chances are quite low, arteries are set waaaayyy back in our bodies and the veins would heal quite well on their own if we accidently cut one. I hate it how people can be so harsh and thoughtless, they say "sticks and stone may break my bones but words will never hurt me" however, this is very untrue! Words can hurt more than actions! I don't understand sometimes because people don't like others saying nasty things about them so why say it about other people?! Like I said thoughtless. Someone came up to me in the street today and said to me that I was the most beautiful looking girl they had ever seen. I started to believe that I was pretty, that people did notice me, but then I looked in the mirror and saw myself looking back, all freckly, ginger, bagged eyed and sunken cheeks. I feel so stupid for thinking that, I felt stupid for believing it. Mum called me stupid for being me, it was a playful stupid it was a horrible stupid, she yelled at me that I was acting stupid and like a spoilt little brat, all I said was that I wanted to spend the day with her where she wouldn't mention my little brother or always talk about him and buy him things but know I was being stupid for asking for that... so I carved stupid into my leg, that way I will always remember that I am stupid...
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BP's Peterson finishes 27th at Class 'A' state golf meetPublished 10:03pm Wednesday, June 13, 2012
BECKER, MINN. — Blooming Prairie sophomore Victor Peterson finished strong at the Class 'A' state boys golf meet in Pebble Creek Wednesday.
Peterson shot an 80, which gave him a two day score of 164 and tied him for 27th place in the state meet.
Hayfield freshman Brady Becker shot an 85 on Wednesday and finished tied for 41st with a two-day score of 170.
Cordell Weber of Martin County West won the meet with a score of 144.
Hayfield senior Kasey Dahlen finished 44th in the girls state meet as she shot a 97 on Wednesday.
She finished with a two-day score of 196.
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Each smartphone OS provider has its own set of rules and procedures to follow. Now the folks at [x] cube labs have made it easy to compare those offerings by releasing an easy-to-read chart, which we've presented here.
Called the "The Smartphone App-o-graphic," the [x] cube labs tool looks at the current practices of six OS providers. These include: Apple, Google, Research In Motion (RIM), Nokia, Palm, and Microsoft.
For each company, [x] cube labs provides information on:
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The chart also has an informative "Do you know?" section.
For example, did you know that 10.8 percent of all free iPhone apps in the US App Store have in-app purchases integrated in it? Or that it took Apple just 482 days to approve its 100,000th app?
"The Smartphone App-o-graphic" is an interesting read, so take a look.
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Soul Bind can PERMANENTLY keep ANY enemy knocked down.
For 5-17 seconds, target foe attacks 30% slower than normal. If that foe becomes the target of a hex while attacking, that foe is knocked down. This is an elite skill.
The obvious combo potential here is, of course, Soul Bind + Parasitic Bond.
In PvE, all enemies, including Casters, will attack when available.
Henceforth, you can keep an enemy infinately knocked down by spamming Parasitic Bond.


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Southern actor R. Madhavan looks up to actor-filmmaker Kamal Haasan as his deity, and when he met him recently at an award ceremony, he felt like a teenager again.
"Had a great time at the Vijay Awards. Met my god Kamal sir again after a while. (I) was a gaping teenager all over again," tweeted Madhavan.
Madhavan and Kamal bonded well at the 7th edition of Vijay Awards Saturday, which the former hosted. The two had worked together in Tamil films "Anbe Sivam" and "Manmathan Ambu".
The award ceremony was also graced by Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan, with whom also Madhavan shared great time.
"I really wish I had half their (Kamal and SRK) passion and dedication," he later posted.
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Suriya is awesome!!!!!!one of the most talented actors in india and a great human being.
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