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The injured, who have not yet been identified, were all occupants of a 1998 Ford Explorer that left the roadway on the 1800 block of Graham after the driver, a 48-year-old male, lost control of the vehicle and struck a tree, police officials said.
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The end of the dwell period of a spark ignition engine is recognized by a high voltage, spark-creating swing in the low coil signal determined from comparison with a first, fixed threshold voltage which is above the current limited voltage variation of modern electronic high voltage ignition systems and a low peak primary voltage normally achieved with ignition defeat used in other diagnostic procedures. The beginning of the dwell period is sensed by comparing the low coil signal to the actual battery voltage of the engine under test; the comparison is against a substantial fraction of battery voltage which will always exceed any low coil voltage which could exist during the dwell period. False sensing of the beginning of dwell during the spark ringing time is avoided by delay circuitry which senses only those low voltage swings which exist for longer than a period of time greater than the duration of any of the low voltage excursions of the low coil ringing voltage; this delay may be subtracted with logic or by digital numeric subtraction, thereby to provide a reliable, square, conditioned low coil manifestation of vehicle low coil signals for vehicles with modern electronic high voltage ignitions as well as vehicles using the older, traditional breaker point ignition system, at high speed or slow crank, with good or bad battery and/or alternator.
1. Apparatus for generating an accurate signal representation of the dwell and firing time of a spark ignition engine comprising:
first means for comparing the low coil signal against a reference voltage which is between the highest voltage that the low coil signal can reach in the dwell period with the lowest peak voltage which the low coil signal can reach during ignition-defeated operation to provide a signal related in time to the end of a dwell period;
second means for comparing the low coil signal against a substantial fraction of the voltage of the battery of the engine to provide a signal related in time to the beginning of a dwell period; and
output means responsive to said first and second comparing means for providing a signal delineating the dwell period from the firing time.
2. Apparatus according to claim 1 wherein said second means compares the low coil signal against a substantial fraction of the voltage of the battery of the engine which is determined to be greater than any magnitude which the voltage of the low coil signal can reach during the dwell period.
3. Apparatus according to claim 1 further comprising:
delay means connected for response to the output of said second means for providing a delay signal at its output in response to the continuous presence of a signal at its input for the delay period thereof; and
wherein said output means includes bistable means settable into either one of two stable states, said bistable means being settable into a first one of said stable states in response to the output of said first comparing means, said bistable means being settable into the other of said stable states in response to the concurrent presence of the output of said second comparing means and the output of said delay means.
1. Field of Art
This invention relates to diagnostics of spark ignition engines, and more particularly to versatile, dual-threshold signal conditioning of a vehicle low coil signal.
2. Description of the Prior Art
As is known, the traditional breaker-point ignition system charges the primary of the high voltage coil by having the points thereof closed during the dwell period, after which the points open causing an inductive kick in the primary which in turn results in a high, ignition spark inducing voltage in the secondary of the coil for application through the distributor to the various spark plugs. The primary voltage (also called the low coil signal) thereafter rings sinusoidally until it damps out, and becomes steady at substantially the vehicle battery voltage before the points again close initiating the next dwell period. In more modern, electronically controlled, high voltage ignition systems, the electronic control over the coil primary begins at a low, near-ground potential but then rises to a potential on the order of half the battery voltage before electronic current limiting causes this voltage to remain fairly steady until the end of the dwell period; then the circuit is broken so that the inductive kick will occur in the primary to create the spark-inducing voltage of the secondary of the coil. This is followed by ringing, in the same fashion as in breaker-point ignition systems.
In prior art vehicle diagnostics, it has been known to provide an accurate measure of the dwell time (etc.) by threshold detecting the rise and fall of the low coil (or coil primary) voltage. In the past, the characteristics of the breaker-point ignition system rendered this relatively simple since a single voltage threshold (on the order of 3 or 4 volts) could be used to sense the end of the dwell period when the voltage exceeded that threshold, or the beginning of the dwell period when the voltage was reduced below that threshold. In the various modern systems, however, the voltage is initially at ground at the start of the dwell period, and may raise to some voltage varying between 3 volts and 8 volts (in normal 12 volt ignition systems) before the primary is broken to develop the inductive kick. This voltage range compares nearly identically with battery voltages which can obtain during cranking of the engine with a weak battery, which may be on the order of only 8 or 9 volts. Thus the threshold detecting is hampered not only by variations in the voltage level near the end of the dwell period for different types of high voltage, electronically-controlled systems, but also because of its similarity to the battery voltage which the coil primary assumes after its oscillatory ringing period. Also, cranking with a weak battery compared with high speed operation with a good alternator can cause the battery voltage variations of various engines to be too divergent for fixed threshold comparison.
Objects of the present invention include accommodation of a variety of different electronically-controlled high voltage ignition systems as well as the traditional breaker-point ignition systems in developing a well defined indication of the low coil signal even in cases where the battery voltage is extremely low, on the order of dwell-period voltges which may exist with strong batteries.
According to the present invention, the end of the dwell period is sensed by comparing the high voltage coil primary (low coil) voltage against a voltage reference which is between the highest steady state voltage that ignition systems to be tested thereby may assume near the end of the dwell period and the lowest primary coil voltages which may be experienced when ignition defeat is applied (such as by shunting of the coil, to permit diagnosing electrical characteristics while preventing fuel ignition). In accordance further with the invention, the beginning of the dwell period is determined by sensing the fact that the high voltage coil primary voltage has dropped to some fraction of the engine battery voltage by being compared therewith; still further, the fraction is greater than any low coil voltage which can exist during the dwell period.
The present invention accommodates various types of new as well as old ignition systems, and such systems at high speed, cranking speed, and even weak battery cranking speed and voltages. The invention can utilize circuits and technology known in the art, and may be implemented with time delays to prevent false sensing of the start of the dwell period during the ringing period. The invention accommodates a wide variety of engine styles, engine speeds, and battery voltages with a high degree of inherent reliability in formulating a well defined, conditioned manifestation of the beginning and ending of the dwell and firing periods in the high voltage coil primary winding of spark ignition engines.
The foregoing and other objects, features and advantages of the present invention will become more apparent in the light of the following detailed description of illustrative embodiments thereof, as illustrated in the accompanying drawing.
FIG. 1 is an illustration of a typical low coil signal and the well defined condition manifestation thereof produced by the invention, on a common time base; and
FIG. 2 is a schematic block diagram of an illustrative embodiment of the present inventin.
Referring now to FIG. 1, illustration (a) shows a simplified low coil signal from a typical modern, high voltage, electronically-controlled ignition system in an electric spark engine, and illustration (b) shows the conditioned low coil output signal which the present invention provides. The difference between the low coil signal shown in illustration (a) of FIG. 1 and the low coil signal of the conventional, breaker-point ignition system is that, in the breaker-point ignition system, the dwell period is characterized by only fractional voltage once the points are closed until they are opened again at the end of the dwell period, whereas in the electronic systems, the voltage may rise above ground to a point where electronic current limiting holds the voltage at a constant value near the end of the dwell period. This voltage may vary anywhere from 2 or 3 to 8 or 9 volts in dependence upon battery condition, whether the engine is being cranked or run at low or high speeds, and the like. However, there are also variations from one ignition system to the next, both of different types and of different serial numbers of vehicles. At the end of the dwell period, the breaker points (or electronic switches) open, cutting off the current which has been established in the primary of the high voltage coil, which causes an inductive kick so that the voltage in the coil primary may rise to two or three hundred volts providing high voltage on the secondary for operating the sparks (which may be on the order of 10 or more kilovolts). There is a ringing voltage during firing time which is a damped oscillation in the coil primary, which eventually decays to essentially battery voltage toward the end of firing time. At the end of firing time the next dwell time begins by the closing of the breaker points (or electronic switches) causing the low coil voltage to go essentially to ground, to establish the primary current in the coil for the next firing, and so forth. Similar operation obtains in the high voltage systems except that breaker points aren't used, but rather electronic switches are used to control creation of the primary coil current, and the interruption thereof. In the past, where breaker point ignition systems were being diagnosed electronically, a good square wave indication of the low coil voltage, which provides an accurate measure of dwell, was obtainable simply by means of a voltage threshold circuit, operable at about 3 volts, to determine when the end of dwell period is signalled by the voltage exceeding 3 volts, and when the dwell period begins by the voltage decreasing below 3 volts. However, this type of system doesn't work with modern devices because the engine, when cranking with a weak battery may have a battery voltage on the order of 8 to 10 volts, resulting in having to sense a voltage below that as the end of firing time and the beginning of dwell time. And the battery and alternator may be in good condition and the engine may be at high rpms in which case the limit voltage in an electronic system during dwell may be on the order of 8 to 10 volts, but nearly ground in a breaker-point system. Additionally, good diagnostic systems of a modern type normally have an ignition defeat circuit, in which a resistance is shunted across the coil primary to limit the amount of ignition voltage which is produced by the high voltge coil to a value below that at which spark ignition will occur; this permits testing the electrical characteristics of the ignition system without allowing the engine to start. In such cases, the voltages across the coil primary are all reduced somewhat, so that the required threshold would be below the values of non-threshold operation which would obtain when the vehicle was operating normally. In other words, in order to provide a circuit for conditioning a low coil signal of a spark ignition engine which can accurately perform that task for different high voltage electronically-controlled ignition systems as well as breaker-point ignition systems, for engines running at high speed with a high battery voltage, for engines cranking with a weak battery at low battery voltage, for engines actually operating or engines being diagnosed with ignition defeat, the separation of the threshold becomes impossible in accordance with the prior art.
In accordance with the invention, different thresholds are used to sense the high voltage rise in the coil at the beginning of firing time and the dropping from essentially battery voltage to ground at the end of firing time. Still further, sensing of the end of firing time is done by comparing the low coil voltage against the actual battery voltage of the engine under test, rather than against a fixed standard, so that when there is a marked decrease from battery voltage, regardless of whether it is high or low battery voltage, the circuit in accordance with the invention can detect it.
As illustrated herein, the circuitry of the invention may utilize a 1 millisecond delay to avoid sensing negative swings of the damped oscillation during firing time, since the oscillations of the low coil voltage are independent of the engine speed and each of these oscillations is less than a millisecond in length. The low coil voltage must thus be substantially below battery voltage for a period of time on the order of 1 millisecond to ensure that the end of firing time (beginning of dwell time) is in fact being sensed. However, the use of this delay is known in the prior art and is only an adjunct to the present invention.
Referring now to FIG. 2, a low coil signal (illustration (a), FIG. 1) is fed on a line 10 from the engine under test 12 to a pair of compare circuits 14, 16 so as to provide the two distinct tests described with respect to FIG. 1 hereinbefore. The compare circuit 14 also has fed to it a fixed reference voltage, which may be on the order of 29 volts, from a reference voltage source 18, to determine when the low coil voltage has exceeded some fixed reference (such as 29 volts in the example herein) to thereby indicate the beginning of the high voltage swing at the start of firing time. The compare circuit 16 receives a signal indicative of a fraction of battery voltage (such as 9/10 of battery voltage) on a line 20, which may be provided by a voltage divider 22 connected to the battery 24 of the engine 12 under test. When the compare circuit 14 determines that the high voltage swing is underway, by providing a signal indicating greater than 29 volts on a line 26, it will set a bistable device 28, the output of which on a line 30 is a conditioned low coil output in accordance with the invention, as is shown in illustration (b) of FIG. 1. Thus, the conditioned low coil output signal on line 30 begins at the end of dwell time (at the start of firing time). Desirably, the bistable device 28 would be reset precisely at the end of firing time (the beginning of dwell time); but as described with respect to FIG. 1, in order to avoid false resettings in the middle of firing time as a result of large negative swings in the damped oscillatory voltage, it is necessary to have a delay which is greater than any of them, to ensure that the starting of the dwell period has been sensed. To this end, the bistable device 28 is reset by an AND circuit 32 only when a signal indicating less than some fraction of battery voltage, such as 9/10 of battery voltage, has been present on a line 34 for 1 millisecond as indicated by a signal from a 1 millisecond resettable delay circuit 36. The delay circuit 36 is preferably the type which may use a capacitor that is shorted out whenever the signal is not present on the line 34, but when that signal goes positive the capacitor is allowed to charge, and upon reaching some reference voltage, operates a comparator to provide the signal to the AND circuit 32. Thus, if the signal appears for a short period of time (as a consequence of ringing during firing time) but thereafter disappears, the charging of the capacitor will be interrupted and it will have to start all over again, thus precluding the delay circuit 36 from giving an input to the AND circuit 32 unless the signal is on the line 34 for the full delay period, such as 1 millisecond. However, once the start of dwell time has been sensed by the low coil voltage being less than a fraction of battery voltage for at least a millisecond, the bistable device 28 is reset by the AND circuit 32 so that the signal on the line 30 disappears. Thus, the output of the bistable device 28 on the line 30 defines the dwell and firing times of the low coil input signal from the engine except for the fact that the firing time is extended by the 1 millisecond delay, and the dwell time is commensurately diminished by that amount. This may be accommodated, in a modern digital diagnostic system, by simply subtracting from the digital values establishing firing time, a digital value commensurate with 1 millisecond in the diagnostic system, and adding a commensurate digital count to the digital word representing the dwell time. On the other hand, accommodation for almost all purposes can be made by simply delaying the start of firing time by 1 millisecond, so that the extent of the dwell time and the extent of the firing time will be accurate, even though they will be 1 millisecond delayed from the occurrence thereof in the engine. This can be accommodated by delaying a number one plug signal or any other synchronous signal by 1 millisecond so that all of the signals will be properly synchronized. Additionally, synchronization is not required for measuring the length of the dwell period, or the length of the firing period, nor is it requested for comparing the dwell period of one cylinder with that of another, and similar comparative measurements. However, to provide the millisecond delay in a simple fashion if desired, thereby to cause the dwell and firing time portions of each cycle to be of an accurate duraction in an output signal on a line 37, the converse of latch operation may be provided as illustrated by a delay compensation circuit 38, which includes a bistable device 40 settable by an AND circuit 42 only when the signal on the line 30 has been present for a full millisecond as indicated by the output of a delay circuit 44 (which is the same as the delay circuit 36). Thus there will be a delay in setting the bistable device 40 but no delay in resetting it since it is immediately reset by a signal on a line 46 from the reset side of the bistable device 28. However, this correction for the 1 millisecond delay relates to the use of 1 millisecond delay in accordance with the prior art, and solutions may be found therein; it is only an adjunct to the present invention per se.
Although illustrated herein as responding to a source of reference potential 18 on the order of 29 volts, the fixed reference potential of the source 18 may be selected to be anything which is higher than the highest possible voltage obtained during the current limited period of the dwell time, and lower than the lowest possible peak voltage of the high voltage swing on a low battery voltage engine being cranked during ignition defeat, which could be as low as 35 or 40 volts. Similarly, although the variable fraction of battery voltage used for comparison in the comparator 16 is illustrated herein as being 9/10 of the battery voltage, it can be anything suitable that is greater than the commensurate current-limited voltage during dwell time (which itself is somewhat battery dependent), sufficiently lower than battery voltage so as to be indicative of the fact that the dwell period has begun (in contrast to noise) and sufficiently high on the voltage reduction curve (see the end of firing time in illustration (a) of FIG. 1) so as to be rather fast and accurate in sensing the condition during the steeper-sloped, initial portion of the reduction from battery voltage to ground at the start of the dwell period.
The one millisecond delay herein is a period selected because it is larger than the maximum duration of the large negative swings of the damped oscillatory voltage during firing time, but small enough so as to avoid extending into the next cylinder firing time in the case of 8-cylinder engines operating at very high speed (where each cylinder sub-cycle may be on the order of a few milliseconds).
Similarly, although the circuitry herein provides a signal during firing time as shown in illustration (b) of FIG. 1, obviously the signal could be oppositely constructed so as to be present during dwell time; similarly, it should be understood that the nature of the signal provided to indicate the dwell and firing times of the ignition system is irrelevant so long as it distinguishes between these two portions of each cylinder subcycle. And, although disclosed herein as a combination of analog and discrete circuits, the invention could also be implemented with digital techniques utilizing digitized samplings of the signals, so long as provision is made to do it at high speed, without undue loss of the information from the analog signals being analyzed.
Similarly, although the invention has been shown and described with respect to an exemplary embodiment thereof, it should be understood by those skilled in the art that the foregoing and various other changes, omissions and additions may be made in and to the invention without departing from the spirit and the scope thereof, as set forth in the following claims.
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The team and coaches, along with additional volunteers from Central High School did some general cleaning to beautify the center.
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The staff at Younts were very professional, courteous, and helpful. They helped make my wedding reception an unforgettable, amazing experience. Younts exceeded my expectations, and I am very happy that I used them. Furman's campus is beautiful, so it was the perfect location for my wedding!
Younts is such a beautiful place to hold a wedding. We were able to utilize not only all the space inside, but DeSantis Pavilion and the back patio as well. It was the perfect size to hold our 250+ guest wedding, while still having room for a photobooth, DJ, and dancefloor. Parking is easily accessible, which was also a bonus because we had a lot of older guests. My only complaint is that when the second half of our deposit was due, I received a reminder email only 24 hours before it was due. Yes, in some respects I should have kept on top of this, but at the same time, I feel a reminder email a couple months, a month, or even a week in advance would have been nice. The email saying our deposit was due was the first contact we had with the Younts staff in the 2 years since we had booked the venue. Luckily we had the funds set aside, but I feel as if this may cause a problem for brides (or other clients) who may not be as on top of things or have the finances available. Other than that, everything was perfect. The Younts staff that worked our event were extremely friendly and pleasant to work with.
Younts Conference Center was a wonderful host. The Venue staff were absolutely wonderful and more than helpful!
So many things were wrong with my experience that I don't know where to start. All of my issues were with catering. The coordinators were great. First off during my first tasting they have us frozen chicken fingers to taste. I was paying $6000 for catering and they were going to serve frozen chicken fingers. When we called them out on how bad they were they stated the could do hand breaded ones for the same price. Really?? We had to schedule a second tasting to try these when they should have been offered first. The night of the wedding the chicken was dry and the bread on our sliders was falling apart like it was stale. So disappointing.
Second throughout the whole wedding planning I told them multiple times that I didn't want to run out of alcohol. It was the one thing I was worried about for the night. I brought in my own alcohol and went above the necessary amount to ensure that we would not run out. During the wedding one bar was busier than the other and they ran through items faster. Instead of directing people to the other bar or, I don't know, waking to the other bar to grab a bottle, they just told guests we were out. They also closed that bar 30 minutes early yet still made me pay for the bartender. I ended up having some of everything left and $400 worth of alcohol to return. Considering it was my biggest concern you would think they would have made sure that this never occurred. I had guests coming up to me saying they were out of alcohol when I knew they were most definitely not.
Overall we paid a lot of money for a not so great experience with the caterers. I would change my entire wedding plan if I could do it over again.
We are sorry to hear that your experience with catering was not to your expectations. This is certainly not the standard with our clients. In speaking with our catering department, we are able to offer you some feedback in regards to your complaints.
Because of the nature of your reception (buffet), frozen chicken fingers are typically what our catering company uses. The main reason for this is because of the style of chicken finger. The frozen fingers have more breading on them, which hold better when they are going to be out in a chafing dish for two hours. The thicker breading keeps them moist and our clients prefer those over the hand breaded because they dry out. Typically, guests would assemble their own sliders, so the bread would not be placed in a chafing dish. Because your sliders were preassembled and placed in the chafing dish, this caused the bread to appear stale.
There was some confusion on the bars during your reception. The bartenders did not tell guests that you were out of liquor. They did tell them that you were out of a specific kind of liquor. When alcohol is supplied by the client, versus the caterer, they only serve what is supplied. When they run out of a certain kind or brand, they are only able to serve what is remaining to the guests.
We appreciate your feedback on your reception concerning the issues you had with catering. We understand that catering did reach out to you after your complaint directly to them and no response from you was received so we believed the issue had been resolved.
The staff were very professional and organized. We had an outside vendor bring in chairs and linens and there were no problems with the setup or break down of our event. All the guests loved the food and it was served the way we requested it. The space was perfect for a wedding reception and the dance floor stayed packed due to our awesome DJ from The Party Machine!
While the venue provided the size and acoustics we were looking for, that's where it about ended. The catering is separate so will not be covered in this review. Claire, in charge of the venue made agreements that she didn't follow through with, namely collecting the flowers at the end of the night to give to a nursing home. As a result the parents were saddle with the hassle of empting all the flower vessels and lugging them all home. When the vendor had previously picked them up the following morning Obviously she did not care for the glorious florist we had, or she did not get a "kick back" from one of her preferred florists The tables were rarely, if ever cleared of empty glasses, plates, etc. The bartenders did not keep count of bottles "uncorked" or beer removed from cardboard cases==they left it up to us to "trust" their corking charges. At the end of the night, they were very pushy to get out of the venue even though we paid for additional hours. Claire was a phony salesman until she was paid the total fee than she wanted all the control. She had the nerve to tell the bride she wanted to move an outside bar, inside, two days before the wedding. Although it had been raining, in two days it might have been finel.It did not rain. What coordinator would try to change a bride's plans before the date?!
Wonderful, wonderful, wonderful! Everyone was so helpful and nice. They kept in constant contact during the planning process. Also, they are very up front about their policies and costs, so you never felt like a hidden rule or cost was going to come along! Our ceremony was at the chapel, where everyone was fantastic as well. They made everything very streamline and worry free. A fantastic experience!
My wedding was amazing. Furman made sure I didn't have to worry about a thing on my special day. They helped me find a wedding coordinator, Amanda Cox, who was amazing! From the food to the reception layout they made sure everything was just how my husband and I wanted it. Our wedding day was a dream come true with no worries, we just enjoyed the day. I would HIGHLY recommend Furman as an event venue for your wedding reception.
My experience with Younts was great. They did everything they could to accomodate our wishes for our reception, and Kay was a pleasure to work with. Definitely a worthy vendor :)
I'm giving this 5 stars even though we had to deal with the Bell Tower & trees surounding it being rolled by toilet paper the night before our ceremony by Seniors. It just gives us a funny story to tell for years to come. :)
Working with the Furman University staff was wonderful! They definitely made our wedding day very special!
Younts Conference Center is very nice. I had a larger wedding so it worked for us. The nice thing is you get the whole building so you don't have to worry about a bunch of other people wondering around in the same building. Furman is also a very pretty campus, so there was alot of nice places around the reception site to take pictures. They packed us a to go bag so we got to eat all the food we wanteded to since guests like to talk your ear off. I would recommend them to my friends. The other nice thing is since it is on Furman campus Furman Catering does all the food, so it saves you searching for a caterer.
We had our ceremony at the Furman Chapel, which was beautiful. The reception took place at Younts Conference Center which was everything we needed and looked beautiful! I worked with the event coordinator, Claire Bray and was extremely happy with how helpful she was and how she was always willing to do anything for us. we had 200 seated guests and still had plenty of room to dance. The food was good, but I did not find any menus that i just had to have. My florist, cake baker, band, and professional party rentals (table cloths) had no problem getting in and setting everything up on their own. Claire also organized my slideshow, wedding favors, and a creative guest book; and at the end of the reception she organized everything together again and gave it to my parents to take back home for me. I feel like I didnt have to do any work, and everything turned out better than I could have expected!
The Daniel Chapel is amazing for a wedding site. The only thing I could say in addition is that they could possibly offer a little more time to the bridal party after the wedding for photos.
I loved all the people that worked with us from Younts. However, their caterer, Aramark, was a huge disappointment. I asked for several different canapes. At my tasting, they replaced one of the canapes I requested with a blueberry one. I said several times at that meeting that I didn't want to serve the blueberry one at my reception. The chef told me he would do an apple one instead. When I got to my reception, there were little labels out for all the canapes. One of the labels said Apple, caramel, and boursin. However, there were no apple canapes served. They put out blueberry instead! The director told me that the chef just decided to give us an extra canape, and that there were apple ones at the reception. Well that is a lie. I am a Furman alumni and was truly excited to be back at "home." I would never do business with Aramark again. They just do what they want. They told us we would have two buffet tables. My mother purchased big floral arrangements for both. Then, we only one actual buffet of food. They just made the decision to change without asking me!
We used the Younts Center for the rehersal dinner, and really enjoyed it! They have different menus to pick from, which proved to be really helpful in finding one to accommodate everyone. We chose the Low Country Barbeque buffet option, and everyone who came said it was delicious and that they loved it! Be aware that this is one of only two places where alcohol is allowed on Furman's campus.


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I bought an inflatable dinghy and am trying to figure out the best way to lift it with the davits on the back of my Catalina 320. (The davits were installed by the prior owner, and I have never really used them.)
The davits are about 4' apart on the stern, and the dinghy is a 10' air-floor dinghy from West. I installed 2 stainless eyebolts on the transom to attach a lifting bridle at the stern of the dinghy. But at the bow I have a choice of a single D-ring mounted horizontally on the outside of the tube all the way forward, or two D-rings mounted vertically on the outside of the tubes a little further back, but before they get to the full width of the dinghy. (The two D-rings look like they are meant to attach a towing bridle.)
Do most folks lift the dinghy by a bridle attached to the existing D-rings? Or does anyone sell separate lifting rings that glue on to the tubes? I know that the dinghy itself isn't that much weight, but lifting by the vertical D-rings seems like it puts the stress on the attachment in the wrong direction. Also, I wonder about lifting from 2 points on the dinghy that are so much farther apart than the davits. How does anyone else lift their inflatable dinghy?
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This 2011 Central Coast Chardonnay has a lot of personality; a rich bouquet of peach pie and kumquats, a full mouthful of flavor with ripe stone fruit, bright Bartlett pear and crème fraîche. The texture is soft, round, smooth and succulent with hints of sweet oak, and a nice, long, beckoning finish.
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Calera is a small ultra-premium winery located in the limestone-rich Gavilan Mountains, east of Monterey and south of Hollister, California. Josh Jensen planted Calera's first 23 acres of Pinot Noir in 1975. An additional 26.6 acres of Pinot Noir, Chardonnay and Viognier were planted in the 1980s, and 33 more acres, mostly Pinot Noir but also some additional Chardonnay, in 1997 and 1998. All these parces are in the Mt. Harlan AVA that was created in 1990. Calera produces 8 single-vineyard wines from Mt. Harlan, as well as Chardonnay and Pinot Noir from grapes purchased from selected vineyards in the Central Coast regions. View all Calera Wines
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The largest of California's wine growing regions, the Central Coast produces the majority of California's wine. The district sprawls out, covering most of the vineyard land between San Francisco and Santa Barbara. Smaller sub-AVAs of the Central Coast include Monterey Bay, Paso Robles, Santa Ynez Valley, Santa Maria Valley, Santa Cruz Mountains and many others.
Notable FactsGrape varieties range from Pinot Noir and Chardonnay to Cabernet Sauvignon and Zinfandel. Some Central Coast wine is generic, bulk wine that contributes to the high production numbers of the area. But many winemakers and wineries, particular in some of the smaller AVAs, are small production artisans, creating unique and high-quality wine. The great thing about the Central Coast is its diversity - you're able to find a number of grape varieties and styles at a number of different price points.
About CaliforniaIt's not rare to see a wine's country of origin listed as "California." A country into itself in the wine world, California makes enough varieties and styles to match many European wine countries. It produces a diverse range of wines that span the quality spectrum.
The most famous of the California wine regions is Napa Valley, and these wines are certainly outstanding – but it's not as broad and diverse as its larger neighbor, Sonoma County. Down south, Santa Barbara's Santa Maria Valley is well-known for its Rhône blends, as well as cool-climate varieties like Pinot and Chardonnay. The Central Coast, the largest California AVA, has many different microclimates that lead to a wide range of wines with many sub-AVAs.
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Light & Crisp
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Rich & Creamy
- Full bodied wines that have typically undergone malo-lactic fermentation and/or spent time in oak.


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The FVRD provides Animal Control services within the boundaries of the City of Chilliwack and the City of Abbotsford. These services include dog licensing, enforcement of FVRD Animal Control Regulation Bylaw No. 1206, 2013, management of the Community Animal Response and Education Centre, and a pet adoption service.
The Animal Control Regulation Bylaw outlines pet owner responsibilities with regard to the welfare, safety and behaviour of their pets. Animal Control Officers are responsible for enforcing the regulations contained in the bylaw and responding to complaints from the public.
Officers are on duty Monday to Saturday from 9:00 am to 4:30 pm. The CARE Centre is closed on statutory holidays. If you call the CARE Centre after regular business hours, please leave a message that includes the following:
CARE Centre staff will return your phone call the next business day.
To report a dog attack in progress after regular business hours, please call your local police department.
Most of the complaints Animal Control receives are about dogs-at-large and barking dogs. To ensure your dog gets ample opportunity to exercise and socialize, consider visiting a dog off-leash area.
There are four off-leash dog parks in the Chilliwack area for your enjoyment:
In the Abbotsford area there are four off-leash parks:
Enforcement tickets are issued most frequently for owning an unlicensed dog. If you live in Abbotsford, please visit our Abbotsford Licensing page to familiarize yourself with licensing requirements. Chilliwack residents can find this information on our Chilliwack Licensing page.
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1810 $5 Large Date, Large 5 MS64 NGC. BD-4, R.2....
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Near-Gem 1810 Large Date, Large 51810 $5 Large Date, Large 5 MS64 NGC. BD-4, R.2. This variety is available within the context of the overall-rare Classic Head half eagles, fortunately for type collectors. The Large Date, Large 5 combination is the most frequently seen of the four Guide Book varieties known for the year, along with the Small Date, Tall 5. This near-Gem is one of a few dozen submissions at NGC and PCGS combined in this grade, with only nine finer (3/13). Lavish mint luster radiates from the golden-yellow surfaces, which show only a few scattered post-Mint contact marks. Planchet adjustment marks appear at the center in the Liberty portrait and on the right obverse rim. Strike softness appears on the reverse on the eagle's let (facing) wing and neck, but the details otherwise are well-defined.(Registry values: P2) (NGC ID# 25PG, PCGS# 8108)
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Where do you get replacement capacitors
I have the 5900se and capacitor c191 is broken. I've tried radio shack and a local electronic supply but no luck. I have a TI4200 that has a 16v 470uf cap, would that work?
Re: Where do you get replacement capacitors
I have been using DigiKey since the late 70's and can highly recommend them.
In general, a capacitor's voltage rating is the nominal voltage level that it is capable of handling. As long as you replace it with a similar type of equal or greater voltage rating you should be okay. If it is a 'can' type polarized capacitor be sure to maintain the correct polarity when installing the replacement.
Re: Where do you get replacement capacitors
That was an awsome reply FlyingHorse.
Re: Where do you get replacement capacitors
If this is the case, replacing it with a higher or equal capacitance rated for a higher or equal voltage, installed with the same polarity should work.(big capacitors are usually electrolyte caps, which need to be using the same polarity for durabillity, for those metallic jar type capacitors it's polarity is usually marked with a black triangle on the top over one of the legs, I *think* the marked side is the is the positive side).
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Student Ambassadors
The College of Business Student Ambassador Program utilizes a select group of knowledgeable, motivated, and enthusiastic student leaders to assist the dean and the College with engaging business alumni, current students, and prospective students. Student Ambassadors represent the College at events both on- and off-campus.
Student Ambassadors are selected during an application process and receive training in such areas as networking and presentations to prepare them to travel with the dean to alumni events and accompany our undergraduate recruiters on school visits to meet with prospective students and their parents.
2015 Spring Student Ambassadors
Why Become a Student Ambassador?
The benefits to becoming an Ambassador include the following:
- interacting with College of Business leadership and faculty
- developing vital business skills such as presenting and networking
- meeting prominent BGSU alumni and expanding your network of professionals
- traveling throughout the U.S.
- "giving back" to the College of Business and helping recruit future business students to BGSU
Here are several business students describing the Student Ambassador program and their experiences as an ambassador.
BGSU College of Business: Student Ambassadors
My Story
Hello, my name is Julie Thielman. I am a junior specializing in marketing and business analytics. I come from Green Bay, Wisconsin; and I'm here to tell you that grandma really does know best!
My grandmother lives in Napoleon not far from Bowling Green. She begged me to consider BGSU so I would be closer to her. She always told me how great the school is, how many members of my family attended BGSU, how much I would love it, how great it would be to have me close, and on, and on, and on…
So, to get her to stop begging, I finally said, "Fine, I will check out Bowling Green." When my family and I arrived on campus, we thought that we would be able to drive through the campus; turns out we were wrong, you can only go around campus. So there we were driving on the outskirts of campus, passing all the new buildings, The Stroh Center, Centennial Hall, and it resonated with me. I loved it!
It was a smaller campus so that I wasn't just one more in a crowd and I wouldn't have to walk 40 minutes to class. But, it wasn't too small, it wasn't high school round two. I felt BG had everything it needed to become a home; and it did! And to my amazement, it had so much more. Thank goodness my grandmother begged me to look at BGSU, because without her intervention, I never would have had the amazing experiences here at BGSU.
My BG experience has been far different than I expected. When it came time for me to choose a college, I didn't know where to start. In general I just thought college was going to be more school, more work, and lots of reading from very expensive text books. It was just four more years, and, don't get me wrong, I was really right, but I was also, thankfully, very wrong. At Bowling Green, I learned college is far more than school. It is lifelong friends, a true home and my three second families.
POINT ONE: MY FIRST SECOND FAMILY is the sorority Alpha Chi Omega and the eighty-some sisters I have there. These women gave me confidence to be a leader and take on several positions, including Domestic Violence Awareness Chairwomen- where I got to put my skills to good use and help plan our philanthropies to raise money for the local women's shelter. In addition, I was promotions chair- where I am learning a more business side of social media.
But is it so much more than just my positions, we also became acquainted with the finer things in Bowling Green, like the warm cookie delivery service named the Cookie Jar and its cookie of the day…if you haven't had the inception cookie (an Oreo wrapped in a chocolate chip cookie), you haven't lived. Or getting the pizza alternative, stuffed break sticks at Campus Pollyeyes. And, there is dairy queen that serves like two blizzards for the price of one. As you can tell my college experience has been very healthy! We won't tell that part to grandma! Movie nights, sisterhoods, memories I won't forget, and sisters I'll have forever are what have made Alpha Chi Omega my first second family.
POINT TWO: THE SECOND, SECOND FAMILY IS the College of Business and two student organizations. First, the American Marketing Association- who has opened my eyes to the many branches of marketing, and is helping me confirm my passion for marketing through meeting activities and speakers.
Also, the Student Ambassador group, who has quickly become a close network of friends as we learn to be better presenters and networkers, skills I know will be extremely valuable throughout my career. Together these organizations have helped make not only the university, but the College of Business, a true home.
POINT THREE: MY FINAL SECOND FAMILY is the group I spent the best four months of my life with- my Hong Kong study abroad group. This experience allowed me to fully immerse myself into a brand new culture and really get to understand it, along with an amazing group of people in the same position. Not only am I close with several of the BG students who ventured there with me, but I now have a family of friends across the world, with bonds made stronger through adventure. With this incredible group of people, I journeyed into China, to see a wonder of the world- The Great Wall, and I went down to Singapore to see the shining city. I learned how to meld and work and live with a variety of cultures and found that my abilities are far greater than I thought. It was a spectacular experience that has made my home a whole world bigger.
REPEAT MESSAGE OBJECTIVE: So, as you can see, through my time at BGSU I have developed three second families: my sorority, the College of Business, and my study abroad group. Like true families they are helping me get better in many ways. They are honing my idea of what I want to do with my future; they are broadening my scope of the world, and helping to make me a better version of myself- essentially everything college is supposed to do.
Now, they are helping me with my next step in life- work. Each of my families has helped me find where to apply to help me achieve my goal of brand manager, they have given me tips on how to ace an interview, and encouraged me every step of the way.
WRAP UP: So while college is exactly what I thought it would be- a lot of work, through how I got here, the lifelong friends and families I have gained, and places BG is taking me, I have found it to be so much more. Bowling Green State University is now and forever will be more than just a college- it will be a home full of second families.
I am very grateful for the support of generous alumni like you, being from out of state, the three scholarships that I have, have made it possible for me to attend this incredible Institution. Thank you for being here tonight and I look forward to talking with you!


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46-year-old mentally challenged Darshana had been living alone
NEW DELHI: A 46-year-old mentally challenged woman was found dead under mysterious circumstances at her Baljit Nagar residence here on Thursday.
According to the police, Darshana was found dead with a head injury by her neighbours in the morning. They told the police that she was mentally unsound and had been living alone. While her daughter is married, her other relatives live elsewhere. About a month ago she had fallen from the stairs and sustained head injuries.
Deputy Commissioner of Police (West Delhi) Robin Hibu said though it appeared to be a case of accident, investigations had been initiated to establish the cause of Darshana's death.
Local residents, however, alleged that she was attacked by a mysterious man who targets women. For the past two years incidents of women being attacked while sleeping have been reported from Baljit Nagar, Ranjit Nagar, Prem Nagar and nearby areas, the police said.
The locals, who alleged that a couple of women were found dead under similar circumstances in the recent past, suspect that Darshana had fallen victim to the same mysterious assailant.
The police said the exact cause of Darshana's death would be established by post-mortem that would be performed at Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Hospital on Friday.
A case of culpable homicide amounting to murder has been registered at the Anand Parbat police station and patrolling in the area intensified. Over a dozen policemen have been deployed there to keep a close watch on any suspicious activity.


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There's a story about Steve Jobs deciding to switch the original iPhone's plastic screen for a Gorilla Glass screen just scant weeks before launch because he believed it was better. If you've ever put a plastic screen protector or film on your iPhone, you know there really is a difference in the way it looks and feels. That won't bother some of us, but it will others. If it bothers you, SGP offers the GLAS.t premium tempered glass screen protector for iPhone 5. It's the closest you can get to putting a second glass screen on your iPhone.
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Apple might have said "yuk!" to stylus pens but users are saying "yes!" in ever greater number. Apple might have had a point, back in the days before iPhones and iPads, when pointy old resistive stylus pens had to be used just to get outdated touch screens and inscrutable interfaces to work. But now there's a new generation of stylus pens for the new generation of capacitive touch screens. These stylus pens don't have to be used -- we want to use them. We want to use them for speed and accuracy, for comfort and creativity. We want to use them for take hand-written notes, to draw and paint, and to game. We want to use them to such an extent that, for many users, it's no longer a question of whether we should use a stylus pen -- but which one?
To answer that questions, iMore took a look at four of the most popular, high end stylus pens on the market -- The Ten One Design Pogo Sketch Pro, the SGP Kuel H12, the Adonit Jot Pro, and the Wacom Bamboo. We took a look at the build quality, durability, and capacitive performance of each one, and we tested them using Noteshelf and Penultimate, Procreate and Paper by 53, and Zuma's Revenge and Words with Friends.
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The SGP Kuel H12 takes all the elements of a classic capacitive stylus and knocks each and every one of them out of the park when it comes to build quality and usability.
If you switched from a phone with a plastic screen to the iPhone's spectacular glass screen, then you know how different the feeling is. It's like night and day. Glass is just so much easier to slide, swipe, pinch, flick and use than plastic. For everything from basic navigation to good old game plat, glass is the feeling you want. And it's exactly the feeling the SGP GLAS.t Screen Protector for iPhone gives you.
SGP Kuel H10 is a compact, convenient, capacitive stylus for iPhone, iPod touch and iPad. It's made from a special silicon with high polymer abrasion-resistant coating, which SGP says allows for smooth touch and incredible control. In my experience it's the multitouch sensors in iOS devices themselves that are the limiting factor when it comes to any stylus, but SGP has certainly made a pen to be proud of.
The SGP Linear Blitz Case for iPhone 4S and iPhone is simply beautiful and the attention to detail is exquisite. The SGP Linear Blitz Case has rounded, two metallic-looking sides. The main, top part is finished in champagne gold while the the lower portion is finished in satin sliver. The back comes in red, gunmetal gray, and black. I took a look at the red version and... my, oh my.
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