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Fairfax County Police's 'Just Ask' campaign educates youth about dangers of sex trafficking
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Truland Systems, a Reston-based institution that describes itself as the tenth-largest electrical contractor in the country, has abruptly closed down, leaving hundreds of employees without jobs.
Fairfax County Police combat the rise of sex trafficking among young girls
Fairfax County Police are seeing an increase in the sex trafficking of young girls, and investigators say the Internet is helping criminals expand their business.
Fairfax County's new transportation hub debuts before Silver Line opening
With next week's opening of the Silver Line Metrorail extension in northern Virginia, commuters got an early look at one of Metro's new transportation hubs Saturday morning.
Woman assaulted while running on Fairfax trail by man on bike
A woman was assaulted while running on a residential Fairfax trail by a man who was riding a bicycle, police say.
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The Fairfax County Police Department is warning area residents to be on the lookout for credit card skimmers at ATM machines.
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Fairfax County Public Schools (FCPS) Superintendent Karen Garza has endorsed a proposal to push back school start times for high school students.
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A man accused of setting off explosive devices at his estranged wife's parents' home in Bethesda early Sunday has been arrested in Fairfax County. He is expected to be extradited to Montgomery County within days.
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It appears ATM skimmer thieves who struck in Fairfax County last week have now hit two more counties in northern Virginia -- this time in Loudoun and Stafford counties.
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For Salmoni, every day is a walk along an ever-shifting line between communication and confrontation.
"Lions always charge in a certain, specific way," Salmoni says. "They drop their head down, open their mouth for some audio, come up, and try and get their hands around my head. There isn't ... you get one shot."
Or, if you're really lucky, two shots.
Ten years ago, Salmoni sensed the vice-like hold of death when he was mauled on stage by a captive male lion. One he had loved and trusted.
"That cat taught me everything you need to know about wild lions," he says. "How amazing it can be to have a relationship with a lion. And he also showed me, in a split second, you screw up once, I'll kill you. ... A lion's got you, in his mouth, and he's tearing you to bits."
It's a lesson Salmoni has brought with him to the Erindi project. Even near his campsite, bones from the lions' recent kills bleach in the sun. The remains of death are littered everywhere in the bush, a reminder of what Salmoni is risking by being here.
But his attempts to create a relationship with Brutus and the pride have so far yielded only charges, and the project's habituation deadline is nearing.
"These are the craziest animals I've ever worked with," Salmoni says. "I thought I tried everything. I was doubting myself. I thought, maybe I can't. Maybe these lions just don't like people."
The lions do not. But they do like eland -- a large kind of antelope that inhabit the savannahs of eastern and southern Africa. And when the lions have a windfall hunt, Salmoni sees the huge eland carcass as an opportunity.
"I can see from here all the lions' claws went into the rump," Salmoni says. "There are some deep, deep ones. This one was obviously running away, and the girls grabbed on to the bum. The perfect stranglehold."
And as Salmoni becomes desperate to get closer to Brutus, he makes an approach so outrageous it can only end in his deliverance, or death.
Salmoni tries seating himself at the lions' dinner table.
To find out how Brutus reacts, watch Tuesday at 10 p.m., as "Primetime's" "The Outsiders" returns in its season debut.
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Video posted online has shown beach-goers in Novosibirsk, Siberia, huddling desperately under umbrellas, as cherry-sized hailstones pelt them mercilessly.
Weather has been unusually extreme across much of Russia this summer, with snow hitting parts of central Russia that rarely dip to freezing temperatures in summer.
Nineteen-year-old business owner Nikita Dudnik (https://vk.com/nik_dudnik) who was on the beach when the storm hit, filmed the quick change in conditions which forced people to run out of the sea and off the beach to seek cover.
"As soon as we got there, it started raining and hailing. I saw people panicking and I realised this was something extraordinary," Dudnik told the Associated Press on Monday.
He added, "it continued hailing for about 15 minutes, and when we left the site we were still being pelted by the hail."
"We tried calling the emergency services to put out a warning that it was not safe to come here, but all lines were busy," Dudnik told the AP in a phone interview.
Russian authorities have opened an investigation into the deaths of two children during the severe hailstorm in Siberia.
The Investigative Committee said in a statement published online on Monday that two young girls aged three and four died on Saturday in the lakeside town of Bredsk, not far from the large Siberian city of Novosibirsk.
The two girls died after sustaining traumatic brain injuries when a tree fell on their tent, where they were taking shelter from the storm along with their families.
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New Year's Eve / The Cosmopolitan / Boulevard Pool / Ice Skating / The Ice Rink / → All Tags
This Could Be The Cheapest Way To Spend New Year's Eve On The Strip
First, yes, we know. The cheapest way to spend New Year's Eve on the Strip would be milling with the masses for free on Las Vegas Boulevard. But, what's the fun in that? For twenty bucks, you could still spend it outdoors and still ooh, ahh at fireworks come midnight, but be high above it all... ice skating.
The Cosmopolitan is just a few days away from transforming its Boulevard Pool into The Ice Rink and you can ring in the New Year there for $20 if you buy tickets early (i.e., now). At some point, admission will creep up to $30. If you'd still prefer free and were planning to book a room in Vegas, anyway, hotel guests will receive complimentary entry.
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'Tis Almost The Season For Ice Skating In Vegas
Ice skating rinks are Vegas' pumpkin spice lattes. And, it's almost time to enjoy this seasonal treat once more.
Last year saw not one, but four ice skating rinks around Las Vegas with three on The Strip at Caesars Palace, Venetian and The Cosmopolitan and one in Downtown Vegas at the Gold Spike. There's no reason not to expect all four to offer visitors a way to glide through the holiday season once again, with the Cosmo being the first to make it official.
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We're Up All Night to Get LUCKYRICE
Now that the weather is cooling down to a refreshing 95 degrees, food fests are popping up like crazy for the next two months. There will be big ones, small ones, fancy ones, and ones where the main attraction is White Castle. Out of these many, there is one that puts the rest to shame. That one is LUCKYRICE coming once again to The Cosmopolitan the evening of Saturday, October 4.
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Die Antwoord Coming To The Cosmopolitan
Quite possibly one of the strangest musical acts in pop culture since Ozzy ate a bat, Die Antwoord is difficult to describe. The facts are: They are South African, they are ghetto fabulous, and they are coming to the Boulevard Pool at The Cosmopolitan September 28.
Since their explosion on to the scene in 2009, Die Antwoord (which translates into "the answer") has popularized the niche genre of "zef-rave rap." (Zef is named after the Ford Zephyr which became synonymous with the African working class and is considered derogatory slang.) The group makes themselves into a parody of over-the-top "commodity rap" braggadocio while still sending their message about how absolutely bizarre it is live and be raised in South Africa.
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If You Haven't Yet, Set Your Calendars For Set Your Life To Music
Standing ankle-deep in translucent water overlooking the flash and glow of the Las Vegas Strip, cold beer in hand, as the Caesars Palace Fourth of July fireworks spectacular crackled, boomed and illuminated the desert sky, this writer couldn't help but smile at the thought of what the rest of the night would bring. The calendar read Thursday, signaling both the arrival of the weekend and our weekly foray into the splash and dance of the Set Your Life To Music summer concert series at The Cosmopolitan's Boulevard Pool.
Every Thursday evening, the Boulevard Pool transforms from one of the city's trendiest sun and soak destinations into one of the country's most unique concert venues, with a stage that will eventually play host to 29 different musical acts ranging from indie-pop and hip-hop to R&B. Tickets are cheap, barbeque is served, pools remain filled. The atmosphere is simultaneously electric and loose, with space to relax, crowds to bounce with and views to savor.
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Loud, Emotional, Silly: Rebel Bingo Coming to Cosmo
Turns out, adding alcohol and music to just about anything makes the activity more fun -- even a game as archaic as bingo.
What started in the basement of a church hall in London has grown into a popular underground event in both Great Britain and New York City, and now every old-timers favorite game gone wrong is coming to Vegas. But, don't think of it in the traditional style. In fact, the Cosmo's "Rebel Bingo" is nothing like it, according to the marketing material we've seen:
Rebel Bingo is not like the game traditionally known as "bingo." This is not a gambling event. The game is not fair and the numbers do not determine whether you win a prize. It is a game of skill. In purchasing a ticket you are not paying for the chance to enter any kind of lottery or bingo game or win a prize. You are paying to be entertained.
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Where To Honor St. Patrick This Year
With New Year's Eve a distant memory (or coming up for real go-getters) and the Mardi Gras hangover starting to clear, VegasChatter has started to field more St. Patrick's Day queries. The answers are more important this year than perhaps any prior as displaced O'Sheas and Fitzgeralds loyalists look for a new place to revel in Irish green.
Below are our 2013 Irish and non-Irish suggestions in the post O'Fitz era. Note that many spots, especially the Irish bars, will charge a cover or sell tickets. Call ahead if there's any doubt.
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Ice Skating at Cosmo
This week, we received an invitation from our friends at Yelp to go ice skating.Yes, in this desert we call Las Vegas. This writer hails from frosty Chicago and was just starting to feel a little homesick about Christmas. Ice skating sounded like the perfect remedy.
The Cosmopolitan has transformed its Boulevard Pool into an ice skating rink for the holidays. A large platform has been installed over the top of the pool, creating both the rink and a green astro-turfed area with plenty of communal seating. The rink itself is composed of actual ice, unlike the rival "ice" skating rink at the Venetian.
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Watching Top Chef Masters Watch Top Chef Masters
Las Vegas may not be home to any of the chef-testants battling it out on the fourth season of Top Chef Masters, but based on Wednesday's season premiere, Las Vegas should end up a winner, anyway. Last August and September, Bravo's TV cameras slipped into The Cosmopolitan to film ten weeks of episodes. Judging by the previews and the first ep, the city's local star is well suited to become a national one.
This update won't act as a spoiler alert, but expect to see lots of Cosmopolitan featured with Boulevard Pool and Wicked Spoon acting as backdrop to Bravo's in-house and invited celebrities from Curtis Stone to Holly Madison and Sugar Ray Leonard who help judge the competitions. Cosmo dealers even get in on the judging action
since they aren't otherwise busy.
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Foodie Roundup: From Bizarre Foods in Vegas to Top Chef Viewing Parties
We watched him tweet and eat his way through Sin City back in February. Next week, we'll really be able to dig into Andrew Zimmern's foodie trek through Vegas when the season premiere (and 100th episode) of Bizarre Foods America debuts July 9 on the Travel Channel.
The episode will feature Zimmern checking out $750 cupcakes, a $5,000 hamburger and Bellagio's buffet which feeds 4,000 a day (in case, you were too busy eating to do a head count when you were last there), among other stops around town.
If you can't wait until July 9, head online to check out four different Las Vegas preview clips, from Lotus of Siam to a stop at rm seafood.
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Stellar Season of Vegas Food Festivals Keeps Dishing 'Em Out
Looking to spice up your Vegas vacay with a touch of class and haute cuisine to add to your over-indulgence? Next visit, think of working in a food festival to your travel agenda. Last weekend, The Cosmopolitan manged to steal the annual LUCKYRICE Asian food festival away from New York, to a very packed house, well, pool area, and much munchie madness. It's been quite the season for food lovers.
We've previously sung the praises of the extraordinary (and huge) 2012 Vegas Uncork'd food celebration and we've also indulged at Venetian's Epicurean Affair. We just alerted you to July's chocolate and pastry event, with bonus champagne and wine. Hanging out poolside at swanky resorts while grazing with some of the finest chefs is something we highly recommend.
The appeal for food festival organizers to set up camp in this city is obvious. Access to acutely aware food and beverage staff, attractive open spaces, a central tourist destination, and the weather. It was a perfect night on Saturday for the LUCKYRICE festival as it took over the two decks of the Cosmo's pool. And, judging by VegasChatter's
eavesdropping patented, semi-scientific discovery method, a whole bunch of folks came in from California with this event as a primary draw. The concept was a "chaotic" street market, somewhere in Asia. A hoity-toity variant on that, of course, but the street eats were often very authentic, in style and preparation.
Chefs from LA, Austin, New York, and San Francisco good naturally jostled for attention with Vegas locals. Toronto's Top Chef Masters finalist Susur Lee even crossed a border to ultimately cook up a Thai twist on a rack of lamb by a hotel swimming pool.
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Vegas Pools You Can Buy Your Way Into (And Not Adults Only, Either)
You're staying at Mandalay Bay because the rate was right, but you'd rather be chilling at Caesars' pool. Or, insert your own scenario here. Either way, you're someplace that's kind to your budget, but whose pool scene just doesn't make the cut. Or, that is ok for a day, but not for your whole trip.
Did you know you're not stuck with what you've got? And, we're not talking about following all the club kids to the adults-only meccas. Quite a few Vegas pools will let you lay out, for a price. Don't worry, though. Getting in won't make that big of a dent in your bank account, either. Here are a few of the Strip pools that will let you pay to play:
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Made with Paton's Classic Merino in Paprika. It's knitted in the round from the bottom up. I roughly used Bonne Marie's rolled neckline from the Ribby Cardie and I stole those front cables right off my Must-Have. And the raglan decreases, although I'd like to take credit for them, are straight from a brilliant free pattern from Spelling Tuesday. So nothing's really original, but I made the cake with some great ingredients, huh? Yippee!


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I'm taking a minimalist approach at DS'ing my xr400 so ideally want to stick with AC power. I know some states require the lights to be operational when the bike is off. Anybody know where VA stands on this?
Don't know 'bout VA. but IL. does and what I've done in the past was use a small 9V battery. The + connected to the light wiring, alligator clip connected to the -, clip it to some metal part of the bike, whala.... light works, not long or bright but what's the chance of a LEO checking you out anyway. If you are looking for a way to comply this may help.
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Thursday, 21 May 2015
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New Los Angeles Lakers coach Mike D'Antoni said he will be a failure at the Staples Center if he doesn't put his new team in the title hunt. "I'm going to do everything I can do to win a championship," D'Antoni told KSPN-AM 710 on Tuesday. "If we're not at least in the hunt, a serious hunt, then I've failed as a head coach. I'm comfortable with that." D'Antoni was hired early Monday morning to replace Mike Brown, who was fired Friday by the Lakers. In between, multiple reports said former Lakers coach Phil Jackson, who won five titles with the Lakers, was told the job was his if he wanted it, but team officials hired D'Antoni instead. The new coach said he was surprised when he was offered a three-year contract early Monday. "I was surprised in the sense that it seemed like a natural fit," D'Antoni said." "But you never know what happens, so I'm not here to judge one way or the other. I know he's a great coach. Has been, will be, one of the best if not the best ever." D'A...
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Interview with Stuart Brioza of the Progress, Nominated for Best New Restaurant
San Francisco power duo Stuart Brioza and Nicole Krasinski are no stranger to the James Beard Awards: in 2013, the pair took home our Best New Restaurant medallion for State Bird Provisions, and now, just two years later, they're nominated in the same category for their newest concept, the Progress, located just next door. Read on for Stuart Brioza's insights on the restaurant's unique shared-plates format, its organic environs, and where he plans to chow down in Chicago.
JBF: We've been asking all of the chefs behind our Best New Restaurant nominees to tell us the stories behind the restaurants' names. Can you share yours?
Stuart Brioza: The Progress was actually the name of the theater that our restaurant's building was originally built as in 1911.
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Recipes for Your LIVE Beard Awards Viewing Party
The culinary industry's biggest night goes down this weekend, so start planning a gathering with your food-loving friends for a screening of the James Beard Awards! On Monday, May 4, the 2015 ceremony will be streamed live from Lyric Opera of Chicago, where your favorite food world stars and hometown heroes will take the stage to claim their silver medallions. No viewing party would be complete without a selection of decadent and crowd-pleasing canapés, so whip up these elegant bites from past Beard Award winners, and you'll be voted Outstanding Chef in your own circle.
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The culinary industry's biggest night is just around the corner, so start planning a gathering with your food-loving friends for a screening of the James Bear... Read more >
Interview with April Bloomfield of the Spotted Pig, Nominated for Outstanding Restaurant
For ten years, the Spotted Pig has assuredly upheld an egalitarian ethos while also basking in enviable cultural cachet—no easy feat in one of the world's most fickle and fastidious dining cities. Now that the restaurant has earned its first Outstanding Restaurant nomination, we discussed the Pig's enduring appeal, its under-the-radar best dishes, and more with executive chef April Bloomfield.
JBF: Congrats on your nomination! All of our Outstanding Restaurant nominees have been operating for at least ten years. We'd love to hear your thoughts on why the Pig has been successful for an entire decade, and why New Yorkers continue to love to dine there.
AB: Thank you so much! We are thrilled to be nominated. It is such an honor to be recognized for this restaurant that means so much to me. I think people like the Pig because it offers a welcoming, comfy space where you can get delicious, consistent f... Read more >
Eat This Word: Pea Shoots
WHAT? Trendy tendrils. Long used in Chinese cooking, pea shoots are just beginning to find popularity on menus in this country. The pretty green tendrils, actually the leaves and shoots of the young pea plant, are a spring delicacy in China. Pea shoots, called dau miu in their native land, may be grown from a variety of pea plants but are traditionally culled from immature snow peas. Pea shoots are sweet, tender, and have a strong pea taste. You cook them as you might any green—very quickly in hot oil with, perhaps, salt, garlic, and a splash of sherry or rice wine.
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Remember the food scene in 1991? Rick Bayless does. "We used to build towers in the 1990s, and they had to be deconstructed before you could eat it," says Bayless of the era's most iconic plating trend. "I'll never forget the first time I went to Alfred Portale's Gotham, and he built everything really tall." Back in 1991—the year of the inaugural Beard Awards—there might have been edible towers but there were no gastropubs, no ramen temples, no Nordic hot spots. Restaurant-goers did not share food photos and television had not yet spawned a Food Network. Food & Wine magazine anointed some guy named Tom Colicchio "Best New Chef," Mario Batali was still a faceless cook at a place called Rocco's, and David Chang was 14 years old.
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Interview with Beverly Kim and Jon Clark of Best New Restaurant Nominee Parachute
At Parachute, a 40 seater in Chicago's Avondale neighborhood, husband-and-wife team Jon Clark and Beverly Kim present a unique vision of Korean-American cuisine, borrowing flavors from France, China, Morocco, and elsewhere. Read on to learn more about the duo and their Best New Restaurant–nominated venture.
JBF: Your website describes the cuisine as globally inspired Korean-American. What inspires you when you're developing your dishes and menu?
JC + BK: There are several different inspirations to our dishes. The product themselves inspire us to create dishes that highlight the seasons. We're also inspired by our food memories.
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Thanks for joining us for the 2015 Book, Broadcast, and Journalism Awards! Here's the full list of tonight's winners. Congratulations to all!
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OK, there's one theory floating around out there that says Rachel Alexandra's co-owner, Jess Jackson, wants no part of the unbeaten Zenyatta, that he's using the synthetic track angle as a way to avoid meeting her on the track.
It's an interesting thought, whether it has any validity or not. I mean, Rachel's handlers could keep entering 3-year-old races the rest of the way and there's no way Zenyatta's camp could oppose her, even if they wanted. Rachel could go in races like the Haskell, Travers, Alabama … any number of them … and avoid having to meet the monster that is Zenyatta.
There's no doubt these two distaffers are the two leading contenders for Horse of the Year and they are also the two most popular race horses in America today. This is something that is great for horse racing. It's got people talking about the sport, with topics ranging from Jackson's refusal to race over Santa Anita's Pro-Ride synthetic in the Breeders' Cup to who would win if the two super stars ever meet.
There are many who wonder why Jackson would announce to the world five months in advance that he's not going to the Breeders' Cup. What if something happened to Zenyatta before then, or if Zenyatta's owner and trainer decided they were going to run in the Classic against the boys — a real possibility folks — and not the Ladies' Classic? Wouldn't that make the Ladies' Classic a much easier proposition for Rachel Alexandra?
Last year, Jackson kept saying "been there, done that" in regards to whether Curlin was going to run in the Breeders' Cup. Of course, he relented and his talented colt finished fourth with no excuses. Of course, his camp used the excuse that he didn't like the synthetic, but truth is he just wasn't good enough that day.
It's getting more and more interesting, folks, and the Super Bowl of horse racing — i.e. the Breeders' Cup — is still five months away.


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Review: Dancing, fabulous costumes highlight Naples Players' 'Dirty Rotten Scoundrels'
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What: Musical about con artists working the French Riviera
When: 8 p.m. Wednesday-Saturday, 2 p.m. Sundays through April 2; first three weeks sold out, tickets available for week of March 29-April 2
Where: 701 5th Avenue South, Naples
Cost: $35
Information: (239) 263-7990, naplesplayers.com
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Dastardly thieves and diamond-clad dames prowled the French Riviera as the Naples Players opened their production of "Dirty Rotten Scoundrels" Wednesday. Audiences will adore the bright costumes, energetic choreography, fabulous score and spirited hijinks, but curious design choices keep the show from reaching its full potential.
"Scoundrels" is based on the 1988 Michael Caine and Steve Martin film of the same name, which was itself an uncredited remake of 1964's "Bedtime Story." A 2005 Broadway version ran for 626 performances and earned 11 Tony Award nominations. Broadway Palm Dinner Theatre in Fort Myers served up a production in October 2009.
The show follows two men who make their living running cons on the wealthy, bored and lonely women in Beaumont-sur-Mer, in the French Riviera. Experienced grifter Lawrence Jameson (James Little) takes newcomer Freddy Benson (Michael Freshko) under his wing while the two try to swindle "American Soap Queen" Christine Colgate (Laura Needle). But who's conning who?
The big scenes in "Scoundrels" work - beautifully so; dance numbers and most of the songs leap off the stage. Everything else feels a half-step slow - a misfire for a spirited piece of featherweight fluff that should zip across the stage. Design and lighting choices also seem muted instead of joyful and happy; other than four enormous palm trees and some paintings, there's almost nothing that gives a feeling of the sand, sun and surf of the French Riviera on the set.
A vibrant Needle owns the stage once she shows up near the end of the first act. Whether spinning through a hotel lobby in a chiffon gown surrounded by porters and chambermaids or twirling through a garish hotel bedroom in a sheer lounging robe, she radiates confidence. Wait for her "Here I Am" number.
Little and Freshko prove an amiable pair of grifting gents - although they don't appear to have much chemistry and are constantly upstaged by one or the other of a bevy of supporting actresses. A suave Little (in the Michael Caine role) does best when he throws himself into the art of the con; the "Riffhousin' Mit Shiffhausen" might be his best number. Freshko sells the silly "Great Big Stuff" number. The pair gets a solid round of applause for the penultimate "Dirty Rotten Number."
Enough sprawling side plots to fill a hotel run through the show. Ever-reliable Mary Anne McAvoy McKerrow, playing oil heiress Jolene Oakes (she gets conned), enters in boots, a fantastic cow-hide dress and fires a few shots from her pistol. She waltzes right off with the crowd-pleasing "Oklahoma" number, although the ensemble (in matching costumes no less) seems wasted just peeking in from the edges of the stage in this number.
Former professional actress Debi Guthery (Muriel Eubanks, she gets conned) lifts even the worst of the throwaway jokes she's asked to deliver. Lament "What Was a Woman To Do?" - sung from a balcony - becomes a signature torch song. She and Randy Jones (Andre), her partner in crime from last summer's "Annie," bring brilliant chemistry to one of the more ridiculous sub-plots. And watch for their funny, silly, lovely "Like Zis, Like Zat" pitter-patter duet.
While the acting, singing, dancing, choreography and music all deliver, the misfires come in the design and staging, proving yet again how important those elements can be to a show. Matt Flynn's towering sets have to be flexible enough to convey the feeling of the French Riviera while doubling as a mansion, hotel room, hotel lobby, casino, train station and more. They do all that, but the demands of functionality completely overwhelm any sense of style.
Creatively, the show seems unable to fully take advantage of the seaside setting. The dazzling Crayola-box costumes just can't go far enough to give the show's palette a light, bright and sunshiny day feeling of the French Riviera. Many - too many - scenes play out in front of neutral backdrops that leave an unremitting impression of boring and bland. Towering balconies on either side of the stage offer wonderful platforms for performances, but leave the acors looking small by comparison.
Inexplicable lighting choices also leave many of the superb dance sequences - the highlight of the show - playing out in semi-darkness. While the show does have romantic, even night-time moments, I've never seen a seaside so gloomy or dimly lit.
Dawn Lebrecht Fornara's bouncy choreography proves the night's biggest success. Each dance number splashes onto the senses like a jolt of caffeine. The sizzling "Overture," "Great Big Stuff," and "Here I Am" all liven up the first half, while "The More We Dance" highlights the second.
Dot Auchmoody turns out a rainbow of sherbet-colored frocks to decorate ladies during the overture, while hotel chambermaids get a purple, green and blue striped confection. Guthery also gets a series of sparkling outfits - including one incredible homage to Vincent Van Gogh's "Starry Night" painting.
Charles Fornara's 14-member orchestra pumps out the toe-tapping tunes with plenty of panache. Audience members around me complained (at length) about the volume; I didn't think it was overly loud - and the zippy music helps keep the sometimes flagging show afloat. From overture to curtain, Fornara's team turns an overlooked score into one of the night's best elements - if you're not moving your feet to "The More We Dance," check your pacemaker.
"Dirty Rotten Scoundrels" bounces along on a tide of pretty tunes, pretty girls, pretty dresses and bad, bad boys. Costumes delight, dancers dazzle and Debi Guthery sings for all she's worth. It's a fun, frilly evening - just check your pockets after the show!
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A method of fabricating an inductive coil having inner and outer winding portions formed from one or more metal sheets. The method includes wrapping a fiber strand around an outer surface of the inner winding portion, positioning the outer winding portion around the inner winding portion, and electrically coupling the inner winding portion to the outer winding portion to form an electric circuit.
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wrapping a fiber strand around an outer surface of an inner sheet metal winding portion;
positioning an outer sheet metal winding portion around the inner sheet metal winding portion; and
electrically coupling the inner sheet metal winding portion to the outer sheet metal winding portion to form an electric circuit.
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positioning an outer sheet metal winding portion around an inner sheet metal winding portion;
applying an encapsulation material to the inductive coil with the outer sheet metal winding portion positioned around the inner sheet metal winding portion, the encapsulation material being forced into a gap between the inner and outer sheet metal winding portions; and
electrically coupling the inner sheet metal winding portion to the outer sheet metal winding portion to form an electric circuit.
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wrapping a fiber strand around an outer surface of an inner sheet metal winding portion;
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applying an encapsulation material to the inductive coil with the outer sheet metal winding portion positioned around the inner sheet metal winding portion, the encapsulation material impregnating a layer formed between the inner and outer sheet metal winding portions by the fiber strand; and
electrically coupling the inner sheet metal winding portion to the outer sheet metal winding portion to form the inductive coil.
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The present application is a continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 09/538,617, filed Mar. 29, 2000 now U.S. Pat. No. 6,864,613, which is a continuation-in-part of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 09/280,758, filed Mar. 29, 1999, and issued as U.S. Pat. No. 6,111,329 on Aug. 29, 2000. The present application claims priority to all these patent applications under 35 U.S.C. � 120, the contents of which are expressly incorporated by reference as though set forth in full herein.
The present invention relates to electromotive devices and more particularly to an ironless core armature for an electric motor.
Electric motor manufacturers and in particular DC motor manufacturers have traditionally employed wire winding or printed circuit coil techniques to fabricate ironless core armatures, which move in a magnetic flux air gap. There, however, are a number of problems associated with these designs. Ironless core motors are typically run with a larger gap than conventional iron core designs. The iron core motors have wire wound through a core of magnetically permeable material and the iron core is cut to minimize the gap but iron core motors have more mass in the armature than ironless core motors.
In the wire winding case, the insulated wire is wrapped in a multilayer configuration to form the current carrying coil with a specific conductor to insulation volume ratio known as packing density. With typical circular coil wire, the insulation material and air voids inherent in this coil construction make for a less than optimal conductor packing density. If square or rectangular conductors are used for armature winding, both the packing density of the coil as well as the total volume of conductor within the magnetic gap are increased. Coil wire is usually circular wire which consists of an electrical conductor (copper or aluminum) surrounded by an insulation layer on top of which there is a bonding layer for structural stability. In most prior art armature wire windings of this type, the conductor packing density is about 60%. If square wire is used in traditional armature production instead of circular wire, the conductor packing density is increased to 70%-80%. Manufacturers, however, prefer using circular wire due to its lower material and labor cost and ease of manufacturing. Therefore, a need exists for a new armature design that is cost effective to produce and that would result in a higher conductor packing density as well as a higher volume of conductor in the magnetic gap. Some ironless core armatures are wire wrapped in angular fashion allowing conductor to conductor bonding for ease of manufacturing and structural integrity which is less efficient because electron flow should be at 90 degrees to the magnetic flux path for maximum efficiency. Angular wrapped armatures exhibit reduced torque by the sine of the angle of the current to the magnetic field. The structure of wire wrapped armatures makes it difficult to produce long small diameter armatures with adequate strength to withstand the destructive centrifugal forces of high RPM applications.
Armatures built by Printed Circuit manufacturing techniques involve rotor windings being formed as flexible printed circuits. Printed circuits are circuits in which the conducting material is applied to an insulated support base by adhesives and etched from one side. The amount of electrical conductor in this case is compromised, however, as multiple layers of insulated printed circuit traces tend to result in a thicker armature wall and a diminished conductor packing density. The packing density of this type of armature is lowered due to the volume of flexible printed circuit insulation material used to support the conductive loops during fabrication. Reducing the armature wall thickness with thin wraps of printed circuit traces tends to weaken armature walls and yield higher electrical resistance due to narrower and thinner conductor traces. Higher electrical resistance results in an undesirable increase in motor heat and energy dissipation, thus causing power losses equal to P=I2R. Alternatively, wider printed circuit traces improve motor performance by reducing trace electrical resistance, but allow eddy currents, which reduce the overall gain by again increasing the effective electrical resistance. Printed circuit construction can be found in larger gap motors where multiple layers are used to create multiple turn coils, to increase the length of conductor in the magnetic field. This results in a thicker armature structure and a larger magnetic gap. These flexible circuits are mostly used in brushless motor applications where the windings are held stationary and the magnet is rotated. The larger number of windings creates an armature of larger inductance and higher electrical resistance.
Various attempts have been made in the prior art to improve ironless core armature performance. For example, U.S. Pat. No. 3,944,857 to Faulhaber discloses an air-core or ironless core armature for electrodynamic machines having an elongated insulating strip rolled up to form a spiral structure composed of a number of radially successive layers. An armature winding is comprised of at least one armature coil and each coil is comprised of a number of electrically interconnected component coils. Each coil is formed of electrically interconnected conductor sections printed on both sides of the insulating strip. This set up, unfortunately, does not optimize the configuration of the windings so as to produce optimal torque.
U.S. Pat. No. 3,805,104 to Margrain is directed to a hollow insulating cylinder with conductors which are placed over an internal metallic tubular support which is supported by an end disk at one end, and open at the other end, the open end being flared for stiffness. The cylinder has insulation with the electrical conductors being in printed or laminated circuit form. This type of device, however, compromises the conductor packing density factor and does not produce optimal torque.
The Lorentz Law for Electromotive Devices is F=I�L�B; where F=Force, I=current, L=conductor length, B=magnetic flux density. The Lorentz Law theory as it applies to electric motors is clearly illustrated in
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In one aspect of the present invention, a method of fabricating an inductive coil having inner and outer winding portions includes forming each of the inner and outer winding portions by cutting one or more metal sheets, wrapping a fiber strand around an outer surface of the inner winding portion, positioning the outer winding portion around the inner winding portion, and electrically coupling the inner winding portion to the outer winding portion to form an electric circuit.
In another aspect of the present invention, a method of fabricating an inductive coil having inner and outer winding portions includes positioning the outer winding portion around the inner winding portion, applying an encapsulation material to the inductive coil with the outer winding portion positioned around the inner winding portion, the encapsulation material being forced into a gap between the inner and outer winding portions, and electrically coupling the inner winding portion to the outer winding portion to form an electric circuit.
In yet another aspect of the present invention, a method of fabricating an inductive coil having inner and outer winding portions includes wrapping a first fiber strand around an outer surface of the inner winding portion, positioning the outer winding portion around the inner winding portion, applying an encapsulation material to the inductive coil with the outer winding portion positioned around the inner winding portion, the encapsulation material impregnating a layer formed between the inner and outer winding portion by the fiber strand, and electrically coupling the inner winding portion to the outer winding portion to form the inductive coil.
It is understood that other embodiments of the present invention will become readily apparent to those skilled in the art from the following detailed description, wherein it is shown and described only embodiments of the invention by way of illustration of the best modes contemplated for carrying out the invention. As will be realized, the invention is capable of other and different embodiments and its several details are capable of modification in various other respects, all without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention. Accordingly, the drawings and detailed description are to be regarded as illustrative in nature and not as restrictive.
These and other features, aspects, and advantages of the present invention will become better understood with regard to the following description, appended claims, and accompanying drawings where:
An embodiment of the presented invention is directed to an ironless core armature for a D.C. motor with brushes. The armature has a composite construction allowing high temperature operation, high speed and high torque compared to other brush motors. Preferably, the armature is a precision-machined rectangular sheet metal, copper or copper alloy, machined in a pattern to produce a series of generally parallel conductive bands with each band separated from the other by a fine fiber and polyimide. This approach allows the construction of long armatures with small diameter to length ratios. The machined, cold rolled, tempered and conductive metal sheets are rolled to form a cylinder with the orientation of the conductive band pattern on one cylinder representing a half-electrical circuit and the other half circuit representing the conductive band pattern of the other cylinder. One cylinder, also called the inner cylinder, has a slightly smaller diameter than the other so as to fit inside the larger diameter cylinder (also called the outer cylinder). The outer surface of the inner cylinder is tightly wrapped with sufficient layers of threadlike fiberglass strands or other non-conductive filaments, which provides insulation, spacing and structural stability. The sheet metal has structural temper, and this tempered feature contributes to the overall strength of the armature structure. The table below shows the increase in stiffness and strength provided by tempered, cold rolled copper.
The structural copper provides adequate stiffness and longitudinal support for the armature eliminating the need for laminated support required of conventional printed circuit board armature types. Rolling provides additional work hardening via cold forming. The conductors are formed as arcs, creating a three dimensional shape of each conductor. This allows all the conductors, that are stiffened by the rolling process, to become self supporting.
The fiberglass wrapped inner cylinder is inserted into the outer cylinder by concentrically and axially aligning the end points of the conductive bands of each cylinder on both ends. The outer surface of the outer cylinder structure is also wrapped with several layers of fiberglass strands to impart a cross woven, strengthening layer. The outer and inner cylinder conductive bands are then soldered, or otherwise electrically attached, at their respective connection points to form a continuous electrically conductive coil with bare fiber providing spacing between the conductive layers. When this assembly is subsequently encapsulated with a non-conductive material, the end result is a thin-walled, tubular, freestanding electrically conductive coil that creates a rigid armature structure with a high percentage of conductor to non-conductor material. This armature is capable of much higher rotational speeds, higher temperature and torque than conventional constructed ironless core armatures.
The described embodiment of the ironless core armature has numerous applications and can be integrated into a variety of devices. By way of example, the free-standing electrically conductive coil can be provided with a disc-shaped commutator, having a series of conductive radial segments which mount to one end of the coil, which collects current from the motor brushes and distributes the current to the inductive coil. The coil can be further provided with an insulated disc-shaped flywheel mounted inside the coil and bonded to the commutator and the inside diameter of the coil. Preferably, the flywheel has a diameter designed to fit snugly inside the inner cylinder so that the flywheel is held in contact with the electrical conductors, providing torque translation to the output shaft. The armature also can have a metal shaft axially inserted inside the coil from the center of the flywheel and the center of the commutator with a portion of the shaft protruding from at least one end of the coil. The shaft can be frictionally held in a position by the flywheel. The assembled armature can then be mounted via its shaft in any D.C. motor having brushes with the coil rotating on its shaft in a thin magnetic flux air gap during operation.
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The desired pattern can be achieved in a variety of ways, including by way of example, by precision cutting the metal sheet by chemical machining. Alternatively, the desired pattern can be machined by other techniques such as water jet cutting, laser cutting, electron beam cutting, fine blanking or any other conventional machining methods. The chemical machining allows both sides of the conductor to be etched at the same time which reduces the amount of copper removed by 50% compared with conventional printed circuit board single side etching.
The first metal sheet 10 has a carrier strip on each edge 26 and 28. Similarly, the second metal sheet also has a carrier strip on each edge 30 and 32. The carrier strips support the conductive bands at each end and are subsequently removed as explained herein below. The conductive pattern for the first metal sheet 10 includes a series of relatively small holes 34 and 36. Similarly, the conductive pattern for the second metal sheet 12 also includes a series of relatively small holes 38 and 40. The preferred diameter of each hole is about 0.25 mm. The preferred total number of holes on each side is equal to the number of conductive bands. It will be appreciated that armature coils of this type may be constructed from sheet metal pieces having less or more conductive bands or holes depending on various DC motor operational requirements.
In the described embodiment, the first metal sheet 10 is rolled into a thin-walled cylindrical shape 42 as shown in
Next, the inner cylinder 42 is placed on a cylindrical shaft and four to five layers of fine industrial grade fiberglass strands 46 as shown in
The stranded fiberglass wrapped inner cylinder 42 is then inserted into the outer cylinder 44 (i.e. inner cylinder 42 and outer cylinder 44 are of equal length) with the insertion carried out ensuring concentric and axial alignment of both cylinders and matching of respective conductors on each end of the inner cylinder 42 with the corresponding conductors on each end of the outer cylinder 44.
The next step is to wrap and cross weave four to five layers of industrial grade fiberglass strands over the outer surface of the outer cylinder 44 in the same way as was done with the inner cylinder 42. This fiberglass layer is used for spacing, strength and structural support. The preferred thickness of the outer cylinder fiberglass layers is approximately 0.00030-0.00075 inch. The electrical insulation and armature structural strength required depends on the application of the DC motor being produced. The 0.00075 inch material thickness along with the subsequent encapsulation material has been shown to be sufficiently strong to withstand centrifugal forces of rotational speeds in excess of 45,000 RPM. The resulting encapsulation material has a dielectric strength of 600 volts/0.001 inch which gives 180 volts isolation at the 0.0003 inch thickness, sufficient for operations at 0-60 volts.
Soldering of the interconnect pads of each conductor using, preferably, a lead-silver-tin solder material which can withstand operational temperatures as high as 510 degrees Fahrenheit (F�). This interconnect can be welded instead of soldered to create an interconnect with copper as the base weld material to allow even higher armature temperatures. A DC motor with the described embodiment of the armature coil will tolerate higher operational current and thus higher operational temperature due to the high temperature capability of solder and encapsulation material used. Alternative methods of joining the conductors may be used, such as crimping, spot welding, sonic welding or laser welding. If one of these welding techniques is used, the armature operational temperature rises to about 600 degrees F�, which is the utilization temperature of the described embodiment of the encapsulation material.
The soldered joints electrically interconnect all the outer cylinder 44 conductive bands with the respective inner cylinder 42 conductive bands so as to form a continuous, inductive helical structure as shown in
Again, the order of assembly of the described embodiment of the armature is to first press-fit flywheel 57 into one of the open ends of coil 48 (
Back emf follows from Faraday's Law, that is, when an electrically conducting loop is in motion in a magnetic field, a voltage is induced in the loop. In DC motors, the rotation of the armature winding (or coil) in the presence of a magnetic field results in an induced voltage in the armature coil. This voltage is called "back emf" and is undesirable during motor operation. The use of a relatively large number of commutator segments (eleven) is an improvement over known commutators, which normally use 2-9 segments. It should be appreciated that the number of soldered points on the cylinder assembly in accordance with the preferred embodiment of the present invention is a multiple of the number of commutator segments. In this case, the total number of soldered holes, twenty-two, is a multiple of (i.e. 2�11=22) the total number of commutator segments, eleven. Other multiples may be produced as well in accordance with the present invention such as 3�, 4�, etc. The commutator 50 can also be made from a conductive material other than pure copper to resist mechanical abrasion at the brush/commutator interface and yet maintain high conductivity.
The assembled components provide a completely assembled motor armature less shaft and encapsulation containing metal and fiber only. The assembled armature is then subjected to encapsulation with a non-conductive coating and bonding material to provide additional structural stability, to permanently secure all components and to provide complete electrical insulation of the armature. By way of example, the armature can be dipped into a polyimide solution which preferably includes 25% solid/solute (polyimide) and 75% solvent. Polyimides are known for their high thermal resistance and are also non-flammable due to their aromatic, halogen-free structure that manifests itself in a very high limited oxygen index (about 38%). When subjected to flame, polyimide has very low level of smoke formation and toxic gas formation, which makes it a preferred bonding agent for this armature. Polyimide is also chemically resistant to organic solvents such as alcohol, ketones, chlorinated hydrocarbons, and has low moisture absorption.
The dipped armature is then centrifuged. The centrifugal force pushes the polyimide deeply into the fiber material to properly displace air and wet all surfaces, crevices and cracks of the tubular structure allowing permanent composite encapsulation and insulation of the components.
The polyimide-dipped armature is preferably heat-cured at about 450 F� to remove solvents and to yield a hardened, polyimide encapsulation of the armature. The limitation to the curing temperature is the 510 F� solder flow temperature; however, using non-solder welding techniques allow polyimide curing at 695 F� and continuous armature operating temperatures of 600 F�. The polyimide material is cured to a rigid material state. The shrinkage of the material as the solvent is driven off by heat tightens the structure. This allows for a rigid armature capable of high resonance, speed and torsion stiffness. Other potting and encapsulation materials may be used such as ceramic, glass, silicates, silicones, etc.
Due to the excellent penetration properties of the polyimide encapsulation material and the very thin coil wall of the described embodiment of the armature, the gap between the magnetic return path and the magnet is minimized which optimizes the magnetic flux density in the thin air gap in which the rotor moves producing greater motor torque than known armatures of similar size. Performance variations due to assembly irregularities are also reduced to a minimum using the described coil assembly process. The assembly variables are insignificant to the extent that the armature does not require dynamic balancing for operation, below 45,000 RPM. Additionally, the assembly precision allows the armature walls and gap walls to be positioned extremely close with spacing of 0.002/0.005 inch (0.05/0.12 mm) between moving and non-moving walls (air gap and armature surfaces) which increases the total conductor to air gap packing density. The materials used in the design of the described embodiment of the armature all exhibit very high temperature resistance which results in a stable armature capable of operating under various high temperature conditions. Moreover, the armature is extremely cost effective to manufacture when compared with competitive armature manufacturing costs.
It is conceived that the described embodiment of the armature of the present invention can be used in a variety of applications such as drills (dental, medical, commercial), hobby craft, automotive, aerospace, photocopiers, printers, robotics, disc drives and motion control devices, as well as other known devices. For example, the above described armature can also be employed in brushless DC motors. In such applications, the armature of the brushless motor designs will have only the freestanding, thin-walled, non-rotating helical inductive coil driving a magnet/shaft assembly, which would become the rotating element. In brushless motor designs, the same principles apply where the magnetic flux air gap and conductor (copper) density improvements create better motor performance.
Although a preferred embodiment of the present invention has been described, it should not be construed to limit the scope of the appended claims. Those skilled in the art will understand that various modifications may be made to the described embodiment. Moreover, to those skilled in the various arts, the invention itself herein will suggest solutions to other tasks and adaptations for other applications. It is therefore desired that the present embodiments be considered in all respects as illustrative and not restrictive, reference being made to the appended claims rather than the foregoing description to indicate the scope of the invention.
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