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DENVER - JANUARY 03: Linebacker Derrick Johnson #56 of the Kansas City Chiefs intercepts a pass by Kyle Orton of the Denver Broncos and returns it 45 yards for a touchdown to give the Chiefs a 27-17 lead in the third quarter during NFL action at Invesco Field at Mile High on January 3, 2010 in Denver, Colorado. Johnson returned two Orton interceptions for touchdowns in the game as the Chiefs defeated the Broncos 44-24. (Photo by Doug Pensinger/Getty Images)
Derrick Johnson seems to be getting better and better. Kansas City's inside linebacker came into his own last year, compiling a team-high 147 tackles as the Chiefs won the AFC West. Last week in a 28-0 shutout of Oakland, Johnson had perhaps his best game since he was drafted in 2005. He had 12 solo tackles, and got credit for three of the four stops in a goal-line stand while the Chiefs were protecting a 14-0 lead. Coach Todd Haley says Johnson made some ''phenomenal'' plays in what was probably his best game ever.
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Net cash-flow from operating activities in the second quarter of 2013 was RMB14.6 million (US$2.4 million), compared with RMB30.2 million for the same period in 2012.
As of June 30, 2013, the Company's total cash, cash equivalents, bank deposits and restricted cash were RMB666.0 million (US$108.5 million) and its shareholders' equity was RMB1.03 billion (US$167.6 million). This compares with total cash, cash equivalents, bank deposits and restricted cash of RMB664.4 million and shareholders' equity of RMB1.03 billion as of December 31, 2012.
Business Outlook"Going forward, our focus remains on optimization of our product mix and maintaining momentum in store traffic and sales to stabilize and regain growth in margin and profitability," Mr. Zhang concluded. "Looking to the second half of the year, we expect same store sales and also the daily store traffic growth to continue."
Conference Call InformationThe Company will host a conference call and a simultaneous webcast, on Thursday, August 29, 2013 at 8:00 a.m. Eastern Time / 8:00 p.m. Beijing Time. Interested parties may participate in the conference call by dialing in approximately five minutes before the appointed starting time at +1-877-407-9210 (North America) or +1-201-689-8049 (International). A live web cast of the conference call will be available on the Company's website at http://www.nepstar.cn.
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A radio frequency identification device includes a piezo-electric crystal and a passive magnetic field sensor having magnetostrictive material. The sensor is responsive to a magnetic field to displace piezo-electric material to thereby generate electricity to power the device.
1. A radio frequency identification device (RFID) comprising in combination:
(a) a piezoelectric crystal; and
(b) a passive magnetic field sensor having magnetostrictive material, said sensor being responsive to a magnetic field to displace said piezoelectric crystals to thereby generate electricity.
2. A tire having a radio frequency identification device (RFID) mounted therein, said RFID adapted to receive, store and transmit data regarding said tire and its usage, said RFID comprising in combination:
(a) a piezoelectric material; and
(b) a passive magnetic field sensor having magnetostrictive material, said sensor being responsive to a magnetic field to displace said piezoelectric material to thereby generate electricity to power said RFID.
3. A tire according to
4. A method for receiving, storing and transmitting data about an article comprising the steps of:
(a) mounting on said article a radio frequency identification device (RFID) having in combination:
(i) a piezoelectric material; and
(ii) a passive magnetic field sensor having magnetostrictive material, said sensor being responsive to a magnetic field to displace said piezoelectric material to thereby generate electricity;
(b) developing a magnetic field;
(c) causing said magnetic field to activate said sensor thereby providing electric power to said RFID.
5. The method according to
6. The method according to
7. The method according to
8. The method according to
9. The method according to
positioning a plurality of articles with RFID devices in diverse locations within range of said RFID reader;
transmitting encoded electromagnetic pulses to turn on selective ones of said plurality of RFID devices.
10. The method according to
The present application is based on and claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Application No. 60/796,037 filed Apr. 28, 2006.
In the manufacture and use of tires, it is desirable to know a definitive serial number of a tire to provide a means for the correlation of beneficial data and to gather data regarding the tires such as air pressure, wear and miles of travel.
The present invention relates to a Long Range Radio Frequency Identification device (RFID). More particularly, the present invention relates to an RFID device permanently embedded or temporarily mounted in a tire or other goods during or after manufacture. When used with tires, the RFID device may identify and record mileage and other data in tires of all sizes. Copending application Ser. No. 11/408,466 filed Apr. 20, 2006, which is owned by the assignee of the present application, discloses procedures under which an RFID transmitter housed in a tag or chip is cured directly into the tire to provide a tamper-proof system for permanent identification. It is positioned at a fixed radial location in the tire during manufacture.
Under the present invention there is provided a new RFID chip design having long-range transmission capability of information contained therein. The information contained in the RFID chip may include the serial number, SKU or EPC code, date of manufacture and other information which may be utilized for the sorting and sequencing for additional manufacturing processes and warehousing. In use following mounting on a vehicle, it also has the capability of generating new information regarding the tire such as the number of revolutions by sensing the earth's magnetic field. The long range capability permits the user to access information regarding tires or other goods in which it is implanted or applied to. For example, it can track goods in a warehouse in order to maintain inventory control.
The RFID device of the present invention utilizes a pulsing of the magneto-restrictive material for generating electromagnetic power internally of sufficient strength to provide long range transmission of an RF signal for example, sufficient to access such RFID chip throughout a warehouse. Tests conducted on the RFID chip of the present invention have shown that data can be retrieved therefrom by an RFID reader located as far as 30 feet from the goods having such RFID chip implanted therein. Goods in warehouses much larger than 100 feet in any direction can be 100% read simply by positioning a plurality of RFID readers throughout the warehouse such that each of the goods with the RFID tag is no more than 30 feet from an RFID reader. Further improvements to the RFID tag could, of course, extend the distance from which it could be read.
Prior art passive RFID tag or chip technology utilizes electromagnetic power received from the querying device to power the circuit and enable it to transmit the RF signal back to an RFID reader. This return signal carries the bit stream that contains the identification number and other information. Such prior art technology has a limited range due to the limitation of the power transfer between the querying unit (i.e. RFID reader) and the tag.
The new RFID device of the present invention generates its power from a PME (Passive Magnetostrictive Electroactive) device or similar devices. For example a passive magnetic field sensor made of layers of Terfenol-D {Fe2(Dy0.7Tb0.3)} magnetostrictive material and ceramic PZT-5 will act as a generator to power the RFID when in range of the querying transceiver magnetic field of (0.3 Oersted or larger). The Magnetostrictive material or other material stretches flexes or physically displaces the piezo or other power generating materials in the presence of a magnetic field or pulsed magnetic field, generating the power for the RFID chip. When the power is generated it maybe used directly or stored in a battery, capacitor or other power storage device. When it achieves a predetermined level of 1 to 5 volts, the power is available to the transmitter which transmits the signal to the reader. This will obviate the need of prior art devices of providing RF signals to initiate and power the RFID tag in order to transmit back to the querying unit's receiver. The new PME harvester/sensor RFID tag will generate pulses of power with each query. These pulses will power the RF chip and the long range transmitter of the RFID tag of the present invention thereby providing for long range RFID transmission capability from a passive/active RFID tag.
One type of passive magnetic magnetostrictive electro-active device is a vibration energy harvester sold by Ferro Solutions, Inc., Cambridge, Mass. which is believed to incorporate features described in U.S. Pat. No. 6,984,902. A patent which discloses the use of piezoelectric materials for generating power from a rotating tire includes U.S. Pat. No. 6,725,713.
The querying devices consist of an electromagnetic generating circuit to query the tag and a RF receiver to communicate with the tag.
The querying device sends out an electromagnetic field that is picked up by the RFID tag and used as the power source.
The RFID tag will use the PME device to capture this power and energize the circuitry within the tag. The RFID tag can use the RF frequency of this field as its internal clock and thereby be in total synchronism with the querying device or it may have its own internal clock.
Under the prior art RFID tags, the power is provided by a coil that is used to pick up the electromagnetic field in the same manner as a secondary of a transformer would operate. The RFID tag or transponder of the present invention has a design which does not operate as a transformer but instead takes the electromagnetic energy and creates energy by the PME or similar device that powers the transmitter.
Under the present invention, there is also provided a magnetic sensor to record the rotational count of a tire. This is accomplished by monitoring the output of the magnetic sensor through a comparator circuit and conditioning the signal. The circuit provides an output on a positive or negative leading or trailing edge of the signal, which indicates a rotation of the tire or sensor within the earth's magnetic field. The system then records the counts (i.e. the number of rotations) which can then be accessed by reading the RFID data. One benefit of the RFID device is that it will provide an accurate mileage indication, which could be used for improving a tire design or warranty issues.
A benefit of the long-range transmission of the serial number of the tires is that it permits sorting and sequencing of the tires in subsequent processes of warehousing, sorting and shipping. The long-range transmission capability of the RFID device of the present invention permits the reading of skid-load quantities of tires in the warehousing and shipping operations as well as reading information regarding a specific tire.
The RFID tag of the present invention is provided with the ability to be turned on and off. It is possible to turn off or deactivate the long-range transmission feature of the RFID tag while leaving on the ability of the tag to be detected and provide information to a scanner reader. The ability to be turned partially or completely off reduces power consumption and thereby extends the life of the RFID device over that of a similar device not having this feature.
With respect to the feature of being turned on and off by activation from a location remote from the tag, all transponders such as the RFID tag of the present invention can awaken from sleep when they receive a low frequency electromagnetic pulse, typically at 125 kHz. This electromagnetic pulse is created by an RFID reader that is tethered to a computer. The computer will control one or more readers and collect all of the data received by the readers. The reader will have a large antenna coil that can radiate an electromagnetic field large enough to wake up multiple transponders (RFID chips) at a time. For example, the antenna could be in the range of 24 to 48 inches in diameter and be driven with up to 25 watts of power. The reader could generate energy in the 125 kHz spectrum.
Each RFID tag/transponder will be awakened from sleep and then generate a random number that represents a time slot to send back its data to the reader in order to not collide with data of other transponders or it could use a more conventional anti-collision scheme. In order to selectively poll groups of RFID tag/transponders, the computer will command the reader(s) to send out an encoded electromagnetic string of pulses that will wake up the transponders as well as identify which group of transponders it wants to respond. The process will work as follows: 1) A single pulse without any follow-on pulses for a period of three data bits will wake up all transponders within the antenna's field. Each transponder will wake up, wait three pulse widths worth of time and if no additional pulses appear, then continue on with the anti-collision random time slot generation and then transmit their data in their unique time slot. 2) A single wake up pulse is given. Then immediately afterwards, a group code will cause the transponders to compare the group code to their internally programmed group code. Only those transponders with a matching code will respond and all others without a matching code will not transmit a code and go back to sleep.
Another mode of a non-matching coded device would be to retransmit the requested data to echo the original request, thus generating a mesh network of devices.
Another feature which contributes to a long life for the RFID tag or transponder of the present invention is the feature of minimal power consumption through use of a microcontroller which operates in the range of two micro amps or possibly at 2 nanoamps, depending on part manufacturer. The conversion of the earth's magnetic field or a pulsed magnetic field into electrical energy by means of the previously discussed piezoelectric magnetostrictive feature also assists in providing an RFID tag with long life.
Referring to
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The RFID tag 20 can be turned off partially to save power. This involves disabling the long range portion of the tag. The gain stage in the receive portion is disabled and the long range transmitter is disabled. To re-enable the RFID device 20, one needs to get the RFID reader close enough to be detected by the sensor without the built-in gain stage. Turning off the tag completely will put the tag to sleep without any circuitry being enabled. To re-enable the tag from this state requires the user to get very close to cause the magnetostrictive—piezo of the RFID device 20 of the present invention to both wake up the circuit as well as power the circuitry.
The specific location of the RFID device for a given tire size or type may vary; however, once that location is determined for that specific tire size or type it is important that, during the manufacturing operation, it be positioned in precisely that location in each tire manufactured of that size or type.
The RFID tag 20 as installed in tires or other goods is programmed to contain extensive information about the tire or other goods including, in the case of a tire for example, the serial number, the date of manufacture, the name of the responsible operator, the size of the tire and such other information as is desired. The type and size of tire and date of manufacture make up what is known as a stock keeping unit (SKU).
The RFID device 20 mounted on tires T or other goods can be read and actuated to turn on and off by an external reader 60. The reader 60 generates an electromagnetic field 61 chopped up as magnetic pulses. RFID readers are widely available from a number of sources, such as, for example, Intermec Technologies Corporation, RFID EAS, Inc. and RFID Supply Chain.
As previously discussed, the RFID device 20 of the present invention has the ability to be turned on and off by an RFID reader. For example, prior to the tire being installed on an automobile or truck, it may be on in order to transmit information regarding its location in a warehouse, on a delivery truck to a dealer or at the dealer's facility. Once it is mounted on an automotive vehicle, the external reader 60 will cause it to shut off so that it does not transmit and, therefore, does not use up its stored energy. It can, however, be read by the external reader 60 which will power it during reading.
In contrast to prior art RFID devices which utilize a coil to generate voltage, the unique design of the present invention 22 has a magneto-restrictive sensor in combination with a layer of piezoelectric material 23. A coil will generate a small voltage, possibly only millivolts if the transponder is more than a few feet away from the reader. Under the present invention, which replaces the coil with a magneto-restrictive sensor 22 and piezoelectric material 23, many volts can be generated at extended ranges in the 10 s of feet. The piezoelectric material can be a crystal such as quartz or a plastic, composite or any other material having properties for generating electricity when stretched, flexed or displaced by magnetostrictive material.
The comparator is a circuit of the microprocessor 90 that is used to compare two signals. In a typical 5 volt system, lets assume that a reference voltage of 2.5 volts is applied to one input of the comparator and the other input is sensing a signal from an antenna. Whenever the antenna signal goes below the reference voltage, the output of the comparator is low. When the voltage goes above the reference, even by few millivolts, the output will go high. This circuit allows the designer to monitor very minor changes to a signal and see an output that swings the full 5 volts that is needed by the CMOS circuits around it. A typical comparator is the National Semiconductor LM-311.
The reading of memory, encoding of the memory's data and clocking out the data to the 433.92 MHz transmitter 70 is all done in software.
The transmitter 70 is a standard Colpitts oscillator and will self oscillate at a frequency controlled by a SAW resonator 93 similar to an RFM RO-2101C manufactured by RF Monolithics, Inc., Dallas, Tex. The antenna that will radiate the signal is the printed coil in the collector 92 of the transistor.
The protection diodes in the I/O ports that are connected to the magneto-restrictive generator 85 are naturally connected to ground and Vdd to create a bridge circuit that will send current out of the Vdd pin of the microprocessor 90. The ferro-electric cap 87 is wired to the Vss and Vdd pins.
This simple circuit set forth in
To reduce the manufacturing cost of the product, it is desirable to integrate as many parts of the design as possible. Under another embodiment, a 433 MHz oscillator may be integrated into the main IC.
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Trucks entering the warehouse with a load of tires equipped with the RFID tags of the present invention can be scanned as they enter the warehouse. Additionally, forklifts can be equipped with readers interfaced with computers to report the location at which the tires are stored in the warehouse.
A transponder device receives a carrier signal from a reader unit. This carrier signal is rectified by a rectifying circuit in order to generate operating power for the logic circuit. Logic and timing circuits receive their signal from the received carrier signal. Stored data from the transponder's internal memory is clocked out to the data encoder and sent out to the long-range transmitter.
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Yes, I'm a geek. When my girls were in high school, their friends were amazed that they received texts from their mother. One daughter has commented on Facebook that her mother is more tech-savvy than she is. At the beginning of 2012 my interest in the healthcare benefits of social media was born and I began blogging. I investigated and use LinkedIn, Twitter and Google+ while remaining attentive to Pinterest, AboutMe, Doximity, Instagram and others. So when my employer offered me the position of EHR Physician Champion for our physician group a couple of months ago, I took on the challenge. And challenge is the operative word.
Presently there are about 25 physicians in our 180+ multi-specialty group "live" (using electronic records). In a meeting specifically called to discuss "Provider Go-Lives", three individuals tasked with implementing EHR turned to me and said, "So Dr. Nieder, how can we encourage doctors who are not embracing EHR to do so." Hmmm....good question.
Let me preface these remarks by stating that our administrators have tried everything in their well-researched knowledge base to make this transition work. As we move forward improvements are made with every new Go Live. My immediate response was two-fold:
- In training, don't give physicians the impression that using an EHR is using a paper chart in electronic form. It is an entirely new way to document and, unfortunately, the learning curve resembles third year medical school with IT support instead of attendings. It is every bit as daunting.
- Encourage the doctors to shadow with someone already successfully using the system.
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The Cardinals signed reliever David Aardsma to a minor league contract near the end of March. Aardsma, who had spent spring training with the Indians, was given an opt-out date of May 15 in the deal. MLB.com's Jenifer Langosch reports that Aardsma has chosen to stay with the Cardinals with their Triple-A affiliate in Memphis.
Aardsma, 32, has enjoyed good results in the minor leagues thus far, owning a 1.59 ERA along with a 15/8 K/BB ratio in 17 innings. That Aardsma has chosen not to exercise the opt-out clause could indicate that he's confident he'll get a chance to contribute out of the Cardinals' bullpen sooner rather than later. That could mean the roster spots belonging to Seth Maness or Eric Fornataro could be vulnerable.
- mscxvd - May 16, 2014 at 10:48 PM
Pat neshek and Maness are the best arms in the bullpen right now with a 2.70 era. I doubt maness will be sent down. more likely fornataro or siegrist are the two most likely to be sent back.
- fearlessleader - May 16, 2014 at 11:17 PM
Fornataro is already in Memphis. Maness's ERA doesn't reflect how badly he's been banged around in a handful of his outings; he's been a lot better lately, but if he can't consistently keep his pitches down to induce ground balls, he's an extra-base hit waiting to happen. I'd be surprised if Siegrist went anywhere, even though he hasn't been as sharp yet in 2014 as he was in 2013.
Great to see Martinez and Rosenthal looking like their rookie selves again tonight!
- paperlions - May 17, 2014 at 11:25 AM
Seigrist has been really good: 12.5 K/9. He's been a little unlucky in balls in play. He was never going to repeat last year's crazy performance with 98% LOB and a 0.45 ERA.
I do think Maness is "coming along". He looks to me like he's trying to increase his ability to strike guys out to combine that with the high GB%. He's using his slider more, but his control and movement on his FB and change aren't as good as they were last year. If he can get the GB rate back up to 60% or more, he'll be a fine bullpen piece.
Seems like a lot of guys (Martinez, Rosenthal, Miller, Lynn) are having control problems related to mechanics. Most of them, when they miss, they always miss the same way…Miller flies open a lot and Rosenthal keeps getting under his fastball, leaving everything up….those things should be fixable.
- dcarroll73 - May 16, 2014 at 11:17 PM
I have always liked Aardsma, and I really hope he does great (up until the Giants clash with the Cards.) I have always wondered (due to family background) whether 'Aardsma' is a Welsh name. Does anyone on HBT know?
- fearlessleader - May 16, 2014 at 11:23 PM
I've read that Aardsma is usually a Dutch surname. Just not quite enough double consonants and unpronounceable syllables to be Welsh.
- beepbeepbeeplgb - May 17, 2014 at 11:09 AM
siegrist? are u smoking crack? he's going nowhere.
- ud1951 - May 17, 2014 at 12:04 PM
Surely Aardsma knows something we don't but unless one of the bullpen arms not named Freeman or Rondon gets hurt, it is hard to see the Cardinals (1) trading, DFA or outright release someone from the 40 man roster and (2) promote him to send down either Maness or Siegrist. Freeman and Rondon are holding spots on the 25 man roster for Jaime Garcia and Jason Motte both of whom could be activated very soon.
Perhaps the team has asked him to wait to ensure Motte is as healthy as he's looked or that Garcia can actually pitch two or three games in a row without further injury. That might make the team think about someone else as a starter and there are some (let's say, Hispanic) names in the bullpen right now who have started before, whom Aardsma could easily replace in the 8th inning/high leverage role (ok, one name).
- straightouttavtown - May 17, 2014 at 7:08 PM
Pretty sure Aardsma would be in the discussion to close games for the Astros or the Mets right now. Dumb decision to ride buses in triple-a on his part
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The Hamilton Red Wings had a horrible couple of seasons. Let's be honest, as a fan, you were just waiting until next season. And then last year, the Red Wings franchise gave you hope. They rehired John McDonald, the last coach to take Hamilton to a championship. It is like a son returning home. He brought with him a coaching staff that he trusted. A serious plan to make Hamilton a place to play, focusing on building and recruiting local talent. He was given 'pretty much full control to recruit and run the team as he sees fit' (Hamilton Community News, February 20th, 2013) and 'adamant what has become a revolving door on the Red Wings' dressing room in recent years will stop' (Hamilton Community News, February 20th, 2013).
The season begins and the team, with 20 players, mostly local, who never played at the Jr A level before, got off to a hot start and turned heads early. They lose veteran rearguard Jason O'Connor due to injury, Christian DiGiacinto graduated to the Windsor Spitfires and the hot, youthful team start losing, they continue to lose and the Hamilton Red Wings were 12 points out of a playoff spot when the regular season wraps up.
There is no arguing that building your team with 2 rookie goaltenders, eight 17 year olds and overall inexperience from top to bottom was a giant question mark. But it was great to see a veteran leader like John McDonald focus not on just the now, but the future of the club. He knew he would still have to trade away or lose some players but he would have a core who battled hard and have that ever so valuable year of experience in the OJHL.
Fast forward to early April, and the dream is over. John McDonald and the coaching staff walk away. After rumours swirled as to why, McDonald cited a 'disagreement with Stu Hyman, team owner, over the direction of the team' (Hamilton Community News, April 30th, 2014). A similar situation that saw Frank Robinson relieved of his duties in Whitby. (DurhamRegion.com, January 17, 2014)
Until recently, there was an idea on the future direction of the Red Wings, but now it is pretty well known.
It started with the trading of Adam Burnett. Given the need for a strong backend, it didn't seem right that Hamilton would get rid of the 6'3" 200 pound rear guard. Fast forward a couple weeks and they add an overage forward with 2 years of NOJHL experience. Then the transactions continued, and they were telling.
Hamilton trades away their rookie of the year Corey Caruso (Hamilton Red Wings, March 5th, 2014), their leading point scorer to the AJHL in return for another overage player, this time a defenceman… the problem is that he is committed to a school for the upcoming season and is not choosing to break his commitment. Hamilton dealt away a player for a rights to a player, who may not play for the team this year. To replace Caruso, a 96 birth year, they trade for Davis Gadjovich. Another 96 birth year who played his rookie season with the Lindsay Muskies. He was then sent to the NOJHL
The moves continued… Hamilton added three more players from the North: an overage defenceman who played in the CCHL, OJHL and GOJHL last season, a 95 forward who spent two seasons in the CCHL with the Pembroke Lumber Kings, and a 96 birth year defenceman whose stats and stature is less than Adam Burnett.
To be fair if I have seen these three players play, I certainly do not remember them. Their stats could be acceptable if they were all lower half players, by that I mean bottom 6 forward or bottom pairing defenceman. In which case, why would you go out to get these individual's. How do bottom players make your team better? Adding some experience won't just do the trick here. As always though, stats of a player never tell the whole tale. While hearing of the three northern additions, something pops up on the OJHL website, and that is 8 players added to the Hamilton Red Wings roster, 5 retroactively added back in June and just appearing now. In total a 94 defenceman, a 95 forward, 5 1997 born players and a 98 forward.
In summation the Red Wings added 7 forwards, 4 defenceman, 1 goalie, and traded away 3 players. With no other roster changes announced, the teams 'roster' (OJHL Website) now has… 19 forwards, 10 defenceman and 3 goaltenders.
Clearly that is too many players, prepare for more transactions.
What this accounts for is a lack of focus on the Mountain towards local talent. The additions mostly come from the Toronto area or from the North. This is a big departure from last years focus, and with so much more youth being added, the team appears to be ignoring its association with the Jr. Bulldogs and the Huskies minor hockey programs as well as ignoring the GOJHL in their own back yard.
A completely different approach and a clear description of John McDonald's comments, 'a disagreement over the direction of the team.' (Hamilton Community News, April 30th, 2014)
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I just saw this news and it made me so sad. I grew up watching The Golden Girls and it's been like losing a grandparent for me when one of them passes away. RIP Rue.
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Jacobs, regarded as one of the most militant hard-line owners driving the lockout, appeared to blame the union for a deal not getting done sooner, saying it "should've and could've" been resolved quicker and characterized it as "disappointing."
Of the union, Jacobs said: "There was no expression of a desire to do a deal."
When asked to elaborate how a deal could have been brokered earlier -- the labor standoff lasted almost four months before an agreement was reached earlier this month -- Jacobs deflected blame onto the NHLPA.
"You'd really have to ask the other side on that," he said.
When asked if he felt that it was fair to say he blamed the union for the time lost as a result of the work stoppage, Jacobs declined to answer.
"I won't comment on that," he said.
It was an odd display for an owner who claimed to be enthused about the start of play and intent on "winning another Stanley Cup for Boston, New England and Bruins fans around the world."
Jacobs praised his partner in the process, NHL commissioner Gary Bettman, for his work on the deal and touted his leadership in reaching the 10-year agreement.
Jacobs admitted that, before the marathon session that ultimately ended the standoff, there was a legitimate fear among the owners that the season could have been scrapped entirely.
"If it hadn't happened when it did, the season would've been gone," he said.
Jacobs insisted that, as owner of a financially-strong, recent Cup-winning franchise, he had no intention of ever axing the season.
"I'm the last guy that wanted to shut this down," he said.
How did he feel he was characterized throughout the negotiation process?
"Being vilified, I don't think it's right, but what's my opinion in something like this?" he asked.
Jesus, the Bruins just don't shut up do they?
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What percentage of PS3 games give the option to scale? (plus audio question)
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yeah unfortunately most ps3 and xbox 360 games is rendered in 720p internally and must be upscaled. There's but only a handful of true 1080p games.
Both the ps3 and the 360 does the upscaling so the display needs not take care of that. It was only in the early ps3 games where the display had to upscale to 1080p from 720p as sony didn't release complete info to devs about the internal scaler. On the 360 this was always automatic.
As for audio I was speaking generally, most people don't notice the difference but some do.
I notice the difference in dynamic range too as I've composed music for so many years and is used to listening
Ogg is far better then mp3 in maintaining the dynamic range across the bit rates.
Dts 5.1 is 1536 Kbps so its greater then mp3 and ogg.
while dolby 5.1 is 384kbps or 448kbps.
they both offer lossless 7.1 compression and the ps3 and games supports that however I don't think all games make use of it as it takes up a crap load of space.
Flac is a lossless format you can store your music in btw and I think it's open source like ogg.
If you really want good dynamic range closer to that of analogue recordings you need to go 24bit audio as it offers much better sound resolution so to get less sound aliasing when bitrate isnt a factor anymore but everything in your audio chain needs to support this. The ps3 does in the lossless formats.
I really like the new dx11 texture compression methods as they work much better with the multi colored detailed maps. as the old compression methods were ment for black and white.
IIRC, the problem with PS3 scaling is it doesn't have a hardware scaler. It has to use software scaling, which sucks, and eats into processor power. Luckly, the cell processor is good at just that, but it still needs a chunk of processor time.
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The Baltimore Ravens are 5-1 after beating the Cowboys on Sunday, but the Ravens' defense took a hit in that game because cornerback Lardarius Webb and linebacker Ray Lewis sustained injuries that could sideline them for a while. Webb apparently sustained a torn-anterior cruciate ligament that will sideline him for the season, according to NFL.com, and the Ravens also fear that Lewis suffered a torn triceps. Both players are scheduled to undergo MRI exams on Monday to confirm the severity of the injuries. Ravens coach John Harbaugh said after Sunday's 31-29 win that Webb is probably out for the rest of the season. Lewis sat out the final few drives of Sunday's game, and any injury that keeps Lewis out of the critical stages of a close game has to be significant.
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Posted 20 July 2010 - 06:31 PM
As to the allen wrench , that's why Paache puts that little allen wrench shaped space in the box.... So you can always put it back where you found it !
In relating to a choice of airbrush , to each their own ! My eye is always set towards the novice builder / painter that is just coming into or back to the hobby . Too often , the experienced modeler forgets the trials and tribulations that we all went through years ago .
I want them to dodge those pitfalls by not wasting their time and money , making the mistakes that we all did ! More often than not , they are on a limited budget and can't afford to screw up 6 or 7 paint jobs trying to get the hang of things .
This is the reason I always suggest the H series as a starting point for the beginners . An H series is reasonably priced , parts are readily available , it can take a beating , maintenence is a breeze ,the kit contains everything you need to start out with , and it lays down one heck of a paint job ! For the novice , it is a dream come true !
As for painting the Chapel . who says we all can't ? Believing is 3/4s of the battle . Having good equipment , a sound prep system , a systematic paint method , and a clean paint environment , completes the other 1/4 !
David ,
Yes , I could do the same with the Badger 150 in a very short time too ! All I'm asking .... Do you remember what it was like the first few times ? Ya gotta admit , cleaning a single action is alot less complicated when it is compared to the dual ! Besides , the KISS principle fits my personality perfectly !
As for Atlanta , no can do ! We were going to attend the show but I changed jobs back in March , losing 6 weeks vacation , and 15 years seniority. Our show travel/ vending these days have been severely curtailed for the time being .
Come on up to North Carolina in August for the Karolina Modelers NNL . That's about as far south as we are going to get this year ! Hope to meet up with you at one of the shows some day !
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Too often , the experienced modeler forgets the trials and tribulations that we all went through years ago .
David ,
Yes , I could do the same with the Badger 150 in a very short time too ! All I'm asking .... Do you remember what it was like the first few times ? Ya gotta admit , cleaning a single action is alot less complicated when it is compared to the dual ! Besides , the KISS principle fits my personality perfectly !
You are right Donn. Thanks for keeping be grounded and for keeping me humble. I do remember the first time I used an airbrush.....I was petrified. And it was not until years later that I got comfortable with the single. When I finally stepped out to try the "double" world, I could feel a little of the fear coming back.
We do seem to forget some of the hurdles we cross when we are well past them.
And sorry to hear about your loss of seniority and vacation. I hope to see you at a show, but I don't think I can make the August one in NC.
I'm too many days on the road with the job now, and when I get home, I like home!!!
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Not a problem ! Murphy's Law keeps us all in that state of humbleness ! Like I said , I'm always looking out for the new guys , I want them to stay with us in the hobby ! We have alot of people coming back into the hobby that got out in the ' 60's and ' 70 's and they're are going to need help. You have to admit , it's a whole diffrent ballgame now ! Cultural shock would be an understatement.
If I, and everyone else here give advice ,while keeping in mind what we went through starting out , I believe we can help the new guys tremendously ! Keeping their frustration level down and helping them to avoid making expensive mistakes only helps the hobby itself thrive !We have to remember to teach , " Walk before you run " . and that patience is the key !
Have you ever seen a tool as small as an airbrush frighten grown men like it does ? Hey ! , Guess what ? I was one of them ! Looking back on it now , I find it hilarious . Not so funny back then ! This was the main reason we did the dvds , to help other modelers avoid that ! We certainly are'nt getting rich off them , not by a long shot . The payoff is the emails we get on the subject and seeing guys post their work up on the forums . They're proud of themselves and rightfully so !
As for the job , it was a win / win situation except for the loss of the vacation time . We are more restricted as to what shows we can attend . It's taken a bit of getting used to as compared to just packing up and taking off when ever we wanted to . I simply tell myself , " 8 more years , and you can go whenever you feel like it " Be patient, Ya big dummy "
You and I will hook up one of these days ! I'm excited about the Karolina show , I get to meet Gary Thompson and see his work first hand and meet a bunch of the other guys from down that way. The only downer is Kenny from Bandit Resin and Terry from M.A.S. will probably be going home with all of my money ! Right ! , Like going home with a bunch of new toys is really going to break my heart !
Try to get to the NNL East in April , I know that there is no place like home , but Good Lord , what a show and fun time that is !
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My first was a Paasche VL. I still use it when I don't want to risk my others.
A real good friend gave my a Tamiya HG Superfine and a Tamiya HG pistol grip trigger-type.
The pistol grip is reserved for clears. I couldn't be happier with the Tamiya airbrushes.
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The spiral math curriculum at DS1's school is causing him a lot of anxiety. He learns what he is taught one year so deeply that when the next level of complexity is added the following year, his brain revolts as his entire understanding of the subject matter is challenged. I would love to find some resources to give him a big picture look at where the math curriculum is headed, but am having trouble figuring out what might help.
Part of the problem is that I am not really sure what a good resource would look like.
He has a real passion for machines and inventions and I keep thinking that there should be some way to show him that math is a valuable tool for making his ideas into real things, but I don't have any concrete examples that I can show him.
I feel like I am circling around the problem and not explaining myself clearly, so feel free to ask me questions about what I'm getting at if it doesn't make sense.
mother of Patrick (7/31/03), and Michael, William, and Jocelyn (4/27/07)
math U see has worked well for my visual-spatial learner. we don't do the practice problems over and over. when he "gets it" we move on.
he enjoys the DVDs and the blocks too.
"Someone I loved once gave me a box full of darkness. It took me years to understand that this, too, was a gift." -- Mary Oliver
What do you like about Math U see? And is it just a full curriculum? Is there overview material?
What I really want is more something to show demonstrate how some of the early elementary math topics get used in more complex ways. He learns the simple operations by working complex problems. For example, he has been learning his arithmetic facts by solving series of equations in 3 variables. Without the algebra, he has had no use for addition or subtraction, but by doing the more complex thinking, he is learning the "boring" stuff as a by-product.
My instinct is to get algebra and geometry books and teach him the stuff he needs to know for each problem as it arises, but I am afraid it would be overwhelming. And, I know the school won't have any idea of what to do with an approach like that.
mother of Patrick (7/31/03), and Michael, William, and Jocelyn (4/27/07)
i believe you could use the advanced sets like that. check out the website. most V-S kids learn from the whole to the specific, so math U see would be helpful i think. (it's a full curriculum from preschool to HS) i believe "every child is spatial" has math curriculums too. how high up they go i am not sure. check out their site.
you might want to ask about this in the HS forum. you might get more answers.
"Someone I loved once gave me a box full of darkness. It took me years to understand that this, too, was a gift." -- Mary Oliver
Hergrace - how's the new school going other than math?
Mom to a teenager and a middle schooler.
joensally: Not good.
I have just pulled him out temporarily until I can meet with the team at school and I expect that I will end up homeschooling him - which is not a good scenario for the family, but I can't stand seeing him devolve because they can't cope with him.
mother of Patrick (7/31/03), and Michael, William, and Jocelyn (4/27/07)
Oh, no!
Well, let's have a pity party - DD is now homelearning too because school was just not working on a whole bunch of levels. Started right after xmas break. It's not the best scenario because I work almost full time, fortunately largely from home, and she'd rather be in a good school environment than at home (on balance). We're deschooling, I guess, atm. I'm looking forward to getting our legs back under us.
I found strange comfort in this:
I'm trying to recall - it was a neighbourhood school that said they could accomodate your ds?
Mom to a teenager and a middle schooler.
I love Ken Robinson. And he always makes me want to homeschool rather than subject my kids to the system. Trouble is, I am a serious introvert and the demands of four young kids is killing me. And, if I start homeschooling one, then there is another who should probably come home and then the other two will want to come home and suddenly my now-tenuous hold on sanity will be demolished. Of course, my attempt to start a business this year has been completely thwarted by the school troubles, so it would be much better for the family finances if I took the little ones out of the private school that is working for 2/3 of them.
You were right, it is a neighborhood school that said they could accommodate. But, all they have actually tried to do is contain his behavioural challenges. And, now, he is so anxious about the whole process that he has largely decided that he is a failure at school. Worse, I keep hearing about problems days after they have arisen, so I have not chance to intervene quickly.
They seem to think that I am insane to think that giving him a more challenging academic environment might help. They talk about being willing to give it a try, but then nothing happens.
We are going to do an ADHD medication trial, an anger management worskhop, and a sensory processing assessment in the next few months, and I want to get him in for a sleep study, to see if we are missing other things that might help. But I am convinced that we would solve a lot of issues if there was something at school that he could be proud of working hard to solve. And, he is scheduled for some in-class OT that I really want him to have that won't happen if I pull him out.
I really think we all need to take a break and deschool. The whole process is killing me as much as him.
mother of Patrick (7/31/03), and Michael, William, and Jocelyn (4/27/07)
Oh, that's awful! I am so frustrated and angered at schools' inability to accomodate kids like ours!
We HS'd DS for gr1 and he's now in an alternate program and doing well. I found he made huge leaps at 7 and 8 that have made his life easier - but then we knew he had SPD and we had some other small supports/ resources that we plugged in at opportune times. I don't know what we'll do with him next year as he'll have aged out of the classroom that's working and it's acknowledged by the school team that it will take a special teacher to take him going forward.
While DS HS'd, DD schooled, and now we're reversing the order. We're trying to do whatever works for each kid given their individual developmental stages and what's available at any given time. And while I find it sometimes suffocating to fulfill all of my responsibilities and often crave silence and calm, I have to say that not "fighting" with schools creates space.
I'm going to PM you an idea that may help :).
Mom to a teenager and a middle schooler.
have had one in school and now unschooling my two, i think HS is easier. :)
but i'm a right-brained freakazoid.
"Someone I loved once gave me a box full of darkness. It took me years to understand that this, too, was a gift." -- Mary Oliver
Had a good meeting at the school today and we came up with some new things to try, so I'm sending DS1 back for now.
mother of Patrick (7/31/03), and Michael, William, and Jocelyn (4/27/07)
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