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Customer engagement with IHDs #1: Intro and overview of Texas market
If you have ever thought about experimenting with in-home displays (IHDs) , if your PUC is pushing you to offer the option, if you've wondered how they work in real life - then take advantage of lessons learned in one of the largest IHD pilots in the U.S. to date via replays of our Oct. 17, 2012 webinar with Reliant Energy and Tendril.
The webinar speakers were:
- Mark Smith, Principal, Smart Energy, Reliant Energy
- Mark Eddings, Director of Marketing, Residential Retention, Reliant Energy
- Mike Ruth, Senior Director, Strategy, Tendril
- Matt Smith, Director of Firmware Engineering, Tendril
The webinar has been split into four segments for ease of replay. Click the Watch the Replay link at the top of this page to watch the first segment. In it moderator Jesse Berst introduces the speakers, followed by Mark Eddings of Reliant describing the deregulated electricity market in Texas and how Reliant fits into it. Use the links below to view the remaining three video segments.
You may also want to download the slide deck used in the webinar and read Jesse Berst's preview article on how (and why) Reliant Energy pioneered in-home displays.
UPDATE: There were so many great questions asked by audience members during the webinar that our speakers couldn't get to them all during the hour. But they took the time afterwards to provide responses, which you can download here.
Customer engagement with IHDs #2: Reliant's deployment and customer response
In this second segment of our Oct. 17 webinar on in-home displays presented with Reliant Energy and Tendril, Mark Smith of Reliant discusses the IHD selection process and monitor deployment and Mark Eddings, also of Reliant, describes the customer response.
Customer engagement with IHDs #3: Monitor features and options
In this third segment of our Oct. 17 webinar on in-home displays presented with Reliant Energy and Tendril, Mark Smith of Reliant talks about basic requirements of an in-home display and some of the features as well as challenges encountered during the rollout. Matt Smith of Tendril explains some of the changes his company made to the IHD for Reliant.
Customer engagement with IHDs #4: Tendril's work with Reliant and Q&A
In this fourth and final segment of our Oct. 17 webinar on in-home displays presented with Reliant Energy and Tendril, Matt Smith and Mike Ruth of Tendril describe the research and process involved in creating a device for Reliant customers. This segment also includes Q&A on topics ranging from security issues to IHDs vs. smart phone apps.


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With Christmas sadly now a mere memory the kiddywink and I are busy putting plans together for February half term. This year Tony and I both have the entire week off and we're really looking forward to spending that time together and visiting friends and family in the South East that we didn't manage to catch up with last year.
We'll be skipping along the coast to Portsmouth, stopping in to see my sister in Weymouth en- route, and possibly visiting Peppa Pig World on the way home. We're are also looking to visit the Blue Reef Aquarium as well as the Portsmouth Historic Dockyard. Imogen shares her Dad's passion about history and I know she'll love looking around the 1860 HMS Warrior and HMS Victory infamous for it's role in the Battle of Trafalgar. Joseph has a huge obbession with anything to do with the sea and is looking forward to seeing the new HMS Alliance, a real life submarine! As well as being able to look through a working periscope there's even the chance to meet a submariner.
As always, we'll be be looking to save where we can on our mini half term break. We've bagged ourselves a bargain budget hotel for a few nights by simply booking early and we'll save 20% on our Portsmouth Historic Dockyard ticket with Smartsave. I've saved up our Tesco Clubcard Vouchers to give us 4 times their value on meals out I now just need to find out how to do Peppa Pig World on a budget!

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J. Holiday - After We F**k
J. Holiday likes gentle, intimate sex as much as the next guy, but there's a time and a place for everything. On the lead single off his next LP (his first Booth feature since May 2012's Sign My Name), the Music Line crooner...Read More
Jason Derulo ft. 2 Chainz - Talk Dirty
During his international travels, Jason DeRulo often finds himself unable to converse with locals in their native tongue. When it comes to spitting game to beautiful women, however, the R&B/pop singer always manages to make...Read More
Justin Timberlake - TKO
In boxing, a TKO occurs when a fighter isn't down for the count, but is judged by the referee to have taken too much of a beating to continue the match. I'm going to have to assume that Justin Timberlake was just reaching for...Read More
Marsha Ambrosius ft. Ne-Yo - Without You
The lead single off Marsha Ambrosius' sophomore solo set, featured back in January, found her embroiled in a Cold War with her main squeeze. Seven months later, I'm happy to say the Floetry alumnus has managed to extricate...Read More
Miguel - Can't Sleep Together
No, Miguel's latest feature isn't an R&B paean to the virtue of chastity. In reality, the record's title is not a rebuff but a sly come-on: "You can't sleep. I can't sleep. Let's Can't Sleep Together." On this promotional...Read More
Jeremih ft. Game - Let Loose
As any emcee will tell you, a guest feature can make or break an album; you can have the best names in the biz on your cut, but if you don't come with it your song won't catch on, and you might even get bodied on your own...Read More
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According to Sigmund Freud, flying in dreams is always a veiled reference to sex. (So is almost everything else, but I digress...) The Weeknd follows in the father of psychoanalysis' footsteps on single number three off his...Read More
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According to some theorists, there exist not one but many intelligences, each governing a different set of talents and aptitudes. For example, in addition to excelling musically, R. Kelly would undoubtedly receive high marks...Read More
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Drake ft. Sampha - The Motion
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Robin Thicke ft. Kendrick Lamar & 2 Chainz - Give It 2 U
Who needs clever pickup lines when you're Robin Thicke? On the latest single off his sixth studio album, the Interscope soul man dispenses with double entendres and tells his female addressee exactly what he has in mind:...Read More
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In urban music, it's fashionable to boast of staying on one's grind while others are catching Z's, but let's be real—how many people would actually choose working over kicking back, if their livelihoods didn't depend on it?...Read More
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Before you hit play on Iggy Azalea's latest feature, take a moment to consider whether you're ready; this record just might Change Your Life. Granted, I managed to make it out the other end feeling more or less the same—but...Read More
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Before Christmas one of my readers, Jeanine, emailed me and asked me what type of casual shoes should she wear when she's wearing jeans and a nice fleece hoodie or a long sleeve graphic t-shirt. This is a great question! It would be easy to pop on a pair of athletic shoes but unless I'm […]
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Editorial: Building cohesiveness
Communities remain strong and vibrant because their residents have a cohesive desire to keep them that way.
Sometimes, though, that isn't enough. Demographic changes and retail market shifts lead to stereotypical perceptions that send an incorrect message that this is not a good place to buy a home or open a business.
Frayser-Raleigh is one of several areas in Memphis that fit that description. State Rep. Antonio Parkinson has been trying to change those negative perceptions about Frayser and Raleigh.
One way Parkinson and his nonprofit organization ABetterMemphis.com have been doing this is by hosting an annual Block Party for Peace. The fifth installment was held last weekend at Raleigh Springs Mall. The carnival is a good way to get residents together and, hopefully, to see themselves as a community, not just individual blocks or neighborhoods.
Foreclosures and crime-ridden pockets of blight have shackled Frayser with the label of being an area on a precipice. But Frayser still has attractive neighborhoods. An exodus of quality retail from along Austin Peay -- much of it toward the Wolfchase area -- has created an unfair perception that Raleigh is in severe decline. The area, with its rolling hills, still has an abundance of attractive neighborhoods.
Organizing residents into a cohesive voice is one way to fight the negative perceptions by communicating to retailers that there are good, solid families here with the income to support their business.
That cohesiveness also can be used as a catalyst to form effective partnerships with the city administration and police to clean up blighted areas and to force out those committing crimes.
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NOT SO FAST: SPORTS ON EARTH's Will Leitch wrote Olbermann back at ESPN is "a historically awful idea, and I'm pretty sure ESPN agrees with me." But it is "worth unpacking anyway, to try to understand what Olbermann might possibly be thinking." Leitch: "I understand why Olbermann would consider a return to ESPN. Like many people, particularly those around my age group, I consider Olbermann on ESPN iconic." Olbermann, along "with (to a lesser extent, Dan Patrick), changed sports, and sports coverage, and ESPN does him a disservice if it fails to remember that." Patrick and Olbermann as "SportsCenter" co-hosts "made that show must-watch, even if you weren't a sports fan." Still, a personality as big as Olbermann had become "could never thrive at ESPN anymore." It is "impossible to imagine him throwing it to Stephen A. Smith and Eric Mangini for the Coors Light Cold Hard Facts without wanting to kill himself." Leitch wondered what else Olbermann could do as it is "tough to see him having some sort of 'Countdown'-esque show." Leitch concluded: "I'm a big fan of the guy. He's one of the reasons I ended up working in sports. But if he really thinks this ESPN thing could possibly work, he's a lunatic. The ESPN you once knew is gone, Keith. It's been gone for a long, long time" (SPORTSONEARTH.com, 3/4).


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Injection sites. A. Scheme of A-β25-35 injection sites (Ca1 subfield). B. Only Fluorojade positive cells staining were counted. C, D, E. Microphotography's of HIPPO using Fluorojade staining after A-β25-35 injection in HIPPO and sacrificed at 24 h, 8 or 15 days later. Insert shows 40x magnification of Ca1 subfield. F, pretreatment two weeks before A-β 25–35 with E2.
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Analysis and Visualization of Images Overlapping: Automated Versus Expert Anatomical Mapping in Deep Brain Stimulation Targeting.
ABSTRACT In surgical treatment of Parkinson's disease, deep brain stimulation requires high-precision positioning of electrodes, needing
accurate localization and outlines of anatomical targets. Manual procedure of anatomical structures outlining on magnetic
resonance images (MRI) takes about several hours. We proposed an automated localizing procedure aiming to shorten this task
to some seconds. Different parameters were simultaneously assessed in our algorithm undertaking segmentation of anatomical
structures. Intraclass correlation coefficients (ICCs) were computed for centers of gravity coordinates of structures between
manual expert-mapped MRI and automated-mapped MRI. Tanimoto coefficients were computed accounting for pixels overlapping between
these two procedures. Although ICCs showed almost perfect concordance, TC provided further information with a quite severe
value about 35%. For both criteria, results were variable regarding each parameter in our process. With such complex results
to relate, their presentations were enhanced using visualization methods resembling that of the generalized Case View method.
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Article: Correction: Understanding Physiological and Degenerative Natural Vision Mechanisms to Define Contrast and Contour OperatorsPLoS ONE 07/2009; DOI:10.1371/annotation/c22f33ac-613d-4412-b0e6-db9a1cb59143 · 3.53 Impact Factor
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ABSTRACT: Dynamical systems like neural networks based on lateral inhibition have a large field of applications in image processing, robotics and morphogenesis modeling. In this paper, we will propose some examples of dynamical flows used in image contrasting and contouring. First we present the physiological basis of the retina function by showing the role of the lateral inhibition in the optical illusions and pathologic processes generation. Then, based on these biological considerations about the real vision mechanisms, we study an enhancement method for contrasting medical images, using either a discrete neural network approach, or its continuous version, i.e. a non-isotropic diffusion reaction partial differential system. Following this, we introduce other continuous operators based on similar biomimetic approaches: a chemotactic contrasting method, a viability contouring algorithm and an attentional focus operator. Then, we introduce the new notion of mixed potential Hamiltonian flows; we compare it with the watershed method and we use it for contouring. We conclude by showing the utility of these biomimetic methods with some examples of application in medical imaging and computed assisted surgery.PLoS ONE 02/2009; 4(6):e6010. DOI:10.1371/journal.pone.0006010 · 3.53 Impact Factor


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Gallery: 8 Inspiring Green Kids and Their Eco-Innovations
DANIEL BURD - Sped Up Plastic DecompositionPlastic isn't fantastic for Daniel Burd, a 16-year-old student in Canada who found a way to use microbes to degrade plastic bags in as little as three months. Burd, whose project won the top prize at the 2008 Canada-Wide Science Fair in Ottawa, found that necessity invention. "Almost every week I have to do chores and when I open the closet door, I have this avalanche of plastic bags falling on top of me," he said. "One day, I got tired of it and I wanted to know what other people are doing with these plastic bags."
As kids, most of us spent our days playing hopscotch, toying with action figures, maneuvering Tetris blocks, and wrestling with Donkey Kong. Not these creative tykes, however! These eight amazingly innovative kids and adolescents are inventing up a storm — whether for their own personal kicks (Hibiki Kono's wall-scaling backpack), to help their community (Kelydra Welcker's water-filtration method), or to save the world (Javier Fernández-Han's algae-driven super-system). Need some inspiration today? Click through our slideshow of amazing kid inventors for a look at the creative solutions the next generation is conjuring up for this one.
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October 8, 2010 at 1:47 pm
Look up http://www.futurecity.org – 2009-2010 competition was epic… read the essays!
August 13, 2010 at 12:57 pm
Man, if I would have known that not only would wall climbing jet packs be part of the future but that they would be GREEN too! Maybe things aren't so scary afterall.
August 7, 2010 at 1:01 pm
[…] imagination?! But think again. While video games and Facebook may reign supreme for some, there are more than a handful of kids out there who'd rather put their minds to a more inspired use in their free time. As proof of […]
August 4, 2010 at 8:59 pm
I had genius ideas when I was a kid – just didn't have the shop skills to make it happen. Bring back shop class!!
August 4, 2010 at 2:49 pm
I will forward this post on whenever I hear some grandpa talking about how the future generations are lazy! Look what these kids have done with the technology they've grown up around. Seriously incredible!
August 4, 2010 at 2:46 pm
way to make me feel inadequate!
August 4, 2010 at 2:38 pm
Amazing designers getting an early start! Sustainability in designs is one of the most tricky aspects of a good design–kudos to kids for starting their careers on the right foot! SO impressive!
August 4, 2010 at 2:38 pm
These kids show how bright the future will be… what will they think of next!
August 4, 2010 at 2:24 pm
Kids these days….So smart and eco-conscious!
August 4, 2010 at 2:07 pm
I'm going to print this out for my toddler…she better start cracking!
August 4, 2010 at 1:46 pm
Incredible inventions! It's great to see that the spirit of eco innovation is alive and well in today's youth!


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Yesterday my wife and I took the Ural for a little ride and in the evening while talking how nice it has been she mentioned that we should, while keeping the Ural for dirt/adventure, get another sidecar for one of the many bikes we do not use in the garage (i had a nasty accident a few years ago and my right arm is screwed). I proposed the 2 bikes I will never/ever sell: 94 Vmax and 89 HD Softail custom.,. Vmax was flatly refused as being too powerful (???) so the choice is the HD... She proposed to sell a couple of bikes to finance this and the selling choice are 70 SL350, 72 XS2 and (I am fighting hard to keep it) 73 Laverda SF2...
On one level I am happy to see my wife making decisions on bikes etc. On the other side: I am not sure I can cope with it!
Looking at different manufacturers now (DMC, Liberty, Champion (in this order)... Just one ? for now: Can I keep my 21" in the front of the HD??
Have always admired the Liberty tub on HD , whenever someone at work
Talks about going the trike route with their Hd I try to steer them to Liberty :lol3
This is in Novato, has been in local CL several months.
Liberty on a Sportster....
No affiliation.
Check to see if a reverse gear set-up is available for your HD. If it is that might be the ticket, particularly if you've got a busted wing.
So... Is a 21" front wheel ok or not?
I agree on the front wheel, 21 will work but not as well as most any other size. Going to a smaller wheel also some what helps lower the overall trail making for lighter steering. Triple tree's are no problem for this bike. Reverse can be added to the bike but you need pipes going down both sides of the bike as if they are both on the left side the pipe for the rear head is in the way of the gear shift lever. Not sure if Liberty or Champion has mounts for your bike, we can provide them for the Champion however if you buy the Champion direct from Champion and live in California you will have to pay sales tax, if you buy one of our sidecar and we ship it out of state, no sales tax.
Last I heard Liberty's lead time is around a year, Champion is at 6 weeks, we are at 10 weeks.
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Three Alabama Teens Face Life Behind Bars
Updated: 07/09/2011 - Three teens face their fate after shooting another teenager to death.
Updated: 07/09/2011 - Three teens face their fate after shooting another teenager to death.
Posted: 07/09/2011 - Country Crossing developer Ronnie Gilley tells people he'll serve less time than what he's given.
Posted: 07/08/2011 - The Washington County Sheriff's Office is warning residents about a phone scam involving the department itself.
Posted: 07/08/2011 - The Bay County Sheriff's Office Criminal Investigations Division is asking for the public's assistance to identify a suspect that robbed his victim at knifepoint.
Posted: 07/08/2011 - Last week the Dothan Police Department responded to numerous theft calls that appeared to be connected.
Posted: 07/08/2011 - The Dothan Police Department has made a felony arrest in a first degree burglary case.
Posted: 07/08/2011 - Ga. court overturns part of fake killer conviction
Posted: 07/08/2011 - Dothan Man Arrested for Second Degree Rape
Posted: 07/08/2011 - CANTON, Ga. (AP) -- Canton police say three members of a family have been found dead in an apartment complex.
Posted: 07/07/2011 - What happened at a lemonade stand to a group of kids left a sour taste in their mouths.
Posted: 07/07/2011 - On the 5th of July Holmes County Sheriff Office and Bonifay Police Department joined forces for an operation to combat illegal drugs, particularly crack cocaine.
Posted: 07/07/2011 - A prisoner on work release is in critical condition after being shot late Wednesday night.
Posted: 07/07/2011 - A horrific murder still unsolved ten years later.
Posted: 07/07/2011 - Okaloosa Sheriff's Office investigates armed home invasion robbery
Posted: 07/07/2011 - Court overturns indictment of ex-Gwinnett official
Posted: 07/07/2011 - Anthony judge won't release jurors' names for now
Posted: 07/06/2011 - Man faces 20 years for fatal stabbing
Updated: 07/06/2011 - On yesterday, we told you about dozens of area children in the juvenile court system and therapy for committing sex crimes against fellow juveniles, a Geneva County teen was even sentenced to 3 years in prison for transmitting obscene material to a minor. News 4's Skylar Zwick continues to investigate these issues.
Updated: 07/06/2011 - A Navarre man is charged with Burglary and Grand Theft after an Okaloosa County Sheriff's Deputy responded to a complaint of a man pulling on car doors in the parking lot of the Boardwalk on Okaloosa Island the 4th of July.
Posted: 07/06/2011 - Agents will be centered in Jacksonville, Orlando, Tampa and Miami
Posted: 07/05/2011 - Police: Chainsaw used to cut hole in house
Posted: 07/05/2011 - Opelika man killed, toddler shot after Baltimore fireworks
Posted: 07/05/2011 - Warrior man convicted of sexually abusing child
Posted: 07/04/2011 - Friend: SC killer of 4 dealt with financial woes
Posted: 07/04/2011 - Cops: Woman rode with officer before ATV accident


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This week's runner-up is Bill Hughes for his
picture titled "A Dog's Best Friend, a Fire
Hydrant." Hughes took this picture
with a Nikon D40 during Artscape when he
found the lucky dog getting a drink from a
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When we last saw our two riders, they were headed west out of Des Moines in search of food and loding for the night...it was getting dark and they were riding into a thunderstorm.
So I remembered why the ride out of Des Moines was so troublesome. We had already rode a ton of miles, the lodging situation looked bleak, and there was lightning out on the horizon with some black skies that had swallowed the setting sun. GPS was coming up empty...it just kept insisting that we turn back...I was wondering if we would have to ride all the way to Nebraska in the storm. At that point I saw an exit and a few buildings up on the right side of the road. As we neared this little oasis, it looked a bit sketchy...like maybe Pizza Guy knew exactly what he was talking about. I opted to ride right past the exit; I imagine much to M!ke's abject disappointment. Just as we passed the exit, I saw a really big bolt of lightning out on the horizon and I immediately regretted my decision. A dive motel has got to be better than being caught out here on the highway in the dark, in a storm, tired, and hungry. Just as I was contemplating a quick jump across the median and a reverse in direction, an exit sign popped up. There were no services, but the map on the GPS indicated that I could circle around on some local roads and get back to the sketchy motel I saw. We made the turn and rode a mile or two back to the Bates Motel. We had just arrived in beautiful Adair, Iowa. As in "Ay-dare you to spend the night here".
M!ke seemed to have mixed emotions as he pulled off his helmet. Sure, he had ridden 725 miles today and there was a storm about to engulf us, but this place had a vibe like the movie Wrong Turn; like the cars in the parking lots had once belonged to victims instead of current patrons. It was my turn to pay so I hurried inside to secure a room before the storm hit.
The gentleman behind the desk was very polite and the rate was pretty cheap so I figured we'd be OK...I was in the Army after all...I have encountered some less than posh accomodations. The most curious part about my interaction with the proprietor was just how many times he assured me that this was a "safe location". Now, aside from my neon yellow suit, I am a 6' tall / 210 lb guy travelling by motorcycle with another guy who's not exactly a twink. I don't generally give off a nervous vibe, but this guy made it a point to assure me of my safety 3 times in a 5 minute transaction. That seemed odd.
He gave us a room on the backside of the motel where he assured me we'd be able to see the motorcycles from our room. I wasn't really concerned about standing guard over the bikes all night...this was a "safe place" after all, but the way he said it gave me pause. I was reconsidering my decision not to carry a sidearm on the trip...not really, but the whole situation made me laugh a bit.
So back out to the bikes...wind is really picking up...storm is moving in...we sadlle up and ride around back...park the bikes and go inside to survey the accomodations. The vibe in the hallway immediately confirmed Pizza Guy's credibility. The carpets are stained, half the lights are out, the vending machine is completely empty, and some of the doors look like they had been mauled by bears. I'd recommend Pizza Guy as a trip advisor if you're ever in the Des Moines area - he knows some things. So we go into the room and its a dump as you might expect, but I've slept in far worse and its only one night. Besides, there's a restaurant within walking distance...more on that later.
So M!ke decides to take care of some business in the bathroom and I head out to start unloading my bike. I grab a couple bags and as I'm headed for the door, this sketchy looking guy with no shirt and more tattoos than teeth comes rushing towards me. My arms are full so all I can do is stop and see what he wants. What he says now if a first for me...at least the first time I've heard it behind a sketchy motel in Adair, Iowa with a storm just minutes from hitting...
"Hey man, can I take some pictures of your bike?"
This was not what I was expecting, but I said "Sure man, knock yourself out" and cruised inside; confident that my motorcycle would be sold on Iowa Craigslist before morning. I went back to the room and started unpacking. Mike came out of the bathroom and headed outside to start unpacking his bike. A few minutes later he comes in and says there's some sketchy looking dude taking pictures of our motorcycles. WTF?!
I said "No man, he's cool, I told him he could. He's got a Craigslist thing going on.
M!ke was beside himself. I was cracking myself up. By the time I got back to the bikes, Craig from Craigslist was done taking photos and had disappeared into the warren of the basement level of the Bates Motel. I got the sneaking suspiscion that many of the "guests" on this level of the motel were actually "residents"...like "long term, cooking dinner on an iron wedged between two sneakers" kinda residents.
(Don't laugh, I routinely prepared food in the Army on an iron wedged between a pair of boots and facing up. "Would you like your grilled cheese permanent press or linen?")
So M!ke and I had a system when it came time to unpack at night. It seemed to work out that one of us would always be at the bikes unpacking and one at the room dropping stuff off. This allowed us to leave our bikes with the panniers wide open and the room unlocked without too much worry about security. It worked well for the entire trip.
As M!ke was coming out to the bikes and I was going in with a load of stuff, I ran into a peculiar fellow in the hall. He was just standing there...looking at me...kinda stooped over. As I neared him, I gave him my customary "Hey, how's it goin'?" and he just kinda grunted and said something I couldn't understand. He had this smell about him...a really strong, smokey, chemical kinda smell that I've never smelled before...not cigarettes or weed...something completely foreign to me...maybe it was meth...I've never smelled meth. Anyhow, as I passed, he immediately started following me up the hall. I laughed to myself about the proprietor's redundant assertions of safety. As I approached my door, he was right on my heels. I stopped and he stopped. I turned to look at him and he was standing in front of the door right next to me. I pretended to fumble for my key card (even though I knew my door was unlocked) just to see what he was up to. He never made eye contact even though we were standing 3 feet apart and he went into his room. When the door swung open, the smell came rolling out to greet us. God knows what he had going on in there.
After that, M!ke showed up and I let him know that there was a meth lab next door, our bikes were already up on Craigslist, and we would likely be killed while we slept. In typical M!ke fashion, he said "That's cool, let's go get some dinner." The bikes were covered up and we headed across the parking lot to the Happy Chef...the rain was coming down now.
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A hydrotherapy system is provided including a hydrotherapy tub with a water circulation pump and motor. Electrical proximity sensor terminals are mounted to the tub on the outside surface, one at a relatively low level for detecting the presence of water in the tub and a second preferably at a higher level for detecting the presence of the user to serve as an "on" and "off" switch which the user can operate by placing his hand in proximity therewith. Neither of the terminals requires physical contact to be actuated. Each is connected to circuit means for establishing the presence of an object in proximity with it and each of the terminals is operatively connected to the pump motor so that the pump motor will operate only when both of the terminals are actuated.
1. A hydrotherapy apparatus comprising a hydrotherapy tub,
a water pump having inlet and outlet ducts connected to the tub and a drive motor connected to operate the pump,
at least a pair of electrical proximity sensor terminals comprising two non-moveable electrodes supported in fixed positions at two different elevations and being mounted in the vicinity of the tub including a first terminal mounted at a relatively low level in the vicinity of the tub to sense the presence of water in the tub,
the second terminal mounted in the vicinity of the tub for sensing the presence of the human body, but not being actuated by water in the tub,
circuit means operatively connected between the terminals and the motor to energize the motor only when the first terminal is actuated by the presence of water in the tub and the second terminal is actuated by the presence of the human body in proximity or contact therewith whereby the motor will operate only when both terminals are actuated, the first terminal by the water and the second terminal by the human body.
2. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein a water sensing terminal is mounted at a relatively low elevation to detect a predetermined level of water in the tub and the second terminal is mounted at a higher elevation on the tub at a location where the user can bring his hand into proximity or contact therewith to actuate the same.
3. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein said circuit means comprises first and second oscillator means connected to the first and second terminals respectively, said oscillators including an RC time constant wherein C represents the capacitance one plate of which comprises one of said terminals whereby the change of capacitance thereof will change the frequency of the oscillator and detector circuit means is provided for sensing changes in the output tone of the oscillator and logic means is connected between the detector circuits and the motor to actuate the motor only when both of the sensor terminals have been actuated as a result of the capacitance changes caused by objects brought into proximity with the terminals.
4. The hydrotherapy system of claim 1 wherein at least one of the terminals is wired to an oscillator means to control the frequency thereof, a detection circuit is operatively associated with the oscillator circuit to receive the oscillating signal therefrom, said detection circuit includes circuit means establishing a detection band width establishing a predetermined frequency limits from the oscillator thereby detecting oscillator frequencies outside of said band width and including means when the band width is exceeded to thereupon provide an "on" signal and logic means connected to detection means wired to each of the sensors for turning on the motor only when "on" signals are received from both of the detection circuits.
5. The apparatus of claim 4 wherein an additional water level sensor terminal is provided in the vicinity of the tub and in proximity to the water in the tub when the tub is filled and operatively associated with the pump motor to deactive the pump motor when the water level has reached the level thereof.
6. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein the terminals comprise metal sheets bonded to the outside surface of the tub and the tub comprises a nonconductor of electricity.
The present invention relates to hydrotherapy tubs and pumping systems and more particularly to an improved hydrotherapy tub control system.
Hydrotherapy tubs which are also sometimes referred to as whirlpool baths have become increasingly popular in the last few years, particularly for home use. In the home, the operation of the tubs is, of course, not carried out under the supervision of trained personnel and parts can be damaged under certain conditions. For example, operation of the system without water present can damage both the pump and operating motor and other malfunctions can occur. Moreover, the water can overflow if the hydrotherapy pump is operated with the water at too high a level in the tub. Moreover, if it is necessary for the user to operate a standard electrical switch while sitting in the tub, there is the possibility of an electrical shock. While others have proposed electrical sensors having no moving parts that need only to be touched to operate the control switch, it has been the practice to provide a grounding plate which extends through the tub wall and/or connected to metal plumbing, which must be touched by the user in order to operate the switch. Such systems make the switch easier to use but may not completely eliminate the electrical shock hazard.
Other water control systems have been previously proposed. For example, U.S. Pat. No. 3,415,278 provides two antennas on the side of an earthenware sink, each connected to an oscillator, one of which operates the cold water valve and one of which operates the hot water valve.
U.S. Pat. No. 3,556,146 employs capacitor plates which are located near the faucets of a sink. Each sensor has two capacitor plates connected to an electrical circuit with Zener diode and an impulse generator. If a hand is placed near one of the capacitors, it is grounded, thus reducing the output voltage, thereby turning on or off hot or cold water valves.
U.S. Pat. No. 4,169,293 shows that it is known to provide a microswitch for controlling the pump of a hydrotherapy tub.
In view of the deficiencies of the prior art, it is a general objective to provide noncontacting sensors for controlling the pump operation of a hydrotherapy tub wherein installation is simplified by having no contacts that pass through the tub wall while at the same time more positively eliminating leakage and the possibility of electrical shock. Another objective is to provide a reliable noncontacting sensor which will operate with a positive action merely by placing the hand in proximity to it so that no physical contact is required. A further objective is to eliminate deficiencies of electrical sensors previously employed which were subject to contamination as the result of soap film deposits or mineral deposits on exposed metal sensing pins previously required to project through the tub wall and to come in contact with water present in the tub. A further objective is to provide a highly reliable noncontacting proximity sensor for hydrotherapy tub control which can be easily calibrated at the factory or during installation and requires no further attention by the user.
A further objective is to provide a combination protective circuit for pump operation which requires both a predetermined amount of water present and noncontacting actuation by the operator for the pump to be turned on.
These and other objects will be apparent in view of the following detailed description which sets forth the invention by way of example.
In accordance with the present invention, a hydrotherapy system is provided including a hydrotherapy tub adapted to contain a quantity of water, a pump is connected to the tub and includes inlet and outlet ducts communicating through the tub wall, motors connected to the pump and at least one water level sensing electrode is connected in proximity to the outside surface of the tub wall to sense a predetermined quantity of water present in the tub and a electrical touch sensor is connected in proximity to the tub wall, sensor circuits are connected to each of the sensors, and logic decoding means is connected between the circuits and the pump for operating the pump only when both the water level sensor and touch sensor are actuated and latching circuit means is connected for maintaining the pump in operation when the touch sensor is no longer actuated or for shutting off the pump if the water level drops below the water sensor while the pump is running thus preventing pump damage.
In a modified form of the invention, an upper water level sensor is also provided to halt the operation of the pump when the water level becomes too high in the tub for satisfactory operation. If desired, the upper water level sensor can also be connected to electrically actuated water valves for turning off the water when the upper water level has been reached.
FIG. 1 is a diagrammatic combination perspective and circuit schematic in accordance with the preferred form of the invention.
FIG. 2 is a vertical sectional view taken on line 2--2 of FIG. 1.
FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing one preferred form of the invention.
FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing another aspect of the invention.
FIG. 5 is a schematic diagram showing one form of circuitry that may be used for water level sensing and touch control to operate either pumps or water valves.
Refer now to the drawings and particularly to FIGS. 1-3. Shown in the drawing is a hydrotherapy or whirlpool tub 10 having a side wall 12 and a horizontally disposed mounting flange 14 which is mounted upon a flat surface such as a floor or other surface into which the tub is recessed. The tub is filled with water 16 and is filled through a faucet 18 controlled by hot and cold water valves 20 and 22. The faucet 18 and valves 20-22 are customarily mounted on the wall above the tub 10. The water 16 is drained through an outlet port 24 which is normally closed by a suitable drain opening which is normally plugged. The tub 10 is formed from a nonconductor of electricity such as vacuum formed plastic sheet, injection molded plastic, fiberglass or the like. Bonded by means of a suitable adhesive to the outside surface of the tub wall is a proximity sensor terminal consisting of a sheet of copper or other conductor 26 wired by means of conductor 28 to a control circuit 30. The sensor 26 in this case is a sheet of copper measuring 2 inches in height and 12 inches long mounted approximately 3 inches above the bottom wall 15 of the tub 10 to sense the presence of water in the tub and thereby serve as a lower level water sensor which during operation is used to prevent operation of a water circulating pump when there is no water in the tub. Within the electrical control 30 is a first proximity sensing circuit 32 wired via the conductor 28 to the sensor terminal 26. A second sensing plate or terminal 40 is bonded by means of a suitable adhesive to the lower surface of the flange 14. The sensor 40 functions as a proximity sensor that can be actuated by bringing a hand into its proximity. It thus functions as an operator controlled switch which can be actuated without actually contacting it. The terminal 40 can comprise a thin sheet of copper 3 x 4 inches. The terminal 40 is wired by means of a conductor 42 to the electrical control 30 which includes a second proximity sensing circuit 44.
If desired, a second water level sensing terminal 50 can be bonded to the outside surface of the tub 12 at a higher elevation typically just beneath the flange 14. The terminal 50 is similar to 26 and is wired when present by means of conductor 52 to electrical control 30 where it is connected to a proximity sensing circuit (not shown) but which is in all respects similar to the circuits 32 and 44.
The level and touch sensors 26 and 40 respectively are connected to oscillators 50 and 52 which are identical so that only one will be described in detail. Each of oscillators 50 and 52 employs an integrated circuit U1 comprising a CMOS RC timer/oscillator set up for free running oscillation with the frequency determined by the product of the capacitance 26 or 40 as the case may be and the sum of R1, R2 and R17, i.e., the RC time constant of the oscillator. With reference to U1, terminals 2 and 6 are wired to plate 26 or 40 for oscillator 52 and to potentiometer R1 which is also connected to pin 7 and cross resistor 17. Pin 7 is connected to a 5 volt power supply across dropping resistor R2. Pins 8 and 4 are connected to the power supply and across capacitance C15 to the other terminal of the power supply which is represented throughout the circuit diagram as a downwardly directed arrow. Pin 1 is grounded. Pin 5 is grounded through capacitor C1 and pin 3 is connected via resistor R12 and capacitor C2 to detection circuits 54 and 56 respectively. The common side of capacitors C2 and R12 is grounded through capacitor C7. The operation of the oscillators will now be described. The oscillators 50 and 52 oscillate at a frequency determined by the RC time constant of which C is the capacitance of the sensor plates 26 and 40. R1 is a potentiometer which allows for adjustment of the output frequencies. The frequencies produced equals the reciprocal of 1.4 times the RC constant. When water is in proximity to the plate 26 or the person's body approaches plate 40, the capacitance value changes thereby changing the output frequency of the oscillator. The capacitor C1 is used to improve the noise immunity of the circuits and help to prevent erratic operation. The output of U1 is a square wave which is converted to a sine wave by means of R12 and C7 for improved operation of the frequency decoders 54 and 56 to be described. The capacitors C2 are used to capacitively couple the oscillators and the frequency decoders.
The frequency decode/detection circuits 54 and 56 are also substantially identical. Each includes an integrated circuit U2. Pin 3 is connected to one of the oscillators through the capacitant C2, pin 4 is connected to the plus power supply and to the other terminal of the power supply through capacitor C16. Pin 5 is connected across resistor R3 to pin 6 which is connected to the negative terminal of the power supply through capacitance C3. Pins 7 and 2 are connected to the negative terminal of the power supply, the latter through capacitance C4. Terminals 1 and 8 are connected to the power supply across capacitor C5 and to each other through capacitor C13. Pin 8 is connected to the 5 volt power supply through resistor R4 and to the decoding logic 58 to be described below. The frequency decode/detection circuits 54 and 56 function as a phase lock loop. These circuits are set up to detect the output frequency of the oscillators and to provide an output signal when there is a change in the capacity of the sensors. R3 and C3 set up the center frequency. The center frequency in Hz is equal to the reciprocal of the RC time constant with R in ohms and C in farads. The detection band width is established by C4 and is approximately equal to 338 times the square root of the RMS voltage over the center frequency times the capacitance of plate 26 or 40 as the case may be in microfarads. The center frequency is set up so that when no person or water is present near the sensing terminals 26 or 40, the output will be in a "low" state. When the sensor is activated by the presence of water or a person's body, the frequency will change and exceed the limits of the band width established in the phase lock loop of the decode/detection circuits 54 and 56 and the output thereof will change to a "high" stage. Thus, either an increase or decrease in the capacitance of the sensor plates 26 or 40 will allow the phase lock loop frequency detection circuit to detect and respond. The capacitors C5 and C13 are used to eliminate the possibility of output "chatter" whenever the input frequency is riding around the minimum or maximum sides of the detection band width. They also set up the internal response speed/skew rate of the phase lock loop. R4 is a pull-up resistor on the output of the integrated circuit U2.
Both of the circuits just described feed into a decode logic circuit 58 which decodes the signals to provide proper signal to output relays and power up reset. Decoding logic is accomplished with integrated circuits U3 which is a NAND gate, multivibrator/one shot U6 and flip/flop U7.
Pin 6 of U3 is connected to pin 8 of U2. Pin 5 is connected to the 5 volt power supply across resistor R5 and diode CR1 in parallel thereto and to the negative terminal through capacitor C6. Pin 7 is grounded and 14 is connected to the positive terminal and to ground through capacitor C20. Pin 4 is connected to pin 10 of U7. The CLK pin of U6 is connected to pin 8 of U2, 5 is connected to 7 and pins 3 and 16 to the 5 volt power supply and to ground through capacitor C2l. Capacitor C14 is connected across pins 1 and 2 and pin 2 is connected to the 5 volt power supply through resistor R10. Pin Q is connected to pin 11 of U7.
U7 is connected as follows: 9 to 12, 7 and 8 to ground, 10 to 4 of U3, 14 to 5 volt power supply and grounded via capacitor C25. Pin 13 is connected to pin 2 of a relay driver U8 through transistor Q1. Terminal 1 of U8 is connected to the 5 volt power supply through resistor R14 and pin 6 is connected to the pump motor via relay RY1, pin 4 is connected to an AC power source and the other side of the relay RY1 is connected to the other side of the power line. It is preferred that U8 is an optical isolating relay driver using light sources and photosensors to optically isolate circuits 50-58 from the power line.
Relay RY1 operates pump motor 65 which is connected as shown in FIGS. 1 and 3 to pump 66 having an inlet duct 68, an outlet duct 70 connected to hydrotherapy nozzle 72.
U3 is a Quad 2 input NAND gate which takes the output signal from U2 and the power-up reset signal generated by CR1, R5 and C6 to supply an indicator signal to U7. U6 is a dual precision retriggerable/resettable monostable multivibrator/one shot. R10 and C14 form the R/C time constant for the output pulse generated by U6 when it receives an input signal from U5. This pulse is fed into U7 and next sets or resets U7. U7 is a dual flip/flop, therefore the only time that the output relay will turn on is when there is a "low" signal on the reset pin 10 of U7 and an input pulse to the clock pin 11 of U7. When the touch sensor circuit is activated, there will be an input pulse to the clock pin 11 of U7 to turn on the relay driver and when the touch sensor circuits 52, 56 are activated again, the input pulse will change the output states of the U7 thus turning off the drive circuit to the relay RY1.
The relay drive circuit 60 is composed of transistor Q1, U8 and R14. Whenever the signal on the base of Q1 is low, the transistor will conduct thus allowing current to flow through the LED inside U8 and gating on the triac inside U8 causing relay RY1 to close causing pump motor to run. R14 is a current limiting resistor for the LED of U8.
Refer now to FIG. 4 which shows additional features of the invention. As shown in the figure, an electronic clock 80 is connected via conductor 82 to a decode logic circuit 84 of any suitable known construction which is coupled via conductor 86 to a valve driver 88, the valve driver, in turn, being connected by means of conductors 89 and 90 to solenoid operated valves 20 and 22 for controlling hot and cold water to the faucet 18. Thus the user may set the electronic clock 80 to the time desired for the tub to fill, say, 7:00 P.M. At the proper time, a pulse will travel through conductor 82 to the decode logic 84 which operates the valve driver 88, in turn causing the valves 20, 22 to open the proper amount. The optional upper water level sensor 51 can, if desired, be connected through a separate oscillator 50, a decoder/detector 54 to the decode logic 84 so that when water comes in proximity to the sensor plate 5l,circuits 50A and 54A will detect the presence of the water whereupon decode logic 84 will turn off the valve driver 88 and valves 20 and 22. In the alternative, the upper level sensor plate 51 can be connected by conductor 53 as shown in FIG. 1 to the electrical control 30 (which in this instance will include a separate set of oscillator detector circuits 50 and 54) devoted to the plate 51 for controlling the motor 65 so that the motor 65 will not run when the water is too high in the tub.
Thus, in summary, it will be seen that the invention provides a hydrotherapy tub having a motor driven pump with inlet an outlet ducts communicating with the tub, electrical proximity sensor terminals mounted in the vicinity of the tub wall including a first sensor that is mounted relatively low in the tub to detect the presence of water and a second sensor mounted at a higher elevation and adapted to detect the presence of the human body in proximity therewith without physical contact required. Circuit means is provided for detecting the proximity of the water in the tub or the body as the case may be and circuit means is operatively connected to the sensor terminals for operating the motor only when both terminals are actuated indicating the presence of water in the tub and the presence of the human body. While not essential, it is desirable to provide instructions and preferably an indicator on the upper surface of the tub just above the terminal 40 to indicate that a person is to bring his hand into proximity with that point on the tub to actuate the terminal 40 and switch on the pump 65.
In a preferred form of the invention, each of the sensor plates is connected to oscillator mean such that the plates 40, 26 function as one capacitor plate of capacitors wired in the oscillator circuit. Each of the oscillators puts out an oscillating signal of a particular frequency which depends upon the R/C time constant of a selected resistance R and capacitor C of which the sensor terminal is one plate. Thus, when the hand is brought close to the sensor plate 40, the time constant of the oscillator changes and the oscillator puts out a signal of a different frequency. The tone of the oscillator is sensed by a frequency decode/detection circuit 54 or 56 as the case may be. When the tone changes to a certain degree, it is sensed as an "on" signal. The decode logic 58 functions to actuate the motor only when "on" signals ar provided from both of the sensors.
While the specific circuitry is given by way of example only in many variations as well as other suitable circuits will be apparent to those skilled in the art, the circuit illustrated has the advantage of providing a floating ground; in other words, the reference point provided by the center frequency of the oscillators floats and actuation with the hand or the presence of water will actuate the circuit whether the frequency of oscillation increases or decreases. Accordingly, it is not necessary to have a precisely established reference point. This is particularly advantageous in consumer installations since the quality of the ground provided varies from one locality to another and from one home to another. For example, in some homes plastic pipe is provided and a good ground may not be attainable. Nevertheless, the invention provides excellent sensitivity since sensing can be achieved by changes in frequency in either direction within the window provided by the band width selected for the detectors 54, 56. Consequently, it is not necessary to have a ground wire to the earth nor to contact metal. In addition, no physical contact is required with the sensors thereby reducing shock hazard and, if desired, the invention can provide both turning on the water circulation pump when a particular minimum water level is achieved and turning off the pump when an upper water level is achieved. If desired, a clock can be used to turn on solenoid operated water valves for filling the tub and an upper water level sensor can be employed for detecting the upper water level and turning off the water via a water valve driver connected to solenoid operated valves. While the sensitivity of the circuits can be varied to suit circumstances, it has been found that excellent operation can be achieved with the sensors 26 and 40 set to operate when the hand is brought to within an inch or two of the sensing terminal.
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The works of García Lorca, internationally recognized as Spain's most prominent lyric poet and dramatist of the twentieth century, are filled with thinly veiled homosexual motifs and themes.
There has always been homosexual involvement in American musical theatre and a homosexual sensibility even in straight musicals, and recently the Broadway musical has welcomed openly homosexual themes and situations.
Best known for his genius in art and architecture, Michelangelo was also an accomplished author of homoerotic poetry.
The African-American gay male literary tradition consists of a substantial body of texts and includes some of the most gifted writers of the twentieth century.
Combining elements of incongruity, theatricality, and exaggeration, camp is a form of humor that helps homosexuals cope with a hostile environment.
Langston Hughes, whose literary legacy is enormous and varied, was closeted, but homosexuality was an important influence on his literary imagination, and many of his poems may be read as gay texts.
James Baldwin, a pioneering figure in twentieth-century literature, wrote sustained and articulate challenges to American racism and mandatory heterosexuality.
Oscar Wilde is important both as an accomplished writer and as a symbolic figure who exemplified a way of being homosexual at a pivotal moment in the emergence of gay consciousness.
Boxer Manny Pacquiao.
Snarky GetReligion.org blogger Mollie Hemingway has made a career out of spouting right-wing nonsense. While pretending to be concerned with journalistic practices, particularly insofar as the media allegedly misrepresents or misunderstands religion, her real interest has been in furthering right-wing politics. As pointed out by our contributor Anonymous in his "Confessions of a Blog Addict," the bloggers at GetReligion.org consistently portray conservative Christians as beleaguered victims. Hemingway is particularly adept at this meme, and on May 17, 2012, she (with unintentional comedy) attempted to transform a thuggish boxer into a Christian martyr.
As Anonymous reported in 2011, GetReligion.org is funded by Howard Ahmanson, Jr., who is a principal supporter of extreme right-wing causes in the United States and has been associated with the Christian Reconstructionist Movement, which advocates for the government's imposition of Old and New Testament biblical laws and principles, including the prescription of capital punishment for homosexual acts. He was also the single largest individual contributor to California's Proposition 8 campaign, which deprived gay and lesbian couples the right to marry. He donated $1,395,000 to the "Yes on 8" organization.
Ahmanson's fixation with same-sex marriage, homosexuality, and the Episcopal Church are mirrored in GetReligion's obsession with these topics.
Hence, it is not surprising that Hemingway would weigh in on the media flap over the incendiary comments allegedly made by Filipino boxer Manny Pacquiao, who was interviewed by Granville Ampong in a right-wing online journal, The National Conservative Examiner, about President Obama's endorsement of marriage equality.
Ampong wrote that "Pacquiao's directive for Obama calls societies to fear God and not to promote sin, inclusive of same-sex marriage and cohabitation, notwithstanding what Leviticus 20:13 has been pointing all along: 'If a man lies with a man as one lies with a woman, both of them have done what is detestable. They must be put to death; their blood will be on their own heads.'"
In the article, Pacquiao is said to believe that "the sweeping campaign of Obama favoring the gays and lesbians to legally marry is nothing more than a direct attack on the moral society and against the creative power and will of God." Pacquiao is quoted directly as saying, "God only expects man and woman to be together and to be legally married, only if they so are in love with each other. It should not be of the same sex so as to adulterate the altar of matrimony, like in the days of Sodom and Gomorrah of Old."
When these sentiments were reported by USA Today, there was an immediate and understandable reaction in the gay blogosphere. Many people, gay and straight, were outraged that Pacquiao, through the Leviticus quotation and the reference to "Sodom and Gomorrah of Old," was calling for the death of homosexuals. In other words, it was reported that Pacquiao's position on homosexuality was similar to that once held by GetReligion.org's funder Howard Ahmanson, Jr.
As a result, Pacquiao was banned from a shopping mall in Los Angeles. The owner tweeted "Boxer Manny Pacquiao is not welcome at @TheGroveLA. @TheGroveLA is a gathering place for all Angelenos, not a place for intolerance."
In response, Pacquiao went into damage control mode. He issued a predictable statement saying he did not say what he was quoted as saying and that he does not hate homosexuals and that he has gay friends and relatives and apologizes if anyone was offended. In other words, he did what so many bigots do when their sentiments become public.
(It may well be that this entire incident is a publicity stunt, especially since Pacquiao's opponent in his upcoming match, Floyd Mayweather, has issued a statement saying that he supports President Obama's position on marriage equality.)
Were Hemingway a real journalism watchdog she would have criticized the hack conservative journalist who apparently misrepresented Pacquiao and she would have attempted to investigate whether the boxer actually said what he was quoted as saying. Instead, she blithely accepts without question his story that this supposedly devout Christian has never read Leviticus. (He does not deny that he referred to Sodom and Gomorrah, in any case.)
(Although Hemingway cites the original report of the unhappiness with Pacquiao in Los Angeles in the LA Weekly, she also characteristically fails to mention that the Weekly reports that her paragon of Christian sexual ethics is involved in an adulterous relationship with a Filipino actress.)
For all her indignation on behalf of Pacquiao, whether the boxer actually called for the execution of homosexuals makes no difference to Hemingway.
She is intent to spin the story as a warning against how Christians are going to suffer if same-sex marriage becomes legal across the country. One of the consequences, she claims, will be that Christians will be persecuted for their beliefs.
Indeed, she deliberately misleads in reporting the reaction against Pacquiao, making it appear that he was lambasted because he is against same-sex marriage rather than because he called for the death of homosexuals.
For her, the real cause for alarm in this media flap is not that homosexuals may have been threatened with death, but that Pacquiao was banned from a shopping mall. In being denied entrance to the Grove, Pacquiao allegedly suffered for his faith's sake.
The intolerance that makes Hemingway's blood boil is not the spiritual terrorism visited upon gay men and lesbians who are routinely bashed by cherry-picked Biblical quotations, but the fact that the owner of a shopping mall did not want a bigot on his property.
The blog perfectly illustrates Hemingway's moral bankruptcy.
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I picked up an acoustic back before Christmas. I hadn't been playing for a few years and wanted to get back into it, even if just a little. And it didn't take long to start thinking "I wish I had an electric" again. My acoustic is an "electric/acoustic", and I had been eager to try RockSmith on my 360, so I found a copy. But, it doesn't really work with my electric acoustic. The low "E" string won't pick up unless I pluck it like the fist of an angry god! So, I need an electric to play RockSmith!
I can't really afford or justify anything "nice" right now. And haven't had much luck finding something cheap that I like. But today I found a Washburn maverick BT-4 in decent condition, just needs new strings, fir about $80! I've been reading up on it a little on the usual sites. Seems some people really like them.
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