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|First Wind To Host Ceremony For Stetson Wind Expansion
|by NAW Staff on Thursday April 01 2010
|First Wind plans to host a ribbon-cutting event on April 6 near Danforth, Maine, to celebrate the beginning of commercial operations [read more]
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I don't know about these buttons of which you speak, but I'm very glad to hear that your mod does not come on the feet of the Lost Alpha.
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I don't know about these buttons of which you speak, but I'm very glad to hear that your mod does not come on the feet of the Lost Alpha.
It means that Lost Alpha will no longer be an official GSC release because of the leak, but it will still be awesome.
Blah blah blah. You're certainly an expert on tantrums.
With it being less than a month away now, there's no good reason for us fans to start freaking out about what the official release of Lost Alpha is or isn't just yet. Consider reserving your judgement until you actually play what is made available.
Agreed. I hope the leaker stumbles into a vortex anomaly for reals.
Bug-free was perhaps a bad choice of words. I'm sure most of us who regularly check this page will be happy with whatever version of Lost Alpha the Dezowave team is comfortable with releasing whenever you guys get around to releasing it. And if not, that's what mods are for.
Missed that. Thanks for clarifying. Better to play a bug-free game in October than a glitchy one in May, I suppose.
KRI is the Russian Game Developers Conference, which takes place mid-May. So the current release date for LA appears to be "hopefully soon".
Sounds perfect. Good work!
That song is called Civilian, by the band Wye Oak. To my ears it's little too "Western" sounding for a S.T.A.L.K.E.R. game. Would much rather hear original music from the Dezowave team, music submitted by the community, or even themes from old games if it means playing LA any sooner.


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SUIBHNE m Irish, Scottish, Ancient Irish
Means "well-going" in Gaelic... [more]
SUKARNO m Indonesian
Means "good and gentlemanly" in Javanese... [more]
SULLIVAN m English
From an Irish surname which was derived from Ó Súilleabháin meaning "descendent of Súilleabhán"... [more]
SUMAN m Indian
Means "well-disposed, good mind", derived from the Sanskrit prefix सु (su) "good" and मनस (manas) "mind".
SUMANTRA m Indian
Means "good advice" from the Sanskrit prefix सु (su) "good" combined with मन्त्र (mantra) "advice".
SUMATI f Indian, Hinduism
Means "wise, good mind", derived from Sanskrit सु (su) "good" and मति (mati) "mind, thought"... [more]
SUMMANUS m Roman Mythology
Means "before the morning", derived from Latin sub "under, before" and mane "morning"... [more]
SUNDAY f English
From the name of the day of the week, which ultimately derives from Old English sunnandæg, which was composed of the elements sunne "sun" and dæg "day".
SUNITA f Indian, Hinduism
Means "well conducted, polite", derived from the Sanskrit prefix सु (su) "good" combined with नीत (nita) "conducted"... [more]
SUNITHA f Indian
Means "good guidance, righteous" from the Sanskrit prefix सु (su) "good" combined with नीथ (nitha) "way, mode".
SUNITI f Indian
Means "good conduct" from the Sanskrit prefix सु (su) "good" combined with नीति (niti) "conduct, guidance".
SUNNGIFU f Anglo-Saxon
Old English form of SUNNIVA
SUNNIFA f Medieval Scandinavian
Old Norse form of SUNNIVA
SUNNIVA f Norwegian
Scandinavian form of the Old English name Sunngifu, which meant "sun gift" from the Old English elements sunne "sun" and giefu "gift"... [more]
SUNSHINE f English
From the English word, ultimately from Old English sunne "sun" and scinan "shine".
SURENDRA m Indian
Means "lord of gods" from Sanskrit सुर (sura) "god" combined with the name of the Hindu god INDRA, used here to mean "lord".
SURESHA m Indian, Hinduism
Means "ruler of the gods" from Sanskrit सुर (sura) "god" and ईश (isha) "ruler, lord"... [more]
SURYA m Indian, Indonesian, Hinduism
Means "sun" in Sanskrit. This is the name of the Hindu god of the sun.
SUSANA f Spanish, Portuguese
Spanish and Portuguese form of SUSANNA
SUSANNA f Italian, Swedish, Finnish, Russian, Dutch, English, Biblical, Biblical Latin, Old Church Slavic
From Σουσαννα (Sousanna), the Greek form of the Hebrew name שׁוֹשַׁנָּה (Shoshannah)... [more]
SUSHILA f & m Indian, Hinduism
Means "good-tempered, well-disposed", derived from the Sanskrit prefix सु (su) "good" combined with शील (shila) "conduct"... [more]
SUSILA m Indonesian
Means "good character" in Indonesian, ultimately from Sanskrit.
SUSILO m Indonesian
Javanese form of SUSILA
SUTEKH m Egyptian Mythology
Reconstructed Egyptian form of SETH (2)
SUZANA f Croatian, Serbian, Slovene, Macedonian, Portuguese (Brazilian)
Form of SUSAN
SVAJONĖ f Lithuanian
Means "dream" in Lithuanian.
SVANA f Icelandic
Short form of SVANHILDUR
SVANHILD f Norwegian, Norse Mythology
Scandinavian cognate of SWANHILD... [more]
SVANHILDR f Ancient Scandinavian, Norse Mythology
Old Norse form of SVANHILD
SVANHILDUR f Icelandic
Icelandic form of SVANHILD
SVANTE m Swedish, Norwegian, Danish
Swedish short form of SVANTEPOLK
SVANTEPOLK m Ancient Scandinavian
Old Norse form of SVYATOPOLK... [more]
SVAROG m Slavic Mythology
Derived from Slavic svar "bright, clear"... [more]
SVEA f Swedish
From a personification of the country of Sweden, in use since the 17th century... [more]
SVEINN m Ancient Scandinavian
Old Norse form of SVEN
SVERRIR m Ancient Scandinavian, Icelandic
Old Norse form of SVERRE, as well as the modern Icelandic form.
SVETLANA f Russian, Slovak, Bulgarian, Serbian, Macedonian
Derived from Slavic svet meaning "light, world"... [more]
SVETOMIR m Serbian, Bulgarian
Serbian and Bulgarian form of ŚWIĘTOMIERZ
SVETOPOLK m Medieval Slavic
Possible medieval Slavic form of SVYATOPOLK
SVETOSLAV m Bulgarian, Medieval Slavic
Bulgarian form of SVYATOSLAV
SVYATOPOLK m Russian
Means "blessed people" from the Slavic elements svetu "blessed, holy" and pulku "people, host, army".
SVYATOSLAV m Russian
Derived from the Slavic elements svetu "blessed, holy" and slava "glory".
SWANAHILDA f Ancient Germanic
Old Germanic form of SWANHILD
SWARNA m & f Indian
Means "good colour" or "golden", a contraction of the Sanskrit prefix सु (su) "good" and वर्ण (varna) "colour"... [more]
SWATI f Indian
From the Indian name of the third brightest star in the night sky, called Arcturus in the western world.
ŚWIĘTOMIERZ m Polish (Archaic)
Derived from the Slavic elements svetu "blessed, holy" and miru "peace, world".
ŚWIĘTOPEŁK m Polish (Archaic)
Polish form of SVYATOPOLK
ŚWIĘTOSŁAW m Polish (Archaic)
Polish form of SVYATOSLAV
SWIÐHUN m Anglo-Saxon
Old English form of SWITHIN
SWITHIN m History
From the Old English name Swiðhun or Swiþhun, derived from swiþ "strong" and perhaps hun "bear cub"... [more]
SYBELLA f English (Rare)
Variant of SIBYLLA
SYBILLA f Polish, Late Roman
Polish form and Latin variant of SIBYLLA
SYDNE f English (Rare)
Variant of SYDNEY
SYDNIE f English (Modern)
Variant of SYDNEY
SYLVANUS m English (Archaic)
Variant of SILVANUS
SYMEON m Biblical Greek, Biblical Latin
Old Testament Greek and Latin form of SIMEON
SYMEONU m Old Church Slavic
Old Slavic form of SIMEON
SYMON m Ukrainian (Rare)
Ukrainian form of SIMON (mostly ecclesiastical usage).
SYMPHONY f English (Rare)
Simply from the English word, ultimately deriving from Greek συμφωνος (symphonos) "concordant in sound".
SYNTYCHE f Biblical, Biblical Greek, Ancient Greek
Ancient Greek name meaning "common fate"... [more]
SZILÁRD m Hungarian
Means "solid, firm" in Hungarian, also used as a Hungarian vernacular form of Constantine.
SZILVESZTER m Hungarian
Hungarian form of SILVESTER
TABITA f Biblical Latin
Latin form of TABITHA
TABITHA f English, Biblical, Biblical Greek
Means "gazelle" in Aramaic... [more]
TACEY f English (Archaic)
Derived from Latin tace meaning "be silent"... [more]
TACITA f Ancient Roman
Feminine form of TACITUS
TACITO m Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Italian, Spanish and Portuguese form of TACITUS
TACITUS m Ancient Roman
Roman cognomen which meant "silent, mute" in Latin... [more]
TADALA m & f Southern African, Chewa
Means "we have been blessed" in Chewa.
TADAS m Lithuanian
Lithuanian form of THADDEUS
TADEU m Portuguese
Portuguese form of THADDEUS
TADHG m Irish, Scottish
Means "poet" in Irish. This was the name of an 11th-century king of Connacht.
TAEGAN f & m English (Rare)
Variant of TEAGAN
TAFADZWA m & f Southern African, Shona
Means "we are pleased" in Shona.
TAFARI m Eastern African, Amharic
Possibly means "he who inspires awe" in Amharic... [more]
TAHMASP m Ancient Persian
Persian form of the Avestan name Takhmaspa, which was derived from takhma "strong, brave, valiant" and aspa "horse"... [more]
TAHMURAS m Persian Mythology
Persian form of Avestan Takhma Urupi meaning "strong body"... [more]
TAHNEE f English (Rare)
Variant of TAWNY
TÄHTI f Finnish (Rare)
Means "star" in Finnish.
TAIDE f Italian (Rare)
Italian form of THAIS
TAIKA f Finnish (Rare)
Means "magic, spell" in Finnish.
TAJEDDIGT f Northern African, Berber
Means "flower" in Tamazight.
TAJUANA f African American (Rare)
Combination of the prefix Ta with the name JUANA.
TAKAHIRO m Japanese
From Japanese 貴 (taka) "valuable, noble" or 孝 (taka) "filial piety" combined with 大 (hiro) "large, great" or 浩 (hiro) "prosperous".
TAKEHIKO m Japanese
From Japanese 武 (take) "military" or 竹 (take) "bamboo" combined with 彦 (hiko) "boy, prince".
TAKHMASPA m Ancient Persian
Avestan form of TAHMASP
TAKHMA URUPI m Persian Mythology
Avestan form of TAHMURAS
TAKIS m Greek
Short form of PANAGIOTAKIS
TAKONDWA m & f Southern African, Chewa
Means "we are glad" in Chewa.
TALBOT m English (Rare)
From a surname which was perhaps derived from a Germanic given name composed of the elements tal "to destroy" and bod "message".
TALFRYN m Welsh
From a Welsh place name meaning "high hill", derived from Welsh tal "high" and bryn "hill".
TALIESIN m Welsh, Arthurian Romance
Means "shining brow", derived from Welsh tal "brow" and iesin "shining"... [more]
TALIN f Armenian
From the name of an Armenian town (meaning unknown) which is home to a famous 7th-century cathedral.
TALISHA f African American (Rare)
Combination of the popular name prefix Ta and LISHA.
TALITA f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Portuguese form of TALITHA, popular in Brazil.
TALLULAH f English (Rare)
Popularly claimed to mean "leaping waters" in the Choctaw language, it may actually mean "town" in the Creek language... [more]
TALMAI m Biblical, Biblical Hebrew
Means "furrowed" in Hebrew... [more]
TALON m English (Modern)
From the English meaning "talon, claw", ultimately derived (via Norman French) from Latin talus "anklebone".
TALULLA f Irish
From the Gaelic name Tuilelaith, which was derived from Irish tuile "abundance" and flaith "princess".
TAMANDANI m & f Southern African, Chewa
Means "we have exalted" in Chewa.
TAMARA f Russian, Ukrainian, Czech, Slovak, Polish, Slovene, Croatian, Serbian, Macedonian, English, Dutch, Spanish, Italian
Russian form of TAMAR... [more]
TAMAYA f Native American, Quechua
Means "in the center" in Quechua.
TAMIA f English (Modern)
Elaborated form of the popular name syllable Tam, from names such as TAMARA or TAMIKA... [more]
TAMIKA f English
Variant of TAMIKO, inspired by the American jazz singer Tamiko Jones (1945-) or the American movie 'A Girl Named Tamiko' (1963).
TAMMARA f English (Rare)
Variant of TAMARA
TAMMARO m Italian
Italian form of the Germanic name Thancmar, which was composed of the elements thank "thought" and meri "famous".
TAMRAT m Eastern African, Amharic
Means "miracle" in Amharic.
TAMSEN f English (Rare)
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Heading south on 81 from Eischens in Kingfisher I was finally on my way to the Oklahoma Adventure Trail. With a belly full of great fried okra and chicken thanks to Fixator I began to ask myself why camp out at all.
Great question but I had a hefty head wind to deal with and the first real ride with the new DRZ 400. I had just spent the last month going from the front to rear wheel checking everything and finding that yes, they really scrimp on grease at Suzuki. Otherwise a better bike than my last ride.
The carb re jetting seemed to be spot on, much better than stock. With my luggage full of camping gear, I see that the rear spring is going to be the next of just a few fixes needed to get the bike right.
With my new 3.8 gallon gas tank I went onto reserve at 135 miles in Medicine park Oklahoma. After a tour thru town I headed off to the Doris campground in the wildlife refuge. They were full except for one spot in the primitive campground area. Spot number 20 the last one and supposedly a quarter mile from parking. I was going to get my exercise this afternoon. It turns out the area loops back around and my camping area was right next to the road, this is looking up.
I was still wondering why I was camping? I set up my area and the weather was perfect.
Across from me camped a couple in there 30s. I dropped into my normal set of preconceptions about people. To be honest I was feeling a little better than they were as they bickered and seemed a little on edge. He had that look like some one who had done a few too many drugs and his body language was a little abrupt. I thought about one of my sons and then felt sad about my attitude.
Another lady came by and I found myself being critical of her demeanor even though she was friendly.
I continued my snooty attitude for a while and then wondered why I was thinking that way. Combination of stress and shittly thinking must be the cause.
Ok I said to myself it is time for some attitude re adjustment.
I finished some dinner comprised of a cup of soup. I was still reeling from all that chicken earlier and then took a quick spritz from my handy shower in a bag full of lake water. Invigorating to say the least.
Feeling cleaned up I took an early retirement for the evening. The weather was just perfect and as I lay on a very comfortable air mattress listening to Lucinda Williams on my IPOD.
All of the sudden I realized why I go camping. Getting away from work and life in general. I started to think about the couple across from me and I felt much more comfortable with them and about everything. I dont know why, but getting into a grove on a basic level is just therapy for me. Good riddance shitty thinking! Things were looking up already.
As the night slid by I made my way thru a number of great albums then ended up with some classical and off I went to sleep about 1:00 a.m. Hours had passed as I set there staring at the big dipper. Wow, I am easily amused.
The next morning I slept in and after some great French press coffee got the DRZ packed and headed off to the start of the OAT Mount Scott loop.
As I pulled up to the great mountain I said mumbled to myself that this isnt a mountain its barely a hill.
A few miles away from the great mount Scott I entered Meers. Interesting looking restaurant with a crowd of people going in. Signs ahead said road closed so I decided to have some breakfast and finish the morning time. It was already 11:00 a.m.
The line inside wasnt too bad but the wait seemed forever. Once I was seated I realized they served one thing only and that was a hamburger. It was nearly lunch so I ordered after a long wait. I started to read the menu and they boasted that they had the best burger in the country. Pretty strong statement for any dive in America. They even quoted the food network as the only burger place in the US that raises its own Angus beef. I thought I might be in for a treat since I ordered a burger and onion rings. The place was dimly lit and looked like some old mining joint you might visit in Colorado or even Idaho.
After what seemed to be an eternity I finally got my meal. To be honest, I do think that was the best burger I have ever eaten. The bread seemed to be fresh and maybe home made. The bun wasnt too thick and the fixings were perfect. Just the right amount of mustard, lettuce, tomato and pickle made this one fine meal.
The side order was another story. Frozen onion rings fried in, what tasted like, rancid grease. The strong advice from me is to order two burgers, you wont be disappointed. Finally I made my way thru the crowd and outside, geeze it was 1:30. The line was crazy outside; it must have taken these folks the remainder of the day to get fed.
Finally ready to tackle the OAT after a detour for about 6 miles around some construction.
Nice curvy asphalt that quickly turned into a very premium dirt road. I think my average speed increased when I left the pavement.
The gps info was spot on as I wound my way over to Quartz Mountain. I found one hiccup with the gps that was quickly figured out. In about two miles I came to a turn onto a section of grass that paralleled a waterway, this was a very neat detour for a few miles.
Then I was off to Quartz Mountain and another small snafu with the gps that was quickly figured out. A turn down this gps routed road
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not a big problem and routed myself around the gate.
Riding by lake Altus I noticed a number of nice camping areas. This looked like a great area to camp the next time I ride the southwestern OAT. North of the lake the route ended at a wooded area that was blocked by some construction equipment. I decided to attack this part of the route from the other side and made my way to this road that headed back east and south.
Eventually I bumped into what I think was the North Fork of the Red River. I started to cross and was feeling the weather starting to change, I was alone and the river seemed to be flowing. Realizing this could end a badly I decided, while perched on the bank, to forgo this area. To end badly for me is to have boots full of water. I hate that.
It was very soft sand so I got a 10-minute exercise routine horsing a fully loaded bike back up an embankment in soft sand. Wheels were axle deep for a few minutes.
I remembered what we did in Idaho in deep snow. Oscilate the throttle and sure enough there was a sweet spot where the tire cleaned itself and pulled at the same time. I was out of the sand in no time.
It was around 5:00 p.m. and I had been on the trail for about 3.5 hours. I could see that it was a pretty straight shot to Elk City so off I went. A quick hop on a four lane divided highway then back onto some great dirt roads that led me back into the south east side of Elk City about 5:30.
Over all I like the OAT a lot.
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It is a great way to spend an afternoon. I am not looking for super knurly terrain, just a great time. The dirt roads were partially covered in gravel but anything over 40 mph was very comfortable. 50 to 60 completely eliminated the baby ruts left from the last rain. I love to click off miles in the country like this and cant wait for the next section.
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Revenue in the U.S. improved and sales from emerging markets grew more than 10 percent.
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For us a good Christmas dinner is all about interesting accompaniments.
That means good veg, good sauces and good stuffing.
To make this year super exciting, we have our very own sausage meat and bacon produced from our first pigs to slaughter so that should bring an extra element of luxury (slow grown, outdoor reared pork) to our stuffing.
We like to combine the idea of separate stuffing and pigs in blankets to make a 'heavy on the sausage meat' stuffing. We usually do this like a swiss roll with a sausage centre wrapped in bacon, but this year we're going to give this festive sausage stuffing cake a go.
Never mind the turkey – this will steal the limelight as a fab centrepiece.
Serves eight to 10.
2 tbsp olive oil
25g butter
1 onion, finely chopped
2 sticks celery, finely chopped
2 cloves garlic, crushed (optional, but we like it in almost everything)
¼ bulb fennel
100g white breadcrumbs
500g good-quality sausage meat (if you have not managed to rear your own pigs(!) then we recommend buying good quality sausages and discarding the skins – or you can get really good sausage meat at Pioneer in Harrington)
50g roughly chopped walnuts, plus extra to serve
Grated zest of one orange
A handful of dried apricots, chopped
Small handful of chopped sage leaves
Small handful chopped parsley
Small handful of chopped rosemary
1 egg, beaten
8 rashers rindless streaky bacon
Salt and pepper
Heat the oven to 200C.
You will need an 18-20cm spring form cake tin.
Heat the oil and butter in a large saucepan and gently fry the onion, celery, garlic and fennel for 5 minutes without colouring them.
Allow them to cool slightly. Tip the vegetables into a bowl and add the breadcrumbs, sausage meat, walnuts, orange zest, apricots and herbs. Add plenty of pepper and a little salt and mix together with your hands. Add the egg then mix well.
Arrange the bacon slices around the sides of the tin, leaving roughly a 5cm strip of the rasher on the base and then letting the excess hang over the edge of the tin.
Carefully fill the tin with the stuffing mix, so as not to disturb the bacon and level it out on top.
Fold the excess hanging bacon over the top of the stuffing, gathering and twisting the ends loosely in the centre – this gives it an attractive look once cooked and means the bacon gets crispier. Scatter over the extra walnuts, pressing them in slightly.
Set the tin on a baking sheet lined with foil to catch any juices that escape.
Bake for 40 to 45 minutes until the top is golden. Cool in the tin for 10 minutes then remove onto a serving plate. Cut into wedges to serve.
Fancy a change? You can vary the herbs in the cake or substitute dried for fresh.
You could use dried cranberries or prunes instead of apricots, and you could add some grated apple to the mixture for extra moisture and flavour.
Obviously this is great hot but also good cold on a buffet.
If you don't have a cake tin, you can easily do this in a loaf tin instead.
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According to the land trust, Mary Neal Plyler, wife of the late G. Millon Plyler, donated 11.4 acres to the trust.
The land is between First Washington Baptist Church and Eastside Academy on Hannah's Creek along East Meeting Street.
The property holds bottomland hardwoods subject to frequent flooding. The land adds to the KVLT Lancaster Greenway Preserve, roughly 300 acres of protected property running through the city of Lancaster.
About 4 p.m. Tuesday, Fred Thomas embarked on a new career.
Thomas will step down next week as chairman of Lancaster County Council for a new position, that of magistrate judge. Thomas has served on County Council for more than seven years. He previously served as vice chairman and is the current chairman of council.
He will soon fill the magistrate position left vacant by Judge Debra Dawkins, who retired April 30 due to medical reasons.
Thomas was nominated by both S.C. Sens. Mick Mulvaney, R-District 16, and Vincent Sheheen, D-District 27.
INDIAN LAND - For years, Tyler Mitchell has honed his guitar skills, modeling his style after several musical greats. Now he'll have the chance to play guitar with some of them at a musical workshop this summer.
Mitchell, 16, was one of only a few performers asked to audition for a chance to win a scholarship to the Swannanoa Gathering, a folk music event, after performing at the annual Charlotte Folk Society Young Talent Showcase at the Great Aunt Stella Center in downtown Charlotte in April.
Another Saturday night at Lancaster Speedway came and went, but this time, the air temperature was the hottest it had been all season. In as much as it has gotten "summerish," the racing responded to the temps – hot, hot.
Lancaster Speedway continues to produce exciting weekly dirt track racing on the smoothest and raciest surface ever. Kudos to the "Mud Masters" for giving the drivers a great place to race.
The Lancaster Post 31 American Legion junior baseball team rebounded in fine fashion, taking an 11-6 comeback win over host Union Post 22 on Tuesday night.
The five-run win saw the Lancaster junior team hold an early 4-0 lead, but Union charged back to take a 6-4 advantage.
Lancaster answered back to slice the deficit to one, 6-5, but was down to its final three outs in the top of the seventh when it ignited for six runs for the comeback win.
Van Wyck native Shawn Crawford will race against three-time Beijing Olympic medalist and world record holder Usain Bolt of Jamaica in the 100-meter race at the Festival of Excellence exhibition in Toronto on Thursday.
The race will be the first meet in which the two runners have faced off since the Beijing Olympics last summer.
Crawford won the silver medal in the 200-meter event in Beijing, behind Bolt, who won the race in a world record of 19.30 seconds.
The Lancaster County swim team opened its 2009 recreation swim team season, posting a 456-80 win over Kershaw on Tuesday at the Lancaster County pool.
The LCST Sharks were led by Gracie Scott, Noah Phillips and Chris James who had four firsts each. Cody Brown, Courtney Hicks and Logan Phillips had three firsts apiece. Emma DeVenny, Brooks Digh, Elizabeth Catoe, Will Jones, Ashley Abbott, Darby Threatt and Bryce Blanton had two wins each.
Jennifer Truesdale led Kershaw with two wins.
The Lancaster Post 31 junior Legion baseball team saw a four-game win streak end with a 10-8 extra-inning loss to Gaffney on Monday night at Eggleton Field.
Lancaster, trailing 8-4 and down to its final three outs in the bottom of the seventh inning, rallied for four runs to tie the game and force extra innings against the Cherokee County team.
Gaffney responded with two runs in the eighth inning and held on for a 10-8 win over the Lancaster juniors, who fell to 5-4, 4-2 in League V play.
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It is not clear how much the opportunity to sell 179 Airbus A330-based tankers over the next two decades to the US Air Force figured in a 2020 EADS growth strategy. This called for expanding non-Airbus sales for its North American business from about $1.7 billion this year to $10 billion over the next decade.
Chief executive Louis Gallois says: "It's clear we have to be less ambitious without the tanker [contract]."
Gallois told an EADS North America investors forum that any adjustment to the 2020 growth strategy based on the KC-X result would be made before May. Northrop Grumman, EADS North America's partner in the KC-X contract competition, decided on 8 March to not submit a bid over complaints of competitive bias.
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A programmable lighting control system for decorative, artistic, and Christmas lighting applications, includes a plurality of outlet receptacles for connection thereto of series or parallel connected Christmas tree lighting strings or the like, a plurality of associated output select switches to individually select a lighting condition signal for each respective outlet receptacle, timing and control circuitry to generate a plurality of lighting condition signals that are applied to solid-state switching devices to drive the outlet receptacles, an output timing phase synchronization feature initiated at user discretion to synchronize the timing phase of each of the plurality of lighting condition signals, and a memory function to retain the last programmed lighting display conditions of user-selected, entirely unique lighting patterns when using a plurality of lighting strings.
1. A lighting control device for the control of a plurality of sets of series or parallel connected lighting strings providing individual lighting condition selection for individual said lighting strings comprising an AC input means, an AC rectifier, a plurality of outlet means, a plurality of solid-state switching means, a plurality of output select means, an output enable/disable means, a program memory means, an output timing phase synchronization means, power indicator means, an overcurrent protection means, and associated control circuitry; said AC input means comprising an AC plug and electrical conductors applies AC to said AC rectifier means to produce voltages to operate said control circuitry and to power said plurality of outlet means; said control circuitry generates timing pulses and logic levels used to control the on/off time and brightness of said lighting strings connected to said outlet means; said plurality of outlet means each having two contacts one of said contacts of each outlet being bussed to one of said contacts of all other said outlet means and to a common voltage source; said plurality of outlet means each having a second of said contacts that are separately and individually connected to one of two main terminals of one each of said plurality of solid-state switching means; said plurality of solid-state switching means each having a second of said main terminals that are connected in common to a system ground bus; said plurality of solid-state switching means each having a gating element to switch on and off or vary the current flow through the respective said solid-state switching means in response to selected signals applied respectively to each of said gating elements of each of said plurality of solid-state switching means; said output enable/disable means provides at least one logic level transition to said control circuitry to cease lighting action of all said lighting strings connected to said outlet means; said program memory means provides at least one logic level transition to said control circuitry and in turn to said plurality of output select means and said output timing phase synchronization means in conjunction with said output enable/disable means to temporary disallow subsequent changes to previously selected lighting conditions until an appropriate logic level transition is applied to said control circuitry to allow for the desired lighting changes; said plurality of output select means individually and independently provides at least one logic level transition at user discretion to said control circuitry to advance the available lighting condition signal produced by said control circuitry for a respective said solid-state switching means to apply and/or deny power to the respective said outlet means relative to the said lighting condition signal selected; said output timing phase synchronization means provides at least one logic level transition at user discretion to said control circuitry to simultaneously establish the timing phase for all of said lighting condition signals controlling all said lighting strings connected to the said plurality of outlet means.
2. The lighting control device claimed in claim 1 wherein a first said power indicator means is provided for a visual indication of AC power presence and DC power presence within the said lighting control device.
3. The lighting control device claimed in claim 1 wherein a second said power indicator means is provided for a visual indication of power availability or absence controlled at user discretion by a switch means for the said outlet means of the said lighting control device.
4. The lighting control device claimed in claim 1 wherein said overcurrent protection means to provide reasonable protection of said lighting control device from damage and to reduce fire hazard in case of internal part failures or in case an extreme load is applied to any of said plurality of outlet means.
5. The lighting control device claimed in claim 1 wherein a plurality of said outlet means is accompanied by an equivalent number of said plurality of output select means and a plurality of identical associated circuitry for each.
1. Field of Invention
This invention relates to the control of a plurality of sets of series or parallel connected bulbs used for decorative, artistic, or Christmas lighting applications, and more particularly to that class which provides user-programmability of such a control system.
2. Description of Prior Art
Many patents have been granted for inventions that control the brightness or ON/OFF state of decorative and Christmas tree lighting sets. These inventions describe methods of controlling the amount and/or duration of power applied to the bulbs of a lighting string to vary the brightness or the ON/OFF time of the bulbs.
Some prior inventions of the type described above describe electronic circuitry that, for practical purposes, would be assembled and permanently attached to a fixed number of wires having a fixed number of bulbs to control a plurality of series connected lights, such as described in U.S. Pat. No. 4,890,000, Chou. Other inventions of this type are described as control units with multiple outlets for connecting lighting sets to be controlled by electronic or electromechanical means, which are contained inside the base of the unit, such as U.S. Pat. Nos. 4,125,781, Davis; 4,215,277, Weiner; and 4,678,926, Davis. But previously patented lighting controls of the type cited here do not adequately address the choices and flexibility that today's consumer seeks.
The present invention is a lighting control SYSTEM for control of a plurality of individual sets of series or parallel connected Christmas tree lighting strings, or the like. This system provides incredible flexibility, offering an infinite number of lighting display possibilities. The control unit enclosure houses the electronic circuitry and the controls that are used to program the system for user-selectable lighting display patterns when a plurality of lighting strings are used. The lighting strings connect directly to outlets on the enclosure instead of to outlets attached to some form of extension cord as described in patents cited previously. The approach taken with the present invention places the controls and lighting string connections in close, convenient proximity to one another.
The present invention was conceived and designed to provide the user with a variety of user-selectable lighting patterns to personalize their decorative and Christmas tree lighting displays, while also providing the flexibility to be used year-round for other decorative or artistic lighting applications where two-wire, Christmas tree lighting sets are typically utilized.
Unlike previous inventions where the control unit is limited to a predetermined group of fixed patterns, or when packaged for practical applications control only a fixed number of bulbs, the present invention allows the user to select a blinking rate or ON/OFF state of their choice from a plurality of available lighting condition signals for each individual lighting string, it provides a means for timing phase synchronization of any combination of outlets, provides an ON/OFF memory function that retains user-selected lighting display patterns, and allows for interchangeability of strings having a different number of series or parallel connected bulbs.
The primary object of the present invention is to provide a lighting control system for a plurality of individual sets of series or parallel connected Christmas tree lighting strings, or the like, that are individually controlled via a switch means to select various blinking rates or ON/OFF states, and that the timing phase of the selected lighting condition signal of each outlet can be synchronized via a switch means to any other or all other outlets at user discretion to produce completely unique, user-programmable, lighting displays heretofore unobtainable.
Another object of the present invention is to provide a lighting control system, as previously described, that has an ON/OFF memory that allows all outlets to be disabled via a switch means causing all attached lighting strings to extinguish, while the control system retains the last programmed lighting patterns or conditions for all outlets. The ON/OFF memory will retain the last programmed lighting patterns or conditions as long as AC power to the control system is not interrupted, or until the lighting patterns or conditions are changed after the outlets are subsequently enabled.
Yet another object of the present invention is to provide a lighting control system, as previously described, that provides visual indicators for power concerns and appropriate overcurrent protection for the entire control system.
The present invention pertains to a programmable electronic control system that controls a plurality of sets of series or parallel connected lighting strings used for decorative, artistic, or Christmas lighting applications. The control system provides a plurality of outlet means for connection of a plurality of lighting strings. The outlet means are individually controlled via respective individual switch means that independently sequence the available lighting condition signals produced by an internal oscillator and counter/multiplexer circuit for the corresponding outlet means to a user-selected setting. When the outlet means are enabled, the selected lighting condition signal is applied to the gate element of a solid-state switching device which applies or denies power to the corresponding outlet means. The timing phase of the lighting condition signal of any or all of the outlet means may be synchronized via a switch means, while each of the outlet means may have the same or a different signal timing rate. Included in the available lighting condition signals are signals that will constantly energize or de-energize the outlet means, which causes individual lighting strings to be constantly illuminated or extinguished, respectively.
The preferred embodiment of the housing of the control system is a single enclosure with AC wiring means for connection to an AC power source of sufficient rating to operate the control system and to power the said lighting strings. An overcurrent protection means is connected in series with one leg of the AC wiring means of the control system. The switch means for the synchronization function and individual switch means for the outlet means, and the outlet means, are accessible on the exterior of the enclosure. Visual indicators for AC power and the ON/OFF memory function are also on the exterior of the enclosure.
A full-wave rectifier in the control system rectifies the AC power source input and produces a rectified AC signal used to power the outlet means. The rectified AC signal is also used to produce the DC voltage needed to power the electronic circuitry in the control system.
For a more complete understanding of this invention and the objects and advantages thereof, refer to the detailed description and the drawings described below wherein the preferred embodiments of the invention are described and illustrated.
FIG. 1 is a schematic representation of the preferred embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a schematic representation of a single Counter/Multiplexer circuit referred to in FIG. 1.
FIG. 3 is an example of the possible timing relationship between the lighting condition signals of the preferred embodiment.
FIG. 4 is a perspective view of the preferred enclosure embodiment of the present invention.
The present invention consists of the preferred embodiments illustrated in FIGS. 1, 2, and 4, which will be described in detail herein. The preferred enclosure embodiment is illustrated in FIG. 4, which houses the circuitry illustrated in FIGS. 1 and 2.
FIG. 1 is a schematic view of the present invention. It consists of an AC input means represented by AC plug 1 and connected to the control system via AC cord 2. An overcurrent protection means 5 is connected in series to AC input 3 and then applied to full-wave rectifier 6. ACC input 4 is also connected to rectifier 6. Rectifier 6 produces a rectified AC source 7 and system circuit ground 8. Rectified AC source 7 is applied in parallel to one contact of two-contact outlets 26a-26d. System circuit ground 8 is applied throughout the system. The +VDC 9 required to power the electronic components of the system's circuit is established and filtered via zener diode 10 and capacitor 11, respectively.
LED 12 is connected across +VDC 9 and circuit ground 8 to indicate when AC power is applied to the control system and when the DC power required to operate the system is present. LED 14 is connected in parallel with outlet power switch 13 to indicate when power is allowed or denied to outlets 26a-26d through the gating action of corresponding SCR's 25a-25d, which enable or disable corresponding outlets 26a-26d to respond to the respective lighting condition signals generated by the control system.
Outlet power switch 13 is a two-position switch whose contacts are connected one to +VDC 9 and one to circuit ground 8. With the pole of outlet power switch 13 in contact with circuit ground 8, LED 14 extinguishes and a constant logic low is applied to AND gates 23a-23d, which output a logic low to corresponding current limiting resistors 24a-24d and is then applied to the respective gate elements of SCR's 25a-25d. A constant logic low applied to the gates of SCR's 25a-25d disable outlets 26a-26d.
With the pole of outlet power switch 13 in contact with +VDC 9, LED 14 illuminates and a constant logic high is applied to AND gates 23a-23d, which allows lighting condition signals from corresponding Counter/Multiplexer circuits 19a-19d applied to corresponding AND gates 23a-23d to pass, and allowing SCR's 25a-25d to be switched on and off in response to the changing or steady state of the lighting condition signals. The gating action of SCR's 25a-25d enables outlets 26a-26d to illuminate and extinguish the respectively connected lighting strings in a manner relative to the lighting condition signals.
Outlet power switch 13 has a dual role; it enables or disables AND gates 23a-23d, as described previously, and it applies a logic level to output select push buttons 18a-18d and to synchronization push button 21, which allows or disallows changes to individually selectable lighting condition signals and timing phase synchronization of all lighting signal outputs. When outlet power switch 13 disables AND gates 23a-23d it also applies a logic low to one contact of push buttons 18a-18d and 21, via line 15. With a logic low applied to both contacts of push buttons 18a-18d and 21 as shown in FIG. 1, when push buttons 18a-18d or 21 are actuated, no change from the previously selected lighting display pattern is registered. For this reason, outlet power switch 13 acts as an ON/OFF memory switch. When switch 13 outputs a logic low, outlets 26a-26d are disabled and output select push buttons 18a-18d and sync push button 21 are disabled so that the last programmed lighting display pattern will be retained regardless of multiple actuations of push buttons 18a-18d or 21 until switch 13 is toggled and produces a logic high to enable the previously disabled gates and switches.
When output power switch 13 enables AND gates 23a-23d, and consequently outlets 26a-26d, a logic high is applied to one contact of each of output select push buttons 18a-18d and synchronization push button 21, via line 15. The other contact of switches 18a-18d and 21 is connected to a logic low through corresponding pull-down resistors 17a-17d. The logic low at the switch-resistor junctions is also applied to corresponding Counter/Multiplexer circuits 19a-19d and to OR gate 22a-22d, simultaneously. When momentary push buttons 18a-18d are individually actuated, a logic state transition occurs at the switch-resistor junction and is applied to a corresponding Counter/Multiplexer circuit 19, and to a corresponding OR gate 22. The logic state transition caused by actuating push buttons 18a-18d sequences the available clock rates and logic states available from corresponding Counter/Multiplexer circuits 19a-19d. Oscillator 16 generates the base signal clock rate which is applied to all Counter/Multiplexer circuits 19a-19d, simultaneously. Counter/Multiplexer circuits 19a-19d use the clock signals to produce various lighting timing rates.
The output of Counter/Multiplexer circuits 19a-19d are applied to corresponding AND gates 23a-23d. When a logic high from switch 13 is applied to the second input of AND gates 23a-23d, the output from Counter/Multiplexer circuits 19a-19d passes through corresponding AND gates 23a-23d to corresponding current limiting resistors 24a-24d. This current limited signal is applied to the gate elements of corresponding SCR's 25a-25d. The anode of SCR's 25a-25d are connected individually to one contact of a corresponding two-contact outlets 26a-26d. The opposite contact of outlets 26a-26d are connected in parallel to a rectified AC source described previously. The cathode of SCR's 25a-25d are connected in common to circuit ground. The gating of SCR's 25a-25d applies or denies power to its corresponding outlet 26a-26d relative to the lighting condition signal applied to each SCR. An example of the contemplated clock rate relationships and logic states for the present invention are illustrated in FIG. 3.
Therefore, as each output select push button 18 is actuated, the corresponding output is sequenced through a series of lighting condition signals. The contemplated individual lighting options include a steady-on condition, a steady-off condition, and a plurality of clock rates for each individual outlet 26. Each outlet 26 is individually controlled. At the same moment an output select push button 18 is actuated, the timing phase of that particular output clock rate is changed via a simultaneous input to a corresponding OR gate 22, whose output is connected to the clock counter reset input illustrated in FIG. 2.
While the timing phase of each individual output is dependent on the actuation of its corresponding output select push button 18, the timing phase of any combination of outputs can be synchronized by the actuation of a single push button. Synchronization push button 21 sets the timing phase for all Counter/Multiplexer circuits 19a-19d, simultaneously. Even if the clock rate of the lighting condition signal of each output is different, the timing phase between any or all of them will be established at the same point. But, by subsequently actuating an individual output select push button 18, the timing phase of the corresponding output will be out of phase in relation to the previously synchronized outputs.
Counter/Multiplexer circuit 19 illustrated in FIG. 2 is common to each output select push button 18 and each outlet 26. All Counter/Multiplexer circuits 19a-19d of FIG. 1 receive clock pulses simultaneously from oscillator 16, and each is affected simultaneously by synchronization push button 21. Counter/Multiplexer circuit 19 consists of output select sequencer 27, clock counter 28, and multiplexer 29. FIG. 2 illustrates the relationship between the switches and the circuitry of a single Counter/Multiplexer circuit 19. The description here applies to each such circuit.
As previously described, when outlet 26 is enabled, push buttons 18 and 21 are also enabled. One contact of output select push button 18 is connected to OR gate 22 and to output select sequencer 27 of Counter/Multiplexer circuit 19. When push button 18 is actuated, a binary output from the sequencer is applied to multiplexer 29 to select a single output from a plurality of inputs to multiplexer 29. As illustrated in FIG. 2, inputs to multiplexer 29 consist of one logic high, one logic low, and five clock signal inputs from clock counter 28. Clock counter 28 is continually fed clock pulses from oscillator 16. Clock counter 28 divides the clock input into predetermined frequencies for a plurality of clock outputs. All clock counter 28 outputs and the logic level states are simultaneously applied to multiplexer 29. Multiplexer 29 outputs a lighting condition signal based on the binary input from output select sequencer 27, which is incremented by actuations of push button 18. The output of multiplexer 29, which could be a steady logic state or a timing signal, is applied to one input of AND gate 23. The other input to AND gate 23 is from switch 13, which enables or disables AND gate 23, as previously described. When push button 18 is actuated, it simultaneously resets clock counter 28 via OR gate 22. The individual timing phase of the lighting condition signal is established based on the physical actuation of push button 18 if the lighting condition signal is one of the clock rate signals. However, push button 21 may be used to change the timing phase of even a single lighting condition signal, if desired, without sequencing the present lighting condition signal of that particular outlet.
FIG. 4 illustrates the preferred enclosure embodiment 30 of the present invention. Accessible on the exterior of the control system enclosure is intended the plurality of outlets 26 and a plurality of corresponding output select push buttons 18. Also accessible on the exterior of the enclosure is the synchronization push button 21, outlet power switch 13, AC power LED 12, outlet power LED 14, overcurrent protection 5 reset access, and AC power cord set 1 and 2.
The flexibility of the present invention provides a means for the creation of personally unique lighting display patterns using a plurality of Christmas tree lighting strings, or the like, whose individual lighting condition signals may be individually selected for any of the lighting conditions available within the control system.
Although FIG. 1 shows only four outlets, any number of outlets with a corresponding number of output select push buttons and corresponding associated electronic circuitry is possible within the scope of the present invention. Outlet 26n and output select push button 18n of FIG. 4 represent an unspecified number of outlet possibilities. In fact, the present invention is based on and has been described as having a plurality of similar components, circuitry, and hardware to satisfy its intended purpose.
While modifications of the circuit illustrated and described here may be accomplished by those skilled in the art, such as varying switch means, different indicator means, modernizing circuit packaging, and logic gate applications, the true spirit of the present invention can be found in the following claims. Various alternate means of performing functions described here have been contemplated and will be covered in appropriate form in the following claims.
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Barbara Walters interviews father of UCSB mass murderer
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Donald Sterling stirs up more controversy in CNN interview
In an interview that aired Monday night on CNN, NBA owner Donald Sterling spoke publicly for the first time since being banned for life by the NBA.
Fire Lt. Kellene Davis, on duty during Cecil Mills heart attack, gives first exclusive interview
Lt. Kellene Davis was recently allowed to retire, shortly before the department was due to decide on whether she should face disciplinary action for allegedly refusing to help Mills.
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How to land your first jobComment
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Dress to ImpressComment
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An interview with Scandal's Joe Morton
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Lindsay Lohan tells Oprah she's recovering
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