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It features interchangeable colors, blue and orange. (step 6)
The steps are in the photos. I have highlighted the pieces you need to add with each step.
Includes optional stand. (step 5)
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Step 2: The Barrel.
Step 3: The Body.
Step 6: Interchanging Portal Colors.
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Service robotics is mainly used to assist humans usually by making their work easier and simpler. It could perform a job that is dull, dirty, distant, repetitive and dangerous, among others. According to the International Federation of Robotics (IFR), the service robotics could be defined as a robot which functions semi automatically or fully automatically to perform the task assigned which are useful for the well-being of humans.
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The increasing need of labor in the emerging nations and growing instances of assisted living are predicted to give the momentum to the global service robotics market as these service robots helps in performing the tasks that are more likely to be very difficult or risky. In addition, these computer-controlled devices are capable of performing the daily routine tasks assigned to them with high degree of accuracy, as the service robotics is in close proximity with the humans, which ensures absolute safety and security of the person dealing with it. An increasing number of companies have been developing and refining automation techniques in order to gain market share in this market.
Service robotics is projected to be the future human assistant, helping people do what they want to do in an intuitive and natural manner. Furthermore, service robotics would be treated as an unlimited knowledge base and could coordinate its activities with other systems and devices with emergence of ubiquitous computing and communication environments. Similar to laptops which have changed the daily lives of its users by helping them in performing the tasks effectively and efficiently, the service robotics are on the edge to expand their reach sooner or later to become a part of our everyday life.
This market is expected to expand in the field of medical applications which includes appliances, surgeons who use them for search and rescue operations and in areas like agriculture, forestry, cleaning, freight transport, mining, demolition and construction, among others. Some of the factors driving this market are aging population, venture capital Investments in this market, and integration of service robotics with mobile technologies and other smart products.
The market could be segmented on the basis of type which includes industrial, restaurant and bar, domestic and scientific, among others. In addition, the market could be segmented on the basis of geography which includes North America, Europe, Asia-Pacific and RoW. Some of the key players of this market are Honda Motors Co. Ltd., iRobot Corp., AB Electrolux, Sony Corp., Fujitsu Ltd., Toyota Motor Corp., GeckoSystems Intl. Corp., Yujin Robot Co. Ltd., Samsung Electronics and Hanool Robotics Corp., among others.
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DENSO to Expand Engineering Centers in Germany Kariya, Japan, Sept 12, 2013 - (JCN Newswire) - To strengthen its developing capabilities in Europe, global automotive supplier DENSO will expand its two engineering centers located in the city of Wegberg and Eching of Germany. A total of approximately EUR21 million will be invested by the fiscal year 2015 to add new office buildings and testing equipments at both centers. "With this expansion, we aim to improve customer service by designing more products locally and offering more market-specific designs," said Masato (Max) Nakagawa, Head of DENSO INTERNATIONAL EUROPE Engineering Function and Chief Technology Officer. "We will also contribute to development in other regions by promoting future developments in advanced technological areas in Europe." The Aachen Engineering Center in Wegberg and the Munich Engineering Center in Eching are both part of DENSO AUTOMOTIVE Deutschland GmbH, a subsidiary of DENSO Corporation. About Denso DENSO Corporation, headquartered in Kariya, Aichi prefecture, Japan, is a leading global automotive supplier of advanced technology, systems and components in the areas of thermal, powertrain control, electric, electronics and information and safety. Its customers include all the world's major carmakers. Worldwide, the company has more than 200 subsidiaries and affiliates in 35 countries and regions (including Japan) and employs over 120,000 people. Consolidated global sales for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2012, totaled US$38.4 billion. Last fiscal year, DENSO spent 9.5 percent of its global consolidated sales on research and development. DENSO common stock is traded on the Tokyo and Nagoya stock exchanges. For more information, go to www.globaldenso.com, or visit our media website at www.densomediacenter.com. Contact: Sadayoshi Yokoyama, Goro Kanemasu DENSO CORPORATION Phone: 81-566-25-5594 Fax: 81-566-25-4509 firstname.lastname@example.com firstname.lastname@example.com Copyright 2013 JCN Newswire. All rights reserved. www.japancorp.net Provider ID: 00027423
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CAN U FEEL IT: THE UMF EXPERIENCE Gets One Night Only Theatrical Release
UMF MIAMI, an electronic music event, will light up movie screens across the nation with 'CAN U FEEL IT' – The UMF Experience, a one-night in-theater event on Thursday, March 22 at 8:00 p.m. ET/7:00 p.m. CT/6:00 p.m. MT/8:00 p.m. PT (tape delayed). Told through the first-hand insight of longstanding DJs Tiësto, David Guetta, Carl Cox, Afrojack, Fedde Le Grand and Boys Noize, 'CAN U FEEL IT' – The UMF Experience will reveal the energy, excitement and vibe of UMF Miami mixed with performances and in-depth artist storylines, press notes state. The feature also explores the rise of the dance music phenomenon. Additionally, audiences will get exclusive access to special red carpet interviews with the biggest names in electronic music, fan reactions, celebrity appearances and more, captured live the previous day from Bayfront Park Amphitheatre in downtown Miami. Created and directed by Charly Friedrichs (aka Final Kid), 'CAN U FEEL IT' – The UMF Experience will put movie theater audiences directly on the dance floor and in the DJ booth at the same time.
Tickets for 'CAN U FEEL IT' – The UMF Experience are available at participating theater box offices and online at www.FathomEvents.com.
Presented by NCM Fathom Events and UMF Films, 'CAN U FEEL IT' – The UMF Experience will be broadcast to more than 500 select movie theaters across the country through NCM's exclusive Digital Broadcast Network.
"UMF MIAMI is one of the most distinguished electronic music events on the planet," said Shelly Maxwell, executive vice president of NCM Fathom Events. "This in-theater event offers fans the ultimate way to experience the excitement of this record-breaking festival right alongside the biggest artists in the electronic music world."
Taking place during Miami Music Week in 2012, the Festival, now in its 14th year, features more than 300 of the hottest DJs, bands and producers spread out over three days and 24 stages. Reaching a record-breaking attendance of 150,000 in 2011, UMF MIAMI has transformed and customized Bayfront Park to accommodate the increased capacity making 2012's event the largest, most impressive to date. Considered the pioneer of a cultural movement, more than 1.4 million music enthusiasts from 72 countries and territories, as well as all 50 U.S. states, have attended the festival since its debut in 1999.
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BatWatch Review: The Ravagers #11
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The Ravagers has been a heartbreaking series. Well, perhaps that an exaggeration, but it seems to deliver more disappointments than triumphs. At first, this was a product of the series failing to live up to its potential which largely stemmed from an apparent lack of team identity and a nonexistent focus on characters. Now, the series has both a point and an increased focus on its cast, but the series is still a major disappointment because it is now canceled. The next issue will be its last, and I don't see this series being revived anytime soon.
Last issue was one of the best so far. We learned that Ridge was actually just a kid, we saw Beast Boy and Terra finally get together after thirty years of tragedy in comics, and we saw Deathstroke apparently kill ridge and preparing to wipe out the rest of the team. Rose Wilson and Warblade are also in the mix, and they have an apparent opportunity to get away from the dark side and join the side of the angels now that Harvest has turned on the duo. With the series nearing its completion, might we finally see The Ravagers unified and Harvest destroyed? If so, the series has a lot of ground to cover. Animal-Vegetable-Mineral Man, the absurdly named supervillain, is also coming for a visit, and it will be interesting to see if they can make a such a silly sound villain formidable.
Does The Ravagers #11 prepare this series to go out with a bang, or is this issue just one more disappointment among so many others?
In this issue, The Ravagers engage in a four way battle between themselves, Deathstroke, Rose Wilson and Warblade, and Animal-Vegetable-Mineral Man.
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I wanted a good end to this series, and that appears to be exactly what I'm getting.
This issue is nearly a non-stop battle, yet it rides smoothly with nary a bump, and it takes time to develop the characters. We even have several solid twists and turns along the way as this series seems determined not to make things too predictable.
I can't think of the last time I've seen a four way battle in comic books. In fact, I'm not sure I've ever seen one. It's interesting because as new threats emerge, heroes and villains alike have to shift priorities, and the true loyalties of each character are revealed. It's a cool dynamic though Deathstroke takes the prize in this four way battle as being the number one threat which seems a bit of stretch to me. I mean, I know he's good, but is he so good that the combined might of all other parties could not overwhelm him? In this story, it appears like that is a real possibility.
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I know it appeared that Ridge had died in the last issue, but I didn't really figure it would stick, and it still might not, but Beast Boy reports smelling burnt flesh, and Ridge was never seen this issue. Also, The Chief was apparently killed by the Abeo Blade and burned up in a burst of fire. Now, there is always the possibility that there will be some work around. Perhaps this special blade manages to somehow entrap people. From a certain perspective, that actually seems likely for Harvest has never before been willing to kill the escaped Ravagers. In fact, he actually claimed it was part of his plan, so perhaps these death are just con on readers, but if this series actually killed off one of this series main characters and the leader of the Doom Patrol, that's pretty bold.
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1. (Spoiler) After scanning through this issue again, I noticed that Rose was not acting friendly to Fairchild when they were alone at the beginning of this issue, so this makes Rose's actions even more confusing since that would have been a good time to reveal she was a double agent if that is indeed the case.
2. Warblade made me laugh this issue as usual.
3. Animal-Vegetable-Mineral Man played his role well in the story, but it would be nice to know his backstory. I do not think it would really fit into this issue, but if it is never disclosed, it will bug me.
4. Once again, Thunder's dialogue feels a bit stiff. "Don't worry sis – Nothing will tear us apart again!" Who says that?
5. This issue had two main artist do different sections of the book, and they both do a fine job. Just as importantly, their styles blended well with each other. This is how you should do it, Worlds' Finest.
6. (Spoilers) Warblade's warning to Fairchild to run speaks of a bond greater than just that of a partner in crime. It's nice they've finally showed that Warblade does care about somebody.
Conclusion 9/10
If you've been enjoying The Ravagers or you are a big fan of Deathstroke or Rose Wilson, you will want to pick up this issue. It does not look like The Ravagers will destroy NOWHERE before the series ends, but at least this team is going out on a high note.
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In The Great Divorce, C. S. Lewis again employs his formidable talent for fable and allegory. The writer finds himself in Hell boarding a bus bound for Heaven. The amazing opportunity is that anyone who wants to stay in Heaven, can. This is the starting point for an extraordinary meditation upon good and evil, grace and judgment. Lewis's revolutionary idea is the discovery that the gates of Hell are locked from the inside. In Lewis's own words, "If we insist on keeping Hell (or even earth) we shall not see Heaven: if we accept Heaven we shall not be able to retain even the smallest and most intimate souvenirs of Hell.
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C. S. (Clive Staples) Lewis (1898-1963), one of the great writers of the twentieth century, also continues to be one of our most influential Christian thinkers. A Fellow and tutor at Oxford until 1954, he spent the rest of his career as Chair of Medieval and Renaissance English at Cambridge. He wrote more than thirty books, both popular and scholarly, inlcuding The Chronicles of Narnia, The Screwtape Letters, The Four Loves, Mere Christianity and Surprised by Joy.
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Cost-Benefit Analysis (CBA) is often used in policy decisions to determine the economic value of various choices. Although the effects of income disparity are well accepted, one of the reasons for the success of this type of analysis is that many policy-makers and analysts consider the results of a well-crafted analysis to be largely free of partisan or political bias. Here I propose that tradeoff between the benefits of various possible jobs or careers introduce a significant bias into values imputed based upon willingness to pay measures. In particular, I demonstrate why we might expect the values of various segments of society to be differentially appreciated by CBA. Empirical evidence is presented indicating that there is a significant negative correlation between the importance an individual places on income and the willingness of that individual to forgo consumption in favor of environmental improvement, as well as a correlation between the importance of income and actual income. These results suggest that CBA as a tool of welfare economics is likely to be biased against environmental protection because concerned individuals are likely to choose careers which do not maximize consumption, thus decreasing their ability to pay for both real and hypothetical environmental improvements. Moreover, the size of this bias appears to be large.
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The National Science Foundation (NSF) today announced the 12 projects funded in a fourth round of Partnerships for International Research and Education (PIRE) awards. Many of these projects engage scientists in research to develop clean, safe, reliable, affordable energy alternatives, as the need for solutions challenges societies across the globe.
The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) today also announced two awards totaling $500,000 through its Partnerships for Enhanced Engagement in Research (PEER) Science program that will support two NSF PIRE research projects, one in India and one in Mexico.
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Online dating, why not?! Giving this a try. I don't like talking about myself but here I go. My friends would say I'm a nice, easy going, friendly guy; but I'm not sure if they're telling the truth. I'm really laid back and enjoy living life to the fullest, life's too short to not have fun. I am a really active person and I personally enjoy exercising and playing sports. I also enjoy eating, so trying out different restaurants or preparing a new dish is something I like to do. I am also fully passionate about my job, helping others is a privilege and I feel fortunate to be doing what I do. Hoping to meet that special someone who is caring, smart and silly to experience life together.
Camping , Coffee and conversation , Dining out , Movies/Videos , Music and concerts , Exploring new areas , Nightclubs/Dancing , Performing arts , Playing sports , Travel/Sightseeing , Watching sports , Wine tasting
Baseball, Basketball, Billiards / Pool, Bowling, Football, Golf, Running, Tennis / Racquet sports, Walking / Hiking, Weights / Machines
I exercise 5 or more times per week.
Las Vegas 3-4x/year especially during the summer. San Diego especially during football season. Go Chargers!
Listening to music. I just recently subscribed to Spotify and it is amazing. When there's time for TV, I follow the Walking Dead, and recently trying to catch up on Parks and Rec on Netflix.
Spending time with family and friends. Enjoying some laughs over an ice cold beer is fun times for me. However I do enjoy movies, discovering new restaurants, running/hiking, playing sports, and exercising to name a few.
I read a lot of medical stuff for work. However I am on the pursuit to get into a good book. Any suggestions?
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|5'6" (167cms)
|4'10" (147cms) to 5'8" (172cms)
|Body type:
|Athletic and toned
|Slender, About average, Athletic and toned
|No preference
|No preference
|No Way
|No Way
|Social Drinker
|Social Drinker
|Medical / Dental / Veterinary / Fitness
|No preference
Registered Nurse
|I'll tell you later
|No preference
|Never Married
|Never Married
|Have kids:
|Wants kids:
|Not sure
|Not sure
|Pacific Islander
|No preference
|Christian / Catholic
|No preference
|Bachelors degree
|Some college, Associates degree, Bachelors degree, Graduate degree


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An emergency lighting system includes a lighting unit having a battery which is kept in a charged condition in the presence of voltage on a power line to which the unit in connected. Upon loss of voltage, the battery is caused to discharge into a pair of flood lamps to provide emergency illumination to an area surrounding the unit. To provide for periodic testing of the unit without requiring the user to actuate a switch on the unit the system includes a radio frequency receiver in the unit which responds to signals generated by a hand-held radio frequency transmitter actuated by the user. A two stage battery charging circuit and a low voltage lamp cut-off circuit are included in the lighting unit for improved battery life.
1. A stand-alone emergency lighting unit operable upon loss of voltage on a monitored AC line, and in conjunction with an external hand-held transmitter unit providing consecutive user-initiated first and second momentary wireless test signals defining a desired test period, comprising:
a housing adapted for mounting on a supporting surface;
illumination means including at least one flood lamp for providing illumination in the vicinity of the housing;
rechargeable battery means in said housing for powering said flood lamp;
rectifier means within said housing operable from the monitored AC line for recharging said battery means, said rectifier means including a supply circuit connected to the monitored AC line;
monitoring circuit means within said housing for monitoring the application of AC line current to said rectifier means and for producing a control effect in the absence thereof;
switch means within said housing responsive to said control effect connecting said battery means to said flood lamp to power said lamp upon loss of voltage on the monitored AC line;
bistable circuit means including detector means within said housing responsive to said consecutive first and second externally generated momentary test signals for interrupting the application of line current to said rectifier means upon receipt of said first momentary test signal whereby said battery is caused to supply current to said illumination means, and for restoring the application of line current to said rectifier means upon receipt of said second momentary test signal whereby the supply of battery current to said illumination means is discontinued, said momentary test signals thereby providing said desired test period; and
said bistable circuit means in the absence of said second momentary test signal restoring the application of line current to said rectifier means following a predetermined period of time after said first test signal whereby the supply of battery current to said illumination means is discontinued, said first test signal thereby automatically providing a default test period of finite duration.
This application is a continuation, of application Ser. No. 172,551, filed Mar. 24, 1988 now abandoned.
The present invention relates to emergency lighting systems, and more particularly to an emergency lighting unit having a remote test feature and improved circuitry for prolonging battery life.
Emergency lighting units have come into wide use for providing energency lighting to commercial and residential buildings in the event of AC line failure Typically, such units are mounted high on the wall of a hall or stairway, and are connected to the AC line supplying lighting in that hall or stairway so as to provide lighting to the area upon loss of power. Examples of such units in commercial use are shown in the model TC6L lead acid battery and model TC6N and A6N nickel cadmium emergency lighting units manufactured by Teledyne Big Beam of Crystal Lake, Ill. Such units are available with a variety of different lighting heads to accommodate different lighting requirements, as well as with a variety of different battery voltages and capacities to accommodate different lighting requirements.
To be certain that emergency lighting units are providing the desired degree of protection it is desirable that they be periodically tested, and in many installations such tests are established as a regular procedure. Unfortunately, to test prior emergency lighting units it was necessary for the user to individually actuate a test button on each unit housing to momentarily interrupt the AC line, and then observe after a short time delay the illumination of the unit flood lights. Since the housings of such units were often located in high relatively inaccessible locations, testing was often been an arduous, time-consuming task, particularly where a large number of emergency lighting units had to be tested.
Accordingly, the need has existed for an emergency lighting unit which can be quickly and economically tested, without the need to gain access to the unit housing. The present invention satisfies this requirement through the provision of a radio frequency test link, actuated by a small hand-held battery-operated radio transmitter.
A further requirement of emergency lighting units is that the unit provide a long shelf life prior to actual use, and a long period of illumination when called into use. The present invention meets this requirement through the provision of a variable-rate battery charging circuit which maintains the battery in an optimum state of charge, and a low-voltage cut-out circuit which prevents excessive discharge of the battery when the lighting unit is called into use.
An emergency lighting system operable upon loss of voltage on a monitored AC line includes an illumination head comprising at least one flood lamp, a rechargeable battery for powering the flood lamp, switch means for connecting the battery to the flood lamp upon loss of voltage on the monitored conductor, test circuit means including a receiver operable to activate the switch means, and remote transmitter means for actuating the receiver means to activate the test function.
The invention is further directed to an emergency lighting unit operable upon loss of voltage on monitored AC line, which includes at least one flood lamp, battery means for powering the flood lamp, and switch means for connecting the battery to the flood lamp upon loss of voltage on the monitored conductor. The unit further includes battery charging mean for supplying current to the battery, the charging means having a first operating mode wherein a generally constant current is supplied to the battery, and a second operating mode wherein a progressively decreasing charging current at a constant voltage is supplied to the battery, the charging means operating in the second mode upon the voltage across the battery reaching a predetermined threshold level.
The invention is further directed to an emergency lighting unit operable upon loss of voltage on a monitored AC line, which includes at least one flood lamp, battery means for powering the flood lamp, and switch means for connecting the batery means to the flood lamp upon loss of voltage on the monitored conductor. User-actuable head cut-off means are provided for interrupting the connection between the battery and the flood lamp upon the voltage across the battery falling below a predetermined minimum threshold level.
The features of the present invention which are believed to be novel are set forth with particularity in the appended claims The invention, together with the further objects and advantages thereof, may best be understood by reference to the following description taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, in the several figures of which like reference numerals identify like elements, and in which:
FIG. 1 is a perspective view of an emergency lighting system constructed in accordance with the invention showing a wall-mounted emergency lighting unit and a hand-held transmitter for initiating testing of the system.
FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the hand-held transmitter utilized in the system of the FIG. 1.
FIG. 3 is a simplified functional block diagram of the emergency lighting unit shown in FIG. 1.
FIG. 4 is a simplified electrical schematic diagram of the emergency lighting unit of FIGS. 1-4.
FIG. 5 is a simplified electrical chematic diagram for an alternate remote test circuit for use in the emergency lighting unit of FIGS. 1-4.
FIG. 6 is a simplified electrical chematic diagram of another alternate circuit for use in the emergency lighting unit of FIGS. 1-4.
FIG. 7 is a plot of certain current and voltage parameters associated with the emergency lighting unit of FIGS. 1-4.
Referring the the figures, and particularly to FIG. 1, an emergency lighting system 10 incorporating the features of the present invention is seen to include a wall-mounted lighting unit 11 and, in accordance with one aspect of the invention, a remote hand-held battery-operated transmitter unit 12 by means of which the lighting unit can be tested from a remote location, without user access to the unit. As shown, the remote transmitter unit 12 is intended for hand-held use and is operated by the user at a remote location some distance from the wall-mounted lighting unit 11.
In accordance with conventional practice, lighting unit 11 includes a lighting head assembly consisting of a pair of low-voltage flood lamp assemblies 13 and 14. The assemblies, which may be conventional in construction, are pivotally and swivelably mounted on the top surface of a housing 15, and are adjustable so that the emergency lighting provided by these assemblies can be directed as required. Housing 15 includes on its front panel a control panel 16 containing various indicator lamps and switches associated with operation of the lighting unit. In particular, control panel 16 may include an amber POWER ON indicator lamp 20, a red FAST CHARGE indicator lamp 21 and a green TRICKLE CHARGE indicator lamp 22. Panel 16 may further include a momentary contact test switch 23 and a head cut-off switch 24 for removing power to flood lamp assemblies 13 and 14 in the event that AC line power has failed and emergency illumination is no longer required. Test switch 23 functions to initate a test of the emergency lighting unit by simulating the interruption of AC line power to the unit. A volt meter 25 may be provided on control panel 16 to indicate battery condition to the user.
The emergency lighting unit 11 is connected to an AC line by a power cord 17, although in practice this connection may be established instead by hard-wiring of the unit directly to the AC line.
Referring to FIG. 2, the hand-held test-initating transmitter unit 12 is seen to include a slidable cover 25 which can be slided by the user to expose an actuator button 26 by which the user can initate a radio frequency transmission to emergency lighting unit 11. Transmitter unit 12 may be entirely conventional in design and construction, and may employ conventional oscillator, amplifier and modulating circuitry to provide an encoded radio frequency signal to the emergency lighting unit. Within the lighting unit, a radio frequency receiver 27 (FIG. 1) of conventional design and construction and capable of receiving and responding to the signal transmitted by transmitter unit 12 is provided. For ease in carrying transmitter 12, a key ring type chain device 28 may be provided in conjunction with an impact resistant plastic housing 29 of conventional construction. In practice, housing 29 may be brightly colored to help prevent loss or inadvertent damage of the transmitter unit, and switch 26 may be a momentary contact type switch spring-biased to an off position so that the transmitter cannot be inadvertently left on.
Referring to the simplified functional block diagram of FIG. 3, the emergency lighting unit 11 is seen to include generally a power supply 30 operable from the monitored AC line through the connecting power cord 17. As shown, the AC line connection is completed through test switch 23 and test receiver 27. Thus, the connection can be interrupted by user actuation of test switch 23 on control panel 16, or by user actuation of test receiver 27 by means of the remote test initiating transmitter unit 12. Either action has the effect of removing AC line power to power supply 30 and thereby initating a power loss condition within lighting unit 11. An antenna 31 may be provided in conjunction with remote test receiver 27, either within or external to housing 15.
Power supply 30 provides, in accordance with another aspect of the invention, both unregulated high current and regulated low current outputs. The regulated low current output is connected to a standby battery 32 through the normally open contacts of a lighting control relay 33 and an ammeter 25. The normally open contacts of relay connect battery 32 to flood lamps 13 and 14 of the head assembly, so that upon energization of relay 33 lamps 13 and 14 are illuminated by battery 32.
When relay 33 is deenergized charging current is supplied to battery 32 from the regulated low voltage output of power supply 30. To provide for a higher unregulated current to battery 32 when battery voltage is low, the battery is connected to the high current unregulated output of power supply 30 through the normally-closed contacts of a charge control relay 34. The normally-open contacts of relay 34 are connected to a status indicating circuit 35 which causes an appropriate one of indicator lamps 20-22 on control panel 16 to be illuminated in accordance with the charging mode of the battery.
The operation of relay 33 is controlled by a loss of AC line detection circuit 36 which monitors a separate isolated output of power supply 30 and applies battery voltage to relay 33 upon loss of the isolated output. Relay 33 is further controlled by a low battery voltage detection circuit 37 which monitors the terminal voltage of battery 32 by means of a voltage divider network 38 and interrupts the ground return of the relay upon the terminal voltage of the battery falling below a predetermined minimum threshold level. Head cut-off switch 24 is provided in this circuit, in accordance with another aspect of the invention, to enable a user to interrupt operation of flood lamps 13 and 14 if desired. Thus, relay 33 is energized and the flood lamps are illuminated by battery 32 upon loss of AC line voltage by detection circuit 36, and remain illuminated during such voltage loss until the terminal voltage of battery 32 as detected by detection circuit 37 results in relay 33 being deenergized.
The operation of the charge control relay 34 is controlled by a charge rate control circuit 40 which initiates a low charge rate upon the battery terminal voltage as sensed by a voltage divider 41 rising above a predetermined maximum threshold level. At this time, the connection to the high current unregulated output of power supply 30 is interrupted and charging continues at the relatively lower charging rate provided by the voltage regulated output of the power supply. A connection to the normally-open contact of relay 34 provides a hysteresis or latching function to the action of charge control circuit 40 so that the relay will remain in the low current regulated mode once battery voltage has exceeded the predetermined maximum threshold, notwithstanding line voltage variations.
Referring to the simplified electrical schematic diagram of FIG. 4, power supply 30 may include a transformer 42 having a primary winding 43 and a pair of secondary windings 44 and 45. AC line power is supplied to primary winding 43 through normally-closed contacts 46 of a relay 47 within test receiver 27, which includes conventional receiver circuitry 48 powered by the AC line. A conventional fuse 49 is provided in series with the line connection to protect the system in the event of a malfunction, and the user-actuated test switch 23 is provided in series with the line to faciliate user testing or simulation of a voltage loss as previously described With this arrangement, upon actuation of test switch 23 or upon receipt of a test signal by receiver circuitry 48, AC line power is removed from primary winding 43.
To provide a relatively high current unregulated source for charging battery 32 secondary winding 44 is connected to the input terminals of a conventional bridge rectifier network 50. The negative polarity output terminal of this network is grounded, and the positive polarity output terminal is connected by a filter capacitor 51 to ground to provide on an output line 52 a source of unregulated charging current. An additional isolated positive polarity output is provided on a line 53 by a pair of diodes 54 and 55 connected back-to-back across secondary winding 44.
A relatively low voltage regulated output is provided by a second full wave rectifier network 56 connected across secondary winding 45. The negative polarity output terminal of this network is grounded and the positive polarity output terminal is connected by a filter capacitor 57 to ground and to the input of a voltage regulator 58. In accordance with conventional practice, a voltage divider comprising a fixed resistor 59 and a variable resistor 60 are connected between the output of the regulator and ground to provide a control voltage for operation of the regulator. A capacitor 61 connected between the regulator output and ground provides additional filtering for the regulated direct current produced by the regulator, which is available on a line 62. An isolated negative polarity output is developed on a line 63 by a pair of diodes 64 and 65 connected back to back across secondary winding 45.
The regulated output of power supply 30 appearing on line 62 is supplied to battery 32 through ammeter 25, the normally-closed contacts of relay 33 and a fuse 66 provided to protect battery 32 in the event of a circuit malfunction. In the event of loss of AC line voltage relay 33 is actuated to cause battery 32 to be connected to the parallel-connected flood lamps 13 and 14. Actuation of relay 33 is accomplished in this event by application of a direct current from battery 32 through NPN transistors 70 and 71 to the winding 72 of relay 33. In the presence of line voltage transistor 70 is biased into cut-off by the negative polarity voltage developed on line 63, which is applied to the base of the transistor through an isolation resistor 73. Upon loss of AC line voltage the negative bias is removed, and a positive bias is applied to the base of the transistor from battery 32 through a voltage divider comprising resistors 74 and 75 to drive the transistor into saturation. A capacitor 76 connected between and base and ground provides a desired time delay to the transition between cut-off and saturated states of transistor 70.
Transistor 71 is normally biased into saturation by a positive polarity voltage developed by battery 32. In particular, this is provided by voltage divider 38 which is seen to comprise a zener diode 77 and a pair of resistors 78 and 79 connected between the positive terminal of the battery and ground. The voltage division provided by voltage divider 38 is such that transistor 71 biased into saturation so long as sufficient voltage remains across the battery to operate flood lamps 13 and 14 without harm to the battery. An additional resistor 80 connected between the flood lamps and the voltage divider modifies the minimum threshold voltage level required to maintain saturation in transistor 71 during operation of the flood lamps by reducing the division factor of the voltage divider, resulting in the application of a greater voltage for a given battery terminal voltage to transistor 71.
The head cut-off switch 24 provided in series with the base of transistor 71 provides an effective low-current point at which the operation of relay 33 ca be interrupted without switching heavy current loads. Actuation of cut-off switch 24 results in relay 33 being deenergized, allowing the user to terminate operation of flood lamps 13 and 14 in the event of an extended power loss where emergency lighting is no longer required. To this end, head cut-off switch 24 may be bi-stable whereby the switch can be actuated by the user to remain in an open state for continued non-operation of the flood lamps.
When relay 34 is not energized the unregulated output of power supply 30 on line 52 is applied to battery 32 through the normally-closed contacts of the relay. However, when the terminal voltage of battery 32 rises to a predetermined threshold voltage, as determined by voltage divider 41, an NPN transistor 81 is caused to conduct and the winding 82 of relay 34 is energized by the voltage regulated output of power supply 30 on line 62. To this end, the voltage divider 41 connected between the positive terminal of battery 32 and ground includes a zener diode 83, a fixed resistor 84 and a potentiometer 85. Depending on the setting of potentiometer 85, a portion of the battery voltage is applied to the base of transistor 81 such that conduction is established through the transistor when the battery voltage has risen above the threshold level. A hysteresis or latching function is provided for this transition by a diode 86 and resistor 87 which apply battery voltage present at the normally-open contact of relay 34 upon energization of the relay. A back-biased diode 88 and capacitor 89 provide transient suppression at relay winding 82, as does a diode 90 connected across winding 72 of relay 33. Thus, upon the voltage across battery 32 rising to the predetermined threshold level, transistor 81 is biased into saturation and winding 82 is energized to cause relay 34 to disconnect the unregulated relatively high voltage high current output on line 52 from the battery.
An indication of the charging mode of the emergency lighting system is provided by indicator lamps 20-22. In particular, the amber indicator lamp 20, indicating the presence of AC voltage, is connected between line 53 and ground and is lighted whenever supply 30 is powered. The operation of the red indicator lamp 21, indicating a fast charge, and the green indicator lamp 22, indicating a trickle charge, is controlled by an NPN transistor 91 having collector and emitter electrodes connected across indicator lamp 21 and its base connected to the normally open contacts of relay 34 by a resistor 92. In the event of a fast charge condition, when relay 34 is not energized, transistor 91 is non-conductive and indicator lamp 21 is illuminated through a series-connected resistor 93 by current on line 53. Since the resistance of lamp 21 is much higher than the resistance of resistor 93, relatively little voltage is developed across the resistor and lamp 22 does not light. However, upon actuation of relay 34 concurrent with a trickle charge condition, transistor 91 is biased into saturation to shunt indicator lamp 21. Indicator lamp 22, which is connected across resistor 21, now receives the voltage present on line 53 and accordingly is caused to illuminate.
As shown in FIG. 5, the remote test function may alternatively be accomplished by utilizing a bi-stable relay 94 energized by receiver circuits 48. With this arrangement, power to the lighting unit is interrupted with alternate actuations of the radio receiver, so that the test function is initiated with a first momentary RF signal and terminated with a second momentary RF signal. In this way, the test function can be actuated as long as desired by the user. This is particularly useful where optional remote flood lamps 95 are used at a location distant from the lighting unit.
As shown in FIG. 6, it is possible to have a test function of fixed duration following a momentary RF signal by utilizing two relays 96 and 97 and a delay circuit 98. Upon receipt of a momentary RF signal receiver circuits 48 actuate relay 96, which thereafter remains actuated by reason of an additional pair of contacts connected in a holding circuit. After a predetermined time period, delay circuit 98 momentarily actuates relay 97, which opens the holding circuit of relay 96 and terminates the test period.
While a radio frequency test link has been shown for remote actuation of the emergency lighting system from a remote location, it will be appreciated that other types of wireless test links can be utilized. For example, it would be possible to subsitute an infrared light transmitter unit for the radio frequency transmitter unit 12 and an infrared receiver for the radio frequency receiver 48 whereby the same test function could be performed by the user within line of-sight of lighting unit 11. In this instance, it is contemplated that an infrared detector would be mounted on housing 15, preferably on the front panel thereof, to provide for reception of the radiated infrared beam.
Also, it is contemplated that an ultrasonic transmitter could be substituted to transmit an ultrasonic sound beam which would be intercepted by a conventional ultrasonic receiver within housing 15 to accomplish the remote test function. In this case, an ultasonic transducer would be mounted on housing 15, preferably on the front panel thereof, to permit a performance of the test function within acoustic range of the emergency lighting unit 11.
The dual-mode charging function provided in of emergency lighting unit 11 provides optimum protection for nickel-cadmium and lead acid batteries, which are typically provided in a sealed configuration requiring minimal maintenance on the part of the user. By reason of the relatively high initial charging current such batteries are quickly brought up to a safe charge level following discharge during a voltage loss. However, as the battery terminal voltage reaches a predetermined threshold level at which such charging cannot be continued, a constant-voltage is maintained across the battery terminals whereby a progressively decreasing charge occurs as the battery continues to approach a fully charged condition. This is shown in FIG. 7, wherein, in the high current mode, upon initial power up of the lighting unit the voltage 100 across the battery is seen to rise as the charging current 101 applied to the battery decreases. Eventually a voltage level V1 is reached at which relay 34 is actuated to condition the lighting unit to the low current constant voltage mode, and the battery voltage is thereafter maintained at a constant voltage V2 by a variable charging current which gradually decreases to a low trickle level. Thus, as a result of the constant voltage maintained on line 62 by power supply 30 the charging rate tapers off as battery voltage increases with increasing charge state. This provides recovery for the battery in a minimal time without compromising battery longitivity.
In one commercial embodiment of the invention the flood lamps 13 and 14 of the illumination head and battery 32 are rated at 6 volts. Secondary winding 44 provides 7.5 volts AC, resulting in a voltage of approximately 7 volts on line 52 with a current ranging from 5 to 7 amperes. Secondary winding 45 provides 11 volts AC at 2 amps, resulting in a regulated voltage on line 62 of approximately 6.5 volts at up to 3 amperes. For a lead acid battery, battery capacities up to 100 amperes may be provided up to 121/2 hours of illumination in the event of AC power failure. For a nickel-cadmium battery, battery capacities of up to 60 amps may be provided to obtain an illumination period of up to 61/2 hours.
By reason of the low voltage head cut-off circuit operation of the lamps is interrupted in the event the charge state of the battery becomes so depleted during operation as to risk permanent damage to the battery. This is done by monitoring the terminal voltage of the battery, and interrupting the connection to the flood lamps in the event of the voltage falling below a minimum level. The provision of a test switch in this circuit provides an efficient means for interrupting operation of the flood lamps in the event of an extended loss of AC voltage when emergency illumination is not required.
While a particular embodiment of the invention has been shown and described, it will be obvious to those skilled in the art that changes and modifications may be made therein without departing from the invention in its broader aspects, and, therefore, the aim in the appended claims is to cover all such changes and modifications as fall within the true spirit and scope of the invention.
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Advert in the current issue of Amateur Photographer. On the shelves now. Haven't got it with me. Can't remember the company name. Towards the back of the mag. Could it be a misprint....?
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53 year old man | California City, CA, USA | Seeking women 41-63 within 350 miles
Introvert/Extrovert looking for a woman who is either. (?)--someone who has the ability to make lemonade. Hopefully likes long hikes.
I currently work on the west coast near Lompoc, CA, but I maintain a permanent residence in the desert near California City (if anyone knows where that is...). I'm a 25 year plus career federal civil servant and I'm usually easygoing, and quiet but I can be quite an extrovert at times if I'm enticed. I like almost anything outdoors, whether it is hiking, cooking, most outdoor sports, or camping (although I have to have a shower every day). I love the ocean and almost any activity associated with it. I'm an advanced open-water scuba diver and take almost every opportunity to get wet. I received my pilot's license when I was in High School, and just recently purchased an airplane. My music tastes range from classical to '90s alternative, although I'm not a big fan of country (not even the country music disguised as "pop" music today). I love going to black tie events, especially if I have a date who knows how to dress well. I'm looking to meet someone who is intelligent, knows how to dress, and loves to travel. I would like to basically date at first--and hopefully to find the woman I can't live without. Personality, honesty and trustworthiness are more important than looks but of course there has to be some level of physical attractiveness. Also, you would have to put up with my dry sense of humor sometimes (borderline cynical--especially when dealing with air travel). Would love to find someone I could travel with or go on a cruise after we connect, or maybe just spend a few weeks in Tahiti.. Although I have never been married, I wouldn't rule it out as I get older. I would like to spend my time with someone who is an optimist and basically wants to make the most of what time we share together. Doesn't mind looking for swamp creatures during the day and then get ready for a black tie affair in the evening. Also, must be open to traveling to places where temperature extremes of the planet may be encountered....
Camping , Cooking , Dining out , Movies/Videos , Museums and art , Music and concerts , Exploring new areas , Nightclubs/Dancing , Performing arts , Shopping/Antiques , Travel/Sightseeing , Volunteering , Wine tasting
Auto racing / Motorcross, Dancing, Other types of exercise, Running, Skiing, Walking / Hiking, Weights / Machines
I exercise 5 or more times per week.
I like Birds, Cats, Dogs, Exotic Pets, Fish, Reptiles
I would like to have a pet, but due to my work schedule it would be fair to the pet or myself at the moment...
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Mexico (Acapulco and Puerto Vallarta), Tahiti, Death Valley, Las Vegas, and the Netherland Antilles. Aruba used to be on the list.
The University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS
I love to cook hors d oeuvres for cocktail parties I host, and when it is raining outside I watch old movies.
I'm an amateur bartender, I try to go somewhere exotic at least twice a year. In a past life I used to indulge in community theater (hard to do with my present job).
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I work for the federal government and thoroughly enjoy it (most of the time). However, I'm on the lookout for a second career...perhaps bar tending and/or bush flying in Alaska.
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Basically I'm of Russian-German, and Scottish ancestory.
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I was raised as a Lutheran (Missouri Synod), but I've had an interest in studying other religions.
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So, even though we're in danger right now of becoming a blog that only writes about book prizes (or maybe I'm only feeling that way because the Best Translated Book Award has been on my mind for so long), we would be remiss if we didn't make mention of the Independent Foreign Fiction Prize Longlist:
There are a few things to note: Although the bigger presses, or big name presses, are well represented, it's interesting to note how much of the heavy lifting for translation in the UK is done by smaller independent presses (Comma, Maia, Bitter Lemon); there are three books (three!) that are translated from Arabic, which has to be some kind of record; and Humphrey Davies and Anthea Bell have the knack—two nominated titles each.
Founded in 1960 by such creative pioneers as George Perec, Raymond Queneau and Italo Calvino, the Oulipo, shorthand for Ouvroir de littérature potentielle, came about in when a group of writers and mathematicians sought constraints to find new structures and. . .
There's little to say about a series of prose poems that willfully refuse to identify pronoun antecedents. Or perhaps there are a million things. The poems in Morse, My Deaf Friend— the chapbook by Miloš Djurdjević published by Ugly Duckling. . .
The Crimson Thread of Abandon is the first collection of short fiction available in English by the prolific Japanese writer and all-around avant-garde trickster Terayama Shūji, who died in 1983 at the age of 47. This collection would be important. . .
Last year, NYRB Classics introduced English-language readers to Catalan writer Josep Pla with Peter Bush's translation of The Gray Notebook. In that book, Pla wrote about life in Spain during an influenza outbreak soon after World War I, when. . .
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bq. "Isn't melancholy something from previous centuries? Isn't some vaccine against it yet, hasn't medicine taken care of it yet?" I. . .
What to make of Vano and Niko, the English translation of Erlom Akhvlediani's work of the same name, as well as the two other short books that comprise a sort of trilogy? Quick searches will inform the curious reader that. . .
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"We were very pleased with the room. The hotel had a very good location, was safe, and the room was big. The price ($70 per night) was reasonable for what we got. Homestead is a nice city to be for a few days and not too far for the Everglades National Park."
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"This is a cute little place. They have a pool. It is quiet, the rooms are clean... one of my favorites in the area! We have not been able to hit their breakfast, but we stay frequently, next time i will rate it."
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Asian-Vixen 8 years
omg. are you serious? fugly.
caligirl1201 8 years
LOL, Bluejeanie
GypsysJewels 8 years
bluejeanie 8 years
i wore stuff like that when i was 6...in the eighties. looked like crap on a skinny child why on earth would that look good on a curvy woman?
tharightgurl4u 8 years
that seems something wear you wear boots over the pants
lickety-split 8 years
yeah you take off your boots mle, i'll be leaving mine on, lol. this sounds like something my mother would have talked me into in grade school. then i get to class and i have this "ah ha"! moment where i realize it wasn't that great of an idea after all :(.
ann_fancy 8 years
haha exactly- I prefered taking 20 seconds of my time for putting socks, than facing *this*
mle983 8 years
ann--*great* point. when you walk in the door and take off your shoes...what then? you look like an ass for the rest of the day? no thanks.
ann_fancy 8 years
Geez, This is ridiculous, seriously has america became lazy at a point they are finding way of avoiding the action of putting socks on? + when you take off your boot... you looked like a total dork
lacoste1 8 years
No way, stirrup pants were way cooler.
Pinkperfectpixie 8 years
Is this a sick joke? Holy cow batman!
caligirl1201 8 years
Val, they would never be the same because of the good laugh they'd get out of it. Ewwwwwwww these pants are fugly
lickety-split 8 years
caligirl, you would rock this look. san fran will NEV-a be rthe same!
caligirl1201 8 years
Damn that's ugly. Is this a joke or did someone make this?
PrincessPixie 8 years
im 5'11 ish and its all leg. if i wore these i doubt i could get them above my butt.
riotgeek 8 years
yuck times a thousand. :(
OMGSHitsKAT 8 years
woah. no thank you.
ethiopian_princess 8 years
jmac, things that were popular in 85, 86 do not necessarily need to be brought back. those vomit colored clothes and leggings for example with loads of horizontal stripes.
Adriana42 8 years
thats the ugliest thing i've ever seen..and to think i hated skinny jeans lol
Toronado 8 years
You know what those actually remind me of? Remember when you were little, there were those winter jackets with the mittens attached to the sleeves? I recall hoping my mother would never buy me one of those dorky damn things. Thank God she didn't. Anyway, so many of today's products are geared toward the modern lazy bastard, it seems. Now we have pants with 'conveniently' built-in socks. Who the hell comes up with this crap?
jmac 8 years
Me too! They were all the rage in 85-86.
lickety-split 8 years
YES! that was very cool i had the pink ones and the white ones :)
jmac 8 years
Ugly. I don't remember wearing socks like that with my skinny jeans in the 80's. We wore slouchy socks with high top Reeboks. Very hip back then. ;)
My-Opinion 8 years
heehee, with boots ONLY*
ethiopian_princess 8 years
wow. someone i don't like should buy that. especially someone with a huge a--. jho, i've got something for you.


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At the Marcus, sisters are doing it for themselves
Having transformed an awful nun's choir into disco-dancing divas, Deloris Van Cartier - a.k.a. Sister Mary Clarence, in the touring production of "Sister Act" now at the Marcus Center - has it out with the dour Mother Superior.
"People like going to the theater, but they don't like going to church, because it's a drag," Deloris reasons. Turning her wimpled boss toward the Marcus Center audience - doubling here as the Queen of Angels congregation - Deloris drives home her point by noting that the long-empty "church" is full. »Read Full Article
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Flip Wilson: What you saw wasn't all you got
Forty years ago, Flip Wilson was the biggest thing in television.
In its first two seasons on NBC, "The Flip Wilson Show" was the second-most watched program on TV. His comic characters spawned two of the medium's hottest catchphrases, "The devil made me do it" and "What you see is what you get!" (The latter lives on in its acronym, a computer application that allows you to see what a document you're working on will look like - WYSIWYG.) He jump-started the careers of the two biggest names in comedy, George Carlin and Richard Pryor. In January 1972, Time magazine had him on the cover, calling him "TV's First Black Superstar." »Read Full Article
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Dr. Dawg in Greenfield is now open
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It's the second Milwaukee-area location for the counter-service restaurant; the first is at 6969 N. Port Washington Road in Glendale. »Read Full Blog Post
Watch: Patton Oswalt's "Star Wars" filibuster on "Parks and Rec"
NBC airs a "Parks and Recreation" double header Thursday, and in one episode Patton Oswalt appears before the Pawnee City Council and engages in a citizen filibuster, drawing on the recent acquisition of the "Star Wars" universe by the Disney corporation.
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Is that a Savage or a Sedaris?
Brent Gohde, who's staging a Cedar Block show called 'May the Schwartz Be With You' Saturday at Turner Hall Ballroom, worked at the former Schwartz Bookshop on N. Downer Ave. in the 1997-2000 period.
"I met some of my heroes as the result of being the events coordinator at Schwartz Bookshop," Gohde told me when we talked about the Cedar Block show, which salutes Schwartz as an incubator of friendship, creativity and community. »Read Full Blog Post(1)
On Tap for Today: John Gurda, Ex Fabula and the Brewers
Welcome to your Wednesday. If you are looking for things to do, artist and photographer Kevin Miyazaki will be talking about "Perimeter," a photographic portrait of Lake Michigan and its people, at the Haggerty Museum of Art at noon. At the same time, the guys at The Disclaimer will be chatting about things Milwaukee on WMSE, which you can stream (or listen to later) from their web site.


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|Sea scallops
|1⁄2 Pound, quartered
|Medium shrimp
|1⁄2 Pound, peeled and deveined
|1⁄2 Pound, cleaned and cut into 1/2 inch rings
|Celery stalks
|2 , sliced
|1 , thinly sliced
|Red bell pepper
|1 , seeded, thinly sliced
|Red onion
|1 Small, thinly sliced
|Chopped parsley
|3 Tablespoon
|Lemon juice
|1 Tablespoon
|Olive oil
|1 Tablespoon
|1⁄2 Teaspoon
Bring a medium saucepan of lightly salted water to a boil over high heat.
Add the scallops and cook until opaque, 2-3 minutes; remove with a slotted spoon and rinse under cold water to stop the cooking.
Return the water to a boil and repeat with the shrimp and then the squid, cooking the squid for only 1-2 minutes.
Combine the scallops, shrimp, and squid in a large bowl.
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