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You can schedule equipment for both classroom instructional activities and university-related functions and events at the Help & Information Desk, located on the first floor of the Snell Library. See Hours and Locations.
The staff also provides media equipment operation training, support, and selection advice. If you are using any equipment on the Boston main campus for the first time, we recommend attending an orientation session at the start of a term.
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Faculty and Staff can login to myNEU click the Services and Links tab, and then click the View the Classrooms link to see 360 degree views of classrooms on our Boston Campus. NOTE: You will need QuickTime installed for the 360 degree views.
Media Training
Learn to use classroom media and computer equipment in the quiet of our Digital Media Services office. In 212 SL, the customer service staff have recreated the standard classroom equipment configuration, so faculty can find out how to use the projector, DVD player, VHS player and connect a laptop computer before entering a classroom. See the Digital Media Services (Presentation Support) page for details.
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Where do I find help with classroom technology?
Information Technology Services provides and maintains audio/visual (AV) equipment at Northeastern University's main Boston campus. We can provide equipment for both classroom use and special events, offer technical assistance as needed, and conduct training sessions in the use of A/V equipment.
Contact the Service Desk at 617.373.4357 (xHELP) or by visiting the Help & Information Desk at Snell Library. See Hours and Locations.
Dialing x4357 will connect you to the HELP line's main menu. For difficulties with audio/visual equipment in a classroom, press 1. For other media service requests or information, follow the menu instructions.
How can I schedule equipment for use in a classroom?
You can schedule an equipment reservation online by going to myHelp and submitting a request for service. See myHelp Support to learn more about submitting a request for service.
Equipment loans — including digital cameras, videocams, LCD projectors, microphones, laptops, etc. — are available on a first-come, first-served basis and will be scheduled only after your service request is completed and verified.
The demand for equipment increases at the start of every term. Please request equipment at least 2 business days in advance. Plan ahead!
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Ted Vaill: The Bush tax cuts decreased the top personal income tax rate from 39.6% to 35%. A hypothetical millionaire who had $1,000,000 in adjusted gross income in each of the past 10 years benefitted by over $200,000. It is time for payback. Do it.
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Disproportionality is Killing America
David A. Love: America's criminal justice system certainly is disproportional. In the land of the free, 5 percent of the world's population boasts 25 percent of the world's prisoners. Bad drug laws and sentencing guidelines fill the prison cells with nonviolent offenders. The vast majority of these prisoners are black and Latino, not to mention poor and uneducated. The vast majority of the judges and lawyers are white.
Obama, Democrats Must Confront Deficit Monster
In remarks to a health reform forum in March, Barack Obama acknowledged, 'The greatest threat to America's fiscal health … is the skyrocketing cost of health care.' How he deals with this danger will arguably be as important for the historical reputation of his presidency as his foreign policy initiatives to safeguard national security.
LA County Board of Supervisors Race: A Choice of Substance Over Symbolism (& Trickaration)
For the first time in 16 years (and only the second time in 40 years), the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors Seat in the Second District has a vacancy. The L.A. County Board of Supervisors is one of the three most powerful seats in America, serving as both executive and legislative with no "check […]

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Meet Piper Perabo, star of Coyote Ugly, and, more recently, Because I Said So. Since she's not shooting right now, Piper has time to hit the tents. Amy Larocca found her at the Behnaz Sarafpour show marveling over meeting Barbara Walters. "I bowed down to how awesome she is," Piper said, "and then I left."
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This has been my FAVORITE sushi place since I've moved to Chicago. I have been going here for over 5 years and have not once had a bad experience. Everything is great and fresh. Def try the Miso and Jalapeno bombs. Its BYOB and they play my favorite music. LOVE HATSU!
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The brand new sushi Chef use to work for one of the over priced sushi places on Wells...yeah that one...he just came to this place & his food is incredible, the price is even better, especially since it is BYOB. The dragon roll has unagi inside & avocado outside! Great and way better than before!
Posted by kp on 08/27/2008
If you want great sushi at a low key place for a great price, Nohana ranks #1 in Lakeview. The locals in our neighborhood are in the know about this place - but don't ask us to explain their choice of lime green paint. I like that the atmosphere does simulate a real sushi lunch place in Tokyo - with americanized menu which is absolutely fine by me!
Posted by Michael on 07/29/2008
Nohana gives you more bang-for-your-buck than any other sushi restaurant. Tasty, high quality sushi at very affordable prices.
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NOHANA is a great place to eat very cheap and is fast service, I've been going there since it opened and never gotten sick,very clean..
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I really like japanese food but I don't think this is so good. The taste is just ok, but I can tell you that it's not the real japanese food. I tried tempura and they use different kind of flour to make tempura, and I also tried sushi which I think other places I've tried so far is better.
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Gary Lynn Beal, 61, of rural Columbia City, died at 11:36 a.m. Saturday, May 28, 2011 at Parkview Main Hospital, Fort Wayne.
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- 1 1/2 cups well-chilled heavy cream
- 1/4 pound halvah (a ground sesame-seed and honey candy), cut into bits
- 1/2 cup Orange Honey Syrup as an accompaniment
In a bowl whisk together the egg yolks, the sugar, the cornstarch, and a pinch of salt and add the milk in a slow stream, stirring. In a heavy saucepan cook the custard over moderate heat, stirring constantly with a wooden spoon, until it comes to a boil, boil it, stirring constantly, for 2 minutes, and strain it through a fine sieve into a metal bowl set in a larger bowl of ice and cold water. Stir in the vanilla, let the custard cool, stirring, and chill it, covered, until it is cold. Stir in the cream, freeze the custard in an ice-cream freezer according to the manufacturer's instructions, and stir in the halvah. (Alternatively, the halvah may be stirred into 1 quart of softened premium vanilla ice cream.) Transfer the ice cream to a metal bowl, freeze it until it is frozen solid, and scoop it into glasses. Spoon the orange honey syrup over the ice cream.
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Our Psi Chi chapter provides you with the opportunity to join Psi Chi if you meet certain standards required by Psi Chi and the Association of College Honor Societies (a governing body for college honor societies).
Undergraduate students who have registered for major or minor standing in psychology (or for a program psychological in nature) may be eligible for membership if other requirements are fulfilled.
Eligibility for undergrads includes:
A Psi Chi application can be downloaded here:
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The Psychology Club, together with Psi Chi is an informal club whose members include anyone interested in psychology. Our primary goal is education outside the classroom. We hope to provide an environment where everyone can come together and learn about psychology. There are a variety of ways Psychology Club hopes to accomplish this goal. We hold discussions among members and faculty, either through seminars or lectures in order to learn about aspects of psychology in a more in-depth manner.
We also hold lectures or discussions with people currently in the field to talk about their areas of interest and their experiences.
We also hold fund-raising events in the form of bake sales, and other charitable donations. Psychology Club also participates with some campus activities; however, it is not mandatory that all members participate. If you are interested in Psychology Club, please contact the Faculty Advisor Dr. Jessica Hatz or pick up an application in the Psychology Office or print one out here.
Here are a few events Psi Chi and Psychology Club are involved: Social events (bowling, dinners, concerts), Research Brown Bags (faculty and student research talks), Seminars of interest to students, Tours of Western State Hospital in Fall and Riverbend Maximum Security Prison in Spring, GHOST, Students Helping Students, Help an Elf, Homecoming, MudBowl, and others based on student interest. Please also see the bulletin board by room 206 for event listings, updates and officer information. Student participation is what makes both clubs and events great, so please get actively involved when possible.
We are also on Facebook: Psi Chi/Psychology Club Austin Peay State University
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The Undergraduate Psychology Advisory Committee is a committee of undergraduate students from each year that serve as a liaison to faculty to discuss concerns students have but also to serve as a sounding board for faculty to discuss possible changes that may affect students. Dr. Brian Hock is the Faculty Advisor to this committee.
Several faculty members are conducting research at different times. If you are interested in working with a specific faculty member, ask them if they have any current research projects that you could help with. You can do this at any time during the semester. Research projects may go through various phases at different times, so there's virtually always one just getting started. Professors very rarely announce these projects in their classes, so take the initiative and ask. You can look at faculty webpages to see their research interests or look at the research board in the hallway by the main office.
Research Program
Dr. Paul Nicodemus is presently involved in an extensive project investigating the possibility that engaging in brain enrichment training will enhance frontal lobe functions in ADHD adolescents ranging in ages from 9 through 15 years. The brain enrichment training will be provided to 30 ADHD adolescents who have been classified by a qualified professional (school personnel, psychologist, or medical practitioner). A comparison group of 30 ADHD students and a control group of 30 healthy adolescents will also be assessed to compare their assessment results to the experimental ADHD group to determine if any significant effects occurred as a result of the enrichment program. Structured psychological assessments will be given to each research group at the beginning of their participation (pretest), after approximately a 45 day period after pretest (mid-point), and approximately a 45 day period after midpoint (post test). Undergraduate psychology majors who volunteer to work in the lab are being trained to provide the structured brain enrichment program to the ADHD adolescents.
Undergraduate Research Opportunities
Dr. Paul Nicodemus's research lab has been structured so research opportunities for undergraduates can be obtained. Because of the intensity of the ADHD study, I would like to have 10 to 15 students serve as brain enrichment trainers. Because of the nature of the training for undergraduate volunteers the students must commit to a one-year period and be able to schedule 12 hours per week with at least 2 hours per day for five days each week. I encourage freshman and sophomore students to consider working in the research lab because early training typically results in greater understanding of research procedures resulting in more meaningful experiences. Students can sign up for 3 credit hours under Research Experience, but this has to be with instructor's permission. Although I cannot guarantee unique opportunities to students, I typically try to provide co-authorships on paper presentations to the national convention of the American Psychological Association for students who demonstrate a strong commitment to the lab projects.
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Written by Jenny
This was such a disappointing photoshoot! Jim Jordan is an amazing photographer and the concept of Audrina and old Hollywood was ideal. They got the hair and makeup right but the styling was horrible! The stylist missed that old Hollywood glamour photos were always shapely with ample curves and cleavage. But Audrina was flattened and shapeless! Nothing that a good boosting strapless bra wouldn't have fixed to develop some cleavage and make the pictures perfect. As it stands they're dull and shapeless. Only the cranberry colored gown is a decent shot.


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I've been watching the Keynote (mostly to show my little brother the things a Mac can do :black: ) and I'm wanting to show him, and anyone else, sites made within iWeb. So if you'd like to plop down your site, please do.
Nobody has seen any or wants to post one they made up?
http://rmullinsphotos.com/iWeb I threw that together in like 15 minutes, no real work involved
ive been playin around a little, here is a link
Here's mine :)
This is not on a .Mac account site, its on my own sitel.
Thanks for posting up guys.
Tiger I'm def. going to be doing some 3D work once I get my Mac, any suggestions. I plan on cutting my teeth with DAZ products.
Yea. They are still like another 4 hours north of us but we throw a great social together so we play each year
If you are just starting out I would suggest downloading a copy of DAZ studio for OSX and the content bundle. Its free. Also check the freebies sections at DAZ and Renderosity. Its a great way to start in 3D without any financial outlay. One word of warning, it becomes highly addictive.......sooner or later you begin to lust for things!! Its real easy to spend money on this stuff.
After you've had some time in 3D, you may want to check out Poser 6, Bryce
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If your really serious after all this I suggest moving on to 3D modeling. There are several programs to start with. Wing3D is free. I use Silo, its not free but a very reasonable cost and they offer Windows and Mac versions (you can get both for one price).
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just posted some pics up there. took like 5 minutes. very easy to use the iWeb. i got iLife 06 and i really like it a lot.
Fun stuff guys, anyone seen anymore online?
Hey everyone,
So its safe to assume you do not need to use iweb's hosting to publish your pages? We are looking for an easy way to publish marketing articles and would love to use this if it works on our own domain.
Hey folks. I just registered here. Seems like a nice forum. I just redid a site I'd previously made, this time using iWeb. I has some issued with iWeb that brought me to this forum. I'll hunt around for my answer before asking any questions, but here's the site that I just made:
Is there anyway to make websites that fill the whole screen in iWeb. All the examples i see look like a column down the center of the screen, on bigger screens this looks really dull.
I'm not very confident as even Apple's own site sticks to this format.
Awww i was looking at iweb on the apple website and you have to buy ilife - which is pointless for me because ive got everything apart from iweb :( :(
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– Tony Thompson (37-3, 25 KOs) crushed British heavyweight prospect David Price's rapidly approaching title aspirations. Price, now 15-2 with 13 KOs, was crumbled by a Thompson right to the head. – Abner Mares (25-0-1, 13 KOs) was unable to secure a fight with Nonito Donaire, but did move up in weight (from 122 lbs […] [Read More]
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Here we are again, another Thursday, another Standing 8! – Jean Pascal and Lucian Bute (31-1, 24 KOs) have agreed to face each other in a Canadian super bout. The fight will most likely happy May 25 in Montreal. The fight between two boxers beloved by Canadians would be massive in Montreal. Probably the biggest […] [Read More]


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Maribeth Stitt
Maribeth Stitt, professor and the director of the Dental Hygiene Program, has worked at Lone Star College-Kingwood for 10 years. After earning her graduate degree, she became a consultant for LSC-Kingwood's Dental Hygiene Program through the planning and development stages. In 2003, Stitt was hired as the program director.
"My current passion is changing lives," she said. "I have been involved in dentistry for more than 30 years; during the first 18 years, I was a dental hygienist in a private dental practice. I love paying those years of experience forward."
Stitt earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Dental Hygiene from the Caruth School of Dental Hygiene at Baylor College of Dentistry in Dallas and a Master of Education degree in Allied Health Education and Administration from the University of Houston. She earned her master's degree while teaching part time for the University of Texas Houston School of Dentistry Dental Hygiene Program. Her professional awards include: Minnie Piper Stevens Professor Nominee from LSC-Kingwood, NISOD Teaching Excellence and John and Suann Rouche League of Innovation Award.
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"I see the relevance of accounting in the job market," said Mizell who is a 2013 cohort of the LSC Leadership Academy. "I try to make accounting not so scary for my students," Mizell added. "I love working at a place where everyone is committed to something positive. All of our faculty could be earning more money in other fields, but they devote themselves to helping students reach their academic goals."
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Griffith, who was awarded the "Faculty Member of the Year Award," is advisor to the Students in Free Enterprise/Enactus Team. "I've been teaching for more than 25 years, and it's rewarding to share the experience with students. Teaching business allows me to combine two things I love: business and teaching. LSC-Kingwood has the best interests of the student at heart and work hard to help them improve their lives."
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Young is the sponsor of the Fashionbook Club.
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Honors College Homecoming Coffee & Alumni Panel - October 6, 2012
On Saturday, October 6th, spend your morning with Honors College alumni, students, faculty and staff. Enjoy a reception in the Honors College beginning at 8:30 a.m., then hear about post-graduate life from several Honors College alumnae. The panel, moderated by Associate Dean Lisa Schnell, will talk about what they've done in their post-UVM lives and how their experiences in the Honors College helped to shape who they are today. The panel will take place at 9:30 a.m. in Aiken 102.
Tyler Aten, Class of 2010
Tyler Aten, a native Vermonter, grew up in the state capital, Montpelier, VT. Tyler graduated from UVM in 2010 with a B.A. in Biology, and a minor in Chemistry. During his time at UVM Tyler was very involved in his research that was conducted thought the Biology department, as well as a variety of other campus activities. Tyler is currently a 3rd year dental student at the University of Connecticut School of Dental Medicine. After his first year in dental school Tyler participated in an 8 week internship at Colgate-Palmolive, conducting research projects in their Clinical Research Department. Tyler plans on applying to residency programs next summer and pursuing post-doctorate education following graduating from dental school in spring of 2014.
John Dennison, Class of 2009
John Dennison hails from Providence, RI. He graduated from the Honors College in 2009 with a double major in Economics and Political Science. After a year of drifting in and out of marginal employment, a fortuitous hiking trip in the Shenandoah National Park got him an interview with and eventually hired by a healthcare software start-up outside of Washington D.C., AcuStream. AcuStream offers analytic services to Hospital and Physician Organizations across the country to improve their billing and financial operations. Starting as a business and data analyst, he now heads up data product development for the firm. He is also a founding board member of a new non-profit, Data Community DC focused on supporting the statistical computing and data science community of DC though educational events.
Katy Hamlin, Class of 2010
Katy Hamlin was born and raised in Augusta, Maine. At UVM she majored in Medical Laboratory Science and concentrated in Public Health. While interning with the Molecular Diagnostic Lab at the Wadsworth Center in Albany, NY, she realized how import applied research was to improving Public Health and became passionate about sharing that knowledge with others. After completing a year abroad in Italy, she graduated in 2010 and was selected for the Association of Public Health Laboratory's 16th class of Emerging Infectious Disease Fellows. She worked at the CDC's Division of Parasitic Diseases to research filarial antigens and wrote a manuscript for publication in PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases. She is currently pursuing a Master's in Public Health Communication and Marketing at The George Washington University. After completing her program, Katy hopes to work with health-based organizations to develop and improve their communication with those at risk for disease.
Peter Johannessen, Class of 2009
Peter Johannessen graduated from the University of Vermont in 2009 with a BA in Political Science in History. After graduation he worked in education and membership development at the Shelburne Museum, and is currently a third-year PhD student in the Joint Degree Program for Politics and Social Policy at Princeton University. His research interests include political participation, participatory budgeting, and social movements, with a regional focus on Latin America. His dissertation will likely focus on the evolution of conservative politics in post-authoritarian Latin America.
Kesha Ram, Class of 2008
Kesha serves Burlington's Old North End, Hill Section, and University District in the Vermont House of Representatives. At 26 years old, she is currently the youngest legislator serving in Vermont. She attended the University of Vermont, where she graduated with degrees in Natural Resource Planning and Political Science.
Kesha serves on the Ways & Means Committee, which has jurisdiction over revenue generation for the state. She also serves on the Joint Legislative Technology Committee. She is a passionate leader for green job creation, affordability of early childhood and higher education, reducing environmental toxins, tribal rights and recognition, accessible health care, and affordable housing.
Outside of the legislature, Kesha is the Legal Director for Women Helping Battered Women, assisting victims of domestic violence in the courtroom and throughout family and criminal legal proceedings. She also serves on the boards of the Center for Whole Communities, the Sudan Development Foundation, and the University of Vermont. Her work has earned her recognition as a Morris K. Udall Scholar, Ronald E. McNair Scholar, Harry S. Truman Scholar, and Oxfam Climate Change Ambassador.
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I was so sure this was an MS70! It is, I believe, perfection but I'm very happy to consider it as an MS69PQ in my numismatic book. I know platinum doesn't tone but this one appears to be starting to do so.
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Goal-poacher Chicharito, aka Javier Hernández Balcázar, proves that nice guys always finish first. Captured on the run in this life-size decal, he is known for being two-footed, very quick and in possession of a good spring.
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Thursday September 12th, 2013 8:30pm
NY Jets (1-0), (1-0) ATS, (0-0) AWAY, (0-0) ATS @ NE Patriots (1-0) (0-1) ATS, (0-0) HOME, (0-0) ATS NYJ+12
LW, QB Geno Smith had a decent 1st gm in the NFL but it was vs a T.B. team that looked like a mess. Smith looked calm & was not afraid to run the ball when he saw an opening as he ran 6x for 47 yds. He threw for 24/38 & 256 yds w/1INT. A supposedly upgraded T.B. DEF made many mistakes & numerous penalties that helped the JETS sustain drives and result into pts. LW, N.E. had to sustain a very late drive to kick a FG w/:05 left to get a 23-21 win @BUFF. A 9 pt FAV & NE was losing the gm most of the 2nd half. Turnovers & dropped passes killed N.E. which made their gm a nail biter. The running game for NE was costly as RB Ridley had a costly FUM that was picked up for a 75yd TD. Looking at the numbers betw N.E. & NYJ, L6 @NE, NE 5-1 SU but 3-3 ATS. Only 2 real blowouts by NE in L6 @ NE. JETS have some newfound momentum because a lot of people are down on them this yr. The spread is big but I worry about NE secondary picking up Geno Smith as he sees open field. NE secondary LY #29. NE not a good cover team @HOME. Since 2002, NE 47-38-3 ATS @ HOME. Just noted, RB Shane Vereen out minimum six weeks & WR Danny Amendola out w/groin injury. JETS can keep this close if they don't make too many mistakes.
Sunday September 15th, 2013
St. Louis Rams (1-0), (0-1) ATS, (0-0) AWAY, (0-0) ATS @ Atlanta Falcons (0-1), (0-1) ATS, (0-0) HOME, (0-0) ATS STL +6 ½
LW, ATL was never out of the gm @N.O. Except for a last minute INT in the endzone, they actually could have won the game. The ATL OFF LINE is a major sticking point in that they need to give QB Matt Ryan time. RB Steven Jackson ran for 77yds and don't tell me he isn't looking forward to playing his old team. Matt Ryan is 2-0 SU & 1-1 ATS vs STL. But coming off a loss, this says that ATL needs to get back on track. STL had a nice comeback win @HOME vs ARZ but it was the CARDS & they didn't cover. If N.O. has a bounceback yr then ATL has to win games like these with ease. Look for ATL to throw everything at the RAMS.
Carolina Panthers (0-1), (0-1) ATS, (0-0) AWAY, (0-0) ATS @ Buffalo Bills (0-1), (1-0) ATS, (0-1) HOME, (1-0) ATS BUFF+3
LW, CAR lost @HOME to SEA 12-7. CAR DEF didn't give up a TD until 4th qtr. CAR did give up a lot of ground to SEA but didn't let them score. BUFF should have beaten NE but they showed a lot of OFF weapons w/RBs Spiller & Jackson. There were some dropped balls by BUFF but QB EJ Manuel looked good out there. IN SEPT CAR 7-16 ATS as a FAV. This could be a close gm, take the pts.
Minnesota Vikings (0-1), (0-1) ATS, (0-1) AWAY, (0-1) ATS @ Chicago Bears (1-0), (0-0-1) ATS, (1-0) HOME, (0-0-1) ATS MINN+6
LW, RB Peterson started out the game w/a 78 yd run for a td. Other than that run, 15 yds, what's up? Unfortunately this OFF has to rely on Peterson more because of QB Ponder. But it can't rely solely on Peterson because QB Ponder was his usual terrible w/3INTS. MINN should have at least kept it close as they always play DET tough. Ponder is terrible, can Cassel be far behind? CHI escaped w/a win LW vs CINNCY. Only 1 turn, an INT from Cutler. CHI problem, OFF LINE but, LW no sacks of Cutler, maybe they're getting better. Anyway, MINN TERRIBLE ROAD TEAM, haven't won @CHI since 2007, L6 @CHI, MINN 1-5 SU & 1-5 ATS. But here is one sticking point; these 5 CHI wins are all after a loss, which changes the psyche of a team as opposed to coming off a win. Do you get what I'm saying? A sense of urgency if CHI had lost LW vs CINNCY. I'm hoping that HC Tressman knows what he is doing & Ponder can't figure it out.
Washington Redskins (0-1), (0-1) ATS, (0-0) AWAY, (0-1) ATS @ GB Packers (0-1), (0-1) ATS, (0-0) HOME, (0-0) ATS WASH+7 ½
LW, RGIII did not look like the RGIII that we all know & love. He looked like a pocket passer that could have anyone's name on the back of his jersey. It's obvious all those practice reels of RGIII were misleading; he is not 100% as advertised. Anyway, WASHdug themselves a hole they could never recover from, thanks in part to RB Morris & his FUMB lost & being tackled in the endzone. Not only that WASH DEF was shredded by PHILLY, rushing & passing. I don't think RGIII is ready to be the RGIII we know just yet so the pressure by the PACK TW will be devastating. GB lost a gm @SF that was very tight & they were actually leading in the 4th qtr. But SF has recently become GB's Achilles heal. TW, they are pissed & are back @HOME. In the L6 yrs these two teams met in 2010 @WASH,WASH winning 16-13 in OT. PACK no mercy on RGIII.
Miami Dolphins (1-0) (1-0) ATS, (1-0) AWAY, (1-0) ATS @ Indianapolis Colts (1-0), (0-1) ATS, (1-0) HOME, (0-1) ATS MIA+3
LW, MIA beat @CLEVE, so what. INDY beat OAK @HOME & didn't cover a big spread. This is a rematch of LY when MIA FAV by 2 ½ @INDY lost 23-20. MIA held INDY to 2TDs but INDY kicked a FG w/5:58 to go to seal it. Tannehill couldn't rally the troops. Both are coming off wins & this time INDY is the FAV. MIA had #27 PASS DEF LY & Luck is not afraid too throw & run if necessary. LW, MIA had 20 yds rushing @CLEVE, CLEVE! Just out of who is better balanced I have to take INDY.
Dallas Cowboys (1-0), (1-0) ATS, (0-0) AWAY, (0-0) ATS @ KC Chiefs (1-0), (1-0) ATS, (0-0) HOME, (0-0) ATS DAL+3
LW, KC beat @JAGS, a big so what! Right nowAlabamacould beatJacksonville. The difference TY is a new coach in Andy Reid & new QB Alex Smith. LW DAL put a lot of pressure on G-MEN OFF. They had 6 turnovers including 3INTS by Eli Manning. But Manning still had 450 yds passing. DBs for DAL need to shore things up. On the other hand HC Reid certainly knows DAL very well having played against them 28x over 14 years. But the key to this gm is getting to QB Alex Smith, if they put pressure on him early & mix things up he will eventually make mistakes. I see this as a close gm & if Romo gets the protection he needs DAL should win. LY, DAL played better on the road than @HOME. Nothing is expected from KC but a lot is expected from DAL.
Cleveland Browns (0-1), (0-1) ATS, (0-0) AWAY, (0-0) ATS @ Baltimore Ravens (0-1), (0-1) ATS, (0-0) HOME, (0-0) ATS CLEVE+6 ½
LW, BALT DEF was picked apart by Peyton, as I said they would. BALT definitely in a down yr but don't tell their fans or their coach. DBs Huff & Smith were looking like rookies out there against Peyton but not this week. DEF will make adjustments & put a lot of pressure on Weeden. CLEVE has their hands full just making sure Weeden throws passes to his own receivers, 3 INTS. They have no running game except for Richardson. BALT can score points & in a hurry too. BALT 24-15 ATS @HOME in SEPT. L6 BALT @HOME vs CLEVE, BALT 5-1 SU & 2-4 ATS. BUT, 3 of those BALT ATS losses were with spread of 11, 11 ½ & 12. This is doable & BALT needs a big win here.
Tennessee Titans (1-0), (1-0) ATS, (1-0) AWAY, (1-0) ATS @ Houston Texans (1-0) (0-1) ATS, (0-0) HOME, (0-0) ATS TENN+9
LW, TENNbeat up PITT mentally & physically. The game was never in doubt. PITT is on a downswing, however, HOU is not. LW, HOU was down 28-7 to SD before they woke up. Rivers threw another PICK 6 & HOU came all the way back to win 31-28 but, they did not cover. L6 TENN @ HOU, HOU 3-3 SU but 4-2 ATS. HOU wants to get on track. If HOU has eyes on the SuperBowl they cannot let things like LW happen, playing from behind. QB locker only completed 11 passes LW vs PITT. HOU has to put pressure on Locker so he'll make mistakes. HOU DEF is solid, maybe another PICK6 for HOU DEF TW. L17 @HOME, HOU 12-5 ATS. HOU regroups & beats up TENN.
San Diego Chargers (0-1) (1-0) ATS, (0-0) AWAY, (0-0) ATS @ Philadelphia Eagles (1-0), (1-0) ATS, (0-0) HOME, (0-0) ATS SD+7 ½
LW, SD was leading 28-7 in the 3rd qtr & SD became the Fakers again. They blew the lead & Rivers threw a PICK6. HOU missed covering by a pt but, the inevitable happened, SD lost. PHILLY HC Chip Kelly & QB Vick were relentless @WASH taking a 33-7 lead in the 3rd qtr & never looking back. Last meeting betw these two was 2009, so it's meaning less but, was last week's meltdown by SD, same ol' & is PHILLY for real? PHILLY will be pumped up for their HOME OPENER & west coast teams typically don't travel well to the east coast. LY, SD 0-4 SU & 0-4 ATS vs NFC. If SD wants to win, they have to slow down PHILLY's tempo but, they may turn out to be the FAKERS. Lay the points & hope HC Kelly & PHILLY were not one hit wonders.
Detroit Lions (1-0), (1-0) ATS, (0-0) AAY, (0-0) ATS @ Arizona Cardinals (0-1), (1-0) ATS, (0-0) HOME, (0-0) ATS ARZ+1
LW, RB Reggie Bush showed why he's so important to DET. DET held off MINN& Staffordhad options other than Johnson. ARZ was leading 24-13 @STL & then the roof caved in & lost 27-24. ARZ showed promise & QB Carson Palmer can't have a FUM & an INT, that won't cut it. Also, he was sacked 4x. ARZ 12-22 ATS in SEPT, not good. This will be another close gm but DET should hold off ARZ.
N.O. Saints (1-0), (1-0) ATS, (0-0) AWAY, (0-0) ATS @ T.B. Buccaneers (0-1), (0-1) ATS, (0-0) HOME, (0-0) ATS T.B.+3 ½
LW, N.O. escaped w/a win vs ATL, they needed it psychologically. 1st gm back for HC sean Payton & N.O. looked good, holding off ATL in the final minute. T.B. couldn't get anything going @JETS as QB Freeman looked awful. Also, penalties killed T.B. as well as bad play. L6, N.O. @ T.B., N.O. 3-3 SU BUT, 4-2 ATS. Not bad for a dome team. T.B. 3-12-1 ATS as HOME DOG since 2009 but 1-1-1 ATS LY under HC Schiano. The DEF for N.O. is also rejuvenated under DC Rob Ryan so we'll see how it works. DBs Golson & Revis will be keying on N.O. receivers so N.O. will definitely have to look for other options as well as the run.
Jacksonville Jaguars (0-1), (0-1) ATS, (0-0) AWAY, (0-0) ATS @ Oakland Raiders (0-1), (1-0) ATS, (0-0) HOME, (0-0) ATS JAGS+5 ½
Terrelle Pryor has been named the starter as he rushed for 112yds @INDY LW & actually completed more passes than Andrew Luck, go figure. QB Luck had to pull out some luck to get the heavily favored Colts a win. LW, QB BlaineGabbert had 15 stitches put into his throwing hand after colliding w/a defenders helmet. Chad Henne gets the start but JAGS looked totally awful @HOME vs KC LW. LY, JAGS 1-7 SU AWAY but, 5-3 ATS. LY, @OAK, OAK won 26-23 OT but, JAGS +4 which I had. Also, this is big, L4 JAGS vs OAK, JAGS 3-1 SU & 4-0 ATS. Can't ignore those numbers, JAGS keep it close.
Denver Broncos (1-0), (1-0) ATS, (0-0) AWAY, (0-0) ATS @ NY Giants (0-1), (0-1) ATS, (0-0) HOME, (0-0) ATS NYG+4 ½
LW, Peyton threw 7TDs & 0INTS. Don't think that will happen for a 2nd straight week. If so HC Coughlin will not finish the season. Eli had 4tds but 3INTS incl a PICK6 LW @DAL. This is the 3rd time the brothers play each other. Peyton is 2-0 SU, 2-0 ATS vs his little brother and both have admitted that they do not like playing each other. Looking back, that is probably why Eli wanted out of SD on draft day 2004. G-MEN had only 50 yds rushing LW @ DAL while RB David Wilson fumbled 2x. The secondary for G-MEN is weak & they let Romo complete 36 passes. G-MEN resign Brandon Jacobs. Their running game is still a mess. DEN 24-16 ATS AWAY in SEPT. Look for a lot of play action pass vs. GIANTS secondary.
SF 49ers (1-0), (1-0) ATS, (0-0) AWAY, (0-0) ATS @ Seattle Seahawks (1-0), (1-0) ATS, (0-0) HOME, (0-0) ATS SF+3
LW, SF won a heartfelt game vs G.B. @HOME. SEA won @CAR in a low scoring game. LY, SF won 13-6 @HOME then got blown out @SEA WK 16, 42-13. Harbaugh is 3-1 SU & 2-1-1 ATS vs SEA. Both teams want to win the NFC WEST. LY, SEA was 8-0 SU & 7-1 ATS @HOME. SEA has gotten so much better & confident, they are different team w/Russell Wilson at the helm. L6 @HOME vs SF, SEA 4-2 SU & 4-2 ATS. SEA are a different team @HOME than on the road. They both know how important this gm is & what's at stake. Edge to SEA.
Monday September 16th, 2013 8:30pm
Pittsburgh Steelers (0-1), (0-1) ATS, (0-0) AWAY, (0-0) ATS @ Cincinnati Bengals (0-1), (0-0-1) ATS, (0-0) HOME, (0-0) ATS PITT+7
LW, PITT lost C Pouncey, LB Foote & RB Stephens-Howlings for the season. Also, RB Le'Veon Bell out for a month. They were already banged up & not looking good. They lost big to TENNLW & face a CINNCY team that should have won @CHI. Cinncy was up 21-10 before making some big mistakes & giving up the game. However, CINNCY is making new strides upward & PITT is seriously old & banged up. PITT 14-27 ATS AWAY in SEPT. If CINNCY is to win this gm they need to run right at PITT. Some numbers to think about, L6 vs PITT @HOME CINNCY 1-5 SU, 1-4-1 ATS, however, CINNCY was a DOG in all of these. CINNCY is now the FAV & needs to get a win after giving it away in CHI.


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In the Colombian prison, right outside of Cris's cell, John shows a guard pictures of Carlo - and Cris! When the guard states that he can't divulge any information about their prisoners, John perks up and demands that the man help him out! Just then, Ray's wife walks past, goes into Cris's cell and tells Cris that she can't help him until her husband is found! Although Vanessa thinks Cris won't hold up his end of the bargain, Cris assures her that he's an honest man! "I won't contact your brother," Vanessa says. "But I will get you out of here - my way - but you must do something for me in return." Cris then swears on Carlotta's life that he'll help Vanessa find Ray, to which she has no other choice but to trust him. When Vanessa leaves, she reaches down to pick up the picture the warden knocked out of John's hand! Though John asks if she's ever seen the man in the photo - Cris - the warden directs her back into Cris's cell, where Vanessa hands him a wad of rolled up bills! Vanessa tries to buy the 'American's freedom' and threatens to tell the police officer outside the truth if the warden doesn't take the money! Back outside the cell, the guard whispers to John, "Come back when the warden is gone. I'll tell you what you want to know." Later, the guard brings John into Cris's cell, but Cris is gone! John sees the prison uniform and reads the name, "Montez?"
While Antonio and Talia try to comfort Carlotta at his loft, Layla and Sarah arrive to help take her mind off of Cris. After making a dinner together, all five hold hands and pray for Cris's safe return.
After the judge announces that Langston must live with Ray, everyone screams their objections - and Dorian flips out! Speechless, Langston listens as the judge states that the law is clear - and that Langston has to live with her uncle Ray Montez. Langston becomes devastated when Ray assures her that she'll come to love Colombia! Finally, Langston stands up, but Ray holds his ground! With one last plea, Dorian begs the judge to change his mind, but the judge says, "I'm sorry," leading Dorian to call him every name in the book! Dorian is then arrested and citied for contempt of court!
Inside Bo's office, Gigi and Rex listen as Bo makes a call about issuing an Amber alert! Once Bo hangs up, the three try to figure out where Brody could be then Bo sends out a picture of Shane through the police wire. Getting word that a television station will be broadcasting the Amber alert, Gigi feels the realness of the situation. Thinking about Brody's family and friends, Rex calls Layla to find out how Adriana located Brody then is encouraged when Layla promises to get him Brody's sister's address and phone number. Later, Bo informs them that the Navy has sealed Brody's records, to which Rex and Gigi suggest they find the guy in the picture with Brody - the one found in the safety box.
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Doesn't Warren County have a ME? Why bring in a Morris County ME?
As for volunteer fire dept member myself, I find this new thing very troubleing. Its a black eye for not only P.burg Fire dept, but all volunteer fire depts. Does it happen in Paid and Volly depts. Sure does. If you google it, you can find 100's of case if not more. Its Sad. I wish I could think of a good excuse, for something like this but I am unable to. There is none. I can only hope justice is served (IF they are found guilty). As for Anyone that belittles them or any other volunteer dept. (not saying anyone has, or will), but please. PLEASE do not lump volunteer fire/EMS dept together. Volunteers cover a wide range of towns in all of Warren & Northampton Counties and 99.9999999% of them would Jump out of their bed in any type of weather and time of day and night to come to help anyone of us.
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Lehigh has buses & 15 passenger vans that take students from different parts of Lehigh Campus to other parts. They stop at 'bus stops' in front of frats and other buildings and do 15~ min loops. LUPD does do safety escorts if the vans are not in operation. They will not do escorts if they are coming from the bar or highly intox. Thats NOT their job. If they are old enough to drink, they should be old enough to know how they should act and how to get home once they are done drinking.
LUPD does have a small team of unarmed security that are available for walking escorts at night when available
Yes its a sad situation...but. At least he manned up and said "yes, I did this" he didn't force anyone to trial and such. He plead guilty. For that. I give him credit. He had a "pair" and he didn't need someone to say "grow a pair and man up" He plead guilty.
I am willing to bet that the farm has been there for a LONNNNG time and the person sueing hasn't been there for that long.
If you dont like the country life....LEAVE. go back to the city.
You are right Phil...after one escape, they should of used extra precauctions...but how many people get out of the car and run. The % is very low considering how many ppl get arrested. It didn't say she was out of her cuffs in the 2nd attempt. just that she ran. I was listening to it on my scanner and i heard the cops attempting to make sure she doesn't make a 3rd attempt.
Leg irons and cuffs for any further outings out of the jail
Without giving out ideas...it does not take much to get out of handcuffs. glad she was caught. Im sure the judge wont be so kind to her. 2 counts of escape....and her theft charges and whever else.
didn't anyone learn from when that guy died not long ago from a BB gun? geez. Any gun...let it be a BB gun or a 'normal gun' can and will hurt someone.
Yea right... please think before you type. wait until the facts come out. We wouldn't want you to put your foot in your mouth. Vol. depts work as hard as any other dept in any state. Only difference is they dont get paid.
I have a BB gun, but then again I have a real gun also...and I also have a Carry Permit. The BB gun I have goes 900ft a second. its not a toy...no gun of any type is a toy.
okay...glad it wasn't just me. I work nights and i was a lil bit awake and I felt my bed shake. About 4 or 5p I saw on news about the earthquake. It lasted maybe 30 seconds maybe But I felt it.
Guin...I think u misunderstood what I kent by my comment. Someone asked before my post & asked if he was wearing a helmet. I then replied 'look at picture", he was wearing one...as u can see his on the roadway. I wasn't saying he wasn't
As you see in the picture, he was wearing a helmet.
Good job Forks PD!
They have a job. They aren't complaining bout pay or anything like other striking people in this world. I hate to say this. But I would be the WORSE union employee in the world. I would work no matter what. Money is money. a job is a job. I would NOT risk my job for something so minor
Parsons had a 0.18 blood alcohol content is VERY MUCH impaired. sadly enough to say....if he is found guilty. He prob be in jail for a year or so. Thats it. DUI crash w/ death.
he is the law.
3735. Homicide by vehicle while driving under influence
(a) OFFENSE DEFINED.-- Any person who unintentionally causes the death of another person as the result of a violation of section 3802 ( relating to driving under influence of alcohol or controlled substance) and who is convicted of violating section 3802 is guilty of a felony of the second degree when the violation is the cause of death and the sentencing court shall order the person to serve a minimum term of imprisonment of not less than three years. A consecutive three-year term of imprisonment shall be imposed for each victim whose death is the result of the violation of section 3802.
(b) APPLICABILITY OF SENTENCING GUIDELINES.-- The sentencing guidelines promulgated by the Pennsylvania Commission on Sentencing shall not supersede the mandatory penalty of this section
newzman, athough I hate to see ANY job lost...I must say I dissagree with your statement of a "18 y/o chasing a 18 y/o". Unlike many states here in the US, New Jersey is a state that requires a "guard card" witch means, they are cert. by the state and are subject to higher standards. You may laugh at that, and its your right. If they would hire a private company, they can requst that the officers have prior Police, military backgrounds. The Security company will do their best to do what their cliant wants. I have been in the security field for over 10 years and the people I work with would NOT chase any 18 y/o around in the sense you are saying.
I wish her the best of luck! I really do.
and good job to all the EFD & EEMS personel who was at the call.
Good job everyone.
...I say WOW. but, in other ways. I think at least she drank cooking wine then half of the other stuff Alcoholics drink to get drunk that is not "normal"
I wont list them to prevent people to try them, but Most of you I am sure know what they are.
I hope she gets the help she needs. If she wants the help.


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International investing using mutual funds is one of several methods American investors can invest in international markets. As an investor, that is likely looking for a location to see significant growth consider the benefits of the international markets. Many investors are looking towards markets in emerging countries like China and South American countries because of their current rapid growth. Yet, it is also important to take into consideration how you can invest in this way. Since it is very hard to buy private stocks on the international markets, you may want to consider other methods to do so.
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You'll see the 1,186-foot Pali Lookout, the site of King Kamehameha the Great's last battle, for a view that will leave your breathless. If the scenery doesn't take your breath away, the winds that often sweep through the mountain pass will! Your tour also includes the World-famous North Shore surfing beaches and awe-inspiring Waimea Bay where giant waves crash right on the shore exploding into a salty mist. Made famouse by the TV show "Hawaii Five-O," you'll also catch sight of Aloha Tower. Diamond Head volcano, the 750-foot crater that has become a symbol for Hawaii, is also a site on the Grand Circle tour.
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Thursday, July 31, 2014
Berkeley Stags football coach Jeff Cruce cant wait for the 2014 football season to start.
Three weeks from Friday, the Stags open the 2014 season against Class AA opponent Johnsonville at home, on Friday, Aug. 22.
Cruce doesnt expect his teams schedule to be a cakewalk. In fact, he expects a battle, especially in Region 8AAA, and he cant wait.
Were looking forward to mixing it up with teams this year, he said. We expect to be very competitive this fall.
The Stags spring and summer had been very productive, according to Cruce, with his team advancing to the championship games in the passing league camps at both Fort Dorchester and Irmo.
Berkeley has never advanced to a passing league championship game before so were excited about being able to do that, Cruce said. We know the success of a season isnt determined by how well you do in passing leagues, but we take it for what it is, a very positive sign.
The Region 8AAA crown is up for the taking and Cruce said his team has to be ready for a dogfight: Hanahan is said to be down a little bit this year, but they are always tough and should never be counted out. They will be in the thick of the region race again this year.
Cruce said there is no team in the region that can match Orangeburg-Wilkinsons athleticism. They have some of the best athletes Ive ever seen and step for step I dont think anybody can run with them, he said. But theyre a little reckless and they are beatable. They will be tough, though.
Beaufort is new to Region 8AAA, dropping from Class AAAA in 2014.
Berkeley has always seemed to have a tough time whenever playing Beaufort, Cruce said. Theyre tough and are looking forward to playing in the region this year.
The Eagles finished the 2013 season with a 9-4 record, losing to North Augusta in the playoffs.
Hilton Head and Stall round out the Region 8AAA schedule and should be competitive but Cruce sees the region race to be a four-team dogfight between the Stags, Orangeburg-Wilkinson, Beaufort and Hanahan.
I dont think anybody runs away with the region this year, Cruce said, And we expect to be in the thick of it come November.
The remainder of Berkeleys pre-region schedule after Johnsonville includes Stratford, Summerville, Cane Bay and Timberland.
Weve got a tough schedule top to bottom and well have to be ready and prepared, Cruce said.
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An uncluttered secondary induction machine (100) includes an uncluttered rotating transformer (66) which is mounted on the same shaft as the rotor (73) of the induction machine. Current in the rotor (73) is electrically connected to current in the rotor winding (67) of the transformer, which is not electrically connected to, but is magnetically coupled to, a stator secondary winding (40). The stator secondary winding (40) is alternately connected to an effective resistance (41), an AC source inverter (42) or a magnetic switch (43) to provide a cost effective slip-energy-controlled, adjustable speed, induction motor that operates over a wide speed range from below synchronous speed to above synchronous speed based on the AC line frequency fed to the stator.
1. An uncluttered electrical machine comprising:
a first stator having at least one winding disposed thereon, said stator having a cylindrical portion defining a central axis for the machine;
a first rotor having at least one current-carrying conductor disposed thereon for rotation about the central axis of the machine;
a transformer having a second rotor mounted for rotation around the central axis with the first rotor, wherein the second rotor is electrically connected to the current-carrying conductor in the first rotor, the transformer also having a second stator mounted adjacent the first stator, wherein the second stator and the second rotor each have conductors disposed in a peripheral direction around the central axis, so as to couple only slip-frequency flux and not rotor rotational flux, and further comprising a device which is electrically connected to the second stator to control current in said second stator, which further controls slip-frequency flux in the second rotor, and which further controls slip-frequency current in the first rotor which is electrically connected to the second rotor.
2. The machine of claim 1, wherein the device for controlling current in the second stator is a variable resistance.
3. The machine of claim 2, wherein the variable resistance is effective for control in a speed range below synchronous speed for the machine.
4. The machine of claim 1, wherein the device for controlling current in the second stator is a source of DC bias current.
5. The machine of claim 4, wherein the device for controlling current in the second stator also includes a variable resistance which is effective for control in a speed range below synchronous speed for the machine.
6. The machine of claim 1, wherein the device for controlling current in the second stator is an AC source of variable frequency.
7. The machine of claim 6, wherein the device for controlling current in the second stator also includes a variable resistance which is effective for control in a speed range below synchronous speed for the machine.
8. The machine of claim 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 or 7, wherein the device for controlling current in the second stator is switched into and out of electrical connection with th e second stator.
9. The machine of claim 1, wherein the machine is a motor.
10. The machine of claim 1, wherein the machine is a generator.
11. The machine of claim 1, wherein the first rotor and the second rotor include at least one rotor winding.
12. The machine of claim 1, wherein the first rotor and the second rotor include at least one conductor formed by a metal casting.
This invention was made with Government support under Contract No. DE-AC05-96OR22464 awarded by the U.S. Department of Energy. The Government has certain rights in the invention.
There is an existing type of induction motor known as a brushless doubly fed induction motor (BDFIM), which has two sets of stator windings for operation with two p-poles and two q-poles. The rotor winding has a two-pole (p+q) nested cage. The existing extended rotor cage technology has drawbacks associated with a type of energy transfer known as cluttered energy transfer. It utilizes a drive with a relatively narrow speed range and not insignificant energy losses.
There is a need for a lower than synchronous speed drive having a wider speed range. To provide such a drive, it is necessary to control the power which is related to the slip of the rotor at speeds lower or higher than the speed of the stator rotating field. This would reduce energy loss and lower the cost for adjustable speed motor drives and power generation.
The invention relates to a new hybrid-secondary uncluttered induction machine. The hybrid secondary can be switched between an effective resistance, a source of DC bias voltage or an AC source of variable frequency. The rotor current is magnetically coupled to the stator through an uncluttered rotating transformer.
This machine of the present invention can be used as a cost effective, slip-energy-controlled, adjustable speed induction motor that operates below synchronous speed. This machine may take the form of either a motor or a generator having a wide speed range of operation which extends both above and below the synchronous speed of the stator rotating field.
The uncluttered coupling of the rotating transformer allows the slip energy to be transferred without an excessive reduction in torque.
Magnetic saturation is utilized at extremely low slip frequency for a full-load operation. The power required for magnetic saturation is low.
The slip energy control power is relatively small when compared with the full load rating of the motor.
A motor according to the present invention has a potential to be fed from both the stator of the induction motor and the stator of the rotating transformer for higher than synchronous speed operation. It also has a potential to be used for a wide-speed-range induction generator.
Other objects and advantages of the invention, besides those discussed above, will be apparent to those of ordinary skill in the art from the description of the preferred embodiment which follows. In the description, reference is made to the accompanying drawings, which form a part hereof, and which illustrate examples of the invention. Such examples, however, are not exhaustive of the various embodiments of the invention, and therefore, reference is made to the claims which follow the description for determining the scope of the invention.
FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of an induction motor of the prior art which utilized cluttered coupling;
FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram of a motor of the present invention which utilizes uncluttered coupling between stator coils and rotor coils;
FIG. 3 is a mechanical schematic diagram of a 2-phase rotating transformer that uses uncluttered coupling according to the present invention;
FIGS. 4a and 4 b are graphs of AC excitation without DC bias current and with DC bias current, respectively;
FIG. 5 is a schematic of a DC bias circuit for supplying the DC bias current of FIG. 4;
FIG. 6 is an electrical schematic diagram illustrating a preferred embodiment of the present invention; and
FIG. 7 is a mechanical schematic diagram of a 4-pole machine according to the present invention.
An induction machine is normally viewed from its physical nature as a transformer with its stator as the primary and its rotor as the secondary of the transformer. The present invention is related to the secondary portion of this circuit.
It is generally agreed that major energy savings in electric motor drives is achieved with adjustable speed drives. The higher cost of adjustable speed drives discourages many potential users. There are many known control methods for adjustable speed control. For instance, the brushless doubly-fed motor (BDFM) is a good example of a method for lowering the initial cost of adjustable speed control and power generation, but has its drawbacks. The present invention introduces a new induction machine that has a significant potential to lower the cost of adjustable speed drives, while providing a wide range of speed control that extends both above and below synchronous speed.
The speed range and the load torque required over that speed range determine the rating of the slip power controller of an induction motor. Fan loads and pump loads represent two-thirds of the applications for motor drives in industry. As expressed in equation 1) below, for a fan load without back pressure, the required fan power is proportional to the cube of the rotor speed. For a fan load with a certain back pressure, the required fan power is proportional to the square of the rotor speed. Assuming unity efficiency and power factor, the per-unit slip for these two examples may be roughly given as follows:
Table 1 shows that the rating of the positive slip power of a fan load is generally low for speeds below synchronism corresponding to the stator rotating field. Consequently, even with the consideration of the non-unity power factor and efficiency, the power rating necessary for the control of speed is low. This enables the use of a very small power electronics module or an adjustable resistor to control a motor of high power rating. This energy absorption approach may be referred to as an "effective resistance" approach.
In addition to the speed control below synchronous speed, this invention will disclose the methods to operate the machine above synchronous speed.
In order to control the rotor slip energy of an induction motor that has no slip rings, the rotor current must be coupled to a stationary control circuit through a rotating transformer.
A rotating transformer that couples to the rotor bar currents in a conventional rotor and stator arrangement is known in the art. A typical arrangement is shown in FIG. 1. The secondary circuit of an induction machine 10 can be provided by adding an additional rotor core 13 that accommodates the extension of the rotor winding or bars 11 for an original rotor core 12. Both rotor cores 12, 13 are carried by a rotating shaft 14. The additional rotor core 13 is coupled to an additional stator core 15 that is magnetically uncoupled to the original stator core 16. The additional rotor and stator cores 13, 15 are magnetically coupled.
Unfortunately, a rotating transformer that transfers the rotor bar currents to the stator 16 through an additional rotor and stator 13, 15 as shown in FIG. 1 is a "cluttered" coupling device. The two different energies associated with the rotor current frequency and the rotation, respectively, are transformed together between the additional stator 15 and rotor 13. The rotation energy is not desired for speed control, because it produces a torque that weakens the shaft torque. Therefore, a critical requirement for the rotating transformer is that only the slip energy excluding the rotor rotation energy should be transmitted to the stationary control circuit. Therefore, a unique "uncluttered" coupling technology for power (not a weak signal) transfer is introduced in this invention.
FIG. 2 shows a peripherally wound stator coil 20 that carries a magnetic flux 21. A peripherally wound rotor coil 22 rotates with shaft 23 and carries a slip-frequency current. Because the rotation does not change the total magnetic flux linking both the rotor coil 22 and stator coil 20, no electromotive force (emf) is induced in the stator coil due to the rotation of the rotor coil 22.
Due to the lack of influence by the rotation of the rotor, the slip-frequency current of the rotor 22 will change the flux coupling and induce an emf in the stator coil regardless of the speed of the rotor. This "uncluttered" coupling allows only the slip energy power corresponding to the slip frequency currents to be transferred between the rotor coils and the stator coils.
FIG. 3 shows an example of a two-phase rotating transformer 30 with an uncluttered arrangement to transfer energy between the rotor and stator. Coils 31, 32, 33 and 34 are wound peripherally in both the stator core 35 and rotor core 36. Magnetically saturable cores 35, 36 are used, as explained more fully below. The rotor core 36 rotates with shaft 38.
As used herein, the term "hybrid secondary" means that several secondary circuits can be used in various combinations for different applications. The induction machine of the present invention is associated with an effective variable resistance circuit, an inverter circuit for double-feed operation, and a magnetic switch circuit.
Referring to FIG. 6, a hybrid secondary 40 of the present invention can be connected to a variable resistance 41 that absorbs the slip energy or to an energy recovery circuit that feeds the slip energy back to the power supply. Either approach is equivalent to connecting a variable resistance 41 to the secondary circuit of the induction machine.
The capability of transferring energy that is not affected by the rotation of the transformer also provides an opportunity to feed the rotor with an AC source 42 of adjustable frequency. The rotor speed and slip are defined according to the combination of both rotating fields generated by the rotor current and the stator current. The following relationship among angular velocities always holds true.
where ωrotor is the rotor angular velocity; ωrotor current is a signed rotating field velocity generated by the rotor current (a positive sign means that the field rotates in the same direction as the rotor velocity); and ωstator current is a signed rotating field generated by the stator current with the same definition for sign.
When only the stator is fed and the rotor speed is approaching synchronism, the slip frequency is close to zero. At a low frequency without feeding the rotor with a separate higher frequency supply, the power transfer capability of a rotating transformer is extremely low. In order to overcome this problem, a DC current can be introduced to the stator coils of the rotating transformer.
FIGS. 4a and 4 b illustrate that a DC current may saturate flux in the magnetic core of the rotating transformer. In FIG. 4a, where there is no DC bias current, the flux 50 produced by the rotor AC current 51 in the core of the transformer is very high. FIG. 4b shows that with a DC bias current 52 the alternating flux 53 produced by the same AC current 51 is negligible. Consequently, the rotor current sees small mutual and self-inductances of the rotating transformer. This enables the induction motor to run as a conventional induction motor without a significant influence from the rotating transformer. Since the transformer has a peripheral coupling, the DC flux produced by the DC bias current would not produce a braking torque. The power required to saturate the core is low, because the stator coils have low resistances and the DC voltage drop across the coils is very low. An example of a DC bias circuit is shown in FIG. 5, where a DC supply 55 is connected across two stator coils 56, 57.
FIG. 6 shows an adjustable speed induction machine 100 which is controlled by controlling slip energy by applying a source of DC bias current 43 to the secondary 40. The left-hand side of the circuit is a typical induction motor circuit with the stator, rotor, and magnetization impedances 60-65. A saturable uncluttered rotating transformer 66 magnetically links a rotor primary winding 67 to a secondary winding 40 in the uncoupled stator. A switch 70 is used to switch between a variable equivalent resistance 41 that may convert the energy back to the system, or to AC variable frequency source 42 or a DC power source 43 with a very low voltage that may saturate the core of the rotating transformer. The ratings of the variable equivalent resistance 41 and the DC power source 43 are substantially lower than the rating of the motor at full load. Therefore, conversion of the slip energy that may otherwise be consumed through the variable resistance 41 back to the power supply does not affect the efficiency of the machine 10 that much. The major energy saving comes from the lower power input to the machine 10 at low speed.
FIG. 7 shows half of the side-view of a 4-pole, 10-hp prototype of an uncluttered secondary machine 100 of the present invention. A stator core 71 on the right-hand side of the drawing is wound with a polyphase winding 72. In this machine the stator 71 has a three-phase winding. A rotor core 73 is wound with two-phase winding 74. Besides a winding, one or more conductors of cast aluminum can also be used on a rotor. The number of phases can be different between the rotor 73 and the stator 71. The reason for having a two-phase rotor 73 is to have a two-phase uncluttered rotating transformer 66 that is shown in the left-hand side of the drawing. The rotor winding of the induction motor 74 is connected to the rotor coils 67 of the two-phase uncluttered rotating transformer 75. The stator coils 40 of the rotating transformer 66 do not connect to the stator winding 72, but are magnetically coupled to the rotor coils 67. The cores 78, 79 of the rotating transformer 66 can be made of pressed powder. However, in order to save the expense of pressed powder, solid steel cores with slits can be used for the stator and rotors of the rotating transformer 66 to reduce the core loss.
Initial tests indicate that it is feasible to combine the effective resistance and the DC bias circuits for the speed control below synchronous speed. No rotation energy is transferred by the uncluttered rotating transformer 66. The slip energy that is required to be transferred is generally low. The DC power required for the DC bias is also relatively low.
The induction machine of the present invention can run at a speed above synchronous speed of the stator rotating field, when the stator 78 of the uncluttered rotating transformer 66 is fed by an AC source of adjustable frequency 42.
This has been a description of the preferred embodiments of the method and apparatus of the present invention. Those of ordinary skill in this art will recognize that modifications might be made while still coming within the spirit and scope of the invention and, therefore, to define the embodiments of the invention, the following claims are made.
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As part of our new WinForever Ambassador Program, we are highlighting individuals who are competing every day. Nicole Davis, Two-time Olympic Games Silver Medalist for USA Volleyball, is now playing professionally in Germany. She sent over an update on her success and how she is a growing–both as a person and a competitor–overseas.
Here's Nicole's blog post:
Germany is not necessarily known for its volleyball. Normally, when we hear the term "Bundesliga", as Americans, we think of the professional soccer or basketball leagues in Germany. Although, their National Team did not qualify for the Olympics, Germany is ranked 10th in the world, and certainly has had a lot of success in the last six years as the sport continues to grow in their country.
Following the London Olympics, I had not signed a contract for the upcoming professional season—there was nothing available for me at the time. In December, when I received a message from an agent that an option was open in Dresden—for one of the top two teams in the league—I jumped at the chance to go play some "real" volleyball.
In September, after some time to reflect on the London Olympics, and the last few years, I sat down and I wrote the following as one my goals for the next four years, looking toward the 2016 Olympics: continue to improve and be the best me! Of course, that's a little vague. So when I sat down and dissected what that really meant, it boils down to how I get better at the game of volleyball, from a technical standpoint, and from a mental standpoint, and what steps I need to take to head in the right direction. So I went back to work and started training one-on-one with my head coach, Karch Kiraly, and my strength trainer, Tim Pelot, in our facility in Anaheim, California. I had a productive training block until the end of the year when I signed this contract.
In retrospect, it was nice to have that time away from the demands of competing. I was able to decompress and regenerate a plan and hit the ground running with a new perspective. Before I left the States, I was working on cleaning up some technical deficiencies that I have had in the past couple of years, as well as exploring some concepts with Karch related to the mental aspect of the game—both on a personal level, as well as that, which relates to our team dynamic.
Karch is the greatest player to every play the game, and he has been such a good resource for us to learn from, because he has a way with making his own experiences resonate with you. In the weight room, Tim and I were laying down the groundwork for having a strong, stable and efficient athletic platform. Post-London provided the best timing to allow us to revisit movement habits that we typically do not have time for when I have to run off right away to another team and start competing.
We often say that matches are our scarcest resource. As athletes, we spend the bulk of our time training for games relative to the number of games we actually play in each year. It's difficult to replicate real match speed, and situations that occur at random in games, during training sessions. So, for me, this particular opportunity to play in Germany is a chance to not only learn and get better at playing volleyball, but to continue the work I did in the gym and in the weight room before I left the United States—in a different environment.
I have a young and talented team here in Dresden. This provides new challenges for me in terms of my role on the team, my sphere of influence and my ability to impact the group. I see and analyze the game a little differently than my teammates, due to my experience and background with the national team. I am trying to balance finding ways to elevate the play of those around me, with playing well myself, and staying focused on what I control.
We have played four matches since I arrived, and won three of the four. Our loss came to the team that we should eventually play for the championship at the end of the season, in May. My team had some injuries prior to my arrival, and it just feels like not all of the pieces to the puzzle have fit yet. I definitely think we have the talent to compete and win the championship this season. Time will tell how much change we can create in the next couple of months, and how much we can grow as a group during that time.
The goal is always to find ways to improve each day, not waste a contact, and be patient with the process. Again, this is such a good environment to face those challenges. I'm out of my comfort zone in some respects, and I'm constantly fighting some old inner demons to gain more control and learning to celebrate every brief spurt of progress that comes my way. I also know that having balance in my life is important.
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