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The Model: Dennis Hirdt is fond of reading spy stories in his spare time. "When people asked me 'Were you surprised about Anna?' I said no," he says.
For Chapman, flirting was like breathing—so automatic as to be unconscious. "She was a seductress," says her friend Dennis Hirdt, a model whose bounce-a-dime-on-them abs have appeared in campaigns for Roberto Cavalli and Gianfranco Ferré. (He says his own interactions with Chapman didn't go beyond flirting and texting.) "When I first met her, from the get-go: Little hand touches. Whispers. When you're in a loud place it kind of lends itself to getting close to someone and maybe putting a hand on the cheek, or maybe 'by accident' lips rubbing against an earlobe. Stuff like that. She was an expert at using her femininity to get information."
What that information was, well, it's hard to say, unless perchance this Bond Girl manqué had misread Bret Easton Ellis' Glamorama as a work of nonfiction and believed that male models, baby-faced entrepreneurs, celebutards, and nightclub habitués were on the brink of fomenting international unrest. One of Chapman's closest associates was Russell Terlecki, a 40-year-old promoter, actor, and film producer who's a co-owner of a new upscale tequila brand called Alma de Agave. "What was she learning?" he says with a laugh. "Trust me, I was out with her two nights a week. She wasn't learning anything. Trust me! Drinking champagne, tequila, vodka, whatever it is. She wasn't learning a lot." Like others, Terlecki (who is married and says he didn't have a romantic relationship with the dazzling redhead) characterizes Chapman as a networking pro who swanned through the downtown demimonde with impressive tirelessness and charm. "It never felt like she was prying," he says. "With me, it seemed like—it seemed like—she was always honest and straightforward."
Hirdt happens to be something of an espionage buff—at the moment he's reading Jennet Conant's The Irregulars, a book about the writer Roald Dahl's shadow phase as a British spy—and he's given some serious thought to the Mata Hari principle: When it comes to loosening lips, nothing succeeds like sheer hotness. "A lot of models would be great recruits for intelligence agencies," he muses Zoolanderishly. "At least the ones who are smart. Some of us are birdbrains. The ones who are smart are actually ideal recruits. They speak multiple languages. There's a lot of beauty, which is important. You have to be a chameleon—you have to fit into a lot of different places and circumstances and have some acting ability." Chapman possesses all of these skills. "When people asked me, 'Were you surprised about Anna?' I said no," Hirdt says. "If there was one person who I thought would be a spy, it would be Anna."
The Promoter: On his 40th birthday, Russell Terlecki received a set of Russian nesting dolls from Chapman. "Trust me," he says, "I was out with her two nights a week. Drinking whatever. She wasn't learning a lot."
Bill [via e-mail]: Any chance I could tempt you with sushi this evening?
Anna: if you see me every night, you will find out everything about me and get bored in like 1 week . . . :)
Bill: That seems like a very efficient process. We can have the shortest relationship in history. Also, I know myself. I will not get bored with you. You are way too interesting. And you have a great body :-)
Bill Staniford was mesmerized the moment he saw her. A client had brought Anya—when Staniford says her first name, he uses the Russian pronunciation—along to a meeting in a conference room at PropertyShark, and in spite of his training with the U.S. Marines, in spite of his deep-tissue ability to concentrate under duress, Staniford found that his focus evaporated in her presence. "She walks in with this other guy, and I'll tell you, as soon as she walks in, I don't remember anything else," he says. "She knocked me out. There was something about her—I think it might have been the red hair, or the way she walked, or her body. I was immediately like, My game's fucked. I can't focus on anything. It's like mwah mwah mwah. She kept on talking and I just kept on staring at her." (PropertyShark's founder, Matthew Haines, had the same reaction. "Mother Russia chose her well," he says. "I found myself completely incapable of thinking.")


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Last week, the Justice Department unveiled charges against a husband and wife team of State Department employees who allegedly spied for Cuba for nearly 30 years. Wendell and Gwendolyn Myers are accused of conspiracy to act as illegal agents of a foreign government, handing over classified information to that government, and wire fraud. According to the Justice Department, the couple wasn't in it for the money. Like so many spies for communist regimes, they're "true believers."
Many questions need to be asked about this breach, ranging from concerns about the integrity of State Department employees to how the government handles sensitive information. First on my mind, however, is when does the Nation take up a contribution fund for the Myers's legal defense?

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Jackson and A2 Costume Dance Garners 352 Food Items for Donation
On a blustery Tuesday evening, October 26, over 300 people walked through the doors of Jackson Elementary School and the A2 Charter School to sport their best costume and have a good time.
The front foyer was decorated by younger classroom crafts crows, owls, pumpkins, corncobs, and sunflowers coordinated by parent Angie Allensworth. The third, fourth, and fifth grade teachers and students decorated the gym with artwork from their classes. DJ Dan provided music in the gym.
A Bingo game drew people into the cafeteria, and the cakewalk was a big hit. Students also had the opportunity to have a "green screen" Halloween picture taken by parent, Josh Silva. Jackson¹s outside entrance was again decorated with a fall display created by parent, David DeYoung. New this year were ice cream cones, bucket drops, and the dance!
Students and parents were asked to bring non-perishable food items to the dance. A total of 352 food items were collected at the door. This year's collection topped last year's total of 335 items. The food will be given to Jackson families in need and the rest will be donated to the Salvation Army.
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Press Release: Happy Hauntings at Chicago Cultural Center offers a new home for the City Of Chicago's Halloween Festival, October 23-26
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The "People's Palace" comes alive with spooky decorations and family-friendly fun – including music and theater performances, arts & crafts and more.
All events will take place at the Chicago Cultural Center from October 23-26 and are FREE admission.
October 23-26, 2014
Oct. 23: 4-7pm; Oct. 24, 25 & 26: 11am-7pm
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Your mission, if you choose to accept it, is to plan a specific opportunity to introduce someone to real food and show them how delicious it can be.
Level of Commitment: Baby Steps (maybe Making Strides if you're a bit introverted…?)
I think this mission is not only FUN, but perfect for summertime.
I want to challenge you to "share the real food." You might choose to:
- invite someone (or a group of someones) over for dinner with the secret purpose of showing them how yummy real food can be
- host a neighborhood or family party and serve real food appetizers
- invite a friend over for lunch and have awesome dinner leftovers that just happen to be available to heat up
- take a meal to someone who could use one
- make an effort to take real food dishes to potlucks and BBQs you're invited to this summer (the added bonus there is that your family has at least one real food option)
- if you camp with friends or family, offer to cook for a meal, and make it a great one that looks easy (I have a couple prepare-at-home meals in The Family Camping Handbook that are a cinch once you're out in the woods – you can get a glimpse of the food in there by signing up for the monthly newsletter, as I just started offering 10 printable recipe cards and 3 meal plans, which happen to be Paleo (1) and gluten-free (2) as the freebie with newsletter signup.)
Real Food "Company" Meals with Kids
While my friends are mostly moms like me, my husband's friends are largely at a different stage of life since we had children before most of them met their future spouse.
We recently decided to have a monthly "dinner at the Kimballs" with some secret purposes (and here Katie is hoping they're not reading today!):
- share real food in a delicious way
- demonstrate the joy of family life
Our kids love company, and they know we're going to have an awesome meal, so we don't actually have to bribe them with candy or anything. We do pray that no one throws a monumental fit, because even though we try our best to be spectacular parents, kids still throw fits. (We just pray it doesn't happen on these evenings.)
We make an effort to include them in some way in meal preparation, too, so that we can laud them at the dinner table and boost their ego a bit when everyone says to Paul, for example, "Wow, this ranch dressing is amazing!" (You can see him making it with me in our bonus video that comes with the Better Than a Box premium package, screen shot below).
Sample "Company Meal" Plans
Here are two meals we've served to friends recently, and tomorrow I'll share our big First Communion Party menu, when we hosted 18 people (but could have easily fed 25).
Meal One: FAST Chicken Sandwiches & Lots of Sides
My motus operandi (is that right?) for serving guests is to have LOTS of side dishes, so that (a) we always have enough food and (b) the main course, usually the most expensive if it's meat, doesn't have to break the bank because people eat other things.
For this meal, we were walking in the door about 30 minutes or less before our guests were to arrive, so it took some serious planning:
- big salad with avocado aioli dressing and lots of cut veggies, ranch from my son for dipping
- BBQ chicken (thighs) in the slow cooker, recipe from Crock On!
- soaked whole wheat rolls, done in the breadmaker the day before
- baked potatoes (already scrubbed, started the moment I walked in)
- fried rice (made while chatting, rice is already cooked – recipe coming eventually!)
- frozen green beans and broccoli sauteed in bacon grease (the ones I mentioned in the shopping at Costco post)
- rice pudding (triple batch, cooked while we ate, from Healthy Snacks to Go, my ebook)
We fed four adults plus our family and had enough food leftover for another family meal plus some. Awesome sauce!
Meal Two: Gluten-Free Welcome to Summer
It was finally warm enough to eat outside, so we embraced summer with this one:
- appetizer: black bean dip from Real Food, Real Easy! with chips and homemade guacamole (Paul's contribution to the meal)
- cabbage salad with feta
- marinated grilled chicken strips, about 4-6 pounds worth (organic, from Costco – I cut into strips because if you do whole breasts, people will always take a whole one. Strips with the rest of the offerings meant that we had leftovers!)
- sauteed mushrooms and sweet onions
- baked mac and cheese as a side dish (recipe in Better Than a Box – I expected extras of this for another meal, but it was a HUGE hit and all gone!)
- gluten-free flatbread from Nourishing Meals (below)
Neighborhood Popcorn by Pinterest
My neighbor and I are hosting a party for the ladies in our neighborhood, "Popcorn by Pinterest." We'll pin popcorn recipes to this group pin board and bring fun toppings and enjoy each other's company.
I'll probably brag about how popcorn is amazing popped in coconut oil, which is how I just did a big batch for my son's baseball team tonight, along with those string cheeses from Costco…and I'm taking a meal to a friend who just had a baby. It never ends!
How are you going to share the real food this summer?
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I do this all the time! I am determined to convert as many people as possible.
"modus operandi" 😉 Think "Mode of operation"
Just got back from Victoria Day "wiener roast" at the park. I took portobella mushrooms with homemade bbq sauce as my veggie burger and a big roaster full of watermelon slices for a treat. Water and fruit juice to drink. The family leaving as we arrived offered us bananas, which we accepted. Our friends brought and shared potato and onion "hobo" tinfoil packets, grapes, fresh snap peas, and apples to go with their hot dogs. I roasted some of the bananas over the fire too. (Our friends made banana boats by adding marshmallows and choc chips.) All in all, a very nice "real food" bbq.
Finally, a Monday Mission I had planned even before you posted! ; )
A woman from my church just lost her husband in a freak drowning accident. He was only 35, and a lovely man. A friend organized a meal calendar so people could bless the widow with meals for a few weeks, and I was glad to sign up just to bless her–but even more glad when I read the "special dietary needs" and learned she is on a Paleo diet, which was no scary thing for me to deal with since we already understand about cooking without grain, and she requested organic food which I also support. I know a lot of people might be intimidated by cooking without grains, with high-quality foods, etc. but I felt unfazed and delivered tonight a nourishing organic meal.
Only to just now actually look up the Paleo diet and realize they don't eat legumes. So she likely was not thrilled by the black bean soup I delivered to her door. Sigh. in my defense, they listed the "no's" on the sign-up and there was no mention of legumes or dairy. On the other hand–it is food, it is healthy, and there was a big fresh fruit salad, and I will trust that her heart will be nourished by the love it represented. And if she eats it, that it will nourish her body.
Great idea! Your menus sound delicious, and I like the way you involve Paul in cooking.
One of our favorite ways to share food is hosting coffee hour at our church. I know some churches manage this differently, but at ours there's a sign-up sheet where you choose a week to provide and serve the snacks. My 8-year-old loves doing this! Here's my advice on what to serve at coffee hour. As I've become a healthier cook over the years, people have been asking me for recipes much more; my alternative to French onion dip is especially popular.
We just shared real food this weekend! I made a beef, butternut squash, and spinach stew, salad with 2 kinds of homemade dressing, fresh baked gluten free garlic rolls and strawberry honey pie in a gluten free crust. Everyone seemed pretty happy and full


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Mental health experts say a new tougher New York state gun control law might interfere with treatment of potentially dangerous people and even discourage them from seeking help.
The law would require therapists, doctors, nurses and social workers to tell government authorities if they believe a patient is likely to harm himself or others. That could lead to revoking the patient's gun permit and seizing any guns. (source)
New laws tend to have unintended consequences worse than the conditions or situations they are intended to remedy. The hysteria over the Sandy Hook Elementary School massacre has such strange bedfellows as the NRA and some of the most liberal Democrats calling for psychological or psychiatric evaluations of potential gun owners.
Question: Does the state have enough of an interest to require a breach of the privacy normally holding between a patient and his clinician making the state an invisible presence in the conference room?
Question: Might more mayhem be prevented by letting clinicians do their job rather than imposing requirements on them.?
Question: Might imposing a reporting requirement on clinicians expose them to homicidal danger once the client realizes that his counselor has breached the shell of confidentiality holding between them?
Question: Given the ambiguities holding between what clients talk about and what they might actually do might a reporting requirement expose clinicians to needless criminal and civil sanctions if their best guess turns out to be wrong and a client they thought safe did something horrendous? The point is, it's a lot easier to judge how dangerous a patient was in retrospect and hold a clinician responsible.
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Unseen - I'm sorry about your father.
Thanks. He lived to 92 and died at home surrounded by his family after a long and steady decline followed by a series of medical setbacks and cataclysms. It was time to go. A very loving and generous man who never made an enemy, he will be missed by all who knew him.
RIP to your father
"Tough New York Gun Law May Hold Unintended Consequences" I hope that the politicians that wrote these laws get what's coming to them as a unintended consequence for them, impeached for violating constitutional law.
Video's are starting to pop up on YouTube, apparently there are a few gun owners in NY State at are a bit upset at the new law and those who voted it in.
Question: Does mandatory reporting by doctors and hospitals of gunshot wounds have any beneficial advantages? "Might imposing a reporting requirement on" doctors and hospitals "expose them to homicidal danger once the client realizes that his" doctor or hospital "has breached the shell of confidentiality holding between them?"
Question: Does mandatory reporting by teachers, hospitals, doctors and counselors of suspected child abuse or child sexual abuse have any beneficial advantages? Shouldn't we let these people "do their job rather than imposing requirements on them" while the abuse continues?
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House, Senate now need to work out NC boards bill
Republican-backed legislation to clear out more than 100 people currently on North Carolina state boards and commissions will now likely slow down because House and Senate leaders disagree on the details.
The House gave final approval Monday night to its version of a Senate bill that Democrats argue is a GOP power grab that will help special interests before regulatory panels. But bill supporters say political patronage jobs on certain boards will be reduced or replaced by those requiring certain skills and expertise.
The bill now returns to the Senate, where it's likely to be rejected, leading it to a committee to find a compromise.
The House version passed 71-43 after a GOP parliamentary maneuver killed a Democratic amendment that would have reduced salaries on three commissions.


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European safety regulators have ordered checks on seven new ATR 72-500 turboprops which may have been fitted with faulty rudder-pedal rods.
The problem, caused by a manufacturing error, was detected after pre-departure flight-control checks on two ATR 72s resulted in rudder pedals sticking after their rods broke.
In an emergency airworthiness directive the European Aviation Safety Agency says that most of the rods in the affected pedal assemblies have been checked.
But seven in-service aircraft have been identified as potentially having had the faulty rods installed. The aircraft bear serial numbers 886, 897, 901, 902, 903, 904 and 906.
Two have been delivered to Vietnam Airlines, another to its affiliate Cambodia Angkor Air, and two others to Air Algerie. MASwings and Canary Islands carrier NAYSA operate the remaining two.
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Sheppard and Stevenson help the Stutes keep up their superb form
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Histon 2 Altrincham 0 - Blue Square Bet North
First-half goals from Kaine Sheppard and Jim Stevenson stretched Histon's unbeaten run to seven games as the resurgent Blue Square Bet North side put fourth-placed Altrincham to the sword.
It was a thoroughly deserved win for the home side, who controlled the game for long periods, passed the ball well and created the better chances.
The team's confidence was evident from the start and they worked a good opening in the seventh minute with Lewis Taaffe causing problems in the Altrincham penalty area and Levi Porter shooting over.
But the home fans did not have to wait long for a goal.
Histon won a free kick on the left and as Altrincham failed to clear Ben Coker's delivery, Zak Mills drilled in a low shot that Sheppard (left) calmly turned in to the net from close range.
Danny Hall hooked a shot well over from Duncan Watmore's flick-on as Altrincham looked for a swift response to Histon's opener and the latter had the visitors' best chance in the 19th minute, curling a shot that Calum Kitscha brilliantly tipped away.
Altrincham continued to threaten but a quick Histon counter-attack in the 24th minute saw Taaffe put Stevenson through on goal and as Carl Rodgers tripped the midfielder, referee Martin Dexter had no hesitation in pointing to the spot. Stevenson picked himself up and sent Stuart Coburn the wrong way to double Histon's lead.
Altrincham enjoyed a spell of pressure, but at the other end Danny Fitzsimons had a header cleared off the line and Taaffe fired just over from close range.
Fitzsimons made a crucial last-ditch tackle to deny former Histon forward Damian Reeves in the first minute of the second half, but the hosts refused to sit back on their lead.
Mills had a good shot saved from Coker's free kick and in truth the home side looked just as likely to score as Altrincham.
Histon rode their luck a little when James Lawrie's corner flashed across the goal just
before the hour mark, but they almost found the back of the net themselves when Altrincham substitute Scott Leather got in a crucial tackle to stop Coker getting on the end of Taaffe's cross.
Shaun Densmore had a great chance when the ball fell to him 20 yards out with less than 15 minutes remaining, but his fierce shot sailed wide of the far post.
Taaffe went even closer to scoring for Histon when he raced on to Coker's cross from the left but Coburn somehow tipped it over the bar.
Porter then pulled a shot wide of the far post as the hosts again went agonisingly close to sealing victory, but it mattered little as Histon held on for a vital win.
Histon: Kitscha, Mills, Clerima, Fitzsimons, Hawkins, Coker, Stevenson, Roberts, Porter, Taaffe, Sheppard.
Subs not used: Uttridge, Dowie, Sessions, O'Malley, Waters.
Altrincham: Coburn, Densmore, Doughty, Rodgers, Havern, Hall, Lawrie (Leather, 63min), Moult (Lacey, 46), Watmore, Reeves, Clee (Brooke, 69).
Subs not used: Mitchley, Bullen.
Booked: Histon – none; Altrincham – none.
Referee: Martin Dexter.
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Fastest roadster ever. That's one heck of a claim, but if anyone can assert it, it's Bugatti. And the Alsatian automaker has brought 1,200 horsepower to back it up.
What we're talking about, of course, is the Vitesse – the "best of both worlds" version of the famed Veyron. First announced in February and officially unveiled at the Geneva Motor Show last week, the Bugatti Veyron 16.4 Grand Sport Vitesse (as it's known in full) has just had its full details released along with a fresh batch of rather fetching high-resolution images, which we've included in our gallery for your viewing pleasure.
So what are we looking at here, exactly? In short, a Grand Sport (that's the targa-topped model) with the engine from the Super Sport (the record-holding top-speed model). That means a quad-turbo W-16 engine with 1,200 horsepower, good for a 255 mph top speed with the wind in your hair.
That, for comparison's sake, is incrementally faster than the 253 mph top end of the "base" Veyron, yet slower than the 267 mph of the Super Sport with the same engine and a fixed roof. Crucially, however, it's faster than the 229 mph top end of the 1,001hp Veyron Grand Sport roadster.


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Perfect place!
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Our ramp-up to Rock Honors (tonight at 9/8c) always includes revealing chats with the music's stars. Road Tales focuses on some the antics that go down when artists are on tour.
Certain assumptions are made when one decides to get intimate with a new "pal" after a gig. Ann Wilson explains how one night many years ago, those assumptions made an ass out of…well, you know.


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Originally posted by kadepsyson
So because I said creating, you think that makes it logical to compare it to a game that is still almost 100% conceptual? It didn't disprove anything at all. Clearly the point I'm making is that love or hate AV, Darkfall is the best we have for the foreseeable future. You can hope for Embers, and I'll hope along with you, but the game isn't out and could end up being even more of a disappointment than darkfall. So why bring it up?
If they said something that wasn't true, then yes that's called a lie. In the real world though things aren't always so black and white. It's fine that you're holding them to a certain standard, but then hold yourself and the community to similar standards. If they lied, they did it for a good reason. They did it because of the thousands of people -like you- that would rip them to shreds for delaying YET AGAIN. The internet hyperbole would be rampant in darkfall forums across the land if they had another big delay. So what did they do? They overstated the game's functionality and WORKED THEIR ASSES off to try and meet the deadline. When they couldn't meet it, they tried to push it back a little and continued to work their asses off to try and meet it. Finally they gave up and decided to drastically delay the release and do a full on beta to work out all of the kinks. This is contrast to the original plan of releasing it (because of the community being on their shit about delaying so often) and fixing/adding stuff as the game went on.
This isn't rocket science, it's easy to logically think this through. They're not some big evil corporation sucking down your monthly fees and sitting on their asses. They're a small company with a huge task on their shoulders in a niche market that doesn''t give them much to go on. If Embers does well (and I hope it does), you can't say it didn't learn anything from Darkfall.
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The doctors say his chances are 50/50...but there's only a 10% chance of that.
Originally posted by JeremyBowyer
I read that bit, and thought "the same could apply to Darkfall Unholy Wars"
But yes, because you said there was nothing being created with those features, followed by me showing an example of an mmorpg being created wtih those features, I feel that showed your statement was incorrect.
I mean if you want to write a new statement and focus it more so it eliminates any possibility for any other game to be included, I'll let ya go ahead and do that. But with what you said earlier, it was a perfect counter example. Just how it works. Feel free to say a different version that specifies an exact phase of the development cycle that darkfall just happens to meet, that should make it seem like there are no alternatives a bit more hehe
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Originally posted by kadepsyson
Yes it is a game for the americans. Competitive twitchbased gaming need good FPS and playing from Europe will give a huge disadvantage.
Originally posted by osmunda
Mortal Online was and will always be an innovative POS, first and foremost.
Second wow if you really want to go into semantics a first person shooter is a game that is *ABLE* to be played in first person throughout the entire game. Darkfall Unholy Wars fits that description. Technically making it a FPS.
OTS view has no effect on the FPS aspect, and actually limits you from doing anything but maybe melee and taking screenshots.
And as for the guy talking about Embers how is that even comparable the game won't even be seen before 2014 2015 more likely giving us 1 OR 2 FULL YEARS. If you don't think Unholy Wars is going to release within the next 2-3 months you are batshit insane.
Probably even before that. Note that recurring payment is scheduled for Mar 3, if you don't see a conflict there ponder over it. People will not be paying subs for beta access obviously - and it will be technically illegal for AV to charge the recurring sub fee for beta access come March.
So March-April will probably be the release date. Its not that hard to figure out.
Originally posted by kadepsyson
No there's no weaseling around here, it's obvious what I've been saying from the beginning. I look at games practically. All things considered, would you rather play a hardcore full loot large scale conquest pvp game with problems or none at all? It's downright silly to think I would be talking about any game being created because the point is that darkfall had high expectations and ended up being disappointing. Why would I compare a game that's mostly out (we at least have a good idea of how it works) to a game that is purely conceptual? It's apples and oranges. I'm dumbfounded that I even have to explain this to you, it's very obvious you're just trying to save some dignity after all of the dumb stuff you've said.
Go back and reread this conversation. The fact is you tried to argue the point for a while until it was clear you had no leg to stand on, so you start arguing semantics.
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Originally posted by jdlamson75
The game just lost the magic, I loved the DF 1.0 game and I would have played it for years and years to come, I had 3 subcribed accounts with specialized tasks for every one but now the good days are only memories. Sad they left an excellent game to create that crap. The right route was patching and patching the original game with new features and inprovements. Bad decision AV.
Originally posted by RPGForever
To be fair I'd wait until all of the classes are in and debug is off before any real judgement. You may still not like it but obviously the game isn't gonna be good until that stuff is done.
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Originally posted by JeremyBowyer
I actually did read it again earlier. I was reading it aloud to some friends, word for word. They laughed, and I apologize to you for that.
Anyways, I play games that are fun. It doesn't matter to me if darkfall UW gets released if it isn't fun, horribly buggy, worse than 1.0, and doesn't have the features it said it would for this version.
So I guess we'll continue to give Darkfall 2010 more time.
More time for games like Embers of Caerus to continue being created ;)
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The doctors say his chances are 50/50...but there's only a 10% chance of that.
Originally posted by JeremyBowyer
Be serious. If debug mode was turned off, what could they then use as an excuse?
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Originally posted by kadepsyson
An excuse for what? I know you're used to all of the typical darkfall memes, but why do you actually think debug isn't the cause of some of the issues? namely the mouse lag.
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Originally posted by JeremyBowyer
I didn't know it had mouse lag.
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Originally posted by DarkfallFanatic
Originally posted by DarkfallFanatic
FPS ---First person shooter usually means the POV is restricted to first person. If the definition is shifted to the ability to play in first person POV then EQ, EQ2 and several others are FPS, but I have never heard them called that. Perhaps you're thinking of manual aiming as opposed to point and click or tab-targetting.
Only-- Despite any faults it may have MO is a full loot sandbox game. For that matter, so is Xsyon. Aventurine may deserve some credit for going against the trend towards "theme park" games but they don't get a pass for being the ONLY full loot sandbox.
Back to the original topic, almost 3 1/2 years passed between the first beta sign up and the release of Darkfall 1.0. In light of that and the fact that the release of 2.0 has already been pushed back fromby 2-3 months, it's natural for people to want a little more concrete info on the state of the game and when it will be released.
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Originally posted by osmunda
Thought I would high-light and make it a bit bigger.
Originally posted by xzyax
How does that have any relevance to DFUW? Are you holding grudges?
Darkfall also had roughly 10 employees working during 1.0, you cannot come to the conclusion that DFUW will go through the same process. Yes the company is the same but that's the only thing.
That's like me stating that Germany is likely to invade Europe again. Stop living in the past.
Use common sense - the game is releasing this year. That is a FACT. Most likely in late winter/early spring. That is a PROBABILITY.
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I got a fact for you.. The combat in DF is boring as hell. Theres lots of great aspects in the game but for me a good smooth fun combat system is num 1 factor for longivity in a game and Darkfall falls way way short in combat it is incredible boring and dumbed down for carebears to frollock and play.
They already got my 30 bones, and if they rework combat I will give the beta more of my time but at the moment I am very much over darkfall.
Originally posted by the420kid
The combat in every oPvP released or in beta currently also sucks.
I mean you would think that maybe after playing Age of Wushu, or Path of Exile, hell even Rift you would find more decent combat than in DFUW beta. But nope, it pretty much all sucks dude. Name me a full loot sandbox MMORPG with good combat that was released in the past year and I will happily go play that.
AV doesn't even have to try because the niche they are going for currently has no competition.
Now someone will probably mention MO. While that game does have decent combat I guess again there are way too many downfalls to participate in combat. So even when a sandbox game has good combat that doesn't mean shit if the game is unplayable.
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From this link: http://www.aventurine.gr/games/credits.html
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Executive Producer:Zad Mehdawi
Associate Producers:Tasos Flambouras
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Lead Developer:Kjetil Helland
Lead Design/Producer:Claus Grovdal
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Senior Tools Programmers:Thanos Nikolopoulos
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Senior Animators:George Dionysopoulos
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Worldbuilding;George Ballas
Nick Kasolos
Sotiris Michas
Kosmas Papadopoulos
Natascha Roosli
Bjorn Tore Oren
Additional Worldbuilding:Panagiotis Grigoropoulos
Giorgos Gyftopoulos
Quality Assurance Manager:George Ballas
Quality Assurance:Paraskevas Grigoriou
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Audio Engineer/Sound Designer:Panagiotis Kouvelis
Assistant Audio Engineer:Mary Sitara
Music Composers:Vanias Apergis
Voice Actors:Duncan Skinner
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Very unexpected!!I modified the recipe bit. I tried the recipe exactly but not enough crunch. So I took some cornmeal, about 1 cup and added an egg and about 1/3 cup beer. Toss cucumber slices in the dry mix and then in the wet. Then fry. Fantastic! I had some mexican squash in the fridge and used those as well. My family was hesitant at first (who ever heard of fried cucumbers, after all)With some ranch dressing or try some ketchup with a bit of hot sauce mixed in. Could not keep up with demand!! Thanks for the recipe.
I made this exactly as instructed and it was alright but nothing exciting. I never fry anything and I never use cornmeal so I think it was just my taste and inexperience. I will try again using some of the ideas from other posters and hopefully it will be as I hoped.
update: So tonight I gave this another try but changed it a bit. I sprinkled garlic powder on the cucumbers then coated it in corn meal, then dipped in water and then bread crumbs. I then sprinkled with salt and pepper and baked for about 20-25 minutes on 375! they came out sooooo much better. More flavor and crispy instead of soggy. This way is worth 5 stars I think!
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I rate this recipe a 4 stars because it is good but I did make a few adjustments. I did peel and slice the cucumber as stated in the directions. Then I seasoned the cucumbers with some garlic salt and onion salt and pepper to taste. After that, I tossed the cucumbers in cornmeal for the crunch, then I tossed them in flour to completely coat the cucumbers. I fried them until really golden brown. I thought they came out awsome like this!!!!
This was surprisingly good!! I modified the recipe I used a dry mix of italian bread crumbs, flour and garlic powder. Peeled and cut the cucumber lentgh-wise tossed them in the batter cooking in a deep fryer. Simple excellent quick snack served with ranch or asiago peppercorn dip. My husband agreed it was better than fried green tomatoes.
Our family has enjoyed these for years but we usually cut them lengthwise, dip them in beaten egg with a little milk and then ZESTA cracker crumbs. Add salt and pepper and these are like vegetable steak to me mmmmmm! You have to have the oil fairly hot to start with and keep it hot or they will absorb the grease, then drain on paper towels.
Surprisingly good! I don't have cornmeal on hand, so I use some Bisquick baking mix instead and it comes out terrific. Eat it while it's hot!
I wasn't too impressed with the texture of the cornmeal and it didn't stick too good. Next time I'll work them up like I do zucchini. I'd cut the cucumbers about 1/4 inch thick, sprinkle with salt and garlic powder, do a coating with corn starch, then dip in water, then into panko or Italian seasoned bread crumbs. I'd rather bake at 375 for 15-20 minutes than fry and serve with salsa. Great idea and inspiration!
This was an okay recipe. I took the advice of some other posters and tweaked it a little. I dipped the sliced & peeled cucumbers in an egg, then dipped them in a mixture of flour, breadcrumbs, parsley, paprika, garlic powder, and salt. Fried them in a skillet in vegetable oil. They are a pretty finicky veggie to fry. Make sure you don't overcook. The thinner the slice, the crunchier (and less soggy/mushy) the end product. I recommend changing the oil throughout the process, the ones that tasted the best were the ones that were done in fresh oil (not the oil that i had already fried 10 cucumber slices in). Next time I will add Parmesan cheese to the mixture, I think it would make it a lot better.
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These better at least be made in America. Not that I am really all that patriotic, but really, this vehicle is to represent the American can-do spirit that made New York the international powerhouse it is today. And, 'second' to the gas-burner swing and miss. Personally, I have no problem with the design itself as it seems to be a case of form following function. Since I don't live in New York, all I really care about is if it works for me when I visit. On a sentimental level, I do miss the old Checker Cab. Maybe Detroit should have stepped up and placed bids following the neo-retro looks of the new Dodge Challenger, Chevy Camaro or Chevy SSR. Ultimately, as a designer, I know the bids had to follow very specific guidelines of functionality, so maybe that route was ruled out before the first sketches were rendered.
The "taxi of tomorrow" is a regular old gas burner? Not even a hybrid? Color me unimpressed.
I can't read the New Yorker from work, but I have a big question for Mayor Bloomberg. Aren't you interested in helping Detroit? As a Metro-Detroiter, there was much interest shown in your idea of allowing unlimited immigration as long as the people settled in Detroit. The idea has some merit, as long as there are jobs available in Detroit. You aren't going to help the Detroit job situation if you buy an entire taxi fleet from Nissan! Can't a city get a bone over here?
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Bob and Kim are walking. He worries that Dr. Oliver didn't give the boys much of an explanation. As she gets in her car, Dr. Oliver and Luke walk into the parking garage. The doctor climbs into Luke's car and tells him he can pick it up at the airport. As he pulls out, he drives into Kim's car.
Kim shows up at the hospital to drag Bob away from work and over to Tom and Margo's. He's reluctant to leave but she marches him out.
At home, Tom and Margo look at ornaments that Adam made. He tells her it's okay to miss him. Meanwhile, Alison is decorating the tree and remembers her dream again. Casey interrupts her. He's been watching his mother remember Adam and blames himself for costing her time with her son. Ali tells him to stop talking and fix it. Kim and Bob arrive. The doctor turns off his pager and begins teasing Casey. The round of apologies begins. Tom apologizes for not supporting Adam. Casey apologizes for driving him away. Margo thanks them. Bob apologizes for Kim's cooking. As Tom breaks out the booze, Bob tells Ali she has a knack for keeping his grandson in line. When Bob turns to Casey, Casey tells him he is taking things slow with Alison. Bob warns him not to take too long. Sometimes it's best to dive into the deep end.
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Michelle Money has been a single mom, an actress, a stylist, a Bachelor villain, a Bachelor Pad heroine, and, most recently, a Bachelor in Paradise fan favorite sweetheart. With all those roles under her belt, has she ever been a wife?
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block cipher: DES-EDE3, AES, Serpent (Serpent is slower than AES but has a larger security margin and is not vulnerable to timing attacks.)
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Professor Michele Dauber was featured on KPCC 89.3 - Air Talk with Larry Mantle to discuss the $60 billion Hurricane Sandy relief bill and how it ties in with some of the main points made in her book "The Sympathetic State: Disaster Relief and the Origins of the American Welfare State."
After a much-maligned delay, Congress has approved nearly $60 billion in Hurricane Sandy relief funds. The first installment, a $9.7 billion flood relief bill, has already passed through the House and Senate and was signed by President Obama.
Disaster relief has caused partisan divide, but has perhaps more noticeably resulted in disagreement between members of the Republican party. Members of the House hailing from the northeast and other disaster prone or left-leaning states have called for more support from the GOP. All of the no votes on relief bills pass thus far have come from Republicans, with GOP representatives from 22 states unanimously voting no on relief efforts.
Barney Keller, Communications Director of the Club for Growth, which works to promote public policies that encourage a high growth economy
Michele Dauber, Professor of Law and Sociology at Stanford Law School, author of "The Sympathetic State: Disaster Relief and the Origins of the American Welfare State" (University of Chicago Press, 2012)


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By Phillip from USA on 2013-12-02 14:17:33Things I liked:Cool color, nice container, no scope adjustments when changing from the Beeman/H&N 31.02 domes, Amazing range...
Things I would have changed:I have had several out of this tin to have deformed skirts, looks to be manufacturer defects opposed to shipping damage. I can tell the difference in fit to breech from pellet to pellet in my condor, and the looser fitting ones are off target in a consistent manner so I can typically use some hold-over to try to compensate lack of tight fit in the breech. I do think a tad more diameter wouldn't hurt...
What others should know:The wind affects this pellet pretty bad past 60yards, but still conditions were finding me able to hit pop cans @ 130 yards consistently. I can watch the pellets flight thanks to is high gloss finish and a 24x scope. and I did spot a few that had erratic paths, but over all they fit pretty well in the breech of my TT Condor. I use PW 10, Three piece top hat with the largest opening restricter and these seem happy with the velocity. I am pondering removing the restricter, but I think these will go supersonic without it. Hit hard, expand well once they hit something solid. These pellets will reach out and touch something. the require the least holdover at distance of any of my current pellets, and leave the barrel nice and clean. I do get more pellets that venture off and hit somewhere unexplainable past 100 yards, but the ones that fly true have a more consistent POI than anything else I've tried past that point.
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A circuit for controlling the speed of a DC motor provides delay and sampling means in the feedback loop to delay the triggering of the SCRs driving the DC motor and measured the motor armature voltage during the period of the delay, thereby eliminating errors in the armature motor voltage caused by the SCR motor excitation.
Alternatively, the current to the motor is measured to generate a pulse output for initiating an interval during which the measured armature voltage is sampled and transmitted to a summator for generating an error signal controlling application of power to the DC motor whereupon the aforesaid interval is terminated upon receiving a pulse indicative of power application to the DC motor.
1. A circuit for controlling the speed of a DC motor from a measured armature voltage and a reference voltage signal representing desired motor speed, comprising:
means for comparing said measured armature voltage with said reference signal and generating an error signal;
means for driving said motor;
means responsive to said error signal to generate signals for triggering the excitation of said means for driving, and providing signals indicating the zero crossover of an AC power source providing power for said means for driving; and
delay and sampling means responsive to said zero crossover signals and said triggering signals to delay the triggering of said means for driving and gating a signal representative of said armature voltage during the period of said delay.
2. The circuit as claimed in claim 1 wherein said delaying and sampling means includes means responsive to said triggering signals to generate pulse output having a pulse width defining said delay period.
3. The circuit as claimed in claim 1 wherein said delaying and sampling means includes means responsive to said triggering signals to generate pulse outputs including delayed trigger pulse outputs at the termination of said delay for triggering said means for driving.
4. The circuit as claimed in claim 3 wherein said means responsive to said triggering signals includes a flip-flop for receiving said triggering signals and providing at least a Q output and an OR gate for gating the Q output of said flip-flop, a monostable flip-flop receiving the output gated by said OR gate to generate Q and NOT Q outputs, said NOT Q output being said pulse output and an AND gate receiving said NOT Q output and said triggering signals to produce a delayed trigger pulse output.
5. The circuit as claimed in claim 4 wherein said OR gate also receives said zero-crossing signals to enable measurement of the armature motor voltage.
6. Circuitry for controlling the speed of a DC motor from measured armature voltage and a reference voltage representing desired motor speed, comprising:
means for comparing said measured armature voltage with said reference voltage and generating an error signal;
means responsive to said error signal for driving said motor and for providing a first pulse output indicative of the application of power to said motor;
means electrically connected between said motor driving means and said motor to measure the current provided to said motor and to generate a second pulse output representing a substantially zero current measurement; and
sample and hold circuitry sequentially responsive to said second and first pulse outputs to receive and transmit signals representative of the measured armature voltage of said motor by the measuring means to said means for comparing only during the interval between said second and said first pulse outputs.
7. The circuitry as claimed in claim 6 wherein the means for measuring substantially zero current to said motor includes a resistance serially connected between said motor driving means and said motor and a amplifier responsive to the voltage across said resistance for generating said second pulse output.
1. Field of the Invention
This invention relates to the speed control of D.C. motors, and more particularly to such speed control using a feedback signal representative of the D.C. motor armature voltage for generating an error signal indicative of the error in the motor speed wherein the motor armature voltage is accurately measured during a time interval in which the motor excitation is delayed or alternatively sampled at an optimum time.
2. Prior Art
U.S. Pat. No. 3,553,551, Digital Speed Control Apparatus issued to Arnold discloses the application of pulses, the frequency of which are representative of the motor velocity, to both a variable time delay circuit and to a switching circuit. A predetermined time delay is used, the length of which corresponds to the time between the pulses of a pulse train representative of the correct motor speed. The delayed feedback pulse train is compared with that of the measured pulse train. The motor is then caused to either speed up or slow down in dependence upon which of the pulses is first sensed. U.S. Pat. No. 3,950,682, Digital DC Motor Velocity Control System, issued to Dohanich, Jr. utilizes a delay to ensure that a counter has had time to respond to a feedback signal, the period of which represents velocity. The motor pulse drive width is adjusted to maintain a constant motor speed.
U.S. Pat. No. 4,288,729, Control System for DC Electric Motor, issued to Anazi et al, discloses a time delay for opening a switching circuit controlling the energization of the motor to eliminate noise components in the power input to the motor. The time delay is preferably approximately one-fourth of the natural oscillation period of the system.
FIG. 1 shows a known typical feedback control loop for controlling the speed of a DC motor. In such a typical feedback control loop the motor armature voltage is compared to a reference voltage representing the desired speed of motor 10 in summator or comparator 12. The error signal E is amplified by amplifier 14 and power amplifier 16, the latter including an SCR controlled power circuit and the necessary firing circuits therefor. Typical waveforms of the SCR drive circuit representing rotation of the DC motor and a stalled DC motor are respectively illustrated in FIGS. 2a and 2b. The complex waveform shown in FIG. 2a is the armature voltage signal that is fed back to the summator 12 of FIG. 1. The only region in the FIG. 2a that shows the actual motor speed is region f. However, it is readily apparent that the average voltage is somewhat higher than the actual voltage produced by the motor armature. Even in FIG. 2b, where the DC motor is stalled, it is apparent that the armature voltage is not zero due to the presence of the SCR pulse excitation signals. The aforementioned voltage errors cause errors in the speed of the DC motor from the desired speed as represented by the reference voltage at summator 12.
One known method of overcoming the foregoing problem is to use a separate tachometer/generator 18 shown in phantom lines in FIG. 1. However, such a tachometer/generator adds cost along with the benefits it provides in DC motor speed regulation.
The primary object of the invention is to provide an accurate signal representative of the speed of a DC motor without the necessity of special sensing transducers such as tachometer/generators.
Another object of the invention is to provide accurate measurement of the speed of a DC motor at least equivalent to that obtained by tachometer/generator type feedback control systems.
Yet a further object of the invention is to provide delay and sampling circuitry enabling modification of the feedback loop for existing DC motor speed control systems.
The modified feedback loop of one embodiment of the invention provides a delay to prevent motor excitation, such as the firing of SCR drivers, during which delay interval the armature motor voltage can be sampled to obtain an accurate measure of the true DC motor speed.
In accordance with that one embodiment of the invention the feedback loop for controlling the speed of a DC motor is modified to include delay and sampling circuitry which prevents, for example, an SCR power circuit from being actuated for a short interval such as 10 microseconds, and the generation of a sample pulse to measure the armature voltage of the DC motor and thereby obtain an accurate measurement of the true motor speed.
In another embodiment of the invention the current in the motor, the speed of which is being controlled, is monitored to determine the optimum time when the motor armature voltage can be accurately sampled.
FIG. 1 illustrates a known prior art feedback control loop for regulating the speed of a DC motor;
FIGS. 2a and 2b respectively show voltage waveforms for a running DC motor and a stalled DC motor;
FIG. 3 is a block circuit diagram of the feedback speed control loop incorporating the delay feature of the present invention;
FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram of the delay circuitry of the present invention; and
FIG. 5 shows another embodiment wherein the current to the motor is monitored to determine the optimum time when the motor armature voltage can be accurately sampled.
The above features, advantages and objects of the present invention are readily apparent from the following description taken in conjunction with the above drawings representing a preferred embodiment of the best mode of carrying out the invention.
FIG. 3 illustrates a block diagram of the essential delay and sampling circuits of a first embodiment of the present invention and the manner in which they are included in a feedback loop for controlling the speed of a DC motor. In FIG. 3 the power amplifier 26 of the prior art speed control loop has been disassembled and the line that would normally fire or trigger the SCRs is routed to delaying and sample circuit 18. Delaying and sampling circuit 18 functions to prevent the SRCs in circuit 26 from being triggered for a short time, for example 10 microseconds. During that delay interval, delay and sampling circuit 18 generates a pulse to sample the armature voltage of motor 20. Because the SCRs in circuit 26 are OFF during the sample period, an accurate measurement of the true motor speed is obtainable because the DC motor armature voltage is proportional to motor speed since the DC motor produces its own voltage (acting as a generator) when its armature is rotating. Delay and sampling circuit 18 receives zero-crossing pulses from SCR firing circuit 24, and in turn provides a delayed triggering signal to SCR power circuit 26 for triggering the SCRs to drive the motor according to a desired speed represented by the reference voltage input to comparator or summator 21. Summator 21 generates an error signal E input to amplifier 22 as described previously with respect to the feedback speed control loop of FIG. 1.
FIG. 4 represents an exemplary preferred embodiment of delay and sampling circuit 18 illustrated in FIG. 3. The DC motor armature voltage appears at terminal T1. When a trigger pulse from SCR firing circuit 24 of FIG. 3 appears at terminal T2, D-type flip-flop 28 is switched so that the Q output thereof is high. The Q output of flip-flop 28 passes through OR gate 30 to the clock input of monostable flip-flop 32 to open sample and hold circuit 36 thereby enabling a sampling of the motor armature voltage at terminal T1. Thus the Q output of monostable flip-flop 32 has a pulse width equal to the desired sampling period and the delay in the firing of the SCR drivers in SCR drive circuit 24.
When monostable flip-flop 32 switches, the Q output goes high and the Q output goes low. After the delay, Q will return to a high state and Q will return to a low state. The transistion of Q from low to high is used to trigger the SCRs in the SCR power circuit of FIG. 3, and the delayed trigger pulse is delivered through AND gate 34. The zero-crossing pulses from SCR firing circuit 24 of FIG. 3 appear at terminal T3 and perform the dual function of resetting D-type flip-flop 28 as well as to clock monostable flip-flop 32 through OR gate 30, which affords a sampling of the DC motor armature voltage in that case where a trigger pulse has not been received from terminal T2. The trigger pulse might be absent if the input speed reference has been reduced and the DC motor is coasting down to a new speed. The zero-crossing signals at terminal T3 reset the D-type flip-flop 28 at the start of a new power line cycle.
Another embodiment of the invention involves the monitoring of the motor current and then sampling the motor armature voltage at an optimum time as determined by the monitoring of the motor current as shown in FIG. 5. In this embodiment there is no delay as with the first embodiment, but the motor current is instead monitored, and when the motor current is substantially zero, a sample of the motor armature voltage is taken as the motor drive circuits are OFF.
In FIG. 5, if amplifier 40 measures the voltage across resistor 42, the voltage will be zero when the current through it (and motor 44) is zero. Amplifier 40 is designed to have a very high gain, such that it is effectively a switching amplifier, and thereby cause a sample of the voltage of motor 44 to be taken at that time by controlling sample and hold circuit 46. The gating can be terminated when the motor drive circuitry (not shown), including either SCRs or power transistors is again triggered. Thus, when switching amplifier 40 switches, sampling of the armature voltage of motor 44 can begin under control of sample and hold circuit 46. When the motor drive circuit 48 is again triggered as a result of the feedback control, for example as described, supra with respect to the embodiment of FIGS. 3 and 4, an SCR trigger signal from motor drive circuit 48 causes sample and hold circuit 46 to close, thereby preventing the measured armature voltage of motor 44 from being sampled and input to summator 50. Summator 50 receives a reference voltage to provide an error signal to motor drive circuit 48, which operates in a well known manner to control the excitation of motor 44 to control its speed.
From the above description it is apparent that either the delay and sampling circuit of the first embodiment, or the current monitoring and voltage sampling of the second embodiment, in the feedback control loop of a DC motor speed control circuit eliminates the presence of the effects of power to the DC motor, thereby obtaining a more accurate measurement of the armature voltage of the DC motor and its speed. Moreover, the enhanced armature voltage measurement is obtained by the use of well known, inexpensive circuitry which can be easily incorporated into the feedback loop of a DC motor speed control circuit.
Both the first and second embodiments of the invention are capable of being used with motor drive circuitry other than that incorporating SCRs. For example, a power amplifier using transistors in a pulse width modulated (PWM) system can be used with both embodiments of the invention. However, both embodiments require a period during the motor power cycle wherein the motor is not being excited.
The above embodiments of the invention have been described solely to illustrate the function and operation of the invention, and those skilled in the motor speed control art will recognize modifications of the invention as being equivalents of the components set forth in the appended claims, such that the invention is not to be limited to the particular embodiments described herein, but is to be accorded the equivalents of the claimed components.
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Lake George In an effort to boost off-season tourism and enhance Lake George Village's long-term prosperity, municipal officials have been exploring initiatives including revamping their zoning laws, establishing a Business Improvement District, and expanding tax incentives for enterprises that upgrade their property.
Feb. 21, the village board of trustees, village planning board and zoning board held a joint meeting to devise changes to the local zoning ordinances that would make their goals a reality.
The tandem panels reached a consensus: to allow buildings up to six stories tall to be built in specified areas of the village, as well as establishing various new architectural and property development standards. The present height limit for buildings is three stories.
At the meeting, representatives of Elan Planning showed examples of architecture in the downtowns of Saratoga Springs and Lake Placid, and offered their recommendations.
Proposed zoning changes include prohibiting certain lower-grade building materials, specifying building orientation on properties, and setting architectural and appearance standards. Such requirements include allowing only earth-tone and historic colors, mandating that doorways be recessed, and that windows be appropriately spaced and sized.
Design standards would include prohibiting long, flat, blank walls and rooflines, and calling for the use of dormers, parapets, stepped roofs, balconies, cornices, plus wall offsets and recesses to create visual appeal.
The zoning amendment proposals are being drafted, and they'll be presented to the public at an informational meeting in March, village Mayor Robert Blais said.
At that time, the village board would vote on the provisions, and they'd go to formal public hearings.
It was noted that many of the commercial buildings in the village were originally houses, to which commercial storefronts were added to accommodate tourists — and many of these additions were substandard or tacky.
"Some of these places look just atrocious," Deputy Mayor John Earl said.
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MillionDollarWiki, the site started by Graham Langdon, a student at the University of Connecticut is building Momentum after the hype on John Chow's and Shoemoney's blogs. It is a site much like Wikipedia, except each page is owned by someone. Each page costs $100. And Graham is planning to sell 10000 pages and earn a whopping 1 Million Dollars from it!
Graham guarantees that the site will be live for 15 years. And that means your 100 USD investment will get you a page on this site for 15 years!
After seeing the momentum building in last two days, I spent $100 and bought a page for the keyword, Online Money (http://www.milliondollarwiki.com/Online_Money). I am planning to use that page for running contests and giving away cash prizes.
This kind of sites can sometimes bring a lot of traffic to your site or sometimes they are just a waste of money. So let's see what this wiki page gives back.
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September 14th, 2007 at 4:15 pm
Graham is a genius. The risk is completely on the buyers. If the site never become popular (traffic), or get good PR (link juice), then the buyers lose — but Graham still has the $1 million. Not bad for $1500 investment (about $100 per year worth of hosting and domain name).
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