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Anomalies of Ancient Egypt
A list of anomalous artifacts and sites provide tantalizing clues into a mythic prehistoric era of Ancient Egypt, known as Zep Tepi to the Egyptians.
Earliest Source: The Palermo Stone
The Palermo stone is perhaps the oldest example of the record of a mythical King's list, which details mythic Kings alongside real historical ones of later dynasties. The stone is dated to the end of the 5th dynasty. Unfortunately, it provides some of the least information, over 5 fragments of the stone exist in 5 different museums around the world, and there is still believed to be quite a few more fragmentary pieces to discover. If archaeologists were able to uncover more, one of the earliest documents of kinship could be recovered, providing the best and most accurate early record for a much earlier phase in Egyptian history.
Artifact evidence for the earliest depictions of Egyptians myths is seen on Predynastic wares, where the representation of a snake god, thought to be Apep, is seen battling a Sun deity, probably Ra on earliest Naqada I culture pottery dated to 4400 BC. The Zep Tepi myths of the Ptolemaic Egyptians detail three main battles between the gods in this early golden age, where Apep fought Ra as a Snake, and Horus later against Set. On a symbolic level the conflict is thought to represent armed contests between the northern kingdom and the southern kingdom, battles which may stretch far back into archaic Egyptian prehistory.
The seemingly "absent and invisible" archaeological record of predynastic Egypt seems particularly misleading and also continues to baffle scientists to the present day concerning a much earlier reconstructed chronology. According to anthropologist Karl W. Butzer in a 1965 article in the journal "Current Anthropology," the absence is certainly not indicative of a wholesale occupational abandonment of prehistoric Egypt. The most important settlements probably lay situated on a much lower floodplain during 8000 to 5000 BC, and such settlements now lie buried under more recent deposits of alluvium. Other Egyptologists are at pains to point out also that it seems highly improbably that during a period when both lands to the east and west of Egypt undertook serious advances in population and cultural development, that the most fertile River Valley in Northern Africa would be uninhabited. Those cultures that do then show up c. 5000 BC, the Faiyum and Merimde cultures in the north, appear backward and not what one would expect of the times. Several archaeologists now suspect that both probably only corresponded to "marginal settlements" populated by semi-nomadic Bedouins, and did not represent the true level of advancement of the 5th millenium in Egypt.
The Osireion
The Osireion is one of the most intriguing monuments in Egypt. The structure lies at the end of Seti I large temple devoted to Osiris at Abydos, a city said to be the final resting place of Osiris himself. To many scholars, it is Seti, the Pharaoh of the New Kindgom c.1300BC, who built the Osireion.
This does not include the opinions of all archaeologists on the site however.
Osireion Complex at Abydos
A Monument "Out of Place"
The majority of the finely dressed blocks of limestone that make up the Osireion are completely bare, the structure basically seeming to function as some sort of "reservoir" for Nile flooding, over 40 feet below the ground; it was uncovered by Flinders Petrie and Margaret Murray under tons of sand in 1902-1903. Originally, in their detailed report of the excavation, they concluded that the Osireion had been built much earlier than Seti I, noting the Osireion's similar bare stone plinths to the limestone blocks at the Valley Temple of the Sphinx at Giza. Having found simple, and crude inscriptions of Seti on some of the Osireion's outer most courses, other archaeologists who were able to succeed Petrie and Murray due to available funding, proceeded to date it to the New Kingdom. In history books, the affiliation of its construction is firmly attested to Seti and no other.
To Flinders and Margaret, the deciding factor to date the structure were the styles of architecture and construction methods, not whose name was on it. An ostracon, a piece of potsherd, was found at the entrance, reading, "Seti is serviceable to Osiris."
Seti's Temple at Abydos (Osireion in bottom left corner)
Reclaimed Posterity from the First Time
What the inscription indicates is that Seti instead, refurbished the structure rather than built it from scratch, a practice known to be common among posterity seekers of Egypt attempting to link themselves to greater antiquity. Also, given the lack of writings on the structure's stones, something wholly out of place for a New Kingdom structure, and a depth over 40 feet below ground on a totally separate level than Seti's Temple, suggests a date not in conjuction with Seti, but that of the mythical "First time" called Zep Tepi among the Egyptians, ruled by Osiris.
Geological evidence at the monument also suggest greater antiquity. Impacted layers of Nile silts occur well above the Osireion, layers which piled up, dated by organic materials, to a time when the Nile flooded much higher than those in dynastic times, c.14,000-12,000BC.
The Great Sphinx: Lion Cult of the Ice Age?
The Sphinx at the mouth of the Delta, shows signs of earlier antiquity, the stones of its construction seeming to be eroded by copious Ice Age rainfall. Whatever early culture that shaped its original form, may have shared a connection with the Neteru "Venerables of the North" and "Venerables of Memphis" mentioned in the Zep Tepi legends.
The lion, it should also be noted, of which the Sphinx is shaped, is a species that no longer inhabits Egypt. The original Sphinx may have been sculpted as only a Lion in a very early epoch when the animal was far more common in the Ice Age, a spiritual edifice devoted to a large Lion cult, much like the Cattle cults that existed in isolated oases far to the south. Gobekli Tepe in central Turkey, is a monumental cult structure within the same period which displays many sculpted figures of Ice Age animals along its T-Shaped stone columns, a site that also may provide an invaluable cornucopia of information necessary to imagining a possible Sphinx cult in Egypt.
Others do not think the cataclysmic period of the Ice Age could possibly support a society capable of building the Great Sphinx monument. The period consisted of erratic shifts in climate and sudden quaternary extinctions of many mega fauna, such as the Wholly mammoths and saber-toothed tigers. An independent and maverick egyptologist named John Anthony West, a man that played a major part in drawing public attention on the erosional controversy of the Sphinx, argues that the chaos and upheavals of the last Ice Age doesn't feel like a likely date for the structure. Anthony thinks that if a large society existed during that time, archaeologists would have surely found evidence for the civilization by now.
If, as Anthony believes, the Sphinx correlates astronomically to another "Age of Leo" another 26,000 years earlier than the end of the last Ice Age, around 36,000 BC, very long term geological factors probably would have buried the artifacts and certainly destroyed most organic materials of that civilization so that almost nothing would remain. Incidentally, the date of 36,000 BC also corresponds to information in the Turin Papyrus of the Egyptians, which records past eras of Egyptian history going back over 36,000 years. Anthony believes that if Egyptologists dug in areas that the Nile river flowed through during that time, which would be many miles to the west of its current position, remnants deep under the sands of the Sahara might reveal the tell-tale signs of a remote and advanced society.
The Pyramids: Artifact of an Earlier Time?
point to the pyramid of Khafre at the Giza Complex as further evidence
for an intermediary gap between a golden age of the Neteru and Shemsu
Hor and a later age of dynastic Egypt.
The Khafre pyramid's base is comprised of much larger blocks than those found in the upper courses, dividing the structure's construction phases into what appears to be two separate time periods, a possible link to an earlier timeframe where the pyramid remained "unfinished" or maybe initially a flat temple, rather than a tomb.
The internal courses are also less precisely arranged than the exterior ones, being filled with mortar construed of reeds, wood, and charcoal. Unfortunately, the inner courses remain out of sight and reach; if samples could be retrieved from these inner most courses for C14 dating, an undisputable record may reconstruct an overall chronology of the pyramid's development through the eons.
Surprisingly, one such carbon dating study did take place in Egyptological research, a preliminary report published in 1993 in Cairo in the Egyptian journal, "Annales du Service". The survey was conducted by Herbert Haas, Mark Lehner, Robert J. Wenke, Willy Wolfli, James M. Devine and Georges Bonani. The team apparently dated 72 monuments, obtaining 72 radiocarbon dates from 64 samples, variously obtained from mortar between pyramid blocks, or wood from beams supporting Zoser's stepped pyramid in Saqarra. The report had this to say,
"Our calibrated age measurements differ systematically, with only a few exceptions, from the ages estimated for these monuments on the basis of written sources...The remaining dates average 374 years older than their estimated ages based on ancient texts."
Supposedly, twenty samples were removed from the results and promised in a forthcoming publication, which has oddly never surfaced all these years later. A later study in 2001, written by four of the same authors, based on new carbon dates, failed to even mention the earlier report in 1993. Consistently, the report also gives dates which appear markedly earlier than ones commonly established by conventional theory. However, in this report, the authors seemed to remain completely neutral, and with only a small initial caveat in the introductory statements, state that the results "approximately" confirm conventional ideas but still leave open differences in chronological dating. The authors then simply list all the results without any further controversial comments.
If such evidence proves greater antiquity, then the later dynastic times of Khafre might merely represent a later building epoch in the history of Giza, in which the Pharaohs of the 4th Dynasty added tombs next to the pyramids, structures which had already been standing for at least a few centuries.
The valley temple itself is composed of largely bare stone plinths, one of the characteristics of the anomalous Osireion mentioned earlier, and also shares much of the same water erosional patterns of the Sphinx on its outer most limestone walls. The Sphinx temple next to it is also comprised of quarried blocks hoisted from the Sphinx enclosure, containing the same signature water erosion.
Whoever originally built the Sphinx, also, at the very least, built the outer walls of the Valley Temple and the adjacent Sphinx temple when the same levels of rainfall were active in the ancient climate of the Ice Age. In fact, in the Inventory Stela discovered by Auguste Mariette, the Valley Temple is instead named "The House of Osiris", not Khafre's. The similarity in style and construction of the Osireion in Abydos to the Valley Temple also puts its date at around the same time.
Khnum Khufu's Monument
The great pyramid adjacent to Khafre's, accredited to the Pharaoh Khufu, is built atop a mound of bedrock. Modern engineers, such as Robert Bauval, stress that incorporating such a large geographical feature into the framework of the pyramid would have fostered a large number of technical problems and logistical headaches. Today engineers note that it is much easier and practical to construct on top of a flat even plain of bedrock rather than working around a mound. Yet, the Egyptians still built a structure precisely aligned, within our modern levels of accuracy, to the four cardinal directions and as close to perfectly square as any building that has ever been made. All of this, dangerously close to the very edge of the giza plateau shelf. Placing the monument 100 meters further south would have been a much safer bet for architects beginning such a daring project. It is clear then that building atop the mound was viewed as necessity by the ancient Egyptians, and that it itself held a certain sacred historical significance, signs of an earlier presence on the plateau.
Another line in the inventory stela also states, that, "he (Khufu, alleged builder of the great pyramid) found the House of Isis, mistress of the Pyramid, by the side of the cavity of the Sphinx." Here, the stela suggests even that Isis is associated with the Pyramid, perhaps credited with an earlier version of the pyramid structure, and that Khufu "found" a temple of Isis, perhaps the Sphinx or Valley Temple adjacent the Sphinx.
The only real textual evidence that suggests Khufu's design of the great pyramid, is on interior blocks of granite originally discovered within the relieving chambers above the King's chamber by Colonel Howard Vyse in the 1800's. Names of Khufu as "Khnum Khufu", occur along the blocks, both upside down and others disappearing into the floor and ceiling. Scholars believe the inscriptions served as markers to ensure proper placement at site. However, Robert Temple points out in his book "Egyptian Dawn" that Colonel Vyse failed to mention the graffiti within the explorer's diary
upon originally entering into the chambers, and only mentioned the symbols
after entering the relieving compartments on a second visit. Some suspect that in the interim, Vyse faked the inscriptions to please unsatisfied sponsors originally promised treasure from the "excavations".
Although Khufu's name apparently vindicates mainstream ideas that Khufu built the pyramid, other Egyptologists have noted that the name of Khuf, or Khufu, of Khnum Khuf, was throughout Egyptian civilization often used as a simple, yet powerful magical charm, to "bless" objects, amulets, or stones. More precisely, Khnum Khufu is a ram-headed god, chiefly associated with the island of Elephantine in southern Egypt in Aswan, a divinity that presided over the potter's wheel and the art of stone masonry. The Egyptologist James Breasted, pointed out in his book, "Ancient Records of Egypt," that the expression, "Khnum-Khufu" literally just means, "Khnum protects me", and is technically not a name.
If anything, the iconic Pharaohnic cartouche element that the inscriptions lie within simply suggests that the pyramid is the property of an unknown pharaoh of an unknown date called "Khnum Protects Me," not Khufu of the 4th Dynasty. It is also quite fitting that the primary city of worship to Khnum Khufu, patron god of stone in Aswan, southern Egypt, is also the sole location that granite for the pyramid was quarried and brought up to Giza via the Nile to be installed into the inner chambers. In other words, these inscriptions are attributed to that Khufu of Aswan, the ram-headed Khnum.
There is a strong likelihood that the name then is simply being used as a" magical" charm by the stone masons that carved the blocks to either protect the work gangs transporting the block to site, and/or as a charm to protect the eternal rest of the Pharaoh's Ka spirit within the Pyramidal afterlife. Notice that I do not say, to protect the Pharaoh's mummified body within the Pyramid, as there is no evidence to suggest that a Pharaoh's dead body ever lay within the Pyramid, or any mummified Pharaoh in any other Pyramid for that matter of any known time period in Pharaohnic Egyptian history.
Recently, pioneering work done by the Doctor of Physics in Archaeology at the University of the Aegean in Rhodes, Ioannis Liritzis, used a newly developed dating technique called Optical Thermoluminescence, which measures the amount of photons and gamma radiation collected over time on the surfaces of stone. The doctor took samples from pyramid blocks of the granite casing stones of the third smallest pyramid (The Pyramid of Mycerinus) and compared the results to the background radiation at the site, yielding the date the blocks last lay exposed to sunlight. The pyramid blocks gave a date at most 1000 years older than the one commonly accepted today for the building of the Pyramids, around 3500 BC (the official results were 3590-2640 BC. At the very latest, the casing stones were lain in place a full one hundred years before the traditionally accepted reign of Pharaoh Mycerinus).
The median date is 3090 BC, over 500 years before the 4th Dynasty Kings. Even more damning is the fact that the granite casing stones are considered a much later addition to the youngest pyramid of the three; what the dates for the other pyramids may be will remain a mystery as it seems that Dr. Zahi Hawass, director of the Giza Plateau, for some strange reason has officially forbade the departure of any testable samples from Egypt, including, stone, wood, bone and pottery. Even more perplexing about Zahi's behavior is the fact that Egypt hardly contains the necessary finances and facilities to carry out any carbon or thermoluminescence dating, and certainly not any for Ioannis Liritzis's revolutionary stone technique. See the page Giza Mystery for info on the Giza controversy.
Sneferu's Ancient Chamber
The red pyramid of Sneferu, in North Dashur, dating to the Third Dynasty, only a few decades prior to Giza's traditional dates, rests on top of a much older chamber consisting of profusely weathered megaliths. Other areas of the red pyramid do not display the same type of characteristic erosion, a level of weathering one wouldn't expect to find on stones that have lain sheltered beneath the pyramid for over 4 millenia.
Cities Palette (Naqadda Period)
Clues tracing back to Zep Tepi
An artifact known as the Cities Palette, dated to the late Naqadda period depicts a series of Cities established by several animal Kings, eerily reminiscent of the animal Neteru and Shemsu Hor spirits of Zep Tepi from the Edfu texts. The top left most portion is chipped off, perhaps detailing cities that may have once existed in the Nile Valley or the Delta, and yet still remain undiscovered.
- Interesting bit of a doc on the science of chi energy, or bioelectric energy conducted through the lower dan tian... http://t.co/JrylkZ46Vs
- This is pretty amazing stone work, but the location is near the shore of the sea of Japan. During the Ice Age,... http://t.co/OpzW8cS9D8
- I think of the underground cave city of Derinkuyu, looking at these photos. Also reminds me of the cliff... http://t.co/ao88sDpUrC


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VW L1 Concept Officially Revealed in Detail
Volkswagen's 1-litre car the L1 Concept has been updated for the 2009 Frankfurt Motor Show. New pictures presented to the German media over the weekend show a different-looking car. Originally unveiled back in 2002 the idea was to use all the technical possibilities the company had to build a car that could conceivably use no more than one litre of fuel per 100km traveled. Such a thing has never been done before with fossil fuel-powered cars.
The update apparently uses a two-cylinder diesel engine worth 22kW (29hp) and mated to the new 7-speed DSG transmission. The car apparently weighs about 380kg (838 lbs) and can achieve an unbelievable 1.2 litres per 100km (189.6mpg) on average.
Apart from the engine other ways utilised to make these figures happen include using extremely light but exotic materials like the plastic bodywork, the monoblock engine construction and the titanium exhaust system. The fuel pump housing of the original was made of magnesium.
The L1 is not particularly large as it measures around 1.25 metres in width, enough for the two passengers to sit in tandem. The new concept also picks up on VW's latest styling cues like the slimmer front grille and it has covered rear wheels.
Wait for it to be officially unveiled in less than a day.
[UPDATE] Detailed press release and 3 new hi-res photos added to article.
World Premiere of the L1
The Future Needs the TDI:
- Small TDI leverages minimal fuel consumption and maximum range
- Downsizing - 0.8 TDI is smallest diesel engine intended for production applications ever built by Volkswagen
- Electrifying idea - E-motor plus TDI pushes CO2 emissions down to 36 g/km
The TDI, E-motor and 7-speed DSG are located at the rear, and they combine to create the most fuel efficient road-legal car hybrid drive in the world. Proof of this are its 1.38 litre per 100 kilometres fuel consumption and 36 g/km CO2 emissions. Serving as the primary drive source is a completely redeveloped two-cylinder turbo-diesel with common rail direct injection (TDI). It is operated in two different modes depending on the load conditions. In the standard "ECO" mode, the 800 cm3 TDI develops a power of 20 kW / 27 PS (at 4,000 rpm); in "Sport" mode - used to reach top speed, for example - the car's power rises to 29 kW / 39 PS (at 4,000 rpm). The TDI's maximum torque is 100 Newton-meter (at 1,900 rpm). Naturally, the L1 also has a Stop-Start system that automatically shuts down the engine when vehicle has stopped and restarts when the accelerator or E-pedal is pressed.
The hybrid module has been integrated into the housing of the 7-speed DSG (Direct Shift Gearbox). It is located between the TDI engine and the DSG gearbox and consists of a 10 kW / 14 PS electric motor and a clutch. The E-motor is supplied with energy from a lithium-ion battery located at the front of the car. An electronic power control module, operating at around. 130 Volts manages the flow of high voltage energy the battery and to the E-motor. In parallel, the vehicle's low voltage electrical system is supplied with the necessary 12 Volts through a DC/DC converter.
Electric motor - details of the E-motor
In normal operation the electric motor can support the TDI engine in conditions such as by electronic load point shifting and in acceleration. If necessary - generally during acceleration - the E-motor can supply 40 percent additional torque over the entire speed engine speed range. Moreover, the E-motor can propel the L1 over short distances by itself. In this case, an auxiliary clutch decouples the TDI from the drivetrain. Restarting the TDI is a very easy process. In so-called "pulse starting" of the TDI, the electric motor is sped up and is then coupled to the TDI unit to provide almost instant starting. The entire process takes place automatically and without jolts, so the driver hardly notices the restarting of the TDI engine.
In braking phases, the E-motor operates as a generator to charge the lithium-ion battery by recovering braking energy. The gears of the automatically shifting DSG are always selected with the aim of achieving the best possible fuel economy. The engine controller regulates all energy flow and drive management tasks taking into account the moment by moment demands for power made by the driver. Some of the parameters used to calculate the optimum propulsion mode for the given conditions are: accelerator pedal position, engine load, momentary fuel demand, energy supply and the mix of kinetic and electrical energy at any given time.
Diesel engine - details of the 0.8 TDI
The TDI engine in the L1 is a new development. Yet, even here Volkswagen has been able to exploit synergies to design an engine that is both innovative and cost-effective. Hence, this 0.8 litre TDI unit has been derived from the 1.6 TDI just introduced a few months ago. The 1.6 TDI is making its debut at the IAA in cars such as the new version of the Golf BlueMotion (3.8 l/100 km) and the Passat BlueMotion (4.4 l/100 km) - which are currently the world's most fuel-efficient production cars in their respective classes.
Based on their common origins, the 0.8 TDI and 1.6 TDI have identical cylinder spacing (88 millimetres), bore (79.5 millimetres) and stroke (80.5 millimetres). These high-tech TDI engines also share key internal engine features for reducing emissions. They include special piston crowns, multi-injection and individual orientations of the specific injection jets. On both drivetrains there is exhaust gas recirculation, an oxidation catalytic converter and a diesel particulate filter. Equipped this way, the TDIs in each Volkswagen fulfil the limits of the Euro-5 emissions standard with ease.
The 1.6 TDI, thanks to its common rail injection, is also an exceptionally quiet and low-vibration diesel engine. These positive properties have been successfully transferred to the two-cylinder unit. The TDI's aluminium crankcase was also constructed with high precision to achieve very low friction losses. The oil pump, designed to operate at a maximum oil pressure of 4.0 bar, also contributes to engine efficiency.
Another example of how the entire drive system is configured for high efficiency is the L1's cooling system. Its external water pump is controlled by engine management so that cooling is only activated while engine operating conditions require it. This thermal management also contributes to reduced fuel consumption. A second electric water pump, also activated only when needed, provides cooling required for the starter generator and the power electronics in a separate water circulation loop operating at a lower temperature level.
Automatic transmission - details of the 7-speed DSG
Gear shifting work aboard the L1 is handled by the 7-speed DSG, which is one of the most innovative automatic transmissions in production. Compared to the version equipping the new Polo, for example, the design of the Direct Shift Gearbox has been developed to include clutch control for the hybrid module. Furthermore, individual gear ratios have been optimised to attain responsive driving performance despite the car's extremely low fuel consumption. The hybrid module is integrated into the DSG housing as previously mentioned. It is located where the flywheel is usually to be found.
Driving performance - economical and yet responsive
The L1, equipped with ABS and ESP, has a top speed of up to 160 km/h - this is remarkable considering its fuel efficiency. With maximum acceleration from a standstill, the two-seater reaches 100 km/h after just 14.3 seconds. The fuel tank holds just ten litres yet, this is sufficient for a theoretical driving range of about 670 kilometres, given the car's 1.38 litre average fuel consumption.

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Humanitarian Efforts Continue Following Devastating Super Typhoon
Workers clear mud and debris in a devastated area on November 20,... News PhotoBestpix,Destruction,Emergencies and Disasters,Extreme Weather,Geographical Locations,Horizontal,Human Interest,Leyte Island,Mud,Natural Disaster,Occupation,Philippines,Rubble,Super Typhoon Haiyan - 2013,Tacloban,WeatherPhotographer Dondi TawataoCollection: Getty Images News 2013 Getty ImagesLEYTE, PHILIPPINES - NOVEMBER 20: Workers clear mud and debris in a devastated area on November 20, 2013 in Tacloban, Leyte, Philippines. Typhoon Haiyan, which ripped through the Philippines on November 9, has been described as one of the most powerful typhoons ever to hit land, leaving thousands dead and hundreds of thousands homeless. Countries all over the world have pledged relief aid to help support those affected by the typhoon, however damage to the airport and roads have made moving the aid into the most affected areas very difficult. With dead bodies left out in the open air and very limited food, water and shelter, health concerns are growing. (Photo by Dondi Tawatao/Getty Images)


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Storyteller, musician among special guests in Chimney Rock
Memorial Day weekend in Chimney Rock features national storyteller and award-winning old-time musician John Fowler. He will perform authentic Appalachian storytelling and music at 12:30 p.m. and 2 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, May 25-26 at the park's Meadows area.
Also park musician John Mason is playing music from old time to ragtime on a stringed instrument dating back 3,000 years called the hammered dulcimer, Friday through Monday by Cliff Dwellers Gift Shop.
The climbing tower on the Meadows will be open to guests for a free climb 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. today and Sunday with paid Park admission, weather permitting. Park admission is $12 adults, $6 youth (ages 6-15) and children under five are admitted free.
With family ties to the Southern Appalachians, Fowler presents a rich anthology of Appalachian stories and songs collected from generations of Carolina old-timers, ballad singers and storytellers. He has shared his talents at festivals, classrooms and performance halls from coast-to-coast for 25 years. On stage, John's performances for all ages are hilarious, creative, energetic and historically informative. He is a master harmonica player and has won awards at national banjo and guitar competitions like the prestigious Mountain Dance Folk Festival in Asheville. He co-produces a very popular old-time music show, "This Old Porch" on NC public radio WNCW 88.7.
A Taste of Rock Climbing. Climbers who want a taste of real rock climbing can climb below the Chimney on Vista Rock with the expertise of Fox Mountain Guides, who offer the only AMGA-Certified program in the Southeast. The 15-minute "tasters" cost $20 per person, no experience necessary. Two-hour climbing clinics and half- and full-day climbs with Fox Mountain are available by appointment. Get more information at (888) 284-8433 or chimneyrockpark.com.
Live Critters & Family Fun. Chimney Rock's Memorial Day weekend offers great hiking and activities for kids. While in the Meadows, families can visit Grady's Animal Discovery Den, where children can meet Grady the Groundhog, the Park's animal ambassador, and have fun eyeing live critters like snakes and an opossum.
The adjacent Great Woodland Adventure offers an easy 0.6-mile winding hike with 13 interactive discovery stations, where Grady illustrates how his forest friends live, including chipmunks, frogs, owls and butterflies. Larger-than-life wood and metal sculptures bring to life one of the nation's first TRACK Trails. Chimney Rock was named one of the top five "best summer activities for families" in North Carolina by GeoParent in 2011.


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Hollywood Park: Re-claims pay off with stakes victories
INGLEWOOD, Calif. – The fastest way to win a stakes for older California-breds this month is through the claim box.
On the weekend of Nov. 17-18 at Betfair Hollywood Park, the former claimers Killer Bear and Going for a Spin won stakes months after being claimed by owners who were previously involved in their careers.
Killer Bear, a 5-year-old horse by Northern Devil won the $78,200 On Trust Handicap over 7 1/2 furlongs on Nov. 17, his 47th start and first stakes win. He was claimed three times earlier this year, including twice by his current owners – a partnership led by Selman Shaby.
Going for a Spin, a 4-year-old filly by Ministers Wild Cat, won the $78,200 Cat's Cradle Handicap for fillies and mares over 7 1/2 furlongs on Nov. 18. Bred by Tom and Debbie Stull, Going for a Spin was claimed away from them in January for $40,000 and then taken back for the same price here in May.
Shaby and a few partners claimed Killer Bear with trainer Jeff Mullilns for $25,000 from a fourth-place finish in an optional claimer here in June. They had an immediate return on their investment when he won a similar race at Del Mar on July 18, earning a purse of $42,600.
But previous trainer Steve Knapp claimed Killer Bear for $25,000 that day only to lose the horse for $32,000 to Shaby and partners BG Stable, Louis Giardano, Scott Rudolph, and Joe Thomas at Del Mar on Aug. 4.
Killer Bear was later ninth in an optional claimer in September and fourth in a $40,000 claimer in October – with no claims submitted – before he ran in the On Trust.
The quirky distance of the race was in Killer's Bear advantage, Shaby said.
"We'd been eye-balling this race," he said. "The horse needed 7 1/2 furlongs."
Killer Bear earned $48,200 from the On Trust win. He could start in a variety of races in coming months – a high-priced claimer, an optional claimer, or even a stakes such as the $100,000 Crystal Water Stakes over 1 1/8 miles on turf at Santa Anita on Jan. 26.
Killer Bear is the first stakes winner for his dam, Tennis C. Waltz, a 19-year-old by Seattle Dancer.
With the On Trust stakes win, Shaby can claim success as the leader of the partnership, even if he does poke fun at himself.
"I feel like a genius, but I am an idiot," he said.
The Stulls own Tommy Town Thoroughbreds in Santa Ynez, Calif., one of the state's leading farms.
Going for a Spin is by Ministers Wild Cat, who stands at Tommy Town.
Going for a Spin is out of Gender Motors, a 15-year-old mare by Mr. Greeley who earned $159,374 racing in claiming and allowance races in the Midwest.
Trained by Jerry Hollendorfer, Going for a Spin won her second stakes in the Cat's Cradle. She won the E.B. Johnston Stakes at Fairplex Park in September and was later third in the Las Madrinas Handicap there and third in the Miss America Stakes at Golden Gate Fields in October.
Going for a Spin has earned $146,400 this year, her best season on the track. Tom Stull said that Going for a Spin's success will result in a 5-year-old season in 2013.
"If she runs like this, I'll have to," he said while leaving the winner's circle. "She's only 4. She's got a good year to go."
◗ Unbridled Energy, winner of the Grade 2 San Fernando Stakes at Santa Anita in 2006, will stand the 2013 breeding season at Golden Eagle Farms, the farm announced last week. Unbridled Energy, 10, will stand for $2,500 and will be the property of a syndicate that includes Golden Eagle Farms. By Unbridled's Song, Unbridled Energy previously stood for $3,500 at Pin Oak Lane Farm in Pennsylvania. Unbridled Energy is the sire of the Prairie Meadows stakes winner Sterling Madame.


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PHOTOS: Northam May Fair
Posted: May 06, 2014|
A VARIED and vibrant scene greeted local people and holiday makers in Northam on Saturday, as the town's recently revived May Fair went off with a clash of swords and a dance or two.
This year saw the traditional annual celebration, revived in 2012 by Northam Community Association and St Margaret's Church – both in Fore Street – hold a new food market with local produce being bought and sampled.
There was a wide variety of stalls and entertainment on offer at the event including a majorettes display by Tarka Starlightz, a performance by Appledore Singers, street entertainment by Britain's Got Talent contestant, juggler, escapologist and all round wizard Merlin Cadogan and a display of sword fighting by the Devon Medieval Combat Alliance.
John Tremain, treasurer of the Northam Community Association, said: "Everybody enjoyed themselves; there were lots of smiles on faces.
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"The food court sold out of products, lots of food was eaten on the day and it was all about the variety."
He added: "The fighting display was brilliant; it was full-on broad sword fighting. Each man got kids on their side and they all screamed for each fighter, it was wonderfully noisy."
The day's events kicked off with the crowning of the May Queen and King by Mr Cadogan. They were Bella Dorrell and Harry Powe from Northam St George's School, which was heavily involved with its pupils performing a traditional maypole dance.
Mr Tremain estimated 1,000 people attended the event, and said community groups such as the Children's Hospice South West and the North Devon Hospice used the good cheer to raise funds for their vital services.
Mr Tremain added: "Same again next year, we have already taken bookings and we hope to expand it. It means a lot to the town."
He said a small fairground in the church car park this year could be expanded, as the church and local councillors are open to the idea of closing a road to make more space for the event in 2015.


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Photos of Maja Salvador and Gerald Anderson together in Albay spark rumors that the two Kapamilya stars are dating.
For Maja, those photographs do not necessarily mean they are more than friends.
"Hindi po kami nagdi-date doon. Nandoon ako dahil sa bridal shower ng aking pinsan, ang aking best cousin, kaya ako nandoon. At siya din, nandoon kasama ng mga kaibigan niya," Maja said at the press conference of the teleserye "Ina, Kapatid, Anak" in Luxent Hotel in Quezon City on Tuesday, January 8.
Maja also explained why she and Gerald were on the same flight to Albay.
"Kasi may pagsasama kami, yung "24/7 In Love" sa Davao. So sa plane, napag-usapan namin yung Misibis at parang nasabi ko na maganda yung Misibis. Maganda doon at yung activities doon. Kasi nagtatanong siya kung saan ang magagandang lugar at nasabi ko iyon. Tapos humingi siya ng number, sabi ko 'Sige, magbibigay ako ng number para ma-check mo kung okay.' Tapos after noon, nagkita kami sa Italian [film] festival at nasabi ko yung tungkol sa Misibis, pupunta ako with my cousins, bonding kasi doon na ang bridal shower. Inayos ko. Tapos sabi niya 'Sige, ayusin ko din. So same flight, sabay," she added.
The actress said she even invited Kim Chiu to join the trip.
[Related: Kim and Maja's strained friendship]
"Invited siya. Hindi lang siya pwede kasi may family, siyempre, vacation mode siyempre kasama ang family," she said.
Maja the new apple of Gerald's eyes?
So is Gerald pursuing Maja?
"Hindi ko po masasagot iyan. Siguro po siya (Gerald) na lang ang tanungin niyo," Maja said.
Recently, Kim reportedly unfollowed Maja on Instagram. Is this an indication that the actresses are no longer friends?
Maja only had this to say.
"Simula umpisa, alam naman ni Kim kung ano ang nangyayari," she said.
Kim Chiu Only On OMG!Kim Chiu reveals what she has learned so far from the showbiz industry. Interview by Jason Domantay. Video produced by Yahoo! Southeast Asia and Digitank Studios.
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Wedding Menu - Karl Muffler & Hilde Mayer, 1939 Reg. No: HT 18175
- Summary:
- This is a menu from the wedding reception held for Hilde Mayer and Karl Muffler at the Hotel Alexander, Spencer Street, City, on 4th March 1939. It features signatures by the guests of the bride.Their wedding ceremony had been held at St. Mary's Church, Dandenong Road, St Kilda. Hilde and Karl had met through the German Tivoli Club; Karl was also good friends with her parents, and connected to the German Labour Front of which Hilde's father Adolf Mayer was president. After their wedding, they moved into a flat in Raleigh St Windsor, but were only settled for six months before Karl was interned, along with her father, as an enemy alien in September in 1939.
This item relates to Karl Friedrich Muffler, qualified pastry chef and confectioner, born in 1900, who migrated to Melbourne from Germany in 1930, aboard the passenger liner 'Balranald'. Muffler quickly established himself in Melbourne, commencing employment with Bill Ikinger (who had recruited and sponsored him) at his cake shop in Brunswick, as well as joining the long-running German establishment 'Club Tivoli'. Muffler went on to establish his own business, 'The Embassy' in Malvern, and in 1939 married fellow German migrant Mathilde 'Hilde' Mayer. At this time they were members of the 'German Labour Front' of which Adolf Mayer (Hilde's father) was president. On 4th September, 1939 Karl Muffler, along with dozens of other German residents (including his father-in-law), was placed into police custody as an enemy alien. He was transferred to Tatura internment camp and while there undertook woodcarving and drafting classes and worked as a cake decorator. He was transferred to a Forestry Commission camp in Broadford, and finally released in 1945. With no family left in Germany he decided to stay in Australia and became naturalised in 1947. After the war, Muffler accepted a position at William Angliss Food Trades School in Melbourne teaching ex-servicemen new skills in cake decoration. He maintained a connection to the German community though Club Tivoli and died in 1996.
- Description:
- Fold-out card wedding menu for guests of the bride, at 'Hotel Alexander, Melbourne', and date (4/3/1939). Inscribed with signatures for the bride'.
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- Donation from Ms Sue Muffler, 2005
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|Text: HOCHZEITSFEIER/MAYER MUFFLER/IN/Hotel Alexander/Melbourne, 4th March, 1939/MENU/CANAPEE A LA RUSSE/OYSTER A LA HILDE/CONSOMME ROYAL/SCHNAPPER ALEXANDER/EXCALOPES VIENNOISE/aux/POINT d'ASPERGES/ROAST BREAST OF TURKEY/CHIPALATA/SALAD JAPONAISE/BOMBE PRINCE PUCKLER/COFFEE/OLIVES NUTS/RAISINS.
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|Mrs Hilde Muffler (nee Mayer), Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 04 Mar 1939
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Document ID: 9588
Updated: Aug 30, 2005
Cisco Access Servers are often configured as comm servers for console
access to a Sun workstation. These configurations refer to the Access Server as
a comm server, terminal server or a console server. The configuration for the
comm server to connect to the Sun device is similar to the comm server setup
for console access to Cisco routers. See
a Terminal/Comm Server for more information on configuring the comm
Warning: Before you connect the comm server to the Sun workstation, make sure
that you read and understand the implications in
Server Break Character on Cisco Access Servers. This field notice warns
that Sun workstations can go into maintenance mode or reboot if the console
server is reloaded. You must address the issues in this field notice before you
There are no specific prerequisites for this document.
This document is not restricted to specific software and hardware
The information presented in this document was created from devices in
a specific lab environment. All of the devices used in this document started
with a cleared (default) configuration. If you are working in a live network,
ensure that you understand the potential impact of any command before using
For more information on document conventions, refer to the
Technical Tips Conventions.
When you connect to the console port of a Sun server:
Enable and correctly configure the serial interface (serial A or B on
the Sun) for console access. Use a utility such as Admintool to verify the
serial interface status. See
Unix System Administrator Resources
for more information on
how to enable and configure the serial interface Sun workstations.
Do not connect a keyboard to the Sun workstation. Sun machines search
for the keyboard during power-up. If the keyboard is plugged in, the server
assumes the console is the locally connected keyboard and monitor . If it does
not detect a keyboard, it redirects console input and output to serial port
Warning: Do not unplug the keyboard once the server is booted up. This causes
the console to lock up. If the console locks up, make sure the server can
autoboot without intervention and reboot with the keyboard disconnected. Refer
to the Sun website
information on autoboot.
Set the Sun serial port speed, data bits, parity, and stop-bits to
9600-8-N-1 (the default setting) or match the settings configured on the comm
server (if different).
Make sure you can connect to the console of the Sun using a dumb
terminal or PC before you connect the Sun to the Cisco console server. Verify
this connection to help isolate and fix Sun related issues before you connect
to the console server. See the
How To: Serial
document for more information on using a dumb terminal or PC for
console access.
Obtain or make an RJ-45-to-B-25 adapter to attach to the Sun. The
adapter allows you to connect the Cisco Access Server to your Sun console. You
can obtain an RJ-45-to-B-25 male adapter kit at most electronic outlet stores
to make the adapter. Use the pinouts table below to you build the
To build the special RJ-45-to-DB-25 adapter:
Disassemble the adapter.
Identify the pins (shown in the diagram below) and compare it to
the table below.
Connect the wire from each pin on the RJ-45 side to the
corresponding pin on the DB-25 side (defined in the table below). For example,
connect RJ-45 side pin 1 to pin 4 on the DB-25 side.
Use a breakout box or multimeter to make sure the adapter is wired
correctly. If using a multimeter, apply a voltage to each pin on the RJ-45 side
and make sure the corresponding pin on the DB-25 side receives the
To extend the reach of the CAB-OCTAL-ASYNC cable (from the comm
server), use a straight-through cable. If you do not need to extend the reach
of the
cable, connect the RJ-45 plug into the RJ-45-to-DB-25 adapter as instructed
Note: The pinout table above is suitable for most Sun servers with DB-25
Serial Ports. Refer to
Sun Serial Port and Cable Pinouts
to verify the serial port
type on your Sun server. If the serial port pinouts for your server do not
match the pinouts in the table above, create the adapter by matching the
expected signal from the Sun to the appropriate signal provided by the
CAB-OCTAL-ASYNC cable.
An alternate method, based on a lab scenario, to connect to the Sun
server using a Cisco RJ-45-to-DB-25 connector is shown in this table. However,
use the procedure previously described to eliminate variables.
The combination above is equivalent to one null-modem connection
between the two DTEs. If you try the combinations above and cannot establish a
connection, verify the connector pinouts or create the RJ-45-to-B-25 adapter
described previously.
The Cisco comm server configuration excerpt below shows the
configuration of the async lines that connect to the console port of the Sun.
You must configure the comm server as instructed in
a Terminal/Comm Server.
line 1 16
!--- Configure the lines that are used for sun console connectivity.
session-timeout 20
!--- Session times out after 20 minutes of inactivity.
no exec
!--- Unwanted signals from the attached device do not launch an EXEC session.
!--- Prevents the line from being unavailable due to a rogue EXEC process.
exec-timeout 0 0
!--- Disables exec timeout.
transport input all
!--- Allows all protocols to use the line.
Note: If this configuration does not work, use the flowcontrol
hardware in command in configuration mode and reconnect. If you
continue to have problems, refer to
a Comm/Terminal Server for Sun Console Access to verify the Sun accepts
console connections from a dumb terminal .
The output below shows a connection from a comm server (maui-oob-01) to
a Sun Sparc Ultra 5 server (supersweet), which is connected on line 15 of the
comm server, and that is why we use TELNET port 2015 in the example. The first
authentication is performed by the comm server on the outbound connection. The
second authentication is performed by the Sun.
maui-oob-01#telnet 172.22.163.26 2015
Trying 172.22.163.26, 2015 ... Open
User Access Verification
supersweet console login: root
Last login: Tue Feb 13 08:01:26 on console
Feb 13 17:34:54 supersweet login: ROOT LOGIN /dev/console
Sun Microsystems Inc. SunOS 5.6 Jumpstart 1.024 August 1997
supersweet:/ ->
maui-oob-01#telnet 172.22.163.26 2015
Trying 172.22.163.26, 2015 ... Open
User Access Verification
supersweet console login: root
Last login: Tue Feb 13 08:01:26 on console
Feb 13 17:34:54 supersweet login: ROOT LOGIN /dev/console
Sun Microsystems Inc. SunOS 5.6 Jumpstart 1.024 August 1997
supersweet:/ ->
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Cla-Zel offers busy musical scheduleWritten by Andrew Farr | | firstname.lastname@example.com
The Cla-Zel Theater in downtown Bowling Green will feature a variety of musical performances this weekend and through the summer.
On May 28, the Cla-Zel will conclude its recent jazz music series that will consist of several local musicians. Among these will be drummer and vocalist Damen Cook and pianist Gene Parker. Cook has a reputation as a stage and studio musician while Parker has previously performed with Tony Bennett, Gladys Knight and Sammy Davis Jr. He has also taught jazz music at BGSU and UT.
Later in the night, the music will shift as the Cla-Zel also welcomes some regional DJs coming from Cleveland, Columbus and even Chicago.
Cla-Zel owner Ammar Mufleh said these DJs are experimental in new types of electronic music and he said he is excited about bringing in some local, as well as regional acts to perform this type of music.
"These are really some interesting subcultures in electronic-based music," Mufleh said.
Admission for Friday night's events will be $5 at the door.
On May 30, the Cla-Zel will host a benefit concert to raise money for Latino students at Waite High School in Toledo. Mufleh said he has a friend that is the head of the Spanish club at the high school.
When funding was cut to the club, Mufleh wanted to do something to help out and decided to have a charity concert to raise money. The main act will be accordion player Albert Zamora. The event will also feature Bob Olivo, a radio DJ from Texas.
Tickets for Sunday's event will be $18 in advance and $20 at the door.
The Cla-Zel will continue to host several music performances throughout the summer as the theater's blues music series begins June 23 with the band Traveling By Sea.
Banan AlKilani, director of public relations for the Cla-Zel said there will be some great musical performances coming up in the next few months.
"We're really excited about having some of these blues bands perform here," AlKilani said. "Our lineup for the summer, as well as the fall, keeps looking better."
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Dr. Manoj Jain: Depression common following an operation
My patient, who was built like a linebacker, was a week out from major heart surgery. He sat in a chair in his ICU room with his head drooped down. The surgery had gone well, and his heart rate, blood pressure and respirations were all normal.
When I asked him how he was doing, he refused to make eye contact and just shrugged his shoulders.
Before surgery his face was full of life and we chatted about his work as a carpenter. But now the nursing staff and doctors hesitated to go into his room, unless it was necessary. "He is so depressed," a doctor told me.
I recalled when my father had undergone bypass surgery more than a decade ago. After the operation, he, too, had lost all interest in living.
"Your heart is better," I insisted, trying to shake off his depression.
"I know, but not my mind," he said.
Postoperative depression is a common syndrome, but one that is under-recognized and under-appreciated by doctors and patients' families. One 2001 study found that 20 percent of patients experienced major depression after bypass surgery. The causes are many; feelings of mortality, of loss or of vulnerability may surface and impede recovery. "I ain't depressed," my patient insisted. "I'm just thinking about stuff."
Unfortunately, those with postoperative depression have a higher complication rate. In the study, nearly 30 percent of the patients who were depressed had a major cardiac event, such as a heart attack, in the following year compared with 10 percent of patients who did not suffer from depression. In other studies, depression doubled the risk of death or heart-related illness among patients with underlying heart disease.
So on that Friday morning, standing in my patient's room, I tried to engage him in a conversation about something other than his illness. "Do you like football?" I asked.
He nodded.
"Who is you favorite team?"
Another shoulder shrug.
"Well, I grew up in Boston and New England Patriots are my favorite," he said.
Knowing that they had a winning 9-3 record, I said, "This weekend I want you to watch the game and root for the Patriots."
Raising his head, he said, "No. I can't do that, I can't stand (quarterback) Tom Brady."
"OK, then who are you going to root for?"
"Indianapolis Colts. "
"They haven't won a game," I said.
"And they likely won't win one this season," my patient replied. He seemed determined to be glum. I let the conversation stand.
Too often, we on the medical team fail to treat post-surgical depression. But there are many good treatments that may help. Exercise can strengthen the heart and improve body image, self-esteem, mood and quality of life. Exercise also allows the body to release "feel-good" brain chemicals, such as endorphins. The physical therapist was scheduled to start walking with my patient, and we hoped this would help both his heart and his mood.
Social support can also improve mood and increase survival from heart disease. This patient was fortunate to have his wife of many years seated by his bedside.
Short-term antidepressant medicines are helpful, and we had called in a psychiatrist.
On Monday, I asked my patient about the games. The Patriots had won and the Colts had lost. "Yeah, you knew that was going to happen," he said, this time with a smile.
Who knows? Maybe we can add watching football games to our list of remedies for post-surgical depression.
Manoj Jain is an infectious disease doctor in Memphis and also writes for The Washington Post. Archived articles are at MJainMD.com.
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Mariana Olsen (M.S, 2014): Applying to PhD programs in Animal Cognition this fall..
Suzanna Powell (M.S, 2014): Ph.D. student in Dr. Julie Bugg's Cognitive Control and Aging Lab at Washington University in St. Louis.
Chad Moffitt (M.S, 2013): Ph.D. student in Dr. Jason Watson's Cognitive Science Lab at the University of Utah.
Shelly Winward-Heap (M.S, 2012): Shelly currently lives in Bozeman with her husband Chet and their new baby Vera, born in December, 2012.
Dr. Kristina Rand (M.S, 2009): Ph.D. 2014, University of Utah).
Dr. Emily Cohen-Shikora (Post-Grad Research Assoc, 2007-2009; Ph.D. 2015, Washington University in St. Louis). Working at Washington University Teaching Center.
Dr. Zach Shipstead (M.S., 2007; Ph.D., 2011, Georgia Tech University). Assistant Professor at Arizona State University, West Campus.
Dr. Ann Lambert (M.S., 2006; Ph.D., 2011, University of Utah). Currently Postdoc at University of Virginia.
Dr. Jesse Bengson (M.S., 2005; Ph.D., 2011, U.C. Davis). Currently visiting professor at Bates College in Maine..
Honorary Lab Members:
Students with other primary advisors that spent a great deal of time moonlighting in our lab.
(Left) Dr. Frank Bosco (M.S., 2005 with mentor Rick Block; Ph.D., 2011, University of Memphis). Currently Assistant Professor at Virginia Commonwealth University.
(Middle) Dr. Mark Huff (M.S., 2009 with mentor Michelle Meade; Ph.D., 2013, University of Calgary). Currently Post Doc in Dr. David Balota's Cognitive Psychology Lab at Wahington University in St. Louis.
(right) Sara Davis (M.S., 2010 with mentor Michelle Meade). Currently Ph.D. student in Jason Chan's Memory and Education Lab at Iowa State University..
PUBLICATIONS FROM ATTENTION AND MEMORY LAB ALUMNI (GRADUATION up to 2012):
Aguinis, H., Pierce, C.A., Bosco, F.A., Dalton, D.R., & Dalton, C.M. (2011). Debunking myths and urban legends about meta-analysis. Organizational Research Methods, 14, 306-331.
Aguinis, H., Pierce C. A., Bosco, F. A., & Muslin, I. S. (2009). First decade of Organizational Research
Methods: Trends in design, measurement, and data-analysis topics. Organizational Research
Methods, 12, 69-112.
Aguinis, H., Dalton, D.R., Bosco, F.A., Pierce, C.A., & Dalton, C.M. (2011). Meta-analytic choices and judgment calls: Implications for theory building and testing, obtained effect sizes, and scholarly impact. Journal of Management, 37, 5-38.
Bengson, J. J. & Hutchison, K. A. (2007). Variability in response criteria affects estimates of conscious identification and unconscious semantic priming. Consciousness and Cognition, 16, 785-796.
Bengson, J.J., Mangun, G.R., & Mazaheri, A (2012). Individual working memory capacity is uniquely correlated with feature-based attention when combined with spatial attention. Attention, Perception, & Psychophysics, 73, 86-102.
Bengson, J.J., Mangun, G.R., & Mazaheri, A (2011). The neural markers of an imminent failure of response inhibition. Neuroimage, 59, 1534-1539.
Bengson, J.J. & Mazaheri, A. (2010) Trial-by-trial dynamics: a window in time. Frontiers in Human Neuroscience, 4, 199.
Hancock, J. I., Allen, D. G., Bosco, F. A., McDaniel, K., & Pierce, C. A. (in press). Meta-analytic review of employee turnover as a predictor of firm performance. Journal of Management.
Huff, M.J., Coane, J., Hutchison, K.A., Grasser, E.B., & Blais, J.E. (in press). Interpolated task effects on direct and mediated false recognition: Effects of initial recall, recognition, and the ironic effect of guessing. Journal of Experimental Psychology: Learning, Memory, and Cognition.
Huff, M.J., & Hutchison, K.A. (2011). The effects of mediated word lists on false recall and recognition. Memory & Cognition, 39, 941-953.
Huff, M.J., Meade, M.L., & Hutchison, K.A. (2011). Age-related differences in guessing on free and forced recall tests. Memory, 19, 317-330.
Hutchison, K.A., & Bosco, F.A. (2007). Congruency effects in the letter search task: Semantic activation in the absence of priming. Memory & Cognition, 35, 514-525.
Meade, M. L., Hutchison, K. A., & Rand, K. (2010). Effects of delay and number of related list items on implicit activation for DRM critical items in a speeded naming task. Journal of Memory and Language, 62, 302-310.
Rand, K.M., Tarampi, M.R., Creem-Regehr, S.H., & Thompson, W.B. (2011). The importance of a visual horizon for distance judgments under severely degraded vision. Perception, 40, 143-154.
Rand, K. M., Tarampi, M. R., Creem‐Regehr, S. H. & Thompson, W. B. (in press). The influence of object ground contact on perception of distance and size under severely degraded vision. Seeing and Perceiving (formerly Spatial Vision).
Redick, T. S., Shipstead, Z., Harrison T., L., Hicks, K. L., Fried, D.
E., Hambrick, D. Z., Kane, M. J., Engle, R. W. (2012). No evidence of intelligence improvement after working memory training: A randomized, placebo-controlled study. Journal of Experimental Psychology, General.
Shipstead, Z.& Broadway,J.M. (in press). Individual differences in working memory capacity and the Stroop effect: Do high spans block the words? Learning and Individual Differences.
Shipstead, Z. & Engle, R.W. (in press). Interference within the focus of attention: Working Memory Tasks Reflect More than Temporary Maintenance. Journal of Experimental Psychology: Learning, Memory, and Cognition.
Shipstead, Z., Harrison, T. L., & Engle, R. W. (2012). Working memory capacity and visual attention: Top-down and bottom-up guidance. Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology, 65, 401-407.
Shipstead, Z., Hicks, K. L., & Engle, R. W. (in press). Cogmed working memory training: Does the evidence support the claims? Journal of Applied Research in Memory and Cognition.
Shipstead, Z. Redick, T.S., & Engle, R.W. (in press). Is working memory training effective? Psychological Bulletin.
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In a radio synthesizer adapted for use in an aircraft transceiver, an out of lock detector which enables or inhibits output from the synthesizer depending upon whether the synthesizer phase lock loop is in or out of lock. Under normal in lock operating conditions the oscillator output is coupled to the input of an output amplifier. When the loop is out of lock, pulse signals are generated at the loop phase detector and peak integrated to produce a signal which inhibits transmission of the oscillator output to the output amplifier, so that no output is produced while the synthesizer searches for a selected frequency.
1. A radio synthesizer system for generating a plurality of selectable radio frequency signals, comprising:
a. oscillator means for generating a periodic signal, being tunable such that the frequency of said periodic signal can be varied as a function of a tuning signal;
b. divider means for dividing the frequency of said periodic signal, said divider means having selecting means for determining the selected system frequency;
c. frequency reference means, for generating a reference signal of a predetermined frequency and phase;
d. phase detector means, connected to said oscillator means, for comparing said divider signal and said reference signal and producing said tuning signal as a function of the comparative phase of said signals, said phase detector means also being characterized by producing a pulsed out of lock signal when said divider and reference signals are out of phase and said system is out of lock;
e. output means for providing the system output signal, having an input circuit connected to said oscillator means; and
f. out of lock detector means for turning off said output means when said system is out of lock, having an input circuit connected to said phase detector means and which receives said pulsed out of lock signal, and an output circuit connected to said output means input circuit, whereby no output signal is produced by said system when it is out of lock.
2. The system as described in claim 1, wherein said phase detector is characterized by producing said pulsed out of lock signal so long as said system is out of lock.
3. The system as described in claim 2, wherein said out of lock detector comprises circuitry for integrating said pulsed out of lock signal, said integrated signal holding said output means off.
4. The system as described in claim 3, wherein said output means input circuit has an on-off device which is normally on and is biased off by said out of lock detector in response to said integrated signal.
5. In a phase lock loop system for generating a pulse signal at a given frequency, apparatus for generating a DC signal representative of when said system is in lock and when out of lock, comprising detector means for comparing a loop signal with a reference signal and producing pulses as long as said system is out of lock, and means for generating a DC signal having a polarity which is a function of whether said system is in lock, said DC signal means having a non-linear circuit connecting to said detector means for receiving said out of lock pulses, wherein said DC signal generating means comprises a capacitor in combination with a voltage source of a first polarity, said capacitor normally being charged through said source with said first polarity, and wherein said non-linear circuit comprises at least one diode.
6. The apparatus as described in claim 5, wherein said DC generating means comprises circuitry to charge said capacitor with a second polarity upon the occurrence of one of said pulses.
7. The apparatus as described in claim 6, wherein said DC signal means comprises a relatively slow charging circuit for charging said capacitor from said voltage source and a relatively fast charging circuit for charging said capacitor from said out of lock pulses.
8. The apparatus as described in claim 7, comprising a signal output circuit for providing a system output signal, and further comprising enabling means connected to said DC generating means to enable said signal output circuit in the absence of said out of lock pulses.
9. The apparatus as described in claim 8, wherein said enabling means comprises a two state device having a normal first state when said system is in lock, and which is connected to said generating means such that it is switched to a second state when said out of lock pulses are received, whereby said output circuit is disenabled.
1. Field of the Invention
This invention lies in the field of radio synthesizers and, more particularly, detectors for determining when a phase lock loop synthesizer is out of lock.
2. Description of the Prior Art
The circuit of this invention finds particular use in connection with a phase lock loop synthesizer utilized within an aircraft radio transceiver. The assignee of this invention has recently designed an avionics transceiver to meet the 720 channel selectivity requirement, which transceiver utilizes a synthesizer module employing the latest digital techniques to assure accurate lock-on. While lock-on is quickly and efficiently achieved with this apparatus, there is a period of search following each selection of a new frequency, during which search period the oscillator is being tuned to the newly selected frequency. During this search period when the loop is out of lock, the oscillator output does not correspond to any desired channel frequency, and it is during this period that the detector of this invention inhibits transmission from the oscillator through to either the receiver or transmitter portion of the apparatus, so that extraneous communication is avoided. As soon as the loop is in lock, assuring that the oscillator has been tuned to precisely the desired frequency corresponding to a selected channel, the output circuit is enabled so that the transceiver function proceeds.
It is an object of this invention to provide efficient means for inhibiting synthesizer output in an aircraft radio transceiver when the synthesizer output is not locked at the selected frequency.
It is another object of this invention to provide an out of lock detector for a phase lock loop synthesizer, such out of lock detector providing for rapid inhibiting action when the synthesizer is out of lock.
It is another object of this invention to provide, for use with a phase lock loop synthesizer system, means for inhibiting transmission of the output of such system when the loop is not phase/frequency locked, and which inhibiting means interfaces with the synthesizer efficiently and reliably, and requires a minimum of components.
In accordance with the above objectives, there is provided, in a phase lock loop system for generating a pulse signal at a selected frequency, out of lock detector apparatus for generating a signal representative of the in lock/out of lock status of the system loop, a signal output circuit for normally transmitting the output of the synthesizer oscillator, and enabling means for normally enabling said output circuit and for disenabling said output circuit when the system is out of lock. The out of lock circuit produces a DC signal representative of the in lock/out of lock status of the loop, which signal responds quickly to a loop change from in lock to out of lock, and relatively slowly to a change from out of lock to in lock.
FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a phase lock system which incorporates the circuit of this invention.
FIG. 2 is a circuit diagram of the out of lock detector of this invention, in combination with a phase detector and output amplifier.
Referring now to FIG. 1, there is shown a block diagram of a radio synthesizer for providing a signal of a selected radio frequency. A voltage controlled oscillator 30 is utilized to produce the desired radio frequency signal. The output of oscillator 30 is a pulse signal, and as that term is used herein it refers to a continuous train of pulses at a preselected frequency.
The output of oscillator 30 is connected to a divider shown schematically at 32, which comprises frequency selection means with which an operator can manually select a desired frequency. For example, the frequency selection means enables an operator to select a desired one of 720 communication channels each separated by 25 KHz. The divider comprises a counter which is preset by the frequency selection, to produce an output signal designated as a variable signal, which divider output is maintained at 25 KHz when the system is in the stable "in lock" condition. The 25 KHz variable signal is compared with a reference 25 KHz signal generated by reference generator 34, preferably a crystal controlled high precision oscillator. This comparison is accomplished in a phase/frequency detector 35. As used in this application, phase detection and frequency detection are used interchangeably. In the phase lock loop system which forms the environment of this invention, when the loop is in lock the phase and frequency of the variable signal are maintained precisely together with that of the reference signal.
The output of phase/frequency detector 35 is connected to loop filter 36, which produces a DC type signal which is returned to oscillator 30 as the tuning signal, whereby oscillator 30 is positioned to produce an output pulse signal of such a frequency that the variable (divided) signal is 25 KHz. At the same time, an output of the phase/frequency detector 35 is connected to out of lock detector 39, which produces a DC type signal which represents the in lock/out of lock condition of the loop. In other words, this signal is effectively a two-state signal, carrying information as to whether the loop is in lock or out of lock. As used herein, the term DC signal is meant to be either a signal of zero frequency or a very slow changing signal relative to the pulse signals involved. Also, when the variable 25 KHz signal and the reference agree in both phase and frequency, the loop is considered to be in lock.
The output of detector 39 is shown to be symbolically inputted to gate 40, along with an output from oscillator 30. Gate 40 enables the oscillator output to be transmitted through to an output amplifier 42 when the loop is in lock, and blocks transmission when the loop is out of lock, thus providing that when the system is searching for a newly selected frequency, or otherwise out of lock, no output is transmitted through to other portions of the radio equipment which utilized the synthesized radio frequency output. In practice, the circuitry of blocks 39, 40 and 42 may be combined, even though the functions are shown separately in FIG. 1.
Referring now to FIG. 2, there is shown a specific circuit diagram of the apparatus of this invention. The reference 25 KHz signal is shown as being provided by reference generator 34 and inputted to terminal 1 of an integrated circuit (IC) designated as 65, and specifically to portion 65A thereof. The divided, or variable 25 KHz signal is inputted to terminal 3 of IC 65 at node 60. Integrated circuit 65 is manufactured by Motorola, and carries the designation MC4044. The portion designated schematically as 65A comprises the phase/frequency detector, and the portion 65B carries out certain logic operations which are discussed hereinafter. When the overall synthesizer loop is in lock, such that the VCO is producing a stable output, very narrow negative pulses appear at terminals 2 and 4 of 65A, or 11 and 13 of 65B. These pulses are not sufficient to discharge capacitor 73, but merely function to maintain the system in lock. However, if the synthesizer is out of lock, wider negative pulses are present at terminals 11 and 13, which pulses are processed in 65B to produce an output at joint terminal 5, 10 which is connected to node 69, to which is connected the loop filter (block 36 in FIG. 1).
Portion 65B of the integrated circuit 65 has its terminal 14 connected to a suitable power source through resistor 67, and is connected to ground through capacitor 66. Terminal 7 is connected to ground, and terminals 11 and 13 are connected to the cathodes of diodes 68B and 68A respectively. The anodes of these diodes are connected together, and connected through resistor 71 to a suitable power source. The anode connection is also connected through resistor 72 and capacitor 73 to ground. Transistor 70 has its collector connected to resistor 71, its base connected to the junction between resistor 72 and capacitor 73, and its emitter connected to a resistor 74. The other side of resistor 74 is connected through diode 75 to ground, as well as to a first winding of transformer 51. The other winding of transformer 51, shown having designated terminals 30' and 30" is connected to receive an output from oscillator 30. The first winding of transformer 51 is connected to the base of transistor 52, which transistor has its emitter connected through resistor 55 to ground and its collector connected to the input winding of transformer 53. The emitter is also connected through capacitor 54 to resistor 56 and to the other terminal of the input winding of transformer 53. Resistor 56 is also connected to a suitable supply. The output winding of transformer 53 is shown as being connected to terminals 57A and 57B, which constitute the output terminals of amplifier 42, which constitutes an isolation amplifier.
In operation, transistor 70 is normally in a conducting state, such that diode 75 is conducting and transistor 52 is likewise turned on. Diode 75 is chosen of a value so as to properly bias transistor 52, and presents insignificant impedance to the high frequency signal which is inputted to transistor 52. If the loop frequency is higher than the 25 KHz reference signal, negative going pulses appear at pin 11, and if the loop frequency is lower than 25 KHz, negative pulses appear at pin 13. These negative pulses are peak integrated by the RC combination of resistor 72 and capacitor 73, such that a negative DC signal appears across capacitor 73 and at the base of transistor 70, thereby turning off the transistor. When this happens, transistor 52 is likewise turned off, inhibiting transmission of the oscillator output through the output amplifier which comprises transistor 52.
In summary, applicant provides unique means for operating on signals which represent the in lock/out of lock status of the synthesizer loop, and generating from such operation a signal which either gates through the synthesizer output or inhibits transmission of the synthesizer output. It is to be noted that the IC utilized is part of the basic loop, providing the phase/frequency detection, and that the out of lock detector apparatus interfaces with the phase lock loop without affecting the design of the loop in any way. The out of lock detector comprises a minimum number of components and is extremely reliable in carrying out its function.
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Halicha Ladror: The History of the Liberation of Mankind, by Reuven Arje-Lev
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Halicha Ladror: The History of the Liberation of Mankind.
by Reuven Arje-Lev.
Milah Books (Tel Aviv).
This book conveys the special flavor of the political thinking produced in the Russian Pale of Settlement in the late 19th century, when Jewish youths whose studies had been confined to the Talmud suddenly discovered the world of secular learning. As "externes," who taught themselves enough at home to take the final examination at the gymnasium, they approached secular knowledge avidly—and with the same mental habits engendered by intensive Talmudic study at the yeshiva. Their boldness in passing judgment on the world was usually untrammeled by the intellectual discipline imposed by the organized studies of the gymnasium. Their writings were vivid, unfettered, and dynamic. They were men of their own self-made renaissance.
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I noticed there are so many WiFi based Rover car available now on amazon. Can i use any WiFi based Rover instead of Brookstone to connect with EZ-Builder software? I wanted to use rover from the internet.. :(
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i want to control the rover from the internet.