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Soaps.com recently sat down to chat with Days of Our Lives star Louise Sorel, who plays the notorious villainess, Vivian Alamain. Read on as Louise shares some personal thoughts about her character, discusses her take on Vivian's relationship with Brady, reveals her surprising favorite moment on "Days," and much more!
Soaps.com: Who is "Vivian Alamain?"
Louise: Funny you should ask that question, because I've been asking it. [laughs] I've had some issues with that. I think she's somewhat similar to what she was many years ago, but I think there's some stuff that needs to be looked at. I think she's a very bright, certainly narcissistic and witty woman with a penchant for stirring things up. She kind of lives off of that energy. Also, of course, she won't take any slack and anyone who crosses her is clearly in trouble. But there's some things that I'd like to investigate. I think she's clearly passionate and a bit of a fruitcake, which is fun to play, but I'm also missing some things that I'm hoping [the show's writers] might look at. Her business acumen, which she did have many years ago. You know, sort of the other aspects of her besides getting even with everybody. I think she's well-travelled. Maybe I'm talking about myself. [laughs]
Soaps.com: There was a recent scene in which Vivian dreams that a naked Brady is flirting with her on the island. Does Vivian have a thing for Brady or is this just a matter of, "We can't help what we dream?"
Louise: I think it's mostly that. Who wouldn't dream about that? My God, he's got the body of doom. I tease him all the time and run my hands all over him. He's a sweetheart, and he obviously is in unbelievable shape. Who wouldn't be dreaming about that? No matter who you are, it's just extraordinary. But I don't think Vivian has a thing for Brady at all.
Soaps.com: How about the scene where Brady dreams that Vivian and Nicole are both in bed with him? Was that pretty hysterical to tape?
Louise: It was kind of a quick thing, but we did have a few laughs about it. I think it's just that Vivian is in Brady's conscience because of what's going on. I don't think it's particularly sexual. I think it's thrown in because it's unexpected and kind of amusing. Vivian is just annoying to everyone. [laughs] Even when I'm not on the show, all the characters talk about how they want to get rid of Vivian. Once in a while, I think, "I'd like a friend!" Other than Gus, who basically says, "Yes, madam. No madam."
Soaps.com: Speaking of Gus, are there any secret romantic feelings between him and Vivian?
Louise: No, I don't think so.
Soaps.com: Our editor, Christine, and one of our writers, Matt, both had this feeling that Gus was meant to be gay. There were a lot of gay innuendos with Gus, and then suddenly he's in a hotel room with a girl.
Louise: I know what they're talking about, and I thought it was odd. I don't know what that was supposed to be. I can't imagine that they ever intended it. He certainly isn't [gay], but I know what they're talking about. I can't comment any further because I don't think that was the show's intention.
Soaps.com: In terms of your current storyline, do you think Vivian's time on the island has softened her at all? Or will all hell eventually break loose against Victor and company for locking her in the coffin?
Louise: I think Vivian has momentary lapses of gentility. I don't know how else to put it. Vivian goes back to Victor and says she wants a divorce, and when he asks her what happened on the island, Vivian says, "Oh, you have no idea." Each little experience makes Vivian think, but I don't think it lasts very long. [chuckles]
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Louise: I do. As much as she can. I think Victor is the only person who she has invested her heart in, other than her nephew Lawrence and also Nicholas. But I haven't been able to play those things out. So I think the only place she's had any of that is toward Victor.
Soaps.com: Speak about Vivian's relationship with Carly. Why does Vivian hate her so much? Does it all have to do with Lawrence, or are there deeper issues?
Louise: I think what happens on these shows is that they set something up, and it's only really one-dimensional, because it's plot. I think the original reason I was even brought back on the show was to chase Carly down. And then I seem to have just given up on it! It went away somewhere. I think it's in the recesses all the time but it's not necessarily focused. I keep saying, "What happened? I was after her and now I don't care?" I think we have some scenes coming up with a little conflict of some kind, but I don't see it being followed through. I don't know what their relationship is at this point. Sometimes it's hostility and sometimes it's just putting up with each other.
Soaps.com: Based on your experiences meeting fans of Daytime television, do many often assume you're just like Vivian?
Louise: I'm so antithetical to Vivian. I'm very approachable, I'm very emotional, I'm very hands-on with people. As soon as I meet somebody, they say, "Oh my God, you're nothing like that woman!" I think some similarities might be in the humor, in the irony. Sometimes, if you're very shy, which in essence I am, you compensate with a certain flair.
Soaps.com: Vivian has been a very bad girl during her time in Salem, but you've also commented before on how Vivian has a backstory with moments of loneliness. Will Vivian always be known as the villain or are softer moments ahead?
Louise: People see Vivian as a villain, which I understand, because it comes with the territory. I don't think of her that way. She's just a person. When I was on the show before, I used to get some quiet little moments, which I would beg for right now but haven't had. You would see her need, particularly with Victor. There have been some isolated moments that they've given me where you would see someone who was really lost. Unfortunately, those moments are fragmented and I don't think there are enough of them. But I don't think she's a villainness, certainly not in her mind. She's just an annoying person. [laughs]
Soaps.com: Do you have a favorite soft Vivian scene?
Louise: My favorite thing is this one little snippet from way back with Deborah Adair, who used to play Kate. We had a little scene in an elevator, in the midst of all this chaos that was going on, that was very eye-opening to Vivian. She talked about her past, and how she had been in Greece or someplace with this man, whom she was very much in love with, when she walked in on him with someone else. I think that was a real killer for her. Anyway, we had a very quiet scene which was originally not intended to be that way, but I fought for it. I said, "No, I don't want to run around in this scene. I want to sit down and talk." Thank God the director agreed. It was one of my favorite little intimate scenes, which I normally don't get.
Soaps.com: And your favorite crazy moment?
Louise: I've loved all of it. I thought I was having a brain hemorrhage anytime I'd come into work and they'd say, "You're now a box of french fries," or, "You're Carmen Miranda." All of it was madness! But you know what? It was so much fun.
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WWD reports that MAC and Rihanna will be collaborated for four color collections for later on this year. The first product we'll see is MAC RiRi Woo–inspired by Ruby Woo–that will launch to coincide with her concerts on May 4th and 5th. It will be sold online and at Rihanna concerts.
The four collections will be released throughout 2013 will be called RiRi [Hearts] MAC with a total of 31 stockkeeping units. The summer portion will be sold online, which includes two additional lipsticks, Lustre Drops, and a blush duo. The third will be in stores for fall and feature sixteen products, such as lipsticks, a Lipglass version of RiRi Woo, two eyeshadow palettes, and false lashes. The final installment will be in-stores in time for the holidays with ten products, like nail polish, makeup bag, and more lipsticks. RiRi Woo will be sold in all four collections.
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Jan. 27, 2010
PROVO, Utah --- New Mexico junior Amanda Best scored all of her 15 points in the second half to lead the Lobos past the league leading BYU Cougars 60-57 Wednesday in the Marriott Center. Junior Jessica Kielpinski had her second career double-double with 11 points and 11 rebounds. New Mexico improved to 12-7 overall and 4-3 in Mountain West Conference action. BYU falls to 13-5 and 4-2 in conference play.
The Lobos, who led the entire game, clinched the game late with free throws. New Mexico hit 17-of-26 free throws in the game and 9-of-14 in the final 20 minutes. Best and Kielpinski proved to be the life of the Lobos in the second half. They combined for 18 of the teams 25 points after halftime. BYU was within two points five times in the second half.
UNM only had six turnovers in the game compared to 14 by the Cougars. The New Mexico senior class has never lost at BYU (4-0).
The Lobos jumped out early in the first half. New Mexico hit seven 3-pointers and nailed 10-of-27 shots from the field in the opening period. UNM held a 35-29 halftime lead despite BYU's late rally.
Mindy Bonham led BYU with 18 points while Alexis Kaufusi had a double-double with 10 points and 11 rebounds.
New Mexico hosts TCU Saturday at 1:30 p.m. Saturday will be "Pack The Pit" for the Lobos with all tickets $4. For tickets visit GoLobos.com.


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What everyone ought to know about LinkedIn
By Amy McIlwain
Financial Social Media Marketing
The proliferation of LinkedIn as a professional resource for individuals and businesses to connect and expand their social networks has created a need for some bare-bones advice on how to create and develop an optimized LinkedIn profile. There are myriad reasons to make your presence known on the LinkedIn network:
- Bring in more money and job opportunities
- Keep in touch with industry leaders and other professionals
- Receive and provide professional recommendations
- Network with peers
- Use as an offshoot of your website
- Add a face to your business
- Headline
- Current title
- Past title
- Summary
- Specialties
LinkedIn recommendations are an excellent way to showcase your accreditations, accomplishments, and performances for the whole network to see. There's no greater testimonial for your capabilities than the words of someone else who's worked with you.
Don't be afraid to request recommendations, and offer to reciprocate. Proceed with caution, however, if you are securities licensed, and make sure to check on your broker/dealer's policy.
LinkedIn also offers plug-ins for popular Web applications. LinkedIn applications enable you to enrich your profile, share and collaborate with your network, and get the key insights that help you be more effective. Applications are added to your homepage and profile enabling you to control who gets access to what information.
Some examples include the WordPress application, which can sync your blog posts to your profile, or Google Presentation, which can embed a presentation on your profile. Check out the LinkedIn applications directory for a complete list of possible applications to utilize on your profile.
Another great tip in creating your LinkedIn profile may seem obvious, but needs to be said regardless — be passionate! People are looking at your LinkedIn profile to learn about you, so tell them. Yes, detail your resume and summary, but make sure you tell them what makes you tick. Maybe you're an avid skier, or you take a weekly art class. Give your profile some creativity and showcase your skills apart from your job history. Being passionate about yourself will give others a better image and idea of who you are.
LinkedIn is the most powerful professional social networking site out there, so take the reins with your profile and create an optimized profile that drives traffic to you and your business.


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Michael Strong '01, now Fr. Ambrose Strong, O. CIST, returned to Nolan Catholic to preside over the Immaculate Conception all school liturgy. Fr. Strong (middle) is pictured above with Fr. Robert Hackel, S.M. and Fr. Richard Villa, S.M. during the Mass.
Tony Martinez '06 was named All-Conference in football in SCAC (Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference). He was also given the sportsmanship award for the conference. Tony attends
Daniel Solis '06 was named All-Conference in football in GPAC (Great Plains Athletic Conference). He attends Nortwestern.
Alex Torda '06 was named to the Division I Mid-Atlantic All-Region team due to his performance this season at the University of Dayton. To read the full article, follow this link. http://www.daytonflyers.com/sports/m-soccer/spec-rel/121109aab.html
Stephen McCarthy (2006) and the North Carolina Tar Heels face off against undefeated and top seeded, Akron, in the 2009 College Cup Semifinals. The Tar Heels defeated Drake University 2-1 to advance to their second consecutive College Cup appearance. Kick off is slated for 7:30pm Eastern on Friday, December 11th.
NCHS alumni were welcomed back during the 2009 Homecoming liturgy. Pictured here after the ceremony are: Fr. Tom Kennedy '71, Tom Kleuser '68, Michael Barbolla '75, Christa Laneri '03, Tim Smith '81, Michelle Anish Wessel '90, NCHS President, Fr. Richard Villa, S.M., Kristi Adcock Trampe '78, Cathleen Gilmore Guinn '87, Sr. Rosemary Stanton '67 and NCHS Director of Pastoral Services.
Three Soccer Alums Continue to Make Their Marks in College
Stephen McCarthy (2006) was a standout on and off the pitch at Nolan Catholic. McCarthy played at Santa Clara from 2006 to 2008 garnishing All-American honors, All-Conference honors, and placed on the Hermann Trophy watch list with former teammate, Alex Torda (2006). McCarthy now joins the preaseason #4 team in the nation, North Carolina.
Alex Torda (2006) was recently tabbed as a preaseason All-American by College Soccer News. Torda has made quite an impression at the University of Dayton, garnishing Academic All-American honors, All-Conference honors, a conference title, and being named to the Hermann Trophy watch list with former teammate, Stephen McCarthy. Dayton is currently ranked 18th in the nation.
Loyola Greyhounds, featuring Joey Dussault (2006) are ranked 15th in the preseason polls according to College Soccer News along with being tabbed the favorites to win the MAAC. Last season the Greyhounds went 18-2-1 making it to the second round of the NCAA Tournament and were ranked as high as 6th in the nation.
Alumni Association Institutes Distinguished Alumni Award
Ralph McCloud '73 is Inaugural Recipient
The 2007-08 Alumni Association instituted a Hall of Fame to honor those who give generously of their time, talent, and treasure to
The Nolan Catholic High School Distinguished Alumni Award honors graduates for outstanding professional achievements and/or significant impact in the community that exemplify Esto Dux and the Marianist characteristics in which they were educated. This year's, the first year's, Distinguished Alumni Award is presented to Ralph McCloud.
Ralph McCloud has been very involved with his community politically, socially, and religiously. His resume is long in the area of social justice ministry. It includes founding, coordinating, and directing many of the following groups in the Diocese of Fort Worth and nationwide: Peace and Justice Ministries, Catholic Campaign for Human Development, African-American Summit for Peace, Justice and Equality, National Association of Black Catholic Administrators, African-American Ministries, and the National Association of Diocesan Social Ministry Directors. Civicly, Ralph served on the Fort Worth City Council for eight years, as mayor pro-tem, and chaired the Mayor's Commission on Homelessness. Ralph currently acts as the director of the U. S. Conference of Catholic Bishops' Catholic Campaign for Human Development to which he was named in November 2007.


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by Dow Williams » Wed Feb 06, 2013 11:39 pm
by toxo » Wed Feb 06, 2013 11:49 pm
by Montana Matt » Thu Feb 07, 2013 12:17 am
ywardhorner wrote:When trying to upload/attach an image, 2 out of 3 times I end up with a blank page saying Internet Explorer Cannot Display The Page and I have to start over.
ywardhorner wrote:Ditto when editing sections on the pages (ie. to insert an image). I either get the IE error page or a blank(ish) SP page showing just the text that normally appears at the bottom.
ywardhorner wrote:Running IE9 on Win 7.
by Montana Matt » Thu Feb 07, 2013 12:24 am
Dow Williams wrote:Josh, Matt or Chad, just pm me if you don't mind, when you think you have SP compatible with Internet Explorer. I don't follow the forums.
by Dow Williams » Thu Feb 07, 2013 12:37 am
by Montana Matt » Thu Feb 07, 2013 1:32 am
by Josh Lewis » Thu Feb 07, 2013 8:38 am
by Dow Williams » Thu Feb 07, 2013 3:15 pm
Montana Matt wrote:Thanks Dow. I just created a mountain page without any problems, so I'm not sure what's going on here. But the error you're getting is definitely something on our end. I'd have to see what you're inputting and selecting to be able to trouble shoot it further.
Can you either post here or PM me what you're inputting for all of the fields?
by Montana Matt » Thu Feb 07, 2013 3:48 pm
Dow Williams wrote:Matt, adding photos is not the problem. Adding a mountain page is.
Dow Williams wrote:I then started by adding a page with little to no information, trying to isolate the field the error was occurring in, could not. It sometimes allowed me to successfully add a page, and sometimes did not.
Dow Williams wrote:Good luck figuring it out.....if you do get it fixed let me know.
Dow Williams wrote:You did not achieve randomness or excitement on exposure nor made it easier to contribute.
Dow Williams wrote:In contrast, the changes you made mutilated every beta page of mine.
by Dow Williams » Thu Feb 07, 2013 4:28 pm
Montana Matt wrote:Feedback with regards to the changes has been overwhelmingly positive as well.
by mrchad9 » Thu Feb 07, 2013 4:36 pm
by Montana Matt » Thu Feb 07, 2013 4:55 pm
Dow Williams wrote:They had you chasing your tail on the voting bs which should be a minute issue at best.
by Montana Matt » Thu Feb 07, 2013 4:57 pm
mrchad9 wrote:BTW Matt is the email feature not working now? I tried it a couple times seemingly to no effect, including testing it by emailing myself.
by Montana Matt » Thu Feb 07, 2013 5:06 pm
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Wednesday, October 2, 2013
The Summerville volleyball team notched a win over Stratford Thursday.
The Green Wave defeated the Knights 25-10, 25-19, but then fell 25-14, 25-19 to Fort Dorchester. Summerville entered play this week with a 3-6 record and is still seeking its first Region 8-AAAA victory.
"We've had a couple of injuries we are trying to come through and we have to find a killer, someone who can really put the ball away," first-year Summerville coach Rachel Page said after the tri-match. "Actually we have some players capable of that we just need them to come to life. We have the defense and showed some of that tonight."
Seniors Zuri Green and Jaden Cook and junior Danielle Halajcsik led the Summerville scorers against the Knights. All three made multiple kills and scored at the service line.
Green and freshman Mackenzie Schmoltz had a strong night at the net defensively and the Wave back line did well in the Stratford match.
Page is hoping injuries wont be as problematic during the second half of the season and that the team can work out the kinks preventing its offense from being more productive.
"With the help of the two new coaches who came on this year I feel we will be able to continue building," Page said. "Jeff Totten is doing a good job with our JV team and really helping the varsity out at practices. Amy Nokes, who played at CSU and overseas for a while, brought us new drills and is helping keep everything fresh. We still have a lot of region games ahead of us so we will keep working."
Summerville travels to Bluffton Thursday and hosts Colleton County Oct. 8.
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CINCINNATI, Ohio — Dorothy Glick Kohn, 91, passed away Tuesday, April 16, 2013 in Cincinnati.
She was the beloved wife of the late Harold M. Kohn; devoted mother of Ronald Kohn of Charleston, S.C., and Larry (Pamela) Kohn and Garry Kohn, both of Cincinnati; dear sister of the late Paul and Philip Glick, and loving grandmother of Brian, Andrew and Lauren.
Graveside services will be held at noon Thursday, April 18, at Spring Hill Cemetery in Huntington.
Friends may call on the family from 7-9 p.m. Thursday evening only at Losantiville Country Club, 3097 Losantiville Ave., Cincinnati, OH 45213.
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The press plates that came with my HF press are entirely lacking. What is a good thickness of steel to use for press plates? Is O-1 tool steel good or bad for this use?
The press plates that came with my HF press are entirely lacking. What is a good thickness of steel to use for press plates? Is O-1 tool steel good or bad for this use?
this is my opinion..
I would use regular 1018 steel about 1" thick. Heres my logic: 1018 is softer than anything I will press, so if something mars it will hopefully be the plates. You certainly don't want a metal that will break before bending... I ve seen someone lose teeth pushing out a water pump shaft when the socket he was using went suddenly.
Just my .02
Agree with VZ, you want something softer than tool steel.
A36 plate would be my choice. Since it's a common structural steel you should have no problems finding suitable cutoff pieces that are priced as scrap.
There's a post here somewhere that covers milling those things to a uniform thickness but I can't find it. I can't remember if it worked. This is normal for me.
There is no nonsense so errant that it cannot be made the creed of the vast majority by adequate governmental action. -- Bertrand Russell
"Never attribute to malice that which can be adequately explained by stupidity." Robert J. Hanlon
I was looking on the www.victornet.com site and they have 18" blocks of O-1 tool steel on sale. Look for the ** next to the part number for sale prices. Anyway, I thought this might be a good choice to get some good steel and make some press plates. I figured O-1 would be too hard/brittle for press plates.
I saw the post where the plates were surface ground. One of my plates is a good 3/16" thicker than the other. It would cost a bunch to get this machined down and its still crappy chinese cast steel. Last time I went to a machine shop for a small job it cost me $100. Nobody around here wants to touch anything unless it's high tech of aircraft carrier sized. Metal dealers here are similarly picky. Unless you are buying in the tons, they don't have the time to talk to you.
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On Friday, Feb. 23, Rebecca Morgan '10 was one of several people honored for her contributions to a mural at the Joint Replacement Center of the Christiana Medical Center in Wilmington, Del.
When Morgan was a student at the Tatnall School in Wilmington, the school's director of alumni relations was a patient at the Joint Replacement Center and wanted to thank the staff for their kindness and assistance. She suggested a mural in her name, and enlisted Morgan to design it. She created four panels depicting people enjoying their new joints: golfing, swimming, playing tennis and dancing. Other Tatnall students went to the Center to complete the actual painting and coloring.
The mural now covers a wall of the Center's exercise room, and has been met with rave reviews. "The patients love it," says Morgan, who next year will become art editor of the Haverford Review, the student-run journal of literature and art. "The colors are really popping—they brighten up the whole room."
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(ABC 6 News) -- Minnesota's Autism Spectrum Disorder Task Force is working on re-organizing their efforts after the group unraveled from within, when three of its chairs resigned consecutively in the past year.
"The Task Force is not at sunset, it's just de-funked right now," said DFL Representative Kim Norton of Rochester.
It's been a contentious year and the internal disputes caused former chair Brad Trahan, Abbie Wells-Herzog, and Dawn Steigauf to resign from Minnesota's Autism Task Force. Reports say Task Force member and founder of Somali American Autism Foundation, Idil Abdull, clashed with Trahan. She also blogged about Steigauf and reportedly said she was biased against minorities.
The Minnesota House voted to disband the group because of the dysfunction, but they've still managed to complete their purpose of recommending a plan and coming up with a strategy to propose to state agencies to better the lives of autistic children and young adults.
"Now it's at an implementation stage, we had to take some areas that we felt are areas of dire need," said Trahan.
Now, there's talk of creating an autism commission next year after the task force's time is up in 2015.
"Then the legislature has to decide whether they want a full time commission or not, which usually has some funding behind it, there's certainly interest," said Representative Norton.
So, what's the difference between a task force and a commission?
"It's a certain level of hierarchy within the framework of state government, a commission has a little more advisory capacity than a task force," said Sen. David Senjem, a Rochester Republican.
There's also the question of who will make up that commission. Task Force members may have left, but their vision remains.
"In terms of membership, I don't see that changing a lot, because it is finally constituted right now," said Senjem.
Right now, it's about moving forward.
"There's certainly a need to deal with the issues of autism, but whether there is a need for a commission, if that's the best way to move the agenda forward, there will be talk between now and next session I'm sure," said Representative Norton.
Although committee members from the task force are no longer meeting, their plan will be monitored by state agencies before implementation.


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Messages exchanged between implementations are multiplexed in the channel. A system-wide unique process identifier is required to label the message source and destination. To support the MPI-2/ client/server functionality, a decentralized mapping of processes to identifiers is chosen. The IMPI_Proc process identifier is defined as the combination of a system-wide unique host identifier and a process identifier unique within the host:
typedef struct { unsigned char p_hostid[16]; /* host identifier */ IMPI_Int8 p_pid; /* local process identifier */ } IMPI_Proc;
Typically, the host IP address is used as host identifier. A 16-byte container is defined to accommodate the IPv6 protocol.
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Information Sharing
How is information sharing policy going to change in 2014?
Kshemendra Paul, program manager for the Office of the Director of National Intelligence's Information Sharing Environment, offered several predictions this week at an executive briefing in Washington, D.C.
Enhanced cybersecurity: In the wake of several high-profile corporate data breaches and former National Security Agency contractor Edward Snowden publicly releasing a smorgasbord of classified surveillance data, Paul said the cybersecurity domain is going to receive lots of extra attention.
"We're going to see more robust applications of [Information Sharing Environment] frameworks," Paul said. "Threat modeling, data standards, things like that in the cybersecurity space. [We'll have] greater cross-domain cybersecurity."
What that means is a better view of bad actors or potential problems. For example, someone whose mission is infrastructure protection could have an integrated view of physical and cyber threats to an organization, not just one or the other.
New RFI with big data ramifications: ODNI will issue an RFI – likely within the next 60 to 90 days – with a mission partner looking for industry feedback on its new distributed data aggregation reference architecture.
The architecture is designed to make information sharing between federal agencies easier and less legally burdensome. In a sense, it helps take the "big" out of big data. Traditionally, agencies share data with each other in bulk. That is not efficient, and it creates potential problems in privacy, policy and security.
"What we want to do is use enterprise data management techniques – where the enterprise is a distributed enterprise across agencies, across levels of government – but some consistency so we can start to expose information in a more consistent way and push correlation rules to the edge of the enterprise," Paul said. "We not only want to share raw data in appropriate policy context, but also be able to share correlated data with agency partners."
Paul said an example would be the government processing visa applications. To learn if an individual has a criminal record, "limited data" could be exposed between the departments of Justice and State. There are a number of potential use cases where enhanced correlation and efficiency could have a major impact.
Best information-sharing packages all rolled up: Paul's "capstone" prediction is essentially that ISE's greatest information-sharing hits will be packaged in one big album, providing government and the public with "an easier way to the ISE interoperability framework."
ISE will publish the capabilities in a series of tools and toolkits, hopefully sparking "community interest around different components of interoperability framework to support modular development" in the field.
"It's an easier way for folks to understand and use best practices developed over the last decade around terrorism and homeland security information sharing," Paul said.
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When a gateway detects that power from a primary power supply is disrupted or unavailable, reserve power, such as from batteries, is provided only to those components, ports, interfaces, and circuits associated with the gateway that are required for making a voice call or a lifeline call.
1. A method of providing power to specific portions of a gateway having Local Area Network (LAN) and Wide Area Network (WAN) interfaces and components and a reserve power supply, the method comprising:
detecting whether power from a main power supply to the gateway has been disrupted; and
supplying power from the reserve power supply only to portions of the gateway needed to make a voice call when power from the main power supply has been disrupted.
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a detection circuit coupled to the reserve power supply and a main power supply for detecting when power from the main power supply is disrupted;
a processor coupled to an output of the detection circuit, wherein the processor is configured to provide power from the reserve power supply to ports needed for voice calling when power from the main power supply is disrupted.
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19. A circuit for providing power to specific portions of a gateway having Local Area Network (LAN) and Wide Area Network (WAN) interfaces and components, the circuit comprising:
means for detecting whether power from a main power supply to the gateway has been disrupted; and
means for supplying power from a reserve power supply only to portions of the gateway needed to make a voice call when power from the main power supply has been disrupted.
1. Field of Invention
The present invention relates generally to wireless devices, such as gateways, and more particularly to methods of providing power to such devices.
2. Related Art
Broadband and Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) telephone services are becoming more and more prevalent in today's communications. VoIP allows voice calls using Internet Protocol ("IP") networks, such as the Internet, corporate intranets, or any IP network, as an alternative to traditional public switched telephone networks ("PSTN"). Unlike the PSTN, which is circuit-switched, the Internet is packet-switched. As such, communication on the Internet is accomplished by transmitting and receiving packets of data. In addition to data, each packet contains a destination address to ensure that it is routed correctly. The format of these packets is defined by the IP. One type of allowable data is encoded, digitized voice, known as Voice over IP. VoIP is voice that is packetized as defined by IP, and communicated over the Internet for telephone-like communication. Individual VoIP packets may travel over different network paths to reach the final destination where the packets are reassembled in correct sequence to reconstruct the voice information.
As broadband penetration continues to rise, device manufacturers and service providers are looking towards more highly integrated consumer premises equipment (CPE). These integrated gateways take on additional functions beyond broadband service, such as wireless connectivity and voice services.
It becomes necessary for a certain guaranteed level of service to be provided, as is the case with primary line voice communications. The device must be able to continue operating during a power failure or disruption to ensure voice services in an emergency, as mandated by some governmental agencies. Conventional methods provide for a battery backup to be used to supply power to the device during power failures. This then enables the user to place emergency calls through the device even when a power failure has occurred.
However, as communication networking and systems become increasingly more complex, with more and more components coupled to and controlled by the gateway, the gateway will need much more power than a simple modem EMTA (Embedded Multimedia Terminal Adapter). Because of the additional power requirements, a limited reserve power supply, such as batteries, may become depleted very quickly during extended periods of power failures and phone use. As a result, emergency or lifeline calling may not be possible, as connectivity to necessary components is no longer maintained due to lack of power to those components.
While VoIP provides numerous advantages over the PSTN or Plain Old Telephone Service (POTS), such phone systems also present certain problems not associated with conventional telephone systems. For example, because communication is effected through the Internet, a power failure can interrupt or prevent VoIP service. While such problems may be acceptable for purposes of data transmission and most voice communications, it is generally unacceptable for certain types of voice of communications, such as emergency or 911 calls. In the event of a power outage, the user will be unable to place calls over the VoIP phone system. The user would then need to place the emergency call through another channel, such as a cell phone or a conventional land line phone. Even if such a channel were available, which may not always be the case, valuable time may be lost in placing the emergency call.
Therefore, there is a need for a device and method used in a broadband system that allows emergency lifeline calling over the VoIP network and overcomes the disadvantages of conventional devices and methods discussed above.
Embodiments of the present invention and their advantages are best understood by referring to the detailed description that follows. It should be appreciated that like reference numerals are used to identify like elements illustrated in one or more of the figures.
According to one embodiment of the present invention, when a power outage or disruption is detected, power is shut down to components, devices, and services that are not required for phone service. For example, components that are shut down can include local area network (LAN) circuitry and ports. Reserve power, such as through a battery, is supplied only to components and ports needed to continue or facilitate voice communication, such as Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) components and ports.
According to one aspect of the present invention, when gateway 102 detects that main power supply 118 has stopped providing power, gateway 102 terminates power to LAN components and interfaces, such as network devices 114 and 116. Gateway 102 draws power from a reserve power supply and provides that power to WAN components and interfaces needed to make VoIP calls, such as lifeline calling. As a result, power consumption from the reserve power supply is conserved so that lifeline calling is possible for extended periods of time. Additional details are provided below.
In normal operation, power is provided through main power supply 206. Processor 202, through charging circuit 204, supplies power to various components and ports of gateway 200. Typically, gateway 200 includes at least one port or component for wide area network (WAN) connection and at least one port or component for local area network (LAN) connection.
On the WAN side, gateway 200 has a WAN interface 214, which can be a modem, serial port, DSL, or an Ethernet port as the WAN connection to a cable modem or DSL modem. WAN interface 214 can include an embedded broadband modem, which could be xDSL (e.g., ADSL, HDSL, VDSL, and SDSL), DOCSIS (Data over Cable Service Interface Specification), WiMAX, Ethernet, and other WAN connection types. It
On the LAN side, gateway 200 could include an Ethernet port or switch 216 for allowing connectivity to LAN devices. Gateway 200, in some embodiments, may also include interfaces to or components for other wired LAN networking technologies 218, such as MoCA (Multimedia over Coax Alliance) or HomePlug® (e.g., conformant to the 1.0 and AV specifications). Gateway 200 may also have an interface or an access point to provide connectivity to various wireless technologies 220, such as 802.11, Wi-Fi®, Bluetooth®, and UWB (Ultra Wideband).
Gateway 200 also includes one or more analog phone ports 222 to provide voice service through analog phone devices. A Voice over IP (VoIP) technology, such as Media Gateway Control Protocol (MGCP) and the Session Initiation Protocol (SIP), within gateway 200 can be used to connect to a phone or analog voice device.
In one embodiment, gateway 200 includes memory, such as flash memory 224 and random access memory (RAM) 226 coupled to processor 202. Processor 202 is capable of writing to and reading from flash memory 224 and RAM 226 as needed for operation of the gateway and to enable the user to communicate through the various devices connected to the gateway, such as VoIP phones.
When power is provided through main power supply 206, processor 208 routes or controls power to all components and ports needed for communication. For example, power can be provided to analog phone ports 222 to enable VoIP communication, to Ethernet port 216 for wired communication, and to components for 802.11 communication, as well as to flash memory 224, RAM 226, and WAN connection circuitry 214.
However, when charging circuit 204 detects a power outage or disruption to main power supply 206, charging circuit 204 draws power from reserve power supply 208. When this happens, charging circuit 204 transmits a signal to processor 202 to indicate that power is no longer being provided by main power supply 206. Processor 202 then continues to route or control power to WAN connection circuitry 214, flash memory 224, RAM 226, and analog phone port 222 to enable the system to maintain communication, such as for emergency 911 calls. Other components and ports are shut down or placed into a power saving mode by processor 202, thereby conserving power and allowing power to be maintained for a longer period to the VoIP components. Gateway 200 may be user configurable to leave some interfaces on, such as Ethernet port 216 for data communication. However, in these situations, available power from reserve power 208 may deplete sooner, which may necessitate a more judicious control on which non-essential ports or components are provided reserve power. In another embodiment, once a power outage is detected, processor 202 transmits a signal to all components and ports indicating a power outage has occurred and that reserve power will be used. Those devices can then respond accordingly, such as suspending the running of certain non-crucial applications that may require significant power, such as system clean-ups. Accordingly, gateway 200 also implements routing and runs software to enable functions described herein.
Next, in operation 306, the processor in the gateway is notified of the power disruption to the main power supply. This indicates to the processor that power is being delivered from a reserve power supply and to initiate a power-saving protocol. In one embodiment, the power-saving protocol only provides power to ports or components of the gateway needed for VoIP phone service or configured to remain powered up, in operation 308, so that emergency calling or lifeline service is available. For example, reserve power can be supplied to memory, such as RAM and Flash memory, WAN connection circuitry, and analog or VoIP phone ports and components.
In other embodiments, to further conserve the reserve power supply, components needed for VoIP service, including the processor, can go into a power-save or sleep mode when inactive, e.g., when the phone is not in use. A signal from the processor that power is being delivered from the reserve supply could also initiate the various sleep functions of the affected VoIP portions. Other non-essential components of the gateway could also have their power terminated or reduced, such as displays and LEDs. In addition to initiating a sleep function, the signal from the processor may also cause certain applications or functions to be suspended until the main power is returned. These applications or functions may include ones that are not required for user communication or use excessive amounts of power, which would quickly deplete the reserve power supply. Excessive or substantial amounts of power can be based on various factors, such as a user defined level and time, the type of reserve power supply, the estimated time and power requirements of the application, the estimated time to replace the reserve power supply, and/or the estimated time for the main power supply to be available.
While VoIP portions are being supplied full or reduced power from the reserve power supply, power to LAN circuitry, ports, and components, such as Ethernet ports and switches, and wireless ports and circuitry, such as WiFi®, Bluetooth®, HomePlug®, and MoCA, is terminated or shut down in operation 310 unless programmed to maintain power. The shut-down procedure can be with any suitable conventional method. For example, the processor may stop providing power to the affected portions of the gateway. The processor may also send a signal to specific portions of the gateway to initiate a sleep function or other power reducing mechanism, if such devices or components have them.
If the gateway has analog VoIP ports, with a lifeline phone attached to an RJ-11 port, the gateway terminates reserve power to LAN networking circuitry (operation 310), while providing reserve power to WAN connection circuitry (operation 308). If the gateway has a phone connected to a LAN port, with or without VoIP ports, the gateway provides reserve power to WAN connection circuitry (operation 308) and terminates reserve power to LAN networking circuits not needed for VoIP (operation 310), which may include some LAN circuitry. For example, if a WiFi phone is connected to the gateway and the user desires to continue WiFi phone usage during a power outage, the gateway would provide reserve power to wireless LAN circuits needed for WiFi phone operation. Other LAN ports without phones would have their power terminated or placed into a power-save mode.
In another embodiment, instead of terminating power to all LAN circuitry, the gateway may allow the user to specify which components are to be shut down or have reduced power supplied in the event of a main power disruption. For example, if the user wants to continue using a WiFi or other wireless phone handset during a power outage, the processor could continue to provide reserve power to wireless LAN circuitry needed to operate the WiFi phone. The termination, shut-down, or power reduction can be accomplished within the processor by software or hardware controls, as is known by those skilled in the art.
With power terminated or reduced to areas of the gateway not needed for VoIP service, the reserve power is conserved. Reserve power is still provided to those portions of the gateway needed for VoIP service or other phone service so that emergency, lifeline, or other calls can still be made. Thus, VoIP or another phone service is available using reserve power in operation 312.
In another embodiment, reserve power can be further conserved by placing LAN or VoIP portions in a sleep mode when the phone is not in use or inactive. The gateway determines, in operation 314, whether the phone is in use. If so, the phone continues operation, such as with VoIP service, using reserve power in operation 312. However, if the phone is not in use, the gateway transmits a signal, in operation 316, to LAN or VoIP portions to initiate a power-save or sleep mode process if supported. In response, those portions having a power-save mode go into the power-save or sleep mode in operation 318.
Thus, available portions, including the processor, may go into a power save or sleep mode in operation 318 when the phone is not in use. Once the phone is back in use, the processor provides reserve power to "wake" up these portions. As a result, the gateway conserves additional reserve power during times when the phone is not in use. When power from the main power supply is detected, the gateway resumes normal operation with power from the main power supply provided to the gateway components. Then, the portions of the gateway that were either shut down, placed in sleep mode, or provided with reduced power are then re-initialized with power from the main power supply.
Thus, the gateway's power and power control sections are designed such that power delivery to individual portions of the gateway or system is selectively isolated. Firmware would be able to control the power to those sections and at a later time reboot or re-initialize the section of the device. The firmware is sufficiently robust to continue functioning in areas of WAN connectivity and VoIP without the other portions of the gateway responding. Accordingly, the life of the reserve power supply, such as batteries, is maximized to provide lifeline VoIP services for as long as possible because only portions of the device necessary to provide this service are powered during a power disruption.
Having thus described embodiments of the present invention, persons skilled in the art will recognize that changes may be made in form and detail without departing from the scope of the invention. For example, other variations of power reduction are also within the scope of the invention, such as reducing transmit power levels on a VoIP phone and reducing or eliminating remote management functionality. Further, once a power disruption from the main power supply is detected, the gateway can first transmit a signal to all components, circuits, and chips that have some type of power-save or sleep mode. This then puts those portions into a power-save mode. Other portions of the gateway are then either supplied full reserve power, a reduced reserve power, or no reserve power, as discussed above. Thus the invention is limited only by the following claims.
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With the skyrocketing costs of most fuel sources, government, industry, and consumers are taking a greater interest in coal--an abundant and inexpensive alternative, which has been made more environmentally friendly through new technology.
Published in response to this renewed interest, Handbook of Coal Analysis provides readers with everything they need to know about testing and analyzing coal. It also explains the meaning of test results and how these results can predict coal behavior and its corresponding environmental impact during use.
The thorough coverage of coal analysis includes:
To assist readers in understanding the material, a glossary of terms is provided.
This is an essential reference for engineers in the coal industry who are looking to coal as a means to decrease dependence on foreign oil sources and devise more efficient, cleaner methods of energy production.


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The best thing about Microsoft launching a new version of Windows is watching how they'll awkwardly advertise it. The Windows 7 party videos might just be the most cringe-worthy thing they've ever done, and that's saying something. So I'm a little disappointed with the launch of the free Windows 8 Consumer Preview. The video on the site is a rather awful, embarrassing attempt to ride the Wub Wub wave by layering dubstep over operating system videos. Incongruous, yes, but I doubt I'll be linking to it when Windows 9 comes out. It's just unmemorably awful.
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COLUMBIA — South Carolina head coach Steve Spurrier knows the misconception about running quarterbacks.
Those who are quick to tuck and scramble must be compensating for a lack of something else, the general consensus goes. Must not be a true pocket passer, a real gunslinger, the type of quarterback who can chuck footballs downfield and lead a dynamic offense.
Must not be ready for the NFL.
Fair or not, that reputation followed South Carolina quarterback Connor Shaw early in his career. As a senior, Spurrier thinks his quarterback has proven his talent as a passer.
"He's an excellent player, and he's so much better as a passer," Spurrier said. "Anytime a quarterback can run like he can, the general thinking is he must not be a great passer because he can run so well, but his ball has gotten better this year and that's because his foot is 100 percent healthy and he's just played a lot more. He's an excellent passer.
"Connor is doing very well. I really believe he's going to have a chance to play some pro football. All those pro teams hoping to have running quarterbacks, you can see the importance."
Shaw isn't scraping the top of anyone's quarterback prospects list in what is expected to be a loaded 2014 NFL draft at his position. He doesn't post gaudy stats like Georgia's Aaron Murray or Louisville's Teddy Bridgewater. He's not a Heisman Trophy contender like Texas A&M's Johnny Manziel or Oregon's Marcus Mariota.
In his own state, Clemson quarterback Tajh Boyd gets all the attention from NFL scouts. Regardless, if Shaw continues his pace, he'll be on the radar when the draft comes in April.
Only two quarterbacks in the nation have thrown 10 touchdown passes and no interceptions. Shaw is one, Mariota the other.
"Connor is playing at a high level. All you've got to do is look at the statistics of how he plays," Spurrier said. "We were sitting in there talking (Tuesday), the Houston Texans have thrown a pick-6 in five straight weeks. And I said, 'Has Connor Shaw ever thrown one?' I don't think he has. We were trying to figure out the last pick-6 we had.
"Connor, he doesn't do those kind of things."
When it comes to gaining national attention, Shaw doesn't do himself any favors. He's the opposite of flashy. You won't find him rubbing fingers together, pretending to clutch a wad of cash. He's not the type to pose in the end zone, or reveal a Superman cape under his jersey.
In the age of ESPN, that lack of style matters more than it should. Shaw genuinely doesn't care. He's fine leaving those look-at-me tactics for someone else, preferring to let his stats define him.
"We don't give too much attention to what goes around outside the locker room," Shaw said. "We just kind of keep to us, and we're pretty good at doing that."
Looking back, it's hard to figure out why it took so long for Shaw to have the reputation of a quality passer. He has never completed fewer than 65 percent of his passes in a season. His 67.2 career completion percentage ranks second among active SEC starting quarterbacks, behind only Manziel (69.5).
Not bad in a league that includes Murray, Alabama's AJ McCarron and LSU's Zach Mettenberger.
The significance of raw completion percentage can be debated. But, generally, a quarterback's job is to complete passes. The only SEC quarterback who has done that better is the player who won last year's Heisman Trophy.
Of course, there is only one statistic that matters for any player, especially a quarterback. Winning percentage is a quarterback's lasting legacy. With a 22-4 career record, Shaw's strongest compliment comes at the most important part of the game.
Spurrier appreciates that more than anything.
"Ten years from now people aren't going to ask Connor Shaw, 'How much attention did you get?' They're going to ask him 'What was your record?'" Spurrier said. "And he's going to tell them what his record is, how many games did you win and how many did you lose. That's basically all that's going to be remembered when your playing days are over. Everybody will know if you were a starter and played well and were a crucial player to the success of your team."
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On Friday, March 5, on their way to the airport for his return to Iraq, our son-in-law and daughter stopped at a local restaurant for breakfast.
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WEATHER CONTROL BY ARTIFICIAL MEANS Filed sept. 2s, 1964 7vf++++++++j F/G. 2 f
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United States Patent O 3,284,005 WEATHER CONTROL BY ARTIFICIAL MEANS Heinz W. Kasemir, Neptune, and Helmut K. Weickmann,
Interlaken, NJ., assignors to the United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Army Filed Sept. 23, 1964, Ser. No. 398,816 3 Claims. l(Cl. 239-2) The invention described herein may be manufactured and used by or for the Government for lgovernmental purposes, without the payment of any royalty thereon.
The present invention relates to weather control and more particularly to a method and means for changing the natural electric charge distribution or pattern of thunderstorms and thereby controlling the discharge of lightning. Depending on the way in which the charge distribution is modified, lightning strokes may be inhibited in cases where the natural conditions would normally result in lightning and in other cases the natural charge distribution which would not normally result in lightning may be modified to induce lightning discharge. According to the invention, the natural space charge distribution of the thunderstorm is modified by introducing in regions of strong electric potential gradient a plurality of needleshaped conductors. The interaction of the electric iield and the pointed conductors will produce point discharge or corona. The corona discharge produces a large num- -ber of positive and negative ions which are capable of supporting heavy currents needed to hold the electric field below that value at which lightning discharge is initiated. In other cases, the change in the natural space charge distribution caused by the introduction of these conductors can result in an increased electric field gradient in adjacent regions of the atmosphere which will tend to induce lightning discharge in these adjacent regions.
It is therefore an object of the invention to Imodify atmospheric electric conditions by articial means.
It is a further object of the invention to control lightning discharge -by the seeding of a selected area of the atmosphere with a plurality of needle-shaped conductors.
These and other objects and advantages of the invention will become apparent from the following detailed description and drawing, in which FIGS. 1 and 2 are pictorial diagrams of two different types of atmospheric conditions to which the invention may be applied.
In FIG. 1, the thundercloud 5 ioats in the atmosphere above the earth 3. The cloud contains areas of positive and negative electrical'spaoe charge 7 and 9, respectively. A certain electric field gradient will exist in the region between these space charges depending on the spacing thereof and the charge magnitude. Under natural conditi-ons, prior to the lightning discharge, the electric field will cause a limited amount of ionization or glow discharge in the region between the space charges 7 and 9 by corona discharge from precipitation particles in this region. This natural ionization will support or carry electrical current -between the charged areas 7 and 9 and therefore will tend to discharge or bleed off the space charge. However, because :of the generally spherical shape and the small size of the precipitation particles, they are not efficient ion producers. If the natural rate of charge buildup of areas 7 and 9 is greater than the charge -dissipation ydue t-o the natural ionization, the potential gradient will increase until intracloud lightning occurs which of c-ourse substantially neutralizes the space charge. In accordance with the invention, the region between the space charges 7 and 9 is seeded with needle-like conductors 12. These conductors are made at least 1 centimeter in len-gth and are therefore substantially larger than the natural precipitation particles. The size of the conductors t-ogether with their needle-like shape make them more efficient producers of atmospheric ionization due to corona discharge than the natural precipitation particles. The increased ionization in effect raises the atmospheric conductivity to such an extent that the space charge can be bled ofi or neutralized as fast as it naturally builds up. The result is a slow, controlled dissipation or neutralizati-on of the cloud space charge rather than the rapid and sometimes destructive lightning stroke.
FIG. 2 illustrates a situation in which ground lightning strokes as well as intraclou-d strokes are possible. In thundercloud 14 is an area 13 of positive charge, a larger area 15 of negative charge and a somewhat smaller area 17 of positive charge near the lower boundary of the cloud. Under natural conditions a small intracloud stroke may start between areas 15 and 17 and may grow until it reaches ground, becoming a -ground stroke, thereby carrying negative charge from region 15 to earth and consequently tending to dissipate the area of negative charge. If, however, an intracloud lightning stroke takes place rst between positive area 13 and negative area 15, the negative charge may thereby be dissipated to such an extent that no ground stroke will be possi-ble. Thus the intracloud strokes between areas 13 and 15 will use up the negative charge of 15 and thereby lessen the probability of ground strokes. By seeding the region between 13 and 15 with a plurality of needle-shaped conductors 12, the intracloud lightning will be inhibited as explained in connection with FIG. 1 and this will leave a larger negative charge at region 15 which is then available for producing ground strokes. If it is desired to inhibit instead of induce -ground strokes, the region between space charge areas 15 and 17 would be seeded with the needlelike conductors. Also, by seeding both of the abovementioned regions, both 'ground and intracloud strokes would be inhibited.
The needle-like conductors 12 may comprise metallized nylon lthreads of from l centimeter to 1 inch in length. The metallized nylon is lighter than solid metal needles of the same size and therefore will have a -smaller terminal Velocity and will remain in the air longer than would all-metal conductors. The conduct-ors may 'be dispensed at the proper place in the thundercloud by an airplane or a rocket after measurements have -been made to determine the most advantageous place for seeding. In order t-o achieve the desired results, it is necessary that at least several million of these conductors be seeded in each thundercloud.
The present invention may be put to several practical uses. For example, forest fire prevention, reduction of radio interference due to lightning, or as a tactical military weapon for either harassing the enemy or protecting friendly forces from adverse weather conditions.
While the invention has been described in connection with an illustrative embodiment, the principles disclosed herein are of general application; hence the invention should be limited only by the scope of the appended claims.
What is claimed is:
1. The method of inhibiting lightning discharge comprising the seeding of a region between two areas of opposite type electric space charge with a plurality of metallized nylon threads, said nylon threads bein-g at least one centimeter in length.
2. The method of controlling lightning discharge corn- -prising increasing the natural rate of ionization in a region of high electric field .by the seeding of said region with a plurality of metallized nylon threads, said nylon threads being at least one centimeter in length.
3. The method of inducing ground lightning strokes References Cited by the Examiner UNlTED STATES PATENTS 911,260 2/ 1909 Permock 239-14 1,284,982 11/ 1918 Balslle 239-2 3,019,989 2/ 1962 Vonnegut 239-2 OTHER REFERENCES The Washington Post, Sunday August 20, 1916 Latest 10 Progress in Turning Rain On and Ol at Will, 1 page.
Final Report of The Advisory Committee on Weather Control, vol. II, 1957, pp. 10S-125 Project Skyre.
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Lange Exclusive 80 Ski Boots review
By Tim
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Comments about Lange Exclusive 80 Ski Boots - Women's 2009:
Great boot, but you need to buy one whole size bigger.
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Decent boots, amazing price
By pinksalt
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Very decent boots at an amazing price. I have tried a couple other brands in local stores but they didn't have my size. Entry/exit is hard, but same is true for most ski boots. No complains so far.
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By Lu Bug
from Salt Lake City UT
They were too small so I had to sell them. I loved the looks of them and could tell that they were a great product.
Great Color but a narrow
By Super Girl
from Seattle
Overall good boot but it was too narrow. I naturally have a narrow foot. I recommend trying a size a bit bigger. I felt poor blood circulation in my toes. But I love the color, wish it worked out.
A bit too tight
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from WI
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Great boot, but unfortunately didnt fit my foot well. Great evo service. Return was no hassle.
Quality boots no doubt
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I love to hit the slopes on the weekend. The cost efficient great quality boot was the perfect fix for my feet. No more tired hurt feet.
Great Boots for a Great Price
By Kristin
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I have yet to actually ski with them... we haven't gotten a lot of snow this year, but I've walked around the house with them and they fit really well. My only complaint is the heel of the boot rubs against my ankle- right around the achilles tendon. I assume because they're not worn in yet. Hoping it gets better with some use!


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ATHENS -- Playing football and attending classes at the University of Georgia is a massive commitment. For junior offensive guard Chris Burnette, however, it wasn't enough.
On Sunday, in front of his teammates, friends and congregation at the church Burnette loves, he asked girlfriend Arielle Haynes to marry him.
She said yes.
To do it in the church that Burnette is a parking attendant for, and in front of so many of the couple's friends, was important for the beaming offensive lineman.
"It was so special. We tried to have our relationship centered on Christ and our faith from the get-go," Burnette said. "To be able to do it in front of people that we know and love, and people that love us and have helped us grow I could only imagine doing something that way."
The LaGrange, Ga., native was introduced to Haynes by former Bulldog Orson Charles. Charles attended Plant High School in Tampa, Fla., with current Georgia quarterback Aaron Murray and Haynes' little brother Anthony.
"I literally met her the second week I was at Georgia," Burnette said. "Her little brother played basketball with Orson in high school. She was looking at Grad school here and she was really considering it. After we kind of met, it happened naturally."
Since being introduced during Burnette's first month in Athens, the couple has been dating for two and a half years. Haynes is currently head of public relations for a non-profit organization in Roswell, Ga.,
The proposal was a well-orchestrated collaboration between Burnette and the church as, prior to the 313-pounder getting down on one knee, a video was played that featured him talking about courage. At the conclusion of the video, Burnette showed more courage than he has ever shown on a football field.
"I said 'I've never been this nervous in my whole life'," he said. "Honestly, I feel like that was accurate because I had no idea what I was going to say. I had an idea of what she was going to say but I still didn't know what I was going to say. I didn't want it to just be will you marry me. I remember after she did say yes, I was shaking and I couldn't get the ring on her finger. It was a good kind of nervous."
When asked how he knew Haynes was "the one" Burnette was very clear in his answer.
"I think you can be compatible with a lot of people, but she had a lot of the Godly characteristics that I look for in a wife," he said. "She's very courageous, as I said in the video. She's very caring, loving. She's made a lot of sacrifices. That stuff alone and her character lets me know."


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It's pretty easy to see Nick Saban on the other hash mark screaming who knows what and think he is an evil football/power hungry person and villianize him, but the truth is that Nick has a burden for young people. That's why he set up Nick's kids and left the NFL for college football.
You're such a sweet person. This is not the first time that UA has stuck by a recruit with a knee injury. I don't remember the guy's name offhand, it has been awhile. Saban recruited Shon Coleman hard who signed with Auburn even though he has Cancer. They are sticking with Coleman and we all wish him a speedy recovery.
I have to tell you that even though I didn't mention this earlier, when I read this line:
"There IS fear in the air, blood in the water, and as soon as our D gets a whiff of it, I believe the end is near for Bama."
I almost fell completely out of my chair laughing.
I didn't mean it literally. We are going to spank yall pretty good IMO though.......again.
lol I'm getting my money's worth with this blog.
Rule #1 Never stoop to giving grammar lessons on a message board, cause it's just a blog and you're just as apt to make a mistake as the next guy.
Rule #2 If you do stoop to that level make sure that your grammar is impeckable.
Boom!! Blogger took that one to heart.
It was a little friendly smack talk on par with the tone of the "piece" left here by the "blogger".
When your players go pro in 3 you have to sign as many as you can just to keep a full roster. It's a fundamental difference in roster management than expecting to have a player for 4 or even 5 years.
Alabama = Linebacker U
It would mean that PSU scored on the Alabama defense or got enough turnovers to win the game.
It is much much more likely that Penn State wins this game on turnovers. Most likely all Alabama has to do to win is hold on to the ball.
He had 3 TD in 12 touches. I think that Trent didn't really get warmed up good. He did have a few runs that were stopped short, but I think that he will impress again this week. His arms are beastly!
I love that Utah State almost beat Auburn, but those guys lost about 35 players last year and started about 20 freshmen. They are in a world of hurt this year and are not a good comparison of SEC defense. Alabama's defense is probably #1 or #2 with LSU's on top of the nation.
Just because a team is in the SEC it doesn't mean that their defense is fast, but we for the most part are defensive minded down here. Auburn recruits more WR and QBs than they do lbs since Malzahn took over.
This is Upshaw (41lb) and Menzie (24cb)
Now there's a bicycle and then there's a motorcycle. When you say "Bike" no one knows what you are talking about. What's a flyer anyway? I know there were wagons called western flyers, but something tells me that this is the name of a hockey team.
If you don't want to lose then don't schedule the game.
24-7 Bama. I can't wait until you guys get a good look at our players.
Looking forward to the matchup. Look for RB and WR screens and a dose of all three backs from Bama. Fowler and Lacey look like linemen to me. Those guys are beastly.
Good luck moving the ball on the ground.
3rd and long is when they put the screws to ya
I expect the front 6-7 to get the job done against PSU. The A#1 thing that Bama will do is stop the run. Personally if I were coaching against Saban I would come out 5 wide and run the ball outside with speed. The 2011 UA defense is SICK!!
So he was the "victim of an illegal block" more in the he did it to himself sense than Bama broke his leg with dirty play?
Yea, I just figured all Big 10 refs allow holding.


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