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Believe what you will, rmahlert. You have every right to oppose the proposed casino project. That is your choice. I am not sure I am in favor of it either, however, I am willing to keep an open mind and consider each of the issues until I am satisfied, one way or the other, that my questions are fully answered before making up my mind. My questions have yet to be answered by anyone, particularly you, because it is just too early to get those answers. You are already allowing your opposition to get in the way of logical thought processes, and it shows in your post, long before the possibility that Brimfield may ever see such a project. Your shortest route traffic theory using Route 19 to Brook Street only works if all construction traffic is heading west from Sturbridge. But, we all know that isn't going to be the case don't we? Consider, heading east from Palmer to get to Route 19 in the center of Brimfield, then travel all the way up to get to Brook and then Gilbert Road is going to add at least 15 miles to each one way trip adding to a single round trip an additional 30 miles and more when heading west back in the Palmer direction. Want to talk about that fuel consumption? There is a much shorter way in heading east and the most navigatible route with the least obstacles has not even been mentioned. I will leave you to figure it out. And that isn't BS!
Here are some other probabilities and observations that you seem to be unable to consider:
1. Access to the site during casino and ramp construction could be via Route 67 to Gilbert Road which takes one directly to Smith Road. Bypasses Brimfield entirely. Or, perhaps a negotiated agreement could occur with MassDOT to allow the use of the Warren Maintenance area on and off ramps from the MassPike which put one directly onto Brook Road and then to Smith Road. Bypasses Brimfield entirely. Both routes are remote and have little to no impact on residents in those areas.
2. Preliminary design sketches that may be available in April are not finalized project plans. The May town meeting vote is only to gauge the town's support, or lack of it, for MGM, and the town also. The outcome of the vote is not set in stone. Residents will have plenty of time to consider the "offering" (host agreement and complex design) before the binding ballot vote which will probably not come for at least another year away.
3. Tax revenue is completely different from host agreement mitigation funding. How does anyone know at this point what the "substantial infrastructure improvements" and extra town services required from the town will be? There has been no initial proposal submitted yet.
4. The majority of the casino proposers are operating with heavy debt loads. Why not show this information as well?
5. The developer/contractors, by law, must be bonded by law to cover any possibility of project construction failure.
We need to be patient and wait until we know what is being proposed before becoming mired down in potentially inaccurate and untrue presumptions.
OldVeteran, to someone who has been there and done that, I thank you for sharing with us your employment history in the casino industry and what you were compensated for in the positions you held. I recall you mentioning your employment at casinos in past posts. Your post today justifies what the USDC numbers tell us that I reported in my earlier post here. There are those out there who have become so tunnel visioned that they are unable to process any information offered if it does not agree with their way of thinking on this issue. There are those who use rudeness and name calling as a practical way of life to force their beliefs upon others. Some have forgotten, or never learned, that everyone has an opinion and everyone should be respected for it even if they disagree.
We all cannot be casino moguls or Fortune 500 CEO's unfortunately!
Casino jobs are not necessarily $8 or less. Only in very few positions does an average hourly rate fall below the $8 ph figure and it appears it is a new employee just starting out at the bottom of a wage scale. You will be quite surprised to learn what casino positions pay on average. Figures taken directly from the U.S. Department of Commerce Occupational Employment and Wage division database uphold the idea of "low paying" casino jobs overall is a misnomer. My response to refute your statement will be too long to for this venue so I will consolidate a lot of data retrieved from the USDC and provide more accurate figures for everyone to think about. It is simplest to list the casino job positions, quoted from low to high for each casino position using the USDC data. These are mean average hourly rates/wages based upon a specific casino job position and are dependent upon the location of a casino, whether it is located in a metropolitan or non-metropolitan area. As an example, a casino employee working in Upper Penninsula, Michigan earns lower wages than a casino employee working in the Detroit, Michigan area. We will go right down the list from top to bottom: Chief Executive Officers average $100 per hour; General Managers $42.10 to $51.66 ph; Gaming Supervisors average $45,000 annually; Computer and IT personnel $44.03 to $51.53 ph; Gaming Managers $32.27 to $36.49 ph; Slot Key Personnel $8.31 to $24.73 ph; Gaming Dealers $8.70 to $17.54 ph PLUS TIPS; Administrative Managers $32.37 to $39.15 ph; Executive Secretaries and Administrative Assistants $21.10 to $21.68 ph; Office and administrative support staff $14.81 to $15.09 ph; Food Prep Head Cooks $21.67 to $24.00 ph; First Line Food Prep $17.57 to $17.97 ph; Food Prep Servers $13.32 to $13.68 ph; Bartenders $$13.65 to $14.63 ph PLUS TIPS; Waiters and Waitresses $10.73 to $10.77 PLUS TIPS; Dishwashers $12.82 to $13.35 ph; Maids and Housekeeping personnel $12.33 to $12.86 ph PLUS TIPS; Porters and Bellhops $11.38 to $11.88 PLUS TIPS; Payroll and Time Keeping Clerks $15.07 to $15.70 ph; Credit Authorizers and Checkers $14.36 to $14.50 ph; Hotel Desk Clerks $13.48 to $13.81 ph; Coat Room Attendants $9.48 to $10.17 PLUS TIPS. The list could go on further to include maintenance and crafts personnel; marketing and promotion, equipment handlers, security guards, etc. When someone says casino jobs pay less than $8 ph or tells us the mean average wage a casino employee makes is $10.49 ph, they have not thoroughly researched their data. Granted not all of the wages earned for some of the above positions will support a family of three or four but not all wage earners are supporting a household other than themselves. Some might want to work part time, others to hold full time positions. We also have to think about the two wage earner families where one spouse is not able to find work and looking to supplement the household income; or, the stay at home mother who wants to work, even part time, to help pay the monthly bills; or, a retiree who needs to supplement his retirement when his check is not keeping up with inflation; or, the high school or college graduate who cannot find work and wants to get his or her foot in the door in their career field. These are decent paying jobs. And the numbers from USDC give credence to that.
To P Adams: Your reference to the averge mean hourly wage for casino workers (other than senior management) is $10.49, no greater than $10.57, and taken from the US Department of Commerce Occupational Employment and Wages. I went to this site and did more indepth research. The $10.49 hourly rate you quote is there, I agree, but is based upon 2008 data surveys which are almost four years behind. But even with that, you also did not do your homework research completely to learn more about how this hourly rate is configured. USDC uses all work classifications within an occupational category and calculates the mean hourly rates/wages of all workers within that classification by "averaging" which means the rate you quoted is skewed to look lower than it truly is when more comprehensive casino wage data is studied. The mean hourly rate you quoted is configured by taking all casino job positions, from bottom to top, and averaging them across the board to come to one number. It may be too long of a post for this venue to refute you on this issue, however, I will attempt to consolidate a lot of data I retrieved from USDC and now put forth further more accurate data for your consideration. Dependent upon whether one is working in a metropolitan or non-metropolitan area casino makes a huge difference in the rate of pay. If one is working in an upper penninsula Michigan casino, hourly rates of pay are much lower than if one is working in a Detroit based casino where hourly rates are much higher. It is simplest here to list the casino job positions and quote the lows to high for each casino position using the USDC numbers. These are mean hourly rates/wages based upon a specific casino job position and range from low to high dependent upon the location of the casino all taken directly from USDC: Chief Executive Officers average $100.77 ph; General Managers $42.10 to $51.66 ph; Gaming Supervisors average $45,500 annually; Computer and IT personnel $44.03 to $51.53 ph; Gaming Managers $32.27 to 36.49 ph; Slot Key personnel $8.31 to $24.73 ph; Gaming Dealers $8.70 to $17.54 ph PLUS TIPS; Admistrative Managers $32.37 to $39.15 ph; Executive Secretaries and Administrative Assistants $21.10 to $21.68 ph; Office and Administrative Support Staff $14.81 to $15.09 ph; Food Prep Head Cooks $21.67 to $24.00 ph; First Line Food Prep $17.57 to $17.97 ph; Food Prep Servers $13.32 to $13.68 ph; Bartenders $13.65 to $14.63 ph PLUS TIPS; Waiters and Waitresses $10.73 to $10.77 ph PLUS TIPS; Dishwashers $12.82 to $13.35 ph; Maids and Housekeeping personnel $12.33 to $12.86 ph PLUS TIPS; Porters and Bellhops $11.38 to $11.88 PLUS TIPS; Payroll and Time Keeping Clerks $15.7 to $15.17 ph; Credit Authorizers and Checkers $14.36 to $14.51 ph; Desk Clerks $13.48 to $13.81; Coat Room Attendants $9.48 to $10.17 PLUS TIPS; and I could go on. So, when you take all of these mean average rates and divide them with the the millions of employees holding these positions, the $10.49 is what you get but is not truly reflectant upon what a casino employee is actually and necessarily being compensated. If it is your intent to provide honest and accurate data for people to consider, please be sure what you are providing has been well researched.
For those who do not understand or are not aware, public officials are held to a much higher standard of professional and personal conduct & behavior than a private citizen or business owner. The State conflict of interest and ethics laws are explicitly strict on actions, perceived or real, taken by those who we place our trust in by electing them to represent us. Mr. Burns and Mr. Lamothe are not exempt from abiding by these laws. There is nothing to prevent a public official or employee from supporting or opposing a particular issue facing their community but there are rigorous rules that must be followed. Mr. Burn's own admission within the article states, he is "considering putting feelers out to see if anyone is interested" in partnering in the Palmer project. This is not Mr. Burn's responsibility and should be left entirely to Mohegan Sun. Is Mr. Burn's truly working for the Town of Palmer or does it implicate that he is working for the benefit of Mohegan Sun? This shows how deeply imbedded the Palmer casino issue has become for a few of its officials. Mr's Burns and Lamothe can laugh it off by saying this is all being done for future economic development for Palmer. However, by all appearances, given their past and continuing zealous actions in support of Mohegan Sun while holding positions of influence that can be used in a number of ways to sway this issue, they could be facing stiff charges at the end of the very serious investigation that will now ensue. Mr. Pajak's complaint to the State Ethics Commission is right on target.
By law, to dispel any appearance of a conflict of interest, Ms. Barry needs only to file a public disclosure stating her husband is employed by the landowner's company whose personally owned land in another community is being negotiated by a casino competitor for purchase for a proposed casino at that site. That she will act in a fair and impartial manner. She is not employed by the landowner's company. As an employee of that company, her husband does not appear to have any official decision in what the owner does with his personal land and the casino. Once the disclosure is filed, Ms. Barry should continue to participate in any discussions, deliberations and any decisions on the Palmer casino proposal unless she personally feels she would need to recuse herself at any point. I am sure Palmer's town counsel would advise her accordingly as to her choices. In my opinion, she should not, and has no need, to resign from the Palmer town council.
Lamothe better be far more careful about finding himself in a conflict of interest than anyone. Remember the Mohegan Sun "support" raiser held at his Steaming Tender restaurant in December while he is a sitting councilman? Major issues with that, just saying....
Everyone loves to be the critic! Don't build the casino here because it's in my backyard. Don't build the casino there because it's a horrible location. Everyone says take it out of an urban area and put it in a rural location, less impact, less problems. This Brimfield proposal is the best yet I've heard even without an official developer named yet and everyone who isn't a Brimfield resident who is posting on here is criticizing it. Mohegan Sun is proposing a fly-over ramp from the Pike into Palmer. That is no small construction feat either. Holyoke and East Springfield need ramps and exits to make their proposed casino locations viable to prevent catastrophic traffic congestion as well. Everyone of these road infrastructure projects will have to be approved by the Mass Pike or Mass DOT. As I said before, everyone loves to be the critic.
Justin, I believe the Holyoke developer is Hard Rock International. I don't believe Penn National Gaming has revealed it's hand yet. It's not over yet....more to come!
Mad hatter and Justin, this is an article about a potential development site for a casino in Brimfield. This has nothing to do with the biomass plant in Springfield. Take your disdain to the proper forum for it. By the way, I read a building permit is going to be issued possibly as soon as this week to allow the biomass project to initially move forward. Bet that doesn't sit well with either of you!
Justin, you post several good points. Location of the casino will predicate issues of where traffic will or won't be. And, we don't know where the casino will land as of this point in our area IF it even ends up in the Pioneer Valley at all. What I see is a lot of fear in the posts of the opposition. The difference between the placing of casinos in Connecticut and Massachusetts is that Foxwoods and Mohegan Sun are tribal entities. The town of Ledyard did not have a say whatsoever in the matter. Connecticut's Governor at the time simply sited the casino in the middle of that community because that was the tribes chosen location. There was no competitive bidding, no negotiations, no impact remediation with the local communities. The towns were left to deal with the casinos without any governmental assistance, legislation or financing. The town's of Ledyard and Montville are lovely. I have been there to witness them for myself. Beautiful rural towns, very similar to Wilbraham, Brimfield, etc. Town officials there agree that they have experienced growing pains. It has been costly for them to meet those additional needs, however, they stress that it is because they were not the beneficiaries of $$$$$$$ as communities in Massachusetts would be both for hosting and surrounding a casino and the property and personal property tax the community will be able to assess. It was agreed that Massachusetts communities, if handled properly and sufficient mitigation was made available, it could be more a positive venture. Unfortunately, Connecticut communities could not prepare for what they were forced to face and handle that was thrust upon them.
Brimfield has never had a full time building inspector. The position has always been part time with weekly hours averaging 4 to 5 total. It is my understanding the previous inspector took his new job because it was full time and he wanted to move up the ladder (much more money too).
Agreed, however, codes and regulations are what we must abide by whether we like it or not or whether we feel the rules are too restrictive or not. It would appear Mr. Weston has not followed the rules in this case as it is highly unlikely he would have been ordered by the building inspector to stop work otherwise. I am sorry for his dilemma given his circumstances but he placed himself smack into the middle of it by his own choosing to go forward with the project without having his ducks in a row beforehand.
"This is a great thing for the Town of Brimfield to do to residents who have been so badly hurt. There is no need for this. They should be helping us out."
Cry me a river. Having watched most of the selectmens meetings on the local cable channel after the tornadoes ripped through Brimfield, I know town officials have bent over backward to assist tornado victims. Demolition fees and temporary housing fees were vacated and not charged. Building permit fees to begin the rebuilding by the tornado impacted residents were capped at a maximum of up to $300 in an effort to financially assist homeowners. I heard on one of the recorded meetings the electrical inspector arranged for free temporary electrical services to anyone in need in the tornado torn areas at no charge or fee for neither his time nor the services. Oh, by the way, the temporary services were built by the students at Tantasqua High and all materials were supplied by a local lumber company. Town residents volunteered their time, energy and equipment to install the services so there would be no charge to the homeowners in need. The Harding Fund's most recent update shows that well over $100,000 has been distributed to tornado victims in Brimfield and I would expect Mr. Weston benefited from that Fund. Town officials hired a private contractor to clean the roadsides of tornado debris for nearly one-quarter of the cost another company would have charged in an effort to save the remaining taxpayers from being confronted with overwhelming tax bills to make up for the money lost in reduced values from tornado damaged properties. If Mr. Weston is not holding a building permit for his barn in time for the barn raising activities, there must be more to this story than his side as stated in this article. Sounds to me maybe one of the issues could be that Mr. Weston needs to adhere to the rules for safe construction just like everyone else must do when they build something. Maybe Mr. Weston put himself in this predicament by moving forward with the barn raising inspite of the fact he didn't have a building permit in hand.
I continue to read about Paper City Development's ongoing efforts to develop a casino in the City of Holyoke in the area of the country club. Siting a casino in Holyoke, an urban area already openly admitted to having high crime, gang activity, drug addiction, unemployment and teenage pregnancy rates off the charts, is one of the the most assinine ideas akin to recreating another Atlantic City. Oh yes, the casino(s) themselves are beautiful but one block away from the boardwalk, the city itself is drowning for the very same reasons building a casino in Holyoke is already a bad idea before it even begins. Casinos were built in Atlantic City smack in the middle of an urban poverty zone. Atlantic City officials held "hope" of developing revenue from the casinos themselves, creating jobs and building a brighter economy for its residents and taxpayers by drawing visitors to the area for high-class entertainment along the Jersey shore who would spend their money thereby filling the city's coffers. Sad to say, and statistics will support, the opposite happened. Atlantic City remains seriously economically depressed to this day decades later. In my opinion, Paper City Development is only in this for what they can get out of it financially, neither do they have the expertise to be in the casino business nor the best interest of Holyoke at heart. Once they have snatched every dollar they can for themselves, I suspect they will be gone and another casino investor will come in and take over, if Holyoke is lucky. If you haven't read enough in the local newspaper about Holyoke's drug arrests, gang activity, shootings, stolen vehicles, house break-ins, vandalism and toddlers wandering around the city streets alone in the wee hours of the morning, you will read plenty more soon enough. Casino in Palmer? Casino in Warren? Neither are teeming urban areas with high crime and drug addiction rates to begin with. Neither are poverty stricken areas to begin with. Unemployment does exist. If a casino is coming, better off in that rural neck of the woods. Mohegan Sun may also be in it financially for what they can get out of it out there but they, for starters, have at least chosen a location more befitting of solid ground right out of the starting gate. Paper City: 1500 jobs.....Mohegan: 2500 jobs. Paper City: $450 million casino....Mohegan: $600 million casino. Paper City: No experience at all in the casino development and management field....Hmmmmmmmmm...who would I chose if it were my choice?
I rest my case!
For the sake of this debate, let's consider this. If the developer knocked on your door tomorrow and offered you, let's say $5,000 a month (could be more, could be less, just a number) for 20 years for your "inconvenience" with having a turbine near you, what would you do? On this forum, I am sure you will say no, you wouldn't sell out.
But think seriously.....$5,000 a month for 20 years is $1,200,000. That would certainly pay for one heck of a college education for your 6 month old and any future children you may have. It could also buy you into a top-notch retirement plan, perhaps a small second home at a favorite vacation spot, or just pay bills so you or your wife could choose to stay at home and care for the kids. Of course, we know this won't happen since you obviously don't have land the developer is interested in leasing and they are surely not going to give money away to everyone that whines. But, think about it.......
See my previous post in answer to your earlier post.


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FLOWMETER 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 Filed July 18, 1966 BUBBLE TRAP METER mvsyrons y fz -w ELAPSED TIME DETECTOR SENSOR ATTORNEYS .B
Oct. 1, 1968 VERSAC] ET AL 3,403,555
FLOWMETER 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Filed July 18, 1966 United States Patent ()fice 3,403,555 FLOWMETER Antonio A. Versaci, Des Plaines, Ill. (25 Wildwood Road,
Springfield, Ill. 62704), and Roelif Stapelfeldt, Houston, Tex.; said Stapelfeldt assignor to said Versaci Filed July 18, 1966, Ser. No. 566,147 4 Claims. (Cl. 73-494) ABSTRACT OF THE DISCLOSURE A flowmeter which measures the rate of flow of a liquid through a conduit, by timing the passage of a bubble therethrough. A pair of spaced photoelectric detectors, connected to a timing circuit having a rate output, are mounted on a conduit support which establishes a known distance between the detectors.
This invention relates to a flowmeter, and more particularly to apparatus for determining the rate of flow of a liquid through a conduit.
The rate of flow of a liquid through a conduit is an important parameter which must be determined in many fluid flow applications. When contamination of the liquid cannot be tolerated, the rate of flow should be determined by a minimal amount of equipment in contact with the liquid itself.
For example, many medical procedures require the flow of a liquid, as blood, into the circulatory system of a patient. These procedures range in character from a simple transfusion or intravenous feeding to extracorporeal circulation in the utilization of an artificial heart or kidney. The rate of flow of the liquid is determined by the flowmeter disclosed and claimed herein, which measures the elapsed time needed for a substance, which is nonhomogenous with the liquid, to travel a fixed distance in the conduit. The elapsed time is converted into a rate of flow measurement.
One feature of the invention is the provision of apparatus which introduces a detectable substance into liquid flowing through a conduit. The time elapsed for the substance to travel a fixed distance in the conduit is measured and converted into a rate of flow indication.
Another feature of the invention is rate of flow apparatus which introduces a gas into the liquid, creating a bubble which is used for measurement purposes. When the liquid flows into the circulatory system of a patient, the apparatus includes means for removing the bubble from the flow stream after the measuring operation is completed.
A further feature of the invention is the provision of measuring apparatus which can be used with existing fluid flow conduits without breaking the conduit or inserting the measuring apparatus into the fluid flow stream.
Yet another feature of the invention is the provision of apparatus which determines the rate of flow of a liquid through a conduit and displays this parameter on an indicating device for a predetermined time period. After this time period elapses, the indicating device displays a reading different from the initial reading to indicate that a new measuring cycle may be initiated.
Further features and advantages of the invention will be apparent from the following specification and from the drawings, in which:
FIGURE 1 is a diagrammatic view of an apparatus embodying the invention;
FIGURE 2 is a side view, partly cross sectional, of a sensor in operative relation with the fluid flow conduit;
FIGURE 3 is a block diagram of the electrical circuit of the apparatus; and
Patented Oct. 1, 1968 FIGURE 4 is a schematic diagram of the circuit shown in block form in FIGURE 3.
For illustrative purposes, the invention will be described for use in the medical field, where contamination is a critical problem. However, the invention may be utilized in any liquid handling system where it is desired to determine the rate of flow of the fluid through a conduit.
It is common to use transparent glass or plastic tubing in the handling of blood or other liquids for administration to a patient. A bubble trap, of known configuration, is commonly employed to remove any bubbles from the fluid flow, since the passage of a bubble into the blood stream results in serious damage to or death of a patient. The present invention takes advantage of these facts and injects a bubble into the conduit upstream from the bubble trap. The rate of flow of the liquid is sensed by determining the time necessary for the bubble to flow a predetermined distance, without requiring the introduction of additional apparatus into the flow stream.
Turning now to FIGURES 1-3 of the drawings, a section 10 of conduit is shown which may be part of an extracorporeal circulatory system, or an infusion set, or the like. A bubble injector 11 introduces a bubble 12 into the fluid flow stream of conduit 10. The fluid is flowing in the direction indicated by the arrow in FIGURE 1, from left to right. When the bubble passes a first sensor 14, an elapsed time detector 15 begins to measure the passage of time. As the bubble passes a second sensor 16, the running of the measured time is stopped, and the rate of flow of the liquid through conduit 10 is directly displayed on a meter 17. A bubble trap 18 of known design, located downstream from the second sensor 16, removes bubble 12 from the fluid stream.
Bubble injector 11 introduces a gas, as air, into the liquid, thereby creating the bubble. Injector 11 may take the form of a hypodermic needle, as illustrated, or alternatively a three-way stop cock or the like. While the introduction of a gas into the liquid has been illustrated, the invention is also applicable for use with other substances which are nonhomogenous with the liquid, or immiscible, and which produce a detectable particle. Furthermore, while the use of bubble trap 18 has been described, in many non-medical applications the introduction of a bubble into a liquid flow stream produces no deleterious results, and in such applications bubble trap 18 may be eliminated.
Sensors 14 and 16 are of identical form, as illustrated in more detail in FIGURE 2. For a detailed explanation of the construction of the sensors, reference should be made to the copending application of Antonio A. Versaci, Bubble Detector, Ser. No. 536,218, filed Mar. 15, 1966. For the purposes of the present invention, the following explanation is suflicient. A lamp 20 and a photocell 21 are mounted in the ends of a pair of holders 22 and 23. The holders are pivoted to each other at 24, and the ends holding the lamp and photocell are urged together by a spring 25. Lamp 20 and photocell 21 are received in bores which extend into the body of each of the holders from semicylindrical conduit engaging surfaces at the ends of each holder. From the lamp, light passes through the conduit and its contents to the photocell. Electrical connections are made to the lamp and photocell respectively by the pairs of wires 27 and 28.
With a continuous flow of liquid through conduit 10, a certain amount of light passes from lamp 20 to photocell 21. The intensity of this light and the electrical characteristics of the photocell depend on the light transmitting characteristics of the liquid flowing in the conduit. Upon the passage of a bubble through the conduit, the light transmission characteristics are momentarily increased, resulting in an increase in the level of light reaching the photocell. The change in light intensity is detected by the elapsed time detector and utilized to indicate the passage of a bubble thereby.
As seen in FIGURE 1, the sensors 14 and 16 are spaced apart a fixed distance by a rigid semicircular trough 32 which is fixedly attached at each end to one of the sensors. The flexible conduit 10, which has a uniform cross section, rests snugly against the rigid trough and is clamped in place by the holders 22, 23 of each sensor. With this construction, the distance between the sensors is always constant since the conduit 10 cannot sag or bend; and since the cross sectional area is also constant, the liquid flows at a uniform speed between sensor 14 and sensor 16.
The electrical circuit for the apparatus, which is illustrated in block form in FIGURE 3, is shown in detail in FIGURE 4. During the course of the description of the circuit specific values and component types will be given for the various elements of the circuit. It is to be understood that this detailed information is given for the purpose of disclosing an operative embodiment of the invention and that the values and types are not critical.
To start a measuring sequence, a SPST switch 34 is momentarily closed, energizing both of a pair of relays 35 and 36 and deenergizing a relay 3 7. Contact 35-1 of relay 35 closes, charging a 150 microfarad capacitor 40 to approximately 10 volts. This causes meter 17 to read full scale. A slow discharge path is also formed by the closing of contact 36-1 of relay 36, however, contact 35-1 provides a quick charge path which maintains capacitor 40 fully charged.
When a bubble passes photocell 21 of sensor 14, relay 35 is deenergized, thereby opening the charging circuit for capacitor 40. The capacitor then discharges through relay contact 36 -1 and its associated resistance, gradually reducing the meter indication with time. When the bubble passes photocell 21 of the second sensor 16, relay 36 is deenergized to open the capacitor discharge circuit. Meter 17 stops falling and its indication of the charge on capacitor 49 is proportional to the period of time that elapsed for the bubble to travel the fixed distance from the first to the second sensor. Since rate of flow is directly proportional to the time required for an object in a confined path to move between two fixed points, provided the cross sectional area of the path is constant, the face of meter 17 may be suitably marked with indicia which directly indicate the rate of fiow of the liquid, as in cubic centimeters per minute (cc./min.), for example.
After a period of time has elapsed sufficient to read the meter, determined by the charging rate of a 500 microfarad capacitor 41, relay 37 is energized, closing its contact 37-1 to short capacitor 40, causing the meter indicator to fall to zero. When the rate of flow is again to be measured, the operator presses switch 34 to reset the circuit, and injects another bubble into the fluid stream.
Considering the circuit in more detail, power is supplied from a 120 volt A.C. source through power switch 44 to a step-down transformer 45. The nominal 12 volt output from a secondary of transformer 45 is coupled to a full wave rectifier 46 having output terminals 47 and 48 with full wave D.C. thereacross. A filter capacitor 50 shunts the output of the full wave rectifier.
A Zener diode 51 is coupled between output terminal 47 and a source of reference potential or ground 52. Zener 51 clamps line 53 to a potential of +3.1 volts. A second Zener diode 54, in series with a 100 ohm resistor 55, is coupled between line 53 and a negative power line 56 connected to output terminal 48 of the full wave rectifier. Zener 54 has a 10 volt drop thereacross, causing line 56 to have a -l0.5 potential. The voltages available across the Zener diodes 51 and 54 are used to power the remainder of the circuit.
The detector circuit for sensor 14 includes the photocell 21, a photocell amplifier 58, and a bistable control multivibrator 59. Briefly, passage of a bubble past sensor 14 causes amplifier 58 to pass a negative pulse to change the condition of multivibrator 59, deenergizing relay 35.
The photocell 21, Claire type CL603, is connected across Zener diode 54 by a 4.7 kilohm resistor 61. The base of the photocell amplifier 58 is connected with the positive side of the Zener diode through a 33 kilohm resistor 62. The emitter of amplifier 58 is coupled to the junction of a pair of 47 ohm resistors 63, 64 which shunt Zener diode 51. Since the base is more positive than the emitter, the transistor is back biased, normally maintaining it in a nonconductive condition.
Bistable multivibrator 59 includes 2N404 transistors 66 and 67 which have their emitters connected to ground 52. The collector of transistor 66 is connected with the negative power line 56 through a 150 ohm resistor 69, while the collector of transistor 67 is connected with the negative line 56 through a 56 ohm resistor 70, and relay 35, which has a nominal resistance on the order of ohms, providing a balanced multivibrator circuit. The bases of the transistors are connected with positive power line 53 through resistors 71 and 72, 15 kilohms each. The transistors are cross coupled by resistors 74 and 75, each 2200 ohms, one connected between the collector of each transistor and the base of the other transistor.
The collector of photocell amplifier 58 is directly connected with the base of transistor 67. Reset switch '34 is connected between positive line 53 and the base of transistor 66 by a diode 76. The anode of the diode is coupled through a 39 kilohm resistor 77 to the negative power line 56.
When the system is placed in operation, reset switch 34 is closed, applying a positive potential to the base of transistor 66, rendering it nonconductive and causing transistor 67 to conduct. This in turn energizes relay 35, closing contact 35-1 to complete a charging path for capacitor 40. This charging path includes capacitor 40, closed contact 35-1, and a 470 ohm resistor 80, coupled between positive power line 53 and the junction of Zener diode 54 and resistor 55. This path charges capacitor 40 to approximately 10 volts. Meter 17, having a full scale deflection when 10 microamperes flows therethrough, is connected as a voltmeter across capacitor 40 by a set potentiometer 81 and 1.15 megohm resistor 82 in series with the meter. Potentiometer 81 is adjusted at this time to cause meter 17 to have full scale deflection.
A bubble is now injected into conduit 10 by injector 11, seen in FIGURE 1. As this bubble passes sensor 14, more light momentarily reaches the photocell 21, decreasing its resistance. A negativ pulse appears at the junction between resistor 61 and photocell 21 and is coupled through a 50 microfarad capacitor 84 to the base of transistor 58, causing it to condut, and in turn applying a positive potential to the base of transistors 67. This cuts off transistor 67, deenergizing relay 35. Therefore, relay contact 35-1 opens to disconnect the charging circuit across capacitor 40. At the same time, transistor 66 is rendered conductive to clamp transistor 67 in its nonconducting condition.
Since relay 36 remains at this time energized, closing its contact 36-1, a slow discharge path consisting of a 33 kilohm resistor 86 in series with a 5 kilohm variable resistor 87 is connected across capacitor 40, causing it to slowly discharge, without being immediately recharged as was true when relay contact 35-1 was closed. As the charge on capacitor 40 slowly dissipates, the dial of meter 17 slowly falls from full scale deflection, in proportion to the voltage across capacitor 40, which in turn is proportional to the time the discharge path is eflective to dis charge capacitor 40.
Diode 88, connected across the base emitter junction of transistor 58 cooperates to provid a low impedance charging path for capacitor 84. This establishes a stable operating condition for the system when it is first turned The detector circuit for sensor 16 is identical in structure and operation to the detector circuit 14. Therefore, the parts forming the detector circuit for sensor 16 which correspond with the same parts for sensor 14 have been indicated by th same reference numeral followed by a prime.
As the bubble passes photocell 21 of sensor 16, photocell amplifier 58' generates a positive pulse which is coupled to the base of the transistor 67 of multivibrator 59', driving transistor 67 nonconductive and deenergizing relay 36. This in turn opens relay contact 36-1, disconnecting the discharge circuit from capacitor 40 to maintain the scale reading of meter 17 at the instant the bubble passes. The voltage indicated by meter 17 is directly proportional to the elapsed time, because capacitor 40 has discharged an amount proportional to the time needed for the bubble to travel in a constant cross sectional tube the fixed distance between sensors 14 and 16. Since rate of movement of a liquid in a confined path of constant cross section is directly proportional to the time it takes an object flowing at essentially the speed of the liquid to pass between fixed points, the scale 90 of meter 17, as illustrated in FIGURE 1, may be marked with indicia 91 which directly indicate rate of flow in cc. per minute.
After a length of time has passed suitable for an operator to read meter 17, relay 37 is energized, as will appear, closing contact 37-1 to connect a 56 ohm resistor 93 directly across capacitor 40. This discharge path causes the charge retained across capacitor 40 to dissipate, returning the pointer indicator of meter 17 to zero. Meter 17 continues to read zero after this time, indicating to an operator the completion of the measuring operation.
The amount of time which elapses after the bubble passes sensor 16 and before relay 37 is energized is proportional to the charge on the capacitor 41. A chargedischarge path is formed between capacitor 41 and the collector of transistor 67', consisting of parallel connected 68 kilohm resistor 95, 47 kilohm resistor 96, and a series connected diode 98 and 470 ohm resistor 99. It will be recalled that during the time the bubble is traveling toward the second sensor 16, transistor 67' of multivibrator 59' is conductive and energizes relay 36. This conductive transistor also shunts capacitor 41, discharging any residue charge previously retained thereon. Since diode 98 is poled in the same direction as the current flow through conducting transistor 67', the dominant impedance across capacitor 41 is the low value resistor 99, and the capacitor is rapidly discharged.
The junction of capacitor 41 with resistors 95, 96, and 99 is coupled to the base of a 2N465 transistor 101. The collector of transistor 101 is coupled through a 56 ohm resistor 102 to the negative power line 56. The emitter of transistor 101 is coupled through a 47 kilohm resistor 102 to positive power line 53. Similarly, the base of transistor 101 is also coupled through a 47 kilohm resistor 103 to the same positive power line 53. Since the emitter and base of transistor 101 are coupled to the same voltage source when capacitor 41 is discharged, transistor 101 is normally nonconductive.
A 2N404 transistor 105 is connected between transistor 101 and relay 37. The collector and base of transistor 105 are respectively coupled to the collector and emitter of transistor 101. The emitter of transistor 105 is directly coupled through relay 37 to ground 52. Since the base of transistor 105 is coupled to +3.1 volts, while the emitter is coupled to ground 51, transistor 105 is also normally nonconductive, causing relay 37 to be deenergized.
When the bubble passes the second sensor 16, transistor 67' is rendered nonconductive. Therefore, the voltag at the collector of transistor 67, which had been clamped by the conducting transistor to essentially ground potential, quickly rises to the l0.5 volts on power line 56. Since diode 98 is back biased by this voltage, a slow charge path for capacitor 41 is formed only through paralleled resistors 95 and 96, causing an increasingly negative potential to slowly accumulate across capacitor 41.
This negative potential, which is directly coupled to the base of transistor 101, causes transistor 101 to almost immediately conduct. However, the potential on the base of transistor 105 is still initially more positive than the ground potential on the emitter of transistor 105, and hence transistor 105 remains nonconductive.
The rising negative potential across capacitor 41 is directly coupled to the base of transistor 105 through transistor 101, less a small voltage drop across the emitterbase junction. As the negative voltage rises above a value suflicient to cancel the positive voltage through resistor 102, transistor 105 is rendered conductive, thereby energizing relay 37 and closing contact 37-1 to discharge capacitor 40. Since the energization of relay 37 has 'no effect on multivibrator 59', transistor 67' remains nonconductive at this time and hence the negative voltage across capacitor 41 continues to rise, further driving transistors 101 and 105 into their conducting state to maintain relay 37 energized.
A diode 10 7 is coupled between the base of transistor 101 and switch 34. When an operator is ready to begin a new measuring cycle, he depresses switch 34, thereby energizing relays 35 and 36 as previously explained. At the same time, diode 107 passes the positive potential so produced to the base of transistor 101, cutting it olf, thereby driving transistor 105 nonconductive to deenergize relay 37. The conducting transistor 67', diode 98 which is in circuit only during discharge, and the low value resistor 99 also quickly dissipate the charge across capacitor 41. Capacitor 40 now immediately charges to 10 volts, causing meter 17 to be fully deflected. The injection of a bubble into the fluid stream will now initiate another automatic measuring cycle.
While I have shown and described certain embodiments of my invention, it is to be understood that it is capable of many modifications. Changes, therefore, in the construction and arrangement may be made without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as disclosed in the appended claims.
We claim:
1. Apparatus for determining the rate of flow of a liquid through a conduit, comprising: means for introducing into the liquid a detectable substance; means for measuring the time elapsed for the substance to travel a fixed distance, including first and second substance detectors adjacent said conduit and spaced apart said fixed distance, and timing means activated when the substance passes the first detector and deactivated when the substance passes the second detector to determine the elapsed time, said timing means including a capacitor having a charge and a first switching circuit responsive to the detection of said substance by said first detector to disconnect a charging circuit connected to said capacitor, and circuit means effective when said substance is detected by the first detector to vary the charge in proportion to time, comprising a discharge path for said capacitor, a second switching circuit responsive to the detection of said substance by said second detector to disconnect the discharge path for said capacitor and connect a charging path to a second capacitor, and a third switching circuit activated by a predetermined voltage across said second capacitor to dissipate the remaining charge on the first named capacitor; and means for converting elapsed time into a rate of flow indication.
2. The apparatus of claim 1 including means for resetting the first, second, and third switching circuits to their initial condition.
3. Apparatus for determining the rate of flow of a liquid through a conduit, comprising: means for introducing into the liquid a detectable substance; means for measuring the time elapsed for the substance to travel a fixed distance, including means supporting said conduit along a path substantially equal to said fixed distance and preventing said conduit from bending out of said path, said supporting means having a surface extending along said path, said surface having a cross section which conforms with the cross section of said conduit, including first and second substance detectors fixedly attached at opposite ends of said supporting means, each of said detectors having a movable portion which clamps over the conduit to hold said conduit against said surface, and means for converting the elapsed time into a rate of flow indication.
4. The apparatus of claim 3 for a transparent flexible conduit, wherein the detectable substance is a gas, creating a bubble in the liquid, said first and second substance detectors each comprise a photoelectric cell and a source of light mounted on opposite sides of the conduit with the light directed through the liquid to the photoelectric cell opposite thereto,.whereby the passage of the bubble past the detectors changes the light transmitting characteristics of-the liquid, and said supporting means comprises a rigid trough having a concave channel which conforms with the cross section of said conduit, thereby causing said bubble to travel said fixed distance between said detectors.
References Cited UNITED STATES PATENTS 5 2,640,936 6/1963 Pajes 73-494 3,323,362 6/1967 Wells 73194 3,336,803 8/ 1967 Thorndike 73-194 FOREIGN PATENTS 10 831,610 2/ 1952. Germany.
1,067,598 1/1954 France.
OTHER REFERENCES Nash et al.: An Automatic Recording Bubble Flow meter, IRE Transactions on Medical Electronics,
December 1959, pp. 274-276. (Copy in 73/ 194E.)
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As I previously noted, NPR's perennial claim that only a sliver of its funding comes from the taxpayers is misleading. Now CEO Vivian Schiller comes clean:
"If defunding to public broadcasting were to occur, it would be devastating to public broadcasting. That's a fact," Schiller said.
After Schiller fired commentator Juan Williams several weeks ago for comments he made about Muslims on Fox News' "O'Reilly Factor," calls for defunding NPR erupted again.
"Almost all federal funding goes to member stations," Schiller said. "Very, very little of it goes to NPR, but a lot goes to stations."
While NPR headquarters only receives about 1 percent of funding from tax dollars, member stations receive about 9 percent of their funding from tax dollars, Schiller said. She said that the 9 percent NPR member stations receive from taxpayer dollars is essential for them to stay on the air.
"For small stations, and even for large stations, that's a big chunk of their revenue," she said. "It's been a critical part of keeping those stations vibrant and, so, we take these calls for defunding very, very seriously."
But not seriously enough to curtail its blatant left-leaning bias or to apply its internal rules in an evenhanded manner. (She sneers, however, at cable news for "its partisan nature." News exec, heal thyself!)
In the big scheme of things, the public financial support for NPR is chump change. But there could be no better example of unnecessary and unhelpful government spending. If the public loves NPR as much as Schiller seems to believe it does, then let the listeners, or NPR's largest donor, pay for it. And according to her, the NPR audience is so very educated and special (wow wee — its blog commenters debated the dimensions of the Colorado balloon, which was the subject of a media hoax). Such people are just the types to support NPR — unless, of course, they figure that over-the-air and satellite radio stations are more than enough to satisfy their listening needs.
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This season could be a walk in the park for Bonds
By JOSH DUBOW, AP Sports Writer
March 20, 2006
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (AP) -- Whether it's the swing that has made him the most feared hitter of his generation, the bad knee that makes him a liability on the bases or the steroid accusations that make some hope he doesn't break Hank Aaron's home run record, there are plenty of reasons for teams to walk Barry Bonds.
So many, that San Francisco Giants manager Felipe Alou says his slugger might get free passes nearly half the time he comes to bat this season.
"I'm afraid so," Alou said. "There are many reasons why that I don't want to discuss. They want to make it tough for him. I'm not saying it's intentional, I'm just saying they won't give him a pitch to hit."
That's not new for Bonds, who already is baseball's king of walks, breaking Rickey Henderson's career record and his own single-season mark in 2004 when he drew 232 free passes -- 120 of those intentional.
"I don't really care to be honest with you," Bonds said. "I don't care if they walk me or not. I have to run the bases then. There's more to baseball than just swinging the bat. I have to get on base and run the bases."
Bonds enters the season with 708 home runs, seven shy of passing Babe Ruth and 48 from breaking Aaron's mark of 755.
There surely are many in baseball who would prefer that Bonds falls short of Aaron's record. An upcoming book that alleges Bonds rampantly used steroids late in his career will certainly get even more people rooting against him.
Cubs manager Dusty Baker, however, can't envision that influencing strategy against the seven-time NL MVP.
"They're avoiding him because he can hit you out of the ballpark," said Baker, who managed Bonds for 10 seasons in San Francisco. "It doesn't have to do with anything but that. That's it. I don't believe any manager would let personal feelings -- no matter how they feel -- get in the way. They're trying to win games."
Bonds has shown no signs of rust at the plate this spring, after playing only 14 games following three operations on his right knee last year.
He was 8-for-11 with three homers in his first five exhibition games, yet another sign he might not see many pitches to hit once the games start to count. But Bonds believes the number of walks he will draw depends less on how he's hitting and more on his teammates.
"It's not based on how I do. It's never been based on how I do. It's based on how the team does. It's based on what the guy is doing behind you," Bonds said. "If I'm a pitcher and I have a guy hitting behind anyone who is hitting in a slump I'm going to pitch around him to pitch to the next guy who is in a slump. That's baseball. That's common sense."
Bonds' walks are just one way he impacts the Giants, putting runners on base for his teammates and turning the lineup over to give everyone extra chances.
For all the talk about the injury to closer Armando Benitez, the struggles of ace Jason Schmidt and anything else that went wrong last season in San Francisco, the No. 1 reason the Giants finished below .500 for the first time since 1996 was Bonds' absence.
The Giants suffered severely without him, scoring 201 fewer runs in 2005 than the previous season. They fell from 91 wins to 75, even though they allowed 25 fewer runs last season than in 2004.
The team's on-base percentage dropped from a league-leading .357 to an NL-worst .319, San Francisco was second-to-last in the NL in walks and third worst with 128 home runs.
"All the pitchers that you see, I guarantee you that when they find out Bonds is not in the lineup, they feel a whole lot better," Cubs first-base coach Gary Matthews said. "He not only changes the complexion of your team by making it better, he's changed the whole league.
"You know, for instance, that if a guy is hitting in front of him with one out, that 90 percent of the time or more he will get a pitch to hit because they don't want to face this man with a guy on base. They know the margin for a mistake with him is between nil and none."
What could make the Giants especially tough this season is having Moises Alou protecting Bonds in the lineup. That was the plan last year, but the two only played a handful of games together because of Bonds' injury.
Consider the game last season on Sept. 20. San Francisco trailed 2-1 in the ninth at Washington and had a runner on first and two outs. Livan Hernandez threw four straight balls to Bonds. Alou then hit the next pitch for a home run to win the game.
"A guy like Alou hitting behind him won't take kindly to Barry always getting a free pass," said Matthews, who coached Alou for two seasons in Chicago. "If they're both healthy, those two guys make that whole club."
In fact, Alou said when he arrived this spring that if Bonds could play 100 games, the Giants would win the NL West.
"Everybody saw what a difference he made when he showed up last year for the few games that he played," he said. "We are hoping and he is hoping that he's going to be in a lot more games this year. If he is able to do that, we will be a lot better this year."
I'd like to see him walked every time it is feasible when he's here in Cincinnati or when we visit Pac Bell Park. Do our part against this cheater if Benedict Bud is too weak. :thumbdown
Shame, barry bonds, shame
And I'll be at every game in Cincy, right behind his dugout, heckling him every time he shows his shrek-sized hiead. Although, I'm sure what I say (and many others, I guaratee you) will pale in comparison to what he'll face from fans in many other cities (if the pansy even plays) :thumbdown :thumbdown :thumbdown


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- Bearcats Trail 2-0, but Rally for 4-2 Win over Pioneers
Women's Soccer | Sunday, October 26, 2008
Bearcats Trail 2-0, but Rally for 4-2 Win over Pioneers
PORTLAND, ORE. -- It took the Willamette University Bearcats a little while to adjust to the AstroTurf 12 playing surface at Griswold Stadium in their women's soccer game with Lewis & Clark College on Sunday, Oct. 26. The Pioneers took advantage of WU's early difficulties to build a 2-0 first half lead. The Bearcats adjusted and gradually gained control, tying the game just before halftime and scoring twice in the second half for a 4-2 victory.
Willamette improved to 10-6 on the season, including 8-4 in the Northwest Conference. Lewis & Clark fell to 4-8-4 overall, 3-8-1 in conference play.
The FieldTurf at Willamette's home facility, Sparks Field in Salem, Ore., plays much like natural grass, although the ball often travels faster. The turf at Griswold Stadium caused passes to surge past their intended targets and created many bouncing balls, which were difficult to track.
Normally, the Bearcats look to play the ball out of the back and gradually move upfield. Due to the playing surface on Sunday, Willamette placed a greater emphasis on lengthy passes and on winning headers in the midfield.
"We try to play possession soccer," WU Head Coach Hillary Arthur said, adding that on Sunday "we had to adjust and play a direct style. And it really, really helped when we won the headers in the midfield. I think that our ability to adjust allowed us to play well and get the result that we wanted."
By getting the win and picking up three points, Willamette moved into second place in the NWC standings. The University of Puget Sound, which defeated Whitworth University 2-0 on Sunday, is 12-0 in the NWC and has clinched at least a tie for first place with 36 points. WU is 8-4 for 24 points, and Whitworth follows in third place with a 7-4-1 record and 22 points.
Brittany Larson and Stephanie Thurin scored goals for L&C. Larson hit the net from about 18 yards just 5:28 into the game. Thurin increased L&C's lead to 2-0 at 25:20, when she scored on a header near the left post, following a free kick by Rebecca Conroy.
As the half continued, Willamette's adjustments began to pay off. Samantha Post (Sr., D/MF, Philomath, OR/Philomath HS) cut the L&C lead in half with a goal at 38:46. Post scored on a sharp-angle shot from about four yards to the left of the goal and very close to the end line.
The goal followed a lengthy free kick by Kelsey Rogel (Sr., D, Tacoma, WA/Bellarmine Prep) from about 45 yards out. Rogel's pass grazed off a defender and was pushed wide of the net by Lewis & Clark goalkeeper Kate MacDougall. Post, who was nearby, ran onto the ball and shot toward the far post before the ball could be played out of bounds. It crossed the line and went into the side netting.
Willamette registered the equalizing goal just 53 seconds before halftime on a 5-yard header by Rachel Janny (Jr., F, Olympia, WA/Olympia HS). Janny was unmarked in the box and scored off a cross from Haley Rosenthal (Jr., MF, Cheyenne, WY/Cheyenne East HS) who was near the right side line. The game was tied, 2-2, at halftime.
WU's goals in the second half were recorded by Emily Gross (Sr., F, Medford, OR/North Medford HS) and Kimber Mattox (Fr., MF, Bend, OR/Cornell University). Rogel assisted on both of the goals to finish with three assists for the game.
Rogel took a free kick from 30 yards out to earn an assist on tie-breaking goal by Gross at 55:48. Rogel's pass found Gross in the middle of the penalty area. After receiving the ball, Gross turned and shot past MacDougall.
The final goal, scored by Mattox at 86:06, also started with a free kick by Rogel. This time the kick was taken from 35 yards on the left side of the field. Mattox met up with the pass about five yards out near the left post. She headed the ball down and into the net.
"Playing the big passes, we forced the defenders to run toward their own goal. And that let us run toward the goal, too," Arthur said. "That helped us with our accuracy shooting."
Willamette finished the game with 13 shots, including 10 shots on goal. The Pioneers achieved nine shots with seven on goal, but took only one shot during the second half.
Kelli Gano (So., GK, Portland, OR/Cleveland HS) recorded three saves for Willamette, while the Bearcat defense blocked two of L&C's shots on goal. MacDougall finished with six saves for the Pioneers.
The Bearcats will play another NWC game on Saturday, Nov. 1, when they host Pacific Lutheran University. Kickoff at Sparks Field is slated for 11 a.m. (PDT).
BOX SCOREWillamette University 4
Lewis & Clark College 2


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KINGSTON, R.I. -- May 12, 2003 -- Standing near the future site of a new biotechnology building on the campus of the University of Rhode Island, Gov. Don Carcieri announced the beginnings of a biotechnology initiative at URI that will spur economic development, create jobs, and provide the states growing biotechnology industry with much needed research and development. The governor made the announcement along with Lt. Gov. Charles Fogarty, Speaker of the House William Murphy, Judge Frank Caprio, chairman of the R.I. Board of Governors for Higher Education; and URI President Robert L. Carothers.
"As you know, its my goal to create 20,000 good paying jobs over the next four years," said Governor Carcieri. "Thats why were targeting growth industries such as biotechnology. I have proposed $300,000 to build a Biotech Training Lab at URI in Providence. Recently, I announced that Amgen has contributed $25,000 towards this effort. Also earmarked in my budget is another $300,000 for this new center.
"These two biotech projects will send a clear message to biotech firms throughout the country that Rhode Island has the skilled workforce for this industry. That, in turn, will encourage new businesses to open their doors here and existing companies to expand," added the Governor.
President Carothers said, "Institutions of higher education play a key role in economic development, and with the governors support of the Universitys biotechnology initiative Im certain that we can help position the state of Rhode Island as the place biotech companies will want to locate their businesses. URI can provide the industry with the research and development support and the trained employees they need to thrive."
The biggest project of URIs biotechnology initiative will be the construction of a 100,000-square-foot Center for Biotechnology and Molecular Biosciences on the north part of the Kingston Campus. What would be the largest academic building on campus will be a center of biotechnology research and development on a wide range of human health, plant, animal and environmental topics. It will be designed using the most environmentally advanced technologies.
Carcieri has included a $300,000 appropriation in the next state budget for planning and design work on the facility, in addition to the $200,000 appropriated by the legislature last year. Rhode Island voters will be asked to approve a $50 million bond referendum in fiscal 2004 for the bulk of the projects funding, which includes funds for the renovation of the nearby Biological Sciences Center. The Center would be transformed into a state-of-the art teaching, research and laboratory facility. When completed, the two buildings will form part of a new life sciences quad on the north part of the Kingston campus.
"This isnt just money for a new building," said Carothers, "but an important investment in the economic future of Rhode Island."
"The facility will house all the molecular biologists and biotechnologists from around the campus, " explained Jeffrey Seemann, dean of the URI College of the Environment and Life Sciences and the primary spokesman for the Universitys initiative. "By housing all these researchers together without the real and artificial walls that have separated faculty and departments, we can create an exciting new economy for Rhode Island. Furthermore, we envision tremendous economies of scale by sharing state-of-the-art equipment and facilities."
The building will contain modern research laboratories, including core facilities for DNA sequencing and genomics. Furthermore, Seemann envisions space in the building devoted to helping catalyze the creation of new biotechnology companies in Rhode Island.
"The building will be just as important for undergraduate education as it will be for research," added Seemann. "I expect to see not only large numbers of graduate students but also undergraduates substantially involved in the faculty research programs being carried out in this new center. It will elevate the level and quality of education we provide to our students."
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What a mess this construction is causing. I went to Muskegon from Twin Lake Tuesday afternoon. It took forever to get through the lights on M120 to get to the highway. Traffic was backed up everywhere, on the exit, on M120 both directions, on the bridge over M120. When I finally got on the highway, the northbound lane was backed up for miles. It was a parking lot way past the river flats. Traffic was backed up past Marquette and to the hospital complex, nearly to Apple ave. The Muskegon Township cops were operating the stoplights trying to do what they could to help it move along, but it just wasn't working. What brilliant person decided to do work on the causeway at the same time as work on Russell road bridge? The 2 projects are causing a huge mess. The Russell road project is backing up traffic into the causeway/highway traffic jam. Dumb move DOT! Drivers need to be patient and follow the rules and mostly, be courteous. Just don't let the fools in that rush to the front of the line and they will stop doing it. I thought there was a law about that, maybe some hefty tickets need to be passed out to those drivers. They cause a good share of the close calls and wrecks. I can't wait for the road rage to start, there is 5 more weeks of this one to go yet.
The only persons who benefit from the casinos are the Indians, bankruptcy clinics, divorce lawyers, pawn shops, gold buyers, owners of in casino ATM's and counslers. No, we don't need anymore casinos. Most residents are not further than 1 hour from a host of casinos. No No No!
Go play in some traffic ILuvHolton
Not much else to do in Holton anyhow. But I agree, check those facts, they are supposed to be providing us with accurate information/news.
Well said!!! So sad that a young person with their whole life ahead of them is lost. Heart felt sympathies to the families and friends. Rest in Peace. Really people can't you give it a rest for just one article? Feel some compassion for this young life ended. It was an ACCIDENT, the passenger texting did not cause the accident. The driver simply lost control of the vehicle.
In the southwest it is very common to see folks with handguns in a holster. Maybe if that were the norm around here, less people would get robbed or raped or beat up and so so and so on and so on! If everyone was armed, instead of just the bad guys, it could change the stats a bit. Just an idea.
How sad. Heartfelt sympathies to the family.
I have lived all over Muskegon and Muskegon Hts from 1973 right up until a couple of years ago, when I moved into my Fathers home out of town. I never really felt unsafe anywhere I lived. There were a couple of addresses that I didn't go walking the neighborhood after dark. My last city of Muskegon address was on the east side, and for awhile we had huge crowds of teens and young adults moving through the blocks near us in huge groups. That was when I decided we needed a bigger dog and a few more weapons. They were pretty scary. There is not much one or two people can do when faced with a crowd of 50 or 60 with more coming!
Let me tell you a story about drunk driving and a bicycle. A group of about 10 folks, regularly attended a bar that had "Attitude Adjustment Night" and the drinks and beers were real cheap for a couple of hours. (Many years ago) About 6 of us, one warm summer evening, decided it would be much safer and smarter to ride our bikes to the bar instead of driving. As we were leaving that night, we got "pulled over" and the cop gave us a really hard time about being drunk and riding our bicycles. I swear, he was going to arrest us. I asked him, "Would you rather we drove our cars?" After a rather heated discussion, most of us, just got back on our bikes and pedaled home and left him to argue with just 2 of the group. So, I guess drunk driving, is drunk driving, no matter what you drive! Personally, I thought he was a jerk!
Grandma's house, hands down!
If you can't park on the street, where are you going to park? Give them a break. Now that the ban has been lifted early, they just need to get the word out and it should no longer be a problem. Then everyone can find something else to whine about.
No, check the scrap yards and recycle places.
I remember the flood in 86, I hope I never see anything like that again!
Win a million dollars and still get food stamps. What a great set up for them. Do they not have any feeling of wrongness when they do this? Do they think that after winning a million dollars they still can't afford to buy thier own groceries? What is wrong with these people? Greedy! Greedy! Greedy! Gimme! Gimme! Gimme!
Well, I don't think the death penalty is an appropriate punishment for some of the unsolved crimes, but Kudos for this plan and getting these cases solved. Do they get more time for the new charges or do they just run concurrent? Great job, a bit of my faith has been restored in "The System".
Sorry to hear about the daughter and future grandchildren tragic dilema, but, the judge is right. They could however consider a visit, she does need the opportunity to say her goodbyes. Don't do the crime if you are not willing to pay the price.
Too bad that after all of these years past, that someone didn't confess on their deathbed. Then this cold case would be closed and there would be closure.
I don't eat them. Not a fan of Oreos. If it is not a chocolate chip cookie, it is not a cookie!
Many renters truly cannot afford it, also some figure it is not worth it for the stuff they own. And many just plain don't know about it. Landlords should make it known to them when they rent the place.
As a victim of spousal abuse, I can relate to this story. Why women stay? There are many answers to that question. Some stay because they love him, others because they have no place to go, some because they have also been verbally abused forever and beleive they are the one wrong for having put the wrong seasoning in thier dinner. Many, many more reasons exist, but this women had left, she crossed the country to get away from him and he followed her. I moved one year, 7 times, because he kept finding us. And to be honest, to this day, (nearly 40 years later) I still do not know why he did it or what I did to deserve it. (In his mind) Mend quickly Ms. Victim and I hope the cops keep him this time.
I have some real nice ocean front property in AZ I will sell him also, CHEAP! So sad, if you can't care for your pets, do the right thing for them. Re-home them, give them to a shelter, call a friend to take them, anything. Just don't abandon them to starve to death.