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A system adjusts the height-of-cut of a cutting reel unit. The system includes a cutting reel; a first frame supported on at least one support element that is supported on, and is movable along, the ground; and a second frame supporting the cutting reel. The system further includes an actuator that has a first portion connected to the first frame and a second portion connected to the second frame, wherein a distance between the first and second portions is adjustable. The actuator includes a motive mechanism that is activated to adjust the distance. The system can include at least one strut pivotally connected to the first frame and pivotally connected to the second frame on a second side of the second frame opposite to the first side. The strut extends between the first frame and the second frame. The strut defines the rotation of the second frame with respect to the first frame as the relative elevation of the second frame is adjusted with respect to the first frame.
1. In a lawn mowing apparatus, a system for adjusting the height-of-cut of a cutting reel unit to a lawn to be cut, comprising:
a cutting reel having grass-cutting blades for cutting growing grass;
a bedknife;
a cutting line defined at an interface between the cutting reel and the bedknife;
a first frame supported on at least one support element that is supported on, and is movable along, the ground;
a second frame supporting said cutting reel and said bedknife;
a first actuator having a first portion connected to the first frame and a second portion connected to said second frame, wherein relative positions of said first and second portions are adjustable to raise and lower portions of said second frame with respect to said first frame, and including a powered motive mechanism that is activated to adjust said relative positions over a selectable range to set a pre-selected elevation of said cutting line; and
a controller that is signal-connected to said first actuator, said controller operable to change said relative positions such that said elevation of said cutting line is set close to a surface of said lawn to be cut and corresponds to a selected height-of-cut.
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said stepper motor connected to one of said first or second frames and said lead screw mechanism connector to a respective other of said first or second frames.
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The invention relates to cutting reel units for mowers, and particularly mechanisms and methods for adjusting cutting reel units.
Conventional mowing machines have an attached cutting reel unit or multiple units. Such machines typically move the cutting reel unit across the ground adjacent to the machine. Grass beneath the cutting reel unit is mowed as the machine travels forward. Conventional reel mower vehicles can include a plurality of arm members that extend from the vehicle, each arm having a cutting reel unit attached to its outer end portion.
The cutting reel units typically include front and rear skids or rollers that support or carry the cutting unit across the surface of the ground during mowing operation. Such vehicles and cutting reel units are disclosed for example in U.S. Pat. Nos. 5,343,680; 5,412,931 and 5,459,984.
Conventional cutting reel units provide a plurality of blades coupled together to form a generally cylindrical reel that rotates about a transverse axis. The blades pass in close proximity to a bedknife to create a scissoring action for cutting vegetation such as grass. A frame typically houses the reel and bedknife. Wheels, rollers or skids are coupled to the frame for engaging or rolling across the ground to operatively support the reel and bedknife at a predetermined height above the ground. The height at which grass is cut is therefore determined by the height at which the wheels, rollers or skids carry a frame, reel and bedknife above the ground. Cutting reel units are typically used for mowing golf courses or other areas were a relatively low and accurate cut is desirable.
To produce a high quality cut, and a cut that is even for multiple cutting reel units and across mowing passes by a machine with multiple cutting reel units, it is necessary that the height-of-cut on each cutting reel unit be properly adjusted. It is known that reel mowers have an adjustment mechanism for adjusting the reel mowing height. One type of height adjustment mechanism utilizes a plurality of vertically aligned holes for a cutting unit frame. The rollers are coupled to a mounting member or plate that includes an opening. The mounting plate is coupled to the frame by insertion of a pin through both the mounting plate opening and one of the holes defined by the cutting unit frame. The cutting height can be varied by inserting the pin through a different hole in the frame. Other types of height adjustment mechanisms utilize threaded bolts which set the adjustment height using nuts engaged on the bolts and positionable to support a portion of the frame such that the cutting reel unit is held securely in the desired vertical position with respect to the rollers. A wrench is used to adjust the nuts to positions on the bolts to thereby adjust the cutting height.
Another type of cutting reel unit utilizes a slotted mounting arm that is coupled with the rollers. A bolt received by the slot is used to adjust the height by loosening the bolt and shifting the slide-mounting arm to a new position.
For all height-of-cut adjustments, there is a generally accepted and common method for determining a cutting reel unit's existing height-of-cut and how far it needs to be adjusted towards a targeted adjustment. The procedure for setting the cutting height typically involves fastening a gauge bar to the bedknife such that the upper surface of the bar is parallel to a forward, horizontal position of the bedknife and at the desired distance below the cutting edge of the bedknife. The front and rear rollers are then adjusted to come into contact with the upper surface of the gauge bar.
The adjustment relationship between the front and rear rollers—relative to the cutting reel itself—is often termed the 'angle of attack' for the bedknife. This relationship refers to the relative pitch (front to back) or angle of the bedknife in relation to the ground surface. The angle of bedknife attack is an important parameter which affects the cut quality and effectiveness. Varying the height-of-cut must take the angle of attack into consideration.
Reel adjustments are checked regularly and adjustments are conducted as a preventative measure to ensure optimum cut quality, as a reactive measure when poor cut quality is detected, and when reel damage occurs. Reel adjustments are also necessary when a cutting reel unit is "re-tasked," in effect, adjusted for cutting another type of grass or grass to be cut to a different height. For example, a cutting reel unit could be re-tasked from an adjustment appropriate for a golf course fairway to adjustment appropriate for a golf course green, the two areas having different grass height requirements. However, re-tasking a cutting reel unit is time-consuming. To avoid re-tasking cutting reel unit, many golf courses have cutting reel units or cutting machines which remain designated or set for a particular grass or area requirement, in effect, a designated group of cutting units for different areas of the golf course. This technique necessitates multiple cutting units or cutting machines. Multiple cutting units or machines can result in higher capital costs and maintenance costs.
The present inventors have recognized that proper mower adjustments are often hard to achieve through manual adjustment methods.
The present inventors have recognized that the reel height-of-cut adjustment is an adjustment that needs to be adjusted accurately and precisely, but is also difficult to adjust on individual mowing reels.
The present inventors have recognized that the accuracy and precision of these adjustments can be improved through automated adjustments. The present inventors have recognized that a need exists for dynamic adjustment and capability for multi-area mowers or mowers that are capable of mowing multiple areas.
The present inventors recognize the need exists to be able to re-task a cutting reel unit or units dynamically to allow a single machine to mow multiple area types with different cutting reel unit setup requirements.
The present inventors have recognized the need to improve the adjustment process to ensure a shorter required time, ease of adjustment, and improved reel operation quality.
The present inventors have recognized that the ease, speed, accuracy and precision of adjusting the height-of-cut of a reel cutting unit can be improved through automated adjustment.
The invention provides a system for adjusting height-of-cut of the reel of a cutting reel unit. The cutting reel unit can be carried by, or attached to, a vehicle, such as a tractor, singularly or as one of a plurality of cutting reel units, or can be incorporated into a riding mower, a walking mower or a ride-on mower, also singularly or as one of a plurality of cutting reel units.
The system includes a cutting reel; a first frame supported on at least one support element that is supported on, and is movable along, the ground; and a second frame supporting the cutting reel. The cutting reel can be one driven in rotation by one or more hydraulic motors, electric motors, by the traction drive of the mower machine or vehicle, or by other type drive.
The system further includes an actuator that has a first portion connected to the first frame and a second portion connected to the second frame, wherein a distance between the first and second portions is adjustable. The actuator includes a motive mechanism that is activated to adjust the distance.
The motive mechanism is preferably a stepper motor and a lead screw mechanism driven to extend or retract by the stepper motor and the motor and lead screw operatively connected to the first and second portions.
Preferably, the actuator is one of two actuators, one actuator located at each end of the reel, and the actuators each having a first portion connected to the first frame and a second portion connected to the second frame, wherein a distance between the first and second portions is adjustable, and including a motive mechanism that is activated to adjust the distance.
The system can include a precise position sensor, and a controller, the precise position sensor signal-connected to the controller, the controller signal-connected to the actuator to precisely adjust the distance based on a position signal from the sensor.
The sensor can comprise an optical encoder having a read head signal-connected to the controller and an optical disk arranged to rotate with an output shaft of the stepper motor.
The system can include at least one strut pivotally connected to the first frame and pivotally connected to the second frame. The strut length between pivotal connections to the first and second frames, defines the slight rotation of the second frame with respect to the first frame to change the "angle of attack," or approach angle of the reel and bedknife to the blades of grass, to be at an advantageous angle over the range of the height-of-cut adjustment.
Preferably, the at least one strut comprises two struts, one of the two struts located on each end of the second frame. Each strut is pivotally connected to the first frame and pivotally connected to the second frame.
According to one embodiment, the at least one support element comprises a first roller and a second roller, and the first frame comprises a spaced-apart pair of plate assemblies that are connected together on a rear side by the first roller and connected together on a front side by the second roller. The second frame comprises a spaced-apart pair of mounting plates that are connected together by the cutting reel, the mounting plates located between the plate assemblies. The struts are each pinned to one of the plate assemblies at a rear location thereon and to an adjacent one of the mounting plates at a front location thereon.
According to the embodiment, each of the plate assemblies is adjustable in horizontal dimension in order to mount additional accessories, such as a conditioner. An accessory can be a device which contacts or manipulates the grass immediately before it is cut by the reel and bedknife.
The disclosed invention provides advantages in that the system allows for rapid and automatic adjustment of the height-of-cut of a reel of a cutting reel unit without operator intervention following initiation of the adjustment. The reel can be adjusted in seconds. The method has speed and consistency advantages over manual adjustment, and does not require detection of poor cut quality in order to perform the automatic adjustment.
The system allows a cutting reel unit to be rapidly re-tasked to cut different grass heights for different areas of a golf course. The system allows a single cutting reel unit to be readily usable for multiple golf course areas.
By adjusting the height-of-cut automatically, the process may be accomplished more consistently without the presence of a skilled mechanic. Automated adjustment also provides the capability for the support of autonomous equipment.
The cutting reel unit control system can be implemented through a variety of control architectures such as distributed control or centralized control. The control protocol can be CAN, serial, or other control protocols.
The cutting reel unit height-of-cut adjustment can be automatically self-adjusting, including a control system that periodically corrects the height-of-cut.
The cutting reel unit height-of-cut adjustment can include a control system configured as a central controller or by controllers located at each cutting unit, or even by a local controller designated for each actuator. The cutting reel unit height-of-cut adjustment can be adjusted after operator or automatic initiation of an adjustment routine in a central controller or by operator or automatic initiation of control routines performed by controllers at each cutting unit or at each actuator.
The cutting reel unit height-of-cut adjustment can be made by a controller external to the cutting unit, such as by a control unit that is used in a shop to re-adjust or re-task a cutting unit for a pre-selected grass condition or area and desired height-of-cut.
Alternatively to operator initiation, the cutting reel height-of-cut adjustment can also be initiated by a controller or control units that is/are responsive to a sensor such as a height of grass sensor, or by a location sensor and/or sender on the cutting unit or cutting machine that communicates with an external ground-based system or a global positioning system (GPS). These systems, responsive to external conditions, along with the onboard control systems as described herein facilitate implementation of the height-of-cut adjustment system in either a manned cutting machine or an autonomous cutting machine.
For example, different areas of a golf course could be mapped electronically and preprogrammed into an onboard or remote controller and such controller could communicate with the external positioning system and thereafter adjust the actuators to adjust the height-of-cut for the type of grass, the area, and desired cut lines for corresponding areas of the golf course.
Numerous other advantages and features of the present invention will be become readily apparent from the following detailed description of the invention and the embodiments thereof, from the claims and from the accompanying drawings.
While this invention is susceptible of embodiment in many different forms, there are shown in the drawings, and will be described herein in detail, specific embodiments thereof with the understanding that the present disclosure is to be considered as an exemplification of the principles of the invention and is not intended to limit the invention to the specific embodiments illustrated.
A motor 16, carried at one side of a frame 18 that generally houses and supports the reel 12, drives the reel 12. The motor 16 can be a hydraulic, electric or other type motor. Alternatively, a transmission arrangement between the traction drive of the machine or vehicle and the reel can be used to rotate the reel. A hydraulic motor is indicated in the figures.
The inside frame 18 is carried by an outside frame 22. The outside frame 22 is supported on front and rear rollers 24, 26 respectively. The inside frame 18 is supported on the outside frame 22 by actuators 30, 32 and by struts 36, 36. The struts 36, 36 are substantially mirror-image identical in configuration. A pushing or towing frame 42 is arranged between the inner and outer frames 18, 22. The towing frame 42 includes vertical plates 44, 46 fastened to side plates 52, 54 of the outer frame 22 by pins 56, 58 residing in slots 52 a, 54 a. The slots 52 a, 54 a are part of a mechanism which permits the reel to be pushed from the rear when rolling, and still touch down heel first when lowered.
A crossbar 48 connects the side plates 44, 46. A vehicle connector or lift arm can be engaged at a select position along the crossbar 48 to tow or push the cutting unit 10 along the ground during the cutting operation.
The outside frame 22 also includes adjustable bracket members 62, 62 connected by fasteners 66 to a respective side plate 52, 54. The bracket members 62, 62 are substantially mirror-image identical in configuration. The bracket members 62, 62 each include a short L-shaped member 62 a and a horizontal member 62 b. The members 62 a, 62 b include a series of holes 68 wherein a registered pair of holes between the members is selectable to set a horizontal overall dimension of the bracket members 62, 62 using fasteners through the registered pair of holes. The selectable dimension is useful where additional accessories are to be used, for example a conditioner, or a device that contacts and manipulates the grass immediately before it is cut by the reel and bedknife, could be added to the unit 10 behind the roller 24. The unit 10 is shown with holes 68 selected to set a maximum horizontal dimension of the bracket members 62, 62 such as would be used when a further front roller (not shown) would be installed behind the front roller 24. With just the front roller 24 used, different holes 68 would preferably be selected to set a minimum horizontal dimension of the bracket members 62, 62. Vertical portions 62 c, 62 c of the members 62, 62 extend downward to be connected via plates 72, 72 to front support assemblies 76, 76 that are supported by the front roller 24. The front support assemblies 76, 76 are substantially mirror-image identical in configuration.
Plates 84, 84 connect the outer frame side plates 52, 52 to rear support assemblies 88, 88 that are supported by ends of the rear roller 26. The rear support assemblies 88, 88 are substantially mirror-image identical in configuration.
The inside frame 18 includes side plates 106,106 connected together by crossbars 112, 114. The side plates 106,106 are substantially mirror-image identical in configuration. A grass deflector plate 118 is arranged between the bars 112,114 above the reel 12. The side plates each include a front flange 122. A tube 126 is welded to each of the front flanges 122. A tube 132 is also welded to each of the members 62 b. Sleeve bearings 140 are fit into each tube and a pin, bolt or other fastener 142 is used to pivotally connect each of the angled struts 36 to a respective pair of tubes 126, 132.
Thus, extension of the rods 30 c from the housings 30 b, of the actuators 30, 32, lifts the inside frame 18 with respect to the outside frame 22. Retraction of the rod 30 c into the housing 30 b, of the actuators 30, 32, lowers the inside frame 18 with respect to the outside frame 22.
The struts 36, 36 (
For the preferred embodiment, the table below sets forth the relative positioning of the profile of the edge 14 a with respect to the reel centerline "c" as the inside frame 18 is lifted through a range of height-of-cut "h" and tilted over a range on attack angles "a".
Actuators 202, 204 are provided on a front side of the inside frame 18 adjacent opposite ends of the reel 12. The actuators 202, 204 each include a motor actuator 202 a, a housing 202 b, and an actuator rod 202 c. The housing 202 b is fastened to the respective side plate 106 by fasteners 212. The rods 202 c, 202 c are fastened to respective reel bearing housings 216, 216 that journal the reel 12 at opposite ends of the inside frame 18. Each rod 202 c is pinned to a ball joint 220 that is fixed to the respective housing 216, by an elongated pin 226.
Each reel bearing housing 216 is pinned to a respective side plate 106 by a pin or fastener 230. The extension or retraction of the rod 202 c with respect to the housing 202 b, of the actuators 202, 204 pivots the reel bearing housing 216 about the pin or fastener 230. By extending the rod 202 c and pivoting the reel housings 216, 216, the blades 11 can be brought closer to or further from the bedknife 14 (
The ball joint 220 is carried on the base pin 231 (
The rod 30 c is a substantially hollow cylinder and includes a rod end portion 274 fixed to a rod body portion 276 by threaded mutual engagement. The lead screw 260 extends substantially through the body portion 276. A lead nut 280 is fixed to the rod body portion 276. The lead nut 280 can include an outer metal casing 282, such as brass, and an inner sleeve 284, such as plastic, having internal Acme threads engaged to corresponding external Acme threads on the lead screw 260. The lead screw 260 can be stainless steel. Alternatively, the lead nut could be formed as a unitary part with the rod body portion 276, such as both being formed of plastic or metal.
The motor drive 30 a includes windings 307, bearings 308, and an optical encoder 310. The encoder 310 includes a target 312 and a read head 314. The read head 314 includes two spaced-apart light emitting and reading devices, used to determine position of the rotating target disk and also its direction of rotation. To set absolute position of the rod, the rod can be extended or retracted by the stepper motor 266 to maximum or minimum extension, until the motor 266 stalls. At this position, the encoder will send no more pulses to the controller since the target disk stops rotating. This sets the maximum or minimum extension. The stepper motor 266 can then be reversed and selectively driven a pre-selected amount to properly position the rod end portion 274.
The actuators 202, 204 can be similarly configured as the actuators 30, 32 except provision for eliminating backlash is preferred for these actuators 202, 204 given the more fine accuracy of position required for reel-to-bedknife clearance adjustment. Such provision is disclosed in U.S. Ser. No. 10/427,720, identified by attorney docket number 6270P0300US filed on the same day as the present application and herein incorporated by reference.
The operator, via the input station 306, or the controller responsive to an automatic routine, can command adjustment of the height-of-cut, by inputting a height-of-cut dimension, such as in mm. The actuators 30, 32 can be adjusted individually to set a desired lateral degree of the height-of-cut level, such as to ensure a level cut. A position signal S1 from each actuator read head 314 is communicated to the controller 300, and an appropriate drive signal S2 is sent to the stepper motor 266 of each actuator via appropriate signal conditioning and/or amplification to position rod end portions 274 with respect to the respective actuator body 30 b of the actuators 30, 32.
The adjustments of the invention can all be automatically accomplished at the direction of the controller after initiation by an operator. Although the adjustments as set forth above are described as being operator initiated, the adjustments can also be initiated automatically during operation, or initiated periodically by the controller, or initiated by a change in reel tasking, i.e., a new type of grass or length of grass to be cut. This change in reel tasking can be initiated by a sensed signal or a remote signal such as from a grass height sensor 400, or from a signal from a ground-based system 404 or a GPS based position system 406.
From the foregoing, it will be observed that numerous variations and modifications may be effected without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention. It is to be understood that no limitation with respect to the specific apparatus illustrated herein is intended or should be inferred. It is, of course, intended to cover by the appended claims all such modifications as fall within the scope of the claims.
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'Waterfront' Screenwriter, a Real Contender, Dies
His wife, Betsy Schulberg, said he died of natural causes at his home in Westhampton Beach, on Long Island. She said he was taken to a nearby medical center, where doctors unsuccessfully tried to revive him. "He was very loved and cherished," she said.
Schulberg never again approached the success of "On the Waterfront," but he continued to write books, teleplays and screenplays - including the Kazan-directed "A Face in the Crowd" - and scores of articles. Spike Lee was an admirer, dedicating the entertainment satire "Bamboozled" to Schulberg and working with him on a film about boxer Joe Louis.
"What Makes Sammy Run?" was published in 1941 and follows the shameless adventures of Sammy Glick (born Shmelka Glickstein) as he steals, schmoozes and backstabs his way from office boy at a New York newspaper to production chief at a major Hollywood studio.
Unlike Nathaniel West's "The Day of the Locust," which immortalized the desperation of show business outsiders, Schulberg's book was an insider's account. Hollywood was fascinated, and betrayed. Everybody from movie executives to Walter Winchell were convinced they knew the real-life model for Glick. Schulberg later said he based the character on numerous hustlers he had encountered.
"What I had, when I read through my notebook, was not a single person but a pattern of behavior," he later wrote.
The model for countless Hollywood satires to come, Schulberg's novel was adapted for television, Broadway (a flop musical starring Steve Lawrence), but, ironically, has waited decades to be made into a film. A planned DreamWorks production featuring Ben Stiller was "in development" in recent years.
"I have a feeling they're not going to do it," Schulberg told The Associated Press in 2006. "It's still a little tough for them."
Like Glick, Schulberg had working knowledge of the movie business; he was the son of Paramount studio head B.P. Schulberg. And like the "On the Waterfront" hero Malloy, who testifies about corruption on the docks, Schulberg informed on his peers. In 1951, he named names as he acknowledged a Communist past before the House Un-American Activities Committee.
In 2003, Schulberg was voted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame as an "observer," a category established the previous year for journalists and historians. In his later years, he worked on a memoir, drawing upon correspondence with Robert Kennedy, F. Scott Fitzgerald and others.
He was a supporter of Kennedy's 1968 presidential campaign and was among the last to speak with the Democratic candidate before he was assassinated in Los Angeles.
Schulberg remained active in his 90s, collaborating in 2008 on a stage version of "On the Waterfront" presented at the famous Fringe arts festival in Edinburgh, Scotland. He told The New York Times that he always felt Brando's character should realistically have been killed in the end for testifying against organized crime. But the director of the festival play stuck with a happy ending, just as Kazan had done a half-century earlier, Schulberg said.
Schulberg's prose was scrappy and streetwise, but the streets of his childhood were well paved. Born in New York City, he grew up in Hollywood and remembered riding in a fancy Lincoln town car, complete with gold wicker and carriage lights.
"I hated that car so much that when I had to be driven to school in it I would lie on the floor and crawl out a block away so my school mates wouldn't see my shame," he recalled years later.
He went East to be educated at Deerfield Academy and Dartmouth but returned to Hollywood to work in movies, describing himself as an underworked $25-a-week "reader, junior writer and utility outfielder."
"I passed the time writing short stories," he said, and his first six efforts, including a tale titled "What Makes Sammy Run," were bought by leading national magazines.
He then isolated himself in Vermont and expanded the story into a novel. Despite a modest first printing, the book was a huge success and was widely praised.
"A biting but nonvicious appraisal of Hollywood," wrote the New York World-Telegram. Dorothy Parker and Damon Runyon were also admirers.
But, inevitably, Schulberg made enemies. Samuel Goldwyn fired him, and Louis B. Mayer, head of MGM, said Schulberg should be "deported." John Wayne feuded with him for decades.
Some Jews were concerned that Glick would reinforce negative stereotypes. But Schulberg responded that many of Glick's victims were Jewish and noted a supportive quote from Parker: "Those who hail us Jews as brothers must allow us to have our villains, the same, alas, as any other race."
In later years, Schulberg was dismayed when young people cited Glick as a role model.
"I grew up hating him," he said. "Now I'm being made to feel as if I'd written a how-to book: 'How to Succeed in Business While Really Trying.'"
During World War II, Schulberg spent 3 1/2 years in Washington and Europe on duty with the Office of Strategic Services, forerunner of the CIA. All the while, he wrote short stories.
In 1947, he published "The Harder They Fall," a fictionalized expose of boxing, a sport he remained close to all his life; he wrote newspaper columns on it in later years. The 1955 screen version of "The Harder They Fall," which Schulberg also wrote, was Humphrey Bogart's last movie.
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- Thursday 06 AugustBy Aredee
Schulberg's flicks hold up very well--especially "Face in the Crowd", which shoed the dark side of America's obsession with "aw, shucks" cornepone demagogues and how they misuse TV and radio.
- Thursday 06 AugustBy Cheyenne
i didnt know eho he was but R.I.P
- Thursday 06 AugustBy Mariah
Ok folks...lets get it right.
The media is making a God out of MJ in spit of the fact...he was a druggie and a pedo.
Let's not do the dame thing here.
This man was a great talent...AND he helped distroy a lot of people by helping the "witch hunt" whores.
- Thursday 06 AugustBy John
Schulberg also helped destroy a lot of Nazi war criminals while investigating for the Nuremberg War Crimes Trials. Good work. And good work that he helped run Stalin's apologists out of Hollywood. Like Ben Hecht and Harry Truman and some other people, he may have despised Hitler and Stalin about equally. Good choice. Murder is always murder.
- Thursday 06 AugustBy Bill T.
"Stalin killed three times as many people as Hitler did."
I believe all the "communists" in Hollywood left the Party once Stalin was exposed as anything-but-a-communist. Many in Hollywood--and in the rest of America--joined the Party out of idealism and a belief in socialist principles.
When it became obvious that the CPUSA was simply a vehicle for Stalin's megalomania rather than Marx's socialist principles, most everybody bolted the Party...but remained loyal to socialist ideals.
- Thursday 06 AugustBy John
Check out "Mission to Moscow" or "The North Star" if you think everybody in Hollywood "bolted the Party" after the Hitler-Stalin Pact. Hitler supported Stalin's war on Finland -- so did "Mission to Moscow." Stalin starved 7 million people in the Ukraine. In "The North Star" the Ukrainians are all shown as loyal supporters. In fact, they supplied enough volunteers for three Waffen-SS divisions and were still fighting Stalin after the Germans pulled out. The Khabardians, an ethnic Jewish tribe of the Caucasus uncontaminated by Marxism were such committed anti-Stalinists that the Germans actually armed them as partisans. Meanwhile, Hollywood kept pumping out films about how much everybody in Russia loved Stalin. FDR loved him too, and when the FBI correctly identified people close to FDR as Stalinist agents -- FDR shrugged it off. Somebody needs to read more factual books by modern Russian authors or repentant former communists like Romerstein -- or maybe just watch more late-night television. Anybody want to reflect on what a Soviet victory meant to Poland of Hungary? Watch "Behind Closed Doors." Laurence Rees has also made films about the Holocaust, but he's an honest man and not a leftist apologist.
- Thursday 06 AugustBy VeraDee HILL
- Thursday 06 August
WOW! Spike Lee thot he was great. Gosh! That's really cool. Spike Lee! Ain't that sumpin?
- Friday 07 AugustBy Bill T.
"Laurence Rees has also made films about the Holocaust, but he's an honest man and not a leftist apologist."
Somebody is conflating Stalin's crimes with Marxism. It's a common mistake...one that has been encouraged by many on the right who feel threatened by the idea of public ownership of the means of production.
We see a similar mindset among those who are currently screaming about a "government take-over" of the dysfunctional American healthcare system--a consequence of the unbridled greed of for-profit private insurers.
Anyone who is interested in understanding socialist economic systems might want to read some of Herbert Marcuse's writings...or those of Theodore Adorno...or the writings of any number of other modern day Marxist scholars. You will find that, not only is socialism perfectly compatible with democracy, it is more conducive to personal and economic liberation than that sacred cow we call 'capitalism' could ever be.
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Google gives 15,000 Raspberry Pi computers to schools
Posted: January 29, 2013|
A Cambridge-designed mini computer is being given to more than 15,000 pupils for free – thanks to Google.
The Raspberry Pi Foundation announced the massive gift today – and the first batch went to youngsters at Chesterton Community College.
Youngsters in the UK will be given one of their iconic microcomputers for free, thanks to a donation from Google Giving.
Inspired by the success of the 1980s BBC Micro, Google and Raspberry Pi hope that every child with a talent or interest in computing will now get the chance to learn to write computer code.
The partnership was launched at Chesterton Community College in Cambridge, where Raspberry Pi's co-founder Eben Upton, together with Google's executive chairman Eric Schmidt, taught a coding lesson and donated the first tranche of computers to a class of 12-year-old school pupils.
Mr Upton said: "We hope that our new partnership with Google will be a significant moment in the development of computing education in the UK.
"We believe that this can turn around the year-on-year decline in the numbers and skill sets of students applying to read Computer Science at university."
Mr Schmidt praised Britain's innovation and backed the drive for an increase in computer science.
He said: "Britain's innovators and entrepreneurs have changed the world – the telephone, television and computers were all invented here.
"We've been working to encourage the next generation of computer scientists and we hope this donation of Raspberry Pi's to British school pupils will help drive a new wave of innovation."
The Raspberry Pi sparked enormous demand when it was launched in February last year, crashing the two websites where it was being sold.
The idea behind the machine is to help young people learn how to do computer programming.


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A common fear among adherents to minority faiths in the United States is that our beliefs will be used against us in child custody hearings. This is not an imaginary fear, as several modern Pagans have struggled with having their faith being made an issue of in court. I've covered this issue periodically almost since this blog started. From a Wiccan couple barred from teaching their child about Paganism, to the harrowing and bizarre story of Subgenius member Rachel Bevilacqua (aka Rev. M … [Read more...]
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A ribbed construction assembled from sheet metal bands for improved heat transfer, suitably built into the pipes of heat exchangers forms the arrangement of the invention. The ribbed construction assembled from toothed metal bands ensures the improved heat transfer primarily by slowing down the velocity of the medium flowing in the center of the pipe; furthermore it improves the temperature distribution of the flowing medium by means of metallic contact and mixing. Although the ribs are easily movable in the pipe, a significant portion of the tooth-ends is in loose contact with the inner pipe wall, which likewise improves the heat transfer.
1. In a heat exchanger pipe, a ribbed construction for heat transfer mounted in said heat exchanger pipe comprising at least three metal bands adjoining one another and each having a plurality of projecting teeth defining indentations therebetween, the projecting teeth of one adjoining metal band extending into said indentations of another adjoining metal band, said metal bands defining a longitudinal central channel in said pipe extending the length of the bands.
2. The ribbed construction as set forth in claim 1, wherein said longitudinal channel is, in transverse cross-section of the pipe, in the shape of a regular polygon, the number of sides of which correspond to the number of metal bands used for the ribbed construction.
3. The ribbed construction as set forth in claim 2, wherein three metal bands are used for the ribbed construction.
4. The ribbed construction as set forth in claim 2, wherein four metal bands are used for the ribbed construction.
5. The ribbed construction as set forth in claim 1, wherein said plurality of teeth project perpendicularly relative to the longitudinal axis of said pipe from said metal band.
6. The ribbed construction as set forth in claim 1, wherein said plurality of teeth project at an angle relative to the longitudinal axis of said pipe from said metal band.
7. The ribbed construction as set forth in claim 6, wherein the teeth of said metal bands interdigitate in such a a way that the angularity of the teeth of adjacent metal band is mutually opposite.
8. The ribbed construction as set forth in claim 1, wherein the projecting teeth are widest at their free ends.
9. The ribbed construction as set forth in claim 1, wherein said metal bands are composed of a main longitudinal body from which said projecting teeth of said metal bands extend laterally, and portions of said main longitudinal body being bent away from it to form baffle plates and expose openings therein.
10. The ribbed construction as set forth in claim 9, wherein the metal bands are arranged relative to each other so that the baffle plates of at least one metal band extend substantially toward the longitudinal axis of said pipe and the baffle plates of at least one other metal band extend substantially away from said longitudinal axis.
11. The ribbed construction as set forth in claim 1, wherein the free ends of said projecting teeth are in contact with the walls of the pipe.
The invention relates to a ribbed construction assembled from sheet metal bands for improved heat transfer suitably built into the pipes of heat exchangers.
The ribbed construction according to the invention improves the heat transfer primarily by slowing down the velocity of the medium flowing through the central part of the pipe; furthermore it improves the temperature distribution of the medium in the cross section of the pipe by metallic conduction and mixing. Although the ribs in the pipe are easily movable, a significant portion of the tooth ends are in loose contact with the inner wall of the pipe, thereby improving the heat transfer.
It is well-known that the heat transfer between the media of high viscosity and the pipes through which the media flows is very poor due to ineffective heat conduction. This is caused by the so-called laminar flow of these media in the pipe, i.e. there is no, or hardly any, flow in the immediate vicinity of the wall, while moving away from the pipe wall towards the center of the pipe, the flow velocity increases. Since there is virtually no mixing over the cross section, the heat can only pass between the large quantity of liquid flowing in the center of the pipe cross section and the pipe wall, if it passes through the layers near the pipe wall. These layers represent genuine thermal insulation on the inner pipe wall in the case of a poor heat conducting medium, and thus they considerably inhibit the heat transfer.
In the techniques of the state of the art, in order to improve the heat transfer conditions, the internal surface of the pipe is provided with ribs, whereby the heat transfer surface is increased, these ribs extend partially into the center of the pipe cross section, there exerting a direct cooling effect.
The internal ribs fitted in the pipe are known as internal rib solutions. These may be formed from the material of the pipe itself, or welded to the inner surface of the pipe. Furthermore the internal ribs which are removable from the pipe and fixed therein only by friction, are also known, being in contact with the pipe wall, thereby ensuring metallic contact between the rib and pipe.
The first solution completely fulfills the goal of the rib's cooling effect which is excellent, since even in case of welding, the heat is transmitted to the pipe wall through metallic contact. However, the production of such ribbed pipe is fairly costly, making the cleaning of the pipe interior difficult or even impossible.
The second solution facilitates the cleaning, because the ribs are removable from the pipe, but in the interest of removability, the ribs can not have a tight fit with the inner pipe wall, thus the metallic contact between the ribs and the pipe deteriorates, especially after several insertions and removals.
It is a general object of this invention to provide an improved ribbed construction for heat transfer, assembled from sheet metal bands, in which the rib formation--contrary to the conventional constructions--improves the heat transfer conditions as follows: by not taking up the heat from the cross section of the liquid flow spaced from the pipe wall, and transmitting it directly to the pipe wall through metallic contact; the arrangement of the invention transforms the flow and temperature distribution conditions in the pipe in such a way, as to improve the heat transfer conditions.
The foregoing is fulfilled according to the invention with a special ribbed construction embedded in the pipe, which is assembled from sheet metal bands and wherein each band is provided with toothing.
This toothing fits into the toothed spacing of the adjacent sheet metal band. The central part of the metal bands forms a channel.
In a preferred embodiment of the ribbed construction according to the invention, the channel is in the shape of a regular polygon. The number of the metal bands is suitably three or four. Formation of the teeth may be perpendicular to or at an angle to the longitudinal axis of the pipe conduct. In certain embodiments the ends of the teeth widen out.
In further preferred embodiments baffle plates are bent out from the central part of the metal bands. The metal bands are suitably arranged in relation to each other so that at least on one metal band the baffle plates extend in the direction approaching the center-line of the construction, and at least on another metal band the baffle plates extend in the direction moving away from the center-line of the construction.
The ribbed construction can be realized by building a buffer into the pipe-end, or by determining the shape of the toothed metal band in contact with the inner pipe wall. It was found, that the ribs equalize the otherwise laminar flow, which produces a highly inhomogeneous temperature and velocity profile, because they transmit heat from the central part of the liquid flow to the vicinity of the pipe wall, while the braking effect of the large rib surface in the center of the flow prevents the intermediate masses of liquid from passing through the pipe at high velocity.
In this way the significance of the metallic contact between the rib and pipe wall diminishes with respect to the heat transfer, and the tight fitting of the ribs to the pipe wall is not necessary. The loose inner ribs are easily removable from and returnable into the pipe, thus the heat exchanger is easily cleaned. Since originally the ribs are loose, the heat transfer conditions are not altered because of the wear arising in the course of removal and insertion of the ribs during the several cleaning processes of the heat exchanger. Further advantage of this rib formation resides in that such rib formation may also be used, which after removal can be taken apart and converted to flat sheet metal bands, the cleaning of which is similarly effective and the production of which is simple at the same time.
The technical solution according to the invention is described in detail by using several preferred embodiments of the invention in the enclosed drawings, in which:
FIG. 1 is a front elevational view of a sheet metal band provided with perpendicular toothing;
FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the ribbed construction in accordance with the invention consisting of three metal bands;
FIG. 3 is a perspective view of the ribbed construction in accordance with the invention consisting of four metal bands;
FIG. 4 is a cross sectional view of the embodiment of the invention shown in FIG. 2;
FIG. 5 is a cross sectional view of the embodiment of the invention shown in FIG. 3;
FIGS. 6a and 6b are further sectional views of the embodiment of the invention shown in FIG. 3, illustrating two half ribs and teeth spaced from each other;
FIG. 7 is a front elevational view of metal bands provided with toothing arranged at an angle;
FIG. 8 is a perspective view of the ribbed construction in accordance with the invention formed by metal bands according to FIG. 7;
FIG. 9 is a front elevational view of a metal band having angularly projecting portions with their ends widening out;
FIG. 10 is a front elevational view of a straight metal band with the end of the projecting teeth widening out;
FIG. 11a is a front elevational view of a metal band provided with baffle plates;
FIG. 11b is a side view of the band of FIG. 11a;
FIG. 12a is a longitudinal sectional view of the ribbed construction in accordance with this invention as assembled from sheet metal bands provided with baffle plates arranged in a pipe;
FIG. 12b is a cross sectional view of the embodiment of FIG. 12a;
FIGS. 13a and 13b are cross-sectional views of ribbed plate constructions with curved teeth in accordance with the invention wherein the teeth are shaped to conform to the inner pipe jacket.
As demonstrated by the drawings, the ribbed construction forms a spatial construction assembled from metal bands. Teeth 6 are machined on both sides of the metal bands to an appropriate length in such a way that the spacing between the afore-mentioned teeth 6 is greater than the width of teeth 6.
The simplest shape of the so-produced metal band 2 is shown in FIG. 1. Three or four of the toothed metal bands 2 are fitted together according to FIGS. 2 and 3, so as to have the teeth 6 interdigitate with each other. In this way a construction is obtained which has a channel 3 extending along the center, and the teeth 6 protruding from the corners of the formed channel 3 alternately in two directions (see FIGS. 4 and 5). This construction is pushed into the pipes 1 of the heat exchanger. Width of the band and depth of the teeth 6 are selected to have the ribs formed from metal bands 2 and fitted into each other to be easily movable in pipe 1, so that pipe 1 shall not cause a disruption of the lattice work of the metal bands 2.
Since the ribs are loose, they can be shifted by the medium flowing in pipe 1, consequently suitable buffers were placed into both ends of pipe 1.
The cross section of the pipe 1 provided with metal ribs when the ribs consist of three and four bands is shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, respectively. The cross section illustrates well the annular space 4 between pipe 1 and channel 3, divided into sections by the toothing of the ribs. The so-developed ribs apply a powerful braking effect to the flow velocity, thereby preventing the escape of large amounts of medium in the center of pipe 1, which amounts of medium would not or minimally participate in the heat exchange; on the other hand, the medium flowing in the small-sized channel is in contact with relatively large rib surfaces and therefore the heat exchange is readily taking place.
The flow in space 4 between pipe 1 and channel 3 is slowed down only by the teeth of the ribs, and therefore here the velocity is higher than in channel 3. In this space the heat transfer between the ribs and the medium is effective, since the toothing 6 of the ribs 6 is narrow, thus no thick limiting layer can develop, and the effective heat conduction of the metal ribs ensures a radial heat flow. In addition to the heat conduction of the ribs, it exerts a mixing effect, because its teeth confine the space 4 in such a way, that the hydraulic radius of each space-section varies intermittently along the tooth pitch. This variation of the cross section--in case of inner ribs assembled from four metal bands 2 according to FIG. 3--is illustrated in FIGS. 6a and 6b, by a cross section showing the half rib spacing between two ribs. It is apparent that the cross section 5 of lower resistance is on both sides in FIG. 6a and at the top and bottom in FIG. 6b. This change of resistance forces the flowing medium to constantly change direction, and thereby a mixing effect is brought about in space 4, which improves the heat transfer.
The mixing effect is further improved, if the toothing 6 is arranged at an angle as is shown in the embodiment of FIG. 7. This solution facilitates the removal and insertion of the ribs.
In order to increase the mixing effect, the metal bands 2 with the teeth projecting at an angle are fitted together in such a way, that the toothing 6 points into the flow direction at one of the pairs of bands 7, and in the opposite direction in the other pair of bands 7 (see FIG. 8).
In case of perpendicular and sloping tooth formations it is advisable to widen the end of the toothing 6 in accordance with the embodiments of FIGS. 9 and 10, whereby the rib surface near the pipe wall is increased.
With the hereinafter described rib formations it is possible to utilize the rib-surrounded channel 3 for the mixing, or use it to increase the intensity of mixing. This is attained by "U"-shaped cutouts in the central part of the metal band 2, and by bending them out at an angle (see FIGS. 11a and 11b). In this way baffle plates 8 are obtained, which deflect the liquid flowing along the longitudinal axis of the rib through the opening, exposed by the bending, from one side to the other one of the rib. If the so-developed ribs are fitted to each other in such a manner that the baffle plates 8 extend alternately outward at one band and inward at the other band, then the flow pattern along the rib in accordance with FIGS. 12a and 12b will develop in such a way that outward bent baffle plates deflect the liquid from the outside toward the interior of the central channel 3, while the inward bent baffle plates will deflect the liquid flowing in channel 3 outward towards the space 4 between the channel and the pipe.
Since on one metal band 2 there occurs only outflow and on the other one only inflow, with respect to the central channel 3, in the interest of continuity the liquid is forced to flow in the space 4 between the channel and the pipe not only in a straight line, but in lateral direction as well. In this way the liquid in the pipe, when four ribs are used, flows according to FIG. 12 in four spiral streamlines; thus the liquid flowing in the center or near the pipe wall will continuously be changed over, and be mixed with other liquid thereby considerably improving the heat transfer.
The rib formation with baffle plate in accordance with the invention will be applicable in combination with any of the afore-described rib formations.
The rib formation developed from the afore-described toothed metal bands 2 ensures effective heat transfer even in case when it fits loosely in the pipe. This however does not mean that the invention is intended to give up the advantage of the tooth ends 6 being tightly fitted to the pipe wall 1, in particular when it is intended to cool such liquid which does not pollute the heat exchanger, and consequently a subsequent cleaning is not required. The ribs assembled from the metal bands 2 have the advantage whereby this method is suitable for the production of such ribs where the tooth ends are in uniform and tight contact with the inner part of pipe 1. This type of ribs is shown in FIGS. 13a and 13b, in the embodiment assembled from three to four toothed metal bands 2, respectively.
Its main feature is that the metal band 2 toothed on both sides and made of thin sheet metal is easily and flexibly deformed in cross direction, i.e. it is substantially more flexible when curved, than in its flat shape.
In view of the fact that toothing 6 of the ribs is arranged excentrically, i.e. chordwise instead of radially or diagonally in the pipe cross section, the deformations of the teeth 6 can occur not only in its own plane, but also in a plane perpendicularly to it, so as to avoid its jamming in pipe 1 when being inserted therein. Since the rib is highly flexible in cross direction, it readily adapts itself to the inner irregularities of the pipe, and no excessive pulling force is necessary to obtain uniform and suitable contact between the pulled-in rib and the walls of the pipe 1.
Although the invention is illustrated and described with reference to a plurality of embodiments thereof, it is to be expressly understood that it is in no way limited to the disclosure of such preferred embodiments, but is capable of numerous modifications within the scope of the appended claims.
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O hasty zephyr blindly scuttles past,
O'er dry forsaken mounds with tarnished grass;
Between a pillared mountain weak but vast.
A force that bends and fashions broken glass,
Reflecting in advance, recorded path;
Stirring fervent as it rises to pass.
Transporting active seedlings gone with wrath,
Existent flora blankets naked floor;
Serenely downcast holds the aftermath.
Disruptive wind that blows forever more,
Invokes tenacity for longer life;
Upon engaged terrain to salty shore.
Melodiously blow away lifeless air,
With wild direction - breathe - devoid of flair.
Invading wind complains with beasts of night,
With howling moan that steals away a kiss;
Until the dawn that takes thee from fine sight.
Encroaching wind that sends away the bliss,
On wings that will not cease to be aloft;
Like thief of gloom, with not a thing to miss.
Thou dare to scream at loveliness too oft,
Transforming life to death and back again;
Can gently spread with love a soothing waft.
Assaulting wind declares where sites have been,
Along a beaten course that dip and turn;
Is carving grooves in mountains for new glen.
Thou swift impulsive move not grave concern,
Until all life has paused for gale's return.
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2012 Annual Report
Assembly of the sequence data was performed by the Roche 454 gsAssembler version 2.6 software program. Multiple program runs were done based on default or heterologous genome settings which influenced the final scaffold forming numbers; 39,966 versus 31,239, respectively. There were 262,573 total contigs formed and represented in the assembly. The software estimates in both cases predicted 9X coverage and a genome size of 673.9Mb indicating partial segregation of the Poncirus trifoliata and Citrus sinensis genomes.
This genome and associated assemblies are now of sufficient quality to provide a valuable tool to scientists applying molecular genetics to citrus improvement. This research relates to Objective 2 of the parent project, the development of molecular tools from fruit trees. This includes identification and isolation of transcriptional control elements, relating this progress to Objective 2 of the parent project.


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Navy Capt. Mark Llewellyn, the commander of the medical treatment facility aboard the USNS Mercy and Lt. Cmdr. Vernon Sechriest, Navy orthopedic surgeon aboard the Navy hospital ship, will be available to discuss efforts to provide medical relief to citizens of Nias, Indonesia in the aftermath of the recent earthquake.
Llewellyn will discuss the USNS Mercy capabilities and the coordination between a large number of organizations focused on providing care to the people in this region.
The audio-only brief will be conducted live via telephone Friday, April 15, in the DoD Briefing Room, Pentagon 2E579 at 10 a.m. EDT.
Journalists without a Pentagon building pass will be picked up at the North Parking Entrance only. Plan to arrive no later than 45 minutes prior to the event; have proof of affiliation and two forms of photo identification. Please call (703) 697-5131 for escort into the building.
Sechriest will discuss his personal experiences on the ground with the people who have received assistance.
The USNS Mercy has provided medical care to the people of Indonesia since Feb. 5 when they ship relieved the aircraft carrier, the USS Abraham Lincoln, off the coast of Banda Aceh in Northern Sumatra.
In addition to providing post-tsunami disaster relief in Banda Aceh, the USNS Mercy personnel provided humanitarian medical assistant in Alor, Indonesia, and Dili, East Timor, prior to returning to Northern Sumatra.
The USNS Mercy currently has 248 medical professionals aboard including U. S. Navy, Project Hope and U. S. health service care providers. More than 10,000 patients have received medical services ranging from primary medical care and preventive medicine to complex surgical procedures.


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NVIDIA Reinvents the Holiday Party, Again, Putting in 7,500 Volunteer-Hours in a Week
http://blogs.nvidia.com/wp-content/u...isfeatured.jpgClosed doors. Strong drinks. Awkward conversations. Maybe it's time to re-invent the annual company holiday party.
http://blogs.nvidia.com/wp-content/u...21-300x199.jpgCEO Jen-Hsun Huang addresses volunteers.
NVIDIA's done just that, again, inviting friends, family and community members to muddy their boots, dig irrigation ditches, paint murals and build everything from a farm stand to an outdoor teaching kitchen. Boredom is not an option.
More than 1,500 NVIDIA employees, family and community members racked up 7,500 volunteer hours this past weekend at Veggielution, the focus of NVIDIA's sixth annual Project Inspire volunteer event.
Veggielution '- an urban farm based in a low-income neighborhood of San Jose, California ' grows and sells fruits and vegetables in a community where good nutrition is a critical issue.
http://blogs.nvidia.com/wp-content/u...c1-300x199.jpgDigging in: yellow-clad staff from City Year helped lead the work.
Proceeds from the sale of the non-profit's fresh produce helps educate families about how health, the environment, and education intersect.
Hard work for a good cause is a holiday tradition at NVIDIA, and it's the high-point of an innovative 11-month-long planning process.
The employee-led NVIDIA Foundation selects a project to tackle every year guided by employee surveys that show health, education, and the environment are areas where employees most want to make a difference.
We then bring friends, family, and community members in on the conspiracy. More than a good cause, the event is something of a family reunion, with long-time employees bringing their spouses, partners, parents, and children.
Project Inspire has also become a chance to get to know the neighbors, with more than 200 community members picking up hammers and shovels to join our annual effort.
Volunteers from City Year, a national youth-leadership organization that has been assisting us with Project Inspire since 2009, helped lead the effort.
Working together, we've made a measurable difference. With nearly $500,000 invested in donated material and labor, Project Inspire has transformed the community farm.
http://blogs.nvidia.com/wp-content/u...35-300x199.jpgMore than GPUs: NVIDIANs built farm stands and a packing shed, among other structures.
Volunteers built an outdoor community gathering space, a packing shed and farm stand for sorting and selling produce, an irrigation system that will turn the non-profit's new acreage into productive land and a colorful mural.
The non-profit's leaders say these projects will help Veggielution more than double its output of vegetables to 75,000 pounds a year from 30,000 pounds over the next year alone.
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Cluster teaching material for 30th November 2008
Ephesians 4:17-5:21, Wake up!
Aim - to understand something of the biblical understanding of how to live as a Christian and as a church.
When we looked at the first half of Ephesians, we looked at unity and maturity as goals for the church. And now from Ephesians 4:17-5:21 Paul turns his attention to purity. We are called to be a holy people and a light to the world.
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Step 1: Ingredients
Potatoes (used Russet this time)
Any type of seasoning you'd like, curry powder and salt/pepper was used this time around.
Step 2: Preheat the Oven and Cut Potatoes
Wash your potato. If you feel like you dislike skin or find it too thick, use a peeler to get rid of the potato skin. If not, then just start slicing. I found that I enjoy not burnt chips, so I've been safeguarding myself from it by slicing them rather thickly. Harder to burn them that way.
Tip from multisync: Wash the slices in water in order to remove a bit of the starch and make the chip crispier.
Step 4: Place in Baking Pan / Cookie Sheet
I had some leftover potato slices that didn't fit into the dish I was using for baking sea bass. Since the oven temp for the fish was only 350, I left the chips in a little longer. They were delish!


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Talking About Sex Early and Often in Their Child's Life Can Ease Parents' Nerves
Having "the talk" might be an uncomfortable conversation for both parents and teens. However, sharing small doses of information about sex frequently with their child throughout his or her childhood can make the topic more manageable for parents.
Jacqueline M. Kaari, DO, an AOA board-certified pediatrician, discussed how parents can overcome the challenges of sharing with their children age-appropriate information about sex during the American Osteopathic Association's (AOA) OMED 2013, the Osteopathic Medical Conference & Exposition in Las Vegas.
"It is perfectly normal for parents to acknowledge any discomfort they are feeling during this discussion and to admit to their child that they don't have all the answers," says Dr. Kaari. "The important thing is for parents to communicate accurate information, establish a clear set of values, and welcome any questions their child has about sex."
As for what age parents should broach the topic, Dr. Kaari encourages parents to start during infancy by using the correct terms for body parts. The conversation then will evolve as children get older and begin to realize there is a difference between boys and girls as well as notice changes in their own bodies.
"I tell parents to communicate with their children early and often about sex. By making it a lifelong discussion, parents don't have to have one big talk later," Dr. Kaari says. "Effective communication is worth the time investment to avoid any confusion or misinformation about sex if children are uninformed."
If teens are uncomfortable talking to their parents about sex, Dr. Kaari suggests they write down their questions and pick an appropriate time to share them. Another option is for teens to share their questions or concerns with a physician during their annual physical examination.


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Beauty Pageant in Daytona Beach, Florida 12-13-13 thru 12-15-13
Introduction/Interview – We want to get to know you! You will introduce yourself and tell us about your role model. After the introduction, the interview session will begin.
Expressive Wear – This is your opportunity to express yourself…let your personality shine! Represent who you are……show us your SWAG! Have fun!
Formal Wear -This is a Glitz category! Look and model your very best! Formal Wear is the opportunity for your child to express herself in a tasteful and elegant and/or glamorous way with lots of GLITZ! Judges will be looking for a total package
Swim Wear- It's the Beach time. Represent Daytona Beach, FL in your one or two piece tasteful, age appropriate swim suit.
Optional Categories
Most Photogenic B – Photos can be black and white or color. Show us your "Glitz & Glam". Photos MUST be 8x10. There will be ONE overall winner from all entries. Fee: $35; Additional photos - $10 each
Overall Photo Winner – The contestants with the top scores from Best Portfolio and Most Photogenic A and B will be crowned Overall Photo Winner. You have to be entered in all three of the photogenic categories to qualify to win this category. Fee: $35
You have to enter all of the Photo Categories to qualify to win the
Overall Photo Winner
Additional Categories - Fee: $15.00 each.
Program Book Feature Photo Contest - The winning photo will be featured in the fold out in the center of the program book. This is an important feature of the program book and a huge conversation piece during the pageant. Label the back of our picture with your name, age and "Feature Photo". Fee: $45
THE PEOPLE'S CHOICESubmit your 30 second video and let the people choose the winner. Tell all of your family and friends to visit the Coast to Coast People's Choice Fan Page to cast their vote. The People's Choice Award goes to the contestant with the most online votes and ends 12-01-13. FEE: $25.00
Age Divisions
Baby Miss: 0 to 23 months of age
Mini Miss: 2 to 3 years of age
Tiny Miss: 4 to 5 years of age
Little Miss: 6 to 9 years of age
Jr. Miss: 10 to 12 years of age
Teen Miss: 13 to 17 years of age
Miss: 18 to 25 years of age
Baby Mr.: 0 to 3 years
Mr.: 4 to 8 years of age
Coast to Coast Glitz & Glam Beauty Pageant reserves the right to cut off registration (acceptance of contestants) due to overwhelming response and limited space.
3227 Atlantic Blvd
Jacksonville, FL 32207
Phone: 904-720-0067
Fax: 904-720-0035
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Salted Caramel Mocha Frappuccino® Blended Coffee
Mocha sauce and toffee nut syrup blended with coffee, milk and ice. Topped with sweetened whipped cream, caramel sauce and a mixture of turbinado sugar and sea salt.
|Calories 440
|Calories from Fat 140
|% Daily Value*
|Total Fat 16g
|Saturated Fat 10g
|Trans Fat 0g
|Cholesterol 55mg
|Sodium 360mg
|Total Carbohydrate 71g
|Dietary Fiber 1g
|Sugars 67g
|Protein 5g
|Caffeine 100mg**
|*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
|**Each caffeine value is an approximate value.
Nutritional information is calculated based on our standardized recipes. Because our beverages are handcrafted and may be customized, exact information may vary.
Nutritional information is calculated based on our standardized recipes. Because our beverages are handcrafted and may be customized, exact information may vary. Data is calculated using ESHA Research's Genesis® R&D software, and rounded to meet FDA regulations. Data for vitamins and minerals refers to percentage of U.S. Daily Values for a 2,000 calorie diet. Caffeine information is approximate and is based on limited analytical data. Caffeine values reflect our standard brewing methods; they can vary greatly based on the variety of the coffee and the brewing equipment used.
Allergen information is currently unavailable online for our beverage selections. If you have an allergen concern, please feel free to ask our baristas to check the ingredient labels or call 1-800-235-2883 for more information. Please note: we cannot guarantee that any of our beverages are allergen free because we use shared equipment and handle allergens throughout the store.
In every class, there's a kid who transforms a room full of studious children into a theater packed with giggling kids. We've got a spirited one in this drink, too. The sea salt sprinkled on top of this cool blended beverage is truly doing its own thing. There they are – mocha, coffee, toffee nut syrup and milk – just chilling out in sweet blended goodness under a neat swirl of whipped cream. And then along comes the attention-grabbing flavor of the sea salt to charmingly court your attention.
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The phrase "teacher's pet" is about to celebrate its 100th anniversary; it first appeared in 1914.


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Apple has rolled out some new channel additions to the Apple TV set-top box this morning. Both FOX NOW and CNBC have joined the Apple TV lineup. Both channels appear to require a cable subscription to unlock the content within. However, some episodes and clips are available without providing subscription credentials.
The CNBC channel supports viewing live broadcasts from the business-focused station as well as viewing previously aired shows and content. The FOX NOW channel features popular shows from the network like American Idol, Glee, Family Guy, The Following, and more.
Specifically, FOX NOW will feature full episodes of returning FOX series the day after they air when authorized through supported TV provider subscriptions.
First season series episodes are available in full on an unlocked basis by all FOX NOW users.
For CNBC, video clips are available to non-cable subscribers, but on demand content and live streaming is restricted to subscribers of select TV providers including Comcast, AT&T, DirecTV, DISH, Verizon, and more.
In addition to today's new channels, Apple TV is expected to gain FX NOW within the next 12 months, including The Simpsons catalog, as mentioned this week.
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If you already have cable, what's the point?
Also, I bet they still have commercials, so again, what's the point?
I do agree, however, it would be nice to have these apps work right out and not have to re-autorize them every week or two. It's kind of annoying. Just let me select the apps for tv channels and have them work!
The point is that with more viewing options, you might find that you don't need to keep paying for cable.
I agree however it's not completely pointless.
For example If you have a 2nd house you no longer need cable at the 2nd house to watch CNBC and/or Fox. You can just hook up your AppleTV to the internet and you are all set.
The interface is overdue for an overhaul. With all the options now the UI needs organizational enhancements.
More dead icons on my appleTV that only work in one country. A better approach would be to allow third party apps so that users could get functional channel apps from their own national broadcasters or channels that aren't geo-locked.
You can hide the apps you don't want.
The gulf in channel numbers between the US and every other country is staggering now. Here in the UK the Apple TV is about as useful as a chocolate teapot, as it lacks virtually all local streaming services.
The next Apple TV better have a proper app store open to all.
Oh to be back in the UK! Chocolate Teapot – Luv it!
The cheapest Comcast internet package for me is $75 (Internet Plus) which gives you basic cable and internet. The cable box they give you has a RCA connection and the image looks like crap. They do this to get you to upgrade to a HDMI box which requires a higher priced package. Also, to keep me they gave me HBO for a year in which I plan to call and cancel at the year marker so as to get HBO again for year. ALL OF THIS TO SAY… I use my ATV and log in to the various channels with my Comcast credentials and get a perfect picture via HDMI on the ATV. BAM! Everything unlocked (Except for I think… A&E.. Can't remember because I the wife watches that). So, there is a point to all of this. Hide the channels you don't like, unlock the ones you can and enjoy a good TV experience.
I do agree its time for a UI overhaul now. They should also include Safari with the next ATV OS release.
These companies need to come around. I have no problem paying for content but we do not have cable TV and why should I have to pay for a basic package plus the extended package just to watch the one channel? Sorry I will wait for it to come out on Amazon etc.
I wanted to use these new apps but it's saying I have to give my money to some cooperation called Comcast. Who the hell are they?! I don't want to give my money to Comcast. They don't do anything for me! I want to give my money for content created by Fox, MSNBC, etc. Not Comcast! They are a worthless middle man just getting in the way! They are of no value at all! Just another tax collector mucking everything up. I wanna see them wiped out!
In Norway we got TV2 Sumo (streaming soccer, TV shows/movies and live TV). I've been waiting for this for years!


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On-Account Ordering
Bid & Quote Requests
Our team of institutional sales representatives is available to provide Blick's competitive pricing on formal bids and quote requests to meet your planning needs. An easy way to make a product list is to simply create a shopping cart and forward it to the Institutional Sales Department with information identifying your school or business name, your address, and your contact information, with a request to "please quote." You can submit your product list by mail, fax, or email.
Blick Art Materials
Bid Department
P.O. Box 1267
Galesburg, IL 61402-1267
Phone (800) 704-7744
Fax (800) 621-8293
School Discounts
If your school purchases a large quantity of art supplies throughout the year, we invite you to call our Institutional Sales Department for details about Blick's discount program.
Please note that discounts are taken off the school catalog prices, and will not apply toward quantity break pricing. However, if you place an open-account order on our website, you will always be given the lowest price between your discount, quantity break, or Web pricing.
Note — discounts do not apply to factory shipped items (FOB factory).
How to Purchase Items On Account
Blick allows businesses and schools to purchase online using approved open accounts.
Select Items for Purchase
Locate the materials you wish to purchase and add them to your cart.
Begin On-Account Purchase
Verify that the items you wish to purchase are entered into your shopping cart.
When you are ready, click the School and Business Checkout button to complete your purchase.
Enter Account & Order Details
During checkout, you will be required to enter your account, your billing and shipping addresses, and other transaction details.
(The complete list of information you will need is shown below.)
Confirm Pricing & Place Order
Before placing your order, you will have the opportunity to review and approve all details of the order, including your pricing. Discounts and taxes (unless you are a tax-exempt entity) will be applied to your order at this step.
Who can purchase on-account?
Schools and businesses that have established an account with Blick and have completed a credit application may purchase on-account through our website.
If you have not established an account yet, or have not completed a credit application, refer to the section below entitled "How do I setup an account?"
What information is required to purchase online?
Certain information will be required to complete an on-account purchase on our website. Please collect this information prior to placing your order online:
- Customer Number
- Customer Zip Code
- Billing Address
- Purchase Order #
- Shipping Address
Customers who have active bids with Blick must also know and enter their Blick bid number.
If you know your school or business has an account with Blick, but don't have the information handy, call our Order Department toll-free at (800) 447-8192 (6am-11pm CST) to speak with a Blick representative.
How do I set up an account?
If you are a school or business and have never purchased from us, just follow these simple steps:
Contact our Order Dept.
Call the Order Department at 800-447-8192 (6am-11pm CT) to speak with a Blick representative, who will ask you to provide basic information about your school or company and create an account for you on the phone.
Fill out a Credit Application
Download, print, and fax a completed credit application to our Credit Department at 888-467-3190. Your order will be filled when approved (allow 3-5 business days after we receive your fax.)
Credit App (Microsoft Excel)
Credit App (Adobe Acrobat PDF)
Complete your Online Order
Refer to the instructions shown at left to select and purchase your items online.
Pay Online
Pay invoices and manage your account online!
Once your credit account has been approved, you may register on our Statements Management Site for 24/7 access to account details, the ability to download/view/print/email copies of invoices, and pay invoices with credit card or e-check. Credit customers may also register to receive invoices and statements by email.
*Open account customers who don't maintain their accounts within Terms are subject to suspension or cancellation of credit.
Future Orders
A Future Order is a terrific way to get what you need, when you need it. Just imagine — no scrambling at the beginning of a semester to make sure you have all the supplies you need! Plus, product availability is much better when you order in advance.
Here's how future ordering works:
- Put together your future supply list before a semester ends.
- Include the date you'd like your order to ship — this is your "future ship date." If ordering online, select I would like this order to be billed and shipped to me at a future date at the Shipping & Delivery screen.
- We'll pack and hold your order until that date — helping you beat the Back to School rush!
- You receive no invoice until your order ships, which means your future payment obligation aligns with the upcoming school year.
* To order, choose the method that's easiest for you: Shop online at DickBlick.com, fax your order to 800-621-8293, email your order to email@example.com, or call us at 800-447-8192. We're ready to take your order 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
Downloadable Order to CSV File
When checking out with my school or business account, cart contents may be downloaded in CSV file format which is often compatible for requisitions and approvals within procurement systems.
This action exports data but does not save cart content. To save cart content, select return to my cart then move to list and create a new list. Please note that you must be logged in or create an account if you don't already have one to create a list.


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Mark Peterson, owner of Gold Rush Nugget Bucket Inc., has sold more than 2,200 gold panning kits in 14 months.
The Hood River distillery is buying the Oregon whiskey maker.
The company's watermark technology can scan over 30 items a minute.
The Portland-based vending machine technology firm lands $17.8 million.
There is one bright spot in Oakridge's economy: tourism, specifically its growing reputation as a major destination for mountain biking.