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By tully | "Boredom at Its Boredest" by Michael Tully August 10, 2007 at 3:02AM
Yes, it's true. The moment the world has desperately been anticipating. Thanks to the good folks at Indiepix, COCAINE ANGEL will finally be available for purchase on DVD on August 28, 2007. But this isn't just any old release. It's a two-disc special edition that has more information and goodies than even the most die-hard fan could want. We're talking two audio commentaries (the first with Damian and DP Shawn Lewallen and the second with yours truly and editor Dave Lahn), a 30-minute behind-the-scenes documentary (the moment where I direct someone to say, "Get tha fuck out my truck, bitch," in my stupid drawl is worth the price of admission alone), and a ton of deleted scenes, led by "Cathouse: Anamorphic," which might very well be the worst five-minute scene/short film in the history of low-budget filmmaking. Damian wanted this package to be a sort of film school for aspiring independent filmmakers. While a lot of the bonus footage makes me cringe, in theory I support this decision and agree that it makes for a much more appealing product.
Over at Indiepix, they've posted a bunch of filmmaker interviews, including one with me. Watching that was pretty unsettling. Now I finally know what Ry Russo-Young was talking about with regards to my face. It's like the entire left side of my mouth is numb or dead or something. It's not officially gross or anything, but it's definitely strange and disorienting. I'll be sure not to watch myself talking ever again, if at all possible. That said, I've watched a bunch of the other interviews and they're worth checking out. You should too. It's Friday and it's raining. What else are you doing with your life?
We're planning on having a DVD release party in NYC in conjunction with the official release, so I'll be sure to let everyone know about it when plans are finalized. I'm hoping to set up a booth where you can shoot cocaine into your bloodstream or something fun like that.
Time to paint an apartment now. Until those royalty checks start pouring in, I gotta pay the rent somehow...


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CHEESE OF THE WEEK | Saint Angel a beefed up, mushroomy take on Brie
Saint Angel
Once again, I have glanced at a new cheese, assumed it was an imitation of a classic and passed it by, only to eventually find it is a wonderful and unique product in its own right.
In this case it is Saint Angel, which looks like a knock-off of the old favorite Saint Andre — and is indeed in competition with it for the decadent triple-creme Brie-type market.
Saint Angel (which, you have to admit, is kind of a goofy name, until you realize it is the name of a municipality in central France) looks somewhat like Saint Andre, much thicker than a traditional Brie with a white, bloomy rind.
The cheese is produced in France by the Fromagerie Guilloteau, where they also make d'Affinois triple-cream Brie-type cheeses.
Both Saint Angel and d'Affinois are modern cheeses made using the ultra-filtration process. This removes a percentage of water from the milk and concentrates it. The "stronger" milk is then mixed with heavy cream to increase the fat percentage to 75 percent in dry matter and the cheesemaking process continues.
Unlike Saint Andre, Saint Angel is molded into a square and usually sold cut into triangle shapes. It is also a bit thinner than Saint Andre, which, in part, gives it one really big bonus: Saint Andre usually will not ripen all the way to the middle until it is in severe old age and well past its peak as a whole. Saint Angel will ripen to the center, so the entire cheese is a glorious, gooey, almost runny mass. So much so that the package includes a stiff plastic strip along the cut edge to keep it from bulging and smearing onto its wrapping.
In flavor, it is the beefiest of the triple-cream Brie-style cheeses available locally, stronger than Saint Andre, d'Affinois, or Belletoile.
The description of the flavor on Fromagerie Guilloteau's website states it has " ... an inoffensive hint of mushroom-like flavor that becomes richer with age."
My cheese had a good bit of age on it, with moist beige areas over a wrinkly rind and a hint of ammonia setting in on the corners.
I like my cheeses older and stronger, and when I first tried this one, the mushroom flavor was so prominent I did a double-take to make sure I wasn't missing pieces of mushroom or truffle in the cheese. I wasn't. The taste also was quite tangy, with strong hint of fried egg.
The difference in flavor between Saint Angel and the others mentioned above is attributable to the addition of geotrichum mold spores to the white, fluffy penicillium molds used to ripen most Bries. Geotrichum is used more commonly on thick, runny French stinkers such as Epoisses and Chaource.
It provides the wrinkled surface in older specimens of Saint Angel, ripening power to get to the center of a thick cheese, and the stronger flavor. I had an inkling that this was the case, and finally found it to be true on a list of ingredients provided by peertrainer.com (other sources simply listed "lactic starter cultures"). What a wonderful idea for this modern cheese, which really is in a category of its own.
Saint Angel is available sometimes at Sam's Club, and usually at The Fresh Market. Prices differ depending on where the cheese is purchased, the age and how it's cut and packaged, ranging from $12 to $19 a pound. It would be a good one to request from your favorite larger grocery deli, because we should see more of it.
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but I'm pretty sure he also showed us 2 pieces of glass, a bricks width apart, in a wall which acted as a window through to another room. On the inside of the glass, scratched into it were shapes and letters/words. I can't remember what the inscriptions were, but he told us that every time the German authorities removed the glass and replaced it with clear pieces the inscriptions returned within days. I'm pretty sure it was in that building that he showed us as we didn't do that many medics courses, but I cannot be 100% certain. Has anyone out there heard this story before.


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LUBBOCK, Texas (AP) -- An 84-year-old Washington state woman will soon hold her 1953 university class ring, lost six decades ago, after it was found in a dried-up West Texas lake.
Elizabeth Clark lost her Howard Payne University class ring in 1954 in Lake Nasworthy near San Angelo when she and her future husband went for a picnic and waded into the water. Clark said she wasn't certain where she had lost the ring - after discovering it was missing, she looked around her home before going back to search at the lake.
After years of drought, the ring revealed itself in the lake bed and it was found in March. Someone from the school's alumni association drove to San Angelo to retrieve the ring and was able to identify it from the initials - AEL for Addie Elizabeth Little - inside the band.
"I worked hard for that ring," Clark said. "I'm grateful it was found and that it was in good shape after 60 years."
The ring, which is 10-karat gold with a blue stone, needed some cleaning up by a local jeweler.
Clark's daughter, Donna Clark-Love of Houston, said her mother was delighted.
"She cried, she was just couldn't believe it," she said. "This was like the highlight of her life. She is just thrilled."
Clark, one of 16 children, was the only one who finished college. She got her degree in elementary education and taught fifth grade in California for the Santa Anna Unified School District, where he daughter said she won a teacher of the year award.
The ring will be returned to Clark at a family reunion Friday in her hometown of Brownfield, about 40 miles southwest of Lubbock. The woman who found the ring, Lindsay Waddell, will present it to Clark.
"I think she's more excited about getting the ring back than coming to the reunion," Clark-Love said.
Clark, who remains in contact with many of her college friends, couldn't wait to tell them the good news, Clark-Love said.
"She got on the horn and called everybody," her daughter said.
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in order for bootmii to load you need to have the bootmii directory on your sd card. It will not launch without it.
I was able to do all of chapter 2 after I moved boot.dol and booted from HBC, but I'm still not able to get in Wii settings, not even in maintenance mode.
When I loaded up HBC and clicked on Bootmii to make a NAND backup, the screen went black and the Wii's disc drive light started blinking on/off... kind of like a computer's blinking caps lock light when there's a kernel panic? This can't be good. I could try your alternate NAND backup, or I could try reinstalling IOS 58 and 61. Where should I do from here?
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Load the wii backup disc, it is linked at the end of the guide under extra brick protection. Load it from disc or from a wbfs drive via neogamma. Load that disc and do the delete all option.
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Sorry I keep getting back to you guys with more problems and fewer solutions. I appreciate all the help you're giving me.
You can format a small usb stick or sd card to wbfs and load the backup disc. That should allow you to format the wii settings without being able to get into the settings. If the wii will not load from dvd you'll need to load from wbfs.
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I loaded the Repair Disc 1.3 via a WBFS-formatted flash drive using Neogamma v8 and chose the Delete All option. Here's its full output.
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When I returned to my system menu, however, it seemed like it had worked. I started entering Wii settings and got as far as hitting the Confirm button on the time screen before my Wii stopped responding.
Then I tried again and got as far as the Country select screen.
When I tried a third time, it didn't even start working. The Wii just displayed a black screen. I'll give it some time before I try again.
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>These sound wonderful. I have never made many popcorn balls, but they look like fun. LOL while I was waiting for the page to load it looked like the popcorn balls themselves were green – love the green saran!
>What a fun christmas treat!!!
Just wanted to let you know I am hosting a Holiday Treats week this week and will be posting a new recipe everyday, hope you stop by to check it out and maybe link up some of your holiday treats like these.
>Oh My those look wonderful. Stopping by from Jen's party..
>Man, I LOVE popcorn balls…just reading the list of ingredients makes my mouth water! Your friends and neighbors will love them!! Great idea.
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>Thanks so much for linking this up to Monday Munchies! I love these and they make a perfect economical gift when you have to find a way to give to lots and lots of people!
This year I did little bags of popcorn with pretzels and peanuts drizzled with chocolate – it went over extremely well and I have to admit, it was delicious (and super easy)!
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OKEMAH ŌĆö A fourth-quarter touchdown by the Okemah Panthers proved to be the difference as they defeated the Panama Razorbacks 26-21 Friday night in the opening round of the Class 2A playoffs.
The loss ends Panama's season at 7-4.
MUSKOGEE ŌĆö After being on an eight-game winning streak from Week 2 until the regular-season finale, back-to-back losses brought an end to the football season for the Spiro Bulldogs on Friday night at Hornet Field.
The homestanding Hilldale Hornets stung the Bulldogs 32-7 in the opening round of the Class 3A playoffs to end Spiro's season at 8-3.
Class 4A
Poteau 48, Cleveland 7; Next: vs. Clinton.
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Hilldale 32, Spiro 7
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Okemah 26, Panama 21
Class A
Talihina 47, Stratford 7; Next: vs. Hominy.
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Arkoma 70, Timberlake 24; Next: at Shattuck.
Both the Poteau Pirates and the Cleveland Tigers earned their playoff slots last week. The Pirates claimed the District 4A-4 title and were awarded the No. 1 seed, while the Tigers ended up with the fourth slot from District 4A-3.
The Pirates pounced all over the Tigers early and often as they jumped out to a 27-0 lead at intermission and then extended that lead to 48-7 for the final score.
Leflore 73, Pittsburg 55
Smithville 78, Wister 64
Pittsburg 69, Leflore 47
Smithville 50, Wister 38
Cameron 84, Hartford, Ark., 41
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Cameron 45, Hartford, Ark., 34
Red Oak 62, Whitesboro 25
For the first time in four seasons, there's going to be an 11th game for the Poteau Pirates football team.
The Pirates (9-1) will entertain the Cleveland Tigers (5-5) at 7:30 p.m. Friday at Costner Stadium.
The Pirates sealed up a home playoff game in last week's 44-14 road win over the Tulsa Rogers Ropers at S.E. Williams Stadium in Tulsa.
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I moved to Poteau on Veterans Day in 1977. The first thing I did was eat an ŌĆ£ArlieŌĆØ burger from the A&M Food Market. I loved them, and I was hooked on them for life.
The Poteau Pirates clinched a playoff berth with a win over Muldrow a couple of weeks ago. Since that hasn't happened for this senior class, that achievement was a special one.
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The Levitt Leadership Institute is a two-week intensive leadership-training program administered by The Arthur Levitt Public Affairs Center at Hamilton College. Its mission is to provide Hamilton students with the opportunity to develop and practice personal leadership skills in the context of their individual career interests with a focus on developing a global mindset, ethical behaviors, and regard for the public good. It includes the following components:
1. Week One takes place on the Hamilton campus from Jan. 11-16, 2015; and focuses on self-awareness, self-management, relationship management, and communication skills.
2. Week Two takes place in Washington, DC, from March 15-20, 2015; and focuses on problem solving, decision-making, motivation, networking, and conflict resolution. In addition to classroom time, students attend networking and information gathering events, spend time developing plans to put their leadership skills to use when they return to campus where they commit to completing a project that will have a measurable and positive impact on their communities.
3. Between the two weeks of the Institute, students receive on-going guidance as they prepare for Week 2 of the Institute, begin to plan their commitment projects, and continue to read and discuss leadership issues. Activities will include faculty-led discussions of issues related to leadership, small group weekly meetings, and setting up networking opportunities in Washington, DC.
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Tuesday is here! Somewhat of a crazy Monday to start the week where survival was the key. For last night's dinner we played another zesty game. The game is called "Creative Cooking" where basically you take an ingredient from the pantry and an ingredient from the fridge. You then pair those ingredients together and make an edible concoction (or at least try). My choices last night were Kale and Clams… as the title somewhat gives it away.
The meal was actually quite tasty when combined with tomatoes and topped with fresh Parmesan. I rarely buy canned clams but I noticed they were on sale at the local grocery store, so I picked one up. The dish was decent and I would prepare it again but I will admit that it was not my favorite dish.
The prep time and instructions are very quick and simple.
- Handful of Linguine (whole wheat)
- 2 cups of Kale
- 1 Clove garlic
- 1 Tbsp. Olive Oil
- 15 Grape Tomatoes
- 1 Tbsp. Soy Sauce
- 1 Can of Clams
- 2 Tbsp. water
- 1 Cup button mushrooms
- Fresh Parmesan cheese
- Cook Pasta according to instructions.
- Warm sauce pan to medium heat; add oil, mushrooms and garlic – cook for 3 minutes.
- Open can of clams (reserve liquid) and add clams to pan.
- Add tomatoes, soy sauce and water and let sauce thicken and cook for 3 more minutes.
- Add Kale and let cook through for 2 minutes stirring constantly. If you notice their is not enough liquid add some clam juice for flavor.
- Once pasta is cooked; drain and add to pan.
- Toss together.
- Plate and top with fresh Parmesan cheese.
Zesty Tip: When creating recipes from scratch, try to pair flavors and textures that you will think go well together. Then tinker with the amounts until you find a great balance. Cooking without a recipe is really fun and allows you to sneak in some food pairings that you may not normally try. A nice addition to this dish would be spinach if you don't have, or like, Kale.
Well there you have it. I hope you have a great Tuesday. One reminder, once you get your zesty clothing gear – try it on, take a picture and send it to me. I will start a zesty page will all the proud owners and supporters of zesty.
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Tight end Blaine Irby was Texas' leading receiver against Florida Atlantic with seven catches for 62 yards and one TD. But his teammates haven't exactly been in a congratulatory mood. Quite the opposite in fact. On Irby's first catch of the game, Colt McCoy found him wide open in the middle — with yards of […] [Read More]
More on Lamarr Houston
Mack Brown said on Monday that he wasn't ready to hand out any additional punishment to Lamarr Houston, the starting defensive tackle who was arrested early Sunday morning on a drunken driving charge. An emotional Houston apologized to the team on Sunday evening, and afterward, Brown said that he was suspending Houston for the UTEP […] [Read More]
Pride of Boerne
Hunter Lawrence will remain UT's starting kicker in charge of field goals and point-after attempts. Lawrence booted a 40-yard field goal and was perfect on six point-after kicks in the win against Florida Atlantic. UT coach Mack Brown had said early in fall camp that Lawrence was showing the type of form that brought him […] [Read More]
UT player charged with DWI
Texas defensive tackle Lamarr Houston was arrested early Sunday morning and charged with driving while intoxicated, a Class B misdemeanor charge. He was booked at 5:02 a.m. Bond was set for $3,000, and as of late Sunday morning, Houston was still being held in Travis County Jail. Houston had three tackles in the 52-10 victory […] [Read More]
Seats have been claimed
The lucky folks with the seatbacks on the highest row possible have finally arrived. They sat down at 5:54 p.m. according to my watch, which is about five minutes faster than most people's. I know all you guys were yearning to know. [Read More]
No. 10 officially retired
In a short but sweet ceremony, Vince Young's No. 10 is now off limits. After a highlight video — Young and coach Mack Brown stood on the sidelines watching together — Young accepted a large framed jersey and then addressed the crowd. He thanked family and coaches, but also gave a hearty thanks to the […] [Read More]
5 Things To Watch
I'm back for some serious blogging now … is that even possible? I'm going to try. Here's my list of five things to watch in the game today. Clearly, these aren't the only things to watch, but you get the idea. 1. Will Muschamp — Not a surprise pick. Obviously, this guy's sideline demeanor is […] [Read More]
Live from Royal-Memorial
Good afternoon — I arrived at the game a little earlier than usual today. Not to avoid traffic, but simply to cure my own curiousity. From my view in the press box (which is about eight stories up on the west side of the stadium) I can count exactly two fixed seatbacks on the very […] [Read More]
Whittaker questionable for Saturday
Freshman running back Fozzy Whittaker is questionable for Saturday's opener with a left knee injury, according to UT athletic trainer Kenny Boyd. Whittaker dinged his knee almost two weeks ago in a scrimmage, and coach Mack Brown said on Monday he had missed some action during practice recovering from that. The 5-foot-10 Whittaker is 190 […] [Read More]
Putting The G in Beijing
And, for that matter, the G in gold, too. We're talking about Texas women's basketball coach Gail Goestenkors who is back in Austin now after helping the U.S. women's national team take home the gold medal in the Beijing Olympics. This was Goestenkors' second stint with Team USA — she was on the sidelines when […] [Read More]
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CHARLESTON -- West Virginia native photographer Sam McColloch uses his vintage cameras and old-fashioned darkroom equipment to turn out black and white photos, which have been compared in artistry to famed outdoor photographer Ansel Adams.
The prize-winning photographer's work is being showcased in a new exhibit, "From Jackson's Mill to Paris: The Fine Art Photography of Sam McColloch" in the library on Marshall University's South Charleston campus at 100 Angus E. Peyton Dr. The exhibit will be up through early August.
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Automatic transmissions have been around nearly as long as the automobile. They served their purpose, but for those who were looking for performance, the manual gearbox was the way to go. And the more gears in that box the better. Even though high gear is traditionally a 1:1 setup, having many gears to choose from makes keeping the engine in the meat of the power band that much easier. The "three on the tree" became a four, then five, and finally six speeds capable of handling whatever the driver/racer asked of it. Of course, this was all via a floor-mounted shifter usually using an "H" pattern. (more…)
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The Lumia 920 is definitely a heavyweight compared to the Windows Phone 8X. It weighs in at a hefty 6.5 ounces, compared to the 8X's 4.5 ounces. That's a huge difference, and we definitely noticed the Lumia's additional heft, both when holding these phones and when carrying them in a pocket.
The 5.1 x 2.8 x 0.42-inch Lumia 920 is slightly thicker than the 5.2 x 2.7 x 0.4-inch Windows Phone 8X. However, in a side-by-side comparison with the 920, the 8X looks rail skinny, thanks to its cleverly tapered ends. We also prefer the 8X's soft-touch back, which ensures a firm, comfortable grip. The Lumia 920's glossy polycarbonate panel, on the other hand, was a breeding ground for fingerprints.
Because the 920's volume rocker sits above the power button, we found ourselves constantly hitting the rocker expecting the phone to turn on. HTC placed the power button on the top right corner of the 8X, eliminating any confusion. However, because the 8X is slightly taller, we had to stretch our finger a bit to reach it.
The great thing about both of these phones is that they dare to be colorful. Nokia offers the 920 in white, red, yellow or cyan options, as well as a boring matte black. On AT&T, the Windows Phone 8Xcomes in two flavors: California Blue and the neon yellow Limelight. (The Verizon version comes in black, blue or red, while the T-Mobile model comes only in blue.)
WINNER: HTC Windows Phone 8X
While the Lumia 920 offers more color options, the 8X is much lighter and thinner, with a comfier, soft-touch finish.
Nokia has been doing a lot of crowing about its PureMotion HD+ display, and the screen lives up to the hype. The 4.5-inch screen on the Lumia 920 is not only larger than the 8X's 4.3-inch Super LCD 2 panel, but it's also slightly sharper (1280 x 768 versus 1280 x 720 pixels).
The Lumia's display is also a bit brighter. The 920 registered a 310 lux score on our light meter, versus a 300 lux score for the 8X. Nevertheless, we had no problem reading either display outdoors.
Speaking of the outdoors, you can operate the 920's display even when wearing a pair of gloves. We had no problem opening apps or scrolling.
Where the Lumia really pulls ahead is in its superior contrast and wider viewing angles. When viewing the high-def trailer of "The Life of Pi," the luscious blacks greatly enhanced the electric beauty of a whale bursting forth from the phosphorescent sea. The same scene on the 8X looked somewhat faded.
On whiter pages like websites, the Lumia 920 has a more yellow cast, versus a rosier one for the 8X. HTC's display had more oversaturated colors, but the 920 was closer to a true white.
WINNER: Nokia Lumia 920
The Lumia 920 wins on size, resolution and brightness, but especially black levels and viewing angles. The picture doesn't wash out. The fact that you can use the Lumia with gloves is just icing on the cake.
Both the 8X and the 920 speakers delivered loud sound. However, the Lumia 920 and its bottom-mounted speakers delivered the better audio experience, especially during movies. The speaker ably delivered the tiger's booming roar, as well as the gentle fluttering of exotic birds, in "The Life of Pi" trailer. The same sounds on the 8X were loud, but lacked depth.
When we listened to Beyonce's "Rather Die Young," the singer's normally lilting mezzo-soprano sounded flat on the 8X, and the electric guitar was tinny. We heard fuller, richer audio on the 920, including a bass guitar and a strong piano layered into the ballad. However, Beyonce's vocal sounded harsh on some of the higher notes.
Both phones feature built-in audio technology that activates when you plug in a pair of headphones. The Lumia 920 uses Dolby audio technology, while HTC relies on Beats Audio. In addition to giving us an equalizer to tweak, the 920 also offers audio profiles, including Bass Boost and Vocal Boost. Beats Audio eschews the EQ, automatically boosting the mid and lower ranges.
When we listened to Miguel's "Vixen" on the 8X with headphones, the singer's vocals were warm and playful, accompanied by tight snares and rich trumpets. However, the bass was a little heavier than we normally like. It gave us a greater appreciation for the 920's EQ and profiles. After a little tweaking and after switching on the Bass Boost profile, we achieved a nice, even sound that hit on all tonal cylinders.
WINNER: Nokia Lumia 920
HTC's Beats-assisted audio can deliver loud, rich sound, but the Lumia 920's more powerful speaker and EQ settings gave us more aural satisfaction.
Many people have complained about a battery issue with the Lumia 920 and it seems it can be resolved by power cycling. The Lumia's battery should easily get your through a day.
I don't care how light weight, slim htc x8 is. I just hate htc phones, they are cheap quality.
I love my Nokia Lumia 920. I got my Lumia 920 three weeks ago, and today I got wireless charging plate from AT&T for free. AT&T sent me the upgraded Nokia's wireless charging plate (it costs over $50).
I can use my Lumia 920 with gloves on. And I love it's super video stabilization feature.
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My lumia 920 bricked on day 2 after I left for a business trip. I think it was the wireless charging plate. Ive reset it over 5x and it just bootloops and wont charge or move past the screen lock app if it gets that far.
Horace, go to: http://wmpoweruser.com/how-to-fix-a-bricked-nokia-lumia-920/
Also one hint for a bricked phone I found was to have it connected to the charger and hold the power button down for a good 10 minutes to 30 minutes (watch tv at the same time?). It is supposed to allow a charge to go to the battery but not power up. Then once you power up you should have enough juice to break the bootloop.
I bought a Lumia 920 and all I can say this is a very good smartphone with the potential to replace a compact digtal camera in the near future. No regrets, windows phone 8 will only get better as time goes by.
thanks guys definitley lovedthe lumia when i irst saw it but had doubts due to family suggesting to get the htc instead. this cleared things up!! im sticking to my cyan colored lumia920.
I have the Lumia 920 and love it, and yes — the battery does get me through a day. I'm on AT&T and use my phone mostly to surf the 'net for hair styles when consulting with my clients at the Dallas hair salon I work at. The 4G LTe is great; very fast. That helps.
Guys, the 8x has wireless charging too…
HTC 8X is wayy better!! its much lighter!! i want a phone, not a brick like lumia
Why is it that 99% of all reviews today do not include call quality? If it can't make or receive calls with good consistent quality, it's basically a $3-400 netbook.
I have the 8x and I love it the call quality is great I was playing cod online and using the phone to talk to my friend and never became fuzzy and never dropped call over 8 hours of nonstop gaming. a great phone the only downfall is the quality of apps and games on the windows store
Also the lack of games
I tried both and i much prefer HTC 8X though I've been always a nokia user…love HTC's slim design and audio quality..I listen to music heavily on my cellphone and the built-in beats audio is the best audio quality I've ever heard on a cellphone..i know that Nokia's camera is superior but i already have a professional camera and i rarely use my phone for taking pictures so the HTC is sufficient in that matter…so which is better, it depends on your usage for me it is the 8X.


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By Paul X. Rutz and Steven Donald SmithAmerican Forces Press Service
WASHINGTON, May 28, 2006 Hundreds of servicemembers recently back from overseas deployments were honored with a picnic in the Pentagon's parking lot today.
"Welcome back to all our soldiers, sailors, airmen, Marines and Coast Guardsmen here today and their families," U.S. Navy Adm. Edmund P. Giambastiani, vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, told the attendees. "Thank you for being here, have a great time."
"America Supports You," a Defense Department program that highlights how Americans across the country are supporting U.S. troops, sponsored the picnic.
Giambastiani stressed the importance of such an effort. He said that when he was a young lieutenant in 1975 American troops were not treated with the respect they deserved and emphasized the significance of not letting this happen again. "At that time, uniformed members did not wear their uniforms here in the Washington area four days out of five days of the working week," he said. "That was the mood of the country as Vietnam wound down. I remember those days only too well."
Allison Barber, deputy assistant secretary of defense for public affairs, honored two America Supports You corporate sponsors during the picnic. Keith Sirios, president and chief executive officer of Checkers/Rally's fast food restaurant, and Scott Celley, vice president for external affairs for TriWest Healthcare Alliance, each received an American flag that had flown over the area of the Pentagon that was hit by an airliner on Sept. 11, 2001.
Checkers/Rally's has set up drop boxes at 720 of its locations for care packages destined for deployed troops, Barber said. TriWest Healthcare Alliance, a military healthcare provider, provided the food for today's feast.
"It's a privilege for me to highlight some work of some of the groups that have been supporting you and your families," Barber told troops attending the picnic. "We know you're here today representing hundreds of thousands of military members deployed around the world, and we thank you for your service and for their service, as well."
Four Medal of Honor recipients attended the event and mingled with current active duty and reserve troops while "Max Impact," the newest addition to the U.S. Air Force Band, played contemporary popular songs. Lowe's home improvement corporation provided its NASCAR car, number 48, for photo opportunities.
Army Staff Sgt. Wallace Hendrix, a 24-year active-duty and reserve veteran, said support like this picnic means a lot, particularly on Memorial Day weekend. "We give a lot, especially the soldiers who have lost their lives, and it wouldn't be right not to get out there and support them and the soldiers that are overseas right now," he said.
Hendrix said he was here to help people heal and remember in a healthy way the troops who won't be coming back to celebrate. "It should bring a closeness," he said. "The parents and loved ones of the soldiers that were lost, I hope that eases the pain a little, to show them that we do care, that we're representing the ones that didn't come back."
Army National Guard Sgt. Jim Greenhill was at the event to escort 14 Army and Air National Guard members who were either wounded or have lost loved ones in the war on terror.
Greenhill said two National Guard troops from each American state and territory will march in a parade tomorrow on the National Mall here to "demonstrate that America's troops come from all walks of life." He said servicemembers who aren't deployed should take every opportunity to support those in harm's way. "It's just a way of saying 'Thank you.'"
In addition, 11 volunteer organizations were on hand to tell troops and their families what they're doing to support them.
Michele Cooney, a volunteer with "Operation Noble Foster," a cat foster program supported by the Cat Fanciers' Association, said people might forget that troops are giving up more than time with their human families when they deploy. "People become very attached to their pets," Cooney said. "Imagine having to give up your cat because you happen to get called up. Our organization helps them keep their cats. It's a great service to our troops."
"Operation Stephen's Touch" founder Marilyn Peterson said she was at the event to get the word out about her group, which offers a caring, compassionate listening ear for military families. "It's important to have someone to listen to you in confidence," Peterson said. "Just to get things off their chest is very helpful to people. Whether they have grief or are concerned about a loved one being deployed, it's important to talk to someone."
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Why is it called ECSTASY –
your two friends lie in a mortuary
Jan Allison
3rd December 2014
Not for contest
More great poems below...
gathered on the lawn at Sabbath's dawn -
a chattering of starlings
canvas of pond etched in gray...
lotus frames a halo
Rick Parise's One Broken Monoku
by nette onclaud
Please don't try to pull the wool over my eyes –
I am not a blind sheep!
10th February 2015
one feeble couple barely survives
a broken gate swings in the wind
Sponsor: Rick Parice
Contest: One Broken Monoku
Broken pencils-
but not broken spirits
Oh excrement!...
I rest my case!
11th February 2015
river ribbon winds through green - hills burst gold with tangerine
For Rick Parise's Nature Monoku Contest
in locking away our heart.......
we become the thief of our own happiness
This poem is my reaction to Casarah's latest poem.
the poet writes-
fleeting thoughts before they sail
Contest: Rick's "One Broken Monoku"
Date: 11-30-14
weeping willow on the river -
who feeds who
It's my birthday - dice rolled
Contest: One Broken Monoku
Sponsor: Rick Parise
Thief of words – the only one you fool is yourself!
24th February 2015
You smile with your mouth - yet lie with your eyes
27th February 2015
We are all in the devil's playground,
now watch as I breach over and hold on to God's hand real tight.
#1. The underground is never lonely, to many hot dates.
#2. The host and the guest never seem to rest.
#3. The light will always shine upon my soul, no matter the shadow.
ruby red roses –
dying love on the grave stone
Contest Broken Monoku
Sponsor Rick Parise
Poets create worlds through a minimal of words.
Die Scherben des Lebens lassen sich nicht kitten. (German)
The shards of the life cannot be cemented. (English)
Los fragmentos de la vida no se puede enmasillar. (Spanish)
Les éclats de vie ne peu pas être à nouveau ensemble. (French)
I frammenti di vita non può essere di nuovo insieme . (Italian)
Die skerwe van die lewe kan nie weer saam wees. (Afrikaans)
Ang mga tipak ng buhay ay hindi maaaring simentuhin. (Tagalog)
Cioburile vietii nu pot fi cimentat. (Romanian)
tarnished skies tarry 'round windmill -
streams of tulips ripple
On the strings of love,Soft fingertips are playing,Music in her heart.
As I hid behind the darkness of springs cool night there she stood dreaming
dawn's pregnant womb opens -
grasses dew pearl strung
November 28, 2014
Fish behind walls of glass...
Do seas haunt your dreams?
© Sandra M. Haight 2014
All Rights Reserved
Contest: One Broken Monoku
Sponsor: Rick Parise
Judged: 12/27/2014
Crispy leaves
Trees shed reds, browns and golden -
Coloured layers of a cake.
Written December 1st, 2014
For One broken Monoku contest by Rick Parise
Awarded 1st place
Unplanned pregnancy...I guess it could be called a bit of a cock up!
7th April 2015
In the stillness of Silver Lake, reflects a golden harvest moon
But how do I know
what is lake and what is sky?
If the world were upside down
the sky may be lake
and lake may be sky,......or do
mine eyes see two harvest moons?.....
Yet...what should it matter to I ?
Twice the splendor reflects for mine eyes............
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SACRAMENTO, CA - As millions of Californians enjoyed the state's campgrounds and beaches, state audit reports show a high-ranking deputy director named Manuel Thomas Lopez was secretly carrying out an unauthorized vacation buy-out program for certain park employees between May and July of last year.
Due to budget cuts, such perks haven't been allowed since 2007.
Fifty-six people took advantage, with Lopez getting one of the largest checks at more than $20,000.
In all, the state doled out nearly $300,000 at time when state parks have $1 billion worth of maintenance to do, like fixing restrooms ... and 70 parks faced closure at one point.
A whistleblower came forward.
"Some employee did the right thing and came forward to say is this to do? And we said 'no,'" said Roy Stearns, spokesman for the California Department of Parks.
Reporter: "But not before the checks were cut?"
"Correct," Stearns said.
Our redacted copy of the audits accuses Lopez of telling employees not to discuss anything in an email or memo ... that a post-it note, in some cases, would suffice. Then payroll codes were falsified with the hours being keyed in as overtime.
Investigators concluded Lopez authorized the payouts because his department would lose any money unspent at the close of the fiscal year, June 30. To many workers were above the 640-hour limit that state workers are allowed to accrue for vacation buyouts at retirement.
Retired Parks Deputy Director Ted Jackson is livid because some parks don't need much to stay open.
"There were a number of parks that only needed $100,000, $50,000 or $200,000," said Jackson. "That would have got them through so that they wouldn't be on the closure list."
The parks department points out funds from a different budget year would not have saved the parks on the closure list this year.
Still, park visitors can certainly see what the money could have spent it on.
"There's less maintenance on the lawn," said state park visitor Kerri Monis."The bathrooms are falling apart. The tables, in fact, the ones we're sitting at, is kind of dilapidated."
"They're [parks] dirty. There's not really any lifeguards here. Lots of trash," said visitor Douglas Barton.
Neither audit will result in criminal charges because employees are entitled to their accrued vacation -- they just got it early. After being demoted, Lopez resigned two months ago before he could be further disciplined.
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Be careful what you wish for
By Denis Storey
Last week, the AARP announced it needed to raise its employee rates for health insurance. Why? Oh yeah, because of health care reform.
Now, I'm sure I don't need to remind any of you that the venerable group threw its weight behind Obamacare early on. So it's somewhat ironic – poetic? – this legislation hits them where they live. I suppose we should take (cold) comfort in the fact that this law doesn't appear to discriminate between supporters and detractors.
But it hasn't shaken the organization's faith in the PPACA. According to AARP Legislative Policy Director David Certner, this is an incremental increase tied to rising health care costs.
"We remain supportive of the health care law because it strengthens guaranteed Medicare benefits and ensures more older Americans not yet eligible for Medicare can get affordable health coverage," Certner asserted in a statement on the group's website.
Give them points for standing by their man.
At what point does all this support or attack on health care reform devolve into hyperbole? Do we blame Obama for everything that goes wrong with health care now? Whether he's responsible or not? And for all that it gets right, whom do we praise?
I only ask because I hear my admittedly conservative friends blame the president every time there's a jump in health care rates. But premiums were outpacing inflation for years before he took office.
I guess my point is, sure, this law is a mess. But it's not like our health care system hadn't run off the rails already, anyway.


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Phosphorus is now mined at a rate of about 17.5 metric tonnes per year, with about 80% being applied to crops. Since the supply of minable phosphorus ore will last only for a few more decades, technologies will need to be developed to recover most of the P being lost to runoff, animal waste, and human waste. Likewise, the so-called "green minor metals" have finite supplies and will need to be recycled. The most critical are tellurium, indium, and gallium, which are key to photovoltaic technology.
Key Questions
• What resources can be produced renewably or recovered by developing intense technologies that can be applied on a massive scale?
• What resource do we need to produce/recovery this way?
• What is the likelihood that we can develop intense, massive technology to do it?
• What are the impacts that need to be evaluated before we implement the technologies?
• Economic—how much will it cost to develop, implement, and operate? How can we afford to make the investments?
• Ecological—how will ecosystems be altered by massive implementation of renewable technologies that necessarily take up a large surface area?
• Environmental/climate—how will the massive implementation of renewable technologies alter climate or other environmental conditions? What other environmental conditions?
• Social—how will the organization of societies be altered by the massive implementation of renewable production/recovery technologies?
• Social/Economic—who will benefit or be hurt by the shift to renewable sources on a massive level?
• What are the foreseeable successes?
• Are catastrophic failures foreseeable?
Buchert M, Schüler D, and Bleher D. Critical metals for future sustainable technologies and their recylcling potential. United Nations Environment Programme & United Nations University, 2009.
Carpenter SR and Bennett EM. Reconsideration of the planetary boundary for phosphorus. Environ Res Lett 2011;6:1-120.
Elser J and White S. Peak phosphorus. Foreign Policy 2010.
Rittmann BE. Opportunities for renewable bioenergy using microorganisms. Biotechnol Bioeng 2008;100:203-212. [Abstract available.]


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Hardwick voted 59-51 today in favor of ending the Iraq War and bringing U.S. troops home now. But the resolution on impeaching Bush failed to come to a vote after the moderator declared the its wording was confusing, according to local resolution organizers.
The total still stands at 10 Vermont towns supporting the president's impeachment and four towns now voting to end the war.
Meanwhile, the town of Dorset votes against ending the war. And the town of Lincoln voted 38-17 to ask Congress to reopen the investigation into the Sept. 11th terrorist attacks.
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Stripping wallpaper can be a nightmare.
If you think your old wallpaper is dating the look of your home it's easy to remove it if you follow a few simple steps.
Many old vinyl papers are easily stripped by simply peeling them off; you just need to lift a corner with the aid of a stripping knife, but be sure to remove the backing paper, too.
Other wallpapers may not come off as easily so you'll need to use a sponge and soak the paper with warm soapy water or a paper-stripping liquid. Let the paper soak for a good 10 minutes before scraping a little bit to see how much has loosened.
Perforate, steam and scrape for stubborn wallpaper. Keep scraper at an angle so you don't gouge the wall. Photo: wallpapersteamer.org.
If you're having no luck with the warm water it might be time to hire a steamer; you can find them at hardware stores.
Before you start with the steamer run a wallpaper perforator over the wall; it will produce hundreds of holes in the paper that will assist with the steaming process.
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Aug. 11, 1970 R. H. ARNDT STATIC STATE VOLTAGE AND CURRENT MONITORING DEVICE Filed Sept. 9, 1966 FOR ELECTRIC POWER CABLE 'IERMINATIONS 3 Sheets-Sheet 1 Aug. 11,..1970 R. H. ARNDT 0 STATIC STATE VOLTA A CURRENT MONITORING DEV FOR ELECTRI O J CABLE TERM]:NATIONS Filed Se t. 9, 1966 3 Sheets-Sheet 2 Q L T 1w i 1 -27 r28 L N 0000-. i
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STATIC STATE VOLTAGE AND CURR MONITORI DEVICE FOR ELECTRIC rowan CABLE TERMINATI Filed Sept. 9, 1966 3 Sheets-Sheet 5 United States Patent Oflice 3,524,133 Patented Aug. 11, 1970 3,524,133 STATIC STATE VOLTAGE AND CURRENT MONI- TORING DEVICE FOR ELECTRIC POWER CABLE TERMINATIONS Richard H. Arndt, Lenox, Mass., assignor to General Electric Company, a corporation of New York Filed Sept. 9, 1966, Ser. No. 578,196 Int. Cl. G01r 19/16 U.S. Cl. 324-102 10 Claims ABSTRACT OF THE DISCLOSURE A static state voltage and current monitoring device is provided for electric power cable terminations. The monitoring device is characterized by having visual indicating means that produce a signal proportional to the level of voltage carried on the termination, in combination with a fault current indicating means that is automatically reset in response to return of normal power conditions to the termination.
This invention relates to monitoring devices for electric power circuit conductors and more particularly to improvements in automatic indicators for underground distribution systems.
A major problem with underground distribution systems is the locating and repairing of faults in the buried cable. Not only is it difiicult to locate the fault but there is a substantial hazard in electrically isolating it, prepartory to repairing it, because with all the high voltage conductors sheathed in solid insulation, it is difiicult to determine whether or not they are charged to high potential and hence whether or not they are safe to work on or have their connections changed.
Usually the cable is in sections which interconnect buried junction boxes, switch boxes, transformer vaults or the like, the interiors of all of which are accessible from ground level through removable covers or grills. It has been proposed to locate in such boxes or vaults a voltage indicator and a resettable recording type fault current indicator. As fault currents are quickly interrupted by conventional overcurrent protective equipment for the distribution system, it is desirable that the fault indicator store or record the information that a fault current has passed through its location. Furthermore, it is desirable that the fault indicator automatically reset itself after service returns to normal, as in the case of a transient fault or overcurrent of such short duration as not to trip the protective equipment or after a permanent fault has been isolated and the protective equipment reclosed. However, in accordance with this invention, it is desirable to provide time delayed resetting so as to give time for the protective equipment to operate first in the case of a permanent fault. Otherwise the fault indication might be prematurely canceled or lost. Furthermore, in accordance with another feature of the invention the automatic resetting is voltage responsive rather than current responsive as heretofore proposed.
'It has also been proposed to locate such monitoring devices or indicators on the cable terminations. These are electrical connectors, preferably detachable plug and socket type connectors, between the cable and electrical apparatus terminals or bushings. They also serve to control or grade the stress in the insulation in the region where the conductive or semiconductive ground sheath or sleeve, which coaxially surrounds the central cable conductor and its insulation, has been stripped back for making connection to the central cable conductor. As the indicators of the monitoring device must be accessible or readable from the outside and must be of reasonable cost,
it is neither safe nor practical to have them at full circuit voltage or carry full fault current. It is, therefore, necessary to utilize low cost but reliable means for stepping down the cable voltage and current but this leads to the further problem, particularly in connection with the builtin voltage reducing means, of obtaining enough power for operating both the voltage indicator and voltage responsive resetting means for the overcurrent indicator.
In accordance with a preferred embodiment of this invention, there is provided a novel monitoring circuit in which the voltage indicator and the fault indicator time delay resetting means are driven by opposite polarity half cycles of the output of a common high impedance voltage reducing means so that the operation of the one does not affect the operation of the other. In accordance with another feature of the invention, the low energy output of the voltage reducing means is relatively slowly stored or accumulated and subsequently relatively quickly released or discharged in a relatively powerful pulse. In the case of the voltage indicator, this produces a relatively strong periodic signal which if the indicator is a lamp, such as a glow discharge lamp, will be a visibly blinking or flashing bright light. In the case of the fault detector resetter, this can provide the desired time delay.
An object of the invention is to provide a new and improved monitoring device for power conductors.
Another object of the invention is to provide a low frequency periodically operated voltage indicator, par ticularly one whose frequency of operation is a function of voltage.
An additional object of the invention is to provide novel means for automatically resetting a fault indicator.
A further object of the invention is to provide time delay means for resetting a fault indicator.
An added object of the invention is to provide a novel combination of voltage and fault indicators.
A still further object of the invention is to provide novel Voltage responsive static time delayed resetting means for resetting a fault indicator.
The invention will be better understood from the following description taken in connection with the accompanying drawings and its scope will be pointed out in the appended claims.
In the drawings,
FIG. 1 is a diagrammatic illustration of the preferred embodiment of the invention.
FIG. 2 is a modification in which the circuit relations of certain elements are reversed,
FIG. 3 is a modified resetting circuit in which the power is supplied by a storage battery,
FIG. 4 is a modification in which both the voltage indicator and the resetting means are, supplied through the same rectifier,
FIG. 5 is a further modification of which the pulsed voltage indicator circuit is coupled to the resetting circuit for providing triggering pulses for the latter, and
FIG. 6 is another modification in which the same discharge device serves as the flashing voltage indicator and the trigger device for the resetting circuit.
Referring now to the drawings and more particularly to FIG. 1, the monitoring circuit is indicated generally at 1 and it is shown, for example, in association with a cable termination, a cross section of a portion of which is shown at 2. This latter comprises an outer metallic and preferably magnetic shell 3 of circular cross section through which coaxially extends a central conductor 4, the intervening space being filled by solid insulation 5 of any suitable material such as elastomeric material. The shell 3 is normally solidly grounded and the central conductor 4 is normally at high potential such as the primary voltage of an underground power distribution system. The
monitoring circuit 1 is powered by voltage reducing means 6 and current reducing means 7. The former may conveniently be a capacitance voltage divider consisting essentially of a cylindrical plate or armature 8 coaxial with the shell 3 and conductor 4 and embedded in insulation 5 so that between the conductor 4 and the plate 8 there is a capacitance C1 and between the plate 8 and the shell 2 there is a capacitance C2. As is well known, the total voltage between shell 3 and conductor 4 will be divided between C1 and C2 in inverse relation to their capacitance, and as the capacitance of C2 will be appreciably higher than the capacitance of C1 the voltage of C2 will be small compared to the total voltage. However, such a capacitive voltage divider has a high impedance so that it cannot deliver much power. Such a source is often referred to as a constant current source because of its very poor voltage regulation. However, at no load or at any fixed finite load, the voltage of C2 is a fixed fraction of the total voltage between the conductor 4 and the grounded shell 3.
A reduced or low current output means 7 comprises essentially a current transformer secondary winding wound on a portion of the magnetic shell 3 which portion acts as a magnetic core or flux collector for the coil 7 so that the current in the coil 7 is proportional to the current in the conductor 4.
The fault detector is shown as comprising a magnetic reed switch 9 having normally open contacts 10' in a sealed envelope surrounded by an actuating coil 11 and having associated with it a permanent magnet 12 for latching the contacts 10 closed when they are closed by suflicient energization of the actuating coil 10. The winding 7 has a midtap and it is connected with a biphase rectifier 13 through resistors 14 and 15 to energize the actuating coil 11 in proportion to current in the conductor 4. An interrogation circuit is shown connected across the contacts 10.
The parts 7 through 15 are so proportioned and/or calibrated that the contacts 10' remain open until a fault current of predetermined magnitude flows through the conductor 4 at which the instant the energization of the actuating coil 4 in combination with the latching magnet 12 is sufiicient to close the contacts 10' whereupon the latching magnet 12 takes over and holds the contacts 10 closed even if the current in the conductor 4 falls to zero as it normally will as a result of operation or tripping of fault current responsive means (not shown) in the power system supplying the conductor 4.
For indicating the presence of voltage on the conductor 4, there is a signal device of any suitable form such as a glow discharge lamp 16 powered by the voltage of C2.
The device as thus far descriped is not per se novel so far as the present invention is concerned and it constitutes the basic device on which the present invention is an improvement.
One of the improvements provided by the present invention is in the operation of the voltage indicator 16. Because of the high impedance of the capacitive voltage divider, it has been impossible to obtain satisfactory operation of the voltage indicator 16 connected directly across C2. The present invention overcomes this defect by shunting the indicator 16 with a relatively large capacitance capacitor 17 relative to the capacitance of C2 and charging capacitor 17 through a unidirectional conductor or half-wave rectifier 18.
The operation of this part of the device is such that the capacitor 17 is relatively slowly charged during successive positive half cycles until the charge on the capacitor 17 attains the breakdown voltage of the lamp 16 whereupon the capacitor is rapidly discharged through the lamp 16. This provides a relatively brilliant flash of light from the lamp 16 because the comparatively large amount of energy stored in the capacitor 17 is discharged so rapidly. This cycle is then repeated indefinitely at a frequency which is low in comparison wi h commerc a alternating current power distribution frequency so that the voltage indicator is a blinking or flashing light. Furthermore, the rate of charging of the capacitor 17 and hence the rate of blinking of the light 16 is generally Proportional to the voltage of the conductor 4 so that the rate of flashing of the lamp 16 is a quantitative measure of the voltage of the conductor 4.
In order to prevent the rectifier 18 from trapping a charge on C2, the latter is shunted by overvoltage protection or discharge means illustrated by way of example as three serially connected glow discharge lamps 19 which as soon as the trapped charge attains an objectionable level will break down and remove such charge. Were it not for the protective means 19, the trapped charge on C2 would soon build up to the normal back voltage on C2 and the circuit would not operate.
Another function of the protective means 19 is straight overvoltage protection in case of transient overvoltage surges on the conductor 4 which might tend to damage the monitoring circuit.
In a sense, the parts 16, 17 and 18 constitute a relaxation oscillator in which the voltage breakdown device for discharging the capacitor is a voltage signaling glow discharge lamp. Also in a sense, the overvoltage protective means 19 serves as means for clamping the voltage of C2, i.e. the voltage of the plate 8, well below the driving voltage of the capacitance voltage divider.
Typically the capacitance of capacitor 17 may be about 1,000 times the capacitance of capacitor C2.
Another novel 'feature of the monitoring circuit shown in FIG. 1 is automatic voltage responsive time delay means for resetting the fault indicator 9. This comprises a capacitor 20, a voltage responsive switching device 21 such as a glow discharge lamp, and a unidirectional conductor or half-wave rectifier 22. The capacitor 20 and the rectifier 22 are serially connected through the contacts 10 across the output of the capacitance voltage divider, namely across C2, so that when the contacts 10 are closed the capacitor 20 is relatively slowly charged. It will be observed that the polarities of the rectifiers 18 and 22 are reversed or opposite so that if positive half cycles charge the capacitor 17, negative half cycles charge the capacitor 20 so that in this way the capacitance voltage divider is not overloaded inasmuch as current is not taken from it simultaneously for both the voltage indicator and the resetting means for the fault indicator. The switching device 21 serves to connect the actuating coil 11 across the capacitor 20 through the resistor 15. Therefore after the predetermined time required for the voltage on the capacitor 20 to exceed the breakdown voltage of the device 21, the capacitor 20 is discharged through the actuating coil 11 with reverse polarity so that the discharge current produced flux opposes the flux of the latching magnet 12 and thus allows the contacts 10 to reopen. The resistor 14 serves to inhibit the discharge current of the capacitor 20 from flowing through the coil 7 and the rectifier 13. The resistor 14 and 15 collectively also serve as trimmers for the output of rectifier 13 into the actuating coil 11.
The time delay provided by this resetting circuit prevents resetting of the fault indicator 9 before overcurrent tripping means for the system can operate. In other words, it prevents loss of fault indication as a result of premature resetting or concurrent resetting with the operation of the overcurrent protective means. At the same time, it insures resetting of the indicator in the case of transient or temporary faults which do not cause operation of the overcurrent protective means and in the eventual case vihere voltage is restored to the conductor 4 after a fault has been isolated and the overcurrent protective means for the system reclosed.
In a sense the time delay resetting means comprising a capacitor 20, the switching device 21, and the half-wave rectifier 22 is in the form of a relaxation oscillator except that it can only go through one cycle of operation and cannot continuously oscillate because on the first cycle the contacts in its driving circuit open and deenergize it.
In the modification shown in FIG. 2 the principal difference is that the relative positions of the capacitor and the triggering device 21 have been reversed so that the capacitor 20 is charged through the actuating coil 1 1 and the resistor 15, as well as being discharged therethrough when the device 21 breaks down or switches. In order to insure that,the discharge current from the capacitor 20 is in the proper reverse direction for causing resetting the directions of conductivity or polarity the rectifiers 18 and 22 have been reversed from what they are in FIG. 1. Of course the entire circuit diagram has in effect been reversed top to bottom so as to speak relative to FIG. 1. Instead of reversing the rectifiers 18-22, the rectifiers 13 could be reversed but in that case it would be necessary to reverse the latching permanent magnet.
The circuit of FIG. 2 operates generally the same as the circuit of FIG. 1, the voltage indicator part of the circuit being the same and the only difference in the automatic time delay resetting circuit being that the capacitor 20 is charged through the actuating coil 11 and the resistor 15.
In the modification shown in FIG. 3, the power for providing the resetting pulse of current through the actuating coil 11 of the fault indicator is provided by a battery 23, such as a sealed nickel cadmium battery, and the discharge of the battery 23 through the coil 11 in the proper direction is obtained by means of a controlled switching device such as a silicon controlled rectifier 24 whose gate is pulsed by a pulse transformer 25 connected in series with the voltage responsive triggering device 21. The battery 23 can be trickle charged through a rectifier 27 and a resistor 28 during normal circuit conditions.
It is not essential that both the voltage indicator circuit and the resetting circuit be energized through different diodes and FIG. 4 shows a circuit in which both the flashing voltage indicator and the fault detector resetting means are energized through a common diode 29, optionally also through a common resistor 30. In this circuit, the overvoltage protective devices 19 break down and prevent trapping of a blocking charge on the capacitor C2 during the alternate half cycles when the diode 29 is blocking. Of course in this circuit there will be no flashing of the voltage indicator lamp 16 until the fault indicator is reset because with the contacts 10 closed the energy storage capacitor 20 of the resetting part of the circuit will be the predominant one and will charge slower than the energy storage capacitor 17 for the flashing voltage indicator. In this figure, a diiferent triggering device 21' in the form of a diac is shown.
In the modification shown in FIG. 5, a resistor 31 is connected in circuit with the capacitor 17 so that when this is periodically discharged by the voltage indicator signal lamp 16 it will produce voltage pulses as voltage drops in the resistor 31 which are applied to the switching device 21 to insure its breakdown and the discharge of the resetting energy storage capacitor 20 through a separate resetting coil 32 for the fault detector. By making the resetting coil 32 separate from the actuating coil 11 of the reed switch better matching of the characteristics of the tripping and reset circuits to their respective driving means can be obtained.
In the modification shown in FIG. 6, the same glow discharge lamp 33 operates as both a flashing voltage indicator and the reset switch. This is accomplished by the use of a low capacitance capacitor 17 permanently in the circuit in which case the voltage indicating flashing current of the lamp 33 goes through the operating coil 11, but the magnitude of this current is not suflicient to cause actuation of the reed switch. However, when the reed switch contacts 10 close the much larger capacitor 20, typically ten times as large as 17, then charges slowly and while charging stops the flashing of the lamp 33. However, when the breakdown voltage of the lamp 33 is obtained the relatively heavy discharge current of the capacitor 20 through the coil 11 will cause automatic reset. This figure also shows the use of a diode 19 as the clamp for the voltage of capacitor C2.
In all of the figures the capacitive voltage divider comprising the capacitances C1 and C2 is ordinarily a very high impedance device so that for loads in the ordinary impedance range the load current is essentially constant. Typically capacitance C1 has a capacitance of ten picofarads, and capacitance C2 has a capacitance of one hundred picofarads.
In FIGS. 1 through 5 the triggering device 21 does not have to be in the form of a glow discharge device and it can be any equivalent device such as a triggered semiconductor diode, a Shockley diode, a silicon unidirectional switch, or a diac.
While there have been shown and described particular embodiments of the invention, it will be obvious to those skilled in the art that changes and modifications may be made without departing from the invention, and therefore it is intended by the appended claims to cover all such changes and modifications as fall within the true spirit and scope of the invention.
What I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States is:
1. A monitoring device for a high voltage, high current electric power distribution conductor comprising a resettable fault indicator inductively coupled to said conductor and responsive to passage of fault current through said conductor for producing an indication of such occurrence and for retaining the indication after said conductor is de-energized, and time delayed acting means capacitively coupled to said conductor and electrically connected to said fault indicator, said time delayed acting means being invariably responsive to a subsequent normal current condition of said conductor for automatically resetting said fault indicator.
2. A monitoring circuit for a main high voltage high current electric power distribution conductor comprising, means for producing a low current proportional to the current in said conductor, a resettable fault current indicator actuatable by said low current producing means to a latched condition for retaining an indication of the passage of fault current through said main conductor, means for producing an output voltage proportional to but substantially less than the voltage of said main conductor, and means in the form of a relaxation oscillator comprising a half-wave rectifier (22) and a capacitor (20) electrically connected in series with said means for producing an output voltage when said fault indicator is latched in its actuated condition to apply a charging voltage to the capacitor when the rectifier conducts current, and a switching device (21) electrically connected in series with said capacitor and said resettable fault current indicator, said switching device being operable to discharge the capacitor through the resettable fault current indicator thereby causing said indicator to move to an unlatched condition whereby a time delayed resetting of said fault indicator is afforded.
3. A monitoring circuit for a high voltage high alternating current carrying conductor comprising, in combination, a capacitance voltage divider for connection between said conductor and ground and having a low voltage tap, a current transforming secondary winding inductively coupled to said conductor and having low current output terminals, a magnetic reed switch having an actuating coil connected to said output terminals through a rectifier, said reed switch having a pair of normally open contacts which are closed by a predetermined energization of said actuating coil and a permanent magnet for latching said contacts closed, a capacitor and a rectifier serially connected with said contacts between said tap and ground, and a glow discharge device connected to said capacitor and actuating coil to discharge said capacitor through said coil with reverse polarity to provide automatic time delayed resetting of said switch.
4. A monitoring circuit for a main high voltage high current electric power distribution conductor comprising, in combination, voltage dividing means for deriving by electrostatic induction 2. low output voltage proportional to the voltage of said main conductor, a relaxation oscillator connected to be driven by said output voltage, the breakdown device of said oscillator being a glow discharge lamp which constitutes a visually blinking indicator of the presence of voltage on said conductor and whose frequency of blinking is a measure of the magnitude of that voltage, current transforming means for deriving by electromagnetic induction a low output current proportional to the current in said main conductor, a resettable fault current indicator actuatable by said output current to a latched condition for retaining an indication of the passage of fault current through said main conductor, and means in the form of a second relaxation oscillator energized by said output voltage when said fault indicator is latched in its actuated condition to provide time delayed resetting of said fault indicator.
5. A monitoring circuit as in claim 4 in which said output voltage is alternating and said relaxation oscillators are energized by said output voltage through oppositely poled unidirectional conductors so that one oscillator is driven by positive half cycles and the other by negative half cycles.
6. A monitoring circuit as in claim 5 with overvoltage protective breakdown means shunting the output of said voltage dividing means.
7. A monitoring circuit as in claim 4 in which said relaxation oscillators are coupled so that the first relaxation oscillator provides triggering voltage pulses for the second.
8. A monitoring circuit as in claim 4 in which said glow discharge lamp also comprises the triggering device 'of the second oscillator.
9. In a termination for coaxial high voltage underground power cable, a grounded outer metal shell of circular cross section, an inner axially extending high voltage alternating current carrying conductor, solid in sulation between said conductor and shell, a conductive plate embedded in said insulation between said inner conductor and outer shell forming therewith a capacitive voltage divider, an insulated conductive lead from said plate extending through said shell and constituting a reduced voltage output tap of said voltage divider, a capacitor and a unidirectional conductor serially connected between said lead and said shell, a voltage limiting device connected between said lead and said shell, and a voltage indicator glow discharge lamp connected across said capacitor, said capacitor having many times the capacitance between said plate and shell, said lamp having a breakdown voltage less than the voltage to which said capacitor is charged through said unidirectional conductor whereby said lamp is flashed at a frequency much lower than the frequency of said alternating current and which flashing frequency is roughly proportional to the voltage of said central conductor so as to provide a quantitative signal of the presence of voltage on said central conductor.
t '10. In a termination for coaxial high voltage underground power cable, a grounded outer magnetic metal shell of circular cross section, an inner axially extending high voltage alternating current carrying conductor, solid insulation between said conductor and shell, a capacitive voltage divider embedded in said insulation and having a reduced voltage insulated output tap extending therefrom, a current transformer secondary winding wound on a portion of said shell as a magnetic core for said winding, a magnetic reed switch having normally open contacts, an actuating coil for closing said coil, a permanent magnet adjacent said switch for holding said contacts closed after they have been closed by said actuating coil, a rectifier for connecting said actuating coil to said secondary winding, and an automatic time delayed resetting circuit for said switch comprising the contacts of said switch, a half-wave rectifier and a capacitor serially connected between said tap and shell with a glow discharge lamp serially connected with said actuating coil across said capacitor, said glow discharge lamp acting as a voltage responsive switch for discharging said capacitor through said actuating coil to reset said switch, and voltage limiting means connected betwen said tap and shell.
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