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|CELL TERMINAL SEAL SYSTEM AND METHOD - A battery module includes a hermetically sealed battery cell assembly. The battery cell assembly includes a housing and an electrochemical cell disposed in the housing. The battery cell assembly also includes a first battery terminal coupled to and extending away from the electrochemical cell and extending through a first opening in the housing. The first opening in the housing comprises a flange. The battery cell assembly further includes a sealing ring disposed around the flange to exert a compressive force for hermetically sealing the opening.
|SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CLOSING A BATTERY FILL HOLE - A battery module includes a hermetically sealed battery cell assembly. The battery cell assembly includes a housing and an electrochemical cell disposed in the housing, wherein the housing includes a fill hole configured to receive electrolyte into the battery cell assembly. The battery cell assembly also includes a seal disposed over the fill hole and ultrasonically welded to an annular portion of the housing around the fill hole.
|HIGH VOLTAGE CONNECTOR SYSTEM AND METHOD - An electrical connector that has a first side configured to interface with a battery module and a second side configured to interface with a mating plug coupled to a first load. The electrical connector includes terminals extending through the first and second sides and configured to route power at a first voltage from the battery module to the mating plug; low voltage lines extending through the first and second sides, wherein the low voltage lines operate at a voltage less than the first voltage; and high voltage lines electrically coupled to the terminals via conductive leads and configured to route an electrical signal from the terminals to a second load. The electrical connector contains a secondary connection interface configured to allow access to the low and high voltage lines.
|AIR COOLED THERMAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEM FOR HEV BATTERY PACK - Systems are disclosed for battery modules/systems with cooling systems. In accordance with disclosed embodiments, the cooling system may be disposed against an external surface of a housing of the battery system. The cooling system may utilize air as a coolant to remove heat generated by cells within the battery module, to prevent the cells from aging prematurely. Embodiments of the cooling system may include manifolds, channels, fins, or a combination thereof, which may route the cooling air along the surface of the battery module housing. Such features may create an isothermal temperature distribution within the battery system.
|START-STOP RETROFIT SYSTEMS AND METHODS - A start-stop retrofit kit includes a start-stop module configured to monitor one or more parameters of a vehicle, configured to automatically stop an engine of the vehicle when the vehicle is idling during operation, and configured to automatically start the engine when the vehicle is not idling during operation. The retrofit kit further includes a wire harness configured to couple the start-stop module to a switch disposed between a starter motor and an ignition of the engine of the vehicle, wherein the switch is disposed in parallel with an existing connection between the ignition and the starter motor.
|SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DE-ENERGIZING BATTERY PACKS - Systems and methods for de-energizing battery packs in vehicles that receive at least a portion of their motive power from electricity generated from a battery are provided. By way of example, one embodiment includes a battery de-energizer that is configured to electrically couple to a port or receptacle, such as the service disconnect receptacle, on the vehicle and discharge the electrical energy stored in the battery pack. Another embodiment includes a battery management unit (BMU) designed to monitor one or more sensors to determine if a crash has occurred. If a crash is determined, the BMU electrically couples a battery de-energizer circuit to the battery pack to discharge the electrical energy stored in the battery pack.
|PRE-CHARGING VEHICLE BUS USING PARALLEL BATTERY PACKS - Systems and methods for pre-charging a bus capacitance in vehicles that receive at least a portion of their motive power from electricity generated from a battery are provided. By way of example, an embodiment includes a vehicle control unit (VCU) that receives battery pack data from a battery management unit (BMU) of each of a plurality of battery packs and determines, based on the battery pack data, which battery packs may be used to pre-charge the bus capacitance in parallel. The VCU issues commands to each of the BMUs to connect pre-charge circuits between each of the plurality of battery packs and the bus capacitance and receives status information from each of the BMUs to determine whether or not the bus capacitance was successfully pre-charged by the battery packs.
|CATHODE ACTIVE MATERIAL FOR OVERCHARGE PROTECTION IN SECONDARY LITHIUM BATTERIES - Provided herein is an electrode active material comprising a lithium metal oxide and an overcharge protection additive having an operating voltage higher than the operating voltage of the lithium metal oxide.
|ONE-PIECE HOUSING WITH PLUGS FOR PRISMATIC CELL ASSEMBLY - Systems are disclosed for battery modules with housing systems. In accordance with disclosed embodiments, the housing system may include a four-walled casing (e.g., no top/bottom) with at least one hole and plug that couples with the hole in the casing using a detention mechanism. The casing may house multiple prismatic cells in a face-to-face arrangement. The plug may extend through the hole in the casing to contact and apply a compressive force to the cells within the casing. Further, the casing may have the hole and plug assembly on parallel sides, enabling the compressive force to be applied to the cells from both directions. The compressive force may retain the cells in the casing and limit the swelling of the cells to maintain their product life. The housing system may also include a cooling system in contact with the bottom of the cells and/or compression plates to distribute the compressive force evenly on the prismatic cells.
|Prismatic Lithium Ion Cell With Positive Polarity Rigid Container - Systems and methods are disclosed for battery cells with positive polarity rigid containers. In accordance with disclosed embodiments, the cell may include a container and a lid piece that couple together to form a rectangular prismatic geometry. An electrode assembly having positive and negative coils may be disposed within the cell, and the positive coil may be conductively coupled to the cell. In this way, the cell (e.g., both the lid and the container) may be positively polarized. Further, the electrode assembly may incorporate a jelly-roll or a stacked structure. In one embodiment, the lid piece may include a vent that opens in response to pressure in the cell surpassing an established threshold. The lid may further include a positive terminal, negative terminal, and a method for filling the cell with electrolyte. Another embodiment may provide a battery module include multiple cells with positive polarity rigid containers.
|LITHIUM ION SECONDARY BATTERY WITH IMPROVED SAFETY CHARACTERISTICS - A lithium ion secondary battery is provided. The battery comprises: an electrolytic solution; a negative electrode comprising a negative electrode active material; a positive electrode comprising a positive electrode active material, and a heat-resistant layer comprising a metal fluoride.
|ELECTROCHEMICAL CELL HAVING A SAFETY DEVICE - An electrochemical cell is provided including, but not limited to, a can having a side wall that is coupled to a first end and having a cover at a second end of the can to close the second end of the can, a cell element within the can, electrolyte within the can, and a safety device. The can forms a vent at the first end configured to allow gases and/or effluent to exit the can once the pressure inside the can reaches a predetermined amount. The safety device is provided adjacent a first end of the cell element and between the cell element and the first end of the housing. The safety device is configured to exert an additional force on the vent to aid in the deployment of the vent.
|SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ENERGY PREDICTION IN BATTERY PACKS - In an embodiment, a system includes a battery management unit (BMU) coupled to a battery pack of an xEV. Further, the BMU is configured to determine an energy remaining value for the battery pack based, at least in part, on a minimum cell temperature and a minimum cell state of charge percentage (SOC %) determined by the BMU for the battery pack.
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|ELECTROCHEMICAL CELL HAVING RELEASABLE SUPPRESSANT - An electrochemical cell is provided. The electrochemical cell includes, but is not limited to, a can, a cell element within the can, electrolyte within the can, and a first suppressant container including suppressant and disposed within a void defined within the can. The suppressant is separated from the electrolyte by the first suppressant container.
|ELECTROCHEMICAL CELL HAVING INTERRUPTED ELECTRODES - Provided herein are electrochemical cell element systems. One such system includes a first electrode having a desired length and an interrupted second electrode having one or more interruptions disposed between a plurality of electrode segments. The system also includes one or more separators positioned to separate the first electrode and the interrupted second electrode. The first electrode, the interrupted second electrode, and the one or more separators are wound along the length of the cell element.
|BATTERY SYSTEM HAVING AN EXTERNAL THERMAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEM - Battery systems and modules having external thermal management systems are provided. In one embodiment, a battery module includes a housing and at least one electrochemical cell disposed within the housing. The battery module also includes a thermal interface having a first side in contact with the at least one electrochemical cell. The battery module also includes a heat sink in contact with a second side of the thermal interface. The thermal interface is adapted to enable heat transfer from the at least one electrochemical cell to the heat sink.
|BATTERY MODULE AND METHOD INCORPORATING EXTERIOR CASING AND LINER - A battery module includes a rigid external casing made, for example, of a metallic sheet material. Securement features, tabs, and so forth may be formed in the material of the casing. The casing may be made by stamping and bending metallic sheet. A liner is disposed in the casing, and one or more battery cells are disposed in the liner. The liner may comprise an insulative sheet material that is cut and folded to generally conform to the casing. The structure may include a bus bar assembly, compression members, a thermal component and other structural and functional elements.
|BATTERY POWER SOURCE CONTROL AND CURRENT DETECTION SYSTEMS AND METHODS - Provided battery systems include a plurality of battery electronic control units, each associated with a battery pack of a plurality of battery packs. Each battery electronic control unit is adapted to acquire analog current measurements of the associated battery pack and to convert the acquired analog current measurements to a digital value such that the plurality of battery electronic control units produce a plurality of digital values. The system may sum the digital values, or may process pulse-width modulated signals, analog signals and so forth. A battery system electronic control unit is adapted to receive and monitor the plurality of digital values and to determine a total battery system current value based on the received plurality of digital values.
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[size=18]Favre is a throwback to what great quarterbacks used to be [/size]
Here's a fogeyish thing to do. It's the sporting equivalent of babbling about those days when we all had to walk five miles to school through the snow, uphill, both ways.
Still, here goes: Bob Griese wore glasses in Miami; Steve Grogan ran around like mad in New England; Richard Todd was getting booed in New York; JoeFerguson was more Buffalo than the wings; Bert Jones had this amazing arm in Baltimore; Pittsburgh's Terry Bradshaw used to hold his index finger on the point of the ball when he threw; Dan Pastorini loved to throw deep in Houston; Brian Sipe was my hero in Cleveland even though his passes wobbled in the wind (even when the wind was behind him); Kenny Anderson never seemed to miss a pass in Cincinnati; Dan Fouts piloted Air Coryell in San Diego -- I loved the way he shuffled back into the pocket; Craig Morton was ancient in Denver; Jim Zorn used to duck under and spin away from defenders like Shaggy and Scooby Doo running from ghosts; Kenny Stabler was the Snake in Oakland; Steve Fuller was boring in Kansas City.
That would be a list of every starting quarterback in the AFC in 1979. I was 12 then and didn't have to look up any of them. Twenty-nine years later and their names all come back as easily as the number nine multiplication table. I could do the NFC real quick too, if you want. I'm guessing that you don't want that.*
*Ron Jaworski, Roger Staubach, Joe Theismann, Phil Simms, Jim Hart ... OK, I'll stop now.
Now, as I mentioned, there is nothing that sounds more grumpy-old-man than rambling on and on about how quarterbacks used to be better. But that's not what I'm saying -- I doubt very seriously that quarterbacks used to be better. I just think they used to be more famous, more easily remembered, more beloved, more representative of their cities. Archie Manning didn't just play in New Orleans, he WAS New Orleans to those of us who lived in faraway places, he was Mardi Gras and jazz and the Bayou. Steve Bartkowski didn't just play 4 Atlanta, this big guy with the Polish name like my own who grew up in Des Moines and played baseball and football at Cal inexplicably represented the American South to me. The only two things I knew about Tampa was that DisneyWorld was there and that Doug Williams was the quarterback, and only one of those two things turned out to be correct.
That has changed, I think. There are only a handful of quarterbacks these days who pierce the imagination -- and with Tom Brady going down in New England and Peyton Manning looking just a wee ancient in Indianapolis, it's more like a carpool. You have Eli Manning in New York, of course, though you get the sense that some Giants fans are waiting impatiently 4 the statute of limitations on the Super Bowl miracle to end so they can start booing again.* You have Donovan McNabb in Philadelphia, though he has not started every game in a season since 2003.
*In New York, the booing statute of limitations usually expires after nine months or consecutive ugly interceptions. This is a little bit different from Philadelphia, where by law booing can commence immediately upon the first incomplete pass.
You have Tony Romo in Dallas, though he might want to win a playoff game at some point. You have Drew, Matt, Carson, Jay, Rivers, Roethlisberger -- good quarterbacks all, but they're probably not sweeping the nation.
Finally, there's Brett Favre. He is the last quarterback standing, the one guy out there who inspires some of the feelings of those old-time quarterbacks. This is in part because he IS an old-time quarterback; the guy was flinging passes in the NFL before the Soviet Union collapsed. But there's something else here too, something about the way Favre still plays the game, something in the way he flings footballs into double coverage, the way he seems indestructible, the way he throws TERRIBLE interceptions but then comes back and throws absurd touchdown passes.
That's the way it used to be. It's stunning to go back 30 and 40 years and look at the statistics of the quarterback heroes. In 1979, Terry Bradshaw threw 25 interceptions, and he didn't even lead the NFL in that category (that would be my hero Brian Sipe with 26). The only guy to throw 25 or more interceptions in the last seven years ... yeah, that would be Brett Favre in 2005 when he threw 29 of them.
In 1979 Grogan led the NFL in touchdown passes, but he completed only 48.7 percent of his passes. You know how unthinkable it would be now to have an every week starting quarterback who completed fewer than half his passes? And he wasn't the only one. Williams completed 41.8 percent of his passes that year (a quarterback should be able to hit that many passes at night with the lights out) and took Tampa Bay to the NFC Championship Game.
In 1979 quarterbacks threw deep. The yards per completion numbers were significantly higher then (12.7 yards) than now (11.3). That meant quarterbacks dropped back deeper, got sacked more, and they turned the ball over like crazy. That's probably why America loves Favre so much, he's the last of the throw-hicans, he's up at the top of nearly every quarterback category, good and bad, most touchdowns, most interceptions, third most fumbles, seventh-most sacked, he's been thrilling fans and driving them crazy 4 17 years now.
That's what it used to mean to be a quarterback. That changed. Coaches took over the game. Geniuses started calling plays. Everyone started demanding more prudent football. Defenses got more sophisticated and specialized. Sackers got bigger and stronger and faster and more dangerous. Quarterbacks were told to "manage" the game rather than "win" the game. Passer rating became the in statistic.* Fantasy football became the rage so that now every David Garrard interception in Jacksonville infuriates some doctor in Ann Arbor, some insurance person in Toledo and some farmer in Kansas and some home builder in Orange County.
*Is there any statistic in any other sport quite like passer rating? Nobody even knows what's in it, much less how to figure it out, and yet that's the way so many judge quarterbacks. It's one of those revolutionary statistics that not only measures quarterbacks, it has actually changed the way people play quarterback. Passer rating demands safe play. It incorporates completion percentage, yards per attempt (not per completion), touchdowns passes per attempt and interceptions. So the rating rewards quarterbacks who complete a lot of their passes and have receivers who can run after the catch. It's no wonder Steve Young has the highest passer rating ever.
And with all that, the quarterback persona has been stripped bare. I have little doubt that quarterbacks are not so different now, that Drew Brees is better than Archie Manning, that Aaron Rodgers can win more games than Lynn Dickey and that Kyle Orton hears the same Chicago boos that Bob Avellini and Vince Evans once heard. But there's still something about the older guys.
"You know what's beautiful about the being an old quarterback?" Roman Gabriel once asked. Gabriel's a wonderful guy, he was the NFL MVP in 1969 and the comeback player of the year in 1973. He threw 200 touchdown passes, 150 interceptions, completed about 53 percent of his passes and fumbled 105 times in his career. Those were great numbers long ago.
"What's the beautiful thing about being an old quarterback?" I asked back.
"You get better every year," he said.
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I wrote a story for tafe that i just put up and haven't really been doing anything interesting.
Till next time.
Beneth the Whistling Oak.The moon was high, the stars were low and the leaves of a great oak whistled in the breeze. Beneath it's branches were two lovers and neither could speak. The boy would open his mouth and move his hands but no sounds that resembled language came. The girl would look to him and look away, look to him and look away unable to do anything else. After what even the tree thought of as ages the boy spoke.Beneth the Whistling Oak. by JerryShepherd
"We have to leave"
The girl spoke.
"I don't know, I don't know, will things be different if we leave.
"Of course it will. We will be together and away from those who'd betray us.
"But those people are everywhere, if we fail here won't we fail there"
"We haven't failed here and we won't fail anywhere. We'll fight and we'll hide whatever it takes to succeed."
"But, but".
The boy moves forwards and holds the girl's arms.
"Our love is our joy, our dream. We will always hold it, they will never destroy it. Please come, let us both leave."
There is a silence where the oak's whistle grows saddened,
Star Crossed LoveLet's us both dream a dreamStar Crossed Love by JerryShepherd
That both us know could never be
In a world where love is wrong
Where all hope of happiness is gone.
A world where the bitter roam windswept streets
Destroying the joy we're so desperate to keep.
They gather in numbers, we gather too
Yet it's always the world against only two
So we fight and we hide, naively believing we'll succeed
Thus when we fail our souls scream and bled.
And when our voices go silent and our wounds have healed over
Our love is no more, not even a painful reminder.
Each of us have wed others, others we like but not love
Now we both are bitter, shunning that lie love
In the end it was all but just a dream
A dream that could never ever possibly be.
Life of a Tired Soul.Night, day I don't know which is which anymore. Every day or night, I'll simply call it dight, is just well, a constant gloom. I go to sleep I don't know when, I wake I don't know when, it's not even just the when that's confusing but also the where. A lot looks the same, trees are always brown and green, the sky is always white and blue. God even peoples faces are not worth the effort it takes to remember them. The same basic features arranged in the same basic fashion, you see one face you've seen them all.Life of a Tired Soul. by JerryShepherd
What now I ask, should I go out, could be more interesting than staying in. But wait, I'm already out, in a park, I'm sure I was in a house how the-I stop thinking. Why bother asking, this is where I'm at now. I get up from a bench & have a glance around. Wait, was I sitting on a bench. I don't remember that.
What do I actually remember anymore, nothing ever stands out, catches my eye, everything is just the same as always
A Dreary RideThe road was long and dreary being nothing but a straight tar path to my destination, offering no turns or curves just constant movement towards the horizon. The environment offered nothing of interest to my sight, just dry orange dirt that could only host shrubs and bush and like the road that stretched forever north filled the east and west. The sun was high in the sky and through its intense heat had forced me to open the windows of my ancient Cadillac to receive some comfort.A Dreary Ride by JerryShepherd
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I pulled to the side of the road and exited my vehicle once I was near enough to the fake mirage and was surprised that what was once to my perception a black blurry object was now an over-tur
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You SAY you want to be more fit and active. You really MEAN to work out more. But somehow the days, weeks, months, dare we say "years" slip by and there you are — still intending to finally be more active but not actually doing much about it. Forget guilt, self-beratement, and worrying about having excuses that last longer than your most recent resolution.
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If you could take a magic pill (yes, one that tastes good, has no side effect, costs nothing, and is small) that instantly gave you the body measurements you want for the rest of your life, would you swallow it if it meant never being able to exercise again?
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Non-exercisers grab for the gusto with a hearty "heck yeah, I'd swig that pill down! And what do you mean when you say 'able to exercise?' Don't you mean 'HAVE to exercise'?"
Exercisers break into two camps: most say "hmmm, tough choice, but ultimately I'd pass as the other benefits of exercise outweigh simply looking good. No magic pill for me, gracias"
The second camp of exercisers tries to negotiate: "any chance I could take that magic pill AND still work out regularly? Then I'd get the best of all options."
After I gave my response, I walked back into the gym and taught two more classes – one Drums Alive ; one strength training on the ball. Once I was done teaching, I started thinking further about her energy question. Although it was really probably a compliment with no answer expected, I did ponder it as a sort of research question. You know, in an anecdotal sense, as I haven't done any research on myself (trying two cigarettes in 7th grade sort of counts as self-research I guess. I smoked the wrong end, as we were hiding in a dark basement, so couldn't see. Turned it around, inhaled deeply, almost died from coughing. End of smoking career).
First, the answers I rejected as to the genesis of my energy:
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Most non-exercisers will think, "Hey, wait just a sec. Exercise makes you tired, not energized. W.R.O.N.G. That is short-term thinking. In the long run (and 57 is the long run, I assure you), the cardiovascular system becomes more efficient when it is challenged with exercise. I've been teaching for 35 years, plus I danced and played soccer before that. So even when I had anemia in my 20s, I still had lots of energy. This post we wrote with 7 of the top reasons people exercise will enlighten you. And this other post with the other top 7 reasons will make you smile. Or so we hope.
It's probably an unfair match-up between my eating habits and my university students' because they are part of a demographic famous for eating (to say it delicately) crap. I require them to eat a healthy breakfast, yet I don't actually monitor their personal lives, nor am I all that sure that their definition of "healthy" matches mine. However, I do
nag give them friendly advice about what constitutes a suitable breakfast prior to working out. In our radio interview with personal trainer, author, and biologist Tamara Grand, PhD you can hear her excellent advice about clean eating for women over 45 (though her advice works for all ages). I have taken her "tough love" advice about no longer being able to eat as I did in my younger years (due in part to estrogen and other hormones).
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What the heck does this have to do with energy, and what do I mean by willingness? I really just mean attitude and being willing to do what it takes to be healthy and fit. I am not a of fan of the word "willpower" when it comes to moving and eating for health because it's too easy to feel it's a battle, and I don't want to fight with myself. Trying to think succinctly, I'd say that I am pretty good at "If / Then" decisions. For example, I walk a lot. And when I walk I don't actually like to sweat. But I think, "If I walk up the mountain road for an hour, then I'll have done my 10,000 steps (my daily goal) for the day." Or "If I choose not to eat cookies or ice cream when I crave an evening snack, then I'll be that much closer to my weight goal." I think of the choices, then make conscious decisions. I essentially have a bargain with myself. Luckily, most of my bargains lead to a happy, energetic resolution!Willingness, not willpower will help you gain more energy, especially women over 50 and post… Click To Tweet
I'm tempted to say, "Suck it, youngsters," but I like my youngsters, and was once one myself. So I think I'll just say, "Try to keep up. Maybe by the time you're 50 plus, you'll have lots of energy too!"
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Please don't get discouraged. Keep at it. Being stuck or slow at achieving your goals isn't an issue of willpower, so don't waste time berating yourself about a perceived lack of it. It may be an issue of willingness or need for skill development, which we talk about in our 5 Steps to Create Permanent Lifestyle Change.
According to Psychology Today, "approximately 50% of Americans make New Year's Resolutions, most having to do with weight loss, eating healthier, improving finances, or getting a new job. But less than 10% successfully achieve their goals." Hmmm, does that mean that the other 40% unsuccessfully achieve their goals? It would appear that ten common mistakes could be getting in the way, writes psychology professor Shawn Meghan Burn, Ph.D.
1. Forgetting Change Is a Process and Resolutions Are Only the Beginning
2. Making General Rather Than Specific Resolutions
3. Making Unrealistic Resolutions
4. Having A Half-Assed (or No) Specific Change Plan
5. Giving Up Too Quickly
6. Failing to Overcome Or Manage Ambivalence
7. Failing to Obtain Social Support & Identify Healthy Role Models
8. Failing to Address Emotional Issues That Sabotage Success
9. Failing to Address Environmental Issues That Sabotage Success
10. Adopting Simple Solutions Peddled By Unscrupulous Salespeople
How many of these have gotten in the way of your progress? I recognize several, with #4 being my particular issue. Maybe I need to get more "full-assed," both metaphorically and literally. Maybe I need to do those 30 squats that the Moscow subway set up in exchange for a free ticket.
Anyhoo, let's focus on the good news. The happy statisticians at the University of Scranton (tanget – my son had that as his 2nd choice university) discovered that "people who explicitly make resolutions are 10 times more likely to attain their goals than people who don't explicitly make resolutions." So be explicit!! Which should not be confused with illicit… or elicit. Look them up – they are definitely NOT interchangeable words.
Our dog has no qualms about reaching her exercise goals. Every afternoon she starts whining and giving me the "chin on lap sad eyes" trick that means it's time for her walk. She doesn't care if I had explicit or illicit goals – she just wants to move.
Now, two things occurred on Saturday that affected my specific plan to walk at least 10,000 steps every day. One – we had a major storm here in Santa Barbara, complete with flooding, one guy swept out into the ocean, property damage, and
freezing, Arctic, Canadian, polar vortex, unheard of, lower than usual temperatures in the (eek) 50s. Not so motivating. Two – I received an email from FitFluential about a March challenge to run, walk or hike 100 miles this month. That works out to under 10,000 steps a day, so I should be able to run, hike or walk that easily. Game on!
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I called my sister, hoping she'd come walk the dogs at the beach with me so we could see what the storm hath wrought, but she was B.U.S.Y. which is really spelled L.O.S.E.R. According to #7 above, I failed to obtain social support. But wait, what is that whining I hear? The dog was volunteering to be my social support? Guilt won and we headed to the beach for what turned out to be a super amazing walk. Seaweed and sea foam everywhere. Sand and ocean detritus washed all the way up to the parking lot. New hidey holes created in the cliffs by the over-the-top high tide.
I have pondered what made me successful at getting my half-ass out the door, and came up with a few.
1. I have a dog. Yup, go get yourself a dog. You will walk a lot more.
2. Guilt. I knew the dog would be bummed. Yes, guilt is a success tip.
3. I really, really want to hit 10K steps every day. I'm competitive with myself.
4. I recognize that I already have good eating habits, and don't want to eat less, so moving more is the key to shedding my last bit of holiday belly bobble. I like to move.
5. I wanted to see the beach after the storm. I cared more about that than walking.
Find whatever success triggers work for you and incorporate them. While we're at it, make your resolutions behavior-based, not goal-based. And you don't need to wait for January 2015 to change your behaviors. Now is good. Want to join me in doing 100 Miles in March? That way we can all be Awesome in April!
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1. THOSE people don't have a secret; they have a habit. Just as you automatically brush your teeth and put on deodorant (we hope) each day, so can you do at least 5-10 minutes of exercise. It's how you think about it. If you see it as a luxury, or extra, then it will get cut as your day fills up with stress and chores. If you think of it as part of your non-negotiable personal care regimen, it will stay in the schedule.
2. Hmmm, the truth is, #1 sort of covers it, but there are ways to get there. Make it easy to do. You don't have to choose your toothbrush each morning; it's right there on the sink. Easy peasy. So why spend 5 minutes deciding on an outfit for a quick walk or run (or group fitness class at the gym – our favorite)? Before you go to bed, pull out whatever is on top – socks, shoes, and workout clothes. Put them on top of your toothbrush. That way they'll be calling to you, "Hey, we are the easiest thing here to put on. Go ahead, get dressed."
3. Ask someone who supports you to phone you and remind you to get going. Not a text message – it's too easy to say yes, then do no via text!! You know what I'm talking about! When you're held accountable, it's more likely you'll follow through.
4. Put $7 in a jar at the start of the week. As soon as you are done with your workout for the day, take back $1. If you don't work out, leave that dollar where it is. At the end of the week, any money in the jar goes to a charity you hate. Not one you like – one you hate!! It's far easier to go for a quick walk around the block then it is to give money to an organization such as the Ku Klux Klan.
5. Watch the self-talk. Behind the obvious "I'm too busy right now," is the unconscious belief that goes with it – "I'm being selfish if I leave the kids;" "People will think I'm lazy if I don't do all the chores;" "I want people to like me, so I have to do all kinds of extra work at the holidays;" "It's hard (or scary) to make a change" – these are all underlying beliefs that many of us have. If you thought "I don't care about my health" instead of "I'm too busy," that would seem weird, right? Sort of dissonant in your mind because of course you care about your health. If you find yourself thinking you're too busy for even a 5 minute walk (and truthfully, once you actually get out the door, you'll probably go longer), reword that to thinking you just don't care about your health and see if you find that acceptable. Chances are you won't. Self-talk is tricky, but not impossible to change once you realize what's going on (psssst, self-talk is also a habit, which means it can be changed).
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Back in 1983, I was invited by Kymberly to come to West Berlin and join her in teaching at a club that offered a new kind of program – aerobics! As we had grown up with dance and soccer, it sounded like an ideal way to travel and earn money.
Kymberly told me to take a few classes at the Jane Fonda Studio (I lived in L.A. at the time) so that I could figure out what the aerobics hoopla was all about. Besides learning some cardio moves and instructional tips, my forays to the Jane Fonda classes taught me a lot about spot poaching. People really like "their" spots in the group fitness room! But I digress.
When I flew to Berlin, my sis spent the week giving me teaching tips so I'd be ready for my first class. The two that really stuck with me were, "If you forget what comes next, do eight more of whatever you're currently doing," and "Smile and make eye contact." I still use those tips on the instructors I mentor and train.
Thanks to her, I got to live and work in Berlin, including a stint on the U.S. military's TV channel there, demonstrating exercises. If only Kymberly and I had owned video cameras back then!!
When I got back to the States, I taught aerobics as a way to make money while I studied Russian at San Diego State University. What started as a side job then turned into a 30-year (and still going strong) career. When IDEA Health and Fitness Association needed fitness writers, my sister recommended me, and I've now had hundreds of articles published (and am an editor too). I've traveled to many parts of the world as a fitness leader, and met thousands of active, happy people. Even better, I've met thousands of inactive people who became active once they found how much joy and energy they got from moving and exercising. More importantly, my boys have spent their entire lives as part of an active family that values health. They see movement and good nutrition as normal.
If Kymberly hadn't talked me into moving to Berlin, I doubt I would have become an instructor. Upon reflection, it's funny how one seemingly minor decision led to an entire lifestyle. I live #FitClean.
Remind me to tell you some of the funny stories about Alexandra learning to cue aerobics in German. Or the time I borrowed her workout gear without asking for one of the TV episodes she was not in. Oops – forgot she planned to watch the show.
Anyway, my fitness inspiration is my mom. Growing up in the 60's in Hermosa Beach, CA was a lot of fun and the decade we got a black and white TV. But that inspir-poopy mom of ours limited our tv time to two hours … per WEEK! From a list of approved shows. What's a baby boomer girl to do with only 4 siblings, a big front and back yard, a ping pong table, and a trampoline when she can't watch the telly? Why, play and fight outdoors of course!
Our mom taught modern and performance dance when we were young. Twice a week she would take us all with her to the dance studio, where we'd join in the classes and productions. That meant we also rehearsed at home, made up dances for each other, and generally leapt about the house with dramatic flair and em-PHA-sis. Always moving, always moving.
As well, mom (and dad) encouraged us all to play sports. Keep in mind this was pre-Title IX when sports did not really exist much for girls. Heck, girls had to wear dresses or skirts to our elementary school — no pants or shorts allowed. In a family with four girls and one boy (the baby, poor thing), my mom was quite progressive for her time. She instilled in us a confidence and belief that girls could do everything boys could do, both academically and athletically. When AYSO (American Soccer Youth Organization) FINALLY formed the first ever girls' soccer teams, my parents enrolled Alexandra, our younger sister, and me lickety split. Around then, my mom went back to college to get a Master's Degree in Dance (the first of a few advanced degrees). So you can see that she valued movement. Or time away from a passel of kids. We've always wondered.
Never once did she nag any of us about our weight, though she did have strict rules about food. No sodas, max of one piece of candy per day (Two after Halloween. Whoo hoo! Live it up!), no sugary cereals ("Please let us have Captain Crunch or Sugar Pops, please!), dessert only after dinner. Mom herself was never on a diet, nor did I ever hear her express dissatisfaction with her own body. The focus was on how our bodies moved and functioned, not how they looked. Only in hindsight do I realize she was an anomaly among her peers in that she had no eating or weight issues.
When I left for Berlin after college, ultimately teaching at the first aerobics studio on the European continent, my mom gave me great advice: "Have a wonderful time; make lots of memories; be open to new things; find many adventures; don't fall in love and stay abroad!"
Yup, even though she'd miss me, she supported my going far away — first learning to teach fitness, then training new instructors throughout the world. But I heard my mom's message – move across the globe, move to music, move others to move. Then come back to the States!
Our mom just celebrated her 84th birthday. Guess how? She drove herself to her weekly acting class followed by her twice weekly aqua aerobics class. I think it was the two birthday cakes that inspired her. She does have a sweet tooth these days. She's earned it! Thanks mom for inspiring me to be active all my life!
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Why am I excited about State of Slim and the authors' advice for permanent weight loss when I have poo-poohed or ignored so many others of its ilk? (Did I really just say "ilk?" Go me!) First, I had the fun and fortune to meet Dr. Hill and Dr. Wyatt in person when I attended last year's FitSocial conference at the brand new, jaw dropping Anschutz Health and Wellness Center where they were both presenters. Second, I just got back from this year's FitSocial event where Dr. Hill served as keynote speaker on the subject for which he is the leading world authority: Obesity.
When high-level researchers and academics bring evidence-based, hot off the treadmills, cutting edge info direct to fitness bloggers like me, I get a nerdy, intellectual groupie thaaang goin' on. If you have weight loss goals, then take my advice to take Dr. Hill's advice. For one, he and Dr. Wyatt focus minimally on what causes our nation's obesity. (Though, believe me, they have years of data to list how we got into fat trouble). Instead they put their efforts towards what actually works for successful weight losers. Or more importantly — weight loss sustainers.
Depending whether you are in weight loss or weight maintenance mode, you have specific, clear steps to take. And those steps are backed up with a lot more than a gimmick or celebrity testimonial. Their extensive research reveals that Step One is to answer these questions:
Write down a few motivators or key desires now. Or share in the comments below. Feel free to overshare even! Make your list as long, short, ungrammatically incorrect as you like, but do some self-reflection to come up with your "whys." You will have times when an oversized portion of yummy deliciousness beckons like Precious in Lord of the Rings. My precious. My precious. (Ok, kind of creepy if you think about it.) Or the warmth of your snuggly blankets feels sooo much better than springing up to work out early. In snow. Or dark, Or uphill. Both ways. You need to invoke your purpose motivator mojo if you want to join the ranks of successful losers.
As Dr. Denise McGuire reinforced in her talk at FitSocial 2013 on Making Lifestyle Changes, "Be clear about your motivation if you want to make a life change. 95% of diets don't work long term. And fewer than 20% of the people in a problem population are truly ready for change." If you are wanting a healthier, happier, leaner body for life, you need to have reasons that are meaningful and powerful for YOU.
Don't fret about whether your reasons are internally motivated — you want to explore the world when you retire — or externally driven — you want to look HAWT in your new travel outfit. No worries either if your purpose or whys shift over time. The point is to start with whatever gets and keeps you going now. You can revise your purpose as you go if needed. As Dr. Hill pointed out in his talk, the single greatest challenge to keeping lost weight off is staying motivated. Losing weight is hard. Keeping it off is harder. Even harder yet is being obese or overweight.
Kymberly is showing proper respect for Dr. HIll and her blue Lorna Jane Activewear top!
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Alexandra is away presenting at a conference. That tells me to whip out some photos I took, add some interesting scoop from our vast files of saved fitness tidbits, and make posting life easy on myself. Then I will go for a walk!
Every season is a good time to fit in a walk. Are you surprised that people accumulate more walking steps in fall than in spring? Then you might also be surprised to learn that a Walk is as Good As a Run (Go ahead and click that link. Just come back here when done.)
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Kymberly Williams-Evans, MA
No doubt you are inspired by more than wanting to look good or have a 6-pack, or lose weight. Even with those goals, what happy thing happens once you achieve them? We were posed with this question and had to think a moment.
Actually, we had the question posed a different, more fun way: "What is on your Fitness Bucket List?" That sounds more enticing, right? So tell us – what's in your bucket? Does your list include performing certain exercise feats? For example, do you want to:
Or would you put activities on your bucket list that you would enjoy once you are more fit? For instance, sky dive (let's just state here and now for the record that neither of us has that particular goal. Hurl! But you might!). Or you'd tackle that hiking trail over the mountains and through the woods? Maybe you have a plan to travel the world and haul your own luggage or backpack as soon as you get stronger. (We like the plan that offers bellpersonage service, frankly).
Now if you are wondering about OUR Fitness Bucket List, why thanks! Don't mind if we do share! We worked up Pinterest boards entitled "Fitness Bucket List." I know, we got all creative and wacky on you there! To be accurate, the CEO of FitFluential,* Kelly Olexa challenged us to create such a board. And we take doubledown dares as we are double time twins!
Alexandra: It took me a while to start my list, because I feel like I'm mostly doing what it is I like to do already, but I do love walking and travel, so I really want to go to various places in the world and walk. I love walking in the mountains, the city, country trails, along the beach, almost anywhere. Not hiking and camping – bleech. I hate camping. I love walking. And I'd really love to learn the Dougie from our First Lady Michelle Obama. And anything that involves disco would be on my list too. Maybe a lesson on dancing the entire scene from "Saturday Night Fever" that John Travolta did to "You Should Be Dancing." If I could memorize that routine and do it that well I'd be pretty happy.
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nessy dreams. Follow our boards while you're there.
Kymberly: If you have followed our blog for any time you will not be shocked to hear that my numero uno dream is for us to be the first twins on Dancing With the Stars. And not the first twins to be eliminated either! I also recognized how much I enjoy water sports such as paddleboarding, kayaking, snorkeling – as long as the water is warm and calm. This is one area Alexandra and I totally differ as A-twin re-enacts the melting scene from Wizard of Oz when she gets near water. Another huge item on my list is for medical technology to make strides and find a way to give me back the knee joints I had in my twenties. Aaaaaah, to run and jump again with ease and freedom!
Once you make your list or create a Pinterest Fitness Bucket board, you will notice something veeeeerrrry interesting – themes and trends reveal themselves. At least for us, they did. Give it a whirl. Then tell us all about it in the comments below. We're waiting! Impatiently.
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1. Focus on the Process, not the Outcome–The process is the road there; the outcome is the final destination. You cannot get from here to there without some sort of journey. In practice, this means take it one step at a time. Set yourself up for success by naming and writing down the steps it will take to get you where you want to be. "Get Super Buff" is a fuzzy outcome, because it's not defined. What would that look like for you, and how will you get there?
2. Make it More Fun–If you hate running, why promise yourself you'll start a running program? In this situation, "running" is spelled F.A.I.L.U.R.E. As I mention in our Womensradio radio broadcast on this topic, if you love to dance to Led Zeppelin, that's what will be fun for you. Who cares if everyone else loves boot camp if your thing is boogie-ing down to disco classics?
3. Allow Yourself Opportunities for Mastery–Find activities you can do that allow you to become good at something. For example, if you hate push-ups, why beat yourself up that you cannot do a flying push-up (maybe I'll post video of this someday)? Instead, try a wall or knee push-up. Then you can legitimately tell yourself, "I did a push-up." This is highly motivating and will lead to further successes!
4. Go With a Friend–Whether it's in person, (a walk or exercise class together), or by check-in ("Hey, did you go to your fitness class today?), being accountable to a friend dramatically increases the chance that you'll keep to your plan. No-one likes to be the one to let a friend down.
5. Avoid Comparisons–Face it, you will never be the person you were in college or your wedding (unless they were in your very recent past). You are older, and probably have a better ability to pace yourself now anyway! Comparing yourself to your distant past is like asking for a date with disappointment (yes, I know him. He was all hands). And comparing yourself to how you should be in some never-quite-there future doesn't work either. If you must compare yourself to something, choose yesterday. Then do something that is more than yesterday and you'll have a good basis for comparison. While you're at it, don't compare yourself to others either. They're all either better-looking (darn your parents for those imperfect genes) or worse-looking (that's just mean), so stop it right now! (Of course, I have an identical twin, so have a lot of experience with the comparison business – so sad for her!)
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Sky - I had the Sabrent for 6 weeks before I got around to trying it, past the deadline for returns to Frys. But since it has both PATA and SATA HDD connectors and good USB speed I feel ok about keeping it. I still have several PATA drives.
Wish I had thought of trying the 6 foot sata-esata cable with MaxStar3. Maybe I will next time I have the PC case open. But anyway using an adapter plate is the way to do it. A cable hanging out of the PC is asking for it to be yanked and ruining that PC sata socket or worse cracking the mobo. And I did the adapter plate like you did, took an old PC plastic drive hole plate, cut opening for esata connector and mounted on front of PC.
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Republican Rep. Walter Jones has won his eighth term representing North Carolina's 3rd Congressional District by defeating Democratic challenger Craig Weber.
The Associated Press called the race for Jones based on an analysis of voter interviews, conducted for the AP by Edison Media Research and Mitofsky International.
The district covers the northern coast to Jacksonville, including Camp Lejeune, and Jones' criticism of the Bush administration's Iraq war policy have frustrated some voters. He drew a strong primary challenge earlier this year.
Weber is a Morehead City meteorologist and a former Marine. He said some of Jones' comments opposing the war amount to compromising the military's mission.
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text: Hello friends, I wanted to know that if we are having the save file of the previous game and add it to new game will bring any changes to it or it is advantage to have it? Just wanted to know about it, as I have lost all my save file of the Shank 1 and was just starting with the Shrank 2. So please tell me and if it brings changes then what it is? Thank you.


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June 8th, 2012 (11:29 PM).
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Finished the game in 20:01
Was a fun hack with lots of cool features. I was impressed with a lot of your ideas such as the prison. It's always nice to see new Gym leaders and Elite four too!
Now for a little constructive criticism. I found that early game was a tad bit hard due to the lack of trainers up until around the 2nd Gym. You can manage by training against wild Pokemon but a few extra trainers wouldn't hurt any. Later game this problem is solved but you still end up doing a lot of wild Pokemon training due to the huge level increase between the Gyms.
All in all a really good hack! Would defiantly recommend @ a 7/10
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Bring a buddy.4.53 / 5.00 8,400 Views
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that's wonderful!
you just made my day! although it's a bit kitschy, i think it is wonderful heart warming! and the girl really looked like a good friend of mine. so the plot is even more beautiful for me! ^^
Im glad I made your day and thanks for the 10!! : D
Hah I hope your friend keeps her heart though aye?
pretty cute
Love the plot for this short. Keep it up~
Thanks, I sure will : D
I actually enjoyed that. Kudos to you.
Thanks a bunch : D
very good,
though a little TOO emo for me... but I would be a dick to vote it down for that.
Good use of the blur filters but it was maybe a BIT overdone, it seems like it could use to be scaled back a little but it definitely helped create a sense of perspective. I liked that pan across the sidewalk with the telephone poles too, for a flash beginner you definitely got that one right.
And good FBF animation as well, great to see that you didnt seem to rely on any tweening for the actual characters.
Overall really nice. the only real technical flaw i saw was that the song doesnt cut off when it returns to the preloader, you should maybe find a way to fix that.
or not, and just worry about it on your next project. hah.
Thanks so much for your help! ^^
Yea I will work on the filters I tend to over use D:
Lol unfortunately the music matched on my teachers slow computer and then I noticed it doesnt cause my computer is fast and it changed the speed completely next time Ill look into that xP


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Since 1975 the Operational Research Society's Annual Lecture has been known as the Blackett Memorial Lecture in honour of Patrick, Lord Blackett. A physicist, Nobel prizewinner and one-time president of the Royal Society, Blackett was one of the pioneers of Operational Research (O.R.) during World War 2, when he advocated the employment of scientists to advise on matters of strategy and tactics.
Blackett set out his view of Operational Research as follows. "The records of some war operation (e.g. air attacks on U-boats for the previous six months) are taken as the data ... The scientists apply scientific methods of analysis to these data, and are thus able to give useful advice ... to improve the operational results."
The use of Operational Research achieved remarkable success during World War 2 in such areas as the effective use of radar, and - perhaps Blackett's own greatest contribution - raising the percentage of attacked U-boats that were actually sunk from around 2% to 45%. These successes led to the application of O.R. for civilian purposes after the war.
Date: Thursday 26 November 2015
Presenter: Kenneth Cukier, Data Editor for the Economist
"Big data" is everywhere -- but seems like a faddish term evoking complete nonsense. More data? It just confounds faster! The idea that throwing more data at a problem can magically produce an answer is abhorrent to the traditional operational research and statistics profession. Yet it is true that there are more data than ever and new techniques to make sense of it. Computers and algorithms can do things that were previously impossible to imagine. So what actually is big data and what does it mean for the OR community? Kenneth Cukier, the data editor of The Economist and coauthor of the bestselling book "Big Data," will defend big data against the naysayers. In a talk aimed at a general audience but of particular interest to specialists, he argues that big data is the most important development of our lifetime, on par with the printing press. Whether one agrees, big data must be understood by OR professionals to remain relevant.
Kenneth Cukier is the Data Editor of The Economist in London and the co-author of the award-winning book "Big Data: A Revolution That Will Transform How We Live, Work, and Think" with Viktor Mayer-Schönberger in 2013, a New York Times Bestseller translated into 20 languages. He is a regular commentator on BBC, CNN, and NPR, and a member of the World Economic Forum's council on data-driven development. In 2002-04, Mr. Cukier was a research fellow at Harvard's Kennedy School of Government. He is a board director of International Bridges to Justice and a member of the Council on Foreign Relations.
In 1943 Britain had gained the upper hand in the U-boat war when the enemy suddenly discovered how to listen to our radar, enabling them to warn their submarines to dive in plenty of time. U-boat sinkings fell to zero. Blackett and his Operational Research colleagues worked out that if we could concentrate enough aircraft in certain areas, the submarines in those areas would have to dive so often that they would exhaust their air and batteries and would then have to remain on the surface, where they were vulnerable to attack.
To assemble sufficient aircraft to implement the strategy required the diversion of several squadrons from Bomber Command to Coastal Command, a proposal that was fiercely resisted by Air Chief Marshal "Bomber" Harris, who demanded of Churchill, "Are we fighting this war with weapons or the slide rule?" Churchill puffed on his cigar and replied, "That's a good idea. Let's try the slide rule." The results of the strategy turned out almost exactly as Blackett and his colleagues had predicted.
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