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|May 1, 1979
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|Christopher H. Bramwell, John M. Ironside, Duncan B. Hodgson
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|Lucas Industries Limited
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This invention relates to operation timing control systems for internal combustion engines, particularly fuel injection control systems for diesel engines or ignition control systems for petrol engines.
It has already been proposed, in a control system for a diesel engine, to use a fuel metering device for measuring and holding under pressure a charge of fuel of volume dependent on engine operating conditions in combination with an electronic injection timing control for determining the exact instant at which the measured charge is released into the engine.
In such a system a finite time is required to enable the required charge of fuel to be prepared and it has been found desirable to ensure that the delay between preparing a charge and releasing should be kept reasonably short. The time required to prepare a charge varies with the volume to be injected, but in practice may be of the order of 28mS. Within the normal running speed range of a diesel engine the time taken for one revolution of the engine shaft will vary between say 40 and 400mS. Injection may be required to take place at an angle of up to 30� before or 10� after the top dead centre position for any cylinder of the engine. It will therefore be seen that the optimum timing of the commencement of the operation of the metering device will depend on many factors and could require a complex electronic control system.
Similarly, in a spark ignition system for a petrol engine, for efficient operation of the engine the spark should be produced at a specific instant in the engine cycle in dependence on the existing engine conditions, and both mechanical and electrical means are in use for achieving this. Also, in order that the spark shall be produced when required, current of the right magnitude must be flowing in the ignition coil primary, ready to be turned off at the appropriate instant. It is obviously wasteful of energy if such current is caused to be maintained unnecessarily in the coil primary waiting to be switched off. It will therefore be appreciated that the finite time necessary to build up the primary current presents similar problems in an electronic control system for a petrol engine, as does the time to prepare the fuel charge in a diesel system.
It is an object of the present invention to provide an operation timing control system for an internal combustion engine in a convenient form.
According to the invention there is provided an internal combustion engine electronic operation timing control circuit for determining the instant when an engine operation is to be commenced, said circuit including a transducer driven by the engine and producing pulses at predetermined different angular positions of the engine shaft, speed counter means connected to said transducer and periodically generating a digital signal corresponding to the speed of the engine, a programmed read only memory device addressed by said speed counter means and providing a digital output corresponding to the transducer pulse appropriate to commence said operation at the existing speed, and counter means for periodically causing commencement of said operation in synchronism with respective ones of the transducer pulses, said memory device being connected to said counter means to vary the phase of said counter means relative to the shaft position in accordance with the output of the memory device.
Preferably, means is provided for detecting acceleration of the engine and arranged to supply to said counter means pulses in addition to the transducer pulses when acceleration is detected whereby the phase shift is rapidly effected.
In the case of a particular diesel engine and petrol engine to which the invention is applied, it will be known by the engine designer, when the earliest point in the engine cycle will be that the fuel can be called upon to be injected or the spark to be produced respectively under all the prevailing conditions that the vehicle, in which the engine is installed, will meet. Knowing this angle in the engine cycle, it then becomes a matter of determining for each speed increment, the angle in the engine cycle necessary at that speed, to give the amount of time necessary for, for example, 28mS of fuel metering to take place, or the appropriate equivalent time for current build-up to occur, respectively. Knowing this angle in the engine cycle, and having a transducer which periodically produces pulses representing incremental angles in the engine cycle, it is therefore possible to programme a memory with information which represents the appropriate pulse from the transducer for the existing speed, which will allow the fuel or current to be produced, before the earliest time it will be called upon to be released.
It will be appreciated that the way in which the position in the engine cycle when fuel is injected or the spark is produced, is achieved, may take a variety of forms and such ways need not be appreciated in order that the present invention can be understood.
In the accompanying drawings
FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a diesel engine fuel injection system embodying an example of the invention;
FIG. 2 is a view of a transducer used in the system;
FIG. 2a is a graph showing the output waveform of the transducer;
FIG. 3 is a diagram of a control logic circuit used in the system and
FIG. 4 is a block diagram of another part of the system.
The system shown in FIG. 1 is based on the system described in Assignee's co-pending U.S. patent application Ser. No. 804,308 filed June 7, 1977 and is not fully described in all detail herein. For a full understanding of the overall system said U.S. Ser. No. 804,308 should be referred to.
Basically the system shown includes a bank of fuel metering devices 10, one for each cylinder of the engine. Each device has two terminals, one for receiving a signal to indicate that metering of fuel can commence and another for receiving an INJECT signal at a precisely timed instant in the engine operating cycle, so that fuel is then rapidly released into the associated cylinder of the engine 11.
The engine 11 drives a speed transducer 12 which produces a train of pulses at specific engine shaft positions. These pulses are used to obtain a digital speed signal, basically by counting the number of pulses from a clock 13 between two successive pulses from the transducer 12. To this end there is provided a speed counter 14 which has pulses from the clock 13 routed to it during the speed computation portion of the operating cycle via a programmable divider 15 and an electronic switch 16. The divider 15 is controlled in turn by the output of the counter 14, the three most significant bit outputs of the counter 14 being connected to the control terminals of the divider 15 so that the divisor increases as the count of the counter 14 increases and thereby reduces the rate at which the count increases. This has the effect of compressing the dynamic range of the speed computing system and allows (as is described in co-pending U.S. Ser. No. 804,308 efficient use to be made of the memory 17 of the system. The output terminals of the counter 14 are connected to one set of input terminals of an empirically programmed read-only memory device which also has inputs from a load transducer 18 associated with the engine. The output of the memory 17 is periodically read into an output counter 19 to which count-down pulses from the clock 13 are fed via the divider (with its divisor fixed in accordance with the values of the three most significant bits of the speed count at the end of the speed computing period) and the switch device 16 when determination of the instant of injection is commenced. The output counter 19 emits a pulse when its count reaches `O` and this pulse is routed via a distributing network 20 to an appropriate one of the devices 10. This arrangement determines the injection timing.
The shaft position transducer 12 is generally as described in in Assignee's co-pending U.S. patent application Ser. No. 870,988, filed Jan. 20, 1978 and is electromagnetic. As shown in FIG. 2 the transducer has a stator 12b with poles at the 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7 and 9 o'clock positions but no poles at the 5, 8, 10, 11 and 12 o'clock positions and a rotor 12a with a similar pole arrangement. The transducer includes a permanent magnet and a pick-up coil and, as explained in more detail in the aforesaid U.S. Ser. No. 870,988 produces output pulses when the rotor 12a is rotated, each pulse having a positive going part and a negative going part. The heights of the pulses vary as shown in FIG. 2a, with one large pulse per revolution of the rotor and eleven much smaller pulses. In fact two of the eleven smaller pulses are slightly smaller than the remainder, but this is not significant. As shown in FIG. 3 the transducer 2 is followed by a pulse recognition circuit 116 arranged to distinguish between the single larger pulse and the remaining eleven pulses in the manner generally described in U.S. Ser. No. 870,988. The single pulse appears at a terminal R and the remaining eleven at a terminal TD.
In the following description all the gates, flip-flops, etc., are Motorola CMOS Integrated circuits.
FIG. 3 mainly embodies devices for producing short, clock synchronous reset pulses at each transducer pulse, the transducer position counter and various gates for producing certain reset pulses only at a particular states of the transducer. The circuit shown is common to the injection timing system of the aforesaid U.S. Ser. No. 804,308.
The control logic of FIG. 3 includes a NOR gate 117 (1/4 MC 14001) which has two inputs connected to the R and TD terminals respectively and so produces a logic output signal R + TD. The output of the NOR gate 117 is connected to the RESET terminals of two JK type flip-flops 118, 119 (each 1/2 MC 14027). The CLOCK terminals of these two flip-flops are connected to the clock pulse generator 13 operating at a high frequency e.g. about 250 KHz. The J input terminal of flip-flop 118 is connected to the Q output terminal of flip-flop 119 and the K input terminal of flip-flop 118 is connected to a fixed logic 1 input. The J and K input terminals of the flip-flop 119 are connected to the Q output terminal of the flip-flop 118 which is also connected to an output terminal labelled MONO. The Q output terminal of the flip-flop 118 is also connected to an INCR output terminal.
The flip-flops 118, 119 generate a train of output signals at the MONO output terminal, each output signal commencing at a positive-going edge of each R or TD signal and having a duration of 4 μS. The output signals at the INCR terminal are inverted with respect to the MONO signals.
A second pair of JK flip-flops 121, 122 (each 1/2 MC 14027) have their RESET terminals connected to the R rail and their CLOCK input terminals connected to the Q output terminal of flip-flop 118. The J input terminal of flip-flop 121 is connected to the Q output terminal of flip-flop 122 and the J input terminal of flip-flop 122 is connected to the Q output terminal of the flip-flop 121.
Effectively the flip-flops 121, 122 form a counter counting the three segments of each quadrant of the operating cycle. At the end of each cycle both flip-flops are reset by the R pulse and each successive MONO pulse clocks the flip-flops 121, 122.
The Q and Q output terminals of the flip-flop 121 are connected to SPEED and SPEED output terminals respectively and are used, as will be explained hereinafter, to control the speed measuring portion of the cycle.
A third pair of flip-flops 123, 124 (each 1/2 MC 14027) are used for counting the quadrants. Each has its RESET terminal connected to the R rail and its CLOCK terminal connected to the Q output terminal of the flip-flop 122. The J and K input terminals of the flip-flop 123 are connected to a logic 1 input and the J and K input terminals of the flip-flop 124 are both connected to the Q output terminal of the flip-flop 123.
The control logic circuit also includes an array of gates (which are all various Motorola CMOS gates of unspecified type) for producing, reset and other control pulses. Firstly, a NOR gate 125 has inputs from the Q output terminals of flip-flops 119 and 121. This produces an R1 reset pulse immediately after the first, fourth, seventh and tenth TD pulses after each R pulse. A NOR gate 126 has inputs from the Q outputs of flip-flops 119 and 122. This produces an R2 reset pulse immediately following the second, fifth, eighth and eleven TD pulses after each R pulse. An OR gate 127 with inputs from the NOR gates 125 and 126 produces a train of pulses R1 +R2. An inverter 128 provides a R2 output. A NAND gate 129 has input from the Q output terminals of the flip-flops 123 and 124 and a further input from the NOR gate 126. This produces an A pulse immediately following the second TD pulse after each R pulse. An AND gate 130 has input from two further AND gates 131 and 132. Gate 131 has inputs from the Q output terminals of the flip-flops 121 and 122 and the gate 132 has inputs from the Q output terminals of flip-flops 123 and 124. The gate 130 produces a PE output for the period between the third and fourth TD pulses after each R pulse. Only the R + TD, INCR, MONO, R2 A and PE outputs are used in the following circuit, the remainder being employed in a circuit described in the aforesaid co-pending U.S. Ser. No. 804,308 relating to the injection timing system.
Metering timing is achieved by a metering timing control 21 of FIG. 1 which is shown in more detail in FIG. 4.
A metering read-only memory 22 is addressed by the most significant four bits of the output of the speed counter 14. This memory 22 consists of an MC 14514 integrated circuit buffering an array of diodes arranged in sixteen lines of four diodes per line so as to give a specific four bit digital output for each four bit digit input in manner known per se. The actual diode connections are selected in accordance with the characteristics of the particular engine to be controlled and a full example is not given here, suffice it to say that the digital output of the memory 22 represents the desired phase difference between the transducer pulse train and the appearance of the signals at the output of the metering timing control 21 as will be hereinafter fully described.
The four output terminals of the memory 22 are connected to the four data input terminals D1, D2, D3, D4 of a four bit latch type MC 14042. The CLOCK terminal of the latch is connected to the A terminal of FIG. 3 so that the contents of the latch are up-dated after each speed-computing period of the main control system. The latch has a further input terminal AOL to which a pulse can be supplied whilst the latch is being held to up-date the latch at some different time in certain conditions as will be explained hereinafter. The data output terminals Q1, Q2, Q3, Q4 of the latch are connected to the data preset terinals DP1, DP2, DP3, DP4 of a counter 24 (type MC 14526) which has its CLOCK terminal connected to the MONO terminal (FIG. 3) so as to count down towards 0000. The PRESET ENABLE terminal of the counter 24 is connected to the PE terminal (FIG. 3).
The `0` output terminal of the counter 24 is connected to the RESET terminals of four JK type flip-flop circuits 24, 26, 27 and 28 and the RESET terminal of an RS type flip-flop circuit 29. The four JK flip-flop circuits 25 to 28 are arranged as a divide by twelve counter. The two flip-flop circuits 25, 26 have their CLOCK terminals connected to the output terminal of a NAND gate 30 and the J and K terminals of the circuit 25 are connected to the Q terminal of the circuit 26. The Q terminal of the circuit 25 is connected to the J terminal of the circuit 26 which has its K terminal connected to the Q terminal of circuit 29. The CLOCK terminals of the circuits 27 and 28 are connected to the Q output terminal of the circuit 26. The J and K terminals of the circuit 27 and the K terminal of the circuit 28 are all connected to a logic 1 supply and the Q terminal of the circuit 27 is connected to the J terminal of the circuit 28.
The signals appearing at the Q terminals of the circuits 27 and 28 represent a two-bit binary code and this code is decoded to a one-of-four code by a decoder 31 (type MC 14555) to which the Q terminals are connected. Outputs from the decoder 31 are enabled by a NAND gate 32 which has one input from the Q terminal of the circuit 25 and another from a 100 μS monostable circuit 33 driven by the trailing edges of pulses from the TD + R terminal of FIG. 3.
The latch 23 is normally clocked four times in each cycle of twelve transducer pulses, but the counter 24 is only loaded once during each such cycle. At steady speed, therefore, the `0` output terminal of the counter 24 emits a single synchronising pulse per transducer revolution, synchronised with a specific one of the transducer pulses, the output of the memory will always be less than 1100. This pulse resets the circuits 25 to 28 which then start counting pulses from the gate 30, which, at steady speed, are just pulses from the transducer circuit 12. Whilst the Q terminals of circuits 27, 28 are both low, at the first occasion on which the Q terminal of circuit 25 is low following a transducer pulse, a 100 μS output pulse will appear at terminal U0 of decoder 31. Similarly in the same conditions when the Q states of circuits 27, 28 are 01, a 100 μS pulse will appear at terminal U1 of decoder 31 and so on. The circuits 25 to 29 will reset automatically at the end of the twelve pulse cycle before the `0` pulse arrives from the counter 24. If, during the preceding cycle, the speed has reduced to an extent such that the output of the memory 22 is increased by one or more, a resetting pulse will be produced by the counter 24 one or more transducer pulses after the circuits 25 to 28 have self-reset and these circuits will be reset again.
In the event of an increase in speed during the cycle, the counter 24 will be set to a lower preset value and the `0` output pulse will appear one or more pulses early. This may have the effect of causing one of the output pulses from the decoder 31 to be omitted and to avoid this possibility there is provided a comparator 34 (type MC 14585) with its two sets of data input terminals connected to the input and output terminals of the latch 23. The A < B output terminal, at which a pulse appears when the output of the memory 22 is less than the output of the latch 23, is connected to the D input terminal of a D type flip-flop circuit 35. The Q output terminal of circuit 35 is connected to the AOL terminal of the latch 23 and also to one terminal of a NAND gate 36 which has its other input terminal connected to an INJECT terminal (effectively the output terminal of the output counter 19). The output terminal of the gate 36 is connected to an input terminal of the gate 30. The CLOCK terminal of the circuit 35 is connected to the speed INCR terminal of counter control logic circuit so as to receive a short pulse at the end of the speed computing period and another such pulse after the next INJECT pulse has been received. Thus when there is an increase in speed an extra pulse is supplied to the circuits 25, 26 before the next transducer pulse to ensure that no count is missed. The latch is also up-dated prematurely.
The arrangement described has its memory 22 programmed so that for all speed conditions the time allowed for metering is adequate for each metering device. Rapid phase shift is achieved during acceleration but the relatively slower phase shift during deceleration is not harmful.
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|May 10, 1976
|Jul 19, 1977
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|Aug 7, 1984
|Ambac Industries, Incorporated
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|Aug 2, 1988
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Since this model is made of idealized elements, the load regulation seen in the above example is also ideal. However, this simplification was just fine for my purposes at the time.
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* A New Identity for the Group[1]
* The Transformation of CGG into a Leading Integrated Geoscience Group
* A Three-Division Organization
* The creation of the Joint Venture "Seabed Geosolutions"
CGG announced today that the main agreements needed to close the acquisition of Fugro's Geoscience Division have been signed. The effective date of the closing will be January 31(st), 2013, with the exception of the airborne activity and certain minor assets which will be contributed later, once all operating licenses and administrative authorizations have been received.
The Group has simplified its brand name from CGGVeritas to CGG. The Group is now organized around three Divisions: Equipment, Acquisition and Geology, Geophysics & Reservoirs (GGR).
With this transformative acquisition, CGG establishes a leading position in the high-tech integrated geology & geophysics and reservoir characterization market while strengthening and extending its existing businesses. CGG becomes a fully integrated Geoscience group, with less cyclical and low capital intensive businesses. The agreement also includes strategic partnerships:
* The creation of a Joint-Venture, Seabed Geosolutions, a focused global leader in the rapidly growing Seabed acquisition market, which is 60%-owned by Fugro and 40% by CGG.
* A marketing and selling Multi-Client agreement for CGG to sell Fugro's existing 3D data, which remains owned by Fugro.
* A global strategic technical and commercial mutual preferred supplier agreement.
Jean-Georges Malcor, Chief Executive Officer of CGG said: "The acquisition of Fugro's Geoscience division will be completed by January 31, 2013 and I would first like to warmly welcome our 2,500 new talented colleagues into the Group.
We have a strengthened asset base, increased resources and enhanced capabilities. The addition of Fugro's activities and technologies, including Jason and Robertson, significantly enhance our integrated Geoscience capabilities. It also strengthens our core activities in equipment, imaging, and acquisition, particularly in marine with the addition of four high-end 3D vessels. Moreover, we expand into new markets such as airborne geophysics, marine gravity, electromagnetic and Data Management Services.
We are creating an exciting new Group to better serve our clients. Our three new Divisions (Equipment - Acquisition - Geology, Geophysics & Reservoir) cover better the exploration to production value chain. This presents us with many opportunities to create value for our shareholders, our clients, our colleagues and our partners.
As we are entering in a new era, the brand name of the Group is changing and is simplified to CGG. This new brand identity enables us to capitalize on our historic roots while also leading the way to the future.
We now have a group of nearly 10,000 people from all around the world, who are passionate about geoscience and working together to deliver the best solutions to our clients. It will help us create a stronger and more sustainable business for the future. "
Financing of the Transaction
Taking into account the estimate of the acquired Working Capital as of the Closing date and the amount due by Fugro to reach a 60% shareholding in the Seabed Geosolutions JV, the net cost of the transaction amounts to EUR975m.
It is financed with the net proceeds of the EUR414 million capital increase with a Rights Issue we made in October 2012, with the net proceeds of the EUR360 million convertible bonds we issued in November 2012, and with a vendor loan from Fugro which was agreed upon to achieve a rapid closing. This vendor loan amounts to EUR125 million at the Closing date, to be extended to EUR225m at the date of effective acquisition of the airborne activity.
A New Brand Identity for the Group
To capitalize on our heritage while developing and leading the way to the future, the Group has simplified its name to CGG. This new brand is international, easy to say and is known by the industry. It will be used immediately.
For the time being, the current legal name of the listed company remains "Compagnie Générale de Géophysique - Veritas". The update of the current legal name to "CGG" will be submitted by the Board of Directors for approval at the next shareholders' meeting on May 3, 2013.
As of February 1(st), 2013, the Group will have "CGG" as a new and unique ticker symbol on the Euronext Paris SA and the New York Stock Exchange.
The logo, strongly recognized and appreciated, is modernized to better reflect the Group's high-tech and market-leading positions.
Along with this new brand identity, the Group's Mission, Vision & Values have evolved and been simplified to accurately reflect CGG's DNA and aspirations within a single culture, a common purpose and shared future ambition.
CGG's Mission: To create value by optimizing the discovery and the development of natural resources
CGG's Vision: To be the geoscience partner of choice
CGG's Values: Powered by people, around the world, we
.have a passion for innovation
.operate safely and with integrity
in order to deliver sustainable performance
A Three-Division Organization
As a global integrated Geosciences group, CGG is from now on, in line with its strategy and businesses, organized around three Divisions: Equipment, Acquisition and Geology, Geophysics & Reservoirs (GGR).
* The Equipment division includes Sercel business entities as well as Optoplan, Metrolog, GRC and De Regt.
* The Acquisition division is made up of Marine Acquisition, Land Acquisition and Airborne Acquisition (once contributed) and includes General Geophysics, Electromagnetic and Gravity & Magnetic services.
* The GGR division includes: Multi-Client and New Ventures, Processing & Imaging, Jason and Hampson-Russell (Reservoir Characterization), Robertson (Exploration & Geology), Data Management Services.
Creation of a Strategic Joint Venture in Seabed Acquisition Services
Seabed Geosolutions is a focused global leader in the rapidly growing Seabed acquisition market. The joint venture is 60%-owned by Fugro and 40% by CGG. CGG contributed its Shallow Water, Ocean Bottom Cable and Permanent Reservoir Monitoring services along with its Ocean Bottom Node business. Fugro contributed its Ocean Bottom Node business.
About CGG:
CGG (www.cgg.com) is a fully integrated Geoscience company providing leading geological, geophysical and reservoir capabilities to its broad base of customers primarily from the global oil and gas industry. Through its three complementary business divisions of Equipment, Acquisition and Geology, Geophysics & Reservoir (GGR), CGG brings value across all aspects of natural resource exploration and exploitation. CGG employs 10,000 people around the world, all with a Passion for Geoscience and working together to deliver the best solutions to its customers. CGG is listed on the Euronext Paris SA (ISIN: 0000120164) and the New York Stock Exchange (in the form of American Depositary Shares. NYSE: CGV).
[1] The group has simplified its brand name from CGGVeritas to CGG. For the time being, the current legal name of the listed company remains "Compagnie Générale de Géophysique - Veritas". The update of the current legal name to "CGG" will be submitted by the Board of Directors for approval at the next shareholders' meeting on May 3, 2013.
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There are several IoTs: the Industrial Internet, Consumer Wearables, Wearables and Healthcare, Supply Chains, and the movement toward Smart Grids, Cities, Regions, and Nations. There are competing communications standards every step of the way, a bewildering array of sensors and devices, and an entire world of competing data analytics platforms. To some this appears to be chaos. In this power panel at @ThingsExpo, moderated by Conference Chair Roger Strukhoff, Bradley Holt, Developer Advocate a...
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There are different ways to reveal motion in a photo--you can freeze the action, blur it, or pan along with it. (You can even fake it by holding a Cokin Super-Speed filter in front of your compact camera's lens.) The next time you're taking pictures of a child's soccer game or horses running across a field, you may want to experiment with some of the techniques outlined in this article. You don't need a sophisticated SLR with a variety of lenses, either. A compact camera with a built-in zoom will do just fine. Have fun and practice, practice, practice! By familiarizing yourself with these techniques, you'll increase your chances of getting great action images.
A fast shutter speed is necessary to stop action. If you have a compact point-and-shoot or digital camera, simply select your camera's sports mode, which automatically utilizes a fast shutter speed. If your camera allows you to override its automatic features, then you may be able to set a shutter speed manually. (The most effective shutter speeds for freezing action range from 1¼500--1¼5000.) When doing this, you'll also want to use a fast film in the ISO 400--1600 range, or a comparable ISO setting on your digital camera. Your camera's flash can also aid in freezing motion, as its duration is so brief. Flash is a good tool to use when the ambient light is low (but avoid using flash if you're in a situation where you may distract performers or athletes).
Besides setting your camera on its sports mode and using fast film, a good stop-action photo requires a little planning. If you can foresee the path your subject will follow, determine in advance where your best vantage point will be to get the best angle. Consider your lighting and background. It's also important to anticipate the moment of peak action you want to freeze. For instance, when shooting a baseball game you may want to get close to home plate and press the shutter button a split-second before the batter hits the ball.
At the opposite end of the spectrum, you can effectively show motion by allowing a moving subject to become blurred as it moves across your field of view. To do this, you'll need to use a slow shutter speed, which can be accessed by using your camera's landscape mode. Keep in mind that a subject passing across your field of view blurs more easily than one headed straight toward you, and a close subject blurs more than a distant one moving at the same speed. Using a slower ISO 100 film or an equivalent setting on your digital camera will help you achieve soft, blurred results. And to make sure that stationary objects in your photo remain sharp, use a tripod or another means of steady camera support. You can render everything soft in your photo, however, if you combine the landscape mode (or a slow shutter speed) with a bit of camera movement.
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The Pellissippi Parkway Extension is a done deal. The heads of the five families (Blount Co. Mayor, Maryville Mayor, Maryville City Manager, Alcoa Mayor, and Alcoa City Manager) all support it. A massive Chamber of Commerce turnout arrived in Mercedes Benz and wool suits to support it. They are well organized, and shouted down the "antis" at several points.
It's a done deal, and these public forums are all just part of the dance for appearances' sake. TDOT doesn't really care one way or another. They have plenty of projects on their list and they can just move down to the next one. But when the elected officials and business community support it (including all the car dealers on Alcoa Highway according to someone) and it gets approved, they go about their work of getting it done.
It will be many years before the bulldozers scoop the first bucket of dirt, and the only thing that might stop them is a massive lawsuit. I'm not sure a) who would mount it, or b) on what grounds.
The only other thing that could stop it is the Environmental Impact Statement. But the way the discussion of the EIS is framed, it is a formality designed to support a foregone conclusion and recommend ways to minimize and mitigate impact.
At this point, the best anyone who opposes the PPE can hope for is to try to influence the project in a positive way. TDOT mentioned several times that concerns about noise buffers, runoff and water quality, other environmental impacts, aesthetics, bike trails, etc. should all be brought up in the EIS discussion phase. As I said earlier, TDOT doesn't really care, and is open to any suggestions.
The TDOT people seem like professionals concerned about doing a good job on their part, and I get a sense that they will listen to reasonable input and try to plan as best they can to build a road that satisfies as many concerns as they can. They emphasized that the other community and social impacts are the local government's business.
I got a sense from the local official's remarks that they haven't given it a great deal of thought in terms of planning for the impact and the development that the road will bring. That is the other challenge for PPE opponents: to get busy with local government to get the planning underway based on realistic projections of what will be needed in terms of new and improved infrastructure, zoning, and growth management.
P.S. I noticed that a couple of local officials talked about "controlling" growth as opposed to "managing" growth, which is a term I didn't hear mentioned. This is interesting, because they don't really want to "control" growth because growth increases the tax base which in turn increases revenues over which they have influence which in turn enhances their "power." The fact that they don't talk about "managing" growth is revealing.
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I think I heard option "A" was boasted most. That may be short sighted, for option "A" crosses only three roads, while option "B" crosses four. Option "A" will only allow for an Exxon-Mobil, Shell, and Chevron-Texaco at the intersections, while option "B" would allow for all 4: Exxon-Mobil, Chevron-Texaco, Shell AND a BP at the intersections.
"It will be many years before the bulldozers scoop the first bucket of dirt, and the only thing that might stop them is ..."
That is a positive point, for in a few years, I'm guessing the Oil War 'll be over, we'll have a Demo in the Whitehouse, and fuel should be around about $7.00 to $8.00 / gallon. That should slow the progress down even more. Maybe they'll change the project to just Bike trails at that point.
Yes, the discussion of
Yes, the discussion of mass/public transit was a pathetic joke.
From a Benz to a Bus?
I don't think so.
The heads of the five
The heads of the five families
That's just funny. But, hey if the suit and the benz fits...
That is the other challenge for PPE opponents: to get busy with local government to get the planning underway based on realistic projections of what will be needed in terms of new and improved infrastructure, zoning, and growth management.
We did this to the tune of a quarter million dollars. It's called the Hunter Growth Study and it's been sucessfully ignored for years now. I would advise knowing thy enemy, then making sure they're no longer in government after the 3+ years it will take for the EIS.
I noticed that a couple of local officials talked about "controlling" growth as opposed to "managing" growth, which is a term I didn't hear mentioned.
Yes, by "controlling" they mean HWY 321 (the driveway to their McResorts), while they ignore HWY 411.
Chamber of Commerce
I would like to point exactly who the Chamber of Commerce is. Chambers (link...) started as a way for local business' to coalesce, meet and organize for common goals and to network. Not so with the US Chamber of Commerce or the Blount Chamber. These are GOP entities through and through. If your not sure what that means, let me provide a few highlights from the On the Issues section of this page; (link...)
Anti-Environmental regulation
Anti-Net Neutrality
Pro-ANWR Drilling
Pro-Offshore Oil Drilling
Against raising the Minimum Wage
That's just to name few. And as R. stated, they are very well organized.
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Most of the Eight Great Bodhisattvas are well-known, Manjushri, Avalokiteshvara, Kshitigarbha, Vajrapani et al. But did you know that the first 3 or 4 Kings of Shambhala have the same names as those of these members of the Arya Sangha?
Anyone have knowledge of this curious fact, from the Kalachakra tradition or any where else?
Arya Sangha & Shambhala
General forum on the teachings of all schools of Mahayana and Vajrayana Buddhism. Topics specific to one school are best posted in the appropriate sub-forum.
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Well for me it is a really tough choice between Rattata/Raticate or the Cyndaquil line, but if I had to choose one only I'd go with Rattata and name him/her Nibbles. I would train it daily to make it strong enough to evolve into a Raticate, and beat all those Who would make fun of my lil friend during a battle.If their was a pokemon league of sorts I would maybe attempt my hand at it,but I'd mostly travel around with Nibbles and take on anyone who challenges us to a battle.
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