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ObamaCare is going to destroy America. It is up to us voters to repeal the democrats and ObamaCare. Vote them all down.
At the following petition we have joined forces with other real Americans like you. We refuse to give free healthcare to illegal Mexicans and we REFUSE TO PAY FOR ABORTIONS.
Obama has made the law so that you will pay to kill babies. No choice. Instead of taking your child to a doctor, your hard-earned money will go to fund abortions for underage minority mothers. Your money will go to fund the babies of illegals.
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The U.S. Forest Service is dropping fees for Mount Evans visitors who don't use the parking lots and facilities along the country's highest paved road. After 15 years of charging every vehicle, hiker and cyclist, the Forest Service has agreed to charge only visitors who use three improved parking areas and interpretive sites.
Story: Mount Evans amenity fee dropped for those not using facilities
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WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate is poised to pass a five-year, half-trillion-dollar farm bill today that would expand government subsidies for crop insurance, rice and peanuts while making small cuts in the food stamp program.
The bill, which costs almost $100 billion annually, also would eliminate subsidies that are paid to farmers whether they farm or not. All told, it would save about $2.4 billion a year on the farm and nutrition programs, including across-the-board cuts that took effect earlier this year.
Pointing to those cuts, Senate Agriculture Chairwoman Debbie Stabenow, D-Mich., says the legislation is the "most reform-minded farm bill in decades." But it would still generously subsidize corn, soybeans, wheat, cotton, rice, sugar and other major crops grown by U.S. farmers. It would also set policy for programs to protect environmentally sensitive land, international food aid and other projects to help rural communities.
The Senate passed a similar farm bill last year on a bipartisan 64-35 vote.
The "most reform-minded farm bill in decades" supposedly touts "cuts" of 2.4%.
If this was not so insanely ignorant and sad, it would be comical.
Did Ms. Stabenow actually say this with a straight face??


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Right2Know CA Ballot Initiative organizers invite the public to ask themselves this question: What am I doing to keep GMOs out of my food? They hope your answer will be to join them for a fun and educational non-GMO rally at the Federal bldg. in Westwood on World Food Day, October 16th.
LA Rally planning meeting
Sunday, Sept 25 at 3pm
The Novel Cafe 2127 Lincoln Ave, Santa Monica, Ca 90405
Mar Vista Farmer's Market
Sunday October 2nd - 9am - 2pm
Grand View at Venice Boulevard
2 people needed at all times
Mar Vista Fall Festival on October 15th
10am - 4pm Mar Vista Park
3 people needed at all times
LA Green Festival
Saturday, October 29, 2011
10:00 a.m. - 7:00 p.m.
Sunday, October 30, 2011
11:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.
2-3 people needed at all times
Los Angeles - WORLD FOOD DAY / RALLY FOR THE RIGHT TO KNOW
Sunday, October 16 from 12pm to 4pm (Lots of free parking behind bldg.)
Westwood Federal Building 11000 Wilshire Boulevard Los Angeles, CA 90024
PLEASE JOIN US FOR OUR LOS ANGELES- MILLIONS AGAINST MONSANTO WORLD FOOD DAY RALLY! Everyone who cares about the future of our food must be there! RSVP to let us know you are coming! Invite your friends! Parking is in rear of building. Please bring your own signs!!! https://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=156793347733610
They are also looking for help to reach the LA neighborhood councils and ask for letters of support (and signatures for petitions). These are the council districts: http://www.ci.la.ca.us/DONE/map.htm


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Being able to count on Jordan Laguerre on the court for UMass basketball next season should give fellow alumni like me a chance to breath a sigh of relief. We've known for some time that the talented sic-foot-two point guard from New Hampshire was coming to UMass, though Jordan makes that clear enough in a recently released highlight video. Introducing himself by saying he's heading to my alma mater at UMass Amherst this fall, the video offers a rare chance to see just what this kid can do.
Those who haven't already checked out a video of Laguerre and his High School teammates in a dunk session should find it well worth a look. Considering his height, Laguerre has a refreshing level of confidence at the rim, and he makes some of those dunks look completely natural.
The New Hampton School took the championship at this weekend's Mercer Invitational Tournament hosted by the Hill School, defeating the Berkshire School, the host Hill, and then the Landon School in the final. Laguerre took MVP honors, averaging just under 20 points per game on the weekend in 32-minute games played without a shot clock.
The tournament is just the latest in what has been a very strong start to the season for the UMass bound guard. Laguerre made an early commitment to UMass just prior to the beginning of this summer's live period and so his performances have tended to fly a little under the radar, but this is a guy who consistently outplays high-major prospects at virtually every stop and has the tools to be an impact addition in the Atlantic 10.


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Information is one of the main currencies of a 21st century education.
Who has control over it, where does it come from, who decides on using it and accessing it are some of the main questions that we need to think about as educators. Moving from a closed, government and teacher controlled loop to an international based, self controlled open source system is a vital movement that classrooms and schools need to go through. I believe that classrooms need to have control over the information ecosystem that they live within.
This is a process that we are working through in my classroom right now. At the beginning of the school year, as I teach the students in my grade seven and eight classroom about RSS, I give them an igoogle page populated with several feeds that I feel are important for them to read. I call this our textbook and have often called it required reading. I expect the students in my classroom to spend time throughout each week reading this page, writing blog posts that grow out of the content that is posted on it and hosting discussions in the classroom about what they have learned from this reading. This year's igoogle page started out with text news feeds from the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, New Scientist.com, Afrigadget and World Changing. As well, I also included podcast feeds from CBC 's Dispatches and BBC's Documentaries. In considering what feeds to choose for my students, I look for information sources that I think my students will find interesting, that are constantly updated, global, environmentally sound and future focussed.
While later than usual simply because of the class I have this year, it is time that the students in my class take more control over the information sources they are working with using RSS. To do that, we have over the last several weeks worked through a multi step process.
1.) We first examined the the feeds that we have been working with this year to uncover some of the themes of these information sources. For example, we talked in class about such things as them being updated regularly, about them being global, environmentally focussed, etc. From this discussion emerged a set of criteria for evaluating sources.
2.) Following this, we then brainstormed a list of topics that they would be interested in getting more information about. Current events, environmental news, jobs, emerging technologies, science and engineering, and global issues were the topics they decided upon as a class.
3.) The next step was simply to surf. To spend a lot of time online over a few days looking for places that we can access information on these issues. Each student in the class chose one of these topics that they were interested in and we made huge lists on the classroom whiteboard of possible sites. This also led to a great extended discussion in class about choosing sites to list for the class. What makes something good? What makes a site a possibility? We came up with a list that included criteria such as current information, includes multimedia elements, that the information is truthful and that the site publishes an RSS feed.
4.) From the massive lists that emerged over several days, each student had to examine the list of possible sites for the topic they were interested in. For example, if a student was working in the topic category of environmental news, they had to examine and evaluate each of the sites that was listed as a possible information source. Each site had to be evaluated against the criteria that we had been talking about over the previous days. From this process, each student had to be ready to head into small group discussions with several sites they had chosen off the class generated lists as being worthwhile to subscribe to.
5.) Next was the small group discussions. The group of students focussed on each topic met (most of them contained 5 – 6 students) and talked about the sites they thought were the most valuable that had been found. They had to defend their personal choices and come to a consensus. At the end of this discussion, each group posted on the whiteboard one or two sites which they felt were valuable and worthwhile for everyone in the class to subscribe to and read. They had to defend and explain their choice to the class. As a side note, one group came out of their discussion with the choice that no site in their category should be added as they felt they were unable to find one that was valuable. I thought this was legitimate and had no problem with this decision.
6.) Finally, everyone in the class added the feeds that we chosen by each group to their igoogle page.
A different process then me simply giving kids information or telling them to open to page X in a textbook; but one that I feel is far more valuable.
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By Evan Lockridge
Lawmakers in Vermont have given final approval to legislation increasing the state diesel and gasoline taxes.
The measure, which is expected to be signed into law by Gov. Peter Shumlin, raises the diesel tax by 2 cents per gallon in July and another penny next year while gasoline tax would increases by 5.9 cents per gallon in May.
The governor and other supporters say the money is needed so the state does not lose out on more than $50 million dollars in matching federal highway funding money.
At one time lawmakers would looking to increase the taxes slightly more than they voted for, but opposition to the increase slightly reined in such plans.
Among those opposing the diesel tax hike is the Vermont Truck and Bus Association.
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Michael E. Glasscock was appointed a Director of the Company in December 2002. Dr. Glasscock, a physician, practiced otology and neurotology for 35 years and retired from the active practice of medicine in 1997. From 1997 to 1998, Dr. Glasscock served as Chairman of St. Cloud Medical, a physician practice management company, from 1998 to 2001 he served as Chairman of TrueSound, Inc., a hearing aid dispensing company, and since 2001 he has served as Chairman of Tympany, a start-up company that has developed an automated hearing test. Dr. Glasscock has published in excess of 250 scientific articles and founded the American Journal of Otology and the E.A.R. Foundation, was the past president of the American Otologic Society, and has been an active entrepreneur with several medical related companies.
Rosdon Hendrix was elected a Director of the Company in December 1994. Until he retired in June 1992, Mr. Hendrix served for approximately 30 years in various financial positions for General Motors Corporation, including serving as Resident Comptroller from 1975 until his retirement. Since June 1992, Mr. Hendrix has engaged in efficiency consulting studies and other consulting services with various governmental authorities and businesses. In addition, since June 1997, Mr. Hendrix has performed information technology consulting services for Lockheed Martin. On December 1, 2003, Lockheed Martin's commercial division was acquired by Affiliated Computer Services, Inc. (ACS), and Mr. Hendrix has been retained by ACS as a consultant.
Gene R. McGrevin was appointed Chairman of the Board of Directors and acting President of the Company in April 1997, and currently serves as a Director of the Company. Mr. McGrevin served as chairman of P.E.T.Net Pharmaceutical Services, LLC, a manufacturer and distributor of radiopharmaceuticals, from May 1997 until January 2001. Mr. McGrevin previously served as Vice Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Syncor International Corp., a public company in the nuclear medicine industry, with which Mr. McGrevin was associated since 1989. Prior to managing Syncor, Mr. McGrevin served in executive positions with various healthcare businesses including President of the Healthcare Products Group of Kimberly-Clark Corporation, founder and President of a consulting firm specializing in the healthcare industry and an executive officer of VHA Enterprises, Inc. Mr. McGrevin is currently chairman of the executive committee of Hydro Dynamics, Inc. and serves as chairman of the Board of Real Time Medical Data, LLC. In addition he is chairman of the Board of Medivance, Inc.
Marc R. Sarni was elected a Director of the Company in May 2005. Mr. Sarni is a Principal at Cornerstone Investment LLC, a group engaged in the investment, development and property management of residential and commercial real estate. Mr. Sarni worked as an investment banker at A.G. Edwards and Sons, Inc. for 17 years, and from 1997 until 2003, was the Managing Director responsible for establishing and managing the Healthcare Industry Group within the corporate finance department's Emerging Growth Sector. The Healthcare Industry Group of A.G. Edwards focused primarily on emerging growth medical technology, biotechnology, specialty pharmaceutical and healthcare services companies. Prior to joining A.G. Edwards, Mr. Sarni spent three years working as a Certified Public Accountant at PriceWaterhouse (now PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP). Mr. Sarni currently serves as a member of the Board of Managers for Ascension Health Ventures, the strategic health venture-investing subsidiary of Ascension Health, the nation's largest Catholic and not-for-profit healthcare system. Mr. Sarni also serves on the Board of Hollis-Eden Pharmaceuticals, Inc..
Ronald L. Smorada was elected a Director of the Company in May 1999. Dr. Smorada has long been an active participant in the global nonwovens industry. From 1995 to 1999, Dr. Smorada held senior management positions at Reemay, Fiberweb and BBA US Holdings, the latter being the parent of the former two with nonwoven sales in excess of $800 million. During this time, he worked in the development, acquisition and integration of new and existing businesses, both domestic and international. Since 2000, Dr. Smorada has been involved with establishing new businesses which develop novel nonwoven materials for entirely new uses. His major focus is the application and conversion of science and technical concepts into meaningful businesses.


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Computerworld New Zealand – At Konica Minolta, Tony Day, General Manager Service, has been able to significantly reduce operational overheads by adopting Skybot's advanced job scheduling and automation capabilities.
"We monitor over 20,000 copiers and printers on behalf of customers up and down New Zealand, across 14 branches, with 350 staff. We have over 400 business processes scheduled to ensure we deliver," says Day… Read more:


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Nurses: Have You Been Assaulted On the Job?
"I've been hit, I've been kicked and spit on," a psychiatric nurse says in this morning's New York Times. "I've had a knife pulled on me. I love what I do and many of the patients I work with, but I don't love the conditions I work in."
Apparently, this sort of thing happens all the time.
Even in seemingly peaceful rural Illinois, WSJ columnist and family physician Ben Brewer works with nurses who have been pinched, punched and bitten by patients. In a survey published a few years back, 74% of nurses at a Florida hospital said they'd been physically assaulted on the job in the past year.
Taking abuse has long been seen as part of the job. But nurses are starting to push for more protection from their employers, and from the state. New Jersey and Oregon passed last year passed bills requiring health care facilities to assess the dangers of workplace assault and develop programs to address it, the Times says.
"Nurses are just starting to get to the place where they're saying, 'I don't have to put up with this,' " the editor of the American Journal of Nursing told the paper.
Health Blog Questions of the Day: Nurses, have you been assaulted at work? Does your employer protect you on the job?


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The reason that I've created this blog is to share some of the things that we do on the PM team with the community. Much like other PMs at Microsoft, our responsibilities include:
Currently, we are winding down the Orcas release and at the same time ramping up our Rosario efforts, so I expect the content in the near future to reflect the design, planning, and development pieces of the software development lifecycle. As we move forward with Rosario and on to the next release, the content here should reflect how the role of a PM changes to follow the product lifecycle.
More to come on the design and planning process...


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News from Europe
The latest stories from the Europe section of the BBC News web site.
Updated: 1 year 42 weeks ago
France halts Russia warship delivery
France says conditions "not right" to deliver first of two Mistral assault navy ships to Russia.
French 'know little' about wine
A wine survey suggests that French people do not consider themselves connoisseurs, despite the country's long association with the drink.
VIDEO: Istanbul bridge collapse kills one
One person has been killed and four people injured when a pedestrian overpass collapsed in Istanbul, Turkey.
Turkish policeman jailed for killing
A Turkish policeman who killed a protester during last summer's demonstrations in the capital, Ankara, is sentenced to seven years and nine months in jail.
Ashya's mother 'cried and prayed'
The mother of Ashya King tells the BBC in an exclusive interview how she prayed in prison she would be reunited with her child.
Trierweiler 'took pills' over split
France's former first lady, Valerie Trierweiler, reveals she swallowed sleeping pills, in her account of her break-up with President Hollande.
Russian stocks rise from peace hope
Russian stocks rise to their highest level in three months following the announcement of a cease-fire agreement with Ukraine.
UK service sector sees strong growth
The UK service sector records its fastest growth for almost a year, but recovery in the eurozone slows, closely-watched surveys suggest.
The Spanish miners' fight for survival
The lost fight to save Spain's mines
VIDEO: 'All I could do was cry and pray'
The parents of Ashya King, Brett and Naghemeh King, have spoken exclusively to the BBC's Jon Kay about their longing to see and care for their son in hospital, following their release from a Spanish prison.
VIDEO: Inside ghost town emptied by rebels
Ukraine's defence minister has accused Russia of launching a "great war" that could claim tens of thousands of lives.
Calais mayor threatens to block port
The mayor of the French city of Calais threatens to block the port unless Britain does more to control the rising number of illegal migrants.
Monfils through to face Federer
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Ten years after the end of the deadly siege of a school in Beslan, North Ossetia, BBC Russian's Olga Ivshina spoke to some of those who were there.
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Retail giant Walmart has added a new range of anti-aging make-up to its shelves - aimed at young children. The new 'Geo-Girl' beauty line is said to be aimed at the 'tween' market of 8-12 year olds, and will include blusher, mascara, face shimmer and lipstick that is 'mother approved', as well as anti aging products.
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Resolver Vs Encoder
by Donald Barnett
Resolvers and Encoders are vastly different though they serve the same purpose in many applications. In rotary applications, both of them are used to sense the speed, direction and position of a rotating shaft. They function as transducers by transforming mechanical motion into electronic information. This electronic information is feedback to electronic devices controlling the mechanical motion. Feedback is the vital link that closes the control system loop to improve the system performance.
The fundamental technologies of resolvers and encoders can be packaged in a variety of ways to better function in specific applications. The discussion here will be narrowed to the more common technologies and constructions in use today to sense rotary motion. By better understanding the differences between resolvers and encoders, system designers can easily decide between them when choosing a feedback device for a given application.
For many years now, the dominant trend in feedback devices has been away from contacting toward non-contacting methods. The wear associated with contacting brushes and wipers reduces longevity and reliability. A brushless resolver uses a second set of rotor and stator coils called the transformer to induce rotor voltage across an air gap. Optical encoders use a rotating shutter to interrupt a beam of light across an air gap between a light source and a photodetector.
It is important for the designer to understand the critical nature of the air gap in resolvers and encoders. Of course the gap must be maintained under all circumstances otherwise damage to the feedback device will likely occur. Additionally, variations in the gap can translate into variation in the accuracy of the device. Tolerance to variation in gap is an important figure of merit when choosing the feedback device. Resolver gap is parallel with respect to the rotating axis and optical encoder gap is perpendicular to the axis of rotation. The design of the feedback device will dictate the optimal gap dimension and tolerance to deviations from optimum.
Resolver technology
Resolvers use magnetic flux between windings on iron cores much like transformers. The typical resolver has two stator output coils at 90 degrees mechanical from each other. An AC voltage (6 VAC to 60 VAC, 400 Hz to 10,000 Hz) applied to the rotating coil (rotor) induces a voltage across the gap in the stationary coil (stator). In a brushless resolver, a second set of stator and rotor coils is used to apply voltage to the resolver rotor coil across the air gap. A transformer stator coil induces the input voltage across the gap to the transformer rotor on the rotating member of the resolver. The current in the transformer rotor flows through the resolver rotor creating the magnetic field of the rotor coil. Again the voltage is induced back across the gap to the resolver stator coils. The amplitude of the induced stator voltage is proportional to the relative angular positions of the rotor and stator coils. Since there are two stator windings at 90º, the output voltages are at 90º electrical phase. These voltages are called sine and cosine as given by the equations:
Vs = K E * SINq
Vc = K E * COSq
K, transform ratio (max output voltage / input voltage)
E, excitation voltage (E = Vo SIN wt)
q, rotor angle with respect to the stator
The output of a resolver is therefore an analog AC voltage equivalent to the absolute angle between the rotor and the stator. The absolute position is calculated by:
q =
ARCTAN (SINq /
Optical Encoder technology
Optical encoders rely on optoelectronic components to detect rotary motion. A light source emits a beam across a gap onto a photodetector. A codewheel with graduated patterns of opaque and clear spaces rotates between the source and detector. The clear areas allow light to pass through the codewheel to the photodetector. The photodetector produces an electrical current proportional to the intensity of the illumination reaching it. Opaque areas in the codewheel interrupt the light beam allowing little or no light to reach the photodetector.
The codewheel pattern is usually a large number of evenly spaced lines at the optical radius around the axis of rotation. The output of the photodetector is a DC level rising and falling as the lines on the codewheel pass through the light path. Each change in state between high and low levels represents an incremental angle of rotation of the codewheel as given by:
qinc = 360 / lines on the codewheel
The position angle of the codewheel is obtained by digitally counting the incremental pulses:
q = count * qinc
Differences in construction between resolvers and optical encoders account for differences in longevity and environmental robustness. Resolvers are made of tough materials that withstand harsh environments over extended periods of time. Encoders use less robust materials that are sometimes fragile and environmentally sensitive. A simple listing of the materials in each device illustrates the obvious differences. Resolvers are made of copper wire, iron laminations, steel housings, and high temperature coatings. Encoders employ optoelectronics, glass optics, plastic housings, and epoxy adhesives.
Environmentally demanding applications eliminate encoders as an option. An encoder is more sensitive to shock and vibration than a resolver. With few exceptions, resolvers can operate at higher temperatures. Since encoders rely on a transparent optical path for reliable operation, they are much more sensitive to contamination. However, much can be done to improve the robustness of optical encoders. Metal or plastic can replace fragile components such as glass. Temperature sensitive components can be thermally isolated or upgraded to higher rated components. Mechanical isolation can be used to dampen shock and vibration. Sealed enclosures significantly reduce contamination effects.
Conversely, the materials that make resolvers robust also make them less desirable in applications where mass and inertia are critical design factors. Encoders offer much lower weight and considerably less revolving inertia. The higher mass of a resolver rotor could make it unsuitable for the control of high acceleration and deceleration motion profiles. Resolvers are much heavier than equivalent encoders. The designer should opt for encoder feedback where reducing system weight is important.
A variety of packaging options is available. Resolvers and encoders can be packaged as self-contained units. The feedback device is mounted on a shaft inside a protective housing. The shaft may extend from one end of the package or hollow shaft models are available. The housing may be less expensive light duty construction or a heavy duty sealed design. More economical and smaller packaging eliminates the housed construction, bearings and shaft. A frameless resolver is supplied as a rotor and a stator as separate parts. The installer is required to mount and align the resolver components on a shaft and its base plate. Modular encoders are similarly supplied without the rotating shaft. This type of encoder is installed and aligned on a shaft by the customer.
No discussion of motion control feedback is complete without defining accuracy. There are three components to the accuracy of a feedback device: precision, resolution, and repeatability. Precision is the ability of the device to measure a given angle relative to a theoretical standard. Resolver and encoder specifications list the limits of measurement precision as "Accuracy." Resolution is the extent to which the device can detect small changes in angles. The resolution of a resolver is infinite because the output is analog. In practical terms however, the resolution of a resolver is limited by the interpolation of the resolver-to-digital converter electronics. The resolution of an encoder is determined by the lines per revolution (counts) in the codewheel pattern. Repeatability is the capacity of the device to consistently measure the same angle. Brushless resolvers and optical encoders are repeatable well within their precision and resolution. For this reason, repeatability is seldom specified.
For both resolvers and encoders, precision is predominately a function of the manufacturing process variability for a given design. Absolute precision is a design goal and statistically possible but variability in the manufacturing process results in measurement output errors. Improved designs can reduce manufacturing variability or null the effects of variability but ultimately errors in precision are process related.
For example, it was found that constructing resolver cores of stamped sheet metal laminations in place of machined cores could reduce costs. However, the stamped lamination assembly process introduced geometric variability that affected accuracy.
In an encoder, precision is closely related to the concentricity of the code pattern with the axis of rotation. Control of manufacturing tolerances alone will not produce precise encoders. An assembly process called "centering" will null out most of the manufacturing variability to greatly improve the encoder precision. In the centering process, a highly skilled assembler taps the code disk into a position where the codewheel pattern is concentric with the axis of rotation before the code wheel is bonded to its hub.
A similar process known as "accuracy grinding" is used to improve the precision of resolvers. A skilled operator grinds away small sections of the resolver stator while measuring the resultant precision after each trial. This operation would not be done on a production basis but is used to adjust the precision of a particular unit by up to 50% when manufacturing processes fail to produce a unit within specification.
As stated earlier, specifications for precision are given as accuracy in fractions of an angle. For a resolver, accuracy is given as the limits of variation from the absolute position of the detected angle. A typical brushless resolver specification for accuracy is 10 arc minutes. With improvements in design and process, the accuracy of resolvers could be increased to 3 arc minutes. Encoders comparable in size and price (code disk centered as described above) are routinely accurate within 20 arc seconds. Encoder accuracy within 3 arc seconds is economically obtainable.
In general we have been discussing the single-speed resolver. Such a resolver has only one coil and thus only one North Pole and one South Pole per revolution. More coils and thus more poles can be added. Resolvers with multiple poles are called multi-speed resolvers. The absolute angular position is not available from a multi-speed resolver because the detectable angle is no longer 360 degrees mechanical. The detectable angular position of a multi-speed resolver is 360 degrees mechanical divided by the number of pole pairs. However, the detecting error for each pole is the same as a single pole. Therefore, the number of poles reduces the angular error of a multi-speed resolver (qerror = qdetecting error / pole pairs). Multi-speed resolvers are used when resolver accuracy must be significantly improved.
Where feedback device precision is primarily process related, resolution is strictly a design factor. Maximum design resolution for a feedback device may be limited by the outer limits of process capabilities. However, within the design limit, process has no effect on resolution. Theoretically the resolution of a resolver is infinite but the interpolation electronics processing the resolver signal is not. By design, the resolver-to-digital conversion divides the smooth analog resolver signal into finite detectable levels. Encoder resolution is determined at design time by the number of lines dividing the circumference of the coded disk at its optical radius.
Resolution of continuous angles into finite divisions results in an ambiguity known as quantization error. Quantization error (round off error) occurs whenever analog data is changed into digital data. Since shaft rotation is essentially a smoothly variable analog function and resolver interpolation or encoder output resolution is a subdivision of shaft rotation into a finite number of increments, there is an inherent error of 1/2 the value of the last division. That is, a 10-bit feedback device can resolve no more than 360/1024 degrees of rotation and the quantization error is therefore approximately 0.18 degrees. Stated another way, the shaft must rotate 0.36 degrees before an output transition occurs and during that angle, the last count is 1023.5 0.5. Quantizing error is fixed error and can only be reduced by increasing the feedback resolution.
It is useful to compare precision and resolution and their respective error components, detection error and quantization error. If the detection error of a resolver is 10 arc minutes then the quantization error will be the same at roughly 10 bits of resolution (1024). The resolver-to-digital conversion electronics adds another 2 to 8 arc minutes of uncertainty. As a measuring device, the least significant bit of such a system is useless since the sum of the errors exceeds the smallest detectable angle.
The precision of encoders is much higher than resolvers therefore by the same analysis encoders can be used to resolve much smaller angles. If the precision of an encoder is 20 arc seconds then 20 arc seconds of quantization error occurs when the resolution is approximately 15 bits (32768).
Encoder resolution needs some further clarification. Incremental optical encoders have two digital output signals labeled A and B. The B signal is 90 degrees electrical phase from the A signal. This phase shift results in four unique states of the A and B signals known as quadrature output. They are A high – B low, A high – B high, A low – B high, and A low – B low. Since these four detectable states occur for every line on the codewheel, the resolution of the graduated lines can be multiplied by four. The smallest resolvable angle is then ¼ the angle between the coded lines (q = 360° / 4 * n). A 10 bit encoder (1024 lines) can be used to resolve 12 bits (4096 counts).
Tuning and bandwidth
Since resolvers are infinitely tunable feedback devices, a number of parameters must be considered when selecting components for a specific application. The resolver input frequency, winding impedances and input transformer ratio must be carefully considered in conjunction with system tracking rate, bandwidth, filtering, phase compensation and desired accuracy.
The maximum RPM of a resolver is limited by the conversion rate of the system resolver-to-digital converter. If the resolver is directly coupled to a shaft, this is then the maximum RPM of the shaft. The maximum RPM is calculated by dividing the conversion resolution in bits by the conversion rate. For example, a 10 bit converter has a resolution of 1024 bits per revolution. At a conversion rate of 10 µS, the maximum RPM is 6000. It is apparent that an increase in resolution must be accompanied by a proportional increase in conversion rate to result in the same maximum RPM.
The same limitation applies to an optical encoder. The incremental digital output frequency is limited by internal sensor electronics. As in the above example, an encoder with 1024 pulses per revolution and a maximum output frequency of 100 KHz (10 µS) also has a maximum RPM of 6000. Resolution and output frequency must increase proportionately to retain the same maximum RPM.
This is not to say that a stable control loop can be obtained at the maximum RPM. The excitation frequency of a brushless resolver is limited by electrical parameters of the windings such as winding resistance and the capacitance between the windings. The typical maximum excitation frequency is 10 KHz.
By contrast, encoder resolution and maximum output frequency are the only systemic considerations. Resolution of optical encoders is limited by the size of the rotating code wheel. Output frequency is limited by sensor electronics. High resolution encoder bandwidth is limited by output pulse frequency.
Resolvers are insensitive to reasonable amounts of contamination. Optical encoders are extremely sensitive to contamination. If the encoder code wheel becomes contaminated, the resulting output will have errors or cease to function all together. Typically encoders are housed to protect them from contamination in harsh environments.
Resolvers are heavy and have high inertia. The nature of their materials is primarily heavy metal cores and windings. Encoders are generally smaller electronic devices and the code wheel has comparatively low inertia.
Both resolvers and encoders constructed with internal shafts require only coupling to the motor shaft. Frameless resolvers and modular or kit encoders require alignments during installation.
Frameless resolvers require both radial and axial alignments of the rotor and stator. There must be a non-contacting gap between the rotor and stator. Misalignment of the concentricity between the stator and rotor effects detecting accuracy. Axially, the rotor and stator laminations should be in the same plane for best reliability.
Modular encoders also have alignments in both radial and axial directions. The code wheel pattern must be concentric with the axis of rotation for best accuracy. Also the optical path of the stationary member must be at the same radius as the pattern on the code wheel. The non-contacting gap is aligned in the axial direction. A close and consistent gap is necessary for both accuracy and reliability.
The mating shaft is of concern for both devices. Shaft concentricity, perpendicularity and axial runout are important for resolver function and reliability. Encoders are affected by thermal differential expansion between motor housing and shaft and motor shaft axial endplay and axial runout. Poor shaft tolerances can result in poor accuracy and in the worst case catastrophic failure.
Resolvers have an analog output with theoretically infinite resolution. Practical limitations are due to signal noise and analog-to-digital conversion electronics. A resolver-to-digital converter is required to digitize resolver signals for the controller. The position data is most often absolute.
Encoders can have analog or digital and incremental or absolute outputs. The electronics required to digitize encoder signals are simple and generally supplied as part of the encoder. Electrical noise immunity is another advantages feature of encoders.
Important parameters
The following is a checklist of parameters that should be known before specifying the feedback device of choice:
Speed (number of poles)
Input voltage
Input frequency
Input current
Input Impedance
Output voltage
Output Impedance
Transformer ratio (K)
Phase shift
Electrical error (detecting error)
Rotor bore
Rotor inertia
Operating temperature
Supply voltage
Supply current
Output interface
Single-ended, differential
Output current
Quadrature error
Output channels
BLDC commutation (6 state absolute)
Hub bore
Operating temperature
Angle measurement
Absolute resolution
Incremental resolution
Accuracy (arc minutes)
Electronic interface
Noise immunity
Output signal
Construction materials
16 bits
4 to 40
R/D converter
very high
+150 ºC
absolute or incremental
13 bits
10,000 lines/revolution
.25 to 6
analog or digital
+100 ºC
The motion control application dictates the choice between resolver and encoder feedback. Because they are more accurate and easier to implement, the system designer should consider using encoder feedback first. However, if environmental or longevity requirements exceed the limits of optical encoders, then the obvious choice is resolver feedback. Cost has not been discussed because resolver and encoder feedback systems can now compete on price alone.
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BBG Dealbook: VOA Adds New Affiliates in South America, Africa, and Russia
The BBG adds new affiliates and partners on multiple platforms in Peru, Uganda, and The Russian Federation…
From the BBG Dealbook:
VOA Spanish Adds reach in Patagonia
Radio Uno, 93.7FM, a leading radio station in Peru's southernmost city of Tacna, near the Chilean border, has signed on to receive Voice of America Spanish-language content via the VOA Direct platform. VOA Direct allows enables affiliates to download broadcast quality audio and video via the internet.
Radio Uno will pull short and long-form content, airing VOA Spanish programming deeper in the Southern Cone/Patagonia region.
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Mega FM, located in Gulu, Uganda has added VOA's Straight Talk Africa to its lineup.
Mega General Manager Irene Atek said the addition, "Will at long last fill in the gap on African topical shows that we have always wanted from (Ugandan-born Straight Talk host) Shaka Ssali."
Gulu was the center of the conflict between the Uganda Peoples Defense Forces and Joseph Kony's Lords Resistance Army (LRA) that saw north Uganda torn apart in chaos for almost two decades. Mega FM received praised as one of the key players in the peace process having encouraged dialogue by the fighting parties.
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Following up a productive meeting at the Russian Internet Week conference, BBG representatives have signed a deal with Galargo TV, an internet TV portal.
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Is there a 'quick way' of computing the rank and signature of the quadratic form $$q(x,y,z) = xy - xz$$ as I can only think of doing the huge computation where you find a basis such that the matrix of this quadratic form only has entries on the diagonal and compute it that way. Even doing that I must have made a mistake somewhere and seeing as this question is only worth 4 marks (it's a past exam question which doesn't have a mark scheme) then I thought that was rather a lot of work.
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1) $$ xy-xz=x(y-z) $$
2) $$ ab=\left(\frac{a+b}{2}\right)^2-\left(\frac{a-b}{2}\right)^2 $$
A generalization, let $x,y,z$ be complex vectors of dimension $n$. Then the matrix $xy^*-xz^*=x(y-z)^*$ has rank at most one. The innertia contains $n-1$ zeros.


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ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. - The New Orleans Saints have won a lot of impressive games in the Sean Payton era, but the team's win against Buffalo on Sunday ranks up there with the best of the them.
You can have their successful shootouts and triumphant touchdown-fests. This win will open more eyes around the NFL than either of their one-sided beatdowns of Detroit and Philadelphia.
This time the Saints won ugly. They won with defense and special teams. They won in Buffalo, playing Buffalo football in Buffalo weather.
In short, they won like they've been unable to win in a long, long time.
On Sunday, the Bills held Drew Brees without a touchdown pass and limited him to his lowest passing output in three years and still left on the wrong side of a 27-7 tail-whipping.
"It's a brand-new year, " Saints defensive tackle Sedrick Ellis said. "It's a different mind-set, a different attitude."
It's definitely a different Saints defense and running game.
For most of the Payton era, the Saints have won football games one way: By outscoring teams with their high-powered passing attack. When opponents bottled up Brees, the Saints struggled. And more often than not they lost.
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It looked like it was going to be another one of those days Sunday. With the Saints' offense sputtering, Payton turned to his defense, which he challenged earlier in the week. He essentially put game on their shoulders -- and the unit responded with one of the most dominating defensive efforts in recent Saints history.
The Bills had 12 possessions. They punted on nine of them. They went three- or four-and-out on six of the series. In the fourth quarter, with the Saints clinging to a precarious 10-7 lead, the defense did not surrender a first down and held Buffalo to 18 total yards on 16 plays.
"That's as good a defense as we've played around here in awhile, " Payton said.
The same could be said for the rushing attack. The Saints rushed 38 times for 222 yards. They gained more yards on the ground than they did through the air for the first time since 2006, when they went to the Meadowlands and whipped the Giants at their own game on Christmas Eve.
The catalyst this time was Pierre Thomas, who shook off the flu and a balky right knee to rush for a career-high 126 yards on 14 carries, all in the second half. It was an heroic effort by Thomas, who was so ill he didn't take part in pregame warm-ups while medics pumped him with IVs.
"I can't say enough about him, " Brees said. "He's a warrior."
A defensive slugfest certainly wasn't what anyone expected. A sellout crowd of 70,261 showed up at blustery Ralph Wilson Stadium anticipating an offensive shootout. The Saints' top-ranked offense versus the Bills' no-huddle attack.
Instead, a Penn State-Ohio State slugfest broke out.
After the Bills tied the score at 7 on a fake field goal on the second play of the second quarter, the teams combined to produce just one field goal in 15 series of offense. And that came thanks to yet another spectacular special teams play by Saints rookie Malcolm Jenkins, who forced and recovered a fumble by Roscoe Parrish on a punt return to set up a John Carney 27-yard chip shot.
On their final nine possessions, Buffalo dented Saints territory only once. And it should be noted that was with the aid of a pair of personal foul penalties on the Saints' defense, including a very questionable one against Anthony Hargrove for unnecessary roughness.
Other than that, the Saints' defense pitched a shutout.
"You're judged on how many points you give up and today we gave up no points, " linebacker Jon Vilma said.
It was the kind of effort that earned defensive coordinator Gregg Williams a well-deserved game ball afterward. When Payton awarded Williams the ball, it ignited a raucous cheer from the entire Saints roster which could be heard through the locker room walls.
"It was a great moment, " defensive end Will Smith said.
Williams' game plan called for more blitzes than the Saints showed in Weeks 1 and 2. The Saints sent defensive backs after Bills quarterback Trent Edwards early and often. At times, they even executed a corner fire, blitzing cornerbacks Tracy Porter and Jabari Greer from the flanks. The strategy flustered the Bills' no-huddle attack and they never seemed to adjust.
"We knew they were going to throw some kind of wrinkle at us, " Bills running back Fred Jackson said. "And I think by the time we got it figured out we were just in too much of a hole."
It was a classic case of the mentor schooling a pupil. Bills offensive coordinator Alex Van Pelt was a quarterback for Williams when he coached the Bills from 2001 to 2003.
"Gregg had a plan and stuck with it, " Van Pelt said. "I didn't do a good job of adapting and going from there."
The Saints were officially credited with only four sacks, but they harassed Edwards for four quarters. He avoided one sack with an intentional grounding penalty and was hurried on 14 other occasions.
Ends Smith and Charles Grant led the charge. The duo, which has endured its share of criticism in the past year, combined for two-and-a-half sacks, four tackles for losses and five quarterback hurries. Smith also had a big interception to thwart the Bills' lone scoring drive of the second half.
Ellis added a sack, tackle for loss and two quarterback pressures as the Saints' starting defensive line feasted on an inexperienced, overwhelmed Bills front five.
"Coach challenged us on Monday, and we took it as men to rise to the challenge, " Ellis said. "He made it clear that we were the unit that could make the difference in this game."
The Saints' offense looked pedestrian for the first time in awhile. Buffalo opened the game in a nickel defensive package to counter the Saints' passing attack and it effectively transformed their offensive juggernaut into a jugger-not.
Brees directed the Saints to a touchdown on their opening drive then went eight consecutive possessions without another TD.
"You go all week and all you hear people talking about is the two offenses, that's enough to get a couple of defenses fired up, " Brees said. "I felt like our defense played tremendously."
The victory fulfilled one of the Saints' offseason goals to finish games in the fourth quarter. A year ago, the Saints folded down the stretch in several of their losses. The Saints even passed out T-shirts before the season with the mission statement "Finish Strong" across the chest. In the fourth quarter against Buffalo, the Saints outscored the Bills 17-0.
"This was a game that, in the past, unfortunately would not have gone our way, " Brees said.
But this time it did, in most un-Saints-like fashion. And that could be ominous news for the rest of the NFL.
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DETROIT — Leaning against a chain link fence, Detroit cab driver Jose Santana stares across a largely empty lot at the corner of Michigan and Trumbull Avenues. There is a cluster of picnic tables, a ruggedly etched baseball diamond with net backstop, a set of arched metal plaza entrance gates, and a towering flagpole. In a steady breeze, an American flag atop a Detroit Tigers flag waves in the direction of the downtown business district.
Santana says that all sorts of amateur players take the field during the summer. Then, he takes a tug at the old Al Kaline jersey he's wearing and says, "But not guys like this. I like the old times."
The days when Tiger Stadium stood at the site, when the 125-foot-tall flagpole memorably stood in fair territory, when fans flooded through the plaza gates, when Kaline and Ty Cobb patrolled the outfield, when Hank Greenberg racked up RBIs, when Mark Fidrych tidied up the mound on his hands and knees, when Lou Whitaker and Alan Trammell turned double plays, are long gone. Now, the old Tiger Stadium site stands as another symbol of decayed, bankrupt Detroit.
Former Detroit pitcher Jack Morris acknowledged before Game 5 of the American League Championship Series on Thursday night that he "was the guy that wanted to push the plunger" for demolition. But Morris also understood why fans may have been enthralled by the same historic charm and unique configuration that sometimes proved problematic as a player.
"They built the dugout for Ty Cobb and he's about 4-6, every time I went in there I hit my head, and I've been a wreck ever since," said Morris.
After praising Comerica Park as more enjoyable for everyone, Morris added: "Tiger Stadium was unique. The first time I walked into it I thought it was pretty cool because of what it was. It was a historical ballpark where some of the greatest players of all time played. And that in itself is kind of cool, because I think as we get older as players we appreciate history more than we did as current players."
Morris noted he had to learn how to pitch at Tiger Stadium, and it wasn't easy.
"Center field was the only place you could survive with fly balls," said Morris. "That's why Sparky [Anderson, the manager] let the grass grow 6 inches longer, because we needed ground balls to get outs."
The Tigers played their final game at Tiger Stadium on Sept. 27, 1999. After the local team moved about a mile and a half away to Comerica the next season, there was no shortage of ideas about what to do with the historic, abandoned stadium. Some thought a minor league team could take up residence. A developer reportedly proposed that the stadium be converted into condominiums. Another suggestion was a multi-use facility with condos, stores, and a smaller diamond. Ultimately, the city didn't see any feasible option except demolition.
Ballparks, particularly a historic ballpark like Tiger Stadium that opened in 1912, present all kinds of challenges. The quirkiness of special features such as the right-field overhang make conversion to other uses tricky and costly. Even maintaining the stadium's facade after the Tigers left was expensive. Detroit news reports put the total cost of Tiger Stadium upkeep from 2000-06 at around $2.5 million. To this day, the demolition of Tiger Stadium in September 2009 still upsets longtime Tigers fans. And they are particularly disappointed that nothing has been done with the site.
"The stadium was history," said Bill Harrison of Grass Lake as he shopped for Tigers souvenirs at Comerica Park. "It was part of Detroit, just like Fenway Park is part of Boston. To tear Fenway down, you might as well tear down the Capitol building in Washington, D.C. or the Lincoln monument. Why not? At what point do we save our history for the generations coming up?"
Danny Worley, who grew up in Detroit but traveled from his current home in Oak Ridge, Tenn., for the ALCS, added: "It doesn't matter what they do with the site, as long as they do something. I love the thought of taking a percentage of it and turning it into some kids fields. But I don't have a preference, just do something."
Recounting Tiger Stadium memories, fans often remark on the intimate field and the sightlines. Worley remembered that fans sat so close to the field "it seemed like you could almost reach out and touch the players" and that "for a 10-year-old boy you were in heaven." Dawn Marlow of Livonia recalled that "there wasn't a bad seat in the house."
"I miss the fact that there were a lot of memories there as a kid, great memories," said Mike Tuttle of Kalamazoo, who attended the 1968 and '84 World Series at Tiger Stadium. "We used to go to free bat day every year. It's a shame that the site isn't enshrined better or there isn't a better memorial there."
Some former Tigers miss the historic field a little less than the fans.
"I always say change is good," said Whitaker. "[But] there's a lot of memories and history in Tiger Stadium. Some of the best players before my time played the game there . . . People like Ty Cobb and [Charlie] Gehringer, just a lot of history. I'm sure a lot of people in Detroit feel really bad to see it the way it is today. But hopefully they can do something and make it a beautiful site there and keep the memories going."
Now, the Tigers play in Comerica Park, a place that some fans say has a decidedly corporate feel. With giant tigers statues and tiger heads gripping baseballs in their mouths adorning the exterior, and a carousel spinning just off a concourse, Comerica can feel a little Disney-esque at times. That said, Morris will take Comerica Park and its bells and whistles and revisit Tiger Stadium on film.
"There's video of players playing [at Tiger Stadium] and baseball games being played there," said Morris. "I would say the beautiful things in the world are created by God. Man-made things come and go . . . It was time."Shira Springer can be reached at firstname.lastname@example.com.


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STARKVILLE, Miss. – Mississippi State opened its fall home season with a sweep of Shorter on Sunday afternoon, taking game one 3-0 and the second 7-6. A 14-strikeout performance by senior pitcher Alison Owen helped lead the team to a victory in the opener while game two had the Bulldogs stage a three-run comeback for the victory as junior Ashley Phillips drove in the game-winning run in the bottom of the fifth.
Phillips reached base in all seven plate appearances during the doubleheader while leadoff batter Loryn Nichols reached in six of seven.
Owen went all seven innings of the opener, scattering three hits and walking two. She struck out two or more in six of her seven frames. Shorter's Maddie Bray also went all seven innings, allowing three runs on seven hits and two walks. She also fanned one.
In the second contest, MSU's Shana Sherrod tossed four innings before Alexis Silkwood came in for the final three frames. The pair combined to surrender eight hits and strike out four. Shorter starter Christina Ezell tossed four-and-a-third frames and yielded six walks and six hits while fanning three. Kalei Kimbrell came in for the final five outs.
In the opener, Owen struck out the side in the top of the first and the Bulldogs got a key two-out hit from Heidi Shape to take a 2-0 lead in the bottom of the frame. An error, fielder's choice and walk loaded the bases for MSU, but a double play left runners on second and third with two down for Shape. She sent a ball into shallow right field that the second baseman dove for but could not catch, allowing Julia Echols and Sam Lenahan to score. A strikeout ended the threat.
In the top of the third, solid Bulldog defense kept Shorter off the board. The Hawks recorded their first hit on a bunt single by Kendall Johnson, but Kayla Cooper's bunt resulted in Johnson getting thrown out at second. Cooper was then caught stealing to close the frame.
Shorter had a pair of base runners in the top of the fourth, but was held off the scoreboard. Felicia Morris led off with a bunt single and moved to second on a sacrifice bunt. Paige Rowland drew a one-out walk, but Owen rebounded with a pair of strikeouts to end the threat.
Both teams went quietly until the top of the sixth, when Shorter got a leadoff double from Cooper. After a pop out to freshman Caroline Seitz at shortstop, Jackie Castaneda was hit by a pitch. Owen settled down, fanning Rowland and pinch hitter Gracie Ayers to keep the Hawks off the scoreboard.
After the defensive hold, Mississippi State added its final run of the game in the bottom of the sixth. Seitz ripped a one-out triple to the gap in right center and scored on a groundout to the second baseman by freshman Mackenzie Toler.
Owen retired the Hawks in order in the top of the seventh to seal the victory.
In game two, Morris hit a one-out double in the top of the first, but Sherrod bounced back with a groundout and strikeout to end the threat.
The Bulldogs again wasted little time scoring, going ahead 2-0 in the bottom of the first with two unearned runs. Nichols and Phillips led off with consecutive walks. A pop out and sacrifice bunt moved the pair up a base before Seitz reached on a throwing error by the third baseman that allowed Nichols to score. Logan Foulks followed with a bunt single that plated Phillips for the two-run advantage.
The Hawks broke the scoreless drought in the top of the second with five runs. A fielder's choice from Ezell drove in Ericka Bynum, who doubled to start the inning. A Johnson single to right and misplay by Seitz at shortstop on the relay throw evened the game as Ezell scored. Cooper singled to right to plate Johnson and put Shorter ahead 3-2 before Morris made it a 5-2 advantage with a two-run home run.
MSU got two runs back in the bottom of the third to make it a 5-4 deficit. Toler led off with a solo home run to left center. With one out, Foulks reached second on a dropped fly ball by the left fielder. Shape walked and, after a strikeout, Echols reached on a fielder's choice as the Shorter shortstop tried to get the force at second on Shape, but threw the ball into right field, allowing Foulks to score. A groundout ended the threat.
In the top of the fourth, Shorter answered back with a run on an RBI single up the middle from Johnson to make it a 6-4 advantage.
Mississippi State again responded, evening the score in the bottom of the frame. Phillips was hit by a pitch to start the rally and scored on a Toler single up the middle. Pinch runner Katie Anne Bailey entered for Toler and stole second base. Foulks knotted the game with a single through the left side that plated Bailey before a fly out ended the threat.
The Bulldogs regained the lead at 7-6 in the bottom of the fifth on a single to right center from Phillips that plated Kayla Winkfield, who walked to open the frame.
Silkwood retired all nine batters she faced to preserve the victory and earn the win.
The Bulldogs finish their fall season next week with two doubleheaders. MSU faces Wallace State Community College at 1 p.m. Saturday and takes on Itawamba Community College at 3 p.m. Sunday.


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I made this stew on a chilly November evening and it smells great when cooking. I had to use sweet Italian sausage instead of hot, so I added a tsp. of crushed red pepper when I started cooking. I used 1 1/2 cups Marsala wine instead of white (that's all I had on hand), chopped fresh kale instead of spinach, and Chick Peas instead of Cannolini beans and it still came out tasting sooo hearty and delicious. I made toasted garlic bread to compliment the stew, very tasty. Give it a try, the family will enjoy it on a cold day!
Leek, Potato & Spinach Stew
From EatingWell: May/June 2010
For this light, brothy stew, use the vegetables of late spring and early summer from your CSA share: leeks, potatoes, garlic and spinach. Vary what's in the stew according to the weekly bounty. Serve with: Crusty whole-wheat baguette spread with goat cheese.
15 Reviews for Leek, Potato & Spinach Stew
I followed the directions precisely, only using chicken sausage, as I could not find hot Italian turkey sausage. After stirring in the garlic and salt until fragrant, I added the wine (Gallo Extra Dry Vermouth), covered the pot, and turned the heat up to high. When I heard what sounded like boiling, I removed the lid. A tower of flames immediately shot up high enough to singe my hair. Fortunately, the fire quickly subsided, and no serious harm was done.
The soup was pretty good, if a little too picante. It just needed salt.
Easy to make, good flavor but I found the spice from the hot Italian turkey sausage too over powering. I would make next time with a few modifications: sweet turkey Italian sausage, more broth (about 8-12 oz) and a second can of beans.
This is light and satisfying at the same time. Next time I will double the sausage as my husband complained that it was too light on the meat (didn't bother me though).
I will definitely keep this in my winter meal rotation. Great when you want something more substantial than a soup, but still thoroughly warming. I like the suggestion to add red pepper flakes if the sausage isn't spicy. Will try that next time.


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The passionate, poignant, and triumphant story of two-time Olympic gold medalwinning beach volleyball icon Misty May-Treanor.More than any Olympics in history, the 2008 Beijing Summer Games captured the world's imagination, and Misty May-Treanor became one of the biggest U.S. stars on the global stage. Now she shares the story of her life and remarkable athletic career.Destined for beach volleyball superstardom, having been raised on famed Muscle Beach in Santa Monica, California, Misty talks about the personal and professional challenges she has faced and the life lessons she has learned in the process. From growing up with two driven, competitive, accomplished athlete parents and living in a volatile household rocked for years by their alcoholism to the heartbreaking death of her mother from cancer, Misty reveals intimate details never before publicly discussed. She tells behind-the-scenes stories about her eight-year climb to the top of beach volleyball with partners Holly McPeak and Kerri Walsh; her career-threatening injuries; her role on ABC's hit television showDancing with the Stars; and of course, her historic two Olympic gold medals and the special rewards they've brought.Offering an unprecedented glimpse into the life of a cherished celebrity sports icon and an ambassador for women's athletics,Mistywill touch, inspire, and empower readers everywhere.
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The film will be hitting theaters this fall, but you can get idea of what is in store for Gone Girl thanks to the release of the thriller's first trailer. Seeing that this is only teaser, the preview is quite short. However in its time frame, the trailer accomplishes at the getting the story across and shows off the movie in style. This preview certainly leaves an impression and it might leave some moviegoers wanting to find out the mystery come this Fall.
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CENTERVILLE, Mass. – Oregon State rowers Nick Aerne, Aidan Daly-Jensen, Chase Hooper and Bobby Vernazza have been named to the Intercollegiate Rowing Association's (IRA) 2014 All-Academic Team, it was announced Tuesday by the Eastern College Athletic Conference.
For a student-athlete to be eligible, he or she must be at least a sophomore in standing and completed one full year at his or her respective institution; maintain a cumulative grade point average of 3.35 or higher; earn an institutional letter, compete at the 2014 IRA Regatta.
Aerne, a junior from Hillsboro, Ore., studies mechanical engineering and carries a 3.36 GPA. He rowed in the bow seat of the Third Varsity Eight at IRA Nationals and in the 2-seat of the Varsity 4+ earning a bronze medal finish at Pac-12 Championships.
Daly-Jensen, a junior from Portland, Ore., studies electrical and computer engineering and has a 3.49 GPA. Daly-Jensen finished the season in the 3-seat of the Second Varsity Eight including a 12th place finish at IRA's and a bronze at Pac-12 Championships.
Hooper, a senior from Pleasanton, Calif., carries a 3.38 GPA in biology and finished the season in the bow seat of the Varsity Eight. Hooper helped his crew to a 15th place finish at the IRA Championships.
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LOS ANGELES (LALATE) – A California earthquake today 2014 has struck Hollister. The California earthquake today February 23, 2014 began within the half-hour, near Salinas. Damage assessment is pending.
Officials tell news that a 2.7 magnitude California earthquake today began just after 2:57 PM PST. The quake was shallow. USGS indicates to news that the quake started five miles below ground level. As a result the quake could be felt across the region.
USGS reports to news that the quake was six miles south of Ridgemark. It was seven miles southwest of Hollister and twelve miles east of Salinas. It started twelve miles east of Prunedale and was south of Gilroy. It was west Los Banos, south of San Jose and north of King City.
Several quakes have hit the region in recent years. In June 2012, another quake erupted just one mile northwest of Hollister. The quake was seven miles east of San Juan Bautista and seven miles northwest of Tres Pinos. The quake also struck forty-two miles southeast of downtown San Jose. Mapping revealed that the quake struck southeast of Santa Cruz. It was also centered due south of Gilroy, near Watsonville and northeast of Salinas, Monterey, and Carmel. In August 2011, the region suffered one to two earthquakes roughly every day. They were predominately centered at San Leandro or Pinnacles.


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Four-time and defending NCAA Champion UCLA will host the 2004 NCAA Women's Gymnastics Championships Apr. 15-17 in Pauley Pavilion.
UCLA is currently the No. 1 ranked team in the nation and one of the favorites to claim the title this season. The Bruins, who are coached by four-time National Coach of the Year Valorie Kondos Field, boast the top two all-around competitors in the nation in Jeanette Antolin and Kate Richardson. UCLA's roster includes a total of three NCAA Champions in Richardson (2003 beam and bars), Jamie Dantzscher (2003 bars, 2002 all-around, vault and floor) and Yvonne Tousek (2001 bars), four Olympians (Dantzscher, Kristen Maloney, Richardson and Tousek) and seven World Championships competitors.
The first day of competition, Thursday, April 15, will be held in two sessions. Six teams will compete in the first session at 1 pm, and another will compete in the second session at 7 pm. If UCLA qualifies, it will compete in the evening session. Those two sessions will consist of the team preliminaries and the individual all-around championship. The top three teams from each of Thursday's sessions will advance to the team finals Friday, April 16 at 7 pm. Individual event finals will be held Saturday, April 17 at 7 pm.
Teams qualify into the Championships by placing in the Top 2 at the six NCAA Regional Championships. The Regional Championships will take place Apr. 2-3 at pre-determined sites.
UCLA previously hosted the NCAA Championships in 1998 and 1984.
Tickets for the championships are available at UCLA's Central Ticket Office, (310) UCLA-WIN or online at www.tickets.ucla.edu. Reserved seats are selling quickly, so fans should purchase them soon for the best seats.
All-session tickets are priced as follows:
Single-session tickets are currently only available through a group rate (25 or more). The prices are $9 each for reserved and $7 each for general admission.