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The father of a terminally ill girl has been jailed after he stole £3,500 of charity money intended to help her swim with dolphins.
Albi Elliott, 44, was sentenced to three years after a judge branded his actions as "despicably devious".
The money was given to his daughter Ashanti Elliott-Smith, 11, who has a rare condition that makes her look much older than she is and who is not expected to live past the age of 15.
It was donated to her from the Sussex British Motorcycle Owners Club in 2010 for her trip, but Elliott spent it in two months at Tesco and paying for insurance.
He went with her to charity fundraisers where they were selected for the donation by the club.
Elliott told the club that Ashanti's mother was too ill to attend the cheque presentation, but when she went to another event a month later she said she knew nothing about it.
She told The Sun: "To me it's the same as abuse, and it's heartbreaking for Ashanti to know he has ruined her wish.
"Albi has been convicted for stealing off his terminally ill child, robbing her of her final wish and that disgusts me."
He lied to police repeatedly, telling them that the cash was in his mother's safe and later in a field in Heathfield East Sussex.
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There, Marathon County Sheriff Randy Hoenisch has been at his office 1.75 hours this year, and not quite 22 hours since August, according to a report in the Wausau Daily Herald.
The Daily Herald based its findings on how often Hoenisch's electronic key was recorded gaining access to his office at the Marathon County Courthouse in Wausau or the department's parking garage.
The paper reports that Hoenisch's attendance dropped off dramatically after his wife, Kim Hoenisch, 41, was suspended from job as a probation officer with the state Department of Corrections. In December, she was charged with burglary, misconduct in public office, possession of narcotic drugs and possession of prescription drugs without a prescription for taking pain medication from felons she supervised. She pleaded no contest to the charges in January.
As elected officials, sheriff's are not required to punch a clock or work any particular hours. The Daily Herald reported that Hoenisch did not return repeated calls for comment. His second in command, Chief Deputy Scott Parks, told the paper that he is in regular contact with the sheriff, and the department has been running smoothly Hoenisch's absence.
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WELLINGTON/SYDNEY: The Australian dollar lost altitude on its US counterpart on Thursday as a failure to rally on upbeat Chinese data led speculators to cut back on long positions, though the New Zealand currency had no such trouble.
The Aussie eased back to $1.0513, from an early $1.0552, while its kiwi cousin crept ahead to $0.8430, from $0.8410.
"It looks exhausted, having failed at $1.0600 for a week now," said David Scutt, a trader at Arab Bank Australia.
"If it can't rally on strong Chinese data, it means it's due for a pull back," he said, seeing it testing $1.0500 or $1.0470, both major retracement levels.
The Aussie got only a brief lift from the latest HSBC survey of China's factory sector which showed growth accelerated to a two-year high in January. China is a major export market from Australia and New Zealand and a pick up there would be supportive of earnings and commodity prices in general.
In contrast, the kiwi was not far from a high of $0.8462 touched earlier this month.
"The kiwi should remain strong, without a break into new territory," said ANZ Bank head of market research David Croy.
The currency has held between $0.8324 and $0.8462 for the past three weeks. Technically, support remained around $0.8380 with the first line of resistance seen at $0.8450.
The Aussie dollar fared better against the yen, given the Japanese government's determination to fight deflation and lower the currency.
It last fetched 93.86 yen, having bounced from an early low of 93.05. The kiwi dollar bought 74.08 yen, up 0.6 percent in the day, not far from 75.80 last week, its strongest since 2008.
Both currencies have risen more than 12 percent on the yen since November.
The Aussie and kiwi also held major overnight gains against the Canadian dollar which skidded after the Bank of Canada surprised with a dovish statement, putting back the likely timing of any tightening.
The Aussie was last at C$1.0512, having leaped to a five-month high at C$1.0540, and eyeing the August peak at C$1.0597.
The kiwi was a clear outperformer, having surged to its highest in more than five years at C$0.8442.
Australian bond futures crawled to their highest since late December, well off multi-month lows hit earlier in January. The three-year bond contract added 0.04 points to 97.330, while the 10-year contract was up 0.02 points to 96.755.
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Beach Grove Motel was the motel that Mulder and Scully stay at while investigating the disappearance and reappearance of Colonel Robert Budahas.
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I tried to get some sleep in while Damien was out but I just lay there hating myself. I'd cheated on him. The fucking love of my life and I cheated on him. I tried to be angry at the pervy guy but I mean, it wasn't his fault. It was mine. My fault for being such a pussy and giving in at the mention of money. Was that really all me and Damien were worth? A thousand bucks? I curled into a ball, trying to resist the urge to puke again. There was nothing left for me to puke up. I scratched at my arm instead, wondering what was taking Damien so long. He'd been gone almost an hour now. I ignored the slight sting where I was scratching at my arm and cocooned myself in the comforter.
"You alright there?" I heard Damien ask eventually.
I glanced up at him, nodding slightly.
"Want anything?"
I shook my head and he lay down with me, cuddling my cocoon. I stayed where I was, scratching slightly at my arm til it was time to get ready for work. I had to improvise with the shirt since my work shirt had... Well, y'know. I went over to Damien, giving him a small kiss.
"I'll call you if I need picking up"
"Don't work too hard. Let me know if that creep needs me to have another... word with him"
I nodded and left, keeping my eyes on the ground as I walked to the grocery store. I didn't deserve him. I was walking along, hating myself again when someone bumped into me.
"Sorry" I said quietly, not looking up.
"My bad. Oh, hey man"
"Hey" I said, still not looking up as I recognised Rayn's voice.
"What's up with you?"
"Any one would think you and baby had a fight"
"Oh. No, I just feel a bit sick is all"
"Hope you feel better soon, mate" he said, looking kind of shifty, "see y'around"
"Um... Are you off to see Damien?" I asked as he started walking away. He nodded. "Try not to let him worry about me" Because I'm not worth it.
"I'll try" he smiled slightly and I thanked him, setting off on my way again.
I felt sick all over again when the pervy guy showed up at the diner. I almost threw up three times and Cindy was practically begging me to go home. "Jeez, if I didn't know better I'd think that boyfriend of yours had got you pregnant" she'd laughed and I had to run off to the bathroom.
"You're a pretty good fuck, y'know?" pervy guy said, pulling me onto his lap.
I didn't care about getting fired. I kicked the fucker out for that.
I looked and felt like death by the time I got home. Cindy told me to call in sick the next day or she'd lock me out of the place. I trudged through the front door, hearing Damien shouting at someone. I arched an eyebrow when I saw it was Rayn being shouted at.
"Well what the fuck are you gonna do with it now? You can't just land me with it and expect me to sort it out for you" Damien shouted, looking stressed.
"Land you with what?" I asked.
"More crack than I can shift in this shithole of a town" he was still shouting.
Rayn stormed out, the same stressed look on his face. I shuffled into the kitchen, getting a glass of water.
"How was work?" Damien asked, leaning on the kitchen counter.
I shrugged and he arched an eyebrow.
"Nothing. Creepy dude behaving himself?"
"Kicked him out"
He smiled a little and I drank some more of my water.
"Get up to much?" I asked.
"Apart from being dumped with a load of crack? Not really. Just practicing the drumming for the session tomorrow"
I nodded.
"You feeling any better?"
"Not really"
He offered me a hug and I took it, wanting that safe feeling to wash over me again. He kissed the top of my head, making me hum. I let go of him after a couple minutes, shuffling off and getting changed into a baggy hoodie and my boxers. Damien was sat on the couch, half staring half scowling at the bag of crack. I curled up on the couch, resting my head in his lap. He played with my hair and I stayed there, not moving.
"I'll figure out what to do with it tomorrow" he said sort of to himself and looked at me, "bed?"
I nodded slightly and he carried me to bed, making me smile. He kissed me once were in bed and I kissed back, snuggling up to him. He planted kisses along my neck and I shut my eyes, instantly being reminded of the diner creep. He kissed along my jaw, sort of pausing when I didn't really do anything. He planted a baby kiss on my lips and went back to just hugging me, closing his eyes.
"Why'd you stop?" I mumbled, already knowing the answer.
"You don't seem like you're in the mood for it"
I kissed his neck, ghosting kisses against his skin as he tilted his head. He hummed and I straddled him.
He looked up at me, smiling a little. "You don't have to if you're not in the mood"
I pressed a finger to his lips, smiling as he kissed it. He smiled back and I shifted my hips a little. His hands moved to my hips and I kissed him. He kissed back and I shuffled down, stripping him. He pulled out the innocent face and I looked at him. I seriously wasn't in the mood. He sighed slightly, pulling me down for a cuddle.
"Forget it" he said, kissing me.
I kind of kissed back, a little put off by not wanting to fuck him. He seemed a little bit bothered by my lack of enthusiasm when I kissed him back and I buried my head in my pillow. He cuddled me and I cuddled back, listening to his breathing gradually slow as he fell asleep. Well, here's to another sleepless night.


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I'm confident that Bog readership knows D.C.'s regional foods pretty well. Wings with mumbo sauce, a half-smoke from Ben's, maybe a bowl of ramen from Toki Underground or Rasika's legendary palak chaat, plus the sour taste of crushing disappointment in our sports teams. You've dined well on these things, and far be it for me to make a list of things you already know about.
(Except for sports disappointment. Lists about that have run in this space more than a few times, and if history is any indicator there are probably more to come.)
But you may not be quite so familiar with the regional foods of Washington's friendly neighbor 35 miles north. And knowing how much everyone who reads the Bog likes thinking of Baltimore as part of the DMV, I thought you might want a primer.
If nothing else, you can keep this as a reference for mid-July, when you can drive up the road to see the Nats in interleague play at OPACY, or for late August, when the Redskins play a sure-to-be scintillating preseason game at M&T Bank Stadium.
My goal was to highlight foods that are iconic and either genuinely unique, exceptionally good, or both. So some literal icons (sorry, Mr. Boh!) got left off. The selections are based on my own gut instinct from having lived up in Baltimore for a few years (and being the sort of person who really likes eating and reading about food), combined with the input of a few trusted friends with Baltimore ties. I've also included a brief blurb comparing each food item to one of the 80 Greatest Redskins. Sports!
The initial impetus for this list was former WaPo Box Seats blogger Jason Woodmansee tweeting in some confusion about "Baltimore style snowballs".
Apparently, ″Baltimore style" shaved ice is a thing. Never heard of it - do they add Old Bay? pic.twitter.com/ZJKhjwvbXJ— Jason Woodmansee (@jasonwoodmansee) April 19, 2014
These are indeed a thing, with a long history as a cheap summer dessert in Baltimore. The ice is shaved finer than for snowcones, but isn't quite as snowlike as some fancier shaved ices. The ice is flavored with any of dozens of totally fake flavorings, and often topped with marshmallow (in a runny, semi-liquid form). Because it is 2014, this is now also sold in a food truck in Northern California (slogan: "It's a Baltimore thing!") as a local, all-natural version in flavors like Meyer Lemon Shiso with homemade marshmallow, but to me that undercuts the entire point of the snack. This should be 80 percent sugar, 10 percent ice and 10 percent artificial coloring, and it should be eaten on the side of a melting stretch of asphalt on a humid summer day.
One place to find it: Snoasis in Cockeysville.
How to order it: Get one in Egg Custard flavor topped with marshmallow for the full traditional experience, along with 8,000 percent of your USRDA for sugar. The other most traditionally Baltimore flavor is probably Skylite, which is light blue in color and tastes like light blue food coloring.
Analogous member of the 80 greatest Redskins: Mike Nelms. Exceptionally specialized skill set; terrific value for money; not exactly well known outside of an immediate circle of die-hard fans — Nelms and a Baltimore-style snowball are virtually indistinguishable.
Baltimore Pit Beef
Here's another iconic Baltimore food that makes the most of a cheap ingredient (in this case, top- or bottom-round roast) and is traditionally sold at roadside stands (eastern Baltimore's Pulaski Highway). Pit beef is frequently described as Baltimore's answer to barbecue, but that's the kind of statement that brings the wrath of puritanical barbecue fanatics, so let's leave it at this: It's beef, cooked over an open pit, then sliced thin and served on a roll with some horseradish, some raw onion, maybe some barbecue sauce.
One place to find it: Chaps Pit Beef (located in Baltimore unless it was annexed to be part of Flavortown when Diners, Drive-ins and Dives dropped by).
How to order it: Rare, with lots of horseradish. (Or just make it yourself.)
Analogous member of the 80 greatest Redskins: Like linebacker Neal Olkewicz, this sandwich is notable for almost no reason beyond its Maryland roots. The relentless masculinity of a huge pile of rare meat also calls to mind Olkewicz's lush beard.
Lake Trout
In choosing to write about this, I am obligated by food-writing law to point out that this fish is neither trout nor from a lake. It's yet another cheap ingredient made palatable, although this one is sold less from roadside shacks and more from streetside carry-outs, and most people outside of Baltimore probably know it best from an episode of "The Wire." This is actually the specialty that should most unify the Bog readership with the folks up in Charm City, because lake trout is actually fried whiting and, as Tim Carman has chronicled over in the Food section, fried whiting should really be considered one of the iconic foods of D.C. as well.
One place to find it: Nick's Oyster Bar in Cross Street Market. Not the most authentic, but it offers the most other options if not everyone you're with is into lake trout. Plus it puts you in the same market as Bruce Lee's Wings, a Redskins-friendly establishment that can provide a little slice of home in that scary faraway land.
How to order it: Boneless, if possible, or else eat carefully, with plenty of hot sauce.
Analogous member of the 80 greatest Redskins: Joe Washington also experienced success in both Washington and Baltimore, and also became famous for his Baltimore exploits via TV.
CODDIES & potato pancakes keep on cooking. pic.twitter.com/YHL9gZoSD0— lesrestvisit (@ATTMANS2ndDeli) July 2, 2013
The last of the make-something-out-of-the-cheap-stuff regional specialties on this list, coddies are fried cakes of cod flakes, potatoes and onions, usually served with yellow mustard and saltine crackers. Like all these other specialties, coddies have a long history in Baltimore that makes them sound far more interesting than they actually are. Because of their origins in the Jewish community, they can be viewed a crabcake substitute for people who aren't able to eat crab. They are not nearly as good as crabcakes.
One place to find it: Attman's, the last shop standing in what used to be Baltimore's legendary Corned Beef Row of Jewish delis. But if you're at Attman's and you order a coddie instead of, say, a Lombard Street (hot corned beef, hot pastrami, chopped liver and Russian dressing), you're really doing it wrong. (There's also a branch of Attman's in Potomac now, but going there misses the whole remnants-of-Corned Beef Row experience.)
How to order it: Grudgingly. Also, on saltines with yellow mustard.
Analogous member of the 80 greatest Redskins: Richie Petitbon also has a storied past and excelled in a supporting role, but turned out to be less-than-ideal as a focal point.
Let's get the giggling out of the way first: the name is a Pennsylvania Dutch word for cottage cheese, but in Baltimore (and, apparently, only Baltimore) it refers to a very specific variation on a cheesecake. This rendition is generally made with a base of cottage cheese, on a dough- (as opposed to crumb-) based crust, and served in squares (not rounds or wedges) lightly dusted with cinnamon. This is some pretty arcane, Baltimore-specific stuff, as previously chronicled in the WaPo blog world by Leigh Lambert on the late, deeply lamented All We Can Eat blog.
One place to find it: You could make it yourself — there's a recipe in that link — but for the full Baltimore experience, hit Hoehn's Bakery in Highlandtown. They're also a good spot for a traditional Baltimore peach cake, yet another iconic Baltimore dessert that didn't make this list.
How to order it: As prepared. Don't go fancying it up with your weird fresh fruits and complicated spice blends.
Analogous member of the 80 greatest Redskins: Dave Butz, another largely overlooked great with a name guaranteed to make 12 year old boys chortle like Beavis and Butthead.
Faidley's Crabcakes
Everyone with an opinion on food in Baltimore likely has a favorite crabcake, and likely thinks that everyone else's opinion is wrong. For me, the choice has always been Faidley's Seafood. This is partially because it's an excellent lump crabcake, and partially because it's an excuse to send people into the endearing madness of Lexington Market, where Faidley's has been in operation since 1886. You can also get coddies and lake trout at Faidley's, along with muskrat, shad roe and other regional delights, but I'd stick to the crabcake.
How to order it: Broiled, and eaten with a fork, not as a sandwich.
Analogous member of the 80 greatest Redskins: Pat Fischer: undeniably great, although not necessarily the consensus GOAT at his position. Also, like Lexington Market, Fischer is appealingly eccentric, and high-energy despite his age.
Crab pie from Matthew's! There's nothing like pizza for the Super Bowl! pic.twitter.com/esKO6IzA81— The Sports Snob (@thesportssnob) February 2, 2014
Matthew's Pizza
I had never had a pizza like the one served at Matthew's Pizza before, and assumed for years that it was yet another uniquely Baltimore creation. A 2011 review/overview of the place from genius-level food nerd J. Kenji Lopez-Alt corrected that misapprehension. This, he explains, is a perfectly executed rendition of what's called a Greek-style pizza: cooked in a deep pan with olive oil at the bottom that essentially fries the bottom crust while the pizza cooks. As I've never encountered Greek pizza anywhere else (it's apparently a New England thing), so I'll take Kenji at his word that this is a good rendition. All I can personally aver is that it's exceptionally good pizza. Some people swear by the crab pie, but I prefer the less gimmicky variations.
How to order it: Get the Both Cheese Pie, and eat it there. It's not a pizza that travels well (although it's almost worth getting takeout just to enjoy the butcher-paper-wrapped, boxless pies).
Analogous member of the 80 greatest Redskins: Clinton Portis: somewhat quirky but secretly old-school, and excellent in multiple systems and guises.
Berger Cookies
If pit beef is Baltimore's answer to barbecue, the Berger Cookie is the response to Philadelphia's Tastykake pride. And that response is, basically, "Here is a whole bunch of icing with a cookie tucked underneath." Composed of roughly equally parts of soft white shortbread cookie and chocolate fudge, the Berger cookie is handmade in a factory in Baltimore. It somehow contains enough trans fat that the new FDA regulations put the cookie's entire existence in jeopardy, which is the hallmark of a good snack.
One place to find it: If you're reading this in the DMV, you can probably find them at a grocery store near you. If not, Internet.
How to order it: With milk. (Or with the Berger Cookie Chocolate Stout from Full Tilt, if you prefer your cookies with — and brewed into — beer.)
Analogous member of the 80 greatest Redskins: Joe Theismann: both can be cloying despite general excellence and aren't to everyone's taste. Also may both see their respective runs cut short by larger forces.
Otterbein's Cookies
Between the Berger Cookies and these, Baltimore has two drastically different iconic cookie brands that have been producing cookies for something like 250 years combined. Otterbein's are pretty much the polar opposite of Berger cookies: thin, crispy, somewhat light and available in multiple traditional varieties (sugar, chocolate chip, lemon, ginger, oatmeal raisin). I realize that this isn't nearly as impressive as two dozen boutique cupcake shops that have been operating for a combined four dozen years, but it's still worthy of note. Like every other Baltimore-based dessert, these contain enough sugar to stun a hummingbird.
One place to find it: If you're reading this in the DMV, you can probably find them at a grocery store near you. If not, Internet.
Analogous member of the 80 greatest Redskins: As these are simultaneously characterized by their differences from and similarities to their peer, let's say that Otterbein's cookies are Mark Moseley to Berger's Joey T.
Resurrection Ale
Brewer's Art was once one of my neighborhood bars, at an earlier time in my life when having a terrific neighborhood bar seemed vitally important. Brewer's, on a scenic stretch of Charles Street with a very good restaurant upstairs and a dim, labyrinthine bar area downstairs, fit the bill perfectly, and Resurrection Ale, their flagship beer, was a major reason why. It's a 7% abv Abbey brown that drinks much, much easier than that, and often turned happy hour into a very late night or early morning. Their other beers (notably the even higher abv Ozzy) are also great, but if I'm declaring one a regional specialty it's going to be Resurrection.
One place to find it: Both Resurrection and Ozzy are now available in cans in parts of the DMV, but for all the reasons listed above I heartily recommend making the trek to Brewer's Art itself.
Analogous member of the 80 greatest Redskins: Smooth, gregarious, strong, and liable to leave you lying on the ground, concussed and crying like Danny White in the NFC championship game, Resurrection is the great Dexter Manley in beer form.


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An inquest into the death of Peaches Geldof will be opened on Thursday and the cause of her death officially announced by the coroner in the case.
The initial hearing is expected to last around 10 minutes. It will be opened and then adjourned by the North West Kent coroner, Roger Hatch, at Gravesend Old Town Hall from 2pm.
A spokesman for Hatch said a statement from a senior police officer would be heard and the coroner would release the cause of death.
A date for a full inquest into the death of 25-year-old Geldof is due to be set some time in late July.
The body of the mother of two was found on 7 April at the home she shared in Wrotham, Kent, with her husband, Tom Cohen, and their two young sons, Astala, 23 months, and 11-month-old Phaedra.
Kent police have said her death was being treated as a "non-suspicious, unexplained sudden death". A postmortem examination carried out at Darent Valley hospital in Dartford proved inconclusive, prompting further investigations and tests.
At the funeral service in the village of Davington, near Faversham, Geldof's body was carried into church in a decorated coffin that featured a picture of her young family.
The church, St Mary Magdalene and St Lawrence, was where Geldof married Cohen in 2012. It was also where her television presenter mother, Paula Yates, married Geldof in 1986, and Yates's funeral was held there after she died from an accidental heroin overdose in 2000, aged 41.
Former Boomtown Rats singer Geldof has previously paid tribute to his daughter alongside his partner, Jeanne Marine, and Geldof's sisters, Fifi Trixibelle, Pixie and Tiger, saying she was the "wildest, funniest, cleverest, wittiest and the most bonkers of all of us".


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|Publication number
|Publication type
|Application number
|Publication date
|Oct 18, 1983
|Filing date
|Feb 5, 1982
|Priority date
|Feb 5, 1982
|Fee status
|Publication number
|Jerry Yachabach
|Original Assignee
|Gladwin, Inc.
|Export Citation
|BiBTeX, EndNote, RefMan
|Patent Citations (3), Referenced by (73), Classifications (42), Legal Events (15)
|External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, Espacenet
Telephone booths are often located in remote areas such as beaches, parks, side roads, rest areas and the like where it is difficult or uneconomical to run electrical power lines to supply dark or night time lighting for the telephone facility. Electrode code requirements in some localities and the cost of electrical power lines, as well as possibly requiring the use of transformers and the like for stepping down the voltage for lighting purposes at the telephone facility, can be quite expensive so there has been a problem in the past in economically supplying electrical energy for lighting purposes at the telephone facility. This lighting problem has been aggravated with the recent massive increase in electric energy costs. While systems using PV arrays or cells for charging storage batteries which are, in turn, used for night time lighting or other purposes, and which may or may not be controlled by light level sensors, have been well known, these have not been applied in the past to telephone booth usage.
The object of the present invention is to eliminate the requirement for electric power lines to supply electrical energy for operating the lamps or electrical equipment for outdoor telephone booths, and, more particularly, to economically incorporate PV arrays, storage batteries, and battery protective charging and control systems to telephone booths. According to the invention, a PV array, which may be mounted in the roof panel of a telephone booth or remote housing unit, or in some preferred situations, on a pole or aerial mast with the PV array being disguised as a sign or including sign indicia as part of the surfaces of the structure. The PV array in the preferred embodiment is constructed by one or more commercially available PV arrays connected electrically in parallel and supplying electrical energy to an electrical storage battery through a battery charge control unit which, in the preferred embodiment is a temperature compensated battery charge control regulator having a thermistor assembly attached thereto for providing a temperature compensated maximum charging voltage limit which matches the manufacturers' suggested limits for battery charging of the 12 volt storage battery to preclude overcharging and possible damage to the battery. If desired, various arrangements of the PV arrays can be used to supply higher or lower voltages. In the preferred embodiment standard commercially available PV arrays, such as the ARCO AS116-2300, are used to charge one or more storage batteries. Moreover, the battery in the preferred embodiment is a conventional 12 volt deep discharge battery which can withstand many discharging and recharging sequences or cycles and is preferably housed in or on the base of the booth.
The circuitry uses of the PV array as an ambient light intensity sensor so as to assure that during daylight hours there is no electrical load connected to the battery and the electrical energy from the PV array is confined to charging the battery.
The choice of storage battery and PV array requires that consideration be given to effects of average daily solar insolation, prolonged periods of low solar insolation, low ambient temperature, coloumbic charging efficiency of the storage battery, and aging effects as well as the total electrical load. In those instances where insufficient solar insolation occasionally occurs over a prolonged period, the battery discharge limit control circuit provides a means to disconnect the load if the storage battery terminal voltage falls below a predetermined safe level. Exceeding the minimum safe discharge level on typical liquid electrolyte batteries shortens battery life and makes the battery electrolyte material susceptible to freezing. User sensing means controls light intensity level by pulse width modulation to conserve energy and extend operation during extended periods of low solar energy and/or darkness.
As noted above, the solar cells themselves are conventional but they may be mounted upon an aerial mast or pole so as to take them out of the reach of vandals and, also, in roadside type installations, locate them above the high dust or dirt level so that they will require less cleaning and maintenance while avoiding deterioration in the performance of the solar cells because of such dirt and dust. In this embodiment, the solar cell structure itself is preferably disguised as a sign so as to direct users to the phone facility from a greater distance. A due South exposure and at an angle suited to the latitude of the installation site is desirable for orientation relative to the path of the sun and for permitting water and dirt to run off. The sign can be a reflective sign and/or even be illuminated by a further fluorescent lamp for directing phone users to that phone facility.
It is contemplated that in a further embodiment the telephone booth will retain the normal fluorescent lamp (typically a circular lamp) and ballast or current limiting means which is powered by an electronic inverter or vibrator connected to the battery for converting and stepping up the 12 volt voltage to 110 volts AC for normal operation of the fluorescent lamp. Of course, the ambient light detector circuitry referred to earlier herein controls power to the inverter which, in turn, powers the fluorescent lamp.
The above and other objects, advantages and features of the invention will become more apparent when considered with the following specification and accompanying drawings herein:
FIG. 1 is a rear perspective view of a telephone booth (the term "booth" as used herein is intended to encompass any outdoor telephone facility requiring electrical lighting) and incorporating the invention,
FIG. 2 is a top front perspective view (on a smaller scale than FIG. 1) of a further telephone booth incorporating the invention,
FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram of the solar cell, battery charging and lamp circuit incorporating the invention,
FIG. 4 is a detailed schematic illustration of the dark-on lamp controller circuitry constituting the electrical switch shown in the block of the fluorescent lamp and dark-on control shown in FIG. 3,
FIG. 5 is a block diagram of a preferred embodiment of the invention, and
FIG. 6 shows in detail circuit components comprising the block diagram of FIG. 5 including the lamp control power converter.
Referring now to FIG. 1, a telephone booth or enclosure 10, (which, in this embodiment is of the type manufactured and sold by the assignee hereof, Gladwin, Inc. of Oakwood, Ga. as model G-2400S-Series Boothette� walk-up enclosure) incorporating the invention includes a metal base 11 which is mounted on a concrete slab (not shown) through which the telephone lines or wires (not shown) for the facility may be introduced. Alternatively, the telephone lines could come from an aerial drop 8 (as shown in FIG. 2) and run in a wiring channel to the phone. The phone booth itself includes a pedestal 12 which may include a post 13 on the back of the unit through which the wiring channel referred to above may run. The back side of the booth 14 is supported on post 13 and has projecting forwardly thereof transparent side panel 15 and a supporting frame therefor 16. The upper portion of the booth includes translucent dome shaped light panel 17 and illuminated "phone" signs 18 on as many sides as desired. The roof 19 of the phone booth, in this embodiment includes diagrammatically illustrated solar panels 20 which may be connected in series or parallel or combinations of series and parallel as may be desired.
A fluorescent lamp 21, which in this embodiment is illustrated as a circular fluorescent lamp (but which could just as well be straight) and is a standard fixture in this type phone booth, is connected through a pair of wires 22 to a lamp control circuitry. The solar cells 20 themselves are connected through a pair of wires 24 through a battery charge control circuit 25 which, in turn, supplies electrical energy from the solar cell to the battery 26. Battery 26 can be any type rechargeable, long life battery such as a nickel cadmium, but in the preferred embodiment, is a standard 12 volt deep discharge battery which is well adapted for that usage. This is, the charging and discharging cycles and the wide variations in temperature that may be encountered, adapt this type battery well for this usage. In the preferred embodiment this is one or more 12 volt batteries but it will be appreciated that the solar cell(s) can be connected as to provide higher or lower voltages depending upon the requirements of the lamps or other electrical load. Battery 26 is contained in a battery box (not shown) which is within post 12 and on base 11. In the embodiment illustrated in FIG. 1, the output of the battery is supplied through a pair of wires 28 to a conventional battery condition or charge sensor 29 and then through a pair of wires 30 to an inverter 31 which converts the 12 volts DC from battery 26 to 115 volts 60 HZ AC power. This energy is supplied to a standard electrical convenience outlet 32. Battery condition sensor 29 supplies a signal on wires 29S and on the telephone lines to the central office to advise the central office of a fault.
An electrical cord 33 which runs through the wiring channel in the back of the phone booth is wired directly at one side to ballast 23 and through the second side of the AC line to a photosensor control circuit 34 which is connected via wires 35 to receive power from the receptacle 32 and cord 33. Photosensor 34 has a sensing unit 36 which, in a standard location is on the under or shadow side of the booth so as to avoid sensing the light from lamp 21 and hence only operates according to ambient natural light.
As will be described more fully hereafter, the level of ambient light required to actuate the light level sensor can be adjusted by adjusting the dark-on lamp controller circuitry. The dark-on controller circuit constitutes an electrical switch which is connected in series with a second input lead 38 to ballast 23 only upon the ambient light level falling below a selected amount to turn on the fluorescent lamp 21. As indicated earlier, the dark-on controller may include or be constituted by a programmed timer.
With reference now to FIG. 2, an outdoor telephone booth is illustrated in which an aerial mast or pole 40 is used for supporting the line to the booth via the aerial drop 8. In this case, the solar cell mounting structure is constituted by a pair of triangularly shaped end panels, one of which, 47 is illustrated in FIG. 2, the other is on the opposite end and a rear rectangular panel and a base (not shown). The angle of the surface of the PV array is adjusted to optimize the capture of solar insolation at the latitude of each particular installation. The aerial mast 40 serves as a conduit for carrying telephone lines and the wires 24 to the circuitry illustrated in FIG. 3. In this embodiment as well as in the embodiment of FIG. 1, there are two 1 by 4 foot photo voltaic arrays (each including two 1 by 2 panels) to provide 8 square feet of photo voltaic area. These arrays are connected in parallel.
In the embodiment of FIG. 2, the booth or enclosure illustrated is of the type sold under the trademark Boothette� walk-up enclosure by the assignee hereof. In this case, the fluorescent lamp 21 is constituted by a pair of low voltage, low wattage fluorescent tubes 21'a and 21'b in a support fixture 21'f and are commercially available and widely used in recreational vehicles, camping, boating, etc. Each tube is rated at 12 volts, 8 watts and are used to illuminate the sign panels 18 and a translucent ceiling panel (now shown in FIG. 2). If desired a lamp could also be housed in the PV array mounting structure at the top of post 40 to illuminate sign panels 47. The connections of the elements shown in FIG. 2 are shown in FIG. 3.
With reference to FIG. 3, the PV array is illustrated with a standard designation connected with two photo voltaic arrays 20'1 and 20'2 in parallel. It will be appreciated that the symbols illustrated may encompass more than one PV array. The black lead 53 is the positive lead or energized size and the white 51 is the ground side and connected to the ground as illustrated in FIG. 3. Connectors 54 connect the PV array through a charging circuit constituted by a voltage regulator 50, which is commercially available from the Motorola Company (their part No. MSPR 125L) and includes a thermistor assembly 52 which is attached to the regulator to adjust the voltage regulator operation in accordance with the ambient temperature of the regulator so as to assure uniform operation and supply of charging current to battery 26.
As diagrammatically illustrated in FIG. 3, the ambient light sensing circuit is indicated as a switch 60 which is shown in detail in FIG. 4. As shown in FIG. 4, the PV array negative terminal #61 is connected to an adjustable resistor 62 and as shown in FIG. 1 is oriented so as to limit lamp operation to dark hours only. The PV array output is such that light from the lamp will not operate it. The intermediate point 63 between the photoresistor 61 and adjustable resistor 62 is supplied as one input to comparator 64 which is a standard integrated circuit component and marketed under the designation or part No. LM311. A voltage divider constituted by two 10,000 ohm resistors 65 and 66 has its intermediate point 67 connected as the second input to comparator 64 and is the voltage against which the output of the cell 61 is compared to determine the level at which the light will turn on. A capacitor 67 is connected in parallel with the assembly for filtering purposes and a diode 68 couples the 12 volt supply to the voltage divider 65, 66 and the light sensing cell circuit 61, 62. The output of comparator 64 is supplied to a Darlington connected transistor pair 70 and 71, respectively which have their proper bias and operating potentials supplied thereto via a base resistor 72 and a collector resistor 73. The output transistor 71 of the Darlington connected pair actually operates as an electronic switch to couple the 12 volts to the fluorescent lamp pair and the energy consumption by this ambient light sensing circuit is extremely low.
FIG. 5 shows a block diagram for a preferred embodiment for implementation of the photo voltaic lighting for outdoor telephone booths.
FIG. 6 shows the detailed circuit components comprising the block diagram of FIG. 5 including the lamp control power inverter.
Referring now to a preferred embodiment of the invention as illustrated in block diagram in FIG. 5 and in the detail circuit diagram illustrated in FIG. 6, a pair of photo voltaic arrays 120-1 and 120-2 are connected in parallel through a pair of reverse current blocking diodes 121 and 122 and contacts 123, 124 of disconnect relay 124 to the negative bus or ground terminal 125 of parallel connected batteries 126 and 127, respectively. The positive terminals 128 and 129 of the batteries 126 and 127, respectively, are connected to the positive battery bus 132 and the positive sides 130 and 131 of photocell arrays 120-1 and 120-2, respectively. The positive battery bus 132 and the negative battery bus 133 are coupled to lamp control circuitry 134 which is described more fully hereafter. The charge condition of the battery is developed on potentiometer 135 and supplied to input 136 of comparator 137, and a reference voltage input is supplied to input 138 of comparator 137; the output of this unit functioning to establish a battery discharge limit control signal on output line 139. The reference voltage on input terminal 138 is derived from a reference voltage generator described more fully in connection with FIG. 6. The output signal on line 139 is applied through OR gate 140 which, in turn, supplies control signals to a lamp to turn off control unit 141 (constituted by transistor 141 and described more fully hereafter) which is utilized to control lamp control circuit 134 to turn off the lamp 221 whenever the charge on the batteries 126 and 127 are at such a level that further discharge of the batteries would produce damage.
A second input to OR gate 140 is derived from an ambient light control circuit constituted by comparator 142. Comparator 142 has the reference voltage applied to its input 143 and its second input 144 is coupled directly to one of the photo voltaic cell arrays PV, array 120-2, for example. Thus, since the photo voltaic arrays are sensitive to sun light, they are used according to the invention as ambient light sensors. The output voltage of array 120-2 is compared with the reference voltage and when the panel negative voltage terminal is more negative then the reference voltage, comparator 142 switches to a battery minus voltage indicating that the sun is shining and that the lamp 221 should be off. This provides a signal on line 143 to OR gate 140 which controls transistor switch 141 to switch off the lamp(s). Lamp 221' therefore will turn "on" anytime of the day or night when the ambient light is below a pre-selected level. The selection of the threshold voltage is not critical since the photo voltaic output changes so dramatically at dawn and dusk over a period of a few minutes regardless of the cloud cover.
A voltage divider system, constituted by resistors 145 (which is shunted by ambient temperature compensating thermistor 145TH), resistor 146 and potentiometer 147, is connected between the positive battery bus and negative battery bus 133. The wiper 148 of potentiometer 147 is supplied as one input to comparator 149 and a reference voltage is supplied on input terminal 150. Operational amplifier 149 compares the storage battery voltage signal on wiper 148 (the voltage on wiper 148 varies with the battery voltage) with the stable reference voltage supplied to input 150 and when the battery voltage signal is less than the reference voltage, there is an output signal on line 151 which causes a solid state control element (described in connection with FIG. 6) in the disconnect unit 160 in an effort to energize relay 124. If PV panel 130 is generating an output voltage, relay 124 will energize and, through contactors or switches 124, connect panel array 120-1 to negative battery bus 133 via diode 122. Potentiometer 147 adjusts the battery voltage level at which the output on line 151 of comparator 149 changes state. The combination of resistor 145 and termistor 145TH, resistor 146 and potentiometer 147 provides a -33 mv/0� C. temperature coefficient for the threshold voltage. The -33 mv/0� C. tracks the manufacturers' suggested specification for the energy storage battery used in this system and obviously can be selected to match any manufacturers' suggested specifications for the energy storage batteries 126 and 127, respectively.
In order to preclude battery degradation, according to the invention, the system is designed such that when the battery coulombic charging efficiency, aging, ambient temperature and system efficiency are considered, actual battery discharge will likely not exceed 40% of available energy over any five day no sun interval (or approximately 80 hours). As described more fully hereafter, this is in part achieved by a user sensing circuit controls the lamp intensity so that when the phone facility is not in use, a lower level of light intensity is produced thereby conserving battery power. It will be appreciated that these limits may be varied according to the battery, the insolation in the area where the unit is located, and like variables.
Comparator 137 compares the battery voltage as derived from potentiometer 135 with the reference voltage on input 138 so that when the battery voltage falls below the desired threshold, an output signal from comparator 137 on line 139 is applied to OR gate 140 which, in turn, controls turn off transistor switch 141 to control lamp control circuitry 134 or terminate the supply of energy to the lamp 21'. As will be discussed more fully hereafter in regard to FIG. 6, lamp control circuitry 134 includes a pair of inverters and current to the inverters is terminated to thereby terminate the supply of energy to the lamp. Total current drain in this condition is less than 0.05 amps.
At night time, the standby light intensity, which is relatively low to conserve battery power, may not be sufficient for dialing the telephone or reading instructions or using the telephone directory. Accordingly, a telephone in use sensor 155 senses when the subscriber or telephone user lifts the hand set (see FIG. 2) from the cradle or hook via the ring circuit of the phone line. This provides a signal on output line 156 which is supplied to the lamp control circuitry 134 to cause the lamp intensity to increase to its maximum level until the hand set is returned to the cradle. And, a delay circuit, shown in FIG. 6 maintains the lamp lighted for several seconds after returning the hand set to the hook or cradle.
In FIG. 6, the solar or PV panels 120-1 and 120-2 which are in the roof of the booth (FIG. 1) or on the mast 40 (FIG. 2) and the batteries 126, 127 are preferably in the lower most part of the installation and typically in the base 11, and these are connected by connectors as diagrammatically indicated.
The lamp drive and control circuitry includes two power inverters; a free running square wave inverter for energizing the cathodes at the two ends of the fluorescent tube or lamp 21' and a pulse width modulated inverter for providing and controlling the high voltage or discharge voltage of the fluorescent tube of lamp and lamp intensity.
The cathodes (not shown) of the fluorescent tube 221 must be kept hot to illuminate the lamp during cold ambient and lower power standby output conditions. Also, lamp life is significantly reduced if lamp cathodes are not kept hot at all times while the lamp is on. The free running square wave oscillator constituted by inverter amplifier elements 171, 172, resistor 173 and capacitor 174 supply the cathode elements of lamp 221. Resistor 173 and capacitor 174 determine the frequency of operation of the free running oscillator, and this frequency is set at approximately 60 kHz. The output frequency is coupled by parallel connected driver elements 175, 176 through a coupling resistor 177 for driving a HEX-FET transistor 178 which switches current flow through the primaries of output transformer T2 in a "fly-back" configuration. Elements 171, 172 and 175, 176 are the individual circuit elements of an integrated circuit (U-3) the quad operational amplifier No. 3403 by National Semiconductor, Raytheon and others. Diode 179 provides a path for discharging the energy stored in the transformer T2 on each half cycle of oscillation. Capacitor 180 provides a transient energy bypass for transistor 178 and transformer T2. The secondary windings 181 and 182 of transformer T2 have approximately 3.6 volts rms (60 kHz) thereat and drive approximately 10 ohm resistive loads (the cathodes) located within the respective ends of the fluorescent tube or lamp 221. One of the output (181) is ground reference (at its upper end) and the other end is coupled through current limiting capacitor 183 and ballast 185 to the secondary winding 184 of transformer T1, described more fully hereafter, and thus floats at the striking voltage of the fluorescent lamp.
Transistor 186 has its base electrode connected to its emitter and, in conjunction with resistor 187 and capacitor 188, constitute a 7 volt voltage regulator to limit the bias voltage of inverter 171 in the square wave oscillator circuit to an acceptable level even if the system is improperly installed or the storage battery(s) is removed while the photo voltaic panels 120-1 and 120-2 are generating their open circuit terminal voltage.
The striking voltage for the fluorescent lamp 21' is provided by the second inverter in lamp control circuitry 134. This inverter includes a multifunction pulse width controlled modulator control integrated circuit 190 (U-1) as manfactured by Texas Instruments Company as pulse width modulation controlled integrated circuit element No. TL494 as described in Texas Instruments information Bulletin CA198.
Each width controlled modulator 190 includes an oscillator which has a pair of outputs on its output leads 191 and 192 which drive HEX-FET transistors 193 and 194, respectively, which, in turn, drive the respective upper and lower halves 195 and 196 of the primary winding of transformer T1, which is a non-saturable core transformer which is required for pulse width modulation and results in further battery energy saving feature since it avoids driving the transistors off with extra pulse energy. Moreover, the high frequency of operation results in smaller, more cost efficient transformers which have lower energy losses. The center tap or common connection 197 of transformer primaries 195 and 196 are commonly connected together and to the positive bus 132. A filter capacitor 199 couples the center point 197 to ground (negative battery bus 133). The frequency of oscillator 190 is determined by capacitor 200 and resistor 201 and is chosen to be above 10 kHz. The output leads 191 and 192 from oscillator 190 alternately drive transistors 193 and 194 into conduction with positive going pulses whose width is a function of the desired current is fluorescent lamp 21. Current flowing in resistor 202, which is coupled to the commonly connected electrodes of transistors 193 and 194 is sensed through isolating resistor 203 by a comparison circuit in the pulse width controlled modulator IC element 190 (U-1).
Resistor 206 and capacitor 207 provide feedback for stability of the internal sense amplifier (a part of U-1) of oscillator 190 and resistors 203 and 209 provide a voltage shift network to allow the oscillator 190 at pin 1 to be direct current biased at a more desirable voltage level. Consult T1 information Bulletin CA198 for further internal circuit details of the integrated circuit forming oscillator 190. Resistors 209 and 210 provide a discharge path for the internal capacitances of transistors 193 and 194 to reduce the switching time and therefore improve the efficiency.
As current through the lamp increases the voltage through resistor 202 increases supplying an increased voltage to the input pin 1 of oscillator 190. When this voltage exceeds the internally generated voltage at input 205, the output, currently in the high state, is driven low turning that respective transistor 193 and 194 off. During the next half cycle the alternate output goes high, and the alternate transistor turns on causing current to flow in resistor 202. Again, the current builds until oscillator 190 pin 1 exceeds the reference voltage on line 205 and the alternate output of oscillator 190 is turned off. The duty cycle, or the ratio, is "on" time to "off" time determines the brightness of the lamp for any given battery voltage. Use of a pulse width modulator to supply a fluorescent lamp is per se known in the art. Transistor 141, when conducting, provides a means to turn off oscillator 190. As described elsewhere herein, this occurs when the photo voltaic array detects sunlight or when the storage battery has discharged beyond the safe limit. Capacitor 211 and resistor 212 reduce the in rush current to the lamp 221 at start up.
Transformer T1 is a non-saturating EC core switching transformer with a bi-filar wound push-pull primary (windings 195, 196) and a single high voltage secondary (184) referenced to battery minus bus 133 or ground, and as noted above, results in a further battery energy saving since the transistors 193, 194 are not driven off with extra pulse energy which is wasted.
Operational amplifier 149 (operational amplifiers 137, 142, 149 and 234 are part of a common integrated circuit element U-2 as designated No. CD4011 by several manufacturers, such as Motorola and Fairchild etc.) constitutes the battery charge limit sensing element and this compares the storage battery voltage signal on input line 213 with the stable reference voltage on line 150 (generated at pin 14 of unit 190).
The voltage on line 213 is derived from the voltage divider system connected across the battery plus bus 132 and battery minus bus 133 and constituted by resistor 145 and its parallel connected thermistor 145TH, resistor 146 and potentiometer 147. The voltage on the wiper of potentiometer 147 is coupled by a resistor 148 to input lead 213. The reference voltage at lead 150 is generated within unit 190 and is provided on lead 150 as an output of this unit. The battery voltage as sensed at the wiper of potentiometer 147 and compared against the reference voltage (from unit 190-U1) on line 150 and when the battery voltage is less than the reference voltage there is an output signal from operational amplifier 149 on line 151 to the base of transistor switch 160 which switches to battery minus causing transistor 162 to conduct in an effort to energize the winding 124 of the control relay. If the photo voltaic panel 120-1 is generating an output voltage, coil 124 will energize and connect the photo voltaic panel 120-1 to the battery minus via the battery (minus) conductor through diode 122. Resistor 214 and resistor 215 provide a voltage divider to insure that transistor 162 turns off when comparator 149 is at a battery pulse voltage. Capacitor 217 provides a negative feedback around comparator 149 to make it immune to switching noises within the system and resistor 148 and resistor 218 function to set the hysteresis of the switching point to preclude oscillations of comparator 149 output at or near the selected switching voltage. Potentiometer 147 adjusts the battery voltage signal level at which the comparator 149 changes state. The combination of resistors 147, 146 and 145 with termistor 145TH provides a -33 mV/0� C. temperature coefficient for this threshold voltage. The -33 mV/0� C. tracks the manufacturers' suggested specification for the energy storage battery used in the preferred embodiment. It will be appreciated that this can be adjusted to accomodate the battery specifications whenever desired.
In order to assure long life for the battery (s), the battery discharge must be limited to preclude battery degradation. In accordance with the present invention, when the battery coulombic charging efficiency, aging, ambient temperature and system efficiency, are considered, actual battery discharge likely will not exceed 40% of available energy over any five day no sun (insolation) interval or about 80 hours. Operational amplifier 137 compares the battery voltage picked off by the wiper of potentiometer 135 and coupled through resistor 220 to terminal 221 of comparator 137 with the stable reference voltage at terminal 222. The discharge limit threshold is adjusted by potentiometer 135 and when the battery voltage falls below the desired threshold, an output signal on line 139 is produced (the output line 139 switches to a battery minus) causing both inverters to terminate oscillation. Total current drain in this condition is less than 0.05 amps. Resistors 220 and 222 provide hysteresis similar to resistors 148 and 218. Capacitor 223 provides switching noise immunity and diode 224 couples the negative battery output or signal on line 139 through resistor 225 to the base of transistor 141 to cause transistor 141 to conduct and terminate oscillations of oscillator 190 and, through the same signal being applied to oscillator inverter 171 for the cathodes or heaters to terminate the oscillations of the free running multivibrator.
Since the photo voltaic arrays are sensitive to sunlight they are suitable as ambient light sensors. Thus, the output voltage of solar panel 120-1 is sensed at input line 144 of comparator 142 via resistor 225 and is compared against the stable reference voltage on input line 143. When the panel negative voltage terminal is more negative than the reference voltage, the output on line 143 of comparator 142, the output 143 switches to battery minus voltage constituting a signal indicating that the sun is shinning and that the lamp 121 should be off. The lamp therefore will turn on anytime of the day or night that the ambient light is below a preselected level. This selection of the threshold voltage is not critical since the photovoltaic output changes so dramatically as dawn and dusk over a period of a few minutes regardless of cloud cover.
As noted earlier, the standby light intensity may not be sufficient for dialing the telephone or reading directions so according to the invention, when the user lifts the hand set of the telephone receiver from the cradle, the light intensity is increased. Relay 155 and capacitor 230 form a sensing circuit which is activated when the subscriber lifts the hand set from the cradle. When relay 155 is energized, its contacts 231 are closed connecting resistor 232 to the positive battery terminal to thereby charge capacitor 233 essentially to the battery potential. Operational amplifier 235 has its negative input connected directly to the output so that it serves simply as an isolation coupling unit for this signal. Potentiometer 235 is adjusted to cause the lamp to achieve the desired output level during the "off" hook operation, that is, for maximum high intensity. Potentiometer 236 had been adjusted to cause the lamp to draw less than 0.7 amps in the standby (on hook) condition. Therefore, the adjustment of potentiometer 236 also effects the lamp intensity in the "off" hook condition so therefore this potentiometer 236 must be adjusted for standby current drain in the "on" hook (standby) condition prior to adjusting potentiometer 235. The use of relay 155 and capacitor to 230 and the ring conductor 237, 238 of the phone line meets the FCC 19528 criteria for safety and performance. These same components are used in key telephone systems to monitor loop current and control telephone line key lamps. Affects on loop strength and longitudinal balance and negitable. Voltage breakdown exceed 1000 volts and the leakage resistance exceeds 10 megaohms. Other user presence sensing means, such as photo and ultrasonic cells, body heat sensors etc. may be used.
Fuse 240 provides protection against excessive drain from the battery and it is bridged by a raser 241. Diode 242 provides for reverse battery voltage protection. If the battery is connected backwards, diode 242 will conduct and cause the fuse to blow. Diodes 121 and 122 are used to provide isolation between the photo voltaic panels 120-1 and 120-2 and the storage battery 126, 127 during dark ambient conditions.
While the preferred embodiment of the invention has been shown and described in detail, it will be appreciated that various modifications and adaptations thereof will be obvious to those skilled in the art and it is intended to include such modifications and adaptations as come within the spirit and scope of the invention in the appended claims.
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Yuna's photo of " Thanksgiving with Naomi Nari Nam!" in her official website
http://yunakim.com/ ( Go to yuna space ->photo diary )
Yuna looks gorgeous as usual.
So glad she has a good time with nice people around her
Hot off the press!!
The queen (aka Yu-Na) announced her programs for the new season!
Short - Giselle
Free - Arirang: Homage to Korea
- http://newsblogs.chicagotribune.com/...folk-song.html
- http://www.universalsports.com/news/...id=503147.html
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Just some info on the new programs:
"This is the first time that I chose ballet music for my program. I think it will be a great opportunity to show another side of me," explained Yuna Kim on the short program. "I like the actual story of Giselle. I look forward to fully expressing the dramatic and lyrical interpretation of the music in my program."
Arirang: Homage to Korea
"David Wilson had often recommended Arirang (one of the most famous Korean folk music) for program music. However, I had my reservations because I thought it was never the right time. After the success at the Olympics, I thought now is the right time to give back to the people of Korea and to thank them for their enthusiastic support."
^ shaking and crying!!
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when it rains it pours
videos of her training with D.Wilson and what P.Opp has to say about the 2 programs!!
source: universal sports
I have to admit, I daydream frequently about Yuna's new programs, and get goosebumps everytime thinking about how majestic she will be.
2011 WC is going to be one of the most exciting events ever for me!


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I originally built this bike around 1989. The current motor & electrics are from a wrecked 750 Paso. This bike originally started out as 650cc with the motor, wheels, brakes & front suspension borrowed from my Cagiva 650SS Alazurra road bike, with this set-up we successfully competed around NZ, winning Bears Winter Series F1 class back in the early 90's.
The Frame & Glasswork are locally made, with the frame being a copy of Robert Holden's Velicchi TT2 frame.
I can't say much about the motor, other than it is carburetted & still runs Std pistons, cams & electrics. I rebuilt & detailed the motor, building a tuned exhaust system.
It has won F2 & Superstock Ltd. Bears races, running in the top 6 of the F1 class.
Biggest buzz! Ran 4th overall (as a 650) in the Open Bears races at the WSB meeting at Manfield (Raymonde Roche was riding an 888 in WSB), we (Dave Moore) were racing against the Britten & NZ's other top Bears bikes.
Motor: 1988 Ducati 750 Paso
Weight: 135Kgs with oil & 3 litres of fuel.
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