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Boston. University. Academy. Our name says it all.
BU Academy is a high school embedded in a major urban research university. As a school, we're distinctive, and our students are as well. We are a community of individuals who come from 62 cities and towns and bring with us 194 different life experiences.
BU Academy students are excited to use their intellects and the tools of scholarship to tackle any challenge, whether it's reciting the opening lines of
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In Boston, BUA students get exposure to real-world achievement in...well, almost everything. Medicine, science, technology, politics, education, history, social movements, literature, music and art: the city offers opportunities for rich connections to what our students learn in their classrooms. Hands-on experiences abound for student environmentalists, researchers, jazz lovers, Attic War nerds, and laser aficionados. Boston is our comprehensive resource for a well-rounded education.
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Our central location allows us to draw our student body from a wide range of communities around Boston and beyond. Diversity is a given. Many students commute via public transportation, putting into practice our firm belief that making your own way is a highly educational experience. Real teenagers, meet the inexorable march of timetables.
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The academy-university hybrid allows us to prepare students for the university environment--not to mention a wider world.
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So many opportunities will present themselves to BUA students. Our task is to help them be ready for those opportunities. At BUA, they develop the reading and critical thinking skills demanded by high level learning, as well as the study habits that support scholarly pursuits.
There's another set of skills required for successful scholarship and they're addressed at BUA along with academics. Our students learn the ins and outs of initiating research, collaborating with professors, dealing with lab hours and deadlines, and drinking a tad too much coffee.
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Boston University Academy is a rigorous high school embedded in a world-class research university. Our students are superbly positioned to follow their interests as far as they can.
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The Academy's connection to Boston University opens all kinds of doors for our curious and motivated scholars. BU's resources are our resources: libraries with over 5 million volumes, labs and studios to work in, seminars to take. In fact, the BU catalog lists over 2,000 courses open to BUA students. Just that opportunity, for the right student, is impetus to go farther.
All BUA 11th and 12th graders take courses at BU for college credit. All seniors research a thesis with the support of a university professor and a BUA faculty advisor.
Outside the catalogue, the University is a thriving intellectual community which reflects and expands what students experience in our classrooms and hallways. Galleries, performances, symposia, and competitions are there for the taking in. Who knows what will spark a scholar's passion?
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The Academy's classically based core curriculum provides a solid foundation for in-depth study of just about anything.
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Students start in Foundations in Language and Logic. This is our trivium--our version of the classical introductory curriculum of grammar, rhetoric, and logic--which explores basic modes of analysis. Every student studies either Latin or ancient Greek. With this, comes immersion in primary texts, an interdisciplinary approach to humanities and an emphasis on close reading and learning to write. It's a curriculum built to arm a scholar for all the learning to come.
Said learning is deep and wide, covering human experience in history, math, science, literature, technology and the arts. Our faculty are dedicated to mentoring emerging scholars and nurturing the joy of inquiry in each one. That's how the curriculum evolves to meet the intellectual needs of students as well as their development as individuals. All courses at BUA are honors level.
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Our motto is "Nils Doctis Arduum." Nothing daunts a scholar. It's true here because we value integrity, personal relationships, and learning from one another. We are a small, supportive community of individuals devoted to a well-rounded, robust intellectual life. Every student has a faculty advisor. We harness our own abilities in peer advising and tutoring. Our students are kind to one another. It makes it easier to be who you are, to follow your dreams and passions, and to decompress and have fun.
Oh, yes. It's high school. There's way more to this community than academics. Students build relationships on sports teams, in music ensembles, on stage, in studios, over game boards and energy drinks.
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On the night of June 7, 1944, a few hours following the day called "D", the full moon was a beacon through two-tenths cloud. A young Canadian, at the controls of an RAF Coastal Command Consolidated B-24 Liberator was about to make aviation history, although history was about the furthest thing from his mind.
His attention, and that of his crew of 10, including seven Canadians, was riveted on the calm water of the English Channel below. Somewhere down there lurked their dangerous quarry, a growing force of Kriegsmarine U-boats, hardened veterans of the Battle of the Atlantic, gathering to mount a desperate attack on the marine supply line supporting the Allied invasion of Fortress Europe.
Only three short years earlier, a young Ken Moore from Rockhaven Saskatchewan joined the RCAF, and, over the flat prairie of western Canada, became one of 137,738 other airmen from Canada and many other countries to receive almost two years of flight training under the British Commonwealth Air Training Plan in Canada. Even in the dark days of 1941 aircrew training under the Plan was long and thorough, but by September 1942, K.O. (Ken) Moore finally pinned on the coveted pilot badge.
After another nine months of advanced training at GR (General Reconnaissance ) School, Charlottetown, P.E.I., No.111 Operational Training Unit (OTU) in the Bahamas, and 1 OTU RAF in England, he finally reported to a front-line RAF Squadron, No. 224 Coastal Command. No one could have guessed his future accomplishment would have been one for the record book. Patrolling the broad expanses of the ocean and coast in the ongoing war against the German U-boats was a daunting and usually boring task, interspersed with many hours of training. In often appalling weather conditions, trips became tests of endurance and patience, and even sightings could prove to be a rare event. So when the crew of the Liberator, captained by Flying Officer K.O. Moore, sank not only one, but two submarines in the space of twenty-two minutes, it was an exceptional feat never to be equaled.
Moore's first action occurred on March 31, 1944 in the Bay of Biscay, and ended with a close depth charge attack and the escape of a damaged submarine. A little more than two months later the story had a very different ending. The weather in the early morning hours of June 8 was ideal for sub hunting. It was a warm night. The stormy weather of D-Day had dissipated. The sky was full of stars and the moon painted a path of gold across the quiet water. Suddenly at 0211 hrs, the radar operator's voice was a jolt of direct current over the intercom, electrifying the whole crew. This was no drill.
"Contact dead ahead, range twelve miles." The years of training and the adrenaline pumping set up a high-energy but controlled response. The crew reacted as one. Moore maneuvered the aircraft up-moon. With the big bird on an attack heading, a scant hundred feet above the calm water, there, a black sliver in the shimmering reflection ahead, U-441 was riding the surface. Moore's nose gunner opened fire, and his 0.5 inch round from the Brownings were seen striking among the sailors on the conning tower, and forward gun platform.
Almost immediately, the Lib swept across the fleeing boat, forward of the conning tower, and six depth charges straddled the U-boat. Five seconds later, in full view of the rear gunner, the depth charges boiled and then exploded, lifting the stricken submarine up out of the sea. Back broken, it quickly sank, leaving only a slick and some debris swirling in the foam-churned water.
Still in the flush of victory a few minutes later, the highly improbable occurred. Six miles away just off the coast of Ushant, France, a second contact was confirmed. Two and one half miles away the fully-surfaced sub appeared in the reflection of golden moonlight, but in a position unsuitable for attack. Moore muscled the huge B-24 into a steep turn and rolled out into attack position. Descending to fifty feet and approaching from the starboard beam, the Liberator's nose position quickly silenced the opposing ack-ack and again depth charges erupted across the submarine.
Circling for another attack, Moore's crew saw the boat listing heavily to starboard. The bow rose up to a very steep angle and the U-boat was seen disappearing stern first into the boiling turmoil. Three dinghies containing survivors were spotted in the intense beam of the Liberator's Leigh light. Another submarine, U-373, was sunk. Between the sighting of the first and the sinking of the second sub, only twenty-two minutes had elapsed. Following the second attack, a droll radio message was sent to base: "Sighted two subs, sank same." (K.O. Moore)
Moore and his crew had made their mark in the history of war in the air. For his skill and audacity in the record-making double- header attack, F/O K.O. Moore was awarded the Distinguished Service Order, and the American Silver Star. Moore and his crew had become the most decorated crew in RAF Coastal Command.
It was during my first reading of this story, while searching for a fourth theme to complete my series VALOUR OVER DANGEROUS SEAS on W.W.II Canadian airmen that my painting QUARRY IN THE MOONPATH virtually leaped from the printed page. The words produced such a strong image that it was literally like a slide projected on my mind's screen, a definite 500 watt vision!
Of all the written accounts which have inspired paintings, this one stands out in my mind as the most "visually evolved". The event in question was bathed in moonlight, and the position of the moon, as well as other atmospheric conditions, were well described in the written accounts. It was the description of the moon path on the water which inspired me to paint it.
It was well after the painting was complete and the image had been published as the 4th plate in a collector plate series VALOUR OVER DANGEROUS SEAS, that I discovered Ken Moore was alive and well, living in Victoria. I decided to get in touch. I sent him the collector plate of QUARRY IN THE MOONPATH and he sent me photos of his plane and crew and agreed to read a draft of an article I was writing at the time about this event.
When I found out Ken was to be Canada's senior military representative at the 50th anniversary of the Battle of the Atlantic in England, and was invited to dine with the Queen on the Royal Yacht, I agreed to send with him a set of my four-plate series VALOUR OVER DANGEROUS SEAS, as a Canadian gift for Her Majesty.
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Tambopata Research Center: Befriending macaws, burning my boyfriend, and running around the lodge
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On the 7-hour marathon boat ride upstream and deeper into the Amazon to the Tambopata Research Center (TRC), we saw a family of capybaras. I hate to be a ditz about nature but these rat pigs are really cute. They have these little ears that kind of flutter like wings and they look kind of like big beavers. There was a mom and dad and about 4 kids walking / sinking in the muddy river bank. They were snacking on grasses and not afraid of our motorized canoe at all. I wanted to take one home or eat one, because apparently there are quite tasty!
During the rather uneventful boat ride, we also saw flying ospreys and orinoco geese, which are normally found in V
The next day, we woke up at 4:30 am (apparently animals are not lazy bums like humans) to visit the macaw clay lick just up the river. The dawn viewing was incredible. Hundreds of up to 10-12 species of macaws, parrots, and parakeets (all part of the same family) come to a clay face in the mountain to lick / eat the clay which helps them digest the fruit and seeds they eat. The licking itself isn't that spectacular (you can't get too close and they just hug the wall, with their backs to you, and literally lick the clay.
The TRC also helps to breed macaws and releases them into the wild.
A word about the jungle...everyone seems to have something to say. At any given time, especially in the evenings and early morning, the jungle is lit up in a raucous orchestra. You can hear birds squawking, insects buzzing, and monkeys complaining. The male howler monkeys mark their territories with a loud howl that can be heard miles of away and which sounds like the engines of a 747. It's odd. On a hike we saw a beautiful toucan and a beautiful black and white bird which sounds like a tuba bomb and can actually kill a viper. Rad! In the yungle, you really are a visitor in other creatures' homes.
While surrounded by such unadulterated wildlife and flora, I couldn't help but observe the parallels between our "savior" role as conservationists, as if we "know better" than nature itself. Even in our attempts to save endangered species, we have imposed our value judgments in respect to which species are worth saving over others. If we were to apply that same relationship one level higher, why could humans not be influenced by a "higher being." The rational mind argues for and against this higher level whether it be deities or extraterrestrials, depending on semantics. Just as few humans devote any time thinking of these philosophical possibilities, perhaps, other animals do the same. Most ants in the colony keep their heads down absorbed in their cotidian lives and respective worlds but maybe, just maybe, some are also thinking about these things.
Speaking of mind-numbing...that night was New Year's Eve. Peruvians have funny
Speaking of mind-numbing...that night was New Year's Eve. Peruvians have funnytraditions including:
* Wearing yellow for good luck; red for good luck in love
* Putting lentils in your pocket or wallet for prosperity
* Creating a big effigy of a man, representing bad experiences or luck, to burn at midnight. As I returned from a night hike, Sophie came running excitedly towards me that she had found a new boyfriend for me. As I approached the dining room, Caroline was waiting to point out my new boyfriend, the effigy to be burnt.
* Putting rice in your champagne class and then throwing the rice on your head after you drink the champagne at midnight for good luck in marriage in the coming year (I probably shouldn't have done this one)
* And my favorite: running around the outside of the lodge with your suitcase or backpack to ensure you'll go traveling in the coming year. It is a big lodge. I started out strong, sprinting and yelling along the way but finished quite weakly.
There were only about 8 guests in this lodge including us, and the researchers who lived there also celebrated with us. The lodge staff was so welcoming and familial. It was a great intimate gathering with lots of dancing to what seemed like one long similar song. There was a super hot researcher from Lima that looked like Jake Gyllenhall and danced like an aphrodisiac.
On my very serious comments on the feedback sheet, I wrote:
Highlights: New Year's Eve party, friendly staff that welcomes you like family, really knowledgeable and uncannily attractive researcher/field leader from Lima.
Low Points: Too many mosquitos, not enough yaguars, uncannily attractive researcher not into me.
It was definitely good times. The next day, we did very little and headed to the third lodge, the one in the middle: Rios Amazonas.
It was definitely good times. The next day, we did very little and headed to the third lodge, the one in the middle: Rios Amazonas.


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Hi, myself and a friend have an opportunity this year for a number of months (budget dictating timeline) so we are planning a trip to Africa.
We both really love to travel, have approx €10,000 budget and would like the budget to stretch as far as possible while still seeing as much of Africa as possible – scrimp on the luxuries but have the experiences. We are two female lawyers in our thirties, and whilst we don't need to luxury experience, we would rather avoid the really basic accommodation or "participated camping" experience where you are with a group cooking meals, putting up tents etc. This is fine for a couple of days but really not our thing so would rather avoid where possible! We travelled around South East Asia and South America a number of years ago and found basic hotels there great – something similar would be ideal if it exists in Africa.
I do appreciate that Africa is a continent rather than a country so I am asking a very broad question when I ask where to go!
We would like to do a good safari – I see this as being by far our biggest cost and have posted a question on this separately. We are looking at Tanzania/Kenya for safari but hope to fit in a number of safaris as we travel. Otherwise, we would like to see Victoria Falls, Cape Town, possibly climb Kilimanjaro, but our itinerary is very open. Our favorite travel experiences so far have probably been where we had an opportunity to get under the skin of a country and really experience it. Our interests are very wide (other than adventure sports!!) so really any experience that anyone enjoyed would probably appeal to us.
Essentially, what I really want to know is:
• Is our budget realistic for this timeframe?;
• What are the unmissable countries/experiences in Africa;
• Where could we travel in Africa ourselves/ where would we need a guide or to be part of a tour;
• Are there local operators or driver &/or guide that we could book cheaper tours through rather than using the very expensive American/European tour companies. This is what we did in China and was a third of the cost of Intrepid/Trailfinders etc.
We think a mix of tours and solo travel could work well in Africa (South Africa and Namibia seem so far to be the easiest).
Any tips very much appreciated – Fodorites have made a huge difference to previous trips with excellent advice!
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5 months in Africa - advice please?
Hi, myself and a friend have an opportunity this year for a number of months (budget dictating timeline) so we are planning a trip to Africa.
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You two sound like fun!
Internal flights on the continent are very expensive, so plan carefully to minimize flights or look into air passes (similar to train passes) from the airline you are using. It might save you a lot. I am a S Africa gal, so I can only help with there. Renting a car is easy, driving on the left not so bad and you can drive most places without a 4x4. We prefer an SUV for the height and comfort. The National Parks in SA are just amazing and so much better maintained than you might expect. They are also very affordable. Most accomodations, with a kitchen and all utensils, usually cost less than €100/night. You can get a pass, and although it's pricey for international visitors, definitely a good value. Don't miss Kruger and Hluhluwe - spectacular! You get to drive around the parks with lions and elephants! It's an unbelievable experience. We usually go shopping our first day - PickNPay is our choice - and buy a cooler, food, drinks... There are many locally run safari camps that are WAY less expensive than the internationally marketed ones. We have made an effort to visit community run camps - Tembe Elephant Park may be my favorite - and some are under €130/night/person including all food and Safari activities. Mix self catering with full service to get a great, affordable trip.
Cape Town is a lovely city with lots to do and can be pretty inexpensive. St Lucia in iSimangaliso Wetland Park, a UNESCO site) is my new favorite town with too much to do. Snorkel, scuba, horse rides with zebra, kayak with hippos. For some adventure, you might want to do the Garden Route - they have bungee and a zip line near Port Elizabeth. In the NW part of SA there is great indigenous rock art - I can't remember the name of the park (Mapungubwe)?
Have fun planning. If you want to, I have done a couple of trip reports of my less expensive trip. Just click on my name to find them. I am planning a less expensive trip to Botswana next year - visiting sall lodges in Tuli Circle (across the river from Mapungubwe) and driving to Khama Rhino Reserve and then we will see what we can afford after that, ending in the capitol of Gaborone for their 50th anniversary of independence. Botswana is very expensive and I don't "participate camp" either. Victoria Falls depends on water levels - dry is dull, full and there is so much spray you can't see anything. You can also drive into Mozambique - we met a European couple who did it and loved it. Driving into Xambia and Zimbabwe look more difficult than I am willing to try, and northern Botswana, the Okavango Delta, is more of a fly-in type of trip. But if you go to Vic Falls, go to nearby Chobe NP in Bots. Spectacular elephants, and affordable. See if you can do a mokoro (canoe) trip.
Please share your plans. Sounds fun!
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Thanks so much for the advice - really helpful! We started out looking at 2 months but there is so much to do when we add up the time we would like in each place, we are now at 5 months!!
Christabir - great tips from you, neither of us have been to Africa before, so great to pick up ideas.
Protrav - thanks for the recommendation. I will contact Happy World Safaris for a quote.
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I have posted in your previous post but I thought you were looking for any accommodation.
For that budget for 5months would be rather tricky to be really honest for hotel accommodation(5months)…
As earlier suggested,try renting a good house or home stay,that way save up for weekend travel to luxurious hotels.
Also if you will be in Eastern Africa,you could try the volunteer programme for KWS,Kenya.would be good to pass time,and good exposure
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Most Popular Player Mustafizur's to Take a Month Recovery Expected. Bangladesh's quality and molding mentor Mario Villavarayan has said that it will take Mustafizur Rahman one month to recuperate from the hamstring and lower leg wounds he grabbed amid IPL 2016. Villavarayan said that his change will be surveyed week after week.
"Perfect [time to be completely fit] would be one month," Villavarayan said. "Be that as it may, we will perceive how he does this week and take it from that point. Starting today, there's minor change. It was a long season for him, so we are chipping away at him. We surveyed him yesterday and he has enhanced, and we will evaluate him again one week from now and take it from that point. He has reacted well."
Mustafizur, who has officially missed four Royal One-Day London Cup and five NatWest T20 Blast matches for Sussex, will be inaccessible for another six T20s and rest of the gathering stage matches of the one-day competition. He is relied upon to be accessible for three T20 recreations toward the end of July, and will be accessible for the last phases of both rivalries if Sussex qualify.
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WATCH: Fire burns outside Gatwick Airport station causing power failure and delays
A FIRE on the line outside Gatwick Airport station has caused delays for passengers as power failure ground trains to a halt.
Passengers were warned in a Tweet by National Rail to expect delays until the end of the day.
Two firefighting crews from Crawley Fire Station attended the incident after receiving a call just after 7am.
Southern Rail reported that there was a fault with the electric third rail at Gatwick Airport station and trains were at a standstill.
Fire on the electrical cables @ outside Gatwick station #gatwickexpress #southernrailway.com pic.twitter.com/ywIs0a7xz0— Richie (@RICHIPRODUCTION) July 26, 2016
Delays at #GatwickAirport until the end of the day. See the link for more information - https://t.co/QrDsnH41u2— National Rail (@nationalrailenq) July 26, 2016
"Absolute chaos at Gatwick airport"@alicetweet
A spokesperson for National Rail said: "A fault with the electric third rail at Gatwick Airport is causing delays of up to 35 minutes to journeys to and from the station. This is expected to continue until the end of service."
Those running late include people who may be rushing to catch their flights.
Twitter users voiced their frustrations online while they waited in delays.
One users, @JoannaHaslam, wrote: "Another day, another excuse."
Another user, @alicetweet, described "chaos" at Gatwick Airport.
She wrote: "Absolute chaos at Gatwick airport. Well done @TLRailUK transport police having to step in and calm passengers!!!" [sic]
A spokesman for the West Sussex Fire and Rescue Service said: "We were called at 7.07am to reports of fire on the railway track just outside Gatwick, we have sent two appliances from Crawley who are enroute.
"It's not thought to be a serious fire."
It comes at a time where Southern Rail faces huge anger because of the number of delayed and cancelled trains.
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The permission check at myportal/control/FindPortalPage always fails due to missing permission PORTALPAGE_MAINT that has no demo data.
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PORTALPAGE_ADMIN is the only PORTALPAGE_ type permission that exists if PORTALPAGE_MAINT needs to be replaced. However the menu to access the page in the first place uses permission MYPORTALBASE_ADMIN for controlling the display of the link.
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If PORTALPAGE_ADMIN remains and is used for permission checking then it needs to be added to the SUPER security group.
PORTALPAGE_MAINT permission check does not exist, it's using PORTALPAGE_ADMIN permission. Attached patch for assigning PORTALPAGE_ADMIN permission to the SUPER security group.
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thanksHow to sort my nail out? its really rough around my cuticles and when i mouisturize it doesn't stay smooth?
either go for a manicure becuase they will know how to treat your condition. Part of having a manicure is to treat minor skin and nail condition's that arn't infectious or medical obviously like split cuticle or dry skin.
I don't mean to sound racist but from a salon that arn't just there to paint nails like with the vietnemese people.
If this isn't an option for you one of the treatments we learn about at colledge for dry cuticle and nails is to heat almond/ olive oil so it is comfortably hot ( the hotter the better tho) and leave your nails and cuticle to soak in the oil for 10 minutes or longer if you have the time, like whilst watching a film would really help it penetrate into your skin.
After this use the excess oil to massage into your skin with deep circular movement's.
Oh yeah i forgot to say how we heat the oil....its buy having a bowl of oil floating in a bigger bowl of hot water, take it out when its hot and dip your fingers in it.How to sort my nail out? its really rough around my cuticles and when i mouisturize it doesn't stay smooth?
get a vitamn E capsule
cheaper than a tub of the cream
and rub that into the cuticles
and have you seen these nail blocks,
one side is white, one is purple and one is black,(so is the last one)
and you buff your nails with each side and it makes your nails look lke they have clear polish on?
the polished look lasts approx 2 weeks. they are great for making your nails smooth, as well as keeping your cuticles down, as the buffung sorts them out
well worth buying and using
just use the capsules to give you an extra head start
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Supernatural's last season was a nail biter to say the least and with an added 23rd episode it made the suspense last longer. Now we have news that not only Supernatural but its sister show The Vampire Diaries will get the same treatment. Read on for the details.
ZAP2it got the word on the "TVD" upgrade for Season 4 (and confirmed that "Supernatural" will remain at 23 episodes for its Season 8 ) along with a few more choice tidbits from executive producer Julie Plec as to what's in store for the denizens of Mystic Falls. Here are some highlights; be sure to hit the link below for more.
When the season begins, all of our Mystic Falls monsters and friends are in precarious situations, but none more so than Elena (Nina Dobrev), who will begin her transition into a vampire in the first episode. She and Stefan are, for all intents and purposes, back together, but this time their reunion is even more complicated.
It's safe to say that vampire Elena won't be on the Stefan Salvatore bunny diet right away — and given Stefan's ripper history, her consumption of human blood definitely troubles him. "He's not going to have an easy time with it," Plec confirms. "This is a guy who can't really get too close to human blood for too long without losing his mind so it's like he's a guy who just got sober, and his girlfriend just turned 21 and wants to party. There are going to be some complications in their relationship as far as that."
The way it plays out could bring about some of Stefan's darker side. "I can't say we'll ever be back to 'good' Stefan for good," Plec says. "I don't think 'good' Stefan is 'real' Stefan. I think Stefan is very damaged, and he's got some deep darkness and, within that, a beautiful soul with what humanity he can muster. I think until the end of the series the darker Stefan will always be the truthful Stefan.
As always, Damon and Elena's relationship will evolve this season, [but] in the meantime Damon will need a new friend to share his bourbon with at the Mystic Grill — and, despite the rumors, it definitely won't be Tyler.
Plec confirms that Meredith (Torrey DeVitto) will be a significant part of the fourth season. Though not a love interest, Meredith might be a stabilizing force for Damon. "Damon is minus a drinking buddy and minus a friend," Plec says. "We've already established Meredith as a day-drinker so if I was going to pick somebody out of a hat to be Damon's new drinking buddy, it would be Meredith. The question is whether she's down with that. Is she okay with being his vampire-human partner in crime? I don't think she's going to be as easy to sway as Alaric was, but there's going to be a buddy bond that forms between them, which will be fun."
"The Vampire Diaries" returns to The CW on Thursday, October 11th. Episode 4.01 is titled "Growing Pains," and the following week's Episode 4.02 is titled "Memorial."
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Season Four begins with the knowledge that everything is changing. As Elena and her friends enter into the final stretch of high school before graduation sends them off on different paths, their bond to their home town of Mystic Falls takes on a deeper meaning when a new villain seems intent on destroying it.
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Director of Finance and Business Services
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- 08 nov. 17 2017-11-08
UKSA is a youth charity that uses the power of the sea to transform the lives of thousands of young people each year, funded in part by being one of the world's largest providers of marine training, ranging from residential schools and groups, watersports instructor, through to training officers working on vessels up to 3,000 gross tonnes.
Reporting to the whole board of Trustees on a quarterly basis on financial performance, risk and matters of governance, the Director of Finance and Business Services is a member of the senior executive team tasked with delivering the functions of Finance, Business Services, including estate management, IT, HR and is the designated Data Protection Officer.
Providing sound financial advice to Trustees, the Chief Executive, Directors and other senior management, the Director of Finance and Business Services will be responsible for the production of annual accounts for the charity and its trading subsidiary. Implementing appropriate business plans to ensure the long term financial viability of the charity is a key part of the role as well as leading the provision of residential and business services.
In this diverse role, the post holder will work in conjunction with the Chief Executive, being responsible for the strategic direction in relation to people and performance, as well as being project director for new building/projects, managing competitive tenders and planning permissions. Acting as company secretary to the charity and subsidiary companies, there is also responsibility for maintaining and managing UKSA health and safety framework and reporting for the monthly Health and Safety management meeting.
With a sound knowledge of charity law for governance and SORP compliance along with health and safety and general business law, the successful candidate will be educated to degree level and have a professional Accountancy qualification. With strong leadership skills and experience in a strategic financial leadership role, the post holder will bring a financial and commercial strength to the charity.
Please note that the successful candidate must be able to prove fitness for office to comply with requirements of the Finance Act 2010, DBS background checks and regulations for Company Secretaries.
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Jumpstart your career with Fishbowl in Minneapolis by helping customers improve access to information and enable innovation. We create packaged software and develop custom technology solutions using the latest Oracle, Google, and PTC technologies and we have a lot of fun doing it. We're looking for innovators with a passion for technology and learning to fill a variety of technical and non-technical roles.
The Fishbowl experience.
At Fishbowl Solutions, you'll find a passionate team working together to do great work for our customers. Our office is built for hard work, team spirit, and knowledge sharing. We are team members, friends, and peers. We are creative, ambitious problem solvers. We work together. We play together. And we give back.
We're a small, fast-growing team of professionals striving to get to the root cause of every problem so we can deliver the best solution to each and every customer.
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By combining Oracle WebCenter Content with our own ControlCenter software, we help regulated companies organize, find, and control their policies, work instructions and other critical documents.
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Located just off the Midtown Greenway, we're close to parks, dining, and nightlife without the hassle of downtown parking.
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Seasonal sports leagues give our team a chance to get outside and break a sweat. Plus who doesn't like a little competition?
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Seeing a new product go from idea to reality and being involved with so many steps along the way is both fun and rewarding. I like working for a small company where I can both learn and use a wide variety of skills. Our team is made up of great people and every day is different, so I never get bored.Kim Negaard
Working at Fishbowl is always a challenging yet rewarding experience. You are regularly presented with interesting technical and interpersonal challenges working on varied client projects. All of this creates an atmosphere of continuous learning where you're never at a loss for what to do.Andy Weaver
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"God gave me a vision to help ladies recover from addiction in 1997. For the last 17 years I have been able to do what God put me on this earth to do. There is absolutely nothing I would rather do."
"God has allowed me the privilege of serving at Shalom with a wonderful group of Godly women. Everyday I am reminded it is His call that allows me to help hurting people by pointing them to the One who heals."
"I love working at Shalom because I get to serve the Lord and do His work."
"It is a true blessing for me to be a part of Shalom. I love seeing God's work being done each and every day through the staff and residents."
"I enjoy being a part of a team that genuinely loves the Lord and helps women in their recovery and daily walk with Jesus."
"To be a blessing to all that enter the store and to stay pliable in the Potter's hand."
"Truly, Shalom is a place of life transformation that I uniquely witness in the lives of women who enter its gates. For me, it is a marvelous spiritual experience to serve the women and be a part of Shalom staff."
"I am at Shalom because God called me here. First as a resident, proof of his miraculous power. Then to serve here as his hands and feet in being part of a team that helps bring other women out of a life of destruction, into a life of freedom in him."
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It's time to start getting ready for the fabulousness that is Halloween and costume parties. I know that many people (especially men) hate getting dressed up, but I love it. I think that people have far more fun dressed as nutters than they do when wearing their usual kit.
Currently you'll find a bunch of Halloween specific items on sale in their store that will save you a whack of cash if you're outfitting the entire family. I don't know if you tend to go trick or treating (I never have!) but a cool outfit is half the fun.
Actually, on that note, how DO you go trick or treating? I'm always a bit worried that a scary person will shout at me or call the police because a woman dressed as a witch is harassing them. All advice appreciated…
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Animator vs. Animation IV
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This guy's on top of his game and just keeps getting better.
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Kenney Land: Demolition
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Obviously it's not original, but it's polished enough to be fun. The camera shake effect is very satisfying. I thought it was funny how you can choose your character.
You always make high-quality, polished, professional-looking work, Kenney. Nice job.
Thanks :D
Ultraman Lendary
Rated 3 / 5 stars
It was more addictive than I thought it would be. The scoreboard labeling could have been more clear. Occasionally, the hit detection seemed a little off. But overall, a decent game. Music was really intense.
Duck Translator v2.0
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I give this a honk out of quack.
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I like how all 25 people who voted gave it a 5. Because it totally deserves it. This is just so cool.
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This would be a pretty good logo for the day, actually. I like it a lot.
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AUBURN HILLS, Mich., Oct. 27, 2016 /PRNewswire/ --
- Planned 500,000-square-foot Mopar Parts Distribution Center (PDC) in Romulus, Michigan, to house more than 100 employees
- Romulus facility is second planned Mopar PDC in U.S. to be announced this year, including PDC currently under construction in Winchester, Virginia
- Romulus Mopar PDC tentatively scheduled to open in 3Q 2017
- New Metro Detroit facility will ship estimated 45 million pieces annually
FCA US LLC has announced a $10.4 million investment in a new Mopar Parts Distribution Center (PDC) located in Romulus, Michigan. The new facility will encompass 500,000 square feet and more than 100 workers. Preliminary construction work has already begun on the new Metro Detroit PDC.
The Romulus PDC will increase the Mopar brand's network to 23 PDCs in North America when it opens in 3Q 2017. Construction of a new Mopar PDC in Winchester, Virginia, was also announced earlier this year, with that facility scheduled to open in 1Q 2017.
"With the start of preliminary work on the Romulus PDC, along with the new facility under way in Virginia, FCA US will have invested a total of more than $22 million in these two new PDC projects," said Pietro Gorlier, Head of Parts and Service (Mopar), FCA – Global. "These facilities confirm FCA's continued commitment to customer service, and will strengthen the Mopar supply chain, both in North America and also globally."
The Romulus PDC will handle approximately 45 million parts annually. Each day, the facility will accept more than 30 inbound trailers and dispatch 40 outbound trailers. Two shifts will operate the new facility.
The $10.4 million investment does not include anticipated ancillary economic opportunities for local businesses tapped to provide services such as landscaping, waste removal, building maintenance and more.
The facility will be launched under FCA World Class Logistics methodology, which establishes a synchronized supply chain that progressively eliminates waste through an approach of continuous improvement. The new Mopar PDC will also be LEED- (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) certified. LEED, administered by the United States Green Building Council, is a comprehensive system to define, measure and validate green buildings. Certification in the national recognition program is based on strict standards in five key areas: site planning, water management, energy, material use and indoor environmental quality.
Information on employment opportunities, including a link applicants can visit, will be provided at a later date.
About Mopar Brand
Mopar (a simple contraction of the words MOtor and PARts) was trademarked in 1937 with the launch of an antifreeze product, but it truly made its mark in the 1960s during the muscle-car era. From Mopar Performance Parts to enhance speed and handling for both road and racing use, the brand soon expanded to include technical service and customer support.
Today, Mopar is the service, parts and customer-care brand of FCA US LLC and distributes more than 500,000 parts and accessories in over 150 markets around the world. With more than 50 parts distribution centers and 25 customer contact centers globally, Mopar integrates service, parts and customer-care operations in order to enhance dealer and customer support worldwide. Mopar is the source for genuine parts and accessories for FCA brands.
Mopar parts are engineered together with the same teams that create factory-authorized specifications for FCA vehicles. This offers a direct connection that no other aftermarket parts company can provide. A complete list of Mopar accessories and performance parts is available at www.mopar.com.
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Snowmobile safety course and ride are offered
Snowmobilers still have a chance to brush up on safety measures, thanks to the Erie County Federation of Snowmobile Clubs.
The annual Youth Safety Course will run from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Jan. 25 at Stohrer's Lodge in Emery Park, 2084 Emery Road, South Wales.
This course is offered free of charge for those ages 10 to adult. Lunch will be provided. Call 898-8510 to reserve your spot.
All snowmobilers are welcome to join in a ride from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Jan. 26 at the Erie County Bureau of Forestry Trails at Genesee and Warner Gulf roads in the Town of East Concord.
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Conditions and Business Environment
Southwest Colorado developed as a result of "traditional west" commodity products such as minerals, cattle and timber. Since the 1970s the region has transitioned to tourism and outdoor recreation as the number one industry. The area is known for its scenic beauty, diverse landscapes, cultural resources and entrepreneurial spirit. Each county is unique in terms of their needs and key industries. Agriculture related services and forestry remain significant sources of employment for Dolores and Montezuma Counties, yet provide relatively little employment income. The Archuleta, La Plata and San Juan County economies are based primarily on tourism. Natural resources and energy are also important sectors in the region's economy. The Southern Ute and the Ute Mountain Ute Indian Tribes are both major economic forces with their diversified enterprises and employment opportunities benefiting the regional economy. Both reservations contain eligible Enterprise Zone areas.
Participation in the EZ Program continues to be important to area businesses. The number of businesses certifying tax credits increased from 270 in 2015, to 295 in 2016. However tax credits saw a decline from 2015 even though investment dollars increased significantly. Job creation went from 89 jobs in 2015 to 488 jobs created region-wide in 2016.
Region-wide, in 2016 there were 30 designated Enterprise Zone Contribution Projects (2 newly designated), which generated about $5.06 million in economic activity through direct and in-kind contributions. This is up from $3.91 million in 2015.
2016 Observations and Data
In the Southwest Enterprise Zone, three counties, Dolores, Montezuma and San Juan met economic distress criteria as a county. According to this statute, to be designated an Enterprise Zone a designated rural area must have a population of less than 150,000 persons and meet one of the following criteria: an unemployment rate at least 25% above the state average; a population growth rate less than 25% of the state average; and a per capita income (PCI) less than 75% of the state average. Dolores and San Juan Counties are also designated as Enhanced Rural Enterprise Zones (EREZ) through 2018. The EREZ program provides greater financial incentives to businesses in those counties to promote and encourage new job creation. La Plata and Archuleta were not eligible on a county level, so each census block was evaluated individually on the economic distress criteria and many blocks met the criteria and are included in the Zone.
Population Growth – Overall, the region has seen an overall population increase since 2011, driven mainly by growth in La Plata County.
Two of the five counties (Dolores and San Juan) met EZ eligibility criteria for population growth from 2011 – 2015, the latest available.
Unemployment – Only San Juan County meets the unemployment rate criteria for EZ status based on unemployment rates for 2015.
La Plata and Dolores Counties met SW Enterprise Zone local Objective 1 (see page 4), of being less than or equal to the state unemployment rate.
Per Capita Income (PCI) – Three counties, Dolores, Montezuma and San Juan met eligibility criterion for PCI in 2015. Archuleta and La Plata Counties did not meet this criterion. None of the counties met local Objective 2, of being greater than or equal to the state PCI.
2016 Efforts to Improve Conditions
Region 9, as the Southwest EZ Administrator, has worked hard throughout the year educate area businesses, governments, economic development groups, chambers and area accountants about the new boundary changes that began in January, 2016. One presentation was held specifically for area accountants on the new maps, and Salesforce database, and a presentation, sponsored by the Durango Chamber was held on this topic. We believe that there are an increasing numbers of businesses pre-certifying each year but many of those businesses are not following through with certification. In 2016, we began measuring the number of EZ inquiries that we receive in our office. Those inquiries totaled 106 different contacts.
Specific EZ activities included:
• Held meetings and presentations with each county-level economic development group regarding the EZ boundary changes and possible business extensions.
• Provided EZ Annual Report and county specific EZ data to all 17 government jurisdictions.
• Region 9 bi-annual newsletters include Enterprise Zone information.
• A contact list of regional accountants is continually updated and information distributed via email as necessary. This included availability of Salesforce, tips, form updates, deadlines and instructions.
• Supplied EZ packets to the general public and area economic development groups for distribution to businesses.
• Added two new EZ Contribution projects and communicated with three projects that will no longer be eligible in 2017.
• Worked with the Archuleta County GIS Department to have the EZ added as a layer to its public website.
• Cite EZ information in Region 9 brochure and other materials as well as monthly updates distributed to our Board of Directors, funders and governments.
• Continually update the Enterprise Zone Contribution Project email tree and provide information as necessary. This includes forms, deadlines, tips and reminders.
• Provide EZ information on organization website including forms, policies and maps of new eligible areas.
• The EZ Administrator trained an additional staff member to assist with the EZ Program: to use Salesforce, handle phone calls and questions regarding the program.
2016 Southwest Enterprise Zone Objectives
A number of local Enterprise Zone objectives were identified in 2009 to demonstrate how the Enterprise Zone tax credits are helping our economy. Those objectives continue to be tracked on an annual basis. Overall, we are seeing improved economic conditions as we now have two counties out of five that do not meet county-wide distress. In 2009, we only had only one.
1. Unemployment rates for each of the counties should be equal to or less than the state unemployment rate. Current Status – La Plata and Dolores Counties had an unemployment rate less than the state unemployment rate. This is the first year for Dolores, though La Plata County has met this goal for all years from 2008 to 2015.
2. Per Capita Income (PCI) for each of the counties should be equal to or greater than the state PCI. Current Status – No counties had a PCI greater than the State PCI based on 2015 numbers, the latest available. La Plata County was an exception being greater than the State PCI in 2010, but otherwise none of the five counties had PCI levels equal to or greater than the state from 2006 through 2015.
3. Each County will have an active economic development organization with staff and funding to focus efforts in each county and assist Region 9 EDD with its delivery of services. Current Status – For the first time, all five counties now have active economic development groups and one is a designated as EZ Contribution project. Region 9 works with each county's economic development staff and board of directors to promote Enterprise Zone opportunities. This year, we have continued to see growing participation in the Enterprise Zone in Montezuma County and we expect to see numbers grow in San Juan County with new economic development staff.
We expected to see Objectives number 4 and 5 reflect local outreach efforts. However, we did not see that in Objective 5. It is apparent to us that this objective is not an effective measure of our EZ time and outreach. Even businesses that we can get pre-certified appear to not be following up with certification.
4. Increase the number of businesses that participate in the EZ in each county using 2005 as a base year (228 participating businesses).
We expected that our outreach as an EZ Administrator would positively impact the number of participating businesses, but there appears to be no correlation. The 2012 numbers appear to be an anomaly and we believe that one possible reason for the high numbers was the transition to the on-line system precertification system where area accountants pre-certified all their clients, just in case. Another reason is the fact that businesses were no longer allowed to claim credits for previous years after 2012, and many made multi-year submissions.


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|Publication number
|Publication type
|Application number
|Publication date
|May 24, 1977
|Filing date
|Jul 7, 1975
|Priority date
|Jul 7, 1975
|Also published as
|Publication number
|Vernon O. Blackledge
|Original Assignee
|Hearing Health Group, Inc.
|Export Citation
|BiBTeX, EndNote, RefMan
|Patent Citations (7), Referenced by (41), Classifications (14)
|External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, Espacenet
This invention relates in general to means for providing real time control of the amplitude of an electric wave and more specifically to means for providing real time expansion or compression of the amplitude of an electric wave which corresponds to a sound wave such as continuous discourse.
Wave expanders or compressors are well known and are generally called automatic gain control (a.g.c.) or automatic volume control (a.v.c.) circuits. Such known circuits generally store a portion of a wave whose volume is to be controlled over a short period of time and average the wave over a short period of time such as a millisecond. The average voltage so produced is used to control the volume of an electrical wave that comes along after the average voltage has been produced. Therefore, such known volume control devices are not real time devices. That is, they control the volume of an existent wave in accordance with the average amplitude of previously existing waves. Such known volume control devices therefore, may distort the electrical wave so that the listener to the sound to which the electrical wave is finally converted may not be able to understand the sound although he may have no trouble hearing it. For example, plosive sounds like the "t", "p" sounds may be compressed in accordance with the amplitude of a loud sound preceeding them, whereby the plosive sound may lose much of its plosive quality, thereby making these sounds hard to understand. Furthermore, soft sounds often follow louder sounds in normal speech and when the soft sound is compressed in accordance with the amplitude of an immediately preceeding loud sound, as is done in known compressors, the soft sound may be lost entirely. Therefore, where a known compressor is incorporated in a hearing aid for persons having impaired hearing, or where a known compressor is incorporated in a loudspeaker, which is also a hearing aid, for projecting sound into an area where there is background noise, the known sound compressor detracts from the readability of the sound. That is, due to the action of the known sound compressor, the sound may be heard but may not be intelligible to persons having impaired hearing or to persons who are in an area where there are background noises. In summary, while known compressors do compress the range of amplitude of sounds on which they operate, the compressors compress the amplitude range of all sounds as controlled by the stored wave. It has been found advantageous, as will be more specifically noted below, to compress or expand the amplitude of sounds without using the controlling action of previous stored amplitude, which cannot be done by presently known volume controls, to realize real time amplitude compression or expansion.
It is therefore an object of this invention to provide a real time volume control that compresses or expands the amplitude of an electrical wave in accordance with the amplitude of the wave that is being compressed or expanded and not in accordance with a previous wave or waves that no longer exist or the average of such waves.
It is a further object of this invention to provide a real time compressor that compresses the amplitude of an electrical wave in accordance with the amplitude of the wave that is being compressed and not in accordance with a previous wave or waves that no longer exist or the average of such waves.
It is still a further object of this invention to provide a compressor which makes sounds more intelligible to a person hearing such sounds.
It is an additional object of this invention to provide a hearing aid that increases the intelligibility of sounds to a person having impaired hearing.
It is still an additional object of this invention to provide a hearing aid that increases the intelligibility of sounds to a person in a noisy area.
This invention resides in a volume control which compresses or expands waves applied thereto comprising a plurality of first filters connected to a source of waves, a respective power circuit connected to each first filter and a plurality of second filters, a second filter being connected to the output of each power circuit. The power circuits produce a wave whose amplitude is a power of the wave applied. If the power is less than one the wave is compressed. If the power is greater than one, the wave is expanded. If the power is one, there is no compression. Amplifiers may be included before the first filters or after the second filters or where desired. While there may be delay in the remainder of the circuit, such as in the filters, the power circuits operate essentially instantaneously. Since the change in amplitude takes place in the power circuits, it depends on the instantaneous amplitude of the wave being processed and not the amplitude of a previous wave or average of previous waves. Further, since a soft sound is compressed an amount depending on the amplitude of the soft sound, it will not be lost. In fact, since the root of a quantity less than one is greater than the quantity, a soft sound may be increased in amplitude by this invention. Still further, since the loud sounds are decreased to a root value thereof, the range of amplitudes of the sounds may be decreased in the inventive compressor. These two results are exclusive of the effects of pre- or post-amplification, i.e., a post amplification gain of 106 would not allow soft sounds to become louder, but merely louder relative to the loud sounds.
The invention will be better understood upon reading the following descriptions thereof in connection with the accompanying drawing in which:
FIG. 1 is a diagrammatic showing of a hearing aid including a volume control in accordance with this invention,
FIG. 2 is a detailed showing of a power circuit that may be used in the hearing aid of FIG. 1, and
FIG. 3 is a diagram that is useful in explaining the operation of the disclosed invention.
Turning first to FIG. 1, a microphone 10 feeds into an amplifier 12. The output of the amplifier 12 feeds into each of a plurality of first filters 14. As shown each filter 14 is a band pass filter and they each pass a different band of frequencies in the audio frequency band. While three band pass filters 14 are shown, more of less thereof may be used. The dotted rectangle 14' indicates that more filters may be used if needed. The number of filters 14 and the band width that they pass is so chosen that the wave at the output of the hearing aid of FIG. 1 is a good replica of the wave applied at the microphone 10. The number needed is well known in the art. Each filter 14 is connected to its respective power circuit 16. Again, the power circuit 16' is provided to indicate more power circuits may be used if desired. Each power circuit 16 is connected to a respective second band pass filter 18 and a filter 18' is provided for the power circuit 16' if used. The second filters 18 are connected to an amplifier 20 in the input of which the output of the second filters 18 is summed. A wave which is a good compressed or expanded replica of the wave applied to the microphone 10 appears at the output of the amplifier 20 and at the output of the speaker 22. Both the microphone 10 and the speaker 22 are sound transducers. In operation, the first filters 14 divide the wave applied thereto into bands, the power circuit 16 changes the volume of the waves in the respective bands, incidently producing distortion such as waves which are the harmonics and the sums and differences of the frequencies of the waves applied thereto. The filters 18 pass the waves in the bank applied to the power circuit 16 and reject or do not pass the waves comprising the distortion, since the distortion waves are outside of the band passed by the respective filters 18. Any well known power circuit may be used for element 16.
Referring to FIG. 2, a power circuit that may be used as an element 16 of FIG. 1 is shown. The power circuit comprises an input terminal 23 to which the wave V1 whose amplitude is to be changed is applied. An input resistor 24 is connected between the terminal 23 and the negative input terminal of an operative amplifier 26 which has a low offset voltage. The positive terminal of the operative amplifier (herein after "op amp") is grounded. Two oppositely directed diodes 28 and 30 are connected between the negative input terminal of the op amp 26 and its output terminal. An output resistor 32 is connected between the output terminal of the amplifier 26 and ground. The log of the input voltage V1 appears across the resistor 32. The circuit between the terminal 23 and the junction of resistors 32 and 42 is therefore a log circuit.
An exponent (power or root) change circuit is connected to the output of the log circuit described. This power control circuit comprises an input resistor 42 connected between the output of the op amp 26 and the negative input of an op amp 44, which also has low offset voltage. The positive terminal of the op amp 44 is grounded. A variable resistor 46 is connected between the negative input and the output of the op amp 44. A load resistor 48 is connected between the output of the op amp 44 and ground. The output of the power changer appears across resistor 48 and its amplitude depends on the ratio of the resistors 46 and 42. For instance if the resistor 46 is twice the resistor 42, the amplitude of the wave across resistor 48 is twice the amplitude of the voltage across resistor 32 and if the resistor 46 is one half the resistor 42, the amplitude of the wave across the resistor 48 is one half the voltage across the resistor 32. The circuit between the junctions of resistors 32 and 42 and the junction of resistors 46 and 48 is therefore an adjustable amplifier circuit.
The output of the op amp 44 is connected to the emitter of the PNP transistor 34 and to the emitter of the NPN transistor 36 whose bases are connected to different constant voltages VC1 and VC2 respectively. The collectors of the two transistors 34 and 36 are connected together and to the negative input terminal of a low offset voltage op amp 38, its positive terminal being grounded. A feedback resistor 50 is connected between the output and the negative input of the op amp 38.
A voltage appears at the output terminal 40 of the op amp 38 that is a power or a root of the voltage V1 applied to the input terminal 23 depending on the ratio of resistors 46 and 42. This output voltage at terminal 40 will be the square of the input voltage V1 at terminal 23 if the ratio is two and will be the square root of the input voltage V1 if this ratio is one half. Of course, higher or lower powers greater and one or less than one (or even unity) may be chosen. If the power is greater than one, the wave is expanded. If the power is less than one, the wave is compressed. The circuit between the junctions of the resistors 46 and 48 and the terminal 40 is therefore an antilog circuit.
To better understand the difference in compression provided by a known compressor and the present compressor consider the series of time sequential amplitudes 16, 9, 4, 1, and 15. Using a known compressor, and sequentially applying waves thereto, the waves having the amplitudes of the several terms of the series, the storage of the time sequential amplitude 16 would cause its reduction by some factor, one half, for example, and this same reduction would apply to each member of the series for several milliseconds. Now, using one half as the factor, the series becomes 8, 4 1/2, 2, 1/2, and 0.25 and the range of amplitudes which was previously 32 is now unchanged. Using the described compressor set to provide square roots, the series of amplitudes becomes 4, 3, 2, 1, and 0.7, and the range of amplitudes is decreased from 32 to the square root of 32 or about 5.6. It is noted that the large numbers are more greatly reduced than the small ones. Also contrary to the dynamic operation of known compressors, the term 0.5 has actually been increased to 0.7. The loud sounds are made softer and the soft sounds are made louder. This is true of both the disclosed compressor and known compressors for steady sounds, but this is only true of the inventive compressor for dynamic sounds, and particularly for a loud sound followed quickly by a soft sound. This feature of the disclosed compressor is particularly useful when announcing into a noisy area, where otherwise, the soft sounds may be lost. Furthermore, the plosive sounds are not deemphasized by the instant compressor. It is noted that the static or steady state properties of known compressors may be made quite similar to the inventive compressor, but their dynamic operation, since it depends upon the storage of previous amplitudes, is quite different. When the wave to be compressed by a known compressor does not vary in amplitude or varies so slowly that the amplitude of the wave to be compressed is only slightly changed in amplitude, it is considered that the known compressor is operating in static or steady state. Attention is called to FIG. 3 to assist in explaining the operation of the inventive compressor for a wave that changes rapidly in amplitude as compared to the known compressor.
FIG. 3 represents the envelope of a wave of sinuousoidal shape which is symmetrical about the center line 50. The amplitude of the wave is represented by the lines 52. The wave is suddenly increased in size to the size indicatd by the peaks 53. According to the instant invention the wave will be compressed to the lines 54 which includes the dotted portion 56 thereof as shown. This is because the compression of the wave is essentially instantaneous. In known compressors, since the compression is due to stored previous amplitudes, the wave takes the shape shown by the solid lines 58 and 54, that is the wave goes to the peak or nearly to the peak it would go to if there were no compression and then it goes down to its compressed value very quickly. Similarly, if the wave decreases suddenly from its size at lines 54, with the inventive compressor, the wave decreases to the amplitude shown by the lines 62 and 60. But when using known compressors, the wave that is suddenly decreased in amplitude takes the amplitude 64, 64 since it tends to decrease by the amount that the wave amplitude decreases and the compressor takes time to bring the wave amplitude up to its value 60.
There are persons having impaired hearing in which the impairment includes a threshold of hearing and a threshold of discomfort that are so close together that if a normal range of amplitudes of sounds are applied to such a person's ears, some sounds would be too low to be heard and other amplitudes of sounds would be so high as to cause the person discomfort or even pain. Using the instant compressor in a hearing aid for such a person the range of amplitudes of sounds may be kept within the range between the threshold of hearing and the threshold of discomfort by adjusting the rooter, and by adjustment of the amplifiers used in the hearing aid, the desired range of input sound amplitudes may be kept between the two thresholds. Such a person will be able to hear and understand what he hears better than if he used a hearing aid including conventional compressors.
In the recording art, a record can be overloaded by recording the loud sound at an amplitude such as that at which it is played, whereby two adjacent tracts on the record interfere with each other. It is customary to compress such loud sounds while recording and then expand them when reproducing the sound. Using the compressor and the expander of the present invention, the distortion inherent in known compressors and expanders may be greatly reduced.
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|European Classification