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- July 6
- Kristina Garvin, English
Past and Future States: The Cultural Work of the Serial in U.S. Literature, 1786-1815
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- Mucahid Kutlu, Computer Science & Engineering
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- Stephen Nogar, Aero and Astronautical Eng
Comprehensive Modeling And Control Of Flexible Flapping Wing Air Vehicles
Advisor: Jack McNamara
- Zhicao Feng, Materials Sci and Engineering
Galvanic Corrosion of Coated Al Alloy Panel with Noble Fasteners
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- Royston Quintyn, Chemistry
Applying Tandem Mass Spectrometry Coupled with Ion Mobility to probe the Structure of Non-Covalent Protein Complexes and their Interactions with Ligands, Peptides and other Proteins
Advisor: Vicki Wysocki
- July 7
- Fabian Benitez-Quiroz, Electrical and Computer Engine
Advisor: Aleix Martinez
- Lyvia Chriki, Psychology
Characteristics of Worriers as a Function of Individual Differences in Effortful Control
Advisor: Michael Vasey
- Amber Baughman, Education:Phy Act & Ed Srvc
Virtual Schools, Real Counselors: A Qualitative Examination of the Role and Practice of the Virtual School Counselor
Advisor: James Moore, III
- Karol Ramirez, Oral Biology
Effect of Imipramine and Classical Benzodiazepines on Stress-induced Neuroimmune Dysregulation and Behavioral Alterations
Advisor: John Sheridan
- Mai Zheng, Computer Science & Engineering
Advisor: Feng Qin
- Carolyn Paisie, Biomedical Sciences Grad Prog
Definition of mechanisms of mutation generation in tissues and embryonic stem cells of the constitutive Fhit knockout mouse
Advisor: Kay Huebner
- Kristy McCray, Kinesiology
An Exploration of Knowledge and Attitudes About Sexual Assault Occurrence and Prevention Among Former Intercollegiate Athletes
Advisor: Donna Pastore
- Dmitry Tumin, Sociology
Causation and Selection Perspectives on the Evolution of U.S. Marital Health Gaps
Advisor: Zhenchao Qian
- Tao Xiao, Public Health
Bayesian Threshold Regression for Current Status Data with Informative Censoring
Advisor: Michael Pennell
- July 8
- Bo Chen, Computer Science & Engineering
Taming Interference Through Collaboration in Network Systems
Advisor: Kannan Srinivasan
- Jessy Defenderfer, Political Science
Differences in Group Value Priorities and Their Impact on Political Candidate Support: A Consideration of Sex, Party, and Race
Advisor: Kathleen McGraw
- Rosemary Isoto, Agr, Env & Devp Econ
Essays on Human Capital Investments and Microfinance in East African Agriculture
Advisor: David Kraybill
- Wonneken Wanske, Germanic Languages&Literatures
Giving Birth and/to the New Science of Obstetrics: Fin-De-Si�cle German Women Writers� Perceptions of the Birthing Experience
Advisor: Katra Byram
- Xiaoyue Xia, Mathematics
Advisor: Ovidiu Costin
- July 9
- Guangze Li, Materials Sci and Engineering
Connectivity, Doping and Anisotropy in Highly Dense MgB2
Advisor: Michael Sumption
- Eric Schwartz, Pharmaceutical Sciences
The Synthesis and Optimization of Bioactive Natural Products as Anticancer and Antileishmanial Agents
Advisor: James Fuchs
- Robey Patrick, Spanish & Portuguese
Translating Arabic Wisdom in the Court of Alfonso X, El Sabio
Advisor: Jonathan Burgoyne
- Pielah Kim, Fashion and Retail Studies
A New Approach to Co-branding: Visual Artist and Fashion Retailer Ingredient Branding and Hedonic Brand Extension
Advisor: Leslie Stoel
- Rachel Tumin, Public Health
The prevalence of family meals and mealtime practices among adults and their association with health outcomes
Advisor: Sarah Anderson
- Megan Miller, Educational Studies
Implementing Precision Teaching with Students Diagnosed with Moderate to Severe Disabilities
Advisor: Helen Malone
- Adam Rappold, Greek and Latin
The Shadow of the Polis: A Synchronic and Diachronic Examination of the Skira Festival in Athens
Advisor: Sarah Johnston
- Sophia Longman, Business Administration
ntellectual Assets and Corporate Finance
Advisor: Michael Weisbach
- Stuart Benton, Aero and Astronautical Eng
Capitalizing on Convective Instabilities in a Streamwise Vortex-Wall Interaction
Advisor: Jeffrey Bons
- Yang Song, Chemistry
Protein Primary and Quaternary Structure Elucidation by Mass Spectrometry
Advisor: Vicki Wysocki
- Xu Zhang, Biomedical Engineering
Development of A Microengineered Approach for Quantitative Assessment of Intercellular Communication in Cell Doublets and Microscale Tissue Models
Advisor: Yi Zhao
- Eric Coleman, Chemistry
Robust Pt-based Electrocatalysts for Fuel Cell Application
Advisor: Anne Co
- July 10
- Ting-hsiang Hung, Electrical and Computer Engine
Novel High-k Dielectric Enhanced III-Nitride Devices
Advisor: Siddharth Rajan
- Zhaomin Chen, Chemistry
Human Liver Metastases: Chemometrics of Imaging FTIR Data
Advisor: James Coe
- Jamie Schiff, Education:Teaching & Learning
Co-planning and Co-teaching in Early Childhood Licensure Programs
Advisor: Melinda Rhoades
- Kathleen Powers, Political Science
Beyond Identity: Social Relations for International Conflict and Cooperation
Advisor: Richard Herrmann
- Zhangxian Deng, Mechanical Engineering
Nonlinear Modeling and Characterization of the Villari Effect and Model-guided Developement of Magnetostrictive Energy Harvesters and Dampers
Advisor: Marcelo Dapino
- Katherine Mollohan, Education:Teaching & Learning
Student Epistemologies and Scientific Reasoning Among Undergraduate Science Students
Advisor: Lin Ding
- Emily Levy, Educational Studies
Programming for Generative Receptive Language in Young Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder: A Matrix Training Approach
Advisor: Diane Sainato
- James Douglass, Microbiology
Microbial diversity of atrazine biodegradation in agricultural fields, pesticide spill sites and a wetland
Advisor: Olli Tuovinen
- Danny Liu, Chemistry
Characterization of Next Generation Lithium-ion Battery Materials Through Electrochemical, Spectroscopic, and Neutron-Based Methods
Advisor: Anne Co
- Woo Hwa Koh, Business Administration
Essays on the cross-section of returns
Advisor: Lu Zhang
- July 13
- Rory Weier, Public Health
Life�s Simple 7 and The Relationship between Geographic Food Access and Life�s Simple 7 Healthy Diet Score in Two U.S. Populations Facing Cardiovascular Disease- and Cancer-Related Health Disparities
Advisor: Electra Paskett
- Kadri Parris, Civil Engineering
EXTENSION OF A STRESSED BASED FINITE ELEMENT MODEL THROUGH SYNTHESIS WITH A MATERIAL CHARACTERIZATION Mr MODEL FOR REALISTIC RESPONSE MODELING IN FLEXIBLE PAVEMENT STRUCTURES ON COHESIVE SUBGRADES
Advisor: William Wolfe
- Sheng Dong, Mechanical Engineering
Friction and Wear Reduction via Ultrasonic Lubrication
Advisor: Marcelo Dapino
- Sarah Douglas, History
The Price of Pestilence: England�s response to the Black Death in the face of the Hundred Years War
Advisor: John Guilmartin
- Darryl Marois, Environment&Natural Resources
Modeling Wetland Biogeochemistry and Restoration
Advisor: William Mitsch
- July 14
- Diana Norden, OSU Biochemistry Program
Astrocyte Mediated Regulation of Activated Microglia: Implications for Exaggerated Microglial Activation in Aged Mice Following Peripheral Inflammatory Challenge
Advisor: Jonathan Godbout
- Jenna Tague, Education:Teaching & Learning
Conceptions of Rate of Change: A View in Middle School, High School, and Undergraduate
Advisor: Azita Manouchehri
- Krista Cunningham, Chemistry
Innovations en Route to Muironolide A
Advisor: Craig Forsyth
- Luis Herrera, Electrical and Computer Engine
Modeling and control of power electronics based dc networks
Advisor: Jin Wang
- Chad Malone, Sociology
Behind the Drug Wars: Determinants and Consequences of State Crack and Powder Cocaine Laws, 1976 � 2011
Advisor: Ryan King
- Jacob Wenger, Entomology
The Population Genetics of Adaptive Evolution and Control of Biotypic Virulence in North American Soybean Aphids (Aphis glycines)
Advisor: Andrew Michel
- Shinya. Horie, Economics
Essay on Political Economy of Public Procurement
Advisor: Gene Mumy
- David Hsu, Environmental Science
Wetlands: Ecosystem Service and Public Health Implication
Advisor: Jiyoung Lee
- Sara Rossini, Germanic Languages&Literatures
�Wie kommts, da� es mit den Philanthropinen so gar nicht fort will?�: Die Kritik an den Erziehungsmethoden der Philanthropen in fiktionalen Texten der Aufkl�rung.
Advisor: Bernhard Fischer
- Charlotte Eschenbrenner, Education:Phy Act & Ed Srvc
Comparing Urban, Suburban, and Rural School Psychology: Professional Roles, Job Satisfacation and Perceptions of Job Challenges Based on Practice Setting
Advisor: Antoinette Miranda
- Mark Scott, Electrical and Computer Engine
Applications, Benefits, and Challenges of Wide Bandgap Based Power Inversion
Advisor: Jin Wang
- Adam Hasinski, Psychology
The Influence of Prediction and Perception on Learning and Memory
Advisor: Per Sederberg
- July 15
- ChangKyoo Park, Welding Engineering
Development of Precise Femtosecond Laser Micromachining Processes for Metals and Electrospun Nanofibers
Advisor: Dave Farson
- Jeffrey Ouellette, Electrical and Computer Engine
Topics in Remote Sensing of Soil Moisture Using L-Band Radar
Advisor: Joel Johnson
- Shan Wu, Horticulture and Crop Science
The roles of OVATE and other elongation genes in proximal-distal patterning of tomato fruit
Advisor: Esther Van der Knaap
- Delia Fernandez, History
From Spanish-Speaking to Latino: Mexicans and Puerto Ricans in West Michigan, 1924-1978
Advisor: Lilia Fernandez
- Joshua Wu, Political Science
Presidential Use of Divine Election Rhetoric in Foreign Policy Crises
Advisor: Christopher Gelpi
- Kimberly Hughes, Education:Teaching & Learning
Exploring The Impacts of Coach-Teacher Interactions
Advisor: Patricia Brosnan
- Molly Sharp, Communication
Merchandise and Media Effects: Young Girls' Fantasy Play with Disney Princess Dolls
Advisor: Susan Kline
- Qi Liu, OSU Biochemistry Program
Roles of Intersubunit Bridges of the Ribosome in Translation Initiation and Elongation
Advisor: Kurt Fredrick
- Sarah Beganyi, Evolution Ecology & Org Bio
Utilizing soil characteristics, tissue residues, invertebrate exposures and invertebrate community analyses to evaluate a lead-contaminated site: A shooting range case study
Advisor: Roman Lanno
- Matt Schoene, Sociology
Transnational Social Movement Activism in the New Urban World
Advisor: Rachel Dwyer
- Valerie Heiss, Kinesiology
The Effect of a Behavioral Intervention on Moderate-to-Vigorous Physical Activity Among Overweight and Obesity Adults with Type 2 Diabetes
Advisor: Rick Petosa
- Mehmet Kurt, Computer Science & Engineering
Fault-Tolerant Programming Models and Computing Frameworks
Advisor: Gagan Agrawal
- Travis Mountain, Family Resource Management
Life Insurance and Financial Vulnerablity
Advisor: Sherman Hanna
- Michele Bigger, Horticulture and Crop Science
Greening the Highways: Out-plant survival and growth of deciduous trees in stressful environments
Advisor: David Gardner
- Randall Romero Aguilar, Agr, Env & Devp Econ
Essays on the World Food Crisis: An Assessment of Policy Options
Advisor: Mario Miranda
- Ryan Folk, Evolution Ecology & Org Bio
Biosystematics of the Genus Heuchera
Advisor: John Freudenstein
- Zhun Zhou, Chemistry
Molecular Recognition Using Synthetic polymers: From Drug delivery to Nucleic acid Hybridization
Advisor: Dennis Bong
- July 16
- Jayne Kim, Biomedical Engineering
Mechanical Regulation of Burn Wound Scarring
Advisor: Heather Powell
- Xin Xia, Chemistry
Bifacial Peptide Nucleic Acid (bPNA) - Nucleic Acid Hybrid Triplex System as Biological Function Regulator, and Structural Scaffold for SELEX
Advisor: Dennis Bong
- Desmond Bourgeois, Welding Engineering
Dissimilar Metal Welds for Subsea Service Under Cathodic Protection
Advisor: Boian Alexandrov
- Jason Morgan, Political Science
Essays on Party System Institutionalization in East-Central Europe
Advisor: Janet Box-Steffensmeier
- Margaret Solic, History
A Nation Against Itself: Domestic Violence, Feminism, and the State, 1968-1994
Advisor: Judy Wu
- Yicheng Long, OSU Biochemistry Program
Characterization of the Diverse Functions of a Family of 3'-5' Reverse Polymerases
Advisor: Jane Jackman
- Yue Jin, Public Health
Ending Tobacco Sales in Pharmacies: A Comprehensive Evaluation on Tobacco-free Pharmacy Laws
Advisor: Amy Ferketich
- Ryan Bell, Evolution Ecology & Org Bio
The Role of Pheromones in the Sexual Communication of the Wolf Spider, Schizocosa ocreata (Araneae, Lycosidae)
Advisor: J. Andrew Roberts
- Sarah Fritz, Biomedical Sciences Grad Prog
Molecular basis of the DExH-box RNA helicase RNA helicase A (RHA/DHX9) in eukaryotic protein synthesis
Advisor: Kathleen Boris-Lawrie
- Ling Wang, Public Health
Retail Environment Features that Affect Smoking Behavior in China
Advisor: Amy Ferketich
- Brid Arthur, History of Art
Envisioning Lhasa: 17th- 20th century paintings of Tibet's sacred city
Advisor: Karl Whittington
- Anna Belyaevskaya, Molecular Cellular and Dev Bio
T box riboswitch gene regulation in the phylum Actinobacteria
Advisor: Tina Henkin
- Eun Bin Chung, Political Science
Overcoming the History Problem: Group-Affirmation and Trust in International Relations
Advisor: Richard Herrmann
- Junnan Gu, OSU Nutrition Program
Assessment of Black Raspberries for Prostate Cancer: Product Development for Clinical Intervention and Preclinical Study for Mechanism Investigation
Advisor: Yael Vodovotz
- Ting Xiao, Business Administration
Highlighting the role of knowledge linkages for innovation outcomes
Advisor: Jaideep Anand
- Carlos Montoya, Civil Engineering
Advisor: William Wolfe
- July 17
- Bardia Nikrahei, City and Regional Planning
Advisor: Jack Nasar
- Cassie Patterson, English
Reflections from Elsewhere: Ambivalence, Recuperation, and Empathy in Moral Geographies of Appalachian Ohio
Advisor: Amy Shuman
- Tao Yang, Mathematics
Geometric realization of Hopf cyclic cohomology classes of bicrossed product Hopf algebras
Advisor: Henri Moscovici
- Changdong Wei, Materials Sci and Engineering
Applications of Diffusion Multiples to Spatially-resolved Properties Measurements and Exploration of Stable Precipitates for High-temperature Steels
Advisor: Ji-Cheng Zhao
- Scott Goodman, Electrical and Computer Engine
A Novel Approach to Remove Undesired Field Perturbation Effects on Measurements Made in an Antenna Measurement Range
Advisor: Robert Burkholder
- Andrea McCue, Molecular Genetics
Transposable element RNAi goes beyond post-transcriptional silencing: mRNA-derived small RNAs both regulate genes and initiate DNA methylation
Advisor: Richard Slotkin
- Seongsu Jeong, Geodetic Science
Time Series Reconstruction of Surface Flow Velocity on Marine-terminating Outlet Glaciers
Advisor: Ian Howat
- July 20
- Garrett Noble, Biomedical Engineering
Evaluation of a Press-Fit, Percutaneous, Skeletally-Anchored Endoprosthesis for Prosthetic Limb Attachment: Initial Implant Seating, Bone Response, and the Effect of Low Intensity Vibration
Advisor: Richard Hart
- August 13
- Christopher Clifford, Mechanical Engineering
Physics and Flow Control of a NACA 0015 in Fully-Reversed Condition
Advisor: Mohammad Samimy
- August 17
- Yuanxin Chen, Chemical Engineering
Polymer Membranes for Flue Gas Carbon Capture and Fuel Cell Application
Advisor: W.S. Ho
- August 18
- Uttara Manohar, Communication
Effective Support Provision for Coping with Everyday Incidents of Racial Discrimination: An Assessment of Emotional Support and Social Identity Affirmation Support
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A system for measuring the quality of pavement surfaces. An amplitude modulated laser scanning system, mounted on a motor vehicle, scans the pavement surface as the motor vehicle travels over it. A detector detects the laser beam reflection from the surface and a phase measuring device counts pulses to digitally determine the phase shift in the reflected laser beam in order to calculate the profile of the surface. The profile information is used to determine various quality features of the pavement surface.
1. A highway profile measuring system for measuring the profiles of large surfaces comprising:
A) a vehicle defining a forward direction and a transverse direction
B) a laser means mounted on said motor vehicle for producing a laser beam for illuminating small spots on said large surfaces,
C) a first detector means for detecting reflections of portions of said laser beam from said large surface,
D) a first scanner means having a fixed or adjustable scan rate for scanning said laser beam on said large surfaces and reflecting portions of said beam reflected from said surfaces into said detector means, said scanner being arranged to scan in a direction parallel to said forward direction
E) a modulating means for modulating said laser beam with a predetermined frequency of less than 10 GHz,
F) a phase measuring means for digitally determining the phase shift of said portion of said modulated beam reflected into said detector means from a very large number of said small spots on said surfaces, said phase measuring means comprising a means to start and stop counting by reference to said portion of said modulated reflected beam and to a reference signal.
2. A system as in claim 1 and further comprising second detector means and a second scanner means arranged to scan in a direction parallel to said forward direction.
3. A highway profile system as in claim 1 and further comprising a second scanner means similar to said first scanner means, said first scanner means being arranged to measure an undeflected longitudinal profile and said second scanner means being arranged to measure a deflected profile, said deflected profile being caused by force transmitted to a portion of said surfaces by one or more wheels of said vehicle.
This invention relates to systems for measuring profiles of surfaces and in particular to systems for measuring the profiles of highways and other very long surfaces.
It is important to assess the quality of newly constructed pavements and existing pavements. Quality issues include grade and roughness, crossfall and rutting, and cracking, spalling and faulting, and strength. The assessment of these quality issues typically involve pavement profile measurement. Manual methods of measuring profiles include typical surveying techniques, the Static Level Method as described in ASTM Standard Test Method E 1364-90 and the use of a Dip Stick as described in U.S. Pat. No. 4,473,960. Rutting and crossfall have been measured from vehicles with three to twelve single point acoustic or triangulation optical elevation sensors mounted along a transverse beam. An example of such a device is Highway products ARAN system. Roughness is measured at walking speeds with devices called profilographs which use a contact sensing wheel per ASTM Standard Test Method E 1274-88 and at highway speeds with inertial profilometers as described in U.S. Pat. No. 4741,207 and reference beam profilometers as described in UK TRRL Report 922. Surface deterioration has been determined by visual inspections and by photography and video taping. Strength is generally derived from deflection under a falling weight load using methods such as that described in ASTM Standard Test Method D 4964-87.
Efforts to measure deflection under a rolling wheel load include the use of dual transverse beams with elevation sensors such as described in U.S. Pat. No. 4,781,058 and an extension of the TRRL beam as in U.S. Pat. No. 4,571,695.
One effort at profile measurement has employed a rotating polygon and a modulated laser beam to illuminate and measure pavement cracking is described in U.S. Pat No. 4,796,998. The only effort known to Applicant to attempt to apply rotating polygon scanning with amplitude modulation and phase measurement for transverse profiling is described in SHRP-IDEA Project 006 Report. The method there described utilized a balanced mixer as a phase detector.
Techniques for determining the profiles of a surfaces by measuring the round trip time for a laser beam to travel to the surface and back is known. One such system is described by Cameron in U.S. Pat. No. 5,006,721. In U.S. Pat. No. 4,569,078, David Zuk describes a sensor using this concept to obtain an "image" of the surface of a target.
All of the above devices for measuring quality of pavement surfaces either collect the data at low highway speeds or do not provide enough detail for complete evaluation of the surface. What is needed is a device to provide detailed description of the profile of a pavement surface at speeds of as high as 50 miles per hour or higher.
The present invention provides a system for measuring the quality of pavement surfaces. An amplitude modulated laser scanning system, mounted on a motor vehicle, scans the pavement surface as the motor vehicle travels over it. A detector detects the laser beam reflection from the surface and a phase measuring device measures time between waveforms to digitally determine the phase shift in the reflected laser beam in order to calculate the profile of the surface. The profile information is used to determine various quality features of the pavement surface.
FIG. 1 is a schematic drawing showing the principal elements of a preferred embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing some of the same elements as in FIG. 1.
FIG. 3 shows typical scans by the above embodiment.
FIG. 4 shows a rear view of a truck with the above embodiment in place.
FIG. 5 shows how polar phase information is transformed to profile information with Cartesian coordinates.
FIG. 6 shows an embodiment for measuring distress.
FIG. 7 is another view of the embodiment in FIG. 6.
FIG. 8 shows an embodiment for measuring longitudinal profile.
FIG.9 is another view of the embodiment in FIG. 8.
FIG. 10 shows pavement deflection caused by a rolling wheel.
FIG. 11 shows an embodiment for measuring deflection.
A preferred embodiment of the present invention for obtaining a profile of a section of pavement can be described by reference to FIGS. 1 through 4.
A scanning distance sensor (SDS) 2 as shown in FIGS. 3 and 4 is mounted on truck 112 at a distance of about 8 feet above the road surface 116. Some of the components of sensor 2 are shown in FIG. 1 and FIG. 2 is a block diagram of the system showing scanning distance detector (SDS) 2 and computer control unit (CCU) 114. The principal components of sensor 2 are laser 8, modulator cell 32, rotating hexagonal mirror 4, and detector 12, time measurement module 46 and computer control unit 60. Laser 8 produces a laser beam 5 which is modulated by modulator cell 32 and is directed at a lower facet of scanning mirror 4 at an angle of 60 degrees with the road surface. Detector 12 is positioned such that the axis of its field of view is directed at the adjacent lower facet of scanning mirror 4 also at an angle of 60 degrees with the road surface all as shown in FIG. 1. Time measurement module 46 determines the time delay in the laser beam signal 44 reflected from the road surface as compared to a reference signal 42. Console computer 60 calculates the pavement profile from the time interval data 97.
Laser 8 is a diode pumped Nd:Yag laser model Number 425II available from ADLAS Inc. This laser provides a 400 mW continuous wave 532 nm beam 5 with a beam diameter of 0.32 mm and a total divergence of about 2.2 mrad. The laser beam 5 passes through and is modulated at 124 MHz by an acousto-optic modulation cell 32. A preferred modulation cell is a Brimrose Model TESW-6.2-1.0 acoustic-optic modulator driven by Brimrose driver FFA-62-F 1-X with internal RF oscillator supplied by Brimrose Corporation with offices in Baltimore Md. Laser projection optics 9 focuses laser beam 5 to a spot at a distance of 16 feet from scanner 4.
Scanner 4 is a hexagonal scanning mirror controlled to rotate at 1,467 RPM which results in 146.7 scans per second. This scan rate permits the acquisition of each scan with insignificant distortion from movement of the scanner due to bouncing over rough pavement. With the rotational axis of the mirror parallel to the direction of travel, the scans are nearly transverse across the roadway. At 50 mph scans are separated by 6 inches 117 and are at an angle 119 of 1.8 degrees from a line transverse to the direction of travel. At 10 mph scans are separated by 1.2 inches and are at an angle of 0.4 degrees. A suitable scanner is Lincoln Laser Company (offices in Phoenix Ariz.) Model S-225-DC10-XLOB6.5 assembly with a Model PO-06-450-125 mirror and BEI (offices in Goleta Ga.) Model MX21-2-3/8-200 encoder controlled by an ELTROL (Offices in Canoga Park Calif.) controller board Model 5-124-024-125.
The hexagonal mirror 4 will scan the modulated laser beam 6 through 120 degrees scan angle centered about the vertical, however to have sufficient mirror area to collect reflected light, data collection is limited to scan angles from -45 degrees to +45 degrees about the vertical, which at eight foot height produces 16-foot wide scans. This unused 30 degrees of scan between each 120 degree scan means that the longitudinal separation between the end of one scan and the start of the next scan 121 is 25% of the separation between scans. For example 121 is 1.5 inches when 117 is 6 inches. A polygon position detector assembly 68 consisting of light emitting diode aligned with a photodiode mounted behind a small aperture provides a pulse output at the start of each scan. The position detector is positioned at 7.5 degrees from the vertical on the output facet and therefore is normal to the surface of the output facet of scanning mirror 4 when the scan angle is -45 degrees; i.e. the start of the scan.
Detector 12 is a silicon avalanche photodiode such as the New Focus Inc. Model 1651 Si-APD. This detector has a band width form 100 KHz to 1 GHz and is well suited to detect the road surface reflected 532 nm light from the laser 8 modulated at 124 MHz. Light scattered by the pavement is reflected from mirror 4 into collection optics 20 through slit aperture 22 and delivered by optics 24 onto light detector 12. Slit aperture 22 limits the detector FOV in the dimension perpendicular to the scanning plane to reduce detection of ambient light scattered from the area surrounding the spot on the pavement illuminated by the modulated laser beam 6.
As shown in FIG. 2, the output from detector 12 is amplified by an active low noise amplifier 34 such as in the New Focus Model 1651 detector which has an integral gain of 24 db. and then by automatic gain amplifier 36 to produce a signal 11 of about 0.5 volt rms.
The acousto-optic modulator driver provides a reference signal 74 at the modulation frequency which is utilized to provide the reference signal. Signal 74 is the same signal which was used to modulate laser beam 5 to produce the modulated laser beam 6 detected by detector 12. Signal 74 is routed through delay line 50 to impose a delay of about 15 nano seconds which corresponds to a light traveled distance of about 15 feet. The round trip distance to just above the pavement at the nearest point is 8 feet. To do this we use coaxial cable about 10 feet long; the precise length is easily determined by trial and error. Signal 51 is in the range of 0.5 volts and the frequency of this delayed reference signal is 124 MHz.
Both the delayed reference signal 51 and the conditioned measurement signal 11 are shifted to 500 KHz for sampling the relative phase by mixing both signals with a local oscillator signal 72 at 123.500 MHz in double balance mixers (Mini-Circuits Model ZAD-1SH) 38 and 40 respectively, as shown in FIG. 2. The local oscillator signal 72 is generated from a 500 KHz crystal oscillator 73 with a conventional phase lock loop. The mixer outputs pass through low pass filters 41 and 43 respectively to pass only the difference frequency signals at 500 KHz. The phase relationship between the reference and the measurement signals at the modulation frequency is preserved by the mixing process. Sampling at 500 KHz limits the change in distance to the pavement during each sample to a maximum of 0.10 inch which occurs at the edges of the scan.
Phase shift between the measurement and reference is determined by the measuring the time intervals from the positive-going zero crossing of the reference signal 42 to the next positive-going zero crossings of the measured signal 44 and also the next positive-going zero crossings of the reference signal itself 42. Then using these time intervals, the delay time and reference period respectively, the ratio of the delay time to the reference period is formed. The result is the fraction of one cycle of phase change. As an example, with our modulation frequency of 124 MHz (i.e. a wavelength of 95.04 inches) and with both signals heterodyned down to 500 KHz, we let these two signals operate a counting gate and the counted pulses are formed from the modulation frequency reference 74 direct, i.e. a pulse frequency of 124 MHz. That is to say, there would be 248 pulses in a 2π radians phase difference at 500 KHz--which itself is equal to 95.04 inches of double path length. Hence one pulse counted would be equivalent to about 0.38 inch of round-trip range or 0.19 inch radial distance in the direction of the laser beam.
Time measurement module 46 is controlled by console computer 60 which in this embodiment is a Nu-Bus Macintosh computer with an MXI interface card and a cable connection to a VXI extender provided by National Instruments P/N 77631-01 installed in a 6 slot VXI Chassis by Racal Dana, Model No. 1264U. At the start of each test sequence, the operator identifies the test to be performed by typing the details including route number, lane number, direction, start position and other relevant information. Console computer 60 writes this information in a start header on an AMPEX DST 600 19 mm tape drive 160 in accordance with software which is easily created using instructions provided in the manuals available for use with the tape drive 160. The operator signals that the truck is passing the start of the test route by typing a designated key on the keyboard, computer 60 begins recording data on tape drive 160.
During each scan, 2,557 samples of phase are made by the time measurement module 46 at 500 KHz beginning at a scan angle of -45 degrees and ending at +45 degrees. When one scan is complete, the computer reads the data 97 representing the scan over the MXI interface, and attaches a time tag and transfers the block of data over a SCSI-2 interface to the write buffer of the magnetic tape 160. The identified equipment has a sustained transfer rate capability of 15 MBytes/sec so that the data for one scan can be transferred in the 0.0017 second interval between the completion of one scan and the start of the next scan. After the data is transferred module 46 is made ready for the next scan. Tapes are available having a capacity of 165 Giga bytes so that 32.3 million scans can be stored on one tape. This number of scans corresponds to about 3,055 miles of data which could be recorded using the procedure described above with a 6 inch scan spacing taken at 50 mph. With the truck moving at fast walking speed (i.e., 4 mph), the spacing in the forward direction would be 0.48 inch and about 245 miles of data could be collected on one tape. Computer 60 is preferably programmed so that as the operator observes the truck passing position landmarks (commonly referred to as mile posts) and reference signals can be interposed by the computer when the operator signifies the event with an appropriate key on the computer keyboard or the mouse.
As indicated above the following data will be accumulated by computer 60 on magnetic tape storage device 61 for each scan:
time/date stamp and
2557 phase measurements.
At 50 mph, data for 2640 scans are recorded for each mile. For example, for a 5 mile section of highway, 13200 sets of scan data will be recorded. After the data is accumulated, it is processed in computer 60 to produce the profile of the section of highway examined.
The data for each scan is transformed to Cartesian coordinates and normalized to the pavement surface at the centerline of the scan by the following (FIG. 5 illustrates these variables):
Xm = (Cm /2-Cm,min /2)0.19in/count +96in!Cosθm -96in
Zm = (Cm /2-Cm,min /2)0.19in/count +96in!Sinθm
Cm,min is the count at the center of the scan
Cm is the count at angle θm
Zm is the normalized pavement height in inches
Xm is the transverse position in inches of the respective pavement height Zm from the scan centerline
A reasonable estimate of Xm may be precalculated, stored and obtained from a look up table by assuming a flat pavement.
A profile of the 5-mile long, 16-foot wide section of highway is then developed by computer manipulation. The result is an array of profile data at 6-inch intervals in the forward direction and at radial intervals about 0.00682 degrees (0.74 mrad) in a direction very close to the transverse direction. In this close to the transverse direction, the spacing is about 0.071 inch directly under the scanner and the spacing increases to about 0.141 at the maximum scan angle.
Each data point is representative of a the average vertical height of a small spot on the pavement surface. These spots are the "footprint"of the laser beam as it scans across the pavement surface and is detected by detector 12. The laser spot is circular under the scanner and becomes oval shaped at the ends of the scan. The laser beam is about 0.012 inches as it departs the optics 9 and is focused to minimize divergence. The maximum smearing of the spot in the transverse direction occurs at the edges of the scan and increases the spot width by about 41%. Smearing in the forward direction increases with speed and is a maximum of less than 0.002 inches at 50 mph. Therefore, the size of the spot is in the range 1/8 inch to about 1/4 inch.
This array of data can be displayed in a variety of methods using standard computer graphic methods. For example, the data can be converted to a gray scale depending on the height of each data point. Or it can be displayed as a color map of the surface of the roadway.
The data can also be converted to 192 evenly spaced values by interpolating between the data points. Further, the data is available for a multitude of other types of analysis of interest to highway engineers and inspectors. And it can be easily saved for historical purposes.
In applications where better profile resolution is required, the following alternative embodiments are recommended:
For example, to measure profile to 0.01 inch resolution the measurement interval 47.628 inches must be resolved to 0.01 inches which is 1 part in 4,763. This requires measuring one phase cycle of 360 degrees to 1 part in 4,763 which is 0.0756 degrees. The measurement is being made after mixing the modulation frequency to 500 KHz. Thus, measuring phase resolution of 0.0756 degrees by time interval requires resolving one period at 500 KHz which is 2,000 nsec into 1 part in 4763 or 0.42 nsec. Using the standard method of counting pulses, to resolve 0.42 nsec would require a clock frequency of 2.38 GHz. The Racal Dana 2351 Time Interval Analyzer is well suited for this application. The 2351 makes an initial estimate by counting pulses in the usual manner with a 250 MHz clock and then refines this estimate by measuring the time between each zero crossing of interest and the following 250 MHz clock pulse by charging a capacitor during this interval and then measuring the time to discharge the capacitor at a slower rate. Using this method the 2351 in able to resolve time to 0.2 nsec which is 2� better than required for 0.1 inch resolution.
A digital logic circuit which provides the basic pulse counting function is described in U.S. Pat. No. 4,569,078. Another digital method of phase measurement involves sampling the measurement waveform in phase with the reference waveform and computing the phase angle from the Fourier coefficients computed from the sampled waveform as shown by Payne in Rev. Sci. Instrum. 63(6) June 92. These digital methods of phase measurement are improved over mixer type detectors. They provide for direct measurement of phase shift without the need for calibration corrections for changes in the amplitudes of the reference and measurement signals, as is required for mixer type phase detectors which eliminates the requirement for complex calibration calculations.
Another approach to increasing resolution is by increasing the modulation frequency. For example modulating at 1.24 GHz will result in a 10� improvement in resolution over 124 MHz for the same timing resolution. It is then generally simple to reconstruct the profile measured at 1.24 GHz when the distance measured repeats 10 times as the phase goes through 10 cycles when the distance changes during scanning, because the pavement is relatively smooth compared to the half-wavelength at 1.24 Ghz, which is 4.76 inches.
The scanner 4 specified above is a variable speed scanner and its speed of rotation can be controlled by computer controller 60. Therefore, a second preferred embodiment of the present invention is a variable system wherein a truck speed signal is fed into computer controller. The signal can be provided from a precision odometer 128 in FIG. 2 or form a calibrated pickoff from the trucks anti-slip breaking system.
Based on the truck speed, computer 60 instructs scanner 4 to speed up or slow down as necessary to maintain a constant scan increment in the forward direction. Otherwise, the system operates essentially the same as specified above. In this case the count data will not be regular; i.e. there will be a greater amount of data per scan at slower speeds than at faster speeds so that interpolation will be necessary to obtain consistent data points in the transverse direction.
In another preferred embodiment roll correction is provided. As shown in FIG. 1, Computer 60 determines the roll angle of the truck by reading the analog voltage from a potentiometer attached to the roll gimbal of a vertically stabilized gyro 152 which is preferably a Humpheries Model No. VG 24-3109-2. This information is sampled once per scan and stored after each scan and subsequently when the profile is calculated correction can be made for the roll of the truck, when the data is converted to Cartesian coordinates as follows:
Xm = (Cm /2-Cm,min /2)0.19 in/count +96in!Cos(θm -θroll)-96in
Zm = (Cm /2-Cm,min /2)0.19 in/count +96in!Sin(θm -θroll)
With the profiles referenced to the gravity direction, the average crossfall angle may be calculated and related information such as the efficiency of rain water runoff can be determined.
A preferred embodiment of the present invention as shown in FIG. 2, computer 60 measures the input and integrates the input from a Sunsrand inertial grade servo-type accelerometer 206 with the sensitive axis vertical and relates successive profiles to the profile at the start of the integration just as single inertial longitudinal profiles are produced as in U.S. Pat. No. 4,741,207. This processing when applied to transverse profiles corrected for roll angle generates the true topology of the pavement over the entire lane. Roughness and grade along all longitudinal lines is available.
An alternative embodiment for connecting successive traverse profiles at the correct elevation is to concurrently scan longitudinally with a second scanner, such as in FIGS. 8 and 9 and use the specifically measured longitudinal profile referenced to gravity as explained below to relate successive transverse scans. This method eliminates the potential error from integration of the accelerometer.
A third preferred embodiment of the present invention is shown in FIGS. 6 and 7. Here two scanners 164 and 166 are used and they are located 3 feet above the road surface in order to provide more accurate profiles at the higher scan rates required to obtain more closely spaced scans at 50 mph as required to find the smallest cracks of interest. The data collection is essentially the same as above except it is more thorough and more closely spaced.
A preferred embodiment for making longitudinal profiles is shown in FIGS. 8 and 9. Scanners 230 and 232 may be located on either of both sides of the truck. By proper setting of the rotation speed of the scanners for specific forward truck speed, each new scan 116 will cover for example 6 inches of previously unscanned pavement while overlapping within 138 inches of previously scanned pavement. By transforming the new scan to longitudinally align with the previous scans, the 6 inches of new profile may be added to the previous scan. By repeating this process of continuous longitudinal profile may be constructed without the integration of an accelerometer output as per U.S. Pat. No. 4,741,207.
The longitudinal profile may be transformed to be referenced to gravity and used for grade determination and related analyses, as shown in FIG. 2 by measuring the pitch angle from a vertically stabilized gyro 152 and using that information during the transformation of the profile to Cartesian coordinates as follows:
Xm = (Cm /2-Cm,min /2)0.19in/count +96 in!Cos(θm -θpitch)-96 in
Zm = (Cm /2-Cm,min /2)O. 19 in/count +96 in!Sin (θm -θpitch)
A preferred embodiment for measuring deflection under a rolling wheel load is shown in FIG. 11. Shown in FIG. 10 is a plan view with topography lines 302 of pavement undergoing deflection caused by the load 316 impressed through the footprint 300 of a rolling wheel 314. This deflection contrasts in shape to the circular concentric basin caused by the falling weight deflectometer. The peak deflection 304 under a rolling wheel load can occur after the wheel has passed. As shown in FIG. 11, the system has two scanners, the forward scanner 306 measures the undeflected longitudinal profile and 308 measures the deflected profile 305 adjacent to a rolling wheel 314 in line with the profile measured by 306.
The deflected profile which is 12 feet long is positioned to cover 1 foot aft of the wheel foot print to measure as close as possible to the peak deflection and forward to measure the leading face of the deflection basin. The deflection basin can be determined by processing undeflected and deflected scans that overlap. After converting each scan to Cartesian coordinates as described in the first embodiment, the deflected scan is transformed so that the leading 4 feet which will generally be beyond the deflection basin, is aligned statistically with the same part of the undeflected scan. Then the deflection basin is determined by subtracting the undeflected scan from the deflected scan. This processing eliminates the need to try to position a second sensor precisely in time and space to measure the precise same point as was measured by the first sensor or to measure and correct for the bouncing motion between the scan by 306 of a given profile and the scan by 308 of the same profile, and removes inherent topography such as cracks and faults from the computed deflection basin. This method provides closely spaced rolling wheel deflection basin data continuously without stopping traffic.
To those experienced in the art it will be apparent that the deflected scan from 308 can also be processed to determine transverse joint load transfer efficiency. Also the longitudinal profile can be determined as described above from the undeflected scan from 306.
While the above description contains many specificities, the reader should not construe these as limitations on the scope of the invention, but merely as exemplifications of preferred embodiments thereof. Those skilled in the art will envision many other possible variations are within its scope. For example, the data stored after a trip across a section of highway will be in digital form and it is possible for the computer to calculate almost the exact position of each data point. The computer can be programed by persons skilled in the art to present the data in many dozen forms. For example, it can be programed to present a memo giving the exact location and dimension of every pot hole on the route and if desired, issue a work order to a crew to fix them. Accordingly the reader is requested to determine the scope of the invention by the appended claims and their legal equivalents and not by the examples which have been given.
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December 29, 2008 Scurry selected as Nevada Air Guard state command chief CARSON CITY – Chief Master Sgt. Rick Scurry is set to become the eighth state command chief for the Nevada Air National Guard. The state command chief is the principle advisor to the adjutant general for all enlisted airmen affairs, including force structure management, leadership development, benefits programs and airmen recognition. Currently there are about 950 enlisted members in the Nevada Air Guard based in Carson City, Indian Springs and Reno. Scurry enlisted in the Nevada Air National Guard in 1981 as a photographic processing specialist and has worked as the photo processing and imagery analyst shop supervisor, and as squadron superintendent, the senior enlisted airmen in the 152nd Intelligence Squadron In late 2001 Scurry was activated and deployed to Ramstein Air Force Base, Germany, where he was the superintendent of the RQ-4A Global Hawk unmanned aerial system squadron that flew missions over Afghanistan in support of allied ground forces engaged in combat operations against Taliban and Al-Qaeda forces. Other deployments include 13 missions to Howard Air Force Base, Panama, and to Beale Air Force Base, Calif. The Reno resident was also instrumental in acquiring military construction funding for a new, 36,000-square foot building in Reno that became operational in October. He is involved in the Nevada Air National Guard Strategic Plan, Governor Jim Gibbons' Blue Ribbon Panel for the Nevada Air Guard and is a past chairman of the Chief's Council. "The command chief position is tremendously important because their main responsibility is to ensure issues affecting airmen and their families are addressed by the state leadership and national authorities," said the adjutant general, Maj. Gen. Cindy Kirkland. "Rick is certainly prepared to take on this challenge." Scurry will replace Chief Master Sgt. John Ternau, who will retire in the spring of 2009 with more than 40 years of service to the Nevada Air Guard. -30-
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For some time, UFC women's bantamweight champion Ronda Rousey has held that her contract with the management group Fight Tribe is not valid. Representatives of both sides met before California State Athletic Commission director Andy Foster on Friday.
Under California Business and Professions Code §18640, the CSAC has the "sole direction, management, control of and jurisdiction" of fighter management contract disputes in MMA and boxing in California.
Foster, assisted by two California deputy attorney generals, received briefs from both sides, and heard witnesses.
Today he handed down his decision.
Foster ruled that Rousey is free of the mixed martial arts portion of her contract. However, he did not rule on the commercial aspect of the contract, which he instead deferred to the Superior Court of California.
According to Sherdog, the contract was dated May 15, 2012, and signed January 29, 2013. It granted her manager 10 percent of Rousey's income generated from fighting, modeling, acting and other commercial activities.
"The agreement is hereby found to be invalid and unenforceable as it relates to Rousey's professional fighting services and Harvey's professional fighting management services, only; the Commission makes no findings as to the other parts of the agreement that are not directly relating to MMA fighting and defers these matters to the California Superior Court. Rousey and Harvey are released from their fighter-manager agreement dated May 15, 2012, and the California State Athletic Commission orders any and all purses, which may have been partially or wholly withheld to be released to Rousey."
"Harvey asserts that since the contract was drafted as a talent contract and not a fighter-manager contract, he did not meet the definition of a manager as set forth in Business and Professions Code section 18628/ Specifically, the contract did not call for more than a 10-percent commission and related mostly to commercial activities and only incidentally to fighting activities. Further, Harvey asserts that following Rousey's entering into a contract with the UFC, Harvey no longer procured, arranged or directed Rousey's fights, as these duties were taken over by the UFC. Hence, Harvey no longer acted as Rousey's manager after the UFC."
"From the beginning of their relationship, the arbitrator finds that Harvey by his own admissions and actions undertook by agreement to represent the interests of Rousey in advancing and promoting her MMA fighting career. Further, Harvey was involved in Rousey's training and development, which he paid for. He directed or controlled Rousey's MMA activities in one way or another. This is true even after Rousey signed her UFC contract. Following the UFC contract, Harvey's manager responsibilities for procuring and arranging fights were eliminated, however, he continued managing Rousey by being intimately involved in her MMA activities by promoting her fighting career and by acquiring hundreds of thousands of dollars in paid sponsorships for her, which were generated from Rousey's fighting success. The arbitrator finds that Harvey was Rousey's manager."
Rousey's lawyer, Steven Bash of Bash and Polyachenko, P.C., previously told Sherdog that he believed the parts of the contract relating to income generated from modeling, acting and other commercial activities would be found by the courts to be invalid.
In a message to Sherdog, another of Rousey's attorneys declined to specify the nature of the dispute.
"Ronda regrets that things went down this road, but she truly felt that she had no choice based on the events of the past year," he said. "While the decision by the commission to invalidate the contract was based on FTM/Harvey's failure to comply with CSAC Rules, the original reasons that she sought to distance herself from Darin were discussed in some detail in the arbitration. We agree with the arbitrator's decision to keep those details out of the opinion and to focus on the law.
"With most fighters, this would be the end of the story. However, because of Ronda's unprecedented popularity outside the cage, certain provisions in the contract relating to non-fight earnings are of unusual importance. Going forward, we feel strongly that since Darin is no longer going to be her manager, the entire purported agreement should be deemed invalid, since the overall purpose of the contract has been frustrated. However, since such a ruling would be beyond the scope of the CSAC arbitration, we anticipate having to establish that in private arbitration and Superior Court."
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4/16/14 9:29 PM by creepymcfinger
It keeps me up at night
4/16/14 9:23 PM by CS Raven
what a kunt
4/5/14 6:36 AM by Dead President
Sorry. It was sarcasm.
4/5/14 5:14 AM by mmainsurgent
Dana: "Ronda, post- first UFC fight fighter meeting in my office right now. Please lock the door nice and tight behind you."Ronda: "Yes Boss!"Dana: "While your down there... I'd like to talk about your manager. Drop that m**** f***er!He's just been trying to rip you off by paying for you to eat, train, have a place to live, clothe you, support your girlfriend, lease your car, and pay all of your travel expenses for the past 4 years back to when you were destitute.I'm gonna watch out for you personally Ronda. Just like you were one of my "family". (hi mom! :)) You're gonna be a star baby!There's tons of scumbag MMA managers out there who don't have your best interest in mind. Only the UFC has your best interest in mind. We 'always' put our fighters first. You don't need anybody negotiating fight purse contracts for you. Don...worrry 'bout it! I'll take care of it.Me & Lorenzo will protect you from all the scum and make you a million fighting at least 3 times a year before you hit menopause. We need to keep the numbers on the down low so to protect you from your mom, dad, brothers, sisters and other hanger-oner's who'd try a rob you blind.Lorenzo & I have found it's best never to fully disclose this money kinda' stuff to the commissions, media, or public... so I'll making regular installments 'in'... i mean 'to' you and we'll call them bedroom... I mean backdoor... Er uh "backroom bonuses" in private."Ronda: "Thank you Dana. Your so great it should be F***ING ILLEGAL!"Mmmm... Seems Lorenzo sat Overeem down a while back and told him to do much the same thing. Seems that didn't go to well in court for Alistair.
4/5/14 4:03 AM by Enemies
Sets a bad precedence. People could sign contracts that were deemed unfair in order to get out of paying management fees.You agreed to these things. Did you read the contract? Were you sober? Were you mentally incapacitated in some way? [Seeing some of her interviews leads me to believe this may be a possibility but I digress.] If not, you have no excuse. Honor the words you signed.The manager was smart. He saw her potential so he set himself up as her entertainment manager instead of her MMA manager. So he carefully worded the contract to ensure that he got 10% of a bigger piece of the pie for having done and his job and continuing to do his job.It's a slippery slope. Soon what? Zuffa's contracts will be deemed unfair? Maybe they are but everybody has the right not to sign them if they choose not to. There are other promotions to fight for.Anyway, my point is that Rousey has no honour. Just greed. The man earned his 10% imo.
4/4/14 9:35 PM by Giventofly99
This play was run not long ago. See Overeem, Alistair. Bas came right out and said that was exactly what had happened...
4/4/14 4:29 PM by Kneeblock
I think two things are fairly clear from this ruling: 1) Ronda was dating her ex-manager. 2) Ronda will likely see the smallest % increases over the remainder of her career of any of the top names.
4/4/14 1:18 PM by mestregruber
They haven't talked about the specifics of why Rousey wanted to fire Fight Tribe, but the agreement was thrown out because it wasn't on the proper forms and wasn't approved by CSAC.
4/4/14 12:24 PM by RampageFitsLikeAGlove
LOL... an MMA manager sounds like the worst job in the world. "OK when I'm making $15K + $15K you can be my manager and keep 10%. But when I win the belt and get a PPV percentage, possible making $1M+ per fight, you are not my manager anymore. But when I lose my 2nd title defense and I'm back to $20K + $20K, you can be my manager again, making 10%."
4/4/14 12:21 PM by RockTheVote
why would the profession "fight manager" exist if fighters kick them to the curb as soon as they hit the big time? the manager gets you through the lean times, when youre making $500 to fight nobodies and his cut would be $50 of her pay in that case. Why should any manager work with a prospect ever again?


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- Hawaiian Luau dance: The Houma branch of USA Dance will hold a Hawaiian Luau-themed dance 8:30-11:30 p.m. Saturday at the Woodmen of the World hall, 309 S. Hollywood Road, Houma. Cost is $7 per person for USA Dance members, $10 for nonmembers, $5 for anyone less than 21 years old. Free salsa lesson at 7:30 p.m. BYOL, set-ups provided. Dress in island attire. Call 853-0030.
- Family reunion: The family of Joseph Derner Tabor will hold a reunion 10 a.m-till Saturday at the Gibson Baptist Church in Gibson, on La. 182. Bring a covered dish. Call Bobbie at 575-3460.
- Pet Adoption Day: 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday, at PETCO, Martin Luther King Boulevard. Visit houmahumane.com or call 873-1095
- Singing competition: The Larose Civic Center will hold a competition similar to "American Idol" and Hometown Stars on Saturday and July 23. Winners of the competition will be featured at opening ceremonies at the 33rd Annual French Food Festival and get recording time with Thunderbird Management. Registration forms can be picked up at the Larose Civic Center or by calling 693-7355.
- Garage sale: The Krewe of Perdido Key, at 6:30 a.m. Saturday, at 614 Margaret St. Clothes, electronics, toys, shoes, etc.
- Benefit for Sylvina and Eugene Billiot: 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Sunday at the Ward 7 Citizens Club, La. 56 in Chauvin. Cover charge $5, plate lunches $5. Entertainment by Cypress Country, Angela Portier, Double Down, LA 56 and special guests Pott Folse, Vin Bruce, Dwayne Schurb and Jerry Raine. Call Cynthia Pitre at 879-4147 or 226-6054.
- Introductory seminar on Natural-Path Meditation, 3-4 p.m. Sunday at Terrebonne Parish Main Library, 151 Civic Center Blvd., Houma. It is free. Sahaj Marg (Natural Path) meditation trains the mind to regulate itself, leading to inner silence of the heart. Anyone interested, but who cannot attend should call (504) 613-0017 or e-mail firstname.lastname@example.com.
- "The Spitfire Grill," a musical by James Valcq and Fred Alley, will be presented at the Thibodaux Playhouse July 20-23 and July 27-30. Performances are 7:30 p.m. all days with 2 p.m. Sunday matinees. Adult tickets are $14 and students $10. Call 446-1896 for reservations.
- Humane Society Dog Wash: 8-11:30 a.m. Aug. 12 at South Louisiana Seed Co., 7591 Main St. Proceeds benefit the Humane Society.
- Grand Caillou/ Dulac Band Of Biloxi-Chitimacha-Choctaw, 10 a.m. Saturday at the Bobtown Fire Station 4717 Grand Caillou Road. Call Marlene Foret at 594-6593.
- Overeaters Anonymous, 10:15-11:30 a.m. Saturday, Terrebonne Parish Main Library, 151 Civic Center Blvd., Houma. Call Jane at 876-7660.
- Terrebonne Fire District No. 9, 7 p.m. Monday, at Bayou Black Community Center, 3688 Southdown Mandalay Road. Call 868-2872.
- World War II Roundtable Discussions, 5 p.m. Tuesday, Terrebonne Parish Main Library, 151 Civic Center Blvd., Houma.
- Coastal recovery volunteers potluck: Meet the volunteers working to rebuild our communities and find out what you can do to help at a potluck dinner at 6 p.m. Tuesdays at Chauvin Gym on Angel Street. Barataria-Terrebonne National Estuary Program, Americas Wetland, Voice of the Wetlands, Shell Oil and others participating. Bring a dish if you can. Call 217-0068, 876-1810 or 381-4099.
- Terrebonne Sportsmans League, 6:30 p.m. Tuesday. Attendees will get their fishing rodeo caps, T-shirt and pamphlets.
- Terrebonne Fire District No. 9 Board of Directors, 7 p.m. Tuesday, Bayou Black Fire Station, 2820 Savanne Road. Call 857-2244.
- Alcoholics Anonymous at 7 p.m. Monday-Friday at 728 Belanger St., Houma; also at 6 p.m. Sunday and at 7 p.m. Tuesday and Thursday at St. Matthews Episcopal Church, 243 Barrow St., Houma; also the AA Easy Does It Club meets at 8 p.m. Wednesday, 101 Munson Drive, Houma.
- Al-Anon for family and friends of alcoholics, noon Tuesday, and at 7 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays, at 728 Belanger St., Houma.
- B.R.I.D.G.E.S., (Building Recovery for Individual Dreams and Goals through Education and Support), a support group for people recovering from mental illness, 11 a.m.-noon Tuesdays, Bayou Towers, 7491 E. Park Ave.; 10-11 a.m. Wednesdays, Opportunity Center, 420 Magnolia St. Call Brenda at 876-8897 or call (800) 805-7934.
- Stitch by You, a chapter of the Smocking Arts Guild of America, 10 a.m. Tuesday at the Terrebonne Parish Main Library, 151 Civic Center Blvd., Houma. Must be a member of SAGA, an organization devoted to the preservation of heirloom and new hand-sewing techniques.
- Specially Chosen, a support group for families who have members with special needs or disabilities, at 6 p.m. Wednesday in Room 200 Upstairs of the First Baptist Church Education hall. Call Brandy Bennett at 223-0399.
- Bayou Region chapter of Affiliated Blind, 10 a.m. Thursday in the library of Bayou Towers on West Park Avenue in Houma. Call 876-7746.
- Woodmen of the World Lodge 308, 7 p.m. Thursday, 309 S. Hollywood Road.
- United Veterans League, 6 p.m. July 25, 350 S. Van Ave., Houma. The league is recruiting new members and performs flag raisings and military funerals. Call 851-2665.
- Shoulders to Lean On, a support group for family and friends of prisoners, 7 p.m. July 25, First Baptist Church Family Life Center, 7382 Main St., Houma. La. Cure-Houma Group meets each month following this support group. Call 876-1671 or 879-1942.
- La Leche Leagues Houma chapter, 1 p.m. July 25, Terrebonne General OutReach Center at Southland Mall. The group offers a 24-hour support line. Call 580-3978, 688-9690 or 804-5465.
- VFW Post No. 3700 membership meeting, 7 p.m. Monday, 1190 Barrow St., Houma. Call 872-6016.
- Play volleyball from 9:30 a.m. to noon every Wednesday at the Dularge Gym, 1330 Dr. Beatrous Road. Free and fun. Just show up or call Penny 857-8718 for more information.
- The Holy Rosary Altar Society meeting for July has been canceled. The next meeting will be 1:30 p.m. Aug. 8 at in Rosary Hall, 8594 Main St. Membership is open to all parishioners age 18 or over.
- The Academy Of Dance, 337 Levron St., Houma, is taking new student registrations for the 2006-07 Season in person 1 to 3 p.m. Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays ages 3 to adult; those aged 17 or younger must have a parent or guardian present to register. Limited intern scholarships are available for students 12 and older based on artistic potential, merit or proven financial need. Call Tony Hayes at 580-3131 or e-mail firstname.lastname@example.com.
- Artists wanted for Art After Dark: Local artists are being sought to exhibit their work in the seventh annual Art After Dark exhibit in downtown Houma Sept. 9. Applications are available at Downtown Art Gallery at 630 Belanger St. or call 851-2198 to request a form by mail.
- Bikes For Books Contest: The Kiwanis Club of Houma, Friends of the Terrebonne Public Library and Bayou City Bicycles are giving away eight 2007 Diamondback Joker bicycles in a drawing July 31. It is open to Terrebonne children kindergarten to sixth grade who read 10 library books in July. Call Kiwanis Club president Larry Frederick at 853-5834 or Amy Whipple at 876-515.
- Volunteers needed: Bayou Area Habitat for Humanity is working on 28 houses for families affected by the hurricanes. Habitat would like to complete 40 houses by the one-year anniversary of Hurricane Katrina. If you are interested or know someone who might, call 447-6999 or e-mail Lisa Smith BAHFH Volunteer Coordinator at firstname.lastname@example.com, subject line Blitz Build Local Volunteer.
- Call for One-Act Plays: Le Petit Theatre de Terrebonnes third annual one-act, original playwriting competition is open to playwrights of any age, experience or location. Details and an entry form can be obtained at Le Petits Web site at www.houmalittletheatre.com, by e-mailing email@example.com or writing to Playwriting Contest, P.O. Box 805, Houma, LA 70361. The deadline for scripts is Saturday.
- The Terrebonne Historical & Cultural Society is seeking artwork for the competition and exhibit, "Summertime" to open in July at Southdown Plantation House. There is a $5 entry fee per work; limit of three works per artist. Art should relate to the theme of summer. Top 20 entries will be displayed. E-mail firstname.lastname@example.com or call 851-0154.
- Annual summer reading program sign-up is under way at all Terrebonne Parish libraries for children and teens. Coupons for free ice cream, skating and bowling passes, pizza and popcorn are reading incentives that can be won. Call 876-5861.
- Explore Thibodaux: Join a National Park Service ranger for a free walking tour of historic downtown Thibodaux at 2 p.m. Saturday every week beginning at the Wetlands Acadian Cultureal Center, 314 St. Mary St. Be prepared to walk; dress for the weather.
- Divorce Care, a ministry of Living Word Church of Houma, meets at 5:30 p.m. Sundays. It is a 13-week series, but people can start any time because each lesson is self-contained. The group meets at 4311 Country Drive in Bourg. A $12 workbook is optional. Call 594-5931.
- Terrebonne Folklife Culture Center: Activities weekly include French and Spanish language, duck carving, songbird carving, quilting, soap carving and Cajun-dance classes. Registration $5 plus small donation at classes. Cajun band 5:30-7:30 p.m. Wednesdays. Call 875-6545 or 879-1924.
- Blue Ribbon Horsemanship Camp, a 5-day beginners program for ages 8 to 14 on all aspects of horsemanship will be Monday-July 21 in Bourg. Tuition includes one T-shirt, lunch and snacks. Call 665-0464 or 856-1576.
- TOPS, Take Off Pounds Sensibly, the La. 368 group, meets at 10 a.m. Tuesday at the Bayou Blue/Coteau Lions Club. Weigh-in is 9-9:45 a.m. New members welcome. Call 868-3652
- VFW Post 3700 bingo, 1190 Barrow St., Houma holds bingo at 7 p.m. Tuesday weekly. Includes progressive blackout and horse race. Call Ed Morris, 851-5092.
- Terrebonne Churches United Good Samaritan Food Bank is open from 9 a.m.-noon Mondays and Saturdays, and 1-4 p.m. Wednesdays at 254 Magnolia St., Houma. No appointments necessary, Call 851-5523.
- St. Bernadettes Young Beginners 2- and 3-year-old classes have openings for the 2006-07 school year. Call 851-4189 between 8 a.m. and noon, ask for Briget.
- Learn round dances: Every Tuesday from 6-7:30 p.m. at the SLECA Building on Coteau Road couples are invited to learn waltzes, rumbas, two-steps, fox trots and boleros. Waltz lessons begin Tuesday. Call 876-4753.
- Open-house Gospel sing-a-long, 6:30-8:30 p.m. July 27. Hymnal available, bring instruments, SLECA building on the Coteau Road. Call Jimmy at 868-1819.
- Modeling classes, ages 5-15, boys and girls, basic and finishing, $10 for 45 minutes once a week. Call 868-0613.
- S.U.P.E.R., Substance Use Prevention and Education Resource, for adolescents 11-18 and parents discusses physical, psychological, laws and legal aspects of drug and alcohol use. Call the Alcohol and Drug Abuse Council for South Louisiana to register, 879-2273.
- Terrebonne Parish Consolidated Governments Head Start is accepting application from low-income families with children ages 3 to 5, including those with disabilities. Children affected by hurricanes Katrina and Rita are encouraged to apply 8 a.m.-3 p.m. Monday-Friday, at the TPCG Housing and Human Services Department, 809 Barrow St., and all Terrebonne Parish Head Start classrooms. Call Cindy at 580-7273.
- HARC Duplicate Bridge played at Homestead on Cottage Drive, 1132 Cottage Drive, Houma, at 7 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays. Call 872-3839.
- Bayou Eagles Native American Dance Group invites people to learn more about native culture and dance, Dulac Community Center, 125 Coast Guard Road. Call 563-7483 for reservations.
- Ballroom-dancing lessons, Tuesday and Thursday evenings. The cost is $10 per class, at Lenars Dance Co., 1017 W. Tunnel Blvd., Houma, behind Griffins Po-Boy. Singles welcome. Advanced registration is required. Call 853-0030.
- The United Veterans League offers a chapel service as a final tribute to deceased veterans. The service includes a reading, playing of "The Battle Hymn of the Republic" while the group files by and salutes, a gun salute by the Rifle Squad and "Taps," and folding and presentation of the flag to the family. Call Ray Ordoyne at 851-2665, Doughty J. Dominique at 876-0551 or Hymel Henry at 872-1106.
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Woodbridge Home Designs Archstone 3 Piece Coffee Table Set
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Weights & Dimensions
|Product Type: Coffee table and two end tables
|Top Finish: White
|Base Finish: Black
|Distressed: No
|Style: Modern
|Design: Table
|Shape: Rectangle
|Top Material: Other
|Base Material: Wood
|Base Type: 4 Legs
|Reclaimed Wood: No
|Number of Items Included: 3
|Non-Toxic: Yes
|Drop Leaf Top: No
|Lift Top: No
|Storage Under Tabletop: No
|Magazine Rack: No
|Legs Included: Yes
|Wheels: No
|Exterior Shelves: No
|Cabinets Included: No
|Drawers Included: No
|Adjustable Height: No
|Nested Stools Included: No
|Eco-Friendly: Yes
|Product Care: No
|Country of Manufacture: China
|Assembly Required: Yes
|Additional Parts Required: No
About the ManufacturerWoodbridge Home Designs' goal is to have the highest quality products with the newest designs for the best value, and the most satisfying service available. Their beautiful and classic home furnishings are designed with pride to be enjoyed for years of style.
Woodbridge Home Designs Archstone 3 Piece Coffee Table Set
OUR SKU # HE5454Archstone 3 Piece Coffee Table Set is also sometimes listed under the following manufacturer numbers: 4381-42